Chapter - 45 Pale Shoulder As Though Adorned By Beautiful Plum Blossoms (10)

Yin SuSu glanced at Bai GuiShou, her expression positively delightful. Bai GuiShou was thrilled that his 'mistake' now turned into a big favor for Miss Yin. He picked up a cup of wine, walked towards Zhang CuiShan's table and said, "I've long heard of Fifth Hero Zhang's fame, but only today was I able to personally see your amazing kung fu. Here's a toast for you." As he spoke he drank the wine. Zhang CuiShan said, "You're too flattering!" and drank a cup of wine in turn.

Bai GuiShou walked to the middle of the gathering, yelled, "My sect has recently acquired a new saber, called the Dragon Saber. Some have said, 'Martial world's most venerable, Prized saber dragon slaying, Controlling all under Heaven, None dares to not follow!'" He paused slightly here, his eyes swept through the entire field, letting the words sink in. Then he added, "Our Leader Yin originally planned for heroes everywhere to meet on Heavenly Eagle Mountain, so they can see our Dragon Saber. However, that would take too long to plan. We want some of our close friends to see the saber first, and spread the good word for us." He waved his hands, and eight disciples walked into a nearby cave.

Everyone looked at these eight disciples, thinking they went in to grab the saber. Instead, they came out carrying a huge iron pot. They used poles to lift the pot, as to avoid the giant fire burnt within. The eight disciples put the pot in the middle of the gathering. Everyone sitting immediately felt the warmth of the fire. After those eight people left, four more came, carrying a large iron anvil, while two others carried two heavy hammers.

Bai GuiShou said, "Branch Leader Chang, please show us the Dragon Saber!"

Chang JinPeng said, "As you wish!" He turned around and yelled, "Get me the saber!"

The two strongmen walked into the cave. When they reappeared, one carried a yellow package, while the other guarded him. That sub-leader handed the package to Chang JinPeng, and retreated to his side. Chang JinPeng opened the package to reveal a single saber. Under the gaze of the audience, he unsheathed the saber, said, "This is the famous Dragon Saber. Watch closely!" He held the saber above his head, as if showing great respect.

Everyone here had long known about the Dragon Saber, but saw that this black saber looked quite plain. They all wondered whether this saber was real or not. Only to see Chang JinPeng give the saber to the strongman on the left, and said, "Test the hammer!"

That strongman grabbed the saber and put it on the anvil, the sharp edge facing up. The other strongman raised the iron hammer, brought it down upon the saber. Only to hear a soft scratching sound, the hammer split in half, one side stuck to the anvil, the other fell to the ground. Everyone gasped, stood up, and thought, "It's not incredibly rare to see precious swords cut through gold or jade. But to cut through an iron hammer like tofu, without making much of a sound, is simply unheard of.

Two people from the Huge Whale Clan and the Divine Fist Sect went up to examine the broken hammer, saw that the cut was clean and shiny, meaning that it was recently made.

That strongman grabbed another large hammer, and once again brought it down up the saber, with the same result.

Zhang CuiShan thought, "I can't believe there exist a saber as sharp as this one."

Chang JinPeng grabbed the saber and with a seemingly light stroke cut the anvil in half. He then went to the nearby forest, and in a single swoop, used the saber to cut through eighteen trees. But oddly enough, none of the trees even moved. Just as the crowd was wondering, Chang JinPeng pushed one of the trees slightly, and the top part came down. The saber did indeed sliced through all the trees. But since it was so sharp, and Chang JinPeng's slice was horizontal, the trunks did not fall down upon cut. Heavy wind came at this moment, the rest of the trees fell.

Chang JinPeng let out a hearty laugh, waved his hand, and threw the Dragon Saber into the iron pot.

Suddenly, loud cracking noises came from afar, as if someone else is also cutting down trees. Bai GuiShou and Chang JinPeng looked at each other, then stared into the distance, only to see the ships' masts all falling down one after another. Not knowing what's going on, each sect sent some people to the dock to see what's going on.

Only to hear loud noises continue, as if the boats were all sailing within a thunderstorm. One after the other, the boats sank. Everyone gathered froze, not knowing what to say. At first, they thought it was some trick by the Heavenly Eagle Sect. But once they saw the Heavenly Eagle Sect ships sinking, they felt something else is going on.

The sects sent a second group of people to check on things. Again, no one came back.

Bai GuiShou said to one of the sub-leader, "Go check it out." That sub-leader did as told. Bai GuiShou then turned to the audience, said with a smile, "Looks like there's something odd going on at the beach. Don't worry. Even if the boats are ruined, we can always make more. Come, let's drink!" Although everyone's uneasy about the situation, none wants to show weakness in front of others. So they all picked up their cups for a drink. Suddenly a loud scream came from afar.

Chang JinPeng and Bai GuiShou both realize that this was the scream of the sub-leader they sent out. Then, heavy footsteps could be heard, followed by the appearance of a heavily wounded man, indeed the sub-leader they sent out.

He held his hand over his eyes, as blood poured out the numerous heavy scratchs on his body. He yelled, "Golden-Haired Lion King! Golden-Haired Lion King!" Bai GuiShou asked, "Did you say it's a lion?" He calmed down a bit hearing it was just an animal. That sub-leader said, "No! No! He was a person. He clawed to death all the people. He sank all the boats!" At this moment, his body fell to the ground, dead.

Bai GuiShou said, "Let me go see what happened." Chang JinPeng said, "I'll go with you." Bai GuiShou said, "You should stay and protect Miss Yin." He knew that the dead sub-leader's kung fu is quite formidable. Anyone capable of decapitating him like that must be very powerful. Chang JinPeng nodded and said, "Yes!"

Suddenly they heard a voice, "Golden-Haired Lion King is already here!" Everyone gasped, only to see a man appear from behind the trees. He was tall and massive, with yellow hair over his head, his eyes shined, in his hand is a three-meter long mace. The way he stood and looked gave off the aura of a war god from Heaven.

Zhang CuiShan thought, "Golden-Haired Lion King? He must've gotten the nickname from his yellow hair. But who is he? Master never mentioned someone like him."

Bai GuiShou went up to him and asked, "May I have your name?" That person said, "My surname is 'Xie', given name is 'Xun'. I also have a nickname called 'Golden-Haired Lion King'." Zhang CuiShan and Yin SuSu looked at each other, thought, "This person looks very coarse, but his name is quite elegant. His nickname is much more fitting." Hearing him very mannerly, Bai GuiShou said, "So it is Mr. Xie. I do not believe that we have met. So why did you come to this island and start killing people?"

Xie Xun smiled, showing bright white teeth. He looked around and said, "Why did everyone else come here?"

Bai GuiShou thought, "There's no reason to hide the truth from him. Although his kung fu is formidable, he still can't possibly defeat Chang JinPeng and myself combined, with the help of Fifth Hero Zhang and Miss Yin." He said, "The Heavenly Eagle Sect recently acquired a precious saber. We simply asked our friends to come take a look."