Chapter Thirty-Nine: Colorful Head

  Last time it was said: Luo Yangqing and Niu Gao had a contest, and he came down from the array in defeat. Yang Zaixing did not admit it, and went forward to challenge Niu Gao.

  Niu Gao is now in high spirits, with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. When Yang Zai Xing comes forward to challenge him, he says: "Challenging me is fine, but you need to add some excitement to it. Otherwise, even if we finish fighting, it's still pointless."

  Hearing this, Han Xiao immediately said it was his own mistake and ordered someone to bring out ten taels of gold, wrapped in red cloth, and put them aside as a gift.

  Yang Zaixing saw Niu Gao's expression, as if he had already eaten his own god, and couldn't help but get angry. He immediately picked up his gun and mounted his horse, quietly waiting for Niu Gao.

  Niu Gao rode his horse back into the martial arts arena, and as soon as the drum sounded, the two of them charged at each other.

  Niu Gao's appearance is old and rustic, his face is dark and ugly, without any strong heroic demeanor, making it easy for people to look down on him. When he first met Yue Fei at Luanchaogang, he was already misled by Yue Fei. Luo Yanqing just made the same mistake, otherwise, as a descendant of the 74th generation of the Luo family's Plum Blossom Gun technique, how could Luo Yanqing be defeated in an instant?

  Niu Gao had just made three moves, each one exquisite and deadly. However, this gave Yang Zai Xing another misconception, thinking that Niu Gao was indeed a master. So he approached cautiously, slowly charging forward. In terms of momentum, he had already lost the upper hand.

  Niú Gāo kě bù guǎn qiánmiàn shì shuí, dōu shì yīguàn de zhào chōng měng dǎ.

  Translation:

  Niu Gao doesn't care who is in front of him, he always charges forward and fights fiercely.

  Two men entered the circle, Yang Zai Xing's rotten silver spear thrust forward, one move "Iron Bull Plowing the Earth", and actually stabbed towards Niu Gao's black horse. Niu Gao countered with a move "Front Thousand Buddha Hand", his left hand swinging four-edged iron gauntlets, sweeping horizontally at the rotten silver spear dancing in front of the horse.

  Niu Gao was just about to repeat his previous trick when suddenly a void appeared before his eyes, and the rusty silver spear in front of him had vanished.

  Niu Gao seemed to have anticipated this situation, and his right hand suddenly released the iron gauntlets, flying straight at Yang Zai Xing's face, using the iron gauntlets as a flying knife.

  Yang Zai Xing originally intended to rely on his quick gun and varied moves to win over Niu Gao, but unexpectedly Niu Gao came at him with a life-or-death struggle, and even sent his weapon flying out. Yang Zai Xing had no choice but to turn around and strike back with one spear thrust, making the iron shield fly away with a "clang".

  "The Three Moves of the Cow" is most important to gain the upper hand. Now Yang Zai Xing has retreated, which suits Niu Gao's intention. Niu Gao clamps his legs on the horse's belly and suddenly accelerates, approaching Yang Zai Xing. His hands somehow now hold a short-handled large knife, chopping down at Yang's head as he loudly shouts: "I'll smash your head!"

  Yang Zai Xing had just seen Niu Gao use this move, knowing he couldn't match him in strength, so he withdrew his spear and turned around. With a long spear against a short spear, the spearhead brushed aside the big knife with one move, "Golden Hairpin Brushing Lamp", brushing open the short knife from the outside.

  Niu Gao suddenly flipped his wrist, and the knife pointed directly at the gun body.

  With a "pa" sound, the big knife was deflected, but the tip of the gun was also cut off by the big knife.

  The big knife in Niu Gao's hand was actually the "Tú Lóng Dāo" (Dragon-Slaying Knife) given by Zhou Tong to Yue Fei.

  Last night on the hill, Yue Fei had already seen Yang Zaixing and Luo Yanqing's skills. Later, when they met again, it turned out that they were of similar age, so he had the intention to accept and surrender. When Luo Yanqing proposed a martial arts competition, Yue Fei knew that the opportunity had arrived.

  The difference between a martial arts competition and actual combat is huge: on the battlefield, everything changes constantly, the opponent is uncertain, even the number of opponents is unclear, everything relies on one's usual skills plus luck and divine intervention. In a one-on-one match, many targeted arrangements can be made.

  Yue Fei had observed Yang and Luo's moves, and could roughly guess their temperaments. Last night, he had practiced many rounds with Niu Gao. With a deliberate move against an unintentional one, plus the advantage of Niu Gao's butcher knife, even if Yang Zai Xing's martial arts were extremely powerful, as soon as they faced each other, he would have to suffer a great loss.

  Yang Zai Xing and Niu Gao's horses crossed paths, and Niu Gao let out a loud shout: "Stab your waist!" A gleaming spearhead suddenly thrust towards Yang Zai Xing's waist.

  Yang Zai Xing is not Luo Yan Qing, seeing the arrival of the iron rake, he uses a "Rolling Horse Stance" to dodge it and immediately counterattacks with a "Dragon Emerging from Water", stabbing Niu Gao's back.

  Niu Gao was a ruthless man, and once he made his "three moves", unless the opponent surrendered or died, he wouldn't stop even halfway. With one shout of "I'll whip your butt", he struck Yang Zaixing's white horse with one blow, cutting off half of its tail hair.

  Yang Zai Xing and Niu Gao were almost simultaneously hit, at this time the two horses had already separated and ran to each side. Niu Gao was in so much pain that he cried out "ahh" loudly.

  "Ding ding" two sounds, the sound of the gong to recall troops rose, Yang Zaixing and Niu Gao rode horses back to their respective teams, meeting with everyone.

  As everyone watched, although both were hit at the same time, Yang Zai's spearhead was cut off, so he lost half a move.

  Niu Gao didn't hesitate, walking forward to take the ten taels of gold wrapped in red cloth. His face was twisted in a mixture of pain and excitement, his teeth clenched and his mouth muttering words.

  Yang Zai Xing could no longer hold back, loudly shouting: "Black charcoal head, you just relied on the sharpness of your weapon to win, it's not a worthy victory. Come come come, let's fight again."

  Niu Gao smiled and said, "Little white face, I'm now in so much pain that I can barely move. If you really want to fight again, go find my brother-in-law Yue Fei. But let me tell you first, Brother Yue is ten times more formidable than me. When he hurts you, don't blame me."

  Niú Gāo said as much, Yang Zài Xīng had no way to retreat, so he walked up to Yue Fei, made a fist and said: "Brother Yue Fei, let's have a duel!"

  Yue Fei bowed with his fist and said: "Alright, I'll have a try with Brother Yang. However, to apologize to Brother Yang, I want to change my tactics."

  "Change hair color?" Yang Zai Xing was a bit puzzled,

  "Alright." Yue Fei nodded and replied: "If Brother Yang wins against me, I'll give him my Dragon Slaying Sword."

  Yang Zai Xing didn't know what kind of trick Yue Fei was up to. So he said, "First, please let me take a look at the Dragon Slaying Knife."

  Yue Fei arrived at Niu Gao's place and retrieved the Tulong Sword, handing it over to Yang Zai Xing.

  Yang Zai Xing took over the Dragon Slaying Knife, and his hand sank, what a heavy big knife.

  Carefully looking at it: the entire big knife, including the short handle, is about three feet six inches long. The style is extremely ordinary, and the color is dark black, with only the opening of the blade being slightly lighter in color. The body of the knife is wider than a normal large knife, and the back of the knife is also thicker. Just relying on the weight of this big knife itself, it can crush a person without needing to be sharpened. When touching the surface of the knife with one's hand, it feels icy cold to the bone, with a chill directly penetrating the heart. When knocking the back of the knife with one's fingers, it makes a clear and ringing sound.

  Yang Zai Xing hastily asked Zhuang Ding to bring over several large knives, and one by one they were chopped against the Tú Lóng Dāo. These knives seemed as if they were made of mud, easily being severed.

  "Good!" The people around cheered.

  Yang Zai Xing plucked a few strands of hair from his own head, gently placed them on the knife's edge, and blew with force: "Whoosh", those hairs all turned into two segments, fluttering down to the ground.

  The people around applauded even louder

  Yang Zai Xing placed the knife horizontally, his left index finger lightly touched the blade, and a few drops of blood immediately flowed from his index finger onto the back of the knife. Yang Zai Xing slightly tilted the back of the knife, and the blood droplets quickly fell to the ground, leaving no trace of blood on the back of the knife.

  A hubbub all around

  Everyone present was a martial artist, and regardless of their skill level, they had some basic knowledge. Now that the Dragon Slaying Knife has "cut iron like mud", "blown hair to pass through", and "killed people without seeing blood" all at once, isn't it just the divine weapon described in books?

  To know what happens next, look at the next episode.