Xuanxia

Chapter 443 Whereabouts
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In the palace, Concubine Zi leaned lazily on the bed, looking at the stack of papers in her hand.

This stack of papers was nothing else but the handwritten accusation of crime by Hui Yuan that was sent by the female disciples of Ziqi Xianfeng Temple.

"That Fu Qingzhou, together with the fellow apprentices in our temple, actually managed to deal with Hui Yuan?"

Her eyes were shining as she swept over the lines of words on the paper, and the smile on her face grew wider and wider.

"Miss."

Tian'er beside the bed was also overjoyed and whispered, "With this evidence, can we bring down Concubine Jing?"

"Originally, this is what I thought."

Concubine Zi smiled and said, "But tonight, His Majesty is not returning to the palace. I heard that he was incognito in the Palm Sword Academy and had a debate, and he got too excited..."

"I have also heard something." Tian'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty, are you suspicious of the noble family?"

"Suspicion?" Concubine Zi sneered, "More than suspicion... I think we should not act rashly now. Concubine Jing is backed by the Yuan family, and now His Majesty is clearly trying to reduce the power of the noble families. This is a good opportunity, and I must let His Majesty know my intentions."

"It's just that Your Majesty is young and passionate after all, and he is a little too hasty in doing things..."

After that, she handed the paper in her hand to the bedside and said, "Keep it and save it for later use."

"Then..." Tian'er took the stack of papers and asked carefully, "What did Fu Qingzhou and the others ask for?"

"Of course I will."

Concubine Zi smiled and said, "I don't want to be someone who doesn't keep his word. Besides, didn't you hear that His Majesty was debating in the Sword Academy, and his teammate was that Young Master Fu."

"Eh?" Tian'er was surprised: "I really didn't know, how come he is everywhere?"

Zi Fei slowly blinked, stretched, and slowly lay down: "Who knows? Maybe he is the lucky one destined by heaven... The Cold Prayer Festival is coming soon, contact Hui Yuan and find a reason... that Hui Xin can't refuse."

……

On the main road, the autumn wind is bleak and the yellow earth is fluttering.

On the road, two monks walked slowly, one in front and one behind.

The two monks looked very young, but one was extremely handsome, with golden skin, while the other looked much more ordinary, with an indelible murderous look between his brows.

These were not other people, but Hui Xin... and Li Qing.

No, that’s not right. The current Li Qing is not Li Qing, but Yuanzhao.

At this moment, Yuanzhao was wearing the simplest and plainest white cassock, carrying a large wooden box on his back, and wearing a pair of straw sandals. Probably because he had walked a long way, the straw sandals were already worn out.

"Yuan Zhao."

Hui Xin smiled and asked, "What insights have you gained along the way?"

"Master, I have gained a lot of insights." Yuanzhao said seriously, "All people in the world are bound by the seven sufferings. Our Buddhist teachings are limited. Even if we can save one person, we cannot save all the people in the world. We need to continue to cultivate and achieve the state of selflessness before we can save the world."

Hui Xin nodded slightly, with a satisfied smile: "Not bad..."

He was halfway through his words when there was a sudden commotion ahead on the official road.

The two stopped talking and looked forward.

Huixin is a powerful being in the four realms of the cave heaven. His eyesight has long been extraordinary. With just one glance, he can see everything hundreds of feet away.

"It's a group of bandits who are robbing a passing escort vehicle."

He said calmly, "In broad daylight, on the official road, someone actually did such a wicked thing. Disciple, what should you do?"

"Of course it is to punish evil." Yuanzhao clasped his hands together and responded softly.

"That's right." Hui Xin nodded: "You and I are returning to the capital to attend the Winter Prayer Festival. This is a great opportunity for you to recruit followers and improve your cultivation. You can also take this opportunity... to prepare more skins for the future."

"Yes, Master." Yuanzhao lowered his head and responded, then slowly took off the large wooden box on his back.

The large box fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Before the dust settled, Yuanzhao's figure flashed out and rushed towards the noisy place ahead!

The autumn wind became stronger, and the loess was rolled up, flying towards the front of the official road like a yellow dragon following Yuanzhao's figure.

The battle beside the escort vehicle has become increasingly intense... The bandits are waving swords and the escorts are fighting hard, but more than half of them have been killed or wounded, their blood has dyed the earth red, and broken limbs and remaining soldiers are scattered all over the ground.

At this time, the bandits were besieging the few remaining escorts. There was only greed and cruelty in their eyes, and they did not immediately notice Yuanzhao's arrival.

"Kill!" After a bandit found Yuanzhao, he roared and swung his knife at Yuanzhao without caring about anything. But... Yuanzhao today is no longer the Li Qing of the past.

No one knew what kind of training he had received from Huixin, what he had learned, and how much he had improved in the past few months.

Before the sword arrived, the edge of Yuanzhao's palm had already slashed across the bandit's neck!
Blood splattered and heads flew into the sky!

Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, Yuan Zhao had a blank expression on his face, not a speck of blood on his body, and he didn't even look back at the head flying in the air before he killed the next person.

"Damn it, kill him!" The bandits roared in anger, temporarily ignoring the escorts who had no power to resist, and rushed towards Yuanzhao.

A bandit swung his knife at Yuanzhao, but Yuanzhao dodged and went around behind the bandit, striking him with his palm. The bandit flew out as if hit by a huge hammer and fell heavily to the ground, unable to move.

Then, Yuanzhao flashed again and appeared in front of another bandit. The bandit wanted to retreat in fear, but it was too late... Yuanzhao slapped the bandit with one palm, and the bandit fell down. The whole process was clean and quick as lightning.

What made these bandits even more terrified was that their swords and knives could not hurt the monk at all!
Whenever their blades were about to touch Yuanzhao's body, they were always bounced away by a mysterious force, but Yuanzhao's palm was like thunder, which could easily penetrate their defense and take their lives.

"Fuck, you killed my people?!"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from Yuanzhao's side.

That should be a bandit leader. He held two axes, had a burly build and a ferocious face. It seemed that he saw that the battle was already decided and was busy looting property. Yuanzhao came too quickly, and he only reacted after killing several people.

He pounced forward fiercely, wielding his two axes so tightly that no one could penetrate him. His speed and strength were not much slower than Yuanzhao's.

Yuanzhao's pupils slightly condensed.

"You have all the skills you need to do evil things. You deserve to die."

He spoke softly, words coming out of his mouth that were cold and emotionless.

The next moment, the plain white cassock on his body suddenly emitted a magical white light!
Under the shining of this light, his speed suddenly increased a lot, and in an instant he turned into a white shadow and rolled towards the bandit leader.

The double axes swept like a gust of wind, but failed to stop Yuanzhao's figure.

In just a moment, his hand was on the top of the bandit leader's head, and he grabbed his hair and lifted it up.

The bandit leader's eyes widened, and before he could even shout, the skin, flesh, bones and blood on his neck had already been torn apart!

Yuanzhao just lifted his head from his neck with just this move!

Gulu Gulu...

After taking off the bandit leader's head, Yuanzhao calmly threw it aside. Only then did the leader's burly body slowly fall to the ground.

A monk, but his methods are so cruel and terrible...

Seeing this, the other bandits began to retreat in fear.

“Namo Bai'er Nan Buddha…” Yuanzhao put his hands together and said calmly, “Your skins are too dirty and too ugly. I have no intention of taking them… If you are frightened, please kill yourself to avoid me taking action.”

"Crazy, crazy!" The bandits shouted in fear: "Run!"

Of course they couldn't commit suicide, so they turned around and ran away.

Yuanzhao raised his eyelids slightly.

After a while.

There was blood all over the ground near the escort vehicle, and no bandit was left alive.

Yuanzhao's robes were still pure white and clean, but his hands were covered in blood.

"Master!" An excited voice came from the few remaining escorts: "Thank you for saving my life!"

They forced a few smiles on their faces. They said they were happy, but in fact they were more worried - they were happy that they saved their lives, but they were worried that many of their companions had died and the escort vehicle was destroyed. They didn't know how to explain this business.

But soon, their joy was replaced by fear.

Yuan Zhao, with blood on his hands, turned around expressionlessly and slowly walked towards them.

"Master?"

These escorts were not stupid. Just by looking at the monk's expression, they realized something was wrong: "Do you need money? You can take anything you want from this car..."

"I don't want money."

Yuanzhao said calmly: "I want your skins."

In the distance, Huixin watched and listened quietly to the screams in the distance, her smile calm and gentle.

(End of this chapter)