Zhao Chengxiao and Wang Laowu were waiting bored under the wisteria trellis, but they heard Qiu Yizi's call from afar. The voice sounded very urgent, so they quickly drew the swords at their waists and followed the voice to rush towards the depths of "Liaochen Palace".
When the two of them saw Qiu Yizi in such an embarrassing state, they quickly put away their swords, ran forward and helped him up.
Zhao Chengxiao asked, "Sir, what happened to you? Did you run into bandits?"
Qiu Yizi swallowed hard and said, "There must be something fishy going on in this Taoist temple. Wang Laowu, go back to Shanyin County and call a large group of people over. Brother Zhao, follow me and keep an eye on the Palace Master Miaozhen. Don't let her get away easily."
Upon hearing this, Wang Laowu knew that the matter was extremely urgent, so he didn't say much. He just agreed with a "OK" and turned around and ran away.
Zhao Chengxiao was puzzled and asked, "Sir, didn't you go to talk with that Taoist nun? How come you are in such a mess in the blink of an eye? Why did you capture her?"
Qiu Yizi was about to answer when he heard the voice of Lay Buddhist Miao Zhen from inside the room: "Master Qiu, we were just talking, why did you suddenly rush out? Don't you want to know about Mr. Bi's affairs?"
Qiu Yizi had walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but when she heard the voice of this Taoist nun, she couldn't help but feel scared. She subconsciously moved behind Zhao Chengxiao and said, "Your Taoist name is Miaozhen. I don't know whether it's 'Miao' or not, but it's definitely not 'real'. You actually don't follow the rules. Wait until I catch you and then I'll interrogate you in detail!"
As they were talking, Miaozhen had already come out of the room. She had already put on her Taoist robe again, but her hair was not tied up tightly, which seemed a bit hasty.
I don't know when she had regained her sage-like expression, and she said with a calm smile: "Lord Qiu is really a man of great character. You are the first one who can be so self-disciplined in front of me. But Lord Qiu is very good at disciplining himself, but he may not be so capable of arresting others."
After saying that, Miao Zhen took a step forward, stretched out his right hand, and was about to grab Qiu Yizi's collar.
Zhao Chengxiao, who was standing by, saw that this lay Buddhist Miaozhen actually possessed martial arts skills and did not dare to be negligent for a moment. He quickly took half a step forward and stood in front of Qiu Yizhi.
Miao Zhen saw this and did not retreat. Instead, she took advantage of the situation and grabbed Zhao Chengxiao's front collar, secretly trying to push him away.
Who would have known that Zhao Chengxiao was already physically strong and in good physical condition, and had been personally taught by Yuchi Lianghong, who was the best martial artist in the world, so his martial arts skills had become even more powerful. He was already a first-rate master in the martial arts world. How could he be easily subdued by such a casual move by Master Miaozhen
Zhao Chengxiao sank his feet and stood still, smiling and saying, "This fairy lady has good hands. She is good enough for embroidery, but not good enough for fighting on the field."
Miao Zhen did not expect that Qiu Yizhi, a small county magistrate, and a plain black man beside him, could have such high martial arts skills. She did not dare to relax at all and fought with full concentration. She saw that she was no match for this strong man in terms of physical strength, so she came up with a plan - she grabbed Zhao Chengxiao's right hand without loosening it, and secretly stabbed Zhao Chengxiao's dantian with her left hand.
This move was extremely secretive, but it did not escape Zhao Chengxiao's eyes. Seeing that his opponent was coming at him very fast and that all his strength was in his legs, leaving him no energy to retreat, he simply did not try to take the attack, but instead clenched his right fist and punched towards Miaozhen's face with all his strength.
The punch came with extraordinary power, with a faint sound of wind as it flew towards Miao Zhen's face.
Miao Zhen was also an expert fighter, and she knew that if she was hit head-on, her head would be smashed immediately, and she would die instantly. Fortunately, she was very flexible and her moves were not old enough, so she quickly dodged to the side, but her killer move was inadvertently broken.
Miao Zhen missed the first blow and became angry. She took a breath and then rushed forward to fight again. Zhao Chengxiao was also not ambiguous. He clenched his fists and fought hard with her.
Miaozhen's moves were exquisite, and she flew up and down in a Taoist robe, like a fairy scattering flowers; Zhao Chengxiao was simple and dignified, and his moves were straightforward and undisguised, like an immovable Vajra.
The two men fought back and forth for hundreds of rounds. After fighting for nearly half an hour, Zhao Chengxiao finally lost the upper hand. Not only did his punches become weak and powerless, but his moves also became increasingly disordered.
Seeing this, Miao Zhen attacked with a series of extremely fast moves, making Zhao Chengxiao panic. However, her feet were as fast as the wind. She flashed in front of Qiu Yizi and slapped him in the chest.
Zhao Chengxiao knew that his life, property, gains and losses, honor and disgrace were closely tied to Qiu Yizi, so he pushed Qiu Yizi away without hesitation. Relying on his strong body, he took the palm strike from Miao Zhen. Immediately, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing more than ten feet away. He immediately lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Although Miao Zhen's attack did not succeed in directly killing Qiu Yi, it did at least get rid of his only guard. Therefore, Miao Zhen was very proud of himself. He adjusted his breathing a little and said with a smile: "Master Qiu, I invited you to Wushan just now, but you refused, and you insisted on starting a war here. The saying 'If you don't drink a toast, you will drink a penalty' is just like this, right?"
Qiu Yizhi heard that her words were full of murderous intent, and she felt a little scared, but she said: "Mr. Miaozhen, I advise you to 'lay down your butcher knife and turn back'. Even if you can catch me with your martial arts skills, how many great figures are there in the Han Dynasty? Can you defeat them all?"
"Hahaha!" Miao Zhen suddenly laughed up to the sky, "I am a Taoist nun. Lord Qiu actually talked about Buddhism with me. Isn't that like playing the lute to a cow? If I let you go today, I will definitely invite countless troubles. 'If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.' I will offend you!"
After saying that, Miaozhen walked forward step by step, ready to take Qiu Yi's life.
At this moment, Zhao Chengxiao had been seriously injured and collapsed on the ground, unable to move. Qiu Yizi had no choice but to rely on the sword in his hand and wave it wildly in the air, trying to delay some time, hoping that reinforcements would arrive and save his life.
This Miaozhen lay Buddhist was indeed an extraordinary martial artist. He spotted a flaw in Qiu Yizhi's hand, stretched out a small and delicate hand, and using some unknown move, he snatched the Western Region sword from Qiu Yizhi's hand.
After testing the blade, Miao Zhen couldn't help but praise, "You are a great man, and the blade in your hand is extraordinary. I have seen many swords, but none can compare to this precious sword. Very good! Today, I will test the blade with your blood, which will neither humiliate your reputation nor damage the blade's sharpness!"
After saying that, Miaozhen held the precious sword in his hand and was about to stab Qiu Yi in the heart.
Qiu Yizhi secretly complained: I never thought that my life would end up under my own precious sword - it was a worthy death. His limbs were still weak, and he knew that this time he was finally going to die, so he closed his eyes, waiting for Miao Zhen to raise his sword and his soul would leave his body and fly to who knows where...
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly swept in front of Qiu Yizi, followed by the sound of metal collision.
Qiu Yizhi felt strange and opened his eyes quickly, only to see that his precious sword had fallen to the ground, while Miao Zhen Jushi was covering the back of his right hand with his left hand, shouting: "Which master did this? Why not show up here?"
But a silver bell-like laughter was heard in the air: "Hehe, you are at least a martial arts master, and it is not easy to practice such kung fu... Well... This county magistrate is an elder of mine... Why don't you and I do each other a favor today, and fight again in the future if we are destined to?"
Miao Zhen heard that this person seemed to look down on his martial arts, so he couldn't accept it, so he said, "Why don't you show up and fight me for three hundred rounds? It's not the behavior of a hero to hide your head and show your tail like you do!"
As soon as Miao Zhen finished speaking, a nimble figure descended from under a lush sycamore tree in the yard. His martial arts skills were so superb that when he landed from the treetops several feet high, he didn't even stir up a single fallen leaf.
This person turned out to be a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a lake blue suit and had a very slender figure. She stood gracefully in the courtyard.
This girl's sudden appearance had already opened Qiu Yizhi's eyes. Then she laughed and said, "I'm not a brave man to begin with! But since you want to fight me, I'll fight you a few times, so that rumors don't spread that I'm afraid of you."
Qiu Yizhi heard this person speak in a very arrogant tone, and knowing that this Taoist nun Miaozhen's martial arts were extraordinary, she couldn't help but worry about this person, so she said to her: "Miss, this Taoist nun has extraordinary martial arts, you must not underestimate the enemy!"
Hearing this, the girl turned her head and pouted at Qiu Yizi mischievously, "Why do you adults all speak in the same tone? When fighting for your life, you must not underestimate the enemy. This little bit of truth, I..."
"You haven't learned it yet!" Before Miao Zhen finished speaking, she had already stepped forward and was about to chop the girl on the back of her head with a palm.
The girl seemed to have eyes behind her head. She lowered her left shoulder to avoid Miao Zhen's extremely sharp attack. She stepped around Miao Zhen's side with a horse stance, freed her right hand, and used the back of her hand to hit Miao Zhen's chest. But she was not idle and continued to say, "How could I not know this little bit of truth?"
After being hit by this extremely exquisite move, Miao Zhen could not stand. He immediately took a few quick steps backwards before he could barely support his body, but dirty blood was already flowing from the corners of his mouth.
Miao Zhen covered her chest, widened her eyes, and asked, "Your move... What is your relationship with the Yuchi family in the north?"
The girl giggled and said, "You are quite connoisseur. You can tell my martial arts background from just my little tricks. As for what kind of connection I have with the Yuchi family, I'll show you a few more moves and you can guess it carefully." After that, she leaped up and approached Miaozhen at an incredible speed and started fighting with her.
The Yuchi family they were talking about had been the leader of the martial arts world for nearly a hundred years. The current head of the Yuchi family, Yuchi Lianghong, became sworn brothers with Qiu Yizhi by chance, and protected Qiu Yizhi and made great contributions. Yuchi Lianghong himself, relying on Qiu Yizhi's relationship, served as the instructor of the imperial army in front of Emperor Zheng Rong, and also controlled gangs in various places for the court, so that the Yuchi family once again ushered in its heyday.
Therefore, when Qiu Yizi heard Miaozhen say that the girl had a close relationship with the Yuchi family, he was excited, but it was not convenient for him to ask in detail at the moment, so he could only stare at the girl's skills carefully.
This girl's figure was extremely light and nimble, and her every move was even faster than that of Miaozhen, who was known for her agility. And the grappling skills she used were aimed directly at the opponent's key joints - this was indeed the authentic kung fu passed down from the Yuchi family!
In less than a cup of tea, Mr. Miaozhen had three joints broken by the little girl. He knelt on one knee, no longer able to fight back.
Qiu Yizi finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and stood up with difficulty. Just as he was about to speak, his knees went weak and he was about to fall to the ground again.
The girl who was still struggling with Miaozhen just now had walked to Qiu Yizhi's side without knowing when, and supported Qiu Yizhi and said: "Uncle, be careful! Don't break it!"
"Uncle?" Qiu Yizi asked with eyes wide open. (To be continued)