After a hundred years of ringing the bell, I became the ancestor of the sect

Chapter 65 Old Friend
The influence of the Divine Sword Sect covers three states and twelve counties. In addition to the eight counties of Jianzhou, there are also the three counties of Xuanzhou and the only Taiping County in Mingzhou.

It is called Taiping County, but this county is not peaceful at all.

Due to its many mountains and steep cliffs, it has been a poor and barren land since ancient times, with fierce folk customs and banditry everywhere.

The Taiping Rebellion more than a thousand years ago originated in Taiping County, which eventually led to the demise of the previous Dayan Dynasty and the rise of the Dachang Dynasty.

After the establishment of Dachang, in order to completely cut off the foundation of Taiping Sect, Dachang adopted the measure of replacing the race of the people, relocating the remaining population to various states, and also migrated a large number of foreign population from surrounding states and counties.

This also resulted in the proliferation of martial arts families and sects of all sizes in Taiping County. In addition, Taiping County was separated from other counties in Mingzhou by the Min River, making travel very inconvenient. There was no powerful force to dominate the situation, which made Taiping County very unstable.

It was not until later when the power of the Divine Sword Sect infiltrated that a true balance was formed.

Even so, undercurrents are still surging in the dark, and it is common for various forces to fight and compete with each other.

That evening, outside the city of Taiping County, a fast horse galloped to the foot of the city.

"Fortunately, the city gates were not closed, otherwise we would have to sleep outside the city."

Li Qian, who was riding a fast horse, breathed a sigh of relief.

After he accepted the task, he rode as fast as he could without stopping for a moment.

Even so, it still took two days and one night to get there.

It takes much longer than reaching Xuanzhou Yecheng.

It’s not that Taiping County is farther away, but that Taiping County is full of mountains and the roads are winding and tortuous with many detours.

Before entering the city, Li Qian glanced outside Taiping County City and saw a large number of sheds built along the city wall, densely packed and endless.

A large number of people, mostly refugees, live in these huts.

Due to various reasons, they lost their land or livelihood and had to leave their hometown and come to Taiping County to survive.

There seemed to be no such situation in Baibi City and Yecheng, where he had been before.

From this we can see the chaos in Taiping County and the suffering of the people.

Li Qian did not stop. He squeezed his legs onto the horse's belly and rushed into the Taiping County City.

The soldiers guarding the city didn't even dare to intercept them.

Because they were all very observant, they could see that the pattern embroidered on the neck sheath of the horse Li Qian was riding was unique to the Divine Sword Sect.

The Divine Sword Sect has a base in the city of Taiping County, and disciples of the Divine Sword Sect often ride in and out on horseback, so it is natural to recognize them.

After entering Taiping County, Li Qian went straight to the Shenjianmen garrison.

The Shenjianmen garrison is a mansion covering a large area.

The plaque reads Taiping Shenjian Mansion.

There are guards standing guard at the gate of the mansion.

The Divine Sword Sect has local bases in various states and counties. In addition to the stationed disciples, there are usually local organizations affiliated with them.

These local organizations are mainly composed of recruited free warriors and some warriors who voluntarily surrender, and they often serve as non-staff forces of the Divine Sword Sect.

Often, there are only a dozen disciples stationed at a Divine Sword Sect base in one place, but the number of non-staff warriors may be dozens, hundreds, or even more.

In Taiping Mansion at this moment.

Several people were drinking and chatting.

At this time, a guard ran in and said, "My Lords, someone from the Divine Sword Sect has arrived."

"coming?"

Everyone who was still eating and drinking quickly stood up.

They knew that the sect would send a congenital master to handle a case.

"Hurry, we will welcome them right away. Junior Sister Fan, go and inform Senior Brother Yan and the others right away."

One of them, a bearded man named Hu Lang, took command.

Among those present, he had the highest cultivation level, already at the sixth level of the acquired realm.

The stronger your strength, the greater your voice will naturally be.

"it is good."

The woman called Junior Sister Fan quickly turned around and left.

The bearded man and several other inner disciples hurried out.

In a waiting room.

Li Qian sat upright, with tea served by the servants on the table beside him.

But he didn't drink it.

When he was away from home, even at the Divine Sword Sect's local outpost, he would not eat or drink casually.

At this time, a group of people hurried in.

When they saw Li Qian sitting, they were stunned at first, although they were very confused as to why the innate warrior sent by the sect was so young.

However, they are more clear about one thing: the younger the innate warrior, the higher his status in the Divine Sword Sect.

"Inner sect disciple Hu Lang greets senior brother."

The bearded man in the lead saluted quickly.

"Inner sect disciple Yan Chou greets senior brother."

"Inner sect disciple Su Can greets senior brother."

Li Qian did not stand up, but just nodded: "Who is the master of the house?"

The local branches of Shenjian Sect are mainly divided into palace masters and helmsmen.

The Palace Master is of a higher rank, and is often a half-step innate or ninth-level acquired warrior.

The helmsman's cultivation is slightly lower.

There are too many local stations, and there are not enough innate warriors to be stationed there, which is a waste of manpower.

Only when something big happens and innate warriors are needed will the Divine Sword Sect send them out on missions.

"Brother, because of another case, the Palace Master and several other brothers went out not long ago. I have sent someone to notify them as soon as possible."

The bearded man Hu Lang said respectfully.

"Take me directly to where the accident happened."

Li Qian stood up and said.

"Yes, senior brother."

The bearded man said quickly.

Then he looked at an inner sect disciple next to him and said, "Junior Brother Su, you stay in the mansion."

So, the group rode fast horses and left the Taiping Divine Sword Mansion.

Sanhe Town is located 20 miles west of Taiping County.

It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has a dangerous terrain. It controls the narrow passage leading from Taiping County to other counties in Mingzhou. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

In a big house in the town.

Bright lights.

But there was a smell of blood in the air.

There were many corpses lying all over the place.

Some people are busy investigating the scene.

"This group of people is really becoming more and more rampant."

Chu Ping, a captain of the Xuanjiansi in Taiping County, had a very gloomy expression.

In less than half a month, that group of thieves committed crimes continuously, and in the most recent few times, they even killed entire families.

The Xia family is a well-known local martial arts family, and has close ties with the Divine Sword Sect. Some of the family members are in the inner sect of the Divine Sword Sect.

Moreover, the old patriarch Xia Yuan was originally an inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect and had already reached the level of half-step innate. He later left the Divine Sword Sect and founded the Xia family.

But at this moment, the old patriarch and 178 members of the Xia family died.

"Brother Chu, don't worry. My Divine Sword Sect will soon send an innate warrior to deal with it. The main thing is to find the whereabouts of this group of people."

Yan Song, an inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, said.

"This group of people came and went like the wind, appearing and disappearing like ghosts. Although they left some clues, by the time we found their location, they would have left before us."

Captain Chu Ping sighed.

In fact, he hadn't said one more thing yet. He suspected that this group of people had spies inside the Xuanjiansi.

But he hasn't found out yet.

At this time, a man came running over quickly.

"Junior Sister Fan, why are you here?"

Yan Song asked after seeing it.

"Brother Yan, the sect has sent someone over."

Junior Sister Fan said quickly.

"Great, I'll be right back."

Yan Song was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said to Chu Ping, the captain of the Xuanjian Division: "Brother Chu, I will go first, you find out the location of this group of people as soon as possible."

"Brother Yan, let me go with you. I know a lot more about this case."

Qianhu Chu Ping said.

"also."

Yan Song nodded.

So the group prepared to leave the Xia family.

But before he reached the door, he heard the sound of horse hooves. Several riders came galloping and soon arrived at the door of Xia's house.

These riders were none other than Li Qian and his companions who came out from Taiping County.

"Brother Yan, this is..."

After Hu Lang got off the horse, he was about to introduce himself to Senior Brother Yan.

But Yan Song's pupils shrank sharply, his face twitched slightly, but he quickly calmed down, walked over, bowed and said: "Greetings, Senior Brother Li."

How could he not recognize Li Qian.

He had even caused trouble for Li Qian before.

After Li Qian participated in the true transmission selection, he knew that he would never have any hope, so he applied for an external transfer and came to Taiping County City to guard. After the previous lord left, he took over the position of lord.

After these years of training, his cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the acquired realm, but his talent and comprehension were limited. It would be extremely difficult for him to break through to the innate realm without the help of the innate pill.

So he planned to accumulate contribution points and exchange them for an innate pill.

"Junior Brother Yan, long time no see."

Li Qian said with a smile.

He didn't expect to see an 'old friend' here.

If it weren't for this person, he wouldn't have taken the re-examination to become a formal disciple, and eventually became Zhou Buping's apprentice.

Yan Song broke out in a cold sweat.

The head lowered even lower.

The other inner disciples seemed to have noticed something as well, and they all remained silent, not daring to speak.

"Junior Brother Yan, what's the situation here now?"

Li Qian would not really bother with Yan Song, so he turned to ask.

Yan Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Senior Brother Li, more than a hundred people in the Xia family were massacred during the day."

He briefly explained the situation.

“Is this becoming more and more rampant?”

Li Qian frowned slightly, "Do you know what their purpose is, for money, or for grudges?"

"Brother Li, judging from the cases that have happened in a row, this group of people doesn't seem to be after money. Instead, they seem to be looking for something. However, there are no survivors, so we don't know what they are looking for."

Yan Song said quickly.

"Looking for something?"

Li Qian walked into Xia's house. There was still a faint smell of blood. There were many spurted bloodstains on the ground and walls. There was also a corpse on the ground that had not been dealt with.

He checked them one by one.

There are basically five ways that the Xia family members died, which means that this group of bandits should be five people.

That was all the detail he could see.

After all, Li Qian has no experience in investigating cases.

When he arrived at the main hall, it was obvious that there was a fight going on inside, with signs of destruction everywhere.

A tall, white-haired old man was lying there.

His entire head was flattened, as if he had been shot to death with a double-peaked blow.

"what?"

Li Qian squatted down, and through spiritual perception, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a trace of violent and evil negative energy remaining in his head.

(End of this chapter)