Chapter 20: The Martial Artist

  "Thanks to you, Uncle Silver Armor, for arriving just in time to save us." Inside the cabin, Li Xiangfei's mental state was good, and her depleted True Spirit Light had recovered.

  "Under my care, it's a shame. If Miss hadn't shattered the Eternal Crystal, I would have truly deserved death." The Silver Armored Knight said.

  "What shattered the Eternal Crystal? Didn't you shatter the Eternal Crystal, Silver Armor Uncle?" Li Xiangfei asked in surprise, looking at the Silver Armored Knight.

  The Silver Knight was equally astonished: "I was outside the area of the Undead Altar at that time, and I couldn't enter it at all. It's even more impossible to shatter the Eternal Crystal. I thought it was you who shattered the Eternal Crystal, but it wasn't you?"

  "It wasn't me, I had used up all my strength to resist those wind spirits at that time, and didn't have any extra energy to move a single step." Li Xiangfei shook her head.

  The silver-armored knight's expression changed to a strange one: "Someone must have shattered the Eternal Crystal, that's why the Undying Altar disappeared. If it wasn't you or me, then it must be someone else... Could it be one of Chen Xifeng and the others?"

  "It's even more impossible, Li Yan was still unconscious at that time, Chen Xifeng and the others didn't have the strength either, and they were with me from start to finish, it can't be them." Li Xiangfei continued shaking her head.

  "Miss, don't forget there's still one person."

  Li Xiangfei's expression changed slightly, and she shook her head repeatedly: "You're talking about Bai Cangdong, it's impossible that he would do such a thing. He's just a selfish, cowardly, and despicable person, there's no way it could be him."

  The Silver Knight pondered for a moment and also felt that it was unlikely to be Bai Cangdong. Although there were no Viscount-level undead on the Wind Island, the Undead Altar was not something that a small Baron could rush up to. He had previously thought that it was Li Xiangfei who had adventurously rushed onto the altar after being promoted to Viscount, and had never thought of any one of the five Bai Cangdong.

  "If it wasn't them, then there must be someone else on the island. It was that person who shattered the Eternal Crystal, which is why I could rush to Liufeng Island and rescue you all." The Silver Armor Knight furrowed his brow in thought: "To be able to evade my detection and get onto the island without being discovered, and then quickly shatter the Eternal Crystal on the altar in such a short amount of time... this person is at least an Earl."

  "It's a pity he won't come out and meet us in person," said Li Xiangfei. "A life-saving favor should be thanked in person."

  "That person is hiding his head and showing his tail, and his intentions are unclear. Miss, you absolutely must not casually come into contact with outsiders." The Silver Armored Knight said solemnly.

  "I understand, Uncle Silver Armor." Li Xiangfei nodded obediently.

  Bai Cangdong and others returned to Dalun City safely, Chen Xifeng and others were received by the Duke of Dalun in person, and were given many treasures. Only Bai Cangdong was left alone in his room to recover from his injuries, except for a visit from a doctor, no one else came to see him, not even to change his dressing, which he had to do himself despite his severe injuries.

  Bai Cangdong didn't get angry either, the Silver Armor Knight didn't suspect that he was the one who shattered the Eternal Crystal, and he also didn't want others to know that he was the one who shattered the Eternal Crystal, this result was already very good.

  The people of the Earl's residence treated him like that, but he didn't mind. Every time he secretly looked at the crystal plate obtained from the Undying Altar, Bai Canghai couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement.

  "The Viscount-level White Silver martial skill 'Wind Spirit' has really made a fortune this time." After the explanation by Lady Honglian, Bai Cangdong knew that the higher the level of martial skills, the more precious they were. The Viscount-level White Silver martial skill was undoubtedly a priceless treasure.

  Moreover, "Fengling" is a relatively rare transformation martial skill that can transform the viscount's innate divine light into a wind spirit to attack enemies. As far as Bai Cangdong knows, this transformation martial skill is even more precious than ordinary martial skills.

  "I don't know if this 'Wind Spirit' can sell for a life span of fifty years." Holding the crystal plate, Bai Cangdong could already see countless life spans falling from the sky.

  "Is Brother Bai in?" Suddenly, a knock on the door came from outside.

  "Please come in." Bai Cangdong put away the crystal plate and said.

  Mei Wanjian pushed open the door and walked in, placing a bottle on the table beside Bai Cangdong's bed.

  "This is a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao, which is very effective for external injuries."

  Bai Cangdong looked at Mei Wanjian with some surprise: "Don't you hate me for abandoning you and escaping on my own?"

  "Bai Ge said with a smile, in that situation, if it were me, I would also immediately rush out to seek help from the Silver Armor Knight, this is something everyone is very clear about." Mei Wan Jian said calmly.

  Bai Cangdong was slightly excited: "With Brother Mei's words, Bai Cangdong felt much more at ease."

  "Take good care of your injuries, after you recover we'll have another match, I don't believe I will lose to you again."

  Mei Wanjian's words instantly made Bai Cangdong's face turn black, originally he was kind enough to deliver medicine, but it turned out that he wanted him to recover quickly and duel with him again.

  Over the next two days, Chen Xifeng and Luo Ge both came to see Bai Cangdong, expressing that they understood that what Bai Cangdong did at the time was right and would not blame him for escaping alone, and that everyone would still be friends in the future.

  For some reason, the two were still as enthusiastic as before, but Bai Cangdong felt that there seemed to be something between them, and they didn't get along as freely as before.

  This time Bai Cangdong was really seriously injured. With the help of medicine, it took almost ten days to recover his health.

  Bai Cang Dong had just recovered, when a baron with some unknown title from the Earl's residence came to him with an order badge, saying it was the Earl's reward, and told him to go to the Kui Lun Society to serve as a martial arts instructor.

  It goes without saying that a martial arts instructor is a teacher who teaches martial skills, and the Blade Ron Society is a place where even the worst member is a baron. Martial arts instructors are generally viscounts, so it's quite an interesting reward to have Bai Cangdong, a mere baron, go there as a martial arts instructor.

  At night, when no one was around, Bai Cangdong lay on his bed staring blankly at the Martial Token in his hand. Whether it was the Earl's reward or a covert punishment, he could only accept it, unless he was willing to leave Kui City and go to another city.

  "Go if you must, I'm not just a martial artist, how could White Can't Dong be unable to bear it?" White Can't Dong slightly curled his lip, casually threw the token aside, hugged the quilt and fell fast asleep.

  "I thought you were going to run away." A charming voice that was a little sweet and had a hint of floral scent whispered in Bai Cangdong's ear, making him feel itchy.

  "It's you!" Bai Cangdong turned his face, almost bumping into the beautiful lips that were just inches away, and was so startled that he hastily retreated before finally seeing clearly the delicate and charming little face of Hong Lian.

  Madam Honglian was lounging lazily on the white jade bed, less than a foot away from White Aroma. She wore a white silk robe that barely covered her buttocks, completely failing to conceal those long and straight legs as white as flowers.

  "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you." Hong Lian's wife said with a hint of a smile, looking at Bai Cangdong.

  "Uh, madam, it's so late and you're not sleeping. You must have something very important to find me, right?" The evil fire in Bai Cangdong's heart was stirring, but he knew that the person in front of him was a beautiful poppy, and he didn't dare to make any rash moves.

  "Men, huh!" Lady Honglian gave him a white eye before continuing: "Do you know why everyone else who went to Liffen Island together is working in the Earl's mansion, but only you were assigned to the Kuren Society as a martial artist?"

  "Is it because I left them alone and went away?" asked Bai Cangdong calmly.

  "This is only part of the reason. In fact, at that time, under those circumstances, your actions were correct. Both the Silver Knight and Count knew this."

  "Since they all knew, why did they still make me go to Doran's guild as a martial artist?"

  "It's one thing to be clear, but mentally it's another matter. After all, you abandoned the Earl's most precious little princess and escaped alone, which is also a fact. Moreover, our little princess, Miss Shangfei, is very dissatisfied with you, so you can't stay in the Earl's mansion as an employee. So going to the Knife Lun Society, although it has a bit of punitive nature, but for you, it may not be a bad choice."

  "What's good about it?" Bai Cangdong asked in confusion.

  "The six martial artists of the Dalun Society, excluding you, are all viscounts. In fact, every martial artist is a viscount, so they enjoy the benefits of being a viscount as well. As soon as you join the Dalun Society, you can enjoy all the treatment that only a viscount can enjoy. Isn't this good enough?" Lady Honglian smiled and looked at Bai Cangdong.

  "That also requires a life to enjoy, let alone other warriors having opinions about me. Even ordinary members would find it difficult to tolerate a baron-level warrior." Bai Cangdong said with a bitter smile.

  "Do you still remember the promise you made to me? As long as you help me with things and let me be at ease, I'll take care of those troubles from the Knife Guild for you, so you can enjoy everything that only a viscount can."

  "I certainly remember, but the lady only told me to go and impersonate the Masked Baron to deceive someone and something, without telling me what person and thing I was supposed to deceive, nor did I know if I could succeed." Bai Cangdong had always been very curious about this matter.

  What the true identity of the Masked Baron was, no one knew better than Bai Cangdong. Not even he himself could have imagined that this identity would be used to deceive someone into doing something. However, Lady Honglian seemed to firmly believe that it would succeed, which left Bai Cangdong perplexed.

  "It's not time to tell you everything yet, before that, you still need to make some preparations, and then pretend to be the Masked Baron to deceive that person."

  "What preparations?"

  "Madam Honglian sneered: 'The Masked Baron is the one who shattered the Eternal Crystal and possesses the privilege of defying fate, you don't think you can impersonate him just like that, do you?'"

  "Hmm, what should I do then? Should I also smash an Eternal Crystal to get the Reversal of Fate privilege? Not to mention that I don't have such ability, even if I did, it would depend on my luck whether I could encounter a Non-Death Altar." Bai Cangdong almost forgot that he still had the Reversal of Fate privilege.

  "This is what I meant by needing some preparation." Madame Honglian sized up Bai Canghai with a sly smile.