Maybe it was because of the darkness under the lamp, or maybe Qi Xuansu was overthinking it, but in short, this section of the Grand Canal in Qizhou was windless and waveless, and Qi Xuansu didn't even see anyone from Qizhou Daofu.
However, after Qi Xuansu met the inexplicable four Jianghu people, he vaguely sensed something was wrong, so he never left the iron ship during the rest of his trip and spent most of his time practicing Qi in his room.
In this way, the iron boat passed the fifth level, the fourth level, and reached the third level.
This is already the junction of Qizhou and Zhili, and only the last two Chao Passes are left, namely the second pass in Bohai Prefecture and the first pass near the Imperial Capital.
Qi Xuansu chose to disembark at the third pass and head to Bohai Mansion by land.
Although he was passively involved in the internal strife in the Taoist sect, secret associations and other messy things, he did not forget that the greatest threat to Liuhu was not these people, but the people in the "inn".
If these people were determined to be evil, then the second level would be their last chance to take action. He had an idea and temporarily changed the route to land. After all, it was a temporary move. He himself had no way of predicting it. How could others predict it?
If these thieves have already retreated, they will just take a few more steps.
Liu Hu already had some understanding of Qi Xuansu's actions. To put it bluntly, he was doing the opposite. After the incident at Purple Fairy Mountain, Qi Xuansu tried it, but the effect was not good. Not only did he not avoid Zhang Yuelu's tracking, but he also did something wrong.
He was accidentally involved in the Yuan family's extermination.
Therefore, Liu Hu was not optimistic about Qi Xuansu's repetition of his old tricks this time. However, she did not raise any objection. After all, she was just a little girl with no experience in the arena. It would be better to see how Uncle Wei, who is experienced in the arena, would do this kind of thing. If
If the car accidentally overturns, it's not because she has lost face.
The two of them got off the iron boat and walked on foot without riding horses.
Although Liu Hu had a cultivation level at the Kunlun stage, it was far behind Qi Xuansu at the Kunlun stage. Her endurance was low, so Qi Xuansu had no choice but to temporarily lend her the armored horse given by Zhang Yuelu.
This also made Qi Xuansu a little confused. It was all about the gap between the Kunlun stage and the Guizhen stage. Half a year ago, he could barely keep up with Zhang Yuelu with his armored horse, but now it was Liu Hu who could barely keep up with him with his armored horse.
There is a sense of dislocation between two generations. But in fact, it has only been half a year. The age difference between Zhang Yuelu and Liu Hu is only about ten years, but it seems as if the fire has been passed down from generation to generation.
The two of them ran all the way, which was actually faster than taking a boat.
After running for about two hundred miles like this, Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu were still caught up from behind and blocked their way.
Liu Hu was not too surprised. While taking out the "Dragon Hand Gun", he said: "Cleverness can lead to mistakes."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but blush and said nothing.
The person who came was none other than Song Luodi. He had previously asked the four people to find trouble with Qi Xuansu.
It was indeed a trap for Qi Xuansu, who wanted to use the help of local officials to embarrass Qi Xuansu through a life lawsuit, and then fish in troubled waters, but Qi Xuansu was not fooled.
It's just that Qi Xuansu's information was a little wrong. Qi Xuansu thought that Song Luodi and others would set up an ambush like last time, but Song Luodi knew it well. Last time, Master Pili and Monk Denghua were killed, causing heavy casualties, and the remaining people were gone.
It is a fool's dream to expect that a bunch of rabble can unite to intercept and kill Qi Xuansu. I'm afraid that as soon as he proposes this plan, some people will scatter like birds and beasts.
So after the trap failed, Song Luodi just asked his subordinates to keep an eye on Qi Xuansu's whereabouts. He found a helper and promised to give this person half of the peace money that Master Pili and Monk Denghua deserved, and then
I am going to intercept him again outside the city of Bohai Mansion. After all, this time without Zhang Yuelu to disrupt the situation, Qi Xuansu is just one person no matter how powerful he is.
Song Luodi also didn't expect that Qi Xuansu would change the route on the spur of the moment, which somewhat disrupted his plan. He rushed slowly and quickly, and in the end only two people caught up with Qi Xuansu, forming a two-on-two situation.
However, from Song Luodi's point of view, Liuhu is only at the Kunlun stage of cultivation, and it is nothing at all. In fact, it is two against one. In any case, the advantage is still with me.
At the same time, Qi Xuansu was also looking at the helpers invited by Song Luodi.
This is a burly man eight feet tall, wearing black armor, airtight, and his whole body is shrouded in a strong evil aura.
Qi Xuansu didn't know what kind of armor this was, but he had seen similar armored men.
Taoist spiritual official.
In Qi Xuansu's view, this is an imitation version of the Taoist spirit officer. It is said that the imperial court also has similar craftsmanship. It is not as complicated as the Taoist spirit officer going from ninth grade to first grade. There are only three types. One is the "Thirteen Taibao" used by Qingluan Guard.
", one is "General Daxuan" used by the imperial army, and the other is "Ye Bu Shu" used by the men in black frontier army.
Qi Xuansu did not expect that there were similar imitations in the world, but after thinking about it again, it was not surprising. In the past, the imperial court strictly prohibited the private possession of armors, but there were also skilled craftsmen who could forge armors. Today's Lingguan armors are replaced by them.
It's the same principle.
In fact, Qi Xuansu's guess was correct. This armor was indeed an imitation of Lingguan's armor. Although the Taoist sect strictly controlled this kind of craftsmanship, some Taoist disciples had no choice but to betray the sect, and at the same time they also took away many precious Taoist sects.
Craftsmanship.
These people are the eight members of the secret society today.
This imitation Lingguan armor was made by the Eight Tribes, but the Eight Tribes had early craftsmanship. After they left, Huashengtang made many improvements, and all kinds of precious materials were mastered.
In the hands of the Taoist sect, the spiritual officer armor of the eight tribes
Zhou cannot be compared with the upper third-grade spiritual officials of Taoism, and is probably only equivalent to the fourth-grade spiritual officials, which is the stage of returning to the true state. Taoism calls it a "pseudo spiritual official".
The pseudo-spiritual official in front of him spoke in a loud voice because he was wearing an airtight mask: "Foreigner, my name is Hong Lang, from the Eight Tribes. This time Brother Song came to me and said that there was a big deal. I
So here I am. I have always felt that all matters in the world can be discussed, so I want to discuss it with you."
Song Luodi covered his mouth with his right hand and coughed lightly, then rolled up his sleeves and saluted: "Song Luodi is polite."
Qi Xuansu asked: "What do you have to say?"
Song Luodi said softly: "I am not here to be your enemy, but to ask for someone from you."
Qi Xuansu remained calm and asked: "Who do you want?"
Song Luodi raised his hand and pointed at Liuhu beside Qi Xuansu.
"What if I don't make friends?" Qi Xuansu said coldly.
Regarding Qi Xuansu's reply, Song Luodi was not surprised. He just said: "We are all just making a living in the world, so why do we little people have to embarrass each other?"
Qi Xuansu stopped talking and just clenched his fists.
Song Luodi stared at Liuhu and said slowly: "Since you don't want to discuss it, I have no choice but to be rude..."
Before he finished speaking, Hong Lang made a loud noise and punched Qi Xuansu directly in the face.
Qi Xuansu sealed his fists and used his "mountain force" to block the punch. His body remained motionless and towering like a mountain.
Liu Hu, who was watching, suddenly felt his neck tighten.
The moment Hong Lang punched, Song Luodi's figure disappeared, but instead of attacking Qi Xuansu, he used "Earth Escape" to come to Liu Hu's side and pressed his cold fingers on her neck.
Liu Hu didn't have the slightest strength to resist and froze instantly.
Qi Xuansu seemed as if he hadn't seen it, and took a step forward. His "mountain posture" changed into "tiger posture", and he punched the pseudo-lingguan on the chest, knocking the pseudo-lingguan's tall body back continuously.
Hong Lang took six or seven steps back before he could stop his retreat, and there was a fist mark on his chest.
The pseudo-spiritual official is naturally not so vulnerable.
The next moment, he was like a red-eyed bullfighting, charging towards Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu used the "river momentum" to overcome strength with softness, drew a circle with both hands, and blocked Hong Lang's collision head-on.
Then Qi Xuansu took advantage of the situation and used the "Dragon Movement" and "River Movement" to perform the "Dragon Swimming River" style, which was soft yet strong. It had both Qi Xuansu's power and Hong Lang's own power, creating a counter-shock at every level.
Hong Lang was knocked back nearly ten feet by the force of the counter-shock, and his feet drew two ravines on the ground.
Qi Xuansu followed closely and punched out with both fists.
"Dragon and tiger momentum".
Taking advantage of the moment when Hong Lang was shaken to a standstill, Qi Xuansu hit Hong Lang hard with his fists. There were dull sounds in the latter's body, and he staggered back again, with cracks appearing on his armor.
Qi Xuansu took another step forward and punched out, causing wind and thunder.
"Wind and Thunder".
The reason why spiritual officials are inferior to Taoist priests is because all their realms of cultivation are obtained by external forces, which is slightly worse than that of Sanren. In any case, Sanren's realms of cultivation are obtained by self-cultivation, just like with life.
The hands and feet that he was born with are naturally like arms. But the realm of cultivation obtained through external force is like a prosthetic limb. No matter how proficient he is in using it, it is always one step behind.
Although part of Qi Xuansu's cultivation was also obtained from "Xuanyu", in essence, Qi Xuansu used "Xuanyu" for his own use. The two merged into one, regardless of each other. But the spiritual officials are different, they cannot transform into
They cannot be used by themselves, let alone be integrated into one body. If they lose the armor, they will immediately lose their cultivation.
To put it simply, the state of cultivation that Qi Xuansu obtained through "Xuanyu" is to regenerate severed limbs. It takes time to adapt, but at least it is connected with the mind, which is better than a prosthetic limb that is basically a dead object.
Therefore, Hong Lang faced off against Qi Xuansu, who was also in the stage of returning to his true nature, but was beaten by Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu could not waste every ounce of his fist power, which is not to say that he was not meticulous, but Hong Lang's use of his cultivation was very rough.
It's like marching to a battle. Qi Xuansu's side is arranging its troops. It's clear who will attack, who will feign attack, who will outflank, who will sneak attack. It's all coincident. Hong Lang's side doesn't care about anything and just rushes forward.
When the forces are equal, there is no need to say who wins and who loses.
If you take the path of a spiritual officer, you are destined to not have many magical powers. Just like in the black army, the pikemen do not need any fancy marksmanship. Most of the time, they only need to be proficient in stabbing. As for defense, that is for the shield soldiers.
matter.
It was based on this concept that Taoism originally created Lingguan.
Qi Xuansu's punch hit Hong Lang's chest, matching the previous punch mark perfectly.
The cracks on the Pseudo Spirit Officer's armor have deepened a bit.
Hong Lang's burly body flew backwards with a bang.
Qi Xuansu follows him like a shadow. Instead, use the "tiger posture". The tiger's strength is generated from the buttocks and tail. If the fist is smooth, the clear air will rise. If the fist is reversed, the turbid air will not fall. When the move is made, the tiger will leave the hole and go down the mountain. The strength will be released.
Pulse, one punch contains the power of the Five Tigers.
Hong Lang was completely at a disadvantage and could only retreat again and again.
Blood was constantly seeping out from the cracks in the pseudo-spiritual officer's armor.
Qi Xuansu's last punch hit Hong Lang hard in the abdomen, completely penetrating his Spirit Officer Armor.
Hong Lang bent over like a cooked shrimp, and even blood beads were dripping like threads from the gaps in his face armor, and he was no longer able to fight back.