Chapter 81

With overwhelming inner strength, the reader's excitement was just building up when the plot suddenly changed!

Hua Tiedan abandoned brute force for skill, using clever moves to easily control Di Yun.

The martial arts duel between the two was written with great subtlety, and when viewed as a whole, it can be divided into three parts.

The first time, as mentioned above, Di Yun had supreme inner strength, but his techniques were clumsy, and Hua Tiedan easily won. Di Yun only managed to force Hua Tiedan back with sheer determination, luck, and the protection of the Heavenly Silk Armor.

During this battle, while protecting Shui Sheng, Hua Tiedan in front of Di Yun seemed to transform into those who had wronged and persecuted him in the past—Wan Zhen Shan, Wan Gui, the magistrate of Jiangling County, the jailer, Ling Tuisi, and Bao Xiang. This made Di Yun emotionally agitated and act like a madman.

He eventually fainted on the ground. When the snow eagle pecked at him, he struck it with a palm, killing it and swallowing its blood, which frightened Hua Tiedan into retreating.

He survived this battle by sheer madness!

The second battle, Di Yun began to use the Blood Knife as his weapon, employing the "Slap" technique, the "Shoulder Stab" technique, and the "Disarm" technique. Unfortunately, he only knew these three moves, and once Hua Tiedan became familiar with them, he knocked the Blood Knife out of Di Yun's hand.

If not for Hua Tiedan's blade being blocked by the Heavenly Silk Armor, which made Hua Tiedan mistake Di Yun for the ghost of his brother seeking revenge, and thus retreat two steps, Di Yun would have been in grave danger! He survived this battle purely by luck!

The third battle, Di Yun practiced the Blood Knife techniques in the cave, having already unblocked his Ren and Du meridians, making the learning process smooth. He learned several Blood Knife techniques.

However, despite having supreme martial arts skills, he had no weapon and could only use a branch to fight against Hua Tiedan, who wielded the divine Blood Knife.

During the battle, Di Yun used the strange techniques of the Blood Knife to strike Hua Tiedan's neck with the branch. Hua Tiedan, mistaking it for the ghost of his brother seeking revenge, retreated in fear and left the Blood Knife behind.

This battle, although he survived by luck, also owed much to Di Yun's own strength.

The three battles were written in a heart-stopping manner.

In the later TV adaptation of "Dugu Xingzhe," the focus of the battle in the Great Snow Mountain was entirely on the Blood Knife Ancestor's confrontation with the four great masters, and the subsequent three battles between Di Yun and Hua Tiedan lacked the bone-chilling tension, much to the disappointment of true fans of "Dugu Xingzhe."

Moreover, throughout "Dugu Xingzhe," although it involves martial arts conflicts, the focus is mainly on the various contradictions between characters, with very little emphasis on martial arts duels.

Only in the battles in the Great Snow Mountain, the entire martial arts duel is written in a highly engaging manner, making Lin Mu, who read it from the beginning, exclaim with satisfaction.

Afterward, Di Yun obtained the Blood Knife and had time to practice the "Blood Knife Sutra." With the combination of the "Shenzhao Sutra" and the "Blood Knife Sutra," the two supreme martial arts of both the righteous and the evil, his strength steadily surpassed Hua Tiedan.

If the four great masters of the North, "Fenghu Yunlong," and the four great masters of the South, "Luohua Liushui," were of the same level as those in the Central Plains, Di Yun could be considered the greatest martial arts master in the world!

Meanwhile, Shui Sheng, after living with Di Yun for a long time, had already developed feelings for him, though neither of them knew it.

The subsequent plot, with the melting snow and the arrival of the martial artists in the valley, saw Hua Tiedan trick the martial artists into believing that Shui Sheng and Di Yun were in a passionate affair.

Shui Sheng's original lover, her cousin Wang Xiaofeng, also believed the rumor and, seeing the clearly male-style feather coat in the cave where Shui Sheng lived, felt disdain.

When the martial artists left the valley, Di Yun was once again alone.

This plot could no longer be considered a torment, as readers, after experiencing the previous heart-wrenching scenes, had already become accustomed to such developments.

In this chapter, Di Yun's journey from unblocking his Ren and Du meridians to becoming a supreme martial arts master was most shining not in his supreme martial arts skills, but in the feather coat woven for him by Shui Sheng.

And for Di Yun, from the beginning of the story, except for Ding Dian, he had never received such care and sympathy.

In the subsequent issue of "Wuxia Story," the reader feedback on the previous chapter was mostly about the plot, with many expressing their anticipation for Di Yun's state after unblocking his Ren and Du meridians.

It seemed that "Wuxia Story" was deliberately downplaying the impact of Lin Mu's departure from the magazine, and was handling such topics with a cold approach.

Indeed, although the online community already knew about the discord between Lin Mu and the magazine, in reality, most readers were only focused on the magazine itself, with some even only reading the novel's main text, unaware that Lin Mu was the author of "Dugu Xingzhe."

Putting down "Wuxia Story," Lin Mu opened his phone.

Mr. Speechless: "Happy Lantern Festival, everyone! Have you read the new chapter today?"

High Priest Lingxu: "Are you talking about 'Dugu Xingzhe'? How could I not read it! The author of torture has lightened up in these two chapters, not tormenting Di Yun as much, which is a great relief!"

zrcjs: "Agree with the High Priest. If Yibei is here, come over and let me pat your head, to encourage you."

Wing Unfolding Qianji: "Haha, although Yibei is a great author, it seems he doesn't have much status. He's always been cursed and threatened by us, lacking the cold and aloof demeanor of a great author. Poor guy..."

God Without a Name: "What Qianji said is true, it's quite funny. But Yibei, as a top author of the magazine, you lack the aura of a great author. What's the difference between you and a salted fish?!"

Yibei: "You guys are all clowns, happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Also, if you find a salted fish that can flip and flip twice, remember to call me, I'll go and play with this fish..."

Flipping Salted Fish 2: "Holy crap, a great author has appeared, but Yibei, can you not be so dirty every time you show up? Although everyone knows I'm a lowly fish, it's really unfair for you to do this to me..."

Mr. Speechless: "Sympathy for the salted fish, being targeted by Yibei..."

God Without a Name: "The salted fish has appeared, Yibei, come on, come on, my 20X, 18 million pixel camera is already thirsty for action!"

Love to Walk the Green Cloud Path: "233, watching the great author play with the fish..."

...

After chatting with these clowns for a while, Lin Mu browsed the forum.

The release of the new chapter shifted everyone's focus away from the conflict between the two families.

"The most heart-wrenching part of 'Feather Coat'!"

The post was made by "Floating in the Rain," an unfamiliar ID.

"Hello everyone, I'm Floating in the Rain. I've always quietly read the book and never commented, but today, I can no longer suppress my emotions. Let's start with the main text."

"Shui Sheng saw Di Yun, swaying and unable to stand steadily, his face covered in blood. She wanted to reach out to help him but was afraid, hesitantly taking two steps closer.

Di Yun shouted, 'I am an evil monk, a little lecher, don't come over. I don't want to taint the reputation of Miss Shui, the great hero. Get away! Get away!'

Shui Sheng, seeing his fierce and terrifying expression, was frightened and took two steps back.

Di Yun, breathing heavily, swayed and walked towards Hua Tiedan, shouting, 'You evil people, Wan Zhen Shan, Wan Gui, you can't kill me, you can't beat me. Come on, come and beat me! Magistrate, Prefect, you only bully the good! If you have the guts, come and fight! Fight to the death...'

Hua Tiedan thought, 'This person is crazy, he's a madman!' and leaped back, moving further away from him.

Di Yun looked up to the sky and shouted, 'You evil people! All the evil people in the world, come and beat me! I, Di Yun, am not afraid of you. You locked me in prison, pierced my shoulder bones, cut off my fingers, took my junior sister, and broke my thigh! I'm not afraid! Even if you turn me into minced meat, I'm not afraid!'

Shui Sheng, hearing his hoarse cries, which sounded like wailing, felt a mix of fear and pity. Hearing him say, 'Pierced my shoulder bones, cut off my fingers, took my junior sister, broke my thigh,' she was moved: 'This little lecher has a lot of heartache and has suffered a lot. His thigh was broken by my horse.'

Di Yun's voice became hoarse, and after a few more sways, he fell into the snow.

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