Cold Moon Frost Blade
Moon God Wu Duan was the second most powerful disciple under the Nine Palace Gates of Shen 'du and the Senior Sister of Divine Doctor Duanmu Rong. She was known to be an expert in poison, but few people had seen her true face over the years. Those who had seen her true face probably did not survive.
Ever since she left Mount Shendu, in order to further study the art of poison, and to compete with her junior sister Duanmu Rong every two to three years in terms of poison and medical skills, Wu Duan, like Duanmu Rong, often went around looking for people to drug her.
The difference was that Duanmu Rong specialized in finding patients and people seeking death to study, while Wu Duan always found healthy living people to be test subjects. Who knew how many innocent people, or Jianghu heroes who had no grudges with her, had inexplicably lost their lives at her hands. Because she often appeared in the moonlight at night, it did not take long for her to obtain the title of "Moon Goddess". Her reputation in the martial arts world was famous, and everyone was terrified when they heard it. Naturally, she also made many enemies.
Three years ago, she suddenly disappeared from the martial world. No one knew that she had actually come to the northern desert, lived in seclusion, and associated herself with poison. Hudu 'er had recruited Wu Duan for her own use, using her poison techniques to resolve many obstacles. Because Wu Duan had always been wary of political power, Hudu 'er not only treated Wu Duan with utmost respect, but he also trusted him more and more. As for Wu Duan, as long as Hudu 'er continued to hand over his prisoners to her and let her use them, it was a trivial matter for her to kill a few more people for Hudu' er.
The other people who followed Hudu 'er did not know much about Wu Duan's background, but they knew that she was ruthless in her attacks and cruel in her use of poison. As a result, everyone was afraid of her, but there was nothing they could do about it. Although everyone felt that it was inappropriate for Hudu' er to use a woman of unknown origin so heavily, no one dared to say anything.
At this moment, Wu Duan volunteered to deliver the Cold Moon Frost Saber to the State of Qin on behalf of Hu Du 'er. Everyone present frowned and looked at each other. This was the peerless treasured saber of their clan. How could they easily hand it over to an outsider? He hadn't expected that when Hudu 'er heard that Moon God Wu Duan was willing to give him a saber, he would immediately be overjoyed and loudly agree.
"That's great. Among all the people here, you are the one who is most familiar with the Central Plains. If you are the one escorting the treasured saber, I will be greatly relieved!”Hudu 'er turned around and took out a foot-long brocade cover from behind his seat. Inside was the legendary Xiongnu treasure, the Cold Moon Frost Blade. For many years, the Xiongnu had a saying: This saber was alive.
Hudu 'er handed the brocade cover that was wrapped around the treasured saber to Wu Duan. One of the retainers hurriedly stepped forward and said,"Milord, this matter should be discussed at length.”
This person was an old official of Hudu 'er, called Run Zhen. He had quite a high status and weight in the clan, and he had always been very tactful when dealing with matters of advance and retreat. He looked straight at Hudu' er and said loudly,"This matter concerns the survival of the fourteen tribes. This heavy responsibility should be shared between us and Lord Wu Duan. I suggest that we select thirty brave warriors from the clan and let me lead them to follow Lord Wu Duan to the State of Qin.”
Hudu 'er looked at Wu Duan and asked,"What do you think?"
Wu Duan was still expressionless as he replied indifferently,"Sure,"
Hudu 'er nodded and said to Run Zhen,""Good! Let's do it this way! There was no time to lose. He would choose his men tonight and set off for Xianyang tomorrow morning.”The crowd had been holding their breath for a long time, and now they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. In reality, aside from being worried about handing the treasured saber to Wu Duan alone, the reason why this old official, Run Zhen, suggested that they travel together was actually because he had other intentions. Due to Hudu 'er's excessive trust in Wu Duan, the other tribe leaders were secretly very dissatisfied. Run Zhen was also deeply worried, but Hudu' er was obstinate and no matter how he tried to persuade him, it was useless. Run Zhen secretly decided that on this trip to Qin, he must wait for an opportunity to get rid of this scourge.
The next day, a group of 30 Xiongnu warriors set off. They crossed the grasslands and deserts. As they stepped into the Central Plains, the scenery on both sides changed. Run Zhen was constantly on guard against Wu Duan, deeply afraid that he would disappear halfway with the treasured saber. At the same time, he was also carefully calculating when he should make his move against Wu Duan.
In the evening, everyone came to a valley to camp. When the tent was nailed, Run Zhen called two deputies into the tent and ordered them to secretly inform everyone to take action tonight. Halfway through his words, the guard outside suddenly ran in in panic and shouted,"Lord, Lord, bad news! The brothers who had just gone down to the river to get water for dinner had become very strange. They seemed to have been poisoned!”When Run Zhen heard this, he immediately jumped up from his chair and rushed out without a word. His feet had just run out of the tent when he stopped. His eyes were wide open and his face was pale.
There were seven or eight corpses lying on the ground, their faces dark. The remaining twenty or so Xiongnu soldiers were at a loss. They had all been on duty just now and had queued up for the next round of meals, thus escaping the disaster.
Run Zhen had been very careful along the way, and had already given his subordinates numerous instructions. He had not expected that he would still find an opportunity to poison Wu Duan. He stared at the corpses on the ground, his mind spinning rapidly. Then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly rushed to the river. As expected, even the horses that were stationed by the river to drink water were foaming at the mouth. Some were dead, some were twitching. Run Zhen was so angry that his entire body was trembling. He was speechless for a long time. He had expected that Wu Duan would not be able to fight alone and would not dare to make enemies with them easily. Unexpectedly, for Moon God Wu Duan, it was actually effortless to take down seven or eight people at once. His eyes were bloodshot as he asked angrily,""Where is Wu Duanren?"
"Milord, she was originally waiting for her meal at the camp. After the incident, she disappeared.”
"Ran away? How could you say that? How many of us are left? How many horses?"
"Milord, we just counted. There are twenty-three people and five horses left.”
"You bunch of good-for-nothings! All of you, follow me to chase after him! If you don't have a horse to ride, run!”Run Zhen roared loudly as he quickly mounted his horse and led the few remaining soldiers out of the valley.
Just as he was worried that Wu Duan had already ridden far away, he did not expect to see the figure of a black-clothed woman leading a horse and sitting on a large rock as soon as he left the valley.
The evening sky and the glow of the setting sun divided the sky into two, and also divided Wu Duan's fair face into two sides. One side was bright, and the other was dark. She was quietly looking up at the sky, where a bright moon had just risen.
Run Zhen pulled the horse and cursed through gritted teeth,""Bitch! Hand over the treasured saber!" Wu Duan did not even look at him, maintaining his posture of looking up at the sky. He asked indifferently,"Hand it over? Why?"
"Don't play dumb with me!" Run Zhen pointed at Wu Duan and said loudly. You never planned to send the treasured saber to Xianyang for the king! Just now, you harmed the lives of seven of my brothers, and now you want to run away with your treasured saber!”
" You've misunderstood, Lord Run Zhen," Wu Duan said as she raised an arm high up in the air. She flipped her wrist and opened it to the sky as if she wanted to fill her palm with the setting sun and moonlight."The bodies of those I've fed with the Golden Moon Pill will soon emit a foul stench. I can't stay there for the night, so I want to hide further away. It just so happened that the scenery here was very beautiful, so he stayed here to watch the sunset and the moon.”
When Run Zhen saw that Wu Duan did not take them seriously at all, he was so angry that smoke was coming out of his seven orifices. He drew his large saber and waved it as he shouted,"Moon God Wu Duan, you're not even running? If you want to play dirty, no one here can compare to your despicable methods. If you want to fight, don't tell me that our twenty Xiongnu warriors can't beat you?!”
With that, he shouted loudly. The men on his left and right immediately drew their sabers and charged forward. Wu Duan was sitting on a large rock, motionless. The four soldiers leading the charge fell to the ground, along with their horses. The four of them hugged their bodies and let out miserable wails. They rolled on the ground, and in less than two hits, their faces turned black, and they died with blood flowing from their seven orifices. As for the four horses that had fallen to the side, it seemed that they would not survive either.
This time, the Xiongnu soldiers who had been running behind them were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks. Even Run Zhen was so surprised that he was tongue-tied. Just how did Wu Duan poison four people and four horses in such a short period of time? Could it be that this woman not only knew how to use poison, but also demonic spells?
Seeing that the soldiers were afraid, Run Zhen cursed,""What are you daydreaming about? If the Cold Moon Frost Blade is taken away by this woman, we'll still die when we go back. Hurry up and attack!”
Even so, who would dare to approach Wu Duan at this time? The soldiers looked at each other and indecisively moved forward. A few of them nodded at each other before raising their swords and rushing forward. They had barely taken two steps when they suddenly fell to the ground, dropped their weapons, and rolled around on the ground. Their condition was exactly the same as the poisoned man, scaring the other soldiers into turning around and running. It would have been better if they didn't run, but as they ran, they fell down one after another. Their faces turned black, and they bled to death from all seven orifices.
In the blink of an eye, the 23 Xiongnu warriors beside him all died suddenly. Run Zhen stood on the horse's back, his body cold as he muttered," Demoness…Demoness…You're not human, you're a ghost…"
Wu Duan slowly stood up from the boulder. He lowered his head to look at his palm and said,"This medicinal powder is quite difficult to use. It needs to be baked by a little sunlight, not too much. Then, it needs to be shone by the moonlight for a while before the poison can really evaporate and spread into the air. It was colorless and odorless. Once it was inhaled into the internal organs, it would immediately drain away the blood vessels in the whole body. If one stood still, it would take about fifteen minutes to die. If one ran, the circulation of qi and blood would accelerate, and the poison would kill them in two or three seconds.”
At this point, her originally expressionless face instantly melted like a frozen river, and a sweet smile appeared. She raised her head and looked at the dumbstruck Run Zhen, but it was as if she did not see him. Instead, she looked into the distance and said leisurely,"This powder took me ten years of effort and was finally refined not long ago. Today, I tested it on a living person for the first time. I didn't expect it to be successful. Lord Run Zhen, I sat here thinking for a long time just now and finally found a name for it. This poison needs a little bit of sunset and a little bit of moonlight to shine on. From now on, I will call it [Xi Yue You Guang]. Lord Runzhen, do you think it sounds good?”
At this moment, the setting sun had completely disappeared. The darkness of the night silently covered the earth. The rocks in the valley reflected the moonlight. Wu Duan's originally lifeless eyes gradually, slowly, focused and shot out a cold gaze, staring straight at the Xiongnu general sitting on the horse.
Run Zhen's face was a mixture of shock, fear, anger, and extreme pain, but he was still silent. He bled to death from all seven orifices.
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