novelapdf Chapter 163, Part 1: A Dance of Stunning Beauty
Chapter 163, Part 1: A Dance of Stunning Beauty
Chapter 163 A Dance That Startled the World
Gongsun Lan lowered her head and continued eating the plate of Dinghu vegetarian food. After all, she knew best that the colorless and odorless poison she had roasted was added to the chestnuts with great care.
Jiang Fengyue sighed and said, "Actually, there's one more thing I need Grandma's help with."
Gongsun Lan frowned and said, "I knew it wouldn't be that simple, but sir, you might as well speak frankly. Fifty taels of silver is enough to buy my life."
Jiang Fengyue thought to herself, "What a great deal! Fifty taels of silver to buy the life of a mysterious organization leader? Where else in the world can you find such a good deal?"
He smiled and said, "I wouldn't risk my life, but I'd like to ask Grandma to help me find someone."
Gongsun Lan asked, "Who is it?"
Jiang Fengyue peeled another chestnut, tossed it into her mouth, and said, "A woman wearing red shoes."
Gongsun Lan frowned slightly, but Jiang Fengyue couldn't see her true expression because of the wrinkled mask she wore.
Gongsun Lan said, "Okay."
Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Grandma, would you like to hear the story of the person I'm looking for?"
Gongsun Lan said, "If you wish to speak, young master, this old man is willing to listen."
Jiang Fengyue said, "The person I'm looking for is named Gongsun Lan."
Gongsun Lan's body trembled slightly.
Jiang Fengyue continued, "Many people also call her Gongsun Da Niang, but she has many other names in the martial arts world that strike fear into the hearts of many."
Gongsun Lan asked, "What's your name?"
Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Female Butcher, Peach Blossom Bee, Five Poison Lady, Enchanting Granny, I'm afraid none of these names can make people in the martial arts world not tremble with fear."
Gongsun Lan was momentarily stunned, and said, "I don't understand these things. I'm just an old woman who sells chestnuts."
Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "I recently learned another name for her."
Gongsun Lan asked, "What is it?"
Jiang Fengyue slowly said, "Grandma Xiong, the Grandma Xiong who specializes in selling roasted chestnuts, am I right, Aunt Gongsun?"
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Lan realized that she had already been exposed and that Jiang Fengyue had been toying with her all this time. Her expression changed instantly, and she drew two short swords from her waist.
With a flick of the short sword, the table was overturned, and the plate of vegetarian dishes from Dinghu fell to the ground.
Jiang Fengyue dodged Gongsun Lan's sword with a flash, and sighed, "You said in your letter to the Snake King that you liked to eat Dinghu vegetarian food, but I didn't expect that when it was actually placed in front of you, you would waste it like this."
Gongsun Lan no longer bent her back, and her wrists became more flexible. A pair of short swords were cold and menacing in her hands.
She seemed to be angered by Jiang Fengyue, and soon her pair of short swords were aimed straight at Jiang Fengyue's throat.
Jiang Fengyue moved swiftly but did not retaliate, as if admiring Gongsun Lan's unparalleled sword dance.
Once there was a beautiful woman named Gongsun, whose sword dance moved all directions. The spectators were as numerous as mountains, their faces downcast, and heaven and earth seemed to sway in hushed tones.
Although Gongsun Lan was not the real Gongsun Da Niang, her swordsmanship seemed to have been passed down from Gongsun Da Niang, being just as beautiful and sharp.
Jiang Fengyue couldn't help but exclaim, "What excellent swordsmanship!"
Gongsun Lan smiled slightly, thinking that Jiang Fengyue had fallen into a disadvantageous position. Her sword wind became more intense, and the blade shimmered in the moonlight.
Jiang Fengyue also felt that she had seen enough swordsmanship. The next step was to dismantle Gongsun Lan's fancy moves. No matter how amazing the sword dance was, it was still more dance than sword, and it could never touch the true essence of swordsmanship.
Gongsun Lan thrust her two short swords at Jiang Fengyue again, but this time Jiang Fengyue didn't dodge. She just stood there motionless. Gongsun Lan thought that Jiang Fengyue was resigning herself to her fate and going to her death.
But the next moment, something completely unexpected happened to Gongsun Lan. Jiang Fengyue exuded a chilling aura, and when Gongsun Lan thrust her two swords forward at lightning speed, Jiang Fengyue caught them with both hands.
It wasn't his fingers, but his palm. Logically speaking, if Jiang Fengyue's palm were stabbed like that, even the bones would be pierced.
But Jiang Fengyue acted as if nothing had happened, grasping the tips of Gongsun Lan's two short swords with both hands and gently pulling them into his hands.
The characteristic of Mingyu Gong is that when you use cold internal energy to attack someone else's body, their blood will congeal. However, if you apply it to your own skin and add a layer of true qi for protection, you can make your skin incredibly hard.
This is different from practicing the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt techniques. Those invulnerable skills will always have weaknesses no matter how much you practice them. If you encounter a very tough opponent, you will still be defeated as you are constantly worn down.
The Mingyu Gong is different, because its greatest feature is not output, but input. Whenever someone applies force to Jiang Fengyue who is using the Mingyu Gong, the Mingyu Gong will continuously absorb the other person's internal energy to replenish itself.
Gongsun Lan's people were stunned. Only now did she realize that Jiang Fengyue had not only seen through her true colors from the beginning, but had also refrained from fighting back just to see her make a fool of herself.
She turned to run away, for a swordsman without his sword would be greatly diminished in skill.
Gongsun Lan leaped into the air, her dazzling red shoes revealed in the moonlight. Jiang Fengyue picked up two short swords and gave chase.
Gongsun Lan's lightness skill was also quite fast. Although it did not reach the level of Chu Liuxiang, it was still the fastest that Jiang Fengyue had seen in a long time.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast she was, Jiang Fengyue eventually caught up with her. Seeing Jiang Fengyue getting closer and closer, Gongsun Lan had no choice but to turn around and rush towards the densely populated area.
She darted onto a bustling street, then suddenly began to fall. She screamed, "Help! Help! Help!"
While calling for help, she rushed into a teahouse, where an old woman was shouting for help and a young man was chasing after her.
Anyone who saw this would think it was Jiang Fengyue's fault, so seven or eight enthusiastic burly men immediately surrounded her, some with knives, some with guns, and those without weapons slashed at her with their palms.
Jiang Fengyue remained silent, twisting the sword in his hand and swinging it only with the hilt. In a short while, seven or eight people were knocked unconscious.
No one dared to step forward to help anymore, and the customers in the teahouse scattered one after another. Fortunately, Jiang Fengyue did not kill anyone here. Those who were ignorant and tried to attack were only knocked unconscious. Therefore, some people felt that those who were knocked unconscious deserved it.
Jiang Fengyue tried to give chase, but Gongsun Da Niang was nowhere to be seen. After all, it would be difficult to catch up with a master of lightness skills like her after such a long delay.
Jiang Fengyue smiled helplessly. It didn't matter that Gongsun Lan had run away. She already knew the location of their gathering, so she could just go there in advance and lie in wait.
He sat down in the empty teahouse, called the waiter, ordered a pot of wine and a dish of Hundred Flower Chicken.