Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1230 - 1280: Can’t I Take the Initiative?

Less than a week went by, and Jiang Ningxiang’s Innate Vital Energy could finally be projected outwards. Her Innate Vital Energy was now fully formed, and once that happened, the rest became much easier. Just like Xu Shanshan before her, the next step was learning how to utilize Innate Vital Energy.

Xu Shanshan had obtained the secret scroll and passed everything it contained to Jiang Ningxiang. Learning it was much easier; in less than a week, Jiang Ningxiang had essentially grasped how to utilize Innate Vital Energy. Her strength was similar to Xu Shanshan’s when she first started learning Innate Vital Energy. As for how far Jiang Ningxiang could develop in the future, that would depend on the growth of her Innate Vital Energy.

This brought Li Yifei immense joy. Counting himself, the Li family now had three exceptionally strong experts. Though not quite at the level of an expert like Murong Yuanqing, with the abilities of the three of them combined, apart from an expert of Murong Yuanqing’s caliber, no one else could touch a hair on the Li family.

Moreover, even if there was an expert like Murong Yuanqing, as long as the three of them joined forces, they possessed the power to fight. Victory or defeat was unpredictable.

"Brother-in-law, shall we go to Mount Kunlun once more?" Seeing that Jiang Ningxiang had mastered her martial skills, Xu Shanshan immediately became excited, as she found the cave particularly alluring.

Li Yifei also felt it was necessary to go there. If they could resolve the matters in that cave quickly to prevent the organization from taking the items, it would be a significant achievement.

So Li Yifei immediately tried to contact Murong Yuanqing but was unable to reach him. Upon inquiring from Old Master Su, he learned that experts like Murong Yuanqing had been in seclusion these days, and even he did not know their whereabouts.

This made Li Yifei somewhat hesitant. Without the protection of Murong Yuanqing and his like, meeting members of Noah’s Ark, such as the chief elder or Murong Zheng, would be quite dangerous.

But in the end, Li Yifei decided to go. The items there were too important; even if it meant taking certain risks, it was worth it.

After discussing, Li Yifei, together with Xu Shanshan and Jiang Ningxiang, embarked once more on the journey to Mount Kunlun.

It was Jiang Ningxiang’s first time undertaking such a significant task with Li Yifei, and she was extremely excited. Even as they took the plane, her emotions had not yet settled.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Ningxiang, just think of it as going out for some fun."

Jiang Ningxiang nodded and replied, "I know, Brother Li. This is my first time on a plane."

Li Yifei instructed Jiang Ningxiang on how to fasten the seatbelt, saying, "In the future, Brother Li will take you running all over the world. I’m more worried that you won’t want to follow me then."

"That won’t happen, this is so much better. I finally feel like a useful person," Jiang Ningxiang shook her head repeatedly.

The plane took off, and Jiang Ningxiang’s face showed nervousness. This made both Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan smile, especially considering that they had once suspected Jiang Ningxiang of being the black-clad masked woman. It seemed somewhat ridiculous now—a girl who was flying for the first time, how could she possibly be that black-clad masked woman.

After landing, they took a car and once again arrived at the location where they had started their ascent last time. Then they shouldered their packs and entered the mountains together.

The path wasn’t difficult to remember, so the three of them didn’t face much trouble. However, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan remained vigilant throughout. If members of the Ark Organization appeared, they would abort the mission.

But after a day’s walk, they didn’t encounter a single person, let alone members of the Ark Organization.

Perhaps because Murong Yuanqing and another had made their move, the members of the Ark Organization could only give up on this operation for now. Maybe they assumed that the Li family only had one Innate Expert, and even if Li Yifei wanted to act, without the black-clad masked woman from Noah’s Ark, he wouldn’t be able to accomplish much.

As it got darker a little after four, the trio quickly found a sheltered spot and set up a tent to rest. Looking at the tent, Li Yifei frowned and said, "Shanshan, why did you only prepare one tent?"

Xu Shanshan responded naturally, "On this mountain, anything can happen. It’s much more dangerous to be separated, so I only prepared one tent for all of us. It’s big enough to accommodate the three of us."

Li Yifei thought about it and agreed that it was safer for the three of them to stay together here.

This time up the mountain was unlike the last, somber experience. After all, back then there were outsiders like Wu Chang with them, but this time it was just the three of them, making it feel a bit like a leisurely tour. Li Yifei was also in good spirits as he shared some interesting tales about the snow-capped mountains.

Jiang Ningxiang suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, Brother Li, I read ’The Divine Eagle, the Gallant’ where Hong Qigong catches centipedes in the snow. Is that true?"

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "That’s of course made up. In cold temperatures, centipedes burrow underground to hibernate. Here on Mount Kunlun, where temperatures are below minus twenty degrees Celsius, it’s impossible for centipedes to exist." freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Oh, I thought what the novel said was true." Jiang Ningxiang stuck out her tongue.

Xu Shanshan chuckled and said, "Even if there really were centipedes, would you want to catch some and cook them?"

Jiang Ningxiang shrank her neck and said, "I wouldn’t dare."

Li Yifei smiled slightly and said, "Actually, there are some special local products here, like the Tibetan antelope for instance, but the best is the snow chicken. They’re not easy to come by, though. If we do encounter one, let’s try catching it. I bet it’d be delicious once cooked."

Admiration glinting in her eyes, Jiang Ningxiang said to Li Yifei, "Brother Li, you’re amazing, you know everything."

Xu Shanshan giggled lightly and said, "Of course! Your Brother Li is definitely the most amazing, he understands everything."

Jiang Ningxiang smiled sweetly and said, "Indeed, I didn’t know any of this stuff before. Brother Li, you speak as if you’re a walking encyclopedia."

With Jiang Ningxiang’s flattery, Li Yifei laughed and said, "Your Brother Li isn’t that incredible, I just like to prepare more before doing anything, to understand things like the geography and environment here. That way, if we encounter any special situations, we have a greater chance of survival."

"That’s still pretty amazing," Jiang Ningxiang immediately responded, "Even if you asked me to memorize this information in advance, I wouldn’t be able to remember it."

"Brother-in-law, look over there!" Xu Shanshan pointed towards a spot not too far ahead.

Li Yifei and Jiang Ningxiang both saw a big white bird landing there as well.

"That’s the snow chicken. Do you two want to eat some roast chicken?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.

"Yes, want!" Xu Shanshan and Jiang Ningxiang quickly nodded excitedly.

Li Yifei carefully sprinted towards the bird. However, when he was still about twenty meters away, the snow chicken sensed him. The alertness of animals is tremendously high, difficult for humans to match.

But even though the snow chicken was quick, Li Yifei’s Flying Needle had already been thrown, piercing accurately through the head of the snow chicken, which immediately collapsed on the ground, fluttering for a bit before lying still.

Li Yifei picked up the snow chicken, exciting Xu Shanshan and Jiang Ningxiang greatly. But since it was still early, the three continued on their way, casually collecting some dry wood along the journey. Finding ample dry wood in the Kunlun mountains is not easy, as even shrubs are scarce here.

By evening, the three had still gathered quite a few dry branches, all from small shrubs. Starting a fire, Li Yifei cleaned the snow chicken and began roasting it over the flames. Roasting wild game was a particular skill of Li Yifei’s. Although this time they didn’t have salt and other seasonings, they did have some small pickled vegetables among their food supplies. Rubbing the chicken with the pickled vegetables’ brine made for a passable substitute.

The meat of the snow chicken was quite tender and succulent, its texture notably firm since it could fly, making it incomparable to ordinary domestic chickens. Once cooked, the three enjoyed the delicious meal, which brought considerable pleasure to their otherwise monotonous journey.

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