Chapter 22: Mandarin Duck's Fatal Leg

  Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi broke through in a group, hastily rushing into a civilian's residence. The intense gunfire outside and the expressions of those who rushed into the courtyard made the owner of the house immediately understand what was going on as he walked out of the hall.

  The master of this mansion is named Huang Youcai, and he is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Cangmen City. He comes from a wealthy family and is one of the city's most prominent households. After the Japanese devils entered Cangmen City, he surrendered to the Japanese and became the president of the Chamber of Commerce supported by the Japanese, making him one of their key protected targets. The Military Bureau of the Nationalist Party in Chongqing had sent people to eliminate him multiple times, but they were unsuccessful.

  Huang Youcai has more than 50 servants and guards, plus the secret protection of Japanese people, security teams, and police stations, making this big traitor's safety coefficient greatly increased.

  The whole city was searching for the Diamond Sutra of Bishan Temple, and Huang Youcai had already received a notice from Kuroki. When Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi jumped over the wall into his courtyard, Huang Youcai saw them clearly and thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity to capture Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi and go to Kuroki to ask for credit.

  Huang Youcai made all the preparations at home after receiving the notice from Hei Mu Da Sao. When Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi rushed into his mansion, he waved his hand, and the family guards who were hiding in the big yard rushed out with a loud shout, trapping Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi firmly in the middle.

  Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi stood back to back, glaring at the group of thugs closing in on them. They both knew that a fierce battle was unavoidable.

  "Three, two, one!" As soon as the word "one" left Yuan Li's mouth, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi shot out like arrows off a bowstring, pouncing on the family guards who had formed a circle around them, and clashed with Huang Youcai's family guards.

  They killed several rounds in a row, and Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi were secretly surprised. They did not expect that these family guards would have such good martial arts skills. This time, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi had met their match.

  Yuan Li didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, so he used his ten successful methods to deal with the household guards in front of him. Yuan Li secretly thought: "They have a large number of people and are very powerful, it's already difficult to deal with them. If the devils and security teams outside hear the news and rush over, it won't be easy to break out of this dark and gloomy courtyard again. We must fight quickly and decisively, seize the opportunity, and leave this place of trouble."

  Yuan Li thought to this point, tightly grasped the three-edged backless knife, and made out his life-taking ultimate move - Rolling Earth Knife. Only to see Yuan Li's knife shadow wrapped around his body shadow, a cold light, killing towards the guard's house servants. What made Yuan Li greatly surprised was that these house servants were well-trained, and actually set up a "Golden Snake Locking Tiger Formation", advancing and retreating in coordination, attacking and defending with ease. Yuan Li's Rolling Earth Knife only heavily injured one servant, while the other servants were unscathed, Yuan Li secretly cried out in distress.

  Yuan Zhi also felt that the situation in front of him was a bit tricky, so he brought out his own ultimate move - Mandarin Duck Legs. Yuan Zhi's weapon and Yuan Li's were different, Yuan Li's was a three-edged knife with no back, while Yuan Zhi's was a spearhead trident staff. The head of the trident staff was embedded with sharp blades, like a spearhead, so it was called a spearhead trident staff. The staff technique that came out, combined with Mandarin Duck Legs, was enough to knock down enemies one by one. However, today's situation was not quite right. Mandarin Duck Legs and Spearhead Trident Staff had both lost their power. Huang Youcai's house guards had actually set up the "Ten Sides Ambush" formation in the large courtyard to break Yuan Zhi's Mandarin Duck Legs and Spearhead Trident Staff, which made Yuan Zhi take a deep breath of cold air.

  Yuán Zhì's first strike was ineffective, and he retreated back. He stood back-to-back with Yuán Lǐ, waiting for an opportunity to launch another attack.

  "What's going on? Third Brother?" Yuan Zhi panted heavily and asked.

  "It's a man's duty to serve his country, what is there to fear about death? Today, we two will fight it out with them!" Yuan Li said.

  "We'll see about that, you traitor!" Yuan Zhi said firmly.

  "Good! Kill!" Yuan Li shouted out the word "kill", and the two of them shot out again, mixing with the guards in a fierce battle.

  Huang Youcai, sitting on the steps in front of the courtyard watching the battle, saw this situation and burst out laughing: "Haha, the two Golden Arhats from Bixu Temple, you're not cultivating on the mountain to strengthen your bodies and deliver all living beings, but instead ran to Chongmen City to fight against the imperial army. This is truly a mantis trying to stop a chariot, underestimating one's own strength! Rolling knife, Mandarin duck legs, humph! If you encounter my superior formation, it will be useless to resort to force, right? Haha! Two bald monks, you're already exhausted, if you continue fighting, you'll lose your lives. I advise you two to surrender obediently! Haha!"

  Another charge came down, and Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi narrowly escaped without injury. However, both of them clearly felt a bit weak. After hearing Huang Youcai's words, an idea flashed in Yuan Li's mind: "To capture the thief, first capture the king. Only by controlling Huang Youcai can we escape danger."

  Yuan Li thought of this and said to Yuan Zhi: "Younger brother, let's go capture Huang Youcai. Once we catch him, things will be easy to handle."

  "Good!" Yuan Zhi replied.

  Hao and Yuan Zhi, with a simultaneous stamp of their feet, shot up into the air, spinning around in a circle as they unleashed a "Swallow Skims the Water" attack directly at Huang Youcai.

  Huang Youcai was triumphantly directing the servants to surround Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi, when suddenly Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi pushed aside the servants and rushed towards him.

  Huang Youcai saw Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi rushing towards him together, but he was not flustered. He lowered his body, raised his arms and shouted loudly, and with a single palm, he struck the incoming Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi. Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi were hit by Huang Youcai's palm and flew away like leaves blown by the wind, falling from mid-air and landing heavily in the center of the courtyard.

  "Hahahaha, you want to secretly plot against me? You're still too tender! Let me tell you, even if your master Hui Chong comes, I'm not afraid of him. Hahahaha, you two ignorant little rabbits, quickly kowtow to me and I might spare your lives. Otherwise, with just a wave of my hand, my guards will chop you into minced meat! Hahahaha!"

  The family servants surrounding Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi raised their knives and guns, shouting in a false show of ferocity: "Kowtow! Kowtow! Kowtow!"

  Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi helped each other up, then back to back, prepared to fight to the end.

  "We'd rather die than surrender! You've got the wrong people. Come on, traitor Huang Youcai, come on, you running dogs of Huang Youcai's household. As long as we still have a breath left in us, we'll fight to the end against you!" Yuan Li angrily rebuked the shouting servants of the Huang manor.

  Huang Youcai glared at Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi with owl-like eyes, pointing at them and gritting his teeth: "You ungrateful things, you're going to die soon but still dare to be stubborn. Listen up, everyone! Take these two traitors from Biyuan Temple and beat them to death, just leave one breath left, we can send them to the imperial army to ask for a reward!"

  Huang Youcai's guards rushed forward with their weapons at the ready.