216: Chapter 96 The Western Poison's Defeat

Just as Madam Quan and Ouyang Feng were evenly matched, Quan Baoshou arrived.

He had originally been playing mahjong in the garden with his wife and younger sister, Madam Quan.

Madam Quan had left midway for a matter, so he was chatting with his wife while having snacks, waiting for Madam Quan to return.

Unexpectedly, not long after, a servant from the estate came to report that Madam Quan was fighting someone in the front.

Quan Baoshou immediately rushed over to check the situation.

Upon arriving at the scene, he saw that Madam Quan and Ouyang Feng were locked in a stalemate, and he immediately shouted, "What kind of thief is this? How dare you cause trouble here and attack my sister!"

When Ouyang Ke heard this, he immediately realized that Quan Baoshou was Madam Quan's older brother and Meng Li's uncle. His eyes darted around, and he lunged toward him.

Seeing this, Quan Baoshou laughed angrily, "How bold!"

After speaking, he raised his hand and struck with his palm.

A Dragon's roar sounded, and a golden Dragon silhouette with a violent Aura rushed out, roaring.

Ouyang Ke screamed in shock, "Raging Dragon Palm?!"

Almost simultaneously, he hurriedly twisted his body to change direction, narrowly avoiding that violent palm strike.

The violent Dragon-shaped palm energy struck the stone table nearby, instantly shattering it into scattered fragments.

This sent cold sweat down Ouyang Ke's back, leaving him terrified and lingering in fear.

On the other side, Ouyang Feng's eyelids also twitched, and he hurriedly pulled himself out of the fight.

Immediately after, without a word, he flashed to Ouyang Ke's side and took him away with a leap.

Seeing this, Quan Baoshou prepared to pursue.

However, Madam Quan advised, "Older brother, do not chase a desperate foe; beware of luring the tiger away from the mountain."

Quan Baoshou paused, turned around, and asked with concern, "Little sister, are you hurt?"

Madam Quan shook her head, "That person's Martial Arts are on par with mine; he couldn't hurt me. It's just that I've consumed some energy; I'll be fine after meditating for a while."

Quan Baoshou breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Who are they, and why did they attack you?"

Madam Quan thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not entirely sure. According to them, the one who fought me is called Ouyang Feng, and the other young one is called Ouyang Ke. The two are uncle and nephew. They said they wanted to borrow a book from Meng Li, but were afraid he wouldn't agree, so they wanted to capture me to threaten Meng Li."

"Ouyang Feng, Ouyang Ke, wanting to borrow a book?"

Quan Baoshou recited the key information, pondered for a short while, but arrived at no conclusion.

Although he had practiced decent Martial Arts due to Meng Li's teachings, he had not stepped into the Martial Forest because he had to manage his businesses, and due to his personality and age.

Meng Li did not want affairs of the Jianghu to affect his family, so he hadn't mentioned much either.

Therefore, Quan Baoshou had never heard of the title "Western Venom" for Ouyang Feng or the matter of the Nine Yin Manual.

Madam Quan was the same.

Shortly after, Madam Quan said, "This matter concerns Meng Li, so I must write a letter to tell him. Also, just in case, older brother, you and your wife shouldn't go back; just stay here. We'll wait until we hear back from Meng Li or until he returns."

"Alright." Quan Baoshou agreed without hesitation.

The two families lived close by, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Furthermore, he and his wife were frequent guests at the Zhao estate and had a permanent residence here.

Whenever the couple had a disagreement, one of them would always run here to stay.

Once the matter was settled, Quan Baoshou went to explain it to his wife.

Madam Quan went to write a letter to Meng Li.

After writing the letter, she took out the token that Zhao Guicheng had specifically left behind and had the steward go to the county government office.

Soon, the magistrate of Shanyin County personally brought men to the estate.

Half an hour later, the magistrate left with his men.

Not long after, constables and bailiffs were seen everywhere with two portraits, searching for people.

After Ouyang Feng took Ouyang Ke and escaped, seeing that Quan Baoshou and Madam Quan did not pursue, he returned to the Inn where they were staying.

The two were reviewing the operation and discussing what to do next, but before they could come to a conclusion, they learned that the government was hunting them down.

Ouyang Ke immediately advised Ouyang Feng, "Uncle, let's leave this place first."

Ouyang Feng, however, said, "What is there to fear? They are just a few government officials; if they dare to show up, we'll just kill them."

Ouyang Ke said helplessly, "These officials are, of course, not worth mentioning, but if our whereabouts are exposed, Meng Li's mother and uncle will likely come together. Even if we aren't afraid of them, it will inevitably be troublesome."

Ouyang Feng's expression darkened, but he did not refute.

Madam Quan's Martial Arts were not beneath his.

As for Quan Baoshou, although he hadn't fought him, judging from that previous palm strike, his Martial Arts were certainly not weak.

If these two joined forces, he and Ouyang Ke really wouldn't be confident of winning.

The main problem was that Ouyang Ke was dragging him down.

Those servants and female Disciples were not even worth mentioning; they were no different from decorations.

Once Ouyang Ke couldn't hold on, the situation would become him fighting two, and he had absolutely no confidence in winning.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Feng couldn't help but glare at Ouyang Ke, "I told you to practice your Martial Arts diligently, but you wouldn't listen, insisting on getting involved in those romantic affairs. Now, at a critical moment, you can't help at all. You are truly useless!"

After speaking, he turned and left.

Ouyang Ke lowered his gaze and followed without a word.

As soon as they went out, they were recognized, which drew the attention of the constables.

However, Ouyang Feng didn't care; he directly killed them and then drifted away using his Lightness Skill.

Ouyang Ke frowned but didn't say anything, quickly following behind.

The two of them left in style, but the servants and female Disciples who were with them were unlucky.

They had some Martial Arts, but their level was average. Facing the constables and commoners who were furious after seeing their companions killed, they were quickly defeated and captured.

By this time, Ouyang Feng and his nephew were long gone.

Clearly, they had been abandoned.

Madam Quan and Quan Baoshou arrived upon hearing the news, and seeing this, they could only have the constables lock the group in jail and decide what to do later.

Afterward, the two returned and had someone send a pension to the families of the deceased constables through the county government office.

...

After shaking off the pursuit of the constables, Ouyang Feng, in order to avoid trouble, chose not to continue lingering in Shanyin County with Ouyang Ke.

Their purpose in coming was to capture Madam Quan to threaten Meng Li in order to seize the Nine Yin Manual.

As a result, both Madam Quan and Quan Baoshou's Martial Arts were not inferior to Ouyang Feng's, and they had the help of the government.

The servants and female Disciples they brought were also lost.

There was almost no possibility of succeeding by targeting Madam Quan, so they simply left.

After leaving Shanyin County, Ouyang Ke couldn't help but ask Ouyang Feng, "Uncle, what do we do next?"

Ouyang Feng pondered for a moment and replied, "Peach Blossom Island."

Ouyang Ke understood after a moment of thought.

They wanted to plot to seize the Nine Yin Manual, and Meng Li, who had learned the Complete Manual, was undoubtedly the best choice.

But Meng Li himself was difficult to deal with, and his family had already been tested—they were solid as iron and hard to manipulate, so they really had no way to start.

Then they could only settle for the next best thing and choose someone else.

Among the remaining people, Old Imp's Martial Arts were not inferior to Ouyang Feng's, making him hard to deal with.

The only one easy to target was Guo Jing.

Of course, if one really counted, there was also Mei Chaofeng, but her whereabouts were uncertain, and she couldn't be found for the time being.

And Guo Jing, barring any accidents, should be on Peach Blossom Island.

As it happened, Ouyang Ke had recently deciphered the general map of Peach Blossom Island that he had borrowed from Medicine Master Huang, so sneaking in secretly would not be difficult.

As long as they found the right opportunity, the probability of them obtaining the Nine Yin Manual from Guo Jing was high. Even if they couldn't succeed with Guo Jing, Medicine Master Huang still had the other half; given his personality, it was impossible for him to destroy it, and the probability of him carrying it on his person was extremely low—it was more likely that it was kept on Peach Blossom Island.