Chapter 229: A Very Important Person

They had only been fighting for less than ten minutes, but three out of the five powerful warriors had already perished. Only the horse-headed medic and the fox-headed beastmaster remained.

But they were only support roles. After the main fighters, the wolf-headed and bear-headed warriors, along with the eagle-headed weapons specialist, had fallen in battle, the medic and the beastmaster were completely powerless to turn the tide.

"Retreat." The fox-headed beastmaster whispered sharply, its figure disappearing into the wind and snow.

The sound of the horse-headed medic's hooves quickly faded into the distance as well. Li Xiaofei stood in the darkness, not giving chase. He was wary of being lured into a trap.

At that moment, the weakened young policewoman nearly collapsed to the ground as she looked at the three-meter-tall figure before her. He almost resembled a muscular demon king. The intense heat radiating from him was overwhelming.

"I told you not to look," Li Xiaofei said somewhat helplessly. "Now you're regretting it, aren't you?"

The young policewoman quickly turned her head away. Li Xiaofei took out some clothes he had prepared in advance and put them on. He recalled the stretchy jacket that the bear-headed warrior had, which would be perfect for him when he transformed.

He definitely needed to get one. Otherwise, he would have to run around naked every time he transformed into this muscular form.

"Let's go," Li Xiaofei said. "Bring the evidence, and let's go find my teacher."

The two of them climbed out of the ditch and stepped onto the street. The sky had turned completely dark. Liuhe Base City had once again imposed martial law after the star beasts continued to siege the city. All the streetlights had been turned off to conserve energy.

Li Xiaofei found his motorcycle, and sped off in the direction of the Starry Sky Hotel with the young policewoman riding behind him.

Along the way, the wind howled and the snowstorm raged as they rode alone through the night. The young police woman held tightly to Li Xiaofei's waist. The bitter cold of the icy world around them was dispelled by the faint warmth radiating from the young man in front of her.

Li Xiaofei kept checking the status of his light core during the ride. As they approached the vicinity of the Starry Sky Hotel, the light core finally picked up a signal. Li Xiaofei came to a sudden stop with a quick screech.

"Why did we stop?" Su Yuke asked.

Li Xiaofei replied, "I need to call my teacher first and give him a heads-up."

He pulled out his light core and was about to dial when he suddenly received a LightChat message.

He opened the message. It was from his teacher, Li Zhoumin.

"Xiaofei, I've been urgently summoned by the Northwest District Division to report, so I've already left Liuhe Base City. The atmosphere in the city has been tense lately, so be cautious and don't take any unnecessary risks. Wait for my return before making any major moves."

After reading the message, Li Xiaofei was dumbfounded. He turned to look at Su Yuke.

"Do you have a natural talent for increasing the difficulty of situations? Why do we always run into trouble at critical moments? Teacher Li isn't even in the city anymore."

"This..." Su Yuke was equally at a loss for words.

"What should we do now?" she asked anxiously. "We can't afford to delay. The Black Viper will find us soon, and the Ye family will stop at nothing to prevent this from happening. They might even deploy their power armor units."

Li Xiaofei stared silently at the light core as he started thinking.

What other options do we have?

At that moment, he noticed the name of the young lady in his call history. He thought about calling her. Perhaps she could get in touch with City Leader Tan. But when he dialed the number, he found that the call still couldn't go through.

In that moment, an inexplicable surge of worry began to flood his mind, overwhelming him like a deep ocean. A powerful sense of unease gripped him, as if it were drowning him.

I have to find her.

A thought suddenly appeared in his mind, and grew stronger and more urgent. He didn’t hesitate as he turned the motorcycle around and accelerated wildly.

"Where are we going?" Su Yuke nearly fell off the bike. She barely held on as she asked, "Did you think of something?"

"No."

"Then where are we headed?"

"To see someone."

"Who?"

"Someone very important."

Li Xiaofei twisted the throttle to its limit. The motorcycle roared like a beast, cutting through the stormy night like a sharp blade. He had to go to Old Chen's Offal Shop. He needed to see her.

***

The blizzard raged in the streets as two figures stood amidst the snow-covered road. One was a tall, imposing man holding a book in his hands, the snow piling up around his knees. An enchanting woman dressed in a light purple hanfu was standing on the snow beside him as if she were weightless, leaving no trace beneath her feet.

They stood in the darkened street, gazing at the brightly lit small shop in front of them. An old-fashioned sign hung at the shop’s entrance, reading Old Chen's Offal Shop.

"Young Master?"

Twelfth Lady followed closely behind Bai Zi as he approached the shop and asked, "How did you know that Gu Langtian would come here tonight?"

Bai Zi quickened his pace. "Because tonight is the eve of war."

"Huh?"

Twelfth Lady didn’t fully understand as she asked, "The Ye family is about to make a move? How do you know?"

"I guessed," said Bai Zi as he reached the entrance of Old Chen's Offal Shop.

"So, you're here to help Miss Tan? You predicted she'd run into trouble and timed your heroic rescue perfectly?" Twelfth Lady asked, her questions coming one after another.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Bai Zi didn’t respond. Instead, he pushed open the creaky wooden door of the shop and stepped inside.

Twelfth Lady crossed her arms as she stood outside the shop and muttered, "Cunning scholar."

***

Inside the shop, a young man stared mockingly at the girl sitting across from him.

“What’s wrong? Still hesitating?” He spoke unhurriedly, “I’m in no rush. But when Li Xiaofei arrives... heh, you wouldn’t want to be humiliated in front of him, would you? And then watch as he dies right before your eyes? He’s just a small-time high school league star. Do you really think he can help you?”

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

The sound of the old wall clock seemed to sound more urgent. Tan Qingying felt her own pride wavering. When she thought of the boy she loved falling into danger because of her, that pride was on the verge of crumbling.

She took a deep breath, but just as she was about to surrender her dignity...

Creak.

The sound of the door opening echoed across the room. A flash of murderous intent crossed the young man’s face as he abruptly turned around. Tan Qingying’s heart skipped a beat as she paled.

Has he really come at this critical moment?

Both of them turned to look at the door. But neither of them expected the person who entered. It was Bai Zi, the scholar from the Bai family.

They were both momentarily stunned.

What is he doing here?

A wave of deep apprehension surged in the young man’s mind. His fear wasn’t directed at this seemingly useless scholar. It was the girl in the hanfu who was always by his side that made him uneasy.

The Bai family, one of the Saint families, had painstakingly trained twenty-four Death Warriors over the generations. But the most powerful and terrifying of them all, known as Twelfth Lady, had chosen to follow the scholar and become an impenetrable fortress by his side.

The scholar and the girl were always together. Wherever the scholar went, the girl who was a master of stealth was sure to follow. It seemed tonight’s plan would have to change.

Tan Qingying let out a long sigh of relief upon seeing Bai Zi.