Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! The old man shouted, "Damn it! I'm of a higher generation than you, and I protect the young, that's why I didn't lay a hand on you." Although it was dark, the old man's face beneath his white hair was still clearly visible to Aunt Yun. This person was clearly not an old man; judging from his facial skin, he was at most thirty! Only his full head of white hair made him appear like a decrepit old man.

Yi Ranxiao, who arrived shortly after, also noticed this. She hadn't noticed it on the rooftop last time, but now, seeing the old man, she realized he might be even younger than Aunt Yun. Therefore, when the old man spoke of "protecting the young," Aunt Yun was furious, and sixteen Plum Blossom Temple Seals instantly appeared on her palms!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ...

The Plum Blossom Temple's arrows rained down on the "old man." The old man, merely defending and not attacking, was somewhat overconfident. Despite his best efforts to dodge, he was still hit by two phantom arrows! One slashed his right arm, and the other, coincidentally, tore his trousers at the base of his right thigh, exposing his inner thigh!

On that wheat-colored skin, there was a striking black plum blossom-shaped birthmark!

"It really was him!" Yi Ranxiao's eyes shone brightly. When he confirmed that Aunt Yun was not the expert the system had located, he wondered who he had missed. Besides the prostitutes and servants in the brothel and the five patrons that day, who else could be in the brothel?

The answer is simple: it's that peeping tom who told him, "I come here to spy every night!" That is, the so-called "old man" in front of him!

The old man was already slightly injured, but he still refused to fight back. Aunt Yun sneered, "Aren't you going to fight back? Do you expect me to kill you before you make a move?" The old man laughed, "Didn't I tell you? I love the young and won't easily lay a hand on children!"

"You smooth talker!" Aunt Yun attacked again.

The old man smiled slyly and said, "Actually, I don't need to attack you to defeat you!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly took off his pants and pretended to take out the thing from his underwear.

Aunt Yun was shocked and abruptly stopped her forward momentum, turning her head away to avoid seeing this indecent scene. The "old man" smiled smugly and said, "You've been tricked!"

By the time the word "ba" was uttered, the "old man" had already fled dozens of miles away. Aunt Yun turned around, but he was no longer in sight. She sighed and said, "Ah San, it seems we can't catch him. Let's go back—Ah San, Ah San?"

Aunt Yun looked around, but there was no sign of Ah San. But wasn't he just here a moment ago?

Actually, the moment Aunt Yun turned her head away, Yi Ranxiao had already taken the initiative to chase after her. This "old man" was key to completing the system mission; if he escaped, Yi Ranxiao would be dead!

So Yiran Xiao's speed was faster than ever before. The "old man" turned around again and found that someone was still chasing him. He was slightly displeased, but when he saw that the person who came was actually that "fellow traveler," his displeasure lessened a bit. He wanted to stop and talk to him, but then he thought, this kid and that woman are fellow travelers. The relationship between "fellow travelers" is much closer than that between "fellow travelers." Maybe this kid was sent by that woman to follow him! So he didn't slow down and continued running.

Yiran Xiao had exerted all her strength to avoid falling too far behind, but if the old man didn't slow down, it wouldn't be long before she was left behind! Thinking of this, she immediately called out, "Brother, wait for me! I have something important to ask of you!"

The old man chuckled and said, "Kid, if you're not going back to have some fun with that woman, what important thing could you possibly need me for? Hehe, you're definitely here to follow me!"

"Brother, I really need your help!" Yi Ranxiao was getting anxious. If this brother really didn't want to believe her, what other way did she have to make him stop? In an instant, her mind raced with thoughts of how to make him stop and how to get him to teach her his magic.

"Kid, save your breath, I'm not going to fall for your tricks!"

“Brother, actually… actually I wanted to become sworn brothers with you!” Yi Ranxiao said, suddenly having a bright idea.

"Become sworn brothers?" The old man seemed somewhat interested in this, slowing down slightly. "Why do you want to become sworn brothers with me?"

Yi Ranxiao immediately said, "Brother, I think we are kindred spirits and have similar personalities, so I want to become sworn brothers with you! What do you think, brother?"

It wasn't that Yi Ranxiao was deliberately lying to get closer to him; the two did indeed have similar personalities, which was evident from their speaking styles. And once they became sworn brothers, the younger brother could easily ask the older brother for some pointers, and the older brother certainly wouldn't refuse! That way, the system task would be completed, right? This was Yi Ranxiao's carefully laid plan.

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes darted around. He was certain that this was a "kindred spirit," but whether their personalities were similar was another matter entirely. Besides, the old man still believed that Yi Ranxiao was following Aunt Yun's orders, so he said, "No, no, I won't believe your one-sided story." As he spoke, he suddenly increased his speed.

The two had already run into a grove of trees, and the old man vanished in a few flashes. Yi Ranxiao's expression changed drastically. He searched all around but couldn't find any trace of the old man. Panicked, he shouted, "Brother, I truly want to become sworn brothers with you! If you don't come out, I'll kill myself here!" His voice carried far; even if the old man was incredibly fast and ran very far, he should have been able to hear it!

Yi Ranxiao refused to believe that the old man would really stand by and watch someone die! But all he received in return was the deathly silence of the forest, not even an echo. Unwilling to give up, Yi Ranxiao shouted again, "Brother, can you really bear to watch me die because of you?"

This time, finally, there was a response! But the one who answered him wasn't the old man, but rather—"Ah San, that old man ignores you, but I will!"

It was Li Sishui's voice!

It turned out that after Fu Wushuang was brutally beaten by Yi Ranxiao, she harbored resentment and found Luo Rong, telling him that A San had appeared at Chunhe Tower. Luo Rong immediately wanted to arrest A San, but he remembered Aunt Yun, whom he had wronged years ago, and that this brothel called Chunhe Tower was run by Aunt Yun! Luo Rong felt guilty towards Aunt Yun, so he dared not meet her and sent Li Sishui to arrest A San instead.

To this day, Luo Rong and his men haven't figured out a way to both obtain the Earth God Fist and kill Ah San. Therefore, Luo Rong made a ruthless decision, issuing a death order: killing Ah San to avenge Luo Yunxiao is the top priority! Even if this kid threatens with the Earth God Fist again, Li Sishui, you don't need to worry about that; just kill him! The Earth God Fist? No matter how important it is, nothing is more important than avenging his son!

Li Sishui was overjoyed to receive the order. If he couldn't use the Earth God Fist as a shield, wouldn't taking Ah San's life be a piece of cake?

Unexpectedly, Li Sishui was discovered by Aunt Yun as soon as he arrived at Chunhe Tower. Aunt Yun deliberately protected Yi Ranxiao, and Li Sishui was no match for her, so he had no choice but to go back and get reinforcements. Luo Rong, unwilling to face Aunt Yun personally, sent sixteen outstanding disciples from the younger generation of Fengyu Sect to accompany him.

So Li Sishui returned to Chunhe Tower full of confidence, just as he was about to make his move, Aunt Yun and Yi Ranxiao came out to chase after the old man. In the end, Yi Ranxiao and Aunt Yun separated. To prevent Aunt Yun from coming to rescue Yi Ranxiao, Li Sishui had his sixteen disciples hold Aunt Yun back while he dealt with Yi Ranxiao alone.

Li Sishui possesses the strength of the fifth level of the Qi Condensation Realm, while Yi Ranxiao currently only has the Yuan Power level of the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm. The two are a whole level apart! In addition, Li Sishui has rich combat experience, and Yi Ranxiao is simply a lamb to the slaughter in front of him!

"Ah San, aren't you happy to see me?" Li Sishui smiled easily, but the smile was indescribably terrifying.

Yi Ranxiao felt a sense of foreboding, her hands already poised to pull out the Earth God Fist manual at any moment to threaten him. Seeing this, Li Sishui sneered, "Hmph, this time the sect leader has given a death order. Even if you bring out the Earth God Fist, I will kill you without hesitation!"

Yiran Xiao was stunned. Luo Rong was actually willing to give up the Earth God Fist? He wouldn't believe Li Sishui's one-sided story. He took out the Earth God Fist manual, holding one side in each hand, and warned, "If you don't leave, I'll tear this manual up!"

"Ah San, do you think I'm lying to you? Hmph, you can just die!" Li Sishui took out his short knife without hesitation. The blade of the short knife suddenly burst out with a dazzling yellow light. With a slash, the fierce blade light blasted towards Yi Ranxiao.

It seems that Luo Rong has really given up on the Earth God Fist this time!

Yi Ranxiao immediately dodged and then slammed his fist into the ground. Li Sishui, who had been on guard against his Earth God Fist, had already leaped high into the air and landed on a tree. A red fist beam erupted from the ground, shattering the tree, but Li Sishui had already jumped to another tree!

"Heh heh, as long as I'm in mid-air, how can your fist strike me?"

Yi Ranxiao's expression changed. Normally, enemies are standing on the ground, and the Earth God Fist can suddenly burst from the ground, striking the enemy directly without needing to travel distance—this is a major advantage of the Earth God Fist. But now the enemy is jumping around in the trees, essentially moving in mid-air, rendering the Earth God Fist's advantage useless. Therefore, the only option is to find a way to get Li Sishui back to the ground!

"Haha, Ah San, you're done for, aren't you!" Li Sishui jumped around in the tree like a monkey, laughing triumphantly. "Now that you're done for, it's my turn to attack you!"

With each slash, a barrage of yellow blade light rained down on Yi Ranxiao on the ground. As Yi Ranxiao dodged, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. She aimed for Li Sishui's ankle, then conjured a "Plum Blossom Hermitage Seal" and hurled it!

call out!

This attack used most of Yi Ranxiao's Yuan Power, and its speed was so fast that even Li Sishui didn't notice it at first. There was only a "thud" sound as the Plum Blossom Hermitage Seal ripped through Li Sishui's ankle. Li Sishui lost his balance and fell directly from the tree!

"Now!" A murderous glint flashed in Yi Ranxiao's eyes, and he slammed his fist into the ground! This punch nearly exhausted half of Yi Ranxiao's remaining Yuan energy! The outcome of this battle hinged on this one punch!