Sword from Songshan

Chapter 93 Treasure Hunt
"Good boy! You have some strength."

The big monk took several steps back, gathered all his strength and finally stood still. He stopped laughing and looked at Lu Nanxing with caution.

He has practiced this Vajra Finger for more than twenty years, and it is no problem for him to break stones and split rocks with one finger. However, he was at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation just now, which shows how powerful Lu Nanxing's sword is.

Seeing that he was young, I thought he was just a fish on the chopping board, but I didn’t expect that he was actually a master.

"Come together! Kill him!"

The big monk did not dare to be arrogant, and called two other fellow monks to rush towards Lu Nanxing together.

Lu Nanxing sneered and rushed forward with Juque.

The big monk used the Vajra Finger, and the other two monks used Vajra Prajna Palm and Vajra Subduing Demon Fist respectively, which were also the external martial arts of Shaolin Temple.

If it was a Shaolin monk, how could he travel so far to the Western Regions? Moreover, the disciples of Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, would definitely not be so vicious.

"Humph!"

Lu Nanxing snorted coldly. If he knocked these people down, he would naturally be able to find out their background.

In the initial strike, Lu Nanxing had reserved 30% to 40% of his strength as a test. After a few moves, he realized that although these three people were very skilled, they were only at the second-rate level. In that case, he didn't need to worry about anything.

He immediately used his true strength and added sword energy!
Bang~!

The sword and palm collided, causing the snow on the branches to fall off. The monk was like a ball, and was blown away by Lu Nanxing's sword.

Then he turned over, opened his mouth and spurted out large mouthfuls of blood. In an instant, his face turned pale and he was seriously injured.

"Amazing!"

"go!"

The other two monks were startled, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they turned around and ran away.

Although they were ferocious, they did not disregard the friendship among their fellow disciples. They supported the injured companion on both sides.

"Where to run!"

Lu Nanxing shouted softly and chased after him with his sword in hand.

After a few steps, the snow got deeper and deeper, reaching up to the knees. Although Lu Nanxing had profound skills, he had not practiced any advanced light skills, and did not have the ability to walk on the snow without leaving any footprints, so he was much slower than on flat ground.

In contrast, the three evil monks seemed unaffected and continued to move briskly.

With their martial arts attainments, they certainly don't have such light skills. I think they must have worn some kind of shoes suitable for walking in the snow, or other equipment.

After chasing for a few miles, Lu Nanxing gave up and returned when he saw that he could not catch up.

"The Diamond Gate?"

Although he failed to capture and interrogate them, Lu Nanxing had already roughly guessed the origins of the three people.

One or two hundred years ago, there was a fireman who worked under the stove in the kitchen of Shaolin Temple. He secretly learned advanced martial arts, killed and seriously injured several Shaolin monks, fled to the Western Regions, and founded the Vajra Sect.

Although it is an evil way, its martial arts have the same origin as those of Shaolin Temple, such as the Vajra Finger and Vajra Prajna Palm just now.

It is not surprising to meet disciples of the Vajra Sect in the Western Regions. What is strange is why we meet them in this remote snow-capped mountain.

"treasure?"

The monk just said, "How dare you come to steal the treasure?" They came to this snowy mountain, and it sounded like they had been here for several days. Could it be that they were here to steal some treasure?

Lu Nanxing frowned instantly. There was heavy snow on the Jingshen Peak. Apart from the Nine Yang Manual hidden by Zhang Wuji, there were no other treasures.

Could it be that the news that the Nine Yang Manual is hidden here has been leaked?
The monk just said that they were going to 'steal the treasure', which meant that they were not the only group of people there.

Has the news that the Nine Yang Manual is here spread?

That would be troublesome.

A copy of the Sword Manual of Exorcism can cause bloodshed in the martial arts world, let alone a magical skill like the Nine Yang Manual. I am afraid that not only the Western Regions sects and powerful people, but countless heroes from the entire martial arts world will flock to it.

"Perhaps not."

There was no conclusion yet, and it was futile to waste time on it at this moment, so Lu Nanxing simply stopped thinking about it.

Worried that those monks might come back, Lu Nanxing packed up and left immediately, even though the three of them were not to be feared, but who knew if there were any powerful helpers.

More than ten miles away, we found a place to rest.

In order to prevent a sneak attack, he did not dare to light a bonfire this time. Besides, it would be troublesome to find dry branches and grass in the middle of the night. He simply slept wrapped in a leather quilt. With twenty years of martial arts experience as a foundation, sleeping in the snow for a night was nothing.

Moreover, since the Du channel was opened, Lu Nanxing's whole body was warm and he was not afraid of the cold at all. The Du channel controls the Yang energy of the whole body, so it is not surprising that it has such an effect.

The monk did not come back to seek revenge, and there was no conversation that night.

The next morning, Lu Nanxing woke up, wiped his face with the snow, stuffed a few handfuls of snow into his mouth, and continued searching while eating a few pieces of dried meat.

Although the scope has been narrowed to Jingshen Peak, it is still over a hundred miles in radius. It is not easy to find a hidden valley.

If not for this, the Nine Yang Manual would not have remained undiscovered.

"I don't know if there are any more."

No matter what you are looking for, you need a coordinate reference.

Analyzing the original work, the only reference Lu Nanxing could find in this snowy mountain was Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang.

It was originally built by Zhu Ziliu and Wu Xiuwen, and was divided into the Zhu and Wu families, which supported each other. At that time, it was called Lianhuanzhuang in the underworld.

Zhang Wuji was stranded in the Zhu family. Zhu Changling deceived him and tried to steal the Dragon Slaying Sword. Zhang Wuji saw through the plot and escaped. He fell off a cliff and found another world and obtained the Nine Yang Manual.

Therefore, the place where Zhang Wuji buried the scriptures should be not far from Zhujiazhuang.

But in order to gain Zhang Wuji's trust, Zhu Changling used a self-torture trick and burned Zhujiazhuang to the ground. Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and it is not certain whether there are any traces left.

The Zhu and Wu families are known as linked villages and are not far from each other. If we can find Wujia Village, we can narrow the scope.

But the same question remains: more than a hundred years have passed, and I wonder if Wujiazhuang still exists.

There are no other clues for now, so I can only look for it first.

Lu Nanxing was not in a hurry and searched the snowy mountains bit by bit.

"Ok?"

After searching for only an hour, I suddenly ran into a group of people, six or seven men and women.

Judging from his attire and the strange-shaped weapon in his hand, he should be a martial artist from the Western Regions.

These people might know about Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang, but before they got close, several of them clenched their weapons, looking ready to attack at any time, and looked at Lu Nanxing with extremely vigilant eyes.

Lu Nanxing frowned, thinking it was better to forget it, and intentionally bypassed those people.

Those people did not chase after him, but also walked away around Lu Nanxing.

No one asked, so I could only keep looking.

Until the afternoon, there was still no clue. During this period, Lu Nanxing encountered two groups of people in succession.

Isn't it said that there are few people here? Why does Lu Nanxing feel that this snowy mountain is very lively?

Thinking back to what the monk said last night, these people should be here to steal the treasure.

Regardless of whether these people’s target is the Nine Yang Manual, it is not a good thing for Lu Nanxing.

I couldn't help but frown, things were gradually becoming troublesome.

But this was not something Lu Nanxing could control, he could only continue searching, hoping that his luck was not too bad and that he could find it as soon as possible.

Lu Nanxing avoided the Western martial artists he met on the way and did not fight with them.

He is now a top-tier third-level master, and most people in the martial arts world are no match for him. But he is alone, far away in the Western Regions, and he is unfamiliar with the place. If he acts rashly without understanding the situation, it is easy to get into unnecessary trouble.

His purpose this time was to search for magical skills, and he tried his best to avoid complications.

"This group of scoundrels dare to covet the treasures of our Wei Family Manor. They simply don't know how to live or die!"

It was already dusk and Lu Nanxing had gained nothing all day. He sighed and prepared to find a place to rest. While picking up branches, he suddenly heard someone talking on the other side of the valley.

For the so-called treasure, the snowy mountains are now full of all kinds of people from the martial arts world. Lu Nanxing doesn't want to get into trouble, so he has to move to another place to avoid them.

But when he heard the other party talking, he couldn't help but stop and hide in the valley to eavesdrop. "That being said, two fists are no match for four hands. There are really too many people coming this time. In the two days we were out exploring, in addition to those lone wanderers, we also saw the evil monks of the Vajra Sect. They are really not easy to deal with."

"How dare you boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige! The owner of the manor is a martial arts master, and the young master was also a hero at that time. When we kill all these people, we will know how powerful our Weijia Manor is!"

"but……"

"Okay, stop arguing, let's go back and report the situation to the owner of the manor, and let him make the decision."

As soon as he finished speaking, three men wearing the same style of clothes walked out and went straight south.

Lu Nanxing hid behind a big rock and the other party did not notice him.

"Weijiazhuang..."

Thinking back to what the three people had said, Lu Nanxing pondered in his heart.

In the original book, there is only Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang, but there is no Weijiazhuang. However, it sounds familiar. Could it be that I missed something?
Never mind, just follow and see for yourself!
Regardless of whether it is related to Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang, the Weijiazhuang should be the local residents of Xueshan and must be familiar with the environment here. If we ask them, we may be able to get some clues.

Having made up his mind, Lu Nanxing followed the three people all the way.

The snow-capped mountains are vast, with few places to hide. Fortunately, there is snow everywhere, and the three people left footprints as they walked, so it is easy to track them.

After walking for more than an hour, night had fallen. After climbing over a hill, they saw a slightly flat open space on the sunny side of the mountain with lights flickering. It was where a farm was located.

Lu Nanxing was delighted and walked over quickly. A few dozen meters away, under the light of the lanterns hanging high at the door, he could see a plaque with three large characters "Weijiazhuang" on the door frame.

"How do I do it?"

Lu Nanxing was wondering whether to sneak in quietly and capture someone to question, or to knock on the door and ask openly.

Although infiltration is not very friendly, it can avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings. However, if you just catch someone randomly, he may not know about Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang.

After all, that happened more than a hundred years ago.

Swish swish~!

As he hesitated, the sound of breaking air suddenly rang out, and three sharp arrows shot out from the darkness.

Lu Nanxing reacted very quickly and dodged sideways.

"Catch this bastard!"

With a shout, three men rushed out from the darkness, slashing at Lu Nanxing with weapons in hand.

Lu Nanxing frowned. First they shot arrows at him, and now they were using swords against him without even asking a single question. These people were far too unfriendly.

It seems that it is no longer possible to ask for directions properly.

Lu Nanxing snorted lightly, and without taking the sword from behind, he directly used the Great Songyang Divine Palm to meet the three people.

Bang bang~!

Although these three have some skills, they are third-rate at best and are no match for Lu Nanxing.

He didn't even have time to hone his Great Songyang Divine Palm before he knocked two of them to the ground.

Phew~!

The other one, seeing that the situation was not good, retreated while blowing a whistle arrow.

Calling for help?
Lu Nanxing frowned, then took a step forward and knocked the man down with a palm.

"You are……"

Just as he was about to interrogate the three men, the gate of Weijiazhuang opened, and a group of people holding torches rushed out and headed straight over here.

Lu Nanxing blinked his eyes. It seemed that there was no need to ask any more questions, as these three people were exactly from Weijiazhuang.

It must be the Weijiazhuang secret sentry who mistook him for a bad guy.

Although it was unfair, it was no wonder, after all, he was indeed acting sneakily just now.

"I can only fight."

These people have already rushed over, and explaining with words alone will not work. Lu Nanxing's face darkened and he drew out the Juque behind him.

Hurrah~!

With a swing of the sword, the first two people who rushed over were knocked away.

Although there were as many as twenty or thirty people, they were all third-rate guys and were no match for Lu Nanxing.

Lu Nanxing wanted to ask for directions, not to provoke them, so he was measured in his attack, just to let them know how powerful he was, without harming their lives.

"This thief has no real skills!"

"Don't be afraid! Take him down!"

Who would have thought that these people were so ignorant that they didn't even see that Lu Nanxing was showing mercy. They just thought that Lu Nanxing's sword was weak and his hands were powerless, and that it didn't hurt at all when he hit them. So they got up and rushed over again, shouting.

Lu Nanxing frowned. If this was the case, there would be no end to it. Why not change his mindset and just capture a few people and force them to tell Zhu Wu the location of Lianhuanzhuang?

If you can't find the answer, then ask someone else.

"Who is this person who breaks into our village? Why hasn't he been arrested yet? Look, I will capture him!"

Just as Lu Nanxing was about to use his true strength, he heard a shout, the crowd parted, and a young man walked out.

It seemed that the leader had arrived, so he just caught him. Just as Lu Nanxing was about to take action, he saw the man's face clearly in the firelight and was stunned.

Isn’t this the groom who hid him in the bridal sedan a few days ago? His name seems to be Wei Qingliu.

Lu Nanxing suddenly remembered, yes, he once said it was from Weijiazhuang.

Lu Nanxing didn’t care about it at the time, but he didn’t expect that Weijia Village was actually on this Jingshen Peak!

If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble and would have come here in a sedan chair that day.

"It's you."

Wei Qingliu also recognized Lu Nanxing and couldn't help but frowned.

He helped someone out of a sense of justice, but ended up helping the enemy thief.

"Master Wei!"

Lu Nanxing put away his sword and clasped his fist, with a wry smile on his face.

"I am shameless and come to you for help again."

"help?"

Wei Qingliu was stunned. What was going on?

"Did Master Wei forget?"

Lu Nanxing pretended to be surprised and anxious.

"Didn't you tell me before that if I have any difficulties, I can come to Weijiazhuang and ask for your help?"

"Uh, oh, I remember now."

Wei Qingliu nodded, that was indeed the case.

But he was just saying it casually at the time, and he didn't expect that this person would actually come.

It's rare to find someone so shameless.

"It's good that Master Wei still remembers it."

Lu Nanxing pretended to be happy and said with a smile.

"Why don't we go inside the manor and talk?"

"it is good."

Wei Qingliu also came to his senses. Although Lu Nanxing was abrupt, it was he who said it in the first place, so he just stretched out his hand.

"Brother, please!"

(End of this chapter)