Xie Lian had to protect Huacheng and couldn't be distracted. And Pei Ming, facing the weapon he knew best, posed no threat at all!
At that moment, Mingguang suddenly cursed, "You bastard! Could you please stop when I'm hitting you? You hit my hand!" Kemo simply ignored him. Seeing the two men rubbing shoulders, Xie Lian grabbed Pei Ming and said, "General Pei! Kemo doesn't believe you have no ill will towards him. I must demand an explanation from you! Quickly, put your five fingers together, cross your wrists above your head, press down from the top of your head, and then separate. This is the universal peace gesture of their clan. In any case, show him your good intentions and tell him to hold on!"
Pei Ming was puzzled and said, "Huh?" You have to know that the feud between them and Ke Mo wasn't just a minor misunderstanding. How could they just make peace with him by making a gesture? How could he calm down?
Xie Lian, however, didn't hesitate to grab him and said, "Come, do this with me first to make him stop!"
However, Pei Ming's hand was injured, and when he was grabbed, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. Just as he was about to do as they said, Mingguang had already heard everything they said. He rushed in front of Ke Mo, crossed his hands above his head, slid them downwards, and separated them. He said proudly to the two people in the circle, "It's not that easy!"
Unexpectedly, when Ke Mo saw his action, his eyes widened, veins bulged on his iron-black skin, and he spread out his five fingers, and with a palm like an iron palm-leaf fan, he directly slapped Ming Guang away.
The moment that slap was delivered, neither Pei Ming nor Ming Guang understood what had happened. A moment later, Pei Ming turned back and said to Xie Lian, "Your Highness, I thought Ming Guang was cunning, but I didn't expect you to be even more cunning. I admire you."
Xie Lian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, “No, no, I’m so ashamed.”
Those words just now seemed to be spoken to Pei Ming, but they were actually meant for Mingguang. After hearing this, Mingguang would inevitably be the first to show goodwill to Kemo in order to prevent them from getting what they wanted. However, the action Xie Lian taught him wasn't a plea for peace at all, but a provocation. Furthermore, it was the most aggressive provocation in the Banyue language, roughly equivalent to the four-hit combo of "chop off your dog's head, whore your wife, kill your entire family, and dig up your ancestral graves." It would be strange if Kemo didn't fly into a rage after seeing this. Under different circumstances, Mingguang might have doubted the truth of Xie Lian's words, but the situation was urgent, and Pei Ming's hand was almost raised. He didn't have time to think about it, so he fell for it.
After being knocked flying by Kemo's palm, Mingguang reacted quickly and tried to make amends. However, due to the language barrier, he instinctively yelled and yelled, which seemed more like cursing Kemo. He also tried a few other gestures, such as bowing and giving a thumbs-up, but that was like someone suddenly begging for mercy after insulting you with the most vicious and vulgar words. It was too insincere, and he was still hit by several punches. In addition, Kemo also knew some basic Central Plains swear words, and Mingguang was a little annoyed while beating and cursing. The two of them fought more and more fiercely, and Pei Ming almost wanted to cheer them on. Mingguang glanced over here, very angry. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand, shook it at Kemo, pointed at himself, then pointed at Xie Lian and Pei Ming in the circle, and repeated the cross-hand separation gesture to them.
Ke Mo really stopped, frowned, and asked, "Are you doing it to me or to them?"
Xie Lian thought this was bad, but he didn't dare speak rashly, because he was unsure how to appease Ke Mo. Ming Guang saw that there was a turning point and continued to work hard. When he turned to Pei Ming, he repeated the same action with a ferocious face, and when he turned to Ke Mo, he calmed down again. With his eye contact and expression, Ke Mo finally understood what he meant.
We share the same hatred and the same enemy!
After reaching an agreement, Mingguang and Kemo once again pressed forward. Xie Lian's mind raced, and he took a deep breath, calling out in Banyue language, "General Pei! Banyue!"
Upon hearing these two names, Ke Mo paused and asked sharply, “Are they both nearby?!”
Xie Lian didn't answer him, only calling out, "Young General Pei! Banyue! Ke Mo is here, you must not come over here! Run away! Never come back!"
Ke Mo naturally thought the two men were really nearby, and Xie Lian was tipping them off to escape. He immediately shouted angrily, "It won't be that easy!" and rushed out. Ming Guang said, "Hey! Big guy! Why are you running?! He must be lying to you. Come back!"
However, Ke Mo had already run away, and Ming Guang was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed, "Idiot!"
Xie Lian wiped away a second bout of cold sweat, sighing heartily, "Learning one more language brings endless benefits throughout your life!" Seeing Mingguang about to continue his attack, he raised his hand and said, "Wait! If you do that again, we'll be rude to you."
Mingguang said: "How can you still be rude to me now?"
Xie Lian asked, “Did you forget to bring something?”
Mingguang asked, "What is it?"
Pei Ming hesitated as he dragged something out from behind him and said, "How could you forget such a big thing?"
What he was dragging was actually two human legs connected to half of the waist. Mingguang was shocked when he saw it and said, "Ah? My lower body!"
Until recently, he had been moving on his palms, hopping and skipping with his hands. He had become so accustomed to this way of moving that he had completely forgotten that he hadn't yet reattached his lower body. Pei Ming, taking advantage of the intense fight between him and Ke Mo, went out and dragged the lower body, which was lying on the ground nearby and unable to move, into the circle, threatening, "You'd better not act rashly."
However, this threat was awkward. If the hostage were a complete person, Pei Ming could have placed his hands around their neck or on their forehead while making this statement. This would have been a very intimidating scene, far more than just talk. However, now they only had the lower half of their body in their hands. So, where exactly should he place his hands to avoid appearing awkward while still intimidating the other person?
Unable to think of anything, Pei Ming had no choice but to step on his foot. Mingguang asked, "Are you kidding me?"
Xie Lian also felt that this was too frivolous, so he said tactfully, “General Pei, stepping on someone’s foot isn’t very convincing. Can you… make him think you’ve got his weak spot?”
Pei Ming said, "Your Highness, please don't speak so lightly. If I hadn't been unwilling to do such a shameless and vulgar act, do you think I would want to step on him? Why don't you go after his weak spot?"
“…”
In short, neither of them wanted to take advantage of such a weak spot. Xie Lian said, "Forget it. Then why don't we do this!"
After a brief discussion, each of them grabbed Mingguang's legs. This was much more intimidating, and less awkward. Xie Lian said, "Please step back, or else your true form will be damaged again."
Mingguang sneered, "Ha! Do you really think my lower body is useless?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Lian felt a murderous aura rapidly rising from his palm. He immediately threw his hand and said, "General Pei, be careful!"
The previously lifeless lower body was caught off guard, and two kicks flew out. Pei Ming also shook his hands in time, thus avoiding the two kicks with the wind of a blade. The two legs somersaulted in the air, landing on one knee, then slowly stood up and stood in place. These moves were surprisingly smooth and impressive. Xie Lian couldn't help but say, "Good!" After praising him, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Not good!"
What's good about that? He had painstakingly set up a protective circle just to keep Mingguang out, but now, even though Mingguang's upper body was still outside, his lower body had already entered!
Pei Ming also came to his senses and said, "We've fallen into a trap."
These monsters, with their bodies split in two, sometimes only the leading half can move, while others have both halves. It's impossible to confirm which category Mingguang belongs to, but his lower half had been lifeless, unmoved even when stepped on, so Pei Ming assumed it was the former, presumably feigning immobility. Mingguang clapped his hands and laughed from outside the circle, "Exactly! This is what they call luring the wolf into the house and catching the turtle in the jar!"
There were three people in the circle now. Hua Cheng was meditating with his eyes closed. At the critical moment, Pei Ming's sword had been broken by the bright light. Xie Lian's heart served as the door lock of the protective array. Both of them were unarmed. Xie Lian could only shout, "Damn it!"
The shattered scimitar, Erming, instantly stood upright and flew into Xie Lian's hands. Xie Lian grasped the hilt and swung it down. Mingguang's lower body kicked out, intercepting the blow. He took two steps back, nearly falling out of the circle. His upper body remained outside the circle, his expression slightly changed, seeming a little apprehensive. He clapped his hands, and his lower body returned to its original form, a nearly three-foot-long blade hanging murderously in the air.
Xie Lian didn't often wield a knife, but with E Ming in hand, he was quite adept at it. Just as he was about to meet him, Pei Ming said, "Your Highness, I don't mean to cause trouble at this time, but it seems that there is something wrong with your City Lord Hua?"
Xie Lian was startled and turned to look. As expected, Hua Cheng's frown deepened, and his hands, resting on his knees in a spell, trembled slightly. His attention was distracted, and the broken blade seized the opportunity to stab him. At this moment, E Ming escaped Xie Lian's control and collided with the broken sword in mid-air with a clang!
Xie Lian said, “Eming, please hold on for a moment!” He squatted in front of Hua Cheng and asked, “How could this happen? What went wrong?”
Pei Ming said, "Your Highness, please don't ask me. I'm not as familiar with the Ghost King as you are!"
Xie Lian said to Hua Cheng, "Sanlang? Can you hear me? Stop holding it in and come out!"
At this moment, Mingguang shouted from outside the circle: "You dare to stop me with just a small knife!"
As they spoke, Mingguang's Broken Blade and E'ming had already clashed dozens of times in the air, sparks flying. In normal times, E'ming would have naturally held the upper hand, but now, facing Mingguang's slender blade, the shrunken E'ming looked a bit like a child fighting an adult. Though fierce, his limbs were limited, hindering him. Several times, the situation became critical, and Xie Lian, despite his busy schedule, took a moment to glance back and say, "Be careful!"
After he finished shouting, E'ming suddenly turned into a silver whirlwind and cut through the broken blade. The bright light outside the circle cried out, "Ah!" It seemed that the blow had been severed. Xie Lian praised, "Good E'ming!"
Pei Ming suddenly said, "Wait, Your Highness, I feel like it got bigger when you praised it?"
Xie Lian looked closely and asked, "Really?"
Pei Ming said, "It seems so. Why don't you try again?"
Since it was just a compliment anyway, Xie Lian said, “Alright. Erming, listen carefully: You are handsome, lovable, kind, clever, gentle, strong, and the best in the world…”
He stopped talking before he finished. Pei Ming clapped his hands. Ming Guang, who was outside the circle, looked incredulous and said angrily, "There's such a sorcery? How come I've never heard of it!"
Absolutely true! With every compliment Xie Lian gave, E Ming's figure grew taller. If he had just looked like a ten-year-old child, now he was probably fourteen or fifteen!
The Broken Blade seemed overwhelmed against the slightly larger Erming, struggling to cope. Erming's blade trajectory was even more erratic and unpredictable. As the outcome seemed imminent, Mingguang made a magical gesture outside the circle. Pei Ming observed and immediately exclaimed, "Oh no! He's transferring all the magic power from the upper half to the lower half!"
Sure enough, the broken blade in the circle suddenly erupted in a surge of black energy. E Ming struck it with his sword, but it was deflected by the thick, insoluble black energy and plunged diagonally into the ground. Xie Lian quickly pulled it out and asked, "Are you okay?"
Pei Ming said, "It's okay, just wait for me." He took the Er Ming from his hand. Xie Lian was just beginning to feel strange when his face suddenly felt cold. With a "smack," Pei Ming actually slapped the Er Ming into his face, the handle of the knife hitting his mouth.
“…” Xie Lian took Er Ming off and rubbed the edge of his lips, which were slightly numb from being slapped. He wondered, “General Pei, what’s the point of doing this?”
Pei Ming said, "Of course it does make sense. Your Highness, please lower your head and look."
Xie Lian lowered his head, speechless. E'ming had actually become slender again!
Mingguang couldn't help but curse outside the circle: "Damn it, what kind of evil magic is this? Why don't you all use it all at once!"
Xie Lian said, “To be honest, I also want to know what the reason is.”
E'ming, full of energy, leaped up and slashed at Mingguang's broken blade again. The sword and the knife clashed fiercely in the air. Xie Lian looked at Huacheng again, while Pei Ming looked at Mingguang who was lying not far away. At this moment, all of Mingguang's magic power was transferred to the lower half of his body that was fighting with E'ming. The threat of his upper body was greatly reduced. Everyone realized this. Pei Ming stood up and was about to go out to get him when a heavy footsteps came running. It was Ke Mo who came back and said angrily: "You cunning Taoist priest from the Central Plains, you lied again. You have been collecting rags all your life! They are not even nearby!"
Xie Lian hadn't expected to trick Ke Mo for long, but he returned even earlier than expected. This was a critical juncture, and Mingguang was overjoyed. Pointing at Fangxin, he said, "Big guy, quick! Strike down this sword, break the formation, and the people inside will be helpless!"
There was no need for him to remind her at all. With one horizontal palm strike, her heart tilted two inches. With another horizontal palm strike, her heart tilted two inches again. With another horizontal palm strike, her heart fell down!
The protective formation was finally broken!
The broken blade, no longer entangled with E Ming, flew out of the circle and returned to Ming Guang's body, transforming into two legs, connecting into a complete human form. Ming Guang leaped to his feet, patted Ke Mo, pointed at Pei Ming, then at himself, then at Xie Lian, then at Ke Mo. Ke Mo understood this meant to divide the prey. He nodded, and with a pair of fists like iron sandbags, he approached Xie Lian, who was blocking Hua Cheng's way.
Mingguang stretched his legs and grinned, "Pei Ming, you want to tame me again, don't you? Come on and give it a try?"
Pei Ming remained silent. Mingguang sneered, "The general broke his sword! The general broke his sword! Hehe! What a beautiful story! To think that such a thing could become a beautiful story! It shows how blind the heavens are."
Pei Ming said, "I never considered it a good story."
Mingguang said, "Nonsense! You know best how many brothers and subordinates you have killed who have followed you for so many years."
At the same time, Ke Mo also approached Xie Lian. Xie Lian, holding E Ming in his hand, was not afraid of him, but was worried that if he wasn't careful, something might happen to Hua Cheng behind him. Ke Mo saw that his eyes were not focused, as if he was thinking about something, and said, "Forget about the conspiracy. I won't be fooled by anything you say!"
Xie Lian said, “I wasn’t lying. Ban Yue and General Xiao Pei were indeed in this area before, but they left after I notified them. Hey, Ban Yue? Why are you here?!”
Ke Mo angrily said, “Do you take me for a fool? Such a stupid trick…”
Before he finished speaking, a voice sounded above him: "Ke Mo!"
This sentence was spoken in Banyue language, and it was a very familiar voice. Ke Mo immediately looked up and saw a purple-red object falling in front of him. His face suddenly changed, and he hugged his head and shouted, "Get out!"
The thing that fell was the Half Moon Nation's special venomous snake, the Scorpion Tailed Snake! And the person who threw it was naturally the Half Moon Nation's Imperial Master.
Ban Yue leaped down from the tree and landed beside Xie Lian, saying, "General Hua..."
Xie Lian said to Ke Mo, “I told you a long time ago, it really is half a month…”
Ke Mo didn't listen to what he was saying at all. He just yelled at Ban Yue, "You threw me! You threw a scorpion tail snake at me! You knew I hated scorpion tail snakes the most, and you still threw it at me!!"
Ban Yue squatted down and said, "I'm sorry...but I only know how to throw a scorpion tail snake..."
Mingguang also noticed that the situation had changed and asked vigilantly, "Who is coming?"
A dark figure suddenly descended from the tree, blocking his way, and replied, "The former deputy martial priest of Mingguang Palace, Pei Su!"
Pei Ming was surprised by the sudden appearance of a surprise force. He asked, "Xiao Pei? Why are you here too?"
Xie Lian asked, “Ban Yue, aren’t you following Master Rain?”
Hearing the words "Master Rain Master," Pei Ming frowned slightly. Ban Yue said, "Yes, so, this time I'm also here with Master Rain Master."
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