Chapter 45: Catching the Arrow
There is no limit to the path of martial arts.
Everyone who travels the jianghu has their own trump card.
Some are ruthless and treacherous, hiding daggers behind smiles; a likable smile and a silver tongue are their trump cards.
Some women are bewitching and charming; seductive expressions and voluptuous bodies are their weapons.
Some swordsmen hone a single blade for ten years; a three-foot green steel blade, swift as lightning, is their method.
options…
Can anyone truly block every single kind of ultimate technique found in the jianghu?
Of course not.
One will always encounter opponents stronger than oneself.
A sword too fast for one to see clearly.
A fist too powerful for one to block.
A shield too thick for one to breach.
So what should one do when faced with such dilemmas?
There simply is no good solution.
Aside from fighting a last-ditch battle with one’s back to the wall, one can only surrender.
Therefore, knowing how to conceal oneself is of paramount importance.
Concealment is the first step for everyone in the jianghu.
Make the swordsman believe you cannot see his sword clearly.
Make the pugilist think you cannot withstand his punch.
Make the shield-bearer feel you cannot break his defense.
And when they believe victory is assured, when they feel they have already won… suddenly reveal your true fangs!
Like a lion concealed in the jungle!
Like a venomous snake hidden in the dark night!
Strike fatally in a single blow!
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While Lu Jianjia searched frantically for that arrow yet couldn’t find it anywhere, Gu Shiyi had already located it.
