After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 288 News
"A major incident occurred in the city last night. The Ye, Xiao, and Wang families were all massacred. Although the government tried to suppress the news, it has already spread throughout the entire Yundu City."

"Not only that, it is said that something has happened even at Yuming Mountain. Now all the forces in the city are in a state of panic, so this must be something serious!"

"I heard that the Martial Saint was attacked..."

"Shh, be quiet..."

Inside the restaurant, some customers were whispering amongst themselves. Cao Gaoshan and Shen Anran instinctively stopped in their tracks, and even the big black cat perked up its ears.

Seeing that the two people and the cat were so engrossed in gossip that they couldn't move, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, and stood still, deciding to wait until they finished listening before leaving.

However, Cao Gaoshan was the first to react, and quickly coughed, saying:
"I'll go and fetch the carriage."

After saying that, he left dejectedly.

Shen Anran and the black cat, having not heard the rest of the story, both had different expressions. The black cat's curiosity was like a scratching cat's claws, and it couldn't wait to find the person who had spoken and ask them for an explanation.

"If you want to stay, then I won't take you with me."

Li Musheng glanced at the big black cat, then left the inn and boarded the carriage brought by Cao Gaoshan.

Upon seeing this, the big black cat was startled and quickly followed along with Shen Anran.

After the man and the cat boarded the carriage, the wheels rolled and headed towards the outskirts of Yundu City.

As the carriage exited the city gates of Yundu, Shen Anran frowned slightly, finally unable to resist looking at Li Musheng with a puzzled expression and asking:
"Your Highness, you seem to have no curiosity whatsoever about the attack on the Martial Saint?"

Upon hearing this, the big black cat immediately turned its head.

Throughout the journey, it would frequently stick its head out of the car window to look back, its mind constantly preoccupied with not having heard any further news about the Martial Saint.

Li Musheng glanced at the big black cat and said:
"Beware, curiosity killed the cat."

The big black cat tilted its head, unsure whether Li Musheng's words were a veiled reference or simply true.

At this moment, Li Musheng looked at Shen Anran and said:

"I didn't ambush the Martial Saint, so why would I be so curious? Besides, the news will spread sooner or later, so even if you want to know, there's no rush."

Upon hearing this, Shen Anran's eyes flickered slightly, and then she suddenly realized what was happening.

Born into a family of martial arts masters, she grew up hearing stories of the Martial Saint of Yuming Mountain. He was someone she aspired to emulate but could never reach, and she longed for him immensely.

Therefore, upon hearing about the Martial Saint, they were naturally very concerned.

However, it was different for Li Musheng in front of him. In his eyes, that Martial Saint was probably just an ordinary person.

Therefore, even knowing that Mu Tianxing, the Martial Saint of Yuming Mountain, had been assassinated, did not interest him at all.

At this moment, Cao Gaoshan's voice came from outside the carriage, saying:
"Don't worry, Miss Shen. I will pay close attention to the cities we pass through. If I hear any news about the Martial Saint of Jade Bright Mountain, I will inform you immediately."

Upon hearing this, the large black cat poked its head out of the carriage and meowed at Cao Gaoshan, clearly wanting him to know the message and not forget to tell it. This time, Cao Gaoshan understood what it meant, nodded, and continued to urge his horse forward.

Two days after Li Musheng and his group left Yundu City, just as they were about to enter the Jingzhou region, Cao Gaoshan actually learned of the news that had spread throughout the martial arts world from Yuming Mountain.

"The martial arts master of Yuming Mountain died from serious injuries two days ago, and this news is now circulating throughout the martial arts world."

Cao Gaoshan immediately shared this information with Shen Anran and the black cat.

Upon hearing this, both the human and the cat showed expressions of shock. Shen Anran seemed somewhat incredulous that one of the only two Martial Saints in the Great Li Jianghu had actually perished like this.

"Do you know who did it? Someone capable of assassinating a Martial Saint must not be an unknown figure."

Shen Anran asked, but Cao Gaoshan simply shook his head and said:
"We don't know for now. The only information from Yuming Mountain is that the person who made the move has extremely high martial arts skills and is very skilled in a finger-killing technique. The massacre of the entire family of Martial Saint Mu Tianxing's three disciples was also his doing."

"Without exception, all three members of the family had their skulls pierced by a single finger, a fatal blow, a ruthless method that left no survivors."

"It is said that when the Martial Saint was in seclusion to practice his skills, he was caught off guard and was ambushed by this person with this divine skill. In the end, the Martial Saint managed to defeat the opponent with great difficulty, but due to the severity of his injuries, which were beyond the reach of medicine, he passed away that very night!"

After listening to what Cao Gaoshan said, Shen Anran frowned slightly. The big black cat also vaguely felt that something was wrong, and its pair of green eyes looked somewhat confused.

At this moment, Li Musheng, who was not far away, patted the horse that was grazing and resting, but turned back to look at Cao Gaoshan and said:
"Hearing you say that, I'm actually starting to get interested. The martial arts used by the person who ambushed Martial Saint Mu Tianxing are actually similar to the martial arts I like to use."

As he spoke, Li Musheng extended one finger and slowly said:

"My self-created martial art is called the Six Meridian Divine Sword. It is quite powerful, and more importantly, it is easy to use. I wonder if that person's Finger Killing Divine Skill can have even one-tenth the power of my martial art?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Gaoshan and Shen Anran both looked at Li Musheng, neither of them thinking that Li Musheng was exaggerating.

Li Musheng's martial arts cultivation is unfathomable. He is an absolutely unique martial arts genius. Although it is extremely difficult to create a martial art, it seems to be completely within Li Musheng's comprehension.

They suddenly realized that something seemed strange about the Yuming Mountain incident.

"I remember that when Your Highness made a move at Fallen God Peak, it seemed that you also used the Finger Killing Divine Skill. Now, the martial art used to kill the Martial Saint is also a similar martial art. The two happened only a few days apart. Could there be something fishy about this?"

Shen Anran spoke with a thoughtful expression, and Cao Gaoshan nodded slightly, saying:

"I also feel that there seems to be some inexplicable coincidence here."

At this moment, Li Musheng glanced at the two of them, then narrowed his eyes and said:
"Do you think it's possible that my reputation in the martial arts world has grown quite a bit these days, and some martial arts masters who admire me want to imitate me? That would be normal."

Upon hearing this, Shen Anran and Cao Gaoshan remained silent, but clearly they had not ruled out the possibility that Li Musheng had mentioned.

Meanwhile, the large black cat beside him kept glancing suspiciously at Li Musheng, and it was unclear what it was thinking.

The rest of the journey was very smooth, after all, it was in Jingzhou, under the emperor's nose, where all the Jianghu forces were suppressed.

Li Musheng and his party arrived at the capital city of Shangyang without any surprises or excitement. They returned to the city without any soldiers or cavalry clearing the way, and were very inconspicuous among the many people coming and going in the capital. They entered the city without causing any disturbance.

(End of this chapter)