Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 287: Companion to heaven mountain

And then to their shock, they see a young man, sitting cross legged, in that tent.

His aura is outwardly coming out from his body, a red aura that swirled around his entire body.

Around him dead eaves and stones gravitates towards him, and even one of the large boulder near the tent is rising about two meter from the ground, showing whoever this young man is, he has massive internal energy to make thing rise and fall, just by using his internal energy. 

The dead leaves around the energy swirl and sway as they form a floating circle circling around the young man body.

'An expert' Wang Liao Ming muttered

'Expert? This young man?' 

'Ssh... Don't let him hear you. Appearance can be deceiving. It is clear to me that this young man is an expert in martial arts. My teacher Iron Body Lion once said to me that the pinnacle of internal energy manipulation is air manipulation. After all, in story of legends didn't Levitia fly when he fought dragon. He uses the manipulation of internal energy around him to pressure the wind and the energy around him to fly around in the air. And for this young man to achieve power that enables him to manipulate the air around him of course he is an expert.'

Liao Ming has no scuffle to admit that this young man is an expert. josei

Even though clearly he is older than that young man, he knows he has to show respect to the young man. After all power is the true rule of the martial art world.

Yanghua nodded again. 

'So is he the one who attack us?' 

'No' he shook his head

'He must have unconsciously attack us when he is training. We were unlucky enough to be around the area when we are assaulted by his technique. He must be practicing a high level technique to expense such amount of internal energy.'

'Should we approach him?' 

'Let us approach him when he is done. We don't want this expert to misunderstand our intention.' 

So they sit in around the bushes marveling the young man, looking at him with admiration and envy. 

After all the young man is clearly superior than them in the matter of internal energy. For Hours they waited. Slowly the area around the tent is calming itself down. 

The huge boulder slowly coming down and the leaves and the small stone also began coming down slowly. It seems his training is at an end. The storm has ended.

Then the young man opens his eye and there is a smile on the corner of his mouth, clearly satisfied with the gains of his meditation session. 

'I have understood a little about the use of Imposing Presence' the young man said to himself, happy and excited, not yet sensing the two man.

Then suddenly, his face expression changed, his hand grips his word, like realizing he is being watched, he quickly said 

'Who's there? Show yourself!'

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Arial notices someone the moment he ended his meditation and he shouted over.

Then before he could do any drastic moves, a voice sounded out from the large tall bushes 

'Forgive us, young hero' there are two silhouettes coming out from the bushes and revealed themselves to him.

Arial calm down a bit. The man quickly spoke to Arial.

'We didn't mean to disturb your training so we wait for you to finish. My name is Wang Liao Ming and this is my Junior Disciple Brother Chen Yanghua. We make camp not far from here and notices you.' 

He said humbly. 

Liao Ming knows he is older than this young man but he also knows that this mysterious young man is clearly more powerful than him and he does not want to offend him. 

He had enough enemies. And Arial could sense that these two people did not mean any harm to him so he nodded. Then Liao Ming ask

'May I know your venerable name, expert?' 

'Why do you want to know?' Arial reply harshly

'Did we offend you?' Liao Ming said, looking at Arial annoyed face.

'Yes' 

He said. And from his body the Imposing Presence internal energy rushed to swirl around these two people and for a moment all they feel is powerful pressure coming down upon them like the sky is pushing them down.

If not for their strong bones and their own internal energy not lacking, they might have fainted under such pressure.

'For..gi..ve us then.' He said stuttering. He felt if this young expert is angry, then maybe they will not leave this area without their lives. 

'Then we will take our leave' Liao Ming said, knowing this is the only thing he can do. 

He decided to leave so that the expert might cool down his heart and quickly he grab Yanghua sleeve to make him leave with him. 

Yanghua sense Liao Ming nervousness and Yanghua himself feel that to remain longer here, might prove deadly to them. 

They are eager to leave the area.

'Wait' 

Arial could see that these two men is martial artist, the people of the martial art world. Both of those men, frozen, hearing the word wait coming out from Arial mouth. 

They fear the worse and they look slowly toward Arial, with cautiousness and vigilance.

Arial quickly calm himself down, concealing his Imposing Presence and the wind that swirl around Chen Yanghua and Wang Liao Ming died down and both of them could breathe a little bit easier.

Liao Ming look toward Arial face and Arial tries as best as he could to show an amiable appearance.

'Yes?' Liao Ming asks, now confident that the expert has calmed himself down since he no longer could sense that malevolent energy and seeing the face expression of the mysterious expert, it didn't seem like the face of an angry man.

Arial then said

'My name is Arial. Forgive me for my rudeness but rarely one watches me when I am training so you could understand my cautiousness. I assure you that a few moments ago, it was an accidental release of my energy and was not an intended provocation on my part' 

Arial quickly changes his attitude. Liao Ming heaved a sigh of relief and nodded

'Yes, of course. Do not mind it' and sensing the shift in the atmosphere, Yanghua and Liao Ming stop trying to leave the area. 

Then suddenly it struck Liao Ming. 

The name sound familiar to him and then as realization dawned on him, he widened his eyes in surprise and pointed his trembling finger toward Arial and spurted out the words that came into his mind

'Arial? Arial the Dragon!'

'Oh' Arial said amused 

'You know me?' Liao Ming nodded excitedly and he said with passion.

'Of course! Of course! Your conflict with the Western Serpent at Linzi Temple is famous in the martial art world.' 

Arial was a little startled at this news and ask

'Oh, how did they know it was me? I didn't tell them my name at that time.��� Liao Ming chuckles a bit and then he said

'At that time, of course they didn't know who you are but some information broker hired by some school finally found who you are after they decided to investigate you.' 

'School of martial arts investigated me? Why go to such lengths?' Arial ask. Liao Ming smiles and then he said

'There are many sects of martial arts and martial arts school that wanted to recruit you but when they heard you are a ruler of a large region with tens of thousands of army, these schools give up. After all, they would not dare order a noble to heed their orders would they?'

'HAHAHA, is that so' Arial laughed. He did wonder why some people spoke of him in the martial arts world so this is how his name spread out in the martial arts world. 

Yanghua and Liao Ming also laugh. They were just talking about him and right after talking about him, they met him. 

The rumors about the Dragon is true. After all, they did just experience a simple taste of Lord Arial internal energy power. 

Like in the rumors, Arial the Dragon really is talented in internal energy matters. He must have gained some insight while staying at Linzi Temple thus elevating him to a new level of internal energy manipulation.

'Are both of you going to the Martial Art Meet?' Arial suddenly ask.

'Yes' Liao Ming reply excitedly. 

Liao Ming could see that Arial the Dragon anger has dissipated and he seems clearly engaged speaking with him.

'Please sit Liao Ming, Chen Yanghua.'

'We will be honored to.'

'No, the honor is mine' 

So both of them sit while Arial give them a flasks of wine from his leather bag. 

'To think I could meet someone who has the same destination as me.' Arial said, clearly happy that these two people is also going to the Martial Art Meet 

'If you don't mind me saying this, Lord Arial will you let both of us accompany you?' Arial grinned and nodded

Liao Ming wanted to follow Arial because there is safety in numbers and as they both are following forest path, mostly there is some risk in encountering a bandit

Arial is also happy that Liao Ming ask this of him. Of course this is his intention. After all, he needed someone from the martial art world to show him the way. 

Truthfully he knows where the Desert is. 

But what he didn't know is where the Heaven Mountain, the place of the Meet is.

But that is not the only reason he wanted to follow these two. 

With these two as his guide, he can learn the way of life of the martial art world if both of these men follow him.

'Of course,' Arial said 

'The more the merrier.' He added

So both of those men brought their camp supplies to Arial area and they talk to each other that night telling Arial of the news around the martial art world. 

They told him the story of Liao Bao marrying the Chu Princess and his battle with the disciple of Western Serpent. 

Arial almost choked on his wine when he heard the story. Liao Bao is marrying the Chu Princess? 

He then keeps on listening as the duo told the story of how the Western Serpent went to Northern Badger to seek redress on the wrong committed on her disciple. 

It seems in that battle between Northern Badger and Western Serpent, the Western Serpent was beaten badly by the Northern Badger and got her injury as she retreated back.

The duo told him of many more stories of the martial arts world, of the differences between schools and sects, the feud and alliances between the sects of martial arts world and some idle gossip of the martial arts world

Arial also found out that Liao Bao, is quite prominent in the martial arts world.

Arial did not know that Liao Bao is well known in the martial art world. People called him the Thunder Step Liao Bao, disciple of Northern Badger.

'Heh, I didn't know he is famous in the martial art world circle' Arial mused. They told their stories and Arial listened and when night came they decided someone should stay up and guard each other in rotation system

That morning after everyone was refreshed, resting adequately, they continued their journey.

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