Chapter 30: Stolen

Wu Lin comrades gathered together to resist the Mongols and protect the country.

Originally, Huo Du spoke, wanting to dye his fingers on the position of the Wu Lin Alliance Leader. The Jianghu people in the arena were all indignant, but Gu Qing said this, which made them react, and they started to boo one after another.

"You also want to resist the Mongols!"

"That's right, to enter our Anti-Mongol and Country-Protecting Alliance, you must first bark a few times as a dog Tatar."

"You are Mongols, you have to hand in a few 'letters of intent'. Why don't you kill the Mongol dog official next to you, and we will let you enter the alliance."

These Jianghu people said one word to me, and I said one word to you, mocking Huo Du and others endlessly.

Huo Du had an extraordinary background and was respected everywhere. He was always the initiator of the rhythm, but today when he came to this meeting, he hadn't said much, and he had already been led by Gu Qing.

"If you don't kill that dog official, I will kill you!"

Gu Qing directly supervised the battle.

Huo Du's face was iron-blue, looking left and right, watching the Jianghu heroes around him eager to try, knowing that if they had any movement here, these people were ready to swarm up.

Jinlun Fawang sat behind him. After Gu Qing started speaking, he had been sizing up Gu Qing, thinking about the "reincarnation of the senior brother" that Da Er Ba encountered in Aobao Town. Just listening to the description, it was very consistent with Gu Qing. It was a pity that Da Er Ba was a dead brain, insisting on repairing the temple and achieving the so-called Golden-Bodied Arhat, which made Jinlun Fawang helpless and had to let it be.

Otherwise, if Da Er Ba were present, whether it was a god or a ghost, he would see it at a glance.

"To elect a Wu Lin Alliance Leader, naturally, we have to look at the level of Wu Gong."

Jinlun Fawang opened his mouth silently. His voice contained internal energy, which instantly overwhelmed the noise of the audience. The candles in the room suddenly dimmed because Jinlun Fawang opened his mouth, but the scene was silent. Jinlun Fawang put away his power, and the candles became bright again.

Such profound internal energy made the knights in the arena feel palpitations.

"Go take him down!"

Jinlun Fawang ordered Huo Du.

Huo Du took the order, took several steps in a row, rushed to Gu Qing's front, stretched his long arms, and attacked with both fists, directly facing Gu Qing's face!

Today he came here and was led by Gu Qing one after another. He had long had murderous intentions toward Gu Qing, so he naturally didn't show any mercy when he made a move.

Gu Qing stood in place, looking at Huo Du quietly, watching Huo Du reach his front, and just about to make a move, a stick suddenly came, blocking Huo Du's palm. It was Lu Youjiao who used the Dog-Beating Stick Technique at this time, breaking Huo Du's offensive.

Gu Qing's eyes glanced, watching Huang Rong look very proud, knowing that this was Huang Rong's calculation. In the situation where Gu Qing wanted to compete with Guo Jing for the Wu Lin Alliance Leader, she let Lu Youjiao break it, and let Lu Youjiao defeat the enemy, which also invisibly excluded Gu Qing from the event.

Gu Qing saw this and didn't force it. He took several steps back and went to the front of the crowd first.

Lu Youjiao had just taken over as the Gai Gang leader, and his prestige in the Jianghu was at its highest. At this time, he operated the Dog-Beating Stick Technique, which was indeed exquisite, beating Huo Du back repeatedly, and also causing the Jianghu people in the arena to cheer.

Huo Du met the Dog-Beating Stick Technique for the first time. In the staggered stick shadows, he was hit by several moves and was in a mess. But looking back, he felt that although Lu Youjiao's stick technique was exquisite, it was painful but not injurious. Coupled with the fact that Huo Du had long been provoked by Gu Qing, he took a stick and slapped Lu Youjiao out of the arena with one palm.

The two sides exchanged no more than thirty moves, which also made the Jianghu people in the arena silent. They knew that Huo Du and his group, who had been mocked by Gu Qing, really had skills in their hands.

After all, this Gai Gang leader was not their opponent.

Huo Du stared at Gu Qing again at this time, raised his hand, and grabbed Gu Qing.

Although Huang Rong was known as the female Zhuge, her wisdom lay in response. In layout and calculation, she was far worse than Zhao Min in Jin Yong's pen. After Gu Qing expressed that he wanted to be the Wu Lin Alliance Leader, she only calculated to exclude Gu Qing, but didn't predict the strength of Jinlun Fawang and his group. At this time, seeing Huo Du's strength, and watching Jinlun Fawang still sitting still, in such a situation where the enemy and our strength were unknown, Huang Rong could only remain silent and look at Guo Jing silently.

After Lu Youjiao was defeated, Huang Rong felt that the other party was tricky and had begun to believe in Guo Jing.

"Swish!"

Huo Du had already reached Gu Qing's front, his eyes fierce, and his claw power was even more unforgiving.

Gu Qing stood quietly, watching Huo Du's aggressive appearance, suddenly slapped, intercepted Huo Du's arm, turned his hand, and tripped with his feet. Huo Du flew up in front of Gu Qing, all controlled by Gu Qing. With Gu Qing's arm making a big loop, Huo Du fell heavily to the ground!

This grappling and throwing maneuver contained the essence of the Quanzhen Sect's palm techniques, such as the Slanting Moon Thrust, Unloading the Horse and Intercepting the Tiger, and the Turning Body Hook. In Gu Qing's hands, it was seamless and fluid, entirely the style of a master.

"Good!"

Guo Jing saw such moves and called out from his heart.

The Jianghu heroes in the arena saw this and cheered one after another. Originally, they saw Huo Du defeat Lu Youjiao and thought this would be a tricky enemy, but they didn't expect that in Gu Qing's hands, he didn't even pass a move.

Huo Du fell to the ground, his face blue and purple. He couldn't accept that he didn't even pass a move in Gu Qing's hands. At this time, he patted the ground, turned over and got up, sleeve head and right foot, both exerted force. This time, Huo Du applied his own 'Violent Wind and Thunder Art', and the momentum was extraordinary.

Gu Qing's expression was calm, having the demeanor of a Daoist master looking at the clear sky and being compassionate to the stupid. Watching Huo Du come again, his left foot didn't move, his right foot went forward, his body leaned forward, and he had already drilled into Huo Du's arms. With a 'Phoenix Tail Swing' of the Quanzhen Sect, he grabbed

"Slap!"

This blow caused Huo Du to see stars; he rolled several times on the ground. Seeing that Gu Qing did not pursue, he struggled to his feet.

Gu Qing smiled and gave Huo Du a slight nod.

Back at the Huashan Sword Contest, Wang Chongyang was invincible in the world, but after the Master passed away, the Quanzhen Sect had declined with each generation. However, the martial arts taught by Master Chongyang remained preserved in the sect down to the last detail. Recently, Gu Qing had been tempering his martial arts one by one using merit points. With Xiaolongnu's help, he had come to realize that the Quanzhen Sect was, after all, a Daoist sect. While the Primordial Qi Art was formidable, the essence of its martial arts did not lie in suppressing others with force, but in the release of energy and the timing of its application.

Having grasped this, Gu Qing's fist and foot techniques had improved further. Moreover, Gu Qing understood the Elephant Prajna Qi that Huo Du was using, so he was well aware of how Huo Du circulated his energy. With Gu Qing already stronger than Huo Du and having mastered the opponent's way of exerting force, Huo Du was like a spinning top in Gu Qing's hands—he could whip him however he pleased.

Thus, Gu Qing did not finish Huo Du off immediately; he wanted to enjoy whipping him around first.

"The power is in the feet, avoid the top and strike the bottom!"

Jinlun Fawang watched for two moves and instructed Huo Du directly in Tibetan.

Hearing this, Huo Du flipped up again, feinting with his hands and tripping with his feet. But Gu Qing also understood Tibetan, so to him, this was like playing with open cards. With a lift and a step, he avoided Huo Du's lethal move, reached out, grabbed him, and threw him to the ground once more.

These three consecutive throws were each heavy and powerful, causing blood to spray from Huo Du's nose and mouth. Yet, at this moment, Jinlun Fawang remained unmoved. Watching Gu Qing approach, Huo Du reached into his robe, intending to use a hidden weapon, but his hand was twisted. As Huo Du exerted force to counterattack, he was again leveraged by Gu Qing and slammed fiercely onto the ground.

Four consecutive throws.

Huo Du lay on the ground, blood covering his nose and mouth, unable to stand.

Gu Qing grabbed Huo Du by the back of his heart, lifted him up in the posture of an Overlord Lifting a Tripod, aimed his head toward the wall, and threw him with all his might!

Seeing this, Jinlun Fawang had no choice but to act. He leaped up, rushed forward a step, and caught Huo Du in mid-air. Just as he was about to strike, his brow furrowed as he looked at his own palm, where several inconspicuous fine needles were embedded.

Seeing the fine needles, Xiaolongnu reached toward her waist, then looked at Gu Qing, her gaze stern and full of questioning.

"Stolen."

Gu Qing waved his hand, explaining to Xiaolongnu.

These were the Ancient Tomb Sect's Jade Bee Needles.

Gu Qing had fought upright and honestly earlier, throwing Huo Du around, but by the final move, he had planted the Jade Bee Needles on Huo Du, forcing Jinlun Fawang to intervene and then attempting a sneak attack.

He hadn't expected to succeed.

Seeing this, Yang Guo gritted his teeth... stealing needles today, stealing people tomorrow!

(End of chapter)