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Chapter 168 Maitreya Appears, Ziwu Demon-Slaying Sword

"Let's go out of the city!"

A cold female voice came from the sedan chair.

"Yes, girl."

Several sedan bearers, all smiling, carried the sedan onto Zhuque Street.

They were in a particularly good mood. They got a lucrative job just after they set up their stall today. They could be said to be blessed with good fortune.

A full ten taels of silver were sent to Wangjiazhuang outside the city. She was a weak young lady, which was extremely easy for them.

But after getting on the sedan chair, the young lady asked them to carry her to the City God Temple first, saying that she wanted to burn some incense before returning to her parents' home.

However, no one knew what had happened in the City God Temple, and the soldiers were blocking the streets and not allowing people to enter, so they could save some time.

Outside Chang'an City, the population gradually becomes sparse.

Thinking of the graceful figure of the young lady in the sedan chair, the head bearer couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Young lady, why are you going back to your parents' home alone? Your husband won't accompany you?"

There was silence in the sedan chair for a while, and the voice became gentle, no longer cold and clear, "My husband has passed away."

"Oops, my rudeness."

The head sedan bearer sighed again, "Then we should ask someone to accompany the family. It's New Year's Day and the wind is strong and the roads are slippery."

The woman in the sedan said sadly: "Now I am the only one left in the family, living alone in Chang'an, with no one to rely on, and my parents don't like me..."

The head sedan bearer's heart fluttered, he turned his head and gave a look, then said: "Young lady, the road ahead is slippery, I'm afraid it will be a bit shaky, please bear with it."

Several guys immediately understood what he meant and started to move their hips and legs.

In opera, this is called "carrying a bridal sedan chair". It is accompanied by suona music, the sedan chair bearers twisting their bodies, and the leading actors follow suit, which looks very festive.

But it was just for show, there wasn't even a sedan chair.

If a real sedan chair were carried here, it would be really painful.

The sedan chair swayed from side to side, the curtains swung hither and thither, and several of the bearers twisted their waists and slumped, making faces at each other.

They know what the head means.

If you use this trick normally, it means you think the reward is too little. If you want to sit comfortably, you have to pay more.

Of course, they also treat people differently based on their situation.

This young lady is all alone and helpless. She might not be able to hold back and get out of the sedan chair. If they flirt with her a little more, they will be able to accomplish something good.

Inside the sedan, the concubine in white was bouncing up and down, but her buttocks were firmly stuck to the seat and her body did not move at all.

A sneer appeared on her lips, and murderous intent gradually appeared in her eyes.

Finally, the sedan bearers began to notice that something was wrong.

Their shoulders ached and their legs felt weak from the shaking, but the people in the sedan chair didn't say a word, so they were afraid that something was wrong.

Thinking of this, the head sedan bearer gave a look, and several people immediately raised their feet and said at the same time: "Young lady, the road is safe, we can reach Wangjiabao at noon."

"No, let's stop here."

The woman in the sedan suddenly spoke.

“Ah, here…”

The head sedan bearer was about to speak when he saw several people walking out of the woods nearby. There was a fat man who looked like a wealthy man, and there was also a swordsman with a fierce look on his face.

The leader had a face full of scars, like a demon.

"Run!"

The leader of the sedan chair bearers was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.

puff!

As soon as he turned around, a soft sword stretched out from behind the curtain and pierced his neck directly.

The remaining three sedan bearers did not escape either.

At some point, an old man appeared from behind. He was wearing a sheepskin coat and a dog-skin hat. He had thin features, sinister eyes, and a hooked nose.

It was on Niubeiliang that there was Long Sanjiu, the leader of Laolong Village.

He held a long knife in his hand, and without even looking at it, he chopped left and right and swept across. When he sheathed the knife, the three corpses fell to the ground with a thud.

At the same time, the concubine in white slowly got off the sedan chair and bowed to Long Sanjiu, "Greetings, Brother Long."

However, Long Sanjiu's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction, "Hualian, although you are from the Yanmen Yaohei, you still have to follow the rules and don't cause trouble at will."

"What's going on in the city?"

"Don't blame me, Brother Long."

The concubine in white, Hua Lian, apologized first, and then said, "The leader has been taken to the City God Temple. Judging from their arrangements, they are trying to lure us to rescue people."

At this moment, another group of people also came over.

The scarred young man in the lead was the Fire Ghost who had killed Zhou Pan with a firearm. His face was grim at the moment, and he said in a deep voice: "The leader was captured to protect us, we must save him no matter what!"

"Brother Fire Ghost, don't worry."

Wu, the shopkeeper of the nearby Jinbao Casino in Xianyang City, advised: "Of course we should save him, but it's obviously a trap. We must think of a safe way."

"Humph!"

The Fire Ghost exploded when he heard this, and turned around and angrily shouted: "The leader is in danger, but you are still hesitating, are you having second thoughts?"

Shopkeeper Wu was stunned, and anger rose in his eyes, "Fire Ghost, don't bite people randomly. Everyone here is an old man. Who didn't join the sect earlier than you?!"

"So what if it's early?"

The Fire Ghost sneered and said, "The leader sent people to Chang'an to cause trouble and attract attention, so why did Bai Ruoxu detain them and not take any action?"

"If it weren't for him, how could the leader be caught!"

Shopkeeper Wu was speechless, not knowing what to say.

They are the only Maitreya believers left near Guanzhong.

Although they are all under the jurisdiction of Dugu Qian, they are divided into three groups.

The first group was the leader of the Niubeiliang Laolong Village, Long Sanjiu, who was originally a ruthless person on the Guanzhong Road. When Maitreya started the uprising, he was also one of the participants. Later, he escaped the disaster and became a bandit in the mountains, waiting for the opportunity...

They are the second group.

Led by the leader of the Yahang Hall, Bai Ruoxu, they used the power of gangs to lurk in cities such as Chang'an and Xianyang to raise funds and collect intelligence.

The third group consists of Fire Ghost and the concubine in white, Hua Lian. Both of them were rescued by Dugu Qian himself. They were grateful and followed him around to do things.

After Dugu Qian's incident, the contradictions between them could no longer be concealed.

"Stop arguing!"

Long Sanjiu, the most senior, scolded him, then looked at Shopkeeper Wu and said in a deep voice, "Brother Wu, although Brother Huogui has a violent temper, what he said is not wrong. What does Bai Ruoxu mean?"

Shopkeeper Wu quickly said, "I have already asked about this matter. It is really not Master Bai's fault."

"Before this, he accidentally got some clues that the traitor Zhao Changsheng's men were lurking in Guodu Town, so he used some tricks to lure a few Xuanmen sorcerers to go there, and it turned out to be Zhao Changsheng's secret hall."

"No one knows what this traitor wants to do. We must be careful."

"Besides, many experts have come to the city because of the Drum King Conference. If we act recklessly, we will be caught in one fell swoop."

"Oh."

After hearing this, Long Sanjiu remained calm and said, "If that's the case, it's understandable. How about having Manager Wu go into the city to inform Bai Ruoxu and have him meet us outside the city tonight?"

Shopkeeper Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he saluted and said, "I'll follow Brother Long's orders."

He knew that this was a test...

…………

"I heard that the people from the Law Enforcement Hall are back?"

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Sharifei hurried forward to ask.

Li Yan was stunned. "Aren't you at home tinkering with those things? How come you are so well-informed?"

Sharifei looked embarrassed and touched his head. "Well, didn't you forbid me to buy gunpowder on the black market? I was looking for someone to buy a 'medicine puppet' and happened to hear about this."

Li Yan laughed dumbly, "It seems that Uncle Sha is too depressed to hold it in."

The "powder puppet" has been handed down from the Song Dynasty to the present day. It is a "Washe art" that combines fireworks, weaving, paper cutting, carving, painting, puppets, and drama. There is a lot of gunpowder in this puppet.

Although it is a bit expensive, the Lantern Festival is approaching, and buying some "medicine puppets" will not attract attention.

"Just be careful."

Li Yan did not pursue the matter any further. He called Wang Daoxuan, who happened to be out, back into the house and explained the whole story.

Others may not tell it, but these two partners who have been friends for life and death must know it to avoid any trouble in the future.

"I see…"

Sharifei suddenly realized and said, "No wonder your father went to Chang'an to take the job when the competition for the position of Xianyang Divine Fist was coming."

"What a coward, this Zhao Changsheng is a bit weird, it makes my head ache, Brother Yan, you better not do anything stupid."

"That's natural."

Li Yan nodded and said, "This kind of person is a headache for the Taixuan Orthodox Sect. How can I deal with him? Even if he is resurrected, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get close to him."

Wang Daoxuan also stroked his beard and said, "Now that this man's background has been exposed, the court will certainly take it seriously. How can they let him get away with it?"

"I am worried about something else. The Law Enforcement Hall has captured the Tomb Snake, so they must be trying to lure Maitreya's accomplices to show up. I am afraid it will be unsafe these days."

"Ah."

Li Yan said thoughtfully: "The Taoist priest is right. We should be careful these two days. It is best not to get close to Guangdefang..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly frowned and looked outside.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

After leaving the room, Sharifei opened the door and smiled, "Sister Hong, she said she was going to come to see you."

The person who came was none other than Red Yaksha.

Also traveling with them was the proprietress Feng Feiyan.

"Happy New Year everyone."

Red Yaksha smiled cheerfully, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, I've been practicing the secret teachings of my master recently, so I'm only here to pay my New Year's greetings now."

"Sister Hong, you're too polite. We should go."

Li Yan said something polite, and then asked with interest: "Sister Hong, have you mastered it? Can you let us see it for ourselves?"

What he was talking about was the Red Yaksha's Ziwu demon-slaying sword.

The previous fight with the Fire Bear Gang was all for this magic weapon. After Red Yaksha got it back, he practiced hard day and night. Li Yan was very curious about the power of this thing.

"That's natural."

Red Yaksha didn't hesitate and directly drew out the sword from behind him.

This demon-slaying sword is quite large, with a blade as wide as a palm and half a foot longer than an ordinary sword, but it fits perfectly in the hands of the tall Red Yaksha.

On the hilt of the sword is a small circular Tai Chi diagram, which looks like it is connected at both ends and is not just a decoration.

Zi is the most yin time of the day, and noon is the most yang.

Therefore, Zi and Wu also mean yin and yang.

"My sect's demon-slaying sword has two unique features."

With the sword in hand, Red Yaksha's aura suddenly changed, his eyes were full of murderous aura, and he said in a deep voice: "The first one is to kill the demon with Yang Gang Qi!"

As he spoke, he held the sword in his right hand, made hand gestures with his left hand, stepped into the Gangbu step, and swung the sword in his hand.

Hu~
The sword flashed like lightning, and a strong wind suddenly blew up around.

The accumulated snow and fallen leaves were rolled up together, which was very beautiful.

"it is good!"

When Li Yan saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He could smell the hot energy rising from the sword in Red Yaksha's hand, and even a hint of incense.

The snow and fallen leaves flying around were caused by the flow of the strong energy and did not have any power.

But this sword, combined with his unique sword technique, has vaguely formed a certain "momentum", similar to the blessing of his Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coins, but obviously more powerful.

Evil things like demons will probably disappear with just one strike.

The red Yaksha made a sword flower, pointed his sword and flickered the blade, making a buzzing sound, "This is the Yang Sword, the Gang Qi is flowing through it, ordinary monsters and zombies can be killed with one sword!"

"Of course, the real killer move is the Yin Sword!"

After saying that, he swung his arm and pointed the sword to the sky.

Clang!
The roar of the dragon sounded.

However, a piece of the Ziwu sword turned into a small sword and whistled out, accompanied by a cold sword light, and pierced into the stone bench in the yard with a "puff".

It's a bit like a rope dart, but not that simple.

The sword blade was filled with evil energy, and it was filled with a chilling chill.

"The Yin Sword can sever souls!"

Red Yaksha said this and then pulled suddenly.

Buzz!
The Tai Chi diagram on the hilt was spinning rapidly, and it turned out to be an ingenious mechanism. There was also a thin line connecting the small sword, which could be directly retracted into the sheath with a clang.

"Good baby!"

Li Yan couldn't help but admire.

The Yang sword is good at slaying demons, while the Yin sword is good at destroying souls.

If practiced to perfection, it can indeed be a powerful weapon to slay demons.

Not only that, this sword is a close combat weapon with an extremely sophisticated mechanism, and he couldn't even figure out how it worked.

It must have cost a lot to refine this sword.

No wonder it became the inherited magic weapon of monster catchers.

Sharifei also widened his eyes and flattered her, "Sister Hong, this is amazing, is this the legendary flying sword?"

Hong Yaksha laughed dumbly, "Flying swords don't work like that."

Li Yan sensed something and asked, "Sister Hong, have you ever seen a flying sword?"

Red Yaksha sheathed his sword, thought for a moment, and said, "Have you ever seen the Jianghu artists swallowing iron swords and iron balls?"

"Of course I have." Li Yan nodded in reply.

This is something jugglers often do; some of them are fake, using mechanical swords and ancient magic tricks to deceive others, but some of them are real kung fu.

In his past and present lives, he had seen real kung fu. He swallowed a walnut-sized iron ball, which got stuck in his esophagus. Then, with the strength of his chest and abdominal diaphragm, he forced it to spray it two meters high.

Of course, practicing this thing is very painful, and it is also very common in juggling. It is only enough to make a living and support the family.

"A real flying sword is a bit similar to..."

A trace of nostalgia flashed in Red Yaksha's eyes. "When my master was alive, he took me on a journey. One time, I took a job and went to a village in Shu to kill corpse monsters."

"We set a trap and took advantage of the evil creature's attack in the middle of the night to injure it severely, but we didn't kill it. It escaped into the mountains in Shu..."

"My master and I tracked it all the way and finally found its trail, but the corpse demon was already spiritual and very cunning."

"When it was about to escape, a man appeared on a distant hilltop, spewing iron balls from his mouth, which turned into small swords. With a single swing, the corpse demon and the tree behind it were directly cut into two pieces!"

"After the Taoist killed the demon, he left immediately. My master and I knew that we had met a master, so we searched for him in the mountains for several months but could not find any trace of him. So we had no choice but to return to Chang'an..."

"After I came back and told people about this, they all said that my master and I were dazzled. Since then, my master has been a little absent-minded. He often leaves alone and stays away for months at a time. Finally, something happened..."

After hearing what he said, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Is there really a sword immortal?"

Sharifei was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Maybe it's some secret inheritance. There are many masters in the world, but we don't have enough experience."

When he said this, he had in mind a group of people:

The God Ascender!
Feng Feiyan, who was standing by, was absent-minded. Suddenly, she saw the dismantled "Drug-generating Puppet" in the distance and wondered:
"Hey, why is the puppet dismantled?"

(End of this chapter)