Chapter 119: A Sudden Kick

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Chapter 119: A Sudden Kick

Du Jinlong’s mad-dog-like assault sent Kuihu leaping and darting all over the place.

At that moment, Du Jinlong’s state of mind had already been pushed to the brink of collapse by Kuihu. If he could not defeat Kuihu today, Kuihu would become a demon in his heart—one he would never be able to eradicate for the rest of his life.

After dodging for a while, Kuihu summoned his axe as well. From time to time, he used it to block an attack, but most of the time he simply led Du Jinlong around in circles. No one understood why Kuihu refused to meet Du Jinlong’s attacks head-on.

This time, as Li Hao watched the duel between Kuihu and Du Jinlong, he did not play his flute to interfere. He merely observed the battle in silence. Ling Guanghan knew best that if Kuihu launched an all-out assault, Du Jinlong could withstand no more than a hundred moves. After that, Du Jinlong would certainly lose.

Having witnessed Kuihu’s previous battle, Ling Guanghan understood perfectly how powerful he was. If the two of them fought, even if Kuihu yielded two minor stages of cultivation, they would at most end in a draw. That was why Ling Guanghan could not understand why Kuihu was deliberately holding back against Du Jinlong.

Although Kuihu and Du Jinlong were not exchanging many full-powered attacks, even their occasional clashes caused the laws of heaven and earth within a thousand yards to erupt into turmoil.

For cultivators above the Wandering Realm, if strength were used to measure their power, every attack they unleashed possessed a force of more than ten thousand pounds. After all, even an ordinary person normally possessed four or five hundred pounds of strength. If an ordinary person were struck casually by one of their attacks, he would be reduced to ashes on the spot.

Even an ordinary cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm would not dare approach the shock waves of their full-powered collisions. Should one be caught within the aftermath of their battle, his seven orifices would bleed from the force.

The clash between Du Jinlong and Kuihu had continued for eight minutes. As time passed, Du Jinlong grew increasingly alarmed.

Although Kuihu was still two minor stages below him, the Kuihu of today was utterly different from the one he had faced last time. Previously, Kuihu had been unable to withstand ten moves from him. This time, however, Kuihu had endured more than a hundred, and still showed no sign of defeat. How could Du Jinlong not be astonished by such an unbelievable development?

At that moment, Kuihu saw Du Jinlong stop and asked in confusion, “Hey, Little Poison Dragon, are you still holding up? Oh, right—you already said earlier that you couldn’t. Look at my memory. I forgot so quickly. Sorry about that.”

Du Jinlong ground his teeth furiously, glaring at Kuihu with flames of anger blazing in his eyes.

Seeing his helpless expression, Kuihu gloated shamelessly.

He even hopped around in front of Du Jinlong before deliberately stretching in a long, comfortable yawn. In Du Jinlong’s eyes, that gesture was the ultimate insult.

Watching Kuihu torment Du Jinlong like this, Li Hao and the others could not help chuckling.

Lu Yao said, “I never imagined Brother Kuihu could be so mischievous.”

Qin Zhen immediately added, “Little Sister Lu Yao, you have no idea. Brother Tiger has countless wicked schemes for tormenting people. Once you spend more time with him, you’ll discover that he’s even worse.”

Hearing this, Lu Yao glanced at Li Hao beside her. Noticing her gaze, Li Hao asked curiously, “Why are you looking at me, Little Yao?”

Upon hearing his question, Lu Yao replied, “Brother Li Hao, don’t learn bad habits from Brother Kuihu. Otherwise, I—I won’t speak to you anymore.”

Her voice grew softer and softer. Clearly, she was rather embarrassed to have said such a thing. Li Hao was left torn between laughter and tears. Lin Xueyou looked at Lu Yao with a meaningful smile.

Zhen Ba, Li Zhan, and Qin Zhen could no longer contain themselves, and their laughter shook the heavens and earth. Ling Guanghan was not yet familiar with them, so he merely smiled faintly.

Their teasing left Lu Yao even more embarrassed. She could only run over, clutch Lin Xueyou’s arm, and plead coquettishly, “Sister Xueyou, they’re bullying me. Help me teach them a lesson.”

The more time Lin Xueyou spent with Lu Yao, the more fond she became of this extraordinarily pure-hearted girl. By now, Lin Xueyou truly regarded Lu Yao as her younger sister.

Hearing Lu Yao’s plea, Lin Xueyou glared at the others.

The power of that single glance was enough to make heaven and earth tremble and the spirits weep. Their laughter abruptly ceased. They all stared blankly at her captivatingly seductive eye-roll, momentarily lost in its charm.

Even Ling Guanghan, who was still practically a stranger to them, could not help praising her inwardly.

“This princess really is beautiful.”

Ahem, ahem, ahem!

Li Hao was the first to recover. Seeing the expressions on everyone’s faces, he deliberately coughed several times before finally dragging their wandering souls back to reality.

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After recovering, Qin Zhen said to Lin Xueyou, “Sister Xueyou, do you have any more eye-rolls? If you do, give us a few more. I certainly don’t mind.”

Li Zhan, standing nearby, heard Qin Zhen’s shameless remark and immediately reached out to rap him on the head with his knuckles. The blow ignited Qin Zhen’s anger.

Qin Zhen did not spare Li Zhan’s dignity in the slightest. He said, “Just now, someone was pretending to be completely calm. Having a fake friend like you is truly disappointing.”

Rendered speechless, Li Zhan could only smile sheepishly and scratch his head.

After going through several experiences together, everyone had grown familiar with one another, which was why Qin Zhen now dared to behave so recklessly. Lin Xueyou was not angry either. To conceal her own embarrassment, she said, “You want to watch your sister make a fool of herself? Dream on. I think your skin is itching for a beating.”

Qin Zhen immediately shrank his neck in fear. The lesson from last time was still fresh in everyone’s minds.

Watching how harmoniously they interacted, Ling Guanghan felt an indescribable sense of disappointment. He felt like an outsider, so he could only raise his head and silently gaze into the distance.

They noticed the change in Ling Guanghan’s mood and reined themselves in somewhat.

Ling Guanghan was lost in thought for only a moment before offering everyone a faint smile. They exchanged smiles in return.

Who could have imagined that one sentence from Lu Yao and a single eye-roll from Lin Xueyou would possess such devastating power? To ease the awkward atmosphere, Li Hao called out to Lin Xueyou.

“Sister Xueyou!”

“Hmm?”

“You shouldn’t give seductive glances anymore. They’re simply too harmful to other people.”

Li Hao waited until Lin Xueyou answered before saying this. She had not expected him to openly tease her. Although his words delighted her greatly, that did not mean she would spare him.

The moment Li Hao said this, everyone looked at him, thinking inwardly:

“As expected of the Young Master. He truly is extraordinary.”

Just as everyone was admiring Li Hao’s courage, a long, shapely leg had already extended toward him. Before he could react, Lin Xueyou kicked him off the clouds.

That kick also swept away all the disorderly thoughts in everyone’s minds. They could only swallow nervously.

Kuihu and Du Jinlong were still trading verbal blows when, all of a sudden, a red-robed young man dropped from the sky. In the eyes of Kuihu and Du Jinlong, this strange and comical celestial visitor only barely managed to steady himself before hitting the ground.

Li Hao landed beside Kuihu, then patted his chest and muttered to himself, “That was close, that was close!”

Seeing Li Hao suddenly tumble down, Kuihu was utterly baffled. He no longer had the time to argue with Du Jinlong and hurriedly asked Li Hao, “Young Master, what happened to you?”

Li Hao gave an awkward smile and replied, “I’m fine, I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. You two carry on.”

Kuihu readily agreed. “You got it!”

He really did turn back to Du Jinlong and resume their verbal battle. However, being interrupted by Li Hao had made him forget where he had left off. He could only ask Du Jinlong, “Hey, Little Poison Dragon, what was I insulting you about just now?”

Du Jinlong looked at him as though he were an idiot and said, “Do you take me for an idiot?”

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Kuihu replied, “Are you an idiot?”

Du Jinlong was rendered so exasperated that he nearly wept. He said to Kuihu, “You’re the idiot.”

Kuihu said, “If you aren’t an idiot, why won’t you answer my question?”

So furious that he could manage only a single word, Du Jinlong spat, “You…”

Du Jinlong was utterly stifled. He raised the long sword in his hand, preparing to fight Kuihu to the death.

Just as he was about to strike, six young men and women suddenly appeared in the sky. Four men and two women—the six were Lin Xueyou and the others.

Du Jinlong and Kuihu were interrupted once again.

When Lin Xueyou kicked Li Hao away, she had said to those beside her, “We’re going down too.”

Although Lin Xueyou’s kick had seemed like an act of anger born from embarrassment, she had measured her strength carefully. She had calculated that Li Hao would be able to steady himself before landing, and only then had she kicked him.

Li Hao also knew that Lin Xueyou had not truly intended to hurt him. She had kicked him merely to ease the awkwardness. His misfortune was entirely deserved; he had brought it upon himself.

No one could say whether this was simply flirtatious banter between a man and a woman.

After Li Hao flew away, the others nodded when they heard Lin Xueyou’s words. That was why Kuihu and Du Jinlong now found themselves facing this scene.

Once again, their battle was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Lin Xueyou and the others.

Seeing all his friends arrive at his side, Kuihu asked curiously, “Why did you all come down?”

Qin Zhen was always the most eager to answer questions. He fabricated an explanation on the spot. “It was too hard to see your performance from those clouds so high above, so we came down.”

His answer left everyone torn between laughter and tears. Ling Guanghan was once again left wide-eyed with amazement. In his heart, these young men were simply far too distinctive.

At that moment, Du Jinlong had only one thought:

“That bastard Kuihu really did bring reinforcements. No wonder he dared provoke me so openly.”

After seeing the seven people in Li Hao’s group arrive, Du Jinlong could no longer maintain his arrogance. He had already begun contemplating retreat.

Just as Du Jinlong was preparing to flee, Qin Zhen spoke again.

“None of us are taking sides. We’re only here to watch the show. Isn’t that right, Young Master?”

Hearing Qin Zhen ask him, Li Hao cooperated and said, “That’s right. We’re here to watch the show, not to help anyone.”

Du Jinlong thought inwardly:

“I’d sooner believe in ghosts than believe you. Save that nonsense for children.”

Kuihu noticed Du Jinlong’s eyes darting about suspiciously and immediately knew that he intended to run.

How could Kuihu possibly let him off so easily?