When Jinlun Fawang was young, he had taken in a disciple; that disciple died before he was twenty. Daāerba and Huo Dou had never seen him, they just knew about this matter. Daāerba is Fawangās second disciple, and Huo Dou the third, that was it. When Daāerba heard these words, he knew that it was his apprentice brother reincarnated, and he thought that if it wasnāt him reincarnated, then how could this young kid have such high martial arts? Anyway, how would a young central plains kid know such good Tibetan? He slanted his head and studied him for a while; the more he thought, the more likely it seemed to be true. He suddenly flung his golden rod away; he lowered his head and bowed to Yang Guo, he said, āSenior apprentice brother, junior apprentice brother Daāerba greets you.ā
Yang Guo was surprised with what just had happened, he thought that the monk couldnāt beat him verbally so lowered his head in defeat. He saw that the monk was extremely respectful to him and his words were definitely not insults. They were words of respect, there was no need to copy him and so he nodded and smiled, showing that he accepted Daāerbaās words.
The crowd was even more surprised, they didnāt understand Tibetan; they didnāt know what Yang Guo and the monk were jabbering on about. After talking for a while, he actually managed to tame this monk of terrifyingly divine strength.
Only Jinlun Fawang understood what was happening, he knew that his disciple, always straight and simple, had fallen into Yang Guoās trap; so he loudly said, āDaāerba, heās not your reincarnated apprentice brother, go and fight him.ā
Daāerba leapt up in shock and said, āMaster, I think he must be apprentice brother, otherwise, at such a young age, how could he have such a high level of martial arts?ā
Jinlun Fawang said, āYour apprentice brotherās martial arts were much better than yours; that kid is not a match for you.ā
Daāerba shook his head, not believing him. Jinlun Fawang knew that he was very simple, he wouldnāt understand straight away so he said, āIf you donāt believe it, go and test him out.ā
Daāerba has always treated his Masterās orders as orders from above; since he said that Yang Guo was not his apprentice brother reincarnated then most probably he was not. But he had such high martial arts at such a young age, and said that he was his apprentice brother; it was difficult for him to not believe, but he followed his Masterās orders to go and test out the kidās kung fu. The truth would be revealed by whoever wins or loses so he raised his hand to Yang Guo and said, āIām going to duel with you, victory will decide whether this is the truth or not.ā
Yang Guo saw him stand up and say a few words, he looked very respectful. The words must be of a polite nature so he repeated what he said flawlessly, Daāerba heard, āIām going to duel with you, victory will decide whether this is the truth or not.ā When he heard those words he felt very frightened, āMaster said senior apprentice brotherās martial arts were much better than mine, I definitely wonāt be able to compete with him.ā
Yang Guo saw that there were signs of fear on his face, he thought, āIāll give him another scare and send him away.ā So he said, āYou have five disciples, they are called the āFive Clowns of the Tibetan Borderā; a few days ago they were rude towards me on the top of Mount Hua, and I crippled their kung fu. Are those punks still alive?ā He spoke in Chinese, of course Daāerba would not understand, so he got one of the Mongolian warriors to translate for him. When Daāerba heard this, he was even more frightened. After the āFive Clowns of the Tibetan Borderā had their bodiesā crippled by Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong, when they returned to him, they werenāt even able to speak. When Daāerba examined their injuries, he thought that even his master Jinlun Fawang didnāt have such high internal energy to destroy the fiveās veins yet still keep them alive. The thing that did this must have the ability to move heaven and earth; it could only be a god or a demon. How would he know that Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigongās internal energy was not below his masterās; with the two combined, the internal energy would be twice as strong as Jinlun Fawangās. When he heard this, his fear flourished even more, he turned around and looked at Jinlun Fawang. He saw that there was an angry expression on his face, he didnāt dare to not exchange blows with Yang Guo, he could only say, āPlease hold back.ā
Yang Guo copied his Tibetan and said, āPlease hold back.ā
Guo Fu saw the two of them speaking in Tibetan without pause, she went over to Huang Rong and said, āMother, what are they saying?ā
Huang Rong knew that Yang Guo was just copying what Daāerba had said, doing what children do to annoy other people, but she didnāt understand why Daāerba had bowed to him. When she heard her daughter ask about this, she just gave an āenā sound and said āBrother Yang is joking with him!ā
Just at this point, Daāerba suddenly swept his golden rod out towards Yang Guo; he thought that since heās made it clear, the opponent would have been prepared. But Yang Guo had seen that he had a respectful expression on him, he didnāt predict that he would suddenly lash out; this attack almost hit him, he leapt back urgently to avoid it.
He quickly retreated and hurried forward, immediately unleashing three strokes with the sword. Fear was in Daāerbaās heart, he was afraid that his apprentice brother had learnt frightening martial arts from his master, and now that heās reincarnated, he would have even greater abilities. He just defended with his golden rod, not daring to make a single mistake. Many moves passed and Yang Guo could see that he was just defending and not attacking. Though he didnāt understand what was meant by this, he launched himself forward; he floated and darted around, a thrust from the east, an attack from the west, the āJade Maiden Sword Techniquesā were used with a clear gallant air and a flourishing beauty.
Over a hundred stances were exchanged, Jinlun Fawang was becoming impatient with the events and shouted, āDaāerba, quickly counterattack, heās not your senior apprentice brother!ā
Daāerbaās martial arts were well above Yang Guoās but because there was fear in his heart, he only used half of his abilities, whereas Yang Guo took the chance and fought with everything he had. One of them wanted to take the upper hand, the other kept on retreating and allowing the opponent to attack. Though Yang Guo had the advantage, he was unable to harm him; this convinced Daāerba further and he thought that his apprentice brother was holding back.
Jinlun Fawang was furious and loudly shouted, āCounterattack now!ā This line was said with a surprising ferociousness, it caused ringing in the ears of the people watching. Daāerba didnāt dare to defy his Masterās orders; he straightened his golden rod and immediately attacked ferociously.
This ferocious attack forced Yang Guo to go on the defensive; he kept on dodging and darted around, the weaknesses in his stances were gradually beginning to show up. Daāerba saw that his sword stances were slightly loose and flung his rod towards it, Yang Guo couldnāt pull back in time and the two collided. In a duel, weapons clashing were a regular event, but the rod was too heavy, Yang Guoās sword had kept its distance, not daring to collide with the golden rod. Now when the weapons collided, he felt a sudden surge of a great force, shaking and causing him pain, a āpaiā sound was heard and the iron sword was snapped in two.