Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan Volume 13 Chapter 5 part2

With the sound of fluttering sleeves, the beauty that was not possible to exist in ordinary human, the plain white clothes, the bare feet Wanwan appeared at the main gate; smiling gracefully, she said, "The thing that Wanwan appreciate the most is your, two kids' heroic spirit, hence killing you will be extraordinarily satisfying. If it were common mortals, even if they craned their necks, nujia won't be interested in chopping it down!”

Laughing involuntarily, Xu Ziling said, "I am afraid Female demon Wan is simply showing strength while you are actually weak inside! Which encounter with us did not cause you a minor injury or some degree of suffering? Furthermore, we are getting more formidable with each encounter. This time you are willingly coming to help us train our skill, this is what we seek but fail to get.”

Without even casting a single glance toward Wanwan, Kou Zhong had his gaze fixed on the Moon in the Well in his hand; he sighed and said, "Xiao Ling! This is the first time ever that I have the feeling that you are really angry; your murderous aura is really strong!”

Wanwan slightly shrugged her shoulders; with her tender and graceful demeanor that would shake any man's heart, she walked pass the two boys toward a small table standing by the rear door. Acting like a wife who had deep love toward her husband, she calmly said, "Forgot to tell two gentlemen! I have prepared a pot of Bieli Tea especially for you; while it is still hot, why don't you drink it?”

The two boys looked at each other in astonishment; the same question appeared on both men's heart: did Wanwan deliberately open up an escape route for them?

But then they immediately realized what was going on.

Right now Wanwan was using some kind of psychological tactics. As soon as they harbored any intention to escape, their ‘viewing death as returning home' momentum and their formidable confidence will immediately fall apart.

And the moment that happened would be the moment Wanwan would make her move.

This woman was indeed worthy to be called Devil Cult's successor who could rival Zhu Yuyan. Aware that the state of mind was the most important realm of the amazing skill of the ‘Secret to Long Life', she intentionally entered from this aspect to break their ultimate art.

The saber blade reflected the sunshine from the outside, golden rays flickered gloriously.

In that instant, Kou Zhong has entered the ‘moon in the well' realm.

This has been forced out. But it has also proven that as long as they were able to maintain the Secret to Long Life realm, even Wanwan would have some degree of apprehension; hence the reason she has not made her move until now.

Whether she told them that she had killed Duan Yucheng and the others, four men, or, like now, she was deliberately opening up an escape route, her true intention was to break their ultimate art.

Right this moment, just like Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong suddenly sensed Bian Bufu's position.

He has jumped onto the roof.

An odd, indescribable feeling welled up in Kou Zhong's heart, because right this instant he really understood the profound logic behind ‘Yijian Technique'.

Previously, his Yijian Technique was only aimed at the chess pieces' offensive and defensive, while neglecting the overall situation.

The chessboard was precisely the directly tangible or perhaps the indirectly perceived empty space before his eyes. The chess pieces were precisely himself, Xu Ziling, Bian Bufu and Wanwan, two groups of hostile opponents.

No matter which chess piece moved, it would directly affect the overall situation.

Since he was one of the pieces, if he moved, the opponent's chess piece would also have to react.

For example, if he moved to the main gate, pretending to run away, how would the enemy react?

If he was able to anticipate the enemy's reaction, wouldn't it be consistent with the spirit of ‘using the man to play the sword, using the sword to play the enemy'? [Reminder: ‘yi' is the ancient name for Chinese chess.]

Thinking to this point, Kou Zhong had a flash of understanding on the relationship of Yijian Technique. A formidable-beyond-understanding confidence and fighting spirit bubbled forth in his heart. After signaling Xu Ziling with his eyes, he giggled and said, "Unless your cup of tea is joyous harmony tea [合欢茶- not sure what it is], I would have to ask Miss Wan to enjoy it yourself! Ah! I forgot to buy something, I must go out. Would Xiao Ling be enough to wait upon you?”

He walked toward the main gate in large strides.

Xu Ziling knew the time to make their move was at hand; smiling slightly, he stored up his power and waited quietly.

He has already obtained deep understanding of the Tianmo Gong, which was the constant permutation that was beyond human being's ability to comprehend.

Wanwan was pouring hot tea into four empty cups. With her back against the two boys, she said indifferently, "How about we just have a nice discussion? As long as you agree to tell Wanwan the whereabouts of the ‘Duke Yang's Treasure', the gratitude and grudges between us will be hereby written off at one stroke. Later on everybody will not interfere with one another [orig. river water does not mix with well water]. Gentlemen, what do you say?”

Well-composed, Xu Ziling spoke calmly, "I wonder if Miss Wan will be willing to realize that you have missed both the time and the opportunity to kill us; therefore, no matter what you say right now, or what crafty scheme you use, it will work to no avail.”

Although with this remark Xu Ziling has exposed her ruse, Wanwan remained unmoved. Holding up the tray with four cups of green tea in her hands, with such a wonderful and hard-to-described manner, she turned around to face the standing-still-like-a-mountain Xu Ziling and the just-about-to-step-out-of-the-front-door Kou Zhong's back. Her pretty brows slightly knitted, she said, "I spoke out of the sincerity of my heart, yet that is how you look upon me, you have just broken nujia's heart.”

Her voice was filled with strong sincerity and moving emotion that provoked sympathy, so that even Kou Zhong nearly stopped his steps and turned around.

Unmoved, Xu Ziling looked at her and said indifferently, "Miss Wan needs not waste your time. The ‘Secret to Long Life' and ‘Demonic Secret' [tianmo mi], one upright the other heretical, the natures are in opposition to each other. You are speaking around and around like this, how can it be effective?”

At this point Bian Bufu's voice came from outside the door, "Wan'er! The Chinese peony you bought has bloomed five stems of flowers!”

Kou Zhong had just stepped over the threshold of the door. He saw on the sun-drenched open space in front of the door stood the tall and suave Bian Bufu, wearing scholarly attire, with his hands behind his back, examining the flower bed by the main gate of the courtyard.

An amazing feeling welled up in Kou Zhong's heart, which came from the realization that he had completely grasped the essence of the Yijian Technique.

If he had not anticipated that Bian Bufu would intercept him outside the courtyard gate, this moment he would have stopped and then decide whether he should advance and attack, or he should retreat and defend.

But now, of course, was another matter altogether.

Carrying the Moon in the Well across his shoulders, he kept going, while said with a giggle, "Ol' Bian, turns out other than being old without the respect that comes with age, you are a man with voracious desire for flowers. No wonder you wanted to pluck the fresh flower, your Wan Shizhinu [martial niece]!”

Bian Bufu and Wanwan's hearts were shaken at the same time.

Chapter end