Chapter 404: Palace Nine vs. The Three Friends of Winter
Chapter 404: Palace Nine vs. The Three Friends of Winter
Lu Xiaofeng turned to Fang Yufly and said, "Because you still have some sincerity towards Chen Jingjing and your sister, I'll give you a fair chance to fight me."
Fang Yuxiang's eyes flickered, and she suddenly looked up, "Chen Jingjing?"
"Who's Chen Jingjing? What are you talking about?" Fang Yufly's face stiffened, and he quickly changed the subject. "What about my sister?"
In an instant, Lu Xiaofeng noticed the shift in Fang Yuxiang's eyes from guilt to anger, with a hint of redness appearing in them.
So he laughed immediately, "I didn't expect that you truly cared for Chen Jingjing. You even saved her, and that's how I discovered your true identity."
Fang Yufly laughed, "I don't understand what you're talking about. Didn't Chen Jingjing perish in the fire?"
"If Chen Jingjing had died, how would my spell have worked just now?" Lu Xiaofeng countered with a smile. "The one who died wasn't Chen Jingjing. You rescued Chen Jingjing and took her to the place where I just cast my spell."
Fang Yuxiang looked at Fang Yufly, "Is what he says true?"
Fang Yufly remained silent.
Fang Yuxiang took a step back, despair evident in her eyes as she said, "You promised me you'd kill those bitches. So, it turns out that you had your eyes on Chen Jingjing, and I was blind to believe you..."
Seeing the despair on Fang Yuxiang's face, Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "Since you're not willing to push your real sister into the fire, why bother harming these girls who truly love you?"
"Hahahaha..."
A silvery laugh rang out, "He doesn't want to push his own sister into the fire? That's the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life."
Everyone turned abruptly to see two figures, a man and a woman, appearing at the door of the quiet room.
"You?" Lu Xiaofeng was surprised. How could he forget the young girl who had blocked the honest monk at the tea shop's entrance?
However, he never expected that the girl, who had looked so disheveled and worldly that day, would now resemble a little princess.
"Yes, it's me," Beef Noodle Soup said with a giggle. "The honest monk traded you to me, and now I'm here to collect you."
Lu Xiaofeng blinked, "Collect me?"
Beef Noodle Soup nodded seriously, "From now on, you belong to me."
Fang Yufly gritted his teeth and said to Palace Nine, "You shouldn't be here."
Palace Nine glanced at Lu Xiaofeng and Su Shaoying, then at the Solitary Pine trio, and replied calmly, "Whether or not I should be here is none of your concern."
Fang Yufly's lips twisted, and he said coldly, "Don't forget the agreement between us."
"I haven't forgotten," Palace Nine said indifferently. "If I had, I would have killed you myself long ago."
Fang Yufly humphed but remained silent.
Beef Noodle Soup looked at Lu Xiaofeng and then at Su Shaoying, "You must be wondering about our relationship with Fang Yufly."
Lu Xiaofeng was indeed curious, and Su Shaoying also wanted to know, so she asked, "Did his sister join the Nameless Island?"
A hint of gentleness appeared in Palace Nine's eyes, but Beef Noodle Soup's face twisted, "He drugged her with aphrodisiacs, stripped her naked, and tied her to Nine Ge's bed!"
When she said "Nine Ge," she looked at Palace Nine beside her.
Lu Xiaofeng's expression changed.
If Fang Yufly was indeed the Flying Jade Tiger, who had the qualifications to make him offer up his own sister? Ouyang Qing and Xue Bing's expressions changed as well, as they saw the distortion in Fang Yufly's face, indicating that Beef Noodle Soup was telling the truth.
Since they had already achieved their goal, it was best to leave.
"Regardless of the relationship between Fang Yufly and you, it has nothing to do with us." Gusong stood up and signaled to his two brothers, "Let's go."
Kuzhu and Hanmei stood up as well.
Palace Nine shot them a sidelong glance. "Did I say you could leave?"
Gusong's eyes narrowed, and Kuzhu let out a cold laugh as he gripped the hilt of his sword. "Are you trying to stop us?"
Palace Nine replied indifferently, "Even though you're already in your seventies, you're still afraid of death."
"What did you say?" Hanmei asked angrily.
"This is the Central Plains, not the Western Regions." Palace Nine revealed a gentle smile, "Hand over the Rakshasa token, acknowledge me as your master, and I'll spare your lives. Coincidentally, one of my servants died recently, otherwise, I wouldn't even give you the chance to live."
"You're asking for death!"
Kuzhu drew his sword, and the sword light pierced through the air. It was as solitary and majestic as a millennia-old withered bamboo on a cold peak, drawing a strange arc and stabbing directly at Palace Nine's chest.
This sword was both fast and unusual, and the sword aura was icy. It was definitely superior to the move Wood used against Su Shaoying a few days ago. Indeed, it was the renowned Godsword of Kuzhu, one of the Three Friends of Winter who had shaken the martial arts world forty years ago.
However, his sword light only traveled halfway before it suddenly stopped, and he stood rigidly in place.
This was because a gleaming longsword was pierced through his chest, and the hilt of the sword was gripped by none other than Palace Nine.
"Swish—"
Palace Nine drew his sword, returned it, and sheathed it in one fluid motion. He said indifferently, "You're already old. Why don't you retire on Mount Kunlun instead of coming out to court death in the martial arts world?"
Gusong and Hanmei looked at Palace Nine with incredulous eyes, seemingly unable to believe how powerful the young man before them was.
Lu Xiaofeng was also stunned. He never expected that yet another peerless swordsman, who was almost on par with Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue, would appear out of nowhere.
Wait a minute!
Lu Xiaofeng looked at Su Shaoying, who smiled and nodded at him. "Last time, you didn't bet, so consider yourself lucky."
"Pui!" Lu Xiaofeng exclaimed, "Who are they?"
"They're Fang Yufly's backers." Su Shaoying smiled.
Hanmei couldn't help but glance at Fang Yufly, who snorted coldly and said, "The Black Tiger Hall is my father's legacy. What does it have to do with him?"
"But your father was eliminated by Wood, wasn't he? If it weren't for Nine Ge's intervention, could you have preserved the Black Tiger Hall?" Beef Noodle Soup asked with a smile.
Fang Yufly's eyes shifted, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself. Then, he coldly laughed, "Even if you're powerful, can you stop Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Su Shaoying from joining forces?"
"Why would we want to stop them?" Beef Noodle Soup laughed, "Our target is only the Rakshasa token. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with us."
Fang Yufly's expression changed. Without Hanmei's help, he wasn't confident that he could kill Lu Xiaofeng, let alone with Su Shaoying and Hua Manlou by his side.
Gusong and Hanmei took a step back involuntarily. Gusong asked, "Who exactly are you?"
The answer that came was not Palace Nine's voice, but his sword.
(End of Chapter)
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