Chapter 98: Sprint
Qinggong has always been the most magical and romantic thing in Wuxia, and it can indeed make people higher, faster and stronger, which is also in line with the Olympic spirit.
Feng Xiao Xiao was one of those who admired and benefited from Qing Gong. The two moves "Wind and Thunder" and "Welcoming the Wind and Moon" had helped him turn danger into safety countless times. Feng Xiao Xiao had always been extremely confident in his own Qing Gong skills, a confidence that mainly came from the astonished expressions on people's faces whenever they saw his Qing Gong.
In the game, holding a qinggong competition and winning first prize has always been one of Feng Xiaoxiao's hidden dreams. Now, there is someone standing in front of him who will challenge his qinggong skills, and she will help Feng Xiaoxiao take a small step towards realizing this dream. At her proposal, Feng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but applaud inwardly.
The gentle breeze smiled and asked: "Miss, what's your name?"
She smiled sweetly and said, "You win, I'll tell you!" This smile made the surrounding male players pay a bloody price. Those with slightly weaker willpower like Liu had nosebleeds, while those with zero willpower directly spat out blood from all seven orifices and fainted.
The enthusiasm was all poured into the upcoming light exercise competition, without noticing these, and continued to ask: "I wonder how to compare?"
"The girl said: 'Lightness skill, of course, is about being faster. Let's run from here to the East City Gate and back, whoever returns first wins, you can choose your own route.'"
"The wind whispered thoughtfully: 'Then how can one prove they've been to the East City Gate?'"
The girl smiled and said, "That's easy!" After that, she turned around and walked close to a tea table, picked up two teacups, and said loudly, "I don't know which friend is interested in our competition and can be our witness! First go to the East City Gate, when we come over, send one of these teacups to us!"
The girl's request always gets a lot of response, and with a "whoosh", a crowd gathers around. The girl doesn't say much, and casually tosses out two cups. One person jumps up from the crowd to catch the cups, laughing: "Looks like I get to be the half-referee today!" The girl smiles and says: "Thanks for your trouble!"
He patted a companion beside him and said, "After I arrive at the East City Gate, my friend will inform you two!" After that, he bowed to the crowd with his fist and slipped away.
The girl looked at the wind and said, "Is it okay now?"
The wind was blowing gently, but he suddenly thought of something and asked: "Will there be any cost for winning or losing?"
The girl smiled and said: "This is exactly what I want to say. If you lose, you must return the silver we took last time and apologize to us, the Seven Swords!"
"What if I win?"
The girl said: "Then just do what you want!" This answer caused everyone's infinite reverie.
The wind was blowing, and seeing the opponent so confident, he also felt a little uneasy in his heart, but after all, lightness kung fu was his strongest suit, and besides, the price of losing wasn't heavy, so he didn't raise any further objections.
The girl smiled strangely and said: "Don't sprain your leg on the way, or you'll be gone forever!"
The wind is whispering a feeling that there's more to what the other person is saying, but it's too late for regrets now.
Two people came out onto the street together. Some customers from the teahouse also followed them out.
It's a distance from the East City Gate, and it wasn't until a while later that the news of being able to depart came from the direction of the East City Gate.
The two of them sped away like arrows shot from a bowstring amidst the thunderous cheers of the crowd.
The reputation of the Wind Sough's lightness is not in vain, "Wind Chaser" has now reached level 5, with a movement speed increase of 240%. Meanwhile, Wind Sough's tea house business hasn't stopped leveling up either, and his current level is 69, pushing to reach 70, which is slightly higher than most people's levels in Jianghu. The upgrade points have been spent on agility, now when he uses lightness, those with poor eyesight can barely see a shadow of a person.
But the opponent's movement was equally swift, although it was somewhat inferior to the Wind Sough, but it could also be said that it was a rare good light work. The two figures disappeared in an instant on the street, and some of the original audience who wanted to follow and watch the game also gave up this idea in an instant.
A crossroads appeared ahead, and Feng Xiao Xiao was about to turn right. Before turning right, she glanced back and found that she had already opened up a considerable distance from the girl. Nevertheless, Feng Xiao Xiao continued to give it her all. After turning right and running for a while, Feng Xiao Xiao looked back again to check the distance between them, only to find that the other person was nowhere to be seen.
It's impossible to have shaken off the other party without a trace, the only explanation is that the other party didn't take this road. The streets in the city are crisscrossed, and there are N ways to get from the tea house to the East City Gate. It seems that this road is the closest way to the East City Gate, it can only be a one-sided wishful thinking of Feng Xiao Xiao.
When the wind subsided and he turned his head back, there was someone standing in the middle of the road ahead.
This is no longer a main street, and it's rare for people to come here, but rarity doesn't mean never, so having one person isn't strange. However, at this moment, the person suddenly drew a sword from behind his back and charged towards the wind.
The wind was blowing gently as he recognized the person in front of him as one of the so-called Seven Swords from that day, and at this moment, he already understood that today's trial would not be just a simple matter of spreading his legs and running.
Although that's the case, the condition for winning is still to return to the teahouse with the tea cup first. Therefore, when the newcomer rushed in front of him, Feng Xiao Xiao didn't engage in a fight and instead lightly jumped onto the rooftop beside him, continuing to advance towards his target along the roof. When he looked back, that person had also jumped onto the rooftop and was chasing after him. Feng Xiao Xiao quickened his pace, but this person's lightness skills were inferior, and the distance between them rapidly grew larger. However, this person still persisted in chasing after him from behind.
A row of houses was quickly swept away by the wind, and I jumped onto the street, took a moment to get my bearings, and continued on my way.
Apart from the interception just now, nothing special happened again. The wind was blowing gently and smoothly all the way to the East City Gate, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
A player at the East City Gate was playing with two teacups in his hand, when he saw Feng Xiao Xiao and was stunned. Feng Xiao Xiao's speed exceeded his expectations, and he foolishly handed over the teacups to her. Feng Xiao Xiao took the teacups with a smile and quickly hurried back.
Not long after running, the red-clothed girl suddenly appeared in sight, and she was running towards him with a gust of wind. The wind lifted the teacup in his hand, smiled slightly and said: "You'd better hurry up!" As they spoke, the two had already passed each other by. The wind saw that the girl smiled strangely again.
The reason why the girl was so strange finally surfaced. When Feng Xiao ran to a narrow alley, two people suddenly climbed up on the wall heads on both sides of her body, accompanying Feng Xiao left and right. Before Feng Xiao could shake them off, another person appeared in front of her, and when she turned her head back, there was also one person behind her.
Feng Xiao Xiao was already surrounded by four people, and the four of them vaguely remembered that they were all from the Seven Swords back then.
The method of jumping onto the wall like just now is no longer feasible, Feng Xiao Xiao continues to move forward without hesitation, and kicks out at the person in front. Feng Xiao Xiao's plan was to force her opponent to dodge to one side with a single kick, and as long as she could get past this person, the people chasing behind would be negligible.
But the reality was far from what Feng Xiao Xiao had imagined, as the person in front of him didn't dodge or evade, but instead puffed out his chest and came forward to meet him.
The wind was blowing fiercely and wanted to change its move, but it was too late. A solid kick landed squarely on the opponent's chest.
The opponent took the kick, "Teng Teng Teng" retreating several steps in a row, and then stood firm, but his face had already shown a painful expression. It can be seen that taking this kick was not easy for him either. Feng Xiao Xiao didn't feel much better, as soon as her foot kicked the opponent, a huge counterforce came back, numbing her right leg, and then spreading to her entire body.
Three people from the other three directions were attacking at this time, Feng Xiao Xiao gritted her teeth and kicked her left leg hard, her body still pounced forward, but her speed slowed down a lot.
The person in front of him came forward unyieldingly, the wind whistled and kicked his left leg fiercely towards the opponent's head. The opponent still didn't dodge or evade, so he repeated the trick, only this time changing to meet Wind Sorrow's foot with his head.
Kicked in the head, but just a light touch, the wind was blowing and people had already floated out again, although not fast, but still floating.
As soon as he landed, the wind whistled and he took off in a mad dash. Unfortunately, the numbness in his right leg had not completely dissipated, so he ran with a limp, looking like a slope.
The four people chasing behind were laughing while running, and Feng Xiao's current running posture can be said to be extremely ugly. The light function made it so that it was truly breathtaking. However, the good times didn't last long, as the four of them soon discovered that Feng Xiao was limping and pulling away from them, increasing the distance between him and the others.
The four of them were already using their full strength to sprint, so it seemed that the Wind Soughing's lightness kung fu was higher than theirs by more than a little.
The wind was blowing as he ran, and he felt his right leg gradually recovering its strength. The four people behind him, however, were getting more and more disheartened as they chased after him. As the wind blew through the streets, it wasn't long before the four of them lost sight of Feng Xiao Xiao's figure.
Feng Xiao's legs had fully recovered, and he was sprinting towards the teahouse with all his might. For the rest of the way, he didn't encounter any more obstacles. When Feng Xiao returned to the street where the teahouse was located, he coincidentally ran into the girl again, and the two returned to the same starting point. The outcome is self-evident - of course, Feng Xiao arrived at the teahouse first.
The wind was blowing gently, and the spring breeze was waiting respectfully at the tea house door for the girl's arrival. Although she was running back from behind, she still had a smiling face. Before the wind could speak, she took the lead and said: "I didn't expect you to be faster than me!"
The wind whispered with a smile: "Only a little bit faster than you, thank you for your concern!"
"The girl continued: 'Then take out the teacups and show everyone!' After speaking, she first took out the teacup from her arms and placed it on the table."
The wind was blowing gently and laughing as it put its hand into its bosom to retrieve the teacup, but suddenly the whole person was stunned like being electrocuted, and the smile on its face came to an abrupt halt. The teacup that had been personally placed in its bosom had somehow shattered.
