Chapter 271

Ye Kuhong kept running without stopping, sprinting to the front door of the Southern Drinking Establishment. The officials on duty had heard that there was chaos in the imperial city and had already closed the doors. Ye Kuhong jumped up and over the high wall, but at the same time, there was a series of whistling sounds in the air as Ku Tuo and the others leapt over the wall one after the other.

Ye Kuhong did not even look back. He jumped over wall after wall, and in a short while he ran deep into the courtyard. The torches and lanterns outside made it difficult to shine in, and Ye Kuhong stopped, hidden in the darkness, and thought to himself: Isn’t this the perfect place to make a comeback?

He hid behind a tree. In a moment, a figure whizzed past. Ye Guhong looked intently and saw that the person had white hair and many patches on his clothes. He looked at least 60 or 70 years old.

Ye Guhong thought to himself: With such great masters as Dongfang Bai and Chou Toupo, it is surprising that this old beggar is chasing ahead. It can be seen that his martial arts must be extraordinary.

He vaguely remembered that when the Ruyang Kingdom ambushed the Beggar Sect, his sworn brother had said that the previous Sect Leader of the Beggar Sect had poisoned the Sect Leader more than twenty years ago. It was later discovered that this person was a descendant of the Tangut royal family and also a guest advisor to the Ruyang Kingdom. Dongfang Bai had faked his death and defected to the enemy, most likely because he had fallen into this person’s trap. Vaguely, he remembered that this person was called Li Damu.

The old beggar leaped into the courtyard, probably unable to hear Ye Guhong’s movements ahead of him. His speed suddenly dropped, and he slowly stopped without rashly continuing to chase after him. It was obvious that he wanted to wait for his companions to arrive, showing great experience in the martial arts world.

Ye Guhong would not let him wait for others. He was now behind the old beggar’s right side, his left palm slightly raised, silently sending out a white ray of palm power, bypassing the old beggar and landing on a window in front of his left side.

The window exploded with a bang, and the old beggar was startled. He spread his hands wide and leapt like a big bird to the right and back.

Ye Kuhong did not hesitate and struck with a move called 鈥淭he Arrogant Dragon Has Regret鈥�. The old beggar was leaping in mid-air, as if he had come to meet the blow, and it was difficult for him to avoid it no matter how skilled he was.

He took the blow under the ribs, and there was a crunching sound as more than ten ribs snapped. He was writhing on the ground in pain.

Ye Guhong took a step forward and looked at him in the moonlight. Sure enough, the old beggar’s big, strange ringed eyes were looking at him with hatred. Ye Guhong laughed and said, 鈥淢y brother-in-law, Shi Feilong, asked me to say hello to you.鈥� He stepped heavily and crushed the old beggar’s head and face.

At this time, the two of them jumped over the wall at the same time. They could see clearly in mid-air and both let out a startled cry.

Ye Guhong looked up and saw it was Dongfang Bai and an unknown bald master.

If it comes to Li Daimu’s martial arts, he is also considered one of the best in the royal palace. Dongfang Bai and the other didn’t know how he died, so how dare they underestimate Ye Guhong? Dongfang Bai drew his long sword, and in the darkness, a green spot was like an imprint in the air, clearly an extremely sharp sword.

The bald man next to Dongfang Bai, of unknown origin, shouted, 鈥淭he thief is here!鈥� His body sagged, and he took a large, diagonal step, covering two zhang in just one stride. He then threw his shoulders back and struck Ye Guhong’s lower abdomen with a palm strike, preempting the other’s attack.

Ye Guhong parried the strike with a palm technique of his own, and after a couple of rounds of combat, he suddenly recognized the source of his opponent’s kung fu. He shouted, 鈥淕reat, Shaolin Demon-Subduing Palm! A Shaolin disciple has become a dog for the Tartars! Who are you among the Kong-generation disciples?鈥�

The Demon-Subduing Palm and Prajna Palm are known as the twin pillars of Shaolin palm techniques. A few years ago, Kong Zhi had used this palm technique to fight Zhang Sanfeng with his fellow disciples. Later, Song Yuanqiao specially explained the mystery of this palm technique for everyone, and Ye Guhong also knew about it because of this.

It was hard to make out the bald man’s appearance, and he didn’t seem very old, but the set of Demon-Subduing Palms he used was extremely experienced and skillful, and it was definitely not the strength of a monk from the Yuan generation.

The bald man sneered, 鈥淵ou’re in no position to ask about the Buddha’s name!鈥�

He let out a whoosh as he attacked, but Ye Kuhong did not ask any more questions, and just unfolded the Dragon Suppression Palm, quickly parrying seven or eight of his moves.

At this time, the others, including the bitter monk, came looking for them one after the other. They also saw the powerful palm techniques in the courtyard, so they all gathered on the walls and rooftops, watching the two fight.

The monk deliberately wanted to show off in front of his companions, with his palms rising and falling like the wind, and shouting repeatedly. Ye Guhong exchanged moves with him for more than twenty moves, activating the Nine Yang Mysterious Power, and unleashing three consecutive moves of Fighting Dragon in the Wilderness, each move more powerful than the last. By the third move, he forced his opponent to open his guard.

The monk was shocked and hurriedly changed his move. Ye Guhong’s speed suddenly increased as he made a move called 鈥淔lying Dragon in the Sky鈥�, and his palm struck the monk’s chest, knocking him backwards and embedding him in the wall. After a brief struggle, he bowed his head and spat out blood before dying.

The experts in the royal palace were all shocked. Zhu Shou exclaimed in surprise, 鈥淒ragon Suppressing Palm! This person is Ye Guhong of Emei!鈥�

A few years ago, Emei and Wudang rescued the Beggar Sect, and Zhu Shou and the others had just left the Ming Sect. They had also helped out, but they didn’t know why they had later joined the Ruyang Kingdom again.

Ye Guhong didn’t plan to hide his identity either, and smiled at him, 鈥淲hen you left the Ming Sect, you said you were abandoning the dark and joining the light. Now you’ve become a dog of the Tartars, but you’re completely prepared to lose face for your ancestors, aren’t you? We met by chance in a narrow place. Come, let’s fight and decide who is the best and who will die!

When they first met on Mount Kunlun, Zhu Shou had never gained an advantage over Ye Guhong. And over the years, Ye Guhong’s martial arts had greatly improved. Zhu Shou, who was cautious by nature, dared not even think about fighting.

He immediately shouted, 鈥淭his person is the number one expert among the younger generation of martial artists. Let’s all attack together!鈥�

However, while he had no regard for his own face, someone else did. However, he heard Crane Beak Old Man angrily say, 鈥淏ullshit, what is a junior from Emei? Let me capture him!鈥�

Ye Guhong also felt his anger rise when he saw this person, and shouted, 鈥淵our senior brother injured my disciple. I will settle this old score with you first.鈥�

Hei Beiweng angrily said, 鈥淵oungster, you don’t know when to die!鈥�

He leaped off the roof and viciously slapped Ye Guhong with a palm in midair.

Ye Guhong had seen this man’s skills when he went with Mie Jie to the royal palace to swindle people. He knew that although this man was not as cunning as his senior, he was no less skilled and was one of the greatest masters in the world today. Therefore, he did not dare to take him lightly. With a shout, he used all his energy from the Jiuyang Xuan Gong and shot out a firm strike!

The two were one tall and one short, one diving down and the other attacking from above. Neither planned to change their moves, but when their palms met head-on, with a bang, the power of the Dark Mist Palm collided with the internal power of the Nine Yang Mysterious Technique, instantly turning it into a large sheet of white mist that spread out in all directions. Crane Beak缈� performed a somersault and fell backwards, while Ye Guhong also took seven or eight steps back in quick succession, rotating the Tai Chi energy within his body to rapidly dispel the strange cold energy.

Chou Tuhuo and the others were dumbfounded, but they did not expect Ye Guhong’s current martial arts skills to be strong enough to directly defend against Hei Biweng!

Ye Guhong’s internal strength quickly explored every part of his body, carefully examining whether his meridians had been damaged. When he discovered that he was fine, he could not help but feel ecstatic. He thought to himself, 鈥淓ven my senior Yu Lianzhou’s strength is not enough to face the Xuanming Twins head-on. This shows that my Jiuyang Xuan Gong is truly far superior to the original Emei Jiuyang or Wudang Jiuyang… Hmm! It’s not just a difference in internal strength. The Dragon Suppression Palm Technique is extremely yang and rigid, but it also gives me a big advantage!

You must know that the reason why the Dark Palm is so powerful is not because of its high level of skill, but because the cold and poisonous nature of the Dark Palm’s power is so terrifying. Even experts who are similar to the Dark Palm Twins often suffer greatly when they clash palms head-on. Ye Guhong immediately felt fearless after testing that his palm power was not afraid of the opponent, and he laughed loudly, 鈥淭hat’s great, that’s great! Crane Beak Old Man, let’s do it again! A hundred palms!鈥�

His body stretched out, and he struck with a powerful move.

Crane Beak Master shouted, 鈥淚’m not afraid of you!鈥� and turned his palm over, also coming up without yielding.