Chapter 280 285, Different Martial Arts, Hong Qi's Shock
Over the years, Hong Qi has experienced many twists and turns.
After parting with Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying in Xixia, he went to Zhongdu of the Jin Dynasty alone to do business. As a result, when he was in Zhongdu, he missed important things because of his greed.
His master was seriously injured and died soon after.
Hong Qi was filled with remorse. Although he cut off one of his fingers as a token of his oath and avenged his master, he was still depressed for a long time.
During this period, he lived in self-exile, first building a hut in front of his master's grave to observe mourning for three years, ignoring external affairs and practicing martial arts diligently.
Afterwards, he traveled far to Liaodong, where he slept on ice and tasted snow, hunted tigers and fought bears, honed himself, and lived an ascetic life isolated from the world.
Until the beginning of this year, his martial arts progress began to slow down significantly, and it seemed that he had reached his current limit, so he finally decided to leave the mountains. After leaving the mountains, he accidentally met a ginseng collector named Liang Ziweng in the Changbai Mountain area.
Liang Ziweng was not a righteous person. He believed in the idea of taking yin to replenish yang and even tried to do something bad to a good girl. Hong Qi bumped into him, beat him half to death and pulled out all his hair.
Liang Ziweng begged desperately, saying that this was the first time he had done something bad and he swore that he would never do it again, and asked Hong Qi to give him another chance.
Hong Qi thought that Liang Ziweng was a first-time offender and had not succeeded, so he let him go. Liang Ziweng thanked him profusely and told him a lot of news about the Central Plains.
When he heard that Western Xia had been destroyed and that its homeland and even the entire Guanzhong region had been annexed by a new dynasty called "Dayong", Hong Qi was greatly surprised. Upon further questioning, he learned that it was his old friend Ouyang Feng who led the army to destroy Western Xia.
After returning to Central Plains and contacting the Beggars' Sect, Hong Qi got more information.
For example, when Dayong annexed Guanzhong, Ouyang Feng did not show up. The one who presided over the battle of Guanzhong was Dayong's Prime Minister Huang Yaoshi.
For example, in the Dayong army, there is a monster called "Flying Dragon" that helps in the battle. That monster can carry people into the sky and can breathe out flames to burn cities and destroy armies. No one can stop it wherever it goes.
There were also the Wolf Cavalry of the Great Yong, which could defeat 30,000 with 3,000 men and 70,000 with 6,000 men. No matter whether they were destroying the Xia or conquering the Jin, no matter whether they were facing infantry or cavalry, they could crush the enemy in every battle and annihilate them completely, achieving a horrifying record that astonished the world.
There is also the Huashan Sect. It was previously said that the founder was Lin Chaoying from Huayin County. Apart from opening an escort agency and a martial arts school, he was devoted to his career and making money and had not done anything big.
It was not until Dayong annexed Guanzhong that the Huashan Sect and its subordinate Taihua Escort Agency and Taihua Martial Arts School suddenly surrendered to Dayong and served as Dayong's guide. They even helped Dayong to gather military intelligence, capture cities, appease the people, clean up the place, eliminate bandits, and hunt down spies. Only then did the world know that the real founder of the Huashan Sect was actually Ouyang Feng.
It turned out that the Huashan Jade Girl Lin Chaoying had been married to Ouyang Feng a long time ago. The Huashan Sect was a husband-and-wife business, and it was a chess piece that Ouyang Feng had deliberately placed in Guanzhong in his early years.
However, after Ouyang Feng founded his own sect, he remained hidden behind the scenes. The Huashan disciples who went down the mountain also kept their mouths shut, making everyone believe that the Huashan Sect was founded by Lin Chaoying alone.
All the incredible news made Hong Qi shocked and surprised, which led to this trip to Guanzhong.
now.
Hong Qizheng went to Huashan with the young couple.
On the way, Hong Qi was quite impressed by the young couple's lightness skills. He even saw the shadow of Ouyang Feng's ability to travel a thousand miles in an instant, Lin Chaoying's unique lightness skills, and Lingbo Weibu.
"I heard that the Huashan Sect's Qinggong is called Wanli Duxing?"
"That's right." The male disciple who claimed to be named Ou Peng smiled and said, "The Wanli Duxing Qinggong was jointly created by the headmaster, his mistress, and Uncle Huang. It is the first skill for me to enter the Huashan Sect."
The first batch of second-generation disciples of Huashan Sect were basically orphans. Out of gratitude to Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying for saving their lives and passing on their skills, they changed their surnames to Ou, Yang, or Lin.
The pair of disciples, who had become husband and wife under the witness of the master and his wife, were named Ou Peng and Lin Yue.
When Ou Peng replied, he glanced at Hong Qi and saw that he had run hundreds of miles with the two of them without changing his expression or breathing heavily. He looked very relaxed and his steps were so graceful and elegant. He couldn't help but praise him:
"I didn't expect that Brother Hong's Qinggong is so exquisite."
Hong Qi smiled slightly:
"When I was in Xixia, thanks to your master and mistress, I learned a light skill called 'Lingbo Weibu'. Speaking of which, your Wanli Duxing light skill also has the shadow of Lingbo Weibu in its footwork."
Lin Yue asked curiously:
"Brother Hong, do you really know our headmaster and his wife?"
"of course."
A hint of nostalgia appeared in Hong Qi's eyes:
"When I first met Brother Ouyang, he was only an eighteen-year-old boy. We traveled together to Xingqing Prefecture of Western Xia. The first thing we did after entering the city was to look for delicious food. The stone-roasted lamb there is really delicious. I haven't eaten it for many years. Later, the two of us pretended to join Yipintang, and we easily got the Yipintang badge..."
Ou Peng asked:
"Why did the headmaster and Brother Hong sneak into Xixia Yipintang?"
"It was to kill five villains."
Hong Qi smiled:
"But because of the badge of Yipintang, I was targeted by Lady Lin as a lackey of Yipintang, and we became acquainted after a fight. After that, the three of us teamed up to find the villains called the 'Five Tigers of Qinling', killed them in the Xixia Imperial Garden, and accidentally found an underground palace..."
Ou Peng and Lin Yue had not originally explained Hong Qi's doubts. They said they were taking him to Mount Huashan, but in fact they intended to monitor him all the way.
However, after listening to Hong Qi's story of the past and seeing that his light Kung Fu footwork did have some similarities with their Wanli Duxing, the doubts in his heart gradually disappeared a lot.
Ou Peng smiled and said:
"Brother Hong, since you are an old friend of the headmaster and the mistress, I think we should change the way we address you. We should call you senior."
"No need to worry about these things." Hong Qi smiled heartily, "I am just a beggar, I don't have so many requirements."
Lin Yue asked: "Senior Hong is a disciple of the Beggars' Sect?"
Is this what you call a senior?
Hong Qi had no choice but to nod and say, "Not bad."
"If you are here to inquire about Dayong's attitude towards the Beggars' Sect, then Senior Hong may be disappointed."
Lin Yue said seriously:
"Both the headmaster and Master Huang said that anyone who has a little hope in life would not want to be a beggar. So if the Beggars' Sect becomes the largest gang in the world, it only means that the court is corrupt and the government is incompetent, and they deserve to be replaced by a new dynasty. In the future, under the rule of Dayong, the Beggars' Sect must not exist, let alone become the largest gang in the world."
Hong Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"I know. Brother Ouyang told me this in my early years."
Is the existence of the Beggars' Sect a good thing?
Even though Hong Qi has been elected as the leader of the Beggars' Sect after this time, he can still say with a clear conscience that the existence and growth of the Beggars' Sect is a good thing.
Just wanting a world without beggars may not be that easy.
Hong Qi didn't talk much about this topic, but instead asked the question he had always been curious about:
"I heard that all the members of Dayong Wolf Riders have practiced advanced martial arts. They are all experts in martial arts? They can run fast even wearing heavy armor?"
Ou Peng replied:
"If we only talk about single combat, apart from the Five Tigers and Thirteen Braves and other masters, as well as the rising stars such as the Seven Horses and Eighteen Warriors and the Twenty-two Beacon Riders, the ordinary wolf riders are not that powerful. After all, although they practice the superior martial arts created by the headmaster himself, they are all battle formation skills, which are very different from the martial arts of the martial arts world and are not suitable for one-on-one fighting in the martial arts world.
"But if they are armed to the teeth and fight in formation, even a hundred martial arts masters cannot defeat a hundred ordinary wolf riders. As for ordinary troops, it is easy for my Great Yong wolf riders to defeat a thousand or a thousand to defeat ten thousand."
The reputation of the Wolf Riders was built on their actual combat achievements. Although Hong Qi was shocked, he could not say that this was bragging. He could only shake his head and say:
"Brother Ouyang is willing to personally create superior martial arts for the soldiers in the army. This kind of mind and magnanimity is really admirable. No wonder the Dayong Wolf Cavalry is invincible... I also heard that Dayong has a monster called a flying dragon, which can carry people to the sky, spit out flames, burn cities and destroy armies?" Lin Yue said solemnly with admiration on his face:
"That flying dragon is a foreign beast. The master found it, tamed it, and gave it to the best of the wolf riders."
Ou Peng looked very proud:
"Our Huashan Sect's senior brother is a member of the Dragon Riders, and he has repeatedly broken through the city on his own. When attacking Chang'an, the Jin Kingdom hid more than a dozen top fighters on the city wall, trying to jump on the dragon's back and kill the senior brother when he flew over the city.
"As a result, the eldest brother jumped off the dragon's back, holding a single sword in his hand. In just a short moment, he killed all the dozen or so Jin Kingdom masters like chopping melons and vegetables. At that time, the eldest brother held a bloody long sword in his hand, standing proudly on the top of the city, with a flying dragon circling above his head, looking very majestic!
"The Jin soldiers on the city wall were so frightened that they all threw down their weapons and surrendered on the spot. So in the battle to capture Chang'an City, except for a dozen Jin experts, the casualties were less than a hundred. The eldest brother was awarded a title of nobility for his military exploits and was also given the title of 'Peerless Fierce Tiger'."
He was besieged by a dozen top-notch fighters, but he killed them all in a short moment with just one sword each.
To what level of martial arts has Wang Wu, the eldest brother of the Huashan Sect, reached?
After not seeing each other for many years, what state are Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying in now?
Hong Qi had a feeling in his heart.
The martial arts world in Guanzhong, or the martial arts world under the rule of Dayong, is completely different from the martial arts world in Jin and Song, and may even have reached another level.
Even though Hong Qi had practiced hard for many years in the most extreme environment and his martial arts had undergone a complete transformation compared to what they were in the past, he still had little chance of winning against the senior brother from the Huashan Sect.
We walked and chatted, and before we knew it we had arrived at the foot of Mount Hua.
Ou Peng and Lin Yue led Hong Qi up the mountain road and headed towards the Huashan Sect. When they could vaguely see the sect's archway, Hong Qi couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you afraid that you are my secret agent from the Kingdom of Jin and are here to destroy the Huashan Sect?"
Ou Peng chuckled, "Senior, you are joking. You are an old friend of the headmaster and the mistress. We have been traveling together for this journey and we can see that you are an upright hero who would never plot against us."
Lin Yue said leisurely: "Although the headmaster, Master's Wife, Uncle Huang, and Senior Brother are not at the mountain gate, with Senior Sister here, I'm afraid that neither the Kingdom of Jin nor the Kingdom of Song can find a master who can destroy the Huashan Sect."
Upon hearing this, Hong Qi could only smile helplessly.
Huashan Sect's eldest senior brother, Wang Wu, is now a world-famous peerless ferocious tiger and a renowned dragon rider general, but Huashan Sect's eldest senior sister is still not well-known.
But despite this, the martial arts of the eldest sister is obviously worthy of her ranking as she can be ranked on par with the eldest brother.
but……
"Brother Ouyang and Lady Lin are not at the mountain gate?" Hong Qi asked in surprise, "But I came here to visit them."
Ou Peng said: "Senior, don't worry. Just inform the senior sister and she will be able to invite the head and the mistress back soon."
Hong Qi said: "So Brother Ouyang and Lady Lin are also nearby?"
Ou Peng and Lin Yue both smiled without saying anything, leaving Hong Qi completely confused.
After passing the mountain gate archway and entering the Huashan Sect, you will see that the terrain of the Huashan Sect is uneven and not flat. Large blue-tiled houses and bamboo and wooden attics are scattered on small flat grounds, connected to each other by bluestone steps and suspended corridors and flying bridges.
There were also children ranging from seven or eight years old to more than ten years old, led by older brothers and sisters, who were either practicing martial arts in the training grounds, or flying and chasing on the undulating plum blossom piles.
On a training ground at the highest point, a woman who looked to be in her early twenties with a well-behaved round face was lazily sitting on a recliner by the field, eating cakes while watching the disciples practicing martial arts.
Ou Peng and Lin Yue called out to the woman from a distance: "Big Sister!"
Baoqin glanced sideways and saw Ou Peng and Lin Yue coming with a stranger in his thirties. She quickly put down the cakes, stood up, put her hands behind her back, put on a majestic look, and nodded:
"Didn't you go down the mountain to do some work? Why are you back today? And who is this?"
"We have completed the mission." Ou Peng and Lin Yue stepped forward and bowed respectfully, then introduced Hong Qi: "This is Senior Hong Qi, who is here to visit the headmaster and his mistress."
"Senior Hong Qi?" Baoqin carefully looked at Hong Qi's figure and appearance, and asked, "Isn't he the Senior Hong who once killed the Five Tigers of Qinling with the head of the sect and my young lady in Xingqing Prefecture of Western Xia?"
Hearing this, Hong Qi felt relieved. It was obvious that Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying had not forgotten him and had told their disciples about his deeds. He smiled and said:
"It is Hong."
"I am Baoqin, the eldest disciple of Huashan's deputy head, Lin Chaoying. I apologize for not coming to greet you in person."
Baoqin bowed and said with a smile:
"I have heard from the headmaster's son-in-law and my eldest daughter that Senior Hong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is extremely powerful. Could you teach me a thing or two?"
Although this person's appearance did resemble Hong Qi, who had been mentioned more than once by the eldest lady and the head monk, Baoqin had never seen Hong Qi after all, so she still had some doubts in her heart.
Hong Qi also knew that Baoqin wanted to verify his identity, so he smiled and said:
"Then Hong will make a fool of himself!"
As he said this, he took a step back, assumed a stance with full dignity, then lowered his waist and squatted, drew a half arc with his left hand, and pushed out with his right hand with the "Kang Long You Hui" palm.
Baoqin raised her slender hand and pushed Hong Qi's palm horizontally.
The two palms intersected, making a dull bang and sending up a strong wind wave. When the wind wave hit them, Ou Peng and Lin Yue, who were watching the fight from a close distance, felt a tightness in their chests and a choking sensation. It turned out that the residual force of the palm wind had suppressed their breathing rhythm.
The two looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. They didn't expect that Senior Hong Qi not only had excellent lightness skills, but also had such a high palm power that he could actually fight against the eldest sister.
Neither Hong Qi nor Baoqin used their full strength, they just lightly confronted each other with their palms. Although Baoqin's sleeves were rustling in the wind from the palm strike, her seemingly petite and thin figure did not move at all.
Of course, Hong Qi also stood firm and did not waver.
Although he only used 50% of his strength in this palm strike called "The Dragon's Regrets", in addition to the first wave of palm power, there were still multiple aftereffects. However, the multiple aftereffects were like a drop in the ocean, and did not cause the slightest reaction.
Looking at Baoqin's feet again, he saw that the ground beneath her feet sank slightly, and she actually directed all her palm power into the ground beneath her feet!
"Miss Baoqin has great skills!" Hong Qi cheered, feeling a little shocked.
"Senior Hong's "The Dragon in the Sky Will Regret" is also an eye-opener for this junior." Baoqin said politely.
Of course she knew the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, because Ouyang Feng also knew this set of palm techniques.
Having verified that what Hong Qi used was the authentic Dragon Subduing Palm, Baoqin bowed solemnly again and said:
"Please wait a moment, Senior. I will go find the headmaster and his wife. Ou Peng and Lin Yue, take Senior Hong in for some tea."
He ordered Ou Peng and Lin Yue to entertain Hong Qi, and Bao Qin found a hidden place, summoned a bronze gate, and went to look for Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying.
Hong Qi was filled with emotion again: He had no idea how much strength this senior sister from Huashan Sect had used when she fought him just now.
Looking at her relaxed look, I'm afraid she didn't even use 50% of her strength.
I never thought that after not seeing each other for so many years, even Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying’s disciples are now better at martial arts than me!
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(End of this chapter)
