The Mystic Dragon Saber Chapter 22

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"Tan-taihiap!"

Tiong Li turned his head and was surprised to see that it was Princess Sung Hiang Bwee who had called him. The princess must have taken a shortcut and had therefore arrived before him in the outer room.

"Your Highness," He bowed.

"Ah, Tai-hiap, don't call me your Highness. My name is Sung Hiang-Bwee," the princess said kindly and sweetly.

"Oh, Miss Sung Hiang Bwee..."

"Yes, that sounds friendlier, doesn't it, Tai-hiap? Why did you refuse the rank offered by the Emperor? I really wanted you to accept it so you could stay in the palace as a guard, and we could meet at any time."

"I'm not ready to be a guard, miss. I still have a lot of personal matters and I still want to be free from work obligations." "But, tai-hiap, if you leave, when will we be able to meet again?" The girl asked, her voice full of disappointment and regret.

"We will definitely meet again, miss. When I feel the time is right, I will return to the Emperor to offer my assistance."

"Really, tai-hiap? I will always await your return. I will feel very lost if you don't come back soon. Goodbye, tai-hiap."

"Goodbye, miss."

They parted ways as some maids and guards were seen watching them from afar with curious eyes. Quietly, Tiong Li was surprised at the attitude of the emperor's princess. Why was she so friendly and familiar? Was it because he had helped her? He felt uncomfortable. Hiang Bwee was the princess of the emperor, and he was just a poor young man, the son of a simple farmer and hunter. It seemed inappropriate for them to be friends.

Tiong Li was completely unaware that while he had been talking with Hiang Bwee, a pair of eyes was observing with a glance full of jealousy and anger. Those eyes belonged to Jin Kiat!

Indeed, Jin Kiat had long been infatuated with Hiang Bwee, and several times he had expressed his feelings to the girl. However, Hiang Bwee did not respond to him, even turning her back, appearing disinterested and distasteful towards him. Therefore, to avenge his broken heart, he proposed to his father to kidnap and deliver the girl to Wu Chu, the Kin commander.

However, the kidnapping was thwarted by a young man, and now he saw with his own eyes how Hiang Bwee had been talking to that young man, with such intimacy. Who would not feel hot and jealous?

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Jin Kiat gathered his troops to pursue Tiong Li but he dared not attack in the capital city. Tiong Li had just been offered a rank by the emperor. If he attacked, the emperor, who was grateful to the young man, would be displeased with him. He simply tailed him with two lois of troops, accompanied by a sixty-year-old man, tall and skinny with a skull-like face.

This was Tang Boa Lu, the Skull Man, the teacher of the late Hak Bu Cu. The Skull Man, with Hak Bu Cu, had attacked Рek Hong San Jin, leading to the death of the hermit in Liong San.

Tang Boa Lu had indeed been offered to Prime Minister Jin Kui by the Kin commander, Wu Chu. Seeing Tiong Li's prowess, Jin Kiat suspected that this able young man might be the one who had saved Hiang Bwee from the kidnap and had earlier defeated and caused the death of Hak Bu Cu.

According to the guards, the young man who defeated Hak Bu Cu and caused Hak Bu Cu's death at the hands of Ban-tok Sian-li, was a young man so swift in movement that his face could not be recognized, but the guards knew that the young man was incredibly skilled. And the young man who helped Hiang Bwee was also very skilled that the Ciang Sun Hok palace fighters were unable to withstand him.

That's why during the chase, he took Tang Boa Lu with him. The Skull Man was also eager to join when he was told that the young man they were pursuing might be the one who killed Hak Bu Cu, his disciple.

How happy Jin Kiat was when he saw Tiong Li go to An-lok's inn to collect his clothes and pay the room rent, and then the young man just went out of the royal city through the south gate.

His opportunity to attack and kill the young man was wide open! They immediately pursued and after reaching a secluded place, far enough from the southern gate, Jin Kiat and Tang Boa Lu led the two lois of troops to follow and surround Tiong Li.

"Stop!" Jin Kiat shouted, drawing his sword.

Surrounded and besieged by twenty-six people, Tiong Li remained calm, especially seeing that the uniform of the troops was that of Sung's soldiers. He was about to be promoted by the emperor, so of course he did not suspect the Sung troops.

"Ciang-kun," he said to Jin Kiat, who was dressed as a commander. "What is the purpose of your pursuit? Is there any command from the Emperor?"

"Yes, the Emperor has sent us to arrest you!" Jin Kiat roared.

Of course, Tiong Li was very surprised to hear this harsh declaration. He frowned and asked, "What is my offence?"

"Your crime is clear! You are a rebel! You helped two rebel women against government troops. You must be arrested!"

Tiong Li remembered his fight when he helped Ban-tok Sian Li of The Siang Hwi, and his fight against Si Golok Naga.

"Hmm, if indeed the Emperor has ordered my arrest, show me the warrant." He became suspicious.

"There's no need for a warrant! Surrender or we will use force to kill you!" Jin Kiat roared.

"I think it won't be that easy, friend! Without the Emperor's warrant, I won't surrender!"

Hearing this, Jin Kiat then shouted loudly, "Attack!

Kill!!"

Jin Kiat himself had already swung his sword at Tiong Li while the Skull Man had also swung both his hands to attack from a distance.

Seeing the Skull Man, even though he was now dressed as a commander, Tiong Li suddenly remembered. This was the man who had come with Si Golok Naga to attack his master, Рек Hong San-jin! Now he understood why this group of soldiers, led by the handsome young man and the Skull Man, had intercepted him and wanted to arrest him.

The Skull Man must be seeking revenge for the death of Si Golok Naga!

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He easily evaded Jin Kiat's sword attack, but when he was hit by the Skull Man's distant attack, he was shocked. Evidently, the Skull Man's power was extraordinary, it was no wonder that when he was hit by that distant attack in the past, he had passed out and Рек Hong San-jin was severely injured which led to his death.

He quickly rallied his Jia n-kin-lat (Thousand Catty Strength) to counter the attack and when their hands met, both were pushed back, showing that the power contained in the push and the counter was equally strong.

The Skull Man was amazed and very surprised. Now he remembered after looking at Tiong Li's face. There was no mistake, this young man was the teenager he had seen in Pek-hong San-кок, a disciple of Рек Hong San-ji n.

Back then, the fifteen-year-old was already able to compete with Hak Bu Cu, and now he had developed inner strength that could withstand the Wind Fury punch he had launched!

"You ..... ?" He roared. "You are Рек Hong San-ji n's disciple?

Are you the one who killed my disciple?"

"Hmm, so you are the Skull Man who came with Si Golok Naga! Yes, I am the one who defeated your disciple, he was extremely wicked. But what do you want!? How can you join the royal army?"

Hearing this conversation, Jin Kiat had yelled and ordered his men, "Hurry, attack and kill this rebel youth!"

And Tiong Li was already being attacked from all sides. Because his attackers were numerous, Tiong Li used the Jouw-sang-hui technique to lighten his body and his body flickered like a shadow avoiding all the weapons aimed at him.

At that moment, cheers were heard and twenty men dressed as farmers appeared, led by a tall and strong young man. The young man wielded a pair of axes and as soon as he jumped into the battle, the young man had knocked down two of those attacking Tiong Li.

Seeing this, Jin Kiat and the soldiers responded and a fierce battle ensued, while the Skull Man was fighting Tiong Li. "Kill the rebels!"

Jin Kiat shouted loudly, but his heart was filled with fear when he recognized the tall young man wielding a pair of axes. That young man was none other than Gak Liu, the son of the late General Gak Hui, who, since his father's death, continued the struggle to gather people's power and sometimes also opposed Sung's troops themselves if they saw the troops oppressing the common people!.

Glossary

  • Tan-taihiap: An honorific title for a young man in Chinese culture, equivalent to "Young Master".
  • Tiong Li: The character's name in the story.
  • Sung Hiang Bwee: The name of the princess character in the story.
  • Jia n-kin-lat: A martial arts technique meaning 'Thousand Catty Strength'. Used by Tiong Li in the fight against the Skull Man.
  • Jouw-sang-hui: A martial arts technique used by Tiong Li to lighten his body and move swiftly.
  • Gak Liu: The name of a character in the story, known as Gak Liu, the son of the late General Gak Hui.

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