usatvline Chapter 7 Frosty True Qi, Gu Qinghan!
Chapter 7 Frosty True Qi, Gu Qinghan!
After finding an ordinary-looking inn to check into.
Xu Tianyi rested for one night and left the city on his own after lunch the next day.
This time, he walked towards Qingniu Mountain alone.
It's about 50 miles from Qingniu Mountain, which sounds quite far, but in reality, it takes about four or five hours for an average person to walk there.
But he was a third-rank martial arts master, so naturally he walked faster.
In the past, I often read novels and was often influenced by martial arts movies.
With a light sword and a swift horse, he longed to be a chivalrous hero.
This is one of the reasons why he likes to practice martial arts.
Now that he's reached the foot of the mountain, he's starting to have second thoughts.
He was unfamiliar with the terrain of Qingniu Mountain and didn't know where the other mountain strongholds were located.
In his mind, the entire mountain stronghold should be a place with guards every five steps and sentries every ten steps, ready to come out and work at any time.
Moreover, there were over three thousand bandits.
Even if you slaughtered three thousand pigs in a row, you'd be exhausted.
Furthermore, do the bandits have bows and arrows, or crossbows?
Could his mother use poison powder, fishing nets, or other hidden weapons like flying needles?
Hesitating and wavering, it's all my fault for watching the anime, Qin's Moon: Sword Saint Gai Nie single-handedly defeats three hundred armored cavalry.
Am I even capable of this?
Staring blankly at Qingniu Mountain, Xu Tianyi fell into self-doubt.
To go or not to go?
Going to the Qian family to rescue them, I'm familiar with the terrain, and after the rescue, I'll have a way to slip away in the chaos.
But this mountain stronghold...
I thought about it for a long time, and then I got hungry.
Xu Tianyi had no choice; he couldn't just go hungry.
The clothes had pockets, inside which he carried two biscuits and a jug of water.
As he ate, he became helpless.
I was so excited when I went out today that I only prepared one meal for myself.
What do you call this? Cutting off your own escape route.
After slowly finishing my meal while sitting on a rock under a tree, I felt much better.
He picked up the kettle and chugged the water in one gulp.
With a flick of his wrist, the kettle flew away.
"Let's do it!! Damn it! They're all cheating, what are we afraid of!"
Xu Tianyi stood up abruptly, ready to charge forward.
Unexpectedly, shouts of killing came from afar.
He was on the official road when he heard the familiar shouts of bandits and rushed forward.
When you see injustice on the road, of course you should speak up.
After resting, his internal strength had almost recovered, and he quickly rushed to the scene of the crime.
On the hillside, five or six hundred bandits were shouting and fighting.
Some can even unleash blade energy!
Five hundred people—that's a huge, densely packed crowd.
Xu Tianyi jumped up a tree to observe and found that the group trapped in the middle was a convoy of about fifty people.
Leading the group were two women, both very strong. They were dressed in white brocade robes, exuding wealth and power. Despite the prolonged battle, they remained calm and composed, though they were also showing signs of fatigue.
Seeing this, Xu Tianyi dared not be negligent and charged in from the flank.
The difference between a martial arts master and a martial artist is that the latter can unleash sword energy.
Of course, this isn't considered a ranged attack; it's just to make your sword appear to have a longer attack range.
He tried it and found that he could unleash sword energy that was about one meter long.
The sword is wielded like a whip, its force so strong that it is difficult for the opponent to withstand.
However, a third-rank martial artist doesn't have much internal energy, and if used like this, their internal energy will be exhausted in no time.
Not to mention it's also used for protection.
Xu Tianyi's attack threw the entire bandit formation into disarray.
But the bandits weren't fools. After killing more than twenty of them, he was no longer able to break into the inner perimeter.
If he tried to move forward, the enemy's leader would order his men to throw some powder, and some bandits even prepared rope snares.
After being forced back once again, Xu Tianyi's heart sank. He had completely overestimated the martial arts master's abilities.
In small-scale battles, martial artists are very strong, but with more people, they also have more methods.
He was unable to utilize his cultivation advantage at all.
At this moment, he was caught in a dilemma: if he stopped charging, someone from the enemy would come out and shoot arrows.
This doesn't look like bandits at all; it's more like an army.
No wonder no one has come to suppress the bandits for so many years.
Especially since this is a world where martial arts flourish.
The opponent has many ways to deal with martial arts masters.
Xu Tianyi accidentally struck the oil canister thrown by the opponent with his sword.
What followed was the rocket.
He was terrified, and with a sudden surge of his inner energy, the oil, along with the flames, was sent flying.
The bandits nearby were engulfed in flames, rolling on the ground screaming in agony.
But then bandits followed, continuing to throw flammable oil canisters to force Xu Tianyi to retreat.
Left with no other option, Xu Tianyi had to prepare to evacuate.
He couldn't break through, and he fell into deep doubt about his own abilities.
Even if internal force can shake off the kerosene and block the poison powder, how many times can it be used?
If my internal energy is exhausted and there are still others on the other side, am I doomed to die?
If that's the case, how can I possibly kill these bandits?
Unless you also have your own army!
This was the first time he had ever craved power.
A casual glance revealed that a large fire had also broken out in the center, and Xu Tianyi knew that the two women would also face the same tactic.
He was unwilling to accept this; if he couldn't even save people, how could he talk about suppressing bandits?
With this in mind, he decided to change tactics, retreat first, then find a weak point, charge again, and do his best so that he could have a clear conscience.
Just as he turned around, stepped onto a large tree, and jumped.
He saw a scene that he would never forget.
Two clear and decisive voices rang out:
"Primordial Freeze!! The North Wind Howls!!"
"The ice is coming!! No one can escape!!"
Then, what came into view was a sky full of ice and snow!
This is the true energy of icy coldness!
An endless chill swept outwards from the center, and the bandits around the two women were covered in frost.
Even the bandit leader's figure seemed to freeze in this moment.
He was holding a knife, looking utterly incredulous, but his life was frozen in time.
Then, the two women wielded icy blades, their figures flashing rapidly as they charged left and right, each strike freezing at least a dozen bandits in their wake.
In less than twenty seconds, all five hundred bandits were frozen to death!
Even the thirty-odd bandits who fled could not escape the pursuit of the Flying Shadow of Ice.
Xu Tianyi stared blankly at the scene.
I felt a mix of awe, envy, and a touch of fear.
He could only stand there blankly on the tree branch, not knowing what to say or do.
"Hey friend, why don't you come down and have a chat?"
A clear yet gentle female voice rang out, snapping Xu Tianyi out of his daze. He composed himself and lightly jumped down from the tree.
"Ouch..."
I was careless and my leg went numb from the ice, so I almost knelt down.
"Hehe...Young master, you don't need to be so polite..."
He could only mask his embarrassment with a smile: "Xu Tianyi greets Grandmaster. I was passing through Qingniu Mountain when I happened to see a caravan being besieged by bandits, so I came to help. However, my strength is too weak, and I couldn't be of any assistance..."
The middle-aged woman at the head of the group was tall and had a beautiful and gentle appearance. She smiled and said, "I saw it just now. You are only a third-rank martial artist, yet you were able to bravely charge into the bandit group for the sake of strangers like us. You must have a great sense of righteousness."
"I am Gu Feixue, the master of Cangyu Pavilion in Yongzhou. May I ask if Young Master Xu is a member of the Xu family of Anlu?"
Xu Tianyi's eyes lit up.
I was right, those familiar lines must belong to these two.
As for the young master of the Xu family she mentioned...
Xu Tianyi nodded and explained, "To be honest, my background is somewhat strange. I came to Anlu this time to find out if I am really the young master of the Xu family."
Gu Feixue raised an eyebrow: "Oh? I'd like to hear more..."
She actually wanted to find out the other person's identity so she could consider whether or not to kill Xu Tianyi.
Anyone who has witnessed the true power of icy coldness is not one of our own.
Naturally, she should be silenced, but with Gu Qinghan by her side, she didn't want her to see her doing something unjust, so she politely inquired about it.