Tianlong: Starting with Mantuo Manor as fertilizer

With a flick of his wrist, Su the Blind Man raised the withered branch in his hand, and the branch unfolded like a folding fan, transforming into streaks of sword shadows.

Xie Buruo held his breath and focused his mind, memorizing every variation of Su the Blind's move.

With the foundation of "the immortal pointing the way," this move, though still profound and complex, can now be understood in many ways and is far less difficult than when one first learned it.

Su the Blind Man glanced at the blurry figure out of the corner of his eye. He knew the figure was secretly learning sword moves, but he didn't care at all.

It's unclear whether they thought Xie Bushuo had no chance of learning it in a hurry, or if they had other intentions.

After finishing his move, Blind Su stopped and stood up, looking at Wang Yuyan to see how she would counter his attack.

Wang Yuyan hesitated for a moment, then unconsciously glanced at the distant lake.

She had seen the sword technique, but what she was really thinking about was when the reinforcements from Canhe Village would arrive.

Seeing her remain silent, Blind Su assumed she was unable to solve the problem and smiled smugly.

Wang Yuyan came to her senses and whispered a few words to Xie Buruo.

"Young Master Xie, I'll teach you a few moves. Remember them carefully. The move I just used is more advanced than 'Immortal Points the Way,' and it will take some effort to counter it."

As they were talking.

He taught me a move called "Four Seasons River Rain", a move called "Ten Thousand Valleys Pine Wind", and a move called "A Thousand Mountains Breaking the Sun".

The techniques she taught were all quite skillful.

Although Xie Buruo could not fully grasp the essence in a short time, he could still make it look quite decent by copying the model.

These moves are certainly skillful, but in terms of the sword techniques themselves, they may not necessarily be superior to the swordsmanship of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

However, Wang Yuyan was a woman of great wisdom and had a profound understanding of martial arts.

She countered each move with a move, not just targeting the sword techniques themselves.

Instead, he saw through Su the Blind's lack of understanding of swordsmanship compared to his own.

She eloquently pointed out the mistakes in her opponent's swordplay, and then added that Xie should demonstrate with a sword, making her arguments very clear and logical.

Even someone like Mu Wanqing, who doesn't have a high level of education, could understand it clearly.

Su the Blind Man's face darkened, the tree branch rose again, and his sword path changed once more.

Wang Yuyan remained calm and taught Xie Ruo a few more moves.

The two continued their back-and-forth exchanges.

Although it consists of only two simple moves, there are many variations within them.

Wang and Su then engaged in a fierce battle over this change.

At first, Blind Su was able to respond quickly.

But gradually, his moves became slower and slower, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

Ultimately, it was a miscalculation.

Blind Su shook his head and looked up at the sky.

The sun was at its zenith.

He threw the dry branch in his hand to the ground and bowed his head in defeat.

"Miss Wang is very knowledgeable; I, Su, am completely outmatched."

Wang Yuyan was kind-hearted. Seeing his gloomy expression, she couldn't help but offer words of comfort, even though they were enemies.

"Senior, the reason I was able to defeat you is not due to the swordsmanship you have learned, but to the person you are."

"Your talent is limited, and you are not suited to learning such complex sword techniques. Although you have mastered the moves to perfection, you have not been able to apply them effectively."

"So much so that I could only unleash about 30% of the power of these sword techniques. Otherwise, how could I have defeated you so easily?"

"For example, just now, I used the move 'Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank' to break through the variations in your swordsmanship. If I hadn't already seen through your lack of understanding of sword techniques, how dare I have used such a crude move?"

Wang Yuyan spoke fluently and at length.

Xie Buruo didn't see anything wrong with it.

He knew long ago that Wang Yuyan was an honest girl who always spoke her mind, especially when it came to martial arts.

Mu Wanqing's eyes widened.

She felt she couldn't say such things even to her enemies.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether Wang Yuyan was comforting the other person or deliberately mocking them.

Su the Blind Man was stunned for a moment, then gave a bitter smile.

"I have suffered from eye disease for half my life. I always thought that if my eyes had not been harmed by someone back then, these three sword techniques and lightness skills would have been enough to make me famous in the martial arts world."

His voice was low and tinged with sorrow.

"Now it seems that if I hadn't been hiding in Suzhou, I would probably be a pile of bones by now."

After saying that, he turned to Xie Buruo and sighed deeply.

"My dear grand-disciple, your talent far surpasses Wu Liang's. You must have memorized quite a bit of those two sword techniques just now, right? What a pity, what a pity."

"If I destroyed the Boundless Northern Sect, how wonderful it would be if you were the one coming to find me. That way, I could have one more successor."

Xie Buruo was thick-skinned to begin with, and when he heard the other party's tone soften, he immediately expressed his opinion.

"Grand Uncle, it's not too late now."

The words had barely left his mouth when...

Not only were Mu Wanqing and Wang Yuyan stunned on the spot.

Even the blind man Su on the other side was stunned for a moment.

He remained silent for a while before uttering a sentence.

"Our Boundless Northern Sect produces talented people. If you and your senior brother had joined the Starry Constellation Sect back then, you would have truly achieved great things."

His tone suddenly turned chilling.

"Unfortunately, you will never have this opportunity again from now on."

Su the Blind looked around at everyone.

"You don't need to wait for reinforcements. Canhe Manor is quite a distance from here, and even if reinforcements were to arrive, it would be after noon. Besides, Young Master Murong is not in the manor. As for the other four manor lords, even if I can't defeat them, I can still escape."

He spoke in a deep voice, enunciating each word clearly.

"Beauties are often short-lived, and heroes are often short-lived. The three of you, prepare to embark on your journey."

Before he could finish speaking...

Xie Buruo and Mu Wanqing had already made their move.

A flash of sword light, like two startled rainbows, swiftly pierced towards him.

Su the Blind Man moved swiftly, like a ghost, weaving through the shadows of countless swords.

He seized the opportunity and flicked his fingers lightly.

With two sharp clangs, Xie and his companion's weapons flew out of their hands.

Xie Buruo's longsword tumbled several times in the air before falling diagonally and embedding itself at Wang Yuyan's feet.

Then, Blind Su shook his palms, unleashing a burst of power that sent the two men flying backward.

"Miss Wang, theoretical discussions and actual combat are completely different. Their skills are far inferior to mine!"

As he spoke, Su the Blind felt a sharp pain in his eyes.

The silhouette of the figure in front of me gradually became clear.

At that moment, he understood that his eyes were completely healed.

Su the Blind suddenly ripped off the white cloth wrapped around his eyes and laughed loudly.

"Very well! Before killing you all, I can at least see your faces clearly, so I have no regrets. Especially you, Miss Wang!"

With a flick of his sleeve, a gust of wind swept by, blowing off Wang Yuyan's veil.

The laughter stopped abruptly the moment the face was seen clearly.

He was struck dumb, frozen in place.

In that instant, he felt as if he had returned to the days at the Sword Lake Palace in Wuliang Mountain.

That face that terrified him to the extreme, having traversed decades of time, was now standing alive before him.

Su the Blind Man trembled all over, and pointed his finger at Wang Yuyan.

"It's you...it's you! So it was you!"

"Don't kill me!"

"No, I'm going to kill you!"

The fear on his face gradually faded, replaced by anger.

With bloodshot eyes and a crazed appearance, Su the Blind charged straight at him.

Wang Yuyan quickly picked up the long sword at her feet and pointed it directly at her opponent.

Upon seeing this, Mu Wanqing and Xie Buruo rushed to their rescue.

The moment he moved, his chest he felt his blood surge, his body froze, and it was too late to stop him.

As Su the Blind approached, he suddenly slowed down.

His bloodshot eyes darted around, as if he had discovered something, and he muttered to himself.

"You're not her, you're not her! Haha!"

A smile had just appeared on his face when it was replaced by even greater fear.

His voice trembled, and he staggered.

He was only a few feet away from Wang Yuyan, yet it seemed as if he could never reach her even if he spent his entire life trying.

"You...you are it!"

Memories flood back like a tide.

Forty years ago.

He finally managed to tear open the sack, climbed out from the bottom of Sword Lake, and stumbled into the Blessed Land of Langhuan.

There, he did not see Li Qiushui, who had drowned him in the lake, but only a jade statue that looked exactly like her.

The jade statue was so lifelike and expressive that it was even more captivating than Li Qiushui's real appearance.

With just one glance, he was as if possessed.

He was completely out of control, walking step by step toward the jade statue, becoming deeply engrossed in it, unable to extricate himself.

Su the Blind even had a feeling that he wanted to kneel down in front of the jade statue immediately.

If the jade statue were to give a single command, he would gladly be thrown into the Sword Lake again, even at the cost of his life.

As he approached, he gradually noticed subtle differences between the jade statue and Li Qiushui.

"This isn't her..."

It was at this moment.

Su the blind man heard faint footsteps slowly approaching from behind.

For the next forty years, those footsteps woke him from his dreams countless times.

After hearing that voice, he could no longer open his eyes, and he has remained so ever since.

Su the Blind walked step by step, his chest already pressed against the tip of the longsword in Wang Yuyan's hand.

His eyes were fixed on Wang Yuyan, gradually losing their luster, and he stopped moving, becoming completely silent.

Xie Bu Ruo walked closer and reached out to check his breath, only to find that Blind Su had been scared to death.