Chapter 83: Paper Fan Gate
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Although they had quarreled before, they had met face to face twice. That girl with the vicious tongue who liked to dress as a man could barely be considered one of Xu Yan’s acquaintances.
For an acquaintance, Xu Yan still hoped she wouldn’t fall into the hands of those evil faction martial artists from Ghost King Gate.
Seeing the girl about to escape, Xu Yan also felt much more relaxed. But at this moment, the situation suddenly changed!
With a whoosh of flying bamboo leaves, above the bamboo forest where the guardians and the masked person were fighting, a paper fan larger than a palm-leaf fan descended from the sky, heading straight for the masked person. With Xu Yan’s eyesight, he could even see the Eight Beauties painting on the fan’s surface.
Made of unknown materials, the paper fan fell at a speed comparable to swords and blades. In the blink of an eye, it reached the masked person’s head. At that speed, the paper fan was definitely not made of paper—it was probably as hard as steel. If it hit, her head would surely split open.
The masked person had no time to draw her sword. She let out a light shout and swung her palm upward, smashing toward the paper fan above her head. The next moment, the paper fan shattered into pieces, and white ash hidden behind the fan scattered everywhere!
“Paper Fan Gate!”
Caught in the white ash, the masked person angrily shouted while swinging her sleeves and retreating rapidly.
“Hahahaha!” Arrogant laughter came from high in the bamboo forest. “All eighteen guardians present, yet you can’t keep one little girl. Grand Guardian, these useless brothers of yours should all be fed to the dogs!”
With the wild laughter, dozens of figures dropped down, completely unconcerned about the scattered white ash.
These suddenly appearing martial artists didn’t care about the white ash, but the Ghost King Gate guardians all quickly retreated, afraid of being contaminated even a little. That wasn’t just white ash—it was also a poison that could make one’s entire body powerless!
“Hypocrite!”
Zhuo Shaoyu, who had retreated in embarrassment, gritted his teeth the moment he saw the leader and said coldly, “Xiao Meng!”
This group that descended from the sky hadn’t truly fallen from heaven—they had been hiding in the treetops of the bamboo forest all along. Their leader was a young man dressed as a scholar, handsome with large earlobes, looking very amiable. But if anyone were deceived by his appearance, they probably wouldn’t even know how they died.
The young man Zhuo Shaoyu called a hypocrite was precisely the young sect master of another evil faction in Qi Nation—”Paper Fan Gate.”
Ghost King Gate could be called the foremost evil faction in Qi Nation, while other evil faction forces were far inferior. In Qi Nation, the only one that could match Ghost King Gate was this Paper Fan Gate. And this young sect master Xiao Meng of Paper Fan Gate had also reached four-meridian innate strength. In terms of status, he wasn’t afraid of Ghost King Gate’s Grand Guardian, which was why he dared speak so arrogantly. If it were anyone else calling the eighteen guardians fit only to feed dogs, they would have been hacked to death.
Having the nickname “hypocrite” showed that Xiao Meng was truly a genuine scoundrel. In Qi Nation’s martial world, countless famous masters had been killed by his underhanded methods. He was especially skilled in using poison, which was why even Zhuo Shaoyu had to retreat in embarrassment when he saw Xiao Meng’s white ash poison.
“I wondered who it was—turns out to be Young Master Xiao.” Zhuo Shaoyu’s eyes turned slightly cold. While keeping watch on the masked person who was once again surrounded, he said coldly, “When lions hunt, wild dogs shouldn’t come to snatch the prey.”
Being called a wild dog, Xiao Meng wasn’t angry. He smiled and opened a paper fan, fanning himself as he said, “The prey is about to escape—surely others are allowed to intervene? Ghost King Gate is powerful, but you can’t be too domineering. How about this: we two factions work together on this girl. Whoever catches her gets the prey. What does the Grand Guardian think?”
Zhuo Shaoyu said nothing more. His father had deep friendship with Paper Fan Gate’s sect master, and both were Qi Nation evil factions. As Grand Guardian, he naturally wouldn’t fight with Paper Fan Gate’s young sect master. So he snorted coldly and gestured with his eyes for the other guardians to attack the masked person with full force.
Paper Fan Gate’s people had subtly surrounded the masked person’s escape routes, while Ghost King Gate guardians blocked the front. The masked person was now truly trapped in danger. Especially with the earlier white ash—although she had tried her best to block it, some dust had been inhaled. At this moment, Pang Hongyue felt her limbs growing weak, and a drop of cold sweat slowly trickled down her face.
‘Only killed four guardians…’
Protecting herself with her sword, Pang Hongyue continuously circulated her true qi to expel the poison. She was beginning to regret this—regret that she shouldn’t have infiltrated Qi Nation alone, shouldn’t have been so arrogant as to fight many opponents single-handedly.
Ever since hearing about the Silver Crown Snake appearing in Horse King Town, Pang Hongyue had spent many days planning and finally convinced the two Qi Nation righteous factions, Azure Cloud Pavilion and Jade Sword Gate, to set up a double trap. She wanted to use the demon snake to severely damage Ghost King Gate, then take advantage of the chaos to kill the eighteen guardians. Pang Hongyue’s purpose in coming to Qi Nation alone was for Ghost King Gate’s eighteen guardians.
But given the current situation, even with five-meridian innate strength, Pang Hongyue was powerless to turn the tide.
‘Despicable evil faction, actually using poison!’
Roaring inwardly, Pang Hongyue gathered her spirits, preparing to break through.
Earlier, she had been covering the retreat for Azure Cloud Pavilion and Jade Sword Gate’s people. With her as a master present, those two Qi Nation righteous factions could escape. She hadn’t expected that after they escaped, she would be trapped in a deadly situation with no one coming back to rescue her.
She had originally borrowed the manpower of Azure Cloud Pavilion and Jade Sword Gate. Covering their retreat in this critical moment could be considered repaying that favor.
Pang Hongyue stopped overthinking because the guardians and Paper Fan Gate masters around her had already moved. Dozens of coldly gleaming long swords pressed in simultaneously.
Circulating true qi into her sword edge, despite being poisoned, Pang Hongyue suddenly mobilized all her true qi. Her long sword immediately blazed with brilliant light.
“Break!”
With a clear shout, the long sword traced a circle in the forest. Most of the dozens of weapons slashing from all around were knocked away. Those innate masters couldn’t even hold their own swords and blades steady under this strike. Even those still gripping their weapons tightly felt their palms aching.
“The force to strike stone and carve monuments—truly five-meridian innate!” Ghost King Gate’s Second Guardian Yang Ge roared. He had thrown away his long sword early—it wouldn’t be worth injuring his hand from such force.
“Capture her!” Paper Fan Gate’s Xiao Meng’s face darkened as he coldly ordered. His subordinates immediately rushed out with howls.
Paper Fan Gate wanted to capture that righteous faction’s five-meridian innate master, and Ghost King Gate wanted the same. Grand Guardian Zhuo Shaoyu personally acted, being the first to pounce forward.
A righteous faction five-meridian innate master could be called a true expert. Once the sixth meridian opened, that would be a cultivator, transcending the category of martial artists. If they could capture alive a righteous faction five-meridian master, it would be an enormous benefit for Qi Nation’s evil factions. They could threaten the righteous faction to exchange expensive materials, or gain fame by eliminating a five-meridian master. In any case, neither Ghost King Gate nor Paper Fan Gate wanted to miss this opportunity.
The dangerous fierce battle made Xu Yan in the distance watch without blinking. Today he had truly opened his eyes—not only seeing martial artists fight a demon snake, but also witnessing a great battle between righteous and evil. This trip to Horse King Town was definitely worthwhile.
Within Xu Yan’s sight, the masked person who had used her full-strength sword to shock away the surrounding martial artists once again displayed lightness skills. Like a butterfly flitting through flowers, she broke through the evil faction’s encirclement in several leaps and fled toward the barren mountain she had just charged down from.
“Panicking and choosing the wrong path?” Xu Yan was somewhat puzzled, scratching his head and muttering to himself, “Running up the mountain—isn’t that seeking death?”
