Chapter 87, Part 3: Taibao Crane Hand

Shi Potian didn't stop, carrying Wan Daping in one hand and another man in yellow in the other. Liu Qin was pulling a third man, and Qu Feiyan was pulling Liu Jing close behind.

Just as Shi Potian arrived at the side entrance of the hall, he heard Liu Zhengfeng give a bitter laugh and say to a young man, "Child, are you afraid of death?"

Shi Potian looked at the young man and saw that, just like Liu Qin before him, he was being held in the back of the head by a Songshan Sect disciple dressed in yellow with a short sword.

Shi Potian scanned the hall and saw a group of men in yellow surrounding Liu Zhengfeng, probably no less than forty or fifty people.

At Liu Zhengfeng's feet lay a disciple lying in a pool of blood; it was Xiang Danian, the eldest disciple who had greeted the guests, and he was clearly dead.

Shi Potian never expected the Songshan Sect to be so wicked. Despite being one of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, they showed no mercy when it came to killing.

Upon hearing Liu Zhengfeng's question, Young Master Liu replied, "I will listen to my father; I am not afraid!"

Liu Zhengfeng said, "Good boy!"

A very tall, thin man dressed in yellow shouted, "Kill them!"

The man behind Young Master Liu thrust his short sword forward, intending to kill him.

When Liu Jing saw this, she was so frightened that she screamed, "Big Brother!"

Without a second thought, Shi Potian unleashed a palm strike, "Boom..."

A sudden gust of wind seemed to sweep through the hall, causing people on both sides to stumble and scramble to make way.

The Songshan Sect disciple who was about to kill felt an overwhelming force slam into him. He cried out "Ah!" and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string. Blood gushed out in mid-air, and he crashed into a pillar in the hall, instantly losing consciousness.

The group of men in yellow robes in the hall exclaimed in surprise, "Di Xiu!"

"Splitting Palm!"

The extremely tall and thin man in yellow was filled with shock and anger, and shouted sharply, "Where did this brat come from, daring to meddle in the affairs of my Songshan Sect!"

He swayed and thrust out a palm. Before the palm even arrived, the fierce palm wind had already struck Shi Potian's chest. It was the Great Songyang Divine Palm of the Songshan Sect.

Wan Daping loudly reminded him, "Uncle-Master, that is Lin Pingzhi, the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Fuwei Escort Agency."

The man in yellow was taken aback, remembering something terrible. He realized he could no longer withdraw his palm and use his sword. In this critical moment, he quickly gathered all his strength and struck out with all his might, hoping to turn the danger into safety.

Shi Potian didn't have as many thoughts as him. He casually unleashed the "Five Mountains Fall as Light" palm technique, and the two palms collided with a muffled "bang".

The man in yellow was not worried about what happened. He only felt a sharp pain in his arm, as if his joints were about to shatter. The opponent's palm force was overwhelming, and he was about to be transformed into a crane and sent flying backward, just like his nickname "Crane Hand".

The Third Protector of the Songshan Sect couldn't bear the humiliation. He crouched down, using the "Thousand-Pound Drop" technique to steady himself, his upper body almost touching the ground, but he still couldn't maintain his balance and stumbled back seven or eight steps.

A burly man stepped forward and grabbed his arm, but the force was still not enough, and he pulled the burly man back three steps before the two of them regained their balance and avoided the "Crane Hand" from sitting on the ground and losing face.

However, "Crane Hand" was still bleeding from the corner of his mouth, his face was as pale as paper, and he couldn't speak for a long time. It was because Shi Potian's true power was still raging in his body, and he couldn't speak at all.

The assembled heroes in the hall were all shocked. The renowned Crane Hands of the Three Protectors of the Songshan Sect, and the Great Songyang Palm, a supreme technique of the Songshan Sect, were no match for Lin Pingzhi's casual palm strike, and were repeatedly humiliated in a single move.

This Lin Pingzhi is even more terrifying than the rumors suggest.

Yu Canghai was so shocked he stood up abruptly. In just half a month, Lin Pingzhi's martial arts had advanced by leaps and bounds again. The latest update is now online, waiting for your interpretation. How was this possible? Even the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, no matter how powerful, couldn't conjure internal energy out of thin air like that; it's not like the Star-Absorbing Technique.

The guests in the hall cheered and praised the young man.

Someone remarked, "Young镖头's palm technique is superb, and his internal strength is profound."

"Last night you were quite resentful for teasing Old Man Tie, thinking it was just a matter of skill. Now do you admire him?" Some people joked with each other, laughing heartily.

"I'm impressed! Young Master Biao toyed with two bodyguards with a single palm strike. Who dares to disagree?"

"To disagree would be to look down on two such renowned bodyguards."

The Third Protector of Songshan, nicknamed "Crane Hand," was named Lu Bai. The burly man was his senior brother, the Second Protector, nicknamed "Pagoda Hand," Ding Mian. Both of them had ashen faces.

It was clear that many of the heroes in the hall had long been disgusted by the Songshan Sect's disruption of the handwashing ceremony, their kidnapping of Liu Zhengfeng's family for blackmail, and their killing of disciples to coerce him. They were deliberately using Shi Potian to satirize their fellow disciples.

Since Zuo Lengchan took the lead of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, the Songshan Sect has been thriving in recent years, and its reputation is approaching that of Shaolin and Wudang. The Thirteen Protectors of the Songshan Sect are even more famous throughout the world.

When they descended the mountain, the fellow disciples were full of vigor, believing that the affairs of the world depended on the leader and the various Grand Protectors, and that if the Grand Protectors acted accordingly, who would dare to disobey?

To everyone's surprise, the first battle of the handwashing ceremony went badly. First, Fei Bin, the fourth bodyguard, was captured by Liu Zhengfeng with a feint attack using the "Little Wild Goose Style". Then, the third bodyguard was defeated by Lin Pingzhi. Was the Songshan Sect going to suffer a crushing defeat here today?

Liu Zhengfeng was overjoyed to see Shi Potian's divine soldiers descend from the sky and save his son from danger. He said to Shi Potian:

"However, this is a grudge between me and the Songshan Sect. Young Master Escort, you should not interfere, otherwise it may implicate the Fuwei Escort Agency."

Upon hearing this, Shi Potian simply shook his head and said:

"The Songshan Sect is too evil. They kill people at the drop of a hat. These two Songshan disciples in my hands were trying to kill Liu Jing and her brother, which is why I captured them."

"As long as I'm here, I won't allow bad guys to kill."

"This is what my mother taught me," Shi Potian said earnestly.

Although Shi Potian spoke in a plain tone, no one dared to refute his arrogant words when they saw his resolute gaze.

Ding Mian, the Pagoda-Bearer, stepped forward and sneered:

"What an ignorant brat! You're still wet behind the ears, what do you know about good people and bad people?"

Liu Zhengfeng has already admitted to colluding with the demonic cultist Qu Yang. If you save him, you will be making an enemy of the entire righteous martial arts world!

Upon hearing this, all eyes in the room turned to Shi Potian.

Shi Potian said, "I don't know anything about demonic sects or righteous paths. I only know that Master Liu is a very good person. He doesn't kill people indiscriminately. He's a good man."

But you went around killing people indiscriminately, and even arrested and threatened Liu Sanye's relatives. Is this something good people do? You are bad people.

Lu Bai finally managed to suppress the raging internal energy within him and spoke with a hoarse voice:

"Never killed anyone? Those demonic cult members deserve to be killed by everyone! If they don't kill today, they'll kill tomorrow! By protecting Liu Zhengfeng, who colludes with the demonic cult, you are their accomplice!"

Ding Mian interjected, "All heroes have seen it! There is irrefutable evidence that Liu Zhengfeng colluded with Qu Yang of the Demonic Sect, yet Lin Pingzhi is protecting him. He is clearly also a demonic member of the Demonic Sect!"

Today, our Songshan Sect, acting on the orders of Alliance Leader Zuo, is purging our own sect and exterminating the demonic cultists. Anyone who dares to obstruct us will be an enemy of the Five Mountains Sword Sects!

"Sect Leader Yue, Daoist Tianmen, and Abbess Dingyi, what do you think?"