Chapter 49: I’ll Definitely Lose!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Woosh!

Everyone turned their heads towards Luo Feng.

“The Second Young Master of the Luo Family… Is he the rumored Luo Feng that was unable to advance past the Energy Boundary for three whole years?”

A wave of discourse erupted the moment the crowd noticed Luo Feng.

As it had been two years since Luo Feng had last visited Panlong City, his sudden growth, both physically and cultivation-wise had been so drastic that no one was able to identify him earlier.

“Haha… Luo Feng, I can’t believe you’ve stooped to a level where you’re willing to mingle with these trash.” Li Tianyang swept his gaze across the simple dishes on Luo Feng’s table before taking a jab at him.

However, his words caused a significant change in expressions of those around him.

A sword-wielding martial artist with a fiery temper scrunched his brows and asked, “Li Tianyang, as you’re the young master of the Li Family, we are aware of your high social standing. However, there’s no need to humiliate us like this, right?”

“Humiliate?”

Li Tianyang raised his eyebrows as he directed the word back at the martial artist.

Woosh!

Li Tianyang suddenly vanished. All the people saw was a blur before they heard a sudden cry, followed by the sword-wielding martial artist hurling backward while breaking a bunch of tables.

Clap… Clap…

Li Tianyang dusted his hands off while standing on the spot that the sword-wielding martial artist was previously. As he looked down at the fallen martial artist, he snickered, saying, “Hah, with that pea-like strength of yours, you’re not even qualified to be humiliated by me.”

“The apex of the Iron Bone Boundary…”

Sensing the powerful aura exerted by Li Tianyang, the surrounding customers were slightly dumbfounded.

Li Tianyang took a quick glance at the surrounding martial artists before snickering again. “My monthly allowance for my spirit medicine is so high that none of you here will be able to afford it in your lifetime! Calling you guys trash is already a compliment! If there’s anyone else who wishes to object to my words, come out and face me!”

The faces of the surrounding martial artists turned solemn as none of them had dared to voice their thoughts.

After all, those who had good social standings would usually take their meals in the rooms on the second floor. As such, those who were currently present in the lobby were among the lowest of the lows in terms of martial artists. With what measly strength they had, none of them had dared to anger anyone from the Li Family.

With a delighted grin on his face, Li Tianyang shrugged and walked towards Luo Feng’s table, sitting directly across him.

“Luo Feng, you’re pretty well known throughout these last three years. I heard everything about you when I was in the Extensive Net Institution. You’ve been stuck in the Energy Boundary throughout these three years, hehe… Eh?”

Li Tianyang was about to take a few more jabs at Luo Feng when suddenly, his gaze froze, and he took a closer look at Luo Feng.

“The middle phase of the Iron Bone Boundary?! Since when did you advance this far?!”

Li Tianyang was dumbfounded by Luo Feng’s current cultivation base.

Despite that, Luo Feng had his head down on his plate. He was acting as if there was no one around him.

The furrows on Li Tianyang’s forehead grew deeper, and a cold aura began to leak out from his body. The past Luo Feng had never dared to ignore him this way.

“You damned punk…”

After waiting for a moment longer, the veins on Li Tianyang’s head began to bulge. He was clenching his fists, and he was close to exploding.

Tap!

At that moment, Luo Feng placed his chopsticks onto the table, and with a loud voice, he shouted, “Waiter, tally up the fees!”

The waiter timidly approached Luo Feng’s table, and after taking a quick glance at Li Tianyang, he shakily stated, “I-I-It’ll b-be t-ten t-taels sir.”

Luo Feng nodded and plucked out a silver ticket worth a hundred taels of silver and placed it onto the table a moment later. “Keep the change.”

The waiter flinched slightly, but soon after, his surprise had turned to joy as he excitedly took the silver ticket. “Thank you, young master!”

“Eh? Well isn’t it the Second Young Master of the Li Family?”

Luo Feng raised his eyes and looked at Li Tianyang with a surprised expression. He acted as if he had just noticed Li Tianyang.

Li Tianyang’s face instantly turned dark.

“Tsk, why didn’t you greet me earlier? See, I’ve even finished my meal now… Sigh, I’ll ask the waiter to prepare some dishes for you as well…”

An awkward smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face as he ruffled through his clothes in search of a tael of silver before placing it onto the table. He shouted once again, “Waiter, please take Young Master Li’s order!”

Pfft…

Upon seeing the tael of silver in Luo Feng’s hand, the surrounding martial artists broke out in laughter.

Seeing as Luo Feng had handed the waiter a hundred taels worth of silver earlier without so much a hint of hesitation, it was apparent that he was not lacking in money. As such, the intention behind Luo Feng’s decision to pay only a single tael of silver for Li Tianyang’s meal was clear to all.

“You’re welcome, Li Tianyang. I have another matter to attend to, so forgive me for not accompanying you.”

With utter disregard towards Li Tianyang’s dark expression, Luo Feng chuckled plainly before turning towards the exit of the inn.

Kaboom!

Li Tianyang’s face twitched, and with a thunderous clap, he stirred up a furious gust that shattered both the silver and table before him.

“Hold it right there, Luo Feng!”

Li Tianyang stood up suddenly, and in a flash, he appeared before Luo Feng, with a gaze as cold and sharp as a sword.

The sound he created had surprised everyone within the inn. So much so that even those within the rooms of the second floor had poked their heads out and eyed Li Tianyang with puzzled looks.

“Who’s fighting outside?”

From within a room on the second floor, a light-spirited voice could be heard.

Creak…

The window of the room was pushed open, and a little head with two twin-tails poked out from it. After taking a quick look, she pulled her head back into the room.

“My lady, the commotion seems to be caused by the Second Young Master of the Luo Family and the two young masters of the Li Family. It looks like the young masters from the Li Family are giving Luo Feng trouble.”

“Oh? Luo Feng and the others are back…”

The light-spirited voice from earlier had become a few pitches higher, and once again, the window to the room was pushed open, but this time it had revealed a young lady dressed in snow-white robes instead.

The young lady was only fifteen years of age. Her hair was as long as a waterfall, and a pair of eyes as blue and pure as a lake could be seen on her oval-shaped face.

“Lady, that Luo Feng sure is unlucky! To think that he would meet the big baddie Li Tianyang on the first day of his return! I heard that Luo Feng has been stuck in the Energy Boundary ever since he went to the Purple Sun Institution. So, I fear that he’s in for a hard beating,” a girl around the age of twelve that sat beside the lady in white spat out her tongue and stated.

The lady in snow-white robes chuckled and tapped the little girl’s forehead. She then pointed to Luo Feng and said, “How can you believe in rumors? Just look, Luo Feng has already reached the middle phase of the Iron Bone Boundary. Although this isn’t the level of a genius, it’s already plenty close.”

“Oh wow, you’re right! Hmph, I’ll no longer believe in rumors then! So unreliable!” The little girl grimaced.

The lady in white chuckled once more before frowning as she observed the scene unfolding in the lobby. “However, as usual, Luo Feng is caught in a tough predicament. That Li Tianyang is already in the apex of the Iron Bone Boundary, and Li Tianyao is already in the middle phase of the Heroic Boundary…”

“Hmph! He’s merely in the middle phase of the Heroic Boundary, what’s there to fear? After all, you’ll reach the later phase of the Heroic Boundary within a few more days, and by then, Li Tianyao would no longer be a threat to you.” The little girl clenched her tiny fists while looking at the lady in white robes with her brilliant eyes.

“You sure know how to talk someone up!” The lady in white robes smiled, with her gaze still fixed on Luo Feng’s silhouette.

In that instant, the situation within the lobby began to develop.

After having his path blocked by Li Tianyang, Luo Feng stopped.

He raised his head and looked Li Tianyang in the face before calmly stating, “Li Tianyang, you’re in my way.”

With folded arms, Li Tianyang taunted Luo Feng and asked, “So what?”

Luo Feng smirked. “Haven’t you heard of the saying that good dogs don’t block paths?”

“YOU!”

Li Tianyang exploded in anger. With his right finger pointed at Luo Feng, he cackled coldly. “Fine! Fine! It’s only been two years, Luo Feng, but it seems that you’ve become more daring after your cultivation base improved! To think that you would look down on me. Fine then, let’s just see how good you are! Quaking Fist!”

Li Tianyang shouted and with all of his muscles bulging, he launched a fist towards Luo Feng.

Kaboom…

Before the fist even reached Luo Feng, a fierce fist wind caused the surrounding tables and chairs to sway violently, giving the surrounding martial artists quite a shock.

Li Tianyang mentally snickered. The attack he used was a Yellow Ranked Middle Class technique called the Quaking Fist! Since he had already cultivated it to the Minor Success State, each fist he launched contained enough strength to shake even mountains. It was extremely powerful.

Woosh!

Just as Li Tianyang’s fist was about to land on Luo Feng, Li Tianyang’s vision suddenly grew blurry. A mere instant later, Luo Feng had vanished!

Boom!

Li Tianyang was shocked by Luo Feng’s movement, and he was unable to retract his fist in time. As such, his fist had landed onto the neighboring table instead, shattering it to pieces as he tripped onto the floor. He looked uncharacteristically in disarray.

Clap…Clap…Clap…

A person’s clap could be heard ringing out from outside the inn.

Everyone turned their heads towards the source of the claps, and what they saw had shocked them, as it had come from Luo Feng himself.

“Not bad, not bad I say. Li Tianyang, it’s a waste to not use your fist techniques for chopping wood. Alas, I really do have pressing issues to attend to, so, I’ll be leaving now.” Luo Feng gave a plain smile before leaving the inn.

“You lil brat! I’ll kill you!”

After being toyed by Luo Feng again and again, Li Tianyang felt as if his chest was about to explode. He howled in fury, and just as he was about to give chase, he was held down by Li Tianyao.

“Brother, let me go! I need to teach that punk a lesson! He’s only in the middle phase of the Iron Bone Boundary, but he has the gall to act high and mighty in front of me!” Li Tianyang struggled against his brother’s grip.

Despite that, Li Tianyang did not loosen his grip. Instead, he raised his eyes and looked towards a room on the second floor. “Look over there.”

Li Tianyang raised his head, and it was then that he noticed the girl in snow-white robes within a room. “Eh? Feng Lingyue? Why is she here…”

“Father already prepared to marry you to the Feng Family. If you want to get her hand in marriage, you’d best behave yourself.”

Li Tianyao then added in a low tone, “It’s only a dozen-odd more days to the Hunting Meet. Are you still worried that you won’t be able to punish Luo Feng?”

Li Tianyang sucked a deep breath and looked towards the inn’s exit with an unsatisfied look. “I just can’t let this go! I can’t believe that piece of trash’s audacity!”

“A little impatience spoils big plans! The moment we get the Feng Family’s help, the Li Family will immediately become Panlong City’s number one family! When that happens, what would Luo Feng matter? We could just erase him with minor effort!”

Li Tianyang’s eyes sparkled, and through gritted teeth, he said, “Alright then, I’ll be patient for a few more days. Once the Hunting Meet starts, I’ll tear Luo Feng to shreds myself!”

“Ling Que, please shut the window.” Up in the room of the second floor, Feng Lingyue reclined on her seat as she barked out an order.

“Yes, my lady!”

The little girl, Ling Que hurriedly shut the windows, and she then walked towards Feng Lingyue’s table and asked, “My lady, what happened just now? I clearly saw that Luo Feng was about to be hit by Li Tianyang, but why did he suddenly appear at the front door? Is it an illusion?”

“It’s not an illusion. Luo Feng’s just too fast.” Feng Lingyue stated in a light tone, with ripples of shock appearing in her eyes.

From her high position earlier, she had seen each and every one of Luo Feng’s actions clearly. He was incredibly fast that her heart had skipped a beat as she observed him.

“Eh? Is Luo Feng’s Light Body technique that good? My lady, you’re good at Light Body techniques too, right? If you were to compare yourself to Luo Feng, who would be better?” Ling Que narrowed her brilliant eyes and asked Feng Lingyue.

“I’ll definitely lose!”

Feng Lingyue heaved a heavy sigh before clearly stating the words.