âIâm not dead yet. Go and fight Ouyang Feng.â Ke Zhen E replied.
âYes,â replied Guo Jing and he jumped onto the roof.
At the time, Huang Rong was fighting with her palms, the palms like a flying dance. It has been ten years since she has seen her old enemy, and right now they were fighting ferociously. Her internal energy has improved tremendously over the last few years, her internal energy is now very forceful, the palms she were using were changing mysteriously and cleverly; after ten moves, Ouyang Feng didnât gain any advantage.
Guo Jing called out, âMr. Ouyang, how have you been.â
Ouyang Feng replied, âWhat did you say? What did you call me?â His face changed, in the fight with Huang Rong he did not attack, he had a feeling that the two words âOuyangâ was significant to him. Guo Jing was about to say something when Huang Rong interrupted as she saw that he wasnât clear about who he was and said, âYou are called Zhao Qiansunli, Zhou Wuchenwang!â
Ouyang Feng listened, âIâm called Zhao Qiansunli, Zhou Wuchenwang?â
Huang Rong replied, âCorrect, your nickname is Zuo Fengchengchuwei, Jiang Shenhanyang.â Huang Rong had randomly picked out some surnames. Ouyang Feng was originally confused but after hearing her call him many names, he scratched his head and asked, âWho are you? Who am I?â
Suddenly someone behind shouted out, âYou are the old animal that killed my five brothers.â Before the sentence was finished, an iron walking staff came out, it was Ke Zhen E. When Ouyang Feng knocked him off the roof, he wasnât hurt and went into his room to get his iron walking staff to battle him again. Guo Jing shouted out, âCareful master!â Ke Zhen E smashed down his iron walking staff on Ouyang Fengâs back but he didnât move, he made a strange noise and the walking staff fiercely came back out at Ke Zhen E. Ke Zhen E couldnât hold on, and let go of his walking staff and fell into the courtyard. Although Guo Jing knew that his master was falling, it wasnât going to be serious but Ouyang Feng had used his back to launch a lethal attack so he shouted, âWatch out!â His left leg bent, his right palm circled, and then pushed out; it was the âEighteen Dragon Subduing Palmsâ âOvercoming the Dragon with Regretâ (Kang Long You Hui). He had practiced this particular stance night and day without a break, when he first learned the stance its power was obvious, but after ten years of practicing, it was now at a flawless level. When he first unleashed it, it looked light and fragile but when it meets an obstruction, it will be able to unleash its force in thirteen levels, each level stronger than the last one. It will move the unyielding, there is no force it canât overcome. He had incorporated ideas in the âNine Yin Manualâ into the palms and modified them, like Hong Qigong had modified the palms years ago, although it was only the stances and not the mysterious energy behind it.
Ouyang Feng had just knocked Ke Zhen E off the roof when he suddenly felt a gust of wind throwing itself at him, although the wind wasnât strong, it caused his breathing to be uneven, and knew it wasnât something ordinary so quickly crouched down and pushed out his two palms, it was his most refined skill the âToad Stanceâ. They exchanged three palms; both of them were hit once. Guo Jingâs palm strength increased; the next level higher than the last, like a torrent of waves throwing it self forwards. Ouyang Feng made two âKa Kaâ noises, his body getting lower, as if he was going to fall down any minute. Guo Jingâs palms were getting stronger, his counteracting strength also increased.
The two havenât exchanged moves for over ten years, now they meet again in Jiangnan, they must test each other to see how they have advanced over the years. Long ago at the Mount Hua tournament, Guo Jing couldnât match Ouyang Feng, but since then he has refined his internal energy, his skills have vastly improved. Ouyang Feng has been practicing the âContrary Nine Yin Manualâ and got what he deserved. However, one phrase real and one phrase fake, eventually he produced a learnable copy from the fake and up until now, Guo Jing was fighting him to a draw, unable to distinguish who has the upper hand. Huang Rong wanted her husband to win by himself so stood to one side and didnât interfere.
The roofs in south were very different to the roofs in the north. The roofs in the north had to support the amassed snow in winter, the roofs were solid. In the south it was wet weather that had to be addressed, the roofs were covered in tiles, with removing rain in mind. Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng were matching internal energy through their palms, and braced their legs, and after a moment, the sound of something creaking was heard below their feet, with one sound followed by another, the beams of the roof snapped, a hole was made in the roof as the two of them fell in. Huang Rong gulped and jumped down the hole and followed them, only to see the two still competing, their feet supported by some more beams, but they were above one of the innâs guests. The guest was sleeping, how would he know the roof was falling in, at that moment his legs broke and he was screaming out in pain. Guo Jing didnât want to hurt any innocent bystanders and so didnât use his legs for support, but Ouyang Feng didnât care if anyone dies because of them. The two of them were equally matched but because Guo Jing didnât use the beams as support, his palms had no foundation to rely on. He was on his way to losing. He used one hand to push against Ouyang Fengâs two palms, he channeled all his strength in his right hand, his left hand was empty, there was no strength for it to use. Huang Rong saw her husband was being pushed backwards, although it was only half an inch or so, he was losing.
She shouted, âHey, Zhang Sanlisi, Hu Tuwangba, watch out,â and aimed a light palm on Ouyang Fengâs shoulder. Though this palm was light, it was from the âDescending Brave Divine Sword Palmâ (Luo Ying Shen Jian Zhang) skill, when it lands, the internal energy will spread through the internal organs. Though Ouyang Feng is one of the most powerful martial artists of his time, he would still suffer from this blow. Ouyang Feng heard her call out weird surnames at him and was distracted for a second. As he saw the palm come in, he pushed his two palms, forcing Guo Jing back another inch, and in a flash he held onto Huang Rongâs shoulder, his five fingers like a hook, trying to tear a piece of her flesh off. When this move came out, the three of them swallowed simultaneously. Ouyang Feng felt severe pain in his fingers; she was wearing soft armour with needles, he couldnât loosen his hand. At this time, Guo Jingâs palmâs power increased again, and Ouyang Feng pushed out a palm to counteract this, in the midst of this danger he used all his strength. After a clashing sound, both of them moved back, the room was full of dust and dirt as the walls collapsed.
When the two clashed palms, it was under the shroud of night and the both of them could not see each other clearly, the large force of the âEighteen Dragon Subduing Palmsâ and the âToad Stanceâ hit each other on the shoulder. The two of them were sent through opposite walls; half of the roof fell in. Huang Rong had suffered a blow but she wasnât hurt although she had a fright and made her flush. In the midst of all this she flew out of the room before the roof collapsed. She saw Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng five feet apart motionless; the both of them had suffered internal injuries. Huang Rong didnât attack the enemy and instead just walked over by her husbandâs side to guard him. The both of them shut their eyes to try to control their chi, but after two stuttering noises both of them spat out a mouthful of blood.