In fact, Hu Su was suspicious about Qin Shou's exaggeration in his ill words about Lin Xiao the moment he saw Lin Xiao's appearance in person, he decided to give credence to Qin Shou's description.
Casting a wink of assurance at Qin Shou, Hu Su strode up and got in Lin Xiao's way. He gave out a cold mandate, "Stay put!"
Dwelling on his cultivation, Lin Xiao found his way blocked all of a sudden. Saying nothing, he steered away and attempted to walk on.
Nevertheless, Hu Su didn't let him go and got his way again.
"Brother, please make some room here," Lin Xiao said, his eyebrows knitted. He sensed unfriendliness in Hu Su's eyes. However, he found that it was a complete stranger, so he calmly asked him to get out of the way.
"You are Lin Xiao?" Hu Su asked.
On hearing that, Lin Xiao figured out that Hu specially came at him with evil intentions.
"Qin Shou led you here, did he? Don't be his tool," Lin Xiao warned him. Apart from Qin Shou, Lin Xiao could not name anyone else who held a grudge against him in Taixuan Sect.
Hu Su went bewildered on hearing that and pulled a long face forthwith. He rebutted, "You are wrong! I came for you here at no one's instigation. I just wanted to sort you out badly. Being well-dressed, you must be a dandy. Does your aloof appearance simply a sign of your superiority? And, you frowned as if you didn't feel like being approached. I simply can't bear the sight of self-entitled dandies like you!"
Lin Xiao burst into laughter upon hearing it. By no stretch of imagination could he ever picture himself being described as a dandy, simply because a random outfit offered by Li Taixuan.
According to Hu Su's reaction, Qin Shou must be in on it. But it was funny that the latter picked such a ridiculous pretext just for the purpose of teaching Lin Xiao a lesson.
"You are going to sort me out?" Lin Xiao asked with uncontrollable laughter. He wondered whether Hu Su was brain-dead or not.
Hu Su stayed poker-faced and said in an assertive tone, "I'll let you go on condition that you leave your legs here."
It was the very first time that Lin Xiao had had anyone demand for his legs since his birth. Lin Xiao's blood was up, even if he had a good temper. "This thug made no distinction between right and wrong and simply wanted to break my legs randomly. He is way too outrageous, although he is taken advantage of by Qin Shou," Lin Xiao thought to himself.
Right then, Hu Su took a sudden initiative to fight.
With a cold glitter flashing across his eyes, Hu Su used his palm as a sword and plunged a chop toward Lin Xiao's legs. His spiritual energy overflew with an air of daunting power darting forth.
Hu Su had inquired about Lin Xiao's martial competence from Qi Shou and learned that Lin Xiao was only at the initial level of the Refining Divine Realm. Hu Su believed that he was surely capable of handling Lin Xiao, though he just reached the third level himself.
For instance, Hu Su had 100 percent faith in the move he just took. "No matter how hard Lin Xiao would ward me off, his attempt would only end up in vain because of my absolute superior competence," Hu Su thought.
With a similar cold sparkle flashing across his eyes, Lin Xiao prepared to fight back. "It is out of the question bearable to have someone provoke me for no reason. And he even wanted to chop my legs off! Do you really picture me as a pushover?" Lin Xiao thought.
He didn't flinch from Hu Su's attack. Not until Hu Su's palm was about to land on his legs did he take a counter-move.
Without bells and whistles, Lin Xiao grabbed Hu Su's hand and made it suspend over his legs.
Feeling a sharp pain in the upper part of his arm, Hu Su found his move hindered. He looked down and saw Lin Xiao's hand being formed into a claw, firmly gripped his arm like a pair iron pliers.
Then Hu Su heard Lin Xiao talk in a cold tone, "There is no animosity between you and me. You should ask for my legs! You won't be spared today!"
Hardly had Lin Xiao's voice faded away when Hu Su heard a crisp click go off, which was followed by a stabbing pain in his arm. And the same thing happened to his other hand forthwith, before Hu Su attempted to grasp the prior broken arm.