Chapter 22: The Soul Lance
Yan Feng stared at Xiao Ruoyu for a long time, and Xiao Ruoyu kept blushing and bowing his head as if he knew that Yan Feng was looking at him, not daring to raise it.
Suddenly, the young man on the side spoke again, which took Yan Feng's attention away from Xiao Ruoyu.
"Are you really going to duel with me"?
Zhao Yi smiled miserably and said, "I know that I am not your opponent now, but I am far older than you, no matter how hard I study and practice, the process is far less fast than yours." A few more years of practice is no match for you. And you're a junior, so naturally I can't go to someone else to deal with you, so only now is my best chance."
The young man seemed to ponder for a moment, and then said, "Are you sure"!
Zhao Yi didn't have any other expression on his face, just stared at the young man's face, and said word by word: "I'm sure"!
The young man's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he stayed on Zhao Yi's face. Zhao Yi only felt a stagnation in his chest, and he was a little frightened. But after all, he is also a famous predecessor in the rivers and lakes, how can he be defeated with this one look. Stabilizing his mind, a pair of indifferent eyes met the young man's eyes.
For a moment, the air around them froze, and the two of them seemed to be frozen in the air. The surroundings became very calm, the calm before the storm, the teahouse Xiao Er didn't know when it was gone, he seemed to feel everything that was going to happen, and he didn't know where to take refuge.
"Dare to ask Your Excellency's name". Zhao Yi said suddenly, temporarily unraveling the frozen situation.
However, this is only temporary!
Everyone has their own name, and young people are no exception.
"Li Tianao!"
There are only two kinds of people who know his name. Those who defeated him, and the dead.
Then, the two of them began to move.
Li Tianao, this person is really proud. There are many people in the rivers and lakes who are as famous as they are, and Yan Feng knows that this person definitely has the capital of pride when he looks at his actions.
Xiao Ruoyu on the side watched the two fight, and didn't know if he was contaminated by him with Yan Feng, but he actually sighed. Turning his head to Yan Feng, he said, "Do you say that this person is too stupid, he could have lived well, but he had to find death."
Yan Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not stupid, it's righteousness." Although I don't know why he has such affection for his friend, I know from him that he may only have this one friend in his life, and if this friend dies, he will have no need to live"!
Xiao Ruoyu said: "Are you saying that he may be asking for death"?
Yan Feng nodded, and suddenly heard a voice, "Although he is begging for death, he also has a chance to win."
There are only five people in this teahouse, young people, Yan Feng, Xiao Ruoyu, and Zhao Yi. There was also an old man sitting on the side. Of course, it was the old man who spoke, and the old man had been sitting there all the time and had not left! In the face of Li Tianao's resolute fight with Zhao Yilei, he was not afraid at all, and it seemed that he was also an unusual person.
Yan Feng and the others looked at the old man, and they didn't know when they started, there were three more copper coins in the old man's hand, and the old man was constantly playing with them. Those three copper coins are very special, ordinary copper coins are relatively dull. But the three coins were golden yellow, as if they were shining. If you don't look closely, you think it's made of gold.
"Can he really win?" It was Xiao Ruoyu who spoke, she was a little curious about what the old man said, "Listening to the conversation between the two of them just now, the friend who was defeated by that person is much stronger than this person, so is this Zhao Yi really his opponent?"
The old man looked up like Xiao Ruoyu, but the movement of fiddling with the copper coins in his hand did not stop at all, and he smiled: "There is no absolute thing in the world, otherwise why would many people die from people whose martial arts are lower than themselves."
Xiao Ruoyu said: "That kind of situation, maybe it's a trick used by people with low martial arts, or it's a problem of people with good martial arts themselves, but it's ......", she paused, glanced at the young man over there, and said, "But I don't seem to see some of the two situations."
The old man stroked the beard that hung down to his neck, and said with a smile in his eyes: "I said that there are no absolute things in the world."
"I know", Yan Feng, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke, "I seem to know where his chances of winning come from."
The old man's eyes narrowed into a line and said with a smile: "Then tell me, where does his chances come from"?
Yan Feng said: "First of all, listening to what Zhao Yi's predecessor said just now, he and the Supreme Daoist are very important friends. Their friendship is evident from the fact that they will not hesitate to die to fight him, and their friendship is beyond their own lives."
The old man smiled with a smile on his face, and said with a kind smile: "That's right, keep talking."
Yan Feng said again: "Since he is a vital friend, he is dead, and Zhao Yi's predecessors must be very sad. But behind the sadness, there is more anger towards that young man, so his martial arts are mixed with emotions."
The old man said again, "That's right."
Xiao Ruoyu suddenly interjected and said lightly: "Martial arts are like stopping water, if there are angry emotions mixed in it, then there will be a lot of flaws in martial arts, how can he win?"
Yan Feng suddenly glanced at Xiao Ruoyu in surprise, as if he didn't expect her to say this. In his impression, Xiao Ruoyu has always been a weak woman, how can she still know a little about martial arts? After Xiao Ruoyu finished saying that, he also realized that he had lost his words after seeing Yan Feng's eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head.
Although Yan Feng was a little surprised, he didn't ask, just smiled and said, "Yes, martial arts are not mixed with emotions, and flaws will indeed be revealed." But haven't you heard the saying that anger makes people powerful, and angry people will be much stronger and faster than usual."
The old man clapped his hands and laughed: "Yes, it's getting right and right."
Yan Feng said again: "And, judging from his performance just now, he is begging for death. This is even more important."
"What's so important about this, it's just that I don't want to live anymore!" Xiao Ruoyu raised her head again.
"Of course it's important", Yan Feng said with a smile: "Didn't you also say it, will there be flaws in the martial arts of angry people? But since he is seeking death, he doesn't care even if there are flaws." He is no longer afraid of death, but Li Tianao may not. He was neither angry, nor did he want to die, and probably even spared his life. A person who begs for death, a person who spares his life, this result is not to be judged."
"So that's the case, this is that Zhao Yi's chances?" Xiao Ruoyu suddenly sighed.
"Good, good", the old man's smiling eyes couldn't close, and the action of fiddling with the copper coins in his hands finally stopped, and the two somewhat old hands applauded.
"I didn't expect you to have such an opinion, little brother, the old man admires it."
Yan Feng said respectfully: "The younger generation is ugly, in fact, the seniors have already seen it, and the younger generations are just saying it on behalf of the seniors."
The old man was even happier, "Yes, not bad," and suddenly said, "But as I said, there are no absolutes in the world." The old man usually collects money and tells fortunes, so today he will make an exception."
Yan Feng didn't ask, the moment he saw the three copper coins, he had already guessed the identity of the old man.
"Bang", the three copper coins fell on the table and kept spinning, and then turned slower and slower. The strength of the two copper coins was weak, and finally stopped on the table. But the third copper coin rolled to the ground with a "ding" and spun a few times before stopping.
Suddenly, Xiao Ruoyu heard Yan Feng and the old man sighing.
"Do you also know the art of fortune-telling?" The old man suddenly asked when he heard Yan Feng's sigh.
"I understand a little, my master told me," Yan Feng said.
"Then tell me what the outcome of the duel between the two is?" the old man asked.
Yan Feng bent down, picked up the copper coin on the ground, put it in his palm and looked at it, then sighed and said, "Originally, these two copper coins were signed, but this copper coin fell to the ground, and the good ones have not changed"!
The old man said on the side: "It's become very bad"!
Xiao Ruoyu asked on the side: "What's wrong?"
Yan Feng looked at the copper coin in his hand and said, "This fortune-telling technique is not clear in a few words for a while. And I don't know much, I only know that the sudden fall of this copper coin represents a big ups and downs, and I'm afraid this result is very bad."
Xiao Ruoyu asked: "If this copper coin didn't fall to the ground, then they would have a good result?"
"Not bad", Yan Feng said: "And no one was injured, but it's a pity that this copper coin fell." His expression was a little sad, Xiao Ruoyu knew that Yan Feng had always been like this. and if they two fight, one shall die. Yan Feng was sad because of this incident.
Xiao Ruoyu said in a somewhat comforting tone to Yan Feng: "In fact, this fortune-telling technique is just some deceptive things on the rivers and lakes, and it may not be accurate. ”
"Alas", the old man suddenly sighed, attracting the attention of Xiao Ruoyu and Yan Feng. Xiao Ruoyu asked, "What are you sighing for?"
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "These three copper coins are a measure of good luck, but they can't measure the results."
Yan Feng asked, "Can the seniors test the results?"
The old man suddenly stretched out a thick palm, and there was actually a copper coin on the palm. "Actually, I have calculated for them long ago, and this copper coin is their result."
"What is the result?" Xiao Ruoyu couldn't help but ask.
The old man sighed, this sigh already represented a lot of things. Anger gave him strength, but it couldn't avoid it. ”
"Didn't you say that anger can make people stronger and faster? And he still has the heart to die, how can he lose?" Xiao Ruoyu didn't understand anymore.
"I said", the old man said: "There is no absolute thing in the world, although Zhao Yi has these two advantages, he may not be able to win"!
"Why"!
Yan Feng said suddenly: "Although Zhao Yi's predecessors are angry, they also have the heart of death. But he had no faith."
"Confidence"? Xiao Ruoyu asked.
"Yes, it's confidence", Yan Feng said: "Although he has the heart to die, he has no confidence, he just wants to die quickly, and he doesn't think of winning." And Li Tianao, the reason why he is proud is because he has confidence. The two have their own advantages and disadvantages. So the result is something else."
Xiao Ruoyu suddenly stopped asking, and hurriedly turned her gaze to Li Tianao and Zhao Yi. The duel between the two was not long, but they were too concentrated. Yan Feng was only a few feet away from them, but they didn't hear anything. If one person hears this discussion, I'm afraid it will be a different outcome.
"Whoosh", the three-foot short gun in Li Tianao's hand stabbed straight at Zhao Yi, the target, the throat. This shot, with the sound of drinking.
With a "swoop", Zhao Yi calmed his face and quickly stretched out a pair of silver chopsticks. After the pair of chopsticks came into contact with the gun head, they actually clamped Li Tianao's gun head. The tip of the spear rubs against the silver chopsticks, scattering sparks.
Zhao Yi was happy in his heart, the weapon was restrained, so what else could he do. As long as this continues, I will definitely win. But in an instant, Zhao Yi became flustered again.
Li Tianao's hand holding the gun suddenly exerted force, and with a "swoop", the tip of the gun passed through the silver chopsticks. Zhao Yi's hands were bruised, and he clamped his gun head with difficulty. Li Tianao snorted disdainfully, and as soon as he exerted his strength, a huge force burst out instantly, and he bent the pair of silver chopsticks at once.
And before Zhao Yi could exclaim, he felt a burst of blood in his throat. And the tip of Li Tianao's gun was already stuck in his throat. For the first and last time, Zhao Yi tasted the blood in his throat, and then fell to the ground quietly.
Yan Feng noticed his dead expression, it was a kind of liberation, a relief. Apparently he didn't regret it, because he was begging for death in the first place. Now as he wishes, he can go to his good friend Supreme Daoist when he dies, and the affairs of the rivers and lakes have nothing to do with him.
Li Tianao looked at Zhao Yi who fell to the ground, and suddenly took out the pair of crappy silver chopsticks from his hand, and put the silver chopsticks into the bag together with the dust. Then he didn't look at Zhao Yi who was lying on the ground. Put your baggage on your back and walk outside.
"Wait a minute!" suddenly a woman's voice came from behind, and Li Tianao stopped. "This senior died at your hands, not only did you not give him a good burial, but also took away his weapon?"
Li Tianao turned his head, saw Xiao Ruoyu at first sight, looked at her face, and then said: "The person who failed is not worthy of me to be buried."
Xiao Ruoyu snorted and said, "Could it be that the person who defeated you can let you collect his body?"
"Not bad"!
Xiao Ruoyu said: "The person who can defeat you will naturally kill you, how can you collect the body for him?
Li Tianao's hand holding the short gun suddenly clenched, and he felt that what this woman said was not simple. The head of the gun slowly lifted, but fell again. He gave up, although he was strong in martial arts and didn't care about other people's lives, he was not a person who killed innocents indiscriminately.
"What do you mean?"
Xiao Ruoyu said: "At least you should find a resting place for him."
Li Tianao said coldly: "If you didn't talk so much nonsense to me just now, but collected his body for him, would he have been resting in peace a long time ago." ”
Xiao Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to say this at all.
"And I repeat, he is not worthy, and no one who is defeated by me is worthy".
Proud, this young man is still so proud. But I have to admit that from his martial arts of killing Zhao Yi in a short time, he does have proud capital.
"So, who is worthy of you to collect his body?" The old man who was quietly observing Li Tianao suddenly spoke.
Li Tianao suddenly looked up at the sky, lowered his head again, and said, "Now there are no more than five people in the world who are worthy of me collecting his body."
"Who are these five men, then?" asked the old man.
Li Tianao's eyes suddenly flashed with a fine light, although he was proud. But I have to admit that there are a few people of his age who are not proud. Yan Feng also had to admit that this person was a common characteristic of the younger generations of the rivers and lakes.
Suddenly, a burst of light popped out of Li Tianao's eyes, as if he was proud of his answer. Then the names of several people came out of his mouth, "Xiao Li Flying Knife, Mr. Fire, Shadowless Sword, East China Sea Magic Flute, Tieyun Hand".
As soon as these five names came out, even the old man and Yan Feng, who had always been calm, were taken aback. These five people are really not called people, they are legends on the rivers and lakes. If you hadn't seen what this person had just done, maybe everyone would think he was bragging.
Xiao Li Feidao is a myth of the rivers and lakes a hundred years ago, and naturally there is no need for others to introduce it, almost everyone on the rivers and lakes knows a thing or two. Mr. Huo is the head of the Seven Masters of Martial Arts, and the Seven Masters are the seven masters outside the list of martial arts masters. Twenty years ago, every master was forty years old, and now I am afraid that every one of them is over sixty years old.
Twenty years ago, there were many talented people in the rivers and lakes, and young masters came out one after another, known as the golden generation, and there were countless of them. At that time, the master list was ranked in this golden generation, and Mr. Seven already belonged to the older generation, so they were not included. But that doesn't mean they're inferior to the top of the list.
The Shadowless Sword is the first place on the list of all-in-one masters, and the East China Sea Magic Flute is the second place in the list of all-in-one masters.
Tieyunshou, on the other hand, is a family. The history of this family is very long, and it is impossible to verify it for a long time, perhaps they existed when the rivers and lakes were formed. Although the Nangong family is the richest man in the rivers and lakes, Tie Yunshou is the leader of all the families in the rivers and lakes.
The all-in-one weapons list did not include all the famous people in the rivers and lakes, and several of them even thought that he was not qualified to rank. Xiao Li's flying knife is one, and Tie Yunshou is also one.
"You are really ashamed, these five people are obviously legends of the rivers and lakes. Although I am not from the rivers and lakes, I have heard of them. And you actually compare them to the only person who is worthy of you to collect the corpse, what a real arrogance!" Xiao Ruoyu snorted coldly.
Li Tianao snorted coldly and said, "Although I was not worthy of being their opponent before, I am worthy of it now, and I will definitely surpass them in the future."
Xiao Ruoyu asked mockingly, "Then what are you relying on?"
Li Tianao raised the short spear in his hand solemnly and arrogantly, and said word by word: "Just by virtue of it, my weapon soul gun"!
The Soul Lance, what a strange name.
However, Yan Feng didn't feel strange at all.
Jianghu is a strange place.
The soul lance, in the somewhat dark teahouse, faintly glowed. It was the light of a young man, the light of confidence and hope! I don't know how much blood there were.