ragginovel Chapter 49 Orthodox Xingyi School
Chapter 49 Orthodox Xingyi School
The Fuyuan Escort Agency team set off again amidst a tense atmosphere.
Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan followed at the back of the escort agency's caravan, looking back at the post station from which thick smoke was billowing.
"Fu Lianzhuang eventually released the old shopkeeper, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Do you think this might implicate us?"
Qu Lingyan asked with a somewhat downcast mood, but Xiao Xuan did not give a definite answer, only telling her to rest assured.
"As long as I, Xiao Xuan, live, I will protect you from the consequences of today's events."
Qu Lingyan smiled gently and joked in a relaxed manner:
"In that case, I'll have to ask your mother-in-law to help you detoxify."
"That's not what I meant. We agreed on a deal from the beginning."
Xiao Xuan had no intention of taking advantage of Qu Lingyan. He valued promises and would only do so in situations that threatened his life.
...
As the sun began to set, Xiao Xuan wanted to speed up and overtake the convoy, but Qu Lingyan looked somewhat dejected.
Xiao Xuan, not knowing why, could only ask, "What's wrong?"
Qu Lingyan turned her head and Xiao Xuan saw that her face was pale and her body was trembling slightly.
"Are you injured?"
Qu Lingyan shook her head and remained silent.
Xiao Xuan silently observed Qu Lingyan's every move, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, making him understand why she was acting this way.
"Is this your first time killing someone?"
Upon hearing Xiao Xuan's question, Qu Lingyan reacted strongly, immediately turning her head and shouting, "No way! I'm Granny Ling Snake's disciple!"
The more intense Qu Lingyan's reaction, the more certain Xiao Xuan became.
Unexpectedly, Qu Lingyan, who is like a little devil, would also have psychological burden because of her first murder.
"Actually, my first murder was only two months ago."
"Who is it?"
"Japanese pirates".
"Then you did the right thing, but..."
Seeing that Qu Lingyan was burdened, Xiao Xuan offered words of comfort.
In his view, whether it is good or evil, as long as one is true to one's conscience, that is enough.
If you believe yourself to be good, then carry the burden of blood to the very end and benefit more people.
If you consider yourself evil, then wait in hell after death to tear these dead souls apart.
"So, Xiao Xuan, are you good or evil?"
Xiao Xuan chuckled: "I'm fine with anything, I have no bottom line."
After a few jokes, Qu Lingyan's mood improved significantly.
...
As night fell, and with the journey at night proving difficult, Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan, not in a hurry, rested with the rest of the Fuyuan Escort Agency crew.
Fu Lianzhuang warmly greeted Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan, his saviors, and lit a fire to cook hot rice porridge with dried vegetables and dried meat.
"May I ask what brings you two to Hangzhou? My Fuyuan Escort Agency has many friends there; perhaps we can offer some assistance."
Hearing Fu Lianzhuang say this, Qu Lingyan turned to look at Xiao Xuan. The two exchanged glances, and then Qu Lingyan said:
"To be honest, we're going to Ghost Street."
"Ghost Street?!"
Fu Lianzhuang was somewhat surprised. He scratched his chin. If it was Ghost Street, then he shouldn't ask any further questions.
After all, whether it's buying or selling, going there is something shady.
"I have a fellow disciple who is now doing business on Ghost Street. I'm writing you a letter; it might be able to help you if you encounter any trouble."
Seeing Fu Lianzhuang's enthusiasm, Qu Lingyan decided it would be impolite to refuse.
Originally, it was the first time for both her and Xiao Xuan to visit Ghost Street, so having an acquaintance introduce them to the way was the best thing ever.
"Thank you, Chief Escort."
A moment later, Qu Lingyan received Fu Lianzhuang's letter. At this moment, Xiao Xuan asked:
"I'm curious, which school or sect does Chief Escort Fu belong to?"
Fu Lianzhuang laughed a few times, seemingly quite confident in the lineage of his sect.
"Even if Young Master Xiao doesn't ask, I'm prepared to tell you proactively: I, Fu, come from the most orthodox Xingyi School in the martial arts world!"
"Xingyi School?"
Qu Lingyan looked surprised, then chuckled and said, "My master, Granny Ling She, used to be a member of the Xingyi School."
"Elder Spirit Serpent?" Fu Lianzhuang was also full of surprise. "Then according to seniority, Miss Qu and I are still fellow disciples of the same generation."
Fu Lianzhuang laughed heartily. When he first entered Xingyi Sect at the age of fifteen or sixteen, Granny Ling She was already an elder of Xingyi Sect.
"It's a pity that over twenty years ago, a major upheaval occurred in the Xingyi Sect, and many members left. I haven't seen Elder Ling She since then. I wonder how she is doing?"
"not bad."
Given Qu Lingyan's age, she naturally didn't know what happened back then. When she asked Fu Lianzhuang, he only had a vague understanding.
It is said that since the rise of the seven major sects, Xingyi School has become increasingly desolate.
"A hundred years ago, Xingyi School's status in the martial arts world was no less than that of the seven major sects today, but now they have taken turns being relegated to third-rate sects."
Fu Lianzhuang shook his head, seemingly recalling his youth.
When the conversation between the two reached Xiao Xuan's ears, it made him think about other things.
The Tianshan Sect and the Xingyi Sect were both powerful sects in the martial arts world a hundred years ago, but since Zhou Renjie appeared, the martial arts world has been completely reshuffled.
The major sects such as Tianshan Sect, Biyue Pavilion, and Xiaoyao Valley have now become extinct, and their lineages have been lost.
The Xingyi School and the Five Immortals Sect also declined drastically.
On the contrary, those minor sects that had connections with Zhou Renjie were supported and rose to become the current seven major sects.
"Zhou Renjie, Deng Fei, what exactly is your connection to the massacre of the Tianshan Sect?"
Xiao Xuan's mind began to wander, but in the end he still couldn't find an answer.
The porridge in the pot was all eaten, and then it got completely dark.
The monk Shishan was guarding his precious golden Buddha in the carriage; with an injury to his leg, he could not go anywhere at this moment.
Xiao Xuan was relieved to see that the monk Shishan had not yet noticed the disappearance of the Namgyal Sutra.
The fact that the people at Nanfa Temple could mix the Namgyal Sutra with other scriptures shows that they were also unaware of the sutra's profound meaning.
This is rather strange. If the "Six Old Men's Practices" included in this scripture were created by Zhou Renjie, it's impossible that no one would know about it.
"It doesn't matter, let me see what its secrets are."
Qu Lingyan was by the fire, listening to Fu Lianzhuang talk about the Xingyi School.
When no one was around, Xiao took out the Namgyal Sutra from his pocket, opened it, and began to read.
At first glance, the Buddhist scriptures were obscure and difficult to understand, but with the help of improving his abilities, some words in the scriptures became clear in Xiao Xuan's eyes.
"Hidden so well? No wonder the warrior monks of Nanfa Temple didn't discover its secrets and treated it as an ordinary Buddhist scripture."
Xiao Xuan connected the highlighted text and finally obtained a complete method for cultivating luck.
"this..."
After reading it through, Xiao Xuan was certain that the Six Elders Technique was not created by Zhou Renjie. This method of circulating true qi was too strange and extremely dangerous, almost impossible to do.
The first level of this skill alone requires two streams of true energy to work together to impact the acupoints.
"It was only with the help of the prompting ability that I was able to barely keep the true energy of the White Cloud Force and the Sighing Skill coexisting."
"If it were any other ordinary martial artist, they would absolutely not dare to introduce a second stream of true energy into their body without an internal energy cultivation level of at least the seventh realm."
"Moreover, this technique ultimately requires six streams of true energy to simultaneously impact acupoints, something even a Grandmaster-level martial artist probably couldn't do, right?"