Chapter - 333 Hundred-feet Tall Tower Prevents Passage (10) (1/2)
Several guards came to attack him. Fan Yao struck and grabbed them one by one; throwing them to their death at the bottom of the Pagoda. The rest of the guards scrambled downstairs over the fire, trying to save themselves.
A moment later the fire had reached the fourth floor, where the people from Huashan Pai were being imprisoned. They did not have time to wait for the recovery of their internal energy; in this dangerous situation everybody fled to the fifth floor. But the fire kept creeping upward to the fifth floor, causing the Kongtong Pai people also ran to the sixth floor. Some were rather slow, resulting in their clothes to catch fire. Fan Yao was at a loss.
Suddenly he heard someone calling out, ”Fan Yaoshi [Right Emissary Fan], catch!” It was Wei Yixiao's voice.
Fan Yao was greatly delighted; looking toward the direction of the voice he saw Wei Yixiao was standing at the rooftop of a big building behind the Wan An Temple. Wei Yixiao swung his arms to throw a long rope toward Fan Yao and Fan Yao caught it.
”Tie it on the railings, we'll make a rope bridge,” Wei Yixiao called out.
Fan Yao had just tied the rope to the railings when 'swish!' Zhao Yishang of the 'Shen Jian Ba Xiong' [Eight Divine Archers] shot an arrow and cut the rope. Simultaneously Fan Yao and Wei Yixiao opened their mouths to curse; they knew that if they want to build a rope bridge, they would have to get rid of these Eight Divine Archers.
”Shoot your granny,” Wei Yixiao cursed, ”If that one does not drop his bow and arrow, the Old Man will butcher him first.” While cursing he drew his sword and jumped down.
His feet were barely touching the ground when five foreign monks wearing dark green robes surrounded him with swords in their hands. They were the 'Five-Sword Buddha Warriors' from the 'Eighteen Buddha Warriors' under Wang Baobao's command. The swords in their hands glittered, their sword moves were strange; and they attacked Wei Yixiao together.
He Biweng brandished his pair or crane-beak pens, fighting a fierce battle. ”Xiao Wangye,” he loudly called out, ”If you don't order your men to put off the fire, don't blame me for being impolite to you.”
Wang Baobao did not pay any attention to him. Four foreign monks with long Buddhist staves in their hands stood around the Young Prince, guarding him from any possible sneak attack.
He Biweng's anxiety rose up; his double-pen suddenly moved in 'heng sao qian jun' [sweeping a thousand soldiers], forcing the three foreign monks in front of him to retreat two steps. He Biweng anxiously rushed toward the Pagoda. The five foreign monks ran after him. He Biweng's feet kicked the ground and he flew to the eaves of the first floor. Seeing the fire was raging wild, the five foreign monks did not pursue.
He Biweng obediently did not dare to move again. ”Ku Dashi,” he called out, ”We, martial brothers, have never offended you in the past, we still don't have any enmity against you today, why do you make things difficult for us? If you want to save your old sweetheart Miejue Shitai and your beloved daughter Miss Zhou, then rescue them. I will not stop you.”