Chapter 41: The Initial Meeting of Jingkang (Part 2)

  "What kind of thing are you, daring to interfere with my master's business?"

  Things were just as Ling Yun had expected, Yang Kang's face turned bright red with rage after hearing Guo Jing's words, and he shouted angrily, his body moving swiftly towards Guo Jing, his palm swinging out in a flurry of shadows to strike him.

  Guo Jing did not expect Yang Kang to attack so suddenly, and he immediately dodged backwards, shouting: "Hurry up and let my father and daughter go, I won't bother with you anymore. Otherwise, I'll fight back!"

  "You little brat, stop boasting here! Young Master, I won't let them leave today, what can you do? Not only them, but also you, stay here!" Yang Kang became even more enraged, his lightness skill and body method fully unleashed, he charged towards Guo Jing like a gust of wind, his palms striking fiercely, like a sudden storm.

  "This is what you asked for, don't blame me!" Seeing Yang Kang repeatedly attacking him, Guo Jing also got angry and immediately swung his palms, using the "Opening Mountain Palm" technique taught by his fourth master, South Mountain Woodcutter Nan Xi Ren.

  As soon as Guo Jing made his move, Yang Kang suddenly felt an enormous pressure. The palm technique used by Yang Kang was the one taught by Qiu Chuji, which was also a renowned and exquisite palm technique in the Quanzhen Sect. Its moves were clever and agile, changing rapidly with each strike, transforming into several different directions before even reaching halfway, making it unpredictable and impossible to defend against. In comparison, Guo Jing's Splitting Mountain Palm seemed rather crude, its moves extremely simple, with a straightforward and powerful palm route. However, no matter how ingenious Yang Kang's palm technique was, as soon as he felt the power of Guo Jing's palms, he had to temporarily retreat and change his move to counterattack.

  Actually, the subtlety of Qiu Chuji's palm technique is naturally superior to Guo Jing's "Opening Mountain Palm" and was passed down to Yang Kang. However, no matter how exquisite a martial art is, it ultimately depends on who uses it. Although Yang Kang's palm technique is clever, his internal energy is inferior to Guo Jing's by more than just one level. Guo Jing only needs to use brute force to break through Yang Kang's cleverness, forcing him to retreat and change tactics, trying his best to avoid a head-on confrontation with Guo Jing. So even though Yang Kang's palm technique is subtle and sharp, Guo Jing always has the upper hand.

  Yang Tie Xin and Mu Nian Ci, father and daughter, watched the fierce battle between Guo Jing and Yang Kang, and couldn't help but feel secretly shocked. Yang Tie Xin was shocked that at only eighteen or nineteen years old, they already possessed such martial arts skills, which were even stronger than his own after decades of practicing.

  Mu Nianci was both shocked and ashamed. At this moment, Yang Kang's martial arts skills were fully displayed, and she could naturally see that Yang Kang's martial arts skills were far superior to hers. Previously, she had won the last move purely by luck. If Yang Kang hadn't been overconfident, she would have probably lost to him long ago, and she couldn't help but feel secretly ashamed in her heart.

  But what surprised her even more was Guo Jing's performance. In her opinion, Yang Kang was already extremely formidable, but she didn't expect that Guo Jing, this young man who suddenly appeared to fight for justice, would be even more exceptional. With Yang Kang's martial arts skills, he could only be at a disadvantage and couldn't gain the upper hand. It seemed that she had previously been a frog in a well, underestimating the heroes of the world!

  Suddenly, a loud "Bang!" was heard, and Guo Jing and Yang Kang, who were in the midst of battle, parted ways. Yang Kang retreated seven or eight steps back, his face flushing with an unusual crimson hue, which soon faded away, leaving his complexion even paler than before. It turned out that after relying on his palm technique to cleverly evade and counterattack against Guo Jing for a while, he ultimately couldn't dodge and was forced to exchange a direct blow with Guo Jing, and his internal energy being insufficient, he suffered an instant setback.

  Guo Jing did not pursue Yang Kang after knocking him back with one punch, and said to Yang: "Now you can let them go, if you continue to entangle them, I will really be impolite to you."

  Yang Kang's face changed color, turning pale and then red again, as he coldly shouted: "You little brat has taken a liking to this little girl, huh? You've come here to play the hero and rescue her! If you want to take them away, first defeat me!"

  He finished speaking and his body was like the wind, advancing again towards Guo Jing. His arm stretched forward, his five fingers formed a claw and scratched down towards Guo Jing's head. Before it truly landed on his body, Guo Jing already felt the sharp wind piercing his face, suddenly realizing the danger. He hastily dodged to the side, turned around and struck out with a Splitting Mountain Palm at Yang Kang's waist.

  Yang Kang's body spun around and arrived behind Guo Jing, his claw swiping down towards the latter's neck. Guo Jing sensed the evil wind behind him and hastily employed the Golden Goose Technique taught by Ma Yu, his body seemingly transforming into a large bird as he dodged forward to avoid the sharp claw. He turned back and kicked out... At this moment, the cold wind grew stronger, snowflakes swirling down from above. The two men fiercely battled amidst the flying snow, stirring up the surrounding snowflakes to dance in the air, creating a majestic spectacle.

  Mu Nianci, who was standing aside, heard Yang Kang say that Guo Jing had taken a liking to her. Her pretty face suddenly flushed with a red glow, and her heart felt a strange wave of excitement. However, when she saw the two men fighting fiercely again, her heart tightened, and her beautiful eyes fixed intently on Guo Jing, as if afraid he would come to harm.

  Mu Nianci's performance was all taken in by Yang Tie Xin beside her, and when he looked at Guo Jing again, his gaze had a hint of appreciation. However, soon Yang Tie Xin's face was occupied by worry, he was old in the Jianghu, knowing that if they continued to fight like this, they would definitely alarm the authorities, and it would be hard to avoid causing big trouble, so it's better to leave quickly.

  Yang Tie Xin also knew that Guo Jing was entangled with Yang Kang because of them, and with the martial arts displayed by Guo Jing, as long as they left, Yang Kang would not be able to stop Guo Jing. So he turned his head to Mu Nian Ci who was still staring foolishly: "Daughter, don't stay here any longer, hurry up and leave."

  Mu Nianci pointed at Guo Jing and asked: "What about this young hero then?"

  "With that young hero's skills, the other side can't stop him. As long as we father and daughter escape first, he will naturally be able to leave calmly. On the contrary, it is us who are holding him back here, making it difficult for him to get away."

  Mu Nianci listened to her father's words and thought they made sense, so she nodded in agreement. The father-daughter duo packed up their things and left.

  "You can't leave without our young master's permission!"

  Those servants brought by Yang Kang, as soon as they saw Yang Tie Xin and his daughter wanting to leave, rushed forward to block their way. Yang Kang had already given orders beforehand that if they let Yang Tie Xin and his daughter leave like this, afterwards they would also be punished.

  Charge!

  Yang Tie Xin and his daughter exchanged a glance, nodded, and immediately charged out. The servants brought by Yang Kang were unlucky, they had many people but didn't know how to fight, even the few who knew some moves were only amateurish, how could they be a match for Yang Tie Xin and his daughter? In an instant, they were beaten until they cried out in pain, rolling around on the ground. This was still because Yang Tie Xin and his daughter had held back and hadn't used their full strength, otherwise it would have been even more miserable.

  Yang Kang saw his attendants being beaten by Yang Tie Xin and his daughter, he was furious and shouted loudly: "Stop them for me, absolutely cannot let them run away!"

  "It seems you're determined to be unreasonable!" Guo Jing heard this and suddenly became even angrier, his palms dancing rapidly as he launched a fierce attack on Yang Kang, forcing him to retreat repeatedly, and he could no longer bother to speak.

  Just as Yang Tie Xin and Mu Nian Ci, the father-daughter duo, were about to break out of the encirclement and escape, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, striking out with one palm towards each of them, saying: "Get back here!"

  The father and daughter only felt a strong gust of wind in front of them, and they quickly raised their hands to defend themselves. Immediately after, they felt a surge of great force coming towards them, and the two of them involuntarily retreated several steps backwards. A wave of blood surged up, and they almost fell to the ground. The father and daughter were shocked in their hearts, and when they looked up, they saw that several martial arts heroes had appeared in front of them at some unknown time. The three leaders all had rather strange appearances.

  One wore a large red cassock, with a golden monk's hat on his head, and was an extremely tall Tibetan monk. Another had a medium build, with white hair like silver, but his face was smooth and unlined, like that of a child, truly youthful in appearance, wearing a hemp long gown, neither too refined nor too common. The third was a short and stout man, with red threads in his eyes shining like electricity, with two short mustaches on his upper lip, who was the one who had previously intervened to stop the father and daughter.

  Just as Yang Tie Xin and his daughter were sizing up the three men, they heard the short-statured man who had previously taken action say: "You two would do best to stay here quietly and wait for Young Master Wang's disposal. That way, we won't have to go to any trouble. If you don't behave yourselves, then I won't mind going to a bit more trouble to make you calm down."

  Yang Tie Xin and his daughter couldn't help but take a cold breath, secretly cursing their bad luck. Hearing him say this, that arrogant and overbearing young master was actually a prince of the Golden Kingdom - now they were in big trouble. The people in front of them didn't need to be asked, they were definitely high-ranking experts brought by the prince. After the recent exchange, Yang Tie Xin and his daughter had already experienced their opponents' ferocity, and no matter what, they weren't a match for them. So although they were anxious, they didn't dare make any rash moves.

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