Knife splashing

Chapter 50: Night Attack, Storm Rising
"How's it going? Is there any news?"

The woman was obviously injured, her face and lips were pale.

Shopkeeper Wu sighed, shook his head and said, "I sent people to check every day, and there are no secret marks left by the incense master in several places."

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "Will it be..."

"impossible!"

Shopkeeper Wu said in a deep voice: "With the incense master's kung fu and magic, as long as he is not surrounded by the masters of Taixuan Orthodox Sect, he can go anywhere in the world."

"Besides, we have the Cockscomb Snake God as our guardian. No matter how many knife-wielding bandits there are on the mountain, we can kill them all in one night."

"I guess he was held up by something."

"You're right."

The woman nodded, but her eyes were still filled with worry. "Since the failure of the leader's promotion, the sect has been torn apart. Several incense masters have become disloyal. If this continues, I'm afraid we will be defeated one by one by the court."

Shopkeeper Wu shook his head with a determined look and said, "Humph, let them enjoy themselves for a while. As long as the incense master is promoted successfully, he can integrate the Divine Religion and eliminate the rebellion!"

"There may be chaos in Xianyang City recently. And the traitor Chu Shan has sent a group of beggars to run around. They must know something. You should stay here and don't go out."

The woman nodded and then asked, "Something happened in Chang'an, and Yuan Qu is coveting it. Is this incense hall going to be lost?"

"rest assured."

Shopkeeper Wu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, "Originally, I was helpless, but now the underworld in Xianyang City is about to be in chaos, so I can fish in troubled waters!"

…………

As the night deepened, the candlelight in the side room of the Taoist temple became bright.

"Come on, let's go!"

Sharifei picked up the wine in the bowl and drank it in three or two gulps. He wiped his mouth and said, "Mr. Wu is really rich. He is willing to use this old Xifeng wine."

Wang Daoxuan also took a sip and squinted his eyes and said, "Not bad, sour but not astringent, sweet but not greasy, bitter but not sticky, spicy but not irritating to the throat, fragrant but not pungent, it really is the 'five wonders'."

After winning the competition today, Li Yan was naturally in a better mood. He bit off a chicken leg, drank a bowl of wine with the two men, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as the matter in Xianyang is settled, we can take on jobs with peace of mind. From now on, we can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks without any problem!"

"I'm just waiting for your words!"

Sharifei laughed and picked up the wine jar to fill it up for himself. "I'll drink it. You two can do whatever you want."

Everything I say is an excuse. I just want to drink more of this wine.

"Look at your potential."

Li Yan laughed in silence, then looked at Wang Daoxuan, "Master, you have been concentrating on your spiritual practice for a long time, so you should have the opportunity to build a second floor. How much will it cost?"

Wang Daoxuan was stunned, and quickly shook his head and said, "The most urgent thing is to help you perform the rituals and build the building first, so as to avoid your concentration being dissipated and your efforts being wasted."

Of course, Li Yan couldn't say that he had a Daluo Dharmakaya, so he didn't have this worry, so he said seriously: "I'm still young, there's no rush. And in our current situation, the best option is for you to make further progress in your Taoism, Taoist priest."

"I am still a layman in many things. Even if I build a building, it will take time to practice magic. I'd better go first, Taoist priest."

Wang Daoxuan's eyes flashed with emotion, and he stopped refusing, saying in a deep voice: "The items needed for the rituals on the first two floors can all be bought with silver."

“But starting from the third floor, you need the treasures of heaven and earth. When performing rituals, different treasures will improve your supernatural powers in different ways.”

"I am good at surveying Feng Shui. I can find the earth's marrow, which is more conducive to identifying Feng Shui terrain. If I can find the cloud moss, the power of the spell can be enhanced."

"These two things are not rare. There are people in the Xuanmen Dharma lineage in Chang'an City who sell them, but the prices are high. However, if we can ask someone who can hide the treasure to help us, the price can be reduced by half. It just takes time to find them."

"Why think so much?"

Sharifei waved his hand and said, "When the time comes, we can do some big business and let the two of you build the building at the same time. Isn't that wonderful?"

"By the way, how much does it cost to build a building? Is five hundred taels enough?"

Wang Daoxuan laughed dumbly, "To build the first floor, in addition to purchasing the magic tools, we also need to rent the Taibai Mountain Spiritual Acupoint. Even if we calculate the minimum, it will cost one thousand taels."

"One... a thousand taels?"

Sharifei suddenly fell into a daze.

"Yes."

Wang Daoxuan sighed, “These things are nothing to the orthodox sects and lineages of the Xuan Sect, but for some small folk inheritances, preparations must be made from the beginning, so as to avoid finding suitable disciples but not being able to pass on the Dharma.”

"Many inheritances were interrupted because of this..."

At this moment, Li Yan frowned slightly and signaled the two to be quiet.

Since he became a spirit, his supernatural powers have been under control. They are usually blocked with Yin Jue, so he cannot smell those special smells, but his sense of smell is still amazing.

He could smell a few more stinky odors outside the courtyard wall.

He remembered this smell, a mixture of sweat, rotten food, and some poisonous insects.

They are the Beggars’ Gang members from the mass grave!
Unexpectedly, before the Zhou family’s revenge came, these guys came to the door first.

Li Yan whispered a few words to the two of them, then slowly opened the door and went out of the yard with Sharifei.

He picked up a few broken bricks beside the flower bed, while Sha Lifei pinched his waist, took a deep breath, and cursed: "Where did you come from, little thief? Watch out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yan threw the broken bricks out of the courtyard wall.

A few muffled groans suddenly sounded outside the courtyard wall.

They were none other than those vicious beggars from the mass grave in Xianyang.

When they heard that Li Yan was seriously injured, they launched a surprise attack at night.

These evil beggars also acted on impulse and did not inform the beggar leader Shan Ye, because the person Li Yan killed that day was their sworn brother.

Of course, they were also extremely careful.

Two of them were skilled in controlling poisonous snakes and insects, and were carrying cloth bags filled with black snakes and poisonous scorpions from the mass grave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached, he was discovered by Li Yan.

Several people were hit and their heads were bleeding, but they were also aroused to be ferocious. They opened their bags without caring about anything and were about to throw poisonous snakes and insects into the yard. Although they were separated by a wall, Li Yan still guessed what these people wanted to do based on the smell. He sneered in his heart and immediately pressed the handle of the knife.

As he concentrated his mind, the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin Knife Tassel suddenly shook.

That day at the mass grave, he knew the flaws of these things. Because they were contaminated with evil spirit, they were also afraid of all kinds of shocking evil objects.

Sure enough, the poisonous insects and scorpions in the bag immediately rioted.

As soon as a wicked beggar opened his pocket, a poisonous snake flew out and bit him on the nose.

The other one was not feeling well either. A huge poisonous scorpion jumped out and hit him directly on the hand. The cloth bag fell down, and the remaining poisonous scorpions crawled everywhere.

"what--!"

"Come on!"

Screams were heard and several evil beggars ran away, enduring the pain.

At Li Yan's signal, Sha Lifei did not chase him out, but stood in the yard and laughed, "You little scoundrel dared to trouble your Grandpa Sha, you deserve it!"

After saying that, the three of them prepared to return to the room.

They knew it was just a minor incident.

Although the Beggars' Sect has a large number of people, they are a mixed bag, and only the core members actually take action.

And their biggest hidden danger is the beggars' den itself.

Among those ordinary beggars, there were many pitiful people, and there were even young beggars who were abducted and tortured alive. They were forced to beg every day and were beaten at every turn, living a life worse than death.

If too many core members died, those beggars who had been bullied would probably retaliate immediately.

The only thing they have to do now is to protect themselves as much as possible before the storm subsides.

However, before entering the house, Li Yan turned his head back, as if thinking about something.

"What's wrong? Someone else is coming?"

"It's okay, someone is more anxious than I thought..."

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There were chaotic footsteps in the dark alley.

Several beggars stumbled away while taking out black antidote pills from their pockets and stuffing them into their mouths.

They kept complaining to each other.

"Didn't you say that Sharifi was just a straw bag?"

"That's what I said, but I haven't fought with him before..."

"Stop arguing, find a place to rest first, so as not to be poisoned..."

However, just as they walked out of the alley, four or five men suddenly jumped out from both sides, holding long sticks, lowering their bodies and sweeping them fiercely.

Bang bang bang!
There were several crisp sounds accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, and the evil beggars immediately fell to the ground with screams, holding their legs and wailing, "Grandpa, I won't dare to do it again."

"Stop it, gentlemen. We are from the Beggars' Sect."

"From the Beggars' Sect?"

In the darkness, a middle-aged man slowly walked out. He had dark skin, a full beard, was wearing a sheepskin coat, and had a long whip on his waist.

Looking at the beggars, he smacked his lips and said, "Since when did the people of the Beggars' Sect become the lackeys of the Zhou family?"

"Say!"

Before the beggars could even try to argue, the men in black rushed up and slapped them in the face.

The beggars were beaten so badly that their faces were bruised. They knew they had met a ruthless villain and had to tell him everything that happened at the mass grave.

"I see."

The man in the sheepskin coat sneered, "That kid was pretending to be sick. I thought he was a coward, but it turns out he is a restless person."

"Take them back, and send a note to the Beggars' Sect tomorrow, telling them that if they want to survive, they should stay away from Xianyang for the time being!"

"Yes, head."

Several men in black immediately stepped forward and dragged the Beggars' Gang members away like dead dogs.

In the darkness, the voice of the man in the sheepskin coat rang out:
"Go, tell Senior Zhang that the fish didn't bite..."

…………

In this world, there will always be people who are happy and people who are sad.

While Li Yan and others were drinking and eating meat, the Zhou family was in a gloomy mood.

The rooms in the mansion were brightly lit with candles.

Zhou Bai was lying on the bed, his body wrapped in bandages and splints, his face flushed, his eyes closed, and a pungent smell of medicine wafting around him.

At this time, the eight Vajras of the Zhou family were all in the room.

Wang Yao, who was good at medicine, frowned and felt the patient's pulse. Then, he shook his head and said, "His life is temporarily saved, but his internal organs are damaged, his bones and fascia are broken, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to practice martial arts in the future..."

When Zhou Peide heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly.

He clenched his fists until they cracked, and suddenly turned around, jumped up, grabbed Yuan Qu's neck, and pushed him against the wall, saying coldly:

"Yuan, what did you do to Zhou Bai before the fight?"

Yuan Qu's face was red from being pinched. Just as he was about to speak, he heard an old voice outside: "Why are you doing this to him? I ordered you to do it."

The others were startled and quickly turned around and saluted:

"Meet the Master!"

(End of this chapter)