Whoosh—
A sudden commotion rose amidst the silent rain curtain, causing the crazy dogs to bark.
"Woof woof woof—"
Yejing Hall was suddenly pulled aside by Luo Ning. Then he heard the sound of the window in the courtyard being broken through. He immediately rushed towards the courtyard.
At the same time, three flying needles shot towards the top of the wall where Yejing Hall was about to leap over.
There were two obvious flying needles and one hidden one. The obvious ones made a sharp sound as they broke through the air, used to attract attention, while the hidden one was silent.
On such a pitch-black rainy night, it was very difficult for the approaching person to detect the existence of the silent black needle.
However, Yejing Hall didn't know many moves. Having already discovered the hidden weapons that were difficult to avoid, his fighting style no longer followed the usual rules.
Clang—
The light of the knife at his waist flashed.
The old courtyard wall in front of Yejing Hall burst apart under the blade, turning into gravel that rained down on the house, submerging the obvious and hidden flying needles that were shooting towards him.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The already old house was instantly riddled with holes by countless broken bricks.
Guo Yuanlong, who had just crashed out of the window, looked terrified at this scene. Knowing that he was being targeted by two masters who were suspected to be grandmasters, he didn't even have the thought of fighting back and directly fled to the side.
However, although Yejing Hall couldn't catch up with others using lightness skills, his short-distance explosive power was not low.
Knowing that the "Wingless Owl" had extraordinary lightness skills, seeing the black shadow rush out of the house, while Yejing Hall crashed through the brick wall, he threw his saber, slashing towards the place where the black shadow was about to land, to prevent it from borrowing the force to take off into the air.
Whoosh whoosh—
The three-foot silver blade brought a fierce sound as it broke through the air in the night rain.
Guo Yuanlong didn't expect the approaching person to react so quickly. His right foot, which was about to land, quickly lifted back. The next moment, the blade passed under his foot, cutting off a layer of the sole.
This move had originally restricted Guo Yuanlong's position, but Guo Yuanlong lived up to his reputation. Since he couldn't step on the ground, he directly tapped his toes on the spinning blade, borrowing the force to soar into the air.
Shua—
But when his feet retracted and extended, no matter how fast it was, it was still a bit slower than usual.
Luo Ning and Yejing Hall simultaneously rushed into the courtyard. How could they give the flying thief a chance to escape over the wall? At this moment, they were like celestial beings descending from the sky, leaping into the air, and slashing horizontally with the soft sword in their hands.
Whoosh—
Amidst the shrill sound of the sword, the soft sword was like a peacock spreading its feathers, turning into a half-moon fan in the rain curtain.
The raindrops falling in the air were driven by the sword wind and turned into a shower of pear blossoms, shooting towards Guo Yuanlong. Some of the raindrops hit the wall of the collapsing house, and immediately there were bursts of响声:
Puff puff puff—
Dust flew up, and a line of round holes appeared on the wall.
The Peacock Spreading Its Feathers Sword Move?!
Guo Yuanlong recognized that this move was the sword technique of the Pingtian Sect in Tiannan. He couldn't help but be shocked in his heart and couldn't figure out why he was being ambushed by the rebels of the Pingtian Sect under the nose of the Emperor.
However, since he was hiding the "Minglong Tu", he was an enemy of the whole world. The people who had come were already right in front of him, and he had no chance to find out the cause and effect.
He was blocked both above and below, and it was difficult for Guo Yuanlong to break through forcefully. He spun in the air and turned around, dodging the shooting raindrops. At the same time, he threw out a copper ball with an iron wire attached to it from his sleeve and threw it to the side.
Bang—
The copper ball pierced through the wall. As the soil flew up, the iron wire tensed up.
Guo Yuanlong pulled with the force, and his whole body lightly moved horizontally towards the distant wall.
After throwing out the knife, Yejing Hall didn't just stand there stupidly. If the flying thief landed, he might never be able to touch the corner of his clothes again. Seeing the copper ball fly out, he burst out with all his strength, approaching along the middle line, and raised his hand to strike out with a palm.
Guo Yuanlong had sharp eyes. From the moment Yejing Hall broke through the wall with a single knife, he could tell that his martial arts skills were definitely not low. But being surrounded, getting away was the top priority. So he bravely struck out with a palm in the air, wanting to use Yejing Hall's palm force to fly out of the courtyard and escape into the distance.
Guo Yuanlong's idea was right, and he also achieved his goal. But unfortunately, he underestimated the power of Yejing Hall's palm strike far too much. He borrowed a bit too much force!
Yejing Hall hadn't encountered any masters at the border. After entering the capital, he started facing grandmasters, and it had almost left a psychological shadow on him.
When fighting with others at this moment, he didn't dare to hold back the slightest bit. Seeing the opponent's menacing palm strike coming towards him, he almost used all his strength and burst out with a palm strike.
Boom—
The house in the rainy night let out a dull thunder-like explosion.
Luo Ning struck out with her sword and landed in the air, but she was stunned to find that the rain curtain in the courtyard burst open from the middle and shot out in all directions, actually forming a void in the rain curtain.
The flying thief in the middle, the moment his fist met Yejing Hall's, his whole body was like a broken sack hit by a battering ram, flying horizontally, breaking the iron wire in his hand, and crashing into the wall.
And Yejing Hall was in the same situation.
Yejing Hall had no lack of experience in life-and-death battles. The opponent had nowhere to borrow strength in the air. Logically speaking, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, he couldn't exert much strength. He was standing firmly on the ground, so there was no way he couldn't withstand it.
But when the opponent's fist hit his palm, he felt as if he had caught an eight-ox crossbow with his bare hands. There was no skill involved, just pure irresistible brute force!
Just with the punch being thrown and the arm being straightened, the burst of force instantly numbed his right arm. His feet were still on the ground, but he couldn't stand at all. His whole body slid backwards and crashed into the house behind him.
Whoosh—
With a loud noise, a hole was knocked out in the wall. Guo Yuanlong's figure still didn't stop until he crashed through the opposite wall and fell into another courtyard, hitting the ground.
Yejing Hall fell into the house and then quickly turned over and rushed out. His eyes were filled with astonishment—the punch just now was so powerful that it made him feel that the opponent was not a human being at all, but a demon transformed from a wild ox or a giant elephant.
Luo Ning also saw that the physical strength of the "Wingless Owl" was incredibly strong, but his martial arts techniques were really not that high. She immediately reminded urgently:
"He's seriously injured. Chase quickly!"
Guo Yuanlong's strength was strong, but his boxing skills were really average. Otherwise, he wouldn't just be a flying thief.
Under Yejing Hall's palm strike that contained surging internal energy, Guo Yuanlong's right arm directly lost its combat power and hung down. After landing and coughing heavily, he turned over and got up, fleeing into the distance.
Yejing Hall saw this and ran after him at a big stride.
Luo Ning landed, inserted the sword into the ring at the head of the Chilong Huan Shou Dao (a kind of saber), and threw it to Yejing Hall.
Whoosh whoosh...
Yejing Hall caught the saber while running. Only then did he notice that Luo Ning's face was not right. Her left arm was not natural, and it seemed that she had been injured by the invisible black needle when she forcefully pulled him away.
"You..."
"Chase quickly!"
Yejing Hall saw this, gritted his teeth, held the knife, and leaped onto the house, directly chasing after the black shadow.
Tap tap tap...
In the old alley, the sound of broken tiles kept coming, and the barking of chickens and dogs and the scolding of the residents came one after another.
Guo Yuanlong's movements were extremely agile, and he made almost no sound as he moved through the rain curtain.
But after forcefully taking Yejing Hall's palm strike and being seriously injured, no matter how good his lightness skills were, he couldn't be completely unaffected. He obviously staggered a bit while fleeing.
Yejing Hall sheathed the blade and ran wildly on the top of the house. Along the way, he casually picked up the tiles, predicted the places where the flying thief would land and borrow strength, and kept throwing the broken tiles to interfere. Luo Ning did the same.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Under this kind of pursuit, Guo Yuanlong managed to hold on for half a mile in one go, but still couldn't shake off the two of them. There was internal bleeding in his right arm, and with the surging of his blood energy, the injury had spread to his chest and abdomen. Finally, he was caught up from behind.
Guo Yuanlong was a flying thief. He had killed people from both the black and white paths and was hiding a precious treasure. As long as he was caught, he would surely die. So he also had the determination to fight to the death.
After crossing a wall, Guo Yuanlong suddenly landed on the ground and at the same time threw out a handful of flying needles, shooting them upwards.
This move was intended to take the opponent by surprise by relying on the difference in vision.
But unfortunately, Guo Yuanlong overestimated Yejing Hall's demeanor as a master.
For such a small wall that was a bit higher than the head, third-rate masters in the martial arts world would gracefully leap over it.
However, Yejing Hall was different. He didn't know lightness skills. After encountering people like the "Red God of Wealth", the "Black and White Impermanence", and Lady Luo, he knew the terror of the masters in the martial arts world. If he rashly jumped into the air with nowhere to borrow strength, and was intercepted, he would have no way to escape. So without full confidence, he would never leave the ground with both feet.
Seeing the flying thief disappear behind the wall and losing sight of him, Yejing Hall didn't hesitate at all. He turned sideways and rammed into the wall with his shoulder like a wild ox.
Boom—
Just as Guo Yuanlong threw out the flying needles, he heard a loud noise from behind. The old brick wall was directly pushed out and then exploded, hitting his back.
Bang—
A huge force came from behind. A look of shock flashed in Guo Yuanlong's eyes, and then he was knocked flying forward and fell onto the street where the rain was pouring down.
"Cough cough—"
With his life on the line, Guo Yuanlong also became ruthless. He rolled on the ground once after landing, then directly bounced up and turned back. He took out a dagger with his left hand and stabbed it straight at Yejing Hall's face.
This move left his middle defense wide open and was a move of exchanging his life for the opponent's.
Clang—
Yejing Hall saw this and unsheathed the blade at his waist, slashing directly at the flying thief's chest and abdomen, instantly cutting out a white arc in front of him.
This knife strike was flawless and should have cut the Wingless Owl in half at the chest, but something unexpected happened.
Screech—
Amidst the ear-piercing sound, Yejing Hall was stunned to find that the flying thief, who should have been cut in half, only had a tear in his chest clothes.
The knife strike that could even cut the arm of the Iron-Armed Impermanence landed on the flying thief's chest, only scraping out a string of sparks.
Judging from the sound, it was the knife that burst out the sparks. A line of golden light flashed on the flying thief's chest, and it seemed that there wasn't even a scratch!
The opponent was exchanging his life for the other's. By seizing the opponent's flaw and engaging in a fight, if one couldn't break through the defense, one would normally be killed by the opponent's blow.
This was exactly what Guo Yuanlong had in mind. But unfortunately, Yejing Hall underestimated Guo Yuanlong's protection, and Guo Yuanlong also underestimated Yejing Hall's offensive power.
Yejing Hall failed to split open Guo Yuanlong's chest, but the surging internal energy contained in the blade wouldn't disappear out of thin air.
With one knife strike, the indestructible "chest protector" dispersed the force to half of the chest. To Guo Yuanlong, it was like being hit in the chest with all his might by an octagonal copper hammer.
Under the huge force, Guo Yuanlong was directly knocked flying and fell several zhang (a unit of length) away.
In this encounter, both sides showed shock in their eyes.
Guo Yuanlong knew that he was no match for the opponent at all and desperately wanted to throw the dagger to block the pursuers.
And Yejing Hall didn't cut the flying thief in half. He thought he had encountered another "iron-clad" body like that of the Iron-Armed Impermanence. If he held back even in such a situation, he might as well be looking for death.
Seeing that he had knocked the opponent flying, Yejing Hall without hesitation used the second knife move he had thought up. The blade struck out with his left hand was smoothly sent to his right hand. Then he stepped heavily on the ground, rushed out with his body, and struck forward with the knife in his hand!
Boom—
Luo Ning was following behind. Just as she rushed out from behind the collapsed wall, she saw a rumble on the long street where the rain was falling.
The shameless little thief holding a silver long knife, his figure was like a wild dragon leaping out of the sea, crashing through the rain curtain in the sky and pulling out a white line formed by water mist on the street.
Shua—
A cold light flashed by, and the blade vibrated and tore through the rain curtain!
Luo Ning didn't even see the figure clearly. Yejing Hall had already flashed by on the street. Before the flying thief landed, he appeared behind the flying thief. His figure stopped, and he retracted the knife into the sheath with his backhand!
Ch嚓~~~
The glint of the sword and the flash of the blade suddenly stopped!
Plop—
Gululu~~~
The body of the flying thief fell to the ground, and he was still holding the dagger that he hadn't had time to throw.
The head that flew into the air landed later, bounced a few times, and rolled towards the side of the street. The dark red blood mixed with the muddy rain on the ground.
The wide-open eyes on the head hadn't completely lost their consciousness. The last trace of shock in the eyes might have been saying four words—Eight Steps Frenzied Saber...
Shasha...
With one knife strike, the noisy rainy night also completely quieted down at this moment...