Under the bright moonlight of the fourteenth of August, the capture outside the small courtyard in Jiangning City had just begun, but it was already a mess.
The black-clothed man who was surrounded by the crowd swung the Peacock Ruler Sword, chopping a member of the Undead Guard to the ground. He sprinted to the left and right in an attempt to break out of the encirclement. The Undead Guard member in charge of the capture caught up, but someone had already rushed out of the courtyard with a spear. It was obviously the owner of this courtyard, Miao Zheng.
A figure rushed over from afar with a swoosh over the walls of the courtyard, then dashed across the waterway, pouncing on the black figure who was trying to break out of the encirclement. His movements were superb, and he rushed over in cooperation with the Undead Guard's encirclement in an attempt to capture the enemy in one strike. However, the black figure had received a warning beforehand, and with a turn of his body, the blade and sword in his hand whistled as the killing move of the Peacock Ruler Sword was unleashed. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was madly sprinting, the black figure used the strongest Chop Dance to slash forward without a care for his own safety.
On the waterway, You Hongzhuo jumped down from the roof, and with a bang, smashed the lackey beside Kuang Wenbai who was holding a fishing net to the ground. The lackey and Kuang Wenbai were originally focused on the opposite side, but at this moment, a body weighing more than a hundred kilograms suddenly fell on their backs. With a huge momentum, their faces were smashed directly onto the bluestone beside the waterway, like a watermelon exploding. The scene was too horrible to look at.
This sudden turn of events happened right beside him, but Kuang Wenbai was also a veteran. With a wave of the whip in his hand, he smashed forward. The figure rolled on the ground, rolling towards his leg. Shocked, Kuang Wenbai hurriedly retreated. The figure rushed up, and in the next moment, Kuang Wenbai felt a muffled buzz in his head, and a sweet taste rose in his mouth and nose. His entire body flew backwards, falling into a pile of mud and tiles behind him.
On this side, the lackey was smashed to the ground. You Hongzhuo rolled in front of Kuang Wenbai, and got up to throw a punch. This was a conditioned reflex that he had long since trained. The whole process was like a hare moving like a falcon moving like a hare, and it didn't even take a breath's time.
Back in the year when the seven of them became sworn brothers in Jin, Kuang Wenbai's martial arts were naturally better than You Hongzhuo's. However, after a few years, his movements were impossibly childish in You Hongzhuo's eyes, and he subconsciously punched his face because he didn't want to hurt him with a knife. Who would have thought that after this punch, the other party would fall straight into a pile of mud tiles, causing You Hongzhuo, who was about to strike again, to be slightly stunned. Then, he suddenly turned around, picked up the fishing net with all kinds of barbs on the ground, swung it with both hands, and began to dance while madly running.
"Chirp, chirp chirp chirp chirp …"
You Hongzhuo waved his huge net and ran wildly along the waterway, whistling the Lulin code that he had used for a period of time in the land of Jin. On the other side, the figure wielding the Peacock Wisdom King Sword was chopping down the bamboo and wooden poles beside him as he ran. The figure with excellent Qinggong chased after him and was momentarily distracted by the chopped bamboo poles.
The figure with the Peacock Sword suddenly sped up, pouncing towards You Hongzhuo on the other side of the water.
She had no other choice. The net in You Hongzhuo's hand was a sharp weapon to deal with the experts of the "of the Green Forest". It was covered with barbs, and anyone who was caught in the net would immediately lose the ability to resist. If You Hongzhuo was an enemy, her pouncing would be the same as walking into a trap.
You Hongzhuo waved the fishing net and cast it towards the other side of the water. He had been specially trained in this skill in the Huaxia army. When the net was cast, the lower edge of the net was just above the pouncing figure, but it was like a barrier to the people chasing on the other side of the water.
In the blink of an eye, the captain of the Undead Guards picked up a bamboo pole and threw it at the fishing net. The bamboo pole intercepted the net and fell into the water. The pouncing figure let go of the longsword in his hand, grabbing towards the bluestone bank of the water. You Hongzhuo rushed over and grabbed her hand. In his vision, the enemy with excellent Qinggong had also leaped over, the longsword in his hand slashing at the two of them.
You Hongzhuo pulled the woman's hand and rolled forward, the longsword in his hand slashing at the air. The woman's battle awareness was also outstanding. She was pulled ashore, and the sword in her hand was used to protect herself. But the enemy who was leaping over only made a slight 'ding' sound when he swung his saber. This was a sign of his superb agility and proficiency in using an assassin's saber. But before this saber strike was complete, You Hongzhuo saw his left hand swinging down with a whistling sound, a whip shadow streaked across the night sky in a split second, striking downward.
You Hongzhuo and the woman with the Bright Peacock Sword dodged instinctively. The long whip swept past the two of them and landed on the ground, sending fragments flying everywhere.
He cursed inwardly. The person in front of him had a saber in his right hand and a whip in his left. Given the enemy's Qinggong and whip skills, it was unwise to hastily retreat and try to escape. He immediately closed his body and slashed out with his saber.
On the narrow riverbank, the man was seen waving his long whip like a giant python, smashing the walls and tiles on the walls. The saber in his hand even exchanged a few blows with You Hongzhuo and the sword-wielding woman who were attacking him. On the other side of the river, the Undead Guards shouted and surrounded the two sides.
Long whips were good at long-range attacks. Once they pulled away from the enemy, they would be using their weakness to attack the enemy's strength. Moreover, with the enemy's Qinggong, it was impossible to pull away and directly escape. The two sides exchanged a few blows. You Hongzhuo couldn't do anything to the enemy, and the enemy couldn't do anything to You Hongzhuo and the woman with the Peacock Sword either. However, the Undead Guards had already rushed over, and the enemy was confident of victory. He laughed.
"Haha, young man, your martial arts are not bad. I am 'Jackdaw' Chen Juefang. You are —!"
Lime powder exploded all over the sky.
You Hongzhuo pushed the woman back and slashed forward with his saber. He wanted to take advantage of this moment to take the enemy's life.
The gray fog rose up from the riverside. Chen Juefang brandished the saber in his hand, and the shadow of the whip crisscrossed. His whole body was wrapped in a cloak, and he spun around like a crazy devil. He retreated countless steps before he was able to get out of the circle of lime powder. Half of his body was white, and his cloak and clothes were in tatters. Who knew how many cuts there were on his body?
Seeing that it couldn't kill him in one strike, the ferocious figure in the lime powder pulled out his saber and retreated. Only then did he escape to the side of the alley with the woman from before.
'Jackdaw' Chen Juefang stood there, trembling. A moment ago, he thought that victory was in his grasp, but the next moment, he almost lost his life. Now that he had been stabbed several times, he naturally couldn't give chase. After a while, the Undead Guards' subordinates rushed over. The saber in his hand trembled.
"Send a signal and call for help. Even if I have to turn the whole of Jiangning upside down, I'll drag them out — "
His roar was like thunder. After that, he used a lot of vegetable oil to wash off the lime powder on his body.
…
The signal of the pursuit rocket flew into the sky, decorating the night sky of Jiangning.
You Hongzhuo and the sword-wielding woman ran through a few dark alleys and stopped under a bridge.
"Liang Siyi." You Hongzhuo pointed at her, then at himself. "You Hongzhuo, we met at Zhao De."
The woman looked at him. After hearing his name, she looked at him again and nodded. She turned to look out of the bridge. "I've heard of your name."
"Why are you here?"
"How did you get here?"
"We're having a hero meeting to join in the fun."
"Okay." The woman nodded, but she looked out of the bridge, unwilling to answer his question. At that moment, she seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "Oh no." She was about to rush out.
You Hongzhuo grabbed her hand. "If you want to go out, it's too late."
The woman struggled and glared at him. "What do you know!"
"You're that Miao Zheng, right?"
"…"
The woman's gaze darkened. She turned her head to look at the lively night sky.
"If he can't protect himself, it's useless even if you go."
"Maybe there's a way." As if convinced by You Hongzhuo's words, the other party sat down in the middle of the bridge. She put her sword aside and stretched her legs. Under the dim light, You Hongzhuo could vaguely see her face. She looked quite heroic, but the most recognizable feature was the knife scar on the left side of her eyebrow. The knife scar cut off her eyebrow, adding a bit of sharpness to her face and a bit of murderous aura. She looked at You Hongzhuo and said, "I've heard of you a few years ago. You're one of the best people around the minister."
You Hongzhuo naturally couldn't praise himself. The woman continued, "I can't tell you why I'm here."
Her gaze was honest. You Hongzhuo nodded. "I know. It's just that. There's going to be a hero meeting here. General Wang is an elder of the Yongle Dynasty. The Great Radiant Sect, Mani Sect, Maitreya Sect, and the Yongle Dynasty are all the same. The one called Miao Zheng … "
At this point, he stopped talking. The woman called Liang Siyi shook her head noncommittally. Although there was still a heroic spirit between her brows, the hostility had already faded. You Hongzhuo asked, "Do you have a place to go?"
Liang Siyi replied, "Yes."
"I'll be staying at the East Ascension Inn in the south of the city for a few days. I don't know when I'll be leaving, but if there's a need, leave a message for someone called Chen San. I'll try my best to help."
"Alright." Liang Siyi sat there as if she wanted to rest for a while. She waved her hand towards the outside. You Hongzhuo sheathed his saber and walked out. He had only taken a few steps when he heard Liang Siyi say, "Thank you." When You Hongzhuo turned around, he saw that the woman had already rushed out of the bridge and was running in the opposite direction of him. It was probably because she didn't trust him and was afraid that he would follow her.
You Hongzhuo smiled. Seeing that the city was sending out signals and a large number of Immortal Guards were mobilized. The streets under the jurisdiction of the Chakravarti King were filled with gongs and drums, he changed his clothes and sneaked toward the busiest place. He wanted to see how his fourth brother Kuang Wenbai was doing. Logically speaking, his punch should have only knocked him out and he was far from death. However, the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to confirm it. Now, he was a little worried.
If that punch had landed, the back of the other party's head would have been smashed into a brick and he would have died right there and then, he wouldn't have known what to do with his vengeance.
Just like that, he observed in the night. He didn't see Kuang Wenbai again that night. He only heard that Miao Zheng, who met up with Liang Siyi, had rushed into the territory of the King of Hell Zhou Shang with his family when he saw that the matter had been exposed. That night, the two sides confronted each other and almost fought.
Since they didn't really fight until the wee hours of the morning, You Hongzhuo went back to sleep dispiritedly.
…
Jiangning City spent most of the night in the hustle and bustle. It was not until dawn that the city fell into the warmest silence.
When the first rays of light appeared on the horizon, the young Long Aotian and the little bald monk were already up on a hillside more than ten miles west of the city. The little bald monk was practicing boxing by the stream, doing a round of morning exercises.
His boxing skills were brilliant. At his age, it was important to nurture strength, maintain flexibility, and moderate stretching. Just like Long Aotian when he was young, it was obvious that he had been taught by a brilliant master. Of course, there were also some very overbearing methods that made Long Aotian feel that the master was not righteous and generous enough.
His current role was that of a doctor and he was relatively low-key. Facing this little bald monk who knew his stuff, the training methods he used in front of Lu Wenke and other scholars were not very suitable. Therefore, he simply practiced a set of Kung Fu "Broadcast Gymnastics" that he learned from his father. The little monk was a little dumbfounded.
"Brother Long, aren't you practicing Five Animal Frolics?"
"You don't understand, do you?"
"Yes."
"Of course Brother Long is practicing Kung Fu. It's normal that you don't understand it … Look, this jumping exercise, it … it will make people very agile …"
"Haha, haha …"
Long Aotian jumped seriously in front of the little monk. The little monk watched with his mouth open, and finally raised his hands and clapped with admiration and mixed feelings.
Their breakfast was meat buns bought from the market in front. He gave some to the little monk, and then a few more as they walked. When the buns were finished, they parted ways at a nearby fork.
Although they hit it off at first sight, they both had their own things to do. The little monk needed to go to the temple outside the city to see if he could get a ticket or ask for food. Ning Ji decided to enter Jiangning City earlier and have a good tour of his "hometown". Of course, these were all "excuses". The main reason was that they didn't know each other well. It was fate that brought them together for a meal, but they didn't have to go the same way.
Of course, if they met in Jiangning City in the future, they could still have fun together.
"Wukong."
Before they parted, Ning Ji touched the little monk's head and said, "If you encounter any problems in Jianghu in the future, remember to mention my name. I promise you won't be beaten to death."
"Okay, hahaha." The little monk laughed. He was pure and good-natured, but he was not ignorant of worldly affairs. At this time, he put his palms together and said, "Amitabha."
The two walked in different directions. After walking for a while, they turned back and waved at each other. Only then did he stride forward.
After waving goodbye to the little monk, Ning Ji walked briskly toward the direction of the morning sun, and then he started running. In less than an hour, the outline of the ancient city appeared in his sight after crossing the winding road.
With the fragrance of osmanthus and the smell of dew, a refreshing morning breeze was blowing across the field …
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