Jinlun Fawangâs eyes sometimes opened and sometimes closed, it was as if he didnât care about what happened in the battle but in actual fact, he saw everything clearly. When he saw Huo Dou was losing he suddenly called out, âA gu si jin de er, mi ma ha si deng, qi er qi er hu!â The crowd didnât know what these Tibetan sentences were but Huo Dou knew, his master was reminding him not to defend so tightly, he needs to start using the âFerocious Wind Rapid Thunder Skillâ against the enemy, Huo Dou started to whistle, the fan on the right and his sleeve on the left created a strong gust of wind, rushing forwards to Zhu Ziliu.
The force of the wind was very strong, the crowd who were watching couldnât help but move backwards slowly, they heard him making thunderbolt like noises with his mouth, they all thought that apart from using weapons, fists and kicks, this âFerocious Wind Rapid Thunder Skillâ also uses the surprising calls of thunder to subdue and control the opponent; it is a very powerful technique. Zhu Ziliuâs sleeve took flight, he carried himself proudly and matched him.
The two of them went back and forth for over a hundred moves, Zhu Ziliu had finished writing the âZi Yan Tieâ, the intention of his pen changed, his moves were slow and delayed, the pen strokes were fine and stiff, overflowing with ancient intent.
Huang Rong soliloquized, âThereâs an ancient saying: âThe fine and obstinate direction leads to the soulâ, this âStone Carving of Commending the Wrong Pathâ, never has there been such a display.â
Huo Dou continued to use the âFerocious Wind Rapid Thunder Skillâ but because the opponentâs strength was strong, the power in his fan increased as did the volume of his shouts and calls. The people who were watching the fight in the main hall cold not stand still; step by step they retreated to the courtyard.
Huang Rong saw Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu were sitting shoulder to shoulder by the pillar, they were only about ten feet away from the battle, deep in conversation, completely ignoring the battle. The wind that Huo Dou generated had completely no effect on them. She saw Xiao Longnuâs belt floating in the wind but Xiao Longnu was unmoved, she just stared lovingly at Yang Guo. The longer that Huang Rong looked, the more curious she became, in the end, she was concentrating on these two more than the battle between Huo Dou and Zhu Ziliu, she thought, âThat little girl looks like she possess advanced martial arts, Guoâer and she are so close, I wonder which eminent master is she a disciple of?â
Xiao Longnu was now twenty years old, she had lived in the ancient tomb all her life, avoiding the sunlight, her skin was especially soft and delicate, her internal energy was high, from her appearance, she looked like a sixteen or seventeen year old. Before Xiao Longnu met Yang Guo, experiencing happiness, anger, grief and joy was a rare thing for her. Emotions have the greatest harmful affect on the body and its appearance; and she had spent the last two years like a normal person. If she actually followed her masterâs teachings and practiced with a clear mind, not only could she meet her hundredth birthday, but when she reaches that age, her appearances would be the same as a normal fifty year old. Because of this, in Huang Rongâs eyes, Xiao Longnu looked younger than Yang Guo, her childlike and innocent air was even more obvious than Guo Fu, no wonder Huang Rong thought that she was a little girl.
Now, Zhu Ziliuâs pen was becoming unsightly, but its power was becoming stronger, the delivery of the pen was like a spider web, strong yet soft. Huo Dou was secretly alarmed; it was gradually becoming harder for him to grasp his kung fu.
Jinlun Fawang shouted, âMa mi ba mi, gu si hei si.â
No one knew what those eight words meant but the words shook everyoneâs ears, leaving a ringing sound in them.
Zhu Ziliu was getting impatient, he thought, âIf he changes his technique again, I donât know when this battle will end. I am fighting in Daliâs name for the Song in this first round, I must not lose. Otherwise shame will be bought onto our nation and school.â He suddenly changed his calligraphy style again, the pen didnât appear to be writing words, it now resembled a hatchet hacking into rocks.
Guo Fu managed to see what was happening and asked her mother, âUncle Zhu is carving words?â
Huang Rong smiled and said, âMy daughter is not stupid, the finger technique heâs now following is the âshi guâ script. This is the scriptwriting that one uses in the spring and autumn period; itâs the characters that can be seen when one uses a hatchet to carve words on a stone drum. See whether you can recognize the words that Uncle Zhu is writing.â
Guo Fu followed the pen but saw that every word he wrote was windy and twisty, all looking like a small painting, she didnât know one word.
Huang Rong smiled and said, âThatâs an ancient style of calligraphy (used in Zhou dynasty c11 to 256BC), no wonder you wouldnât know any of them; even I canât recognize all of them.â
Guo Fu clapped and said, âNaturally, itâll be even harder for that Mongolian idiot to recognize them. Mother, take a look at him, his head is full of sweat and his legs and arms are all over the place.â
Indeed, Huo Dou could only recognize a word or two of this ancient style of calligraphy. Since he doesnât know what the opponent is writing, of course he will not be able predict where the pen will attack. It was now difficult for him to respond.
Zhu Ziliu kept on producing word after word of this ancient calligraphy, the characters were profound with an ancient air, and the power of the âSolitary Yang Fingerâ which the calligraphy style uses as a base also increased.
Huo Douâs fan waved out but he was a bit too slow to take it back, Zhu Ziliuâs pen moved and scripted an ancient character on his fan. Huo Dou took a look and asked uncertainly, âIs that ânetâ?â
Zhu Ziliu laughed and said, âWrong, that is âyouâ.â He then wrote another character on his fan.
Huo Dou said, âMost probably thatâs âmoonâ isnât it?â
Zhu Ziliu shook his head and said, âWrong, thatâs âhenceâ.â
Huo Dou was discouraged, he shook his fan to shake off the pen tip and stop Zhu Ziliu from writing on his fan but he didnât predict that Zhu Ziliu would suddenly sent out a left palm to attack. Huo Dou sent out a palm to block this but this allowed Zhu Ziliu in and he wrote another two characters on his fan but because there wasnât much time, the characters were not written in the ancient calligraphy style but cursive calligraphy.
Huo Dou recognized these characters and called out; âBarbarian!â
Zhu Ziliu laughed and said, âCorrect, it is âYou are hence a barbarianâ.â
Everyone hated the Mongols for invading their country and killing their citizens, hate and anger was in their hearts; when they heard Zhu Ziliu insulting Huo Dou by saying âYou are hence a barbarianâ, they all cheered and shouted.
Huo Dou could not handle Zhu Ziliuâs âSolitary Yang Book Fingerâ with the cursive and ancient calligraphy, he was already afraid. When he heard the cheers and calls, he was even more disturbed. He saw Zhu Ziliuâs pen shaking and waving, writing three ancient characters in a row in midair, how could he think about trying to recognize these characters?