Chapter - 496 A Gentleman is Gullible Because of His Righteous Conduct (5) (2/2)
”Hey, hey, Miss Zhou Zhiruo of the Emei Pai,” he called again, ”Your husband is about to die, he has some last words for you. He says he has three times seven, twenty-one, and four times seven, twenty-eight, illegitimate children outside. He wants that after he dies, you will take a good care of them, so that he won't die with open eyes. Will you or will you not consent to his request?”
As the crowd of heroes heard him blabber such nonsense, some of them could not help but snicker. But Zhou Zhiruo acted as if she did not hear anything.
”Aiyo,” Zhou Dian called out, ”It's too bad! Miejue Lao Shitai, how have you, Senior, been doing? Long time no see. You, Senior, has never looked better. Your spirit must have possessed Miss Zhou; the way she plays this flexible whip is indeed very attractive!”
Suddenly, Zhou Zhiruo's shadow flashed several 'zhang's backward. She lashed her long whip over her right shoulder. The tip of the whip curved up from the ground toward Zhou Dian's face. Initially she was more than a dozen 'zhang's away from the Ming Cult's thatched shelter, but just like a dragon swooping down from the sky, the flexible whip suddenly arrived at his face like an arrow.
Zhou Dian was happily blabbering with spittle coming out of his mouth. He did not expect in the middle of a fierce battle, Zhou Zhiruo was able to launch a sudden attack with her whip. As he was stunned, the long whip had already arrived at his face. Zhou Zhiruo did not even turn her head, but it was as if the back of her head grew a pair of eyes; the tip of the whip was pointing right on his nose.
As Zhou Zhiruo flung the long whip backward, two of her left-hand fingers repeatedly pierced toward Yin Liting. Within seven of such attacks, she had covered the entire vital acupoints on Yin Liting's head, face and the front of his chest.
Yin Liting was unable to attack the opponent. He also could not turn back his sword to pare her arm. With no other choice, he launched the 'feng dian tou' [nodding phoenix] by bending his knees to dodge the attacks.
In the meantime, from the Ming Cult's thatched shelter came a loud 'bang!' followed by a series of crashing noises. Turned out Yang Xiao, who was standing on the side, and had keen eyes and quick hands, hurled the wooden table in front of him to block Zhou Zhiruo's whip. As the whip struck the table, wooden splinters flew all over the place. The teapots and teacups on the table were also thrown to all directions, splashing hot tea to numerous people around them.
As her attack missed, Zhou Zhiruo no longer paid Zhou Dian any attention. Her flexible whip coiled back and stormed toward Yin Liting.
Holding the hilt of a sword in his hand, Yu Lianzhou had been standing on the side. But after watching for half an afternoon, he still could not predict the essence of her whip technique. ”Even if I have to fight, in Taiji Sword technique I am not any better than Liudi [sixth younger brother]. But if the fight is prolonged, this woman's internal energy might be insufficient, and then relying on our resilience, we might score a victory.”
He saw Yin Liting's sword going back and forth, opening and closing, the 'yin' and 'yang' elements intertwined with each other. Yin Liting was unleashing the instructions given by their benevolent master, Zhang Sanfeng to the fullest. He thought that in all his life he had never seen his Shidi [younger martial brother] unleash this kind of brilliant swordsmanship. Today, while facing a life and death situation, he was able to display the most refined of their school's sword technique. Wudang Pai's martial art paid particular attention to resiliency; the longer the fight, the stronger they were. The longer they were able to hold their ground, the greater the chance they would not get defeated.