Loan Wusheng

Chapter 83: Under the external force, there is absolutely no rival! (6k)

Lianshui Township, Lujiawu Fort.

Today is the sixtieth birthday of Mr. Lu.

Although the blood-refining warrior's body has reached its peak, living to a hundred years is not a problem.

But warriors are naturally competitive and aggressive.

Therefore, most warriors have hidden injuries.

This hidden injury can be mostly cleared after reaching the outer Gang realm, but there are very few warriors who can cultivate to the outer Gang realm, and Master Lu is naturally not among them.

At the age of sixty, Mr. Lu is already very old. He looks at the room full of guests and feels filled with emotion.

Unlike the gentry in other towns, Lu San, the master of the Lu family, is the first generation of the Lu family to make a fortune.

The land under your feet was seized by force.

His first pot of gold came from Montenegrin bandits.

He used to be a member of the Black Mountain Bandits. He lived a carefree life in those days. Later, the leader of the mountain offended Lu Hao, who had just arrived in Black Mountain. After being killed by Lu Hao, Lu San took the gold and silver from the mountain stronghold, ran down the mountain, and established the Lu family in Lianshui Township, the township farthest from Black Mountain.

If you think about it, it’s been twenty-five years already.

Thinking of this, Lu San couldn't help but let out a long sigh, feeling how difficult his journey had been.

The Lu family prepared five tables of banquets for this birthday.

There weren't many, because Lu San wanted to keep a low profile, so he only invited a few people who had a close relationship with the Lu family, all of whom were "village elders" from other nearby towns.

For example, the second son of the Huo family in Huoping Village and the fifth son of the Liu family in Beixiang are considered to be wealthy people and talented blood-refining warriors in other towns and villages.

Lu San actually has a few close friends, one is named Zhao Jun and the other is named Xu Heng.

There was also a county magistrate named Tian Zhenyuan, who had a close relationship with him.

It’s a pity that all three of them died in the county town, which made Lu San quite regretful.

At this moment, Huo Jia Erlang suddenly stood up and toasted Lu San: "I wish Uncle Lu a long and healthy life!"

"Thank you, Huo Erlang."

Lu San smiled and drank the glass of wine. Then he looked around and saw Yuan Yaoyang who was silent. He immediately walked down from his seat and came to Yuan Yaoyang's side. He asked Yuan Yaoyang, "Sister-in-law, why are you so worried?"

"Brother."

Yuan Yaoyang, the famous Lotus Water Sword in Pingzhang County, heard Lu San's question and immediately raised his head and said to Yuan Yaoyang very politely: "I don't know why, but I have been feeling uneasy recently. I always feel that something big is going to happen."

"My brother-in-law is worrying too much. What big thing can happen? Our fortress is indestructible!"

Lu San didn't care. After he toasted Yuan Yaoyang with a glass of wine, he stopped talking, slowly stood up, looked around at everyone in the hall, smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, the noisy atmosphere gradually became quiet, and all eyes turned over.

"It is an honor for me that you can come to attend the birthday party of an old man like me. In addition to celebrating your birthday, I also want to discuss an important matter with you." Seeing that the eyes of the people around him were focused on him, Lu San smiled and spoke.

After hearing Lu San's words, everyone in the hall pricked up their ears, wanting to listen carefully to what Lu San said, while also wondering what Lu San was going to do.

"I have three sons. The second son has been away doing business all year round. He came back not long ago and told me something important!"

Lu San said: "The bandit 'King of Righteousness' who was roaming around Xuanzhou seems to have changed his direction recently and is heading towards our Bozhou. If the bandit comes, how will we deal with it?"

"What, King Dayi?!"

"Is he the traitor Zhang, the traitor who coerced the people and robbed everyone he met? He said he wanted to share the land and wealth, but he refused to pay taxes when he came?"

"Uncle Lu, are you serious?!"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people attending the birthday party were shocked and felt extremely frightened.

After all, everyone knows what kind of person this King Dayi is.

What the hell is this benevolence and righteousness? He just burns, kills and loots everyone he sees. Any city he conquers is like hell. The poor people have nothing to be robbed, so they can just coerce him and follow him to seize the next city.

And these landlords and gentry who wore shoes were the targets of robbery.

I heard that the landlords in Xuanzhou are in a miserable situation.

Once they were captured by this King Dayi, their heads would be hung on the city gate, their wives and daughters would be tortured to death, and all their money and food would be looted.

Just thinking about days like this makes me dreadful!
"Uncle, what do you say we should do?"

Huo Erlang was so frightened that he immediately bowed to Lu San and asked.

The same thing happened to Liu Wulang standing by. He looked at Lu San as if he had seen his backbone.

"Whoo~"

Lu San exhaled a breath, knowing that his task was mostly accomplished, and immediately lowered his voice and said, "The following words will not be passed on to anyone else."

After that, Lu San said to Yuan Yaoyang, "Yaoyang, brother-in-law, please wait at the gate and guard it to prevent any thieves from eavesdropping."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yaoyang immediately picked up his sword and walked away without any hesitation.

As a martial artist who accumulates energy, Yuan Yaoyang actually has no interest in these things.

If King Dayi came calling, the worst that could happen to him was to surrender and serve him.

If you accumulate energy and cultivate yourself, you can get along well anywhere.

After Yuan Yaoyang left, Lu San confirmed again and again before calling everyone in front of him and continued in a low voice: "I hope everyone can chip in some money so that I can go to another state and buy a 'superior lean horse' who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

A skinny horse naturally does not refer to a horse.

Although they are rich country folk, they also know what a "skinny horse" is.

There are some wealthy businessmen who are experts in this field. They spend money to buy beautiful girls from poor families and train them, teaching them singing, dancing, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. When they grow up, they are sold to rich men as concubines or to brothels to make a profit.

"Thin horses" were further divided into third, sixth and ninth grades. The best "thin horses" were taught to play the piano and the flute, recite poems and write calligraphy, draw, play go, backgammon, and dominoes, and all kinds of other tricks. Such "thin horses" were extremely expensive and could be sold for more than five thousand taels of silver.

Even some "skinny horses" were taught martial arts.

"Uncle Lu, why did you buy the 'skinny horse'? Are you going to wait for Zhang Ni to come and offer this 'skinny horse' to him?"

Huo Erlang looked strange, and couldn't help but say: "Although Zhang Ni is a bandit, he is not short of women. Can we... do it?"

"Who said it was for Zhang Ni?"

Lu San rolled his eyes and continued in a low voice: "Of course he went to seduce... Zheng Jun, the current celebrity in the county, who has a promising future!"

"Zheng Sanlang leads the Black Mountain Guards. Not long ago, he went up the mountain to suppress the bandits in Black Mountain. Hundreds of heads were hung on the city wall with blood! He has only practiced martial arts for a few years, but he has already stepped into the stage of Qi Accumulation, and he can kill the Outer Gang Realm with the Qi Accumulation Realm!"

Lu San took a deep breath and continued, "Given time, he will become an outer stronghold! With him protecting us, we will be safe. Even if the county is breached by Zhang Ni, Zheng Jun will be safe. Whether he joins Zhang Ni or retreats with the court, as his relatives and friends, how can we ignore him?"

"Although Zheng Sanlang is very famous and is definitely not an ordinary person, he was born in our remote village after all. How could he have seen any women? Let's buy a skinny horse worth nearly ten thousand taels. He has a good appearance, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, is a virgin, and is good at lewd tricks. He knows both backgammon and dominoes, and he also knows some martial arts, which can be a bit fun!"

Lu San lowered his voice and continued, "No matter how wise and powerful Zheng Sanlang is, if he meets a woman like this, he will definitely be fascinated by her!"

Liu Wulang was also persuaded and immediately whispered: "Then how about this origin..."

"Just say that she is a distant relative of one of our families, and that she is my cousin."

Lu San seemed to be very experienced and said, "That woman who was born as a skinny horse will definitely not expose this matter. After all, being a skinny horse is not something worth promoting. She also hopes to be able to clean up her name and get ashore."

"In this case, she might even happily and sincerely recognize someone present as her brother!"

Hearing what Lu San said, everyone looked strange.

Because they thought of something.

When Mr. Lu came to Lianshui Township, he was alone, and I have never heard that he had any younger sister.

No one thought anything of it at first, but when Mr. Lu mentioned it, everyone naturally made the connection and couldn't help but look strange on their faces.

When Lu San saw this, he just smiled and said nothing.

It's path dependent.

At that time, a martial arts talent emerged in Lianshui Township. Lu San used this method and personally went to Jinzhou, south of Bozhou, and spent two thousand taels to buy a "skinny horse". He changed her surname to Lu, brought her home, and introduced her to the martial arts talent in Lianshui Township, Yuan Yaoyang, as a brother and sister.

And Yuan Yaoyang did not let Lu San down and kept gathering his strength along the way.

Because of this "brother-sister relationship", he has always been very polite to Lu San. Whenever there is someone who is not good to Lu San, or Lu San gives any instructions, Yuan Yaoyang will take action.

Even a few years ago, after his "sister" passed away, Yuan Yaoyang was secretly heartbroken for a long time.

Yuan Yaoyang is only in his thirties.

Before the age of fifty, there is hope of breaking through the outer barrier.

He is definitely a genius. If he was born in one of those big families, he might have already become an outer-level warrior.

Even so, so what?
It’s because of your humble background and narrow vision.

With just a little trick, can I make such a promising Qi-accumulating warrior loyal to me?
Therefore, in Lu San's opinion.

There is no difference between Zheng Jun and Yuan Yaoyang.

The difference is that Zheng Jun is even more talented than Yuan Yaoyang was back then.

Therefore, I can't use the "low-quality skinny horse" worth two thousand taels to fool Zheng Jun.

If you want to buy, buy the 'high-quality skinny horses' worth tens of thousands of taels, the 'skinny horses' that are used for entertainment by princes and nobles!
"What a brilliant idea, Mr. Lu!"

"Uncle Lu is indeed capable. He is truly the best think tank in Heishan County."

"..."

Everyone flattered Lu San, which made him feel a little flattered and he couldn't help laughing.

Huo Erlang stood up and said to Lu San, "Uncle, I will go home now to discuss this with my father."

Seeing this, Liu Wulang also shouted, "That's right, uncle, I'm going home now too!"

Lu San nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a loud thunder-like noise coming from outside.

"boom--!!!"

The sound was so loud that it startled everyone present. They could only feel their eardrums throbbing and a little painful. "What's that sound?"

Lu San frowned. The sound just now was very loud, but Lu San was a warrior at the peak of blood refining after all. He faintly heard a... dragon roar from this sound.

Could it be that the giant demon snake on the Black Mountain has come down the mountain? !

Lu San was shocked and was about to stand up when he suddenly heard his 'brother-in-law' shouting, "What do you want to do?! This is Lu's residence, leave immediately!"

After he finished speaking, Lu San also heard the sound of sword light.

Obviously, it was Yuan Yaoyang who drew his sword.

Seeing this, Lu San also realized that someone seemed to be attacking, and he panicked and said hurriedly: "Where are the guards! Boss, get my knife, go and help!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother of the Lu family hurriedly went to get the big knife.

Lu San held a big knife and walked towards the front door without saying a word.

Huo Erlang and Liu Wulang on the side were now even more panicked, and they had only one thought in their minds.

King Dayi called?

In front of him, Lu San stepped out of the courtyard gate with a sword in his hand, and just in time to see that in front of him, in front of his own fort, there were soldiers climbing over the wall and entering, with shouts of killing.

And my brother-in-law...

I looked around and didn't see Yuan Yaoyang among the people standing.

"what's the situation?"

Lu San was horrified, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard Yuan Yaoyang weakly whisper, "Brother Lu, hurry up, it's Zheng Sanlang!"

Yuan Yaoyang was in a miserable state at this moment. The long sword in his hand had been broken and there was a long scar on his body that was bleeding. It was the mark of being cut by a knife. The ribs were vaguely visible on his chest.

This knife had obviously cut through Yuan Yaoyang's heart.

Yuan Yaoyang felt that he had no chance of survival.

He is not dead now. He is hanging on by a breath of true Qi. The true Qi temporarily props up his blood vessels and heart meridians, so he can live a little longer.

There is a strange energy that is wreaking havoc in his body. If he cannot get rid of this strange energy within half an hour, or find a panacea that can bring the dead back to life or revive bones, he will surely die.

But now, he obviously couldn't find such a panacea, nor could he dispel this strange energy.

"Zheng Sanlang?!"

Hearing this name, Lu San was startled and blurted out subconsciously: "What is he doing here? Why did he come to us? Has my plan been discovered?! Wait, I haven't bought that 'skinny horse' yet!"

Hearing this, Yuan Yaoyang couldn't help but feel a little confused: "What skinny horse?"

"No, it's nothing."

Hearing Yuan Yaoyang's question, Lu San immediately denied it, and then said in a panic: "Where is Zheng Jun, maybe we can talk about it..."

"I don't know."

Yuan Yaoyang smiled bitterly: "I just realized that someone was coming to attack, so I threatened him, but I didn't expect a knife to suddenly come from outside. I was caught off guard and was directly cut."

"If there weren't the gate and the fortress wall in front of me to cushion the force of the sword, I would have been cut in half and died on the spot!"

Yuan Yaoyang was a little depressed and a little scared.

He was very clear about his current situation and knew that he was about to die.

Who wouldn't be afraid of death?

But what made him depressed was that he didn't expect Zheng Jun could kill him with just one sword.

Is the difference between them really as huge as a chasm?

After hearing about Zheng Jun’s battle record, Yuan Yaoyang felt inferior to him, but he still felt that he could give it a few moves.

But unexpectedly, I couldn't get past any of them.

I feel like all my martial arts training over the past thirty years has been in vain.

Lu San didn't bother to pay any attention to Yuan Yaoyang, who was about to die. Instead, he looked at the soldiers rushing into his house like wolves and tigers. He didn't dare to fight them, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart and said to them with a smile: "My lords, stop fighting, stop fighting!"

"Where is Captain Zheng? I'm Lu San, the owner of this fort. If Captain Zheng has anything to say, you can come out and talk. Tell me what my family has done wrong, and I'll take the punishment!"

Three or four guards in front of the gate have died, but what can Lu San do? Should he arm himself to resist the court?
impossible.

Just consider it as a death in vain.

As for Yuan Yaoyang, his death can only be considered in vain.

Several years of investment have gone down the drain!

After saying that, he suddenly thought of Yuan Yaoyang standing beside him, and immediately asked in a low voice: "Son-in-law, what is Zheng Jun's strength...?"

"Under the outer power, there is absolutely no rival!"

Yuan Yaoyang spoke with great certainty, blood already flowing from the corner of his mouth: "Even... it can't be said to be below the outer guard. Even if it is an ordinary outer guard, if it meets Zheng Jun, I'm afraid the chance of winning or losing is fifty-fifty!"

The knife just now gave Yuan Yaoyang a great shock.

It doesn't look like the sword swung by a martial artist who is gathering energy, but rather the sword swung by a martial artist with external energy!

After hearing what Yuan Yaoyang said, Lu San took a deep breath.

As long as you get through this level, you can buy the one worth 10,000 taels?
No, buy it for thirty thousand taels!
He was going to spend all his money to buy the most expensive "skinny horse" in the state!
Then she disguised herself as her niece.

As for the younger generations at the birthday banquet who knew of my plan...

There was a murderous intent in Lu San's eyes.

He will kill all these original "partners" along the way and put the blame on the Black Mountain Bandits.

Lu San did the same thing when he was on the road a few years ago.

After all, he was born a bandit from the Black Mountain, so he is naturally familiar with this.

"I heard someone is looking for me?"

Suddenly, Zheng Jun's indifferent voice came from outside the door. Zheng Jun entered the fort from the main gate, looked around carefully, and couldn't help but sigh in amazement. He said casually: "It's well built, but there are not enough guards. If there are more than 50 guards, even if I want to break through the fort, it will take at least a hundred people, and more than 20 of them will be killed or injured."

"Thank you for the compliment, Chief Zheng."

Lu San could only step forward and said to Zheng Jun, "I wonder why you came to my house this time, Chief Zheng?"

"My family's head has received news that you, Lu San, have colluded with Nan Chu and are planning a rebellion, so I have come to confiscate your property!"

Before Zheng Jun could say anything, Du Ding, who was wearing armor, shouted, "Lu the thief, why don't you surrender!"

"what?!"

After hearing Zheng Jun’s words, Lu San’s head suddenly started buzzing.

Collude...collude with Nan Chu?
"Captain Zheng, this is unfair!"

Lu San knelt down immediately and said to Zheng Jun aggrievedly: "This is a frame-up. My Lu family is loyal to the court and has never colluded with the remnants of Southern Chu to plot rebellion!"

"Don't listen to the words of those mean people who only know how to frame you!"

Lu San is innocent.

Collude with Nanchu? How could he have the guts to do that?

Zheng Jun ignored Lu San's words, but stepped forward and asked, "Where is Lianshui Sword Yuan Yaoyang?"

Hearing this, Lu San turned around to look at his brother-in-law, only to find that Yuan Yaoyang had fallen to the ground and looked lifeless.

Therefore, Lu San could only bite the bullet and say, "Captain Shenwei, you have just killed my brother-in-law with one strike of the sword."

"what?"

Zheng Jun was stunned: "Yuan Yaoyang is dead?"

He was also confused.

why?

Because he didn't kill Yuan Yaoyang!

He came here and just cut once.

That is to condense the military formation, use the strength of a hundred people, slash out with a sword, and create a gap in the fort, so that they can enter in one after another.

Could it be that Yuan Yaoyang was unlucky and was hit by his own knife?
Zheng Jun's face looked a little strange, and he thought to himself, "No wonder my repayment progress suddenly increased by more than 90. I thought it was because I broke through the dock. I almost planned to become a demolition team and completely demolish the dock..."

Zheng Jun was very disappointed.

I came here with great interest, thinking that Yuan Yaoyang, the master of the Lotus Water Sword, was a master. After all, Xu Tianfang said that Yuan Yaoyang was the best person at accumulating energy in Black Mountain.

From this point of view, Yuan Yaoyang's level is extremely average. Among the Qi-accumulating warriors, Zheng Jun even feels that he is not as good as Li Bao and others he has killed. He is probably about the same as Tian Zhenyuan.

But when the Beirong sword comes out, it’s bound to kill someone.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but sigh, took a step forward, looked at Lu San who was smiling, and said calmly in a low voice: "You colluded with Xu Heng back then and framed the murder on a local butcher who had elderly parents and children to support and made a living by his cooking skills. But you and Xu Heng used him as a scapegoat just because he was an eyewitness."

"Now, I'm going to frame you for this, is that okay?"

Hearing Zheng Jun's words, Lu San's pupils suddenly shrank.

Before Lu San could speak, Zheng Jun said, "Don't worry. A large amount of Broken Jade Qi can be detected on your body. This means that you have been secretly practicing Broken Jade Qi and have reached the stage of accumulating Qi. You have been forbearing and repairing the fortress, just waiting to respond to the traitor Zhang Qingyu."

"I didn't expect Zhang Qingyu was already dead, so I planned to attack the Black Mountain Guards myself. But I found out and killed my entire clan."

After saying that, Lu San felt a powerful energy suddenly burst out from Zheng Jun.

With a flash of sword light, the Beirong sword, carrying the power of a mountain collapse or a tsunami, was unsheathed and slashed straight towards Lu San.

In just a moment, heads fell to the ground.

As the head fell to the ground, an idea suddenly came to Lu San’s mind.

What a powerful true energy, what a domineering swordsmanship!
Even his big brother in Black Mountain, the bandit leader who had one foot in the outer realm, could not display such strong true energy and swordsmanship.

What Yaoyang said is true.

Under the external force, Zheng Jun has no rivals!
(End of this chapter)