Chapter 100: Unrest Continues

Chu Feng had just returned home when Wang Jing, who was napping, noticed him. She immediately got up, came out with a smile on her face, and, full of expectation, asked, "How did it go?"

"The first impression was surprising, the process was full of ups and downs, the plot was intricate, and the ending was just passable," Chu Feng blurted out.

"Speak plain English!" Wang Jing glared at him.

Chu Feng seemed quite emotional as he said, "That girl was nice, very beautiful indeed, but our philosophies were a bit different. I imagine she'll remember me for the rest of her life."

Wang Jing looked suspicious. "You make it sound so creepy, 'remember you for the rest of her life'? Did you do something to her? I'm warning you, don't mess around!"

"No, how could I dare do anything to such a fresh and refined young lady? Anyway, the blind date mission is complete. I'm a bit hungry; I'll take a nap after I eat," Chu Feng said, running into the kitchen.

"You tell me clearly what happened! Are you satisfied with that girl? Didn't you eat out?" Wang Jing followed him, wanting to get to the bottom of it.

Chu Feng quickly finished his food and said, "Mom, don't worry about it. She's about to become a big star; she's going to be famous soon. We have a generation gap."

Feeling quite guilty, he gave a perfunctory reply, ran back to his room, closed the door, and wouldn't open it no matter how much she called, feigning sleep.

"What's going on? That young girl is going to be a star and looks down on my son? That's not right!" Wang Jing was somewhat displeased, feeling it was unfair to Chu Feng.

Besides, her son was a master among the awakened ones; he wasn't bad in this world.

"No, I need to ask my good sister if her niece has too high expectations and looks down on our Xiao Feng."

Inside the room, Chu Feng's ears were perked up. He heard everything clearly, quickly opened the door, and said, "Mom, don't get involved in this!"

Half an hour later, Wang Jing still made the call.

"What? Your niece isn't even talking to you after she got back? But our Chu Feng came back saying your niece is going to be a star and has somewhat high expectations."

"Ah, your niece said our Xiao Feng is a pervert? Impossible! Don't I know my own child? Absolutely impossible!"

"Why is Jiang Luoshen involved again? Are you saying he's going to be in the headlines with her? No, our Xiao Feng doesn't need this kind of publicity!"

"What? Not publicity? What's going on?!"

...

Chu Feng heard his mother talking to Xia Qianyu's aunt and knew he couldn't stay home for now. He quickly got up and decisively left.

"I'm going to Jade Void Palace to study Xingyi boxing."

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Wang Jing started contacting him. He didn't dare answer the first time, but then the second, third call... they came in like a barrage.

Chu Feng quickly answered, speaking first, "Mom, I'm telling you, I'm cultivating in a secret chamber at Jade Void Palace. You absolutely must not disturb me, or I'll suffer a cultivation deviation! Also, I won't be home for the next two days; I need to comprehend an ancient martial arts technique here!"

After speaking, he quickly hung up, put his communicator on silent, and didn't answer any more calls.

Wang Jing was initially startled, but quickly became furious. "Cultivation deviation"? She had long known that the so-called training of awakened ones was completely different from what was written in novels!

"You brat, I'll be waiting for you when you get home!"

***

In another location, Xia Qianyu was truly exasperated. That pervert had the nerve to tell his mother about "different philosophies" and that she was "going to be a star with high expectations"... It was practically killing her with anger!

"Luoshen, I'm telling you, that kid is too devious. He went home and played the victim first. Such a big incident happened today, yet he downplayed it, only saying a dozen words like 'intricate plot' and 'ups and downs'... He didn't mention any of the bad things he did! I'll tell you, their family lives at..."

"Luoshen, quickly find someone to investigate. Don't say anything, just give him a good beating first to let us vent our anger."

Xia Qianyu told Jiang Luoshen all the information she had learned from her aunt, but the address she gave was still their old one, unaware that Chu Feng's family had already moved.

The shadow in her heart was infinitely vast; she never wanted to go on another blind date in her life.

In the evening, on a street in Shuntian City.

"Evening paper! Get your paper! Breaking news! Goddess caught cheating, enjoying herself with someone!"

Passersby looked sideways. "What era is this? People still sell newspapers like this?"

"You wouldn't know, but Jiang Luoshen was on a date with a mysterious man! You won't find this explosive news anywhere else, only in this evening paper."

A commotion immediately broke out on the street.

Because Jiang Luoshen had always been free of negative publicity, yet today she was caught red-handed on a date?

"Only bits and pieces are online because they were quickly deleted without a trace. Only this evening paper, the only one nationwide, dares to report it!" the newspaper vendor shouted.

Clearly, this kind of promotion was effective, and many people gathered around.

"I wondered what evening paper it was. Turns out it's the 'Wangde Evening News'! When it was first published, it brazenly claimed to mean 'the king's evening news,' but now it's become nothing short of a 'virtueless evening news.' It's all entertainment gossip, relentlessly slandering various figures, utterly devoid of integrity."

"Yeah, I remember last time they slandered Jiang Luoshen, publishing three consecutive reports titled 'The Three Days and Two Nights Jiang Luoshen and Ox God King Had to Talk About'."

"Right, and this time they're slandering Jiang Luoshen again, with a headline like 'Jiang Luoshen and Ox God King's Rekindled Romance,' claiming the mysterious man is the Ox God King. So shameless!"

...

Everyone looked on with contempt.

Even the newspaper vendor looked sheepish; he knew that this paper was full of baseless speculation, fabricating stories and reporting all sorts of nonsense.

"I remember last time, the Wangde Evening News even wanted to report on the untold past between the White Snake of Mount Taihang and the Old Ape of Mount Song, but it alarmed the authorities and almost got them shut down."

"Let's go, let's go. No need to believe a shameless newspaper like this."

Inside the headquarters of the Wangde Evening News, the editor-in-chief felt like spitting blood. He had finally landed a big scoop, and no one believed it!

Of course, not everyone disbelieved it, as some people on the internet had indeed posted photos, which, although deleted, had been saved and circulated privately.

"Oh my god, it really is Jiang Luoshen! Who's that scumbag? I want to kill him!"

***

Zhou Yitian laughed incessantly. He had already downloaded and immediately saved the photos circulating online.

"When my groundbreaking drama comes out, this will be one of my killer moves. It's bound to become a sensational big news story then. For now, let them suppress it. I'll drop the bombshell later, haha..."

Afterwards, he contacted Clairvoyant and All-Ears to confirm the situation with them.

"Director, you called me? Oh, right, that's true, I was there!" All-Ears Ouyang Qing became excited when he mentioned it, and finally added, "I even personally captured an amazing photo of our boss apprehending Jiang Luoshen! It's one of a kind. If I were to send it out, it would surely cause a magnitude 12 earthquake, but I wouldn't dare; I'm afraid our boss would kill me."

"Give me the photo. Remember, you absolutely cannot release it yourself; you have to wait for the right moment," Zhou Yitian communicated with All-Ears. After seeing the photo, he was so excited he nearly fainted.

Counting carefully, he now had several killer moves in hand. Releasing one wave would be a tsunami; releasing several waves would definitely cause an uproar.

"Vajra riding a pig, goddess dating the Ox King..." He was slowly putting together his plan, pondering it carefully.

***

Jiang Luoshen had a headache. She knew that although the leaked images had been deleted immediately and she had communicated with the uploader, there would certainly be more trouble in the future.

At the same time, she truly wished she could blow up the Wangde Evening News. It was bad enough they reported her dating a mysterious man, but to write "cheating" was simply outrageous.

However, the evening paper had long lost its credibility, so few people believed it, and its impact was minimal.

"Chu Feng, male, height 179 cm, unmarried, born in Qingyang Town at the foot of Mount Taihang..."

Bodhi Gene was highly efficient, sending Jiang Luoshen some basic information about Chu Feng immediately.

"Oh, he just graduated from university. That's a good school; I remember Lin Nuoyi also graduated from there," Jiang Luoshen said, slowly flipping through the documents.

At Jade Void Palace, Chu Feng stayed for a long time, not returning home at night, intending to spend the night there.

He firmly memorized the boxing scripture. Comparing it with Chen Hai's boxing manual, he found that there wasn't much discrepancy between the two, except that Chen Hai's version didn't contain any of the Twelve Forms of Xingyi.

That was a closely guarded secret!

Chen Hai knew some, though it was unclear if it was true lineage. He had once used Dragon Form, Tiger Form, and Bear Form, but unfortunately, he didn't possess any related ancient texts.

The secret manual at Jade Void Palace contained records of Snake Form, Bear Form, and Eagle Form, which Chu Feng imprinted in his mind.

He repeatedly practiced boxing here, quickly getting the hang of it, moving powerfully with swift strikes, even creating thunderous sounds. In the end, he even let out an eagle's cry once!

He had almost perfectly executed the Eagle Form!

It's important to know that while the Twelve Forms of Xingyi look simple, few truly master them. Some old boxing masters spend their entire lives diligently studying and are considered good if they comprehend one or two forms.

Some have said that even one form is enough to benefit one for a lifetime.

If all twelve forms could be mastered, one would achieve immense power.

Especially in the current era, with mutant fruits and pollen that can promote physical evolution, it is undoubtedly the greatest opportunity for martial artists.

Perhaps, someone could master all twelve forms of Xingyi and push them to their highest potential.

Chu Feng had the Great Strength Ox Demon Fist, giving him confidence. While he would be thrilled to obtain the Twelve Forms of Xingyi, he wouldn't be overly disappointed if he couldn't.

Early in the morning, the old man Lu Tong personally came to find Chu Feng, his face extremely grim.

"What happened?" Chu Feng asked.

"Go wash up and eat breakfast first. We'll talk when everyone else arrives."

Eventually, Ye Qingrou, Chen Luoyan, Du Huaijin, and Ouyang Qing all arrived, completing Chu Feng's team.

These few were puzzled. Early in the morning, the old man had a gloomy face and summoned them as if someone owed him a million yuan.

This was completely unlike his usual smiling demeanor.

"Something big has happened!"

The old man said, sitting down in the conference room and projecting several photos onto the big screen, immediately shocking everyone present.

The Azure Wolf King!

It wasn't dead; it had appeared again!

In the first photo, the area was barren, scorched. A giant wolf head was struggling to emerge from underground, its fur shedding, skull cracked, and fangs broken.

But it was indeed still alive, struggling out from underground.

"How is that possible? Wasn't it killed?"

"Latest news, it is indeed not dead!" the old man Lu Tong said in a deep voice. This was absolutely terrible news.

"The only fortunate thing is that it's severely injured, its strength has significantly declined, and it won't escape this time!" Lu Tong told them, showing them the subsequent photos.

All of them were astonished, deeply impressed by the wolf king's tenacious vitality.

Behind the massive wolf head, only a small portion of its body remained connected. A pair of forelegs were still there, but its claws and other parts were gone, a bloody mess.

Its lower torso had disappeared!

Even so, it was still alive.

There were even clearer photos later: one of its eyes was blind, leaving only a single eye, and a small part of its skull had melted away.

"Its peak is gone. Sending awakened ones can kill it. Jade Void Palace has decided to bring its head back to deter the world and serve as a warning!" the old man Lu Tong stated solemnly.

If the Azure Wolf King's head could be severed and brought to Shuntian for public display, it would certainly have a tremendous deterrent effect.

"No matter what, it's still a king-level creature. Ordinary awakened ones would only be sending themselves to their deaths," Clairvoyant Du Huaijin said.

When it came to such a matter of life and death, he dared not joke around anymore; he took it very seriously, not wanting to die in vain.

"It was the weakest of the beast kings, barely reaching that realm. Now, with such severe injuries, its strength is estimated to be less than three percent of its original," Lu Tong introduced.

"Even so, it's still very dangerous. One-thirtieth of a beast king's strength is still terrifying. Do you think thirty of us could defeat a full-strength beast king?" All-Ears Ouyang Qing said.

"He can!" Lu Tong pointed at Chu Feng.

Then he added, "This is a great opportunity! As long as you dare to go, you can have a portion of the king's blood from the Azure Wolf!"

This shocked Chen Luoyan, and divine light gleamed in Ye Qingrou's beautiful eyes. The conditions were very tempting.

"Are you still not tempted? The Azure Wolf King's blood is priceless; countless people want to get their hands on it. All nations want to study it because it's inferred that it can mostly promote biological evolution."

Furthermore, Lu Tong informed them that several teams close to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau had already gone there, vowing to sever the Azure Wolf's head.

"It entered the primordial mountains. The army is not suitable for deep penetration; communication signals are unstable, or even nonexistent, inside," Lu Tong said.

"Boss, let's go! Let's risk it! Getting the king's blood can lead to evolution!" Du Huaijin couldn't stay calm.

Ye Qingrou also nodded. Although sexy and charming, she was very bold at critical moments and wanted to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to kill the wolf king.

"When can we enter the Imperial Sacrifice Grounds?" Chen Luoyan asked.

"Your strength isn't sufficient yet. You can't climb up, and rushing in recklessly would only lead to a needless death. There's more than one beast king there!" Lu Tong warned.

"Alright, then we'll go to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau first!" Chen Luoyan also agreed. He wanted to become stronger and wouldn't miss any opportunity.

"I want to ask, if we can't complete the mission, there won't be any consequences, right?" Chu Feng asked.

"No, there won't be any punishment," Lu Tong nodded.

"Okay, we can give it a try!" Chu Feng smiled.

Time was tight. On the same day, they departed, taking a large aircraft from north to south.