Stuck in a Chinese novel

Chapter 120: Ju Bai Lu (1)

"I'm very thankful you came all the way here, senior brother." Liu Yu politely said as she handed a teacup to a gentle-looking man. The man, named Ju Bai Lu smiled and said, "When you said it was an important matter, I had to drop everything and come to see what it is that could bug one of the greatest disciples of our sect."

"That would be my fiancée, senior brother." Liu Yu replied, annoyance flashing in her eyes that she didn't bother to hide.

"Your fiancée? You mean that 'End of Ruans'?" Ju Bai Lu was curious as to what that waste could trouble Liu Yu with.

"That's a terrible name, senior brother." Liu Yu didn't shy away from stating her opinion.

"Hey, I'm not the only one who came up with that." Ju Bai Lu replied, slightly offended that his naming sense was being judged.

"…Right. The problem I have with him is simple, he is problematic to me by simply living." Liu Yu chose to let go of the naming matter and got to the main point. Since everyone was aware of the situation, she didn't need to elaborate for Ju Bai Lu.

"I see." Ju Bai Lu simply replied as he added, "It is quite indeed a problem. Not to mention that ever since Sun Ruan's advancement, some of the elders are being neglected."

"It isn't only a matter of that, senior brother." Liu Yu added, "Since his main blockage to advancement is removed, Sun Ruan is steadily advancing and it won't be long before he reaches the peak of the Qi master realm. Then, whether Wei Jun lives or not won't matter. Our position along with many others would be in jeopardy."

Although Liu Yu made it seem like the problem of the sect, in reality, she didn't care. She just wanted Wei Jun gone so she could spread her wings without being tied down. Although she knew that if not Wei Jun, then it would be someone else. She would eventually be used for her master's greed to advance in rankings.

Which was why she needed more time. Time to make it so that she could accumulate enough power to deal with any trouble, even her master.

"So I just have to kill him?" Ju Bai Lu asked.

"Yes, senior brother." Liu Yu replied.

"What of any dangers?" Ju Bai Lu, being ever so cautious, didn't forget any other circumstance that could be disadvantageous to him.

"Lao Chen, his butler but that would depend on whether he would be with him or not. Otherwise, my fiancée himself is only at the Qi gathering realm. Given how long it has been since he started, even with quality elixirs provided by Sun Ruan, it would be at most the initial stage of the Qi gathering realm." Liu Yu gave her opinion on the matter.

"I see. You are right, that's what I think as well." Ju Bai Lu said before he asked, "And if I remember correctly, you also contacted some inner disciples, right?"

Liu Yu nodded as she said, "I couldn't risk any variables."

"That's good." Ju Bai Lu agreed. He was confident in killing Wei Jun but he was still a cautious person by nature.

"Well the, I think I should prepare. Although I doubt I would need that much for this pipsqueak." Ju Bai Lu said confidently as he stood up and prepared to leave to make preparations.

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He had to retract his statement very soon though because his encounter with Wei Jun was anything but what he had expected it to be. That one punch that neutralized one of his arms was proof enough that he wasn't dealing with some nobody waste.

Not only that, but the peculiar abilities Wei Jun had showed. His strength and speed were as strong as him, even stronger than him. Of course, that was before his Qi was applied but even when it was, it was still somewhat an equal match with Ju Bai Lu in lead in regards to damage.

If he was better than Wei Jun, it was only in one aspect and that was his amount of Qi. As for the quality of Qi, even though his rank in cultivation was higher, and his Qi was more stable, it was still a far cry compared to the potent and scorching hot Qi of Wei Jun that even turned his own Qi armament hot red.

Not to mention the ability to discharge Qi. Even he could just coat his fists in Qi, he was a far cry from emitting Qi out of his body however, Wei Jun had ignored that very principle and discharged Qi, something that wasn't possible for a cultivator of his rank and it didn't make any sense in the least.

But, the advantage of more Qi was more than anyone could have expected. It was obvious that Wei Jun soon ran out of Qi and Ju Bai Lu, even with his increase in consumption of Qi, was still on the way to a win.

However, that changed soon enough as well. Ju Bai Lu wasn't prepared and delivered a half-baked kick that didn't kill Wei Jun. It did severely injure him though, the kind of injuries that even elixirs would have a hard time healing.

However, the man stood in front of him as all the wounds on his body disappeared. Not only that, Ju Bai Lu could feel the heat enveloping him as 'Qi armament' was activated for Wei Jun again. That meant his Qi had been replenished but that was another impossible thing since Qi could not be replenished so quickly.

The complete depletion of Qi took at least an hour to just fill it by ten to twenty percent and if they had a good technique, then forty percent at most. No technique in the world could replenish Qi in a matter of seconds.

"Fu*k. I'm loving this." Wei Jun said, a sentence that was accompanied by a smile. Although the smile seemed charming, it was the most sinister smile to exist. The smile of a maniac, that even made Ju Bai Lu a bit apprehensive.

Ju Bai Lu couldn't help but take a step back as he activated his Qi circulation to the fullest to replenish any little bit of Qi he could.

Meanwhile, he engaged in a conversation with Wei Jun, "How did you do that? Did Sun Ruan get you a magical elixir? No, that's not possible. Even heaven-grade elixirs aren't capable of replenishing Qi. You must be using some forbidden treasure. So you're a heretic."

Ju Bai Lu asked on his own and then drew several conclusions on his own. He thought that Wei Jun might say something in his defense or that the mention of such things might make Wei Jun a little bit hesitant.

He thought wrong. Wei Jun simply widened his smile and said, "So what if I am?"

Before Ju Bai Lu could get into the moral matters of that statement, Wei Jun jumped at him and once again their fists collided.

The shockwave this time was stronger and the floor caved in, dropping both of the figures down one floor. Wei Jun didn't stop and shot the rubble away with his hands before delivering a spinning kick that Ju Bai Lu was forced to stop with his functioning and damaged forearms.

Obviously, it hit him hard and the pain traveled through his entire being, making him wince in pain but he was able to calm himself down. He let the momentum of the kick tilt him a bit so as to dissipate it and throw Wei Jun off balance as well.

It didn't work. Wei Jun swiftly retracted his kick and a punch followed as soon as he turned around. Ju Bai Lu didn't dare block it because he could feel the heat of the fist coming at him and sidestepped to dodge it.

Wei Jun chuckled before he jumped back, picked up a desk, and threw it at Ju Bai Lu. Ju Bai Lu guarded his head with his arm, shattering the desk on contact but just behind that desk was another piercing kick from Wei Jun that was aimed straight at the damaged forearm of Ju Bai Lu.

The contact this time outright shattered the forearm even though it was shrouded in the protection of Qi armament. Even in the midst of the pain, Ju Bai Lu clearly saw what had caused that.

Wei Jun had been clearly holding back on the amount of Qi he could discharge. It was true as well as Wei Jun kept the maximum amount of Qi discharge at 3 but this time, he jumped it up to five and made it so that it was like a piercing needle just like a spear piercing instead of spread out like a hammer strike.

Immediately after this exchange, Ju Bai Lu hurriedly stepped back because in just a minute, he had lost an arm and his Qi was down by half. Whereas, Wei Jun not only seemed kicking and well, his Qi was also a serious matter he needed to worry about.