“Yun Ting ge, be careful…!”
Seeing the tall Sixzi charging forward, brandishing a long saber raised high above his head, slashing directly towards Wan Yun Ting’s head, Gu Luo Tang behind him cried out in shock, her face paling. She instinctively wanted to rush forward but was held back by Wang Wei Cai.
Following Sixzi’s shout, Wan Yun Ting reacted instantly. He pivoted his left foot slightly, turning his body to the left. Under the lamplight, the shadow of Sixzi’s saber flashed past his eyes. Wan Yun Ting’s eyes widened slightly. If he had been hit by this saber, his head would have been split in two.
“Ugh.”
Sixzi’s eyes bulged, and he turned his head to look at Wan Yun Ting, who had dodged his attack. He was somewhat surprised, but in an instant, he drew the blade of his long saber horizontally and slashed directly at Wan Yun Ting.
Wan Yun Ting, of course, would not stand there foolishly to be cut. He immediately grabbed Sixzi’s wrists with both hands, halting the horizontal slash of the long saber at a distance of ten centimeters from his stomach, preventing it from advancing any further.
“Ah…”
Sixzi roared, using all his might to push Wan Yun Ting, like an enraged bull, with immense strength.
However, Wan Yun Ting was not to be trifled with. His expression turned grim, and he stepped back half a step with his left foot, directly bracing against Sixzi’s charging brute force, stopping him from advancing another inch.
At this, Sixzi’s eyes widened, and he met Wan Yun Ting’s gaze, even more astonished. He hadn't expected this young man to be so strong, to actually block him.
Fifth Brother, the taciturn one watching from the side, narrowed his sinister eyes. He knew Sixzi’s strength best, and the fact that Wan Yun Ting could block him indicated that his skill was extraordinary.
“I’ll kill you…”
Sixzi yanked his saber-wielding hands, breaking free from Wan Yun Ting’s grip. He then lifted the saber, and Wan Yun Ting instantly dodged the attack with a flick of his head. He then raised his foot and fiercely kicked Sixzi in the stomach.
Shashasha…
The kick sent Sixzi staggering back several meters on the ground. He directly planted his long saber into the ground to stabilize himself. He clutched his stomach, where Wan Yun Ting had kicked him, almost expelling the biscuits he had eaten earlier. His face was grim, and his wide eyes fixed intently on Wan Yun Ting. His lips twitched; he hadn’t expected this kid to have some skill.
“Damn it, I don’t believe it…”
“Wait, Sixzi!”
At this moment, the taciturn one behind Wan Yun Ting called out to Sixzi, who was about to charge forward with his saber again.
He untied the black cloth bundle he was carrying and revealed two peculiar weapons: the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue!
“This kid is not simple. Let’s go together.”
Holding the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in his left and right hands, the taciturn one’s sharp eyes fixed on Wan Yun Ting. He intended to attack with Sixzi for greater certainty.
“No need, Fifth Brother, I can handle him alone.” Sixzi thought his Fifth Brother was overestimating this kid.
“You can’t handle him alone!”
However, the taciturn one stated without hesitation. He held the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in both hands, facing Wan Yun Ting, and began to move his feet, adopting an offensive stance.
“I’m saying, Fifth Brother, you’re thinking too highly of this kid.” Sixzi was speechless at his display.
In the next second, the taciturn one’s slender and short body suddenly leaped forward. His sinister eyes at this moment were as sharp and piercing as those of a night hawk in the darkness. The Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in his hands directly attacked Wan Yun Ting’s neck…
Wan Yun Ting’s eyes widened, and he quickly retreated two steps. But the taciturn one landed and sprang up again, his body hunched. The Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in his hands, like the scythe-like forelegs of a praying mantis, rapidly shifted under the light of Wan Yun Ting’s headlamp, continuously forcing him back.
This scene terrified Gu Luo Tang, who covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide with worry and fear. She watched Wan Yun Ting continuously retreat under the taciturn one’s fierce assault until he was forced against the rock wall. Wan Yun Ting stomped on the wall with his feet, flipped into the air, and landed directly behind the taciturn one.
Just as he intended to kick him, the taciturn one suddenly turned his head. His sharp eyes glared, and he leaped forward again, the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in his hands fiercely attacking. Wan Yun Ting’s eyes widened again, and he pushed off another large rock beside him, performing an aerial flip. In an instant, pebbles falling from the cave ceiling were kicked by Wan Yun Ting’s feet mid-air, shooting towards the taciturn one like bullets…
Clang!
The taciturn one raised the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in both hands to block the pebbles. However, the force made him stumble back several steps before he could stabilize himself. He looked up at Wan Yun Ting, who had landed on the ground, his sinister eyes glaring. He said, “Internal force!”
The exchange had lasted only a few seconds. Sixzi, holding his long saber, approached the taciturn one. Both of them looked at Wan Yun Ting with surprise and said, “This kid, could he already be in the late stage of Martial Dao Hua Jin?”
The internal force hidden in the pebble kicked by Wan Yun Ting had numbed his tiger’s mouth.
“Little Wang, did you bring your weapon?”
Wan Yun Ting turned to Wang Wei Cai, who was protecting Gu Luo Tang, and asked.
“Doctor Wan, I only brought a military knife.”
As he spoke, Wang Wei Cai drew a military knife from his waist and tossed it to Wan Yun Ting. Since they were in the cave for a search and rescue, they had only brought a military knife and no firearms.
Wan Yun Ting caught the tossed military knife, nodded, and smiled, saying, “That’s enough. You take care of Doctor Gu for me.”
“I’ll help you,” Wang Wei Cai said.
“No need.”
Wan Yun Ting waved his hand at him and turned to look at the two in front of him, a smile playing on his lips. “I can handle it!”
“Damn it, so what if you’re in the late stage of Martial Dao Hua Jin? We can still kill you.”
Seeing Wan Yun Ting’s confident smile and provocative gaze, Sixzi was thoroughly enraged.
The sharp-eyed taciturn one tightened his grip on the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue. The internal force from blocking Wan Yun Ting’s kicked pebble had made his tiger’s mouth feel a bit numb. He said coldly, “Let’s go together!”
“Okay.”
This time, Sixzi didn’t boast. Holding his saber with both hands, he shouted and charged at Wan Yun Ting with the taciturn one…
“Yun Ting ge, be careful…”
Gu Luo Tang, pulled aside and protected by Wang Wei Cai, cried out nervously, her heart filled with worry.
Clang…
Wan Yun Ting’s eyes widened. Holding the military knife from Wang Wei Cai, he faced the early stage Martial Dao Hua Jin expert Sixzi and the mid-stage Martial Dao Hua Jin expert taciturn one. The sparks from the clashing weapons were starkly visible in the dark cave.
Within a minute, the three had exchanged dozens of blows. Wan Yun Ting’s headlamp, under the intense light, also affected the vision of Sixzi and the taciturn one.
Bang…
In the next second, Wan Yun Ting’s headlamp was shattered by the taciturn one’s Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue. Wan Yun Ting, holding his knife, blocked Sixzi’s incoming saber slash.
The taciturn one’s left-hand Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue attacked Wan Yun Ting’s lower body, causing his eyes to widen. He raised his knee to strike the taciturn one’s left wrist, while his right-hand military knife, drawing a string of sparks against Sixzi’s saber, stabbed directly towards the taciturn one’s neck…
Clang!
The remarkably swift taciturn one immediately raised the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in his right hand to block Wan Yun Ting’s lunging military knife. Then, the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue gripped Wan Yun Ting’s military knife and, with a strong twist, directly snatched his knife away and tossed it into the distant darkness.
Ah…
Sixzi roared, raising his long saber high above his head and slashing directly down towards Wan Yun Ting’s head.
“Yun Ting ge…”
This scene terrified Gu Luo Tang, who cried out from afar. Even Wang Wei Cai was shocked. At this moment, he no longer hesitated and immediately rushed forward to help Wan Yun Ting.
Bang…
However, Wan Yun Ting reacted swiftly, dodging Sixzi’s saber slash in time. The missed blow landed on a rock behind him, throwing up a few sparks and leaving a knife mark on the rock. Wan Yun Ting then seized the opportunity of Sixzi’s unguarded moment and delivered a fierce Ding Xin Gou (a type of elbow strike in Baguazhang) to Sixzi’s chest…
Puff…
A mouthful of blood gushed from Sixzi’s mouth. His massive body, as if violently struck by a truck, was sent flying, crashing onto the ground three to four meters away. Clutching his heavily struck chest, he vomited another mouthful of blood. His face instantly turned pale, and his breathing rapidly weakened…
“Sixzi…”
This scene caused the taciturn one to cry out in shock. He unhesitatingly kicked Wang Wei Cai, who was entangling him, backward. The Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in both his hands swung out, slashing several times in front of Wang Wei Cai. His military uniform was torn, blood flowed freely, accompanied by Wang Wei Cai’s screams…
This scene made Wan Yun Ting’s eyes glare with fury. He quickly rushed forward, pulled Wang Wei Cai back, and then turned, delivering a fierce back kick towards the taciturn one…
Thump…
Although the taciturn one raised the Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue in both hands to protect his chest, he was still fiercely kicked flying by Wan Yun Ting and landed far away.
He somersaulted and landed on one knee. The taciturn one glared fiercely at Wan Yun Ting before turning his head to look at Sixzi lying on the side, severely injured by Wan Yun Ting’s Ding Xin Gou and unable to get up.