Chapter 360: Such Marvelous Luck (I)

Chapter 360: Such Marvelous Luck (I)

No wonder Golden Spear didn’t break teacher’s will by himself. He can’t do it! The thought came to Li Hao as he ran. At the same time, certain pressure formed about his future in the Silver Moon Guards. Someone as stern as Golden Spear might not approve of his style. Li Hao suddenly thought of Mu Lin. Mu Lin was another person who seemed off the cuff. Perhaps Golden Spear didn’t like him much either.

Someone like the ranking officer liked those who were quiet and biddable. Li Hao quickly forgot about him; he moved speedily through the air. Having just partially comprehended what sharpness to the extreme meant, he ran as if an arrow streaking through the sky.

Li Hao set foot into the northern quadrant of the city before long. This was Inspectorate territory. Someone was on patrol as soon as he entered the area; they were a bit nervous on account of his speed. A medallion appeared in Li Hao’s hand, “Night Watcher on duty!”

The inspectors breathed sighs of relief to hear the self-identification.

“Where is the Sword Sect branch office in White Moon City?” the young man asked hastily.

There were three inspectors in front of them, one of them older than the other two. He drew a quick conclusion after looking at Li Hao and answered, “Close to the southern quadrant, near the watchtower...”

“Thanks!” Li Hao vanished with a leap, leaving behind inspectors staring with admiration. Was that a Night Watcher?

They knew about the secret agency and had met some Night Watchers before, but that was under normal conditions. When Li Hao approached from a distance, they saw him move as fast as lightning!

“Man, are guns even useful anymore with people like that?” sighed one of the inspectors. It was hard to see the target when it moved at that speed, much less aim and hit them with a gun. The notion was a complete daydream!

The other two sighed with envy over superhumans while the veteran inspector calmly spoke into a communicator.

“An ordinary life is the real existence,” he said after finishing his report. “The stronger one is, the greater the danger. There are many dangers in the world of superhumans.”

With that task complete, he continued his patrols. Youngsters liked pursuing thrills and stimulation. They would know at his age that no excitement was worth a commonplace routine. Being superhuman was nice, but that came with a constant risk of imminent death.

......

The branch office of the Sword Sect.

The sect occupied a building of six floors in White Moon City. As a local supernatural organization, it wasn’t one of the evil organizations. It occasionally assisted the Night Watchers. Neither did the government label the Sword Sect as an evil supernatural organization, mainly because the Sword Sect resembled a sect of the martial world.

The Sword Sect retained some martial world culture and mannerisms. Whether it was their supernaturals or martial masters, they participated in the world of martial dao and not that of mundanes. Therefore, supernaturals of the Sword Sect rarely disturbed ordinary people.

Supernatural organizations that did not plague mundanes were typically not deemed as evil by the authorities.

There weren’t many people at the branch. Establishing a branch in the capital city was just to prove to the Night Watchers that the Sword Sect was a legitimate, aboveboard organization. They were an upright existence that could take their place in the light.

On the first floor of the branch.

Hong Yitang shared a meal with his family in a large private room; he ate with his daughter and second wife. He’d staunchly remained in White Moon City over the past couple of days. The Sword Sect could not be headquartered in White Moon, but Hong Yitang lingered at the capital due to the large number of people gathered here. He stayed in order to swiftly respond to potential developments and sought to remain until the ruins next opened, or until Hou Xiaochen left Silver Moon.

The family of three chatted throughout the meal. Hong Qing had much to say as she wasn’t subject to the old martial rule of not talking while eating or before sleeping. Hong Yitang doted on his daughter, so he didn’t enforce that many rules.

“Dad, are we going to keep staying here? When can we go home?”

A laugh traveled through the door after a while. “Li Hao of the Five Styles is here to visit martial uncle Hong!”

The three in the private room blinked. Li Hao? Hong Yitang found it odd. What was the lad doing here?

“Come in, you’re too polite!” Hong Yitang stood up to welcome his visitor when the room door opened with a gust of wind. Li Hao stood in the doorframe.

Some Sword Sect disciples gaped behind the young man. So fast!

“Master!”

“Sect leader!”

“......” All of them opened their mouths, some extremely fearful that they’d let someone barge in.

“It’s fine!” Hong Yitang waved them off and looked at Li Hao with a smile. “Li Hao’s here, have you eaten yet?”

It was lunchtime.

“Not yet.” Li Hao raised a cupped fist salute to the lady. “Greetings to Madame Hong!” He then nodded in a friendly manner to Hong Qing. “Thanks for the sword last time!”

The girl said nothing and just looked curiously at Li Hao. What was he doing here? Madame Hong smiled, but shock roiled within her heart. This Li Hao was very fast!

“Then let’s eat together, martial uncle?” Li Hao casually dropped into a seat and rubbed his stomach when he looked at the table full of dishes. “I really am a bit hungry...”

Hong Yitang’s look shifted slightly and he laughed. “Then let’s have some together, but we’ve already dug into the dishes. I’ll have someone bring hot ones out...”

“There’s no need to go through that hassle!” Li Hao picked up an unused bowl and set of chopsticks, digging in with relish. He was so at ease that Hong Qing and Madame Hong stared. This was something that only very intimate disciples or brothers would do; his actions represented their closeness! But coming from an outsider, it was impoliteness.

They looked at Hong Yitang, who didn’t seem to mind. He sat down with a smile and watched the young man eat. “Don’t you usually go to the cafeteria at noon? What brings you to my sect’s branch office today?”

“I miss the martial uncle!”

“......” Hong Yitang had no response. Is our... relationship to this point?

“And I mean to apologize. I’m terribly sorry about breaking martial uncle’s Earthturner Sword. I didn’t cherish it properly.”

“It’s fine,” Hong Yitang chuckled. “I gave it to you, so it was yours.”

“It’s broken?” Hong Qing gasped. “The Earthturner Sword is very durable and mighty! How did it break?”

“It shattered when I hacked at someone two days ago.” Li Hao grinned. “They wanted to kill me, so I struck back and accidentally broke it.”

“But... that sword is really very strong. Did someone switch it out on you?” Hong Qing was in disbelief.