Vol 5 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Book 5 Chap 1 – The dinner feast at Guo residence
Tiny snowflakes filled the sky, the weather bitterly cold Luckily there were no gusts of wind or it’ll feel even more terrible
Wu Zhuo, Xiang Shaolong and over 10 odd men on horses left the residence hurriedly, all of the bamboo hats that covered most of their faces Once they reached the streets they split ways i towards different directions Firstly it’s the 3 horse carriages, now there is this ’s 300outside the residence, it’s difficult for them to follow so many ‘suspicious characters’ at the sa is one of them
This ’s Mohist warriors to retreat to the Guo’s residence where the dense forest and the road leading up the hill is Xiang Shaolong and Wu Zhuo traveled a well planned route and swiftly left the forested area outside the Wu residence and arrived at the side of the main road where other common residences are They did not travel towards the Guo residence but instead turned left in the opposite direction in spite of the snow They did not care if they were being followed and when they reached the front of a large house, they gave the secret signal
The door to the house i house is so relations with the Wu residence and naturally he was glad to assist the at all but just entered the house and went to the back alley fro’s backdoor Only then did they hurriedly ride towards Xiuyue Hill where the Guo residence is situated It was Wu Zhuo who arranged all these so that even if they were being followed, they can still beautifully shake off the other party
The snow hit their faces and Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt lost Although it’s only been a few short years since he arrived in this ancient era, but he has experienced edies Shu’er and Su Nu’s unjust deaths have given hi that he cannot accept even now! But it’s another cruel and heartless fact!
Suddenly, these 3 blosso beauties will forever disappear from this world and even if he killed Zhao Mu and Prince Shaoyuan, this fact will never change Now his great benefactor Yuan Zong is confirmed to be dead as well Hai! What is all these for?
He can be killed at any time as well, and will that be a forain after he’s dead Ever since the beginning of life, the question of life and death have always troubled humans Is it only a short journey where one throws oneself into, and a person’s existence will not stop when he dies No one has ever been able to answer or prove this question A religion’s anshere heaven and hell, or anything outside life and death,that one cannot do without, if there is only emptiness after death, it’s a situation which is very difficult to accept
Wu Zhuo as riding next to hiht ahead” Xiang Shaolong oken fro ahead By now they have left the residential areas and come to the foot of the hill There’s only one road which leads straight to the top of the hill and at the top ancient treesthrough the trees, looking extremely majestic However there are no traces of men in ambush and there’s an archway at the foot of the hill, written on it are the words ‘Guo Fauards there at all
The 2 of them turned to the woods at the side of the road and diss of the secret signal The trees and grass were all covered by white snow and the scene looked pure and alluring but it’s not advantageous for hiding or escape at all Wu Zhuo found another carved signal at the foot of another tree andinto the woods
Xiang Shaolong put the Mohist sword in the brocade cloth Zhao Qian made for hi his recovered Flying Rainboent after Wu Zhuo Suddenly ht appeared and surrounded them quietly Wu Zhuo drew the 2 ed towards the front suddenly, not allowing the enethen their encirclement
Xiang Shaolong was still feeling upset about the death of his beloved beauties and Yuan Zong, so he was filled with fury as he pulled out his wooden sword and held it on his right hand as he followed behind and killed a path towards the woods Their opponents did not expect the Wu Zhuo, one of the with his long sword
There was a ‘clang’ as the weapons clashed and sparks flew in the darkness Wu Zhuo took advantage of the fact that his opponent’s ar sword away, creating an opening at his enemy’s front and made a false move as if to attack another person but theas quick as lightning That person is quite formidable as well, he moved his sword back to defend and blocked the ot about the other ht hand He only saw a flash while Wu Zhuo bent his waist as the metal bar struck upwards into his opponent’s stomach
That Mohist did not expect the angle of Wu Zhuo’s attack to be so precise and with a screaered backwards as fresh blood spilled on the snow and he died immediately Wu Zhuo did not stop at all as his 2 ed forward towards the other Mohist The battle has finally started
All these Mohists were highly skilled but they did not expect that an unknown Wu Zhuo would kill one of their ed upon him and for aShaolong as following closely behind Wu Zhuo went into the state of Mohist swordplay, every move his enemy makes is very clear to him Because their swordplay all came from the same source, he is very familiar with his enemy’s attack and could even see their loopholes and inadequacies
He roared as Flying Rainbow pierced and pricked ht hand the Mohist sword slashed and sliced heavily, his left and right hands actually executing 2 different styles of fighting and strength, gentle and harsh at the same time A furious fire burned in his eyes but his expression was cool and calether, his aura extre As the weapons clashed, 3 Mohists were struck down at the same time, one of them injured by Wu Zhuo’s bars while the other 2 were naturally felled by Xiang Shaolong
A loud shout caht side An especially tall and huge Mohist who looks like he’s of a higher rank ca furiously Under the torch his ’s heart, the ai saw that he revealed no loopholes at all as he moved and knows that he has met an expert in Mohism He dared not be lax and with his left hand he executed one of the Mohist’s 3 killer strikes ‘Defending instead of attacking’ with Flying Rainbow He , where his next attack will be still an unknown as he dealth with the 2 Mohist co instead of defending’ with the Mohist sword on his right as the sword seeht and curved forward like a swied his opponent’s metal pole
The Mohist swordplay is useful as it allows a single person to fight against overpowering nu with attacks from 2 different sides, he was not at all confused Also it relies on intuition rather than the eyes so that even if one’s eyes were covered, he can still fight with the enes with only a few torches illus at the peri That Mohist with the pole did not expect Xiang Shaolong to suddenly execute such an exquisitepole attack which is akin to a dragon bursting out of a cave, uponhis opponent’s wooden sword, felt like a clay ox entering the water, eth at all
He was surprised and reflexively pulled his pole back and retreated when he realized there’s a sharp pain on his sto kick to his fatal point Although his tolerance for pain is 10 tie warrior, he still howled in pain as he fell backwards, never to cli to do with the 3 killer strikes of Mohism, because for someone from the 21st century, naturally he will not stick so strictly to the rules
The 2 Mohists on the other side thought that Xiang Shaolong is now on the defensive so they waved their swords to attack but did not expect that with a sudden glare of light, one of theht hand chopped off at the wrist while the other was struck in his thigh and as the retreated screa behind them and the situation was chaotic for a ’s swordplay to be so precise and vicious, a total deviation froentle nature of the Mohist swordplay
Wu Zhuo’s performance was not any worse either as he forced his way between 2 enemies, his hands moved to the middle of his h his enehtly on his arh one of his enemy’s chest while another enemy’s ear was hit by the end of the metal rod
In a shortbehind them They hid behind a tree at the sah they’ve killed many of their opponents, but the Mohists still continued to advance towards them from all directions in waves and the situation was not to their advantage Xiang Shaolong saw that the situation was not right and returned Flying Rainbow to its scabbard and he reached into his robes to pull out the flying needles, shooting thereatly unexpected by the others and for a round
His opponents saw that wherever Xiang Shaolong waved his hand at, soic and they all hurriedly hid behind trees The 2 of them dared not hesitate and advanced towards the darkness and in a moment was hidden deep in the forest The Mohists were all thrown off but they still gave chase
Now there’s another proble and in the darkness, how are they able to see the secret signals left behind by Teng and Jing Luckily right at this ti was heard from afar on their left, which sounded very authentic The 2 of the Jun who isthe sound so they happily made their way towards the sound
The deeper they went into the woods the denser it beca it extre of countless branches, there was a sht in the sky ahead, which dropped like aJun who ju, “This way!” The 2 of them hurriedly went after him as if they’ve found their savior
The walked up a slope and cahts co Yi suddenly appeared on the stone, with one knee on the ground and holding a huge bow in his hand He looked serious as he scrutinized the hu nearer The tree of them went behind him
Wu Zhuo asked in puzzle Yi did not reply Wu and Xiang were perplexed, they can’t see the ene a strong bon below screa Jun exclaimed happily, “They fell in!”
Both of them are excellent hunters so naturally they are expert in setting traps ‘Twang!’ An arrow left Teng Yi’s strong bow and shot into the dense forest A crea Jun said, “Brother Teng’s ‘Arrow of the night forest’ is fa rat would not be able to avoid it”
As he spoke, Teng Yi released 3 arrows continuously with alar ease and dexterity and every time a shot was launched, a screa and Wu realized that there’s no trace of torches below at all It turns out that Teng Yi has shot all the torch bearers and the torches fell onto the snowy ground and were extinguished Teng Yi continued shooting his arrows, and each arroill definitely find a target Wu and Xiang were utterly iht that luckily he is not their enemy, or else they won’t even kno they have died
Teng Yi put down his strong bow and said cal Jun jumped up and said, “We’ve tied ropes and cut up a path so we only have to follow the rope and soon we’ll be at the Guo residence for the feast” Xiang Shaolong did not expect to come out of the Zhao Mohist’s encirclement so easily, and obviously saw that it’s extreies