The snow in winter came and went very quickly. The white color in the mountains faded. It was only after the New Year, and the sun had caused the water level of the Xiliang River to soar.
Vaguely, he could see that the green of Cuiwei Mountain was spreading from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Even from a few miles away, he could hear the roaring of the snow in the mountain stream.
There were more pedestrians on the streets, peddlers, carriages, peddlers, and farmers.
The entire land woke up from its slumber and radiated with boundless vitality. Even the air was filled with a faint fragrance of grass and trees.
The first rain of early spring came very early. Just after the Lantern Festival, it began to drizzle.
Dense dark clouds covered the sky and hung in the sky. The cold wind rustled and plucked the rainbows.
The rain was very cold. When it fell on his body, the cold air instantly entered his body, causing goosebumps to appear on his skin. Even his pace quickened a lot.
Shang Ru Inn's main door was ajar, and there was a signboard on it that signified that it was closed for the day. In the backyard, Su Xuan was cultivating his sword techniques.
He held the three-foot-long green bamboo sword in his hand. His every move was random, as if it came with his will. However, there was a unique rhythm in the chaos that was unclear.
"Shopkeeper."
Xiao Mi came down from the second floor with a big bag on her back and a bamboo stick in her hand. She was dressed in tattered beggar clothes, but her face was very clean.
Su Xuan stopped cultivating and put away the Green Bamboo Sword. He walked out of the backyard and smiled."Are you leaving?"
"Yes."
Xiao Mi nodded. Her face was filled with reluctance, but it was quickly replaced by determination.
"This is my chance."
Just a few days ago, Xiao Mi went to Zuo Village to participate in the branch meeting and was promoted to a four-bag disciple and transferred to Guangyang Prefecture.
After discussing it with Su Xuan, Xiao Mi decided to agree. He had been staying in Beggar's Sect for this day.
"Shopkeeper, thank you for your care all these years.”
Amy said earnestly.
"Why are you saying this?"
Su Xuan warned," Since you've chosen to go to Guangyang Prefecture, stay in Beggar's Sect and cultivate diligently. If you encounter any danger, use my name or look for the chief constable of Guangyang Prefecture."”
"Got it."
Xiao Mi nodded.
Su Xuan took out a small bag from behind the counter and handed it over.""There are dozens of taels of silver and a banknote worth five hundred taels of silver inside. Take it with you and pay it up when you go.”
He was not worried that Xiao Mi would not be able to survive in Guangyang Prefecture. With Su Xuan's current prestige in the martial world, Beggar's Sect would definitely not make things difficult for Xiao Mi. Moreover, Six Fan School was taking care of her.
"Shopkeeper, there's no need for silver. I've saved up quite a bit of money over the years.”
Amy took out a money bag and shook it.
"I told you to take it."
Su Xuan glared at him.”
Xiao Mi did not refuse. She carefully put the small bag into her arms and walked out of the door. She rode on the yellow horse and rushed out of Qixia Town.
"It's really quiet now."
Su Xuan muttered to himself as he lay down on the chair. He picked up a scroll of Buddhist scriptures and started reading. It was early spring and the weather was freezing cold.
There was still a stove in the hall, and the charcoal fire was blazing. It had been more than three months since the battle in Anbei County City.
The storm in Jianghu gradually subsided, but a new undercurrent was brewing under the surface.
Ever since he returned to Qixia Town from Yanbei, he had not shown his face in the martial world, but the legends about Su Xuan had not disappeared.
Within a month, he had killed two Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants and two Profound Finger Realm experts, shaking the entire martial arts world of the Nine Prefectures. He had already been kicked out of the ranks of the supreme geniuses, and was now on par with some of the famous hegemons of the martial world.
In addition to Su Xuan's identity as the successor of the God of Swords and the reincarnation of a mighty figure, he was even more mysterious.
However, Su Xuan had no intention of paying attention to the matters of the martial world. He had been staying in the inn for the past few months, focusing on his cultivation.
Firstly, it was to digest the insights he gained from battling Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants like Yi Xin, and secondly, it was to comprehend the many martial arts manuals he had obtained.
When he was free, he drank tea and tasted wine. His days were quite fulfilling and leisurely.
"Brother Su, where's Amy?"
Old Xing walked into the inn under the drizzle and saw Su Xuan reading a book. He looked around but couldn't find any trace of Xiaomi.
"Let's go."
Su Xuan put down the book.
"When did he leave?"
Old Xing gloomily placed the bag in his hand on the table.""I specially prepared some food and clothes for you.”
"He just left not long ago, but he left on a horse. He must have left the town by now.”
Su Xuan smiled.
"Sigh, even Xiao Mi went to Guangyang Prefecture. Your brother is also doing well in the martial world now, but I, Xing Yusen, am the only one.”
Old Xing walked to the back of the stairs and poured two glasses of wine. He sighed and said,""He hasn't made a name for himself yet. He's not even a constable.”
"Is Big Mouth Li still a constable?"
Su Xuan asked.
"Yes, although his reputation isn't very good, he's still the nephew of Lou Zhixian.”
Old Xing downed the wine in his glass gloomily and poured another glass.
"Isn't that simple?"
" Go find Lou Zhixian and tell him everything Li Dazui has done all these years," Su Xuan said." Won't that do?"”
"If we really do this, Big Mouth Li will definitely not be able to be a constable.”
Old Xing shook his head." We are relatives. Even if we break their bones, they will still be connected. Don't think that Magistrate Lou is impartial. He will definitely make things difficult for me when the time comes."”
"Don't worry, Big Mouth Li won't be a constable for long. In less than half a year, you can become a constable.”
Su Xuan said.
"Brother, I hope so."
Old Xing thought that Su Xuan was just comforting him and didn't take it to heart.
"By the way, how did the thing I asked you to do last time go?”
Su Xuan raised his wine glass and took a sip.
"Brother, how can I not care about your matters?”
" Although our town is not big, it's not small either," Old Xing said in a low voice." There are a lot of empty courtyards, but not many of them are good."
The first one is at the end of East Street, close to the market. It has a garden and a pond. It's spacious, but it's a little noisy and the price is high.
The second house was on West Street. It was in a remote location and the courtyard was small, but it was quite clean.”
"The third room should be the best."
" It's on this street," Old Xing said." It's not far from your inn. It has two courtyards with two entrances and two exits. It has all the necessary facilities. There's also a stable and a vegetable field."
It's not noisy and spacious. Most importantly, it's close to the inn. As for the price, I'll help you negotiate. It should only be 1,500 taels of silver.”
"Let's go and take a look at the third room."
Su Xuan's interest was piqued and he locked the inn. After taking a look, he realized that the courtyard was only two rooms away from the inn.
"Old Xing, how much will it cost to buy all three rooms?”
Su Xuan asked after a moment of silence.
"Why did you buy so many?"
Old Xing was curious.
" After buying it, I plan to tear down the two rooms in the middle," he explained." Then, I'll expand the courtyard and connect it with the kitchen of the inn.”
"Anyway, after buying the courtyard, it will need to be repaired and rebuilt. We don't lack this bit of effort and money.
If the inn was to be expanded in the future, it would also have land and space.”
"Didn't you plan to not do the inn business?”
Old Xing frowned.
"No one can say for sure about the future.”
Su Xuan smiled." Besides, can't I find a chef and two runners? I'll just be a hands-off boss."”
"That's true."
" Alright," Old Xing nodded." I'll help you ask."”
Two days later, Old Xing brought the three of them to the inn. After signing the deed and paying the silver.
These few houses and land belonged to Su Xuan. He had spent less than 3,000 taels of silver, which was a good deal.
After getting the house, he immediately found masons, carpenters, and stonemasons to enter and start modifying the courtyard.
All the furniture had to be made new. In his plan, there had to be a martial arts stage, an underground secret room, and a warehouse in the courtyard.
Truckloads of wood and stones were transported into the courtyard, spending money like water. Fortunately, Su Xuan was wealthy and did not care about such expenses.
The budget for those masters was also very sufficient. In this day and age, as long as they were willing to give money, anything was negotiable.
The spring rain continued intermittently for half a month. The weather gradually warmed up, and the ice on the Xiliang River had almost melted.
The fishing boats that had been suspended for a few months were active again. Perhaps the most unwilling to be frozen were the passing merchants.
Every winter, as long as it snowed, the ice layer on the Xiliang River would allow carriages to travel, making it very convenient.
Now that the ice was gone, the only way to cross the river was to take a ferry or take a detour from downstream.
During this period of time, Su Xuan had not been idle either. He had been studying martial arts manuals to broaden his horizons and increase his knowledge of martial arts.
Until the beginning of May, he had not taken a single step out of Seven Hero Town for almost half a year.
Every day, he would either read books or practice internal force and sword techniques.
"Although this [Heavenly Steel Boy Art] is exquisite, the requirements for cultivating it are extremely harsh.”
The sun was shining brightly outside. Inside the inn, Su Xuan sat on a bamboo chair and closed the book in his hand.
"In terms of the domineering and dense zhenqi, not to mention the Wedding Dress Divine Art, even the Vajra Mixed Energy Art that I'm currently cultivating can't compare to it.”
"However, there are still many redeeming points.”
He placed the Tiangang Boy Technique on the shelf behind the counter, stood up, and took out a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, he wrote a recruitment notice and pasted it in front of the door.
"What is written here?"
Soon, many people gathered outside the inn. There were men and women, old and young. Those who could read the contents of the notice.
Although there were many people watching, almost no one really wanted to come. This was because everyone in the Seven Hero Town knew that Shopkeeper Su of Shang Ru Inn was not an ordinary person.
The commotion at the end of last year was too big. Ordinary people just didn't know martial arts, not deaf or blind.
"Anyway, I don't dare to go."
"Haven't you heard?" A middle-aged man shook his head. At the end of last year, the corpses were transported out of Shang Ru Inn in carts.”
"I also heard that this Manager Su isn't an ordinary person. He's in the martial arts world and is ruthless.”
"Who would dare to be his assistant? Who knows if their destiny will be gone.”
"Really?"
"Absolutely."
"My uncle's nephew's nephew is the second elder's nephew. He's a disciple of the Huashan Sect. I heard from him that this Shopkeeper Su is an evil person. He's temperamental and will draw his sword to kill people at the slightest disagreement.”
"Let's go, let's go."
The people gathered around the inn immediately scattered.
in the inn
Su Xuan was speechless when he heard these discussions. However, from a certain point of view, these people's fear was not without reason.
After all, after returning from Yanbei County last year, Su Xuan's relationship with his neighbors had become much more distant.
Almost everyone was afraid of him. Even the number one shrew of Qixia Town, Madam Qian, lowered her head and hid far away when she saw Su Xuan. She didn't even dare to speak loudly.
Only Xiao Mi and Old Xing weren't afraid and continued to call Su Xuan brother.
"I've accumulated enough martial arts points. I have to increase the cultivation of the Wedding Dress Divine Art to my schedule.”
He pondered.
The salary on the recruitment notice was clearly very high, but after a few days, no one came to ask.
Su Xuan did the same thing every day. He would wake up in the morning to do his morning exercises, buy groceries, eat breakfast, and continue practicing his sword, fist, palm, and fingers until late at night. He was breathing in his inner energy and cultivating his zhenqi.
he wasn't in a hurry
this day
Two people came to Qixia Town and hid at the corner of the street diagonally opposite Shangru Inn. One of them was dressed in black and the other in white. They kept looking in the direction of the inn.
"Old Bai, I didn't expect the famous Su Xuan to live in such a small town and even open an inn.”
The young man in black had an excited look on his face. His eyes were cold, and there was a murderous aura between his brows.
"This person is the most popular expert in the pugilistic world right now. He's even known as one of the most talented swordsmen in the past sixty years.”
"If we succeed in this, our name will immediately shake the world, surpassing Bandit Commander Chu Liuxiang.”
The more the young man thought about it, the more excited he became. It was as if he had already seen a beautiful future. Even his body was trembling.
"Little Ji."
The man called Lao Bai advised earnestly,"As thieves, the most important thing is to have good judgment. Who can steal, who can't steal, who can offend, who can't offend.
Who was Su Xuan? Sixty years ago, the successor of the old God of Swords had escorted the Western Liang Prince out of the pass alone with a sword. He had killed four top-notch masters without batting an eyelid.
He was a ruthless person who didn't even give face to the influential families of the three counties, the Heyang Imperial Family, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, and the Qingyang Daoist Palace.”
" Little Ji, tell me honestly," Lao Bai said." Did your relationship suffer a setback recently? Did you take things too hard and want to seek your own death?"
"Even if you want to commit suicide, you can't bring me along. I'm still young and haven't married yet. I'm the only child in my family. I don't want to die yet. I want to live for a few more years.”
"Are you crazy?"
Ji Wuming's face darkened.
"You're the crazy one."
"If you weren't crazy, how would you dare to have designs on Su Xuan?" Lao Bai asked.”
"Old Bai, when will you grow a little bolder?”
"We've been in the martial arts world for so many years. Although we've earned the titles of God Thief and God Thief, few people in the entire martial arts world think highly of us."
If you give me face, call me Thief God, call you Thief God. If you don't give me face, call me Thief Ancestor, Thief Leader.
Look at Chu Liuxiang. She has a great reputation as a Bandit Commander. Wherever she goes, women will fall for her.
As for you, you haven't even found a wife yet.”
"I don't want to look for him."
Old White retorted,"Otherwise, with my name as White Jade Soup, I would have been able to pass through thousands of flowers without even touching a leaf."”
"Don't brag."
" I don't know you," Ji Wuming said disdainfully." It's because you're timid that you don't even dare to show your face.”
"Listen to me. As long as we finish this job, the two of us will be able to roam freely in the world. At that time, we will recruit disciples widely.”
" I've already asked around," Ji Wuming said." Su Xuan is currently looking for workers. You can sneak into the inn first."”
"Why me?"
Lao Bai shook his head." I'm not going. If you want to go, go yourself."”
"If I could go by myself, would I need you?”
Ji Wuming said," I have a strong killing intent. Ordinary people can't see it, but it's impossible to hide it in front of an expert like Su Xuan. You're different. You've never killed anyone before, so it's not easy for you to be discovered.”
"I'm not going."
Lao Bai still shook his head.
"Are you really not going?"
Ji Wuming's tone was unfriendly.
"No."
Lao Bai looked determined.
"I'll report you to the government now.”
Ji Wuming threatened.
After saying that, he was about to walk towards the yamen when he was hurriedly pulled back by Bai Zhantang. A moment later, a young man in coarse linen clothes walked out from the corner of the street and headed straight for the inn.
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