[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 23

Chapter 23: Strange Moves in the Backyard

Listening to Xue Duanhun explain the moves used by Dugu Fengxing and Dugu Yunuo, Xue Mu admired her master endlessly.

“Mu’er, when you said Yunuo flew down from the roof and used a straight kick to attack Fengxing, that was the fourth form of the ‘Cloud-Breaking Kick,’ the Sun-Soaring Form—’Breaking Cloud Striking Sun.’ The leg shadow is like light breaking through clouds, specifically attacking the enemy’s vital points, unstoppable.”

“Fengxing used the Dugu clan’s lightness skill ‘Solitary Shadow Art’ to tap the water surface and leave, changing directions several times in the air to launch continuous kicks at Yunuo. This move is the third form of the ‘Cloud-Breaking Kick,’ the Cloud Dance Form—’Cloud Dancing in the Nine Heavens,’ making it difficult for the enemy to judge the direction of the attack.”

“When you dueled with Yunuo, she used a sweeping kick, and then launched continuous kicks at you from high in the air, her legs layering into multiple shadows like clouds. These two moves are the second form, the Horizontal Sweep Form, and the sixth form, the Layered Cloud Form of the ‘Cloud-Breaking Kick’—’Horizontal Cloud Sweeping the Sky’ and ‘Layered Clouds of a Thousandfold’.”

“The Dugu clan specially developed a set of ‘Solitary Shadow Art’ to coordinate with other martial arts through lightness skills—such as this ‘Cloud-Breaking Kick’ leg technique. It launches attacks from all angles and directions. When fighting in the air, the leg technique is even more varied, the leg shadows as complex as surging clouds, dazzling the enemy and making it difficult to predict the attack direction of the leg technique.”

Hearing Xue Duanhun’s analysis of the leg technique, Xue Mu couldn’t help asking, “What about the sword technique? What were the sword moves Fengxing and Yunuo used?”

Xue Duanhun smiled slightly and said, “Do you also want to learn a peerless sword technique?”

Xue Mu sighed. “Yes! I want to learn everything!” She longed to learn Dugu Yuan’an’s finger technique. To be able to hit Dugu Yunuo’s leg acupoint silently and breathlessly, taught by an expert, how could that finger technique not be strong?

Xue Duanhun fetched a wooden sword from her residence in the backyard. Xue Mu was pleasantly surprised: Is Master going to teach me sword techniques?

“Master will talk about the Dugu clan’s sword technique.” Xue Duanhun waved the wooden sword, which turned like a light feather in her hand, effortless. “Dugu Yunuo used the ‘Solitary Shadow Art’ to leap to a high place and thrust a sword at Fengxing. Was that sword thrust straight down from the air?”

Xue Mu said, “Correct!”

“The Dugu clan’s ‘Shadow Cloud Sword Technique’ is characterized by lightness, agility, and infinite variations. This move is the third form of the sword technique—’Breaking Cloud Splitting Shadow’.” As Xue Duanhun spoke, she tapped the water vat lightly with her toes, leaped into the air, and thrust a sword at Xue Mu!

Xue Mu subconsciously grabbed the gourd ladle by the water vat. Although the wooden sword hit the gourd ladle, it didn’t cause any damage to it, showing how precisely Master controlled the momentum of this sword strike.

“Fengxing changed his body shape, not only escaping Yunuo’s ‘Breaking Cloud Splitting Shadow’ but also surrounding Yunuo with heavy sword shadows, making it impossible for Yunuo to judge which sword was going to stab. This move is the fourth form—’Cloud Rolling Remnant Shadow’.”

“And Fengxing’s surprise sword thrust, stabbing at Yunuo’s vital point on the neck, is the fifth form—’Cloud Shadow Piercing the Sky.’ This move emphasizes concealment and precision, coordinating with the Solitary Shadow Art for a silent surprise attack, killing with one blow when the enemy is unaware!”

Xue Duanhun performed the moves exactly like the Dugu siblings, but the sword momentum was fiercer and sharper, unlike the siblings’ soft and weak execution.

Xue Mu watched entranced, suddenly recalling Yuan’an saying that Yunuo didn’t use her full strength when dealing with her. Her gaze suddenly cleared!

That’s right, Dugu Yunuo indeed thought she was just a showpiece, a female hedonist who only knew how to eat, drink, and play.

At that time, if she had met that move “Layered Clouds of a Thousandfold” head-on, continuously unleashing the Blazing Burning Palm, it would have been extremely easy to be led by those leg shadows until the Yin and Yang energies in her body became disordered, triggering the toxicity of the Fire Poison. Yuan’an saw this at the time, so she used that profound finger technique to save her.

Xue Duanhun withdrew the sword. Xue Mu said in a deep voice, “Please teach this disciple sword techniques, Master.”

Xue Duanhun shook her head. “It’s not time yet.”

Xue Mu said, “Disciple will definitely resolve the Fire Poison soon!”

Xue Duanhun looked at her, a secret smile appearing on her face.

“You will indeed learn sword techniques in the future, but it won’t be the Dugu clan’s ‘Shadow Cloud Sword Technique’.”

Hearing this, Xue Mu’s heart thumped unconsciously.

Xue Duanhun said, “I will teach you a set of ‘Following the Wind Sword Technique’.”

Xue Mu was overjoyed. “What kind of sword technique is it?”

Xue Duanhun used the wooden sword to flick the gourd ladle to the side of the water vat and said unhurriedly, “It is a sword technique created by Master and another person together. There are solo sword moves, as well as moves for two people combining swords to defend against enemies.”

Xue Mu was curious. “Who is the other person?”

Xue Duanhun said, “You will know in the future. Come, let Master see how your ‘Blazing Burning Palm’ practice is going.”

For the next half hour, Xue Mu used all her skills to deal with Xue Duanhun’s palm force. Her Xue family’s unique secret technique “Blazing Burning Palm” had a total of nine moves. When Xue Mu used “Blazing Flames Burning the Heavens,” scorching internal energy exploded from her palm, spreading towards Xue Duanhun’s face!

Xue Duanhun pushed out both palms. There was no fluctuation of internal force in her palms, like a calm lake surface. Ignoring the scorching internal force, she collided directly with Xue Mu’s palms. Only when the palms touched did the internal force suddenly explode from Xue Duanhun’s palms, forcibly dispersing the scorching internal force in Xue Mu’s palms.

She subconsciously tried to withdraw her palms, but Xue Duanhun suddenly retracted her thumbs and little fingers, forming claws with the remaining three fingers. Bypassing Xue Mu’s arms, she went straight for her heart!

Xue Mu didn’t even have time to react. The three fingers, like life-claiming hooks, had already arrived at her heart. Her scalp went numb, and her mind went blank instantly!

Xue Duanhun straightened her three fingers, pressed the outer side of her fingers against Xue Mu’s heart, patted gently, and withdrew her hand.

“Scared?” she said calmly. “You must know that whether it’s martial arts experts or secret technique manuals, there is only stronger, no strongest. If you can create a unique skill of your own, then you can only be considered a member who has stepped into the threshold of martial arts experts.”

Xue Mu swallowed, bowed at the waist, her tone full of awe, “Master is right, disciple will remember!”

She looked up at Xue Duanhun. “Disciple wants to know, what kind of kung fu were Master’s claw technique and palm technique just now? Master has never told disciple.”

Xue Duanhun said lightly, “Master will teach you everything in the future. Now you only need to practice the ‘Blazing Burning Palm’ well, alleviate your Fire Poison with the woman Yuan’an from the Dugu family, and figure out her strength. These things are enough to keep you busy for a while.”

Xue Mu bowed honestly and said, “Yes, disciple understands.”

She looked at the completely darkened sky and remembered her appointment with Yuan’an. “Oh no, disciple has to go back to the Dugu Manor!”

Xue Duanhun said, “Then hurry back, don’t keep your wife waiting anxiously.”

Xue Mu ran away hurriedly. Xue Duanhun laughed, twirled the wooden sword in her hand casually, and returned to the main hall to continue reading the account book.