334 Divine Kung Fu (1/2)
Chapter 334: Divine Kung Fu
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The battle was more like a solo performance by Maid Lotus.
She dared not to use the swordcraft of the Death Scripture again. Since the beginning, she used a variety of tricks, such as slap, point, claw, punch, pat, poke, scratch and hammer. Before the monk could become familiar with it, she would immediately change to the next one.
There was nothing new about Maid Lotus's tricks since New Moon Hall was good at strange evil secrets. In terms of punching and kicking, they were not even as good as the derived Barren Sect. In the seemingly innocent actions of Maid Lotus, there were actually hidden all kinds of things, such as needles and poisons. Sometimes she would shoot out subtly hidden weapons as if she was juggling.
On the contrary, Fayan responded with only one trick: he punched straight ahead, without any variation.
The old monk was skinny and his fist was not much bigger than a child's. He seemed to have little strength and his punch was not swift; however, each punch was effective, making it difficult for Maid Lotus to approach.
Being a killer, Maid Lotus did not have any advantage in the face-to-face battle. Besides, her Internal Strength had recovered by only 30 to 40 percent. She could thus do nothing but retreat under the enemy's pressing offensive.
After more than ten moves, she was seven or eight steps away from the monk. Unless she pulled out a sword, she could not hurt the monk in any way.
Gu Shenwei could vaguely recognize Fayan's tricks, which were the same as Lianye's. The old monk used the strength that passed the empty space, which meant that although the fist did not touch the target, the strength inside had been transmitted to the other side.
Gu Shenwei was gathering strength in his hands and was ready to hold the saber's handle, waiting for the signal from Maid Lotus. The plan was that as they glanced at each other before the battle, Maid Lotus would lure Fayan into Gu Shenwei's attacking range, and then he would suddenly attack.
However, Maid Lotus seemed to be forced to retreat in one direction, leaving Fayan farther and farther away from Gu Shenwei.
Maid Lotus suddenly stopped and knelt down on one leg. ”Master is so formidable and I am willing to admit defeat.”
Gu Shenwei moved his finger slightly. He was more than ten steps away from Fayan, which was not the best distance, but he had no choice; he should either take action now or battle with the old monk face to face like Maid Lotus had done.
Several monks leaned forward, so Gu Shenwei had to give up his plan to attack. The enemies were tightly guarded, leaving no chance of success for him.
Then he discovered that Maid Lotus sincerely admitted defeat.
”Is benefactor feeling better?”
”Master was so magnanimous, I have now recovered by 60 to 70 percent. ”
The monks who were watching the battle were very surprised by his words. Gu Shenwei was even more shocked. Relying on pills and the Divine Rotation, Maid Lotus managed only with difficulty to stop the qigong deviation. But her Internal Strength was greatly damaged, thus how could she recover so fast after the fight with the old monk?
”This old monk is so bold to ask a favor from you.”
Knowing what Fayan meant, Maid Lotus stood up and walked up to Taoist Duansheng who had bruises all over owing to the itch, then she took out a pill and said, ”Open your mouth.”
Despite the pain, Taoist Duansheng tried to kneel down and open his mouth and let Maid Lotus throw the pills in.
Gu Shenwei noticed that the pill seemed green, exactly the same as the Blood Coagulation Pill.
The drug worked immediately. Taoist Duansheng was safe from the inch and pain; however, he was exhausted and could only lay on the ground groaning in a low voice.
Saving Taoist Duansheng was contrary to Maid Lotus' original intentions. She said to the monk, ”This man is a lone bandit who burns, kills, rapes, loots, and commits any imaginable misdeed. Why is Master still giving him a chance to live?”
Fayan smiled without saying a word, and Maid Lotus suddenly understood what he meant. She was a devil who killed people unrelentingly herself, yet the monk had spared her life, let alone a lone bandit.
”There are no evil people in the world.”
It took a while before the old monk spoke again. Maid Lotus kept quiet, but Gu Shenwei could not help but say, ”If there are no evil people, who committed such evil things? Did those innocent people really deserve to die?”
This was a strange conversation. The ”wicked” in the eyes of ordinary people were Dragon King and Maid Lotus, while the ”good” was Fayan; however, the latter was defending the ”evil”.
Fayan shook his head gently, ”Nobody deserves to die. There are always countless evils in this world, but people who are evil often have good thoughts. Those who rob may think to use the money to support their mothers, those who bully may have even more kindness and benevolence for their brothers, and what a general wants is to end the war which killed thousands of soldiers.”
The old monk paused briefly and continued talking, ”Those who feel resentful, will love more deeply. They hate because they love. People do evil things for love, but no one does evil things for evil. Everyone has a benevolent heart, and sometimes they are bewitched by the evil spirit and misinterpret the meaning of love, hence they do evil things. As the Buddhist doctrines say, 'Lay down your blade and become a Buddha.' ”
Gu Shenwei knew what brought about his aversion to Fayan. When you force yourself to do something contrary to your intention, you have someone who understands the situation, just like a mirror. Though not interfering with you, it reflects all of your nastiness, so how can you not be angry with that mirror?
”It's all the same.” Out of control, with his veins visible on his face, Gu Shenwei said, ”Those who don't deserve to die are dead, and those who deserve to be killed still have to be killed.”
He made eye contact with Maid Lotus and the anger in his heart disappeared immediately.