Chapter 48: Xiao Yu's Dilemma: I Am Too Strong

"General Guan, look, Feixian Ferry is here!"

Captain Zhang pointed to the tall building plaque ahead and called out happily, "Turn a corner, less than two hundred steps, and there is a 'Cloud Coming Inn'."

"Traveling merchants and travelers will all stop at the inn."

"The place is very spacious."

"Even if we have more than five hundred brothers, we can all be accommodated."

Xiao Yu first looked up at the building plaque ahead, which was almost three zhang high and four or five zhang wide, with mottled red paint on the wooden frame; it was an old object with some years, but it looked very sturdy and grand.

A plaque hung on the top of the building plaque, with the three large characters "Feixian Ferry" written in seal script.

"When this general set out from Luodu, I also passed by here, but I didn't stay. At that time, I rode past quickly, but looking closely today, this ferry is truly a natural danger," Guan Huchen said slowly, looking around.

The road they were on was quite spacious, but to the south of the road was a river flowing endlessly, and to the north of the road were low but steep mountain peaks.

The river was only two or three hundred meters wide, but the riverbank was a cliff, extremely deep.

Looking down from the side of the road, one could almost not see the water surface, as it was seven or eight hundred meters deep. And the river channel narrowed here, and the water flowed very fast. The surging river water smashed white water splashes on the cliffs on both sides, creating a misty scene.

Xiao Yu had lived by the Liusha River since she was a child and was used to wind and waves, but this was her first time seeing a large inland freshwater river.

When she first walked to the riverside, she still had some interest in watching the scenery, but as she walked further, the cliffs became deeper, the river channel narrower, and the rumbling sound below was like thunder, so she didn't dare to get too close.

It wasn't that she didn't have the courage.

She was riding a horse now; if the horse stumbled and slid down...

"The General is right; Feixian Ferry is the first dangerous pass of our Great Shu after Hengsha Pass. Behind Feixian Ferry is 'Hualong Pass'." Finally arriving at the destination, Captain Zhang was in a good mood, and his face was full of smiles when he spoke.

"With such a natural danger, have the rebels of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms ever bypassed it?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

The smile on Captain Zhang's face froze, "Hengsha Pass and Hualong Pass are both peerless dangerous places, and the soldiers guarding the pass are all elites who use their lives, but there are immortals in the world..."

The large river below Feixian Ferry was called the "Hualong River."

Xiao Yu hadn't seen other sections of the Hualong River yet. Along the way, the large river sandwiched between the two mountain walls became narrower and narrower, from four or five hundred meters wide to less than two hundred meters at the Feixian Ferry crossing.

Two iron chains the thickness of a bowl spanned the cliffs on both sides, supplemented by "thin iron chains" the thickness of a cup, building a wooden plank bridge one zhang wide.

Xiao Yu wandered around the bridgehead.

The iron chain bridge looked very rough, and the iron chains at both ends were nailed into the cliff with thick, long iron spikes, as if they were the fingers of gods tightly dug into the mountain rock.

It was very sturdy and stable, giving people a sense of security.

A merchant caravan drove seven or eight carriages, carrying a total of more than ten tons of goods, directly onto the bridge; the wooden planks of the bridge deck rattled, but the bridge body basically didn't shake, as if walking on flat ground.

Standing in the middle of the bridge and looking down, it was as if one were in the clouds, a thousand meters away from the river surface.

The vast and mighty river was like a cyan-black swimming dragon, and the perspective was like looking down from the sky.

Xiao Yu understood the origin of the name "Cloud Coming Inn" a little.

Travelers came across the bridge as if walking out of the clouds.

Guan Huchen and the others didn't cross the river.

They came from Hengsha Pass in the north, and Marquis Lieyang would arrive at the ferry from another main road in the west.

"Foster Father, can I go to the other side of the bridge to take a look?" Xiao Yu jumped off the horse and looked at Guan Huchen.

Guan Huchen was directing the soldiers to build a temporary defensive watchtower in front of the "Cloud Coming Inn."

"Don't run around, come back early." Guan Huchen looked to the west and, seeing that it was still early, didn't stop her.

Arriving at "Hualong Pass" on the opposite side, Xiao Yu understood why Guan Huchen and the others chose to stay at the inn instead of entering the pass to wait for Marquis Lieyang.

Hualong Pass was indeed dangerous.

It was built inside a mountain peak by the ferry.

The mountain peak was like a chopstick inserted into the ground; it wasn't too high, four or five hundred meters, but it was very steep.

Stone stairs that could only accommodate one person were chiseled into the cliff, spiraling upward, and halfway up, the mountain was chiseled and stone dug, forcibly digging a "Hualong Pass" inside the mountain body.

Digging a majestic pass inside the mountain body was undoubtedly a major project. But the volume of the mountain peak was limited, and its internal space was not large.

Xiao Yu borrowed the identity of the "Tiger Daughter of General Guan" and went up to take a look; there were less than two hundred people in total, and they had already occupied the mountain belly camp.

If they were facing an ordinary army, two hundred people would be more than enough to guard the pass. Hualong Pass was high, and just by shooting arrows from a high position, they could make the invading enemy despair.

And when it came to wartime, they would definitely burn the wooden planks of the bridge; if the enemy army wanted to force a crossing, they would only be living targets.

Unfortunately, this world had immortal martial arts.

Not to mention immortals who could truly fly and escape, just martial arts experts like Guan Huchen, if four or five came, wearing heavy armor and charging, they would likely kill their way into Hualong Pass in one wave.

"Soldier brother, are you a local?"

Before leaving Hualong Pass, Xiao Yu took the initiative to find a soldier with a simple face.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Miss Guan just call me 'Li Erdan'."

Li Erdan lowered his head, very embarrassed, and waved his hands repeatedly, "I live in Li Family Tun; I have a sixty-year-old mother at home, my brother died in the war last year, and I have two younger brothers and a younger sister."

"My sister is about to get married, my brother is studying at the village head's Gao teacher's place, I..."

Xiao Yu quickly said, "I just want to ask about something."

Not checking your household registration!

"Oh, Miss Guan, you ask." Li Erdan looked obviously relieved.

"Is there a 'Squire Qin' or 'Squire Qin' nearby?"

Xiao Yu hadn't forgotten Guan Huchen's instructions yesterday: do not get involved with ghosts and gods, especially don't let people know.

She just suddenly remembered something: after Squire Qin, who rode a donkey, passed Feixian Ferry, he got lost, so he missed the opening of the big play.

At that time, her mind was muddled, and she listened to the wild ghosts talking, acting as she pleased, without any purpose.

Now, only when she encountered corresponding scenes would she be touched and vaguely recall one or two words.

Squire Qin was a local and was used to walking the ghost paths nearby. Although Feixian Ferry to Sun Family Village was really a bit far, the ghost's spatial distance sense was different from that of humans.

It was not normal for an old ghost who was used to walking ghost paths to get lost.

Old Ghost Qin also seemed to say that he met an "enemy" who changed the road?

"Squire Qin..." Li Erdan scratched his head and thought for a while, "Walking eleven or twelve li to the southeast from here, there is a 'Two Surnames Village', and there is a large Qin family in the village who is worthy of the title 'Squire'."

"Did Squire Qin's father pass away?" Xiao Yu asked again.

"Hmm, that's right, Squire Qin celebrated his sixtieth birthday the year before last, and his father in the family passed away long ago." Li Erdan said.

Xiao Yu thought for a while and asked, "Is the Qin family's ancestral grave nearby?"

Li Erdan had a strange expression but didn't dare to ask randomly; he just nodded and pointed to the southeast, "That mountain is the Qin family's, and a Qin family feast hall was built at the foot of the mountain, with an old servant surnamed Wang guarding the spirit there."

Xiao Yu had originally wanted to visit Squire Qin, preferably to hear him talk ghost talk and ask clearly about the matter of the "donkey getting lost."

But looking in the direction Li Erdan pointed, it was not only six or seven li away, but the mountain was also lush, covered with thorns and weeds, making it difficult to walk.

Even so, after returning to the Cloud Coming Inn, Xiao Yu still found Guan Huchen alone and told him about the abnormality of the "old ghost who knew the road getting lost."

Guan Huchen listened but was very dismissive, "The worlds of the living and the dead are different; that's not just something said casually."

"People have human paths, ghosts have ghost paths, and they are all different. An old ghost getting lost has nothing to do with people."

Xiao Yu was worried that he was "black-faced and doomed," so she was particularly concerned about the abnormalities nearby.

Now that even this expert said there was no problem, she naturally had nothing more to say.

Facts proved that Guan Huchen was still a bit anxious.

It wasn't until noon the next day that a messenger with a "Fire Crow Flag" on his back arrived at Feixian Ferry to notify Guan Huchen to prepare to receive Marquis Lieyang's party in two days.

These two days were very difficult for Guan Huchen.

Several times he almost couldn't help but abandon the cavalry brigade alone and ride along the northwest straight road to find Marquis Lieyang.

In the end, his reason was still there; riding alone was fast, but if he encountered an immortal ambush on the road, he would die quickly.

He took three hundred "burdens" away from Hengsha Pass, wasn't it just to have many people and great power to better protect his life!

Immortals are very strong, but after immortals kill hundreds of elite cavalry practicing martial arts in a row, they will also be tired, fatigued, and even injured.

Guan Huchen was having a hard time, and Xiao Yu was also having a hard time.

Except when marching on horseback, she would practice "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" every day.

Practicing sword during the day and practicing the heart formula at night.

She didn't dare to practice sword at night now, worrying about being tired and having an unstable soul.

Practicing the Fierce Tiger Divine Will at night helped nourish the spirit and calm the soul.

She didn't know if it was because of the opening of the sword bone by the God-Connecting Pill, but her "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Coupled with the cheating-like heart formula cultivation, except for internal qi, the heart, spirit, will, and body were almost forming a Great Perfection and Great Five Elements.

Especially the "Divine Will," she was 100% sure that she had surpassed Guan Guan Huchen.

Once the sword intent (Tiger Soul Divine Will) was introduced into the sword bone, her physique would be terrifyingly strong and powerful.

Without actual combat, she didn't know how strong she was now, but "Great Father-Destroyer" clearly told her: she had met the conditions for a sudden strike to kill Guan Huchen.

Uh, simply put, the "method to kill Guan Huchen" had been completely deduced by the Purple Mansion.

As long as it was deduced by the Purple Mansion, it meant that this "Father-Destroying Method" could definitely be used by her.

Once perfectly exerted, it would definitely destroy the father.

Guan Huchen was a famous general of Western Shu, and in the Western countries, he could also be considered a top expert.

Being able to kill such an expert, even with the help of "Great Father-Destroyer," showed that her own strength had greatly improved.

Strength improvement was originally a good thing, but she was anxious and restless.

Because her realm in "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" was too high, the "Father-Killing Method" deduced by the Purple Mansion had nothing to do with Guan Huchen's Heavenly Eyes.

It didn't require her to lurk in secret, hide her figure, approach quietly, and kill with one strike when he was unprepared.

Now, as long as she came before Guan Huchen and launched a sudden attack in front of him, she could behead him with one sword.

What she relied on was not stealth and hiding her aura, but the powerful "New Tiger Soul Seven Swords."

Guan Huchen taught Xiao Yu the Fierce Tiger Divine Will and the Seven Kill Profound Meaning, and the "Purple Mansion" found all the loopholes in the Seven Kill Profound Meaning based on these experiences and heart formulas, and conversely deduced the "Tiger-Slaying Divine Will" and "Tiger-Slaying Five Styles" that completely restrained the Seven Kill Profound Meaning.

The Tiger-Slaying Divine Will restrained the Fierce Tiger Divine Will, and the Tiger-Slaying Five Styles restrained the Seven Kill Profound Meaning.

The reason there were only five styles was that Guan Huchen had only practiced five moves of the Seven Kill Profound Meaning.

He hadn't even entered the door for the last two moves, the Soul-Splitting Saber and the Immortal-Proud Saber.

Since he didn't know them, she naturally didn't need to master the restraining techniques for the Soul-Splitting Saber and the Immortal-Proud Saber.

Guan Huchen mastered "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," but he didn't know the loopholes of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills." Xiao Yu both practiced "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" with him and understood the defects of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," and also mastered the "Tiger-Slaying Divine Will." This led to her Divine Will realm in "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" far exceeding Guan Huchen's by several streets in just a few days.

It was a pity she didn't practice the breathing technique of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," otherwise she wouldn't even need to launch a sudden attack, she could just "Hey, Guan Huchen, come over and die," and kill him face-to-face.

The problem was, the most essential thing on Guan Huchen was not "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," but the Immortal's Pupil!

Xiao Yu wanted to use the Purple Mansion to unlock the mysteries of the Immortal's Pupil and deduce the "Invisibility Technique" that restrained the Immortal's Pupil.

The strongest effect of the Immortal's Pupil was observation; across thousands of mountains and rivers, even if hiding in a deep mountain cave, one could still see it clearly as if looking at patterns on one's palm.

Restraining the Immortal's Pupil meant hiding one's figure and aura.

How terrifying was the concealment technique and "Invisibility Technique" that could avoid the Immortal's Pupil?

It was definitely a secret technique of the immortal level.

Immortal secret technique, and it was a divine skill specifically for saving one's life and stealing chickens; the mere "Tiger-Slaying Seven Swords" couldn't compare at all.

But she was too strong now, she didn't need to be invisible and lurk, she could just launch a sudden attack to kill Guan Huchen, and the Purple Mansion stopped deducing.

"Is the Immortal's Pupil going to be wasted in vain? What a pity." ===== CHAPTER 49 =====