Chapter 403 Another Master-Disciple Pair
At the bottom of the sea, Chen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo walked hand in hand towards Guiyun Island.
The sounds of artillery fire, the sound of the hull breaking, and the sound of water columns were all blocked by the sea water, making the surroundings seem much quieter.
Xiao Zhuo looked at the surrounding scene in amazement and exclaimed: "Is this the power of the big bear? It's amazing."
The big bear continued to collect seawater and created a huge spherical space around the two of them. The blue seawater boiled and rolled on the surface of the balloon, making gurgling sounds but no water entered, creating a space without water at all on the seabed.
Shen Yuexi walked on the soft sand on the seabed, bypassing the colorful coral reefs, and smiled at Xiao Zhuo, "We'd better move on quickly. Big Bear is overloaded and can't hold on for much longer."
Less than two miles from Guiyun Island, the seabed wasn't very deep. Sunlight shone directly onto the seabed, rippling the blue waves and shimmering the water in a myriad of colors. The two of them felt like they were strolling through an aquarium. Liuli, the parrot in her arms, stretched its neck curiously and called out, "Gee-gee..."
A school of silvery, spindly fish scurried into the space between them, like a school of fish bursting from a wall of water, splashing and thrashing all over the ground. Then, a shark, over two meters long, chased the fish, also pierced the wall and dove headfirst into the sand beside them, flopping aimlessly about, seemingly confused as to why the water had suddenly disappeared.
Xiao Zhuo saw such a strange sight for the first time and said, "When everything calms down, it would be great if we could build something so that everyone can be like us on the seabed."
"That's easy," Shen Yuexi continued walking forward. "Big Bear can make high-strength glass. Then we can lay a glass pipe on the seabed, and people can walk in it, just like the two of us."
The two men moved forward, and the seawater behind them filled the original space, immersing the shark and the small fish again. The fish regained their vitality and swam around the empty spherical space, but they dared not approach any further.
After walking for a while, the terrain gradually rose, and the two people's heads emerged from the water first. The sea water was boiling continuously, which was particularly eye-catching.
The people on Guiyun Island all saw this strange sight, but they didn't understand what was happening. Many people stood watching from afar. Someone among them recognized Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo and immediately ran to report it.
Shen Yuexi stood on the beach and looked back out to sea, seeing the Guiyun Island fleet approaching the island's dock. Directly in front of her and Xiao Zhuo, a large group of soldiers, armed with various weapons, rushed towards them, shouting.
These soldiers were the defenders of Guiyun Island, numbering over a thousand, and they seemed ready to surround and kill the two men directly on the beach.
Xiao Zhuo said to Shen Yuexi, "Yuexi, what should we do?"
Behind them lay the sea, and before them stood thousands of soldiers. Xiao Zhuo didn't know whether to fight or not. If he fought, he wouldn't be able to kill many. Perhaps he could only consider surrendering. But Shen Yuexi was different; she was sure she had a solution.
Shen Yuexi smiled slyly: "Husband, Big Bear has collected so much sea water, and it just comes in handy here."
As they were talking, the soldiers rushed over. The soldier in the front was about to raise his spear to stab the two men when a huge wave suddenly appeared in front of Shen Yuexi, more than ten meters high, and rushed towards the soldiers.
The soldiers were caught off guard and were slammed into the ground by the waves. They lost their footing and were all swept backwards by the sea. The team of thousands of people was instantly scattered by the waves, and the farthest ones were swept away for hundreds of meters.
Despite the mighty waves, they didn't harm the soldiers. They simply drenched them, leaving them in a state of disarray and unable to rise. They watched helplessly as Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo sprinted past, heading for the city at the highest point of the island. A large blue and yellow parrot flew overhead, squawking.
When Shen Yuexi ran past these soldiers, she asked Daxiong to collect all the weapons in the soldiers' hands to prevent them from chasing her.
After the upgrade, Big Bear had four production lines: one for the Dragon Jade Pendant, one for collecting soldiers' weapons, and one for collecting seawater, which had just been used up and was cooling down. Only one line was left.
The entire Guiyun Island has a terrain with low areas around and high areas in the middle, and the city is located at the highest point of the island. To reach the city, one needs to walk along a winding mountain road.
"The two sisters must be in that city," Shen Yuexi said, "Let's rescue them first, and then go find mother."
Just as she finished speaking, the baby in her belly kicked her hard. She groaned, bent over with her hands covering her belly, and cried out in pain: "Ouch... My little ancestor, please don't kick me so hard."
Xiao Zhuo didn't say anything, he just grabbed her legs, picked her up horizontally, and continued running forward.
Shen Yuexi peeked over from Xiao Zhuo's arm and saw the soldiers stumbling in the mud, searching for their weapons. No one was following them, and she felt relieved. She gently rubbed her belly and said, "Husband, this is the final moment. We must see Mother."
As long as Pei Jingyun is seen, the grudge between the two sides will definitely have a result.
Xiao Zhuo nodded, but his pace gradually slowed down and then stopped.
Shen Yuexi turned and saw that they had reached a flat area halfway up the mountain. A thin, gray-robed man in his fifties or sixties blocked their path. He had a longsword tucked into his belt, his arms folded across his chest. Although alone, he possessed an extraordinary bearing.
"Husband, put me down." Shen Yuexi could see that the old man was here to stop them, and there would be a fight between the two sides.
Xiao Zhuo put her down. Shen Yuexi reached into her bag and took out a pistol and handed it to Xiao Zhuo: "Husband, don't waste time. If you delay for too long, the soldiers behind will catch up."
Xiao Zhuo nodded and was about to take the pistol when he heard Xiao Beiheng's shout from far behind him.
“Brother, brother!”
Shen Yuexi turned around in surprise and saw Xiao Beiheng pulling Su Mo up the mountain.
It turned out that Xiao Beiheng happened to meet Qiong when he was on the boat looking after Su Mo. Qiong had just pierced the boat and was afraid that it would sink soon, so she decided to make Xiao Beiheng drunk as well. Then she called Long and others to help unload the lifeboat and sail towards the fleet of Guiyun Island.
When Xiao Beiheng and Su Mo woke up, the Guiyun Fleet's artillery had already sunk Shen Yuexi and their ship. Believing Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi to be dead, they grieved deeply until the fleet docked.
As soon as they got off the boat, a soldier came to report that Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi had swam to the island and were heading towards the city. Xiao Beiheng and Su Mo were overjoyed and immediately rushed up the mountain to find their brother and sister-in-law.
Seeing that both of them were safe, Shen Yuexi was surprised and happy. She went to Su Mo and hugged her tightly, saying, "Let's go find mother together."
Su Mo nodded and said to Xiao Beiheng: "Beiheng, isn't that your teacher?"
Xiao Beiheng walked over to Xiao Zhuo, looked at Jiang Tongshan across from him, and extended his hand, saying, "Brother, lend me Yan Que for a moment. I'll fight the teacher, and you two can quickly go up the mountain to find mother."
Xiao Zhuo solemnly placed the Yanque Sword in his hand and said, "Brother, you must come."
Shen Yuexi held Su Mo's hand and walked up the mountain with Xiao Zhuo. When they passed Jiang Tongshan, they found that he had no intention of stopping them, so they quickened their pace, passed Jiang Tongshan, and continued to run up the mountain.
After Xiao Beiheng saw the three people pass by, he took the Yanque Sword in his hand, clasped his hands together and saluted Jiang Tongshan: "Teacher."
Jiang Tongshan chuckled and said, "Xiao Beiheng, you really surprised me."
Xiao Beiheng asked, "Teacher, what do you mean?"
"I've been teaching you martial arts since you were old enough to understand. Your swordsmanship, archery, and horsemanship. I taught you every one of them myself," Jiang Tongshan said as he walked slowly down the hillside. "Yet you've never called me teacher. This is the first time in all these years."
Xiao Beiheng bowed again and said, "I was ignorant before and offended you a lot."
"Don't say any more," Jiang Tongshan drew his sword and pointed it at Xiao Beiheng. "Although you are the young master, you allowed Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi to go up the mountain to see the master. This is a great sin. I will capture you now and let the master decide your fate."
The long sword in his hand was jet black in color, and like Long's scimitar, it was a fine product made by Xu Yan.
Xiao Beiheng also unsheathed his Yanque sword and said, "Master, if you want to capture me, I will surrender. However, I also need to help my brother and sister-in-law meet my mother, so I'm sorry I can't obey your command."
"Then don't blame me for being ruthless."
Jiang Tongshan flew forward, and the long sword in his hand turned into a black light and pierced Xiao Beiheng's chest.
Xiao Beiheng waved Yan Que to block, and the two swords collided. Sparks flew, and although Jiang Tongshan's sword was shaken away, it did not break.
The two men crossed each other, Jiang Tongshan swung his sword to cut at Xiao Beiheng's left leg. Xiao Beiheng raised his knee and did a one-legged stance to dodge the sword, and the Yanque sword slashed down at Jiang Tongshan's sword-holding wrist.
All his martial arts were taught by Jiang Tongshan, who knew his moves even with his eyes closed. Just as Xiao Beiheng swung his sword, Jiang Tongshan spun around, moving to his side and thrusting the sword into Xiao Beiheng's left shoulder.
Xiao Beiheng didn't expect Jiang Tongshan to be so fast. When he tried to dodge, it was too late. The black sword slashed across his shoulder, leaving a cut, and blood immediately dyed his sleeves red.
Jiang Tongshan stabbed Xiao Beiheng and leaped back, saying, "You've already seen blood within three moves. Do you still want to continue the fight?"
Xiao Beiheng glanced at the wound on his left shoulder and said, "Teacher is indeed amazing. But I still have important things to do and cannot surrender."
Jiang Tongshan sneered, "Then I will capture you myself, and then I will capture Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi."
After saying that, he attacked again with the sword. Xiao Beiheng dodged a few moves, but was hit by another sword on his waist. He was unable to dodge in time and was cut by the sword, bleeding profusely.
Seeing Xiao Beiheng with two wounds on his body, Jiang Tongshan became careless and wanted to find an opportunity to capture Xiao Beiheng. Unexpectedly, Xiao Beiheng suddenly slashed at him with his full strength. He had no time to dodge and raised his sword to block.
There was a crisp sound and the black sword broke into two pieces.
Jiang Tongshan didn't expect that the sword in his hand was still unable to resist Yan Que. When he came to his senses, Xiao Beiheng's Yan Que sword was pointing at his throat.
"Just kill me," Jiang Tongshan said, closing his eyes. "It's normal for me to die in your hands."
He knew from the time he taught Xiao Beiheng martial arts that Pei Jingyun wanted to train her son to be a cold-blooded, ruthless killer, with the ultimate goal of having Xiao Beiheng kill Xiao Zhuo. Although Xiao Beiheng had reconciled with Xiao Zhuo now, he had killed his own father with his own hands, and perhaps that cruelty still remained in his heart, so he did not expect the other party to show mercy.
Unexpectedly, he waited for a long time, but the sword did not pierce his throat, and he opened his eyes in surprise.
Xiao Beiheng had already sheathed the Yanque Sword, and holding the wound on his left shoulder, he bowed deeply to him, "Teacher, I'm going to look for my brother."
After saying that, Xiao Beiheng walked past Jiang Tongshan and headed up the mountain.
"Wait," Jiang Tongshan called to Xiao Beiheng, took out a medicine bag from his pocket and threw it to him, "This powder can stop the bleeding from your wound."
Xiao Beiheng reached out to take the medicine bag, smiled at Jiang Tongshan, and said, "Thank you, teacher." After that, he ran along the mountain road towards the distant city.
Jiang Tongshan stood there, watching Xiao Beiheng's back gradually disappear into the distance, with a relieved smile on his face.
Long, Xun, and Xue, the three assassins, hurried over and were surprised to see Jiang Tongshan standing there with a broken sword in his hand. Long asked, "Teacher, is your sword broken?"
"Xu Yan, that boastful fellow," Jiang Tongshan said, "he said the sword he forged could surpass that of his ancestors. But after just a few moves, his sword was cut off by Yan Que."
Long looked at the scimitar in his hand and thought that it was a good thing that he blocked it.
Xun said to Jiang Tongshan, "Teacher, with your skills, even if your sword is broken, you can definitely deal with the young master. Why let them go? If the master knew we let them go, he would punish us."
Jiang Tongshan said: "Don't chase them anymore. I think the young master has changed. Let them go to see the master."
If even a cruel and murderous person like Xiao Beiheng can change, maybe Pei Jingyun will also change her mind.
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