Reminded by Abbess Dingyi, Madam Wang dared not reach for the teacup. Just as the teacup was about to be drawn and chopped down with her golden knife,...

Suddenly, Shi Potian flicked his sleeve, and the teacup changed direction, spinning and shooting back the way it came, more than twice as fast as it came, making a whooshing sound as it flew through the air.

Everyone was taken aback, even the Taoist priest Tianmen exclaimed "Eh!"

As Tie Laolao saw the teacup heading straight for his face, his expression turned serious. He gathered all his inner strength in his right palm and reached for the teacup, only to find that he grasped nothing—

The teacup suddenly fell to the ground, just an inch from her hand.

With a "crack," it shattered into pieces.

Old Tie's hand froze in mid-air, his face flushing red and then turning pale, filled with extreme shame and indignation.

To everyone's surprise, Shi Potian manipulated Tie Laolao with a mere wave of his sleeve, causing her to suffer a major setback.

Tie Laolao is a veteran of the underworld with many years of fame. Although he has an eccentric temper and is both righteous and wicked, he is not without his flaws.

However, he had been running rampant in the Three Gorges waterway for decades, lording it over Goddess Peak. Both the legitimate and illegitimate factions had to give him face, and his skills were no less than those of ordinary sect leaders.

Previously, in order to expand the business of the Sichuan Escort Agency, Lin Zhennan not only gave gifts to Yu Canghai every year, but also to Tie Laolao.

However, they couldn't even see Old Man Tie's face, which shows his domineering and arrogant attitude and his disdain for the impoverished Fuwei Escort Agency.

Who would have thought that he would be humiliated by a young man from the Fuwei Escort Agency? Not only was Old Tie surprised, but the other martial arts seniors in the hall were also taken aback.

Some of them, who had connections with the Qingcheng Sect, secretly rejoiced that they hadn't stood up for themselves, otherwise they would have been the ones to embarrass themselves.

Shi Potian's technique demonstrates a mastery of internal energy, and what's even more remarkable is his ability to suddenly fall down in front of Tie Laolao.

The subtle shifts between movement and stillness, the interplay of Yin and Yang, are so precise and nuanced that it's hard to imagine a young person could achieve such a feat.

The fact that only Liu Zhengfeng, Daoist Tianmen, and Abbess Dingyi were present was not too surprising, as they were already mentally prepared.

Others heard that Yu Canghai had suffered a great loss at the hands of this young man, but they couldn't help but be skeptical. After all, Yu Canghai had indeed wiped out many branches of the Fuwei Escort Agency, so how strong could the Fuwei Escort Agency really be?

Now, however, he has truly witnessed the young镖头's abilities, and they are even more terrifying than the rumors suggest.

Even so, everyone expected that Old Tie would not give up easily.

Sure enough, the more Tie Laolao thought about it, the more he felt that Shi Potian was deliberately humiliating him. At such a young age, his mind was so vicious. He would never let him get away with it.

With a sharp scream, he drew a pair of Water-Splitting Emei Daggers and lunged at Shi Potian, saying:

"You brat, you've mastered impressive internal strength at such a young age, but you lack martial ethics and your heart is black! Today, Grandma will cut you open and see just how black you really are!"

Liu Zhengfeng knew something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to stop Tie Laolao, fearing that Shi Potianshi's sword strike when he left the teahouse would cut Tie Laolao into seven pieces.

"Senior Tie, please calm down. These are all my distinguished guests. Let's stop here and just have some fun. Please, no fighting!"

Liu Zhengfeng urgently advised Tie Laolao.

Tie Laolao snorted and glared at Shi Potian.

Shi Potian was bewildered and stood up, saying:

"Grandma, you hit my mother with a teacup first, and I wasn't even angry. Why are you getting angry first?"

Seeing his innocent expression, Tie Laolao trembled with rage, convinced that he was feigning ignorance. Pointing at Shi Potian, he hissed and roared:

"You...you..."

For a moment, he didn't know what to say; he couldn't very well admit that he had been humiliated.

Seeing her trembling with anger and unable to speak, Shi Potian suddenly said "Oh," and then said:

"I understand, ma'am. You're angry because I broke your teacup, right?"

You've misunderstood me. I was doing this for your own good. You couldn't catch this teacup with your strength, so I deliberately let it fall on its own so it wouldn't hurt you.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that this young镖头 (bodyguard/escort) looked honest and kind, but he had no idea that his mouth was so sharp. Who could stand such deliberate mockery?

Sure enough, Old Tie's face contorted with rage, his eyes bulging with fury. He dodged past Liu Zhengfeng and shouted:

"You little brat, you really have no manners. I'll teach you a lesson today."

Liu Zhengfeng cried out in alarm, "Senior Tie, you absolutely mustn't resort to force..."

Before he could finish speaking, Old Tie threw away the water-dividing spike with a clatter.

"Alright, I'll give Master Liu face and not resort to violence. Today, I'll settle things with my iron palms."

After saying that, he let out a sharp shout and suddenly flipped his palms over. His palms were faintly tinged with a bluish-black color, a phenomenon that could only be achieved after decades of tempering with iron sand and immersing himself in internal energy.

His figure was as elusive as a ghost, and the opening and closing of his palms produced a metallic clang, as if they were two iron palms forged from refined steel rather than flesh and blood.

Before the palm strike even arrived, a fierce and domineering gust of wind pressed down, causing Shi Potian's clothes to flutter loudly.

Shi Potian praised:

"Grandma, your palm technique is more powerful and domineering than Yu Canghai's Heart-Shattering Palm, but you're not practicing it correctly."

Having said that, he gently pointed out with one finger.

Old Man Tie sneered inwardly when he saw the young man dare to point a finger at his iron palms. The young man was ignorant and arrogant; he had shattered countless arms with those iron palms throughout his life.

He actually dared to point his finger at you, first breaking your fingers and arm, then crippling your martial arts with a single palm strike. That's giving Master Liu face; otherwise, he would have sent you to your death.

The thought flashed through Shi Potian's mind, and his finger was already in Tie Laolao's palm.

"Break it!" Old Tie shouted.

Before he finished speaking, Shi Potian's finger struck Tie Laolao's Laogong acupoint in the palm of his hand.

Tie Laolao felt a warm yet overwhelming force that penetrated his meridians through his Laogong acupoint. The fierce and unparalleled palm strike from before instantly melted away like spring snow, disappearing without a trace.

Her arms went numb, and the dark blue energy that she had cultivated for decades in her palms instantly reversed direction. Her chest tightened, and she staggered back three steps before barely managing to regain her footing.

She was both shocked and furious, feeling her entire arm go weak and powerless, her palms unable to muster any strength. She stood there frozen for a long time, then suddenly stammered:

"You...you crippled my Iron Palm!"

Shi Potian withdrew his finger and shook his head, saying:

"I'm not lying to you. You've been practicing your Iron Palm technique incorrectly. You've only focused on the external skills, while your internal skills have gone astray. It's powerful but lacks variation. That finger strike just now was merely to guide your misdirected energy back on track."

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

No one expected that Iron Lalao's pair of iron palms, which were renowned throughout the martial arts world, would be easily broken by this young man with a single finger, leaving him no power to fight back.

Just then, someone outside the hall suddenly shouted, "Master, Sect Leader Yue of the Huashan Sect has arrived!"

Liu Zhengfeng was overjoyed and said to Tie Laolao, "Sect Leader Yue has come in person to congratulate me. I wish to go and greet him. Would you like to come along, Senior?"

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