Knife splashing

Chapter 181 Gunpowder and Magic

Squeak!

The mice hid in the distance, screaming and not daring to come near.

The thunder is dull, but living beings can instinctively sense danger.

Li Yan smelled the scent, slowly stopped practicing and opened his eyes, then the rat flew over and crawled in front of him.

After removing the cloth strip and taking a few glances at it, Li Yan picked up a charcoal pencil and wrote "rest assured and wait for the opportunity to strike" on the cloth strip. He then tied it to the mouse's legs and let it go.

Watching the mouse disappear quickly into the darkness, Li Yan couldn't help but praise: "Brother Lu San, this skill is really useful!"

In fact, ever since Lu San from Wujiagou turned around and took the case on his own, Li Yan wanted to invite him to join the gang.

There is no other reason. Although everyone in the world always talks about loyalty, there are fewer and fewer such responsible men.

Moreover, Lu San's abilities should not be underestimated.

The other party can understand the language of birds and animals, and every time he enters an unfamiliar area, he can always obtain a lot of information, which is true and effective.

After all, animals don't lie.

Moreover, Lu San also has a magic trick to tame animals. He can temporarily command the small animals around him. He can only tame one or two ferocious animals like eagles and falcons, but he can easily command mice and snakes that can be found everywhere in the world.

To be honest, Li Yan felt a little envious.

However, the threshold for this technique is quite high. Opening the ears and understanding the language of birds and animals are only the basics. To pass it down, one must have a pure mind and be close to nature in order to practice it.

The village guard was a simpleton at first, and no one knew where he learned it from. Even Lu San himself learned it in a confused way.

We were able to reach Huayin easily thanks to Lu San.

After all, they have become a target on the Green Forest Road.

That night, a total of twelve quota tokens were obtained. After Manager Wan took two, he said he didn't want the rest and gave them all to Li Yan.

Manager Wan is an old hand, so how could he not see Li Yan's thoughts?

Killing Xiong Baodong would help them get rid of future troubles.

Although the old man didn't say it out loud, he kept it in his heart and would definitely find an opportunity to repay him. There was no way he would share the spoils with him.

Li Yan took one of the ten tokens and gave the remaining nine to Ye Kulang. After all, this guy was quiet, but he had a wide network of contacts in the Xuanmen.

But what he didn't expect was that the spot was so valuable.

The nine tokens were sold for a total of more than 90,000 taels. Ye Kulang took 10,000 taels as a reward, and the rest were converted into silver notes and sent to them.

The noise was so loud that it aroused envy.

Of course, enemies also added fuel to the fire.

Although Xiong Baodong is dead, the Fire Bear Gang has also been robbed by many gangsters and is expected to completely disappear soon.

However, some of Xiong Baodong's men still had some sense of loyalty. They fought desperately to snatch some silver and shared the bonus with the Fengyang Qiao family.

If you offer five thousand taels for someone's head, people in the underworld will think twice.

But if eighty or ninety thousand taels of silver are involved, people will come one after another.

"It's not easy to stay in Guanzhong..."

Li Yan shook his head slightly and continued to sit cross-legged in meditation.

He came here to practice for a reason.

Opening a cellar in Huashan is not that easy.

After all, that batch of gold and spiritual materials were buried when the Daxuan Dynasty was just founded. They had been nurtured in the spiritual orifices of the blessed land for nearly a hundred years and were no different from the treasures of heaven and earth.

If it is not opened properly, the attached spiritual energy will dissipate.

This year, the beginning of spring falls on the tenth day of the first lunar month. From that day on, the Taixuan Orthodox Taoist priests on Mount Hua began to perform rituals.

The ritual lasts for fourteen days, and the cellar will only be officially opened after the spiritual objects inside have completely settled.

That is, after four days.

After Li Yan learned the "Northern Emperor Yinshan Method", he used the Daluo Dharma body to repair his soul and practiced faster and faster.

As the time was about right, he planned to stabilize the first floor completely before going up the mountain and build the second floor on top of Mount Hua.

In front of the three-story building, there are all ordinary sorcerers.

With the skills of Luofeng ghosts and gods, the speed is naturally incredibly fast.

This old Tang mausoleum was built by a vassal king in the late Tang Dynasty. The country's strength had declined at that time, and its construction was rather crude. In addition, it was repeatedly looted and has long been empty.

But the gathering of evil spirits was just right for him to use for cultivation.

The Northern Emperor's Yinshan Method can only be practiced late at night. A group of bandits who came to attack previously were unlucky enough to run into the gathering of lonely ghosts.

During the day, he practiced another method:
"The Northern Emperor's Thunder Hand"!
The so-called Yin Lei is the thunder in the underworld.

Of course, this is just one way of saying it, and it is more of a description of the characteristics of this thunder, which is heavy, murky and lingering, and is best at hurting people's souls. Once hit, it is extremely difficult to recover.

However, Yang thunder is extremely powerful.

With one strike, everything is over.

Like other spells, this "Northern Emperor's Yin Thunder Hand" is also the foundation for practicing thunder magic in the future. It is a bit similar to palm thunder. When performing the spell, you just need to pinch the formula and slap it out with your palm.

The power is related to one's level of cultivation.

Under the guidance of Madam Li, Li Yan has integrated Pi Gua and Hong Quan, and has added the rhythm of thunder with the help of Dayun Leiyin.

If he learns Yin Lei Shou, and then finds a chance to learn Palm Thunder in the future, with the combination of Yin and Yang, his Kung Fu will have a complete foundation.

Dan Jin and even Gang Jin all have chances.

Thinking of this, Li Yan pinched the magic formula again, lit a Yin Gathering Talisman, and then smeared the talisman ash on the palm of his hand.

Use your left hand to pinch the Yang Jue, and your right hand to pinch the Yin Jue, sometimes switching the two Jue, while slowly rotating and rubbing your palms.

The evil spirit was divided into yin and yang, and suddenly there was a crackling sound...

…………

At the same time, the knife-wielding bandits also came down the mountain.

"We're here. It's in this mountain!"

Yuan Zhatian looked at the hill in front of him and sneered, "Dianzi is hiding in the grave. I wonder what kind of evil magic he is practicing."

"Seniors, just break this kid's magic, and then we'll attack him randomly. No matter how good his martial arts skills are, he will be crippled if not killed!"

The three left-handed sorcerers looked forward.

This place is already in the wilderness, and no one has buried the bandits who died in the past two days. Some of their bodies were ripped open by wild beasts, while others have turned slightly black.

Even from a distance, the stench of corpse was overwhelming.

The three of them exchanged glances, and the old woman in black walked forward, pried open the eyelids of a corpse and took a look. Then she turned her head and said in a hoarse voice: "Find some black cloth to cover the light, and I will ask him."

Questioning the dead?
The knife-wielding bandits were frightened and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What are you still doing?"

Yuan Zhaitian frowned and cursed, "You can be killed even if you're alive, why should you be afraid of a bird when you're dead? Go and find a piece of black cloth to cover yourself."

"Good man!"

The one-eyed monk gave a thumbs up and praised: "Ghosts are born from the seven emotions and come out because of evil spirits. Brother Yuan has such evil spirits that ordinary ghosts dare not approach him."

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Xiaoyue."

Yuan Zhatian laughed but became more alert in his heart.

Although he looked nonchalant and even took out explosives to threaten the three people, he was always on guard.

If he dared to cooperate, he must have found out the details.

The big monk was called Xiaoyue. He was originally the abbot of a small temple, but he was greedy and lustful by nature. He practiced evil magic to bewitch souls and raped female pilgrims who went up the mountain. After the crime was exposed, he fled into the underworld.

Not only did he not die, but he became stronger and stronger.

The Taoist carrying a gourd, nicknamed Bao Dao Ren, came from Laoshan. He was obsessed with evil magic and was expelled from his master's sect. Like him, he specialized in the business of killing people for money...

As for the old woman, nicknamed Silver Flower Snake, she was a witch from western Hunan, equally notorious, but because of her background, she was able to survive to this day...

None of these three people are good people. They are not welcomed in the Xuanmen, and they act recklessly. If they were not clean, they would have been arrested by the Law Enforcement Hall long ago.

Of course, Yuan Zhatian also had bad intentions.

He already had a plan in mind. Once he broke Li Yan's magic, he would immediately take action and blow these three people to death!

A few people pretended to be submissive, but their knife-wielding bandits moved swiftly and pulled up a huge black cloth to cover the old witch and the corpse.

The witch "Silver Flower Snake" took out a handful of dry grass from her arms, lit it with a fire stick, and then hung it above the head of the corpse.

Three circles to the left, three circles to the right, muttering something.

“Alive…alive!”

After a while, everyone around widened their eyes, and even Yuan Zhatian couldn't help but stick his head out to watch.

The pungent smoke from the burning hay all poured into the corpse's nasal cavity, as if the rotten corpse was breathing.

The witch shook her head and the strange spell she uttered became louder and louder...

The knife-wielding bandits felt frightened, and some of them couldn't help rubbing their eyes. They seemed to feel that the corpse suddenly turned its head, opened a pair of pale eyes, and grinned at them.

"what-!"

Finally, someone couldn't help but exclaim and stepped back.

Matters of life and death have always been taboo.

Even though they usually kill people without blinking an eye, they still can't help but feel fear when they really encounter such a thing.

"What are you doing?!"

Snapped!Snapped!
Although Yuan Zhatian was also frightened, he was naturally brave and immediately drew out his horsewhip and swung it left and right.

Blood marks suddenly appeared on the face of the retreating bandit.

Although they were whipped, the fear in their hearts was somewhat dissipated.

After all, it is not certain that ghosts will harm people, but the Yuan Zhatian in front of him is a living devil who kills people without blinking an eye.

Fortunately, the witch's "Silver Flower Snake" spell ended quickly. She looked at the hill above, shook her head and sneered, "These people attacked at night. They must have been possessed by evil spirits."

"The evil energy is gathering here. The other party must have summoned a group of ghosts to form a ghost wall. Now it is noon, the yang energy is strong, it is the right time to take action!"

"it is good!"

Yuan Zhatian had originally had this intention, and he immediately agreed upon hearing this, grinning, "That Li guy is hiding in the tomb, do you think I will be like those idiots and drill a hole to find him?"

"Light up the signal smoke and force him out!"

"yes, Sir!"

The knife-wielding bandits immediately went up the mountain and soon found a few caves. They took out several large grass balls from the backpacks behind them, lit them and piled them at the entrance of the caves, then used large fans to fan the caves desperately.

No one knew what the grass ball was made of, but after it was lit, it immediately emitted thick pungent smoke and penetrated into the mountain through the tunnel.

Naturally, these things were seen by Wang Daoxuan and others.

They were lying on the side of the mountain ridge, all with solemn expressions.

"It seems like these guys came prepared!"

"How to do?"

"Do it, so that Brother Yan won't be trapped inside!"

There were many people below, but the three were not afraid.

Wang Daoxuan had already set up the altar, but it was noon now and the Yang energy was strong, so he could not summon the soldiers, so the main people who took action were still Sha Lifei and Lu San.

Sharifei first quickly loaded the flintlock rifle and put it aside, then picked up the longbow, bent the bow and put an arrow on it.

In front of the arrow, there was a bamboo tube tied.

This thing is called bamboo thunder arrow. Because it is simple to make, every garrison in the Daxuan Dynasty is equipped with it. It has average killing power and its biggest function is to scare horses.

In the Battle of Niubei Mountain, the soldiers of the garrison relied on this item to terrify the bandits and cause them to flee, thus defeating them.

Sharifei raised his eyebrows at Lu San and said, "Brother Lu San, although your firearm is powerful, I am an expert in playing with this kind of things."

"Did you see that? The other side's horses must have been frightened, and several of them would have fallen to their deaths!"

Lu San glanced at him calmly and said, "You talk too much nonsense."

"hey-hey."

Sharifei didn't care. He tightened the bowstring, lit the fuse of the bamboo tube, and then suddenly let go.

call out!
The rockets whizzed out and fell towards the group of bandits and their horses.

"Be careful, there's An Qingzi!"

Yuan Zhatian was the most skilled in martial arts and heard the sound immediately.

But when he turned his head, his pupils shrank, his legs suddenly exerted strength, and he leaped high and hid behind a huge rock.

The three sorcerers, all of whom had magical powers, realized that something was wrong and were terrified and began to look for places to hide.

puff!
The arrow flew from the sand and hit the bandit's package next to the saddle.

When the knife-wielding bandit saw the smoking bamboo tube, his pupils suddenly shrank.

boom! boom! boom!
It was like a series of muffled thunder, with sand and rocks flying and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.

This gang of knife-wielding bandits was playing with explosives for the first time and thought the more the better. Almost everyone put two packs of explosives on their horses and they gathered together.

The most terrifying thing is that the gunpowder packs were bought on the black market, were crudely made, and would catch fire almost instantly.

The earth shook and rocks and dirt fell.

Sharifei was frightened and covered his head. After the explosion stopped, he carefully stuck his head out and was stunned.

Seeing Lu San's ghost-like look beside him, Sha Lifei quickly shook his head, "It's not me, these idiots actually brought gunpowder bags..."

As he spoke, a smug look appeared in the corners of his eyes, "See, not everyone can use this thing."

Lu San seemed to be thinking about something, and whistled towards the sky. The falcon above immediately fell down with its wings flashing.

"Anything else? Make the fuse longer!"

"high!"

Sharifei immediately gave a thumbs up, ran to the cave opposite the ruined temple, and carefully took out something.

It was a pottery jar inlaid with a lot of iron pieces, but it was about the size of a fist and had a chain on the top, like a meteor hammer.

"This thing is called fire caltrop."

Sharifei said proudly, "I improved the firearms used by the Song Dynasty army according to the "Wu Jing Zong Yao". It is quite powerful. Can your precious eagle pull it up?"

"Almost." Lu San took a look and nodded.

Sharifei's face was immediately filled with excitement. "Okay, I'll make the fuse longer..."

While they were busy, Yuan Zhaitian also emerged from behind the boulder below, his face covered in dust. Seeing the tragic scene in front of him, his eyes suddenly turned bloodshot:
"They are Li Yan's accomplices. I want them dead!"

After saying that, he ran towards the hillside.

He had reached the peak of his dark energy. He drew out his two swords with a clang, and the dark energy under his feet surged, splashing dirt everywhere as he rushed towards the ridge.

Although the old witch "Silver Flower Snake" had magical powers, she was not good at fighting and her movements were slow, so she was hit by the flying stones and her face was covered with blood.

Her face was grim as she roared, "My two Taoist friends, quickly capture the guy up there and force him to hand over his stuff!"

The one-eyed monk Xiaoyue and Bao Daoren understood instantly.

"Humph!"

Monk Xiaoyue picked up the shovel, and at the same time, he exerted his hidden strength and leaped out, following closely behind Yuan Zhatian.

Taoist Bao took off the big gourd behind him and placed it on the ground.

He unplugged the gourd, lit the yellow talisman, muttered something in the air, and pointed upwards, "Go!"

Buzz!
Suddenly, a dense swarm of giant wasps flew out of the gourd and rushed toward the top of the mountain...

(End of this chapter)