In the mountains and forests shrouded in clouds and mist.
Yan Jiuzhen was holding a branch in his hand and was giving simple instructions to his two disciples on how to use boxing to deal with weapons and swordsmanship.
As the head of Jiuzhen Academy, he also has personal disciples who follow him. However, because the head of the academy is busy with affairs, he does not have much time to give guidance.
"If someone stabs you in the middle with a sword skill, you should use a mountain twisting move to respond. This move will respond to the reality. Use your own strength to deflect the sword move. At the same time, you will still have room to counterattack and retreat. At that time, whether to attack or not It's all up to you to decide whether to defend or not. It can be said to be both offensive and defensive."
Yan Jiuzhen demonstrated carefully to his two disciples, and the next moves changed.
The two of them stared at each other without moving.
"Brother Jiuzhen, I haven't seen you so serious in a long time."
Suddenly, in the woods, a thin old man in a robe with long sleeves and a bun slowly walked out with a bottle of wine in his hand.
"It turns out it's Brother Qinghu. Why did you come to my Jiuzhen Courtyard instead of staying in your Qinghu Courtyard?" Yan Jiuzhen signaled the disciple to practice by himself, then turned around and faced the old man head-on.
The person who came was Song Qinghu, the head of Qinghu Academy who was on the same level as him.
"I just went down the mountain to do some errands, and when I came back I heard some news about the farmer Su Zhao.
I heard that you were responsible for arresting Su Zhao, so I’ll give this to you.”
Song Qinghu raised his hand and threw a tightly folded pocket cardboard.
Yan Jiuzhen caught it, spit it out with all his strength, shattered the string tied with cardboard, and unfolded it for a closer look.
After just reading a few lines of words, he frowned.
"Lu Yunbai failed." He said solemnly.
"Lu Yunbai is also one of the supervisors of the outer courtyard, and is a master of Zang training. I heard that many people gathered this time to besiege the Wan Du Sect, but they were defeated one by one. This Wan Du Sect has some strength." Song Qinghu said with a smile.
"...If Brother Qinghu comes to see my joke, then please come back. Otherwise, if my temper gets angry, I may do something that will hurt our friendship." Yan Jiuzhen said straightforwardly.
Song Qinghu laughed.
"I just find it interesting. I heard that Wei He, the leader of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, was once a member of my peripheral branch of Huishan Fist. When he came back from Yunzhou, he wanted to enter the inner courtyard, but he was declined by Brother Jiuzhen because of his low bones. ?I wonder if this is the case?"
Yan Jiuzhen looked calm.
"There is such a thing."
"Nowadays, Wei He is the number one master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and his strength is at least in the Zang training realm. Judging from the record, this body method is particularly outstanding. Even in the Zang training, he is a rare master.
Looking at it now, Brother Jiuzhen, you were really wrong at the time." Song Qinghu said with a smile.
"Even if he breaks through to practice Zang, if he doesn't break Minggan, it will all be vain.
There are too many people in Taizhou who are stuck in the gate of concentration." Yan Jiuzhen said calmly, "I still say the same thing, he may have been lucky enough to reach this point, but he is not in concentration. It will eventually become empty. The so-called achievements now are just the moon in the flowers and water in the mirror, which will dissipate sooner or later."
After a pause, Yan Jiuzhen sighed: "And in this step of determination, there is no luck, and there is no way to rely on good luck."
"What are you going to do?" Song Qinghu asked again.
"Since the Ten Thousand Poison Sect has rejected our good intentions, let's clear it out." Yan Jiuzhen said softly.
"Wei He is the only disciple sent by your senior brother, so you are not afraid..." Song Qinghu was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"I gave him a chance." Yan Jiuzhen said calmly.
He turned around and looked at the sea of clouds in the distance.
"Ever since I transcended Zang training, I have understood that everything other than reality is false.
There are dangers and difficulties at the bottom of the mountain. Only by going up the mountain can we fight for a glimmer of hope."
"It's so cruel and ruthless. In that case, when do you plan to solve the Wan Du Sect?" Song Qinghu asked.
"Let's do it tomorrow. It's easy to defend but hard to attack there. It's useless if there are too many people there. Lu Yunbai and I will go there together and come back after taking down Wei He and Su Zhao."
"I'm also interested, why don't we go with you?" Song Qinghu said with a smile.
"Brother Qinghu is free to do it. If Brother Qinghu is with us, it will be more secure. We only need to strike with lightning, lightning fast, not allowing the Nest Destroyer Alliance to react, and after destroying the Ten Thousand Poison Gate, we will quickly return to the mountain, that is,
Yes." Yan Jiuzhen said coldly.
"I'm somewhat interested in the poison locks from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. I plan to take some back and study them." Song Qinghu said with a smile.
"Yes. In addition to the locked poison, Wan Du Sect also has dozens of poison recipes with different effects. All of them can be given to Brother Qinghu when the time comes. I only need some information and books from Tianya Tower." Yan Jiuzhen said.
"Not bad, not bad, let's go together tomorrow." Song Qinghu jumped up with a smile and flew towards the distance lightly.
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In a quiet town somewhere in Taizhou.
On the Baihe River by the town, a two-story boat floated slowly by.
The ship is decorated with vermilion paint, silver patterns, carved leaves, and the light yellow lanterns glow dimly in the night.
You Fu's tall body was sitting cross-legged on the deck of the second floor, holding a bottle of wine in one hand and drinking gently with his head raised.
He looked into the distance, where the crescent moon reflected the water's surface, sparkling, and fish floating faintly.
"Master, it's late at night, why don't you go and rest?" Mo Shiyan walked out of the small hall at the back and took a thin blanket for You Fu to put on.
"No need." You Fu sighed softly, "I wonder if Qier will blame me after this incident."
"Zhenqi admires her master the most. Even if she knew about this, she would only complain a few words and it would be fine." Mo Shiyan said with a smile, "Besides, you just forced Wei He and didn't do anything evil.
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"Come on?" You Fu raised his head and took another sip of wine. "I have no intention of rescuing people right away."
Under the moonlight, Mo Shiyan's pretty face suddenly became calm, and her smile suddenly froze.
"Master, you...!?"
"You want to say that I gave the person to Wei He, and used the favor to make him have to protect Su Zhao, and then used the Wu Shi Sect to force him to completely fall to my side. Then I immediately rescued the person, right?
?" You Fu said calmly.
"Master, don't you think so?" Mo Shiyan asked.
"That's my idea." You Fu nodded, "It's just that there are some things that he won't understand if he doesn't feel the pain."
He stood up. His tall and strong body, even after putting on a thin blanket, was still as oppressive as a steel and bronze statue.
"When he has no support at all, is unable to resist, and becomes enmity with the Wu Shi Sect, then my action will be valuable."
"But, aren't you afraid that Wei He will hate you?" Mo Shiyan was puzzled.
"There can be many reasons, and he has no choice. When things come to a head, the only one he can turn to is me. A little emotion won't get in the way." You Fu raised his head and drank the wine bottle in one gulp.
He crumpled the wine bottle into a ball, threw it out, and threw it into the river. You Fu turned around and went in.
But Mo Shiyan remembered what happened to him back then.
In order to hone her abilities, You Fu sent her to a brothel to receive customers every day. Her whole body's skills were locked up, and she was unable to resist or escape. She could only rely on mental maneuvering. If her body was broken, she would completely lose it.
He has the qualifications to be a real courtesan in the brothel forever.
And Zhenqi, it was the same at the beginning. Even though her master valued her basic understanding, she was still hunted for thousands of miles for several years. It was only after she successfully proved her strength and mental ability that she was included in the door.
From this point of view, in comparison, the setback of Wan Du Sect is really nothing.
only....
Mo Shiyan's eyes recalled Wei He's appearance before.
'Will such a proud and arrogant person really give in and ask for help as the master expected?'
'If he doesn't ask for help... what will happen?'
Mo Shiyan felt a chill in her heart. In fact, she already knew the answer. If Wei He didn't ask for help, Master You Fu would never take action.
He can definitely do it!
The demon party, why they are called demons, is not without reason.
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Under night.
Wei He stood on the roof of Tianya Tower, the highest building of Wandu Gate.
Wan Qingqing was behind him, with a worried look on her face, holding a bamboo flute in her hand. She originally planned to play the flute to relax her mood.
But when Wei He arrived and said something to her, she temporarily lost interest.
The two of them stood on the roof of the building, with the cold wind blowing around them and the crescent moon hanging high above their heads. For a moment, they seemed to have returned to the time when it was still the Tianyin Gate.
At that time, Wei He and Wan Qingqing were just an ordinary senior sister and brother.
"Are you serious that you want to disband Wandu Sect?" Wan Qingqing still can't believe it until now.
Obviously there are more ways to get rid of Su Zhao this time, but a mere favor is not worth what Wei He has to pay.
Presumably You Fu should also understand.
But why do you want to jump to the point of disbanding Wan Du Sect?
"It's not disbanded, it's just abandoning the fixed location, hiding and spreading out. Nowadays, Wandu City is too eye-catching." Wei He sighed.
He actually saw clearly You Fu's purpose, and even more clearly why he was in such a situation now.
It's all just because he didn't take sides.
The Tai'an Army, the Yao Party, and the Wu Shi Sect are three branches that stand out in Taizhou. Only by joining forces with the Tai'an Army and the Yao Party can they withstand the pressure of the Wu Shi Sect.
The Wandu Sect is the only force in Taizhou that does not have a clear alignment.
From this point of view, whether Su Zhao's incident will happen sooner or later will happen.
"It seems that Su Zhao is the key to this danger, but in fact, he is just an introduction." Wei He said softly. "A big tree attracts wind, and the position of Wandu Sect has caused the other parties to consider and clarify in advance."
Wan Qingqing's thoughts changed and she immediately understood what Wei He meant.
"You mean, You Fu did it on purpose?"
"Whether it was intentional or unintentional, it doesn't matter. What matters is that he is forcing me to express my position."
Wei He stood up, reached out to pick up Wan Qingqing, and put it on his shoulders.
"So I plan to deal with the current situation and then remain anonymous. The wealth and resources we have accumulated will be enough for a long time."
Wan Qingqing fell silent. Over the years, she had long been accustomed to this kind of life in the Black House Mountains, and now it was about to suddenly change. She was really unable to accept it.
But she also knew that right now, there was probably no other way.
"When will you leave?"
"We'll start tonight. The situation is dangerous right now, and staying in Wandu City might be troublesome." Wei He whispered, "You and Xiao An will leave first in a while."
"Where to go?"
"Jinzhou, someone will take you with me. You don't need to worry about the rest. Most of the resources and belongings will be transferred to the sub-base deep in the mountains. This is where I and Jiuying studied medicine earlier. Now it has been expanded.
Very concealable.
The rest dispersed, changed their appearance, and dispersed into various states. From now on, they will keep in touch with each other through the scent of insects."