Chapter 82: Sword and Three Knives
Liu Xunyi tore off his clothes and quickly tied the black bamboo tube tightly behind his back. Then he raised his sword and looked around at the three Chagans, saying in a serious tone: "I'm sorry, I can't obey your command!"

"Young Master, be careful!" Bai Shuang warned with worried eyes. To her, Liu Xunyi was her only support at the moment. If anything happened to Liu Xunyi, her fate would be very miserable.

"Young Master?" Su He was stunned, then cast a surprised look at Liu Xunyi. Although he did not open his mouth to question him, a hint of loss could not help but flashing in his eyes.

Once upon a time, Liu Xunyi swore to Su He that Bai Shuang was his sister, but now Bai Shuang actually called her "Young Master". Although Su He was straightforward, he was not a fool. He had trusted Liu Xunyi so much before, and it was not until this moment that he suddenly realized his mistake because of Bai Shuang's unintentional words.

Seeing Su He's suspicious eyes, Liu Xunyi's mood suddenly sank, but the current situation did not allow him to explain too much, so he could only force a bitter smile full of apology to Su He, admitting that he had deceived him.

"Brother Liu, now that the three Chagans have surrounded you, they are already outnumbered, so I won't attack you again." Su He said in a complicated tone, "But they are from the same faction as me after all, and I can't help you deal with them, so... it's up to you whether you hand over this painting of the Wind and Rain or not."

After that, Su He turned to look at Tang Afu, who had a slightly thoughtful look in his eyes, and said, "But if this brother Tang intervenes rashly, then Su will not sit idly by. If you want to fight, you can challenge Brother Liu after he and Chagan decide the winner. As the saying goes, one thing is one thing. If you help Brother Liu, then Su can only help Chagan and the others." Su He glanced at Cao Qin and said lightly, "The same is true for Master Cao."

“Hehe…” Bater laughed disdainfully, “With Brother Su here, I don’t think they dare to act rashly. You just stand aside and watch the show, and we will take the Shocking Wind and Rain Painting from you later.”

Su He said sternly: "I have taught you that you should never underestimate your opponent at any time. Being careless and underestimating the enemy is a taboo for people in the martial arts world."

"Got it!" Bater slowly put away the smile on his face, his eyes sparkling, and he carefully looked Liu Xunyi up and down, saying, "I want to see how capable he is. Chagan, Zhuoya, you two can help me, I'll go and find out about this kid first."

Bater himself is just a teenager, but he calls Liu Xunyi "boy", which sounds quite interesting.

Chagan and Zhuoya looked at each other and said in unison: "Be careful!"

"Accept!"

Before he finished speaking, Bater rushed towards Liu Xunyi with a loud laugh. His body movements were extremely agile. Originally, they were only three or five steps apart, but he was able to dodge and move left and right, circling around Liu Xunyi completely, as if he was looking for Liu Xunyi's flaw.

Liu Xunyi did not dare to be careless and was cautiously on guard against Bater who was wandering around. However, he saw that his front foot was still in front of him, but he suddenly ran behind him with a shake of his body. Such changeable and swift movements made Liu Xunyi difficult to adapt for a while, and he could only be led by Bater, dodging back and forth to the east, south, west and north.

"call!"

Bater appeared behind Liu Xunyi and suddenly reached out to grab the bamboo tube. Liu Xunyi turned around quickly and kicked Bater's left arm. Bater felt the pain and swung his left arm back violently. He swung the knife in his right hand and the sharp curved knife whistled towards Liu Xunyi's crown.

"Humph!"

Liu Xunyi slowly moved his body to the side, and the blade flew down close to the tip of his nose. Liu Xunyi took the opportunity to turn his hand and draw the sword, and the tip of the sword lightly pierced Bater's lower abdomen. The speed of the change of moves and the sharpness of the sword made Tang Afu on the side secretly praise him.

Facing Liu Xunyi's sudden counterattack, Bater was immediately shocked and quickly tiptoed to the ground and turned over to retreat. But Liu Xunyi had no intention of giving up. He took a few steps and rushed to Bater in an instant, swinging his sword and stabbing without hesitation.

Bater, who had just landed and had not yet firmly stood on his heels, saw the endless sword blades coming at him rapidly. He was so frightened that his face changed and he did not care about his manners. He fell to the ground in panic and rolled backwards quickly in the mud and fallen leaves. Liu Xunyi's sword followed closely behind him, constantly sweeping away the dust and leaves splashed by Bater. Bater was so frightened that he rolled all the way for more than ten meters and could not find a chance to get up.

"I didn't expect this guy to be such a master." Chagan said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid Bater won't be able to defeat him. Let's attack together and make a quick decision!"

Following Chagan's shout, Zhuoya jumped up at the same time as him, and pounced on Liu Xunyi from the left and right.

Faced with the attack from both sides, Liu Xunyi had to temporarily give up chasing Bater and wield his sword to fight back. Bater took advantage of the situation and stood up, wielding his sword in anger and rushing towards Liu Xunyi.

"Clang clang clang!"

A series of sword clashes rang out in the forest. Liu Xunyi, holding a sword, moved between Bater, Chagan, and Zhuoya with ease, without any panic or embarrassment. He could force his opponents to get close to him when he was fighting one against three. This kind of martial arts not only surprised the three people in the battle, but also greatly exceeded Su He's expectations.

Su He met Liu Xunyi twice, once when they were drinking in the inn, and once when he was accidentally hit by the incense in the Arhat Temple. Both times he failed to witness Liu Xunyi's methods. Now that he saw Liu Xunyi fighting one against three and not being at a disadvantage, how could Su He not be shocked?
You know, the three Chagans are top masters in Chifeng Ridge. Liu Xunyi's martial arts are undoubtedly far superior to any of them, as he can fight three people at the same time without being defeated.

In the dense forest, swords flashed and sabers shone, and the fight was very lively. In the blink of an eye, fifty rounds had passed and there was still no winner. Liu Xunyi slowly figured out the tactics of the three Chagans in the fight, and he became more and more comfortable with it.

On the other hand, the three Chagans could still find some flaws in Liu Xunyi's swordsmanship at the beginning, but as the fight went on longer, they found that Liu Xunyi's swordsmanship was becoming more and more proficient, and his changes and attacks were becoming more and more smooth and fluid, and as time went by, there were no flaws at all, leaving the three of them with no way to start.

"What a great swordsmanship." Tang Afu muttered to himself in shock, "Liu Xunyi's swordsmanship today is a world of difference from when he was in Quanzhou. It is incredible that he has made such progress in just over a month."

Little did they know that when Liu Xunyi was in Quanzhou, his sword moves and sword postures that blended various sword techniques were not yet mature. Now, after a month of repeated practice, he has naturally made rapid progress. Liu Xunyi's own martial arts skills are extremely high. If he did not need to deliberately conceal the martial arts he learned in Tianji Pavilion, why would Liu Xunyi be forced by Tang Afu to make his sword and moves incompetent in Quanzhou that day?
"Keng!"

In the battle, Liu Xunyi used a sword to repel Chagan who was attacking from behind, and then he lightly stepped on the air and soared into the sky, stepping his left foot on his right foot, rising step by step, and in the blink of an eye he had jumped three or five feet high. Without waiting for Chagan and the other two to fly up to chase him, Liu Xunyi in mid-air suddenly turned his internal force, waved his sword, and in an instant, a series of sharp sword qi swung out, and a white sword rainbow appeared wherever he passed.

Chagan and the other two did not dare to take the attack head-on, and hurriedly dodged left and right. Sword Qi fell from the sky, as sharp as a knife, cutting off countless branches and leaves in the forest, and scattered them all over the sky. The sword was as powerful as a meteor or a falling meteor, and the sword Qi fell into the mud and created shocking sword pits, leaving scars all over the ground.

Under Liu Xunyi's attack, Chagan and the other two dodged in a panic, and each of them had some traces of the raging sword energy on their bodies.

"Use the Crescent Moon Blade and kill him!"

When the attack subsided, Chagan suddenly let out an angry shout, and at the same time, he swung his hand vigorously, and the scimitar flew out of his hand, spinning at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye and heading straight for Liu Xunyi. Bater and Zhuoya also followed suit, and two more scimitars flew out from the left and right.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Three scimitars flew across the forest, making a heart-pounding sound, whistling towards Liu Xunyi from all directions. Liu Xunyi turned over and jumped from the gap between the two scimitars. Before he landed in the air, he turned his waist and horse, and used his sword to pick up the third scimitar that was coming towards him. The scimitar made a big circle in the air and finally flew back to Chagan's hand, but Chagan threw the scimitar out again without thinking and shot it at Liu Xunyi again.

The three scimitars seemed to have spirituality. Not only did they attack Liu Xunyi from all kinds of tricky angles, but the three swords also complemented each other and intertwined with each other, always trapping Liu Xunyi in the encirclement formed by the three swords, making it difficult for him to escape.

In this way, under the aggressive pressure of the three scimitars, Liu Xunyi had to dodge quickly. Even though Liu Xunyi was swift, his robe was still cut by the three crescent-shaped scimitars.

"What kind of move is this?" Liu Xunyi quickly turned his eyes and looked left and right at the three scimitars flying in the air, a hint of bitterness in his eyes.

"No matter how sharp the knife is, it is still controlled by people. As long as people are around, these three knives will chase you endlessly." Tang Afu suddenly reminded, "How can you only fight with the knives and not fight with people?"

Tang Afu's words startled Liu Xunyi and made him realize it instantly. On the other hand, the three Chagans' eyes suddenly changed, and their faces were covered with a layer of gloom.

Liu Xunyi leaped forward, and two scimitars attacked from both sides in an instant. Liu Xunyi quickly swung his sword to block them one by one, then tapped his feet lightly, and sped up three points more, heading straight for Zhuoya who was closest to him.

In a flash, the third scimitar suddenly attacked Liu Xunyi from behind, heading straight for his back. However, Liu Xunyi suddenly jumped back without looking back, and the scimitar flew past him. When it rotated in front of Zhuo Ya, it changed direction again, made a half circle, and once again approached Liu Xunyi who was still in the air.

Liu Xunyi seemed to have anticipated this. When he turned over and landed again, the scimitar flew in front of him. Liu Xunyi stepped lightly on the blade with both feet, and the scimitar suddenly sank and stabbed into the ground fiercely. Liu Xunyi used the force to kick and thrust his sword straight at Zhuo Ya who was close at hand, frightening her so much that her face turned pale.

"Zhuoya, be careful!"

"Keng!"

Su He was shocked and flew out instantly, using his Blood Shadow Knife to block Liu Xunyi's sword. Su He also took the opportunity to pull the unsuspecting Zhuoma behind him.

"Shhhhhh!"

Su He's move immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. However, at the moment when he made a move to save people, a series of light noises suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest. Before everyone could take their eyes off Su He, a sudden barrage of arrows had penetrated the dense forest, covering the sky and the sun, whistling in. The rain of arrows from the sky was like a torrential rain, mercilessly attacking this open space.

"Puff puff!"

Because the rain of arrows came too suddenly and was hard to defend against, Chagan, Bater, and Zhuoya were all hit by arrows. Although Su He reacted quickly, he was unfortunately injured by two stray arrows while dodging to save Chagan and the other two. One pierced his left shoulder and the other pierced his right rib. But even with the arrow wounds, Su He still did not slow down. While waving his knife to block the rain of arrows, he quickly took Chagan and the other two to the shade of the trees for shelter.

Liu Xunyi was also shot by an arrow while rescuing Bai Shuang. The arrow pierced his back and came out from the left side of his lower abdomen. In an instant, blood spurted out and soaked his clothes.

In this sudden rain of arrows, only three people were unharmed. One was Bai Shuang who was rescued in time by Liu Xunyi, one was Cao Qin who hid under a tree, and the other was Tang Afu who dodged in time.

The rain of arrows lasted for a full cup of tea. When it stopped, the open space where Liu Xunyi and the others had been was already densely littered with arrows.

"hiss!"

Under the tree, Liu Xunyi pressed the wound on his abdomen with one hand, held the sword with the other hand to protect Bai Shuang, and looked around cautiously. The severe pain from the arrow wound made him sweat coldly, and Bai Shuang behind him was shocked and terrified, covering her mouth with tears and looking at the half arrow exposed on Liu Xunyi's back, especially when she saw the drops of blood flowing down the arrow shaft as if it was free, her eyes were filled with pain.

"Go see if there are any alive, if there are, send them on their way!"

A cold shout suddenly rang out from the forest, and then dozens of men in white clothes, holding swords, walked quickly towards the open space. Upon seeing them, Su He and others all looked solemn, while Cao Qin, who was in a panic, suddenly showed a touch of ecstasy in his eyes.

"After waiting for so long, the reinforcements from Yulong Palace have finally arrived!"

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(End of this chapter)