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Last time, when Du Shaoyang and Li Qingshuang were out on a sightseeing trip, they met a mysterious lady in green who knew martial arts — — Gui Xuerou.

Du Shaoyang frowned and asked, "So it's Miss Gui, sorry for the disrespect!" "I am Du Shaoyang from the Clear Void Sect of Henan Province. I saw the word 'Qian' carved on her identity token. Could it be that she came from outside the pass?" Gui Xue Rou's large eyes flashed continuously as she smiled and said, "Young Master is indeed not an ordinary person. That's right, I am indeed one of the key disciples of the Four Major Sects." Du Shaoyang nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, it seems like I have guessed correctly." Gui Xue Rou held onto her sword and provokingly said, "Then, can young master let this little girl teach you a few moves? Let me experience the power of the great sects in the Central Plains. " Hearing her words, Du Shaoyang knew that she did not have good intentions, and laughed: "Oh? It seems like I don't have a choice? " Gui Xue Rou raised her hand slightly and said, "I heard that although Young Master's breathing was even, his speech was a little weak. Could it be that he had suffered internal injuries?" Du Shaoyang's heart skipped a beat. It was not a good thing for the opponent to know that he was injured. He said: "Thank you for Miss's concern, but I don't mind with my small injuries. Why is Miss so overbearing?" With a whoosh, Gui Xue Rou pulled out her sword. The sword was about three feet long, its blade was sharp, and its blade was a faint emerald green. She smiled charmingly and said, "Because, I find the young master very pleasing to the eye, giving people a sense of familiarity. So …" Before he could finish his words, he had already raised his sword and stabbed forward.

Du Shaoyang slightly pushed Li Qingshuang to the side, dodging to the side and almost getting hit by a sword. Gui Xue Rou drew her sword and stabbed Du Shaoyang's throat. He quickly flipped backwards and at the same time, used his heel to kick away Du Shaoyang's treasured sword. Li Qingshuang watched from the side and broke out in a cold sweat for Du Shaoyang. Gui Xue Rou's willow-shaped eyebrows twitched as she said, "Yo, Young Master Du is very handsome. He doesn't seem like an injured person at all." Du Shaoyang harrumphed and said: "Miss, do you know that sparring only needs the point, it shouldn't be so forceful?" Gui Xue Rou said in a soft voice, "Of course I know. But didn't I not point it out to Young Master in those two moves just now?" The treasured sword in her right hand was illuminated by the sunlight, the emerald green on the blade became even more obvious. Using her graceful figure, she drew out three neat sword Qis, and Du Shaoyang channeled his skills into his palms as he slashed towards the ground. Gui Xue Rou suddenly thrusted her sword at him again. Du Shaoyang thought to himself: I must use some tricks to defeat this lady as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we continue the fight, my internal injuries will cause me to suffer. Du Shaoyang stood still in his original position, his right hand executed a Serpentine Hands technique as he circled around the blade of the sword, taking a step back. Gui Xue Rou thought that he would dodge, but unexpectedly, Du Shaoyang's hand had already reached the hilt at an astonishing speed. At this moment, Du Shaoyang grasped her right hand tightly. Luck was triggered, causing Gui Xue Rou to feel pain. That emerald green treasured sword fell to the ground. Seeing that she no longer had any weapons, Du Shaoyang quickly let go of her hand. Gui Xue Rou touched her jade hands and said in a sweet voice, "Young Master Du, if you want to touch someone's hand, you can say so. Why do you need to use violence? It makes their hands hurt! " When Li Qingshuang heard this, she was angered in her heart. Her delicate eyebrows slightly knitted, but Du Shaoyang coldly said, "Miss, please have some self-respect!" Gui Xue Rou returned to her normal state and said happily, "Hur Hur, I was just messing around with you. Don't be so serious!" Du Shaoyang took a close look at the treasured sword on the ground and asked, "May I ask Miss Gui, is this the sect's treasured sword — the Cold Jade Sword?" Gui Xue Rou picked up her treasure sword and sheathed it, saying, "Young Noble has good eyesight indeed. I didn't think that you would actually be able to recognize a precious treasure of our sect. It's not simple at all!" Du Shaoyang thought, "The sect's secret treasure sword is actually in the hands of this young lady. It looks like she has some background." He walked back to Li Qing Shuang and said, "Qing'er, let's go!" Li Qingshuang asked with concern, "Shaoyang ge, are you alright?" Du Shaoyang smiled and shook his head, only then did she relax. The two of them turned around and left, not bothering to pay attention to Gui Xue Rou.

Gui Xue Rou's expression suddenly changed. A poisonous needle came out, and upon hearing the sound of wind, Du Shaoyang spun around. The two fingers of his left hand firmly caught the poisonous needle and froze. Li Qingshuang turned pale with fright, "This sister, why did you make a move to assassinate her?" However, Gui Xue Rou pretended that she was fine and smiled, "No reason, I just want to see how good the Clear Void Sect's martial arts are." Du Shaoyang stood in front of Li Qingshuang and said, "How troublesome. It seems like Miss Gui is not willing to give up until you've fought to the death today?" Gui Xue Rou cutely smiled but did not say a word.

"Junior Sister, are you messing around again? See if I tell Master when I get back! " A man's voice came from not too far away. Du Shaoyang turned his head and saw a man who was about his own age, holding a treasured sword in his hand and dressed in dark blue clothes, walking towards him. Gui Xue Rou made a face at him and said, "Senior Brother, you are the most boring!" That Senior Martial Brother said helplessly, "Junior Martial Sister, you've gone too far today. If I hadn't arrived in time and didn't know what would have happened, I would have quickly apologized to this Young Master and Lady." Gui Xue Rou pouted her lips and seemed a little unhappy. She apologized to Du Shaoyang, "Young Master Du, this sister, I … I've offended you just now, but if there's a chance in the future, I'll come and offend you again, haha! " With that, he turned and ran away. That Senior Martial Brother still stood there and didn't chase after his Junior Martial Sister.

"I am Yue Xingchen, the lady just now was my little junior sister. I have been spoiled by my master's wife since I was young, and she is rather willful, but she has no ill intentions towards you two. I would like to apologize on behalf of my junior sister!" That Senior Martial Brother said. Du Shaoyang thought, "Killing people everywhere and even using poison needles to plot against them... there's no harm in that." However, he smiled and said, "No worries, there's something wrong with me too." Li Qingshuang lightly tugged at his sleeve. Du Shaoyang understood and said, "Brother Ren, we still have matters to attend to today, so we'll be taking our leave first. See you later!" Yue Xinghe cupped his hands in greeting, "Please do." Du Shaoyang nodded, took Li Qingshuang's hand and slowly disappeared into the distance. Yue Xingchen, on the other hand, was in a daze. He seemed to be thinking about something, but unfortunately, no one knew what it was.

"Dong Dong Dong", there was no response from inside the guest room. Wang Yi Xin thought to himself: "Don't tell me Jiang Feng hasn't woken up?" He shouted, "Jiang Feng, are you awake? If you don't answer, I'll come in myself. " He waited for a moment longer before he pushed open the door and entered. He discovered that Jiang Feng was not inside the house. Wang Yi Xin was shocked. Where did he go? He was still injured from his illness, how did he disappear? At this moment, the waiter was on the second floor cleaning the guest rooms. Wang Yi Xin asked, "Second brother, have you seen the guest in this guest room leave the room?" As the waiter wiped the table, he recalled, "Ah, I remember. About an incense's time ago, this guest went out alone." Wang Yi Xin sighed lightly. He thought that Jiang Feng had been kidnapped by someone. He couldn't help but spit out, "That damned fellow. He didn't even notify me when he went out!"

Jiang Feng had taken the soup last night and had gotten a good night's sleep. On top of that, he had been exercising his body every day since he was young, so his fever could be considered to have subsided. However, the parts on his body that were hit by Xu Yuan still hurt faintly. Disgusted with the stuffy air of the inn, he went for a walk in the streets of the capital. Although this was not the first time that Jiang Feng had visited the morning market, he still felt that the morning market in Beijing was different every day with many different styles. He wandered through several alleys, thinking about many things, sometimes lowering his head, sometimes stopping. Suddenly, a soft body collided with his. Jiang Feng hurriedly lowered his head and apologized, "I'm sorry." However, a familiar voice entered his ears: "Young Master Jiang, is that you?" Only now did Jiang Feng raise his head and realize that this person was the same Fang Xinyao whom he had not seen for many days. He was shocked as he said, "Miss Fang, it's you?" Why are you here? Where have you been these days? " Today, Fang Xinyao was wearing pink clothes that accentuated her snow-like skin. She had combed her hair into a bun, which gave her a sense of vitality. Fang Xinyao smiled bitterly, "It's a long story. Young Master Jiang, then why are you here?" Jiang Feng said, "I was out walking around. I didn't expect to accidentally bump into you. I haven't seen you for the past few days, and I'm very worried that something might happen to you." Fang Xinyao said, "Young Master Jiang, I'm really sorry for making you worry. This is not the place to talk. The inn I'm staying is just in front. Let's talk about it over there." Jiang Feng agreed, then he followed her to her room in the inn. Fang Xinyao closed the door and invited Jiang Feng to sit down.

Fang Xinyao smiled and said, "At this point, I would like to first congratulate Young Master Jiang for fighting his way into the final Martial Meeting." Jiang Feng asked with doubt, "What?" I advanced? How is that possible? " Fang Xinyao ruffled her hair and said, "Indeed, your and Yan Kuo's names are written in the meeting hall." Jiang Feng was puzzled, but he didn't think too much about it. In any case, advancing to the final stage of the Martial Meeting was a great blessing for him, so there was no need to ask about the process. He asked, "Miss Fang, where have you been these past few days?" Fang Xinyao's face slightly changed, and she quietly said, "I was sent by Liu Shichen to put me under house arrest." Jiang Feng's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Liu Shichen? He discovered your identity so quickly? " Fang Xinyao slowly nodded and said, "His information is really well-informed. When I first arrived in the capital, they already set their eyes on me. Moreover, he even sent someone to tell me that my father must die." As she spoke, her voice trembled. Even though she was a strong girl, thinking about how her father was in danger and she couldn't do anything about it, she couldn't help but feel pained in her heart. Jiang Feng guessed that Liu Shichen still hadn't figured out his identity. Otherwise, Young Master Liu wouldn't have specially come to lower him, so he felt reassured and said, "Lady Fang, they didn't do anything to you, did they? Why did you escape again? " Fang Xinyao's expression became tranquil, and she said, "They're still quite polite to me. Now that they released me, they want me to retreat in the face of difficulties. But if I can't save my father, how can I leave?" If I can't save my father, I'd rather die with him. " Jiang Feng consoled her, "Miss Fang, don't be impulsive. Since I've already advanced to the final Martial Meeting, whether you win or lose, I still have the chance to meet the current emperor. At that time, we can act according to the circumstances and think things over. What do you think?" Fang Xinyao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Young Master Jiang. We are on the same side. Whether or not we can save my father and avenge your Jiang family is up to you." Jiang Feng righteously replied, "Don't worry, Miss Fang. For our matter, I will do my best." Only then did Fang Xinyao's expression relax a bit. She said, "Young Master Jiang, you were injured in the previous martial arts competition. How do you feel now?" Jiang Feng used all of his strength, and although there were a few areas where he was in great pain, he forced himself to smile and said, "My body is strong. These small injuries aren't enough to hurt me for the time being. Lady Fang can be at ease. However, in the next two days, I will close up and rest. I will adjust my body to my peak state and win! " Fang Xinyao poured two cups of tea and said, "Okay, I believe in you, Young Master Jiang. In the Martial Competition two days from now, I will personally come to the meeting to give you some encouragement." Jiang Feng clinked his cup with her and smiled faintly …

What about later?

And then we'll see how it breaks down in the next round.