The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 87: Separate Paths, Saint Lady, Sword Test
Inn, first floor lobby.
Looking at the Sun and Moon Sect followers who were quickly retreating, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone at Huashan sat back in their seats and continued to eat, but the expressions on everyone's faces changed. Someone would occasionally wink and grin at the eldest brother Linghu Chong.

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze could not help but look at their eldest disciple a few more times, thinking: "Why didn't we realize before that Chong'er is so popular with other women?"

Yue Lingshan's mouth was pouted so much that a kettle could be hung on it. She was in no mood to eat dinner. She just ate it bite by bite, glaring at Linghu Chong fiercely from time to time.

Linghu Chong turned a blind eye to the secret teasing of his fellow apprentices and only looked at his junior sister with concern. Whenever the junior sister glared at him, he would quickly respond with a wry smile to show his innocence.

My whole heart is on my junior sister!

Xu Xingchen had other thoughts, thinking, "Even the people in the Demon Cult have begun to take the rumors about me seriously. Tonight it was Lan Fenghuang from Ren Woxing's side, but what about tomorrow? Will the people from Dongfang Bubai's side also send someone to investigate?"

"With Master, Mistress, Brothers and Sisters around, some things are hard to do."

After dinner, everyone went upstairs to rest. Before parting, Yue Buqun warned his eldest disciple Linghu Chong: "Chong'er, you must not hang out with the women of the Demon Sect in the future, otherwise, I will definitely punish you severely!"

Linghu Chong bowed quickly and said, "Yes, Master, I will definitely not hang out with them!"

Yue Lingshan couldn't help but add with a groan: "You are not allowed to drink with them either!"

Linghu Chong smiled helplessly: "Of course! Of course!"

Shortly after returning to the room, Xu Xingchen turned and walked to the door of his master Yue Buqun, knocked on the door and walked in.

Yue Buqun looked at his young disciple and asked calmly, "Xingchen, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping? Are you still worried about the people from the Demon Sect coming to visit you?"

Ning Zhongze comforted him firmly, "Xingchen, don't be afraid of them. We in the Huashan Sect are no pushovers!"

Xu Xingchen said respectfully: "With the support of Master and his wife behind me, and the support of other brothers from Huashan Sect, how could I be afraid of the Demon Sect?"

"But, I am thinking that the rumors about me are spreading more and more widely, and now they have begun to attract the attention of the Demon Cult. I am afraid that the journey ahead will cause more trouble than before."

"So, I want to go my separate ways with Master and his wife, and I will be the only one to attract the attention of others, so that you can avoid some trouble and move forward quickly."

Ning Zhongze's face became serious, and he said solemnly: "Xingchen, let's go together. I want to see who dares to cause trouble for us on the road!"

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment and said, "Junior sister, Xingchen's idea makes sense. If we act together, our team will be too conspicuous. Although we are not afraid of trouble, we will inevitably be entangled in trouble. Once something happens and we are delayed for a few days, we will not be able to catch up with Senior Brother Liu's retirement ceremony."

"If Xingchen is alone, he will be a small target and his whereabouts will be secretive, so he won't be easily targeted. Besides, with his current martial arts skills, even if someone really comes looking for him, he can leave or stay as he wishes."

"And we can save ourselves a lot of trouble and arrive at Hengshan City earlier!"

When Ning Zhongze heard these words, he knew they made sense, but he was still a little unhappy.

At this time, Xu Xingchen came to comfort her: "Master's wife, don't worry. It's easiest for me to walk alone. I can make my skin darker, put some fake beard on my face, and wear a hat on my head. No matter where I go, no one will be able to recognize me!"

"Hey, by then, it will be a dream for others to find disciples!"

Ning Zhongze's frown finally relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but give him another round of warnings, telling him to be careful.

Yue Buqun also gave him a few instructions before letting him leave!

Early the next morning, when everyone at Huashan gathered in the lobby on the first floor, they discovered that their junior brother was missing.

After listening to the explanation of the master and his wife, they immediately understood. They all hated those who spread rumors in the world, but they were helpless.

Half an hour after everyone from Huashan left, Xu Xingchen walked out of the room, ate some breakfast in the lobby on the first floor, and went out.

I weighed some herbs in the pharmacy, got a box of rouge in the rouge shop, bought a pair of scissors at the blacksmith shop, bought a set of clothes at the clothing store, and finally got a bamboo hat at a roadside stall.
When he was shopping, he clearly felt that someone was following him, but he didn't take it seriously.

Return to the inn and close the door.

Cut off some loose hair from the ends of the hair, manipulative them carefully, trim them neatly, and glue them together.

She also mixed some medicinal paste with medicinal rouge, put it in a white porcelain bottle, and covered it with a stopper.

Finally, he picked up his clothes and hat and put them all into the package.

At noon, Xu Xingchen finished his meal and did not rest. He checked out, carried his bag and took his sword, left the inn and walked out of the city.

As soon as he left the city gate, several men in black were waiting there. They bowed and clasped their fists, saying, "Xu Shaoxia, our Saint Lady wants to see you. Please come with us!"

Xu Xingchen glanced at the sun and moon symbols on the sleeves of several people, thought for a moment, and asked in a fake manner: "Who is your Saint Aunt?" "Our Saint Aunt is the daughter of the leader of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect!"

"Why does she want to see me?"

"I don't know how to wait!"

"Where is your Saint Aunt now?"

"My Saint Lady is waiting outside the Shili Pavilion!"

"In that case, let's go and take a look!"

Xu Xingchen was skilled and bold, so he agreed.

The men in black quickly brought a few horses, one for each person, and galloped towards the direction of Shili Pavilion.

Along the way, more and more people joined in. Some rode tall horses, some galloped on the ground, and some jumped and bounced on the trees on both sides of the official road.
The closer we got to Shili Pavilion, the more martial artists we saw. They were armed with all kinds of weapons, and each one looked either ferocious or murderous. Their appearance and demeanor were very different from those of ordinary martial artists.

Xu Xingchen, riding on a horse, could see clearly that these gangsters who had gathered here were either bandits lurking in the deep mountains and old forests, or pirates walking on the rivers, lakes and seas. None of them were easy to deal with.

When we saw the Shili Pavilion from afar, there were already hundreds of people gathered there, standing outside the pavilion with respectful attitudes and in complete silence. No one dared to approach within three feet of the Shili Pavilion.

Seeing the horses of Xu Xingchen and his companions approaching, those people made way for them.

Arriving in front of the Shili Pavilion, Xu Xingchen dismounted and looked around at the faces that were originally unruly, now lowering their eyebrows and behaving obediently. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This Ren Yingying is really majestic!"

Looking back at the Shili Pavilion, Xu Xingchen remembered that when he passed by this place a year ago, he saw seven round columns supporting a lid. It had fallen into disrepair and had been weathered by wind and rain for many years. The pavilion was old and mottled in color.

Today, the pavilion has been completely renovated. The pillars have been repainted with bright red paint, the old tile roof has been replaced with new grey tiles, and layers of white gauze hang down around it, blocking the scenery inside.

Faintly, you can see two women sitting at the table in the middle, I don’t know if they are drinking wine or tea!
Around the Shili Pavilion, there were seven men and women of different appearances guarding, some holding hammers, some carrying knives, some carrying iron rods, and some with long swords on their waists.
The black-robed man who led the way half-knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Saint Aunt, Young Master Xu has been brought here!"

After a moment, a familiar indifferent voice came from the white veil: "Well, come, please invite Young Master Xu to have some tea!"

Someone nearby immediately brought a wooden table and placed it in front of Xu Xingchen, and someone else brought a chair and placed it behind Xu Xingchen.

Xu Xingchen was not polite and sat down immediately. He watched a woman holding a set of white porcelain teapot and teacups, placing them on the table, pouring out a cup of steaming hot tea, making a "please" gesture, and then retreating. He then said loudly: "Thank you for the hospitality, Saint Aunt. I wonder what important matter is that Saint Aunt invited me here?"

The woman's voice in the Shili Pavilion sounded again: "Young Master Xu, please have some tea!"

How could Xu Xingchen drink the tea prepared by others casually? He refused and said, "I drank a lot of tea when I left the city. I am not thirsty now. Please tell me the reason, Saint Aunt!"

The woman said calmly, "I wanted to let Young Master Xu have some tea and rest for a while before discussing things. So, well, I invited Young Master Xu to come here because I want to see his martial arts skills!"

After that, without waiting for Xu Xingchen to refuse, he ordered: "White-headed old man, go and try out Young Master Xu's martial arts!"

Among the crowd of martial arts people around, one person immediately jumped up and landed on the ground three feet in front of Xu Xingchen.

This man was about forty or fifty years old, short and fat, with white hair, eyes as big as a leopard's, and a cold and evil aura about him.

He stared coldly at Xu Xingchen, holding two fine steel judge's pens in front of him, and said in a rough voice: "Young Master Xu, please teach me!"

"This Ren Yingying doesn't listen to others!" Xu Xingchen complained in his heart while standing up and walking to a place not far in front of the old man with white hair. He bowed slightly as a greeting and turned to the direction of Shili Pavilion and said, "Saint, do you know that I will return the sword to Buxu? Are you sure you want to use you as a warrior to test the sword?"

Behind the white curtain, the female voice did not answer the question, but just said softly: "White-headed old man, do it!"

"Yes! Saint Aunt!" The old man with white hair responded loudly, staring at the young man in front of him and shouting, "Young Master Xu, please teach me!"

Before he finished speaking, his body had already rolled over on the ground like a ball of meat. When he got close, he used the two judge's pens to pierce six acupuncture points on Xu Xingchen's lower body six times in a row.

The movements are as swift as the wind, and the judge's pen is as fast as lightning!
With such skills, he is already a good player in the martial arts world.
Xu Xingchen took a step and turned sideways to avoid the sharp edge, then he drew his sword. A flash of cold light was sent out with the wind, sticking to the short and fat body of the white-headed old man, in a circle and a stroke!
scoff!

With the sound of tearing silk, pieces of clothes flew all over the sky, revealing a body of white fat!
A faint voice was soon heard again in the Shili Pavilion.

"Left hand sword, right hand knife, both of you attack!"

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