Arhats Subduing Demons: Starting with The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

Chapter 16: Serves her right for becoming an old maid.

The woman in yellow nodded slightly: "Okay, go ahead and ask. If you're going to ask for my name, then forget it."

Yun Changkong had no intention of asking her name, but rather wanted to inquire about the missing two meridians in the "Arhat Subduing Demons Technique." However, upon hearing her say this, he couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Why can't I just ask your name?"

The woman gazed at the night sky, sighed, and said, "I have lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years. I have no relatives and do not see any outsiders. My name is of no use, and I have long forgotten it."

Hearing this, Chang Kong felt a pang of sadness: "Indeed, she has lost her family and lived in the mountains for decades. She has the appearance of an immortal and is in her prime. Who can she tell her name to? It is truly tragic. No, I must take Yang Guo as my role model and dedicate myself to saving this tragic woman."

He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, people's names are mostly filled with the good wishes of their elders. For an individual, it's just a label. If there are no elders and no interaction with the outside world, it's really not very useful. Besides, for a beauty like you, no name can adequately describe even a fraction of your beauty."

The woman laughed and said, "You are quite an interesting person. A person's name does not necessarily reflect their character. My maids include Xiao Hong, Xiao Cui, Xiao Ling, and so on. Their names all sound rather common, but aren't they all elegant and lovely girls?"
Your name is Yun Changkong, and clouds drift freely in the vast sky, representing freedom, breadth, and grandeur. Are you like that? Perhaps not?

Chang Kong's lips twitched slightly as he thought, "I wonder who you got your talent for naming things from. Besides, when those girls grow up, they'll learn arrogance, but they might not be elegant and cute!"
"Well, you're not saying your name because you think it's too common and doesn't suit you."

But he said in a serious tone, "That's right, that's right. It's extremely difficult for someone to live up to their name. No one but you, Miss, can do that!"

The woman in yellow chuckled and asked, "What do you want to ask me?"

Chang Kong turned around, a gust of palm wind swept out, clearing away a stone by the tree, and said solemnly, "This is a matter of martial arts, which cannot be explained in a few words. Please, young lady, take a seat first."

The woman smiled slightly and sat down leisurely: "Speak."

Chang Kong said, "The body has twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians. My Arhat Subduing Demons Technique is missing the methods for practicing the Chong Meridian and Dai Meridian. I don't understand why, so I would like to ask you, sister, for some guidance."

Upon hearing this, the woman's fair cheeks flushed, her eyes flickered, and she slowly said, "Is this what you wanted to ask me?" Her voice was low, yet filled with a murderous aura.

Seeing that her expression was off, Chang Kong wondered, "What does this mean?" But he had already said it and didn't realize anything was wrong. He then said, "Yes, it's either inconvenient to ask others for help with this question, or they don't have the ability to answer it. Apart from someone as skilled as you, there's no one else you can ask."

The woman in yellow said coldly, "It seems you're tired of living!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a yellow shadow flashed, and a gust of wind seemed to lash towards his heart.

Yun Changkong never expected that, while he was perfectly fine, this woman would attack without warning, charging straight at him like an arrow released from a bow. Her palm strikes were swift and powerful.

Knowing he couldn't withstand it, Chang Kong immediately leaned back and retreated, raising both palms swiftly, sending out two extremely powerful gusts of wind.

He retreated and raised his palms almost simultaneously, and given his advanced internal strength, the power of his two palm strikes was extraordinary.

The woman in yellow was incredibly agile; as she struck out with her palm, she darted several feet away, and then bounced back as soon as her toes touched the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures moved with lightning speed, not only dodging the strong wind in the sky but also reappearing in front of Chang Kong. With a bend at the waist and a long reach, they struck Chang Kong on the back with a resounding slap. Chang Kong felt no pain, but he was startled. She had attacked him directly, without moving or turning around, so how could she have struck him on the back?

Chang Kong knew he was no match for the woman in yellow, and he also knew that the Ancient Tomb Sect was known for its lightness skills and speed. However, he was shocked and confused by her attitude of switching between friend and foe. He thought to himself, "Is this woman a madwoman with an unpredictable and capricious personality?" He shouted, "Sister, why is this happening! Explain yourself!" He threw several punches in quick succession, his internal energy of the Subduing Demons Technique surging, sealing off the entrance to the gate.

But the woman in yellow was incredibly fast. She dodged to the east and then darted to the west, moving with lightning speed. Her two large sleeves seemed to be making the motion of weaving cloth with a shuttle, with only a flick and a push.

With two sharp "slaps," Chang Kong was struck twice, once on the right shoulder and once on the left chest.
The woman in yellow coldly replied, "How can I tolerate such insults from you!"

Her fist techniques were dignified and elegant, exquisitely beautiful, and precisely the refined skill of the Beauty Fist style created by Lin Chaoying. But Chang Kong had no time to appreciate her fairy-like beauty; the words "insulted me" echoed in his mind. He thought, "Could it be that my intention to give her maternity leave has been discovered? Is she trying to kill me? That doesn't make sense!"

Under the moonlight, two figures spun around like lightning, and Chang Kong was struck several more times.

It is known that Lin Chaoying, the founder of the Ancient Tomb Sect, wanted to defeat her beloved Wang Chongyang. She only wanted to catch her opponent off guard and lightly pat him on the back of the neck or back, or poke him with a finger. She did not want him to feel real pain, nor did she want him to be injured. She only needed both of them to laugh and Wang Chongyang would admit defeat. Then her wish would be fulfilled.

Wang Chongyang was a martial arts master, invincible in the world at the time, and ranked first among the Five Greats in the Mount Hua Sword Tournament. To make him admit defeat with a light palm strike was truly difficult.

Lin Chaoying racked her brains and studied day and night, and took a strange path in martial arts: the faster and lighter the movement, the better, and the moves did not need to contain any force. As long as the direction of the move was unpredictable, the great success would be achieved.

By the late Southern Song Dynasty, Li Mochou, a mere weak woman, was able to become a legend in the martial arts world, striking fear into the hearts of heroes with her unpredictable palm techniques and the wondrous whisk-wielding moves derived from swordsmanship.

Yang Guo also acquired many martial arts secrets, all of which were top-notch skills in the world. Xiaolongnü acquired the "Ambidextrous Technique". The couple each possessed unique skills and fought all over the world, rarely encountering an opponent.

This woman in yellow had received many secret teachings since childhood and practiced her skills on the cold jade bed. Her martial arts skills and inner strength were astonishing.

Although Chang Kong's "Arhat Subduing Demon Skill" was no weaker than any divine skill, his skill was incomplete and he could not control it with ease. In addition, he had not received guidance from a master and had not learned advanced martial arts. It was like a mountain torrent accumulating in a valley, with no outlet for its release.

This is similar to when Zhang Wuji mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill, possessing extremely profound internal energy, and was able to fight against the eldest disciple of Emei, but even he could not withstand it, and after being hit, he relied on his internal energy to counterattack his opponent.

In the past few years, although Yun Changkong had learned a lot of offensive and defensive moves from his father and his martial arts were far superior to Zhang Wuji's at that time, he was not facing Emei disciples, but a first-class master like the woman in yellow. Naturally, he could only be beaten!

Seeing the woman's palm techniques were incredibly varied and each move faster than the last, Chang Kong tried to reach for his sword, but as he turned his arm, he felt a numbness.

The woman in yellow's acupoint technique was swift and agile, undetectable to Chang Kong. However, the "Arhat Subduing Demon Skill" within his body surged back and forth, and upon encountering external force, it immediately launched a counterattack, thus preventing his acupoints from being sealed.

"This kid's skills are actually that amazing?" The woman was even more surprised.

Chang Kong knew he would continue to be beaten and would be powerless to fight back. He felt an indescribable surge of anger in his heart, so he simply stopped making a move and suddenly shouted, "If you say that you like me and want to marry me, even if it's an insult to you, then you deserve to be an old maid!"

(End of this chapter)