The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Starting from the Bodyguard

Chapter 165 The Power of Two Swords Combined, Prejudice in People's Hearts

The moon shines over the mountains and towns, the night is clear and bright.

The Qingfeng sword vibrated with a "hum," and beads of blood slid down the blade to the tip, which gleamed with a clear light, and dripped onto the grass. The sword's hum immediately ceased.

"Twenty-two, big brother is really amazing."

"The real expert is yet to come."

"How many?"

"I won't count this time."

"Okay, can we fight off the bad guys?"

"can."

Zhou Yan's voice was loud and confident. As soon as he said that, Xiaolongnu felt at ease. Then she saw the surrounding trees rushing past at an extremely fast speed. The sound of Zhou Yan's clothes fluttering was as intense as a red-hot iron being thrown into ice and snow, filling her eardrums. She felt as if she was flying on clouds.

……

In the silhouette of the night, Li Mochou, anxious and impatient, spoke again.

"Master, junior sister."

The wind blew through the woods, and suddenly voices came from the night.

"Long time no see, young lady."

Li Mochou looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in white emerge from the side of her vision. It was the same despicable man she had encountered in Datong Prefecture. In an instant, a man in a green robe carrying a gun and several swordsmen appeared.

Concern can cloud judgment, and Li Mochou was indeed thrown off balance when she heard the screams, but her reaction to the unexpected situation was superb.

When Ouyang Ke and Helian Chuncheng appeared, she knew she was no match for them. She flung out a handful of jade needles that she had been holding in her left hand, and with a swift movement, she darted towards the side forest.

Under the cover of night, it would be difficult to avoid the silent Jade Peak Needles, but Ouyang Ke and Helian Chuncheng were well-prepared and their cultivation was far superior to Li Mochou's, so it was not difficult for them.

Ouyang Ke used his internal force to propel his sleeves, sweeping them and his fan together to disperse all the incoming Jade Peak Needles. Helian Chuncheng, meanwhile, touched the ground with his toes, suddenly rising ten feet into the air, dodging the Jade Peak Needles while swooping down behind Li Mochou like a night owl.

Li Mochou was only a few feet away from entering the dense forest when suddenly a man in white appeared out of nowhere, shouting, "Go back!"

A soft whip wrapped around Li Mochou as the man spoke.

"No!"

Li Mochou's longsword slashed at Yin Kexi's soft whip, but the whip tip suddenly rose up, like a venomous snake that had been feigning death suddenly turning on its prey, whistling out and pointing at her face. Before the whip tip even arrived, the force it carried made Li Mochou's cheek feel as if it were being pricked by needles.

She was shocked and slashed at the soft whip with her long sword.

At this moment, Zhou Yan's figure spread his wings like a roc, drifting down from behind Li Mochou's side. His gray robes fluttered like surging clouds, landing beside Li Mochou. His long sword transformed into a dense, flowing stream of cold light, covering Yin Kexi's head and face.

Yin Kexi was terrified and quickly withdrew his whip.

Although her cultivation level was inferior to Yin Kexi's, her lightness skill surpassed Yin Kexi's, placing her on par with Zhou Yan. Seeing Zhou Yan make a sword gesture with his left hand and thrust his sword diagonally at his left waist with his right, she didn't hesitate. Instead, she grabbed the hilt with both hands, raised the sword, and used the opponent's own method against him, employing the "Raising the Tray to Eyebrows" move from the Jade Maiden Sword Technique, aiming it at Yin Kexi's brow.

Yin Kexi felt two sword lights flashing like lightning in his vision, stabbing and blocking each other. How could he possibly dodge them? He cried out "Ah!" and whipped his whip wildly, retreating rapidly. He had already lost his composure.

A little further away, Ouyang Ke threw out a silver shuttle.

Helian Chuncheng, who had just landed, rushed over with his gun and thrust it at Li Mochou.

Concerned for Zhou Yan's safety, Li Mochou sheathed her sword and swung it back, unleashing a move called "A Light Drink." She precisely blocked Ouyang Ke's silver shuttle aimed at Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan's Qingfeng sword swiftly touched Yin Kexi, his body turning with the grace of a whirlwind, the hilt raised, the tip pointing downwards as if pouring wine. The falling sword clanged as it deflected Helian Chuncheng's spear aimed at Li Mochou.

Li Mochou was thinking of Zhou Yan's best interests. Zhou Yan, on the other hand, knew how to combine the Quanzhen sword techniques, and so they instinctively used "Qingyin Xiaozhuo" together, combining their swords to greatly increase their power and turn the danger into safety.

Behind Zhou Yan, a drop of crimson blood spread across Yin Kexi's waist, staining his white satin robe. Had it not been for the timely intervention of Ouyang Ke and Helian Chuncheng, he would have been killed by Zhou Yan's sword.

Li Mochou thrust her sword at Helian Chuncheng, then urgently asked Zhou Yan, "Why are you here? How are Master and Junior Sister?"

Before Zhou Yan could reply, Xiaolongnu emerged from the cloth bag, "Sister, Master was injured in the Ancient Tomb, and it was Big Brother who saved him."

Li Mochou was genuinely startled.

"It's a long story, let's first repel the enemy."

"it is good!"

Li Mochou used the Jade Maiden Sword Technique, while Zhou Yan countered with the Quanzhen Sword Technique.

The two swords attacked Helian Chuncheng from the left and right. Zhou Yan's Qingfeng sword suddenly formed an arc halfway through the attack, slashing swiftly at the waist.

The young master of Changfeng Escort Agency hastily retreated, and Ouyang Ke rushed to his aid. Zhou Yan and Li Mochou suddenly changed their sword techniques, one sword like snow gathering in the Milky Way, and the other like a shooting star trailing its tail. They supported each other, attacked from both sides, and also caught up with the young master of White Camel Mountain.

Ouyang Ke thought that by joining forces with Helian Chuncheng, they could at least stabilize the situation. However, before he could even unleash his martial arts skills, Li Mochou attacked from above with her sword, which was as clear as a glacier in the sky and as bright as a blanket of light on the ground. Zhou Yan's three-foot-long sword trembled violently, slashing back and forth like a flower in the wind. Ouyang Ke was so dazzled that he had no idea where Zhou Yan's sword attacks were coming from. He retreated hastily, and with two sharp sounds, he was hit by two swords at the same time.

Fortunately, Ouyang Ke possessed the superb lightness skill of "traveling a thousand miles in an instant" from White Camel Mountain, and dodged skillfully. The sword blade grazed his sides, only tearing his clothes, but he was already terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

In the darkness, from a slightly farther direction, Nemo Xing rushed over in a frenzy, and the three of them joined forces to fight against the combined swordsmanship of Zhou Yan and Li Mochou.

In other words, it was the first time the two of them joined forces with their swords. Although Li Mochou had feelings for Zhou Yan, the two were not truly lovers, so they could not fully appreciate the subtleties of their swordplay and did not unleash its full power.

Furthermore, Lin Chaoying created the "Jade Maiden Sword Technique" for her own amusement and self-expression, with no intention of harming or killing anyone. Therefore, although the sword technique was powerful, not a single move was meant to kill. Otherwise, before Nemo Star arrived, Ouyang Ke and Helian Chuncheng would have been injured, if not killed.

Even so, as Zhou Yan and Li Mochou became more and more skilled in combining their swords, the power of their swordsmanship increased rapidly. "Little Garden Chrysanthemum", "Night Talk by the West Window", "Linked Verses under the Willow Shade"... one move after another was unleashed. It was clearly a two-against-three fight. Ouyang Ke, Helian Chuncheng, and Nimo Xing all had martial arts skills that surpassed Li Mochou's, but they were still overwhelmed and unable to defend themselves properly.

Yin Kexi hastily bandaged his sword wounds. Seeing that Ouyang Ke and the others were at a disadvantage, he held his soft whip and said to several bodyguards, "Use hidden weapons when you find an opportunity." "Yes, sir."

Yin Kexi brandished his long whip, his figure darting about, the whip striking Li Mochou with a fierce storm.

The soft whip can be used for long-range attacks. Yin Kexi also knew that Li Mochou's martial arts were much inferior to Zhou Yan's, so after he joined, he focused his attacks on Li Mochou, which effectively helped Ouyang Ke and the others, and the two sides maintained a stalemate.

Seeing that the battle was dragging on and that his opponent's sword techniques were becoming increasingly unpredictable, Helian Chuncheng said to the guards on the periphery, "Strike the girl."

"How shameless!" Li Mochou exclaimed in alarm.

The two bodyguards seized the opportunity and hurled their darts at Xiaolongnu behind Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan didn't turn around. He brandished his sword and swung it horizontally. With two clangs, the flying knife was knocked down. The combination of the two swords showed obvious flaws. Ouyang Ke launched a preemptive attack. Suddenly, his vision was filled with a silvery brilliance. One after another, sword lights bloomed indistinguishably, like a pear tree suddenly opening.

He shouted and retreated swiftly. Zhou Yan, who had forced Ouyang Ke back with "One Sword Seven Stars," once again combined his Quanzhen swordsmanship with Li Mochou to stabilize the situation.

"Shoot! Shoot them to death!" Seeing that it was effective, Helian Chuncheng thrust his spear several times and shouted for the bodyguards to fire hidden weapons.

……

In the moonlight, something seemed to be moving silently and slowly through the woods.

Suddenly, the figure near the area where the group was fighting lunged out. With a wave of her right hand, a faint light flashed, and countless jade needles fell towards the bodyguards who were using hidden weapons to attack Zhou Yan and Li Mochou.

The figure threw out a dense barrage of jade needles, and the attack was sudden. How could the镖师 (bodyguards) of Changfeng镖局 (Escort Agency) dodge? All that could be heard was a series of mixed cries of "Ouch!" and several镖师 fell to the ground.

Two barbarian bodyguards, though not fatally wounded by jade needles, fiercely lunged at the figure with their swords.

Ouyang Ke was terrified. At this moment, he no longer cared about the beautiful woman in front of him and insisted on having her.

He recognized the person as the old woman he had fought during the day and hurriedly said, "Retreat!"

Helian Chuncheng dragged his spear and left, thinking that if Zhou Yan and Li Mochou pursued, he would use the "returning spear" killing move. Nemo Xing, Ouyang Ke, and Yin Kexi let out a whoosh and flew in all directions, and ran wildly as soon as they landed.

Just as Zhou Yan was about to chase after Yin Kexi, who was the easiest target, he suddenly heard Li Mochou's urgent call.

He turned around and saw a woman around fifty years old and two bodyguards clashing against each other, the moonlight outlining their silhouettes. Swords clashed rapidly several times, and one bodyguard was sent flying with a whoosh. The other bodyguard clutched his neck and retreated. The woman seemed to give chase, but she swayed and fell like a stake into the grass.

Li Mochou rushed over and hugged the woman, "Master, how are you?"

"Master..." Little Dragon Girl cried loudly.

Zhou Yan quickly squatted down and put Xiaolongnu down. He then stepped forward and first used his sword to kill several bodyguards who were heavily armed with jade needles before reaching Li Mochou's side.

Zhou Yan noticed that the woman's face was pale and her breathing was unsteady. He guessed that she was Lin Chaoying's maid, so he quickly took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and poured out two "Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pills".

"Senior, please take this medicine, and I will heal your injuries."

Lin Chaoying's maid stared intently at Zhou Yan: "Are you a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect?"

Zhou Yan had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of the love and hatred between Wang Chongyang and Lin Chaoying.

He remembered that in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, before Xiaolongnu taught him martial arts after Yang Guo entered the Ancient Tomb, she asked him to spit on Wang Chongyang's portrait.

Something bad is about to happen, Zhou Yan thought to himself.

Thinking this through, he said, "Not a disciple of Quanzhen."

"How could you know the Quanzhen Sword Technique?"

"I have a long history with Master Ma, Master Wang, and Master Sun, which is why I learned the Quanzhen Sword Technique."

Lin Chaoying's maid ignored Zhou Yan and said to Li Mochou, "Take me back."

"Master..."

"Don't leave yet."

Li Mochou looked at Zhou Yan with a wronged expression.

He said, "Take your senior back first. I'll search around and see if the enemy has gone far away."

Lin Chaoying's maid had long held Li Mochou in high esteem, so Lin Chaoying didn't dare to thank her directly. She could only express her gratitude with her eyes before helping the maid up and heading towards the ancient tomb.

Little Dragon Girl took Zhou Yan's hand: "Thank you, big brother."

"Go back quickly."

"You haven't pinky sweared with me yet."

"I'm not leaving for now."

"Okay, then Long'er will go back first. Goodbye, big brother." Little Dragon Girl waved and chased after Li Mochou.

The three disciples gradually walked away and disappeared into the night.

Zhou Yan muttered to himself:

"Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain."

(End of this chapter)