The Three Great Protectors of Mount Song stood in a triangular formation, surrounding Su Chen in the middle.
Behind him, Pagoda Hand Ding Mian struck first, chopping both palms toward Su Chen's back.
His palm force was incomparably powerful, stirring up a howling gale that lived up to his title—Pagoda Hand.
When those two palms came down, they were like two towering pagodas crashing down upon him, not to be underestimated.
In the original world, Ding Mian had exchanged a palm strike with Abbess Dingyi and sent her vomiting blood with a single blow.
Though Abbess Dingyi had underestimated him and failed to use her full strength, it was still enough to show just how formidable Ding Mian's palm force was.
To his front right, Great Songyang Hand Fei Bin slashed over with the broadsword in his hand.
This strike used his signature technique—Mount Song Swordplay.
Mount Song Swordplay was renowned for its majestic momentum.
With one sword slash, it was as though thousands of troops and horses came galloping forth, spears and halberds raised amid sands stretching for miles.
Now that Fei Bin, a Minor Grandmaster, was wielding it, it appeared even more powerful. The frenzied sword wind made Su Chen's clothes snap loudly.
To his front left, Crane Hand Lu Bai refused to fall behind and likewise slashed out with Mount Song Swordplay.
Lu Bai was the capable assistant of Mount Song Sect Leader Zuo Lengchan, and his strength was formidable.
There were even rumors that within the Mount Song Sect, Lu Bai's strength was second only to Zuo Lengchan's.
His martial arts were so advanced that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the other Four Mountains sects.
The Mount Song Swordplay he now unleashed was, in terms of sheer force, several degrees stronger than Fei Bin's.
Three Minor Grandmaster experts attacked at once, determined to kill Su Chen on the spot.
This bounty hunter who had suddenly appeared knew of their plan. They absolutely could not let him live.
Yet Su Chen, besieged in the center, showed no sign of panic.
Since he had dared come here to discuss business, he had naturally anticipated a situation like this.
Thus, after entering earlier, while speaking with the three men from Mount Song, he had already made his move in secret.
Where the three Mount Song men had not noticed, Su Chen had quietly released the lust-inducing true qi he had only cultivated last night, allowing it to invade their bodies.
He had kept it dormant until now, and the three Mount Song men had noticed nothing amiss.
But the moment the battle began, Su Chen immediately triggered the lust-inducing true qi.
In an instant, the three Mount Song men felt an inexplicable heat rise within their bodies.
That heat came fiercely and irresistibly.
It rampaged through their meridians, smashing through everything in its path and penetrating deep into their bones.
"What's going on?" Lu Bai and the other two cried out in shock.
They felt as though they had swallowed several packets of aphrodisiacs at once.
An intense wave of desire rose in their hearts beyond their control.
Under the influence of that desire, Lu Bai and the others' movements inevitably slowed.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Chen employed Tread Snow Without Trace at the Grand Completion realm.
His figure drifted like willow catkins, impossible to pin down.
Within that narrow space, he shifted and darted about, easily evading the three men's killing attacks.
"If the business deal doesn't work out, then it doesn't work out. Why resort to murder?" Su Chen said to Lu Bai and the others as he appeared at the doorway.
"Was this your doing?" Lu Bai's eyes were already bloodshot. Forcing down the heat in his body, he demanded an answer from Su Chen.
Behind him, Ding Mian and Fei Bin also glared viciously at Su Chen as though they wanted to devour him alive.
"Take it as a lesson. Remember to rein in your tempers in the future." Su Chen grinned wickedly at the three of them. "Oh, and have fun."
With that, he flashed away from Tingsong Pavilion, leaving only three flushed men inside the room.
Although Su Chen had the strength to kill the three Mount Song Protectors, he did not intend to make a move—not yet, at least.
He needed to wait until Lu Bai and the others attacked Liu Zhengfeng's family and drove Liu Zhengfeng into a corner.
By then, Liu Zhengfeng would surely be willing to pay Su Chen to help him.
Only then would he step in and kill those three.
If he acted now, would he not be wasting a chance to make money for nothing?
Seeing Su Chen leave, Lu Bai and the other two initially wanted to hunt him down immediately.
However, the heat and desire within their bodies had already climbed to their peak.
The little tents between their legs had long since pitched themselves.
Forget hunting down Su Chen—even moving was excruciatingly painful.
"Damn it, where did this bastard come from? To use such despicable methods." Lu Bai gritted his teeth as he spoke, circulating his true qi to suppress the heat.
"Don't let me catch him. If I do, I'll definitely tear him into ten thousand pieces," Ding Mian said with equal fury.
"Tw... two... senior brothers, I... I can't hold it in anymore." Fei Bin, the weakest among them, finally failed to endure it. With a shout, he reached down and undid his trousers, then began practicing traditional handiwork right in front of Lu Bai and Ding Mian.
At the sight, Lu Bai and Ding Mian could not help but feel nauseated.
Anyone would feel sick if they encountered a rough middle-aged man practicing handiwork right in front of them.
Fei Bin's actions directly shattered Lu Bai and Ding Mian's composure, causing the circulation of their true qi to falter.
And in that instant, they too could no longer withstand the torment of the lust-inducing true qi.
After an intense struggle in their minds, Lu Bai and Ding Mian actually chose to take off their trousers as well and begin practicing handiwork.
"Ah..." The three men groaned at the same time.
"Close the door! Damn it, close the door!" Lu Bai suddenly shouted.
Only then did they notice that the room door was still wide open.
Realizing this, all three broke out in cold sweat.
Practicing handiwork was one thing, but if someone saw them, that would truly be humiliating beyond belief.
Three Mount Song Protectors had actually gathered to do such a thing.
At the thought of such rumors spreading through the martial world, all three felt chills run down their spines.
Daring not hesitate in the slightest, Ding Mian, who was closest to the door, swung out a palm and shut it.
Only then did the three men finally breathe a sigh of relief. Standing in the room, they began clocking in.
Yet none of them dared look at the others. Each turned his head far away.
Humiliating. Far too humiliating.
Who could have imagined that three of the famed Thirteen Taibao of Songshan would do something like this?
Meanwhile, after leaving Tingsong Pavilion, Su Chen swiftly returned to his room.
At that moment, Captain Xing was still waiting inside.
When he saw Su Chen return, he immediately rose to greet him.
"Su, brother..."
"Move, move." Suppressing his laughter, Su Chen urged Captain Xing to leave quickly.
After all, if they did not leave now, once the Mount Song Handiwork Trio finished, they would surely come charging over for a fight to the death.
And Su Chen did not yet want to kill the three of them, so he could only avoid their edge for now.
Seeing the strange expression on Su Chen's face, Captain Xing was somewhat bewildered.
Still, he did not ask. If brother Su said to leave, then they would leave.
Grabbing the silver from the table, Captain Xing followed Su Chen as they hurried out of the inn.
Only after leaving the inn did Captain Xing have the leisure to question Su Chen.
Su Chen leaned close to his ear and murmured a few words.
Captain Xing's expression abruptly became strange as well.
He could not help turning back toward the inn, his mouth opening and closing. "Good heavens, are Mount Song Sect people really this wild?"
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