Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 4 Taoist
At night, lanterns are hung on the houses on both sides of the street, and the moonlight shines down, making it seem somewhat quiet.

On the streets of Lin'an County, Li Fan rode on a white horse. Occasionally, people would pass by, including knights riding horses, monks walking in the night and chanting Buddhist mantras, and Taoists wearing Bagua clothes and carrying long swords.

The city of Lin'an at night gives people a mysterious and dangerous atmosphere.

"Hey." A voice came from behind. Li Fan turned around and saw Huang Yan catching up with him. She smiled and said, "Won't you wait for me?"

Li Fan looked at Huang Yan in surprise. Her senior brother's body was still warm, but she was still smiling so happily? It turned out that practitioners should not be too flattering.

Of course, he had no sympathy for Liu Xu.

"Thank you for your help in the inn before, Young Master Li Fan." Huang Yan smiled brightly, her smile was sweet and moving. She was referring to the punch that Li Fan used to repel the cat demon.

"You're welcome." Li Fan responded with a smile.

"Do you practice martial arts?" Huang Yan looked at Li Fan curiously. That punch was able to knock the cat demon away, but there was no sense of the existence of Qi. This was pure martial arts power with a strong physique.

"Body refining and marrow cleansing?" Huang Yan continued to ask with a smile: "It can't be a master? I have never seen such a young master."

The first level for a warrior is body training, which is divided into bronze skin, iron bones, and marrow cleansing. The second level is the Grandmaster level.

“Although warriors are not as good as Qigong practitioners, I heard from my father that if given the opportunity, martial artists can break through the barriers and cultivate to a high level, condensing their martial spirits, and their power is no less than that of Qigong practitioners.”

Seeing that Li Fan still didn't answer, Huang Yan curled her lips.

"Hey, aren't you being very rude?" Huang Yan pretended to be angry.

"This is our first meeting, so we're not very familiar with each other." Li Fan replied.

"Wouldn't it be better if we chatted more?" Huang Yan said with a smile, "Where are you going now? Let's go together?"

"Not so good." Li Fan muttered.

"It's okay." Huang Yan said.

"I'm going to sleep." Li Fan turned around and looked at Huang Yan.

Huang Yan blinked her eyes, looked at Li Fan's handsome face, blushed, and asked shyly: "Is it too fast?"

Li Fan: “…”

"It might be difficult to find an inn now. Why don't we go to Chen's house? The Chen family is holding a demon-slaying conference, so they should have a place to stay." Huang Yan said.

"Demon-slaying conference?" Li Fan muttered to himself. His senior sister asked him to go out and slay demons and monsters, but she didn't mention to participate in any demon-slaying conference.

However, since it is a demon-slaying conference, it should also be about killing demons, right?

Since it is to kill demons, there must be demon pills.

"Yes." Huang Yan nodded and said, "This time the Chen family held a demon-slaying conference, which not only attracted practitioners from Lin'an County, but I heard that many sects in Chuzhou would rush to Lin'an City to attend the conference. The one who killed the cat demon before was Chen Luoyun, the young master of the Chen family."

"Huh?" Li Fan blinked. Chen Luoyun killed the cat demon?
Then who am I? ?
"Did you see the vision just now? That was the innate Dharmakāya. The Dharmakāya communicated with heaven and earth and gave birth to visions of heaven and earth. It could slay demons with its sword from a distance. It was a genius among geniuses." Huang Yan seemed to be interested.

Innate Dharma? ?
Genius among geniuses?

Li Fan didn’t even know he was so outstanding!

Why is it different from what the seniors said?

He thought of the earnest teachings of his master and senior brothers.

Xiaofan, you have mediocre talent, and your senior brothers and sisters are so outstanding, so you must practice well and don't be left too far behind by them.

Junior brother, diligence can make up for lack of talent. As long as you practice diligently, you will eventually catch up with me even if you are not talented enough.

Could it be that he met someone who admired him?

Thinking of this, Li Fan was touched and looked at Huang Yan with a friendlier look.

"Hmm?" Huang Yan saw Li Fan looking at her strangely, blinked, and then smiled.

"Then, together?" Li Fan said.

"Okay." Huang Yan's smile became brighter. She looked at Li Fan on the white horse and whispered, "Can I get on?"

"If you don't mind..." As soon as Li Fan finished speaking, Huang Yan jumped onto the horse's back and sat behind Li Fan.

Feeling the softness coming from behind him, Li Fan blinked.

The girls down the mountain are so friendly!

…………

The Chen family of Lin'an County is a branch of the Chen family, a noble family in Chuzhou.

The imperial power is supreme in the Dali Dynasty, but some aristocratic families and powerful sects also control the resources for cultivation. The Chen family belongs to the Chuzhou family.

Demons were wreaking havoc in Lin'an City. The Chen family of Lin'an County used their influence to hold a demon-slaying conference, inviting heroes from all sides to slay the demons, and even invited many sects to come.

Li Fan and Huang Yan came to Chen's house and they entered the Chen mansion smoothly.

The Chen Mansion covers an area of ​​dozens of acres, with pavilions, towers, bridges and flowing water.

There is also an artificial lake in the palace, and many rooms have been built along the lake, which are used to receive guests from all over the world.

"Do you two want one room or two?" The steward looked at Li Fan and Huang Yan and smiled. He asked this question because he saw the two of them coming on horseback.

Huang Yan looked at Li Fan with a smile, as if letting him decide. "Two rooms," Li Fan said.

"What about us agreeing to go together?" Huang Yan smiled sweetly.

Li Fan looked into her eyes and said, "Miss Huang, practitioners should not be misled by beauty."

"Are you praising me?" Huang Yan said.

Li Fan shook his head.

Huang Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and giggled at the handsome face in front of her.

So, he is beautiful?

"You two take a rest first, I will be leaving now." The steward said goodbye and left.

"Let's go to the lake first?" Huang Yan looked at the lakeside and said, "It's quite lively there."

Li Fan followed her gaze and saw many people chatting and drinking by the lake. The atmosphere was very lively. In one place, many people gathered together.

When they walked over, they saw a crowd surrounding a Taoist priest. The priest was wearing a ragged Taoist robe, his clothes were tattered, his hair was half gray and half white and a little messy, and he seemed to be telling fortunes.

"Fortune telling?" Huang Yan said with a smile. She was a cultivator and naturally did not believe in this kind of sorcerer.

"The hexagram is out." The Taoist frowned and looked at the tortoise shell hexagram on the ground.

"How?" the crowd asked.

"I think you all might be in danger of bloodshed." said the sloppy Taoist.

"Pooh……"

"Old man, your tricks are outdated."

"I think the Chen family is too easy to talk to. They let anyone in." The people around said one after another.

The Chen family convened a demon-slaying conference, and followers flocked to it, with a mixed crowd of people.

"Whether you believe it or not, I will not return the silver." The Taoist put his hands into his arms, hid the silver, and ignored the crowd's verbal abuse.

"Just consider it a reward for you." said the people around him.

The Taoist raised his head and looked at Li Fan and Huang Yan standing there. His eyes narrowed into slits and he kept staring at Li Fan.

"Young man, do you want to have your fortune told?" The old Taoist who had been staring at Li Fan spoke up.

Li Fan shook his head, he was short of money.

"I won't charge for divination." The Taoist seemed to have guessed Li Fan's thoughts.

That’s not impossible!

Li Fan asked: "How do we calculate it?"

"Give me your hand." said the old Taoist.

Li Fan squatted down and saw the old Taoist stretched out his hand and placed it on Li Fan's palm.

After a moment, he extended his other hand.

"Not bad, not bad!" said the old Taoist, pinching Li Fan's hand.

???

Li Fan retracted his hand. Did this old man have any special hobbies?
"Hehe." The old man smiled at Li Fan.

Li Fan: "..."

"What does the hexagram mean?" Li Fan asked.

"You will have a disaster soon." The old Taoist responded with a smile.

Li Fan did not comment.

Seeing that Li Fan didn't seem to believe it, the old Taoist continued, "Not only you, but everyone close to you will also have a calamity."

"If I ask how to resolve it, should I charge you for divination?" Li Fan asked with a smile.

"If you can't resolve it, it's up to you." The old Taoist smiled and shook his head.

"Alarmist?" Li Fan smiled indifferently. Did this old Taoist fool him?

"Master Taoist, can you also tell my fortune?" Huang Yan asked from the side.

The Taoist raised his head and glanced at her, saying, "You have some cleverness, but no great wisdom."

"Old Taoist, you haven't calculated it yet?" Huang Yan said.

"I've been traveling around the world and I can tell by looking at a person's face," said the old Taoist.

Huang Yan: “…”

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