The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: From the Moment He Picked Up Qu Feiyan

Where is Tian Boguang? And who is Elder Qu fighting with?

At this moment, Shen An, who was not good at light footwork, finally caught up with the trail and arrived here. But as soon as he saw it, he saw Qu Yang sparring with someone who was using the Songshan sword technique.

The man was a middle-aged man dressed in inconspicuous gray cloth clothes. He was covered in sweat and looked like a mad tiger. He wielded a long sword with great force and his momentum was quite astonishing, but he could only perform two sword techniques over and over again.

One move is a powerful and unstoppable "straight to the point".

Another move is the seemingly powerful "Eternal Dragon," with its flashing sword light.

Occasionally, in the intervals between these two moves, he would frantically insert some unsystematic martial arts techniques, which looked incongruous and full of flaws.

No... he can't really only know these two moves, can he?

They actually fought with Qu Yang for so long?

Shen An's eye twitched involuntarily, but after thinking about it for a moment, he understood the reason.

The person who fought Qu Yang must be from Songshan, sent to investigate Liu Zhengfeng in his place.

It seems he's not a proper disciple of Songshan Mountain; he probably joined halfway through and only knows these two moves.

Seeing Qu Yang's timid and hesitant manner, as if he were afraid of accidentally killing the person, Shen An instantly understood Qu Yang's thoughts and couldn't hold back any longer, so he stepped forward.

"Who is here? Where is Tian Boguang?"

It's Shen An!

He finally caught up!

This shout was a relief for both of them.

Ma Bao's eyes blazed with the ecstasy of surviving a disaster. He had never felt that Shen An's figure was so familiar and so reliable.

"Brother Shen, you've finally arrived! I'm also from Mount Song, come and save me!"

Without thinking, he blurted it out. He dared not call him "Junior Nephew Shen," let alone "Senior Brother Shen"? He couldn't bring himself to do that.

When Qu Yang saw Shen An appear, his tense shoulders relaxed imperceptibly, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

They've finally arrived!

If they don't come soon, I really don't know how I'll end this mess.

Killing him is one thing, not killing him is another; it's incredibly frustrating.

He glanced at Shen An, then at Ma Bao, whose strength was mediocre but who was particularly troublesome, and made a plan in his mind.

Anyway, this guy's martial arts skills aren't that great; he's just a show-off. With Shen An's strength, he could easily take him down.

If I stay here any longer, I'll just get in the way. It's better to leave this guy with Shen An.

Once he understands the situation, we'll let him handle it however he sees fit.

He had complete confidence in Shen An's intelligence and martial arts skills.

Thinking of this, Qu Yang's face immediately changed to a solemn and wary expression.

He glanced at Shen An, then at Ma Bao, as if weighing the risk of being attacked from both sides.

He then snorted coldly and said in a threatening tone, "You brats from the Songshan Sect, consider yourself lucky! I have important business to attend to today, so I'll spare your lives for now! Next time we meet, I'll make sure to take your heads!"

Having said that, he swayed and retreated without lingering in the fight, after a few leaps.

It seemed that they were truly worried about being attacked from both sides by Shen An and Ma Bao, which was why they had no choice but to make a strategic retreat.

The forest returned to tranquility.

Only Ma Bao, who had narrowly escaped death, and Shen An, who had just arrived, remained.

"Huff... huff..."

Ma Bao plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, his back soaked with sweat.

He looked in the direction where Qu Yang had disappeared, still feeling lingering fear.

A moment later, he struggled to his feet, walked up to Shen An, his face beaming with gratitude, and grabbed Shen An's arm.

"Brother Shen! Thank you! Thank you for arriving in time, scaring away that demonic sect elder and saving my life!" His voice trembled slightly with excitement, and his eyes were filled with sincere gratitude.

Shen An: "..."

He patted Shen An's shoulder forcefully, appearing as if they were confidants and bound by life and death: "Brother Shen, don't worry! Previously, our sect assigned me to take over your mission to investigate Liu Zhengfeng. I was staking out outside Liu's residence when I was there. It was because of the crucial clue you provided, the 'musical sound,' that I finally discovered Liu Zhengfeng's late-night meeting with this mysterious person. I sent a letter back to Songshan the day before yesterday regarding the relevant situation, and you will definitely get credit for it."

Shen An: "..."

This time, the speechless silence was directed at the "High Mountains and Flowing Water" couple. Even after being reminded, they still had a concert to hold. Now, at least the fact that Liu Zhengfeng had a secret rendezvous with the mysterious expert is impossible to deny.

Shen An didn't expect that they would be discovered because the code was a short piece of music. He only found out that Qu Yang had played it when they met secretly the night before, but he was too embarrassed to tell him.

Ma Bao became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see a bright future beckoning to him, his eyes gleaming with a fanatical light for fame and fortune:

"I just deliberately tricked him by calling him a 'demonic cult member,' and he didn't refute it! He was clearly fooled by my words and has something to hide! This time, if we report the information about Liu Zhengfeng's secret meeting with members of the demonic cult, with witnesses and physical evidence, even if the evidence is irrefutable, Liu Zhengfeng won't be able to clear his name even if he jumps into the Xiang River!"

He waved his arms excitedly, "I must return to the mountain immediately to report to Alliance Leader Zuo in person! Alliance Leader Zuo will surely reward me handsomely! Oh, by the way, I also owe a great debt to you, brother, for organizing this sword-testing tournament, which gave me the opportunity to lure this demonic cultist out of the shadows! Moreover, if you hadn't arrived in time, I would surely have died at his hands. So, brother, your contribution is truly immense!"

Shen An listened in silence.

Reason kept reminding herself.

kill him!

He must be killed!

Otherwise, once he returns to Songshan and reports the matter, all my efforts will be in vain, and things will develop as in the original story. Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang will die for their friendship, and Fei Fei will probably not be able to survive alone.

However, asking him to kill a complete stranger he had just met was rather difficult.

Seeing that Shen An remained silent, Ma Bao assumed that he was just a young man overwhelmed by this sudden and immense achievement.

"By the way, Brother Shen, I'm heading back to my sect right now. There's a small matter I need your help with."

"What is it?"

Ma Bao waved his hand dismissively, as if he were talking about something as trivial as eating and drinking.

"When I came to the Sword Testing Tournament with Liu Zhengfeng and the others, all the ferries on the riverbank were occupied. I was in a hurry to do something, and there were no boats available."

He said it casually.

"I happened to see two merchants and a boatman on a boat, so I 'borrowed' their boat. In order to avoid making a fuss and attracting attention, I killed them without hesitation."

"These loose ends will need to be dealt with by your men, brother, to prevent them from being discovered and damaging the reputation of our Songshan Sect."