308 Snow Nigh (1/2)
Chapter 308: Snow Night
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Lianye had been a solitary bandit before he became a monk. Although he rarely participated in jianghu affairs after becoming a monk, he was still very well-informed. He had never heard of the name ”Five Warlords of Tianshan”. He then quickly realized that the people who had come up with that name and claimed that they were seeking for revenge, were actually after the silver taels.
”Amitabha,” Lianye chanted. Other than avenging his senior, he did not plan on fighting anyone else. ”If you are here for the silver, please take it. Both Dragon King and I will not stop you.”
The monk spoke the truth, but the five people on the roof did not believe him. They had been observing nearby for a while and had already discovered that the machetemen and swordsmen, who were initially in the front yard, had moved to the backyard. The gate of Dragon King's residence was open and it made them feel more wary.
All five of them were covered in black from head to toe, and each wielded different weapons: a saber, a sword, a spear, an axe and a bow.
The one with the saber appeared to be their leader as he was the one who spoke on the behalf of the group. ”Hey, we will seek our revenge and take our taels. These taels were obtained by betraying Chipo. Dragon King should not have taken these taels. Get him to come out. We want to test Dragon King's machete skills.”
Lianye shook his head and said, ”Taels are worldly items and Dragon King is unwilling to hurt the innocent. The taels are in front of you. You are free to take as much as you need.”
The monk was extremely honest. The five people on the roof felt uneasy, thinking there was a trap in the courtyard. The leader simply ignored Lianye and shouted, ”Dragon King, are you a coward? We are good brothers of Chipo and are here tonight to avenge him. Stop playing tricks and come out quickly.”
There was no sound in the house. Monk Lianye knew that there was no use speaking further, and lowering his head, started chanting softly.
The snow on the ground was piling up and had completely covered the silver taels in the courtyard. The monk was also covered with snow.
The man with the axe lost his patience first. He said, ”Dragon King is a coward. Big Brother, let me go and kill him.”
The eldest brother, the one with the saber, was more cautious. During the first half of the night, he had seen the fate of seventy plus bandits. Although he believed that the five of them were more capable than the bandits, they still had to be on guard against Dragon King's tricks. He said, ”Fifth Brother, shoot an arrow at Dragon King.”
”Fifth Brother” drew his bow and notched an arrow. Kneeling on one leg, he aimed at the monk and fired.
In the split second before the arrow reached the monk, it suddenly split into three pieces, each aimed at the monk's head, chest, and abdomen.
Lianye took a breath, clenched his fists and grunted. No matter whether it had been one or three arrows, they snapped into pieces under Lianye's Internal Strength.
The leader laughed and said, ”You are indeed worthy to be the holy monk of Four Truths Temple. You have great skills. It is a pity that you are willing to be a slave to Dragon King just because of your defeat at the Machete God Contest. You have insulted the name ”Holy Monk” and have embarrassed Four Truths Temple.”
Lianye's killing desire had been suppressed by years of mediation and Breaking Obsession. But oce his killing desire was ignited, it would not be controlled, like a prowling tiger on the loose. He shouted, ”What is there to talk about? Come and fight me.”
The leader took the lead and the Five Warlords of Tianshan jumped onto the ground. They had basic courtesy not to crowd the monk. The well-built man with the ax stepped forward and said, ”Monk, let's fight.”
The handle of the ax was less than two feet long, but the ax was bigger than his head. When the ax was held up, wind rushed around them, blowing snow in swirls.
Lianye was already losing his patience. He jumped towards the enemy without any weapon and slapped him without even a word of warning.
The two of them exchanged blows and the four people watching the match were stunned. The monk's capability exceeded their expectations - he could force the built man into a retreat with his bare hands. The most astounding thing was that even though the monk made huge movements, the snow on his head and shoulders did not move as though it was firmly attached to him.
”Let's go together,” the leader shouted. Dragon King had not appeared and the four of them were confident. They ignored the jianghu rules, which was to fight one on one.
Lianye became more and more at ease. He did not bother to evade his opponent's attack but focused on attacking the opponent. Although the built man was strong, he had no power to retaliate. He had to block every attack with his ax as he knew any strike from the monk could be fatal.
Just when the four other warlords launched their assault on the monk, the monk shouted and the snow on his body fell off. He punched directly at the ax. The power was so strong that it knocked the well-built man off his feet, despositing him on the pile of silver taels in the courtyard.
The man vomited blood and he couldn't move his ax away from his body. Although he was not dead, he was badly injured.
After Lianye had injured one person, his killing desire was was inflamed. Before the four people could reach him, he rushed at them and began attacking first, throwing them into confusion.
Before Lianye had became a monk, his kungfu was already good. Although he practiced Buddhist doctrines at the Four Truths Temple, his skills didn't deteriorate. Under the guidance of a teacher, his Internal Strength had became stronger. If Dragon King had not revealed the secrets of Peripheral Force at the Machete God Contest, he would not be thrown off and he would probably have won when they had competed with their Internal Strength.
The monk's robe sleeves danced around and his moves were as fast as lightning. Their weapons could not even get close to the monk and the archer could not shoot his arrows as he could not get a good shot.
Mama Xue once told Gu Shenwei that it was difficult to use bare fists to fight against weapons. Gu Lun had also said something similar to his son. They were right, but there was a pre-requisite: the two sides had to be evenly matched.
Gu Shenwei's Internal Strength was not as good as the monk, and his melee attacks were much weaker, but Gu Shenwei's chance of winning increased exponentially when he had a weapon. ”Five Warlords of Tianshan” were second-rate bandits. Even if they had weapons, they would still lose.
The leader became more and more frantic as the fight progressed. He wanted to use his best move. He swung his saber several times, jumped out from the fight and shouted, ”Monk, don't you want to dispel your Peripheral Force? Just surrender!”
This move was similar to that used by Gu Shenwei at the Machete God Contest, but the effect was the opposite.