Chapter 189

The two maidservants of Yihua Palace flickered, appearing before Yu Liancheng like two streaks of white light; their lightness skills were indeed impressive, enough to be considered First-class Experts in the pugilistic world.

The next moment, both women extended a palm and struck toward Yu Liancheng. These strikes appeared light and airy, but were actually fierce and overbearing, containing astonishing force.

Since Yihua Palace had allowed the two of them to accompany Hua Wuque, their martial arts naturally could not be too poor, otherwise, it would only bring shame to Yihua Palace for no reason.

Bang! Bang!

Two palms had struck Yu Liancheng's chest.

The two women had been very confident in their strikes, or perhaps they simply did not hold the experts of the world in their eyes.

But their expressions changed quickly; they felt as if they had touched something light and airy, as if striking into cotton, meeting no resistance at all.

The next moment, they felt this "cotton" instantly turn into a "spring," and a fierce, overbearing force rebounded, jarring their arms away and causing them to stumble backward uncontrollably.

Just then, a white shadow drifted behind the two women, extending both hands to catch them and neutralize the force, yet both women still turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Are you two alright?" The newcomer was a youth in white; he frowned, took out medicinal pills from his bosom, and distributed them to the two women.

"It is our incompetence; not only did we worry the Young Master, but we also wasted the Young Master's pills," the two women said hurriedly.

"It is no matter, as long as you are fine." The man in white exhaled gently, then smiled and cupped his hands to the crowd: "I am Hua Wuque of Yihua Palace, greetings to all seniors. Members of our palace have not walked the pugilistic world for many years, so I am unfamiliar with the courtesies; I hope you will all forgive my previous rudeness."

Under the reflection of the firelight, the youth appeared to be no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing only a simple white linen robe, yet his air of nobility was something no young master in silk and jade could match.

Furthermore, his manners were impeccable; every movement revealed an elegant and carefree demeanor, and his attitude was so gentle and refined that one could not find a single flaw.

He was truly a gentle and jade-like young master.

Not to mention the others, even Shenxi Daozhang, who was filled with rage toward Yihua Palace, could not help but be awed by this bearing and returned the salute.

Hua Wuque cupped his hands to Yu Liancheng again and said softly: "Greetings, I am Wuxue. However, it was perhaps a bit excessive for you to strike two young girls."

Yu Liancheng laughed: "I imagine you can tell that I only used a technique similar to your Yihua Palace's 'Moving Flowers to Graft Jade'; the reason they were injured is only because they struck me with too much force."

Hua Wuque smiled: "But they are girls after all, and a man should always be more courteous to girls. Even if she did something to wrong you, you should have yielded to her for the sake of her being a girl."

Yu Liancheng could not help but sigh: "If all men in the world were like you, then the women of the world would be riding on men's necks to defecate. Everyone is equal; why should I yield to them?"

Hua Wuque shook his head: "That is not what I meant, it is just..."

"What you mean has nothing to do with me, but if you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end," said Yu Liancheng.

Hua Wuque shook his head instead: "Today's matter at Emei was our Yihua Palace's rudeness. Even if you were a bit excessive, I do not wish to fight you. If there is any dispute, we can sit down and talk."

"True, setting aside the excessive respect for women, Yihua Palace has indeed raised you into a gentle young master, but I do want to fight you and see the peerless arts of Yihua Palace," Yu Liancheng smiled: "Besides, you also have a reason why you must fight."

Hua Wuque could not help but wonder: "Wuxue has no grievances with you, so how could there be a reason why I must fight?"

"Xiaoyuer, come here for a moment."

Yu Liancheng beckoned to Xiaoyuer.

Xiaoyuer was startled; he had been preparing to run away, but he did not dare to be presumptuous before Yu Liancheng. He thought to himself, "A hero does not suffer immediate losses; I want to see what trick you are playing," so he obediently walked over and smiled: "Brother Yu, what do you need from your little brother?"

Yu Liancheng looked at Hua Wuque and pointed at Xiaoyuer: "Do you know who he is?"

"Brother Yu, stop joking, I have never seen this person," Xiaoyuer said with a grin: "Besides, I am just a stinky fish rolling in a mud pond, while he is a successor of Yihua Palace; how could he possibly know me?"

But when Hua Wuque heard the name "Xiaoyuer," his expression changed, his demeanor became grave, and he stared at Xiaoyuer, saying word by word: "Xiaoyuer? Could it be that your surname is Jiang, and you are called Jiang Xiaoyu?"

Xiaoyuer was also taken aback: "Is my name that famous?"

Hua Wuque looked at him for a long while and sighed softly: "Then I am very sorry..."

Xiaoyuer already had a bad feeling in his heart: "Sorry? Why are you sorry?"

"I am sorry that I have to kill you, and you must die." Hua Wuque's voice was slow, and it already carried killing intent.

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Because they could all see that Hua Wuque was a gentle, jade-like young master, and he did not know Xiaoyuer at all; how could he insist that the other party must die just upon hearing a name?

Xiaoyuer almost jumped up: "Kill me? Is your brain stuck in a door? We don't even know each other, yet you want to kill me."

Hua Wuque said: "Just because you are Jiang Xiaoyu, and just because I am Hua Wuque, I must kill you. In all the world, among all living beings, there is only one person I must kill, and that is Jiang Xiaoyu, Xiaoyuer."

Yu Liancheng laughed: "You don't need to be sorry, because I am going to protect him, and you cannot kill him at all."

Hua Wuque pondered for a moment and said: "I finally understand what you mean. I want to kill him, and you want to protect him, so you and I will definitely have a battle."

Yu Liancheng nodded and smiled: "You are indeed a very smart child."

Hua Wuque frowned: "But I do not understand; the fact that my Great Mistress told me to kill Xiaoyuer is known only to me, my Great Mistress, and my Second Mistress. How did you know?"

Yu Liancheng said: "As long as you defeat me, whatever you want to know, I can tell you."

"Very well, as you wish." Hua Wuque nodded and said: "It is just that this is the Emei Jin-di; can we go outside to fight? Otherwise, if there is any mishap and it affects the ancestral shrines, it would be disrespectful to the Emei ancestors."

Shenxi Daozhang, who had been somewhat nervous, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief and felt even more favorably toward Young Master Hua.

Yu Liancheng could not help but laugh: "You kid are indeed gentle as jade, but next time you cannot steal my lines, otherwise I will make you look bad."

He suddenly reached out, grabbed Xiaoyuer by the shoulder, and with a burst of speed, flew out toward the cave entrance.

"Very well, I will wait for you outside; do not keep me waiting too long."