The two figures stopped when they saw that there was no one left to kill. One of them kicked the dead centurion to the ground and said to the big man, "Brother, the martial arts of the officers and soldiers in Jinling are much weaker than those in other places. They are too weak to be killed." The voice was actually a woman's.
Qiu Yizi quickly wiped his eyes which were blurred by sweat, and looked carefully, and saw that the two people who committed the crime in front of him were indeed two women. One of them was wearing red and the other was wearing green. They were both about 35 years old. They were not beautiful at all, but they had heavy makeup on their faces with layer after layer of rouge, which looked very weird.
Qiu Yizi felt that this face was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it. She was racking her brains to search her memory.
But then another woman in red said, "Who was it that called for the arrest of the rebel just now?"
Seeing that the two women were extremely ferocious and had strong martial arts skills, Qiu Yizi and the other three did not dare to agree and each of them had their own plans in mind.
Seeing this, the green lady laughed: "Ha! You had a loud voice just now, why are you mute now? Humph! Anyway, he is one of the three of you, and the other two are also your companions. It doesn't matter if he dies! Just kill him."
The woman in red chimed in, "Sister, you are right!" She pointed at Qiu Yizi and said, "I am angry at this pretty boy, so I'll just kill him first!"
Having said that, the woman in red raised the dagger and chopped at Qiu Yizi's head without hesitation.
Qiu Yizi was startled, but luckily he knew some martial arts, so he quickly jumped back and managed to grab the woman's knife. However, his back had already hit the sandalwood screen - there was no way to retreat!
The woman was a little surprised to see Qiu Yizi dodge her attack, but then she returned to normal and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that you, a grasshopper-like kid, would know some martial arts. Don't you have a sword with you? Do you dare to fight me?"
This reminded Qiu Yizi.
Qiu Yizhi had been in danger several times before, but he was lucky all the time. Besides Yuchi Jiming's personal guard and his own good luck, he also relied on this sword from the Western Regions that could cut through iron like mud. The rare time he didn't wear it, he almost died at the hands of the Japanese pirates. Therefore, from that day on, Qiu Yizhi would carry this life-saving sword with him wherever he went.
So he quickly reached for his waist, wanting to draw out his sword to defend himself.
Unexpectedly, the woman in red saw Qiu Yizi's eyes leaving her and knew that this was a big flaw. She shouted, "Little thief, watch out for the knife!" She raised the sword and chopped at Qiu Yizi.
Seeing that she was about to be stabbed, Qiu Yizi subconsciously quickened her movements and in a flash she had the sword in her hand. Without paying attention to any moves, she held the sword horizontally and blocked the woman's short sword.
Unexpectedly, when the woman saw the black blade of Qiu Yizhi's precious sword, she shouted, "Not good!" and immediately tried to forcibly retract her sword. However, she only wanted to split Qiu Yizhi in half with this move, and used all her strength. No matter how she retracted her strength, the short sword in her hand inevitably touched the blade of Qiu Yizhi's precious sword.
The short knife in the red-clothed woman's hand was only slightly better than the sword made by an ordinary blacksmith. When it faced the Western Regions' precious sword, it was like an egg hitting a rock. The blades were cut into two pieces as soon as they touched. The red-clothed woman holding the sword had not yet finished her moves and had not used up her remaining strength. She fell down according to the precious sword in Qiu Yizhi's hand.
The big man at the side stuttered, but his hands were not slow. Seeing that her life was in danger, he immediately reached out and grabbed the woman's collar, twisted his waist, and threw her backwards. The man had great arm strength. A living person with high martial arts skills was thrown by him and flew two meters away, landing heavily on an eight-immortal table, smashing the rather sturdy table to pieces.
The woman in red suffered such a heavy blow and was seriously injured, but she held her breath, climbed up, jumped in front of Qiu Yizi, and said in a very panicked tone: "I recognize the knife in your hand!" After saying that, her breathing became uneven and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
Qiu Yizi was stunned and thought: I am a nobody in the martial arts world. Most of the people who have seen my sword are bandits and pirates, while masters like Gu Erniang are all dead. Why would this woman claim to recognize my sword
Qiu Yizhi held the knife and looked at the woman in front of him with a puzzled look. Suddenly, he realized something and shouted, "Are you the one called 'Golden Flower Girl'?"
The woman was busy wiping the blood from her mouth before she could answer, but she heard the green-dressed woman holding two swords answer: "Yes, she is my sister, 'Golden Flower Girl', and I am 'Silver Flower Girl'. Have you finally remembered us?"
The big man who had just saved the man was still confused after hearing this, and asked Miss Yinhua, "Is this... is this person... an old friend of your... sisters? But... the flood washed away... the Dragon King... the Dragon King Temple..."
"What flood? What Dragon King Temple? Have you forgotten everything, brother?" Miss Yinhua asked angrily, "Brother, have you forgotten how you got injured?"
The man was startled when he heard that. He stared at Miss Yinhua with a pair of lantern-like eyes, then at Qiu Yizi; he looked at Qiu Yizi, then at the black sword in his hand. Finally, he slapped his head and said, "Great! It's you, kid! Do you still recognize me, the Bronze-eyed Arhat?" He was so excited that his tongue became much more agile.
Qiu Yizi had just recognized the identities of "Golden Flower Girl" and "Silver Flower Girl", but did not recognize the identity of this big man. After he introduced himself and saw his figure and appearance, he was indeed the "Bronze Eyed Arhat" with long hair and beard.
It is said that Qiu Yizhi followed the order of Zheng Rong, who was still the King of Youyan, to go to the capital Luoyang to do business. On the way, he passed by Anhe Town and had a dispute with the eight heroes of the so-called "Heluo Eight Friends" including the Bronze Eyed Arhat. At that time, just like today, his life was in danger. Thanks to the help of Yuchi Lianghong, who was known as the leader of the martial arts world, he was able to drive away the eight people. He also relied on this fate to become sworn brothers with Yuchi Lianghong.
Qiu Yizi vaguely remembered that Yuchi Lianghong was an outstanding martial artist in the past. He beat the Bronze-eyed Arhat without any temper with just three punches and two kicks. At that time, the fat-headed monk was convinced and immediately retreated. If he mentioned Yuchi Lianghong's name at this time, maybe he would retreat and a disaster would be avoided.
So Qiu Yizhi stood up while thinking about the words and said to the Bronze Eyed Arhat, "So you are the great monk! How come you have returned to secular life after not seeing you for a long time? You even grew your hair. Since you are an old friend and a martial arts friend of my brother Yuchi Lianghong, why don't you sit down and have a glass of wine together?"
Bronze-eyed Arhat opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise, "What...what? You said Yu...Yu Chi Lianghong is...your brother?"
Qiu Yizi brought up this topic on purpose, fearing that the Bronze-eyed Arhat would not be able to hear his indirect attack. Now that he heard him continue the conversation, he quickly took over the topic and said, "That's right. This is all thanks to the monk. If you hadn't provoked the dispute in Anhe Town, how could the hero Yuchi become my brother?"
“Are…are you…taking this seriously?” Bronze-eyed Arhat asked anxiously.
Qiu Yizi replied, "Of course it's true. My brother and I are brothers in life and death, and we are as close as brothers. Although he is in Luoyang now, he still writes to me frequently. It's just that I don't have the letter with me. If the monk doesn't believe it, I will ask someone to get it for me."
What he said was half true and half false.
If we only talk about the four words "life and death brothers", it can be said to be absolutely correct. However, the "frequent correspondence" is completely fictitious - it's not that there is any rift in their relationship, but because Yuchi Lianghong is so skilled in martial arts and is also the chief instructor of the imperial army, if Qiu Yizi is too close to him, he is afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of Emperor Zheng Rong.
But Qiu Yizhi was not afraid of his lies being exposed. He thought that as long as the stuttering monk agreed to let him get the letter for verification, he would go to Lin Shuhan's manor to ask Yuchi Jiming to come out. With Yuchi Jiming's kung fu, wouldn't it be as easy as pinching a snail with three fingers to deal with this monk
Unexpectedly, the bronze-eyed arhat grinned and cursed: "Fuck! What letter are you reading? Don't you know... that I can't read?"
Qiu Yizhi sneered in his heart: he is indeed a rough man, but he did not dare to show contempt on his face, and said: "That doesn't matter. My brother's daughter is studying literature with me now. Why not ask her to come over? I heard that the monk is also a peer of my brother in the martial arts world. It is appropriate to ask her to come and toast uncle with a bowl of wine."
As Qiu Yizhi spoke, he thought to himself: If Bronze-eyed Arhat really agrees to let Yuchi Jiming come over, then he will have guards by his side and no longer have to worry about him committing crimes; if this old man is a little more savvy and knows that the person from Yuchi's family is nearby, then maybe he will retreat.
This Bronze-eyed Arhat is known as the leader of the "Eight Friends of Heluo". Although he is big and strong and illiterate, he has rich experience in the martial arts world and is well-informed about the news in the martial arts world. He has heard that the martial arts of the younger generation of the Yuchi family are quite impressive, but there is no top player like Yuchi Lianghong - only one of Yuchi Lianghong's daughters has surpassed her brothers in martial arts at a young age, and she should not be underestimated.
Therefore, the bronze-eyed arhat said, "You... you... you have nothing to do, why did you call... call a little... little... little girl here?"
The bronze-eyed arhat was originally stuttering, and it was hard to tell what his tone was. Qiu Yizi had no way of understanding his inner thoughts, so he had to continue to follow his own train of thought and said, "In this case, I think the monk has trusted me. There is a saying in the martial arts world, 'If the mountains don't turn, the water will turn; if the water doesn't turn, people will turn.' Today, we were the ones who made the mistake first, but it's a pity that the monk didn't feel like drinking a glass of apology wine. But it doesn't matter, there is a long way to go. If we meet again one day, I will definitely double my apology."
As he spoke, Qiu Yizi tilted his head and winked at the stunned Liu Qing and Shi Wei. He then bowed to the Bronze-eyed Arhat and took a step to squeeze past him, still holding the life-saving sword in his hand and refusing to let go.
How could the Bronze Eyed Arhat let Qiu Yizhi leave without thinking? He immediately stretched out his palm-sized hand to block Qiu Yizhi's way, but he was still afraid of the precious sword in his hand. He grabbed Qiu Yizhi's right wrist holding the sword, and then pushed it back, saying, "Want...want to run? Not... so... easy!"
Qiu Yi knew that she would not be able to get away with it today, and she just wanted to talk a few more words with this stutterer, hoping that a soldier patrolling the city would notice something unusual and call a large group of people to rescue her, or that Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, and Yuchi Jiming would find that she did not return home in the middle of the night and rush to look for her... Only in this way could she be out of danger.
After making up his mind, Qiu Yi calmed down in the crisis and said with a smile: "Master, we have no grudges in the past or the present. Even if there are some small misunderstandings, didn't my brother resolve them? Why do you have to embarrass us like this?" (To be continued)