"Your daughter really is a smart and polite woman. My trip here this time has been worth it." The last time Li Qingshan saw her, he had been surrounded by a group of people from the jianghu. He was constantly worried about Grandma Ximen outside. Even when he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Hua Chenglu. Now that he saw Yu Zijian again, he was rather surprised.
"You're too kind, you're too kind." Yu Shukuang smiled, but he was in thought inside. Don't tell me Li Qingshan is interested in my daughter? The first thought that crossed his mind was, "Absolutely not". How could he entrust his daughter to a murderous butcher?
However, upon further thought, he felt that it might not be impossible if Li Qingshan really was interested. He had seen Li Qingshan's original appearance before. He knew he was only sixteen or seventeen, the same age as Yu Zijian. He could be regarded as a dignified young man. He had only become like this to hide from powerful enemies.
It had already been mentioned before that in the eyes of the experienced jianghu, Li Qingshan's appearance was much more pleasing to the eye than the pale-faced scholar. Coupled with his startlingly powerful ability, he would just have to see what this girl was thinking!
However, these thoughts of his were destined to be fruitless.
That was because as Li Qingshan studied Yu Zijian, Yu Zijian studied Li Qingshan as well.
The shadow from the bamboo hat almost completely hid his dark face, only revealing a beardless chin. Although his yellow robes had been specially made to be several sizes larger than a regular person's, they were still unable to hide his bulging muscles.
All young women yearned for love, but the ones they yearned for were graceful gentlemen, handsome gentlemen, not a super fierce man like him. Probably only a thirsty, resentful woman would be interested in someone like him.
However, when the sharp gaze that emerged from the darkness swept past her, she could not help but shiver slightly. She lowered her head in a hurry. The gaze seemed to possess a dangerous and invasive nature, such that she dared not look directly at it.
As he lowered his head, he saw that the ground was littered with pig and chicken bones. It was obvious that Hero Niu's mouth had not been idle while he was in a daze.
However, he had completely wronged Li Qingshan. The quality of the banquet Yu Shukuang had prepared far exceeded what he usually prepared. Whether it was roasted whole lamb, crystal pork knuckles, or stewed beef, they were all delicious. They were all his favourites as a carnivore. There was even a steamed bear paw, which was absolutely delicious. ("")
He spread his belly and ate a lot of food, but he didn't spit out the bones when he ate meat. Instead, like a wild beast, he chewed the bones into powder and ate them together.
The bones on the ground were all leftovers from Little Ann's meal. She followed Li Qingshan, and her appetite for food had increased a lot. When she ate, she chewed slowly and looked elegant, but she was not much slower than Li Qingshan, who was wolfing down his food.
However, she refused to eat bones. Although she refined white bones, she had no interest in the bones of cooked animals. Actually, the food she ate did not even reach her stomach. It was all refined with her true flames. She purely wanted to taste it.
Yu Shukuang's respectful attitude made her directly treat Li Qingshan as a senior on the level of an uncle. It was impossible for her to develop any romantic feelings towards him.
"Zijian!" Yu Shukuang tugged at Yu Zijian's sleeve. Yu Zijian returned to her senses and raised her head. "You're too kind, great hero Niu." As she listened to Li Qingshan's heavy voice, her heart became even calmer. However, she felt that this great hero Niu was slightly familiar, so she asked without any hesitation, "Have we met somewhere before?"
Li Qingshan shook his head and asked with a smile, "Do you have a hundred treasures pouch on you?"
"I don't," Yu Zijian answered honestly. Originally, Hua Chenglu wanted to give her one, but she was afraid that she would never be able to return the favour, so she did not accept it. And, she had heard that as long as she joined the Hundred Schools of Thought, she could receive her own hundred treasures pouch.
"This is the first hundred treasures pouch I've ever obtained. I'll give it to you as a congratulatory gift!" Li Qingshan took out a rather damaged hundred treasures pouch. It was the one he had obtained from Qian Rongzhi's dead older brother.
Although he found this girl to be quite nice, he did not actually have any delusions that he would give her an extremely precious gift to please her.
However, the gift was too light, and it was unsuitable. It would be better if it was suitable. He just happened to have many hundred treasures pouches on him. All Qi Practitioners could not lack them, but these hundred treasures pouches could not be stored together, so he could only fold them up and carry them on him. He had almost become a disciple of the Beggar's gang, and he had an unprecedented number of over a dozen pouches. It was perfect for him to get rid of one this time.
Yu Shukuang beamed. He had heard about hundred treasures pouches a long time ago. The Hundred Treasures Pouch was even rarer than spiritual artifacts. Li Qingshan had been so generous right from the start, which made him feel like his hard work during this period had not been for nothing.
"That's far too precious!" Yu Zijian declined in a hurry. She glanced at Yu Shukuang and wondered what great hero Niu's relationship with her father was. Why had she never heard of him before?
Li Qingshan smiled. "I'm just afraid you'll find it old. If you don't like it, I have others. You can exchange them."
"That's not what I meant!" Yu Zijian waved her hand in a hurry. Yu Shukuang coughed gently. "Great hero Niu wants you to accept it, so just accept it!"
Only then did Yu Zijian accept the old hundred treasures pouch happily. Her feelings were no different from Li Qingshan's in the past, but it was exactly because it was old that she was able to accept it calmly.
Li Qingshan said, "There are still many people waiting up ahead. There's no need to waste time here. You should go!"
Yu Shukuang said, "We'll be taking our leave first. If there's anything you need, feel free to tell the servants."
They had left. Li Qingshan took off his bamboo hat and carried Little Ann out of the bamboo basket, placing him on his lap. "Let's keep eating!"
After three rounds of wine and five different dishes.
Yu Shukuang's face had already become bright red from drinking. He was currently competing with his good friend, the master of the Elation school.
At the entrance, a man with a pockmarked face raised his head and stared at the words "Proud Sword manor". He sneered hatefully.
He seemed to be in his forties, but he wore an extremely luxurious robe around his waist. A treasured blade hung from his waist. Its hilt was made of pure gold, embedded with a cat's eye gem. It was extremely grand. It was as if he was afraid that others would not know he was wealthy.
Afterwards, he directly barged in.
"Who are you?" "You can't enter without an invitation." Just when the disciples guarding the entrance wanted to stop him, the pockmarked man swung his sleeve. Before he could even touch the disciples, they were all sent flying through the entrance uncontrollably.
"An innate master!" Most of the people who had come to attend the banquet were people of the jianghu. When they saw this, they all cried out. Only innate masters could externalize their true qi.
The pockmarked man stopped in front of the hall. Under the gazes of several hundred guests, he said sternly, "Yu Shukuang, you've invited everyone, so how could you forget to invite an old friend like me?"
Yu Shukuang heard the disturbance outside and had already rushed out with his fellow martial artists. He gazed down from the twelfth floor and gasped. "The Crippled Madman!" The expressions of his fellow martial artists beside him all changed.
Beside the individual tables, another young man asked, "Who's the Crippled Madman? Why haven't I heard of him before? "
The old man who was knowledgeable about the history of the jianghu said softly, "His name is Ma Chaoqun. He's skilled in the Thirty-six Stances of the Mad Demon blade style. He's extremely vicious when he fights, always wanting to drag his opponent down with him. He also has pockmarks on his face, so he's also known as the Crippled Madman."
"Does he have some grievances with great hero Yu?"
"The Proud Sword hall was originally called the Mad Blade hall!"
In the past, the two of them had fought over the heart of a woman. They had staked their lives on the line. Ma Chaoqun had been defeated in a single move, and he had fled into the mountains and forests ever since. As a result, Yu Shukuang took the woman as his wife and used the Mad Blade hall as his foundation to rapidly strengthen his organisation. In the end, he unified Salt Mountain city.
Never did he think that his old rival in love would actually reappear after so many years, and he was already an innate master.
Yu Shukuang's expression changed for a while before changing into a smile. He clasped his hands. "Brother Ma, it's been many years. Have you been well?"
Ma Chaoqun was taken aback at first before laughing aloud. "That doesn't sound like something the Mad Sword hero would say. Where's your arrogance? Where's Zi 'er? Get her to come out and see me! "Suddenly, he called out madly," Zi' er, senior brother, I've returned! I'm already an innate master! "
However, no one dared to laugh at his madness. His roar was filled with innate true qi, shaking up the hall. Everyone's ears rang as they became shocked.
Yu Shukuang sighed. "Zi 'er, she … has already passed away many years ago."
Ma Chaoqun was taken aback. His eyes reddened as he ground his teeth. "S- she's actually already dead? You must have caused her death. She didn't like you at all. Oh right, she must have discovered that you poisoned me, right? "
"What nonsense are you spouting? My father would never poison you!" Yu Zijian stood in the crowd and watched on. When she heard that, she immediately refused to accept it. She parted the crowd and called out loudly.
"Zi 'er?" Ma Chaoqun was taken aback. At a closer glance, he discovered that her age did not seem right. "Who are you?"
"I'm Yu Zijian. I'm my father's daughter. And who are you? How dare you behave so atrociously in the Proud Sword manor!"
Ma Chaoqun came to a realisation. "I'll expose this hypocrite before everyone right now. Back then, I was already a first-rate master, while your father was only at the peak of the second-rate. How could his wild sword defeat my mad blade? If your father hadn't poisoned me, would he have won?"
"Zijian!"
Just when Yu Zijian wanted to retort, Yu Shukuang grabbed her. "That's right. I couldn't defeat you back then!"
"Father?" Yu Zijian looked at Yu Shukuang in disbelief.
The surroundings were thrown into an uproar. Although Yu Shukuang was not as great as Yu Zijian imagined him to be, he was still a pillar of support for the orthodox path. He was renowned for his chivalry.
Ma Chaoqun was taken aback at first. He never expected Yu Shukuang to admit it so readily. He laughed aloud. "Everyone heard it! Girl, you heard it too. Just what kind of person is your father? "
"But I wasn't the one who poisoned him. It was Zi 'er." What Yu Shukuang said next made everyone fall silent.
"My mother!?" Yu Zijian was stunned. She did not have a particularly deep impression of her mother who had passed away so early. She only remembered her as an extremely gentle, beautiful woman who often sighed. Yu Shukuang often said that she was as kind as her mother.
Ma Chaoqun felt like a boulder had been thrown into the lake in his heart, kicking up huge waves. "Impossible! You're just spouting nonsense. Junior sister has always been in love with me, so why would she harm me? Why would she harm me?"
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