The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 304 The Matchmaker Returns

A typical military broadsword, imposing and arrogant.

The blade is shaped like a crescent moon, with dragon patterns engraved on both sides, hence the name "Crescent Moon Blade" or "Green Dragon Crescent Moon Blade". In the history of China, this blade is probably the most famous among the battlefield swords.

The blade is finely forged with a distinct ridge in the center. Its overall shape is slender, with an upturned tip, giving it a unique charm.

The blade has a small point in the middle with a hole for hanging a tassel, which adds to its decorative appeal. The front of the blade has serrations, hence it is also known as the 'Cold Beauty Saw'.

The blade is connected to the handle at the base via a dragon-shaped ferrule, which is finely carved. The ferrule has a cross-shaped guard at the rear, which connects to the handle core.

The handle core is inserted into the wooden rod and fixed with two flower-shaped nails. It has a thick patina and is then attached with a tapered, serrated tail rivet. The teeth on the serrations enhance its stability and aesthetics.

Upon seeing the large sword, Wu Chengyu couldn't help but feel a sense of awe, and he vaguely guessed who this Chief Escort Guan was.
This broadsword is a full two meters long. Guan Su, who is slightly smaller, raises the sword with one hand, which looks rather comical. However, when the long sword is held horizontally and pointed directly at Wu Chengyu, the blade does not sway at all. The strength of his arm alone far surpasses that of an average man.

"My Green Dragon Blade is not as heavy as those of my ancestors, weighing only a little over forty pounds, but it is still invincible on the battlefield, and has cut off the heads of many Golden Dogs."

"Guan Su, grandson of Guan Ling, the great swordsman of Yue Fei's army, and descended from Guan Sheng of Liangshan, today I will use this Green Dragon Crescent Blade to teach you a lesson for daring to elope!"

Wu Chengyu thought to himself, "As expected." From the moment he saw the sword, he knew that the person in front of him must be a descendant of Guan Ling, the great swordsman, and yet another descendant of the Yue Family Army.

The Complete Story of Yue Fei is, after all, a novel. The story of Yue Fei's army in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes overlaps with the Complete Story of Yue Fei in some aspects, and is also close to historical facts in others.

At the Qinling rebel base, Yan Chunyu once mentioned to Wu Chengyu that later, the Song court exonerated Yue Fei, and the so-called Yue Lei Sweep of the North took place. Many former members of Yue Family Army returned to the court and participated in the Northern Expedition.

However, this Northern Expedition did not achieve any real results. In the end, the Jin Dynasty simply returned the remains of Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, and then the army withdrew, making it an inconclusive campaign.

At that time, Emperors Huizong and Qinzong had both died many years ago. Emperor Huizong died even earlier, while Emperor Qinzong was forced to play polo despite being seriously ill. In the end, he fell off his horse and was trampled into a pulp.

Therefore, Wu Chengyu always suspected that he really didn't know whose two sets of remains were returned.

At the same time, many veterans of Yue Fei's army never trusted the Song Dynasty court, such as the Lu and Niu families, and remained hidden among the common people, refusing to serve the court.

Some returned directly to Jin territory after Yue Fei's death, joined the righteous army, and continued to fight against the Jin people.

Among them were descendants of Yan Chengfang and Guan Ling, but the Guan family never appeared at the rebel base, so Wu Chengyu did not ask any further questions.

It now appears that the descendants of the Guan family are still serving the rebel army, albeit in hiding in local areas.

Most importantly, Yue Fei's eldest son, Yue Yun, had two sworn brothers during his lifetime: Yan Chengfang and Guan Ling. The three were very close.

So Guan Su in front of him really is Yan Chunyu's maternal elder sister. Right now, she doesn't want to kill Wu Chengyu, she just wants to teach Wu Chengyu a lesson and vent her anger. In this situation, Wu Chengyu really doesn't know what to do.

They couldn't just take a few hits head-on. If the opponent were unarmed, it wouldn't be so bad, but Guan Su was skilled with a knife. Let's assume we believe the records in Water Margin and The Complete Story of Yue Fei. Both Guan Sheng and Guan Ling were descendants of Lord Guan and inherited the knife-wielding techniques passed down from the Guan family.

So, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, or what invulnerable techniques you've mastered, even the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, upon hearing the words "Green Dragon Crescent Blade," who in the world would dare to take a blow from the Guan family with their bare body? However, if they were to retaliate, given Wu Chengyu's martial arts and Guan Su's battlefield prowess, Wu Chengyu would undoubtedly win easily, but that would be an unfair victory and would certainly damage the harmony between the two families.

Just then, Wu Chengyu was about to flee and was looking around for an escape route when he suddenly frowned, a question forming in his mind. He stopped his restless body and watched as Guan Su's broadsword came slashing towards him, remaining motionless.

The blade's wind rushed towards Wu Chengyu's forehead, causing a slight pain in his skin. From this alone, Wu Chengyu knew that the white scales on his skin couldn't withstand Guan Su's blade. It was no surprise that the swordsmanship passed down by Lord Guan must have its unique application of force.

Just as the broadsword was only three inches away from Wu Chengyu's forehead, a voice suddenly came from outside the arena: "Sister, please have mercy."

As soon as the voice fell, Guan Su's broadsword suddenly stopped, now only an inch away. The stop was perfect, showing that she had an extremely high level of control over the broadsword in her hand and was extremely confident.

"Are you really so sure that this stab won't hurt you?"

"Sister Guan's strike was not intended to kill, so I naturally did not need to dodge it."

Wu Chengyu's words were purely feigned. If he hadn't shouted "Stop!" earlier, he would have been tempted to use his Shadow Clone Technique, since he could escape anyway.

"You do have some guts. No wonder you single-handedly assassinated Shi Miyuan and shook the world, you are the only one in the Nine Provinces. However, your elopement will not be forgotten so quickly. I will always remember it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Guan Su turned her head to look outside the training ground and said, "Why is my sister so soft-hearted? Don't worry, I'm just teaching him a lesson so he won't think that our family has no one left."

At this moment, two figures appeared before them, both women dressed in tight-fitting clothes. One was Yan Chunyu, dressed in red, looking heroic and spirited, and the other was Sister Niu, who was burly and missing an arm. She couldn't help but glare at Wu Chengyu while also trying to chuckle to herself.

"Chengyu greets elder sister, greets... wife." Wu Chengyu originally wanted to call her Miss Yan.

Yan Chunyu seemed to know what he was going to say, and looked at Wu Chengyu with a hint of resentment in her eyes. When Wu Chengyu saw that Yan Chunyu had already put her hair up and was dressed like a married woman, he could no longer bring himself to call her "girl".

Upon hearing Wu Chengyu call her "wife," Yan Chunyu blushed, her eyes filled with joy. She bowed and said, "This concubine greets my husband."

Wu Chengyu didn't run away because he discovered Yan Chunyu's presence outside the training ground in time; he believed Yan Chunyu would definitely stop him.

*Slap!* Another loud slap, another of Niu Wanrou's most graceful gestures, landed on Wu Chengyu's shoulder. Although he didn't budge, the sound was extremely loud.

Wu Chengyu hadn't encountered this way of greeting in a long time, and it felt somewhat familiar at this moment.

Guan Su always knew how strong Sister Niu was, so she was quite surprised that Wu Chengyu seemed not to have felt the slap just now.

She knew that Wu Chengyu must have extremely high martial arts skills to assassinate Shi Miyuan, but since they had never fought each other, she didn't know the extent of his abilities.

But now it seems that although Wu Chengyu is thin, his strength should not be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)