Sword from Songshan

Chapter 74 News from Hengshan City
Point, stab, chop, sweep... After practicing the Juque sword technique for more than half a month, he has already mastered it.

But there is still some distance to go before it can be truly successful.

As a superior sword technique, especially with the characteristics of the Juque sword technique, in addition to repeated hard practice, actual combat is also extremely important.

Only by fighting with others can we better realize and improve ourselves.

This is also the reason why Lin Zhennan asked Lu Nanxing to teach him moves when he was practicing the Exorcism Sword Technique.

If Lu Nanxing also wanted to find someone to teach him some moves, an ordinary second-rate master would not be enough. The first-rate masters of the Songshan School, apart from Zuo Lengchan, were the Thirteen Guardians.

Because of Le Hou, his relationship with these bodyguards was not harmonious.

Furthermore, given Lu Nanxing's current situation in the Songshan Sect, it would be best for him to keep a low profile and try not to reveal his true means unless it is a critical moment.

In the hot summer of June, when it rains suddenly, the moving clouds emerge from the peaks and reveal the strange scenery.

As a gust of wind blew by, dark clouds gathered in the south and a heavy rain was about to come.

"It is going to rain."

Lu Nanxing took a look and couldn't help but frown.

Two days ago, an invitation was sent from Hengshan City, saying that Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan School had retired from the sect and invited the Songshan School to attend the ceremony in one month.

The plot has begun again.

In the original novel, Liu Zhengfeng and the demon sect elder Qu Yang became close friends because of music, and in order to get rid of the constraints of good and evil, he wanted to retire from the underworld. However, the Songshan Sect saw through it in advance and used this as an excuse to kill Liu Zhengfeng.

Killing Liu Zhengfeng weakened the power of the Hengshan Sect, thus facilitating the unification of the Five Mountains Sects. The martial arts world is always bloody, and from the perspective of the Songshan Sect, this is nothing wrong.

But it would have been fine to just kill Liu Zhengfeng, but not to harm his wife and children. They shouldn't have killed Liu Zhengfeng's wife, one son and one daughter. Especially Liu Zhengfeng's daughter Liu Jing, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

As for the disciples of Liu Men, even more were killed.

Afterwards, the Songshan Sect killed Qu Yang and Qu Yang's granddaughter Qu Feiyan, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

From this point of view, the Songshan Sect is indeed an out-and-out villain, as they brutally killed children who were not yet grown up.

If you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.

Although it is a pity that Liu Jing and Qu Feiyan died in their prime, Lu Nanxing cannot save them with his current abilities.

Furthermore, they don't know each other. It's ok for readers in the previous life to express their feelings, but there is really no position to save them now.

Lu Nanxing didn't intend to change anything, but personally, he was unwilling to wade into this muddy water and act as the executioner who killed the child.

In the original novel, this was done by the Great Guardian Ding Mian, the Second Guardian Lu Bai, and the Third Guardian Fei Bin, who led a group of elite disciples of the Songshan School.

Years ago, Fei Bin was originally in charge of the Yellow River Gang's affairs, but suddenly he was handed over. Lu Nanxing guessed that he was transferred to assist Ding Mian in investigating Liu Zhengfeng.

Among the Songshan School disciples who went there together were Zuo Lengchan’s direct disciples Shi Dengda and Di Xiu.

Lu Nanxing is also a direct disciple, so it is very likely that he will be pulled into this operation.

"How to hide from it?"

Lu Nanxing frowned slightly, wondering how he could avoid this.

The best way is to go down the mountain.

But there must be a reason to go down the mountain?

Especially now, Zuo Lengchan has a grudge against him and won't be so easy to talk to.

Boom~!

A thunder interrupted Lu Nanxing's thoughts. A heavy rain was coming, so Lu Nanxing hurriedly got up and returned to his residence.

As soon as I entered the yard, heavy rain began to fall.

Lu Nanxing returned to the room, concentrated his mind, and began to practice internal skills.

The cultivation of internal strength is a slow and steady process. The more you practice, the stronger your internal strength will be.

The Twelve Circulation Qigong can accumulate internal energy faster, and with the enhancement of the toxin from the small wooden tripod, Lu Nanxing's training speed can reach ten times that of an ordinary person!
But if he doesn't practice, what's the use even if he increases his skill a hundred times?

I have been busy studying swordsmanship recently. Now that I have made some progress in swordsmanship, I have the leisure time to practice my internal strength.

"almost."

After practicing for two hours, it was already dark, and the sudden heavy rain stopped at some point.

Lu Nanxing exhaled and finished his exercise. He looked inside and saw that the snake image on the small wooden tripod was more than 90% lit up, with only the last dozen or so scales left!

Ever since he became Zuo Lengchan's direct disciple, people have been trying to please him one after another, presenting various poisonous snakes to Lu Nanxing, and the speed at which the snake map lights up has greatly increased.

Especially recently, as he has become very popular, more people have given him gifts.

However, as more and more snake images were lit up, the remaining ones became more difficult.

What is needed to light up the snake map is not the amount of snake venom, but the type. There are only a few types of poisonous snakes in the world, and using one will mean one less type.

Lu Nanxing thought that if he wanted to light up the last dozen or so scales, an ordinary venomous snake would probably not be able to do it, and it would have to be a rare species.

But where to find these rare venomous snakes?
We still have to find professionals. There are two sects in the martial arts world that are good at using poisons, the Baiyao Sect and the Wuxian Sect.

Especially the Five Immortals Sect, one of their so-called five immortals is the poisonous snake.

If you go to the Five Immortals Sect, you should be able to find all the poisonous snakes that light up the snake map.

"Brother, you can go to bed now."

There was a knock on the door, and then someone came to the window and spoke.

"The master invites you."

"Head..."

Lu Nanxing frowned. What did Zuo Lengchan want to talk to him about so late at night?

I had a bad feeling in my heart.

But since someone was sent to convey the message, he could not refuse and immediately changed his clothes and came out.

A third-generation disciple stood in front of the door with his hands hanging down, his expression respectful.

"Senior brother please."

Led by the disciple who delivered the message, they arrived at a side hall after a while.

In addition to Zuo Lengchan, the three great guardians Ding Mian, Lu Bai, and Fei Bin were also in the palace, as well as Shi Dengda and Di Xiu.

"Greetings to the headmaster, and greetings to the three uncles and brothers."

Lu Nanxing greeted everyone one by one, feeling more and more suspicious about what was going on.

"Everyone is here."

Zuo Lengchan gestured to Lu Nanxing and then spoke directly.

"It has been found out that Liu Zhengfeng colluded with the Demon Cult elder Qu Yang, but we still lack solid evidence to force him to submit."

Liu Zhengfeng?
Lu Nanxing's heart moved. He was still thinking about this matter during the day, and now it came true.

"The spies have discovered Qu Yang's whereabouts. We are sending you there now to capture Qu Yang and make it impossible for Liu Zhengfeng to make excuses!"

Capture Qu Yang?

Lu Nanxing was stunned again, and then something suddenly occurred to him.

The Five Mountains sects merged, and the other four sects refused to do so, so they had to be defeated one by one. The breakthrough point for the Hengshan sect was Liu Zhengfeng.

Previously, we had only heard that he was at odds with the sect leader, Mr. Mo Da. The Songshan Sect originally wanted to take advantage of this, but after some investigation, we discovered that he had close contacts with the elders of the Demon Sect, which was truly an unexpected gain.

This time, as long as we catch Qu Yang and prove that Liu Zhengfeng is colluding with the Demon Cult, we can do whatever we want, whether we kill him or recruit him for our own use.

"Brother, don't worry!"

A very tall and thin middle-aged man spoke. It was Lu Bai, the Crane Hand, who was also Zuo Lengchan's most trusted arm.

"We will definitely capture Qu Yang alive this time!"

"Ah."

Zuo Lengchan nodded, then turned to Shi Tenda, Di Xiu, Lu Nanxing and others.

"The three of you go together and assist the three uncles."

"Disciple accepts the order!"

"We will definitely capture Qu Yang alive!"

"Yes."

Shi Dengda and Di Xiu looked serious, and Lu Nanxing also responded.

Depart early the next morning.

A few days later, the group arrived at Jingzhou Prefecture, Hubei.

According to the spy's report, Qu Yang has been active in the Jingxiang area for the past two months.

"How's it going."

At the inn in the city, Ding Mian called the secret spy and got straight to the point.

"Qu Yang is still here."

"Reporting to the Grand Protector, the demon has been under our surveillance."

The spy responded and then reported.

"He left the city this morning, and our people followed him." "Left the city?"

Ding Mian's expression changed instantly and his brows furrowed.

"Could it be that you discovered something and want to run away?"

"Don't be impatient, Grand Protector."

The spy seemed confident and continued.

"That demon would leave the city once every one or two days, sometimes for several days, and then return to the city. Besides, he has a granddaughter who is still in the city, so he would definitely not escape alone."

"so……"

Ding Mian nodded, feeling somewhat relieved, but then he became confused again.

"What does Qu Yang do when he goes out of the city every day? Is there some conspiracy?"

"As for the conspiracy...I haven't discovered it. As for what he is doing, he is really a demon from the devil sect."

The spy explained with a look of disdain.

"He has been digging up graves all over Jingzhou for the past two months!"

"Digging graves?"

This was indeed beyond the expectations of Ding Mian and others, and they were also puzzled.

"Why would he dig up other people's graves? If he wanted revenge, he wouldn't have so many enemies. And why are they all in Jingxiang?"

"Could it be that they stole the burial objects? There are many famous people in Jingzhou, and there must be a lot of gold, silver and treasures in the tombs of those dignitaries."

"What the San Taibao said is true."

The spy took over the conversation and paused.

"According to our observation, the demon seemed to be looking for something, but it was not just gold or silver treasures."

"If it's not property, then what is it? Could it be a martial arts secret manual?"

Ding Mian frowned and his expression became more serious.

Some people in the martial arts world do have the habit of recording their martial arts skills into secret manuals and taking them into the grave after they die.

"Of course!"

Lu Bai nodded and continued in a deep voice.

"Since he is still looking for it, it means he has not found it yet. Qu Yang has spent so much effort, the secret book must be extraordinary! We should capture him before he finds it, so as to prevent him from becoming a disaster!"

"Not bad!"

Ding Mian and Fei Bin also agreed, with serious expressions.

Lu Nanxing stood at the side and sneered in his heart, what kind of martial arts secrets is this? It's just a musical score.

Although Qu Yang is an elder of the Demon Sect, he is obsessed with music. That is why he and the righteous Liu Zhengfeng, who shares the same interest, become close friends.

In order to find the score of Guangling San, Qu Yang had dug 29 tombs of emperors and ministers of the Western and Western Han Dynasties.

Now they are digging near Jingzhou, I wonder what music score or musical instrument they are looking for.

"There is no time to lose! Let's do it tonight!"

Ding Mian pondered for a moment and gave the order immediately.

"Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Fei, the three of us will go out of the city together and capture Qu Yang. Shi Dengda, Di Xiu, the two of you go capture Qu Yang's granddaughter in the city!"

"it is good!"

"Disciple obey!"

Lu Bai and Fei Bin nodded, and Shi Dengda and Di Xiu also accepted the order.

Only Lu Nanxing was standing aside and was not mentioned.

"Oh, I was careless for a moment and forgot about you, Junior Brother Lu."

Ding Mian smiled and said this.

"It's enough to take a girl, Dengda and Di Xiu. You can go out of the city with us. If you catch Qu Yang, it will be a great achievement."

What momentary negligence? It was obvious that they were intentionally leaving him out.

What great achievements are you talking about? Compared with Qu Feiyan, a little girl, Qu Yang, as an elder of the Demon Cult, is more than a hundred times more dangerous!
This was clearly leading him into a fire pit. Lu Nanxing even suspected that Ding Mian and his companions had ill intentions towards him.

"Disciple thanks Uncle Master."

Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Nanxing still had to smile and thank him.

Everything was arranged properly, but in fact, there was no need to arrange anything. The three great guards thought that there would be no problem in taking Qu Yang.

After resting in the inn for two hours, as it was getting dark, they set off under the guidance of the scout.

As planned, Shi Dengda and Di Xiu went to capture Qu Feiyan, while Lu Nanxing followed Ding Mian and others out of the city.

About half an hour later, several people stopped in a desolate wilderness twenty or thirty miles west of the city.

"Meet Taibao!"

Hearing the secret signal of the night owl's call, a spy in charge of surveillance came over.

"That demon is still there."

"it is good."

Ding Mian nodded and took Lu Nanxing and the others over there.

Under the cover of night, on a pile of rocks, there was a newly dug pit with an old coffin lying beside it. A man in tattered clothes had his upper body completely inside the coffin, searching for something.

It was not until a moment later that the man withdrew his body, revealing an old, ordinary face under the moonlight. If it had not been known in advance, who would have thought that this was actually the elder of the Demon Cult.

Wow~!

Apparently not finding what he wanted, Qu Yang simply pulled the bones out of the coffin and threw them on the ground to vent his anger.

Lu Nanxing frowned slightly and snorted in his heart.

Sure enough, the Demon Cult wasn’t called that for nothing.

In the original novel, in order to highlight the evil of the Songshan Sect, Jin Yong was biased towards Qu Yang, causing readers to mistakenly believe that he was a noble man who was untainted by the mud.

But think about it, if that were true, why would they do something like digging up graves?

Now seeing that he is taking his anger out on the corpse of the tomb owner, it is even more evident that he has a perverse temperament.

Come to think of it, as an elder of the Demonic Cult, how could he be a good person in the traditional sense?

"What a sneaky thing you are! You've been watching me for more than two months, aren't you tired of it?"

Qu Yang suddenly turned over here and shouted angrily with a cold face.

It was discovered!

It seemed that the spies were discovered from the very beginning.

The other party is an elder of the Demon Sect. How could he not notice anything after being followed for more than two months?

However, Qu Yang had a strange personality and was so focused on digging graves to find things that he ignored it.

It was not until this time that he failed again and was furious that he finally revealed the truth. It seemed that throwing away the remains of the tomb owner was not enough, and he wanted to vent his anger on them.

"Humph."

If that's the case, there's no need to hide it anymore.

Ding Mian snorted coldly and appeared immediately.

Lu Bai and Fei Bin also walked out together. In this case, Lu Nanxing could no longer hide and had to follow them out.

"It turns out that the Songshan Sect's guards have arrived. I was wondering, their aura is so deep and dense."

Qu Yang knew Ding Mian and the others. He snorted coldly, but there was no fear on his face.

I don't know if this is just his personality or if he is not afraid of death at all.

"Since you recognize us, why don't you surrender?"

Fei Bin shouted coldly with a defiant look in his eyes.

"fart!"

Qu Yang yelled at him and then sneered.

“Not to mention you guys, even if Zuo Lengchan came, I wouldn’t take him seriously!”

Looking at Qu Yang with a perverse look on his face, Lu Nanxing widened his eyes slightly. This character was very different from the character he had read in books. Was he angry or drunk?

The original novel provides limited descriptions of Qu Yang, so it is impossible to determine his specific character.

"court death!"

"Don't bother with him!"

"on!"

There was nothing much to say, so Ding Mian snorted coldly and rushed forward together with Lu Bai and Fei Bin.

(End of this chapter)