So Strong!

Yang Qianqian's stance only made Zou Feng more puzzled.

Wasn't she supposed to summon him for a lecture? Why was she practicing martial arts instead?

The next moment, Yang Qianqian seemed to have gathered enough momentum. Her inner qi circulated, strength surged around her body, and her sleeves and long hair billowed in the air, making her look valiant and dashing.

"Ha!"

She did not move, but the palm pressed against the boulder unleashed its force within the space of an inch.

Bang—

Amid a tremendous muffled boom, the boulder taller than a person exploded into pieces.

The move Yang Qianqian had just displayed was precisely Heartfelt Martial Hall's ultimate inner qi realm art—Square-Inch Kill!

If even a hard stone met such an end after taking this move, there was no need to mention what would happen if it struck a person.

They would be blown apart in the truest sense of the phrase.

She exhaled and withdrew her power before leisurely turning around.

Looking at Zou Feng, her gaze was lofty and domineering, as though no one else existed in her eyes.

Though she said nothing, the meaning in her expression was obvious.

She wanted to tell Zou Feng: Open your eyes and take a good look. Before a true prodigy, just how ignorant and laughable was that so-called talent of yours?

As for Zou Feng, he was completely... awkwardly frozen.

Fine, he admitted that channeling inner qi to unleash force looked pretty damn impressive.

Before he had begun training in martial arts, he probably would have been overcome with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

But the problem was, he had a cheat!

Yang Qianqian thought she was showing off her strength and talent, but before who he was now, it barely stirred a ripple in his heart. He even felt like laughing.

An inner qi realm ranked martial artist being able to blow someone apart with a burst of force was impressive.

But when he unleashed the Five Poisons Heart-Seizing Palm, his opponent bled from all seven orifices. Then he could follow it up with Passion-Chaos Finger and turn them into a human fountain. Wasn't that impressive too?

In the end, Yang Qianqian had mistaken Zou Feng for a frog at the bottom of a well.

But in truth, the horizons of someone with a cheat were already beyond Yang Qianqian's imagination.

Moreover, from his first time cultivating the Five Poisons Palm until now, only about a month had passed, and Zou Feng was already nearly ready to attempt ranking up.

At this speed, let alone Yang Qianqian, even the prodigies of the Heavenly Origin Sword Sect would pale in comparison.

"Greetings, Miss!"

Zou Feng lowered his head, struggling to hold back his laughter as he stepped forward to salute her.

As for Little Cui, who had brought him here, Yang Qianqian's display of martial power had so terrified her that she was still trembling where she stood.

Beyond fear, Little Cui's eyes also held an uncontrollable reverence.

That was the normal reaction of an ordinary servant upon witnessing such a scene, and it was also the effect Yang Qianqian had originally wanted to achieve with Zou Feng.

"Zou Feng, what did you think of that palm strike just now?"

Yang Qianqian still had no awareness that her display had fallen flat. She was ultimately too young and far too lacking in the ability to read people's expressions.

Thus, she could not tell that Zou Feng was having a hard time suppressing his laughter.

"So impressive! So strong!" Zou Feng exclaimed in "admiration." "This lowly one has truly broadened his horizons. It is my first time seeing such formidable martial arts."

"Surely, Miss's martial arts are among the very best even compared to other ninth-rank martial artists..."

Yang Qianqian smiled proudly. "It seems you have at least some discernment."

"Though all are ranked martial artists, most can only remain ninth-rank, eighth-rank, for their entire lives..."

"But a small number can break through the bottleneck of the inner qi realm after reaching seventh-rank, refining qi into astral force!"

"And this young lady's ambition is not merely the astral force realm. I will make the Yang Family into a great aristocratic clan!"

Yang Qianqian spoke those words as though she had maximized her grandeur, unaware that Zou Feng was so embarrassed he nearly carved out an entire courtyard house with his toes.

Of course Zou Feng understood what she meant.

Wasn't she just saying that she belonged to that small group of higher-caliber martial artists, that she had great hopes of advancing into the astral force realm in the future?

She might even go a step further, allowing the entire Yang Family to rise with her like chickens and dogs ascending to heaven, elevating them from wealthy county residents into a great aristocratic clan.

In the eyes of ordinary people, ranked martial artists of the inner qi realm were already beings they had to look up to.

Astral force realm martial artists, however, were beings so high above them that they could not even glimpse the soles of their feet.

Unfortunately, Yang Qianqian had no idea that, barring any surprises, the cheat-user before her was almost certain to advance into the astral force realm before she did.

Having finished showing off, Yang Qianqian put away her smile and changed the subject. "Do you know of the recent rumors in the estate?"

Here it came, Zou Feng thought. Helplessly, he could only pretend to be terrified. "Miss, please see clearly—those truly are all baseless rumors."

"This lowly one absolutely harbors no improper thoughts!"

"In the future, if this lowly one truly succeeds in martial arts and can become a guard at Yang Estate, I will be completely satisfied."

To keep this woman from going even more crazy with paranoia, Zou Feng went along with her for the time being.

Sure enough, this response finally satisfied Yang Qianqian.

"Enough. Since I have said they are rumors, I naturally will not take them seriously."

"But it is good that you can see certain things clearly. Do not harbor any unrealistic fantasies!"

"Otherwise... hmph!"

What a lunatic...

There should be a limit to feeling so good about yourself!

However, Yang Qianqian had probably not staged this merely to suppress the rumors.

Remembering how, while he had been practicing the Five-Beasts Stance Exercise, Yang Qianqian had noticed that the "talent" he displayed might have surpassed even hers at the time, causing her to feel jealous...

That made Zou Feng almost certain that this woman's main purpose in pulling this stunt was to crush his confidence and dignity as a martial artist.

Martial artists relied on the spirit to fight upstream against the current.

Once that spirit was struck down, the negative effects it could cause were no laughing matter.

In truth, geniuses in any field might fail to fulfill their talent because their spirit was lacking.

So Yang Qianqian was not simply foolish and naive. She had plenty of petty schemes.

Thus, Zou Feng made a heavy mark against Yang Qianqian in the little ledger in his heart.

When he had said he would teach Yang Qianqian a lesson in front of Little Cui earlier, he had merely said it casually.

Now, it was no longer just casual talk...

Having achieved her purpose, Yang Qianqian waved a hand and dismissed Zou Feng.

The ordeal was finally over, and Zou Feng hurriedly slipped away.

However, just before leaving the rear garden, Zou Feng suddenly felt something.

He turned to look to the right and saw a long-legged woman leaning against the wall, studying him.

Those legs... what a waste if they were not used to pedal a tricycle.

Zou Feng did not give her a chance to meet his gaze and quickened his pace as he left.

Still, there was nothing strange about her looking at him. After all, there were not many handsome servants like him in all of Yuan Guang County.

That night, after Zou Feng completed another round of cultivation, Passion-Chaos Finger broke through to "Entering the Hall" as expected.

At that moment, he clearly felt that the middle finger of his left hand had become a weapon containing wondrous energy.

It was like venomous creatures such as scorpions, which instinctively knew what part of their bodies carried poison and how to inject their venom.

"Now, once the Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step breaks through, I can attempt to rank up!"

"However..."

By all rights, having three martial arts at "Entering the Hall" already guaranteed a high-quality rank advancement.

Once he succeeded, the quality of his inner qi would be quite remarkable.

Yet Zou Feng was still somewhat unsatisfied.

Three wicked arts at "Entering the Hall" were certainly good, but wouldn't it be even better if he cultivated the Five Poisons Palm to the realm of "Mastery"?