I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

boom!
Seeing that the young man dared to play tricks, the assassin leader became furious and smashed the young man's mouth with the hilt of his sword, not only blocking the rest of his words but also knocking out several bloody teeth.

The young man groaned, but didn't care anymore and just stared at the ruined temple.

Seeing this, the other assassins naturally became alert and each of them headed towards the ruined temple.

The assassin leader held the young man up and said coldly:

"You have an ambush here?"

The young man said in a somewhat unclear voice:

"That's right! If you know what's good for you, let me go immediately. Otherwise, I will make sure you die here!"

In fact, he himself didn't know if there was anyone inside, and even if there was, whether they would help him. But for now, it was a dead end anyway, so he would try his best.

The assassin leader sneered and naturally did not believe what he said.

It was just an ordinary dilapidated temple in the mountains. If there was someone available, they would have come out to help him long ago.

But he did not take it lightly. He just winked and asked one of his subordinates to go and take a look, while he reached out his hand and began to search the young man's body.

The young man tried to struggle, but the assassin leader just gave him two more fierce blows and then grabbed his vital points, making him unable to move. He had no power to resist. He could only look at the ruined temple anxiously with his heart pounding.

Under the gaze of several people on the hillside, the assassin quietly approached the ruined temple and slowly stuck his head through the hole.

boom.

In an instant, the assassin seemed to be hit hard by something, and flew back, hitting the mountain wall, bleeding profusely, and it was obvious that he was dead.

The assassin leader's hand suddenly froze.

The young man suddenly opened his eyes wide, revealing a gleam of hope!

The other assassins instantly felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

The hillside was quiet and the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

The assassin who went to explore the way was also a human-level assassin with considerable strength.

Although he is far inferior to the leader of the Heavenly Rank, he is also similar to them.

If he had been killed by the mysterious man in the temple with one blow, the fate of them would not have been any different.

An assassin slowly walked over to check his colleague's body, and then said in a deep voice:
"A palm hit him right on the forehead... He was killed as soon as he stuck his head out."

The Heavenly Assassin glanced at the corpse of his colleague, then looked at the ruined temple and said in a hoarse voice:

"Who are you? Qiufeng Tower is doing business here, please don't meddle in other people's business."

"Senior, save me! I am... um."

The young man then shouted, but the leader slapped him in the face and knocked out two teeth, leaving him speechless.

The Heavenly Assassin frowned and stared at the temple entrance.

Since this man could kill his subordinate with one blow, he must be extremely powerful, perhaps not weaker than himself.

Now that the target has been achieved, he just needs to search or interrogate the whereabouts of the things the employer wants, and he doesn't want to get into any other trouble.

Even if a subordinate died, it didn't matter. As long as the mission was completed, this was a necessary loss. Qiufeng Tower didn't have the custom of avenging assassins in the building, and the dead guy's surname was not Yao.

Amid the fearful looks of the assassins and the expectant gazes of the young men, an ordinary middle-aged man slowly walked out of the temple gate.

It was Xie Yuan in disguise.

The assassin leader frowned, feeling that the man's aura was somewhat unpredictable, and could not help but said cautiously:
"My friend, we are from Qiufeng Tower, and we have nothing to do with you. You killed my people, but as long as you don't care about the others, I will forgive you. Otherwise, if you interfere with our mission, Qiufeng Tower will hunt you down to the ends of the earth, no matter how big the world is!"

"Autumn Wind Tower..."

Xie Yuan repeated calmly, then looked at the young man and asked:

"What do they want from you?"

"I……"

boom.

The young man was hit by a punch again and his teeth were almost all lost.

"I've made it very clear, it's none of your business."

The Heavenly Assassin said coldly.

Xie Yuan looked at him and said calmly:

"I didn't ask you."

He walked leisurely towards the hillside, and the other three assassins immediately formed a defensive formation as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Xie Yuan was not interested in the murders and vendettas that were seen everywhere in the martial arts world.

However, Qiufeng Tower has committed many evil deeds, and although the people they want to kill may not be good people, since they have fallen in front of him, he naturally asks more questions.

Especially when one looks at this formation, with a Heaven-class assassin leading the team, and four subordinates consisting of Human-class assassins and Earth-class assassins, this formation is nothing short of luxurious. As a rising star in the Qiufeng Building, Xie Yuan knew at a glance that this was definitely a big move that even the Qiufeng Building was aware of.

He couldn't help but be curious, how did this man offend Qiufenglou? Or did the person who bought his life pay an unprecedented amount of money to entrust Qiufenglou?
No matter which one it was, he was a little surprised that an ordinary young man in the third transformation realm could cause such a big commotion.

In fact, the cultivation level of the young man at this age is not bad. He must be a person with a background and heritage. But in Xie Yuan's view, he is just ordinary and not worth Qiufeng Tower making such a fuss.

He slowly walked up the hillside and was already very close to the people on the hillside.

"Do it!"

The Heavenly Assassin suddenly shouted.

The other three assassins who had been prepared immediately moved, and rushed towards Xie Yuan from three directions.

They advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, with tricky angles, which was obviously Qiufeng Tower's unique assassination technique.

The young man held his breath immediately. He had suffered a lot under this combined attack. The assassins of Qiufeng Tower were very strong, and they had a deep cooperation with each other. They could often kill extremely powerful targets at a low cost and with relatively weak assassins, which made the warriors in the world change color when they heard it.

I wonder if he can withstand such an attack... If he is really the senior master, then he should be fine, but judging from his aura, it is hard to tell. If he is only at the third level, I am afraid he will be in great danger facing these assassins or even heaven-level assassins...

The young man was suddenly disappointed and a little uneasy, and couldn't help but pray in secret.

呲——

Just as his mind raced, there was a slight sound, like a leak.

There was a flash of sword in the forest, and the three assassins froze at the same time. Then they rushed past Xie Yuan with inertia and fell into the bushes behind him.

Xie Yuan didn't even glance at them, he walked past the three of them and continued forward. His sword was still in its sheath, as if it had never been drawn out.

The young man could feel that the Heavenly Rank Assassin’s body suddenly tensed up.

He himself was not in a much better condition. He just stared at the scene with eyes wide open, somewhat incredulous.

Then he showed a look of ecstasy and was extremely excited.

This must be that senior! That Grandmaster Senior!
I am saved!
"do not come."

The remaining assassin leader said coldly:

"Otherwise I will kill him directly."

The young man's joy suddenly stopped and his heart was in his throat.

He was still in the hands of the assassin and was being held hostage. It was too early for him to be happy.

Xie Yuan just said calmly:

"If you kill him, you will surely die."

The assassin said in a low voice:

"Then I'll let him go. But I'm going to take him away first, and you're not allowed to follow him."

Xie Yuan didn't answer at all, just stared at him quietly.

In the silence, the assassin felt extremely heavy pressure under such gazes.

The other party is very experienced and will not agree to such conditions...

But if I fight with all my strength, I have no chance of winning.

God knows, how could a wild master suddenly appear in this desolate place?

The assassin cursed inwardly, his mind racing, thinking about how to escape unscathed.

Xie Yuan suddenly spoke:
"If you let him go, I'll let you go."

The assassin was stunned for a moment and sneered:
"How can I trust you?"

"You don't have a choice, do you?"

Xie Yuan said.

The assassin was silent.

He didn't believe that Xie Yuan would keep his word. After all, he had a huge advantage and he didn't seem to be very familiar with the guy in his hand.

Whether it was to seize treasure or to get secrets, whether to capture himself and the people under his control or to kill them all, he would always win.

With absolute advantage, the assassin didn't believe that he would let him go, so he went back to inform Qiufeng Tower, causing a disaster.

Although this man is a master, Qiufeng Tower has always accepted orders to assassinate masters, and successfully assassinates one or two masters every year.

But as Xie Yuan said, he had no choice.

The assassin hesitated for only a moment before making up his mind.

He slowly backed away, and suddenly with a fierce throw of his hand, he threw the young man against the mountain wall.

At the same time, he pulled back explosively, bursting out at an extremely terrifying speed, and in an instant only a faint shadow was left.

The young man was hit in the vital points by the assassin and lost his strength. He watched himself approaching the mountain wall at a high speed and was about to be smashed into a pulp. He could not help but close his eyes tightly.

The next moment, Xie Yuan appeared next to him. His hands gently took, released, and the young man found himself landing steadily on the ground.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt a flash in front of his eyes, and then the forest was empty, and there was no trace of Xie Yuan at all.

"Great, so fast... Hey, where are my things?"

The young man suddenly became very anxious and looked towards the hillside.

On the hillside.

The assassin held his breath and unleashed a secret technique, almost flying close to the ground.

The surrounding trees turned into streams of light and flew backwards at a high speed. Even though there were so many obstacles, he did not slow down at all. It was obvious that he was fighting for his life.

When facing a master, the only way to escape is to fight with all your might.

The assassin looked at the light ahead and saw that he was about to get out of the dense forest. If he remembered correctly, there was a deep ravine over the hillside. If he jumped into it, he would have a good chance of escaping.

He took a step forward and burst into speed again. Just as he rushed out of the dense forest, he saw a figure standing in front of him.

The assassin stopped suddenly, but his momentum was so fast that he even plowed two deep furrows in the ground before he could stop, but he had already rushed in front of Xie Yuan.

Looking at Xie Yuan standing right in front of him, the assassin showed despair in his eyes and sneered, gritted his teeth:
"He is indeed a man who does not keep his word."

Xie Yuan sneered and said:
"You assassins are still talking about credibility? Hand over the stuff."

"what?"

The assassin wanted to play dumb, but seeing Xie Yuan just staring at him quietly, he could not help but remain silent for a moment and took out a cloth bag from his sleeve.

He wanted to ask if he could let him go if he handed it over, but he kept his mouth shut and simply threw the thing over.

In this situation, even if Xie Yuan agreed, he would not dare to believe it. Instead, he would just hand it over directly. Perhaps he would die with dignity.

After all, if he was facing a master face to face and wanted to threaten him with something, Xie Yuan would probably have to help him save face.

Xie Yuan took the palm-sized red cloth bag and felt that there was a piece of something in it.

It was exactly what he had just seen the assassin take away from the young man.

He nodded:
"you can go now."

The assassin had originally stretched out his neck as if ready to be killed, but upon hearing this he was stunned and subconsciously asked:
"You're really going to let me go?" "Don't you want to go?"

Xie Yuan glanced at him.

The assassin gritted his teeth and slowly retreated.

Seeing Xie Yuan slowly opening the red cloth bag and showing no interest in him, he paused.

"why?"

The assassin asked hoarsely:

"You are not being soft-hearted... Do you know me?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan looked at him a few more times.

"That's quite perceptive. Wang Cuihua, the owner of Qiufeng Tower is dead, and you are free. Don't kill anyone anymore, and go back and live a good life."

"What? Are you... telling the truth?"

When Wang Cuihua heard that the owner of Qiufeng Tower was dead, her eyes widened.

She has been out on missions to hunt down young men recently and has not received this news yet - after all, everyone in Qiufeng Tower is minding their own business, and no one would specifically notify her at this time.

She was absent-minded for a while, then looked at Xie Yuan again and frowned.

Who is this person? Why does he know me? And why does he know that the OP is dead?

Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and thought of someone, so she tried to ask:

"Are you Xie...Zhan Yun?"

Xie Yuan did not answer, but just looked at the fragments of the jade disc in his hand.

Wang Cuihua understood that Xie Yuan didn't want to say more, so she bit her lip and bowed respectfully:
"I'll remember your words. Thank you for sparing my life."

She looked at Xie Yuan, slowly backed away, and suddenly heard Xie Yuan ask:
"Wait a minute. Who wants to kill that person? And what is this thing?"

Wang Cuihua stopped in her tracks. She was originally tense, but she felt relieved when she heard that Xie Yuan just wanted to ask this.

She shook her head:
"I don't know. It's just a mission assigned by the higher-ups. However, we already knew the route the target would take after the transaction, and we set up an ambush in advance, even though he was very cautious. I think the employer must be someone who knows his whereabouts very well."

Xie Yuan nodded and waved his hand, and saw Wang Cuihua leave carefully and quickly.

He remembered this heavenly assassin. When the owner of Qiufeng Tower entrusted him to investigate himself who had sneaked into the building, he already had a grasp of the situation of all the high-level assassins in the building.

This Wang Cuihua was originally a wealthy lady who was abducted and sold, and her background was nothing special.

But what’s interesting is that she only kills two types of people.

One is a profiteer, the other is a warrior who is much stronger than her and has a lot of blood on his hands.

The former might be related to her being abducted, while the latter made Xie Yuan feel at the time that this person was one of the few people in Qiufeng Tower who still had some conscience and kindness.

At the same time, precisely because of this, according to Xie Yuan's understanding of human nature, she had a strong tendency to self-destruct in this environment, so she only looked for targets who were stronger than herself, perhaps thinking that if the assassination failed one day, she would die directly.

However, whether it was due to good luck or natural talent, she kept killing and became a rare heavenly assassin in Qiufeng Tower, the ace among aces.

He is also a miserable person.

Seeing that she still had a conscience and had no blood of loyal people on her hands, Xie Yuan simply let her go.

He looked at the triangular piece of jade in his hand. It looked like a corner of a jade plate, with mysterious and intricate patterns on it. It was obviously a treasure.

Xie Yuan thought about it, packed up his things, and returned to the hillside.

The young man was pacing back and forth in the forest with his hands behind his back, looking anxious. When he saw Xie Yuan coming back, he was overjoyed, ran forward, and bowed to the ground:
"Thank you for saving my life! May I ask your name... Oh, my name is Long Danyun, and I am a disciple of Tianxiang Villa in southern Ji. The owner of the villa, Grandmaster Long Qianqiu, also known as the 'Red Refining Hand', is my uncle."

Xie Yuan said, "Oh!"
"So you are Grandmaster Long's nephew. I have heard of you for a long time. I am a casual cultivator, Zhang Shan."

He had indeed heard of the name of Tianxiang Villa. It was a master force in southern Hebei. The owner of the villa was a master, and then... that was it.

Xie Yuan didn't know how big the villa was, what its main skills were, etc.

Xie Yuan certainly had to know about this kind of small and medium-sized forces with only one or two masters when he became the head of the family, but it was enough for him to just know the name. If there was a real need, someone would give him the information, but it was not worth his trouble at other times.

The top three families and the other eight great families as well as the two sects and four schools are enough for him to worry about every day about how to deal with them. He cannot be distracted too much by the slightly inferior ones like the Yunshan Sword Sect and Qu Ning Academy, and he really does not have much energy to allocate to other small sects.

It was not known whether Long Danyun noticed Xie Yuan's perfunctory attitude or not, but he just looked grateful and thanked him repeatedly. He wanted to invite Xie Yuan to stay at the villa for a few days, treat him well, and introduce him to Long Qianqiu.

From the conversation, Xie Yuan could sense that the other party really wanted to ask him about Wang Cuihua's fate and the whereabouts of the treasure, but he held back and didn't mention it at all.

He nodded slightly and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed and he looked up the hillside.

Long Danyun was about to ask a puzzled question when he heard a sound of something flying towards him at high speed, followed by a loud shout:
"My nephew Danyun! Who are you to attack my nephew Long Qianqiu? Stop it now!"

A handsome and tall mature man suddenly appeared on the hillside.

He looks to be in his early thirties and is very energetic, yet his voice and temperament are quite mature. He must have some secret to maintaining his youthful appearance and must be very capable.

Long Qianqiu appeared at the top of the mountain. When he saw Xie Yuan, who was very close to Long Danyun, his expression changed. He spread his wings and flew down from the top of the mountain like a roc. Then he circled his palms in the air, and sent out a large red palm print, which hit Xie Yuan!
Xie Yuan frowned, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and then a sharp sword light came out of the sheath, directly chopping off the huge palm print!

Long Qianqiu groaned, flew back immediately, and somersaulted to the ground with a look of surprise and doubt.

As soon as he arrived, he used his unique skill, the Red Snake Palm. Although he didn't use his full strength, this tentative move was actually shattered by his sword? His attainments in swordsmanship and cultivation level were really impressive!

This person's strength is probably not inferior to mine! Who is he?

He took a deep breath and said:
"Great! You are such a master, yet you come to deal with my nephew, a junior. How shameless! Come on, fight me for three hundred rounds!"

Long Qianqiu waved his hand, his momentum instantly increased, and then he stretched out both palms and flew directly towards Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan had originally saved Long Danyun's life, but when the elder from the other side came, he attacked without any reason, so he naturally didn't look happy.

He had retained 90% of his strength in the last sword strike, showing considerable leniency. This time he was ready to teach Long Qianqiu a lesson.

As a result, just as he was about to take action, he saw Long Danyun suddenly blocking in front of him, opening his arms to his uncle and shouting:
"Uncle! Stop! This is not an enemy, he is my savior!"

Long Qianqiu's giant red palm had already taken shape, and was about to hit him, but was blocked by his nephew. He quickly withdrew his hand and raised his palm to the sky.

With a loud bang, the giant palm print directly penetrated the treetops of the dense forest, revealing a palm-shaped hole several feet square, shaking the surrounding leaves to fall, and falling leaves rained in the forest.

The Inch Stop Palm Technique and the temporary change of route made Long Qianqiu feel uncomfortable. His face flushed and he scolded:

"Danyun, why are you suddenly blocking my way? If uncle can't stop, you..."

"Uncle! Listen to me, this Senior Zhang is not an enemy! I was chased by assassins from Qiufeng Tower and was in a desperate situation. It was this Senior Zhang who came to my rescue and killed the assassins and drove away the leader. Otherwise, I'm afraid you would never see your nephew again."

Long Danyun stood in front of Xie Yuan. Even though his back was facing him, his shoulders shook as he spoke and he looked quite excited.

Seeing this, Xie Yuan had no choice but to stop and sheath his sword.

Long Qianqiu looked at Long Danyun, his face obviously startled, then he looked at Xie Yuan, thought for a moment, bowed and said:

"So Mr. Zhang is Danyun's savior... Oh, it was all my recklessness! I received Danyun's message and was extremely anxious. I rushed all the way here to save him. I wrongly accused Mr. Zhang. Please forgive me! Fortunately, Mr. Zhang is a skilled martial artist and was not accidentally injured, otherwise I would have been unable to sleep or eat well!"

Seeing that Long Qianqiu had apologized politely and even bowed, Xie Yuan suppressed his temper and waved his hand, saying:

"It doesn't matter."

"Mr. Zhang, my name is Long Qianqiu, and I am the owner of Tianxiang Villa in southern Hebei. May I know Mr. Zhang's name? Where is he from? His swordsmanship is so exquisite and his cultivation is so profound, I think he is not an unknown person!"

Long Qianqiu said politely.

Long Danyun also had a look of respect:
"Mr. Zhang's swordsmanship is amazing. He is also an incredible swordsmanship master!"

Xie Yuan shook his head:

"I am a casual cultivator. I just fell into a mountain stream by chance and learned a sword technique from a white ape's belly... that's all."

Long Qianqiu and Long Danyun were stunned and looked at each other, somewhat doubtful.

Although it sounds a bit outrageous, this kind of thing has happened before, and it is not right to say that Xie Yuan is just perfunctory to them.

Long Qianqiu nodded and said:

"It seems that Mr. Zhang is a man of great fortune. A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune. Mr. Zhang is kind-hearted and honest, no wonder he has this opportunity."

Long Danyun praised:

"Mr. Zhang has mastered the sword technique to such a high level. His talent is truly admirable. Even without this opportunity, he would not fall behind others."

The two seemed grateful to Xie Yuan for saving their lives, and spoke politely and enthusiastically. Long Qianqiu even invited:

"Mr. Zhang, Tianxiang Villa is not far from here. Danyun has a miserable life. Both his parents died when he was young. I raised him by my side and treated him as my own. You saved Danyun, so you are the great benefactor of Tianxiang Villa. Please stay in the villa for a few days and let me treat you well and thank you with a generous gift!"

Seeing that the two men had invited him warmly and solemnly, Xie Yuan, perhaps out of embarrassment, had not asked about the whereabouts of the treasure. Just as he was thinking of taking the initiative to explain it to them, his expression suddenly changed.

Is there another person coming? It's so lively.

Just as he had thought about it, he heard the sound of wind and thunder approaching quickly.
crackling-

A flash of lightning fell from the palm-shaped hole in the tree canopy above, revealing a burly figure inside.

The man stood up straight. He was eight feet tall, with a broad back and strong arms, and his arms were almost as thick as an ordinary man's waist. He looked very impressive.

When Long Qianqiu saw the person coming, his face suddenly became serious and he shouted:

"Luo Dongsheng? Why are you here!"

"Haha, why can you come but I can't? You, Old Long, sneaked into the Five Elements Mountain, and I ran into you by chance, so of course I had to come and take a look."

Luo Dongsheng clapped his hands, his voice as loud as a bell, and said with a smile.

Long Qianqiu's expression changed:
"Are you following me?"

"Look at what you said. It just happened to happen."

Luo Dongsheng chuckled.

After Long Danyun's initial surprise, he showed a look of fear on his face and whispered to Xie Yuan:
"This is the master of Luojiabao, Luo Dongsheng, the 'Thunder God Fist'. He is also a famous martial arts master in southern Hebei."

Xie Yuan nodded, having also heard of this person.

But if he remembered correctly, Tianxiang Villa and Luojiabao were very close to each other and had a lot of cooperation, so their relationship seemed to be quite close, right?
He was not sure, after all, he didn't know much about it, and it seemed that he might have remembered it wrongly.

Long Qianqiu was silent for a while, his face turned serious:
"Luo Dongsheng, did you entrust Qiufenglou to assassinate Danyun?"

Luo Dongsheng was stunned for a moment and said:

"Don't talk nonsense! Why would I kill this guy? Don't put all the blame on me."

"Why else would you be here?"

Long Qianqiu stared at Luo Dongsheng closely.

Luo Dongsheng did not answer directly, but licked his lips and smiled:

"Old Ghost Long, I know what you are looking for..."

Long Qianqiu's expression changed slightly, and he thought a lot in an instant.

He frowned:
"I don't know what you're talking about."

"What's the point of playing dumb? With that, we don't have to have the Five Elements Sect to..."

Luo Dongsheng stopped talking abruptly here, then looked at Xie Yuan and frowned:

"Who is this? And why is he here?"

"This is Mr. Zhang, Danyun's savior. He is more qualified to be here than you."

Long Qianqiu said coldly.

Luo Dongsheng snorted and said calmly:
"Mr. Zhang, please step aside for a moment. Our two families have something to discuss."

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows, took out the red cloth bag from his arms, opened it and asked:

"Is this what you want to talk about?"

The other three people in the field looked at what Xie Yuan was holding, their eyes bulged and almost popped out.

Luo Dongsheng narrowed his eyes, revealing a greedy look. Suddenly, he took a step and turned into a flash of lightning, appearing in front of Xie Yuan in a flash:

"Give me this!"

He thrust his fist fiercely at Xie Yuan's chest, and with his other hand, which was surrounded by lightning, he grabbed the jade disc fragment in Xie Yuan's hand! (End of this chapter)