Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 206 Dragon Edition Gundam

This fellow was rude and lewd. Jiang Mingzhe, who was still speculating about Lingjiu Palace's motives, immediately turned cold upon hearing this.

He had previously fought a major battle with Li Qiushui, where he was constantly at a disadvantage and had also lost Zhong Ling. He was already full of resentment, and now that this old dwarf had provoked him, he was no longer willing to tolerate it.
He said in a low voice, "How dare you be so disrespectful to Yu Yan! You're courting death!"

Having said that, he released Wang Yuyan's hand, pressed down on the saddle, and the crane soared into the sky, twisting and turning like a snake in mid-air. It was an extremely exquisite change in the Snake-walking Crane-flying skill. The sword came out in the air, pointing directly at Sang Tugong's brow.

Sang Tugong initially didn't take him seriously because of his young age, but unexpectedly, his lightness skill and swordsmanship were both superb. The sword light flashed and he was already in front of him.

The old man hurriedly leaned back, and somehow managed to flip the lid of the cauldron under his buttocks up with a bang. He then slipped into the cauldron, and the lid flipped back up with a clang, blocking the longsword.

Jiang Mingzhe bent his longsword, then used the force to spring up and landed lightly. Just as he was about to examine the cauldron, the cauldron crashed straight into him with a loud bang.

Jiang Mingzhe raised an eyebrow. Fearing there might be something strange about the cauldron, he didn't dare to block it directly and instead leaped up to avoid it.

Unexpectedly, the cauldron rushed to his side, then suddenly flipped over, spun rapidly, and shot out countless fine needles like raindrops.

Jiang Mingzhe was greatly surprised. He thought to himself that it was one thing for the cauldron to be charging around, but it could even flip over and roll sideways. Wasn't this the Tianlong version of Gundam?

Though startled, he remained calm and collected. He took a deep breath, turned upside down in mid-air, and swung his longsword headfirst. As his inner force surged, the sword energy roared wildly, deflecting all the fine needles.

These needles were all fired from a spring, and their force was already considerable. When Jiang Mingzhe used his powerful internal force to deflect them, the two forces combined into one, making the speed even faster.

Caught off guard, most of the men around were hit, and screams filled the air. Only a few lucky ones managed to scatter and flee in terror.

Seeing that his skills were so advanced, Sang Tugong knew he couldn't defeat him. He flipped the cauldron over and landed with a thud. Without hesitation, he rushed towards Wang Yuyan, intending to take the hostage first and then deal with the other party.

Jiang Mingzhe landed and bounced up, chasing closely behind. Under the green light, he could clearly see that there was a hole at the bottom of the cauldron, and Sang Tugong's two short legs stretched out from the hole as he ran.

Jiang Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "I thought it was some kind of high-tech innovation, but it really is just a tortoise shell!"

Despite his short legs, Sangtugong was incredibly fast. After a few quick steps, he leaped into the air, lifting the cauldron into the air. The lid was lifted, and it looked like a giant mouth, ready to swallow Wang Yuyan whole.

Wang Yuyan was terrified and was about to jump off her horse when she suddenly saw the cauldron stop in mid-air!

However, Jiang Mingzhe caught up in time, grabbed Sang Tugong's ankle with one hand, and forcibly pulled the short, fat old man and the bronze cauldron outside his body together.

Sang Tugong shouted and kicked Jiang Mingzhe's wrist with his left foot.

Jiang Mingzhe ignored him, unleashing his full power of Northern Darkness True Qi. With a roar, he swung himself and the cauldron over his head and slammed them down.

With a loud bang, the cauldron smashed through the ground, sending dirt and stones flying, and half of the cauldron was buried in the mud.

Wang Yuyan was almost stunned, thinking that even the legendary Xiang Yu, who lifted the cauldron, couldn't match his power. Jiang Mingzhe pulled outwards, forcibly dragging Sang Tugong out of the round hole under the cauldron.

Sang Tugong was dazed and confused, his head and face covered in blood. He still raised his leg to kick Jiang Mingzhe, but Jiang Mingzhe sneered and swung him up again, slamming him heavily onto the bronze cauldron.

This blow was harder than the previous one.

With a loud bang, the hard bronze cauldron was dented into a human shape, with Sang Tugong embedded in it, his expression blank, and countless bones around his body broken.

Jiang Mingzhe pushed his leg away, pointed his long sword at his brow, and Sang Tugong pleaded weakly, "Spare me, spare my life! If you kill me, you will offend Lingjiu Palace..."

Upon hearing him proactively mention the name of Lingjiu Palace, Jiang Mingzhe's eyes darted around, revealing a surprised expression: "What? You're actually under the command of Lingjiu Palace? Oh dear, this is like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple!"

He immediately sheathed his sword and pressed on, "Do you know a Miss Fu Minyi from Lingjiu Palace?"

Sang Tugong blinked his small eyes repeatedly, both surprised and delighted, and for a moment he even forgot about the excruciating pain all over his body.

Although Lingjiu Palace is powerful, it has always acted in secrecy and is not well-known in the martial arts world. The reason why he brought up Lingjiu Palace to intimidate Jiang Mingzhe is that he was most afraid that Jiang Mingzhe did not know how powerful Lingjiu Palace was.

Unexpectedly, the result was even better than expected. Jiang Mingzhe not only knew about Lingjiu Palace, but also had a close relationship with it!

"How could I not recognize Fu Zhenshen, the leader of the Yangtian tribe!" Sang Tugong exclaimed excitedly. "We came here on Fu Zhenshen's orders! Young hero, are you also sent by Fu Zhenshen?"

Jiang Mingzhe shook his head and smiled shyly: "No, no, actually I... I am Minyi's fiancé! I made a vow of eternal love with her in Dali, and after returning home to ask my parents for their permission, I was about to go to Lingjiu Palace to visit the Old Woman Tong and ask her to allow Minyi to marry me."

Sang Tugong's expression immediately became interesting. He thought to himself, "Wonderful! The old woman hates men the most. If you dare to go to Lingjiu Palace to ask for a marriage proposal, you will surely be torn to pieces by the old woman. In this way, it can be considered that the old woman is taking revenge for me. I have quite a bit of face!"
His heart was filled with malicious schemes, but he forced a smile on his face and nodded, saying, "I see. Then they are truly a perfect match. If Granny Tong sees this, she will surely be willing to make it happen."

Jiang Mingzhe said happily, "Thank you for your kind words! Actually, I don't have much talent. It's just that Minyi saw my sincerity and made a lifelong commitment to me... By the way, what task did she send you here to do? I was wrong to offend you, and I am really ashamed. If this has caused trouble for Minyi, wouldn't that be my fault? I might as well do the task for you, so that she can rest assured."

When Sang Tugong heard that he could recite Fu Minyi's name and knew Tong Lao's title, he had no doubts and said with a wry smile, "My job is simple: within ten days, no one from the martial arts world is allowed to go to Shaolin via this road."

Jiang Mingzhe asked curiously, "Why is that? Does our Lingjiu Palace intend to attack Shaolin Temple?"

Sang Tugong sighed, “This matter is somewhat complicated. To put it simply, our Lingjiu Palace and the Western Xia Yipintang are mortal enemies. Not long ago, Yipintang gathered many experts and went to the Song Kingdom. When Fuzhenshen learned of this, he personally followed and investigated, and ordered his subordinates to gather us. No matter what Yipintang wanted to do, he made it difficult for them to succeed.”

He swallowed hard and continued, "A few days ago, news came that Yipintang and the Beggars' Sect had a great battle in Jiangnan. The Beggars' Sect then issued a large-scale invitation to heroes, inviting all to gather at Shaolin Temple to deal with the former leader of the Beggars' Sect, the Khitan Xiao Feng! Fu Zhenshen analyzed that Yipintang wanted to take the opportunity to sow discord between the Song and Liao dynasties in order to profit from the situation. So if they want to make things difficult for Xiao Feng, we will protect Xiao Feng. Everyone, guard all the key roads and stop as many people as you can who are going to Shaolin Temple."

Jiang Mingzhe suddenly realized, "I see!"

(End of this chapter)