Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

Chapter 327 Oh, who won't let me go? (Seeking monthly votes!)
Old lady?
Xiao Qiushui was somewhat confused.

It should be noted that Xiao Xilou is a calm person, and even though he knew that the Power Gang was attacking, he did not lose his composure.

But upon hearing the words "Old Madam," she trembled slightly and ran headlong towards the backyard.

Xiao Qiushui followed her father through the "Listening to the Rain Pavilion," past the "Yellow River Pavilion," through the "Yangtze River Sword Chamber," and finally stopped at the "Zhenmei Pavilion."

Xiao Qiushui was somewhat stunned. This guest was actually staying at "Zhenmei Pavilion"?
This place is where Xiao Xilou secluded himself for cultivation. Even Madam Xiao is not allowed to enter normally. How could this "old lady" live here?
Who exactly is she? How can she have such influence?

Xiao Qiushui didn't think any further, and then she heard a creak as the wooden door opened.

An ordinary-looking old woman dressed in plain clothes was helped out by a tall but hunchbacked old woman.

The old woman smiled kindly and looked at the father and son, saying, "Master Xiao has arrived."

Xiao Xilou quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Xilou greets the old lady!"

The old lady said, "Hero Xiao, you don't need to be so polite. I've kept you very busy since I came here."

Xiao Xilou hurriedly said, "No, no! Madam, please don't say that. It was our fault for not being hospitable enough. This is my son, Qiushui. He just returned from Zigui. Qiushui, quickly pay your respects to Madam."

Xiao Qiushui looked at the old lady and felt a power emanating from her. After only one glance, Xiao Qiushui dared not look directly at her and quickly knelt down, saying, "Junior Xiao Qiushui greets the old lady."

The old lady smiled kindly at him and said, "Please rise." Turning to Xiao Xilou, she said, "This child has sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his future will surely be extraordinary. However, he is currently somewhat unruly and dissolute, and the government cannot restrain him."

Xiao Qiushui's mouth dropped open. She never expected that the old lady could see right through her personality and know her inside and out with just one glance.

Xiao Xilou smiled wryly and said, "My son is lazy. You flatter him, Madam. Don't let him become arrogant."

The old lady chuckled and said, "This child is the most noble I've ever seen. He's self-reflective and disciplined enough, so what if he's a little arrogant?"

Xiao Xilou smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Some things happened at the manor today, so the dishes will be served a little late."

The old lady smiled and said, "Young Master Xiao, please don't say that. I'm already quite uneasy about bothering you."

Before she could finish speaking, the old woman beside the old lady suddenly shouted, "Who goes there?"

Just then, Xiao Xilou and the others smelled a sweet fragrance, and their bodies suddenly went numb, and they felt dizzy. They were secretly alarmed: "Oh no, it's poisonous!"

He rolled over and sat down, about to use his internal energy to defend himself, when he reached out and touched the ground, he suddenly bumped into something slippery. He was startled: "There's a snake?"

The hissing sounds all around were like the rising and falling tides, surging towards this direction.

Suddenly, with a clanging sound, the tall old woman's voice rang out: "How dare you!"

With a swift movement, a flash of sword light appeared, slicing several venomous snakes into three pieces in mid-air. In a backhand motion, he grabbed the old lady and abruptly darted backward.

As the old woman retreated, the longsword trembled, and with a series of cracking sounds, countless venomous snakes were cleaved in two.

When he returned to the spot, he found that all the thousands of poisonous snakes on the ground had died.

His swordsmanship was so superb, and his strikes so precise, that Xiao Qiushui was truly amazed.

Just then, a clanging sound was heard.

Xiao Qiushui turned her head and saw Xiao Xilou, disregarding his poisoned body, drawing his sword and fighting a man in black.

The man in black dodged left and right, throwing knives flying out from his sleeves every now and then.

"How dare you! You dare to cause trouble at my Xiao family's residence!"

Xiao Xilou roared repeatedly, and his long sword emitted a streak of green light as he suddenly thrust it towards the man in black.

The man in black was already struggling against the old woman, and now with Xiao Xilou added to the mix, he was completely overwhelmed. After only three or four sword strikes, he was covered in cuts and bruises and could no longer throw his throwing knives.

Xiao Xilou let out a long roar, took a step forward, and his long sword, like a meteor, pierced the sky, aiming straight for the man in black's throat, intending to kill him with one blow.

But just then, the old woman suddenly shouted, "Back off!"

Xiao Xilou's expression hardened, and he sensed something was wrong. He suddenly darted backward.

laugh!
A silver needle suddenly appeared on the ground where they had been standing. In the blink of an eye, the ground within a foot turned black, a wisp of black smoke rose, the grass and trees withered, and the stench was unbearable.

poison!
That's incredibly poisonous!

Xiao Xilou was still somewhat shaken. If he had been a little slower, he would have been immediately poisoned and his hair would have fallen off, his flesh and bones turning to mush!

He suddenly remembered someone and blurted out, "The Lonely Tomb of the Hundred Poisons God and Demon?"

"Hehe, Sect Leader Xiao has a good eye."

A hoarse voice came from outside, and two people emerged from the darkness.

Xiao Qiushui's face tightened: "The right thing is here."

Two people walked in through the moon gate.

An old man and a young man, the old man in front and the young man behind. One was dark-skinned and the other was pale.

As they approached the group, an old man and a young man stopped and remained motionless. The two figures, one in white and one in black, moved like zombies, their clothes fluttering in the night wind, appearing almost ghostly.

At this moment, the wind is strong, but the sky is still full of stars and the moon is bright.

Xiao Xilou sighed, "Now that you've made it this far, I suppose you've poisoned Master Tang, Kang Shenjian and his son, and Constable Zhu in the front yard?"

The older of the two men, who had been frowning, suddenly relaxed and said, "Tang Da and Kang Chuyu have been poisoned by me. Zhu Xiawu and Kong Yangqin are fighting fiercely."

Xiao Xilou nodded and looked at the man in black. He saw the man standing beside Hua Gufen, holding a blood-red lantern, and slowly said, "You are Sha Qiandeng?"

The man in black laughed, "That's right, I am Flying Knife Wolf Demon Sha Qiandeng." He paused, looked at the old woman, and said with extreme apprehension, "If I'm not mistaken, you are 'Yin Yang Sword' Zhang Linyi!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the old woman with surprise in their eyes.

The tall old woman had transformed into a frail, docile old servant, completely devoid of any arrogance.

However, the longsword in his hand had turned black.

When the old woman drew her sword just now, the sword's light was pure white. Now, as she stands still, the sword is completely black. There is only one such sword in the martial world, called the "Yin Yang Sword".

The Yin-Yang Sword is as light as a feather; therefore, it can be used to its fullest potential. The person who wields this sword is a reclusive swordsman named Zhang Linyi.

It's a man.

This man named Zhang Linyi possesses extraordinary swordsmanship, and with his exquisitely crafted "Yin-Yang Sword," his strength actually surpasses that of the seven most famous swordsmen of the time.

However, he had an extremely eccentric personality and was ruthless in his actions. In middle age, his obsession with swordsmanship led him to neglect his emotions, resulting in a qi deviation that caused him to accidentally kill his beloved wife while practicing swordsmanship. (ps: What a plot about the First Evil Emperor.)
Afterwards, the man was filled with remorse and, remembering his wife's infatuation, would often dress up as her and roam the world (ps: Old Wen's unique perversion).
No one expected that this tall, old, and docile servant was actually Zhang Linyi, who was once famous throughout the martial arts world!
It could make Zhang Linyi willingly become a slave or servant.

Who exactly is this old lady?
Zhang Linyi coldly looked at Sha Qiandeng: "I am Zhang Linyi, what are you doing here?"

Sha Qiandeng sighed, "I never expected Brother Zhang to become a maidservant by the old lady's side. It really surprised me." He smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, I have no other purpose in coming here. I only want a token from the old lady. Once we have the token, we will leave and will not disturb the old lady at all."

Hua Gufen also said softly, "Brother Zhang, Brother Xiao, please step aside and give me the token. This way, it's good for everyone!"

"Hmph!" Zhang Linyi sneered, "Does the Order of Heroes of the World have the right to lay a finger on it?"

A Decree for Heroes Across the Land?
Xiao Qiushui was startled and looked at the old lady with a mixture of respect and delight: "The Token of Heroes of the World is on the old lady!"

The Order of Heroes of the World was forged by the righteous martial arts sects through a blood oath for Yue Fei, although General Yue never used it.

But everyone knows that whoever obtains the Order of Heroes of the World can command the world, and no one dares to disobey!
Now that the token is on the old lady, her identity is about to be revealed.

The old woman is my mother-in-law!
Xiao Qiushui's heart surged with emotion, her face flushed crimson. She stepped forward to block the old lady, hastily drew her long sword, and shouted: "Hua Gufen, Kong Yangqin, you must not harm the old lady! If you want to obtain the Token of Heroes of the World, first ask me if the sword in my hand, Xiao Qiushui, is sharp enough?"

Hua Gufen raised an eyebrow and glanced at him: "You brat, you have no right to speak here!"

Xiao Qiushui said loudly, "But I'm going to say it!"

Hua Gufen coldly replied, "Then you shall die!"

Suddenly, the old man moved, and poisonous smoke emanated from his sleeve, enveloping the entire courtyard and attacking everyone.

In a flash, Zhang Linyi had already helped his mother-in-law backward to the front gate of the Xiao family.

Xiao Xilou shouted, "Qiu Shui, come back quickly!"

Xiao Qiushui seemed not to hear her, and instead took a step forward.

brush!
A flash of blue light appeared, and the longsword was already at Hua Gu Fen's chest!
This sword strike was unrestrained and elegant, like ever-changing clouds or the sudden light of dawn; it was both exquisitely beautiful and terrifyingly terrifying.

"Huh? This isn't the Washing Flower Sword Technique!"

Hua Gufen was terrified and fell backward abruptly, the sword's edge grazing his forehead.

Xiao Qiushui's sword missed its mark, but instead of withdrawing it, she flicked her wrist, and the sword light descended like a wisp of green smoke.

With a soft thud, the longsword pierced through Hua Gufen's chest. Hua Gufen cried out, tumbled to the ground, and died instantly.

Xiao Xilou was stunned, unable to believe that Xiao Qiushui had truly killed the renowned "Hundred Poisons Demon." After a long moment of astonishment, he realized that what he had just witnessed was real. He quickly pulled his son back and asked:

"Qiushui, are you injured? Have you been poisoned?"

Xiao Qiushui, still in a daze, replied, "Father, it's alright, I'm fine!"

Xiao Xilou asked, "Where did you learn this amazing swordsmanship?"

Xiao Qiushui said, "Sword God Ren said I was a promising talent, so he passed on a sword technique to me called 'Sword Escape'."

Xiao Xilou exclaimed in surprise, "Your swordsmanship is already this powerful?"

Xiao Qiushui thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "I've only just begun to understand this sword technique and am far from being able to unleash its full potential! When the Sword God demonstrated it, his sword was drawn and then vanished into nothingness, as if both he and his sword had turned into a wisp of smoke. That's what you call unrestrained and ethereal, like a god!"

Xiao Xilou and Zhang Linyi, who was in the distance, were both mesmerized: "Is it really that amazing?"

Xiao Qiushui laughed and said, "What I described is not enough to describe the eleventh one as powerful as the Sword God. When he arrives, Father and Senior Zhang, you will know!"

The mother-in-law asked, "Qiu Shui, who is Ren Jianshen?"

Xiao Qiushui laughed and said, "Ren Jianshen is one of the 'Three Fiends' and also under Commander Yue's command." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt dizzy and swayed as if he was about to fall down.

Xiao Qiushui had been poisoned again without even realizing it!
Upon seeing this, Xiao Xilou immediately helped him up.

But at this moment, he and Zhang Linyi also suddenly felt weak all over and couldn't gather their true energy. They looked abruptly at the boy who was originally standing behind Hua Gufen.

The boy he thought was the disciple of the "Hundred Poisons Demon God".

"That old man isn't the Hundred Poisons Demon!" Xiao Xilou stared intently at him. "He's your disciple! And you are Hua Gufen!"

The young man laughed and said, "That's right, I am Hua Gufen!" He sighed, "Fortunately, my unworthy disciple blocked Xiao Qiushui's sword for me, otherwise I really wouldn't be a match for him."

Sha Qiandeng, standing to the side, said coldly, "Ren Jianshen is not bad."

"What a pity," Hua Gufen laughed. "No matter how high your swordsmanship is, you'll lose your true energy and become weak after being hit by my 'Green Plum Powder'."

Sha Qiandeng laughed and said, "With Hua and me here, you have no chance of winning!"

Xiao Qiushui gritted her teeth: "Despicable!"

"This is called outsmarting them!" Hua Gufen said smugly, looking at the old lady in a gentle tone, "Please grant me the token, Madam."

Despite their notorious reputation, these men would never dare to be disrespectful to their mother-in-law, let alone harm her.

My mother-in-law shook her head and said firmly, "No!"

Hua Gufen sighed in disappointment, "Madam, you are forcing us to do some cruel things."

Sha Qiandeng smiled and said, "Madam, please give us the token."

Hua Gufen laughed and said, "If we don't give it to them, we'll be unhappy."

Sha Qiandeng chuckled and said, "If we're unhappy, we'll kill someone!"

Hua Gufen said, "We will capture the people from the Huanhua Sword Sect and bring them to the old lady's presence, then torture and kill them one by one. As long as blood flows like a river, I believe the old lady will soften her heart. Once she softens her heart, she will hand over the token sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law's face turned pale.

She is not afraid of death, but if the Xiao family is destroyed because of her, that is something I cannot tolerate.

At this moment, Xiao Xilou coldly said, "How could we, the men of the Huanhua Sword Sect, be afraid of death?" He stared intently at the two of them, "And you, you are doomed to die!"

"Oh?" Hua Gufen chuckled. "Is that so?"

Suddenly, shouts of battle erupted into the sky!
Sixty-two members of the "Power Gang" kicked over the gate, carrying torches, and stormed in!
However, in the darkness, twenty-four members of the "Power Gang" quietly sneaked into the manor from both the left and right sides.

These forty-eight followers, one look at their skills, and it's clear they are the most skilled in martial arts.

At this moment, the courtyard was brightly lit, but everyone's faces had turned pale.

Sha Qiandeng laughed and said, "Gentlemen, with 136 people against the three of you, it seems we have the advantage."

Hua Gufen chuckled and said, "Kill? How do you intend to kill?"

Xiao Qiushui couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "When Sword God Ren arrives, you're all doomed!"

Ren Jianshen?
Hua Gufen laughed loudly: "I'm afraid of him? Just because he has superior swordsmanship, he thinks he's invincible?"

Sha Qiandeng sneered, "He killed Old Fu, and our Power Gang will never let him get away with it!"

"Oh? Who's going to bother me?"

Suddenly, a clear voice rang out.

Then came the sound of hooves, as dense as a sudden rain, emerging from the darkness and instantly engulfing everyone's ears like muffled thunder.

Then a donkey cart pulled by a white donkey came rushing in like the wind.

Everyone's eyes lit up; twelve gold plaques hung on the carriage, gleaming and jingling.

The donkey cart was just one vehicle, yet its imposing presence resembled that of a thousand troops. Its method was to transform from a beam of light shining from the darkness into a streak of blood-red fire.

In the blink of an eye, they were standing in front of everyone.

A young man in a white fur coat stepped out of the carriage, his robes fluttering, his features exquisite. He smiled at Xiao Qiushui and said:
"Brother Xiao, I, Ren, have come to keep my appointment!"

Xiao Qiushui was stunned for a moment before she finally shouted out.

"Ren the Sword God!"
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