Volume 1: White Body Cold Gate Chapter 2: Ten Moves to Defeat the Enemy

  "Hmph. I just happened to be short of a wine-pouring servant, and you've delivered yourself to my doorstep. Defeating me in ten moves? Don't make me laugh! If you can defeat me in ten moves, I'll use my head as a chopping block!"

  Li Qiang went mad, Wen Han's arrogance had reached an unbearable level. He saw his muscles bulging all over, and with a burst of energy, he pounced on Wen Han.

  Wen Han dodged Li Qiang's incoming big fist, shouting "Ah" as two hairpins flew out of his hands at incredible speed, leaving Li Qiang no time to dodge. The hairpins were deeply embedded in the left and right shoulders of Li Qiang, who let out a pained cry as a strong numbness spread from both shoulders.

  "A petty skill." Li Qiang snorted, suppressing the numbness in his shoulders and raised his arm to attack Wen Han again. However, Li Qiang's offense was not as fierce as before, and his speed had slowed down a lot.

  Wen Han saw it in his eyes, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth. From the previous hand-to-hand combat, Wen Han found that Li Qiang was just a man who relied solely on brute force to fight, with no rules or reason to speak of.

  Such a person can only deal with some small hooligans or men who have not practiced martial arts. When he encounters a master with good skills and familiar routines, he will soon be defeated.

  Just like the current situation, his strength is several times that of Wen Han, and his physical fitness is also stronger than Wen Han, but he can't catch up with Wen Han's figure. In this way, Wen Han has already taken an unbeatable position.

  If you were Guan Yu, a peerless master like Guan Yun Chang, every move would have deep meaning, each move connected, and the killing move hidden. Forcing you to inevitably clash with him, then using brute force to kill you.

  So this kind of gamble is still okay for Li Qiang, a Han man who has never practiced martial arts. If it were those famous people in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wen Han would not dare to start the game casually.

  "Kneel down." Wen Han's agile body dodged Li Qiang's pounce, and the two hairpins in his hand flew towards Li Qiang's calf. The two hairpins pierced into Li Qiang's calf.

  Wen Han quickly threw out two more hairpins, which pierced Li Qiang's thighs on both sides. Li Qiang's face changed drastically as he found his legs no longer obeying him, and a severe numbness made him kneel down uncontrollably.

  Ah ah ah! Li Qiang went mad, as if he wanted to gnash his teeth, and roared with a furious face. Having suffered such great humiliation, Li Qiang hated Wen Han so much that he wished he could flay him alive.

  Suddenly, Li Qiang's eyes turned red, and he punched his own legs again and again. He wanted to use the pain to temporarily suppress the numbness in his legs. Wen Han did not take advantage of the situation, but instead looked at Li Qiang calmly, thinking that such a person was worthy of respect.

  "Shatter! You!" Li Qiang had already lost his rationality, and as soon as his legs regained sensation, he pounced on Wen Han like a mad black bear. Wen Han was not afraid at all, easily dodging the attack. When Li Qiang exposed another opening, Wen Han simultaneously released the remaining four hairpins, two of which stabbed towards Li Qiang's back, and two towards his chest.

  "Ah~!" Li Qiang let out a frustrated roar, and suddenly another wave of numbness, even more intense than before, swept over him, causing his upper body to completely lose sensation. His legs went limp once again, and his body fell straight down onto the ground.

  Wen Han walked up to Li Qiang, bent down and whispered in his ear: "I think you're a good man, didn't aim at the fatal spot, otherwise I would have taken your life with one move. Can you admit defeat?"

  Wen Han's expression remained calm as he stared at Li Qiang, knowing that he couldn't force Li Qiang to surrender immediately and had to let him come around on his own.

  Only then can Wen Han fully believe in Li Qiang's loyalty, this is the way to control people. This bit of reason, Wen Han's adoptive father 'Li Rulong' had not taught him less.

  "How is this possible? I've been blind in both eyes. Boss Qiang has lost, and to a weakling like you."

  "This young man knows witchcraft; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to knock down Strong Old Big Brother in ten moves."

  "What's going on? Brother Qiang lost, isn't he going to be a follower of that person?"

  Li Qiang's gang of thugs, seeing Wen Han's ferocity, didn't dare to move forward, whispering among themselves and casting fearful glances at Wen Han. In this era, as long as the leader loses, the followers will often lose morale and automatically admit defeat.

  So in ancient times when a war broke out, they would often have a duel between generals to conserve troops and boost morale.

  "Ah!!!!!!" Li Qiang's mouth was wide open, his eyes were staring widely, his throat seemed to be blocked by a lump of air that he couldn't speak, and the veins on his face were bulging.

  Li Qiang was furious, angry with himself for losing to this young boy in front of him. If he had lost to a big man, he might have been able to comfort himself a bit. What's even more humiliating is that since he also lost the bet, he has to serve as an attendant to this young boy in front of him.

  "Wait a minute. If my man doesn't come out, this county will soon be ruled by monkeys. Li Qiang is my man, whoever dares to make him a follower, I'll take his life."

  At this time, a middle-aged man wearing black Chinese tunic suit and holding a large guandao knife, slowly walked over under the protection of dozens of men. The thugs brought by Li Qiang earlier hastily made way for the guandao-wielding man to approach.

  "Ma Ye has arrived, and that young man is going to meet his demise."

  "What a pity! This young man is skilled in martial arts and can defeat the strong Big Brother. In a few more years, he may become a good hero."

  "Hmm. It's hard to say, but perhaps Master Ma will take him under his wing."

  When Wen Han saw Zhou Lian, his face changed suddenly. Wen Han narrowed his eyes, and in this situation, he was not afraid at all. He walked to the stall selling hairpins again, and this time he grabbed a handful of hairpins with one hand. Then, he showed Ma Zong a brilliant smile.

  Wen Han told Ma Chong through his actions: I'm not afraid of you. If you want to take my life, come on.

  "Good guts. Indeed, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Cheng Dong, take twenty men to meet him." Ma Zong's large face turned gloomy, and he instructed a burly man beside him.

  Cheng Dong nodded and gave a glance to the thugs behind him, then led twenty men to rush towards Wen Han with great momentum.

  "Cheng Dong, don't you have any shame! Taking advantage of having more people on your side! Fine, wait till my sworn brother comes back. I will definitely make him settle the score with you."

  Zhou Luan watched as Cheng Dong led a group of people running over, wanting to use their numbers to defeat Wen Han, and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and let out an angry roar.

  Cheng Dong's body suddenly jerked to a halt when Zhou Lian mentioned that 'sworn brother', as if he had thought of something terrifying, and actually stopped in his tracks.

  Don't listen to his nonsense. I, Ma Ye, have spent a lot of money and made an appointment with the master of Heifeng Mountain, Pei Yuanshao. He will set up an ambush on the road that must be taken to get to Xie County, and as soon as that madman returns to Xie County, Master Pei Yuanshao will lead his men in an attack, killing him.

  You just focus on killing people today, I have already made arrangements with County Magistrate Yang Hong, and he is on our side.

  Today bandits have arrived at Xian County, Zhou Lian has colluded with the bandits. I, Ma Mou, will lead you all to slaughter the bandits."

  Ma Zong revealed a sinister smile, with an attitude of venting his great hatred. He had tolerated Zhou Long and Zhou Long's sworn brothers for many years. If it weren't for the existence of these two people, Ma's business would have long since spread throughout the entire Hedong County.

  That's not all, the other side has just made an appointment with Pei Yuanshao, the head of Heifeng Mountain, and is eager to bribe County Magistrate Yang Hong to get rid of Zhou Lin, a thorn in his eye.

  Wen Han came to find fault, which gave Ma Zong an opportunity to take action. Thus, Ma Zong was able to execute his plan without any scruples. Originally, he was still afraid that some of his subordinates would oppose him due to their consideration for Zhou Lun's father's old kindness.

  But Wen Han was silent at this time, calculating in his heart.

  Pei Yuanshao, isn't that the notorious Yellow Turban bandit 'Zhou Cang' together with him? Zhou Cang is Guan Erge's halberd-wielding general, and his martial arts skills are said to be top-notch.

  Pei Yuanshao, who can mix with Zhou Cang, must not be too bad at martial arts either. In ancient history, he and Zhou Cang asked Guan Yu to become a vassal of the Guan family together.

  But at that time, only Zhou Cang went out, and the other brothers waited in the mountains. Not long after, because he wanted to rob Zhao Yun's horse who happened to pass by, he was defeated and killed in battle.

  This is a tragic figure. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended, he and Zhou Cang became bandits, at that time he was still the boss of Zhou Cang. However, his fate was more bumpy.

  When Wen Han came back to his senses, he saw Zhou Lian trembling with rage, pointing at Ma Zong and scolding him loudly.

  "Ma Zong, you have the heart of a wolf. Not only do you want to harm my life, but also the lives of my brothers. It's fortunate that our family treated you like one of us."

  Zhou Luan couldn't have imagined that the capable general who had served under his father's command would one day want to take his life.

  "Hmph, if it weren't for your father's face, Ma would have let you die a long time ago. How could you live in peace for so many years? Today, your brother (Wen Han) insulted me first, and Ma will no longer care about old relationships."

  "Merely empty words! I, a humble person, have nothing to say to you, an ungrateful and treacherous individual! Nothing to say!"

  It seemed that both of them felt that saying half a sentence more to each other would be unbearable. Zhou Leng was like a mad rooster, wishing he could immediately gain divine power and smash Ma Zong into a meat paste to vent his anger.

  "There's nothing more to say, that's just right. You're still not taking action against the bandits, what are you waiting for?" Ma Zong let out a cold hum and gave the order once again.

  This time Cheng Dong seemed to have completely cleared up the shadows in his heart, no longer feeling constrained, and rushed towards Wen Han and Zhou Long with a fierce momentum.

  "Slaughter the bandits? Alright, today I'll slaughter a big one." Wen Han didn't think that his reckless behavior today would bring great disaster to Zhou Long.

  But he wasn't afraid either. Because of this group of rascals in front of him, he regarded them as nothing.

  Wen Han swung the hair bun grasped in both hands violently and threw it into the sky, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

  Then, an unforgettable scene happened to Ma Zong.