blogombal Chapter 119 Snake-like Movement and Fox-like Turn
Chapter 119 Snake-like Movement and Fox-like Turn
Inside the West Warm Pavilion, Zhu Houcong lay pale-faced on the couch, his eyes unfocused.
The head physician knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead: "Your Majesty, we have practiced medicine for decades, but we have never seen such an illness. Your Majesty's pulse is steady, neither hot nor cold, and your internal organs are all fine. As for the palpitations and nightmares, we believe it is caused by Your Majesty's excessive worry and overwork in handling state affairs day and night."
"Overthinking?"
Zhu Houcong suddenly sat up, pointed at the imperial physicians, and angrily rebuked them: "Are you saying that I'm just feigning illness? What have I been doing raising you all? You're all completely ignorant! Do you have to wait until I'm dead before you're satisfied?"
"I dare not! I deserve death!"
The imperial physician was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly to beg for forgiveness, until his forehead bled.
"Get out! All of you, get out of here!"
Zhu Houcong irritably swept his sleeve, knocking the teacup off the table.
"Yes, yes, we take our leave."
The imperial physicians, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, scrambled out of the room.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
Huang Jin quickly stepped forward and gently patted Zhu Houcong's back: "The imperial physicians are all experienced and prudent people. It's normal that they don't dare to make any rash conclusions about Your Majesty's health. Your Majesty's health is precious. Please don't let these people upset you."
Zhu Houcong took a few deep breaths, and his expression softened slightly.
"That's it!" His eyes suddenly lit up. "Since the imperial physicians can't diagnose the cause, maybe it's not an illness at all. Could it be... some kind of external evil entering the body?"
Huang Jin's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "Your Majesty is wise! How could I not have thought of that? Aren't there many immortal masters in the palace? They are all people with real skills, and they will surely be able to see the problem with Your Majesty."
"Yes! Yes! Quickly! Go and invite the immortal masters!" Zhu Houcong hurriedly gave the order.
"Yes! This servant will go right away!"
Huang Jin agreed, turned around, and ran out quickly.
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In the southern part of Beijing, there is an abandoned old house.
The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, clearly indicating that it had been uninhabited for a long time. At this moment, Zhao Yu and Lan Fenghuang were in the center of the courtyard.
Zhao Yu held a tree branch in his hand and drew a footwork diagram on the ground: "This Snake-Walking and Fox-Tumbling Technique is a superior lightness skill recorded in the Nine Yin Manual. Don't be fooled by its unsightly appearance and the fact that it often involves rolling and tumbling on the ground; its effects are actually extremely profound."
"While not skilled in long-distance raids, when it comes to agility and quickness in close combat, few in the world can rival your lightness skills. Especially when combined with your poison techniques, an enemy will be deeply poisoned before they even touch the hem of your clothes, rendering them unable to use 80% of their full power. After much thought, I believe this is the most suitable martial art for you."
Lan Fenghuang stood to the side with her arms crossed, looking unwilling.
"I know this is a good martial art," Lan Fenghuang muttered, "but... but rolling around on the ground all the time is too embarrassing."
Zhao Yu shook his head helplessly: "The way of martial arts is only divided into strength and weakness, not elegance and vulgarity. Good martial arts are those that can save your life and defeat your enemy at critical moments. I've been teaching you for several days, but you still can't get past this hurdle. Fine, fine, I'll demonstrate it for you myself, and you can experience it for yourself."
After saying that, Zhao Yu threw the branch in his hand aside, took off his outer robe, revealing the short, tight-fitting clothes underneath.
He stretched his limbs and beckoned to Lan Fenghuang: "Come on, attack me all you want. Use any tricks you can, except poison. I'll just use this Snake-like Leaping Technique to dodge, and I won't fight back. See if you can even touch a single finger of mine."
"Really?" Blue Phoenix's eyes lit up, and an excited expression immediately appeared on her face.
"You said it yourself, so you can't fight back."
Zhao Yu sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "Are you really that interested in hitting me?"
Lan Fenghuang nodded matter-of-factly: "Of course. You killed the Eastern Cult Leader head-on, and you're now the new number one in the world. Opportunities to beat up the number one in the world are rare."
Zhao Yu, residing in the capital, was unaware of the turmoil he had caused in the martial arts world, yet his reputation had already spread far and wide.
The fact that an unknown young man killed Dongfang Bubai is naturally the latest topic of conversation.
Zhao Yu was unaware of these things, but Lan Fenghuang knew them all too well; there were quite a few spies from the Sun Moon Cult in the capital.
That's why she was so eager to try.
"Want to beat me up? We'll see if you have the guts."
"Don't rush."
Lan Fenghuang's eyes darted around, and feigning nonchalance, she slowly approached Zhao Yu: "I'm not ready yet. Tell me, what if I really..."
As she spoke, she suddenly launched an attack.
With a swift and ruthless movement, she grabbed Zhao Yu's shoulder, her right hand forming a claw. She clearly intended to catch him off guard.
But Zhao Yu was prepared.
Just as Lan Fenghuang's hand was about to touch his clothes, Zhao Yu suddenly leaned back, almost parallel to the ground.
Just as he was about to fall to the ground, he touched the ground with his toes and stopped his momentum, his body steadily suspended in mid-air.
This time, he narrowly avoided Blue Phoenix's attack.
"Hehehe, let's see how you dodge now." Blue Phoenix laughed triumphantly, and slapped down with her right palm.
She felt that, given Zhao Yu's current posture, he had no chance of changing his move and could only helplessly take her palm strike.
At this critical moment, Zhao Yu's body twisted suddenly, like a nimble snake, and spun around in place.
Lan Fenghuang's palm brushed against his clothes but missed.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yu used his waist and abdomen to flip his body over and stood up lightly.
He dusted himself off and said, "It's too early to say that now."
"hateful!"
Blue Phoenix stomped her foot and charged forward again, unwilling to give up.
She unleashed all the skills she had ever learned, her palms flashing and her legs whistling as she attacked Zhao Yu with every move.
But Zhao Yu's figure moved freely in her palm shadows, sometimes gliding close to the ground, sometimes suddenly changing direction, and sometimes rolling on the spot.
No matter how fierce Lan Fenghuang's attacks were, they could never touch him.
The two exchanged blows, and in the blink of an eye, they had gone through dozens of moves.
Lan Fenghuang was panting heavily, drenched in sweat, and the stray hairs on her forehead were soaked with sweat and stuck to her face.
She stood with her hands on her hips, panting heavily, and glared at Zhao Yu reproachfully: "I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore. You just don't know how to give way to others."
Zhao Yu stopped and stood a few steps away from her, still calm and composed.
"You yourself said this lightness skill was too clumsy and useless. Well, I'll have to use my full power to show you its true strength. Now, do you still think it's clumsy?"
"Hmph, so what if he's powerful?" Lan Fenghuang pouted and muttered under her breath, "What an oblivious idiot."
Zhao Yu pretended not to hear, but inwardly he was bitterly smiling. Being between two realms, how could he dare to attract any more romantic attention?