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Chapter 118 (133): When the Big Bully Meets the Little Demon Girl [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

"Where did this little girl learn the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)?"

"In a secret realm in Wuliang Mountain, Dali, I obtained the inheritance left by the senior Wuyazi."

"What? Your master is Wuyazi?"

"Not really. I didn't become his disciple; I just received the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lingbo Steps he left behind..."

Although the manual was actually left behind by Li Qiushui, the highly artistic diagram of the martial arts technique was indeed drawn by Wu Yazi using Li Qiushui as a model. So, rounding up, it's practically equivalent to the legacy left by Wu Yazi.

"You also obtained the Northern Darkness Divine Art? Have you practiced it?"

"No, switching to the Northern Darkness Divine Art requires dissolving one's own internal energy. My internal energy came from a special source, and I'm reluctant to dissolve it, so I practice the Lesser Formless Art."

The old woman was silent for a moment, then suddenly struggled violently, crying out as she struggled:
"Little girl, so you're that bitch Li Qiushui's disciple! Are you trying to offer your grandmother to Li Qiushui to curry favor? I'd rather die than let you succeed!"

Although she struggled desperately to jump off Huang Rong's back and smash her head against a rock, she was too small and thin, and was in the early stages of rejuvenation. She couldn't even beat an ordinary person, so how could she break free?
Huang Rong turned around, winked at Tong Lao, and said with a grin:

"Don't be afraid, Granny Tong. I am not Li Qiushui's disciple. On the contrary, I am her enemy."

"Trying to fool Grandma again? You..."

"Grandma Tong, if I wanted to deceive you, why would I tell you that I practiced the Lesser Formless Skill? I would have gone to Li Qiushui without saying a word to claim credit. Could you have resisted that?"

Tianshan Tonglao was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

She stopped struggling and asked:

"Then where did you learn your Lesser Formless Skill?"

"I traded it with a monk who knew the Lesser Formless Skill."

"..."

The old woman was taken aback, then angrily cursed:

"That vile woman Li Qiushui, I said she was a menace back then, and sure enough, she even recklessly spread the sect's divine skills. She truly is a great menace!"

Huang Rong comforted her:
"Don't be angry, Granny Tong. Although I haven't formally become a disciple, since I've obtained the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Lingbo Steps, I can practically be considered a disciple of the Free and Unfettered Sect."

"Can this be rounded up or down arbitrarily?"

"The Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Lingbo Steps are the legacy left by the senior Wuyazi."

"..."

The old woman fell silent.

After a moment of silence, he asked again:

"You said you are Li Qiushui's enemy?"

"Yes, I killed her daughter."

"Li Qiushui actually has a daughter?"

The old woman was overjoyed, "That wretched woman really is..."

"Born with Senior Wuyazi."

"..."

The old woman froze, her lips trembled, tears welled up in her eyes, and she beat her chest and wept bitterly:

"How could that heartless thief Wuyazi do such a thing? How could he face me?"

"Don't be sad, Granny Tong. Senior Wu Yazi has long disliked Li Qiushui and abandoned her."

The old woman was startled, quickly wiped away her tears, and her eyes shone brightly:
"Elaborate!"

Huang Rong irresponsibly reveals shocking information:
"During their seclusion in the Wuliang Mountain Secret Realm of Dali, Senior Wu Yazi became obsessed with a jade statue he had carved himself, staring at it day and night. Li Qiushui, jealous, gathered many handsome young men and, in front of Wu Yazi, 'hmm...'"

"You shameless wretch!" Granny Tong began to feel sorry for her junior brother again: "How can there be such a shameless and despicable woman in the world!"

"In a fit of anger, Senior Wuyazi left Wuliang Mountain and never saw Li Qiushui again. Enraged, Li Qiushui, together with her lover Ding Chunqiu, launched a sneak attack on Senior Wuyazi..."

"Wait, let me sort this out first... Ding Chunqiu is Wuyazi's disciple, right? Grandma met him before she secluded herself at Piaomiao Peak. He was a handsome young man. However, Grandma could tell at a glance that he was wicked and even warned Wuyazi about it."

"good."

"Wu Yazi's disciple Ding Chunqiu is Li Qiushui's lover?"

"Correct."

The old woman's eye twitched:

So I haven't left Piaomiao Peak for decades. Are they having such a wild time outside?

At that moment, she suddenly felt sorry for her junior brother.

At the same time, she complained that her junior brother was bad at judging people, how could he have fallen for that vile woman Li Qiushui and gotten together with her?
Taking a deep breath and calming herself, she asked again:

"Go on, what happened to those two vile women, Li Qiushui and Ding Chunqiu, who ambushed Wuyazi?"

She thought that with her junior brother's martial arts skills, he could at least escape unscathed, but she didn't expect Huang Rong's next words to make her dizzy.

"Senior Wu Yazi was seriously injured and fell off a cliff. Although he was lucky enough to survive, he was paralyzed for decades and lived in seclusion under the protection of his second disciple, Su Xinghe, to avoid being found and persecuted by Ding Chunqiu..."

Tong Lao's mind went blank for a while, and Huang Rong's voice became faint and distorted.

After a long while, she finally asked in a trembling voice:
"Wu Yazi...was he really paralyzed for decades?"

"Correct."

"My poor junior brother... that little thief, why didn't he come looking for me?"

The old woman burst into tears again, crying uncontrollably.

Huang Rong comforted her:
"Don't be sad, Granny Tong. I know where Senior Wuyazi is hiding. Once you recover your strength, you can go and visit him in person."

"Yes!" The old woman perked up, then quickly wiped away her tears: "I need to recover my strength as soon as possible to take care of my junior brother!"

He gritted his teeth and said:

"And that despicable Ding Chunqiu, who committed adultery and murdered his master, Grandma has to plant a life-and-death talisman on him. For every year my junior brother is paralyzed, Grandma will torment Ding Chunqiu for the same number of years..."

"Uh, Granny Tong, Ding Chunqiu is already dead."

"what?"

"He was killed by my brother Lu Chen with a single sword strike."

"..."

The old woman remained silent for a moment.

Okay, although Ding Chunqiu is dead, Li Qiushui is still alive. Killing Li Qiushui is still a way to avenge my junior brother.

No, I can't let Li Qiushui die so easily. I need to plant life-and-death talismans on her, at least nine of them!
Just as he was fantasizing about how to torture Li Qiushui, he heard Huang Rong say:

"Grandma Tong, I'm not familiar with the geography around here. Could you give me directions?"

The old woman found a direction:
“Take that road and go west for about a hundred miles, and you will reach Piaomiao Peak.”

Huang Rong followed her instructions, when suddenly the old woman asked:
"Where is that black-clad youth with impressive swordsmanship from earlier?"

"I am here."

A male voice suddenly rang out from the darkness, and at the same time a figure in black emerged from the darkness, walking side by side with Huang Rong.

Even with Tong Lao's composure, she was startled by Lu Chen's sudden appearance like a ghost. She hadn't even noticed that such a big person had been following them all along!
"You're the one who killed Ding Chunqiu?"

"Ah."

"Since your martial arts are so powerful, why are you running away? Kill all those rebellious demons and monsters!"

"Firstly, we are not the masters of Lingjiu Palace, and they have not rebelled against us."

"..."

This reason was so convincing that the Old Woman was speechless for a moment. She could only let out a very displeased snort and ask:
"What about the second?"

"Secondly, there are too many of them. Although their martial arts skills vary, there are quite a few skilled fighters. It won't be easy to defeat them in a short time. I'm worried that while we're in the middle of a fierce battle, an even bigger one might suddenly appear." "An even bigger one?"

"Hmm. It seems they've already arrived..."

Lu Chen and Huang Rong suddenly stopped in their tracks.

The old woman was startled and looked up to see a tall, graceful figure in white robes suddenly appear in front of the three of them, like a hazy ghost.

"Senior sister, so you've been here all along! I've been looking for you for so long."

The figure in white spoke softly and gently; it was none other than Li Qiushui!
She already knew Tong Lao's martial arts skills and knew the approximate date of Tong Lao's rejuvenation. After calculating the date, she first sent the First-Class Hall expert, Nine-Winged Daoist, and others to Piaomiao Peak to test the waters. They discovered that Tong Lao had used the second move to kill, so they rushed to Piaomiao Peak, only to find that they had missed her. Wu Laoda and the others had kidnapped Tong Lao, but it was actually by accident that they helped her escape a calamity.

Otherwise, if Li Qiushui had stormed up Piaomiao Peak, the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments of Lingjiu Palace might not have been able to stop her.

Lu Chen also guessed that Li Qiushui was probably searching for Tong Lao, since in the original timeline, Li Qiushui caught Xu Zhu and Tong Lao when they were fleeing from the pursuit of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.

"Li, Qiu, Shui!"

The old woman gritted her teeth, her voice filled with hatred.

She already hated Li Qiushui, and after hearing that Li Qiushui had seriously harmed her junior brother Wuyazi, her hatred for Li Qiushui had reached a new level.

Li Qiushui's face was covered by a light veil, revealing only her bright eyes.

She smiled as she looked at the Heavenly Child Granny on Huang Rong's back and said softly:

"Senior sister has become young again! In that case, why don't you come with me to the Western Xia Imperial Palace as a guest, so that your group of demons and monsters won't take advantage of the situation?"

Stop pretending!

The old woman cursed loudly:

"You slut! You shameless, promiscuous woman! You beast who conspired with your junior brother to murder your own husband! I only regret that I didn't kill you sooner, so you could harm my junior brother Wuyazi!"

Li Qiushui was taken aback, her gentle and kind eyes turning slightly cold. "Senior sister already knows? Heh, who told you?"

She looked at Lu Chen and Huang Rong: "Is it you?"

Lu Chen nodded: "Yes."

"Those two juniors are quite bold, daring to interfere in my affairs with my senior sister..."

"There's nothing we can do. We have a grudge against our senior, so naturally we can only stand on Granny Tong's side."

"A grudge?" Li Qiushui was slightly taken aback.

Lu Chen said frankly:
"Yes. We killed your daughter Li Qingluo, and Ding Chunqiu also died at my hands."

Ding Chunqiu and Li Qiushui didn't care.

Although he was once her lover and they even conspired to harm Wu Yazi, she later grew tired of Ding Chunqiu and went to Western Xia to become an imperial concubine.

Ding Chunqiu is dead, and that's that. As for his daughter...

Li Qiushui abandoned her daughter when she was a child. Many years have passed, and even her daughter's childhood appearance has become blurry. She has no idea what her daughter looks like as an adult.

Given her personality, her feelings for her daughter had long since faded, and she had little attachment to her. Of course, even if the daughter she had willingly abandoned was killed by someone else, she would still feel a little angry.

In fact, with the intelligence from Yipintang, she already knew about her daughter's murder long ago.

However, she was busy plotting to deal with the Heavenly Child Granny of Tianshan, whose time to return to youth was approaching, and did not take this matter to heart for the time being. She planned to wait until she had dealt with the Heavenly Child Granny of Tianshan before deciding whether to avenge her daughter.

Now that her enemy has jumped right in front of her, she can take care of him all at once.

"So it's you! 'Heavenly Sword' Lu Chen, 'Little White Dragon' Huang Rong, is it? You're very kind..."

She looked at Lu Chen and Huang Rong with a smile:

"Are you with my senior sister because you're worried about my revenge and seeking her protection? Ha, you're overthinking it! She's already in a precarious situation herself."

"Senior is overthinking it," Lu Chen said calmly. "Right now, we are the ones protecting the Heavenly Child Granny."

Tianshan Tonglao frowned, wanting to get angry, but then she remembered that in the valley earlier, if Huang Rong hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have been killed by Wu Laoda and sacrificed to the heavens.

The mighty Tianshan Child Granny, without even revealing her name, was cleaved in two with no resistance. What a ridiculous way to die.
Huang Rong, at the critical moment of her life or death, unexpectedly appeared and carried her out of the valley, which was already a life-saving grace for her.

Lu Chen then drew his sword to intercept the pursuers. Judging from the current situation, it seems he is planning to clash with Li Qiushui.
Isn't that precisely what's protecting her?

But can two children really handle Li Qiushui?

“Young Lu, young Huang, Li Qiushui is no pushover. Her ‘Little Formless Skill’ has reached its pinnacle. Even when Grandma was at her peak, she could barely suppress her. Although you killed Ding Chunqiu, you are no match for Li Qiushui…”

"Don't worry, Granny Tong, Li Qiushui can't do anything to us."

Huang Rong said with a smile, looking very confident.

"Oh, how dare you be so arrogant, little girl?" Li Qiushui's tone remained gentle and kind: "Then I'll have to weigh you up..."

Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed and he transformed into a blurry white shadow, rushing towards Huang Rong.

The light-foot technique used was "Lingbo Weibu" (凌波微步).

Huang Rong was prepared. As soon as Li Qiushui moved, she also started moving instantly. She stepped on the water and moved like a startled swan. She made several sharp turns and changed her position, and in an instant, she floated to a distance of seven or eight zhang.

As Huang Rong dodged with Tong Lao on her back, Lu Chen thrust out his sword. The sword light split into three, then into nine, and then into twenty-seven. In the blink of an eye, a sky full of sword light enveloped Li Qiushui like a meteor shower.

A cold glint flashed in Li Qiushui's palm, revealing a dagger less than a foot long, completely transparent, as if it were exquisitely carved from crystal. She parried with incredible speed.

ding ding ding...

A dense, rain-like sound of metal clashing rang out, and dazzling sparks flew everywhere.

Although Li Qiushui blocked all of Lu Chen's sword light, she was forced to stop and was unable to pursue Huang Rong.

She looked at Lu Chen, her expression finally changing slightly:

"Such swordsmanship...no wonder he was able to kill Ding Chunqiu!"

When she parried Lu Chen's longsword just now, she felt that Lu Chen's skill was much weaker than hers, but his swordsmanship was too sharp. Every sword strike gave people a sense of naturalness and elusiveness. Moreover, he was able to block her "Lingbo Weibu" movement, which showed that he was also very familiar with Lingbo Weibu.

If it weren't for her profound skill and mastery of the various external martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect, she probably wouldn't have just been forced to stop when faced with his rapid sword strikes, but would have been forced to retreat repeatedly.

Lu Chen nodded slightly.

"The senior's martial arts skills are truly admirable."

When fighting against the Great Wheel King, Lu Chen could fight him bare-handed for a thousand moves without being at a disadvantage.

When fighting Murong Bo, he was able to rely on his ability to withstand injuries to cripple Murong Bo's hand first, forcing him to flee in a sorry state.

However, when facing Li Qiushui, who had cultivated the "Xiao Wuxiang Gong" since childhood and had over eighty years of experience, as well as the Lingbo Weibu and various divine skills of the Xiaoyao Sect, Lu Chen drew his sword but could only force her to stop. He did not gain the upper hand, which shows how high Li Qiushui's martial arts skills were.

Li Qiushui gave a soft snort and then looked at Huang Rong:
"You also know the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)?"

Huang Rong chuckled:
"We obtained the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Lingbo Steps manual in Wuliang Mountain, Dali."

Li Qiushui raised an eyebrow, a smile appearing in her eyes, and turned her gaze to Lu Chen:

"You've read the secret manual too, right? Is it good?"

Lu Chen gave a fair assessment:

"The painting skills of the senior Wu Yazi can be described as those of a master. The senior in the painting also has an extraordinary appearance."

"A beauty that transcends the ordinary, ha, a beauty that transcends the ordinary!"

Li Qiushui suddenly let out a fierce roar, ripped off her mask, and revealed her true face:

"But I have become this grotesque creature, and this is all thanks to your old woman!"

Li Qiushui's skin was snow-white and showed no signs of aging, but there were four crisscross scars on her face, which completely ruined her originally beautiful appearance, and even made her right eye bulge out and her left corner of her mouth crooked, making her look quite miserable.

"You bitch, stop trying to play the victim here!"

The old woman roared in fury:

"If you hadn't caused me to suffer a qi deviation back then, would I have been unable to grow up for the rest of my life? Would I have been stuck with this child's body my whole life? You didn't just harm me, you also harmed my junior brother, and now you still have the nerve to complain? How could there be such a vicious and despicable person as you in this world!"

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