The two warriors were frightened out of their wits. At the flash of the blade, they had thought death was certain. Fortunately, Hu Xiaotian had shown mercy. Had the blade's edge struck their faces, their heads would probably have been severed from their bodies.
The commotion had already alerted Zou Yong, who had just returned to the estate. He had never taken Hu Dafu seriously. Although he suspected Hu Dafu was far more than a mere merchant, this was the Bohai Kingdom, after all, and he did not believe Hu Dafu would dare behave too outrageously. When he learned that Mirrorwater Estate's main gate had been destroyed and Hu Xiaotian had forced his way inside with his men, he too was shocked. He hurried over with his followers to investigate, only to find Hu Xiaotian leading a pack of wolfish Golden Scale Guards in a pitched fight in the front courtyard.
Fury erupted in Zou Yong's heart. Even within the Bohai Kingdom, few dared come to his door to challenge him. Hu Dafu must have swallowed a tiger's heart and a leopard's gall! Did he think this was his own country? Zou Yong roared, "All of you, stop!"
At his voice, all the warriors of Mirrorwater Estate stopped fighting. Hu Xiaotian, however, had no intention of stopping just yet. He drove a vicious kick into the belly of the warrior facing him. With a scream, the man flew toward Zou Yong as though riding clouds and mist.
Zou Yong reached out and struck the warrior diagonally across the back. It looked like an attack, but he was actually trying to counter the man's backward momentum with his palm and help him land. The instant his palm touched the warrior's body, he felt the tremendous force transmitted through him. *This is