While on Mount Hua, my mind is at peace!

Chapter 68 A Strong Wind Blows

Deng Jun stood at the entrance of the hall, and all eyes were on him. He seemed to be used to being watched, and his gaze slowly swept across the hall.

Suddenly, Deng Jun's gaze fell on a person. His body stiffened, and a slight smile appeared on his usually expressionless face. The smile vanished in an instant. Deng Jun straightened his clothes and slowly walked towards the depths of the hall.

All eyes were on Deng Jun, even Xiong Zhaozhao. Deng Jun walked to Shu Xingyao's side and patted him on the shoulder: "You've worked hard, you can step down for now."

"Yes, Master." Shu Xingyao bowed deeply, his eyes filled with barely concealed respect and admiration. The members of the Great Wind Gang followed suit, bowing to Deng Jun and shouting in unison:

"Welcome, Commander!"

Deng Jun shook his head with a hint of helplessness and said to Xiong Zhaozhao, "I am a protector under the leader of the Great Wind Gang. I have come to learn from Miss Xiong's extraordinary swordsmanship."

Xiong Zhaozhao frowned, ignored Deng Jun, and waved to Yue Feng instead.

"Feng Yue, come here."

"Hmm?" Yue Feng glanced at Deng Jun and slowly moved closer.

Xiong Zhaozhao whispered in Yue Feng's ear, "You go ahead, I'm no match for him."

Yue Feng raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Weren't you two evenly matched just now?"

Xiong Zhaozhao said, "It's a close match, but I used my full strength, and he didn't. Stop talking nonsense, are you going to fight or not?"

"Fight. There's money to be made, why not fight?"

Xiong Zhaozhao glared at Yue Feng, coughed twice in a mock manner, and said to Deng Jun, "This young lady is already exhausted today. If you want a challenge, challenge this... um... guest general of my Weihe Gang!"

After Xiong Zhaozhao finished speaking, she pointed at Yue Feng. Everyone looked at Yue Feng and saw that he was so young, with an innocent and harmless smile on his face. He didn't seem like someone with extraordinary skills at all.

Shu Xingyao said angrily, "Miss Xiong, if you admit that you are not as skilled as others, the master will not make things difficult for you. As long as you give up this hall, that will be the end of it."

"Your Weihe Gang has so many branches in Huayin, what's one more? Why do you have to push my brother Feng Xian out here as a scapegoat!"

Deng Jun looked at Shu Xingyao and Yue Feng with considerable surprise, wondering when their relationship had become so good. Then he heard Xiong Zhaozhao curse, "What utter nonsense! Did you think your guild would just spring up like that? You think you can just give it up like that?"

Shu Xingyao retorted, his neck stiff, "My Great Wind Gang is named 'Great Wind,' so naturally it comes from a great wind. What's wrong with that?"

Xiong Zhaozhao was furious when she thought about how the Dafeng Gang's branches had all been seized from the Weihe Gang, and yet this kid was still spouting nonsense, saying something about "being taken by a great wind." She drew her sword with a clang, ready to teach this arrogant brat a lesson, but Hall Master Liang stopped her:

"Young Miss, it's best not to put your son-in-law in danger. It's just a branch of the gang; if it's lost, it's no big deal."

Xiong Zhaozhao's mind went blank: "You... what did you say?"

Master Liang lowered his voice and said, "This young master Feng, isn't he the son-in-law you carefully selected? I've heard everything from Old Qin, so don't hide it from me. Miss, Old Qin and I watched you grow up together, you can't show favoritism..."

Xiong Zhaozhao said to Yue Feng expressionlessly, "I'll leave this place to you." Then she went into the back hall and disappeared to do something else.

Seeing that the young lady had left, and that Yue Feng no longer needed to fight Deng Jun, Shu Xingyao and Hall Master Liang both breathed a sigh of relief. Hall Master Liang said to Deng Jun, "Miss has other important matters to attend to and cannot accompany you. This hall will be temporarily handed over to..."

Deng Jun suddenly raised his hand, interrupting Liang Tangzhu's polite words. He solemnly bowed to Yue Feng and said, "This protector under the Great Wind Gang Leader requests to learn palm techniques from Young Hero Feng!"

The hall erupted in chaos. Master Liang and Shu Xingyao exchanged bewildered glances, unable to understand why their leader, who always stopped short of serious confrontation, had targeted a clearly unknown newcomer to the martial world. Did he feel that a direct, unsavory fight would be beneath their authority? Their leader wasn't one to be so rigidly conservative.

The members of both gangs were extremely excited. To them, the leader of the Great Wind Gang had long been a legendary figure, and to witness him display his power today was a priceless victory, even if it meant dying for him.

Yue Feng asked Deng Jun with a smile, "You really want to fight me?"

Deng Jun's eyes blazed with fighting spirit: "Please enlighten me, Young Hero Feng!" He raised his hand, and an extremely fierce gust of wind slammed towards Yue Feng.

Everyone was even more astonished to see Deng Jun strike first. But Yue Feng, facing Deng Jun's raging palm strike, neither dodged nor defended, remaining motionless as if he were stunned.

Shu Xingyao shouted, "Master, please have mercy!" He flew over and unleashed both palms to deflect some of Yue Feng's palm force. Hall Master Liang also rushed over from the other side. The two exchanged a glance, their hearts in sync, and a sense of mutual respect arose spontaneously within them.

Yue Feng lightly flicked his sleeves, sending two gentle streams of true energy pushing Shu Xingyao and Hall Master Liang far away. At the same time, Deng Jun's palm strike landed squarely on him. The crowd gasped in surprise. Yue Feng smiled slightly, about to speak, when he suddenly sensed that Deng Jun's palm strike still had some lingering force.

Yue Feng took a step back, dissipating the first wave of force, but eight more followed, making a total of nine waves. Each of these nine waves was stronger than the last, pressing down on him layer upon layer. Yue Feng retreated nine steps in a row before he could completely dissipate all of these waves.

Apart from Shu Xingyao and Hall Master Liang, no one could see the trick involved, and they all thought that Deng Jun had shown mercy. Only Shu Xingyao and Hall Master Liang were deeply shocked by Yue Feng's external martial arts skills.

"What powerful palm strike! What's the name of this move?" Yue Feng asked Deng Jun as he walked back.

Deng Jun smiled and said, "I was just about to ask the young hero to bestow a name upon me."

Yue Feng pondered for a moment: "How about calling it 'Sun-Reflecting Palm'? 'The moon sets on three trees, the sun shines on nine layers of sky.'"

Deng Jun was overjoyed, his face beaming with pride. He bowed deeply to Yue Feng, saying, "Thank you, young hero, for bestowing upon me this name!"

Yue Feng personally helped him up: "You're too kind, Master."

Deng Jun smiled helplessly, turned around, and said to everyone, "I hit it off with Young Hero Feng at first sight. Out of respect for him, the Great Wind Gang and the Wei River Gang will cease hostilities for three days. During these three days, no member of the Great Wind Gang shall attack the Wei River Gang without cause. Anyone who disobeys will be punished."

Although Shu Xingyao and the members of the Dafeng Gang were puzzled, they still nodded in agreement. Deng Jun bowed to Yue Feng again and then led his men away. Shu Xingyao followed behind him, and after leaving the Weihe Gang's headquarters, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you know Feng Xian...Young Hero?"

Deng Jun smiled and said, "What, was I being too obvious?"

Shu Xingyao shook his head: "It's not obvious. However, I have never seen you show such respect to anyone before, so I dare to make a guess."

Deng Jun said, "Don't guess what you shouldn't guess. Focus on practicing your palm techniques."

"Yes, Master." Shu Xingyao replied, then suddenly remembered that someone had secretly transmitted a message to him during his duel with Hall Master Liang, so he told Deng Jun about it.

Deng Jun merely smiled upon hearing this, then left Shu Xingyao behind and walked forward. Shu Xingyao vaguely heard him mutter to himself, "The gang leader's martial arts are becoming increasingly beyond our reach."