A Snake Lies Waiting by Jin Yong

Author:Jin Yong
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

“Says who?” Apothecary Huang replied. “If he hits your nose, you hit his nose. If he hits you once, you hit him three times.”

“All right!” It had not occurred to her that there was a mismatch in their skills. “If you hit my nose, I must hit your nose. If you hit me once, I must hit you three times.” At that, she sent her fist toward Graybeard Liang’s nose.

The Ginseng Codger moved to block, but instantly felt the Pool at the Bend pressure point at his elbow go numb. His forearm froze. Thump! The girl hit him squarely in the face.

“Number two!” she cried, and punched again.

Graybeard Liang bent his knees, his back straight and chest pulled in, and reached out in a move from his famous Grapple and Lock technique. He was aiming to dislocate the girl’s shoulder, but, just as his fingers made contact, his arm again went numb. Thump! Another blow to the nose. This time, his head was thrown back and he was rocked onto his heels, seething with fury.

The others watched in amazement. How had she done it? Tiger Peng was an expert in secret projectiles; he was the only one who heard the faint swish that told him Apothecary Huang was throwing the tiniest of needles at Graybeard Liang’s pressure points. And yet, he never saw the great Master’s arm move.

Apothecary Huang was in fact flicking his finger from inside his sleeve, sending the needles through the fabric of his robe. It was an invisible and almost inaudible attack. Who could possibly defend themselves against it?

“Three!”

With both arms locked, Graybeard Liang watched as the girl’s fist hurtled toward his face once more. He tried to step back, but, at that moment, the White Ocean point on the inside of his right leg went numb. A spark danced before his eyes, he felt a pain in them, and they began to brim with tears. This last punch to his nose had also hit the pressure point in his tear ducts. To be seen crying would be even more humiliating than defeat. He tried to wipe away the tears, but his arm would not move. Two fat drops rolled down his cheeks.

“Oh, don’t cry!” the young girl said. “I promise I won’t hit you anymore.”

These words were worse than the blows to his nose. Unable to bear it, Graybeard Liang bent forward and vomited a mouthful of blood.

“Sir, who are you?” he said, looking up at Apothecary Huang. “Using such tricks, is that the behavior of a Master?”

“Who are you to demand my name?” Apothecary Huang replied. Then he turned to address all the men gathered. “All of you, go!”

Apothecary Huang’s order came as a relief. Nobody watching had any desire to join the fight. Tiger Peng was the first to leave, but, as he approached the door, he saw the great Master was blocking the way out. He stopped dead.

“I told you all to leave, and yet you’re still here. Are you asking me to kill you?”

Tiger Peng had heard all about Apothecary Huang’s strange moods.

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