Two hours later, Shi Kong, who was in charge of passing on messages, told my master that the crowd below Yichun Pavilion was still sparse.
Master said to me: You see, anything must be decisive and cannot be delayed repeatedly. Especially when it involves many people, it cannot change again and again. Otherwise, everyone will lose confidence in you. Today's duel is a major event in the world, but the hearts of the people have been lost. No matter how the outcome is, there will be regrets in history.
Just then, another message came that tens of thousands of people had gathered under an ancient tree in the west of the city. The master was surprised at first, and someone suggested to him that the martial arts competition could be held there instead, after all, fewer people would be easier to move around. The master said, "We can't fight on the tree, what if we fall off?" Even Chang'an is not as good as this rooftop, tell them, on the roof of Yichun Hall, the imperial court won't interfere, and with so many people, the imperial court can't manage either.
The news spread and people flocked to Yichun Garden once again.
At that time, I felt that people are actually foolish.
Shaolin's master Hui Jing and Wudang's master Liu Yun had already climbed up the roof from the ladder, standing facing each other with their hands behind their backs, looking very majestic. As the time arrived, both of their clothes were blown by the wind. I saw Liu Yun raise his palm to shoot a hidden projectile, Hui Jing slightly dodged, and the needle pierced into the dragon carving on the roof, entering from the dragon's forehead but coming out from its beard, however it was ultimately unable to continue, stuck in the dragon carving. I saw Hui Jing use his fingers to pull out a dart, probably completely not thinking that the needle was very sinister, if not for the dragon head blocking it, it would have come back.
That dart was extremely covert, I could only tell it had been launched from the sleeve opening being raised slightly, and the speed should be very fast, just a bit off-target, grazing Liu Yun's ear. Speed, accuracy, and concealment are always hard to achieve simultaneously. It's already quite good this way.
The onlookers below shouted: Hurry up and take action!
Master asked me, how many moves?
I said: Two moves, if our darts are not poisonous, there should be no winner or loser.
Master said: Our Biao is non-toxic.
I asked: Why doesn't our dart have poison? The temple has many formulas for the world's most toxic poisons, if we use them today we'll win.
The master said: The poison that hurts others will eventually hurt oneself. Moreover, before the dart is launched, one's own danger is closest at hand.
