Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 42: The Iron Sword of the Sect Leader
Huang Sixi first asked the villagers about the location of the village chief's house, and then went to visit him.

The village chief was an old man named Zhu, and everyone called him Zhu Lao.

He was a hospitable person. When he heard that Huang Sixi was a traveler passing through, he welcomed Huang Sixi into the living room.

He saw Huang Sixi sit down and put down a large wooden box, and asked curiously, "Mr. Huang, is that a medicine-collecting box you're carrying?"

“No, it’s a beehive!”

Huang Sixi opened a corner of the beehive and showed it to Zhu Lao. "I am a beekeeper. I would like to stay in the village for a while. I don't need a comfortable house. I just need a place to shelter from the wind and rain."

"It's no problem for me to stay overnight. I can arrange it for you, but will your bees sting people?"

Mr. Zhu's attitude was gentle, but also cautious.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhu, I won't keep the beehive at home."

Huang Sixi pointed at the shadow of the mountain outside the door and said, "I visited the nearby terrain before entering the village. There are several valleys in the back mountain that are full of wild flowers all year round. They are suitable for raising beehives. I guarantee that not a single bee will fly into the village."

"Mr. Huang is very thoughtful, so there won't be any problems."

"So, Master Zhu, do you agree to let me stay overnight?"

"I can arrange it for you at any time!"

"I wonder how much the accommodation fee is?"

"Well, Mr. Huang, how about we make an exchange?"

"Please speak, Master Zhu."

"Excuse me, Mr. Huang, are you willing to teach an apprentice, a beekeeping apprentice?"

Zhu Lao smiled and made a suggestion: "I know that honey is a tonic and bee venom can even cure diseases. I want to leave a beekeeping skill to the village so that all villagers can benefit from it in the future."

What he said about bee venom curing diseases is indeed true.

The venom from bee stings can treat many diseases, and is especially effective for rheumatism. Therefore, beekeepers around the world basically do not suffer from rheumatism.

"There's nothing wrong with teaching an apprentice!"

Huang Sixi agreed at first, but then explained: "But I have to travel to the snowy mountains regularly. Although I am willing to teach, I cannot teach every day like a teacher."

"Just be willing to teach!"

Zhu Lao didn't care about so many rules. He smiled and said, "I will recommend an apprentice to you. You can lead him to raise bees on a daily basis. You can stay in the village. I won't charge you any money. You can stay as long as you want in the future."

"Thank you very much, Master Zhu, for your help."

Huang Sixi thought this arrangement was perfect.

He rushed to the border of Tibet to find the whereabouts of the Iron Sword of the Iron Sword Sect. Once he went into the mountains, he might not be able to come back for several days, so he taught an apprentice to stay with him so that when he was out, the apprentice could help look after the beehives.

He discussed accommodation arrangements with Zhu Lao.

That night, Zhu Lao arranged him to stay in a small courtyard at the entrance of the village, which was close to the mountain pass, making it more convenient for him to enter and exit the back mountain in the future.

Not long after, Huang Sixi found a suitable flower valley in the back mountain and placed the beehives there. Zhu Lao also took the opportunity to introduce his apprentice to Huang Sixi.

The apprentice was a boy of about thirteen or fourteen, also a member of the Zhulao tribe. His name was Zhu Shihong, and he had a strong desire to learn. However, Huang Sixi was not in a hurry to let him come into contact with bees, mainly because he was worried that he might be stung.

Huang Sixi first used a bamboo tube to make a musical instrument that could imitate the sound of a bee buzzing. When blown, it could disturb the bees and prevent them from attacking close to the body.

He first taught Zhu Shihong how to play the bamboo flute, and then began to lead Zhu Shihong in beekeeping.

After he became familiar with the habits of bees taught by Zhu Shihong and could take care of the beehives by himself, he officially started the search for the sword.

This was his first visit to the snowy mountains. He originally thought that he was unfamiliar with the area and needed to conduct a blind search. However, Zhu Shihong told him that people from the Central Plains who went into the mountains to collect herbs often stayed in nearby villages all year round. Each village knew the routes of these herbalists. Huang Sixi immediately asked Zhu Shihong to inquire about the situation of the former Iron Sword Taoist.

He had not held out much hope at first. After all, this Taoist master, Iron Sword, was a martial arts veteran from more than ten years ago and might have long been forgotten by the villagers. Unexpectedly, Zhu Shihong soon brought good news.

It turns out that Taoist Tiejian is not only a martial arts expert, but also an excellent doctor. More than ten years ago, he stayed in a mountain village dozens of miles away and treated many local villagers. Everyone is grateful to him to this day, and he occasionally lets a guide follow him when he goes into the mountains to collect herbs.

Zhu Shihong took Huang Sixi directly to the guide's home to visit him and talked to him in person about the past of Taoist Tiejian.

However, even though Huang Sixi obtained the detailed route of Taoist Tiejian's journey to the snow-capped mountains to collect herbs, it still took him several years to find Taoist Tiejian's body.

Soon autumn passed and winter came.

Winter passes and spring comes.

This year was the sixteenth year of Chongzhen.

Huang Sixi was five years older now. He was taller and stronger, with a beard on his face. He no longer looked childish, and his demeanor seemed more dignified and steady.

He is now a young man of twenty-two years old.

It is spring, the season of blooming flowers.

He was wearing a tight short shirt, staying alone in the Bee Valley in the back mountain, standing on the martial arts training ground he had opened up, facing a sycamore tree several feet away, concentrating his energy.

He held a dagger tightly in his hand.

This short sword is shiny black and is made entirely of black iron. The hilt and the sword body are cast as one piece. It can cut hair with a single blow and slice iron like mud.

However, the dagger was less than one foot long, only slightly longer than Huang Sixi's palm, and more like a dagger.

This sword is nothing ordinary.

It was the Iron Sword of the Sect Leader that Huang Sixi had been searching for for five years.

Sword patterns appeared on the sword body that only Huang Sixi could see.

"Legacy of a Famous Master: Contains the Light Kung Fu Secret Technique of the Master of the Iron Sword Sect, the Iron Sword Taoist. Once you join the Iron Sword Sect, you can read and inherit it."

If one wants to join the Iron Sword Sect, one must first find the current sect leader, Taoist Mu Sang. Although according to the rules of the Iron Sword Sect, whoever holds the iron sword is the sect leader, Huang Sixi only needs Taoist Mu Sang to recognize his identity as the Iron Sword successor.

In fact, Huang Sixi had found the iron sword a month ago. Before he came to Tibet, he heard Li Yan mention it. Taoist Mu Sang and Yuan Chengzhi came to the snow mountain together and tried to kill Yu Zhenzi to clear their way out.

But Taoist Mu Sang was a chess fanatic, and he often made mistakes because of playing chess. No one could guarantee that he would not become addicted to chess again, put important things aside, and run back to the Central Plains to meet his chess friends in private.

Huang Sixi originally planned to return to the Dragon Subduing Society and send people to investigate the whereabouts of Taoist Mu Sang.

However, Zhu Shihong accidentally found out a piece of information for him.

Last year, villagers from a nearby village saw two Taoists fighting. They chased each other along the way until they rushed into the snow-capped mountains and disappeared.

Due to heavy snow in winter, the mountains were blocked and the villagers have not seen the two Taoists come out of the mountains yet.

Huang Sixi decided to wait for news for a while. After the two Taoists returned from the snowy mountains and confirmed their identities, it would not be too late for Huang Sixi to leave.

He was holding an iron sword at the moment, studying a sword move. He didn't want to carry the iron sword with him and leave it unused.

Five years ago, when fighting with Mu Renqing at Mount Hua, Mu Renqing used his special move 'Flying Dragon from the Sky' many times. This move could throw a flying sword from several feet away and kill the enemy from a distance.

Huang Sixi loved long-range attacks, so he wanted to research the 'Flying Dragon from the Sky'. Unfortunately, all the martial arts in the world can be learned secretly, but the mental skills are passed on orally and cannot be stolen at all.

He immediately swung his arm, and the iron sword flew out of his hand. With a clang, it accurately pierced the trunk of the phoenix tree several feet away. The tip of the sword only penetrated the trunk for two or three fingers, which was far from the "Flying Dragon from the Sky".

He couldn't help but think: "Why don't I create a move similar to sword throwing?"

(End of this chapter)