Chapter 319 The Tortoise and the Hare
The young Taoist felt like his legs were going to cramp from running.
He was not bragging. Even if the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Magic Talisman was attached to a first-level cultivator, he could easily travel a thousand miles a day. Even if the Thunder Step was not as proficient as Zhao Yushu's, the difference was not much. With the combination of the two, the speed was far beyond Zhao Yushu's normal state.
However, he still couldn't outrun the white-hoofed crow.
The White-Tied Crow is famous for its speed. When it runs, its four snow-white hooves are completely invisible, and its entire body turns into a shadow. If the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum was not particularly large, it would have been caught up in a few breaths if it had just run in a straight line.
The young Taoist priest tried to get rid of the white-tied crow by turning at high speed. However, the white-tied crow's huge body and extremely fast speed made it difficult to turn. But when the young Taoist priest turned 90 degrees and looked back, he almost cursed out loud.
The White-Tied Crow did not turn around at all, but disappeared and reappeared in an instant, but when it reappeared, it was charging towards him again.
The scholar sat astride Baitiwu in silence, but held the lance tightly. The cold light at the tip tore through the wind and instantly pierced the back of the little Taoist priest.
"The Qingwei God is fierce, the Tiangang thunder is moving, break!"
The young Taoist priest felt the chill from behind and turned around abruptly. He held his right wrist with his left hand, pointed his right hand as a sword, and shouted loudly.
An extremely tiny bolt of lightning burst out from the fingertips, instantly enlarged within a distance of less than ten feet, and collided heavily with the horse lance.
Zhao Yushu, who was struggling with the prince not far away, couldn't help but look over here. He couldn't help but sigh that the young master was indeed a talented disciple of Longhu Mountain. Any thunder magic he used was terrifyingly destructive. At least he had no means to confront the horse lance head-on.
The white-tied crow was stopped abruptly by the thunder. It neighed and raised its front hooves, and even the scholar on its back was dizzy from the shock.
The little Taoist priest's move of Heavenly Thunder obviously consumed a huge amount of energy. He was out of breath after using it, and was unable to take advantage of the opportunity to continue attacking and expand his advantage. He just took a breath and quickly hid behind a stone statue of a general to catch his breath for a while.
The scholar quickly came to his senses, gently pulled the reins, and rushed towards the place where the little master was hiding again.
Zhao Yushu couldn't help but sigh. The armor on the scholar was obviously much thinner than that on the prince. It might be to allow Bai Ti Wu to maximize his speed advantage. If the young Taoist priest had hit the scholar instead of the horse lance, he would have had a great chance of injuring his opponent. Unfortunately, the young Taoist priest was too timid and didn't dare to risk his life by being stabbed by the horse lance.
"How dare you be distracted in front of me!"
The knife was so sharp that Zhao Yushu was startled and quickly turned his head. The knife cut off a clump of hair and scratched his scalp painfully.
However, before he raised his head, he felt a sudden pain in his chest and abdomen. He fell off his horse and spit out blood.
The advantage that I had worked so hard to gain was completely lost because of my own carelessness.
The prince retracted his left fist and said, "I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, and I am not just good at hacking around. Zhao Yushu, I won't see you off!"
Saluzi let out a long howl and raised his front hooves, ready to crush the annoying bug into a pulp with one kick.
Seeing the iron hooves getting closer and closer, Zhao Yushu sneered, and his legs left a shadow on the spot, and the whole person disappeared in an instant.
The interior of the imperial mausoleum was as bright as day because of the eternal lamps, leaving basically no room for the Shadow Step to be used. It was not until Saluzi raised its front hooves in front of him that its huge body finally cast a large enough shadow.
At the same moment, Zhao Yushu crawled out from under Saluzi's belly, with Minghong and Assassin in his hands, cutting hard on Saluzi's hind leg tendons.
Saluzi's entire body is made up of spiritual power. Even if you stab its belly, it will be no different from stabbing other parts of its body. The only way to have a chance is to find a relatively thinnest place to attack.
Saluzi let out an angry roar, and the two magic weapons cut a gap in the thinnest part above the hoof of its right hind leg. The gap was not deep, but the impact was huge. If it dared to run away, its own weight would break its hind leg.
The prince was shocked and angry, but then he suddenly sneered: "Zhao Yushu, let alone a leg, even if you drive me off the horse, what can you do?"
Zhao Yushu took a few steps back and said, "Your Highness is right. I really can't do anything about it."
The young Taoist priest emerged from the thunder again, staggering a bit. The continuous high-speed movement put a great strain on his body. He also had to find ways to fend off the White-hoofed Crow that was chasing him relentlessly from behind. It wouldn't be long before he was exhausted to death.
What's more serious is that he hasn't been able to cause any effective damage to Baitiwu or the scholar until now. The scholar is taciturn, but extremely sensitive to combat. Every time he attacks, he either forces the young Taoist priest to deal with it temporarily, or he forces the young Taoist priest to fight back when he wants to. He knows the young Taoist priest's mentality very well.
This kind of person would be an extremely difficult general on the battlefield, and in the court, he would be a poisonous snake that no one dared to relax even a little.
The perfect lone minister.
The young Taoist wanted to take a break, but the scholar would not let him. Since the White-hoofed Crow was tireless, he should use this characteristic to the fullest.
The scholar swept his lance across, a ray of golden light shattered, and another piece of the golden armor talisman on the little Taoist priest's body was shattered.
The young Taoist priest used the force to roll to the side, reached into his arms, and broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that his golden armor talisman had been used up.
The few remaining talismans were all mainly used for attack, but the few rare attacks just now were all blocked by this person using the momentum of Baitiwu, and it seemed that there was no chance now.
What should I do? After surviving so many dangers, I am going to die at the hands of such an unknown little person?
The scholar's eyes were stern. He rode the White-Tied Crow back a few steps and gently pulled the reins. The White-Tied Crow started running again. With the next shot, it would not be so easy for the little Taoist priest to dodge.
There was a loud thunder, and Baitiwu neighed and retreated several steps. The scholar gently kicked the horse's belly twice to stabilize Baitiwu, then frowned and looked to the side.
The young Taoist priest also stared blankly into the distance. Zhao Yushu shook his hand to disperse the lightning in his hand and shouted, "Do you have any mental skills in Longhushan's moves? I clearly followed your posture, why is the power so far behind?"
The little Taoist priest was a little annoyed. You want to use our Tiangang Thunder just by making a gesture? Do you want to shave your head and become the abbot of Dabei Temple?
"I don't need your help!"
The young Taoist priest was still being stubborn.
"I see. Master Zhang must have left you a trump card, but you just don't want to use it yet."
The young Taoist snorted and did not answer.
"I just want to discuss something with you."
"What are we discussing at this time?!"
Zhao Yushu pointed at the prince next to him and said, "I don't have any good way to deal with this tortoise for now, and I see you don't have any tricks for that rabbit either. Do you want to switch?"
The little Taoist priest narrowed his eyes and said, "Well, I will help you today."