Chapter 563

“Is being handsome just that self-indulgent?”

“……”

Inside the cinema, it was a scene of boiling excitement.

Everyone was somewhat exhilarated.

Why were Wu Xia novels, Wu Xia dramas, and Wu Xia films so popular in the beginning?

Because they satisfied people’s thirst for imagination.

Flying over grass, the Golden Bell Shield, the Iron Sand Palm, scaling walls and vaulting over roofs...

People cannot achieve these things in real life, so they project these desires into Wu Xia.

As for the later explosive genres, such as fantasy, immortal cultivation, magic, and so on, they are actually all the same.

Wu Xia films and movies have one most important thrill point.

That is the display of Wu Gong.

So-called spectacular fight scenes are actually just the display and clash of the characters' respective martial arts.

And now, the display of Yu Yu Huatian’s Wu Gong has thrilled many in the audience.

What they don’t know is that this plot point is actually a famous scene from the Earth film *New Dragon Gate Inn*—Cao Shaoqin snapping a sword with his bare hands!

Now, it has become Yu Yu Huatian snapping a sword with his bare hands!

PS: *New Dragon Gate Inn* is the version starring Vincent Zhao, which is very classic. Also, I have a lot to do at home today, so updates will resume tomorrow.

Yu Yu Huatian used only his two-finger Zen to repel Ling Ling Yanqiu’s attack.

Everything was so relaxed and effortless.

He didn’t even shift his butt once.

And Ling Ling Yanqiu wasn’t even in his eyes; he had no desire to strike at all.

At this moment.

The Western Depot’s Chief Head took action, unleashing his Wu Gong to entangle with Ling Ling Yanqiu to the side.

Yu Yu Huatian continued to look at the battle under the cliff through his monocular telescope, as if everything happening there was more attractive to him.

Here, a very interesting piece of cinematic language appeared.

In the entire frame, Yu Yu Huatian sat on a chair on the left, his expression indifferent, with the Western Depot agents behind him standing at the ready. On the right side of the frame, Ling Ling Yanqiu and the Chief Head were locked in a fierce battle, the sound of blades clashing ringing out incessantly.

Stillness! Motion!

Stillness and motion seem contradictory, yet they were perfectly fused together in this frame.

It further highlighted Yu Yu Huatian’s power.

Meng Qian’s eyes lit up as she exclaimed, “He’s clearly just sitting there quietly, yet he’s finished showing off!”

She felt that her husbands knew how to show off.

……

Below the cliff.

The Western Depot agents were not idle; seeing that they couldn’t take down those chivalrous warriors for a while, they decisively deployed archers to shoot and kill the enemies through long-range attacks.

The chivalrous warriors were already at a disadvantage due to their small numbers, and now with the harassment of the archers, they were even more disheveled; one of them was directly pierced through the arm by a feathered arrow.

However, he was worthy of being a man who roamed the Jianghu; enduring the pain, he swung his sword to cut off the arrow.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult, they put the children on horses and chose to flee, but the agents had no intention of letting them go and pursued them relentlessly.

On the cliff.

Ling Ling Yanqiu discovered that the chivalrous warriors and children were in danger, feinted a move to shake off the masked Chief Head of the Western Depot, used light-body technique to fly down the cliff, lightly tapped her toes on the horse’s back, and with a joyful sword-hum from the long sword in her hand, her figure flashed, sword light flickered, and a row of archers was instantly cut down from their horses.

It fully proved that once a marksman is approached by a jungler, they are just trash.

Not to mention that this jungler’s level was unknown how many times higher than the marksman’s.

Afterward, Ling Ling Yanqiu flew onto the back of her white horse and rode away with the chivalrous warriors.

Yu Yu Huatian sat on the cliff watching the fleeing robbers, his expression neither sad nor happy.

He was neither furious nor startled; instead, it seemed to be within his expectations.

It turned out that all of this was intentional on his part.

When these people appeared to save others just now, he noticed that Zhao Huai’an was not among them and guessed that these were just Jianghu ruffians hired by Zhao Huai’an, so he deliberately let this person go to lure out Zhao Huai’an.

His subordinates quickly spread out a map, and Yu Yu Huatian performed a divine calculation analysis, his gaze suddenly sharpening as he saw a point on the map.

“Dragon Gate!”

“Pass the order down: seal all main roads and strictly inspect the Dragon Gate pass!”

Dragon Gate!

This place name, which appeared in the TV series *The Proud Twins*, rang in the audience’s ears once again.

Through the film, everyone had actually guessed that most of the story of the entire movie would take place in this location, so they were full of anticipation and curiosity.

At the same time.

The character of Yu Yu Huatian also became more stunning and well-rounded.

If mocking the Eastern Depot in the temple and snapping a precious sword with bare hands highlighted Yu Yu Huatian’s supreme Wu Gong, then playing the long game to catch a big fish and deducing the Dragon Gate location revealed Yu Yu Huatian’s supreme intellect!

A powerful villain can bring a strong sense of tension and oppression to people.

At this moment, this was exactly the feeling Yu Yu Huatian gave people.

"Me too, I feel like I'm having a mental breakdown!"

"Ling Ling Yanqiu, played by Chen Yao, is so beautiful; she must not be harmed!"

“……”

“Yu Yu Huatian has both Wu Gong and intelligence; if he were to be the opponent of Zhu Zhu Wushi in *The Proud Twins* twenty years later, I’m afraid there would really be nothing left for Zhu Zhu Tiedan to do.”

“What a pity.”

“I want to know more and more what happens later; why does such a brilliant and talented character have no role in *The Proud Twins*? Could it be that he is already dead? But then, why would Lady Jiang Lady Jiang Yuyan say she wants to go to Dragon Gate to see an old friend?”

“Keep watching, there should be an answer.”

But Zhao Zhao Huaian’s righteousness in avenging his master was moving, the pitiful appearance of the boy and girl evoked sympathy, and Ling Ling Yanqiu (Chen Yao) was as beautiful as a painting... the heroes were great too!

In fact.

Among the audience watching the movie, not everyone had seen *The Proud Twins* TV series.

But it didn’t affect the viewing experience.

Even without understanding the story of the previous work, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* didn’t have much impact and could be viewed as a standalone story.

On the other side.

Ling Ling Yanqiu knew the main road couldn’t be taken and specifically chose small paths that the large army couldn’t travel on.

They had already arranged with Zhao Huai’an to meet at the Dragon Gate Inn before the Dragon Gate pass.

The scene switched.

The desolate yellow sand desert was boundless; there was no vegetation on the ground, no animals, the sky was yellow, and the earth was yellow, a scene of desolation everywhere—truly a barren land where not even a single hair could grow.

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But as the camera moved rapidly from a sky-high perspective, there was actually a small black dot on this barren land.

As it zoomed in from high to low, the audience saw clearly: that wasn’t a small black dot, but an inn!

Dragon Gate Inn!

It stood alone in this yellow sand desert, the only inn for dozens of miles around; although it was located in a remote area, the inn was bustling with noise!

The camera entered the inn and landed on the waiter; following the movement of the waiter serving dishes, one could see passing merchants, military couriers, and Jianghu figures... a mixed bag of people.

What surprised the audience was that here, Xu Mingyue used a special filming technique.

“A one-shot take? Awesome!”

“My wives are so talented it makes my scalp tingle!”

“Everyone sit down, it’s a basic operation, don’t be surprised!”

“……”

Yes.

It was indeed a one-shot take.

It was an extreme test of the director’s ability to compose scenes and set up camera positions.