Chapter 257

Seeing the Taihang Three Tigers running in different directions, and their murderous intent undiminished, Leng Shengli shouted coldly, 鈥淟one Hong, kill all the remaining gang members. I’ll chase after the three of them.鈥�

Unexpectedly, on hearing this, the Taihang Three Tigers suddenly stopped in their tracks. The eldest of the three, Big Tiger, exclaimed, 鈥淗ave mercy!鈥�

But Second Tiger, in a ploy to provoke him, shouted, 鈥淵ou’re the head of a major school and a martial arts master. Isn’t it beneath your dignity to kill these lowly minions?鈥�

Erhu sneered and looked up: 鈥淩idiculous, is this your first day wandering the rivers and lakes? How can you say such stupid things!鈥�

Erhu blushed and was speechless.

Dahu sighed: 鈥淔orget it, the three of us are blinded by greed and have set our sights on your family treasure. But my companions have never done anything evil, and they have often helped the weak when they saw the Tartars bully the good. Today, we are here because of us, so can you please spare their lives? My three brothers and I are willing to offer our heads to appease the wrath of Emei.”

Mie Jie said coldly, 鈥漎our three people’s light skills are only average, and you are unwilling to offer your heads. Do you think that I, a poor nun, cannot take them?鈥�

The Three Tigers of Taihang were filled with shame and anger. They were strong in martial arts, but weak in lightness, and Mie Jie had extraordinary eyesight, so she could see through them at a glance.

At that moment, someone suddenly hissed among the henchmen, 鈥淚f it weren’t for my three brothers, we would have already been killed by the Tartars. Brothers, today is the time to repay our debt. Let’s all fight to the death to stop this nun and her disciple, so that my three brothers can escape!鈥�

More than twenty strong men could not help but get carried away by their blood, drew their swords and guns, and pounced on the nun and her apprentice, shouting in a panic, 鈥淕o, brothers!鈥� 鈥淲e’ll stop the nun!鈥� 鈥淎s long as our brothers live, Taihang Weizhi will be here!鈥�

The Three Tigers of Taihang shouted in unison, 鈥淣o!鈥�

Ye Guhong had already pounced into the crowd, but as he saw the purple light of the Snake Bone Sword in his hands, the entourage of the Three Tigers of Taihang fell back with screams.

The Taihang Three Tigers yelled in grief and anger, brandishing their whips and charging out. Mie Jie’s figure wavered as he stopped the three of them, and he swung his Heaven-Sceptre Sword, breaking the three iron whips in unison.

The Three Tigers did not retreat, each using their own fist and kick techniques to charge forward. Mie Jie’s eyes flashed, and he nodded slightly. With a clang, both the Heaven-Sceptre Sword and Qingfeng Sword returned to their sheaths. He used the Four-Symbols Palm to block the three of them.

The four fought quickly, dismantling seven or eight moves in an instant. Suddenly, Mie Jie slapped his opponent several times in succession, and then lightly jumped a few zhang away.

The three Taihang Tigers were stunned. They saw that there was no longer anyone upright in front of Ye Guhong.

The three men’s faces were ashen, and their eyes reddened at the same time. The Big Tiger said sadly, 鈥淚n the end, it was our greed that harmed these brothers.鈥�

Mie Jie raised his right hand in front of him, slowly closed his fingers, and shouted, 鈥淭his is what happens when you go against my Emei!鈥�

Ye Guhong’s head was sweating, and he thought to himself, My master doesn’t play villains, which is really a great loss to the world.

The youngest of the three tigers, the third one, burst into tears and cried, 鈥淓ldest brother, second brother, let’s fight to the death with the thief nun.鈥�

Da Hu sighed sadly and said, 鈥淟ao San, we provoked the others in the first place, so it’s not their fault.鈥�

He then gritted his teeth, drew his fist, and looked at Mie Jie, saying, 鈥淎 real man is willing to accept defeat if he makes a bet, but the Taihang Three Tigers refuse to sit around and do nothing. Nun, draw your sword.鈥�

Mie Jie looked at the three men coldly and said disdainfully, 鈥淒o you want to die, and I’ll help you? Hmph, I’m not in the mood to kill today. Y猫 G奴h贸ng, let’s go.鈥�

Ye Guhong responded, followed Mie Jie behind and left, leaving the Taihang Three Tigers stunned in place.

The master and disciple quickly returned to the inn, packed their bags, went downstairs to the stable to lead their horses, and were about to leave when they suddenly heard a burst of cheers from behind the inn. The Taihang Three Tigers shouted in unison, 鈥淭hank you, Mie Jie, the nun, and Emei Jade, the hero, for not killing us.鈥�

Then more than 20 people shouted, 鈥淭hank you, nun, and Jade, the hero, for not killing us.鈥�

Mie Jie raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at his disciple, saying, 鈥淕uhong, didn’t you kill those minions?鈥�

Ye Guhong was shocked and said, 鈥淲hat? I saw that when you heard what that guy said, you didn’t seem to want to kill them all, so I just pointed the tip of my sword at their acupressure points…鈥�

Mie Jie stared and said, 鈥淣onsense, how could I have such an intention?鈥�

Ye Guhong hurriedly said, 鈥淏ut Master, when you fought the Three Tigers, you deliberately put away the Heavenly Sceptre…鈥�

While he was explaining, he suddenly saw that the corner of Mie Jie’s mouth was tightly pursed, as if he was holding back a smile. Ye Guhong was stunned and called out incredulously, 鈥淎h, Master, are you teasing me on purpose?鈥�

As soon as the words came out, Mie Jie burst out laughing. Ye Guhong, however, did not expect Mie Jie to joke with him. After a moment of being stunned, he could not help but laugh as well.

The master and disciple smiled at each other, ignoring the Three Tigers of Taihang, and mounted their horses to leave the town. They crossed the river and headed east until they saw the sea, and then they followed the coast north.

They had bought a lot of dried food and plenty of fresh water beforehand, and they had bought a strong mule to carry the load, specifically for taking this route, which was rarely travelled.

Over the next few hundred miles, they did not encounter any pursuers. The two of them walked slowly along the coast, and their state of mind gradually changed from the intensity of the swordplay to the leisure of the ebb and flow of the tides.

Ye Guhong sometimes took off his shirt and went into the sea to catch fish, crabs, shrimp and sea urchins, which he would either cook or grill on land. He ate with relish, and the sight of him devouring his food made the Sichuanese woman marvel.

Although she doesn’t eat meat, she was amazed to see Ye Guhong eat so deliciously, and she felt satisfied nibbling on a cold steamed bun.

After walking for seven or eight days, they arrived in the territory of Changping County, Luanzhou. The two of them found a fishing village by the sea, took out 20 taels of silver, and hired two fishing boats to carry them and the mule. They sailed through the waves and waves, directly sailed around the Great Wall and landed on the shore, and since then entered Liaoyang Province.

After walking for several days, the two crossed the Xiao Ling River and arrived in Jinzhou. They had almost run out of food, and were about to venture into the city to buy some, when they suddenly came across a town not far from the coast, which was still quite densely populated. The two were overjoyed, and entered the town, finding a clean hotel and ordering some hot, soupy food.

They were enjoying their meal when suddenly the curtain at the entrance to the hotel was lifted and five or six burly men entered, urging, 鈥淐ome quickly, innkeeper, slaughter the chicken, make noodles, and bring a jar of wine.鈥�

Ye Guhong looked sideways at them and saw that they all carried long and short weapons, and were obviously martial artists. However, they were all bandaged up, with bandages covering their heads and their arms hanging down, causing them to look injured.

Ye Guhong and Mie Jie sat behind a pillar, unnoticed by the men. They each took their seats, and one of them slammed his hand on the table and cursed, 鈥淒amn it, it’s our misfortune that we’ve been running around for so long and haven’t gotten a single feather.鈥�

His companion huffed, 鈥淲hat do you mean, misfortune? It’s those bastards who are being too aggressive! We’re causing trouble for the Emei Sect, what’s it got to do with them? Damn it, they came out to get in the way and act like they’re some kind of heroes! His, when I go back to Dadu, I’ll make sure to sue them for collaborating with the rebels and see what happens to them.”

The master and disciple glanced at each other, paused with their chopsticks and listened attentively. The men were clearly full of grievances, and they chattered on and on, as if they had come especially to explain things to the master and disciple.

It turned out that these people were all from the capital. They heard that there was a reward for capturing the Master and his apprentice, so they were confident in their own skills and prepared their horses to 鈥済et rich鈥� from this.

They thought that once the Master and his apprentice learned of this, they would flee as fast as they could, so they chased after them day and night, running all the way to the Changbai Mountains.

However, they did not meet the master and apprentice, but another group of martial artists from the capital. After a few words, they found out their purpose and started fighting without further ado. They beat the few people to the ground and could only return in anger.

From what they heard in the words of the few people, the group that beat them up was there specifically to help the master and apprentice.