Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 320 - 285: The Taoist Descends the Mountain (Part 1)

Chapter 320: Chapter 285: The Taoist Descends the Mountain (Part 1)

Dudu—— Dudu——

"Little Wu, the Taoist."

"Hmm?"

"If you want to come down the mountain, it’s best to reach the town within two hours."

"Why?"

"I don’t know if you’ve seen the weather forecast, but the weather will turn bad in two hours. Please be very careful."

"Okay, got it."

The call disconnected.

On the winding and narrow mountain path, Wu Xiaode looked up at the sky.

Overcast with clouds.

Is it going to rain?

That’s not good, getting drenched would be troublesome.

Right——

Mobile phones generally come with a weather forecast app.

Wu Xiaode swiped on his phone a few times and quickly found the "Weather Forecast."

"Jiangdong City"

"Current weather: Overcast"

"Temperature: 7-2 degrees Celsius"

"It is expected that in two hours the sky will clear, and it’s very likely that an extensive meteor shower will occur"

Meteor shower? What the hell!

Could the danger Shen Feixue mentioned be this meteor shower?

Wu Xiaode eyed the mountains below, where he could faintly make out a forest of high-rise buildings in an iron-clad city.

All kinds of flying vehicles shuttled between the skyscrapers, orderly taking off and landing.

This was a big city, not the small town he was aiming to reach!

"Did I make a wrong turn?"

Wu Xiaode opened his phone to check the maps navigation.

A gentle female voice suddenly emerged:

"Welcome to Bai De Map."

"Your location is: Lush Ridge on Wutong Mountain. Are you going down the mountain to East Peace Town?"

"You will walk on the mountain road for 43 minutes."

That’s right!

The map showed that just a few dozen kilometers ahead was "East Peace Town."

——You call such a big city a town?

Very well.

Turns out I’m the country bumpkin from the future.

——I remember when I first arrived at the Taoist Temple, the temple master took me to take a facial recognition photo.

It seems that the surveillance technology of this world is very adeptly applied.

No, I can’t expose too much about myself.

Wu Xiaode stood still, and suddenly mist surged around him.

As the mist completely enveloped him, he had already started moving——

Boom!

The loose soil behind him scattered, and his body shot out like a cannonball, crossing over the towering mountains in a straight line towards the base.

The minute hand moved one notch.

Wu Xiaode emerged from the mist, standing at a busy street corner.

——With his physical strength reaching a limit of 32 points of Soul Power, and the constant 2 points of Eternal Soul Power, travelling was just a small feat.

Wu Xiaode opened his phone again to check the navigation app.

The app responded in a gentle female voice:

"Sorry, due to network delays, your location will be repositioned."

"Your location has been updated to 213 West Ming Road, East Peace Town."

——I came down too fast, and the app thinks it’s the one that’s wrong.

Quite smart!

Wu Xiaode muttered an approval and dialed Shen Feixue’s number.

Dudu—— Dudu——

"Little Wu, the Taoist, are you coming today?" Shen Feixue’s voice came through.

"I’m in East Peace Town, about to visit you. Where are you?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Really?" Shen Feixue said with surprise, "It’s not convenient to disclose my location over the phone. Where are you? I’ll send someone to pick you up."

"213 West Ming Road, East Peace Town."

"Great, please wait for a moment. Someone will be there soon."

"Alright, I’ll wait here for you."

The call disconnected.

Wu Xiaode stood in place, looking out onto the road.

The road was divided into several layers, the lowest being the highway, with cars rushing back and forth non-stop.

About twenty meters above the ground was the urban airway, where various streamlined shuttles could be seen zipping back and forth.

In mid-air were holographic-like traffic lights, floating around, seemingly following a predetermined trajectory.

Higher up, beyond twenty meters, were large airships swiftly shuttling by.

Higher still, one had to look deep into the sky——

Large carrier ships with heavy cargo slowly sailed beyond the sky.

On either side of these ships, Mobile Battle Armors could be faintly seen escorting them.

"This is way more advanced than ours."

Wu Xiaode sighed.

Two men in uniform slowly approached him.

"Hello, may I ask what is your occupation?" one of them inquired.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the shoulder epaulettes on their uniforms.

They were police officers.

"Me? A Taoist from the Taoist Temple up on Wutong Mountain," Wu Xiaode replied.

Wait a minute.

Why are they checking on me?

Wu Xiaode cast a glance around him.

He saw that everyone on the street was hurrying by.

Everyone seemed to be rushing, as if they had very important business to attend to.

Only he stood serenely at the street corner, his demeanor calm and unperturbed, occasionally looking around curiously.

This posture naturally didn’t fit in with the surrounding environment.

It was to be expected that the police would take notice.

"A Taoist Temple? Are you a Taoist priest?" one of the police officers asked.

Wu Xiaode flashed a smile and said, "I should have done the relevant registration, comrades."

"Look at me," another police officer said.

Wu Xiaode faced him.

A faint sound emanated from the police officer’s sunglasses, and then a series of light and shadow digits appeared.

"Wutong Mountain Taoist Temple? Temple master Wu Xiaode?"

"So you’re a person of the cloth—came down the mountain to purchase supplies?"

"Forget it, there’s a meteor shower today. Would you like to come to our place for shelter? The police station is quite safe."

The two police officers circled him with curiosity, questioning him as if he were a rare animal.

Wu Xiaode sensed their goodwill and smiled, "No need, thank you. I’m waiting for someone—a person is coming to pick me up."

"Oh, alright then, Little Priest, just be careful on your own."

"Yes, yes."

One of the police officers took out a portable device from his waist—it looked like a card reader.

The police officer skillfully entered a string of numbers.

"I checked, and Little Priest, you don’t have a personal terminal ID card yet—I’ve just set one up for you. You can use your mobile phone to take care of all life-related matters."

Wu Xiaode felt his phone vibrate.

He opened his phone and saw a silver metal card appear on the screen; the front had a string of numbers, and the back had a line of small text:

"Exclusive card for religious personnel."

He tapped on the card, and the detailed registration information appeared as follows:

"Wu Xiaode."

"Wutong Mountain Taoist Temple master."

"Religious personnel."

"Property owned: Wutong Mountain."

"Account balance: 0.8 yuan."

After reading this, Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but glance towards the storefronts lining the street.

He saw a noodle shop with a price list posted on the wall, with the very first line reading:

"Plain noodles: 3 yuan, marinated egg 1 yuan."

Viewing it this way—

The good news was that he owned a mountain.

The bad news was that it seemed he only had a mountain.

"Thank you, officer," Wu Xiaode sincerely thanked him.

"No problem, Priest. Take your time looking around; we’re leaving," the officer said.

The pair continued their patrol down the street.

Only Wu Xiaode was left standing in the spot.

—Standing here like this isn’t going to work either. When is Shen Feixue coming?

Just as he was thinking that, he suddenly felt something and turned to look down the street.

He saw a large truck loaded with goods smashing through the road barriers and speeding toward him.

Boom!

Wu Xiaode stood firm, reaching out a hand to hold the entire truck in place.

The enormous impact rebounded—the driver of the truck slammed into the windshield, splattering blood all over the glass.

Wu Xiaode frowned.

Didn’t wear a seat belt?

He slowly released his grip, stabilizing the truck where it was.

At that moment, a man quickly approached through the crowd of onlookers.

"Little Wu, the priest?"

The man asked politely.

"That’s me," Wu Xiaode replied with a smile.

"I’ve finally found you," the man said with relief.

From his pocket, he pulled out a black pistol and pointed it at Wu Xiaode’s forehead.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!

Five sounds in succession.

Almost simultaneously, Wu Xiaode’s hand had already lifted and casually swiped in front of him.

Standing unharmed in the same spot with a smile on his face, he said, "You found me for such a trivial matter?"

He opened his hand.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!

Five bullets fell to the ground.

The man’s face showed disbelief, and he suddenly turned to run.

A fuzzy afterimage shot from afar—

Bang!

A loud explosion sounded, and black smoke billowed into the sky.

Cars on the street collided in succession.

The crowd was blown away by the shockwave, and screams and cries erupted in the air.

The entire scene was chaotic.

Wu Xiaode stood atop a twenty-story building, looking down at the scene of the explosion below, his expression gradually turning icy.

During the recent rocket attack, he jumped straight up here; had he actually been hit, it would have been decidedly unpleasant.

He hadn’t found Shen Feixue yet, but he had already fallen into danger.

Who exactly was causing trouble?

He asked the man he was holding, "Tell me, why do you want to kill me? Where is Shen Feixue?"

Fear and despair shone in the man’s eyes.

Before Wu Xiaode could speak again, he suddenly heard a noise.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The frequency of the sound was accelerating—

The noise was coming from the man’s belly!

Wu Xiaode’s face paled, and he threw the man with all his strength.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Boom!!!

A loud explosion rang out in the sky.