Imperial Treasure

Chapter 1407 - 817: Instant Defeat, Acquaintance?

"Hmm, I’m not in a rush... I just feel that everyone is cultivating, and if there are too many enemies in the future, even if I can’t help, I definitely can’t hold us back..."

Pu Qinghan’s reasoning was quite solid.

Sui Yi put the herbs into the medicine pot behind him.

His tone was somewhat light and carefree.

"It’s not necessary."

"I don’t mind protecting you a few more times."

Casually spoken, it left Pu Qinghan both surprised and amused.

"If you were a man, I suppose we, the still unmarried women over thirty, wouldn’t be able to resist you."

Sui Yi lit the fire and turned around, "Then I must choose carefully."

The two of them exchanged smiles.

But just as the fragrance of herbs filled the kitchen, Sui Yi looked out the window, his tone serene.

"Watch the stove for me."

Huh?

"Guests have arrived but not entered, I must go out to greet them..."

Sui Yi washed his hands and walked towards the glass door.

Pu Qinghan followed his gaze outside, only to see the blue sky, white clouds, and swirling cherry blossoms.

And at this moment, in a bustling area of Guangzhou.

In Guangzhou, food is a culture, and breakfast is especially a culture, even in a mixed crowd of people.

Hermits from Jianghu and social traders gathered at this famous trade place in the nation, eating, drinking, discussing business, and even engaging in new professions — martial masters.

There are also new identities emerging — martial students.

These youthful and energetic young men and teenagers have shown immense interest and enthusiasm for martial arts, a passion that defies description by physics, chemistry, biology, etc.

So, the usual breakfast shops in Guangzhou are packed with these people, and lately, many of these martial students have been watching one table.

This table stands out, probably because the narrow sword scar and the large sword carried on the back are too eye-catching, immediately letting others know this is an extremely formidable master.

"It’s a sword."

"Such a big sword, to be permitted to carry it, how strong must one be? At least S-level, right?"

"Probably."

"That’s terrifying."

But how many noticed that the swordsman carrying the long sword paid more attention to another companion during their conversation?

The companion had a sallow complexion, a thin body, and when speaking, his eyes drifted involuntarily over the expressions of some young women present.

Of course, his gaze often fell on the expressions of a table of guests in the corner.

That table had three people, a graceful woman with a child, and a woman with a cold demeanor.

Whether it was the woman or the other, they were both exceptionally good-looking; it wasn’t just these two capable masters who often glanced at them.

Because they were too obvious, the woman frowned and muttered, "People from the Northeast are so presumptuous."

"The Northeast duo Dao Tuo and Obscene Spirit, one skilled in the Wind Blade Technique, the other in stealth assassination, together they can take down an SS-level master, making them quite troublesome."

The cold woman poured a cup of milk tea and took a sip.

"But they seem a bit worried."

"Can you hear them?"

"I’m listening."

Dao Tuo was indeed a bit restless, seeing that Obscene Spirit was still as lustful as ever, he grew even more impatient.

"We’re in this situation now, and you’re still thinking of beauties?"

Obscene Spirit was nonchalant, "What’s there to be afraid of? Didn’t they say that the officials have already rejected it... You have to believe in the abilities of Mr. Bai. Don’t be so skittish, it’s laughable."

Dao Tuo found no comfort, but rather, with a dark face, said, "It’s easy for you to say, but who doesn’t know that Sui Yi is mysterious and unpredictable, extraordinarily powerful ten years ago, and always known for cunning tactics. Just think about how cautious the officials were with her ten years ago... What if she comes looking for us?"

"You also know they were cautious... Now is different from before, she’s been gone ten years, and when she returned, wouldn’t the officials have conducted surveillance?"

"You mean..."

"After she returned to the Capital City, monitoring of her Inner Strength was conducted... Heavily injured, her power is only S-level at most. If she comes, you and I together can easily kill her..."

Obscene Spirit stroked his chin, his eyes narrowed to slits.

"Besides, it’s said that woman is quite a beauty..."

But suddenly, a staff member from the shop approached.

"Gentlemen, there are two people outside saying they are looking for you, and they sent this."

The staff handed a piece of paper to Dao Tuo.

The latter took it with skepticism, opened it, and his face suddenly turned grim, slamming his hand on the table.

"Rubbish!"

Alright then, what on earth was written on that paper to infuriate Dao Tuo so? The staff, with sharp eyes, took a quick look and felt awkward.

Obscene Spirit saw it, grabbed the paper with his hand, crumbled it into powder, his expression turned dark, "It seems trouble has come knocking, let’s go have a look, we’ll continue eating later."

With a swift movement, the two darted out.

Inside the shop.

"Hey, what was on the paper just now?"

A curious customer asked, the staff cautiously looked outside and said, "Two lumps of poo."

Everyone: "...."

Outside.

Dao Tuo and Obscene Spirit had already seen the two people.

Two individuals, one sat with long legs crossed on a bench by the street, with short orange hair in a flamboyant style, leather boots, leather pants, a little leather jacket, wearing large sunglasses, exuding a star-like aura, and a presence that was unmatched.

However, talk about a woman’s charm, probably it didn’t match the woman beside, although casually dressed, her allure was intense, her face showed great impatience and arrogance, as she fanned herself with a fan often used by street vendors.

Hot, truly hot weather it was.

"It’s you!" Dao Tuo and Obscene Spirit were first shocked, then sneered.

Who dares act so fearlessly?

The originally impatient Flower Demon raised her eyebrows upon seeing them: "Oh, two pieces of crap have come out, I thought you were scared."

"Hey, little miss, three years ago you almost died by my hands. What’s this? Today you want to see your grandpa’s power, coming here on your own accord?"

Dao Tuo gripped his long blade tightly.

The Obscene Spirit swept his gaze over and laughed sinisterly.

"No more talking, it’s so hot today, I haven’t even had breakfast yet... Goblin, this Dao Tuo is mine, that lecher is yours."

Gong Jiu stood up from her chair and stretched lazily....

Swish!

Dao Tuo’s blade was unsheathed!

As expected, it’s at the peak of S-level!

And the Obscene Spirit had disappeared.

Crash!

The fight broke out as expected, the people on the street erupted in chaos, hurriedly retreating...

The blade light was overbearing.

Then there was a booming sound.

Gong Jiu’s fist had already smashed into that blade light.

There was a beautiful leather glove on her fist, but the problem was her punch contained the rare Spiral Force, combined with the Inch Murder Technique, which shattered the blade light with one punch, followed by a shadow.

The fist landed on Dao Tuo’s abdomen.

A dull thud.

His abdomen was pierced with a hole, his neck was gripped by Gong Jiu’s left hand, her foot lifted.

Crack!

His left leg was forcibly broken.

Instant kill, brutal kill!

Meanwhile.

The Obscene Spirit was shocked while in hiding, his first reaction was not to ambush the Flower Demon, but to flee!

Because Gong Jiu was unexpectedly at the SS-level!

"Trying to escape? Haha."

The Flower Demon didn’t move, just flung a long whip.

The whip cracked, and even the concrete road it hit cracked open half a meter wide. At the end of the crack, the hiding Obscene Spirit cried out, shot out of the air, and upon landing couldn’t care about the ghastly wounds on his face and chest, turning to leap away....

His leg was suddenly entangled, then lashed by the whip again....

Boom!

The man was fiercely thrown against the wall, bounced back, whipped again!

Pow pow pow, back and forth several times until he was a bloody mess.

Then with a couple of clangs, both of them landed in the large trash bin on the street side.

Dead?

No, it was just that their tendons and such were ruined, leaving them half-dead.

This was truly ruthless!

With a flick of the wrist, the long whip wrapped around the waist, becoming a belt, the Flower Demon flicked her long hair, "Let’s go, time to eat."

The breakfast shop was already quiet.

The two sat in the spots originally occupied by Dao Tuo and his ally, glancing at the breakfast on the table.

Gong Jiu sneered at the staff, "The people are gone, and you left it for ghosts to eat... clean it up and bring two more servings."

"Alright, alright."

Never have I seen such an audacious woman.

Gong Jiu pouted, scanning other people’s tables, genuinely feeling hungry.

"Guangzhou’s breakfasts are famous, I used to eat them a few times when I came to Guangzhou for business... today I have to eat more before leaving."

Gong Jiu muttered, suddenly looking towards the corner.

The Flower Demon was pulling out a list, rows and rows of densely packed names... crossing off the last two names.

"Let’s buy some to take back. The plane leaves in an hour, buy some to send back for Sui Yi and the others as snacks... hey, what are you looking at?"

The Flower Demon turned her head, immediately smiling.

"Oh, an old acquaintance."

Nie Wanqing had already walked over.

"Miss Gong, Miss Hua, long time no see."

The Flower Demon: "Can we not start conversations this way?"

Gong Jiu: "Haha!"

Nie Wanqing smiled, and after sitting down said, "Recently there have been frequent reports of villains being eradicated in this area, it turns out you two were involved."

"We weren’t helping the people, just seeking revenge... weren’t you in Jiangnan before, why are you here again?"

The Flower Demon noticed Third Lady Yin, realizing: "Here to see someone?"

"Yes, I’ll be heading back in a few days."

"Why not return to the Capital City with us?"

Gong Jiu and the Flower Demon had ulterior motives. While Sui Yi seemed pretty formidable, they couldn’t put all their hopes on Sui Yi. If danger truly arose in the future, it’s wise to gather allies in advance.

This Nie Wanqing is at least a significant figure within the Nie Clan, has good connections with the noble Zhong Family group, has a background, power, and connections, and importantly, Sui Yi has a favor owed to her. It would be a waste not to bring her in as a good friend.

The two plotted well while Nie Wanqing shook her head, apologetically: "Not possible in the near future, there are matters within the clan... but we will likely meet again in a while."

"What do you mean by that...?"

"In half a month, it will be the day of the Thousand Years Martial Birth, all the noble clans of the martial arts world will appear... and the location is in the Capital City."