Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 153 Changbai Disciple
Huang Sixi said, "So the Golden Snake Hero is the son of Commander Yuan. How good is his martial arts?"

"He is the best martial artist in the Central Plains, and his martial arts skills have reached the pinnacle."

Fei Hongjin did not include the famous people from Tianshan in the comparison.

There are two martial arts masters living in the Tianshan glacier.

One of them is Fei Hongjin's master, the White-haired Witch, and the other is Master Huiming, the founder of the Tianshan School. Their martial arts have reached perfection and are only stronger than Yuan Chengzhi.

A few days ago, Fei Hongjin had evaluated Huang Sixi's martial arts ability and found it to be comparable to that of her master, the White-haired Witch. This made her feel emotional, as there were so many martial arts geniuses in the Central Plains.

But even though the Central Plains was vast and rich in resources, and there were many talented people, why couldn't it resist the attack of the Qing army? Why did it end up handing over its beautiful country to the Qing army?

Fei Hongjin couldn't understand it.

She was just about to ask Huang Sixi for advice.

Huang Sixi asked, "You just said that Yuan Chengzhi once tried to assassinate Nalan Xiuji. Since Nalan Xiuji is still alive today, it means that the assassination attempt failed. Could it be that Nalan Xiuji's martial arts skills can be compared with Yuan Chengzhi's?"

Fei Hongjin said: "Nalan Xiuji's martial arts skills are not up to par. If the Golden Snake Warrior really wants to kill him, it will be easy as pie."

"Then why didn't you kill him?"

"because……"

Fei Hongjin was a little hesitant as this matter involved her good friend's privacy.

But she now had to follow Huang Sixi to Yizhou City. If she didn't explain Nalan Xiuji's background clearly, the enemy's situation would be unclear, which would affect Huang Sixi's rescue of the hostages.

Fei Hongjin revealed: "Nalan Xiuji had no sons, only one daughter, named Nalan Minghui. When she was in southern Xinjiang, she fell in love with Yang Yuncong, the eldest disciple of Master Huiming of the Tianshan School, and got pregnant before marriage. Later, she gave birth to a baby girl in Hangzhou!
Yang Yuncong chased to Hangzhou and tried to take back the baby, but was besieged by Nalan Xiuji's guard Niuhulu and his men, resulting in serious injuries! "

Huang Sixi knew that Master Huiming was a famous figure in Tianshan. He was older than the White-haired Witch and was nearly a hundred years old. However, Master Huiming did not accept many disciples in his life.

In total there are only the eldest disciple Yang Yuncong, the second disciple Chu Zhaonan, and the third disciple Ling Weifeng.

The background of this eldest disciple was similar to that of Yuan Chengzhi, and his fathers were both important officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Yuncong's father was named Yang Lian, the leader of the Donglin Party. During the Tianqi period, he offended the eunuch party and was killed in prison. Yang Yuncong was rescued by his family servants. On his escape, he met the White-haired Witch and was introduced to Master Huiming by her. Then he became a disciple of the Tianshan School.

After Yang Yuncong finished his apprenticeship, he went down the mountain to become a knight, helping the herdsmen in southern Xinjiang resist the invasion of Qing troops. Then he met Fei Hongjin. That was more than ten years ago. At that time, the Qing general Nalan Xiuji and his daughter Nalan Minghui were also in southern Xinjiang.

As for why Yang Yuncong was so infatuated with the enemy Nalan Minghui, it was a private matter between the two of them, and Fei Hongjin did not tell Huang Sixi much.

She only said that Yang Yuncong and Nalan Minghui gave birth to a baby girl out of wedlock, and it was because of this baby girl that Yuan Chengzhi's attempt to assassinate Nalan Xiuyoshi failed.

Fei Hongjin continued, "It was a coincidence that day. When Yang Yuncong was injured, the Golden Snake Hero was also in Hangzhou. He happened to sneak into the Nalan Mansion and tried to assassinate Nalan Xiuji. The Golden Snake Hero was a friend of Yang Yuncong and immediately rescued him.

Because he had to take care of the baby girl, he naturally could not continue the assassination. Nalan Xiuji escaped by luck, but he was afraid that the Golden Snake Hero would come to him again, so he stayed away from the Central Plains officialdom and was transferred to Southern Xinjiang! "

Although life in southern Xinjiang was relatively hard, Nalan Xiuji had served in southern Xinjiang before and was very familiar with the environment. The key was that he had military power and lived far away from the Great Wall, so he did not have to worry about being assassinated again.

Huang Sixi asked again: "Is Nalan Minghui also in Yizhou City?"

Fei Hongjin shook her head: "Not long after she gave birth to a baby girl, she married the Qing prince Dogeduo and lived in the capital as his princess. During that time, she never returned to Southern Xinjiang."

"Where is Niu Hulu, the guard of Nalan Mansion?"

"He was killed by the Golden Snake Warrior in Hangzhou and was not with Nalan Xiuji, but..." "But what?"

"Niu Hulu was a disciple of the Changbai Sect. After his death, his fellow apprentice Qiu Dongluo was ordered to serve as the chief guard of Nalan Hideyoshi and was stationed in Nalan Mansion in Yizhou City."

"Changbai Sect? Is this sect very powerful?"

"He is well-known in the Central Plains, but he is a defeated general in Tianshan! Qi Zhenjun, the founder of Changbai Sect, once traveled to Tianshan during the Tianqi period to seek out Master Huiming for a fight, but failed. He then challenged my master to a sword fight, but was defeated by my master with a branch. He could not even last a hundred moves and rolled down the mountain in embarrassment. From then on, he retired to Changbai Mountain in Liaodong and never appeared in the martial arts world again. It has been more than 40 years now!"

Qi Zhenjun was the number one martial arts master in Liaodong. He was very conceited, but because he lost to the White-haired Witch in a sword fight, he retired from the martial arts world and taught many disciples during this period.

Niu Hulu is the eldest disciple of Qi Zhenjun.

Qiu Dongluo was the third disciple of Qi Zhenjun. He was originally a Manchu bannerman, but changed his name to a Chinese name after the Qing army entered the pass.

When Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin arrived at Yizhou City, they originally planned to capture a few stragglers outside the city, disguise themselves and sneak into the city, and then slowly inquire about the situation of the hostages.

Unexpectedly, after the two men wandered outside the city for half a day, they suddenly saw four war horses leaving the east gate.

Fei Hongjin was sharp-eyed and recognized the identity of the leading knight at a glance: "The bearded man is Qiu Dongluo, but he is not working in Nalan Mansion. What is he doing out of the city?"

Huang Sixi looked at the four knights from afar. They were all dressed in tight clothes, carrying longbows and quivers hung on their horses. He said, "These Manchus love hunting. I guess they have too many guard duties and are too idle. They can't help but go to the nearby mountains and forests to hunt for fun!"

Fei Hongjin saw the four riders running northward and said hurriedly, "The nearest mountain in the north is Crescent Moon Mountain, which is estimated to be half an hour's journey away."

"Let's go! Let's catch up!"

Huang Sixi signaled Fei Hongjin to go and chase after him.

After walking for a few miles, Qiu Dongluo and his four riders noticed that there was a colt following them, but as they were all very skilled in martial arts, they did not take it seriously and continued to gallop on their horses.

When they arrived at the foot of Crescent Mountain, they found Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were still following them.

Since Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were all in disguise and looked like ordinary herdsmen, Qiu Dongluo and his four riders suddenly smiled sinisterly.

They went out this time to hunt, but prey was scarce in Crescent Mountain. Since Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were so brave and dared to follow them, they could be treated as prey.

Being a hunter is also far more exciting than hunting animals.

Qiu Dongluo and his four riders smiled at each other, turned their horses around, and dispersed instantly. They drew their bows and arrows, aiming at Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin from a distance.

At this time, the two sides were separated by a hundred feet, but they were walking towards each other. They only needed to charge on horseback for a while to close the distance within the range of bows and arrows.

Qiu Dongluo took the lead and rushed into the shooting range first. With a "whoosh!" sound, the arrows flew through the air. He thought Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin would panic and run for their lives.

As a result, he shot an arrow in front of Huang Sixi, but Huang Sixi caught it with his bare hands.

Huang Sixi did not use his longbow, but shot an arrow, which was reflected back with a "whoosh!"

Qiu Dongluo subconsciously lowered his head. The feather arrow whizzed past his shiny scalp, leaving a bright red blood mark on his head, and blood gushed out instantly.

The opponent shot an arrow with his bare hands from such a distance and actually managed to injure his skull with one arrow.

He suddenly felt his heart pounding, and immediately shouted to the other three riders: "Don't get close to them, they are all tough guys!"

(End of this chapter)