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

Chapter 348 Do you know you're keeping a ghost in your house?

Liang Dou is from Guangdong.

He has the typical features of a Cantonese person.

He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, with an ordinary face, a neatly groomed mustache, and a gentle smile on his lips.

He wore a headscarf and a long blue robe, and as he spoke, he brushed the scabbard with his hand.

Ren Shaoyang then noticed that he had a long knife hanging at his waist.

An ordinary knife.

Just like Liang Dou, he had no murderous intent whatsoever, and was as gentle as a ruler in the marketplace.

In Ren Shaoyang's eyes, he was more like a schoolteacher than a chivalrous knight.

After arriving in this world, Ren Shaoyang saw that everyone in the martial arts world was full of hostility; they were either easily angered, had a smile that hid a knife, or dressed in women's clothing.

Almost no one can give off such a refreshing, clear-headed, and aloof feeling as the person in front of you.

Like a green bamboo, clean and gentle, it captivates at first sight.

Such a person can truly be described as "gentle and refined like jade".

Upon hearing his words, Liang Dou smiled and said, "I am humbled."

Ren Shaoyang laughed heartily and gestured for him to sit down: "Please sit down!"

Liang Dou did not stand on ceremony and sat down opposite Ren Shaoyang without any hesitation.

Ren Shaoyang filled his glass with wine and raised it, saying, "Please have a drink!"

Looking at his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, his proud demeanor and imposing presence, Liang Dou secretly applauded him: "I have seen many righteous men from Yan and Zhao over the years, but I have never seen such a person, whether in the North or the South! Ren Jianshen truly deserves the title of 'heroic and spirited'!"

He laughed heartily, raised his glass, and said loudly, "I am honored that Sword God Ren is inviting me to drink!" With that, he drank it down in one gulp.

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "That's refreshing." He also drank it all in one gulp.

The two drank back and forth, and before long they had finished a pound of liquor.

Liang Dou had lived in Guangdong for a long time. Although he was highly skilled in martial arts, he usually ate and drank lightly and was not used to such heavy drinking. After downing a pound of strong liquor, his stomach felt like it was on fire, and his cheeks immediately turned red.

Seeing this, Ren Shaoyang stopped trying to force-feed him and started drinking by himself.

After a few breaths, Liang Dou calmed down a bit and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Brother Ren, if I drink another jin, I'm afraid I'll get drunk and die here!"

Seeing that he was full of energy in no time, Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "Brother Liang's drinking capacity is actually quite good, which is really beyond my expectations."

"I can't compare to you northern heroes!" Liang Dou exhaled and said with a smile, "I like to make friends in my spare time, so I've developed a high alcohol tolerance."

make friends?
Ren Shaoyang said with some pity, "In this world, making friends is a dangerous and luxurious thing."

Liang Dou sensed the hidden meaning in his words and immediately thought of the plight of Xiao Xilou, the leader of the Huanhua Sword Sect. Feeling a deep empathy for him, he nodded and said, "That's right! That's right!"

The two of them drank the wine in their cups as they talked.

Liang Dou was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Ren, I see that you also have a chivalrous character, but you are a bit too violent. You came from Chengdu to Guangxi, killing all the way. The corpses could circle around the city!"

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "Brother Liang, you are a true hero, you should be lenient when you can." He pointed to himself, "I, your brother, am the God of Mercy, who dispels evil in the world and is compassionate!"

"You call this compassion?" Liang Dou's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"I'll send them to see Buddha." Ren Shaoyang smiled shyly. "How can that not count?"

Seeing his rascal behavior, Liang Dou coughed and shook his head, saying, "Brother Ren, you can't kill all the bad guys."

"Then let's eradicate evil completely," Ren Shaoyang said dismissively. "Kill the leaders, intimidate the wavering ones, and recruit the unsuspecting ones. With these three steps, we can completely dismantle those stubborn bad elements and sects, right?"

Liang Dou was stunned and said, "Wow, this looks like the Dragon Slaying Technique?"

"What kind of dragon-slaying technique is this?" Ren Shaoyang laughed and cursed. "It's just a trick that any nouveau riche or gentry can use at will: 'treat guests, behead them, and take them in as dogs.'"

Liang Dou blushed, quickly downed the wine in his cup, and laughed, "Oh dear, I'm just a nobody in the martial world, I'm uncultured!" He changed the subject and continued, "Brother Ren, now that you've dealt a major blow to the Tang Clan and killed Old Madam Tang, you've really stirred up a hornet's nest."

"How big is it?"

Liang Dou said, "It's a huge deal!"

Ren Shaoyang smiled slightly: "Having more debts is not a burden."

Liang Dou shook his head and sighed, "Although you killed Old Madam Tang, the most powerful 'Five Greats of the Tang Clan' are still alive. They have already declared that they will stop at nothing to take your life!"

"At any cost?"

"Yes!"

"Are you sure you want to take my life?"

"Yes."

"Fine, if you're ruthless, I'll be ruthless too." Ren Shaoyang muttered, then looked at Liang Dou and chuckled, "Brother Liang, can you do me a favor?"

Liang Dou was taken aback and said, "How can I help you?"

Ren Shaoyang chuckled mischievously and said, "Help me spread a message, make sure the whole world knows."

"You said."

"Tang Dengzhi, the 'Buddha's Hand Thousand Lamps' among the five great masters of the Tang Clan, is none other than Ju Xiushan, the 'Water King' of the Power Gang!"

Liang Dou was stunned, staring at him in disbelief.

Ren Shaoyang smiled and continued, "'Poison Hand King' Tang Junshang is Mo Zui, the eldest disciple of the Mo family, one of the three great martial arts families."

"What!" Liang Dou jumped to his feet. "Two of the five great members of the Tang Clan have actually infiltrated the Power Gang and the Mo Clan's upper echelons?"

All external and internal affairs of the Tang Clan are managed by five top masters: Tang Yaoshun, Tang Dengzhi, Tang Jianxia, ​​Tang Junshang, and Tang Junqiu. These five are known as the "Five Great Masters of the Tang Clan".

Apart from Old Madam Tang, they were the five most powerful people in the Tang Clan.

Now that he heard that Tang Junshang and Tang Dengzhi had been hiding so well, how could he not be so frightened that he jumped up?
What shocked him even more was that Ren Shaoyang actually knew such top-secret information.

We might even announce it to the world!
So, do the five members of the Tang Clan still intend to target the "Three Fiends"?
Let's focus on surviving first!

Ren Shaoyang chuckled and said, "Add a sentence, add a sentence for Li Chenzhou of the Power Gang." Liang Dou clasped his hands in a fist and bowed respectfully, saying, "Brother Ren, please speak."

"You don't even know you're keeping a ghost in your house? You don't even know you're keeping a ghost!" Ren Shaoyang laughed, hands on his hips. "Do I need to tell you?"

Liang Dou raised an eyebrow and asked, "So ruthless? Not a single word changed?"

Ren Shaoyang said calmly, "Not a single word will be changed."

"it is good!"

Liang Dou laughed heartily and said, "Brother Ren, if you say that, I'm afraid Li Chenzhou will vomit blood! It's too embarrassing."

Ren Shaoyang chuckled and said, "This is called killing three birds with one stone. First, it slaps Li Chenzhou in the face; second, it sows discord between him, Liu Suifeng, and the Eight Heavenly Kings; and third..."

"I want to see how the five great members of the Tang Clan survive. If they do manage to survive, then they can come back to take revenge on me."

“It’s terrifying to be your opponent,” Liang Dou couldn’t help but exclaim.

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "If everyone in the world were like Brother Liang, I would definitely be an exceptionally kind person."

Liang Dou laughed, a hearty laugh, put down his wine cup, stood up and said, "Thank you for the praise, I'm off!"

Ren Shaoyang also stood up: "Take care!"

Liang Dou bowed and said, "Take care!" Then he turned and strode away.
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As dusk settles and the night becomes clear, starlight illuminates the chilly evening air.

Inside the pavilion, white curtains hung, and many people were drinking. A large round table held twelve people.

This place is the pinnacle of martial arts in Guangxi, and even martial arts practitioners throughout the south consider it an honor to come to "Yigong Pavilion" for a drink.

Because Yigongting is the place of "universal fairness".

The horizontal plaque inscribed with "Universal Fairness" is fourteen feet long, with each character occupying about two feet. The person who wrote the inscription signed it, and the gold-lacquered dragons danced in the air. It hangs on the beams and pillars of the "One Fairness Pavilion".

"Yigong Pavilion" means that anyone who comes here, whether they know martial arts or not, whether they are rich or poor, will be treated equally.

Even if you are a member of the royal family, it's the same here, because this is the territory of Quhan Mountain in Guangxi.

The little beggar and Ding'an were led up the mountain. When they reached the halfway point, they saw the extraordinary person in the pavilion.

The person's clothes were not luxurious or exquisite, but they fit exceptionally well.

He sat amidst the bright lights, in the main seat, gentle and composed.

When Hongxiu and her companion entered the pavilion.

The man had already turned his head and looked at them.

This was an elderly man, tall and thin, with a refined and slender face, high cheekbones and a deep chin, possessing the graceful bearing of a pine tree and crane.

He was stroking his beard and smiling as he nodded to the two women, Hongxiu and the other woman.

This man had an exceptionally refined demeanor. Even Ding An, after just one glance, was captivated by him and couldn't help but whisper, "Little beggar, is he Qu Hanshan?"

Hongxiu stared intently at the old man and casually said, "It should be."

Why didn't he bring a sword?

Qu Hanshan, known as "the one sword whose light chills forty provinces," was a recognized master swordsman. Yet, inside the Yigong Pavilion, he had no sword on his back, waist, or anywhere else on his body.

This is unimaginable for a swordsman.

After all, no one can possess a "divine sword" like Ren Shaoyang, which can capture dragons and conceal the sword in their wrist.

Just as the two were talking, a loud laugh was heard.

The old man led everyone present to greet them.

Among these people were Liu Qianbian, dressed as a scholar; Peng Jiu, who wielded an iron staff and was known as "One-Legged Mountain-Suppressing Master"; and Tu Gun, who was an expert in both hidden weapons and formations and was known as "Thirty-Six Hidden Weapon Techniques and Thirty-Six Hidden Stakes".

In Guangxi, they were all local heroes, prominent figures.

At this moment, they all stood respectfully behind the old man.

Welcome Hongxiu and Ding'an.

"The presence of Heroine Hongxiu and Emperor Lidao is truly an honor to Yigong Pavilion today!" The old man cupped his hands and smiled, his demeanor elegant and extraordinary.

Hongxiu looked at him and smiled, "It is a great honor for me to meet Master Qu." She paused, then added meaningfully.

"What a pleasant surprise!"

Qu Hanshan chuckled and looked at Ding An again: "Li Daohuang, your swordsmanship is domineering and unrestrained. That old rascal Liang Dou has been talking about it to me many times! Now that I've seen it, it's truly extraordinary."

"Ha, Master Qu, you're too kind!" Ding'an scratched his head and laughed. "I feel really uneasy about disturbing you like this."

"Your Excellency, please come in. I, Qu, have received an immense honor this time." Qu Hanshan gestured towards the pavilion. "A simple meal has been prepared. Please, Lady Hero and Your Excellency, enter the pavilion and enjoy your company."

"If my fellow martial arts practitioners from both the North and South knew that I had drunk a cup with you two today, they would surely be extremely envious of me."

With a "snap," Liu Qianbian, known as "Earth Horse Soaring Through the Sky," opened his fan and smiled, inviting, "Please!"

Peng Jiu, who was known as "One-Legged Suppressor of a Thousand Mountains," and Tu Gun both smiled and cupped their hands in greeting, inviting him again.

The four people with the highest status in the entire Guangxi martial arts community were invited to take their seats three times.

Such treatment is unprecedented.

This is also their highest regard for their fellow martial arts practitioners.

The little beggar looked at Liu Qianbian, then glanced at his folding fan, grinned, and rubbed his nose.

My nose seems itchy.

Without further refusal, he led Ding'an strode toward the "Yigong Pavilion".

Qu Hanshan led the group, falling half a step behind.

Their eyes flickered, as if an invisible aura of menace was slowly brewing between them.

(End of this chapter)