Chapter 384.1: Battle, Acting Innocent
Fist and palm alternating, it can be said to be making the eyes spin, and the legs and feet closely followed after, the punches and kicks producing a gale. Even an amateur all sensed the intensity from watching.
Either swaying, or raising, or covering, or drawing, or swatting, such variety of moves. The arm was like a spirited snake, having ample strength, the leg like a whip, yet its power was like a staff, firm and strong.
There weren’t any weapons in hand, yet they were able to have every part of their body transformed into a weapon. The knee, elbow, foot, and hand, especially stood out. And the areas they attacked was also unmistakably the other party’s weak point, head, neck, heart, crotch, every fist hitting the flesh, seemingly resounding. The people hearing it to the side all felt the pain, yet the two people on the field seemingly just hit increasingly harder, their faces not revealing the slightest look of pain.
The experts could all tell, Jin Qinwang, Li Hong Yuan, further leaned towards opportune strikes, while the little tyrant He Shi Hai further leaned towards pure strength. Just based on their ages, this bit was actually quite the opposite. It can only mean that in terms of physique, He Shi Hai further occupied a natural born advantage. He Shi Hai resided at the borders year round, and most likely even participated in both big and small battles before, so his awareness certainly will be better. Yet, what was even more surprising was that Jin Qinwang, this esteemed wangye raised in luxury, actually further surpassed him.
This was even just looking at it separately. When combining, everyone could all tell, Li Hong Yuan clearly occupied the upper hand. Although it wasn’t great to the point of being one-sided, but for every ten hits Li Hong Yuan landed on He Shi Hai, He Shi Hai was only able to land about three four hits on him. This kind of disparity was still quite big.
As such, if He Shi Hai wants to defeat Li Hong Yuan, without time to grow, it was impossible. Moreover, the premise was that Jin Qinwang will from here on halt, and He Shi Hai rapidly improve.
In other people’s eyes, this kind of situation was probably impossible. Even if Jin Qinwang’s room for growth wasn’t as big as He Shi Hai’s, it still hasn’t reached the time for him to decline after maintaining his peak. However, the truth was indeed so. Li Hong Yuan was very clear, right now was already his peak state, and for the most part, he won’t ascend anymore. However, he will have this state maintained for several decades.
He Shi Hai belonged to the type that to grow fiercer the more he was suppressed. Despite repeatedly sustaining injuries in Li Hong Yuan’s hand, he just grew increasingly excited. That feeling was practically just like as if he was about to ignite.
Li Hong Yuan’s feelings was actually also a bit similar. After all, such a hard to come by opponent, in the capital, he was unable to find. Moreover, when others faced him, they would always subconsciously tremble in fear, definitely unlike He Shi Hai, who only had his opponent in his eyes. The opponent just needed to give their all, not having any sense of status.
On the other hand, in Li Hong Yuan’s past life, he’d interacted with He Shi Hai quite a bit. He wasn’t just a level weaker than He Shi Hai. Stopping on the dot when exchanging blows was still doable, but to truly fight it out, it was definitely impossible. At that time, unless on the battlefield, else He Shi Hai all won’t go all out. However, he also wasn’t one that liked restraining himself in fights. That’s why, he for the most part no longer fought with his own people, and it was also just Li Hong Yuan, this Emperor, who occupied an absolute advantage in status, and also wasn’t considered very weak, that was able to let him fight. Even so, when setting about it, he similarly didn’t make a mistake. That’s why, He Shi Hai was precisely a guy that even dared to fight the Emperor. Right now, the situation was reverse from that time. Li Hong Yuan more or less felt a bit of enjoyment inside.
Particularly He Zhen Wei, as someone who was watching the technique, he kept feeling that his own son’s moves had that bit of similarity with Jin Qinwang’s. However, when carefully studying, it seemingly was completely different. He truly was quite baffled. At a glance, he could tell, these two people’s teachers should be completely different. In the end, he was unable to find the reason. Either it was just because of certain coincidences, or it was just that their two teachers had a certain connection in their ancestry. In the end, he just no longer looked into.
Because the two of them both got heated, the fight grew increasingly big, back and forth, eventually reaching weapons rack. Because they moved too quickly, no one saw exactly who took up a weapon first. One person held the pike, the other a halberd. Because it wasn’t one they were used to using, it was somewhat awkward in the hand, regardless whether it was the weight or the length. However, both their situation was the same, so it wasn’t that big of a deal.
The weapons collided, sparks flying in all directions. As their familiarity with the weapon gradually increased, it was like as if becoming a part of their body, their control increasingly accurate. The destructive power can be even bigger, and also can be even smaller, solely depending on the user’s state of mind. But for these two, would the destructive power be small?
Just as expected, blood was just drawn very soon. On He Shi Hai’s arm, because the color of the clothing was relatively light, the bloodstains were very obvious. However, He Zhen Wei didn’t have any reaction. For people like them, just by judging from the bloodstain, they for the most part can determine the severity of the wound. That bit of injury, for He Shi Hai, was just mere trifles.
However, not everyone was calm like him. For many people, especially the civil officials, this kind of intense fight was definitely a first, so naturally they were tense to the point of sweating all over.
Not at all surprisingly, the following injuries just increased more and more, and were more and more serious. Li Hong Yuan also wasn’t an exception.
The first time Li Hong Yuan got injured, Le Cheng Emperor just shot up, directly shouting to stop. Unfortunately, the ones on the field, perhaps didn’t hear, or perhaps didn’t want to pay him any attention, all in all, continuing to fight. And the imperial guards keeping watch in the surrounding also didn’t dare to easily go forward. Le Cheng Emperor directly ordered Yu Zhong Qing to go up and have the two of them separated.
“Your Majesty, this subject’s strength is of no use, so afraid, one is powerless to do anything. Additionally, wangye and young master He is currently intoxicated by the fight. If a third person rashly enters, they perhaps might consider for the third party’s life, their attention getting slightly diverted. And if the other party doesn’t pull back, it might cause an even bigger casualty. As such, asking your Majesty to please reconsider.”
Having said it this clearly, even if Le Cheng Emperor doesn’t want reconsider, he would still have to reconsider. But if this continues, who knows what kind of situation it will become.
Le Cheng Emperor had anger, but nowhere to vent, just coldly looking towards He Zhen Wei. The one that injured his son was He Zhen Wei’s son. At this time, he won’t care whether or not you’re a meritorious subject.
He Zhen Wei bitterly smiled inside, but what can he do? He can only silently endure. Accompanying the ruler was like accompanying a tiger. This saying wasn’t just said for fun. The Emperor may say he won’t go back on his word, but in reality, when being willful, no one was able to withstand. He Zhen Wei actually further worried about his own son’s wellbeing. After all, his son was on the losing ground, and his injuries were even more serious.
Originally, under normal circumstances, when the relative superiority is already established at the start, the fight is unable to last for too long. Unfortunately, He Shi Hai can’t be viewed using common sense, practically just the definition of ‘being strong when encountering the strong’.
Just when everyone all worried whether or not it will really grow out of hand to the point of no return, this fight unexpectedly ended. He Shi Hai’s halberd although hooked Li Hong Yuan’s pike, the pike’s point however was pressed against the other party’s neck, cutting open the skin, the blood dripping down drop by drop along the metallic spearhead. Advancing another inch, it will be able to take He Shi Hai’s life.
Li Hong Yuan pulled back, then randomly had the pike tossed out.
He Shi Hai threw down the halberd, heartily laughing out loud, “Satisfying, truly too satisfying.”
And Le Cheng Emperor and them had already hastily walked over, grabbing Li Hong Yuan’s arm with one hand, “Yuan’er, how’s your injury?”
Li Hong Yuan frowned, “Imperial father, you’re squeezing this son’s wound.”
Le Cheng Emperor hurriedly let go. Seeing his hands covered in blood, he thoroughly exploded, “Someone come, have this………..”
“Imperial father, blades have no eyes to begin with, merely some external wounds, why the need to make a big fuss? Besides, this son is also quite satisfied from fighting.” Li Hong Yuan revealed a pure smile.
This smile, however, left Le Cheng Emperor in a daze. How to put it, he for the most part had never seen Li Hong Yuan smile like this before. It was too similar to his birth mother’s. A moment later, he dispiritedly sighed. His anger and whatnot, completely gone without a trace, “Where’s the imperial physician, still not quickly inviting them over to treat the injuries?”
He Zhen Wei relaxed a breath. Just now, he nearly had a heart attack. However, in this moment, he also acknowledged his son’s words. Jin Qinwang perhaps really wasn’t that bad.
He Shi Hai was still stuck in excitement. Towards the danger of nearly losing his life just now, he was completely indifferent.
In the end, this places wasn’t a good place to treat injuries. After the imperial physicians took Li Hong Yuan’s pulse, with his blood and vitals vigorous, not having any signs of weakening, nor have any internal injures, Le Cheng Emperor finally relaxed a little. “In the past, when you didn’t get along with your brothers, you would always say that it was nothing more than small skirmishes, and simply didn’t do anything. In the past, this emperor didn’t believe, but now, really believe it.” Just based on today’s fight, without using more than thirty percent of his strength, even if they didn’t die, they would still be crippled. But in reality, it was at most just suffering a bit of physical injuries.
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