Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 158 Nine Difficulties and Relics

Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin came out of the cave and followed the sound of the sword.

Soon they arrived near the Yungang Giant Buddha. This seated Buddha was about five or six meters tall, with three human figures standing in front of its feet.

One of them held a jade-green sword in his hand. The shape of the hilt was quite similar to Huang Sixi's Dragon-Subduing Sword. When he waved it, it could make a sound similar to the wind singing.

Fei Hongjin introduced to Huang Sixi in a low voice: "That is the Tianshan Sect's treasured sword, the Youlong Sword, and the middle-aged man holding the sword is Chu Zhaonan."

Chu Zhaonan was in his early forties, with a face full of stubble, looking like he had been on a long journey and had not had a good rest for many days.

At this moment, he was fighting with a nun in white with a sword.

The nun used a whisk to deal the blow. Even though she looked tired, she still looked calm and composed.

Fei Hongjin knew very well that Chu Zhaonan had outstanding martial arts skills. He had long since learned the true essence of Tianshan swordsmanship from Master Huiming. In terms of swordsmanship alone, his skills were even better than the Wind and Thunder Sword of Qi Zhenjun, the founder of the Changbai Sect.

No one knew who that nun was, but she was able to fight with Chu Zhaonan on equal terms.

Fearing the sharpness of Chu Zhaonan's Youlong Sword, the nun was very cautious in her attacks. Nine out of ten moves were defensive. She had high level of Qinggong and was able to dodge Youlong Sword's attacks with her agile body movements.

If the nun was also given a magical weapon, Chu Zhaonan might be at a disadvantage.

Fei Hongjin was very surprised and could not help but look at the nun's face a few more times, thinking: "This nun is gentle and kind, with a noble and elegant appearance and spotless appearance. Are all women in the Central Plains so beautiful?"

In addition to Chu Zhaonan and the nun in white, there was also a big man in Manchu clothing.

The big man was hovering several feet away, staring at the nun in white, ready to launch a surprise attack at any time.

Chu Zhaonan and the nun in white exchanged hundreds of moves, but the situation remained deadlocked.

Chu Zhaonan suddenly raised the Youlong Sword in his right hand, and the sword tip rolled up from the bottom, slashing the arm of the white-clothed nun holding the whisk. This was the unique move of Tianshan swordsmanship, 'Jiumu Cangbo'.

He swung his sword, and the white-robed nun's whisk hurriedly retreated, but she changed her sword moves and turned to chop at the whisk, and the white silk tail was shattered by the sword edge.

At the same time, Chu Zhaonan suddenly struck out with his left palm. This palm used the Tianshan grappling technique, covering the thirty-six vital points on the upper body of the white-clothed nun.

The nun in white didn't have time to think, and quickly stretched out her left hand to meet Chu Zhaonan.

Wherever the two men raised their palms, there was a strong wind. The dust accumulated under their feet was blown everywhere by the wind from their palms, and instantly spread to an area several feet away from their bodies, forming two gray-brown dust circles.

Inside the circle, two people's palms faced each other, and with a bang, they struck each other.

Because the palm strike was too powerful, the dust circle was instantly shattered.

The two of them used their internal energy in their palms and were unable to separate for a moment.

At this time, the big man in Manchu clothing saw that the opportunity for a sneak attack had come, so he quietly took out a short arrow and shot it at the nun in white.

Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin both saw this scene.

"mean!"

Fei Hongjin quickly grabbed a flying needle and raised her hand to hit the side of the white-clothed nun.

Huang Sixi was worried that her hidden weapon could not intercept the short arrow, so he also shot a jade bee needle at the same time.

Both of them threw needles accurately and hit the short arrows precisely.

Who knew that this short arrow contained gunpowder. When it suddenly encountered the flying needle, there was a "bang" sound, and a ball of blue fire exploded at the left shoulder of the white-robed nun.

The nun in white was blocked by Chu Zhaonan's palm power and could not dodge. She took the blow head on and her clothes immediately became charred and sparks appeared, as if she was burned.

She frowned, gathered all her inner strength in her left palm, and slapped Chu Zhaonan away, but her right arm was injured, and the whisk in her right hand was shaken by the Youlong Sword and flew out of her hand in an instant.

She had lost her weapon and dared not fight any longer. She quickly used the move "Climbing the Clouds and Riding the Dragon", did a somersault backwards, and flew more than ten feet away.

Seeing her retreat in a panic, Chu Zhaonan couldn't help but laugh: "I heard that Jiang Long, the world's number one assassin, was once the leader of the Iron Sword Sect. But the martial arts of your Iron Sword Sect are mediocre, which is really disappointing!"

When the white-robed nun heard Chu Zhaonan look down on her master, her face suddenly showed anger, but she was not good at speaking, so she did not engage in a verbal confrontation and planned to fight Chu Zhaonan again with her bare hands.

Before she could make a move, she suddenly heard a bright male voice: "Your Tianshan Sect's martial arts are actually not that good!"

She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin leap into the air and land at the feet of the Buddha.

The nun in white had never seen the two men before and remained silent the whole time, but just now the two men used needles to help the nun block the cold arrows, and the nun in white was grateful.

When Chu Zhaonan saw the two people coming, he showed a gloomy expression.

He looked at Fei Hongjin and asked coldly, "You have been living in seclusion in Tianshan for more than ten years. You actually came down from the mountain. What is your purpose in coming to the Central Plains?"

More than ten years ago, he had learned martial arts in Tianshan Mountain and was ordered by his master to go down the mountain to be a hero. At first, he really did a few chivalrous deeds. Later, he heard about the reputation of Fei Hongjin, the most beautiful woman in southern Xinjiang, and he wanted to marry her.

So he traveled thousands of miles to find Fei Hongjin's Robo tribe and joined the tribe to fight against the Qing troops. However, he killed the Qing troops for the Robo tribe, but was not treated differently by Fei Hongjin. In anger, he surrendered to the Qing court and turned around to massacre the herdsmen in southern Xinjiang.

He also did not feel that he had done anything wrong. The Qing Dynasty had already firmly established its rule over the Central Plains. If a man wanted to achieve great things, who else could he work for if not the court?
The so-called learning literary and martial arts and selling them to the imperial family is what all ambitious heroes must do since ancient times. Why can't Chu Zhaonan do it?

More than ten years had passed, and when Chu Zhaonan saw Fei Hongjin again, he no longer had the same admiration for her as before. He had joined the Qing court, and had plenty of beauties and wealth. He had long regarded his pursuit of Fei Hongjin as an impulsive act of youth, and he even sneered at it.

Fei Hongjin has always treated him coldly. Back then, Fei Hongjin believed that he had evil intentions, and she still holds this view today.

Fei Hongjin pointed at the nun in white and said, "This nun is a monk. Why did you kill her?"

Chu Zhaonan said, "She stole a valuable treasure from the Pingxi Palace. I followed the order of the Pingxi King to chase the treasure out and return it to its original owner. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Fei Hongjin was speechless for a moment. She didn't know who the King of Pingxi was, so she couldn't refute Chu Zhaonan.

Seeing that she remained silent, Chu Zhaonan turned his gaze to Huang Sixi and said in a mocking tone, "Hamaya, who is this person? Is he the pretty boy you hooked up with in the Central Plains?"

These words are an insult to the woman's reputation.

But Fei Hongjin is not a woman from the Central Plains.

She was not angry, but smiled: "What do you mean by flirting? Oh, I won't seduce secretly. If I like Brother Huang, I will definitely tell him openly, but Brother Huang is the most extraordinary man in the Central Plains, he will not be interested in an old woman like me!"

Huang Sixi immediately responded: "I never think you are old, on the contrary, I think you are younger than many young girls!"

"really?"

Fei Hongjin touched her face and said with a smile: "If you don't think I'm old, then I have to tell you that I admire your talent very much!"

Without waiting for Huang Sixi to respond.

Chu Zhaonan couldn't help himself first. He felt that Fei Hongjin was deliberately humiliating him.

He suddenly raised the Youlong Sword and stabbed it straight at Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi raised his hand and drew out the Dragon Sword, using the "Sword Breaking Style" of "Nine Swords of Dugu" and sent out a sword, stabbing at Chu Zhaonan's wrist. Chu Zhaonan felt a strong sword wind coming at him, and subconsciously retracted his arm, but Huang Sixi's "Dragon Walking Ten Thousand Paths" on his other palm had already slapped out at the same time.

The sword wind and palm shadow approached Chu Zhaonan almost at the same time. Since his debut, he had never encountered such a terrifying killing move. At this moment, he felt like a prisoner on the execution ground. With the guillotine approaching, he had no way to resist at all.

'boom! '

Huang Sixi hit Chu Zhaonan on the chest with one palm, and Chu Zhaonan vomited a pool of blood and flew backwards.

The Dragon Subduing Sword did not hit Chu Zhaonan, but instead hit Chu Zhaonan's Youlong Sword. Chu Zhaonan loosened his hand, and the Youlong Sword instantly slipped out of his hand and was thrown high into the air.

Fei Hongjin was deeply moved when he saw this scene. Huang Sixi defeated Qiu Dongluo, the true disciple of Changbai Sect, and Tianmeng Zen Master of Tianlong Sect, and he defeated them with one move. But this time, when he faced Chu Zhaonan, he still couldn't withstand a single move from Huang Sixi.

Fei Hongjin couldn't help but wonder, if Yang Yuncong, the eldest disciple of the Tianshan Sect, met Brother Huang, would he be able to take one more move?
The moment Chu Zhaonan fell to the ground, Huang Sixi also took the Youlong Sword in his hand.

He placed the Dragon Subduing Sword and the Dragon Wandering Sword side by side in front of him and compared them.

The Dragon-Subduing Sword is dark gold in color, simple and heavy, while the Dragon-Swallowing Sword is emerald green all over, shining brightly.

Huang Sixi really wanted to chop each other to see which sword was sharper.

He was very confident in his Dragon Subduing Sword, but was worried about cutting off the Wandering Dragon Sword, so he suppressed his curiosity and did not fight each other to confirm.

He handed the Youlong Sword to Fei Hongjin: "This sword is good, you can use it from now on."

Fei Hongjin waved his hands repeatedly: "This is one of the two great swords forged by Master Huiming himself. If I take it, Master will definitely blame me. I dare not use it."

Master Huiming used the "Longquan Hundred Refining Techniques" to forge two magic swords, one long and one short.

The long sword is the "Youlong Sword", which was given by Master Huiming to his second disciple Chu Zhaonan, and the short sword is the "Broken Jade Sword", which was given by Master Huiming to his eldest disciple Yang Yuncong.

Fei Hongjin knew the background of the "Youlong Sword" and did not dare to take the sword.

Huang Sixi saw that she didn't want it, so he just put his hand around her back.

At this time, the big man in Manchu clothing who released the hidden arrow came forward to check Chu Zhaonan's injuries. He found that Chu Zhaonan's internal organs were severely damaged. He had no intention of staying anymore. He raised his hand and shot two short arrows at Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin, then jumped up and tried to escape from the Yungang Grottoes.

But Huang Sixi had been prepared for his short arrows. When he saw the two arrows coming, he immediately shook his sleeves, creating a strong wind that caught the two arrows and shot them back.

The two arrows pierced the big man in banner clothing. With two "bangs!", the big man's clothes caught fire with blue flames. He screamed and rolled on the ground, trying to put out the fire.

Fei Hongjin smiled coldly, drew the whip from his waist, and swung it around the big man in Manchu clothing, leaving him to burn to death on the spot.

The big man in Manchu clothing is called Hao Dashou, and he was originally Chu Zhaonan's deputy. The short arrow he refined is called Snake Flame Arrow. When the arrow is fired, a blue flame is formed, which will burn anything it comes into contact with. You cannot catch it with your hands, nor can you use weapons to knock it. You can only avoid it. It is extremely poisonous.

However, facing Huang Sixi, no matter how vicious the hidden weapon is, it is useless.

The nun in white was shocked to see Huang Sixi defeat Chu Zhaonan and Hao Dashou with just three moves. She had seen all the martial arts masters in the Central Plains, so even if the Golden Snake Hero met Chu Zhaonan, it would be difficult for him to defeat him with one move.

She saw that Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were close friends. Fei Hongjin had fair skin and a face that was unlike that of a woman from the Central Plains. She had Western features at first glance.

She thought Huang Sixi was a master from outside the Great Wall, and approached him and said, "I am a nun Jiunan, thank you for your help!"

"Oh, your Buddhist name is Jiunan?"

Huang Sixi looked at the nun in white and thought that Jiunan in "The Legend of Zu" was Princess Changping of the Ming Dynasty. One of her arms was chopped off when Chongzhen hanged herself for her country, and she was later nicknamed "One-armed Nun".

But the Jiunan in front of him did not have his arms broken and his body was intact.

Huang Sixi wondered, could it be that she had encountered some kind of misfortune that saved her arm? Or did she have another identity?

"Just now Chu Zhaonan said that you are a disciple of the Iron Sword Sect. Is this true?"

"I am indeed from the Iron Sword Sect!"

Jiunan was saved by Huang Sixi, so she did not hide her origins from him: "I was originally from the capital. When I was fourteen, I encountered the national disaster of Jiashen. Fortunately, I was rescued by Taoist Musang, the leader of the Iron Sword Sect, and was accepted as his last disciple."

"Is Taoist Mu Sang still alive?"

Huang Sixi asked immediately.

"Master passed away twenty years ago."

Jiunan saw Huang Sixi looking up at the sky, as if he was reminiscing, and asked again: "Young man, do you recognize my master?"

"I lived with him for several years."

Huang Sixi didn't elaborate. He pointed at Chu Zhaonan and said, "This guy just said that you stole a valuable treasure from the Prince of Pingxi's Palace. What's going on?"

Jiunan said, "That's not a valuable treasure, it's just a Buddhist relic! When Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, entered Burma to hunt down the descendants of Emperor Ming, he stole the relic of the Purple Light Temple in Burma. This relic was left by the holy monk Nagarjuna from India!"

Nagarjuna was a great disciple of Sakyamuni and the founder of the Mahayana school.

From ancient times to the present, there are only two holy objects left in Buddhism. One is the Buddha's tooth left by Sakyamuni, and the second is the relic left by the holy monk Nagarjuna. Both have a history of two thousand years.

Wu Sangui was the biggest traitor in the Central Plains. He led the Qing troops into the country and was willing to be a lackey of the Qing court. After the Qing court occupied the Central Plains, in order to commend Wu Sangui's military exploits, Yunnan and Yunnan were designated as Wu Sangui's fiefdoms and he was awarded the title of "King of Pingxi".

However, as the Qing government consolidated its rule in the Central Plains, it began to get rid of Wu Sangui and prepared to take back the fiefdoms in Yunnan and Yunnan.

Wu Sangui was unwilling to hand over his fiefdom and wealth, so he began to think about rebelling against the Qing government.

However, Wu Sangui lived in a remote corner of Yunnan and Yunnan, and his military strength was far inferior to that of the Qing court. In order to make his rebellion more certain, Wu Sangui decided to form an alliance with Tibet.

In order to please the powerful in Tibet, Wu Sangui took out the relics of the great monk Nagarjuna and planned to send them into Tibet in exchange for military support.

After Chu Zhaonan left southern Xinjiang, he went directly to Wu Sangui's army, and Wu Sangui entrusted him with an important task, asking him to personally escort the relic to the Tibetan border.

As a result, halfway through the journey, the relic was kidnapped by Jiunan.

In order to complete his mission, Chu Zhaonan tracked Jiunan all the way until he reached the Yungang Grottoes in Jin Province.

After Jiunan finished explaining the whole story, she said to Huang Sixi, "The reason why I stole the relic was to hand it over to the anti-Qing Jianglong Society. The relic is regarded as a sacred object by the Tibetan lamas, but the Tibetan military force should not be used by Wu Sangui, a great traitor!"

When Fei Hongjin heard her mention the Dragon Subduing Society, she immediately asked, "Does Master Nun know any heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society?"

Jiunan nodded: "My master, Taoist Musang, once served as the guardian of the Dragon Subduing Society."

Fei Hongjin knew that the Jianglong Society was one of the two most powerful gangs in the Central Plains, echoing the Tiandihui in the east and west. It was also an organization that was still resisting the Qing Dynasty today and was well-known in the Central Plains underworld.

Fei Hongjin wanted to find Jiunan to find out more about the Dragon Subduing Society.

Before she could speak, Huang Sixi asked Jiunan, "Is the relic in your possession? Take it out and let me have a look."

(End of this chapter)