Heiraten - Kapitel 46
The series of movements was executed flawlessly, flowing smoothly without any hesitation. The severed black hair danced in the night sky like flower petals.
As soon as Tang Shijiu left Tianxiu's sight, she immediately slumped into his arms like a puppet with its strings cut, falling into a deep sleep. Tianxiu held Tang Shijiu in one arm and a dagger in the other, looking at Shen Yuntan in the desolate scene: "I underestimated you; it was my mistake."
Shen Yuntan remained calm and expressionless: "You overestimate yourself."
Tianxiu chuckled softly, gently tracing Tang Shijiu's hair with the tip of her dagger: "I thought you were just pretending to be stupid, and I even thought you had really fallen in love. Turns out you're the real fox. You've been acting for so long, fooling this girl, all for the sake of the cultivation technique?"
With a flick of the dagger, several strands of her long hair were cut off: "I should have known. How could someone as cold-blooded as you fall in love with someone so easily? If it weren't for the rumors that the Tuanfu Heart Sutra was in the Tang Sect back then, you probably wouldn't have gone to such lengths to become that hero who saves people."
Shen Yun remained silent, his eyes fixed on Tang Shijiu in his hand.
Tianxiu flipped the hilt of the knife and lifted Shijiu's chin: "Even if the new beauty is as lovely as jade, the old friend is hard to find again. It's a pity you will never understand this affection."
Shen Yun said in a deep voice, "What do you think your chances of escaping from me are?"
Tianxiu remained silent: "This time, it's the same as last time. But I don't care that much about this woman yet. If you want her, I can give her to you. I promise that after I obtain the cultivation technique, I will return this woman to you intact. Without harming her in the slightest."
Tianxiu's martial arts skills were never as good as Tianshu's or Shen Yun's. However, those who become famous in the martial arts world, even if their martial arts skills are not particularly good, are often better at lightness skills and hidden weapons than ordinary people. Therefore, his current unbridled behavior was also due to his superb lightness skills.
Before Tianxiu could finish speaking, Shen Yuntan rushed closer and struck out with a palm.
Tianxiu felt the wind from the palm strike her face, her breath caught in her throat, and she dared not be careless, quickly dodging while holding Tang Shijiu. Shen Yuntan focused his energy in his chest, his palm techniques flowing continuously, one palm strike after another, forcing Tianxiu to stay within his palm's reach.
Even so, with her loose robes billowing, Tianxiu moved like a butterfly flitting among flowers, parting willows and chasing leaves, without sustaining a single injury. After forty moves, Shen Yuntan gradually became somewhat alarmed.
He relies on palm strikes to subdue others, a truly hard-earned skill, unlike Tianxiu's effortless approach. If this continues for a while, his internal energy will wane, and his palm strikes will naturally develop flaws. Once these flaws appear, a slippery creature like Tianxiu could easily escape, making him impossible to find again.
He thought of this problem, and Tianxiu undoubtedly thought of it too.
His white robe danced between the palm strikes, his feet barely touching the ground, as graceful as a fairy. As he dodged, he silently counted the number of palm strikes Shen Yuntan delivered. Once a hundred moves had passed, he would rush out of the circle!
seventy.
eighty.
ninety.
one hundred!
Tianxiu turned around, her figure suddenly changed, and she moved to Shen Yuntan's left.
Shen Yun smiled slightly, turned his body slightly to let him pass, and at the same time, he changed his palm into a fist and punched Tang Shijiu hard!
He had originally unleashed a hundred brilliant attacks, but as his opponent changed his moves, he suddenly shifted his target.
Tianxiu never expected him to use such a deadly move against Tang Shijiu. The force of the punch struck, cutting into Tang Shijiu's face. Tang Shijiu was unconscious and had no chance to resist. If the punch had hit him, he would have died without a doubt.
With his mind focused on the Tuanfu Heart Sutra, he naturally couldn't let Tang Shijiu die, so he had to change his move on the spot. He thrust his left hand forward and slashed the dagger at Shen Yuntan's wrist.
Seeing the dagger being offered to him, Shen Yuntan neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he abruptly withdrew his fist and grabbed Tianxiu's wrist. Tianxiu was shocked. If this continued, not only would Tang Shijiu fall into Shen Yuntan's hands, but he himself would likely also end up in Shen Yuntan's clutches! Without hesitation, he pushed Tang Shijiu into Shen Yuntan's arms. Shen Yuntan didn't let go with his right hand, but caught the beauty in his left arm.
He had just taken Tang Shijiu from him when he saw several cold glints flash behind Tang Shijiu.
It turned out that Tianxiu had simultaneously pushed Tang Shijiu away and simultaneously unleashed a hidden weapon from her sleeve. Shen Yuntan couldn't see Tang Shijiu for a moment because Tang Shijiu's body was blocking his view, and by the time he saw her, it was too late.
Shen Yuntan quickly released his right hand from Tianxiu, stepped back, and unleashed a palm strike, sending several projectiles flying. Even so, a cold glint still struck him. Shen Yuntan, still holding Tang Shijiu, tumbled to the ground.
Tianxiu's left hand was dislocated by Shen Yuntan's pull, and he couldn't put it back in place for a while. Even the slightest movement caused him to break out in a cold sweat from the pain. He himself was also injured by the palm strike, spitting a mouthful of blood onto his clothes. However, seeing that Shen Yuntan had been hit by a hidden weapon, he was overjoyed. However, he was always cunning and cautious, so he did not approach, fearing that something else might happen.
After a moment, confirming that Shen Yuntan had been poisoned to the point of death by the deadly poison, he slowly approached.
Shen Yuntan's eyes were closed, and his face was ashen. Tang Shijiu nestled against him, still unconscious.
Tianxiu gave a slight sneer and reached out to pull Tang Shijiu up.
In a flash, Shen Yuntan suddenly opened his eyes, spat out the cold light towards Tianxiu. Just now, when that point of light came flying towards him, he was holding Tang Shijiu with his left arm and his right hand was slow to react, almost suffering a serious loss. Fortunately, he had quick thinking; he bit the point of light between his teeth, then feigned death, luring Tianxiu towards him.
Tianxiu hurriedly tried to block with her sleeve, but the cold light, driven by Shen Yuntan's internal force, actually pierced through her sleeve and struck her shoulder! Tianxiu dared not be careless and quickly took out the antidote from her bosom and swallowed it.
He was a habitual user of poison, and his body contained a hundred times more toxins than the average person, making him much more resistant. Fortunately, this allowed him to delay the onset of the deadly poison for a while, giving him time to swallow the antidote himself.
With his left hand injured and his shoulder poisoned, Tianxiu dared not linger. Yet, he still wore a smile, gracefully flicked his sleeve, and drifted over the wall like a cloud: "Yun Tan, I've lost again this time. But I have my eye on your beauty and your cultivation technique; I'll come back for them sooner or later."
Shen Yuntan chuckled, the smile freezing on his face, his eyes filled with deep intrigue.
Tang Shijiu is fine too.
The method of strengthening the mind is also good.
It's all his; no one can take it from him.
Tang Shijiu groggily opened her eyes; it was almost dawn. She was lying on the soft couch in the room, her clothes intact, and the incense smelled wonderful. Her head ached and felt heavy, so heavy that she couldn't remember what had happened. She vaguely remembered Tianxiu drinking with her under a tree and asking her what kind of tree it was.
She remembered that at that time, a rare look of melancholy appeared on Tianxiu's usually radiant face.
Tang Shijiu propped himself up and the first thing he saw was Shen Yuntan sleeping on the table.
Summer was over, and autumn was approaching. The nights were rather chilly, and he was only wearing a thin cloth shirt. Tang Shijiu's heart stirred. She quietly got up, took a thin quilt, tiptoed in, and gently covered him with it.
Just as she was about to touch him, Shen Yuntan suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist.
Tang Shijiu met his gaze and shivered.
Those eyes were filled with distrust, suspicion, cruelty... and... a hint of fear.
However, these emotions vanished in an instant, replaced by his usual amiable demeanor: "Hahaha! Even the heroine Tang Shijiu can be frightened by me!"
His smile was flawless, as if those murderous eyes from just moments ago weren't his: "I was pretending to be asleep, just waiting to see if you'd cover me with a blanket!"