The name of the "Shadowless Sword" is not in vain. Once the sword energy starts to speed up, it will move like thunder and lightning, which is very frightening.
Although Tang Fu is superior in Qinggong, he is faster than Zhao Tuotuo's body skills, but he may not be faster than Zhao Tuotuo's moves...
Ten Moves Just After that, Tang Fu's waist and arms were rubbed two or three times by the sword energy, and he suffered some flesh injuries.
This is not a good sign...
Tang Fu does not know how much the "Shadowless Sword" consumes physical strength and internal energy, nor does he know the upper limit of Zhao Youtuo's internal energy. If the opponent can fire a hundred or two hundred rounds like this without stopping, then he can't afford it.
A master like Tang Fu can "settle accounts" very quickly in battle. He can make judgments based on experience and instinct without thinking.
Therefore, after being touched by the sword energy, Tang Fu immediately changed his "cautious observation" response method and switched from defense to offense.
But seeing that, he faced the sword energy, advanced instead of retreating, did not avoid the backlash, and quickly shortened the distance between him and Zhao Youtuo.
Even Zhao Yuanyou couldn't help but secretly praise when he saw it: "He is indeed a master!"
How to break the "Shadowless Sword"? Tang Fu chose the correct answer - he could defeat it in close combat.
Once it comes to a closer distance than ordinary melee combat, such as wrestling and grappling, the Shadowless Sword will not be able to exert its power, and will even appear weaker than ordinary swordsmanship.
But not everyone can figure this out.
When faced with Zhao Yuanyuan's trick, most people would choose to distance themselves further, so that the sword energy takes longer to reach them and the space for them to dodge becomes longer. big.
Although this is also a method, it does not solve the problem. At most, it delays time.
But Tang Fu did the opposite. He did not hesitate to get hit by two more swords in his ribs, but he also wanted to get as close to his opponent as possible.
Of course, Zhao Yuanyou is not a fuel-efficient lamp. As a master, if he wants to gain a long-term foothold in the arena, he cannot allow himself to have obvious weaknesses. In the face of close combat, he naturally has method.
As soon as he said it, he saw Tang Fu coming towards him. Zhao Tuotuo turned the sword formula on his hand, turning two fingers into five fingers, turning the "sword" into "claws", and swinging his arms Then sweep.
Although the power of this "claw" cannot reach far away like the Shadowless Sword Qi, it still has a sharp edge. As long as it is brushed against it, it will be like a sharp blade.
"Humph..." But when Tang Fu saw this move, he immediately sneered.
He deserves to laugh and is qualified to laugh.
As the "White Tiger Banner Leader" of the Five Spirit Sect, Tang Fu is most proficient in the White Tiger Palm, one of the magical skills to protect the religion.
If you want to perform similar martial arts in front of him, you must at least show the level of Shaolin Dragon Claw Hands to be enough for him to see; like Zhao Youyou, he is based on his own swordsmanship and derived it by his own research. The claw method can only be regarded as a "flexible method", not even a real one.Perfect kung fu.
Breaking this is much easier than breaking the Shadowless Sword.
At that moment, Tang Fu's eyes were wide open, his eyes were like lightning and thunderous, filled with murderous intent. His palms moved in response to the situation, bringing up two strong winds, each swinging a circle in the air. The arcs then intersected at one place. Between the interlacing and interlacing, opening and relaxing, the wind of the palm appeared, and a "White Tiger Returning to the Mountain" move came towards the opponent.
Zhao Youtiao quickly used his palms to block, but was unable to match Tang Fu's powerful inner strength. After the two sides high-fived each other, Zhao Youtiao was shocked two feet away, and both arms were numb. Fortunately, he withdrew his strength in time at the last moment and used all his inner strength to protect his heart, so he was not injured internally by the residual energy that rushed into his body.
"Who am I talking about? It turns out to be the leader of the White Tiger Banner of the Five Spirit Sect...Disrespect, disrespect." Zhao Yuanyou also knows his stuff. Even though he is a person on the Green Forest Road, he rarely interacts with those people. Although he was dealing with Jianghu sects, he still knew what the Five Spirits Sect's magical protective skills were like. Therefore, after this move was successful, he immediately guessed the identity of the other party.
"Brother Zhao, your Shadowless Sword is indeed unparalleled in the world, and its reputation is well-deserved." Tang Fu was the same. After he moved his hand, he knew who the other party was.
On the surface, the two of them were exchanging business bragging, but in fact, they used these words to show that "I have recognized you", which had a deterrent effect.
After a pause for a few seconds, Zhao Youyou said again: "It's interesting that the Five Spirits Sect is also interested in these three people, but I don't think you are here for money. Could it be... that they got something from the Tianqi Gang that interests you when they were in Luoyang?"
I have to say that Zhao Youyou is not slow in thinking, so he said these two sentences? In a short time, he guessed the other party's intention.
But this move... made Tang Fu's tone suddenly turn cold: "Zhao, I didn't come to ask you about your intentions, but you guessed mine first. This is a bit rude. Are you ready?"
Zhao Youtao sensed the strong murderous intention from these words. He felt that the situation was unfavorable, so he quickly changed his tone and smiled: "Ha... Don't worry, Lord Tang, it's all about you. , I'm not interested, and I'm not the kind of person who talks nonsense. Today... I'll give you, Tang Banner, some face, and take the first step."
When he finished speaking, he said. He turned around and started running as fast as he could.
Tang Fu hesitated for a moment, but finally did not chase him. He just stood there in silence for a moment. Then, he suddenly turned his face and glared in the direction of Mo Zhiyu.
At this moment, Mo Zhiyu had hid behind a ridge more than 20 meters away from the roof of the inn and was observing secretly. She thought she had not been discovered, but Tang Fu glared at her. Yu was so frightened that he almost rolled off the eaves.
After Tang Fu glared at her, he actually turned his head again and glanced in the other direction in the same way.
At this moment, Mo Zhiyu was dumbfounded and thought to himself: "Wait a minute., are there more than just the three of us here? Is there anyone hiding nearby who hasn't shown up yet? ”
She was surprised when the Tang Fu on the roof of the inn had casually covered the tiles that Zhao Tuoyao had lifted. Then he used Qinggong and disappeared like a wisp of black smoke. In the dark night.
Actually, Tang Fu was a little weak at the moment.
On the surface, Tang Fu won the confrontation with Zhao Youyou, and Zhao Youyou was also fooled. I thought he won, but in fact Tang Fu didn't take advantage of it.
In contrast, Tang Fu was even more seriously injured in the end...
Although Tang Fu is more than 30% stronger than Zhao Yuan in terms of hard power, "Shadowless Sword" is a martial art that can ignore this gap; this martial art is similar to Sun Yixie's "Xie Fist" Similarly, unless your strength is two or three levels higher than his, or you have reached the "top level", as long as he uses it, he will cause you some trouble on the Green Forest Road.
Many of those "swordsman-level" masters are like Zhao Yuanyou. Although their hard power may not be as good as the "first-class masters" in the martial arts world, they can compete with the first-class masters with their "unique skills".
Tang Fu, to put it bluntly today... suffered a loss because of his arrogance.
If he had not taken the initiative to show up due to his superior martial arts skills, but had chosen to kill him suddenly in secret. If he launches a sneak attack and catches Zhao Youtuo off guard, he will definitely be able to deal with his opponent unscathed and won't be so embarrassed.
However, no matter how injured Tang Fu is, Mo Zhiyu must be scared off. This kind of second-rate person is more than enough.
Moreover, Mo Zhiyu also wanted to be wary of the troops on the other side who were still hiding in the dark. After weighing the situation, she decided... to withdraw first.
As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Whether it is the "Shadowless Sword" or the flag master of the Five Spirits Sect, Mo Zhiyu cannot fight against her; the future is long, She didn't have to rush to deliver him at this time.
That's how the night came to an end.
Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji were still at the inn. He fell asleep soundly in his suite, unaware that he almost wouldn't see the sun the next day.
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The next morning, the three of them were together. Without knowing anything, I set off again, leaving Xinyang and continuing south.
After leaving Xinyang, the road became "difficult" because there are many mountains as we continue to go south. , the terrain is particularly dangerous, and it is a natural barrier for hiding thieves.
Therefore, along the next section of the road, there are basically small villages, and there are no big towns. Many villages are connected. The villagers are also half-people and half-bandits... Of course, you can't blame them. If they weren't fierce, they might not be able to survive there.
Sun Yixie and the others are also very clever. Continue to travel in the "luxury carriage" that seems to tell others that you are a fat sheep, but sell it before crossing the Shan River.Abandoned the carriage and prepared to cross the river and buy some horses to make the journey.
Unexpectedly, after they boarded a small boat on the Shihe River that day, the sky suddenly changed on the river.
In the blink of an eye, strong winds and heavy rains came.
The river is different from the river. There are no special "ferries" on many rivers. It depends on the local fishermen to use fishing boats to pick up pedestrians crossing the river.
As for this kind of boat, not to mention strong winds and waves, if you ask two fat guys to jump back and forth on it, it might capsize...
The situation is not optimistic now that the situation is changing.
In those days, there were no such things as lifeboats and lifejackets. If the boat capsized in the middle of the river, all seven or eight people on the boat would be dead.
Some people may ask, in a river that is only a few hundred meters wide at its widest, how long can it take you to swim to the shore even if you fall into the water?
Sorry, swimming in the river and swimming in the swimming pool are two different concepts.
Even if you are swimming in a calm river, the horizontal current will have a considerable impact on you. It may seem like a hundred meters away, but it may actually take you two hundred meters to swim. After swimming, if you encounter wind and waves...that's not guaranteed. Who knows how many meters a wave can take you out?
Furthermore, there were not many people who knew how to use water in ancient times. Except for some people who relied on water for a living, most people really had no need to learn it, or there was no way to learn it at all.
At the moment, in this small boat, only Sun Yixie and the boatman who was punting the boat were better at water, and even they were not completely sure of getting out of the river in this strong wind and rain. If your heart swims back to the shore, let alone others, if the boat capsizes, you will be waiting to die.
At this critical moment, whether it was God's will or a coincidence, their boat was pushed by the wind and waves from a relatively narrow river channel to a wide mouth of the river.
And in the mouth of the river, there happens to be an island in the middle of the lake.
This place is actually the location of "Hezhou Pavilion", one of the eight scenic spots in Xinyang that we know today. Today, there is a bridge to go to this island, but there was no bridge back then.
As soon as the boatman saw that there was reliable land, he quickly furled the sails and hit the pole, and tried his best to spin the boat to ride the waves and change direction. After a lot of effort, he finally... ...successfully caused his boat to crash into a rock beside an island in the middle of the lake.
As for the people on the boat, they landed ashore without any danger; except that they were soaked, everyone was basically fine, and most of their luggage was not lost.
Now that everyone is ashore, let’s find a place to take shelter from the wind and rain. Anyway, the ship is now destroyed. Even if we can find another ship on this island, it will not be possible to sail again immediately.
So, under the hazy sky and the heavy wind and rain, everyone began to look towards the island...
Fortunately, it was still daytime at this moment, even if the dark clouds covered the sky, It was still possible to see something, and soon, someone saw the outline of a building in the distance.
Not to mention, the building looks very big, vaguely like a temple.
However, when everyone asked to go there to take shelter from the rain, the boatman told them: "Everyone, you must never go there!"
Everyone was also confused. , why can’t you go?
This leads to that - the wind and rain send people across the island in the middle of the lake, and the demons hold a banquet at Lanruo Temple.