Chapter 182: Murong Jiu, Gu Renyu

"Fine, this expert is right; I shall take out the Treasure Map now."

Bishe Shenjun finally reacted, his hand trembling as he drew a thick-handled, shimmering green soft sword from his waist, shaking it straight against the wind.

Although Xiaoyuer was full of schemes, at this moment he felt as if he had spun a cocoon around himself.

That Bishe Shenjun did not necessarily want to kill him, but under the coercion of Yu Liancheng, he had no choice but to act.

Tie Xinlan lunged over, but how could she be a match for Bishe Shenjun? She was knocked to the ground with a single palm strike.

In an instant, Bishe Shenjun's sword was pressed against Xiaoyuner's chest, piercing inch by inch, and blood began to flow.

Xiaoxiannv could not help but want to intervene, but Yu Liancheng smiled and stopped her: "Let this kid suffer a little; he shouldn't always think about playing clever tricks, and besides, someone will come to save him."

This Xiaoyuer had just left Villain's Valley, and his nature was truly very mischievous. Moreover, he loved to play clever tricks, always assuming that all the experts in the world were as stupid as pigs, waiting to be toyed with.

It was not until he met Hua Wuque—whose cleverness might not be better than his, but whose martial arts often left him helpless—that he truly began to take martial arts seriously.

Not long after Yu Liancheng's words passed, Bishe Shenjun's sword suddenly made three "clangs," breaking into four pieces, which fell to the ground one by one.

"What great audacity, to dare to kill someone in my territory."

A crisp, sweet, yet cold voice rang out, seven parts similar to Xiaoxiannv, but Xiaoxiannv was always impulsive and would never speak so slowly.

A young girl in green clothes, carrying a flower basket in one hand and a flower hoe on her shoulder, walked slowly from behind the trees. Her figure was light, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her large eyes were filled with melancholy; her appearance was not stunningly beautiful, but she was pitifully charming.

Behind the girl followed a young man with thick eyebrows and large eyes; he was tall and big, yet his face was full of childishness, and he followed the girl respectfully, not even daring to raise his head.

These two did not look like ruthless characters, but Bishe Shenjun did not dare to act again, forcing a smile: "So it is Miss Jiu; I did not know this was Miss Jiu's territory..."

That Miss Jiu said coldly: "But now you know."

"Yes, I know now."

"Then you should know what to do."

"Yes, this lowly one knows." Bishe Shenjun gave a miserable laugh, and suddenly, with a flash of sword light, he actually severed his own left hand at the wrist.

Murong Jiu's martial arts might not be better than Xiaoxiannv's, but her hidden weapon skills were quite good. Moreover, she had eight sisters and eight brothers-in-law, a force in the Edo that no one wanted to provoke easily.

Miss Jiu said: "Good, you may go."

Before the words were finished, Bishe Shenjun fled as if flying.

Xiaoxiannv suddenly darted out, shouting sharply: "Since you know Miss Jiu's rules, you should also know Xiaoxiannv's rules."

But before she finished speaking, Bishe Shenjun had already fled even faster.

Murong Jiu's rule was that no one could kill within the manor's grounds, while Xiaoxiannv's rule was to punish all villains; how could Bishe Shenjun not flee?

Bishe Shenjun was famous for driving snakes; in terms of martial arts, he was naturally no match for Xiaoxiannv, especially since he had lost a hand.

In an instant, a scream was heard from the forest.

Xiaoxiannv returned quickly, but Murong Jiu's expression had turned cold: "Sister Jing, you should know my rules, and you should give your little sister some face."

Xiaoxiannv said indifferently: "I have my own rules too; I will apologize to you, that is all."

Murong Jiu's face darkened further, and she said: "Are you determined to go against me?"

"I have already apologized to you, what more do you want?"

These two were very similar in background and appearance; they looked like good sisters, but in reality, they were natural rivals.

After a few words, their tempers flared, and the two began to fight.

One could only hear the long whip in Xiaoxiannv's hand whistling, dancing into a mass that filled the air, as if the entire space were being stirred into paste.

Murong Jiu's martial arts could be considered rare among the younger generation, but since Xiaoxiannv had entered the Edo, she had encountered countless experts; in terms of combat experience alone, she was far superior to Murong Jiu, and her own martial arts were also extremely impressive, which was why she held the upper hand in the fight, even finding time to mock her.

"You no longer need to worry about my mother's face; just go ahead and use those little needles and arrows of the Murong family..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly heard someone behind her shout: "No need, watch this move."

A gust of fist wind surged over, powerful, heavy, and unparalleled.

Xiaoxiannv retreated with a "whoosh" and said coldly: "Very well, very well, Gu Xiaomei, you actually dare to fight me."

The man following Xiaoxiannv was named Gu Renyu, who was Murong Jiu's cousin and fiancé.

Although he was honest, his Gu family Divine Fist already had the bearing of a master, and he was known as the "Jade-Faced Divine Fist," whose reputation in the Edo was perhaps no less significant than "Xiaoxiannv."

Who knew that after Gu Renyu threw one punch, he stood there without moving, lowering his head and saying: "As long as Miss Zhang does not attack Miss Jiu, how would this younger brother dare to attack Miss Zhang?"

Xiaoxiannv had clearly broken someone else's rules, yet she was instead somewhat aggressive, raising her eyebrows and sneering: "You all attack together; Miss Jiu, use your Fossil Divine Art as well, let me see just how powerful it is."

It turned out that the reason Xiaoxiannv was like this was because she wanted to see Murong Jiu's Fossil Divine Art.

She and Murong Jiu had been fighting since they were children, and she refused to believe that the other had truly learned an invincible martial art.

Murong Jiu's expression changed, and she said coldly: "How did you know?"

"I told her; I am truly very sorry, I didn't expect it would lead to this trouble."

Yu Liancheng wore a smile, then turned his head to look at Xiaoxiannv, his expression slightly solemn: "You treat people and handle affairs like a ball of fire; this will not only burn others, but one day it will also burn yourself. This temper of yours needs to change."

Xiaoxiannv bit her lip and snorted.

This made Murong Jiu and Gu Renyu, who were familiar with her temper and nature, slightly surprised.

In their impression, if anyone dared to say this to "Xiaoxiannv" Zhang Jing, she would likely have whipped them on the spot; when had her temper become so good?

Murong Jiu did not ponder this boring question much, her gaze looking coldly at Yu Liancheng: "Why do you know I practiced the Fossil Divine Art?"

"Don't worry about why I know this," Yu Liancheng said. "You only need to know that the Fossil Divine Art has great drawbacks. If you let me see this martial art, perhaps I can help you erase its drawbacks and take it to a higher level."

The Fossil Divine Art, as the name suggests, is to turn a person into stone.

Once this martial art is perfected, it is naturally infinitely powerful. However, not only will it make a person's nature become as cold as stone, but their soft and delicate skin will also be trained to be like hard, cold stone.

For a man, that might be fine, but what woman in the world would be willing to be like that, especially a delicate beauty like Murong Jiu?

Murong Jiu's eyes flickered, and she immediately sneered: "How can I trust you? Who knows if you aren't instigated by some firecracker to steal my secret manual."

"Who are you calling a firecracker?" Zhang Jing was indeed easily ignited.

Murong Jiu only sneered.

"Anyway, I am only taking a look; you lose nothing, so there is no harm in trusting me, and besides..."

Yu Liancheng's figure suddenly swayed, like a ghost, appearing abruptly before Murong Jiu and Gu Renyu, tapping their acupoints and then quickly releasing them.

"If you refuse, at worst I will just tap your acupoints and search the manor slowly myself; it will be nothing more than a waste of a little more time."

"You..."

In an instant, feelings of shock and fear surged into the hearts of Murong Jiu and Gu Renyu.

What brilliant lightness skill.

With just this God-like, unpredictable lightness skill, they had no way to deal with the other party at all.

And if the other party wanted to take their lives, it would be as easy as flipping a palm.

Only then did they suddenly understand why Xiaoxiannv's explosive temper would be restrained in front of this person.

"Hey, that girl carrying the flower basket, do you have a rule here that no one is allowed to die?"

Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Xiaoyuer's listless voice rang out: "But if none of you save me, I am going to die here, and the rules of your mountain manor will be broken again and again, effectively amounting to nothing but hot air."

Murong Jiu pondered for a moment, then turned around: "Follow me."

It was unclear whether this sentence was spoken to Xiaoyuer and Tie Xinlan, or to Yu Liancheng and Xiaoxiannv.