Chapter 287: Wuwei Disciplines Long Qi

Long Qi had been burning with fever for two days, but his fever finally broke today. However, Liu Xia went into town to buy medicine and still hasn't returned; there is no telling what that blockhead has gone off to do now.

Banxia was picking vegetables while grumbling to herself about Liu Xia, but the moment she stood up and turned around, she saw Lingxiang sitting behind her, lost in thought.

Ever since the battle outside Ding'anju, Lingxiang has become different. She has lost her usual liveliness and become exceptionally gloomy, sighing and staring blankly from time to time.

Such a major change is obvious to everyone; something must have happened during the chaotic battle, but no matter what anyone asks her, she remains silent.

Looking at the sorrowful Lingxiang, Banxia shook her head and sighed, then picked up the prepared wild vegetables to go cook today's meal. But just then, the door to Long Qi's room suddenly shattered. Before Banxia could react, she saw Long Qi fly out from inside the room; this startled her so much that she dropped the freshly washed vegetables onto the ground.

Just as Banxia was at a loss for what to do, she saw a white-haired youth walk out from the broken doorway. He smiled at Long Qi and said, "You young man, how very rude. This old man merely wanted to take a peek inside your True Essence, yet you—you start fighting with me the moment you wake up."

Although it looked terrifying when Long Qi flew out, he hadn't actually suffered any injuries; he only landed on the ground with a painful thud on his backside. But even though it hurt, he couldn't show it. He gritted his teeth, stood up, and glared angrily at the white-haired youth in front of the door.

He had originally thought that what he saw earlier was just a dream within his Qi Pool, a mere illusion. He hadn't expected that the moment he opened his eyes, he would see this person's face magnified before him. Once he realized what was happening, he was instantly furious, and without a second thought, he threw a punch.

This punch did land on the white-clothed youth's face, but to Long Qi, it felt as if he had hit a ball of cotton, or as if his fist had fallen into water; although he felt the contact, it was soft and powerless.

This was truly bizarre, but before he could react, his entire body went flying out.

"The Long Family's Red Fist is a decent martial art, but it's a pity you've only learned the surface. It looks like your punches have force, but in reality, there is no inner substance to them." After saying this, the white-haired youth smacked his lips, sighing that it was a pity, a real pity.

This was true. Red Fist was originally a Long Family Body Movement technique. Long Qi had seen his father teaching it to his older brothers when he was young, so he had learned a few moves. But after a disaster many years ago, this technique was lost.

Long Qi knew deep down that he was no match for the person before him, but after seeing Lingxiang to the side, he didn't know why, but he couldn't suppress the fire in his chest. He pushed off the ground and charged at the white-haired youth again.

However, this time, Long Qi was not swept away.

Just as Long Qi was about to reach the white-haired youth, he saw the youth flick his robe sleeve, which neutralized his force. The tattered gray robe suddenly unfurled, turning into a long strap that coiled around Long Qi's body. In an instant, it had him bound tight, and finally, it hung him from the corridor eaves.

This... this is not...

Isn't this a Pig-Locking Knot?

Banxia stared in a daze, forgetting even to pick up the vegetables that had fallen to the ground.

When she was young during the New Year, she had seen people in the village slaughtering pigs, and they used this exact binding method. The elders used to say that pigs have great strength and don't behave when being slaughtered; if you use this binding method, you can immobilize the pig. The more the pig struggles, the tighter the rope pulls, making it much easier when it comes time to use the knife.

She never expected that this old man would know such a rustic knot; it truly made Banxia's jaw drop.

Perhaps in response to Banxia's thoughts, the white-haired youth actually winked at her, then reached out his hand and gave Long Qi's backside a heavy slap.

He had already fallen painfully earlier and hadn't recovered yet, and now being hit again—with the bone pain and skin pain combined—Long Qi couldn't help but scream out in agony. But he had only just started to scream when his mouth was stuffed with a piece of cloth.

"To be so reckless at such a young age, how will you handle major affairs? Today, this old man will teach you a good lesson so you don't ruin things with your recklessness in the future." As the white-haired youth spoke, he delivered several more slaps.

These slaps were truly solid. Long Qi struggled incessantly, but because the Pig-Locking Knot was locked tight, he was even more unable to move. With his mouth stuffed with a cloth, he had no way to cry out for help. The veins on his face bulged, and his skin turned a reddish-purple.

Perhaps because the commotion in the courtyard was too great, Chengxin Zhenren also came out from the room. Seeing the white-haired youth beating Long Qi, he hurriedly stepped forward to bow and apologize.

"I do not know how this disciple has offended the Grandmaster to make the Grandmaster so angry?"

The white-haired youth was in the middle of a good beating. While hitting him, he muttered things like "I'll teach you to be reckless" and "I'll teach you to be disrespectful." Seeing Chengxin Zhenren step forward, he merely waved his hand and said, "It is nothing, nothing. This young man is quite interesting, he just acts a bit recklessly. This old man is just teaching him a lesson so that in the future, people won't say that our Yuanqing Sect doesn't know how to teach its disciples."

It was at this moment that Xin Yi and Hanyang, who had gone out to chop wood, returned. Seeing this scene in the courtyard, they were first stunned, and once they reacted, the expressions on their faces were all different.

Seeing Long Qi hung up and beaten, Xin Yi's expression shifted uncertainly, not knowing how to face this situation, while Hanyang was trying hard to suppress his laughter; the flush on his face was comparable to a fully ripened fruit on a tree.

At this time, Long Qi still did not know the white-haired youth's identity. Seeing the two who had returned, he hurriedly looked at Xin Yi, his eyes pleading for help in a pitiful way. But Xin Yi ignored him and just stepped forward with Hanyang, performing a Daoist salute toward the white-haired youth and saying, "Great-Grandmaster."

Great-Grandmaster?

Long Qi's eyes widened. He was stunned for a long time before he turned his head back, looking right at the face the white-haired youth had pressed against his.

Great-Grandmaster!

That... that...

Isn't that Lingxiang's grandfather, Wuwei Laozu?

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