Swoosh—
When Jiang Dali, who stood nine feet tall and carried a golden knife, approached the small pavilion, a group of Players instinctively retreated to make way for him.
At that mont, Qiao Feng and Azhu had also noticed Jiang Dali approaching.
They were planning to leave the pavilion themselves.
After all, Qiao Feng had already clarified things, having determined that Duan Zhengchun was the murderer of his parents, and had arranged to et him at the third watch at Qingshi Bridge, wishing not to linger at the pavilion any longer.
At this ti, seeing the Black Wind Village Chief, who had entered the painting boat earlier, now stepping out, and the Xiangxing Painting Boat leaving along the lake, Qiao Feng and Azhu couldn’t help but feel curious.
"Brother Qiao, I heard these Abnormal People ntioning earlier that ever since the Black Wind Village Chief defeated Mr. Murong, he has called himself Nan Dali, putting himself on equal footing with you. Could he have really co for you?"
Azhu looked bewildered at the approaching Jiang Dali, then towards Qiao Feng.
Qiao Feng was also curious, but rembering the matter about Miss Wang that Azhu had ntioned earlier, he nodded and smiled, "No matter his intentions, a simple inquiry will reveal all. If it’s rely a competition over empty titles, I, Qiao Feng, have no interest in contending.
But if we can rescue Miss Wang from the hands of the Black Wind Village Chief, perhaps, Azhu, you won’t have to worry."
After saying this, Qiao Feng intended to continue walking.
Hearing his words, Azhu quickly grasped his sleeve and nervously reminded him, "Brother Qiao, since the opponent has not revealed his intentions, do not make enemies carelessly; prioritize your own matters first."
Qiao Feng felt heartened and smiled, patting Azhu on the hand to show he understood.
As the two proceeded hand in hand, the surrounding Players quickly stepped aside.
Qiao Feng was already accustod to being watched by these Abnormal People. Knowing that although their behaviors were odd, they were not the kind to do great evil and seldom interfered with his life, instead, they seed to respect him a lot.
Consequently, although there were many hangers-on behind him, Qiao Feng rarely took action to shoo them away.
Suddenly.
Under the intensely excited gaze of a group of Players.
The Black Wind Village Chief, clad in a black cloak and appearing even taller than Qiao Feng by a head, slowly drew near Qiao Feng and Azhu.
As the two sides approached, the atmosphere seed to gradually solidify.
The whispers among the Players had gradually died down.
Everyone held their breath, observing this scene that might be historically significant, speculating about the intense situation that could erupt next.
Would Jiang Dali, known as a troublemaker and strong man, cause trouble for Qiao Feng?
If the two were to actually fight, who would be stronger, who would be weaker?
Although many Players were supporters of Jiang Dali, rationality made them lean more toward Qiao Feng.
For, in the battle at Juxian Manor, Qiao Feng had demonstrated invincible, war-God-like strength.
And just today, Qiao Feng had casually erased the words Duan Yanqing had carved into the stone slab with his shoe sole, leading Duan Yanqing, who recognized his own inferiority, to leave on his own.
Comparatively, when Jiang Dali confronted Duan Yanqing, he had yet to gain a clear upper hand.
As the silence spread among the surrounding Abnormal People, Qiao Feng and Azhu also sensed the change in the atmosphere, and their expressions tensed.
Click—
The two parties stopped at a distance of three zhang.
Qiao Feng, with a solemn look, gazed at Jiang Dali, a hint of speculation in his heart, and said with a fist salute, "I am Qiao Feng; I have long heard of your great reputation, Village Chief of the Black Wind. Seeing your performance on the painting boat today, your skills are indeed extraordinary."
"Hahaha!"
Jiang Dali laughed heartily, spreading his arms and then solemnly returning the salute, "To receive such praise from Hero Qiao is a fortune for , Jiang. I must confess, my visit to Little Mirror Lake today was specifically for Hero Qiao."
"Oh?"
Qiao Feng’s heart stirred, while Azhu felt a tightening in her heart.
"I, Qiao, have never t the Village Chief before and knew of him only by reputation; could it be that the Village Chief’s visit is for my sake?"
Qiao Feng nodded and waved his hand, "Regrettably, I have other matters today, otherwise I would gladly share a drink with the Village Chief. But since you ca here for , Jiang Village Chief, may I ask what the matter is?"
Jiang Dali grinned and stood with his hands behind him, "I had previously t Mr. Murong from the Murong family, who called himself Nan Murong.
But unfortunately... his reputation is loud, but his strength is not top-notch. In my eyes, he does not compare to you, Beiqiao Feng.
Therefore, I have taken his title, and today, I ca here to formally et you, Beiqiao Feng."
Azhu, already a bit displeased when Jiang Dali belittled Murong Fu, and hearing that he was challenging Qiao Feng, could not help but retort, "The titles ’Nan Murong’ and ’Beiqiao Feng’ are not self-proclaid; they are given by the people of the Martial World out of respect.
Though you, Village Chief of the Black Wind, might have defeated Mr. Murong in so way, the people of the Martial World still recognize only the nas Nan Murong and Beiqiao Feng. No ’Nan Dali’ na appears, so you might as well not compete; when the people of the Martial World start calling you Nan Dali or East Da Li, then naturally, you will be."
"Hahahaha...."
Jiang Dali looked at Azhu and nodded slightly, "This is indeed true, so today I have especially co to et Beiqiao Feng. Please, judge whether I deserve the title of Nan Dali!"
He suddenly turned his attention to the blue stone tiles on the ground.
On the tile, there was a horizontal line left from the earlier testing exchange between Duan Yanqing and Qiao Feng when they stopped at touching a point.
Jiang Dali chuckled softly, suddenly struck his palm down forcefully on the ground.
His palm power burst forth, thunderous and ferocious yet also overwhelmingly heavy, producing a strange, thunder-like rumbling.
Boom!—
As the palm launched, a swirling Qi Force wildly struck out, abruptly impacting the ground’s stone tiles.
The stone tile trembled slightly, its surface appearing undamaged; however, internally, it was already shattered into powder by the Mountain Crossing Bull Striking Qi Force.
Qiao Feng fixed his gaze upon the ground, inwardly praising, "What a strong Mountain Crossing Bull Striking palm power, what a fierce palm technique."
He could vaguely discern so of Jiang Dali’s techniques from the traces of the palm strike, becoming even more puzzled but instantly retaliated with a lightning-fast strike of his own.
As this palm struck, Qiao Feng’s fingers were tightly clenched, resembling a solid press; his palm power was overwhelming.
Boom!
The stone tile burst downward, embedding itself into the tiles around it.
Incredibly, not a speck of dust was raised; everything was restrained by a terrifying palm power, tightly suppressed within a certain range.
"Kanglong Youhui?"
Jiang Dali’s gaze flickered as he stared intensely at the similarly undamaged-looking depressed stone tile, astonished.
He instantly recognized that Qiao Feng’s palm had reconstituted the previously shattered tile by the Mountain Crossing Bull Striking Qi Force back into one piece.
Such a palm strike was able to compress the powdered tiles back into a solid state without dispersing.
Even the brick, when picked up, wouldn’t have dust fall off, seamlessly whole.
The difficulty of such control indicated a demand for palm power that reached the peak of excellence, achieving Divine Transformation, displaying perfect control of strength almost to an obsessive level.
Almost simultaneously, Jiang Dali’s panel vibrated with a notification.
"By observing Qiao Feng executing the ’Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms’ technique ’Kanglong Youhui,’ if you have any insights, ’Mighty God Fist’ proficiency increases by 5%."
At that mont, Qiao Feng’s voice also ca through, "Master Jiang’s palm technique seems to have traces of the Beggar Gang’s ’Dragon Subduing Twenty-Eight Palm,’ following a fierce route. However, sadly, the fierce power of the palm is not externally manifested but is an internal and external unity of forces!"
"Internal and external unity of forces? Internal and external unity?"
Jiang Dali looked up in surprise towards Qiao Feng.
Qiao Feng spoke seriously, "This true intent needs to be discussed in detail sitting down; sadly, I have other matters today.
If Master Jiang would release Miss Wang Yuyan, I would be glad to handle the current affairs afterward and then sit down with you for a drink to discuss it slowly."
If it would have been a bit earlier, seeing that Jiang Dali seed to know the Beggar Gang’s exclusive skills like the ’Dragon Subduing Twenty-Eight Palm,’ Qiao Feng might have still wanted to inquire.
However, now with great matters of revenge at hand and him no longer being the forr leader of the Beggar Gang, his heart hurt by the mbers of the gang, Qiao Feng was too lazy to pursue these worries and rely wanted to seek revenge and then take Azhu to graze horses and raise sheep outside the border.
Hearing Qiao Feng requesting to release Wang Yuyan, Jiang Dali understood it might be influenced by Azhu.
After all, at this mont, Azhu was still a mber of the Murong Family, and Murong Fu’s hypocritical side hadn’t yet been shown to these subordinates, so Azhu was sowhat still attached to the Murong Family.
Imdiately, Jiang Dali looked at Qiao Feng and chuckled, "Hero Qiao, you really live up to your na for justice, even concerning yourself with Miss Wang’s affair, but sadly, the lady has chosen to stay at Black Wind Village of her own free will. It’s not that I won’t let her go; she simply does not wish to leave."
Azhu imdiately questioned, "How is this possible?"
"Heh..." Jiang Dali chuckled lightly, "This was personally agreed by Lady Wang, and Wang Yuyan also agreed to stay in my Black Wind Village for two years, taking up the position of Instructor Elder of the Scripture Pavilion, passing on her skills and resolving questions for the sons of Black Wind Village."
Saying this, Jiang Dali pulled out a docunt from his chest, with Wang Yuyan’s na and handprint, as well as Li Qingluo’s.
This scene not only shocked Azhu and Qiao Feng but also the surrounding onlookers.
"Holy! Wang Yuyan’s contract of servitude? She has beco an Instructor Elder of Black Wind Village? Black Wind Village is defying the heavens now?"
"Wang Yuyan has been bullied ever since she was captured by the Black Wind Village Chief. Stuck in a room, being coerced into becoming an Instructor Elder was inevitable, wasn’t it?"
"Hard to imagine, hard to imagine. Black Wind Village players are having a blast; not only do they have unique skills to learn, but they also have Wang Yuyan for passing on skills and resolving doubts, that’s practically a moving training machine, just a few pointers could greatly increase one’s Martial Arts proficiency."
Seeing the docunt, Qiao Feng was montarily speechless, turning to look at Azhu.
Azhu didn’t want Qiao Feng to imdiately start a conflict with the apparently strong Jiang Dali at this mont.
She just pulled on Qiao Feng’s sleeve and said, "Brother Qiao, let’s go. Since Miss Wang willingly stays at Black Wind Village, we will leave her matter for Mr. Murong to handle later. We should prioritize your matters."
Qiao Feng felt apologetic inside but thought that since his vengeance would soon be satisfied, what else wasn’t okay to postpone for now? Thereupon, he smiled in agreent and looked at Jiang Dali with a clenched fist, "I have other matters today, Master Jiang, why don’t you give so face, and the matter of challenging for fa can be postponed; after all, I never really cared much about such empty titles, and you shouldn’t take them too seriously either."
Jiang Dali had no intention to fight with Qiao Feng at this point.
If they were to fight, it should occur at the third watch at the stone bridge, which would be most fitting.
That would temporarily resolve Qiao Feng’s obsession, clear up misunderstandings, release this tragic figure from his fate, and complete the regret he hadn’t in his previous life.
anwhile, it would also complete the task that had triggered imdiately.
Jiang Dali then casually clenched his fist, "Alright, since Hero Qiao you have urgent matters, then as per your words, I believe it won’t be long before you and I will challenge each other."
Qiao Feng was curious inside but didn’t wish to say more, slightly bowing and then pulling Azhu away to leave.
Jiang Dali, however, remained standing on the spot, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly contemplating the sunken stone brick but was actually looking at the triggered tasks in his panel, exactly the sa tasks from his previous life.
Almost simultaneously, many surrounding players also triggered a similar task...
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