Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Female Warrior

Although it was only a very thin voice, it still woke up Shimadzu Hu Linglan. In the past, she was the daughter of the Shimadzu family in Satsuma. After being a lord, although she practiced swordsmanship and archery very hard, she lived in fine clothes and fine food, and was served by many servants; Traveling across states and provinces in order to find Jing Li is quite difficult, and one has to be on guard against villains all the time when one is alone. Soon he develops a keen sense of vigilance, just like a domestic cat becoming a wild cat. ——The last time I was followed by someone in Chengdu and I couldn't detect it, because the other party was a top-notch light kung fu master of the "Shou Snake Dao" of the Wudang School.

At this moment in the quiet night, although the strange sound was soft, Hu Linglan could still recognize it: it was the sound from a human throat. —and must have been in excruciating pain. Hu Linglan's tall body knelt up on the bed, and took the bedside wild knife in her hand. "What's the matter?" Tong Jing, who was sleeping in the same room, was awakened by her actions, and sat up holding the "Still Life Left Sword". Hu Linglan quickly put on the robe and said at the same time: "There is something going on in the east. Go find Mr. Feihong." She ignored it after she finished speaking, and jumped out of the window on the second floor with her bare feet, and ran to the dark place where the strange noise was coming from the east, leaving Tong Jing anxiously watching in front of the window.

When Hu Linglan ran, she only landed on the soles of her front feet to reduce the sound of her footsteps. She held the scabbard in her left hand close to her waist, and her right hand was already holding the handle of the knife. At the same time, she remembered: the place where the sound was coming from in front was the location of the county government office. —Will that high official surnamed Wang be in danger? ... Hu Linglan quickly ran to the west side of the county government office.A lantern was lit there, reflecting a small stone house, which was the prison cell next to the yamen.

Outside the room, there were two figures of Baojia men lying down.The ground was covered in darkness. Hu Linglan took out a cloth towel to cover her mouth and nose.How powerful the enemy's poison is, she has seen it this morning, and she has to beware. Hu Linglan tried her best to hide in the darkness—she didn't forget the hidden weapons of the Shu King's men during the day. At this time, a figure appeared swaggeringly under the brilliance of the lantern, walking out from the main entrance of the stone prison.The person was wearing black nighttime tights all over his body, and he could tell from the curves of his body that he was a woman—and a very attractive woman.His face was covered with a black veil.

I saw the woman in black walking out of the cell, with a wide long knife hanging across her waist, and a bloody head in her left hand. It was the disciple of King Bolongshu who was imprisoned in the cell. ——She didn't come here to attack the county government, but made a special trip to kill this accomplice who was captured by mistake! Hu Linglan saw again that the woman in black still had two cloth bags hanging from her waist, which were also dripping wet. "Come out. I heard you early." The woman pulled down her black scarf and grinned, "If my mother hadn't had these thief ears, she would have been caught and beheaded by the government when she was in Jingzhou!"

Hu Linglan saw that the other person was tall and slender, slightly similar to her own, but her complexion was the opposite, as white as silk under the light.She remembered Xue Jiuniu's description during the day, and knew that this person was the female leader under the throne of Bo Longshu. ——Jing Li went to spy on the opponent's camp at night not long after the first battle, and the enemy's shock was not fixed; but the opponent also had the same idea, and the night attack came at the same time! Huo Yaohua threw away the head of the disciple of the king of surgery, and untied the two cloth bags containing the heads at his waist—it was the other two disciples of the king of surgery who had escaped.They fled when they met the enemy, but did not return to "Qinglian Temple" to accept the crime. Huo Yaohua was ordered to hunt and kill the two people who were hiding in the outskirts of the city before entering the county, and then came in to execute the captured disciple.

——As long as they still take a breath, it is an insult to King Shu. Hu Linglan looked at the two Baojias who had been killed on the ground, both of them had serious lacerations on their bodies, and the wounds were horrific. Huo Yaohua stared at the Nodachi in Hu Linglan's hand.She never thought that there are women in the world who use longer knives than her. —That alone is inexcusable! Huo Yaohua's black figure swayed forward, her right hand resting on the long cloth-wrapped knife handle behind her waist.She arched her body like a cat, pulled the knife out of the sheath with her backhand, and slashed horizontally towards Hu Linglan's neck!

The silver light was in full bloom, and Senhan's saber aura rolled in! Before Huo Yaohua launched, Hu Linglan had sensed her murderous aura and responded quickly.She sat down on her knees, shaking her right wrist violently, and the Nodachi unsheathed from her left waist, and also slashed out horizontally, just facing the silver light that struck! The two blades clashed head-on, and the sharp sound pierced the night sky of Luling County. Huo Yaohua used her backhand to hold the knife in this move, and she was at a disadvantage in terms of strength. She also underestimated Hu Linglan's arm strength, the knife in her hand was violently rebounded, and she had to turn around to control the handle of the knife.

At this moment, when I stopped still, I could see Huo Yaohua's saber clearly. The blade was wide and straight like a steel plate. There is no modification at all; seven or eight inches of the middle of the blade is actually jagged, and it is still stained with blood at this moment—no wonder the person she killed had such a brutal cut on his body. Huo Yaohua's long winking eyes stared at this moment.Such a defeat against the enemy has never happened since following King Bolongshu. ——No wonder Erhan is in such a mess... She changed the knife into an overhand grip with both hands, posing a posture with the knife raised above her head.

Seeing this posture, Hu Linglan raised her eyebrows: the smell of the opponent's posture is quite similar to that of Li Shanyang, a disciple of Wudang's "Bing Crow Dao" who used the horse-cutting knife she met before. ——She has also learned the martial arts of "Wu Dan"...but it is a little different... Hu Linglan threw away the scabbard, held the handle of the Nota knife on her right waist with both hands, and pointed the tip of the knife obliquely to the side and rear, facing Huo Yaohua in a "threat" posture. Huo Yaohua has rich experience in killing and fighting, and has already felt that Hu Linglan's posture poses a huge threat to herself from the middle and bottom lanes.

——Suppressing from top to bottom, I have the advantage! Huo Yaohua screamed like a tear from between her teeth, the big saw blade on top of her head hadn't been activated, and her front right foot was the first to kick flatly! The thin-soled quick boots kicked up a stream of sand and directly hit Hu Linglan's face! Hu Linglan knew that what she was facing was Bolongshu King and other evil spirits, and she was already on guard against conspiracy and tricks. She tried her best to keep her posture unwavering, just closed her eyes and bowed her head, facing the sand and sand without avoiding it. Huo Yaohua predicted the moment when Hu Linglan couldn't see her eyes, and by kicking her legs, she moved forward, her waist and arms moved forward, and the saw knife slashed Hu Linglan's forehead head-on like a piece of wood! Although Hu Linglan closed her eyes, her mind was not disturbed, she knew the direction of Huo Yaohua's attack based on her experience, she sat on the spot and turned around, the long blade of the wild sword was shining, and it was the "Sanyin sword" in "Yinliu Tai sword skill". "The variation of the same style changes the original horizontal cut into an upward lift! ——This change was realized when she practiced with Jing Li for more than half a year.The dark stream that Hu Linglan learned in Satsuma used to be swordsmanship on the battlefield, and imagined that the opponent was a general wearing armor, and emphasized the force of piercing the armor, but there were few changes; Fighting against a warrior of Armor requires changing techniques to adapt.It seems that this move is going to change the "Shanyin" into a bottom-up "Reverse Cassock" slash. The power is not as powerful as the horizontal slash, which is enough to break the armor, but the angle becomes more difficult to evade defense. Huo Yaohua's saw blade hadn't reached within five inches of Hu Linglan's head, but the tip of Ye Tai's blade had arrived first, just in time to intercept Huo Yaohua's right forearm that was swung down! Huo Yaohua reacted very quickly, let go of the handle of the knife with her right hand, opened her arms, and dodged the attack! But the angle of Hu Linglan's knife move has been calculated, even if it misses the arm, the blade will still go straight to Huo Yaohua's chin! In an instant, Huo Yaohua's face turned into that of a beast. A sudden force came from her body, as if she had been struck by lightning, her whole body was thrown back at high speed. The tip of Nota's knife was already attached to the skin between her chin and throat, but she dodged the knife in the shortest distance. The trajectory of the move. Although Hu Linglan couldn't see it, the touch of the knife in her hand told her that it hadn't been cut. Huo Yaohua turned around according to this posture, swung the saw knife with her left hand and slashed backwards to prevent Hu Linglan from chasing after her. When she turned around again, she stood still and resumed her stance. I saw a bloodstain as thin as a silk thread on her chin, which proved how dangerously she avoided the knife just now. Huo Yaohua's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was extremely angry. Hu Linglan kept the saber by her left ear, pointing the blade at the enemy.She looked at Huo Yaohua's appearance, her expression was a little different from that of a human being, and she was quite surprised. What surprised her even more was Huo Yaohua's animal-like superhuman reaction just now. —— Huo Yaohua's reaction speed is actually caused by long-term consumption of a drug "Zhaoling Pill" formulated by King Bolongshu, which stimulates the body's functions and senses. She handed the knife to her right hand to be on guard, put two fingers of her left hand into a small hidden pocket on the inside of her belt, and took out another "Zhao Ling Pill", quickly threw it into her mouth and swallowed it, without taking her eyes off Hu Linglan for a moment , eyes full of hatred. Huo Yaohua almost died under the sword of the opponent when two moves were fought. As the descendant of the Chulang Sword Sect and also practiced the Wudang martial arts taught by the king of martial arts, Huo Yaohua never thought that there would be a stronger woman than herself in the world. Hu Linglan cloth covered her face, although only a pair of eyes were exposed, Huo Yaohua still couldn't accept it. ——she seems more beautiful than me! Huo Yaohua was born in Jiangling, Jingzhou, and learned from the local Chulang Sword School since she was a child.Although the Chulang School's martial arts talent is not as good as the "Nine Gates School", and compared with the Wudang School in Hubei, its reputation is even worse, but it is still well-known locally.Jiangling is a land and water hub, and the Chuwolf Faction, with its strong force, protects the business and freight of many wealthy local merchants, giving them some sympathy in both black and white. Although the Chu Wolf Sect said it was open-minded and accepted both male and female disciples, but because of its fierceness in swordsmanship and martial arts, it was deeply patriarchal.Even if Huo Yaohua's physique is not inferior to that of a man, she has never been taught advanced martial arts. In order to obtain the true biography of the sect, Huo Yaohua did not hesitate to use beauty in exchange.At first, the two senior brothers couldn't resist the temptation, and in the end, even Su Qishan, the master of the Chulang sect, had an affair with her, and personally taught her the secrets of sword techniques. Later, this matter was exposed by the same sect. In order to avoid spreading the family scandal, Su Qishan actually made a crime and expelled her from the sect, and even had her arm removed. At this time, Su Qishan really knew what kind of "wolf girl" he had raised for many years: when enforcing the family law, Huo Yaohua actually only relied on a dagger hidden in the flesh, and killed the teacher on the spot, took the knife, and even killed her. Make a bloody way to escape! Afterwards, Chu Lang sent disciples to chase and kill Huo Yaohua many times, which proved that her martial arts attainments had long been far superior to those of her fellow disciples, and she was punished by her after several fights.Huo Yaohua also recruited a few lustful and money-grubbing bandits in Jingzhou area, and formed a bandit group, which ran rampant in Jing and Xiang for a while, until he met King Bo Longshu and was subdued by him. Huo Yaohua is very willing to become the "pet" of Bolongshu King - not only because of the overwhelming force, but also because compared to her hypocrite master, the Shuwang who nakedly pursues desires, she is more sincerely impressed. Bolongshu King doesn't use a sword, but he passed on the powerful "Wudang Shijian" technique to Huo Yaohua. She integrated it with her own martial arts and practiced it, and the Chulangpai sword technique in one hand was doubled. Not only that, but he has never met an opponent since he followed King Bolongshu——Cheng Deyong, the strongest Bagua disciple in the "Seven Heroes of Southern Jiangxi", had his skull broken by Huo Yaohua's knife after six strokes. But now in front of her eyes, there appeared such a female warrior who made her hate every inch of her! The "Zhao Ling Pill" had only been swallowed not long ago, and the medicinal power did not dissipate so quickly.But this act of taking the medicine has already produced self-motivation for Huo Yaohua, as if she is absorbing the effect of the medicine, she feels every blood vessel in her body is expanding, the pupils of her eyes are dilated, and her head is as clear as crystal. "Before I kill you, I will let your face rot." Huo Yaohua said this half to shake the other party's heart: "It's so rotten that no man dares to look at you." Hu Linglan was not moved at all. Of course she knew that she was beautiful, but contrary to Huo Yaohua, she was never willing to exchange her beauty for anything. Growing up in a martial arts family, this pretty face has long been regarded as a family asset by those around her.She rejected this path in her heart.This is the reason why she holds a knife for the first time: she wants to use her true ability to gain the attention of others. Seeing Hu Linglan's nonchalant eyes, Huo Yaohua hated her even more - because these eyes seemed to be mocking her who used to trade her beauty for martial arts secrets. Huo Yaohua held the knife in both hands again and raised it above her head.The same posture as before. Hu Linglan still held the saber, only tilted the blade slightly, ready to face the enemy's slash. But she didn't see Huo Yaohua's very delicate move: when holding the knife with both hands, Huo Yaohua's right index finger caught a black silk thread pulled out from her left wrist. Huo Yaohua breathed a sigh of relief, and used the same move again: the "Bamboo Broken Knife" of the Chu Lang Dao School, and with the strength of the "Wudang Shijian", he chopped down the saw blade vertically with both arms! Hu Linglan's Nodachi came up to greet her, and after she was ready to flick off the opponent's saw blade, she launched a deadly counterattack. When Huo Yaohua's "Broken Bamboo Knife" fell halfway, her left hand suddenly left the handle, and she quickly lowered her hand, pointing her wrist at Hu Linglan's face. The black thread was taut. Attached to the left wrist is a long iron needle painted black, which is ejected by the spring! Under the cover of the strong blade wind, the black flying needle was silent and invisible.
On the way back to the inn, Yan Heng felt something was wrong. This road is much darker than when he came out before. There were several places ahead that were lit with lanterns, but now they are all extinguished. Yan Heng handed over the lantern in his left hand, and held the handle of the "Still Life Sword" at his waist with his right hand, and walked lightly towards the dark corner of the street where the lights were extinguished. Holding up the lantern to reflect, Yan Heng found an earthen wall in front of him, which seemed to be stained with something wet, slightly reflecting the light of the lamp in his hand. After taking two steps forward, Yan Heng could see clearly what it was. On the wall is a large, mournful character that is almost as long and wide as a person's body. "die" The pigment used for writing, bright red. He quickly determined what it was.First of all, it was because of the fishy smell blowing in the wind; then, I saw the "pen" used for writing left on the ground: a shoulder-length broken arm. Yan Heng pulled out the gray-black "Still Life Right Sword" from its sheath, and at the same time used a lantern to look after the bloody road on the ground.The faculties of eye and ear are elevated to the highest level. Under the pale yellow light, the deep bloodstains on the sand are even more shocking. Yan Heng could tell that the amount of blood on the ground was far more than what could be spilled from a broken arm.The victim is never alone. He became even more anxious, and followed the bloody road to find the source.The palm of the hand holding the sword was full of sweat. ——Intuition told him that the intruder at this moment was of a completely different level from the enemy he met in the morning. Finally arrived at a house.The bloodstains began to appear from the door of the house. Yan Heng only approached the door, without going in, he could already smell the strong smell of blood inside.An urge to throw up.He endured it. Suddenly, an invisible sharp feeling like a sharp needle approached from the top of the head - in the past in Qingcheng Mountain, Yan Heng never had such a sense, it was all tempered in the life-and-death struggle these days. Yan Heng remembered the night battle method Jing Li taught him: don't let the light source get close.In an instant, he threw away the lantern, leaped back, and swung his sword to protect himself. However, no enemy came close.Yan Heng resumed his guarded posture, and looked up at the place where the murderous aura came. I saw a terrifyingly tall figure silently appearing on the roof.The moonlight shone down on the man's body, and the night-walking black clothes were full of wet reflections. The lantern fell to the ground and caught fire.Under the shining light of the fire, Yan Heng saw the man's face: Beneath the black turban was an extremely slender face, with huge round eyes revealing crazy desire.The left cheek is tattooed with three mantras, and the rest of the face is covered with blood, which is dripping from the chin. Those big eyes were looking directly at Yan Heng.He grinned, showing his snow-white teeth, and smiled at Yan with great joy, saying: "Hello."

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