The lion-nosed man abruptly swung his palm at A Zi as soon as he finished speaking.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Seeing this, A Zhu instinctively moved to intervene, only for A Zi to fling several slender needles first.
"Junior sister, your Green Phosphorus Needles can't hurt me."
The lion-nosed man was already on guard. He easily dodged A Zi's poisoned needles and continued attacking her.
"Bam!!!"
Just as the lion-nosed man was about to strike A Zi, Wang Yuyan suddenly raised her delicate hand and swept it outward. An invisible blast of palm force shot forth, sending him flying.
"Pfft-"
Under A Zi's shocked gaze, the lion-nosed man crashed to the ground and coughed up a spray of blood, then slumped sideways and passed out.
The Starry Lodge Sect was different from other sects. Elsewhere, disciples were ranked by the order in which they joined, but the Starry Lodge Sect ranked them by strength.
This lion-nosed man was named Shihouzi, and he was Ding Chunqiu's second disciple. In other words, his strength within the Starry Lodge Sect was second only to Ding Chunqiu and the eldest disciple.
Yet Shihouzi, the Starry Lodge Sect's third-strongest fighter, had failed to withstand even a single palm strike from Wang Yuyan.
Only now did A Zi abruptly realize that Nalan Sheng and his companions were far more formidable than she had imagined.
"The Green Phosphorus Needles are the Starry Lodge Sect's exclusive hidden weapons. Are you Ding Chunqiu's disciple?"
Before the surprise could fade from A Zi's face, Wang Yuyan began sizing her up with an icy gaze.
Since Wuyazi had died because of Ding Chunqiu, Wang Yuyan naturally had no kindness to spare for members of the Starry Lodge Sect.
"Beautiful big sister, please don't misunderstand!"
Sensing the hostility in Wang Yuyan's tone, A