497 Exhortation (1/2)

Maid Lotus and Ha Chilie were under sudden attacks.

Back then, they had been leading more than 20 trustworthy veterans to catch spies, most of which tried to plead innocence. Three tried to escape but were caught by ambush outside the encampment.

The plan did not go well. Maid Lotus thought that more spies would flee in panic and deliberately caught them in public but it brought little effect. Besides, she had not enough evidence to convict the others.

They were heading for another camp when three veterans ambushed them from behind. One targeted Ha Chilie while the other two surrounded Maid Lotus.

Ha Chilie was the person mainly responsible for this outcome. He was the one who affirmed the credibility of the veterans.

Ha Chilie fell to the ground with a hum but Maid Lotus was not one to be so easily tricked. Even if she had the New Moon Hall disciples following her, she would not let down her guard.

Nobody knew how she pulled out her sword. It seemed to be impossible that she could take her sword at a close distance in such a short time.

Yet, she managed to do so and stabbed one of the ambushers.

Maid Lotus immediately realized that he was neither a common swordsman nor even Golden Roc killer. He acted quickly beyond expectation and used a different set of martial arts.

Maid Lotus failed to stab his heart and instead hit his left arm. The man screamed and then jumped into the distance.

But another ambusher took advantage of the opportunity to use the rare acupoint technique of the Western Regions and succeed.

Nobody was good at using acupoint techniques in the Western Regions. Although the manual of each sect required learning some common sense of acupuncture point, few people specialized in this skill.

Stunned, Maid Lotus soon felt numbness rapidly spreading through her body. She applied several instructions of Internal Strength, but failed to unlock her acupoint.

Maid Lotus was surprised, but the person who hurt her was even more shocked. This martial arts made him famous in Jianghu for decades and succeed easily, but he had never met such a strong opponent who seemed to be fine. Moreover, he was warned in advance to use all his strength without hiding anything.

Maid Lotus did not think for long before stabbing the man again. Outsiders still thought the sword was sharp, but her movement had actually slowed down considerably.

Three ambushers surrounded her but were in a dilemma as they carefully tried to avoid her sword.

Maid Lotus used more than ten skills and did not fall despite being hit in her acupuncture points again. The ambushers looked like they had seen a ghost yet were unafraid because they noticed that her movements were getting slower.

When using 16th or 17th skill, Maid Lotus was hurt again. She could no longer resolve her blocked Internal Breath. She staggered and sat on the ground, holding her sword in hand.

”I have never met such a tough woman.”

”The reputation of the three Xia brothers was almost destroyed.”

The three ambushers felt relieved at that time. The man who was hit in his left arm scolded Maid Lotus and tried to kick her, but his companions quickly stopped him. ”We should respect her a little because she's...”

The other person used his acupoint technique in the back of the Maid Lotus's head.

Maid Lotus began to fall unconscious, but she still had many things to think about. She had never heard of the three Xia brothers. Even more surprising to her was that the other soldiers were just watching without trying to save her.

”How many spies are there in the barracks?”

Her last thought was that she would certainly not be tricked if she was Slave Huan.

The martial arts of the New Moon Hall was special. Instead of gradually waking up after fainting, Maid Lotus became instantly clear-headed. She did not move or even open her eyes because she noticed that there were people around her.

She applied her Internal Breath silently, but failed. After she was unconscious, they sealed her acupoints just in case. Therefore, she could barely move, but could not take her sword.

The three Xia brothers were chatting.

”There should be kung fu masters in the Western Region.”

”There are indeed many masters in the Western Region, including Supreme King, Dragon King and Old Man Mu whose life or death isn't certain.”

”I meant the women.”

”Well, you're right. In fact, few women in the world can be called masters.”

”Women are naturally not good at kung fu.”

They laughed obscenely and their words gradually became vulgar. In the end, the one who seemed to be their leader felt that the conversation had gone out of hand. ”Don't even think about doing anything to her. He specifically ordered us to keep her alive, and I think that maybe he's interested in her.”

”Well, she has good kung fu and beautiful looks. That's very rare. Cloud King has good taste, but it's not easy to subdue this woman.”

”It isn't difficult to do that. She has fainted without any resistance. Anyone can take advantage of her. Should I give you a demonstration?”

”Haha! You're just holding a grudge because she stabbed you.”

Maid Lotus learned several things from their conversation. The three Xia brothers were not from the Western Regions, but rather the Central Plains. Besides, she had been unconsciousness for about fifteen minutes and they would not expect her to awaken so quickly. Given enough time, she would be able to unlock all acupoints herself.

As for the ”Cloud King” they mentioned, Maid Lotus immediately thought of Shangguan Yun. Didn't he get the title of the King of Xiaowan through marriage?