My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Night slowly descended.

The room in an inn at the foot of Longhu Mountain was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

At this moment, Fu Yuanzong was lying on the bed, his face pale.

Beside the bed, an old man withdrew his hand from Fu Yuanzong's wrist, then lifted the blanket to examine his injuries, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Young master, who exactly have you offended?"

The old man shook his head and sighed, "That was... way too heavy-handed!"

"My lumbar vertebrae are fractured, and my meridians have also been affected!"

"Even if it's barely cured, I'm afraid... he'll be bedridden with paralysis!"

"paralysis?"

The burly man standing nearby twitched, immediately grabbed the old man by the collar, and lifted him up.

"Let me tell you, if you can't cure my young master, I'll kill you first!"

"Let go first!"

The old man's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "I...I will do my best!"

The burly man stared at the old man for a moment before letting out a cold snort and putting him down again.

The old man staggered two steps, glanced at Fu Yuanzong on the bed, and said, "I'll go get the medicine first to stabilize his injuries for now!"

After saying this, the old man slung his medicine box over his shoulder and quickly walked out of the room.

After the door closed, Fu Yuanzong braced himself on the bed with both hands, enduring the pain in his chest, and tried to sit up.

"Young master, please lie down!"

Upon seeing this, the burly man quickly stepped forward to help him up.

"Jiang Xiaobai, and that woman!"

Fu Yuanzong gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead: "I want them dead! I will make sure they die!"

"Young Master!"

Seeing that Fu Yuanzong was agitated, the burly man said, "Your injuries are too severe right now; you should recover first!"

"I hate it!!"

Fu Yuanzong lay there, panting heavily, and said, "There were more than twenty of us when we came, but now... it's just the two of us left, isn't it?"

The burly man lowered his head and remained silent.

Along their journey, a large number of people were killed by that iron behemoth.

This time, two more people were left behind to handle the aftermath for them.

at the moment……

I'm afraid he won't be able to come back!

Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.

Ok?

The burly man's expression tightened, and he quickly stood up.

At that moment, the door opened, and a white-haired young man walked in.

"Thank you, sir!"

The burly man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um!"

Xie Qianjun responded and entered the room, glancing at Fu Yuanzong on the bed: "This plan has completely failed!"

"Hmph, it's all Jiang Xiaobai's fault!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yuanzong's chest heaved violently once more: "This man has absolutely no martial ethics, and no sense of chivalry whatsoever!!"

"If he hadn't destroyed the 'Asking the Edge' token and hadn't gotten the five elders of the Hidden Edge Sect to attack together, how could we have possibly lost this time!"

Xie Qianjun remained silent.

Indeed, the Wenfeng Token in his hand can be considered a very crucial step.

But who knew that this crucial step would be completely missed when it came to Jiang Xiaobai!

and……

He never expected that his junior sister, who always followed the rules, would also pretend to be confused!

"Ah, the lord's original intention was to obtain the items from the Xuanlong Gate, and then have the people of the Xiaoyao Sword Sect hand them over to the Beiyu delegation!"

"As a result, the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect's performance was disappointing, while we..."

Xie Qianjun shook his head and sighed, "Now, relying solely on Bei Yu, even if we've reached this final step!"

"I'm afraid... we won't be able to open that Xuanlong Gate either!!"

"snort!"

Fu Yuanzong's face darkened. "That's none of my business. How you report back to your superior is your problem!"

Xie Qianjun frowned again upon hearing this.

In the end, Xie Qianjun didn't argue. As he stood up, he said, "I'm afraid an ordinary doctor can't cure your injury!"

"However, Suzhou does have a legendary doctor!"

"This man is named Shen Guanhe, known as the Hermit Physician of the Bamboo Grove. His skill in bone setting and pulse repair is unparalleled in the world!"

"If he's willing to help, your injuries might still have a chance to heal!"

"Shen Guanhe?"

Fu Yuanzong was somewhat surprised.

"yes!"

Xie Qianjun said, "However, Shen Guanhe has now been taken under the wing of Suzhou's Wantong Money Shop, and ordinary people... can't even see him!"

"If we want him to take action, we need to get the people from Wantong Money Exchange to speak up first!"

After saying that, Xie Qianjun did not linger and turned to leave the room.

After the door closed again, Fu Yuanzong lay there, his eyes flickering, but he ultimately did not speak.

……

Outside Xuanlong Gate.

Although night had fallen, none of the martial arts practitioners gathered there left.

Some people leaned against the trees, while others sat cross-legged on the ground.

On the other side of the crowd, Jiang Xiaobai was sitting cross-legged on a flat stone platform.

Feng Jitong, Nie Tianwen, and another old man sat on three sides of Jiang Xiaobai, raising their hands and continuously injecting their hidden energy into Jiang Xiaobai's body.

hum!

A sharp and edgy aura surrounded Jiang Xiaobai.

Occasionally, a burst of energy would escape from it, landing on the stone slabs on the ground and leaving thin, long scratches.

Jiang Xiaobai closed his eyes and continuously integrated the power transmitted from the three Heavenly Elders into the foundation of his body.

This process was not pleasant.

The sharp energy coursed through the meridians, as if countless blades were slicing through the body.

Fortunately, Chu Qingci had already helped him stabilize the first level of Concealed Edge.

So, although it was uncomfortable, it was still within his tolerance range.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Ji and the other two simultaneously withdrew their hands.

The swirling energy around Jiang Xiaobai gradually subsided and eventually disappeared into his body.

call!

Jiang Xiaobai exhaled and slowly opened his eyes.

"good!"

Feng Jitong glanced at Jiang Xiaobai and nodded in satisfaction: "I didn't expect you to have reached the fourth level of Hidden Edge. That's quite remarkable!"

"However, if you don't have the foundation of the Hidden Edge Force within you, you'll be lucky to reach the third level at most!"

"really!"

Nie Tianwen looked at Jiang Xiaobai and asked, "Was this foundation laid for you by our sect leader?"

"Um!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded slightly.

"Then our sect leader is really..."

Before Nie Tianwen could finish speaking, a voice came from the side: "It really breaks my heart, my young master!"

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then turned around and found that the eldest princess had arrived beside them at some point.

"Ahem, you two chat then!"

The three exchanged a glance, then immediately got up and left.

Xiao Yunshu walked up to Jiang Xiaobai, looked at Jiang Xiaobai who was still sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, and stretched out her hand.

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, but in the end he still grasped that hand and used it to stand up.

"Did you use concealed force to open the stone door?"

After Xiao Yunshu withdrew her hand, she looked in the direction of Xuanlong Gate and asked.

"Um!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "You guessed it?"

"Hmph, my senior sister has paved the way for you like this, how could you not see it!"

Xiao Yunshu gave a light snort, turned to look at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Then... when do you plan to open the door?"

"Now!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at the heavy stone door, his eyes flickering slightly: "I really want to see what's inside..."

"What exactly did they hide?!"