201: Chapter 81 Respectable but Overconfident

Seeing Ouyang Feng and Hong Qi fighting for real, Medicine Master Huang, Meng Li, and the others leaped to high ground to find a suitable vantage point.

Medicine Master Huang found the tallest peach tree nearby and stood alone on a branch.

Meng Li and Mu Nianci, along with Guo Jing and Huang Rong, stood in pairs.

Ouyang Ke found a spot for himself.

Having found their spots and vantage points, the group began to watch the battle intently.

Medicine Master Huang watched for a while, sighing inwardly.

He had spent most of his time in recent years on Peach Blossom Island to Cultivate his Martial Arts, thinking that after Wang Chongyang's death, he would become number one in the world.

He hadn't expected to first encounter a freak like Meng Li, whose Martial Arts were not inferior to his own despite his young age.

Now, the strength displayed by Hong Qi and Ouyang Feng also made him uncertain of a steady win.

On the other side, Meng Li watched with great interest.

Although he was already certain that his strength surpassed the Four Masters, the battle between Hong Qi and Ouyang Feng still had something to attract him: their attainments in the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and Toad Kung Fu.

The passive effect of the Wedding Dress Divine Skill allowed him to achieve one-click mastery of these two Martial Arts.

Hong Qi and Ouyang Feng's attainments in them were beyond mastery.

Furthermore, when the same Martial Arts are performed by different people, the effects vary.

For example, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

In Hong Qi's hands, it reached the pinnacle of external techniques.

The Late Stage Guo Jing mixed in the Nine Yin Manual, achieving a balance of hardness and softness.

And when performed by Qiao Feng... it was practically invincible!

Meng Li followed a path of drawing from many sources; he never intended to be invincible with just one Martial Arts, but he wouldn't miss the chance to absorb experience.

Beside him, Mu Nianci also watched with some realization.

Having received personal guidance from Meng Li, her Martial Arts and insight were no longer what they used to be.

Her current strength could not compare to the Four Masters, but she could still understand the battle and draw experience from it.

The same was true for Guo Jing.

He was mainly watching Hong Qi's use of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

As this Martial Arts was passed down through the same lineage, the more he watched, the more inspired he felt, so he subconsciously began practicing as he watched.

Huang Rong's learning was diverse but not specialized; at this moment, her vision in Martial Arts was not as good as Guo Jing's. After watching for a while without understanding much, she lost interest and turned to see Guo Jing's performance, secretly marveling and guessing that he had received divine instruction, as his Martial Arts had improved greatly.

Not far away, Ouyang Ke also didn't really get into the battle.

Seeing Guo Jing's performance, his eyes flickered, and he quietly took out a Snake-shaped dart, throwing it at Guo Jing.

As the dart approached, Guo Jing, who was in a state of "Epiphany," was completely unaware.

Huang Rong was immediately startled: "Brother Jing, be careful!"

With that, she flashed forward to intercept the dart, then wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine by throwing it back at Ouyang Ke. But halfway through the motion, she noticed Ouyang Ke was on guard and felt that throwing it back wouldn't be very useful, so her dark eyes darted around, and she flicked the dart toward Ouyang Feng, who was fighting Hong Qi.

Although the idea was good, Ouyang Feng was no pushover either.

As soon as the dart approached, he noticed it, immediately pulled away to dodge, and at the same time, struck out a blast of Toad Kung Fu Qi strength toward Guo Jing and Huang Rong.

Medicine Master Huang was startled and instinctively wanted to intercept it.

But Guo Jing, who was closer, reacted faster, shielding Huang Rong without a second thought.

Medicine Master Huang's movement paused.

Seeing this, Mu Nianci instinctively wanted to help but was stopped by Meng Li.

Thus, that blast of Qi strength hit Guo Jing squarely.

Guo Jing's figure immediately became unstable, and he tumbled from the high ground, then instinctively circulated his Internal Energy to dissolve the Qi strength that had entered his body.

Once the Qi strength was dissolved, his whole body swayed.

Huang Rong, who had landed with him, hurriedly supported him and asked worriedly, "Brother Jing, how are you?"

Seeing this, Hong Qi immediately forced Ouyang Feng back with a move, then stopped, using his Lightness Skill to rush to Guo Jing's side to check his condition.

"Jinger, are you alright?" he asked with concern.

Before Guo Jing could answer, Ouyang Feng, who arrived later, hypocritically said to Huang Rong, "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry just now and didn't have time to hold back. I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Huang Rong glared at him and snorted, "My father is here, how could you hurt me?"

Medicine Master Huang said helplessly, "Two Seniors are competing in Martial Arts here, why are you being so meddlesome?"

"Brother Ouyang's Toad Kung Fu is very powerful; if he hadn't shown mercy, your life would have been gone long ago."

Unexpectedly, Huang Rong said, "I'm not afraid, I have Brother Jing."

Saying this, she hugged Guo Jing's arm and boasted to Medicine Master Huang, "Father, did you see? Just now, it was Brother Jing who stepped forward to save me."

Then, Huang Rong praised Guo Jing again, "Brother Jing, you're truly amazing."

Medicine Master Huang had naturally seen Guo Jing step forward to block the move for Huang Rong.

Therefore, his view of Guo Jing had changed. Seeing Huang Rong being intimate with him now, he was not as Life Qi as before, but he still couldn't help but say sourly, "A young lad who doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, actually daring to step forward to block Brother Ouyang's Toad Kung Fu."

"If it weren't for him giving me Face, your bones would have been broken and your tendons snapped."

Hearing this, Guo Jing hurriedly cupped his hands to Ouyang Feng to express his thanks: "Thank you, Senior Ouyang, for showing mercy."

Ouyang Feng gave a noncommittal grunt and said nothing.

Huang Rong did not intend to let it go just like that, taking the opportunity to continue improving Guo Jing's image in front of Medicine Master Huang: "Then Brother Jing is even more respectable. He knew he was no match but still stepped forward to save me, which shows there is no one in this world who dotes on Ronger more than him."

Seeing this, Meng Li also took the opportunity to give an assist: "There is some truth to that."

"They say 'an ant trying to shake a giant tree, laughably overestimating itself,' but I think changing the word 'laughable' to 'respectable' is more moving."

"After all, not everyone in this world has the courage to continue when they know it's impossible."

Hong Qi stroked the stubble on his chin and clicked his tongue, "An ant shaking a giant tree, respectable recklessness? Not bad, that sounds right."

Medicine Master Huang glanced at Guo Jing, lost in thought.

Mu Nianci also realized at this time that Meng Li had stopped her from helping Guo Jing because he saw that the attack wouldn't hurt Guo Jing much and wanted to give him a chance to show off.

Thus, she pursed her lips and said nothing.

At this time, Hong Qi approached Ouyang Feng again: "Old Poison, our match just now was undecided, let's fight again."

Ouyang Feng naturally wouldn't show weakness: "Fine, I haven't fully experienced your high moves yet."

Seeing this, Medicine Master Huang quickly stepped forward to stop them: "Wait, you two have already exchanged over a thousand moves and are still evenly matched. If you keep fighting, I'm afraid you won't be able to settle it anytime soon. It's almost dark now, why not stop for now and settle it at the Hua Shan Sword Conference."

"You are both honored guests of my Peach Blossom Island; you can't come here and just focus on fighting without even having food and wine."

"Besides, didn't you come to propose marriage?"

Seeing Medicine Master Huang say this, Hong Qi and Ouyang Feng had no choice but to drop the idea of continuing the match.

Shortly after, Medicine Master Huang led everyone to the main hall where he entertained guests.

Upon arriving, Medicine Master Huang and Huang Rong sat in the main seats at the top.

Guo Jing, Hong Qigong, Meng Li, and Mu Nianci were on the left.

Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Ke were on the right.

After the food and wine were served, Ouyang Ke took the initiative to ask: "Senior Huang, regarding the marriage between Miss Huang and me, how do you plan to choose between me and Young Hero Guo?"

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