Chapter 779: Chapter 779

"Mr. Fang, we won’t be able to make it back to Zhao Family Village today, so why don’t we stay in this mountain cave for the night and set off early tomorrow morning?"

After parting with Hattori Yumi and the others, Fang Bai and Zhao Guoqiang walked out for over a dozen miles. As the sky darkened, they came across a cave by the mountain path, and Zhao Guoqiang sought Fang Bai’s opinion.

"Okay, I’ll follow your lead!"

Fang Bai smiled and nodded, saying, "You set up the tent in the cave, I’m going to walk around nearby!"

Zhao Guoqiang didn’t think much of it, complied, and entered the cave by the roadside. He opened his backpack, took out a flashlight, and with the help of the light, started setting up the tent.

Fang Bai watched Zhao Guoqiang enter the cave, then turned and glanced at a patch of forest not far behind, a cold smirk forming on his lips.

He walked slowly towards the forest, and as he neared it, his movement technique suddenly accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared beside a thick-trunked tree within the woods.

Behind that tree stood a dark-skinned, compact man; it was Kato Noh, the Japanese martial artist sent by Hattori Yumi to kill Fang Bai and Zhao Guoqiang.

Kato Noh had been tracking Fang Bai and Zhao Guoqiang, waiting for an opportunity to strike, thinking he was undetected, but little did he know, all his movements had been monitored by Fang Bai’s Divine Sense all along.

Seeing that Fang Bai and Zhao Guoqiang were preparing to spend the night in the cave, Kato Noh thought it would be a perfect opportunity to make his move. However, before he could show himself, Fang Bai appeared beside him like a ghostly specter.

Surprised by Fang Bai’s sudden appearance beside him, with a mocking smile on his lips, Kato Noh gasped sharply.

But Kato Noh was after all an Earth Level Martial Artist, and a vicious one at that. Although startled, he didn’t lose his composure. Once he recovered, he immediately launched an attack on Fang Bai.

With a loud roar, he threw a straight punch, fiercely aiming for Fang Bai’s chest.

The strength behind his punch was enough to shatter a boulder, and he thought Fang Bai couldn’t possibly escape death, but when his fist landed on Fang Bai’s body, it felt as if he was hitting a steel figure.

A light snap sounded as Kato Noh’s right fist struck, immediately followed by a force several times more powerful than his punch reverberating up his arm. The force traveled from the fist up his entire right arm, and actually shattered the bones in his forearm on the spot.

Kato Noh screamed in pain. Only then did he realize the person standing before him was not an ordinary individual, but a martial artist far more powerful than himself.

Kato Noh failed in his first strike and attempted to escape, but would Fang Bai give him such an opportunity?

Fang Bai softly shouted, his right index finger swiftly pressing at the center of Kato Noh’s chest.

Kato Noh felt a stifling sensation in his chest and a surge of blood and energy. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his body slowly collapsed to the ground, fainting.

Looking at the unconscious Kato Noh on the ground, Fang Bai’s brows furrowed slightly. Although he didn’t understand Japanese, he knew that Hattori Yumi and other Japanese martial artists had gone to Longfei Mountain in search of something, and whatever they were looking for must be extremely precious.

Standing in place, deep in thought for a moment, Fang Bai took out his phone and contacted Long Jingtian, who was far away in Yanjing. He relayed to him the matter regarding Hattori Yumi and the Japanese martial artists, accentuating the likelihood that Hattori Yumi and her companions might be from the Hattori Clan of Japan.

"The Hattori Clan is an ancient martial arts family in Japan that has been around for a thousand years. They wield enormous power in Japan and are the founders of the globally renowned ’Kyokushinkai’. Hmm... from what you’ve said, the purpose of these Japanese martial artists coming to Huaxia seems to be no simple matter!"

As soon as Fang Bai finished speaking, Long Jingtian immediately said, "In that case, Brother Fang, tell me your exact location, and I will have Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan rush to your side overnight. Long Shisan is fluent in Japanese, and he might be able to help you figure out the true purpose of these Japanese martial artists coming to Huaxia!"

"Then I shall wait in Zhao Family Village for Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan!"

"Good, they will definitely arrive before dawn!"

Fang Bai casually sealed Kato Noh’s acupoints, ensuring he wouldn’t wake up before dawn, then returned to the cave. He sat cross-legged inside a tent that Zhao Guoqiang had set up and quietly regulated his breathing.

At around five in the morning, Zhao Guoqiang woke up from his sleep and continued traveling with Fang Bai.

"Guoqiang, I’ll take you with me!"

The two hadn’t gone far when Fang Bai looked at the sky and estimated that Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan should have already arrived at Zhao Family Village. Feeling a bit eager, he grabbed Zhao Guoqiang’s arm and swept him along at a soaring speed.

Zhao Guoqiang only felt a rush of wind by his ear and saw the scenery swiftly receding at his side. Astonished, he looked down to see Fang Bai’s feet lightly touching the snowy ground like a dragonfly skimming water. With each touch, he shot forward several meters at an impressive speed, leaving almost no footprints where he passed.

In less than an hour, Fang Bai and Zhao Guoqiang had already returned to Zhao Family Village.

Upon reaching the entrance to Zhao Family Village, Fang Bai saw Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan standing under a Chinese parasol tree at the village’s entrance, obviously waiting for him.

"Guoqiang, those two are my friends, and I’m going to join them!"

Fang Bai pointed at Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan, then patted Zhao Guoqiang on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Mr. Fang, aren’t you going to stay a few more days?"

Hearing that Fang Bai was leaving, Zhao Guoqiang felt a bit reluctant to let him go.

"No, I still have many matters to attend to! Alright, we shall meet again in the future!"

Fang Bai said as he waved goodbye to Zhao Guoqiang, then walked over to Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan, whispered a few words to them, and the three of them, using their movement techniques, tread on the snow and left, vanishing from Zhao Guoqiang’s sight in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Guoqiang watched their rapidly retreating figures with a somewhat vacant gaze and murmured, "Mr. Fang’s two friends are also masters, it seems!"

On the mountain path leading to Flying Dragon Mountain, Fang Bai led the way, with Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan closely following behind, their three figures flying swiftly like swifts through the sky.

As Fang Bai moved swiftly along, his feet flowed smoothly as if gliding on water, his demeanor graceful and composed, clearly not yet pushing his full strength, while Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan had to exert their movement techniques to their limits just to keep pace with him.

Dragon Maiden and Long Shisan had already been informed by Long Jingtian about the purpose of their visit to Zhao Family Village before they set off, and although they had many questions in their minds, they didn’t rush to seek confirmation from Fang Bai at this time, as they knew that when the time was right, Fang Bai would surely explain.

Approaching the vicinity of the cave where they had rested the previous night, Fang Bai dragged Mutou Ye, whose acupoints he had sealed, out from the forest and dropped him in front of Long Shisan.

Mutou Ye had spent the entire night in the snowy forest, with his acupoints sealed by Fang Bai the night before. Fortunately, being a martial artist, he had a strong resistance to cold, or else if he had been a regular person, he might have frozen to death over the course of the night.