The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 201 Fortune Telling Tricks

The sword flashed and nearly pierced his vital points on the back several times. If he hadn't had a hostage in his hand, he would have lost his life long ago.

Even so, he was still hit by a sword on the buttocks. The injury was not serious, but very embarrassing.

Mu Nianci flashed over again, and her slender hand like white jade came down and pressed directly on the back of Yue Lao San.

Yue Lao San sensed the palm wind from behind him, and raised Duan Yu with his backhand to block behind him.

He has used this trick more than once, and it has worked every time, making him more and more proficient in it.

But this time it was not that simple. Mu Nianci's palm was just a feint. Seeing him use the same trick again, she retracted her palm and dodged, her figure passing by gracefully.

The Ziwei soft sword came at him from the side, the sword light was like lightning, sticking close to Duan Yu's body, sweeping from bottom to top.

The angle of this sword was extremely tricky. If Yue Lao San hadn't noticed it, the hand holding Duan Yu would have been cut off at the wrist.

Duan Yu had little experience after all, and he couldn't help but cry out in surprise as he watched the sword blade pass by in front of him.

Yue Laosan caught a glimpse of a flash of purple light in his peripheral vision, and his soul flew away. He screamed "Wow!" and hurriedly let go.

The sword light almost brushed against the back of his hand. If he had withdrawn his hand a moment later, at least a few fingers would have been left behind.

Duan Yu's neck loosened and he fell to the ground with a plop. Inertia carried him forward a dozen feet and he fell on his back with his arms and legs spread out.

"Ouch!"

Before he could relax, he screamed again and jumped up. It turned out that there was a fist-sized rock on the ground, which happened to hit his waist.

Yue Lao San still wanted to come back and catch him, but Gu Ping'an drew the sword in his hand and glared at him fiercely.

"Don't you want the head anymore?"

"You're so good, I can't beat you!"

This South China Sea Crocodile God was also a very flexible person. He shrank his neck and dared not move forward.

Although he had a cruel temper, he was also loyal and righteous. He was still unwilling to abandon Duan Yanqing and escape alone. He stood there in a daze for a while, not knowing what to do.

Gu Ping'an stepped forward to help Duan Yu up, and said with a smile, "In such a situation, Prince Yanqing, why don't you stop?"

[Using clever tactics, he broke Duan Yanqing's scheme, defeated the South China Sea Crocodile God, and rescued Duan Yu again. His reputation increased by 500 points.]

[Reputation level remains unchanged, rising fame (1700/5000) => rising fame (2200/5000)]

At this time, the dust had settled on Gao Shengtai's side. Ye Erniang was outnumbered, and had no way to escape. She barely held on for more than ten moves before being captured.

Duan Yanqing knew that the situation was hopeless, so he finally gave up and slammed the iron rod in his hand to the ground, stopping his attack.

Duan Zhengchun was overjoyed to see that he was completely defenseless, and pointed at his Shenzang acupoint again.

"Brother Chun, no!"

"Royal brother, this person is insidious and vicious. He will become a disaster if he stays here!"

Duan Yanqing suddenly laughed: "Go ahead, kill me, and your family will be able to sit on the throne safely!"

Duan Zhengming was kind and gentle by nature. If he had not realized that Duan Yanqing had a paranoid character, it might not be a blessing for the people. He might even have to return the throne to him.

Since he could not give up his kingdom, he was even more unwilling to fight against his own family and add to his sins.

"Prince Yanqing, thank goodness nothing bad has happened today. Let's put the past behind us. Now go!"

Duan Yanqing originally thought that Duan Zhengming was a hypocrite who was seeking fame and reputation. He did not kill him before because he was afraid that the news would leak out and damage the reputation of the Duan family.

But at this time everything had fallen into the other party's control, but he still gave himself a way to survive. He couldn't help but be a little surprised for a moment.

If it were Duan Zhengming, he would have killed without hesitation. Duan Zhengchun naturally lacked such magnanimity, but he didn't dare disobey his brother, so he could only vent his dissatisfaction through words.

"You have schemed and plotted to destroy the reputation of our Duan family. This crime is unforgivable. If it weren't for my royal brother's mercy, how could I have spared your life?"

"If it weren't for the cause and effect you planted back then, my plan would have been useless."

Duan Yanqing's zombie-like face, which looked like a clay or wooden sculpture, turned towards him, and with a few cold laughs coming from his belly, it was both creepy and ironic.

"You!" Duan Zhengchun was so angry and embarrassed when his secrets were exposed that he almost wanted to attack.

"Brother Chun!"

Duan Zhengming frowned slightly and his voice became a little stern.

Duan Zhengchun was awakened by his shout, and thought that in the final analysis, it was all because of his promiscuous nature that the trouble was caused. He was ashamed for a moment, lowered his head and said nothing more.

"What happened back then was not what I wanted, but now the world is at peace and the people are living in peace. To prevent further chaos, please forgive me for not being able to return the throne."

Duan Zhengming straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Duan Yanqing.

"If Crown Prince Yanqing wishes to return to the palace in the future, Zhengming will open the bed for him. We apologize for disturbing you today. We will take our leave now."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Duan Yanqing to react, he turned around, waved his hand, and asked everyone to leave.

The amorous Duan Zhengchun looked back every few steps, obviously reluctant to leave his two old lovers. However, he came here on a willful basis and almost caused a big mess. How could he dare to cause more trouble?

Everyone returned to Dali. This trip was able to be saved thanks to Gu Ping'an's brilliant plan. Duan Zhengming was naturally grateful again.

"Young Master Gu is truly a noble man of the Duan family. He has repeatedly saved Yu'er from danger, and today he has helped our Duan family maintain its reputation. I'll offer a glass of wine as a token of my gratitude."

Although he was the emperor of a country, he was extremely humble and his expression was without any disguise, which showed that his feelings came from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Majesty is too kind. Actually, I wasn't completely sure at first, but luckily, I guessed it right."

"Guess?" Duan Yu couldn't help but be surprised. "Are you saying that you actually don't know Ye Erniang's background?"

Gu Pingan smiled and nodded: "I don't know."

"Then how could you guess so accurately?"

"Ye Erniang's nickname was 'The Evil One.' It was said that she would steal an innocent baby every day, play with it, and then, when she got tired of it, brutally kill it. Her reputation was so terrifying that it could stop children from crying at night."

Gu Ping'an had already thought of how to explain it.

"There are countless evil people in the world, but I've never heard of such a strange quirk. I suspect it might be related to the stimulation she experienced in the past, so I reluctantly gave it a try."

He had only asked Ye Erniang if she wanted to know the whereabouts of the child, but did not mention the gender of the child, nor did he say whether it was stolen or robbed. He was inferring cause and effect, and there was really some guesswork in his attempts to test the waters.

Duan Zhengchun suddenly realized, "Young Master Gu is truly resourceful to have thought of this."

Duan Yu was still curious and asked, "Then how do you know the claw marks on her face were made by the person who stole her child?"

Gu Pingan pursed his lips and smiled: "I have no idea where those claw marks came from. It's just a trick of some charlatan."

"A trick of a charlatan?"

"It's simple, really. It's all about observing her expression and using ambiguous words. I only said half the story when I mentioned the claw marks. If it really had nothing to do with her child, I could have just made up an excuse to get away with it. But I didn't expect my luck to be so good today. I hit the nail on the head with a casual remark, and it just caught her off guard."

"That Nanhai School's claw skills."

"Of course it's all just nonsense."

(End of this chapter)