Chapter 21 Zhao Kuo
Just as Zhao Kuo closed his eyes and waited for death, he suddenly heard a metallic attack. The knife that was originally slashing towards Zhao Kuo's neck also slid to one side, which made Zhao Kuo's life beneath Ba Fenghan's sword. Zhao Kuo knew that he had been rescued, so he quickly opened his eyes to look at Ba Fenghan's place. Ba Fenghan was staring at the knife in his hand. Zhao Kuo looked at the knife that was just about to take his life. He suddenly saw a bamboo chopstick inserted into the knife in Ba Fenghan's hand. Only then did he realize that the skill of saving the person was incredible. After all, it was difficult to use bamboo chopsticks to pass through the surface of the knife, let alone the treasure knife used by experts like Ba Fenghan.
So he struggled to get up, and looked around and said loudly, "Thank you for your life-saving kindness. I wonder if you can show up, so I would like to thank you for your great kindness."[]
Ba Fenghan also wanted to know who was the one who took action. After all, in order to be afraid that Zhao Kuo would fight back when he was dying, he fainted when he took action. However, even though he was easily knocked away by the person who took action with bamboo chopsticks, it can be seen that the skill of the attacker was so high that he was not inferior to Bi Xuan's master. But Ba Fenghan was not afraid at all. He came to Zhongyuan to find a master to hone his martial arts and cultivation, so when he met such a master, he would only be happy but not afraid.
Of course, Xiao Yi is the one who takes action. When Xiao Yi saw Ba Fenghan coming to challenge Zhao Kuo, Xiao Yi knew why Zhao Kuo's great talent was not described in the later stage. After all, no matter how great his talent was, he would be gone if he died. Zhao Kuo must have been killed in this challenge of Ba Fenghan. As for helping him, Xiao Yi had already admired his talent, and now when he was having dinner, Xiao Yi didn't want to see dead people, so he helped him. When he saw Zhao Kuo about to die under Ba Fenghan's knife, Xiao Yi picked up the bamboo chopsticks in front of him, instilled the true energy produced by the Changsheng Art, and hit Ba Fenghan's knife to the side, which saved Zhao Kuo's life.
Hearing Zhao Kuo's shouting, Xiao Yi did not answer him first, but sat on the stool and said to Ba Fenghan, "Since he has admitted defeat, why should you kill him?"
When Ba Fenghan heard Xiao Yi's voice, he looked at Xiao Yi and suddenly saw Xiao Yi's appearance. Even Ba Fenghan's face showed a look of disbelief and then disappeared. After all, Xiao Yi looked only sixteen or seventeen years old now. Such a young master also showed such a look with Ba Fenghan's cunning, let alone Zhao Kuo. He looked at Xiao Yi's mouth not closed yet!
Ba Fenghan looked at Xiao Yi, raised the sword with bamboo chopsticks in front of him, and said to Xiao Yi, "You did it?"
Xiao Yi asked back, "Is there anyone else here except the three of us?"
Ba Fenghan laughed twice and said, "You'll know if you try." He used all his skills, lifted up the sword and slashed at Xiao Yi. The distance between Xiao Yi and Ba Fenghan was only about ten meters. In Zhao Kuo's eyes, Ba Fenghan came to Xiao Yi in front of him in a short time. He suddenly changed direction in front of Xiao Yi, lifted the knife in his hand to his head, held his hands tightly to protect his body and slashed at Xiao Yi. Zhao Kuo then realized that Ba Fenghan did not use all his strength at all when fighting him. Then he saw Xiao Yi still sitting steadily on the stool, as if he was not prepared at all, and couldn't help but shout, "Young Master, be careful."
When Xiao Yi heard Zhao Kuo shouting to him, he still had time to smile at him, and then faced Ba Fenghan who was attacking like a god. To be honest, Xiao Yi didn't care about Ba Fenghan's attack at all. Xiao Yi just knew from No. 1 that Ba Fenghan's attack power had not reached level 3, which means that even if Ba Fenghan machetes himself, he cannot break Xiao Yi's defense. Besides, if Xiao Yi wants to avoid Xiao Yi's speed, Ba Fenghan will not be able to hit him. Of course, Xiao Yi has a better way.
I saw Xiao Yi holding another bamboo chopstick on the table and instilling his true energy on it. He raised the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and pointed it at the blade that was chopped. Ba Fenghan saw Xiao Yi using a chopstick to deal with his attack, and laughed in his heart that Xiao Yi was overestimating his abilities, but the strength in his hand increased a lot. He was such a person, and he would do his best to do everything. He would not have to do his best just because he saw Xiao Yi clearly. The lion fights with rabbits. This was what he learned from the brink of life and death.
But when Ba Fenghan came into contact with the bamboo chopsticks on Xiao Yi's hand, he realized that he was wrong, and it was outrageous. Ba Fenghan only felt a huge force gushing out from the bamboo chopsticks. He wanted to knock the knife in his hand away at once, but he could barely control the knife in his hand while using all his strength and full of true energy in his body.
Xiao Yi looked at the knife that did not hit Ba Fenghan, and then turned his wrist to Ba Fenghan's chest. Of course, Ba Fenghan knew what would happen if it was fixed, so he quickly protected the knife in front of his chest, holding the handle of the knife in his right hand, and pressing the knife with his left hand against the knife to meet the bamboo chopsticks in Xiao Yi's hand. The bamboo chopsticks were connected with the back of the knife, and there was no sound, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong, but after a moment, Ba Fenghan seemed to be pushed hard, and his feet were improvised to the wall of the inn, and countless tables and chairs were damaged along the way. Moreover, from the place where Ba Fenghan was originally standing, a deep long ditch was plowed out under Ba Fenghan's feet.
Ba Fenghan touched his chest and felt a little unbelievable. When he just came into contact with Xiao Yi's bamboo chopsticks, the true energy attached to the bamboo chopsticks surged towards him. Ba Fenghan actually felt like he was incompetent. Then Ba Fenghan was hit by this true energy. At that time, Ba Fenghan really thought he would die this time, but he didn't expect that this true energy would not hurt people, but just took Ba Fenghan back. But there was no injury on his body, so Ba Fenghan touched his chest in disbelief. After all, he was punched and flew out, and then he was not injured at all. This was very strange. However, after a moment, Ba Fenghan also reacted. It was Xiao Yi's mercy, so he took off the bamboo chopsticks from the knife, returned the knife to the sheath, and sent the bamboo chopsticks to Xiao Yi, and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for not killing me, I'm here to thank me."
Xiao Yi took the bamboo chopsticks and looked at Ba Fenghan and said, "You don't have to thank me, I want to thank you for your future!" Xiao Yi was talking about Ba Fenghan in the middle and late stages of the original work. At that time, he had feelings and righteousness, and he was a good friend and good brother with his current friend Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, of course he could not be killed.
Ba Fenghan said strangely, "What do you mean by me in the future?"
Xiao Yi glanced at him and said, "Okay, no need to ask, how about you go and put Zhao Kuo on, sit down and have a meal together?"
Although Ba Fenghan was strange, he still said, "Senior, please invite me, I will accompany you. Senior, please wait for a while." As he said that, he helped Zhao Kuo over and sat down. He also sat down.
After being paid, Zhao Kuo struggled to give Xiao Yi a big gift and said, "Thank you for your life-saving kindness. If you have any questions in the future, I will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation." This is a stern saying.
Xiao Yi asked him to sit down and thought for a while and said, "There was nothing you asked you to do, but what you said was interesting just now, and you didn't happen to be in a position of force. In this way, let's make an agreement, don't invest in other forces now. When one day you hear a man named Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling create what force will you invest in them then?"
‘This…’ Zhao Kuo looked embarrassed.
Of course, Xiao Yi saw Zhao Kuo's difficult feelings and continued to say, "Of course, you should observe it for a while at that time. If you think it is OK, you are joining. If you think they do not match what you choose in your heart, you should act as invalid today's words. What do you think?"
Zhao Kuo then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It depends on the senior." Xiao Yi nodded and stopped talking. Then he looked at Ba Fenghan and said, "Don't hurt the two of them when possible. This is to repay the grace of not killing you just said!'
Ba Fenghan clasped his fists and said, "I will never forget you." Then no one spoke.
Seeing that no one was talking, Zhao Kuo clasped his fists at Ba Fenghan beside him and said, "Brother, he is so handsome. Zhao has really gained insight today."
Seeing Zhao Kuo's sincere face, Ba Fenghan asked strangely, "I was going to kill you just now, don't you hate me?"
Zhao Kuo looked at Ba Fenghan seriously and said, "Since I started to walk on this road, I knew there would be such a day, but sooner or later. Besides, my brother didn't kill him today, so what's the hateful thing?"
This was the first time that Ba Fenghan looked at Zhao Kuo seriously and said, "Brother Zhao's mood is too low. Today I met Brother Zhao so strange and so talented, it would be a pity not to drink it. I don't know if I can drink it, but I don't drink it today, what about it?" The last sentence was said to Xiao Yi.
Anyway, Xiao Yi had not thought about where he got. So he agreed. ‘I’m afraid this place will not work anymore. There are a large group of people coming here outside, and we may have to leave. I wonder if you have any good places?’ Xiao Yi said.
Zhao Kuo said first, "If Senior, Brother Ba doesn't dislike you, you will go to the place where you live, what?"
Xiao Yi and Ba Fenghan naturally agreed, but when they left, Zhao Kuo saw Xiao Yi take out two gold ingots and put them on the table, and hurriedly said, "Senior, there are too many of them, so you can buy this small shop."
Xiao Yi smiled and shook his head and said, "This is our compensation for breaking the store."
Zhao Kuo said seriously, "Senior, kind."
Xiao Yi smiled and said nothing, and rushed to Zhao Kuo's house before the officers and soldiers arrived.
After walking a few streets, he came to a not-so-large house. Zhao Kuo pushed open the door and went in directly. Xiao Yi found that his door was not locked. Xiao Yi felt strange. Now the world is so difficult, why don’t you lock the door and be afraid of being stolen? Perhaps because of the doubts from Xiao Yi. Zhao Kuo explained, ‘The door is not locked. People in the martial arts world know my habits, so they can come here to take shelter directly when they are in trouble, or take some things they want, and they can get them by themselves. And there is no family at home, so there is no worry.’
Ba Fenghan was serious again and clasped his fists at Zhao Kuo, "Brother Zhao is kind. Fortunately, I didn't hurt your life today, otherwise Ba Fenghan would regret it."
Zhao Kuo replied politely and said, "There is nothing but a small task to give people some convenience. Okay, let's not talk about it. Senior, Brother Ba, please, please hide some good wine in it, and take it out for you to taste today." Then he took the lead in.
Xiao Yi was in the middle of the house, and Ba Fenghan followed behind and entered the gate together. When he entered the gate, there was a courtyard. There was an ancient vine on the right side of the courtyard. The ancient vine was not climbing along the wall, but added a shelf next to the ancient vine. The ancient vine grew along the shelf. There were stone tables and chairs placed in the space under the shelf. The vine was laid out from all sides, and various flowers and plants were planted on all sides of the yard. Now it is early summer, and all kinds of flowers and plants are in bud, which makes people feel like they return to nature as soon as they enter the yard, and they have a different artistic conception.
Zhao Kuo led the two to the stone table and chairs under the vine and sat down. Ba Fenghan looked around and said to Zhao Kuo, "What a unique courtyard, I have never seen it before! Brother is so elegant." Xiao Yi also cooperated and nodded, saying it was a good word.
Zhao Kuo smiled complacently, as if he was very satisfied with his yard, and then said, "Senior, Brother Ba, I will sit down first, I will pick up the wine and make some food and drinks. You two will wait for a while." As he said that, he went into the house and went to work hard.
Xiao Yi looked at Ba Fenghan and said, "From your performance along the way, it is obvious that you are not a bloodthirsty person, why do you have to kill yourself during the competition?"
Ba Fenghan said, "I don't know anything about it. I am not from the Central Plains, but from the Western Regions. My education since childhood is to treat the enemy without mercy. If you cut the grass, you will get rid of the roots. This is also my way of survival!"
Xiao Yi thought about the way grandpa usually talked about to treat enemies, as well as the introductions and statements in various books, and said helplessly, "Maybe you are all right!" His voice looked a little lonely.
Ba Fenghan looked at Xiao Yi like this and said, "Of course, this is just for us. Seniors are very good at it, and there are not many people in the world who can hurt seniors. Of course, they are different from us."
Xiao Yi looked up at Ba Fenghan. He didn't expect Ba Fenghan would comfort himself and said, "Forget it, don't think about this problem. When I encounter someone who should be killed, I will kill him. My name is Xiao Yi, and you don't need to call me from seniors. You can just call me by your name!"
Ba Fenghan smiled and said, "Okay, let's call senior brother Xiao, so I'll say more about Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, don't you say more about Zhongyuan, isn't there a saying, "A master is the master? This sentence is because Ba Fenghan takes advantage of this."
Xiao Yi heard what he said, and there was something else to say, so he agreed.
Chapter completed!