Chapter 137

Ouyang Qing ultimately chose to remain dignified. She was well aware of her elder sister’s prowess, and the reason Jin Jiuling dared not directly attack Gongsun Lan was because she lacked confidence.

Overall, Gongsun Lan and Jin Jiuling are evenly matched, with Lu Xiaofeng mainly using the Lingxi Finger technique to counter her swordsmanship.

Both the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger and Little Li’s Flying Dagger are ultimate skills based on the law of cause and effect. At least in the original work, there is no move that the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger cannot catch. It even caught the Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens. Even if it was not a full-force attack, it still caught it. It has never failed in the entire series.

Therefore, many fans of Gu Long’s martial arts novels like to discuss whether Lu Xiaofeng could catch Li Xunhuan’s flying dagger, and it can be said that everyone has their own opinion.

But after witnessing the two men’s skills and levels of expertise, Zhang Weihao can say with certainty that if Li Xunhuan were to make a move, Lu Xiaofeng would definitely not be able to withstand it; if Lu Xiaofeng could withstand it, Li Xunhuan would not even need to make a move.

Why is it that only Li Xunhuan’s throwing knives are truly unerring?

Because he wasn’t confident, this guy wouldn’t make a move at all. The only time he failed was against the super tank, Da Huan Xi Pusa, which is why Zhang Weihao wasn’t afraid of his throwing knives.

Throwing knives are too ordinary to be effective against experts in external martial arts.

Soon, Ouyang Qing, poisoned, died in front of all her sisters. However, no one felt sorry for her death, because this woman almost caused the destruction of the entire Red Shoes. Even if Gongsun Lan did not take action, the other sisters would have.

“Alright, the traitor has been dealt with. Now let’s talk about the Yihua Palace. With two phoenixes in one family, they’re about to produce a second Grandmaster. You could say that the Yihua Palace is currently the number one power in the martial arts world. Even the imperial court wouldn’t dare to offend them. No matter how much Jin Jiuling tries to shift the blame, he wouldn’t dare to mess with the Yihua Palace.”

It’s no secret that Lianxing is about to break through to the ninth level of Mingyu Gong and become another innate grandmaster. With Yaoyue in charge of Yihua Palace, no one else can stop it, no matter how much they don’t want Yihua Palace to have a second innate grandmaster. Yaoyue herself is currently a peerless grandmaster who is firmly in the top three.

Zhou Zhiruo listened with envy, after all, she had gone to Wudang to retrieve the sword and witnessed the unparalleled style of Zhang Sanfeng, the master of the Innate Realm. She had seen a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and the most outstanding one at that. She had always admired such a martial arts legend (the movie setting was referenced, but many modifications were made).

Now that the topic of Grandmasters has come up again, especially since the Yihua Palace boasts two Grandmasters, Zhou Zhiruo asked curiously, “What does this have to do with us?”

Gongsun Lan looked at her second sister, Jiang Yufeng, and said, “The reason I called everyone here today was originally because of this matter. Jin Jiuling’s incident was purely accidental. Fourth Brother and Jin Jiuling only came up with this arrangement because they knew about this news.”

After all, if we really made a move, both Red Shoes and I would be destroyed. But right now, it’s likely just me; Red Shoes is highly unlikely to be harmed.

Xue Bing had discussed this matter with Lu Xiaofeng in private before. Lu Xiaofeng was not quite clear about the hidden story behind it, but Xue Bing now understood that it was related to the Yihua Palace.

If it’s related to the Yihua Palace, even if it really was done by the Yihua Palace, those people would probably just accept their bad luck and would absolutely not dare to cause trouble for the Yihua Palace because of this.

Two Grandmasters of the Innate Realm, and sisters at that, are among the most outstanding Grandmasters of the Innate Realm. Who wouldn’t be afraid of them?

I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep well at night.

“You’ve all heard of Jiang Yuyan, right? She’s a newly promoted Innate Grandmaster, not even nineteen years old yet, and already at the eighth level of the Mingyu Gong. She’s the personal disciple of Yaoyue Lianxing, the young master of Yihua Palace, and Yufeng’s half-sister.”

“What? Eldest sister, you’re not joking, are you? Second sister’s own sister.” Shangguan Feiyan’s eyes lit up instantly; this news was fantastic.

Jiang Yufeng was also quite embarrassed by the stares, but she still nodded and said, “My father and my godfather have already admitted that Yuyan is currently a guest at the Hua family in Jiangnan with her senior brother. She will most likely return to our Jiang family later. My father plans to find an opportunity to repair his relationship with Yuyan. As her older sister, I also want to properly entertain my younger sister, so I came here to ask for everyone’s help to see what kind of gifts would be appropriate.”

Jiang Yuyan is clearly an illegitimate child, but illegitimate children are common in this era, so they might not necessarily be resented. Therefore, once she is officially recognized as a member of the Jiang family, the Jiang family will take off from here.

The godfather Jiang Yufeng mentioned is none other than the current Emperor Liu happy. Many of Red Shoes’ businesses are related to Liu happy and the Jiang family.

Therefore, if they could really get involved with Yihua Palace, it would be an extremely joyous occasion, and even Gongsun Lan was very excited.

Zhou Zhiruo instantly understood that Jiang Yufeng wanted them to come and help her, to show that the Jiang family was not inferior, so that they would not be looked down upon by Jiang Yuyan and Yihua Palace, but would instead have more room for cooperation.

The Hua family’s prosperity largely stems from the support of the Yihua Palace, which is no secret.

Hua Wuque has clearly come to acknowledge his ancestry and return to the family. Once he does, the relationship and cooperation between the two sides will become even closer, and the Hua family will naturally rise in status as well. No one will dare to mess with any of the Hua family’s goods.

Otherwise, if it attracts the attention of the Yihua Palace, even if they are just second-generation disciples like Hua Wuque and Jiang Yuyan, they are not people that ordinary martial arts forces can afford to offend.

She is extremely greedy and has a lover relationship with Huo Xiu. Shangguan Feiyan, who has resources related to the Qingyi Tower, is very eager to join in. She would even be better off getting involved with Hua Wuque, the young master of the Hua family.

Shangguan Feiyan was very confident in her charm. After all, in the original novel, she was one of the few scheming women who could completely manipulate people like Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng.

It can be said that few of the members of the Red Shoes are simple, and they are all very beautiful, with powerful families or influence behind them.

Among the many female warriors in the martial arts world, she was definitely a beautiful sight.

This is also why Zhou Zhiruo doesn’t like Song Qingshu. She knows very well that the third-generation leader of Wudang is most likely not Song Qingshu, but the lineage of Mu Daoren on Wudang Mountain, either Chongxu, Shihe, or Mu Daoren himself.