Chapter 9: Curved Sword Round

  After a few more moves, it was clear that behind White Bamboo Leaf was the window, and there was no way to retreat. Liu Hei became even more arrogant, swinging his large hammers left and right, determined to take down the new leader of the Five Poisons Sect, White Bamboo Leaf, and spread the fame of the Cangyan Sect.

  On the ninth day, Lin Ming and Er knew that Liu Hei Meng was a orthodox predecessor, while Bai Zhu Ye was a heretic. As disciples of the Dongcang Sect, one of the seven major orthodox sects in the world, they should have been cheering for the orthodox side. However, after hearing about Bai Zhu Ye's help to the Nanhai Sword Sect on Mount Dongcang, and how he had sold out his own sect to escort Chen Xin back to Nanhai, and then witnessing a bloody battle against the demonic cultists outside the White Emperor Temple by the Yangtze River, they couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy for the cultists. Over the past ten days, Wu Gou's care for his senior brother and sister had made them hope that Bai Zhu Ye could turn his fortunes around. Both Lin Ming and Er were now standing up, worried about Bai Zhu Ye.

  On the ninth day, I saw Madame Wan Dao and Wu Gou again. The couple seemed to be still indifferent, just holding their tea cups lightly.

  On the other side, Bai Zhu Ye gritted her teeth and jumped backwards, barely avoiding the seventh move of the "Fire Thunder Hammer Method", "Hammer Pressing Mount Tai". Her feet were suspended in mid-air as she suddenly retreated, pushing off from the windowsill with one foot and sinking down. With a burst of internal energy, her chest expanded outwards in all directions like an inflated balloon, causing her sleeves to flutter without any wind, her hair dancing, and her face set in determination. She let out a loud shout: "Kill!"

  At the same time, her body shot out quickly, all internal force concentrated on the soft sword in her right hand. Her left foot twisted in mid-air and she spun around, shooting up one zhang (about 3 meters). She let out a loud shout "Zhāo!" again, as the soft sword in her hand drew an arc through the air, slashing towards Liu Hei's head.

  "This move, I saw it on Mount Diancang at the beginning of the ninth day. It's indeed the ultimate technique of the Five Poisons Sect - the 'Ling Kong Xuan Huo Ci'! She swung her sword from top to bottom, and Liu Hei was hit by three routes, and his lower three routes seemed to have been sealed off!"

  At the beginning of the ninth, in his heart, he couldn't help but cheer, and Lin Ming'er's face showed even more excitement! In a daze, Chu Jiu felt that Wu Gou Lao Lao and Wan Dao Fu Ren also seemed to have their eyes light up and their expressions moved.

  "Ah, Ling Kong Xuan Hu Stab, after more than a decade, I finally see this move again!" Chu Jiu heard the middle-aged man in white clothes say lightly, but it seemed that he still didn't have any interest. He continued to say: "However, only this move is somewhat like the Poisonous Hunter's disciple!"

  He still sat there drinking, his eyes not even looking at the scene in front of him, yet he was clearly aware of the situation between the two people on stage. He said it as if he didn't care about Liu Hei Mao at all!

  He Chong suddenly remembered that he had seen the white bamboo leaf using this "Ling Kong Xuan Huo Stab" on Mount Cangshan last month, and knew that this move was extremely powerful. He also wanted to see how Liu Hei Meng, a master of the Kuangtong Sect, would break it, but intentionally shouted loudly: "Be careful!"

  As expected, Liu Hei was as calm as the middle-aged man in a white robe, showing no fear at all. Instead of advancing, he retreated and let out a muffled snort: "You've come!"

  He didn't dodge at all, took a step back, stabilized his horse's hooves, and concentrated his internal energy on his right hand. His right fist, with the power of the wind, was held high above his head, "Lifting Fire to Scorch the Sky", a hard collision! Originally, Bai Zhuye had the upper hand, occupying the advantageous position, but Liu Hei's internal energy far surpassed that of Bai Zhuye. The raised right fist, large and heavy, with an overwhelming advantage in terms of weapons, was about to seal off Bai Zhuye's soft sword screen!

  And he swung his left fist without stopping, and swept towards the empty space in front of Bai Zhu Ye's chest! He was taking advantage of his size, so he felt a bit guilty, therefore, he shifted his left fist to the side, avoiding the chest area, and directly swept it towards Bai Zhu Ye's left shoulder!

  He had already fought with the old poison maker eighteen years ago and was defeated by this move. He had studied for a long time to figure out how to break it, but later he got enlightenment from his master's brother and realized that his big copper hammer and internal power were his advantages. So he created this move "Lift Fire to Burn Heaven" connected with "Brush Clouds to See the Moon", which resolved "Ling Kong Xuan Huo Stab". Unexpectedly, when he re-entered Jianghu after more than a decade, this move turned out to be effective again, and he was truly overjoyed in his heart!

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, he saw clearly and was shocked, his right hand already tightly grasping the hilt of his sword, with veins bulging. He saw that Liu Hei's internal energy was deep and powerful, and feared that this one blow would shatter White Bamboo Leaf's left shoulder bone completely. However, as a disciple of Dian Cang, he was from a reputable school and couldn't bring himself to intervene. If he did, he might implicate his own school, and even if he intervened, it wasn't certain that he could shake off Liu Hei and save White Bamboo Leaf!

  He knew that Liu Hei Meng was the first generation master of the Kongtong Sect, and his martial arts skills and internal strength were naturally above those of Shen Que, the eldest disciple of the Diancang Sect!

  While the small Qing behind the white bamboo leaf had already shouted with Lin Meng'er, Lin Meng'er was already frightened by the momentum of the big copper hammer and only feared that Bai Zhu Ye would be injured. How could she care about others? She shouted loudly. Fortunately, there were many people shouting on the second floor now, and the voices of the Qingcheng and Congtong sects were even more earth-shaking. Her voice was drowned out by the crowd, so it was not surprising!

  Liu Hei Meng was already in a stable and victorious position, with a sense of pride in his heart. His left hand, holding the copper hammer, did not slow down, and he could see that he was about to knock Bai Zhu Ye down and capture him. He thought to himself that if he could defeat Bai Zhu Ye today, he would be able to triumph over Qing Cheng in one battle, which would truly be a glorious victory for the Kuang Duan Sect.

  Just as he was calculating, suddenly, Liu Hei's eyes flashed in front of him, his body shook, and before he could react, he only felt that the "Shenmen Point" on his left wrist jumped and was swept away. In an instant, all the strength in his left hand dissipated, and the hammer in his hand was no longer under control, unable to grasp it, and had already fallen straight down towards his own left foot! His right hand held the copper hammer above his head, still confronting Bai Zhuye, how could he move? He could only stare blankly as the hammer fell towards his own foot!

  If this hammer were to land, he would likely shatter his ankle bones and be crippled for life.

  Suddenly, the situation changed dramatically, and everyone was stunned, still unclear about what had happened. The scene in front of them had turned upside down!

  Liu Hei Meng and the disciples of the Zhong Kuai Sect were in a state of panic, when suddenly they heard a "pa" sound, and a wine cup flew over from the right side, colliding with the falling copper hammer. The speed at which the copper hammer fell was extremely swift, its force incredibly powerful, yet it was deflected half a foot by the wine cup, barely avoiding Liu Hei Meng's foot!

  With a loud crash, the bronze hammer fell beside Liu Hei's left foot, only three inches away! The floor shook again!

  Liu Hei Meng let out a gentle breath as he saw that there was nothing underfoot, his mind focused, and the internal energy in his body had already been channeled to his right fist. With a sudden burst of strength: "Rise!" His decades of accumulated internal energy were no trivial matter, and it was enough to blast open the White Bamboo Leaf!

  As the white bamboo leaf floated back and fell to the ground, he didn't rush to find White Bamboo Leaf again. His eyes searched the ground, and indeed, there was a teacup lid on the ground. He bent down to pick it up, and just now this teacup lid had flown obliquely over his left wrist's "Shenmen hole"!

  But the wine cup that flew over and heavily surrounded Liu Hei, Qiujiu saw clearly, it was indeed thrown by the middle-aged man in white clothes. This throw had no internal force or wind sound, but it could block the heavy bronze hammer of over 30 kilograms, and the wine cup was still intact, naturally there was still spare power. The strength of this person's internal force was truly the first among all the people Qiujiu met since he came down from the mountain!

  It seems that although he was drinking lightly, his heart was actually on the two people fighting in the arena.

  At this time, the second floor was surrounded by onlookers, and more than 20 disciples from the Qingcheng and Cangyan schools had also gathered around, drawing their swords and rubbing their fists. Their martial arts skills were lowly, and they hadn't seen who used the teacup and saucer to make a move earlier.

  Liu Hei Meng and He Zhuo were equally perplexed, with their martial arts skills, they only knew that the two people who had been fighting in the arena just now were rescued by a middle-aged man in a white long gown throwing his cup, but also didn't know who used the tea cover to make a move!

  The middle-aged man in the plain long shirt rarely burst out laughing, but instead looked very happy. He stood up and walked to the center of the room, slowly taking the tea lid from Liu Hei's hand, then turned his head and suddenly asked He Zhuo: "Brother He, do you have any feeling about the slanting flight of this tea lid just now? Is there a sense of familiarity?"

  "What a sudden burst of confusion! He didn't know why he asked that, but lowering his head to think carefully again, the slanting flight of this tea cover really seemed familiar. His face changed greatly and his voice trembled: 'Wu Gou is like iron, blood is seen when it comes out, a curved knife like gold, frightening and terrifying!'"

  He suddenly remembered that the tea cover's slanting flight was actually the "Blood Whirlwind Curved Knife" move of Quan Dao, one of the ten great elders of the Devil Cult eighteen years ago. How could he not be shocked!

  Liu Hei Meng had just been caught off guard by the tea cover that flew in from the side, and he was furious. Seeing He Duan burst out with the name of Wu Gou, one of the ten great elders of the Devil Sect eighteen years ago, Liu's heart skipped a beat. He hastily asked: "Master brother, He Da Xia, wasn't it the evil woman Wu Gou from the Devil Sect who ambushed me? How did she end up here?"

  He also suffered from this "blood spinning knife" eighteen years ago, and as soon as he spoke, there was absolutely no good word.

  He was just looking around to his left and right, and behind him, but now that his senior brother had made a guess, his eyes scanned the tables even more, there wasn't a single fierce-looking old woman standing or sitting on this second floor, he only glanced at the four people at the first table for a moment, now he turned back to look at the middle-aged man in the long shirt, extremely puzzled, and could only listen to his senior brother's guidance.

  That middle-aged man in the long shirt laughed loudly and said to He Zhuo, "Brother He, you know that since we came upstairs, my junior sister is really loud and has a big mouth. When she fought with Bai Suzhen from the Five Poisons Sect, it was even more chaotic on the second floor. But surprisingly, there's still someone who didn't even glance at us. Don't you think that's strange?"

  Emotions, from these small details, can he see through Madame Yan Dao and Wu Gou Long Lao?