The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Jiang Ning hadn't spoken since Li Yuan's response, and had already taken action.

call out!

Jiang Ning leaped into the air and floated to Li Yuan's side.

"Good timing!"

Li Yuan chuckled and then swung his sword at Jiang Ning's lower body.

Jiang Ning raised his leg repeatedly, drawing a semi-circle in mid-air to easily dodge the knife, and then swung his arm to smash it.

Li Yuan cautiously refrained from parrying, instead dodging the attack. He then twisted his wrist, turning the hilt of his sword and sweeping the blade upwards.

Jiang Ning's expression remained unchanged as he easily dodged the attack, and the two resumed their exchange of blows.

Li Yuan's swordsmanship was sharp and highly disciplined. He moved very quickly, and the sword left afterimages in his hands, emitting a series of whistling sounds.

"Aren't you going to draw your sword?"

As he swung his sword, Li Yuan asked a question.

He saw that Jiang Ning had a sword at his waist, but Jiang Ning did not draw it to fight him. He thought that Jiang Ning looked down on him, and his heart was filled with murderous intent.

Jiang Ning did not answer Li Yuan's question.

call out!

Li Yuan swung his sword down, and Jiang Ning dodged to the side. The sword struck a log hanging horizontally behind Jiang Ning.

When his first strike failed, Li Yuan quickly drew his sword and swept his leg down. Jiang Ning grabbed the log, spun around in mid-air, and then kicked Li Yuan hard in the back. With a thud, Li Yuan felt a sharp pain in his back and fell to the ground.

"puff!"

Li Yuan coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Jiang Ning landed on one foot, raised the other leg high, and slammed it down hard, the force so great that it even created a gust of wind.

A gust of wind swept past Li Yuan's back, sending alarm bells ringing in his ears. Ignoring his embarrassment, he quickly bent over and fell face-first into the dirt, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Bang!

A loud bang.

Gravel flew everywhere under Jiang Ning's feet.

As Li Yuan scrambled to a distance, his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably and his eyes widened as he stared at the crater in the ground.

Chapter 282: The Second

Li Yuan gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, looking at Jiang Ning as if facing a formidable enemy.

At this point, he had completely lost the confidence he had before the fight.

Jiang Ning looked at him, kicked his foot, and a piece of gravel shot out.

call out!

Li Yuan rolled to the side and dodged, the gravel hitting the wooden stake behind him and embedding itself deep inside.

call out!call out!call out!

Li Yuan dodged and weaved, avoiding one piece of gravel after another. With a few muffled thuds, the gravel hit the wooden stake and the wall behind him.

Li Yuan rolled to the edge of the furnace, the scorching firelight illuminating his face.

"Gurgle."

Looking back at the deeply embedded gravel, Li Yuan couldn't help but swallow.

Li Yuan felt a bit sweaty, perhaps because of the high temperature near the forge.

boom!

Li Yuan kicked over the forge, scattering the glowing charcoal on the ground. He then used his sword to send charcoal pieces flying towards Jiang Ning, trailing red flames.

Jiang Ning dodged with a graceful movement.

when!

As the charcoal flew towards them at the last moment, Li Yuan arrived in the blink of an eye, delivering a powerful slash to their head.

Jiang Ning dodged to the side, and Li Yuan slashed his wrist towards Jiang Ning's waist.

Jiang Ning braced himself with one hand and unleashed a series of half-moon kicks, his feet soaring into the air in a crescent shape. One kick struck Li Yuan's wrist, halting the horizontal slash, while the other struck Li Yuan's elbow, disarming him.

Li Yuan was attacked twice in succession on his wrist and elbow. His long sword flew out of his hand, spun continuously in mid-air, and then fell to the ground, the blade trembling violently.

After kicking twice, Jiang Ning twisted his waist and used his strength to leap into the air, flipping his body before delivering another flying kick.

Li Yuan dropped his longsword and quickly crossed his arms to protect his chest. With a thud, Li Yuan's face turned red, and he staggered back several steps before regaining his balance.

At this moment, his arms trembled uncontrollably, a tearing pain shooting through him, and his arms were covered in an abnormal crimson color.

"Ho...ho..."

Li Yuan was panting, her arms hanging naturally at her sides, staring intently at Jiang Ning not far away, a hint of fear in her eyes.

Jiang Ning's seemingly ordinary kick just now actually tore his muscles apart.

This was hard for Li Yuan to believe.

He had been blacksmithing for many years, and his arm muscles were extremely developed. Most people would find it difficult to withstand a blow from him. However, the muscles in his arms were torn apart by a simple kick from the boy in front of him. This was so outrageous that he didn't know what to say.

Jiang Ning's expression remained calm, but there was a slight hint of surprise in his eyes. He wasn't surprised that he could kick Li Yuan and tear his muscles, but rather that he was surprised that his kick hadn't broken Li Yuan's arm.

When Jiang Ning kicked Li Yuan, he used his internal energy in addition to his own strength. His body had already been enhanced by the innate skill, and his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people. With the help of his internal energy, it was unexpected that the kick did not break Li Yuan's bones.

However, Jiang Ning did not react much. He lightly touched the ground with his feet, and his figure floated up and landed in front of Li Yuan.

With his weapon out of his hand and no tools available to borrow nearby, Li Yuan gritted his teeth and fought Jiang Ning with a ferocious expression as Jiang Ning charged towards him.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Jiang Ning and Li Yuan exchanged blows more than a dozen times in just a few seconds, and the sound of their arms colliding was very clear in the shop.

Li Yuan's face grew paler and paler as he was hit. At this point, his arm was no longer a bright red color; blood had begun to seep from its surface.

call out!

Li Yuan suddenly threw a punch, but Jiang Ning raised his hand and grabbed it, squeezing hard. A cracking sound rang out from his palm, and Li Yuan groaned as veins bulged on his forehead.

But that wasn't the end of it. Jiang Ning released his grip, channeled his inner strength, and struck the wrist with a palm.

With a tearing sound, Li Yuan's arm bent, and a piece of white bone protruded from his elbow joint, with a few drops of blood splattering out.

"what!!!"

The intense pain in his arm made Li Yuan scream in agony. His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Jiang Ning and swung his other arm at him.

Jiang Ning dodged to the side, grabbed Li Yuan's wrist with one hand, and raised the other hand to strike his elbow joint. With another crack, Li Yuan's arm bent abnormally.

With his hands crippled, Li Yuan couldn't help but scream in agony.

Jiang Ning reached out and grabbed the back of Li Yuan's neck, pulling him forward and then kneeing him in the chest. He then released Li Yuan and kicked him, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily into the wall before landing on the ground.

"Cough...cough cough."

Li Yuan coughed up a lot of blood and struggled to get up, but he was powerless. He could only lift his head and look at Jiang Ning with difficulty.

"Ning Yanwang... lives up to his name, I admire him."

Li Yuan kept spitting out blood as he spoke intermittently.

"It's not unjust for me to die at your hands."

After uttering his last words, Li Yuan's eyes gradually lost their luster, his head fell backward, and he no longer made a sound.

Beside Li Yuan, there was a knife stuck in the ground; it was his personal sword.

Seeing Li Yuan, who had become a corpse, Jiang Ning turned around, went to the shop door, opened the door, and let the light into the house again.

After killing Li Yuan, Jiang Ning did not rush to leave. He first dealt with the scattered charcoal to prevent a fire, and then searched the house to see if there were any pens or similar items.

Jiang Ning walked to a table and saw a pen on it. He then took out a list from his pocket, spread it out on the table, picked up the pen, and put a checkmark next to Li Yuan's name.

At this point, Jiang Ning had already checked the names of two people on the list.

"one two three four……"

Jiang Ning checked the remaining names on the list.

There are twelve left.

After finishing all this, Jiang Ning put away the paper, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the store.

This blacksmith shop was in a very remote place, and few people passed by on the road. After leaving Jiangning, there was no one on the street either.

Without lingering there, Jiang Ning left Baishi Town and headed back the way he came. Half an hour later, he arrived at a riverbank where a boat was waiting.

"Oh, young master, you're back so soon?"

The boatman was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning had told him to take a detour here because he had something to do. The boatman thought it would take at least half a day, but he didn't expect it to be so quick.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded and boarded the boat.

He was dressed neatly, with his hair cascading down his back, showing no signs of having just been in a battle.

"Let's go."

"okay!"

The boatman gave a shout and started rowing, and the boat slowly moved forward.

Two days later.

"Young master, this is all I can do to get you here."

The boatman moored the boat on the riverbank, opposite Jiangning Road.

"If you want to travel by water to Jinan Prefecture, you will have to cross the mountains ahead and take a boat again from there."