Chapter 2: Wind Blade
Chapter 2: Wind Blade
At three o'clock in the night, the man in the bamboo hat saw a black dot in the vast snowy field. When he got closer, he saw that it was an abandoned and dilapidated mountain temple.
The man in the bamboo hat glanced at the dense dark clouds above his head, paused, shook off the snow on his body, and walked straight into the small mountain temple.
The man in the bamboo hat walked in and saw a charcoal fire burning in the small and cramped temple. The dark red flames reflected the tall one-armed and headless statue and the broken altar table below. A few rags hanging from the beams above were shaken by the cold wind that blew in from the small hole in the roof.
There was a layer of hay next to the charcoal fire in the corner, and a boy was leaning on it, roasting steamed bread.
The man in the bamboo hat couldn't help but be surprised: "How strange! This dilapidated temple in the middle of nowhere is really lively tonight. Boy, stay away and don't make any noise, or don't blame me if you get killed!"
After that, he ignored him, took off his hat, took out two long poles from behind his waist, and assembled them silently.
Qin Huai listened to the middle-aged man's reminder, chewed a steamed bun and stretched his hands and feet, while glancing at the two guns in his hands and the wine gourd hanging on his waist, and roughly understood the key to the Fengxue Mountain Temple.
Outside the temple, the wind and snow gradually picked up. A group of three people, all dressed as civilian merchants, silently moved towards the lonely and dilapidated temple. The footprints on the snow behind them were soon covered by the heavy snow.
Not long after, Qin Huai finished his dry food, quietly climbed up to the high platform and hid behind the tall statue of the Broken-Armed Mountain God. The middle-aged man did not speak either, and continued to wipe the gun with the oilcloth.
After some time, the group of merchants had entered the mountain temple.
The big man in the lead wore a felt hat, had a ruddy complexion, dark skin, a beard covered with snow water, and held a long knife in his big hands.
The two men behind him were white-faced and beardless, with indifferent expressions. They were dressed in the same way, with short knives on their waists and a small bag on their backs.
The big man came in and took a quick look, and saw the middle-aged man cleaning the gun.
So he clasped his fists and said, "Greetings to this good man. We brothers are merchants going to Cangzhou to sell dates. It snowed heavily recently and the journey was long. We had no choice but to bother you for a while. Let's find a place to rest in this temple."
After saying that, without waiting for the middle-aged man to reply, he walked to the other corner and sat down, taking out the dry food and water bag to eat and drink by himself.
Qin Huai was watching from behind the mountain god statue, thinking to himself why this scene looked more and more familiar. Could it be that Master Lin was going to be tricked into stealing the birthday gift in the snowy mountain temple?
The two groups seem to be on good terms with each other, but I'm afraid they're going to start fighting at any moment.
At this moment, the smoke floating on the charcoal fire twisted into a few lines of small words
Process: Snow Mountain Temple
Mission: Assist the hat-wearing guest Li Bingwu to save the broken jade
Name: Qin Huai
Status: Full, Juvenile (temporary), Healthy (temporary)
Specialization: Physics 69%, Medicine 27%, Tai Chi 14%
Talent: Mastery of all martial arts (talent temporarily closed)
Qin Huai stared at the smoke in a daze. 69% of physics? It seemed that most of it was the accumulation of knowledge from his previous life, but what did this talent mean?
This body seems to need to be studied carefully. Do these two temporary ones mean that my previous terminal illness has also been reborn?
Just as Qin Huai was thinking about something behind the stone statue, the scene in the temple suddenly changed.
The man in the bamboo hat wiped the gun and leaned it against the wall, then took out two daggers and continued working on the side.
The three people on the other side ignored him and took out a green compass and fiddled with it.
The leading burly man looked at the compass needle which was spinning around for a while and then pointed firmly at the man in the bamboo hat. Without saying anything, he suddenly jumped up!
The big man stomped his right foot heavily, and before the ground was stirred up much dust, he had already drawn his sword and slashed at the man in the bamboo hat.
The light of Xue Lian's sword flashed, and the long sword went straight to the head of the man in the bamboo hat with tremendous force.
The man in the bamboo hat, who had been keeping watch, heard the sound of the wind, his eyes narrowed slightly, the knife in his hand was ready, his spine stretched out like a dragon, his strength rose from the ground, and his body suddenly stretched upwards!
"Ding!"
Sparks fly!
The man in the bamboo hat saw that the knife in his left hand was blocked by the long sword and could not move forward, but he did not stand still. He immediately stabbed back with the Green Dragon Coming Out of Water, piercing the big man's face!
What a fierce pair of swords!
The big man was also frightened. He tilted his body and swung his long sword horizontally and sharply to guard the area in front of him.
The man in the bamboo hat was not discouraged when he saw that the knife in his left hand was deflected. He grinned and opened his right knife like a hidden snake to bite the big man's calf.
The big man did not dodge either. He knelt down and used all his strength to chop Huashan with his long sword, going straight for the wrist of the man in the bamboo hat, as if he was willing to fight for his injury.
Fuck, I hate you bunch of fearless idiots the most.
The man in the bamboo hat cursed in his heart, but his hands were not idle either. He immediately bent his waist and turned his hips, restrained his strength, and raised his short knife!
"Dang!" The man in the bamboo hat seized the opportunity and took advantage of the big man's weakness to stab him in three directions!
The big man laughed grimly and pressed down with his heavy sword. The sword light as big as a millstone fell again!
Trade injury for life!
The man in the bamboo hat was also a little angry. He raised the blade of the long sword with his backhand and threw it away. Then, the sword in his right hand stabbed the door again with a whistling sound!
Seeing that the man in the bamboo hat was full of murderous intent, the big man quickly stepped back to dodge, turned around and slashed horizontally, then gathered strength with both hands and raised the sword to chop again.
The man in the bamboo hat looked at the big man's attack that was about to succeed, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the other two swordsmen who were eager to try, and he knew that he couldn't take it head-on.
He blocked the attack with both swords, knelt down, turned his horse, and used both swords to avoid the attack.
Dodge the knife by leaning sideways! Dodge again by leaning back!
The huge man in the bamboo hat dodged and moved in the sword light like a nimble civet cat.
Seeing the big man coming at him with the knife again, the man in the bamboo hat raised his knife with his left hand to block it, and then pressed down with the knife in his right hand and managed to block the big man's knife that was rushing towards his face.
Taking advantage of the gap between the swords, the man in the bamboo hat turned over again and stabbed back with his right sword!
The big man hurriedly raised his knife to block, but he didn't expect that it would fall into the hands of the man in the bamboo hat.
The man in the bamboo hat turned his wrist, and his right hand clamped the long sword tightly, and his left hand swung the sword towards the sun again!
The big man crouched down and started fighting with the man in the bamboo hat again with the long knife in his hand.
The man in the bamboo hat seized the opportunity, blocked the knife with his left hand, and spun it with his right hand.
Counter-teasing! Cut down!
The huge force brought by the rotation made it difficult for the big man to resist.
Just as the man in the bamboo hat turned around and chopped down with all his might, the big man secretly paid attention, seized the opportunity when his two swords were stabbing forward, turned around, and swept his leg to hit the man in the bamboo hat on the side of the face, kicking him away.
The man in the bamboo hat thought something was wrong and immediately turned around and stood up, standing firmly on his legs while tightening his neck.
While staring at the big man, he spat a mouthful of blood foam to the side: "The idea is pretty tough."
The big man was also surprised. He didn't expect that the man in the bamboo hat could take this heavy kick that was strong enough to break gold and stone and still act like nothing happened.
The big man knew very well that he should attack the man while he was weak, so he immediately rushed forward, shouted loudly, and chopped him down!
The man in the bamboo hat did not dodge this time. A flash of blood appeared in his eyes, veins bulged in his arms, and he bit the long sword with both swords.
The big man had used too much strength, and his lower body could not move at all, so he could only swing the handle of the knife upwards and grab it down with his right hand!
The man in the bamboo hat suddenly felt the force on his sword loosen, and seeing the sword falling forward, he had no idea what the big man was planning.
He loosened his left hand and pushed with his right hand, and the dagger immediately chopped at the big man's wrist.
The big man was a little annoyed, but his thoughts had been seen through, so he had to chop at the right hand of the man in the bamboo hat with his left hand, intending to snatch the knife and recover.
How could the man in the bamboo hat do as he wished? He loosened his right hand and would rather the blade fall than let the big man succeed.
The left hand then slapped out with a palm, pinching the wrist while separating the chopping palm, and the left hand wrapped around the clockwise direction, while the right hand wrapped around the counterclockwise direction, and almost instantly the man in the bamboo hat used the silk-winding force to block the hands.
Before the big man could use the same trick again, the man in the bamboo hat stepped back, grabbed the big man's elbow with both hands, and kicked him almost to death.
Another spinning kick hit the big man right in the chest!
The big man suddenly vomited blood, and his body floated to the corner of the wall like a rag sack, and it was obvious that he was not going to last long.
Qin Huai hid behind the statue and watched with fascination. In just a few breaths, the man with the knife went from being able to attack and injure people to being seriously injured and dying in a flash.
The man in the bamboo hat slid to the fireside, picked up the short blade that had fallen previously with his left hand, raised the spear, and kicked with his right leg, and the short blade shot towards the big man's heart like lightning.
Looking at the remaining two swordsmen with gloomy faces, and then looking at the small dilapidated temple, he didn't waste any time. He picked up his gun and swept it from the wall, pouring a large pile of dark red charcoal fire on the two of them. At the same time, he exerted force with his feet and wanted to rush out.
How could the remaining two people do as he wished? They drew out their daggers and one of them chopped the charcoal fire with two strikes, while the other separated the Heart-Stealing Broken Blade and followed.
Outside the temple, the wind was getting stronger, the snow was getting thinner, and the moonlight was shining. It was the time of fierce fighting at night.
(End of this chapter)