Chapter 46: Liu Baiyun

Liu Baiyun, first-rate expert.

When she was young, she didn't walk much in the Jianghu, mainly practicing martial arts and teaching disciples in the sect, so she had no fame. In recent years, the Five Mountains Sword Sects integrated, and she represented the Huashan Sect in the Central Plains Jianghu, only then did she make a name for herself in the martial arts world.

Because of her ruthless means and superb Wu Gong, she is considered an outstanding female expert in the Jianghu in recent years.

As mentioned before, there is no unified standard for whether one is first-rate or not, but only depends on how large the range your name can be used and how long you can keep this name.

Li Miao is standing high and looking far, can see the other party's true energy, strength, and moves to what extent at a glance, so he can roughly judge what level the other party is.

Using the games of Li Miao's previous life as an analogy, it is a person's rank, which depends on whether this person can stay in this rank and how long they can stay. The way others judge your level is generally to look at your rank logo—that is, fame.

Players of Li Miao's level can directly judge the other party's approximate level from a movement or a tug-of-war.

And his classification standard is naturally based on Shuntian Prefecture—which can also be called Telecom Zone 1.

This crude classification method with different standards in different places has led to a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of first-rate experts.

Like Mei Qinghe, in Li Miao's eyes, she is "barely first-rate." And Liu Baiyun, according to Li Miao's observation, should be at the top level of first-rate.

After all, age is there. The changes in moves generally take shape in the thirties, and it is difficult to make breakthroughs. The experience of dealing with enemies, the level of internal energy, and the vigor of true energy can be polished by time.

Like Liu Baiyun, she is the most standard top-tier expert template in the Jianghu—bone structure and comprehension are not bad, but not top-tier, and she cannot reach the level of a top-tier expert even if she exhausts her potential. But with years of hard practice and fighting enemies, true energy, strength, and moves are all pure and flawless, with few flaws.

Young people like Mei Qinghe and Wang Hai who reached the first-rate expert level early by aptitude, fighting with Liu Baiyun, are nine deaths and one life.

Li Miao looked at Liu Baiyun, and Liu Baiyun was also secretly looking at the three of Li Miao.

She first recognized Gao Ling, a veteran of the Taishan Sect, whom she had seen at the Five Mountains Alliance meeting in previous years, and could be considered familiar. At this time, she followed Li Miao with her head down, not saying a word, completely losing her style of the past.

And then looking at Mei Qinghe. She had taken Mei Qinghe as a disciple since she was a child, like a master and mother, and naturally knew Mei Qinghe quite well, and she also guessed that she would meet Mei Qinghe near Tai'an.

It was just that at this time, the look in Mei Qinghe's eyes when she looked at her was no longer the complete trust, admiration, and dependence of the past, but carried a trace of disappointment and grievance that was hard to describe.

Liu Baiyun's heart trembled.

There were many people and many eyes at this time, and she couldn't speak, so she had to put this matter down first and find time to be frank with Mei Qinghe later.

Finally, she looked at Li Miao.

Gao Ling and Mei Qinghe were both first-rate experts, but followed behind this person, clearly taking Li Miao as the head. Mei Qinghe didn't realize that she had developed a gap with Liu Baiyun, and at this time didn't want to face her, and also subconsciously hid behind Li Miao. These were all seen by Liu Baiyun.

The first look was naturally to look at Li Miao's Wu Gong.

Zuo Lishan couldn't see Li Miao's clues, and Liu Baiyun naturally couldn't see it either, just secretly strange in her heart.

The second look was to look at Li Miao's details.

This is not to say looking at traces like calluses on hands and feet, but looking at what kind of "Qi" is on a person. 【46-

When a person stays in one position for a long time, they develop a certain "aura." Of course, this is not feudal superstition, but rather an impression subconsciously left on others, gathered from many details like their gaze, clothing, and posture when scanned at a glance.

Liu Baiyun sensed a trace of high-and-mighty "official air" from Li Miao, as well as another, incongruous temperament.

She did not know that this incongruous temperament was called "bureaucratic fatigue" by Li Miao.

Liu Baiyun spoke up: "My lord, greetings. I am Liu Baiyun of the Huashan Sect. Is your lordship a friend of my disciple, Mei Qinghe?"

"You could say that. I am a Battalion Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Li Miao."

Li Miao had caused such a massive stir within Tai'an City that his identity could not be hidden, but Liu Baiyun had just arrived and had not yet heard the news. At this moment, he simply decided to get straight to the point.

This single sentence shocked the Huashan Sect disciples into standing up one after another, nervously gripping their sword hilts.

When a Battalion Commander leaves the capital, it means lives will be taken.

The young man who had spoken just moments ago could not help but say: "Senior Sister... why are you with—"

Halfway through his sentence, he was glared at by Liu Baiyun, causing him to swallow the rest of the phrase "mingling with the imperial court's lackeys."

"Lord Li, has my little disciple done something out of line, offending the law, that you must take her back to the capital for trial?" Liu Baiyun asked.

Her first reaction was, of course, that Mei Qinghe had been caught by the Embroidered Uniform Guard for her revenge. She spoke now to explain the situation and plead for Mei Qinghe.

Even setting aside their personal bond, Mei Qinghe had reached a first-rate level in her early twenties; she had the potential to become a peak expert and was the very root of the Huashan Sect's legacy.

Liu Baiyun secretly adjusted her posture, already prepared to strike and subdue Li Miao.

The Huashan Sect certainly could not afford to provoke the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but for now, she had to protect Mei Qinghe. As long as she did not harm Li Miao, it should not bring about the catastrophe of having their sect wiped out.

At worst, she would use her own life to trade for Mei Qinghe's safety.

Although Liu Baiyun could not gauge Li Miao's martial arts, she still had some confidence in her own.

Li Miao sensed Liu Baiyun's intentions and smiled, reaching out to press his hands downward: "Everyone sit, everyone sit."

Having said that, he sat down at the table of his own accord.

"Your disciple is currently working for me."

"I haven't treated her poorly; I even cleared the hidden dangers in her cultivation method for her. Sect Leader Liu, you should be aware of this."

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyun's expression changed, and she remained silent.

The young disciple beside her could not help but speak up: "What is your lordship talking about? My Senior Sister is a direct disciple, practicing the orthodox Huashan arts. What hidden dangers could there be that require you to solve them?"

"Are you not using your status to threaten my Senior Sister—"

*Whoosh—*

A faint sound of wind whistled past, and the young disciple froze, unable to move, only his eyeballs rolling in terror; he had clearly been struck at his acupoints.

A peanut fell from his lapel and landed on the ground.

Li Miao pulled his hand back and said: "Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking."

"Sect Leader Liu, let us continue."

"Since we've run into each other, and the timing is just right, I won't beat around the bush; it saves some trouble."

"The Five Mountains Sword Sect is going to perish, and Zuo Lishan is going to die."

"Does your Huashan Sect want to join the big family of imperial lackeys, and together, happily dig up the ancestral graves of the Taishan Sect?"

(End of chapter)