Return to Jiangnan

High above the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo building, a deep blue fighter jet slowly descended, startling many Warriors entering and exiting the building. Whoosh! Luo Feng shot up from the ground, leaping effortlessly as if a bird taking flight, soaring eighty to ninety meters high. Aided by his mental-force, Luo Feng, to the astonishment of the many Warriors at the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo, directly entered the fighter jet as its hatch automatically opened. Swish! The hatch closed. Luo Feng sat comfortably inside the cabin, the lights from various components casting a dreamlike glow throughout. “Number 1, take me home,” Luo Feng instructed. Luo Feng had already programmed the intelligent system that ‘home’ was the Mingyue Residential District in Yangzhou City, one of the Eight Great Guardian Cities of Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Nation. “Activate 3D virtual viewing,” Luo Feng added. Whoosh! Immediately, a 3D virtual projection appeared before Luo Feng, displaying the sky outside. Through this projection, Luo Feng could constantly observe the external scenery, checking for any groups of flying monstrous beasts. *** In Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, Mingyue Residential District. The Mingyue Residential District was already bustling in the early morning, with many people gathered around the entrance of the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo. “Old Luo, is your son really coming back today?” “Didn’t Old Luo’s son go to the Martial Arts Hall headquarters? He said he wouldn’t be back until the New Year, didn’t he?” “Why would I lie to you? My son called me earlier and said he’d be home in about half an hour.” Luo Hongguo said with a beaming smile. The current Luo Hongguo was radiant, his demeanor much improved from before, when he used to keep his head down from years of hard labor. Now, he was far more confident and relaxed. “That’s not right, Luo Feng should be on a life-and-death adventure right now,” Wu Tong, standing nearby, wondered. “Could there be a mistake?” “No way, my son never lies,” Luo Hongguo said proudly. Beside him, Gong Xinlan was also chatting with a group of women. In Mingyue Residential District, when a Warrior from any family returned, many people would typically come out to greet them! Because… the path of a Warrior was a perilous one, where one’s life hung by a thread, and they could lose it any day. For example, if Luo Feng had been careless on the Australian continent, he might have been obliterated by Li Yao’s laser cannon. Therefore— Every time a Warrior returned, the entire residential district rejoiced. Luo Feng’s return meant his parents had already informed their close friends and neighbors. “Something’s not right,” Wu Tong thought, puzzled. As the head instructor here, he knew a lot about the Elite Training Camp, including that August was the month for life-and-death adventures, meaning trainees shouldn’t be returning home. There were only two possibilities: one, the trainee was expelled or eliminated; two, the trainee graduated early. But Luo Feng had only been there for half a year. How could he be back already? “Hello.” Luo Hongguo picked up his phone, a joyful expression on his face. “He’ll be here soon, five minutes? Good, good, everyone’s waiting here. Many of your uncles and aunts from the residential district are here too.” “Luo Feng is something else, not even giving us a heads-up about his return,” a woman chuckled. “My Old Chen often talks about Luo Feng. If he had known Luo Feng was coming back earlier, Old Chen and Zhang Ge wouldn’t have gone out for their lessons today.” Chen Gu and Zhang Ke from the residential district were Luo Feng’s brothers in life and death. They had faced dangers together! “Look at the car at the entrance, he must be arriving soon,” Gong Xinlan said, smiling. “Luo Feng will be here any minute. He probably flew to the main city last night,” the group discussed, all assuming Luo Feng had taken a commercial flight to the main city, then a train to Yangzhou, and finally a car… home! Suddenly— “Everyone, look!” “What’s that in the sky?” Many people in the residential district, who had been quietly waiting for Luo Feng, looked up at the sky in surprise. A deep blue streak of light cut across the sky, then paused above Mingyue Residential District. Because of its high altitude, it appeared as a tiny speck to the naked eye, but it was vaguely discernible as a triangular, deep blue fighter jet. Descending! The deep blue triangular fighter jet slowly descended. As it lowered, its size naturally grew, becoming clearer to the naked eye. “Why is this fighter jet coming here?” “I saw one in the main city once, it was saucer-shaped. This one looks strange.” The Warriors and their families in Mingyue Residential District discussed, while Wu Tong, the highest-ranking Dojo Master present, stared intently, his expression changing. “It’s a headquarters fighter jet.” Whoosh! The deep blue triangular fighter jet slowly landed on a lawn deep within the residential district. With a fuselage over twenty meters long, only by viewing it up close could one truly appreciate the fighter jet’s elegance—its curves, its color… it was absolutely incomparable to those saucer-shaped fighter jets. Swish! The hatch opened. A young man, carrying a large backpack and dressed in casual clothes and jeans, stepped out of the hatch. “Luo Feng!” “It’s Luo Feng!” “It really is him.” Immediately, the many Warrior families in the residential district, who had been watching the mysterious fighter jet, surged forward. Luo Feng spotted his parents in the crowd and walked towards them with a smile. A group of people greeted him warmly. “Dad,” Luo Feng said as he approached. “Xiao Feng,” Luo Hongguo gripped Luo Feng’s hand, but his eyes kept darting to the fighter jet parked nearby. “Quick, they’ve brought you all this way on a special flight. Don’t you want to invite them down and thank them properly?” Dojo Master Wu Tong also walked over, smiling, and whispered, “Luo Feng, they worked hard to bring you here. Don’t just come out alone. Quickly invite the people who brought you and the pilot out for a chat, or at least thank them.” In Wu Tong’s view, anyone who could specially requisition a fighter jet from the Martial Arts Hall headquarters 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? Many people on Earth were unaware of the existence of intelligent fighter jets. “This is my fighter jet,” Luo Feng said. “Yours?” The surrounding crowd gasped in shock. Luo Feng’s parents, and his younger brother Luo Hua, were all stunned! In this era, buying a fighter jet was a hundred times more difficult than before the Great Nirvana period. Many wealthy individuals wouldn’t even consider taking a large commercial flight, let alone buying a fighter jet. Only a select few Wargods could afford one, and even then, they were almost always the common saucer-shaped models. “Uncle Wu, I’ll treat you to drinks later,” Luo Feng said with a smile, greeting the people around him, then walked back to his residence with his parents and brother. Anyway, the news of him becoming an Inspector would soon spread… so, saying the fighter jet was his own wouldn’t cause any trouble. The many Warrior families in Mingyue Residential District, including Wu Tong, remained shocked for a long time. Damn it! Luo Feng, a young man, bought a fighter jet? And it didn’t even look like the common saucer-shaped type? Everyone was bewildered by this news for a long time. “That’s not right, the fighter jet is parked here, but no pilot came out?” After a long while, someone finally realized, but by then Luo Feng was already home. *** In the main city of Jiangnan Base City, inside the Extreme Martial Arts Grand Hall. President Zhou Zhengyong was in a room, sitting on a sofa with a cup of tea in front of him. “Inspector Liu,” Zhou Zhengyong said, holding his phone and chuckling, “In your years here in our Jiangnan Base City, I’m sure my brothers and I have caused you some trouble, and I also want to thank you for your help over the years. With you gone, our Extreme Martial Arts Dojo here in Jiangnan Base City will probably be suppressed by the Thunder Dojo.” “You’re asking about the new Inspector?” Zhou Zhengyong said with a wry smile. “How would I know what the new Inspector’s strength is like? Whether they can match the one from the Thunder Dojo.” “The notification hasn’t arrived yet, but it should be here soon.” Zhou Zhengyong chuckled, “I’m in my office, I’ll know immediately once the headquarters notification comes through.” “Alright, when I go to the headquarters in the future, I’ll definitely look you up, Inspector Liu.” Zhou Zhengyong then hung up the phone. Just yesterday, he had learned that Inspector Liu was being transferred back to the global headquarters. However, the notification for the new Inspector had not yet come down… and just now, this morning, Inspector Liu received the official notification. Inspector Liu himself had already left last night by commercial flight. “With Inspector Liu gone, I wonder who the new Inspector will be,” Zhou Zhengyong mused. “Bang! Bang! Bang!” A knock sounded at the door. “Come in,” Zhou Zhengyong said. The door opened, and three people entered. They were the three main directors of the Extreme Martial Arts Grand Hall in Jiangnan Base City, including Zhuge Tao. “President, we just saw the official notification that Inspector Liu has been transferred. Who is the new Inspector?” asked the shortest of the three directors, a lean man in a white shirt, frowning. “I don’t know either, the notification hasn’t arrived yet.” Zhou Zhengyong shook his head. “With Inspector Liu here, we had it pretty good. Inspector Liu never interfered with our affairs, focusing only on his cultivation, and we all got along well! Moreover, Inspector Liu was very strong; he could easily resolve any issues that arose, and the government respected him. This new Inspector…” “Will the new Inspector be like the ‘Iron-Faced Bao Zheng’ from back then?” Zhuge Tao couldn’t help but ask. ‘Iron-Faced Bao Zheng’ was a nickname given by the directors and president back then to a former Inspector. During his tenure, the ‘Iron-Faced Bao Zheng’ had dismissed six directors and even impeached a president! It struck fear into the hearts of those who came after. “I don’t know,” Zhou Zhengyong shook his head. The other three directors also felt uneasy. After all, in terms of authority, the Inspector was the top boss, possessing oversight power, and could even dismiss directors and positions below them without prior approval from above. If it came to a real conflict, they could even remove the President. “Beep!” Zhou Zhengyong quickly walked towards the laptop. “The notification is here!” Zhou Zhengyong exclaimed, and the other three directors rushed over, anxiously looking at the laptop screen! He clicked to open the notification! “Luo Feng?” “His hometown is Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City?” “Strength evaluation is… Invincible Wargod?” The President and the three directors exchanged glances. “Is it, is it… the little guy we sent to the Elite Training Camp?” Zhou Zhengyong couldn’t help but ask, still unable to believe it. “An Invincible Wargod?”