Chapter 25: Shangguan

  As an advocate of physical action and high efficiency, Song Qing has always been a man who thinks and acts quickly. Since he wanted to take down Xue Ming badly, there was no reason for him to hesitate. His opponent had already drawn his sword, so he didn't bother with courtesy either. He swiftly possessed the long spear on the ground and thrust it forward just as his opponent pounced, aiming straight for Xue Ming's chest. The latter naturally didn't dare to really pounce over and could only be forced to retreat. However, he saw the spearhead suddenly move at high speed, and was immediately stunned.

  Song Qing's long spear was originally used by Song Hu, specially made for people with great strength and height. The spear handle is not just a piece of wood or a white wax rod, but is entirely cast from good iron, so it is quite heavy, making it difficult to wield. Xue Ming also noticed this point.

  It was probably because he noticed that he was startled by the flashing gun tip, because this trick had only been seen in those who used soft guns and flower guns. As for those who really use iron rods and long guns, no one has ever seen anyone play with such flair. After all, iron rods cannot be bent, and to make the gun tip appear like a blooming flower, it is completely impossible to use the power of swinging, it is entirely relying on one's own arm strength, as well as extremely skilled control over the long gun, that can produce this kind of movement, Song Qing's gun technique can be seen at a glance.

  Xue Ming is not a fool, on the contrary, he is considered to be one of the smart ones among the young people in Wei Suo, and his martial arts skills are also quite good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make it to this point. Don't think that just because his old man is an official, his son can definitely make a name for himself outside, Song Qing is the best example of this.

  However, it was precisely because Xue Ming had a brain and his martial arts skills were passable that he felt a sense of powerlessness about the situation in front of him. The confidence and swagger he had before had all disappeared, replaced by fear of the unknown and deep incomprehension of Song Qing's sudden change. With this emotion, his cheek was slapped several times by the gun barrel, although it was just a light tap, but still very painful, and the iron plate transmitted a cold feeling, making him even more uncertain about his outcome today.

  Dagger and spear are not on the same level of weapons, just like a handgun against an assault rifle. After a few exchanges, Xue Ming's outer robe was pierced by the gun tip. Song Qing originally only intended to wave the gun tip around, making his opponent dizzy, but unexpectedly this move seemed to be very useful, and his control over the spear was also gradually increasing. He hadn't noticed before that with careful practice, he could use the gun tip to make a mess of Xue Ming's clothes.

  First, the outer robe was removed, followed by the inner garment, and finally the undergarment that clung to his skin. Xue Dasao was stripped bare like a pig, revealing a large expanse of white flesh on his chest and abdomen, and then blood appeared. Song Qing knew he couldn't take his life, nor did he use excessive force, but just poked and scratched him lightly, almost directly drawing the Big Dipper constellation on his skin, and said: A weak person like you is no match for protecting Yulia!

  In the blink of an eye, Xue Ming's chest had become a watermelon, and he was so weak that he couldn't even stand up straight. Song Qing withdrew his spear and stepped forward, first punching Xue Ming in the stomach, then elbowing him in the forehead. As Xue Ming stumbled backward, Song Qing followed up with a spinning kick, striking Xue Ming's chest and sending the seven-foot-tall man flying like a broken kite. Just as he was about to follow up with another attack, he heard a voice behind him shouting: "Song Qing, what are you doing? Don't make me intervene!"

  Is this... Xue Ping?

  Song Qing furrowed his brow, turned his head to look back, and indeed it was his superior, Xue Ping, dressed as an old teacher, wearing a silk robe, with a pair of cloud-stepping boots on his feet, and his body full of the smell of wine and meat. It seemed that he had been eating and drinking somewhere, and after hearing that his son had come to find trouble, and having personally witnessed Song Qing's prowess, he was afraid that something would go wrong, so he specially rushed over. However, he didn't expect to see such a wonderful scene, and today's test might not be so easy to pass.

  Xue Ping was after all a superior, and although Song Qing didn't take him too seriously, he still had to show the proper courtesy. He threw his spear on the ground, just as he was about to bow with his fists, when Luo Xiaobei suddenly pointed behind him and shouted: "Sir, beware of an ambush from behind!"

  Song Qing's heart suddenly moved, but he didn't turn his head back to look. Instead, he directly used a reverse side kick, accurately kicking the sneak attacker. When he turned his body around, he just saw Xue Ming flying out with a dagger in hand, and a tooth still floating in the air, with blood threads on it.

  "Song Qing!" Seeing his son being beaten to such a state, Xue Ping could no longer bear it and swiftly stepped forward, ready to take down Song Qing. However, he saw that the latter had already dodged to the side, so he sternly shouted: "I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?"

  "I heard." Song Qing said calmly.

  "Why must you take action? Don't you have a superior?"

  "This is a grievance against me, sir." Song Qing did not offer such an excuse and said calmly: "Sir just saw it too, Xue Ming rushed at me with a knife. This is to kill, isn't it? Should I follow your orders and not move, letting him kill me with his knife? Wouldn't that be disrespecting the superior?"

  "You..." Xue Ping was suddenly choked, his face turned bright red, but he couldn't argue with this, after all, many people had seen it, and it was indeed Xue Ming who rushed over with a dagger. In this situation, Song Qing wouldn't be able to explain himself wherever he went, so he changed the subject: "I'll ask you, my son has no grudge against you, why did you beat him? If you don't give me an explanation today, I won't let you off!"

  "Xue Ming brought people over to provoke me, of course I had to fight him, what's wrong with that?"

  "Provocation? My son has always been polite and courteous, how could he provoke you?" Xue Ping didn't feel that her words were wrong at all, and she said indignantly: "You must be relying on your martial arts to bully my son, isn't that right?"

  "Of course not!" Song Qing sneered: "Xue Ming is humble and courteous? You must have heard of the name 'Flower Too Years'! It's not that I'm telling you about your family's child in front of adults, but among my ten subordinates, they were all assigned to me by you. The rest are people brought by Xue Ming. Take a look at what kind of people they are - with tattoos on their bodies, exposing their chests and bellies as soon as spring begins, holding clubs in their hands... Can someone who mixes with these kinds of people, and seems to be the leader, be humble and courteous?"

  "Stop quibbling!" Xue Ping shouted in anger, turning his head to look at the idle men who were fighting with Luo Xiaobei and others. He tried hard to find even one person who looked decent and somewhat good-looking among them, but unfortunately, he couldn't find anyone like that. The appearance of those people made him want to go up and kick them a few times. Having no choice, he changed the subject: "Even so, it's their own business, why did you take action against them?"

  "It was they who struck me first, just like when you arrived, Xue Ming snuck up on me with a dagger. I couldn't not fight back, could I?"

  As soon as the words fell, Xue Ming rushed over and shouted hoarsely: "Dad, quickly catch this guy, he said I couldn't come to this small school ground, that's why I started fighting with him!"

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