151: Chapter 31 Departure

"They're about to use their ultimate moves."

As soon as Huang Rong finished speaking, the situation on the scene changed.

They saw Ouyang Ke retreat a distance, the whites of his eyes turning green and his pupils becoming vertical slits. He crouched slightly, gathering strength, channeling emerald green True Qi into his abdomen with both hands. His entire body began to swell and shrink rhythmically, accompanied by frog-like croaking.

Meng Li, meanwhile, gathered force in his palms, rapidly coalescing a golden-colored palm force amidst the faint sound of a Dragon's roar.

In the next instant, the Raging Dragon Palm was unleashed.

Ouyang Ke also released his power, discharging the fully charged force of his Toad Kung Fu.

In a flash, the two forces collided. The formidable True Qi scattered like waves, destroying everything in its path.

Seeing the Qi wave surge before him, Meng Li casually waved a hand, using a gentle Qi force to completely neutralize it.

Ouyang Ke on the other side, however, could not do the same.

Because his Toad Kung Fu force only held out for a moment before being shattered by Meng Li's Raging Dragon Palm force. Then, the remaining Raging Dragon Palm force struck him.

He was sent flying sideways on the spot, only landing after crashing into a wall.

The Qi wave from his direction, now unblocked, surged directly towards Wanyan Honglie, Master Lingzhi, Peng Lianhu, and the others.

Master Lingzhi, Peng Lianhu, and the others were startled. They hurriedly positioned themselves in front of Wanyan Honglie, channeling their power to resist. Yet, they felt immense strain and couldn't help but be inwardly shocked.

Even the scattered remnants of the shockwave could put pressure on them.

If they were to face it head-on...

They could hardly imagine it, and unanimously labeled Meng Li as someone not to be offended.

"Cough, cough." After the shockwave dissipated, Ouyang Ke couldn't help but cough, actually coughing up blood, clearly seriously injured.

Meng Li, however, was completely unharmed.

Who was stronger and who was weaker was already very clear.

Immediately, Meng Li spoke: "The Toad Kung Fu is not bad. It's just a pity your mastery is insufficient."

Ouyang Ke stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and smiled: "Your Excellency's Martial Arts are indeed superior to mine. But my skill level compared to my uncle's only amounts to twenty or thirty percent of his. If your skill is only at this level, at most you might earn a glance of regard from my uncle, nothing more."

"Truly?" Meng Li raised an eyebrow and asked.

Ouyang Ke nodded: "Not a word of it is false."

Meng Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I am reassured."

Ouyang Ke: "?"

The others present: "???"

Upon hearing how formidable Ouyang Feng is, shouldn't you be worried or afraid?

What kind of reaction is 'reassured'?

"Your Excellency, did you perhaps not understand?" Ouyang Ke asked.

Meng Li said: "I understood. You said your Martial Arts compared to Ouyang Feng's are only at twenty or thirty percent of his level."

"Then you..."

"Why don't you guess how much strength I used just now when I struck you."

Ouyang Ke: "..."

He didn't want to guess, so he chose to change the subject: "May I ask from which school or sect Your Excellency hails?"

As soon as this question was asked, interested people on the scene perked up their ears.

Meng Li replied: "What I've learned is a bit eclectic, from various masters. If you're asking about my Martial Arts, it comes from Yihua Palace."

Yihua Palace?

Hearing this unfamiliar name, Ouyang Ke, Huang Rong, and other Jianghu figures thought for a moment, finding it still completely unfamiliar, never having heard of it.

Meng Li had expected this and didn't explain. Instead, he looked towards Yang Tiexin's family: "The matter is settled. Let's go."

Hearing this, Yang Tiexin gave Wanyan Honglie a fierce look, then turned and left with Bao Xiruo.

From the earlier situation, he already knew that the events of that year were Wanyan Honglie's doing, and he wished he could kill him on the spot. But upon second thought, considering the other had taken care of Bao Xiruo and Yang Kang for eighteen years, and they were now in Jin territory, he ultimately restrained himself.

Revenge was important, but he had finally reunited his family and didn't want it shattered again because of hatred.

Mu Nianci and Guo Jing felt similarly.

Yang Kang and Bao Xiruo's feelings were even more complex.

Seeing this, Wanyan Honglie naturally didn't want Bao Xiruo and her son to leave. But wary of Meng Li, and not wanting to resolve matters of family affection with force, he didn't order his men to stop them. Instead, he personally ran before Bao Xiruo and Yang Kang, earnestly admitting his mistakes and pleading for them to stay.

"Xiruo, Kang'er, don't go. I'm begging you!"

"Kang'er, Father was wrong."

"Xiruo, what I did was indeed wrong, but it was because I loved you too much!"

"I..."

"Don't go. Don't punish me like this, alright?"

"If you stay, I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you."

"Give me another chance, please?"

"Xiruo, you know I, Wanyan Honglie, have never begged anyone."

"But this time I am sincere."

"I sincerely beg you to stay."

"Xiruo, if you're willing, you can still live in the little house."

"Kang'er, you like Martial Arts. Father can find the most powerful masters in the world to teach you."

"I only ask..."

"I only ask for our family to be together!"

"If you leave, leaving me all alone, how am I to live?"

Wanyan Honglie spoke these words with genuine emotion.

Bao Xiruo's expression softened slightly. She spoke: "If you had known today would come, why did you act as you did back then?"

Having said that, she took the golden hairpin from her head and threw it to the ground.

Wanyan Honglie's expression froze.

Yang Kang said woodenly: "I was always a man of the Song. The identity of a Jin prince was nothing but a dream."

Having stated their stance once more, the two walked around the stunned Wanyan Honglie and left with Yang Tiexin.

Meng Li, Mu Nianci, and the others quickly followed.

Only after they had walked some distance did Wanyan Honglie snap out of it. Then, furious, he shouted loudly after them: "Lowly commoners! What do you think you are? You are lowly Song commoners, you are wanted criminals of the court!"

"You are selfish! Heartless!"

"You're not even fit to be beggars in the Great Jin!"

Despite his words, he still didn't order anyone to stop them. Instead, he returned to the prince's residence and went on a rampage, smashing things.

Meng Li and the others paid no heed, heading straight back to the Inn.

Upon reaching the Inn, some people recognized Yang Kang. Seeing he wasn't wearing fine brocade robes but had changed into commoner's clothes, they couldn't help but feel curious, whispering behind his back.

Yang Kang noticed this, frowned, but said nothing.

Shortly after, the group retrieved their pre-packed luggage, checked out, and left.

Meng Li retrieved four horses from the stables.

Seeing this, Guo Jing seemed to remember something. He asked Meng Li: "Elder Brother Meng, what about your Dream Travel Residence?"

Meng Li replied: "I've placed it in a secluded spot outside the city. I'll go check on it first and meet up with you all at the pavilion outside the city shortly."

"Alright."

Guo Jing readily agreed.

Mu Nianci and the others were utterly confused.

Meng Li didn't explain further, leading the four horses away.

As soon as he left, Huang Rong, whose curiosity was the strongest, couldn't help but ask Guo Jing: "Brother Jing, what is this Dream Travel Residence you mentioned? Why place it outside the city? And why did he lead four horses away by himself?"

Guo Jing smiled and replied: "Elder Brother Meng's Dream Travel Residence is a house carriage. It's both a house and a horse-drawn carriage."

"The reason it's placed outside the city is because it's too big, not easy to accommodate within the city walls."

"Those four horses are used to pull the Dream Travel Residence."

Huang Rong was a bit bewildered by this.

Mu Nianci and the others also felt at a loss.

Both a house and a carriage?