Chapter 70: Shameless
Watching Xie Tian get two teeth knocked out on both sides, rolling on the ground again, the spectating young masters and misses suddenly had the same thought: Third Young Master Xie was really only going to be able to drink porridge from now on…
Now everyone knew that the arrogant and domineering Third Young Master Xie had kicked an iron plate this time.
Lu Yun glanced at Xie Tian rolling on the ground, coldly tossing out, “Waste…” Then he turned to leave.
He had just taken two steps when he suddenly heard an exclamation from the crowd. Lu Ying’s face paled in horror as she shouted loudly, “Watch out!”
Xie Tian had already climbed up from the ground, a gleaming dagger now in his hand, stabbing fiercely toward Lu Yun’s back!
The dagger tip was already an inch from Lu Yun’s back, and some girls had already covered their eyes in terror!
But Lu Yun seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He calmly leaned his upper body forward, dodging the stab from behind. At the same time, his right leg stepped forward, his left leg spun back, and his body twisted in midair. Before his left foot even landed, his right foot swept toward the sneak attacker like a whirlwind!
Xie Tian hadn’t even reacted yet when he was kicked squarely in the face, sent flying backward again, several more teeth flying out of his mouth…
This backward kick chain was something anyone who had roughly learned martial arts knew, but the final kick could at most hit the groin of the enemy behind—there was absolutely no way to kick straight to the face like Lu Yun had!
Seeing this utterly suave strike, someone couldn’t help but cheer!
“Third Young Master!” At this point, Xie Tian’s two lackeys really couldn’t stand by anymore and hurriedly entered the field to help Xie Tian up.
But Xie Tian shoved them away, his face twisted ferociously as he roared, “Fuck this bastard!”
With that, he pounced at Lu Yun again. The two lackeys were stunned for a moment before realizing he meant for them to join in. At this point, they couldn’t care less about face—Xie Tian had already been beaten like this, so what face was left? Hurry up and take down that kid to vent Third Young Master Xie’s anger—that was the right thing to do!
The two also drew sharp blades from their boots and pounced at Lu Yun from Xie Tian’s left and right.
Seeing them still courting death, Lu Yun frowned in disgust, stepped forward to meet them, swayed his figure slightly to dodge the three sharp blades, then shot out both hands to grab the necks of the two on the sides. With a cold shout, he pulled his arms back, smashing the two face-to-face! Instantly, blood gushed from their heads as they screamed miserably!
Lu Yun exerted force with his hands while his feet weren’t idle either. With a light flick of his toe, he hooked Xie Tian to the ground, then stepped on his face, crushing all the remaining teeth in his mouth. This time, they didn’t fly out but were swallowed straight into his stomach…
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In the flower hall, the various madams were chatting and laughing when they heard heart-wrenching screams from outside.
There had been too many voices speaking earlier, so Xie Min hadn’t recognized whose scream it was and thought it was Lu Yun’s. So she smiled unhurriedly, “This child doesn’t know how to hold back.” Then she instructed the maidservant, “Go tell Third Young Master that it’s enough—after all, he’s a guest…”
The maidservant hurried out but hadn’t returned when the flower hall heard two more consecutive screams. This time, no one in the flower hall spoke, and they heard it clearly. Madam Xie’s face changed slightly as she said worriedly, “This voice… how does it sound like Tian’er’s…”
Xie Min recognized it too but was somewhat disbelieving, “Tian’er may not excel at anything else, but when has he ever lost a martial contest to anyone?”
“Exactly, this voice is all weird and garbled—how could it be Third Young Master’s?” The various madams hurriedly chimed in with smiles.
Before the words finished, the maidservant rushed back in a panic, crying out, “Bad news! Third Young Master has been beaten!”
“Ah!” Xie Min stood up at once and headed outside. Madam Xie was even more anxious and rushed ahead of her. Seeing them go, the other ladies hurriedly followed.
This flower hall was built on a stone platform, so it was higher than the ground outside. When the ladies reached the doorway, their sight cleared over the crowd, giving them a clear view of the scene in the field.
At that moment, it was exactly when Lu Yun was fighting one against three and had knocked them all to the ground. Watching Lu Yun step on Xie Tian’s face, crushing it into a bloody mess, Madam Xie shrieked in rage, “Stop! Don’t you dare take down this murderer yet!”
The guards in the garden had long heard the commotion and come over, but upon hearing this, they showed troubled expressions. In the Great Xuan Dynasty, duels were commonplace with established customs. Since it was a duel between both sides, they bore the consequences themselves—interfering was already shameful enough; if they went in to arrest someone, they’d be despised!
Sure enough, those hot-blooded young masters and misses all started booing. Seeing Xie Min’s unhappy expression, their mothers hurriedly scolded them one after another, not letting their own children stir up trouble.
“Save Third Young Master first.” The several guards exchanged glances and quickly entered the field.
Actually, there was no need for them to intervene—Lu Yun had already left Xie Tian long ago and walked to Lu Ying’s side to stand.
Madam Xie and Xie Min hurried to the field and checked Xie Tian’s injuries. He was unscathed elsewhere, but his mouth was beaten to a pulp, not a single tooth left inside…
“What are you all standing around for?!” Madam Xie’s heart was like a knife cut as she glared furiously at the group of guards, resentful that they still hadn’t acted.
But the guards looked toward Xie Min. Only if the master ordered the arrest could they disregard the rules and take Lu Yun down.
Xie Min’s face flickered uncertainly. Seeing her nephew in such a miserable state naturally pained her greatly, but she had boasted too much earlier. If she ordered an arrest now, she’d inevitably become a laughingstock. But if not for her stopping her sister-in-law earlier, Xie Tian wouldn’t have been beaten toothless all over Cuihe Garden. It clearly wouldn’t do to not vent for her sister-in-law either.
“Seventh Sister, Lu Yun beat Xie Tian like this—what do you as his mother have to say?” Composing herself, Xie Min turned her gaze to Madam Lu. As long as Madam Lu softened and apologized, giving her a way out, the rest could be discussed slowly.
“If Lu Yun were beaten toothless in a duel, I’d only blame him for not being skilled enough and wouldn’t say another word about anything else.” Unexpectedly, Madam Lu replied expressionlessly.
“Good! Good!” Xie Min was instantly choked with rising anger. She glanced at her own guard leader and said coldly, “Old Wang, you challenge Young Master Lu too!”
“How can you do this?!” The group of young masters and misses immediately showed indignation. Cui Ninger even jumped out and said loudly, “This is bullying the young with the old! Duels aren’t done like this!” In everyone’s perception, martial arts growth required years of accumulated tempering. That Old Wang looked around forty, at least thirty years of practice— even if Lu Yun had started cultivating from the womb, he couldn’t catch half of it!
“I say it’s fine, so it’s fine!” Xie Min was also exasperated and spoke without reason, “If he doesn’t dare accept the challenge, then get on his knees and apologize to my nephew!”
“Birds of a feather indeed.” Lu Yun sneered. He had already seen that Old Wang was a veteran Black Rank expert—fighting him to a draw wouldn’t be all that shocking!
As soon as Lu Yun said this, everyone broke out in cold sweat. This kid was insanely arrogant, even daring to curse the Xie Clan’s eldest daughter! Though what he said was spot on…
“Please grant Young Master Lu your guidance!” The guard surnamed Wang stepped forward, staring hostilely at Lu Yun’s mouth, ready to follow suit and knock out all his teeth too.
“No way!” Cui Ninger panicked, twisting her delicate body to block in front of Lu Yun, her little face flushed as she said, “Lu Yun only clashed with this pervert to protect me! If you must vent, come at me instead!”
“Old Zhang, you take this lesson from Young Master Lu and experience this Mister Wang’s masterful moves.” Seeing this, Madam Cui called in her own guard as well.
“Pei Mingyue, what do you mean?!” Xie Min’s gaze darkened instantly. She might disregard Madam Lu, but Madam Cui was the Cui Clan Leader’s daughter-in-law, from the Pei Clan’s direct lineage—no one she could afford to provoke.
“On the road back to the capital, my daughter and I relied heavily on Young Master Lu’s protection.” Madam Cui said flatly, “Moreover, this time he stood up for my little girl—by emotion and reason, I can’t pretend to be deaf and blind.” Then she lowered her voice, “Big Sister, what you said in the flower hall earlier was heard clearly by everyone. Flipping your face and denying it now really doesn’t befit an elder’s status.”
“Hmph!” Seeing Madam Cui butt in and make Xie Min hesitate, Madam Xie fumed, “Pei Mingyue, this is Xie Family business—don’t meddle!” Then she sternly ordered her own guards, “You all go too. If you let that little beast walk out of Cuihe Garden today, get out of the Xie Family—all of you!”
