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Chapter 695: The Provocative Jin Banhua
Chapter 695: The Provocative Jin Banhua
The three white-robed women were startled by the young girl's rebuke and quickly replied, "Ninth Sister, it was the Elder Sister who brought them down. She said that assassins from outside were attacking and they couldn't resist them."
At this, the young girl finally noticed the blue-robed nun and was taken aback. "Elder Sister?"
Although the blue-robed nun had been punished by the Water Mother Yin Ji and was stationed at the nunnery outside the mountain as a secret retreat for the Divine Water Palace, many new disciples were reluctant to approach her.
However, no one could deny the blue-robed nun's formidable martial arts skills. Even the most favored by Yin Ji, the Fourth Sister Gong Nanyan, might not be a match for her.
"Is the attack outside really that serious, Elder Sister?" the young girl asked.
The blue-robed nun remained silent for a moment, glanced at Jin Banhua, and then nodded seriously, making a few gestures.
For such a great master to retreat without a fight, the assassins must be taken very seriously.
"Are the assassins that powerful? Should we inform the Master?" the young girl frowned, somewhat apprehensive. "But the Master has just taken action. If we trouble her again, won't it make us seem incompetent?"
At this moment, the others remained silent, watching the young girl in white and the blue-robed nun communicate.
When they first learned that Chu Liuxiang had been captured, they were panic-stricken. But now, they realized with admiration that this was a perfect opportunity. Letting the Water Mother Yin Ji and the powerful assassin clash would give them a chance to rescue Chu Liuxiang in the chaos.
Just then, a pleasant yet metallic sound of string instruments echoed through the night breeze in the valley.
At the same time, eight dark figures emerged from the secret entrance, darting out under the moonlight.
"Since you refuse to show respect, you will all die!"
With the shout, dozens of white-robed girls suddenly appeared around them.
The black-robed assassins were speechless.
"The nunnery has more allies behind it, but what can a group of women do?" one of the black-robed assassins sneered. "Who are you, and where are we?"
"To come here without knowing where you are, you truly are the ignorant and fearless," a white-robed girl retorted.
"Put down your weapons and await your punishment, and perhaps we will spare your lives."
"If you resist, you will die a miserable death."
"Huh?" Jin Banhua was taken aback, looking at the lead black-robed assassin. "Weren't you just saying that your leader is waiting in the back, and even if the Water Mother Yin Ji herself comes, he will slay her with his sword?"
"What?" the black-robed assassin was stunned. "This is the Divine Water Palace?"
"What!" the white-robed girl was furious. "To show disrespect to the Palace Master, die!"
In the next moment, dozens of white-robed girls descended in unison. Though they didn't use weapons, their palm strikes were varied and unpredictable, creating a dense web of shadows that almost blocked out the moonlight.
"Kill!"
With no other choice, the assassins drew their swords. Eight flashes of cold steel pierced through the palm shadows, their blades gleaming in the moonlight.
These eight assassins were not as skilled as Hu Tiefeng, Huang Luzhi, and Dai Duxing, but their sword techniques were more deadly, each move aimed to kill.
While the Divine Water Palace's disciples were well-trained by the Water Mother Yin Ji, they lacked combat experience. They were effective against ordinary martial artists, but against true experts, they often faltered and missed opportunities.
This was true when they faced Hu Tiefeng and his companions, and it was true now with these eight black-robed assassins.
If not for the caution they had learned from their previous encounter with Hu Tiefeng and his companions, some of them might have already fallen to the assassins' swords.
Even so, the black-robed men's swords had already drawn blood, staining their white robes with crimson.
Of course, two of the weaker ones had also been struck, spitting out blood.
The battle in the valley intensified as more white-robed women appeared, two of them—both beautiful and graceful—darting over like lightning.
"Second Sister! Third Sister!" the other women called out.
"Eldest Sister?" But the two beautiful women immediately noticed the green-robed nun, their expressions changing.
They were closest to the green-robed nun and knew her character and martial arts the best. The only reason she would defy the orders of the Water Mother and lead a group into the Divine Water Palace was because the invaders were extremely powerful and could not be defeated by force.
"Who are they? What's happening outside?" one of them asked.
The other looked at the women with a flicker in her eyes and then said, "No matter what, we must capture these assassins who have intruded into the Divine Water Palace!"
Jin Banhua's eyes darted around, and she quickly said, "Sisters, be careful. They have a leader behind them, maybe still in the secret passage."
The young woman called Ninth Sister's eyes narrowed. "Is that the one who insulted the Master?"
"Force him out!"
"Death to those who insult the Palace Lord!"
Seeing that the eight black-robed men were too engaged to break free, the two beautiful women swiftly entered the secret passage.
Jin Banhua looked expectantly at the entrance to the secret passage.
In the original story, the black-robed men were not close to the Bodhi Nunnery, but they had not encountered any obstacles at the time.
Now, as they entered the secret passage, if Xue Xiaoren had followed out of curiosity...
Moments later, the secret passage echoed with shouts and cries, and the two beautiful women quickly retreated, one with a bleeding shoulder and the other with a look of terror.
Then, a tall, thin black-robed figure, wearing a purple sandalwood mask, slowly emerged.
His steps were slow, and he held a sword in his right hand, the tip still dripping with blood.
"I was about to leave. Why must you insist on keeping me here?" the black-robed man said calmly.
At the sight of the masked man, not only did the eight black-robed assassins tremble and their swords become even more fierce and deadly, but even Yidianhong's face changed.
"You can't leave," one of the beautiful women said coldly. "There are traps at the entrance to the secret passage. Your way out is sealed. If you want to leave, you'll have to fly out of the mountains."
The black-robed man fell silent, then looked at Yidianhong. "I didn't expect you to have a connection with the Divine Water Palace. Very well."
Yidianhong said nothing.
Jin Banhua patted Yidianhong's shoulder and said boldly, "Who can blame Yidianhong for finding a good wife, and his good wife having connections to the Divine Water Palace?"
"Don't be embarrassed. Relying on your wife isn't shameful!" Jin Banhua consoled.
Yidianhong, "..."
One of the black-robed assassins suddenly shouted, "Master, this man is slandering us, saying we claimed you would kill the Water Mother with your sword, deliberately provoking a fight between us and the Divine Water Palace disciples!"
The black-robed man looked at Jin Banhua, his gaze cold.
"Is this slander?" Jin Banhua feigned realization. "Do you mean you can't actually defeat the Water Mother?"
The black-robed man's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
At that moment, a tall, white-robed woman silently emerged from the lake, as if walking on invisible steps, slowly stepping out of the water and onto the shore.
Behind her, a beautiful woman in a white gauze dress followed, her gaze cold and calculating, as if she was looking at a group of dead men.
At the same time, a figure silently broke the water's surface and joined the others.
(End of Chapter)
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