Chapter 166: Return to Jiangnan

In midair above the Peak Tower, a deep blue aerial fighter slowly descended, surprising many martial artists entering and exiting the tower.

Whoosh!

From the ground, Luo Feng shot up like a flying bird, leaping easily to a height of eighty or ninety meters. Of course, his psychokinetic abilities aided him. Amidst the stunned gazes of many martial artists at the Peak Tower, Luo Feng directly jumped into the fighter, whose hatch automatically opened for him.

Clang! The hatch closed.

Luo Feng sat comfortably inside, the lights of various components making the cabin appear surreal and dreamlike.

“Unit One, go home.” Luo Feng said.

Earlier, Luo Feng had already told the intelligent system that “home” referred to the Mingyue Community in Yangzhou City, one of the eight satellite cities of the Jiangnan Base City.

“Three-dimensional virtual view, activate.” Luo Feng added.

Hoo!

Immediately, a three-dimensional virtual projection appeared in front of Luo Feng, displaying the current sky view outside. Through this projection, Luo Feng could constantly monitor the outside scenery, checking for any flocks of flying beasts or other dangers.

…

In the Mingyue Community of Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City, the morning was already bustling with people gathered around the entrance of the Peak Gym.

“Old Luo, is your son really coming back today?”

“Didn’t your son go to the headquarters of the martial arts academy? He said he would only return during the New Year.”

“Why would I lie to you? My son called me earlier and said he would be home in about half an hour.” With a beaming smile, Luo Hongguo replied. Nowadays, Luo Hongguo looked radiant and confident, his demeanor much improved compared to the past when he used to bow his head due to hard labor.

Now, he was far more self-assured and relaxed.

“That doesn’t make sense. Luo Feng should be on a life-or-death adventure right now,” Wu Tong, standing nearby, expressed doubt. “Could there be a mistake?”

“No mistake. My son never lies.” Luo Hongguo said proudly.

Beside him, Gong Xinlan was chatting with a group of women.

In the Mingyue Community, whenever a family’s martial artist returned, many people would come to greet them. Because the path of martial artists was perilous, like carrying their heads on their belts, one might lose their life at any moment. For example, if Luo Feng had been careless in Australia, he might have been blown up by Li Yao’s laser cannon.

Therefore—

Every time a martial artist returned, the whole community would be delighted. When Luo Feng was coming back, his parents had informed their close friends and neighbors.

“This isn’t right,” Wu Tong thought, puzzled.

As the chief instructor there, he knew a lot about the Peak Training Camp. He knew that August was the month of life-and-death adventures, so students shouldn’t return home at this time. There were only two possibilities—one, the student had been expelled, and the second, the student had graduated early. But Luo Feng had only been gone for half a year.

Why was he back?

“Hello.” Luo Hongguo answered the phone, a hint of joy on his face. “He’s almost here? Five minutes? Okay, okay, everyone is waiting here at home. There are also many uncles and aunts from the community here.”

“It’s strange that Luo Feng didn’t tell us in advance about his return,” a woman laughed. “My old Chen often mentions Luo Feng. If we had known earlier, my old Chen and Zhang Ge wouldn’t have gone out to teach today.” In the community, Chen Gu and Zhang Ke were Luo Feng’s close friends who had shared life-and-death experiences with him.

“Look at the car at the gate; he must be arriving soon.” Gong Xinlan smiled.

“Luo Feng is coming back so soon, probably flying to the main city at night.” The crowd chatted excitedly, all assuming that Luo Feng had taken a flight to the main city, then a train to Yangzhou, and finally a car… to go home!

Suddenly—

“Look everyone.”

“What is that in the sky?”

Many people in the Mingyue Community, who had been waiting quietly for Luo Feng, looked up in surprise. A streak of deep blue light cut across the sky and stopped above the community. Because it was high up, it appeared only as a small, blurry spot to the naked eye, but one could vaguely make out that it was a triangular, deep blue fighter.

Descending!

The deep blue triangular fighter slowly descended, growing larger and clearer as it approached.

“Why is a fighter jet coming here?”

“I saw one in the main city before; it was saucer-shaped. This one looks strange.”

The martial artists and their families in the Mingyue Community murmured among themselves. The most respected master nearby, Wu Tong, stared intently and then changed expression: “It’s the headquarters’ fighter.”

Whoosh!

The deep blue triangular fighter slowly landed on a lawn deep within the community. With a length of over twenty meters, only when viewed up close could one appreciate the fighter’s elegance—the curves, the sheen… it was absolutely superior to those saucer-shaped fighters.

Clang! The hatch opened.

A young man stepped out, carrying a large backpack and wearing casual clothes and jeans.

“Luo Feng!”

“It’s Luo Feng.”

“It really is him.” Many family members of martial artists who had been watching the mysterious fighter immediately rushed over. Luo Feng spotted his parents in the crowd and smiled as he walked toward them.

The crowd warmly greeted him.

“Dad.” Luo Feng walked over.

“Xiaofeng!” Luo Hongguo gripped his son’s hand, glancing repeatedly at the fighter nearby. “Quickly, they brought you all the way here by private jet. Don’t forget to invite them down to thank them properly.”

Master Wu Tong also walked over with a smile, lowering his voice: “Luo Feng, since they went to the trouble of bringing you back, don’t just come out alone. Hurry up and ask the people who brought you and the pilot to come down and sit for a while. Even if they don’t want to stay, you should thank them.” In Wu Tong’s view, whoever could specially dispatch the headquarters’ fighter was no ordinary person.

“Thank them?”

Luo Feng was taken aback.

How could he thank them?

Should he tell Uncle Wu and his parents that there was no one inside? The existence of the intelligent fighter was unknown to many people on Earth.

“This is my fighter.” Luo Feng said.

“Your fighter?”

Everyone around was startled. Luo Feng’s parents and his younger brother, Luo Hua, were shocked too! In this era, buying a fighter was hundreds of times more difficult than in the pre-Nirvana period. Many wealthy people couldn’t even afford a single trip on a large passenger aircraft.

One can imagine how few people could afford to buy a fighter!

Among the Warlords, only a few had done so, and even then, they were mostly common saucer-shaped fighters.

“Uncle Wu, I’ll invite you all for drinks later.” Luo Feng smiled and greeted the people around him, then returned home with his parents and younger brother. After all, the news of becoming an Inspector would soon spread… Since that was the case, saying this fighter was his purchase wouldn’t be a problem.

The families of martial artists in the Mingyue Community, including Wu Tong, were shocked for a long time.

Damn!

Luo Feng, a young guy, had bought a fighter? And it didn’t even look like the common saucer-shaped one? Everyone was stunned by this news for quite a while.

“That doesn’t make sense. How come no pilot came out after the fighter landed here?” It took a while before someone finally noticed, but by then, Luo Feng had already gone home.

…

Inside the Jiangnan Base City’s main district at the Peak Gym headquarters.

President Zhou Zhengyong was sitting on a sofa in a room, a cup of tea placed in front of him on the table.

“Inspector Liu.” Zhou Zhengyong held his phone and smiled. “During your years in our Jiangnan Base City, I’ve given you a lot of trouble, and I’m very grateful for your help over the years. Now that you’re leaving, I’m afraid our Peak Gym will be overshadowed by the Thunder Gym.”

“Do you know about the new Inspector?” Zhou Zhengyong said with a bitter smile. “I have no idea about the new Inspector’s strength. Will he be able to match the Thunder Gym’s?”

“The notice hasn’t arrived yet, but it should come soon.”

Zhou Zhengyong smiled. “I’m in the office. As soon as the headquarters sends the notice, I’ll know immediately.”

“Alright, when I go to headquarters in the future, I’ll definitely meet up with Inspector Liu.”

Then Zhou Zhengyong hung up the phone.

Just yesterday, he had learned that Inspector Liu had been transferred back to the global headquarters. However, the notice regarding the new Inspector had not yet arrived… and just now, this morning, Liu had received the official notice. Liu had already taken a passenger flight out the previous night.

“With Liu leaving, I wonder who the new Inspector will be.” Zhou Zhengyong thought to himself.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Someone knocked on the door.

“Come in.” Zhou Zhengyong said.

The door opened, and three people entered. They were the three top managers of the Peak Gym headquarters in the Jiangnan Base City—Zhuge Tao and the other two.

“President, we just saw the official notice about Inspector Liu’s transfer. Do you know who the new Inspector will be?” One of the managers, a short man in a white shirt and thin frame, asked with a frown.

“I don’t know either. The notice hasn’t arrived yet.”

Zhou Zhengyong shook his head. “With Liu here, we had it pretty comfortable. He didn’t interfere with our affairs at all, just focused on cultivation. We all got along well! And Liu was also very strong. Whenever there was a problem, he could easily resolve it, and even the government officials respected him. As for the new Inspector…”

“Could the new Inspector be like the Iron-Faced Bao Zheng back then?” Zhuge Tao couldn’t help but ask.

Iron-Faced Bao Zheng was the nickname given to the Inspector back then by the managers and presidents of that time.

During his tenure, the Iron-Faced Bao Zheng had dismissed six managers and even impeached a president! Causing chills down the spines of those who came after.

“I don’t know.” Zhou Zhengyong shook his head again.

The other three managers were also anxious.

After all, in terms of authority, the Inspector was the top authority with supervisory powers. They could even dismiss managers and those below them without prior approval from higher-ups. If it came to a fight, even the president could be removed.

“Beep!” Zhou Zhengyong quickly moved to the laptop nearby.

“The notice has arrived.”

Zhou Zhengyong shouted loudly, and the other three managers also rushed over anxiously, looking at the laptop screen!

He clicked it open!

“Luofeng?”

“His hometown is Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base?”

“His power evaluation is… Invincible War God?”

The president and the three managers looked at each other.

“Is it… is it…” Zhou Zhengyong couldn’t help but ask, still unable to believe it, “the little guy we sent to the Elite Training Camp before? Invincible War God?”