The Bird Play Was No Empty Claim

Wen Lanfeng, upstairs, was completely bewildered. Nong Zhu clearly knew Yue Qianchou was here, so why did she claim not to know? He turned to Yue Qianchou for an explanation. Yue Qianchou smiled wryly. Since everyone knew he was here, there was no point in dragging it out any longer, and he left through the window...

The Ziyi below did not receive a satisfactory answer, and not wanting to press her master with so many people around, she said to Furong, "Let's go up and look for him."

"No need to look anymore!" Yue Qianchou said with a grin as he walked down the stairs. Ziyi excitedly shouted, "Big liar!" This immediately made Yue Qianchou's face turn black. How could she call him a big liar in front of so many people? Where was he supposed to put his face?

Fortunately, Furong was gentle and charming; she ran over and hugged his arm, immediately bringing a smile back to his face. He held Furong's shoulders, looked her over carefully, and asked with a faint smile, "Are you alright over there?"

Furong nodded emphatically, her face beaming, and said, "Okay."

"That's good. I'll chat with you later." Yue Qianchou squeezed her hand and then let go. Furong hummed in agreement and stood obediently to the side. This gentle and harmonious scene drew envy from many onlookers.

Lou Yanqing had also walked to the window at some point and was silently gazing down. Wen Lanfeng turned his head and glanced at her...

Yue Qianchou's gaze fell upon Hundred Charm Demoness in Ziyi suddenly appeared and blocked his way, excitedly asking, "Big liar, when did you get here?"

Yue Qianchou rolled his eyes and asked, word by word, "Who is the big liar? Watch your language." If Nong Zhu hadn't been watching him closely, he would have lost his temper on the spot.

Ziyi didn't seem to care or get angry. She chuckled and asked, "Yue Qianchou, how much money did you swindle while I was gone? Remember to treat us later!"

Nong Zhu looked at her daughter, somewhat speechless; her words were indeed a bit tactless. Yue Qianchou wished he could shut her up; she hadn't said a single kind word since they met. He took a deep breath and forced a smile, saying, "You're getting married soon, I forgot to congratulate you. Did you receive the gift I asked your master to bring you?"

"Get married?" Ziyi stared wide-eyed in disbelief... Nong Zhu wished she could shut Yue Qianchou's mouth.

Ziyi is getting married? I've never heard Nong Zhu mention it before. Wen Lanfeng and Lou Yanqing exchanged a glance, then disappeared from the window and suddenly reappeared in the courtyard, which drew a group of people to bow to them.

"Nong Zhu, what do you mean?" Wen Lanfeng asked somewhat unhappily, "Such a big thing as Ziyi getting married, how come I've never heard you mention it? Do you look down on me, Wen Lanfeng?"

Lou Yanqing also said with displeasure, "Nong Zhu, Ziyi is someone we've watched grow up. Don't we even have the right to drink a cup of wedding wine?"

"Who said I was getting married? How come I didn't know?" Ziyi asked blankly.

Unable to defend himself, Nong Zhu simply shifted the blame to Yue Qianchou, saying, "Don't listen to this kid's nonsense; he doesn't tell the truth." All eyes turned to Yue Qianchou again, filled with suspicion, seemingly questioning his honesty.

Yue Qianchou was the type of person who would argue even if he hadn't suffered a loss, so he couldn't stand being wronged. He immediately cursed, "Damn it!" and said, "Who's lying? You were the one who told me! Oh..." Yue Qianchou suddenly looked enlightened and said, "I understand now. So he even made up a reason for Ziyi's marriage to trick me out of my precious sword. I was wondering why I hadn't heard a thing before." Then he pointed at Nong Zhu and said to Ziyi, "Ziyi, look carefully, your master is the real big liar."

"Shut up!" Nong Zhu said angrily, "Who lied to you about the sword?"

"You're ruthless. I can't reason with you even if I'm right." Yue Qianchou sneered and stretched out his hand, saying, "Give me back my sword, and don't say you didn't take it."

"Who took your sword?" Nong Zhu shouted angrily. The two started arguing, each arguing vehemently, and the people present couldn't tell who was telling the truth and who was lying... Several people who didn't know that Yue Qianchou's Master was Bi Changchun admired Yue Qianchou's courage, that he dared to argue so fiercely with Mr. Nongzhu was in the Spirit Transformation stage.

"Kid, if you keep babbling, believe me, I'll kill you." Nong Zhu started threatening directly.

"Trying to kill me? That's not so easy." Yue Qianchou rolled up his sleeves, making it seem like he was about to fight.

Wen Lanfeng couldn't stand it any longer and immediately shouted, "Shut up, all of you! Stop making noise!"

"Yue Qianchou, is this the sword you were talking about?" The woman in Ziyi held up an ancient-looking sword, brandishing it. Wen Lanfeng glanced at it casually, his pupils suddenly contracting. Lou Yanqing's gaze also pierced through the green veil, examining the sword's blade...

"That's it, give it back to me!" Yue Qianchou reached out to grab it. Ziyi pouted and threw it back into her Storage Bag. Then, a dark light flashed in her hand, and she grabbed a purplish-black bamboo stick. She shouted, "Hit!" Without warning, she smashed it down on Yue Qianchou's head.

As soon as she raised her bamboo stick, Yue Qianchou seemed to have a telepathic connection and guessed where she was going to strike. He swiftly dodged to the side and roared, "Are you crazy?!"

The man in Ziyi, his staff grazing Yue Qianchou's body, missed its mark and he was slightly taken aback. His cultivation was far superior to Yue Qianchou's, and given that he had launched a close-range sneak attack, Yue Qianchou should have had a hard time dodging it with his speed alone. He hadn't expected that Yue Qianchou would seem to have anticipated this and actually dodge in advance.

Anticipating the enemy's move! Wen Lanfeng, Lou Yanqing, and Nong Zhu exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise. They all realized that Yue Qianchou hadn't dodged with speed, but rather had anticipated it and dodged in advance.

In battle, the ability to anticipate the enemy's moves is a tremendous advantage, often resulting in a life-or-death situation in the blink of an eye. This is a kind of innate, divinely bestowed intuition, or invaluable experience accumulated through countless battles—not everyone possesses it. Some people, even after a lifetime of fighting, struggle to grasp even a fraction of this skill. To be precise, those with this extraordinary intuition can be described as being blessed by the heavens.

Even if the three of them had reached the Spirit Transformation stage, it would be difficult for them to utilize this intuition in combat. Perhaps they could have a fleeting moment of brilliance, but they would doubt themselves and dare not follow their instincts unless absolutely necessary. After all, in a fight, if one makes a wrong move, the consequences are unimaginable.

"It might just be a coincidence!" the three thought to themselves.

"Strike!" The Ziyi missed her attack and, unwilling to accept defeat, darted away and struck again with her staff.

On the surface, she showed no outward sign of anything, but inwardly she was deeply disturbed by Yue Qianchou's words. When her master gave her the sword, saying it was a gift from Yue Qianchou, she was overjoyed. But upon meeting Yue Qianchou, he actually wanted to take the sword back. Having her gift taken away made her very unhappy, and she felt she needed to hit Yue Qianchou to vent her anger.

"Damn!" Yue Qianchou let out a scream before Ziyi could even move, and dodged to the side once again. Ziyi immediately missed her target.

They dodged it again! Wen Lanfeng and the other two exchanged surprised glances.

The woman in Ziyi missed her target, and before her feet even touched the ground, she dodged sideways and chased after Yue Qianchou. Having been slightly hurt by this big liar, she wasn't about to let him off the hook without giving him a good beating.

However, Yue Qianchou seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. His fleeing figure suddenly twisted and shifted to the side, and the Ziyi bamboo stick grazed his back and missed.

Even Yue Qianchou himself didn't know why he suddenly did that; it was just a split second of his mind, his body moving in a flash as the thought crossed his mind. After hearing the "whoosh" sound of someone dodging, he was immediately relieved. This girl was so stubborn and didn't know her own strength; if he had actually given her a bump, it would have been embarrassing.

At first, Furong thought the two were joking, but when she saw Ziyi chasing after Yue Qianchou and hitting him, it didn't seem like a joke. She immediately asked anxiously, "Ziyi, why are you hitting him?"

"Strike!" A streak of purplish-black light shot out from Ziyi's hand, hurtling towards Yue Qianchou. The more Ziyi couldn't land a hit, the angrier he became, and he actually started to get serious, using the technique of controlling a bamboo stick to chase and strike.

She was quick, Yue Qianchou reacted just as fast. Without turning her head, she bent down sharply, and a gust of wind swept over her head. But before she could even look up, she instinctively dodged to the side, avoiding the bamboo stick that had been shot back.

A dark purple figure darted around the courtyard, forcing Yue Qianchou to jump and dodge wildly, barely managing to speak. But the figure always missed him, just brushing past him each time.

Wen Lanfeng and the other two were dumbfounded, not at all finding Yue Qianchou's situation embarrassing. Instead, they seemed to have witnessed something unbelievable. Yue Qianchou hadn't dodged with speed once; he had always dodged based on instinct, reacting even when the bamboo stick suddenly turned. To be able to use instinct to this extent was simply inconceivable.

Unfortunately, Nong Zhu wasn't present when Bi Changchun taught Yue Qianchou the "Bird Play." If he had been there and heard Bi Changchun's words, he certainly wouldn't have been so surprised. When Bi Changchun taught the "Bird Play," he said that this set of Method Formula didn't have any powerful or astonishing strength. Its secret lay in the four words "anticipating the enemy's moves." Once mastered, it would benefit one for life.

Ziyi, who had been busy for a long time, was also full of surprise. Suddenly, she put away the bamboo stick and stared blankly at Yue Qianchou, as if she remembered something... She was also present when Bi Changchun said those words, and she remembered them now.

"You're so stubborn, you've got a screw loose!" Yue Qianchou finally had a chance to speak, rolling up his sleeves and saying fiercely, "I, the number one expert below the Spirit Transformation stage, am not someone to be trifled with. You forced me to make a move, so don't blame me for being impolite." His face was contorted like a hungry wolf about to devour a lamb, ready to retaliate.

"You've mastered animal feats?" the Ziyi asked, pointing at him blankly.

"What business is it of yours what... beastly... beastly performance I've mastered?" Yue Qianchou shouted, then trailed off. His face stiffened, and he suddenly looked back at the scene, realizing he had been dodging instinctively the whole time...

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