Chapter 33: The Fierce Battle of Xudu (I)
Due to the fierce battle at the moment when the rare sword tasting conference was in full swing, more and more residents of the capital put down what they were doing to go to the Ghost King's Hall to watch the grand event, and the streets near the city gate had become a lot deserted. At this time, at the gate where only the patrol soldiers were standing, a man and a woman rode into the city slowly on two white horses. Among them, the young man was dressed in a turquoise robe, his hair casually draped over the sides of his cheeks, and he carried two similar swords, one blue and one red. Another young woman was dressed in a long turquoise dress similar to the man's, with a shiny crystal bun on her head, and her long silky hair was draped down, but her fair and delicate young face showed a bit of maturity that was not in line with her appearance.
"It seems that the conference has begun, and I am afraid that several injured people are lying in the Ghost King Hall crying for their fathers and mothers. Senior sister, I'm afraid I'm going to make you have to work hard again. The young man said jokingly to the woman beside him.
"Senior brother, don't laugh, the palace master just asked us to come this time to confirm whether the Dragon Soul Sword really appeared here, and we must remember not to interfere in other affairs." The woman replied to the man next to her with a serious face. Looking at the woman's frosty expression, the man also reluctantly put away his smile, and the two of them rode their horses and accelerated their speed towards the direction of the Ghost King's Palace.
At this moment, in the lively martial arts arena in front of the Ghost King Palace, the masked woman who claimed to be a disciple of Yufeng Mountain Villa gradually began to control the situation on the scene after fighting back and forth with the head of the Jiuhua faction for more than thirty rounds, and the head of the Jiuhua faction gradually became a little difficult to parry under the opponent's fast and fierce attack. In the end, the masked woman seized an opportunity where the other party had no time to react and kicked off the iron rod in the hands of the head of the Jiuhua faction and successfully restrained the other party to victory. After that, the woman also defeated another Jiuhua Sect disciple who came on the court with relative ease and successfully won.
"It is worthy of the famous Yufeng Mountain Villa, an ordinary disciple can defeat the two masters of the Jiuhua Sect so quickly, I really opened my eyes today." "Yes, it is said that this is the first time that Yufeng Mountain Villa has participated in this kind of martial arts event, it is really a real person who does not show his face!" "An ordinary disciple is so powerful, wouldn't that the owner Ouyang He be even more amazing, it seems that they can easily enter the last ten strongest sects today." "Haha, I hope that Ouyang Zhuang owner can also show his style in the future, I am really looking forward to this competition today."
In the unanimous cheers of everyone around, Pei Sheng couldn't help but turn around and ask Ouyang He about the identity of the woman who had just come on the field, but Ouyang He only said to Pei Sheng that because the other party couldn't see clearly with a hat and most of the disciples in the village were similar, she couldn't determine the identity of this woman for the time being.
As the contest continued, Ouyang He quietly called the masked woman to a corner behind the Ghost King's Hall, and then removed his veil in front of the woman.
"Miss, it's really you, let me see, you haven't suffered anything along the way, do you know how worried Xin'er is about you these days?" The woman with a slight cry in her voice also took off the hat, and the person who appeared in front of Ouyang He was Yuxin as she expected.
"Xin'er, it's not me talking about you, you're too nonsense, just leave the villa so inexplicably, in case some people with strong martial arts find Tong Gongzi and Miss Liu, who will protect them!" Ouyang He looked a little angry, and his tone and words became a little intense, which made Yuxin feel a little aggrieved and sad.
"Miss, last time you left, you had Ling Gongzi accompany you, but this time you came alone to these unfamiliar places, I really can't rest assured of you. Do you know that after you left, Xin'er was flustered every day and had trouble sleeping? Yuxin looked at Ouyang He's side face and silently lowered her head to wipe the tears left from the corners of her eyes, "No matter what, Xin'er must be by Miss's side, unless Miss breaks Xin'er's legs, otherwise Miss, you will never be able to drive me away!" ”
"Xin'er, you ......" Ouyang He turned his head sideways and looked at Yuxin, who was crying sadly, and she was really a little unbearable, so she sighed a little helplessly but a little moved and gently hugged Yuxin in her arms, "Good sister, I know that you are all for me." Okay, okay, I'm not angry, you just stay with me, let's go back to the villa together after we get the Dragon Soul Sword, I'll make you your favorite braised crucian carp, okay, don't cry. ”
"Well, Miss, don't worry, Xin'er will protect Miss with her life, and when everything here is over, we will go back together!" Yuxin burst into tears and laughed in Ouyang He's arms, and for the first time, she deeply felt that this girl who had grown up with her since she was a child in the village was so comfortable and warm in her arms.
"Let's go, let's sit together later, and we will work together to make the Yufeng Mountain Villa created by our father-in-law famous all over the world." Ouyang He touched Yuxin's head and comforted her softly, and then she took out a handkerchief and gently helped Yuxin wipe the tears that remained in the corners of her eyes. Ouyang He and Yuxin decided not to use veils and hats to cover themselves anymore, and the two then calmly walked to the place where Changge Gate was located to say goodbye to Pei Sheng, who was surprised when they saw Ouyang He's beauty, and then they walked to the side of the square after refusing Pei Sheng's retention, and sat down where Yuxin was before and continued to watch the battle.
In the next few rounds of martial arts, Yu Xin successfully defeated several opponents by herself, thus helping Yufeng Mountain Villa enter the final competition, their opponent will be the Lingxu Sect, which has also won several battles before, and once they win this competition, they will also successfully enter the top ten strongest sects left behind.
"Hey, I didn't pay attention before, the person sitting at the front of the Spirit Void Gate seems to be a little familiar with his face." When the competition was about to start, Ouyang He gradually paid attention to the "fortune teller" in the opponent's formation who had told her fortunes before, and at this moment, that person was also looking at Ouyang He in this direction, with a cold smile on his face.
"Xin'er, be careful!" Ouyang He involuntarily specially admonished Yu Xin, who was about to get up to fight, Yu Xin turned her head and showed a confident smile at Ouyang He, and then her eyes firmly clenched the sword in her hand and walked to the center of the square.
Lingxumen is famous for Bagua Boxing, and its disciples rarely practice other weapons, but focus on improving their boxing skills while keenly judging the opponent's weaknesses, so as to achieve the goal of overcoming rigidity with softness and slowness against speed. In this battle, Yuxin will first face Zhuang Peng, the great disciple of the Lingxu Sect, who used defensive or blocking postures to consume the opponent's physical energy at the beginning of the previous competition, and finally saw the flaw and hit the opponent's death hole directly to achieve victory. Facing an opponent who used such a strategy, Ouyang He was a little worried about whether Yuxin could defeat the opponent in the fastest time, otherwise the situation would become bad for Yuxin once a tug-of-war was formed.
After the competition began, the consequences were not as Ouyang He expected, Zhuang Peng did not get more opportunities to counterattack in the face of Yuxin's fierce and rapid offensive, so he retreated while fighting. Although it seemed that Yuxin was firmly in possession of the initiative on the field, Zhuang Peng was agile enough to defuse every attack that Yuxin attacked him, and Yuxin became more and more impatient and aggressive in the attrition of being evenly matched with Zhuang Peng.
After nearly twenty rounds of perfect defense, Zhuang Peng gradually increased the speed of his punches and made Yuxin look a little panicked, and the situation on the court gradually reversed. Zhuang Peng's punches were not fast but fierce, and Yuxin felt more and more reluctant and uncomfortable every time she resisted, and even in one of the rounds, she was hit hard by the opponent's punch on her right arm, and due to the temporary paralysis of the arm, she was unable to hold the long sword in her hand, causing it to fall to the ground.
Zhuang Peng took this opportunity to fuse the internal force into his fists and hit Yuxin several times, and Yuxin, who was gradually exhausted, saw that the strength of her hands was difficult to compete with the opponent, so she used light skills to jump up and tried to fight against the opponent's fists with her feet. However, after Yuxin's repeated kick attempts failed to break the opponent's double-fist defense, Zhuang Peng concentrated all his strength on the soles of Yuxin's kicked feet and threw a fatal punch to knock her to the ground. At this moment, Yuxin, who fell to the ground and clenched her teeth, suddenly felt that her legs were numb like pins and needles, and it was a little difficult to get up, and the outcome of the competition was decided.
"The girl agreed, please Haihan for the rudeness!" Zhuang Peng said proudly to Yuxin, who fell to the ground and was unable to move.
"The victory and defeat have been divided, please invite the next master of Yufeng Villa to play!" Tang Ye's butler shouted at the door of the Ghost King Hall.
Ouyang He walked to the center of the square and carefully helped Yuxin down in the midst of everyone's comments on her, and at the same time there was Pei Sheng, who was sitting on the side, who came to help Ouyang He.
"Miss, I'm sorry Xin'er disappointed you." Yuxin, who was full of regret in her heart, sobbed quietly and said to Ouyang He.
"Silly girl, don't say such things, you've worked hard, leave the rest to me." Ouyang He still said with a kind and soft smile to Yuxin, who was leaning on her shoulder, who was unwilling.
"Who is that who just entered? She really looks like a fairy, can't she be Ouyang He? "I see, isn't it rumored that she has participated in the ring match in Fuzhou recently? If that's the case, then she must also be from the Chongpin Sword Conference. "I didn't expect this year's Lingxu Gate to be so powerful, it's really sweating for Yufeng Villa!" "Oh, I'm betting all my carry-on Yufeng Villa in the gambling house, won't let me lose all my money now?"
Amidst the noisy chatter around the square, Ouyang He simply tidied up his shirt and Bai Lian hidden in his sleeves, and then walked slowly to the center of the square with Zhuang Peng's disdainful gaze.
"Little girl Ouyang He, lead the son's tricks!" After Ouyang He unexpectedly introduced himself by his real name, the audience immediately attracted a lot of discussion, and everyone around was full of curiosity about the skills of the owner of Yufeng Mountain Villa who coexisted with heroism and beauty in front of him.
"Heh, it turns out that the girl is Ouyang He, your women in Yufeng Mountain Villa are really admirable for their courage and knowledge, but unfortunately the kung fu on her body is still far less than that of our Lingxu Sect. Be careful, girl, I won't show mercy! Zhuang Peng said to Ouyang He with a serious face in front of him with a slightly provocative tone.
"Hmph, I'm afraid that these big words of Your Excellency are the last time you say them today, please!" Ouyang He didn't care about Zhuang Peng's provocation, picked up Bai Lian with both hands and set up a position in front of Zhuang Peng.
Zhuang Peng raised his fists disapprovingly and took a defensive posture, trying to face Ouyang He in the same way as dealing with Yuxin, but when Ouyang He stretched out several white lines from his sleeve and attacked Zhuang Peng together, he suddenly panicked, and the original defensive rhythm was instantly disrupted when several people were besieging him together. Bai Lian, who was controlled by internal force in Ouyang He's hand, systematically attacked Zhuang Peng's defense from several directions, and Zhuang Peng reversed into the most physically energy-consuming person on the field in such a tired resistance. After several rounds of attacks in a row made Zhuang Peng unbearable, Ouyang He jumped up and stretched out his right foot to step on Zhuang Peng's head, and then she controlled part of Bai Lian to tie up Zhuang Peng and drive it to spin in place, and the other Bai Lian randomly hit Zhuang Peng's whole body, Zhuang Peng was besieged by Bai Lian all of a sudden.
"It's ...... Sky Dance! The young man in the turquoise robe before felt a little incredulous as he watched Ouyang He use a trick that he was so familiar with.
"This ...... How can this be, are you sure? Isn't this the original mastery that the palace master has never passed on in the rumors of Qingshan? Another young woman who had come with him to the Ghost King's hall was also surprised when she heard the man's words.
"Well, you can't be wrong, even if her skill and momentum are not comparable to the Palace Master's Heavenly Dance." The man replied to the woman with great certainty, and then he put his chin in his hand and began to think with his brows furrowed, "It seems that we have some other things besides the Dragon Soul Sword on this trip that we need our attention!" ”