Chapter 52: Chapter 49: The maiden’s confrontation with the Martial Marquis_1
"You don’t need to look any further, it’s just me."
The young girl said, leisurely walking forward.
But the members of the Liu Family obviously didn’t believe her.
"She’s not lying, it’s just her." At this moment, Liu Yuansong spoke up.
"You alone dare to block us, I’ll discipline you on behalf of your elders."
That member of the Liu Family, with immense force in his legs, pounced like a cheetah, his palm plunging through the air towards her.
The young girl lightly tapped her toes, and her body rose over two meters high, cleanly eluding the Liu Family member’s swipe. Then, she used his arm as leverage, her figure again leaping several meters and passing over his head.
"You’re too slow."
The young girl said, laughing as she looked back.
"You..."
Under everyone’s gaze, being so dismissively handled by a young girl, that Liu Family member’s anger surged. Amid the pulsations of his qi-blood, red scales crawled up his arms, and with a whirl of his palms, he sent out continuous palm strikes towards the girl.
Without counterattacking, the girl’s figure leapt left and right, like a butterfly dancing through a field of flowers, easily evading the Liu Family member’s attacks.
After attempting several dozen attacks, the Liu Family member was shocked to find he hadn’t even grazed the hem of the girl’s clothes.
"This is the Qinggong from martial arts novels."
Lu Yan was greatly stirred as he watched.
For a moment, he felt that the Antelope Kick he held in his hands was not enticing at all. Compared to this agility, the Antelope Kick was just trash.
Ah...
With a low growl, that Liu Family individual released his indignant rage.
He wasn’t weak; he was a Limit Breaking four times over. To be in such an embarrassing situation felt unbearable. This was a great loss of face.
He regretted why he had to be the first to step forward just now.
"Enough, you’re not her match, step back."
At that moment, Liu Yuansong spoke again.
That Liu Family member, full of pessimism, stepped back.
Liu Yuansong stared at the young girl with a somewhat grave expression, asking, "Such exquisite agility, who are you exactly? Why are you blocking our path here?"
Clang, clang, clang...
The young girl took off the wok spatula attached to her waist, and used it to strike the iron pot on her back, saying, "As you can see, I am a Martial Chef, traveling to different places looking for various kinds of Alien Beast meat to enhance my culinary skills. Recently, my cooking has reached a bottleneck, and I need high-grade ’ingredients’ to break through that limitation. The Mutated Heart Meat suits quite well."
Then everyone understood — this young girl was after their Mutated Heart Meat.
There was a sense of absurdity among the group. For such a reason, she dared to confront them alone?
Didn’t they care about their reputation as Martial Marquis?
"There were seven winning bidders, why target the Liu Family?" asked Liu Yuansong, suspecting that the young girl might have another motive.
"It was drawn by lots, and it just happened to be your family. You can only blame your bad luck."
The girl said.
"Arrogant."
"Nonsense. Let’s subdue her first."
No sooner were the words spoken than several figures had already lunged forward.
One Liu Family member, two retainers, and two Red-clad Guard captains.
All of them were high-level experts who had undergone Limit Breaking five times. Five people combined into one tight formation, sealing off all of the girl’s escape routes.
The initial attack came in the form of a knife, which streaked like flowing satin, aiming straight for the girl’s throat.
Clang!
The girl wielded her spatula, striking the knife blade. Utilizing the force of the war knife, she rose into the air, avoiding the two retainers’ attacks. As she descended, she launched a series of kicks. After exchanging a punch and a palm strike with the two Red-clad Guard captains, she once again leapt into the air, breaking free from the siege of the five top experts and charged towards Liu Yuansong.
"Stop her."
"Die!"
All the Red-clad Guards took action one after another.
However, the Red-clad Guard are not martial army. Their attacks are chaotic, lacking any real coordination. They fight their battles separately, and aren’t able to touch the young girl.
Like a nimble rabbit or startled swan, the girl weaves through the crowd. In a split second, she surpasses dozens of people, getting closer to Liu Yuansong.
Lu Yan throws out a few symbolic punches, watching as a pair of long, white legs flashes past his eyes.
He held a private assessment in his mind, could he catch these long, white legs if he swung out in full strength?
The answer is, it would be difficult.
Whoosh!
The young girl makes a series of moves, abruptly appearing behind Liu Yuansong. The edge of her frying spatula slashed towards the package on Liu Yuansong’s back.
Liu Yuansong abruptly turns, his hand, covered in scales, slashing towards the girl’s spatula.
Obviously wary of Liu Yuansong’s strength, the girl doesn’t dare to resist directly. She gives her wrist a shake, changing the direction of the spatula to dodge Liu Yuansong’s attack. At the same time, she flashes away again, appearing behind Liu Yuansong. The spatula crashes down again towards Liu Yuansong’s package.
Hmph!
Liu Yuansong jumps off his horse, launching towards his rear. His palms swing in synergy, slicing through the air, creating a terrifying whistling sound akin to thunder exploding.
The strong force of the palms sent the young girl’s long hair flying like dandelions.
The expression on the young girl’s face hardened, shifting from relaxed into a serious and concentrated look. Her body was enveloped in a reddish aura; her spatula crashed on Liu Yuansong’s fingertips.
Clang!
The spatula shook violently. The Qi-blood inside the young girl began to roll tumultuously and her face turned pale.
However, with this strike’s backlash, the young girl flips over like a pigeon, leaping over Liu Yuansong’s head. Simultaneously, her spatula slashed, creating a tear in the package on Liu Yuansong’s back. The food box from inside fell out.
Just as the girl was about to fly off the food box with her spatula, a large hand, covered in scales, snatched the food box firmly. Then, with a heavy kick, the burly and robust body charged towards the girl like a moving wall.
Liu Yuansong, the veteran that he was, had already seen through the girl’s strengths and weaknesses and found her weak spot.
The young girl was not weak, her cultivation level at five times the Limit Breaking. But the gap between five times Limit Breaking and Bone Strength is as vast as heaven and earth.
The Martial Marquis not only has his physical body undergo the refining of Bone Strength, becoming incredibly strong. Under active cultivation, the Bone Strength pervades the body, sturdy and potent. Without a divine weapon, the defense of a martial artist at five times Limit Breaking cannot be breached.
Facing this charge, the young girl has no choice but to continually retreat.
But behind her, the Liu Family clansmen, retainers, and the Red-clad Guard’s top talents joint forces are closing in.
The young girl can only leap high in the air to avoid them.
At this time, Liu Yuansong seized the opportunity, slamming out a palm that was quick as lightning. The girl wanted to dodge but it was already too late. She could only stomp out her feet and clash with Liu Yuansong’s palm.
With a loud crash, the young girl’s legs buckled and her body was sent flying dozens of meters backward; her face was pale as a sheet and blood seeped from her mouth when she landed.
"I forfeit, I forfeit. I admit defeat."
With that, the young girl turned and ran, bound several times, and leaped onto a large tree nearby. With one swift kick off a branch, she jumped onto another branch of a tree dozens of meters away.
After several leaps, she was more than a hundred meters away.
Liu Yuansong gave chase for a few steps, but seeing that the young girl was getting farther and farther away, he came to a stop.
He knew he couldn’t catch up with the young girl, but he was also wary of possible ambushes in the woods. If a Martial Marquis of his level was waiting in ambush, he would be in big trouble.
better to take the Mutated Heart Meat back first.
"Let’s go, back to the city first."
Riding his war horse, Liu Yuansong took the lead.
There were no accidents along the way, and they safely returned to Changfeng City.
As for what would happen next with the Mutated Heart Meat, it was no longer a concern for the Red-clad Guard.
When Lu Yan returned home, he opened up the Antelope Kick and began to comprehend it.
After two days, he had mastered the beginnings of the Antelope Kick and had formed an Avatar.
However, when he started to comprehend the ’Shape-shifting Technique’, he encountered a problem.
The difficulty in cultivating the Shape-shifting Technique was far beyond that of other secondary Martial Arts techniques.
He practiced for half a month without success, not even managing to grasp the basics.
However, considering the tremendous utility this special Martial Arts technique would provide once mastered, Lu Yan was patient and continued to slowly understand.
Even if it took him half a year or a year just to grasp the basics, it would be worth it. Once he mastered the basics, further cultivation would be smooth sailing.
Meanwhile, the Liu Family and the Wu Family were almost done with their preparation for cooking the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat. They had collected all the necessary supplementary Spiritual Medicine, corresponding Martial Food seasonings, and had gathered several Martial Chefs. They were ready to start cooking the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat.
A few days later, news came from the Wu Family. Their cooking attempt had failed, and the Mutated Heart Meat was completely ruined.
