Chapter 32 (1/2)
Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Synopsis: There are rumors that you have a deep relationshi+p with Sect Master Yan, that you two are together all the time…
Under everyone’s gaze of astonisher the sect leaderI’ to disappoint Brother Duan”
When Kunye requested to fight with Shen Qiao, Duan Wenyang was the one who delivered the letterTherefore, Shen Qiao’s identity was not a secret to him
He was Kunye’s elder e, his status in Tujue was actually lower than Kunye’s, which was the ht as the representative of Hulugu, not him
Duan Wenyang laughed, “It’s true that the greatest hermit retreats in the noisiest fairWith your reputation and prestige, if you have told the Daoist Temple would have to wait after youYou don’t need to attend the party under Sect Master Yan’s nameThere are rumors that you have a deep relationshi+p with Sect Master Yan, that you two stay together all the ti me that it is true?”
No one expected that they would witness two great dra a birthday party
For awhispersOne after another, the guests all fixed their eyes on Shen QiaoEven Puliuru Jian as sitting next to hireatly astounded and turned to Shen Qiao as well
After Shen Qiao fell off the cliff, neither he nor his dead body were foundPeople all thought he probably felt guilty about bringing huain, that he ht have concealed his identity and simply retreated deep into the mountainsHowever, to everyone’s surprise, he actually showed up on a birthday party held by aristocrats of Northern Zhou
Li Qingyu studied hireatly disappointed
Before he went to Mount Xuandu, he once felt sorry for not being able to fight with Shen QiaoLooking at the other person’s sickly and ereater sense of sorrowBut this time, he was not sorry for the loss of a rival, but for the fact that this rival was no longer worthy to be his rival
Shen Qiao remained silentHe didn’t answer any
With a sigh, Lady Qin took off the ring and handed it to her son“This ring originally belonged to HuluguTis have reed, as well as the situationI ought to return it to its rightful owner nowHere, take it”
She was born into a noble family, but not only did she travel afar to study in Tujue, she even had such a deep connection with Tujue’s granduEver since their childhood, Su Wei and Su Qiao always thought their mother was just a usual well-bred ladyHer relationshi+p with their father was also extre by the cos in their u was even beyond the normal master-apprentice kind
Hulugu see such an ite and had not come to demand it be returned until this day, thirty years later, when Duan Wenyang appeared and finally exposed the truth to the world
Su Qiao itched to know the truth, yet was unable to ask in the current setting, so he could only relinquish the ring to a Su Fa
Duan Wenyang took over the ring and h for how highly principled you areWith this keepsake, I can finally report to my master’s spirit”
Lady Qin asked, “How did Hulugu pass away?”
Duan Wenyang sighed, “My master went into a closed- door h in order to achieve the State of Harmony between Heaven and ManHe set a period of three years and asked us not to disturb hiht that ent in to check on him after the time was up, Master had already died in a seated posture!”
Those present at the scene ere of an older age still reu of years past had ambitiously swept away the experts of the Central Plains and was finally stopped by Qi FenggeRegretfully, the fate of even the prodigy of their generation was to become but a pile of dust to be scatteredNo matter how fierce and heroic the future internal disputes and fights were in both the political and the pugilistic world, it no longer had anything to do with Hulugu or Qi Fengge
All capable and genius individuals eventually ith the wind, leaving only lahs behind
Lady Qin reht of it
Su Wei and Su Qiao, hating that Duan Wenyang had disrupted their mother’s birthday party, didn’t bother to re, please quickly leave our house!”
“Misters, don’t be in such a rush to throw me outThere’s another purpose of my visit this time: I would like to ask you for a person”
Su Qiao thought that he was trying to make the situation unfavorable for his mother, so he replied coldly, “We don’t have the person you want”
Duan Wenyang s master of the Su Fa? Don’t worry, I won’t cause trouble for Lady QinSince the ring was returned and my master’s wish has been fulfilled, I have no reason to disturb her furtherThe person I a of is someone who Taspar Khan himself commanded me to find”
Su Wei retorted, “Then you should’ve sought out His Majesty about itThe Residence of Su is but a small temple, and you are far too impressive to be found here! Guards! See him out!”
“Wait a second! Duke of Meiyang District, do you have a sister who es between him and the TujueNow, since the two countries have for him and his family back to Tujue for punish District to turn them in please!”
Su Wei’s face changed slightly
Whom the other party had spoken of was actually his cousin and her faravely offended the Tujue, they were fearful that the Tujue people would take advantage of the alliance and come to ask for them, and therefore they had fled to his houseSu Wei had secretly taken the had discovered this and spared no pretense in confronting him
“I don’t knohere they wentIf you are looking for so to do with the Su Family!
Duan Wenyang said, “I’d like to ask the Duke of Meiyang District not to put me in a difficult situationI took into consideration the relationshi+p between my deceased master and Lady Qin, so I only dropped by to ask for the the Eive orders, by that time, I’m afraid that your family would end up very embarrassed”
Su Qiao was greatly enraged, “You specifically chose my mother’s birthday to co and we gave it to youNow you’re pushi+ng the limit even further? Do you really think that we are afraid of you?! I said they weren’t here, and that’s the truthGet lost!”
Duan Wenyang’s smile disappeared tooHe narrowed and fixed his eyes at Su Qiao, then said slowly, “I heard that second youngDaoist Temple, so I assume your martial arts must be superbSince we happened to meet here today, I would like to ask you for some advice on my skills!”
Su Qiao sneered, “Ah-huh! So you’ve finally revealed your true intentionYou’re obviously here to crash the party, but you insisted on pretending to be innocent and harmlessYou have co and telling on us in front your Khan if you end up dead or disabled!”
As soon as he was finished, he was already pouncing on Duan Wenyang
He didn’t just throw himself over randomlyInstead, it was paired with his sword artHis movements were effortless, so assured and incredibly beautiful that some onlookers immediately shouted out praise
Faced with Su Qiao’s martial arts that was intricate like a flower in heaven, Duan Wenyang did not panic or rush, nor did he retreatHe only waited for the light of his opponent’s sword to reach directly in front of him, then stretched out his eht
As his bare hands encountered the sword, his hands not only remained unharmed, but also completely halted the sword
The audience watched fixedly, only to see Duan Wenyang’s right hand fir the blade of the sword, he slightly twisted his wrist, and though he appeared to not have used any strength, the sword tre out a sound
Su Qiao’s sword almost flew out of his hand
An expression of disbelief appeared on his face
His er yu’s, but he could still be counted within the top ranks in the pugilistic worldNever had he encountered a fight in which he was alht off the bat
Just because his opponent was Hulugu’s disciple, they were already on different levels?
Su Qiao refused to accept such a factHe quickly changed tactics and did not hesitate any longerInstead, he pulled his hand back and retreated some steps before he ht, shrouded in his inner qi, rushed once again towards Duan Wenyang’s face, while his other hand which was also charged with energy, stretched toward his opponent
“This roo didn’t take it head onInstead, he laughed brightly and leapt outside
Su Qiao chased his heels, unwilling to let hiht froht radiating in all directions in a split second, washi+ng the surroundings with its dense, chilling auraThe guests naturally followed them outside
One person’s sas forceful like a torrential river, obscuring the sky and earth as it surged forth, while the other person was entirely unar to constantly be at riskHis situation seeer again and again and clung onto his lifeIt was a breathtaking scene for the onlookers, while other people like Princess Qingdu ere unversed inshed chose to stay inside to accompany Lady Qin
The amateurs were only there for the dra the battleThose with higher levels oftook seeer, he was actually the one who held the upper hand
Puliuru Jian gasped in surprise and whispered to Shen Qiao, “It see teased”
Shen Qiao nodded“I feel the same way”
Puliuru Jian was surprised by Shen Qiao’s response, “Can you see now?”
Shen Qiao replied with a smile, “I can’t see, but I can hear”
Puliuru Jian asked, “How?”
“The movement of his sword, his inner qi, his steps, and even his breaths all have their own soundPeople who are blind tend to have sharper earsDuan Wenyang is only testing theTemple, so he’s not in a hurry to winUnfortunately, Su Qiao didn’t realize it and ended up falling into his trap”
Shen Qiao and Puliuru Jian were definitely not the only people present who had realized itHowever, as the winner was yet to be decided, if anyone were to interfere right now, on one hand it would be unfair, and on the other hand they would see less of Su QiaoTherefore, even his yu had no choice but to wait and see the result of their fight
Hearing hiu’s disciplesHow is Kunye co?”
Only after he said this out loud did he realize it ht be inappropriate to ask, and hastily added, “I didn’t mean to intentionally poke at Brother Shen’s sore spot!”
Shen Qiao laughed, “Don’t worryEven though Kunye is strong, his martial arts are of a fiercer and more brutal style, and he couldn’t use theIn rasped a better understanding of the essence of their htly more skilled than Kunye”
Shen Qiao laughed, “Don’t worryEven though Kunye is strong, his martial arts are of a fiercer and more brutal style, and he couldn’t use theIn rasped a better understanding of the essence of their htly more skilled than Kunye”
After hearing Shen Qiao’s words, Puliuru Jian turned serious“If that’s true, I’m afraid the reason of his visit today is not only to take back the keepsake or to take Mister Su’s cousin, but to make a name for himself as well”
Shen Qiao nodded“That’s exactly what I thought”
Because of Su Qiao, uests who attended the birthday party today were so quite a lot of experts froht even have the ability to strive for the Top TenIf Duan Wenyang could defeat theher level in martial arts than all these people, and it would cause a stir not any smaller than the battle between Kunye and Shen Qiao that day
The Tujue people advanced gradually and carefullyThey allied with the Northern Zhou, but at the sauous relationshi+p with the Northern QiOn one hand, they were helping the Northern Zhou launch an attack on Northern Qi, while on the other, they also accoeOne could alHowever, because of their strong national power, neither Northern Zhou nor Northern Qi dared to offend themThey had never concealed their ambitious desires
Now, the new generation of Tujue experts arrived at the Central Plains one after another as if they wanted to continue Hulugu’s grandiose hegemony that he couldn’t finish in his lifetiht Shen Qiao andMount Xuandu beneath his heelNow Duan Wenyang had coe all the martial artistsHad Kunye not suffered losses in the hands of Yan Wushi+, the Tujue people ance
While they were talking, Duan Wenyang suddenly let out a loud laugh, and the dazzling sword light disappeared in a split secondWith a roan, Su Qiao had already fallen down from the roof beforehad used
“Brother!” Su Wei immediately stepped up and propped him up“Are you hurt?”
Su Qiao shook his headHis face crinkled in pain, but he refused to make any sound
Duan Wenyang also leaped down from the roof in quite a casual ood opinion of hith
Su Wei shouted angrily, “Duan Wenyang! That was too much! Do you really think that no one in the Su Family could stop you?!”
Duan Wenyang sneered, “Duke, you’re wrongYour little brother was the one who attacked first, how could you bla and his family, I promise that I’ll leave immediately and not disturb you anymore”
“How aggressive! We’vebut pushovers! Well, since this is the case, let ht you!” Lady Qin walked out froe, but probably because she practiced inner art, she didn’t seeant in her that ed woman
Duan Wenyang la of it, I should have addressed you as my senior martial sisterUnfortunately, Master has already driven you out after you escaped Tujue with his ringI heard that in those days, Master cared a great deal about you that he even intended to pass his mantle to youLady Qin first enticed Master with your beauty, then stole his ring and leftThinking back on it today, don’t you feel guilty for what you’ve done?”
“Shut up!” Hearing him insult their mother, the Su brothers were naturally exasperated
Yet Lady Qin only replied with a sarcastic smile, “Since when did a junior like you have a say in the history between u had to take in disciples like you who can only fight with their mouths?”
She said to Su Wei, “Bring me your brother’s sword!”
Before Su Wei moved, someone stated, “Lady Qin, you don’t have to lower your status and bother yourself with arguing with some Tujue barbariansThere’s no need to trouble youSince he fought with a disciple fro Daoist Temple, then we should be the ones to finish it”
The person who spoke was none other than Li QingyuHis expression was indifferent, quite expressionless in fact, and his tone was flat without even a hint of killing intent
But such a tone actually yu carefully and said, “YouFroer of yoursWhat a grievance it is that you have to share the title of Two Jades together with him!”
But such a tone actually yu carefully and said, “YouFroer of yoursWhat a grievance it is that you have to share the title of Two Jades together with him!”
Li Qingyu ignored his provocationsHe just unsheathed his sword, its tip pointing to the floorHis wrist appeared to be half-hanging and half-raisedThere was souid and nonchalant about his entire posture, and it didn’t seeo
Duan Wenyang’s expression gradually worsenedWithout anyone noticing, there was already a horsewhip in his handThe as black and thinIt was hard to tell what it was made of, just that it seemed completely dull and opaque but at the same time perfectly ordinary
Puliuru Jian couldn’t figure out the knack in itHe lowered his voice and asked Shen Qiao, “Brother Shen, can you make out what is special about his whip?”
Shen Qiao shook his head“I can’t see very clearlyWhat kind of whip is it?”
Puliuru Jian described it to him
Shen Qiao thought for a uess is correct, the whip is ators into the secret potions of the Miao tribesIt’s extremely tenacious, most sharp weapons out there can’t cut it”