Chapter 207: Where Did This Handsome Young Man Come From?

Yun Huizhou asked, “Are you unsatisfied? Do you want me to squeeze you more?”

Lian Li: “…”

Don’t squeeze me anymore, I’m about to be flattened into a thin, crispy cracker!

Lian Li wailed in his heart but didn’t dare say it out loud. He felt that the current Yun Huizhou was a little bit dangerous, yet he also felt that this man was only intentionally squeezing him because of what he had said earlier.

He hadn’t even felt himself being pressed against (by anything).

So, is he really… not very capable?

Lian Li’s mind was filled with these messy thoughts, but he didn’t dare utter a single word of them. He could only beg for mercy in a low voice, “I’m satisfied, I’m satisfied. If you squeeze me any more, I’ll turn into a pancake. Don’t squeeze me anymore.”

Hearing him admit defeat and beg for mercy, Yun Huizhou backed away in the next second.

Only then did Lian Li realize that he had almost been suffocated just now. Even if Yun Huizhou might “not be very capable,” his sense of oppression was truly too strong.

Throughout the night, Lian Li pressed himself tightly against the wall, as if only the wall could give him a sense of security.

The next day, when the two returned to the South Island, the first thing they did was go to see their Master. Even if the South Island Lord roughly knew what had happened during their time away, they still needed to give a face-to-face report.

The two arrived at the Water Pavilion where the South Island Lord usually stayed, only to find that he wasn’t there.

This was the first time since Lian Li had arrived that he couldn’t find the South Island Lord here.

“Let’s go to the Mechanism Pavilion and take a look,” Yun Huizhou said after a moment of thought.

Just as they stepped out of the Water Pavilion, a sudden strong wind blew. Not only was the long hair hanging down their backs tossed about, but even the hems of their robes were blown upward, plastering against them from behind.

Caught off guard, Lian Li nearly lost his footing.

“What’s going on? Where did this wicked wind come from?” He hurriedly tried to press down his robes, while simultaneously grabbing a handful of the hair that was covering his face, not daring to let go.

He was afraid that as soon as he let go, it would plaster over his face again.

The wind didn’t stop. Lian Li was busy tending to one thing while neglecting another; he looked extremely frantic, yet it was hard to tell what exactly he was busy with.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Yun Huizhou, who was beside him, barely moved at all, which left him very confused.

Could it be that this wicked wind only blows on me and not Yun Huizhou?

He gave up on pressing down his robes and used both hands to hold his hair back, preventing it from flying around and blocking his vision as he looked toward Yun Huizhou.

When he saw the other man’s posture, Lian Li felt a wave of annoyance.

Yun Huizhou had already turned around to stand facing the wind. His head was slightly lowered, his eyes remained open, and his lack of expression made him look exceptionally steady.

He held his blade against his chest, which happened to press down the front of his robes, preventing the wind from blowing them up into his face; instead, they could only flutter to the side.

Looking at his hair, it had been tied up rather casually to begin with. Standing against the wind now, the strands were dancing, but it was impossible for them to cover his face.

Only a few loose strands on his forehead were blown against his face by the wind.

However, these few strands didn’t block his vision or cover his face at all; instead, they gave his entire being a more “aesthetic” atmosphere.

Lian Li: “…”

If nothing else, this guy really knows how to pose. With this little posture, he really does have the vibe of a cold and aloof master.

“It should be them sparring again. This doesn’t feel like a commotion only two people could make,” Yun Huizhou said. “They are being much more serious than the previous few times they sparred.”

Lian Li imitated him by standing against the wind, and finally, his hair stopped plastering over his face. He then pressed his whip down slightly, which also managed to hold down his robes.

He was no longer as disheveled as before.

Hearing Yun Huizhou’s words, he said, “Then shall we go over and take a look?”

His martial arts had just reached the second-class level. He wanted to see them in action to see if he could gain any insights.

Yun Huizhou nodded. With a tap of his toes, he soared into the air and headed toward the distance.

Lian Li immediately followed. At his current level, unless he was seriously injured or the two of them were flirting, he basically no longer needed Yun Huizhou to carry him.

The two were very fast. It was only after they had crossed the entire lake that Yun Huizhou slowed down.

Lian Li also felt as if he had been drawn into the center of a storm. The air here could no longer be described as mere wind.

He felt it was a field of Qi, and it was incredibly frantic. He had to circulate his internal energy to protect his body; otherwise, he felt he might be injured by the violent, rampaging Qi in the surroundings.

“What’s happened?” Lian Li was a bit worried. “Did they have a fight? Why are they fighting so seriously?”

It was one thing for him to be unable to withstand it, but he even sensed that Yun Huizhou was circulating internal energy within his body for protection.

After moving forward a bit further, Yun Huizhou stopped. He turned to Lian Li and said, “If you go any further, you’ll be in some trouble.”

Lian Li understood what he meant. If he went any further, even with internal energy protecting him, he would inevitably be injured by the shockwaves.

At this moment, he finally understood just how terrifying Transcendent experts truly were. No wonder there was a rule that Transcendent experts were not allowed to casually strike those below the Transcendent level.

Yun Huizhou could get closer and see more clearly, which would be more beneficial for him.

Lian Li thought for a moment. Just as he was about to tell Yun Huizhou to go in further while he stayed put, the wind stopped. The surrounding Qi field that was powerful enough to injure someone gradually weakened.

“They probably noticed we were coming and stopped,” Yun Huizhou said.

“What on earth happened? They fought so fiercely this time that we were affected even from so far away.” Lian Li was simply baffled.

Although the four Island Lords of the East, South, West, and North had different personalities—including two who were quite eccentric—and bickering was common, they had never been this serious.

After all, they were fellow disciples who had grown up together; their bond was very deep.

“I don’t know.” Yun Huizhou shook his head. He also found it quite strange.

He hadn’t seen his elders fight so seriously in several years.

The two exchanged a look. Since the fighting had stopped, they might as well go over and see what was happening.

With two “fragile” juniors present, the elders would always have some reservations about fighting.

They didn’t doubt for a second whether an intruder had broken into Zuimeng Island.

He felt that an intruder breaking into Zuimeng Island, where four Transcendent experts resided, was no different from seeking death.

Furthermore, although there weren’t many people on Zuimeng Island—with only Yun Huizhou and Lian Li as disciples—the other servants had all learned martial arts. None were below the second-class level, and there were many at the first-class level.

The two continued forward. Before long, they saw a small cabin in the woods.

Having seen so many aquatic buildings on Zuimeng Island, Lian Li was quite unaccustomed to suddenly seeing this kind of woodland cabin within the boundaries of Zuimeng.

Five people stood in front of the cabin. The moment Yun Huizhou and Lian Li appeared, they all looked over collectively.

Lian Li recognized four of the five people—they were the four Island Lords. The only one he didn’t recognize was a male, or more accurately, a youth.

The youth had a handsome and clear countenance, bright eyes, and naturally upturned corners of his mouth that made him look as if he were smiling at all times.

Lian Li: “Oh~ where did this handsome young man come from? Master, Senior Uncle, Junior Martial Uncle—is he your new disciple?”

Am I about to become a Senior Brother? Thinking this, Lian Li felt a bit excited.

As soon as he said this, the youth’s gaze and expression didn’t change at all, but Lian Li felt that his Master, the South Island Lord Nanrong, seemed to instantly become sullen and withdrawn.