RETURN OF THE CONDOR HEROES

Master Gongsun Of The Valley Part 2

When these disciples practiced this net formation, the only thing they were afraid of was the enemy slipping through the net; they concentrated on keeping it tight and unyielding. The thought of the net returning over them had never entered their minds. They watched as the glittering knives and hooks came towards their heads; they knew exactly how powerful the net was and called out in alarm as they let go and leapt away. The youngster who replaced Gongsun Lu E was weaker than the rest; a dagger eventually pierced his thigh, blood poured and he fell down, crying out in pain on the floor.

Yang Guo laughed, "Little brother, don't be scared, I'm not going to hurt you." His left hand flipped the net away and his right moved the silk belt. Sounds of 'qiang lang lang' and 'ding ling ling' were heard as the hooks and daggers collided with each other with the golden bell ringing. The sounds were extremely crisp. After this, none of the disciples dared to come forward and stood far away by the wall. But because they hadn't received the order to back down by their master, they didn't dare admit defeat and run away. Though they didn't admit defeat, they had already lost.

Ma Guangzuo clapped and cheered for a while but because he was the only one, he felt a bit lonely and glanced over to Fawang saying, "Hey monk, aren't brother Yang Guo's martial arts great? Why aren't you cheering?"

Fawang laughed and said, "His skills are great, extremely good but there's no need to call out like that."

Ma Guangzuo asked, "Why?"

Fawang saw that the Valley Master was frowning and was now making his way towards the centre of the hall slowly. Fawang concentrated on him and ignored Ma Guangzuo.

When Valley Master Gongsun heard Xiao Longnu say, 'naturally that makes me your wife', he knew that his sweet dream of the past two weeks had come to an end; though he was disappointed and angry, he thought, "Even if I can't have your heart I'm going to have you. I'll kill that bastard in one palm and I don't care what your feelings towards me will be, after a time, your heart will eventually return to me."

Yang Guo saw that his eyebrows were rising higher and higher to a point where his brows and eyes looked like they were standing straight up; he didn't know what school of martial arts this was from and became slightly afraid. His right hand lifted the silk belt and his left clutched the net, he was completely prepared. He knew that this battle would decide the life and death of he and Xiao Longnu; he didn't dare to allow one strand of carelessness in his actions.

Valley Master Gongsun circled around Yang Guo slowly. Yang Guo too turned around slowly on the floor; he didn't dare to gaze away from him. He saw that he was still delaying making his move and knew that when he attacked, it will be extremely swift and vicious. All he saw was him raising his hands, leveling them three times in front of him and then his hands came together. The sound generated was as if gold and iron had collided. Yang Guo's heart skipped a beat and he moved back a step. Valley Master Gongsun suddenly stretched out his right arm and grabbed the fish net, pulling it away to one side. Yang Guo felt that his pull had great force behind it; his fingers ached and he could only let go. Valley Master Gongsun threw the net to the four disciples and shouted, "Stand down!"

After having the net snatched away, Yang Guo didn't allow him to make the first move again. The silk belt shot out and the gold bell shook, attacking the opponent's 'Large Bone' and 'Celestial Tripod' pressure points on the shoulder and neck.

Valley Master Gongsun's chest was open with his arms stretched out to the side but Yang Guo didn't dare to attack the major pressure points on his chest rashly. He first attacked the smaller pressure points on his body to test him out.