Sword Roaring in the Sky

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Despite the torrential rain, the area in front of Sun Yanwan was completely dry, and his monk's robe was spotless. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this sallow-faced monk was no ordinary person.

The boy who spoke had his hand on his longsword, his face full of arrogance.

Beside him was a girl whose pressure points had been acupunctured, her face full of resentment.

The boy pointed at the girl and said, "I have some misunderstanding with this girl and I'm too lazy to get entangled with her. Monk, please watch over her for a while. After I leave, I'll release her pressure points after an incense stick has burned."

The boy picked up his longsword and was about to leave. Even though Sun Yanwan was much more composed now, she still felt that this was a bit of a trap for the monk, and couldn't help but say, "What if I'm a lewd monk? Aren't you harming people?"

The boy's foot, which had just stepped out, suddenly stopped in mid-air. He blushed slightly, clearly having not thought of this.

The girl, whose pressure points had been sealed, also showed a slight look of panic.

The boy chuckled sheepishly and said, "Master, you have an upright appearance; you are definitely not a lewd monk."

Sun Yanwan said in a serious tone, "No, I am the famous Flower Monk of the martial arts world, the leader of the four great lewd monks in the Jianghu!"

The young man breathed a slight sigh of relief, clearly thinking Sun Yanwan was joking, and hurriedly said, "Anyway, I've handed it over to Master Yu."

He used his light-footed skills and ran away.

Sun Yanwan was also quite helpless. She picked up a pebble from the ground, flicked it with her finger, and released the girl's pressure points.

The girl rolled over and got up, but instead of chasing after the boy, she asked with some curiosity, "Is Master really the Great Eagle, the leader of the Four Great Lewd Monks?"

Sun Yanwan placed one palm against her chest, uttered a Buddhist chant, and then ignored the young girl completely.

The girl still didn't leave. She didn't have Sun Yanwan's skills. She had chased after him in the rain and her clothes were soaked. With the slightest movement, she felt cold all over and was extremely uncomfortable. She just wanted to find a place to change her clothes.

But she also knew that there were no other houses nearby, which troubled her.

Just now, Sun Yanwan released her pressure points, and the girl subconsciously felt that this monk was more reliable. Her internal strength was not high, and she had been knocked to the ground by the boy. Half of her clothes were covered in mud and sand. After standing for a while, she felt even more uncomfortable and couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you have any dry clothes to lend me?"

Sun Yanwan truly did not have a spare monk's robe. Even if he did, he would not lend it to this girl. What kind of image would it be if a monk brought along a girl wearing a monk's robe?
He knew the girl's predicament. He moved closer to her, placed his hand on her shoulder, and used the extraordinary skill of the Crimson Essence Fire Flag. A surge of scorching internal energy rolled through the girl's body, and she felt her whole body heat up. In just a moment, her clothes were dried.

Sun Yanwan swayed and returned to her original spot, sitting cross-legged, refusing to speak again.

The girl was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected Sun Yanwan's internal strength to be so high. She bowed slightly, used her lightness skill to chase after the direction the boy had left in.

Sun Yanwan meditated until dawn, then shook her body and calmly set off.

After traveling for half a day, there was still no sign of human habitation ahead. Sun Yanwan possessed profound internal strength and could go without food or drink for several days without any problem. He was not anxious and was about to rest for a while when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves. Two knights came from behind. When they passed by him, the riders glanced at him but did not slow down and galloped past.

Half an hour later, Sun Yanwan heard the sound of horses' hooves again. Two knights dressed in white came from behind. As they passed him, they glanced at the monk but then ignored him and drove off.

As evening approached, six pairs of knights overtook Sun Yanwan from behind and headed ahead. Sun Yanwan was initially slightly surprised, but then thought, "It must be some kind of Jianghu gang ceremony; this has nothing to do with me."

Sun Yanwan only pondered the matter briefly before letting it go. He still hadn't found a place to stay, so he could only look for a dry place to meditate for the night.

Sun Yanwan searched for a while and saw more than ten carriages in a circle not far away. The people in the caravan were even on guard. When they saw him coming, several people jumped onto the roof of the carriages.

Sun Yanwan bowed. He had long recognized the emblem of the Tianma Gang. He had designed it himself. The emblem was on the Tianma Gang's carriages and the clothes of its members, making it easy to identify when traveling the martial arts world.

He had run out of food, so he went up and asked, "This humble monk, Dajiu, wishes to beg for some food and water. I hope that you kind benefactors will be so kind as to grant me a monkship."

The caravan leader said, "Fetch some food and water for the master."

Before long, someone brought Sun Yanwan some flatbread and a ladle of water.

Sun Yanwan finished drinking the water in the ladle, stuffed the flatbread into her pocket, and was about to leave when the caravan leader said, "This area is all wilderness, and there's nowhere to rest. If you don't mind, Master, you can come with us. At least we can warm ourselves by the fire."

Sun Yanwan thanked the caravan leader and, without refusing, stepped into the circle formed by the carriages.

A group of caravan merchants and laborers were having a heated discussion. When they saw Sun Yanwan arrive, they didn't stop and said, "The Red Lotus Society is going to choose a new leader this time. I heard it's a young master?"

"Yes, I heard that he comes from a prestigious family and his master is a martial arts grandmaster."

"The Red Lotus Society also dispatched twelve leaders, using the highest level of ceremony to welcome the dragon head from afar. Each leader is a first-class master, a renowned name in the martial arts world."

After listening for a while, Sun Yanwan guessed that they were talking about the six pairs of knights he had encountered during the day. A thought struck him; he had indeed heard of the Crimson Lotus Society.

In the martial arts world of Da Lang today, there are ten major sword sects and five major families, but if we talk about gangs, the Demonic Sect should be ranked first. If we go down three or four places, the Northern Beggars' Gang will be next. When the Red Lotus Society was at its peak, it would have been ranked two or three places lower, but now it has long been out of the top ten.

The leader of the Red Lotus Society was said to have been a Grandmaster in his day, but he offended someone and died under mysterious circumstances. As a result, the Red Lotus Society was leaderless and its influence greatly declined.

The fact that a new leader is being chosen is quite a momentous event in the business world.

Sun Yanwan found it interesting, but she didn't interrupt. She silently ate a piece of dry biscuit and then sat down cross-legged to meditate.

The caravan members, seeing that the monk was uninteresting and only knew how to meditate, didn't pay him much attention.

Before they knew it, dawn broke. The caravan leader invited Sun Yanwan to join them on their journey, but she politely declined.

The caravan quickly packed up and set off. Sun Yanwan meditated for more than an hour before continuing her journey alone.

As evening fell, Sun Yanwan finally arrived at a town, but the town was full of martial arts practitioners. The inns were all closed, and many of the townspeople had already taken their lodgings. He could only beg for some food and prepared to pass through the town to continue on his way. However, when he tried to leave, he was stopped by several martial arts practitioners.

The Lakers were quite polite, saying they had important business to attend to and couldn't be disturbed, so they asked him to stay for a few more days.

(End of this chapter)