novelhk Chapter 21 Water-Splitting Sword Technique
Chapter 21 Water-Splitting Sword Technique
Xi Yu sheathed her sword and turned to look at Gu Qianbei.
"not good."
Gu Qianbei had a bad feeling.
But then Xi Yu carefully examined Gu Qianbei from head to toe and said in a cold voice, "No ordinary wine shop owner could remain as calm as you after seeing this scene."
Who are you? Are you in cahoots with them?
"Um... no one says a distillery owner can't be bold, right? I really have no connection with them; this is just our first meeting."
Gu Qianbei gave an awkward smile.
Clearly, such an explanation could not convince Xiyu.
Xi Yu frowned slightly and said nothing more, but the Bi Shui Sword was drawn again!
Tick tock!
The sound of dripping water rang out, and the tip of the Water-Splitting Sword had already reached Gu Qian's cup of noodles.
Compared to the deadly attack he had just used on the three men, this sword strike was clearly much gentler.
At the very least, this sword strike carried no killing intent.
This is a test!
As an assassin, Xi Yu is not merciful, but she also does not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately if possible.
That's why she betrayed the Blackrock organization.
At this point, she was basically certain that Gu Qianbei was innocent. After all, if she really wanted to harm her, she wouldn't have given her the Dragon Tiger Wine.
The wine was wonderful; it helped her regain a lot of her strength.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to kill the three of them so easily.
Therefore, this sword strike is both a test of an assassin's skill and a necessary probe.
She wanted to see who Gu Qianbei really was.
With the water-splitting sword attacking, Gu Qianbei dared not be careless in the slightest.
The drizzle before him was clearly a formidable opponent, at least of innate strength, so how could he, a mere early-stage acquired cultivator, dare not go without giving it his all?
He unleashed the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions instinctively, and with a light tap of his foot, his figure quickly retreated backward.
The water-splitting sword followed closely behind, just three inches away from him!
But no matter how much the drizzle advanced, it couldn't bring the water-repelling sword any closer!
Forced into a corner, Gu Qianbei turned around, leaving a blur in her wake, and then quickly disappeared from Xi Yu's attack range, widening the distance between them in the blink of an eye.
"Such fast light-footed skill!"
Xi Yu's pupils contracted, never expecting that Gu Qianbei's lightness skill was so remarkable.
"The young lady's sword is not slow either."
Gu Qianbei smiled faintly, looking quite relaxed and carefree.
It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of the water-repelling sword in Xi Yu's hand, but rather that he had sensed that Xi Yu had no intention of killing him.
"snort."
Fine Rain snorted coldly, but did not sheathe his sword.
With a sweep of her water-splitting sword, forty-one bursts of energy suddenly erupted from her hand.
Rain pattering on banana leaves!
Gu Qianbei's legs were slanted and cut.
Swallows flit among the willows!
It pierced straight into Gu Qianbei's heart!
So gentle!
It wrapped around Gu Qianbei's wrist!
In an instant, the drizzle seemed to unleash three moves simultaneously, spreading endlessly and completely sealing off all possible space for Gu Qianbei to dodge.
Upon seeing this, Gu Qianbei's expression turned slightly serious, but he had no intention of surrendering.
With a light touch of his toes on the ground, he suddenly leaped three feet into the air!
Phoenix Dance in Six Illusions!
A blur flew out from his body, identical in figure, clothing, and expression, as if it were a clone.
The moment it separated, it rushed headlong into the drizzle!
When Xi Yu saw the afterimage approaching, she was startled.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the afterimage was real or fake.
Because all of this happened so fast.
Even more bizarrely, the afterimage actually crashed directly into the Water-Splitting Sword.
The moment the blade struck the afterimage, it vanished without a trace, like a mirage, as if it had never existed.
At that moment, Gu Qianbei flicked his finger, and the Golden Light Spell condensed into a marble, which smashed open the window.
Suddenly, a strong wind swept in and extinguished all the candles!
The sudden shift in light and dark startled Xi Yu, causing her to pause with her water-splitting sword, losing her direction of attack.
The wind blew through the strands of hair in the drizzle, carrying a hint of chill.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gu Qianbei darted out diagonally, lightly touching the edge of the table with her toes, escaping the sword's blockade in the drizzle and escaping to safety.
But Xi Yu's reaction was also quick. After adapting to the light, she quickly changed her move based on her breathing and swept her sword back!
The Water-Splitting Sword coiled around Gu Qianbei, who had just escaped, like a snake!
"So fast!"
Gu Qianbei was amazed, but his movements were not slow at all.
Phoenix Dance Six Illusions was used again, maneuvering and dodging within the small space to avoid the strange sword strike.
Xi Yu swung her sword and attacked again, but Gu Qianbei would sometimes duck to avoid the horizontal slash, and sometimes spin to dodge the straight thrust, each time avoiding the sword at the last second before it was about to strike.
Seeing this, Xi Yu frowned and her sword moves became increasingly rapid.
The water-splitting sword in her hand twisted and straightened, almost weaving a net of swords.
However, the afterimages created by the Six Illusions of Phoenix Dance remained in front of Gu Qianbei Noodles, causing her attacks to miss their mark every time.
It was as if Gu Qianbei could freely switch between his afterimage and his true form.
But in reality, it was Gu Qianbei who used the afterimages as cover to calmly dodge through the gaps in the sword shadows.
Her footwork was as light and graceful as a phoenix, as elegant as a white phoenix.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, rattling the windows and completely drowning out Gu Qianbei's breathing.
This caused the drizzle to completely lose its bearings in the darkness.
Suddenly, the candles were lit again, and Gu Qianbei was already standing beside them.
"Your water-splitting sword technique is truly as swift and rapid as a drizzle. It's just a pity that I'm like the wind in this tavern, faster than your sword."
Gu Qianbei smiled faintly, and after a moment of contemplation, Xi Yu sheathed her sword.
"You just had a chance to kill me, but you didn't. I believe you have nothing to do with them. Sorry, I was overthinking it."
Xi Yu cupped her hands in greeting.
"If I were being chased like this for so long, I would probably be just as suspicious."
Gu Qianbei said with a smile.
In those two moments, when the candle went out and the wind rattled the window, Gu Qianbei did indeed have the opportunity to kill.
But he did not do that.
Firstly, because he could sense that Xi Yu had no murderous intent, but was merely testing him, and he didn't need to fight to the death.
Secondly, even if he were to actually kill her, he might not be able to kill Xi Yu. Her dying counterattack could be quite a blow to him.
Third, if he really kills Xiyu, I'm afraid everyone who wants to kill Xiyu will come looking for him.
That would be a real problem.
Therefore, Gu Qianbei chose to show goodwill and end this test.
Moreover, the battle just now gave him a better understanding of the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and he even touched the threshold of condensing a second afterimage.
This battle was worth fighting.
"This is compensation for the mess I made of your place."
As Xi Yu spoke, she took out a silver ingot from her bosom and tossed it to Gu Qianbei.
Gu Qianbei reached out and took it.
Thank you.
Just then, a monk emerged from the rain and stepped into the gate of the Thousand Sorrows Market.
His gaze fell on the three corpses on the ground, then he glanced at Gu Qianbei and Xiyu, and sighed.
"Amitabha Buddha, I'm still a step too late. Drizzle, you've committed another act of killing."
"It's you again, you stinking monk! You're never going to stop. I'm an assassin, what's so strange about killing people?"
Xi Yu's face was cold, but she did not make a move. Instead, she sat back down at the table and poured herself a drink.
Gu Qianbei's gaze fell on the monk.
The monk was about thirty years old, with short hair and a beard, and didn't look like a typical monk.
But Gu Qianbei knew that this person was named Lu Zhu, who had become a monk at Yunhe Temple and had studied at Shaolin Temple for ten years. He was a true high monk, practicing both Buddhism and martial arts.
After learning about the massacre of the Zhang family, he followed Xiyu, hoping to influence her.
It seems that Xiyu is really annoyed by him.