Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 248 Duan Yu Battles Tong Lao

Duan Yu was shocked and quickly said, "Miss Wang, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? My father has already returned to Dali, why would he come to Dengfeng?"

Jiang Mingzhe comforted her, "Yuyan, don't worry. That short woman is called Tianshan Tonglao. She is your maternal grandmother's senior sister. They have a feud, so she captured your mother as bait. However, she is arrogant and proud. In terms of seniority, she is your mother's senior sister. She would never do anything cruel. Tell me what happened slowly so I can devise a plan to rescue her."

Wang Yuyan felt a little relieved and stopped crying, saying, "Since you left and never came back, I didn't dare to go out by myself. I was also bored, so I stayed on the second floor watching them do business and sell goods. Today, a group of wealthy customers came, a total of six people, four of whom seemed to be guards, protecting a man and a woman."

Azi laughed and said, "Oh my, isn't that our Prince Father and his old lover? Why is the old lover here in Dengzhou instead of returning to Dali to compete for favor?"

Wang Yuyan whispered, "From what I overheard them talking, it seemed like the woman was going back to her parents' home, so the man came to get her some jewelry and accessories."

Azi laughed and said to Duan Yu, "This was probably Father's idea. He was afraid that bringing it back to Dali would anger your mother, so he made up all sorts of excuses to delay it, hoping to go back a day later."

Wang Yuyan nodded and said, "I didn't know them at first. I only guessed that you were Young Master Duan's father after that woman talked about you as the Prince of Zhennan of Dali."

Duan Yu scratched his head, looking utterly helpless.

Wang Yuyan continued, "Then another group of women arrived, all wearing cloaks embroidered with the image of a black eagle, surrounding the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny, and a captured prisoner being pushed and shoved along—it was my mother!"

Jiang Mingzhe frowned. Previously, Azi and the others had all gone to the Sutra Pavilion, but Li Qingluo had not arrived. He thought that Li Qingluo had taken the opportunity to escape, but he did not expect that she had fallen into the hands of Tong Lao again.

Wang Yuyan said, "Fortunately, I was on the second floor and they didn't see me. But it's strange that my mother knew Young Master Duan's father, so she called for help. Prince Duan immediately came to her rescue. Who knew that the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny's martial arts were so high that she defeated Prince Duan and his group in just a few moves. She has only been gone for a short time now."

Jiang Mingzhe glanced at the sky and said, "If we leave Dengfeng at this hour, we will definitely miss our lodging. Therefore, we are probably still lingering in the city. Third brother, you come with me to find them. The rest of you can stay here and wait."

Wang Yuyan anxiously tugged at him, saying, "That person's martial arts skills are even higher than my grandmother's. Do you want to find some more powerful friends to help us?"

Jiang Mingzhe comforted him, "Don't worry, Brother Xiao's father has passed on a new martial art to me. I've already fought that person at Shaolin Temple, so I'm not afraid of him."

After saying this, he asked Wang Yuyan to arrange for everyone to rest, and then took Duan Yu out and went straight to the best inn in the city. When they went in, they found that all the women of Lingjiu Palace were in the lobby, which was packed with people.

In the center of the room, at a large table, Tianshan Tonglao sat proudly alone, while the other four women sat at another table, surrounding her like stars around the moon.

In the corner, there were two tables. Duan Zhengchun sat at one table with Kang Min and Li Qingluo. Duan Zhengchun looked disheveled, while the two women glared at each other like two fighting hens.

At another table sat the four guards, each with a bruised and swollen face, looking utterly dejected.

When the old woman saw Jiang Mingzhe, she was immediately startled and said sternly, "You little beast, how did you find this place?"

Jiang Mingzhe smiled, about to use his silver tongue to coax him into releasing the man, but Duan Yu, anxious and impatient, shouted first, "Father! Your son has come to save you!"

He used the Lingbo Weibu technique, nimbly slipping into the hall and rushing towards Duan Zhengchun. The women of Lingjiu Palace shouted and rushed to intercept him.

Jiang Mingzhe knew something was wrong and quickly activated the Kun Transformation into Peng Divine Skill.

After the battle at Shaolin Temple, Jiang Mingzhe's internal strength increased dramatically. Now, he can use this divine skill in just a few breaths.

Duan Yu had undergone considerable training at Shaolin Temple, and he unleashed the Six Meridians Divine Sword without hesitation. With each strike, his sword energy wounded several people. However, being a soft-hearted person, he only stabbed people in the shoulders, limbs, and similar areas.

Seeing that Duan Yu was unstoppable, Tong Lao shouted, "Get out of the way!"

With a slam on the table, she straightened up and enveloped Duan Yu like a cloud. Duan Yu thrust out several swords in quick succession, but Tong Lao dodged them like a leaf falling in the wind, and then struck Duan Yu on the forehead with a palm.

Jiang Mingzhe's eyes flickered, and he realized that the lightness skill that Tong Lao used was exactly the same as the lightness skill that matched the Chuiyun Sword Technique. It seemed that his previous deduction was correct. Lingbo Chuiyun was indeed a set of skills, but it was forcibly split into two and passed on to Tong Lao and Li Qiushui respectively.

Duan Yu stepped diagonally to avoid the palm strike, but unexpectedly his shin kicked a stool, causing him to stagger.

Although he was extremely skilled in martial arts, he still lacked the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. With a cry of surprise, he fell to the side and was kicked viciously by the old woman, landing in empty air.

Jiang Mingzhe was terrified, thinking to himself that his sworn brother was really lucky to fall down in such a cool way!
It turns out that while the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) was incredibly mysterious to others, Tong Lao and Li Qiushui had fought each other their whole lives and had studied this footwork very deeply.

She noticed that Duan Yu was simply reciting the instructions when he used this lightness skill, so she deliberately struck out with her palm, intending to force Duan Yu to dodge diagonally. The kick she followed was the real killing move.

Unexpectedly, Duan Yu's seemingly nonsensical fall on flat ground miraculously averted his death.

This is precisely why even supernatural powers cannot overcome destiny.

Tong Lao, who was determined to win, missed her move and her face turned ferocious. She was about to kill again when Duan Zhengchun shouted and thrust his One-Finger Divine Skill at Tong Lao's waist. At the same time, the four guards also sprang up and stopped the Lingjiu Palace women.

It turns out that the old woman was highly skilled and daring. After capturing Duan Zhengchun and the others, she neither tied them up nor used acupuncture techniques, nor imposed any restrictions. When Duan Zhengchun saw that his son was in danger, he immediately attacked.

His finger strike was quite powerful. Tong Lao dodged to the side, then turned and kicked Duan Zhengchun, sending him tumbling over.

Duan Yu roared in fury, "How dare you kick my father!"

Before he could even get up, he raised his hand and pointed, unleashing a burst of sword energy that the old woman had to dodge.

In his haste, Duan Yu acted without thinking, his movements becoming even more swift. With a flick of his finger, sword energy swept across the area. Tong Lao hastily gathered her inner energy, her body leaping upwards into the air.

Unexpectedly, Duan Yu swept his finger half an inch out and then suddenly flicked it. The sword energy rose from below, which was both dangerous and fast. Before Tong Lao could stop her leaping, the sword energy had already invaded her body. Fortunately, she was skilled in lightness skills. She slapped her left palm diagonally and turned three feet to the side. The sword energy almost grazed her body. A piece of her sleeve was cut off by the sword energy and slowly floated down.

Jiang Mingzhe watched in awe, thinking to himself, "No wonder the Six Meridians Divine Sword has such a great reputation. This sword technique uses only the fingers to control the sword energy. What other martial art in the world can change moves faster than this?"
In the original novel, during the battle at Shaoshi Mountain, Duan Yu defeated Murong Fu with the Six Meridian Divine Sword. In fact, if it were anyone else, and they were given a distance to keep up with Duan Yu's skills, they would probably have met the same fate.

Tong Lao was both shocked and furious. She had previously lost face to Jiang Mingzhe, but she could still claim it was because Jiang Mingzhe had learned her sect's unparalleled martial arts. Now, she was forced to dodge in a sorry state by the younger Duan Yu, and she couldn't even find an excuse anymore.

Duan Yu had just used the Shangyang Sword with his index finger. Seeing that Tong Lao had dodged it, he pressed his thumb and the Shaoshang Sword came out, a powerful sword aura piercing straight for Tong Lao's brow.

Tong Lao quickly used her "Thousand-Pound Drop" technique, landing with a whoosh. With a scream, she slammed her left palm on the table, but the cups and plates on the table remained motionless. Only the wine and soup rose up like a fountain. With a flick of her right hand, the rising liquid instantly turned into countless ice beads, raining down on Duan Yu.

(End of this chapter)