Sword from Hengshan

Chapter 205: The Eagle of the Blue Sky (IV)
The east wind was howling, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the official road heading westward.

The old red lanterns hanging under the eaves of the tea shed kept swaying, and if it was at night, the light and shadow would definitely be intertwined.

On the south side.
The girl with a gauze curtain on her head leaned lightly against the vermilion beam covered with mottled marks, her eyes piercing through the white gauze blown by the east wind and fixed on the face of the young man in front of her.

Although my younger brother is timid, he is very capable.

The young man was a little nervous, and his hand reached out to the flute next to the teacup.

"Sister, Third Senior Brother usually has the best temper, but if his master gives him any instructions, he will often be ruthless and follow orders without showing any mercy."

"If it was Fourth Senior Brother, then he would be easy to talk to."

He spoke quietly, but made his point clear.

The girl said jokingly: "Ren Yuyan, you are just a coward."

The boy didn't look at her: "My last name is Zhao."

"Do you need to remind me?"

The girl frowned slightly and turned the teacup in front of her: "Don't tell your real name outside. If others know it, they will think that we rely on others to make our way in the world."

"What did your mother teach you? You must have ambition in life."

"The new generation pushes the old generation forward. My sister and I are no worse than anyone else."

"Did I say anything wrong?"

"That's right." The boy shook his head.

The girl hummed, "So we have to take action. First, we have to defeat Zhao Shu in Pu'an Prefecture. Mother said that we should work together. Don't you want to help your sister?"

"help."

He responded quickly and crisply, with a hint of a smile hidden under the girl's veil.

He comforted her again, "Don't worry about Third Brother. He definitely didn't go south to look for us."

"You also know that he is following orders. Since he is not coming for us, there is no need to worry too much."

The boy thought it made sense.

But he asked worriedly, "Sister."

"Will Second Senior Sister also..."

Upon hearing the words "Second Senior Sister", the girl leaning against the beam straightened her back slightly.

"No, no"

The girl's tone was no longer so calm. She frowned and thought, "I heard that Second Senior Sister's training has reached a critical stage. She should be learning sword skills at the Five Gods Peak now. Dad once said so."

"The first one among the fifteen generations to comprehend the Mysterious Truth is most likely the Second Senior Sister."

"She won't leave the Divine Peak easily."

The young man patted his chest and said, "That's good."

After his sister's talk, he wasn't so worried anymore.

He drank another bowl of tea and followed his sister's gaze towards the official road heading west.

Although the martial arts world is extremely prosperous today, there are too many people heading west today.

"It seems that the Panzhou Relics are very attractive. I wonder who this Senior Lian is?"

When the young man talked about serious matters, he looked serious.

“There are many strange people in the world.”

"Maybe a certain master didn't want to break his inheritance, so he left the engraving."

The girl calmly analyzed: "These masters who have comprehended the profound truth are unwilling to admit that they are inferior to others. Yancheng can become a place for preaching, so Panzhou can naturally do so as well."

"These senior masters all have their own tempers."

"Some years ago, someone saw a thrilling sword technique on the bell tower of a temple outside Gusu City. Wasn't it also left behind by these masters?"

The young man smiled and said, "I guess that was left by Grandpa Gu."

"I heard from my mother that he once returned to his hometown in Jiangnan and invited the old man from Huashan to join him."

“This is all old news”

There was always a coolness in the girl's voice: "We need to look forward."

"Have you had enough tea?"

"Drinking tea doesn't make you feel full, and it's only about 60%."

Zhao Yuyan's face was full of sincerity: "Sister has been urging the horse to hurry all the way, and it's not easy to rest."

The girl pointed at the horses outside the stable and said honestly, "I'm not asking you to rest, it's just that the horses can't run anymore."

"There's nothing good about staying in a remote inn. You also have to be careful of shady shops. When you get to Pu'an Prefecture, find a regular inn and I'll keep you fed."

"Row."

"Let's go then."

The girl got up to settle the accounts, left the copper coins and went to get the horse.

The brother and sister did attract some people's attention. Although they looked young, they did not seem like rookies.

He doesn't care about other people's eyes.

They had long swords on their waists, walked lightly, and mounted their horses with great agility. The girl had a mysterious temperament behind her veil, and the boy had a unique demeanor holding a bamboo flute.

A discerning person in the martial arts world can guess that there must be a powerful background behind them after careful observation.

There are so many different sects in the martial arts world nowadays, and if you accidentally offend a large sect, it will be a huge trouble.

For young men and women like these, it is possible that they are accompanied by experts.

Therefore, those people in the martial arts world with ulterior motives dare not rashly treat them as prey.

"Drive~!"

The two men rode their horses westward, taking the official road.

Along the way, the mountains and rivers are undulating, the green shadows are vast, the peaks are gathered together, and the clouds are surrounding them.

It is very different from the Jiangnan scenery they are familiar with.

Even if you have been in Yunnan and Guizhou for some time, you will still be fascinated by the scenery of mountains and rivers.

They were delayed for a long time because they encountered a broken bridge on the road which was damaged by human beings.

The sun gradually set, and Zhao Yuyan looked towards the west again.

All I saw was green peaks upon peaks, fog shrouded the secluded rocks, and the sunlight shining on the tops of the mountains, like the robe of a goddess.

"Sister, we may not be able to reach Pu'anzhou before dark."

"Shall we travel overnight?"

"No."

The girl said, “There are many poisonous creatures at night, and it’s hard to see the miasma in the mountains.”

"Let's find a place to stay and continue our journey tomorrow."

"it is good."

The two chatted all the way, and after walking another five miles, they entered a pine forest, where birds were flying and chirping melodiously.

After walking another mile, we were still in the pine forest, but we saw where the streams converged.

The spring gurgles, the sound like a ringing pendant.

Looking up a branching mountain path, you can see smoke from cooking in the dim light.

There is a stele at the foot of the mountain path, with the words Songkui Mountain and Wulong Temple inscribed on it.

Zhao Yuyan looked behind the stele and learned the origin of Wulong Temple.

It turns out that there are five dragon-like mountains surrounding Songkui Mountain. This view is like being surrounded by five dragons. It is a prosperous place where the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers converge.

"Would you like to stay overnight in this temple?"

He looked at his sister.

Zhao Fei looked at Shan and said, "There are many people who think like you."

She pointed to the messy horse hoof prints on the ground. The prints were very recent, and it was obvious that many people had entered the temple.

The more people there are, the more trouble there will be.

The young man frowned and hesitated.

But the girl was already leading the horse up the mountain path, and he followed in her footsteps.

The pine forest continues, and there are many ancient pines on both sides of the mountain road.

When we reached the middle of the mountain, we saw an open space. We thought Wulongguan was a prosperous place, but unexpectedly, all we saw was desolate and abandoned buildings.

The walls of this Taoist temple have collapsed and the door panels on the main gate are missing.

There were some horses tied up next to the old tree in front of the Taoist temple.

Not far from the horses, smoke was rising from the kitchen, and several groups of people were making fires and cooking.

Looks very peaceful.

Some people looked up at the brother and sister, then quickly looked away and went back to their own business, showing no interest in them.

"Be careful."

"As soon as it gets dark, these people will definitely start fighting."

The girl opened her mouth, but others could not hear what she said, only the boy could hear it clearly.

Zhao Yuyan looked at his sister and couldn't help revealing a hint of admiration.

This is my mother’s martial art called “Secret Sound Transmission”.

Ability to transmit the speaker's voice to the intended person without being heard by others.

Apart from my parents, only my sister can use it so skillfully.

He absolutely trusts his sister's judgment.

He did not ask them why they were fighting, but just led the horses a little further away.

They took the gourd from the package and drank some tea.

I ate some dry food.
Zhao Yuyan then understood why his sister did not leave immediately even though she knew that someone was going to fight here.

His eyes were also looking somewhere vaguely.

The sun gradually sets, evening smoke rises, and dusk closes in from all directions.

Under a huge old pine tree with deep veins due to erosion by wind and rain, a young man in his twenties was making a fire and cooking like the people around him.

suddenly
He shuddered all over and his expression changed.

A woman of about the same age beside him sensed his abnormality and asked in a low voice while adding more fuel to the fire under the clay pot:
"Brother, what's wrong?"

The young brother said in a very low voice: "It is not appropriate to talk too much now. If a fight breaks out later, we will go down the mountain immediately."

"Let's not get involved in what's going on here."

The woman was slightly startled when she heard this.

It took them a long time to chase them here.

Senior brother actually said he wanted to give up!
But she knew her senior brother very well and did not say anything to refute him.

Just because
Senior Brother Sun not only has outstanding talent and inherited the master's mantle and has acquired impressive skills, but he also inherited the master's cautious character.

"What about Pu'an Prefecture?" the woman asked.

The young man frowned and said, "Pu'an Prefecture is now full of people of all kinds, with many experts gathering here. It is extremely dangerous."

"The master seemed to have seen something and said that this Panzhou inscription is of great significance."

He looked cautious and clenched his fists as he said, "So we still have to give it a try."

"but."

"We can follow other forces and not be in the open."

He glanced at her and said, "But the news was leaked tonight. We can't take any risks. We have to leave."

"it is good."

The woman nodded, believing in her senior brother's judgment.

As the hour of Hai approached, the area around Wulong Temple was extremely quiet.

The sound of the spring beside the mountain path seemed a bit harsh.

The brother and sister knew that many people were lying in wait, so they did not dare to make any noise and retreated immediately to avoid being besieged.

As the night deepened, outside the Wulong Temple, torches suddenly flickered and the sound of swords being drawn was heard!

"kill!"

This shout of "kill" was made by many people at the same time, overlapping each other.

“Swish~~!!”

The pine needles on the pine trees outside the Wulong Temple were shaking due to the powerful internal force.

The moment the fight broke out, the brothers and sisters who had previously discussed running away immediately fled towards the mountain path.

Almost at the moment they started, a man in black clothes beside them also ran towards the mountain path, obviously thinking the same thing as them.

But as soon as the man moved, the brother and sister beside the maroon horse rushed up together using their Qinggong skills.

When Senior Brother Sun saw this, his face suddenly changed.

Immediately, a look of fire appeared on his face, and he burst out with powerful energy. He pulled his junior sister and ran away as fast as he could!

The changes in the energy on this man's face can be seen clearly even at night.

Both the brother and sister showed a hint of surprise.

But their target was only the man in black.

If only two people move, others probably won't care.

When these five people moved together, the noise was quite big.

"Humph, where are you going!"

Under the dim torchlight, someone shouted loudly.

Then three figures rushed forward, blocking the man in black and facing the Gusu siblings.

Two of them fought with the sister with weapons in hand, while the other burly man, with a whistling palm, slapped Zhao Yuyan directly.

The big man's eyes were fierce, fixed on the young man in front of him.

In his opinion, the young man was already dead after this palm strike.

However.
When the young man heard the palm wind beside him, he reacted very quickly and turned sideways to hit it with his palm.

The big man was shocked by his skill, and the murderous intent on his face became even stronger.

He exerted all his strength and flew both palms. This move was extremely amazing. In the instant when both hands delivered the move, his right palm hit the enemy's left cheek, and his left hand extended the index finger strangely and touched the opponent's right shoulder Quepen point.

It contains a powerful force. Once it is hit, you can't use your entire arm anymore.

However, the boy reacted quickly and intercepted his move.

"This is... a pair of flowers in bloom."

"Mian Zhang? Are you from Wudang Sect?!"

The young man's voice sounded in surprise.

"Hahaha!"

The big man didn't explain at all: "You have some knowledge, watch this!"

He roared and his palms flew together, as if he wanted to control the palm wind to form a bridge to connect with the enemy's palms. His moves were extremely brutal.

It is the golden beam!

However, no matter how fast his palm technique was, the young man was so strange that he could almost always catch it with a similar technique.

He used a golden beam to cross the structure, and the boy seemed to be using the same golden beam to cross the structure!

For a moment, the big man couldn't figure out what the other side was doing.

He looked very ferocious and combined the moves of Flying Flowers and Blooming Twins and used them successively. Even an old Wudang Sect master of the Mian Palm technique would have praised him if he saw this.

Seven or eight consecutive changes of moves were like a violent storm.

The force of the momentum and the speed of the technique are truly extraordinary.

Amidst the palm shadows, the young man was not confused.

He extended his right hand, his sleeves fluttering in the wind, and an image of a smiling otherworldly figure echoed in his mind. Then he pressed his palm into the other person's palm.

"Bang~~!"

When the palm forces collided, there was a sound like breaking sound.

The big man's palm was broken, but instead of panicking, he showed a smug grin.

"Little kid, you have some skills."

"but."

"You're still too young."

"Take a closer look, is this the Wudang Mian Palm?! Hahahaha~!"

He laughed wildly and increased his internal strength, and his palms, which were covered with thick calluses, suddenly turned gray and black.

This is a fierce medicine training method, containing a bone-rotting poison.

The internal force of the cotton palm is extremely penetrating. Once the poison hidden in the meridians overflows along with the true energy, the person facing the palm will be killed by the poison instantly!

Moreover, the face of the deceased turned black three quarters of an hour after death.

It is the aftereffect of the poison in the heart meridians rushing to the cheeks.

This move, the Rotten Bone Palm, is extremely insidious and cruel.

The big man thought he was going to succeed, but suddenly, a strange power appeared from the young man.

In an instant, the big man's expression changed suddenly!

The power of the Rotten Bone Palm actually went around the young man's body and returned to him.

The harder he exerted his palm power, the more poisoned he became.

What kind of Kung Fu is this?!

His face suddenly turned black, he had been poisoned, he quickly injured himself and withdrew his palm, then swallowed the antidote.

At this time, two screams were heard. The two companions who had attacked with him had actually died under the girl's sword.

Without thinking twice, and without even having time to call for his other companions who were fighting fiercely, he followed the footsteps of the three people before him and rushed down the Wulongguan Mountain to escape.

"What are you standing there for? Chase after him!"

"Oh!"

The Gusu siblings were not chasing after the vicious master who used the Bone-Rotting Palm, but the man in black from before.

unfortunately
After being stopped by these three men for a while, it was already late at night and no one knew where the previous target had escaped to.

They chased for a while, but couldn't find any trace.

"never mind."

Zhao Fei frowned and saw that his brother was still in a daze: "What are you thinking about?"

The young man said, "I'm thinking about that man's palm technique."

"His move should be the soft palm, but it is very different."

Zhao Fei snorted: "He is in the same group with that traitor. He probably ran away from Dharma Academy."

"It seems that his internal strength is very strong. Are you not injured?"

"No."

Zhao Yuyan knew that her sister was concerned, and couldn't help but smile: "He was injured by my own palm power. I will definitely catch up with him if I chase him just now."

"Why chase him?" the girl said in a cold voice, "I'm not interested in anything from Shaolin Damoyuan."

"Let's go to Pu'anzhou first, maybe we can meet them there."

……

(End of this chapter)