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Lu E was confused but did as she was told and brought the bowls of teas to her mother. Qiu Qianchi took off the piece of bloody cloth that was wrapped around the wound on her head. When she was knocked into the pillar, blood poured out of her head and it was Xiao Longnu who tore off her sleeve and covered her wound. The bleeding on her head started again as she took off the cloth.
Lu E was alarmed and called out; “Mother!”
Qiu Qianchi called out, “I won’t die!” She threw the bloody cloth onto her knees and took the bowls. Her four fingers held the bowls but the thumb of each hand was in the tea. The blood on her thumbs mixed into the tea. She quickly swirled the<a href="http://www.vgombtshoes.com"> discount MBT Shoes </a> tea and the traces of blood were gone. She called out, “You should be tired now; have a bowl of tea!” She said to Lu E, “Give one bowl of tea to each of them to quench their thirst.”
Lu E knew her mother hated her father deeply and wouldn’t have any good intentions towards him. This bowl of tea wasn’t meant to quench his thirst but to poison him. However, she poured the bowls of tea herself and there was no poison in any of them; they were just ordinary bowls of tea. It must be because her mother sympathized with Yang Guo. If her father didn’t have a bowl, he would not stop and Yang Guo would not be able to take a drink. She saw that the two were really very tired so she went to the middle of the hall and called out clearly, “Please have some tea!”
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Yang Guo had no fear and casually picked up a bowl of tea; he placed it on his lip and took a sip.
Gongsun Zhi said, “Good, I’ll have that bowl!” He took Yang Guo’s bowl from his hand.
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Gongsun Zhi looked at his daughter’s face and saw that it was calm and relaxed, he thought, “Lu E loves that punk, of course there would be no poison in his cup of tea; I’ve already swapped the bowls, what have I got to be afraid of?” He too drank the bowl of tea in one go and then clashed his weapons, saying, “There’s no need for a break, continue. Huh, if it weren’t for that old witch giving you tips, you would have died from my black sword and golden saber long ago even if you had ten lives to spare.”
Qiu Qianchi replaced the bandage on her head and said evilly, “His “Closure of the Pressure Points” has been defeated; you can hit his pressure points.”
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He turned his head around in fury and looked at Qiu Qianchi who had a plate of dates on her knees that had been served to the guests. She was eating them and savoring the taste. She said slowly, “I told you before, twenty years ago, this art of the Gongsun family is hard to learn yet easy to neutralize; it’s not worth practicing.”
Fire erupted in Gongsun Zhi’s eyes and he raised his weapons, dashing forward towards Qiu Qianchi. Lu E was alarmed and dashed in front of her mother to protect her. Suddenly a gust of wind brushed past her ear; it sounded like some kind of projectile.
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Everyone looked at each other, wondering how Qiu Qianchi achieved this.
Only Lu E and Yang Guo knew that she had used her date stone spitting kung fu to do this.
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Yang Guo said, “Shall I fix your ribs back in place for you?”
Lu Wushuang scolded, “Rotten Sha Dan, what bones do you know how to fix?”
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Yang Guo laughed and said, “Even if I was a pig, I’d be a boar. Furthermore, that dog was a bitch; a male dog won’t be like that.”
Although Lu Wushuang was clever and quick with words, every time she spoke a word her chest would hurt, she wanted to argue with him but she had no strength left, she closed her eyes and endured the pain and ignored Yang Guo.
Yang Guo said, “Once I fixed that dog’s bone it recovered after a few <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes clearance</a> days. When it fought again, it was as if its bone had never been broken.”
Lu Wushuang thought, “It could be that Sha Dan really knows how to connect bones. If no one heals me I’ll be dead. But if he helps to fix my ribs, he’s going to touch my chest, how can I let him? Hmm, if he doesn’t cure me, then we’ll die together, if he does cure me, I won’t let one who’s seen my body live.”
She’d had a tragic life since she was young. She endured it and fought for her life. Her character was different to others; she had been with Li Mochou a long time, her ears and eyes had endured many things. She had learned Li Mochou’s ruthless and vindictive streak and at such a young age she was already filled with many evil thoughts. She quietly said, “Fine! If you lie <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> discount MBT Shoes </a> to me Sha Dan, your death will be painful.”
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Lu Wushuang said, “Bull, bull, bull, rotten Sha Dan… rotten Sha Dan, ai ya” her chest was filled with severe pain again.
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Lu Wushuang planned it in her heart, “I’ll promise him now, once I get better, it won’t be too late to get rid of him.” So she said, “I’ll call good brother, good brother, good brother ai ya ai ya”
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Lu Wushuang used the sword and fought with the man who used the chain. The other short man held a spear; he pierced east and west, but was out of the order and stayed back. The man using the chain had good martial arts, after ten moves or so, Lu Wushuang gradually felt that she wouldn’t be able to stand still. That person’s steps seemed to be measured, he honored his status, Lu<a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes sale </a> Wushuang had failed to get at him many times yet he didn’t force the issue.
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Yang Guo thought, “Oh no!” His picked up two stones and flicked them out, one at the spear, the other at the man’s right wrist. He didn’t know that the man was skilled, once the stone struck his wrist, he wasn’t able to smash down with his chain, but his left <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes clearance</a> palm came out like lightning and struck Lu Wushuang on the chest. Yang Guo was alarmed, he was young and inexperienced and wasn’t able to tell that the man’s fists and palms were good. He quickly dashed out and grabbed onto the man’s neck, the man’s body suddenly flew up and was flung away tens of feet. The Taoist and the short man saw that Yang Guo was powerful; they picked up the man and ran away without turning back.
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Yang Guo said, “What is it? Does it hurt?”
Lu Wushuang was in extreme pain, she clenched her teeth and scolded, “Why are you asking? Of course it hurts. Carry me into the house.”
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Lu Wushuang scolded, “Why are you laughing? Bastard Sha Dan, the more pain I’m in the happier you are, is that it?” Every time she shouted at him, Yang Guo would remember how Xiao Longnu would scold him. He lived in the Tomb of the Living Dead for a few years with Xiao Longnu and it was the happiest time in his life. Each time Xiao Longnu scolded him; he couldn’t help but be moved as he knew that his Master was treating him with her heart. At present he wasn’t able to find his Master, but at this time when he was alone, he had at least bumped into another girl in white. In actual fact, Xiao Longnu was cold and detached; when <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes discontinued </a> she scolded him it was just a few calm words. How was she like Lu Wushuang who screamed and shouted out insults and curses?
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Those whom family or relative was killed argued, 'If you are not part of the Wulin world, then how did you know

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"Without question, wasn't it?" Zhou Botong said. "Huang Shang's martial art was strange; none of his enemies had

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injured from the fight, so in desperation he ran away. Those enemies of him then wiped his parents, wife and

children clean."

Listening to this part Guo Jing heaved a sigh. He thought that people who practiced martial art would unavoidably

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master the new martial art. He was very happy; expecting that very soon he would be able to avenge his family.

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"Well, if Big Brother guessed seven, eight times yet did not hit the target then I don't have to make any guess at

all; since even if I guessed seventy, eighty times I certainly cannot guess right," Guo Jing said.

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"This Old Heretic Huang is not as smart as that Huang Shang. He was extremely intelligent …" Zhou Botong

continued. Guo Jing wanted to say, "It turned out he was also an extremely intelligent person," but that thought

stopped at his mouth.

"This Huang Shang was very afraid he might make any mistake in the writing of the canon; because if the Emperor

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became a grand master in martial art. Brother, this Huang Shang was many times smarter than you are. I don't have

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Zhou Botong sighed. "This kind of intelligent people still exist in the world today," he said, "But if you meet

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'unfortunate'?" But he was not the kind who likes to argue, so he kept his thought to himself.

"That Huang Shang had mastered the martial art, yet he still held an office in the government," Zhou Botong

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themselves 'ming jiao' [Ming Cult] something. It was said that this movement was originated from central Asia; a

place called Persia. The follower of this Ming Cult were: first – did not worship 'tai shang lao jun' [translator

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Mu Yi was furious, “You lock us up here like prisoners, and you dare use the word ‘invite’?”

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Wanyan Kang tried to speak out several times but was shut up by the angry Mu Yi. Yet, he still remained good

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Mu Nian Ci listened to the argument and whispered to her father, “Father, let’s hear what he has to say.”

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Mu Nian Ci blushed deeply and lowered her head.

Wanyan Kang continued, “However, I am the eldest son of Prince Zhao and my family rules are very strict. If

people know that I marry a commoner, my father will be furious and will face a lot of trouble.”

Mu Yi replied, “Then what do you plan to do?”

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Mu Yi remained silent, though he was thinking about another thing.

Wanyan Kang continued, “My father has gotten into trouble all because of me. The emperor even reprimanded him

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Wanyan Kang replied, “I have everything planned out already, I will get some grand officials to ask for her hand

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Mu Yi’s faced suddenly paled and he said, “Please ask your mother to see me so that I can discuss this with her.

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Guo Jing asked, “What about<a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes </a> getting the medicine, isn’t that

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“I want to see the girl first!” said Huang Rong stubbornly and she started off after the two servants.

Guo Jing thought, “What’s so interesting about seeing some girl? Really strange.”

What he didn’t know was that invariably when a woman hears about another beautiful woman, they will never be

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Huang Rong was so swift that she and Guo Jing overtook the servants and were in front of them. The servants and

guards didn’t notice that they slipped in and cursed and joke while starting the fire for the torches again. They

entered a large room, before opening a small door at the corner and walked in. Guo Jing and Huang Rong followed

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than Mu Yi. A young girl was sitting beside him and it was his daughter, Mu Nian Ci. Guo Jing was suspicious and

thought, “How did they end up here? Ah, it must be WanYan Kang who captured them. What does his intend to do with

them? Does he love this lady or not?” The two servants took out some wine and dishes from their basket and pushed

it into the cell.

Mu Yi picked up a plate of snacks and flung it out before yelling, “I have already fallen into your trap, kill me

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Guo Jing and Huang Rong exchanged glances and hurriedly hid behind the door, only to see WanYan Kang rushing in

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The two servants were frightened and dropped on their knees, “We dare not.”

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"Last year, while I was chatting with Sister-in-Law Bai about valuable swords and sabres, the little scoundrel Shi

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years, but could not be separated from their swords for even a day.  Although Manor-Master Shi has given us the

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stumble again."

"It is always right to be careful," said Wang Wanren.  "From this day forth, six of us men will take turns

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is terribly risky to enter Bianliang with the swords while Shi Qing and his wife are there.

As he muttered indecisively, a burst of loud rebukes was heard.  A party of errand-runners for the governing

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but I, Ke, do not know you at all!  Shi, you must go to Lingxiao City today regardless of whether you want to or

not!"

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he said.  "Yet, there is nothing I can say beyond words of apology and guilt.  Brother Ke, you are an up-and-

coming Snow Mountain disciple with strong martial arts skills.  Although I have yet to make your acquaintance, I

have long admired you."  As he spoke, he continued holding the pair of swords in his hands and waited for Geng

Wanzhong to receive them.

Ke Wanjun thought: An intense fight is unavoidable if we want to take these two people back to the Great Snow

Mountain with us.  But it is good that the man has voluntarily presented us with their weapons, a true example of

the saying, 'He who sins should not live'.  Concerned that Shi Qing might suddenly renege on his word and take

back the swords, Ke Wanjun took two steps forward, put his hands out and grabbed the swords tightly with the

seizing techniques of the Snow Mountain School.  "In that case, give us your weapons," he said.

As he retracted his arms, <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes clearance</a>he suddenly felt a very strong

suction coming from Shi Qing's palms that caused the swords to remain tenaciously stuck to them.  As a result, Ke

Wanjun could not take them away.  Shocked, he tugged forcefully at the weapons with the strength of his arms and a

shout: "Rise!"

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was heard, <a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> discount MBT Shoes </a>followed by a cry of pain: "A-yo!"  Ke

Wanjun's wrists were both dislocated.  Apparently, he had exerted a force of several hundred jin (1 jin is about

500g) on the swords when he tried to take them.  With the suction gone, the entire weight of the force acted on

his own wrists and dislocated them.

Ke Wanjun's fingers loosened and the swords fell back into Shi Qing's hands.

All the onlookers could clearly see that Shi Qing's palms had been open during the brief episode.  None of his

fingers had moved.  So it was entirely Ke Wanjun's fault for exerting his strength in an erroneous way that

resulted in having his wrists broken by several hundred jin of force.

Both hurt and angered,<a href="http://www.pickmbts.com"> MBT Shoes discontinued </a> Ke Wanjun lifted his right

leg and sent a forceful kick towards Shi Qing's abdomen.

"Do not be rude!" shouted Geng Wanzhong at once, pulling his brother away by the back of his shirt and causing the

kick to miss its target.  He knew the extent of Shi Qing's internal strength.  If the kick had struck him, Ke

Wanjun's right leg would certainly have broken.

Since Geng Wanzhong's knowledge of martial arts was significantly higher, he took a breath and directed his energy

to each of his ten fingers before reaching slowly for the swords.  As soon as the tips of his fingers touched the

weapons, his body shook, as if he had just had an electrical shock.  A burst of heat filled his chest, indicating

that Shi Qing had channelled his energy through the swords to himself.  Oh no! thought Geng Wanzhong in dismay. 

Shi Qing has prepared this trap to draw me into a duel of internal strength.

Duels of internal strength between martial arts practitioners were known to be the most dangerous of combat

undertakings.
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