Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - Huo Qingtong did not pursue her but turned back... |
| Huo Qingtong did not pursue her but turned back to the knapsack, and found it was already in the hands of a small, thin man standing beside Yan's bodyShe lunged at him with her sword
"Oh dear," the man cried"Uncle Tong had better get back in place!" Lead Escort Tong jumped clear with three quick steps and Huo Qingtong followed hard on his heelsShe raised her sword to cut him down, but the stroke was blocked by a Five Element Wheel thrust forward by the surviving Yan brother
Huo Qingtong fought briefly with Yan, and recognised him as a strong and capable adversaryThen she heard a loud whistle coming from the hilltops, the signal for retreat, and knew that help for the agency men was on the wayShe saw Tong scampering away with the knapsack and quickly changed to the Three Part sword style, forcing Yan to retreat, and then raced after himThe whistles became louder
"Daughter! Retreat quickly!" Muzhuolun shoutedShe abandoned the chase and directed her cheap chanel purse comrades as they lifted the Muslim dead and wounded onto camels and horsesThen the Muslim column charged on down the mountain pathBut a little way further on, they found several dozen Manchu soldiers blocking their path
Officer Deng rode forward, his spear held crosswise"You insolent Muslims!" he shouted"What is this insurrection?" Two of Huo Qingtong's steel darts hit his hands and the spear clattered to the groundMuzhuolun raised his sabre high and charged forward with some other Muslim warriors, and the Manchu troops scatteredBoulders crashed down from the mountain tops, pulverising more than a dozen Manchu troops, and in the midst of the melee, the Muslims made good their escape
Throughout the battle, Lu had remained on the sidelines, his hands folded inside his sleevesYuanzhi had been of great assistance to the agency men even though she had been beaten by Huo Qingtong, and the Muslims had been unable to get what they wantedAs the agency men tended the louis vuitton back pack wounded and carried off the dead, Lu gave her a severe lecture, criticising her for interfering in the affairs of others, and needlessly making even more enemies
"There are very few good men amongst the bodyguard agencies, and many bad onesWhy bother helping people to do evil?" he scolded herShe hung her head, not daring to look up
They crossed through the pass and arrived in Sandaogou, a medium-sized market town, as dusk was fallingThe mulemen said there was only one inn, called the Antong, and both the agency men and Officer Deng's column headed for itThe inn was crude and simple in the extreme with earthern walls and mud floorsSeeing no servants coming out to greet them, Tong shouted: "Is everyone dead in there? I damn eighteen generations of your ancestors!" Yuanzhi frownedNo-one had ever dared to use such language within her hearing before
Just then, they heard the sound of clashing swords from insideYuanzhi was delighted"Here's some more fun to rolex submariners watch!" she cried and ran into the inn ahead of the others
The entrance hall was empty and silent, but passing through to the courtyard, she saw a young woman fighting fiercely with four menIn her left hand was a sword, and in her right, a knifeShe was obviously battling for her lifeIt seemed to Yuanzhi that the four man were trying to force their way into the room outside which the woman was standingThe four were all strong fighters: one wielded a whip, one a staff, one a sword and one a Devil's Head Knife
Lu also entered the courtyard"How is it that we are continually running into these secret society people?" he thought
The woman dodged and parried, holding all four men at bay until suddenly the one wielding the Devil's Head Knife swung his weapon towards her as another of the attackers thrust his sword at her heartShe fended off the sword with the knife in her right hand, but she could not dodge the Devil's Head Knife and it struck her on the left wholesale tiffany jewelry shoulderBut she did not give up, and as she continued to fight, drops of blood flew in all directions
"Don't kill her! We need her alive," shouted the man with the whip
Lu's chivalrous heart was moved at the sight of four man attacking one woman, and despite his own sensitive situation he could see he might have to take a hand himselfHe watched as the swordsman attacked with a slicing blow from the leftThe woman parried it obliquely, but she was already wounded and out of breathThe two blades clashed, and the knife was jolted from her hand and clattered to the groundThe swordsman then thrust his blade at her again, and she frantically dodged to the right, opening a way through which the man with the Devil's Head Knife charged towards the door
Ignoring all dangers, the woman plunged her left hand into her gown and drew out two throwing knives which she slung at her enemy's backOne of the knives embedded itself in the door post but the other plunged into his modele de cartier roadster ba |
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