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

Chapter 68: Monk, your Buddha is useless in this capital! [7]

Inside the inn.

Everyone sat quietly in their seats, waiting for Xu Longqing to lead people to register one by one.

When it was his turn, he quickly stood up and said his name, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, he would be stabbed.

Jiang Xuan stood at the door of the inn waiting with a calm expression.

The reason why he followed to Yuelai Inn was because the largest number of martial arts people gathered here, and he was worried that Xu Longqing could not control them.

By then, not to mention investigating the case, he would become a laughing stock in the Jinyiwei.

And the result was just as he expected.

These so-called gangsters are all despicable people. They won't cooperate unless you kill a chicken to scare them.

As for the idiot who took the lead, it was all his own fault.

No one else said anything, but he insisted on speaking out, so Jiang Xuan naturally had no choice but to oblige him.

Jiang Xuan has no sympathy for those guys who come for Rama's body.

If you are not strong enough and still dare to be greedy, you are already courting death.

A quarter of an hour later.

After Xu Qinglong registered his name, he came over to report the situation.

As expected, the investigation was originally intended to cover up the truth, so naturally there would be no results.

Jiang Xuan didn't say much, waved his hand, and led his men away.

Only then could the sound of heavy breathing be heard in the inn.

After a while, someone whispered, "This man has been promoted to a centurion at such a young age, and even the old lion couldn't stop his sword. What is his background?"

"That knife move of his had a powerful force!"

An elder said in a deep voice, "To be able to master sword techniques at such a young age, this person is most likely the newly promoted top master that has been making a lot of noise in the capital a few days ago, the Captain of the Northern Pacification Division, Jiang Xuan."

A top master? !
Everyone was immediately moved.

"No wonder! Such a young and top-notch master is truly a genius!"

Someone sighed softly, "What a pity that such a person has become a lackey of the imperial court..."

As he spoke, he looked at the body at the door that no one had cleaned up, shook his head and sighed.

"The old lion bullied men and women in Shimen, and it would have been fine if he was a little arrogant, but he dared to be so arrogant in the capital. And he happened to run into this person. His death is really not unjust..."

The others also looked at Shi Kuangtian's body and were all silent.

He was chatting in the inn one second, and the next second he had become a corpse with no one to collect it.

This is the result of being a troublemaker.

……

As various districts began to investigate the underworld people entering Beijing.

Scenes similar to what happened at Yuelai Inn happen from time to time.

Many people from the underworld have been able to move freely in various places all year round and are used to doing whatever they want. Some of them have hot tempers and don't know how to restrain themselves even when they come to the capital.

If ordinary officers encountered this group of tough guys, they would probably just say a few harsh words and leave it at that, but unfortunately they were facing the Jinyiwei of the capital.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, apart from the East Factory, there is no one that the Jinyiwei dare not offend.

Moreover, these so-called people of the underworld, that is, ordinary people, would feel awe and fear when they saw them, but in the eyes of the Jinyiwei, these guys were poor, arrogant, and obsessed with face.

The Jinyiwei specializes in dealing with people like this.

No matter how arrogant you are outside, once you are in prison, you will have to beg for mercy within two days.

The registration operation went smoothly.

Jiang Xuan ordered Xu Longqing and Lu Jianxing to divide the men into twenty groups, with each flag bearer leading a team of people, and go to the four urban areas to investigate and register, so the speed was very fast.

Only at dusk did people come one after another to report on the progress of the investigation.

Jiang Xuan looked through their impermanence books one by one, focusing mainly on the monks.

But after looking at dozens of them, Lu Zhu's name was not on the list.

Jiang Xuan frowned. Could it be that they had already left the city?

"Sorry..."

Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and Lu Jianxing came back with the last group of people.

Before he got close, Lu Jianxing stopped his horse and walked forward anxiously to report: "Sir, we found it!"

"Hmm?" Jiang Xuan's expression changed slightly: "Where is it?"

Lu Jianxing spoke hurriedly, "There's a deserted temple in the southern suburbs. I went there to investigate. The owner of a bun shop said that a monk has been coming in every day to buy buns for the past few days. But he buys more than just enough for one person, and a mix of meat and vegetables. Something's very wrong!"

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Have you asked for the name?"

"no!"

Lu Jianxing shook his head: "I didn't alert the enemy. After learning about this, I immediately came back to report."

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Gather all the troops and go take a look."

Although he was not sure whether the monk was Lu Zhu, he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go, so it wouldn't take much effort to go over and take a look.

"Yes!"

Everyone looked solemn and immediately gathered all their men, more than a hundred people, and marched towards the south in a mighty force.

……

Southern suburbs.

Not far from the neighboring city, beside a stream, there is a dilapidated temple that has been abandoned for a long time.

This is a slum area. Even beggars don't come here to beg, and you can hardly see anyone here during the day.

But at this time, a monk wearing a monk's robe, with Buddhist beads hanging around his neck but with short hair walked along the stream, and then slowly entered the dilapidated temple.

And in this slightly dark and damp dilapidated temple, there was a woman in black sitting.

The woman looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long black hair tied up, thin willow-shaped eyebrows, and a straight and high nose bridge. She was full of stern heroism, but her fox eyes with slightly upturned corners added a touch of coldness and charm to her.

Hearing someone coming in, the woman raised her eyelids slightly, her eyes were cold and not moved at all, but her slender palm gently stroked the slender sword on her knees, staring coldly at the monk who walked in, without saying a word.

The monk didn't care about the woman's gaze. He handed the bun in his hand to the woman, smiled slightly, and said, "Miss, you have been hungry all day and must be hungry. Please have a meal."

sigh~
The woman swung her sword and sent the bun flying to the side. She said coldly, "You've been following me for ten days. What do you want to do?"

The monk shook his head, picked up the bun, dusted it off, and said, "I just hope that the young lady can return the remains of the founder, lay down her butcher knife, and leave this path."

"Whether I leave or not is none of your business."

The woman said coldly, "I know I'm no match for you. If you want this half of the body, just take it away. Why do you keep pestering me? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be trapped in the capital. Is this what you Buddhists call saving people?!"

The monk sighed helplessly, "For me, the remains are of little concern; saving lives is of great importance. Miss, your sword is stained with sin. Why don't you put it down, escape the sea of ​​suffering, and reach the other shore?"

"Shut up!"

The woman could no longer bear Lu Zhu's noise. She shouted angrily, drew out the sword in her hand, and stabbed Lu Zhu.

However, the monk simply raised the iron chopsticks in his hand and blocked the soft sword.

"Ding!"

The enormous force actually bounced along the sword, knocking the woman back two steps.

The woman stopped attacking and stared at Lu Zhu, but she could do nothing.

The two sides were entangled for ten days. During these ten days, she tried to kill this man every day to get rid of his entanglement and leave the capital.

But this man's martial arts skills were so high that she was helpless.

It was because of this person's entanglement that she missed the best opportunity to leave the capital. Now the entire capital is heavily guarded, and people from the court and Black Stone are looking for her everywhere, making her anxious, but helpless.

"What exactly do you want in exchange for letting me go?" the woman asked through gritting her teeth.

The monk ate his buns leisurely and said, "I've already said that if you can put down your butcher knife and leave this path, I will leave the capital with you."

"You..." The woman's face turned red with anger and she was about to explode, but as if she heard something, her face suddenly changed.

"Someone is coming?!" The monk also stood up suddenly, frowning.

Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

The dense sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and soon changed direction, as if circling around the ruined temple, but not in a hurry to get closer.

The two of them hurried to the door to check, and their faces changed color.

The ruined temple was surrounded by dense crowds of horses and Jinyiwei, with bows and crossbows already ready for use.

"Damn it!"

The woman's eyes were filled with murderous intent. She suddenly turned to look at the monk and angrily said, "It's all because of you, you damned bald donkey!"

"This……"

The monk frowned, puzzled: "How did the people from the imperial court find this place?"

He knew without asking that these Jinyiwei in front of him must have come for the woman, but he had been going out alone to beg for alms in the past few days and had not leaked any information about the woman. How did the Jinyiwei find this place?
Da da……

At this moment, a black horse emerged from the crowd, and on its back sat a handsome young man. He glanced at the crowd and said calmly, "Monk, your Buddhist way of saving people is truly unique."

...After seeing the man and woman at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The bet was right!
Just by looking at their attire, one can determine their identities.

Lu Zhu and drizzle.

Lu Zhu frowned, looked at Jiang Xuan, raised one palm to his chest, chanted a Buddhist name, and said, "I wonder what brings you here, benefactor?"

"Don't you know why I came here?"

Jiang Xuan glanced at him, then looked at Xiyu and said calmly, "Xiyu, hand over Rama's body."

The two of them felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, and there was no hope anymore.

The other party really knew their identities.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhu sighed and said, "Amitabha, benefactor, let go of your obsession."

"The reason Patriarch Rama's martial arts were so astonishing and unprecedented was due to his Buddhist cultivation, not to his remains. Why should you be so obsessed with those illusory rumors?"

"Please show some mercy, benefactor, and allow me to take the body back for burial. Please do not let the remains of our ancestor be humiliated any further."

Jiang Xuan's face was calm: "Monk, in this capital, your Buddha's words are useless."

"I'm just following orders. You'd better not make things difficult for me. Hand over the body and I'll let you go."

"Amitabha." Lu Zhu sighed softly and chanted the Buddha's name. Although he did not speak out loud, his meaning was quite obvious.

Jiang Xuan's expression turned cold: "If that's the case, then go to hell with your Buddha!"

"Fire arrows!"

At the command, the sounds of triggers being pulled rang out one after another, and dense arrows shot towards the two people at the door like raindrops.

Lu Zhu and the other man's expressions changed slightly. They didn't dare to fight back and immediately retreated back to the ruined temple to hide.

Jiang Xuan's face was stern. He waved his hand and said, "Kill!"

Two teams of Jinyiwei immediately stepped forward and approached the ruined temple.

Jiang Xuan still sat on his horse without moving. He had to be on guard against Xiyu escaping.

The person escaping is a small matter. If the body is not found, it will be difficult to explain when he returns. After all, the noise he made today was quite big.

Tread...  

The footsteps are getting closer.

Just as everyone was about to enter the ruined temple, a sharp sword light suddenly burst out.

chi chi-

In an instant, the two Jinyiwei were directly hit in the throat by the sword energy and fell to the ground screaming.

"Don't hurt anyone!"

Lu Zhu shouted softly and rushed out at the same time, quickly blocking Xiyu. He knocked down several Jinyiwei and then restrained another one. He waved his hand and shouted, "Follow me to break through!"

Xiyu ignored him. At this moment, she had a package on her back and broke out in another direction, obviously preparing to take this opportunity to get rid of Lu Zhu.

Lu Zhu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly moved closer to the drizzle.

Every time the two of them attacked, they could take down a Jinyiwei. The difference was that Lu Zhu only knocked him down, while Xiyu killed him directly. His swordsmanship was extremely sharp.

In an instant, more than ten Jinyiwei were killed or injured.

Jiang Xuan frowned and murmured softly: "Xiantian..."

There is no doubt that Xiyu and Lu Zhu are both innate.

Especially Lu Zhu, not only does he have exquisite martial arts and majestic moves, but he also has a strong aura, and I'm afraid he is not weaker than Cao Shaoqin before.

As expected of the genius known as the Shaolin Buddhist, he is truly a formidable opponent!

But the most important thing right now was to retrieve Rama's body. Jiang Xuan didn't pay much attention to Lu Zhu. He turned around and ordered, "Lu Jianxing, Xu Longqing, Jin Yichuan, and Ding Xiu, the four of you go and intercept that monk for a while. The rest of you stay where you are and don't let any of them escape!"

"Yes!"

Everyone drank together.

Immediately, Lu Jianxing and the other three drew their swords and rushed out, killing Lu Zhu.

Jiang Xuan moved his body and jumped directly from the horse's back. The Embroidered Spring Sword was unsheathed in mid-air. His steps were strangely swift and in an instant he was in front of Xiyu. He rescued a Jinyiwei from her sword and then forced him back with a backhanded sword.

Just one strike made Xiyu's face look solemn. She could see that Jiang Xuan's swordsmanship was extraordinary, but she couldn't just sit there and wait to die.

Swah——

She moved, stepped off the ground, jumped over the stream, and prepared to break out to the other side of the stream.

But before she landed on the ground, a dark shadow had already leaped to the shore before her. The moment she landed, a heavy knife slashed up with a bloody and domineering force.

In a trance, Xiyu seemed to see a ferocious tiger roaring to the sky and opening its bloody mouth to swallow her.

But as Black Stone's number one killer, her willpower was far superior to that of ordinary people. She regained consciousness in an instant. However, during this moment of distraction, a flash of knife light was so close that it almost reflected her delicate face.

Xiyu's pupils shrank, and she immediately used the force to move sideways, almost avoiding the knife light by brushing her body. Then she thrust out the long sword in her hand, attacking the throat of the figure on the shore.

Seeing that his cunning sword attack was avoided, Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed with surprise. He immediately stepped back to create distance and at the same time avoided Xiyu's sword attack.

sigh~
As soon as the drizzle landed on the ground, the second sword followed without any pause. Both his willpower and on-the-spot experience were extremely rich and terrifying.

Jiang Xuan held up his sword to block, and with a slight jolt, he repelled the sword, but before he could take the initiative to draw his sword, Xiyu's third sword arrived.

huh~
The sword was chopped diagonally, landing directly on Jiang Xuan's blade. Then the sword bent and stabbed at an incredible angle.

But Jiang Xuan had been prepared for her strange water-repelling sword technique. He immediately drew his sword and distanced himself from her. Then he swung his sword back with his backhand, forcing Xiyu back.

"It's my turn!" A calm and steady voice sounded.

As Xiyu raised her head, she saw a flash of knife coming down. The soft sword was unable to block it at all. She could only dodge backwards, while keeping the water-breaking sword in her hand ready at any time, waiting for Jiang Xuan's knife to release the force, and then she would start to counterattack.

Unexpectedly, before the knife could release the force, Jiang Xuan changed the knife's momentum and another knife followed in an instant.

The drizzle changed color and had to retreat again.

But in an instant, three or four sword lights approached, each sword containing a domineering force, and directly knocked her back into the stream. Her body swayed and she almost fell.

But the changes in the knife light have not yet ended. After several unsuccessful attacks, another powerful and heavy slash followed.

There was no way to avoid it now. Xiyu was panicked and could only bite the bullet and use the sword to resist. At the same time, her internal energy was running at a high speed to strengthen the sword, trying to block this terrifying knife.

Ding!
There was a crisp sound, followed by a muffled groan. The sword body shook and then bent, and the terrifying force rebounded back. Xiyu instantly vomited blood and flew backwards, obviously suffering internal injuries.

Jiang Xuan's eyes were stern. Without the slightest hesitation, he crossed the stream with his sword, ready to put an end to Black Stone's number one killer.

"Be merciful!"

At the critical moment, Lu Zhu shouted urgently and broke free from the siege of Ding Xiu and the other three. He used the force to fly over and blocked Jiang Xuan. He stretched out his hand anxiously to stop him: "Donor, wait a minute. You can take the body away. Please spare this girl's life."

"late!"

Jiang Xuan shouted coldly and attacked Lu Zhu with a heavy blow.

"Sword power..."

A hint of solemnity also flashed across Lu Zhu's eyes. At this moment, the iron chopsticks in his hand seemed to turn into a sharp dagger, a dragon swimming in the air, and actually brought about a twisted ripple.

As the blade continued to drop, the force of the knife was gradually dissipated, and then the chopsticks flicked lightly.

Ding~
Jiang Xuan's palm trembled, and a huge force came along the blade, causing him to retreat two steps.

What kind of skill is this?
Jiang Xuan was somewhat stunned. This was the first time he encountered someone who could withstand his sword attack.

"call……"

The attack was neutralized, and Lu Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly said, "Donor, you've already won. Why do you still have to kill us?"

As he spoke, he quickly turned around and walked over to Xiyu, picked up the package that had fallen to the ground, held it up with both hands and handed it to Jiang Xuan: "This is Rama's body. Please show some mercy."

Swish-

Ding Xiu and others surrounded them, each of them with a sharp sword and a strong momentum.

Plus there are hundreds of murderous Jinyiwei around.

With such a situation, let alone a Xiantian, even a master-level figure would probably die on the spot.

Lu Zhu sighed inwardly.

No matter how high his martial arts skills are, he is powerless in the face of this situation.

In addition, with the young man in front of him having mastered the sword skills, even if he wanted to escape unscathed, it would have become a luxury.

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, took the package from Lu Zhu, felt the touch of the package, and felt a little excited.

The remains of Rama, who is said to be able to master peerless martial arts!
He gently lifted a corner of it and saw the black, dry skin inside, and his heart suddenly felt at ease.

stomping on...

Suddenly, there was another sound of dense footsteps coming from the distance.

Jiang Xuan frowned and looked back, only to see another team of Jinyiwei rushing over, densely packed with hundreds of people.

And the leader was Pei Lun.

"Brother Jiang..."

Pei Lun led his men forward, but when he saw the scene, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Then he smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, my dear brother, I wanted to bring some people to help you, but it seems that it won't be necessary."

Jiang Xuan shook his head and said nothing more. He collected Rama's body, then glanced back at Lu Zhu and the others and waved his hand, saying, "Take them all away."

(End of this chapter)