I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 214 Sword and Zither

Everything was quiet, except for the sound of breathing in the room.

At this midnight, there should be no other sounds except the chirping of insects.

But Xie Yuan and Situ Qin simultaneously heard slight tapping sounds coming from downstairs of the inn, and the branches of the woods outside the window seemed to be moving without wind, causing the leaves to rustle slightly.

With a click, the tiles on the roof seemed to be pressed down by something.

The atmosphere of the night gradually became subtle and dangerous, with a barely detectable fishy smell floating in the air.

There is also murderous intent.

Situ Qin's cute little nose twitched, and her eyes sparkled. She sat on the couch, looking at Xie Yuan who was standing by the opposite wall, and nodded slightly.

The two of them counted their heartbeats silently, listening to the extremely light and thin footsteps slowly going up the stairs, approaching the corridor, and gradually arriving outside the doors of the two top-rated guest rooms.

A breeze blew by, and the candlelight downstairs swayed gently, casting the shadows of the corridor on the second floor onto the window paper.

Xie Yuan and Situ Qin looked over and saw several faint, blurry shadows standing silently outside the door.

call--

The candlelight downstairs went out, and the shadow outside the door became dim and could no longer be seen clearly.

With a bang, the doors of the two rooms were kicked open, and warriors rushed in directly;
The window on the other side also exploded at the same time, and a thin man with a dagger in his mouth swung in from under the eaves. The moonlight shone from behind him, and his face was hidden in the shadows.

Xie Yuan's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light. He looked at the killers rushing in from both sides at the same time. He was about to kill them near the door first, but suddenly his ears moved slightly. He seemed to hear an unheard sound in the room, and his heart twitched violently.

An invisible force suddenly shot out from the couch in front of him. The two warriors who rushed in from the door hadn't even spoken a word before blood spurted out of their throats and they fell to the ground whimpering. At the same time, the killer who swung in from the window had just landed on the ground when his chest suddenly exploded. With a scream, he flew backwards the same way he came, and a moment later, there was a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

"what--"

The short scream tore through the silence of the night.

Xie Yuan's eyes widened. He didn't expect Situ Qin's killing efficiency to be so high and his moves to be so decisive that he didn't leave any enemies for him.

This was the first time he saw Situ Qin in action. Apart from peeling an apple once, he had truly witnessed Situ Qin's kung fu. The zither that played heavenly music was also a deadly weapon in her hands.

However, the three people who broke in first were obviously just appetizers. A large number of boat gang disciples were now pouring in from the doors and windows like a tide.

The room instantly became humid.

Xie Yuan took a step to the door, and the dimly lit room was instantly lit up with dazzling sword light. Several boat gang assassins who had just rushed in from the door were chopped back by this crescent-shaped sword, and they screamed and broke through the railing on the second floor, falling into the hall on the first floor, and died at the same time.

The killer outside the door was stunned, and his footsteps subconsciously paused. Only at the urging of the leader behind him, he rushed into the dark room again with his eyes wide open. However, as soon as the killer entered, a cold light was greeted, piercing his throat, causing him to slowly fall to the ground.

Xie Yuan stood at the door alone, guarding the gate, and no one could get in!

On the other side, Room No. 1 was a suite with several windows inside and outside. At the same time, a dark shadow was trying to swing into the house with the help of the eaves and the big tree.

However, Situ Qin waved her hand lightly, and invisible energy was emitted from the guqin in her hand, faster than a sharp arrow. As soon as the killer leaned into the window, he was shot back by the guqin arrow and fell to the ground. She was so efficient that few people could put their feet on the floor in the room. They were all intercepted in mid-air, no matter which windows there were.

There were continuous thumping sounds on the ground outside the window. The boat gang killers had originally formed a team to break in through the window, but within a few breaths, as if in harmony with Situ Qin's performance, they fell powerlessly from the upstairs one after another, like a flock of birds shot down by a rain of arrows, and lay on the ground like layers of fallen leaves.

The killers outside the inn all had their eyes narrowed and were instantly frightened. They no longer dared to enter through the window that seemed to lead to the hell of Yama. This direction became quiet.

Xie Yuan chopped down the boat gang masters who broke in front of him with his sword. Although these were all trained killers, Xie Yuan still felt that it was more convenient to use a sword at this time, so he changed the shape of the Hundred Changes Mysterious Weapon.

He noticed the quietness behind him and took the time to quietly give Situ Qin a thumbs up, which made Situ Qin raise her little head.

Although it was the first time he went out without guards, Situ Qin was obviously not someone who had never seen blood before. He acted calmly and decisively without wavering at all.

From childhood to adulthood, especially after his father's death and his mother's violent death, Situ Qin has experienced countless assassination attempts.

She was still a little girl at that time, and she often saw guards and assassins falling down in front of her eyes, bleeding, and her embroidered shoes were soaked with blood.

That is to say, the Saint Lady disappeared and the Eight Gates Rebellion gradually subsided. In recent years, Situ Qin's life has gradually become peaceful, and she dares to move freely around Yunzhou Prefecture, except for the occasional petty thief who comes from nowhere.

This is what Xie Yuan admires most about her. If any other little girl had her experience, she would either have become hysterical and killed everyone, becoming the second witch of the Demon Cult; or she would have been extremely gloomy and walked on thin ice. She would never be so cheerful and generous, always thinking that the world is still interesting.

Perhaps she inherited the heroism of King Pingxi... but it was more because she was the one and only Situ Qin.

Xie Yuan thought silently, and slashed across like a wolf running under the moonlight, clearing the space at the door.

In a short moment, more than ten good fighters of the boat gang died, most of them were third- or even fourth-level fighters, and there were many killers surrounding the door. This strength almost exceeded the limits of the power of an ordinary small county.

But if it was just external training, it would obviously not live up to the situation and would not be able to do anything to either of them.

The assassins hesitated for a moment, shocked by the strength of Xie Yuan and Situ Qin. The combat power of these two people far exceeded their expectations.

The room was filled with a damp smell. The fishy smell of the boat gang disciples mixed with the strong smell of blood made people want to vomit.

Xie Yuan stood in front of the door with a knife in hand, making the killers dare not cross the line; while Situ Qin was still sitting on the couch, with his legs crossed in front of him, his figure hidden in the shadows and unable to be seen clearly.

It was the first time the two of them cooperated with each other, and they had a tacit understanding. One of them watched one side, and all the killers in the building were suddenly silent.

It's time for the leader to come out...

Xie Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and his ears moved, and he heard slight movements in the suite on the other side.

He took a step back suddenly, and the thin wall beside him was instantly knocked open. A huge bearded man appeared, shook his head, held a short-handled harpoon in his hand, and shouted:

"Get out of the way! You two little bastards, how dare you come to the Wu River to cause trouble? Are you thinking the fish in the water are not fat enough?"

Meng Hesheng glared at Xie Yuan, pointed at him, and shouted:

"Tell me! Are you the pretty boy who played tricks on Grandpa during the day?"

Xie Yuan revealed his true face at this time. In Meng Hesheng's eyes, he was naturally a first-class pretty boy. He also looked strangely familiar, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully.

Xie Yuan turned around and glanced out the window, which made Meng Hesheng look murderous. He dared to be distracted when fighting against him!

He snorted coldly, raised the steel fork, and struck out with lightning speed, stabbing Xie Yuan's head!
The deep blood energy of the Qi and blood transformation realm showed signs of improvement, and this fork flashed like lightning. No matter how slippery the fish was, it would not slip away from Meng Hesheng's hands!

But the fish didn't want to slip away and didn't even take him seriously.

Without even turning his head, Xie Yuan thrust out with the knife in his hand.

Meng Hesheng was instinctively a little surprised. It's not that the knife can't stab, it's just that the effect is not that good. Is he desperate to try any possible means... Why so fast? !

Before he could react, the long knife had reached his chest at a speed he couldn't understand, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a slender sword, directly breaking through the blood and energy that protected his body and piercing him through!

Meng Hesheng felt a sudden pain in his chest, and all his strength drained from his chest. But his eyes were fierce and crazy, and he didn't care, and accelerated the harpoon in his hand again, almost smashing it towards Xie Yuan!
Being stabbed in the chest doesn’t necessarily mean death; but being stabbed in the head, let’s see how many lives you have left!

However, just as the steel fork was about to pierce Xie Yuan, Meng Hesheng seemed to suddenly hear the sound of a piano, but it seemed as if he heard nothing.

He just felt an invisible force suddenly coming from the steel fork in his hand, and he was directly knocked away. Then his throat hurt, as if he was hit by Xie Yuan's sword again, sealing his throat and killing him.

But isn't his sword in his hand?

Meng Hesheng's consciousness became blurred and his eyes went dark. The underground overlord of Wuhe County and the master of the Qi and Blood Transformation Level 1 realm fell into eternal sleep in the blink of an eye.

Xie Yuan smiled to the side. In fact, even if Situ Qin didn't make a move, Meng Hesheng couldn't do anything to his Golden Bell Cover. But he knew that Situ Qin would definitely not let him take this move.

He defeated the enemy with one move. He did not draw out his sword, but directly picked up Meng Hesheng's tall body, shouted, and threw him out of the window.

"Go this way."

Xie Yuan whispered, pointing to the door. Situ Qin understood, and in a flash, she was beside him.

Xie Yuan swung his sword forward, as if a blue dragon suddenly emerged from a thick cloud. The killers outside the door were already stunned to see their leader die on sight, and now they were even more dazzled and frightened. In an instant, they screamed and flew backwards into the hall.

The surviving boat gang killer screamed in fear and subconsciously retreated to both sides of the corridor, not daring to approach the house where the god of death lived. His legs were trembling, his heart was beating like a drum, and he could no longer wait to run away.

However, after a while, there was no more noise coming from the room. For some reason, the two killers neither came out nor made any sound.

Some brave ones took a few steps over the corpses and pools of blood, looked inside the door, and found it was empty, with no sign of the target.

Below the second-floor window was a small forest, where many corpses lay.

Meng Hesheng's huge body was thrown down directly, and a figure suddenly appeared and caught him.

The man saw that Meng Hesheng in his hand had his eyes wide open and was already dead. He frowned, put him on the ground, and stared at the room on the second floor.

After a while, there was a commotion upstairs, and then a gang leader stuck his head out of the window and stammered:
"Sir, those two are gone!"

"Gone?"

The middle-aged man frowned, stamped his feet lightly, jumped directly to the second floor, and floated into the room.

This effortless and light skill made many boat gang disciples look in awe. They didn't know the strength and background of this mysterious man whose gang leader was very polite, but at least the gang leader couldn't do this.

The middle-aged man looked around the room, then looked at the corpses at the door. He immediately figured out what had happened and said coldly:

"You just let them rush out the door like that?"

The leader's forehead was covered with sweat:
"This... Sir, we didn't actually see them rushing out. A bunch of brothers fell down here, and then there was no one in the room..."

The boat gang members around nodded repeatedly. The man raised his eyebrows and looked at the leader:

"You just stood guard at the door. Your leader is dead, so why are you not dead?"

The leader was originally the deputy leader, another member of the boat gang who had reached the Qi and Blood Transformation Stage. Upon hearing this, his expression changed immediately:
"I, I didn't know they were so strong. I just wanted to stop them from coming out. But it's just like what I just said. None of us saw where they escaped from..."

"Could it be possible that he ran away from me?"

The man snorted coldly.

"Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing! I was incompetent and failed to stop them here."

The deputy gang leader apologized repeatedly and looked at the corpses on the ground with fear.

Fortunately, he couldn't even touch the two people's shadow, otherwise he would be one of the ones who died today.

The deputy gang leader is now extremely scared and extremely grateful, especially since the gang leader is dead, he... is even more grateful.

The man walked out of the room and saw several bodies of boat gang members in the hall. The shop owners and guests who were awakened were trembling in a corner of the hall.

They had long wanted to leave this inn which had suddenly turned into a purgatory, but there were still disciples of the boat gang guarding the door, not letting anyone leave.

The shopkeeper's face turned pale. He looked at the middle-aged man on the second floor who was obviously very imposing. His lips trembled and he forced out an ugly smile:

"My dear fellow boatman, I am running a legitimate business, and I have never failed to pay you a hard work fee every quarter!"

The shopkeeper faintly heard many people saying in the noise that Meng Hesheng was dead. His eyelids twitched, and he wondered what big deal it was. It was so unlucky that it happened in his own store!

He instantly thought of the two young men from Gongdao Gate. They were probably here to look for them, but he didn't expect them to be gone so soon... He just hoped they had run away.

The middle-aged man pointed behind him expressionlessly and asked:
"Who are the guests staying here? How much do you know?"

really……

The shopkeeper sighed inwardly and said nervously:
"Those two guests just checked into our inn yesterday, saying they were from Nanshan County, south of Yunzhou. It was their first time here, and I'm not familiar with them! I don't know them!"

"Really? But someone saw you eating at the same table with them, and you seemed to be getting along very well."

The middle-aged man said calmly.

The shopkeeper's face tightened and he said quickly:
"I saw that they were strangers and looked like newcomers with plenty of money, so I wanted to sell them some food and drinks. The large grilled fish from Wu River cost twenty cents, and I'll sell it to them for eighty-eight taels!"

The shopkeeper had seen countless people coming and going, but few had seen anyone who gave as much oppressive a feeling as this middle-aged man.

He was a little nervous. He didn't know who this man was. He had never seen him in the boat gang or in Wuhe County. But judging from his aura, he was much stronger than Meng Hesheng.

The middle-aged man did not comment and continued to ask:

"Did they say anything noteworthy? Did they...pry into things that they shouldn't?"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale and he stammered:
"I thought the two were just normal young rangers and were just trying to make money from them. I didn't hear or say anything I shouldn't have."

The middle-aged man stared at the shopkeeper and said calmly:

"you are lying."

The shopkeeper felt the heavy pressure instantly, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said:

"They asked, they asked if there were any cases in our county, and whether they wanted to help the weak and suppress the strong... But I didn't dare to say anything, I just asked them to leave quickly and not make trouble here!"

He vaguely guessed that the man in front of him was one of the sources of the deep water of the Wu River. He began to stutter and did not dare to mention it.

At the same time, he was thinking in his heart, it seems that the two men actually escaped, and escaped from the hands of this man in front of him who looked unfathomable!

Maybe Brother Shi and the other brother really have some strength?
The shopkeeper felt a little hopeful and spoke more carefully.

He was still thinking that what he said was the truth, and he would not offend either side or make things difficult for anyone, but he heard the middle-aged man say quietly:
"What a kind-hearted shopkeeper! Could those two people be here for the missing person case in Wuhe County?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, his heart sank suddenly, his face turned paler than the wall, and he said tremblingly:
"What, what missing case? I don't know."

The middle-aged man looked at him, stopped talking, and waved his hand. The boat gang disciples silently moved the bodies out, stood outside the store, and quietly watched the inn.

The shopkeeper's body began to tremble as he watched the middle-aged man pick up the oil lamp from behind the counter and slowly walk out.

He stammered:
"Sir, if everything is alright, I will leave first?"

The middle-aged man stood at the door, turned around and smiled:
"This is your store, where else do you want to go?"

The shopkeeper looked ashen, and saw the boat gang disciples silently pouring something outside the shop. The sky outside the shop was faintly white, and now was the darkest night before dawn.

He bit his lip, shaking so much that he could hardly stand, but still forced out a sentence:

"Sir, please let my guests go. They are all serious travelers who happened to be passing by. They don't have any complicated background and don't know what's going on in the county."

The middle-aged man held onto a door panel and smiled:
"You are doing business in Wuhe, why are you so naive? It is precisely because they have no background that they should stay here together."

After the middle-aged man said this, he closed the door with his own hands, sealing the last road leading to the outside world from the inn.

The merchants and travelers in the inn were already frightened by the corpses on the ground. Many of them had not yet reacted to this scene and kept pestering the innkeeper, asking:

"Boss, what do they mean? Are they looking for something?"

"Is this a local gang? We know the rules. We need money, right? When can we get out?"

The shopkeeper's lips trembled, not knowing how to explain. He just tried his best to lead the confused guest to the inner room:

"There, there is a cellar where a few people can hide..."

Suddenly, fire appeared outside the window and the guests became panicked and ran around like headless flies.

A large number of guests rushed to the door, but the door was blocked tightly and they could not move the door at all.
Someone tried to climb through the window, but the entire outer wall of the inn was on fire, and there was a strong smell of kerosene.

Even if someone wanted to jump out of the window in flames, the boat gang members would stand guard outside with weapons in hand. If they saw someone popping out, they would pick up long forks and sticks and stab the person back.

The middle-aged man stood outside the inn, watching the raging fire in the inn and making sure that no one escaped, his eyes reflecting the flames.

He coldly ordered the boatmen around him:
"You can add oil slowly and let it burn slowly."

The members of the boat gang had no idea what this mysterious big man was thinking. They just thought he was mentally twisted, but since the deputy leader was obedient, they didn't say anything either.

Some residents nearby were startled by the fire and came over with buckets, shouting "fire!" while trying to put out the fire, but they slowed down in front of the layers of boat gang disciples.

"I have my own boat here to help my disciples put out the fire, everyone else please disperse!"

The boatmen pushed away the idlers one after another, and they all looked towards the door of the inn from a distance, shuddered, and did not dare to speak, and turned back.

The middle-aged man looked at the inn which was on fire, but his attention was always wandering around.

Suddenly, he was inspired and looked at the figure jumping down from the building next to him. He smiled slightly, full of pride.

Young people who want to meddle in other people's affairs are always so naive and hot-blooded. Do they think that everyone is as rootless and casual cultivator from a small place as Meng Hesheng?
The middle-aged man looked at the rapidly approaching figure, threw out a soft sword from his sleeve, and his eyes flashed.

Looking down on you? I'll cut off your legs first, and then see how you can escape!

He suddenly thrust out a sword, slanting upwards, silently.

However, the fire in front of him seemed to stop for a moment, as if the sword could cut through the entire night sky.

Just as the soft sword was about to straighten and cut towards the soles of the feet of the figure in front of him, the legs miraculously shrank, suddenly paused in the air, and then stretched out suddenly, accelerating suddenly, missing the soft sword and stepping directly towards his chest!

How... how did you dodge like this?!

The middle-aged man opened his eyes wide, staring at the soles that were getting bigger and bigger, and could even see the patterns on them clearly.

With a loud bang, Xie Yuan fell from the sky and stepped on the middle-aged man directly into the ground, creating a big hole and splashing smoke and dust.

All this happened in a flash. Except for Xie Yuan and the middle-aged man, the other boatmen around heard the noise and realized that a fight had taken place, but it was already over. Xie Yuan put his sword to the middle-aged man's throat and said sternly:

"Firefighting!"

The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with shock, and he said in a lost voice:

"How can this be! How can your little sect defeat me..."

"Firefighting!"

Xie Yuan raised his voice and interrupted him directly.

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, his face still in shock, but when he heard Xie Yuan's call, he smiled coldly and turned his head away:

"impossible."

Xie Yuan raised his brows and swung his sword twice, cutting off the middle-aged man's two arms.

A scream was heard, blood spurted out from the middle-aged man's shoulders, and his face turned pale instantly.

"How dare you!"

The deputy leader of the boat gang next to him stared blankly at Xie Yuan, who was like a god descending from heaven. In an instant, he stepped on the mysterious and powerful big man who was far superior to the gang leader and himself. His eyes gradually widened in disbelief.

Before he could react, he saw Xie Yuan turn his head and stare at him. His legs began to tremble and almost became weak.

He killed the leader of the gang, and the master was wailing at his feet. If I don’t surrender, when will I surrender…

The deputy gang leader was just turning his thoughts when a long sword was already on his neck. He was so scared that he immediately raised his hands:

"Young man, don't draw your sword!"

Xie Yuan was also stunned for a moment. Seeing that he was so single, he knew that he was a leader, and immediately ordered:
"Let someone put out the fire immediately!"

"okay!"

The deputy gang leader immediately organized all the gang members on the boats to put out the fire. The gang members were confused and didn't know what was going on because they had just set the fire and were now putting it out.

However, the deputy leader felt that the gaze was fixed on him, his back tightened, and he kicked and punched, shouting to his fellow gang members to fight to the rescue.

When they were attacked in the room, Xie Yuan and Situ Qin guessed that someone was lying in ambush outside the window, so they broke out from the front door and escaped with the help of the Sky Hidden Technique.

The two men left the inn, but did not go far away. Instead, they went around the woods behind the inn, wanting to confirm whether there were several experts there.

On the surface, there is only this middle-aged man, but he is also a master in the second level of Qi and Blood Transformation. The strength behind this place should not be underestimated.

The two did not dare to be careless and explored the surroundings. They did not find any traces of other masters, but saw flames rising from this side.

When Xie Yuan saw that the middle-aged man wanted to burn everyone in the inn alive, he was immediately furious. He asked Situ Qin to follow behind and jumped out directly. With the help of the Cloud Dragon Step and the flash of [Sword Heart], he dodged the middle-aged man's ruthless sword and defeated him without any reaction.

However, he saw that the kerosene used by the boat gang was very fierce and could not be put out for a long time. He frowned, turned around and gestured towards the sky. After Situ Qin nodded in response, Xie Yuan saw a flash of golden light around him, and he directly broke open the door and entered the fire scene.

He used the Cloud Dragon Step and quickly circled around the first floor.

However, many innocent guests had already become charred corpses.

Xie Yuan's face was as gloomy as water. When he passed by the kitchen, he suddenly heard a slight noise.

He immediately turned around, found a small storage room nearby, pulled open the door of the burning room, and his eyes widened immediately.

The room was on fire and several guests were choked by the thick smoke and fell to the ground, their lives or deaths unknown.

The shopkeeper sat down in the corner, dead.

There was a wooden board under him, which seemed to indicate there was a cellar. However, his face was bruised and his body was covered with wounds. It was obvious that he had fought with someone before he died, and it seemed that it was the guests around him, because two of them were still holding the shopkeeper's clothes tightly. But he was guarding the cellar door tightly and seemed to have not moved until his death.

Xie Yuan stood still for a moment, not knowing how tragic the final process of the struggle for crossing was. But when he heard the slight movement in the cellar, he came to his senses, carefully helped the shopkeeper up, slapped the hand next to him, moved to the empty space where the fire had not been lit, and then opened the cellar to see that there were more than ten people crammed into the small space.

However, in such a large space with a huge fire burning outside, the people inside had almost run out of oxygen and were all dying, like sweet potatoes that were about to be cooked.

Seeing someone opening the door, they hardly reacted. Xie Yuan had no choice but to use the Yunlong Step to its full potential, one in each hand, and send them all out of the store.

After several rounds, Xie Yuan took out all the people in the store, whether alive or dead, including the guests who had a fight with the shopkeeper in the utility room.

Xie Yuan didn't know the whole story, he just sighed and thought maybe he couldn't blame them at that time, they just wanted to live.

No one can be blamed but these people outside.

Xie Yuan stared at the sweaty deputy leader and pointed at the innocent guest lying on the ground:
"These people are just ordinary passengers. They don't know anything. I want you to bury the dead properly and treat the living well. Do you hear me?"

The deputy gang leader pouted and said strangely:

"Save people? Me?"

Xie Yuan said coldly:
"It's to save yourself. If you can't save them, you will end up like this guy."

He kicked the middle-aged man with a broken arm on the ground, and specifically kicked the bloody new wound on his leg, which made the middle-aged man turn pale and grit his teeth without saying a word.

Xie Yuan saw that the wound on the leg was caused by Situ Qin's sword.

A warrior at the second level of Qi and Blood Transformation had a strong physique and could still run away even with his arms broken. But with Situ Qin watching over him, it was impossible for him to escape.

The deputy gang leader looked at this scene and felt an inexplicable pain in his legs. He nodded repeatedly:

"Sir, I understand! I will definitely cure these innocent passers-by. My boat gang will provide free boats to take them home, and compensate everyone for their losses! I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

He knew that the man in front of him was no match for him, and that the man even had a helper who was no weaker than him, so he was very honest.

Xie Yuan glanced at the deputy leader and ignored him. He lowered his head to look at the middle-aged man and said coldly:

"Are you Mr. Qian?"

"Mr. Qian..."

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly:

"What do you think?"

Snapped--

Xie Yuan gave him a big slap in the face and said angrily:
"I hate the Riddler the most!"

The middle-aged man tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of blood foam with teeth, his face gloomy and uncertain:

"No."

No?

Xie Yuan frowned. The man in front of him was very powerful. He was not an ordinary person at the second level of Qi and Blood Transformation.

If I hadn't seized the initiative and hadn't had the help of my miraculous swordsmanship, it would have been difficult to defeat him within a few moves.

Of course, even if he didn't kill the enemy instantly, he had Situ Qin's help behind him. With the combined efforts of the two of them, it would only take a few more moves for him to kill the enemy.

However, none of these masters are Mr. Qian, so what is Mr. Qian's status and strength?
Xie Yuan frowned and asked:

"Who are you? Who is Mr. Qian? What is his cultivation level?"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly. Even though both his arms were broken and he was controlled by others, he remained calm in this desperate situation.

"You don't want to know who I am, let alone who I work for."

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and said faintly:
"It seems you didn't listen to me. I told you that I hate the Riddler the most."

He slapped the middle-aged man again with his backhand, knocking out a few more teeth.

The middle-aged man's face was swollen on both sides. He finally lost his composure and said gloomily:
"Are you looking for Mr. Qian? If you're brave enough, I'll lead you there."

Xie Yuan narrowed his eyes and said calmly:
"it is good."

He lifted the man up, glanced at the trembling gang members around him, suddenly jumped onto the roof, and then disappeared.

After reuniting with Situ Qin, Xie Yuan used his Tianyin technique and discussed with her in a low voice.

"go with!"

Situ Qin said firmly:

"Even if we are at the third level of Qi and Blood Transformation, we can still escape unscathed. Want to trick us? I'm afraid they can't handle it!"

This place is not big enough to accommodate a Grandmaster, at most it is at the third level of transformation.

Xie Yuan nodded, agreeing with Situ Qin.

The two men were not the kind of people who would not fight back when being beaten. What's more, the ruthlessness and decisiveness of these people in silencing them and the brutal massacre of innocent passers-by made them furious and filled with righteous indignation.

In addition, with such behavior, the purpose behind it is probably not just simple human trafficking. They are right on the edge of Yunzhou, and if they don't find out, they will feel uneasy.

Xie Yuan asked the middle-aged man to show the way. The middle-aged man pointed in the direction calmly. The two followed his finger, leaped over the rooftops of Wuhe County, and gradually left the county.

The middle-aged man was secretly shocked by the two men's movements and asked slowly:

"Who are you? I thought you were just low-class people who were good at disguises. I underestimated you. Otherwise, you might not be my opponent."

"The Justice Gate, I'm here to seek justice from you."

Xie Yuan was not fooled by his provocation and said calmly.

The middle-aged man didn't care and sneered:
"Young people don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is. I'm afraid you'll regret it when you find out about the power behind me."

"Who is it then? Why don't you tell me? Are you afraid? You know that what you did cannot be seen in public, and the person behind it is even more afraid of being exposed?"

Xie Yuan hit the nail on the head.

The middle-aged man said nothing, and then listened to Xie Yuan's calm words:

"It's nothing but an aristocratic family. Ha, an aristocratic family...if they do this kind of thing, I'm going to beat up the aristocratic family!"

Situ Qin glanced at Xie Yuan and smiled faintly.

The middle-aged man opened his eyes slightly and looked at Xie Yuan, somewhat doubtful.

This kid...is he bragging or is he really confident?

Young people who dare to speak so arrogantly never live long.

Xie Yuan and Situ Qin led the middle-aged man away from the county town and came to a large manor in the upper reaches of the Wu River.

"arrive."

The middle-aged man chuckled.

Looking at the ordinary farm hidden among the fertile fields, Xie Yuan's eyes flashed.

Just as he was considering whether to force his way in or sneak in to investigate, the gate of the manor suddenly opened, and two powerful figures suddenly rushed out, heading straight towards Xie Yuan and Situ Qin at an incredible speed!

Discovered?

The two men in front, one was holding a big knife, a fat man, while the other old man was short and thin, but full of blood and energy, and his aura was even more overwhelming than his companion!
Xie Yuan and Situ Qin both had stern expressions. The strength of these two people was no less than that of the middle-aged man in front of them. In fact, one of them was obviously stronger!

A master at the second level of Qi and Blood transformation, a master at the Qianlong level.

The east was already bright, and the Golden Crow was half visible.

A thin mist was floating above the fertile field illuminated by golden light, and four warriors were approaching quickly.

Xie Yuan threw the captive far away, drew out his sword, and danced out a ball of hazy white light, as if clouds and mist were descending on the ground. The two people opposite suddenly lost sight of the person in front of them.

The two masters were slightly surprised, but the old man remained calm. He suddenly raised the iron rod in his hand and smashed it down heavily, like smashing down a huge pillar weighing thousands of pounds!
The ground suddenly cracked open, raising layers of earth waves and blowing strong winds that rushed directly towards Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan's sword condensed, revealing his figure. He slightly turned sideways to avoid the unstoppable iron rod, but the sword in his hand did not give in. The sword was like a blue dragon suddenly emerging from the sea of ​​clouds, sweeping towards the old man in front of him with terrifying pressure.

The old man's expression changed slightly. He never expected that the young man in front of him had such sharp swordsmanship and such great power!
This sword technique...

He didn't have time to think about it and was about to drop the stick and retreat.

However, the companion's strong man's sword arrived in time, sideways to hit the long sword, and then as if struck by lightning, his own sword swung away violently, and his face was immediately filled with shock.

But this attack slowed down Xie Yuan's sword a bit. Seeing this, the old man swung his iron stick and just blocked Xie Yuan's sword. His whole body was shocked and he took a step back.

The two masters felt the power of the sword and their faces became solemn.

When they came, they never thought that it would take two people working together to take on this young man with only the sword!

The old man looked solemn and said calmly:
"You go deal with the one behind, I'll leave him to me."

The fat man nodded. Even though he had been hit by Xie Yuan's Nine Cloud Dragon Moves, he was still full of confidence in the old man.

He looked at the delicate little girl behind him and grinned:
"I think if I catch this, I'll be happy!"

Seeing her holding the guqin horizontally and waving her hands lightly, the man became slightly alert and rushed closer, but laughed loudly:

"Young lady, why do you still need to play the piano to liven up the atmosphere?"

He raised his sword high, wanting to reach out to Situ Qin to see what was going on, when suddenly he saw her hand press on the strings.

Why is there no sound?

The man was surprised for a moment, and suddenly felt a sharp aura like a sword rushing towards him, so he quickly drew his sword to block it.

With a bang, the sturdy man's body shook violently. He took three steps back with a look of horror on his face.

This invisible piano skill is so powerful!

He was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed.

Situ Qin just smiled slightly and put both hands on the piano.

Suddenly, like flowing clouds and running water, the strings of the zither danced wildly.

The strong man only felt that there was a storm coming in front of him, and he was like a lone boat on the stormy sea, struggling to survive in the raging waves.

The sound of the sword clanging kept coming out, like frying beans, which showed how strong the wind and rain were; his clothes were suddenly torn into countless holes, his body was instantly covered with countless wounds, and his whole body was covered in blood.

The sturdy man could no longer stand steadily in the strong wind, and he stumbled backwards as if caught in the storm. He retreated more than ten steps and gradually approached the battle group of Xie Yuan and the old man.

Xie Yuan was using all his strength to perform the Nine Styles of Cloud Dragon, fighting with the old man.

Although the old man's iron rod was powerful enough to break bones and tendons of warriors of the same level if hit by it; however, in the vast white mist, he was unable to capture any trace of Xie Yuan.

The long sword was like a dragon in the clouds, with its head but not its tail. It struck from the left and then appeared from the back, making him exhausted. He obviously had a much higher blood and energy level than Xie Yuan, and his internal strength was also quite good. However, under this miraculous sword technique, he was completely passive and could not fully exert his strength!
Xie Yuan covered the old man with his sword and did not fight him head-on. He did not stop the strong man either, because Situ Qin was not the soft persimmon they imagined, and her delicate body concealed terrifying strength.

As expected, almost as soon as they met, the strong man was defeated and fell behind him.

Xie Yuan shook his sword and stabbed it straight forward, as if carrying a dragon's roar!

Yunlong suddenly poked his head out from the fog, making the old man look serious and concentrate on defending with his stick.

However, the next moment, Xie Yuan swung his sword into a circle, suddenly turned around and stabbed at the sturdy man who was unable to take care of himself.

This sword was just a feint!
The sturdy man was about to collapse and was about to call for help, but he didn't expect that a sharp sword would suddenly come from behind, breaking his body defense and piercing his vest.

The fat man's whole body suddenly stiffened. He looked down at the tip of the sword sticking out of his chest and muttered:
"Who...are you?"

He didn't get an answer, his eyes went dark, he fell to the ground and died.

The old man was horrified to see his companion defeated by the woman in the blink of an eye and then died on the spot. He swung his stick like a poisonous dragon emerging from the sea and hit Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan drew his sword back and blocked it. His arms shook as if struck by lightning, and he could not withstand the old man's great force.

However, his arm flashed with golden light, and the Golden Bell Cover automatically absorbed the shock, and he immediately stabilized his body.

Seeing Xie Yuan easily take his full-strength attack, the old man's expression changed and he said sternly:
"Golden Bell Cover? Which sect are you from? Why are you trying to ruin our business?"

The middle-aged man with the broken arm watched from a distance, and the relieved look on his face at being saved gradually disappeared, replaced by dullness and shock.

He thought that he could rest assured after calling his companions, especially this old man, who was the strongest warrior stationed here to guard, a true potential dragon-level powerhouse.

However, the strong man who was not weaker than himself could not withstand a single blow from the woman and was killed by the two of them in the blink of an eye. Then the old man was unable to do anything to the boy who did not look strong, not to mention that he now had to fight two people alone with the woman whose strength was unfathomable.

The middle-aged man's face turned pale instantly. He originally thought that he was luring the enemy into the depths, but he didn't expect that he was letting a wolf into the house!

(End of this chapter)