Chapter 38: A New Mission

From that day forward, Yun Huizhou evolved.

From the beginning, when he would often have a look of stunned admiration in his eyes upon seeing Lian Li in women’s clothing, he changed into someone whose gaze remained entirely undisturbed.

No matter how flirtatious Lian Li’s words were or how provocative his actions became, he would not show a single ripple of emotion.

Furthermore, he would look at Lian Li and say coldly and ruthlessly, “Since you have so much energy, we’re adding extra training today.”

Seeing that Yun Huizhou’s heart was practically sealed in stone from his harassment, Lian Li nodded with satisfaction.

It wasn’t that he was boasting, but he truly looked beautiful in women’s clothing. After being harassed like this, Yun Huizhou had certainly become desensitized.

In the future, he definitely wouldn’t have problems with female charms; the way he looked at beautiful women now was no different from the way he looked at a block of wood.

Regarding this, Lian Li expressed: Brother, I’m doing this for your own good.

To rid himself of the torture of Lian Li’s cross-dressing as soon as possible, Yun Huizhou decided that he must, in the shortest time possible, get Lian Li’s Lightness Skill to the level required to leave the island.

Then, he would take him off the island without a moment’s delay. That way, Lian Li could stop wearing women’s clothes, and he could finally look Lian Li in the eye again.

After a year, the Internal Energy in Lian Li’s body was much greater than before. Coupled with the medicinal conditioning the South Island Lord occasionally snatched from the West Island Lord, his body was much better than it had been.

He no longer had that sickly appearance from before, though he was still a bit short of being completely like a normal person.

However, it wasn’t a huge problem. His Internal Cultivation Method had been chosen by the South Island Lord specifically for someone like him to practice.

In Lian Li’s words, as long as he wasn’t killed outright, he could slowly recover with the help of this Internal Cultivation Method.

Once practiced to the limit, it could even help others condition their bodies.

Aside from lacking a bit of offensive power, it had no flaws. The entire mental technique was very gentle, and he felt no pain at all while practicing.

His Lightness Skill had also reached the level where he could leave the island.

Naturally, the one happier than Lian Li was Yun Huizhou.

Lian Li being able to leave the island meant he could stop wearing women’s clothes, and Yun Huizhou would no longer have to be tortured.

The “torture” he referred to was Lian Li constantly wearing women’s clothes and using that extremely beautiful face to flirt with him.

If it were just a matter of looking, it wouldn’t actually be that torturous.

Lian Li said, “After we go out, we’ll come back immediately and send this chest of women’s clothes back to the West Island.”

Yun Huizhou said, “Good idea, but I don’t recommend you do that.”

“Why?” Lian Li asked him.

“Because it’s very likely that your career in women’s clothing would be extended. It might even develop into a situation where you must wear women’s clothes whenever you return to the island.”

“That makes sense. Never mind then.”

To celebrate Lian Li being able to leave the island, Yun Huizhou decided to give Lian Li a day off today. The two of them lay side-by-side on the couch discussing things, finally deciding to leave the island tomorrow.

At that moment, Yun Huizhou suddenly sat up and looked to the side.

Seeing him like this, Lian Li also hurriedly sat up.

A moment later, the South Island Lord appeared in their line of sight. He drifted down in front of the two of them, staring at them without a word.

After so long, Lian Li still couldn’t completely sync up with the South Island Lord’s train of thought, but he could roughly grasp his meaning.

Lian Li also found it strange; it was like a sudden flash of insight where, by looking into the South Island Lord’s eyes, he would suddenly understand what the man wanted to express.

But today, he felt that the South Island Lord should be speaking.

It was just that he failed to receive the message.

Thus, after the South Island Lord left, he looked at Yun Huizhou and said, “Senior Brother, care to translate?”

Yun Huizhou glanced at him. “Now you know to call me Senior Brother?”

Lian Li gave a fawning smile.

Yun Huizhou reached out and covered Lian Li’s entire face, saying, “Don’t always use such a beautiful face to make that kind of expression.”

Lian Li immediately pulled back his expression.

Yun Huizhou withdrew his hand and said to him, “Master said we are to leave the island tomorrow.”

Lian Li: “Huh? Wasn’t that what we decided anyway?”

“Correct,” Yun Huizhou said. “But we can’t come back immediately after leaving. Master has given us a mission.”

Lian Li was instantly excited. A mission!

He now had a bit of martial arts skill on him. Having a mission meant that Master felt he could go out and roam the Jianghu.

Lian Li asked with a face full of anticipation, “What mission did Master give?”

Yun Huizhou said, “Oh, the Su family of Fengyi City is marrying off their youngest daughter, Su Fu, through a martial arts marriage competition. Master Su and our Martial Uncle have a good relationship, so they want us to go and preside over the event—to observe the depth of the martial arts of those participating and see if they are upright people.”

Lian Li was silent for a moment, then asked, “Is that Miss Su Fu pretty?”

“Pretty,” Yun Huizhou said decisively. “I heard she is the new number one on the Beauty Rankings.”

A martial arts marriage competition! A beauty! Matches! Rivalry!

It’s coming, it’s coming! The plot he suspected was about to begin!

As long as he helped Yun Huizhou through this difficult hurdle, he would be clinging to the thickest thigh possible!

Thus, he grabbed Yun Huizhou’s hand and said, “About this ‘presiding’ thing… can we just not go?”

Yun Huizhou looked at his hand being held by both of Lian Li’s hands. For some reason, he didn’t pull it back, only lowering his eyes as he said, “If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. It probably won’t be very interesting. After I return, I’ll take you to the grasslands to catch horses.”

At this moment, how could Lian Li be thinking about horses?

To teach him martial arts, Yun Huizhou hadn’t left the island for a year. Ice Treader had almost turned into a wild horse on the South Island.

And most importantly, he had to dispel Yun Huizhou’s idea of going.

His thinking was simple: wasn’t there going to be a plot or a trap? If the person didn’t go, wouldn’t that solve it?

He moved forward a bit, hugging Yun Huizhou’s entire arm, and said, “Can you not go either?”

Yun Huizhou was puzzled. “But Master has already given the mission.”

“We can switch people,” Lian Li said.

“But with your martial arts, it would be useless even if you went,” Yun Huizhou said.

Lian Li was exasperated. “Then switch to someone else! There are four Island Lords—East, South, West, and North. I don’t believe that besides you, there isn’t another suitable disciple who can go.”

Yun Huizhou: “There really isn’t. Aside from my Master, the other three Island Lords haven’t taken any disciples.”

Lian Li: “…”

No, you four Island Lords are all so powerful, why haven’t you taken any disciples!

Lian Li hugged Yun Huizhou’s arm and wouldn’t let go, his face scrunched up as he thought of a countermeasure.

“Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon.” Seeing Lian Li frown, Yun Huizhou offered a word of comfort, then asked, “If you don’t want to go, then fine, but why don’t you want me to go either?”

Lian Li answered randomly, “I’m afraid that if you go, Master Su will take a liking to you and insist on keeping you as his son-in-law, and then you’ll never come back.”

Hearing him say this, Yun Huizhou’s eyebrows arched. “How could that be? The matter of the martial arts marriage competition has already been publicized. Even if Master Su wanted to change his mind, he couldn’t.”