The Heavens: Invincible from the Eagle Shooting

Gu Chaoci was indeed interested in "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu", after all, it was sent to him by King Jinlun himself.If not, how could he have the leisure to save people?

Now that the agreement has been made, Gu Chaoci said with a smile: "With my help, in half a quarter of an hour, even if you can't fully recover from your injuries, you can be almost completely recovered. Such a three-stroke agreement, I think you are not too disadvantaged Bar?"

He knew that Jinlun's injury was no worse than that of Hong Qigong's. One was poisoned by the snake, and he didn't even have the idea of ​​using his kung fu to resist it.

One is to resist and unload the force first, Ouyang Feng's palm is not [-]% full force, it's just that the meridian is blocked, with his help, it is not difficult to open the meridian.

Jinlun Fawang shook his head, and when he was about to speak, his chest and back suddenly hurt. He knew that as Gu Chaoci and others, he would never sneak up on him.So he sat cross-legged on the ground, silently practiced the profound arts with peace of mind, and evenly adjusted his breath.

Gu Chaoci didn't know what he meant by shaking his head, anyway, he turned around, stretched out his right palm behind his back, and stuck it on the "Zhiyang acupoint" on his vest, this acupoint is the major acupoint of Du Meridian.

Although he didn't know anything about Tantra's inner strength, but his inner strength was profound, and he could feel the breath flowing in his body in his palm, so he submerged the Nine Suns True Qi to help him go up the Lingtai, Shendao, Shenzhu, and Taodao acupoints. The central, spine, and Xuanshu acupoints, do their best to help him get through the governor channel on the back.

At this moment, Jinlun Dharma King had no worries about the future, so he went out of his pulse and tried his best to recuperate the injuries on his chest and lower abdomen.

After half a quarter of an hour, I saw heat coming out of his head, his complexion turned from white to red, his eyes were full of energy.Opening his eyes and nodding to Gu Chaoci, he put his hands together and said, "Thank you layman for your help!"

Seeing that he recovered so quickly after receiving a heavy palm from Ouyang Feng, everyone couldn't help being amazed at his superb internal strength despite Gu Chaoci's help.

Gu Chaoci took a few steps away, waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say thank you, I just want to convince you of your defeat!"

Jinlun Fawang thought to himself: "Although my injuries are not completely healed, I don't believe I can't take your three moves!"

Gu Chaoci said beforehand that as long as he catches three moves, he can let him go. Naturally, he doesn't believe that there is anyone in this world who can beat him with three moves, even if he only has eight percent skill.

Jinlun Fawang took a breath, stood up, stood firmly on the door, and said: "Okay, let's follow the path you have drawn! You can't break your promise and get fat!"

Gu Chaoci straightened his body and said calmly, "Gu Mou's words are like arrows, and I will never go back on my word!

Just hope you can too!Let's do it! "

Jinlun Fawang said in a deep voice, "Good!"

I saw him slowly raising his palms, palms outward, looking directly at Gu Chaoci with his eyes, like a fighting cock.

Although Gu Chaoci remained motionless, his eyes were fixed on the other party, obviously ready to fight.

The distance between the two is two feet, and this scene full of excitement is exactly in line with the saying that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building!

Huang Rong and the others also shifted their gazes from Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng to the two of them. Huang Rong took Huang Yaoshi's arm and said in amazement, "Father, they only have three moves to attack, but why are they so slow to move?" ?”

Huang Yaoshi said with a smile: "This Tibetan monk is also one of the most skilled in the world, but his mentality is not enough, even though there are only three moves, he dare not make rash moves.

And your senior brother wants to take him down with three moves, it is definitely not easy!
Both of them have been famous for a lifetime, and they are taking advantage of the time to find a gap, and once they make a move, they will be like thunder, just wait and see, you see..."

Sure enough, the words were not over yet, only to hear the two sides yell at the same time, the French king stepped into the palace, raised his palms, and patted Gu Chaoci's chest.He thought that he was injured after all, so he only needed three moves, and the first move was to use offense as defense.

At the same time, Gu Chaoci jumped up, his body was like an eagle spreading its wings, he flew with both palms obliquely, and volleyed down.

The palms of both of them were solid, as soon as they met, the blood in Jinlun Fawang's chest was surging, and he couldn't help taking three steps back.

Gu Chaoci didn't wait for Jinlun to stand still, he walked up to him and laughed loudly, "Lie down!"

I saw his right index finger pointing out, and an invisible finger force trembled, directly covering the upper body of Jinlun Fawang, covering it with countless threads.

This is exactly the magic skill of "Yi Yang Zhi" that Master Yi Deng is famous all over the world.If he performed it himself, although Jinlun Fawang would not recognize it, it would not be difficult to guess, but now he is at a loss.

But Jinlun Fawang is worthy of being a top martial arts master. At this moment, he suddenly took off the big red cassock he was wearing and threw it away. Hong Yun, standing between him and Gu Chaoci, was nothing but a shield.

Gu Chaoci snorted, and his fingers shot out through the air, like thunder and lightning, straight and irregular, like a group of snakes moving.

The two figures merged and separated instantly, only a sound like popping beans was heard.

Jinlun Fawang took another three steps back, and when he looked down, he saw that his cassock was already "thousands of holes" pierced by this strong and extremely sharp finger force.

I couldn't help being taken aback, thinking to myself: "What kind of fingering technique is this devil using? Isn't he famous all over the world for his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?"

Before he could finish his recitation, Gu Chaoci drew an arc with his left palm, followed by his right palm, and the hot wind whistled, as if blowing out of a blast furnace, making people feel like they were in a fire pit. This is exactly the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" "Kanglong Has Regrets" in the book.

Everyone was ten zhang away, and they also felt the hot air, Jin Lun's heart was beating even more.

But he knew that this was the last move, and he didn't want to take it anymore, so he hurriedly backed away two feet away, but Gu Chaoci retreated faster than him, and his palms still followed him like a shadow.

Jinlun Fawang retreated another five feet in one breath, but he still couldn't get out of the opponent's palm.

In desperation, he flew back again, but no matter how he dodged, he still couldn't get rid of it.

The two advance and retreat, like flying eagles chasing each other.

Everyone saw that Jinlun was about to retreat to the edge of the cliff in the blink of an eye, and some people's hearts were about to burst out of their mouths.

Huang Rong hurriedly shouted: "If the Great Monk retreats again, he will fall off the cliff!"

Jin Lun was startled suddenly, knowing that his body skills were not as good as the opponent's, so he could only fight recklessly.

Although the cassock in his hand was torn and could not be reused as a shield, with a wave of his right arm, it was immediately condensed into a bundle, which was used as a judge's pen, and he poked it straight, followed by his left palm.

With a sound of "Dang", Jinlun Fawang touched Gu Chaoci's left palm directly with his cassock, as if hitting a gold stone, but he also swung his left palm away, so that his left hand just touched his right palm.

As soon as the two palms intersect, Jinlun feels as if it is touching a piece of red-hot iron, and his body can't help shaking. At the same time, the Quchi acupoint on the bend of his left arm is also numb, he can't help being surprised, and thought: "If this Gu Chaoci is only talking about internal strength, it seems to be stronger than Xidu Ouyang Feng."

One must know how amazing Jinlun Fawang's body protection skills are, the two of them only clasped their palms together, and the Quchi acupoint was affected by his palm's force, and they still felt numb, which shows how powerful it is.

The lightning-like blow of the two of them was gone in the blink of an eye, and Jinlun Fawang roared, a kite turned over, fell three feet away, and landed on the ground.

His face turns green, then red, then white, as if a big rock was tied to his feet, he took a step back slowly, his body swayed, and then he took another step back, so he took three steps back in succession, and saw the edge of the cliff.

Suddenly, "Wow", a big mouthful of blood spurted out, and he couldn't stand anymore, and fell to the ground.

Everyone is an expert in martial arts, and they all know that the Tibetan monk spewed out a mouthful of blood, and the injury was worse than he expected. At this time, even Huang Rong, Mu Nianci and the others could easily kill him.

It turned out to be just a pair of palms, but Jinlun's dragon-elephant palm was directly knocked back by Gu Chaoci's subduing dragon palm, and his internal organs were damaged. At this time, the injury was so severe that even with the help of a master, he would not be able to rest for three months , and there is no possibility of recovery.

Gu Chaoci said leisurely: "Tell me, did I lose or you lost?"

Jinlun Fawang slowly lucked out, allowing himself to breathe more smoothly, like a rooster who has lost a fight, and said dejectedly: "I lost!"

Gu Chaoci laughed and said, "Since you lost to me, you have to fulfill your promise.

I have something I need you to do! ! "

A glimmer of hope lit up in Jinlun Fawang's heart, and he thought to himself, "So he wants me to do something, as long as I don't let me kill the Central Plains Wujue and the Mongolian Khan, there is nothing in this world that I can't do!"

At the beginning, he was conceited that he was invincible in the world, and wanted to overwhelm the heroes of the Central Plains with his own strength, and strive for the number one position in the world.

Only then did I realize that I was indeed far behind!It seems that it is only possible to practice the Dragon Elephant Kung Fu to at least the tenth level.

As for killing the Mongolian Khan, it is not impossible.

But unlike Ouyang Feng, who is a loner like Ouyang Feng, for the sake of the temple and thousands of believers, there are some things that absolutely cannot be done.

Jinlun Dharma King nodded slightly and said, "Layman, please tell me what you want this poor monk to do!"

Gu Chaoci laughed and said: "Okay! Then I will not be polite! I have heard that the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu is the supreme skill of the Nyingma Sect of Tantra. I want to watch it! That's all!"

Jin Lun's face was ashen ashes, but now his hands were trembling, and he couldn't speak.

Huang Yaoshi, Huang Rong, and Zhu Ziliu had keen minds. When Gu Chaoci started saving people, they knew that he had a purpose in his heart. Hearing him mention the dragon-elephant Prajna skill, and making a three-stroke agreement with Jinlun, they were sure that he would see it. The Dragon Elephant Prajna skill has been achieved.

Now he couldn't help but look at each other, Hong Qigong let out a long sigh, he is good at everything as a disciple, he just likes all kinds of martial arts cheats.

Now that his martial arts has reached such a level, no matter how good the secrets of magic arts are, as long as they belong to the category of human power, they will lead to the same goal by different routes.How useful is it?

At this moment, Jinlun Dharma King stared blankly at the sky, and suddenly sighed, "Gu Layman, since you know that the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu is the supreme kung fu of my esoteric Nyingma sect, don't you feel that you are deceiving people too much by raising this condition! ?”

Gu Chaoci stood with his hands behind his back, without looking at him, and said indifferently: "Let's not talk about it, you and I are experts in the world, so we have to speak first. Even if I bully you, so what?

If you still have a little courage and refuse to be a person who broke your promise and became fat, then you can be a dead person! "

Jinlun Dharma King clasped his palms together, and suddenly closed his eyes and read the scriptures. The words should be in Mongolian, but Gu Chaoci couldn't understand them. Death, in my opinion, it would be an insult if the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu fell on you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jinlun Fawang suddenly rolled and fell straight down the cliff, thinking: "The poor monk will die today..." Before he finished thinking, a woman screamed in his ear.

With a tight wrist, the whole person was suspended in the air.

Jinlun Fawang has already decided to die.

He was arrogant today, but he was defeated twice in a row. He couldn't agree to the conditions proposed by Gu Chaoci, and he had already broken the trust of others!
No one stands without faith!

What kind of face do I have to stand between the heaven and the earth?
It's better to go to see the Buddha, once and for all.

Unexpectedly, when his right wrist tightened, his falling motion stopped, and when he looked up, it was Gu Chaoci who was smiling at him from above him.

He was originally handsome, but at this moment, the strong wind was blowing, and his beard and hair were blowing across the sky, making him look extremely elegant.

He holds the Golden Wheel Dharma King in his left hand, and climbs the rock above with his right hand.The stone was covered with moss and was extremely slippery, but his five fingers sank into the moss, like cast iron, and even facing the abyss, his body remained motionless.

Jinlun Fawang sighed inwardly: "If it weren't for a land of such outstanding people as the Central Plains, how could such a person come out! I am really far behind in Tibet! It is not wrong to die at his hands today!"

He still hadn't let go of his death thoughts at this time, but Gu Chaoci grabbed his right wrist and tried hard to struggle, but he was seriously injured, and the opponent's hand was like steel, but it was even tighter.

Jinlun was startled and angry, and shouted: "The poor monk has suffered such a fiasco, and he has broken his trust with others. He is willing to die, why do you save me!".

At this moment, another gust of wind blew up from below, the mountain was high and the wind was strong, his feet were dangling in the air, his body was swinging back and forth like a swing.

Gu Chaoci laughed, shook his arms against the wind, and shouted: "Go up!"

The wind rang in Jinlun Fawang's ears, and he rolled up to the top of the cliff as if riding a cloud and fog. Before he landed, Gu Chaoci turned over and fell in advance.

Jin Lun was annoyed and appalled at the same time: "This man is only in his twenties, how can he practice martial arts to this extent?"

But he remembered that the distance between him and Gu Chaoci was at least four feet!

At this time, Mu Nianci and Li Mochou were relieved. Just now Gu Chaoci rushed down the cliff like an electric shot, and Li Mochou screamed in fright. Only then was my heart relieved.

After Gu Chaoci went up the cliff, he waved to the two women to indicate that it was okay, then he set his gaze on Jinlun Fawang's face, and then scrutinized him carefully, as if he wanted to see through him inside and out.

He couldn't help laughing and said: "Jin Lun, you are also a master. If you fall like this, even the Buddha will not dare to accept you! Haha..."

He really didn't expect that Jinlun Fawang could kill himself, if his lightness kung fu was a little weaker, he would have been able to save him just now!

Jin Lun folded his hands together and said: "The poor monk is completely convinced, the conditions you put forward are beyond me!

The poor monk really doesn't know what to do other than pay back with death..."

Gu Chaoci rolled his eyes and sneered, "So you escaped with death?
Hehe, I'm just interested in hearing that Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu is a magical skill that no one in the sect can accomplish!

Since you are so stubborn, forget it!

Anyway, I heard that Dragon Elephant Kungfu has thirteen levels, but no one in your tantric sect has ever practiced to the tenth level. As far as the ninth level, you are probably the second person!
That being the case, it's obvious that this practice is just a nice word, okay, you and I agree, let's let it go, let's go! "

As he said that, he walked towards Mu Nianci and the others without looking back.

Jinlun Fawang watched Gu Chaoci leave, frowned slightly, turned his mind, and turned back down the mountain. No one from Gu Chaoci and others stopped him.

Everyone looked at Gu Chaoci's deeds, and when he came over, they saw Jinlun Dharma King leave and there was no one there anymore. Huang Rong suddenly smiled and said, "Brother, are you playing hard to get? The monk must have seen it too. it's useless!"

Gu Chaoci glanced at her and smiled slightly: "Junior Sister, you are thinking too much! I really don't want to kill this monk. He fought Xidu first and was injured. I won't win him by force." !
Moreover, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu is a unique skill in Tantric Buddhism. I am interested in it, but I don't think it is inevitable.And why bother to force him to death, for no reason to be looked down upon!
It's fine if I'm alone, there are many seniors here today, no matter how unbearable I am, I can't do this! "

Hong Qigong, Master Yideng, Huang Yaoshi, and Mu Nianci were all very pleased when they heard this. They all knew that although what he said was modest, it was because at this time Gu Chaoci had a sense of a master.

Huang Rong suddenly realized, she clapped her hands and said, "I see, if this monk doesn't kill himself, you're probably going to do it differently?"

Gu Chaoci sighed secretly, this yellow-haired girl was really smart, she nodded slightly and said: "That's natural!
This is the top of Huashan and it is not a vegetable market!

If he reneged on his promise and became fat without intending to kill himself, how could such a person let him come and leave whenever he wanted! "

Hong Qigong laughed and said: "Let's not talk about this, boy, your junior brother has fought with the old poison, although he can't defeat the old poison, but it is not easy for the old poison to defeat him, and he still dare not hurt him, This is a good fight!"

"You want to be number one in the world, but the old beggar is not convinced!

We still have to fight! "

Huang Yaoshi snorted and said, "Old beggar, it's okay if I lose, but it won't look good if you lose to your apprentice!"

Naturally, Hong Qigong knew that Huang Yaoshi was defeated by Gu Chaoci, a junior, and he was a bit embarrassed, so he didn't care, and said: "You are right, I may not be able to achieve this kid's martial arts. Take your jade flute Let him use it!"

Huang Yaoshi took out the jade flute as he said, and handed it to Gu Chaoci.

Hong Qigong said: "You use a weapon, and I will fight you empty-handed. I taught you boxing and kicking kung fu, let me see your kung fu with a weapon. Although your martial arts have reached this level now, you can master one skill, master all skills, and fight alone. It doesn't matter if you fight alone with or without a weapon!
But if there are too many people besieging, the weapon will eventually take advantage, so let's go! "

Gu Chaoci took Yuxiao and pondered for a while, then raised his voice and said, "Master, that disciple offended me!"

Hong Qigong waved his hand and said: "Do it!" He said, with the five fingers of his left hand like hooks, he grabbed his wrist.

Gu Chaoci's martial arts is exquisite, using the flute instead of the sword, it is easy and comfortable, seeing him catch it, the jade flute flicked sideways, and a gust of wind shot towards the Quchi acupoint on his wrist.

Hong Qigong's wrists were slightly numb, he quickly withdrew his hands, Gu Chaoci followed him like a shadow, raised his jade flute, and there was a sharp sound of "Woo", a strong wind shot out from the flute hole, like invisible air arrows, and swept towards his eyes.

Hong Qigong felt that the wind was blinding his eyes, so he stepped back and slapped out a palm, which made a whistling sound, it was the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

Gu Chaoci turned sideways to avoid the edge for a while, when he heard a sharp sound, the jade flute stretched out, and it touched the "Shenque" acupoint on Hong Qigong's waist.

The jade flute in his hand was twirling erratically, making an ear-piercing and strange noise, which was shocking and had the effect of disturbing one's mind.

Hong Qigong's internal strength and external strength have both reached the peak, so he is unmoved. In this master's competition, it doesn't make much difference whether he has a weapon or not.He opened the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and this fierce and incomparable palm force directly swept a foot away.

After Gu Chaoci's mastery of martial arts, any martial arts can be seen at first glance, and it can be mastered after one practice. A little study of the "weapon chapter" in "Nine Yin Manual" is no different from ordinary people's practice for decades. The method is extremely subtle.

At this moment, using the flute as a sword, he and Hong Qigong swam around and fought, circling left and right, making chaotic noises, not only defending the whole body airtight.That vigorous sword intent didn't hold back, it would erupt and attack the enemy whenever there was a chance.

With this opportunity, he changed the three sword techniques one after another in an instant.The first move is to draw a circle, which is to turn Huang Yaoshi's Sweeping Luoying Divine Sword Palm into a sword move.

The second move is to swing the long sword in a circle, using the sword as a big knife, so light and heavy, using the unique move in the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon; the third move suddenly becomes light and agile, as fast as lightning, it is Jiuyin Swordsmanship in the scriptures.

These three moves are ingenious, but when Hong Qigong waved his palms, the wind in his palms was fierce and fierce, and his punctuality was so solid that it seemed to be better than a shield made of steel, shielding himself from the wind and rain. well.

The two of them passed twenty moves in a blink of an eye, and Gu Chaoci saw Hong Qigong's palm force, not letting go of his palm's control, as if he was holding an invisible weapon, and swept across all directions.

In this way, although he will not lose, if he wants to win, it is absolutely impossible.

Immediately, his movement was sharp and he cast "Spiral Nine Shadows", and there were figures in all directions, and there were many purple shadows for a while.

Those who are not good enough in martial arts don't know how many times he moved and how many swords he made.

The jade flute in his hand also turned into a green shadow, rushing towards Hong Qigong like waves.

But all the martial arts masters saw his swordsmanship unfolding, his sky is as sharp as a dragon, his lightness is like a butterfly, sometimes soft like catkins, sometimes fierce like raging waves, he has reached perfection.

The Quanzhen sect is good at swordsmanship, and Qiu Chuji's martial arts are the highest among his fellow sects. After seeing it, he couldn't help admiring him, thinking: "Gu Chaoci's swordsmanship does not seek defense but self-defense, and does not seek to attack but self-attack. Although The dignified part is not as good as our swordsmanship, but the pungent part seems to be lacking in this school's swordsmanship."

Qiu Chuji was taught superior martial arts by Wang Chongyang, and 20 years ago, he was already a first-class master in the Jianghu, sweeping invincible in the north.

He also drew a tie with the "Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River", the leading figures in the Jiangnan martial arts. In the past 20 years, he has studied carefully and made great progress in martial arts. He has made great achievements for the Quanzhen Sect. There is a group of masters, seeing a few masters fighting at this time has already benefited a lot, and I feel that this trip to Huashan was not in vain after all.

Everyone knows that "when you meet your opponent, you will meet a good talent"

If there is no skill to know the enemy's opponent, he will not be able to show his true skill.Gu Chaoci's sword technique is certainly marvelous, but Hong Qigong's palm technique is also old-fashioned, extremely good.

However, Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng have performed more than 200 moves, they all showed their abilities, although Ouyang Feng has deep skills, he is still invincible.

When these four masters fight against each other, everyone is dazzled and dazzled, they don't know where to start.

Looking at the pair of Gu Chaoci and Hong Qigong, he missed Ouyang Feng and Guo Jing, focused on the latter, and missed the former.

After fighting for a while, when Gu Chaoci dodged, he suddenly saw Guo Jing with his back facing him, a thought came to his mind, he took a cold breath to avoid Hong Qigong, jumped up in a diagonal stab, waved his jade flute, and struck like a shadow in shock. Xiang Guo Jing's vest.

Guo Jing was born with the heart of a child. On the desert cliff, he practiced Quanzhen Sect's internal strength for two years, and his internal strength was not weak. After "Chapter" and Jiuyin Zonggang, the internal force is more vigorous.

He naturally listened to all directions, and when he heard the sound of the wind behind him, he used the skill of left and right to block each other.

Gu Chaoci laughed loudly and said, "What a Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Junior Brother, let Brother Wei learn your unique skills passed down from generation to generation of the Beggar Clan today!"

Guo Jing: "..." But although he was dazed, his hands were faster than his brain, and he didn't delay in dealing with Gu Chaoci and Ouyang Feng at the same time.

Ouyang Feng saw how Gu Chaoci teamed up with him, he hesitated for a moment, his subordinates couldn't help slowing down, then he heard Hong Qigong laugh and say: "Old poison, let's start the unfinished battle again!"

Ouyang Feng returned a slap and said coldly, "It's just what I want!"

Hong Qigong laughed out loud, he swung his palms in a sweeping vertical chop, and fought Ouyang Feng fast, neither giving way.

Not long after the fight, Gu Chaoci turned around and faced Ouyang Feng again, while Guo Jing fought with Hong Qigong again.

Gu Chaoci and Ouyang Feng are veritable martial idiots, they suddenly felt that this kind of martial arts contest was unique and interesting.Therefore, they all frequently changed their opponents to fight.

Master Yideng, Huang Yaoshi, Qiu Chuji and others who were watching were fascinated.

Suddenly Hong Qigong said with a smile: "Old Poison, the three of us, master and apprentice, didn't join hands to attack you!"

Although Ouyang Feng also enjoyed the pleasure in his heart, he couldn't help cursing in his heart: "It looks like they didn't attack me, but in reality? I only have to be beaten, there is no room for retaliation."

Just as he was thinking about himself, he suddenly heard a man from the mountain laughing and said: "Old beggar, are you besieging the old poison again? You can't kill him. It's too wasteful to kill such a good opponent directly. I have to keep it for me." Have a good time!" His voice was like a torrent of bells, shaking all the mountains.

Qiu Chuji couldn't help saying: "Uncle Zhou!"

Ouyang Feng first heard him tell him not to beat himself to death, and he acted as if he was a sparring partner, whoever wanted to beat him, he looked extremely annoyed, and blurted out: "Old naughty boy, if you die, I won't die either!"

Zhou Botong laughed loudly: "Old Poison, come..."

Today's Huashan Sword Discussion was a solo fight based on martial arts, he was not afraid of Ouyang Feng playing poisonous snakes, but for some reason, before he finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly, as if cut off by a knife.