Chapter 1959: Substandard Skills

"Who are you people!?"

Inside the pleasure boat, all the young men and women were forced into a corner, their eyes filled with either terror or bewilderment.

A resolute-looking young man, brimming with righteousness, stood determinedly in front of everyone and glared at the group of fierce martial artists.

One of the martial artists, a man considerably more burly than the average male, stepped forward and coldly said, "Who are we? That isn't something for you to ask. I should be the one asking questions. Is Li Yu'er of the Li Family present on this pleasure boat?"

Hearing this, quite a few people instinctively glanced toward Fairy Yu, who was standing right beside Fang Xiaohua. However, they quickly realized their folly and averted their gaze.

That brief glance was enough for the martial artist to get the answer he was looking for. He turned his attention toward Fairy Yu. "You are Li Yu'er?"

"I am," answered Fairy Yu. "Who are you people?"

"The people who are going to kill you."

The man gestured with his hand, and his subordinates immediately rushed toward Fairy Yu.

Fang Xiaohua's expression darkened. Just as she was about to act, the resolute-looking young man stepped forward.

His figure was like lightning. His palm struck like a violent storm. In mere moments, he knocked down over a dozen masked martial artists, shocking everyone present. Even his close friends were left dazed.

"Brother Wu actually possesses such skills!? It seems he excels in both the literary and martial arts!"

"Great! Big Brother Wu is so strong. These villains definitely won't get their way today!"

"As long as he can hold them off for a while, the experts from the God Martial Division will surely arrive soon!"

Fairy Yu whispered, "This guy Wu Qingfeng does seem to have some skill. Sister Xiaohua, you're an expert. What do you think of his skills?"

A glimmer of faint disdain appeared in Fang Xiaohua's eyes. She sent a voice transmission. "Substandard."

Substandard? Got it.

Fairy Yu nodded. If her Sister Xiaohua deemed his skills substandard, then they were definitely so.

The sturdily built martial artist lightly adjusted his mask before looking at Wu Qingfeng with cold eyes. "Impressive skills. May I ask who you are? There can't be a lot of youngsters who possess such martial cultivation at such a young age."

Wu Qingfeng said indifferently, "Wu Qingfeng, son of the current Grand Tutor."

"No matter which faction you villains belong to, I'll offer you a chance to walk away now. Before the God Martial Division arrives, you still have a chance to survive."

Someone shouted, "Big Brother Wu, do not let them leave so easily! Their target is Li Yu'er. It must be connected to that proposal Li Guozhu has been negotiating with the Xianglang Empire recently!"

Upon hearing that, Wu Qingfeng's face darkened. He said indifferently, "You came for Li Guozhu?"

The sturdily-built martial artist sneered. "Cut the crap. Since you are the son of the Grand Tutor, why are you protecting Li Yu'er? I recall that Grand Tutor Wu agreed to the truce between the two empires, but Li Guozhu insisted on provoking conflict between the two nations for his own selfish interests, completely disregarding the common people. Today, we will collect some interest from his daughter. Another day, we will go to the imperial court and take Li Guozhu's head!"

As realization dawned upon everyone, their expressions turned strange.

The young masters and young mistresses on the pleasure boat today all hailed from noble families, so they knew a thing or two about these affairs.

However, they were divided into two factions. Some supported Grand Tutor Wu, while others agreed with Li Guozhu

Someone barked, "This is merely a poetry gathering, yet you came here in broad daylight to commit violence. This is the condut of petty villains. If you have grievances, tell whoever is behind you to come forward and voice them openly instead of resorting to such underhanded methods!"

Wu Qingfeng sneered. "He's right. If you have any grievances, then the person behind you should come out and say them clearly instead of resorting to these tricks. If anything happens to Yu'er, wouldn't people point at my father's back and curse him?"

Someone remarked, "Brother Wu, rest assured, how could Grand Tutor Wu be so foolish as to do something so full of flaws? In my opinion, they either want to frame Grand Tutor Wu and muddy the waters, or they truly disagree with Li Guozhu's approach. As far as I know, many martial artists in the martial world are already dissatisfied with Li Guozhu because of his insistence on war."

"Yes, yes, yes. Brother Wu, rest assured. We won't let ourselves be manipulated so easily."

"With all of you saying so, I am relieved." Wu Qingfeng nodded before looking at the sturdily-built martial artist. "You are no match for me either, but this is no place for a fight. You had better retreat."

The sturdily-built martial artist fell silent for a few breaths. Then, he suddenly raised his hand and shot out a black light.

Someone with sharp eyes noticed that it was an ink-black flying dagger, gleaming with a dark hue. It was bound to be laced with poison!

Someone bellowed in anger, "Despicable!"

The flying dagger flew straight toward Fairy Yu. If no one blocked it, it would strike Fairy Yu right between her eyebrows.

Under such circumstances, coupled with the poisoned flying dagger, Fairy Yu would undoubtedly die.

Just when everyone thought Fairy Yu would die, Wu Qingfeng dashed right into the path of the flying dagger.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed through the air. Wu Qingfeng collapsed to the ground.

Silence filled the pleasure boat. Everyone stared blankly at Wu Qingfeng. No one had expected him to sacrifice himself for Li Yu'er.

Even the martial artist who threw the flying dagger was stunned for a moment. He said in a raspy voice, "Young Master Wu, why did you do that? We common folks have always respected Grand Tutor Wu and have no desire to harm you at all."

"Matters of the imperial court should not involve others. That is a dispute between my father and Li Guozhu. It is no excuse for you to target Miss Yu'er!"

Wu Qingfeng clutched his shoulder and stood up unsteadily. He glared coldly at the opponent. His originally ruddy face was now shrouded in a faint layer of black qi.

"It's over. Not only is Brother Wu injured, but he is also poisoned. Aren't we in danger?"

Fear began to grip everyone's hearts.

"Then today, out of respect for Grand Tutor Wu, we will—"

Before the burly martial artist could finish saying "give him face," he abruptly shut his mouth and turned around coldly.

Two additional figures had appeared aboard the pleasure boat. Neither of them had originally been amongst the passengers.

Lang Daochun wore a faint smile. "How can we martial artists of the martial world take our anger out on someone's family? If you have the ability, go kill your way into the Li Manor."

We martial artists of the martial world?

The martial artist instantly felt relieved. He shot a glance at his subordinates, who immediately moved to surround Lang Daochun and Fang Chen.

The burly martial artist let out a cold laugh. "Where did these nobodies come from, daring to meddle in our business?"

He turned around and didn't bother with Fang Chen and Lang Daochun anymore.

Wu Qingfeng immediately shouted toward Fang Chen and Lang Daochun. "You two aren't a match for them. Hurry and inform the God Martial Division!"

Everyone urged hurriedly, "Yes, hurry up and go!"

Unfortunately, they seemed to have spoken too late. By now, Fang Chen and Lang Daochun had already been surrounded by that group of fierce-looking martial artists.

At that moment, after taking a few looks at Fang Chen, a look of confusion suddenly appeared in Fairy Yu's eyes. She felt an innate sense of familiarity and closeness toward the person before her.

What was going on?

She suddenly began to worry about his safety and hurriedly whispered, "Sister Xiaohua, can you step in and save them?"

Only then did Fang Xiaohua come back to her senses. Suppressing her laughter, she shook her head. "I think these two can handle it themselves. Let's not poke our noses into other people's business."

She glanced at Fang Chen. So Big Brother wants to play the hero saving the beauty....