Chapter 1731 - 639: Setting Out on the Escort

A few Escort masters led the young man to the outhouse.

They were worried that he might just make a quick escape from there.

Yang Xiaoyun’s gaze slowly retracted from the direction the young man left, and she glanced at Su Mo:

"This young man, his martial arts seem to be quite good."

"Lady, you have a sharp eye."

Su Mo habitually praised his own wife.

Yang Xiaoyun couldn’t help but pinch his arm:

"Be serious."

"I am being very serious."

Su Mo nodded earnestly.

It’s often said, a true master remains unseen, if seen he’s not a true master.

In Jianghu, identifying whether someone is a martial arts master is often quite troublesome.

Generally speaking, those with mediocre martial arts are often easily recognized at a glance.

Because such people don’t understand the deeper principles of martial arts, they only aim for precision in each move.

Over years of accumulation, the traces become evident.

Ordinary people tend to relax their posture, their steps are unsteady, making them easy to identify.

However, a martial artist stands firmly, appearing relaxed but actually tight inside, reacting immediately to any disturbance.

Such people find it extremely hard to conceal themselves.

Further up, those whose martial arts have reached a level of mastery can hide their capabilities at will.

Except for a very few traces, it’s almost impossible to detect them.

To discern whether such a person possesses martial arts requires a very keen eye.

This young man is about at this critical threshold.

Yang Xiaoyun being able to see his martial arts skill at a glance naturally proved her keen perception.

However, Su Mo’s so-called serious attitude was clearly unconvincing.

After being pinched hard by Yang Xiaoyun again, he caught her hand in his palm.

Listening to his beloved wife speak:

"This escort mission indeed has some strangeness.

"He hides his movements, appearing anxious yet actually calm.

"He might have big plans.

"So far, we still don’t know what he’s delivering... are we really going to accept it?"

"Let’s see first."

"Hmm."

As soon as this couple finished speaking, the group returned.

The young man, rubbing his stomach, was assisted into the main hall by two Escort masters.

He clasped his hands in respect:

"I apologize, I apologize."

"Don’t mention it."

Chen Dinghai gently waved his hand:

"Actually, it’s my subordinates who were a bit disorderly, please forgive us."

The young man glanced at the two Escort masters, quickly shook his head:

"Not at all, not at all."

Chen Dinghai smiled, gesturing with his arm:

"Please."

"Well... sitting is fine, let’s skip the tea."

The young man sighed with a wry smile:

"I really can’t drink any more."

Chen Dinghai was speechless for a moment, then changed the topic:

"Might I ask the Young Hero’s honorable name?"

"I’m just a humble scholar, really."

At this point, his face showed a bit of unease, and he said softly:

"My surname is Lu, with the single given name Ren, as in benevolence."

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun exchanged a glance hearing this, thinking to themselves that he didn’t even bother to come up with a fake name and just called himself Lu Ren.

"Ah, it’s Brother Lu."

Chen Dinghai smiled: "I heard Brother Lu has something valuable to escort, my gratitude in advance. However, I wonder, what specifically needs to be delivered and to where?"

"Did that young lady say so?"

Hearing this, Lu Ren chuckled:

"I saw that young lady earlier, claiming to be the Chief, so she must be the daughter of Master Chen?"

With this statement, Chen Dinghai’s face turned pale.

He instinctively was about to show anger, but calmed down with Su Mo’s voice in his ear, gently shaking his head:

"Brother Lu, please don’t make such assumptions, the young lady has her own background.

"It’s inconvenient for me to say much."

"Oh... I see."

Realizing his mistake, Lu Ren quickly apologized, saying with a wry smile:

"I didn’t dare speak frankly to such a young person before.

"But now that it’s in front of Chief Chen, I should not hold back.

"Frankly speaking, I do have something to deliver to Imperial Court Mountain, and it’s intended for the Tianjing Sect Master... Sikong Hua Ji!"

"Oh?"

Chen Dinghai pondered briefly:

"May I ask what exactly is to be delivered?"

"A token and a letter."

Lu Ren immediately took out a box from his breast pocket and placed it on the nearby table.

Chen Dinghai waited for a moment, seeing that the two Escort masters didn’t bring the item over, his face darkened slightly, casting a stealthy annoyed glare at them.

The few were baffled by the glare.

Not knowing where the change of mood came from.

As he pondered, Chen Dinghai murmured ’excuse me.’

With that, he flicked a sleeve, and a sudden force pulled the box towards him using Inner Strength.

Lu Ren’s reaction was quite interesting.

His whole body visibly shivered, shrinking back his neck, then looking at Chen Dinghai with astonishment on his face.

But soon his astonishment turned into reassurance.

He spoke softly:

"I didn’t expect Master Chen to have supreme martial arts, entrusting this matter to you, it seems I’ve found the right person."

As he spoke, a hint of a strange expression flashed in his eyes.

Looking up again at Chen Dinghai, that strange look silently turned to gravity.

Chen Dinghai then looked down at the wooden box and smiled slightly:

"Brother Lu, you flatter me."

Thinking to himself, the Chief is right behind the screen, how dare I claim supreme martial arts here?

Of course, this need not be said aloud.

He reached out and opened the wooden box.

Inside indeed laid a token neatly placed, with a letter beside it.