Chapter 9 (2/2)
After a few tries, Chen Gong beca between indignation and the thought that he was still not sincere enough If he was to tell the else but to join the Six Har chores like sprinkling water and sweeping the floor, ree then
A person would naturally find it difficult to fall asleep with a ju tossed and turned a couple of times Then, all of a sudden, he sensed so next to him
Theiron their robes and putting on their shoes, they disappeared at the blink of an eye Chen Gong felt strange He wanted to get up and take a look too, but a hand suddenly appeared from his side and pressed him down
It gave Chen Gong quite a start Then he realized that it was Shen Qiao who had pinned him down
“Don’t go out Stay here” Shen Qiao said quietly
Chen Gong replied, “I’ll just open a slit and peek between the doors It’ll be fine”
Right after he finished the sentence, sounds of shouting and fightingcame from outside
Nervousness as well as excite all at once as he realized abruptly that he was again one step closer to the pugilistic world of his iination
However, his hands had barely opened the door before his fingertips suddenly went nu wide open with a loud rumble and a wind swept in from the outside like a hurricane!
There wasn’t enough ti to move out of the way He cried out in pain and tue of the bed, i his cry into a scream!
But this was not the end In the next rabbed him by his throat!
The person gave hi involuntarily “flew” up after hi his point of view, the scene outside the room replaced the scene of the inside
Chen Gong’s eyes widened in terror, but he could not make any sound at all By the tireat difficulty, he heard solance is enough to tell that this boy knows nothing of martial arts He’s not from the Six Har him?”
“What? He’s not froet hold of hiht a useless rubbish!+”
The other broke out into curses and tightened his grip, causing Chen Gong to be inflicted by so muchpain that tears started to stream out of his eyes
‘It’s over! I’ to be killed!’
He realized this point and started to really regret not listening to Shen Qiao just now and insisting on going for a peek instead of quietly hiding inside the room
The pugilistic world was still far away froh death was now really close
A short while later, a sharp pain burst out fron that his throat was about to be crushed
But after a moment, the person who had wanted to kill him unexpectedly withdrew his hand with a sound of surprise andwas ihed incessantly, feeling weak from head to toe
When Murong Xun was about to kill Chen Gong, heknew that there was another person inside the rooh he did not take these two nobodies seriously What he did not expect was that the other person would dare tohi off the boy
The bale trace of inner qi attached to it Murong Xun originally thought that he could easily catch it, but just as his hand touched the edge of the stick, it slipped away to the side in a strangetowards a crucial acupoint in his back
Murong Xun had no choice but to let go of Chen Gong and step aside to dodge it
“Who are you?!” He squinted his eyes, looking the other person up and down
“We are not members of the Six Harmonies association, nor are we ht at this place Since we are unrelated to the grudges happening here, could you please lift your hand in o?” said Shen Qiao
There wasn’t enough light at night, so he couldn’t see Murong Xun He could only roughly guess where the other was and cupped his hands towards that direction
But Murong Xun found out at a glimpse: “You’re blind!”
…
Within one night, turbulence rose and surged forwards vigorously in the small Beyond Clouds Monastery
Although Yun Fuyi had anticipated an attack in advance, the situation that night still went greatly beyond her expectations
Her sleeves swirled up as she stroked out with a palant and utterly fairy-like In the eyes of others, it would seeracefully instead; they would never have suspected the amount of power contained in her palm
Her opponent raised one of his sleeves aloft while rolling the other one up, dissolving Yun Fuyi’s attack with ease But Yun Fuyi saw clearly that two Cicada Wing Blades, as thin asleaves, had slid out of his sleeves The light of the blades flitted by and disappeared soon after, along with the fierce energy created by her palm, which had also been dispelled before one could notice
‘This opponent is dreadful’, Yun Fuyi realized
“A rain of flowers passed by, carried by clouds, yet left no petals on one’s clothes [1] You deserve to be called the deputy leader of the Six Harmonies association The outsiders all say that Yun Fuyi is a woman and hence probably just a puppet But I’m afraidthose who said so never had the chance to experience Vice Chairman Yun’s capability!”
Along with his words, a soundless streaed slightly The cal Qin was no longer present
Her hands fluttered in the wind, creating palm prints shaped like lotus flowers The inner qi carried by theht up and in a flash, formed into a wall that was then pushed out flat
The two streams of air clashed with each other Only then did Yun Fuyi realise that the other person’s inner qi had such rapidly-changing, unpredictable forms Much like needles, it would thrust in wherever it could find a gap, getting in through every opening Right after her palm reached it, she i into her flesh through the skin and then penetrating further, straight into her bones
It was already too late to withdraw her hands The other person had clearly left her no chance to react His inner qi pushed forward, layer upon layer, with one wave succeeding another like the tides of a river in spring Since Yun Fuyi had suffered some hidden injuries, she was reluctant to take it head on and drew back instead, despite knowing that doing so would leave her front open
By the ti so pain A taste of blood welled up in her throat, but instead of spitting it out, she sed it as if nothing had happened “Who are you, Sir?”
Seeing that Yun Fuyi’s complexion still seemed nor some astonishment and appreciation: “Out of all the people in the country of Qi, only a few are able to take this palm of mine You’re indeed quite capable”
“Who are you, Sir?” Yun Fuyi asked once again
The other person clasped his hands behind his back arrogantly and sneered, “You and yourto transport Qi’s iteive this some attention? As for today’s rees to leave the iteuarantee that all of you can leave the country of Qi safely!”
Hearing hi the court of Qi, Yun Fuyi’s heart skipped a beat, but she soon ca Qin?!”
After the destruction of the Yan Dynasty, the Murong Clan had wandered from place to place for several dynasties The current Patriarch of the Murong Clan, Murong Qin, beca its e to be a descendant of the iood deal of respect and flattery in his presence, in order to curry favor with hi the number one expert in Qi
If it was so Qin caht hioods she was escorting and was quite deteret it, which meant…
“Where is Liu Qingya and Shangguan Xingchen?!” Her expression changed slightly as she asked after the other two hall ers ere on the trip with her
Hu Yan was also startled when he heard the question He replied, “Both Hall Manager Liu and Hall Manager Shangguan are in the side roooods There shouldn’t be any… ”
Yun Fuyi said, “I didn’t expect that the Patriarch of the Murong Clan, the great, fore subordinates even for sneak attacks This would surely be laughed at by others if the news ever gets out!”
Murong Qin sneered, “Vice Chairant? Besides, we are not the only people here tonight… Which rat is still hiding in the dark? It’s time to show yourself!”
Translator’s Notes:
[1] A rain of flowers…: The original line is “云拂花雨不留衣”, a line from poetry written with Yun Fuyi’s name in it (云拂衣), which served as a title and praise for her lightness skills