Chapter - 309 Willingly Disfigure a Handsome Face (3) (1/2)

This so-called 'Ku Dashi', the Ku Toutuo, was using He Taichong's sword technique, also without internal energy; while Helin Pohu fought him with all his might. Toward the end his staff swept away with a strong gust of wind, extinguishing the red candle on the right hand side of the hall. He Taichong was not able to evade this move and thus was forced to parry the steel staff with his wooden sword; as a result his sword broke and he was defeated. But that Ku Toutuo's wooden sword turned around sharply; light as a feather it slid along the staff, like a swallow sweeping the water, following the staff's movement it slid upward to slice Helin Pohu's fingers which held the staff. Helin Pohu felt his palm went numb; he could not hold on to his staff. 'Clang!' it fell to the ground hitting the green brick tile making brick dust flew up.

Helin Pohu's face turned red; he knew that if the wooden sword was a real sharp one, his eight fingers would have been cut off. Bowing down he said, ”My respect! I admit defeat,” Then he stooped down to pick up his steel staff. Ku Toutuo held the wooden sword with both hands and gave it back to Zhao Min.

Zhao Min said with a smile, ”Ku Dashi, that last move was really wonderful; was it also from the Kunlun Sect's sword technique?”

Ku Toutuo shook his head. Zhao Min continued, ”No wonder He Taichong could not do it. Ku Dashi, can you teach me?”

Using his bare hand Ku Toutuo attacked Zhao Min's sword. Sparring for the third time Ku Toutuo's hand moved lightning fast; his speed was unimaginable. Zhao Min could not match his speed; but although her sword was slower, her movement was similar to his, without the slightest amount of discrepancy. Ku Toutuo turned his body around, shot both of his hands out then stopped dead on his track.

”Good!” Zhang Wuji applauded silently, ”That was brilliant!”

For a moment Zhao Min did not understand, leaning her head sideways she stared at Ku Toutuo's position. After thinking for a while she finally understood. ”Ah, Ku Dashi, if you were holding a weapon, then the staff would break my arm,” she said, ”How do you counter it?”

Ku Toutuo made a movement of flipping his hand and grabbing the steel staff. His left foot flew up, his head raised up; he simultaneously snatched the enemy's staff and kicked. This movement looked clumsy, but actually it was a very skillful movement of martial art from outside the great wall.

Zhao Min smiled and said, ”Good Shifu, quickly teach me.” Her expression was tender and flattering.

Zhang Wuji's heart skipped a beat. He thought, ”Your internal energy is not enough, you can't learn it. But the way she asked made it difficult for others to refuse.”

Ku Toutuo made two hand signals; his meaning was obvious, 'You don't have enough internal energy, you can't learn this move.' Then he turned around and ignored her.

Zhang Wuji pondered in his heart, ”Ku Toutuo's martial art is strong; I am afraid he is not below the Xuanming Elders. I don't know his internal energy level, but his movements were exquisite. He is truly a formidable opponent. He keeps making hand signals, but did not speak a single word; could it be that he is mute? But he definitely is not deaf. Miss Zhao is very respectful to him; he is obviously a character with an extraordinary background.”

Seeing Ku Toutuo was not willing to teach her Zhao Min was not angry; she showed a faint smile and said, ”Take Kongtong Sect's Tang Wenliang here.”

Not too long afterwards Tang Wenliang was ushered into the hall. Again Lu Zhangke ordered three of his men to fight with him. Tang Wenliang was not willing to suffer defeat under a weapon, so with bare hands he fought against the enemy's palms. He won the first two matches; but on the third match his opponent used internal energy. Tang Wenliang was not able to resist and he lost one of his fingers. Again Zhao Min practiced according to what she just saw while Lu Zhangke gave directions from the side.