All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 152: Simple, as long as my internal energy is stronger than yours.

"You recognize this move?!"

The visitor was somewhat surprised.

To his even greater surprise, Wang Gan seemed to have anticipated his move, raising his palm to meet the attack with a single palm strike!
"The old man who captured the heavens was a genius, but he never expected to have a son who was all talk and no action."

Wang Gan sneered.

He recognized the attacker as Huo Tianqing.

This man was Yan Tieshan's chief steward, the eldest son of the Tianqin Sect, and a sycophant of Shangguan Feiyan. In order to obtain the treasure of the Golden Roc Dynasty, he plotted to kill Yan Tieshan and Dugu Yihe, and was eventually killed by the more skilled Huo Xiu.

With palms overlapping, energy surged forth!
Huo Tianqing sneered.
"It seems she's told you quite a lot, Young Master Tianji!"

Wang Gan laughed.

"You mean Shangguan Feiyan?"

Huo Tianqing's tone was complicated.
"That's right, I originally thought she only had me as her man. You shouldn't have touched her!"

Huo Tianqing originally planned to deal with Dugu Yihe after killing Yan Tieshan, but after hearing about Wang Gan, he couldn't help but come and cause trouble for the guy.

Wang Gan sighed.

“You’re wrong. I’ve never been one to take the initiative; she always does it on her own.”

Huo Tianqing sneered.
"I'm a man too, so what you're saying is a bit self-deceptive."

Wang Gan shook his head.

"You being a man is different from me being a man. Not only do I not spend money, but others have to give me money."

“Like when I went to Yingchun Pavilion to see Ouyang Qing last time, she returned all the money to me, saying that she sells her art but not her body.”

"Shangguan Feiyan also said that after the matter was accomplished, the treasure of the Golden Roc Dynasty would be her dowry."

Huo Tianqing's expression grew increasingly grim.
"A bride price? You're a man, and you still want a bride price?"

"And the treasure of the Golden Roc Dynasty is mine!"

"That's my money!"

Huo Tianqing spoke in a very low voice for the last sentence, with the Four Beauties of Emei still standing to the side. He was unwilling to reveal his identity and purpose.

Wang Gan disagreed.

“Treasures are unclaimed; only the virtuous can possess them, and the dead cannot take silver with them.”

Huo Tianqing's expression suddenly changed, and he turned into a cold laugh.

"You're right, the dead can't take money with them!"

"Young Master Tianji, you claim to be knowledgeable about the secrets of heaven, but do you know that my Tianqin Sect has a method that allows one to exhale and make a sound even during a clash of internal energies?!"

"I admit that your fighting style against Dugu Yihe was superb, but you couldn't sustain such a depletion of true energy!"

They are now competing in internal strength. In the original novel, Huo Tianqing used this secret technique to consume 50% of Dugu Yihe's true energy, which allowed Ximen Chuixue to easily kill Dugu Yihe.

Wang Gan's lips curled into a smile.

“I know that one should not speak when their internal energy is being used, but the Heavenly Bird Elder is a genius who invented a method to exhale a breath of turbid air to make the internal energy purer. As the Heavenly Bird Elder’s son, you will naturally know how to do it.”

Huo Tianqing could no longer remain calm.
"You know that?! Then why are you challenging me to a contest of internal strength?"

Wang Gan sighed.

"You've forgotten my reputation as the number one weapon on the Heavenly Mystery Young Master's Weapon Ranking. If you want to defeat someone, you have to start with what that person is best at."

"If you want to compete in internal strength, simple, just surpass your internal strength."

Huo Tianqing's face suddenly turned pale.
He realized that his internal energy was running out, while the internal energy of the person opposite him was like a surging river, endless and continuous!
That lasted that long?! Was this guy on drugs?!

Huo Tianqing was terrified. He tried to back away, but the suction force of the palm opposite him seemed to be rooted to the ground, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it!

Time ticked by, and in Huo Tianqing's terrified and desperate eyes, his inner strength was completely exhausted, and he was worn down to death.

Kill the supporting character Huo Tianqing to gain 200 Fate Points.

Wang Gan noticed that the system's requirements were getting higher and higher. Huo Tianqing's martial arts skills were so high that he could fight against half of Dugu Yihe's true strength, which was enough to show that his strength was hovering on the edge of the weapon ranking. Yet, he was only given 200 points.

Suddenly a sigh was heard.

"You shouldn't have killed him."

Lu Xiaofeng arrived gracefully, but he was too late. He only saw that Huo Tianqing was dead, having exhausted his inner strength.

Wang Gan said calmly.
"He couldn't outlast me, so he has no one to blame but himself." Lu Xiaofeng looked at Huo Tianqing's corpse with a strange expression.
Why would Huo Tianqing attack you, especially in Emei?

Wang Gan explained.
"Huo Tianqing said that he liked Princess Shangguan, but he couldn't have her. Seeing me and Princess Shangguan being affectionate, he must have been feeling down for a moment."

Lu Xiaofeng frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Huo Tianqing is Yan Tieshan's chief steward, and it's strange that he's planning to assassinate Wang Gan at Emei! Strange indeed!
As for suspecting Wang Gan of lying, Lu Xiaofeng didn't have that thought, because with Wang Gan's martial arts skills, he wouldn't need to use such a troublesome method as comparing internal strength to kill Huo Tianqing, let alone choose a specific location.

Wang Gan looked at Lu Xiaofeng.
"You arrived so quickly? Where is Ximen Chuixue?"

Lu Xiaofeng's lips curled up.
“Ximen Chuixue took the back path and went ahead to find Dugu Yihe. That’s how he does when he meets a top-level expert.”

"The Pearl Pavilion was supported by Chief Steward Huo Tianqing. Now that Huo Tianqing is gone, I wonder how quickly Yan Tieshan will kneel before Ximen Chuixue's sword."

"He has already signed an agreement, promising to return all the assets of the Jinpeng Dynasty that he swallowed up to Princess Shangguan."

Lu Xiaofeng paused, somewhat worried.

"But I know from Yan Tieshan that Huo Tianqing is the eldest son of the Tianqin Sect, with a very high seniority, and the Tianqin Sect is an extremely united sect. If you kill Huo Tianqing, you might be harassed by the Tianqin Sect endlessly."

Wang Gan laughed.

"You think I'd be afraid of this... Chicken Claw Gate?"

Lu Xiaofeng sighed.

"I just don't want so many people to die."

Lu Xiaofeng was a man who loved life. He rarely killed anyone and did not want to see anyone being killed. Wang Gan, on the other hand, was clearly not that kind of person.

In his entire life, Lu Xiaofeng had never met a guy as unrestrained as Wang Gan.

On the other side, Hua Manlou released the pressure points of the Four Beauties of Emei not far away.
"Thank you very much, sir."

Upon seeing Hua Manlou's handsome appearance and gentle demeanor, Shi Xiuyun couldn't help but blush.

"Where is that lecherous man?"

Ma Xiuzhen was still somewhat angry.

Although Wang Gan saved their lives at Huo Tianqing's hands, they were still very angry after being teased by him.

"Young Master Tianji has already gone down the mountain."

Lu Xiaofeng walked over and also began to admire the beauty of the Four Beauties of Emei with great interest.

He said he wasn't proposing marriage for himself, but for his good brother.

Lu Xiaofeng paused.

"Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng".

Originally, Wang Gan's words were only about Hua Manlou, but Lu Xiaofeng felt that his relationship with Wang Gan had improved again, to the point of being as close as brothers.

If Lu Xiaofeng had known that General Wang Gan treated his brothers like brothers, he would have stopped arguing with him about the eyebrows.

"Hua Manlou is one thing, he's the eldest son of the Hua family. But you, a masked guy who can't be seen in public, are quite shameless."

Sun Xiuqing snorted coldly, her words sharp and unforgiving.

Lu Xiaofeng touched the mask on his face, his lips twitching, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

If it weren't for the fact that he's lost his eyebrows, he would have amazed you all. What a handsome and dashing Lu Xiaofeng!
Hua Manlou felt a warmth in his heart. He hadn't expected that Wang Gan would actually do what he said he would introduce to a woman. However, the method was a bit too simple and crude. He actually went directly to the Emei Sect to propose marriage.

"So Dugu Yihe has already been defeated by Wang Gan?"

Lu Xiaofeng's heart stirred, and he asked.

"Yes. That guy has a terrible personality, but his martial arts skills are extremely high."

"My master was defeated by him. He completely broke through my master's dual skills in swordsmanship and sabers, and was convinced of his superiority. He even praised the guy's masterful demeanor."

"That guy even said he used the Dugu Nine Swords, using no moves to defeat moves."

Sun Xiuqing's expression was complicated.
They never expected that their master, Dugu Yihe, the number one martial artist among the 'Seven Great Sword Sect Leaders,' would be defeated so quickly and decisively.

"not good!"

Lu Xiaofeng's expression changed upon hearing the words "no moves are better than moves," and he looked at Hua Manlou beside him. The two spoke almost simultaneously.

"Ximen Chuixue!"

(End of this chapter)