Chapter 61: Meeting Qiu Luliu Again
The next day, Bai Yunfei still arrived at the agreed place half an hour early as before.
The sunlight seemed to be especially tender this morning. Everything looked vibrant, whether the grass on the ground or the weeping willows on the shores.
Bai Yunfei stood on the roadside, gazing at the willow trees that were fluttering in the wind on one side, his eyes somewhat unfocused.
"It's been two days since I arrived in this Jade Willow City but I haven't noticed anything unusual. Could it be the Zhang family's or I should say the Glacial School's forces haven't reached this place yet? Is this because... of the existence of the Green Willow School?
"I wonder if the two long tao brothers of that Long family will come to trouble me again. The Long family is quite influential in this place so it should have several soul cultivators. Last time I merely bullied two good-for-nothings so they didn't have too many men with them. If they still want to retaliate...
"Sure enough, it'd still be better for me to leave early? Then let's leave this place tomorrow! After strolling about today, I'll tell Liu Meng clearly that I'll leave tomorrow in the early morning..."
Although he had made his decision, another feeling was bred in his mind. Was it... unwillingness? Bai Yunfei shook his head gently with a forced smile and scolded himself for being hopeless and having become so indecisive.
"Bai... Bai Yunfei?"
Just when his mind was in an emotional turmoil, a reluctant voice rang out behind him. Slightly startled, he immediately turned around to take a look.
He saw a tall young girl dressed in emerald green clothes looking at him with a pleasantly surprised expression. Bai Yunfei was slightly stupefied and said in astonishment, "Qiu Luliu! Why are you here?"
This young girl was none other than Qiu Luliu, disciple of the Green Willow School, who had come to rescue her junior sister at that time when Bai Yunfei had stabbed Zhang Yang to death.
"These words should have been said by me, right? Who would have thought it would really be you? I even suspected I got the wrong person!" Qiu Luliu walked up to Bai Yunfei smilingly. After sizing him up a bit, she said doubtfully, "Why are you in Jade Willow City?"
At this point, seeming to suddenly remember something, she subconsciously looked around, saying in a low voice, "Right, now the Zhang family is looking for you everywhere. You must be careful! Last time, about ten days after we parted ways, Zhang Yang's father Zhang Zhenshan came looking for me and wanted me to reveal your appearance and whereabouts. I was able to casually fool him. Now that I know you're safe and sound, I can rest easy. But you're really quite something. I didn't expect you to be able to avoid the Zhang family's stool pigeons to reach this place..."
Hearing her words, Bai Yunfei was slightly dumbfounded then said with a forced smile, "I wasn't so lucky. Zhang Zhenshan caught up with me later and it was so difficult for me to escape..."
"What?! He caught up with you?" Qiu Luliu exclaimed in a low voice, "Plus, you were unexpectedly able to escape? How did you do that?"
"Er, this is a long story. At that time he..."
"Alas, this is not the right place for us to talk about this. How about going to a tea house to have a chat? Since we hurriedly parted ways last time, I've always wanted to thank you properly for saving my junior sister." Qiu Luliu said smilingly while looking around.
"This..." Bai Yunfei looked at the streets in the city then said in a somewhat embarrassed manner, "I'm afraid I can't do this today. I already agreed to meet someone and I'm waiting for her here..."
