Chapter Thirty-One: A New Look
Sun Bu'er placed the sword on the table, sat down to the side, and laughed, "What a fine sword! Judging from your bearing, young hero, you know a hero deserves a fine sword!"
Xiaoyao Lang asked in confusion, "You know about this sword? Tell me about it?"
Sun Bu'er thought that Xiaoyao Lang was asking a question he already knew the answer to, and immediately laughed and said: "This sword is called Wu Can Sword. It was forged by the swordsmith Yuan Huolian and was the sword of Qin Feng, a Legalist. Qin Feng did not know martial arts, but he used this sword to cut iron like mud and established his authority on the platform! After changing hands several times, it finally fell into the hands of the sword immortal Jian Wuji and disappeared from the martial arts world."
Xiaoyao Lang: "Is that so? I believe that as long as the swordsmanship is good, it doesn't matter what sword you use!" He then picked up the Wucan Sword.
Sun Bu'er: "In that case, young hero, would you be willing to sell this sword?"
Xiaoyao Lang immediately replied, "No, this was a gift from a friend, how can I exchange it for money?"
Sun Bu'er immediately turned hostile and said, "What was given to you by a friend is clearly stolen!" With that, he drew his sword and swung it at Xiaoyao Lang.
Zu Sanqian and Wu Laosi were momentarily confused when Sun Bu'er drew his sword and attacked. Seeing the move, Xiaoyao Lang drew his sword quickly and with a single, decisive swing, broke Sun Bu'er's sword in two.
Sun Bu'er shouted angrily, "Why aren't you making a move yet!" Upon hearing this, Zu Sanqian and Wu Laosi, one wielding a whip and the other drawing a sword, surrounded Xiaoyao Lang.
Xiaoyao Lang appeared slightly nervous. In an instant, a whip and a sword attacked simultaneously. Seeing the steel sword's sharpness and ferocity, Xiaoyao Lang first deflected the attack. He parried the sword with his own, then followed up with a counter-attack, injuring Wu Laosi in the waist. At the same time, the whip, carrying a burst of energy, struck Xiaoyao Lang in the waist, sending him flying several feet away. He crashed into a table in the middle, crushing it to pieces.
Hearing the noise, the upstairs room filled with people again. Qiu Xia pointed at Xiao Yao Lang and said, "Why is he downstairs? And he's been beaten up. Wasn't he sleeping?"
Yu Linglong shook her head: "I don't know!"
At this moment, people from the back room downstairs also came to see what was going on, forming a half-circle, with about a hundred people coming and going.
Inside a room, a man with a skeletal face, a hunched back, and a cane stood with the landlady. His hair was disheveled, and his appearance was so ugly that his age was difficult to discern. His hoarse voice rang out: "Can we begin?"
The proprietress said sweetly, "What's the rush! Isn't it better to lean against the railing and watch the show?"
The man said, "Be careful not to jeopardize the Brahma Emperor's important affairs."
The proprietress said coldly, "I don't need you to remind me, Ku Bai Diao. Don't forget who you are, hmph!"
Xiaoyao Lang hadn't expected the whip to strike him with such excruciating pain. He realized he wasn't skilled in attacking and couldn't possibly break through every move. He decided to use the Wuji Sword Technique to save his life.
Immediately, he closed his eyes, and the moves appeared in his mind. Wu Laosi flew into the air and slashed down with his sword. Zu Sanqian swung his whip to assist and attacked the lower body. Sun Bu'er watched coldly from the side, waiting for an opportunity to kill.
Having observed the moves, Xiaoyao Lang felt that the sword sweeping across the entire area was the most practical. With his mind made up, he swung his sword and attacked. In an instant, sword energy surrounded him, leaving only sword shadows around him. The three of them clashed instantly, and with only a cry of "Ah!", they separated.
Sun Bu'er was shocked. With just one move, Xiaoyao Lang had inflicted three sword wounds on Wu Laosi and broken Zu Sanqian's horsewhip into three pieces. Xiaoyao Lang wielded his sword diagonally, drawing admiring glances from upstairs and downstairs!
Xiaoyao Lang was the most surprised. He had never expected that having the sword in hand would actually double his attack power. The horsewhip, which looked to be made of high-quality hard iron, was cut into three pieces.
Qiu Xia shouted, "Sword sweeps across the entire territory!!" Turning back to Yu Linglong, she said with amusement, "Palace Master, you've taken a fancy to him!"
Yu Linglong was also puzzled and said fiercely, "Qiuxia, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Qiu Xia looked displeased and said leisurely, "I'm talking nonsense?! You and I were only separated for an hour yesterday, and he already learned the superior moves of the Wuji Sword Technique. If you hadn't taught him step by step, how could he have learned it?! You actually tried to hide it from me! Humph!" After saying that, she turned her head and ignored Yu Linglong.
Yu Linglong: "Autumn Glow..."
Yu Linglong was speechless for a moment. She was also puzzled. She hadn't seen Xiaoyao Lang for a day, and he had already mastered such swordsmanship. Moreover, he hadn't used any internal energy at all, yet he could connect the moves to such a level. Such a prodigy made her look at him with new respect.
Seeing that the two were injured, Xiaoyao Lang was overjoyed. He noticed that Sun Bu'er was isolated and helpless, so he decided to use "Sword Without a Trace" to launch an attack.
Having made up his mind, he thrust his sword straight at Sun Bu'er. Seeing this, Sun Bu'er hurriedly dodged and took the opportunity to extend his left hand to intercept Xiaoyao Lang's arm. He then struck Xiaoyao Lang with his right palm. However, Xiaoyao Lang changed his move at the last moment, spinning his sword across his throat and quickly sidestepping past him.
Everyone gasped in surprise, and Zu Sanqian and Wu Laosi shouted at the same time, "Second Brother!"
Xiaoyao Lang didn't know if he had hit the target. When he looked back, he saw that the man had fallen to the ground and was dead.
Upstairs, a skilled swordsman whispered, "This person probably lacks internal energy and his swordsmanship is insufficient; otherwise, his left hand and head would have been severed by his swift sword long ago."
Qiu Xia looked at Yu Linglong and said angrily, word by word, "The sword leaves no trace!"
Yu Linglong: ...
At this moment, Ma Pingchuan arrived and saw that Xiaoyao Lang had killed someone downstairs. He hurriedly asked, "Qiuxia, what happened to Xiaoyao? Why did he start a fight?"
Qiu Xia said, "Never mind him! Let's go, come with me to see the scenery!" She then grabbed Ma Pingchuan's arm.
Ma Pingchuan: "But Xiaoyao..."
Qiu Xia said reproachfully, "Oh dear! Don't worry, he's perfectly safe now. No one here can hurt him!" She then glanced at Yu Linglong.
Ma Pingchuan: "Really? But..."
Qiu Xia said domineeringly, "No buts! Come with me!" After saying that, the two of them went downstairs.
Yu Linglong: "Qiuxia! You..." She had no choice but to observe the battle situation again.
Zu Sanqian and Wu Laosi, seeing their second brother killed, attacked Xiaoyao Lang. Xiaoyao Lang was full of confidence and arrogance, and said: "The sword leaves no trace!"
In the blink of an eye, the sword flashed and simultaneously slit the throats!
Upon seeing this, Yu Linglong paled and was slightly surprised. She thought to herself, "How did he learn this in just one day?"
At this moment, Xiaoyao Lang was overjoyed. He stepped forward to examine the three sword wounds and felt that the accuracy and force were insufficient. Walking to Sun Bu'er's side, he saw a purple box, exquisitely crafted. He opened it and found a luminous pearl the size of an egg! He was immediately dumbfounded and hurriedly put it into his pocket.
The proprietress watched him coldly, and seeing that he hadn't gotten up for a while, she said coldly, "Hurry up and do it!"
Ku Bai Diao exclaimed, "I've been waiting for this for ages!" As soon as she finished speaking, her cane spun several times, and instantly, countless pink petals, carrying the fragrance of flowers, drifted down from the windows into the building.
Upon seeing the peach blossoms, everyone was puzzled; upon smelling their fragrance, they were all intoxicated. Within moments, many people had collapsed.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Oh no! Everyone be careful, the petals are poisonous!"
Chaos erupted as many swordsmen from the martial world stepped forward and charged towards the windows. However, the villains had laid an ambush; forty or fifty assassins in black descended from all sides of the rooftop, and the landlady also led her men out, bearing the brunt of the attack.
Upon seeing this, Xiaoyao Lang hurriedly went upstairs and rushed towards Yu Linglong, sighing inwardly that he had not yet learned lightness skill.
Xiaoyao Lang asked, "Where are Pingchuan and the others?"
Yu Linglong said calmly, "They've gone out."
Xiaoyao Lang: "That's perfect, let's escape quickly!" After saying that, he grabbed Yu Linglong's hand. Although Yu Linglong was stunned, she did not resist.
Inside the building, those without internal energy had already died from poisoning; those who resisted, though skilled fighters, were few and far between. One of them said, "Let's stick together and find a chance to fight our way out!"
"well!"……
Seeing that Xiaoyao Lang was about to run away, the proprietress used her lightness skill to step over the railing and came in front of him, giving him a flirtatious look and saying, "Boy! Hand over the goods, kill her, and everything will be fine!"
Xiaoyao Lang boasted, "I have nothing but a longsword!" Instantly, he drew his sword and attacked the proprietress.
The proprietress laughed and said, "You're asking for death, then I'll grant your wish!"
The proprietress's palm strike was powerful, but fortunately, Xiaoyao Lang's swordsmanship was extremely fast, and the sword in his hand was incredibly sharp, so the proprietress dared not be careless and get close. Xiaoyao Lang's swordsmanship was at its peak, the sword shadows were like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, all the black-clad men who approached were slit in the throat.
Xiaoyao Lang seized the opportunity, grabbed Yu Linglong, and fled into the street. The remaining three experts also attacked one after another, and the five of them were immediately surrounded.
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