Yours truly, Ouyang Feng

Chapter 45, Lin Chaoying
Before I knew it, it was time to light the lamps.

Ouyang Feng booked a guest room in the restaurant, left his horse in the restaurant, and sent the drunk Zhao Shixian and Han Zhubu back to the Yipintang government office with Hong Qi. After that, the two of them hung the Yipintang waist badge on their belts and headed towards the residential quarters where the Qinling Five Tigers lived as Zhao Shixian had revealed.

Halfway through the journey, Ouyang Feng's ears suddenly moved slightly, and he whispered:

"We're being targeted."

Hong Qi was startled. He focused his ears and listened carefully, but did not hear any movement.

Looking at Ouyang Feng again, he saw that he had a confident look on his face, and he immediately understood that although Ouyang Feng was two or three years younger than him, his internal strength was probably far beyond his own.

And the one who was secretly targeting the two of them was probably a great master with outstanding lightness skills and profound internal strength.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Hong Qi to remain unaware after being reminded by Ouyang Feng.

"Go this way."

Ouyang Feng whispered again, led the horse into an alley, and Hong Qi hurriedly followed.

When he reached the middle of this narrow, dark alley, Ouyang Feng stopped and looked to the left side of the alley. There was a roof that was more than ten feet higher than the alley wall. He said calmly:
"You have followed us all the way here, what advice do you have for me?"

As soon as the voice fell, a light hum came from the roof:
"The lackey of Yipintang has sharp ears!"

Hearing this voice, Hong Qi was immediately surprised, because this voice was clearly a clear and pleasant female voice.

Is there really a woman in this world whose martial arts skills are so advanced that I can't even notice she is following me?

Just as he was wondering, he saw a tall woman holding a sword appear on the roof.

The woman was in her twenties, with a delicate face, a cool temperament, and a hint of sharpness between her eyebrows.

Her hair was tied up with a silk ribbon, and she wore a silver-white long gown, a leather belt around her waist, and a pair of leather wrist guards to tighten her cuffs. With her sharp brows and the long sword in her hand, she gave people a heroic feeling.

She stood on the rooftop, bathing in the moonlight, looking down at the two people in the alley. She glanced at the Yipintang waist badges on their waists, and glanced at Ouyang Feng again. Seeing that his facial features had Western characteristics, she ignored him and only stared at Hong Qi with thick eyebrows and square face, and said coldly:
"You are a man of honor, but at such a young age, you are greedy for wealth and fame, and are willing to be a running dog of Xixia. Don't you think you are bringing shame to your ancestors?"

Hong Qi's eyes widened, his face flushed as he argued:
"I'm not..."

When he got anxious, even his Shandong accent came out.

The woman seemed a little impatient. She interrupted Hong Qi and said coldly:
"You still want to quibble? Do you think I didn't see your Yipintang badge? Stop talking nonsense, surrender, and you can suffer less!"

After saying that, he leaped up, his figure like a wisp of light smoke, swooping down from the roof, without drawing his sword, he swung out a series of palm shadows with one hand, covering Ouyang Feng and Hong Qi.

This woman not only had superb martial arts skills, but her attacks were also incredibly fast. Hong Qi only felt a flash before his eyes, and the palm shadow had already reached his head.

Hong Qi had no time to explain. He could only draw a circle with his left palm and extend his right palm straight out, performing the purely defensive "Seeing the Dragon in the Field" from the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, blocking countless palm strikes from the woman at that moment.

Ouyang Feng was also within the range of the woman's palm attack. Seeing that her palm attack was dense and like a net, he couldn't help but think to himself:

"A dragnet?"

He did not draw his sword while thinking, but simply raised his right hand and used an extremely graceful and light palm technique to circle and flick. The palm shadow that was covering him suddenly deviated and passed over his body completely, just like the outline of a human body.

The woman's quick palm strikes at Hong Qi were all blocked by him with "Seeing the Dragon in the Field", and the ones she struck at Ouyang Feng were deflected by Ouyang Feng with "Transferring Flowers and Jade". She felt a little surprised that all the quick palm strikes were in vain.

Her "Heavenly Net Style" features a swift and dense palm strike that is like a net. Although the moves are exquisite, the power is a little weak and lacks lethality.

However, even though the Sky Net was not good at killing, with her skills, ordinary warriors would definitely not be able to withstand her move. But she didn't expect that these two young men who looked only in their teens or twenties could actually take it with ease.

The woman left immediately after touching him, without making any further moves. She lightly retreated several feet away, frowned at the two of them, and asked:
"Who are you?"

Judging from their age and martial arts skills, they are probably from famous families. Even if they are self-taught, they can still become heroes. Why would they join the declining Xixia Yipintang?

"I am a disciple of the Beggars' Sect." Hong Qi explained quickly: "Miss, please don't misunderstand. We are not Yipintang's lackeys. We pretend to join Yipintang in order to track down a few evil thieves."

Seeing Hong Qi hurriedly revealing his true colors, Ouyang Feng couldn't help but shake his head with some regret.

Judging from the woman's age, appearance, martial arts skills and palm techniques, she is 90% likely to be Lin Chaoying.

It is said that Lin Chaoying's martial arts skills are comparable to Wang Chongyang's, and her kung fu is even better than the other four masters.

Ouyang Feng really wanted to try and see how his current martial arts skills compared to Lin Chaoying's.

Unfortunately, Lin Chaoying didn't use her full strength. She only used a basic move, the Heaven's Net, which certainly showed her profound and exquisite palm skills, but her true power and swordsmanship were not displayed. Ouyang Feng wanted to fight with her a few more times, and even draw his sword to force her to use her sword, but Hong Qi had already told the truth, so he was afraid that he couldn't fight anymore.

Sure enough, after listening to Hong Qi's explanation, the coldness in the woman's eyes faded a little, and she asked:
"Are you a disciple of the Beggar Clan?"

"Yes, my name is Hong Qi."

The woman nodded and looked at Ouyang Feng again:

"Who is this young man from the Western Regions?"

Ouyang Feng said: "I am Ouyang Feng."

The woman wondered:

"Is there anyone from the Western Regions with the last name Ouyang?"

Ouyang Feng said:

"My father is a Han Chinese from the Central Plains."

The woman heard this, and the coldness in her eyes faded a little, and she said:
"I am Lin Chaoying. The villain you are trying to track down by falsely surrendering to Yipintang, could it be the Qinling Five Tigers?"

It was indeed Lin Chaoying!

Ouyang Feng thought to himself and glanced at Hong Qi, but saw that he looked normal and looked like he had never heard of this name. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

But on second thought, although Lin Chaoying is a martial arts master, she doesn't seem to be very famous.

It is estimated that the other four masters gradually learned of Lin Chaoying's existence only after they met Wang Chongyang.

Considering that Hong Qi is now in his early twenties, he probably hasn't met Wang Chongyang yet, so it is understandable that he doesn't know Lin Chaoying.

"It's Miss Lin. Nice to meet you!"

Hong Qi clasped his fists and bowed to Lin Chaoying, "The two of us are tracking down the Qinling Five Tigers. Miss Lin is also looking for the Qinling Five Tigers?"

Lin Chaoying nodded slightly and said:
"That's right. I came to Xingqing Prefecture to kill those five evil thieves. I saw you two wearing Yipintang badges before, so I followed you and wanted to capture you and torture you to find out the whereabouts of those five people."

Hong Qi smiled and said:

"Lady Lin, you found the right person by coming to us. My brother Ouyang has figured out the whereabouts of the five thieves, and we are going to find them now. Since Lady Lin and I have the same goal, why don't we go together?"

Lin Chaoying nodded in agreement. Ouyang Feng and Hong Qi walked in front, and Lin Chaoying followed them ten steps behind, keeping a distance from them. It was obvious that she did not completely trust them.

Ouyang Feng didn't mind this. He just wanted to find Lin Chaoying to compete with him later, or even ask her to take him to compete with Wang Chongyang.

Hong Qi was open-minded and generous by nature, and he did not mind Lin Chaoying's defense. He said with a smile:

"With Miss Lin accompanying us, and with her lightness skills, those five evil thieves will not be able to escape tonight."

Lin Chaoying said, "You two are both very young, and your martial arts are very advanced. Hong Qi is a disciple of the Beggars' Sect, and his martial arts are inherited from a master. What sect did you come from, little Ouyang?"

Ouyang Feng coughed lightly and said seriously:
"Ms. Lin, please call me Ouyang Feng. Don't call me Little Ouyang."

Lin Chaoying chuckled:
"You look less than 20 years old, but I am already 29. What's wrong with me calling you Little Ouyang?"

Is it already twenty-nine?
Well, Wang Chongyang is more than ten or twenty years older than the other four masters. Lin Chaoying is younger than Wang Chongyang, but eleven years older than himself, which is normal.

Just looking at her appearance, you really can't tell that she is already 29 years old.

Ouyang Feng muttered to himself, not wanting to argue with her, and continued with her previous topic:

"I was born in the White Camel Mountain in the Western Regions. I have inherited martial arts from my family, and I have also learned a lot of martial arts from other schools. But I have never had a master..."

They were chatting casually like this, and after a while, the three of them arrived at the residential area where the Five Tigers of Qinling lived. Just as they were about to look for the residence of the five people, they heard the sound of wind. They looked and saw five masked guys in black clothes, carrying pickaxes and shovels, running quickly from the roof of a house, and then leaping to the roof of the next house one after another, and rushing towards the north of the city.

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