Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 17: Let's Make Friends

Hundreds of miles away, a golden light suddenly shone, and the next instant, Zhao Zhen's figure appeared.

"Over the years, I have continuously improved the way of circulating Qi in the Golden Escape Flowing Light, which has greatly reduced the consumption of true Qi when activating the Golden Escape Flowing Light. In addition, my life cultivation has also increased day by day, so using the Golden Escape Flowing Light only consumes less than one-tenth of my true Qi."

After standing still for a while and thinking about what improvements could be made to the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique, Zhao Zhen immediately headed in the opposite direction from the location of Yinghe Tower.

Hundreds of miles is a long distance, but it's not much to a superhuman. If they stay too long, who knows if someone like Wen Liangong, who is skilled in tracking, will come after them?

As a precaution, it is safest to avoid staying in one place for too long.

Several days later, Jiangxin Town.

When Zhao Zhen slowly opened his eyes from the bed in the inn, the sun was already high in the sky outside the window.

Reaching out to touch the Golden Light Talisman of the Earth that he had replenished with materials he had gathered over the past two days, Zhao Zhen finally felt a sense of security again.

After Yuan Jingui's outburst at Yinghelou last time, his long-hidden master's lineage was finally going to be exposed.

As for why Zhao Zhen traveled around for so many years without ever being exposed, the reason is actually quite simple.

Not everyone has the keen insight of the Great Ying Immortal Zuo Ruotong. Moreover, Zhao Zhen rarely used the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique in public afterward, and mostly competed with others using pure life-or-death methods.

It should be noted that, relying solely on his life cultivation, Zhao Zhen was able to fight on par with Lu Jin, who had activated the third level of Reverse Life, for a considerable period of time.

Moreover, even if a respected senior from a sect saw through it, Zhao Zhen was not from Quanxing, and given their status, they naturally wouldn't go around spreading rumors.

In short, through a series of coincidences, Zhao Zhen enjoyed a period of peace during those five years.

But things will be different after that. The appearance of Wugensheng, the leader of the Quanxing Sect, at Yinghelou will inevitably cause a sensation throughout the entire world of supernatural beings.

After all, the Quanxing sect, these lawless bunch, haven't had a so-called leader for a long time.

Unfortunately, Zhao Zhen happened to be there as well, and the news spread throughout the entire world of supernatural beings in a very short time.

So, thanks to Wugensheng's "fame," Zhao Zhen has gained considerable "fame" this time.

"Sigh, what a hassle. I was just planning to go north to attend the Lu family's birthday banquet, but who would have thought that I would run into such a thing just by passing by Yinghelou?"

"I tricked Wugensheng earlier. If Wugensheng really holds a grudge against me, will I still be able to attend the Lu family's birthday banquet?"

Zhao Zhen sat on the bed and pondered for a moment before finally deciding to continue attending the Lu family's birthday banquet as originally planned.

Firstly, Lu Jin had personally invited him to the birthday banquet, and he couldn't easily go back on his word.

Although he had traveled extensively over the years, he had maintained correspondence with Lu Jin. The invitation to the Lu family's birthday banquet was sent by Lu Jin through a letter.

As for his identity, since Lu Jin doesn't care, why should he care?
Secondly, Zhao Zhen also wanted to take this opportunity to meet the future "one person"—Zhang Zhiwei.

As for why we didn't go directly to Longhu Mountain, the answer is simply—we dared not.

After all, his status as a disciple of the Golden Light Master is still there. Judging from the comics, it seems that the current Heavenly Master Zhang Jingqing has a big grudge against his old man.

Moreover, he had always had to spar with other people whenever he went to a sect. If he really went to the Celestial Master's Mansion, even if the current Celestial Master wouldn't do anything to him, wouldn't he be furious if he sent Zhang Zhiwei to spar with him?

The current master might be too proud to bother with someone as junior as himself due to his status. But Zhao Zhen had every reason to suspect that Zhang Zhiwei in his youth would have been anything but polite to his master, and might even have secretly increased his "intensity."

What will I do when that time comes?
beat?
Don't be ridiculous. A tough guy who can knock Lu Jin unconscious with one slap can easily beat him with just one slap.

A contest where the two are evenly matched or of similar skill level can indeed be very beneficial. But if you know that the two are not on the same level, then it is not a friendly competition, but simply asking for trouble!
What's the point of knocking someone unconscious with a slap? You might wonder to yourself, "Wow, this person has a really strong hand."
If anyone thinks it's an honor to be slapped unconscious by Zhang Zhiwei, then they've truly got half the money and half the wealth...

As for why Zhao Zhen didn't follow Zhang Zhiwei's example and make a more "deep" impression on Lu Jin during their last encounter, do you think Zhao Zhen didn't want to? He simply couldn't!

Shaking the upper dantian sounds easy, but to shake Lu Jin's upper dantian without harming him, and to shake him only to the point where he can no longer maintain the Reverse Life Triple Realm, is far more difficult than ordinary people can imagine.

Only an absolute, overwhelming power, like an adult beating a baby, could possibly accomplish this.

Clearly, Zhao Zhen, who was evenly matched with Lu Jin, had no chance of doing so.

The only remaining option was to run away, and Zhao Zhen, who had mastered the Golden Escape Technique, was quite confident in this regard.

If he really wanted to run away, even if Zhang Zhiwei ran until his legs broke, he wouldn't be able to touch a single strand of his clothes.

So here's the question: if you knew that the only option when facing Zhang Zhiwei was to run away, then why did you go to the Celestial Master's Mansion in the first place and invite trouble?

So the most interesting thing about "fishing" is watching streamers blast others while watching live streams. But once you're the one being "fished," it's a completely different feeling.

This Lu family birthday banquet is a great opportunity. Given the Lu family's reputation in the world of supernatural beings, many people will surely go to the Lu family to celebrate the old master's birthday. Zhao Zhen has no reason not to attend such a lively event.

What's more, you can witness Lu Jin being "fished" by Zhang Zhiwei with your own eyes, so why not?
"Go! Let's bet that Wugensheng won't dare to show his face at this gathering of so many big shots!"

With this thought in mind, Zhao Zhen immediately packed his luggage, left the inn, and continued walking towards the Lu family's residence.

Shortly after Zhao Zhen left the inn, two men walked into the inn together.

"Xiao Gu, are you sure that kid went this way?"

"Yes, based on the answer I got from the inner vision, this direction should be correct."

"Judging by this direction, that kid is probably heading to the Lu family's birthday banquet."

"Sect Leader, it's true that this kid tricked you at Yinghe Tower before, but you don't need to be so petty about it, do you?"

Besides, even if he is a disciple of the Master, he is not a member of the Quanxing Sect. Under those circumstances, there was no reason for him to help you.

"Xiao Gu, do you really think I'm that petty?"

"It really is."

"...Don't worry, I'm not going there to get revenge on that kid."

"Then what exactly were you trying to achieve by dragging me along these mountain roads for several days straight, overnight...?"

"Haha, of course I just want to make friends with that kid!"

(End of this chapter)