Daâerba had heard Yang Guo speak a whole lot of Tibetan and had believed with some certainty that he was the reincarnation of his senior apprentice brother, but because there was fear in his heart, he was affected very quickly by this technique. Yang Guo was able to succeed in one go; if the target was Huo Dou, Yang Guo would definitely be in danger because he had never practiced this technique before and his internal energy could not match Huo Douâs.
Yang Guo performed the âBeautiful Maiden Fistâ, whatever he did, whether his steps made lotuses or he moved like a willow, Daâerba copied. The watching crowd was startled and amused.
Guo Fu had felt this was extremely amusing, she said to her mother, âMother, this technique of brother Yang is really something, why donât you teach me?â
Huang Rong said, âIf you learned the âSoul Altering Spellâ, heaven and earth would definitely be turned upside down; it would be trouble, you would suffer and so would others.â She held her hand and said seriously, âDonât think this is fun, brother Yang and that monk are fighting with their lives; this is much more dangerous than fighting with sabers and swords!â
Guo Fu stuck her tongue out and watched Yang Guo, she still felt this was fun, when Yang Guo smiled, so did Daâerba, when Yang Guo was angry Daâerba was angry, so she copied him. How would she know how powerful the âSoul Affecting Spellâ was, she copied just two movements when her heart and mind became unclear and blurred, and she started to take steps towards the centre of the hall.
Huang Rong was shocked and quickly pulled her hand. At this time, Guo Fu was being controlled and used her strength to fling her mother away. Huang Rong twisted her hand and Guo Fuâs wrist, turning her face around, stopping her from facing Yang Guo. Guo Fu struggled for a bit, the hold restricted her veinâs movements, she fainted and fell unconscious into her motherâs arms.
Right now, Daâerba was completely controlled by Yang Guo, when he saw Yang Guo use a stance of âXi Zi Offers the Heartâ immediately followed by âDong Shi Knits her Browsâ, then another stance of âDescending Goddessâ Subtle Stepâ, he copied the steps and scurries, âGliding like a frightened Crow, Slithering like a slippery Snakeâ.
Jinlun Fawang had noticed something was wrong long ago, he had called out many times but Daâerba acted like he didnât hear. Yang Guo saw that time had come, he suddenly used a stance of âCao Ling Slices her Noseâ, and he waved his hand and cut a palm across his face, a left palm cut across followed by a right without stop.
In ancient times, a man called Cao Wenshu had a wife whose last name was Ling, after her husband died; she cut off her nose, showing that she will never marry again.
This stance originally uses the cut across the face to repel an enemyâs attack, however, Yang Guo had made the cuts closer to his face by a few inches, cutting across his cheeks, it looked like it was a very heavy blow but in reality he just lightly brushed across his face. But how would Daâerba know this, his palms attacked his own face with the great force. He possessed frightening strength, every palm had a force of over a hundred kilos (220lbs), over ten palms later, he couldnât stand it, and he knocked himself dizzily to the floor.
Yang Guo quietly retreated a few steps and sat next to Xiao Longnu, his right hand supported his cheek, his left waved out lightly; he gave a long sigh, a lonely feeling on his face. This was the last stance of the âBeautiful Maiden Fistâ, itâs called âSecluded in the Ancient Tombâ but this stance was invented by Yang Guo himself, Lin Chaoying did not know about this and Xiao Longnu too, did not know it. When Yang Guo completed learning the âBeautiful Maiden Fistâ, he thought about how Ancestor Grandma excelled in beauty and grace, she did not lose compared to beauties of the ancient times, she was not in this fist technique, the beauty aspect is not really complete, so he devised his own stance. Though he said he invented this stance because of Lin Chaoying, the aura and feeling of this stance was that of his master Xiao Longnu. When Xiao Longnu first saw this, she just gave a little smile and let him be.
The heroes all cheered out in delight and called out, âWeâve won the second round as well!â âThe position of Chancellor of Wulin belongs to the skilled fighters of the Song!â âYou Mongols better crawl out of here and donât show your face again in the central plains!â
The Mongolian warriors dashed out during this commotion and carried Daâerba back.
Jinlun Fawang saw that his two disciples had lost but not because their kung fu wasnât good enough, they lost in some stupid way. He was furious but his face showed no signs of emotion, he sat on the chair and called out, âYoung man, who is your Master?â Apart from excelling in martial arts, he was also knowledgeable in many things; he even knew how to speak Chinese.
Yang Guo pointed to Xiao Longnu and laughed as he said, âThis is my Master, come and bow down to the Chancellor of Wulin!â
Jinlun Fawang saw that Xiao Longnu was beautiful and delicate, she was younger than Yang Guo, he did not believe that she was his master and thought, âThe Han of the central plains are very sly and crafty but can you trick me?â He suddenly stood up; a clanking sound was heard as he took out a gold wheel from his compartment. The golden wheel was a foot and a half in diameter, cast out of solid gold, the Tibetan scriptures were inscribed on the wheel, in the middle were nine little spheres, a shake of the hands and a prolonged noise was heard.
Jinlun Fawang pointed to Xiao Longnu and said, âHuh, how is that this little girl is worthy of being the Chancellor of Wulin? If you can withstand ten stances of my golden wheel Iâll acknowledge you as the Chancellor of Wulin.â
Yang Guo laughed and said, âIâve already won two rounds, two out of three, and your side said that at the start, so why are you trying to deny it?â
Jinlun Fawang said, âI want to test out her kung fu and see if she has the ability to take this task on.â
Xiao Longnu did not know that Jinlun Fawangâs abilities are shockingly brilliant, neither did she know what the Chancellor of Wulin was, the thought of whether to take this on had never crossed her mind. When she heard him say that he wanted to test whether she can withstand ten stances of his golden wheel, she stood up and said, âIn that case Iâll have a try.â
Jinlun Fawang said, âIf you canât withstand ten stances, what then?â
Xiao Longnu said, âIf I canât, I canât, what about it?â Though she treated Yang Guo with love and compassion, when it comes to other things she didnât have a care.
The heroes of the central plains and the Mongolian warriors did not know that this was her character, and they saw that she didnât give Jinlun Fawang any consideration; they thought that she really must possess deep and profound martial arts. After seeing Yang Guo use the âSoul Altering Spellâ, others thought that she knew witchcraft and was a young witch. At that time, they all burst into conversation.
Jinlun Fawang really was afraid that she knew witchcraft, he started to chant a mantra, âji li gu lu, ji li gu luâ, he recited the âDevil Subduing Mantraâ from the Tibetan scriptures. Yang Guo heard this and thought that the monk was insulting his master in Tibetan so he quickly concentrated and remembered every single word clearly. Once Jinlun Fawang finished reciting the mantra, from the golden wheel a period of âlang langâ noises was heard, he shouted, âYoung man, Iâm about to start!â He said these two words in Chinese.