Martialism
Chapter 17's
Xiao Shuai said to Ding Yunzi, “He is not here.”
Ding Yunzi asked, “Could he be in that other location?”
Xiao Shuai said, “Whatever happens, we must leave this city as soon as possible.”
Ding Yunzi asked, “Master, are you injured?”
Xiao Shuai shook his head, “But I have exhausted a lot of my martial power. If there is another opponent like Gongsun Bai here, I cannot fight at my peak.”
Ding Yunzi said coldly, “There shouldn't be anyone who can compete with Master. If he wasn't here, surely he could be in that other location? After all, it was the most suspicious location. We have to investigate.”
Xiao Shuai said, “I have a very uncomfortable feeling about the villa. I haven't had that feeling for a long time. Call it instinct if you want, but sometimes we need to know our limits and be extra vigilant. That Gongsun Bai thought he was invincible and became careless. If he was more vigilant, the end result would be difficult to predict.”
Ding Yunzi said, “Master, you are too careful. At your Martial Arts level, no one can match you anymore. Even without me, you can still defeat Gongsun Bai alone.”
Xiao Shuai said, “You are too young. Even an invincible fighter will have a moment of weakness and if the enemy can kill you, they must have learned your weaknesses.Our actual skills to get the best advantage in every situation.”
Ding Yunzi said, “But there are only two young girls in the villa. Of course, we need not fear them.”
Xiao Shuai said, “That's exactly why. There were too many unanswered questions about the villa. Looks like they persuaded us to enter the villa.”
Ding Yunzi sighed, “If I could be within three hundred steps of the villa, I might be able to tell if Xiao Youxue was there ..”
Xiao Shuai said solemnly, “Five hundred steps is a safe distance. If closer than that, we risk revealing our whereabouts.”
Suddenly, Xiao Shuai looked around the forest and sighed. “As I feared, they are here.”
Ding Yunzi scanned the surroundings and immediately he said loudly, “There!”
He immediately unsheathed his long sword, twisted it several times and threw it as a flying sword in front of him!
His flying sword flew into the dark recesses of the forest and there was a strong thunderous sound as his flying sword struck something made of metal.
Ding Yunzi had stuck out his finger and he was shocked; his flying sword did not bounce back. It just disappeared.
Xiao Shuai looked closely at him throwing his flying sword and said, “They are still there and they are not ordinary opponents .
Ding Yunzi immediately raised his scabbard in front of him in a defensive position as he raised his finger to the position of the sword finger. Even without the sword in his hand, he could still kill with his fingers and scabbard alone!
Two similar young girls appeared from the view out of the forest and walked very slowly towards them.
They were wearing black velvet silk dresses. Their black dresses were almost translucent and their faces were very white in contrast to their clothes. In their hands, they brandished their long swords.
Xiao Shuai immediately brandished his long sword, twisted it in a circular motion and threw it towards them!
He said loudly, “I want to see how you can fend off my sword!”
His flying sword flew and exploded at a shocking speed against them!
The two young girls immediately raised their long swords in front of them and when the flying sword hit their swords with a strong impact; it was mysteriously captured by another circular force as it spun in the opposite direction before falling to the ground!
The two young girls retreated three steps as they displayed the Divine Emerald Skill with their longswords as they finally fended off the great power of the flying swords!
Xiao Shuai muttered, “These two young girls have the martial power to hold my flying sword directly?”
But even before they can solidify their footing, Xiao Shuai and Ding Yunzi immediately saw a gap as they filled their sword sheath with their martial power and sent it flying towards the two young girls at the same time!
The two young girls flinched at the same time, “Oh no ..”
It was because their opponent had taken the opportunity to launch another attack at the same time before they could even stabilize themselves. They had never fought against an opponent who would react with such incredible speed!
But to Xiao Shuai and Ding Yunzi's surprise, just as their scabbard was about to hit their target, another young girl appeared in front of the beautiful twins and turned their scabbard the other way with her sleeves!
This newcomer was extremely beautiful and had the elegance of a goddess. It was as if he was not from this mortal realm. Even Xiao Shuai who boasted his determination was somehow moved by his gaze…
It was not her extraordinary beauty that caused Xiao Shuai and Ding Yunzi to be shocked, but they were shocked at how easily she fended off their sword sheath!
It was because their flying scabbard technique was also one of the most powerful and even more powerful martial clan secret techniques than their flying sword techniques!
Although their flying scabbard was a direct attack, it charged with their entire martial power and fending it off was even more difficult than their flying swords. Most of their martial power was lost when the flying sword spun. But for their flying gloves, the retention rate of martial power was much higher and three times faster!
Moreover they had thrown their flying gloves at the same time. Deflecting one of their flying gloves is quite difficult and moreover there are two …
And this young girl out of nowhere had fended off their flying sword sheath with just her sleeve…
When Xiao Shuai had recovered from his initial shock and looked at his face, he was even more shocked even when Ding Yunzi analyzed coldly, “They used a secret technique similar to the Unbeatable Divine Power. No one can fend off our secret techniques with just their martial power alone and if I am not mistaken, they are using the Emerald Divine Skill, the enemy skill of all missile projectiles. And in this fraternity, only the Eternal Ice Palace knows this secret skill.”
Ding Yunzi had raised her right hand and slightly moved her little finger. As soon as Xiao Shuai nodded, he would attack again with another secret technique from Virtuous Palace!
The newcomer was indeed Shui Yixian the Heavenly Fairy. The two young girls behind her were Shui Yujian the Jade Sword Fairy and Shui Meijian the Beautiful Sword Fairy.
The Heavenly Fairy slightly nodded and said, “Your analysis is correct. We are indeed from the Eternal Ice Palace. Only the Virtue Palace was capable of using the Flying Sword Technique. It seems that this battle between the Eternal Ice Palace and the Virtue Palace is inevitable.”
Ding Yunzi said coldly, “If you think that we have no weapons and are powerless, you made a big mistake ..”
Shui Meijian interrupted coldly, “Oh huh? Penetration Hand, Penetration Slash Technique, Virtuous Divine Power, Gold Resilience Skill .. right, I am very afraid.”
Shui Yujian smiled. He knew that his sister was deliberately provoking his opponent. He immediately took a deep breath as he strengthened his senses with Dual Inertness Intricacy, a skill he had just acquired.
Ding Yunzi turned pale when she asked, “How did you know?”
Shui Yujian immediately sensed that the heart rate of this girl was increasing and he was nervous now. He winked at Shui Meijian, hinting at the information on her.
Xiao Shuai sighed deeply, “It was because I leaked it ..”
Ding Yunzi was surprised when he asked, “Master? You told the Eternal Ice Palace our secret technique?”
The Heavenly Fairy began to stare at Xiao Shuai closely, “You are Brother Shuai?”
Xiao Shuai laughed and he started shaking, “Indeed. Sister Xian’Er, you haven't really changed at all. Or rather, you become more beautiful. How's it been so long? Fifty years? I never knew that you were from the Eternal Ice Palace or I would definitely search for you there .. “
Heavenly Fairy averted her eyes, “I didn't know you were also from the Palace of Virtue ..”
Shui Yujian, Shui Meijian and Ding Yunzi were astonished that their mistress and master protege had actually known each other!
Ding Yunzi was even more surprised, “This young girl is actually the same age as my protege master?! But she looked so young ..” She started seeing Shui Meijian and Shui Yujian who looked just as young as well …
Xiao Shuai bitterly laughed, “Fate toyed with all of us. Where is Han Shaodong? Are you with him now?”
The Heavenly Fairy shifted uncomfortably as she said, “Last time I saw her was also the last time I saw you.”
Xiao Shuai laughed, “That is good news for me. You left so suddenly that day ..”
Ding Yunzi had never seen his master protege laugh so cheerfully before.
Fifty years ago, only a group of boxers were left after a bloody battle over lost martial treasures. The survivors of the bloody event were all above average boxers. The reason they survive is because they are not greedy like the others or because they are smarter.
It was because the ruins of the underground palace they found had too many deadly traps and many died.
Han Shaodong looked at the nine remaining boxers; Xiao Shuai and Shui Yixian were among the group as well. He said in disbelief, “We risked our lives for just one small flask and a few copper coins?”
Xiao Shuai said, “If you don't want the flask, you can give it to me. Maybe the pill inside the flask is more valuable than you think.”
Han Shaodong laughed and he threw the bottle at him, “I won't dare to eat some unknown pills. They can be toxic, tofu.”
Xiao Shuai laughed, “Or magic pill, you know.”
Shui Yixian smiled gently, “So what are we going to do now? Continuing the fight that some of us haven't finished before?”
Xiao Shuai turned around and looked at everyone, “It is a coincidence that we all survived to this point, but at the same time, we are all reluctant to reveal our true identities. We may not be friends because we may come from everything.The brotherhood and even the name we use may be faked. But let's introduce ourselves. You can call me Brother Shuai, handsome Shuai!”
Shui Yixian laughed softly as she covered her mouth with her hands, “Halo Handsome!”
Xiao Shuai laughed, “Beauty, it is now your turn to introduce yourself. I'm sure everyone wants to know your name. I've seen you kick the ass of so many boxers over the past week. Everyone seems to want to know your name .”
Shui Yixian looked at everyone and she started stuttering, “I...err...Yixian..no..you can call me Xian’Er.”.
Everyone thinks it's funny. It seemed like he was not an experienced liar and everyone secretly made quick mental notes to remember his real name.
Han Shaodong said, “I am just a nameless person in the fraternity. I am not from an orthodox clan or from an unorthodox clan. My name is Han Shaodong.”
Another young boxer said, “That's right. Today, no matter where we come from, we must be friends. Actually for us orthodox clans, it is very embarrassing for others to know that we are fighting over the brotherhood treasure ..”
Han Shaodong said, “You just told us that you are from an orthodox clan.”
The young boxer was shocked and he looked embarrassed.
Han Shaodong assured him, “Don't worry. We will not force you to tell us where your clan is from. I'm sure many of us here also don't use their clan skills.”
Everybody laugh.
Another boxer said, “Good inspiration! You can call me ‘Ironfist Unbeatable’!”
Another young boxer said, “You can call me Tian Kui!”
When all the fighters finished introducing themselves, Xiao Shuai said. “Let's form a secret group and do something crazy for a while. At least we have to do something electrifying in the fraternity.”
Han Shaodong asked, “What do you propose?”
Xiao Shuai said, “Of course we need a leader. But if anyone wants to back out now, they can do it now. When a secret group is formed, we must be bound by our agreement. What is everyone thinking?”
Unbeatable Iron Fist smiled, “If Sister Xian’Er is in the group, I will definitely join.”
Shui Yixian stuttered, “When did I become your sister?”
Unbeatable Iron Fist laughed merrily, “If you are in the group, then you will naturally be our Xian’Er Sister.”
The Future Sword Saint added hurriedly, “If he comes in, I will also be in the group.”
Han Shaodong said to Shui Yixian solemnly, “What do you think?”
Shui Yixian looked at everyone one by one. He could tell from their passionate eyes that they were all waiting for him to say yes to the idea.
Shui Yixian sighed and said, “Do I have a choice?”
The idea of a secret group made everyone curious!
Xiao Shuai said, “Good! Now we need to choose a leader among us or we will become a pile of loose sand. We also need to be bound by our holistic agreement to never reveal our identity and what we have done in this regard. Does everyone agree?”
The Future Sword Saint said, “We must not kill innocent people as well or go against the truth of martial arts.”
Unbeatable Iron Fist said, “We should really refrain from hurting anyone. But for martial truth, we've either broken that protocol or we won't be here.”
Xiao Shuai said, “Agree! Unless someone really wants us dead or we should not kill anyone in vain.”
Everyone nodded excitedly and was very curious as to what Xiao Shuai was actually planning.
Han Shaodong said, “It looks like you are our candidate for group leadership. Is there anyone else who wants to be the leader of the group? I support Brother Shuai to be the leader of the group.”
Unbeatable Iron Fist said, “Of course I nominate Xian’Er!”
Everyone looked at the Unbeatable Iron Fist in shock horror.
Tian Kui said, “What if he wants us to go to the Heavenly Mountains to pluck the Heavenly Mountain Lotus and other trifles?”
Shui Yixian sighed softly, “Don't worry about that part. That would be the last thing on my mind.”
It seemed that Han Shaodong, Xiao Shuai and Shui Yixian got the most votes. In the end, Xiao Shuai was nominated as the leader of the group.
Xiao Shuai said, “We must show great unity in the face of adversity. Only then can our group become the most feared and powerful in the fraternity.”
To prove his point, he took out a chopstick and split it in half. “If we are individuals, our fate will be the same as this single chopsticks and will be easily broken by others.”
Next he took out a bundle of chopsticks and gave it to Shui Yixian, “Now try to snap this chopsticks with your finger.”
Shui Yixian took a bunch of chopsticks from her and cut them in half easily.
Xiao Shuai and everyone looked at Shui Yixian in stunned silence …
Shui Yixian looked at Xiao Shuai and asked, “Err.
The Future Sword Saint asked cheerfully, “So, what is the moral of this story?”
Xiao Shuai said after a while, “If we are like a bunch of weak chopsticks, we will be easily crushed by others.”
He took out a thick iron pole arm from the ground and gave it to Shui Yixian, “But if we unite like this iron pole arm, then nothing can destroy us!”
Everyone started shouting excitedly and clapping when suddenly the arm of the iron pillar was broken in half by Shui Yixian.
Everyone looked at him again in a dumbfounded silence.
Shui Yixian protested innocently, “Err ... This iron pole arm is of low quality ..”
Xiao Shuai said, “You know, I totally agree with you that this iron pole arm is of low quality ..”
Unbeatable Iron Fist nodded, “Very, so low even a woman can break it ..”
Han Shaodong said, “Hopefully our leadership is also no less low.”
Xiao Shuai looked at everyone and smiled bitterly, “You know, even before this leadership officially started, it was already very difficult.”
Everybody laugh.
Now the ice among the various boxers has broken, Xiao Shuai advised. “First of all we need a scary name for that group. I've been thinking of a.” name
Han Shaodong asked, “Which one?”
Xiao Shuai smiled mysteriously, “Celestials from Celestial Palace!”
Tian Kui said, “We used the name of the Heavenly Palace and slandered them?”
Xiao Shuai laughing, “Indeed. No one really knows if the Heavenly Palace really exists, so it doesn't matter.”
Tian Kui said, “I am from the Western Brotherhood. My protege professor said it does exist.”.
Xiao Shuai said, “Whether it exists or not, it doesn't matter. This is the perfect name for us to spread our doom!”
The Future Sword Saint asked, “Chaos? What kind of chaos?”
Xiao Shuai smiled mysteriously, “We will attack the various martial clans and sects for their secret manuals and then return them secretly. We will start with the Infinity Sword Clan.”
The Future Sacred Sword said hurriedly, “You can't do it. It was something that only unorthodox clans would do, not us!”
Xiao Shuai laughed, “Remember, we are also not in line now. We'll return it as soon as we're done with it. So why not?”
The Sword Saint of the Future said, “That's because it's my clan you're talking about ..”
Everyone turned around and looked at Future Sword Saint, “So you are from the Infinity Sword Clan!”
The Future Sword Saint looked awkward.
In the end, the group of fake Heavenly Palaces was still forming. In less than six months, almost the entire central martial clan was overturned by the Heavenly Palace. In the years to come, the terror effect of the Heavenly Palace was still remembered by many boxers.
After six months, the Heavenly Palace's terror mysteriously disappeared from the fraternity's face as if it had never begun.
One of the main reasons was that Shui Yixian ended up getting caught for sneaking out of the Eternal Ice Palace and being forced to return to the Eternal Ice Palace by her older sister, Shui Yichi. After his departure, Xiao Shuai lost interest in maintaining the group and without Shui Yixian to support the group, they began to lose some of their founding members as well.
Xiao Shuai never expected to find him again after fifty years…
He said, “Why don't you grow old at all?”
Heavenly Fairy said expressionlessly, “I didn't age at all when I was with everyone and my age back then was already twice as old as most of you ..”
Xiao Shuai muttered, “No wonder, you have always been cold to all of us except Han Shaodong. Does he know?”
Heavenly Fairy replied, “No, she is not.”
Xiao Shuai said, “I don't mind at all, you know ..”
The Heavenly Fairy interrupted coldly and looked at Ding Yunzi, “Why did you send him to the Heavenly Mountains to kill me?”
Xiao Shuai surprised, “No.”
Ding Yunzi said, “I have never been to the Heavenly Mountains.”
Heavenly Fairy asked again, “You don't know? Who else knows Penetration Hands?”
Xiao Shuai sighed, “I think I know who you are looking for now. My late wife was at odds with the Eternal Ice Palace and my daughter inherited her hatred ..”
Heavenly Fairy said coldly, “Where is she now?”
Xiao Shuai said, “I am also looking for him now. He has stolen something very important from me.”
Heavenly Fairy said slowly, “I will find her and kill her.”
Xiao Shuai looked into his eyes, “Xian’Er, you have changed. If you want to kill my daughter, don't blame me. Now I am the protege master of Virtuous Palace. The martial skills and techniques that I have learned and know exceed your imagination. Although your martial development is higher than ours in the past but you are not fighting dirty. Your fighting style is too dead. That is your loss and profit.”
