Knife splashing

Chapter 481 Hidden murderous intent

It's normal to want to make a name for yourself when you're traveling around the world.

After all, in life, if you put your head on the belt and go out into the world with a knife in hand, not for fame or profit, is that just a joke?

There are many ways to become famous and make money.

Some are stubborn and want to make a name for themselves with the knife in their hands.

Some are smart and know that the world is not only about knives, but also about rules and human relationships. A fancy sedan is carried by everyone, and reputation comes from other people's mouths.

As a result, more and more people are trying to make money in this field.

Asking for advice in public is one way.

Note that it is “ask for advice”, not “challenge”.

This is another matter.

When others humbly ask for advice, you can't always be too harsh. After all, they are well-known people, and it will be bad for their reputation if it gets out.

Those who come to you for "advice" will not get angry at all after being defeated. Instead, they will sincerely say "I am ashamed of myself" and from then on they will promote your reputation and even generously pay for your meals and drinks.

When I talk about him with others in the future, I can't help but sigh, "Well, that's so-and-so. I know him. He's really good. I fought him before, but unfortunately I lost with one move."

Saying this is just to raise your own status.

The reputation of the challenger will become more and more famous.

To be honest, although it may seem like a way to gain fame, it does no harm and is beneficial to both parties.

But for Li Yan, it became a big problem.

Also, it's disgusting.

These people only appear in public.

Can you imagine an old man over fifty suddenly jumping out and treating you like a teacher, asking you to teach him?

Not long after leaving Longquanyi, a group of people suddenly came to "ask for advice". Their attitude was respectful and polite, and they kept flattering us.

One or two can still be tolerated.

Their continuous appearances have disrupted his schedule.

Li Yan made no secret of his whereabouts, and it was not these people whom he wanted to attract.

……

Sure enough, seeing Li Yan's contemptuous expression, the young swordsman was not angry but happy. He immediately bowed respectfully and said loudly: "I know that I am not good enough to fight with Master Li, but I still want to ask you to teach me."

After saying this, he couldn't help but let a hint of pride flash across his eyes.

After hearing this, if Li Yan didn't agree, he would be arrogant and conceited. And he also laid a foreshadowing in advance, so it was normal that he couldn't win.

Next, just follow the steps.

After getting beaten, just say "good job". Then you will have something to tell people when you go out and ask for some work, and your value will increase a lot.

Li Yan was also amused.

On Mount Wudang, he heard a little story.

Master Sanfeng was famous throughout the world at that time, and there was an endless stream of people coming to him for advice, and even the Taoist sorcerers started doing this.

To the extent that there are still rules in Wudang Mountain today.

If you want to ask for advice, you must start from the bottom level as a disciple. You can't just come and ask for advice from any random person by name. You have to ask the master for advice.

Even so, Master Sanfeng was forced into a helpless situation. When he traveled around the world, he was dressed in rags, laughed and cursed, and did not look like a master at all.

Although it is just a rumor, it also shows the troubles of this kind of people.
Li Yan never thought that one day he would encounter such a thing.

Fortunately, facing this situation, the predecessors have already summed up two routines. One is to let the disciples set a threshold, and the other is to show a unique skill, which can at least block some people.

Thinking of this, Li Yan grabbed some melon seeds, flipped over and jumped out of the inn window and came to the street.

"Good! Good!"

The people around immediately cheered.

There was also a hint of joy in the eyes of the young swordsman.

But what surprised him was that Li Yan did not take any action, and was even too lazy to talk to him. He just walked to an old house while eating melon seeds.

Wufengxi Old Town is very old. This house got some old dock stones from somewhere and used them as the foundation of the wall. It is covered with moss and looks extremely hard.

Li Yan was eating melon seeds while pinching the melon seed shells. His fingertips trembled slightly and he exerted force, actually piercing the melon seed shells into the bluestone.

One by one, they formed the Chinese character "李".

The surroundings immediately fell silent.

As the saying goes, "the layman sees the excitement, the expert sees the details."

Although common people didn't understand, this move was truly amazing. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't figure out how the soft and crispy melon seed shells could pierce into the bluestone.

Those who knew the business in the martial arts world widened their eyes.

This is to release the hidden power of the whole body and concentrate it on one point, achieving the performance of "even flying flowers and picked leaves can hurt people".

Li Yan's move is even more difficult.

The melon seeds are very brittle and will break if you are not careful. Moreover, a strong force is applied, so if you want to pierce the bluestone, you must control the force to the millimeter.

You have to at least reach the level of Hua Jin to achieve this.

People in the martial arts world waste their whole lives. Those who can reach the level of Hua Jin have both talent and opportunity, which is enough to make them a great martial arts hero.

Just like old monkey Zhou back then.

As long as you don't provoke a strong enemy, life will be very comfortable.

Many of the martial artists present had complicated expressions on their faces.

Most of the masters of Hua Jin that they have seen are very old. If they are still in their prime, they are gifted and no one dares to underestimate them.

How old is Li Yan in front of me...

He might become a master who will go down in history in the future!
As for the young swordsman who came to "ask for advice", his face turned pale, he dared not say any more nonsense, and fled into the crowd in shame.

The difference is too big, and if you continue to play this game, you will only become a laughing stock.

Li Yan ignored it and looked around.

"Don't touch the seeds, don't damage the stone. Come back to me when you can get it out!"

Let’s talk, he turned around and went into the inn while eating melon seeds.

This is also a rule in the underworld.

Want to gain fame?

OK! But you have to follow my rules.

If you can't do it.

Go wherever is cool!
……

Before you know it, night falls.

Although Wufengxi Wharf is not as good as Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing, it also has a large flow of people, so there is naturally no shortage of eating, drinking and having fun.

But this is not a wealthy place. Those who stay overnight are either wanderers, or traveling merchants and boatmen.

After all the hard work, not many people are willing to spend money.

Therefore, most of the teahouses and restaurants on the docks are rather simple.

Even the prostitutes were a little less pretty.

But it's just as lively.

The night is shrouded in darkness, the river is thick with fog, fishing lights are dotted along the riverside, the teahouses and taverns in the ancient town are brightly lit, and the sounds of finger-guessing games and shouting are constant.

In the guest room, Li Yan was drinking tea.

People in Shu love to drink tea, and he learned a thing about it along the way.

The tea served here is Kung Fu tea with a covered bowl. The cover, bowl and tray are called the "Three Talents Bowl", which symbolizes the unity of heaven, earth and man.

Pour tea, add water, turn over the tea bowl, it's dazzling.

Drinking by yourself is quite interesting.

However, he had other things on his mind.

Ever since I showed him that trick during the day, things have indeed been much easier, and no one has come to harass me until now.

But these people are of no importance.

Li Yan could feel that he was always being watched.

When he appeared in the daytime, he even felt a slight chill on his back, as if there was a sharp sword at his back, ready to pierce him at any time.

This is someone doing surveillance.

But the other party's methods are very sophisticated, and he has not found the person yet.

There must be many dangers along the way. Maybe someone has set a trap.

Li Yan knew what these people were worried about.

He is simply afraid of summoning evil spirits.

They obviously need to make arrangements to offset this advantage.

But what they also didn't know was that Li Yan's Gangling had long been used up, and he hadn't received any mission so far, so he didn't have this card in his hand at all.

Therefore, we must find out the details of the people in the dark and be completely confident before we can set out.

The first step is to kill the person who is monitoring you!

In the past, this kind of thing was Lu San’s responsibility and he didn’t have to worry about it at all. But now he can only rely on himself to break the impasse.

Thinking of this, Li Yan stood up, opened the door, and shouted downstairs: "Waiter, bring me some more hot water."

Soon, the waiter came hurriedly with hot water, with a polite look on his face, nodding and bowing, saying, "Young man, the water is here. The shopkeeper said that you can ask for anything you want."

Li Yan laughed dumbly, "Okay, get me some more food and wine..."

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As he spoke, he dipped his fingers in tea and wrote a few words on the wooden table: a pound of earthen paper, bamboo sticks, and paste.

The waiter was also a smart man. Although he didn't know why Li Yan did this, he understood and didn't say anything. Instead, he nodded and smiled and said, "Young man, please wait a moment. The food and wine will be here soon."

After saying that, he hurried out of the room.

Li Yan smiled slightly and took out the "Dragon Snake Card" to play with it.

This is his second reliance.

With this item, some of the opponent's long-range spells will not be able to find the target, nor can they detect his magical aura.

If I am not mistaken, the other party used some means to observe through others.

Just right, targeted restraint...

……

A thousand meters away, in a dilapidated warehouse.

The ground was spread with yellow cloth with the Eight Diagrams drawn on it, and candles were lit all around.

A child of seven or eight years old sat cross-legged in the middle, his upper body naked, with a blood-colored talisman painted with cinnabar, his eyes closed and his hands clasped together.

In front of the child, there was a rice frame.

It was filled with grains, with a Bagua mirror in the middle, small flags inserted around it, and a soul-guiding lamp lit in front of the Bagua mirror.

Then an old Taoist in black was seen muttering something, stroking the child's eyes gently with his dry palms, and making hand gestures with his left hand.

"see it?"

"Master, I see your hands are glowing."

"Keep looking, look carefully!"

The old Taoist snorted coldly, and the boy frowned immediately. Although he closed his eyes, he seemed to be trying hard to see something clearly.

Finally, the boy said, "I saw a window."

"What's in the window?"

"I can only see the silhouette of a person, who seems to be reading a book..."

The two people who were asking and answering questions were the sorcerers who were monitoring Li Yan.

This method is called the Round Light Magician in Kinmen.

Monitor and investigate through mediums.

Generally speaking, most of them are charlatans.

Those with average means will find an apprentice to cooperate with them.

The more powerful ones would find a boy from the family of the person asking the question, put some hallucinogens on the palms of the boy's hands, and then use verbal traps to make the boy tell the story at home.

Most people who see this will be fooled.

But the real Taoist sorcerer uses secret methods to cooperate with the divine-eyed boy, that is, the child who has awakened the divine power of mind or eyes.

This technique is mysterious, but it can cause considerable harm to the medium.

Serious sorcerers generally disdain to use it.

In addition to the Taoist priest and the boy, there were several other people standing nearby. They all had gloomy eyes and extraordinary aura.

The strange man who painted face paint in the Prince of Shu's Palace was among them.

"This kid really has time..."

Hearing that Li Yan was reading a book, a burly, black-faced man could not help but sneer, "You've caused such a big trouble, why don't you run away quickly? Do you really think you have three heads and six arms?"

"Not even a superhuman."

An old man who looked like a scholar beside him shook his head and said, "But the living ghost soldiers will give anyone a headache if they see them. If this thing is not brought out, I dare not take action."

These people are all masters of unconventional martial arts recruited by the Prince of Shu’s Palace.

They were ordered to take back the "Ruyi Pearl" and kill Li Yan at the same time.

He had already thought of a plan before. He would use a secret treasure to cover it up and place gunpowder bags on the boat. As soon as Li Yan got on the boat, he would be blown to pieces.

But unexpectedly, Li Yan was held back by the challengers, which also destroyed their plans, so he could only continue to monitor.

The man with the mask painting said in a deep voice: "Have you found out? Which force is spreading the news to praise this kid to death?"

"I don't know."

Another charming woman shook her head and said, "Too many people spread the news. We couldn't find the source. We occasionally got some clues, but those who knew about it were all killed. They were even more brutal than us."

The dark-faced man sneered, "How many enemies has this kid provoked? He doesn't know the rules of the underworld. Even if he has some talent, he won't live long."

It was hard to hide the jealousy in his words.

The weird man with the mask on his face glanced at him and said, "It's no use dragging it out like this. I have a trick that might be able to kill him right away!"

"Didn't he say that challengers should first take out the melon seeds? This thing is not difficult for you. In the name of asking for advice, he will not use the ghost soldiers. Let's take advantage of the competition to kill this kid!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

This method is not bad, but it is too embarrassing.

They are all well-known masters. It doesn't matter if they hide their identities and kill people, but if they do this in public, they will be ridiculed in the future.

Although they have taken refuge in the Palace of the Prince of Shu, they are not bachelors.

If they play like this, his disciples will be too embarrassed to face people.

And this kid is no pushover.

In case of failure...

For a moment, no one responded.

"That's all, I'll do it."

The dark-faced man looked at everyone and said coldly, "We have all received favors from the King of Shu, but we can't get things done. What can we report to him?"

"Brother Wang is right."

"Brother Wang, if you take action, you will definitely capture him!"

Everyone spoke flattering words without hesitation.

The black-faced man was none other than the leader of the Lotus Sect in Shu.

The Lotus Sect originated in western Hunan. It is a folk sect that combines Taoism and martial arts, and is famous for its martial arts method of summoning gods to possess the body.

Of course, the Lotus Sect in Shu was far inferior to the Bon Sect in western Hunan, and they even had conflicts with it, so they surrendered to the King of Shu.

The leader of the Lotus Sect in Shu was notoriously jealous and could not even tolerate his own disciples. When he saw someone like Li Yan, he naturally wanted to kill him.

"it is good!"

The Nuo-masked weirdo nodded and said, "Since Master Wang has come out, we will wait and see. We will finish the task as soon as possible and avenge Friend Pei!"

After making a plan, everyone left the warehouse.

They are proud of their noble status and don't want to stay here and suffer.

Moreover, he was also afraid that Li Yan would use his underworld soldiers to capture them all in one fell swoop.

In the warehouse, only the Taoist priest and the boy were left.

"Is anyone still there?"

"Master, the person is still here."

……

There was a dim candlelight in the inn room.

A paper man was sitting at the table reading a book, emitting a faint scent that was exactly the same as Li Yan's...

(End of this chapter)