Starting with Xingyi Quan, it swept across the chaotic world.

Seeing this, Hu Sheng also put away his playful nature and became serious.

Similarly, assume the starting stance of Baguazhang, with arms slightly bent and palms placed in front of the body.

Baguazhang is based on swordsmanship; a single palm change is a single sword, and a double palm change is a double sword.

Hu Sheng moved with a quick, precise step, closing in on the enemy.

Lu Li took a deep breath, and just as Hu Sheng approached, his left hand, which was in a palm position, suddenly closed its five fingers together and thrust forward, like a spear, fiercely stabbing towards Hu Sheng's Tian Tu acupoint.

"Good lad!"

Hu Sheng narrowed his eyes, dodged to the side, and then his left arm, like a serpent, suddenly wrapped around Lu Li's punch. With a sudden pull, he shifted Lu Li's center of gravity. Hu Sheng bent his body slightly, grabbed Lu Li with both hands, and at the same time, his left shoulder suddenly thrust upward, clearly intending to give Lu Li an over-the-shoulder throw.

Lu Li only felt that the opponent's power was fierce and extraordinary, but not invincible.

He immediately stopped passively resisting, and instead, he put his feet on the ground and suddenly jumped up, clearly intending to throw Hu Sheng back!

Hu Sheng frowned, intending to use his even stronger strength to force Lu Li to fall from mid-air, but suddenly realized that Lu Li's hand had also grabbed him tightly at some point, and the force from his hand was no less than his own.

Instantly, Hu Sheng's composure vanished, alarm bells rang in his mind, and he never expected Lu Li to have such fierce strength. He had no choice but to release Lu Li.

Lu Li took this opportunity to loosen his grip on Hu Sheng and land safely.

But Lu Li's movements did not stop. He followed up with a right cannon punch, which struck Hu Sheng with great force.

"A great opportunity!"

Hu Sheng was overjoyed upon seeing this.

The person practicing boxing just now was trying to defeat his opponent with a powerful and heavy blow every time, which is why he exposed many flaws.

His Bagua Palm is best known for its unorthodox and aggressive attacks. As long as you dodge to the side, you can subdue your enemy by striking their neck with a single sword!

"I still need to be careful with my strength, so as not to hurt Brother Lu," he thought to himself.

Hu Sheng immediately sprang into action, dodging to the side, and then slashed at Lu Li's neck with one arm, transforming it into a blade.

But Lu Li's hands were faster than his!

Lu Li moved his left hand, his fingers like a sword, precisely capturing the position of Hu Sheng's head, and suddenly stopped when Hu Sheng's eyes were an inch apart.

Hu Sheng's vision was completely occupied by Lu Li's two fingers, and he only felt a gentle breeze blowing in front of him.

"Clatter"

Among the onlookers, someone dropped a skewer of meat from their hand.

No one picked it up for a long time.

The scene before my eyes was simply too shocking.

Hu Sheng, Brother Hu, has lost!

At this moment, Hu Sheng was drenched in sweat.

Hu Sheng knew that if Lu Li didn't control his strength well, his eyesight might really be ruined.

For a moment, he felt a chill of fear. If the person in front of him was really his enemy, then he was probably doomed.

"Young Brother Lu, you are so young, yet your strength is extraordinary."

He had realized that Lu Li must have seen that he liked to use unorthodox and aggressive attacks in the previous match, so he created an opening to lure him in!

Fortunately, he wasn't one to be easily swayed by emotions. After briefly calming himself, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Li:

"I admit my inferiority."

Lu Li said modestly:

"Brother Hu had already exhausted his strength in the fight, so his reaction was a bit slow, which is why I was lucky enough to be a little faster than him."

Hu Sheng did indeed fight several people just now. If he failed to defeat Lu Li because he had exhausted most of his strength, that would be reasonable.

After all, they all saw that in their final attack, Lu Li was only slightly faster than Hu Sheng.

The group of bodyguards breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Hu Sheng was already considered one of the best among them. How could they feel at ease if a newcomer could defeat one of their best?

Moreover, some of them were only looking to watch the show when they encouraged Lu Li to go up and compete.

The reason is that they felt Lu Li's habit of seizing every spare moment to practice boxing was a bit too much.

They only thought Lu Li was a sycophant trying to curry favor with Wang Kui, so they wanted to make him look foolish.

Unexpectedly, Lu Li actually defeated Brother Hu, even though Brother Hu only won after he had exhausted most of his strength.

Don't take it seriously.

But having witnessed Lu Li's strength, they realized that even if he was not as good as Hu Sheng, he was still stronger than many of them.

Moreover, the other party is so young.

At present, many people have put away their inner thoughts.

"Young Master Lu is too kind."

Hu Sheng smiled without saying a word. What others thought was none of his business, but as someone who had personally experienced this competition, he knew the inside story better than anyone else.

How much energy could he possibly expend dealing with just a few people?

However, Lu Li's moves are flexible and varied, and he is never bound by any particular move, far surpassing others.

and……

Hu Sheng gave Lu Li a deep look.

There was a brief struggle between the two during the over-the-shoulder throw and the reverse throw.

He could sense that the other person's strength was definitely no less than his own.

This is also why he voluntarily let go.

"The younger generation is truly formidable..." Hu Sheng remarked with admiration.

After the battle, Lu Li stopped fighting and returned to another campfire to eat meat skewers with the bodyguard who was carving trinkets.

"Brother Lu, you've kept this from my second brother for so long, it's been so tough."

Wang Kui walked over at some point, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

Before he came, Wang Hong told him more than once to take good care of Lu Li, and that Lu Li was just a novice who had only been trying to break through the barrier for a few months.

But now, compared to this, well, this is hardly a novice at all.

"Uncle Wang, you flatter me. I've just gained some insights from practicing my boxing these past few days," Lu Li said with a smile.

Wang Kui nodded in satisfaction.

He was no ordinary Ming Jin镖师 (bodyguard/escort), so he naturally didn't believe in any talk of the other party's physical exhaustion or luck.

In his view, competition is results-oriented.

If you win, it means you're strong.

Being overly humble will only make people think you lack sharpness and are not like a warrior.

Fortunately, Lu Li's answer was satisfactory.

The contest between Lu Li and Hu Sheng was just a minor incident. Soon, everyone returned to their previous enthusiastic state, and the contest continued.

Lu Li cherished this rare moment of relaxation, after all, escorting goods was too tedious.

Suddenly, Lu Li caught a glimpse of a dark shadow flash by in the corner of his eye.

Then, a gust of wind howled past.

Lu Li's pupils suddenly contracted, and he instantly became alert.

Meanwhile, the people around the campfire were completely absorbed in this rare moment of joy, oblivious to everything else.

"what!"

A scream suddenly rang out.

The group of bodyguards immediately became alert, drew their swords, stood up, and looked around.

One of the bodyguards guarding the perimeter was tackled to the ground by a dark figure.

He frantically scratched at the ground with both hands, his fingernails digging into the soil, clutching the withered branches and grass roots, desperately trying to grasp at the last glimmer of life.

But all the struggles were in vain.

The dark figure suddenly exerted its strength, forcefully dragging the bodyguard into the depths of the night beyond the firelight.

The night was deathly silent, almost suffocating.

Only faint screams and the crisp crunching of wild beasts gnawing on bones could be heard intermittently, sending chills down one's spine.