After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 157 Pursuit
Shen Liancheng, the owner of Zhanlu Villa, was wearing a dark green robe and standing upright, respectfully outside the courtyard gate. The short knife that had been hanging at his waist was nowhere to be seen.

When Wu Shang and Cheng Zhong saw the person coming, they frowned and looked alert.

At this time, Shen Liancheng bowed solemnly towards Li Musheng and said:
"Thank you for your mercy last night, sir. My father is unable to move, but he has instructed me to come and apologize and express my gratitude."

After hearing this, Wu Shang and the other man were stunned, while Cao Gaoshan, who was packing the carriage not far away, quickly stopped what he was doing and listened to the conversation here with his ears perked up.

"It doesn't matter to me whether I kill you or not, but if you want to live longer, you should take care of yourself and do less bad things in the future."

Li Musheng waved his hand and didn't pay much attention to Shen Liancheng's meaning.

Shen Liancheng's face was full of seriousness. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice:

"I will always keep your instructions in mind. I have already sent people to secretly eliminate all the remaining members of the World Alliance in the village."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Musheng and said:
"Forgive me for daring to remind you, sir. I previously learned from Jing Chengluo that although the Tianxia Alliance attacked you and your group because of the Baisha Gang, they actually have a much bigger agenda."

"It is said that this matter is likely to involve the four major sects of the Dali Jianghu. Even Jing Chengluo only vaguely knows that such an incident has occurred, but has no idea of ​​the details. I hope you will be vigilant."

Hearing this, Li Musheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Hu Ruian beside him.

Seeing this, the other party immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward to say to Shen Liancheng:
"Master Shen, please tell me if you have anything to say. I am not interested in these things."

Shen Liancheng's eyes moved, and sure enough, he saw that Li Musheng had turned around and got on the carriage, no longer paying any attention to him.

Shen Liancheng sighed in his heart. This feeling of being ignored really made him feel a little embarrassed, but when he thought of the other party's unfathomable and terrifying martial arts skills, as well as Shen Juesheng's repeated instructions.

Shen Liancheng no longer felt any discomfort in his heart. Instead, he felt that Li Musheng, at such a young age, had the strength to suppress the famous martial arts masters. For such an unprecedented genius, all his actions were natural.

After all, in the martial arts world, everything is based on strength.

Next, Shen Liancheng chatted with Hu Ruian for a while. From beginning to end, the other party never mentioned anything about Hu Ruian and Ruan Zhenhui, nor did he question Hu Ruian, as if nothing had happened.

This made Hu Ruian feel a lot of emotions. If it weren't for Li Musheng, the other party would have killed him by now. After all, not everyone is willing to swallow his anger and be a cuckold.

Not long after, Li Musheng and his group rode horses and took carriages, left the yard and drove out of Zhanlu Villa.

At the same time, a message was announced to all martial artists in Zhanlu Villa that the competition to win a bride was cancelled and all subsequent competitions were terminated.

When they heard about this, many young talents from the martial arts world who came to participate in the competition were all outraged.

This was especially noticeable among several very promising seeded players. However, when everyone thought of the scene where Shen Juesheng took action last night, they all had to calm down.

Apart from asking Shen Liancheng for the reason, he did not dare to cause trouble in Zhanlu Villa.

After Shen Liancheng gave a seemingly perfunctory excuse of "my daughter suddenly became ill", many people in the martial arts world were helpless and could only hold their anger in their stomachs. They angrily said goodbye and left Zhanlu Villa one after another.

Deep in the villa, in an inconspicuous courtyard.

Shen Juesheng, who looked listless and weak, and Shen Liancheng, who looked respectful, sat opposite each other.

"Has An Ran made up her mind?"

"Yes, Father."

Shen Liancheng nodded slightly, then frowned slightly and said:

"However, what we have done has already caused public outrage. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Shen Juesheng, who was sitting opposite, shook his head and said:

"It doesn't matter. As long as I'm alive, even Luoshen Peak won't easily attack Zhanlu Villa."

Hearing this, Shen Liancheng looked at the other party worriedly and said:
"Your injuries..."

"Don't worry. Although the injury is serious, he will be able to recover after a few months of recuperation."

Shen Juesheng, whose white hair was a little messy, waved his hand, then sighed and said:
"Honestly, since last night, the damage to my mental state is far more severe than the injuries to my body."

Shen Juesheng, who originally had white hair and a youthful face, now looked old. He raised his head and looked towards the outside of the villa, and said slowly:
"That punch still lingers in my mind. I've been roaming the martial arts world for decades, and I've seen countless martial arts geniuses. But no one has ever made me feel this desperate!"

"He's truly too young... and his martial arts cultivation is so unfathomable that it even makes me suddenly feel that these decades of hard training seem a little ridiculous..."

Seeing his father, whom he had always respected, showing such a dejected and lost emotion, Shen Liancheng didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, his feelings at this moment were actually not much different from his father's.

He had never experienced this before. Facing a junior who was at least decades younger than him, he actually felt fear and panic from the inside out. Thinking back on that feeling afterwards, he felt extremely ashamed.

At this moment, Shen Liancheng's expression suddenly changed. He took out a short knife with a bronze deer head embedded in its scabbard from the side and slowly placed it on the table between them. He said:

"Father, I have had Deer Slashing Villa secretly join the Tianxia Alliance and Luoshen Peak in exchange for the 'Sky Meteorite Secret Iron' to repair the Deer Slashing Blade. Now, in just over a month, we will be able to fully succeed."

As he spoke, the gloom in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he said with a gleam in his eyes:

"When the Deer-Slaying Sword is restored and sees the light of day again, if my father wields it, then with your martial arts prowess and the power of the Deer-Slaying Sword, perhaps you'll be able to fight that man."

After saying this, Shen Juesheng lowered his gaze to the Deer-Slaying Knife on the table, a thoughtful look on his face.

After a while, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and his hunched body gradually straightened up. He said:

"What Lian Cheng said makes sense. If I could use the intact Deer-Slaying Knife, I might actually be able to block his punch."

As he spoke, Shen Juesheng seemed to have regained a bit of confidence, and the expression on his face had obviously improved a lot.

Seeing this, Shen Liancheng felt a little relieved. He heard that his father's mood was damaged, and naturally he was afraid that he would never recover and die of depression.

Now, helping the silver-haired old man in front of him to recover his state of mind is obviously more important than helping him heal his injuries.

Thinking of this, Shen Liancheng thought for a moment, then took the opportunity to say:

"Father, there's no need to worry too much about this. Although that man's martial arts skills are astonishing, the punch he threw last night was probably all he could muster."

"And my father's swordsmanship can only be fully demonstrated when combined with the Deer-Slaying Sword. If there is a chance next time, perhaps I can defeat the opponent."

At this point, Shen Liancheng's brows relaxed slightly and he said:
"After all, he couldn't have deliberately retained some strength in that punch last night."

……

A gorgeous carriage was speeding along the road far away from Zhanlu Villa.

Inside the carriage, the young man opposite the elder Beishi of Luoshen Peak smashed the coffee table beside him into pieces with one punch, and said angrily:
"What the hell?" At this time, Beishi also had a gloomy and ugly face, but he just waved his hand to comfort the young man in front of him and said:
"Young Peak Master, there's no need to be angry. Zhanlu Villa is now just a subsidiary of Luoshen Peak. If it weren't for Shen Juesheng, it wouldn't even be worth our attention."

"However, it is also because of Shen Juesheng that we cannot start a dispute with them now. However, there is still a long way to go. The humiliation we suffer today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future."

Hearing this, the young man in Yunfeng Xuanyi's face darkened. He nodded slowly and said in a cold voice:

"What Elder Bei said makes sense. Even though Shen Juesheng has profound martial arts skills, he is old and probably doesn't have many years left to live."

"As soon as he dies, we will seize the Deer-Slaying Knife and destroy Shen Liancheng and Shen Anran's family."

As he spoke, the young man narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"Shen Liancheng went to Luoshen Peak to ask for the secret iron of the sky meteorite. I think he was going to repair the Deer-Slaying Knife. He thought he was taking advantage, but in fact, he was ultimately making things difficult for us."

"Originally, I had planned to let that little bitch Shen Anran serve me, but I didn't expect her to look down on me. After this, I will definitely lock her up in the peak and raise her like a bitch!"

Beishi glanced at the young man and nodded slightly. He could endure the humiliation for a while. This was the true nature of a hero.

There are countless disciples in Luoshen Peak, and there are countless young people with high martial arts talent. The competition among them is fierce, and sometimes determination becomes particularly important.

……

At the same time, Li Musheng and his group who had left earlier were also on their way.

However, at this time, Wu Shang and others all had strange expressions on their faces. They looked at the carriage behind them from time to time, and occasionally glanced at the man and horse following not far away.

On top of the mighty and tall white horse, there was a woman in a green tight-fitting outfit. Her skin was as white as mutton-fat jade, her long raven hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, her eyebrows were picturesque, and her face was delicate.

She followed Li Musheng and his group, neither too far nor too close, but her eyes would occasionally fall on the carriage where Li Musheng was.

Facing the strange looks from Wu Shang and the others, she remained composed from beginning to end, without any affectation, but instead appeared extremely calm.

Inside the carriage, Hu Ruian and Murong Xiaoya occasionally glanced at Li Musheng. Shen Anran had been following them all the way since they left Zhanlu Villa, so the two of them naturally saw everything.

"Don't look at me like that. I can't help it. If you want to blame it, blame it on this face that is too likable. I'm often troubled by it too."

Li Musheng touched his face and sighed softly.

Inside the carriage, Murong Xiaoya, a girl with social anxiety, has a secret crush on him, and outside the carriage, the third young lady of Zhanlu Villa falls in love with him at first sight and pursues him relentlessly.

There is no doubt that all this is due to his excessive handsomeness.

To be honest, if he had not already reached the pinnacle of martial arts, he would have wanted to just lie down and live off his wife with just this look on his face.

"Your Highness, we are heading to Luoshen Peak. It seems that Miss Shen following us all the way is not a big deal. I wonder how Your Highness plans to deal with her?"

Hu Ruian sat there hesitating for a long time, and finally asked Li Musheng.

After all, there is a relationship between him and Ruan Zhenhui. As Shen Anran is her daughter, he naturally wants to take care of her and does not want her to be involved in the destruction of Luoshen Peak.

At this time, Li Musheng looked thoughtful when he heard Hu Ruian's question.

He was not a heartless man. Naturally, he was quite happy that such a beautiful girl was pursuing him.

For example, when you were in school, there was a beautiful girl in the class, department or school who secretly wrote you a love letter to express her love. Even if she was not your ideal type, you would not have any bad feelings towards her.

On the contrary, compared with ordinary strangers, there will be an invisible extra filter and favorable impression towards them.

"Let's wait and see. After all, there are too many people chasing me. I still have to test her."

Li Musheng said thoughtfully that he felt that this girl named Shen Anran seemed to be a little love-sick.

After all, if other girls were interested in him, they would be more reserved. They would not be like her, who would chase him without even saying a few words to him and then leave his home behind.

This girl was so straightforward, too frank and bold. To be honest, he could hardly hold it back.

After hearing what Li Musheng said, Hu Ruian opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Murong Xiaoya, who was sitting next to him, looked at Li Musheng with strange eyes, as if she had some opinions of her own about Li Musheng's actions.

But she was too socially anxious and couldn't muster up the courage to speak, so she could only turn her head away with a red face.

At this time, Li Musheng glanced at Murong Xiaoya and narrowed his eyes slightly.

There is no doubt that this socially anxious girl was jealous at first glance.

However, Li Musheng didn't say anything more about this.

After all, there is an old saying in the previous life that goes, those who take the initiative will enjoy sweet love first.

If a person with social anxiety wants to fall in love but doesn't take the initiative, isn't that more difficult than pursuing transcendence through martial arts?

They traveled for a while, and when the sun was at its hottest at noon, Li Musheng and his party happened to pass by a towering cliff.

The horses were panting as they galloped under the scorching sun. Seeing this, Wu Shang informed Li Musheng and Hu Ruian that they planned to take a short rest in the shade under the cliff before continuing on their journey.

Hu Ruian naturally agreed to this. After all, if the horse collapsed from exhaustion, there would be no one around and it would be difficult to find a replacement horse in a short time.

However, when Hu Ruian and his companions arrived at the foot of the cliff, they found two familiar faces.

I saw that the old man in hemp clothes and the little girl in pink clothes whom I had met before were already leading mules and horses and stopping here to rest and cool off.

Seeing this, Hu Ruian didn't care much. After all, there was only one official road leading to Shengzhou from Zhanlu Villa, so it was not too surprising to meet the other party.

However, they had left Zhanlu Villa early enough, but the other party was actually walking ahead of them, which was a little beyond Hu Ruian's expectations.

However, the other party seemed to have no intention towards his group, and with Li Musheng around, Hu Ruian naturally did not take the other party seriously.

Thinking of this, Hu Ruian suddenly frowned and thought to himself:

"My own martial arts skills are not bad, not inferior to that old man. Why do I feel like I have to rely on Your Highness for everything?"

Hu Ruian immediately warned himself that he must change his mindset. After all, he was a subordinate and had to stand in front of His Highness at all times.

(End of this chapter)