This was the first time Jiang Yuyan had ever met such an important figure as Liu happy.

After all, she had just left the Yihua Palace. Before that, she was almost like a village girl. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have fallen so low as to sell herself to bury her mother.

Not to mention Liu happy, who established an emperor, she couldn’t even reach the level of a county magistrate or prefect before.

Of course, this doesn’t mean her childhood was really tragic. It was quite tragic, but luckily, her mother helped raise a child for someone else, namely her good-for-nothing, idle, and dissolute adopted brother, Cheng Shifei. With this money, the family of three lived a decent life. Unfortunately, a great flood occurred, and they were separated. Then her mother contracted the plague and died not long after.

Jiang Yuyan was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time, so what could she do? She couldn’t find Cheng Shifei, so she could only sell herself to bury her mother. However, she was very lucky. She was spotted by Lianxing, who was out shopping, and was rescued and taken back to Yihua Palace. After the head master Yaoyue met her, she was directly accepted as his second disciple.

Jiang Yuyan still finds it hard to believe.

As for Cheng Shifei, her sworn brother, she still had some affection for him, so Jiang Yuyan had people investigate him. They actually found out that he was still working as a street hustler in the capital. It’s true that you can tell what someone will be like at three years old.

However, Jiang Yuyan was still very sentimental. She planned to visit him after finishing her business here and going to the capital, and give him a life of wealth and honor, which would also fulfill their brother-sister relationship.

Liu happy was also observing Jiang Yuyan. He had been searching for the Five Yang and Two Yin, and these seven people had to be compatible with each other’s destinies. At least half of them had to be innate masters, and it would be best if one of them was an innate grandmaster, as this would be the most effective.

He has already found the Five Yangs: Iron Abacus Meng Zhongliu, Mad Bull Li Gao, Mad Lion Tie Ruyun, Yuan Yang Zhenren, and Divine Traveler Zhao Qianhe.

However, one of the two Yin sisters is Murong Shu, Murong Xian’s second sister, and a current imperial concubine… This is one of the reasons why the Murong family is so special and why their daughters are so sought after.

It takes considerable courage to make a move against the Imperial Concubine, so Liu happy will not act for the time being. He will make his move on the day when the seven stars align, when he uses the “Star Absorbing Technique” to absorb the “five yang and two yin” to practice his divine skill. Once he has mastered it, he will directly advance to the Absorbing Power Technique, which allows him to absorb power from a distance. This will be considered as entering the realm of a Primordial Grandmaster, no less than Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis.

Although the matter was only for a moment, Jiang Yuyan sensed something was wrong. It seemed that Liu Xi was eyeing her, and it wasn’t just a simple matter of cooperation and exploitation; he had ulterior motives towards her.

“I’ve long heard of Eunuch Liu’s unparalleled martial arts skills. I wonder if Yu Yan could spar with him?” Jiang Yu Yan challenged Liu Xi directly upon meeting him. Compared to schemes and tricks, she now valued strength more. Schemes and tricks were only necessary when one’s strength was insufficient.

Liu Xi never expected that this girl would want to fight him as soon as she arrived. However, he also realized that this was a test from her to see if he was qualified to be her elder, which is why she addressed him as “Grand Supervisor” instead of “Grandpa”.

The Grand Supervisor and the Grand Eunuch are not the same; this was an official title in the Han Dynasty.

During the Han Dynasty, the Wusun had two Grand Supervisors, whose ranks were below the Chancellor, Grand Master of Ceremonies, Left and Right Generals, Marquis, General, and Commandant.

See the “Biography of the Western Regions” in the Book of Han.

Therefore, this is a very polite form of address. Firstly, it shows respect, and secondly, it demonstrates one’s cultural refinement. It is definitely more reliable than addressing someone as “chief steward” or “supervisor.” When civil officials address some high-ranking eunuchs, apart from the “chief eunuch,” they mostly use the term “chief eunuch,” indicating that everyone is an official of the same court and of similar status, rather than truly regarding the other party as the emperor’s servant or a crippled person.

Liu happy accepted this form of address, so he nodded and smiled kindly, saying, “Then lend a hand. I’m also very curious about the unique skills of the Yihua Palace.”

After Liu happy finished speaking, he struck out with a palm, using the Seven Severing Seven Destruction Heartbreak Palm.

This is an extremely powerful palm technique. Anyone struck by it will die, their face contorted as if they are laughing, but this smile is more heartbreaking, more tragic, and more ugly than crying.

The seven severances are: severance of the heart meridian, severance of the blood meridian, severance of the tendons meridian, severance of the liver and intestines, severance of the kidney water, severance of the bones, and severance of the wrist meridian; the seven absolutes are: absolutes of the heart, absolutes of the emotions, absolutes of gratitude, absolutes of desire, absolutes of suffering, absolutes of life and death, and absolutes of longing.

Before even making contact, Jiang Yuyan sensed the terrifying and dangerous nature of the palm strike. Although the real Liu Xi had a kind and benevolent face and looked more like a harmless wealthy old man, quite different from the wicked and repulsive eunuch who was rumored to be the emperor, Jiang Yuyan would not actually take him for a kind old man.

The kind and benevolent a person appears, the more deceptive they are; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to gain the trust of the young emperor and empress dowager.

Jiang Yuyan was least afraid of palm strikes, so she directly used her signature Yangguan Sandie, her internal force surging towards Liu happy like a tidal wave, as if it had the strength of a thousand pounds. And this was only the first layer of force. The first layer was only about 30% of her own internal force, the second layer was 70% of her own internal force, and the third layer was all the force of herself and her opponent combined.

At first, Liu happy was quite relaxed, but he also realized that his poisonous palm technique was ineffective against Jiang Yuyan, something he already knew.

The same palm strike he used on Zhang Lingyu was the same one that severed his heart meridian and severed his heart, one of the seven severances and seven extinctions, intended to kill him. However, Xie Xiaofeng neutralized it from behind, protecting Zhang Lingyu’s heart. Zhang Lingyu was only seriously injured, and his heart meridian was not severed.

However, when the second palm strike appeared, Liu happy was unable to withstand it. He was about to be knocked away by the force of at least three thousand jin. He could only secretly use the Star Absorbing Technique to fight back in a way similar to the Shifting Flowers and Jade and the Yangguan Triple Strike.

He also wanted to try and see if he could absorb Mingyu Gong. If he could, Jiang Yuyan would be the perfect furnace, and he could even try to absorb Yaoyue Lianxing after mastering the skill of absorbing from a distance.

Once successful, who in the world will be your rival?

Jiang Yuyan instantly sensed something was wrong. This wasn’t using someone else’s strength against them, but rather a technique that absorbed power. This old bastard had indeed set his sights on her, wanting to drain all her power, even her life essence.

No wonder a mere crippled person could fight against a master like myself; it turns out he was using some kind of unorthodox martial art, like the Star Absorbing Technique or the Power Absorption Technique.