Wuxia: Start with max-level Nine Yang Divine Skill

Kang Jin looked in the direction of the sound and saw Li Fu and others riding past in the distance.

He saw that Li Fu was sitting on his horse and seemed to be younger than himself. He didn't think he was very reliable. The constables following behind him were mostly dressed as ordinary local constables.

The anxiety and restlessness that welled up inside me, mixed with my inherent contempt and rejection of people in public service, surged up suddenly.

His face darkened, and he rebuked.

"Help?"

Whom can we turn to for help? The imperial court's henchmen?

Junior sister, you're confused. The martial world and the government have never been on the same side!

What else can these people do besides exploiting and persecuting the people and enriching themselves?

Are you expecting their help?

It's just a waste of time, and they might even laugh at us!

Hurry up and continue looking for your third senior sister.

He spoke very quickly, and his words were full of contradictions.

There has always been a certain trend in the martial arts world.

If a person from the martial arts world gets close to someone in the government, they will be seen as being aligned with the imperial court's lackeys and will often be ostracized by other martial arts figures.

As a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person in the underworld whose status lies somewhere between the legitimate and illegitimate), seeking help from the government when in trouble will only earn one more contempt.

As the second senior brother of the Tianshan Sect, Kang Jin was always proud and arrogant, and valued his reputation very much. In addition, there were other reasons as well...

This time, these disciples came to travel the world, and their junior sister disappeared right under their noses, which was already a great disgrace.

If he were to lower himself and seek help from the court's lackeys whom he had always looked down upon, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that he, as a man, had failed to protect even his own junior sister? The thought of having to endure their possible ridicule was absolutely unacceptable.

The junior sister stomped her feet in frustration.

"Second Senior Brother, what time is it? Third Senior Sister's safety is the most important thing!"

They are constables; catching thieves and solving cases is their duty. Besides, how could anyone be so bad as to not only not help but also kick someone when they're down?

She was simple-minded and only knew that her senior sister was in trouble, so she should seize every opportunity to ask for help.

Kang Jin was about to reprimand her when his junior sister Su Ling, ignoring his attempts to stop her, turned around and shouted at the direction of Li Fu and the others with all her might.

"Feed—!"

Officer over there!

Please help us.

Our senior sister has gone missing! Please help us!

The shout was clear and urgent, and it carried far on the wind. Li Fu, with his exceptional hearing, heard it clearly from his horse.

He immediately pulled on the reins, and the horse reared up and came to a steady stop.

"Boss?"

Chen Tao also reined in his horse and stopped it to the side.

Li Fu turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

In the distance, by the bamboo grove, stood seven or eight young men and women dressed in white and blue. One of the girls was waving vigorously in their direction, tears still streaming down her face.

His gaze swept over them, noting that the people were neatly dressed and possessed an extraordinary air, resembling disciples of a renowned martial arts sect.

But everyone looked anxious, and the girl who was shouting was still clutching a piece of torn clothing in her hand.

"They were shouting, 'Their senior sister is missing.'"

Li Fu, with a hint of vigilance, said, "The missing person is a woman."

Chen Tao immediately understood: "Boss, you mean...it might be related to the Leji Demon Path?"

Li Fu turned his horse around and said to the crowd, "Let's go take a look. Maybe it was the work of the Taoist of Joyful Abode. They might be able to provide some clues."

Having said that, he spurred his horse slightly and headed towards the group of people by the bamboo grove. Chen Tao and the others quickly followed.

Before being injured, Leji Daoren may have stayed at Songfeng Temple, but after being injured, that may not be the case. It is possible that he went to other places to heal his wounds in order to hide.

This group might be able to provide clues.

The sound of horses' hooves clattered as Li Fu and his men rode up, raising a few specks of dust on the official road.

He reined in his horse and stopped a few steps away from the Tianshan Sect members by the roadside. Sitting on his horse, he glanced at the group and his gaze landed on Kang Jin, who seemed to be the leader, and asked.

"What happened to your fellow disciples?"

When did they go missing?

Where did they go missing?

His question was routine, but the matter was urgent, involving the capture of a notorious flower thief, so he spoke a little faster, with the sternness of someone catching a thief.

Furthermore, the way he asked the question while riding on horseback, in the eyes of the already sensitive and proud Kang Jin, became an arrogant and condescending display of official power, which was extremely irritating.

Kang Jin's face flushed red. He glared at his junior sister, his expression turned cold, and he pretended not to be in a hurry. He spoke to Li Fu in a curt tone.

"My junior sister's disappearance is our own business, and the government has no need to worry about it!"

We'll find it ourselves!

Having said that, he was about to call his fellow disciples to leave.

Chen Tao couldn't help but speak up. "Hey, you're being unreasonable. My family came over out of kindness to ask you for help, and you're putting on airs?"

Do you even want to find your junior sister? You don't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Kang Jin whirled around, glaring at Chen Tao: "What did you say?"

Seeing this, junior sister Su Ling was afraid that her second senior brother would act impulsively and ruin things, so she quickly grabbed Kang Jin's arm and bowed to Li Fu, speaking rapidly.

"My lord, please don't be offended. My second senior brother was just too anxious."

Here's what happened...

She spoke clearly and quickly recounted how Ren Xuan disappeared near the bamboo forest in the city, how the tattered cloth and the traces of Jin Gu Ao Shuang's sword energy were found, and the speculations of the others. She ended with a sob in her voice.

"...My third senior sister...is missing. She may have been kidnapped, and her safety is uncertain. Please, officers, help us find her quickly!"

"A disciple of the Tianshan Sect?"

Chen Tao turned to the side and lowered his voice.

"Boss, the Tianshan Sect is located in the harsh and cold land beyond the Great Wall, and rarely enters the interior."

Even they've come. It seems Liu Jingxing, the Heavenly Gang Deadly Blade, has caused quite a stir in the martial world this time.

Li Fu nodded slightly, ignoring Chen Tao's words, and instead asked the junior sister.

"You said your third senior sister is very skilled in martial arts?"

Yanzhou is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and many have come here, including notorious bandits and womanizers. There may be more than one, and it's not certain whether it's the Taoist of Bliss.

The junior sister quickly replied.

"Third Senior Sister has mastered seven or eight tenths of the true essence of Master's Heavenly Snow Shadow Sword technique, and her internal strength is also profound. Among all of us fellow disciples, apart from Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, she is the most powerful!"

Kang Jin, who was listening from the side, grew impatient. Seeing the young Li Fu asking all sorts of questions, he became even more agitated and felt that all of this was meaningless.

"Our Tianshan Sect's martial arts are unparalleled beyond the Great Wall. How could you...public officials possibly imagine the level of my junior sister Ren's martial arts skills?"

What's the point of telling you all this?

"How many of you have actually practiced truly superior martial arts?"

His words were laced with obvious disdain, as he felt it was a waste of time to say another word to these government lackeys and good-for-nothings.

"Second Brother, don't say that."

Kang Jin forcefully flicked his sleeve, trying to break free from his junior sister.

"Junior Sister, why are you wasting your breath arguing with these people? Junior Sister Ren is in grave danger. Every moment of delay increases her risk. You're putting her in danger!"

The junior sister's eyes reddened even more from his words, but she still clung to him.

Chen Tao was also somewhat annoyed by his rejection of them, the constables, and his contemptuous and disdainful attitude towards being associated with them.

"snort!

If your Tianshan Sect's martial arts are so powerful, how come your junior sister was still kidnapped?

"What were you doing back then, her senior brother? Locking onto the old umbrella for shelter, locking onto the cola novel, locking onto every update of 'Wuxia: Starting with Max Level Nine Yang Divine Skill.' How could you not protect her?"

These words were like poisoned needles, piercing Kang Jin's sore spot.

He immediately trembled with rage, his face turning a deep purplish-red, and he pointed at Chen Tao, stammering, "You...you..."

Chen Tao puffed out his chest, his tone sarcastic, and continued, "Besides, they're from outside the Great Wall, they're ignorant!"

Our martial arts skills may indeed be lacking, and we haven't practiced any superior martial arts, but my boss is different. Do you know my boss—”

He was about to continue speaking when Li Fu waved his hand, stopping him from continuing to praise him in front of him.

"There's no need to say more to him; catching the Ecstasy Taoist is the priority."

Without even glancing at Kang Jin, Li Fu set the others aside and turned back to quickly discuss the case with the head constables.

"According to them, this Ren Xuan is quite skilled in martial arts and has been missing for less than half an hour."

"The person capable of abducting such a master silently in broad daylight is most likely none other than the Daoist Leji, despite the city's current chaotic state, with its many notorious bandits and lecherous thieves."

Chen Tao nodded: "What the boss says is right."

Moreover, this girl named Ren Xuan had been missing for less than half an hour, a very short time.

Li Fudao said: "The Taoist of Joyful Extreme previously used the 'yin-yang replenishment' method on the wife of the peddler, Wang. That woman was an ordinary woman who did not know martial arts. Using yin to replenish yang may only help him temporarily stabilize his injuries, and his recovery will be limited."

He urgently needs to find a woman with higher martial arts skills and more vital energy for deep replenishment in order to heal his injuries quickly.

This Miss Ren must have become his target.

Li Fu glanced at the direction of the inn or guesthouse that the Tianshan Sect members had pointed to earlier.

The inn they stayed at was also on the way to Songfeng Temple. It was probably after Leji Daoren murdered the peddler's wife that he happened to run into Ren Xuan and suddenly attacked her.

"It seems that after being injured, Daoist Leji has no intention of changing his lair."

It's likely that Songfeng Temple is just a group of ordinary Taoists. Leji Taoist acts recklessly and doesn't care whether people will notice that he fought with someone and was injured, or that something is amiss.

Let's go!

Having said that, he pulled on the reins, turned his horse around, and prepared to lead the group away.

As soon as the horse's hooves began to move, Li Fu's mind shifted slightly, and he turned back to throw a sentence at the Tianshan Sect junior sister, whose eyes were full of anxiety and tears.

"If your senior sister hasn't been harmed yet, she'll be fine."

His tone was calm, yet it carried a certain certainty that inexplicably reassured people.

Having said that, he spurred his horse, and the steed neighed loudly, charging ahead.

Chen Tao and his companions followed closely behind. The seven or eight riders sped off like arrows, continuing along the official road towards Songfeng Temple, their hooves flying and dust billowing.

The Tianshan Sect members stood frozen in place, unable to react for a moment.

Just now, Li Fu was talking in hushed tones with his subordinates, who vaguely heard words such as "Taoist of Extreme Joy," "Yin-Yang Absorption," and "Pine Breeze Temple."

Seeing Li Fu ride off without hesitation after asking for directions, I was filled with doubt and stood there stunned.

They vaguely understood something from what they overheard: the head constable in blue was leading his men in pursuit of the Taoist Master Leji.

I don't know how to be sure that the elusive master of the flower-picking sect, whose movements are always secretive, is at Songfeng Temple.

Their third senior sister, Ren Xuan, was very likely captured by the injured Leji Daoist, who needed to replenish his yin energy through yin-yang cultivation, and taken to Songfeng Temple.

Junior Sister Su Ling was the first to come to her senses, shaking Kang Jin's arm vigorously and saying anxiously.

"Second Senior Brother, did you hear that? It seems that the one who kidnapped Third Senior Sister really is the Taoist of Joyful Extremes."

The head constable said that Third Sister had most likely been kidnapped to Songfeng Temple!

"Let's hurry and go see what's going on, we need to save Third Senior Sister!"

The world is in a state of moral decay, the government is corrupt, corrupt officials and evil bureaucrats run rampant, and there are many cases of bullying men and women.

His family had someone working as a clerk in the government office who refused to compromise his principles and offended corrupt officials. As a result, the whole family had to flee to the border region, which led to his opportunity to become a disciple of the Tianshan Sect.

However, Kang Jin still harbored deep-seated prejudices against those in government from a young age, never hesitating to assume the worst about them and never believing in them.

"Do you really believe them?"

They said they were going to Songfeng Temple, but who knows if they just made up a place name on purpose to see if we were in a hurry?

When we rushed over anxiously, we found nothing.

They can just stand by and watch us make a fool of ourselves!

The junior brother then mustered his courage and whispered.

"Second Brother...we don't have any clues at all right now. The constable's words were logical and didn't seem like he was making things up."

Anyway... anyway, there's nowhere else to look, so why don't we... why don't we go and see? What if... what if Third Senior Sister really is there?

The other disciples nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with hope.

Ren Xuan had always treated them very well, and her disappearance was a cause for great concern.

"Second Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother..."

Kang Jin glanced at the dust cloud trailing Li Fu and the others as they departed, then caught a glimpse of his junior sisters and brothers' anxious expressions. Thinking of Ren Xuan, whose fate was uncertain, his heart was in turmoil.

He was indeed at a loss for what to do, and getting impatient with the urging, he hesitated for a moment, then finally stamped his foot and gripped his long sword tightly: "Alright, stop arguing."

If we go and take a look, and if this delays us and we miss the chance to save your third senior sister, then it's all your fault.

Furthermore, if these imperial lackeys dare to play tricks on us at a time like this, I will not let it go and will make them experience the power of the Tianshan Sword Technique!

The Tianshan Sect members immediately used their lightness skills to chase after Li Fu and the others along the official road in the direction they had gone, and their speed was not slow at all.

……

Li Fu led Chen Tao and other constables to Songfeng Temple in the north of the city.

The temple grounds are filled with the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms and the smoke of sandalwood curls around, creating a serene and otherworldly atmosphere.

Li Fu had no interest in appreciating the scenery. He entered the main hall and found the abbot, an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard, holding a whisk. Upon hearing that a constable in blue robes had come to the temple to inquire about something, he hurriedly came out to greet him.

"My lord, what brings you to my humble abode?"

Li Fu cut to the chase and quickly asked, "Daoist Master, my name is Li Fu."

Have any outsiders stayed at the temple recently, especially any Taoist priests from outside?

Are there any people who have left a deep impression on you? Where do they live in the temple?

Please let me know.

Seeing that the situation seemed serious, the old Taoist priest thought for a moment and quickly said...

"Recently, several lay Buddhists have indeed stayed temporarily at the temple."

Among them… there was a fellow Daoist, with an extraordinary bearing, sporting three long wisps of beard. Approaching middle age, yet his hair remained jet black, giving him an air of otherworldly grace. His complexion was ruddy, radiating a subtle, precious glow; he did not appear to be an ordinary person.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tao immediately spoke to Li Fudao.

"Boss, it's most likely that Leji the Demonic Taoist!"

Legend has it that this man is handsome and has mastered Taoist sexual techniques, possessing considerable internal strength. At first glance, he truly resembles an enlightened sage, making him incredibly alluring.

Li Fu's eyes turned slightly cold as he spoke.

"A hypocrite with a wicked heart, he steals women and kills them, he deserves to die a thousand deaths."

Where does he live?

He abducted a woman.

"Master, please lead us there immediately!"

The old Taoist was shocked to learn that the Taoist he had taken in was actually a lecherous scoundrel. He dared not delay and hurriedly led everyone to a relatively secluded side room on the east side of the backyard.

"What?! Officers, come here quickly with this old Taoist priest!"

From a side room on the east side of the backyard, the faint sound of a woman's suppressed cursing could be heard.

"You...you lecherous thief...let me go..."