187: Chapter 67 Huang Yaoshi

"Since Your Excellency has come, why hide your head and show your tail?"

Hearing Meng Li's words, everyone else present was stunned.

This was because they hadn't noticed anyone else nearby at all.

However, after Meng Li finished speaking, no one appeared.

Seeing this, Mei Chaofeng, Lu Chengfeng and his son, the Jiangnan Six Monsters, Guo Jing, and Huang Rong all thought Meng Li was mistaken.

Just as Guo Jing was about to speak, Meng Li moved.

He mobilized his True Qi and raised his hand, making a beckoning motion toward a nearby peach tree from a distance.

A branch of peach blossoms fell at his call and flew toward Meng Li, scattering into petals one by one during the process and automatically arranging themselves into a thin stream.

With a flick of Meng Li's hand, the stream of peach blossoms wound its way over the wall.

Guo Jing and the others were filled with wonder as they watched Meng Li's operation, which seemed to breathe life into the peach blossoms.

Soon, they were surprised again.

After the stream of peach blossoms flew out, a commotion was heard from outside.

Immediately after, a Man in Qingyi holding a jade flute and wearing a mask leapt up, clearing the courtyard wall in mid-air.

Almost simultaneously, two high waves of water exploded from the pond near the wall inside the courtyard.

As the waves fell back into the pond, the Man in Qingyi landed before everyone with a dashing posture.

"What was that Move just now?" the Man in Qingyi asked Meng Li.

"Flowers wither and fall of their own accord, water flows on its own."

"Good kung fu," the Man in Qingyi affirmed, then added, "This old man wants to see what other skills you have."

Having said that, he brushed his sleeve and struck a palm toward Meng Li.

Though it was a palm technique, its momentum was as sharp as a sword and its variations were fantastical.

Under the glow of True Qi, this palm strike manifested as a scene of palm shadows in all directions; it was hard to tell the real from the fake, like a sudden gale in a peach forest causing ten thousand flowers to fall at once.

The eyes of Huang Rong and Lu Chengfeng narrowed simultaneously.

Because they recognized this palm technique—the Luoying Divine Sword Palm!

Looking at this palm strike, Meng Li stepped forward and struck out with a palm of his own. His palm technique was equally sharp but not flashy; instead, it struck directly at vital points. Coupled with the overbearing True Qi of the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, it gave the impression that a single palm could shatter the core and destroy everything.

Once the two palm forces made contact, the layers of palm shadows generated by the True Qi quickly shattered, and the illusions vanished, leaving only a single real palm strike.

Sword-like sharpness met unreasonable dominance.

As the two palms collided, the True Qi contained within erupted completely, bursting forth with a wave of air like a strong wind.

Meng Li's robes fluttered, and his sideburns flew back.

The Man in Qingyi's clothes billowed, and his hair and beard danced wildly.

The ground beneath their feet made a series of cracking sounds, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared.

The aftershocks of the collision spread out like a tide, sweeping in all directions.

Mu Nianci, Huang Rong, Guo Jing, and the others, who were surprised by the sight of the palm strike, were affected and forced to retreat repeatedly.

In the next second, the two palms locked in a struggle separated.

Meng Li remained motionless.

The Man in Qingyi retreated two steps. At the same time, there was a faint cracking sound, and two obvious cracks appeared on the mask on his face.

"What powerful palm force. What palm technique is this?"

The Man in Qingyi touched the mask on his face and asked.

"Heart Shattering Palm."

"Not bad," the Man in Qingyi praised. He put away his jade flute and flashed forward to attack Meng Li.

Meng Li was unafraid and stepped forward to meet the challenge.

This time, the two no longer competed in cultivation power but fought with Moves: palm techniques, fist techniques, leg techniques, movement techniques...

Various Moves were used at will, and their strikes were extremely fast, going back and forth.

Guo Jing and the others, having stabilized themselves, tried to look closely, but their eyes were dazzled. They could only see a mass of intertwined phantoms, unable to clearly see the Moves and variations.

At the same time, Meng Li and the Man in Qingyi's positions changed as the battle progressed. Initially, they were dodging and exchanging Moves on the ground, but later they occasionally leapt onto treetops, flew onto the tops of walls, or fought on the roofs.

Guo Jing and the others felt overwhelmed by the sight and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration again and again.

After an unknown number of exchanges, the two fighting as a group separated, each retreating a certain distance.

Huang Rong's heart tightened, and she called out a warning: "They are about to use their ultimate Moves; the power might be even greater than before. To avoid being injured by the aftershocks, let's Move further away."

Having said that, she ran off into the distance.

Guo Jing and the others followed suit.

Mei Chaofeng did the same, though she kept some distance from Guo Jing and the others.

Just as everyone left the area, the Man in Qingyi gathered his True Qi and struck out with a terrifying and peerlessly sharp palm force from a distance toward Meng Li.

Meng Li similarly gathered his Internal Energy and struck out with a Heart Shattering Palm. The momentum of shattering the core remained overbearing and dominant.

The two palm forces collided and exploded, and the terrifying True Qi scattered, sweeping through with the force of a landslide. In an instant, it destroyed the surrounding peach trees, walls, and even the houses.

The scene was filled with a chaotic rumble of crashing and banging.

When the aftershocks finally dissipated, the large courtyard was almost a ruin.

Guo Jing and the others, who had dodged in advance because they sensed danger, were first dumbfounded by the scene and then felt a lingering fear.

If they hadn't hidden far away in advance, the consequences of being caught in the aftershocks would have been unimaginable.

Looking at the scene, Meng Li felt a bit embarrassed.

He had just wanted to have a fight on a whim, but he hadn't expected to lose control for a moment and turn it into a demolition.

This was a bit unfair to Lu Chengfeng!

He had to apologize and offer compensation.

With that thought, Meng Li flashed to Lu Chengfeng's side and cupped his hands apologetically. "Village Chief Lu, I'm sorry. I had an itch to test my skills and didn't hold back. Please have someone calculate the losses later, and I will compensate you accordingly."

Lu Chengfeng was stunned, then shook his head and smiled. "There's no need. It's just some property; it's nothing."

In reality, his heart was aching.

It wasn't that he cared about the financial loss, but rather he felt pained for his own arrangements.

The layout of Guiyun Village was something he had simplified from Peach Blossom Island; it was his proudest work, and now it was gone just like that.

To say he wasn't pained would be a lie.

But Lu Chengfeng couldn't bring himself to blame either of the people who caused all this.

Meng Li had healed his legs, a favor as great as giving him a new life; there was no need to say more.

The other one...

The Man in Qingyi walked over.

The mask on his face had completely shattered during the battle just now, revealing the true face hidden behind it.

When Huang Rong saw him, her face lit up with joy, and she called out to him crisply, "Father."

Surprise and excitement coexisted in Lu Chengfeng's heart as he respectfully knelt to pay his respects. "Master!"

Not far away, Mei Chaofeng's expression changed. she hurriedly followed suit and knelt. She opened her mouth, but thinking of what she had done, she ultimately didn't dare to call him "Master."

The identity of the Man in Qingyi was instantly revealed; it was indeed the Eastern Evil, Medicine Master Huang!

The Jiangnan Six Monsters, Guo Jing, Mu Nianci, and Lu Guanying were all greatly surprised.

Immediately after, they came to a realization.

No wonder such a commotion could be made; it turned out to be the Eastern Evil.

But in the next instant, they became even more surprised, even a bit terrified, because of Meng Li.

Mu Nianci and Guo Jing were somewhat better off, as they had seen Meng Li compete with Hong Qi before and knew his strength was not inferior to the Four Masters.

The Jiangnan Six Monsters and Lu Guanying, however, were seeing Meng Li take action for the first time, and they all found it unbelievable.

To be so young and yet able to fight to a draw with the long-famous Eastern Evil!

Had Meng Li started practicing martial arts from his mother's womb?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes but had heard it from others, they would have definitely thought the person was bragging.

But now...

They couldn't help but lament that the gap between people was not just a little bit!

There really were geniuses in this world who exceeded ordinary human understanding!

While everyone had their own thoughts, Huang Rong asked about Medicine Master Huang's purpose for coming in a coquettish tone: "Father, why have you come here?"

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