Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 178: Meeting again in Taihu Lake, no one knows the grudges

Guo Jing looked at Wanyan Kang with pure eyes.

They are old friends and should be brothers, but this brother has taken the wrong path. If he can persuade him to turn back, Guo Jing will not hesitate to try anything.

However, Wanyan Kang's eyes were extremely complicated.

Although I have forgotten some of the dream I had in front of my mother's grave now, many parts of it are still deeply engraved in my mind.

He remembered Guo Jing's loyalty to him, but he also did not forget what he had endured because of Guo Jing.

It is difficult to tell whether there is gratitude or enmity between the two.

"Since it's hard to explain, let's fight it out with our hands first. Only the winner has the right to speak loudly." Wanyan Kang was certain in his heart. There were already traces of black flickering on his claws, which was a sign that he had exerted his power to the extreme.

"Yang Kang! Are these all your enemies?"

"They didn't hurt you, did they?" Guo Jing's position changed quickly. At first, he and Huang Rong were on a boat on the lake and saw Wanyan Kang chasing and killing the Taihu bandits who fell into the water. He was cruel and merciless. He couldn't bear it, so he jumped over and prepared to stop them. Now, seeing that it was Wanyan Kang who was besieged by the Taihu bandits, he immediately became worried about Wanyan Kang's condition.

Although Guo Jing is kind-hearted, he has been to the battlefield after all and grew up on the grassland. He is not a saint who cannot stand the sight of blood.

Wanyan Kang's heart was slightly moved when he heard this, but his expression did not change at all: "Don't try to get close to me. You kidnapped my mother and caused her death. Guo Jing... Today I will settle this account with you."

After saying this, Wanyan Kang did not give Guo Jing any more chance to speak. He waved his hand and swept towards Guo Jing's chest like playing a pipa.

Only those who knew how cruel and vicious his claw technique was would know that Wanyan Kang's attack was only aimed at the chest, and did not hit the throat, eyeballs, or temples. In fact, it could be considered as "showing mercy", after all, he only wanted to seriously injure Guo Jing, not take his life directly.

Seeing that Wanyan Kang's claw was coming so fast and fiercely, Guo Jing didn't think much about it and subconsciously turned his hand and punched out.

This punch was like a mountain collapsing or a sea collapse, and it brought out at least 60% to 70% of the dominance and ferocity of the boxing technique. The momentum was already terrifying.

This set of boxing techniques, created by Qiu Chuji and tailored to Guo Jing's personal characteristics, is very suitable for Guo Jing, even more so than the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

Although Hong Qigong did not teach Guo Jing the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, after teaching him the moves over several days in a row, he honed Guo Jing's boxing and palm techniques. In fact, Guo Jing at this moment is much stronger than he would have been if he had mastered the Fifteen Dragon Subduing Palms at the same stage under normal circumstances.

Fists and claws collided, their powers were entangled in a fight, Guo Jing's fist went straight in, but Wanyan Kang's fingers felt numb, so he took a small step back and avoided the edge.

"This idiot, such a domineering boxing style, where did he learn it from?" Wanyan Kang was depressed.

Qiu Chuji gave him a bowl of "worry-free soup", which only vaguely guided him to perceive the "future" and did not give him a God's perspective. Therefore, even though Wanyan Kang knew that Guo Jing might learn the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, he did not know what other martial arts he could do.

Seeing that Guo Jing's boxing skills were very powerful, he did not worry about it too much. Since he could not win by head-on fight, he moved flexibly and used the vicious and cunning claw techniques to break through Guo Jing's defense.

Wanyan Kang had a good idea, but after breaking down Guo Jing's moves a few times, he realized how difficult it was to deal with Guo Jing.

Although Guo Jing's brain was slow, his body reacted quickly and he was also very focused, which made Wanyan Kang's tricks of exposing flaws and luring the enemy into deep not work as they should. Instead, he had to fight Guo Jing several more times, and his hands became numb from Guo Jing's even stronger internal force.

This is exactly the case with the saying "one force can defeat ten skills".

You are playing tricks and trying to cheat, but I ignore you and just punch you. If I am faster than you, you will be knocked away before you hit me. If we hit at the same time, and my punch is harder than yours, you will die and I will live. If you are faster than me but my life is tougher than yours, then it will be injury for injury, death for death.

It's simple and brainless, and it can shatter 90% of the fake moves, routines, and false moves in the world, forcing the opponent to the same level as yourself, and then defeating the opponent with a tough method.

Guo Jing found the right way, but Wanyan Kang was still confused. How could he possibly get the upper hand?
After more than a dozen attacks, the boats of the Taihu pirates had already gathered around them again. Many pirates holding bows and arrows aimed at the two people fighting on the merchant ship. With just one order, hundreds of arrows were fired, shooting the two men into sieves.

Wanyan Kang had a keen sense of perception and realized that he was being locked in by a dangerous aura, which became increasingly turbulent.

He kicked Guo Jing's crossed arms, flipped over and flew to the mast, using the canvas on the mast to cover most of his body.

He had no choice but to distance himself from Guo Jing.

If they continue to fight like this, not only will the Qi in his body "boil" again, causing him pain, but his moves will also become obsolete. All that's left is a head-on confrontation with Guo Jing, which he will never win.

But doing so gave the Taihu Lake bandits an opportunity.

The next moment, arrows flew towards Wanyan Kang with "swish, swish, swish".

Wanyan Kang used the canvas as a barrier and turned the mast to block the arrows.

Guo Jing picked up a rope from the deck and swung it vigorously. The spinning rope swept away most of the arrows shot at Wanyan Kang.

"My dear fellow! This fellow is a thief from the Kingdom of Jin. Don't try to talk to him about the code of conduct." A young man on the fishing boat of the Taihu pirates shouted to Guo Jing. Guo Jing did not stop, but shouted, "He is not a thief from the Kingdom of Jin, but an old friend of mine. Please stop for a moment, I will talk to him about it."

The young man heard this and said, "I thought he was a hero, but he turned out to be a Jin thief. He is a ruthless guy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the flying arrows gradually decreased. Before Guo Jing and Wanyan Kang could even breathe a sigh of relief, a large number of arrows soaked in kerosene flew over and directly set the merchant ship on fire.

Although Wanyan Kang was not a landlubber, he was certainly not good at water battles. Although Guo Jing had learned some underwater skills from Huang Rong in recent days, the time was still short after all. Once the two of them fell into the water, it would be difficult for them to deal with the Taihu bandits.

Although their martial arts skills have already ranked among the best in the martial arts world, they are still far from reaching the level of transcending the mundane.

Wanyan Kang held a cable in his hand, pulling one end and waving it in front of him, sweeping away all the flaming arrows. At the same time, he swung out and was about to land on those fishing boats, ready to charge into the enemy camp and capture the leader first.

Guo Jing acted on his own initiative, waving the rope in his hand to protect Wanyan Kang on both sides. Even though he was almost shot several times, he did not spare the energy to return to defense.

Wanyan Kang was in mid-air, watching all this, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

In fact, they didn't have much friendship, and even their first two meetings were not pleasant. But Guo Jing, this silly boy, was willing to risk his life to help just because of his "identity". Even with Wanyan Kang's indifference, he was somewhat moved in his heart.

But the feeling of being touched only lasted for a moment. After flying onto the fishing boat, Wanyan Kang did not directly attack the archers who were shooting arrows at Guo Jing to relieve the pressure Guo Jing was facing, but instead pounced on the young man who was commanding the entire team.

From a rational point of view, Wanyan Kang's choice was correct, but... it was indeed ruthless and selfish.

This is who he is. The demon fetus only magnified his selfishness further.

Suddenly, several acupuncture points in Wanyan Kang's body suddenly swelled and hurt, and his originally agile body froze. In a moment, several long swords with cold light flashed towards Wanyan Kang's neck.

These Taihu Lake bandits originally wanted to capture Wanyan Kang and extort some details from him, but under the current circumstances, they wanted to kill him as quickly as possible to reduce the losses.

"Don't hurt him!" On the burning merchant ship in the distance, Guo Jing roared, and regardless of the danger, he jumped high into the air and struck out with his palm from the air, hitting several arrows shot at him. The arrows were knocked back by the power of his palm and hit the long swords and sharp swords that were slashing at Wanyan Kang, thus relieving Wanyan Kang of the crisis.

Similarly, Guo Jing, who was in mid-air with nowhere to gain support, had put himself in absolute danger.

He acted in a hurry, using all his strength in one palm. His true energy was already turbid and he had nowhere to rely on. The Taihu bandits only needed to shoot a few arrows at him, and Guo Jing, who was so powerful the moment before, would be pierced by several arrows the next.

In a split second, many thoughts flashed through Wanyan Kang's mind, and his first reaction was that it would be better for Guo Jing to die like this.

But as if it was instinct, he grabbed a long sword with one claw and threw it towards Guo Jing's feet.

Guo Jing stepped on the flying sword with his foot, activated the Golden Goose Skill, circled in the air, and landed back on the fiercely burning merchant ship.

With great agility, Guo Jing and Wanyan Kang completed a long-distance mutual rescue.

Guo Jing's expression remained unchanged, but Wanyan Kang looked as if he had eaten something dirty and looked very ugly.

During this period, he did good things every day and it became a habit. His body actually reacted faster than his mind.

At this moment, he seemed to have finally realized Qiu Chuji's "sinister intentions".

"The bottom of the boat is broken!"

"Water is coming in!"

"Repair the boat quickly!"

The Taihu Lake bandits started shouting.

Afterwards, the number of people who originally besieged Guo Jing and Wanyan Kang was immediately reduced by half, and the arrows shot at the merchant ship became even more sparse, less than a quarter of the original number.

Although these pirates are familiar with water, Taihu Lake is vast. Without the support of a boat in the middle of the lake, they are at risk of drowning no matter how good they are at swimming.

Protecting the boat is the instinct of everyone who makes a living on the water.

Huang Rong poked her head out of the water and shouted at the burning merchant ship, "Brother Jing! Jump down, I'll swim you back to shore!"

Of course, the one who just sank the boat was Huang Rong.

She used a clever method to prevent the pirates' fishing boats that were breached from taking in water immediately. Instead, they took a while to take in water, and all took in large amounts of water at almost the same time. In this way, as many pirates as possible could be tied up, buying time for Guo Jing and Wanyan Kang to withdraw.

(End of this chapter)