This simple move had exhausted Yuchi Jiming. He took a long breath before saying, "Don't be complacent. If I hadn't been tricked by you and poisoned, you would have been subdued by me now."
Gu Erniang smiled when she heard this and said, "The little girl is quite arrogant, but after all, she is from the Yuchi family, so she has some confidence in what she said. It is true that the little girl was poisoned, but I showed mercy to her. Otherwise, if I fired ten darts in a row, you might not be able to dodge it."
Yuchi Jiming said, "But you don't have that many hidden weapons in your hand anymore. Let's decide life and death in the next round!"
Gu Erniang put away her smile and said sternly, "I have spared you one move for the sake of the Yuchi family's great reputation. If I let you go again, it would be too much of a disrespect for the Yuchi family's peerless martial arts. All right, watch me!"
As soon as Gu Erniang finished speaking, her right shoulder shook, and she didn't know what technique she used, but she launched the hidden weapon in her right hand.
Yuchi Jiming was well prepared. He took a deep breath, took a few steps, dodged the hidden weapons, and used all his strength to engage in close combat with Gu Erniang.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gu Er Niang suddenly produced several hidden weapons in her left hand and started to hit Yuchi Jiming without saying a word.
Although Yuchi Jiming's body was stiff, his mind was very clear. Seeing that Gu Erniang had a backup plan, he dared not rush forward, and hurriedly stopped to avoid the hidden weapons. However, she was still poisoned and her feet were weak. She sat down on the ground after rising and falling.
Thanks to her sitting like that, she unexpectedly hit the target and several hidden weapons flew past her scalp.
However, Yuchi Jiming had practiced martial arts since he was a child, and had never suffered such a loss. He sat on the ground in a very embarrassed manner, trying to support his upper body, and said to Gu Erniang: "You... you actually have a hidden weapon!"
Gu Er Niang took a few steps forward, smiling again, and said, "My nickname is the Flower Scattering Fairy. I can't even count the number of hidden weapons on my body. If you don't believe me, Miss Yuchi, please take a look!" After that, Gu Er Niang spread out her hands, and she seemed to have held several hidden weapons in her palms without knowing when.
Seeing this, Yuchi Jiming was completely desperate, knowing that he would not be able to escape today, so he simply stopped resisting, slowly stood up, and stared at Gu Er Niang without saying a word.
Seeing Yuchi Jiming's extraordinary demeanor, Gu Erniang couldn't help but admire him, "As expected of the daughter of the hero Yuchi, I really can't compare to your fearless attitude of facing death. But let's be honest, I still have to take your life."
After saying that, Gu Er Niang raised her right hand high, but did not make any move. She paused in mid-air for a moment, as if she was aiming at Yuchi Jiming's vital points.
In this fleeting moment of hesitation, a voice came from a distance: "Mother Gu, what are you doing?"
These words were spoken clearly and loudly, allowing everyone present to hear them clearly.
Gu Er Niang was naturally no exception. She quickly put away the hidden weapon in her hand and looked in the direction where the sound came from. She saw a woman, no more than sixteen years old, wearing a lake green silk skirt and a light yellow smock, riding on the back of a strong donkey, shouting towards her.
"Oh, I was wondering why there were two magpies on the tree in front of my house this morning, chirping non-stop, and they haven't flown away yet - it turns out that it was Miss He'er who came!" Gu Er Niang said with a smile.
It turned out that this He'er was none other than the most personal servant girl to the Saint Maiden of the Tianzun Sect. Because she was someone who had a say around the Saint Maiden Wen Lingjiao, no one in the Tianzun Sect dared to offend her.
Although He'er was very powerful in the Tianzun Sect, she was still a young girl who had not experienced much of the world. She was already overjoyed by Gu Erniang's flattery. She couldn't hide her smile and said, "Young lady has something to do, so she sent me to scout the way ahead!"
He Er saw more than ten people lying in a mess at Gu Er Niang's feet, and knew that she was doing highway robbery again, so she laughed and said, "It turns out that Gu Mama has done a big business again! Can you steal some good stuff and give me two to play with?"
Gu Erniang knew that He'er and Wen Lingjiao behind He'er had a great bond with Qiu Yizi. If they knew that she was going to kill Qiu Yizi, the plan would definitely fail, so she hurriedly said, "No! I met a good opponent this time. I have killed an accomplice, and I haven't sorted out the loot yet. Miss He'er, you see it's a mess here. We will kill people later. It's very dirty. Please, miss, oh, and the saint, please step aside first. When I clean up, I will come to the saint to pay my respects and receive instructions."
She said such a long string of words, but in fact, she meant only one thing - to ask He'er to leave quickly, and by the way, not to let the Saint Wen Lingjiao come over.
Qiu Yizi heard it clearly at the side, and understood very well in his heart: knowing that it was He'er who came, then Wen Lingjiao must be nearby. If he could get help from the two of them, he might be able to save his life.
If a person falls into the water, it is good to grab even a straw.
Qiu Yizhi certainly couldn't let go of this opportunity, and she immediately shouted at the top of her voice: "Miss He'er, it's me, it's Qiu Yizhi! Come here!"
He Er was stunned for a moment, and without hesitation, she squeezed the belly of the donkey under her crotch, loosened the reins, and drove the donkey towards Qiu Yizi. This donkey was different, and it trotted quickly, and its speed was comparable to that of a horse, and it ran to Qiu Yizi in a short while.
He'er didn't get off the donkey either. She leaned over the donkey's back and laughed when she saw that it was indeed Qiu Yizhi. "So it's Master Qiu who is here. It's rare to see him! It's been half a year since we left the capital. Master, you have made great contributions, why did you come to this valley?"
Although Qiu Yizhi and He'er had no grudges against each other, they always mocked each other when they met. However, now was a matter of life and death, Qiu Yizhi had no time to argue with He'er, and hurriedly said: "He'er, save me, I've been poisoned by Mother Gu!"
He'er was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Qiu Yizhi's face carefully and saw that his face was green and yellow, but there was no blood at all. She thought that what he said was true, but he was not polite at all: "Mr. Qiu is so arrogant. He didn't even raise his head when talking to me. Incredible, incredible."
Hearing her say this, Qiu Yizi was almost in tears. She used all her strength to try to lift her head, but she lost her balance in an instant and fell on her back. The back of her head hurt so much that she almost fainted.
He'er originally just wanted to joke with Qiu Yizi, but she was terrified when she saw this scene. She quickly jumped off the donkey, leaned over to help Qiu Yizi up, and said with a panicked expression: "I thought you were joking with me, but I didn't expect you were really poisoned. Who is so bold as to poison you?"
Before He'er finished speaking and Qiu Yizi could answer, Gu Erniang on the side hurriedly said, "You were poisoned by me. I had originally agreed with you to do this big business together, but you were careless and took my poison by mistake, which is why you are like this. Don't worry, Miss He'er, I'll bring the antidote right away..."
Qiu Yizi heard Gu Erniang's lies and said hurriedly, "Don't listen to her, He'er. She got some favors from others and came here to murder me. If you don't believe me, look at the people lying on the ground. You know the 'Iron Head Dragon' guys. Even if I accidentally took the poison, how could more than a dozen of my men take it by mistake?"
Qiu Yizi's words made so much sense that He'er couldn't help but believe it.
He'er looked at Gu Erniang with a gloomy face and said angrily, "Mother Gu, what's going on?"
Gu Erniang quickly replied: "Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding."
"You just said it was an accidental ingestion, and now you're saying it's a misunderstanding. You're obviously lying to me! I won't argue with you. My young lady will be here soon. You can help her to sort out the right and wrong inside." He'er said almost in a commanding manner, "No matter what the situation is, you must first take out the antidote and help the young master and these people detoxify. That's the most important thing."
Gu Er Niang seemed to be very afraid of He'er, and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I will detoxify Mr. Qiu right away. Please don't tell the Saint Maiden, Miss He'er." As she spoke, she groped in her bodice, as if trying to take out the antidote.
Seeing that she had really made Gu Erniang surrender by pretending to be powerful, He'er felt relieved immediately. She turned to Qiu Yizi and said, "Master Qiu, you didn't expect that I was the one who saved you today? You must thank me after this!"
Qiu Yizhi was about to speak, but saw Gu Erniang behind He'er with a murderous look on her face. She shook her wrist as if she was going to shoot a hidden weapon at herself and He'er, and she quickly screamed, "He'er..."
Before he could utter the word "heart", he saw a stream of blood spurting out of Gu Er Niang's throat. She could not stand and fell to the ground sideways, her hands and feet still twitching.
He'er finally reacted. Looking at Gu Erniang, who was seriously injured and lying on the ground, she stammered, "What...what's going on?"
But Yuchi Jiming walked forward with difficulty and said, "Fortunately, I acted in time, otherwise my uncle's life would be in danger." As he spoke, Yuchi Jiming bent down and pried open Gu Erniang's right hand. He saw that what she was holding in her hand was not an antidote, but five or six heart-drilling nails!
Qiu Yizi swallowed and said, "Thanks to Jiming. If it weren't for your protection, I would have died several times. I will definitely praise you when I see your father next time."
He'er was still in shock, her face pale with fear, and she said, "This sister is really amazing, she killed this Gu Er Niang without anyone noticing, I wonder what kind of skills she used?"
Yuchi Jiming spread out his palm and said, "I just used these few copper coins."
This reminded Qiu Yizhi again, and he quickly said, "Yin Tai is still here, we can't let him get away!"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jiming raised his right hand holding the copper coin, and two golden lights flashed, hitting Yin Tai's knee like a thunderbolt, and blood immediately dyed a large area of his trouser legs red. Yin Tai's joints were hit so hard that he naturally couldn't bear it, and he immediately knelt on the ground.
He'er saw this and couldn't help but admire her very much. She said, "Sister, you are really good at kung fu. My daughter is missing a master like you. Why don't you join my Tianzun Sect? He'er guarantees that sister will be able to..."
Qiu Yizhi found it very funny to hear that He'er had actually tried to win over Yuchi Jiming, and said, "He'er, do you know who she is?"
Of course He'er didn't know him and shook her head in confusion.
"She's not a stranger. Her name is Yuchi Jiming, the daughter of my brother Yuchi Lianghong." Qiu Yizi said with a smile.
He'er knew Yuchi Lianghong.
Back in the capital, she and Yuchi Lianghong helped Qiu Yizi with work, and because of her outspokenness, she was taught a lesson several times by Yuchi Lianghong, the world's best martial artist.
Therefore, apart from her own daughter Wen Lingjiao, the person He'er feared the most was Yuchi Lianghong. When she heard that this young lady with outstanding martial arts skills was actually the daughter of Yuchi Lianghong, He'er was immediately surprised and speechless. (To be continued)