The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 683: Jin Banhua tricks Chu Liuxiang
Cross the Yangtze River and travel to Gusu.

After another failed assassination attempt on Chu Liuxiang by a little girl, the carriage finally stopped under Tiger Hill outside the city.

Li Yuhan and Liu Wumei continued to lead the three people up the mountain as if nothing had happened.

But in fact, both parties had already understood each other tacitly at this time, but one side was concerned about Su Rongrong and the other two girls, while the other side had a backup plan, and both sides did not want to tear their faces apart.

As the five of them walked up the mountain, Li Yuhan and his wife introduced them to the historical stories of the Thousand-Man Stone, the Sword Pond, and Lu Yu's Tea Well. Chu Liuxiang was moved by the grand event of Li Guanyu brewing tea and testing swords.

However, an old voice interrupted this harmonious tacit understanding.

"It's a pity that although the mountains and rivers remain the same, the people have completely changed."

Dusk is approaching, the sunset glows, the sky and the earth have become slightly dim, the pine wind blows in the forest, and a lone eagle circles between heaven and earth.

The harmonious atmosphere was broken and the real atmosphere emerged, as a white-haired old man in feathered robe and tall crown appeared in the hexagonal pavilion in front of him, brewing tea alone, making the scene even more desolate and bleak.

Hu Tiehua was the most impatient, "May I know your name, old sir?"

The old man said calmly, "I am Shuai Yifan."

Chu Liuxiang was startled, "Could it be that he is the handsome senior 'Star-Picking Feathered Man' who once moved three mountains with one sword and slashed the stars in the sky?"

Shuai Yifan looked up to the sky and laughed, "Chu Liuxiang is indeed extraordinary. My old man's new tea is just beginning to boil. Why don't you come in and have a drink with me?"

Chu Liuxiang hadn't introduced himself yet, but Shuai Yifan was already certain it was him.

Chu Liuxiang's eyes flickered, and he turned back suddenly, only to find that Li Yuhan and his wife had disappeared.

Hu Tiehua stood beside Chu Liuxiang with a serious expression.

Shuai Yifan is a famous swordsman in Jiangnan, and he has been famous for more than 40 years. His sword skills are unmatched in the world. Although his physical strength has declined with age, his sword energy is getting stronger and stronger, and his martial arts are even better than before.

Facing such an opponent, neither Chu Liuxiang nor Hu Tiehua would be careless at all.

Then Chu Liuxiang found the golden banhua not far away.

Jin Banhua was leaning against a big tree, holding a handful of lotus seeds in her hand and putting them into her mouth one by one.

"Li Yuhan and his wife said they were going back to the villa to prepare dinner." Jin Banhua waved her hand. "We didn't stop on the way here. I couldn't buy peanuts and melon seeds. Only the girls on the roadside sold lotus seeds. We'll have to make do with what we have."

Chu Liuxiang's face froze, and he suddenly remembered that when he was in Jinan City, Jin Banhua ate peanuts while watching Yi Dian Hong and Nangong Ling fighting, just like watching a play in a teahouse in the capital.

This time, I am the one singing?
On the other side, Jin Banhua waved at Hu Tiehua, "Come on, come and taste the newly picked lotus seeds. Do you want to join forces with Chu Liuxiang and deal with an old man without martial ethics? Aren't you ashamed?"

Hu Tiehua stared in astonishment, "That's Shuai Yifan!"

"You have to believe Chu Liuxiang." Jin Banhua said seriously.

Chu Liuxiang shook his head helplessly, patted Hu Tiehua on the shoulder, then turned back to Shuai Yifan and made a final effort, "I will accompany you to make tea, but can you not test the sword?"

"What?" Shuai Yifan stood up and drew his sword. "Do you think I'm old and my sword is old too?"

The sound of a sword echoed through the forest, and a pool of autumn water dazzled the eyes.

Shuai Yifan looked at Chu Liuxiang and said, "This sword of mine has not left its sheath for thirteen years. Today I am bringing it out for you. You can be proud of it!"

"Senior, if you must teach me, I will just keep you company." Chu Liuxiang was silent for a moment, then he sighed, "It's just that I have no grudge against you. Now that you are attacking me, are you doing it on someone's behalf?"

"That's right, but if the opponent wasn't Chu Liuxiang, I wouldn't bother to fight!" Shuai Yifan stared at Chu Liuxiang, "Draw your weapon!"

"Yes, sir." Chu Liuxiang smiled slightly, jumped onto the treetop, and broke off a soft branch, which even had three or five leaves left on it.

Chu Liuxiang placed the branch across his chest, "Senior, please!"

"How dare you!" Shuai Yifan finally got angry. "What a frivolous young man! Even if you were Li Guanyu, you wouldn't dare to be so disrespectful to me."

"I have no intention of being disrespectful." Chu Liuxiang said with a smile, "As long as they are used properly, everything in the world can be a weapon. If they are used improperly, even the ancient divine weapons will have difficulty in hurting people. Senior, how could you not understand this?"

After hearing this, Shuai Yifan became even angrier, but Hu Tiehua smiled.

He even came to Jin Banhua, took two lotus seeds and threw them into his mouth, while yelling at Shuai Yifan, "Why do you have to fight this old bug?

Your reputation as the 'Star-Picking Feathered Scholar' was not easily earned, why do you want to destroy it in one fell swoop?"

But Shuai Yifan ignored Hu Tiehua. Instead, he regained his composure and walked out slowly step by step.

As Shuai Yifan took two steps forward, Hu Tiehua's expression changed again, because he found that Shuai Yifan's whole body was filled with sharp sword energy, which had already enveloped Chu Liuxiang.

He seems motionless, but he is always moving. If his opponent dares to move, his sharp sword energy will pour out and smash the opponent to pieces.

Hu Tiehua couldn't help but slap himself twice. How could such a senior sword master be so upset by Chu Liuxiang's words? Facing Shuai Yifan's overwhelming momentum, Hu Tiehua thought he couldn't stop it. I wonder how Chu Liuxiang could break the situation?

Then he heard Jin Banhua suddenly shout, "Chu Liuxiang, why don't you pick off the leaves in front of the branch first, in case you are accidentally caught in the sword energy and disrupt the rhythm, be careful not to be able to react in time."

Chu Liuxiang: ???

Shuai Yifan:!!!

The next moment, without giving Shuai Yifan time to react, Chu Liuxiang soared into the sky as fast as lightning and as agile as a dragon.

Shuai Yifan stood still, his body like a rock, but he raised the long sword in his hand inch by inch, and at the same time, his eyes were as sharp as torches, staring closely at Chu Liuxiang... and the three or five leaves on the soft branch in his hand.

Chu Liuxiang finally landed slowly.

Shuai Yifan's sword was also ready to strike.

The next moment, a leaf really broke away from the branch and flew towards Shuai Yifan.

"Swish!" The sword energy crushed the leaves.

Then Shuai Yifan saw another leaf flying towards him.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

After three consecutive sounds, a shining curtain of light engulfed Chu Liuxiang.

When the sword energy dissipated, Chu Liuxiang was still standing there intact, but the soft branch in his hand had been shattered to the handle.

Hu Tiehua didn't see clearly what happened, but Jin Banhua saw it clearly.

Chu Liuxiang still used the original method, but changed the leaves that could be activated once to leaves that could be activated four times.

At the same time, because of his own reminder, Shuai Yifan remained alert and did not condense his sword energy in one place and suddenly activate it, but this also weakened the power of his sword energy at the same time.

However, Chu Liuxiang's martial arts skills were still higher than Shuai Yifan's, so even though Shuai Yifan had made sufficient preparations, Chu Liuxiang still managed to escape easily after paying a certain price.

The battle seemed to be evenly matched, but Shuai Yifan was gathering his strength and Chu Liuxiang had to fight back hastily. Shuai Yifan used a long sword while Chu Liuxiang used a branch from the roadside.

So strictly speaking, it was Shuai Yifan who lost.

"Senior's swordsmanship is exquisite, and it is the only one I have ever seen in my life." Chu Liuxiang bowed and said, "I took advantage of the situation and luckily escaped from your sword. How about this fight be considered a draw?"

"Very good, very good, very good..." Shuai Yifan looked at Chu Liuxiang, then at Jin Banhua, "Every generation has its own talented people, and we are indeed old..."

Shuai Yifan seemed to be exhausted. He waved his hand and threw the sword into the sword pool, but it was caught by Jin Banhua who suddenly appeared.

"What are you doing?" Shuai Yifan came back to his senses and shouted, "Although the old lady is old, she cannot be insulted!"

"Senior, your sword energy is amazing, but why is your temper so explosive? You go to extremes if you don't agree with something, and you quit the martial arts world at any time?"

Jin Banhua smiled and returned the sword to Shuai Yifan, "I have seen two old men in their eighties who have mastered the art of controlling the lines with their qi and the swords with their lines. They can fight against people from a distance of 12 feet with a seven-inch sword."

Shuai Yifan's eyes sparkled, "What did you say?"

Chu Liuxiang was also horrified. He knew that this situation meant a lot about the other party's internal strength and amazing swordsmanship.

"But even these two people, who were imprisoned by a great master for twenty years, still did not lose their fighting spirit." Jin Banhua said with a smile, "Senior has been famous for decades and has received many praises, so can't he tolerate any grievances?"

Shuai Yifan was stunned. He looked at Jin Banhua, then at Chu Liuxiang. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and reached out to take the sword.

“Talented people emerge in every generation, and the new are better than the old.”

Shuai Yifan sighed again, nodded at Jin Banhua, and then asked Chu Liuxiang, "What is the hatred between you and Li Guanyu?"

Chu Liuxiang said that he and Li Guanyu had never had any hatred.

Shuai Yifan said that Li Guanyu had done him a favor, and that he had accepted the letter from Li Guanyu and was determined to kill Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang expressed his understanding, and Shuai Yifan turned and left.

Chu Liuxiang looked at Jin Banhua and said faintly, "Have you seen how I was going to respond?"

Although he was asking, Chu Liuxiang had already increased his regard for Jin Banhua in his heart.

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Jin Banhua immediately waved her hand to deny it, and said sincerely, "I'm just worried about you, so I reminded you."

(End of this chapter)