Chapter 287: Golden Finger
Pei Yuan yan’s given name was Pei Zhi, courtesy name Yuan yan. However, people of the Pei Clan always went by their courtesy names, which is why Pei Yuan yan appeared on the list.
But Cui Baiyu and Pei Yuan yan grew up together as scions of noble clans, so they were more accustomed to calling him by his given name…
Hearing Cui Baiyu’s boastful words, Pei Yuan yan chuckled angrily and said, “I’d like to see your true skills, Brother Cui!”
“Good.” Cui Baiyu nodded with a smile, his movement technique suddenly ten times faster. In a flash, he broke free from Pei Yuan yan’s killing intent!
In Pei Yuan yan’s eyes, Cui Baiyu seemed to disappear into thin air. As he searched around, he was startled to find that Cui Baiyu had ghost-likely appeared behind him.
Pei Yuan yan’s eyes split with rage. He wanted to counterattack but it was too late. He only felt a light pat on his back, as if friends were greeting each other. However, he lost his balance, stumbled repeatedly, and was embarrassingly knocked off the stage…
In the West Garden, the most enthusiastic cheers erupted. The young ladies were incredibly excited, shouting frantically, “Young Master Baiyu, unmatched!”
“Baiyu, Baiyu, I love you, I want to see you every day!”
“Brother Baiyu, I want to have your children…”
Amidst the cheers, countless fresh flowers were thrown onto the stage. Cui Baiyu casually picked one, brought it to his nose for a sniff, smiled slightly in intoxication, and then pinned the flower on his black gauze cap.
“He’s so handsome…” The young ladies were practically swooning, yet they were reluctant to close their eyes, for fear of missing even a glance of Cui Baiyu.
Cui Baiyu stood smiling, the flower pinned in his hair, letting his fans admire him freely, letting his feet be submerged by the flowers…
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On the high platform, Pei Qiu was about to faint from anger.
Seeing the junior whom he had placed great hope in, and whom he believed would at least make it to the top four, tragically defeated in the first round, Pei Qiu angrily punched his knee. Cui Yan, standing nearby, was beaming with joy. As if not wanting Pei Qiu’s anger to subside, he cupped his hands in a mock salute and said, “Thank you for yielding, thank you for yielding.”
“Don’t celebrate too early!” Pei Qiu snorted coldly, having to place his hope on the other three, Pei Yuan shao and the other two.
The three of them did not disappoint him, and they each obtained victories. However, Cui Zhongkai of the Cui Clan stumbled, being defeated by Wei Jie, who appeared weak and frail…
“Hahaha, you can’t even beat a sick man, what are you so proud of?” Pei Qiu could finally win a round back and naturally wouldn’t hold back his words, nor did he care about the dignity of Wei Kang, the Clan Leader of the Wei Clan.
“Three to three, it’s just a draw,” Cui Yan said with a faint smile, unconcerned. As he spoke, he glanced at the grim-faced Wei Kang and said with a smile, “Appearances can be deceiving; Wei Jie is quite formidable!”
Pei Qiu couldn’t stand Cui Yan’s slick demeanor any longer and snorted, “We’ll see!”
At this moment, on Platform Number Eight, Lu Bai and Xie Jin had been locked in fierce combat for nearly a hundred rounds. Both had used all their skills but were still unable to overcome the other…
Xie Xun on the high platform was extremely displeased with this situation. After all, the Lu Clan was not known for its martial arts, and it was embarrassing for his grandson to have been unable to defeat Lu Shang’s grandson for so long.
“Don’t worry, it won’t last much longer,” Lu Shang said softly to comfort him. Xie Xun’s expression improved slightly, and he grumbled, “Of course I know.” He felt he should offer some comfort in return, so he said to Lu Shang, “Lu Bai managed to get this far, and was only defeated by Xie Jin. You should be content as a grandfather.”
“Uh…” Lu Shang paused for a moment, then pointed to the arena and said, “That’s not what I meant…”
“Uh…” Just as Xie Xun was about to speak, he saw a sudden, unexpected turn of events in the arena, which had been evenly matched until now!
Xie Jin unleashed a fierce Geng Jin Yi De Palm strike. The sharp palm wind forced Lu Bai to struggle for footing, finally revealing an opening. Xie Jin was overjoyed and immediately struck towards Lu Bai’s neck. Seeing that Lu Bai was about to be defeated, all the Lu Clan members couldn’t help but close their eyes.
Lu Lin and Lu Song, who had come to watch, shouted simultaneously, “Now!”
Before the words even fell, Lu Bai’s body twisted unnaturally, barely dodging Xie Jin’s palm strike. Simultaneously, his right hand shot out with two fingers, striking Xie Jin’s wrist at the Waiguan Acupoint from an incredible angle!
Xie Jin clearly hadn’t expected Lu Bai to attack his wrist from that posture. Startled, he shifted his wrist, and his palm strike turned horizontal, slashing towards Lu Bai’s fingers!
But something even more incredible happened. Lu Bai retracted his wrist slightly, and his two fingers abruptly changed direction, pointing straight up! At this moment, Xie Jin’s palm had already struck down, and the Waiguan Acupoint perfectly hit Lu Bai’s fingers, as if he had delivered himself to Lu Bai for acupoint striking…
Xie Jin’s entire left side instantly went numb, and he almost fell. Just as he tried to recover his strength, Lu Bai’s two fingers struck his Zhong Fu point and Sea of Qi. Xie Jin’s cultivation immediately dispersed, and his body slumped.
“What a great Immortal Points the Way!” Lu Song and Lu Lin jumped for joy, and their clan members erupted into thunderous cheers.
Lu Bai looked at the two fingers on his right hand and let out a mysterious smile.
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On the High Platform, Lu Shang’s smile was identical to Lu Bai’s. He glanced at Xie Xun and said softly, “I mean, your grandson won’t last much longer…”
“You…” Xie Xun was so angry his liver hurt, yet he had no reply. He could only follow Pei Qiu’s lead and say in a low voice, “It’s only two to two. We’ll see.”
“The Han family still has one person in the arena,” Lu Shang said, looking at the only ring still in battle.
“Lu Xian’s prized disciple has been suppressed the entire time; defeat is only a matter of time,” Xie Xun sneered.
“That’s not necessarily true.” A mysterious smile reappeared on Lu Shang’s face.
In the West Garden, all eyes were focused on Fighting Stage number sixteen, as it was the only match that hadn’t concluded with a Victory or Defeat. Therefore, all the Various Clans had gathered around, surrounding the Fighting Stage so tightly that not a drop of water could get through.
Most people shared Xie Xun’s view, believing that under Mei Ruohua’s storm-like offensive, Lu Yun had no chance of turning the tide.
Of course, some held out hope, especially those who had witnessed Lu Bai’s match, and were hoping Lu Yun could pull off a surprise move for a desperate counterattack!
Xiahou Yanran, surrounded by the other women, also arrived at the edge of the arena. She watched Lu Yun being beaten by Mei Ruohua with no power to retaliate, feeling incredibly satisfied. A cold smile played on her lips, and she was already contemplating how he would maintain his arrogant expression once he hit the ground.
Although they had only met once, it was the first time Xiahou Yanran had encountered someone who dared to disrespect her, so she had a deep impression of this young man and was eagerly anticipating seeing him embarrassed.
But for some reason, Xiahou Yanran also felt a bit conflicted. She didn’t want to see this young man be such an idiot, as that would make her own Vision seem poor.
Cui Ninger accompanied Shang Luojia, and both women watched with calm expressions, as if observing an interesting event that had nothing to do with them…
However, their thoughts were quite different. Cui Ninger inwardly cursed, ‘Brat, you’ve set your sights on another girl again, haven’t you? Truly pretends to be pure but is actually a player!’
Shang Luojia, however, wasn’t worried about Lu Yun at all. She had gathered enough intelligence and absolutely did not believe that her Investment target would stumble at this point!
Just as the two women who knew him best predicted, Lu Yun had countless opportunities to defeat Mei Ruohua, but he held back each time. In truth, Mei Clan had been given ample face, yet this young lady, in the midst of an intense Showdown, had actually reached the verge of a breakthrough…
Lu Yun knew such an opportunity was rare, so he decided to see it through and continued to feed her moves, hoping she could seize the chance for a full breakthrough.
