Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

The woman sneered, "What a big tone, do you think you can stop me? Today I will let you see my true strength!" After that, a dagger emitting dim light suddenly appeared in her hand. She flashed and turned into a black shadow and rushed towards Lin Ze, her speed was several times faster than before.

Lin Ze's heart suddenly shook, and he dodged quickly, barely avoiding the fierce attack. However, the woman's attack followed him closely like a ghost, and the dagger in her hand brushed against his clothes several times, making him sweat coldly.

Knowing that passively dodging like this was not a long-term solution, Lin Ze gritted his teeth and stomped his feet on the ground. With a muffled "bang", he leaped up like an arrow with the help of this powerful reaction force. In mid-air, Lin Ze's powerful internal force continuously gathered at his fingertips. With a wave of his arm, several invisible qi whistled out and shot straight towards the woman.

The woman's eyes were cold, but she was not in a hurry in the face of the fierce energy. She shook her wrist lightly, waved the dagger in her hand, and easily dispelled the energy one by one.

Taking advantage of this gap, Lin Ze had successfully adjusted his state. After his feet landed steadily on the ground, he rushed towards the woman again without hesitation. In an instant, a fierce battle broke out between the two again. Fists and palms intersected, legs and feet hit each other, and for a moment, the fists whistled and the feet flew, dazzling.

In the midst of the fierce battle, Lin Ze suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly. He thought to himself that this was not good, it turned out that this was caused by the strange magic that the woman had secretly performed. Caught off guard, Lin Ze's body could not help but sway a few times, and the woman seized this fleeting flaw, bullied herself forward, and the dagger in her hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, stabbing directly into his chest.

At the critical moment, Lin Ze was quick-witted and quickly drew out the sword from his waist and blocked it in front. With a crisp "clang" sound, the sword and the dagger collided violently, bursting out a series of dazzling sparks.

In this way, the two sides went back and forth, neither giving in, and for a while they fell into a stalemate.

Just at this moment, a melodious flute sound came from afar.

The sound of the flute was like the sound of nature, revealing an indescribable mysterious power, which made the two people who were fighting for life and death involuntarily slow down their movements.

Lin Ze and the woman looked at each other, and both saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

But their fighting instinct still kept them alert and they only stopped attacking temporarily.

As the sound of the flute got closer, a man in white came in. He held a jade flute in his hand, and his face was handsome, yet he had an otherworldly aura. "Don't fight any more, both of you," the man in white said softly.

Lin Ze frowned, staring at the elegant man in white with suspicion, and asked, "May I ask who you are? And why are you trying to stop us?"

The white-clothed man raised his lips slightly, showing a faint smile, and replied softly: "I am Qingfeng Lay Buddhist. I met you two here today and I couldn't bear to see you being used by villains to kill each other. In fact, there is no blood feud between you two. It's just that you were maliciously provoked by others."

After hearing these words, the woman standing nearby suddenly had a flash of enlightenment in her beautiful eyes. She said in a delicate voice, "Could it be that it is the mysterious man in black?"

Mr. Qingfeng smiled and nodded to express his affirmation.

It turned out that all of this was a conspiracy carefully planned by the man in black, whose purpose was to stir up disputes and chaos in the martial arts world in order to profit from it.

After learning the truth, Lin Ze was ashamed. He clasped his hands together, bowed deeply to the woman, and apologized sincerely: "Miss, I am really ashamed of offending you before!" Seeing this, the woman slowly put the dagger in her hand back into the sheath, shook her head gently, and said softly: "Since the matter has been investigated, there is no need to mention the past."

At this time, Qingfeng Jushi spoke again and persuaded: "Now that the truth has been revealed to the world, in my opinion, you two should put aside your past grudges, work together, and jointly track down the whereabouts of the man in black, bring him to justice as soon as possible, and restore peace and prosperity to the world." Lin Ze and the woman looked at each other, and then nodded at the same time to show their agreement. Then, the three of them stood side by side, took firm steps together, and rushed in the direction where the man in black fled.

After chasing for more than half a day, an abandoned old house appeared in the distance. Qingfeng Jushi signaled the two to slow down and whispered, "This place is gloomy, I'm afraid it's the hiding place of the man in black." Lin Ze held the hilt of his sword tightly and walked forward cautiously. The woman also drew out her long sword, looking alert.

As soon as they stepped into the gate of the ancient house, a billowing black smoke suddenly rose up like a surging wave, covering the sky and the sun. Then, countless eerie black shadows pounced on them from all directions like ghosts.

Lin Ze's eyes widened, and he shouted loudly, his voice like a bell, resounding through the sky. The long sword in his hand instantly turned into a silver thread with a cold glow, and his sword skills were unmatched, sweeping out like a gust of wind and rain, forcibly forcing back a large group of black shadows that were rushing over.

The graceful woman displayed her peerless lightness skill, moving back and forth among the shadows like a dancing fairy. The sword in her hand flashed cold light from time to time, and every time she stabbed, she stabbed the shadows' vital points with great precision.

At the same time, the monk Qingfeng standing beside him was not to be outdone. He quickly formed a mysterious seal with his hands and muttered something. As he moved, a dazzling golden light suddenly emanated, like the first ray of sunlight at dawn. Wherever it went, the dark shadows were dispersed.

In the midst of this fierce battle, suddenly, a figure dressed in black appeared with wild laughter. "Hahahaha... With your mediocre skills, you think you can catch me? It's just a pipe dream!" The man in black sneered with disdain.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ze was immediately furious, his hair standing on end. He roared again: "You bold lunatic, stop talking nonsense! Today is the day you die!" Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye he had rushed in front of the man in black.

However, the man in black just snorted coldly and waved his sleeves carelessly, and a powerful force like a tidal wave came roaring and hit Lin Ze fiercely. There was only a loud bang, and Lin Ze was actually blown away several feet away by this huge force.