In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Yagyu Hyousu was a renowned master of Bushido in Japan and had witnessed many bizarre ninjutsu techniques.

The Bat Blood Technique was nothing special to her.

Aside from a slight surprise, Fu Junzhuo did not categorize Zhang Xiaoshan as an evil sect.

After all, Gui Yi didn't seem to be a member of the demonic path, nor did he have the malevolent aura of evil spirits. Instead, he always followed behind Zhang Xiaoshan, never leaving his side.

They were undoubtedly excellent bodyguards. Given Zhang Xiaoshan's status, it was perfectly normal for him to invite such extraordinary individuals to protect him.

However, they did become interested in the Bat Blood Technique.

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"Young Master Zhang, we've arrived at Peach Blossom Island."

Peach Blossom Island!

This was Zhang Xiaoshan's first stop. After several months, Huang Rong should have returned to Lin'an Prefecture and Peach Blossom Island.

Since it was on his way, Zhang Xiaoshan planned to stay here for three days.

Even if one doesn't think much of Huang Rong's martial arts skills, as the matriarch of the Zhang family, Huang Rong's intelligence still gives her the right to be treated as such.

However, as Zhang Xiaoshan approached Peach Blossom Island, he heard the sounds of guzheng and xiao playing, a duel between masters, with long howls echoing from time to time.

"Ouyang Feng!"

Judging from their sonic abilities, their internal strength is not much different.

Moreover, at this time, only two people are visiting Peach Blossom Island.

In an instant, Zhang Xiaoshan's murderous intent surged.

"Please wait here. A powerful enemy is attacking the island. If we go ashore now, we risk injuring you all."

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the boat plank on one side, which was ten feet long and a foot wide, and kicked it with his leg. With unparalleled power, the entire boat plank shot out like a cannonball.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan moved, and together with the ghost slave, they jumped into the sea.

He stepped onto the speeding deck, using the momentum to leap again.

With each leap spanning ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), the boat planks, propelled by the immense force of the momentum, always appeared precisely beneath Zhang Xiaoshan's feet.

Once, twice, three times...

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaoshan had already set foot on the island.

Not to mention the crew members who were already dumbfounded, even Fu Junzhuo and Liu Sheng Piaoxu were shocked.

They had considered that Zhang Xiaoshan was very strong, but they hadn't expected that his mere lightness skill would be so astonishing.

It is astonishing that a single plank of boat could traverse hundreds of feet in mid-air.

Moreover, not only Zhang Xiaoshan, but also the ghost slave was equally astonishing, following closely behind Zhang Xiaoshan without falling behind.

With such a master-servant combination, what place in the world could they not go?

Chapter Fifty-Four: Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Northern Beggar, Central Divine

On Peach Blossom Island, snakes were now dancing wildly.

Facing those venomous snakes, Zhang Xiaoshan naturally showed no mercy, unleashing a powerful gust of wind with a wave of his hand.

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the fluttering peach blossom branches transformed into sharp swords, pinning the venomous snakes within a ten-foot radius to the ground, where they struggled in agony.

At that moment, the snow fox also darted out.

For this venomous snake, not to mention spicy snacks, snake gallbladders are also an excellent treat.

With incredible speed, sharp claws, and fangs that can bite through a snake's body and swallow its gall bladder, foxes can devour it.

In a short period of time, more than a dozen venomous snakes had died at the hands of the fox.

Zhang Xiaoshan, accompanied by his ghost servants, ignored the surrounding Qimen Dunjia formations and entered the area.

At this moment, the three top masters on the island were sparring and paid little attention to Zhang Xiaoshan who had just entered.

First, Zhang Xiaoshan was young; second, the ghost slave's attire had a Japanese flair.

As for Huang Yaoshi, he would never expose Zhang Xiaoshan's strength.

If he suffers a great loss later, this will definitely be a surprise, a backup plan.

Zhang Xiaoshan's gaze swept around and he spotted two figures nearby: Ouyang Ke and Guo Jing, whom he had met once before in the Jin Kingdom. They had been watching the three people in the room and hadn't noticed Zhang Xiaoshan's arrival.

The three players in the arena were all roughly equal in skill.

Hong Qigong and the Western Poison were locked in a fierce confrontation, while Huang Yaoshi merely played a minor role, balancing the conflict between the two sides.

Zhang Xiaoshan did not have a good impression of Ouyang Feng, and Ouyang Feng was also a troublesome figure.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan planned to designate Ouyang Feng as Ghost Slave Number Two.

This was an unexpected bonus.

After all, although there are many grandmaster-level experts in the Central Plains, it is not something you can encounter casually.

Moreover, if he were to use it to refine ghost corpses, Zhang Xiaoshan would have to be able to face both his conscience and principles without any guilt.

Ouyang Feng, however, was not from the Central Plains and had committed numerous evil deeds, so he deserved to die.

Even though Ouyang Ke had the air of a nobleman from the Central Plains, Ouyang Feng, at first glance, was eight feet tall with a barbarian appearance, and was definitely not from the Central Plains.

"Son!"

At this moment, Liu Sheng Piaoxu and Fu Junzhuo arrived with four Jonin recruited by Zhang Xiaoshan and more than a dozen Japanese experts.

Seeing the increasingly fierce confrontation on the field, the Japanese were also shaken.

Three grandmaster-level experts!

It is astonishing that three grandmaster-level experts have emerged from what appears to be an ordinary island in the East China Sea. The Central Plains truly deserves to be the sacred land of martial arts that they yearn for.

As a large number of experts arrived, Ouyang Ke and Guo Jing also noticed Zhang Xiaoshan's arrival.

Upon seeing Zhang Xiaoshan surrounded by a group of stars, Ouyang Ke was immediately taken aback.

On the contrary, Guo Jing, with a look of surprise on his honest face, stepped forward to greet him.

Last time, Zhang Xiaoshan cleverly saved Yang Tiexin and his wife, which was a great favor to Guo Jing, a debt of immense gratitude.

"Young Master Zhang, are you here to see Rong'er?"

Ronger?

Hearing Guo Jing's affectionate address, he couldn't help but frown again.

"So it's Brother Guo. What brings you here, Brother Guo?"

"Back then, Guo Jing was young and accidentally killed Chen Xuanfeng, the disciple of the Peach Blossom Island Master."

A month ago, Guo Jing promised Huang Daozhu at Lu Family Manor that he would come to Peach Blossom Island to apologize, and this is precisely for that purpose.

Please excuse me?

Moreover, seeing Guo Jing's honest and upright face, he couldn't help but chuckle:

"Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng practiced their skills on people; they deserved to die."

Besides, Brother Guo was only seven or eight years old at the time. For a child to kill a top expert like Chen Xuanfeng was simply his fate, retribution.

Guo Jing was somewhat excited, pleased that Zhang Xiaoshan had affirmed him.

"Haha, old poisoner, now that we have guests, there's no point in continuing the fight."

"Hmph, you filthy beggar, you're lucky to have gotten away with this!"

The three of them stopped fighting at the same time and looked at Zhang Xiaoshan, the newcomer.

Especially since Guo Jing knew the other party, Hong Qigong was extremely curious and looked at him with a hint of admiration.

In terms of appearance, Zhang Xiaoshan's handsome and gentle features surpass those of Ouyang Ke.

His popularity with beautiful women was in no way inferior to that of Ouyang Ke.

Fu Junzhuo and Liu Shengpiaoxu were extremely beautiful, tall and graceful, rare beauties in the world. They were a perfect match, serving on either side of Zhang Xiaoshan, a truly handsome couple.

"Greetings, seniors, Uncle!"

"The elder from the forest, could you please show yourself?"

"I'm not going out!"

I heard a stubborn, defiant voice, followed by a rustling sound in the woods and its disappearance from the vicinity.

"The Old Rascal Zhou Botong!"

Although nearly fifteen or sixteen years had passed, they recognized each other's voices immediately.

Huang Yaoshi snorted coldly and did not explain to others.

Instead, he looked at Zhang Xiaoshan and coldly rebuked him:

"You brat, I told you to go find Rong'er, but you ran away after finding her, and now you've brought two women with you. What? You look down on my Rong'er?"

"Uncle, you've misunderstood. After I found Rong'er, I knew that my sister would be alright if she returned."

Moreover, Mei Chaofeng, a disciple of my uncle, was escorting me, so my nephew took the opportunity to go to the far north to find an answer.

As for these two, one is Ms. Fu Junzhuo, the eldest disciple of Master Fu Cailin of the Goryeo school, and the other is Ms. Yagyu, a descendant of the Yagyu family from Japan. They are likely business partners that the younger generation found while staying in Japan for a few days.

"A successor to a grandmaster!"

Even Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng frowned.

I never imagined that what I thought were just two extremely beautiful girls actually had extraordinary backgrounds.

Moreover, that master from Goryeo was no ordinary person; he was certainly no less capable than them.

"Hmph, you pass, you didn't do anything wrong to Rong'er."

But did you find the answer when you went to the far north?

“We’ve found it, and my nephew wants to ask my uncle for help. It may take three to five years, or even longer.”

Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with suspicion.

But he didn't ask any further questions, knowing that none of the people present were trustworthy, let alone the group of Japanese.

Zhang Xiaoshan went to the far north to find an answer, and that answer must be extraordinary.

“Brother Hong, Brother Ouyang, this is the only son of a family friend of mine.”

Six months ago, I arranged a marriage between my two children with his father.

Later, Rong'er ran away in dissatisfaction. This boy traveled tens of thousands of miles, from Lin'an to Wudang, and then to the capital of the Jin Kingdom, before finally bringing Rong'er back.

However, this kid is a good-for-nothing; after finding the person, he went to the far north and only just returned.

Huang Yaoshi knew Zhang Xiaoshan's route back from the far north, through Korea and Japan.

Ouyang Ke was even more shocked, never expecting that Zhang Xiaoshan had already been engaged to Huang Yaoshi's daughter.

If it were anyone else, they would have just taken it.

But he had witnessed Zhang Xiaoshan's strength firsthand. Even if his uncle took action, he might not be able to deal with the opponent, not to mention that the opponent now had a group of experts behind him.

During this time, he also investigated the Zhang family's background and found that they had many experts.

There are five Shaolin monks alone, all of whom are the Eighteen Bronze Men who have reached the pinnacle of physical training, and their abilities are unfathomable.

"Hahaha, you old poisoner, you've miscalculated."

Hong Qigong was also pleased to hear that Huang Rong had been betrothed.

Although he didn't know Zhang Xiaoshan's character, he figured he couldn't be worse than Ouyang Ke.

Besides, this was personally decided by Huang Yaoshi, so it was even more impossible for him to push his daughter into a pit of fire.

It is remarkable that they would travel thousands of miles to bring Huang Rong back.

As for what happened next, he didn't think he should get involved; it was their family matter.

Chapter Fifty-Five: The Ghost Slave's First Trial - The Banner and the Wind and Cloud Palm