Martial Arts Crossover: Zhao Min, your sidekick is really something else.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu froze, quickly took a step back, and bent down, saying urgently:

"Xiaoyu wouldn't dare! How could this servant dare call Master Xiao 'brother,' let alone share the same surname as him? This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Xiao Yaoqing looked at her, his tone very calm:

"Am I the master or are you the master? If I say yes, then yes."

"But Master Xiao..."

Xiaoyu panicked and wanted to say something.

But Xiao Yaoqing had already frowned.

Xiaoyu saw his face darken, her heart tightened, she gritted her teeth and whispered:

"Xiao...Brother Xiao Yaoqing..."

"Eh!"

Xiao Yaoqing then smiled and reached out to rub her head. "That's right."

"Huh? Why are you crying?"

He could see it clearly; two lines of tears slid down Xiaoyu's cheeks.

"You're so upset just because I called you 'brother'?"

Xiaoyu quickly looked up and shook her head vigorously:

"No! I'm just... happy."

"Thank you... thank you, Brother Xiao Yaoqing..."

Indeed, Xiaoyu—no, we should call her Xiaoyu now.

She entered the Prince of Ruyang's mansion when she was seven or eight years old, and spent her whole life as a servant, with no hope of ever turning her life around.

But she never expected that the princess's master would value her so much.

He even treated her like a younger sister.

For Xiao Yu, this kindness is something she will never forget.

"Thump!"

With a thud, Xiao Yu knelt down immediately, about to kowtow:

"Thank you, Brother Xiao Yaoqing!"

Seeing her like this, Xiao Yaoqing quickly stepped forward and helped her up.

"If you keep doing this, I won't take you out to play anymore. You can go wander around by yourself and go back to the palace!"

"Don't……"

Xiao Yu panicked and quickly grabbed Xiao Yaoqing's sleeve, "Brother Xiao Yaoqing, you can't leave me behind..."

That girl, she never gets a moment's peace!

Xiao Yu felt that in her fifteen years of life, she had never felt so happy as she did today.

Following Xiao Yaoqing, she finally let loose completely, jumping and skipping around, radiating the liveliness a little girl should have.

Looking at the girl in front of him who was chattering like a sparrow, Xiao Yaoqing couldn't help but smile.

The two wandered through the streets and alleys of Dadu, looking around at the excitement.

Before long, his hands were full of snacks.

Xiao Yu, with a candied hawthorn skewer stuffed in her mouth, her cheeks bulging, smiled so wide her eyes narrowed: "So sweet!"

She held up the candied hawthorn in front of Xiao Yaoqing: "Brother Xiao Yaoqing, you should take a bite, it's really sweet!"

Xiao Yaoqing, of course, did not refuse and took a bite.

While the two were strolling happily down the street, the atmosphere in Zhao Min's boudoir at the Ruyang Prince's mansion was far from pleasant.

Zhao Min sat on the edge of the bed, her face a mixture of anger and grievance, her hands gripping the bedsheets tightly: "That bastard Xiao Yaoqing!"

"How...how dare he treat me like that?!"

What do you mean by "that way"?

You were the one who went to start a fight and got held down by them.

Later, when you chased after him to argue, you lost your balance and bumped into his nose!

To be honest, it was Zhao Dong who initiated it!

"Bang!"

Zhao Min slammed her fist on the pillow: "Shameless thing!"

She had lost count of how many times she had cursed him.

Honestly, this girl has a lot of ideas running through her head.

Isn't that how it is in the book? Zhang Wuji can just say a word or make a gesture, and she can ponder it for half a day, all the twists and turns in her mind written on her face.

Right now, Zhao Min's mind is filled with the image of her nose touching Xiao Yaoqing's.

My face was burning hot.

"No way! I can't let him get away with this! I have to settle the score with him!!"

Settle accounts?

How is it calculated?

Should I go and touch his nose again?

Why bother!

But Zhao Min just couldn't swallow her anger.

She looked up and called out, "Someone come here!"

A maidservant quickly ran in, head bowed: "Princess."

Zhao Min said without turning her head, "Go, tell Xiao Yaoqing to get his ass to see me!"

"Yes……"

The maid responded and quietly withdrew.

The little girl quickly returned, panting:

"Princess, Master Xiao has gone out; there's no one in the villa."

"What? Who let him out? I didn't even give permission!"

Zhao Min's tone betrayed her anger.

The maid was so frightened she trembled.

But Zhao Min suddenly remembered that she herself had said that there was no need to restrict the actions of these masters.

A hint of annoyance flashed across her face, and she waved her hand irritably:

"Alright, alright, you can go now."

The little girl felt as if she had been granted a pardon and ran away in a flash.

Zhao Min sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes narrowed as she sneered:

"Xiao Yaoqing, you just wait. Wait till you get back and see how I deal with you."

Before Zhao Min could even make a move, Xiao Yaoqing was already in trouble.

He and Xiao Yu were standing in a narrow alley at that moment.

Four carefree young men were blocking their way.

One look at that demeanor—no matter what dynasty it was in, it would be the standard for a thug.

The four men stroked their chins, licked their lips, and stared intently at Xiao Yu, who was standing behind Xiao Yaoqing.

The lewdness in his eyes was almost overflowing.

You don't even need to guess what's going on with this setup.

"well……"

Xiao Yaoqing sighed.

Beautiful women always attract trouble wherever they go.

This was true in the original world, and it won't change even in a different one.

Besides, the security situation these days is far worse than it is now.

Someone on the other end spoke up:

"Kid, be smart. Let us have some fun with this woman next to you. I promise you won't regret it."

"Hehehehe..."

The group of people were laughing like villains; the noise was both disgusting and nauseating.

Xiao Yaoqing shook his head, silently complaining to himself.

He said it lazily, and even picked at his ear:

"Why are there so many flies in Yuan Dadu?"

"Oh ho?!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on those people's faces immediately changed.

Someone pointed at Xiao Yaoqing's nose and cursed:

"Kid, you're asking for it, aren't you?"

"Carrying around a broken sword, does he really think he's a chivalrous hero?"

"Let me tell you, we're all trained fighters, don't you dare be so ungrateful!"

Xiao Yaoqing watched them jumping around, his face full of impatience, and directly retorted:

"Stop talking nonsense, just get on with it and don't delay my lunch."

He was still thinking about going out at noon to try what hot pot mutton tasted like back then.

The four thugs exchanged glances, their faces filled with malice.

The leader grinned, his voice chillingly cold:

"Okay."

"Brothers, beat this kid to a pulp first, then cripple him! Let him watch how we serve his woman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them rushed over to surround Xiao Yaoqing.

But to everyone's surprise, Xiao Yu, who had been hiding behind Xiao Yaoqing, suddenly rushed out, spread her arms to block him, and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"No one is allowed to touch Brother Xiao Yaoqing!"

"Oh?"

The thugs, seeing her fiercely protective demeanor, all wore amused smiles.

Someone said sarcastically:

"We can leave him alone, but why don't you come with us?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's eyes immediately reddened.

She knew better than anyone what would happen if she went with them.

But they want to harm Brother Xiao Yaoqing!

What should I do?

Just as her mind was in a daze, a warm, large hand gently rested on her shoulder.

Xiao Yaoqing hadn't expected that the girl he'd only known for a day would dare to jump out and take the blow at such a critical moment.

Is this girl too naive, or is she really that easy to protect?

However, she had no idea that her martial arts teacher, who taught the princess, was quite skilled.

Xiao Yu didn't understand the intricacies of martial arts; she only knew that there were four people on the other side, and Xiao Yaoqing was the only one.

More importantly, these four people are the only ones in her life who treated her like a human being and gave her a sense of hope in life.

How could she just stand by and watch?

Rushing out to block the way, it was entirely a case of the body acting faster than the brain.

But just then, a sense of security came from my shoulder.

She slowly turned her head and saw Xiao Yaoqing's calm face, with a faint smile on his lips.

Immediately afterwards, a deep, warm voice entered my ears:

"Don't be afraid, come behind me."

Upon hearing this voice, Xiao Yu's eyes suddenly flickered.

She couldn't explain why, but with just that simple sentence, the tension in her heart suddenly eased.

Xiao Yaoqing stood back at the alley entrance, his figure ramrod straight.

The four thugs in front of him had disdain in their eyes and sneered at the corners of their mouths.

"Kid, since you're determined to die, don't blame us!"

The four of them simultaneously got into fighting stances, shouting and yelling, and pounced on Xiao Yaoqing.

To be honest, these guys do have some martial arts skills.

Unfortunately, it's just a mediocre skill.

"Brother Xiao Yaoqing, be careful!"

Seeing Xiao Yaoqing standing motionless, Xiao Yu behind him cried out in alarm.

Actually, he didn't not move at all.

He was just figuring out how to deal with these people.

"If we use the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms... it'll make too much noise, and might even kill someone. Wouldn't that cause trouble?"

"Alright, a little lesson will do."

Ultimately, Xiao Yaoqing didn't know what would happen if someone died in Yuan Dadu, and besides, he had never killed anyone.

then.

Xiao Yaoqing suddenly pushed off with his foot!

Half a move, Lingbo Weibu!

In the eyes of the four thugs, Xiao Yaoqing was like a fleeting ghost, leaving only a blurry afterimage.

The four guys who were charging forward suddenly froze in place, as if they had been struck on pressure points.

Not only did his body freeze, but the expression on his face also seemed to freeze.

Followed by.

"Snap! Snap!"

—Four crisp sounds rang out in succession.

"ah--!!!"

The four faces instantly twisted and deformed.

Large beads of cold sweat dripped down his face.

The screams came even faster than the visuals.

The entire alley was filled with their heart-wrenching screams.

The arms of those four people only began to change at this moment.

Each person's right hand is folded back from the elbow.

The bone pierced right through the flesh and came out, and blood gushed out.

Looking again at Xiao Yaoqing, who had been like a ghost just moments before, he was still standing in the same spot, as if he hadn't moved an inch.

"what!"

Xiao Yu cried out in surprise.

The scene before her eyes terrified her.

She instinctively clung tightly to Xiao Yaoqing's arm from behind, her eyes closed, not daring to open them at all.