What a lucky world!

Chapter 168 Do you have any shame?

The person in front of him was naturally the legendary Jiang family's highly paid tribute, Xu Lie, who was in the late stage of the Yangye Realm.

The Great Fortune changed the two-level system of counties and prefectures of the previous dynasty, dividing it into three levels: counties, prefectures, and counties. On the one hand, it was necessary for population management, and on the other hand, it was necessary to distribute the fortune of the country.

The reason why the previous dynasty was divided into many feudal lords and princes was simply because one county had too much luck. If a powerful ruler appeared and annexed several counties, he would quickly form a separatist force and eye the treasure.

The so-called competition among heroes, this is how these heroes came about.

Therefore, after Dayun was established, prefectures were added to the second level of counties and prefectures, forming the current three-level system of counties, prefectures, and counties.

Don't underestimate this change, it is equivalent to an order to extend the local fortune.

The fortune of a county is dispersed and falls into the prefecture. The central government then controls the prefecture level and brings the fortune back to the central government, thus completing the fortune strategy of "strengthening the trunk and the branches".

The benefits are very obvious. Centralization of power has been unprecedentedly strengthened, and the local governments no longer have the problem of being "too big to be controlled". The post of Jiedushi of the previous dynasty has been completely swept into the dustbin of history, and it is difficult for the local governments to pose a threat to the center.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. Under such a distribution of luck, if the local government does not deliberately tilt the luck towards them from the central government, it will be difficult for them to support powerful warriors unless they encounter a genius with extremely strong personal luck in martial arts.

This also led to a sharp decline in the deterrent power of local governments over wealthy families and various extralegal forces.

Normally, the government's luck at the county level can support warriors at the Tongmai level. At the prefecture level, the government's luck can only match warriors at the Yangye level.

For example, the chief constable of Su City is now in the middle stage of the Yangye Realm.

Someone like Xu Lie, who is in the late stage of the Yangye Realm, is enough to walk around Su City with ease.

This is also the reason why Jiang Yuanchang "doesn't know the immensity of the world".

Looking at Xu Lie with an angry face in front of him, Zhang Mu knew that this battle was inevitable.

Xuan Ji's "Shadow Transformation Following the Wind" was essentially a magical technique. It wasn't untraceable, but it focused on surprise and agility. After the fire started, Xu Lie immediately released his inner energy to sense his surroundings. Because Xuan Ji had enveloped them both for such a short period of time, she had consumed a great deal of energy, and so he was eventually discovered and stopped here.

"You're so young, yet you're emitting the aura of the Yangye Realm. That's not ordinary," Xu Lie said. "If we capture you, the forces behind you should be able to offer us a satisfactory ransom."

Zhang Mu smiled and said, "That depends on your ability, senior."

"Hmph!" Xu Lie snorted coldly and assumed a stick-wielding stance.

Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou also took half a step back and drew their weapons.

The name of the sword is Chenying.

The knife whistles and the monkey howls mournfully.

Looking at the sword and knife, a solemn look flashed in Xu Lie's eyes.

……

In the distance, flames shot up into the sky from the Qingyu Mulberry Garden, and the noise was deafening. The sounds of shouting, cursing, and crying could be heard everywhere.

Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou turned their backs to the fire, and disappeared into the shadows, watching Xu Lie's face flickering in the firelight.

The next moment, a sword chant was heard, and the Shenying Sword seemed to blend into the darkness, and then blew towards Xu Lie like a gust of wind.

Zhang Mu took the lead in attacking!

Taegeuk sword technique!

Zhang Mu's Taegeuk sword technique had reached the spiritual level. When it was performed, a faint chanting sound came from his body. In Xu Lie's eyes, it was as if he saw the flowers and moon on the spring river, a young man walking and singing, and a burst of vigorous vitality rushed towards him, which reminded him of his youth.

"Unique skill!" Xu Lie's heart tightened and he quickly took a few steps back.

Only unique skills can have spiritual charm, and only spiritual charm can confuse the senses.

The vital energy in Xu Lie's body swelled and rushed straight to his head, immediately dispelling the illusion before his eyes.

This was because he relied on his higher cultivation than Zhang Mu, and completely broke the spell with force. If Zhang Mu was also in the late stage of nourishing liquid, or even the middle stage of nourishing liquid, he would not have been able to break this illusion so quickly.

But even so, when the illusion was broken, the tip of Zhang Mu's sword had already pierced his throat.

Xu Lie was, after all, a veteran in the martial arts world. He waved the long stick in his hand in front of him, as if drawing a circle, and hit the tip of Zhang Mu's sword, causing the tip to deviate from its direction and pass by his neck. The sword's energy scratched his skin, leaving a wound, and he also passed by Zhang Mu.

But the crisis is not over.

The next moment, Xu Lie felt a sense of oppression. He saw that the young man with a knife had jumped to his side at some point. The knife in his hand suddenly turned blood-red and chopped down at his head. The whistling sound of the knife breaking through the wind was like the roar of an old ape.

"Another unique skill!" Xu Lie's heart skipped a beat. Although this swordsman did not master the spirit of the unique skill like the previous swordsman and confuse his senses, the change in the blade clearly showed that this was also a unique skill.

Although his mind was racing with thoughts, Xu Lie's hands were not slow. He suddenly squatted down and used the move of "Overlord Lifting the Tripod" to raise the long stick. With a crisp "clang", the bloody blade slashed on the long stick made of mixed iron and refined gold, sparks flying everywhere.

Ye Hanzhou took the initiative with one move, and immediately turned his wrist, changing Yuan Xiaoai's downward chop to an upward slash, and slashed towards between Xu Lie's legs.

"What a vicious sword technique!" Xu Lie cursed in his heart, and stepped back, trying to avoid Ye Hanzhou's blade, but almost at the same time, Xu Lie seemed to hear the sword song again, and an illusion of pink peach blossoms, green willows, lush grass and flying orioles appeared before his eyes.

In February, the willows are drunk with spring smoke, and on March 3rd, the mountains are covered with green grass.

The most beautiful time of the year is April, when the river is as green as blue.

Let’s sing and have fun with swords, and invite you to the spring mountains!
Taegeuk Sword Technique: Young Travel!
"Hmm!" Xu Lie burst out his energy again, breaking through the illusion, but his meridians were damaged in the rush. A mouthful of blood was about to spurt out, but he swallowed it back forcefully. He deliberately left an opening and used his left arm to receive the sword. He rolled sideways and again widened the distance between him and Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou.

After one round and two confrontations, he was injured.

Xu Lie looked at Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou in front of him with a complicated expression.

A unique skill!

Both of them actually mastered unique skills!
I have practiced Shenglong stick technique for half my life and am a top-notch martial artist. I didn't expect that I would be so suppressed when facing such a unique skill.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that he underestimated the enemy at the beginning, which resulted in his left arm being hit by a sword and he lost the initiative.

The question is, who the hell could have imagined that two young men who mastered unique skills and who should be legitimate sons of aristocratic families would actually commit arson!

Do you still have any shame?
Xu Lie took a deep breath, and the energy of the long stick in his hand surged.

Take people's money and eliminate disasters for them.

Always try your best.

The next moment, he stepped out again, the long stick in his hand flying, and attacked Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou again.

"Come on!" Ye Hanzhou shouted and rushed towards Xu Lie, but Zhang Mu did not draw his sword again.

Ye Hanzhou's swordsmanship requires fighting, and Xu Lie is a good whetstone.

Therefore, he just wandered around and cleared the way for Ye Hanzhou.

Next, Xu Lie experienced the most frustrating time in his life.

Although the young man wielding the sword had mastered a unique sword technique, possessing a fierce and ruthless edge, and the sword in his hand was also extraordinary, as the saying goes, "a fist fears the young, a staff fears the old." With his experience and advanced cultivation, he was fully capable of suppressing the opponent. However, whenever he tried to take the initiative, the young swordsman lingering nearby would intervene with his sword, negating his advantage.

In an instant, swords and sabers flashed and clashed, sticks whistled like thunder, and flames splashed everywhere.

But the light of the knife became stronger and stronger, while the sound of the stick gradually faded away.

After half a cup of tea, Xu Lie was hit by a knife again. He staggered and fell to the ground. He wanted to struggle to get up again, but the wounds on his body tore him and he couldn't exert any strength for a while.

At this time, he was covered in wounds, mostly knife wounds, but upon closer inspection, the real fatal ones were the sword wounds.

Of course, Ye Hanzhou wasn't much better off either. He was hit by several sticks and suffered internal injuries.

Ye Hanzhou naturally wanted to kill Xu Lie while he was sick, so he went forward to kill him, but he heard Zhang Mu shouting, "Old Ye, spare his life!"

Ye Hanzhou stopped immediately without asking why.

In fact, Zhang Mu was willing to spare Xu Lie's life, naturally to give the Bai family some scorn. Otherwise, what would the Bai family do if they broke off their agreement without the Jiang family as their enemy?
Zhang Mu walked up to the seriously injured Xu Lie and said, "Do you want to live or die?"

Xu Lie sighed: "Please spare my life..."

"The rules of the underworld are to sell your life for your life."

"I'm selling you my life. What are you going to buy it with?"

Xu Lie looked at Zhang Mu for a long moment, then said, "I'll deliver the money for your life to the Caiyun Restaurant in the south of the city at noon tomorrow. You can pick it up anytime."

"You will be satisfied."

Zhang Mu nodded, and when he heard voices coming towards him in the distance, he nodded again.

"Don't play tricks. We can take the money for buying your life at any time, including your life!"

After saying this, Zhang Mu supported the staggering Ye Hanzhou, unleashed the Tadge Sword Technique, and with a few leaps, he disappeared into the vast night...

(End of this chapter)