Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 129 Cha Nan Sings the Empty City Stratagem

"The Wandering Hermit? Never heard of him!"

"However, you do have some skill. You can try my sword!" A deep, aged voice, with a hint of strangeness, came from Xiangyang City and reverberated throughout the entire battlefield.

Those outside the city couldn't see clearly, but many people standing on the city wall, if they had good eyesight, could see that the person speaking was clearly a young man, a young man whose whole body was wrapped in a water sphere, and who had made some funnel-shaped holes in the water sphere.

The strange and aged voice spread from the city to the battlefield in this unique way.

"You use a sword? Good! Very good!"

"I once had a swordsman as my opponent, but unfortunately he was crippled and I killed him. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so lonely." The Carefree King stood with his hands behind his back, exuding the air of a grandmaster.

But he did not take another step forward, nor did he fly up the city wall to investigate.

He appeared very wary of the unknown opponent.

He enjoys the thrill of defeating a powerful enemy, not the thrill of rushing to his death.

"With a sword? Perhaps!"

“When I was young, I used a sword. At thirty, I fought with my sword and no one in the world could rival me. Before I turned forty, I understood the principle that a heavy sword has no edge and great skill is without artifice, so I abandoned the sharp sword and found a blunt one, which worked just as well. After I turned forty, I realized that everything in the world can be a sword, so I was no longer bound by form! As for now, I have no sword in my hand and no sword in my heart,” Cha Nan said.

Fortunately, Yang Guo on the city wall was a skilled actor; otherwise, upon hearing these words, he would have immediately broken down and burst out laughing.

Dugu Qiubai's sword principles were clearly what he had told Cha Nan just two days ago. He never expected that Cha Nan would use them now, even putting himself in Dugu Qiubai's shoes and adding a mysterious saying: "No sword in hand, no sword in heart." He didn't know if it was true or not.

He thought that Cha Nan's pretentious act would not have any effect, but when he looked at the Prince of Xiaoyao who was standing still, his eyes flickered. He quietly retreated to the edge of the city wall, then flew down and approached Cha Nan.

Cha Nan has only managed to subdue the Carefree King with words; without demonstrating any real strength, it won't work. Therefore, Yang Guo plans to help Cha Nan out and make the act even more convincing later.

Cha Nan had a good idea of ​​who the Carefree King was.

This kind of pretentious tactic would be suicidal against other grandmasters, but it has a small chance of succeeding against the Carefree King.

Because the Carefree King doesn't fight battles he's not confident of winning, when facing an opponent whose strength he can't see clearly, he certainly wouldn't rush in immediately to test the waters first. Instead, he would retreat, figure out the details, devise a countermeasure, and then deal with the opponent.

On the surface, he seeks defeat and doesn't want the masters to be lonely, but in reality, he simply can't afford to lose.

Just like when the Carefree King was defeated by Yi Yun and the Holy Monk, he made a comeback only after the Holy Monk had been in seclusion for many years and Yi Yun was old and frail, passing on most of his skills to Yi Jifeng.

As expected, upon hearing Cha Nan's explanation of the sword principles, the Carefree King frowned slightly. Although such sword principles went against the path of the Famous Sword Manor, which involved integrating the spirit of famous swords into one's own sword energy, they still sounded quite impressive.

In particular, the saying that "there is no sword in hand and no sword in mind" was something that the carefree king couldn't quite understand for a moment.

After all, if you lose the sword in your hand, it's not surprising that you can transform your inner strength, true energy, or even plants into a sword. But if you lose the sword in your heart, then you've lost the will to win. What can you use to fight then?

I can't figure it out!
I really can't figure it out!
With a flick of his wrist, the Carefree King released the restriction on the Happy King and tossed him over the city wall.

"Go! Find out more about him for me!"

The carefree king could not be scared off by Cha Nan's empty city ploy, so he threw the happy king over the city wall.

Although the Happy King was injured twice, he still had the foundation of a Grandmaster. Even if another Grandmaster was lying in ambush behind the city wall, as long as he couldn't be defeated in a few moves, the Carefree King would realize that the one behind the city wall was just an empty shell.

This is called testing the waters. Seeing the carefree king being thrown at him, Cha Nan couldn't care less about maintaining his facade and blurted out in a low voice, "I know who your son is!"

Chai Yuguan, the King of Joy, showed a slight change in expression, but still intended to make a move while exposing Cha Nan's deception.

While a son is important, his own ambition and ambition are even more important.

He was willing to give up anything to gain power, status, and dominance.

"I also know of a place where countless Yuanqi Stones are hidden!" After saying that, Cha Nan poured out large amounts of Paru mineral fragments like beans, scattering them all over the ground.

Looking at so many Yuan Qi Stones, Happy King narrowed his eyes, and the fleshy ball between his eyebrows seemed to roll as if he was weighing and considering them.

He also glanced at Yang Guo.

If Yang Guo hadn't been by Cha Nan's side at that moment, the Happy King would have definitely tied Cha Nan up and run away, giving no one else time to react or stop him.

However, it was only because Yang Guo was by her side that Cha Nan dared to so openly display some of her family's wealth.

“The Mongols won’t really value you or give you everything you want, but I can! Don’t you want to avenge today’s humiliation?” Cha Nan said the third sentence, which completely broke down the Happy King’s psychological defenses.

He was never a person who valued promises or kept contracts.

Despicable and shameless, willing to do anything to achieve his goals, this is the true description of Chai Yuguan.

Moreover, given how the Prince of Xiaoyao treated him, how could he not feel resentment and hatred?
So he chose to stand aside, without making a sound or any movement, as if he were dead... only his narrow eyes occasionally glanced at Cha Nan, flashing with a faint glint of light.

"Heh! Sending over a cripple?"

"Why don't you come and try my sword yourself?" Cha Nan said with a light laugh, teasingly.

The carefree king outside the city wall had a cold expression and was already planning to retreat first.

He couldn't discern the true nature of the 'expert' within the city, and would never rashly confront him.

"It's fake! He's fake!" shouted a martial arts 'hero' who had been fighting bloody battles on the city wall.

This man, known as "Zhetianxing," is the leader of the Guniu Sect of Kuocang Mountain. He has been in Xiangyang to provide support for two years and has always been a manpower and resourceful leader, known for his passion and righteousness. Unexpectedly, he was also a spy planted by the Mongols.

However, after several rounds of sweeping operations, there were no longer as many spies in Xiangyang City as before, and this person was almost the last one to be exposed.

"Hehe... Not bad! Since you've seen through me, Father, Master Yideng, let's fight this villain together! Even if we have to go to the Yellow Springs, we'll be companions!" Huang Rong's clear voice rang out. She was over forty years old, but her voice was still as melodious as a young girl's, like a clear bell ringing on the battlefield.

Upon hearing this, the Carefree King resumed his movements, unleashing a palm strike that slammed into the body of the 'Sky-Covering Star,' turning him into a bloody pulp.

As if shrinking the distance to an inch, the figure of the Carefree King disappeared from the battlefield. He ultimately did not step into the city walls, nor did he see through Cha Nan's disguise for the time being.

Everyone was covered in cold sweat, as if they had been pulled out of the water. Cha Nan also felt her heart racing, her blood boiling, and she was still in a state of excitement.

He won't really die, but a ruthless old monster like the Carefree King has plenty of ways to torture people. If his disguise as Dugu Qiubai to scare him is exposed, I wonder if the Carefree King will let Cha Nan die a peaceful death?
　I wrote 8,000 words today, which should be alright! I'm really looking forward to breaking 400 average daily subscriptions soon, sob sob...!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)