When Wei Yang woke up from his coma, it was raining outside the window.
Just in the evening, the light in the room was dark and gloomy, making Wei Yang mistakenly think that he was in a ghost.
Until a girl dressed as a maid walked in holding a copper basin.
She looked at Wei Yang who was awake, blinked in surprise, then put down the copper basin and ran out in a hurry.
Not long after, Li Shenshan stepped in from outside the door.
He looked at Wei Yang with a smile: "Are you awake? Tsk, look at your expression, as if you've seen a ghost."
Wei Yang had already sat up from the bed.
He found that he was still flesh and blood, but his vitality was weaker.
However, all the injuries on his body have been treated, the broken bones have been repaired, and the severed tendons have been reconnected.
It is obvious that this must have been done by a famous doctor.
This person's technique of connecting bones and regenerating pulses was excellent, and he did not leave any trouble for Wei Yang.
"Are you Li Shenshan?" Wei Yang looked at Li Shenshan with an expression of disbelief, and then thoughtfully said: "I remember I was in the Jinyi Guard Prison before I fainted. It was Shenshan who rescued me by escaping the prison? I cannot thank you enough for your kindness -
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"Thank you!" Li Shenshan sat down on the edge of the bed, shook his head, and interrupted Wei Yang: "The person who rescued you from prison was the master of my family, not Li. I was just the one who helped you."
Wei Yang was stunned when he heard this: "Hall Master?"
"Chu Xisheng, the leader of Xishan Hall of the Iron Banner Gang!" Li Shenshan nodded slightly and pointed at his clothes embroidered with the Iron Flag: "You have been in Xiushui County for a long time, so you must have heard of the Iron Banner Gang, right?
As you can see, I am now also a member of the Xishan Hall of the Iron Banner Gang."
Of course Wei Yang had heard of the Iron Banner Gang, but not the Xishan Hall of the Iron Banner Gang.
Hasn’t Xishan Town always been controlled by the Haiqing Gang?
The person who attacked the Liu family this time was Liu Dingtang, the leader of Xishan Hall of the Haiqing Gang.
He has heard of Chu Xisheng, the most outstanding young hero in Xiushui County in recent years, ranked 60th on the Dongzhou Qingyun Ranking.
How did this person become a hall master?
And how could Li Shenshan, the dignified captain of Shencedu Qipin Zhiguo, commit himself to a Jianghu gang?
But then he thought of the rumors he heard before he was arrested.
It is said that Shence Capital has been completely wiped out in Luofeng Mountain.
Wei Yang was startled and stood up suddenly: "Li Shenshan, our Shence has indeed been destroyed? Also, where is my niece? Since you have saved me, do you know Liu Ruoxi?"
"Hey! We Shence did kill nearly 20,000 brothers in Luofeng Mountain, but we can't say that we were destroyed. The two lieutenants of 50,000 robes have escaped safely and are now reduced to pieces. This blood debt will be paid to us sooner or later.
Ask for it back. Neither Qin Sheng nor the emperor will have an easy time with it."
Li Shenshan narrowed his eyes, with a sharp look in his eyes, and then smiled: "As for Liu Ruoxi, she is fine. Our hall master killed Liu Dingtang more than 20 days ago and rescued her, and now she is also in Xishan Hall
, served as the accountant in the hall.
But unfortunately, the Zhengyang Martial Arts Hall in the city is holding the 'Blood Burning Dharma Festival' today, and she was recommended by Jin Yiwei to contact the blood source pillar and open the bloodline. The brothers and sisters of the hall are also there."
Wei Yang couldn't help but turn pale when he heard that Shen Ce had killed nearly 20,000 Paoze in the battle at Luofeng Mountain.
I just feel the pain in my chest, and I feel mad with anger and hatred.
When Wei Yang heard the next few sentences, he was stunned again and thought, what the hell is this?
The master of Xishan Hall had just robbed Jin Yiwei and rescued him, but Liu Ruoxi was recommended by Jin Yiwei to open his bloodline?
However, he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the gods were generally intact and Liu Ruoxi was safe.
Li Shenshan looked Wei Yang up and down again at this time: "By the way, how are you doing now? Are you still able to use a knife or a gun?"
"I'm fine." Wei Yang looked inside intently and sensed for a moment: "The external injuries have almost recovered, but the vitality is severely weakened. But now that I've woken up, I can recover in a few days at most. Only the battle map on my body
I was washed away six times. Fortunately, the thief Cao Xuan probably wanted to prove my identity, so the 'Night Wolf Devouring the Sun Picture' on my chest was not destroyed."
Li Shenshan nodded slightly.
Wei Yang was in a coma for nearly ten days before he regained consciousness, which shows the seriousness of his injuries.
However, a martial artist's recovery ability is completely different when he is awake and in a coma.
"You come with me."
He stood up and walked out of the door, heading towards the main courtyard of the mansion.
Wei Yang looked confused, but still followed closely.
Not long after, they entered a cellar with extra thick walls and extremely heavy iron doors.
"This is the basement dug by Liu Dingtang for storing gold and silver."
Li Shenshan pushed open the door and walked in first.
What was displayed in front of the two of them at this time was some cash piled in the corner, and a weapons rack with many magical weapons.
"The hall master's intention is that after you wake up, he will hire you as the leader of the 'Yang Zi Temple' and work for him. The monthly salary is one thousand taels of magic silver, and he can also lend you an additional fifteen thousand
Thousands of taels of magic silver are used to draw battle maps. You can also choose five pieces from the seventh-grade magic weapons here, which can also be regarded as a loan. I wonder what you think?"
There are quite a lot of magic weapons here, seventeen in total.
Most of them originated from the battle in Jinyiwei Prison.
At that time, Chu Xisheng carried Wei Yang out of prison, but after forging Wei Yang's body, he took the risk and packed up all the magical weapons left by the Blood Wind Thief.
These things are worth tens of thousands, and it would be a pity to burn them in Beipu Prison.
Wei Yang's eyes narrowed.
In the south, fifteen thousand taels of magic silver can already be used to draw three very good secret skill totems. Although the magic weapons in this house are all second-hand, the quality is very good.
It is expected that this can restore 70 to 80% of his strength.
"If it is true as you said, then this hall master is extremely loyal and has shown kindness to me and the niece of the Liu family. He wants to recruit me to serve, how can I not appreciate it?"
Wei Yang clasped his fists, but there was doubt in his eyes: "But Shenshan, you have always been arrogant and arrogant. Even if you have left Shence City now, there is no reason to work for a Jianghu gang. What's more, with your strength, Shenshan,
Being a hall master is more than enough. Why are you willing to stoop here?"
"I also owe someone my life, and I still have tens of thousands of taels of silver. Besides, there are other reasons."
Li Shenshan smiled bitterly and unconsciously thought of Chu Yunyun.
When he met Chu Yunyun for the first time, he almost thought that the girl was his general who had been resurrected or reincarnated.
And the more they got along with each other, the more Li Shenshan felt that Chu Yunyun's movements, manners and demeanor were all very much like the king of their family.
However, these days, Li Shenshan felt that Chu Yunyun was a little different from the general.
He couldn't tell what the specific difference was, but it felt different anyway.
Li Shenshan actually felt that his idea was ridiculous.
His Highness Wang is now twenty-nine, but Chu Yunyun is not yet fourteen. How could they be the same person?
He then put away his thoughts and threw a copper mask and a bottle of elixir to Wei Yang: "This is a mask made for you. Your current identity is still hidden. Inside the elixir bottle are two worth of
Qianliang's Three Refining Rejuvenation Pills can help you quickly recover your vitality. Take a trip to the ancient market these days and draw the battle map you want."
Li Shenshan stared intently and turned to look outside the door: "You woke up at the right time! There is an undercurrent in Xishan Town, and a storm is coming. There may be a storm within a few days, and we will need to rely on you Wei Yang.
Power!"
At this time, a bolt of thunder fell from the sky, illuminating the entire Xishan Town until every detail was visible.
The cold spring rain also poured down at this moment.
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Chu Xisheng was wearing a bamboo hat and sitting cross-legged in the ‘Blood Burning Courtyard’ of the Zhengyang Martial Arts Hall against the heavy rain.
This small courtyard is about three acres square, and it is already packed with nearly 700 people, which is much more than the number of people in the Shenbing Courtyard last time.
In the courtyard stands a huge stone pillar with a circumference of about five feet and a height of twelve feet.
Chu Xisheng was full of curiosity and looked at the many murals painted on the blood source pillars in front of him.
That is the ancient myth about Pangu.
He is an extremely powerful innate giant, but he was born from a dragon egg and raised by the ancestor of Yinglong.
He grew up in chaos, but he wielded his ax to split the chaos, split the heaven and the earth, smashed countless monsters in the chaos, and killed countless innate giants.
In the end, Pangu died of exhaustion, and his eyes, limbs and physical bones transformed into the 'Yang God' Taihao; the 'Yin God' Yue Xi; the 'Fire God' Yan Rong; the 'Ice God' Xuan Emperor; and the 'Stone God' Shi Yin.
, 'Water God' Tiangong, 'Wood God' Lingwei, 'Golden God' Baizhu, 'Wind God' Disha and other twelve ancient giants.
Pangu's blood transformed into the nine sons of the dragon - Qiu Niu, Yasu, Chaofeng, Pulao, Suanni, Baxia, Bifan, Fuxi, and Chiki.
These are the bloodline of Pangu and the source of all bloodlines of the human race.
The pictures of these twelve giant gods and the Nine Sons of the Dragon were all drawn by experts. They are all complete and lifelike, making people feel that the giant gods and beasts on the pictures are all alive.
They can break away from the mural at any time and fly away.
The stone pillar itself is also an extraordinary thing. It is said that it was forged from a large amount of blood essence and bone powder of the ancient giant god, mixed with the innate sun god stone.
The Wuxiang Shen Sect pours a large amount of 'blood of the ancestors' on the legend every year to keep it active.
Chu Xisheng looked at this mural and had an inexplicable feeling.
This mural seems to be missing a part?
A small part of the content has been artificially eliminated, making the entire pattern very disharmonious and full of shortcomings——
Just as Chu Xisheng was paying close attention, a familiar female voice sounded behind him.
"The blood source pillar of the Wuxiang Divine Sect has always been the best, and the blood of the ancestors has always been fully used."
Lu Luanli came from behind, unceremoniously squeezed in and sat down next to Chu Xisheng, and forced a beautiful young woman sitting next to him aside.
Then she looked at the picture pillar in front of her with a slightly admiring gaze: "The gate of the Wuxiang Divine Sect is in the northern border of Youzhou, and it is adjacent to many giant gods. Every year, they fight with the foreign races in the north and kill many giant gods.
Countless amounts of 'blood of the ancestors' were extracted from it.
It is said that the former Wang Qin Muge first stimulated his bloodline when he was eleven years old. It was with the help of this pillar that he stimulated all his bloodline to the fifth level, or even the sixth level. I can't do it anymore. When I was twelve years old, my cultivation level
She has just reached the eighth level. When she activated her bloodline for the first time, she only had three talents raised to the fifth level. She is so powerful."
Lu Luanli clicked his tongue and marveled at Qin Muge.
The main character Chu Yunyun, who was praised by her, sat cross-legged on the right side of Chu Xisheng.
She looked at her nose with her eyes, and her nose with her heart, and turned a deaf ear to Lu Luanli's words.
Chu Xisheng also had an expressionless face, thinking that this girl Lu Luanli was trying to attack me, Versailles?
At the age of twelve, I have cultivated to the eighth level, and some of my bloodlines have awakened to the fifth level - if this doesn't work, then am I not a scumbag?
But Chu Xisheng was quite happy to hear her speak.
He didn't expect that Lu Luanli would rush back to participate in the 'Blood Burning Ceremony' at Zhengyang Martial Arts Hall.
However, Chu Xi's voice showed no strangeness at all, and she only asked in a low voice with a hint of curiosity: "I thought you weren't coming back. By the way, is your Uncle Dong okay? Where is the Anti-God Flag? Who fell to it?
In your hand?"
Chu Xisheng was quite concerned about the whereabouts of the Nishen Flag.
Lu Luanli crossed his arms and looked helpless, "The flagpole and Lie Wang's treasure are still gone, how can I leave now? As for Uncle Dong——"
She glanced at the north with some regret: "He is safe and sound. Finally, he is not confused. He threw the flag out when the situation was not right. Now the flag of the God-defying One fell into the hands of the 'Ghost Shadow'.
This result is not bad. Although Guiying is ranked 420 on the Earth Ranking, his escape skills are ranked among the top 30 in the world. The key is that this person has a deep hatred for the imperial court. He has been in the industry for thirty years and has killed four people.
There are twenty officials and generals above grade. With this person's temperament, even if he dies, he will not let this flag fall into the hands of the imperial court."
Lu Luanli knew that this was the best outcome, but he still felt inexplicably regretful.
She felt that she had missed out on 100 million taels of magic silver.
Chu Yunyun didn't seem to care, but she kept listening attentively.
When she heard the word 'ghost', her expression moved slightly, and her eyes calmed down again.
She had heard of this man. Guiying's combat prowess was mediocre among third-level martial artists, but his escape skills surpassed many first-level martial arts cultivators.
Ghost Shadow really hates the imperial court, especially the masters of Ouchi.
His bounty remains high, and he has always been ranked 57th on the black list.
What Chu Yunyun was most worried about before was that the imperial court obtained the flag flag and used high-quality magicians to trace the source and deduce the whereabouts of the flagpole.
However, since this flag fell into the hands of the 'Ghost Shadow', Chu Yunyun no longer had to worry about it in a short period of time.
Chu Xisheng also looked relieved. He and the two girls had similar ideas.
As long as the flag does not fall into the hands of the court or the devil, then no matter what the situation is, it is acceptable.
"That's a shame."
Chu Xisheng immediately changed his voice and said with a smile: "You came back just in time. There is a little trouble in Xishan Town. As the leader of the 'Chaosi Temple', you should also contribute to the hall.
It’s worthy of the salary I gave you.”
Lu Luanli couldn't help but sneered "ha".
She hasn't even seen the salary yet, and Chu Xisheng told her that she must be worthy of the salary?
Lu Luanli was already out of the excitement of being promoted to 'Altar Master', and he had seen through Chu Xisheng's tricks.
This guy used the false name of 'Altar Master' and a mere monthly salary of 400 taels of magic silver to trap her, making her, a great master of the sixth rank, work for him in vain.
However, Lu Luanli still raised his eyebrows in confusion: "Isn't there Tie Xiaosheng in charge over the Xishan Mountain? Who dares to come to trouble you?"
"Tie Xiaosheng can't always stay in Xishan, let alone he can't help with this matter."
Chu Xisheng shook his head, with a sarcastic smile on his lips: "Just six days ago, the county government has set the amount. Xishan Town needs to pay a land tax of 850,000 shi, and 470,000 yuan per head.
The tax must be paid within one month, otherwise I, the Xishan Township Chief, will be held accountable."
In the past, Haiqing Gang Xishan Tang was responsible for collecting local taxes on behalf of the imperial court.
Now this errand has fallen on him.
"Four hundred and seventy thousand dan head tax?" Lu Luanli couldn't help but be startled: "How did the government calculate this? There is also a land tax of 850,000 dan, which is also an exaggeration."
The head tax in Daning is one tael per person for all adults.
The population near Xishan Town is relatively dense, but there are not as many as 470,000 strong men.
There are also fields in Xishan Town, totaling only 900,000 acres, of which only one-third is farmland.
Lu Luanli narrowed his eyes.
She realized that this must be heading towards Chu Xisheng's canal.
In the past, Chu Xisheng was not afraid of wearing shoes when she was barefoot, so she could just hang up and leave without bothering to pay attention to the county government's urging.
But now that Chu Xisheng has a canal in his hands, he can no longer ignore the county government.
Once he ignored the taxes, the county government would have reason to attack the canal.
Lu Luanli sneered and looked disdainful: "They have a bad idea. You can mobilize local connections and reconcile accounts with the county. You can't just let them say how much they say. If the county government refuses, they will apportion it according to the local wealthy families.
That is, if they have any dissatisfaction, they can go to the county and report it themselves."
This is the following.
In previous years, land tax was also distributed by Liu Dingtang to local people and landlords.
The county government could not withstand the turmoil of sentiment.
"This is a good strategy." Chu Xi nodded slightly, with admiration on his face: "The problem is that the wealthy families in Xishan Town are also preparing to get a share of my canal, and are now working together privately to resist the tax. The largest family in Xishan Town
The wealthy Wen family sent me a letter. Either I can swallow up the land tax of 850,000 dan and the head tax of 470,000 taels by myself, or I can transfer 30% of the shares in the canal to them."
"If greed is enough, the snake will swallow the elephant!"
Lu Luanli still didn't care: "What are you afraid of? Just kill them! We have five hundred gangs and six thousand Xishan hunters to drive. Do the local wealthy families think that my Xishan Hall's sword is not good?"
But then she saw Chu Xisheng's face looked strange.
Lu Luanli couldn't help but frown: "Could it be that the hunters in Xishan also have a problem?"
"Something is definitely wrong."
Chu Xisheng nodded, with a calm expression on his face: "One is a hunter from Xishan who does not want to pay any more peace money; the other is Baiyun Village and Jiudaowu, who have contracted with the Xishan County Army to warn the hunters from Xishan, who
If you dare to serve me, don't even think about hunting in the Western Mountains in the future."
Chu Xisheng actually didn't really want to receive Ping An's money.
He is not like Liu Dingtang, who just uses the name of protection and safety money to break the bones and suck out the marrow of Orions.
When Chu Xisheng receives a piece of money, he has to shoulder an extra responsibility to protect the safety of these Xishan hunters.
However, this peace money cannot be directly exempted.
People are all the same, they fear authority but do not harbor morality.
If he were to directly waive the blood tax, the Xishan Orions would not be grateful to him and would only think that he was not strong enough and was weak and easy to bully.
Only by establishing enough prestige and being exempted from the blood tax can these Xishan hunters be truly grateful to him and be used by him.
If Chu Xisheng wants to conquer the Xishan Hunters, he must plan carefully, step by step, and there is no rush.
"That's going to be troublesome." Lu Luanli looked solemn: "The people behind this are vicious and sophisticated. What are you going to do now?"
"Just go over there and kill them until they are convinced."
Chu Xisheng laughed out loud: "Their idea is very good, but they misjudged the current strength of Xishan Hall. As long as you are here, I am not afraid of anyone. The so-called Pojia County Magistrate, I am the same in this three-acre land in Xishan.
A county magistrate is just an ordinary person. If we don’t destroy a few wealthy families this time, do they think I, Chu Xisheng, is a fake?"
The corners of Lu Luanli's lips raised slightly.
She thought that this statement was reasonable. With a master like herself, who was as powerful as the fifth rank and could hide his secrets, how dare those clowns in Xishan Town dare to be so presumptuous?
Lu Luanli didn't notice that Chu Xisheng used the word "you".
At this moment, Ye Zhiqiu and the other coaches from the four courtyards walked to the side of the blood source pillar.
They each took their place and looked solemn.
Lei Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and stood to one side: "Quiet! The time has come, and the blood-burning ritual is about to begin. Are you still focused on your soul and running your Yuan Gong?"
He was afraid that another incident like the one in Shenbingyuan would happen again today, so his eyes were extremely sharp, scrutinizing and observing every suspicious person in the courtyard.
Outside the surrounding courtyard walls, there are still two hundred fully armed martial artists waiting, who can enter the courtyard at any time to maintain order.
Chu Xisheng's expression turned stern. He stopped talking and concentrated on running the Yang Yuan Gong.
Liu Ruoxi was sitting not far behind Chu Xisheng, but remained silent.
But at this moment, there was a glimmer of light in her eyes, giving rise to strong expectations.
Are you about to start?
In my life, it was the first time I came into contact with the Blood Origin Pillar, and the first time I experienced the Blood Burning Sacrifice.
The little sister of the Chu family has taught her the Chu family's secret art of blood selection on behalf of the hall master. I wonder how much bloodline power can be discovered this time?
Just when the last ray of light in the sky disappeared and heavy rain poured down from the sky, Ye Zhiqiu and others each offered three drops of the 'blood of the ancestors' and hit them at the blood source pillar.
The pillar instantly ignited with blood flames, emitting a brilliance like a small sun, making the entire courtyard suddenly extremely hot, like a furnace.
At the same time, a large amount of blood mist spread out and covered the entire courtyard.
And the moment the blood mist dispersed, both Chu Xisheng and Liu Ruoxi felt a sharp itching pain all over their bodies.
There was a crackling sound inside their bones, which made them feel chilly and chilly all over.
It seemed that countless demons and monsters were crawling out of their bones, making them feel as if their bodies were about to explode and they were in agony.
The blood all over his body seemed to be burning, turning into moxibustion-heated magma swimming inside his body.
Chu Yunyun and Lu Luanli's reaction was mediocre. This was not the first time that they had come into contact with the blood source pillar.
However, both of them had excellent acting skills, and they also pretended to be unbearable at this time. Their two little faces were all blue and white, and they looked extremely painful.
After Chu Xisheng withstood the initial severe pain, she followed Ye Zhiqiu's instructions.
He concentrated and concentrated on using Yang Yuan Gong with all his strength - it was said that this would help him stimulate more bloodline power.
It wasn't until an hour later that the blood mist gradually dissipated.
When the last drop of blood mist dissipated, Lu Luanli immediately opened his eyes.
The corners of Lu Luanli's lips were slightly raised, and he was in a very good mood.
The ‘Blood Burning Dharma Sacrifice’ of the Wuxiang Divine Sect is indeed the most solid among the six major Divine Sects.
This time, her three bloodline talents have been improved, and her strength has increased a bit.
——Although there are only three types, her bloodline talent level is already high, so the benefit this time is actually huge, enough to increase her strength by half a level.
Then Lu Luanli turned his head and looked at Chu Xisheng: "How are you? How many talents are there at the fifth level?"
At this time, Chu Xisheng was looking at his character panel with slightly happy eyes.
This chapter has been completed!