roccoschili Chapter 94 One hand crushed him!
Chapter 94 One hand crushed him!
"In a life-or-death struggle, the slightest mistake can lead to total defeat!" Liu Yong shook his head and said.
"I'm afraid even Dongfang Yang might not be able to handle it. He wants Xiao Bieli to put pressure on Zhuo Qingyun, but he also wants to protect Zhuo Qingyun. Is there such a good thing?"
Huang Baichuan nodded.
Sometimes life and death hang in the balance, and even with a grandmaster in charge, it's not always easy to control the situation.
"Ximen Chi, the second-ranked Ximen Chi on the Dragon and Tiger List, he actually came to the desert!"
"Could it be that he was also drawn here by the fight between Xiao Bieli and Zhuo Qingyun?"
"It should be, otherwise why would Ximen Chi travel across most of Daqian to come here?"
"..."
Exclamations of surprise echoed from the street.
A young man dressed in white, with a long sword on his back, appeared not far from the entrance of the restaurant.
Huang Baichuan frowned slightly:
"Ximen Chi actually came?"
The Ximen family is one of the six great families in the martial arts world. Ximen Chi is the number one prodigy of the younger generation of the Ximen family. At the age of 25, he was listed on the Dragon and Tiger List. At the age of 27, he defeated Yu Jinxiu, the number one young person of Jiangshan Pavilion who was ranked second on the Dragon and Tiger List and was known as the "Sword and Palm Master". He then became the number two on the Dragon and Tiger List.
Rumor has it that the reason Ximen Chi has been slow to break through to the fourth rank is that he wants to defeat Xie Yun, who is ranked first on the Dragon and Tiger List, before making a breakthrough.
In the past two years, Ximen Chi challenged Xie Yun three times, but lost each time.
Then there was no more news about Ximen Chi. Rumors circulated that Ximen Chi was in seclusion trying to break through to the fourth rank, but with his foundation, it wouldn't take him more than two years to break through to the fourth rank.
The Ximen family has never really interfered in matters of the martial world, so why did Ximen Chi come this time? Since Ximen Chi is here, he must be protected by experts, at least two fourth-rank grandmasters.
Liu Yong picked up a glass of wine, shook his head, and said:
“Ximen Chi has always looked down on everyone else on the Dragon and Tiger List except Xie Yun. Now, Xiao Bieli has suddenly appeared. He suddenly jumped into the Dragon and Tiger List and now he is on the Grandmaster List. Most importantly, Xiao Bieli is younger than him.”
How could he not come and see?
"Moreover, the Ximen family has always been close to the imperial court. Over the years, the Ximen family has cooperated quite a bit with the Sixth Prince's residence. Although they did not interfere in the matter between the Sixth Prince and the Blood Robe Tower this time, it is only a matter of time before they take sides."
……
Hearing Liu Yong's words, Xiao Bieli looked up at Ximen Chi.
He was indeed a handsome man, not much different from him, and his foundation was solid, not much different from his previous one. Moreover, his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows was round and smooth, faintly emitting spiritual power, indicating that he had already stepped into the fourth-grade Grandmaster realm.
Moreover, he was protected by a peak fourth-rank expert and a late fourth-rank expert!
It seems that the intelligence of the Zhenwu Hall is not very good; they didn't even know that Ximen Chi had reached the fourth rank.
Judging from the aura emanating from Ximen Chi, he has been in the fourth-grade Grandmaster realm for quite some time. He must have also taken the Yuan Shen Pill, and his true qi is already close to the peak of the fourth grade. Could it be that after Ximen Chi broke through, he took the Yuan Shen Pill directly, just like Zhuo Qingyun, and began to go into seclusion?
If this is the case...
Even the most talented rogue cultivators in the martial world would find it difficult to compete with the prodigies of these powerful forces.
"Ok?"
Suddenly, Xiao Bieli frowned slightly.
A few dozen meters behind Ximen Chi, he actually saw a familiar face: Ning Wanqing!
Ning Wanqing was still the same as before, dressed in a light blue men's outfit.
At this moment, Ning Wanqing was following behind an old man, and beside him was a young man who looked about five parts similar to Ning Wanqing. He looked about six or seven years older than Ning Wanqing, but his face had a sense of vicissitude.
Ning Ze?
Ning Wanqing's older brother whose right hand was crippled by Zhuo Qingyun?
However, although Ning Ze's right hand was crippled and he seemed somewhat dejected, his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows had been opened, indicating that he had already entered the fourth rank.
'It seems he's not completely despondent as Ning Wanqing said!'
'And he's accompanied by a Grandmaster?'
Xiao Bieli shook his head, picked up his wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
Now there are several Grandmasters in Full Moon City, it's really getting lively.
……
After a while,
Ximen Chi and his group of five entered the restaurant, and seeing that it was already full, they frowned.
Seeing this, a fifth-rank expert standing behind Ximen Chi took out a gold ingot from his pocket, tossed it onto the table of several martial arts practitioners sitting by the window, and said indifferently:
"Give up the table, and the gold is yours."
Upon seeing this, the group of martial arts practitioners quickly put away the gold and bowed to Ximen Chi.
"Thank you very much, Young Master Ximen!"
After saying that, the group left without looking back.
They were just ordinary desert swordsmen, and they couldn't afford to offend Ximen Chi. Moreover, he had a gold ingot. What was the big deal about giving up a seat?
Upon seeing this, the waiter immediately went over and cleared the table.
Ning Wanqing and her two companions also entered the restaurant.
Looking around, there wasn't a single empty seat in the restaurant.
The shopkeeper stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to the group, and said:
"Gentlemen, our shop is already full. If you don't mind..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish speaking, Huang Baichuan had already stood up, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the old man beside Ning Wanqing, and said:
"Lord Linghu, you've actually come to the desert?"
"If you don't mind, we've almost finished eating, so we can make room for another table."
Linghu Baiwan seemed to have not expected to run into an acquaintance in the desert, and laughed:
"Brother Huang, I didn't expect you to come to the desert as well?"
Although Linghu Baiwan is a Grandmaster and his martial arts skills far surpass those of Huang Baichuan, who is only at the early stage of the fourth rank, he has no airs of a Grandmaster at all.
"I just came to join in the fun!" Huang Baichuan said with a wry smile.
"Neither the Blood-Clad Pavilion nor the Cangyuan Sword Sect are people my Huang family can afford to offend. Let's broaden the horizons of the younger generation!"
After speaking, Huang Baichuan looked at the younger members of the Huang family and said:
"Huang Qi, take them to Full Moon City for a stroll, but don't let them cause any trouble!"
The young sixth-rank member of the Huang family quickly stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Linghu Baiwan, and then left with several Huang family disciples.
'Linghu Baiwan, the head of the Zhenwu Hall in Yongzhou?' Xiao Bieli suddenly realized.
Ning Wanqing had once invited Xiao Bieli to Yongzhou, hoping that Linghu Baiwan would protect him.
I wonder what Linghu Baiwan's purpose was in bringing Ning Wanqing and her brother here this time!
If Linghu Baiwan is also related to the Sixth Prince, then their fragile friendship will be shattered!
After the waiter tidied up, Linghu Baiwan and his two companions sat down and joined Huang Baichuan and Liu Yong at a table.
After a while,
A new table of food and wine was served.
"Lord Linghu, I'd like to offer you a toast!" Huang Baichuan stood up:
"Back in Yongzhou, I was really fortunate to have Lord Linghu intervened; otherwise, I truly wouldn't know what to do!"
Back then, when the younger generation of the Huang family offended the local tyrant in Yongzhou, if it weren't for Linghu Baiwan's intervention, the dozen or so members of the Huang family probably wouldn't have been able to leave Yongzhou.
Linghu Baiwan laughed:
“It’s all just a small matter!”
"Small thing!"
Linghu Baiwan and the two men clinked glasses and drank, showing no arrogance whatsoever as a grandmaster.
Gradually, Huang Baichuan and Liu Yong also became bolder.
Fueled by alcohol, Huang Baichuan asked in a low voice:
"Lord Linghu, if Xiao Bieli accepts the challenge this time, who do you think will win?"
"I heard that casinos in various cities across the desert have already opened, with bets on whether Xiao Bieli dares to accept the challenge, and even bets on who will win and who will lose!"
"You might as well tell me, I also brought quite a bit of silver with me this time...hehe..."
Linghu Baiwan shook his head and said:
"I haven't even seen them make a move, how would I know?"
"However, judging from the battle record, Xiao Bieli has a better chance of winning!"
"Xiao Bieli's martial arts skills are at least in the top ten of the Grandmaster Ranking!"
"I cannot agree with what you say, senior!" Just then, Ximen Chi stood up, looked at Linghu Baiwan, and said calmly:
"All the information about Xiao Bieli's achievements is just hearsay."
"How many people in the martial arts world have ever seen Xiao Bieli kill a fourth-rank grandmaster?"
"If you ask me, Xiao Bieli's fame is nothing more than Blood Robe Tower creating hype for him!"
"Even though he has now reached the fourth-grade Grandmaster realm, he is still just an ordinary Grandmaster. I could crush him with one hand!"
(Going out now, still two chapters to write!)