stonecrandall Chapter 69: The Holy Maiden is Whipped, the Father Bids Farewell to His Daughter in Filial Piety
Chapter 69: The Holy Maiden is Whipped, the Father Bids Farewell to His Daughter in Filial Piety
"Hua Baifeng?"
Wei Wu took two steps forward, which made the demonic sect guards very wary, but Hua Baifeng still boldly lifted the curtain and looked at him calmly.
Wei Wu nodded and said, "Her face is like a peach blossom, and her skin is as white as mutton fat. Indeed, she lives up to her name. But what is the meaning of the character 'Phoenix'?"
"The phoenix rises from the western border, and demons descend upon the world!"
Hua Baifeng stood up, hands on her hips, on the palanquin. A long, coiled whip had appeared in her right hand, its body resembling snake scales, with long, sleek, snow-white hairs at the end. The whip gleamed with a cold light, clearly concealing a "barb".
She stood proudly on the palanquin, scoffing, "My father sent me to the Central Plains to find you. I never expected to run into you here. It seems we are destined to meet. Why don't you join the Holy Sect and listen to the sacred teachings? I can make you the new 'King of Love and Desire,' with the freedom to use the followers, connections, and resources of the Central Plains at your disposal. What do you say?"
"Me? Joined the Demonic Cult?"
Wei Wu couldn't help but laugh.
Before Hua Baifeng could speak, a demonic sect guard stepped forward and shouted, "Why are you laughing?"
Wei Wu was taken aback, then pointed at the man and asked, "Are all you demon cubs this arrogant?"
Before he finished speaking, he had already reached the guard, raised one arm, and lifted the guard into the air by the neck.
He turned his head to look at Hua Baifeng and said, "Want to make a bet?"
"Let's bet on how long it will take me to kill all of you."
Hua Baifeng had a pair of phoenix eyes and a sharp temperament. He held a long whip in his hand, and the whip suddenly fell and was pulled out with a "whoosh".
"I bet you'll die!"
"Snapped!"
The whip cracked nine times in the air, like a nimble white python leaping into the sky, immediately wrapping around Wei Wu's arm, making it taut in an instant.
Hua Baifeng's move was like a signal, and the remaining demonic sect guards immediately took action.
however!
Wei Wu flicked his white python whip in the back of his hand, and the whip seemed to come alive, turning around and swinging away Hua Baifeng's hand, tightly wrapping around her neck and pulling her off the palanquin.
Before Hua Baifeng could even get up.
Several whooshing sounds drifted overhead.
When she was helped up by the maid, she only saw Wei Wu twist the neck of the last guard and throw it over his head.
A chill ran down my spine in an instant, as if I had fallen into an ice cave!
"People who practice martial arts all have one problem: they think they are very good at martial arts. When they look at the ordinary people around them, they feel even more powerful. They often say things like, 'Heaven is the greatest, I am second only to him,' or 'I can do it too.'"
Therefore, they have no reverence for the strong, thinking that others have great reputations because they have various reasons, just like you just now, wanting me to 'die'... Ha, how ignorant and laughable!
Wei Wu paced as he approached Hua Baifeng, his footsteps making crackling and rustling sounds as he stepped on dry branches and leaves.
Hua Baifeng's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and then she felt her hand loosen beside her.
Her maidservant had already drawn her sword and charged out!
"stop!"
Hua Baifeng quickly stopped her.
however!
Wei Wu's whip struck each of the eight maids without missing a beat, knocking them from their hands and sending them sprawling to the ground.
He walked up to Hua Baifeng, used her whip to lift her chin, and without looking at the fair skin beneath her neck, stared only at her phoenix eyes, asking:
"How many seconds do you think you can last? Hmm, 'The phoenix rises from the western border, the demon descends upon the world.'"
Hua Baifeng felt incredibly embarrassed. Her toes, shuffling in her embroidered shoes, were almost digging into the soles. Her breathing quickened slightly as she said, "Your martial arts are indeed superb. I underestimated the heroes of the Central Plains."
Wei Wu shook his head. "Wrong answer."
Snapped!
The whip lashed down on Hua Baifeng without mercy.
Wei Wu said, "You underestimate me."
Hua Baifeng coldly raised her head, a light red whip mark appearing below her neck, from her right shoulder to her chest. This whip had dispelled her embarrassment, but it had also successfully restored her arrogance. "My mistake was refusing the sect's arrangement; I should have gathered the experts!"
"That's right," Wei Wu said calmly and reasonably, pressing the cold whip against her face, "If we don't gang up on you, you won't even have a chance to make a move."
"Tell me, what brings you to the Central Plains to find me this time?"
Hua Baifeng pursed her lips and remained silent.
She was the daughter of the leader of the Demonic Cult, and her martial arts skills were also remarkable. She was outstanding among the younger generation of the Demonic Cult, and no one could surpass her. Therefore, she was established as the "Holy Maiden" at an early age.
Previously, her father wanted to cross the border to challenge the masters of the Weapon Ranking, hoping to use them as whetstones to hone his own divine sword to perfection.
Unfortunately, upon exiting the pass, he encountered Bai Tianyu, the "Invincible Divine Blade," who was ranked sixth on the weapon ranking list.
The two sides clashed, and her father was defeated. He then swore an oath that he would never enter the Central Plains again.
Hua Baifeng thus developed a curiosity about Bai Tianyu and wanted to challenge him.
However, the leader of the Demonic Sect feared that his daughter would never return. Just then, news came from the Central Plains that "the Jade Flute Daoist, the Heavenly King of Love and Desire, was killed by Wei Wu." So the leader of the Demonic Sect ordered his daughter to personally lead people to seek revenge on Wei Wu. If she could recruit him into the sect, it would be a great achievement, and she could do whatever she wanted.
So Hua Baifeng happily led his people across the border and into the Central Plains.
As news of Wei Wu continued to circulate along the way, Hua Baifeng's initial caution turned into disdain.
I couldn't even achieve such an incredible record; there's no such genius in the world!
It's clearly just some hearsay from people in the martial arts world. You add your own details, I add my own, and by the time it gets to other people's mouths, it becomes an even more outrageous version of the story.
At that time, Hua Baifeng sneered: "Why make up so many stories? Why not say that Wei Wu killed the fourth weapon on the Weapon Ranking, Songyang Iron Sword, with one strike, injured the third weapon on the Weapon Ranking, Little Li Flying Dagger, with one move, killed the second weapon on the Weapon Ranking, Dragon and Phoenix Ring, and broke the first weapon on the Weapon Ranking, Heavenly Secret Staff?"
Let's just say he single-handedly killed all ten of the top weapons on the list!
The record was so outrageous that no one believed it was true.
Therefore, in Hua Baifeng's eyes, Wei Wu was a capable up-and-coming talent, but how much of that "ability" was genuine was hard to say.
This is why she dared to attack Wei Wu. After all, their ages are different. Wei Wu is only in his early twenties, a few years younger than her. Can he really be compared to a senior?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Then she excitedly went up to it.
Then, Hua Baifeng tilted her head slightly to look at Wei Wu, who was standing close at hand. She swallowed hard, licked her dry lips, and asked:
"Are all those things you said... true?"
Snapped!
Another lash of the whip fell.
Wei Wu sneered, "Are you asking me, or am I asking you?"
Hua Baifeng trembled slightly, an unprecedented humiliation washing over her. Yet, the fire rising in her heart wasn't entirely anger. She bit her lip lightly, and tears welled in her eyes, a hint of resentment flashing within them. She whispered:
"You killed the Jade Flute Taoist, and my father sent me to kill you or recruit you."
"With you?" Wei Wu scoffed.
Hua Baifeng nodded naturally and said, "Yes, by my own standards."
She stared at Wei Wu and said, enunciating each word clearly, "I am the Holy Maiden of the Holy Sect, the next leader of the Holy Sect. If you agree, I can take you back to the Western Regions right now, make my father abdicate, and give you the position of leader!"
Wei Wu: "?"
He glanced at the whip in his hand, then at the whip marks on Hua Baifeng's body, and then at the fact that there was not a trace of guilt in her eyes. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Is this fucking right?