In the blink of an eye, it was already a month later.
"Poof~" A ruler tip penetrated from the back of the body.
A young man wearing black clothes stood on the stone street, staring at the figure who was gradually falling softly.
His face was like a knife carving, and the blood on the iron ruler gave him a heart-stopping aura.
"Sir?" A young man in fur coat shouted not far away, with a look of fear in his eyes. Even though there were a dozen strong men holding swords behind him, he still couldn't help but feel scared.
"The county government is arresting Shen Zhui, and he has been ordered to kill the thief. The beheading order is here. Are you the local leader?" Shen Zhui took out the glowing blue token from his arms and waved his hand towards the Anyang village.
"Young man Lu Xiao is an upright person in Anyang Village." When the young man saw that it was an official sent to kill a thief, he immediately felt relieved.
The new county magistrate has a good reputation among the people and is very strict with his subordinates. He doesn't have to worry about this gentleman getting angry and cutting off his head as a reward.
"Well, we arrived just in time. The thief has been killed. I'll leave it to you to collect the body and appease the neighbors."
"It should, it should... My lord, you've been working hard. The villain's house is just ahead. Now I'm going to order people to prepare a banquet... My lord, my lord?"
Anyangli was just waiting to say a few words of flattery, but when he looked up, he found that Shen Zhui's figure was missing.
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"Da da, da da~"
On the official road, a fast horse was galloping towards the county seat.
The grass and trees on both sides of the road are withered and yellow, and the leaves are withered, making it look dilapidated.
This is the fifth murder case that Shen Zhui has handled, and the fifth acquired ninth-level warrior he has killed.
Two of them were key criminals in old cases, who were found within a hundred miles of the county town with a sense of luck.
The three cases are new cases, and there are faint shadows of two major families behind them.
"Beheading five acquired nine levels in a row, the accumulated good deeds have exceeded 30,000. It's time to take a rest."
Actually... it's not that hard to kill the criminal.
Shen Zhui Chi Technique has achieved great success, and with the foundation of the sixteen vitality essences of the "Burning Blood" technique, his body technique is only a hair away from the attainment level.
Killing these movements and martial arts is not as good as his acquired ninth level. Although it is dangerous, it is not life-threatening.
Liu Bin's body skills were small and his sword skills were close to being great, but he killed them all.
Among these five people, the most powerful one is close to Liu Bin's level.
But this month, I went back and forth, chasing and killing, and traveled nearly a thousand miles!
Even though Shen Zhui had an eighth-level physical foundation, he had been running back and forth like this for a month, fighting to the death, but at this moment he felt a little unbearable.
"When I go back this time, I will first master the movement skills to the level of Dacheng, and digest and absorb this month's combat experience."
"When you have mastered both the ruler technique and the body technique, you will not be far from perfecting your power. You can try to take on the peak cases the day after tomorrow!"
Shen Zhui was thinking in his mind.
Once the ruler technique and the body technique are completed, it means that the control of body strength is close to perfection!
"With perfect control of power, the first requirement of 'Unity of Heaven and Man' has been achieved. Every blow can exert the ultimate power. If you can practice your body and ruler skills to create a hint of the power of heaven and earth, you can touch To the realm of unity between man and nature."
The power is perfect, the ruler method and body method contain a trace of the power of heaven and earth.
The two become one, which is the state of "unity of heaven and man".
Once you reach this level, even if you are facing an innate master, Shen Zhui estimates that he can sustain it for a long time.
Just when Shen Zhui was thinking about this...
Ten miles outside the city is Fanshan Pavilion.
"Master, according to reports from my servants, Shen Zhui has killed Chen Tong in Anyang Town. Judging from the time he spent on his way, he should pass by here and enter the city in half an hour."
An old man in a white robe bent down and reported to the young man in colorful clothes next to him.
Even though the old man was an innate master, he was respectful to this young man in fine clothes because he was the eldest son of the Li family, Li Ming, and the future head of the Li family.
The young man in rich clothes clasped his hands behind his back, standing on a high slope and looking into the distance, with a hint of sinisterness on his fair face.
"Damn it Shen Zhui, you made me wait here for so long, why don't you run faster?"
Finally, the young man looked at the old man and asked: "Uncle Cang, we are here, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"
The old man surnamed Cang said with a smile: "Master, there is no need to worry. Both you and I are covered by spiritual tablets. This is outside the city and we will not be discovered at all. But there is nothing we can do about that group of archers."
Li Ming nodded: "It doesn't matter. As long as no one is discovered at this time, we can quickly escape into my Li family's territory afterwards. We will be protected by the family ancestral hall. Even if there is no solid evidence, we will not be found."
The old man surnamed Cang hesitated and said: "Young master, the head of the family once said not to conflict with the county magistrate for the time being. The Wei family is now gaining power in the court..."
"I know, I know!" Li Ming said impatiently: "What big deal is it to kill an unworthy policeman? Didn't you kill a few unsighted guys last month?"
Li Ming said angrily: "Didn't he Wei Wenhe kill members of my Li family? His grandfather did the right thing and wrote a letter to destroy the clan and abandon the temple, intending to cut off the foundation of my clan. The emperor was confused for a moment, and he actually listened to the slander... Otherwise, how could Wei Wenhe, a mere county magistrate, dare to be so arrogant and go against us?"
"But..." Li Ming sneered a few times. "A few days ago, news came from Di Bao. Qingzhou's imperial army suddenly failed in its expedition to the Northern Wilderness. Jizhou on the second front, which has always been victorious in every battle, and the unstoppable Yingwuhou suddenly stopped gaining momentum. , saying that there was a natural disaster, they retreated one after another for half a year, but pushed the defense line back three hundred miles."
"On the surface, it seems normal. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. But Uncle Cang, do you know the connection between this?"
The old man surnamed Cang shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Li Ming laughed and said: "How can there be such a coincidence in the world!"
"The Qingji continent happened to be defeated at this time. Could it be that the two princes used natural disaster as an excuse to express their dissatisfaction with this move?"
"The Wei family, on the pretext of wasting state funds, wrote to the emperor to destroy the clan and abandon the temple, which put everyone in the world's major clans and aristocratic families in danger."
"However, there are many opponents. This matter, firstly, violates filial piety, and is equivalent to people smashing the clan tablets enshrined by one's own family. Secondly, it is also the foundation of the world's most powerful clans. From now on, there will be no corruption in property taxes. If a child of a noble family breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people! He is subject to the supervision of the gods and Taoist laws."
"Now some people have connected the natural disaster with this incident, thinking that this move is to forget the ancestors and make the ancestors blame..."
"Uncle Cang, just watch. Soon, when more and more people oppose it, I'm afraid even the Emperor Shengming will have to veto Mr. Wei's proposal, rebuild the temple, and build a golden body!"
"Thank you, young master. This old slave has learned a lesson. But the master of the house has repeatedly told us that to ensure the safety of the young master, we should be more careful."
Seeing that the other party didn't listen at all to his eloquent talk, Li Ming suddenly lost interest.
"Forget it, if Yang Wu hadn't begged for many times, which made me annoyed... to kill this mere ninth-level warrior, why would it be necessary for me to do it myself?"
"Uncle Cang, just watch here. I'll go to the pavilion to rest for a while. I'll wait for someone to call me."
Li Ming muttered a few words, waved his hand and walked back.
"Damn it, Shen Zhui didn't hurry up and hurry up. You are really wasting my time. You deserve to be pierced by thousands of arrows..."
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It was freezing cold and it was almost dusk.
When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Shen Zhui's face, he could already vaguely see the outline of Heyuan City.
"After passing this mountain pavilion, you can enter the city, but you really need to rest for a few days..."
It was rare for Shen Zhui to see this beautiful sunset, so he reined in his horse and drove slowly, admiring it calmly.
"Um?"
Shen Zhui suddenly felt his scalp numb, and his eyes suddenly widened. With his current hearing and vision, he almost instantly heard a discordant sound in this quiet and peaceful scenery. It was a sharp arrow piercing the air, bringing The scream!
The extreme tension caused Shen Zhui's body energy to run wildly in an instant, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and the hairs all over his body stood up. He seemed to have returned to the desperate knife attack he faced Liu Bin!
A life and death crisis is coming!
"咻咻咻~"
Arrows shot through the air at Shen Zhui's head!
Shen Zhui pulled out the iron ruler from his waist almost in the blink of an eye and opened it like a conditioned reflex.
"Dang! Poof!"
Two fine steel arrows were blocked by Shen Zhui with an iron ruler, but one of them shot directly into Shen Zhui's shoulder.
His shoulder hurt, and the force of the arrow instantly knocked Shen Zhui off his horse.
"咴咴~"
Several bloody holes appeared on the horse's body and it died instantly!
Before Shen Zhui could take a closer look, more arrows came whizzing towards him!
"Swish swish~"
With two rulers in hand, Shen Zhui used the "Nine Levels of Iron Ruler" to protect his body, and the iron ruler danced airtight, blocking the arrows one by one!
"Ding ding ding!"
The arrows collided with the iron ruler, and the arrow feathers seemed to be overwhelming, as if they were everywhere!
Sudden
Shen Zhui felt the pressure around him relax!
At this moment, his footsteps suddenly became mysterious and illusory, his body seemed to move faster as he moved and dodged, and every move became smooth and fluid!
At this moment of life and death, the body technique "Flowing Cloud Step" finally broke through that level of barriers and entered the realm of great achievement!
At the same time, Shen Zhui, who felt a little relieved from the pressure, finally had the intention to see where the threat came from.
"On the hillside! Over there!"
At this time, there is no horse, and escaping means exposing your back to the enemy.
Shen Zhui roared angrily and rushed up the hillside while the opponent's round of arrows paused.