mtl008 Chapter 21 Battle on the Boat
Chapter 21 Battle on the Boat
Bai Yuxiu, with her graceful movements, ducked in time to dodge the Tang swordsman's sneak attack. But a figure suddenly appeared between the two, holding a folding fan and using the folds to firmly block the attacker's Tang sword.
The sword energy, abruptly stopped, swept across the area around the cabin, leaving behind streaks of sword marks.
"You guys are really shameless, a bunch of grown men bullying a little girl. It's one thing to gang up on her, and it's another to sneak up on her when you can't even beat her! And two of you at that!" The one who seized this opportunity to show off was naturally our protagonist, Li Muyang.
Isn't this giving him a chance to show off? I was just wondering how to greet him!
Watching from the shadows, Young Master Cui's eyes lit up as he observed Li Muyang, a man of refined elegance and undeniable charisma wielding a paper fan with an air of domineering power. That's it! Oh! Absolutely right! This is the effect he wanted! A paper fan truly is the legendary ultimate weapon for showing off!
Well, Young Master Cui also used a fan, but it wasn't until he was beaten repeatedly that he realized that not everyone could use a fan!
Not only was Young Master Cui shocked, but the man with the Tang sword was also taken aback! A paper fan to block a Tang sword? Do you think this is a martial arts novel? Only those with extremely high martial arts skills would dare to use such a pretentious skill when facing an opponent far weaker than themselves!
Most importantly! He discovered that his Tang sword was stuck in the folds of a paper fan and he couldn't pull it out!
Everyone else present was also astonished! Where did this expert come from?!
"Thank you for saving me, young master." Bai Yuxiu smiled and bowed to Li Muyang in gratitude.
Li Muyang also twisted his hand and forcibly disarmed the other party's Tang sword, which fell to the ground. He then bowed in return and said, "Miss, there's no need for such formalities. It seems that I was being a bit redundant. It looks like even without my help, with your skills, you wouldn't have been ambushed by these two treacherous villains."
Bai Yuxiu waved her hand reservedly and a little shyly: "No, no, no, even if I had managed to dodge the sneak attack just now, I wouldn't have been unharmed without your help. I still want to thank you for your assistance!"
"Haha, then I'll accept your thanks without hesitation!" Li Muyang scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"Hmph!" Faced with the mutual flattery between the two young men, the Tang swordsman, who had been forced to disarm, snorted coldly and retreated to a distance, standing shoulder to shoulder with the bearded bald man. He carefully observed Li Muyang for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's you?!"
Li Muyang turned his head, somewhat stunned, and pointed at himself in surprise, asking, "Huh? You know me?"
(Holy crap? Does this mean Tianxia Yi has already discovered that I stole their stuff?) Li Muyang was a little surprised; he hadn't expected it to be so fast! By the way, how did Alliance Leader Dongfang Yao recognize him? Surely he doesn't have a sister named Dongfang Jing, does he?
What does this have to do with finding him? Hmm... it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it?
This ship belongs to a criminal organization in the martial arts world, the Azure Dragon Society. The Azure Dragon Society is trained by Tianxia Yi and is essentially a subordinate organization that specializes in doing dirty and tiring work.
"Isn't this the brat the chief mentioned, the one who has repeatedly ruined our business?" the bearded man said, as if he had just remembered something.
Li Muyang raised an eyebrow. "Tch! I thought they'd discovered I'd stolen the secret manual and the Immortal's Diagram fragments! Turns out it's this! How boring! I thought too highly of you!"
"Uncle, what do you mean I ruined your business?" Li Muyang pointed disdainfully and mocked, "You're clearly one of your people! Seeing how generous I am, you deliberately came to cause me trouble! You even tried to kidnap me? You even took a fancy to my handsome looks! You threatened to sell me to some powerful people with special tastes! And you even dared to plot against my friend!"
"I was just reasonably resisting when I accidentally destroyed your territory! What fight doesn't involve destroying territory? Putting everything else aside, those sword marks on this ship, weren't they yours? Let's be reasonable!"
The bearded man turned to look at the man with the Tang sword. What this young man said seemed to make some sense! Of course, one's own people know what kind of people they are—they never reason! They're used to being arrogant and domineering, so it's normal for them to get beaten up when they run into someone tough!
Seeing that his companion was actually looking at him, the man with the Tang sword scolded him in exasperation, "Are you out of your mind? Standing over there? What's the point of reasoning with us? In this world of martial arts, might makes right!"
Li Muyang snorted coldly: "That's right! Might makes right! In that case, you two come and try to see how big my fist is!"
With a light stomp of his foot, the Tang sword that had fallen to the ground bounced into the air. Li Muyang caught the Tang sword and instantly refined it... oops! He casually tossed it at the man with the Tang sword!
Seeing Li Muyang make his move, the man with the Tang sword also wanted to show off. He dodged the rapidly approaching Tang sword to the side, and as it brushed past him, he grabbed the hilt of the sword...
Whoosh!
He was carried away by the Tang sword and flew out! He crashed through the ship's cabin and flew out!
Big Beard ヽ(￣д￣；)ノ: Huh? Bro! Weren't you showing off? Where did you go? How did you fly away?
Li Muyang (￣へ￣) gave a wicked smile: Hmph! Showing off? Showing off, I'll make you fly!
Before he could react, Li Muyang had already rushed in front of him and swung his paper fan at him.
The bearded man hurriedly used his staff to defend himself, terrified by Li Muyang's inexplicable attack! What kind of technique was this? Qi? Grandmaster level? It seemed like it, but it didn't quite! He had never seen such a bizarre attack method before!
Wait a minute! I get it! This kid is a mid-stage Grandmaster! He's mastered object manipulation!
Unfortunately, I guessed wrong.
It didn't matter; the bearded man was also completely defenseless and was sent flying, leaving another hole in the cabin.
Li Muyang glanced at the paper fan in his hand, which was now rotten to pieces, pursed his lips, and casually tossed it on the ground.
It's really not durable! Luckily it's cheap, so you can easily replace it if it gets damaged.
"Nan Ying, this is no place to stay any longer, let's get out of here!" Li Muyang shouted to Nan Ying, who was watching the commotion, and then said to Bai Yuxiu and the other two who had joined him, "The three of you, would you like to come along?"
Bai Yuxiu was taken aback for a moment, but then she tilted her head and smiled, "Okay!"
Feng Ling'er glanced out of the boat. They were still some distance from the shore, and the fog was thick, limiting visibility. She couldn't help but ask Li Muyang, "Hey, you... hero, are you planning to swim ashore?"
"Of course not, Xiaobai." Li Muyang smiled slightly and called out to Xiaobai, who was being held in Nan Ying's arms.
Understanding Li Muyang's meaning, Xiaobai lightly leaped out of the cabin and onto the lake surface, but did not fall into the water. Instead, it stood steadily on the water and then quickly grew larger, its back large enough to seat five people.
"My God! A vixen?!" Young Master Cui was so startled by the sight that he almost fell to the ground.
Even the others in the cabin were startled! Had they encountered a monster today?
"Uncle-Master? What is this thing?" Bai Lang from Qiongwu Sword Pavilion asked his uncle-master in bewilderment.
Sword Maniac was also dumbfounded, and casually remarked, "Don't ask me! I've never seen such a strange creature before! Could it be that there are really monsters or spirits hidden in this world?"
There was even the Pavilion Master of Tianya Haige present, but her target at this moment was clearly not Xiaobai!
Li Muyang and Nan Ying, on the other hand, easily used their lightness skills to leap onto Xiao Bai's back. Li Muyang then called out to Bai Yuxiu and the other two, who were still in a daze, "Gentlemen, do you still want a ride?"
"Yes! Of course!" Bai Yuxiu excitedly agreed, her eyes shining, and pulled up the still hesitant Feng Ling'er, jumping up without hesitation.
Seeing this, Young Master Cui gritted his teeth and hurriedly chased after them. If the young lady wasn't afraid, why should he, a grown man, be? It was just a vixen! Besides, judging from the behavior of this hero just now, he didn't seem like a bad person!
If he could learn even a move or two… Young Master Cui was already fantasizing about his heroic figure, wielding a folding fan to punish evil and uphold justice!
However, it was obvious that Young Master Cui's lightness skill was a bit lacking, and his movements were not graceful enough. When he came up, he even grabbed a handful of fur from Little White's body, which aroused Little White's dissatisfaction.
Go ahead and get on me! Why are you pulling my fur?! Although I didn't hurt Xiaobai, Xiaobai always cherishes its fur very much!
As soon as Young Master Cui came up, he saw Little White staring at him with its fist-sized beastly eyes, clearly with some hostility! It was even baring its teeth.
"Ah!" Young Master Cui was startled and almost fell off. Li Muyang reacted quickly, reaching out and flicking Young Master Cui in mid-air, a gust of air stabilizing him!
"Don't be nervous, Little White doesn't eat people," Li Muyang explained kindly, but these words only made Young Master Cui more frightened: "The Nine-Tailed Immortal Fox is a legendary auspicious creature, and it cultivates by drinking dew and eating spiritual fruits."
"Hehehe, could it be because someone grabbed Little White's hand when they came up just now?" Wind Chime teased gleefully.
Only then did Young Master Cui realize there was a handful of white fur in his palm. He chuckled sheepishly and apologized to Little White, "I'm so sorry, Fox Fairy! Please forgive me, I'm so magnanimous!"
Xiao Bai turned her head arrogantly: "That's more like it."
Ok? !
He spoke?!
Well, now that the Nine-Tailed Fox has appeared, it seems quite normal that it can talk.
Just as the group was about to leave, another figure appeared: "Wait!"
As the group turned around, a beautiful woman dressed as a bodhisattva, wearing a thin veil, chased after them from the cabin.
"You dare to come again?" Feng Ling'er thought it was someone from the ship and was about to stop her. Bai Yuxiu was also ready to attack, but Li Muyang reached out to stop her: "Don't be impulsive. She is the head of Tianya Haige, not Qinglong Society."
Oh my god, there are some of Nan Ying's acquaintances on this ship.
Liu Ruyan, the head of Tianya Haige, stared at Nan Ying with a complex mix of shock and excitement in her eyes. Nan Ying also looked at her with some surprise, as she hadn't expected to meet her so soon.
"Nan...Nan Ying?!"
"Sister Liu... I didn't expect to see you here." Nan Ying greeted her a little embarrassedly. She hadn't thought about looking for Liu Ruyan and her beloved daughter before because she didn't know how to explain it to them.
"Ahem, Little White, if it gets any bigger, there might be one more person." Li Muyang coughed lightly and said to Little White.
Before long, the group of five became a group of six.