Cheng Zhishu and Qu Huai separated, each taking one side of the platform. Though there was no referee on the battle stage, everyone below was a referee. Under the gaze of the crowd, anyone who stepped onto the stage followed the rules; sneak attacks and dirty tricks would not occur.
Cheng Zhishu and Qu Huai formed a striking contrast on the stage. One was tall and handsome, while the other was hunched and furtive-looking.
Neither drew a weapon. They first began with a simple exchange of fists and kicks. Cheng Zhishu may have intended to toy with him and did not strike ruthlessly, but the movement technique Qu Huai displayed was no weak one either.
"What footwork is Qu Huai using?" Lu Feng asked Jiang Ruoyun beside him as he watched the somewhat familiar movements.
"The Qu Estate's Nine Palaces Eight Rings Step," Jiang Ruoyun explained. "The Qu Estate's cultivation methods were all passed down from the Main City Qu Manor. Other than direct descendants, no one else may study them."
Lu Feng nodded. He had heard a little about the Qu Estate as well. The Qu Estate of Azure Dragon Town was merely a branch of the Qu Estate in White Cloud City.
The various cultivation methods possessed by the Azure Dragon Town Qu Estate had all been passed down by the main city. Thus, they did not draw the envy or plunder of others, because those people feared the Main City Qu Manor standing behind the Qu Estate.
Hearing the name and looking again at Qu Huai on the stage, Lu Feng saw nine steps in a circle and eight palm forms. His palm techniques were nimble and ever-changing, avoiding the direct and striking from the flank, circling round and attacking points. For a time, Cheng Zhishu could