I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 127 Who to Send on the Road
When Xie Yuan saw Mr. Lin reaching out to grab him, he frowned and said:

"I thought it would be difficult for me to take the initiative in your Lin family and meddle in other people's business, but you turned out to be so bold.

"You were the one who started it. Since you want the knife, take it and take it."

Xie Yuan moved his fingers, and a flash of sword light suddenly appeared in the mourning hall. No one could see his movements clearly, and the sharp sword stopped in front of Master Lin, waiting for him to hit it.

Master Lin looked at the sharp blade that suddenly appeared in front of his hand, and his vest immediately tightened.

He had accompanied Mr. Lin to get this knife. At that time, Mr. Lin was still young, and although his wealth was not as rich as it is now, he was still very wealthy. And this knife was worth more than half of Mr. Lin's wealth at that time.

Master Lin witnessed how Mr. Lin spent a huge amount of money to get the sword he had always dreamed of, and how sharp the sword was. He understood it better than anyone else in the Lin family. Even Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen did not know the value of the sword as well as he did.

Therefore, when he saw the knife at Xie Yuan's waist, he became very jealous; but when the knife was brought to his hand, his scalp tightened again.

With the sharpness of this precious sword, he was afraid that if he just touched it lightly, his fingers would be cut off.

Master Lin used all his strength to grab his outstretched hand with his other hand, and just stopped his hand in front of the knife, then retracted it as if reflexively.

As luck would have it, the jade ring on the thumb was just hooked down by the tip of the knife and put on the sharp blade.

Xie Yuan just held the knife horizontally throughout the whole process. To others, it seemed as if Mr. Lin had offered his hand, put the ring down on his own initiative, and then withdrew his hand.

Even though many people had never learned martial arts, they could see that his precise control and timing were extraordinary, and they couldn't help but stare with their eyes wide open.

Xie Yuan laughed:
"Since you can't catch this knife, it seems you have no chance of getting it."

He turned his long sword, made a knife flower, took the ring in his hand, and with a clang, sheathed the sword.

Xie Yuan took two steps forward and placed the ring on the edge of the incense burner in front of the sandalwood coffin. Under the stunned gazes of the Lin family members, he took a stick of incense, lit it, bowed sincerely, and prayed silently in his heart:

"Mr. Lin, although we have only met briefly, since I have been given the precious sword, I will accept your kindness and will never let your son and daughter be bullied. If you are still alive, I believe you will not blame me for meddling in other people's business."

After he finished his prayer, he respectfully inserted the incense stick into the incense burner and stood up.

Suddenly, a draught blew through the mourning hall, and the paper money on the ground fluttered all over the sky.

Everyone slapped their hands in a hurry to avoid being blinded by paper money and incense ash. When the Lin family opened their eyes, they were surprised to find Xie Yuan standing still, with paper money flying around him, but none of it stuck to his body, as if he was the center of a whirlwind.

Xie Yuan whispered:
"It seems that Mr. Lin also agrees that the younger generation will be the one to administer justice."

The Lin family members were all shocked by this scene and moved.

The difference was that Mr. Lin's two children took a step forward and looked at the coffin with excitement; while several uncles subconsciously stepped back, their faces turned pale.

"Dad, did you ask this escort leader Xie to support us?"

Lin Cheng said excitedly.

Lin Zhenze looked at Xie Yuan, obviously thinking of something, her beautiful eyes were twinkling and sparkling with tears.

Master Lin was shocked and his heart was pounding.

What, big brother really can’t stand it anymore and showed his spirit?

Xie Yuan turned around and patted the sword at his waist:

"Several elders of the Lin family, I, Xie, have been entrusted by Mr. Lin to hold his treasured sword and witness the distribution of his inheritance.

"All the assets left by Mr. Lin, including the fertile land of Linjiazhuang, the Lin family shop in the city, and the money in the bank, all belong to Mr. Lin Cheng and Miss Lin Zhen. No one else, whether brothers or relatives, can encroach on them. Otherwise, Mr. Lin's precious sword must be used without mercy!"

Xie Yuan's sword flew out and retracted in the air, and it was like a shadow flashing in the air. He roared suddenly, shaking several uncles of the Lin family.

He looked at Master Lin again and said in a deep voice:
"My dear elder, if you dare to take my weapon outside, you will have to find someone to feed you for the rest of your life. This is just in front of the master's spirit. I dare not disturb the spirit today. Since you also have the last name Lin, I will let it go. If I find out that you dare to seize the master's inheritance again, I will settle this matter as well."

He turned to Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen, his expression slowed down:
"You two, if you are in trouble in the future, or if someone bullies you, feel free to come to Longteng Escort Agency to find me. As long as I have this knife in my hand, I will protect you. I have something important to do today, so I'll take my leave first."

Xie Yuan bowed his hands, then looked around the mourning hall, asking all the uncles and aunts to look away and not dare to look at him.

He turned around and went outside like the wind.

"Thank you, Chief Escort, thank you, Chief Escort..."

Lin Cheng hurried forward two steps and called out repeatedly, but he saw that he suddenly left the manor and disappeared without a trace. He could not help but stand there in a daze for a moment.

"Ah Cheng, I'm boiling water at home. The fire hasn't gone out yet, so I'm leaving now. I'll come back tomorrow to burn paper for big brother."

An uncle spoke up and woke Lin Cheng up.

He turned around and saw that the man looked embarrassed and slightly afraid. He no longer asked for anything and disappeared without a trace.

The same was true for other members of the clan, and even Second Uncle's face changed as he quietly left. He even placed the ring he coveted the most on the incense burner and did not dare to take it.

Lin Chengli stood there, his eyes gradually changing:

"I studied the books of sages, but I couldn't even protect my family business. Xie Baotou slashed each man with a knife, and in just a moment, the monkeys were gone.

"Martial arts... Grandmaster... Swordsmanship..."

Lin Zhen didn't bother to listen to his elder brother's mumbling. His tearful eyes just stared in the direction where Xie Yuan left, his pupils flickering and he was lost in thought.

Xie Yuan left the manor, quickly mounted his horse, and headed for the city gate of Yunzhao County:

"It delayed us for a while... Fortunately, we managed to cut the Gordian knot quickly, so it didn't take long. Seeing this, I really couldn't just ignore it!"

That group of greedy tribesmen were a mob and not a big concern for Xie Yuan, but after all, they all had the surname Lin, and it would be difficult for him to deal with them in front of Mr. Lin's spirit.

He showed off his swordsmanship and with the help of Mr. Lin's "spiritual appearance", the matter was resolved in just a few words.

Not to mention the swordsmanship, the perfect swordsmanship has such perfect control that it is easy to shock a few members of the Lin family who are only good at boxing and kicking;

As for the flying paper money and the official's apparition... it was just that Xie Yuan saw the wind and had an idea.

His internal force has broken through, and his internal breath is sufficient. With the help of blood and qi, it can be faintly emitted from the body surface, disturbing the air flow, naturally making paper money unable to get close to him. If his skills break through to a very high level in the future, his internal force alone can make him invulnerable to swords and knives.

The Lin family had no one skilled in martial arts, so they didn't understand the reason and let Xie Yuan scare them, which would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

It’s a pity that the official returned to dust and never appeared in person.

Looking at the two words "Yunzhao" on the low wall tower in front of him, Xie Yuan pulled the reins and galloped away.

To the west of Yunzhao County, there is King Kong Gate.

The gatehouse that occupied half of the street had been renovated, and you couldn't tell at all that it had been cut in two by a knife from Shen Longteng a month ago.

However, the gatehouse was brand new, and its color was a little different from the surrounding buildings. A closer look revealed that it was built later.

But even if he didn't look at it, the knife would remain in Yun Zhaoren's memory for a long time.

The sign of a martial arts school was chopped down by someone. As long as the Longteng Escort Agency and the King Kong Sect still exist, this matter will be brought up again and again.

No matter how big and imposing this gatehouse is, it is still a gatehouse that has been hacked. Even if the knife marks are erased, the mark is still in the hearts of every member of the Vajra Sect.

Today, many passers-by still can't help but look at the gate tower when passing by.

Not only that, the teahouses, taverns, restaurants, and even rice and cloth shops across from the Jingang Gate were all packed with people. It seemed as if most of the people in Yunzhao County were on this street, and their eyes were all looking towards the Jingang Gate intentionally or unintentionally.

The competition between Vajra Gate and Longteng Escort Agency will be held today, right inside Vajra Gate.

Although irrelevant people cannot enter, they can guard the door and be the first to know the result of the biggest event in Yunzhao in recent days. Whether they can react immediately or go back to brag about it, it would be great.

"Have the people from Longteng Escort Agency already gone in?"

"Why are you here just now? The four escort leaders brought all the senior escorts and arrived at dawn. But I didn't see Chief Escort Shen."

There were some familiar people chatting while cracking melon seeds.

"The chief escort leader won't come?"

"I heard, I just heard, he is drinking tea in the government office. The county lieutenant and him are just exchanging acquaintances. If he really comes, what can the Vajra Sect do? We can just kowtow and admit defeat."

"The chief escort leader is not here. Didn't they say there were still five escort leaders? Why are there only four?"

"Four is enough to give the Vajra Sect a hard time. They removed an old one some time ago and promoted a new one. The new one must not be powerful enough, so it doesn't matter whether he comes or not."

"That's right. There are four escort leaders, but how many instructors does the Vajra Sect have? There is only one owner who is a four-trainer, and there are three four-trainers in the Longteng Escort Agency. In this competition, the Vajra Sect has no chance."

"That's not necessarily true. Do you know who took the initiative to propose this competition? It was the Vajra Sect. Are they courting their own death? There must be a way. Look, the venue was chosen inside the Vajra Sect martial arts hall, and no one else is allowed to watch! This is called home-field advantage, catching a turtle in a jar!"

The gate of the King Kong Gate was tall and the gate was tightly closed. The heavy wooden door exuded solemnity and mystery, leaving outsiders to guess what was going on inside, but there was no sound or movement.

The gatehouse occupies half of the street, and the martial arts hall is even more spacious.

The entire martial arts hall is no smaller than the escort agency. There are several training halls alone, which are as spacious as the escort agency's training ground.

In the largest martial arts hall in the middle, the three-story building is completely open and spacious, so it can easily accommodate hundreds of people.

A new high platform was built inside the house, which served as the arena for this martial arts competition.

On the stage, there were already two warriors standing opposite each other.

King Kong Sect's master Peng Jie and Longteng Escort Agency's head Wei Zhen.

The two men are also rivals who have known each other for decades, and they were not polite when they took the stage this time.

Wei Zhen said calmly:
"The life and death agreement has been signed. Fists, feet, swords and knives have no eyes. Everyone's life and death on the ring is up to fate. Humph, I guess I will beat you to death this time, and your good junior brother will not be able to use the laws of the Great Li Dynasty to do anything to us."

Peng Jie looked calm:
"Wei Zhen, I think you are just daydreaming. No need to waste words, let's fight and see for ourselves."

Wei Zhen frowned slightly when he saw Peng Jie’s calm face.

Where does this guy get the confidence from?
The escort agency thought hard for a month, but they still didn't know what the King Kong Sect was up to. But seeing that Peng Jie decided to have the competition at home, they didn't refuse, but no one would eat or drink in the King Kong Sect, and they all carried antidote pills with them.

No matter what his conspiracies and tricks are, I am well prepared. I will fight back against any enemy and block any water with earth. In the end, what matters is my hard power!
Wei Zhen snorted coldly, rushed forward and punched out!
This punch was extremely powerful and came straight at him, just like the spirit in his heart. No matter how many tricks you have, I can smash them all with one punch.

Seeing the fierce force of the punch, Peng Jie let out a low roar, and his blood boiled. He also met the punch with a palm, actually going head-on with it.

There was a dull sound when fists and palms met, and a surge of powerful energy echoed in the huge martial arts hall.

The audiences below didn't expect that the two four-training masters would not even bother to test each other and go all out in the first move!

After taking the punch, Peng Jie's body swayed, while Wei Zhen took a half step back and his eyes changed.

This Peng Jie, his skills are so profound?

He snorted immediately. Although he was slightly at a disadvantage with this move, he was not afraid and punched forward again.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, fists and palms collided quickly as the two martial arts masters of Yunzhao collided with all their strength. The strong wind they generated even dissipated to the bottom of the ring, causing the hair and beards of the disciples in the front row to fly backwards!
As soon as the competition between the two began, it became fierce. The disciples on both sides held their breath and were very nervous.

But soon, the situation became clear.

Every time Peng Jie confronted Wei Zhen head-on, he was able to steady himself after a brief sway on the spot. The Vajra Sect's Rock Skill had reached perfection, and he was as solid as a rock and could not fall down.

And every time Wei Zhen rushed forward, he was beaten back, from half a step, to one step, until now, he was actually beaten back three steps.

Looking at Peng Jie who stood still, Wei Zhen's eyes were filled with doubt.

Even if there is a gap in skill, it shouldn't be revealed so quickly?
My energy was being consumed faster than usual, and I could clearly feel my strength declining...

what happened?

Wei Zhen was hesitating in his heart, but he saw Peng Jie suddenly shake his body and move his feet for the first time since the competition began.

He took a step forward extremely quickly, stretched out his hand, and pressed it hard against Wei Zhen's chest.

When Wei Zhen saw the palm strike, his eyes darkened and he was about to stretch out his hand to block it. However, for some reason, his hand was weak and he was a little slow. He was actually hit directly in the center of his chest by Peng Jie's seemingly ordinary palm strike!

"puff!"

Wei Zhen flew backwards from the high platform, spurting blood into the sky, causing everyone in the escort agency to exclaim in surprise. They hurriedly caught him, but found that he was seriously injured and unconscious.

Peng Jie stood firmly on the stage, his eyes flashed, he looked down at the people below, and laughed:
"Next person!"

Everyone in the escort agency looked at each other with serious expressions.

However, they did not notice anything unusual. The old escort leader Chu Sheng flicked his robe, jumped up and jumped onto the stage.

This time, Chu Sheng adopted a different strategy from Wei Zhen. He sought stability first, defended and waited for the attack, and was very cautious.

However, not long after, even shorter than the previous match, Chu Sheng retreated step by step to the edge of the ring, gradually becoming exhausted.

With a bang, Chu Sheng was knocked off the stage. His face turned pale and he coughed a few times. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth. He was actually injured internally from being shaken again and again.

But he was still able to speak, his face was shocked, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"Peng Jie, have you reached the point of Qi and blood transformation?"

Peng Jie's eyes flashed, and he snorted:

"Your escort agency is complacent, but I have been making progress. If it weren't for old Shen Longteng's bullying... Humph.

"Next! Is this the best you guys can do? Who else, Zhao Xingyang, Lu Zhenyu, do you want to join us?

"I think the so-called Longteng Escort Agency, when put together, is not even as good as me!"

Everyone in the escort agency looked unhappy. If the chief escort was not threatened, how could Peng Jie be so arrogant?
But they had not expected that Wei Zhen and Chu Sheng, two senior escort leaders, would be taken down by Peng Jie without any effort.

His cultivation has actually reached this level?
Zhao Xingyang groaned and raised his eyebrows.
"Let me learn from Master Peng's great skills."

A forced breakthrough would affect his foundation, and the injury would require months or even half a year of slow recovery. Although he had not yet fully recovered, he would not allow Peng Jie to insult the escort agency in this way.

At worst, it will explode again.

Just as he was about to raise his leg, Zhao Xingyang's steps softened and his expression suddenly changed.

Even if the hidden injury has not healed, it wouldn't be like this.

"Oops, I got tricked!"

Zhao Xingyang let out a low cry, and everyone in the escort agency was startled and noticed the changes in their bodies.

They hurriedly took out the universal antidote pills that had been prepared long ago. This was developed by the escort agency's pharmacist and was extremely effective.

However, after taking it for a while, there was no effect at all, and I even felt weaker!

Everyone in the escort agency looked unhappy. Lu Zhenyu shouted:
"Peng Jie, what the hell have you done?"

Peng Jie watched coldly, and when he saw that everyone in the escort agency had discovered it, it was too late, he couldn't help but smile triumphantly:

"Haha, what the hell are you doing? You are a bunch of idiots, you think you are the only pharmacists with high level? Longteng Escort Agency will be expelled today!

"I have waited for this day for too long!"

The disciples of the Vajra Sect in the martial arts hall surrounded them, shouting. Peng Jie looked down from the stage, his expression revealing great excitement.

"Form a formation! Chisel the wall! Prepare to fight your way out!"

Everyone from the escort agency leaned against the wall, forming a semicircle. Those outside the formation forced themselves to be alert and guard against the disciples of the Vajra Sect, while those inside the formation used weapons and fists and feet, trying hard to chisel open the wall.

However, the walls of the Vajra Gate's martial arts hall were prepared for martial arts competitions and were extremely strong. In addition, all the people in the escort agency had been deeply poisoned and were too weak to open the wall. In fact, the harder they tried, the weaker they became. All of a sudden, several of them could not even stand and sat down on the ground in a daze.

Everyone in the escort agency felt heavy-hearted, seeing that the disciples of the Vajra Sect simply surrounded them but did not take any action, they understood that they were waiting for them to completely exhaust their strength so that they could win without a fight. But they were determined to fight to the death. At this time, Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu, both of whom had only practiced three or four times, had already used up 50% of their strength. Facing the Vajra Sect that surrounded them in three layers, there was no way they could survive.

Seeing that he had reached a dead end, Zhao Xingyang took a deep breath and suddenly smiled:
"Captain Lu, how many people do you think we should kill to make up for our loss?"

"At least ten."

Lu Zhenyu answered with a stern face.

Zhao Xingyang shook his head and pointed at Peng Jie who was standing high on the stage:
"Killing him alone is enough. This old turtle has to hide behind at times like this. He has no courage at all. We must kill the old bastard anyway."

Peng Jie saw Zhao Xingyang raise his spear high and aim at him, and his eyes narrowed:
"You don't know your own limitations. Well, get out of the way. Today, I will personally take care of you and send you off.

"From today on, Longteng Escort Agency will no longer exist."

"boom!"

Peng Jie was about to jump off the platform when he suddenly stopped and looked back in surprise.

Several gatekeeper disciples flew in backwards, and the tightly closed door of the martial arts hall was slammed open by them, and fell straight to the ground with a loud noise.

A tall figure stood at the door, with the rising sun behind him, and only a faint outline could be seen.

The figure shook the huge axe in his hand, banged it, stood on the ground, and said loudly:

"Peng Jie, who do you want to send off?"

(End of this chapter)