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Chapter 97 Blade Light

The wind picked up again, making people's clothes rustle and sweeping up a thick cloud of dust. Even though they were only a few meters away, people's faces became blurred.

In the wind and sand, several tall figures surrounded a boy and a girl. As the tallest and strongest figure approached, the boy's mouth suddenly curved up and he put down the sword that was across the girl's neck.

Then his voice rose.

"Guessed it right!"

The dust storm covered an area of ​​several kilometers. A series of horizontal, vertical, and rotating winds rushed through it, blowing dust everywhere. Looking down from the sky, it looked like a ball of gray-yellow sand being squeezed and pulled by invisible hands.

In this dust storm of varying thicknesses, the location where Su Daoshan and the others were at the moment seemed like a vacuum.

This was caused by a howling gust of wind that blew away the dust when Su Daoshan met Yue Zhen. Normally, at this time, dust from other areas would come in as a substitute.

But the chaotic winds pushed the dust away, making this area like the eye of a typhoon, forming a brief and delicate balance, so that although the air here is not as fresh as a wash, the dust is also very light.

This is also the reason why Su Daoshan was discovered by Yue Zhen unexpectedly, and why Zhou Qinghe and others could see the two of them as soon as they rushed out from a distance.

Therefore, Su Daoshan has been waiting.

Just now, he pretended to be stupid and was waiting. Later, he simply held Yue Zhen hostage and talked about all sorts of things. He was also waiting. Anyway, every second he could delay was a second.

Su Daoshan is very clear about his own weight.

The reason why he dared to come back alone to cause trouble was that among the three trump cards in his hand, the exorcism talisman was one, the [Mist Dispersion] technique copied from Fan Caiyi was one, and the dust storm and his ability to see through the dust storm were the key ones.

But now, Zhou Qinghe and the others have temporarily gotten rid of the crazy puppet, the dust storm has dispersed, and they are outnumbered. Only a fool would fight them without the advantage of time, place and people.

Besides, there is another factor that Su Daoshan has to consider.

That is Yue Zhen.

After coming to this world for so many days, Su Daoshan has already clearly understood what a cruel and dark jungle world this is.

In this strange and dangerous world, every person and every family is struggling to survive. There is not much warmth and kindness. If you want to stay alive and protect the people you want to protect, you'd better eliminate any hidden dangers around you.

Especially after experiencing the turmoil in the Mi family, Su Daoshan did not want someone in Yishan City to attack the Su family again one day in the future.

In Su Daoshan's eyes, among these hidden dangers, in addition to Zhou Qinghe, there is also Yue Zhen.

Su Daoshan didn't understand why this woman would plot against him, but he knew that the best way to deal with such a person was to let her suffer the consequences.

Because of this, he saved Yue Shifeng and left Yue Zhen where she was.

Su Daoshan's plan was simple - if he killed Zhou Qinghe and the others, and the woman was still alive, he would take her out and, by the way, win the favor of the desperate Yue Shifeng. After all, he was the one who came back alone and risked his life to save her.

But if Yue Zhen died... then it would be better if she died. I have no obligation to repay evil with kindness.

But what Su Daoshan never dreamed of was that he was discovered by Yue Zhen when he just passed by her and took a few glances. What he didn't expect was that Yue Zhen actually chose his side in the face of Zhou Qinghe.

Su Daoshan really racked his brains but couldn't understand Yue Zhen's train of thought. Logically speaking, when a normal person faces the threat of death, especially after experiencing despair, shouldn't they choose the side that is stronger and more likely to take them out?

Zhou Qinghe had six people, four of whom were guards with strength above the seventh rank. On his side, he only had one person.

In addition, the children of the Yishan City aristocratic families have known each other for more than ten years, and there is usually a certain degree of closeness and distance between them. Even though the Zhou family is under control now, her marriage with Zhou Qinghe has also fallen through. In this case, her balance should also tilt towards that side.

In terms of the weight of both sides, Zhou Qinghe's side accounts for at least 99%!
But Yue Zhen chose this 1%. And she was so resolute in what she said to Zhou Qinghe. She even said something like she despised the poor and loved the rich.

If this woman said something like this normally, Su Daoshan would think she was fighting with Zhou Qinghe. But in this situation, he couldn't understand why she said it... But no matter what, since Yue Zhen chose him, he couldn't just let it go.

When I read martial arts novels before, Su Daoshan's favorite four words were "revenge and satisfaction". He kept Yue Zhen because of these four words. He has to take care of her now because of these four words.

But this completely disrupted his plan. Therefore, he had no choice but to delay.

And now, the dust storm is coming...

Almost immediately after the words fell, Su Daoshan stepped back, stretched out his left hand suddenly, grabbed Yue Zhen and swung her up, at the same time, the long sword in his right hand stabbed at the face of the nearest Zhou family guard behind him like lightning.

In an instant, Yue Zhen's petite body flipped over the head of the Zhou family guard like a young swallow. At the same time, Su Daoshan's sword had reached the front of the Zhou family guard.

The Zhou family guard didn't expect that Su Daoshan would choose to attack him. Caught off guard, he could only ignore Yue Zhen and raised the sword in his hand to block Su Daoshan's sword.

With a loud bang, swords clashed.

Yue Zhen flew over the Zhou family guards' heads and landed more than ten meters away. On this side, the Zhou family guards' single swords shook and retreated half a step. Su Daoshan retreated two or three steps, and his long sword bounced up and drew a big circle in the air. If he hadn't held it tightly, it would have almost flown out of his hand.

Even so, he was left wide open.

The Zhou family guard is a mid-level seventh-grade warrior. Both his internal energy and martial arts are much stronger than Su Daoshan, who is only at the upper eighth-grade.

This was the first time that Su Daoshan had fought head-on with a seventh-rank warrior. In the collision just now, he could clearly feel the [force] coming from the opponent's single sword. It was difficult for Su Daoshan to describe the feeling of this force - it was like a spear made of mountain oak that had been soaked, dried, wound and polished for many years. It was hard but flexible and elastic, and contained a lot of explosive power.

It doesn't need to open and close vigorously, just a swing of the gun tip is enough to break bricks and stones!
Looking at myself, the strength in my body is completely dead strength. It's like a mechanical lever, which may be fine for lifting a chain or carrying a boulder. But it's not enough to mobilize all this strength and concentrate it into one point through qi and blood to make it explode.

Eighth-grade internal strength, seventh-grade vitality!
This is the difference between force and power, there is a world of difference between them!
"Humph!" The Zhou family guard broke Su Daoshan's sword with a single blow and snorted coldly, "You are just an eighth-rank soldier, and you dare to be so arrogant!"

Without hesitation, he rushed forward with his knife in hand.

On the other side, Zhou Qinghe and Wang Mingzhe looked at each other and quickly chased after Yue Zhen. Su Daoshan's swing just now had already allowed Yue Zhen to escape from the encirclement.

They must not let Yue Zhen escape like this.

With a swish, the Zhou family guard's single blade drew an extremely sharp arc in the air. The diffuse dust was cut by the blade's light. His advancing legs and waving arms made a snapping sound, and the blade's sharp sound of breaking through the air was piercing.

"Good!" Liu Song and the other two guards standing nearby cheered secretly.

Su Daoshan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Yue Zhen landed, turned around, and stared closely at the battle group.

Behind her was a rolling mass of thick dust and sand, and the vision in front of her was a little blurry because of the wind and sand.

Yue Zhen saw Zhou Qinghe and Wang Mingzhe chasing after her, so she could only start to retreat. But her eyes were fixed on Su Daoshan, and her heart was beating fast.

The vision became increasingly blurred, and no one could see their faces clearly. They could only see a few swaying figures vaguely in the yellow sand. They could only hear the sound of wind, shouts, the sound of breaking air, footsteps and the occasional roar of mad puppets in the distance.

It was a suffocatingly tense moment, but Yue Zhen didn't know what nerve was touched and she suddenly felt like laughing.

She felt like a madman.

She was very curious about what her brother and father's expressions would be if they were here and heard her say those words to Zhou Qinghe with their own ears and saw her betting on Su Daoshan because of a fleeting crazy idea.

They will definitely be very angry and scold themselves for making trouble.

But unfortunately they are not here. Perhaps, it is precisely because they are not here that I can be so absurd and so unscrupulous...

And now, it's time to remove the sieve.

Yue Zhen bit her lip and held her breath.

Su Daoshan watched the sword light rushing towards him. The sword light was like a streak of silk falling from the sky. As it came, it split into two, and then into four...

The move used by the Zhou family guard is the seventh move of a martial art called "Tiger Abyss Sword Technique", named "Tiger Pounce Style".

This sword technique is very common in the northern county of Xiazhou, and many martial arts schools teach it. Among the guards of the noble families, there are also many who practice this sword technique.

As far as Su Daoshan knows, this move also has an informal name used during training, called [Step forward and chop straight followed by double spin and backslash].

As the saying goes, "One step is one step, two steps is one step." Martial arts moves are also composed of two parts: the first move and the second move.

The fighting that Su Daoshan had seen in his previous life was probably the most basic martial arts. Professional boxers often used jabs and straight punches to break the opponent's defense, followed by hooks. Whenever there was an opportunity, they would throw a series of combination punches.

In a sense, the jab and straight punch in front is the front hand, which plays the role of suppressing and tearing open the opponent's defense, and the hook combination punch in the back is the back hand, which plays the role of the final blow.

It’s just that in this world of martial arts, all of this is magnified because the martial artists are stronger, faster, and stronger.

More complex, more subtle, more intense.

Think about it, a warrior can advance more than eight meters in an instant, can throw seven punches and kick eight times in one second, and can launch attacks while moving in various postures and shifting the center of gravity, such as running, jumping, sideways, sliding, rolling, refraction, and sudden stops at high speed. What kind of first and second moves will he use?

Of course, it is not as simple as a straight punch, jab, front kick and side kick.

There is a mnemonic in the Four-Character Martial Arts Classic: The first move is the lead, the second move determines the tone. If you have the first move, you will be invincible.

From a certain perspective, the first move is not only a part of martial arts moves, but also represents the initiative. Whoever makes the first move will have the advantage in the battle.

As for the Zhou family guard's move [Step Forward and Chop Straightly followed by Double Spin and Turn Back and Chop], the first move was to quickly step forward and chop straight from top to bottom. When Su Daoshan was shocked and staggered back, he had undoubtedly seized the initiative.

And his follow-up move was a straight chop followed by a whirlwind-like horizontal slash.

The reason why it is called double rotation is that the warrior can choose two different directions, left and right, when connecting the back hand.

Either turn left and cut, or turn right and cut.

This is the hidden change in this move.

For a moment, Su Daoshan's eyes were filled with bright sword light, and the space within a radius of five meters around him seemed to be locked by the opponent's single sword.

(End of this chapter)