Chapter 202: Divine Dragon Shakes Its Tail (5)
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They leaped back downstairs. Guo Jing was about to make a move when Huang Rong whispered in his ears, "Let the Beggar Clan people go first." Guo Jing complied. He stretched his neck and saw four female disciples lifted the sack with Li Sheng in it, while the other four were guarding behind them. Further back about ten yards behind were the Beggar Clan people, each wielding a wooden staff.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong waited a moment to put some distance between them before they quietly leaped out of the garden and followed from afar. A little while later they arrived at the edge of the town. The eight women took the sack to a big house, while the four Beggar Clan members spread out to surround the building.
Huang Rong pulled Guo Jing's arm and they walked toward the back of the building; jumped over the back wall and saw that the building was actually an ancestral temple. The main hall was full of memorial tablets. On the main beam were hung big banners with the deceased people's merits and honorable titles written on them. The hall was lit by four, five big red candles; and in the center sat a man wielding a folding fan.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong had guessed earlier it must be Ouyang Ke's doing, and they were right. They hid themselves under a window, did not dare to move at all, while wondering in their hearts, "Would that Li Sheng fellow be able to fight him?"
They saw the eight women entering the hall and said, "Young Master, Miss Cheng is here." Ouyang Ke sneered coldly. He looked outside and said, "Friends, you have been so kind to visit, why not come in and introduce yourselves?"
Hiding on top of the wall's roof, the Beggar Clan people knew they have been found out, but without Li Sheng's command they did not dare to make any noise.
Ouyang Ke turned his head and looked at the sack. "I did not expect a beautiful lady as you would be so easily invited to come here." He walked slowly forward, waving his folding fan slowly. When he folded the fan, it resembled an iron pen.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing saw his hand movement and his expression; they were shocked. Looked like Ouyang Ke had already found out an enemy was hiding inside that sack and was going to strike.
Huang Rong immediately took three steel needles in her hand, aiming them toward the fan; ready to strike if Li Sheng was in danger. But suddenly there were swishing sounds; a couple of sleeve-arrows were flying toward Ouyang Ke's chest. They were released by a beggar who appeared on the windowsill. They also have seen the danger threatening Li Sheng, and launched a preemptive strike.
Ouyang Ke stretched his left hand sideways, his index and middle fingers pinched an arrow, his ring and little fingers pinched the other, with a couple of 'crack' sound the two arrows became four pieces.
The Beggars saw this and were amazed. "Martial Uncle Li, come out!" Yu Zhao called out. He was not even finished shouting when the sack was ripped open; out came two blades followed by Li Zheng rolling on the floor. He used the sack as a shield and quickly stood up.
Li Sheng knew Ouyang Ke was fierce and he was not sure he could defeat him; that was the reason he wanted to attack him by surprise by hiding inside the sack; who would have thought that Ouyang Ke fouled his plan.
"A beautiful lady turned into a beggar. It was a good sack trick!" Ouyang Ke laughed.
Li Sheng ignored his remark. "This city has lost four girls in three days. All were your Excellency's doing, I presume?" he countered.
"This Bao Ying County is certainly not a poor area, how did the law enforcement officer turned into a beggar?" Ouyang Ke smirked.
Li Sheng maintained his calmness. "I am not begging for food here," he answered. "But I heard yesterday that four adolescent girls suddenly vanished without a trace. My curiosity was piqued, so I took a look."
Ouyang Ke reluctantly said, "Actually those girls are not exceptional; and since you want them – considering we are the people of the martial arts world, I'd like to give them to you. Beggars usually eat dead crabs; so I am sure you will treat these four girls as your treasures." He waved his right hand, and several female disciples of his went inside to get those four girls. The girls' clothes were unkempt, their faces thin and pale, their eyes red from crying.
Li Sheng was outraged to see this. He loudly shouted, "What is your honorable name? Whose disciple are you?"
Ouyang Ke still maintained his carefree attitude. "My surname is Ouyang. What is it that you want, my friend?" he nonchalantly answered.
"I want to play with you!" Li Sheng roared.
"I want nothing better!" Ouyang Ke replied. "Please start!"
"Good!" Li Sheng shouted and moved his right hand. But just before he strike a white shadow flashed with a gust of wind. He was very shocked and leaped up immediately, but his neck was scratched nonetheless. Luckily he was swift, if not; his neck would have a hole in it.
Li Sheng was an eight-bag disciple of his clan; a highly respected position. His martial art was strong; and the beggars in Liang Zhe area came to him for advice. In short, he was one of the Beggar Clan's elite fighters; who would have thought that he was almost injured in just one stance. His face flushed with anger and embarrassment. Without turning his body he launched his hand backward.
"He knows the '18-dragon subduing palms'," whispered Huang Rong to Guo Jing. Guo Jing nodded.
Ouyang Ke could see this move was fierce and did not dare to meet it frontally, he jumped sideways. By this time Li Sheng had turned his body around and stepped forward. He lifted both hands in front of his chest and with a loud cry pushed them forward.
This time it was Guo Jing who whispered into Huang Rong's ear, "Is that move from the 'xiao yao you quan fa' [wandering strides fists technique]?" Huang Rong nodded; but she noticed that Li Sheng's movement was heavy, not elegant like the 'wandering strides' should be executed.
Ouyang Ke saw Li Sheng's step was steady and his hands were profound in launching wonderful moves; he did not dare to act casual and underestimated his opponent any longer. He slipped his folding fan into his waist and quick as a flash launched a counterattack toward Li Sheng's shoulder.
Li Sheng parried with the 'fan lai shen shou' [begging for rice], still from the 'wandering strides' fists technique. Ouyang Ke parried with his left hand, which forced Li Sheng to lift his right arm; then swiftly Ouyang Ke moved toward Li Sheng's back and stretched both hands with all fingers forming two claws attacking Li Sheng's vital 'bei xin' [sleeveless garment] acupoints.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing were startled, "This move is difficult to fend off."
By that time the rest of the Beggar Clan people had entered the hall. They saw Li Sheng was in grave danger and were rushing to help.
Li Sheng could hear the wind behind his back and felt the claws almost touching his clothes. Again he launched his hand backward using the 'shen long bai wei' [divine dragon swings its tail] from the '18 Dragon-subduing Palms'. The stance came from the trigram, 'to thread on' which is part of the Yi Jing. The master who created the 18 subduing dragon palms actually named the stance "threading on the tiger's tail". It was a more powerful description as compared to "attacking the tiger from behind" because if one steps on the tiger's tail, it will no doubt turn around and attack furiously. However, the later generation felt that this description in the Yi Jing was too soft and not pleasing to the tongue. Thus, they changed it to "the divine dragon swings its tail".
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They leaped back downstairs. Guo Jing was about to make a move when Huang Rong whispered in his ears, "Let the Beggar Clan people go first." Guo Jing complied. He stretched his neck and saw four female disciples lifted the sack with Li Sheng in it, while the other four were guarding behind them. Further back about ten yards behind were the Beggar Clan people, each wielding a wooden staff.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong waited a moment to put some distance between them before they quietly leaped out of the garden and followed from afar. A little while later they arrived at the edge of the town. The eight women took the sack to a big house, while the four Beggar Clan members spread out to surround the building.
Huang Rong pulled Guo Jing's arm and they walked toward the back of the building; jumped over the back wall and saw that the building was actually an ancestral temple. The main hall was full of memorial tablets. On the main beam were hung big banners with the deceased people's merits and honorable titles written on them. The hall was lit by four, five big red candles; and in the center sat a man wielding a folding fan.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong had guessed earlier it must be Ouyang Ke's doing, and they were right. They hid themselves under a window, did not dare to move at all, while wondering in their hearts, "Would that Li Sheng fellow be able to fight him?"
They saw the eight women entering the hall and said, "Young Master, Miss Cheng is here." Ouyang Ke sneered coldly. He looked outside and said, "Friends, you have been so kind to visit, why not come in and introduce yourselves?"
Hiding on top of the wall's roof, the Beggar Clan people knew they have been found out, but without Li Sheng's command they did not dare to make any noise.
Ouyang Ke turned his head and looked at the sack. "I did not expect a beautiful lady as you would be so easily invited to come here." He walked slowly forward, waving his folding fan slowly. When he folded the fan, it resembled an iron pen.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing saw his hand movement and his expression; they were shocked. Looked like Ouyang Ke had already found out an enemy was hiding inside that sack and was going to strike.
Huang Rong immediately took three steel needles in her hand, aiming them toward the fan; ready to strike if Li Sheng was in danger. But suddenly there were swishing sounds; a couple of sleeve-arrows were flying toward Ouyang Ke's chest. They were released by a beggar who appeared on the windowsill. They also have seen the danger threatening Li Sheng, and launched a preemptive strike.
Ouyang Ke stretched his left hand sideways, his index and middle fingers pinched an arrow, his ring and little fingers pinched the other, with a couple of 'crack' sound the two arrows became four pieces.
The Beggars saw this and were amazed. "Martial Uncle Li, come out!" Yu Zhao called out. He was not even finished shouting when the sack was ripped open; out came two blades followed by Li Zheng rolling on the floor. He used the sack as a shield and quickly stood up.
Li Sheng knew Ouyang Ke was fierce and he was not sure he could defeat him; that was the reason he wanted to attack him by surprise by hiding inside the sack; who would have thought that Ouyang Ke fouled his plan.
"A beautiful lady turned into a beggar. It was a good sack trick!" Ouyang Ke laughed.
Li Sheng ignored his remark. "This city has lost four girls in three days. All were your Excellency's doing, I presume?" he countered.
"This Bao Ying County is certainly not a poor area, how did the law enforcement officer turned into a beggar?" Ouyang Ke smirked.
Li Sheng maintained his calmness. "I am not begging for food here," he answered. "But I heard yesterday that four adolescent girls suddenly vanished without a trace. My curiosity was piqued, so I took a look."
Ouyang Ke reluctantly said, "Actually those girls are not exceptional; and since you want them – considering we are the people of the martial arts world, I'd like to give them to you. Beggars usually eat dead crabs; so I am sure you will treat these four girls as your treasures." He waved his right hand, and several female disciples of his went inside to get those four girls. The girls' clothes were unkempt, their faces thin and pale, their eyes red from crying.
Li Sheng was outraged to see this. He loudly shouted, "What is your honorable name? Whose disciple are you?"
Ouyang Ke still maintained his carefree attitude. "My surname is Ouyang. What is it that you want, my friend?" he nonchalantly answered.
"I want to play with you!" Li Sheng roared.
"I want nothing better!" Ouyang Ke replied. "Please start!"
"Good!" Li Sheng shouted and moved his right hand. But just before he strike a white shadow flashed with a gust of wind. He was very shocked and leaped up immediately, but his neck was scratched nonetheless. Luckily he was swift, if not; his neck would have a hole in it.
Li Sheng was an eight-bag disciple of his clan; a highly respected position. His martial art was strong; and the beggars in Liang Zhe area came to him for advice. In short, he was one of the Beggar Clan's elite fighters; who would have thought that he was almost injured in just one stance. His face flushed with anger and embarrassment. Without turning his body he launched his hand backward.
"He knows the '18-dragon subduing palms'," whispered Huang Rong to Guo Jing. Guo Jing nodded.
Ouyang Ke could see this move was fierce and did not dare to meet it frontally, he jumped sideways. By this time Li Sheng had turned his body around and stepped forward. He lifted both hands in front of his chest and with a loud cry pushed them forward.
This time it was Guo Jing who whispered into Huang Rong's ear, "Is that move from the 'xiao yao you quan fa' [wandering strides fists technique]?" Huang Rong nodded; but she noticed that Li Sheng's movement was heavy, not elegant like the 'wandering strides' should be executed.
Ouyang Ke saw Li Sheng's step was steady and his hands were profound in launching wonderful moves; he did not dare to act casual and underestimated his opponent any longer. He slipped his folding fan into his waist and quick as a flash launched a counterattack toward Li Sheng's shoulder.
Li Sheng parried with the 'fan lai shen shou' [begging for rice], still from the 'wandering strides' fists technique. Ouyang Ke parried with his left hand, which forced Li Sheng to lift his right arm; then swiftly Ouyang Ke moved toward Li Sheng's back and stretched both hands with all fingers forming two claws attacking Li Sheng's vital 'bei xin' [sleeveless garment] acupoints.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing were startled, "This move is difficult to fend off."
By that time the rest of the Beggar Clan people had entered the hall. They saw Li Sheng was in grave danger and were rushing to help.
Li Sheng could hear the wind behind his back and felt the claws almost touching his clothes. Again he launched his hand backward using the 'shen long bai wei' [divine dragon swings its tail] from the '18 Dragon-subduing Palms'. The stance came from the trigram, 'to thread on' which is part of the Yi Jing. The master who created the 18 subduing dragon palms actually named the stance "threading on the tiger's tail". It was a more powerful description as compared to "attacking the tiger from behind" because if one steps on the tiger's tail, it will no doubt turn around and attack furiously. However, the later generation felt that this description in the Yi Jing was too soft and not pleasing to the tongue. Thus, they changed it to "the divine dragon swings its tail".
They leaped back downstairs. Guo Jing was about to make a move when Huang Rong whispered in his ears, "Let the Beggar Clan people go first." Guo Jing complied. He stretched his neck and saw four female disciples lifted the sack with Li Sheng in it, while the other four were guarding behind them. Further back about ten yards behind were the Beggar Clan people, each wielding a wooden staff.Guo Jing and Huang Rong waited a moment to put some distance between them before they quietly leaped out of the garden and followed from afar. A little while later they arrived at the edge of the town. The eight women took the sack to a big house, while the four Beggar Clan members spread out to surround the building.Huang Rong pulled Guo Jing's arm and they walked toward the back of the building; jumped over the back wall and saw that the building was actually an ancestral temple. The main hall was full of memorial tablets. On the main beam were hung big banners with the deceased people's merits and honorable titles written on them. The hall was lit by four, five big red candles; and in the center sat a man wielding a folding fan.Guo Jing and Huang Rong had guessed earlier it must be Ouyang Ke's doing, and they were right. They hid themselves under a window, did not dare to move at all, while wondering in their hearts, "Would that Li Sheng fellow be able to fight him?"They saw the eight women entering the hall and said, "Young Master, Miss Cheng is here." Ouyang Ke sneered coldly. He looked outside and said, "Friends, you have been so kind to visit, why not come in and introduce yourselves?"Hiding on top of the wall's roof, the Beggar Clan people knew they have been found out, but without Li Sheng's command they did not dare to make any noise.Ouyang Ke turned his head and looked at the sack. "I did not expect a beautiful lady as you would be so easily invited to come here." He walked slowly forward, waving his folding fan slowly. When he folded the fan, it resembled an iron pen.Huang Rong and Guo Jing saw his hand movement and his expression; they were shocked. Looked like Ouyang Ke had already found out an enemy was hiding inside that sack and was going to strike.Huang Rong immediately took three steel needles in her hand, aiming them toward the fan; ready to strike if Li Sheng was in danger. But suddenly there were swishing sounds; a couple of sleeve-arrows were flying toward Ouyang Ke's chest. They were released by a beggar who appeared on the windowsill. They also have seen the danger threatening Li Sheng, and launched a preemptive strike.Ouyang Ke stretched his left hand sideways, his index and middle fingers pinched an arrow, his ring and little fingers pinched the other, with a couple of 'crack' sound the two arrows became four pieces.The Beggars saw this and were amazed. "Martial Uncle Li, come out!" Yu Zhao called out. He was not even finished shouting when the sack was ripped open; out came two blades followed by Li Zheng rolling on the floor. He used the sack as a shield and quickly stood up.Li Sheng knew Ouyang Ke was fierce and he was not sure he could defeat him; that was the reason he wanted to attack him by surprise by hiding inside the sack; who would have thought that Ouyang Ke fouled his plan."A beautiful lady turned into a beggar. It was a good sack trick!" Ouyang Ke laughed.Li Sheng ignored his remark. "This city has lost four girls in three days. All were your Excellency's doing, I presume?" he countered."This Bao Ying County is certainly not a poor area, how did the law enforcement officer turned into a beggar?" Ouyang Ke smirked.Li Sheng maintained his calmness. "I am not begging for food here," he answered. "But I heard yesterday that four adolescent girls suddenly vanished without a trace. My curiosity was piqued, so I took a look."Ouyang Ke reluctantly said, "Actually those girls are not exceptional; and since you want them considering we are the people of the martial arts world, I'd like to give them to you. Beggars usually eat dead crabs; so I am sure you will treat these four girls as your treasures." He waved his right hand, and several female disciples of his went inside to get those four girls. The girls' clothes were unkempt, their faces thin and pale, their eyes red from crying.Li Sheng was outraged to see this. He loudly shouted, "What is your honorable name? Whose disciple are you?"Ouyang Ke still maintained his carefree attitude. "My surname is Ouyang. What is it that you want, my friend?" he nonchalantly answered."I want to play with you!" Li Sheng roared."I want nothing better!" Ouyang Ke replied. "Please start!""Good!" Li Sheng shouted and moved his right hand. But just before he strike a white shadow flashed with a gust of wind. He was very shocked and leaped up immediately, but his neck was scratched nonetheless. Luckily he was swift, if not; his neck would have a hole in it.Li Sheng was an eight-bag disciple of his clan; a highly respected position. His martial art was strong; and the beggars in Liang Zhe area came to him for advice. In short, he was one of the Beggar Clan's elite fighters; who would have thought that he was almost injured in just one stance. His face flushed with anger and embarrassment. Without turning his body he launched his hand backward."He knows the '18-dragon subduing palms'," whispered Huang Rong to Guo Jing. Guo Jing nodded.Ouyang Ke could see this move was fierce and did not dare to meet it frontally, he jumped sideways. By this time Li Sheng had turned his body around and stepped forward. He lifted both hands in front of his chest and with a loud cry pushed them forward.This time it was Guo Jing who whispered into Huang Rong's ear, "Is that move from the 'xiao yao you quan fa' wandering strides fists technique?" Huang Rong nodded; but she noticed that Li Sheng's movement was heavy, not elegant like the 'wandering strides' should be executed.Ouyang Ke saw Li Sheng's step was steady and his hands were profound in launching wonderful moves; he did not dare to act casual and underestimated his opponent any longer. He slipped his folding fan into his waist and quick as a flash launched a counterattack toward Li Sheng's shoulder.Li Sheng parried with the 'fan lai shen shou' begging for rice, still from the 'wandering strides' fists technique. Ouyang Ke parried with his left hand, which forced Li Sheng to lift his right arm; then swiftly Ouyang Ke moved toward Li Sheng's back and stretched both hands with all fingers forming two claws attacking Li Sheng's vital 'bei xin' sleeveless garment acupoints.Huang Rong and Guo Jing were startled, "This move is difficult to fend off."By that time the rest of the Beggar Clan people had entered the hall. They saw Li Sheng was in grave danger and were rushing to help.Li Sheng could hear the wind behind his back and felt the claws almost touching his clothes. Again he launched his hand backward using the 'shen long bai wei' divine dragon swings its tail from the '18 Dragon-subduing Palms'. The stance came from the trigram, 'to thread on' which is part of the Yi Jing. The master who created the 18 subduing dragon palms actually named the stance "threading on the tiger's tail". It was a more powerful description as compared to "attacking the tiger from behind" because if one steps on the tiger's tail, it will no doubt turn around and attack furiously. However, the later generation felt that this description in the Yi Jing was too soft and not pleasing to the tongue. Thus, they changed it to "the divine dragon swings its tail".
