Chapter 203: Chapter 147: Four Spears

「South City Pier.」

Guo Wei had clashed with the people from the Turkic Kingdom over Master Yan. Back then, the group of seventeen had been intimidated by Guo Wei’s Combat Power. After meekly handing over their silver taels, they used their connection to Master Yan to investigate and uncover Guo Wei’s identity.

The Turkic people, once they held a grudge, would find any way they could to retaliate.

Thinking about the recently established diplomatic relations between the Great Yuan and the Turkic Kingdom, and knowing they were in the wrong, they couldn’t openly retaliate against Guo Wei. So, under the guise of an official delegation, they had Lord Xu bring them to the Guo Wei Martial Arts Hall.

They knew that Grand Yuan Martial Artists placed great importance on their reputation. If Guo Wei were to lose face at their hands, he would have no place left in the Great Yuan. This would be a fate worse than death for him.

And that’s what led to today’s scene.

Guo Wei understood the Turkic language.

He had dealt with the Turkic people in his youth and had taken many lives. In fact, his Flying Leaf Lotus Spear technique was perfected during his deadly skirmishes with them.

Being familiar with the Turkic temperament, he could naturally see right through their intentions.

Mahmoud wanted to force him to let Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu fight Jier Khan and his men. How could he let them get their way so easily?

So he stood up and said, “I wouldn’t dare ’instruct’ you. But I will use my finger as a spear and test you for a few moves.”

“You want to fight me with your finger?”

Jier Khan was furious. The Turkic people were fierce and proud; they couldn’t stand being looked down upon.

“Didn’t you come here asking for my master’s instruction? Or do you want him to run you through with a real spear?”

Hei Hu sneered.

“You must be Chu Lingguang. I want to test my skills against yours.”

Jier Khan spoke to Hei Hu, his eyes full of fighting spirit, as if he had found his target.

“You’re not worthy of challenging me.”

Hei Hu’s expression stiffened. He crossed his arms and lifted his chin, looking up at a forty-five-degree angle.

He didn’t dare to meet Guo Wei’s gaze, realizing his slip of the tongue had just ruined his master’s plan. But it was too late.

“Are the people of the Great Yuan Kingdom all cowards? Are you all content to be turtles hiding in your shells?”

Jier Khan taunted.

“Hmph, who are you calling a coward? I’m not Chu Lingguang. The man you’re looking for is over there.”

Hei Hu hurriedly pointed at Chu Lingguang. On any other day, he would have flown into a rage and fought Jier Khan for three hundred rounds. But today was different. The consequences of a loss would be immense, and their opponents had come prepared. Hei Hu didn’t dare act rashly.

Jier Khan’s gaze was instantly drawn to Chu Lingguang. “So *you’re* the top ranker of South City?” he said.

“That would be me. You just kept saying you wanted to witness my master’s Flying Leaf Lotus Spear. So now, let my master show you its power with a single finger. If you still want to challenge me afterward, it won’t be too late for us to fight. Don’t refuse my master’s good intentions. Refusing means you’re scared.”

Chu Lingguang said, stepping forward.

’These guys aren’t playing by the rules, so I can’t let them lead me by the nose. No matter what, I’ll let Master Guo teach him a lesson first. I need to get a good look at Jier Khan’s true strength before I figure out how to deal with him.’

Otherwise, if he fought Jier Khan rashly, Chu Lingguang was worried he’d be at a disadvantage. After all, they had come prepared.

“What’s so scary about a single finger?”

Guo Wei said with a smile.

He was quite pleased with how Chu Lingguang handled the situation. His biggest fear was that Chu Lingguang would act on impulse and immediately agree to fight Jier Khan.

“Master Guo is a respected elder; he won’t hurt you. Jier Khan, you should exchange a few moves with him.”

Mahmoud said.

“Yes. Master Guo, please instruct me.”

Jier Khan immediately performed a Turkic salute to Guo Wei. After a light fist-and-palm bow, Guo Wei jabbed his finger toward Jier Khan’s face.

Jier Khan knew that Guo Wei was incredibly strong.

Even his own master, Mahmoud, wasn’t confident of victory against him. That was why Mahmoud wanted him to fight Chu Lingguang—to take Guo Wei down a peg and, at the same time, take the opportunity to humiliate the Great Yuan Dynasty. He knew that Chu Lingguang was the top ranker of South City’s Martial Arts Examination, a very significant title.

If he lost, both Guo Wei and the Great Yuan Dynasty would lose face.

So, facing Guo Wei, Jier Khan didn’t act recklessly. He only wanted to retreat and evade Guo Wei’s attack. But unfortunately for him, Guo Wei’s finger strike was too fast and too sudden. Jier Khan couldn’t track its movement at all.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

The crowd only heard four distinct sounds.

Two red marks had appeared on each of Jier Khan’s cheeks. By the time he realized what had happened, Guo Wei was already back in his seat. Guo Wei turned to Mahmoud and said, “Few people can take four of my ’spears’ and remain standing. His reaction is a bit slow, though. He’ll need to go back and work on his visual acuity.”

Mahmoud’s expression turned ugly. He felt his disciple’s humiliation as if it were his own. But they were the ones who had asked for Guo Wei’s “instruction.” They had originally assumed that the Great Yuan Dynasty’s emphasis on hierarchy and respect for status would prevent Guo Wei from acting personally, forcing him to send Chu Lingguang out to fight instead. Who would have thought Guo Wei would actually step in to “instruct” his disciple?

“Aren’t you going to thank Master Guo for his lesson?”

Mahmoud could only vent his anger on Jier Khan.

“Thank you, Master Guo, for your lesson.”

Jier Khan’s face was filled with indignation. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned to Chu Lingguang and said, “Chu Lingguang, I want to test my skills against yours! Let’s see just how strong the top ranker of your Great Yuan’s Daoist Examination really is!”

Chu Lingguang first glanced at Guo Wei. Seeing his master pluck two grapes and pop them into his mouth, he understood his meaning. “Let’s save the match for another time,” he said. “Have you committed my master’s four ’spears’ to memory? You should hurry up and think about why you couldn’t block them. Otherwise, you came all this way for nothing, and my master’s ’instruction’ would have been wasted on you.”

“You’re clearly just scared!”

Jier Khan said angrily.

“Stand down. Young Master Chu is right.”

Mahmoud seemed to have thought of something. He ordered Jier Khan to step back, then rose to his feet and smiled at Chu Lingguang. “You people of the Great Yuan have a saying: ’It is impolite not to reciprocate.’ Master Guo just instructed my disciple, so how about I instruct you for a few moves?”

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