Lian Cheng’s gaze fell upon the little girl.
He once again marveled at her cuteness. She looked about ten years old, delicately sculpted like jade, her brow and eyes already hinting at the beauty she would become.
However, her eyes held no small amount of arrogance.
It was understandable, considering that the little girl was already a second-rate expert at such a young age.
She had surpassed many from the very beginning. Geniuses always have arrogance, and it’s normal for them to look down on other heroes.
However, there were countless geniuses in the world. While there weren’t many who reached second-rate at ten, not many achieved great heights in the future. After all, it wasn’t so simple to advance to the first-rate, let alone the top-tier.
Many prodigies were brilliant in their youth, only to blend into the crowd as they grew older. What was there to be proud of?
Lian Cheng didn’t want to cause trouble, but this little girl dared to belittle Huashan martial arts. As a Huashan disciple, he couldn’t pretend not to hear. This was a matter concerning the honor of his sect.
As for the old man carrying the zither, his strength was not weak, about first-rate, but not much of a threat.
The little girl and the old man carrying the zither sensed the gaze and immediately turned their heads. They found a strange masked man staring at them.
Such behavior was naturally considered impolite!
The little girl directly sneered, “What are you looking at? Don’t you know it’s rude to stare at people like that?”
Lian Cheng chuckled, “So you know about rudeness, little girl? Then tell me, is it rude to say that Huashan’s martial arts are weak? Is it very, very rude?”
The little girl’s gaze remained disdainful, “Isn’t that what I said?”
“Of course, it’s wrong!”
Lian Cheng retorted decisively, “If you were a top-tier expert, saying that Huashan’s martial arts are weak would be fine. But you’re just a second-rate nobody. What right do you have to comment on others’ martial arts? Although Huashan has fallen, it’s still a major sect in the martial world. Even Shaolin and Wudang, the pillars of martial arts, haven’t dared to underestimate Huashan. You, a little girl, dare to criticize?”
You!
The little girl choked, unable to retort for a moment.
She only glared fiercely at Lian Cheng.
She prided herself on being clever and eloquent, and this was the first time she’d been silenced. After all, she didn’t know that every transmigrator was a keyboard warrior in their previous life.
Moreover, Lian Cheng wasn’t talking nonsense. Huashan could become a major sect that even Shaolin and Wudang couldn’t underestimate, so their martial arts definitely weren’t bad. At least they weren’t the pitiful skills this little girl had described. Therefore, her previous words were indeed extremely impolite. It felt like she was just trying to slander Huashan.
However, Lian Cheng forgot that being unreasonable was a little girl’s privilege!
The little girl, neck stiff, hummed, “I’m saying Huashan’s martial arts are weak. What are you going to do about it?”
Lian Cheng’s face became expressionless, and he spoke coldly, “I generally don’t hit children, but everyone says that a father’s fault is in not teaching his children. I won’t go looking for your father. You call this old man carrying the zither your uncle, so he’s your elder. Since you don’t know you’re wrong, I’ll teach your uncle a lesson so you’ll learn!”
His words just fell, but his figure slowly disappeared.
The little girl cried out in alarm, “Afterimage?! Uncle Qu, be careful!”
The old man carrying the zither had already been on guard. He was tense, wondering how the other party would attack when Lian Cheng had already sat beside him, slapping him on the back of the head.
Bang! The old man’s forehead slammed onto the table, making him grit his teeth in pain.
Fortunately, Lian Cheng showed mercy, and the old man was unharmed.
But precisely because of this, fear appeared in the old man’s eyes. He, a first-rate expert, hadn’t even seen the other party’s move. Moreover, the other party’s control over his strength was terrifying. He was toying with a first-rate expert like him.
Dangerous! Extremely dangerous!
He needed to get away!
Seeing her uncle being bullied, the little girl ignored the strength gap and drew her short sword, stabbing at Lian Cheng.
Lian Cheng directly grasped the sword with his left hand, preventing it from advancing. His other hand quickly enlarged in the little girl’s panicked pupils, and then, with a bang.
Ouch! The little girl cried out.
Her small hand loosened its grip on the short sword, both hands covering her forehead. Her pair of autumn-water eyes were filled with tears.
Lian Cheng was now satisfied. He naturally wouldn’t use force when teaching the little girl. A flick on the forehead was enough.
However, the little girl complained, “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t hit children? You hit so hard!”
Lian Cheng remained calm, “I said I generally don’t hit children. But you, a little girl, dared to draw a knife on me. I had no choice but to teach you a lesson. Be good and admit your mistakes, or I won’t mind spanking your bottom!”
Hearing this, the little girl immediately retreated a few steps in fear.
She stopped covering her forehead and covered her bottom instead, as if guarding against a pervert.
The lump on her forehead harshly ruined her delicately sculpted face, causing Lian Cheng to burst into laughter.
“Humph! You’re so annoying!”
The little girl muttered a curse, but she received a glance from the old man carrying the zither, knowing that the other party was powerful and even the old man had no power to fight back. It was best not to provoke him.
So, she could only say with reluctance, “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have talked nonsense. Please forgive this young master!”
“That’s right!”
Lian Cheng nodded in satisfaction, “When you’re out and about, don’t be too arrogant. You need to have awe. Don’t underestimate the heroes of the world. Although you reached second-rate at a young age, you’re an undeniable genius. But you first need to have the life to live to the first-rate or even the top-tier. Being too arrogant will offend people and bring trouble to yourself and your family. Do you understand?”
The little girl quickly nodded.
She dared not shake her head. Otherwise, this pervert would probably really spank her bottom.
Her reputation would be ruined!
Lian Cheng didn’t overdo it and immediately returned to his original seat, continuing to eat on his own. He was simply asking for an explanation for Huashan’s martial arts. Since the little girl had admitted her mistake, he naturally didn’t continue to make things difficult for her.
The little girl sat back down, exchanging glances with the old man carrying the zither, both of them filled with fear.
“Elder Qu, do you know who this person is?” the little girl transmitted sound through secret techniques.
This was a secret technique that could transmit sound to someone’s mind in a special way, undetected by others. In the original story, Ren Yingying had often used the sound transmission through secret techniques to communicate with Linghu Chong.
And this little girl was precisely Ren Yingying, who had come from Luoyang!
The old man carrying the zither was naturally Qu Yang, a Demon Sect elder!
Qu Yang silently shook his head, also transmitting sound through secret techniques, “Reporting to the Holy Maiden, I don’t know this person. He’s not much older than you, but his strength has already reached the peak of the first-rate. Just now, I was completely played in his hands, powerless to fight back. So, we must be careful, or we might not be able to leave alive!”
Ren Yingying nodded with lingering fear, “I underestimated the heroes of the world. I never expected to encounter such a powerful expert so casually!”
However, soon, Ren Yingying’s face became full of shame and anger.