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Chapter 19: Afly, Unable to Leave the Hall
Chapter 19: Afly, Unable to Leave the Hall
Upon seeing these two dagger-wielding experts, renowned in the jianghu, a smile tugged at Tian Qi's lips, while Gongsun Moyun's eyes turned icy, and You Longsheng snorted derisively. Only Zhao Zhengyi wore an uncertain expression, his face twitching slightly.
As expected, a cold glint flashed before everyone's eyes, followed immediately by two startled cries.
The two long daggers flew through the air and, with a clang, embedded themselves into the hall's crossbeam. The two burly men retreated, their faces ashen, clutching their right wrists with their left hands as blood seeped through.
It was only then that everyone turned their attention back to Afly and noticed that his sword was still sheathed at his waist, as if it had never moved. However, there was a fresh drop of blood on the tip of the blade.
What a swift sword!
Almost no one in the room had seen how Afly had drawn and sheathed his sword!
Tian Qi's smile froze, Gongsun Moyun's pupils contracted sharply, and only Zhao Zhengyi seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief, finally understanding.
Afly spoke indifferently, "I may not be good with words, but my sword speaks for me. The next time it speaks, it will be at your necks."
The two burly men's faces paled even further as they exchanged a glance, took two steps back, and dared not look at Afly again. They turned and fled immediately.
They were merely Tian Qi's guests and had no intention of risking their lives for him.
Afly turned to Li Xinhuan, "Let's go, time to drink."
Before Li Xinhuan could respond, Long Xiaoyun, seated in the master's position, suddenly asked, "If you want him to leave, why don't you seal his acupuncture points?"
Afly's eyes twitched, and Li Xinhuan's heart skipped a beat.
Everyone in the hall was taken aback, their gazes lingering on Afly's face for a moment before they realized something. This young man, with his unbelievably fast sword, didn't seem to know how to seal or release acupuncture points!
Tian Qi immediately took a step forward, subtly blocking You Longsheng, "The young master just said that he would only talk and not act."
"Of course, I always keep my word."
You Longsheng nodded, glanced at the door, and then took a slight step back. However, he subtly flicked his left hand, which held his sword, inward.
Tian Qi's expression turned ugly.
You Longsheng's move was extremely annoying. It was like having an extra person outside to assist in the formation, and the slightest movement could cause chaos in the hearts of those present. Given Afly's swordsmanship, it would be like asking him to slit his own throat.
Afly smiled faintly, his eyes sweeping over Tian Qi, Zhao Zhengyi, and Gongsun Moyun. He then decisively hoisted Li Xinhuan onto his back.
In the next moment, Gongsun Moyun and Zhao Zhengyi appeared at You Longsheng's sides. Tian Qi's face turned solemn, and he abruptly extended both hands. The golden silk vine rattan stick at his waist shot out, straight as an arrow, aiming at the eleven major acupuncture points on Afly's chest.
Afly did not draw his sword. With a person on his back, he dared not take the risk of drawing his sword, as Tian Qi's martial arts were not weak, and the soft stick was quite long.
However, Afly's light work and footwork were exceptionally strong. Even though Tian Qi was exerting his full strength, Afly nimbly dodged the stick's shadow. No matter how Tian Qi's vine stick rolled and turned, he couldn't catch him!
Zhao Zhengyi, while paying attention to You Longsheng's left hand, shouted, "This young man intends to save the Plum Blossom Thief and oppose the righteous path of the martial arts world. If you don't make your move now, when will you?"
Zhao Zhengyi's words were quite stirring, especially since You Longsheng had not made a move to help the young man. A few people in the hall who wanted to curry favor with Zhao Zhengyi immediately stepped forward, and seven or eight weapons slashed towards Li Xinhuan, who was on Afly's back.
They didn't dare face Afly, but they had the courage to launch a sneak attack on Li Xinhuan, who was unable to fight back. Not only did they have the courage, but they were also quite bold!
However, they had underestimated Afly.
In the next moment, the weapons surrounding Afly disappeared, leaving only the golden silk rattan staff, which relentlessly targeted the major acupoints on his body.
However, under Tian Qi's venomous staff attacks, Afly maintained a seemingly precarious yet unyielding stance.
To Tian Qi's surprise, he found that this young man's footwork was incredibly agile, far beyond his expectations. Several times, he felt he was about to hit the young man's acupoints, but Afly would deftly slide his feet, causing Tian Qi's exquisite moves to miss their mark.
Tian Qi was secretly astonished. He thought to himself that this young man, who seemed unknown and nameless, likely had an extraordinary background.
Tian Qi was a shrewd and vengeful person, but he also knew how to bide his time. He wanted to kill Li Xinhuan because the latter had once mocked him severely. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to take his revenge. However, he didn't want to provoke this peerless swordsman unnecessarily.
Especially since he couldn't defeat him.
So, Tian Qi swept his long staff, forcing Afly back while also retreating himself. "Young brother, you can't get out. I suggest you put him down, or else he won't be the one dragging you down; you'll be the one dragging him down."
Although he couldn't defeat Afly, he was blocking the entrance to the hall, preventing Afly from escaping.
Afly glanced at Tian Qi indifferently, then turned and placed Li Xinhuan on a seat beside the hall. Only then did he notice Li Xinhuan's heaving chest and his pale face tinged with a crimson hue as he forcibly suppressed his cough, not wanting to affect Afly.
"I was wrong. I was only concerned with my own bravado and forgot about you."
Li Xinhuan shook his head and immediately started coughing. "Regardless of whether you're right or wrong, I'm still grateful to you."
Seeing that Afly was close to him and currently supporting Li Xinhuan, his back turned to Zhao Zhengyi, the latter's eyes flickered with a murderous intent. He took a deep breath and could no longer restrain himself. He suddenly leaped forward, picking up a steel knife from the ground and slashing at Afly's neck.
"Damn!"
You Longsheng hadn't expected Zhao Zhengyi to be so adept at seizing opportunities. Fearing that Afly might be caught off guard, he reached for his sword with his right hand.
However, Gongsun Moyun raised his hand and pressed it on You Longsheng's shoulder. He didn't aim to achieve anything, but he wanted to stop You Longsheng for a moment.
But Zhao Zhengyi had clearly underestimated Afly. His knife had only reached halfway when Afly turned around, and the sword light illuminated his eyes.
Just as Zhao Zhengyi's heart turned cold, a black shadow suddenly shot towards Afly's right shoulder.
Afly's eyes flickered, and his long sword circled back, the tip of the blade flicking upwards.
A soft 'ding' rang out, and the black shadow was flicked away by the sword tip. To everyone's surprise, it was a string of Buddhist beads.
The next moment, the beads fell to the entrance of the hall and were caught by a monk.
"Amituofo!"
Five monks with white eyebrows and socks, dressed in gray robes, stepped into the hall.
The leading monk had white hair but a radiant face, and his eyes shone brightly, commanding respect with his mere gaze.
The one who caught the beads was also this old monk.
Holding the beads, the old monk joined his hands together and looked at Afly, who was still holding his sword steadily, with admiration. "Layman, you have a swift sword."
(End of Chapter)
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