Martial arts mastery? But I'm just a spoiled brat!

After all, in martial arts cultivation, it is difficult to reach a high level by working in isolation. One needs to constantly interact or exchange ideas with like-minded people, and even need to fight to the death to accelerate the breakthrough.

But Cao Ying found the appearance of Steward Cao unfamiliar; she had never heard of such a person before.

"He's just a country bumpkin; let's see who's truly capable."

Chief Steward Cao had no intention of saying more. After saying this, he took his hands out of his sleeves and let them hang naturally at his sides.

"It seems that today we must fight to the death!"

Cao Ying had originally intended to investigate further and try to recruit or threaten him, but unfortunately, Steward Cao had no such intention. However, after saying this, he began to bow with his hands clasped, saying:

"Then please."

Just as Cao Ying bowed, seeing Chief Steward Cao raise his hand, he moved his feet and rushed towards Chief Steward Cao at an extremely fast speed, raising his arm high as he charged forward to strike Chief Steward Cao head-on.

Yang Xing, the martial artist who had remained silent beside him, stepped forward the moment Cao Ying approached, simultaneously clenching his fist and striking Cao's abdomen.

The two moved in perfect unison, one above the other, with vortexes of energy gathering around them. The vortexes on their arms and fists were particularly visible to the naked eye, clearly indicating that neither of them was hiding anything.

The two were exchanging greetings one moment and the next they were already raising their fists and striking forward, their movements perfectly coordinated.

However, when Chief Steward Cao saw this scene, he simply took a slight breath, tucked his chest and straightened his back, and began to bend his spine, which was like a taut longbow, beginning to gather strength.

It wasn't until Cao Ying and Yang Xing stepped forward that Steward Cao began to exert force with his thighs.

As Chief Steward Cao took a step forward, his taut back straightened instantly, and his fists shot out like arrows.

"stretch!!!"

Steward Cao took only half a step forward, but his body made a sound like an arrow being shot out.

The air surged above his fists, and a powerful gust of wind shot out, directly meeting Cao Ying and Yang Xing head-on.

"Boom!!! Puff puff puff puff!!!"

The four fists collided, sending gusts of wind flying in all directions. The resulting force of the impact rippled outwards, scattering rocks from the mountaintop in all directions and striking the surrounding trees, creating holes in them.

Before the wind from the punch had even dissipated, Cao Ying and Yang Xing were both sent flying with their feet dangling in the air by the blow.

Finally, there was Chief Steward Cao following closely behind, but this time, Chief Steward Cao's fist was pointed at Yang Xing.

Just from the moment they made contact, Steward Cao had already noticed that Cao Ying had reached the pinnacle of Gang Jin and entered the second stage of Gang Jin, while Yang Xing, who practiced Tai Chi, was clearly a step weaker.

At this point, the best approach is to target the weakest link. As long as Yang Xing is killed first, Cao Ying will be no threat.

In mid-air, Yang Xing, with blood on the corner of his mouth, sensed Chief Steward Cao's killing intent. He had been blasted away by a punch and his feet were still dangling in the air. Ignoring his injuries, he swallowed hard, pressed his breath down, and unleashed a Tai Chi Thousand-Pound Drop.

Yang Xing, who had been knocked away, used the Thousand-Pound Drop technique. His body suddenly plummeted to the ground, and after dragging his feet for a while, he finally stood firmly. At the same time, he used his hands in a sealing motion, attempting to neutralize the next cannon punch from Chief Steward Cao with Tai Chi.

Cao Ying, who was also knocked away, forcefully shrank her body and changed direction. Then, she shoved her palms into the ground and managed to stop herself with her claws.

After stopping his body, he saw that Chief Steward Cao's cannon punch was about to hit Yang Xing. Before he could get up, he pushed off the ground with both feet and attacked Chief Steward Cao again.

"boom!!!"

The sound of collision rang out again, but this time, Steward Cao ignored it and let Cao Ying use his fist to break through the protective qi and wind around him and strike him. His fist also directly broke through Yang Xing's Tai Chi defense and slammed into Yang Xing's chest with a cannon fist.

Cao Ying's punch was extremely penetrating, striking Chief Steward Cao's shoulder and causing him to sway.

Cao's punch landed squarely on Yang Xing's chest. Seeing that the blood spurting from Yang Xing's mouth contained fragments of internal organs, he stopped his pursuit and instead threw a horizontal punch at Cao Ying.

Manager Cao uses Xingyi Quan, and his boxing skills are so profound that he can throw out one punch and before he can even retract it, another punch will follow.

There was absolutely no gap between his fists; he truly achieved the perfect balance of rising like a steel file and falling like a hook.

Most importantly, he had already discerned from Cao Ying's punch that Cao Ying practiced Tongbei Quan, and that only by extending the reach of the punch could Tongbei Quan unleash its full power.

So, taking advantage of Cao Ying's attack, Steward Cao seized the opportunity and gave Cao Ying no chance to retreat even half a step, punching him one after another, completely denying Cao Ying any chance to attack, leaving him only able to passively defend against his punches.

Manager Cao's punches were powerful and fierce, each punch sending Cao Ying flying. Manager Cao continued to pursue, and the two of them continued down the mountain.

Chief Steward Cao pounded at Cao Ying with his fists like a plow, sending Cao Ying flying as he was suspended in mid-air. Trees and rocks along the way were also blown away.

"drink!!!"

Finally, Steward Cao raised his right fist high, intending to unleash the power he had been accumulating and kill Cao Ying with a single punch.

"Well!"

Just as he raised his hand to deliver the blow, Steward Cao's fist abruptly paused. His right arm, which had already taken a hit from Cao Ying and had been exerting force, could no longer hold on.

Cao Ying, who had been on the defensive, landed on her back. Seeing that Chief Steward Cao's fist paused, she suddenly pushed off the ground with both feet, her body sliding a distance. Then, she gathered all her strength and kicked the gravel.

"Swish, swish, swish~..."

The pebbles flew towards Steward Cao like cannonballs, but he didn't look back and dashed down the mountain.

Chief Steward Cao gathered a gust of wind in his left hand and unleashed a palm strike, blocking the falling rocks.

He stopped pursuing her after that. Watching Cao Ying's departing figure, and confirming that she was neither heading to the Yan family's military camp nor returning to the Cao family's camp, he then headed back up the mountaintop.

Back at the mountaintop, Yang Xing was still lying on the ground, spitting out blood, barely breathing.

"The true essence of Tai Chi? Whether you survive or not depends on your luck."

Chief Steward Cao took out a pill from his pocket, stuffed it directly into Yang Xing's mouth, then grabbed Yang Xing and headed towards the Yan family's camp.

After handing Yang Xing over to the guards of the martial arts master, Steward Cao, disregarding his arm injury, once again made his way towards the Cao family's camp.

Cao Ying has escaped, and the Cao family is now without any experts to protect them. From now on, Cao Kun of the Cao family will pose no threat to Chief Steward Cao.