Chapter 275: Chapter 228: The Martial Virtue Combat Method Re-emerges in the Jianghu_2
Liang Lu didn’t quite understand, “But you were so desperate to see His Majesty before.”
“That’s because if I can’t see someone, I can’t tailor-make a talisman according to the person. Liang Hong mortgaged his Prince Mansion to me, so I definitely need to work hard to create a satisfying talisman. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be letting down his Prince Mansion?”
“What about your willpower empowerment talisman…”
Jiang Cheng said helplessly, “The thing about the willpower empowerment talisman was truly an accident. I also didn’t expect that its aphrodisiac effect would be so good. And I never imagined your fourth brother, er, liked to challenge the extreme, and accidentally stumbled upon someone from the Hehuan Sect.”
Liang Lu’s mood turned from joy to sorrow.
She had originally thought Jiang Cheng was her covert aide, silently helping her eliminate obstacles before her ascension; she hadn’t expected that it was all coincidental, and Jiang Cheng really didn’t care about the struggle for the throne at all.
The fight for succession among the princes of Liang Kingdom, a matter that even the Immortal Sect couldn’t keep their hands off, mattered little in Jiang Cheng’s eyes compared to his talismans.
“Even if you don’t care about the throne, don’t you have a connection with the Taixu Sect at least?”
Jiang Cheng continued shaking his head, “No connections, the only connection is—my communication talisman has President Li’s contact, does that count?”
Liang Lu took a step back.
She felt that Jiang Cheng, who appeared amiable and easy to negotiate with, was surprisingly impregnable once you got to know him better!
At least that’s what Liang Lu believed.
In the face of Jiang Cheng, she had used all her tactics, yet hadn’t managed to find even a sliver of weakness, a handle to grab onto.
It seemed that other than talismans, he cared about nothing else.
“What exactly do you want in order to help me make a talisman?”
“Do you have money?” Jiang Cheng asked.
“A little.”
“How much is a little?”
“Nine hundred thousand.”
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, “That’s not enough.”
Liang Lu gritted her teeth, “Besides money, what else do you want?”
“Cultivation techniques. Preferably from the Demon Sect, do you have any?”
“No.”
Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, then said, “Pill recipes are also okay.”
“No.”
“Does the Prince Mansion have any?”
“No.”
Jiang Cheng scratched his head and said, “Princess, if you don’t have anything, even installment payment won’t work because there’s nothing for collateral.”
Liang Lu fell silent.
She indeed had nothing of value at hand.
But the future would be different.
Through the existence of “Li Qing,” she had already guessed the Taixu Sect’s intentions. The Taixu Sect probably wanted to support her ascension and make her the first Empress of Liang Kingdom.
“I will become the Emperor of Liang. At that time, I will be able to allocate the imperial family’s assets to pay you for the talisman, effortlessly.”
“You’re so confident, Your Highness?”
“Of course.”
Yet Jiang Cheng said, “I feel that Your Highness won’t become the Emperor of Liang.”
“Why not?”
Because your sister is “Great Liang’s Duan Yu.”
However, concerning the spoiler, Jiang Cheng didn’t say it, simply shaking his head.
This made Liang Lu unable to understand.
Currently, there was only Prince Liang Qing left among the princes, but since the Taixu Sect needed her to ascend, Liang Qing would probably be taken care of by the Taixu Sect, not something she had to worry about.
Besides Liang Qing, there were still four princesses.
The eldest princess was about to become a grandmother, Princess Liang Pei hadn’t even graduated from high school, and Princess Si was still in elementary school.
If one had to say, apart from herself Liang Lu, only Princess Liang Pei had a slight chance.
But Princess Liang Pei was far inferior to her in every aspect, and she, Liang Lu, had the endorsement of the Taixu Sect; she should be the most popular candidate for the throne, right?
Why didn’t Jiang Cheng believe in her?
“Do you think I’m too weak?”
After thinking it over, that was the only reason Liang Lu could come up with.
“Actually, being weak or not depends on who you compare yourself to,” Jiang Cheng objectively assessed.
After all, he was with Liu Qing every day, and being exposed daily to the gaze of a Mahayana cultivator, his sense of high-level cultivators had become somewhat numb.
In the end, no one was stronger than Liu Qing.
Yet Jiang Cheng’s words deeply struck Liang Lu’s sore spot.
Liang Lu was not weak. In Qingxuan University’s Qi Cultivation Stage, she was virtually unbeatable, except for Lin Yao.
But the problem lay precisely in those words “except for Lin Yao.”
Liang Lu simply wanted to ask Jiang Cheng to make a talisman that would increase her chances of defeating Lin Yao, but to her surprise, not only had no talisman been made, she was nearly defenseless against the truthful hits of Jiang Cheng.
“I’ve heard that you scored full marks in every subject during Lotus University’s freshman assessment, including ‘combat assessment’.”
“That did happen.”
“Are you interested in comparing strengths with me?” Liang Lu asked seriously, “I won’t bully you, I’ll only use seventy percent of my strength.”
Jiang Cheng looked at the time and said, “That’s fine, but I have a condition. A single battle to determine the winner, no foul play allowed.”
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“No problem.”
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Liang Lu readily agreed.
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Although Jiang Cheng scored full marks in the combat assessment, Liang Lu didn’t feel like she would lose.
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After all, even Lin Yao, who was at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation Stage, couldn’t beat her back then, not to mention Jiang Cheng, who appeared to lack any offensive capability.
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Jiang Cheng then made another request.
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“Let’s test our skills over there.”
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Although Liang Lu didn’t understand why Jiang Cheng wanted to change the location, she had enough confidence in her own strength and wasn’t worried about him looking for a battleground with advantages.
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However, the location Jiang Cheng chose was still inside the gym; it was just closer to the restroom and nothing special.
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“Jiang, I specialize in Traditional Cultivation, which means I’m quite good at movement techniques, sword techniques, and spells. You’d better be careful.”
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Jiang Cheng replied amiably, “Liang, I specialize in Talismans and am only good at Talismans. You should be careful, too.”
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Liang Lu took out a wooden sword from her storage bag, confident that this alone would be enough to defeat Jiang Cheng.
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Moreover, this was a duel between students, and without the protection of high-level cultivators, it wouldn’t be appropriate to use a real sword and risk injuring someone.
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“Jiang, I’m ready, you make the first move.”
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Jiang Cheng wasn’t about to stand on ceremony; he immediately took out a healing-type Talisman and applied it to Liang Lu without a second word.
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Liang Lu frowned.
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A healing boost for me?
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Is this a provocation?
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Does he look down on me that much?
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Liang Lu decided she was going to show Jiang Cheng a thing or two.
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With extremely high combat prowess, she warmed up her body in an instant, ready for the fight, and quickly used her movement skill to close in on Jiang Cheng!
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He’s not even trying to dodge?
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Liang Lu frowned again, sensing something was off.
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But with the arrow already on the string, she had to shoot. Even now sensing something amiss, she was set on ending the fight quickly!
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Jiang Cheng remained motionless the whole time.
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Just as he had during the combat assessment.
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However, Jiang Cheng had to admit, Liang Lu’s combat capability was truly not bad.
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Even though she was only at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, she was stronger than those seniors at the ninth level back in the arena.
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But it didn’t matter.
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As long as it was the Qi Cultivation Stage, they were all the same to Jiang Cheng.
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At this moment, Liang Lu was only two steps away from Jiang Cheng.
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Jiang Cheng stepped back calmly and said softly:
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“Hand-Foot Disorientation Skill.”
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“Take this sword!”
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Liang Lu concentrated, becoming one with her sword; she took a big step forward, intending to end the duel with one strike.
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Then she found herself stepping into thin air!
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Her body instantly lost balance!
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The momentum she had built up for her sword technique had crumbled to nothing!
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What’s going on!
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Why the missed step?
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What actually happened?
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Liang Lu’s ability to react on the spot was excellent; even with her body off-balance, she was quick to make a decision—to spring up using her hands to push off the ground!
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Without a second’s hesitation, Liang Lu made her move with a palm strike.
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But to her shock, she swung with her right hand—the one holding the sword!
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Liang Lu: ???
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Liang Lu tried to reach out with her left hand again, but again, it was her right hand that moved!
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The opportunity to brace herself on the ground was fleeting, and after two attempts and failures, there was no longer a chance to do so.
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She could only defend herself with her hands in front of her face and fall to the ground with a thud.
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“Why can’t I control my own hands and feet?” Although Liang Lu was a princess, she wasn’t vain; a fall was just a fall.
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“Because of the ‘Hand-Foot Disorientation Skill.’ It’s a little spell I developed myself that temporarily swaps the control of the opposite sides of the body,” Jiang Cheng explained patiently.
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“I see. It’s very effective, albeit a bit sneaky,” Liang Lu acknowledged.
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Jiang Cheng smiled, “I’m a pragmatist.”
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Liang Lu bent down to pick up the wooden sword from the ground, “Thanks for the generous introduction, but that trick won’t work on me anymore.”
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Jiang Cheng replied leisurely, “What goes around comes around, Your Highness. You were also generous enough to chat with me.”
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“What do you mean?”
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Before Liang Lu’s words had even ended, her stomach suddenly growled, followed by an overwhelming and uncontrollable physiological urge that transmitted clearly into her mind.
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Her eyes widened in disbelief.
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Just moments of stupefaction later, a blush as red as burning clouds uncontrollably crawled up her cheeks.
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Liang Lu gritted her teeth, “Jiang Cheng! What have you done to me!”
