Chapter 378 The Last Crack
"By the way, the Yangzhou Slow you changed is no longer Yangzhou Slow, is it? Haven't you thought about giving it a new name?"
After a satisfying meal, among the pile of empty plates on the table, only Li Lianhua's innovative dish stood out, almost perfectly intact, like a tribute.
Hearing his question, Li Lianzi, feeling sleepy from eating too much, slowly shook her head, "I haven't thought about it."
"Let's call it Suzhou Kuai (Suzhou Faster)," Lan Yan suggested with a smile. "It's so neat and tidy."
"Won't Suzhou have any objections?" Li Lianhua couldn't help but complain.
"When you named it 'Yangzhou Slow,' Yangzhou didn't object. Don't discriminate based on region. Can't Suzhou be as magnanimous as Yangzhou?"
"You win."
Unable to win an argument with Lan Yan, Li Lianhua decided to give up on arguing with him and turned to Li Lianzi casually: "The undisputed number one in the world, interested in a match?"
"I'm not afraid of you!" Li Lianzi immediately raised her head, and her ponytail looked much more energetic.
"Count me in."
Li Lianye also joined in, but Li Lianzi was not afraid at all, saying, "Fine, I'll take on you two old folks, I'm just a young man."
Li Lianhua and Li Lianye exchanged a glance and smiled, "Alright, let's show you what the old lady is capable of."
The three of them stood up and walked out of the Lotus Pavilion.
At this moment, Fang Duobing, who was almost asleep from drinking too much, struggled to stand up, his determination to watch the excitement unwavering.
"They can't even walk straight anymore, they're sickly, they can skip the excitement."
Lan Yan, unusually kind, offered a word of advice, but Fang Duobing, who was walking unsteadily, kept shaking his head: "No...no, such a grand event...how can I miss it...I have to go too..."
Seeing this, Lan Yan didn't try to persuade him further. He calmly got up and followed him out, hoping that Fang Xiaobao wouldn't turn the spectacle into a bigger one.
After all, if he didn't understand Fang Duobing, how could he not understand what kind of person Li Xiangyi, whom he had taught, was?
If the supposed number one in the world wants to cause trouble... I wish Fang Xiaobao good luck in advance.
When others mention Li Xiangyi, they all say that he is the greatest swordsman in the world, as if he only specializes in the way of the sword.
But how could someone who can effortlessly become the best in the world only have great swordsmanship?
The three of them could only scrape together two Shaoshi weapons. Yes, Li Lianhua's Shaoshi weapon was later found as well. Li Lianye remembered the location, and when he returned, he should be able to find it by trial and error.
But this does not change the fact that there are currently three sword gods and two swords.
Therefore, all three abandoned using swords and competed purely based on their internal strength, agility, and hand skills.
There were no seemingly fierce sword moves, but their ethereal and agile movements were still captivating. The three of them were locked in combat, to the point that even the drunken Fang Duobing couldn't tell who was who. After watching for a while, he felt dizzy, as if seeing stars and countless faces of his master were swirling above his head.
If Lan Yan hadn't reached out and caught him, Fang Duobing would have collapsed.
In the end, the three contestants were unharmed, while Fang Duobing, who was watching, was injured. How ridiculous!
Even in his dazed state, Fang Duobing realized that his reputation was at stake, and said a beat late, "Thank you."
"How can a little fox outmaneuver two old foxes..." Sensing the changes in Li Lianhua and Li Lianye's techniques, Lan Yan turned his head with a look of pity, "Silly boy, good luck?"
"What?"
Fang Duobing looked bewildered. Before he could understand Lan Yan's words, Li Lianzi shouted angrily from not far away: "You're stealing my teachings!"
Li Lianhua, who had stopped, looked completely innocent. "How is this called stealing knowledge? We're all Li Xiangyi, why are we distinguishing between you and me?"
“This is called maintaining consistency,” Li Lianye nodded in satisfaction as she sensed the change in her internal energy. “We are all Li Xiangyi. If you can do Suzhou Fast, we should too.”
"Have the masters changed their internal energy cultivation methods?"
Fang Duobing finally came to his senses. Not only did he come to his senses, but emboldened by the alcohol, he blurted out without thinking, "So now, I'm the sole inheritor of Yangzhou Slow Cooking?"
Lan Yan silently stepped aside; this was the first time he had ever seen someone so eager to get beaten up.
With her keen ears, Li Lianzi suddenly turned around: "Fang Xiaobao! The only successor of Yangzhou Slow Music? I'd like to see how well you've mastered it!"
"I……"
Before Fang Duobing could explain, he was pulled away by a surge of internal force.
Young Li Xiangyi was a cocky kid who could use his internal energy to isolate himself from dust, and he was more than capable of controlling his disciples.
A beat too slow, Fang Duobing found himself between the three masters, his collar grabbed by the youngest master, instantly sobering him up considerably. "Actually..."
"As the sole inheritor, you've mastered the slow pace of Yangzhou, so surely you can't be unaware of the fast pace of Suzhou? Let me teach you!"
If Li Lianzi's last four words hadn't been so menacing, Fang Duobing might have been able to force a smile.
But in reality, Li Lianhua and Li Lianzi, who had angered Li Lianzi, joined in the "persecution" of Fang Duobing in order to divert his attention.
After all, "when the master has something to do, the disciple will do it," and Fang Duobing was their disciple.
Besides, this is all thanks to my master's painstaking efforts and teachings.
"Aww—"
"If your inner strength is as powerful as your voice, then we don't need to worry about you!"
Once fully sober, Fang Duobing was tossed around like a small ball by his three masters. To be honest, his lightness skill and agility had really improved a lot.
But he didn't want to be a scapegoat! Why did he have to get involved in this mess?
Lan Yan sighed. Sure enough, Fang Xiaobao was still the same Fang Xiaobao at the bottom of the food chain. It was really too... interesting. Listening to his screams even improved his sleep quality.
...
The four of them had a relaxed and enjoyable time, and Fang Duobing grew up quickly. In short, everyone had a wonderful time.
But accidents always happen so suddenly. On an ordinary afternoon, nothing out of the ordinary except for Fang Duobing's howling, a spacetime rift appeared brazenly in front of the Lotus Pavilion.
"Is this the last one?"
Although Li Lianhua was asking a question, her tone carried a certainty that she was unwilling to admit.
His talent enabled him to quickly master the Suzhou Express, and he also sensed the information about the spacetime rift.
"yes."
At this moment, Li Lianzi suddenly understood why Li Lianhua and Li Lianye had suddenly wanted to go to Suzhou.
"You heard me talking to my senior brother earlier?"
Neither of them answered. Fang Duobing looked dazed: "Is this really the last one?"
No one spoke, which already spoke volumes; Fang Duobing's eyes slowly reddened.
At this moment, standing in front of the crack, Li Lianhua suddenly spoke up: "I actually called you Li Xiangyi on purpose."
"I guessed it." Li Lianzi chuckled softly. "How could I not know myself?"
Knowing that it would be the last meal they would have shared in such a lively atmosphere, the atmosphere became somewhat somber.
“So,” Li Lianhua, as always, broke the ice, looking at the others with a serious expression, “I deliberately added three extra spoonfuls and two extra spoonfuls of honey to the dish, just in case you forgot about me. You can understand, right?”
"Li Lianhua!"
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