Yours truly, Ouyang Feng

Chapter 42, Hong Qixin discovered: Ouyang Feng is really annoying

"Rabbit meat is so tough, but Brother Hong can still roast it so tenderly. In terms of roasting skills, Brother Hong is indeed much better than me."

Ouyang Feng ate the rabbit meat roasted by Hong Qi and nodded in praise.

"Haha, I'm a beggar. When there's no pot or stove, if I want to have a hot meal, the only option is barbecue, right? Besides, I'm a greedy person, so over time, I've mastered this skill."

Hong Qi smiled and said, picking up the wine gourd, he said to Ouyang Feng:
"But the rabbit was roasted so deliciously today, thanks to your fennel, brother Ouyang. Come, I toast you."

Ouyang Feng raised his wine bag and drank with him.

After eating and drinking for a while, Ouyang Feng suddenly asked:
"Brother Hong, why are you here in Helan Mountain?"

"Where's Brother Ouyang?"

"I want to go to Xingqingfu, the capital of Xixia."

"What a coincidence. I also want to go to Xingqing Prefecture." Hong Qi said with a smile: "Scholars say that reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles. I think we martial artists should also travel ten thousand miles and meet heroes from all over the world."

Of course he could tell that Ouyang Feng had martial arts skills, just as Ouyang Feng could tell at a glance that Hong Qi had martial arts skills.

"Does Xixia have any heroes now who are worthy of Brother Hong's visit?"

"There are no heroes." Hong Qi shook his head: "There are a few villains who deserve to be killed."

"Oh?" Ouyang Feng said, "So Brother Hong's trip to Xixia Xingfu Mansion is to kill someone?"

"good."

"Which villains could cause Brother Hong to go to Xingqing Prefecture to kill them?"

"Brother Ouyang, have you ever heard of the Five Tigers of Qinling?"

Five Tigers?

Why are they the Five Tigers again?

Is this title a bit overused?

Ouyang Feng felt strange and asked:

"I have never heard of them. Who are they?"

Hong Qi took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth casually, squinted his eyes, and said slowly:
"The Five Tigers of Qinling. The eldest, Wang Heihu, is said to be an abandoned disciple of Shaolin. His 'Vajra Palm' is powerful enough to break monuments and split rocks. The second, 'Rouge Tiger' Qin Baolian, is as fast as lightning with his 'Thirty-Six Wind Chasing Blade'.

"The third brother, Xue Wu, the 'Jumping Tiger', has a pair of strong legs that can kill a bull. The fourth brother, Yang Lin, the 'Ghost Tiger', is good at using two short swords, has strange body movements, and his sword moves are vicious.

"The fifth one, 'Sick Tiger' Huang Shi, is said to have amazing horizontal training skills, a pair of iron arms that are invulnerable to swords and knives, and has infinite strength. His claws can tear tigers and leopards apart."

He took another big gulp of wine and said in a deep voice:
"The Five Tigers of Qinling originally set up camp in Qinling and engaged in banditry. Bandits have never been extinct since ancient times. As long as they don't do too much harm to the world and kill innocent people, the righteous martial arts world doesn't bother to pay attention to them. But for some unknown reason, the Five Tigers of Qinling wiped out nine families in Guanzhong in one day and night, killing more than a hundred people, from the 70-year-old man to the less than one-month-old child, leaving no one alive, killing them all..."

At this point, Hong Qi's tone became angry. He suddenly raised his hand and, with a bang, hit the stone he was sitting on, smashing the stone into pieces, splashing dust, and cracking it.

"Brother Ouyang, do you think this evil villain should be killed?"

Ouyang Feng nodded slowly, "He really deserves to be killed."

Hong Qi added: "The Qinling Five Tigers committed such an unforgivable bloody crime, and they knew that they could no longer gain a foothold in Qinling, so they abandoned their bandit camp and fled to Xixia, where they joined the Xixia Yipintang."

"Xixia Yipintang... As expected, it is still a den of filth as always."

Yes, Xixia Yipintang still exists today.

It’s just that the Yipintang in the Tianlong era could still go to the Song territory to cause trouble, but the current Xixia Yipintang is not as powerful as before.

Especially since the contemporary ruler Li Renxiao, who valued culture over military affairs, ascended the throne more than forty years ago, he not only continued to maintain friendly diplomatic relations with the Jin Kingdom, but also restored friendly relations with the Song Kingdom and conducted trade exchanges. He even imitated the Song Kingdom to promote culture, build a Confucius Temple, respect Confucianism, set up imperial examinations, and run three levels of institutions: county schools, state schools, and imperial colleges. In terms of culture and economy, Western Xia reached its peak since its founding.

Nowadays, even the countries in the Western Regions envy the prosperity of Western Xia, and Li Renxiao is also known as the leader of the revival of Western Xia. His reputation is very high and he will be called "Renzong" in the future.

However, with so much invested in cultural and economic affairs, and with friendly relations with neighbors and a lack of interest in war, it is natural that military affairs will be neglected.

As a result, Yipintang's influence gradually declined, and now it has become an internal security organization, which can basically only deal with some evil warriors in Xixia, or serve as bodyguards for nobles in the country. It is no longer capable of causing trouble abroad.

"Even though the Qinling Five Tigers have taken refuge in Yipintang, they are doomed to fail now that Brother Hong has targeted them." Ouyang Feng took a sip of wine and said to Hong Qi:

"I am traveling east from the Western Regions this time, and I also want to travel thousands of miles to meet heroes from all over the world. Although the Qinling Five Tigers are not heroes, from what Brother Hong said, they seem to have good kung fu, which makes me want to try my skills... It just so happens that I am also going to Xingqing Prefecture, so I will accompany Brother Hong to destroy the Qinling Five Tigers."

Hong Qi laughed and raised his wine gourd to toast Ouyang Feng:
"Brother Ouyang, you are so heroic! I respect you!"

After drinking a sip, Hong Qi said:

"Although the current Yipintang is not outside Xixia and has a general reputation, there are still some masters in Xingqing Prefecture. Breaking into Yipintang and killing the Five Tigers of Qinling will be quite risky. I know that the Ouyang brothers are good at martial arts, but..."

Ouyang Feng knew what Hong Qi was worried about. He smiled slightly, picked up a piece of firewood that was as thick as a fist and two feet long, and threw it into the air. As the firewood fell, he suddenly drew out his sword and slashed it in the air.

Zheng……

The sword flashed quickly and the sword sounded clear.

While the long sound of the sword was still lingering in his ears, Ouyang Feng had already sheathed the sword.

Then the wood fell vertically to the ground. When the lower end touched the ground, the upper end cracked and split into six evenly sized pieces.

The six pieces of wood looked like blooming petals, falling in six directions, and the distance between every two pieces of wood was almost exactly the same.

Seeing Ouyang Feng's swordsmanship, Hong Qi's eyes lit up and he said:

"Three cuts in one instant, precise and accurate, just like a butcher cutting up an ox... Brother Ouyang has great knife skills!"

Ouyang Feng said:

"Brother Hong also has good eyesight. Most people can't tell how many times I struck."

Hong Qi shook his head and sighed:

"I could only barely see it clearly. When Brother Ouyang drew his sword just now, the flash of the sword made my scalp numb for a while, and I almost jumped up to dodge."

He didn't mean that as a compliment.

The moment Ouyang Feng drew his sword, the cold and chilling aura and the bright and dazzling edge made Hong Qi's heart tighten instinctively, his scalp tingled, and he almost had a stress defense reaction.

In Hong Qi's opinion, if he wanted to resist Ouyang Feng's swordsmanship, he would have to concentrate all his attention and use the dog-beating stick technique. If he was a little careless, he would be injured by his sharp sword.

After expressing his feelings, Hong Qi said:

"Qin Baolian, the Rouge Tiger of the Qinling Five Tigers, is famous for her 36 Wind Chasing Blades. Brother Ouyang's swift sword skills will be perfect for a match with Qin Baolian."

Ouyang Feng asked: "Brother Hong wants me to deal with Qin Baolian?"

Hong Qi nodded, "And the 'Ghost Tiger' Yang Lin. She also uses weapons. Her twin short swords are very vicious."

"Don't you have weapons, Brother Hong?"

"It's just a bamboo stick, not an iron weapon. Brother Ouyang, you use a steel knife, which is just right for dealing with Qin Baolian and Yang Lin who use iron weapons."

"Brother Hong, this excuse is far-fetched. Are you afraid to hit a woman?"

"Who, who said I dare not hit a woman?"

"Then why did you give me the two tigresses?"

"I……"

Hong Qi originally wanted to say "A good man does not fight with a woman", but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly realized that if he said that, wouldn't it be implying that Ouyang Feng was not a "good man"?
After frowning and thinking for a while, Hong Qi gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, you are right. I, Hong Qi, dare not hit a woman."

Ouyang Feng was unwilling to let him go:

"Brother Hong, since you don't dare to hit a woman, if you hadn't met me, and you went to find the Qinling Five Tigers alone, how would you deal with those two tigresses? Would you run away in panic?"

"..."

Hong Qi suddenly felt that what Ouyang Feng said before seemed to be right - why does this kid look so annoying now?

(End of this chapter)