Jianghu Qimen Lu

Chapter 46 Dragon and Tiger Clash

However, with a loud crash, Cai Li Fo let out a scream and fell like a kite with a broken string onto the octagonal table in the main hall! Tea and snacks scattered everywhere. Everyone looked up to see Yinshan Tiebushan still standing there leisurely, merely twisting his neck symbolically, completely unharmed!

Cai Li Fo yelled and jumped off the table, ready to rush forward to fight, but Xiang Quan stopped him, shouting, "Aren't you ashamed? Get out of here!" Cai Li Fo could only glare fiercely at Yin Shan Tie Bu Shan, then retreated sullenly behind Xiang Quan, standing with his hands at his sides. Xiang Quan whispered to Yong Chun Quan, "Go outside and call a few maids to tidy up this place." Yong Chun Quan curtsied and left to obey. After a while, the maids hadn't arrived, but they heard arguing coming from the courtyard. Xiang Quan's expression changed, and he smiled slightly at Jian Xia Shi, saying, "Senior, your friend's martial arts are indeed extraordinary. I've learned my lesson!" Jian Xia Shi smiled smugly and said nothing. Xiang Quan coldly said to Zhang Kuang, "Lord Zhang, the table is so messy now, is this how you treat guests? My sect leader wants to ask his maids to come and tidy it up, are your people not allowed to do that?!" Zhang Kuang glanced at Bai Shandian, and seeing him nod, hurriedly said, "This humble official will go out and see who is so bold!" He rushed out the door.

Yinshan Iron Shirt, somewhat carried away by his smugness, pounded his chest loudly, shouting incessantly, "Who? Anyone else want to come down and have a match? Show yourself if you dare!" A picture of Qiongqi hung from his waist. In this outburst, he truly resembled the ferocious Qiongqi, one of the four ancient mythical beasts! Xiang Quan frowned slightly, thinking, "This fellow is far too infuriating! He's really gone too far! If things weren't so extraordinary today, I would have loved to teach him a lesson!" Unexpectedly, a clear, cold voice behind her said, "This man is too arrogant. Let me teach him a lesson!" A frail-looking doctor, his face etched with illness, carrying a medicine chest on his back, appeared slowly. He was about forty years old—it was Liu Quan!

Seeing him enter the circle, Yinshan Tiebushan couldn't help but laugh and curse, "You stinking quack doctor, you've probably come to the wrong place! With your sickly appearance, I'd be too afraid to even hit you!" Unexpectedly, Liu Quan, without saying a word, rushed forward and lightning-fast grabbed two of his right hand fingers, channeling his inner force and twisting them backward with all his might. Instantly, Yinshan Tiebushan screamed like a pig being slaughtered and knelt on one knee. Liu Quan coldly laughed, "Good son, you kneel before your old man, good! You have filial piety." Seeing this, Xiang Quan and his men all burst into laughter.

Yinshan Iron Shirt, despite his formidable skills, was caught off guard by Liu Quan's single move due to carelessness, leaving him momentarily helpless! He tried to retreat, but his index and middle fingers were firmly held by his enemy, and any struggle brought excruciating pain. They say "the ten fingers are connected to the heart," and today he truly understood that saying!

Suddenly, a burly man stood up from the chair behind the rolling dragon. He was dressed in Hui Muslim attire, wearing a round white hat, with a dark complexion, thick hair, a full beard, and two large, protruding teeth, giving him a fierce appearance. Without a sound, he held a pair of golden maces in his hands, quietly approached Liu Quan from behind, and with a gust of golden wind, brought the maces down on his head! The attack was truly sudden and caught everyone off guard! It is said that barking dogs don't bite, and biting dogs don't bark; often, a silent mad dog will suddenly bite, potentially killing its owner!

Before he knew it, everything blurred, and where the golden maces fell, Liu Quan was gone! A chill ran down his spine; the Hui man hadn't managed to stop his momentum in time, and had actually smashed the pair of golden maces into Yinshan Iron Shirt's right arm! It seemed he had used all his internal force; with a loud crack, he had forcefully severed Liu's arm in two! Blood gushed out instantly, splattering across the hall. Yinshan Iron Shirt screamed, the pain causing him to faint!

"Isn't he supposed to be invincible? How come he's so easily defeated?" Hong Quan asked Xiang Quan, puzzled. Xiang Quan smiled slightly, glanced around, and saw that the man under the sword, whose unusually large mouth was almost crooked with anger. He was secretly pleased, and seeing Bai Shandian also looking happy, he felt even more gratified. He then whispered to Hong Quan, "Actually, in martial arts, one trains the muscles, bones, and skin externally, and cultivates one's inner energy. Although Yinshan Iron Shirt has cultivated both internal and external skills and his martial arts are superb, his fingers are locked by Liu Quan's grappling technique, so he can't use his skills! Under such circumstances, let alone this Hui Muslim with immense strength who could cut off his arm with a golden mace, even an ordinary person could do it." Hong Quan nodded, secretly admiring that his sect leader's analysis was very reasonable.

The Hui man cried out, "Third Brother!" Forgetting his fight with Liu Quan, he threw his double maces to the ground and hurriedly tore off a piece of his sleeve to bandage the wound and stop the bleeding! Jianxia Shi and Gun Dilong rushed over to help. Jianxia Shi moved with lightning speed, sealing the acupoints on Yinshan Tiebushan's severed arm to stop the bleeding, and then pressed a point on the philtrum, causing the man to slowly regain consciousness. Gun Dilong complained, "What were you thinking, fighting Kunlun one-on-one? So reckless!" The Hui man was furious, gritting his teeth, "It's all that doctor's fault! I'll kill him to avenge Third Brother!" Turning his head, he saw Liu Quan smiling to the side, as if watching him make a fool of himself. With a roar, he grabbed the hexagonal double maces from the ground and pounced on Liu Quan, smashing them down on his head and face! Liu Quan chuckled, advancing instead of retreating. He sidestepped, using a zigzag technique, and slid close to the man known as "Single-Taking Kunlun" from behind, lightly tripping him under the leg. With a thud, "Single-Taking Kunlun" fell headfirst to the ground! His heavy, powerful double maces smashed through the large bluestone, sending stone chips flying and shattering into countless fragments!

This further enraged Kunlun, who launched a whirlwind attack, his left hand feinting while the other unleashed a deadly combo of maces. At the height of his attack, the hall was filled with flashing mace shadows and glittering gold; only the flying mace remained, and he was nowhere to be seen! It turned out that Kunlun lived at the foot of Kunlun Mountain in Qinghai. He possessed superhuman strength and had encountered a reclusive master who taught him the Qin family mace technique of Qin Xiong, a hero of the Sui and Tang dynasties. He diligently practiced it for ten years without fail. After more than a decade, his skill greatly improved, making him virtually unmatched in the Qinghai region. One day, a band of bandits gathered on Kunlun Mountain, committing numerous atrocities and frequently harassing the local people. The government sent troops to suppress them multiple times but failed. Therefore, they posted notices in the towns and villages at the foot of the mountain, offering a reward for any capable person to lead an army to eliminate the bandits. When the "Single-Handed Kunlun" encountered him, he tore down the notice and told the authorities that he could single-handedly defeat the bandits on Kunlun Mountain! The officials and soldiers all thought he was boasting, but to their surprise, he went up the mountain alone that very day. Relying on his superhuman strength, he killed everyone he encountered, from gods to demons… When he returned at dusk, he had slaughtered all 1,800 bandits, young and old! When people saw that his clothes were covered in blood, turning them red, they looked closely and found that he was completely unharmed! This caused a sensation throughout the Qinghai region, and people believed him to be a war god, a true "Single-Handed Kunlun"! From then on, people called him the hero "Single-Handed Kunlun," and his real name was forgotten.

Liu Quan remained calm and unhurried, employing the Liu family's unique lightness skill. He found an opening and moved with lightning speed, like a shadow, skillfully using the "sticking" technique to cling tightly to Liu Quan's back. He moved when Liu Quan moved, and remained still when Liu Quan was still. Kunlun, having danced for a long time, was panting heavily, but still couldn't catch up with Liu Quan. Just as he was wondering what was going on, he suddenly felt a numbness in his Mingmen and Jizhong acupoints on his spine. Instantly, his whole body went weak and powerless. His hands slipped, and with a thud, the golden mace fell to the ground! His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground!

Liu Quan chuckled and was about to stand behind Xiang Quan when Rolling Dragon suddenly ripped off his Mongolian robe, revealing a short outfit that tightly bound his flabby body like a net. He yelled, "You elusive doctor, you've got some skills! Don't go, play with me!" Liu Quan coldly smiled, "You red-haired devil, what tricks do you have? I'll accept the challenge!" He leaped into the circle, his grappling hand flashing out to grab Rolling Dragon. But the latter slammed his head down, curling into a ball and rolling on the ground like a ball! Liu Quan missed his target, and seeing him rolling towards him like a millstone, fearing he'd run over his legs, he quickly jumped up! But then, something unexpected happened. Rolling Dragon suddenly flicked his wrists, and in the midst of his rolling motion, he swiftly launched five thin-bladed throwing knives! Liu Quan was in mid-air, never dreaming that his enemy would have such a trick up his sleeve. Seeing a flash of white light, he kicked out with both feet in succession, knocking away four of the five strikes. Only one strike missed, but with a loud thud, it hit his perineum. He collapsed to the ground on the spot, unconscious!

Xiang Quan was shocked and quickly led his men over to take a look. Liu Quan's face had turned blackish-purple in the blink of an eye, indicating that the hidden weapon had been poisoned!