Knife splashing

Chapter 148: Enemies of the Past
The wind and snow are howling, and the mountains and rivers are vast.

"Some people don't want to face that war, some people want to forget it, even the history books only mention it in a few words..."

"The Five Barbarians' chaos, the late Tang Dynasty's chaos, and the Wolf Country's invasion of the north were not only disasters for ordinary people, but also for the Xuanmen..."

"I don't know how many Dharma lines were cut off because of this, the Dao disappeared and the devil grew. When my Shangshan lineage was in the worst situation, there were only a few people left, hiding in the mountains to guard the incense..."

Arriving at the ancient battlefield site, Luo Faqing suddenly became more talkative, with a complicated look in his eyes as he said, "This ancient battlefield is full of fierce and evil spirits. During the chaotic times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it became a famous devil's den, full of evil creatures, and all kinds of weird things often happened..."

"The Guanzhong Xuanmen was very troubled by this. At that time, all the elite members of our Shangshan lineage died here. It was not until a hundred years after the Song Dynasty that the evil situation here was gradually eliminated..."

Sharifei was surprised and asked, "Why is the demon hiding here?"

"I don't know."

Luo Faqing shook his head and pointed ahead, saying, "I sent ghosts and gods to track him down. The zombie that the child turned into is hiding in a cave in the valley ahead."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "There is indeed a smell left, hurry up and don't let anyone escape!"

After saying this, he shook the reins and rode out.

Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan followed closely behind.

Luo Faqing shook his head slightly and rode his horse to catch up.

In fact, there was something he hadn't said yet, which was that the grand sacrifice to ward off disasters and exorcise evil spirits at that time almost caused the Shangshan lineage to be cut off. It had experienced ups and downs, and at one point it became a small, low-ranking sect and was looked down upon.

Because of this, the style of the Shangshan lineage began to change.

Pray for blessings and ward off disasters, but people won’t remember your contribution. When they take advantage of others’ misfortunes or make fun of you, they won’t even mention it…

The conquest techniques are fierce and vindictive, but people are in awe of them, and the situation of the Shangshan lineage is getting better and better...

Luo Faqing once thought that this was the truth.

But after this incident, he felt that there seemed to be something wrong...

…………

"Right inside!"

Relying on his supernatural powers, Li Yan quickly found the location.

It was a secret cave located halfway up the mountain, blocked by a huge rock, with a passage sloping downwards.

If someone passed by the mountain, they would not be able to see it at all.

And on the snow on the slope, there are dense traces of footprints.

Li Yan had already smelled a certain stench of decayed corpse, exactly the same as the evil creature from the Du family.

shhhhh!

Perhaps it heard the noise from several people, so it shot two arrows from the darkness. The force was amazing, and they hit the rock and penetrated deeply.

Without saying a word, Li Yan took out the Thunder Fire Pill from his waist.

This little gadget is specially used to deal with enemies hiding in the dark.

Whoosh!
He lit the thunder and fire ball and threw it into the cave. Suddenly, white light and thick smoke flashed inside, and the ambushers were blinded. A few arrows flew out at random with a clang.

"Get out!"

There was a roar from inside.

Li Yan jumped out without saying a word.

He knew that since the enemy was able to retreat, it meant there were passages leading to other places.

As soon as we entered the cave, a strong wind blew.

Although Li Yan couldn't see, his sense of smell allowed him to know the terrain and the number of enemies clearly.

The attacker was small and thin, and smelled like a rotten corpse. He was none other than the little grandson of the Du family who had died tragically.

Li Yan showed no mercy, he took a side step and at the same time activated the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin, and Guanshan's knife slashed out like a streak of silk.

puff!
With the blessing of evil spirit, the little ghost's head was cut off immediately, and it hit the stone with a plop, shattering, and a large amount of black water flowed out.

However, Li Yan did not move forward.

In the darkness, someone attacked with a sword.

The opponent's swordsmanship was extremely advanced. With a whoosh, the sword shot out like an arrow at an extremely fast speed, piercing his throat.

He is a master!

And he used hidden power.

Li Yan's hair stood on end. He dodged the attack with a elbow-bend move, and at the same time performed a Kuixing kick, trying to break the opponent's wrist.

However, that man was obviously at the peak of dark energy, and his swordsmanship was extremely tricky. With just a flick of his wrist, the long sword suddenly bent, and the tip of the sword drew a strange arc, which just pierced Li Yan's calf.

puff!
Even though Li Yan dodged quickly, he was still hit by the sword. He endured the pain and rolled sideways, grabbing a handful of sand and throwing it out.

The opponent should be just a simple warrior, but he also has the ability to hear the wind and determine the position. He waved his sleeves to block the head, and stabbed the sword diagonally, attacking again as if to chase the soul and take the life.

Whizzing!

Just then, Sharifei threw out two torches.

There was a flash of fire in the darkness, and the man was dazzled. He immediately closed his eyes and stepped back, swinging his sword to block.

However, Luo Faqing had already taken advantage of the flickering torch, jumped out of the cave, and stabbed the opponent's forehead with his sword.

Li Yan could see clearly that the other person was actually a monk in monk's robes. Although he was not young, his facial features still showed that he was handsome in his youth.

The torch fell to the ground, and the entire cave could be seen clearly.

Sharifei looked at the door with a knife in hand, and his eyes widened immediately, "You...how are you still alive?"

After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Brother Yan, he is Lu Gongyuan, don't let him run away!"

Lu Gongyuan?!

Li Yan's eyes suddenly showed murderous intent.

Naturally, he would not forget the name Lu Gongyuan.

The other party was running a male brothel in Chang'an at the time. Because he was involved in a trafficking case, his father contacted him for investigation in order to help his employer find someone.

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be the secret hall of Maitreya Sect. Zhou Pan did something bad and did not tell his father about this, which resulted in the death of his father.

At that time, Anqing Hall was destroyed, but Lu Gongyuan had already escaped.

Now that he has come to Chang'an, Sharifei makes friends with people on the road every day. In addition to looking for work and collecting intelligence, he also tries to find out the whereabouts of this person.

I didn't expect that he would show up here.

Hearing that his roots were exposed, Lu Gongyuan was obviously a little panicked and wanted to escape, but Luo Faqing's swordsmanship was not inferior to his. He stabbed at his vital points with several swords in a row and refused to let him leave.

"Watch out!" Li Yan suddenly jumped up and threw out two flying knives.

clang! clang!
Lu Gongyuan hurriedly swung his sword to block.

But at this moment, Li Yan had already surrounded him from the side, and attacked his vital points at the same time as Luo Faqing.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. Lu Gongyuan's kung fu was only slightly better than the other two. Moreover, he was old and confused, so he immediately fell into a disadvantage.

puff!
In a moment of carelessness, his sword-holding wrist was hit by Luo Faqing. Just as he was about to step back, Li Yan turned around and slashed with his long sword.

"what--!"

Lu Gongyuan screamed, but it turned out that his right foot had been chopped off by Li Yan. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Before he could stand up, Luo Faqing put a sword to his throat.

"Go, leave him alone!"

The other party had accomplices who were pushing a wooden cart together.

There was a corpse wrapped in white cloth on the car, with red ropes wrapped around it and talismans stuck on it. It was obviously the corpse of the ancestor of the Du family.

There was a flash of murderous intent in Luo Faqing's eyes, and he was about to give chase.

However, Li Yan's expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed him, "No, there are explosives!"

Boom!

As soon as the words fell, a roar was heard.

The ground around was shaking and rocks were collapsing, just blocking the passage.

Dust and smoke billowed out from the cave entrance.

Li Yan and three others also came out at the same time.

Of course, Lu Gongyuan was also dragged out by them.

"Damn it, use dynamite!"

Shalifai was covered in dust and was extremely angry.

Li Yan grabbed Lu Gongyuan and used his fingers to remove his jaw. He then used the knife to pry back and forth to remove his dentures that contained poison.

The other party had poison in his mouth, how could he hide it from him?

After doing all this, Li Yan asked in a cold voice:
"Where's the exit?"

"hey-hey…"

Lu Gongyuan's mouth was full of blood at this time, and he closed his eyes with a sneer.

"it's useless."

Luo Faqing, who was standing next to him, learned the whole story from Sharifei and shook his head slightly, saying, "These Maitreya believers firmly believe that they can be reborn in paradise after death, so it's hard to get anything out of them."

"Rebirth in Paradise?"

Li Yan smiled coldly, raised his left hand and placed it in front of Lu Gongyuan's eyes, "Do you know what this is?"

"Hook...hook!"

Lu Gongyuan was obviously startled, with a trace of fear in his eyes, but he still said stubbornly: "So what if I'm a living ghost messenger? I'm not a ghost criminal."

Living a bad life...

Luo Faqing was also obviously a little surprised.

He couldn't imagine that Li Yan had this identity.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "You two, can you please step aside for a moment?"

Shalifai turned around and left. Luo Faqing knew that Li Yan would probably resort to some tricks and didn't want them to see it. Although he was curious, he didn't want to stay.

After the two men left, Li Yan grabbed Lu Gongyuan's head.

The soul-catching rope penetrated into his body and then was quickly retracted.

Call ~
As soon as his hand was released, Lu Gongyuan's face turned pale, he gasped, and his eyes were full of fear.

In this brief moment, he seemed to have swum up the Yellow Spring River, surrounded by endless coldness and death, far away from the world of the living.

It is not a pleasant feeling to have your soul hooked and bound.

But for Lu Gongyuan, what is even more terrifying is the feeling of his soul being toyed with by others.

Li Yan said in a cold voice: "If you tell the truth, I will let you go to paradise. If you hide anything, I will send you to hell."

Lu Gongyuan's face was pale, his eyes were uncertain, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "The exit is in the underground cave of Xiangji Temple, and it can be entered from the firewood room in the backyard."

"Who is in charge?"

"Hui Qing."

"Who is he?"

"He is a monk from the Ikko sect in Japan. He escaped here across the sea 20 years ago and stayed at Xiangji Temple. He is also a servant of the deputy leader."

"Deputy leader?"

Li Yan frowned.

Lu Gongyuan no longer dared to hide it, "Deputy Sect Leader Zhao Changsheng was the one who planned it. When my whereabouts were revealed, he arranged for me to be here to assist Hui Qing and wait for the Rakshasa Bird to take shape."

"The deputy leader has not been here in recent years. He only occasionally sends people to deliver letters to inquire."

"The tomb of the ancient Zhou alchemist was blown up, and the situation was exposed. We can only launch an attack in advance to see if we can successfully raise the Rakshasa bird..."

After hearing this, Li Yan finally understood the situation and asked in a deep voice, "Do you remember Li Hu, the sick tiger in Guanzhong?"

"Li Hu?"

Mr. Lu was a little confused at first, but then he seemed to remember something and asked in confusion: "You are..."

"I am his son."

Li Yan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Back then, it was you who murdered him?"

Lu Gongyuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "He is investigating human trafficking, it's nothing, I don't care."

"But he was secretly trying to find out the news and past of the deputy leader, which is why he was killed. The one who did it was Xiangzhu Luan Honger, and it had nothing to do with me."

"Ask for news about the deputy leader?"

Li Yan was suddenly confused.

His father is a gangster, why would he inquire about the vice-leader of Maitreya Sect?
(End of this chapter)