Episode 8: Walking a Thousand Miles Chapter 45: The Hot Hand

This one stone carving had been completed by Linley not long ago, and with Linley’s attainments today, the standard of the stone carving was already very high. This silver-haired girl was carefully looking at every part of the stone carving.

“Good, really good.”

The silver-haired young girl looked at this one stone carving thoughtfully before turning back to Linley, “Big brother Lei, I feel like your stone carvings are better than the ones my teacher bought, but I don’t know what’s better.”

A cute young girl looking at herself like this, Linley was also guilty of worrying.

“Miss Temperance Blue, I still need to cultivate.”

Linley said politely.

The silver-haired maiden nodded and said, “Alright then, I’ll leave immediately.”

This sentence came out, causing Linley to also secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but the silver-haired maiden continued, “But big brother Lei, when you’re done practicing, you can teach me stone carving sculpture.”

Linley’s face flushed as he said, “Stone carving sculpture is a master art, how can it be easily passed on to others?”

Indeed, stone carving master level figures did not take on disciples easily.

“Oh.”

The silver-haired girl looked lost as she lowered her head and walked towards the courtyard wall next to her, before easily crossing over the wall with a single jump.

“Finally gone.”

Linley let out a long breath.

The silver haired young girl’s head emerged from the courtyard wall again, “Big brother Lei, you cultivate in peace, ah, I’ll come back for you when you’re done cultivating.”

After saying that, she disappeared again. ……

Lan Tantan returned to his bedroom and sat on a chair, his face resuming its icy coldness and his eyes cold and emotionless. If it was Linley, one simply couldn’t believe that someone could maneuver to this level.

“This Linley is wary of others and doesn’t easily come into contact with people, this point is a bit troublesome.”

Lan Tantan, as a descending angel, was actually concerned about having to let the six of them die with Linley. She was extremely unwilling to do so.

However, as an angel, she wouldn’t disobey orders.

One step at a time.

If one could easily kill Linley. Why bother giving away your life?

“With Linley’s kindness towards the Jenny and Keane siblings, he shouldn’t be too wary of me.”

Lan Tan had come up with such a plan precisely from Linley’s affair with the Zhanni siblings.

As long as she, Lan Tama, was allowed to come into physical contact with Linley, with Lan Tama’s ninth level strength, she would be more than ninety percent sure of killing Linley in his normal human form by suddenly sneaking up on him.

But now, it seemed that Linley was somewhat wary of her.

“Perhaps it’s sensing my strength.”

Lan Tantan shook her head, “This Linley isn’t curious at all, I mentioned my teacher several times, but he didn’t even ask who my teacher was.”

Lan Tantan had actually prepared the rhetoric long ago. So as to compel Linley.

Don’t look at Lan Tantan’s youthful appearance, in reality, she was feared to be much older than even Delinquent Corvette. It was just that the ten thousand years she had spent in the Light God Realm in the first place were not as great an influence on her as the ten years she had spent in other people’s homes.

“Looking at this silver-haired girl’s demeanor and eyes, it seems like she’s a very lively and brash sort of princess-like figure.”

Linley’s brows furrowed, “But her ground strength ……”

Linley had actually been wary of the Illuminati.

In Linley’s imagination, the people of the Illuminati should have found out that they were here. And at this time. A young girl who was at least a rank seven warrior appeared, even if she looked lively and cute. Linley wouldn’t easily trust her.

Trusting people also depended on strength.

If it was a young girl with no power, Linley would probably have a very good attitude. After all, the other party couldn’t hurt him even with a weapon. But this young girl was different.

If she attacked herself at close range, she would likely seriously injure herself or even kill her.

“Could it be that the person the Illuminati sent to kill me this time is this young girl?”

But then he remembered the innocent eyes of that silver-haired young girl. Linley was somewhat unconvinced.

That night.

That silver-haired young girl came again, but she was pushing the hotel’s food cart through the front door.

“Big brother Lei, I’m bringing you dinner instead of that waiter.”

Lantan’s crisp voice rang out, her face full of smiles, while Linley couldn’t help but get a headache when he saw the visitor.

“It’s you?”

“What, no?”

Lan Tantan’s small mouth puffed out before she playfully said, “Big brother Lei. I’ll send dinner to you, so you can teach me stone carving.”

“No way.”

Linley refused.

“Petty.”

Lan Zhan’s nose wrinkled. “When I cook for my teacher. Teacher follows me on everything. You’re such a cheapskate.”

“Your teacher is your teacher, not me.”

Linley wouldn’t agree at all.

To stick with a stranger who was at least a seventh level. Even possibly higher female warriors in close proximity, Linley wouldn’t do it. Because of the stone sculptures of the Teachers, physical proximity was par for the course.

After all, this was another time when the Illuminati would likely deal with him.

“Remember, I don’t want you to deliver my dinner.”

Linley said indifferently.

Lan Tantan’s face changed, and he stared at Linley with annoyed fury: “You bastard, you don’t know what’s good for you. I must tell my teacher, my teacher will kill you.”

“Kill me?”

Linley looked at the puffed up appearance of the young girl in front of him.

“Of course, my teacher is very powerful.”

The silver-haired young girl said condescendingly.

“Who is your teacher, so powerful?”

Linley inquired.

The silver-haired girl said proudly, “For your information, my teacher’s name is Hei Desen.”

“Grandmist Sword Saint Hei Desen?”

Linley was startled.

Looking at the entire O’Brien Empire, if one were to say that the number one expert under a Martial God, it would undoubtedly be the Granite Sword Saint ‘Hei Desen’. This Granite Sword Saint had already reached the peak of the Saint realm for many years, but as long as he fought Saint realm level experts, he had never failed.

Whether it was attack or defense, it was flawless.

Moreover, he was cold and merciless, and almost nothing could affect his play. A flawless peak Saint Domain powerhouse, it was precisely its being too perfect that it ended up being called the ‘Rock Sword Saint’.

“You know you’re afraid, right?”

The silver-haired girl smiled proudly, “Don’t worry, as long as you teach me stone carving and sculpting, I will definitely not tell my teacher.”

“No wonder.”

Linley looked at the silver-haired girl, “How many levels are you at now?”

“Already level eight.”

The silver-haired girl proudly said, “How about that, there aren’t many younger than me amongst the rank eight experts in the entire imperial capital.”

Linley glanced at this silver-haired girl, “Light Blue Girl. Just go back and tell your teacher that I’m not willing to teach you stone carving. I’ll see if he wants to kill me.”

The silver-haired girl was stunned, and then softened. She pleaded, “Big brother Lei, please, teach me.”

Saying that, she even moved closer towards Linley.

Linley, however, directly took three steps back and retreated into the living room.

“Miss Temperance Blue, I’m going to rest now, please return.”

Linley directly closed the door to the living room floor.

“Hmph.”

The silver-haired maiden grunted and left.

For two days in a row, the silver-haired young girl would purchase nice clothes to give to Linley, and the next time she would be pretending to be pitiful and looking at Linley, as if Linley wouldn’t teach her stone carving. Would never stop.

It was the fourth day.

In the morning of this day, Lan Tantan came to Linley’s courtyard again as she had a few days before.

“Big brother Lei, I’m leaving.”

Lan Zhan said in a very lost manner.

Linley gave this silver-haired girl a somewhat surprised look, Linley had been tortured by her for the past three days and his head hurt. And Linley couldn’t determine the true identity of this silver-haired maiden.

Was it someone from the Illuminati?

Or the disciple of the Granite Sword Saint?

Just from his contact with Lan Tantan, Linley realized that this silver-haired girl was really the type of person who was very lively and a little bit bratty. He didn’t quite believe that this person was someone from the Illuminati.

“If it’s an assassin sent by the Illuminati, then that’s a performance ability I really admire to death.”

Linley said in his heart.

Lan Tantan helplessly glanced at Linley, “Big brother Lei. I’ve always admired my teacher, who loved stone carving. I really want to be able to carve good stone carvings. But you are unwilling to teach me.”

“Without enough time and enough talent, it won’t work.”

Linley said with a shake of his head.

Lan Tantan’s eyes lit up and he even said, “I have the time, and I have the talent.”

“Are you an earth system magician?”

Linley replied abruptly.

“No.”

Lan Zhan shook his head. Spinning around, he was puzzled, “What does that have to do with being an earth system magician or not?”

Linley shook his head, “Not being an earth system magician means that you don’t have the talent to learn this carving from me.”

Linley hadn’t lied, Flat Knife Stream Carving, it was something that required an Earth System Magician to do.

“You’re sophomoric.”

Lan Zhan stepped forward and extended his index finger to point at Linley, “I’ve never heard that carving also requires an earth system magician.”

“You don’t know much.”

Linley said with a faint smile.

At the moment, Lan Tama was almost two meters away from Linley, and Lan Tama was mentally calculating, “Two meters away. In my normal human form, I’m stronger than Linley. There should be a chance to kill him.”

Originally, Lan Tantan was prepared to strike when the two of them were close to the ground.

But Linley didn’t give her the chance.

“Big brother Lei. I know you’re being sophomoric. Big brother Lei, I just want to ask you one last time. Are you willing to teach me stone carving?”

Lan Tantan looked at Linley with an expectant gaze.

Linley shook his head.

“Ugh.”

Lan Zhan bowed his head in loss.

But at this very moment, Lan Tama’s entire body rushed directly towards Linley like lightning, while a dagger suddenly appeared in Lan Zhan’s right hand.

Two meters away, too close.

A demonic purple light lit up.

Lan Tama only vaguely saw the purple sword shadow spinning continuously, surprisingly wrapping around her dagger and even going so far as to wrap around her arm.

“Hmph.”

Lan Tama immediately gave up her dagger while her left hand directly slapped at Linley.

“Peng!”

The two of them exchanged palms and Lan Tama immediately chased after them at breakneck speeds, but Linley’s entire body flew back away very ethereally and bizarrely, retreating to one side of the courtyard wall of the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

“Roar Heilu and Bebe were standing next to Linley, but before Heilu and the others could strike, Lan Tama immediately retreated away.

“You want to kill me?”

Linley stared coldly at Lan Tama.

Lan Tantan raised his head and said angrily, “Lei, listen to me, I, Templar, have never begged like this before, it was with my teacher, I wasn’t like this either, for three whole days, I’ve begged you in every way I can, but you’re just not willing to teach me. I killed you, shouldn’t I?”

“What a domineering theory.”

Linley looked at Lan Tantan.

Lan Tantan was currently standing in the doorway position of Linley’s courtyard, and she stared angrily at Linley, “Come kill me if you dare, my earthly brothers will be here soon, if you dare to bully me, I’ll tell my earthly brothers.”

At this moment, Linley had already moved to kill.

It didn’t matter if this one called ‘Pale Blue’ was a real Grandmist Sword Saint apprentice, or if she was pretending. But just now, she had undoubtedly laid a murder on herself.

Yet Linley had a sense of crisis.

It was indescribable, that feeling that prompted Linley …… not to go and kill Lan Tantan, it would be very dangerous once he did.

“Hmph, don’t dare to kill me. Then I’m leaving.”

Lan Zhan arrogantly pushed open the courtyard yard door and walked directly outside. Linley, however, hadn’t been chasing after him, but instead soul-sentenced, “Bebe, quickly pass through the ground to watch outside the courtyard.”

At this moment, outside the courtyard gate.

The other five rank nine powerhouses were all outside the courtyard gates, and they had long since taken up positions so that they could always combine with Lan Zhan to form an ‘Angelic Battle Formation’.

After Lan Tan walked out of the courtyard, he signaled the other five with a wink.

Those five people all quietly followed Lan Tama and quickly left.

“Hmph.”

Walking out of the hotel, Lan Zhan was very dissatisfied, “If that Linley had come out after me just now, the six of us could have completely killed Linley directly in a lightning fast manner, but he’s hiding in the courtyard, and there are still two magical beasts around. Even if the six of us rushed in, with Linley’s speed, we could completely escape.”

Lan Tantan also understood that it was unwise to kill Linley within the provincial city. After all, McKensie was in the castle not far from here. With MacKenzie’s speed, he could probably fly over in the twinkling of an eye.

“My lord, what do we do?”

The other five looked at Rantan.

“Proceed to the next step of the plan.”

Lan Zhan indifferently said, “As for dying with Linley, that’s a last resort, that’s the last resort.”

The other five nodded.

Even angels wouldn’t be easily sacrificed.

“Eh?”

Rantan suddenly saw a number of guards in front of him protecting a man and woman, Rantan had seen images of Jenny and Keane, “I haven’t even gone to look for them yet, and they’ve sent them to my door.”

Lan Tama’s mouth had a smirk at the corner.