Chapter Fifty-Four: The Old Wine Merchant Takes Action

  "You little brat, your life is so big, I didn't expect you to take my palm strike. My successful palm strike can even be withstood by a Wang Ji realm warrior. I think, you little brat must have some defensive treasure on your body?" Jiudangjia sank into thought for a moment, but his eyes looking at Shangguan Yu were full of greed.

  "A real man's word is his bond, once spoken it cannot be taken back. Since Xiao Yu was revived by your palm, doesn't that mean we've won this bet?" Qin Shou's peach blossom eyes were filled with teasing.

  Shangguan Yu, however, was not as optimistic as Qin Shou. If Ji Dangjia hadn't said those words, he might have thought that today's calamity could be avoided. Especially now, with Ji Dangjia's expression and his greedy eyes, it seemed that leaving wouldn't be so easy after all.

  "Hmm, I suppose you've won this bet. However, there's one thing you need to understand - I'm a bandit, and since this kid has defensive treasures on him, I naturally won't let them go." The Ninth Master made no attempt to hide his greed. In his opinion, if he didn't snatch up treasures when he encountered them, then he wasn't a qualified bandit. Moreover, as the Ninth Master, he had to do better than other bandits.

  "You're the ninth master of the bandits, don't you feel ashamed to be so dishonest? This gamble was clearly won by us, you wouldn't dare to cheat, would you?" Li Ruolan asked innocently.

  "What are you people spouting nonsense for? It's only natural that Lord Jiudang would kill you, so how can he be accused of being insincere? You people show such disrespect to him, just based on this point alone, it's enough to kill you all a hundred times!" Just as Lord Jiudang was about to speak, Shangguan Jiancheng grew anxious. To think that if Lord Jiudang were to leave like this, what would become of him?

  Among the group of people with Shangguan Yu, those who could be offended and those who couldn't, he had managed to offend all of them. If he were allowed to continue traveling with Shangguan Yu and the others, he would rather die than do so. Who knew how Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou would treat him, and even if they wanted to kill him, probably no one would stop them.

  "Hmm, little girl, you reminded me. As the Ninth Master, I naturally cannot let outsiders know that I am insincere." The Ninth Master paused, and he didn't respond to Shangguan Jiansheng's interruption. He just wanted to ensure that everyone in front of him would die, and as for Shangguan Jiansheng, he definitely wouldn't show mercy either. The Ninth Master swept his gaze over the crowd, and his ominous voice sounded again. "So, all of you will have to die today!"

  "Don't say anything more, it seems that Ninth Master is not going to let us off." Shangguan Yu patted Qin Shou's shoulder, signaling him to stop talking. Ninth Master had already decided to kill them, so even if they said something, it would be of no use.

  "Now that you've gone this far, you should take responsibility, shouldn't you? I know this journey has been a test for us, but I also know there's a limit to this test. Now this Ninth Young Master wants to kill us, and even if we use all our strength, it's still useless. That's all I have to say, Old Wine. If you want to watch us die, then we can't do anything about it."

  "You young whippersnapper, don't try to lecture me with your words. I'll take care of what needs taking care of." The wine old man rolled his eyes and continued drinking.

  The Ninth Master also looked at this so-called wine old man, he had been looking at the wine old man with dislike for a long time. He was the Ninth Master, but this old man claimed to be "Ninth Old", wasn't that deliberately trying to find fault with him? However, out of caution, he still carefully observed the wine old man, but didn't discover anything special about him.

  What's more, the fluctuation of Yuan Qi he sensed on Jiu Laoshi was very weak. Jiu Daoren estimated that Jiu Laoshi was only slightly stronger than those few little brats. Those few little brats didn't know the situation and would look for Jiu Laoshi to help them. Unfortunately, they didn't know that the reliable support in their imagination was actually so weak. The more Jiu Daoren thought about it, the more pleased he became, even his gaze towards Jiu Laoshi was full of mockery.

  "Old man, I advise you to stop meddling in other people's business. With your current level of martial arts skills, I can crush you to death with just one hand." Jiudangjia said coldly.

  "Thanks for reminding me, but I don't need you to manage my affairs." The old man continued drinking his fine wine, and his words were not polite at all.

  "Hmph, old man, you're just relying on your age to act arrogant. Look at your white hair, and yet you're still showing off here. I really don't know how you've managed to live for so many years." Shangguan Jiancheng called out. He was only trying to stir up conflict between the two sides, and the best outcome would be if Jiudangjia killed Shangguan Yu and his group. Looking at Jiudangjia's confident expression, Shangguan Jiancheng also felt a sense of relief.

  Jiu Dangjia didn't continue to talk nonsense with Jiu Ye, he directly sat on the ground. Looking at his appearance, it was clear that he didn't put Jiu Dangjia in his eyes at all. Not to mention the bandits opposite him, even Shangguan Yu and others felt that Jiu Ye was too arrogant. Was Jiu Dangjia's strength really that poor?

  Looking at the old man again, his forehead was bulging with anger. This old man really had no shame, if that's how it is, then killing one more old man wouldn't make a difference. It's not his fault, but rather this old man looking for death himself, and he didn't have much to do with it anyway.

  "Mahābhūta Mudrā!"

  When the Ninth Master slapped his palm, six palm prints appeared in front of him. Each palm print was as big as a person and had different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, and blue. The six palm prints lined up in a row and were slapped towards the direction where Upper Official Yu and others were located.

  Wherever the palm print passed, even the weeds on the ground were blown away. This move was Jiudangjia's signature technique, and its power was extraordinary. With this blow being fueled by anger, it actually exceeded his previous level. Looking at the six-colored palm print, Jiudangjia knew that the people in front of him would all die under this palm strike.

  Shangguan Yu only felt the strong wind slapping his face, making his cheeks sting. He was so far away from the palm print, yet he could still feel its power. If Jiudangjia had used this move earlier, he would have been dead by now. Now, he could only hope that Jiu Laotou was old and weak. After all, these six palm prints were something even he couldn't withstand, let alone kill him with them.

  There are not a few people who think like Shangguan Yu, Qin Shou and Li Ruolan are all looking at Jiu Lao. They believe that Jiu Lao must be much more powerful than the nine masters. Moreover, they can only pin their hopes on Jiu Lao, if Jiu Lao is not reliable, then what awaits them is only death.

  Jiu Lao looked at the six palm prints, his expression didn't change. Jiu Lao still sat on the ground, seemingly not intending to stand up. He gazed at the six-colored palm prints, his eyes filled with disdain. In his opinion, the "Great Heavenly Cycle Palm" of this Ninth Master was really nothing special.

  Time waits for no one, and by the time Nine had unleashed his "Great Heavenly Wheel Turning Palm", the six palm prints were already speeding towards Yu Fei and the others. In the blink of an eye, the palm prints arrived beside Yu Fei and the others. At this moment, Old Jiu finally moved, taking another sip of wine.

  "Humming"

  The old wine used beautiful wine to rinse his mouth, swirled it around in his mouth for a few moments, and then directly spat it towards the six palm prints. As if fire had met water, the six palm prints were like small flames that were extinguished by the old wine's mouthful of wine.

  Jiudang House was shocked to see all of this, he knew better than anyone the power of that palm just now. He didn't expect that old man, whom he thought was very weak, would casually spit out a mouthful of wine and directly break his famous move. He finally realized that this old man was definitely a master, and one who kept a low profile.

  However, the Ninth Master had no intention of giving up. Since he had made his move, he naturally wanted to continue fighting. The old man in front of him was formidable, but he wasn't someone who could be easily intimidated either. If he were to let him escape now, he would never do so under any circumstances.

  Jiudangjia took out a weapon that looked ancient and strange. The upper half of the weapon was a knife, while the lower half was a sword. Jiugong Yu had never seen such a weapon before, so he stared at it carefully for a long time. It seemed that using this weapon also required skill, and if someone who didn't know how to use it tried to wield it, they might even end up hurting themselves.

  Jiu Lao also stood up at this time, shaking his head and looking at Jiu Dangjia. However, he didn't stand up because he valued Jiu Dangjia, but because when sitting down, he had to look up at him. Now that he was standing, they were on the same level. He continued drinking his fine wine, not putting Jiu Dangjia in his eyes at all.

  "Too much deception!"

  Jiudangjia charged at Jiu with his weapon, but Jiu simply looked at him and kicked the middle of the weapon with his foot. Jiudangjia felt a surge of power on his weapon and tried to steady himself, but he couldn't stop his body from retreating. He inserted one end of the weapon into the ground, yet still retreated dozens of meters back.

  Jiudangjia shook his hands, and the tiger's mouth was still numb. He pulled the weapon from the middle, and one weapon became two. His left hand held a sword, and his right hand held a knife, and he rushed towards Jiu Lao again. When this weapon is used as two, its power naturally increases greatly.

  However, just as he was about to reach Jiu Lao's side, he suddenly changed the direction of his attack. He slashed his knife towards Shangguan Yu and stabbed his sword at Qin Shou. The sharp blade and the piercing sword light all beckoned towards the two men.

  This was unexpected by everyone, and even Yu Fei and Qin Shou were stunned. The Nine Masters' technique was too powerful for Yu Fei and Qin Shou to handle from the start. Moreover, this time the Nine Masters used a weapon to attack, so even if Yu Fei and Qin Shou could react in time, they would still have no way to defend against this move.

  Jiudangjia's face was also filled with a ferocious smile, in his view, Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou would definitely die under this move. With the realm of these two people, even if they had defensive treasures on their bodies, they couldn't exert their power.

  "Die!"