Chapter 67: tiger fiend!

Light breeze and fine rain, hurried footsteps.

Straw cape and bamboo hat, I roam freely.

After noticing the unusually active carrier pigeons, Ding Xie rushed straight to the Hall of Benevolence and Righteousness.

As soon as he arrived outside the Hall of Benevolence and Righteousness, he saw a group of queue-wearing soldiers.

Especially the two eunuchs, who were particularly flamboyant and unsettling among them.

Ding Xie raised his gun and fired.

Bang bang bang!

The twin guns fired continuously, and blood splattered.

The male concubines died first, followed by the guards.

Fast!

Too fast!

The accompanying soldiers didn’t even have time to react before a swath of them fell.

By the time they came to their senses, these soldiers heard An Youdao’s sharp shriek, and another gunshot.

Bang!

Ding Xie fired the last bullet from his revolver without hesitation.

But An Youdao did not get shot and fall.

Just as the bullet was about to hit An Youdao’s chest, An Youdao’s body twisted strangely, and the bullet grazed An Youdao’s body, hitting a soldier behind him.

“Heh, you really think you can do whatever you want with two firearms?

this eunuch will show you what it means to wish you were dead!”

A gloomy tone emerged from the high-pitched voice as An Youdao pounced.

Not in a straight line, but a curve.

Winding like a snake, with a stench in his palm.

Hiss hiss hiss!

An Youdao hooked back his thumbs on both palms, his knuckles bulging like snakeheads, locking onto Ding Xie’s eyes, throat, groin, and other vital points, striking in quick succession.

Before his palm tips arrived, a white poisonous mist shot out from the snakehead in his palm.

But what arrived even sooner was… the smell of urine!

As An Youdao attacked fiercely, the smell of urine on his body became even more concentrated.

For Ding Xie, whose Physique had reached 15, it was truly palpable.

And there were other foul odors.

Ding Xie was sure that the person who castrated him back then had wielded the knife fiercely, otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused such a mess in his rear.

Foul odors mixed with the smell of urine.

And the fishy smell within the poisonous smoke.

All sorts of smells mixed together, it was like stepping into an overflowing dry toilet in the height of June, and the person who just left definitely had bad digestion and had eaten dumplings filled with chives, shrimp, and eggs.

Even Ding Xie frowned under such circumstances.

An Youdao saw Ding Xie’s frown, clearly misunderstood, and smirked repeatedly.

“Heh, feeling the difference?

this eunuch’s Green Snake Hand is no joke!”

As he spoke, An Youdao twisted his body, intending to engage in close-quarters combat.

Fierce fist winds, poisonous smoke shooting out.

His body was strange, and the stench was unbearable.

Inside the main room, the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness, who had stomped out the fuse and picked up his cigarette to put it back in his pocket, also smelled it.

However, the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness didn’t think of anything else, only believing that the Green Snake Hand was formidable.

‘The Green Snake Hand is a secret transmission from the Imperial Martial Arts Library, based on snake-form boxing, and integrated with the Incomplete Manual of Five Poisons. Its toxicity manifests as intense yin coldness and scorching heat with the alternation of winter and summer. Practitioners not only need to be castrated to avoid the scorching heat but also need to use a man’s Yang Qi to overcome the yin coldness. However, once mastered, the body becomes like a snake, twisting at will. Rumor has it that it can even dissipate and neutralize force, fearless of group battles, ignoring bows, crossbows, and firearms. Furthermore, the fists and palms carry potent snake venom, and those struck by it feel as if ten thousand snakes are devouring their heart, with no cure.’

Is this the Green Snake Hand?

As expected, it’s powerful!’

The Man of Benevolence and Righteousness recalled the relevant records he had read, retreating as he spoke a warning.

“You can’t use brute force against the Green Snake Hand!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Ding Xie had already sidestepped the incoming poisonous smoke, his left leg moving with his waist, like a tiger twisting its body and flicking its tail, suddenly lashing out.

A whistling sound echoed through the courtyard.

Whoosh!

Seeing this kick, An Youdao smiled.

The Green Snake Hand, based on the snake form, feared this kind of wide-open fighting style the least.

Not to mention the highest level of Green Snake Hand: Green Snake Turns White.

Just the Golden Snake Coils the Wrist, which uses the snake form to cleverly lock force, was enough.

“I can even dodge bullets!

Your attack, I…”

An Youdao’s hands moved continuously, hooking onto Ding Xie’s ankle. Just as he was about to entwine like a snake, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The force was wrong!

This force didn’t feel human!

It was like a tiger!

And not just any ordinary tiger!

It was… the Mountain Lord!

As the thought arose, the tiger’s roar had already arrived.

His spirit was completely lost as the tiger’s tail whipped his face.

Golden Snake Coils the Wrist, it didn’t block it.

Green Snake Turns White, it didn’t block it either.

An Youdao’s hands trembled continuously, and his body twisted repeatedly. His spine, like a true Dragon, snaked, trying to transfer the force in his hands into the ground.

However, this force was too strong, too fierce.

Even after only dispelling a small portion, An Youdao’s hands, spine, and legs couldn’t bear it, emitting a series of strange noises.

Creak creak creak!

Snap snap snap!

Amidst the teeth-grinding sounds, all of An Youdao’s bones shattered!

Ding Xie’s leg did not stop.

It directly struck An Youdao’s face.

Bang!

An Youdao’s head instantly shattered into fragments, splattering everywhere.

His headless body swayed a few times, then fell to the ground, the blood from his cavity gushing out.

The distant soldiers saw An Youdao dead and turned to run.

They swarmed out of the Hall of Benevolence and Righteousness’s main entrance.

However, after running a few steps, they realized something was wrong.

Why were their legs running faster than their upper bodies?

All the soldiers froze.

Then, screams and wails erupted.

ethereal silk!

Ding Xie had stretched a strand of ethereal silk on both sides of the alley in front of the Hall of Benevolence and Righteousness.

ethereal silk is made of a special material.

Even if an ordinary person looked closely, it would be difficult to spot.

Let alone in such a hasty escape.

Ding Xie retrieved the ethereal silk and walked directly to the well in the courtyard, beginning to wash his left leg.

After washing his left leg once and starting the second wash, Ding Xie finally looked at the flashing text before him—

【MK1-G killed male concubine, experience +100】

【MK1-G killed Blue Plume Guards X9, experience +3375】

【MK1-G killed soldier, experience +2】

【Tiger Fist killed An Youdao, experience +1800】

【ethereal silk killed soldier 29, experience +58】

【Judged as combat, talent ‘Martial Star’ takes effect, experience increased by 300%!】

【Judged as rookie instance, experience increased by 100%】

【Experience +21340】

…Character Rank increased. The experience value gained by similar characters was reduced again, but the talent 【Martial Star: Great Achievements】 took effect, causing the experience value to increase instead of decrease.

This wave directly filled a little over half of the 57715 experience points needed to advance to the next Rank.

But, it wasn’t enough.

There were still many enemies here.

He didn’t know where these enemies were.

However, someone did.

Ding Xie looked over.

The Man of Benevolence and Righteousness was laboriously moving a box out of the side room.

The box was long and rectangular.

With a cowhide surface and copper-wrapped corners.

There were no handles to lift it.

As a result, the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness could only grasp the edges of the box with both hands, moving it little by little.

Upon noticing Ding Xie’s gaze, the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness simply put the box down.

“The gift I promised you, Top Scholar.

I originally thought I would break my word.

Unexpectedly, you actually came.

Fate is truly wondrous.”

As the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness spoke, he opened the box, revealing the—

Blade!

A sheathed, thick-backed, wide-bladed, long-handled saber!

The blade of this saber alone was 1.3 meters long.

Including the hilt, it was a full 1.6 meters.

“tiger fiend!

The posthumous work of the previous Great Master of Lianfeng Workshop!

The blade is heavy, its intent profound.

Only a hero may wield it.

To force its use will surely lead to backlash.”

The Man of Benevolence and Righteousness looked at the long saber in the box, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

“It’s useless to me if I keep it.

But for you, Top Scholar, it will surely be of great use.

Even if you cannot use it yourself, I hope you, Top Scholar, can find it a good master!”

After speaking, the Man of Benevolence and Righteousness tried to push the box towards Ding Xie.

But, it didn’t move.

The Man of Benevolence and Righteousness’s expression was awkward, and just as he was about to explain, the box suddenly moved.

No!

It was the saber that moved!