Chapter 24: King versus King, General versus General
Jiang Dali was somewhat surprised to see that Du Dajin and other members of the Longmen Escort Agency actually dared to go up the mountain, showing that they were very brave and skilled.
He just relied on the advantage of holding a hostage and deliberately tried to test the other party's bottom line.
Who would have thought that Du Dajin actually dared to bring a group of his men up the mountain.
This courage alone is worthy of the reputation that Longmen Escort Agency has made in Jiangnan and the southeast. No wonder Yin Susu later chose Du Dajin to escort Wudang Yu Sanxia.
While he was thinking, the attribute box in Jiang Dali's eyes suddenly flashed, and he received a new task prompt.
"You have triggered the side quest "Dealing with Du Dajin" (Mandatory) in the "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber .
Mission content: Du Dajin, the chief escort of Longmen Escort Agency, is dissatisfied with the Black Wind Village for robbing the goods and decides to challenge them.
Mission requirements: Negotiate with Du Dajin until reinforcements arrive from Ruyang Palace.
Mission Difficulty: Grade A, Grade D
Du Dajin: Senior Internal Qi Realm Strength: Shaolin lay disciple, good at using the 24-hand demon-subduing palm and the fragment of "Great Vajra Palm". His "three unique skills" are "continuous steel darts", fists and single swords.
Mission rewards: Ruyang Palace reputation +50, trust from palace masters, 200 cultivation points, 200 potential points, 200 reputation in the martial arts world.
Additional reward: (There is a certain chance that you will comprehend Shaolin's unique skills after fighting with Du Dajin)."
Jiang Dali was shocked after reading the task prompt that suddenly appeared .
"This Du Dajin actually knows the Twenty-Four Demon Subduing Palms and the fragments of the Great Vajra Palm?"
When Jiang Dali saw the hint given for the task, he knew something was wrong and his heart suddenly became heavy.
Originally, he only knew that Du Dajin was a lay disciple of Shaolin, but he didn't know that he actually knew two of the 72 Shaolin unique skills.
Even in his previous life, although he had come into contact with many martial arts masters, he had never met Du Dajin, and was not familiar with this person at all. At this moment, he was caught off guard.
You have to know that the bonus of special skills to combat power is so strong that it is totally different from ordinary martial arts.
Although the Twenty-Four Demon Subduing Palms may only be a human-level skill, the Vajra Palm may be an earth-level skill. Even its fragments are very extraordinary.
Compared to the famous masters in the martial arts world, Du Dajin is a little-known figure, but he actually knows two unique skills, which is completely beyond Jiang Dali's expectations.
"No wonder Du Dajin is only an Inner Qi realm figure, but he can lead Longmen Escort Agency to such a great reputation. Even an Inner Qi realm escort like Hu Ling respects him. It turns out he is a big fish."
"But this is both a danger and an opportunity. Du Dajin actually knows two unique skills, the Twenty-Four Demon Subduing Palms and the Great Vajra Palm. I believe he knows that these two skills are very complementary. It may even be an accident that he learned these two skills. If I can defeat him..."
In an instant, Jiang Dali's mind raced with various thoughts, but he felt something was wrong.
What a unique skill.
Such a great opportunity lies before us.
As long as he can kill Du Dajin or capture him, he will most likely gain a unique skill. Even if it is just one unique skill, it can immediately greatly enhance his strength.
But after thinking about all these thoughts, Jiang Dali regained his composure and chose to give up.
Let’s not talk about whether we can capture Du Dajin now. Even if we can capture him, we cannot kill him in order to take on the tasks after the Ruyang Palace.
And if you force the other party to tell you about his Shaolin skills.
Let’s not talk about whether it can be forced out.
Even if he could force the truth out, as long as Du Dajin was alive, once the news got out, his Black Wind Village would have completely offended Shaolin.
For the time being, his small Black Wind Village is still unable to fight against the martial arts masters like Shaolin, so he must not be reckless.
However, there are hints in the mission that as long as you fight with Du Dajin, there is still a certain chance of comprehending Shaolin's unique skills. Even if the chance is very low, there should still be some hope.
While I was thinking, a bandit came running to report, "Boss, the people from Longmen Escort Agency have already gone up the mountain. They are very fast and have reached the middle of the mountain. The brothers are waiting for your instructions now."
"What are you panicking about?"
Jiang Dali shouted coldly. He could also see the people from Longmen Escort Agency, led by Du Dajin, moving in the mountains like mountain monkeys. They were very fast and had a clear plan for advance and retreat. They were holding weapons and taking precautions. They were all agile and good fighters.
In this situation, even if his Black Wind Village occupied the advantage of terrain and ordered his brothers to draw their bows and shoot arrows, it would be difficult to cause too many casualties to this group of experts with only seven or eight bows and crossbows.
Jiang Dali was not prepared to just throw things into a tizzy and push the matter to a point of no return.
Perhaps before he knew that Du Dajin possessed two unique skills, he was still not afraid of being unable to turn around.
But now the situation has changed. Jiang has made great efforts to adjust his strategy and is preparing to maneuver. If Du Dajin can be subdued, everyone will be happy.
"Let them go up the mountain and bring the two captives from the Longmen Escort Agency into the Bronze Bull!"
Jiang Dali waved his hand, gave an order, and then brought a group of people directly to the small field in the mountain village. He sat on a big tiger-skin pear wood chair.
The bandits shouted and immediately put the two people from the Longmen Escort Agency into the bronze bull and locked them up.
The so-called bronze bull is a bull-shaped cage made of copper and iron.
The bronze bull was placed on a pile of firewood. After the prisoner was locked inside, the firewood was lit. The person inside the bronze bull would feel the horrible heat and be steamed to death. Even the sounds made before death would be emitted through the specially made bull's mouth, and would just be a series of "mooing" sounds, which was quite terrifying.
Jiang Dali naturally did not intend to kill the two captives directly.
But locking people in the bronze bull can, on the one hand, effectively prevent people from the Longmen Escort Agency from suddenly attacking and rescuing them, and on the other hand, it can also put psychological pressure on the other party.
Not long.
A clear voice came from the mountain path.
"Master Jiang is really very impressive. I have been traveling around the country for many years, but I have never seen a person as fierce and powerful as you. Today I finally saw it."
In the distance, a voice was heard from the mountain path. The person who spoke was Du Dajin. Even though they were several hundred meters apart, his voice could be clearly heard in the field.
It is like a straight line, coming straight, gathering without dispersing , demonstrating his internal energy cultivation.
All of the bandits' expressions suddenly changed and they became a little agitated.
Xiong Ba felt uncomfortable all over and was quite nervous.
In the eyes of experienced predecessors like Jiang Dali, Du Dajin, the chief escort of Longmen Escort Agency, is certainly not considered a powerful figure.
But in the eyes of a group of bandits and even people like Xiong Ba who were not well-known in the martial arts world, he was considered a very influential martial artist, and he came from the famous Shaolin family, so he was considered to be from a prominent family.
Who wouldn't be afraid of such a person who has both strength and connections?
Jiang Dali looked calm and composed, and said calmly, "As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. The head of the escort team sent your unruly escort Hu Ling to injure and kill my people, and also sent your daughter and apprentice to sneak up the mountain to release An Qingzi.
My Black Wind Village has also seen the sinister tactics of your Longmen Escort Agency.
"The head of the escort team is going up the mountain today. Is he going to use some dirty tricks?"
With these words, Jiang Dali directly revealed all the unreasonable aspects of Longmen Escort Agency.
This sentence is also a subtle warning to Du Dajin to cherish his reputation and not to play any cheap tricks.
This was quite a clever rhetoric, and immediately one could hear angry scolding and reproaches coming from the mountain road.
Du Dajin was so angry that he rushed up the mountain like a mad lion and tiger and shouted, "You are a leader of the Black Wind Village who is confusing right and wrong. I must see your clever tricks today. Why don't you release the people from the Longmen Escort Agency immediately?"
When Jiang Dali saw Du Dajin rushing up the mountain, his name that looked slightly black in green, and his equally long health bar, he immediately realized that this was a battle between king and general, and he had run into a tough guy of his own kind...
