Chapter 100 Fight Well - The man sneered, "So you don't..."

The man sneered, "So it turns out you not only have the Witch God's attendant backing you up, but also the God of the Jade God's attendant. No wonder you dare to be so arrogant."

Lu Qing was getting impatient. "Are you going to fight or not? You're the one who's unreasonable and comes to blows right away; and when you can't win, you start spouting nonsense. Fine, my Wu Chen always says, 'Courtesy first, then force.' Since I've already been courteous once, I'll be courteous a second time. I'll give you another choice: fight or reason. If you can't win, I can understand if you resort to words."

"You!" The man had never been treated so disrespectfully before. He was so angry that the flesh on his cheeks twitched. He drew his sword and swung it at the man.

Yu Jitang immediately moved far away and squeezed in with the servants of Nukun Peak.

Some of the waiters hadn't seen Lu Qing in action before and were worried. "Servant Yu, aren't you going to help?"

Yu Jitang shook his head repeatedly, "No way, if she gets angry, she might beat me up too."

As they were talking, Lu Qing drew his Eyebrow Ruler and casually slapped it back. The move seemed ordinary, but it carried spiritual power, forcing the man back a step.

Yu Jitang chuckled, leaning on the railing and calling down, "Hey, Hu Da. It's just a friendly spar, don't worry too much about winning or losing. Besides, she's not a disciple of the Divine Palace, just Wu Chen's wife. Even if you can't beat her, it won't affect your ranking in the Divine Palace. How about I smooth things over for you, and we'll just let it go? You and your sister apologize to Madam Wu, give her some gifts, and exchange your sister's sword for hers, and that'll be the end of it."

Hu Da's sister stomped her foot angrily, "Yu Shenshi, don't look down on people. The outcome is not yet decided. Don't be too smug."

Yu Jitang burst into laughter. "Alright, alright, I'll wait and see who wins. Anyway, it'll be fine to look down on people later."

With the two of them interrupting, the man whom Yu Jitang called Hu Da couldn't take the opportunity to back down and had no choice but to continue fighting. Relying on his greater experience than Lu Qing, he used sharp and exquisite moves, which impressed Lu Qing.

Lu Qing hadn't learned any particularly sophisticated sword techniques. The moves she practiced most were the ruler techniques taught by the Spirit Fruit Master at the Sword Forging Manor. Although she practiced them every day, the occasion she used them most often was to use the eyebrow ruler to scare the naughty children of Medicine King Valley.

What she didn't know was that the ruler technique was a culmination of a thousand years of swordsmanship, simplifying and integrating the complex. Because of the experiences of the one who possessed the spiritual fruit, though proficient in swordsmanship, she also loathed them, thus ultimately forging the Eyebrow Ruler. Furthermore, the Eyebrow Ruler's characteristic of being without a sharp edge or blade embodies simplicity and unpretentiousness, responding to existence with non-existence, simplifying complexity. However, in the past, Lu Qing only used it to raise her arm to the distance to a mischievous child's bottom, or in the Western Wilderness, engaging in over a month of purely physical brawls with those thick-skinned monsters, where the ruler technique never had a chance to reveal its profound mysteries.

Now, Hu Da's exquisite swordplay had caught Lu Qing's attention. It turned out that no matter how many circles his opponent drew, it was no match for a simple, casual strike from Lu Qing. However, the timing of this strike still required much practice.

Lu Qing became excited, focused intently on the fight, and stopped talking.

Hu Da was the only one who suffered. No matter how ingenious his moves were, just when he thought he was about to succeed, Lu Qing would casually strike him, and his advantage would instantly vanish. He was so frustrated that he almost vomited blood.

However, Hu Da was a veteran of many battles, and he gradually realized that Lu Qing seemed to be just practicing her moves, neutralizing his attacks and then letting it go, without any intention of taking the opportunity to attack. He deliberately pretended to be repelled, but she did not chase after him. She stood in place, staring intently at him, waiting for him to make another move.

Hu Da's mind raced, and he devised a plan. He deliberately and slowly reduced his spiritual power without anyone noticing. Sure enough, the power of Lu Qing's moves also gradually decreased. Hu Da snorted coldly in his heart, quietly gathering his strength, and then pretended to make a normal move, but suddenly exerted force in the second half of the move.

Yu Jitang initially thought that Hu Da was slowly withdrawing his spiritual energy to save face, but he didn't expect that Hu Da intended to use this opportunity to defeat Lu Qing in one fell swoop. Yu Jitang was about to warn him, but Lu Qing had already instinctively sensed something was wrong and directly withdrew his spiritual energy from where he was standing.

In that instant, everyone felt as if a surging wave had crashed up from the depths of the earth, the immense spiritual energy almost making their minds explode. Most noticeably, the clouds surrounding Nukun Peak were suddenly swept away as if by a giant wave. From a distance, it appeared as if an invisible flower of spiritual energy had bloomed around Nukun Peak, its aura soaring straight into the sky.

Elder Yu was leading a group of people on their swords to Nukun Peak. Because of the unexpected turn of events during the winter hunt, a matter of great importance, he dared not delay. After "settling" his muddle-headed seventeenth brother, he didn't wait for Wu Chen to return to Xuan Shou Peak, but instead brought his men to Wu Chen's Nukun Peak to discuss the matter. While still in mid-air, they witnessed this extraordinary scene.

An elder exclaimed in surprise, "The Witch God Servant has improved again. With such strength, I'm afraid... I'm afraid only the Witch God Servant can match it..." The elder stopped mid-sentence, afraid of offending Elder Yu, and deliberately included Yu Jitang in the praise as well.

Elder Yu hurriedly said, "My good-for-nothing son of mine definitely couldn't do that. I know his abilities all too well. It's just that I don't know what happened on Nukun Peak that would provoke the Witch God's Servant to take action."

The group immediately sped towards Nukun Peak, and when they could see the scene in front of the hall clearly, they were all stunned.

Wu Chen was not present at all. Hu Da was being pressed down by a young girl with a jade ruler. The two were on opposite sides of the steps, fighting each other with their spiritual power. Hu Da's knees were trembling violently, and he was about to lose his footing.

The elders were astonished. "Who is this woman's disciple? Her spiritual power is so strong. How come we've never heard of her before?"

Just then, Wu Chen walked out of the main hall.

“Lu Qing…” he said with a warning, “fight well.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing stuck out her tongue and slowly withdrew her spiritual power. Only then did Hu Da manage to stand up and avoid kneeling down.

The elders were even more astonished. They had thought the two were competing with all their might, but now it seemed that the young girl still had energy left and could control it at will.

It should be noted that this Hu Da, whose real name is Hu Fuqiu, was originally one of the candidates for Divine Servant. However, his strength and temperament were indeed inferior to those of Zou, Wu, Luo, and Yu, so he remained in the queue. But to be considered for the Divine Servant position, his strength was indeed among the best of the younger generation in the Divine Palace. Moreover, there were rumors that Zou and Luo had died, which is why Hu Fuqiu had been unusually high-profile recently.