Chapter 88 Reckoning
But before Xiao Yunyin could fly for long, an indifferent and ruthless voice came from a distance behind him, and said lightly: "Looking at your anxious appearance, it seems that I have discovered that I am following you, since this is the case, I will no longer hide." ”
This voice was distant and loud, and before the speaker appeared, it reached the ears of Xiao Yunyin and the others.
Xiao Yunyin couldn't help frowning slightly, although he knew that the person who came was very strong, he still didn't want to bow down, but asked calmly: "Who is here, why do you want to follow the two of us all the way?" ”
"Xiao Yunyin, listen to my voice, don't you still recognize me? We're old acquaintances. The man said lightly.
"Are you ......" Xiao Yunyin's brows furrowed even tighter, he really felt that this voice was a little familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly remembered the identity of this person, and lost his voice, "You are a ** swordsman. Cao Xi! ”
"That's right, it's me. I was going to take the Amazing Grass, but I didn't expect to meet you. I followed all the way, waiting for an opportunity to do it, and now it seems that the opportunity has come, or rather, I have no chance to continue waiting. The person known as Cao Xi admitted.
Zhao Zheng's eyelids jumped twice, this Cao Xi is one of the **swordsmen of the three knives and four loves. Cao Xi, when it comes to strength, is even above Leng Xing and Wen Yuhou, and his background is extremely strong, and he has reached the realm of the Ten Heavens. He knew that this person was the biggest potential threat to this trip, but he didn't expect that even Xiao Yunyin couldn't get rid of this person.
Needless to say, the relationship between the Three Swords Sect and the Taishan Sect is not to mention, and there is also a gap between Cao Xi himself and Xiao Yunyin himself. Seven years ago, in the bloody battle of the Taishan faction, Cao Xi also participated, and fought with Xie Qingshu, many people had seen the two fight that day, but no one saw the result after the two fought.
Although no one can confirm it personally, Xie Qingshu was injured by Cao Xi, which directly led to Xie Qingshu's amnesia and caused Xiao Yunyin to suffer from missing her relatives for so many years.
If it were someone else, Xiao Yunyin might have taken a gentle approach to resolve the matter, or simply accelerated and flew away. With his light skills, even if he can't get rid of a martial artist of the same realm, he won't be caught up. But since the enemy is Cao Xi, he can't do this, but has to fight.
Xiao Yunyin suddenly stopped, stepped on the sword, and turned around to stare behind him. In the distance, you can hear the sound of breaking the sky, the sound resounding in the sky, presumably not long after, then Cao Xi will catch up.
"Senior, you are ......," Zhao Zheng exclaimed.
"Zhao Zheng, you take the first step alone, no matter what happens, don't look back. I'll chase you after I've taken care of him. Xiao Yunyin interrupted Zhao Zheng, stuffed the package wrapped in the Astounding Grass to the latter, and then pushed it down.
With Zhao Zhengxian's current realm cultivation, even if he can't fly with power, he won't be thrown to death. He exclaimed, and immediately regained his composure, dispatching all his buoyancy and surging electricity, slowing down the momentum of his fall. When approaching the ground, he flipped over and landed unscathed.
Standing firm, Zhao Zheng hurriedly looked up at the sky, observing the movements in the sky. Although Xiao Yunyin asked him to go first, he couldn't do this, but had to stay, otherwise it would be too unrighteous.
Xiao Yunyin's attention was all on the enemy, and he didn't pay attention to Zhao Zheng, but he didn't drive the latter away.
The sound of breaking the sky came from far and near, and waves of air appeared in the sky, and in the center of the waves, there was a figure flying rapidly. This person is not young, his face is indifferent, his skin is dark, he is wearing a dark cloak, and he is holding a Tang knife in his left hand. His cloak fluttered like a pair of wings. Looking at this special appearance, it is undoubtedly Cao Xi.
When Cao Xi flew not far from Xiao Yunyin, he gradually slowed down and opposed Xiao Yunyin. His face has always been plain and indifferent, and it is the same today, on the other hand, Xiao Yunyin's face is extremely bad, and the hostility in his eyes is surging.
"Cao Xi, in the bloody battle seven years ago, you did something to Xie Qingshu, I haven't forgotten this old account, and today it's time to settle this account. Back then, there was a boss who blocked it, in order to settle the dispute between the two factions, so I couldn't do anything to you. There are no one in the way here today, just the two of us, and no one can stop us now. Xiao Yun said in a deep voice.
"The old sect master Zhuo Ming is my mentor, your dog head Jin Tai killed his old man, I haven't forgotten this account, let's settle this account by the way today." Cao Xi said calmly......
"Okay, you settle your account, I'll settle my account, and I'll settle this account thoroughly."
"You are wrong, the death of the old sect master will never be settled, the days are long and the time is endless, and this hatred will never end. Even if you kill all the people of your Taishan faction, it will not be worth the life of the old sect master. ”
"It's useless to talk more, you have the ability to calculate this account, just take a shot." Xiao Yunyin didn't answer again, stepped on the sword, and divided his hands, releasing his momentum. His momentum is very special, it is actually a white jade sword, the sword body is white, exuding a white greasy luster, and the blade is extremely sharp, not inferior to ordinary metal swords.
Xiao Yunyin shook his hands and volleyed forward a little, and the white jade sword came out in response, and then it was divided into two, and then it was divided into four, ** became several swords, and attacked Cao Xi fiercely, with extraordinary momentum. When these white jade swords were about to stab Cao Xi, this person made a move, pulled out the Tang knife in his hand, and released his own momentum.
Most of the momentum has a special shape, and it will be related to the martial artist's own surname and martial arts, but Cao Xi's momentum is formless, like a gust of wind, and he rolled it up against the white jade sword that attacked it, crushing it alive. A white jade sword exploded with it, turning into countless fragmented sword qi and flying in all directions uncontrollably.
Cao Xi flipped his wrist and slashed the Tang knife in his hand at Xiao Yunyin, he obviously slashed this knife straight, but the knife qi attacked Xiao Yunyin from another tricky angle. If it weren't for Xiao Yunyin's kung fu coming home, he had the ability to perceive heaven and man, and he would have to be split in half by this sword qi.
Cao Xi took advantage of the victory to pursue, and while forcing Xiao Yunyin back, he once again urged the invisible sword qi to attack the latter's vital points again and again. Although those sword qi were formless, they made a sharp sound of breaking the air in mid-air, which sounded extremely harsh.
Although Xiao Yunyin dodged again and again, his face did not show a look of panic, obviously he was also confident, and he did not fall behind. While dodging, he had been keenly seizing the opportunity, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he suddenly accelerated his flight speed and rushed towards Cao Xi. Everywhere he passed, many invisible sword qi fell, but all of them fell into vain, and they didn't touch him at all.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yunyin smoothly rushed to Cao Xi's approach, clasped his hands together, and stabbed towards the latter. From above his palms, a white jade sword qi emerged, and this sword qi was extremely condensed, just like an entity. As he stabbed out, he let out a loud cry from his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot. He is a very amiable person, and only when facing an enemy like Cao Xi can he become so angry.
One inch is short, one inch is strong, this is the eternal and unchanging truth, especially for martial artists. Although the strength of the Ten Heavenly Warriors was strong, it could never compare to the ferocity of the moves in close combat, and it was difficult for the enemy to dodge at such a short distance.
At the moment when the two approached, the two fell into an extremely dangerous situation at the same time, each other's lives were hanging in the balance, and any small mistake could lead to death.
In the face of this fierce sword, Cao Xi couldn't resist at all, so he could only choose to dodge, and dodged the white jade sword in a flash. But Xiao Yunyin's move was not so easy to resolve, after a sword pierced the air, the sword body suddenly became several times larger, and it turned into a giant sword that was more than ten zhang long and several zhang wide. The blade changed direction and swept towards Cao Xi's waist.
Cao Xi gasped, and actually used the kung fu of the iron plate bridge in the air, bending his waist back fiercely, avoiding the sword that swept through thousands of armies. But he didn't think about it, this sword was a false move, and it only used half of his strength, and after the sword body swept into the air, he immediately flipped downward, aiming the blade at him again. Only then did he feel the subtlety of this move, and he hurriedly raised the Tang knife in his hand upwards and slashed out a sword qi at the white jade giant sword.
With this casual sword, of course, it is impossible to shatter such a powerful white jade giant sword. The role of this knife is only used to borrow force. After swinging the sword, Cao Xi's whole person bounced downward, and distanced himself from Xiao Yunyin, who was holding the white jade giant sword in his hand.
The white jade giant sword failed again, but it didn't let go of Cao Xi like this, and under Xiao Yunyin's flip, the white jade giant sword aimed the tip of the sword at the direction of Cao Xi's fall, and then fell. The white jade giant sword was extremely heavy, speeding up the momentum of Xiao Yunyin's fall, and the speed was a little faster than Cao Xi's.
At the same time as the white jade giant sword fell, a solemn pressure like a thick wall emanated from the sword body, trapping Cao Xi in it, leaving him with nowhere to hide, and fell into an extremely dangerous situation.
Cao Xi's eyes sank slightly, and in order to get rid of the danger, he swung the Tang knife in his hand several times, and every time he swung it, an invisible sword qi would be created in mid-air. These knife qi appeared out of thin air from the top of Xiao Yunyin's head, and then fell fiercely, stabbing him at the top of his head. Cao Xi's move was a must-save place to attack Xiao Yunyin, if the latter continued to swing the white jade giant sword, he would be killed by the invisible sword qi, if the latter chose to dodge, he would follow and relieve the siege.
Faced with these two dilemmas, Xiao Yunyin made a bold decision, he did not dodge, but chose to resist. His clothes suddenly puffed out without wind, his hair also flew away, and a powerful internal force exploded in all directions without dead ends, colliding with those invisible knife qi. The two canceled each other out, and the invisible sword qi was all in vain.
Although this defense method is powerful, the consumption is extremely large, and even the Ten Heavenly Martial Artists can hardly withstand this kind of consumption, and it will not last long. Xiao Yunyin chose this way to resist this blow, obviously with the idea of winning or losing with one move.
The speed of these two people was so fast, at the same time that Xiao Yunyin resisted those invisible sword qi, the two of them had already fallen to the ground, and they were only three zhang away from the ground.
The white jade giant sword hung above Cao Xi's head, and it was about to split him apart, if it landed like this, he would definitely die an ugly death.
At the last moment, Cao Xi was as ruthless as Xiao Yunyin, no longer using the invisible sword qi to disturb Xiao Yunyin, but stabbed the Tang knife in his hand towards the side of the white jade giant sword. Under his full blow, Tang Dao successfully pierced through the white jade giant sword, and a sword qi flew out. Under his skillful control, the sword qi flew out and suddenly turned around, turned a right angle, and stabbed at the white jade giant sword again from another direction. This sword qi was like threading a needle, piercing the sword body of the white jade giant sword repeatedly at different angles, and every time it penetrated, it would make the white jade giant sword become unstable. Later, many cracks had already appeared on the white jade giant sword, and it had a tendency to collapse.
All this happened extremely quickly, and the next moment, the two of them had already fallen to the ground at the same time.
The internal force emanating from Cao Xi's body directly shattered the ground and sank deep below. The white jade sword was overwhelmed, and at the same time, it shattered in time, turning into countless scattered sword qi. After shattering, the power of the white jade sword was greatly reduced, but Yu Wei was still there, and several sword qi fell on Cao Xi's body, stabbing him into a slight injury. And Xiao Yunyin himself was also devoured, and it didn't get much better.
The strength of these two people was so great that the land was overwhelmed, and they fell apart and collapsed, and the two of them fell together into the depths of the land. The figures of the two disappeared into the horizon at the same time, and the loud noises caused by the free fight continued to be heard from under the earth, and the earth shook incessantly, and from time to time earth and stones flew out of the deep pit.
Not long after, the two people who were deep in the land suddenly flew out of the land, and while flying up, they did not forget to continue the battle, and several cold lights swept through the air. At this time, both of them were injured to varying degrees, and their clothes were torn, and Xiao Yunyin no longer only used his momentum to fight, but held his own saber to fight.
This sword and sword collided in mid-air, colliding with a little spark, and the killing was inextricably linked, and it was equal.
When the fight was in full swing, Cao Xi suddenly made a false move, flew out of the circle, and hid in the distance.
"Cao Xi, how many times have you distanced yourself from me, is it because you can't fight?" Xiao Yunyin asked with a sword.
"No, I'm not afraid of war, but I'm sending you to the western sky. Instead of yelling there, you might as well feel the anomalies around you. Cao Xi said unhurriedly.
Xiao Yunyin's eyes were staring at Cao Xi, and he secretly used the ability of celestial perception to feel the changes around him, and suddenly found that an extremely strong invisible sword qi was diffused around him. Those invisible sword qi were not condensed together, but diffused in the air, forming an invisible encirclement network that trapped him firmly in it.
These invisible sword qi must have been scattered in the air by Cao Xi just now when he was waiting for an opportunity in hand-to-hand combat, so much invisible sword qi must be a big drain for him. Following Xiao Yunyin, he also used a unique skill to press the bottom of the box.
Moreover, this unique skill is something Xiao Yunyin has never seen before.
"It seems that you have not been idle in the past seven years, and you have actually practiced such a killing move, and you have controlled the sword qi so well." Xiao Yunyin glared.
"Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, not to mention that the revenge of the teacher has not been avenged, how dare I be lazy. Today, I will give you a ride first, so as to comfort the spirit of my teacher in heaven, and you will die obediently for me. Cao Xi stood proudly above the sky, aimed the tip of the knife at Xiao Yunyin, and secretly dispatched the invisible sword qi that filled the sky.
The invisible sword qi became more threatening, and it was slowly shrinking, narrowing its scope. Now these sword qi have enveloped Xiao Yunyin, but it is not so easy to kill Xiao Yunyin. If these sword qi were to work at the same time, it would cause the striking surface to be too large, making the attack weak and weak, and it would be impossible to kill Xiao Yunyin. If you want to kill Xiao Yunyin, you can only condense the invisible sword qi that spreads out, and squeeze Xiao Yunyin wrapped in it to death.
Xiao Yunyin saw through the key to this move, waiting for an opportunity to find a breakthrough, once he broke out of the package of invisible sword qi, he could easily resolve this move.
Cao Xi, on the other hand, was the opposite, his goal was to prevent Xiao Yunyin from penetrating the package of the invisible sword qi and kill him before the latter flew out.
One of the two wants to dodge, and the other has to make a move, and they face off in mid-air. This kind of confrontation tests the ability of the two people to perceive, as well as their psychological quality, if anyone miscalculates, they may lose everything. The two of them stared at each other in mid-air, both motionless. Under the shrouded and squeezed by the invisible sword qi, Xiao Yunyin's ** turned red, and a debut crack appeared in his clothes. Cao Xi was no better, he had to urge the invisible sword qi with all his might, and the internal force in his body was rapidly draining, like a dam for flood discharge.
Xiao Yunyin stared at Cao Xi above, feeling the subtle changes around him, combining every detail to predict Cao Xi's actions. Celestial perception is an ability close to the sixth sense, and sometimes it is extremely accurate, and it can directly predict the enemy's next move, allowing the Tenfold Celestial Warrior to take the lead.
This prediction requires a combination of many factors, including the strength of both sides, the martial arts of both sides, the surrounding environment, and even the direction of the wind.
Xiao Yunyin was predicting Cao Xi's next move, and Cao Xi was also predicting his moves. He thought of one possible surname after another, and one after another, because people's thoughts are ever-changing, and the enemy's movements are constantly changing.
On the surface, the two are just looking at each other, but in fact, they are fighting in secret, and the danger of this kind of fight is even more dangerous than just now.
The invisible sword qi continued to shrink, this shrinkage was extremely unfavorable for Xiao Yunyin, if this situation was allowed to continue, he would inevitably be completely trapped by the invisible sword qi, and it would be even more difficult to get out at that time. This unfavorable situation forced him to take action.
Xiao Yunyin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and according to the right time, place and people, he predicted Cao Xi's next move, and with the help of this opportunity, he launched a rapid counterattack. He stabbed a sword at Cao Xi, and the sword qi condensed into a white jade sword, which flew towards Cao Xi in response. At the same time, his whole body quickly retreated to the left-hand side, trying to penetrate the encirclement of the invisible sword qi.
Cao Xi also seemed to have predicted Xiao Yunyin's movements, and also quickly retreated towards the right hand, avoiding the attack of the white jade sword, and then urging the invisible sword qi of the sky to condense it.
The invisible sword qi suddenly shot at one point in a volley, and with indestructible force, it tore that bit apart alive. As the sword qi passed, a few strands of cloth flew up, and the color of this cloth was exactly the same as the color of the clothes Xiao Yunyin was wearing.
"Did you get it?" Cao Xi's eyes lit up, and he looked at the location where the invisible sword qi was condensed, but he was disappointed to find that there was no blood stains there, just a few pieces of cloth. Xiao Yunyin had already avoided this blow.
In this round of confrontation, on the whole, Xiao Yunyin's prediction was successful, and he avoided the danger zone condensed by the invisible sword qi in advance.
Xiao Yunyin flew not far away, but he did not rush to counterattack, but was suspended in mid-air, quietly operating the internal force of the dantian. This battle was extremely draining for him, and there was not much internal strength left.
Cao Xi is naturally the same, the internal force is on the verge of running out of oil. He gasped slightly, glanced at Xiao Yunyin deeply, calmly accepted this fact, and said lightly: "Xiao Yunyin, it seems that after a few years, the strength of you and me is still not equal, even if you continue to fight, it is meaningless." You can't kill me, I can't kill you, if you insist on fighting, you will only end up with the same fate. Let's stop today, go back and practice hard for a few more years, and then divide up and down. ”
"Okay, let's stop today. In the future, if I am sure, I will come back to you. Xiao Yunyin was not reckless, and nodded and accepted Cao Xi's suggestion.
"I'm waiting for you in the Three Swords Sect, and you're welcome to come over and die at any time." Cao Xi slowly withdrew the Tang Knife, no longer paying attention to Xiao Yunyin, and slowly flew over in the direction where the Three Swords Sect was located.
After Cao Xi flew away, Xiao Yunyin slowly fell back to the ground and landed directly beside Zhao Zheng. He suffered some minor injuries, but they were not in the way, or he would have died.
"Are you okay senior?" Zhao Zheng said with concern.
"It's okay, I can't die." Xiao Yunyin replied, and then looked at Zhao Zheng, "Why didn't you leave?" ”
"My seniors are fighting with people, how can I run away alone. Besides, even if I run, how far can I run? You've been fighting until now, and it's only taken half a pillar of incense before and after. With your or Cao Xi's speed, it won't take long to catch up with me, and it's all for nothing. Zhao Zheng replied with a wry smile.
"That's just as well." Xiao Yunyin nodded.
"You're injured, let's find a place to heal first."
"If this skin injury is not in the way, we can continue to travel, and if we encounter a place to stay on the road, it is not too late to rest."
"Shall we continue to go back to the Taishan faction, or shall we go directly to Senior Xie?" Zhao Zheng asked again.
"There is still a long way to go from this place to the Taishan Sect, and it takes too much time to go back and forth, and I am worried that the medicinal power of the Amazing God Herb will decrease accordingly. That Cao Xi has already been repelled by me, and he shouldn't go back to us for trouble, so let's go directly to Qingshu. Xiao Yunyin decided.
"Okay. It's all up to the seniors. ”
The two rested for a while, then re-embarked on the road, but changed direction and flew in the direction of Jumu County. During the flight, Xiao Yunyin naturally had to use the ability of celestial perception to perceive the surrounding wind and grass, but there was no abnormality after that. It seems that Cao Xi did not follow, and he did go home.
The two flew all the way, hurried slowly, and finally arrived at the place where Xie Qingshu's house was a day later.
Xiao Yunyin knocked on the wooden door with a bumpy mood, and it didn't take long for the wooden door to open, revealing Xie Qingshu's figure.
Xie Qingshu was still wearing plain clothes like last time, just like an ordinary village girl. Who could have imagined that this woman was the purple-clothed female swordsman who dominated the storm seven years ago.
Xiao Yunyin stared at Xie Qingshu, revealing the kind of gentle eyes that can only be found between husband and wife.
"You're here." Xie Qingshu said with a little embarrassment.
"I thought you'd be scared into moving, but it's good you didn't leave." Xiao Yunyin smiled bitterly.
"Chen Niu really wanted to move away, but I stopped him, and our family couldn't leave in such a vague way. And I know you're not someone who can get rid of it easily, and even if we move away, you'll still find us. ”
"That's true." Xiao Yunyin nodded, with his cultivation and status, even if Xie Qingshu moved away, he could still find it easily. The difficulty of this kind of search is completely different from the difficulty of the previous search, and the search range is undoubtedly much smaller, which is not difficult. It was precisely because of such certainty that he dared to put aside Xie Qingshu and run directly to find the Amazing God Grass.
"Don't stand in front of you, come in and sit." Xie Qingshu stepped aside and invited the two of them into the house.
Xiao Yunyin and the two then walked into the house, and under Xie Qingshu's hospitality, they each found a seat and sat down. Chen Niu was not at home today, probably going to chop wood, and Xie Qingshu was the only one left at home.
Xie Qingshu poured two bowls of water for the two, although this hospitality was very shabby, but her face did not show a look of self-shame, just this calm heart and surname, it is not something that ordinary village girls can have.
After sitting down, Xie Qingshu looked at Xiao Yunyin, who was full of weather, and asked, "You two seem to be a lot more embarrassed than when you came last time, where have you been these days?" ”
"We've traveled a lot these days to find you an herb that can cure amnesia, and after you eat this herb, you will have some hope of recovering your previous memories. There's no guarantee that I'll recover, but I don't want to lose this opportunity. You can rest assured that even if it has no effect, this herb will not cause you any harm, and you can take it with confidence. Xiao Yunyin couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart any longer, picked up a package, and untied it, revealing the amazing grass hidden inside. After a long time, the Amazing God Grass is a little wilted, but the surname of the medicine is still there. (To be continued.) )