Chapter 52: Secretly Coming and Going (Part 2)
The raindrops were pounding the martial arts arena like a hail of bullets, splashing water everywhere and adding a touch of coolness to the already scorching venue!
Xiao Yue was a bit short of breath at this moment, obviously due to physical exhaustion.
If she really wanted to try using Xiang Chun's close-range fighting style, Xiao Yue felt that she might not be able to do it, but getting close to Zhang Wu was relatively easier.
A close-range attack might just work after all.
Under the rapid change of mind, Xiao Yue quickly used her broken steps to move rapidly around Zhang Tong's body. Due to the speed being too fast, Zhang Tong could only follow Xiao Yue and turn around together.
As the pace quickened, Xiao Yue suddenly closed in on Zhang Dong, narrowing the distance between them. In a split second, Xiao Yue swiftly slapped out with her palm, striking Zhang Dong squarely on the cheek! Zhang Dong rubbed his cheek, retreating continuously.
Zhang Dong was slapped in the face by a woman, instantly losing his calm demeanor, with a face full of shame. But after all, he was a disciple of a martial arts master, with a deep foundation, and he quickly regained his composure, slightly shocked. This slap came so suddenly that he didn't even react, and besides, how did she manage to borrow power from the slap? He couldn't even defend himself or counterattack.
Xiao Yue and Zhang Wu have been fighting for so long, this is the first time they made an effective attack. Slapping Zhang Wu's face feels really relieving!!
On the judge's bench, an old man in white stood up suddenly, his face showing a shocked expression! Unexpectedly, the Wudang Fist was actually broken by a single slap!
In the audience, Li Ling had a faint cold smile at the corner of his mouth, and with one glance at the old man whose face was full of surprise, he beckoned him to come over, and said in a low voice: "Old senior, your internal skill is not bad, you can achieve being silent and stealthy when following someone from behind. If I'm not mistaken, it should be you who was sneaking a peek at me from behind just now!"
The old man in white robes on the judge's seat widened his eyes in surprise, thinking that Shu Yin had become a master.
The old man in white obviously wouldn't be able to comprehend such profound internal energy, so he simply cupped his hands in respect and acknowledged that he had met a true master.
"No need for such courtesy, I'm just a young whippersnapper, not worthy of it." Li Ling smiled coldly. He didn't have a good impression of this white-robed old man. At least, the fact that he was holding a steel bead in his hand, ready to attack Xiao Yue at any moment, made that clear.
"There's one more thing, I want to say beforehand, Old Master, if you secretly use hidden weapons or tricks, I might not just sit back and do nothing." Li Ling knew that the white-robed old man didn't have the ability to hear him, so he could only speak for his own benefit, without getting a response from the other party.
In the midst of the arena, Xiao Yue succeeded with one move and then found the weakness of Wudangquan. Although Wudangquan is an internal martial art that excels in softness, it lacks effective short-range attacks. Therefore, Wudangquan is only a borrowing force punching method, but if the opponent's punch has only speed and little power, then borrowing force becomes empty talk, because there is no force to borrow.
Xiao Yue also gained some insight after listening to Li Ling's words! She took the initiative to give Zhang Tong a slap in the face!
Before Zhang Tong could react, Xiao Yue's second slap arrived. Zhang Tong thought of dodging but was a beat slower than his opponent and ended up getting slapped again!
Xiao Yue secretly smiled in her heart and said it was refreshing!
Even if Zhang Dong's inner strength and cultivation were high, he couldn't help but lose his temper at this moment.
"What kind of skill is this?" Zhang Wu's chest heaved with anger, usually being treated as a god by the crowd, where was he slapped in the face like this, it would be strange if he didn't get angry.
"It's nothing, just a simple slap in the face!" Xiao Yue looked at her own palm and smiled with narrowed eyes.
"You know, compared to a fighting arena, slapping someone in the face is the most despicable thing." Zhang Wu said.
"Sorry, I never said I was a local." Xiao Yue moved her palm, ready to continue fanning, fanning until the other person's mind was in chaos.
"You... you can't use that move, it's too humiliating." Zhang Wugong had completely lost his so-called master demeanor.
The numerous fans of Zhang Wei in the audience also fell silent instantly.
"What's wrong with him? He's been slapped so many times and he still doesn't fight back?" A fairly pretty long-haired girl said, holding an umbrella in the rain.
"Probably likes him, has been enduring all this time?" said another pretty short-haired girl.
"How is it possible, Dongdong likes only me?" said the beautiful long-haired girl.
"Nonsense! Dongdong likes me instead." The two of them let out a cold snort and ignored each other.
"Hey you two, stop arguing and watch the game!" a boy beside them said.
Zhang Dongjian found that defense was no longer feasible, so he had to attack! However, Zhang Dongjian's attack really didn't have much power. All along, Zhang Dongjian had been using defense as offense.
Xiao Yue looked at the other's weak fist and simply shifted his body slightly, then another slap landed on Zhang Wu's face.
The old man in the white robe between the judges' seats finally couldn't hold back, his finger snapped out a steel bead, and all that could be heard was a whistling sound, like a bullet piercing through the rain towards Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue was shocked, with a sense of urgency, but in an instant, a stone shot out and hit the steel ball, which flew towards Zhang Dou and hit him right on the forehead.
Zhang Dong let out a mournful cry, and his forehead was instantly covered in blood.
The old man in white suddenly stood up and said a word "you".
Li Ling just smiled and looked at the old man in white, saying: "I told you, if you shoot a hidden arrow, I'll return it to Zhang Wu! If you have the ability, try again."
The white-robed old man furrowed his brow and didn't dare to make another move. You see, the steel beads shot out by the white-robed old man were only millimeter-sized, and if they were shot out, ordinary eyes couldn't see them clearly at all. But Li Ling not only could see very clearly, but also used a small stone to change its direction and hit Zhang Dong's forehead. This kind of skill is not something that ordinary people can do.
"What's wrong, Master?" said another middle-aged man in a suit.
"A young expert in the audience has foiled my sneak attack!" The white-robed old man said with a hint of embarrassment.
"Someone here can actually stop you, Master."
"There are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people. What's strange about that?" The old man in white sighed slightly, a man past sixty, looked at things with clarity.
"What... about Xiaogong?" said the middle-aged man in a suit.
"This child Zhang Gong has always been arrogant and complacent, not diligently practicing high-level martial arts. This humiliation is a lesson for him, hoping that he will practice well in the future and understand that learning has no bounds." The white-robed old man left the arena immediately, knowing that if there was a master assisting Xiao Yue, Zhang Gong would definitely lose.
Before the old man in white left, he left a sentence to the middle-aged man: "Replace me to pay attention to that young master, and you must get acquainted with him if you have the opportunity. The one behind such a master is definitely not simple!"
Zhang Dong's face was swollen and bruised from being slapped countless times by Xiao Yue, he stumbled and fell into the rainwater.
In the match, Zhang Guang fell down and Xiao Yue won.
Xiao Yue let out a cheer and gave Li Ling a thumbs up, suddenly feeling exhausted, she fell back into the water, losing strength and falling asleep.
