Three Brothers and Sisters

Chapter 3

The Taoist priest's face changed when he saw Xiang Yang's palm force was so fierce. He cursed, "Little rascal!" With a wave of the right sleeve of his Taoist robe, he stepped into the Seven Star Steps. Although there was only a half - broken sword left in his hand, his stance was still as stable as a mountain. Xiang Yang didn't dare to be negligent and thought to himself, "This Taoist priest's swordsmanship really has no flaws. It was only by the strength of my Thunder Palm that I was able to break his sword blade. But now it's different."

Suddenly, the Taoist priest dodged left and right, advancing step by step following the Seven Star Steps. The broken sword emitted a dazzling blue light, and the sound of it breaking through the air was sharp. The power of his moves didn't decrease at all despite the broken blade. Xiang Yang parried and dodged, and from time to time, he counter - struck with the Thunder Palm. The two of them moved back and forth, making the four people on the side dizzy.

Zhao Wanyan was afraid that Xiang Yang would get hurt, so she quickly shouted, "Daozhang Lu, this big brother Xiang is a good person. Don't fight anymore!"

Daozhang Lu, who was in the heat of the fight, was very surprised when he heard this. He quickly withdrew his sword and stepped back a few feet, staring at Xiang Yang and looking him up and down.

Xiang Yang walked up to the three people, patted each of them on the shoulder, and smiled, "Sorry for the offense!"

The three people originally felt that the true qi in their chests was stagnant and couldn't even stand up. Unexpectedly, after being patted on the shoulder, a latent force penetrated through their bodies, and they immediately felt comfortable. The three of them jumped up together.

Daozhang Lu put his sword back into its sheath and said, "When the young lady's carriage was robbed by the bandits of White Tiger Village, I was engaged in a fierce battle with the bandit leader and couldn't spare any effort. I made the young lady frightened. I really deserve to die ten thousand deaths." As he said this, he and the other three people knelt down together.

Zhao Wanyan blushed and said, "Forget it, get up! I... I'm fine." As she said this, she secretly glanced at Xiang Yang.

The four people stood up. Daozhang Lu said, "Since the young lady is safe and sound, it's really a blessing from heaven. I've prepared a carriage in the town ahead. Please set off, young lady."

Zhao Wanyan replied with an "Mm" and said, "No need... You guys go to the capital first. This big brother Xiang will send me there."

The four people looked at each other in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe what they heard. They had always known that this young lady was extremely shy and could hardly say a word to a strange man on weekdays. How could she want to travel with this person? Daozhang Lu said, "We are on a mission to escort the young lady to the capital. Please don't make things difficult for us, young lady."

Zhao Wanyan smiled and said, "Daozhang Lu, don't worry. I'll explain it clearly to my father. He will never blame you. I'm even going to take big brother Xiang to meet my father."

Daozhang Lu was experienced. Seeing that the eyes between Zhao Wanyan and Xiang Yang were always affectionate and hearing her say this, he had already guessed what was going on. Seeing that Zhao Wanyan was wearing a man's robe, perhaps she had already secretly promised herself to Xiang Yang. He snorted and said to Xiang Yang, "Your 'Nine - Pass Thunder Palm' is really extraordinary. Is your master surnamed Long or Hua?"

Xiang Yang replied, "My late master was surnamed Hua."

Daozhang Lu let out an "Oh" and said, "Has Hua Xuanqing passed away? What a pity. Another great master in the world is gone." Then he said, "The disciple of Hua Xuanqing must have good character. Well, since the young lady has given such an order, I dare not disobey. I only hope that the young lady can reach the capital as soon as possible to avoid..."

Zhao Wanyan suddenly exclaimed anxiously, "Ah, don't say it!"

Daozhang Lu was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, to avoid the master's worry." He said to the three people, "Give the things to the young lady."

One of the three people took off the burden on his back and handed it to Zhao Wanyan. The four people saluted Zhao Wanyan and left together.

Xiang Yang said, "Wanyan, there are quite a few experts in your family. This Daozhang Lu is really powerful."

Zhao Wanyan smiled and said, "Yes, he is the person my father values the most." As she said this, she opened the burden, which was full of clothes and jewelry. When Daozhang Lu and the others were looking for Zhao Wanyan everywhere, they were afraid that she had been humiliated by the bandits. So they asked someone to bring two sets of clothes, so that if they found her, she could avoid the embarrassment of being in disheveled clothes.

Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Well, now you have clothes to wear. Come on, take off the robe and return it to me."

Zhao Wanyan pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I want to wear this robe. Big brother Xiang, you can wear these."

Xiang Yang rummaged through the burden, and all the clothes were women's clothes. He smiled and said, "Do you want to make fun of me? I'll take off your robe even if I have to." As he said this, he hugged Zhao Wanyan.

Zhao Wanyan chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll change then!"

Xiang Yang took off her robe, took out a set of light - green silk clothes from the burden, and said, "This one?"

Zhao Wanyan whispered with a smile, "Okay."

Xiang Yang gently stroked the side of her breast with his left palm and smiled, "It's a pity that such a beautiful body is covered by clothes."

Zhao Wanyan blushed with shyness and said, "Stop talking!" She was about to take the clothes.

Xiang Yang hid the clothes in his right hand behind his back and said, "Wait a minute. You answer me a question first."

Zhao Wanyan said, "What do you want to ask?"

Xiang Yang said, "What did you ask Daozhang Lu not to say just now?"

Zhao Wanyan leaned against Xiang Yang's chest and said softly, "Don't ask. You'll know when we get to the capital... If I say it, it might... not be so good."

Xiang Yang didn't want to force her to answer, so he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't ask!" As he spoke, he put the silk clothes on Zhao Wanyan, and Zhao Wanyan took out a silver hairpin and pinned it to her hair.

With a little grooming, the beauty became even more charming. Zhao Wanyan stood gracefully by the bridge, the green dress fluttering gently in the wind, really like a green willow by the river, extremely soft and beautiful. Xiang Yang exclaimed, "Wanyan, no wonder the golden carp sank back as soon as it jumped up. The words 'to outshine the fish and make the geese fall' describe you perfectly."

Zhao Wanyan was overjoyed and whispered, "There are no geese flying here."

Xiang Yang smiled and said, "How come there aren't? There's a beautiful 'goose' right in front of me." Zhao Wanyan tilted her head slightly, showing a shy look.

The two were immersed in deep affection, chatting by the tree and staying up all night. At dawn, Xiang Yang and Zhao Wanyan bought two horses in the town and headed north to the capital.

The two of them were experiencing love for the first time, so they traveled very slowly, as if they hoped that the capital would never arrive. Zhao Wanyan was too shy to be affectionate with Xiang Yang in the inn, for fear that the guests in other rooms would hear. So they slept in the wild for two consecutive days. As the sky was getting dark this day, the two of them passed through a desolate mountain but hadn't seen a town yet. Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Wanyan, are we still going to sleep in the wild today?" Zhao Wanyan chuckled and said, "I don't know. You decide." Xiang Yang smiled, then suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, concentrating and not speaking. Zhao Wanyan wondered, "Big brother Xiang, what's wrong?"

Xiang Yang didn't answer. After a while, he said to a grove in front, "Friends in front, how much longer do you want to wait before showing yourselves?"

Suddenly, people emerged from the surrounding groves one after another. Some were holding knives, some were holding long spears, and most of them looked unfriendly. Then three people who seemed to be leaders walked out. One of them was the third leader of White Tiger Village. Another one was skinny, with a messy long beard and squinted eyes. The last one was a burly man with no hair on his head, but a very thick short beard under his chin, looking fierce.

The burly man's tiger - like eyes widened and he said, "Little brother, you really keep your word. As soon as three days are up, you really came to our White Tiger Village."

Xiang Yang clasped his fists and said, "I wouldn't dare! Actually, I just got a beloved partner, and I was in a relaxed mood for a while. I had long forgotten about flattening White Tiger Village within three days. I'm just passing by here today. Unexpectedly, it's such a coincidence that even though I forgot, it still forces me to come and take a look." After that, he laughed.

The skinny man snorted and said, "Kid, who are you?"

Xiang Yang said, "I'm Xiang Mingyang. I guess the three leaders haven't heard of an unknown person like me. Anyway, I don't know your names either, so we're even."

The skinny man was angry and said, "You're about to die, yet you're still so stubborn!" He flew out, and his right hand's five fingers grabbed diagonally towards Xiang Yang's left shoulder, with a precise and fierce momentum.

"This skinny guy is really good, much better than that fat guy. This grabbing move is extremely powerful!" Xiang Yang secretly praised in his heart. He flipped his left palm to block the grabbing move to the outside, and then turned sideways and directly sent out his right palm, attacking straight from the middle. The skinny man quickly stretched out his left hand to grab, but missed. The palm force had already turned to attack his waist. The skinny man showed a look of shock, swayed and flew diagonally backwards, barely avoiding it.

The burly man gave a thumbs - up and said, "Good kung fu! Little brother Xiang, this is my third brother, Guo Degui, and this is my second brother, Ding Ze." As he said this, he pointed at the third leader and then at the skinny man, and continued, "I'm Tong Wanhu. Do you know why my three brothers established White Tiger Village?"

Xiang Yang said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Tong Wanhu glanced at Zhao Wanyan and said, "It's because of the father of the girl beside you, the mighty Prince Jingwei, Zhao Tingrui. Humph!" At this point, a look of extreme hatred appeared in his eyes.

Xiang Yang looked at Zhao Wanyan and saw that her face was pale and she was gently biting her lower lip. Prince Jingwei, Zhao Wangye, didn't have a good reputation among the people. Many common people secretly cursed him, saying how he amassed wealth and oppressed the good people. Although they didn't know the truth, the rumors were like this.

Tong Wanhu said, "Nineteen years ago, this old * Zhao encountered a large number of assassins on this mountain. At that time, the three of us brothers were his bodyguards. My second brother blocked a poisoned dart in front of him. Hehe, he didn't die, but the poison penetrated deep into his muscles and bones and could never be completely removed. A strong man became what he is now. Miss Zhao, have you seen clearly?"

Zhao Wanyan lowered her head and didn't speak.

Tong Wanhu continued, "I, Tong, tried my best to cover the rear for him. My third brother rescued my second brother and, together with several other bodyguards, protected him and fled to the riverside. There was only one small boat. Hehe, second brother, what happened then?"

Ding Ze's narrow eyes suddenly shone with a fierce light, and he said in a deep voice, "We all got on the small boat. The boat was too heavy in the water and couldn't move fast. The old * saw that the pursuers were about to catch up. He thought I was seriously injured and useless, so he pushed me into the river."

Tong Wanhu nodded and said, "Third brother, what about you?"

Guo Degui said, "The old * said I was too heavy, and he asked that Taoist Lu to kick me into the river too. But he didn't expect that my second brother didn't die. I was rescued to the shore by my second brother, and my second brother removed the dart for me to save my life. One life for another."

Seeing that Zhao Wanyan's face was getting more and more sad, Xiang Yang felt sorry and said, "Leader Tong..."

Tong Wanhu said, "As for me, after killing two assassins, I was also seriously injured. I rolled down the slope beside me and passed out, thinking I was surely going to die. But when I woke up, there were two severed hands beside me. Looking at the clothes on the arms, they were exactly those of the enemies who were chasing me. Then I saw a huge white tiger. Brother Tiger, please come out and meet the honored guests, okay?"

Only the faint roar of a tiger could be heard in the forest. The bandits gave way one after another, and a white - haired tiger with black stripes slowly walked out. Xiang Yang and Zhao Wanyan were both shocked. They had never seen such a white tiger and thought it was only a thing in myths. But there was actually one. This white tiger was even bigger than an ordinary tiger, with a menacing look. There seemed to be a gleam in its eyes, as if it was about to pounce on someone at any time.

Tong Wanhu said, "This white tiger didn't eat me. Instead, it let me recuperate in a cave. A few days later, it carried my second brother and third brother to the cave. The three of us survived a narrow escape, all thanks to this Brother Tiger. I don't know if it's because my name is related to a tiger, but I get along very well with this Brother Tiger. After our injuries were half - healed, one day I went down the mountain to buy wine and found that the old * Zhao had issued a notice saying that I had conspired with the assassins to rebel and offered a reward for my capture. In my shock and anger, I went to Luoyang alone to find out how my family was. Hehe, all the men were imprisoned, and all the women were taken into the prince's mansion. They all died within three years."

At this point, he stared fiercely at Zhao Wanyan and shouted, "I was blind and recognized an ungrateful master. That's all. My wife was at the mercy of the old *'s men, and her life or death was unknown. The old * didn't care at all. Instead, he was afraid that I was still alive and wanted to get rid of me. I, Tong, wasn't a match for that Taoist Lu at that time and couldn't do anything to them. Hehe, I, Tong, returned to the mountain and established White Tiger Village. All the brothers in the village have suffered persecution from the old * Zhao. Miss Zhao, the brothers in the village have inquired. You have a kind heart, and everyone in Luoyang praises you. I, Tong, originally didn't want to hurt you. But the hatred of the brothers in White Tiger Village must be avenged. The sins your father has accumulated will be repaid from you." He added, "Little brother Xiang, you saw injustice on the road and defeated my third brother. That was your act of righteousness, and I, Tong, have nothing to say. But this matter has nothing to do with you. Little brother, please leave on your own and don't interfere."

Zhao Wanyan shook her head sadly and said, "Is my father really like this?"

Xiang Yang jumped off his horse and said loudly, "Leader Tong, I really don't know much about Prince Zhao. But even if what you said is true, the act of abduction by the third leader Guo is something I saw with my own eyes. It's okay that White Tiger Village was established to deal with Prince Zhao. But other actions are clearly not related and are not noble. You want to keep Miss Zhao, and I, Xiang Yang, will never agree."

Tong Wanhu "swished" out his thick - backed ghost - headed knife and shouted, "Since little brother Xiang is so determined, there's nothing to say. We can only force you down the mountain!"

Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "I'd like to learn from you!"

Tong Wanhu let out a roar, and the three leaders attacked together. Tong Wanhu used his family - taught saber techniques, with powerful and forceful moves. Ding Ze made moves with his bare hands in the shape of an eagle's claws, extremely fierce. Guo Degui's double hammers were kicked into the river, and he didn't have a handy weapon, so he changed to a steel staff.

Xiang Yang exhaled deeply, concentrated on looking for loopholes, blocked the eagle's claws with his hand, and struck the blade of the saber with his palm. Before three moves were over, he kicked Guo Degui's vital acupoint on the waist. The force hit the target, and the fat body flew out directly and fell to the ground, unable to move. Tong and Ding didn't dare to be careless, and their moves were rigorous and never negligent.

Zhao Wanyan watched her lover fighting two enemies alone, her palms were full of cold sweat, and she was extremely anxious in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. Suddenly, her foot was grabbed tightly by a bandit.

"Ah!" Zhao Wanyan let out a scream, and several bandits pulled her off the horse. They were drooling over Zhao Wanyan's peerless beauty. While the leaders were in the heat of the fight, they took the opportunity to violate her. Six or seven bandits