Liu Dadao felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of that woman surnamed Chu.
Having roamed the martial world, Liu Dadao had encountered many masters, including several Grandmaster-level martial arts experts. But none of them had ever exerted such a strong suppressive force on him as "Chu Tianzun."
A ninth-rank martial artist's leg can be broken without warning, without any resistance or defense.
It seems that to her, a ninth-rank martial artist is like an ant, whose life and fortune can be taken with a flick of the wrist.
Logically speaking, someone as powerful as her appearing in the martial arts world shouldn't be completely unknown. Even if she wasn't infamous, there should be some legend about her. However, after careful inquiries, Liu Dadao discovered that there was truly no information about this woman in the martial arts world at all.
It was strange, but also very lucky.
No one knew of the existence of "Chu Tianzun," and therefore no one knew that the Snake Tiger Gang leader and his three branch leaders had all lost their legs.
As long as I can get through a month and my leg is fully healed, I, Liu Dadao, will be a hero of the martial arts world again!
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Dadao said to Tie Pengjun, who was sitting in the sedan chair, "Brother Tie, please respect the elderly and care for the young, you go first."
Tie Peng remained unfazed. "Brother Da Dao, you go first. I'm not feeling well, I need to rest for a while."
...
He Yunxiao was cooking in the side hall. After finishing the braised pork knuckle and roast chicken, he came to his senses and found that almost everyone had arrived at the main hall.
Chu Chu asked, "He Yunxiao, when are you leaving?"
Because Liu Feiyun had promised to help advance the gold and silver vouchers, He Yunxiao kept his promise and did not intend to cause him any trouble.
"Right away, let me finish eating the food on the table. We can't waste food."
Watching He Yunxiao wolf down his food, Chu Chu said irritably, "You're like a reincarnated starving ghost."
He Yunxiao laughed and said, "Hey, ever since... It's nothing, Chuchu, wait for me a moment, I'll finish eating right away."
Seeing that He Yunxiao seemed to be hiding something from her, Chu Chu said unhappily, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to."
He Yunxiao: ...
You're the one who told me to say that.
He squeezed Chu Chu's hand and laughed, "Ever since I took the Soul-Devouring Pill, I have inexhaustible energy every day, I sleep soundly until dawn, and I have a great appetite."
Chu Chu turned her face away, "I said I would find a way."
"There's Rou'er."
"I will find a way."
"Alright, alright, Xiao He is all thanks to Lady Chu Chu for saving his life. Now I'm going to eat."
"You..." Chu Chu hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
He Yunxiao said, "What?"
"I need to practice my skills," Chu Chu said.
He Yunxiao: ? Weren't you just urging me to leave? Now you're not leaving because you want to practice your skills?
"Then Xiao He will protect Lord Chu Chu."
"No need. You eat your food. I don't need anyone to protect me."
After Chu Chu finished speaking, she didn't find a place to sit down. Instead, she closed her eyes and began to circulate her internal energy along her meridians, going through one cycle after another, constantly generating new internal energy to make up for the deficiency in the power she had transferred to He Yunxiao.
They were already sitting very close, but when Chu Chu started practicing her skills, He Yunxiao moved his chair even closer to her.
Even at such close range, He Yunxiao couldn't sense any fluctuations in Chu Chu's internal energy. This could only mean that her control over her internal energy was incredibly precise, down to the smallest detail. Not a single bit of her internal energy was wasted; it had reached a terrifying level.
He Yunxiao said he was used to it. After all, the process of passing on skills was the same every day, and he was too used to it.
Being mindful of protecting Chu Chu, He Yunxiao didn't eat too quickly.
As the side hall quieted down, the sounds from the main hall could be faintly heard.
Chu Chu was practicing her martial arts, and He Yunxiao, having nothing to do, decided to listen. After only a couple of sentences, he knew everyone had arrived and the "leader" was giving a speech. His ramblings about "how we are" were rather pointless.
After a while, the dishes began to be served. Maids carrying dishes filed in and out of the side hall through the back door, then went around the screen in the side hall and entered the main hall to serve the martial arts seniors.
He Yunxiao glanced at the dishes served by the martial arts masters; they were about the same quality as his own. Liu Feiyun was quite generous; not bad, the young man had potential.
However, there was one thing He Yunxiao didn't have: fruit.
For example, peaches, apricots, plums, apples, and grapes.
He Yunxiao looked up at the maid serving the dishes and said, "Miss, could you help me..."
Name: He Yunxiao
Special skill: Handsome
The girls serving the dishes were momentarily distracted, and one of them bumped into another, scattering the dishes all over the floor with a clatter.
He Yunxiao: ...
Hearing the sound, Chu Chu opened her eyes. "What's wrong?"
He Yunxiao said, "It's nothing, they just accidentally broke the plate."
Chu Chu glanced at the maids who were frantically cleaning up the mess and said to He Yunxiao, "Someone is coming."
He Yunxiao's first reaction was not to run away, but to find a veil and put it on Chu Chu.
The person who came to check the situation was an eighth-rank martial artist. As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw He Yunxiao and said, "Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around here?"
He Yunxiao shrugged. "Let's eat."
The man glanced at He Yunxiao's dining table, then at the dishes that had been smashed all over the floor.
"Did you make this?"
He Yunxiao quickly clarified, "This has nothing to do with me."
The man said, "Sneaking around like this, you don't look like a good person at all. Come with me to see the head of the family."
How do we meet?
"Of course, we'll meet at the Sword Tournament."
He Yunxiao said, "I'm not going."
"Not going? You're hiding something. It seems you were the one who ruined my meal."
He Yunxiao said helplessly, "No, why don't you just ask them and you'll know if I did it?"
The man laughed and said, "You are also a martial artist. You can push someone from a distance with your internal force without anyone noticing. Asking them is pointless."
Having finished his meal, He Yunxiao was too lazy to argue with this chivalrous man. "I cannot go to the Sword Testing Tournament. I am He Yunxiao."
"He Yunxiao? An unknown nobody."
He Yunxiao: Good heavens, I'm just a nobody!
For some reason, upon hearing the phrase "an unknown nobody," He Yunxiao suddenly felt like bursting into tears. Finally, finally, someone doesn't recognize me? The feeling of not being recognized by others is simply wonderful!
This person is probably from another part of the Sword Testing Tournament. He has only been in Yinjing for a short time and has not heard of the villain's reputation.
He Yunxiao patiently said, "Brother, I can't go to the Sword Testing Tournament. As for why, you can ask Liu Feiyun. That's all for now. I'm full and leaving first. No need to see me off."
"Trying to run away?" the man retorted.
He Yunxiao pulled Chu Chu to her feet. "What do you mean you want to run away? I, He Yunxiao... never mind, go ask Liu Feiyun. You must know Liu Feiyun, right? I'm leaving now, don't bother seeing me off."
Seeing that He Yunxiao was about to leave, the man became anxious and shouted, "You scoundrel, don't run away!"
He immediately channeled his inner energy, the fluctuations spreading outwards, revealing his eighth-grade cultivation. Abundant inner energy emanated from his dantian, then filled his meridians, with much of it dissipating from his body, causing his clothes to billow.
The man shouted, "The Liu Family's Ultimate Technique! The Flowing Cloud Skill!"
He Yunxiao held Chu Chu's hand and silently gave this eighth-rank martial artist a thumbs up.
Okay, that's great, very energetic.
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