The leader laughed and said,"Well said, well said. In fact, we brothers really can't bear to hurt you severely as you're so beautiful." As long as you tell us the whereabouts of that kid, our Thunder Mountain Villa will not make things difficult for you and your daughter once we find the real owner.”
This burly man's surname was Yao and his name was Zhan. In his early years, he had been a third-generation disciple of Old Immortal Tong Zheng of the Immortal's Peak of Liangzhou. Unfortunately, his behavior was repeatedly out of line and he was eventually expelled from the sect. After wandering in Liangzhou and Hanzhou for a few years, he made friends with Qi Jin, Min Fang, and Gan Heng. They formed the so-called Four Fiends.
Later on, because of his evil deeds, he had alarmed the Cloud Forest Zen Temple, which was an elite of the righteous path. That was why he joined the Thunder Mountain Villa for protection and became the four guards of the chief manor master, Lei Wei.
According to the book, the Heavenly Thunder Villa was located in Jishi Mountain in the northwest of Hanzhou. It occupied more than a thousand acres of land and had many disciples and servants. It was one of the six major sects in Hanzhou. Lei Wei's cousin was Jiang Shan, the leader of the Four Great Elders of the Palace of Oblivion, so no one dared to offend him. Even the Cloud Forest Zen Monastery had to be cautious and restrict their disciples from entering the territory of the Thunder Mountain Villa to avoid causing trouble.
Two months ago, on Lei Wei's 90th birthday, he got a famous treasure, the Blood Thunder Drill, from his friend. It was made of ancient meteoric iron. It was black and glinting with a bloody light. It could cut off a person's head from thousands of miles away. When it flew, it was covered with black light and the wind and thunder could shake the sky. It was very powerful.
Rayen couldn't bear to part with the Blood Thunder Awl. He even wanted to put it on the other side of his pillow when he slept at night. However, it didn't take long for him to feel that the Blood Thunder Awl was excellent, but the violent aura wasn't strong enough, so it was difficult to use it perfectly.
He immediately sent disciples of the manor to protect them and secretly abducted many young girls from all over Hanzhou. He wanted to use ninety-nine virgin Primordial Yin to cultivate the Blood Thunder Awl for a hundred days, making it a first-class evil weapon in the world. Who knew that after cultivating for only a few days, a man in his thirties suddenly sneaked into the manor late at night and sent the imprisoned girls to the carriage that was waiting outside the manor to pick them up and let them all escape. After that, dozens of guards of the manor broke into the secret room where Lei Wei was cultivating. They took advantage of Lei Wei's surprise and slashed the altar, making all his efforts go to waste.
Lei Wei was shocked, angry, and distressed. The Blood Thunder Awl had not only wasted its efforts a few days ago, but it had also damaged its vitality greatly. Its power had been reduced by half. He immediately activated all kinds of treasures to fight with that man, vowing to skin him alive and gouge out his heart to vent his anger.
To his surprise, the man's cultivation base was even higher than Lei Wei's. He broke three of Lei Wei's treasures in one go and injured Lei Wei's sword. Fortunately, the other experts of the villa heard the news and quickly rushed over. It took seven or eight people to fight against the other party. In the end, Rayen took advantage of the man's carelessness and injured him with a Soul-sucking Nail.
The Soul-sucking Nail was a protective poison weapon that his cousin Jiang Shan had given to Lei Wei decades ago. It was made of eighty-one kinds of deadly poisons in the world. Lei Wei had cultivated it for many years, so of course, its power was extraordinary. However, the man's cultivation was so profound that he could suppress Juedu and escape on his flying sword, which made Lei Wei and the others feel helpless.
Rayen wanted to go back to the girl, but she was nowhere to be found. Rayen realized that he had fallen into the enemy's trap.
After this, Rayen had lost a lot of face. He had been running amok for more than 70 years. How could he swallow this? After a few days of investigation, he actually found out that the person who had secretly arranged for the carriage to pick him up that night was actually the chief escort of the Guan Luo Escort Agency in Heng City, Qin Tieshan.
Qin Tieshan's grandfather was a disciple of Taoist Changsong of Green Pine Temple, a branch of Cuixia Sect. After finishing his apprenticeship, he relied on his strong cultivation to break into the huge family business of Guanluo Bodyguard Agency. In Qin Tieshan's generation, Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency was already one of the three great escort agencies in Han Province, and they traveled through several provinces in the north of the Heavenly Continent.
Qin Tieshan's son inherited his father's career. He was forthright and chivalrous, and had a reputation in Hanzhou. He only had one daughter, Qin Rou. In her early years, she had also followed the Master of Hua Yang Immortal Mansion in Han State, Zhi Zhenzi, to cultivate for ten years. Although she was young, she had earned the reputation of being a "plain clothed orchid".
When Lei Wei heard of this, he immediately sent his experts to the Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency under the lead of the Second Manor Lord Lei Yuan, demanding Qin Tieshan to hand over the whereabouts of that man.
Qin Tieshan's iron bones were firm and unyielding. How could he be willing to submit? After a fierce battle, the people of the Heavenly Thunder Manor finally gained the upper hand. Qin Tieshan was hit by Lei Yuan's "Tiger Lightning Venomous Fang" and was unconscious. The bodyguards also suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, Green Pine Temple, Hua Yang Immortal Mansion, and other famous sects in Hanzhou came forward to mediate. Lei Yuan only agreed to give Guanluo Bodyguard Agency ten days of grace because of everyone's face. If Qin Tieshan still couldn't hand over the person after ten days, then Guan Luo Escort Agency would be destroyed.
The Thunder Mountain Villa was powerful and had the support of the Palace of Oblivion, one of the Three Tripods of the Devil Dao. Even the Green Pine Temple and the Huayang Immortal Mansion could not afford to offend them. Seeing Lei Yuan leading a group of people to guard Heng City and besiege Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency for ten days, while the Cloud Forest Zen Temple, which was known as the leader of the righteous path, did not make any moves, a catastrophe was inevitable.
Left with no other choice, Green Pine Monastery's abbot, Daoist Master Xiu Mu, wrote a personal letter for Qin Rou to bring along. He secretly escaped from City Heng and went to Emerald Cloud Mountain to ask for help, hoping that Emerald Cloud Sect would lend a helping hand on account of their connected bloodline and come forward to settle this matter.
However, who would have thought that Qin Rou would be stopped by the Four Fiends under Rayen the moment she arrived at Wayao Town, resulting in a fight in the tavern?
Seeing that the other party was being aggressive, Qin Rou knew that she couldn't do anything about it. She secretly took a deep breath to calm herself down and pulled out the Guqin Heart Ancient Sword that was passed down from her family. She held it horizontally in front of her chest, and a green light reflected on her face like water. She said sadly,"Even if your Heavenly Thunder Mountain Villa wants to exterminate me, I will fight to the death even though I am a weak woman!”
Min Fangren, the third brother of the Four Fiends of Heavenly Thunder, was the thinnest and used a pair of Purple Fiend Eagle Claws. In his early years, he was known as a playboy and was despised by everyone in Hanzhou. He grinned and put on the pair of eagle claws on his waist. He walked in front of Qin Rou and said,"Young miss, since you've said so, I think you won't turn back. Then let this third master accompany you to get close!”
Even though Qin Rou wasn't the daughter of an official, she was still considered a noble lady. When had she ever suffered such a face-to-face insult? Her cheeks immediately flushed red, and she was both embarrassed and angry as she gritted her teeth and shouted,"Rascal, I'll fight it out with you!" The Guqin Heart Ancient Sword in his hand flashed with a green light, and the blade of the sword emitted a clear and melodious sound like a zither as it pointed straight at Min Fang's throat.
Min Fang chuckled and continued to speak presumptuously,"Miss Qin, if you want to get close, just use your mouth. I don't dare to use a sword.”He stepped on the Seven Star Chain and dodged the sword. The Purple Demon Eagle Claw grabbed Qin Rou's shoulders and was as fast as lightning.
Ding Yuan, who was in the corner, snorted coldly in his heart when he heard Min Fang's filthy words. Beside him, Ah Niu's honest face also showed anger. He subconsciously clenched his iron fists and asked Ding Yuan through secret sound transmission,"Little Brother Ding, should we help him?”
Ding Yuan also replied telepathically,"Don't be in a hurry. That guy isn't a match for this girl.”He only took a few glances and had a rough idea of Qin Rou and Min Fang's cultivation. Min Fang's cultivation had probably just reached the " Inner Realm " and his physical skills were passable. However, he could only intimidate ordinary people. He was not much different from the ordinary " Qing " generation disciples of Emerald Cloud Sect.
As for Qin Rou, he could tell that she cultivated the orthodox immortal sword arts, which was a level higher than Min Fang. It was a pity that although the swordsmanship he used was good, the person who taught him was not good. There were many places where he did not use it properly. Otherwise, he could have sent Min Fang to find the King of Hell in two or three moves.
As expected, after a few exchanges, Min Fang no longer had the calmness he had before. He was forced to retreat step by step by Qin Rou's longsword and could only parry. When the Second Brother of the Four Evils, Qi Jin, saw this, he pulled out an iron halberd from behind him and shouted,""Third brother, let me help you!" She twisted her body and swept the iron halberd horizontally towards Qin Rou's slender waist.
Seeing that someone was helping him, Min Fang's spirits were lifted. He used his claws to 'search the intestines and scrape the stomach' to attack Qin Rou's left and right ribs. The four of them had been together for many years and knew each other's strengths. Although they didn't have any deliberate joint attack formations, they were quite beneficial when they cooperated.
A cold light flashed as two claws and a halberd came in front of her. Qin Rou did not panic in the face of danger. Her right foot tapped on the ground and her petite body flew in the air. The Guqin Heart Ancient Sword in her hand turned into a blue wave and pushed away the eagle claws with two clangs. She then turned sideways to dodge the iron halberd.
Ah Niu couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound. He even forgot to send a secret sound transmission and said in surprise,"It's our sect's Azure Wave Thirty-Six Forms!”
Ding Yuan was surprised. He could see that the move Qin Rou had used just now, the Hundred Revolutions and Thousand Flowing, was the twenty-seventh move of the Emerald Cloud Sect's Azure Wave Thirty-six Moves. However, how could she use it? Could it be that this girl had some kind of relationship with her sect?
Before she could finish her thoughts, she heard Gan Heng call out from the door,""A long delay will cause trouble. Everyone, attack together!”He waved his cross-shaped weapon and charged forward.
When Ding Yuan saw that the Four Fiends were actually prepared to besiege a young girl without caring about their reputation, he was furious. With a light flick of his fingertip, he shot out the Stone Pearl. The stone pearl was originally grey and no different from an ordinary stone bullet, but under the control of Ding Yuan's Genuine Qi, it suddenly shone with a dazzling five-colored light and shot straight at Gan Heng in a beautiful arc.
Gan Heng was about to lock the cross-shaped spear on the Guqin Heart Ancient Sword when a gust of strong wind blew and a dazzling five-colored light shot toward his chest. He didn't have time to think about it and crossed the cross to seize the seal.
With a " ding " sound, the cross-shaped claw that was as thick as a baby's arm was broken into three pieces by the small stone pearl. Gan Heng's hand and forefinger immediately split open, and a sharp true energy broke into his body, causing his vision to go black. He staggered a few steps back and crashed into Yao Zhan's arms. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the remaining cross-shaped weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The stone pearl pierced through the cross and pierced into Gan Heng's left chest with great force. It then flew out from his back like an arc of light and circled in the air before disappearing into Ding Yuan's sleeve.
The fight immediately stopped, and all eyes were on Ding Yuan. This was the first time Ding Yuan and Shi Jizhu had attacked someone, and he didn't expect it to have such power. He was slightly surprised and happy.
When Yao Zhan saw Gan Heng's eyes roll back and blood flowing out, he couldn't help but glare at Ding Yuan. He had the intention to attack, but seeing that the other party was hesitant, he said hatefully,"How dare you hurt someone from our Thunder Mountain Villa!”
Ah Niu stood up and said," I'll report him. He's my junior brother Ding Yuan, and I'm Luo Niu. We're both disciples of Emerald Cloud Sect!"”
As soon as he said this, everyone's reactions were different. Ding Yuan couldn't help but groan inwardly. He wasn't afraid that the Thunder Mountain Villa would come knocking on his door. It was just that he and Ah Niu had sneaked out of the mountain this time. If the old Taoists of Cuixia Sect heard about it, it would be troublesome. He might have to stay with Oldman Zeng in the Cave of Enlightenment for a few more years.
Qin Rou was surprised and happy when she heard this. She was already glad that she had survived, but she didn't expect that the person who saved her was actually from the Emerald Cloud Sect who wanted to ask for help. Immediately, a pair of gentle autumn water ripples shone brightly as they looked towards Ah Niu and Ding Yuan.
Yao Zhan and the others had a different mood. The four of them had originally been confident that they could capture Qin Rou, but they hadn't expected someone to appear halfway and heavily injure Gan Heng. He had wanted to scare the other party by mentioning the name of the Heavenly Thunder Manor, but the tanned and muscular youth had reported that he was a disciple of the Emerald Clouds Sect. This would be even more troublesome.
However, one could not lose their ambition when walking on the road. Yao Zhanming knew that he could not afford to provoke the two people opposite him, so he could only muster up his courage and put down his tough words."Cuixia Sect and Tianlei Villa are in Zhongzhou and Hanzhou respectively, and they have never offended each other. I advise you not to interfere in the affairs of my villa. Otherwise, you will become the mortal enemy of the thousands of brothers in my villa!”
Ah Niu was not afraid at all. He changed his usual Mr. Nice Guy temper and glared at him."I'll take care of you if you bully me!" These words fell to the ground with a resounding sound. Even the waiter hiding in the back hall secretly applauded in his heart. They were all locals, so they knew how powerful the Heavenly Thunder Manor was. Therefore, they only dared to shout in their stomachs, not out loud.
Qi Jin and Min Fang stood on Yao Zhan's left and right, their eyes glinting fiercely as they stared at Ding and Luo. "Alright, I'd like to see how you're going to manage it." Yao Zhan grinned hideously.”As he spoke, the pair of silver hammers on his waist flew out under the driving of true energy. They turned into two silver lights dancing in the air and smashed a big hole in the roof.
The silver hammer danced faster and faster, splitting into two in the air, and then four. In the blink of an eye, silver light flashed in the sky, and it was very shocking. "Young heroes, be careful! He's going to use the Hundred Lightning Strikes!" Qin Rou hurriedly shouted.”
Ding Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He heard the faint rumbling of thunder in the silver light. Strong winds blew in all directions, overturning tables, chairs, and plates.
Yao Zhan's face turned red, and large beads of sweat fell to the ground. He suddenly shouted,"Quick!" With a whoosh, the specks of silver light, carrying a shocking killing intent, fell towards Ding Yuan and Ah Niu, causing a series of exclamations to ring out in the back hall.
Ah Niu stood still. The Ancient Golden Sword on his back roared in the strong wind and formed a dragon shape in the air. The silver light instantly dimmed and was completely melted away by the light shot out by the Shenjin ancient sword.
With two clangs, the silver hammer was cut into four pieces by the immortal sword in the air. The four pieces fell heavily to the ground, creating a pit several feet deep.
With a clear clang, Shen Jin's sword automatically returned to its sheath. The strong wind in the room was extinguished, and the light disappeared, leaving behind only a mess and a huge hole in the top of his head.
A move of Cuixia Sect's Soaring Dragon Sword Technique was easily used by Ah Niu, instantly extinguishing Yao Zhan's arrogance.
Yao Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was completely drained of blood, and his expression was no longer as fierce as before. Min Fang, who was beside him, quickly supported him and shouted,"Big brother!"
Yao Zhan glanced at the silver hammer on the ground and smiled sadly."Your Excellency, good martial arts! I can't blame others for my lack of skills. Today's feud is ours. The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. We will meet again!”With that, she staggered out of the door with Min Fang's help.
Ding Yuan said to Ah Niu,"You're going to let them go just like that?"”
"What else?" asked Ah Niu.”
Ding Yuan smiled slightly." They must be resentful after suffering such a crushing defeat. They won't dare to settle the score with us in the future, but what if they vent their anger on Miss Qin?"”
When Ah Niu heard this, he immediately shouted at the Fourth Fiend,""Wait!"
Yao Zhan had already walked to the door. When he heard Ah Niu's cry, his body shook and he turned around."Could it be that you want to kill us all and leave us four brothers behind?”
Ah Niu shook his head and said loudly," You've misunderstood. I just wanted to tell you that my name is Luo Niu, and I'm the disciple of Daoist Master Dan Yan of Emerald Cloud Sect. I'm the one who hurt people and destroyed treasures. If you want revenge, just come to Black Bamboo Pavilion on Emerald Cloud Mountain and look for me. You're not allowed to take your anger out on that Miss Qin."”
His voice was so loud that he was afraid that the other end of the street could hear him. Yao Zhan heaved a sigh of relief and chuckled."Alright, we four brothers will remember it!”He glared at Qin Rou and left with his three brothers.
Ding Yuan laughed inwardly. Although the Four Thunder Fiends were notorious figures in the local area, they would not dare to go to Emerald Cloud Mountain to cause trouble even if they had four hundred guts. Ah Niu couldn't wait for these guys.
Qin Rou didn't expect this matter to end up like this. She was both happy and grateful. She bowed to Ah Niu and Ding Yuan and said,"Thank you for saving me. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay you today.”
Ah Niu was suddenly at a loss, his face red as he didn't know what to do, losing all of his previous prestige. Ding Yuan smiled." Miss, please don't stand on ceremony. Speaking of which, we're from the same sect. It's only right for us to help each other." Let's sit down and talk."
Strangely enough, Qin Rou noticed that all the tables and chairs in the tavern had been shattered, but Ah Niu and Ding Yuan's table was perfectly fine. Even the plates on the table weren't missing. She couldn't help but admire Ding Yuan and Ah Niu's cultivation even more, and a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of her dark eyes.
As soon as the three of them sat down again, the shopkeeper called the bartender to serve a few plates of freshly cooked hot dishes. "Shopkeeper, you've made a mistake. We didn't order these dishes."”
The shopkeeper was full of smiles." That's right. These dishes are from me. I won't charge you."”
Ah Niu was puzzled." We've made a mess of this place, yet you didn't ask us to compensate you. Instead, you sent us food. What kind of logic is this?"”
The shopkeeper laughed and said,"Your fellow disciples beat up the Four Thunder Fiends so badly that day. You can be considered to have avenged everyone." The people of the Thunder Mountain Villa were like fiends. They didn't even dare to provoke the officials and the monks of the Cloud Forest Zen Temple. Who would have thought that they would have such a day? Just for this, I should toast you! Besides, Miss Qin and Old Master Qin are great kind-hearted people. Which of us ordinary people in the city doesn't know that? You saved Miss Qin, so I should at least cook a few good dishes for you!”
A Niu's face was red as he waved his hands wildly." How can I dare to do this? How can I dare to do this?"”
The shopkeeper saw that Ah Niu had such immortal cultivation, but he was approachable. He couldn't help but have a good impression of him and went away with a smile. He stopped doing business and called the bartender to clean up the house while bragging about the battle with the passers-by, as if he had beaten the Fourth Fiend away.
As soon as the shopkeeper left, Qin Rou knelt in front of the table and said sadly,"Please help us out and save the lives of more than a hundred people in our Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency!”
Ah Niu was shocked. He lifted his unsteady butt as if it was being roasted by fire. He hurriedly said,"Why are you bowing again? Let's talk things out.”
Ding Yuan stretched out his hand and pressed on the air, sending out a stream of true qi in the air to gently help Qin Rou up. He said,"Why don't you tell me slowly what happened to the lives of a hundred people in Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency?”
Qin Rou took out Perfected Xiu Mu's letter from her perfume pouch and handed it to Ding Yuan. Ding Yuan had a rough idea of what was going on, and Ah Niu had also looked at it once.
"This Thunder Mountain Villa is too overbearing!" Ah Niu said angrily. Miss, don't worry. I, Ah Niu, will definitely help you with this.”
"Do you know that masked man?" Ding Yuan asked without changing his expression. Why was he missing after such a big incident?”
Qin Rou looked around and saw that there was no one else around. She lowered her voice and shook her head."Young Master Ding, please don't misunderstand. Uncle Sheng is a good man. He must have something important to attend to, or else he would have come to help.”
Ding Yuan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that it couldn't really be such a coincidence, right? So she continued to ask,"Miss, do you know the background of this Uncle Sheng?"”
Qin Rou thought for a moment and said," Seven years ago, my father lost 300,000 taels of silver. Later, Uncle Sheng Da barged into Lianyun Cave and killed the three ghosts of Lianyun before he got the silver back. My father thanked him profusely and wanted to set up a longevity tablet for Uncle Sheng, but he refused. He only said that his surname was Sheng and that we must not spread his matter and cause trouble.”
"So even you don't know his true identity?" Ding Yuan said with some disappointment.”
Qin Rou nodded." About twenty days ago, Uncle Sheng suddenly came to see my father in the middle of the night. He said he wanted to ask him to hire some carriages." My father agreed even though he knew that it was dangerous. A few days later, he joined forces with Uncle Sheng Da to save dozens of young girls from the Thunder Mountain Villa. After that, Uncle Sheng came to find us again. He said that he needed to find a spirit herb called the Life Returning Grass to cure his poison and that he would have to disappear for a while. He advised my father to shut down the agency and hide from the limelight, but my father was reluctant to part with the big ancestral business. He thought that the people of Thunder Mountain Villa wouldn't get hold of his secrets, so he didn't listen to Uncle Sheng's advice. This led to the disaster of the extermination of the sect."
Ding Yuan and Ah Niu looked at each other. They could already confirm that the Uncle Sheng Qin Rou was talking about was in his prime.
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The leader laughed and said,"Well said, well said. In fact, we brothers really can't bear to hurt you severely as you're so beautiful." As long as you tell us the whereabouts of that kid, our Thunder Mountain Villa will not make things difficult for you and your daughter once we find the real owner.”
This burly man's surname was Yao and his name was Zhan. In his early years, he had been a third-generation disciple of Old Immortal Tong Zheng of the Immortal's Peak of Liangzhou. Unfortunately, his behavior was repeatedly out of line and he was eventually expelled from the sect. After wandering in Liangzhou and Hanzhou for a few years, he made friends with Qi Jin, Min Fang, and Gan Heng. They formed the so-called Four Fiends.
Later on, because of his evil deeds, he had alarmed the Cloud Forest Zen Temple, which was an elite of the righteous path. That was why he joined the Thunder Mountain Villa for protection and became the four guards of the chief manor master, Lei Wei.
According to the book, the Heavenly Thunder Villa was located in Jishi Mountain in the northwest of Hanzhou. It occupied more than a thousand acres of land and had many disciples and servants. It was one of the six major sects in Hanzhou. Lei Wei's cousin was Jiang Shan, the leader of the Four Great Elders of the Palace of Oblivion, so no one dared to offend him. Even the Cloud Forest Zen Monastery had to be cautious and restrict their disciples from entering the territory of the Thunder Mountain Villa to avoid causing trouble.
Two months ago, on Lei Wei's 90th birthday, he got a famous treasure, the Blood Thunder Drill, from his friend. It was made of ancient meteoric iron. It was black and glinting with a bloody light. It could cut off a person's head from thousands of miles away. When it flew, it was covered with black light and the wind and thunder could shake the sky. It was very powerful.
Rayen couldn't bear to part with the Blood Thunder Awl. He even wanted to put it on the other side of his pillow when he slept at night. However, it didn't take long for him to feel that the Blood Thunder Awl was excellent, but the violent aura wasn't strong enough, so it was difficult to use it perfectly.
He immediately sent disciples of the manor to protect them and secretly abducted many young girls from all over Hanzhou. He wanted to use ninety-nine virgin Primordial Yin to cultivate the Blood Thunder Awl for a hundred days, making it a first-class evil weapon in the world. Who knew that after cultivating for only a few days, a man in his thirties suddenly sneaked into the manor late at night and sent the imprisoned girls to the carriage that was waiting outside the manor to pick them up and let them all escape. After that, dozens of guards of the manor broke into the secret room where Lei Wei was cultivating. They took advantage of Lei Wei's surprise and slashed the altar, making all his efforts go to waste.
Lei Wei was shocked, angry, and distressed. The Blood Thunder Awl had not only wasted its efforts a few days ago, but it had also damaged its vitality greatly. Its power had been reduced by half. He immediately activated all kinds of treasures to fight with that man, vowing to skin him alive and gouge out his heart to vent his anger.
To his surprise, the man's cultivation base was even higher than Lei Wei's. He broke three of Lei Wei's treasures in one go and injured Lei Wei's sword. Fortunately, the other experts of the villa heard the news and quickly rushed over. It took seven or eight people to fight against the other party. In the end, Rayen took advantage of the man's carelessness and injured him with a Soul-sucking Nail.
The Soul-sucking Nail was a protective poison weapon that his cousin Jiang Shan had given to Lei Wei decades ago. It was made of eighty-one kinds of deadly poisons in the world. Lei Wei had cultivated it for many years, so of course, its power was extraordinary. However, the man's cultivation was so profound that he could suppress Juedu and escape on his flying sword, which made Lei Wei and the others feel helpless.
Rayen wanted to go back to the girl, but she was nowhere to be found. Rayen realized that he had fallen into the enemy's trap.
After this, Rayen had lost a lot of face. He had been running amok for more than 70 years. How could he swallow this? After a few days of investigation, he actually found out that the person who had secretly arranged for the carriage to pick him up that night was actually the chief escort of the Guan Luo Escort Agency in Heng City, Qin Tieshan.
Qin Tieshan's grandfather was a disciple of Taoist Changsong of Green Pine Temple, a branch of Cuixia Sect. After finishing his apprenticeship, he relied on his strong cultivation to break into the huge family business of Guanluo Bodyguard Agency. In Qin Tieshan's generation, Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency was already one of the three great escort agencies in Han Province, and they traveled through several provinces in the north of the Heavenly Continent.
Qin Tieshan's son inherited his father's career. He was forthright and chivalrous, and had a reputation in Hanzhou. He only had one daughter, Qin Rou. In her early years, she had also followed the Master of Hua Yang Immortal Mansion in Han State, Zhi Zhenzi, to cultivate for ten years. Although she was young, she had earned the reputation of being a "plain clothed orchid".
When Lei Wei heard of this, he immediately sent his experts to the Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency under the lead of the Second Manor Lord Lei Yuan, demanding Qin Tieshan to hand over the whereabouts of that man.
Qin Tieshan's iron bones were firm and unyielding. How could he be willing to submit? After a fierce battle, the people of the Heavenly Thunder Manor finally gained the upper hand. Qin Tieshan was hit by Lei Yuan's "Tiger Lightning Venomous Fang" and was unconscious. The bodyguards also suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, Green Pine Temple, Hua Yang Immortal Mansion, and other famous sects in Hanzhou came forward to mediate. Lei Yuan only agreed to give Guanluo Bodyguard Agency ten days of grace because of everyone's face. If Qin Tieshan still couldn't hand over the person after ten days, then Guan Luo Escort Agency would be destroyed.
The Thunder Mountain Villa was powerful and had the support of the Palace of Oblivion, one of the Three Tripods of the Devil Dao. Even the Green Pine Temple and the Huayang Immortal Mansion could not afford to offend them. Seeing Lei Yuan leading a group of people to guard Heng City and besiege Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency for ten days, while the Cloud Forest Zen Temple, which was known as the leader of the righteous path, did not make any moves, a catastrophe was inevitable.
Left with no other choice, Green Pine Monastery's abbot, Daoist Master Xiu Mu, wrote a personal letter for Qin Rou to bring along. He secretly escaped from City Heng and went to Emerald Cloud Mountain to ask for help, hoping that Emerald Cloud Sect would lend a helping hand on account of their connected bloodline and come forward to settle this matter.
However, who would have thought that Qin Rou would be stopped by the Four Fiends under Rayen the moment she arrived at Wayao Town, resulting in a fight in the tavern?
Seeing that the other party was being aggressive, Qin Rou knew that she couldn't do anything about it. She secretly took a deep breath to calm herself down and pulled out the Guqin Heart Ancient Sword that was passed down from her family. She held it horizontally in front of her chest, and a green light reflected on her face like water. She said sadly,"Even if your Heavenly Thunder Mountain Villa wants to exterminate me, I will fight to the death even though I am a weak woman!”
Min Fangren, the third brother of the Four Fiends of Heavenly Thunder, was the thinnest and used a pair of Purple Fiend Eagle Claws. In his early years, he was known as a playboy and was despised by everyone in Hanzhou. He grinned and put on the pair of eagle claws on his waist. He walked in front of Qin Rou and said,"Young miss, since you've said so, I think you won't turn back. Then let this third master accompany you to get close!”
Even though Qin Rou wasn't the daughter of an official, she was still considered a noble lady. When had she ever suffered such a face-to-face insult? Her cheeks immediately flushed red, and she was both embarrassed and angry as she gritted her teeth and shouted,"Rascal, I'll fight it out with you!" The Guqin Heart Ancient Sword in his hand flashed with a green light, and the blade of the sword emitted a clear and melodious sound like a zither as it pointed straight at Min Fang's throat.
Min Fang chuckled and continued to speak presumptuously,"Miss Qin, if you want to get close, just use your mouth. I don't dare to use a sword.”He stepped on the Seven Star Chain and dodged the sword. The Purple Demon Eagle Claw grabbed Qin Rou's shoulders and was as fast as lightning.
Ding Yuan, who was in the corner, snorted coldly in his heart when he heard Min Fang's filthy words. Beside him, Ah Niu's honest face also showed anger. He subconsciously clenched his iron fists and asked Ding Yuan through secret sound transmission,"Little Brother Ding, should we help him?”
Ding Yuan also replied telepathically,"Don't be in a hurry. That guy isn't a match for this girl.”He only took a few glances and had a rough idea of Qin Rou and Min Fang's cultivation. Min Fang's cultivation had probably just reached the " Inner Realm " and his physical skills were passable. However, he could only intimidate ordinary people. He was not much different from the ordinary " Qing " generation disciples of Emerald Cloud Sect.
As for Qin Rou, he could tell that she cultivated the orthodox immortal sword arts, which was a level higher than Min Fang. It was a pity that although the swordsmanship he used was good, the person who taught him was not good. There were many places where he did not use it properly. Otherwise, he could have sent Min Fang to find the King of Hell in two or three moves.
As expected, after a few exchanges, Min Fang no longer had the calmness he had before. He was forced to retreat step by step by Qin Rou's longsword and could only parry. When the Second Brother of the Four Evils, Qi Jin, saw this, he pulled out an iron halberd from behind him and shouted,""Third brother, let me help you!" She twisted her body and swept the iron halberd horizontally towards Qin Rou's slender waist.
Seeing that someone was helping him, Min Fang's spirits were lifted. He used his claws to 'search the intestines and scrape the stomach' to attack Qin Rou's left and right ribs. The four of them had been together for many years and knew each other's strengths. Although they didn't have any deliberate joint attack formations, they were quite beneficial when they cooperated.
A cold light flashed as two claws and a halberd came in front of her. Qin Rou did not panic in the face of danger. Her right foot tapped on the ground and her petite body flew in the air. The Guqin Heart Ancient Sword in her hand turned into a blue wave and pushed away the eagle claws with two clangs. She then turned sideways to dodge the iron halberd.
Ah Niu couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound. He even forgot to send a secret sound transmission and said in surprise,"It's our sect's Azure Wave Thirty-Six Forms!”
Ding Yuan was surprised. He could see that the move Qin Rou had used just now, the Hundred Revolutions and Thousand Flowing, was the twenty-seventh move of the Emerald Cloud Sect's Azure Wave Thirty-six Moves. However, how could she use it? Could it be that this girl had some kind of relationship with her sect?
Before she could finish her thoughts, she heard Gan Heng call out from the door,""A long delay will cause trouble. Everyone, attack together!”He waved his cross-shaped weapon and charged forward.
When Ding Yuan saw that the Four Fiends were actually prepared to besiege a young girl without caring about their reputation, he was furious. With a light flick of his fingertip, he shot out the Stone Pearl. The stone pearl was originally grey and no different from an ordinary stone bullet, but under the control of Ding Yuan's Genuine Qi, it suddenly shone with a dazzling five-colored light and shot straight at Gan Heng in a beautiful arc.
Gan Heng was about to lock the cross-shaped spear on the Guqin Heart Ancient Sword when a gust of strong wind blew and a dazzling five-colored light shot toward his chest. He didn't have time to think about it and crossed the cross to seize the seal.
With a " ding " sound, the cross-shaped claw that was as thick as a baby's arm was broken into three pieces by the small stone pearl. Gan Heng's hand and forefinger immediately split open, and a sharp true energy broke into his body, causing his vision to go black. He staggered a few steps back and crashed into Yao Zhan's arms. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the remaining cross-shaped weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The stone pearl pierced through the cross and pierced into Gan Heng's left chest with great force. It then flew out from his back like an arc of light and circled in the air before disappearing into Ding Yuan's sleeve.
The fight immediately stopped, and all eyes were on Ding Yuan. This was the first time Ding Yuan and Shi Jizhu had attacked someone, and he didn't expect it to have such power. He was slightly surprised and happy.
When Yao Zhan saw Gan Heng's eyes roll back and blood flowing out, he couldn't help but glare at Ding Yuan. He had the intention to attack, but seeing that the other party was hesitant, he said hatefully,"How dare you hurt someone from our Thunder Mountain Villa!”
Ah Niu stood up and said," I'll report him. He's my junior brother Ding Yuan, and I'm Luo Niu. We're both disciples of Emerald Cloud Sect!"”
As soon as he said this, everyone's reactions were different. Ding Yuan couldn't help but groan inwardly. He wasn't afraid that the Thunder Mountain Villa would come knocking on his door. It was just that he and Ah Niu had sneaked out of the mountain this time. If the old Taoists of Cuixia Sect heard about it, it would be troublesome. He might have to stay with Oldman Zeng in the Cave of Enlightenment for a few more years.
Qin Rou was surprised and happy when she heard this. She was already glad that she had survived, but she didn't expect that the person who saved her was actually from the Emerald Cloud Sect who wanted to ask for help. Immediately, a pair of gentle autumn water ripples shone brightly as they looked towards Ah Niu and Ding Yuan.
Yao Zhan and the others had a different mood. The four of them had originally been confident that they could capture Qin Rou, but they hadn't expected someone to appear halfway and heavily injure Gan Heng. He had wanted to scare the other party by mentioning the name of the Heavenly Thunder Manor, but the tanned and muscular youth had reported that he was a disciple of the Emerald Clouds Sect. This would be even more troublesome.
However, one could not lose their ambition when walking on the road. Yao Zhanming knew that he could not afford to provoke the two people opposite him, so he could only muster up his courage and put down his tough words."Cuixia Sect and Tianlei Villa are in Zhongzhou and Hanzhou respectively, and they have never offended each other. I advise you not to interfere in the affairs of my villa. Otherwise, you will become the mortal enemy of the thousands of brothers in my villa!”
Ah Niu was not afraid at all. He changed his usual Mr. Nice Guy temper and glared at him."I'll take care of you if you bully me!" These words fell to the ground with a resounding sound. Even the waiter hiding in the back hall secretly applauded in his heart. They were all locals, so they knew how powerful the Heavenly Thunder Manor was. Therefore, they only dared to shout in their stomachs, not out loud.
Qi Jin and Min Fang stood on Yao Zhan's left and right, their eyes glinting fiercely as they stared at Ding and Luo. "Alright, I'd like to see how you're going to manage it." Yao Zhan grinned hideously.”As he spoke, the pair of silver hammers on his waist flew out under the driving of true energy. They turned into two silver lights dancing in the air and smashed a big hole in the roof.
The silver hammer danced faster and faster, splitting into two in the air, and then four. In the blink of an eye, silver light flashed in the sky, and it was very shocking. "Young heroes, be careful! He's going to use the Hundred Lightning Strikes!" Qin Rou hurriedly shouted.”
Ding Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He heard the faint rumbling of thunder in the silver light. Strong winds blew in all directions, overturning tables, chairs, and plates.
Yao Zhan's face turned red, and large beads of sweat fell to the ground. He suddenly shouted,"Quick!" With a whoosh, the specks of silver light, carrying a shocking killing intent, fell towards Ding Yuan and Ah Niu, causing a series of exclamations to ring out in the back hall.
Ah Niu stood still. The Ancient Golden Sword on his back roared in the strong wind and formed a dragon shape in the air. The silver light instantly dimmed and was completely melted away by the light shot out by the Shenjin ancient sword.
With two clangs, the silver hammer was cut into four pieces by the immortal sword in the air. The four pieces fell heavily to the ground, creating a pit several feet deep.
With a clear clang, Shen Jin's sword automatically returned to its sheath. The strong wind in the room was extinguished, and the light disappeared, leaving behind only a mess and a huge hole in the top of his head.
A move of Cuixia Sect's Soaring Dragon Sword Technique was easily used by Ah Niu, instantly extinguishing Yao Zhan's arrogance.
Yao Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was completely drained of blood, and his expression was no longer as fierce as before. Min Fang, who was beside him, quickly supported him and shouted,"Big brother!"
Yao Zhan glanced at the silver hammer on the ground and smiled sadly."Your Excellency, good martial arts! I can't blame others for my lack of skills. Today's feud is ours. The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. We will meet again!”With that, she staggered out of the door with Min Fang's help.
Ding Yuan said to Ah Niu,"You're going to let them go just like that?"”
"What else?" asked Ah Niu.”
Ding Yuan smiled slightly." They must be resentful after suffering such a crushing defeat. They won't dare to settle the score with us in the future, but what if they vent their anger on Miss Qin?"”
When Ah Niu heard this, he immediately shouted at the Fourth Fiend,""Wait!"
Yao Zhan had already walked to the door. When he heard Ah Niu's cry, his body shook and he turned around."Could it be that you want to kill us all and leave us four brothers behind?”
Ah Niu shook his head and said loudly," You've misunderstood. I just wanted to tell you that my name is Luo Niu, and I'm the disciple of Daoist Master Dan Yan of Emerald Cloud Sect. I'm the one who hurt people and destroyed treasures. If you want revenge, just come to Black Bamboo Pavilion on Emerald Cloud Mountain and look for me. You're not allowed to take your anger out on that Miss Qin."”
His voice was so loud that he was afraid that the other end of the street could hear him. Yao Zhan heaved a sigh of relief and chuckled."Alright, we four brothers will remember it!”He glared at Qin Rou and left with his three brothers.
Ding Yuan laughed inwardly. Although the Four Thunder Fiends were notorious figures in the local area, they would not dare to go to Emerald Cloud Mountain to cause trouble even if they had four hundred guts. Ah Niu couldn't wait for these guys.
Qin Rou didn't expect this matter to end up like this. She was both happy and grateful. She bowed to Ah Niu and Ding Yuan and said,"Thank you for saving me. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay you today.”
Ah Niu was suddenly at a loss, his face red as he didn't know what to do, losing all of his previous prestige. Ding Yuan smiled." Miss, please don't stand on ceremony. Speaking of which, we're from the same sect. It's only right for us to help each other." Let's sit down and talk."
Strangely enough, Qin Rou noticed that all the tables and chairs in the tavern had been shattered, but Ah Niu and Ding Yuan's table was perfectly fine. Even the plates on the table weren't missing. She couldn't help but admire Ding Yuan and Ah Niu's cultivation even more, and a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of her dark eyes.
As soon as the three of them sat down again, the shopkeeper called the bartender to serve a few plates of freshly cooked hot dishes. "Shopkeeper, you've made a mistake. We didn't order these dishes."”
The shopkeeper was full of smiles." That's right. These dishes are from me. I won't charge you."”
Ah Niu was puzzled." We've made a mess of this place, yet you didn't ask us to compensate you. Instead, you sent us food. What kind of logic is this?"”
The shopkeeper laughed and said,"Your fellow disciples beat up the Four Thunder Fiends so badly that day. You can be considered to have avenged everyone." The people of the Thunder Mountain Villa were like fiends. They didn't even dare to provoke the officials and the monks of the Cloud Forest Zen Temple. Who would have thought that they would have such a day? Just for this, I should toast you! Besides, Miss Qin and Old Master Qin are great kind-hearted people. Which of us ordinary people in the city doesn't know that? You saved Miss Qin, so I should at least cook a few good dishes for you!”
A Niu's face was red as he waved his hands wildly." How can I dare to do this? How can I dare to do this?"”
The shopkeeper saw that Ah Niu had such immortal cultivation, but he was approachable. He couldn't help but have a good impression of him and went away with a smile. He stopped doing business and called the bartender to clean up the house while bragging about the battle with the passers-by, as if he had beaten the Fourth Fiend away.
As soon as the shopkeeper left, Qin Rou knelt in front of the table and said sadly,"Please help us out and save the lives of more than a hundred people in our Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency!”
Ah Niu was shocked. He lifted his unsteady butt as if it was being roasted by fire. He hurriedly said,"Why are you bowing again? Let's talk things out.”
Ding Yuan stretched out his hand and pressed on the air, sending out a stream of true qi in the air to gently help Qin Rou up. He said,"Why don't you tell me slowly what happened to the lives of a hundred people in Guan Luo Bodyguard Agency?”
Qin Rou took out Perfected Xiu Mu's letter from her perfume pouch and handed it to Ding Yuan. Ding Yuan had a rough idea of what was going on, and Ah Niu had also looked at it once.
"This Thunder Mountain Villa is too overbearing!" Ah Niu said angrily. Miss, don't worry. I, Ah Niu, will definitely help you with this.”
"Do you know that masked man?" Ding Yuan asked without changing his expression. Why was he missing after such a big incident?”
Qin Rou looked around and saw that there was no one else around. She lowered her voice and shook her head."Young Master Ding, please don't misunderstand. Uncle Sheng is a good man. He must have something important to attend to, or else he would have come to help.”
Ding Yuan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that it couldn't really be such a coincidence, right? So she continued to ask,"Miss, do you know the background of this Uncle Sheng?"”
Qin Rou thought for a moment and said," Seven years ago, my father lost 300,000 taels of silver. Later, Uncle Sheng Da barged into Lianyun Cave and killed the three ghosts of Lianyun before he got the silver back. My father thanked him profusely and wanted to set up a longevity tablet for Uncle Sheng, but he refused. He only said that his surname was Sheng and that we must not spread his matter and cause trouble.”
"So even you don't know his true identity?" Ding Yuan said with some disappointment.”
Qin Rou nodded." About twenty days ago, Uncle Sheng suddenly came to see my father in the middle of the night. He said he wanted to ask him to hire some carriages." My father agreed even though he knew that it was dangerous. A few days later, he joined forces with Uncle Sheng Da to save dozens of young girls from the Thunder Mountain Villa. After that, Uncle Sheng came to find us again. He said that he needed to find a spirit herb called the Life Returning Grass to cure his poison and that he would have to disappear for a while. He advised my father to shut down the agency and hide from the limelight, but my father was reluctant to part with the big ancestral business. He thought that the people of Thunder Mountain Villa wouldn't get hold of his secrets, so he didn't listen to Uncle Sheng's advice. This led to the disaster of the extermination of the sect."
Ding Yuan and Ah Niu looked at each other. They could already confirm that the Uncle Sheng Qin Rou was talking about was in his prime.
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