Chapter Twenty-Five: Unaware of Life and Death

  Yin Xu?

  Ying Bulu was stunned on the spot, and the person in front of him was indeed the one who had flooded the Qin army in Qing Shi Gou, and stolen the camp by the lake in Peng Ze? It really was a young and promising talent, with a handsome face, but what's even more surprising is that he was so humble and courteous.

  Yin Xu was also taken aback and asked in confusion: "I am indeed Yin Donglai, what's going on?"

  "Hey, you! What's your business? If it weren't for you, Yin Dong, provoking the authorities and bringing in the government troops to besiege us, how would we have ended up like this?"

  "Hmm..." Yin Xu was speechless, the siege of Qin's army was indeed caused by himself. But this time, the 30,000-strong army besieging the entire Jiangdong bandits, what was the reason behind it, he didn't know. An Tong, in order to shirk responsibility, exaggerated in his report, and brought about Zhao Gao's anger, these things they naturally didn't know.

  Po Leng continued to shout: "Dozens of brothers died under the arrows of the government army, hundreds of brothers ran in the rain for several days, all because of you Yin Xu... Today I Ba Hu want revenge for my dead brothers!"

  As soon as this remark came out, a group of people immediately responded loudly, as if they were extremely angry with Yin Xu. Zhou Da and Lu Ming saw that he was going to harm Yin Xu, so they immediately drew their swords and confronted him, causing the cave to become tense once again.

  Ying Bu hastily stopped him and said: "Ba Hu, you mustn't be rude. This matter can't be blamed on Master Yin."

  "Who else should be blamed?!" Ba Hu's loud roar seemed to look down on Ying Bu.

  Yin Xu said: "I'm sorry to trouble everyone. I do have a grudge against the Qin army, and it's true that they surrounded me with 5,000 troops last time. However, as for why the government has sent a large army to surround the entire Jiangdong this time, I really don't know the reason."

  "What's the use of apologizing? Can my brother's life be brought back?" Ba Hu roared angrily.

  Ying Bu said: "Ba Hu, the casualties of our brothers are caused by the Qin army, how can we blame others?"

  Ba Hu said coldly, "In the past, Brother Ying respected and admired you for your generosity and sense of justice. But now that my brothers are dead, aren't you just standing there talking without feeling any pain?"

  It turned out that the two were not in cahoots, but had known each other before and temporarily joined forces to escape from the siege of the Qin army. Ying Bu was lucky and did not suffer any losses, while Ba Hu had previously clashed with the Qin army, killing and wounding dozens of brothers. In addition to hating the Qin army, Yin Xu was also his object of resentment.

  Ying Bu sighed and said: "Ba Hu brothers... then how can this be good? What's your intention?"

  Ba Hu looked at Ying Bu, and finally his gaze fell on Yin Xu's body, saying: "You are asked to admit your mistake directly, you will not be willing. Why don't we have a try, if you lose, you need to kowtow to our brothers and admit your mistake."

  "Hey!" Gao Yi, Pu Jun and others, especially Zhou DaJun felt that Ba Hu was being unreasonable and bullying people too much.

  "What? Afraid?" Ba Hu's smile was very scornful.

  "This is also too much, right? Yin Xue didn't want to fight with Ba Hu in his heart, but since things have been said to this point, can he not fight? He had no choice but to agree: 'Alright, what if you lose?'"

  "Did I lose?" Ba Hu sneered with a smile: "Can I lose to you? Don't joke around."

  Yin Xu didn't get angry either, and said with a hint of a smile: "Don't be so absolute, what if you lose? Shouldn't we clarify things before taking action?"

  Zhou Da shouted from behind: "If you lose, will you kowtow to our young master and admit your mistake?"

  "Good, then let's see if this kid has what it takes!" Ba Hu roared with laughter.

  Yin Xu said in a low voice: "Compared with what?"

  "Try sword!" Ba Hu raised the bronze sword in his hand, with a strange expression.

  Gao Yijian hastily blocked the way, saying: "Swords and knives are blind, easy to misjudge and hurt, it's better to compare fists and feet." On one hand, he was worried that he might accidentally hurt Yin Xu with his sword, on the other hand, Yin Xu's fist and footwork were notoriously fierce, which made him more confident.

  Ba Hu sneered: "Afraid of death? Those who are gutless can kneel down and kowtow to me now."

  "It doesn't matter!" Yin Xu gripped the Broken Water Sword tightly in his hand, thinking to himself: With this sword in hand, you're looking for death!

  The crowd retreated to both sides, clearing a large space. Gao Yi and others were extremely nervous, clenching their fists in anxiety. Ying Bu stood on one side with a focused expression, this matter was not what he wished for either, but he couldn't stop it, all he could do was pray that neither of them would get hurt.

  The water broke out of its scabbard, and Yin Xu stood still on the spot. Ba Hu revealed a triumphant smile, raised his sword and charged forward.

  Clang!

  The sound of clashing swords echoed through the air, striking the tightly strung nerves of the crowd.

  Ba Hu was arrogant, but the first few swords were just a probe. He wanted to understand Yin Xu's strengths and weaknesses first. As soon as they clashed, Yin Xu knew that his swordsmanship level was not necessarily higher than Ba Hu's. So he immediately used the strange and bizarre Yin-style sword technique.

  Ying Bu stared intently, also finding Yin Xu's moves quite strange. Ba Hu was even more astonished, he had thought that Yin Xu was just a young whippersnapper, while he himself was an experienced old hand, with strength and weakness clearly evident. However, at this moment, Yin Xu's moves made him secretly shocked, under the premise of not being able to grasp the situation, he could only wield his sword to block and parry.

  After a moment, he discovered one of Yin Xu's weaknesses - his strength was not as good as his own. So he immediately swung his sword and made a big swing, using force to collide with Yin Xu head-on. A cold smile flashed across the corner of Yin Xu's mouth, and his eyes seemed to say: you're definitely going to lose!

  The two swords clashed, and Ba Hu could feel that Yin Xu was also increasing his strength. He thought to himself: "You think you can overpower me?" But in an instant, he broke out in a cold sweat as several small notches appeared on the edge of his sword. This sword is so sharp? Ba Hu hadn't noticed it, but Ying Bu had caught on early that Yin Xu's long sword was like a tranquil autumn water, definitely no ordinary object.

  Yin Xu sat up straight on his horse, raised the sword above his head and chopped down. This was a chopping knife technique that used the waist and entire upper body's strength to achieve the best chopping effect with the heavy back of the knife. At this time, Yin Xu was using a sword, but the Broken Water Sword was extremely hard and sharp, and the violent energy that had been building up inside him suddenly burst out, with an unstoppable force, its effect in no way inferior.

  With a single sword strike, Ba Hu was greatly shocked and lost color, raising his sword to block. After a flash of disdainful cold smile at the corner of Yin Xu's mouth, in just an instant, Ba Hu's pupils suddenly enlarged, deeply feeling the threat of death. Everyone only heard a "ting" sound, a section of the sword blade flew far away, Ba Hu held half a short sword in his hand, and sat on the ground dejectedly, while Yin Xu's sword tip stopped at one inch above his head. Moving with the heart, stopping with the heart, grasping it just right, this is the realm!

  Such a scene was frozen in everyone's mind, the cave was silent, and everyone forgot to applaud for a while. After a long time, someone suddenly shouted: "The young master won!" The crowd behind Yin Xu erupted into cheers.

  Ying Bu nodded secretly, Yin Xu had a good sense of proportion and stopped at the last minute. It was not only the accurate grasp of swordsmanship, but also the mental composure that did not lose its sense of proportion. His subordinates were secretly amazed, wanting to applaud but being held back by Ba Hu, after all, they had been traveling together for several days and had developed feelings for each other.

  Everyone under Ba Hu lowered their heads, feeling down. Zhou Da looked at them and laughed: "What? Lost quickly kowtow to my young master and admit your mistake!"

  Ba Hu's expression changed, he stood up and threw the broken sword to the ground, saying coldly: "If it weren't for borrowing the sharpness of the treasure sword, how could you be my opponent? This doesn't count, if you have the ability, let's compete again?"

  "Cut!" Zhou shouted: "No face, lost and want to??account?" The people around him echoed one after another, making Ba Hu's face a little unbearable, and he could only pretend not to hear, pointing at Yin Xu and saying in a low voice: "How? Not dare anymore?"

  Yin Xu smiled lightly: "Anytime, what's this time for?"

  "Fists and feet!"

  As soon as this was said, the crowd showed contemptuous expressions. At first you wanted to compare fists and feet with me, then you wanted to compare swordsmanship, now that you've lost, you want to compare fists and feet again, truly shameless.

  "Alright!" Yin Xu smiled and asked: "But if you lose again, how will you explain it?"

  "Cut to the chase!"

  Gao Yi stepped forward and said: "Don't talk too big, if you lose, don't go back on your word."

  Ba Hu angrily said: "Fine by you then!"

  Gao Yi nodded slightly, more confident in Yin Xu than in his own fists and feet. However, looking at Ba Hu's expression, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. So he leaned over and whispered a few words into Pu Jun's ear.

  Yin Xu handed the Duan Shui sword to his subordinate, lightly flexing his hands and feet, still not making a move. Ah! Ba Hu erupted in anger, his iron fist striking out.

  Looking at Ba Hu's flustered expression, Yin Xu couldn't help but smile: eager to win, he has lost sight of what's important, so defeat is certain. As soon as Ba Hu's fists and feet approached him, he immediately dodged to the side, relying on his agile movements to dance around left and right.

  "Afraid to fight? You coward!" Ba Hu's fists and feet continued to chase after him. Ying Bu watched from a distance, shaking his head slightly, Ba Hu was bound to fail again. But as for Yin Xu, young as he was, he really had some skills.

  For a moment, Ba Hu couldn't get close to Yin Xu's body. Looking at Yin Xu's smug and mocking expression, he became even more anxious and flustered, his fists and feet moving faster and with greater force. The outcome was predictable, and before long, he was already panting heavily. Yin Xu raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

  Yin Xu counterattacked, punching and kicking towards Ba Hu. The fierce moves made Ba Hu's heart skip a beat, as he had already consumed too much physical strength earlier, and now could only passively dodge and block, but his speed and agility had decreased significantly.

  Yin Xu's offensive thoroughly implemented the principles of fast and accurate combat, and after coming out of the "earth mouse cave" that day, Yin Xu's strength had a qualitative leap, plus his diligent practice, the effect was evident. Ba Hu couldn't hold on for long, and after one flying kick from Yin Xu, he heavily fell to the ground.

  The result is already very clear, everyone has seen it, Yin Xu's previous dodge was a trick to lure the enemy, taking advantage of Ba Hu's exhaustion and then quickly counterattacking. No fancy moves, swift and fast, his skills are really not bad.

  At this point, Yin Xu didn't want to make things difficult for him either. He gave a cold glance and turned around to leave. Zhou Da burst out laughing and said: "Quickly quickly quickly, kowtow and admit your mistake!"

  Bahu's face turned deathly pale as he fell to the ground, both rounds ending in defeat. Previously, he had been so arrogant and overbearing, making that kind of bet with others.

  Is it really necessary to kowtow to this young whippersnapper? Absolutely impossible. However, I've already defaulted once and just now Gao Yi questioned me again in front of everyone, and I nodded in agreement. Defaulting again? Wouldn't that be a complete loss of credibility?

  At this moment, Ba Hu's heart was in extreme conflict. Sitting on the ground, he didn't dare to lift his head, with hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at him, making him feel unprecedented shame. What to do? What to do? Ba Hu kept asking himself in his heart, and suddenly his gaze swept over and fell on the half short sword on the ground.

  After a moment of hesitation, Ba Hu picked up the short sword on the ground and rushed forward, his target being Yin Xu who was walking with his back to him. Ying Bu saw from afar and was shocked, hastily shouting: "Brother Yin Xu be careful!"

  Yin Xuzheng was walking forward, and at the moment Ba Hu moved, the soldier's intuition told him that danger was approaching, so he dodged to the side to avoid it. Pu Jun had long received Gao Yi's entrustment and had been watching the changes in the field, fearing that Ba Hu would make a desperate move. At this time, seeing him sneak up from behind, Pu Jun was furious, and with a long sword in his hand, he threw it directly over. Ba Hu was in mid-air, focusing all his attention on Yin Xuzheng, how could he avoid it? The long sword passed through his chest, and blood splattered everywhere.

  At that moment when he fell to the ground, Ba Hu clearly heard Pu Jun's disdainful angry shout: "Dare to sneak up on our young master from behind, truly not knowing life or death!"