txolops Chapter 71 Wanyan Heda
Chapter 71 Wanyan Heda
Guo Liqing looked outside the Taoist temple and heard a voice before a group of Jin soldiers surrounded him.
The leader, riding a tall horse and wearing exquisite armor, was likely a general of the Jin Dynasty.
The Jin soldiers surrounded the Taoist temple inside and out, and all the Taoist disciples drew their longswords and stood ready for battle.
"What arrogance! A bunch of Taoist priests, nothing but江湖草莽 (jianghu caomang, meaning rough and uncouth men of the martial world), dare to boast of destroying my Great Jin! I, the governor, will see what you're capable of!"
"Hmph! Golden Dog, today I'll show you what I, the Daoist Master, am capable of!"
Tan Daoren rushed forward, facing the Jin general on horseback. Tan Daoren was a man of strong character; he would speak his mind whether he was unhappy with the Quanzhen Sect or hated the Jin people.
In this respect alone, he is far superior to those hypocrites.
The general, his eyes half-open, looked at the people from Lingxi Temple and said coldly, "I've heard that within the territory of my Jinzhao Prefecture, your Lingxi Temple has put up the fiercest resistance. The five hundred elite soldiers I sent earlier were all repelled by you!"
"I've brought two thousand elite soldiers with me this time. I want to see if you Taoists can fight ten against one and repel my two thousand elite soldiers!"
"Bring it on! Do you think I'm afraid of you, Daoist Tan?" With a command, Daoist Tan said, "Disciples of Lingxi Temple, listen to my command!"
"exist!"
"Wait a minute!" Guo Liqing stretched out his hand and stepped forward.
Guo Liqing stepped forward, staring at the Jin general, and asked, "Who are you?"
The Jin general, mounted on his horse, looked arrogantly at the group below and said, "I am Wanyan Heda, the military governor of Jingzhao Prefecture!"
"The Military Governor of Jingzhao Prefecture? So you were the one leading the army that resisted Muqali in the Northwest!" Guo Liqing smiled and said, "Now that the Mongols are pressing in on the Northwest, how come you still have the mind to come and discuss matters concerning Guanmen?"
At the banquet, He Da sneered and said, "You seem to know quite a lot!"
He looked Guo Liqing up and down. "Judging from your clothes, you don't look like a Taoist priest. Who are you?"
"Just a passerby!"
"A passerby? You're the one who just threatened to destroy my Great Jin! Do you know that based on that one sentence, I could execute you on the spot!"
"Execute me? We'll see if you have the ability!"
"You barbarian from the south, how dare you speak to me like that?"
Guo Liqing smiled and said, "I'll give you a chance. Take your men and leave immediately, and I'll spare your life!"
Wanyan Heda wore an incredulous expression. "You'll spare my life? Kid, don't you know how many people are behind you! And how many people are behind me!"
How many people?
Guo Li leaped into the air, and his still unfinished Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) began to show its potential. He then rushed forward with strange steps, preparing to capture Wanyan Heda.
Wanyan Heda quickly reacted, drew his long sword, and slashed at Guo Liqing.
Guo Liqing dodged and prepared to jump onto the horse's back.
But Wanyan Heda jumped off his horse, took a long sword, and unleashed a swift sword technique.
Guo Liqing realized that Wanyan Heda's swordsmanship was no ordinary swordsmanship. To be able to unleash such swift and powerful swordsmanship, this person must have practiced martial arts and possessed internal strength.
No wonder Wanyan Heda came to deal with the Taoist sect's problems; it turns out he's relying on his own strength!
Guo Liqing immediately changed his moves. He first struck the side of the long sword with a palm, and then struck Wanyan Heda in the chest with another palm.
After getting used to using the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Guo Liqing was able to control his internal energy with ease. Although these two palms were not the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, their power was still extraordinary.
Wanyan Heda was knocked back by a palm strike. Knowing that the person in front of him was highly skilled in martial arts, he was about to run away.
The moment he turned around, Guo Liqing unleashed the "Dragon Tail Swing".
Wanyan Heda was struck by the powerful qi, staggered and fell to the ground, spitting blood.
Guo Liqing immediately used a half-finished Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to step forward and capture him, then returned to the front of the Taoists with strange steps.
Guo Liqing did not use his full strength to kill Wanyan Heda. At this moment, a living Wanyan Heda was more useful than a dead one.
The people from Quanzhen Sect and Lingxi Temple were caught off guard by this scene.
Seeing this, Cheng Yaojia's eyes lit up. "Is this Brother Guo's strength?"
Wanyan Heda was a powerful figure in the Jin Dynasty, yet he was easily captured by Guo Liqing.
Guo Liqing threw Wanyan Heda to the ground and stepped on his chest.
"Don't move!" Guo Liqing roared at the surrounding Jin soldiers, "Anyone who moves will be killed on the spot!"
Then, he looked at Wanyan Heda, "Now, can you speak properly?"
The Taoist priests of Quanzhen Sect and Lingxi Temple were all speechless with astonishment upon seeing this scene.
Wanyan Heda stared at Guo Liqing and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"Ma Yu, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, once taught me martial arts. Who do you think I am?"
"I've never heard of such a master in the Quanzhen Sect!"
"Ignorance is nothing to boast about!"
"Hmph!" Wanyan Heda sneered, "Even if you kill me, the soldiers of my Great Jin will wipe out these Taoist priests!"
"Your Jin Kingdom is now struggling to survive, yet you still have the audacity to oppose the Daoist sect! I truly don't understand what you're thinking? It seems you're truly doomed!"
"Hmph! What are you so smug about? Even if my Great Jin Dynasty falls, it won't be at the hands of you Song people! If our Great Jin Dynasty is going to fall, your Great Song Dynasty will fall too!"
At this moment, the surrounding Jin soldiers had already raised their bows and arrows, ready to fire.
Guo Liqing looked at Qingxi Sanren beside him and asked, "Master Qingxi, this Jurchen is the governor. If you intend to hold your position and resist, I will kill him right now!"
Upon hearing Guo Liqing's words, the Jin soldiers aimed their bows and arrows at him again!
"I told you, killing me won't do you any good. Not only will it be useless, but you will also bear the wrath of my Jinzhao Prefecture's 200,000-strong army. They will surely crush your Lingxi Temple to pieces! Along with all your Taoist sects, they will be wiped out as well!"
Wanyan Heda's words instantly silenced the Taoist disciples present.
Currently, the entire Taoist sect lacks a unified leader; the heads of each sect are at most at the level of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen.
But facing the imperial army, let alone the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, even if Wang Chongyang, the greatest martial artist in the world, were alive, how many more Jin soldiers could he kill?
At this moment, Tan Daoren walked up to Qingxi Sanren and said, "Senior brother, these golden dogs have killed so many of our disciples. I think we should fight them to the death!"
Qingxi Sanren shook his head and said, "Dying is easy, living is hard! Junior Brother Tan, you're not young anymore, don't be so impulsive in your words and actions!"
Looking at Qingxi Sanren's appearance, Guo Liqing clearly did not want to perish together with the Jin people.
He continued, "Master, as long as the Jin Dynasty doesn't fall, we will never have a peaceful day! Now that the Jin Dynasty's fate is sealed, the only way for our Taoist sect to survive is to unite and fight against the Jin!"
Under Guo Liqing's persuasion, Qingxi Daoist also came to his senses and said, "Alright! As Young Hero Guo suggests, let's abandon the Taoist temple, preserve our strength, and unite to resist the Jin!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Three hidden weapons silently attacked!