The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 253 Don’t move
Yin Minjun's mind was still mostly immersed in the joy of practicing sword with Li Miao just now, and she did not notice the rude behavior of her disciple.

"Xun Ning, what's the matter?"

Shen Xunning withdrew his gaze and looked at Yin Minjun.

"Master, I want to go down the mountain and travel the world."

Yin Minjun frowned.

"If it were in the past, with your martial arts skills, your master would not stop you, but it is inappropriate now."

She sighed softly.

"In the past, the Jianghu was like soup that had been left there for years. It looked clear on the surface, but in reality, all the food was at the bottom of the pot."

"But nowadays, the world is boiling over because someone has added fuel to the fire. All the things that sank to the bottom of the water in the past have been swept to the surface."

Yin Minjun said earnestly.

"If you want to go down the mountain, wait until the water is a little cooler. You are the root of our Hengshan Sect's inheritance, so don't take risks lightly."

Shen Xunning looked up suddenly.

"Master, you can see it clearly, but why are you wasting your time here with this... this person?"

She swallowed the word "demon man".

"The whereabouts of our head master is unknown. Our Hengshan Sect is already sitting on the lid of this boiling pot!"

"You are the head of Hengshan Sect, how can you be obsessed with beauty!"

Yin Minjun frowned.

"No rudeness!"

"Just focus on practicing martial arts! It's not your turn to worry about these things!"

"Master!"

"Get out! I will punish you to practice three thousand swords today! You are not allowed to sleep until you finish practicing!"

"……Yes."

Shen Xunning gritted her teeth, bowed respectfully, glared at Li Miao, and turned away.

"Ugh……"

Yin Minjun sighed, turned around and walked to the table and sat down.

Li Miao poured her a glass of wine with a smile.

"You, my disciple, are quite ambitious."

"...Li Lang is laughing at my joke."

Yin Minjun gave Li Miao a reproachful look.

Li Miao smiled and waved his hand.

"No, I just feel like I've seen it before. My subordinates were like this in Shuntian Prefecture that day. They thought too much and their methods were too soft. They couldn't handle the situation at all and had to let me rush back to clean up the mess."

"Maybe they watched me and the commander get along and thought they could learn from me, but they overlooked the most important point."

Li Miao pointed to his forehead and stretched out a fist.

“Don’t think about what you can’t break with your fists, or you’ll be overestimating your own abilities.”

"Li Lang is right."

Yin Minjun sighed softly.

"I was so focused on teaching her martial arts that I didn't teach her enough about this aspect. I'll have a good talk with her tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

Li Miao chuckled.

"You won't see her tomorrow."

"Didn't you see how formal the greeting she gave you was? If you can find her tomorrow, I'll admit defeat."

Yin Minjun's face changed and she reacted instantly.

"What does Li Lang mean?"

Li Miao chuckled.

"Young people, whether you call it arrogant or unskillful, are always impatient. The more you forbid her to think, the more she will want to think; the more you forbid her to do something, the more she will do it."

"If you go look for her tomorrow, I'm afraid you'll only find a farewell letter."

Yin Minjun stood up suddenly, picked up the sword and was about to walk out, but was stopped by Li Miao.

"What's the point of you going now? It's nothing more than a few words. How many times can you stop her, a living person?"

"Didn't Sect Leader Liu stop Xiaomei from leaving the mountain? But in the end, she ended up running to me, didn't she?"

Yin Minjun is also an old hand. In the past, when Deng Baixuan was not around, she handled all the affairs of the Hengshan Sect. If it were usual, Li Miao would not have needed to remind her of these things.

But, she had been "addicted to beauty" for more than half a year. Moreover, Shen Xuning was her only disciple and the only candidate for the next leader of Hengshan Sect. She was so concerned about him that she didn't notice him.

So she understood everything Li Miao said.

"Ugh."

Yin Minjun sat down helplessly and pinched her brows.

Li Miao stood up and patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I have experience in teaching the little guy."

Li Miao stood up and stretched.

"It just so happens that this morning I received news that some of my subordinates had some issues that they couldn't handle, so they asked me to go take a look."

"I've been resting here with you for more than half a year. It's about time I go out for a walk."

"Almost all those who should show up have shown up. It's time to slap them one by one to let them know how powerful I am." Hearing what Li Miao said, Yin Minjun frowned, reached out to grab Li Miao's sleeve, and looked up at Li Miao.

"You're leaving..."

Li Miao grabbed her hand and squeezed it, then stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

"Now that we have dethroned the emperor, we can't just ignore it. Let the commander take care of the affairs of the court, but I will still take care of the affairs of the martial arts world."

"When you're done with this, you can come find me in Shuntian Prefecture."

Yin Minjun lay in his arms for a while.

After a while, she closed her eyes and reached out to push Li Miao away.

"This is my sweetheart, Li Lang."

“This is the look I like.”

The tenderness between her eyebrows disappeared, and her whole body seemed to become sharp suddenly.

"Let me change your clothes for you."

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Late that night.

Shen Xunning tiptoed around the disciples patrolling on both sides of the mountain gate and entered the dense forest. Following the path he had secretly walked down the mountain, he reached the middle of the mountain in just half an hour.

She turned her head to look at the faint fire in the distance, then suddenly turned around and bowed deeply in the direction of Hengshan Sect.

This ceremony took as long as a cup of tea.

She then slowly stood up, gritted her teeth, and walked quickly down the mountain.

"Once Taishan Sect falls, the Five Mountains Alliance will collapse. The other three mountains are all in the north, not far away, but our Hengshan Sect is located in the south, and it is difficult for it to support itself."

"This is a time of great strife. If we don't move forward, we will fall behind. I must find a way out for the Hengshan Sect!"

She was secretly calculating in her mind.

"Bashu Sword King Pavilion, a celestial being."

"My Hengshan Sect is not short of money, nor of disciples. The only thing we lack is a top master."

"I'll go to Bashu first. As a fellow swordsman, I'll find some disciples from the Sword King Pavilion to learn from and see where the so-called heavenly inheritance lies."

"As long as I find a way, whether I gain enlightenment on my own or bring it back to my sect, it will be a chance for my Hengshan sect to break through."

Although she was impulsive, she was not stupid. She had already planned a route in her mind and brought all the necessary equipment with her, even a replacement sword.

Logically speaking, with her martial arts skills, there shouldn't be any problems along the way.

But she still overlooked one thing.

Although she spoke passionately to Yin Minjun in the morning, saying that the martial arts world was no longer the same, that it was a time of great strife, and that the Hengshan School was already in a precarious situation.

However, she simply could not understand what a true "world of great contention" was.

She had not yet walked out of Hengshan Mountain. Just as she reached the foot of the mountain, a figure vaguely appeared on the mountain road ahead. He was going in the opposite direction of her and seemed to be going up the mountain.

Shen Xunning frowned.

Worship the mountain during the day and seek revenge at night.

There are no other families on Hengshan Mountain. This person went up the mountain obviously to target the Hengshan Sect, and he may have malicious intentions.

She quickly went into the dense woods by the roadside, holding her breath, waiting for the man to come here so that she could see his background clearly.

After a while, the footsteps came closer and closer.

Shen Xunning estimated the distance and waited until the man passed by before slowly poking one eye out from behind the tree, trying to see the man's figure clearly.

The moonlight was dim, stretching the man's shadow very long on the mountain road, and his face was hidden in the darkness. All that could be seen was his hunched figure, like an old man.

Shen Xunning quietly moved his steps, trying to move forward to get a better look at the man's face.

Click.

There was a slight sound underfoot.

Swish!
Shen Xunning's eyes suddenly blurred.

The man on the mountain road has disappeared!

She thought to herself that something was wrong and reached out to draw her sword, but a finger stretched out from behind her and gently pressed on the hilt of her sword.

She couldn't pull the sword out with just one finger!

An old, gloomy voice came from behind.

"Don't move. If you move, you will die."

"It's over!"

Shen Xunning suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"how come!"

She is also a top-notch fighter. Although she doesn't have much experience fighting others, she is already a capable figure in the martial arts world! Otherwise, she wouldn't have sneaked out of the mountain gate alone!

Because she is qualified!
How come we are in danger before we even get down the mountain!
The old voice paused, then spoke slowly again.

"you--"

Suddenly, another lazy voice came from behind her.

"You are so brave to come to my face and cause trouble. Don't you ask for information before you leave the mountain?"

"Don't move either."

"I follow the same rules. If you move, you die."

The fingers pressing on the hilt of Shen Xuning's sword suddenly loosened.

(End of this chapter)