Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 472: Undercurrents Rise

At this point in the book, many people may think that I am going to talk about how Dugu Yong and Gao Yadian fought for hundreds of rounds in the ring, and then the former gave in again and again while the latter became more aggressive, and finally Gao Yadian knew she was defeated, and left the ring coquettishly, but Dugu Yong secretly fell in love with the girl, and this laid the groundwork for their marriage later... and so on.

But obviously, that's not how it actually happened.

Although Dugu Yong was quite reluctant when he agreed to "teach", but since he agreed, when he really started fighting, he was very respectful to his opponent...

Not much, the two of them fought for less than twenty moves before the winner was decided.

Moreover, this was under the premise that Dugu Yong "had no intention of killing anyone". If he had intended to kill the opponent, he could have taken him down in ten moves.

It's not that Gao Yadian's martial arts are really that far behind Dugu Yong's, it's just that Dugu Yong's "great skill but not elaborate" sword skills are the nemesis of Gao family's "hundred turns and thousands of sword techniques". In addition, Dugu Yong's internal strength is also superior to Gao Yadian's, which is why the latter was defeated so quickly.

By the way, I would like to mention here that the restraint relationship between the martial arts styles in this book generally follows the principle of "strength overcomes skill", "skill overcomes speed", and "speed overcomes strength".

For example, Xiao Zhun used to be the representative of "cleverness", so when he fought against Dugu Yong, a "strength" swordsman, even though the opponent's realm was lower than his at the time, he was at a disadvantage at the beginning. And when Xiao Zhun changed his fighting style and prepared to change his sword path to "speed" to defend against the enemy, his duel with Dugu Yong was interrupted by "that incident"... And when the two met again later, Xiao Zhun was already holding the magic sword, which was another matter.

It was the same with Xiao Zhun. When he faced Linghu Xiang, it was "cleverness" against "cleverness". In terms of sword styles alone, there was no restraint between them. It's just that the "Invincible Sword Technique" was a special martial art. From a certain perspective, it had reached the pinnacle of the field of "cleverness", so Xiao Zhun couldn't break it with "cleverness". Later, he switched to "strength" and found a chance to win.

I guess many people have realized after seeing this that the representative of “fast” must be the Three-Character King, right?

That’s right, San Zi Wang’s swordsmanship is the nemesis of people like Dugu Yong. If these two were to fight, San Zi Wang would most likely win.

Of course, this restraint relationship is only broadly speaking. If we look at it more carefully, because each person has different foundations in internal strength and lightness skills, and chooses different weapons, the final builds are also varied. For example, the "strength" moves can be matched with yang and hard internal strength, but can also be matched with yin and soft... the final effect will be completely different; for example, the "fast" style, if you choose to use "mother-and-child weapons", one hand is heavy and long, the other hand is light and short, one is in the light and the other is in the dark, then in this "fast" there will be two speeds and changes in combination, making the attack more unpredictable.

In addition, there are some masters who can break the boundaries of "strength", "speed" and "skill" and switch between the three styles freely. What's more, some can integrate the three into one... Martial artists who have reached this level are naturally not afraid of any restraint.

Back to the story, Dugu Yong, who showed no mercy to women, fought as he pleased and in about twenty moves he knocked all the weapons out of Gao Yadian's hands.

At this point, the two had already seen who was stronger, so Dugu Yong did not attack again.

As for Gao Yatian, she didn't have much emotional fluctuation at this point, because she just wanted to fight with the opponent to vent her anger from the beginning, and at the same time cover up the embarrassment caused by Dugu Yong's previous shyness on the stage; Gao Yatian also knew that she could not beat Dugu Yong, and she was at most a little surprised that she lost so quickly.

"Well, the reputation of the Dragon-Defeating Sword is well-deserved. I accept defeat sincerely." Gao Yadian has always been a generous person. He clasped his fists and admitted defeat when he lost.

"Thank you." After the fight, Dugu Yong regained his composure. He was provoked to the stage by Shao Shanhu, and then he was suddenly confronted by Brother Lou and Lao Gao, and then he was blamed by Gao Yadian... Too many changes at the same time made him lose control of his response. Now he calmed down and thought about it. He did do something wrong, so he said, "Miss Gao is a great martial artist. If it weren't for her restrained moves, it would not be easy for me to win. I admire you... uh... I'm sorry for offending you just now. I hope you will forgive me..." As he said that, he clasped his fists towards Lao Gao at the side of the stage, "Please forgive me, Mr. Gao."

Although Dugu Yong proved his sword skills by being "mad", he would also speak some worldly manners when necessary. After all, he is already thirty-five or thirty-six years old... Of course, he is still far from being as good as his father.

"Hmm... Lao Gao, you should say something too."

As soon as Cao Cao was mentioned, he stood up. At this time, Dugu Sheng cleared his throat and walked to the side of the arena. Without saying hello, he just winked at Gao Shengyue and said something as if he was passing on a message to an acquaintance.

Gao Shengyue thought for a few seconds, then reacted immediately. He went on stage, laughed, and began to smooth things over: "Oh...yes, it's all a misunderstanding, haha...nephew Dugu, there's no need to be so polite. Your father and I have been friends for many years. There's no need for us to be so polite when talking to each other. Come on, let's go to the back hall for a cup of tea and then we can talk."

I will not go into detail here about how he settled the matter and how the disciples of Baizhuan Qiandao Sect saw them off.

Anyway, the audience understood after seeing what happened that the son-in-law of the Gao family is basically Dugu Yong, so the arena can indeed be withdrawn from now on.

Of course, no one was dissatisfied with the ending of today's martial arts competition. After all, 99% of the people came to watch the fun. It was worth it to watch the free competition for a whole morning and see Shao Shanhu get humiliated.

Only Shao Shanhu was the most hurt... He originally wanted to go on stage to find fault and show off, but in the end he became the biggest joke of the day.

The next day, when the news that "the Baizhuan Qiandao Sect and the Jinling Sword King Mansion might be getting married" was talked about in the city, everyone only talked about it for a few words at most; but when they started talking about the topic of "Shao Shanhu failed to make trouble in the arena and was taught a lesson instead", they never stopped.

That's human nature. A good thing can be swallowed in two bites, but a half-scandal can be chewed on for three days.

This matter soon reached Shao Dejin's ears, and it was undoubtedly a version that was exaggerated by the common people.

So, on the third afternoon after the martial arts competition, Shao Dejin called his son over with a gloomy face.

At this time, he had naturally ordered the other disciples to go out and the door of the hall was closed.

Shao Dejin sat on a royal chair. He first picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, as if trying to calm down. Then he said, "I heard...you found me a big one outside a few days ago?"

When Shao Shanhu was asked this question, he was also embarrassed. He stood there with his head lowered and tentatively replied: "Dad, you...what did you hear?"

"Do you want your father to tell you again about the stupid things you did?" Shao Dejin was already getting angry when he said the second sentence.

Shao Shanhu thought about it and decided that it was impossible to get away with it with so many eyes watching. So he immediately put on an aggrieved expression, "Dad! It's really not my fault. It's... it's Dugu Yong who's meddling in other people's business..."

"Hmph!" Shao Dejin threw the teacup onto the table. "You still have the nerve to blame others?" He had obviously been holding back a lot of words, and when his son talked back, he started to pour them out. "They're holding a martial arts competition to find a bride, why are you joining in the fun? And you even said that if you win, you'll have to take a loss and let the other person become your concubine? You... your wife, whom you married in a formal ceremony, was driven back to her parents' home because of you after the incident at the Peng family. Instead of reflecting on yourself and trying to persuade her to come back as soon as possible, you went out and did this to me?"

Shao Shanhu curled his lips and said, "Dad, haven't I told you about the Peng family's affairs many times? I didn't even touch that cripple's hand. I felt so wronged. Who knew that the woman in our family was so narrow-minded? She went back to her parents' home just because of some rumors outside..."

"Nonsense!" Shao Dejin said angrily, "If you hadn't been spending your days drinking and partying outside, causing your wife to harbor resentment for a long time, would she have left just because of this matter?" He paused, "Take a step back and say, if you really want to take a concubine, why don't you find someone to act as a matchmaker? Are all the other women in the city dead? You had to go to the Gao family to disrupt the competition to recruit a bride? Not only did you get beaten up, but when asked, it was you who started it first and made the first move... There's no way to argue, you're such a disgrace to the world... Sooner or later, you'll lose all my old face!"

"Tsk... didn't you also support that at the Seven Heroes Conference..." Shao Shanhu was still a little dissatisfied and muttered this in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, Shao Dejin picked up the teacup and threw it at his son's face, "You rebellious son! I'm going to beat you to death today!"

"Daddy, daddy, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Shao Shanhu covered his head and dodged, turned around and ran, begging for mercy while running.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure you can see from here that the father and son of the Shao family have a very good relationship.

Generally speaking, when a father and son have a really bad relationship, the quarrel is not that lively.

As for Shao Dejin's treatment of Shao Shanhu, he would beat him when necessary and scold him when necessary, and then protect him after beating and scolding him. It can be said that he was quite doting on him.

The two quarreled for a while, and Shao Dejin naturally would not really beat his son to a serious injury. He just wanted to show his respect for the boy, and then it was time to start talking about practical matters...

"Dad, you've beaten me and scolded me, and I can bear it, but this matter... we can't just swallow it, right?" Shao Shanhu said after his father stopped, "The Sword King Mansion is powerful, but Cangzhou is the home of our Xingyi Sect. If we let them ride on our heads and humiliate us like this, if we don't get back at them, our disciples will have trouble meeting people in the future."

"Well... of course I know this." Shao Dejin had already sat back on the armchair, took a breath and calmed down, then said, "It's just that you were beaten for no reason at all. You can't argue with them about this... If you really want to take revenge, you have to wait for another opportunity."

What’s more, the “opportunity” Shao Dejin mentioned came soon.

It’s just because the negotiation between Baquan Sect and Murong Family... was brought forward.