Two Sects and One School Resort to Force

"Listen up. Get yourself ready. I’ve already spoken to the head manor lord of Peach Blossom Mountain Manor. Tomorrow, you’re going to Peach Blossom Mountain Manor to properly study martial arts under the four manor lords," Jiang Long said after catching his breath.

Su Yu was stunned when he heard this. Jiang Xiaoyu looked utterly unwilling as he said, "I’m not going. Practicing my Shadowless Hand is enough for me."

"There’s no room for discussion! The four manor lords of Peach Blossom Mountain Manor are all First-Rate Experts, yet they’re far stronger than Uncle Zhang and me. Even the Lion Tiger Gang’s leader and I could tell that those four manor lords of Peach Blossom Mountain Manor definitely came from some major power. Their martial arts are all top-tier techniques. It’s laughable that the Three Great Families actually wanted to work with sects outside Jiangnan to destroy Peach Blossom Mountain Manor."

Jiang Long looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and spoke slowly.

Jiang Xiaoyu said indifferently, "What does that have to do with me? The Shadowless Hand is the strongest martial art in the world. Practicing just the Shadowless Hand is enough."

Jiang Long immediately slapped Jiang Xiaoyu on the head. "Shadowless Hand, my ass! I’m telling you, if you don’t go to Peach Blossom Mountain Manor tomorrow, I’ll send you back to the countryside and have people watch you every day so you can’t leave. Let’s see how you practice your Shadowless Hand then."

Jiang Xiaoyu’s face darkened. He said with extreme reluctance, "I’ll go, all right…"

On the rooftop, Su Yu stroked his chin. It seemed he had guessed right. How could no one covet such a huge piece of meat as Peach Blossom Mountain Manor? Su Yu used the Heavenly Secret Finger to calculate which sects the Three Great Families would cooperate with. Then he could tell Qu Lingfeng and the others, so they could prepare themselves.

Su Yu did not plan to interfere directly in this matter. He intended to let Qu Lingfeng and the other three handle it first. If they truly could not resolve it later, he would step in himself.

A moment later, Su Yu calculated the sects involved. The Three Great Families had formed an alliance with three sects, all located near Jiangnan: the Mad Blade Sect, the Flowing Sword Sect, and the Black Tortoise Sect. None of these three sects had appeared in Legend of the Condor Heroes, but their sect leaders were all First-Rate Experts.

With those three First-Rate Experts, plus the First-Rate Experts from the Three Great Families, there were six First-Rate Experts in total. Furthermore, their second-rate and third-rate experts combined greatly outnumbered those of Peach Blossom Mountain Manor. Looking at it this way, if Qu Lingfeng could not quickly break through to Super First-Rate, it would definitely be a major threat to Peach Blossom Mountain Manor.

Peach Blossom Mountain Manor

Su Yu did not go wandering around the Three Great Families again. He returned directly to the manor, and after coming back, he told Qu Lingfeng about the matter first.

Qu Lingfeng did not seem particularly surprised. He said calmly, "Junior Brother, thank you. Actually, I already knew that the Three Great Families intended to cooperate with sects near Jiangnan, but I didn’t know exactly which sects. For the safety of Peach Blossom Mountain Manor, that’s why I’ve been training desperately lately, hoping to break through to Super First-Rate as soon as possible."

"As long as my cultivation reaches Super First-Rate, let alone six First-Rate Experts, I wouldn’t be worried even if there were a dozen or twenty of them. After all, the martial arts of our Peach Blossom Island are no joke."

Su Yu smiled and nodded. "All right, then. Eldest Senior Brother, keep training. If you truly can’t resolve it later, I’ll step in."

Qu Lingfeng nodded and said with a smile, "It’s precisely because you’re here that I’m not so worried."

"Haha, Eldest Senior Brother, don’t count entirely on me. I’ll only act when the four of you truly can’t beat them," Su Yu said with a smile.

Qu Lingfeng smiled faintly. "That’s enough. If we had to rely entirely on you, then the four of us might as well stop running Peach Blossom Mountain Manor."

"Brother, Brother, come teach me a new tune." At that moment, Huang Rou ran over, grabbed Su Yu’s hand, and spoke.

Su Yu smiled and nodded. Then he picked Huang Rou up and said, "All right, let’s go."

As he spoke, Su Yu looked at Qu Lingfeng. "Eldest Senior Brother, we’ll be leaving first."

Qu Lingfeng nodded slightly, and Su Yu left while carrying Huang Rou.

Su Yu carried Huang Rou to the place where they practiced the guqin. Huang Rou immediately said, "Brother, I want to learn the tune you mentioned this morning."

"All right, I’ll teach you one Thought of Reincarnation." Su Yu smiled and nodded. Then he explained the score to Huang Rou and gradually had her practice it herself, while Huang Rong, Qu Xiaoling, and Lu Guanying quietly watched from the side as three spectators.

Su Yu glanced at Huang Rong and said helplessly, "Silly Rong’er, what are you looking at? Are you a spectator too? Get over here and practice with Xiao Rou Er."

"Oh, okay." Huang Rong immediately ran over to her guqin and began learning from Su Yu.

After watching for a while, Qu Xiaoling left to train, while Lu Guanying gradually slipped away as well. Su Yu saw the lively look in Huang Rong’s eyes, as though she also wanted to run. He directly used True Qi to hold Huang Rong’s feet in place.

Sure enough, not long afterward, Huang Rong tried to run. Then she froze in confusion and burst into tears. "Wuwu, Brother, m-my feet can’t move?"

Her feet had suddenly stopped moving, frightening Huang Rong half to death.

Su Yu smiled. "Stop crying. There’s nothing wrong with your legs. I just fixed your feet in place for a moment. Are you still going to run?"

"Hmph! Stinky brother, bad brother, I’ll beat you to death…" Huang Rong was so angry that her whole face scrunched up.

Su Yu smiled, pinched Huang Rong’s little cheeks, and said, "All right, all right. Don’t look like you want to eat me. I’m telling you, if you don’t learn one Thought of Reincarnation by today, don’t even think about leaving that chair."

"I’m going to tell Mother you bullied me!" Huang Rong said with a wronged expression.

Su Yu waved his hand. "I’m not afraid anyway. Besides, we’re in Jiangnan right now. Where are you going to complain?"

"Ah… Stinky brother, let me go! I want to play." Huang Rong immediately shouted.

Su Yu smiled and said, "Go ahead and shout slowly. If you don’t learn one Thought of Reincarnation, I definitely won’t let you go. You might not even get dinner."

Huang Rong immediately fell into deep thought. Should she stand her ground or compromise? At the thought of dinner, well, Huang Rong immediately compromised. With great reluctance, she began practicing the guqin with all her might.

Watching this, Su Yu smiled and stroked his chin as he muttered, "Looks like this method works pretty well. I’ll do it like this from now on…"

Huang Rong suddenly felt a chill down her back. She looked up at Su Yu, who said, "What are you looking at? Keep practicing. Think about your dinner."

Huang Rong: "…"

At that moment, Huang Rong had cursed Su Yu a hundred thousand times in her heart. If she and Su Yu had not shared the same parents, she would have cursed their parents too.