Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 121 Combined Attack

Jia Chuan was also afraid. He wasn't afraid that the old man would actually walk up to him; he was afraid that the old man would fly over directly.

But he bet the old man wouldn't move. If the old man didn't move, it meant that Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan weren't shackled, or at least they were in a state where they could be taken away at any time. That's why the old man insisted on standing in front of the door and wouldn't leave easily until he knew how good their skills were.

Although it's risky to try this method, only by testing it can Jia Chuan know whether procrastination is effective.

Ideally, there shouldn't even be any ropes binding them. If Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan inside the house weren't tied up, but were simply drugged, Jia Chuan hoped that Old Zheng's pill would work, and also that Dong Yuanyuan's weight would affect the effect. The same dosage would have a very different effect on Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan, and Dong Yuanyuan would definitely wake up sooner. He wanted to hold out until Dong Yuanyuan could stand up.

The old man's action of turning his head to listen to the noise just now could be Dong Yuanyuan's bewildered movements after waking up, or it could be the sound of her breaking free of the ropes. Jia Chuan didn't think there were any other possibilities.

Regardless of the type of psychotropic medication, it takes a while to recover after waking up. Jia Chuan knew he needed to attract the old man's attention again to give Dong Yuanyuan time to stand up.

Gao Yunduo once said that Dong Yuanyuan couldn't even withstand a single blow in a head-on confrontation, but a sudden, powerful attack from her would be difficult even for a master to handle.

Jia Chuan has been 'missing' for a while now, and Gao Yuntian and Wu Bing haven't come looking for him. This shows that he has also encountered a master. Moreover, the King of Han may arrive with his men at any time. Who knows what they use to communicate with each other?
Jia Chuan was extremely anxious. Even if Gao Yunduo were at her best, she might not be a match for this old man, let alone Gao Yuntian and Wu Bing in their current situation.

Therefore, Jia Chuan decided to take the risk. Right now, the only chance for him to escape unscathed is if Dong Yuanyuan wakes up and regains her strength.

After hearing Jia Chuan's provocative words, the old man hesitated for a moment. The manor lord Lian Sheng had said that these people were all quite skilled, but he had just tested these people and they were not very good. Could it be that this young man has some skill?

Just as the old man was pondering, Jia Chuan suddenly shouted, "Do you have the strength? Can't you move? Don't rush, bear with it, wait until you're almost ready before you speak, otherwise if you come over here, I'll kill you with one palm, what will you do then?"

The old man was stunned. He frowned and looked at Jia Chuan with eyes like sharp arrows. Jia Chuan received the look and almost took a step back.

But Chen Mo understood, and he suddenly shouted, "Again!"

Several Imperial Guards, bewildered, charged forward again as if on command.

Suddenly, it felt like the wind was blowing in a localized area. Jia Chuan shouted, "Drink more water!" For some reason, he remembered the gatehouse from his previous life, and it was like a scene from a movie: there was a stove in the middle of the gatehouse, with a kettle sitting on it, steaming, and the old man in the gatehouse wearing a cotton coat drinking tea.

"There's something hot and moist here, we'll use it in a bit!"

These two sentences distracted the old man, especially since he had indeed heard some noise inside.

The old man was displeased, thinking that he could only deal with these people as soon as possible and go inside to take a look.

He really didn't want to get their hands dirty with these people's blood. He knew that someone would come and deal with them later, but it seemed that he had no choice but to be ruthless now, as he still had to fulfill the manor lord's request.

If he hadn't been so surprised by how quickly these people arrived, there would have been so many things he hadn't had time to do, why would he have been in such a predicament?

He left the man at the gatehouse to deliberately avoid this 'farce,' at least in his eyes. Who was crazy enough to force their way into the Prince's manor, and was it just for these two women?
……

Before the carriage even arrived at the manor, the manor lord Lian Sheng received the news. He hurriedly found the old man and told him his request: no matter what, the two women must be kept under control, as the prince has a great use for them!

Wu Bing and his group had considered many possibilities, but they never expected the manor to value them so much, even sending an old man to watch over the two of them. If Jia Chuan hadn't come, and they had acted according to the original plan, Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan wouldn't have had a chance to coordinate with them from the inside, let alone escape unscathed.

This is what Jia Chuan meant when he said, "You underestimated the King of Han's determination to kill me."

The old man was dismissive. He neither wanted the two women to stay in his residence nor to go to the dungeon with them. So he went to the gatehouse to wait with Lian Sheng. When the carriage arrived, he ordered it to be carried into the gatehouse. He figured the matter would be over by nightfall, and either the two women would be killed or taken back to the palace. It would be convenient to leave them in the gatehouse.

Lian Sheng had no right to bargain with the old man. After the carriage arrived, he had other things to arrange. The messenger said that these two people were very important, and the prince valued them highly. Someone would definitely come to the manor to rescue them before dark, and these people were all very skilled. The people in the manor had to hold on until the prince arrived with his men. The prince's order was: not a single one of them could be let go.

Lian Sheng didn't dare to be negligent. The ropes binding Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan were untied in front of the gatehouse to make them easier to move. At the time, Lian Sheng was thinking of replacing them with sturdier rubber bands later, but after the two were moved into the gatehouse, he was anxious to go to the back to arrange how to deal with them later, and then he went to find the remaining two old men...

Mistakes are bound to happen when you're busy.

Lian Sheng knew he needed to plead with them properly, as these two old men weren't as easy to talk to as the one in the gatehouse.

These two old men seemed to have come to become monks, with the intention of detaching themselves from worldly affairs and focusing on their duties: teaching their disciples, keeping an eye on the person inside the house, and guarding the estate. They said, "If you can't beat us, we will naturally step in."

If any of his disciples were at the manor, Lian Sheng wouldn't be so nervous and anxious. Since it was said that the person coming was highly skilled, the martial artists at the manor couldn't stop him.

But who could have imagined that while Lian Sheng was trying to persuade the two old men, those people arrived ahead of schedule. Before Lian Sheng could even think of ordering someone to fetch the rubber bands, he was thrown into the front lines of battle. Jia Chuan truly seemed to be protected by a god. Because the messenger had spoken so confidently, Lian Sheng assumed that everything was under the prince's control. Since these people had arrived early, the prince would naturally arrive early as well. In addition, Jia Chuan and his men arrived so suddenly that Lian Sheng hadn't even considered sending a message.

Inside the Prince's residence, everything was ready; they were just waiting for Jia Chuan to leave the city so they could follow him...

What Lian Sheng didn't expect was that Jia Chuan realized the person he had been captured was in the gatehouse not long after entering the manor. Dong Yuanyuan's body was quite large, and once she regained some consciousness, even a slight movement made quite a commotion. The old man heard the noise and turned his head. Although the movement was purely subconscious and not very large, Jia Chuan still managed to catch her.

Jia Chuan's "drink more water" finally made the old man think for a moment and realize that it wasn't meant for him, nor for the previous one, nor for the next one. So who was he talking to?

"Is there even a need to ask?" The old man realized that this was being addressed to the people inside the house, but they were still fast asleep. The guards had said they would wake up the next morning.

Although the old man had other thoughts on his mind, he didn't neglect to deal with the people in front of him.

So, after the wind reached level eight in some areas, Jia Chuan saw a water vat placed against the wall not far from the gatehouse suddenly burst open. The water inside the vat had frozen into ice, and the ice splattered everywhere, just like gravel.

Jia Chuan was astonished, thinking to himself: There really was such internal strength in ancient times! How come it has all turned into fancy moves and empty techniques over time?
While Jia Chuan was distracted, several Imperial Guards collapsed to the ground, and blood seeped from Chen Mo's mouth. Jia Chuan panicked and shouted:
"Old man, come at me if you dare! Who is your master? If I see him, I'll definitely report you. Did your master teach you martial arts so you could bully the weak? So you could curry favor with the powerful and be indiscriminate in your morality? Do you have any children?... Get out of here!"

The old man was thoroughly enraged by Jia Chuan's words and unleashed a rare series of moves. In Jia Chuan's eyes, it was nothing more than drawing a Tai Chi symbol in the air with his arms and then sending out his palms. The snow that had accumulated on the tree in the corner of the courtyard, which he didn't know what kind of tree it was, immediately began to fall.

Chen Mo and his Imperial Guards had just heard Jia Chuan shout "Retreat!" and were about to retreat when the old man pushed them away with great force. Even Jia Chuan couldn't stand up and fell to the ground with a thud.

But in that instant, a familiar roar pierced the sky, followed by something shooting out of the doorway. The thing was so fast and powerful that the old man was startled by the roar. He then instinctively turned around and swung his sleeves. The thing shattered with a 'crack,' and the hot water inside scattered. But the fragments and water droplets did not rush into the doorway. Instead, they were carried by a huge figure and smashed directly towards the old man.

The old man's internal strength, which he subconsciously displayed, was greatly reduced, while Dong Yuanyuan rushed out with all her might. At this moment, Dong Yuanyuan was a woman as swift as the wind.

The distance was too close. The old man reacted extremely quickly. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and floated backward. However, the force of the huge body was too great, and the falling speed was also fast. Even though the old man was highly skilled, he was eventually brought down by the force and hit on the ankle by the person who rushed out. Jia Chuan even seemed to hear a 'crack' sound.

It was actually a good thing that Dong Yuanyuan's blow didn't land on the old man. Although Dong Yuanyuan's strength was considerable, and most people would be severely injured or even killed by such a blow, the old man had trained his entire life and, while not quite possessing an invincible shield, was close. However, Dong Yuanyuan lacked the old man's speed and ended up only hitting his feet. In this place, the old man had nothing to protect him, so a break was inevitable, and whether it would be shattered was another matter.

Ignoring his tailbone injury again, Jia Chuan gripped the long knife tightly and shouted, "Throw the knife to Yuan Yuan!"

Chen Mo struggled to her feet and threw the knife at Dong Yuanyuan with all her might. However, Jia Chuan did not expect that Dong Yuanyuan did not have the Golden Bell Shield to protect her. She had already prepared herself for never to get up again after this fall. The more force she used, the more serious her injury became. She could not reach out to catch the knife. The copper pot that she threw helped her absorb most of the old man's force, but the broken pieces were extremely sharp. Dong Yuanyuan did not know if she was injured at the moment. She only felt that she could not move at all. If she moved, her whole body would hurt as if it was about to split open.

The hot water that Jia Chuan thought was useful was completely useless.

Jia Chuan regretted it the moment Chen Mo threw the knife. He saw the long knife flying in the air and the old man baring his teeth and raising his arm. Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Suddenly, a white ribbon-like figure floated out from inside the room, caught the long knife in mid-air, and swooped down with the tip of the knife pointing downwards.

The old man's eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. He struggled to break free of the burden on his feet, but Dong Yuanyuan held onto his legs tightly. Just as Gao Yunduo's long knife was about to stab the old man, he swung his hands to strike Gao Yunduo while moving to the side in a strange, low motion.

Gao Yunduo used all her strength; she could even see the old man's palm lines, but the knife still failed to pierce her. Instead, she took a solid palm strike from the old man. However, this strike was not the old man's full strength, as he was currently unable to exert his full strength. But even this was something that Gao Yunduo, who had just recovered some of her strength, could not withstand.

Seeing the white dress fall to the side, Jia Chuan's veins bulged. He quickly moved forward with one hand on the ground and lunged at the old man with the other, holding a knife in his hand... His primal instincts were clearly atavistic.

At this moment, Jia Chuan had already put life and death out of his mind, or rather, he never imagined that even such an old man would be so easy to kill.

The old man's attention was entirely focused on Gao Yunduo when he suddenly sensed movement on the other side. It was too late for him to turn around, but his subconscious reaction allowed him to accurately determine where the danger was coming from. He reached out and grabbed the tip of the knife that was thrusting towards him.

Jia Chuan changed his grip on the knife to both hands, but despite his best efforts, he couldn't gain any advantage. At this moment, he lost his mind, roared, released his grip on the knife, and used his hands as blades to slash at the old man's neck.

The old man had a knife in his hand at that moment. Although he was holding it in the wrong place, as long as he could hit Jia Chuan on the head, Jia Chuan's life story would come to an end.

Just then, Dong Yuanyuan moved. The old man was in so much pain that his forehead was covered in a layer of sweat. He had just used his internal strength to forcibly move his body, and he was already enduring the pain of broken bones. But no one had given him a break. Just as he was about to deal with Jia Chuan, Dong Yuanyuan moved. He gasped for breath. He was only delayed by that one moment, and it was not Jia Chuan who was left to die.

Duo Duo also had a knife in her hand. She couldn't move, but still had the strength to swing her long blade close to the ground. The old man was in danger on both sides, his legs throbbing with pain and unable to move. He instinctively hissed, trying to exert force with both hands simultaneously, when a knife struck him squarely in the chest. He froze, wondering where it came from. Then Gao Yunduo's knife arrived, hitting him squarely in the side. Before he could even fully process the pain, Jia Chuan's bare hand slammed into his neck…

The courtyard was quiet for a moment, so quiet that Jia Chuan, lying on the ground, felt as if he could hear the sounds of fighting coming from other courtyards.

The coldness of the blue bricks quickly calmed Jia Chuan down. He let out a long breath, but the pain all over his body made it difficult for him to get up quickly. He looked around and then crawled towards Gao Yunduo with a grimace.

(End of this chapter)