The conversation had been interrupted, but Chen Guishuo did not shut up. He continued, "According to Senior Brother Song, before Niu Youdao came down the mountain, Elder Tang had someone deliver a letter to him, asking him to take it to the abbot of Nanshan Temple. We raced without pause to Nanshan Temple and waited. Sure enough, Niu Youdao came, but he seemed to have been on guard already. He did not show himself directly, instead sending a double to test us. After we captured the double, we forced out Commandery King Yongping, Shang Chaozong, and his party. Senior Brother Song used an official token to suppress Shang Chaozong and force Niu Youdao out. But once we exchanged blows with Niu Youdao, we discovered that his strength was unfathomable, far beyond anything we had imagined..."
"Unfathomable?" Luo Yuangong interrupted in surprise, frowning. "You mean Niu Youdao's strength was unfathomable?"
It was not just him. Everyone looked uncertain and alarmed. Even Tang Susu could not help turning around to look, her surprise plain to see.
Chen Guishuo nodded repeatedly. "Every word this disciple says is true. Yes, Niu Youdao's strength truly was unfathomable! The three of us fought him in succession. Senior Brother Xu was sent vomiting blood and severely injured by a single palm strike from Niu Youdao. I fared no better. I fought him with my sword, yet Niu Youdao did not even draw his sword. One kick was enough to injure me. Senior Brother Song leaped into the air with his sword for a strike, but Niu Youdao drew his sword and, with just one move, crippled both of Senior Brother Song's legs and one of his arms! The three of us faced him, yet none of us could withstand even a single exchange."
The others were greatly