"Master You?" Sixth Master Gu looked puzzled. "Who is this person?"

“It’s not important at all, Sixth Brother, don’t interrupt,” Gu Baozhu waved her hand and said, “It’s the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion. You saw her the other day when she came back from the Imperial Academy.”

Sixth Master Gu said angrily, "You should associate with her less in the future. You're already a troublemaker, and with her stirring things up, who knows if she'll cause any real trouble. She'll disappear again, and Third Brother will have to clean up your mess."

Gu Baozhu stamped her foot and exclaimed, "How could I be so foolish? I'm not the kind of person who would be used as a pawn for nothing. I think what she said makes some sense—women playing Cuju (ancient Chinese football) is already a minority. If a book is published and portraits of us gathering together are drawn, it would be a refined thing. The more people see it, the more women will naturally join in playing Cuju. If more women play Cuju in the future, what will the Yelü clan have to boast about?"

When the topic turned to refined matters, Sixth Master Gu handed the poems on the stone table to Gu Baozhu for her to read.

"This is truly a refined affair. This Miss Dong is Third Sister-in-law's close friend and is quite famous in the Suzhou area. At Third Sister-in-law's invitation, she started the Firefly Poetry Society in Jinling and sent over some of her best poems. Now, Shen Changle is busy publishing a collection of Firefly poems for women."

Gu Baozhu took it and flipped through it haphazardly, like an expert, and said, "Not bad, even better than Sixth Brother's."

Master Gu was so angry he almost laughed.

Gu Baozhu thought for a moment and said, "We can play a game of polo in the mansion and have Sixth Brother draw it. I've already thought of a title: 'Ten Beauties Strolling in the Garden.' Sixth Brother, you can also arrange all your flowers and plants and draw them to show off."

Master Gu was stunned.

Gu Baozhu tugged at his sleeve and shook it, her handsome brows furrowed, and she pleaded in a high-pitched voice, "Sixth Brother, please?"

Master Gu was so dizzy from being shaken that he could hardly stand. Just as he tried to break free, he heard a "rip" and half of his arm was exposed.

"Gu! Bao! Zhu!"

Sixth Master Gu hugged most of his arm in embarrassment, screaming like a young woman who had been sexually assaulted.

Startled, Gu Baozhu trembled, dropped half of her sleeve, and darted away two or three zhang, landing like a dragonfly on the artificial hill outside the pavilion.

"Get down here right now!"

Sixth Master Gu was furious.

His younger sister is becoming increasingly difficult to manage. In just a few words, she tore off his sleeve and started running around like a monkey.

Gu Baozhu immediately bargained: "Then don't be angry with me."

"Alright," Master Gu let out a long sigh, "I'm not angry with you anymore."

"Then don't scold me."

Gu Baozhu became increasingly greedy.

"Fine, I won't scold you."

Master Gu made his assurances again.

Gu Baozhu was not afraid of being beaten by Sixth Master Gu.

He immediately leaped back up with both feet.

Sixth Master Gu asked, "Why do I feel like your kung fu has improved recently?"

Gu Baozhu said smugly, "Of course, Third Brother tortures me half to death every morning. I really didn't mean to tear Sixth Brother's sleeve just now. I just wasn't paying attention. His grip strength has increased a lot recently..."

Lord Gu's voice suddenly rang out from behind: "Your mediocre skills are nothing to brag about in front of your sixth brother. You're really something, Gu Baozhu!"

Gu Baozhu was taken aback: "...When did he come back? He was like a ghost, without making a sound."

Sixth Master Gu laughed gleefully.

Lord Gu said coldly, "If you hear everything, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back from the north. With your skills, you probably won't even last two moves against Sixteen."

"You might as well just say he could take me down in one move."

Gu Baozhu was unhappy and muttered under her breath.

Lord Gu sneered a few times and said, "That's because Sixteen knows how to behave. He always makes you take the initiative, otherwise it would be too embarrassing."

“I don’t believe it,” Gu Baozhu said. “Sixteen is not that kind of treacherous person. He is an upright man.”

Standing behind Lord Gu, Gu Shiliu frowned.

Lord Gu said, "Today I'll show you what you're really made of."

Gu Baozhu's eyes widened.

What are you going to do?

"sixteen!"

"Yes!" Gu Shiliu glanced apologetically at Gu Baozhu and answered loudly.

Lord Gu, with his hands behind his back, gestured with his chin toward Gu Baozhu and said, "You shall subdue the Seventh Miss in one move."

"yes!"

Gu Shiliu stepped forward a few paces, bowed to Gu Baozhu, and said, "Seventh Miss, please."

Gu Baozhu said angrily, "I don't believe it. Third Brother, if Gu Shiliu can't defeat me in one move, you have to promise me one thing."

"No need to think, you definitely won't make it to the second move."

Lord Gu had no desire to hear her conditions.

Gu Baozhu stomped her feet in anger.

Gu Shiliu said, "Seventh Miss, you must not act like this when facing an enemy. If your breathing is unstable, your opponent will easily take advantage of your weaknesses."

Gu Baozhu angrily said, "Use all your skills!"

Before he finished speaking, he rushed over and unleashed a move.

Gu Shiliu didn't dodge. He simply took a half step with his left foot, twisted his body and turned his hips, dodging half of his body at an incredible angle and neutralizing Gu Baozhu's fierce attack.

Then, he inhaled, blocked with his arm, and clamped down, capturing Gu Baozhu's hand before she could retract it.

Gu Baozhu kept crying out in pain.

Gu Shiliu hurriedly let go.

Without saying a word, Gu Baozhu launched another all-out attack.

Every move was powerful and vigorous.

But Gu Shiliu easily deflected every move.

They truly become more courageous after setbacks.

Defeat after defeat, yet fight on despite repeated setbacks.

Seeing that she had been captured more than ten times, Lord Gu shouted, "Alright, still not admitting defeat? We've tried so many times, and every time I captured you in one move. You still think you're the best in the world and cause trouble everywhere. Starting tomorrow, you'll train for another half hour."

Gu Baozhu snorted and stood still, without objecting.

Master Gu said, "Baozhu's martial arts skills are outstanding among women."

“Nonsense,” Lord Gu said, “The woman who came to deliver the message that day was just as skilled as Sixteen, and much stronger than Baozhu.”

Gu Baozhu said with a hint of disbelief, "How could that be? That day she was walking on a tightrope and was almost knocked off by my hairpin."

"That's called keeping a low profile; only someone like you, with only a smattering of knowledge, makes a big fuss. The more capable a person is, the more they conceal their talents. Look at your third sister-in-law, has she ever made a name for herself in her private life?"

When Qin Yuan was mentioned, Gu Baozhu listened attentively and said, "Then Gu Shiliu will have to accompany me to spar every day, and he doesn't need to hold back his energy to coax me anymore."

Lord Gu was very satisfied and nodded, saying, "Now that's more like the Gu family."

Hearing this, Gu Baozhu became happy again.

She kept pestering Lord Gu, begging him to persuade her sixth brother to paint portraits of the ten beauties.

Upon learning that this was all due to His Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Gu felt a surge of disgust and sneered, "You really don't learn a single good thing. This so-called 'Ten Beauties' painting is just something men come up with to show off their supposed charm. Does it have even a shred of dignity?"