Angry Banana

Chapter 481: Embers (1)

On the winding road in the heavy rain, the splashing water turned into mud. As An Xifu suddenly charged towards Wang Yin ahead, the eight riders behind An Xifu also spurred their horses and galloped forward, engaging in a fierce battle with Wang Yin's men. Search: \(¨Complete¨Book¨Divine¨Site¨) to read fine literature for free.

The Black Feather Guards, as the military law enforcement team under Fang Baihua, were also the most elite part of the Yongle army. After the complete disintegration and collapse of the Yongle Dynasty, these eight people were still able to follow An Xifu, which in itself shows that they were people of resilient and stubborn character. The past experiences of hundreds of battles had given them good skills, and simple yet efficient combat techniques. As for An Xifu himself, he was favored by Fang Baihua because of his perseverance and decisiveness. In martial arts, although he could not compare with the likes of Liu Xigua and Chen Fan, he was not inferior to the so-called "Twelve Gods of Jiangnan". Placed in the Jianghu underworld, he was also a leader among young people, only lacking age.

However, when all this was faced by Wang Yin, it lost much of its meaning.

If An Xifu was outstanding, Wang Yin had already reached the pinnacle in this underworld.

Therefore, when An Xifu made a desperate charge, he simply brushed his sword with one hand, cutting through the rain. The gap between the two sides was too large. In the midst of the charging figures, An Xifu was originally galloping, but suddenly he was forced into a defensive position. Then, the sword's momentum in the air swept again, and the raincoat fluttered.

In the heavy rain, Wang Yin's casual sword strike was almost artistically beautiful. The forced rain stopped for a moment in the air, forming a straight line. The splashing water shone brightly enough to fly several meters away before stopping. In the heavy rain, it seemed as if he had swung out fan-shaped streamers of light, making people unable to help but avoid the water, otherwise, even being splashed on would give people the illusion of being cut by the sword light.

An Xifu stopped after only one sword strike. With the second move, he retreated in a disheveled manner, lunging to the side to avoid the sharp move. A member of the Black Feather Guards pounced over, Wang Yin's arm moved, and the person was torn apart with his sword in the rain. Broken swords, arms, and blood soared into the sky, and were suddenly suppressed in the heavy rain. Wang Yin approached An Xifu, and with another sword, he slashed An Xifu away.

"Of the righteous people gathered under the Holy Duke back then, not many remain now..." He walked and spoke in the rain, "Although you are not one of us, I don't want to kill you myself. It's just that the thing in your hand is useful to me. Take it out, and I won't pursue it any further."

"Greedy for life, afraid of death, betraying the master for glory, Wang Yin, they misjudged you back then!"

"Things cannot be accomplished, so we can only let go, An Xifu. My actions do not need to be explained to you, you only need to know now..."

"Wang. Yin."

Before Wang Yin could finish his words, a voice appeared in his ear. When the word "Wang" was uttered, the voice seemed to be far away, but when the word "Yin" appeared, it was already behind him. Announcing one's presence from behind is a practice among Jianghu experts to show their integrity. Just as Wang Yin turned around, a person's presence suddenly erupted from the rain, with surging and rampant murderous intent.

The figure had not caused the slightest disturbance in the heavens and earth from his continuous galloping to his rapid approach, but at this moment, the Zen staff was wielded, splashing water in the air like a dragon's head exploding. The two figures suddenly collided into one.

At the moment of the clash, the rain was forced open. The next moment, Wang Yin leaped out of the battle circle several feet away. When he stood still, the raincoat he was wearing was already broken and fell into the rain. He dropped the other half on the ground as well. In his hands were already two long swords, one held upright and one held in reverse. On the other side, the one who had just fought him was a burly man, wielding a Zen staff, which suddenly struck the ground. The bamboo hat on his head had been cut by the long sword, so he simply took it off, revealing a pair of eyes that were stern without anger. The man had a face full of a beard, but neither his hair nor his beard was long.

The Zen staff buzzed faintly in the air.

——"Treasure Light Tathagata," Deng Yuanjue.

Wang Yin looked at An Xifu rolling in the mud, and revealed a slight, admiring smile.

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The rain stopped and started again, endlessly in this area north of the Yangtze River.

When the spring thunder ripped through the sky, the girl by the roadside looked back, suddenly losing her mind for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

"Huh?" When her companion asked, the girl turned her head and thought for a moment, "Oh, nothing."

"Someone following us?"

Because she believed in the girl's strength, the companion looked back, thinking that she had discovered something, but the girl then shook her head.

"No." She was silent for a moment, "I just thought of Sister Qian'er, I wonder how she is now."

"Xiao Fan should be protecting her."

"She was seriously injured when we were scattered."

As the girl said this, the sky flashed white again, and then there was another loud bang.

The three people by the roadside were Liu Xigua, Fang Shuchang, and Qian Luoning. They were out scouting the situation.

Ever since the remnants of the Mani sect under Sikong Nan intervened in this matter, the pursuit among experts had been extremely dangerous, but they were also quite vigilant here. Usually, the other party could not gather a large force in the first place, bringing a disaster to this side. But now this area is already an area with a large number of people gathered, with many eyes and ears of the government, but they have no intelligence channels, which brings considerable trouble.

Now they already had a bunch of wounded. Although they could secretly hide for a while according to previous Jianghu experience, they often had to change places within half a day. Among Liu Xigua's men, the most skilled in martial arts were originally Du Sha and Luo Bingren. After Du Sha's arm was broken, Luo Bingren had the responsibility of guarding the fort. Among the people below, Fang Shuchang's style was relatively gentle and delicate, while Qian Luoning was quite smart. Liu Xigua brought them out to conduct reverse reconnaissance, to understand what the situation was around them, and if possible, to set up some cover to buy themselves some time.

The other party was pressing hard, and would never relax. Whether they could hide for a few days, or whether they could cross the Yangtze River southward to a safe place, was already an extremely serious question.

After the thunder, Xigua started to walk. Qian Luoning looked up and then looked back a few times, wanting to say something, but Fang Shuchang had already reacted, patted Qian Luoning on the shoulder, signaling him not to say anything more.

He walked forward and said to Xigua about some of the information he had just obtained: "Do you think... it's him?"

When they came out earlier, they secretly found a local informant, and also encountered several martial artists who might be under Sikong Nan. They secretly followed them and found that the situation seemed to have changed in this half a day. Now there were still many people investigating them, but in addition to this, some people had been split off to encircle a group of people that they were obviously more concerned about.

Fang Baihua was still on their side. Even if the previous hundreds of people were scattered, the rest should not have caused such a commotion. They had vaguely heard from the informant that the other party was looking for some account books, but they could not find out more in a short time.

Fang Shuchang followed Xigua's side, and was usually the person who had the most contact with Ning Yi. From the thunder just now, he vaguely guessed what Xigua was thinking. However, Xigua thought for a moment and shook her head: "Doesn't seem like it, right?"

"Not sure, the tricks with account books sound like he's playing."

"But I don't think so, and there's not enough time."

"If he travels day and night with Chen Fan to the south, there's still some possibility. If he comes..."

"What if he comes?" The girl frowned, "I know he has some tricks, but the situation is different now. You remember the situation back then, Third Brother. In the months after he was captured by us, if we wanted to kill him, wouldn't he have to submit to our execution? His martial arts are not high, after all, he's a weakness. Now, what's gathered around here is... is... anyway... there's no room for him to intervene. There's not enough time to plan, and getting involved will lead to death."

When it comes to things like conspiracies and tricks, Ning Yi's actions back then were very impressive. He deceived the entire Badao camp and even many high-level officials of the Fang La army. But when it comes to intelligence, Xigua is not much worse than anyone else. After calculating backwards, if Ning Yi hadn't spent months burying seeds of trust all the way, and then acting according to the opportunity, he would have been killed long ago. As for the legendary "three-day destruction of Liangshan", others may be frightened, but in Xigua's eyes, it was ultimately the result of several months of planning, and then using the power of the court to take advantage of the situation.

Now, gathered here are first-class experts from the underworld. With Ning Yi's skills, running over to play a conspiracy is not impossible, but if he's unlucky enough to encounter an expert like Sikong Nan, Lin Echan, or Wang Nantuo, Xigua doesn't even want to think about the result. Moreover, her intuition also told her that the matter of this account book should have nothing to do with Ning Yi. She didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy about this irrelevance. In short, her tone was a bit harsh.

Fang Shuchang curled his lips, but then Qian Luoning followed up and patted Fang Shuchang on the shoulder. The two stopped and turned around, only to see Qian Luoning looking at the back with some doubts.

The rain pattered down. On the mountain road, the green grass was low, and the woods not far away looked dark and deep. After a moment, Xigua also frowned slightly. At that moment, Qian Luoning suddenly lowered his body, drew his knife, and rushed out like a leopard.

He rushed into the darkness, followed by Fang Shuchang. The trees trembled, as if rain was shooting out from the crowns. There was no sound of weapons inside, but the rustling sound was like a strong wind. Xigua also drew her single saber and rushed in. As her figure moved, the saber and her fist merged together, and then there was the sound of fighting.

Something was hit by her a few times, and then, there was a whooshing sound from the woods. A wide sleeve swept, and Xigua, Fang Shuchang, and Qian Luoning all flew back at the same time.

A wide monk's robe, a round face, with an aura like an abyss, gradually appeared in front of the three. It was Lin Echan. He smiled with a slow and steady pace.

In terms of skill, Liu Xigua, Fang Shuchang, and Qian Luoning were already close to the top. In addition, they came from the Badao lineage and cooperated seamlessly. There were few enemies in the Jianghu, but Lin Echan's one-on-three performance was indeed amazing. The boxing technique in Xigua's hands was carefully created by Liu Dabiao in his early years. Combined with the Badao, the atmosphere was full of countless killing moves. Although Xigua seemed petite, her skill was enough to split rocks. She had hit Lin Echan several times, but the other party's skin was thick and he seemed to be unharmed. The three looked at him, and no one spoke for a while.

"Last time you left in a hurry. You didn't even speak when you met the daughter of an old friend. What a pity." Lin Echan said, "You are Liu Dabiao's daughter, the one called Xigua, right? The other two should also be Liu Dabiao's direct disciples back then. As expected, heroes come from young people. Hmm... is there your husband's family among them?"

Xigua held the knife and looked at him. Qian Luoning said: "What 'Demon Buddha' Lin Echan, you are too fat, not suitable for tracking, you should lose some of the meat on your body first!"

Xigua twisted her wrist, her voice slightly hoarse and rough: "And your footwork is not very good, you can't even dodge my punches."

Fang Shuchang said: "In addition, asking about a woman's husband's family as soon as you open your mouth shows that you are not well-mannered."

The three ridiculed, but Lin Echan looked at it with a smile, and didn't seem to be annoyed: "The three words Lin Echan are the name used when I was young, now there's no need to mention it anymore. A day ago, I had someone send a challenge to Zhou Tong, now the name I use is Lin Zongwu. Coming here today, although it's not a good intention, it's really to see the descendants of Liu Dabiao and say hello."

When he said this, Fang Shuchang twitched his lips, and Qian Luoning looked at Fang Shuchang, and the two were about to laugh mockingly. But Lin Echan's words were still continuing.

"Tiannan Badao, worthy of being a master of a generation. I was not as good as him back then. Senior Sister also said back then that without Liu Dabiao, Fang La would have needed at least ten years of management to usurp power. Such a generation of outstanding people, I yearn for him, so when Senior Sister asked me to design an ambush to kill Liu Dabiao back then, I was also a little regretful in my heart."

"You... what did you say!?" After saying this, the atmosphere in the air suddenly changed!

The girl bit her teeth, clenched the hilt of the knife, one word at a time, bloodshot eyes had already wandered out, began to turn red!

Lin Echan carried his hands on his back, looked at this side, and smiled slightly. His nickname in his early years was "Demon Buddha", which had both a demonic side and the appearance of a Buddha. Now, in this round face smile, there was peace, with a little gentleness, combined with the cold atmosphere, but it set off some indescribable strangeness...

"Fatty! You... say it again!"

Xigua bowed slightly, lowered the tip of the knife, her blood-red eyes and teeth were trembling, her Qi and blood were moving, reaching the extreme. Her whole body was filled with a terrible fierce aura, looking like a nimble and terrifying beast, about to rush towards the other party and tear the person to pieces with her teeth!

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