The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#589 - False Alarm

Lu Jing turned his body while reaching out to try and grab the whip.

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However, the young marquis's whip technique had obviously also reached a high level of mastery, coming and going without a trace, as natural as an extension of his arm, and always able to attack where Lu Jing least expected.

It wasn't easy, but Lu Jing finally found an opportunity to grab the tip of the whip.

However, upon grabbing it, he only felt it was incredibly slippery, like trying to catch a loach, and before he knew it, the young marquis had snapped the leather whip back.

"What kind of whip technique is this?" Lu Jing asked, somewhat surprised.

He could feel that the young marquis's martial art, even if it wasn't a unique skill, was not far from it, and likely wasn't unknown in the martial world.

But the young marquis only said, "A recluse paper figure, I can't even remember my own name, let alone a martial art."

After saying that, she didn't wait for Lu Jing to reply, and took another deep breath, saying, "The probing ends here. Next, I'm going to use my ultimate move. Be careful."

Hearing this, Lu Jing's expression also became serious. He looked left and right, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, held it in his hand, and then said to the young marquis opposite him, "I'm ready."

The next moment, the young marquis flicked her wrist, and the tiger-hide whip shot out fiercely!

This time, the young marquis wasn't aiming at the old fisherman, nor was she feinting. She was genuinely attacking Lu Jing.

Just from the force of the wind brought about by this whip, Lu Jing could tell the terrifying power it contained.

However, that wasn't the end of it. After the whip flew out, the young marquis's wrist didn't stop shaking, and a new force was transmitted from the tail end towards the tip of the whip.

And in the end, these thirteen forces actually miraculously merged into one at the last moment.

In game terms, the young marquis used extreme skill to forcibly create thirteen times the critical hit with this move.

Even though her internal energy cultivation was only at the peak of the second-rate level, this single strike surpassed most first-rate experts.

A terrifying sonic boom erupted in the air, even stirring up the lake water beside them!

When the water mist in the air dissipated, the young marquis was panting heavily on the side. Her right hand, which had wielded the whip, was still trembling from the excessive force.

But her focus wasn't on this. She raised her head and looked at Lu Jing, who was unharmed on the opposite side, and said in surprise, "Solid as a rock?"

Lu Jing nodded.

"You actually really mastered this martial art? But according to Mr. Bamboo Staff, this skill should take at least ten years to become usable, right? How long has it been?"

"Oh, I went to the world inside a book because of a strange object before. I stayed there for a long time, and since I was idle anyway, I practiced this skill a bit," Lu Jing said.

"In that case, isn't there anyone in the martial world who can defeat you now?" The young marquis sighed, "How old are you? Not even twenty yet, and you're already the number one martial artist in the world. It seems I can't keep you here alone."

Lu Jing's mind raced. He thought that the young marquis was about to call for people next, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

There were many paper figures living in Mirror Lake Valley, and most of these paper figures had their own unique skills. Although no one could match Lu Jing one-on-one, if they all rushed up at once, it would definitely be enough for Lu Jing to handle.

And the most important thing was that Lu Jing needed to frequently enter and leave Mirror Lake Valley in order to help Dongmen Weilan practice, and he didn't want to completely fall out with the paper figures here.

In comparison, the old fisherman behind him became excited again. Seeing that there was hope of getting out of trouble, he was already eager to say something flirtatious after Lu Jing released him.

But then he heard the young marquis say, "So I can only let you leave."

??? !

The old fisherman's head was full of question marks, suspecting that something was wrong with his ears.

Lu Jing was also confused, after all, when the two sides first met, the young marquis had already made clear her position, saying that she was duty-bound and would not sit idly by.

And the young marquis was different from the guy behind him who was full of hot air. She always kept her word, otherwise she wouldn't have been chosen as the young marquis.

Seemingly seeing Lu Jing's confusion, the young marquis took the initiative to explain, "The term of each young marquis is seven months. After midnight tonight, my term will also be up. I am no longer the young marquis, so naturally I don't have to worry about this matter anymore."

"The reason I stopped you just now was purely because I was itchy and wanted to stretch my muscles. I've already used my ultimate move, and there's nothing I can do with you, so of course I'm going to let you leave next."

"But you should leave sooner rather than later, otherwise, when the new young marquis finds out, I'm afraid there will be more troubles."

"Oh, right, from now on, you can't call me young marquis anymore, just call me Layman Baiya. That's what the people in the valley used to call me."

After saying the last sentence, she also stepped aside.

The old fisherman was completely dumbfounded. His neck was flushed red, and he still wanted to say something, but Lu Jing tapped his dumb acupoint, and he could only make some unintelligible whimpering sounds.

However, Layman Baiya no longer looked at the two of them, but stood aside with her hands behind her back, looking up at the moon above her head.

It wasn't until this time that Lu Jing finally confirmed that Layman Baiya really intended to let him go.

So he thanked the other party and jumped into the big lake in front of him with the old fisherman.

After leaving Suspended Sky Lake, Lu Jing didn't stop, and took the old fisherman straight to the maple forest.

When he entered the forest, he reopened the latter's dumb acupoint.

The old fisherman was already sweating profusely. He was still making his last efforts, and once he could speak, he immediately said, "This time it's real, it's really real, I know the whereabouts of a flying sword, but it's not in the academy, you let me go, and I'll tell you."

Hearing this, Lu Jing didn't react. The old fisherman gritted his teeth, "Lingzhou Haojia Village, a sword is buried under the stone tablet in the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village, that sword must be a flying sword."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Jing, and seeing that there was still no change on Lu Jing's face, he could only change his words again, "Okay, okay, I can't be sure either, but I'm 80% sure that it should be a flying sword, this is the only clue I know about the flying sword, please, let me go."

Lu Jing shook his head, "If you want to live, shut your mouth first and listen to me."

Only then did the old fisherman stop talking, and looked at Lu Jing nervously.

"I promised that strange object to exchange you for a flying sword, so I definitely have to take you there. It's no use what you say, and this matter was originally your fault first, so it's only reasonable to apologize to them."

"But didn't you say it was going to kill me?" The old fisherman said with a mournful face.

"Its mouth is always very stinky, but I don't think its heart is so ruthless. Okay, I can't guarantee it either. If something unexpected really happens, just run towards me. I'll help you get out of trouble then."