Eternal Sword

Chapter 229 Wasted
The garden in Qingquan Garden was spacious and was originally a place for the prince to practice and play. It was more than enough for martial arts competitions.

"Let's start now!"

Yuan Taiping was very excited. He stepped back and urged the two of them.

He had heard that Master Xuan was an expert at using flying swords, and could move anything within ten feet as easily as using his arms.

Stay away from them so you don't get hurt by mistake.

"and many more!"

As soon as Chen Tang turned around, Zhou Shuang hurriedly called him back and said, "Master Chen, you should pick a weapon that you are good at first. If you lose later, don't say that I took advantage of you with the weapon."

In fact, he wanted to distance himself from Chen Tang.

Although he was the one who initiated this battle, he did not dare to be careless.

Only by keeping a distance can the power of the flying sword be maximized.

However, he did not dare to say it out loud, so he pretended to be magnanimous and did not take advantage of Chen Tang's weapons.

"What weapon does Chen Taibao use?"

Yuan Taiping asked: "I have all kinds of weapons!"

Chen Tang said: "Just empty-handed."

"what?"

Yuan Taiping was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Tang to be so arrogant.

Zhou Shuang's face darkened and he sneered, "Master Chen, you better think about it, don't regret it later!"

"Is it far enough?"

Chen Tang looked at Zhou Shuang who had retreated ten feet away and asked calmly.

"Humph!"

Zhou Shuang knew that his thoughts were seen through by the other party, so he stopped talking, held up his folding fan, pointed the handle of the fan at Chen Tang, and pointed his sword finger at him, and shouted softly: "Go!"

A beam of white light flew out from the end of the fan handle and flashed in the air.

This flying sword is hidden in the folding fan, so it can be used anytime and anywhere even in case of emergencies.

The moment Zhou Shuang raised his folding fan, Chen Tang had already pounced out!

In Yuan Taiping's eyes, Chen Tang just "jumped" out.

It was like a tiger coming down the mountain, kicking its legs hard, crouching low, moving at an astonishing speed, and emitting an incomparably tragic aura!

The man had already run a long way away, only a cloud of dust was raised behind him!
Yuan Taiping was standing far away and felt a sudden strong wind blowing in the garden.

At the same time Zhou Shuang's flying sword shot out, the distance between the two was only five feet!
A flash of white light arrived in an instant, and in the blink of an eye it was close and stabbed towards Chen Tang's face.

Chen Tang moved his ears and used the Wind-Listening Technique. The moment the flying sword was unsheathed, he was able to determine the approximate trajectory of the flying sword.

Swish!
Chen Tang rolled on the ground without slowing down, and the flying sword passed over his head, just barely missing it.

"Ok?"

Zhou Shuang's face changed.

Chen Tang came too fast!
With just a leap and a roll, the distance between the two sides was less than four feet!

Zhou Shuang turned the sword in his hand and quickly turned the flying sword around, wanting to chase and kill Chen Tang!

"late!"

Chen Tang shouted loudly, and in one step he leaped over a distance of three meters, came close to Zhou Shuang, and punched him with such force that he could cut through the mountains and cut down trees!
Zhou Shuang remained calm in the face of danger and controlled the flying sword to stab Chen Tang in the back.

With his other hand he tightly grasped the folding fan, which he suddenly opened with a slight shake of his wrist.

With a swish, several sharp blades with faint light spurted out from the fan bones and slashed towards Chen Tang's fist!
Chen Tang's nostrils twitched as he smelled a faint fishy odor.

This blade is poisonous!

Moreover, judging from the way Zhou Shuang fanned himself, he must have practiced martial arts and had considerable strength, probably of the seventh rank.

No wonder he was able to enter the palace and serve as the Prince's Guardian.

It turned out to be a fellow practitioner of Xuanwu.

Zhou Shuang sneered slightly.

As long as his folding fan slightly blocks Chen Tang, the flying sword will arrive and pierce him through!
Facing the folding fan coming towards him, Chen Tang didn't wait for his moves to become exhausted. He changed his fist into a claw, and with an extremely clever method, he instantly snatched the folding fan from Zhou Shuang!

Turn around and strike suddenly!
when!
The folding fan just hit the oncoming flying sword.

The sword shook violently and paused.

"what!"

Zhou Shuang was horrified.

He didn't even see clearly how Chen Tang snatched his folding fan.

It seemed as if the folding fan had changed hands as soon as the two men fought!
There are nine moves in the Dragon Capturing Technique taught by Emperor Wu.

In addition to the grappling techniques targeting the eight major joints, there is also a technique of fighting with bare hands, which is exquisite and has infinite variations.

Even though there is only one move, it can target different weapons at different angles and snatch the blade with bare hands!
Surrounded by palace maids and guards, Chen Tang was not worried that anyone would recognize the Dragon Capturing Skill.

Before Zhou Shuang could react, Chen Tang attacked again and grabbed Zhou Shuang's shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, cervical vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae.

Crackling!

There was a crisp sound coming from Zhou Shuang's body.

"what!"

With a scream, Zhou Shuang collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely from the pain, his face turned pale, his eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.

when!
The flying sword lost control and fell on the bluestone bricks with a crisp sound.

Yuan Taiping shuddered all over and only then came to his senses.

The two sides fought too quickly!
He approached Chen Tang, snatched the fan, struck back, and then grabbed Zhou Shuang several times in a row, but it only took the blink of an eye.

A series of movements, like flowing water.

Yuan Taiping only felt dizzy for a moment, and then Zhou Shuang collapsed to the ground, fainted.

Yuan Qingmu breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened to Mr. Zhou?" Yuan Taiping couldn't help but ask.

Chen Tang walked slowly towards Yuan Taiping with an expressionless face.

"You, you, Chen Taibao, Uncle Chen, what are you going to do?"

Yuan Taiping saw that there was something wrong with Chen Tang's face, and he was so scared that his legs went weak and his voice trembled.

Yuan Qingmu wanted to step forward to stop it, but changed his mind and stayed where he was.

Chen Tang came in front of Yuan Taiping, suddenly reached out and grabbed Yuan Taiping's wrist.

"what!"

Yuan Taiping was startled and felt as if his wrist was locked tightly by an iron hoop and could be crushed at any time!
Chen Tang stared into Yuan Taiping's eyes and said slowly: "Your Highness, today I will teach you a lesson. Even when treating servants, don't go too far."

"You must know that when a common man gets angry, blood will splatter within five steps. Within a short distance, everyone in the country will be the enemy!"

Yuan Taiping's teeth kept chattering.

Chen Tang had been through countless battles along the way, and there was a murderous aura around him.

Yuan Taiping had never seen such a ruthless person.

"Ping'er, I know, I know."

Yuan Taiping kept nodding his head like a chick pecking at rice.

Chen Tang released his hand, called over a few guards in the distance, pointed at Zhou Shuang and said, "Carry him away and give him to the imperial physician to treat him."

After all, he is a second-rank official of the court, and this is the harem. If he really kills someone, it will be difficult for Yuan Qingshan to deal with it.

Yuan Qingshan was overwhelmed by court affairs and had no time to distract himself. Chen Tang didn't want to cause him any more trouble because of these matters in the harem.

Of course, Chen Tang didn’t hold back as well!

……

Qushuai Mansion.

Zhou Haijian looked at Zhou Shuang who was carried back from the palace with an unpleasant expression.

The news from the palace had already been passed back.

"Master, the young master was saved by the palace physician, but he suffers from this injury... Alas." The old housekeeper in the mansion sighed.

Zhou Haijian leaned down and checked Zhou Shuang, and suddenly a cold murderous intent surged in his eyes!
All the bones around Zhou Shuang's eight major joints were crushed by Chen Tang.

Even if he can recover, he's ruined!

Zhou Haijian asked: "How did the two of them fight? Did Chen Tang attack from the dark?"

With the skills that Shuang'er and Xuanwu have mastered, who among those at the same level can defeat him?
"I heard, I heard..."

The old butler hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "The two were ten feet apart. In less than three or two breaths, the young master was crippled by Chen Tang's close combat."

Zhou Haijian's expression changed several times.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Haijian stood up, smashed the coffee table beside him with one palm, and said coldly: "Chen Tang, you are going too far!"

"Brother Zhou."

At this moment, another general, Sun Tianlu, walked in from outside and said, "I heard that Shuang Nephew is in trouble?"

Behind him, there was a middle-aged man in Taoist robes.

"Brother Sun, take a look."

Zhou Haijian pointed at Zhou Shuang who was lying unconscious on the ground.

Sun Tianlu reached out and touched it a few times, then said in a deep voice, "This is the powerful Vajra Hand. This Chen Tang is too ruthless!"

"Alas, come to think of it, my Sun Gu also died because of him."

Zhou Haijian narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Sun, why don't we go to the palace right now and kill this guy!"

"Brother Zhou, don't be impulsive."

Sun Tianlu said: "I am just like you, I want to kill him as soon as possible."

"But today, I heard that the competition was proposed by my two nephews. The Crown Prince and the Princess are witnesses. It's a fair fight. We have no excuses."

"Chen Tang was named Lion-Tiger Arhat by the Emperor and is also the Prince's Guardian. He is now at the peak of his career in the capital and has a great reputation. If we take action, it will be easy for him to use us as a weapon."

Zhou Haijian sneered and said, "What are you afraid of? Does the emperor dare to kill us?"

"Brother Zhou, the emperor now has the God of War Murong by his side. He is not a pushover."

Sun Tianlu said: "He is not only a general now, but also the Lord of Qilin. If he finds evidence against us, even if we can kill Chen Tang, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave the palace alive."

The middle-aged man suddenly said, "The palace is full of experts. Once you two enter the palace, you will be noticed. That Chen Tang must be scared and hiding. I'm afraid you two won't even see him."

"This is Kong Cong, the direct disciple of Elder Qu in the sect."

Sun Tianlu introduced: "He is now the Prince's Guardian. I invited him here because I want him to take action and find an opportunity to get rid of Chen Tang!"

Zhou Haijian's thought suddenly changed.

Kong Cong is also the Prince's Guardian, so it would be much easier for him to meet Chen Tang and he would have more opportunities to take action.

"What does Master Xuan plan to do?" Zhou Haijian asked.

Kong Cong said: "With Chen Tang's current reputation and status, it is not easy to act secretly. I will try my best to force him to compete with me and kill him openly!"

Zhou Haijian frowned and said, "You are a master of the foundation-building realm. Chen Tang is not a fool, so why would he fight with you? Why don't you find a few top sixth-grade masters in the army, including masters of the Qi Condensation realm, and go to the palace to meet him?"

Sun Tianlu shook his head and said helplessly: "I watched the whole process of the ring battle that day. At the level of the sixth rank, this boy is probably invincible!"

"Don't worry, the two commanders. If he refuses to leave, he will be restricted in the harem and in front of the crown prince. He will have to bow down to me!"

Kong Cong said: "When the time comes, there are plenty of ways to embarrass him. If we can force him to leave and he loses his status as the Crown Prince's Guardian, it will be much easier to take action later."

"Alright."

Zhou Haijian bowed to Kong Cong and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Master Xuan."

"You're welcome, Mr. Zhou."

Kong Cong returned the gift.

(End of this chapter)