Chapter 255

With the two schools of Mad Demon Staff and Yin Pistol gone, Ye Guhong scanned the remaining martial arts masters with his eyes.

The head of the Duck Fist School met his gaze and looked surprised. 鈥淥h dear! The Hua Quan School of martial arts lied to us. They said they would help Emei Temple to welcome back the nun Jie and her disciple Yuxia, but instead they are causing trouble for you two. Young hero Ye, I was deceived by a traitor and I am ashamed. I must take my leave!鈥�

He bowed, led his disciples away, and left.

The remaining martial arts masters suddenly realized what had happened, and they all exclaimed, 鈥淥h dear, we’ve been tricked! We’ve embarrassed the good people here, and we’re so ashamed! We really don’t have the face to stay, so we’ll be going now.鈥�

Seeing that the martial arts masters from Cangzhou were leaving one after the other, Ye Guhong shouted, 鈥淪top!鈥�

The martial arts masters all trembled, and they turned around with sad faces.

Ye Guhong sneered, pointed at the corpses on the ground, and said, 鈥淭hese people were your fellow martial artists after all. Should we just let them maggots here? Bury them properly before you go.鈥�

The others felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and they all clasped their fists together, saying, 鈥淵ou are a hero of benevolence!鈥�

Ye Guhong paid no attention, got back on his horse, and the master and disciple rode side by side, leisurely passing by the others and riding off.

In this battle, among the sixteen martial arts schools of Cangzhou, the Tai Zu School was destroyed, the Hua Quan School was badly damaged, the Feng Mo Gun School disbanded itself, and the remaining thirteen schools were silenced 鈥�

no matter what the ambitious general, or even the commander-in-chief, they would never dare to make trouble for Emei again.

What was particularly terrifying was that Master Jie never lifted a finger.

When the news spread, the northern martial arts world was in an uproar.

The master and disciple ignored the commotion and took a small path through the wilderness, circling for several days before arriving at Zhigu.

Zhigu is where the Lu and Wei Rivers meet, and in the third year of the Yanyou reign (1316), the Yuan court established the town of Haijin here, which would become the future Tianjin.

This place is a hub for sea transport and also produces salt, so merchants gather here. Although it is not a large city, it is bustling with activity.

The master and apprentice didn’t want to come to this bustling place, but since this was the only place for crossing the river within a hundred miles, they deliberately waited until late at night in the wilderness before quietly entering the town. They found an inn on the edge of the town and prepared to leave before dawn the next day.

Around the fourth watch of the night, they suddenly heard a loud shout that sounded like a thunderclap, breaking the silence.

鈥淭he nuns of the Temple of the Extinguishing of Tribulation and the thief Ye Guhong have been spotted. Come out and meet your friends!”

Ye Guhong opened his eyes wide and sprang out of bed.

It was still hot, so after washing up, he changed into some fresh clothes and went to bed, just in case.

He recognised the voice, pushed open the north window and heard a creaking noise next to him. It was the nuns of the Temple of the Extinguishing of Tribulation, who had also opened their window.

The master and disciple glanced at each other, turned their heads and looked, but saw that there were twenty or thirty big men standing on the barren beach outside, each holding a lantern or torch, illuminating the area.

There were also five people, probably the leaders, standing proudly in the front row, two of whom looked familiar.

These two men were about fifty years old, each with a dark, full beard. They were both tall and burly. After Ye Guhong thought about it, he realized that they were the 鈥淗ejian Shuangsha鈥� who had come to the Wudang School to congratulate on Zhang Sanfeng’s birthday last year. He vaguely remembered that they were called Hao Tian and Bu Shan.

Mie Jie also recognized the two men and snorted, 鈥淵ou disturbed people’s dreams in the middle of the night. Hejian Shuangsha, are you also here for the Yuan court to make things difficult for my master and I?鈥�

Hao Tian laughed coldly, 鈥淒oes the Yuan court think it can hire the Hejian Shuangsha and Taihang Santu? Let’s be clear. I know you’re going north to seek revenge on Xie Qian by going to Binghuo Island by land, aren’t you?鈥�

Mie Jie said proudly, 鈥淭hat’s right! Why? Do you have a relationship with Xie, and are you blocking me on his behalf?鈥�

Bu Shan shouted, 鈥淭hat guy is a born villain who has offended people all over the world, so he deserves to die. It’s none of my brothers’ business. But that guy is carrying the Dragon-Slaughtering Sword, and since the Heavenly Sword is not here, who can compete with it! If you go kill him, you must have brought the Heavenly Sword with you. My brothers don’t want anything else. If you give us the Heavenly Sword, my brothers will leave right away.鈥�

Hao Tian added, 鈥淣ot only will you walk, but many good fighters have left the capital. If you give us the Heavenly Sword, my brothers will help you kill eight or ten of the Yuan court’s top fighters. It’s a win-win situation for both sides. We can destroy the nuns, so this is a good deal, isn’t it?鈥�

A few years ago, the Ming Sect attacked Emei and Jie Mo killed indiscriminately with the Heavenly Sword. As a result, people in the martial arts world knew that the Heavenly Sword, which was as famous as the Dragon-Slaying Sword, was in Emei.

But the Ming Sect was wiped out even though they had sent out their entire army, so who would dare go to Emei Mountain to start a wildfire?

It wasn’t until this time when Jie Mo and Ye Guhong were separated that the people with ulterior motives finally revealed their claws.

Mie Jie smiled grimly, leapt through the window and landed lightly like a leaf.

Ye Guhong did not dare to be negligent and quickly followed his master down the stairs.

Mie Jie carried a long bundle on her back, tilted her head slightly, motioned for the other party to take a good look at the bundle, and said indifferently, 鈥淭he Yitian Sword is here. Take the life of this poor nun, and the sword will naturally be yours.鈥�

The five men’s eyes immediately filled with greed. Hao Tianrao laughed, 鈥淭he Great Destroyer Nun has been very powerful in recent years, and the Emei Jade Warrior is also well-known, but it is not enough to scare away the Hejian Shuangsha.鈥�

As he said this, he touched his hands behind his back and two more Judge’s Pens appeared.

Bu Shan also took out a pair of acupuncture stakes from his bosom, and the remaining Taihang Three Tigers each drew a serrated knife.

Ye Guhong saw the ferocity of his opponent and strode forward, shouting coldly, 鈥淚f you want to worship the true Buddha, you must first pass me, Ye Guhong!鈥�

Bu Shan shouted, 鈥淵ou’ve defeated a few Shaolin Temple trash and now you don’t know your place in the world!鈥�

His figure swayed, and he swept past the two zhang distance in a flash. With a flick of his right hand, the acupuncture spike shone like the moon illuminating the seven stars, enveloping the seven major acupuncture points on Ye Guhong’s upper body.

Ye Guhong was slightly startled, thinking to himself that this person’s movements were so fast!

But he was used to fighting with others in a domineering manner. Without moving his feet, he shifted his body to the side, drew in his belly and chest, and opened his shoulders and arms and formed a palm like a knife to slash diagonally at the opponent’s wrist.

Bu Shan thought to himself, 鈥淓ven if you shift your body to the side, when you slash at my wrist, I will stab you in the acupoint under the ribs early, and then stab with confidence.

However, Ye Guhong’s sword-palm strike at his wrist suddenly changed into a claw, drawing a circular arc and going straight for his acupressure point.

This move came late but arrived first, and it was the Tai Chi kung fu taught by Zhang Sanfeng.

Bu Shan was unruffled, and he struck the acupressure point with a vertical strike, colliding with the Taiyuan point on the edge of Ye Guhong’s palm. Ye Guhong’s hand slightly raised, turning into a crane’s beak, which pecked back at the opponent’s wrist Yangxi point.

Bu Shan hurriedly retracted his hand, avoiding it by a hair’s breadth.

The two of them kept changing their moves and restraining each other in close quarters, and they were both amazed by the speed of each other’s responses, and admiration appeared in their eyes at the same time.

Bu Shan nodded and said, 鈥淚mpressive! At this age and with such skills, Emei really has someone to carry on the tradition.鈥�

Ye Guhong also laughed and said, 鈥淣o wonder you dared to covet our sect’s Heavenly Sword. It really takes a diamond to cut through porcelain.鈥�

Mie Jie’s expression also became solemn. Although Ye Guhong had only exchanged one move with the other party, Bu Shan’s speed, accuracy in identifying pressure points, and agility in changing his moves had already demonstrated kung fu that was not inferior to Xiao Feiyang, Ye Tiangang, and the others.

Bu Shan shouted, 鈥淎gain!鈥�

He threw himself at Ye, moving both of his legs in unison to cover Ye’s eighteen vital points.

Ye did not dare to be careless either, twisting his body to avoid the attack and drawing his long sword to slash back. The swordplay was fierce and peerless, and it was precisely the Emei Sword-Destroying technique!