jdhmnovel Chapter 133 "Real Combat"
Chapter 133 "Real Combat"
The sky is bright.
The morning sun shines brightly on the earth.
"Clean it up thoroughly; we must give the imperial court the due respect..."
"And that! That! That..."
"And make sure you get that last piece of old, dusty residue!"
The entire Lü residence, inside and out, has begun a thorough cleaning in preparation for the arrival of the award-giving team tomorrow.
……
The main house in the east courtyard, bedroom.
"Who are you?"
Lu Fengxian looked at the man in black inside the formation and said, "I heard you even climbed over my wall in the middle of the night? Let me tell you in advance, I don't have homosexual desires, so forget about it!"
"Tell me who the hell you are!"
After saying that, he took direct control of the formation.
Swish!
"what--!"
The formation suddenly contracted, causing the man in black to scream in agony.
However, the man remained resolute, saying, "I'd rather die than tell! Go ahead and kill me if you dare! I will never betray the Shangguan family!"
Lü Fengxian: "huh?"
"No... I haven't even pressed them for answers yet, how come you've already revealed everything yourself? Can't you give me a little sense of involvement?"
After saying that, Lü Fengxian turned on her communication bracelet and sent a video call request to Shangguan Yinqin.
Beep…beep…
The application was approved.
"Wow!" Shangguan Yinqin exclaimed in surprise, then a familiar dreamy expression appeared on her face. "Brother Fengxian~ You've become even more handsome, and more manly! I love it so much~"
When am I not handsome?
However, Lü Fengxian didn't waste any more words and pointed the camera at the man in black inside the formation. "Alright, I have serious business with you. Is this the level of the assassins your family sent?"
"He's not even qualified to be my family's whetstone, too weak! Next time send someone stronger. I'll detain this guy for now and use him as a punching bag..."
"Bye."
the other side…
The capital city, the Shangguan family.
"Oh my, Brother Fengxian looks so handsome when he's so decisive and efficient!"
Inside the young lady's boudoir, Shangguan Yinqin hugged a pillow, her pretty face buried in it, her jade-like feet swinging casually. At this moment, her heart felt like it was being pounded by a train.
The personal maid said, "Miss, he clearly doesn't want to talk to you at all. How can he treat you like the son-in-law that Master introduced to you? I really don't know what you're thinking..."
The maid's eyes lit up when she mentioned the word "son-in-law".
Obviously not satisfied.
This maid not only served as an accompanying maid but also as a dowry maid, serving the young lady when she was unwell.
"Tch, a mere Earth-rank!"
"His looks aren't even a fraction as good as Brother Fengxian's; he's utterly trash..."
Shangguan Yinqin scoffed at the prospective son-in-law, waving her hand dismissively, "If you want him, then go ahead and take him. I don't care, and I'm canceling this marriage!"
"Even my father can't stop me!"
"At worst, I'll just run away from home, humph!"
"My lady, you must be careful what you say, or the master will be angry." The maid quickly covered Shangguan Yinqin's mouth and looked around warily.
"Luckily, no one was there..."
"call……"
After confirming that no one was watching, he breathed a sigh of relief.
tread.
"Xiao Mei, want to come out of Yong'an City with me for a bit of fun?" Shangguan Yinqin got off the bed and grabbed the maid's breasts with her delicate hands. "These past few days have been nothing but blind dates, I'm so annoyed!"
"Eek~ Meow~"
Xiao Mei let out a strange murmur, "Miss, this won't do. Master said you need to spend more time with Young Master Nangong these next few days..."
"I think it's you who wants to spend more time with him!"
After saying that, Shangguan Yinqin pinched him hard.
"He or me, you choose!"
"If you truly love him, I will give you your freedom and let you pursue your own love. I will then find you another maid."
Without a second thought, Xiao Mei completely forgot about the prospective son-in-law.
“I will definitely choose Miss. If it weren’t for your kindness, Xiao Mei would probably have starved to death on the streets long ago. Since then, I have vowed to follow Miss for the rest of my life,” she said.
"Then come with me, and I'll introduce you to Brother Fengxian."
"Miss, you?"
“Brother Fengxian is definitely not the kind of person who would hang himself on one tree. Rather than letting him go around attracting bees and butterflies, it would be better to plant one of our own people in here.”
The conversation between these two people has a distinctly imperial feel to it, reminiscent of the concubines in the imperial harem.
……
The training room in the east courtyard of the Lü residence.
"call…"
Head maid Shen Yue sat cross-legged on a high futon, meditating intently.
"call……"
Xiaomeng and Timao were practicing the [Star Soul Technique], which they had never encountered before. They guided their soul power to flow through the newly formed soul meridians in their bodies, and fragrant sweat kept flowing out.
Especially for the Timo, the centaur's structure is very different from that of humans, making cultivation extremely difficult.
The other maids were all struggling to break through to the Earth Rank, and their faces showed signs of pain.
"Young Master said that we must break through before tomorrow..."
"call…"
"call……"
"It hurts so much... but the young master ordered me to... no, I must hold on!"
Most of the maids in the East Courtyard shared similar circumstances. When they were impoverished or facing life-or-death situations, Lü Fengxian would appear like sunshine, dispelling their gloom.
Although they would tease the young master a few times on ordinary days because his cultivation level was not progressing much.
But this only applies to those who are close to the young master and have been influenced by him, so they have become less reserved in their speech and get along very casually with him.
However, if any outsider dares to say a word out of turn, their legs will be broken!
We must break through!
"Now that Young Master is already a Heavenly Rank expert, how can we stand still? We must become his ally..."
The same thought sprouted in the hearts of all the maids.
squeak-
"Did I disturb you?"
Just then, Lü Fengxian pushed open the door of the training room and walked in, with Zhang Liuye hanging around her neck and carrying a clean black-clad man in her hand.
As the somewhat composed voice fell, all the maids looked up, their faces filled with astonishment.
Have we been in seclusion for several years?
How come the 19-year-old young master looks like he's in his twenties?
Is it an illusion?
Rubbing your eyes...
Now it's clearer; he definitely looks to be in his early twenties, with a much more rugged face and duller hair—all evidence of the passage of time.
Apart from Shen Yue, the other members of the maid group were in seclusion last night and therefore unaware of the situation.
"Young Master, we have failed your expectations!"
"Please punish us!" they cried in unison, kneeling on the ground.
"Huh?" Lü Fengxian was taken aback and scratched her face. "Didn't I say come tomorrow? Just break through before the reward team arrives, there's no need to rush."
"Here!"
As he spoke, he threw the man in black over.
"The sandbags I found for you are useless for burying yourselves in training. You need real combat to better understand them and break through your bottlenecks. Star Soul Technique is for combat, so just practicing hard won't work."
After saying that, he released part of the restraints on the man in black.
"Hey, you can fight back, but you can't hurt them. You have to use just the right amount of force, understand?"
"I'm a ruthless killer!" The man in black brandished the dagger in his hand, grinning, eyes wide, and brandishing it. "Can't you at least respect my profession? Holding back? I don't know how..."
"If you don't know, you'll get beaten up!"
boom!
Bang!
Snapped!
boom!
The sounds of intense fighting rang out.
"No, I'll die if I hurt them..."
However, the man in black would suddenly withdraw his attack each time he made a move. This dignified Heaven-rank expert could not even defeat a mere Earth-rank maid and was instead left in a predicament of being beaten up.
Bang! Bang! Smack! Bang!
"But you can hold back, for example..."
"This is so hard!!!"