Chapter 185: Chapter 142: Of One Mind

Everyone looked as if they’d been struck by lightning.

Even the worldly Yan Zhen couldn’t help but gasp at the sight of Eunuch Liu’s palm strike.

Yang Shaorong’s expression darkened. ’Is Eunuch Liu trying to force this? To take him by force? If that’s the case, then even if I’m no match for him, I have to fight a few rounds.’

Chu Lingguang recalled his second day at the academy. Liu Wan had, with a single breath, knocked a dustpan off a wall twenty to thirty meters away. A student had asked Liu Wan if this skill of killing with one’s breath was called True Qi Transformation.

Liu Wan had mocked him for the question.

True Qi Transformation was a manifestation of reaching the pinnacle of Martial Arts.

Liu Wan had then explained that he could knock down the dustpan from twenty to thirty meters away with a single breath because he had opened his Qi Sea, making his breath seem endless.

’Could Eunuch Liu’s palm strike just now be the legendary True Qi Transformation?’

He was a good twenty to thirty meters from that wall, yet with a single palm strike, his Qi Force had taken physical form, leaving a distinct Palm Seal on its surface.

If that palm were to strike a person, Chu Lingguang, Emperor Yue Xuan, and the others all felt that even Dragon Elephant Power would be useless. Even awakening a sixth-level Dharma Aspect wouldn’t be enough to block that strike!

“I have fifty, sixty years of practice in this Kung Fu. If you become my disciple, fame and success will be yours. You’ll be able to bestow the title of Grandmaster on whomever you please. All I ask is that my Soft and Flexible Technique has a successor.”

Seeing Chu Lingguang frozen in shock, Eunuch Liu was very pleased with his reaction. He raised a slender hand, turning it over as he spoke.

Chu Lingguang snapped back to his senses.

’Eunuch Liu wants to take me as his disciple.’

He thought of Yang Shaorong’s words, and of how Guo Wei had taught him for the past two years as if he were his own son. ’Without Guo Wei, even with the help of Favor Points, I never would have made it to the academy.’

The Great Yuan Dynasty placed great importance on honoring one’s master and their teachings.

He still hadn’t fully repaid the Favors he owed Guo Wei.

’How could I abandon him now?’

High office, wealth, and glory—even the legacy of a peerless Cultivation Technique—some things had to be refused. He didn’t need Yang Shaorong’s reminder to know what to do.

He couldn’t bear to imagine the look of disappointment on Guo Wei’s face if he were to rush all the way from Baiyang County to the Qiling Governor’s Mansion just to see him abandon everything for fame and fortune to leave with Eunuch Liu.

So he said with a serious expression, “Thank you for your kind offer, Eunuch Liu. My master once told me that no matter the school of Kung Fu, one must cultivate it to its absolute limit and never be half-hearted or overly ambitious. My aptitude is poor, and I have yet to even scratch the surface of my master’s Flying Leaf Lotus Spear. I dare not dream of studying your Soft and Flexible Technique.”

As he spoke, Chu Lingguang gave Eunuch Liu a slight bow.

The man was a powerful figure from the Imperial City; the bow was both an apology and a plea for him to show mercy.

The onlookers heard his words.

Their expressions varied, but they couldn’t help the growing look of admiration for Chu Lingguang in their eyes.

The Great Yuan Dynasty placed great importance on honoring one’s master and their teachings.

But not everyone could resist such a great temptation and refrain from doing something that would bring shame to their master.

Eunuch Liu’s Soft and Flexible Technique was unfathomably profound, and his status far surpassed Guo Wei’s. One could only imagine the bright future awaiting Chu Lingguang if he became the eunuch’s disciple, yet he had refused without a moment’s hesitation.

For that sincerity alone, Chu Lingguang was worthy of every one of them taking him seriously.

Whether it was Yan Zhen, Emperor Yue Xuan, or even Fan Zhibian, they all inwardly exclaimed, ’What a good kid!’

“You would deny me face?”

Eunuch Liu asked, drawing out his words menacingly.

’In front of all these people… Chu Lingguang’s words were polite, but they gave me no way to back down gracefully. And besides, who the hell was Guo Wei? How dare this boy be so tactless?’

“I wouldn’t dare.”

Chu Lingguang kept his head lowered.

“Then how dare you refuse me?”

Eunuch Liu demanded, unleashing an invisible, thunderous pressure that bore down on Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang felt as if he’d been cornered in a valley by a primeval beast dozens of meters tall, with no escape in any direction. Yet, facing that terrifying pressure, Chu Lingguang raised his head. His voice rang out, firm and resolute. “My master’s kindness to me is as weighty as a mountain! I have not yet fulfilled my duty to him and dare not leave his side!”

“You…”

Eunuch Liu was furious.

“Eunuch Liu, why force the issue? My junior brother appreciates your kind intentions,”

Yang Shaorong interjected.

The Dantian Qi Sea within him surged as his aura climbed sharply. Eunuch Liu was openly trying to poach Chu Lingguang; as his senior brother, how could he just stand by and watch?

’That Soft and Flexible Technique is truly incredible.’

’But like Chu Lingguang, I too have a fearless heart.’

“Very well. I shall meet this Guo Wei myself. I want to see what kind of man he is to have earned two disciples like you.”

Eunuch Liu said indignantly.

“My master is weary from his journey. If you wish for a match, Eunuch, I am willing to face you in his place.”

Yang Shaorong retorted angrily.

’Eunuch Liu is using our master to threaten us.’

“Yang! You think I don’t dare…?”

Eunuch Liu raised his hand.

Yang Shaorong was undaunted. As his aura surged, a draconic shadow materialized behind him. The ground trembled with his every step, each one landing with immense force. The Qi Sea in his Dantian roared, his entire body poised to unleash its power.

If Eunuch Liu dared to strike, he would dare to fight back.

Chu Lingguang, Yan Zhen, and the others were all captivated by the draconic shadow behind Yang Shaorong.

Dragon Elephant Power.

Sixth-level Dharma Aspect.

Skin, Flesh, Tendons, Bones, Qi, and Spirit.

’The draconic shadow must be one of the Dharma Aspects of his Dragon Elephant Power,’ they thought. ’I just wonder which level is manifesting its power.’

Many people knew that Yang Shaorong had participated in the Imperial Examination and achieved excellent results, earning a direct appointment from the Court. He started as a Captain in South City, and within a few years, had been transferred to the Governor’s Mansion as a Captain.

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