Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 232 The Full-Blooded Child Granny
Jiang Mingzhe mistakenly thought that his own family had betrayed him, and was extremely annoyed. He frowned and looked at the sedan chair.

Murong Fu had been staring intently into his eyes, and when he saw a sudden flash of fierceness in them, he immediately understood.

This old woman has a very imposing manner. If I were to diminish her prestige, wouldn't I truly be showing off my power on the spot?

Moreover, she was on equal footing with the monk Xuanci's master, so she must be quite old. And she was a woman. How powerful could an old woman be?
Thinking this, he took a step forward and sneered, "You old shrew, you want to cut off my brother's hands and feet. Your heart is truly vicious. Don't blame me, Murong Fu, for not respecting the elderly!"

Having said that, he leaped and rushed towards the old woman.

The lanterns on both sides of the wall represent figures from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands. The Heavenly Child Granny summoned them urgently this time, and many people are still on their way. Even so, more than ten caves and twenty islands of masters have arrived.

These people, who had been thinking only of how to please the Child Granny every day, were not about to miss their chance. They shouted, "Insolent junior!" "Ha Da Ba is here! Who dares to harm my Lord!" "Protect the Lord! Protect the Lord!"

However, Murong Fu acted extremely quickly. Only seven or eight people managed to leap out and block him. Murong Fu waved his hand and sleeve, using their force against them, instantly drawing their fists, feet, and weapons towards each other, and swept past the crowd.

The women of Lingjiu Palace drew their weapons, but a deep voice shouted from inside the sedan chair, "You're all useless! Get out of my way!"

Immediately, the brocade curtain was lifted, and an extremely short figure shot out like lightning, intercepting Murong Fu in mid-air and delivering a palm strike to his face.

Judging by her face alone, Tong Lao was a beautiful woman in her forties, but her body was only that of a seven or eight-year-old girl. Her hands were small and white, but her strength was extremely fierce.

Murong Fu quickly used the "Star Shift" technique, waving his hands to try and deflect her palm strike. Unexpectedly, the old woman's palm strike suddenly disappeared, and with a flick of her wrist, she had already seized Murong Fu's right wrist.

Murong Fu was shocked. The opponent's wrist flip didn't seem particularly skillful, but for some reason, he couldn't dodge it!

Without thinking, he forcefully pulled his hand away, kicked out from below, and used his left hand in a "two dragons taking the pearl" motion to stab at the old woman's eyeball.

Qiao Feng was stunned when he saw this move, thinking to himself: I have long heard that the Murong family has collected many martial arts techniques in the world, but I did not expect that he would also know the moves of my Beggar Clan's Dog-Beating Stick!

It turns out that Murong Fu's move was the "Stealing the Staff from the Hound's Mouth" technique from the Beggars' Sect's Dog-Beating Staff Method. The original move was to suddenly attack the enemy's eyes with two fingers of the right hand when the staff was taken away by the enemy, while at the same time the left foot flipped up to press down the staff, and the left hand took the opportunity to snatch it back.

This move is unpredictable and often difficult to defend against, even if the enemy's martial arts skills are several times higher.

At this moment, Murong Fu's right hand was grabbed by Tong Lao, so he switched to using his left hand to make a move. Since there was no real stick for her to press down, he kicked out with the leg that was originally meant to press down, which can be considered an extremely clever response and adaptation.

Qiao Feng watched this unfold and realized that even if he were in Murong Fu's shoes, he would have difficulty executing this move better.

Unexpectedly, the old woman ignored her and moved her right leg, first kicking Murong Fu down, then raising it high to kick away his left hand, and then stepping forward, her small embroidered shoe hitting Murong Fu's chest, kicking his entire body horizontally in the air.

Tong Lao's three consecutive kicks—blocking legs, blocking hands, and kicking people—were clearly seen by everyone around, even those with low martial arts skills like Zhong Ling, who felt no sense of speed at all. On the contrary, Murong Fu's thrust was incredibly fast, and many people did not even see it clearly.

But before Murong Fu could even thrust his hand halfway out, Tong Lao had already finished kicking him three times. Then her body sank, pulling Murong Fu down with a whoosh.

The fall looked extremely swift, as if the two bodies instantly weighed several thousand pounds, but Tong Lao landed silently, while Murong Fu crashed to the ground with a thud, shattering a piece of the blue brick.

Murong Fu's speed, Tong Lao's slowness, the heavy fall, and the light touch upon landing were all clearly etched into everyone's eyes. Many with lower martial arts skills felt dizzy and nauseous upon seeing this scene.

Zhong Ling immediately staggered and almost fell, but fortunately A Zi caught her, and Mu Wanqing and A Zhu also quickly closed their eyes.

Ah Zi exclaimed, "Big Ginger, what should we do? Could she really be a monster?!"

Seeing that she didn't seem to be in any discomfort, Jiang Mingzhe knew that Azi had probably been practicing diligently lately and had made considerable progress. Looking at the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny again, he was secretly shocked. He thought that with Murong Fu's martial arts skills, if he were facing Li Qiushui, he would never have been defeated in a single move. He didn't know if the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny had just used the Six Yang Palms of Heavenly Mountain or the Carefree Plum Blossom Hand, but the subtlety of the move and the skill in its application were clearly superior to Li Qiushui's!
Li Qiushui's White Rainbow Palm, Netherworld Ghost Claw, and even her Soul-Searching Technique all seem to rely more on the use of internal energy. Tianshan Child Granny's martial arts, besides her unparalleled internal energy, are probably even more superior in terms of moves. That's why Li Qiushui is so wary of her.

It should be noted that Tianshan Tonglao's body is like that of a little girl, with short arms and legs. In terms of external conditions for martial arts, she is extremely inferior. For example, Duan Yanqing's martial arts skills are higher than those of Emperor Baoding, but because of his physical disability, he is not as good as Emperor Baoding when he really fights.

Upon closer examination, it's clear that despite her unfavorable physical condition, Tianshan Tonglao overpowered Li Qiushui throughout her life. While her martial arts skills may appear to be only slightly superior, they are likely far more advanced.

Otherwise, in the original story, when the two fought, Tianshan Tonglao's power had not been fully restored, and she was missing a thumb and a leg. With so many disadvantages, how could she have managed to fight Li Qiushui to the death?

Jiang Mingzhe was secretly on guard, but also grateful to Murong Fu. If this brother hadn't taken the lead, Jiang Mingzhe would have suffered a great loss if he had treated Tong Lao as an opponent on par with Li Qiushui.

Murong Fu seemed to faint from the fall, but his right hand was still in Tong Lao's hand.

For a moment, the entire room fell silent.

Just now, Murong Fu single-handedly broke the Beggars' Sect's Dog-Beating Formation and overpowered the five elders. His domineering and arrogant demeanor was witnessed by everyone. No one expected that such a strong man would be defeated by a dwarf-like woman in a single exchange, leaving her life hanging in the balance!

The old woman looked at Jiang Mingzhe arrogantly: "This little bastard is willing to stand up for you, you little bastard. It seems that you two bastards have a good relationship. Hmph, if you don't cripple your martial arts, I will tear him apart inch by inch. Do you believe me?"

Jiang Mingzhe raised his hands to block Deng Baichuan and Gongye Qian, who were about to rush forward to fight. He composed himself and forced a smile, saying, "Grandma, you are indeed skilled. Of all the masters I have ever seen, you are second to none. It is a pity that such a great master as you would take someone hostage. Your demeanor is lacking. Compared to my master, you are far inferior."

Granny Tong laughed loudly, "Fool, trying to provoke me? Hehe, Granny isn't angry! Ding Chunqiu, with his mediocre talent, dares to compare himself to Granny?"

Jiang Mingzhe asked in surprise, "Who said my master is Ding Chunqiu?"

Xuan Ci hurriedly shouted, "Demon, are you still going to deny it? Putting aside your mastery of poison skills, you yourself said before that you are a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect!"

Jiang Mingzhe chuckled and said, "Grandma, this little monk is ignorant and clueless. Don't you understand either? My senior brother Ding doesn't even know the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, so how can he teach it to me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. They thought to themselves that they had seen something amazing today. First, a middle-aged beauty was actually a peer of the previous abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Lingmen. Now, this young man has become the junior brother of the Starry Night Monster. How come the seniority in the martial arts world is getting more and more chaotic?

Granny Tong was taken aback, then remembered Fu Minyi's earlier report that this boy also knew the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), and her face immediately turned furious: "So! You are that bitch Li Qiushui's disciple! Very well, I'll kill this Murong bastard first, and then I'll tear you apart with my own hands!"

Seeing that she was about to use poison, Jiang Mingzhe immediately shouted, "How could I be a disciple of Uncle Li!"

The old woman's small hand stopped abruptly, less than three inches from Murong Fu's forehead: "Uncle-Master? Uncle-Master? You, you could be... your master could be... Impossible, impossible! He lives in seclusion in the valley and won't even see me, how could he take on another disciple!"

Jiang Mingzhe stopped talking nonsense, reached behind his back and touched the Seven Treasures Sword, which unfolded in front of his chest with a clatter. He put his left hand behind his back, fanned himself lightly with his right hand, and said calmly, "My master forbids me from mentioning his name. He only wants me to kill the traitor to avenge him. At that time, he will pass on the Seven Treasures Ring to me."

The old woman froze, staring blankly at the Seven Child Swords for a long time, before whispering, "...My junior brother actually passed the Seven Child Swords on to you!"

He then looked enlightened and muttered to himself, "No wonder, no wonder he wouldn't let me kill Ding Chunqiu. That's right, with his arrogance, being harmed by a traitor, he naturally wants to find a way to avenge himself... But what's with the Lingbo Weibu technique?"

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then anger resurfaced on her face: "Why did his disciple teach Li Qiushui kung fu? Just for that reason, I'll kill this bastard first and make him suffer too!"

As he spoke, he raised his palm and slapped it down on Murong Fu's head!
Jiang Mingzhe never expected that even after bringing up Wu Yazi, Tong Lao would still try to kill him. He was caught off guard and sighed inwardly: "Brother Murong, you are destined not to restore your kingdom. I will find a way to help you take revenge later, so that I can live up to your name..."

Deng Baichuan and Gongye Qian roared in grief and anger, and A'Zhu couldn't help but cry out in alarm. Just as Murong Fu was about to die under Tong Lao's palm, suddenly, among those who had jumped down to block Murong Fu, a figure suddenly pounced on Tong Lao. With a flick of his index finger, a hissing energy pierced through the air and struck Tong Lao's brow.

(End of this chapter)