Chapter - 47 Pale Shoulder As Though Adorned By Beautiful Plum Blossoms (12)

Xie Xun then turned upward, as the wine shot up and came down like rain over the Huge Whale Clan's people. They all felt an unbearable odor coming from the water. Those without good inner power fainted. When the wine had entered Xie Xun's stomach, it cleansed the stomach of the poisonous salt, turning the wine into poisonous wine. Then Xie Xun released it back out using his inner power, leaving very little in his stomach. Considering his inner power, this amount of poison could not hurt him at all.

The leader of the Huge Whale Clan, upon seeing Xie Xun mock his clan this way, stood up in anger. But then thought better of it, and sat back down.

Xie Xun said, "Clan Leader Mai, you plundered a seagoing ship this May, didn't you?" Mai Jing's face turned pale, said, "That's correct." Xie Xun said, "I know you are pirates. If you don't plunder ships, then there's no way for you to make a living. I don't blame you for that. But to throw tens of innocent passengers overboard, raping and killing seven women aboard the ship… don't you think that is way too cruel?" Mai Jing said, "Well… well… these are done by my subordinates. I… I didn't participate." Xie Xun said, "Your subordinates are a vicious lot, yet you do not discipline them. Isn't that just as bad as you yourself doing these deeds?"

Mai Jing thought of his situation, wished only for his own survival, took out his saber, said, "Cai Si, Hua QingShan, HaiMa HuLiu, I remembered that you three participated in that day's events!" In three flashes, he cut down three people. These blows came so quick those three people had no chance to retaliate, all died immediately.

Xie Xun said, "Good! Except it came too late, and against your own will. Had you killed these people at the time, I wouldn't be here to duel with you today. Leader Mai, what is your most accomplished martial art?"

Mai Jing thought, "I probably can't last even three exchanges if I fight him on land. But on water, he's no match against me. Even if I can't beat him, at least I can swim away. Or could he swim faster than me too?" He said, "I want to see the elder's underwater kung fu."

Xie Xun said, "Fine, let's duel underwater." He walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, said, "Hold on. If I leave, these people here might escape!"

Everyone quivered, thought, "He's afraid that we'll escape? Does that mean he wants to kill us all?"

Mai Jing said in a hurry, "Actually, I'm no match for Elder Xie underwater either. I'll admit defeat." Xie Xun said, "Really? Well, that saves me some time. Go ahead and kill yourself and be done with all this." Mai Jing was taken aback, said, "But… but it's just a duel. There's no reason for the loser to commit suicide upon defeat…"

Xie Xun yelled, "Don't give me that crap! You think you're worthy of dueling me? I'm here to take your life. For people like us who practice martial arts, it's not a big deal for us to shed some blood. But I only kill people who knows kung fu, and despise those who oppress the weak, kill innocent civilians. I will not let anyone who have done these things get away."

When Zhang CuiShan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Yin SuSu, thought that she did indeed kill many innocents at the Dragon Gate Escort Agency. If Xie Xun knew about that, he would have to kill her too. Only to see Yin SuSu's face pure white, her lips shivering. Zhang CuiShan thought again, "If Xie Xun really tried to take her life, would I protect her? If I did, then I would surely die. Besides, she would deserve it, but… but… can I really stand and watch him kill everyone like this?"

Only to hear Xie Xun said, "Except I want you to die without regret, which is why I challenge you to your best martial arts skills. If you know of any skill you can best me at, I'll let you go."

As he spoke, he grabbed two piles of dirt from the ground and mixed them with some wine, making two piles of mud. He said to Mai Jing, "Let's see how long you can last without breathing. Let both of us cover our noses and mouths with these mud. Whoever couldn't stand the lack of air first kills himself." Without even asking for Mai Jing's approval, he put one pile of mud over his nose and mouth, while slapping the other pile over Mai Jing's.

Although everyone thought this scene is pretty funny, no one could laugh out loud.

Mai Jing took a deep breath right before the mud covered him. Then he sat down in a meditating position, motionless. He's been catching fish under water since he was seven, and has amazing marine skills. Therefore, he was quite certain that there's no way he could lose this duel, waited peacefully on the ground.

Xie Xun, though, could not sit peacefully. He walked in front of the Divine Fist Sect's table, stared at its leader Guo SanQuan.

Guo SanQuan [2] felt very uneasy under Xie Xun's gaze. He stood up and said, "How are you, Elder Xie. I am Guo SanQuan."

Xie Xun could not speak, but held out his right hand, dipped it into some wine, then wrote three characters on the table." Guo SanQuan's face turned gray immediately, looking like he just saw a ghost. His disciples all looked at the words, saw them to be 'Cui Fei Yan'. His disciples thought, " 'Cui FeiYan' is a woman's name. Why would the master be so afraid of these characters?"

Guo SanQuan himself obviously knew, for Cui FeiYan was the wife of a relative. He wasn't able to rape her, and killed her instead. He thought, "Looks like he's going to kill me too. I really should attack right now, while he couldn't breathe. This way, he's bound to lose to Mai Jing." He yelled, "I would like to challenge you to a duel." Before Xie Xun could respond, his fist shot up, aimed at Xie Xun's lower abdomen. The second fist immediately followed the first one. His 'three fist' name came from his amazing power in the fist. One fist can knock down a bull. Most martial artists could last at most three fists from him. He knew at the moment that he better hurry, for once Mai Jing could no longer hold out, Xie Xun would take off his pile of mud and be able to breath again. Anyone who can't breathe while fighting would be at a severe disadvantage.

When he attacked twice, Xie Xun could block them, but with much less power than when he had fought Chang JinPeng. Guo SanQuan yelled, "The third fist is coming!" This third fist has a name, called 'One Sweep Across Thousands of Soldiers, One Blow to Knock Down Ten Thousand Horses'. It's his best technique. He had won many fights using this move.

By this time, Mai Jing's face had turned red, with sweat pouring down his head, obviously unable to hold out much longer. Young Leader Mai, seeing his father in such a critical condition and Xie Xun fighting elsewhere, came up with an idea. He grabbed a hairpin from a lady sect member, and tried to stick it into his father's mouth. Although it might hurt his father's lips, at least the hole made by the hairpin would ensure air going in.

At this moment, a pebble came in his direction, breaking the hairpin into two pieces. The tip flew up, Young Leader Mai let out a loud scream, clutched his right eye, only to see blood coming down from his right eye, pierced by the hairpin tip.

Mai Jing raised his hands to wipe the mud off, but Xie Xun threw out two more pebbles, breaking the joints on his shoulders, preventing his arms to move.