Luo Jiujiang had anticipated his reaction and practically moved at the same time. He raised his hand and grasped Du Di's arm, saying in that most irritating, slow, and jerkish tone, "I don't mean anything by that. It's just that since your period has come, I'm going to take good care of you and show you how our Luo family treats guests—Oh, by the way, Yuelou, I see Master Du is shivering with cold. Ask the kitchen to make him a bowl of eggs, flowers, and soup."
The constant stream of keywords about past humiliations set Du Di on fire, and the man across from him, still wearing a somewhat nonchalant, dismissive smile, instantly consumed Du Di's sanity. With a furious roar, he drew his sword and lunged at Luo Jiujiang.
"That awful Du family martial art of yours will only turn you into an ape if you practice it too much." Luo Jiujiang calmly retreated and turned over, drawing his sword with his right hand, while still being unforgiving. "When something happens, all you can do is 'Ahhhh' and 'Yaaaa'. From now on, your brain has been consumed with tofu pudding. I warned you about this last year."
He'd been trained like crazy by Luo Cang these past few days, and his strength had improved significantly in all aspects. Even his past self was too slow in his eyes, let alone his less talented and defeated opponent, Du Di. Luo Jiujiang dodged the opponent's twelve consecutive blows as if it were a game. With a powerful kick from his foot, he leaped into the air, looking down at the opponent from above.
He flipped his wrist, and the blade slashed downwards, along with his full weight, hitting Du Di's back hard. The immense force from the blade made Du Di's knees go weak, and he staggered.
Luo Jiujiang landed even faster than Du Di. He flashed his body, raised his toes as if bouncing upwards, and kicked his opponent's chin at a perfect angle as he dived to the ground.
The blow caused Du Di's expression to twist uncontrollably, evidently from a clenched jaw that had injured his tongue. Without waiting for him to react, Luo Jiujiang switched from a kick to a sweep, his right knee slamming into Du Di's cheek with a whistle, ensuring that, in addition to a broken tongue and the resulting bleeding, he also suffered a large tooth.
After this knee strike, Luo Jiujiang didn't launch any new attacks. He retracted his foot, not worrying at all that the opponent still had the strength to resist. He even had the leisure to brush the dust off his boots.
Du Di lay on the ground, dizzy and dazed, half of his face slowly swelling up. But what kept him unable to even stand up wasn't the superficial injuries, but Luo Jiujiang's cheerful whistle.
Somehow, the whistle seemed like a long sword, piercing Du Di's eardrum straight into his brain, causing him to have a splitting headache. It was as if his brain was being violently stirred by an iron rod, and the pain made him break out in cold sweats.
"I'm a bit embarrassed that you're so kind as to be my punching bag." Luo Jiujiang shrugged. "In addition to loosening your muscles and bones, I'll use Sound Kill to help you open your mind. This is a bonus, no need to thank me."
After saying this, he nodded as if he was very satisfied, and even gently helped Du Di back to his chair: "I'll go and help you get your brown sugar egg and egg drop soup. For the sake of your health, you must remember to drink it later."
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Luo Jiujiang walked out of the gate of Fenghexuan and just turned the corner when he saw Han Qianling leaning against the wall with his eyes closed and his arms folded.
The same arm-folding action, in Luo Jiujiang's eyes, presented a different scene. Han Qianling looked tall and graceful with her arms folded, which was very pleasing to the eye. Luo Jiujiang laughed and stepped forward to pat Han Qianling on the shoulder: "How did you find this place?"
"I met Miss Yueting on the way." Han Qianling explained briefly. He opened his eyes, "You were quite fast this time."
"My speed has increased, and I used Sound Kill to catch him off guard." Luo Jiujiang stroked the hilt of the knife at his waist. "It's also because Du Di didn't cover his turtle shells this time. It won't be so easy in the official competition... Besides that, I feel there is something wrong with his cultivation."
"What? He lied about his cultivation?" Han Qianling had a deep memory. The very mention of cultivation brought back memories of Du Di breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining two months prior. Given his personality, he hadn't publicly announced this news, instead revealing it so discreetly. Something was indeed amiss.
Luo Jiujiang shook his head. "Although his spiritual energy is still a little weak, he is indeed at the fifth level of Qi Refining. What puzzles me is that he seems to be even more brainless. He exploded at my casual words. Although the Du family's Fiery Fire Art can make one's temper flare and patience decrease when practicing, and he himself has little intelligence, it is still a bit outrageous that his self-control is so low..."
After a moment of distracted thought, Luo Jiujiang couldn't come up with any clues, so he simply let the matter go. "Forget it, forget about it. The Seven Islands Competition is just around the corner, and our opponents are about to arrive. It's more practical for us to concentrate on training."
Since he said so, Han Qianling nodded. The two walked side by side for a few steps, and Han Qianling said casually, "By the way, I just ran into Miss Yuelou and asked her to report the situation to Mr. Wu directly."
Luo Jiujiang's fifth uncle usually handled family negotiations, so this matter was his responsibility. Luo Jiujiang was tempted to just beat Du Di up and leave him there, but that would have been too irresponsible. If Han Qianling hadn't given Yuelou instructions, Luo Jiujiang would have done the same.
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