Chapter 979 Luzhou Inn (Part )

"senior……"

"Stop talking nonsense and take the move!"

Before Su He could finish his words, Gu Ri had already used a move to change his position. The moment he disappeared from the spot, he transformed into a lot of afterimages in the air and appeared in front of Su He and Tang Afu in the blink of an eye.

"Be careful..."

"I come……

“No! Brother Tang, just capture Yan Bugui and let me learn some of the Wudang Taoist’s skills!”

Following Xunzhen's exclamation, before Tang Afu, who was eager to try, could draw his sword, Su He had already flown up to meet the aggressive Gu Ri.

"boom!"

The sudden change in the situation made everyone confused. Before they could figure out the current situation, a loud noise like thunder suddenly rose from the ground in the lobby of the inn.

Immediately afterwards, circles of energy ripples that were almost visible to the naked eye radiated out, creating layers of microwaves in the void, and directly blew away the unsuspecting people around them.

Tables, chairs, benches, doors, windows, beams, cups, plates, bowls, chopsticks, wine jars and buckets all exploded and scattered, flying all over the sky. The few remaining candlesticks were completely extinguished in the wind, plunging the entire Luzhou Inn into darkness again.

This move alone was powerful enough to make the sky collapse and the earth collapse. If the two of them put all their strength into a bloody battle, they would tear the inn into pieces.

"Guard the doors and windows of the inn, don't let anyone escape!"

The place was in a mess, with wailing everywhere. Gan Yonglin hurriedly stood up with the help of Gan Fu. While brushing off the dust on his body, he shouted at the chaotic crowd: "Anyone who dares to approach the doors and windows, regardless of gender, age or status, will be killed without mercy!"

"As ordered!"

The Gan family disciples hurriedly received orders in the dim light, and ran towards the doors and windows with moonlit shadows, each holding their swords. On the way, many of them bumped into each other due to poor eyesight, and there was another round of shouting and cursing.

"As expected of a master who has been ranked second on the Dragon Elephant Ranking for many years, he really has some skills."

"Senior, you have profound skills. Your palm strike is as light as thunder. I admire you!"

"Don't be so hypocritical. I was just testing my skills just now. Do you dare to take another blow from me?"

"I, the junior, would like to ask the senior to give me some advice..."

"Insanity!"

Seeing that Su He was not afraid of danger but pretended to be humble, Gu Ri was furious and took the Eight Trigrams Dragon Step. His hands flipped in the air at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye, creating a green cyclone. Then he sent out both palms, accompanied by a tiger roar and a dragon roar. A vast and boundless palm wind came out with a force that could destroy everything in its path, sweeping the ground and ploughing the courtyard. It whistled and shook the entire Luzhou Inn, rumbling and making everyone in the darkness timid and scared.

Although they could not tell the locations of Gu Ri and Su He, the aftermath of the energy that was as sharp as a knife or a sword was rampaging in the darkness, running around everywhere, leaving the surrounding walls, doors and windows riddled with holes, and the tables, chairs and benches around them flying up and down. Such a manic momentum was enough to make everyone feel depressed and frightened.

"What an amazing palm power!"

Feeling the boundless power of Gu Ri's palm, Su He was secretly shocked, and his right hand subconsciously reached for the Blood Shadow Knife at his waist.

But when his five fingers clenched the handle of the knife, he changed his mind and gave up drawing the knife. His hands quickly returned to the front of his body, and he transferred his internal force to the sea of ​​qi in his dantian, and circulated it through the eight extraordinary meridians. Holding his breath and concentrating his mind, Su He gathered his strong internal force into the key points in his palms, and finally bent his fingers into fists, showing the momentum of golden weapons and iron horses, and rushing rivers, and directly met his palms with a fierce momentum that was no less fierce than Gu Ri.

"boom!"

At the moment of the fists and palms colliding, the dissipated internal force unexpectedly flowed back strangely, forming a shadowless, yet powerful, terrifying vortex, greedily and frantically absorbing the murderous aura that permeated the surroundings. A gray mist condensed in the area of ​​10 feet around Gu Ri and Su He, like a whirlwind of rapid speed, or a cloud of quiet haze.

"what happened?"

"No...don't know..."

"boom!"

"call!"

When the frightened crowd looked at Gu Ri and Su He with wide eyes, a muffled sound suddenly came from the darkness. Then, two blurry figures flew out from the left and right under the moonlight, which was better than nothing.

"Den, Deng, Deng..."

Accompanied by a burst of rapid and heavy footsteps, everyone present listened to the sound and identified the location. They found that after landing, Gu Ri retreated five steps to stabilize his body, but Su He retreated seven steps before releasing his strength.

It is worth mentioning that everyone can clearly hear the footsteps of the two people, but cannot see the "subtle differences" in their feet.

The ground under Gu Ri's feet was slightly concave, while the ground under Su He's feet was flat as usual.

"What a 'Mobei's Fastest Blade', he was able to take my 'Taixu Palm', he is really amazing." "If it weren't for the senior's mercy, I would have been seriously injured if not dead." Su He looked at his bloody and trembling hands bitterly, and said self-deprecatingly, "Wudang's 'Taixu Palm' is soft but strong, and has infinite power. I am just ignorant and fearless. If it happens again, I will definitely not dare to take it head-on."

"You are obviously best at swordsmanship. I saw that you were ready to attack just now, why did you change your tactics at the last minute?" Gu Ri asked suspiciously, "Are you underestimating me?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that!" Su He said in a daze, and hurriedly explained, "Swords have no eyes, and once blood is drawn, it is irreversible. I think... it will not be a good thing for both of us. Moreover, the senior is unarmed, so how can the junior use a weapon?"

"No wonder people say that Su He is a true hero with an open mind and an upright character. Today I see that he is indeed worthy of his reputation." At this moment, Gu Ri looked at Su He with undisguised approval and sighed meaningfully, "The more so, the more reluctant I am to kill you, lest people in the world poke my spine."

"I don't want to..."

"Humph!"

"Keng!"

"Whoosh!"

When everyone's attention was focused on Gu Ri and Su He, and they were amazed at their fierce fight, a cold shout suddenly came from the darkness, followed by a short and intense sound of fighting.

Everyone was horrified and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a thin figure quickly and nimbly flying through the air and landing next to Xie Xuan in the blink of an eye.

This person actually took advantage of Tang Afu's unpreparedness and broke free from the restrained Yan Bugui.

"hateful……"

"Brother Tang, wait a minute!"

When the regretful Tang Afu swung his sword to chase him, Su He suddenly soared into the sky and intercepted the furious Tang Afu in mid-air to prevent him from falling into the siege of the three masters Xie Xuan, Gu Ri and Yan Bugui.

"Ha ha……"

Seeing that Tang Afu was filled with rage but had no way to vent it, Yan Bugui, feeling satisfied, laughed wantonly and said sarcastically, "A ruthless swordsman is nothing more than this."

"you……"

"Now that they have no hostages, why don't we join forces... to wipe out the roots?" Yan Bugui sneered at Tang Afu's gnashing of teeth and Su He's gloomy face, and cast his bloodthirsty eyes towards Gu Ri, "I wonder what Taoist Gu Ri thinks?"

The ever-changing situation made Xie Xuan feel mixed emotions. After pondering for a long time, he cautiously advised: "Senior, Tang Afu and Su He are both experienced desperadoes. If we force them to jump off the wall and kill without hesitation, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. More importantly, with the martial arts of the three of us... even if we can defeat them, we may not be able to keep them. Moreover, Wudang and Xianwang Mansion are in a turbulent time right now. It is not wise to rashly provoke Chifeng Ridge and Jueqing Valley. As we know... neither of them is easy to deal with. One is backed by the Mongolian court, and the other is as close as a family with Longxiang Mountain and Xiangxi Teng Clan. As the saying goes, 'When beating a dog, look at the owner'. Once they can't swallow this anger and decide to join forces to cause trouble... Although the leader of Qingfeng is not afraid, it will be a trouble no matter how big or small."

"What do you mean?" Yan Bugui wiped the blood off his face with his sleeves and asked in a bad tone, "Do you want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

"That's wrong!" Xie Xuan shook his head and explained solemnly, "The person we really need is Liu Xunyi, not others. Killing them all will not bring any benefit other than temporary pleasure. On the contrary, we will make many powerful enemies..."

"The leader of the Qingfeng Alliance is the supreme master of the martial arts world. Isn't he afraid of them?"

"A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant hole. Although the leader of Qingfeng is powerful, don't forget that the Central Plains martial arts world is not a monolithic entity. Let's not talk about the distant past. Take Jin Fuyu of Jinjianwu for example. Isn't he coveting the throne of the leader of the martial arts world? Isn't he colluding with the Emei, Qingcheng, Jiangnan Lu Mansion and other sects, hiding in the dark and watching covetously?" Xie Xuan earnestly explained the pros and cons, "Now one wave has not settled before another wave rises. Wudang and Xianwang Mansion are both on the edge of the abyss. As the saying goes, 'It is better to resolve a feud than to create one'. We must think twice before we act, and we must not act on impulse, let alone act rashly."

"Xie Xuan, you..."

"Master Gu Ri is here on behalf of the leader of Qingfeng Alliance. I, Xie, am only offering my own suggestion. As for whether it will be adopted... it is entirely up to Master Gu Ri to decide!" Faced with the indignant Yan Bugui, Xie Xuan decided to stop while he was ahead and turned the conversation to the silent Gu Ri.

In fact, Gu Ri knew Xie Xuan's "kind reminder". He didn't want to fight Su He and Tang Afu to the death. First, the worries Xie Xuan raised were all reasonable. Second, Gu Ri's fight with Su He just now made him realize that "Mobei's fastest sword" was well deserved. Even if he fought to the death, he... was not sure of winning.

In this battle, Gu Ri, as a martial arts veteran, would not be proud of his victory. But if he loses, his fame will be ruined. Moreover, at Gu Ri's age today, he may never have the chance to regain his glory in this life.

Therefore, for both emotional and logical reasons, and for both public and private reasons, Gu Ri was unwilling to take the risk of fighting Su He and Tang Afu.

As for the contest just now, half of it was to test the opponent's strength, and the other half was a pretentious performance.

After all, under the watchful eyes of the public, the highly respected Gu Ri cannot remain unmoved when being scolded by others.

After thinking it over again and again, Gu Ri gradually distinguished the pros and cons, and thus made up his mind. His eyes relaxed, and regardless of Yan Bugui who was hesitant to speak, he asked Xie Xuan word by word: "Master Xie, what you said makes sense. In your opinion, this matter...how should it be handled?"

Hearing Gu Ri's words, Xie Xuan, who had been waiting in the dark, was shocked, his face suddenly changed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly rise, but quickly returned to their original state. At the same time, he tried hard to suppress his ups and downs of thoughts and his almost trembling body. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and a faint cunning light appeared in the depths of his eyes.

The closer you are to victory, the more cautious you should be, lest you get carried away and reveal your true colors.

Xie Xuan now understood this truth more deeply than anyone else present.

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(End of this chapter)