Chapter 49: Stalemate

  Li Wenjun turned around in surprise and looked at Wang Yonggui, smiled slightly and said: "Wang Yonggui, let me see you off."

  With a swift motion, Li Wenjun swung the mountain-opening knife and chopped towards Wang Yonggui. This mountain-opening knife was bought by him in Fengshou Town, forged by a famous craftsman, with a thick blade and sharp edge. Li Wenjun brought it with him into the mountains, opening roads, chopping trees and splitting firewood, making great contributions.

  Wang Yonggui's steel knife was originally aimed at Li Wenjun, but seeing Li Wenjun turn around and chop him, he swung his hand and placed the steel knife horizontally above his head. At the same time, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

  With a loud "ka-ching" sound, the expected scene of Wang Yonggui being chopped down by Li Wenjun did not occur. On the contrary, when Li Wenjun's pickaxe struck Wang Yonggui's steel knife, it was like using a paper cutter to chop a steel knife - the pickaxe snapped loudly.

  Li Wenjun and Wang Yonggui fell on the mountain at the same time, looking at Li Wenjun who was holding a knife handle with a dazed expression. Wang Yonggui burst out laughing. "Young man, you're unlucky to have run into me. My treasured sword can cut through hair and iron like mud, while your small broken knife is naturally useless now that it's broken. You've lost your weapon, what are you going to do now? I, Old Master Wang, was hiding here for something important, but since you've discovered my whereabouts, I'll use this treasured sword to chop you into pulp."

  Li Wenjun smiled faintly, not showing any frustration due to the broken mountain knife. He swung the remaining half of the knife in a flower-like motion and said: "Even if I only have half left, I can still kill you. Look at my knife."

  Li Wenjun employed his Light Body Skill, his toes touching the ground as he stabbed towards Wang Yonggui.

  In Wang Yonggui's eyes, Li Wenjun was as fast as a ghost, and he hastily raised his energy to dodge backwards.

  Wang Yonggui was fast, but Li Wenjun's speed was even faster. He was like a gust of wind blowing away leaves, light and floating yet swift as lightning, pressing in on Wang Yonggui.

  Li Wenjun's strategy was simple, using his agility to dodge and weave around Wang Yonggui. His movements, whether in terms of speed or agility, were not something that Wang Yonggui could match, if it weren't for the fact that Wang Yonggui always managed to use his treasured sword to block at critical moments, he would have been lying on the ground with a dozen or so holes in him by now.

  Li Wenjun and Wang Yonggui fought for a while, suddenly discovering some unexpected benefits. Wang Yonggui was a fierce bandit who emerged from the bloody rainstorm, with every move being poisonous and practical. He killed every move that wasn't aimed at Li Wenjun's vital points, or tried to cut off Li Wenjun's weapons. As a result, Li Wenjun had to muster up his spirit to fight against Wang Yonggui.

  Doing so is undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but the benefits are also obvious.

  Li Wenjun used to practice qinggong alone, and after entering the mountains, he mostly used it to cope with the harsh natural environment, only occasionally using it when fighting wild beasts. As a result, although his qinggong skills were extremely proficient, they had some minor shortcomings.

  Now, between life and death, Li Wenjun not only needs to use his light body skill as an auxiliary means to attack Wang Yonggui, but also as a means of survival at critical moments.

  When people are under pressure, progress is always the fastest. Li Wenjun is no exception, especially at this critical moment of life and death. Li Wenjun's experience in light body technique has been growing at an unprecedented rate, becoming more skilled with each use, more familiar with each use, until finally, it has a feeling of flying with the wind, integrating with him, becoming his instinct, without thinking, naturally and effortlessly coming out.

  Li Wenjun and Wang Yonggui's entanglement in this half-column of fragrance time, the effect is higher than his solo experience accumulated from hundreds of times using light body technique in the mountains. The achievement is even more incomparable. He has already stepped one foot into the threshold of great accomplishment of light body technique.

  But just as Li Wenjun was indulging in this wonderful process of improvement, his magic suddenly stagnated, and he stumbled underfoot, almost falling to the ground.

  Wang Yonggui was indeed a man who had crawled out from among the dead, and he seized the opportunity in the first moment, his treasured sword slicing towards Li Wenjun's neck.

  Li Wenjun was greatly shocked and narrowly escaped Wang Yonggui's knife by using the iron plank bridge.

  The knife grazed Li Wenjun's scalp and cut off a strand of his bangs.

  Wang Yonggui smiled complacently and said: "Youngster, you were jumping around quite happily just now, why aren't you jumping anymore? Can't keep up with your inner strength?"

  Wang Yonggui didn't understand the art of cultivation, but as a top-notch expert in the Jianghu, his eyes were still very sharp. He saw that Li Wenjun should be exhausted, without any strength to support him, and even if he had mastered the most brilliant techniques, they would only be empty talk on paper.

  Li Wenjun's face turned a bit unsightly, Wang Yonggui was right, he indeed had no more magical power to use. His magical power was limited, if he couldn't make some achievements within the limited time, he would become very passive.

  "Wang Yonggui, you can try it out and see if I still have any inner strength left!" Li Wenjun said coldly.

  "Little kid, you still want to play the Empty City Stratagem with Grandpa, huh? Grandpa will test you and see if you still have any inner strength." Wang Yonggui said with his mouth, but his feet didn't move.

  Wang Yonggui was also tired of Li Wenjun, if not for his good knife skills, he would have been a ghost under Li Wenjun's knife by now. Moreover, dealing with Li Wenjun's attacks also required him to consume energy, and his internal strength was not infinite either, at this point it had almost been depleted, even if there was some left, he still kept it for self-preservation.

  Li Wenjun and Wang Yonggui were like two gamecocks with their eyes blinded by rage, staring at each other, neither giving in to the other, neither willing to back down a single step.

  The two of them were also secretly trying to recover their strength at the same time, whoever could accumulate their energy first would have the upper hand and win this battle.

  Li Wenjun stared intently at Wang Yonggui while secretly activating his Changchun skill, rapidly recovering his spiritual power. He didn't need much, just a little would give him enough confidence to severely injure Wang Yonggui again. His earlier brush with death and trembling confrontation with Wang had made him realize many things.

  After a while, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Wang Yonggui suddenly shouted: "Kid, look at the knife."

  Wang Yonggui suddenly swung his steel knife and chopped towards Li Wenjun. When he flew to the highest point, his body suddenly turned like a swallow in mid-air, flying away into the distance.

  Wang Yonggui seemed to have understood, continuing to entangle with Li Wenjun would not necessarily allow him to gain an advantage, he had to think of another way to get rid of Li Wenjun. He had been operating in this mountainous area for several months, setting up countless traps and mechanisms, some of which were designed to take Li Wenjun's life.