Chapter 191: Master of Taohua Island (7)
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"Mei Shijie has improved so much," Lu Chengfeng thought. "If I had to fight her, I will certainly lose my life in only ten moves … This young Brother Guo, how could he master such a profound kungfu in his young age? I was really blind … Luckily I had not been careless or indiscreet, but treated him with nothing but politeness and respect."
Wanyan Kang was also upset, "I was supposed to contest this boy; but with his kungfu, how could I win?"
"Mei Shijie, you have been fighting for more than 80 moves. Why don't you admit defeat?" Huang Rong loudly called out. Actually they have fought for only about 60 moves, but she exaggerated by adding twenty more moves.
Mei Chaofeng was fuming mad. "I have trained hard for dozens of years but cannot cope with this kid?" she thought. She ignored Huang Rong's remark and increased the speed of her attacks. Her kungfu was actually many times better than Guo Jing's; but first, she was put at a disadvantage because of her blindness, and second, she could not think straight because her heart was filled with rage in her effort to seek revenge for her husband. Anger is a big taboo in a battle between two martial art experts. Third, Guo Jing had the advantage of youth's strength, plus he had mastered most of the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms'. Therefore, the battle between these two was really fierce.
After about a hundred moves, Mei Chaofeng started to recognize and became more familiar with Guo Jing's 15 moves. She knew Guo Jing's line of defense was formidable; she could feel the wind from more than ten feet away. But she also knew that performing the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms' took a lot of energy, and her internal energy was stronger than Guo Jing's; therefore, Mei Chaofeng changed her tactic and was trying to tire him off. She used the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and 'cui xin zhang' [Devastating Heart Palm Technique] interchangeably.
Huang Rong knew if this fight were prolonged, Guo Jing would suffer defeat. "Mei Shijie, it's more than 100 moves, quickly it will reach the 200th move. You still don't want to admit defeat?" she called. But Mei Chaofeng turned a deaf ear and increased the intensity of her attacks.
Suddenly Huang Rong got an idea; she leaped to a nearby pillar and called out, "Brother Jing, look at me!" Guo Jing launched two moves in succession: 'li she da chuan' [wading a wide creek] and 'hong jian yu lu' [phoenix slowly arise from the land], and managed to push Mei Chaofeng back far enough so that he could turn his eyes to Huang Rong. He saw her running around the pillar and made some hand signals; but did not understand what she wanted. So she called out again, "Fight in here!"
Finally Guo Jing understood; he turned around and leaped toward a nearby pillar. Mei Chaofeng followed with her five fingers to grab him, but her claw ended up penetrating the pillar. As a blind woman, she distinguished sound to know the whereabouts of her opponent; but the pillar was fixed in place and did not make any sound at all. So when Guo Jing hid behind one, how would she know?
As soon as Guo Jing overcame his surprised he immediately launched a palm which Mei Chaofeng parried. Two forces collided and both was pushed back several steps and Mei Chaofeng's fingers were freed from the pillar. Mei Chaofeng was very angry; she did not waste another second and before Guo Jing could steady himself she sent another attack his way.
Guo Jing was able to elude, but his clothes were ripped and his arm was scratched from her fingernails. Luckily he was not injured, but Mei Chaofeng had scared the hell out of him. Guo Jing quickly counterattacked by launching three successive moves combined with hiding behind the pillar. Mei Chaofeng shouted angrily, once again her fingers pierced the pillar.
Actually Guo Jing did not want to take advantage of her blindness, so he loudly called out, "Senior Mei, my kungfu is far inferior to yours; please show me mercy!"
Everybody could see that Guo Jing had gained an upper hand albeit with the help of the pillar. They knew he was giving Mei Chaofeng a face by asking her to stop. Lu Chengfeng also thought that this was a good time to stop the fight.
But Mei Chaofeng coldly said, "If we are competing martial arts, after I could not defeat you in three moves I should have admitted defeat. But today's fight is not a martial art competition; it is I am seeking revenge for my husband. I have already lost to you, but I still want to kill you!" As soon as she finished speaking both arms launched successive attacks: three times with her right hand and another three with her left. All attacks hit the pillar squarely on. Finally both her hands hit the pillar at the same time. With a loud crack the pillar broke and the roof collapsed.
The people in the hall were pugilists; even though they were shocked but they could jump out to escape. Lu Guanying grabbed his father and rushed outside; right in time before half of the hall was covered in debris. Unfortunately the Jin's officer was not able to escape; his legs were pinched underneath a beam. He was screaming for help. Wanyan Kang rushed to his rescue: he lifted the beam up, pulled him up, and grabbed his hands to get out of the hall. But as soon as they turned their back suddenly they felt numbness without knowing who had sealed their acupoints.
Mei Chaofeng had always concentrated her attention to Guo Jing. As soon as she heard Guo Jing moved she followed. By now under the heavy cloud the outside was dark. As soon as everybody was able to calm himself or herself, they could see Guo Jing – Mei Chaofeng fight became fiercer than ever. They fought under the dim starlight; both parties exchanged swift blows one after another, creating gusts of wind everywhere. Compared to the fight inside the hall this fight was more intense.
The dark was disadvantageous to Guo Jing; he started to fall under Mei Chaofeng's attacks. Mei Chaofeng's left leg made a sweeping move, followed by her right leg kicked toward his legs. If he were hit, his leg would break for sure. But this kick was a trick move. Unexpectedly Mei Chaofeng held her leg half way and her left arm grabbed Guo Jing's leg. Lu Guanying was looking from the sideline. "Watch out!" he cried. He had experienced defeat under Wanyan Kang with this exactly same move.
In this dangerous situation Guo Jing tried hard to overcome his fear; he used his left hand to parry Mei Chaofeng's hand. He was fast enough, but his strength was waning. As soon as their hands collided, Mei Chaofeng understood his situation. She immediately turned her hand around and used her three fingers: middle, ring, and little fingers to scratch the back of Guo Jing's hand. Guo Jing also realized the danger he was in; his right palm thrust toward her. It was a fierce attack, if Mei Chaofeng did not back off, both of them would be injured. Mei Chaofeng avoided the attack by leaping sideway; then she uttered a sinister laugh.
Guo Jing felt his left hand numb and itchy, then burning sensation. Lowering his head he saw three scratch marks on the back of his left palm. The scratches were bleeding only a little bit, but the blood slowly turned black. Suddenly he remembered the time he climbed that hill in the Mongolian desert; where he saw nine skulls Mei Chaofeng left behind. Priest Ma Yu had told him that Mei's fingernails contained lethal poison. He knew immediately that his life was in grave danger.
"Rong'er, I have been poisoned!" he called out. Without waiting for Huang Rong's respond he immediately jumped and threw both palms toward Mei Chaofeng. His intention was to seize her and force her to hand over the antidote. It was his only chance of survival.
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"Mei Shijie has improved so much," Lu Chengfeng thought. "If I had to fight her, I will certainly lose my life in only ten moves … This young Brother Guo, how could he master such a profound kungfu in his young age? I was really blind … Luckily I had not been careless or indiscreet, but treated him with nothing but politeness and respect."
Wanyan Kang was also upset, "I was supposed to contest this boy; but with his kungfu, how could I win?"
"Mei Shijie, you have been fighting for more than 80 moves. Why don't you admit defeat?" Huang Rong loudly called out. Actually they have fought for only about 60 moves, but she exaggerated by adding twenty more moves.
Mei Chaofeng was fuming mad. "I have trained hard for dozens of years but cannot cope with this kid?" she thought. She ignored Huang Rong's remark and increased the speed of her attacks. Her kungfu was actually many times better than Guo Jing's; but first, she was put at a disadvantage because of her blindness, and second, she could not think straight because her heart was filled with rage in her effort to seek revenge for her husband. Anger is a big taboo in a battle between two martial art experts. Third, Guo Jing had the advantage of youth's strength, plus he had mastered most of the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms'. Therefore, the battle between these two was really fierce.
After about a hundred moves, Mei Chaofeng started to recognize and became more familiar with Guo Jing's 15 moves. She knew Guo Jing's line of defense was formidable; she could feel the wind from more than ten feet away. But she also knew that performing the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms' took a lot of energy, and her internal energy was stronger than Guo Jing's; therefore, Mei Chaofeng changed her tactic and was trying to tire him off. She used the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and 'cui xin zhang' [Devastating Heart Palm Technique] interchangeably.
Huang Rong knew if this fight were prolonged, Guo Jing would suffer defeat. "Mei Shijie, it's more than 100 moves, quickly it will reach the 200th move. You still don't want to admit defeat?" she called. But Mei Chaofeng turned a deaf ear and increased the intensity of her attacks.
Suddenly Huang Rong got an idea; she leaped to a nearby pillar and called out, "Brother Jing, look at me!" Guo Jing launched two moves in succession: 'li she da chuan' [wading a wide creek] and 'hong jian yu lu' [phoenix slowly arise from the land], and managed to push Mei Chaofeng back far enough so that he could turn his eyes to Huang Rong. He saw her running around the pillar and made some hand signals; but did not understand what she wanted. So she called out again, "Fight in here!"
Finally Guo Jing understood; he turned around and leaped toward a nearby pillar. Mei Chaofeng followed with her five fingers to grab him, but her claw ended up penetrating the pillar. As a blind woman, she distinguished sound to know the whereabouts of her opponent; but the pillar was fixed in place and did not make any sound at all. So when Guo Jing hid behind one, how would she know?
As soon as Guo Jing overcame his surprised he immediately launched a palm which Mei Chaofeng parried. Two forces collided and both was pushed back several steps and Mei Chaofeng's fingers were freed from the pillar. Mei Chaofeng was very angry; she did not waste another second and before Guo Jing could steady himself she sent another attack his way.
Guo Jing was able to elude, but his clothes were ripped and his arm was scratched from her fingernails. Luckily he was not injured, but Mei Chaofeng had scared the hell out of him. Guo Jing quickly counterattacked by launching three successive moves combined with hiding behind the pillar. Mei Chaofeng shouted angrily, once again her fingers pierced the pillar.
Actually Guo Jing did not want to take advantage of her blindness, so he loudly called out, "Senior Mei, my kungfu is far inferior to yours; please show me mercy!"
Everybody could see that Guo Jing had gained an upper hand albeit with the help of the pillar. They knew he was giving Mei Chaofeng a face by asking her to stop. Lu Chengfeng also thought that this was a good time to stop the fight.
But Mei Chaofeng coldly said, "If we are competing martial arts, after I could not defeat you in three moves I should have admitted defeat. But today's fight is not a martial art competition; it is I am seeking revenge for my husband. I have already lost to you, but I still want to kill you!" As soon as she finished speaking both arms launched successive attacks: three times with her right hand and another three with her left. All attacks hit the pillar squarely on. Finally both her hands hit the pillar at the same time. With a loud crack the pillar broke and the roof collapsed.
The people in the hall were pugilists; even though they were shocked but they could jump out to escape. Lu Guanying grabbed his father and rushed outside; right in time before half of the hall was covered in debris. Unfortunately the Jin's officer was not able to escape; his legs were pinched underneath a beam. He was screaming for help. Wanyan Kang rushed to his rescue: he lifted the beam up, pulled him up, and grabbed his hands to get out of the hall. But as soon as they turned their back suddenly they felt numbness without knowing who had sealed their acupoints.
Mei Chaofeng had always concentrated her attention to Guo Jing. As soon as she heard Guo Jing moved she followed. By now under the heavy cloud the outside was dark. As soon as everybody was able to calm himself or herself, they could see Guo Jing – Mei Chaofeng fight became fiercer than ever. They fought under the dim starlight; both parties exchanged swift blows one after another, creating gusts of wind everywhere. Compared to the fight inside the hall this fight was more intense.
The dark was disadvantageous to Guo Jing; he started to fall under Mei Chaofeng's attacks. Mei Chaofeng's left leg made a sweeping move, followed by her right leg kicked toward his legs. If he were hit, his leg would break for sure. But this kick was a trick move. Unexpectedly Mei Chaofeng held her leg half way and her left arm grabbed Guo Jing's leg. Lu Guanying was looking from the sideline. "Watch out!" he cried. He had experienced defeat under Wanyan Kang with this exactly same move.
In this dangerous situation Guo Jing tried hard to overcome his fear; he used his left hand to parry Mei Chaofeng's hand. He was fast enough, but his strength was waning. As soon as their hands collided, Mei Chaofeng understood his situation. She immediately turned her hand around and used her three fingers: middle, ring, and little fingers to scratch the back of Guo Jing's hand. Guo Jing also realized the danger he was in; his right palm thrust toward her. It was a fierce attack, if Mei Chaofeng did not back off, both of them would be injured. Mei Chaofeng avoided the attack by leaping sideway; then she uttered a sinister laugh.
Guo Jing felt his left hand numb and itchy, then burning sensation. Lowering his head he saw three scratch marks on the back of his left palm. The scratches were bleeding only a little bit, but the blood slowly turned black. Suddenly he remembered the time he climbed that hill in the Mongolian desert; where he saw nine skulls Mei Chaofeng left behind. Priest Ma Yu had told him that Mei's fingernails contained lethal poison. He knew immediately that his life was in grave danger.
"Rong'er, I have been poisoned!" he called out. Without waiting for Huang Rong's respond he immediately jumped and threw both palms toward Mei Chaofeng. His intention was to seize her and force her to hand over the antidote. It was his only chance of survival.
"Mei Shijie has improved so much," Lu Chengfeng thought. "If I had to fight her, I will certainly lose my life in only ten moves This young Brother Guo, how could he master such a profound kungfu in his young age? I was really blind Luckily I had not been careless or indiscreet, but treated him with nothing but politeness and respect."Wanyan Kang was also upset, "I was supposed to contest this boy; but with his kungfu, how could I win?""Mei Shijie, you have been fighting for more than 80 moves. Why don't you admit defeat?" Huang Rong loudly called out. Actually they have fought for only about 60 moves, but she exaggerated by adding twenty more moves.Mei Chaofeng was fuming mad. "I have trained hard for dozens of years but cannot cope with this kid?" she thought. She ignored Huang Rong's remark and increased the speed of her attacks. Her kungfu was actually many times better than Guo Jing's; but first, she was put at a disadvantage because of her blindness, and second, she could not think straight because her heart was filled with rage in her effort to seek revenge for her husband. Anger is a big taboo in a battle between two martial art experts. Third, Guo Jing had the advantage of youth's strength, plus he had mastered most of the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms'. Therefore, the battle between these two was really fierce.After about a hundred moves, Mei Chaofeng started to recognize and became more familiar with Guo Jing's 15 moves. She knew Guo Jing's line of defense was formidable; she could feel the wind from more than ten feet away. But she also knew that performing the '18 Dragon-Subduing Palms' took a lot of energy, and her internal energy was stronger than Guo Jing's; therefore, Mei Chaofeng changed her tactic and was trying to tire him off. She used the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and 'cui xin zhang' Devastating Heart Palm Technique interchangeably.Huang Rong knew if this fight were prolonged, Guo Jing would suffer defeat. "Mei Shijie, it's more than 100 moves, quickly it will reach the 200th move. You still don't want to admit defeat?" she called. But Mei Chaofeng turned a deaf ear and increased the intensity of her attacks.Suddenly Huang Rong got an idea; she leaped to a nearby pillar and called out, "Brother Jing, look at me!" Guo Jing launched two moves in succession: 'li she da chuan' wading a wide creek and 'hong jian yu lu' phoenix slowly arise from the land, and managed to push Mei Chaofeng back far enough so that he could turn his eyes to Huang Rong. He saw her running around the pillar and made some hand signals; but did not understand what she wanted. So she called out again, "Fight in here!"Finally Guo Jing understood; he turned around and leaped toward a nearby pillar. Mei Chaofeng followed with her five fingers to grab him, but her claw ended up penetrating the pillar. As a blind woman, she distinguished sound to know the whereabouts of her opponent; but the pillar was fixed in place and did not make any sound at all. So when Guo Jing hid behind one, how would she know?As soon as Guo Jing overcame his surprised he immediately launched a palm which Mei Chaofeng parried. Two forces collided and both was pushed back several steps and Mei Chaofeng's fingers were freed from the pillar. Mei Chaofeng was very angry; she did not waste another second and before Guo Jing could steady himself she sent another attack his way.Guo Jing was able to elude, but his clothes were ripped and his arm was scratched from her fingernails. Luckily he was not injured, but Mei Chaofeng had scared the hell out of him. Guo Jing quickly counterattacked by launching three successive moves combined with hiding behind the pillar. Mei Chaofeng shouted angrily, once again her fingers pierced the pillar.Actually Guo Jing did not want to take advantage of her blindness, so he loudly called out, "Senior Mei, my kungfu is far inferior to yours; please show me mercy!"Everybody could see that Guo Jing had gained an upper hand albeit with the help of the pillar. They knew he was giving Mei Chaofeng a face by asking her to stop. Lu Chengfeng also thought that this was a good time to stop the fight.But Mei Chaofeng coldly said, "If we are competing martial arts, after I could not defeat you in three moves I should have admitted defeat. But today's fight is not a martial art competition; it is I am seeking revenge for my husband. I have already lost to you, but I still want to kill you!" As soon as she finished speaking both arms launched successive attacks: three times with her right hand and another three with her left. All attacks hit the pillar squarely on. Finally both her hands hit the pillar at the same time. With a loud crack the pillar broke and the roof collapsed.The people in the hall were pugilists; even though they were shocked but they could jump out to escape. Lu Guanying grabbed his father and rushed outside; right in time before half of the hall was covered in debris. Unfortunately the Jin's officer was not able to escape; his legs were pinched underneath a beam. He was screaming for help. Wanyan Kang rushed to his rescue: he lifted the beam up, pulled him up, and grabbed his hands to get out of the hall. But as soon as they turned their back suddenly they felt numbness without knowing who had sealed their acupoints.Mei Chaofeng had always concentrated her attention to Guo Jing. As soon as she heard Guo Jing moved she followed. By now under the heavy cloud the outside was dark. As soon as everybody was able to calm himself or herself, they could see Guo Jing Mei Chaofeng fight became fiercer than ever. They fought under the dim starlight; both parties exchanged swift blows one after another, creating gusts of wind everywhere. Compared to the fight inside the hall this fight was more intense.The dark was disadvantageous to Guo Jing; he started to fall under Mei Chaofeng's attacks. Mei Chaofeng's left leg made a sweeping move, followed by her right leg kicked toward his legs. If he were hit, his leg would break for sure. But this kick was a trick move. Unexpectedly Mei Chaofeng held her leg half way and her left arm grabbed Guo Jing's leg. Lu Guanying was looking from the sideline. "Watch out!" he cried. He had experienced defeat under Wanyan Kang with this exactly same move.In this dangerous situation Guo Jing tried hard to overcome his fear; he used his left hand to parry Mei Chaofeng's hand. He was fast enough, but his strength was waning. As soon as their hands collided, Mei Chaofeng understood his situation. She immediately turned her hand around and used her three fingers: middle, ring, and little fingers to scratch the back of Guo Jing's hand. Guo Jing also realized the danger he was in; his right palm thrust toward her. It was a fierce attack, if Mei Chaofeng did not back off, both of them would be injured. Mei Chaofeng avoided the attack by leaping sideway; then she uttered a sinister laugh.Guo Jing felt his left hand numb and itchy, then burning sensation. Lowering his head he saw three scratch marks on the back of his left palm. The scratches were bleeding only a little bit, but the blood slowly turned black. Suddenly he remembered the time he climbed that hill in the Mongolian desert; where he saw nine skulls Mei Chaofeng left behind. Priest Ma Yu had told him that Mei's fingernails contained lethal poison. He knew immediately that his life was in grave danger."Rong'er, I have been poisoned!" he called out. Without waiting for Huang Rong's respond he immediately jumped and threw both palms toward Mei Chaofeng. His intention was to seize her and force her to hand over the antidote. It was his only chance of survival.
