Chapter 49 It’s hard to imagine that you can actually use your brain
Just as the middle-aged man finished speaking, he suddenly felt the layer of fine sand under his feet seemed to tremble.
What's going on?
The next second, an axe broke through the ground, rushed out of the fine sand, and chopped straight at the middle-aged man's left hand. The middle-aged man dodged to the side, and then immediately looked up at the sky. Sure enough, in less than half a second, another huge axe appeared above his head, heading towards his forehead.
The middle-aged man just found it funny. They were strong men of the same style, both holding two large weapons. He was also older than Tang Qiuyue and had more than 20 years of experience. Even if he didn't talk to Tang Qiuyue face to face, he could guess what Tang Qiuyue was thinking at this moment.
To easily avoid the danger from above, he placed his hands behind his back with his palms facing outwards and counted silently in his mind.
Within a few seconds, Tang Qiuyue ran behind him, put her hands together, and wanted to attack his lumbar spine from behind. Seeing that the middle-aged man had already made preparations in advance and blocked his attack with his palms, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she immediately chose the next step.
Shoulders! Abdomen! Thighs! Elbows! Upper part! Left side!
The middle-aged man said silently in his heart, and as Tang Qiuyue expected, almost every place of attack was the position he had predicted in his mind in advance.
Tang Qiuyue immediately noticed such a precise coincidence. She stopped attacking and instead quickly did several backflips to create distance between herself and the middle-aged man. Then she jumped onto a tree and looked down at the middle-aged man.
The two looked at each other, and Tang Qiuyue secretly groaned in her heart:
This isn't good! This person is really hard to deal with!
"What's wrong? Are you giving up just like that?"
Seeing that Tang Qiuyue didn't move, the middle-aged man asked.
"I'm sorry, I have no idea how to write the word 'give up'." Tang Qiuyue raised her chin and retorted.
The middle-aged man smiled, not taking Tang Qiuyue's arrogant attitude to heart, and just asked:
"You heard the bet I just mentioned, didn't you? It's a completely harmless condition. Are you interested in becoming my apprentice?"
"Not interested. I won't bet with you."
Tang Qiuyue refused without any hesitation.
This straightforward reply surprised the middle-aged man. He asked, "Why?"
"I have my own master. Although he is a bit erratic and often does and says things that irritate people, he is always reliable at critical moments. We, his disciples, have always respected and loved him.
I am unwilling to give up the relationship between my master and me, and I am even more unwilling to use this precious relationship to make a random gamble.
Therefore, I have no interest in being your apprentice, even though you may be the most suitable person to be my master among all the people I have met.
and……"
Tang Qiuyue paused for a moment, her brows relaxed, her smile tinged with helplessness, and she said honestly:
"I'm not so arrogant as to be ignorant of my own limitations. The gap between us is truly too great. The more I fight you, the more I feel the distance between us.
Honestly, the probability of me succeeding in this bet is too small, especially with the attack just now. You almost perfectly predicted every move I made. I'm not stupid enough to make this bet with you."
Tang Qiuyue's sincere words made the middle-aged man look at her with a higher regard and said:
"Even so, you can still adopt a delaying tactic and agree to my request for now. When your companions arrive later, you can leave with them. Wouldn't that be better?
If you don't agree to my bet with you, then you should know what your fate will be next."
It's death.
Tang Qiuyue saw almost no chance of winning against the middle-aged man in front of her. If she did not agree to the bet, the middle-aged man would certainly show no mercy and would kill her directly according to the rules of Lunxun Hall against outsiders.
"I can't lie to you." Tang Qiuyue said.
Although the person in front of me looks big and strong, at first glance it is easy to mistake him for someone who values physical strength more than mental power.
However, after only a few brief exchanges with this person, she could instantly sense that this person was obviously a meticulous person, and every word and action he took was carefully considered.
However, perhaps the most important point is that Tang Qiuyue could feel that the person in front of her had a bottom line and principles in doing things, had a strong sense of propriety, and his mind was obviously more inclined towards the right path.
Even though the two were currently on opposite sides, Tang Qiuyue sincerely had a good impression of this middle-aged man:
This person is a good person.
Hearing Tang Qiuyue's words, the middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and silently commented in his heart: He is a child with self-awareness.
Then, he looked at Tang Qiuyue silently, and patiently continued to ask word by word:
"So what are your plans next? If you don't agree to my bet, then if you can't come up with a good solution, you'll face the threat of death! I won't show you mercy just because I admire your talent."
Hearing the middle-aged man's advice, Tang Qiuyue curled the corners of her mouth, her eyebrows and eyes full of confidence, and said:
"Then you're worrying too much! Senior! Although I'm weaker than you, I'm not a simple person who can be killed easily by you.
If you want to kill me, you still have a hundred years to go!"
During the conversation, Tang Qiuyue's two huge axes had returned to her hands. She leaped and shuttled between trees, her speed was ten times faster than when she fought against the middle-aged man just now.
Her speed could actually be increased?! And the increase was only a little bit?!
The middle-aged man was secretly shocked. He thought that when Tang Qiuyue tried to sneak attack him just now, that speed was already her limit. Unexpectedly, she still hid her strength.
Tang Qiuyue was completely unaware of the middle-aged man's inner thoughts. Her hands flexibly manipulated the axe in her hands, splitting the tree trunks horizontally in the middle.
The next second, she alternated her hands. She no longer held the axe with both hands, but held the axe stick of one axe between the index finger and thumb of her right hand, and held the axe stick of the other axe between the ring finger and middle finger of her right hand, with her little finger supported by the bottom of the stick.
Grabbing two axes with one hand! Two axes weighing a thousand pounds!
Her left hand was not idle either. She picked up all the big trees that she had chopped down and tilted to the ground and put them on her left shoulder.
“Boom—boom—boom—”
One tree trunk after another fell on the middle-aged man in succession. These tree trunks came from different directions without any pattern, which was extremely annoying.
The middle-aged man dodged one, dodged one, escaped one, dodged one...
It was extremely annoying. Although these trees posed no threat to him, it was not the middle-aged man's style to keep avoiding them.
“Heh~”
The middle-aged man sneered and did not hide. He simply stuck the two big hammers in his hands into the fine sand on the ground. He raised his hands and punched each tree one by one, smashing them into pieces. The ground was covered with broken sharp branches.
At this moment, Tang Qiuyue, who was not far away, did a big spin in the air, accompanied by two fierce whooshing sounds and Tang Qiuyue's two giant axes.
"Dang-dang-" Two loud sounds hit the two big hammers of the middle-aged man, driving the big hammers and the surrounding tree trunks that were smashed by the middle-aged man's punch, and buried them together in the purple fine sand.
"Now, without the big hammer, it will be difficult for you to kill me."
This time, Tang Qiuyue no longer hid in the tree to distance herself from the middle-aged man.
She jumped down from the tree and, under the middle-aged man's surprised gaze, slowly approached him step by step until she was only half a step away from the middle-aged man. Then she stopped.
The middle-aged man glanced at a certain spot on the fine sand on the ground. Underneath was his big hammer and the other party's big axe.
He looked away, and his smile disappeared. He stared at Tang Qiuyue expressionlessly and said, "You plotted against me."
I never expected that the girl in front of me looked so innocent and pure-minded.
It was as if she had never thought about too many things, and only had brute force. Although she had wisdom, it was not sufficient, and it was easy for people to think that she was just a person who didn't understand any strategies.
Unexpectedly, she had already had the idea of making plans from the very beginning. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.
This girl is a brave and resourceful person!
When did it start? It must have been when he suddenly ran into this wooded area. It was to separate him from his hammer and weaken his fighting power.
"Don't say such harsh words."
Tang Qiuyue folded her arms across her chest and continued, "This is just a simple battle strategy. It's hardly a calculation."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed, looked up at the moon, and said with admiration: "It's hard to imagine that you can actually use your brain."
Tang Qiuyue: ...I feel a little offended...
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time, and finally calmed down. He looked away and looked down at Tang Qiuyue standing in front of him, and asked the doubt in his heart:
"When you threw that pile of split wood at me, how did you know I would drop the sledgehammer and fight with my bare hands?"
Tang Qiuyue did not hide this and answered his confusion earnestly:
"It's simple. Everyone wants to be lazy, hates hard work, and refuses to be tired. And since I'm one of you, I've both carried heavy weapons in battle for long periods of time, so I understand your mentality all too well.
If it weren't for the purpose of cultivation, who would be willing to carry something big and heavy out every day?
The gap between you and me is too big. You naturally have the advantage. Even if I don't use weapons, I can't be your opponent.
So, even if your reason makes you value me, you still look down on me a little in your heart.
A contemptuous attitude and a lazy mindset—using these two things, I might be able to defeat you."
After receiving Tang Qiuyue's answer, the middle-aged man suddenly understood and couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating smile:
"So that's how it is. It's just like that."
Unexpectedly, he failed on these two points.
"Still fighting? Next, let's fight hand-to-hand?"
Tang Qiuyue's muscles were tense, ready to fight at any time, and asked.
"No more fighting. My goal was to kill you, but now it seems that I can't save your life.
There's no point in continuing to fight! Go! Take your weapons and reunite with your companions."
"you……"
When Tang Qiuyue heard this, she wanted to say something else, but the middle-aged man had already guessed her thoughts and interrupted her:
"I have fulfilled my duties and obligations. What happens next is not my business. Go now before I change my mind."
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