Nangong Xue said, "The way I see it, when you fight, the process is the most important. The result is the most important. As for chopping off people's heads, it's just a messy and boring method. Since I survived just like them, if I don't have the corresponding strength, how can I protect myself in a chaotic battle? Just now, there were so many people whose strength was not weaker than the winner, but because they wanted to get those ridiculous heads, they were careless and fell into the trap. They are overly obsessed with small details and have no ability to adapt. They are just old-fashioned and rigid tools. What's the point of keeping them? "
This was the first time Xuan Shuang had met someone who dared to speak so eloquently in front of him. He said unhappily, "Since you are a servant, you should listen to orders. If everyone acted on their own, wouldn't the Cult be in chaos? You still dare to talk back to me? "
Nangong Xue said, "It's good that you know how to obey, but if you don't have your own opinions and obey regardless of whether your master is right or wrong, what's the difference between a higher level puppet and a puppet? This is not talking back. Loyal words are unpleasant to the ear but beneficial to the action. If you can see that your master has made a mistake but don't speak up and blindly flatter him, you'll really be harming yourself. You're willing to accept people who only know a couple of crappy martial arts, but for those worthless heads, you'll easily reject me? Then you won't be far from death! " If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to be in the limelight, she would have already challenged Xuan Shuang to let him see her strength and not underestimate her again.
For the first time, Xuan Shuang suffered a setback and couldn't argue back. He said angrily, "No matter what, rules are rules …"
Jiang Liechen had been paying attention to Nangong Xue ever since she was thrown to the side. Based on his intuition, he knew that this person wouldn't give up so easily. He wanted to see what he could do to save himself from this hopeless situation. Just now, he had casually agreed to attend the banquet with Manor Head Ping to provoke him one last time. Sure enough, it worked. At this time, he opened his mouth and interrupted, "Enough." He slowly walked in front of Nangong Xue and stopped.
Nangong Xue looked at his pair of deep black boots stopping in front of her. She was so nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She forced herself to look up and face him.
Perhaps it was because Ping Ruoyu's disguise technique was superb, but Jiang Liechen didn't notice anything amiss when the two of them looked at each other at such a close distance. He said indifferently, "Little Brother, your skills are indeed not bad. Since you're criticizing their kung fu, you must have been taught by a famous teacher? "
Nangong Xue said, "In reply to Milord, when I was young, my family sent me to … the Kunlun Sect to cultivate for a while in order to give me a chance to gain experience." After saying that, his face turned slightly red. In order to avoid the Huashan Sect, there were many large and small sects in the Wulin world, and she knew quite a lot about them. Why did the first sect that popped into his mind in such a hurry turn out to be Kunlun, which was completely unrelated to him? Fortunately, it was covered in a thick layer of mud, so no one could see the redness from the outside.
Jiang Liechen did not suspect anything. "En," he replied, "The Grandmaster of the Kunlun Sect indeed had some outstanding martial arts skills in his early years. Unfortunately, after such a long time, it was gradually abandoned in the hands of successive Sect Leaders who failed to live up to expectations. A few years ago, the late Sect Leader He Zhengxian had a set of fist techniques. When he displayed them, they were quite stylish. Did he teach you? "
Nangong Xue's mind raced as she recalled that Lu Qian had once told her about Kunlun's unique fist techniques. Although he only gave a general idea, the situation in front of her was pressing and she couldn't help but think carefully. She nodded, straightened up, and crossed her fists in front and back, making a starting gesture. "Then I'll show you my incompetence." Jiang Liechen nodded casually. Xuan Shuang urged, "Hey, hurry up."
Nangong Xue was focused as one. Her fists rose and fell suddenly, full of vigor and power. Her heels moved in tandem, and her fists and feet struck out simultaneously. Her style was magnificent, sometimes it was like moving clouds and flowing water, sometimes it was like a sudden storm. There was a certain degree of tightness and looseness, but there was also a kind of hidden strength that was ready to be unleashed.
When Nangong Xue used all her strength, her memory returned to when she first met Lu Qian, when he was still a timid and shy youth. His thoughts were like the tide, but he didn't say anything. He only wanted to please his Shifu so that he could inherit the Kunlun Sect's Sect Leader position in the future. In the future, his whole heart would be tied to her.
Putting aside all his evil deeds, there was no one else in this world who could always be considerate of her, who could always appear by her side and share all her joys and sorrows. All these years, if it weren't for him, perhaps it would have been difficult for her to walk step by step to where she was today; it would also be difficult for her to grow from a young and inexperienced girl to a heroine who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her Shixiong.
To Lu Qian, if her Shixiong was her husband and An Yesun was her most important friend, then Lu Qian would be like her unknown lover. Although it was a bit shameless to say it like that, but there was nothing she could do about it. Unexpectedly, this set of long punches became her final sacrifice to Lu Qian. Looking at Jiang Liechen, who was only a few feet away from her, her hatred grew without accumulating. She wanted nothing more than to throw every punch at his face and smash him to pieces.
What kind of person was Jiang Liechen? How could he not see clearly whether her moves were aggressive, or whether it was because of the deep-seated hatred hidden in her bones? But he had already made countless enemies in his life. Even if this young man wanted to seek revenge, he also wanted to see what kind of method this man would use to put him to death. In his opinion, this young man had enough power to defeat him without a fight and reap the consequences of his own actions.
Xuan Xue watched for a while and said in surprise, "Ah, this … this isn't …" She glanced at Jiang Liechen and saw that his expression was still calm and composed. After thinking for a while, she suppressed her anger.
What Nangong Xue didn't know was that she had overlooked one point, and at the same time, it was also a fatal mistake. Jiang Liechen had long felt that something was strange about her, so he intentionally brought up Kunlun's Long Punches to test her. She didn't know the secret behind it, and as expected, she fell into his trap.
But in reality, what kind of martial art was that set of punches? It was an exclusive set of martial arts that every generation's Sect Leader, except for their successor disciples, would never teach to outsiders. Why would they make an exception and teach it to a disciple of Kunlun government official?
Back in the days of the Kunlun Sect, the three masters all took a fancy to their disciple, Tan Lin, and had also tried out this set of martial arts for him. Lu Qian had long wanted to replace him, but because he had a good relationship with his martial brother, he didn't want to have a falling out with him. But when they were practicing, he couldn't help but secretly spy on them. When he mentioned it to Nangong Xue, it was just to boast, but because the way he learned it wasn't honorable, he didn't mention it. Therefore, the better Nangong Xue practiced this set of punches, the more suspicious it was.
Finally, Nangong Xue finished practicing the entire set of punches, and was so tired that she was panting. Jiang Liechen nodded thoughtfully, and said, "You're indeed from a famous inner sect; you're really different. But let me tell you something else: when you're in a sect, you should know how to adapt to the group, and not try to steal the limelight by yourself. As for cutting off your head, it's not to test your strength, but to let you know that when you face your enemy, you should be decisive and ruthless. A battle is a battle, there's no room for mercy. A soft-hearted person is only fit to fail on the verge of success in front of a strong opponent. "
Nangong Xue clenched her teeth, and thought, "So this is your way of thinking … You're right, for six years, seven years, you've always been like this, you haven't changed one bit." She calmly replied, "I just don't want to use my strength in meaningless battles. If I kill everyone in every battle, I'll only make countless enemies for myself, and in the future, it'll be difficult for me to move forward in Jianghu. But when I meet someone who's worthy of me fighting, someone who's worthy of me using all my strength to defeat, I definitely … definitely … won't be soft-hearted! "As soon as she finished speaking, a pair of resolute eyes shot toward Jiang Liechen. Naturally, he was also referring to Ye Qingyu.
In the past, she always had a glimmer of hope that with her own strength, she could persuade him to give up his ambition to fight for power, and turn over a new leaf. Only after experiencing so many life-and-death separations did she understand that some people would never change, no matter how many chances they had. Letting him live would only lead to more deaths, injuries, and pain. This kind of person should be eliminated without hesitation. Jiang Liechen was undoubtedly the leader of this group.
Jiang Liechen looked at the pair of unconcealed eyes, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if he had seen them somewhere before. Once upon a time, there was also a person who stared at him with such fury, his lips moving as he spoke of great principles that sounded extremely laughable to him. Gradually, this pair of eyes converged into countless pairs of eyes. He had seen the gazes of many people before their deaths, some angry, some pleading, and some sorrowful. But without exception, he sent each and every one of these people to hell.
He vaguely found a reason, but it was fleeting and difficult to capture. He said indifferently, "Well said, I admire a talent like you. It's a pity to miss it. Tell me your name. "
Nangong Xue thought, "I'm Senior Apprentice Brother's wife, I'm married to him, there's nothing wrong with following my husband …" But she and Li Yijie had not formally bowed to the heavens and the earth, so it was hard to say who would want to maintain the marriage contract. Using his surname wasn't considered right and proper. Before she had time to think, she subconsciously replied, "My name is Mu Xue. I'm called Mu Zixun. I'm just a nameless nobody, and I don't have a title. "
The two words "Mu Zixun" were based on the character "Li". As for the word "Xun", it was because she remembered the good times when she was "Xia Shengxun". She knew that Jiang Liechen knew everything about Xia Shengxun. The first two words were enough to cause one's imagination to run wild. Adding on the extremely suggestive word "Xun" was basically telling him that she was Nangong Xue.
Manor Head Ping didn't expect her to be so outstanding. Before arranging for her to pretend to be a suitor, he didn't even give her a name or identity. It could be said that Ping Ruoyu knew more about their past than they did themselves. He could guess the meaning behind her name with just a guess. He was already cursing loudly in his heart, "This Nangong Xue, does she think I'm an idiot? Isn't she just courting death … "
It was unknown whether Jiang Liechen didn't think too much about it or was just putting on an act, but he said, "Mu Zixun, is it? Very good, I'll remember you. I hope that in the future, you won't disappoint me. "Nangong Xue replied," Yes. "She thought to herself," When the time comes to ruin your plans, I definitely won't disappoint you. "
Xuan Shuang was a bit surprised, but in the end, he suppressed his suspicions and ordered, "Very well, take these people to bathe and change into clean clothes. We'll meet again."
Nangong Xue followed behind them and could already feel a few unfriendly gazes. These people had risked their lives to obtain the right to surrender. They couldn't bear to see her, who had already been defeated, use her flowery words to force them to accept her. In the end, she had even succeeded. When they thought of this, they all felt that it wasn't worth it. Nangong Xue only laughed it off and ignored them. She didn't know that this was just the beginning of the disaster that was to come.
When the group of people dispersed, only Manor Head Ping, his daughter, and Jiang Liechen were left in the hall. Ping Ruoyu had already completely relaxed. He walked in front of Jiang Liechen and said with a smile, "Lord Jiang, seeing is really better than hearing about you a hundred times. In front of everyone, your every word and action is full of grandeur. This has really benefited me a lot. If you ask me, since you're also coming to Ping Family Manor, why don't you come earlier? My father treats you much better than he treats me. I don't know how many times I've told him that all he eats is vegetables and tofu, and he's already sick of it. When I asked him to change his diet, he always refused. But now that you're willing to be a guest, he immediately set up a banquet. If this continues, I'll be jealous. "
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