Although it was just a little flame, it was enough to illuminate this small guest room.
This cold night is destined to be sleepless.
Therefore, Duan Keyi had no intention of going to bed at all.
He sat at the table, closed his eyes, and adjusted his breathing.
For a master of his level, this level of rest is enough to restore his physical and mental energy lost during the day.
"To deal with an old man like me, why do you need to mobilize so many troops..."
Suddenly, he opened his mouth and said this sentence.
Before he finished speaking, he had already opened his eyes and stretched his hand towards the sword on the table.
Almost at the same time as his hand grasped the scabbard, a burst of "puff-puff-dong-dong" sounds suddenly erupted around it.
That... was the sound of a hidden weapon penetrating the window paper and wooden boards.
Not only doors and windows, but also walls, ceilings and floors are penetrated by hidden weapons...
Facing such an attack, it is impossible to dodge; even if the person being attacked holds a huge shield in his hand, it may not be guaranteed to be unscathed. What's more, Duan Keyi only has a shield in his hand.
A sword.
Fortunately, that is not an ordinary sword.
This sword is called "Ban Xuan" because part of "Xuan Iron" was mixed in when the sword was made.
Here is a quote from Mr. Jin Yong's description in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes": "This black iron is the most precious treasure in the world. It is extremely difficult to get even one tael. Among ordinary swords, guns, swords and halberds, as long as half a tael of money is added, ordinary iron will be made."
Sharp weapon."
Obviously, the amount of black iron added to Master Duan's "Half Xuan" is far more than "half a tael of money"; although it is made of 100% black iron and weighs 8,864 kilograms compared to Yang Guo's 100% black iron.
The heavy sword is still far behind, but it is more than enough to deal with the situation at hand.
Duan Ke also saw Duan Ke stomping on the ground with one foot, springing up, his right wrist moved quickly, and the sword light followed lightly.
Relying on the magnetic properties of black iron, he blocked hundreds of hidden weapons fired from all directions with a seemingly simple turning movement.
After a breath, Duan Ke fell from the air and touched the ground with one foot.
The soft sound of landing had already told people outside the room...the target was still standing.
This is naturally not the result they want. The purpose of their visit today is to make Duan Keyi lie down forever.
Therefore, their offensive will not end yet.
bang bang bang
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of sounds of broken boards, instantly bringing out two strong figures.
The two men jumped out from under the floor and appeared on both sides of Duan Keyi, instantly forming a pincer attack on him.
And this... seemed to be within Duan Keyi's expectation.
He knew very well that the sound he made when he landed would determine the direction and method of the enemy's invasion.
So he drew his sword almost without thinking.
The first sword hit the person in front of him on the head... The person jumped up from downstairs. He thought he could kill Duan Keyi by surprise, but he didn't expect that he was the one who was killed.
Although Banxuan was not as good as the "Four Great Divine Weapons", it was definitely an extraordinary creature. Before the sneak attacker could scream in agony, the Tianling Cap was chopped into pieces with a sword, and the entire head was split into two from top to bottom.
Blood splashed on Duan Keyi's face, but he didn't even blink. His hands were still steady and strong...
Driven by this hand, Banxuan also turned his sword, drew a semicircle on his side, and slashed horizontally at the sneak attacker behind Duan Keyi.
Before the sword edge came into contact with the man's body, Duan Keyi knew that the other man was certain to die.
With many years of experience and excellent ear skills, Master Duan can know the opponent's approximate body shape, age, and internal strength just by listening to the sound of the opponent breaking through the floor; so he is convinced that this person will never be able to take on this
A sword.
And the reality was just as he expected...
The second sneak attacker reacted to Duan Keyi's sword move. He raised his blade to block the sword. Then, his sword was broken, his arm was broken, and his torso was also broken.
.
The internal strength gained from practicing Tongzi Kung Fu for more than fifty years plus the sword moves that have been refined over time will be like this when faced with the sword style of a second-rate swordsman.
In Jianghu, a place that doesn't pay much attention to fairness, only the four words "study hard and practice hard" are the most fair.
Duan Keyi's talent cannot be said to be very high, and he has never had any ridiculous martial arts adventures (such as eating strange things after falling off a cliff and greatly increasing his internal strength, meeting a hermit master who taught him magical skills and skills
, for some reason he was forced to have sex with a beautiful master and obtain all his skills, etc.), but he still became the head of Dian Cang, and dominated the world in the name of "Tan Yun Xia Ke".
In fact, many people have done what he did, which is nothing more than "hard training".
But not everyone can add the premise of "persistence" in front of these two words, and not everyone can maintain this kind of attitude even after becoming famous and becoming the leader for fifty years.
Hardworking.
The moment Duan Keyi eliminated the second placer, a sudden change occurred!
At that moment, a sharp steel nail suddenly poked out from under the floor, piercing the sole of Duan Keyi's supporting foot.
He immediately thought to himself, it seemed... his opponent's intelligence and viciousness exceeded his expectations.
When he was attacked, Duan Ke also belatedly realized that not only the previous volley of concealed weapons, but also the lives of the two sneak attackers... were also a cover.
The real fatal blow was this steel nail.
"I advise you not to move again." After the blow was successful, a rough voice sounded from outside the door, "That will only make the poison spread faster."
These words did not cause Duan Keyi to have much emotional fluctuations. The slightly numb pain in his feet had already told him the fact that the steel nails were poisonous.
Soon, the person who spoke pushed open the door that had been tattered by hidden weapons.
He held a lantern in his hand, and the light of the lantern illuminated the dark room (the oil lamp in the room had been knocked out by the previous salvo of hidden weapons), and also illuminated his appearance.
He was a burly middle-aged man, like a human-shaped iron tower; his appearance and figure were as sharp as a knife or ax, which fit perfectly with his voice.
"Tu Ji..." Duan Keyi looked at the man and said coldly, "Duan still doesn't know... that the Kuanghu Gang's ability to hurt people with secret arrows is so good."
Duan Keyi obviously knew the other person, and it was Tu Ji, the leader of the Kuanghu Gang, known as the "Tiger Faced Arhat".
"Haha..." Tu Ji sneered, "That's right, it's because of your excellence... that no one knows about it."
This makes sense. A dead person cannot go around talking nonsense.
"What a pity..." Duan Keyi said, "Compared to this way of death, I would rather die under the 'Arhat Fighting Tiger Palm'."
"You don't have to use this method to provoke me." The smile on Tu Ji's face was still there, "I know what your plan is... I won't take the bait." He paused and continued, "
Master Duan, you and I know very well... Since I have chosen this method to deal with you, it means that I have admitted that your martial arts skills are higher than mine; I can even tell you frankly that even if I are asked to do it again,
After practicing for ten or eight years, I have no confidence that I can beat you now."
Hearing this, Duan Keyi's heart sank. He knew that... his plan to lead the other party to him would be impossible: "Humph... you are very self-aware."
"That's right...if I didn't have this kind of self-knowledge, I would have died countless times." Tu Ji's tone sounded a bit like he was not ashamed, but rather proud.
And... when he said this, he stood motionless at the door of the room, not even taking a step forward, making it clear that he would not give the other party any chance to fight back.
"Duan Keyi, you are a master and an upright hero.
"So, you have the right to be proud.
"But... you are also obliged to pay the price for this arrogance.
"Tonight is the time for you to pay the price."
As he spoke, the smile on Tu Ji's face disappeared, and his voice became colder and colder: "Don't worry about the Dian Cang disciples you brought with you, they are already waiting for you on the Huangquan Road."
Duan Keyi's face was ashen, and his anger accelerated his heartbeat and pulse, and also accelerated the speed at which the toxin took effect in his body.
"The surnamed Tu... one day..." Leader Duan still wanted to leave his last words.
But Tu Ji interrupted him with an indifferent look: "I know... I don't want to die well. I have heard this many times, but the people who said this have died, and I am still alive and living better than them."
."
After speaking, he slowly took a few steps back. Until the last moment, he did not turn his back to his opponent, nor did he reveal any flaws.
"Brothers, send Master Duan on his way!"
Following Tu Ji's order, another round of hidden weapon fire arrived, but this time... Duan Keyi didn't even have the strength to lift his sword.
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At the same time, inside Wang Qiong's mansion.
In this darkest moment before dawn, a figure silently walked out of his room and stood in the empty courtyard.
He just stood there, standing in the darkness, saying nothing.
After a moment, a bright light suddenly appeared less than ten meters away from him.
In the light, there are two people, a man and a woman.
The man was looking at him with a smile, while the woman was holding a strange-looking lantern with an expressionless face.
"Ha... this gentleman, you got up so early." Feng Bujue said hello to the other party with a smile.
Cheng Wei stood there, staring at the two people in front of him with cold eyes, without responding.
"We are here to pay a visit to Boss Wang Qiongwang. I wonder... could you go and inform us?" Brother Jue continued as if nothing had happened, and made a request without politeness.
After another five or six seconds of silence, Cheng Wei finally spoke: "Who are you?"
He asked this question not because he was really going to inform these two people; Cheng Wei just wanted to know...the two people who knocked down all the secret sentries around the mansion and successfully entered the courtyard...what happened?
