I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 169 The Unrivaled Evil Man Zhang Shan
After killing Yu Dalang, Lu Laosan stood up and said with some regret:

"Hey, he looks quite handsome, what a waste."

Born as a bandit in the Western Desert, he had experienced more exciting things, not to mention men and women. He regretted it deeply when he was having fun.

However, this kid was cruel enough, and Lu Laosan didn't want to create any more trouble, so he simply killed him and prepared to leave.

Just after leaving Yu's house, he heard the commotion building up behind him. Lu Laosan touched his belt and was considering whether to find a brothel or a private residence when suddenly a warning sign came to his mind. He bent down and dodged a streak of knife light.

He stood up and saw a young constable standing on the other side of the street, holding a long knife and staring at him.

Lu Lao San frowned and shouted:

"Who are you? How dare you sneak attack me!"

"Spring Rain Tower, Su Xing."

Su Xing said calmly:
"You are the horse bandit from the Western Desert... You are Lu Lao San, right?"

"Su Xing!"

Lu Lao San's pupils shrank, his arrogance instantly subsided, and he said solemnly:

"Why are you here instead of staying in the capital? I haven't done anything wrong recently."

"Who harmed the people in this house?"

Su Xing said coldly, turning his long sword and slashing at Lu Lao San's head:

"Now that you've come to Yunzhou, don't leave!"

Lu Laosan swung his saber and fought hard with Su Xing. With a ding, although he successfully blocked the knife, his whole body was shaken and his palms were numb.

He was awe-inspiring in his heart. Although they seemed to be evenly matched, he still suffered a loss despite having such a huge advantage in weapons. This test showed who was stronger.

"Fuck, is Yunzhou a dangerous place these days? Where did so many experts come from?"

Lu Laosan secretly thought it was bad luck.

I just have to put in some effort.

He suddenly became full of vigor, raised his saber high, and chopped down fiercely with such force that it seemed as if he could split the entire street in half.

Su Xing's eyes were solemn. He held the knife in both hands. A faint light shone from the knife, blocking this unrivaled attack.

As soon as the long swords touched each other, Su Xing's expression changed slightly, and he felt something was wrong. How could he not feel any effort in his hand with such a sword?

I saw that Lu Laosan retracted his saber as soon as it touched him, and took advantage of the power of Su Xing's sword to fly backwards:

"Captain Su, I won't see you off!"

Su Xing didn't expect that this powerful horse bandit leader was so cunning and would retreat if he hit him wrongly. He snorted coldly, and with a flash of his body, he chased after him.

The sound of long swords clashing like thunder rang out in the sky above Yunzhao City, waking up everyone in the county from their dreams.

Those with good eyesight could see dazzling knife lights and sparks on the roofs of the county town, like lightning, which suddenly disappeared into the distance.

"Controlling thunder and fire, this is a fight between gods!"

Someone shouted in astonishment.

Ordinary people cannot recognize a martial arts master. To them, a grandmaster is no different from a god.

The two masters chased and fought for several days, traveling a thousand miles west from Yunzhao, and gradually approached Hulukou, the west gate of Yunzhou.

The northwest of Yunzhou is protected by the Beidu Mountains, unlike Yanzhou which faces the Western Desert. However, at the southern end of the Beidu Mountains, where it meets the mountains of Shuzhou in the south, there is a pass that leads directly to the Western Regions. It is the West Pass, commonly known as Hulukou.

Although Lu Lao San was not as strong as Su Xing, he was extremely agile and responsive, and he fled all the way here without letting Su Xing find any flaws.
However, in the face of Su Xing's pursuit, Lu Laosan could not distance himself from the enemy. Every ten or twenty miles, he would be blocked by Su Xing, and they would fight, and then he would flee in panic.

The two men fought like this and actually went out of the Western Border and entered the Western Desert. They chased for another hundred miles and arrived outside an oasis city that was closest to the border of Yunzhou.

Lu Lao San was standing on a sand dune. Seeing Su Xing on the other side, he laughed and said:

"What's that saying? 'After sending you a thousand miles away, we must part ways.' Su Xing, you've been with me for so long, and today we have to say goodbye here... ahem."

His laughter was abruptly interrupted by a cough. Then he looked at Su Xing with a frustrated look on his face and ran into Oasis City angrily.

I don't know what's wrong with Su Xing. It's enough. Why does he have to chase her for so long? It makes him understand Mu Chaoyun's situation.

He suffered numerous injuries, both major and minor, and had to hide after entering Oasis City. He also had enemies in the Western Desert.

I don't know why I'm so unlucky. I've been chasing Mu Chaoyun for so long in Yunzhou, but I've gained nothing. It's always Li Tai or Su Xing, and I keep running into ghosts...

Su Xing stood on a towering sand dune, watching Lu Lao San fleeing into Oasis City in the distance, and did not move. Although he was not seriously injured, he was not in the same condition after chasing for so many days, so he did not dare to enter the chaotic Oasis City to chase him. This was not Dali.

Although he failed to catch up with Lu Lao San, Su Xing did not look discouraged. He just looked at his back, the yellow sand all over the sky, and the huge and messy Oasis City, and whispered:
"Master Mu, Third Brother Lu, Xie Yuan..."

Now, everything has been figured out for the few people who had contact with Deng Wan before his death.

He looked at Oasis City again, turned around and walked towards Hulukou.

……

On top of Yunshan Mountain, Xie Yuan was peacefully chopping firewood in the woodshed, not knowing that a chase had broken out between two masters who both wanted to track him down.

[Chopping wood: (562/100000)]

[Golden Bell Cover·Third Level: (1180/2000)]

[Health-preserving Skills·Fourth Level: (1743/4000)]

[Bagua Mountain Shaking Fist·Mastery: (673/2000)]

[Moon-Slashing Axe: Minor Skill: (1/3000)]

[Heavenly Hidden Technique·Minor Achievement: (461/5000)]

[Black Book: (85/200)]

【Running Wolf Sword Technique·Perfection】

[Yunshan Sword Style·Proficiency: (25/300)]

Sitting in the woodshed, Xie Yuan glanced around and saw the [Yunshan Sword Style] at the bottom. Although he had not practiced it for a long time, he had already reached the proficient stage. He nodded slightly.

This was due to his talent. After all, his talent was completely transformed by the Azure Fruit. He went from being weak after taking it to being above average, and then to being completely stimulated. Now he is a genius in cultivation and has extraordinary talent.

But it must be said that in addition to talent, the spiritual land also played a role.

The Yunshan Sword Sect has abundant spiritual energy, and cultivation is much faster than at the foot of the mountain.

The magical power of spiritual energy is endless. Xie Yuan only understood it after listening to Mu Chaoyun's class. Ordinary people who live in spiritual places for a long time can prolong their life and be immune to all diseases. Martial artists can make rapid progress and are not easily damaged. As for masters and above, they need spiritual places to comprehend the world, improve their cultivation, and improve their realm.

In this Yunshan sacred land, Xie Yuan quickly made a breakthrough to the level of proficiency in the Yunshan sword style. In addition to gaining a basic understanding of the sword technique, his blood energy also increased significantly, and his Golden Bell Cover realm and personal strength also improved.

The Yunshan Sword Style is the most basic sword technique of the Yunshan Sword Sect. It is half training method and half fighting method. Even menial disciples like them can practice it if they perform well after a period of time.

Of course, although it is a basic sword technique, it is also quite good when used outside - according to Xie Yuan's experience, as long as it reaches the level of "proficiency", it is at least an excellent technique in external training, but here it is only used to lay the foundation.

In addition to the newly acquired Yunshan Sword Style, he had also made considerable progress in the above techniques that he had secretly practiced, except for the Zhan Yue Axe Technique, which he had not practiced since he lost the Zhan Yue.

But in general, although I have been practicing here for a short time, my progress has not slowed down at all, and my overall strength has greatly improved.

After the inspection, Xie Yuan once again felt that Yunshan was a good place for cultivation. He then heard other disciples in the firewood room resting and chatting:

"...Have you heard? The Beidushan Mu family was destroyed."

"How could you not know? It's been widely reported these days that such a large hidden family was destroyed in an instant. No one knows who the murderer is, but he has such strong power. It's really terrifying."

"To be honest, I've never heard of the Mu family before... Are they that powerful?"

"That's because you don't have much experience! Anyone who pays attention at least knows that there is a Grandmaster named Mu on the Flying Dragon Ranking. He is from the Mu family. At least they know that there is such a hidden family with several Grandmasters."

"So powerful? How powerful must the murderer be to be able to wipe out such a family without making any noise?"

"Who knows? Some say it was the top few on the Flying Dragon Ranking, and some say a Grandmaster couldn't do it. Maybe it was a Grandmaster who took action."

"Grandmaster! How could such a great person be so irritating to the Mu family?"

"I don't know. The Grand Master is too far away from us. Even the Grand Master and the Mu family are too far away from us. We can't get involved. We can only listen to their stories."

Xie Yuan had been hearing about this a lot recently. The news of the Mu family's demise had finally spread, shocking the Dali cultivation community, and even this small firewood room was discussing it from time to time.

But given his relationship with Mu Chaoyun, he naturally couldn't be happy every time he heard it and sighed slightly.

"But speaking of something close to us, recently the county lieutenant of Yunzhao County was beheaded in the street. It was almost a slap in the face of the government. The murderer was really arrogant."

"You just found out about this? We've talked about it a few days ago. It's just a grudge between a few outsiders. It's nothing serious."

Another errand disciple said, although they were just errand boys who had just joined the sect, as errand boys of the Yunshan Sword Sect, they had a rather arrogant tone.

The man who was questioned earlier was immediately dissatisfied and glared:
"Of course I'm talking about more than that! Su Xing, the master detective of Chunyu Tower, happened to be in Yunzhou that day and came directly here. Guess what? He still let someone escape!"

"Is it Su Xing? I heard that a famous detective was coming, but I didn't know who he was. So he is the youngest detective in Chunyu Tower?"

"Su Xing actually let someone escape? Doesn't he never fail? Isn't that external training? I don't think it's possible."

The speaker attracted everyone's attention and was immediately proud:
"How is that impossible? I just went down the mountain to do some shopping and saw that the wanted poster for the murderer was posted! If he was caught, why would there be a wanted poster?"

"real or fake?"

Everyone looked at each other, some of them couldn't believe it:

"It's incredible that an outsider could escape from Su Xing's hands."

"What's this man's name?"

"I think his name is Xie Yuan. He is a leader of the Yunzhao Escort Agency. I don't know how he can be so powerful."

"Xie Yuan?"

"What? Do you know him?"

Someone shouted, attracting the attention of others.

The man hesitated and said:
"I was delivering firewood with my senior brothers before, and I heard them discussing someone. I think his name was this."

"What are you discussing? Is this also the case?"

Everyone became interested.

The man shook his head and said:
"No, they said that they heard from a friend about the inside information of Chunyu Tower that Xie Yuan and the Grandmaster of the Mu family teamed up to kill a Grandmaster from Yizhou. Moreover, this external practitioner made a great contribution and was the one who seriously injured the opponent's Grandmaster first..."

"What? An outsider seriously injured a Grandmaster?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The man was hesitant at first, but seeing this, he said unconvincedly:

"I didn't believe it at first, but that was what the outer sect brothers said. The outer sect brothers said they heard it from the inner sect brothers. Are you questioning the inner sect brothers? Or are you more knowledgeable than them?"

"This……"

Everyone hesitated and did not dare to say this.

The man was immediately satisfied when he saw that he had shocked everyone:

"So, I think it's true. This Xie Yuan has stirred up trouble in Yunzhou and mixed himself into the Grandmaster's fight with his external training. He must be a peerless villain who has suddenly appeared out of nowhere!"

"Yes, that's right, the most vicious man in the world!"

"How did he get to know the Grandmaster of the Mu family? How did these things get mixed up into one..."

Xie Yuan, the most vicious man in the world, was listening to this group of lazy disciples discussing him. More and more people gathered around him, and they became more and more interested in the gossip. He shook his head.

Su Xing is quite capable. He dug up all the truth and has made himself famous. Not only is everyone on the mountain talking about it, but there are also wanted warrants from the Six Gates all over the mountain. The level of his crime is obviously much higher than killing a mere county lieutenant.

But Xie Yuan didn't care and felt no pressure at all.

Xie Yuan is a wanted criminal. What does he have to do with Zhang Shan of the Yunshan Sword Sect?
With a bell sound, Xie Yuan split another piece of hard wood, and then carved the big words "花开富贵" (Flowers Bloom and Wealth Comes) with great skill.

This pile will be sent to Yaoyue Peak, where there are all female swordsmen who have the secret of maintaining their youth and who like this style.

He was chopping wood outside the gossiping crowd when he suddenly heard silence nearby and the servants scattered like monkeys.

A voice of disappointment came:
"You just know how to be lazy! Look at Zhang Shan, he works so hard and never stops."

"We didn't talk for long..."

The other servants were somewhat helpless. After being glared at by the steward, they had to retract their necks and mutter to themselves.

To be honest, these servants are not that lazy. It is normal for them to take a break after working for a long time.

But with a guy like Xie Yuan around to compare them, they seemed not diligent enough.

The steward looked at Xie Yuan, his expression turned warm:
"Zhang Shan, in a few months, fellow Taoists from other sects will come to discuss Taoism. The main hall is being renovated recently and they need manpower. I'm transferring you over to help. Pack up and prepare to report to the main peak!"

(End of this chapter)