Restarting life in Siheyuan

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Xuefeng packed up and changed into dark clothes.

"Go out now, it's not even twelve o'clock yet."

"Well, I have something else to do. I might be back very late. Don't wait for me. Go to bed early. If I don't come back, don't worry about it. You two can go to work by yourselves."

After going to the yard, he soon entered the Guoming office.

"Your Highness, these were sent over during this period. This is a detailed report, delivered by a special person."

"show me."

After a rough understanding of the situation in the autonomous region in the past few months, everything was going well, so Zhu Xuefeng left quietly.

The four-party joint crackdown was disrupted by the autonomous region, so the Southern Army naturally failed to achieve its goal. What was even more unexpected was that the defeated army set up a big trap on the way of retreat and wiped out all 1200 armed forces of the Third Brother in one fell swoop, and the commander committed suicide. (This is a true story, and a movie has been made)

In addition, the front of the defeated army had already penetrated more than 100 kilometers into Siam, causing chaos and confusion. Siam had no intention of fighting anymore and was the first to withdraw. Naturally, the coalition forces dispersed. It was a typical case of much ado about nothing.

Zhu Xuefeng chuckled, it seemed that he had overestimated them. He didn't know the true nature of this situation, and couldn't evaluate this encirclement and suppression. As long as it didn't involve the autonomous region and didn't affect the construction and development of the autonomous region, it would be fine. However, Li Xiaojun and the others were destined to be disappointed, as they had no chance to display their talents at all.

The nights in Beijing in August are still relatively comfortable. There is no excessive humidity and the temperature drops quickly. It is actually quite cool at this time. It is really unnecessary to wear a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

The moonlight was scattered throughout the city. Even in areas without street lights, it did not affect Zhu Xuefeng's walking through the streets. He carefully avoided patrols along the way and soon arrived at Xicheng. This was Di'anmen, not far from Xiaochang Hutong where Lin Yilan and Zhou Xiaoyu lived. Continuing south along the hutong, the houses became increasingly sparse, and soon he arrived at Baiyun Temple. There were even fewer residential areas here, and further south was a forest and fields.

Xiao Hei also felt the arrival of his owner and stood up to walk back and forth in the cage. Zhu Xuefeng outside the temple smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that the first time he came here in this life was to sneak in. He carefully felt the situation inside the temple and found it was normal. The few staff members had already gone to bed. This was not the era of night owls in later generations. There was not much entertainment now and everyone went to bed early.

The hall where Xiao Hei was imprisoned was very quiet. There should be someone living in the house, but now there was no one. There were only two people sleeping soundly in the room opposite the hall. This was a godsend opportunity.

Zhu Xuefeng no longer hesitated and sneaked in directly. His many stealth experiences made him seem very calm. The palace door was not locked, which made it convenient for someone.

Without encountering any obstacles, he easily walked into the room and released Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei excitedly jumped onto his owner's shoulder and rubbed his head against him affectionately, but was smart enough not to make a sound.

"Little guy, you've been wronged. I'll make it up to you when I get home."

Xiao Hei licked his master's face happily, but Zhu Xuefeng pushed it away in disgust, "Don't make a sound, I'll take you back."

He flipped over and walked out of the temple, it was so smooth, but Zhu Xuefeng did not let down his guard and left quickly. After leaving two alleys, Zhu Xuefeng relaxed, but suddenly his heart tightened, he felt someone approaching quickly from behind. When he looked back, he saw a thin figure like a ghost, which did not hide its body at all and rushed towards him from a distance.

Wow, even Yan Zi couldn’t match her speed, and it was difficult for Zhu Xuefeng to shake her off. Zhu Xuefeng simply stopped running and stood against the wall holding the cat.

The figure floated silently to the opposite side of Zhu Xuefeng. Yes, it was the mysterious "Master Qingxuan". He was holding a sheathed sword in his hand and was looking Zhu Xuefeng up and down. The young man was dressed strangely. He should be a martial artist, but he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts in the middle of the night. What the hell was this?

"Little thief, why don't you run away? You can leave my two boys quietly, you must have some skills."

It seems that today will not end peacefully and there may have to be a big fight. Zhu Xuefeng is not afraid, but it is better not to take action if possible.

"My dear senior, you misunderstood me. I am not a thief. I just wanted to retrieve my cat."

The woman had an expressionless face and stood with her head held high, giving people a sense of being out of this world. This appearance made Zhu Xuefeng a little scared. This woman looked like a master and should have extraordinary skills. Zhu Xuefeng had a feeling that he should not be her opponent.

"Your cat? Don't try to quibble, little thief. This is the royal cat of the previous dynasty that I found specially. How could a mere mortal like you own it? Stop talking nonsense. If you don't want to suffer, just follow me obediently. If you haven't lost anything else, I'll teach you a lesson and then let you go."

The words of the female priest were full of arrogance, which made Zhu Xuefeng very unhappy. However, although the other party was arrogant, she did not seem to have much ill intentions. She even said that she would let him go after a "small lesson". But no matter what, Zhu Xuefeng would definitely not let her do what she wanted. At most, he would fight with her and then slip away when he got the chance.

"Senior, I respect you as a senior, but you can't be unreasonable. This cat is mine. If you don't believe me..."

Zhu Xuefeng didn't want to reveal her identity. She couldn't afford to offend the noble man behind her, so she tried to reason with him. She was just about to ask Xiao Hei to perform a few cooperative performances to prove it, when suddenly, the lights in the yard behind her came on. It should be that the conversation between the two people disturbed the residents. People nowadays are very vigilant. If someone was talking outside the yard in the middle of the night, they would have to take a look no matter what.

When Zhu Xuefeng turned around, he felt his wrist tighten, followed by a numbness in his upper limbs. Then, he was dragged into the air while holding Xiao Hei, and kept moving back and forth on the courtyard wall. He looked so embarrassed. He was careless and was captured in one move.

The other party was obviously joking. Zhu Xuefeng had a bitter face and could only let her drag him away. Seeing that they were not far from Baiyun Temple, Zhu Xuefeng, whose numbness subsided, suddenly broke free and fell to the ground with Xiao Hei.

"Huh?!" The woman stopped and floated down from the courtyard wall. She seemed to be amazed that Zhu Xuefeng could break free so easily. Logically, the other party should have been paralyzed.

"Interesting. It seems I underestimated you. You really have something. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the guts to steal from my Quanzhen Sect."

This place is too close to Baiyun Temple. Zhu Xuefeng is really worried that the other party will try to capture him again. It would be troublesome if he were taken to the temple.

"I respect you as my senior, but your sneak attack is really beneath my dignity. I didn't pursue the fact that you took Xiao Hei away, but you repeatedly framed me as a thief. I can't stand this accusation."

Feeling that the other party was indeed not easy to deal with, Zhu Xuefeng still tried to communicate.

"You still say you are not a thief, but taking something without instruction is called a thief. You stole the spirit cat from my Quanzhen Sect. It is useless to keep quibbling. Be honest. I will not catch you. Just follow me."

It seemed that she was not worried that Zhu Xuefeng could escape her control, and she turned her back to the temple. Zhu Xuefeng smiled bitterly. He had just used this sentence to teach Bang Geng a lesson in the afternoon, and it came back to him so soon. As a grown man, even if he couldn't win, it was absolutely impossible for him to surrender.

Zhu Xuefeng had some confidence in running. Although the opponent had extraordinary lightness skills, it would be difficult for her to catch him easily if she wanted to run. But if she did so, it would definitely cause a commotion in the whole city, and everyone in the city would be in unrest. It seemed that this was not a good idea.

Fight? I guess it's quite risky. Although the opponent just caught me by surprise, the way he made me feel numb was too weird. If I get hit once, I will be captured 100%.

A few steps away, the nun turned around. Under the moonlight, she still had no expression on her face. She held her head high, showing her arrogance and looking like she deserved a beating. Zhu Xuefeng gritted his teeth. He had never been ignored like this before.

"Why, you want to run? How about I give you a chance to try. If you can't run, just be quiet. It's not good to disturb mortals in the middle of the night."

Mortal, this guy is really conceited and acts superior to others. Isn't it just that his Kung Fu is better? He thinks he is great just because he practices Quanzhen. He is not necessarily a match for Master Yang.

Thinking of Master Yang, Zhu Xuefeng made up his mind. Although the opponent was powerful, if he wanted to take him away, Zhu Xuefeng would fight at all costs.

As they watched the lights in the nearby yard light up, the two men didn't make much noise, but the quiet night still affected the few people nearby. They couldn't stay here anymore.

"Senior, I won't go to the temple. We can talk about some things somewhere else. Please follow me."

After Zhu Xuefeng finished speaking, he stood up and headed south. The nun was stunned. This guy seemed quite tough, but when she saw the figure disappearing so quickly, her thought was that his light body skills were not bad either. She quickly stood up and chased after him. But the more she chased, the more frightened she became. This unknown guy just appeared out of nowhere. She couldn't catch up with him for a while. Suddenly, she became interested and sped up again.

The moon was hanging in the middle of the sky. The female priest's figure was graceful, like a crane standing on a pine tree. She was chasing closely under the moon. The man in front seemed as light as a swallow and his steps were as fast as a shooting star. The female priest exerted her strength again and followed Zhu Xuefeng in front of her closely. Zhu Xuefeng was also trying his best. Although he was holding a black cat, it did not affect his performance. He still walked lightly. The two of them started a silent contest of martial arts under the moonlight.

"You almost fooled me. Sure enough, there is something. How far do you want to run?"

"Just follow me, senior, we'll be there soon."

The nun did not answer either. She also became interested in this unknown boy and just followed him all the way. Soon they arrived outside the South Fourth Ring Road in the future. This was the flower town in the future. The dense woods blocked the moonlight, making it a quiet place.

"Senior, this is it. I asked you to come here just to let you witness the cooperation between Xiao Hei and me with your own eyes to prove that this is the cat I raised."

The nun waved her hand impatiently to interrupt. "No need to prove it. This is the guardian spirit beast I found. Whether it was yours before or not, it has nothing to do with you in the future. But there is a way for you two to be together. As long as you come back with me and join my sect, you two will be together day and night in the future. If I'm in a good mood, I can even teach you a few moves."

Zhu Xuefeng could come to her door, and Xiao Hei treated him like this, so the nun knew very well that this guy was the cat's owner. However, this cat was far from an ordinary creature. She had already asked someone to find a strange man who could tame a black cat, so how could she let him go so easily?

This young man had good kung fu skills, and his posture was straight, like a pine or cypress, with an extraordinary bearing. The female priest was so excited that she wanted to keep him as well.

"Senior, since you are so unreasonable, please forgive me for being disrespectful."

Since there was no point in talking, Zhu Xuefeng stopped talking. The other party obviously had no intention of reasoning with him. Even if he couldn't win, Zhu Xuefeng planned to give it a try. There were no people for miles around here, only woods and farmland, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

"Then let me try your skills, come on."

The woods seemed exceptionally quiet under the moonlight, but now it lost its tranquility as Zhu Xuefeng and the nun started a fierce contest in the dense forest.

The female priest was indeed very powerful, and her attack was like a tide. Her figure was as erratic as a ghost in the moonlight. Zhu Xuefeng's movements were also erratic, but he relied on his strong close combat ability to put up a tenacious resistance by using the trees.

He was trying to avoid being paralyzed by the opponent again, so he was a little timid. After a while, his face was covered with sweat, but his eyes were still firm. He knew it was too disadvantageous to get close to the opponent, so he pretended to flip his hand and touched his back. There was a long sword in his hand, which was made by Director Sun and then sharpened by Qian Chuanzi. It was now shining with a cold light. Although it was not a precious sword, it was extraordinary.

"Change the way you play!" Using weapons can avoid physical contact, and you don't have to worry about the other party suddenly paralyzing you.

"Come on." The nun didn't care where the sword came from and took out her sword as well, and the two fought again.

In the woods under the moon, swords were everywhere. The two were fighting. The nun was using Quanzhen swordsmanship, which was very powerful. Zhu Xuefeng was using Taiyi swordsmanship, which was erratic, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and full of changes. It could be as fast as the wind, as fast as lightning, and sometimes slow without stagnation, like flowing clouds and water. Wherever the sword tip passed, the air seemed to solidify. Although she could not break through the opponent's sword curtain, her defense was extremely tight. If it weren't for the difference in skills, Zhu Xuefeng was confident that he would not lose to her in a sword fight.

"You are using Taiyi swordsmanship, right? You seem to have quite a lot of skills. This technique should also be from Taiyi Sect. Are you a disciple of Taiyi Sect?!"

"I guess so." It seems that it is really stupid to be able to establish friendship. Both families are Taoists, so they should naturally have friendship. With hope, Zhu Xuefeng deserted.

Unexpectedly, things went against her wishes. Seeing Zhu Xuefeng admitting that it was related to Taiyi, the female priest's momentum soared, and the power of her sword became three times stronger again. Zhu Xuefeng was caught off guard and suffered again. He was stabbed in the left arm, and the donated blood soon dyed his left arm red.

“Since you are Taiyi Sect’s little bastards, just stay.” The nun began to use her profound skills to forcibly break through the Taiyi sword defense. Zhu Xuefeng suddenly felt overwhelmed and was stabbed in several places. It was because his upgraded and strengthened body was incredibly tough, otherwise he would have lay down long ago. But even so, Zhu Xuefeng’s short-sleeved shirt was torn to pieces, and his chest and back were injured in many places, like a blood gourd.

The opponent firmly controlled the rhythm. Zhu Xuefeng rushed left and right like a trapped beast, but he was unable to save the situation. The opponent seemed to be playing with him and kept sneering at him.

"You are a good boy. If you surrender, I will give you a great opportunity. Why don't you join my sect and become my Taoist partner? I guarantee that your Kung Fu will improve by leaps and bounds."

"No need!" It was unexpected that she thought of becoming such a dead-faced Taoist partner. She didn't even have time to take care of her own family. The huge sense of humiliation made Zhu Xuefeng's eyes red. His momentum surged. He was ready to risk his life, otherwise he would be captured. Zhu Xuefeng was not worried about not being able to escape, but he felt too aggrieved.

(End of this chapter)