Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 30 Ambush at Shilipo!

Jiang Xuan's side.

After a night of practice, he made considerable progress and figured out a lot of things.

[Martial Arts: Wild Wind Sword Technique (Not yet mastered)]

【Progress: 18/200】

[Martial Arts: Duanyun Body Movement (Not yet mastered)]

【Progress: 7/200】

As expected, both martial arts are at the second-rate level, requiring 200 proficiency points just to get started, which is twice as much as the third-rate basic martial arts.

But Jiang Xuan was not in a hurry. As long as he had enough time, he would be able to complete it sooner or later.

This is the benefit of the system panel.

Even without anyone to guide him, he can still explore on his own and accumulate experience until he gets started.

Moreover, for others, practicing martial arts becomes more and more difficult as time goes by, but it is different for him.

He just needs to grope his way through the process a little slowly, but once he succeeds, his cultivation speed will only get faster and faster. Once he has accumulated enough experience, breaking through the realm will be a natural thing.

The next day, Jiang Xuan got up, called Xu Longqing, and the two continued on their journey.

The same thing happened in the next few days.

Jiang Xuan practiced martial arts while traveling, taking the opportunity to rest during the journey. In just four days, he had mastered the basics of the Kuangfeng Sword Technique.

The progress of Dieyun Body Technique is a little slower, but the proficiency has exceeded half. After returning to Beijing, it will take one or two days at most to master it.

That day, before sunset, the two finally arrived at Shilipu, northwest of the capital.

This place is only ten miles away from the capital, hence the name.

They had been running for several hours, so both of them were riding slowly.

As Jiang Xuan rode forward, he pondered some key points of the Dieyun Body Technique.

Xu Longqing followed behind bored.

He had been watching Jiang Xuan's training these days. Although he didn't know why he was working so hard, he didn't dare to disturb him.

The atmosphere is somewhat peaceful.

Apart from the clatter of horse hooves, the only sounds were the chirping of insects on the roadside and the occasional chirping of birds nearby.

But as I walked, I didn't realize that even the chirping of insects and birds suddenly disappeared.

There seemed to be a solemn and murderous atmosphere in the air.

"Ok?"

The horse gradually stopped. Jiang Xuan frowned and looked up. He saw a huge tree trunk fallen in the middle of the road ahead, blocking the way forward.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

Xu Longqing also noticed something was wrong and his expression became serious.

"Saw."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes and stared straight ahead.

They had just stopped when a figure walked out of the woods in front of them. He was dressed in black and holding a long sword.

The figure slowly crossed the tree trunk and walked to the middle of the road.

When the man raised his head and saw his face clearly, the two men's expressions changed slightly.

"Sir, it's Shen Lian!"

The man was quite tall, with a face full of stubble and a numb and indifferent expression. The exposed skin on his body showed signs of torture. It turned out to be Shen Lian, a death row prisoner who had been imprisoned and waiting to be executed in the autumn.

At this time, there was a movement from the back. Looking back, I saw a dozen people rustling out of the jungle behind. The shining long swords in their hands reflected a dazzling light under the setting sun.

Jiang Xuan's expression turned cold.

There is a cliff on one side of Shili Slope and a hillside on the other. They are blocked at the edge of the cliff at this time, so the purpose of these people is self-evident.

As for their origins...

Shen Lian is a death row prisoner, imprisoned in the imperial prison. Only those who have the ability to bring Shen Lian out of the imperial prison and have a grudge against him are capable of doing so.

Who else could it be besides Lu Wenzhao?
He had originally intended to deal with Lu Wenzhao after returning to Beijing this time.

But he didn't expect that Lu Wenzhao would take action first and never thought of letting him return to the capital alive!

Jiang Xuan turned to look at Shen Lian in front of him and said coldly, "Sir Shen, is it worth risking your life for a traitor like this? You should know that killing Jinyiwei is a capital crime!"

Shen Lian looked at this little man whom he had never paid much attention to before, but who had personally sent him to the imperial prison. Now he had climbed to the position of general flag and even made Lu Wenzhao take the risk to kill him. He couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

But his face remained expressionless as he said coldly, "It's already a capital crime anyway, so we might as well give it a try and have a glimmer of hope!"

"Innocent!"

Jiang Xuan sneered, "Even the head of the East Depot is personally following your case. Do you think Lu Wenzhao has the ability to protect you? He's just treating you as a pawn, ready to be killed when he's done with you!"

Shen Lian's expression changed slightly, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"Shen Lian, don't forget how much risk the master took for you. Do you trust him or the master?"

The leading man in black suddenly shouted, "Don't do it yet!"

Hearing this, the hesitation in Shen Lian's eyes disappeared, and he finally made up his mind. A hint of guilt flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Sorry."

After saying that, he drew out the sword in his hand, which turned out to be his family heirloom sword, the Embroidered Spring Sword - Raikiri.

"Sir, why waste time talking to him? This guy is an idiot!"

Xu Longqing said this coldly and drew the sword behind him.

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Hold on to the ones at the back first, I'll take care of him."

"No problem, sir, be careful!" Xu Longqing responded, turned his horse around, and rushed towards the group of men in black behind him.

"kill!"

The leading man in black shouted loudly and rushed forward with his men.

clang--

He leaped up and slashed at Xu Longqing with a knife. The two sides fought, and the huge force forced Xu Longqing off his horse. The men in black next to him immediately surrounded and killed him.

The leading man in black is actually also a second-rate level!
Xu Longqing's face changed slightly, but he didn't have time to think about it. He rolled on the ground to avoid the attacks of the others and concentrated on dealing with the siege.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He had to deal with Shen Lian as soon as possible, otherwise Xu Longqing might not be able to hold on for long.

choke--

Jiang Xuan unsheathed his sword and flew off his horse, saying coldly, "Come on, let me see how much strength you have left after spending so much time in the Imperial Prison!"

Swish!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xuan rushed towards Shen Lian with a knife in hand.

It is said that the protagonists in novels and movies are the children of destiny. They become stronger when facing stronger opponents and are extremely difficult to kill. But he just refuses to believe it!

Shen Lian also perked up and kept a close eye on Jiang Xuan's movements. The moment he drew his sword, he also raised his sword to deal with him.

But as soon as they started fighting, Shen Lian was shocked.

"Dang!" With a loud noise, Shen Lian was directly knocked back several steps, his heart was shaken.

He had already mastered the swordsmanship ten years ago. Although he is still a step away from perfection, he has accumulated many years of experience in fighting enemies, so he is not afraid even of some masters who have just entered the first level.

Even though he had been imprisoned in the imperial prison for a month and suffered a lot, and his combat effectiveness had declined, he was still by no means comparable to a third-rate master.

Lu Wenzhao's information was wrong, Jiang Xuan was definitely not just at the third-rate level!

Shen Lian cursed inwardly, then quickly cheered himself up and tried his best to deal with it.

But Jiang Xuan had never underestimated him from the beginning. He attacked at the top of his game. After the first blow, he had not yet released the force, and continued to slash with several more blows, leaving afterimages, and each blow was aimed at Shen Lian's vitals.

It was the starting move of the Kuangfeng Sword Technique, the howling wind and thousands of kills!

Although it was only the entry-level stage, with Jiang Xuan's current pseudo-first-class skills and speed, he could barely perform the subsequent variations of this move.

One slash of sword, followed by three more slashes!

Shen Lian reacted very quickly and hurriedly responded to the attack, but this was exactly what Jiang Xuan wanted.

What he wanted was to destroy Shen Lian's momentum from the very beginning!
After the transformation of 'Wind Roaring Thousand Kills', Jiang Xuan instantly connected with the fifth move of the Embroidered Spring Sword Technique - Cutting the Waist!
Whoosh!
Dacheng's sword slashed out, seeming to tear the air apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

Shen Lian was also practicing the Embroidered Spring Sword Technique, and was very familiar with the moves. He quickly moved sideways with a sword-lifting move, hoping to deflect Jiang Xuan's sword.

However, with the support of his arm strength gained from practicing the great archery technique, Jiang Xuan's strength was no longer what it used to be. When he swung the sword, Shen Lian was repelled by the huge force contained in it before he could even lift the sword.

clang clang clang clang...

The next second, Jiang Xuan smoothly connected the rotating knife style, using his body to drive the blade, and in a moment he slashed out seven or eight times, chopping Shen Lian back repeatedly. The huge force contained in it even shocked his blood and energy, leaving him no chance to fight back.

clang!
After the last slash of the sword, Shen Lian finally couldn't help but feel a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Xuan changed his tactics again, stepped on the ground with his toes, flew up, and slashed at Shen Lian's head.

The tenth move of the Embroidered Spring Sword Technique is the Flying Sword Move.

All the strength in the body is concentrated on this one knife!

Shen Lian's pupils suddenly shrank, and he could only barely hold his sword horizontally to block, but Jiang Xuan's sword fell, directly chopping him five or six meters away, and the sword in his hand was also shaken out of his hand, falling to the edge of the cliff with him.

"puff……"

As soon as Shen Lian landed on the ground, his face turned pale and he couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood. His hands holding the knife were shaking constantly, and his knuckles were cracked.

"Child of Destiny? Nothing more than that!"

Jiang Xuan sneered and was about to move forward to finish off the enemy, but suddenly a cry for help came from behind him:
"Master, save me, I can't hold on any longer!"

At this moment, Xu Longqing had disheveled hair, blood all over his body, and cuts all over his body, it was a horrible sight.

Although there were two or three corpses lying on the ground, the remaining men in black were extremely ferocious. They took advantage of the gap when the leading man in black was fighting with Xu Longqing and suddenly chopped him with a knife.

Xu Longqing was in danger for a while and was defeated under the siege of the crowd.

Jiang Xuan frowned and looked at Shen Lian who was seriously injured on the opposite side. He could only give up the finishing blow temporarily and turned to help Xu Longqing.

Swah——

Jiang Xuan rushed into the crowd, his long sword swung, like a tiger among a flock of sheep. Wherever the sword flashed, three or four men in black were immediately chopped to the ground and screamed in pain.

The face of the leading man in black changed slightly. Before he could react, Jiang Xuan's long sword was already in front of him. He hurriedly raised the sword to block it, but when the door was wide open, Jiang Xuan kicked him in the chest and he flew backwards to the ground.

Xu Longqing breathed a sigh of relief, panting heavily while holding his goose-feather knife, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, if you don't come soon, I won't see the sun tomorrow!"

"Kill them first, and I'll report them to you. Kill!"

With a loud shout, Jiang Xuan rushed straight towards the fallen leader of the men in black, ready to finish him off.

Whoosh~
But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of breaking wind from behind.

Jiang Xuan's eyelids jumped and he quickly rolled sideways to avoid it.

The next second, several arrows were stuck in the ground where he was just now.

The leading man in black breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the figure walking out of the woods ahead. His face suddenly lit up with joy: "Sir!"

Jiang Xuan turned around abruptly upon hearing this, his expression darkening as he said, "Lu Wenzhao!"

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PS: The word count has exceeded, but all the opponents have been introduced. The next chapter will break the deadlock and catch them all in one swoop.

Now it’s the second round of recommendations. I sincerely ask everyone to read and vote to help me advance. I need to make it to at least four rounds before putting it on the shelves. This way I can have more time to save manuscripts and update more. Please!

(End of this chapter)