Chapter 14

Fang Chen felt a wave in his heart. It took him a long time to calm down.

At this moment, he happened to see Old Fang, who was sloppy and had a blade of grass in his mouth. Thinking of the rumors about Old Fang in his previous life, Fang Chen could not help but ask, “Old Fang, Elder Xu just said that our Zhenbei Mansion is a top faction. You’re an old man in our Zhenbei Mansion. You should also know martial arts, right?”

Old Fang turned around with a puzzled expression. Seeing Fang Chen’s expectant and curious gaze, he said awkwardly, “Well… I know a little.”

“Then what grade are you?” When Fang Chen heard Old Fang admit that he knew martial arts, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked.

“Hehe, I…” Old Fang smiled. He obviously thought for a moment before saying seriously, “Well, I guess I’m considered a nobody!”

“A nobody? Then what the hell do you know martial arts?”

Fang Chen felt that he had been tricked. He raised the horsewhip in his hand and whipped Old Fang’s horse heavily.

Whack!

After a crisp sound, Old Fang’s horse suddenly rushed forward.

“Ah, Young Master, why did you… Slow down, slow down. My old bones are about to fall apart…” Old Fang howled in fear as he rode away.

Fang Chen looked at Old Fang, who was jumping around on the horse’s back, but did not fall. He still felt that he could not tell if Old Fang knew martial arts.

“Elder Xu, can you tell if Old Fang knows martial arts?” Fang Chen asked Xu Mianfeng.

“I can’t tell. After all, experts are hidden. If some experts really want to hide, nobody can identify them.”

Xu Mianfeng shook his head and did not evaluate Old Fang directly.

However, Xu Mianfeng was also a little puzzled as he watched Old Fang’s figure disappear. This was because he really could not see any traces of martial arts knowledge in Old Fang. However, the King of Zhenbei actually entrusted the most beloved heir to Old Fang to take care of. He really did not believe that Old Fang was just an ordinary old man.

Even Xu Mianfeng could not see through Old Fang, so Fang Chen gave up on this topic.

“Elder Xu, what’s with the first-grade fourth realm?” Fang Chen continued his confusion.

“Sigh, a first-grade is already an immortal-like figure. Among them are the Freedom Mortal Realm, the Carefree Earth Realm, the Unparalleled Mystic Realm, and the Divine Traversing Realm. Every realm is worlds apart. Only those who have truly reached it can understand it. As for those who haven’t reached it, it’s best not to bite off more than you can chew.” Elder Xu sighed. It seemed that even he had not reached the first-grade.

Fang Chen nodded and did not ask further.

Soon, they met up with Old Fang in front. This fellow was holding onto a tree and throwing up.

“Old Fang, what are you doing here?” Fang Chen said with disdain.

“Ugh… the horse ran too fast just now. I feel a little nauseous!” Fang retched again and grimaced.

“…”

Fang Chen felt like killing someone.

“Are you still going? If not, you can stay here and throw up.”

Fang Chen was furious. He ignored Old Fang and rode on.

Xu Mianfeng was aloof from the world. He rode past leisurely as if he could not see or hear the two of them.

“Go, go, go. Young Master, I’m here. Slow down.”

Fang stopped throwing up instantly. He flipped onto his horse and raced after Fang Chen.

Fang Chen could not be bothered with Old Fang anymore. He took out his phone and studied how to charge it.

Although he had not deliberately used his phone for the past two days, it naturally consumed his battery. This made Fang Chen very anxious.

If his phone was turned off before he reached the Whole Unitary Sect, wouldn’t that be useless?

Therefore, for the past two days, Fang Chen had nothing to do. He let his phone welcome the sunrise and sunset, or even sun exposure, but it turned out that this phone did not have the function of solar power charging.

However, when Old Fang mentioned that horse speed was too fast, Fang Chen suddenly thought of wind energy.

So he tried to tie the phone to the Green Destiny. Then he danced the Green Destiny on the horse’s back, turning it clockwise and counterclockwise, turning it fast and slowly…

Old Fang and Xu Mianfeng saw this and thought to themselves, “This guy is showing off again.”

“Hey, this is a robbery. If you don’t want to die, hurry up and dismount and hand over the money.”

Just as Fang Chen was happily walking around, a sudden roar suddenly was heard in front of him. A dozen ferocious mountain bandits blocked his way.

The leader was a burly man carrying a huge machete. The machete was covered in blood and rust. It was obvious that he had experienced many bloody battles.

Before Fang Chen could react, he saw Old Fang suddenly jump off the horse and run away screaming.

“Ah, don’t kill me, don’t kill me …”

Fang Chen watched Old Fang disappear and then looked at the group of bandits.

“Hey, one of us got away. Aren’t you going to stop him?” Fang Chen asked the bandit leader.

“What’s there to stop? It’s obvious that he’s a servant. If you scare him away, you’ll save the effort of slashing him. However, if you dare to run, Second Master’s saber is not to be trifled with. Hurry up and dismount.”

The bandit leader replied coldly. With a wave of his hand, the bandits behind him surrounded Fang Chen and Xu Mianfeng.

“Old Fang, you son of a—”

Fang Chen secretly cursed Old Fang for not being loyal at all and running away. He, the dignified heir of the Zhenbei Mansion, was actually robbed without anyone supporting him. He hurriedly looked at Xu Mianfeng.

“Elder Xu, you should be more reliable than Old Fang, right? Isn’t it time to take action?”

Fang Chen glanced sideways at Xu Mianfeng.

When Xu Mianfeng heard Fang Chen’s words, he looked helpless. He frowned at the mountain bandit leader and said, “You guys retreat now, or you’ll be in trouble.”

The bandits had long noticed Xu Mianfeng. After all, he looked like an old immortal.

But he did not think he was so unlucky that he would actually run into an expert.

“Yo, old thing, who are you trying to scare? Do you think I’m afraid of you just because you look good? I’ve seen many bluffing liars, but in the end, they all died under my blade. You…” The bandit leader did not take Xu Mianfeng’s words to heart at all. Instead, he started cursing.

However, before he could finish, Xu Mianfeng’s eyes narrowed and his beard and hair fluttered. Then, he shouted in a deep voice, “Argh…”

An invisible force erupted, bypassing Fang Chen and heading towards the bandits.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

More than ten mountain bandits were sent flying twenty feet away. They were dizzy and bleeding.

At this moment, all the mountain bandits knew how powerful Xu Mianfeng was. He had defeated them without any bloodshed. He was simply an immortal.

“Old… Old Immortal, please spare us. Old Immortal, please spare us. We only came out to snatch food because we were so hungry and ran out of food. We’ve never hurt anyone before. Old Immortal, please show mercy.” The bandit leader quickly begged for mercy.

Xu Mianfeng looked coldly at the bandit leader’s saber. The bandit leader seemed to have sensed something and hurriedly pointed at the blood rust on the saber. “Old immortal, that is chicken blood on the saber. It’s to scare people. I didn’t kill anyone…”

Xu Mianfeng nodded and said, “Leave. If I see you again, I’ll definitely kill you.”

“Thank you, old immortal. Thank you…”

When the bandit leader heard Xu Mianfeng’s words, he kowtowed twice and ran away.

“Hey, don’t run. Didn’t I scare you for nothing?”

Fang Chen looked at the fleeing mountain bandits and wanted to stop them. However, they ran even faster and soon disappeared.