Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 192 Chaos
A little earlier.

Zhao Wumian and the Queen Mother entered through a small door and ran down the stone steps. Soon, the view in front of them opened up. On a blood-red arena several dozen feet high, a middle-aged man in a black robe stood on the arena, holding a long sword. He beheaded a young martial artist with one blow, and blood splattered everywhere.

The queen mother's pretty face turned pale. Although she liked martial arts when she was young, she had lived in the deep palace for ten years. How long had it been since she had seen such a bloody scene? Even the last time Zhao Wumian carried her out of the palace, he didn't chop off anyone's head.

Most of the people in the room were stunned, and Zhao Wumian knew the man's identity during the conversation.

"Chou Manjiang wants to fight me in the black arena...it's a good plan." Zhao Wumian immediately knew Chou Manjiang's intention. As long as he went on the stage, if he was at a disadvantage, someone would definitely attack him secretly and snatch the jade pendant.

Chou Manjiang could do so as a member of an evil sect, but as Marquis Weiming, if he called on Ji Jianming and others to roll up their sleeves and beat them up as soon as he got on the ring, it would ruin his own reputation and that of the court.

This strategy can be regarded as guarding against gentlemen rather than villains.

In the final analysis, the Black Arena is a more sensitive place. Zhao Wumian can challenge in the arena as Wei Ming Hou, but it is not appropriate to seal off the place as the deputy chief detective of the Detective Department.

Zhao Wumian was a little speechless. The fighting in the martial arts world was not only about human relationships and worldly wisdom, but also about who had more cunning.

Who says that just because Chou Manjiang is a murderer, he must be a brainless and reckless man?

No one who can make a name for himself in the world should be underestimated.

The Queen Mother did not think as deeply as Zhao Wumian did. Instead, she looked at the weapon in Chou Manjiang's hand and said, "Miao Dao... This weapon is rare."

The Miao Dao in Chou Manjiang's hand is five feet long, the blade is three feet and eight inches long, the handle is one foot and two inches long, and the blade is slender, shaped like a seedling. This length can be said to have the advantages of both swords and guns. It is generally used in battle to kill the enemy... For example, the Chu navy has a special Miao Dao army.

It is quite rare to find people using this knife in the martial arts world.

Zhao Wumian took a look at the Miao Dao in Chou Manjiang's hand and then retracted his gaze, looking around the arena. It was not easy to tell who Chou Manjiang's helper was based on his eyesight.

Seeing Zhao Wumian's threatening expression, the Queen Mother thought that he was frightened by Chou Manjiang's behavior, and immediately frowned.
"Chou Manjiang is obviously inviting you to the stage... Go ahead, don't lose face, show your courage as a marquis and kill him with one blow. I'm watching you being so powerful from below, and if I don't go up, I'll hold you back... Oh, that's not right."

The Queen Mother remembered something and quickly said, "He has captured Cekai and others. Remember to keep them alive. We still need to interrogate him."

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly, and of course he would not forget that they came to save people.

He thought for a while, and then said to the Queen Mother: "The river is full of sorrow, but we have to capture the person in the dark... Queen Mother, how about helping me once? But it will be dangerous."

The Queen Mother was stunned and stared at Zhao Wumian sideways, but she was thinking... Why did it feel like she was thinking about the first level, while Zhao Wumian was thinking about the third level?
Wouldn't this make me look stupid?

If he wants to lure out the person in the dark, he should naturally show weakness to the enemy. However, with his current fame, if he cannot defeat Chou Manjiang, it will probably arouse the suspicion of Huanzhen Pavilion. It would be better to find a burden, which would be more appropriate and easier to lure out the thief.

Naturally, there is no one more suitable than the Queen Mother at this moment, but Zhao Wumian is a wanderer who has experienced too many life-and-death crises and has long been accustomed to it. Naturally, he dares to fight and fight. But the Queen Mother is spoiled. Is she really willing to put herself in danger?
When the Queen Mother heard Zhao Wumian's plan, she was stunned for a moment. She tilted her head to look at Zhao Wumian for a few times, and her tone was a little surprised, "I thought you were well-behaved and abided by the rules, but now you want me to take risks and act with you? You have broken the impression I have of you time and time again."

Zhao Wumian felt that the Queen Mother’s logic was a bit weird. Was this the time to care about who he was?

"Business is important," he reminded.

The Queen Mother chuckled. At this moment, she was actually laughing.

She patted his shoulder again in a more intimate manner, and this time Zhao Wumian did not dodge.

"Nan'er has always been eager for such things..."

What do these things refer to?
adventure?

Or investigate the case with him?
The Queen Mother seemed to know what Zhao Wumian was thinking, and smiled charmingly, "Of course it is the slightly ambiguous answer in the Marquis' mind."

Zhao Wumian looked at the empress dowager's charming and mature face and her aggressive eyes, and silently looked away.

The Queen Mother is more terrifying than Chou Manjiang on the stage and the thieves hiding in the dark!
The Queen Mother chuckled again, and her words were a test of the truth.

Zhao Wumian is a man who is very heroic when dealing with matters of the underworld, but when it comes to emotional matters... he is very cautious.

No wonder Zhao Wumian felt that the Queen Mother’s logic was a bit problematic. At this time, she was actually testing Zhao Wumian’s character.

Back to this time, on the black arena, the three innocent martial artists who were beheaded by Chou Manjiang had been pulled off the stage to prevent them from affecting the fight between the two.

The Queen Mother was wearing a veiled hat and standing behind Zhao Wumian, pressing the brim of her hat lightly with one hand to prevent anyone from discovering her true identity.

Zhao Wumian held the sword with its sheath still attached and stood in front of the empress dowager. He glanced at the corpses of the three martial artists and was silent for a moment. Then he raised his eyes and looked towards Chou Manjiang.

Chou Manjiang noticed Zhao Wumian's eyes and smiled slightly, "Could it be that Wei Minghou thinks that I am killing innocent people indiscriminately and that this is unforgivable?"

Wei Ming Hou? As soon as this was said, the whole audience was in an uproar.

No one would have thought that Wei Ming Hou, who was already close to being at the top of the officialdom, would come to a "low-class" place like Hei Lei.

There were several high-ranking officials in the side room who were startled when they saw Zhao Wumian coming on stage. The scene of Zhao Wumian killing Luo Shuzhi in Taiji Hall emerged in their minds. A deep fear and horror suddenly appeared in their eyes, and they turned around and wanted to leave this place first.

But they were blocked by Ji Jianming and others.

The thief hiding in the dark has not been caught yet, so Zhao Wumian naturally cannot let him go.

Zhao Wumian ignored Chou Manjiang's slightly sarcastic words, but glanced at the people around him who wanted to leave and said:

"Until this Marquis gives in, no one present here can leave... Just sit still and wait for this Marquis to finish this fight."

The noisy crowd surrounding the Black Arena fell silent after hearing these words.

This may sound crazy, but this is the current situation and the fact, so no one dares to sneer or get angry.

Zhao Wumian, the Marquis of Weiming, was very interesting to many people. He had no mansion, no fiefdom, no housekeeper, and no servants. He behaved like a man of the underworld. How could he be a Marquis? But when he really wanted to use the title of Marquis to do something, no one in the capital dared to object.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see how much the emperor favored this marquis. The most important thing was that the person commanding the 200,000 Jin troops at this moment was no longer the King of Jin, but this Marquis Weiming.

Do you really think he is some funny marquis with no real power?

Therefore, everyone present focused their attention on Zhao Wumian... No matter what Zhao Wumian came to Heilei for, they would wait until he finished his own business.

The Queen Mother's eyes became more enlightened. This was the Zhao Wumian in her impression... But when she thought of how Zhao Wumian acted respectful and cautious in front of her, she found the contrast funny again. But then she remembered that Zhao Wumian respected her only because of Luo Chaoyan, Mu Lier and Shen Xiangge, not because of herself, and her mood immediately turned bad.

Otherwise, why do they say women’s hearts are as deep as the sea?

The Queen Mother was in a state of confusion when she heard the sound of cracking tiles. Two people in the field suddenly attacked, and she was so startled that she quickly looked up.

Chou Manjiang did not come here to chat with Zhao Wumian. After he said a few words, the floor tiles under his feet cracked instantly and he rushed towards Zhao Wumian. The few blood beads on his Miao Dao that had not yet dispersed were instantly scattered backwards under the strong wind, forming a long and narrow blood mist behind Chou Manjiang.

This is the most common move in spear techniques, which is to strike directly at the dragon's lair. Many spear techniques have this move, and the Tianluo Spear that Zhao Wumian knows is no exception. However, how powerful the move is depends on who uses it. Using spear moves with a Miao Dao, in theory, would be just a fancy move even if it could be used. However, as soon as Chou Manjiang's Miao Dao moved, the tip of the knife was already less than three inches in front of Zhao Wumian's heart.

Even Zhao Wumian was a little surprised by Chou Manjiang's explosive power. When he looked closely, he saw that Chou Manjiang's eyes were blood red and his internal energy penetrated his body, with a faint blood-red color visible.

Magical power!

Using this sword technique, Zhao Wumian saw the root of the problem at a glance. Chou Manjiang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated several times. His muscles bulged, and blood filled his body. It seemed that his meridians were transporting internal energy to the whole body with a rhythm that was not like that of the human body.

This kind of efficiency is beyond the endurance of the normal human body, so Chou Manjiang's internal organs are already showing signs of bleeding.

Chou Manjiang's martial arts is different from Ning Zhongxia's. Ning Zhongxia only has to endure the pain of flames burning his heart all the time, while Chou Manjiang usually does not have these side effects. He only uses a whip-like method to squeeze out the potential of his body during fighting. He suffers internal injuries before the fight even starts, but in return he gains incomparable explosive power.

To injure the enemy by a thousand only results in losses of one's own by eight hundred is going to an extreme.

As the saying goes, speed is the only thing that can be defeated. With such explosive power, Chou Manjiang used the "Straight to the Dragon" move to take advantage of the length of his sword. Zhao Wumian was right in front of the Queen Mother and could not dodge but could only block.

The whole audience was in an uproar. In terms of fame, Zhao Wumian was obviously more famous, but no one could have expected that Chou Manjiang's speed could be so fast that he was about to be stabbed to death.

The empress dowager's beautiful eyes tensed up for a moment. She suddenly felt that no matter how famous Chou Manjiang was, she was still a well-known lunatic in Jiangnan. Wasn't it a bit arrogant for Zhao Wumian to bring her on stage?

But Zhao Wumian is Zhao Wumian after all. Although Chou Manjiang's explosive power frightened him, it was not so fast that he could not react.

The sword in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath, and the friction between the sword and the sheath produced a bunch of sparks. A flash of red color immediately appeared in the black arena. The sword was raised diagonally and was placed on the Miao Dao before the Miao Dao touched Zhao Wumian's clothes.

Chou Manjiang's eyes moved slightly, but he knew that it was impossible for Zhao Wumian to die so easily under his knife.

The Miao Dao was blocked by the horizontal sword from bottom to top, but Chou Manjiang did not fight to the death. He used the upward force of the horizontal sword to retract the Miao Dao in his hand in time, and suddenly stopped his forward steps. He stabilized his lower body, twisted his body, and exerted force from the ground. The Miao Dao spun in the air, and then he chopped down angrily with the inertia of the rotation. The blood-red internal energy was faintly entwined around the Miao Dao. To everyone present, it was like a blood moon circling around Chou Manjiang and slashing towards Zhao Wumian's neck!

But it takes some time to use the force to turn around. This time is less than half a second, which is negligible. But in a fight between masters, this half second is enough for Zhao Wumian to react.

As the blade approached him, his upper body leaned back immediately. As the blade swept past his eyes, the scabbard of the sword in his hand suddenly stabbed the ground behind him, and the scabbard pierced into the floor tiles. He used this as his center of gravity, suddenly raised his boots, and smashed one foot on Chou Manjiang's lower abdomen.

Chou Manjiang's black robe bulged backwards instantly. His basic skills were extremely solid, but he was not a power-type warrior after all, so he couldn't help but retreat several steps. However, with his magic power, he seemed to be no longer afraid of pain. After taking a few steps back, he gripped the hilt of the knife with both hands and chopped down with the force of splitting Mount Hua.

"die!"

The rain in Wushan is as heavy as a curtain, and the momentum is accumulated, one blow is more severe than the other! The best way to deal with it is not to take it head-on.

But Zhao Wumian's scabbard flicked off the ground, allowing him to stand up straight, and he then faced the opponent with the sword in his hand without fear.

clang----

The two knives collided, and four small pits instantly appeared on the floor tiles under the feet of the two men.

Logically speaking, the Wushan sword technique is more suitable for heavyweight swords such as the broadsword. However, both Ning Zhongxia and Chou Manjiang used relatively light horizontal swords and Miao swords. Why?
The rain in Wushan continues endlessly!
The Wushan Sword focuses on the word "rain". Since it is rain, it is impossible for it to only have "retention and accumulation".

Therefore, Chou Manjiang chopped down with his sword, but was blocked by Zhao Wumian. After the Miao Dao in his hand rebounded for less than a second due to the recoil force, he chopped down again, leaving Zhao Wumian no chance to breathe.

If you use a broadsword, you naturally won't be able to do it with such ease... unless you are gifted and can wield a broadsword weighing a hundred pounds as easily as using your own arm.

Dang Dang Dang————

Zhao Wumian seemed to be at a disadvantage, and at first glance, he was completely suppressed by Chou Manjiang.

But in the eyes of discerning people, Zhao Wumian was clearly using this to comprehend the meaning of Wushan Rain, he was learning the Wushan Sword! Not only that, when he parried, he also had a method, using the Su family's Yuehua Sword... Not only learning the Wushan Sword, but also comprehending the Yuehua Sword through actual combat! ?
Li Jingnan in the audience was shocked beyond words.

It is normal to be suppressed when facing the Wushan Sword. This is the characteristic of the Wushan Sword. What surprised him was Zhao Wumian's talent.

With his keen eyesight, he could see that when Zhao Wumian drew his sword, there was not only the meaning of Yuehua Sword, but also a bit of Wushan Sword... This, this is actually learning martial arts! ?

What a talent! ?

But not everyone has Li Jingnan's vision.

The straw raincoat man named Tang Ziqian, who was with Chou Manjiang before, saw that Zhao Wumian was at a disadvantage, and quietly moved to a convenient position, ready to kill Zhao Wumian and seize the green jade pendant.

As long as Chief Constable Su did not block the exit of the Black Arena, with Li Jingnan's strength, he could easily take advantage of the chaos to fight his way out.

Even if the martial arts master who builds the bridge between heaven and earth has suffered a hidden injury and his strength is no longer what it used to be, he cannot be stopped by any cat or dog.

On the stage, the Queen Mother could not see anything. She only knew that Zhao Wumian was now at a disadvantage, and it was her turn to take action.

The Queen Mother gently raised her hand, grasped the hilt of the soft sword at her waist, and then drew the sword without hesitation. The soft sword in her hand was like fine snow flying in the air, or like clear spring water touching the mountain. At first glance, it seemed to have some skills.

This is the secret Yanyun Sword Technique of the Sword Sect... It was obviously given to her by Mu Lier.

Considering that the Empress Dowager has lived in the deep palace for a long time, she would practice swordplay when she was bored, so the power of this sword is quite good and can be regarded as a first-class master in the world.

But on the ring, there were flashes of swords and sabers. With the level of Chou Manjiang and Zhao Wumian, whoever dared to interfere would die. With the Queen Mother's current strength, if she drew her sword without authorization, she would be injured by the Qi. Therefore, Zhao Wumian had to use his sword to block Chou Manjiang, then turned back and looked at the Queen Mother.
"Don't interfere!"

flaw!

The river was filled with sorrow, and Tang Ziqian and Li Jingnan felt a chill in their hearts at the same time.

Chou Manjiang sneered in his heart, and with the might of a thousand knives in his Miao Dao, he chopped towards Zhao Wumian's back with his Wushan Dao... Since he was stuck with the Wushan Dao, how could he retreat whenever he wanted?

at the same time.

Bang bang————

Two explosions were heard almost simultaneously from the Black Arena audience seats.

Tang Ziqian swung his hand suddenly, and a long sword slipped out from his sleeve. The floor tiles under his feet exploded instantly, and his body shot out. In almost an instant, he crossed a distance of several feet and came to Zhao Wumian's side, and the long sword went straight to Zhao Wumian's neck.

Li Jingnan had the best eyesight and knew that Zhao Wumian was able to handle the situation with ease, so he had no intention of taking action. But when Tang Ziqian suddenly made a move, how could he sell out his teammates?

Either don't fight, or if you have to fight, you have to use all your strength. Take advantage of the opportunity, kill Zhao Wumian in one move, and take the green jade pendant!
Li Jingnan also swung his hands, and his sleeves exploded, revealing two heavy maces tied to his arms with belts.

The heavy mace slipped from his hand, and he stomped on the ground again, but the noise was so loud that it seemed as if the entire underground palace shook slightly. The other spectators around him instantly staggered and fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

But his reaction was still a little slow. By the time he grasped the heavy mace, Tang Ziqian's long sword and Chou Manjiang's Miao Dao had almost reached Zhao Wumian's vital points.

Those who could enter the capital were all martial arts masters, with speed and martial arts skills unmatched. But at this moment, their excellent martial arts skills were actually harming them.

Because if they were a little slower and could attack together with Li Jingnan, their outcome might be different.

Tang Ziqian's fierce eyes suddenly shrank, and his expression instantly turned into horror.

From the perspective of everyone present, a silver-white blade light suddenly appeared on the black ring. Zhao Wumian, who had turned around to scold the Queen Mother, had turned around at some point and chopped the Miao Dao with the sword in his hand.

Cha————

Originally, Zhao Wumian was clearly being beaten, but when the knife came down, a trace of confusion flashed in Chou Manjiang's eyes. This force was much stronger than before...

With a crisp sound of weapons clashing, the Miao Dao suddenly hit Chou Manjiang's heart.

This time, Chou Manjiang did not simply take a few steps back, but flew backwards directly, rolling several times on the black ring. Even though he reacted extremely quickly, his five fingers were like hooks, leaving a groove several feet long on the ground. It was not until his back hit the stone pillar at the edge of the black ring, smashing it to pieces, that he rolled off the black ring again, and only then was he able to relieve the force.

If you want to break the rain in Wushan, it seems that there are three ways to do it.

Either don't accept the attack, or wait until the Wushan Sword has finished its attack, or Zhao Wumian will use his strength to break all attacks.

Tang Ziqian didn't even see when Zhao Wumian drew his sword. He just saw that after Zhao Wumian chopped down Chou Manjiang, he had already stopped and stepped back on the ground.

wipe----

The sound of breaking wind instantly rang in everyone's ears.

Zhao Wumian appeared almost two feet behind Tang Ziqian who was in mid-air, holding the knife in his backhand and holding it horizontally in front of him. Between Zhao Wumian and Tang Ziqian, there was a line of blood in the air that was drawn at some point, and this line of blood spread all the way to Tang Ziqian's neck.

If Su Qingqi were here, she would be able to recognize that Zhao Wumian made two sword moves. The first one was the Wushan Sword, and the second one was the 'Clouds Disappearing Mist' that he had not used for a long time.

Pfft————

At this moment, the sound of the knife entering the flesh was just heard, and at this moment Li Jingnan just stepped on the ground and rushed forward.

Everything happened at the same time, in the blink of an eye!

At this time, Zhao Wumian had moved again. After appearing two feet behind Tang Ziqian, he suddenly turned a right angle and rushed towards Li Jingnan. He stretched out the sword in his hand, drawing a red line with blood on it!

These three slashes were so smooth and seamless that not only the spectators and the Queen Mother, but even Li Jingnan was a little slow to react...

But Li Jingnan was one of the former Five Mountains Warriors after all. Even though he suffered a hidden injury and his strength is not as good as before, his vision, foundation, and combat experience are far beyond the reach of ordinary warriors.

Seeing Zhao Wumian rushing towards him, he couldn't tell whether Zhao Wumian was wearing the Qingying Jade Clothes. In order to prevent himself from being injured, he immediately crossed the two maces in his hands and protected them in front of him.

clang----

From the black ring, the loudest sound of metal clashing ever heard was instantly heard.

"Hah!" Li Jingnan's old face had begun to turn red, with veins popping out on his forehead. He used his double maces to clamp the sword in Zhao Wumian's hand, then pulled hard, trying to pull Zhao Wumian closer, and kicked him!

At this moment, both of them were in the air with nowhere to gain leverage. Zhao Wumian couldn't retract his knife after slashing it out, so he dropped the knife without hesitation. Seeing Li Jingnan raising his leg to come towards him, he also kicked out.

boom----

As soon as the two men's boots touched, there was another loud bang in the air, and an unparalleled strong wind spread in all directions. The spectators under the two men were like wheat swept by a storm, falling down one after another with screams.

The two men exchanged a brief move, then flew backwards to both sides, one upwards and the other downwards.

Zhao Wumian smashed upwards, and when he was about to hit the ceiling of the underground palace, he immediately twisted his body, raised his hand and inserted it into the ceiling, and then used it as leverage to somersault, with his feet touching the ceiling as if he was squatting on it. He lowered his eyes and showed a hint of surprise.

Both he and Li Jingnan were in mid-air with nowhere to gain leverage, so they had to rely entirely on their muscles and bones to fight. However, ever since Zhao Wumian achieved the unity of man and nature, Li Jingnan was the first opponent who was equally matched with him in terms of muscles and bones.

That’s not true. In fact, in terms of muscles and bones, Zhao Wumian is still slightly weaker than Li Jingnan.

The bridge connecting heaven and earth... Zhao Wumian immediately saw Li Jingnan's level of strength.

But is Wu Kui really that weak? Or is Li Jingnan also a person who has achieved the same state of unity between man and nature as him?
Zhao Wumian was confused and uncertain, but he saw that after Li Jingnan was kicked down by him, he did not want to fight at all and rushed towards the exit. The speed was so fast that Zhao Wumian was shocked.

Obviously, after just one move, Li Jingnan saw through Zhao Wumian's attempt to lure them out. Zhao Wumian's strength was far beyond the ability to be defeated in a few breaths, and what they feared most was that Zhao Wumian would delay time. Once they lured Chief Constable Su or Xu Ran over, it would be difficult for them to turn the tables even if they had great abilities.

With Li Jingnan's strength, if he wanted to escape, the people present would not be able to stop him.

Zhao Wumian frowned, but saw that Chou Manjiang had turned over and stepped onto the stage again. The two men were one fleeing and the other fighting. Zhao Wumian weighed the pros and cons and decided that it would be safer to grab Chou Manjiang, so he stomped his foot on the ceiling.

The scholars and writers in the main building of Wutong Garden immediately felt their feet tremble, and many dancers fell to the ground with pale faces, "The earth dragon turned over!?"

In the underground palace, Zhao Wumian had already shot out from top to bottom, and his extremely powerful knee strike instantly hit Chou Manjiang's hastily raised Miao Dao.

Chou Manjiang was knocked back by Zhao Wumian again, but with his magic power, his eyes were red and he was fearless and not afraid of pain. He retreated a few steps and then swept out with his Miao Dao, relying on its length advantage.

Zhao Wumian pressed his body downward, then stepped on the ground with one foot and suddenly bounced up, kicking Chou Manjiang's chin heavily from bottom to top.

boom----

Chou Manjiang's tall figure flew upwards in an instant and fell on the ceiling. Before he could come to his senses, Zhao Wumian suddenly jumped up and punched Chou Manjiang again!

boom!
Cracks appeared on the ceiling again, shocking the people in Wutong Garden and causing them to scream again, thinking that a dragon was turning over.

If the underground palace had not been built with great precision and was not several feet away from the ground, everyone present would have no doubt that Zhao Wumian could knock Chou Manjiang out of the underground palace with one punch.

Chou Manjiang was almost embedded in the ceiling. He spat out a mouthful of blood and wanted to continue fighting, but Zhao Wumian punched him, then pulled his arm and punched him again.

Chou Manjiang looked furious, but the distance was too close and he couldn't use a knife, so he just punched out as well.

The two fists collided, and blood splattered all over Chou Manjiang's right fist in an instant, revealing the white bones in his hand. Soon the bones were cracked into pieces by the punch.

boom!
Chou Manjiang was like an arrow shot from a bow, and was knocked down by Zhao Wumian's punch, which created a big hole on the black platform and stirred up countless pieces of rubble.

Snap, Snap————

The gravel fell like raindrops.

The black hammer was shaking continuously, causing the empress dowager who was still standing on the stage to lose her balance.

Zhao Wumian got down, grabbed the empress dowager's arm, and looked into the pit indifferently.

Chou Manjiang was covered in blood and had lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)