"Young master, I'm not his wife. He's a notorious womanizer in the martial world, the Five Poisons Child of the Five Poisons Sect." Lin Shiyin hurriedly explained.
"I know. With that short, stumpy build, how could he possibly be worthy of my wife?" Li Hao said casually.
Your wife? Since when did I become your wife? Lin Shiyin was on the verge of a breakdown. There wasn't a single decent man among the three men here.
"Kid, who exactly are you?" The Five Poisons Child was about to explode with rage.
Is it my fault I'm a dwarf? It's all because my parents were cousins. They never even asked me what I thought about it!
The Five Poisons Child was fiercely sensitive about his height. In the martial world, anyone who brought it up died.
But today, two people had called him short and stumpy.
Yun Zhonghe aside—he wasn't afraid of Yun Zhonghe himself, but he couldn't beat a single one of Yun Zhonghe's three older siblings. Especially the great villain E Guan Manying; one blow from his cane could turn him into a lump of minced meat.
"I'm Li Hao, known in the martial world as the Amorous Swordsman." Li Hao lifted his head and gazed at the sky at a forty-degree angle.
Mm, Long Xiaoyun's head feels so nice to touch, and the fabric is pretty good, too. I'm a little reluctant to let go! What am I supposed to do when the fight starts? I hope those two know when to back off.
Lin Shiyin: You lecher, your hand's in the wrong place! There isn't any fabric on his head!
"The Amorous Swordsman? Ha! I was wondering who you were! Just some nobody. Die!" The Five Poisons Child usually operated in the southern reaches. This time, he had secretly traveled from the south after hearing that Lin Shiyin would be coming out, so he had never heard of the Amorous Swordsman.
Yun Zhonghe, however, was stunned. The martial world's great oracle, Hundredknower, had ranked the Amorous Swordsman Li Hao's lightness skill, swordsmanship, and hidden weapons as the three finest in the land. If he fought Li Hao, he'd probably be in serious trouble!
Yun Zhonghe was skilled in lightness techniques and had always lived by the principle of running if he couldn't win. But if he came across someone he couldn't outrun, he was in trouble.
The Five Poisons Child, a protector of the Five Poisons Sect, was exceptionally skilled in using poison.
A cloud of white smoke rose from the Five Poisons Child and instantly enveloped Li Bai.
"Young master, be careful!" Lin Shiyin saw that something was wrong and hurriedly called out a warning.
But the moment she opened her mouth, she found it difficult to breathe. It felt as if thousands of ants were biting her all over.
As for her son, Long Xiaoyun, his face had already turned blue, and he had lost consciousness.
"Ha ha! Some nobody dares to act so brazenly in front of me, the Five Poisons Child? I'll show you the power of my Golden Silkworm Gu Poison!" The Five Poisons Child laughed loudly.
But despite his laughter, he didn't dare approach to check. He might be good at using poison, but his martial arts were nothing special.
"Well, well! So this is the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison, ranked fifth among the ten deadliest poisons in the martial world! It's not all that effective, is it?" Li Hao remarked casually.
He stirred his internal energy, and the white smoke surrounding him was blown away without a trace.
Li Hao turned around and shoved two Hundred Herb Pills into Lin Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun's mouths.
The Hundred Herb Pills dissolved as soon as they entered their mouths. The sensation of ants biting Lin Shiyin vanished instantly, and Long Xiaoyun's bruised face returned to normal.
But then Lin Shiyin's pretty face turned bright red, with a look of fury mixed in.
Just now, as Li Hao pried open Long Xiaoyun's mouth to feed him the Hundred Herb Pill, he had given her a hard squeeze right on her chest.
Dragon Claw Hand, the signature technique rewarded by the system, really was useful. Li Hao chuckled to himself.
"People make mistakes, and horses stumble. My lady, I assure you that was absolutely a misunderstanding." Li Hao raised two fingers.
"Hmph." Lin Shiyin turned her head away. It was obvious she understood her current predicament, so she could only swallow her anger.
"Why? Why didn't the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison work on you?" The Five Poisons Child asked with difficulty, staring at the iron sword piercing his heart.
He couldn't accept it without figuring that out.
"If I don't explain, will you die without knowing why?" Li Hao suddenly asked.
"Yes." The Five Poisons Child nodded. His strength was already fading quickly.
"I'm just not going to tell you. What do I care if you die without knowing why?" Li Hao pulled out his iron sword, then quickly dodged to avoid getting splattered with blood again.
Li Hao's behavior left Lin Shiyin and Yun Zhonghe utterly dumbfounded. What did he mean, What do I care if you die without knowing why? He'd already killed the man. Was it really so hard to grant him his dying wish?
"Now it's your turn. Have you decided how you want to die?" Li Hao pointed his long sword at Yun Zhonghe and spoke arrogantly.
For an opponent like this, he could take him down with one sword strike. It wouldn't take much time at all.
"Sir, this is all a misunderstanding. It's better to make peace than to keep fighting. Why don't we just let the matter go? I'll leave immediately. How does that sound?" Yun Zhonghe said awkwardly.
He wasn't worried, though. His third brother, Yue Laosan, was nearby. One shout, and he'd be there.
"You can't! You killed so many people from my Xingyun Manor. How could we just let you leave?" Long Xiaoyun had taken a Hundred Herb Pill to neutralize the poison. Seeing how powerful Li Hao was, he immediately grew bold.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Yun Zhonghe asked, his eyes glinting viciously.
That little brat is so annoying. I need to find a chance to get rid of him.
"The people from my manor were killed by the two of you. The Five Poisons Child is already dead, so you won't survive either. But Heaven has a way of preserving life. Leave your hands here, and go." Long Xiaoyun spoke with an air of authority beyond his years.
A child of eight or nine had already mastered the art of borrowing someone else's power to throw his weight around. What would he be like when he grew up?
"Giving up my hands isn't out of the question. But I have a treasure. I hope I can trade it for the return of my right hand. What do you think, young master?" Yun Zhonghe's eyes darted about for a moment before he spoke quietly.
"What is it?" Long Xiaoyun immediately became interested when he heard there was a treasure. He wriggled free of Lin Shiyin's embrace and jumped down from the carriage.
"The treasure is the second volume of the Precious Mirror of Flowers." Yun Zhonghe reached into his robe.
"Give it to me!" The moment he heard it was the second volume of the Precious Mirror of Flowers, Long Xiaoyun hurried over to Yun Zhonghe.
"Xiaoyun, be careful! It's dangerous!" Lin Shiyin shouted at once, but she wasn't quick enough. With a swift sidestep, Yun Zhonghe locked Long Xiaoyun by the throat.
"Oh? I didn't know you had this move." Li Hao knew this move well. It was Dragon Claw Hand!
With Yun Zhonghe's internal energy, he could definitely crush Long Xiaoyun's throat before Li Hao had a chance to swing his sword.
"Xiaoyun! Young master, please, save Xiaoyun! He's still so young!" Lin Shiyin jumped down from the carriage and clung to Li Hao's arm, shaking it desperately.
"Uh, my lady. Your Xiaoyun walked right over to him himself. There's nothing I can do!" Li Hao spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.
No wonder she ranked 116th in the Gallery of Beauties. Those measurements—96, 60, 92—were no exaggeration.
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