Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

After a brief conversation, Hinata Hoshino and Hong Xixiang decided to stay at Wudang Mountain to read books. It was at the very moment Hinata Hoshino left that they decided to stay.

Upon receiving intelligence from Fushuifang, Xu Xiao, the Prince of Beiliang, knew that Xu Fengnian, as his son and the heir apparent of Beiliang, could not be ignored during his travels. The incident of encountering Hyuga Hoshino near Huishan would naturally come to mind.

Xu Xiao looked at the intelligence report and began to ponder as he faced Hyuga Hoshino, whose origins were unknown. Most of the world's top experts had names and identities, and even hermits should be able to gather some information with the abilities of the Fushui House. However, there was zero information about Hyuga Hoshino; there was absolutely none.

A master at the Finger Profound Realm or above cannot be unknown. The Northern Liang can be described as being besieged on all sides, leaving no room for him to act recklessly.

He would investigate even the beggar who was close to Xu Fengnian thoroughly, preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free.

Xu Xiao summoned Chu Lushan and said, "Go and find out who this person is."

"Yes, foster father."

Chu Lushan went down to begin investigating Hyuga Hoshino, but no matter how Fushuifang investigated, they found nothing, at most they found that Hyuga Hoshino was currently in Wudang Mountain.

Xu Xiao fell silent for a moment. There was no previous record of this person in Wudang. Where did this person come from?

Hinata Hoshino copied Wang Chonglou's Great Yellow Court through the system and carefully compared it with his own Yellow Court, finding them to be vastly different.

Immersed in the Yellow Court, time flew by. Hinata Hoshino suddenly realized that Xu Fengnian's travels were about to end, which meant that everything was about to begin.

Xuanyuan Qingfeng was practicing swordsmanship. Because of Li Chungang, most martial artists in this world learn swordsmanship, but not everyone is suited to it.

For example, Hyuga Hoshino could tell that Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was completely unsuitable for swordsmanship; she was more suited to palm techniques.

Hinata Hoshino moved swiftly, placing his hand on Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's wrist and releasing a burst of energy to snatch the longsword from Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's hand. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was powerless to resist.

"Qingfeng, have you realized where your problem lies?"

"You are too strong, and I am too weak."

Hinata Hoshino shook his head. "That's just the outward appearance. What about the inner self?"

Xuanyuan Qingfeng shook his head, and Hinata Hoshino was speechless. "Actually, you are not suitable for learning swordsmanship, but more suitable for learning palm techniques."

"Palm technique?"

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was puzzled. Girls of this age preferred the ethereal sword techniques, while palm techniques seemed rather crude to them.

Hinata Hoshino chuckled, "Do you want to become stronger, or do you just want to look good?"

"Naturally, it's about becoming stronger."

Hyuga Hoshino nodded, his body moving like a dragon as he completed a set of Five Thunder Palms. The Five Thunder Palms is a set of palm techniques among the secret arts of Maoshan, second only to the Lightning Thunder Fist. Once unleashed, it is accompanied by five thunderbolts.

In addition to copying Wang Chonglou's Great Yellow Court Technique, he also copied a lot of martial arts experience, modifying the Five Thunder Palm into a martial art that is more suitable for this world and easy to master.

As Hyuga Hoshino flipped his palm, accompanied by five thunderbolts and resonating with heaven and earth, a hint of envy flashed in Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's eyes.

"Qingfeng, do you want to learn this palm technique?"

"I want to learn, of course I want to learn. Just tell me what you need."

It would be strange if nothing happened between Hinata Hoshino and Xuanyuan Qingfeng, who had stayed on Wudang Mountain for quite some time.

Hinata Hoshino leaned close to Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's ear, and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's ear tips instantly turned red. "Disgusting!"

Xuan Yuanqing glanced to the side, not daring to look at Hyuga Hoshino, and said, "I agree."

Hinata Hoshino chuckled, truly a stubborn tsundere. Amidst Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's exclamation, Hinata Hoshino grasped Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's hands and guided him to learn the palm technique.

"First, memorize the movements. I'll teach you how to circulate the Qi in a moment, and then you can practice the combinations yourself."

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng went from being unaccustomed to gradually getting into the swing of things and becoming completely absorbed in the role. Hyuga Hoshino nodded in approval, saying that Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was insightful and that if it weren't for Xu Fengnian and the other geniuses, he would have been the protagonist just the same.

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng has good talent, but he lacks luck. In this world, besides talent, one also needs strong luck to go further.

With insufficient luck, one can only cultivate to the Finger Profound Realm at most, which is already close to the limit.

After he passed on the corresponding incantations and the method of circulating qi through the body to Xuanyuan Qingfeng, Xuanyuan Qingfeng began to practice the palm techniques according to his teachings.

It was only the first time he had danced, but he already looked quite good. His circulation of Qi was also fine, and every palm strike and movement carried the energy of thunder.

This proves that she has mastered the Five Thunder Palm technique. Although it is only a preliminary understanding, it is enough to show how talented Xuan Yuan Qingfeng is.

After Xuanyuan Qingfeng had practiced the Five Thunder Palm moves several times, Hyuga Hoshino led Xuanyuan Qingfeng and Wang Chonglou to say goodbye and went to a small wine stall outside Liangzhou City.

"Did you bring me here for something? I still want to continue practicing my palm technique."

Hinata Hoshino smiled mysteriously, "I'm going to introduce you to someone, and someone you've met before, and you have a very bad impression of him."

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was puzzled when he saw Xu Fengnian and Lao Huang run to the wine stall. As soon as they sat down, Xu Fengnian said without any politeness, "Bring me the best wine and food."

"I'm sorry, sir. It is true that our restaurant serves wine and meat, but we are a small business and cannot accept credit. Please pay the bill first."

The waiter's words made Xu Fengnian a little embarrassed. After traveling for three years, where would he find any money? Hyuga Hoshino smiled and tossed out a piece of silver, "Bring him wine and meat."

The waiter picked up the silver coins and examined them, then bit them with his teeth. They were real. In this day and age, there were still such suckers who would treat people to food and drink. He had never encountered such a person before.

Just as Xu Fengnian was about to thank him, he saw Xuan Yuanqingfeng. Xu Fengnian and Lao Huang were both a little embarrassed. However, Xu Fengnian quickly realized that this was their Beiliang territory, and he was the most powerful. What did he have to be afraid of?

Hinata Hoshino looked at Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and asked, "Don't you really think he looks familiar?"

"I don't think I would know such a scoundrel."

"Here's a hint: the painting in your mother's room."

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng carefully examined Xu Fengnian; his facial features somewhat resembled those of a figure in a painting. However, his disheveled appearance made him seem somewhat different.

With a wave of his hand, Hyuga Hoshino transformed Xu Fengnian, even his clothes, which he had been wearing for who knows how long, regained their original color, now a white robe, revealing his handsome features.

All of this confirmed to Xuan Yuan Qingfeng that the person in front of her resembled the person in the painting in her mother's room.

"Qingfeng, let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, your mother was also a woman of the martial arts world, traveling around. Until one day, she met someone, fell in love at first sight and never forgot him, even after marrying your father and having you as her daughter, even after she knew that the dashing young man was actually a woman disguised as a man."

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was somewhat incredulous that a woman could be admired and unforgettable by his mother. After taking a closer look at Xu Fengnian, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng had to admit that his mother's taste was not bad, but it couldn't compare to hers.

Hinata Hoshino's looks far surpass Xu Fengnian's. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng looked at Hinata Hoshino's face and suddenly became a little lost in thought. If only he were a little gentler.

Xu Fengnian opened his mouth, but in the end he only said one sentence, "Young lady, everything back then was a misunderstanding. I, Xu Fengnian, the heir of Beiliang, apologize to you."

Hinata Hoshino looked at Xu Fengnian and said, "You not only have to apologize for yourself, but also for your mother, Wu Su. Your mother bewitched her mother back then."

Xu Fengnian was a little embarrassed. If it were Xu Xiao who had bewitched someone's soul, Xu Fengnian would never believe it even if he were beaten to death. But if it were his mother disguised as a man who had bewitched someone's soul, he would believe it without a doubt. He was quite confident in his own looks.

Xu Fengnian picked up his wine bowl, ready to drink the inferior wine, when suddenly the sound of horses' hooves came from not far away.

Chapter 327 Xu Xiao, King of Northern Liang, Reading at Tingchao Pavilion

"Xu Fengnian!"

"Who is Xu Fengnian? There is no Xu Fengnian here."

Xu Fengnian pretended to be stupid, but he forgot that he was very fair-skinned now. The Chu halberdier unfolded the scroll in his hand, which depicted Xu Fengnian.

Especially since Xu Fengnian had just been cleaned up by Hyuga Hoshino, he was practically identical to the person in the painting, even down to his skin color.

Hinata Hoshino patted Xu Fengnian on the shoulder, took out a mirror, and reflected it on Xu Fengnian's face. Xu Fengnian looked at himself in the mirror and said narcissistically, "I still look pretty fair-skinned like this!"

Hinata Hoshino snapped his fingers and the portrait of Xu Fengnian landed in his hand. The mirror reflected Xu Fengnian and the portrait. "Look, even the background color is the same. You still say you're not Xu Fengnian?"

Xu Fengnian touched his chin and thought, "To be honest, the underlying color really is similar."

Xu Fengnian looked at the Chu halberdier, then at the portrait, and realized that there were bad people in the Northern Liang army who had betrayed him!

“Senior, I am Xu Fengnian, the heir of Beiliang. You can see Liangzhou not far away. If you can protect me through this difficult time, I will repay you handsomely.”

Hinata Hoshino pointed at Nangong Pushe, who was watching the show, and asked, "Didn't you promise her anything?"

Xu Fengnian slapped his forehead. Right, there's another expert here. I just don't know if he can handle these people.

Hyuga Hoshino saw through Xu Fengnian's thoughts at a glance and wagged his finger at Xu Fengnian, "You still underestimate a master. Let's go!"

Hinata Hoshino shook the chopstick holder, and a bunch of chopsticks flew out, landing steadily in front of the group of halberd warriors.

"Is this sword control technique? Senior, your skill is truly impressive."

Hinata Hoshino shrugged as he listened to Xu Fengnian's flattery. "You have one right next to you, why don't you ask him?"

Her pronunciation was the same as his, and Xu Fengnian couldn't tell them apart for a moment. He thought she was talking about Nangong Pushe, and looked at Nangong Pushe with curiosity, "Hey, you can do it too?"

"I can't do it. I practice with a sword. No matter how skilled I am, I can't use sword control techniques."

Nangong Pushe patted the two swords hanging at his waist, Xiudong and Chunlei. Hyuga Hoshino looked at the two swords, and with a flick of his Great River Sword Intent, the two swords were drawn from their sheaths and landed in Hyuga Hoshino's hands.

"Xiu Dong, the knife weighs ten catties and nine taels and is three feet and two inches long, but it is a dull knife. Chun Lei, the knife is two feet and four inches long and weighs one catty and three taels, and it is very sharp."

Hinata Hoshino plucked a hair from Xuanyuan Qingfeng's sword and rubbed it against the blade of Xiudong, but the hair didn't break. He then blew on the blade of Chunlei, and the hair snapped in two.

"Nice knife, here you go."

Hinata Hoshino tossed the swords back into their sheaths with a backhand flick. Nangong Pushe, still shaken, stared at Hinata Hoshino, impressed by her strength.

These two knives were almost connected to her vital energy, yet she so easily lost control of them. What realm was he at? Finger-Pointing Profound, Celestial Phenomenon, or a Land Immortal?

Nangong Pushe learned some lessons from her mother's experience: First, men's words are deceitful. Second, nothing is worse than relying on oneself.

"Da da da da..."

The sound of horses' hooves came from not far away; Ning Emei was leading the Phoenix Battalion to meet Xu Fengnian.

Ning Emei was somewhat taken aback by the scene before him. He had not received any information that Xu Fengnian had any experts by his side, so how could all these people have been subdued by chopsticks?

Ning Emei dismounted and bowed to Xu Fengnian, saying, "Ning Emei, the Martial General of the Phoenix Battalion, pays respects to the Crown Prince."

Xu Fengnian stood up and gave orders to Ning Emei, since the Fengzi Battalion was originally Xu Fengnian's personal guard battalion.

"Take them down and throw them in jail."

"Yes!"

Hinata Hoshino shrugged. Now it's this kid's turn to put on airs.

Xu Fengnian mounted his horse and headed towards Liangzhou. Hyuga Hoshino, Xuanyuan Qingfeng, and Nangong Pushe were about to follow Xu Fengnian when Ning Emei stopped them. Xu Fengnian was somewhat displeased with Ning Emei's behavior, feeling that Ning Emei was being rather tactless.

“They are all my friends, and they are coming back to the Northern Liang Royal Palace with me.”

"Yes."

Hinata Hoshino put his left arm around Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's slender waist, and a rocky platform rose up beneath their feet. Hinata Hoshino looked at Nangong Pushe and asked, "Want to come along?"

Hinata Hoshino waved her empty right hand at Nangong Pushe, who stood on the platform expressionlessly but pushed Hinata Hoshino's hand away.

Hyuga Hoshino dodged Nangong Pushe's shove with his right hand and placed it on Nangong Pushe's shoulder; it was better to place his hand on the shoulder than on the waist.

"I am a man, and I shouldn't assume that someone should be a woman just because they are good-looking."