Chapter 203: The Black-Robed Woman

The Edo is surging with wind and clouds.

Several days have passed, and the incident at Emei Mountain has finally spread throughout the Edo.

Hua Wuque, as the successor of Yihua Palace, is indeed very prominent, but the "Heavenly Soldier Master" Yu Liancheng is not a bit inferior, even holding the upper hand; everyone knows that these two masters have emerged in the Edo, and both are still very young.

The events that occurred at Yuloudong a few days ago were also enough to shake the Edo, but it seems they were deliberately suppressed, and not many people know this news.

However, the Jiangnan region is experiencing undercurrents; after the deaths of Xiao Zichun, Ghost Shadow, and others, Duan Hefei has already been secretly contending for territory, and this kind of contention often carries slaughter and bloodshed.

The moon has risen, and moonlight spills over the earth.

This is an exquisite courtyard; the construction within the courtyard is done with exhaustive care and ingenuity, beautiful and elegant, with a unique craftsmanship.

In the courtyard, Yu Liancheng is lying on a delicately styled recliner, admiring the moonlight filling the sky.

In reality, his mind is not on this at all, but is instead contemplating the mysteries within the "Five Ultimates Divine Art."

Especially one martial art that emphasizes borrowing force to strike back; its miraculous mysteries may already be no less than "Yihua Grafting Jade."

In fact, Yihua Grafting Jade is not much different from Wudang's Four Ounces Deflects a Thousand Catties or Shaolin's Stick to Clothes Eighteen Falls; they are all just techniques for borrowing force to strike back.

It is just that Yihua Grafting Jade is more exquisite and executed faster. Before the opponent's power is fully exerted, one seizes the initiative to deflect the opponent's power back.

But if one only deflects the move and cannot deflect the True Qi, it is all in vain.

Therefore, those who use this kind of martial art must also have very good insight and discernment, seeing at a glance the acupoints from which the opponent's dantian exerts force and the direction of that force, only then can they achieve the ability to push with the current and handle it with ease.

Just at this moment, one heard a person roar: "Damn it, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you brat have run so far away, causing me a great deal of trouble to find you."

Hearing the words "Damn it," Yu Liancheng already knew it must be that Evil Gambler Xuanyuan Sanguang who had arrived.

Sure enough, a one-eyed big man flipped down from the house, shouting anxiously: "Come and gamble a round quickly; in order to handle your business, I haven't gambled for several days, and my hands are itching unbearably."

Yu Liancheng glanced at the travel-worn Xuanyuan Sanguang and said indifferently: "Have you finished the task I entrusted to you?"

"I, the Evil Gambler, keep my word; the task you asked me to do has been handled perfectly and without any mistakes, you can just rest assured."

Xuanyuan Sanguang waved his hand impatiently: "I came to find you as soon as I finished the task; I didn't gamble with anyone along the way, isn't that loyal enough? I just want to find you to gamble a round now, I want to win against you once."

Yu Liancheng smiled and said: "I also like to gamble; sometimes when the gambling addiction comes up, I don't care about other things either, but I still want to say one thing to you."

Xuanyuan Sanguang said: "What thing?"

Yu Liancheng said: "Gambling is harmful to health."

"Go to hell, for a person like me, not gambling for a day is more uncomfortable than not eating for a day." Xuanyuan Sanguang rubbed his hands in anxiety: "I haven't gambled for several days to handle your business, which is equivalent to not eating for several days and nights. If you don't accompany me to gamble a round, you are really not a decent person."

"You cannot win against me; your gambling technique is still far too lacking," Yu Liancheng said calmly.

"Bullshit! Bullshit! If I, Xuanyuan Sanguang, am determined to win, no one can gamble better than me," Xuanyuan Sanguang jumped in frustration.

"Fine, let's gamble a round." Yu Liancheng pondered for a moment, imitating Xuanyuan Sanguang's tone: "If I win this round, I don't need you to do anything, just don't come and bother me, you unlucky bastard. If I lose, I will accompany you, you turtle son, to gamble until the sky is bright, the people are gone, and the money is gone."

He imitated it truly vividly; if the voice were a bit coarser, I fear others would have thought these words were spoken by Xuanyuan Sanguang himself.

"That's it, that's it, that's definitely it, you say how we gamble, we gamble that way," Xuanyuan Sanguang's eyes were already shining.

Yu Liancheng raised an eyebrow and said: "You decide how to gamble; dice or dominoes are both fine. And although my way of gambling is interesting, you will definitely lose."

As soon as Xuanyuan Sanguang heard the words "interesting," it was like a dog seeing a meaty bone, and he said impatiently: "Speak quickly, speak quickly, don't keep me in suspense."

Yu Liancheng said indifferently: "You should have some understanding of my martial arts."

Xuanyuan Sanguang touched his head, his tone revealing impatience: "You brat indeed have some skills, much more powerful than me, the Evil Gambler. If you want to talk about comparing martial arts, I'll just admit defeat."

"Of course it can't be a simple comparison of martial arts," Yu Liancheng smiled slightly: "Let's bet on this round that I won't use my hands or feet, yet I can make you get beaten, most likely getting slapped in the face; do you believe it?"

Xuanyuan Sanguang's eyes widened: "You won't use your hands or feet, yet you'll make me get beaten, get slapped in the face?"

Yu Liancheng nodded and said: "Correct, what, do you have no confidence in your own martial arts?"

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed loudly: "Although my, Xuanyuan Sanguang's, martial arts cannot be considered top-tier, they are passable; I really cannot imagine that there is anyone in the world who can make me get beaten and slapped in the face without using their hands or feet. I'll bet with you."

"Heh, if the great hero Yan Nantian came, and he told you to slap yourself in the face, would you dare not to?" Yu Liancheng wore a smile, activating his Mind-Capturing Technique, and an invisible ripple surged out from between his brows.

"This..." Xuanyuan Sanguang's smile suddenly stalled; the three words "Yan Nantian" have a strange deterrent power over all the villains in the world, even if Yan Nantian is very likely trapped in Villain's Valley and can never come out again, Xuanyuan Sanguang still does not dare to have the slightest disrespect for Yan Nantian.

Yu Liancheng smiled again: "And there are the two Fungongs of Yihua Palace, Yao Yue and Lianxing; they shake the world with their might. If you saw them, of course you wouldn't slap yourself in the face, because you would most likely be so scared that you'd wet your pants and your legs wouldn't even be able to stand."

"Go to hell." This time Xuanyuan Sanguang jumped up directly and roared: "Yan Nantian is one thing, but what are those two women, are they worthy of ordering me, the Evil Gambler..."

Before he finished speaking, only a "whoosh" was heard, and Xuanyuan Sanguang's eyes blurred; then, with a series of "slap, slap, slap" sounds, Xuanyuan Sanguang had already received three slaps.

Not to mention blocking these three slaps, he didn't even see clearly how the other person hit him.

The martial arts of the person who hit him were truly shocking.

Even this Evil Gambler Xuanyuan Sanguang was startled in his heart at this moment.

And in the courtyard, it was unknown when a black shadow had appeared.

This was a black-robed woman with long hair draped over her shoulders; she wore a dead-faced mask on her face, which was carved from agarwood. Although the bright moon was already very bright at this moment, Xuanyuan Sanguang still couldn't help but be startled upon suddenly seeing such a person.

Yu Liancheng clapped his hands and laughed: "Xuanyuan Sanguang, you lost; I didn't use my hands or feet, yet I made you eat two slaps."