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You must be the famous officer from Beijing, Wu...
Posted on 2010-Mar-9 at 11:09
You must be the famous officer from Beijing, Wu GuodongI'd heard you had retiredWhy are you doing getting involved in this kind of game?"
Swordsman Wu's blade flicked out, steely yet smooth and Yu countered with his golden flute, fighting the three officers simultaneously, working through a complex series of moves which soon had them completely flusteredAfter a moment, Yuanzhi turned to Lu in surprise
"That's the Soft Cloud sword style," she saidThe Soft Cloud sword technique is a secret style known only to our school, he thoughtIf this scholar is a member of the Red Flower Society, then he must be a pupil of Elder Brother Ma
The school to which Lu belonged consisted of three pupils, among whom Lu was placed secondThe most senior was Ma Zhen and the youngest Zhang Zhaozhong, the Master Zhang with whom Yuanzhi had tangled the night beforeZhang was highly talented and very diligent, but he had thrown in his lot with the Manchu court, and, rising swiftly in vintage chanel jewelry seniority, had already attained the rank of Major in the Imperial BodyguardLu had long ago severed relations with him
His guess that Yu was a pupil of Elder Brother Ma Zhen was correctYu came from a respected family in southern China, and had already passed the first Imperial Civil Service examination when his father became involved in a dispute over a burial plot with a wealthy familyThe ensuing law suit forced him into bankruptcy, and he was imprisoned on a trumped-up charge and died in jailYu left home in anger and met Ma Zhen, whom he accepted as his teacher, abandoning his studies in favour of the martial artsHe returned and killed the rich landlord and then became an outlaw, and later a member of the Red Flower SocietyHe was alert and intelligent, and could speak many different dialectsOn this occasion, he was travelling on society business to the city of Luoyang and had been unaware that his fellow society members, Wen Tailai and his wife, were holed prada fairy bags up in the inn
Hearing the fight, the agency men all came in and stood to one side watchingLead Escort Tong noticed a catapult on the back of one of the officers, and shouted: "If it was me, I'd leave two to take care of the bastard while the third used the slingshot on him
The officer with the catapult realised Tong was right and jumped onto a table, readied his weapon and sent a shower of stones flying towards Yu
Yu dodged them one by one while parrying the other two officersBut his opponents gained the upper hand, and after a few more moves, one of the missiles struck Yu's cheek and the pain began to slow his movements
"You might as well give up," Tong called to Yu"Pull down your trousers and we'll give you a taste of the cane
But Yu did not panicWith a sudden flourish, he drove his left hand at a Yuedao point on Swordsman Wu's chestWu quickly retreated two steps and Yu thrust the flute into the stomach of the other officer who grunted loudly and discount chanel quilted handbags buckled in agonyYu moved to strike him again, but Wu intercepted him
Fighting back the pain in his stomach, the third officer moved stealthily up behind Yu as he fought Wu and raised his Devil's Head knife to smash it down on Yu's skullBut before he could do so, a throwing knife plunged into his chest, killing him instantly, and the Devil's Head Knife clattered to the floor
Yu turned and saw a woman standing nearby, supporting herself on the table with her left hand, thje slender fingers of her right hand clasping another throwing knife as if it was the stem of a fresh flowerShe was indescribably lovely, and as soon as he saw her, Yu's spirits rose
"Kill the Eagle's Claw with the catapult first!", he shoutedEagles Claw was their slang for thugs employed by the Imperial Court
The officer with the catapult turned round frantically, just in time to see the flash of the blade as it flew towards himIn desperation, he held up the catapult to try to stop it, but black and white chanel the knife still cut into the back of his hand
"Uncle Wu!" he screamed, "It's too dangerousLet's get out of here!"
He jumped off the table and fledWu forced Yu back with two more strokes from his sword, slung the officer with the paralysed leg over his shoulder, and rushed for the door to the hallInstead of chasing them, Yu raised the flute to his mouth end-on instead of crosswise, and puffedA small arrow shot out of the end which buried itself in the shoulder of the paralysed officer, who screamed with pain
Yu turned to the woman"Where's Brother Wen?" he asked
"Come with me," she saidShe was wounded in the thigh, and supported herself with a long door bar
Meanwhile, as the officers rushed out of the inn, they collided head-on with a man coming in, and Wu reeled back several pacesWhen he saw it was Master Zhang, his initial anger turned to delight
"Master Zhang," he criedOne of our brothers has been killed by the bastards and this one has been omega watches paralys
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