Taoist master wants to ascend

The rain had stopped, and in the open space in front of the ruined temple, several apprentices who had obviously not slept all night were eating dry food around a raised bonfire.

After a night's rest, most people's moods have become more stable, unlike yesterday, where the wind and cranes were shaking, and the trees and grass were all at war.

"Wu Ming, you stay, I'll go find the master!"

Putting on dry clothes, Yue Yunjin, who had not slept all night, said these words and without waiting for a response, he urged his horse to run towards Fajiu Mountain.

The other apprentices also started to make a commotion, and after a while, some of them were chasing after them.

"call!"

Taking a deep breath of the earthy smell that filled the air after the rain, Li Yuan stood on the stake with a hammer in hand, his arms hanging down, and his legs spread apart.

"I really want to try the best martial arts skills and practice..."

Li Yuan just thought about it in his mind and didn't waste any time to carry it and work up his blood.

…

The leaders of each team had not returned, and none of the apprentices dared to return to the city. They spent the whole morning waiting in the ruined temple, and some went to nearby villages to borrow water and buy food.

Li Yuan swallowed a blood accumulating pill and stood alone for a long time doing the pile work. The improvement of blood energy only requires constant consumption and replenishment.

It's really simple and crude, as long as you have money.

"Um?"

Near noon, there was the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats. Li Yuan slowly stopped his momentum, and saw the pale-faced Yue Yunjin fall off his horse.

"Senior Brother Yue?"

Wu Ming and others exclaimed and rushed forward.

Yue Yunjin's voice was hoarse, as if he had been greatly frightened, and his words were somewhat incoherent:

"Qiu, Commander Qiu was killed by the big thief Nian Jiu. Master, master, his whereabouts are unknown. Only Gang Leader Wang and Xia Houliang were seriously injured and were carried back..."

"Qiu, Commander Qiu is dead?!"

Several apprentices were all stunned: "How, how is this possible?!"

"How could Commander Qiu be killed by Nian Jiu?!"

Who is Qiu Long?

A murderer who can wear a hundred pounds of armor and kill an entire village with a single sword!

That's the Poisonous Dragon Crossing the River who can suppress more than a dozen forces in Gaoliu County all by himself. Even bandits and horse thieves outside the city have to pay tribute every year!

"?!"

Li Yuan's mind buzzed.

When he came back to his senses, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

This is,

The local snake ate the dragon crossing the river? !

"Yue Yunjin, what did you say? What happened to my gang leader?"

"Leader Qiu is dead?!"

"Impossible, how is it possible?!"

…

The several apprentices and gang members in front of the ruined temple all stared in shock. Some of them screamed and rushed towards Fajiu Mountain, but it was the Sanhe Gang and the Fishing Gang's gang members.

"Qiu, Commander Qiu, he, he..."

Wu Ming stuttered a little.

"Dead, dead..."

Yue Yunjin was trembling and speechless.

Li Yuan reached out and touched his forehead. It was hot and he couldn't help but frown:

"Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Yue has a fever and needs to return to the city as soon as possible!"

"Yes, yes! Return to the city as soon as possible and notify, inform the shopkeeper!"

Wu Ming woke up from his dream, dropped the hammer, carried Yue Yunjin onto his horse, turned over, and hurried back to the city.

The other apprentices were all confused and still in the shock of Qiu Long's death, and they also followed him at this time.

"Something really happened!"

Li Yuan looked back at Fajiu Mountain, muttering in his heart.

The others were shocked and in disbelief, but he was the only one who absolutely did not believe that Nianjiu had killed Qiu Long.

only……

"They said it was Nianjiu who killed him, so he must have been killed by Nianjiu. Well, the left and right have nothing to do with me. It's a pity that Nianjiu's reward is not available to anyone."

Picking up the hammer dropped by Wu Ming, Li Yuan also quickened his pace and followed.

Li Yuan also knew a little about the dirty struggles between these families. If he was willing to get involved, he thought he could get some benefits out of it.

But why bother?

With the military weapon in hand and the silver in hand, he just wants to practice martial arts quietly, push his blood energy to perfection, and then break through his inner strength.

Looking for more entry-level, high-level weapons, as for the rest.

Master Tao is too lazy to care!

…

…

Qiu Long is dead!

This news was like a thunder, shaking the entire Gaoliu County.

On the way back to the forging shop, Li Yuan heard some people talking. For the people of Gaoliu, this was more shocking than the death of the emperor.

Several apprentices were pulled to ask questions.

Li Yuan followed Wu Ming and sent Yue Yunjin to the Four Seasons Medicine Hall before returning to the Forging Shop. On the way, he bought a lot of chicken, duck and fish meat, and also made two pots of medicinal wine.

When he returned to the shop, he first divided half of it for Liu Qing to send to his second brother's house, and the rest was going to be sent to the kitchen. After eating dry food for two days, he really wanted to eat something good.

"My brother-in-law?!"

Before he could reach the kitchen, Fatty Sun came in a hurry after receiving the news, his face full of anxiety:

"Li Yuan, where is my brother-in-law?! Is he okay? What happened? How could Qiu Long be killed by a wanted criminal?!"

"The second shopkeeper is still in the mountains, he should be fine."

Holding down the frightened Fatty Sun, Li Yuan comforted him: "Then Wang Dong and Xia Houliang are only seriously injured. How could something happen to the second shopkeeper?"

That's not all comfort.

Tang Tong's martial arts skills were higher than those of Chai, Yu, and Sanhe Gang leaders, and he was very well prepared. He was the only one who entered the mountain this time wearing inner armor.

And it's a second-level inner armor.

"Yes, my brother-in-law's martial arts skills are so high, how could something happen to him?"

Fatty Sun wiped his sweat and calmed down before asking about his trip to the mountain.

"It's a long story, let's go stew the fish first?"

Li Yuan lifted the chicken, duck and fish in his hand.

"Okay, okay."

Fatty Sun was preoccupied, but Li Yuan didn't bother him. He skillfully plucked the hair, scraped the fish scales, poured water, and stewed the chicken, duck, and fish.

While talking about what happened on the way into the mountains, he only hid his own matters.

"Co-authored, none of you saw it?"

Fatty Sun was completely relieved. Even these apprentices were fine. How could something happen to an old fox like his brother-in-law?

"That's a criminal wanted by the court. If we really see him, I'm afraid not many of us will be able to come back."

After closing the lid of the pot, Li Yuan took a cucumber and gnawed it.

"That's true..."

"Li Yuan!"

Fatty Sun was about to say something else, but suddenly a loud shout came from outside the door.

"Who!"

Fatty Sun looked impatient, but as soon as he went out, he pulled back, and the impatience on his face turned into nervousness:

"It's Zhou Jinzhong, one of the three deputy commanders of the city guard! Qiu Long led the team out of the city, and he was stationed in the city..."

"I haven't even eaten any food."

Li Yuan took another cucumber and went out in response. As soon as he stepped out of the door, two city guards were already pressing on his shoulders.

"Commander Zhou, what do you want to do?"

Li Yuan took a step back to avoid it, and Fatty Sun came out with two meat cleavers, his face full of anger.

Outside the middle courtyard, more than a dozen city guards were watching eagerly. Wu Ming and others were all pinned to the ground, their faces flushed with fear.

A middle-aged man wearing armor looked indifferent and just raised his hand and pointed:

"Take it!"

"General Zhou is so overbearing!"

Cao Yan, simply wearing a coat, walked out of the backyard and glanced at the city guards coldly:

"I wonder what kind of law these apprentices like Cao have broken, and they want the city guards to come and take them directly?"

"Shopkeeper Cao?"

Zhou Jinzhong's expression changed slightly, he cupped his hands and said:

"A brother reported that something happened to the leader of my family, so..."

"What? Something happened to Brother Qiu?! With his martial arts, this, this..."

Cao Yan's expression suddenly changed. Seeing Zhou Jinzhong nodding sadly, he sighed and looked at Li Yuan and other inner courtyard apprentices:

"Oh, it's such a big event. No wonder Commander Zhou lost his composure. Anyway, just follow Commander Zhou for a while. Be sure to cooperate and tell everything you know!"