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Chapter 329: None of Them are Pushovers
Chapter 329: None of Them are Pushovers
During the tea session in the side hall, Nangong Hai no longer mentioned anything about asking Lu Xiaofeng to help with the investigation.
"This is a private matter between the Nangong and Ouyang families. Hero Lu has already helped us identify the martial arts style of the person who killed Ouyang Hai. The Nangong family is eternally grateful. As for finding the murderer, it would be somewhat inappropriate for the Nangong family to seek further assistance from others." Nangong Hai said.
His implication was clear: they no longer needed Lu Xiaofeng's help.
This was only to be expected.
Hu Xiu, Jin Jiuling, and Fang Yfei had approached Lu Xiaofeng with the intention of using him. The Ye Gucheng incident was because they had harmed someone close to Lu Xiaofeng, prompting him to take action. As for the case at Yuling Manor, it was Shi Yan from the Wudang Sect who had sought Lu Xiaofeng's help.
As for the Nangong family, being the foremost martial arts clan in Jiangnan and a formidable force that shook the world, their foundation was second only to the Shaolin and Wudang sects. Naturally, they would not entrust a case involving their family to someone they were not familiar with, like Lu Xiaofeng.
So when Lu Xiaofeng left the Nangong estate, he did not see Nangong Chuan or Sima Ziyi again.
"Indeed, a true martial arts clan, and so proud too," Lu Xiaofeng said with a smirk. "I bet they won't be able to find the person who killed Ouyang Yue."
"Martial arts clans are passed down through the generations of a single family, so they tend to be even more proud than the famous sects," Su Shaoying said. "The Nangong clan is like that, the Sima clan is like that, and the Tang clan in Shu is the same."
"Hey, there's someone from the Ouyang clan standing right here," Ouyang Qing said unhappily.
"You're just a distant branch of the family. Do you really consider yourself a part of the Ouyang clan?" Su Shaoying teased.
Ouyang Qing flicked some saliva at Su Shaoying, but still asked curiously, "I've never heard of any masters on the Jianghu who specialize in finger blades."
Lu Xiaofeng asked curiously, "Not even Red Shoes?"
Ouyang Qing glanced at him sideways. "Red Shoes isn't all-knowing. He doesn't know everything. If Jin Jiuling hadn't tried to frame Sister, we wouldn't have known that he was the Embroidery Thief either."
"But the Nangong clan has been around for hundreds of years, and they have some real skills. The killer dragging the Nangong clan into this might be a bad move," Ma Xiuzhen said thoughtfully.
"That's generally true," Su Shaoying said, shaking her head.
"Then what's an unusual situation?" Ma Xiuzhen asked.
Su Shaoying replied calmly, "When the opponent is an invincible master."
"Are you saying that person is an invincible master?" A hint of amusement flashed in Lu Xiaofeng's eyes.
"I didn't say that. I'm just saying, if that were the case," Su Shaoying said calmly, "the person who killed Ouyang Yue is certainly not an invincible master. He's not even a match for you."
"What do you mean, not even a match for me?" Lu Xiaofeng scoffed. "I could take him down with just two fingers!"
When it came to martial arts, Su Shaoying and Lu Xiaofeng were at the pinnacle. Just by looking at the wounds inflicted, they could roughly gauge the opponent's martial arts skill. For example, in the original story, Lu Xiaofeng had guessed that Xi Men Chuixue was the culprit just by looking at the blood stains on Zhang Yingfeng's throat.
So when Lu Xiaofeng saw the hole in Ouyang Yue's forehead, he knew that although the killer's skill was high, he was by no means Lu Xiaofeng's match. Lu Xiaofeng was always confident in his own abilities.
"But how could there suddenly be a master on the Jianghu who uses finger blades?" Su Shaoying said as they walked back. "Disguising oneself as the Embroidery Thief only tests one's accuracy, and any top master could do that. But the finger blade technique can't be faked.
couldn't simply appear out of thin air without a background.
The group speculated that the mastermind behind this organization might be an extremely skilled martial artist, but Lu Xiao Feng countered that even the most skilled practitioners, like Huo Xiu and Gong Sun Da Niang, wouldn't dare claim to be invincible.
As the conversation progressed, Su Shao Ying inquired whether Lu Xiao Feng intended to investigate this organization. Lu Xiao Feng denied any interest, stating that he had already deduced that these secret organizations were connected to the imperial court and had many skilled martial artists.
Ou Yang Qing asked if the Nan Gong family wouldn't be at a disadvantage, given the emergence of these secret organizations. Su Shao Ying replied that the Nan Gong family had a long history and a strong foundation, and that Ou Yang and Si Ma families were relatively new and couldn't compare to the Nan Gong family's strength.
As the conversation drew to a close, Su Shao Ying sighed, noting that the high-ranking martial artists in the "Lu Xiao Feng Chuan Qi" world were all formidable and that even the proud Si Ma Zi Yi seemed cute in comparison.
After Lu Xiao Feng departed, the atmosphere became awkward. Ou Yang Qing and Ma Xiu Zhen exchanged compliments, but Su Shao Ying interrupted, saying that they shouldn't engage in mutual flattery and that, in terms of martial arts and beauty, they couldn't compare to Gong Sun Da Niang.
(End of Chapter)
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