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Chapter 663: The Three Extra People
Chapter 663: The Three Extra People
Night had fallen, and Hu Tiefen's strength was gradually returning.
Hu Tiefen sprang to his feet with a flip, "I'm good, let's go save the old bug!"
Jin Banhua asked, "Are you sure you don't need to rest a bit more? Don't want to end up like a limp noodle when the real action starts."
"I can punch a bull to death now!" Hu Tiefen declared loudly, "Even if Shi Guanyin shows up, I can punch her to death too!"
"Alright, I'll remember that," Jin Banhua laughed, "Let's go!"
So, the five of them set off on their horses and camels.
Hu Tiefen sniffed the air, detecting a faint, elusive fragrance, but it was hard to pinpoint the direction it was coming from. They could only wander around to try and find it, but that would waste a lot of time.
"Good kid, I didn't expect you to have so many skills!" Hu Tiefen praised.
"I have even more skills than you can imagine!" Jin Banhua said smugly.
"Calling you fat, and now you're panting?" Hu Tiefen laughed, good-naturedly warning, "But the world is dangerous, and some people are more powerful than you can imagine."
"Don't worry, I value my life the most. If I can't handle someone, I'll keep my distance," Jin Banhua assured him.
Seeing Jin Banhua's smug expression and the sword in his hand with eighteen gemstones embedded in it, Hu Tiefen didn't know what to say.
He resolved that if they really encountered Shi Guanyin, he would take the lead to protect this well-meaning rich kid from an untimely death.
Princess Pipa looked at Jin Banhua with her beautiful eyes, "In the Central Plains martial world, are there many people you can't beat?"
Jin Banhua thought for a moment and shook his head, "Not many on the surface, but there might be some powerful figures in the shadows that I can't be sure about."
After all, Chu Liuxiang's Legend was originally titled The Iron Blood Legend, and it frequently mentioned Tie Zhongtang, a character from The Hero of the Great Banner.
So, in this world, the Iron Blood Great Banner Sect existed after the Night Emperor, and the waters ran deep.
While Tie Zhongtang, who had learned the true arts from multiple schools and practiced the Marital Power of the Bride, might not be able to defeat Yan Nantian, the current Jin Banhua certainly couldn't either.
Jin Banhua's melancholy and loneliness amused Hu Tiefen.
This rich kid had many good qualities—generous, quick-witted, and good with a drink—but he was also a bit too full of himself, thinking he was a top expert and looking down on others' martial skills.
If he continued like this, he would surely suffer a great loss!
Hu Tiefen quietly approached Liao Gang and Ye Jin, "Did your young master ever face a powerful opponent in the capital who humbled him?"
Liao Gang thought for a moment and shook his head, "No."
Ye Jin hesitated, "Actually, the young master's martial skills are quite high."
Hu Tiefen clicked his tongue, glanced at the two, and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. Once this is over, I'll spar with your young master and give him some perspective."
Liao Gang and Ye Jin, "..."
...
As the sky lightened, the road became clearer, and the group sped up.
Jin Banhua and Princess Pipa led the way, walking and observing.
"Fortunately, you left the floral scent. The tracks of the desert boat have long been covered by sand. If we tried to follow them, we would never catch up," Princess Pipa praised.
"But their speed is still too fast. An eagle pulling a desert boat is much faster than horses and camels," Jin Banhua noted.
Princess Pipa's eyes sparkled, "Let's sneak in quietly, rescue the person, and take the desert boat with us?"
Jin Banhua clapped his hands, "Exactly what I was thinking!"
Hu Tiefen joined them, excited, "That makes sense. I'll handle the boat; I'm a skilled boatman!"
"Relax!" Jin Banhua patted Hu Tiefen's shoulder, "No one will take the driver's job from you."
Hu Tiehua blinked and was about to speak when a sudden eagle's cry echoed from the sky.
Princess Pipa was startled. "Are those the vultures pulling the sand boats? Did we catch up to them? Or is the Stone Goddess's lair nearby?"
Jin Banhua looked up and saw two eagles circling and then diving down.
"It’s not the mountain vultures," Jin Banhua said, and the two eagles fell one after another.
Hu Tiehua spurred his horse forward, catching one of the eagles and saw the blood-soaked eagle's belly. "It’s a sword wound!"
The next moment, the sound of weapons clashing faintly came from the left side of the sand dune.
Everyone immediately spurred their horses up the sand dune and saw the scene on the other side.
A dozen men in black clothes, wielding long knives, were surrounding and attacking two swordsmen.
The black-clothed men were Stone Goddess’s subordinates, with fierce faces and a killing aura, their knife techniques brutal and fearless of death.
The two swordsmen, however, had calm faces and their swords flashed brightly, their martial arts far superior to those of the black-clothed men.
However, two fists could not match four hands. The two swordsmen, after fighting for so long, were nearing their limits and could hardly hold on any longer.
"Isn’t that Wang Chong?" Princess Pipa asked. "And the other one is your coach?"
The two swordsmen were indeed Wang Chong and Shi Tuo, who had left the oasis camp without a word a few days ago.
Jin Banhua said to Hu Tiehua, "It seems someone is trying to take over your coach’s job."
Hu Tiehua was speechless for a moment but still said solemnly " "That coach is Ji Ice Yan’s man. He also led our us found us led us led we " "He coach is Shi Tuo, saved us, those black-clothed men are formidable. Wait for me here!"
Jin Banhua’s eyebrow twitched, and his ears moved, suddenly looking at another sand dune not far away.
The next moment, three horses appeared on the top of that sand dune.
"What’s going on?" Jin Banhua was curious.
In the original story, Hu Tiehua and Princess Pipa encountered Wang Chong and Shi Tuo, helped them out of the predicament, and thus discovered the location of the Stone Goddess's lair. But they didn’t expect to meet others here.
The next moment, the three horses decisively charged down the sand dune and into the battlefield.
The three knights decisively dismounted. The two older men shouted, one with a knife and the other with a staff, charging like fierce tigers descending a mountain, their attacks overwhelmingly powerful.
The leading person was a woman, though dressed in thick clothes, her movements were graceful and fluid. She wielded dark stars, and the black-clothed men who were struck immediately fell, clearly poisoned by the hidden weapons.
Hu Tiehua’s eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he shouted and charged into the battlefield, seizing a long knife and slicing a black-clothed man who was about to ambush Shi Tuo.
Hu Tiehua, with a good heart, shouted for the black-clothed men to surrender, but they were already past reason.
Thus, the six of them unleashed a killing spree, easily dispatching the remaining dozen black-clothed men.
Shi Tuo supported his sword and panted, while Wang Chong bowed. "We owe you a great debt of gratitude, Hu Daxia and the three righteous warriors. Otherwise, we would have met our end in the desert today."
Hu Tiehua was surprised. "You two are brothers?"
Among the other three, the two older men clasped their hands. "The Beggar Sect and Huashan are both righteous factions in the martial world. Helping each other is only right and proper!"
The last person looked at Jin Banhua, who was riding closer, then lifted the veil, revealing a bright and beautiful face, both surprised and delighted. "Prince Jin, we meet again."
(End of Chapter)
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