Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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Before he could speak, a cold laugh, "Hehehe..." echoed from the darkness, its sound icy and piercing, like the unpleasant hooting of a night owl.

"Don't panic, stand back to back for protection!" Lin Zhennan shouted, calming the situation down.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dark shadow flashed by, and several scavengers on the left fell to the ground. Then the figure appeared on the right, and several more people were killed.

In the dimly lit environment, coupled with the elusive figures, these waders could no longer remain calm and gathered together.

"Yu Canghai, what do you want?" Lin Zhennan shouted, looking into the dark courtyard.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

"Lin Zhennan, you ask me what I want? Your son killed my son, so of course I'll kill your whole family!" The voice came from all directions, echoing throughout the entire escort agency.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sleazy-looking man in a dark blue robe, wearing a white turban and sporting three wisps of rat-like whiskers emerged from the darkness. He was none other than Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Lin Zhennan pulled Lin Pingzhi along. The couple, each holding a weapon, stood side by side, shielding Lin Pingzhi behind them. Lin Zhennan cupped his hands and said, "Sect Leader Yu, as the saying goes, it's better to resolve enmity than to create it. Why don't we both call it quits?"

"Hahaha..." Yu Canghai let out a laugh like an owl, the sound harsh and unpleasant. "Lin Zhennan, are you saying my son died in vain?"

“This…” Lin Zhennan looked troubled.

“Hehe…it’s not impossible,” Yu Canghai said, changing the subject. Lin Zhennan had just shown a hint of joy when he heard him say, “Sending your family of three down to keep my son company will surely resolve the feud between us. Haha…”

Upon hearing Yu Canghai's words, Lin Zhennan knew he had been tricked. Lin Pingzhi stepped forward, drew his sword, and pointed it at Yu Canghai, saying, "I, Lin Pingzhi, am right here. If you have the guts, come and kill me."

"Fine..." Yu Canghai chuckled coldly, and in a flash, he made the first move.

Lin Wangshi held a golden knife in her right hand and pulled her son back with her left; Lin Zhennan drew his long sword with a "clang" and leaped to meet Yu Canghai. With a flick of his sword, he unleashed the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.

Despite facing a formidable foe, Lin Zhennan remained completely composed, his swordsmanship precise and disciplined, parrying, slashing, and thrusting with precision.

At first, Yu Canghai was cautious, his palms opening and closing with measured precision, blocking the sword strikes one by one; gradually, Yu Canghai became disdainful and stopped fighting back, only dodging left and right.

After Lin Zhennan finished his swordplay, he started from the beginning again. Before he could finish the move "Holding the Pipa," Yu Canghai waved his right hand, his fingers striking Lin Zhennan's longsword like raindrops on banana leaves.

With a series of clanging sounds, Lin Zhennan's right hand went limp, and the long sword in his hand had already fallen into Yu Canghai's hands.

Yu Canghai sneered, held the long sword upside down in his right hand, and slapped Lin Zhennan in the chest with his left palm.

With a loud "whoosh," Lin Zhennan staggered backward, coughing up a mouthful of blood. Lin Wangshi rushed forward to support her husband.

Yu Canghai sneered, "This is the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique? It's nothing special..."

Lin Zhennan pointed at Yu Canghai, his vision blurring. Before he could speak, Lin Pingzhi charged over, his face filled with grief and indignation: "Don't you dare insult my father!"

"Pingzhi..." Madam Lin, worried about her son, immediately rushed forward, unleashing a barrage of attacks with her golden saber technique.

The mother and son fought together with a reckless style, but Yu Canghai remained at ease, parrying each attack with his Pine Crane Sword Technique, wanting to see how Lin Pingzhi's Evil-Repelling Sword Technique fared.

………………

"What do you think?" Yue Yuchen asked the people around him from the corridor on the left side of the lobby.

Linghu Chong shook his head and didn't say anything; Lao Denuo just smiled; Yue Lingshan looked disdainful: "This swordsmanship looks good, but it's not that great."

Yue Yuchen chuckled and said, "Junior sister, you certainly have a big mouth..."

"Could it be that his Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is very advanced?" Yue Lingshan asked, speechless.

Seeing the puzzled looks on the others' faces, Yue Yuchen said, "His swordsmanship is indeed mediocre. But you must remember, at a certain level, the sword is inanimate, but the person is alive. Don't be bound by swordsmanship."

Linghu Chong seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, while Yue Lingshan pouted and remained silent. Yue Yuchen patted her head and said, "You'll understand when you reach the level of my master, my mistress, and me."

"Hmph, you won't even teach me, even the Fifth... it was Mother who taught me." Yue Lingshan pouted, "Senior brother, what level has your martial arts reached?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo's eyes lit up. Although they both knew that their senior brother was highly skilled in martial arts, no one knew exactly what level he was at.

Linghu Chong knew that even his master was probably not as good as his senior brother. He had seen his senior brother impart the essence of martial arts to his master.

It was precisely because the eldest brother's martial arts skills were too high, and he told the master frankly that he would not become the sect leader, otherwise the master would not have been so unscrupulous in passing on many of the sect's sword techniques to him.

"You'll find out later..." Yue Yuchen said, ignoring the three people's gazes.

While the three were still chatting, Yu Canghai, who was in the middle of the field, was already showing his impatience. He used the "Scattered Pine Needles" move of the Pine and Crane Sword Technique to thrust straight forward, creating several sword shadows that enveloped the two of them in sword light.

With two clanging sounds, Lin Pingzhi and Lin Wangshi's weapons fell to the ground, their arms covered in blood.

Chapter 18 Yu Canghai's Nighttime Break-in at Fuwei Escort Agency 2

Looking at the three members of the Lin family standing together, Yu Canghai flicked his long sword and said disdainfully, "Lin Zhennan, if you don't have any other tricks up your sleeve, today is your death day."

The bodyguards and scavengers around them had already scattered. Lin Zhennan and his wife were filled with grief, and it was too late for them to fight back.

Lin Pingzhi covered the wound on his right arm with his left hand, looking dazed, and muttered to himself, "How could this happen? How could this happen?" He clearly hadn't accepted reality yet.

At this moment, shouts of killing filled the surroundings, and the scattered bodyguards retreated again. Following closely behind them was a group of Qingcheng disciples dressed in Sichuan attire, with white headscarves, bare feet and legs, and wearing blue linen robes.

The three leaders looked at Yu Canghai, and one of them cupped his hands and said, "Master, all the people from Fuwei Escort Agency are here. None of them escaped."

Yu Canghai glanced at them and knew that his disciple was not lying. He immediately stopped talking and moved to stand in front of Lin Zhennan and his wife. With a sweep of his long sword, he used the move "Pine and Crane Spreading Wings" to slash at their necks.

"My life is over!"

Lin Zhennan's vision blurred, and the longsword was already at his neck. He could feel the sharpness of the blade, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

Just then, a "clang" was heard, and Yu Canghai quickly flew backward, changing positions several times in the air before landing in front of the disciples.

When Lin Zhennan and his wife opened their eyes, they saw the long sword in Yu Canghai's hand fall to the ground, and a wild rose flower drifted down from the air and landed on the hilt of the sword.

The room fell silent. Yu Canghai looked around and finally spotted the four people on the left-hand corridor: "Disciples of the Huashan Sect?"

Yue Yuchen walked over from the covered walkway at a leisurely pace. He glanced at Lin Zhennan and his wife, then looked at Yu Canghai and said, "Sect Leader Yu, Lin Pingzhi is already a disciple of my Huashan Sect, and Fuwei Escort Agency will also be within the sphere of influence of my Huashan Sect in the future."

"Is Sect Leader Yu threatening to kill us at Huashan Sect? Does he want to start a war with us?"

Yu Canghai looked at the four people in front of him with suspicion and uncertainty: "I've heard that Yue Buqun has taken on a disciple, but he's kept it a secret. I'm sure it's you. Damn it, where's Yue Buqun? Tell him to come out."

Yue Lingshan glared at him: "Watch your mouth, who are you cursing? My father didn't even come."

Yu Canghai sneered, but before he could speak, Linghu Chong drew his long sword with a clang, and an aura pressed directly against Yu Canghai.

"A top-tier master? You are... Linghu Chong?" Yu Canghai's face turned ugly. He hadn't expected that Yue Buqun's disciple would have the strength to fight him.

Yue Yuchen ignored him and looked at Lin Zhennan with a half-smile. Lin Zhennan's eyes lit up and he said first, "That's right, my son Pingzhi has already joined the Huashan Sect. Today's matter will be decided by the Huashan Sect."

Having gained the upper hand and stood on the side of justice, Yue Yuchen finally smiled and turned to Yu Canghai, saying, "Yu Canghai, you have openly slapped the face of my Huashan Sect today, and I cannot let this go so easily."

Immediately afterwards, he raised one finger with his right hand and said, "I will only use one claw and one sword. If you can withstand two moves from me, then we can let this matter drop. Otherwise, please come with me to Mount Hua for a while."

Upon hearing this, Yu Canghai's eyes widened in anger. He snatched the long sword from his disciple's hand and pointed it at Yue Yuchen, clearly furious.

Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up with surprise. They drew their swords, pointed them around, and signaled the others to step back.

Yu Canghai sneered repeatedly and waved his hand, ordering the Qingcheng Sect disciples to retreat. Lin Zhennan and his wife exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness. They hadn't expected the Huashan Sect's eldest disciple to be so arrogant. Even Yue Buqun wouldn't dare to provoke Yu Canghai like this, would he?

But since things had come to this, the couple had no choice but to call for the surrounding bodyguards to retreat. They could only hope that the Huashan Sect members wouldn't let them down.

………………

Yue Yuchen placed his left hand behind his back and his right hand outstretched: "Sect Leader Yu, please!"

Enraged, Yu Canghai held nothing back and, without considering that he had launched a sneak attack, moved swiftly and was already in front of Yue Yuchen.

With his right hand, he thrust his longsword straight forward, unleashing a deadly move called "Pine and Crane Longevity." The tip of the sword made a hissing sound as it moved swiftly like the wind, aiming straight for Yue Yuchen's chest.

Just as the sword tip was about to reach Yue Yuchen's chest, before he could even feel happy, a flawless white right hand with long, slender fingers like claws gripped the blade of the longsword.

To everyone else, Yue Yuchen simply stood there, his right hand forming a claw, and with a single reach and grab, he seized the longsword in Yu Canghai's hand before anyone could even gasp in surprise.

Yue Yuchen's hand flicked, leaving several afterimages in the air, and then a longsword made of fine steel was twisted into a pretzel shape.

As the longsword was taken away, blood gushed from the tiger's mouth of Yu Canghai's right hand. Before he could retreat, Yue Yuchen clenched his right fist from a claw, made a sword gesture with his index and middle fingers, and struck nine major acupoints on Yu Canghai's chest with the move "Welcoming Guests from the Pine Tree".

Yu Canghai's expression changed. Ignoring his injured right hand, he unleashed both palms simultaneously, pushing the Qingcheng Sect's Heart-Piercing Palm to its limit, to meet Yue Yuchen's fingers.

Yue Yuchen flicked his finger, and it seemed as if nine right hands appeared simultaneously in the arena, pointing their fingers at Yu Canghai.

"what……"

With a scream, Yu Canghai staggered backward, his raised hands each bearing a bloody hole in the palm. With each step he took back, blood gushed from his chest.

Yu Canghai only stopped after retreating seven steps. At this point, his palms and seven wounds on his chest were covered in blood, and he looked utterly exhausted.

Yue Yuchen placed his hands behind his back and looked calmly at Yu Canghai, saying, "Sect Leader Yu, after this matter is over, I would like to invite you to visit Mount Hua."

As Yu Canghai was defeated, the system in Yue Yuchen's mind rang out once again...

You have acquired many Taoist classics from the Qingcheng School, and your understanding of the realm of Chang Qingjing has improved.

You have grasped the Taoist concept of the stages of constant purity, stillness, meditation, and the unity of heaven and humanity.

You have the potential to reach a level of tranquility, where you can practice meditation whether sitting, lying down, or walking.

………………

At this moment, the arena was unusually quiet. Everyone looked at Yu Canghai, then at the long sword twisted into a pretzel, and at Yue Yuchen's still flawless right hand.

No one could have imagined that such an ordinary hand could severely injure the Qingcheng Sect Leader in just two moves.

Lin Zhennan and his wife, along with a group of bodyguards and scavengers, were initially shocked, then overjoyed. Regardless of whether they were about to be infiltrated by the Huashan Sect, at least the Fuwei Escort Agency was saved.

Moreover, with this powerful backer, escorting goods will only be smoother in the future. Lin Pingzhi was also overjoyed, for this was the Huashan Sect he was going to join.

Laudenau's eyes flickered with surprise, dismay, annoyance, and a hint of regret. He then quickly scanned the room before lowering his head.

Linghu Chong silently observed his expression, then remained silent, carefully pondering the "Welcoming Guests with Pine Trees" move. He seemed to have grasped something, but couldn't quite understand it for the moment.

Yu Canghai, enduring the pain, pushed his disciple away; even this single movement left him drenched in cold sweat: "What do you want?"

Yue Yuchen shook his head and said, "Sect Leader Yu has misunderstood. I just wanted to invite Sect Leader Yu to be a guest at Mount Hua!"

Then he continued...

"Qingcheng is a famous Taoist mountain, and I heard that it contains many classic texts of Taoist sages. I have no other intention than that your sect make a copy of these classic texts and send them to Mount Hua. Then, Sect Leader Yu can leave on his own."

"It would be a waste to leave these books in Qingcheng. I heard that there are more Buddhist temples than Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain now, and nuns and monks are everywhere."

"I, Yue, also do not wish to bring shame upon the classics of our predecessors and sages. I hope Sect Leader Yu will grant my request."

Yu Canghai sneered, "Oh? You don't want the martial arts manuals of the Qingcheng Sect?"

Chapter 19 Rescuing Fuwei Escort Agency

"Don't you want the martial arts manuals of the Qingcheng Sect?"

Upon hearing Yu Canghai's words, the others exchanged glances, clearly assuming that Yue Yuchen's invitation to Yu Canghai to visit Mount Hua was for the martial arts manuals of the Qingcheng Sect.

Yue Yuchen scoffed, “My Huashan Sect has its own lineage. It is the direct descendant of the Quanzhen Sect of the Southern Song Dynasty. We have countless martial arts within our sect and would never stoop to coveting the martial arts of other sects.”

Then, changing the subject, she added, "Besides, Sect Leader Yu's martial arts skills aren't that great..."

"puff……"

Upon hearing this, Yu Canghai could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Behind Yu Canghai, Yan Renying, Yu Renhao, and the other two exchanged glances, then drew their longswords with a clang, clearly intending to cover Yu Canghai's retreat.

Once we leave here, whatever happens in the future, it's just a matter of people arguing. We can simply deny it, and in the end, it'll all be a mess.

Seeing that the other party still wanted to resist, Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan exchanged glances and, without needing any further communication, drew their swords and charged forward.

The two simultaneously activated the Golden Goose Skill, wielding their longswords. Using the same Huashan sword technique, their combined swordplay became even more dangerous and unpredictable.

Laudenau's eyes flashed, and he stood protectively in front of Yue Yuchen, keeping a close eye on the battlefield.

In just a few breaths, with the combined efforts of Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan, the longswords in the hands of the Qingcheng Sect disciples fell to the ground, and they clutched their right arms and wailed in pain.

Linghu Chong's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent as he looked at Lao Denuo, but he quickly concealed it.

………………

"Sect Leader Yu, what do you think?" Yue Yuchen asked Yu Canghai.

Seeing that Yu Canghai remained silent, Yue Yuchen waved his hand, and Linghu Chong immediately stepped forward and struck more than ten acupoints on Yu Canghai. Then he said to the Qingcheng Sect disciples, "As my senior brother said, come to Mount Hua as soon as possible to bring back your sect leader!"

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Watching the Qingcheng Sect disciples leave, Yue Yuchen turned to Lin Zhennan and his wife and said, "Now that the crisis of the Qingcheng Sect has been resolved, we can talk about the rest tomorrow. It's getting late, everyone should get some rest!"

After bidding farewell to the members of the Fuwei Escort Agency, Linghu Chong escorted Yu Canghai, and the group returned to their residence together.

After settling Yu Canghai in, Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan gathered in Yue Yuchen's room.

"Why aren't you resting? What are you still doing here?" Yue Yuchen asked, looking at the two men with their bright eyes.