12dz Chapter 110, Three Axe Moves
Chapter 110, Three Axe Moves
Chapter 110 Three-Pronged Approach
Upon hearing this, the entire audience fell silent for a moment, then erupted in cheers.
Forty taels, one hundred taels!
That's a huge sum of money that ordinary people like them might not be able to accumulate in a lifetime.
Everyone was injured tonight, which meant a solid forty taels of silver in their pockets. Add to that half a year's monthly allowance, enough to allow their wives, children, and elderly parents to live in peace for several years!
"Thank you, Young Master Shen!"
"Young Master Shen is benevolent and righteous!"
Cheers rose and fell, this time not just out of gratitude, but also out of heartfelt support.
Shen An didn't say anything more; he simply waved his hand and called out, "Zhang Xiaoshuan!"
"Here!" the boy puffed out his chest and answered loudly.
"Take a few of the lightly injured men and call everyone you can. First, find a doctor to treat the wounded, then inventory and store the medicinal herbs."
"Okay!"
Everyone responded with a roar of agreement. Although they were physically exhausted, their spirits were incredibly high. The injured were helped by others to find a place to rest, while the uninjured rushed forward and began to move the goods with their own hands.
An hour later, all the wounded were properly cared for, and the medicinal herbs were stored away.
Several bonfires were lit in the open space in front of the warehouse, dispelling the chill of the autumn night.
Shen An sat on a cargo box, while Zhang Xiaoshuan and several guards and workers who volunteered to stay on night watch sat around him.
Shen An listened to their chatting and bragging, but didn't participate. He knew that his participation would only spoil the fun.
Well, if we sit for a little longer, we can take a boat back to Hengyang.
Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly saw a ball of flesh rolling toward him.
Has grime invaded?
Shen An was taken aback. As the fleshy ball rolled closer and closer, he realized it was actually a person when it came right in front of him.
Calling it a person isn't entirely accurate, but it's more like a person, if you can get by.
This person definitely has no head or neck; a flat and broad head sits on his shoulders, so much so that even a vampire wouldn't dare to bite him, and even Yu Yu couldn't play tug-of-war with the roof beam.
Its body is thick in the abdomen and back, and its hands and feet are extremely short, seemingly having only forearms and no upper arms, and only a large belly and no lower belly.
If Shang Yang had this build, even a thoroughbred horse would be helpless against him.
The saying "A thousand-mile horse is common, but a Shang Yang is rare" illustrates this point.
As soon as the man stopped, he sniffed around, his eyes, squeezed into slits by his fat, fixed on the batch of medicinal herbs that had just been put into storage, and chuckled, "What a fragrant smell of herbs."
Shen An stood up and looked at the uninvited guest. Although he was fat, his breathing was long and deep, which showed that he was a master of internal martial arts.
What a coincidence!
Shen An became more alert, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and asked, "What brings you here so late at night?"
The fleshy man tucked his chubby hands into his sleeves and said in a condescending tone, "You little rascal, you don't know any better. This old man came here to buy medicine, of course."
Shen An said, "It's late at night now, and the shop assistants have all gone to bed. If you want to buy medicine, you might as well wait until dawn when the pharmacies in the city open before making a decision."
"It's alright, it's alright." The chubby man shook his fat head. "I can't wait, I want to buy it now."
Shen An chuckled, his brow furrowing slightly. "The obstacle certainly doesn't lie with you. It's simply that I'm not the owner of this pharmacy, and I don't know the price. How could I possibly sell it to you?"
The fleshy man grinned, revealing two rows of yellow teeth, and said, "This doesn't matter, anyway, this old man—"
—And they don't intend to pay.
They really came looking for trouble!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshuan and the others flew into a rage and drew their weapons.
Shen An raised his hand to stop the crowd: "Are you here to make fun of us?"
"Hehe, look at you, so young, you don't seem like the boss. You must be just a worker." The chubby man said nonchalantly, "It's not your loss, why are you so nervous? Move aside, move aside, let this old man go in and pick some out."
Shen An said calmly, "Sigh, I don't want to bother you, but I'm the boss. What do you suggest I do?"
"Oh?" The fleshy man's narrowed eyes squinted even more. He sighed dramatically, as if extremely regretful. "Alas, this is difficult. Since he's the boss, then—this old man has no choice but to offend him!"
Before he finished speaking, his bulky body moved without warning! Instead of charging forward, he spun around in place like a top, instantly closing in on Shen An within three feet of him!
Despite his obesity, his movements were incredibly fast! A fleshy palm, carrying a strong wind, struck Shen An's face directly. Before the palm even arrived, it was already enough to make Shen An gasp for breath!
What a fierce old man!
Zhang Xiaoshuan and the others nearby only saw a blur before the fleshy ball made its move. Their cries of alarm were still in their throats when it was too late!
In the blink of an eye, Shen An remained calm. He stomped his left foot backward, creating a crack in the bluestone pavement! Without dodging or avoiding, he smoothly grabbed the unsheathed heavy sword leaning against the cargo box with his right hand.
"open!"
Shen An let out a low shout, and all his strength and internal energy surged into his right arm! He ignored the fleshy man's palm technique, raised his heavy sword high, and used brute force to overcome skill, slashing straight down!
This is the first sword strike! It is taken from the "Mountain Collapse and Peak Fall" technique of the Songshan Swordplay!
This was the very move that Shen An had prepared for Tian Boguang.
This sword strike wasn't fast, but it carried an indomitable and domineering aura that seemed to cut through everything.
The dark blade did not reflect light in the firelight, yet it seemed to attract even the light itself. Where the blade passed, the air emitted a muffled "whoosh" sound, like the weeping of ghosts and gods in the night.
The fleshy man had intended to strike with a single blow, but he hadn't expected his opponent to use such a head-on, confrontational style of fighting. He immediately felt an overwhelming pressure, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting open, and was greatly alarmed: "What kind of technique is this kid using? It's completely unreasonable!"
His palm, which was about to strike Shen An's face, had to be changed midway. His plump body immediately knelt down beside him, narrowly avoiding the mountain-splitting sword!
What a shameless guy! Shen An was also somewhat taken aback by his response.
"boom!"
The heavy sword struck empty air, but shattered the bluestone slab beneath their feet into pieces, sending fragments flying everywhere!
The fleshy man had just risen from his kneeling position and regained his footing. Before he could even catch his breath, Shen An's second sword had already arrived!
He cleaved the air with his sword, but the momentum of the sword did not diminish at all. Using the force of the downward strike, he twisted his waist and swept the dark heavy sword horizontally along the ground. The sword wind brought up a cloud of dust, like a black raging python, devouring the feet of the fleshy man!
This is the second sword strike! It is taken from the Jade Dragon from Beyond the Heavens sword technique of Mount Song!
The original slashing move was changed to a sweeping motion, which better suits the powerful and heavy nature of the heavy sword.
The meatball cursed under its breath, then pushed off with both feet, its plump body springing directly into the air like a slammed Chaoshan beef ball, once again dodging the vicious attack.
But he was in mid-air, his old strength had just dissipated and his new strength had not yet been generated, which was the moment when he was most vulnerable!
This was the moment Shen An had been waiting for!
Shen An's attack missed its target, and with a sudden twist of his wrist, the incredibly heavy sword blade was forcefully lifted from below and thrust upwards, aiming straight for the chest and abdomen of the fleshy man suspended in mid-air!
This is the third sword strike! It is taken from the "Heavenly Peak Upside Down" technique of the Songshan Swordplay!
This sword strike was faster, fiercer, and more decisive than the previous two! Before the sword even arrived, the sharp wind that pierced through the air made the fleshy man's clothes flutter loudly, and even the campfire not far away was pressed down to the side by this sword wind!