Chapter 491

"Young Master's wife, they're just newly recruited experts of the Young Master."

Jia Xin explained.

The two experts paid no heed and reached out directly to take the satchel behind Shen Bijun.

"Two peerless experts bullying a young girl who's a Grandmaster—aren't you ashamed?"

Just as Shen Bijun felt utterly alone and helpless, another person entered from the back of the inn.

This person's aura, appearance, figure—all were far superior to Shen Bijun's.

But she looked much younger than Shen Bijun, with a touch of youthful innocence.

"Whoa? Who is this? Why is she so beautiful?"

"Yeah! Isn't the number one beauty of the Song Dynasty supposed to be Shen Bijun?"

"How come Shen Bijun looks like a country bumpkin next to her?"

Hearing this, Shen Bijun couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused.

She did care deeply about others' opinions of her beauty.

Besides, this little girl was naturally beautiful and had stood up for her.

Yet she herself had benefited from the Shen family's resources and support, and because she disliked martial training, she'd only reached Grandmaster level today.

This little girl was beautiful, yes, but too young—even if she'd come to intervene on behalf of justice,

how high could her cultivation possibly be?

Unwilling to let the girl get dragged into this turmoil, she immediately spoke up,

"Little sister, this has nothing to do with you—go find your father and mother!"

The girl looked no more than sixteen or seventeen, still the age to be beside her parents.

"How isn't it my business?"

"Affairs of the Jianghu are everyone's affair."

"These lecherous uncles outnumber you and are stronger in cultivation—and they attacked you by surprise."

"They're truly shameless!"

"Has everyone else in this inn died?"

"Under the bright sun, no one's stopping someone from kidnapping a civilian girl?"

As the girl spoke, she cast a glance toward Watching Bu Jingyun.

But Watching Bu Jingyun kept his head down, drinking alone, as if utterly indifferent.

"Hmph, coward."

Seeing she couldn't provoke Watching Bu Jingyun, the girl turned her gaze to Yan Xiao Liu.

"Hey, Constable, someone's trying to kidnap a civilian girl here—will you do anything about it?"

Yan Xiao Liu had been feigning death for a long while, and now he was called out.

He wished he could peel off his own skin.

After all, everyone present had higher Wu Gong than he did.

In the Jianghu, how many people wouldn't kill a Constable?

"Th-this…"

In his panic, Yan Xiao Liu began stammering.

"Enough! Little girl, this lady is the Young Master's wife of Lian Family Fortress."

"She fled here with her lover."

"We merely wish, out of concern for family harmony, to persuade her to return."

Though the girl had been stoking the fire, Jia Xin had no intention of truly turning against her.

He patiently explained again.

"Oh? Your Young Master's wife? Proof? Marriage contract?"

The girl pressed on, demanding outright.

"And what do you mean by 'lover'?"

"If she ran away, clearly your Young Master treated her poorly."

"Since your Young Master doesn't value her, why can't she leave your damn Lian Family Fortress?"

"Insolent!"

The peerless expert who had spoken could no longer hold back.

"Little girl, if you keep yapping, I'll bind you too and take you back to serve my Young Master as a concubine—do you believe me?"

"Oh my, I'm so scared!"

The girl feigned fear, then turned again to the feigning Yan Xiao Liu and asked,

"Constable, did you hear that? He threatened to kidnap me!"

"From what I see, this damn Lian Family Fortress is probably not a Mingmenzheng Sect—more likely a Shanzhai bandit den."

"Damn it!"

The man could no longer contain himself and struck out at the girl.

The girl finally seemed to realize her peril, retreating frantically until she reached Watching Bu Jingyun's table.

"Hey! If you don't act now, this villain will drag me away!"

For some reason, the girl showed extreme trust in Watching Bu Jingyun.

At the moment of danger, she still sought refuge beside him.

"Now you're scared? Little girl, come along quietly with me!"

This Peerless-level expert had no intention of letting the Miss go again.

Seeing Watching Bu Jingyun sitting there, still drinking and ignoring him, he issued a warning.

"Kid, move aside. Don't meddle in others' affairs."

Saying this, he reached out a large hand to grab the Miss once more.

"Ah!"

Seeing that Watching Bu Jingyun still didn't move, the Miss threw herself straight into his arms without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Watching Bu Jingyun immediately tried to sidestep.

He wasn't afraid of the Fenghuo Liancheng Clan—he simply didn't want to be used.

But as he moved to act, he felt an overwhelmingly powerful force

pin him in place, rendering him utterly motionless.

"Is this a Land Immortal above the Peerless level?"

Watching Bu Jingyun couldn't fathom where a Land Immortal would suddenly strike at him.

But now was not the time to ponder this.

Because Watching Bu Jingyun couldn't move, the Miss threw herself fully into his arms.

Seeing this, the Peerless-level expert from the Fenghuo Liancheng Clan grew impatient and swept his palm horizontally toward them.

During the fight between Xiao Shiyilang and Lian Chengbi, he had recognized Watching Bu Jingyun as a strong one.

Thus, he unleashed eight-tenths of his strength in this strike.

He believed only a late-stage Peerless or a Land Immortal could possibly block it.

Yet Watching Bu Jingyun was young and unknown—how could he possibly be a Peerless-level expert above the late stage?

As the attack neared, Watching Bu Jingyun felt neither sorrow nor joy.

He was still pondering how to respond, pinned down by an unknown master's pressure.

Then he noticed the inexplicable pressure on him suddenly vanish.

Without hesitation, he raised his hand and pushed forward a palm.

"Flowing Clouds"

This was the first form of Paiyun Palm—its technique was smooth, continuous, like flowing water without obstruction.

Once unleashed, the palm energy surged endlessly.

Even though Watching Bu Jingyun had only just entered the Peerless level, with Paiyun Palm's enhancement,

the power of this palm strike was immense.