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Chapter 4: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
"You little brat, you really don't know what's good for you!" the bald, burly man sneered.
A mere high school kid dares to rebel; he's courting death.
"Men! Get him! Cripple him!" The bald, burly man waved his hand.
But instead of his men rushing forward, he was met with the muffled thuds of fists and kicks striking flesh and the thud of bodies falling to the ground.
The thugs closest to Lu Mingfei were now on the ground, their bodies curled up like boiled shrimp, groaning in pain.
How could this be!
The bald, burly man's pupils constricted with fear. In just a few seconds, his underlings had been swiftly and decisively defeated.
He had only ever seen such skill in the retired special forces soldiers employed by his older brother's boss.
The other party could beat up a thug like him as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
But the person he was dealing with was just a high school senior, how could he possibly have such skills!
The bald, burly man was filled with fear and wanted to tell his henchmen to run away, but it was too late.
The rest of the underlings who had rushed in without noticing the situation were all swiftly and decisively knocked to the ground by Lu Mingfei with a single punch each.
In the end, only the three of them remained on the field.
"Monster! Monster! You're a monster!" the bald, burly man shouted in terror, pointing at the approaching Lu Mingfei.
He mustered all his courage and managed to throw a punch.
But Lu Mingfei blocked it precisely and then punched him in the stomach.
The bald, burly man's expression was contorted as he clutched his stomach in pain and knelt on the ground.
Snapped!
A clear, red, swollen handprint was visible on the side of the bald, burly man's face. He looked up in fear.
Lu Mingfei's hand was raised in mid-air.
"I'll explain, you answer; if you understand, nod."
The bald, burly man nodded frantically.
"Who sent you?" Lu Mingfei asked coldly.
He didn't act immediately because he wanted to see if the other party's words would reveal any information.
After all, the old-fashioned scenario of being ambushed by thugs on his way home from school hadn't happened since he beat up all the clueless thugs in the neighborhood and sent them to the hospital three months ago.
The bald, burly man hesitated for a moment, and it was in that moment that...
Lu Mingfei's palm landed precisely on his other cheek.
Snapped!
The bald, burly man covered his face, groaned, and collapsed to the ground.
So ordinary thugs really can't withstand my power that's almost at the half-step perfection of the mortal realm? Lu Mingfei frowned slightly.
"He! Is he dead?!" Liu Miaomiao's trembling voice rang out from behind.
Lu Mingfei turned around and shook his head.
"He just fainted."
He hadn't made a move in a long time, and his hands were itching. He had completely forgotten that Liu Miaomiao was still there, and it would be troublesome if she saw him and told others.
It's a pity I don't know hypnosis or anything like that. Should I have used physical hypnosis? Afterwards, I made excuses, saying that what I saw before was all a hallucination.
Lu Mingfei's gaze fell on Liu Miaomiao's fair, slender neck, which resembled a swan's.
He was calculating how much force he would need to use so as not to leave a mark and to knock her unconscious.
By the way, I had previously studied acupuncture. By pressing certain specific acupoints, one can fall into a coma and lose the memory of what happened before the coma.
"Lu! Lu Mingfei! You..." Liu Miaomiao's eyes widened, her gaze not filled with fear but with a hint of excitement. "I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Mingfei flashed forward and delivered a swift chop to her neck.
Liu Miaomiao's vision went black instantly, her body went limp and she fainted, collapsing into Lu Mingfei's arm.
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"Lu... Mingfei!" Liu Miaomiao shouted as she sat up.
Instead of the narrow alleyway, what came into view was an unfamiliar room.
Where am I?!
Her eyes widened, her gaze sweeping around in disbelief.
She then discovered that her father and mother were by her bedside.
"Miaomiao, you're finally awake! Dad was so worried." Mr. Liu looked at her with a pained expression.
"Where is this? How did I get here? I..." Liu Miaomiao was somewhat bewildered.
She touched the back of her neck and felt some pain. Her memories before losing consciousness were also not very coherent.
"Oh, I have to thank your classmate Lu Mingfei for that. If it weren't for him taking you to the hospital after you suddenly fainted, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
When Mr. Liu mentioned the name Lu Mingfei, his expression became somewhat strange, because the first thing his beloved daughter called out after waking up was the name Lu Mingfei.
"The doctor said you probably fainted due to low blood sugar, and you'll be fine after resting for a while."
"I...fainted?" Liu Miaomiao frowned slightly. She tried hard to recall everything before she lost consciousness, but found that most of it was blurry, with only a few fragments flashing by occasionally.
Liu Miaomiao shook her head, hoping to clear her mind, but to no avail. She could only struggle to stand up.
"Where's Lu Mingfei? Where is he? Wasn't he the one who took me to the hospital?"
"Oh, the young man you mentioned called us over, gave us a few instructions, and then left," Aunt Liu replied.
"We really need to thank him properly. Why don't you invite him over sometime so we can have a meal together?"
Thank him?
Liu Miaomiao gritted her teeth inwardly. Although she didn't know why she had suddenly fainted, a certain intuition told her that all of this must be related to Lu Mingfei.
Because a fragment of her memory was still vivid: the other party had swiftly and decisively knocked a tall, burly man to the ground in a certain alley.
You bastard!
Liu Miaomiao hid under the covers and clenched that hand tightly. The other person definitely had a secret!
Otherwise, how could he have such amazing skills!
"By the way, Lao Liu, didn't that boy leave you a first draft of a novel before he left? Try to get an excerpt published in a magazine." Liu's mother gave Liu's father the highest family instruction.
"I don't have complete control over our publishing house..." Mr. Liu said helplessly. When he saw his wife glaring at him, he had no choice but to surrender. "Okay, okay, I'll think of a way."
First draft?
Liu Miaomiao seemed to have thought of something, "Can I take a look, Dad?"
"This boy has written quite a lot, probably over a hundred thousand words." Mr. Liu took out a stack of printed and bound A4 papers from his bag.
Liu Miaomiao opened the cover and looked at the book title.
"The Story of a Mortal Cultivating Immortality"
Meanwhile, back home, Lu Mingfei turned on his newly purchased laptop.
He didn't care about what happened after school today.
On the path of seeking the truth, such trivial matters are not even worth his special attention.
As for the book "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," if it were actually published, it could attract the attention of any reclusive immortal cultivation sects in the world.
However, it is too early to talk about these things now, as there is a matter waiting for him to solve.
Enter the URL, and a very rudimentary online forum page pops up.
Hunter's House.
This is a relatively niche website that Lu Mingfei discovered by chance.
The website is divided into various modules and sections, but some sections require a certain level to join.
Lu Mingfei's new account can currently only browse so-called ghost story forum serials.
There are also some posts that offer simple tasks such as helping people find their cats or dogs, or exploring haunted houses.
The city where Lu Mingfei lives recently had an adventure mission to explore an abandoned hospital in the suburbs.
Lu Mingfei opened the in-system email.
Immortal Venerable:
Welcome to our hospital exorcism adventure! Please meet at the city bus station at 8:30 AM tomorrow.
—Recorder