Sword from Songshan

Chapter 17: Checking the Pulse
"Protect the chief escort!"

"You despicable villain! You stab me in the back!"

Next to the carriage, a middle-aged man was half-lying against the wheel, his body stiff and his mouth bruised. There were no obvious external injuries, but it looked like he was poisoned!
Several porters nearby, holding weapons and with nervous faces, surrounded and protected him.

Fortunately, the other four escort leaders were highly skilled in martial arts, and they were assisted by seven or eight porters, who temporarily entangled the three thieves and prevented them from breaking away to hurt the chief escort leader.

"Who is it...?"

Looking at the three masked men who robbed the escort, Lin Zhennan frowned.

Although the other party deliberately concealed their master, it was impossible to tell who they were from. However, such high-level martial arts skills were definitely not those of ordinary thieves or ordinary outlaws.

If it is a famous and large sect, why would they do such a thing as robbing someone on the road?

If it were other powerful people, the Fuwei Escort Agency would have arrangements everywhere every year, so they should not interfere with each other.

For a moment, Lin Zhennan really couldn't understand.

Moreover, this escort trip was extremely strange. Since setting out, he had encountered seven or eight waves of thieves along the way. Although he had dealt with the previous waves, it had already foreshadowed the danger of this trip.

Sure enough, the thief attacked again, and this time he was extremely powerful. After only fighting for twenty or thirty rounds, he was defeated by the poison needle.

At the same time, Lin Zhennan was curious about what was being escorted on this convoy that attracted so many people to rush to grab it.

If it weren't for the rules of the trade, he really wanted to open the box on the escort vehicle and take a look.

"Captain Escort, be careful!"

Just as Lin Zhennan was thinking, a thief swept away two escort leaders with a sword, then used his lightness skill to leap forward and rushed straight towards him!

The porter guarding nearby shouted a warning and stepped forward to stop them.

But just imagine, how could a mere fighter, who only knew a few rudimentary martial arts, stop them?

Tsk~!

The sword flashed and he was stabbed down by the thief.

Immediately afterwards, the thief marched straight in, with the sword pointed directly at Lin Zhennan.

There were a few porters nearby, but they were either timid or unskilled, and they were unable to rescue in time.

"My life is over!"

Looking at the cold sword tip, Lin Zhennan sighed and closed his eyes subconsciously.

Bang~!

But the next moment, the harsh sound of metal collision was close at hand, but there was no cold feeling of a sword piercing the body.

Could it be that my subordinates blocked this sword?
Lin Zhennan's face was full of joy and he quickly opened his eyes.

"This is……"

But after seeing it clearly, I couldn't help but be stunned.

A young man in rough clothes stood in front of him with a sword in his hand. He was not the escort agent of his escort agency.

"Where did you come from, you wild boy? How dare you ruin my good deeds!"

The thief looked at him coldly and shouted.

"So much bullshit!"

Lu Nanxing snorted lightly, but didn't waste time talking to him. He shook his sword and stabbed forward.

It's that 'get straight to the point' approach.

"Songshan Sword Technique!"

When the thief saw Lu Nanxing's moves, his expression changed instantly.

At the same time, he did not dare to slack off and quickly raised his sword to block.

"Have some eyesight, try this trick of mine again!"

The first sword strike failed, so Lu Nanxing immediately used another move called 'Floating Green and Dense Emerald'.

Disciple of Songshan School!
The thief frowned secretly, this was going to be trouble.

However, facing Lu Nanxing's majestic sword power that was like a spear or a halberd, he had no time to think about it and could only defend himself with all his strength.

The two of them fought back and forth.

It was none of his business and when he saw someone robbing the escort, Lu Nanxing wanted to take a detour.

However, when he saw the emblem of 'Fuwei Escort Agency' and the huge word 'Lin' on the flag, he couldn't help but stop.

He came to the rescue of Lin Zhennan at the critical moment.

"Not good..."

The Songshan swordsmanship is powerful and domineering, and is one of the best swordsmanship in the martial arts world today. Lu Nanxing has only been practicing it for a short time, and although he has not yet mastered it, with the help of the small wooden tripod, he has already become proficient in it.

If the thief used his own martial arts, he would be able to deal with it. But in order to hide his identity, he could only use some ordinary moves.

As a result, he soon fell into a disadvantage.

If this continues, the situation will be unfavorable.

"Take my sword again!"

In contrast, Lu Nanxing, who was fighting for the first time, became more and more excited as the fight went on. He used all seventeen moves of Songshan sword techniques at once without any scruples or thoughts, and seemed to be doing whatever he wanted.

"Boy! Are you looking for death?" Under the domineering sword force of Lu Nanxing, the thief who was retreating step by step suddenly showed a fierce light in his eyes, and with a light shout, he thrust his sword straight forward.

But it was just a feint, and the other hand suddenly raised up.

"Be careful of his hidden weapons!"

Lin Zhennan, who had been watching, quickly shouted a reminder.

Whoosh~!

But unfortunately, it's too late.

A sound of breaking air was heard, and the spring hidden in the thief's sleeve was triggered, and two silver needles shot out.

The distance was close, and Lu Nanxing dodged hastily, but was still hit on the shoulder.

"Oops!"

Seeing Lu Nanxing being stabbed by the needle, Lin Zhennan let out a long sigh of despair.

The silver needle itself was not very powerful, but it was filled with a strong poison. Just now, Lin Zhennan was hit by the needle and fell to the ground, unable to move.

Although Lu Nanxing's swordsmanship was very powerful, he was hit by two poisonous needles and could only wait for death.

"Boy! You are courting death."

Seeing that he had succeeded, the thief sneered, then put away his sword and changed his palm, hitting Lu Nanxing hard on the chest.

"Hey."

But at this moment, Lu Nanxing suddenly grinned.

He dodged the thief's palm with a sway of his body, and at the same time, he formed the five fingers of his left hand into a claw and grabbed the thief.

"This is!"

The masked man was immediately frightened. How could he move after being hit by his Hundred Viper Poison Needle!

However, he had no time to think about it further for now, as Lu Nanxing's grab was extremely sharp and he had to dodge quickly.

Tsk~!

But after all, he was in a panic. With a slight sound, his clothes were torn and three bloody scratches were left on his chest!
"What a strong claw force!"

Looking down, the man showed surprise.

I didn't expect that at such a young age, he is not only proficient in Songshan swordsmanship, but also has such claw strength!
Could it be that he is the direct disciple of an elder of the Songshan School!
Clang~!

Just when he was wondering and uncertain, Lu Nanxing raised his hand and inserted the sword into the ground.

Then he made claws with both hands and attacked him.

The masked man's eyes widened and he quickly raised his sword to block.

Who would have thought that compared to the Songshan sword technique, Lu Nanxing's Eagle Claw grappling technique not only had sharp claws, but also was more skillful and agile.

Every time he dodged the tip of his sword, he would strike at his wrist, shoulder, elbow and other joints.

If it weren't for his excellent body skills, he would have been captured in just a few moves.

If his joints were caught, with Lu Nanxing's claw strength, he would be in danger.

"Zhan Yi feels the pulse!"

The older the thief is, the more frightening he will be. As the saying goes, 'feeling the pulse by just touching the clothes, breaking the tendons and dislocating the bones'. Regardless of whether the finger strength has reached the level of breaking tendons and dislocating bones, just in terms of the moves, it is indeed at the level of feeling the pulse by just touching the clothes.

"Hey."

Seeing the opponent losing ground, Lu Nanxing became more and more excited.

Compared to the Songshan sword technique he had just learned, he had been practicing this set of thirty-six moves of Eagle Claw grappling for two years and was much more proficient in it.

But in reality, it is not as simple as just being proficient.

The auxiliary training of the small wooden tripod uses poison to strengthen the claw power.

But don’t forget, just like the Songshan swordsmanship, after fully mastering the route of exerting force, poison can also guide standardized moves.

Unconsciously, in addition to the strengthening of claw power, the thirty-six grappling techniques also became more and more proficient, and have reached the level of taking the pulse with just a touch of clothing!
You can take your opponent's pulse by touching his clothes. As soon as he touches his clothes, you can grab his joints, as easy as taking his pulse.

"No! We must get out of here quickly!"

After more than ten rounds of fighting, dangerous situations arose one after another. The thieves were frightened and couldn't help but want to retreat.

"Hmm~!"

But at this moment, I suddenly felt my blood boiling and a tingling sensation in my chest.

The thief took a step back to temporarily create some distance, then quickly looked down, only to see that the place on his chest where he had been scratched was already black.

The thief was shocked for a moment, and then looked at Lu Nanxing with anger on his face.

Despicable man, your claws are poisonous!
"hateful!"

The poison takes effect very quickly. If he delays any longer, he will probably die here, not to mention escaping.

The thief cursed, used a sword to force back Lu Nanxing who was about to pounce on him, and then turned around and ran away.

"withdraw!"

Seeing this, the other two companions forced the other escorts to retreat and fled together.

(End of this chapter)