Imperial Treasure

Chapter 1310 - 752: Lingyun Pavilion (2)

What happened here? So many Jianghu experts have been drawn here...

"I’ve heard that the State Preceptor of the Dongying Mu’s Mansion, Abe Haruaki, is set to duel with the Head of the Song Clan, Heavenly Saber Song Que..."

"That onmyoji recognized as a State Preceptor by the Heaven Emperor of Dongying?"

The common folk have some understanding of Dongying, though they tend to overlook its political aspects. However, they are quite interested in the various oddities and wonders of Dongying, because the monks and merchants from Dongying often bring such tales rather than internal politics.

Clearly, the onmyoji Abe Haruaki’s fame is immense even in the Central Plains.

Once they heard it was a duel between Abe Haruaki and Song Que, even ordinary people could feel the immense impact of it.

Consequently, many people flocked to Lingyun Pavilion.

Lingyun Pavilion itself is a place of cultural reverence. Although it covers a large area, it can hardly accommodate so many people without getting trampled, hence the Noble Clans in the Ancient Shu Hanzhong region spontaneously sent people to maintain order, and with the influence of the Song Family leading the effort, only a select few could enter.

In fact, a month ago, entrance tickets to Lingyun Pavilion had been hyped up to three thousand taels of gold....

But tickets were still incredibly hard to come by.

As a result, those with tickets were often ambushed...

At this moment, a large crowd of martial artists, with neither much money nor great passion for the duel between Song Que and Abe Haruaki, were gathered outside. They were noisily pushing and shoving, trying to get in, or someone would raise the price on the spot to auction off their ticket...

While some couldn’t get in, others had no trouble getting in at all.

"Elder Shong, please come in."

The gatekeepers of the Noble Clans were exceedingly respectful.

Shong Xiufang handed over her ticket... The noble immediately smiled politely and said: "Why would someone of Elder Shong’s stature need a ticket?"

Before the words were finished,

"Hey, if you don’t need it, I’ll take it..." A pig-headed face squeezed in... no, it was a rather peculiar-looking martial artist swaggering over. Before Shong Xiufang and the noble could react, he reached out to snatch the ticket from Shong Xiufang’s delicate fingers.

The chubby pig hand made Shong Xiufang frown, and she instinctively wanted to let go....

Behind her, Ouyang Xiyi snorted coldly, delivering a palm strike!

However, the fat man’s movement technique was so strange that he ducked and dodged the strike and even managed to snatch the ticket. With a leap, he jumped onto the roof, laughing heartily: "Master Ouyang’s martial arts are extraordinary, but even I, Ksitigarbha Rat, am no pushover."

Ksitigarbha Rat, with his mouse-like cunning and movement technique that seemed to defy physics, relied on his Bone Shrinking Skill to evade deadly strikes and possessed a deceitful movement technique, second only to super assassins like Yang Xuyan. Even compared to Hou Xibai, he wasn’t something to scoff at....

Such a person dodging a palm strike was indeed not surprising.

But what he didn’t expect was for someone to suddenly appear behind him, kicking him in the rear.

Bang!!

Ksitigarbha Rat’s face slammed to the ground, and even if it wasn’t a serious injury, it was certainly a minor one. The people present were stunned, and Ksitigarbha Rat turned his head in anger, only to see a tall, handsome, and bold man standing casually on the roof, with an upright and heroic demeanor. With raised sword-like eyebrows, he looked down with disdain: "What are you looking at? Do you feel proud of robbing a woman? You’re a disgrace to men!"

"If you’re not convinced, come on, let’s have a fight."

This person’s eccentric style, yet with a sense of justice, was not uncommon in Jianghu, but there was likely only one person with such looks, temperament, and martial arts.

"Young Marshal Kou Zhong"

Shong Xiufang smiled, and the people present were in an uproar.

To say that the most renowned person in Jianghu in the past year or two was the mysterious master of the Sui Tang Square would not be an overstatement, as he was already an equal of supermasters like Song Que, and therefore not considered among the young emerging talents. But considering only among the new elite, Young Marshal Kou Zhong, who had already built his own force and gained huge momentum in the past six months, was definitely number one!

Following him was his former aide, the Blue-clad Young Master Seo Ziling, who later went on a journey for self-cultivation. The two were known as the Twin Dragons, the most promising talents, followed by Wanwan and Shi Feixuan, the strongest successors of their respective sects.... And then Yang Xuyan and Hou Xibai, this pair of martial brothers, took up the new rankings, overshadowing many old Minor Grandmasters, gaining tremendous attention.

And someone like Ksitigarbha Rat absolutely wouldn’t dare to challenge Kou Zhong, knowing full well Kou Zhong was always more ruthless than Seo Ziling, having defeated numerous foes over the years.

So, Ksitigarbha Rat reluctantly returned the ticket to Shong Xiufang.

Shong Xiufang wasn’t particularly concerned about the ticket either, giving it to the Noble Clan, and smiled at Kou Zhong: "Didn’t Young Master Seo come?"

She had some acquaintance with the two, especially appreciating Seo Ziling’s conduct and behavior.

"He’s off somewhere sightseeing..." Kou Zhong now had no fear of some elder catching him off guard. In the past, the Twin Dragons together could only fend off a Minor Grandmaster, but now he alone could easily defeat many of them.

Of course, if he were to encounter Zhu Yuyan alone, there might be some unpredictability.

After jumping down from the roof, Kou Zhong handed the ticket over, speaking carelessly: "Elder Shong’s beauty has only grown, have you found any promising young talent that catches your eye?"

This person truly remained as frivolous in speech as ever.

Shong Xiufang was used to it, laughed: "How do you know I would definitely fancy young talents?"

Her meaning was that her preferences might not be solely based on someone’s talent and looks, the feeling was more important...

But she abruptly noticed Kou Zhong’s expression of sudden revelation...

—It might not be a young talent; it could be a goddess.

Importantly, Shong Xiufang immediately realized she got Kou Zhong’s teasing and recalled the demeanor and appearance of her teacher in her mind... (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes, your support is my biggest motivation. Cell phone users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)