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

Chapter 67: Dacheng, are you dissatisfied? [6]

This continued for the next three days.

Jiang Xuan is the same as before.

During the day, he would report to the yamen, then go to the training ground to practice with the sword. In the evening, he would go home after the yamen was dismissed, and continue practicing with the sword after dinner.

He seemed to have no concern for the case.

Everyone in the yamen was used to it and thought that the captain had probably given up on the case.

Even Xu Xianchun began to doubt whether his guess was correct.

If Lu Jianxing, Xu Longqing and others had not been idle like Jiang Xuan these past two days, but had been running around like others, Xu Xianchun would have been unable to help but find Jiang Xuan to question him.

Jiang Xuan was indifferent to the outside world's reaction. He just concentrated on practicing swordsmanship and waiting for news.

After three days of hard practice day and night, his proficiency improved rapidly.

Finally, on the third night, he successfully mastered the Gale Sword Technique.

[Martial Arts: Wild Wind Sword Technique (Great Mastery)]

【Progress: 2/4000】

"It's finally done!"

Jiang Xuan stopped in the yard after putting away his knife, exhaled a breath of white air from his mouth, and there was joy in his eyes.

When I first started practicing the Xiuchun Sword Technique, it took me more than half a month from the beginning to mastery.

The Kuangfeng Sword Technique is even higher in rank than the Xiuchun Sword Technique. It requires more proficiency to master, so it should take longer.

But it took him only half a month from the beginning to mastery.

This shows that as long as you have experience in mastering martial arts before, it will become much easier to practice the same type of martial arts in the future.

Moreover, the rate of growth of proficiency is also related to one's own realm.

The higher the realm, the stronger the understanding of martial arts, the better the physical fitness, and the faster the practice speed will naturally become.

Looking at the progress displayed on the system panel, I felt the sensation in my body as if my muscles were tearing.

Jiang Xuan shook his head and sighed, "As I expected, the ultimate limit of second-rate swordsmanship is perfection."

"To achieve perfection, or even develop sword moves, one must have internal energy to nourish the meridians. Otherwise, continuing to practice will only backfire and cause problems for the body..."

The thought moved slightly, and the system panel switched.

[Martial Arts: Duanyun Body Movement (Minor Achievement)]

【Progress: 45/1500】

Although he mainly practiced the Kuangfeng Sword Technique these days, Jiang Xuan would occasionally practice other martial arts to avoid getting unfamiliar with them.

Therefore, the progress of Dieyun Body Skills has also increased a bit.

Judging from the current performance of this body technique, it does not require excessive consumption of energy, blood, and strength when performing it, and it should be no problem to practice it to perfection before breaking through to the innate realm.

As long as the Dieyun body technique is mastered, one can do Dieyun three times forward and backward. Combined with the Chasing Wind Step, one's strength can be greatly improved.

Jiang Xuan looked up at the sky. The crescent moon was hanging high in the center, probably just after midnight.

It’s still early, so we can practice for a while longer.

Jiang Xuan put down his knife and began to practice the Dieyun body movement in the yard, familiarizing himself with the method of using the force of the air.

In the side room.

A bright pair of eyes came to the window, quietly looking at the figure practicing in the yard, with a complicated expression.

……

The next morning.

Jiang Xuan supported his waist and walked out of the bedroom. He glanced at the figure who was still sleeping on the bed with an annoyed look on his face. He secretly made up his mind that he would never be so extravagant tonight.

Walking out of the living room, ignoring the resentful gazes from the nearby wall, Jiang Xuan pretended to be calm and went straight to the yamen.

"grown ups!"

As soon as I walked into the door, Xu Longqing and Lu Jianxing came to greet me with people, their faces looked a little solemn.

"Sir, something happened last night!"

Lu Jianxing's face turned grim as he said, "Your Excellency's guess is correct. There really is something wrong with Cao Feng!"

"What's going on?" Jiang Xuan frowned.

Lu Jianxing said in a deep voice, "The two brothers who were responsible for keeping an eye on him didn't report back last night. I sent someone to check and found that the two brothers were gone! Most likely..."

Jiang Xuan's face darkened.

Just in case, he had already reminded people in advance not to alert the enemy, but he didn't expect that something would still happen.

Moreover, now that his spies have been removed, Cao Feng must have been on guard. It would probably not be easy for him to send someone else to follow him.

Think for a moment.

Jiang Xuan said in a deep voice, "Withdraw all your spies. Don't keep an eye on him for now."

"Sir, why don't you continue to follow up? There is definitely something wrong with this person..."

Lu Jianxing was puzzled.

"Our main target is Rama's body."

Jiang Xuan didn't explain too much, and then asked, "How's the investigation of the genius doctor Li Guishou going?"

"There is already news."

Lu Jianxing said, "I heard that there's a miracle doctor named Li Guishou in Huizhou in the south, but he's too far away. I've already notified the Jinyiwei in Nanjing to help investigate him."

Nanjing is the old capital of the Ming Dynasty. There is also a Jinyiwei Yamen there, but there is no Beizhenfu Division.

Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "This matter cannot be leaked. We must send our own people, and we must not alert the enemy. We just need to keep an eye on him and see who would come to him to disguise himself and see a doctor. If we have any news, we will report back immediately."

"This person is key to whether we can find the remains."

"Yes!" Lu Jianxing bowed and did not ask any more questions. He was already used to Jiang Xuan's way of handling cases.

Jiang Xuan turned to look at Xu Longqing: "What about you? Have you had any news in the past two days?"

Eggs cannot be put in one basket.

In order to expand the search range, two groups under Jiang Xuan acted separately in the past two days.

Lu Jianxing's group was responsible for keeping an eye on the Wheel King Cao Feng and inquiring about the genius doctor Li Guishou.

Xu Longqing's group continued to patrol the streets, responsible for gathering information about the underworld.

"My Lord, I have found nothing here."

Xu Longqing shook his head, then paused, saying, "A rumor has been circulating in the martial arts world these past few days. It's said that Zhang Dajing, the richest man in Nanjing and owner of the Tongbao Bank, is offering a reward of one million taels of silver for Rama's remains."

"So, in the past two days, many people from the underworld have flocked to the capital. Like us, they are searching everywhere for information about the 'Black Stone' and 'Rama's remains'. There are even quite a few monks among them."

Nanjing’s richest man Zhang Dajing?
Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed.

If I remember correctly, the lower half of Rama's body is in Zhang Dajing's hands.

This man was paralyzed from the waist down and unable to walk. He accidentally learned that Rama's body had the power of regeneration, so he wanted to use it to cure his paralysis and walk again.

That is why huge rewards are being offered everywhere for the upper half of Rama's body.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this matter."

As long as we know that the lower half of the body is in Zhang Dajing's hands, we will get it sooner or later.

The most important thing at the moment is to find Xiyu and retrieve the upper half of the body.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan suddenly remembered something and frowned, asking, "By the way, you just said that many monks came to the capital?"

"Yes, there are people from every temple, even the Shaolin Temple has people coming."

Xu Longqing nodded, then sneered, "It seems these so-called devoted Buddhists aren't as pure as the rumors say. They're probably after 'Rama's remains' as well."

Jiang Xuan frowned, feeling as if he had overlooked something.

After thinking for a moment, his expression suddenly changed: "Yes, monk?!"

"Why didn't I think of that..."

In the original drama of "Sword Rain", there is a hidden boss named Lu Zhu.

This person was a lay disciple of Monk Jianchi from Nanjing Yunhe Temple. He turned to Buddhism at the age of six and officially joined Shaolin Temple at the age of ten. He was known as the best Buddhist martial artist in Shaolin Temple in the past forty years.

After Zhang Haiduan's family was wiped out, Lu Zhu rushed over after hearing the news, intending to rescue Zhang Haiduan's son Zhang Renfeng from the Xiyu Sword, but he was still a step too late.

So he pestered Xiyu for three months, trying to persuade her to lay down her butcher knife and return Rama's body.

But in the end, I was still tempted by worldly desires.

In order to sever worldly ties, Lu Zhu took the initiative to die under Xiyu's sword, not letting down Tathagata and his lover, and finally succeeded in influencing Xiyu.

Afterwards, Xiyu took the initiative to send Rama's body to Yunhe Temple for burial, and found the genius doctor Li Guishou to change his appearance and live in seclusion in Nanjing City.

According to the time calculation, Xiyu should still be entangled by Lu Zhu and unable to escape.

The combination of these two people is so conspicuous, and they have to fight from time to time, so they probably can't leave the capital.

In other words, these two people are most likely still in the capital!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan suddenly woke up and immediately looked at Lu Jianxing and the others. He ordered in a deep voice: "Don't pay attention to others for now. Focus on investigating these people in the martial arts world, especially the monks."

"Find an excuse to register all their names, and focus on finding a monk named Lu Zhu. Once you find him, don't alert them, and come back to me immediately."

"Also, immediately send someone to Nanjing to check if there's a Yunhe Temple there, and if there's a monk named Lu Zhu in the temple. If there is, find out where Lu Zhu is right now!"

"Yes, sir!" Although they didn't understand Jiang Xuan's intention, the two nodded in agreement and immediately began to act.

Jiang Xuan took a deep breath. This was his last chance.

If Lu Zhu cannot be found, then we can only keep a close eye on Nanjing Yunhe Temple and Li Guishou, waiting for Xiyu to fall into the trap.

……

At Jiang Xuan's command, his hundred-plus men sprang into action, even bringing in a number of powerful warriors to assist. Jiang Xuan even personally took to the streets, focusing on investigating the monks in the capital.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, we also checked other people in the underworld to cover up the situation.

Don’t be fooled by the exaggerations of Xu Longqing and others about a large number of people from the underworld pouring into the capital. In fact, there can’t be that many people, only a few hundred at most.

Moreover, among these hundreds of people, most of them are just here to make up the numbers, so it doesn’t take much effort to register their names.

After all, in this world, ordinary people are the majority.

Of course, Jiang Xuan knew that this move would definitely attract a lot of attention, but he couldn't care less at the moment.

As long as he can find Xiyu and get Rama's body, he will have a way to explain these things to his superiors.

And the facts were just as Jiang Xuan expected.

When they learned that he had taken people to register the names of monks in the capital, many people were puzzled.

Beizhen Fusi.

After listening to his subordinates' report, Xu Xianchun was a little stunned: "This kid has finally started to take action, but why is he checking the names of those people in the underworld? Could it be that Rama's remains are in their hands?"

"Forget it, I'll ask him when he comes back. This guy always does things in such a mysterious and disorganized way..."

Xu Xianchun was a little displeased, shook his head, and continued to deal with official documents with his head down.

……

In the south of the city, there is the Jinyiwei front army thousand households station.

Pei Lun, who had been promoted to the rank of Qian Hu, was also puzzled when he heard this: "Brother Jiang, are you investigating the Jianghu people in the city? What is there to investigate about these Jianghu people? Aren't they also looking for Rama's body?"

Pei Lun looked at Yin Cheng, who was sitting with his legs crossed and eating sunflower seeds, and asked, "Yin Cheng, didn't Brother Jiang tell you any news?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Cheng casually said, "He hasn't come to see me since he came back. I heard that this guy has been practicing swordplay at the Northern Pacification Office all day since he came back."

"With his personality, he'll probably practice swordplay when he gets home at night. I don't even know what the point of practicing every day is. He's already been promoted to a centurion, so can't he enjoy himself?"

As he spoke, he spat out a piece of melon seed shell, which was scattered all over the floor.

Seeing his lack of ambition, Pei Lun twitched his lips and said, "Do you think everyone is as lazy as you? Brother Jiang has already mastered the sword moves four months ago and has become a top master!"

"Do you know what it means to be a top master?"

"He's a well-known figure in the entire martial arts world. It's said that even the governor thinks highly of Brother Jiang and rewarded him with one hundred taels of silver."

"If you keep going on like this, I think you'll only be able to be a general flag bearer forever, and you'll never catch up with Brother Jiang in this lifetime!"

"real?!"

Yin Cheng was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "Even you said that, I feel relieved. My job is finally stable."

Yin Cheng let out a long breath, crossed his legs again, and said with a smile: "I have let it go a long time ago. With my ability, I am lucky to be a general flag without making mistakes and being demoted. How can I compare with you two perverts?"

"..."

Pei Lun was speechless. He shook his head and sighed, not wanting to pay any more attention to him. He turned to look at the captain who reported the news. After a moment of silence, he ordered, "Tell our people to pay more attention to the people in the city."

"Brother Jiang is a capable man. He doesn't do things without a purpose. Since he's targeting these gangsters, he must have some clues. Come back and tell me as soon as you find out. Even if we can't eat meat, we have to drink some soup."

"Yes, sir!" The captain turned and left.

……

West of the city, Yuelai Inn.

Yuelai Inn is the largest inn in the west of the city. It is also well-known throughout the world and has branches almost everywhere. No one knows who the owner behind the inn is. It is only heard that it was founded by a gangster.

Its name comes from a saying of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"

As soon as you hear it, you will feel the heroic spirit and broad-mindedness that all people in the world are brothers.

So heroes from all over the world flocked to it and crowded into Yuelai Inn: those who wanted to drink, gamble, meet on dates, talk about love, gossip, and stir up trouble. They stepped on the iron and wooden threshold of the inn.

Recently, many people from the martial arts world have flocked to the capital. Most of them live in Yuelai Inn. A sign saying "Full House" was hung outside the inn several days ago.

At this time, the inn was extremely lively. A group of chivalrous men armed with swords and knives sat around a table in groups of three or five, talking and chatting. Naturally, most of the topics they talked about revolved around the four words "Rama's remains".

In the past few days, not only are people from the court looking for Rama's body, but these people are also using their own channels to inquire, all for the illusory "Rama Magic Skills". They want to use it to practice peerless magic skills and become one of the highest in the martial arts world.

The world of martial arts is nothing more than this, all about fame and fortune.

However, being located in the capital, they did not dare to cause trouble. Anyway, the imperial court would deal with the imperial court's problems and they would deal with their problems. As long as they did not break the law, the two sides would not interfere with each other, and the imperial court would not cause trouble for them.

But today, when everyone was talking, a group of armored and sharp-armed figures suddenly rushed in.

Hearing the noise, many hot-tempered people turned around and prepared to start cursing.

But when he saw how these people were dressed, his pupils shrank instantly and the curse words got stuck in his throat.

The others turned around and their expressions changed slightly, and even their voices became much quieter.

Because the person who came was none other than the imperial henchman whom these people in the Jianghu hated and feared.

Jinyiwei!
"Who is the shopkeeper?"

Xu Longqing led his men in, glanced at these gangsters, then looked towards the counter and shouted coldly.

“I am, I am…”

The innkeeper came out from behind the counter, tumbling and crawling, and asked in panic, "Sir, what brings you here?"

Xu Longqing asked in a deep voice, "Are there any monks living here?"

"Yes... Two masters just moved in yesterday. I wonder what the official means..."

"Call them down!"

"Yes Yes."

The shopkeeper didn't dare to refute and quickly ordered his servant to go up and call for help.

Soon, two monks in monk robes came down from upstairs with puzzled looks on their faces. When they saw the Jinyiwei at the door, their expressions changed slightly.

Then, an older monk stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Amitabha, may I know what the donor wants from me?"

"Tell me your secular name and Buddhist name!" Xu Longqing said in a deep voice.

"This……"

The two looked at each other, but didn't refuse. They said, "My lay name is Yu Yuanzhi, and my Dharma name is Zhenxing. This is my junior fellow monk Zhenwu, and his lay name is Lu Zehan."

As the two men spoke, the captain beside them also recorded their names in the Book of Death.

Xu Longqing frowned and waved his hand, saying, "There's nothing for you to do now. Let's go."

The two were stunned again when they heard this.

You come here with such fanfare just to register your name?

But he didn't dare say much. After chanting the Buddha's name, he turned and went upstairs.

Xu Longqing looked at everyone in the inn again and shouted, "Everyone, tell me your names too."

Everyone looked at each other.

Then someone spoke up: "We haven't done anything wrong, what do you mean, sir?"

"That's right. We didn't cause any trouble, so why should we register a name?"

"Even the Jinyiwei can't be so unreasonable!"

Suddenly there was a lot of discussion in the inn.

A group of people in the underworld looked indignant and obviously did not give face.

We haven't done anything wrong, so we have to register if you ask us to. Otherwise, how are we going to get around in the future?
We don’t want to lose face?
Seeing this, Xu Longqing frowned and turned back to look outside the door: "Sir?"

Several captains dispersed to both sides, and then a young man in a Feiyu suit slowly walked in, his eyes stern as he swept over everyone in the inn: "Are you dissatisfied?"

Seeing the black flying fish suit on Jiang Xuan, the discussion suddenly became much quieter.

A bearded man holding a knife at the door looked around, slammed the table, and stood up, saying, "Sir, we haven't violated any Ming laws. Why should we register our names?"

"Do you have any objections?" Jiang Xuan turned to look at him.

Although it was just a question, it carried an unquestionable sense of oppression.

The sturdy man's face changed slightly, and he felt a little regretful for speaking out. However, thinking of the many people watching in the inn, he plucked up his courage and said in a deep voice: "Since you are acting so overbearingly, we naturally have objections. Even if you are a Jinyiwei, you can't be so unreasonable, right?"

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "This person is involved in the extermination of Master Zhang's family. Bring him back to the Imperial Prison for interrogation."

"Yes!"

The two captains immediately stepped forward and prepared to arrest the man.

"You bastard, you want to frame me?!"

The sturdy man's face suddenly changed, especially when he heard the word "imperial prison". A hint of panic appeared in his eyes, and he subconsciously reached for the sword in his hand.

laugh!
Just as the sturdy man drew half of his sword, a flash of sword light appeared in the inn.

Everyone looked intently and saw the captain in the black flying fish uniform slowly putting the embroidered spring sword in his hand back into the scabbard.

The sturdy man who was about to draw his sword suddenly became stiff, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. At the same time, a line of blood slowly bloomed from his neck.

"Bang!" The next second, the strong man fell straight back and hit the ground heavily, and blood slowly flowed out from the ground.

The inn suddenly became dead silent.

Everyone's face was filled with horror, and they felt a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts and emerging from the top of their heads, instantly dispelling all other thoughts in their minds.

This strong man has been staying in the inn for several days. Everyone present knows his background. He is the leader of the Crazy Lion Gang in the Shimen area, named Shi Kuangtian, a well-known first-class master.

But in front of this young man, he didn't even have time to pull out his knife before he was killed with one blow!

Jiang Xuan took two steps back to avoid being splashed with blood. Then he looked at the crowd calmly again: "Anyone else have any objections?"

A silence.

All those who were swept by Jiang Xuan's gaze lowered their heads, no longer having any thoughts of resistance.

(End of this chapter)