Chapter 248: The Disaster in Fengzhou (Part )

"It's really not easy to find your trace."

Tang Afu threw the two heads casually, and they rolled to the feet of Long Yu and his companions with a rumbling sound.

Long Yu didn't even blink at the tragic deaths of Mu Jiu and Yin Zhu, and there was no ripple in his heart, as if their lives and deaths were worthless to him.

Tang Afu stared at Long Yu with his narrow eyes and said, "I wanted to capture them alive, but they would rather die than surrender. In the moment of danger, they slashed their own throats with swords. They would rather die than let me catch any evidence. Incredible! Really incredible!"

"This is their duty." Hu Zhen gently moved Mu Jiu and Yin Zhu's heads with his toes. After seeing their faces clearly, he replied coldly: "The children of the grassland are definitely not like you people in the Central Plains... who are afraid of death!"

Hearing this, Tang Afu smiled instead of getting angry, and said calmly: "Since they are dead, I will capture you and take you back. Let's see if you have the courage to die rather than surrender."

At this moment, Ya Kun, who was sitting far away, had thrown away the remaining half of a roasted lamb, stood up hastily, wiped his dirty mouth and nose with his big hand, then picked up two huge axes from the ground, and staggered towards Tang Afu.

Ya Kun was huge in stature and had a terrifying figure. His footsteps were extremely heavy when he walked, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Sand and stones could be heard sliding down the beams and walls of the inn, making rustling sounds.

"Ya-kun!"

Long Yu's voice suddenly rang out, and Ya Kun immediately stopped, standing about two feet in front of Tang Afu fiercely, with a ferocious face and bursts of low roars coming from his throat.

Long Yu propped himself up on the table with one hand, and his body soared into the sky, flipped in the air, and landed steadily on Ya Kun's shoulder. He squinted his eyes, crossed his legs, and stared at the expressionless Tang Afu with interest, pretending to be curious and asked: "You are alone? How did you catch five of us?"

Before he finished speaking, Hu Zhen, Huo Biao and Qiu Zheng had drawn their weapons and rushed forward in two steps. They stood in a fan shape and surrounded Tang Afu.

"I remember you are..." Long Yu frowned slightly and scratched his head, as if racking his brains to recall something. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he smiled, "You are the ruthless swordsman, Tang Afu. On that damn Dragon Elephant Ranking, you seem to be ranked... fifth."

When these words came out, the faces of Hu Zhen and the other two changed. Huo Biao asked in surprise, "Is this person on the Dragon and Elephant List?"

"Even Su He can be ranked second, which shows that this Dragon Elephant Ranking... is too shoddy." Long Yu shook his head and sighed contemptuously, "Such a shoddy ranking, and you are only ranked fifth? It's too embarrassing."

Long Yu's words inevitably caused Hu Zhen and the other two to burst into laughter.

"It's really shameful to be ranked fifth," Tang Afu responded without any joy or anger, "but you are so self-important, but you are not on the list. Aren't you more shameful than me?"

Hearing this, Long Yu's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and the smile on his face instantly turned into a sinister look.

Long Yu had a strange personality, his temper was unpredictable, and his expression often changed in an instant.

"Tang Afu, since you overestimate your own abilities, you will lose your life tonight!"

Huo Biao shouted loudly and rushed forward with his sword. But before he could make a move, several figures suddenly rushed in from outside the inn.

There were four men and four women, all in their early twenties.

The eight men all had white faces like jade, with flowing green sleeves. Their attire and weapons were exactly the same, and it was obvious that they were from the same school.

"Big Brother!"

As soon as they entered the door, the eight people bowed to Tang Afu at the same time, then quickly drew their swords, dispersed to the left and right, and formed a goose-wing formation to confront Long Yu and the other four.

The visitors were all disciples of Jueqing Valley, and were well-known in the martial arts world.

Because they are young, handsome, graceful, beautiful, and highly skilled in martial arts, they are called "the eight handsome men in white face and green clothes" by people in the martial arts world.

The eight people are all orphans. Like Tang Afu, they were adopted by the Lord of the Jueqing Valley since childhood and learned martial arts.

The Lord of Jueqing Valley gave them names. The four male disciples were named Feng Wuxin, Yu Wuyun, Lei Wuyin and Dian Wuming, borrowing the power of "wind, rain, thunder and lightning" from heaven.

The four female disciples were named Shan Wu Leng, Shui Wu Yuan, Hua Wu Guo and Ye Wu Hen, taking the elegance of “mountains, water, flowers and leaves” as their signature.

Since Tang Afu had been adopted by the Valley Master for many years when they entered the Valley, the eight of them all regarded Tang Afu as their eldest senior brother.

Although they are both disciples of Jueqing Valley, Tang Afu and their situations are very different. Tang Afu is the last disciple, and his martial arts are all taught by the master of Jueqing Valley. The "Qiao Bajue" are ordinary disciples, and they are usually taught by Tang Afu. Although their martial arts are good, they cannot be compared with Tang Afu.

As soon as "Qiao Bajue" appeared, Huo Biao, who was eager to try, subconsciously took a step back, and at the same time, an indescribable solemnity appeared in his eyes.

Qiu Zheng said angrily: "No wonder you are so confident, it turns out you have helpers with you!"

"How dare I be so arrogant to deal with such shameless, sinister and cunning people like you?" Tang Afu was calm and said calmly, "You are hypocritical and deceitful in the Central Plains, deceiving the world and stealing names, stirring up evil winds and setting off ghost fires everywhere, and everyone in the world has the right to kill you!"

"I heard that the Heartless Valley is called a heresy by the Central Plains martial arts community. We have made enemies with those famous and upright sects, so why do you have to worry about other people's business?" Hu Zhen hesitated and advised in a deep voice, "Since the Central Plains martial arts community cannot tolerate you, why don't you give up the dark and join the light? Join the Mongolian court and create a hegemony together!"

"That's right!" Huo Biao agreed, "In the past, everyone in the Central Plains martial arts world regarded you as evil scum, so why do you have to stand up and rescue them now? The more violent they are, the happier you should be. Why don't you listen to my eldest brother's advice and join forces with us? I guarantee that you will be able to laugh at the world and look down on the world in the future. How do you think?"

"I'm not interested in helping them out, and I'm even more ashamed to be associated with you guys." Tang Afu said coldly, "I'm looking for you because I'm following your orders!"

After that, Tang Afu waved the long sword in his hand and said loudly: "The Valley Master has ordered that these people be captured, no matter if they are dead or alive!"

"Yes!"

At the command, the "Eight Wonders" attacked at the same time and killed Long Yu and his companions.

"court death!"

Long Yu's eyes turned fierce, and then his body shook, and he disappeared from Ya Kun's shoulder in an instant. In a moment, a silver light pierced out in front of Feng Wuxin, making Feng Wuxin, who was caught off guard, horrified. Before he could make a move to resist, Wuqing Sword had already blocked in front of him. With a crisp sound of "clang", Tang Afu arrived in time and picked up Long Yu's killing move with a sword.

"They are all top-notch masters. Don't underestimate them."

Tang Afu looked at 'Shanshui Huaye' who was fighting with the three leaders of the Huma Gang, and turned to see Lei Wuyin and Dian Wuming, who were being chased and hacked madly by the giant beast-like Ya Kun. They were unable to resist for a while and looked miserable.

This scene made Tang Afu's face suddenly change, and he shouted coldly: "You are definitely not their opponent if you fight alone, quickly set up the sword formation!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the "Eight Wonders" quickly withdrew their moves. Before Hu Zhen and others could chase them, the eight of them had already dispersed and moved their bodies around. While they were coming and going, except Feng Wuxin, the other seven people stepped out of the seven star positions of Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang respectively, and gradually surrounded Hu Zhen and the other two and Ya Kun in the center.

Feng Wuxin, as the eye of the formation, moved and dodged between the seven star positions. The seven people followed his orders and displayed their sword moves one after another. In the blink of an eye, they had set up the "Seven Star Sword Formation".

In terms of martial arts alone, the "Eight Wonders" may not be top-notch masters, but if the eight of them work together with one mind and set up the "Seven Star Sword Formation", their power will be several times or even dozens of times stronger than if they fight alone.

Long Yu has been in the battlefield for a long time and is very experienced. He can be called an expert among experts.

Therefore, when Long Yu first saw the "Seven Star Sword Formation", an unprecedented solemnity suddenly emerged on his excited face. He had seen infinite potential in this formation, and he knew that with the abilities of Hu Zhen and Ya Kun, it would be difficult for them to escape.

At this moment, Long Yu couldn't wait to rush into the formation and kill Feng Wuxin with one sword, thereby destroying the center of the formation and making the Seven Star Sword Formation fail.

With this in mind, Long Yu did not move, because Tang Afu had blocked his way.

In desperation, Long Yu had to bite the bullet and fight with Tang Afu. The two of them flew up and down the Jiuzhou Inn, fighting back and forth with swords flying, continuing the fierce battle that they had not yet satisfied in Taohuawu that day.

Everything turned out just as Long Yu had expected. The Seven Star Sword Formation was exquisite and unparalleled, the eight people coordinated seamlessly, the offense and defense were well-organized, and they used many surprising moves and made countless changes.

In the Seven Star Sword Formation, the "Eight Wonders" advanced and retreated in perfect coordination, their moves were bizarre and unpredictable, and their swords were at tricky angles, dazzling their opponents and making them unable to defend themselves.

On the other hand, Hu Zhen and the other two seemed to have strength but nowhere to use it, and energy but nowhere to vent it. Their every move was led by the nose. Not only were they fighting very passively, but within just a stick of incense, the three of them were injured one after another, with numerous scars on their bodies.

Ya Kun was even more frustrated. His strong and powerful body, as big as a monster, had become his biggest burden. His clumsy figure and slow movements left him vulnerable to being slaughtered in the ever-changing, agile and swift Seven Star Sword Formation.

A stab forward, a sweep backward, a pick to the left, and a chop to the right.

In the blink of an eye, Ya Kun was covered with sword wounds and blood. His divine power was completely useless at this time, because he had no chance to fight his opponent head-on.

Of course, the "Qiao Bajue" would not be stupid enough to confront the "monster" head-on.

In the sword formation, sometimes one person launches a sneak attack, sometimes eight swords come out at the same time, sometimes the offense and defense are clearly distinguished, and sometimes the real and the fake change.

In short, whenever Hu Zhen, Huo Biao, and Qiu Zheng made up their minds and wanted to wait for an opportunity to act, there were always sword shadows several times more numerous than theirs shooting at them from all directions, so that they could not distinguish the real from the fake in such a hurry, and thus suffered losses repeatedly.

Seeing Hu Zhen and his men losing their arrogance and will to fight, Long Yu had no intention of fighting with Tang Afu anymore. He tried to escape several times, but was quickly caught up by Tang Afu each time.

"Yakun, don't wander around, you can't catch them! Protect your vital points and rush out to the door of the inn as quickly as possible!" In the face of extreme anxiety, Long Yu thought quickly and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Ya Kun felt as if he had been hit on the head by a bolt of lightning. He then stared at the direction of the inn's door with his pair of deeply sunken eyes, and let out terrifying growls like a wild beast.

Surrounded by Feng Wuxin and his eight companions, Ya Kun suddenly held his two axes tightly against his chest, then took a big step and rushed towards the door of the inn desperately.

"Stop him!"

Feng Wuxin was shocked and urged the sword formation to kill Ya Kun, but Ya Kun seemed to be unaware of the pain and not afraid of life or death. He allowed the swords from all directions to pierce his body without any awareness. He neither resisted nor wailed. He just stared at the door of the inn, with his two axes tightly protecting his vitals. He did not stop and rushed forward stubbornly.

Because Ya Kun was huge in stature and extremely powerful, Feng Wuxin and his eight companions were unable to stop him at all and could only chase him and attack him all the way.

"Take advantage of now to break the formation!" Seeing that the time had come, Long Yu hurriedly urged Hu Zhen.

"Second brother, third brother, follow me and charge out!"

Hu Zhen shouted loudly and swept his steel knife across, quickly forcing back Ye Wuhen who was blocking in front of him. He then led Huo Biao and Qiu Zheng and rushed in the opposite direction of Ya Kun.

The Seven-Star Sword Formation was only concerned with the beginning and not the end, and the eight people were in a dilemma for a while. It was this moment of hesitation that allowed Ya Kun to quickly break through the heavy blockade, rush out of the inn, and disappear into the darkness.

At the same time, Long Yu's face lit up with joy, and he attacked Tang Afu with the dagger in his hand for dozens of moves. While Tang Afu was hurriedly parrying, Long Yu, who was about to attack and change his moves, suddenly flashed, stepped on the beam, and immediately jumped onto the corridor on the second floor, then broke the window, flew up and melted into the night sky.

"Tang Afu, I, Long Yu, will seek retaliation from you sooner or later for this matter today!"

A loud shout from Long Yu was heard in the night. Due to his extremely fast speed, his series of actions were smooth and completed in one go, so Tang Afu, who was thinking about the Seven Star Sword Formation, had no time to stop him.

"Senior brother..."

"Don't worry about it, capture the other three first!"

Tang Afu reacted very quickly. He did not chase after the fleeing Long Yu, nor did he show any regret or hesitation. He suddenly swung his sword and pointed it at the deep part of the inn, where Hu Zhen and the other two were about to jump out of the window to escape.

With a cold shout, Tang Afu flew down and joined forces with Feng Wuxin and eight other men to kill Hu Zhen and his three companions.

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(End of this chapter)