(￣︶￣) Black Wind Strikes
In terms of skill alone, even though Guangzhi had spent years cultivating Buddhist teachings, and even though he had forged a new weapon modeled after the waves of fire he had seen blanketing the land that night, his junior brother Guangmou was still far stronger than him.
Perhaps it was just like back when they were novice monks under Elder Jinchi at Guanyin Monastery: Guangmou had always been sharper, learned faster, and found martial training and cultivation easier?
In any case!
They hadn't been fighting for long before Guangzhi began to lose ground against Guangmou's ghostlike movements and vicious long-range attacks. Even with his weapon whirling so quickly that nothing could get through, he was gradually pushed onto the defensive.
Fortunately, Guangzhi still won in the end!
That was because, just as the two brothers were locked in a fierce back-and-forth, the Ox Guardian arrived after hearing what had happened and suddenly joined the fight.
Neither the Ox Guardian nor Guangzhi could necessarily beat Guangmou one-on-one, but two against one was about more than simply adding one and one together.
At any rate, when Guangmou saw the Ox Guardian join the battle and realized the situation had turned against him, it was already too late for him to flee!
In the confusion, Guangmou, desperate to escape, let his guard down. Guangzhi struck him on the back of the head with his staff, and as Guangmou fell unconscious, Guangzhi sealed his magic power. The little demons then bound him hand and foot and locked him in a cell.
Guangzhi had no intention of killing his junior brother. He knew Guangmou had been involved in the great fire all those years ago, but he himself had been involved too. Since they were both guilty, and their master had