Section 1: Quick Knife
1. Quick Knife
"When I count to three, you can run away." Hua Xiu started to fiddle with it again. Pick up his wind-splitting knife. His appearance is as feminine as his name, but no one dares to underestimate the knife in his hand because of this. The Splashing Wind Knife in his hand, which is more than three feet long and as thin as a cicada's wing, is recognized as the fastest knife in the underworld in the world.
"Hua...Boss Hua! Master Hua! We don’t dare to ask for this escort again. We all have wives and children. Please...please just let us go." The third person from Weiyuan Escort Agency The surviving escorts begged in unison. The battle just now had completely shattered their fighting spirit. The seemingly weak underworld tycoon in front of them now frightened them like the King of Hell, and they did not dare to resist again.
"I have given you a chance!" Hua Xiu wiped the wind-splashing knife as thin as a cicada's wings with a plain towel, and looked at the three ashen-faced knife targets in front of him with a smile, leisurely He said, "When I count to three, you start running down the hillside from here. As long as you can escape the knife in my hand, I will never chase you again." The three of them looked gloomy and defeated, and they didn't look like men licking blood from the blade of a knife to survive. , this strange opponent is too powerful, making them completely unable to resist. The three of them looked at each other sadly, and immediately reached a tacit understanding in their hearts. As long as the three of them ran in three directions, no matter how fast Hua Xiu's knife was, it would be impossible to kill all three of them.
"Get ready, I'm going to start counting." Hua Xiu stood with his sword horizontally and shouted. The three bodyguards who had lost their fighting spirit turned their backs to him and were ready to escape. After a period of suffocating silence, Hua Xiu suddenly shouted softly - "Three!" At the same time as the voice sounded, a cold wind swept past the three of them. The chill was like the cold wind from hell. In an instant, It goes straight to the heart. The three of them were stunned and suddenly realized that Hua Xiu had counted to three at once, contrary to common sense. The three people hurriedly divided into three directions and ran desperately down the hillside. Hua Xiu had already put away the wind-splitting knife, raised her hands and looked at the three people escaping with interest. I saw the three of them running faster and faster along the hillside. In the blink of an eye, they escaped more than ten feet away. When they were about to reach the official road under the hillside, the man on the right suddenly broke into two pieces. His upper body fell flat to the ground, and his lower body fell flat. The two legs were still running desperately; the bodyguard in the middle screamed in horror when he saw this. The scream stopped abruptly as soon as it started, and his body suddenly split in two, like a split puppet. He fell to both sides; the escort on the left was still running straight forward until he tripped over a stone. Before he fell to the ground, his head suddenly flew forward, flying several feet in the air, and finally Gululu rolled all the way to the center of the official road, and blood spurted out from his bare neck, splashing more than a foot high.
"Okay!" The gangsters on the hillside cheered. Someone flattered loudly: "Boss's sword skills have improved a lot. The three unlucky guys escaped almost fifteen feet away before the knife marks on their bodies were completely split. It can be seen that Boss's sword is a bit faster than before." ."
Hua Xiu smiled slightly and looked at the Splashing Wind Knife in her hand, which was stained with blood. There was a hint of regret on her face. With a knife like this, the person who was hit by the knife can still escape more than ten feet before the knife is opened. It is already a rare fast knife in the world, but if it can cut off the head with one knife and the knife is not stained with blood, it can really be regarded as extremely fast. However, such sword skills only exist in legends and have never been seen before in the world, so the regret in Hua Xiu's heart was quickly wiped away.
"Call it!" Hua Xiu returned the knife to its sheath and was about to lead her brothers to leave with the loot when she heard a brother exclaim: "Boss, look!"
Hua Xiu looked in the direction he pointed and saw a man in Tsing Yi getting off his horse on the official road at the foot of the hillside, squatting on the roadside to look at the body of the headless bodyguard who had run the farthest. Hua Xiu couldn't help but frown when he saw this. He remembered that both ends of this official road had been blocked by his men. Logically, no one should appear on this road before he could evacuate.
After checking the body of the headless bodyguard, the man in green went to check the body that was split in two on the hillside, and then squatted next to the body and vomited. Hua Xiu laughed happily when she saw this. Although he is a gangster who kills people without blinking an eye, he is also disgusted by the corpses under his knife. He will never look at them twice without any special reason.
After the man finished vomiting, he went to look at the body that was broken into two parts at the waist. He was also retching while looking at it. He didn't walk slowly towards the hillside until he had looked at all three bodies. Now, his figure is tall and thin, and his steps are neither hasty nor slow.
The people on the hillside were in a commotion. Many gangsters eagerly drew their swords in their hands and whispered to Hua Xiu: "Boss, let me kill this daredevil."
"Not busy!" Hua Xiu stopped his men from being reckless and narrowed his eyes to look at the person coming. He saw that the man in Tsing Yi seemed to be young, but he was calm and calm that his peers did not have.
He finally reached the top of the slope step by step, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and finally stopped on Hua Xiu. The gangsters looked at the visitor curiously, but they saw that he looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, almost half a child. Although he pressed his lips tightly and tried hard to pretend to be an adult, under the malicious looks of everyone, His jade-white face still had a blush unique to young people.
“He is a young boy who has just debuted.
", "Isn't it the Lord Rabbit in the hall? Look at how tender this face is. ", "Get it back for Brother Zhao, he likes handsome boy. "Everyone started talking, and from time to time they broke into wild jokes. The young man seemed a little nervous and even a little shy amidst the ambiguous laughter, but he still puffed up his chest and tried to pretend to be calm, ignoring everyone. He was teasing, just staring at Hua Xiu and asked: "Are you the underworld's number one sharp knife Hua Xiu? "
Before Hua Xiu could answer, a brother beside him started to curse: "You are impatient, do you deserve the name of our boss?" "
Hua Xiu raised his hand to stop the clamor of his brothers. Although the young man in front of him was a little shy, he was also very delicate and weak-looking, and had no trace of charlatanism at all, but there was a kind of aura in his clear eyes. A sharpness that cannot be underestimated.
“I am Hua Xiu. "Hua Xiu looked up and down at the young man in front of him. She really couldn't figure out who he was, and she couldn't figure out how the brothers responsible for guarding him could let him go.
"I want to compare with you. Let's see. Let's see which one of us has the faster knife! "The young man puffed out his chest and tried to pretend to be young and mature. Even so, the words coming out of his mouth still made people feel a little funny. However, Hua Xiu did not laugh. He only looked at the young man up and down and asked doubtfully: " Where is your knife? "The young man's hands were empty, and he did not wear any swords or weapons on his waist. He was not like a person walking in the rivers and lakes at all, nor was he as arrogant as those famous disciples who were wielding knives and dancing swords. Under Hua Xiu's close gaze, he calmed down. Facing Hua Xiu's inquiring gaze, he said calmly: "My knife is naturally where it should be. ”
“Is your knife in the hands of the mistress?” She is afraid that you will accidentally cut your finger. "A gangster joked, causing everyone to laugh. Amidst the laughter, the young man's green shirt was bulging in the wind, as if a hurricane was blowing behind him. When everyone saw this, they closed their mouths involuntarily.
"Why do you want to compete with me? "Hua Xiu asked calmly.
"First, you have done many evil things and killed without restraint; second, there is a legend in the world that your sword is very fast. "The young man replied. Hua Xiu frowned habitually. There was no murderous intent in the young man in front of him. He was so stimulated by the messy corpse that he was nauseated and vomited just now. He really didn't look like a threatening opponent, but his clear eyes There is something that makes people dare not look directly at it. Hua Xiu doesn’t know what it is. He hates this feeling.
“Very good! "Hua Xiu finally pulled out the Splashing Wind Knife again, stared at the young man in front of him who was about the same height as himself and said calmly, "If you can break through the blockade of my men and come to me, you are naturally qualified to take the knife from me. But before I take action, you'd better tell me your name and family background. Maybe your name can save your life. "
"No need! "The young man relaxed his shoulders and said slowly in the face of Hua Xiu's cold eyes, "If you can kill me with one knife, just dig a hole and bury me, no one will know that I died by your knife. If you can't kill me, there's probably no need to know my name. "
Hua Xiu's complexion changed slightly, and the meaning behind the other person's dialect was obviously "There is no need for dead people to know my name." This was simply the biggest provocation and challenge for Hua Xiu, who had been in the world for more than ten years. Insulted, murderous intent immediately arose in his heart, and he had no intention of interrogating the young man's background, so he just said: "Well, be careful!
The clothes of the two men were puffy in the wind. At this moment, they saw a gangster carrying a ghost-headed knife step forward and smiled at Hua Xiu: "Boss, why does this young boy need you?" Now let me, Ba Laosan, practice my sword practice and see if my Ghost Head Sword can be like the Boss's Splashing Wind Sword, which can pass through without leaving any scars. "
In the past, the murderous Hua Xiu would never let go of the knife target presented to him, but this time there is a slight exception. This young man seems to have neither experience in the world nor any murderous intention. , just like any ordinary young man who doesn't know martial arts, but he gives people an incomprehensible and unpredictable feeling. With Hua Xiu's ability, he is not afraid of the opponent's martial arts, but worried about this kid. Is there any conspiracy or background? Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment, secretly thinking that Ba Laosan's sword skills still had some potential, and it would be a safe way for him to test the young man's skills, so he attacked Ba Laosan. The third child nodded slightly and whispered: "Don't hurt his life first. ”
“Don’t worry, boss, I also want to play more!” Ba Laosan laughed playfully, held his sword in front of the young man, and asked carelessly, "Why don't you draw your sword?" I'm going to take action. ”
“Just do it. "The young man's eyes were half closed. At this moment, his face showed a calmness and composure that far exceeded his age.
"Little guy, look at the knife! "Ba Laosan roared and struck at the young man's left shoulder with a feint. However, he saw the other man move and came forward with bare hands. The moment the two people passed each other, Hua Xiu suddenly shouted: "Be careful. ! "A faint cold light flashed from the young man's long sleeves, flashed past Ba Laosan's chest, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. Ba Laosan felt cold all over, and hurriedly returned the knife to protect his chest, and turned around. When he looked, he saw that the young man was standing quietly with his hands hanging down about a foot away.
"There is a knife hidden in the sleeves!" Are you a disciple of the Jiangnan Su family? Su Yiyun, who are you? "Hua Xiu exclaimed again, and a solemn look suddenly appeared on his face.
"That's my uncle. "The young man obviously has little experience in the world of martial arts. When the other party asked him, he told the truth honestly.
Hua Xiu nodded slowly: "The sword shines brightly in Jiuzhou, and the sword chills the world. Su Yiyun is famous for his sleeve knife. I would have some scruples about competing with him. As for his nephew, hehe, I can't see the comparison. "
"It's nothing more than a knife hidden in the sleeve!" After the first moment of fear passed, Ba Laosan finally came back to his senses and saw that there were no wounds on his body. He turned to the young man and said, "We haven't decided the winner yet, let's compete again!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw everyone around him retreating, with terrifying expressions on their faces. When Ba Laosan saw this, he couldn't help but asked strangely: "What's wrong with you? Have you seen a ghost in the daytime?" But he saw everyone's eyes falling on his chest. Almost at the same time, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. When he looked down, he saw that he was half naked. A knife mark on his chest was slowly opening, and blood was slowly seeping out. Ba Laosan screamed and hurriedly covered the knife mark with his palm, trying to stop it from splitting. Unexpectedly, the knife mark actually split from the front to the back of the chest, cutting off half of his body at chest level. Ba Laosan screamed in extreme horror, and fell to the ground. His upper body was twisted at an incredible angle. Blood and internal organs flowed all over the floor. The strong smell of blood and hot stench suddenly filled the air. taste.
"What a fast knife!" Hua Xiu admired sincerely, "No wonder the Jiangnan Su family has been able to wield a short sword for hundreds of years." The young man turned a deaf ear to Hua Xiu's admiration, but covered his mouth and let out bursts of He retched uncomfortably and returned to normal after a while. Then he seemed to be talking to himself or explaining to Hua Xiu: "This is my first time to kill someone." Hua Xiu nodded understandingly: "It's like this the first time. , it will be fine once you get used to it."
The boy turned pale and shook his head, "I'm afraid I will never get used to it. In the future, except for heinous villains like you, I will never kill anyone easily." < /p>
Hua Xiu showed a trace of regret on his face: "With such a sharp knife, it would be a pity not to kill people. Now I really want to try your sleeve knife." While speaking, the knife in his hand was already guarded. It became an offense.
"Okay!" The young man shouted softly and rushed towards Hua Xiu first. A cold light flashed out from his sleeves, and he met Hua Xiu's quietly attacking blade. The two swords struck each other. There was a crisp "pop" sound, and the two men's knives were broken at the same time in the high-speed collision. Both of them were shocked by the strength of the opponent's sword and took several steps back. Their faces were pale and pale, and their chests were rising and falling rapidly.
Hua Xiu stared at the broken Splash Knife in his hand for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a fast knife!"
The young man also looked at the half-cut knife in his hand in a daze. After a while, he shook his head bitterly and sighed: "It's still not fast enough!" After saying that, he lowered his head and picked up the half-cut knife, turned around and left with a dazed expression, completely ignoring Hua Xiu and the gangsters.
"Boss, how about..." A gangster made a killing gesture. Hua Xiu looked at the young man's retreating back with a pale face, and whispered: "I am the one who will keep this kid in this world." Waiting for a big threat, his knife has been broken now, and his internal organs and abdomen have been injured by my knife. Quickly catch up and kill him!" As soon as he finished speaking, a trace of blood poured out from the corner of his mouth, and he immediately fell to the ground cross-legged. , suppressing the blood that surged into his throat. At Hua Xiu's signal, several gangsters immediately looked at the young man's back and chased after him. The rest of the gang supported Hua Xiu and walked back toward the hillside. After a while, they were all gone.
As soon as everyone left, they saw a little girl sliding down from the tree on a big tree not far away as nimbly as a monkey. The little girl was wearing a tight pink hunting suit and looked very capable. Spirit. She looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, her pink face was really cute, and her eyes that were wandering around revealed an indescribable intelligence. She looked at the people going away and said to herself: "It's not exciting at all, it's just a waste of my time." After saying that, she hesitated for a moment, and finally looked in the direction where the young man disappeared and jumped after him. .
The young man in green clothes in front of him staggered a little. The young green horse left at the foot of the hillside seemed to be very humane and came up to him without waiting for the owner to say hello. The young man climbed up on the horse with great difficulty, and then he noticed that several gangsters were chasing after them in a fan shape. The young man seemed to have no intention of quarreling with everyone anymore, and slapped the horse's butt. The green horse neighed loudly and immediately galloped away along the official road.
The young man galloped not far away when he heard the faint sound of horse hooves behind him. It seemed that the gangsters were not willing to let him go, so they also chased after him. The young man secretly sighed. In the past, he would not have taken these gangsters seriously, but at this moment, he could only feel the blood boiling in his chest. Hua Xiu's knife actually hurt his internal organs, and he was no longer able to follow him. People take action.
After galloping for several miles, the young man felt hot water dripping down from his nose, and his green shirt suddenly became dotted with bright red. The internal injuries naturally became more and more severe as he was jostled by the galloping horse. The young man felt dizzy, his chest hurt, his hands and feet became weaker and weaker, and finally he fell off the horse and fainted.
I don’t know how much time passed in the darkness. When the young man woke up from his coma, he saw several big men surrounding him as soon as he opened his eyes. The young man recognized them at a glance as the gangsters he was chasing. He was frightened and hurriedly stood up. He instinctively retracted his hand to grab the handle of the knife in his sleeve, but missed it. Then he remembered that the short knife in his sleeve had been broken. .
A few gangsters instinctively dispersed and surrounded the young man, but did not move forward to attack him.
The young man looked at everyone warily, and then he noticed that the faces of several gangsters had strange expressions. Their eyes were full of hostility, but they tried desperately to hide it. Two of them tried hard to squeeze out a flattering smile, but they smiled very reluctantly. It makes people's skin crawl all over.