Chapter 1669 — What Martial Technique

"His head? No, I don't think so. He was injured in the chest by Wei Zhao earlier... Before that, I think Wei Zhao used a Rising Dragon Fist that struck him below the cheek. Could that move have damaged his head?" You Panhu asked, startled.

"That seems unlikely!" You Zhentian examined the wound on Lan Mao's cheek. It was not serious at all—purely an external injury. It had not even damaged the bone. That punch, one could say, had no lethal force whatsoever. "What Rising Dragon Fist? It wasn't that move that did this!"

You Zhentian's judgment was accurate. He was an Earth-rank expert himself, and one well versed in medicine and alchemy, with particular knowledge of external and internal injuries. Wei Zhao's punch had indeed been exactly as he said—devoid of any lethal force. Wei Zhao had only been putting on a show to fool Lan Mao!

Moreover, both men were early Earth-rank experts with true qi protecting their bodies. An ordinary punch or kick truly could not inflict much damage.

"That's right, Family Head—afterward, that Wei Zhao said something about how 'death may be spared but punishment cannot be avoided,' and then he touched Lan Mao's head with his hand, and Lan Mao became like this..." Huang Mao suddenly recalled the scene and hurriedly spoke up. "Could it be that touch—could he have used some special martial technique?"

"A touch? And it destroyed the meridians and nerves in his head?" You Zhentian was stunned. He had never heard of anyone who could use a martial technique with a mere touch, and destroy the meridians and nerves of the head while leaving no visible injury on the surface. That was a bit too miraculous. So he said, "How could that be? There's not a trace of external injury on Lan Mao's head!"

"Could it be the legendary 'Strike the Ox Through the Mountain'?" You Xiaoxin was also a person of broad experience and knowledge, and a legendary martial technique suddenly occurred to her.

"Strike the Ox Through the Mountain?" You Zhentian's expression shifted slightly! This was a martial technique of that ** ancient sect, the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect. He had heard it was a skill from the legendary Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual, but no one had ever mastered it. Could this Wei Zhao be a member of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect?

If that were truly the case, then this grudge would be a grave one indeed! Of course, although the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect was itself an ancient sect, compared to the Profound Elixir Sect, it was not much stronger. In recent years the Profound Elixir Sect had developed rapidly, and before the Profound Elixir Sect, even the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect had to yield a measure of respect.

But the key was Wei Zhao's identity. To know a martial technique like Strike the Ox Through the Mountain, he must surely be a direct heir of the Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual. If they made an enemy of the core of such a sect, would the Profound Elixir Sect be willing to back the hidden You family because of it?

If it were an ordinary member of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, that would still be tolerable, but to harm their core members would amount to open war between two great sects!

"The Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, the Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual..." You Xiaoxin nodded and said.

"If that is truly the case, then Wei Zhao's background is no small matter..." You Zhentian frowned, but then suddenly said, "No! That member of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect who mastered the Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual—I heard he also took part in the Ice Palace trials, and was crippled by someone... This Wei Zhao cannot possibly be from the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect!"

You Zhentian suddenly recalled that matter which had circulated among the hidden families. Although the Ice Palace had issued a gag order, the younger members of these hidden families had more or less experienced it firsthand. They might keep it from outsiders, but they would never keep it from their own family heads, so the matter had still spread!

"That's right—I heard he was crippled by a loose cultivator surnamed Ling!" You Panhu immediately added. "This Wei Zhao is definitely not a member of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect. What kind of existence is the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect? How could they send a core member to offer birthday congratulations? They have no connection to the hidden Tang family at all!"

"That makes sense. The hidden Tang family has never had any ties with the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, so they certainly would not send their people to offer congratulations." You Xiaoxin knew more, and she was thoroughly familiar with the hidden Tang family's network of connections.

"Then there's no problem!" You Zhentian breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as we haven't offended the core members of those ancient sects, it doesn't matter. Besides, we're the ones who suffered this time, so this business shouldn't be anything serious! And the Profound Elixir Sect's envoy is coming soon. When that envoy backs us up, even the Ice Palace Master will have to show the Profound Elixir Sect some respect!"

This villa occupied the finest position in the entire development. The hidden Tang family had pulled strings to secure it—the developer had been reluctant to sell, but since the hidden Tang family wanted it, there was nothing they could do but hand it over. Otherwise, the developer would have kept this villa for himself to live in.

And when Tang's mother went to return the property, it suited the owner perfectly. He returned it without a word, and even waived the handling fee! After all, the owner also feared the hidden Tang family's power—how would he dare charge a handling fee when they wanted to return the property?

Only, he did not know Tang's mother. When she returned the property, he still called Tang Lingtou of the hidden Tang family and told him about the matter.

When Tang Lingtou heard that Tang's mother had gone early in the morning to return the property and cash out, he nearly rolled his eyes in fury. Still, he maintained his composure, said only "Understood," and hurried off to report to Old Master Tang!

Unhappy as he was, he did not dare stop Tang's mother from returning the property. He could only seek Old Master Tang's counsel.

And when Old Master Tang heard of the matter, his brows twitched, but he waved his hand calmly and said, "Let it be. If she returns it, so be it. The money didn't go to outsiders—it went to the Ice Palace Master's own mother. The Ice Palace Master may not think much of it, but we have done our part in the way of favors. If anything truly comes up in the future, so long as it doesn't harm the Ice Palace's interests, they will surely lend us a hand."

"That's all we can do..." Tang Lingtou nodded helplessly, thinking to himself, the Ice Palace Master's mother is far too greedy for money, isn't she?

"Is there anything else? Isn't today the day of the birthday banquet? I heard the Profound Elixir Sect also sent an envoy to offer congratulations. Aren't you going to make preparations?" Old Master Tang asked mildly.

This eightieth birthday was the most glorious birthday of Old Master Tang's life. Not only was the Ice Palace Master here, but the Profound Elixir Sect had actually sent an envoy to offer congratulations as well.

For the fastest updates, please read without pop-ups.