Bai Zhantang stood at the door and watched Su Xuan enter the Su residence before turning around and closing the door.
in the lobby
As he sipped his wine and munched on his melon seeds and peanuts, he was sorting out what had happened today.
"Is the shopkeeper deliberately setting me up, or is he really at ease?”
Bai Zhantang muttered to himself.
If it was a trap, it meant that Su Xuan had already recognized him. The possibility of that was very low.
Bai Zhantang had shown his face in Jianghu in the future, and even the Six Fan School did not have a portrait of him.
Furthermore, this was the first time he had met Su Xuan, so it was impossible for him to recognize him.
That was because the other party was extremely confident that no matter what Bai Zhantang's goal was or what methods he used, he would not be able to pose any threat to him.
At the thought of this possibility, coupled with Su Xuan's valiant battle records and cultivation, Lao Bai was a little frightened.
have to say
Su Xuan indeed had the ability and capital to be confident.
Bai Zhantang had been able to roam freely in the martial world all these years because of two things besides his exquisite lightness skill.
Mindfulness and cowardice
No matter what he stole, he would not go overboard. He would not provoke others if he could. He would not offend those he could not offend.
"If I can really be a clerk here, it's not a bad choice.”
Bai Zhantang thought to himself.
He wasn't hesitating on whether he should attack Su Xuan, but whether he should stay.
"Let's take a look first."
In the end, he made a decision. If it wasn't a bad idea to follow Su Xuan, he would obediently stay in the inn.
He yawned and was about to go to the backyard to sleep when he suddenly heard a cooing sound outside.
This was the secret code he and Ji Wuming had agreed on.
"Come in."
Bai Zhantang stood up and opened the door slightly. Ji Wuming slipped in and said impatiently,"How was it? Did you succeed?"
"No, I haven't."
Bai Zhantang shook his head." Su Xuan is very vigilant and is being watched closely. I don't dare to act rashly.”
"Didn't he go back to the residence?”
"I saw him walk into the house with my own eyes," Ji Wuming said.”
Bai Zhantang sneered." Little Ji, what kind of Thief God are you? Why don't you have any awareness?" Don't you know that this might be Su Xuan's scheme?
He left on purpose and then secretly peeped at my actions in the inn.”
Ji Wuming was shocked. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid.
"Don't worry, I'm the only one in the inn now.”
"Look at your nervous face," Bai Zhantang said.”
"Don't scare me."
Ji Wuming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead."If you want to do it this time, do it big. Find an opportunity to steal his sword.”
"Alright."
Bai Zhantang nodded." But you have to give me some time. Also, we'll contact each other once every five days. Don't sneak in for no reason."
Otherwise, if Su Xuan sees through any clues, we'll be done for.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Old White."
Ji Wuming's tone was heavy.
"Hurry up and leave. Who asked us to be brothers? If I don't help you, who will?”
Old White said as he pushed Ji Wuming out of the inn.
Then, he secretly watched Ji Wuming disappear into the corner of the street through the crack of the door. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. He had said those words just now to fool this Thieving God.
After stealing Su Xuan's sword, Bai Zhantang still wanted to live a few more years. He didn't want to die so early.
He took the oil lamp to the room in the backyard and lay comfortably on the soft quilt. Soon, he fell asleep.
He didn't have to worry about being hunted down, nor did he have to worry about being chased by the Six Fan School like a stray dog.
This was probably the most peaceful sleep Bai Zhantang had ever had since he stepped into the martial world.
Not far from the Su residence,
Third floor of the middle court
Two rows of candlelight flickered in the night breeze. Su Xuan stood in front of the railing with a wine glass in his hand as he silently watched Ji Wuming enter the inn and hurriedly leave.
"Old Bai, don't make a mistake.”
He muttered to himself and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. This was a test for Bai Zhantang.
If the other party made the wrong choice, Su Xuan would attack without hesitation.
Standing here, one could overlook the entire Qixia Town. Under the gentle moonlight, one could vaguely see the sparkling waves on the Xiliang River in the distance, like white jade.
The backyard was quiet, and the front hall was lit up. The hazy drizzle silently drowned the world under the night sky.
The drizzle fell on his body, and it was exceptionally cool. The bamboo forest under his feet swayed in the breeze, and the lotus seeds planted in the pond took root and sprouted.
The palm-sized leaf floated on the surface of the water, and a frog sat on it, croaking non-stop.
The fish in the water jumped up and down, sometimes diving to the bottom of the water, shuttling through the lotus stem, and sometimes jumping out of the water, dancing with the moonlight.
As the drizzle drifted into the railing, Su Xuan retracted his gaze and returned to his room. He sat cross-legged with the Green Bamboo Sword placed horizontally on his knees.
He urged his zhenqi out of his dantian and into the sword before returning to his dantian to complete a large circulation.
A green color circulated on the sword body, and a faint sharpness spread out. It had entered the realm of becoming one with the sword.
Invisible sword intent burst out of his body and filled the entire room. It was extremely domineering and sharp.
After the baptism at the end of last year, this sword intent had increased by several times. As he cultivated his internal energy, he deduced the marvel of the Wedding Dress Divine Art in his mind.
The Wedding Dress Divine Art he had obtained from Yao Yue had eight levels, but in fact, there was still a ninth level.
However, the ninth was in the Divine Dice of Six Rens, which had long disappeared.
Su Xuan was not afraid. As long as he cultivated to the eighth level, he could use the system to strengthen the ninth level.
Moreover, the enhanced ninth stage would definitely be more exquisite than the original ninth stage.
A night of bitter cultivation
When the sky was slightly brighter, he woke up from his meditation. After washing up, he went up to the martial arts stage.
With a casual wave of his hand, the sheathed sword hanging on the weapon rack was unsheathed and fell into his hand. The sword was three feet and three inches long, forged from ten thousand refined steel, and was extremely sharp.
With the long sword in hand, he began to practice his swordsmanship. He moved around, and the iron sword swept up layers of cold light, and streams of sword qi filled the air.
He stabbed, slashed, and slashed. As his sword moves changed, they moved like flowing water and jumped into the seven Vajra Bronze Men.
There were rules to the arrangement of these bronze statues. They were complicated and each bronze statue had three heads and six arms, holding various weapons in their hands.
Su Xuan raised his sword and weaved through them. His sword moves changed as he moved according to his heart. Every strike landed on the throats, eyes, and foreheads of these bronze men.
"Snowstorm Breaker."
An hour later, Su Xuan shouted and slashed out with his sword. There was no trace of True Qi on the sword.
However, when the iron sword slashed out, it left thumb-deep sword marks on the three Diamond Bronze Men from a distance of three meters.
This sword attack relied on an extremely sharp sword intent.
"Tsk!"
After sheathing his sword, Su Xuan entered the Diamond Bronze Statue Formation again. He formed a hand seal with both hands, starting with his thumb, then his index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger.
The powerful finger force landed on the bronze man like a storm, leaving thumb-sized holes.
First the sword, then the fingers, then the palm, and finally the fist and leg techniques.
Four hours passed in a flash. The sky was bright and the sun rose from the east. On the martial arts stage, a figure was cultivating in full swing.
"Bang bang bang"
Palm after palm landed on the Diamond Bronze Man's body. Bean-sized sweat flowed down his cheeks, arms, neck, front heart, and back.
His muscles were like a horned dragon as he breathed.
Shangru Inn
Bai Zhantang made breakfast and waited at the entrance of the inn, but Su Xuan didn't come.
She packed the food into a lunch box and walked towards the Su residence.
"Shopkeeper, are you there?"
Bai Zhantang knocked on the door, but there was no response. At this moment, Su Xuan's voice suddenly sounded in his ear."The door isn't locked. Come in."
pushed open the door
Stepping into the front yard and passing through the middle yard, he saw Su Xuan sweating profusely in the Martial Arts Hall from afar.
He looked at the huge Vajra Bronze Men that were covered in dense palm prints.
Bai Zhantang's scalp went numb.
He put down the food box and stood quietly at the side. Another two incense sticks worth of time passed.
"Bang bang bang"
"Bang bang bang"
The seven Vajra Bronze Men were lined up in a straight line under his palm power, with each bronze man separated by five feet.
Su Xuan walked up to the first bronze statue and took a deep breath. He clenched his right palm and pressed it down.
It landed on the first Vajra Bronze Man.
Silently, the first Vajra Bronze Man retreated and crashed into the second, then the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.
"Boom!"
The seventh Vajra Bronze Man was sent flying. Su Xuan tapped the tip of his toes and shot into the air, appearing more than 100 feet away. His right hand supported the bronze man that weighed thousands of pounds. His toes didn't touch the ground, and his dantian's True Qi surged.
He stepped into the air and landed on the martial arts stage with the bronze man.
"Boom!"
The bronze man landed on the ground, and the entire ground shook.
"Mian Jin is still a little lacking."
Su Xuan clapped his hands and said regretfully.
On the side, Bai Zhantang, who was already in a daze, could not help but frown when he heard this.
It was the first time he had seen such a strong and overbearing palm force. The seven Vajra bronze men weighed tens of thousands of pounds in total, and the seventh bronze man was sent flying more than a hundred feet away with a single palm strike.
This kind of palm force was terrifying. Other people's strength was an exaggeration, but Su Xuan's strength was a euphemism.
There was another detail that made Bai Zhantang gasp in shock. It was Su Xuan's return to the martial arts stage while carrying the bronze statue that weighed several thousand gold.
During this time, his feet did not land on the ground, especially the moment he held the bronze man. His body did not even pause or sink.
"Shopkeeper, if the other people in the martial world heard what you said, they would probably die of anger.”
Bai Zhantang said sourly.
"Haha."
Su Xuan laughed and pointed at the seventh Vajra Bronze Man.""Do you know what would happen to that bronze man if he had truly mastered his palm power?”
"What will happen?"
Bai Zhantang was curious.
" The first six Diamond Bronze Men are unharmed," Su Xuan said." The seventh one will be turned into iron powder.”
"Hiss!"
Bai Zhantang took a deep breath. His expression could only be described as terrified.
"Shopkeeper, according to what you said, I'm afraid no one in the world can do it.”
He shook his head.
"I don't know about others."
" Of course not." Su Xuan chuckled." But I do know someone who can do it."”
"Who is it?"
Bai Zhantang asked hurriedly.
"Head Arrester of Six Fan School, Guo Juxia."
Su Xuan said slowly," This person has already cultivated the Tidal Palm passed down from his ancestors to the Perfection of Martial Arts. It is a combination of hardness and softness. If it were him, he should be able to shatter the last bronze man with more than ten of them.”
Su Xuan's palm technique had improved tremendously in the past half a year. The main reason was that he had fused the first few levels of the Tidal Palm he stole from Old Guo with the Golden Shattering Palm.
However, compared to Old Guo's Surging Wave Palm, it was still quite inferior. After all, he had studied palm techniques for decades.
"Guo Juxia."
Bai Zhantang's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
"In my opinion, there shouldn't be anyone who can compete with Guo Juxia in palm techniques in the entire Ming Dynasty, let alone the martial arts world of the Nine Provinces.”
Su Xuan continued.
"Are you very familiar with Guo Juxia?"
Bai Zhantang asked carefully.
"I guess so."
" Yes." Su Xuan nodded." He also wanted to invite me to Six Fan School to be a constable, but I didn't agree."”
"Become a Divine Constable?"
in this instant
Bai Zhantang had the urge to run away immediately, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Shopkeeper, let's eat breakfast."
He opened the lunchbox.
"Bring the food to the pavilion and set it up first. I'll go get a pot of good wine.”
The sun was shining high in the sky, and golden light shone in all directions. In the pavilion, the morning wind reverberated as they ate with two taels of green bamboo leaves.
"Old Bai, you only need to look after the inn. The shop only does reservation business.”
" If anyone orders, remember to ask them to pay half of the deposit first," Su Xuan said." I'll be in seclusion for a while, so I don't have much time to go to the inn."”
"No problem."
Bai Zhantang patted his chest." I'll definitely take good care of the inn. Shopkeeper, don't worry and go into seclusion."
From now on, I'll deliver breakfast, lunch, and dinner on time every day.”
"Also, Old Xing, the constable in the town, has a good relationship with me. He often comes to the restaurant to eat.”
Su Xuan instructed.
After breakfast, Su Xuan continued cultivating while Bai Zhantang carried the food box back to the inn.
For several days, Lao Bai stayed in the inn, doing his job as a waiter and delivering meals on time.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth night.
That night, Ji Wuming sneaked into the inn again, but compared to the last time, he was in a much more sorry state.
Shangru Inn was the only inn in Qixia Town. In the past few days, Ji Wuming had either been staying in a dilapidated temple or under a bridge, eating and sleeping in the wind.
However, this Thieving God thought that everything was worth it. As long as he could complete this mission, glory and wealth would be in front of him.
"Old Bai, do you have anything to eat? Hurry up and bring me some. I'm starving.”
Ji Wuming urged.
Bai Zhantang took a few pork knuckles and cooked a bowl of beef noodles. Ji Wuming looked like a hungry ghost.
His mouth was full of oil.
Even the bones were gnawed clean, not leaving a single bit of meat behind. Even a dog would shake its head when it saw this bone.
"Old Bai, how's the situation?"
Ji Wuming licked the oil on his hand and remembered the important matter.
"Don't mention it."
Bai Zhantang pretended to be distressed and shook his head."I feel that Su Xuan is becoming more and more suspicious of me. Recently, constables have been coming to the shop frequently, and I feel that he sent them to spy on me.”
"Isn't he just a small constable?"
"I'll find an opportunity to kill him tomorrow," Ji Wuming said indifferently.”
"Don't do anything rash."
" You don't know this," Bai Zhantang said hurriedly." Su Xuan has a good relationship with Six Fan School. He even knows the chief constable of Six Fan School, Guo Juxia."
If you kill Old Xing, not only will it alert him, but it will also attract the attention of Six Fan School. At that time, let alone stealing things, I'm afraid we can't even stay here.”
"Besides, our rule is to only steal, not kill.”
"Alright then."
"Hurry up," Ji Wuming said."We'll leave this damn place after we succeed.”
He complained," I'm either sleeping in a broken temple or under a bridge every day. I can't eat or sleep well. I'm almost turning into a beggar.
If people knew that I, the great Thieving God, had fallen to such a state, how could I, Ji Wuming, still have the face to walk in the martial world?”
"I know, I know."
Bai Zhantang urged." I'll make the best use of my time. Leave quickly. Otherwise, if Su Xuan sees you, you'll be finished."”
He pushed Ji Wuming out of the inn and closed the door. Just as Lao Bai sat down, he heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
He was vigilant.
"It's me."
Ji Wuming stuck his head in through the crack of the door and said embarrassedly,"Get me some food. I'll bring it back to eat. I wasn't full just now.”
Bai Zhantang took a bag of cornbread and salted vegetables and sent Ji Wuming away. He sat behind the counter and began to think.
"Little Ji, don't blame me."
"You can only blame yourself for being too greedy." Lao Bai muttered to himself.”
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