《Prodigal of Martial Dao》


 C1

    Green mountains and verdant rivers, the scenery was limitless!


    A youngster wearing a coarse robe with a heroic look on his face was lying under a tree in front of a thatched cottage, watching the sunset.


    A green-robed elder appeared and kicked the youth.


    "What is it? I''ve done what you asked me to do. Our family''s firewood is already piled into a mountain. " The teenager pointed at the pile of firewood behind the thatched cottage.


    The old man didn''t say anything. He walked up to the pile of firewood, and under the young man''s astonished gaze, set it on fire.


    "We are leaving today. Don''t you want to learn the sword? The chance has come, but let''s go to a place first. " After the old man finished speaking, he led the young man away from the thatched cottage and into a gorge.


    There was a lonely grave in the canyon, and in front of the grave was a grave with no words.


    "Old man, whose grave is this?" The youth looked at the old man and asked.


    The old man turned around and looked at the young man, "Did you kick this tombstone a few times before?" And now I tell you, this is your own grave! "


    The young man''s eyes were filled with astonishment? He pointed at the grave, then at his own chest.


    "That''s right, it''s your own grave. Fourteen years ago, when I passed by and discovered that there was still life inside, I pulled you out and raised you for fourteen years!" The old man looked at the young man and said.


    The teenager''s eyes were filled with shock, "Old Master, are you saying you didn''t pick me up, and you dug it out from inside?"


    "Yes, there is a ''Qin'' on the jade pendant around your neck. First, I gave you the name Qin Chu because it was sunrise. Next, I still have fourteen years to delay, so I can''t delay any longer. So I''ll tell you everything today." The old man said.


    Hearing the old man''s words, Qin Chu became silent, bowed to the old man and said, "Qin Chu thanks you for raising me for fourteen years!"


    Back then, you had a sword wound that pierced your chest. The reason you survived was because there was a drop of holy blood in your body. The old man looked at Qin Chu and said.


    Then, the old man told Qin Chu that the sarcophagus had been carved out by swords and sabers, and that the person who buried him must have been very anxious, possibly because he had been hunted down, and his wounds were the result of the pursuers'' efforts. As for finding his background, the jade ornament was the clue, and the other method was to go to the Qing-Yun Sect.


    "For the past fourteen years, I''ve been letting you bathe in the medicinal bath every day. The holy blood in your body has already matured, and you have to continue cultivating the mental cultivation method I taught you. As for your begging to go to the Qing-Yun Sect to learn sword arts, go! But you need to know one thing, if you want to meet Elder Mo, it will be very difficult. You need the qualifications, and if you don''t have the qualifications to be valued by others, how could others help you? Furthermore, looking for your background like this, even if you want to die, you don''t even know how you died. If you want to live, you have to first make yourself stronger, and at the very least, you have to know where to eat tomorrow! " With that, the old man disappeared into the horizon.


    When the old man left, Qin Chu stood in front of the grave and caressed the stone tablet. "No matter who buried me, I have to say that you guys are really generous and buried alive!"


    After muttering to himself for a while, Qin Chu went back to the thatched cottage to pack up his clothes. He tied them to his shoulders and left the thatched cottage in a flash. He was going to the Qing-Yun Sect.


    A figure was running in the mountains like a cheetah. It was Qin Chu, who had just left the cottage.


    If there were beasts blocking the way, Qin Chu would kill them all with one punch, even if it was a fierce tiger.


    Southern Flame Region. The Qing-Yun Sect was the only sword sect in this region, and it was the holy land of swordsmen. When people came to the Qing-Yun Sect to recruit disciples, there were tens of thousands of disciples that came to join, but the conditions for the Qing-Yun Sect to accept disciples were harsh.


    A youth with a backpack appeared at the entrance of the Qing-Yun Sect, "Why is there no one at the disciple recruitment ceremony?"


    The disciple guarding the gate looked at the young man as if he was a fool, "Yesterday''s disciple recruitment ceremony is over, do you think there''s anyone else?"


    Hearing the words of the Qing-Yun Sect disciple, the youth stretched out his hand to pat his forehead. The one who came late was Qin Chu.


    "This big brother here, let''s see if we can make an exception for you?" Qin Chu said as he rubbed his hands. He had no other choice, he couldn''t enter the Qing-Yun Sect today, and he couldn''t stay hungry even without dinner.


    "What are you thinking? What qualifications do you have to make our Qing-Yun Sect make an exception?" "What are you?" A disciple of the Qing-Yun Sect glared at Qin Chu.


    Qin Chu ruffled his messy hair, then in a flash, he knocked down the gatekeeper with one punch and swore at him. Then, he would beat him up first. In his life in the mountains, he had seen many ferocious beasts. The only thing that solved the problem was the fist.


    The disciple in charge of guarding the gate fell to the ground, clutching his stomach, as his body bent like a shrimp.


    Just as the disciple guarding the gate was about to speak, two middle-aged men appeared.


    "Brother Lu, I''ll be troubling you to take care of my child." A middle-aged man clasped his fist and left the Qing-Yun Sect.


    The remaining middle-aged man looked at Qin Chu, "Do you want to fight in the Qing-Yun Sect?"


    "He scolded me. Was it wrong for me to hit him?" Qin Chuchu took a step back and adjusted his body. If this middle-aged man wanted to make a move, he had to be prepared.


    "He was wrong to scold you, but you are not allowed to fight in the Qing-Yun Sect. This is a huge taboo!" Seeing that you are a child, and I am not going to argue with you, what are you doing here? " The middle-aged man sized up Qin Chu and asked, "I want to join the Qing-Yun Sect. I would like to ask him to help me see if he can make an exception."


    "You should make an exception, because the Qing-Yun Sect will be proud of me in the future." Qin Chu looked at the middle-aged man and said.


    "You said the Qing-Yun Sect is proud of you?" the middle-aged man said after a moment of silence.


    "That''s right, I, Qin Chu said it!" Qin Chu knocked on his chest.


    "Elder Lu, don''t take this fellow''s nonsense for real. Disciple will chase him away immediately!" The gatekeeping disciple who had been beaten down by Qin Chu stood up and said.


    Elder Lu thought for a moment, "The sect''s disciple exam is over. Even if you haven''t, it''s still unknown whether you can pass or not. However, based on what you said just now, I''ll give you a chance. Do you want to be a service disciple?"


    "Do it, why not do it!" Qin Chuchu was excited when he heard that this was a success. "What happened to the janitor disciple?" There''s room for dinner tonight.


    Elder Lu brought Qin Chu into the Qing-Yun Sect, brought him to the service building and left after giving him some instructions!


    Qin Chu sent Elder Lu out of the service building, "Thanks a lot, you won''t regret today''s decision."


    Under the arrangements of the steward of the Servant Hall, Qin Chu was taken away by the servant disciples to the residence area of Green Bamboo Peak''s Servant Disciples.


    The area where the service disciples lived had many service disciples coming and going, no one cared about Qin Chu.


    Not long after, a very fat janitor disciple threw a broom to Qin Chuchu for him to work with.


    After working for a while, Qin Chu was reprimanded several times by this fat servant.


    After dinner, they lived in separate rooms. Qin Chuchu was puzzled. The fat servant lived in one room by himself, while he and several others shared one room.


    "How does the sect manage our service disciples?" Was the fat guy arranged by the management? " Qin Chuchu looked at a thin servant lying beside him and asked.


    "No, he can fight. Since we can''t beat him, he is naturally the leader. Furthermore, he is in charge. The law enforcement of the Servants'' Hall is naturally delighted to see that." The thin and weak service disciple said.


    In the next two days, the fat servant kept shouting at Qin Chu, which made him very unhappy.


    Qin Chuchu had just sat down when the fat servant came over, "Qin Chuchu, go clean the toilet of the outer sect disciples."


    "I''m not going, I''m going to go to you!" Qin Chu didn''t want to do it, he didn''t want to clean the toilet.


    "Are you looking for a beating?" The fat servant swung his fists towards Qin Chu.


    Qin Chu took a step back, then rushed forward and punched the fat servant in the stomach, knocking him over. He then rode him up and punched him in the eyes, "You can start from the service hall, there''s nothing you can''t do!"

 C2

    When the black shadows saw the old Daoist suddenly send the little beggar flying, they thought to themselves, "Not good!" and hastily attempted to chase after him. He heard the Dao title of "Immeasurable Divinity" again! They all felt that their chests were too heavy. Then, they saw the snow around the old Daoist suddenly rise up by more than three meters, and the snow began to fall down, like a waterfall falling from the water!


    The cold woman was the first to return to her senses: "So, we are either killed by you or by you?"


    The old Daoist said, "This Penniless Priest doesn''t know how to kill people, and he also wants to live a few more years."


    The woman said, "But the rest of us are just slaughtering people."


    The old Daoist continued, "You have indeed killed quite a number of people, but it is not because you want to kill them. The people you have killed will all be killed by the Sect Leader of the various gangs. After all, it''s not wrong to think of ways to live. "


    The old man thought about the little beggar from before.


    The woman said, "That''s why we have to kill you!" As soon as she finished speaking, the woman raised her arm. Under the moonlight, specks of cold light shot towards the old man, striking the Yang Bai, Zhong Ting, the sea of blood, Zhong Du.


    He could actually hit so precisely in the dark night!


    The few black figures beside the old man moved in a flash at almost the same time. They all moved to the old man''s left, right and back because the old man was already surrounded by hidden weapons.


    Although they came from different sects, their teamwork was even more tacit than if they were from the same sect. They had already practiced this countless times.


    Of course, she was confident that she would be able to kill him with a single blow, so the woman gave a cold laugh.


    However, it was still too early for her to be happy. The old man slightly bent his left knee and stood on one leg. With a sudden turn, his body was like a spinning top, rapidly spinning around. The punches, kicks, and hidden weapons that came in his direction were all blocked by a pair of hands in front of him.


    The old man suddenly appeared in all four directions. Each side had a face and a pair of palms. He completely dispelled all of the attacks around him.


    Cold sweat broke out all over their bodies. Their hands and feet didn''t stop moving, and instead, they started to attack even harder. The old man was still spinning like a top when he suddenly reached out his left hand to grab the acupoint of the incoming man. The old man was still spinning like a top when he suddenly reached out his left hand to grab the acupoint of the incoming man.


    At almost the same time, the old man caught the arm of the person behind the old man. At almost the same time, the old man caught the arm of the person behind the old man.


    The old man grabbed an arm with one hand and held the two of them like cloth bags. He then turned to the right and used their bodies to attack the person on the right.


    The old man turned around and put the two people in front of him. The person who had left hand before was completely drenched from fighting against the old man with inner strength. He was currently sitting in the snow without any strength left in him. The latter was like having his acupoints pierced, his upper body had become numb, and he was unable to move.


    The woman sighed in despair. If she couldn''t kill this old Daoist, if she couldn''t get the book, she would die for sure.


    When the old man heard the sigh, he shook his head and said, "Feng Sanniang of the Heavenly Mountain Sect is indeed well-deserved. The God Eye of the Eagle Claw Sect, Di Yun, This Penniless Priest had just hooked your arm six times, and felt that your pulse was in disarray every time. The Yin Qi came from the stone door and had an unorthodox origin. It must have been because you ate the poisonous insects, and the insects were living in your body, that''s why they had the Yin Qi. I have used my own zhen qi to drive you away, and I have already killed all the insects in your body, "While speaking, he looked at Di Yun who was sitting on the ground and sighed, and then continued," But you have been fighting with me for so long that you have lost all your internal energy and have been seriously injured. From now on, you will no longer be able to practice martial arts and will not be able to harm yourself anymore.


    When Di Yun heard the old Daoist''s words, he became more and more shocked. He had been forced by his master to eat the poisonous silkworm, and had also been ordered to snatch a book that he did not know about. This old Daoist had lost his martial arts, but he had also dispelled his poison and returned to his sect without any hope. However, he was finally able to hide in the forest. He didn''t know whether to be happy or sad, and could only let out a huge sigh of relief.


    The old man continued, "The Ten Thousand Horses Clan is very powerful, and your sect is active in the area of Jiannan Road. Your sect has gathered nearly ten thousand people, and in order to make these ten thousand people listen to your orders, your sect''s Sect Leader Zhao even tricked them into drinking the Five Lights Grass under the guise of making an alliance. This grass was originally a product that your sect bought and sold. It did not have any poison on its own, but it was poisonous when consumed together with your sect''s horse tail wine. Think about it, sir. Do you know that all members of the gang have to drink horseshoe wine before they can join the gang? Do you feel that your arms are often numb and your internal breathing is not smooth? "


    Geng Liang thought about it carefully. Even if he was a coachman driving a horse, Sect Master Zhao had personally served him a horse-tail wine. When he thought of the times around midnight, when he had difficulty breathing and thought that he had lung disease, he could not find many doctors, yet he did not know that he had been poisoned!


    The old man continued: "Do not use inner force against this person. After a long time, there will be no cure for it. This Penniless Priest had just used his internal energy to seal the major acupoints on your left side. Although your body cannot move, you still managed to preserve your life. If your left half of your body can move one day, then the poison will have been dispelled. However, you are already of no use to Sect Master Zhao. This humble one shall advise you to leave as soon as possible. "


    Geng Liang was at a loss, blankly looking at Di Yun beside him.


    The old man turned to the right again and said to the man: "The Evil Dog Gang''s Corrupted Dog, Hu Dazhi. The Cold Ice Palms of Nanshan carry a cold aura. Indeed, this is the bane of the world."


    The person on the right said, "Hmph! At least you have some experience! "Old Daoist, although our Sect Leader Sun practiced the Dark Cold Palm Art, his heart wasn''t cold. I didn''t eat any poisonous bugs nor was I poisoned, what are you going to do with me?" The owner of the rough voice was obviously the boorish man who had always had a big temper.


    The old man said, "You are not poisoned, but as a man, you practice the art of cold. It is against the natural way." Your Excellency''s temper is explosive, and his heart is useless. It''s best for you to often go to the house of the poor farmer to see the simple and honest villagers and walk on the righteous path. "


    Hu Dazhi shouted, "What if I don''t listen? Will you kill me? "


    The elder said, "This Penniless Priest will not kill."


    Hu Dazhi smiled proudly.


    The elder continued, "However, your friends can no longer help you deal with this Penniless Priest. This Penniless Priest won''t kill you, so naturally, someone will. If you insist on going back to the Evil Dog Gang, then the Corrupted Dog, Hu Dazhi, will really have his bones corroded by the evil dog. "


    Hu Dazhi shivered all over and no longer dared to laugh. He knew about Sect Master Sun''s methods, and there were quite a few evil dogs in the Evil Dog Gang.


    Seeing that everyone had been subdued, Feng Sanniang, who was standing some distance away, sighed and asked, "You said you wouldn''t kill anyone?"


    The elder said, "This Penniless Priest will not kill."


    The woman said, "But you killed me."


    The elder said, "If young lady is also poisoned, this humble one can do my best to help."


    The girl smiled bitterly and stretched out her arm. She stuck the last Snowfall Needle into her throat! The old man wanted to save her but it was already too late. He could only watch as the girl''s body fell to the ground, her blood instantly dying the snow around her red.


    The old man shook his head. He did not know why she was like that. Di Yun, who was sitting on the ground, smiled bitterly and said, "You only know that the Heaven Mountain Sect''s Ghost Feng Sanniang is unrivalled in this world. You don''t know that she once swore an oath ¡­"


    The old man looked at Di Yun doubtfully.


    "The snow spikes missed, blood splattered into the air!"


    The old man looked at all the falling snow nails and sighed deeply.


    Sometimes, it was just like this: He clearly wanted to live, but he had unknowingly caused others to lose their lives.

 C3

    The little beggar ran with all his might, but for some reason, he had regained his strength. No one had ever begged him to do anything, and they didn''t even want to look at him.


    But today, someone entrusted an item to him.


    He did not care what it was. All he wanted was for it to be there when someone else came looking for it.


    He wanted to prove that he was not a born beggar.


    Normally, people would choose to hide in the corners of alleys and alleys to hide in. However, the little beggar was not one of them. He was like a headless fly, running back and forth on the streets, then sneaking into alleys and then emerging from other alleys.


    Only he knew why.


    After running for nearly two hours, he was so tired that his head was covered in sweat. Finally, he could not hold on and found a pile of withered grass in a dark alley. He leaned against it and fell into a deep sleep.


    He didn''t know how much time had passed when he suddenly felt warmth seeping into his body from his feet. He opened his eyes vigilantly and touched the sesame seed cake on his waist. Realizing that it had not been stolen, he looked in front of him with suspicion.


    In front of him was a masked man with white hair squatting down. He was dressed in green clothes and his hands were gripping his ankles. His eyes were like those of a hungry wolf staring at the sesame seed cakes on his waist. The little beggar subconsciously retracted his legs and said in surprise, "Who are you? What are you doing? "


    The masked man said, "You know what I''m going to do." As he spoke, he continued to stare at the piece of sesame seed cake.


    The little beggar said, "The sesame seed cake isn''t mine! I can''t give it to you! "


    The masked man said: "Such a young age, full of nonsense! Forget it, it''s fine if you don''t want the sesame seed cake. You have to use something else to exchange for it. "


    The little beggar was now completely awake. It was unknown if it was because he had run too long last night or because he had frostbite, but his calves were aching. He slowly stood up and patted the snow on his butt before saying, "Are you not a foolish bandit? I''m called Little Flower, what can I give you? " As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately took big steps, wanting to escape.


    If he left the alley, it would take a long time to find him.


    However, the little beggar felt that his body was light as a feather. He looked down and saw that his feet were a foot off the ground.


    The masked man had expected this and picked him up. "Want to run?" he asked with a smile.


    The little beggar said, "Why should I run?"


    The masked man said, "Give me the item, if you want to run, then run."


    The little beggar said, "I don''t want to run, and I don''t have anything that you want. This was truly a strange story. There was actually someone who wanted something from a beggar! If I don''t go to your house to beg for food, you can recite Amitabha! "


    The masked man said, "You have two choices. The first is to give me what I want and leave with your sesame seed cake. The second is that I killed you and robbed you of your scones and what I wanted. "


    The little beggar girl said, "I already said, this biscuit is not mine. Don''t say ''your biscuit'' again. You made me so hungry, yet I don''t dare to eat it." If it was my sesame seed cake, I would eat it! If I don''t eat it now, it means that it really isn''t my scones. "You think so?"


    The masked man was stunned by his words and said angrily: "Smooth talker! I don''t care if it''s yours or not! Do you want to eat or not! " Then he thought for a while and angrily said, "Who asked you if this is your sesame seed cake? I''m asking you something? Are you sure you don''t want to die? " After he finished speaking, he suddenly took out a shiny weapon from his waist and held it against the little beggar''s throat.


    The weapon was only the size of a copper coin. It was thin and round with six corners around its body. It looked like a snowflake, but it emitted a faint cold light that was incomparably sharp!


    Snowfall Nail!


    The little beggar was so scared that his face turned white, but he held back his laughter and muttered: "Even if you didn''t ask, this isn''t my sesame seed cake! I''m not wrong! Even if you want something, you have to tell me what it is, right? "


    The masked man said, "Book! The book that old man gave you last night! "


    The young beggar let out a breath of relief and rolled his eyes. "I''m just a beggar who doesn''t know how to read. What kind of books would there be?" You might as well kill me! But after I die, you can''t take this biscuit! Break it into pieces and scatter it all over Qingzhou City. That way, it might even be able to eat it. "


    The masked man seemed to have lost his patience and stopped listening to his nonsense. He lifted up his injured left arm and stabbed the Snowfall Nail into the wound. He said angrily, "Are you going to take it out or not?"


    The little beggar''s left arm was instantly bleeding black blood, causing him to scream in pain. Staring angrily at the masked man, he also angrily said: "Little beggar has no family or business, his entire body is his entire fortune. If you want any broken book, you can just search them!"


    The masked man took out the Snowfall Nail, and fiercely stabbed it: "Are you really not going to speak? You and that old man are merely acquaintances. Why must you die because of him? "


    The little beggar endured the pain and replied, "You lunatic! I don''t know what you''re talking about! "


    The masked man suddenly pulled out the Snowfall Nail, raised it above his head, and asked: "Even if you didn''t tell me, I would have found it sooner or later. I''ll ask you one last time, are you going to say it? "


    The little beggar closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Opening his eyes, he took out the dry biscuit from his waist with his right hand and said to the masked man, "This is not mine, please do not eat it. If we throw it away, it might eat us. " He closed his eyes again, waiting to be killed.


    The masked man suddenly burst into laughter. He tore off a strip of cloth from the beggar''s tattered clothes and tied it around the beggar''s left arm. Only then did he remove his mask.


    The little beggar looked at it and was both happy and angry. He was happy that the masked man was the old man from last night. He was angry that he had repeatedly stabbed him.


    The little beggar was about to flare up when he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. He could not hold on any longer and fainted.


    After an unknown period of time, the little beggar slowly woke up. His arm was still in pain, but he didn''t care if he was dead or alive. As long as he was awake, he would subconsciously touch the sesame seed cake on his waist.


    However, this grope did not work. His waist was empty, and there was no sesame seed cake.


    The little beggar was alarmed. Ignoring the pain, he searched left and right but found himself in a broken temple. Not too far away from him, an old man dressed in azure clothes was standing there, holding a piece of dried biscuit in his hands.


    The little beggar let out a long sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered that this old Taoist had stabbed him without reason. He immediately said angrily, "Crazy old geezer! Give me the scones! "


    The old Daoist didn''t turn his head and replied, "But you said it isn''t yours."


    The little beggar roared, "It''s not yours either!"


    The old man said: "Not at all! Since it is not yours and no one wants it, it will naturally be mine in my hands. "


    The little beggar angrily said, "Crazy old man! Old man Lai! Give it back to me! "


    The elder did not get angry and continued, "I''ll let you have your fill, but you yourself are starving and yet you refuse to eat it. Don''t tell me you have a patient at home?"


    The little beggar let out a breath of relief. "I don''t have a home ¡­"


    The old man became even more confused and asked, "Then who do you want to give it to?"


    The little beggar decisively said, "Give a dog!"


    "Dog?" The old man wanted to laugh, so he slowly turned around. However, when he saw the little beggar''s firm gaze, he couldn''t smile. He could only ask, "Your dog?"


    The little beggar lowered his head as if he didn''t want to look at him, and then shook his head. The old man became even more curious and sat down next to him. He looked at his arm and gently said, "Yesterday, my partner forced you to hand over the things I gave you because he wanted to see if you could keep your promise. The reason I stabbed your arm was actually to treat it. It''s freezing cold right now, and you won''t be able to bleed out of that wound. Sooner or later, you''ll die. I was just trying to get the blood out of your body yesterday, so don''t be angry anymore. "


    The little beggar looked at his own arm and saw that it was no longer bruised but rather numb and itchy. He was overjoyed as he grinned.


    The old man continued, "Tell me, what is this sesame seed cake?" Saying so, he swallowed a few more mouthfuls of saliva.

 C4

    The little beggar had the intention of hiding to the side. His eyes drifted about, appearing very bashful. It was likely that he didn''t want to talk about this with others.


    The old Daoist looked at him with interest, but the little beggar asked back, "Strange! How did you find me? "


    The old man said, "Finding you is indeed not easy. You really know how to hide."


    The little beggar was proud, but a moment later, he was disappointed. After all, he had been found.


    The old Daoist said, "There will be footprints in the snow, but you are purposely running around in the streets and alleys. The footprints will be lost very soon. "


    The little beggar proudly said, "You''re not a silly old man."


    The old Daoist said, "You don''t look like a beggar."


    Although the little beggar was very happy, his questions were not answered. He then asked, "Could it be that you have a dog''s nose?"


    The old Daoist smiled in his heart. His nose had indeed played a role, but he did not want to tell him.


    After finding out about the death of Ghost Feng Sanniang last night, he had already sworn an oath.


    He would never show his skills in front of others again.


    The little beggar was not able to wait for an answer, and seemed somewhat unhappy, then asked: "Where were those robbers last night? Didn''t I kill you? Why do they want that broken book on you? "


    The old Daoist said, "I''ve given you the book, why would they kill me?"


    The little beggar girl asked again, "But they didn''t come to kill me either."


    The old man smiled. "You hid it well."


    After the two of them were satisfied for a while, the little beggar was about to ask again, but the old Daoist quickly said, "Do not speak! Let me ask you, what exactly is with this sesame seed cake? "


    The little beggar remained silent for a long time. The old man said helplessly: "You can speak! But just answer the question... "


    The little beggar boy snickered. "It''s snowing so cold, you know."


    The old man did not answer, and the little beggar continued, "The cold words are said by everyone at home, and no one is willing to come out. "In that case, it would be very hard to get food on the street."


    The old man said, "Then did you snatch the sesame seed cake?"


    The little beggar didn''t reply, but continued, "Therefore, not only will I be hungry, even some dogs will be very hungry."


    Since there were beggars, there was no lack of stray dogs.


    "Dogs have noses and find things very quickly. So I can only follow it, it found something to eat, and I won''t starve anymore. " At this point, the little beggar looked quite pleased with himself.


    He was not a foolish beggar. Not only was he not stupid, he could also be said to be very smart.


    The old Daoist man''s body moved, and an indescribable sorrow arose in his heart. He asked carefully, "Your arm wasn''t injured, but bitten ¡­"


    The little beggar looked at his left arm and nodded. "He really did find something to eat. When I fought with him over the food, he bit me, but I also pricked him ¡­"


    The elder asked, "Since you''ve managed to snatch it, why don''t you eat it?" As he spoke, he waved the sesame seed cake in his hand.


    The little beggar said, "This sesame seed cake wasn''t found by it..." When I was fighting with it, it caused quite a commotion. I woke up a family member who threw out the sesame seed cake. They even shouted at me, "When you''re done eating, go to hell!" Haha! You make such a joke out of your ridiculous joke. If he doesn''t give me something to eat, I will naturally die. "


    The laughter was somewhat sour.


    The old man asked, "So you want to find that dog and share this sesame seed cake with him?" The little beggar girl nodded, and the elder added, "But, what it found was not a sesame seed cake."


    "He found food, but I stabbed him for his belly. I''m too selfish! Am I not wrong? " The little beggar girl said firmly, "Since it''s my fault, I''ll admit my mistake!"


    Maybe he wasn''t a smart beggar at all.


    Because he was not considered a beggar!


    The old Daoist stood up and stared at the dusty statue in the temple for a long time. He asked, "You said you don''t have any family?"


    The little beggar nodded his head dejectedly. The old man did not turn his head, he did not need to turn his head to know the answer.


    The old man said, "Are you planning to continue as a beggar?"


    The little beggar shook his head in disgust.


    The old man naturally didn''t need to look back.


    The elder continued, "Then do you want to take me as your master and follow me around the martial arts world?" He was confident that he did not turn around. He knew the little beggar was definitely nodding his head with all his might.


    There was actually a trace of excitement in his heart! He had finally found the person he had been searching for all his life.


    When he was young, he had wanted to rely on his sword arts and the martial arts world to repay kindness and enmity. However, after travelling in the martial arts world for a long time, they had encountered many parasites that pursued fame and profit, were only interested in profit, and were proud of themselves. He gave up his false reputation and left.


    His life wasn''t very good, and of course he didn''t need to be. It was enough as long as he could live. Thus, he had used his own skill to save many people who were seriously ill.


    It was also because he saved someone that he was being chased.


    That was three years ago, he heard that the only son of Sect Leader Ye of Tianshan Sect had a strange disease. Sect Leader Ye was in despair. If anyone could cure his son''s illness, they would be willing to become sworn brothers with him as the Sect Leader.


    He naturally did not want to be a Sect Leader. He was just hungry and wanted to beg for a meal. After he used his own inner force to treat the wound for a month, the son of Sect Leader Ye was completely healed.


    The reason why Sect Leader Ye readily gave away the Sect Leader''s position was not because he wanted to, but because he saw something more valuable than the Sect Leader''s position.


    A martial arts secret manual!


    The old Daoist had spent his entire life searching for a true hero, but today, he had met a little beggar!


    How could he not be excited?


    The more the old Daoist thought about it, the happier he became. He was confident that the little beggar would follow him, because only if he was willing to keep him, and only if he followed him, would he be able to dominate the world!


    Unexpectedly, the little beggar still shook his head with all his might, and kept saying, "No, no! It still won''t do! "


    "Why not?" The old Daoist turned around and embarrassedly asked.


    The little beggar looked him up and down, and then lowered his head and shook it: "I am a little beggar to begin with, and now I am following an old beggar!" Not right! The little beggar himself is still living, if the old beggar does not come back to eat, then it will be very miserable. "


    The old Daoist angrily said, "Who are you calling a beggar?" Then, he looked at his shabby Daoist robe and then at the little beggar in front of him. He was angry and amused as he said, "Don''t you know that I, Wu ¡­"


    He wanted to say that his kung fu was peerless in this world, but he resisted.


    Even if he had, the little beggar would not have understood. He did not know martial arts, so he had no idea what they could be used for. He would rather learn the juggling technique because there were people watching the play, and there were also people who paid for it.


    The little beggar felt his body loosen a lot. Standing up, he spread out his hands and said to the old Daoist, "Enough! Give me the scones, I''m going to look for it! Oh! "Also, if you come with me to get the book, I will return it to you!"


    The elder said, "You don''t want to know who I am?"


    The little beggar said, "If you wanted me to know, I would have known."


    The old man said, "I am a poor Daoist from You Fang. My Daoist title is'' Emptiness. ''"


    The little beggar said, "The truth is the truth, while the truth is the truth. "Good name!"


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "I still don''t know about you."


    The little beggar laughed and said, "Because I ran fast. Everyone called me the Stealthy-Monkey." But those words are really hard to write, so I might as well call it Liu''er! "


    Daoist Wuzhu murmured the name of Little Six in a low voice, then began to pace back and forth as he felt yet another surge of joy.


    He made up his mind: he would take this disciple!


    Liu''er seemed to like him a little as she asked with interest, "You must be a juggler, right? Last night, you threw me so far away, but you didn''t even harm me in the slightest! "


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "Do you want to see some other tricks?"


    Liu''er clapped and cheered.


    The Daoist Priest walked to the window and grabbed a handful of snow. He used his strength to soften his hands into a ball of snow and passed it to Liu''er. "Try breaking it open."


    Liu''er couldn''t tear her face off even though she was holding in her anger. In fact, even if it was Hu Dazhi from last night, he would still have to hold in his face.


    This was because Daoist Xu had already secretly used his internal energy to condense the ball of snow into an ice ball!


    The Daoist took the ball of snow from Liu''er, placed it in his own palm, and opened his palm. Liu''er saw the white mist slowly rise from his palms, and the snowballs slowly melted into water, dripping down one by one.


    Liu''er clapped her hands and cheered, "What a good trick!" However, the little beggar has no money. If we meet again in the future, I''ll return it to you! "


    Daoist Zhen asked, "You still don''t want to come with me?"


    Liu''er replied, "I don''t want to. Hurry up and give me some pancakes. It''s a sunny day now, so the stray dog must be hiding somewhere. As long as it doesn''t move, I''ll be able to find it. "


    The Daoist sighed helplessly, "Don''t blame me for being shameless! You will naturally know your master''s intentions in the future! "


    Liu''er was completely confused. However, Daoist Zhen Zhen placed the sesame seed cake into her mouth and finished it in two or three bites!


    Liu''er roared, "Old man Lai!" Return my sesame seed cake! "


    The dust on the sculpture was shaken down and it revealed a smile.

 C5

    Yi Prefecture City, the cold wind was blocking the way, and the heavy snow was covering his eyes.


    In the snowy path, there was an old man and a young woman who were moving against the wind. The snowflakes were like goose feathers, and when they were blown by the wind, they were like blade leaves, causing their faces to be in pain.


    The old man thought to himself that if he wanted to dodge the cold wind and only focused on walking, he would have to jump left and right happily. The old Daoist robes fluttered wildly in the wind, and it was unknown if it was because the wind was strong or because the clothes were loose, but the young man would occasionally pull on his body.


    The old man seemed to be annoyed by the wind and snow. He muttered to himself, "The heavens have no kin, and are often with the good. I have been a good person my whole life, but have come to experience the pain of the snow."


    The youth said with a smile, "Master, the Dao returns: ''To the Void, quiet down.'' This blizzard is the weather of nature, and it does not matter to the kind. Master laments the heavens, and thinks that just because the heavens are angry at you, it is a great mistake. "


    The old man snappily said: "You little slut! Your teacher hasn''t eaten for two days. Since you''re so capable, why don''t you go and give your teacher something to eat? "


    The youth said, "You have been asking me to memorize books all day and have not taught me how to perform tricks! Furthermore, it is snowing heavily right now, and there are only a few passersby. It is impossible to fool them even if you wish to! "


    The old man angrily replied, "If I don''t steal it then I won''t steal it. I have never tried to coerce or tempt anyone. Where did the words'' cheating ''come from?" The teenager stuck his tongue out at him but didn''t say anything. The old man continued, "There''s a place to go up ahead. We should hurry up."


    He seemed to have smelled the food.


    The young man was even more happy, because in the past two months, the old man''s nose had never failed once.


    This master and disciple were none other than the old Daoist Master of the Green Continent, the little beggar Liu''er.


    That day, the Daoist priest had forced himself to eat a biscuit for six days, and Liu''er had fought with him for half a day. In the end, because he was small, he was beaten up.


    The two of them quickly turned the corner and walked forward for a while. Sure enough, they saw the front door of an inn was wide open and the four words Fortune Inn hung on the door. At this time, the wind had died down. The two of them gazed into the distance and saw a few figures dressed in martial attire sitting there, discussing something.


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "This is the place!" Liu''er was very happy to hear this. She quickened her steps and jumped towards the inn.


    The waiter was busy preparing tea for the guests at the center table. Hearing a light sound coming from the door, he turned around and saw a fifteen to sixteen year old child jumping in and standing there, looking around.


    The waiter sized him up and saw that he was dressed in filthy, disheveled, and unkempt clothing. The robe did not seem to belong to him, and it did not fit him at all. He decided he was a flower and shouted: "Where did this'' Little Flower ''come from? Get out!" As he spoke, he hurried outside.


    As they were rushing, they saw another old man standing outside the door. He was also dressed like a Daoist. The old man had white hair and a beard. His Daoist robe fluttered in the wind. At this moment, it was snowing heavily behind him, and the sky was covered in a vast expanse of whiteness. At first glance, the old man appeared to be a true Immortal that had descended into the mortal world.


    The waiter was stunned as he heard the old Daoist say, "Infinity Empyrean! The saying goes, ''The base is the base, the base is the base''. Although our clothes are worn out, in the end ¡­ " He couldn''t hear it clearly anymore.


    It turned out that Daoist Voidgrace was very hungry, and his voice was weak. Once again, a fierce wind blew against him, dispersing his thoughts.


    The waiter had initially thought that this old Daoist was a great deity who had descended upon this world, but who would have thought that this old Daoist would be someone who didn''t even have the strength to speak? He glared at the old man and said, "If there''s money for a meal or wine, come in!" With that, he left to take care of the other guests, ignoring the two.


    The Daoist man didn''t feel embarrassed at all. He stepped into the shop and looked around carefully. On a table in the corner sat a woman, half concealing her face, making her own tea and drinking water; on the table opposite was a huge, bearded man with a huge body and a huge body. On the table was an axe, and the man was eating a roasted chicken, which was dripping with saliva and crackling with food; the people sitting around the tables in the middle looked like peddlers.


    The Daoist man shook his head, then looked over and saw a man and a woman sitting opposite each other at a table on the left. The man was wearing a great sword at his waist, but he was dressed like a martial artist.


    There was only one person sitting on the right side of the table. It was a handsome young man around the age of twenty. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he seemed to be in high spirits. He was dressed in white with blue and white embroidery on his sleeves. On the table in front of him was a nine-inch long fan. The fan was black in color and had a yellow jade tail. It looked very pretty. Although the black fan could not compare to the sword of the young master at the neighboring table, it emitted a faint, cold light.


    From time to time, the youth would raise his head and look out the window, as if he was waiting for someone. The Daoist priest believed that this youth was the one who was treating him to a hearty meal, and he began to plan on what to do.


    While he was talking, he suddenly heard a girl say, "What bad luck, why did two of them come in?!" The Daoist man looked over and the woman with the bronze mirror said, "Don''t make them smell bad on my body, or else I won''t be discouraged even if I kill them!"


    The Daoist man did not pay any attention to him and continued to think of an idea to talk to the youth in charge of the fan. Liu''er, on the other hand, jumped up in anger. She scolded the woman, "Where did this yellow faced woman come from? Do not know shame!" For us to daub it down in public is not proper! "


    The woman was angry, and being scolded like that, she turned around and shouted at the man beside her: "Young Master Wang! You must kill him! "


    Young Master Wang comforted us, "Xiao Feng and I are here to admire the snow. Sister, don''t be angry. I''ll send them out right now. He then shouted to the waiter, "Hurry up and bring some food and wine to them and send them out. This young master will take care of you, don''t ruin my mood!"


    The waiter hastily replied, "Yes, yes, yes! Since Young Master Wang has said so, I will go and prepare some things! "


    The Daoist man was trying to figure out how to get a meal out so that he could fill his stomach. He was overjoyed to hear the young master''s words. He then shouted to the waiter, "Good wine, good dishes, quickly come!" He then cupped his hands and smiled to the young master Wang, "This young master is very dignified. I will leave immediately after eating."


    However, Liu''er cried out, "Who wants to eat your rotten rice?" A man does not know that he is unworthy of being a man. Look at your pig face, how dare you look in the mirror! All the women in the world are more beautiful than you! "


    In fact, Xiao Feng was quite pretty. However, Liu''er felt disgusted by her narcissism and even spoke rudely, which was why she scolded her so harshly. Upon hearing this, the Daoist sighed, thinking to himself that he was about to throw away his full meal.


    The rest of the group thought that this child had a bit of courage, but his life was coming to an end.


    Master Wang''s face suddenly changed. "Shua!" He drew his sword from its scabbard. The body of the sword was still humming.


    It was indeed a good sword, and it was unsheathed very quickly!


    However, Xiao Feng stopped him and rushed to say, "Tell me, who can be as beautiful as me?"


    What women care about most is not money, but that they are always prettier than others. Even if she cares a lot about money, it is because money makes them more beautiful.


    Liu''er, of course, had never seen a beauty before. He rarely saw even women, so he didn''t expect her to ask such a question. He was stunned as he said, "It''s ¡­ it''s ¡­" He was hesitating, but he couldn''t say anything.

 C6

    Right at this time, another person entered the door. It was a young girl about fourteen or fifteen years old with a round head and a round face. Her small nose was also round, and her large eyes looked around, making her look extremely adorable.


    Seeing that she was about the same age as him, Liu''er pointed at her and said, "This is the big sister. She''ll look better than you!"


    The round-faced girl did not know why, but when she saw someone pointing at her, she saw that it was a slovenly Daoist boy. When she walked over, the crowd saw that she was walking on the left, right, and left side of her body. She was crippled.


    Suddenly, she stretched out her right hand and grabbed hold of the index finger of Liu''er. She pulled it back with all her strength, and Liu''er cried out in pain, "What are you doing!"


    The woman said, "Who do you call big sister? Am I much older than you? " The sound was as melodious as the chirping of a bird.


    Liu''er did not lie. This girl was indeed more beautiful than Xiao Feng. The beauty of a woman cannot be limited to her face. The voice is a part of the person. Compared to her, Xiao Feng''s voice was as unpleasant as a hungry pig''s.


    Liu''er''s fingers had already been grabbed by her, and she quickly said with a smile: "No no, I''m praising you for being beautiful!"


    However, the woman did not give up and said, "That''s right, I heard it! If you call me elder sister, then what is I? "


    Thinking that, the girl tried to break it even more forcefully, and Liu''er yelled even louder, "Elder sister!" Sister! Let go! Let go! It''s about to break! "


    The woman revealed a proud expression and coquettishly scolded, "You''re calling me big sister!? You''re the one who called me big sister, right? "And you say I''m old!"


    Liu''er said, "You only heard the latter half of it. Didn''t you hear that I was praising your looks in the first half?"


    The woman''s two big round eyes were wide open, and even her black eyeballs could be clearly seen. It was like a frightened cat staring at a person, making people feel that it was funny and cute. She said, "If your mouth doesn''t say, then I''m ugly? Do you want me to trouble you? " She turned her face away from him. Feeling that she had not said enough, she turned around and said, "It''s too much!"


    Liu''er cried out in pain, "Good, good, good! "Good little sister, please let me go!"


    The lame woman tried even harder and asked, "Who is your sister? Are you trying to take advantage of me again?"


    Just as they were in a stalemate, a waiter came up with some food and wine. Seeing another lady coming in, he smiled apologetically and said, "Please allow the lady some space." It turned out that the woman was standing right in front of him, blocking his way.


    Liu''er thought that she could be saved this time, so she said: "Sister! Sister! Let go of him and let him come over. " The woman originally wanted to let go, but when she heard his words, she refused to let go. She only moved her body a few steps away.


    With every step she took, her hands gained a bit of strength, causing her to scream in pain.


    Everyone saw this scene and didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. They were originally worried about that daoist child''s life, but now such a cunning woman had appeared.


    Daoist Xu Zhen also had a faint smile on his face as he watched with interest while eating.


    "Little Luo, stop messing around." The one who spoke was the youth who had been sitting alone all this time, "It has been a few years since we last met, but you are really quite handsome. However, this character of his has not changed. "


    The lame girl turned around and saw the youth holding the fan. She smiled like a blooming lily as she shouted happily, "Big brother Jiang, you''re here indeed!" Suddenly, he thought of something and pouted, pretending to be angry. He said, "What did you call me just now? You have to call me little sister Xiao Lan! " After saying that, he put more strength into his hand, causing Liu''er to scream out in pain.


    Liu''er wasn''t prepared for this, and the pain was even worse than before. "If that''s the case, then that big brother over there offended you. Why don''t you break his finger, and you''re still trying to break mine?"


    The girl who called herself Xiao Lan opened her eyes wide and said, "He is my big brother Jiang, I don''t dare to go and capture him. Furthermore, his martial arts are too strong, I can''t catch him! I caught you, so I had to use all my strength here, but there was nothing you could do about it. " After which, he narrowed his eyes and giggled.


    The young man called Big Brother Jiang saw her messing around and ignored her. He smiled and said, "Little Lan, I haven''t seen you these years, you ¡­"


    Xiao Lan shouted, "Call me Little Lan!"


    Liu''er also shouted, "Aiyo! Aiyo! This time, it''s really going to end! "


    Big Bro Jiang said, "Don''t make any more trouble, sis!"


    Xiao Lan shouted word by word, "Little! Mist! Sister! "Sis!"


    AHH ¡­." At this moment, Liu''er''s face was in so much pain that two drops of tears could be seen. She cried out to the teenager holding the fan, "Brother Jiang, when have I ever offended you?" "Originally, these words were not meant to be a joke, but at this point, everyone who heard this could no longer hold it in and burst out laughing.


    His laughter was still uncertain, when Xiao Feng gave a cold humph and said: "It''s alright with her face, but what a pity she''s a cripple! And he''s a madman! "


    Hearing someone call her a Cripple Madman, Xiao Lan''s expression changed. The fan-wielding youth also immediately stopped smiling and frowned.


    Xiao Lan said with a stern voice, "Where did this mad dog come from? He is biting and barking wildly. Be careful that I cut her tongue!" Just now, Liu''er had called her elder sister, but now she called herself ''elder aunt'' instead of ''elder sister''.


    "To cut a person''s tongue, one must have a weapon that is suitable for use." Young Master Wang shook the sword in his hand and said, "Does Miss have a weapon?" With that, he took advantage of the situation and cut the wine cup in half. The opening was smooth and the upper part of the cup rested firmly on the sword''s blade! Not even a drop of wine was spilled. It was firmly fixed on the sword''s blade!


    Drawing the Saber! Breaking Water!


    With Young Master Wang''s display of skill, no one dared to laugh anymore, and the boorish man eating the chicken deliberately quieted down.


    Xiao Lan said, "Young master''s weapon is quite handy!"


    Young Master Wang said, "I wonder if we can cut off the tongue?"


    "Whether it can be chopped or not, we''ll know once we try."


    "Does the girl want to try?"


    Before Xiao Lan could reply, Liu''er interrupted her, "You don''t need to try anymore? Whose tongue is harder than a wine cup? " He didn''t know if this girl in front of him knew martial arts, but he was the one who caused this mess. He definitely wouldn''t let someone else blame him for nothing.


    Young Master Wang sneered. "Coincidentally, quite a few people have very hard tongues today."


    The Daoist man''s mouth was now covered in grease. He tugged at Liu''er''s clothes and said anxiously, "You won''t be able to eat without your tongue. Sit down and take a bite or two!"


    Liu''er shook him off and said with a frown, "Teacher, you ¡­" Before he could finish his sentence, he saw a black shadow flash as an ice-cold sword was pressed against his cheek!


    As long as it was gently delivered, the treasured sword could immediately pierce through the face and cut off the tongue!


    Young Master Wang laughed. "Little Taoist, my little sister Xiao Feng loves cleanliness. She said something that a lady should have said. The little Taoist, however, was full of obscenities and obscenities that disturbed our mood. I am not willing to be too fussy about it, but this little Taoist has said some nonsense, saying that this Madman, Miss Cripple, is more beautiful than my little sister Xiao Feng, which is something you shouldn''t have done! "


    Just as Xiao Lan was about to open her mouth and scold loudly, Liu''er rushed to say, "I''ve only seen the handsome young lady, I haven''t seen the crazy lame young lady! Some people must be blind, so it is no surprise that they saw it! "


    Master Wang''s face changed. He flicked his wrist and was about to stab forward when he heard a humming sound. The sword was struck by something, causing his hand to go numb!


    Another person said: "What little Taoist said is right, I also did not see Miss Mad Cripple!"


    The one who spoke was the youth who had been sitting there the entire time. At this moment, he was chewing a few peanuts with great interest.


    It was a peanut that had struck the sword. "According to common sense, the sword was made of iron, and the peanut struck the ground like an egg striking a stone. However, the peanut remained unharmed, and it only continued to spin on the ground!

 C7

    Most of the people in the inn were martial artists, while the sword of young master Wang was bounced away by a peanut. The rest of the people had clearly seen the sword, but none of them said a word as they did not want to cause trouble.


    However, the quieter it was, the more upset he became. He withdrew his sword, stepped on the peanuts on the ground, turned around and said to the youth with the fan, "This young master''s tongue is not that soft."


    The youth said, "It''s more than enough to force the wine cup!"


    He had wanted to show off his power in front of the woman, but he didn''t expect that someone else would steal the limelight from him. That youth only used a peanut to make his palm tingle. His martial arts were much higher than his own, so he could still understand this point. Judging from the relationship between the crippled girl and the youth, they were definitely not easy to deal with.


    Right now, the only person he could deal with was that slovenly little dao boy. However, if this young man were to attack again, then he wouldn''t be able to avoid a fierce battle. It was best to investigate the background of this young man and sell him his affection so that he could save his face.


    Young Master Wang had already made up his mind. He said to the young man, "If everyone here speaks like Young Master, then this young master will cut off his tongue one by one." I am not a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong, it''s just that this Taoist did not follow the rules and did not use words. I''m not used to it, I can just teach him a lesson or two. Young master is a kind-hearted and kind-hearted young man, so this young master appreciates him a lot. "I am an untalented young master, and my name is'' Pigeon ''. I am the young master of the little Flying Cloud Sect. May I know who is this young master?"


    Everyone was shocked; they did not expect this young master to be from the Feng Feiyun gang.


    The Cloud Sky Sect was one of the few big gangs in the city. It had nearly a thousand members, and his father, Wang Jian, was famous for his ruthlessness. Wang Jian relied on his unparalleled Qing Gong as well as his numerous sect members to bully the common people. He also indulged his sect''s disciples, killing and robbing them, doing everything he could. Since Wang Jian had bribed the government, the government turned a blind eye to the people who came to report. The people did not dare to speak out in anger, but secretly began to chant, "Ten million kings will fly in the clouds, and the sky above the city of Yi Zhou will change. One day, the turtle shell will break and the government will take turns to sit down. "


    This young master of the Cloud Sky Sect was known as the "Cloud Chasing Crane" and his skill in the art of Qing Gong was not low. He had nothing to do all day, and spent the day strolling around the city looking for beauties. At night, he sneaked into that family''s home and raped that girl. Any beauty in the city had most likely been tainted by him. Many virgins committed suicide because of this, so they were nicknamed "man-eating pigeons".


    Although Wang pigeon''s words were polite, he introduced himself. He was obviously trying to suppress this young man with the title of ''Cloud Sky Sect''. Seeing the cowardly look on everyone''s faces, Wang pigeon sneered.


    The youth continued to eat his peanuts as if he didn''t hear him and didn''t want to answer.


    The young lady Xiao Lan saw his pride, she snorted and said: "At that time, who was it that relied on my rich father, a rich young master who made a name for himself everywhere! Oh, no! It was a man-eating pigeon! "You guys should not call him ''Feiyun'' gang '', you guys should call him'' climbing the wall ''instead!


    No one dared to breathe out loud. Only Liu''er felt that what Xiao Lan said was funny and burst out laughing.


    Wang Xiang''s face turned purple. He thought that if he said the name ''Cloud Sky Sect'', these people would kneel down and beg for mercy. He didn''t expect this little girl to not care about him at all and to scold him even more harshly. But because the youth was here, he could only endure and ask, "Who are you really?"


    Normally, he relied on the reputation of the Flying Cloud Sect because these two people were not afraid of the Flying Cloud Sect.


    Little Lan wanted to reply, but then she heard the sound of horse hooves at the door. In a split-second, two burly men entered the room, their faces covered in whiskers. There weren''t many people in the inn, but once they entered, it instantly became much more crowded.


    The two men looked at Xiao Lan and then at the young man with the fan. They clasped their hands at the young man and said, "Young Master, we are back."


    The youth no longer paid any attention to Wang Hou and asked the two big men, "Did you find out what? "To me."


    One of the men said, "There are thirteen Qiao family members. Only one is left alive. The miserable state that they are in is something that we two brothers have never seen before!"


    Xiao Lan no longer paid attention to Wang pigeon and asked in surprise, "There''s still the scene where Uncle Bai Wen and Uncle Bai Wu can''t bear to see it?"


    "Even though they are dead, their faces are still full of smiles!"


    "He might be alive, but he might as well be dead!"


    A big fellow continued: "We brothers have seen how sinister a person''s death is, but all twelve of them had smiles on their faces and were lying in a pool of blood. "That look is too eerie. I, Bai Wen, will never see it again!"


    Bai Wu continued, "The one who survived was a baby boy. If he was hungry for too long and had nowhere to look for food, he would just lie in the arms of a woman and drink the blood that dripped from his neck! Because of the cold, when we went there, the blood of the dead had been frozen into streaks of blood, and the child was still sucking on them! It was actually clear and melodious! "


    When Liu''er heard this, she seemed to hear the sound of ice blood splintering into pieces. Although his stomach was empty, he still felt a wave of nausea!


    Xiao Lan could no longer hold it in and angrily scolded, "What a murderer who deserves to be sliced into a thousand pieces!" Then, he looked at Wang Hou who was not far away and angrily said: "Only you, Feng Feiyun, can do such a thing! Speak! Did you do it? "


    After the two burly men came in and spoke to the teenager, Wang pigeon was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He no longer had that domineering appearance from before. Being yelled at by Xiao Lan, she unconsciously took two steps back, stammering so hard that she couldn''t even speak.


    He finally knew who this youth was.


    His surname was Jiang, and although he had never seen him before, he had seen these two big men before. These two were people from the Immortal Crocodile Manor, and the Immortal Crocodile''s master, Jiang Zhong, was named Jiang!


    He was the young master of the Immortal Crocodile Manor!


    In Yi City, the only place that could frighten him was the Immortal Crocodile Manor. Although the Immortal Crocodile''s estate didn''t have many sect disciples, everyone had their own unique techniques, fighting one against ten. These people were all chivalrous, so they all secretly said that there would be a day when the crocodiles would fly into the sky and devour the bastards in the sky. When these words reached Wang Jian''s ears, he was so angry that he did not care about the consequences. He challenged the crocodiles in public, but was beaten up by them until his vitality was greatly damaged. Only after three years did he recover.


    Since then, Wang Jian had held a grudge in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only fight in secret.


    Wang pigeon did not have much ability, and today, he accidentally created a conflict with the Immortal Crocodile clan. Naturally, he was scared to death. He was not only afraid of the Immortal Crocodile clan, he was also afraid of his father, Wang Jian.


    Wang pigeon secretly looked at the youth. It was unknown what the youth was thinking as he broke out in a cold sweat.


    But the youth only said, "Did the two uncles save the baby?"


    The Daoist nodded in satisfaction, "Those who are dead are already dead. Those who are alive must live on." What this youth was concerned about was what he should be concerned about.


    Sometimes, due to the influence of emotions, people tend to neglect what they should do most right now.


    Bai Wen Bai Wu nodded. The youth also nodded with satisfaction. He would not ask anymore because he completely trusted these two people.


    Bai Wen wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he didn''t say anything. Seeing this, the youth asked, "Uncle Bai Wen, do you still have anything else to say?"


    Bai Wen said, "There''s still a poem on the wall."


    The youth said, "What poem? "It''s fine to say it."


    Bai Wen wanted to say something, but he hesitated. The youth faced Bai Wu and said, "Since it is already written on the wall, it means that someone has the intention to inform the world. It is impossible to hide it from them."


    Bai Wu helplessly said, "Poetry:


    The Immortal Sect had a merciful heart.


    The crocodile''s stomach was in chaos.


    Why did the city have to be cloudy?


    I will kill all those who have a wicked smile on their faces! "

 C8

    This was actually a hidden poem, and it was a sword that pointed to the Immortal Crocodile Manor!


    Right now in Yi City, there was still no one who dared to openly provoke the Immortal Crocodile clan. There had been one before, but now this person didn''t dare to.


    Thus, this was not an act of Feiyun. Of course it wouldn''t be done by the other gangs in Yi Zhou City.


    In that case, the Immortal Crocodile''s estate would definitely encounter a calamity.


    Young Master Jiang''s expression was solemn as he pondered over this. If their opponent was anyone from Yi City, they wouldn''t be afraid. In fact, even if it were the other sects in the martial arts world, they would still not be afraid. However, the Immortal Crocodile Manor was known for being the best in the martial arts world for no reason at all.


    He thought about it for a long time, but didn''t speak. He didn''t speak, and the others didn''t dare to speak either.


    On the other hand, the young girl Xiao Feng, who had lost face because her young master was useless, could not help but snort coldly in her heart, "Ah! This was actually a hidden poem! On the surface, it was just and righteous, but it did this sort of thing behind the scenes! "It''s nothing more than that!" She didn''t dare to say it out loud. She didn''t mention the words'' Immortal Crocodile Manor '', but rather'' so what? ''


    The reason why she dared to speak was not because she wasn''t afraid of the Immortal Crocodile clan, but because she knew that they wouldn''t make a move against her.


    Since they were the strongest in the world, they wouldn''t act against a weak girl.


    Sometimes fame makes you feel like you''re on the ground, but sometimes it makes you feel like you''re on thin ice.


    If one stayed under a good or false name for a long time, it would be easy to distinguish between good and bad people, and between right and wrong.


    Sure enough, no one moved.


    The young girl Xiao Lan endured in her heart. However, this matter was very strange, and she did not know how to refute it. Her cheeks, which were originally round, were now flushed with anger, appearing somewhat rounder. When Xiao Feng saw that she had nothing to say, she became even more happy. The corner of her mouth curled up as she sneered at her.


    One of them said: "No way." Not Also... "Not also ¡­" Everyone recognized the voice. It was the unlucky little Daoist.


    Liu''er had a good impression of Big Brother Jiang. She only wanted to retort at Xiao Feng''s words to dispel her anger, but she didn''t know what to say. She could only say "no, no" at that moment.


    Xiao Lan endured for a long time, and when she heard someone speaking up for them, she was overjoyed. She then said to Liu''er with a smile, "Good little brother, why don''t you tell us what happened?" Suddenly, he thought of something and changed his tone. "Good brother, tell me about it." But when he thought about it, he felt that it wasn''t appropriate. He wanted to change his words again, but he didn''t know what to call him. He put his hands on his waist, then raised his little face and coquettishly said: "Little Sloppy, hurry and say it!"


    Liu''er, how could you have anything to say? Seeing that Xiao Lan was angry and was afraid that she would pinch his fingers, he was scared to the point of rolling his eyes and spouting nonsense, "What hidden poem, I think it''s a hidden tail poem!" Suddenly, he remembered something and shouted, "That''s right! This is the ''Hidden Tail Poem''! "


    Xiao Lan sat at Liu''er''s table with her hands on her cheeks and her large orange eyes staring at her. She said happily: "Hurry up and tell me! Why is it a tail poem? "


    Liu''er was so scared that she stepped back and continued, "This is the poem that the Qiankun Hall left behind!" When everyone heard this, they didn''t know what was going on. Only the woman in the corner, whose face was covered by half a mask, exclaimed out loud. However, everyone was watching and didn''t hear anything.


    The waiter seemed to be quite interested in this idea and he took a look.


    Liu''er continued, "I have traveled the world with Master for several months. Just a while ago, when we were passing Little Bamboo Town in Lingnan, we heard that there was a murder there, and that the villain of that town had died. There was also a poem at the scene, "For evil, don''t speak ill. The universe knows the universe!" The people there did not know what the Heaven and Earth Palace was for, but since they had killed the wicked, they must be people who were acting on behalf of the heavens! Since this poem has the word ''Universe'' hidden within it, it must be the work of the people from the Heaven and Earth Hall! "


    He originally wanted to quell the anger in Feiyun''s heart, but he didn''t know if the Qiankun Hall was real or fake. He was afraid that the crowd would not believe him, so he continued, "This poem has some other meaning, like ''a turbid field, a smile that is worth thousands of gold''."


    Xiao Lan was curious and asked, "What kind of method is this?"


    Liu''er became more proud the more she spoke, the louder her voice became. She continued, "Think about it, what kind of land is the Immortal Crocodile Manor lacking, and what silvers are they lacking? "Of course not." Although he didn''t know about the Immortal Crocodile Manor, he was still able to read the poem.


    Naturally, the Immortal Crocodile''s estate would have plenty of money.


    Liu''er continued: "I believe that this is the name of the hero in the Heaven and Earth Palace, one is called ''Muddy Field'' and the other is called ''Laughing Thousand Gold''! The lives of these twelve people were killed by the two of them! "


    When Xiao Lan heard this, she pouted her mouth and shook her head, asking, "No, no, no. The Heaven and Earth Palace is the one who will administer justice on behalf of the heavens, how could they do such a malicious thing?" After he had finished speaking, he suddenly felt that he shouldn''t have asked this question, "If this little slut is wrong, wouldn''t it be a hidden poem? If there really is such a thing, wouldn''t the Immortal Crocodile''s estate suffer? " He immediately blushed and lowered his head silently.


    Liu''er was always talking nonsense, so how could she stand people''s questions? He fiercely glared at her, and then said with a stern face: "These two must be traitors from the Heaven and Earth Hall! "If you want to ruin the reputation of the Cosmos Sack, you can just randomly kill people."


    Hearing him excuse her again, Xiao Lan immediately agreed, "Yes! Yes! It must be two traitors! "Hehehehe."


    The two of them, regardless of how far-fetched their words were, were actually very happy as they chimed in with each other.


    Young Master Jiang thought for a long time before he stood up and said to Bai Wen and Bai Wu, "I''ll trouble the two uncles to go back first and report this to my father. I''ll be right back. " Bai Wen and Bai Wu acknowledged him with a "yes" before turning around and leaving the restaurant.


    Young Master Jiang then said to Xiao Lan, "Xiao Lan, let''s go as well." As he finished speaking, he looked at Liu''er. Although this little Daoist boy was young, he had a bit of a chivalrous heart. He would definitely not be willing to give him a full meal. So he said to Liu''er, "Can you tell me more about the Universal Hall? Come with me? "


    Liu''er was very happy to hear this and looked towards her teacher. Seeing the attitude of the crowd towards this youth, Daoist Zhen knew in his heart that this youth was born to be extraordinary. Although this young man might have some martial arts grudge, after thinking about it for a few days and not worrying about food, how could he object? He immediately replied with an apologetic smile, "Yes, yes!"


    Young Master Jiang smiled at him, then took out a silver ingot from his pocket and placed it on the table. He glanced at Young Master Wang and said, "If Young Master Wang has any plans, then come to my Immortal Crocodile Manor!"


    Liu''er turned to Little Lan and asked, "Who did you call Little Sloppy just now?" He followed her out.


    Xiao Lan followed closely behind, and upon hearing Liu''er''s question, she hurriedly gave an apologetic smile and said, "No, no! I''m calling you big brother! "


    "Whose brother are you calling brother? Am I much older than you?"


    "Not big, good brother."


    "Whose brother are you calling brother? Are you trying to take advantage of me again?"


    Xiao Lan had originally thought that this daotong had helped her before, but his words were much more polite. Who would have thought that he would imitate her? She angrily said, "What do you want?" As she spoke, she raised her hand to grab at his fingers, but Liu''er had suffered just now, so she didn''t dare let her grab hold of him. I was wrong! "


    "Who do you call big sister? Am I much older than you?"


    "No, no, sister, don''t chase anymore!"


    "Whose sister are you calling me? Are you trying to take advantage of me again?"


    The two of them were playing around and completely forgot that there were twelve frozen corpses lying on the ground amidst the snow, giving out weird smiles.

 C9

    When Sir Jiang stepped out of the restaurant, he saw that the world was snow-white and all the dirt in the world was covered in the snow. His brows relaxed as he heaved a sigh of relief. He waved the black fan in his hand and sighed, "The power of the heavens is so generous! Whether it be the dead wood rivers, or the bright flowers in the high mountains, all belong to the same white day and night. If human beings could possess such divine powers, then how could the world be so unfair? "


    The Daoist man saw that this youth was neither arrogant nor impetuous. Even though he possessed exceptional martial arts skills, he did not try to show off and was rather narrow-minded. However, these words were a bit extreme. The Daoist did not want him to go astray, so he intentionally tried to change him, saying, "The blizzard is only temporary, and the longest is only half a year. The heavens and the earth were vast, and there was a mixture of white and black. All living things can exist in this world. This is called being generous. "


    Young Master Jiang ruminated over it for a while before relaxing. He cupped his hands towards Daoist Shi and said, "Senior is right. Junior understands!"


    The Daoist then clasped his hands together and recited a Daoist chant. He then continued, "Young master, you are already so perceptive at such a young age. In the future, you will definitely be able to accomplish something. However, how should I address you, Young Master? "


    Young Master Jiang said, "My surname is Jiang and I have the name ''City''. "May I ask how is Senior''s Dao title?"


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "This one is called Liu''er." Then he pointed to Liu''er, who was running away from Xiao Lan. It was all thanks to young master''s help just now that we were able to avoid a disaster. "


    Jiang Cheng said, "It was all thanks to little Taoist''s help that we were able to avoid a war of words."


    For him, it was easier to move his hand than to move his mouth. It wasn''t that he was willing to act, but at times of need, he was even less willing to move his mouth.


    This was because fighting against others increased one''s martial arts, but bickering with others increased one''s worries.


    The Daoist laughed and asked, "The sky and the earth are frozen now. This humble Taoist sees that the Young Master is still holding onto a fan. I believe that this fan is not used to cool the wind."


    Jiang Cheng said, "The wind is already strong enough, and the weather is cold enough."


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "Is that your young master''s weapon?" Jiang Cheng once again waved his fan and nodded his head. Daoist Xu Zhen continued, "Can I have a look?"


    Jiang Cheng handed the fan over and the Daoist man accepted it with both hands, carefully inspecting it. The fan was made of what looked like a piece of black wood with a cold glow on its surface. It was surprisingly smooth and extraordinary. Taking advantage of the heavy snow, he could not help but feel a little cold. If you look closely inside, you will see naturally formed patterns, with rings intertwining and varying in size.


    After Daoist Voidgrace finished reading, he murmured to himself pensively, "Can it be that there really is one?" Then he read it again carefully, shaking his head and nodding his head.


    River City saw that Qin Lie was so interested in his fan and replied, "Senior seems to be very fond of fans."


    Daoist Xu Zhen furrowed his brows, then handed the fan back. "A fan is different from a fan."


    Jiang Cheng took the fan and looked at it in his hand, but he couldn''t find anything out of the ordinary. He said, "But I don''t see anything out of the ordinary."


    Daoist Zhen asked again, "Since it''s a weapon, I can''t see any difference. Can there be any difference?"


    Weapons naturally had to be used.


    However, with River City''s martial arts level, there was no one who could make him use this weapon.


    River City shook his head and said, "Junior has never used it before. However, this junior does not have any other weapons, so even if I had used them before, I would not have felt that it was any different. "


    The Daoist smiled and said, "The young master has already used a divine art to protect himself at such a young age. This is truly a cause for celebration."


    If it were any other young man, they would have jumped in joy. However, Jiang Cheng did not jump in joy. In fact, he did not even jump in joy.


    Jiang Cheng said, "Senior, do you see any difference?"


    The Daoist stroked his white beard and said, "I presume that young master has just entered the martial arts world and is unaware of this. According to legend, in the far south, there was a cold mountain. The mountain was covered with a thousand years of snow, and not a single blade of grass grew on it. However, on the peak of the mountain grew a divine tree, which was incredibly large. Its branches and leaves flourished, and the sun rose over the entire mountain. From afar, the Divine Wood seemed like a large umbrella cover that tightly covered the cold mountain. Therefore, the mountain was changed to the umbrella cover mountain. The divine tree on the mountaintop wouldn''t burn even if it was on fire. After being burnt, it would only turn black and become tougher than steel. If you can turn the burned Divine Wood into a weapon, then forget about Number One Under Heaven, you can even walk the martial arts forest alone. "


    River City frowned and said, "If what senior said is true, then the trees at the top of the mountain should have been cut down long ago. There aren''t many left." If everyone took a piece of wood and used it as a weapon, wouldn''t they be able to walk the martial arts forest alone? In any case, everyone had one, and no one could beat the other. In that case, the world would be much calmer. How could a mere piece of wood surpass a martial arts crowd of heroes? It''s a little too exaggerated. "


    The Daoist Priest felt that this youth''s thoughts were somewhat extreme. He secretly shook his head and said, "The world is vast. There are countless strange things. We have never seen them with our own eyes. Whether we believe them or not is not something to be recklessly determined." Then he stroked his beard and peeked at them from the corner of his eyes, hoping they understood. Then, he continued, "This is just a rumour that hasn''t been confirmed. Although the people in the martial arts world wanted that piece of wood, they didn''t even know where to find that umbrella canopy mountain or where to find that divine tree. Furthermore, although the wood was good, it was extremely difficult to obtain. Under the leaves of this divine wood, where there was shade, there was poison. Within the hills, there are many poisonous snakes and scorpions. If someone were to find that mountain, they would only be able to forget about it, let alone break it. "


    Jiang Cheng looked at the black fan in his hand, and saw that the patterns were indeed lines on a tree, he then heard Daoist Zhen Zhen saying, "If you talk about making a person walk alone in the martial arts forest, it''s only because that tree grows in the Poison Cave, it can''t help but take in poisonous gas all year round, and its branches and leaves contain its own poison. However, those who were injured by the wood poison would at least lose their skin, lose their internal energy, or even lose their seven orifices. They would die on the spot. Although ordinary swords and sabers could be coated with poison, they were not poisonous. You can''t always do that in a fight, can you? Ordinary plants and vegetation can also be poisonous, but they will not be as hard as iron. "


    Jiang Cheng frowned and asked, "Then, senior, which divine tree do you think I am?"


    Daoist Zhen said, "This Penniless Priest can''t see it either, but it shouldn''t be. I wonder where this fan came from? "


    Jiang Cheng said, "This is a gift from my aunt when I was coming down the mountain. It definitely isn''t some wooden log on top of that umbrella!" He sounded happy.


    The Daoist man frowned and asked, "Martial artists, do you not wish to walk the world alone?" When the Young Master heard this, he concluded that this fan was not made from divine wood and was instead happy.


    River City replied, "If my aunt really gave me such a precious gift, how could I dare to accept it? Also, based on what senior said just now, junior felt that this wood is extremely poisonous and evil. It isn''t some divine wood. Such an evil being, even if it is of myriad uses, I would not want it. "


    In the martial world, there was no one who didn''t want their own martial arts to rule the world. Some people didn''t even care what methods they used. Whether it was secretly learning, scheming, encountering by chance, or eating strange flowers or herbs, as long as it was beneficial for his own skill, he would use all of his mental energy to obtain them.


    The young man in front of him had the heart of a chivalrous hero. It was just that he was too stubborn. If he gave a little guidance, he would definitely become a true hero.


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "Young Master is open-minded and benevolent, it''s really rare! However, in the world, there was definitely a right and a wrong. It was like the night and day of the world alternating endlessly. It is not natural for us to insist on staying in the day because we are tired of the night. " River City seemed to be deep in thought as he listened to Daoist Honest Qi''s words. He could not help but nod his head.


    Although the few of them were on foot, they had already spent some time on the road, but were still unable to find any traces of the Immortal Crocodile Manor. Daoist Zhen asked again, "How far is it from your esteemed mansion?"


    Jiang Cheng said, "I was careless. I forgot to tell you guys. "I would like to first explore the courtyard of the Qiao family before heading to the village."


    Daoist Voidgrace was truly vexed. He didn''t want to get involved, but he just couldn''t escape.


    The Daoist man was still unwilling to go, but there was nothing he could do. He was an outsider, so it was inconvenient for him to persuade her either. That young girl, Xiao Lan, seemed very close to River City. If she didn''t tell him, he might be able to change his mind. Thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "As the saying goes, a person has three souls and seven souls. Those who had died in vain would have their souls gathered and not dispersed due to resentment. The twelve people of the Qiao family had all died in vain, and their deaths looked weird. There must be ghosts and vengeful spirits in the courtyard. If we go here, we must be afraid of a disaster. "


    He purposely raised his voice so that Xiao Lan could hear.


    As expected, Xiao Lan heard it and felt a chill on her back. She hurriedly ran to the side of River City and looked at it with her round eyes. After a moment, he suddenly became happy and said to the Daoist Master of Truth, "Aren''t you Daoists the ones who capture ghosts? "I''m not afraid anymore as long as you guys are here!"

 C10

    After the time it took to make a cup of tea, the four of them arrived at the courtyard of the Qiao family. There was no wind now, and the snow had stopped falling. It was quiet all around.


    His heartbeat could not be heard, but at this moment, not only could he hear it, it was also as noisy as a gong or a drum.


    It was very disturbing!


    As they walked in the snow, the sound of footsteps rang out. Liu''er and Xiao Lan had stopped messing around long ago. They were all walking behind the Daoist man and River City.


    Jiang Cheng saw that the yard was covered with snow and was afraid that they would mess up their footprints. He was also worried that the scene in the yard was too eerie to let the two children see, so he said to the three of them, "You guys wait here, I''ll go in and take a look."


    Xiao Lan pouted and complained, "What''s so good about dead people ¡­"


    River City said, "Sometimes, the dead are more beautiful than the living."


    Indeed, a dead person could not speak, and it just so happened that people who did not speak most of the time were very good-looking.


    Xiao Lan sighed and asked worriedly, "Can your martial arts deal with ghosts and monsters?"


    Seeing her worry, River City smiled and said, "Coincidentally, Taoist Master just gave me a magic treasure." After he finished speaking, he smiled and his feet sank into the snow on the doorstep. In a moment, white steam was emitted from the soles of his feet, turning the snow on his feet into water.


    When Liu''er saw this scene, she was no different from the snow that the Daoist Master Xu had turned into, clapping her hands in delight.


    Jiang Cheng waited for the soles of his shoes to dry before pushing open the yard door. He then put his hand into the snow inside the yard and circulated his inner strength.


    The three of them saw the snow suddenly rise up. It was about seven inches long, and it was twisting and turning like a white snake. Jiang Cheng pulled out his hand and the "white snake" scurried almost ten feet away with a swoosh!


    Jiang Cheng also followed suit, but his speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he had already caught up with "White Snake", and then his body collapsed on top of "White Snake". His body then jumped forward and landed in the hall, disappearing without a trace.


    The real Traceless Snowsteps!


    Liu''er didn''t know any martial arts, so she could tell that this Big Bro Jiang''s martial arts were very high. Moreover, his figure was so relaxed and elegant. She couldn''t help but feel a sense of envy.


    Xiao Lan said happily, "The Spirit Serpent Movement Technique! It''s really tight! "


    Liu''er looked at her and saw that half of her face was red from the cold. There was a white frost on her eyelashes and she blinked, adding a little more charm. She took a deep breath and muttered: "Really. If I learned it, would you be so happy?" After that, he smiled bitterly and shook his head to himself, "I am a little beggar. If I can learn it, I will only know how to take advantage of people. It would definitely not be an elegant thing anymore."


    Xiao Lan was lost in thought, thinking about how agile and elegant the Spirit Serpent Steps could be. After hearing Liu''er''s words, he slowly turned his head and asked, "Little Sloppy, what did you say just now?"


    Liu''er blushed, feeling slightly awkward. Hearing her address him as'' Little Sloppy '', he said angrily, "I''m also someone with a famous surname. Why do you keep on calling me'' Little Sloppy ''?"


    Xiao Lan''s eyes opened wide as she laughed, "You have a name, but you didn''t tell me it. I call you brother because I''m afraid I''m getting old. I let you take advantage of me by calling you big brother. It''s not like I don''t know etiquette. So I can only call you ''Little Sloppy''. After thinking about it for a while, it should still be tiring! "


    Liu''er didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. "Then let me tell you, I''m called Liu''er. Don''t call me Sloppy anymore!"


    Xiao Lan said, "Your name was given to me by someone else. I gave it to little Sloppy. If someone calls you out to someone else, you can answer. Why shouldn''t I call you by my name? Why do I have to use someone else''s name instead of my own? Wouldn''t that be very troublesome? " Then he looked at Liu''er with a silly smile.


    Liu''er thought that she was quite clever with her words. It was only today that she met her that she knew that there was always someone above her.


    He didn''t dare continue speaking and only asked: "What martial arts was the ''Spirit Serpent Movement Technique'' that you spoke of earlier? Is it very strong?"


    Xiao Lan said, "Didn''t you personally witness how formidable Li Jun is?"


    Liu''er said enviously, "Some things are better off not being seen."


    Xiao Lan said, "You want to learn?"


    Liu''er said, "It''s not like you can teach her."


    Xiao Lan replied, "You have a master. You cannot have another master. And I don''t like stupid disciples either. "


    Liu''er said disdainfully, "My master only asks me to recite. It would be better if I don''t have any."


    The Daoist wasn''t really angry. He just laughed and said, "He really is a stupid disciple."


    Xiao Lan giggled and said to Liu''er, "Look at Little Sloppy, you are indeed stupid."


    Liu''er said angrily, "If you continue to call me little Sloppy, I won''t pay any more attention to you." When are you not calling out? When am I going to answer? "


    Rolande laughed coquettishly again and sized him up before saying, "But I feel that Little Sloppy is the only one that suits your current appearance. Can you change your name? "


    The name was just a code name. A person called Fairy might be even more sinful and ugly than Yaksha.


    Liu''er was angry and ignored her.


    Xiao Lan continued, "Seems like you don''t like reciting. It''s fine if you don''t like reciting. Why does your master want to force you? "


    Her words were really sharp, and she really knew how to speak to people.


    If you want a person to talk to you, it''s smart to ask the person or thing he wants to complain about the most.


    Sure enough, Liu''er couldn''t help but say, "Because he''s lazy!" If he wasn''t willing to, he wouldn''t be able to. The books are all about bluffing, and we''re going to cheat a meal out of it, so I''ll have to carry it! Confucius said to himself, "Even if you don''t want to do anything, don''t do anything to others. He doesn''t understand this principle either!"


    The Daoist furiously retorted, "The Son of Heaven returns to the present day: ''Sickness is in the heart of your teacher!''" You have neither respect for me nor for learning! It was time to fight! How many times have I told you this? How could that possibly be a scam book? It''s a scripture for treating illnesses and saving lives. It''s a good book! "


    Xiao Lan said seriously, "I will know if the book is good or not by listening to it. You can memorize it."


    Liu''er asked, "Why should I listen to you from the side?"


    Xiao Lan laughed, "If you don''t memorize it, then it''s like you haven''t, it''s just that you''re slacking off! "If you''re lazy, you''ll be beaten!" He then said to Daoist Xu Zhen, "You saw it! He won''t be able to carry it, so you have to ruthlessly hit his butt! "


    Liu''er was greatly agitated, and said angrily: "Who said I can''t take it back?! Book Day: ''All things in the world exist in yin and yang energy. The combination of yin and yang energy and the body could be said to be guarding the center. Yang Qi originated from the Baihui Acupuncture Point, Yin Qi gathered at the Yongquan Point. "Two auras that are so continuous ¡­"


    At this point, Xiao Lan exclaimed and asked curiously, "How is this a Holy Book of Healing? This is obviously a martial art technique."


    Liu''er smiled and said, "How is this a martial arts technique? This is clearly a scam book!"


    The Daoist angrily replied, "How is this a scam book!?" This is a sacred book for treating illnesses and saving lives! "

 C11

    The three of them were about to argue when their vision blurred. With a flash of white, River City appeared beside them.


    Seeing that Jiang Cheng was safe and sound, Xiao Lan heaved a long sigh of relief and pouted, "Has Big Bro Jiang seen enough?" It was obvious that they were complaining about River City.


    Jiang Cheng looked at her worried face and felt his heart warm up. "That scene was really eerie. It didn''t look good at all." Liu''er thought about what the two men had said and could not help but shiver. "It''s not pretty, so why did you have to look at it for so long?" His tone was not like Xiao Lan''s. Although he had his own complaints, there were also traces of worry and desolation mixed within.


    He also wanted someone to worry about, but since he could remember, he was the only one who worried.


    Jiang Cheng didn''t know that he had been inside for such a long time. He said apologetically, "I shouldn''t have made you worry. I''m trying to kill someone!"


    Liu''er and Xiao Lan were shocked, "Murder?" Liu''er''s eyes swept across Jiang Cheng''s body, and she saw that there were no bloodstains on his body. It was obvious that he wasn''t hurt, so she was a little worried. However, they were outside the door and did not hear any sounds of fighting. Their confusion gradually increased as they asked, "Did Big Bro Jiang find the culprit?" Have you already killed him? " Since he wasn''t injured, then it must be someone else.


    Jiang Cheng looked more and more solemn as he said, "I am killing people, but the ones I am killing are the dead." But even if they are dead, I can''t kill them. "


    Liu''er was confused. She started babbling when she saw River City coming out of the courtyard. It was just as her teacher had said, but it was hard to say if there was a vengeful spirit inside. Worried, he asked, "Has Big Bro Jiang been possessed?" Master, was he shocked by the monsters in the courtyard to the point of spouting nonsense? "


    Liu''er looked nervously at Daoist Master Xu. Before Daoist Master Xu could answer, Xiao Lan asked, "Brother Jiang, do you want to use the murderer''s method to kill me again?"


    Liu''er thought about River City being possessed by ghosts and did not understand Xiao Lan''s words, so she asked, "What do you mean? Why do we have to kill it again? Kill who again? "


    Xiao Lan rolled her eyes at him in disdain, and said, "You are indeed too stupid. "Big Bro Jiang is sparring with the culprit."


    Liu''er was even more surprised, "So the murderer is really in there! It seems like Big Bro Jiang has already killed him. Initially, I was worried that someone would set them up, but now ¡­ " But after thinking for a while, he asked worriedly, "Since the culprit is inside, why didn''t Big Bro Jiang capture him alive?" Wouldn''t it be death without a witness if we just kill him like that? "


    "Aiya! "Why are you so stupid!" Xiao Lan patted Liu''er, and said while shaking her head, "The murderer is not in there! "Brother Jiang is the one who killed the twelve Qiao Clan members who died long ago!" Then he looked at the increasingly confused Liu''er and explained, "Their corpses have never been moved, which means that their current appearance is the same as when the murderer killed them. "Since the killer is able to kill them, Big Bro Jiang will definitely be able to do the same."


    River City shook his head and said, "I can''t kill him."


    Liu''er finally understood what River City was doing and also understood River City''s worries. Since he couldn''t kill the Qiao Family''s population like the killer, it meant that the killer''s martial arts skills were higher than River City''s!


    Daoist Xu was right. River City was indeed a newcomer, but even so, his martial arts was enough to dominate the martial arts world.


    However, he was defeated in Yi City!


    Not only that, there was also a high chance that this person was an enemy of the Immortal Crocodile clan.


    There shouldn''t be any enemies in the Immortal Crocodile Manor, but the martial arts world was always like this. No matter if you did good or evil, there would always be people who treated you as their enemy.


    Who doesn''t talk about people behind their backs? Who was the one behind it?


    Xiao Lan frowned, she thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "It doesn''t make sense! His martial arts were so powerful, why did he need to kill someone unrelated to blame? "If he truly has a grudge with us, the Immortal Crocodile clan, he could use his power to slaughter us. Why is this unnecessary?"


    Jiang Cheng also could not understand this question, and said: "Maybe the wall poem wasn''t written by the killer." Seeing that it was late, he said to the three: "Let''s go back to the house and talk as we go." The little girl is so smart, I don''t even know if she could guess a thing or two. " The three of them replied and followed her. Xiao Lan was the closest, afraid that she would be followed if she heard something.


    At some point, snow had begun to fall from the sky again, falling in silent patches. It was as if the snow was trying to bury everything that was shameful on the ground.


    At this time, River City no longer had the mood to appreciate the snow.


    He should not have wrinkles at his age, but today his wrinkles were abnormally large.


    He wasn''t worried that his enemies would come, but he was worried about why they had enemies.


    To him, having enemies meant that he was not doing well, and he just so happened to be a person who pursued perfection with all his might.


    As River City was deep in thought, Liu''er and the Daoist Priest followed behind. Neither of them asked anything. Liu''er was worried that he would cause more trouble in River City, while Daoist Zhen was afraid that he would cause trouble if he were to ask.


    Xiao Lan wanted to share the worries of River City and asked, "Why did those people die in such a strange manner? "What method did the killer use?"


    Jiang Cheng sighed and said, "It was the killer who pressed the laughing point and cut their throats off quickly! Therefore, their smiles have not disappeared, but their eyes are filled with terror! "


    Liu''er could not help but think back to the scene in the courtyard and could not help but shiver. "Could it be that this murderer is a madman? Why are you tormenting me like this? "


    No one could answer his question. No one was that madman.


    Their footsteps were no longer light. They left deep footprints in the snow, as if everyone was dragging a large rock. Xiao Lan put her hand on her round face, and with a trace of worry on her face, she said, "The two uncles Bai Wen and Bai Wu said that all twelve deaths are the same. Could it be that the culprit''s skills are truly unfathomable?"


    Although Liu''er didn''t kill anyone, she had heard quite a few stories about people after her months of travelling. She said, "With Big Bro Jiang''s martial arts skills, killing twelve people is as easy as flipping his palm. If he said he couldn''t kill him, then it must be because the murderer''s methods were too brutal. Big Bro Jiang couldn''t bear to do so. "I can''t be sure that the killer''s skills are better than Big Bro Jiang''s."


    Xiao Lan was slightly happy to see him so focused on Big Bro Jiang, but she still shook her head and said, "Even if you don''t know, you can''t blame your stupidity. It would not be difficult to kill twelve people. However, everyone had died in a different way, and they were all killed after being hit by an acupoint. This was not that simple. "Think about it, if one of them was killed, the rest would have to flee in panic. The scene was extremely chaotic, that person could hit his acupoints in such a situation, his martial arts must be extremely high!"


    Jiang Cheng sighed, "I''ve tried eleven times, but none of them was possible!"


    However, that murderer only used one time!


    Liu''er finally understood River City''s worries and could not help but start to worry. She consoled him, "Maybe, he just has a grudge with the Qiao family."


    Xiao Lan said, "Since we can''t figure it out, then let''s think of another way to try. The wall poem didn''t seem to be written by the murderer. Let''s assume that the murderer and the inscriptionist were not the same person, and that the murderer only had grudges with the Qiao family, and was not an enemy of our Immortal Crocodile Manor. Then our only enemy is the inscriptionist, but who is he? "Why are we going to the Qiao family?"


    Liu''er knew from the bottom of her heart that the assassin with such high martial arts skills had already caused River City to become troubled, so she consoled him, "Maybe it''s because he wants to catch the medicine. Wasn''t the Qiao Family Manor a medicine store? That person went to the medicine store to get the medicine, I don''t know if I''ll be able to see it. "


    Xiao Lan shook her head and said, "If you were sick and went to get the medicine, would the people who saw the entire courtyard full of corpses think of writing poems to frame others?" Liu''er thought about it and shook her head.


    Xiao Lan continued, "In other words, he had already thought about killing and framing us. He just went there too late and someone was killed! So he only left behind the blood poem! "


    Liu''er heard this and was surprised, "Then why did he choose the Qiao Family? Could it be that the Qiao Family is related to the Immortal Crocodile Manor? Was he trying to set an example? "


    Although River City walked very slowly, it was exceptionally calm. He almost put the stone that was pressing down on his heart above his feet. Every step he took, he would deeply step into the snow. Hearing Liu''er''s question, he paused and thought for a while before saying to himself, "Why did he choose the Qiao Family? "Why?"


    "Perhaps the Qiao Family has some prestige in Yi Zhou City. Since he wants to frame the Immortal Crocodile clan and cause public outrage, it would be reasonable for him to pick someone with a higher prestige."


    Jiang Cheng said, "Perhaps this poem is a signal from the author of the poem! He probably wanted someone to see it, and this person was definitely related to the Qiao family! This person will only appear if you kill a Qiao Family member! "


    The Daoist man did not answer and instead said, "If you want to know who is related to the Qiao family, you better ask someone else. However, there are many strange things about this and even if you ask, no one will be willing to tell you. But now that so many people had died, there would definitely be a lot of private discussions. If not, let them pry. "


    No one would be wary of two children, and it would be most appropriate for them to inquire about them.


    Jiang Cheng heard the Daoist Master''s words and his brows furrowed. He nodded his head in gratitude and said to Xiao Lan, "It''s already late, we can''t go tomorrow."

 C12

    The cold winter in the north was as beautiful as the sun.


    At this moment, the heavy snow stopped slowly, and the clouds parted and the frost scattered. The full moon in the sky made the already bright land appear all the more bright and white.


    Most people can''t stand the cold, so they hide in their homes and make fire to keep warm. The world was silent, and the streets were strangely quiet.


    It was so cold that it seemed like an empty city.


    What a pity that it was such a beautiful scenery!


    However, there were always a few who were lucky. For the sake of living a busy life, life gave them a moment of satisfaction.


    The waiter of the Fortune Inn was one of them.


    At this moment, he walked out of the shop and surveyed his surroundings. He lifted his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky. "Xiao Yue, please don''t blame me ¡­"


    He ran at a leisurely pace, looking back and forth from time to time as if he was afraid of being discovered.


    However, his worries were unnecessary. Now, even if he wanted to look for someone, he would need to look for someone for a long time.


    After confirming that there was no one around, he suddenly disappeared into the darkness in a flash.


    Who would have thought that a mere waiter would be able to perform such a lightness skill!


    In a moment, he was already at the back street of the Qiao family compound, but he could faintly hear a woman''s wail coming from the courtyard, "My death was so unjust ¡­" Give me back my life! "


    This howl was exceptionally ear-piercing in the silent night!


    The waiter was surprised, "Could it be that the ghost is here to take their life?" Then he thought, "The ghost story is always used to scare people, where is the truth?" Even if there is, the Qiao Family members would recognize me, but I just so happen to know! " He then leapt onto the wall and peered into the courtyard.


    There was indeed a ghost at the entrance. He was dressed in white and had a cape that fluttered in the wind as he let out a low sound.


    The waiter felt a chill run down his spine. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He blinked and forced himself to calm down. He turned to Gui Ying and asked, "Who is it?"


    When Spiritshadow heard this, he turned around and stared at the waiter. The waiter felt every single hair on his body stand up as he took out his clothes.


    If anyone else could see this, he would definitely look like a hedgehog, and it was a hedgehog that had been stepped on!


    It was unknown what movement technique Spiritshadow used, but his feet lightly moved and floated next to the waiter!


    There were traces of blood on the lower jaw and neck of the tormented soul. Its two eyes were sunken in, like two bottomless black holes. There were also two bloody wounds on its cheeks. There was not a single trace of blood on his face. He looked like a frozen pig skin.


    Terrifying to the extreme!


    Even so, the waiter still recognized the face. It was Manor Lord Qiao''s wife, Lady Chen. He asked with a trembling voice: "What grievances do you have? Who was the murderer? Quick, tell me, I''ll definitely avenge you guys. "


    Gui Ying said gloomily, "To the Immortal Crocodile''s estate! Immortal ¡­ Alligator... "Mansion Kill!"


    The waiter could only say that she looked at the inscriptions on the wall and asked, "The blood poems on the wall have nothing to do with you. Who was it that killed you? Do you know? "


    Gui Ying acted as if he didn''t hear anything, and only muttered to himself: "The Immortal Crocodile Hall is going to kill! Kill them for their lives, return them to me ¡­ Life ¡­ "Come!"


    Seeing that there was no hope, the waiter could only tell her, "I know that you all died unjustly. You have a grudge, but isn''t it the same in my heart? Don''t worry about the mortal world anymore. You should leave early. I will risk my life to find the real culprit and avenge you and Xiao Yue. "


    Spiritshadow seemed to be able to understand her words. As expected, he stopped speaking in a low voice, but he did not leave.


    The waitress was about to persuade him again when she suddenly saw the ghost girl raise her right hand and touch her left cheek. She forcefully pulled and ripped off a layer of her skin! When he held it in his hand, it dripped blood!


    The waiter was caught off guard. He screamed in his heart and sucked in a breath of cold air!


    While the waiter was still in shock, he looked at the ghost girl again. There was no longer any evil spirit, it was clearly a person!


    That face that was torn off was truly that of a man!


    Moreover, it was the Chen family''s face!


    Although there were no female ghosts now, the person standing was even more terrifying than a real female ghost!


    Because that person had just torn off his face, there was still some blood on it. She didn''t seem to care and only coldly said, "In the end, you''ve still come, Kun Shan!"


    His voice was ice-cold, as if he had just crawled out of an ancient tomb.


    The waiter did not react and stood rooted to the spot.


    That person seemed to have gotten impatient from waiting. He jumped down from the wall and grabbed some snow. After wiping off the blood on his face, he casually threw the face in the snow.


    Only now could the waiter clearly see that person''s true appearance. This was an extremely beautiful face. Although there was not the slightest bit of blood on this face, when people saw it, they would definitely not think of it as a pig skin that had been frozen for a long time.


    Indeed, the more beautiful a woman was, the more vicious her heart would be!


    The waiter suddenly felt a trace of pity: why was she so cold and heartless? She must have experienced something!


    People will always intentionally or unintentionally make excuses for beautiful people.


    Especially men.


    Although the woman in front of him was not a ghost, she could still absorb souls.


    She had covered her face. She didn''t seem to like the way people looked at her, even to be disgusted by the way they looked at her face.


    Especially the man''s eyes.


    A gentleman''s lust without lust is only an excuse for those who are lecherous and lecherous.


    The waiter finally came back to his senses and said, "I don''t need that name anymore!"


    That person said, "But you still came."


    The waiter shouted angrily, "You killed Xiao Yue! And you''re even inscripting poems on the wall, so aren''t you trying to lure me out? "


    The man said coldly, "I didn''t kill the person. When I arrived at the Qiao Family, those twelve were already dead. "I saved you some trouble, leaving only the words to lure you here."


    The waitress saw how light she sounded and endured it. But then she thought that maybe she could find out what the killer was, so she forced herself to ask: "Then do you know who killed them?"


    The woman said, "I don''t need to know. Furthermore, even if I don''t kill that person, I will still kill him! "


    From the looks of it, Rivers City and the other three people''s calculations were very accurate!


    The murderer and the inscriptionist were indeed not the same person. And the inscriptionist did go to the Qiao family compound to kill people! Her goal was obvious. It was to lure the waiter out!


    But what did the waiter have to do with the Qiao family? Why did this woman kill 12 people just to lure out a waiter?


    Who was this woman?


    The waiter could no longer hold it in and said angrily: "Since that''s the case, our goals are different! I will go find the murderer! "


    The woman said, "You better listen to me obediently!"


    The waiter said, "What if I don''t listen?"


    The lady said, "Xiao Yue will die without a complete corpse!"


    The waiter shivered. He obviously knew what she meant, because Lady Chen''s face was in a snowdrift not too far away!


    The waiter would definitely not allow anyone to touch Xiao Yue again, and said angrily: "Since that''s the case, we should take this opportunity to learn from you. If you win, you must avenge the twelve. If you do not win, meeting with Xiao Yue Huang Quan is also good! " As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand formed into a claw as he clawed towards the woman''s neck at an extremely fast speed!


    Seeing him make his move, the woman did not hold him back. With a light tap of her feet, she retreated more than three meters, dodging the claw, and said with a sneer: "You want to die? It might not be too early! "


    When the waiter saw that she had easily dodged his'' Dragon Rushing the Nine Heavens'' technique, he was startled: such a handsome movement technique! He quickly chased and took two steps forward. With both hands gripping the claws, he grabbed the woman''s shoulders with a might akin to that of a tiger.


    The woman did not dodge. Her right hand reached out and grabbed the waiter''s right arm. Her chest drew an arc in the air as she tried to block his left arm. The waitress immediately turned her claw into a fist and punched the girl in the ribs under her armpits. The girl did not retreat, but moved forward instead, taking a step with her left foot, dodging the attack.


    The waiter forced his body to move back a few steps and forced himself to stay still. There was a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth, and it could be seen that the force behind the palm strike was not light at all.


    The woman said coldly, "If you want to live or die, then do it yourself!" With that, she no longer looked at him. She exerted her strength into her legs and jumped up onto the wall. Then, she jumped a few more times and disappeared.


    The night had returned to silence, and it was as if she had never appeared.


    Maybe there were already ghosts in the world.

 C13

    Liu''er had not eaten a full meal since she could remember. Yesterday, he had followed Jiang Cheng to the Immortal Crocodile Manor and saw that the three courtyards outside the three gates were extremely large. He was young and frivolous, so he was afraid that he would be disrespectful and offend others. River City knew that he was worried, so he ordered Xiao Lan to arrange for the two of them to stay there.


    Yesterday, Liu''er finally had a full meal. She slept on a large purple sandalwood bed covered with a golden quilt. Even though the sun had risen high in the sky, he was still sleeping.


    In his dream, he saw Xiao Lan looking at him with a smile and said, "Little Sloppy, let''s go and play snowball!" When Liu''er heard her call him Sloppy again, she angrily ignored her. Xiao Lan didn''t care too much about it. She just kept running forward and stopped lame. She looked even better. Liu''er looked on blankly. Suddenly, her eyes turned white, and he couldn''t find her anymore. Anxiously, he chased after her and shouted, "Xiao Lan, where are you?" At this moment, Xiao Lan suddenly flashed out from beside him, and Liu''er sat down on the ground. However, Xiao Lan looked at him with a smile and asked, "Are you worried if you can''t find me?" Liu''er started to speak, but then she disappeared. Liu''er broke out in a cold sweat, shouting in panic, but no sound came out of her throat. He was getting more and more anxious. Suddenly, he was jolted awake.


    When he woke up, he realized that it was actually a dream. Sweat was seeping out of his palms and forehead as he panted to himself, "Bullying me during the day, even in your dreams, you still want to bully me!" While his mind was still in a daze, he suddenly heard someone ask next to his ear, "Who is it?"


    Liu''er was still in a state of shock when she cried out "Ah!" He took a closer look and saw Daoist Master Xu looking at him with a smile.


    It turned out that Daoist Voidgrace had woken up early and was meditating. Suddenly, he saw Liu''er''s legs kicking wildly and made a sound. He knew that he was having a nightmare. She saw him suddenly awaken and speak to himself. Thus, her childish nature rose up, wanting to scare him again. It was indeed effective.


    Liu''er rolled her eyes at him and said snappily, "You offended a little demoness in the daytime, but you didn''t know you were following an old demoness."


    The Daoist man was happy to scare him, so he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then is it that the little demoness is better or the old demoness is better?"


    Liu''er said, "Demoness is a demoness, how can it be good!"


    Daoist Xu Zhen said, "Don''t tell me you like the little demoness more?"


    Upon hearing his words, Liu''er''s face reddened. "I''m disrespectful to my elders, so I''m not ashamed."


    The Daoist laughed, "I won''t be ashamed, but someone will be ashamed." He spoke and shook his head like a child.


    Liu''er put on her Taoist attire and refused to talk. Instead of bickering with an old monster, she decided to go for a walk. The moment he opened the door, he saw Xiao Lan standing at the doorway with her right hand raised as if she was about to beat him up.


    Liu''er was surprised again and jumped back. "What are you doing? You want to hit me? Is it not enough to fool me this early in the morning? "


    Xiao Lan put down her hands and said doubtfully, "I saw that the sun was about to rise and you still hadn''t woken up. I specifically came to find you and was just about to knock on the door when it opened. Why are you saying that I''m going to hit you? " Before Liu''er could reply, she asked again, "Who was it that bluffed you?"


    Liu''er was scared, but she was also upset and didn''t know what to say. The Daoist man shouted, "Little girl, you don''t even know this? "He just said that you are ¡­" Before the word "little demoness" could leave her mouth, Liu''er hastily rushed to say, "What do you want from me?"


    Xiao Lan looked at him smilingly, pulling his hand and saying, "Have you forgotten what Big Brother Jiang told me? We have something to listen to today. "


    As Liu''er was pulled by her, she felt her palm become soft and warm, much more comfortable than the golden quilts. Her face immediately flushed, and her heart went numb as she left. He only asked, "How do you know to listen before you go?"


    Xiao Lan said as she walked, "You slept soundly last night, so you definitely haven''t heard about it. The Qiao Family Manor was haunted last night! "


    Liu''er exclaimed, "Haunted?"


    Seeing him so shocked, Xiao Lan couldn''t help but burst out laughing. She sized him up and down before chuckling, "Shouldn''t little Taoist be capturing ghosts? Why are you so scared? Presumably, you''ve only started out on the road and haven''t learned anything. "


    Liu''er had a helpless look on her face. She was originally just a beggar in the Cyan Plains City, yet for no reason, she was dragged here by an old Taoist to be his disciple. She had thought that the old Taoist would teach her some tricks, but she didn''t know that the old Taoist would only ask her to recite them. The book seemed to be about medical knowledge. If one could learn it well, it could indeed cure illnesses and save lives. However, he didn''t even have enough to eat, so how could he have the ability to open a medicine store to save others?


    Liu''er became angrier the more she thought about it. She was worried that Xiao Lan would look down on her and said, "My master doesn''t have much ability to begin with."


    Xiao Lan laughed, "Why do you blame your own stupidity on Master? If you have a good master, you might not even be able to learn such skills. " Her voice had always been pleasant to listen to. At this moment, her laughter was even more pleasing to the ear.


    Liu''er originally wanted to be angry, but seeing her happy appearance, she somehow felt happy along with her. Her heart shook as she feigned displeasure: "Being diligent can make up for one''s mistakes, but everything can''t escape the word ''diligent''. I may be stupid, but I''m not lazy. "


    Xiao Lan raised her head and looked at the rising sun, pointing at it, she turned her head and asked, "What is that?"


    Liu''er also smiled and said, "The sun is not small at all."


    Xiao Lan purposely shook her head, pretending to be helpless. She took a deep breath and said, "It''s not wrong to be diligent. But the word ''diligent'' doesn''t just come out from your mouth?"


    Liu''er said, "It must be my bad luck that didn''t let me meet a master like you. If I were to run into you soon, I might not be so lazy. "


    Hearing him say that, Xiao Lan felt an indescribable joy in her heart. She was still young and had grown up in the Immortal Crocodile Manor. Even though she was intelligent, she had received quite a few praises. However, the people in the Immortal Crocodile Manor all had their own unique techniques. They had never asked her for guidance before, and she was the one who had learned them from others. Now that someone suddenly said that she could become a teacher, how could she not be happy? Then he joked, "You want to learn? I''ll teach you? "


    Liu''er smiled and asked, "What do you know?"


    It depends on what you want to learn." Poems, poems, history books, gossip, steel and steel bones, sabresmanship, sword techniques and hidden weapons, I know a few. " Actually, what she said was exactly what she had seen on previous occasions. There were many different kinds of talented people in the Immortal Crocodile Manor, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. She had seen a lot, so naturally, she could say a few words. However, it was just a tiny bit of water that wasn''t very deep. But bluffing was enough.


    Liu''er obviously didn''t believe her, but she didn''t think it was a good idea. She asked half-jokingly: "You know martial arts?"


    Xiao Lan said, "I also have a master."


    Liu''er asked, "What did your master teach you?"


    Xiao Lan said, "Master knew that my legs were not good, so he only taught me qinggong."


    Liu''er''s heart skipped a beat, she didn''t expect herself to inadvertently mention her sore spot. She was young and pretty, but her leg was lame. Anyone would have paid much attention to her. Liu''er really wanted to know what was going on with her leg, but this was undoubtedly a deliberate attempt to open up someone else''s scar. Liu''er felt an indescribable pain in her heart, but she forced out a smile and said: "Then teach me the qinggong." Some students are better at studying than others. "


    Xiao Lan did not know what Liu''er was thinking, it was as if she did not care too much about that leg, at least on the surface she did not seem to care, so she asked Liu''er: "Have you practiced inner force before?"


    Liu''er frowned and asked, "What is inner strength?"

 C14

    Xiao Lan put her hands behind her back, imitating how her master usually taught her. She pretended to be deep as she said, "The inner strength is the foundation of the path of martial arts. If his inner force was strong, even if it was an ordinary technique, it would still have a great power. On the other hand, if the inner force is extremely weak, even if you have a sword that can cut through iron like mud, in the eyes of an expert, it would be nothing more than a flowery martial art. "


    Liu''er thought back to that day at the Fortune Inn, when Big Bro Jiang only used a peanut to shake away Wang pigeon''s treasured sword. She could not help but nod in agreement.


    Xiao Lan continued, "The supreme martial arts in this world often require one to be able to comprehend. Furthermore, you just happen to have the talent to be stupid. If you want to have the inner strength of a human, it will definitely not be an easy task. However, practicing inner force didn''t necessarily depend entirely on whether one was smart or not. "If you practice diligently and step by step, you must not be impetuous, and you will succeed sooner or later."


    Liu''er didn''t know that what Xiao Lan said was what her master usually lectured her with. She only felt that at her age, she was able to say such profound words. She couldn''t help but feel a burst of admiration. When she thought about how she was a few years older than Xiao Lan and yet, not long ago, she was still fighting over food with the dog, she felt a little ashamed of herself.


    Xiao Lan continued, "The qinggong requires the use of one''s own inner strength. Only by channeling one''s true qi into one''s feet can one travel thousands of miles in a day. Since you have no internal energy, you should learn from the basics. Are you willing? "


    When Liu''er saw how serious she sounded, she couldn''t help but laugh. She teased her, "I will do my best. I will not lose face for master."


    Xiao Lan nodded in satisfaction, suppressing her laughter with great difficulty, "Un! That''s right! Martial arts and mental cultivation methods were not to be taught to outsiders. However, the methods to train one''s inner force skills were always the same. There was not much difference. I am only teaching you how to adjust your inner breathing, so it is not considered that you have revealed my mental cultivation method. " After saying so, he could no longer hold back his laughter.


    Actually, what Xiao Lan said was not nonsense. There were many martial arts sects and schools, and each sect had its own internal martial arts method. The depth of one''s comprehension was different, and their martial arts had their own strengths and weaknesses. However, for the entry level of inner force skills, it was indeed the same. It was nothing more than teaching people how to channel the Qi from their dantian into their whole body. If it were a profound inner force skill, then it would be vastly different. Inner force mental cultivation methods tended to integrate the eight extraordinary meridians within the body. Because they missed by a hair''s breadth in their cultivation, their inner force cultivation was far weaker than others. Some people even went berserk, and even lost an uncountable number of lives.


    Xiao Lan only told Liu Shi Yan how to condense his Dantian Qi, just like how a vegetable farmer told someone to dig a hole and grow vegetables. As for what to grow and what to plant, that was not a problem.


    Xiao Lan replied, "The skill I learnt, ''Sparrow Steps'', came from a bird that was looking for food. He didn''t flap his wings, and only danced lightly. That was why it was called ''Sparrow Steps''. Although it was incompetent, it was still a first-class movement technique. If he was proficient in it, it wouldn''t be bad for him to walk on his own land. It''s just that training in martial arts requires a great amount of talent and perseverance. I can see that you have a dull aptitude, and are not suited for martial arts. " She sighed and shook her head.


    When Liu''er heard the name, she was overjoyed. "Her name is pretty elegant. The person who named her is probably a girl." Then he asked, "Is your master a female hero?"


    Hearing him ask about her master, Xiao Lan smiled happily and said, "Of course it''s a female hero. It''s just that my master has been ordered to go out and scout for information, otherwise he would have let you meet him. If she knew that her disciple also has a disciple, she would definitely be extremely happy. "


    Liu''er replied, "I just don''t know if she likes her stupid grandstudent."


    Little Lan giggled and said, "Listen carefully: Sit on the ground, cross your hands in front of your belly, put your tongue in front of your chest, put the curtain down, focus on your thoughts, everything is empty. The whole body is like a moment to practice, inhale from the Heaven''s Eye acupuncture point, will be pneumatic, to the Dantian prescription stop. One breath, one breath. Then lift lung gold qi, start from Taibai acupoint, slightly bend the knees, luck in the Zhongdu acupoint and stop. Taibai Jinxing''s body was so light that it could be controlled by Qi. A round trip can travel thousands of miles in a day! "


    Liu''er did not understand, but she was still confused. Xiao Lan was anxious. She sat down cross-legged and said to Liu''er, "Sit down as well." Liu''er sat down, and Xiao Lan continued, "This is only a method to send Qi into the Dantian, I cannot teach you how to circulate the Qi in the sky. But even if you did, you wouldn''t get it. Just try as I say. "


    Liu''er thought about what Xiao Lan had just said and slowly calmed down with her eyes closed. In just a moment, he felt a warm stream of air from his Heaven''s Eye acupoint flowing down his face and chest and entering his dantian before disappearing.


    Liu''er thought it was interesting and breathed in and out non-stop. After about the time it took to make a cup of tea, he suddenly felt the Qi in his dantian rolling like the waves in the ocean, slapping his lower abdomen to the point where it was in a little bit of pain.


    Liu''er did not know what to do, but when she was about to call Xiao Lan, she suddenly felt the strong acupoint on her tail jump, as if it had been knocked against her, and the Qi in her Dantian seemed to have found a place to go and suddenly rushed towards it. Liu''er felt that her internal Qi was unobstructed, and her dantian no longer ached. She allowed the internal Qi to continue forward.


    The aura collided with the acupoint for a while, and Liu''er felt the acupoint on her waist jump again, before rushing towards that direction again. After that was the Yang Yuan Pass, the Gate of Life, and many other acupoints.


    Six waited until the breath had gone on, and suddenly it seemed to him that he had seen this breath somewhere before, and when he thought about it, he realized that this was the meridian he had memorized. He then suddenly recited, "The Du meridian originated from the middle of the bones below the abdomen. It starts from the long and strong. It goes down to the Yin and ascends along the spine. From the back of the meridian to the Fengfu Acupoint, it starts at twenty-nine acupoints ¡­" Liu''er had nothing else in her body but to memorize the contents of the book along with the inner breath. Her inner breath was no longer as chaotic as before. Instead, she followed Liu''er as she walked step by step along the acupuncture points.


    Finally, when this wave of inner breath hit the Zhi Yang acupoint, it was as if the body had evaporated, and could no longer be found.


    Liu''er opened her eyes, feeling refreshed and spirited. When she saw Xiao Lan, she was surprised to see her looking at her with a face full of worry. Just as Liu''er was about to ask why, Xiao Lan opened her mouth and asked, "Are you alright? Have you regained consciousness? "


    Liu''er did not know why Xiao Lan was acting this way, so she asked curiously, "Who is the one that is still unconscious?"


    Hearing him speak, Xiao Lan finally felt relieved. She let out a long breath and said, "I thought you had some Qi deviation! Are you trying to trick me? " While speaking, she pouted and said: "Since you haven''t gone berserk yet, why shouldn''t I call you me?"


    Liu''er felt even weirder and asked, "When did you call me ''I shouldn''t''?"


    Seeing him pretend to be stupid, Xiao Lan became even angrier, "Luckily I was worried about you. While I was asking you to meditate, you sat on the floor and slept soundly. After waking up, you actually started babbling nonsense with me, acting like a fool! "


    Liu''er asked curiously, "When did I go to sleep?" "Since when did you pretend to be crazy?"


    Xiao Lan said, "You still refuse to admit it!?" "Look up at the sun. What time is it now?" When Liu''er heard this, she lifted her head and saw that the Golden Crow was already close to her head. Clearly, it was already noon.


    Liu''er really wasn''t pretending to be stupid. When he was guiding her Qi, his mind was empty, and he didn''t know how many hours had passed. He had originally thought that it was just his breath that had circled around his back. It shouldn''t be too long. In fact, he had already been sitting for nearly two hours, which was why Xiao Lan was worried.


    At the beginning, Xiao Lan had also thought that his cultivation would go berserk, but since he had never learnt any inner force skills before, how could his entry level skill possibly cause his cultivation to go berserk? She had tried to wake Liu''er a few times, but he had turned a deaf ear. Later on, when Xiao Lan heard him reciting a book, it sounded like something from the ''Internal Classic''.


    As it turned out, Daoist Voidgrace had already channeled his internal energy into Liu''er, but he didn''t inform her. The reason for this action was that he was worried that Liu''er would offend someone without him knowing when, and if he was too late to save her, he could still rely on his Qi to protect his life. Second, his martial arts attainments were so profound that he could not understand a child like Liu Ming. He could only ask Liu Ming to recite the contents of the book first. Only those with deep understanding would be able to teach him a little.


    Naturally, Xiao Lan did not know of the Daoist Master Qu''s intentions. After several times of breathing, the zhenqi in his dantian seemed to be awakened and rushed around everywhere. When he finally broke out of the Changqiang acupoint, the Qi in his dantian was like a river rushing through a dike. Then it was blocked and could only follow the meridian channels and rampage through his meridians one step at a time.


    He should have been blessed by the luck of the six children, but he suddenly remembered the contents of his paper, which led to the true qi to the right path. If he let that wave of zhen qi hit him, the result would be unimaginable. It was also due to the fact that the Daoist Qi did not have much Qi that caused Liu''er''s internal organs to shatter. Otherwise, he would have died on the spot.


    Liu''er''s luck was as good as the heavens wished, and she accidentally channeled her zhenqi into the Du meridian. She had already opened several acupoints of the Du meridian, but she did not know it herself.

 C15

    Liu''er looked at Xiao Lan confusedly, and couldn''t help scratching her head, thinking, "Could it be that I got up too late?" Did I really sleep? How could the sun reach the top of his head so quickly? If he had told her that I was cultivating according to her method, it wouldn''t have taken such a long time to get my breath to her back! "If she thinks I''m lying to her, I won''t get anything good out of it." Thinking back to the time when she had twisted her finger in the inn, he could not help but shiver. "I should just coax her."


    He had never learnt any martial arts before, so he did not know that the Governor Meridian was one of the eight extraordinary meridians. Due to the lack of a proper cultivation method, ordinary people would not be able to clear it even after a lifetime of hard training. Thus, one could see the difficulty. Although Liu''er was lucky, he was only able to open four acupoints. However, even these few acupuncture points took a long time.


    Liu''er naturally didn''t understand the reasoning behind it, and only tried to coax Xiao Lan, saying, "Maybe it was because I ate too much yesterday and slept too well, so I got bedridden for some reason." One must know that most of my days are filled with hunger and impermanence, thus I was able to fall asleep for a while. But even if I sleep, I''m still training! I still remember what you said about the key to the Qing Gong technique. Let me show it to you later. If I lose face for you, it won''t be too late to punish me. "


    Hearing Liu''er say that he was hungry and fickle, Xiao Lan looked at his shabby robe, and thought that he was just a child who was about the same age as her, yet was suffering for no reason. She sympathized with him, and then said coquettishly, "That''s not your fault. As the saying goes, ''To eat and drink to your heart''s content and desire to masturbate''. Desire, hunger, cold, embarrassment ¡­ although you are embarrassed, but you don''t steal or rob, you can still be considered a man. It was human nature to be lazy. Just as you said, you train first and then take a look. "


    Liu''er thought to herself, "It''s not that I don''t want to steal it, it''s just that I can''t steal it." If I had the ability in the future, I would have definitely emptied the treasury of corrupt businessmen! This is called ''There is a way to steal''! " He did not dare to say it out loud. Seeing that Xiao Lan was not angry, he felt relieved and went to another place to cultivate.


    His legs bent slightly as he thought about what Xiao Lan had said. However, he could not sense the inner breathing from before. Raising his head to look at Xiao Lan, he saw that Xiao Lan was also looking at him with interest as she giggled.


    He was scared in his heart, only thinking that Xiao Lan was hiding a knife in his smile, after which he shouted loudly, "Ha!", and both of his feet suddenly left the ground. However, his body and mind were in disarray, and he had used too much strength. At this moment, his feet had just inches from the ground, causing him to fall flat on his face!


    Xiao Lan was enjoying the show when she suddenly heard Liu''er''s loud roar. She jumped in fright and was about to get angry. He saw him sprawled on the ground.


    Xiao Lan lost all her anger and laughed out loud, "I have seen quite a few of them fall... Hahaha ¡­ However, you are the first one to be bold before you fall! "Hahaha!" After saying that, he continued to laugh maniacally. Later on, he laughed till his stomach hurt. He still bent over and laughed out loud.


    Liu''er''s face was flushed red. It was unknown if it was due to embarrassment or anger. Seeing that Xiao Lan was laughing at him, he stood up and slightly bent his knees. He thought about what she had said and decided to try again.


    Xiao Lan quickly stopped her with a wave of her hand, "That''s enough ¡­ Alright! I can''t laugh anymore, please spare me ¡­ "Hahaha!"


    While the two of them were playing, one of them suddenly ran into the door and hastily took big steps.


    The person wore a white shirt with a few spots of ink on it. In his hand was a folding fan, just like River City. However, that fan was in tatters, and one of its bones had already fallen off. That person was too lazy to break it, so he just let it move around randomly.


    Xiao Lan recognized the man. He was a poor scholar named Zhang Chi. People called him the "Three Scholars." The so-called "three do not", is good deeds without success, good poetry without rhyme, love without wealth. Because he had no support, and every day, he would talk about how there was no music in the world, and how he knew how to read poetry all day long. There was an old greaser who found his verses disorderly but easy to understand. In order to attract customers to do business, he shouted all over the place, so some people also called him "Zhang Zhang Zhi", and his poems were called "Zhang Zhi".


    Zhang Jiuyou has nothing to do but enjoy himself in the countryside. Where he was, there was no end to the laughter, so the villagers were willing to help him, so that he wouldn''t freeze to death from hunger.


    Everyone was useful, just to see if the servant could use it.


    He looked useless, but he was close to the people, and they were not wary of him at all.


    Therefore, he was more suitable to ask about information than the two children.


    Xiao Lan did not know that the crocodile had sent him to scout for information, but she was a good person. Upon seeing Zhang Xiuji, she ran over and joked, "Zhang Xiucai, when are you going to the capital to take the exam? Did he no longer have the money to come here and ask for it? "Then you have to make me a poem. When I''m happy, I''ll help you say a few good words."


    Zhang Wei treated others kindly and was not angry at all. He smiled and said, "If this clever girl had said a few good words, I would have definitely taken a lot of money. "Please wait a moment." He then slowed down his pace and slapped the fan in his hand repeatedly. Looking at Liu''er who was wearing a dirty robe, then looking at Xiao Lan who was laughing so hard that she couldn''t breathe, she said, "I got it! Listen carefully, and say: ''The Taoist is not like the Taoist, the girl is not like the girl. If one day you are called the lover, even Bodhisattva will jump over the wall! " Then, without waiting for them to react, he laughed loudly and walked towards the main hall.


    Xiao Lan silently recited a poem and after pondering for a moment, her face instantly flushed red. She shouted, "Good job, Elementary Scholar, how dare you make fun of me!" As he spoke, he pulled Liu''er, whose face was also completely red, and chased after him.


    Of course, she wasn''t really angry, and there was even a trace of indescribable joy in her heart.


    She had followed him just to see why this person was looking for the Martial House Master.


    The Immortal Crocodile''s courtyard was extremely large. The three of them quickly walked forward, and in the time it took to make a cup of tea, they had already walked. Liu''er looked at the hall and couldn''t help but be shocked.


    He saw that the whole wall had been beaten into a huge crocodile, its entire body covered in gold foil. The golden light made it hard for people to open their eyes. The alligator belly was round and large, serving as the main hall. The door to the hall was the crocodile''s mouth, revealing a row of sharp fangs, like a wolf that would never have enough to eat.


    Fierce and terrifying!


    Just entering this hall alone required courage!


    When Liu''er got closer, she looked at the crocodile even more fearfully and did not dare to look anymore. She only lowered her head and followed Xiao Lan into the hall. After entering, he peeked around.


    The hall was even more magnificent with jade vases and porcelain bottles filled with a dazzling array of colors. There were white crocodiles painted on the round walls on both sides. Every form was different: some hunted and ate, some dived and ambushed, and some slept on the ground.


    However, no matter what form they were in, Liu''er always felt uncomfortable. The pressure was so great that it made it hard to breathe.


    A large golden signboard was hung on top of the main hall. Written on the signboard were a few large, pitch-black words that were dripping with ink and dancing in the air.


    "Heroic Martial Under Heaven!"

 C16

    Under the large plaque, there was a person standing. That person had his back facing the door, staring at the large characters on the plaque. Even though Liu''er and a few others came in, he did not turn around. Liu''er saw that he was short and round, and looked like a meatball. Two legs as thick as pillars firmly stepped on the stone slab. They looked like a stone statue that had been beaten by the wind and rain for many years, and had a touch of vicissitudes.


    But no matter if it was a violent storm or a torrential rain, don''t even dream of shaking him in the slightest!


    There were two people on the left and right side of that person. One of them was someone that Liu Qing recognized. It was his Big Bro Jiang. The other man was dressed in blue, his hair tied up in a bun. The two strands of hair tied around his shoulders had turned gray, and he no longer looked young. He held a judge''s pen made of pure iron in his right hand and his left hand was placed behind his back. The judge''s pen in his hand was about a foot and three inches long. There was a dragon engraved on the body of the pen.


    Even though this person was already in his prime, standing in front of the young and handsome River City, he didn''t seem to be at a disadvantage at all.


    Seeing that no one was asking, Zhang Ye did not take the initiative to answer them. He walked to a table and sat down to pour tea for himself.


    After a long while, the chunky man finally said, "Could it be that ghosts really exist in this world?" He did not turn around, and his voice was not loud either. However, it was extremely ancient, as if he was speaking to himself.


    Zhang Chu greedily took a sip of tea and said, "There really is one."


    That person asked, "What the hell?" This time, he was asking.


    Zhang Wei said, "Gamblers, drunkards, sex maniacs, money-grubbers, greedy ghosts, and another kind of people are also considered ghosts."


    That person asked, "Who is it?"


    Zhang Ye said, "A person with a guilty conscience."


    The man''s body seemed to waver and fall into silence.


    At times, only the ghost in his heart could shake him, because only he himself knew how terrifying this ghost was!


    After an unknown amount of time, that person seemed to sigh softly and finally turned around. Liu saw that his round face already had a lot of creases on it, like the ruts on the road after a rainy day, messy and deep.


    He must have experienced something that ordinary people couldn''t. Otherwise, how could there be so many wrinkles and so deep?


    There was also a crocodile on the man''s round belly. It was not an embroidery print on his clothes, but a crocodile made of pure gold. It looked like a button on his belt. The crocodile was about the size of a palm and swayed back and forth with the man''s belly.


    Liu''er seemed a little bored, as if this person really liked to show off. It could be seen from both the inside and outside of the hall, as well as the way this person was dressed.


    It was completely out of place with the black words on the huge board!


    Liu''er had naturally guessed that this person was the master of the Immortal Crocodile Manor, Jiang Zhong Crocodile. However, she hadn''t expected that it would be like this. Ever since he saw River City, Xiao Lan, Bai Wen, Bai Wu and even the person who wrote the letter, he didn''t think that the people from the Immortal Crocodile Manor should be like this.


    Especially the crocodiles in the river, this was even more inappropriate!


    River Crocodile''s eyes swept across the people in the hall, and finally asked Zhang Jiu Zhi: "Then was last night''s person a human or a ghost?"


    Zhang Jiu said, "Yes, it''s a ghost."


    The crocodile in the middle of the river asked again, "What the hell?"


    Zhang Wei said, "Death Seeker!"


    The crocodile in the middle of the river seemed to move again, but its eyes were abnormally firm. Moreover, there seemed to be a trace of killing intent in them. Its tone was still ancient as it asked, "How do you know?"


    Zhang Jiu said, "You told me to ask around." Then he looked at River Crocodile and seeing that he didn''t ask any further, he continued: "I heard that the ghost cried in the middle of the night, but then suddenly there was no sound. Some of the braver ones went to the Qiao Family Manor this morning to look for him, only to find a piece of his face in the pile of snow! It was forcefully cut off! Some people say that your Immortal Crocodile clan is going to suffer, while others say that since someone is deliberately putting on a show, then these twelve lives definitely aren''t the doing of your Immortal Crocodile clan ¡­ "


    River Crocodile said, "Does this mean that even if someone believes you, there will still be people who don''t believe you?" Zhang Jiuyou nodded, but Jiang Cheng and that middle-aged man looked at each other without saying anything.


    Zhang Jiu continued: "You really should have personally listened to it. This letter and the one you didn''t believe in were like two vicious dogs fighting over a piece of bone."


    The man holding the brush suddenly asked, "What did they say?"


    Zhang Youji replied, "The letter said that your Immortal Crocodile Hall appears to be righteous and heroic, but you don''t know what kind of shady business you''ve done behind the scenes. "Those who don''t believe it say that Chief Jiang has unparalleled martial arts skills and unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. Someone must have been jealous of Chief Jiang''s fame and thus deliberately set him up!"


    "Which one are you from?" asked the crocodile.


    Zhang Xin put down the teacup in his hand, as if he was already full and didn''t want to pour it down. He stood up and spread out his hands, "I am the listener."


    He was indeed an Elementary Scholar. Even though he was poor, he was not stupid.


    The crocodile looked at him for a long time. It did not know what it was thinking, but it suddenly smiled and nodded to the middle-aged man beside it. The man took out a heavy gold ingot from his sleeve and placed it in Zhang Jiu''s hand.


    Even if this person was a poor Elementary Scholar, he was unwilling to throw him away. He respected everyone.


    It would make him more handsome!


    Zhang Jiuyou took the gold ingot, then gave a strange, lewd smile. Now that he was rich, of course he had to go have some fun. He did not want to use this money to make more money by doing business, because doing business could cost money. As for finding a woman, he wouldn''t lose anything.


    Strangely, women also had the same idea in that regard.


    He wouldn''t lose anything.


    Zhang Ye walked out of the hall in quick steps, even more anxious than before. The middle-aged man bitterly smiled. He then heard the River Crocodile say: "Azure Dragon, what do you think?"


    So this middle-aged man was one of the four protectors of the Immortal Crocodile clan, the Azure Dragon! Liu''er had heard from Xiao Lan that there were four protectors in the Immortal Crocodile Manor. They were the right-hand men of the Jiang Zhong crocodile, namely the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.


    The Azure Dragon was a jade-faced scholar and had read a good book. He did not like to kill people and only wanted to suppress the enemy, so his weapon was a judge''s pen, and his acupuncture skills were incomparably accurate. The White Tiger was a nine foot tall strong man with a tough physique. "The Vermillion Bird was a flirtatious and seductive beauty, sent flying by the crocodiles to find out more about her.


    Before the Azure Dragon could reply, Xiao Lan rushed to say, "There''s no need to ask Uncle Azure Dragon about something like this. Someone is borrowing a knife to kill someone!"


    It was only when they heard Xiao Lan''s words that the crocodile finally smiled, a very gentle smile. This kind of person rarely smiled so gently.


    The Azure Dragon also smiled and said, "You''re really smart. How can you borrow a knife to kill someone?"


    In truth, his question was already superfluous. This was because the three of them had all thought of it. Only Liu''er had a blank expression on her face.


    Xiao Lan looked at the confused Liu''er beside her. With a proud face, she said tenderly, "If everyone believes it, then it can''t be quarreled. If everyone doesn''t believe it, then it can''t be quarreled either."


    This logic was similar to that of a monk in a temple. All day long, he would knock the bell and worship the Buddha, and devoutly recite sutras. It was impossible for him to hit the bell and start a fight. If a few Taoists were to suddenly go into the temple and chat with the monks about the Dao, then this fight would be inevitable.

 C17

    Liu''er frowned, trying her best to keep up with Xiao Lan''s thoughts. Xiao Lan looked at Liu''er, then looked at River City and said, "Our deduction is correct, the person we are looking for that poem should have already been found. The inscriptionist was playing tricks in the dark, while the man was playing tricks in the open. One of them wrote letters, and one of them did not believe it. The purpose of all this incitement was to get people to argue! If we fight for too long, someone will draw their blade! "


    Liu''er was still puzzled. She shook her head and asked, "Even if someone really did pull out a knife, they probably wouldn''t have come to chop down the Immortal Crocodile''s estate, right?"


    The Azure Dragon said, "It''s him who has come to the Immortal Crocodile Manor."


    Xiao Lan continued, "If someone says you are evil, then those heroes will pull out their sabers and cut you. If someone says that your martial arts are unrivalled and unparalleled in the world, there will be many people who will pull out their blades to compete with you! "


    Liu''er finally understood that the scheming of the people in the martial arts world was so deep. He had thought that the grudges and grudges between the people of the martial world would be more direct, but he had never thought that it would also be a conspiracy and a conspiracy.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river slowly moved like a mule carrying heavy goods. As it walked to a table, the muscles on its face suddenly collapsed. The person who plotted against me isn''t that smart either! If he wanted to borrow a saber to kill someone, he should have taken a large saber! So what if you killed all 12 members of the Qiao family? " He slapped the table and nothing strange happened. However, the teacup on the table suddenly vibrated a foot or so and only swirled in the air with a "buzz" sound. It did not fall down! In a moment, as if he had suffered some kind of shock, he shattered!


    If it was said that he had used his inner force to make the teacup on the table fly up and then fall down and shatter, it wouldn''t be that big of a deal. A common person in the martial arts world could do it. However, if he channeled his inner force into the tea cup and caused it to break in mid-air, it would be very different. The tea cup flew in the air without any support. It was only because it could not withstand the sudden influx of internal energy that it had become like this. With a casual pat from this person, his inner force cultivation could clearly be seen.


    Liu''er did not know martial arts, so she naturally did not know how powerful the person who broke the teacup with his inner energy was, but hearing him speak made her feel uncomfortable. She thought to herself, "Since he says that the Qiao Family lives are innocent, but he thinks that the blade is too small. 12 lives does not mean anything to him!" His loathing gradually increased, but due to River City''s reputation, he didn''t show it.


    The Azure Dragon seemed to have long gotten used to the crocodile''s temper. It was not the least bit surprised as it said, "Martial House Master, do you still remember why you sent the Vermillion Bird out?" The crocodile in the middle of the river did not answer, but instead frowned slightly. The green dragon then continued, "The matter regarding the ''Azure Sun Art'' is definitely not that simple! Is this blade big enough? "


    River City frowned. "The Azure Sun Art?" Could it be that he was left behind by Lady Qingyang from a young age? " The Azure Dragon nodded and said, "This is Lady Qingyang''s'' Azure Sun Art ''!"


    River City said, "I heard that in the past, Lady Qingyang and Daoist Master Daozang had competed in martial arts competitions on Mount Huangshan. Both of them were martial arts prodigies who came across each other once in a hundred years. In the end, Daoist Master Daozang was able to comprehend the Qi Condensation method and absorb the essence of all living things to gather in his body. Only then was he able to win against Lady Qingyang. "


    The green dragon continued, "But when experts fight, forget about winning one move, even half a move is not enough to be careless. Madam Azure Yang had a strange personality and refused to admit her defeat. She could only blame herself for not being proficient in martial arts, and thus had gathered all the knowledge she had learned in her life to write the "Azure Sun Art". "Later on, he also made a bet with Daoist Master Daozang to have Daoist Master Daozang leave behind his martial arts manuals. He said that there would definitely be martial arts geniuses studying their books in a hundred years'' time, and if his disciples were to have a fair match, then there would definitely be someone who would be able to win Daoist Master Daozang''s legacy martial arts."


    Jiang Cheng sighed and said: "These two people are too harsh on themselves. If my martial arts cultivation can reach one ten thousandth of the two seniors'' level, then I would be satisfied." Why bother about victory or defeat in one move? However, I heard that the < Azure Sun Art > has long been hidden from the world. Some people wouldn''t be able to find it even after a lifetime. Why is father interested in this as well? Could it be that Aunt Zhu has gone out to inquire about this book? " Although he was talking to the green dragon, the last few words he asked were about the crocodiles in the river.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river did not reply. There was a trace of waiting and also a trace of yearning in its eyes. Perhaps with that martial arts manual, he would no longer be afraid of that ghost in his heart.


    The green dragon''s eyes lit up. "That''s right! A while ago, it was rumored that the < Azure Sun Art > has reappeared! " He sounded excited.


    The people in the martial arts world were thirsty for martial arts techniques. Even the Azure Dragon, who had read the Book of Virtue, was no exception.


    Xiao Lan thought for a moment, with a slightly worried expression, "Uncle Azure Dragon is saying that the rumors in the ''Azure Sun Art'' were purposefully leaked by someone? If that''s really the case, then wouldn''t my master be in danger? "


    The Azure Dragon said, "There was a period of danger before, but it seems like there won''t be any now." Xiao Lan was originally smart, but at this moment, she looked like a little kid with a blank face.


    There was confusion and concern, and it seemed to be no mistake.


    The Azure Dragon said, "Now that these people have arrived in Yi Zhou City, they are much safer outside than here!"


    Xiao Lan smiled gratefully. Actually, she could tell that the one in more danger was herself. But she didn''t care. As long as her master was safe, she would be very happy.


    Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Liu''er. Her smile became a bit bitter. She didn''t know why, but she wanted him to stay but also wanted him to leave.


    Could she keep him? Did he want to leave?


    The crocodile did not say anything. It narrowed its eyes, as if it was already very tired. However, no matter how tired he was, he still stood there stubbornly. After a long while, he said slowly, "You guys can go now. Go and get him." He didn''t open his eyes. He didn''t even seem to have the strength to raise his eyelids.


    Liu''er did not know who he was referring to by "he". The others did not ask, nor did they say any unnecessary words, and retreated. Liu''er followed behind Xiao Lan with a blank look on her face, but she did not ask about it. Because he seemed to be able to feel the uneasiness in Xiao Lan''s heart, his doubts and curiosity were completely replaced by worry.


    He used to worry about whether he was hungry, but now he was worried about her, even though he was hungry. Liu''er did not know why, but she felt that it was better for women to laugh.


    As a man, if he couldn''t make a woman happy, then no matter what, he couldn''t be considered a success.


    Especially the woman he cared about.


    Xiao Lan seemed to feel Liu''er''s worry too. She let out a long breath, turned around to look at him, smiled, and said, "You don''t want to know who the Palace Chief is looking for?"


    Liu''er replied, "Yes."


    Xiao Lan asked again, "Then why didn''t you ask?"


    "I don''t want to ask."


    These two sentences were not contradictory. Sometimes it''s impossible to ask what you want to know.


    Xiao Lan giggled, and it was like the peach blossoms in the beginning of spring, causing people to feel refreshed, and she said, "The Palace Chief is meeting the other person from the Four Protectors, Black Turtle! That person is both deaf and mute. Whenever the Martial House Master wants to speak, he will always come looking for him. "


    These words were not contradictory. Sometimes, there were people who would hold their breath for too long just to say what they wanted to say, but didn''t want others to hear it.

 C18

    Liu''er returned to her room, looking depressed. The Daoist man saw him leave and glanced at him, only to discover that his face was red and slightly different from before. He hesitated for a moment, then he used his inner force to calm his heart and listened, feeling that his Qi was slightly stronger than before. He was puzzled, and asked, "Where did he go after so long? Why does he look like a dead man again? "


    When she heard the truthful question from him, she said grumpily, "Seeing this old scoundrel in front of her would certainly make her look like a dead person." Then, she felt that she had gone a little overboard. Although she had not been taught any skills, she was still her master.


    The Daoist was very meticulous, he had long noticed that Liu''er seemed to have cultivated inner force, so he did not pay much attention to his words. He walked over and grabbed one of his arms. Sensing that the internal energy that he had injected into Liu''er''s body was no longer in Liu Ming''s Dantian, there was a faint rebound at Liu Jing''s Dantian. Knowing that the internal energy had been channeled into Liu Ming''s meridians, Liu Ming felt slightly more relaxed.


    When Daoist Xu Zhen accepted Liu''er as his disciple, he had secretly explored his meridians as well. His meridians were mediocre and he wasn''t a martial arts genius. However, Liu''er was upright and had a decent character, which was hard to come by. He was a beggar, and his mind was not at its brightest. Daoist Xu Zhen thought for a long time, then decided to accept him as a disciple. "Despite his vast knowledge and experience, Daoist Xu was unable to guess how Liu''er managed to channel his inner force into his meridians.


    However, he was safe and sound, and he was able to calm down. He did not care about Liu''er''s unreasonable actions and asked, "What did you say to the deaf mute?"


    Liu''er told him about what happened in the main hall of the Immortal Crocodile Hall. When she mentioned the Azure Sun Art, she asked him, "Master, who is Daoist Master Daozang? Is it really that powerful? Big Brother Jiang said that his power is not one in ten thousand of the Daoist Master Daozang''s. Is that true? "


    The Daoist man was in no hurry to find out the reason for Liu''er''s cultivation. He poured a cup of tea and said, "There''s nothing to rely on. I also don''t know what realm Daoist Master Cang''s cultivation has reached. However, I do know a few of the books he left behind. Have you heard of the Purple Void Sect? "


    Liu''er had heard of it before, even when he was a beggar. The Purple Void Sect was currently the largest sect in the martial arts world, and its prestige in the martial arts world had even surpassed that of the Shaolin Temple. The Daoist continued, "Their founder was the Daoist Priest! Daoist Master Daozang was a rare martial arts genius. After he passed away, he left behind three secret martial arts manuals for the people of the world. The disciples of the Purple Void Sect relied on these three secret manuals to become the current number one sect. You said that Patriarch Cang is powerful? "


    Liu''er''s blood was boiling, and her heart was pounding. Even though both of them had been alive for less than a hundred years, how could Ancestral Master Daozang be so lucky as to be able to produce a descendant that was revered by tens of thousands? He was a beggar himself, and he could only be cured by living in someone else''s home. He could not help but blurt out, "The heaven and earth are heartless! We do not seek for such a miracle. We only seek to live our lives and become an upright hero! "


    The Daoist Priest was overjoyed to see him so ambitious like this. He said, "It''s not easy to be a hero. Have you thought about it clearly?" Liu''er puffed out her chest and said, "A beggar is easy to do, but I don''t want to be one!"


    "If you want to be a hero, then you need to be able to endure it. You need to take things step by step, and you absolutely cannot be impetuous. If the anger attacks the heart and loses its character, it will fall into the demonic path. But if you run in the opposite direction, it will be too late for regret! "


    Liu''er did not know that Daoist Master Xu was talking about inner force cultivation, but he understood the meaning behind his words. He knew that if he were to walk the path of a hero, he would have to follow his master''s instructions.


    After several days passed, the Immortal Crocodile''s manor was safe and sound. No one came to seek revenge. However, Yi City seemed to have become more lively as the number of people in the martial arts world had increased.


    Liu''er had accompanied Xiao Lan all day. She should have been happy at her age, but the two of them weren''t happy at all.


    They all knew that this was only the calm before the storm. The longer this silence persisted, the more violent the storm would be.


    On this day, Liu''er had just finished washing up. She was surprised to hear that the outside of the door was abnormally noisy. Opening the door to check out the situation, we were just about to bump into Xiao Lan. Xiao Lan shooed and shooed in anger, and then spoke first, "Coming, coming! It''s finally here! Wang Jian brought a group of people, about thirty to forty of them, and said that he was here to ask uncle Jiang to burn the "Azure Sun Art", a book that would harm martial arts. Big brother Jiang saw that we''ve come with ill intentions, and also said that the two of you are not from my manor, so you two can''t be implicated because of the matters of my manor. I am here to inform you that you must not go out on a whim. It is safest to stay here. " After speaking, he gave Liu''er a glance, then hurriedly ran towards the main hall without waiting for Daoist Honest''s reply.


    Liu''er wanted to follow her, but Daoist Xu Zhen hastily stopped her. "Where are you going?" Didn''t you hear what that little girl said? " Liu''er said anxiously, "The two of us have only met once, and we have never had a deep friendship with each other. Now that his enemies had come looking for him, it was bound to be a fierce battle. It''s fine that he didn''t invite us to help, but he was instead worried about our safety. He wanted Xiao Lan to inform him first, afraid that we would be harmed. If Big Bro Jiang treats me like this and I don''t cower, I''ll have to bear the burden of my manly body! What are you still doing as a hero! " Saying so, she pushed Daoist Zhen Zhen away and, ignoring his tugging, also ran towards the main hall. The Daoist shook his head and sighed, then quickly walked towards the hall.


    Liu''er entered the hall and saw that it was filled with martial artists. There were at least seventy to eighty of them, filling the previously spacious hall up to the brim. The crocodile was sitting in the middle of the hall. Several people were standing on both sides of the hall. River City was one of them. There were more than ten people sitting on the left and right side of the hall. They were most likely the more prestigious people in the martial arts world.


    Liu''er saw that the person sitting in the first seat on the left was a white robed daoist. He seemed to be around thirty years of age, and behind him stood four or five similarly dressed people, each holding a great sword. The second from the left was most likely the leader of the gang, Wang Jian. Although Liu''er didn''t know Wang Jian, she knew the people at the back, Wang pigeon and Xiao Feng! Among the rest of the people, some came in groups of two or three, while others came alone.


    At this time, the green dragon cupped his hands towards the crowd and said, "Today, all of the heroes have come to my residence. Do not blame me for being overconfident, I cannot serve all of you. However, I wonder what sort of face does the Jiang manor lord have to dare bring everyone here in person? "


    Wang Jian sat there and did not get up. He cupped his hands and said, "We do not need your service. We are not here for a casual meal."


    The Azure Dragon City''s mansion is extremely deep, and it is not easy to be angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then I am quite relieved. Everyone, come to my residence early in the morning. Sect Leader Wang, do you have any advice for me? As long as it does not go against the right path, I will do my best. "


    Wang Jian sneered and said, "Hmph, what do you mean by ''not going against the right''? The 12 members of the Qiao family have been dead for many days, yet none of you have stood up to say anything.


    Just as the green dragon was about to speak, a daoist-robed young man sitting on the left said to Wang Jian, "Clan Head Wang, it is not that we are not the ones who are impartial." The Qiao Family''s murder case had not yet been investigated, so it could not be determined that it was the work of the Immortal Crocodile Manor. If we find out that those twelve lives were the work of the Immortal Crocodile clan, it would still not be too late for the Purple Void Sect and everyone else to seek an explanation from the Lord of the Jiang manor. I wonder what Sect Leader Wang thinks? "


    When Liu''er heard the name of the Purple Clouds Sect, she was shocked. "Even people from the Purple Clouds Sect have come!"


    Wang Jian had no choice but to say, "Since Taoist Wu Chen has said so, I have nothing else to say." However, since the heroes had come, they would not let the innocent die in vain! "I will not allow these treacherous people to roam the martial arts world!" His words were extremely impassioned, and many people in the hall loudly echoed his words. No one cared about what he usually did.


    The Daoist priest that had spoken was the Purple Void Sect''s Wu Chenzi. The Purple Void Sect was the largest sect in the Martial Arts Forest, and Wu Chenzi was also the head disciple of the Sect Leader, Daoist Master Qingyu. This cultivator''s martial arts cultivation and reputation were naturally much higher than Wang Jian''s.

 C19

    Hearing Wu Chenzi''s words, the green dragon felt even more uneasy. If it was said that he came to cause trouble like Wang Jian, it would not matter. He immediately smiled and said: "If Wu Chen had not said that, I would have thought that your sect and the Flying Cloud Sect would join hands. It seems that Elder Wu Chen, the heroes and Sect Leader Wang''s intentions for coming here are different.


    Wu Chenzi said: "We will not bother you for no reason. However, as the martial arts world had been in turmoil recently, my master could not bear to see Wu Linghu fight over fame and fortune. He had forgotten the roots of chivalry and had ended up killing each other. So they sent me down the mountain to persuade all the heroes to not enter the evil path. Recently, I heard that the death of Qiao family members seems to have something to do with your residence. He also heard rumors in the martial arts world: In the early days, Lady Qingyang''s "Azure Sun Art" reappeared in the martial arts world, and it is now in your residence. " Saying this, he stood up and cupped his hands towards the crocodile, "I have come to your mansion, and would like to request that Chief Jiang take out that evil book and burn it in front of all the heroes, rather than fall into their hands to prevent trouble for martial artists. "As for the Qiao family''s lives, if Chief Jiang knows anything, then please inform them. It will be convenient for us to return justice to those who died in injustice as soon as possible."


    His voice was full of energy and power. There were almost a hundred people in the hall, but everyone could hear him clearly. Everyone else couldn''t help but admire him as they thought to themselves, the people from the Purple Void Sect really do live up to their name.


    Liu''er could hear the meaning in his words, as if he had already determined that the Azure Sun Art was in the hands of the crocodiles. She thought to herself, "Could it be that Xiao Lan''s master has already returned?" Thinking of that, Xiao Lan looked over and signaled with her eyes.


    Little Mist was extremely smart and was also thinking about the same question. She shook her head when she saw Liu''er looking at her.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river also stood up, cupping its hands, and smiled at Wu Chenzi: "Since Taoist Wu Chen of the Purple Void Sect has opened his golden mouth, I should have offered it up with my own two hands. However, the < Azure Sun Art > isn''t in my house, so I don''t dare to lie. Daoist Wuchen also said that these are just rumors in the martial arts world. "


    Wu Chenzi said, "This matter concerns the entire martial arts world. I ask Chief Jiang to be careful and not let this lowly one have an opportunity."


    Jiang Zhong was an impatient person, he suppressed his anger and said with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "Since Taoist Wu Chen does not trust me, if you do not mind, then please stay here for a few days and flip through." If you are to stay in my house, how about you allow the Taoist to punish you? "


    Wang Jian knew the crocodile''s temper, so he intentionally angered him. He coldly snorted and said, "Isn''t it easy to hide something in such a large Immortal Crocodile''s palace? Besides, with Wu Chen''s identity as a Taoist, how could he be a gentleman that jumps over and over again? Chief Jiang, your words are a bit too frivolous. "


    As he said that the crocodiles had hidden something in the river and was certain that the Azure Sun Art was in the Immortal Crocodile Manor, he raised Wu Chen''s status.


    People''s identities were all carried up by this kind of people.


    Sure enough, the crocodile''s eyes were burning brightly, and its eyes seemed to be burning as it shot flames at Wang Jian. Wang Jian was afraid, and he dared not look straight into its eyes.


    The Azure Dragon hurriedly said, "Our Palace Chief Jiang is not a meticulous person. There are some things that you shouldn''t say, please forgive us." However, Chief Jiang is a sincere person, and I think everyone has misunderstood his words. His original intention was for all the heroes to come here for the safety of Wu Lin. He was tired and tired, so he naturally wanted to do his part for Wu Lin. Since we can''t take out the < Azure Sun Art >, but we still have crude residences. All of you Taoists treat me as if I am your home, and live as you please, so as to relieve your fatigue. Since it was his own home, there was nothing he couldn''t look through. Is that so, Sect Leader Wang? "


    Wang Jian snorted and said, "Hur Hur, in the end, you''re a scholar."


    The green dragon ignored him and said to the people in the hall in a clear voice, "The ''Azure Sun Art'' of the ''Disaster Martial Arts'' is indeed not in my house right now. Recently, my house has been set up by people, all of you are influential figures in the martial arts world, you will definitely be able to differentiate right from wrong, and never fall into my trap, only to end up as someone else''s chess piece. " Saying that, he cupped his hands towards Wu Chenzi and said: "Taoist Wu Chen, your sect is Wu Lin''s number one sect and your master is also Wu Lin Tai Dou. No one in the martial arts world dared to disobey your sect''s order. I hope that you can observe the situation thoroughly and resolve the problem that I am in. "


    Wu Chenzi frowned but before he could reply, Wang Jian sneered again, "Hehe, the green dragon is the green dragon. In this case, Wu Chen might not be able to say it, but he could not say it either. The words and abilities of the Immortal Crocodile''s estate were extremely tight. But even if we kill wrongly, we can''t let it go. If we are truly hidden by some vile person, and even have a calamity descend upon our martial practitioners in the future, it would be our sin. "


    The Azure Dragon didn''t answer and only smiled, waiting for the Purple Void Sect to speak.


    Everyone began to discuss with one another. After all, no one had personally witnessed the ''Azure Sun Art'' in the Immortal Crocodile Manor. The great hall instantly became abnormally chaotic.


    At this time, a tender voice shouted loudly: "Humph! What martial arts path! If he had truly killed a good person, how could he dare call himself a martial arts expert? Was he not a threat? It''s as if the person who killed him by mistake is different from a vile person! "


    As everyone watched, the speaker was a slovenly young Daoist boy. Next to him stood an old Daoist boy, who frantically tried to cover up the young Daoist boy''s mouth. At least a hundred pairs of eyes were staring at him. The little Daoist boy, on the other hand, was fearless as he coldly looked at the crowd.


    Before Wang Jian could open his mouth to teach him a lesson, someone else in the audience said, "Little child, how could you know how dangerous the martial arts are? Good people and bad people, how can you say it so clearly with a single sentence? " Everyone saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man with a scimitar in his hand. The scimitar had half a crescent moon on its blade.


    Some of the more knowledgeable people in the crowd knew that this person was from the Cold Moon Sect of Xi Shu.


    Although this sect was far away in the Western Prefecture, its people were spread all over the Central Plains. They were all used to using scimitars, and their ways of doing things were extremely eccentric. They were all different. Thus, there were not many people in the Martial Forest who were willing to associate themselves with him. Thus, it was unclear who he was from the Cold Moon Sect.


    The man continued, "It''s useless to be hot-blooded and incapable in the end. "They wronged the good, yet they let the bad people go. If they aren''t the same kind of people, then what are they?"


    The one who spoke was Liu''er, he had seen Wang Mu act so rudely that day, and now he saw Wang Jian act so oppressively, causing his Qi and blood to boil up. He struggled to get away from the Daoist man and said seriously, "He is still stronger than a man with a vicious heart, even if he has skills. [I don''t have much ability. Although I am useless in this world, I won''t wrongly accuse a good man!] Those who think themselves capable of doing heinous crimes all the time are inferior to beasts, so they are naturally the bad guys! "


    Liu''er''s words were completely based on the current situation and her feelings. The man listened but thought he was talking about him. How could he bear being humiliated by a little child? He jumped out of the crowd and said angrily, "Little child, what ability do you have? "To dare to teach me such a lesson, I, Leng Ying, truly want to experience it."


    When the crowd heard him address himself as "I Leng", they knew that this person was Leng Yue Sect''s Leng Xiao, who was also known as the "Human Face Demon".


    It was said that this person was only second to Sect Head Leng in terms of his sabresmanship. His family name was not ''Leng'', but rather, it was Leng Yue''s sabresmanship that had killed his own father and made him beg for mercy, tricking Sect Master Leng into saying that he was being chased by bandits. Seeing that he was feeling pity for him, Sect Head Leng accepted him and eventually adopted him as his foster father.


    This person was vicious and merciless. He had looked down on everyone in his early years and had looked everywhere for people to sign a written challenge to spar with him. Although it was a spar between martial arts techniques, most people in the martial arts world did not have time to defend. Most of the people that were injured by him had their arms and legs broken and became handicapped.


    This person did something behind his back, which was how the nickname "Human Face Ghost" came about.


    Everyone looked at the little Daoist boy again. He seemed to be a slovenly boy who begged for food. The old Daoist next to him was also emaciated, seemingly without any skill. He was thinking in his heart that this little Daoist had met a fiend today.


    Leng Xiao walked to the corner where Liu''er stood, and everyone moved out of the way. No one dared to stop her.


    These people had been in the martial arts world for most of their lives. They had already understood that they would rather offend a gentleman than a vile character.


    Leng Ning held the scimitar horizontally and pointed at Liu''er, "Please." The Daoist hurriedly smiled apologetically, "Don''t lower yourself to the same level as this kid. He''s just a kid, he doesn''t know how to talk. Don''t blame me. "Since a hero has the ability of a human, he should have the stomach of a human. Please spare him."


    Liu''er''s expression did not change as she said in a serious tone: "I am a child indeed, but I do know how to speak! I think I''m right about what I said. If a blade is placed on your neck, change your words and admit your wrongs. It is not a man''s doing! "

 C20

    When Leng Xiao heard this, she could not help but burst out laughing. "Child, it''s not so easy to be a man!" He then looked at Daoist Zhen Zhen and said to everyone, "It is not that I am making things difficult for the Master and disciple, it is just that this child insulted me first, causing me to lose face in front of everyone. How about this, I only have one move. If he manages to dodge it, it will be his fortune. If they couldn''t avoid it, they would be asking for trouble! Don''t you dare bully a kid with the surname Leng! "


    Seeing that both Liu''er and the Daoist were dressed in rags and seemed to be here to beg for food, he couldn''t help but look down on the two of them and wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.


    Everyone looked at Liu''er, thinking that even though they had said that it was only a single move, they didn''t say what move it was. If it was just cutting off his arms and legs, this little Daoist could still live. If he wanted to take his life, he would not be able to escape.


    Liu''er saw that the scimitar in front of her was glowing with a cold light. As long as she used a little more strength in the cold, she would definitely be drenched in blood. But once he had spoken, how could he take it back because he was afraid of death? Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well die bravely to avoid being mocked by others. He raised his head and shouted, "Hmph! What do you mean by one or two moves? "You just need to greet him. If I blink, I won''t be a good man!" He twisted his face, acting as if he was at the mercy of others.


    Leng Ning was angered when she saw his contemptuous attitude. However, if she were to kill an unarmed child just like that, she would be despised by the martial artists. That was why she had not made a move yet.


    He felt that the little Daoist was very tough and could not bear to see his corpse lying on the ground, so he stood up and cupped his fists towards Leng Ning and said: "Young Noble Leng, please forgive me for what I have done and let him go. Not to mention that the other party was a child who had never seen the world before. Moreover, this old senior also said that we martial artists should have a greater stomach. I hope that on the account of this poor Taoist, Young Master Leng can let him off this time. "


    The Purple Void Sect was originally the largest sect in the martial arts world, and in recent years, it had produced many talents. The big gangs in the martial arts world wanted nothing more than to get into a relationship with them. Wu Chenzi was being so polite to Leng Yuexi; it could be said that he had given her a lot of face.


    Leng Xiao felt that she was superior to him. She tried her best to suppress her laughter as she slowly retracted her blade. Without looking back, she said, "Since Daoist Wu Chen has opened his mouth, I will let him off today." He then said proudly to Liu''er, "Kid, I''ll let you off this day for now. "Don''t try to force your way out in the future."


    Liu''er couldn''t bear to see him act so arrogantly. She didn''t expect him to teach her a lesson. With such a ruckus, she had actually become an unreasonable person. If he did not say anything because he was afraid of death, wouldn''t that mean that he had tacitly accepted Wang Jian''s idea of "would rather kill by mistake than let it go"? He immediately took a step forward and said loudly, "Thank you, Daoist Wu Chen, for pleading for me. I am not a greedy person who fears death, I cannot let this lowly one succeed." As he spoke, he pointed at the cold bridge of his nose and said, "Just now, what you said last, quickly take it back, and I will not die. However, as the saying goes, ''It is difficult to retrieve a drop of water'', even if you say it out loud, you will not be able to retrieve it either. Just admit your mistake, and you won''t kill me. If you are not willing, then just kill me! "


    After listening to Liu''er''s words, everyone didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. How could there be such a logic? He used his own life to threaten a person who wanted to kill him in the first place.


    Leng Xiao was angered until her face turned purple, the veins on her face bulged, but due to Wu Chenzi''s lack of face, she could only say fiercely: "Child! Don''t be so shameless! " Then he turned to Wu Chenzi and said: "Daoist Wu Chen, you saw it too. It is not that I am not giving you face, it is just that this child is seeking death! "


    Liu''er saw that he was angry and laughed. "What do you mean by giving face to others? Isn''t it because I don''t have that much face? People like you are the most annoying! "


    Leng Ning could not bear it anymore after hearing what he said, and could not care less about the Purple Clouds Sect. With a murderous look on his face, he used the "Cloud Slip Moon Tail" to slash the blade upwards towards Liu''er!


    When the crowd saw him attack as he said, they were completely unprepared. They thought to themselves, it really is a human face ghost, no wonder many of the martial arts experts were injured by him.


    People living in martial arts world lived in the shadow of swords. Living was especially important. No matter how great one''s martial arts was, if the blade or sword had no eyes, one would inevitably lose both of their arms and legs, or even lose their life. Thus, when fighting with others, he had to put on a show to scare them. If he was to scare them, it would save him a lot of trouble, and it would be safer for him as well.


    Almost every sect in the martial arts world has a starting position, they want to tell others that I''m a disciple of a certain sect, so you should consider whether or not you want to make a move.


    Leng Xiao had no rules of martial arts for the time being, so she attacked suddenly. Everyone was caught off guard, even Jiang Cheng''s Wu Chenzi and the rest who had a high cultivation base were unable to save her.


    Seeing that the scimitar was about to reach her, Liu''er couldn''t protect her left arm. Suddenly, Liu''er''s legs bent slightly as she took a step and jumped into the air. She was almost three feet tall!


    The tip of Leng Ying''s blade slipped under Liu''er''s armpit, slicing open the already dirty Daoist robe, but it did not harm him at all!


    Everyone was extremely shocked. So this little Daoist boy was so unforgiving. He truly did have some ability.


    Xiao Lan was both happy and surprised. She was happy that Liu''er did not die or become disabled. She was surprised that he had used the "Sparrow Steps" movement technique just now!


    That day, the two children had nothing to do, so Xiao Lan recited a line about the steps of the bird to Liu''er. Xiao Lan recited a line about the steps of the bird to Liu''er, who also lost her temper with Xiao Lan and fell a dog.


    Xiao Lan thought, "Although I passed down the chant to him, he is just a drop in the bucket. How did he learn it? Although ''Peacock Steps'' could not be considered to be profound, but it was still impossible for him to use it so easily. Could it be that he has always been deceiving me? Could it be that he has always been proficient in martial arts? " Without giving it much thought, Liu''er landed on the ground from midair. After landing, he lost his balance and staggered forward, almost falling into Leng Xiao''s embrace.


    Peacock Steps Qing Gong was a martial art created by the Vermillion Bird. Although it was not the pinnacle of martial arts, it was impossible for one to learn it in a day and night.


    Liu''er saw the cold blade coming from below and instinctively bent her legs to dodge it. In a moment of desperation, he felt his feet heat up like he was stepping on cotton. He felt weak and had no strength left. He was shocked and could only stomp on the ground with all his might.


    He hadn''t thought that he would be able to jump so high. He was also surprised.


    Liu''er had already developed some inner force skills a few days ago by coincidentally channeling zhenqi into her meridians. One must know that the Governor''s Vessel was one of the eight extraordinary meridians. Although it had not been fully opened, it was still not easy to open.


    Liu''er didn''t intentionally perform the steps this time. Instead, she instinctively jumped up and down on her knees, just in time to see that the movements were not as complicated as the other movement techniques. All she did was jump up and down on her knees. Liu''er had only memorized the secret of the Sparrow Steps movement art and naturally remembered the mnemonic chant she used to play with Xiao Lan that day. The flow of zhenqi in her meridians followed her will and flowed into her Taibai Acupoint. That was why she used the Sparrow Steps movement art!


    However, Liu''er didn''t know how to use it. In addition to being shocked, she almost dropped from the sky. She forgot the secret technique of the Zhongdu Acupuncture Point when she landed on the ground.


    Leng Ning had originally wanted to reveal his abilities and save face, but who would have thought that this little Daoist would actually dodge. He was so angry that his ears turned red and his fur stood on end as he said angrily, "Child, so you were playing with me! Don''t blame me for being merciless! " He put away the dagger and began to cut into the chest of the six children. It was much faster than before.


    Liu''er landed on the ground and was about to open her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, she saw him brandishing his blade towards her. He had no choice but to close his eyes and use all of his strength to kick back. It was the same method as before, and his body flew backwards. He was still unsteady when he hit the ground. He took a few steps back and sat down on the ground.


    Leng Ning initially wanted to take his life, but she never thought that he would use the same method to avoid the fatal blow.


    This little Daoist used the same technique to humiliate him twice. His face was full of anger. Just as he was about to cut him down with another knife, a woman jumped out. She stretched out her arms and stood in front of him. She was still a child.

 C21

    The woman opened her arms with a look of disdain on her face, glared at him and said: "Hmph! Lord Leng doesn''t keep his word! It''s over already, and I let you do it! "


    Leng Xiao''s ferocious face looked like a rotten yam, it turned black and he said angrily: "I don''t want anything from him! So it turned out that this little kid knew martial arts and had always been playing with Yours Truly! How can Yours Truly spare him! "


    This girl was naturally Xiao Lan.


    Xiao Lan saw Liu''er performing the Sparrow Steps Qing Gong, and she also saw how cold the attacks were. She was both happy and angry as she said, "From the beginning, this little daoist did not say that he did not know any martial arts. If your skills were inferior to others and you brought shame upon yourself, how could you have the face to say that others were playing with you? If everyone in the world were to tell you what to do next when you were in a fight, wouldn''t you be invincible? Even a child like me can understand logic, how can you not understand? Who is your master? Let him teach you well! "


    Liu''er really didn''t say that she didn''t know martial arts. It was because she had underestimated him that she lost her face. Now that she was exposed by Xiao Lan, she felt embarrassed. Everyone could not help but laugh bitterly as well. They were all glad that they didn''t offend these two crafty children.


    How could she have suffered such humiliation in such a short time? His face was stiff and the corner of his mouth twitched a few times. His eyes were bloodshot as he said angrily: "I don''t know why this kid who isn''t afraid of death will always come today! Get out of the way, or else don''t blame me for being merciless, and even you will be killed! "


    Xiao Lan was fearless, still standing in front of him, not moving even half a step. It was just like how Leng Xiao was right now when he was feeling proud of himself, he taunted: "So Sir Leng''s blade was meant to kill small children! Humph! No wonder you call yourself ''sir''! If you kill more babies in the future, you can call them ''master''! It was really easy to get Lord Leng''s name! However, it won''t be that easy for you to kill me. I don''t need to do anything, I only need to move my mouth to make you accept your loss! "


    Leng Xiao momentarily knew that this girl had a sharp tongue and did not know what she was trying to say. She angrily said, "Little child, don''t come to play with us ¡­ Don''t mess with me! When the martial arts world was fighting, how could there be a war of words? They are all fighting on the edge of their weapons! " He was silenced by Xiao Lan.


    Xiao Lan smiled, "Why don''t you give it a try?" Leng Ying harrumphed and said, "How do we do it?"


    Xiao Lan pointed to Liu''er who was behind her and said, "To be honest, this small path is my disciple. He only followed me for a few days and managed to dodge two of Master Leng''s blades. I don''t even need to do it! " When Xiao Lan saw Liu''er use only one secret technique to execute the Sparrow Steps movement technique, she was overjoyed. She thought that since he had inner force, she would just teach him a few key techniques. All she needed to do was extinguish the might of the moment.


    Then, he looked at the look of contempt on Leng Ning''s face for a while, and continued: "But since you want a fair duel, then please throw away your weapon, or tell my lowly disciple to pick a weapon, and then fight again, this is considered fair."


    Leng Xiao had lost face due to carelessness, but when she heard Xiao Lan''s words, she became elated. With the intention to put Liu''er to death, she hugged her scimitar and sneered, "Hmph! What big words! Then please show me your weapon, little Taoist! "


    Liu''er''s face was full of shock. She had been lucky enough to survive, and yet she was sent away so quickly by Xiao Lan. To Xiao Lan who was walking over, he said in a trembling voice, "What are you doing? How could I possibly beat him? "


    Little Lan whispered, "Don''t be afraid! You only need to circulate the true essence in your body between your legs and listen to my chants. You just need to dodge a few of his strikes.


    Liu''er smelled the faint fragrance emanating from her body. The strands of hair in her ears brushed against her neck, causing her to feel a bit itchy. She felt as if she was about to jump into a pit of fire, but she didn''t hesitate at all. And hearing her words, he said in his heart: "Men are born into the world, what is there to be greedy for life? So what if I die while smiling for Bo Hongyan! " Then he stood up and patted his butt and said loudly, "Alright!"


    A single word could be so powerful!


    Xiao Lan''s heart warmed as she looked at him deeply. Worried that he might be hurt, she instructed him in a low voice, "You just have to dodge the blade! Do not get entangled! "Remember!" He shouted again, "Good! Do you have any suitable weapons? " She purposely raised her voice so that everyone would know that Liu''er didn''t have the time and knew no martial arts. She also wanted to display Liu''er''s heroism in front of everyone.


    Liu''er understood and shouted: "I don''t know martial arts, I don''t have a weapon! May I ask which of our heroes'' weapons can be lent to the Little Path? " The hall was filled with people from the martial arts world. They were all agitated by the two children''s heroic spirit as they said, "If you, little hero, do not mind, then take this knife away!" "This hammer of mine can be used by little hero!" The iron hammer is too heavy, I think it''s better for the little hero to use this sword! " In just a short time, the hall was bustling with noise and excitement.


    Leng Xiao''s expression turned even uglier.


    He couldn''t seem to win this fight.


    Because he had already lost!


    "Dang!" He unsheathed his sword and said to Liu''er, "I would like to borrow your sword!" As the sword was unsheathed, its body continued to vibrate with a faint silver glow. The cold air pressed down on the rest of the weapons in the hall. The noise in the hall died down, and some of the people quietly kept their weapons.


    Liu''er glanced at him sideways, but didn''t extend her hand to receive it. She then glanced around the hall, and coincidentally saw River City looking over as well. She walked over and said to River City, "Big Brother Jiang, please lend me your weapon!"


    Jiang Cheng smiled. With a shake of his arm, he took the black fan and passed it to Liu''er, who took it and nodded in satisfaction.


    Everyone saw that the black fan was only nine inches long and its blade was "an inch longer and an inch stronger". This little Daoist originally did not know martial arts, so why did he choose such a short weapon instead? This black fan was like a burning stick. It was extremely ordinary, so how could it possibly withstand it? Could it be that this small path child really had the ability of a human? And that young man, judging from the way he retrieved his weapon, his martial arts cultivation was quite high. Why would he use such an inconspicuous fan as a weapon?


    For a moment, everyone was filled with doubts.


    Actually, Liu''er doesn''t really need to cut iron like swords. It''s just that according to what Xiao Lan said, it''s fine as long as you can dodge a few times. Those weapons that are too heavy are just a burden. Cha Jiang City looked at him and remembered that there was a short black fan in River City that fit his wishes.


    Liu''er held onto the fan in her hand and spoke loudly to everyone, "Thank you for your kindness, heroes. If Xiao Lang were to die here today, it would be because of your lack of skills. All heroes can distinguish right from wrong, please do not wrongly accuse good people! "


    Liu''er looked at Xiao Lan and smiled at her. Then, he straightened his chest, his steps firm and sonorous, and walked step by step towards the cold moment.


    He had never been so confident.


    Liu''er faced Leng Ning and stood proudly, pointing the black fan at him. "You are here!"

 C22

    Seeing that everyone was looking at the little Daoist boy with fear in their hearts, and seeing that the little Daoist boy had confidently walked in front of them to provoke them, and that he was worried that the little Daoist boy was hiding something, Leng Ying''s heart went blank. After a moment, he understood and was both embarrassed and angered as he said, "You''re courting death!" As soon as he finished his words, the scimitar sliced horizontally towards Liu''er''s abdomen.


    The crowd only saw that a silver light suddenly appeared in front of him, looking like a crescent moon in the sky, cold and murderous. That silver light was like an arrow that had left the bowstring, shooting straight for Liu''er. This silver light was condensed from the Qi he had gathered with a single slice of his blade. He knew that he did not know any martial arts, so he could only jump and attack the scimitar with both legs.


    The Cold Moon Sect was a small sect in Xi Shu. It did not have any big waves in the martial arts world, nor did it have any astounding deeds of a hero. Although Wu Lin from the Central Plains knew about this gang, he didn''t know much about it. At this moment, he was surprised to see true qi in such a cold environment. His cultivation base was not low at all. When they saw him attacking from top to bottom and ruthlessly attacking them, they knew that the little Daoist was definitely going to be cut into three pieces. Some of them even cried out in alarm and couldn''t bear to look anymore.


    In the midst of the thunder and lightning, a woman said, "Left Taichong, right dashing Yang, luck is on the left, right chestnut rice, you can eat big insects ¡­" It was Xiao Lan who recited the Pheonix Steps.


    Liu''er had already listened to what Xiao Lan said and channeled her zhenqi between her legs. Hearing the mnemonic chant, without any hesitation, he sank his Qi into his left foot''s Tai Chong Acupoint, his right foot''s Chong Yang Acupoint, more on the left, more on the right, less on the right. Then he bent his legs and jumped, his body abruptly moving horizontally to the left by more than a foot!


    The cold crescent moon zhen Qi had cut open Liu''er''s huge Taoist robe, but the saber in her hand had cut through the empty air.


    He actually managed to dodge it again!


    Xiao Lan had told Liu''er before that the Sparrow Steps Qing Gong originated from bird hunting. When Liu''er was a beggar, she had caught sparrows when she was bored. The sparrows were looking around the ground and jumping up and down. Liu''er sometimes thought that she could catch him, but she was always easily evaded. Even if she wasted a lot of her strength, she wouldn''t be able to catch him. It was as if the bird was playing hide-and-seek with itself. Soon, it jumped to the left and then to the right, sometimes flapping its wings and landing behind him.


    Sparrow Steps Qing Gong also emphasized left and right jumping, not seeking to stop the enemy but only for the sake of dodging. Liu''er had the experience of capturing birds, and she trusted Xiao Lan a lot. Upon hearing Xiao Lan reciting the secret technique, she immediately understood and used the graceful steps of a sparrow.


    Sometimes, trust and experience were indispensable.


    Leng Ning initially wanted to slash out six times in a single move, but he only managed to slash through empty air. He was infuriated, so he did not stop. He flipped his wrist and aimed at Liu''er''s left leg. Liu''er understood that her luck was too good, and she quickly jumped to avoid it. Leng Ning was not angry at the moment. Instead, a sinister smile appeared on her face as she jumped up and down with Liu''er by her side. The scimitar was thrust horizontally towards Liu''er''s neck.


    It turned out that Leng Ning knew that Liu''er only knew how to dodge, so she was no longer worried. She intentionally forced him to jump up and down. If a person was in the air and was unable to borrow any strength, he would be unable to use his Qing Gong.


    Liu''er didn''t have any experience facing the enemy, so she was tricked. Seeing that the scimitar was about to cut off her head, she turned to look at Xiao Lan with a warm smile. Suddenly, someone shouted in his ear, "Black Fan!" Liu''er was surprised to realize that she was still holding the black fan in her hand. Without much time to think, she placed the black fan on the tip of her neck. With a bang, his body flew out and landed heavily on the ground.


    The scimitar could not cut through the black fan!


    Not only was it cold, everyone widened their mouths in shock!


    The wooden fan emitted the sound of steel colliding!


    Xiao Lan ran over nervously, her face was pale, her legs and feet were paralyzed with fear, and she sat beside Liu''er, tears rolling down her face uncontrollably, as she cried, "Cut off the head, it''s not even a skeleton! "You are too vicious!" After all, she was still a child. She had wanted to teach Leng Ning a lesson, but she had almost caused him to lose his life. Seeing Liu''er not dead on the ground, without knowing if it was joy, sadness, or anger, or a spoiled child, she burst into tears.


    He was a man, and a man who wanted to see a woman laugh and refuse to see a woman cry!


    Especially this woman in front of him!


    Liu''er crawled to her feet and looked around the hall. It was unknown who shouted just now. He anxiously looked at the black fan in his hand, afraid that he would not be able to explain himself to Brother Jiang if the black fan was injured. After a careful search, he saw that the surface of the black fan was still quite smooth and did not leave any traces of knife marks.


    Then, he fiercely glared at Leng Xiao for a moment, pointed his fan, and coldly said: "Now, you can just admit your mistakes! I still have to apologize! "


    Leng Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "I admit your mother''s fault! "Sorry your ass!" He was infuriated by these two children''s teasing. He had no face and could not care less as he began barking like a mad dog.


    Liu''er was about to open her mouth to scold him when the voice rang in his ears again, "Don''t sparrows have wings? If you are in the air, why don''t you flap your wings and fly? " Liu''er looked around with some anger and disdain. Seeing that no one had opened their mouth to speak, she was at a loss.


    The voice continued, "What are you looking at! Listen carefully! Sparrow Steps Qing Gong, Left Subduing, Right Subduing Yang, Left-right and Left-right, Visible! Upper Taibai, lower middle capital, upper and lower body as one, birds entering the forest! Jumping into the air, stretching his wings, pushing down on everything in the palace, not returning if he didn''t enter the clouds! This is Peacock Steps'' precision, hurry up and get it! "Although this is not an extreme Qing Gong, it is still more than enough to deal with this kind of trash!"


    Liu''er only had the help of the gods, so she didn''t dare to be negligent and kept it in mind. He had followed the Daoist Master of Truth for several months, and the book on his back was about acupuncture points. It wasn''t difficult for him to understand it now, and because he had dodged a few moves with the Peacock Steps, he already had some understanding of it. In a moment, he had thought through the formula and was beaming with joy: "Thank you, god, for your guidance!"


    Liu''er heard the voice again and said, "Don''t talk so much nonsense! "You can block that fan as much as you want. Even the best hands of the world have not been able to harm it in the slightest!" His tone was as proud as if he were his own son who had become an emperor.


    Liu''er unconsciously looked towards River City. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, she was filled with doubts, not knowing who the speaker was.


    It turned out that this person had used the top martial arts of the martial arts world: sound transmission to enter the room. This technique was different from the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Technique. The Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Technique was like a lion''s roar in the mountains, suppressing the sound of all living things, displaying the majesty of a king. As the sound transmission entered the room, it passed through the Voice of All Things, transmitting its own voice to one place, thus no one else would be able to hear it. However, this kind of martial arts required a strong inner force to be heard clearly.


    Liu''er not only heard him clearly, she could even feel the joy and anger in his voice. There were many heroes in the hall, yet no one noticed.


    This person''s cultivation base was unfathomable!


    Liu''er naturally didn''t know that there was an expert helping him. She only said that it was the immortal spirit appearing in the sky. Since the deities didn''t want to listen to nonsense, they simply kowtowed three times towards the sky.


    Everyone did not know why he was doing this, but it was obvious for a moment that he was playing with them. He shouted, "Ghost that pretended to be your mother''s god! "Look at your grandpa''s blade!" He took a step forward and chopped over.

 C23

    Liu''er had already understood the secret of that person and was no longer flustered. He bent his leg and dodged to the right of Leng Ning, dodging away. It was much easier than before, but the wide robe was still cut open.


    Liu''er could not be considered a brilliant martial arts genius, but the mysterious person that had embellished him was. That person''s martial arts attainments were terrifying. He had turned the complicated chants into a gatha. Although it was not enough to solve the mystery of the Peacock Steps, it still exposed its main theme. It was the highest realm of simplicity. Most of the people in the martial arts world had been poor their entire lives, but they couldn''t get their words out. They just didn''t understand this principle.


    Liu''er was overjoyed to see that she could use it as she pleased. Her confidence soared as she shouted at Leng Xiao, "Apologize!" Leng Ning was enraged for a moment, but did not reply. He turned over his blade and slashed at Liu''er''s calf, wanting to repeat the same trick.


    Liu''er still jumped up to dodge the attack. However, she quickly followed after her. The dagger in her hand cut down on Liu Gan''s neck. He began to not know the profoundness of the black fan, because he had already suffered a loss once. This time, his saber was filled with Qi, divided into three paths. Even if Liu''er could use the fan to protect his neck and save his life, the saber Qi would definitely cut off both his legs!


    The corner of Leng Ning''s mouth curled up into a sinister smile.


    Liu''er did not raise her black fan to block this time, but suddenly spread open her arms, channeling her true qi to the two acupuncture points of the Liu Palace and the Shaoyang Mansion. She pressed her palm on Leng Xiao''s shoulder, and her body flew into the air with a ''whoosh'' like a soaring sparrow! This was the chant for "The Palace Head''s Prison Suppressing All Things".


    The two streaks of silver light struck the beams in the hall, leaving two deep gashes.


    He pressed down on Leng Ning and she fell heavily to the ground. Liu''er''s arms were wide open as she landed beside Leng Xiao. She was still pointing at him as she shouted, "Apologize!"


    When everyone saw the little Daoist who had dodged in panic earlier, they all couldn''t help but cry out in admiration as he had such an ingenious movement technique!


    Xiao Lan had long dried her tears and jumped up in joy.


    Cold eyes were bloodshot for a moment. Killing intent surged like a humiliated beast as it roared and chopped over. At this moment, he was ashamed and angry. There was even a bit of fear mixed within. Liu Er became more and more confident as he dodged even more. Although his robe was cut into pieces, he wasn''t injured, so he was very proud of himself.


    Just as Liu''er was feeling pleased with herself, the mysterious person continued, "A coward who only knows how to run! What was there to be happy about! The Divine Equipment in your hands is wasted by you just like that! " When Liu''er heard this, her face flushed red. Luckily, no one else heard him, and no one laughed at him.


    That person continued, "Find a chance to attack his Supreme Spring Acupoint under his armpit!" Liu''er gathered her thoughts, realizing that Leng Yiming''s attacks were very sharp, so she swung her arms around every time she tried to cut him, exposing her Extreme Spring Acupoint under her arm.


    Although the scimitar was sharp, its center of gravity was in front of it. If he wanted to play its role, he would have to chop it down. The scimitar was a sharp weapon used in battles. The martial arts of the Cold Moon Sect originated from the crescent moon in the sky. Thus, they used the scimitar as their weapon. Leng Ning knew in her heart that Liu''er only knew how to dodge, only attacking and not defending, which was why she exposed her weakness to him.


    Liu''er once again stepped sideways to avoid his blade, aiming at the Ji Quan acupoint under his armpit, then she used the black fan in her hand as a short blade and fiercely stabbed it. It was too late to pull back his saber. After a moment of hesitation, he felt a sharp pain from the Extreme Spring Acupoint, which had been pierced by Liu''er.


    Liu''er would not export inner force, so this poke was like a normal rod strike. To Leng Ning, it was nothing at all. But first, Leng Ning was overwhelmed with shock. Secondly, that black fan was like a dagger, piercing Leng Ning''s clothes and touching his skin.


    The dagger in Leng Ning''s hand trembled, nearly falling out of his grasp.


    Liu''er did not take any further action. Her tone was a little softer as she said, "Are you going to apologize?"


    Cold sweat broke out all over his body. He had said that he could only use one move, and now it had already been dozens of moves. He had almost abandoned his scimitar when he didn''t kill him. If he continued to pester him, even if he could kill him, he wouldn''t have any face to speak of. He was extremely dejected as he said, "Why would I apologize?"


    Liu''er turned around and looked at Xiao Lan, saying, "You scared her to death, so you have to apologize!" Hearing this, Xiao Lan''s cheeks became hot as she hurriedly covered them with her hands. However, she was overjoyed in her heart.


    Leng Xiao trembled, she was trying her best to endure, but just as she was about to curse, she heard Wu Chen say: "Limitless Heavenly Sovereign! This young Taoist is indeed a young hero. For the sake of apologizing, he risked his life to fight. What a great rage! " He then turned to Leng Xiao and said: "Sir Leng, as the saying goes, ''one can bow and submit, but one cannot do it''. This little Daoist is so generous, how can he brush away his good intentions? I can clearly see that if this fight goes on, this little Taoist will definitely be exhausted, and you will win sooner or later. Young Master Leng must have had some kind thoughts, which was why he couldn''t bear to kill him. How about a good person goes all the way to the end, and we just have to help this pair of beautiful women? "


    Xiao Lan had already covered her face as she smiled, her expression unreadable. Liu''er''s face was as red as an apple under the setting sun. Just as he was about to open his mouth to argue, he heard the others chime in, "Daoist Priest Wu Chen is right!" Since this little Taoist is so bold, I will definitely become an outstanding figure in the martial arts world in the future.


    Everyone joked as they talked, and Leng Xiao suddenly jumped out of the hall, jumped onto the crocodile''s mouth, and shouted, "Smelly doll, if I ever run into you again in the future, you will definitely die without an intact corpse!" With a few ups and downs, he disappeared.


    Liu''er couldn''t stop him and didn''t have time to reply. Seeing that Leng Ning had already left, she walked to the side of River City and handed the black fan to him. River City smiled at him, took the black fan and shook it again, hiding it in his sleeve.


    Liu''er then turned to everyone and said, "Heroes, it has been quite some time since the path has led to the Immortal Crocodile Manor. The people here would not lie, much less kill the innocent. I hope that all of you heroes can get to the bottom of this ¡­ "


    Before he could finish his words, someone interrupted him and said, "Hmph! He originally thought that this little Taoist was a current hero! However, I never would have thought that it would be the same as the other Ox-nose Taoists, they would actually say such lies! " Before he could finish his words, an object was thrown into the hall, and everyone dodged to the side.


    The object fell to the ground with a thud.


    Surprisingly, he was cold for a moment. At this moment, he was no longer breathing and had turned into an ice-cold corpse!


    The other Daoists that that person spoke of were naturally the people of the Purple Void Sect. Wu Chenzi''s words to Leng Ning was a polite greeting in the martial arts world. That person was not used to it and even scolded him.


    Wu Chenzi looked around and suddenly, his daoist robe moved without any wind. He said in a clear voice, "Since you are here, why don''t you show yourself!" Although his voice was not loud, everyone felt as if their ears were being struck by thunder when they heard his words. They hurriedly covered their ears.


    Thousand Li Sound Transmission Technique!


    In an instant, three people jumped into the hall. When everyone looked at the three people, they saw one of them was tall and thin with a short sword in his hand. He was in his sixties and had a pair of eyes brimming with vigor. Most of the others knew the person. It was the waiter of the Fortune Inn.


    The third person was an incomparably beautiful woman.


    This woman''s legs were slender and sturdy, her skin was white and tender, and smooth. Just these two points alone meant that the other women in the world were inferior to her.


    However, her face looked even more exquisite!


    No one could describe her beauty, because every time they saw her, they would become dumbstruck and stiff.


    It was like a zombie whose vitality had been sucked dry!


    The tall and thin person coldly laughed and disdainfully said: "The Purple Void Sect truly lives up to its name!"

 C24

    Liu''er was also staring at the three people at the door with suspicion. He had heard his master say before that the Purple Void Sect was the greatest sect in the martial arts world. These people must have known. How could they be so rude?


    Why did the waiter jump in with them?


    Liu''er was deep in thought when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her arm. She quickly took a glance and saw Xiao Lan pouting and glaring at her. Both of her hands pinched his arms, causing Liu''er to be even more confused. She asked curiously, "What are you doing?"


    Little Lan harrumphed and said coquettishly, "I just want to see if you are doing well or not!"


    Liu''er did not know that she was jealous, but seeing that she was angry for no reason, she did not dare to disobey, so she dodged and ran to the Daoist Master''s side. "I can run, but I can jump. Did you see that?" Xiao Lan also ran over and said in a displeased tone, "He''s also a little pervert who lost his heart!" Liu''er didn''t know what she was saying, so she just stopped talking.


    Men are different from women. Men are always happy when they see beautiful women, but women are always angry when they see women who are more beautiful than them.


    Liu''er looked towards Daoist Voidgrace. She wanted to ask something, but she didn''t know where to begin. The Daoist man merely smiled in satisfaction. He did not inquire further, as if everything was within his expectations.


    Wu Chenzi was not angered by that man''s rudeness. He had originally been ordered by his master to go down the mountain and train himself. Naturally, he wanted to get along with Wu Lin and the other men, so he treated them kindly. He sized that person up before cupping his hands and asking, "I have cloudy eyes and do not recognize you. May I ask who you are?"


    The man sneered: "Hmph! He didn''t dare to accept it! Daoist Wuchen''s abilities were not small, but he was still called a hypocrite who humiliated Daoist Master Daozang''s reputation! Lately, I have heard that someone''s martial arts skills are higher than the Dao Repositories of the Violet Void Sect! "


    Wu Chenzi heard the man''s words that insulted his master, and finally showed an angry expression and said: "Since the martial arts world is filled with talented people, it is only right to push forward the future! However, it would be a bit too much for Senior to speak so rudely of our Sect''s Ancestor! Who exactly is senior? "


    That person said, "I can''t afford to blaspheme against your ancestor." Saying that, he looked around at the people in the hall, and said: "I believe everyone has heard some rumors recently, if there is anything that you know, please say that it is long term for Wu Chen. This is a good lesson, and I know who exactly dares to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Daoist Priestess of the Purple Void Sect! "


    One of the people said, "Daoist Wu Chen, there has been a rumour in the Jianghu recently that the Immortal Crocodile Clan''s Lord of the Jiang Clan is a kind and merciful man who often helps out the poor and has unparalleled martial arts skills. Be it in terms of cultivation level or virtue, he was superior to Daoist Master Daozang. I didn''t come for the Azure Sun Art. "Senior Daozang has long since passed away. This junior is unable to appreciate his elegance. Since Chief Jiang has such a high level of cultivation, we will come here to seek advice." Most of them agreed with what he said, and some of them even had different intentions. They said: "I don''t believe that you, an alligator in the middle of the river, is so capable that you are here to seek advice!" At that moment, everyone in the hall started to talk to each other, creating a ruckus.


    Ever since this person entered the hall, the crocodile in the middle of the river had been staring at him. Even though it had heard the words of the crowd, it did not utter a single word nor did it try to defend itself.


    The corners of his eyes twitched, and his face darkened. He clenched his fists, and the rutt-like wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen.


    The smile on the man''s face grew wider as he listened to the chatter of the crowd. He also looked at the crocodile in the river. The two of them looked at each other, and sparks of fire instantly flew in all directions. It was as if a star had fallen onto a dry haystack, and it started to burn without any restraint.


    The crowd quieted down as they felt the two''s scorching gazes on them. Wu Chenzi also realized that everything wasn''t as simple as everyone had heard. It seemed to be as the Azure Dragon had said, that he might be taken as a chess piece.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river finally let out a sigh. Its eyes were blazing, but its tone was surprisingly calm. It said word by word, "You''ve come."


    That person said, "You knew I would come?"


    The crocodile''s body finally moved as the veins on its hand bulged. Of course, he didn''t know this person would come, but he had been waiting. Even he didn''t know what he was waiting for.


    A person with a guilty conscience would always wait for an unknown reason.


    After a long time, the crocodile''s clenched white fist finally relaxed, and its eyes became much dimmer. He seemed very tired, and he closed his eyes slightly.


    He had never felt so relaxed before.


    Two sentences, and very simple. However, everyone in the hall felt that the two of them were not as simple as they seemed. Even Liu''er and Xiao Lan started to get nervous.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river did not open its eyes. He could guess the expression of the others and calmly replied: "This person is my sworn brother! His name was Hai Dongtian. He should be here to kill me. " When the rest of the Immortal Crocodile''s estate heard this, they immediately grew wary. The Crocodile in the middle of the river didn''t seem to care and continued, "Recently, everything regarding the Immortal Crocodile Manor should be done by him."


    Swallowing the Heavens did not differentiate between the two. He only quietly listened, like a child listening to a story. The crocodile in the middle of the river continued, "He used all sorts of tricks to lure everyone here so that everyone could help him deal with me ¡­"


    Hai Huan Tian suddenly shook his head and interrupted him, saying each word, "Wrong! I will definitely kill you with my own hands! "


    The more Liu''er heard, the more confused she felt. Since the two of them were sworn brothers, why did they have such deep hatred?


    He then heard the words "I deceived you all because I wanted to tell you all a story." He said the word "lie" without concealing anything and did not care about the expressions of the other people in the hall. He continued, "Third brother, you never know how to tell a story. Let me tell it instead!"


    The crocodile did not speak.


    Hai Dongtian looked around before his gaze finally landed on Liu''er. He pointed at the large golden signboard in the hall and asked: "Little Taoist, do you know what is considered a ''hero''?"


    Liu''er was still young and inexperienced, and she was also at the beginning of the martial arts world. She didn''t know how to respond, so she thought for a moment and said, "I don''t know. I only know that in life, one must have a clear conscience!"


    A clear conscience can only be considered a real man, not a hero." Then, he turned to River Crocodile and said: "Third brother, you can''t even be considered a real man. How could you be worthy of the word ''hero''?" "As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and shot out a few dots of silver light towards the large plaque!


    The crocodile still did not speak. It did not even open its eyes.


    Just as the golden signboard was about to respond, a white silhouette suddenly appeared in front of the signboard. It was River City. Jiang Cheng had already taken off his white robe, put it in front of his body and covered all the hidden weapons. His right hand pulled up his collar as he quickly drew a circle.


    The concealed weapon that could have pierced through the wooden signboard seemed to have hit a wall. It instantly lost all its strength and could not advance any further. It could only spin in the air!


    Not only was he the last to arrive, he only used a piece of cloth to form an air wall that the concealed weapons could not penetrate!


    River City had already landed on the ground, but everyone''s heart was still hanging in front of the signboard like a hidden weapon!


    River City faced the similarly shocked Ocean Swallowing Heavenly Dao: "The so-called Heroic Assassin, the benevolent and courteous, acting on behalf of the heavens!" As soon as he said that, the concealed weapon in the air, Ding Ling Ling Ling, fell to the ground, as if cheering for him.

 C25

    As the concealed weapon fell from the sky, Hai Dongtian''s gaze landed on Jiang Cheng. His eyes were filled with boundless profoundness, as if he wanted to pierce through the young man in front of him. After a long while, he suddenly laughed: "What a good way to take justice for the heavens! I presume this is the good nephew? It''s been twenty years since you''ve grown up. "


    Suddenly, the crocodile opened its eyes. It finally understood why it had waited for twenty years.


    For twenty years, everyone could grow up. His own son could do it, and so could the son of his enemy!


    He stared at the waiter and the beautiful woman for a long time. Finally, his gaze landed on the woman and he smiled. "I did not expect second brother to have such good fortune and daughter to have such a beautiful face!"


    This was originally a sentence of praise, but the moment the crocodile heard it, it felt like the sound of ghosts howling in a region, causing goosebumps to rise all over their bodies.


    He pointed at the crocodile in the middle of the river and said to the woman: "This is your Third Uncle, he is the one who caused your father to lose his mind! Haven''t you already met them? " There was no trace of emotion on the woman''s cold face. She didn''t even blink. Hai Dongtian pointed at Jiang Cheng and said: "This should be your nephew, right? He should be older than you and can be considered your big brother!"


    The woman still did not move, but her ice-like eyes looked towards River City.


    This was originally an incomparably warm scene, but at this moment, it was filled with a ghastly and terrifying aura.


    Liu''er had never had a home since she was young. During the chilly night, he had thought about what it would be like if he could find his parents and family one day. However, even though he had thought about it millions of times, he had never encountered such a situation before. He was a little scared and felt that it was good to be a wanderer.


    "I didn''t expect both children to be so afraid of birth. Forget about vulgar etiquette. What do you think, Third Brother? " Then he said to Jiang Cheng, "I didn''t expect nephew to have such a high level of cultivation, congratulations! "Since nephew understands that the Heroic Assassins will act on behalf of the heavens, then please listen to the story between us and take a look at this Dao. Would nephew be able to do it?!"


    River City did not speak.


    Sometimes, not speaking meant that he had already answered.


    A person could resist speaking, but could not resist not listening.


    He sat on the floor and started telling a long story. After taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "My Tang Dynasty''s Emperor Taizong is a wise king, but he killed his brother to succeed the throne. Everyone has different opinions about this. Regardless of what they thought, there had indeed been many tragic deaths during the war at the Black Tortoise Sect back then. They were both citizens of the Tang Dynasty, but because of the fight for the throne between the two princes, they began to kill each other. No matter who became the emperor, this kind of crime was extremely deep. So Emperor Taizong heard ghosts wail and souls every night, and his spirit gradually became haggard. "


    Liu''er nodded as she listened to him talk about the Emperor. Although he was disrespectful, he had his reasons for doing so.


    Hai Dongtian continued: "For twenty years, Emperor Taizong felt that his vitality was lacking. In order to eliminate his sin, he chased away ghosts and things. He decided to move to the temple, burn incense and Buddha, fasting for a month. It was during this month that Emperor Taizong, while touring the countryside, encountered a poor farmer, whose name was Xiang Liang. She had a daughter, and her appearance was not ordinary. She also had a bit of a simple and unsophisticated air about her, completely different from the scheming concubines in the imperial harem. Emperor Taizong had been in love for a long time, so he was lucky to have her. After the month of Ramadan, Xiangliang''s family finally knew that he was the son of Tang Dynasty''s emperor and that he had committed a heinous crime. And because that person''s family background was so low, Emperor Taizong could do nothing about it. In the end, he did not bring that woman back to the palace. "


    Liu''er thought to herself, "Everyone says that the emperor is good, but he''s nothing special! So what if he was of humble birth? [I didn''t even have a family background, so how could I not be born in the same world? Qingfeng Mingyue also did not miss me! "


    "After Emperor Taizong returned to the palace, he often missed that woman, but he was afraid that the imperial concubines would be jealous and cause some sort of disaster. After thinking about it, I finally thought of a way ¡ª a way to faked death! "


    When everyone heard this, they couldn''t help but exclaim in a low voice. It turned out that Emperor Taizong''s idea of faking his death was indeed true.


    It had always been rumored that Emperor Taizong had passed away for three days, then returned to the sun and came back to life. When Emperor Taizong returned to the mortal world, he realized that he had sinned deeply, and he pardoned the world, dispersing all his capital and helping the poor. At the time, people were singing praises of virtue, saying that Emperor Taizong was a wise king, blessed by the heavens, the end of his life.


    However, there were also people who said that this was a method used by the Emperor to win over the hearts of the people.


    "He used this method to inform the officials that he had a man named Xiang Liang. He worships ghosts and gods, and has amassed a lot of wealth in the underworld. He was able to return to the mortal world all because of this. He had made a note in the Underworld, he would definitely repay all the money he had borrowed. "The civil and military officials all believed it. Thus, the Emperor issued an imperial decree bestowing two hundred thousand taels of gold to the general''s family. It could be considered as a matter of heart."


    Hearing this, the crowd clamored once again. Two hundred thousand taels of gold. After all, such a large amount was enough to cause a lot of commotion. He finally understood why Taizong had faked his death all those years ago so that he could justify his actions. He couldn''t help but sigh and sneer.


    The more Liu Er heard about it, the angrier she got. "As the son of heaven, not only are you dark, you are also so stupid!" she thought. How can gold, silver, and treasure make up for that young girl''s pure heart when she looks down on dirt and dung! " He could not help but retort angrily, "No matter how shiny the golden silt is, it can''t buy that woman''s purity! Only the filthy and smelly fecal pit will be able to tolerate it! "


    When River Crocodile heard this, its face twitched. It was unknown what its thoughts were. Haotian chuckled, "This little Taoist is a hero. I only look down on beauties and not this filthy gold and silver. However, there are still very few heroes in the world. " He coldly laughed as he swept his eyes over the stunned crowd in the hall, and continued to speak, "Since Emperor Taizong has already bestowed two hundred thousand taels of gold to that family, there must definitely be someone to escort him. The escort was someone who not only had strong martial arts skills, but he was also one of the emperor''s trusted aides as well. Otherwise, the matter of the Emperor faking his death would be completely useless. After much thought, Emperor Taizong finally decided to use the people of the Twelve Palaces! "


    The Tang army had reorganized itself since the Grand Sect. They commanded the twelve guards of the central command and six percent of the eastern palace. The Twelve Guards usually only practiced kung fu, taking turns to guard the Emperor''s safety. Sometimes, he would listen to the emperor''s secrets and secretly perform some special tasks, belonging to the emperor''s direct army.


    Anyone who could become one of the Twelve Palaces must be a top-notch expert.


    Hai Huan Tian finally stood up and spoke as if he had finished his story. His tone was different from before as he said word by word: "We three brothers are members of the Twelve Palaces! It just so happened to be selected, and is in charge of escorting the two hundred thousand gold! " There was a hint of killing intent in his voice, but more of pride.


    Anyone who could do so should be proud.

 C26

    The crowd gradually began to understand, thinking that the three of them must have seen so much gold and silver that they must have harbored evil intentions. Thus, they had forgotten their kindness and disregarded their friendship to kill each other. This was the reason why they had come here today to seek revenge for the devouring of the seas and the devouring of the heavens.


    Thinking about it this way, the crocodile must have been smarter in the river as it stole the gold. No wonder the Immortal Crocodile''s estate was so grand and majestic, and had such a place in Yi Zhou City.


    The Hsiangliang family is a good family," he continued. "They won''t accept such a large sum of money, no matter what it takes." "At that time, the kind-hearted girl was already carrying a dragon. When she heard that Emperor Taizong had only bestowed gold and silver, without even a letter or dictum, her heart was like dying embers. On that night, she jumped into the river and committed suicide ¡­


    The crowd clamored for a while, and Xiao Lan screamed out in surprise, tightly grabbing onto Liu''er''s arm. Liu''er humphed heavily, obviously extremely annoyed.


    He said: "The three of us did not expect that the good-hearted girl would be so unyielding. She was originally just here to escort the gold and there wasn''t anything too difficult about it, but if Emperor Taizong knew that the woman had already died, he would definitely punish us for our incompetence. After we received the news, we immediately ordered two hundred soldiers to go with the army to fish along the river. But it was in the middle of spring and the river was rising and we had been fishing for three days and we couldn''t even find the woman''s body. "


    Liu''er stomped her feet in anger and thought to herself, "What Heavenly Son civilians are doing this? How are they any different from the rapist in the market?!"


    The Ocean Swallowing Heavens said: "The family of Xiangliang refused to accept the gold and silver. We had no choice but to escort the gold back to the palace." He then coldly looked at the crocodile and said, "On the way back, he actually tried to kill us all by deceiving us. He wanted to take all the gold!"


    At this moment, the crocodile in the middle of the river also opened its eyes. As long as it opened its eyes, they would emit a radiant light. And he said harshly: "Big brother, now that things have come to this, what''s the use of you lying to me again? Since the three of us have our own ulterior motives, there''s no need for anyone to bother about us! "


    The Ocean Swallowing Heavens: "Second brother and I did want to swallow the gold, but we also wanted to include you in it. That day, your body wasn''t well, and you slept early. When I plotted with Second Brother, I didn''t wake you up. You think we want to hurt you, but you also want to kill us! "Third brother, you are really vicious!" As he finished speaking, he was close to howling.


    The Jiang Zhong Crocodile said: "Humph! Why don''t you speak the truth in front of all the heroes? When I got up in the middle of the night to relieve myself, I heard my big brother say, "When these people drink the sweat medicine, we''ll kill them all!" He also said, ''Let''s go catch a few more passersby and kill them as well, then we''ll treat them as robbers!'' Then, the two of you laughed in a low voice for a while, and the second brother said, ''We still need to leave a informant, and it''s best to leave a scapegoat''. Brother, you asked, "Brother, who do you think is suitable?" Before Second Brother could reply, he was startled by a few horse roars, and the two of you stopped talking. Let me ask you, are these words true? "If that scapegoat was not me, then who else could it be?"


    Twenty years, he remembered.


    In the past twenty years, he must have been constantly thinking about these things and saying these words.


    Hai Dongtian''s face changed between dark and clear, and killing intent filled his eyes. After a long time, he finally calmed down, sighed, and said, "That''s right! This is what I said to my brother! We heard the hoots and didn''t dare to say anything for fear it would be revealed. But the scapegoat won''t be you! Third brother, your thoughts are so wild and your methods are so vicious. You actually drugged us! "


    The crocodile in the middle of the river laughed sinisterly, "I would rather kill someone wrongly than let them off! Which person in the world isn''t like this? If you say that person is not me now, how would I know? If I did not make a move in advance, I might be the one who has to struggle and seek revenge! "


    Suddenly, someone laughed loudly, "Haha! Good! The heavens have eyes! If it wasn''t for your illness that day, you would have plotted a trick with them. "If it wasn''t for those strange horse hisses, saying that he is the scapegoat, you would never be suspicious!" The one who spoke was Liu''er. He was already furious and couldn''t care less about who gave him face as he laughed loudly, "If you three brothers didn''t kill each other, then where did all your revenge come from today? If not for what happened today, how would I know how vicious you are! Good! Good! This was what the heavens called having eyes! "Alright!"


    He wrote three "Good" words consecutively with sonorous strength. Although Liu''er was young and her voice was young, her heroic spirit was soaring to the heavens. Everyone in the hall couldn''t help but be moved.


    After hearing Liu''er''s words, the two crocodiles did not get angry. Instead, they began to ponder.


    This was heaven''s will. Who could they blame?


    The little Taoist was right, the three of us are self-inflicted evil and we eat the consequences of our evil. This was all part of the cycle of reincarnation, and I''ve long since understood it! "But because Third Brother ruined our sworn brotherhood, Second Brother''s personality has changed ¡­" As he spoke, he looked at the beautiful lady beside him and said, "And then he committed the crime of committing the heaven''s punishment. Truly ¡­"


    For some unknown reason, the woman who looked as cold as a statue moved.


    Hai Huan Tian sighed and continued, "We must avenge this enmity, and this path must work! I have coaxed the heroes to this stage for no other reason other than to inform everyone that Jiang Zhong is not worthy of the word ''hero''! Not only will I kill him, I will also destroy everything about him! "


    At this moment, the crowd finally understood why everything recently had to do with the Immortal Crocodile Manor. The reason why they were lured here step by step was actually to expose the true identity of the crocodile in the river. However, his methods were too vicious. He killed the innocent Qiao Family clansmen, threw the blame onto the Immortal Crocodile clan, and used the Azure Sun Art as a cover to use people''s selfish motives to deceive others.


    In the martial world, face was especially important. So many people had been tricked, but no one was willing to expose it. They could only bear with it and ask, "So much gold and silver, don''t the officials want to track it down?"


    Hai Dongtian spat and said: "The officials are all mediocre people. No one really knows how to be an official." Hearing that the Emperor had robbed the gold and silver, he was so frightened that his guts cracked. He was also afraid that he would lose his life if he was implicated, so he hid the truth from the public. He then reported to his superiors that the group of strong men had obtained a windfall and were spending most of it. He then took out the money he had plundered in exchange for the remaining half and bribed them into making progress step by step to get by. To deal with them, there was no need for any tricks! "Is that so, third brother?"


    The crocodile in the middle of the river snorted. It did not answer his question and instead asked, "You tricked so many heroes over, what do you take them to be? How can you play around with them! "After you exterminated the Qiao Family Manor and desecrated the Ancestral Master Daozang, are you confident that you can escape unscathed?"


    Hai Huan Tian was not worried at all. He smiled confidently: "My martial arts are not as good as Taoist Wu Chen''s. However, Taoist Wu Chen also said that the younger generation of the martial arts Lin is more powerful than the Blue! Someone''s skill in this hall can defeat him, and it just so happens that this person is here to help me! "

 C27

    River City did not say a word, his eyes were red, and his thoughts were running amok, "So daddy was a traitor, he killed someone and stole the money, so the others naturally came to take revenge. What''s the use of learning martial arts? Should I help him deal with his enemies? However, the one who really needed to be dealt with was him! I can''t kill my enemy, and I can''t kill him either. But if I die, my father will definitely die as well. Those enemies hate him to the bones, how can I die? Would I save him if I were alive? Was it right or wrong for me to save him? Could it be that the Qiao Family''s tragedy was really caused by us, the Immortal Crocodile Manor? "Eh, what''s that strange smell again?"


    He continued to let his thoughts run wild, his eyebrows knitted tightly together as he shook his head and thought, "In this world, if one can''t live a vigorous life, it''s better to die." So what if I''m dead? I can''t exchange for the lives of those two hundred soldiers. I can''t exchange for the lives of the Qiao Clan. A life change! I can change my life! "


    He suddenly raised his head towards the Ocean Swallowing Heavens and said, "You are my father''s sworn brother, so I should call you Uncle Hai. My father was guilty, and I had nothing to say. I am willing to use my life to atone for my father''s sins! "


    He was no longer speaking, but begging.


    Hai Dongtian sighed and said: "Nephew, the enmity between your father and I for twenty years is not something that can be resolved by a single life. I have raised my second brother''s child to call her ''revenge'', and this is only to let her represent my second brother, not to leave our grudges to the younger generation. Nephew, your kind and kind uncle knows that but what I want is your father, it has nothing to do with you. "


    River City''s tears unconsciously fell down, but the crocodile in the middle of the river continued, "Stop pretending to be a good person! Cheng''er, he''s a cunning old fox with a heart full of venom. Don''t be fooled! " As he spoke, he patted the golden crocodile on his waist. Just as he was about to stand up, his legs suddenly softened and he fell.


    The crocodile in the middle of the river was shocked. It forcefully held on and was greatly shocked. After slightly circulating his inner force, he felt that his dantian was empty and hurriedly sat down cross-legged. He broke out in a cold sweat and said with a trembling voice, "Someone poisoned him!"


    Everyone heard his words and adjusted their breathing, not feeling anything out of the ordinary. Only the Daoist priests of the Purple Void Sect, the Immortal Crocodile Manor, and the others all sat there, recovering their breathing, as if they were terrified. Jiang Cheng also felt a wave of dizziness as he hurriedly sealed his meridians, his thoughts racing, "Who poisoned him? Could it be that strange smell from before? "


    Hai Huan Tian laughed out loud: "Sir Wei, poison Formless! This is indeed a well-deserved reputation! "


    Everyone was scared out of their wits when they heard such a thing. Even those who hadn''t been poisoned began to sweat coldly, their legs shaking uncontrollably. Liu''er, for some reason, felt fear for this mighty gentleman. Daoist Xu Zhen had a solemn look on his face as well, but he didn''t say a word. Liu''er then turned to look at Xiao Lan, only to see Xiao Lan also staring with wide eyes, as though he had heard something inconceivable.


    Liu''er pulled at the corner of Xiao Lan''s clothes, and she whispered, "I just heard that there are two big devils in the Western Regions, a couple. The woman was called Miss Ling, and the man was a gentleman! The two of them killed without batting an eyelid. He was good at using poison, and in the entire world, there was not a single person who was stronger than him who used poison. There was no cure for the poison, only death. and it''s not just dying right away, but also causing people to see their own flesh rotting from their toes bit by bit, torturing them to death. " He then swallowed his saliva and continued, "I also heard that anyone who was poisoned by his poison would be able to see their own dried up bones!"


    Liu''er shivered as she thought to herself, "No wonder these people are scared to death. So there''s actually such a vicious person!" He really is a devil! " He whispered to Xiao Lan, "Why has this demon come to the Central Plains? Has your Immortal Crocodile clan offended him? "What should we do, Big Bro Jiang?" Xiao Lan hit him hard, "How would I know!"


    For some reason, Liu''er received another beating. She pouted her lips, and suddenly heard the voice of the mysterious person from before: "Hmph!" Stinking brat! Who are you calling a devil? Is that what you call your savior? " Liu''er was even more shocked and blurted out, "It''s him!" Xiao Lan did not know who he was talking about, and she was shocked. She saw that Liu''er was looking for something in the hall.


    Liu''er heard the sound and searched the entire room. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw someone staring at her. Her back tightened and her scalp went numb as she headed towards that gaze.


    One of them was dressed in black, his long hair flowing down his shoulders. Half of his face was covered by black hair, leaving only his eyes outside. That person was looking at her with one eye and a smile that was not really a smile. Before Liu''er could think, she shouted at River City, "Big Bro Jiang, it''s him!"


    The crowd didn''t know what he was talking about, and following his gaze, they also saw that person. Xiao Lan asked, "What''s him? "What happened to Uncle Xuanwu?"


    Liu''er was stunned. "Uncle Xuanwu?" Only now did he see that this person was the same person who had been standing beside the crocodile in the river all this time. He was the other of the four protectors of the Immortal Crocodile Manor, the Black Tortoise!


    Liu''er didn''t have a clue. She only cared about the safety of River City and said, "Big Bro Jiang is him, he is that demon!" River City frowned, clearly not believing Liu''er''s words. Xiao Lan wanted to laugh, but she could not laugh in such a situation, she could only say, "Are you bewitched? How could Uncle Black Turtle be a demon from the Western Regions? He''s deaf and dumb and can''t hear. "


    Liu''er anxiously said, "He knows how to speak!" Xiao Lan just shook her head in disbelief.


    Liu''er wanted to distinguish between the two again, but Black Turtle suddenly grinned, laughed, and said: "That''s right! It''s me! "


    Xiao Lan and Jiang Cheng were both extremely shocked. Not only the two of them, even the other members of the Immortal Crocodile clan had their mouths wide open in shock! He hadn''t said a word since people knew him!


    Xuan Wu then shouted at Liu''er: "Stinking brat! Aren''t you afraid of rotten bones? "How dare you give me up." Liu''er trembled in fear, and quickly hid behind the Daoist.


    He wasn''t afraid of death, but that depended on how he died.


    River City regained its calm and asked: "Why you? Why have you been hiding in this house for so many years? Why aren''t you talking? And why help him deal with us? What is your purpose? Are you Uncle Xuanwu or a demon from the Western Regions? Was it you who poisoned him? "


    Black Turtle scratched his head and said: "You brat, why are you like your old man, you talk so much!" All these years, I''ve been tired of listening to your father''s words! " He then looked at the River Crocodile that still had its eyes closed, and said: "Your father''s character is much better than yours. Where did all these questions come from? Now that I have spoken, you only need to worry about one thing. "


    Since he was a gentleman, people should not be thinking about whether or not they could live, but whether or not he wanted to kill someone!


    Today, Xiao Lan had received more than enough shock. The uncle Jiang that she had always respected was a robber who had killed people, and Uncle Black Turtle was a devil who had killed people without blinking. Tears had long flowed out like a dam that had burst. They turned into tears as they sobbed, "Uncle Black Turtle, you won''t kill brother Jiang, right?"