Chapter 451: Diverting the disaster

"Senior wants to kill me?"

Chen Guanlou hid behind the water curtain, his whole person appearing and disappearing, only his voice was clearly conveyed.

"Controlling all things in heaven and earth as a saber, what a strong saber technique. Chen Guanlou, why don't you show yourself and have a fight with me."

"Isn't this a fight right now? Could it be that without a saber made of iron, Senior cannot fight?" After saying this, Chen Guanlou gave a soft laugh. The laughter accompanied the water curtain, rushing into the sky, killing towards the other party.

"Well done! It has been a long time since I encountered a martial artist with the courage to spar with me like you. You can control all things in heaven and earth as a saber; it's just right to try my sword technique."

Sword, come!

One sword breaks heaven and earth!

Chen Guanlou:...

Run!

He could endure it, but he didn't want to die.

Death might not necessarily happen, but his own secrets would easily be detected by others. This was the most dangerous thing.

He had always been open-minded; if he couldn't win, he would run. If he could win, he would fight to the death.

His ability to save his life was very high; in a trance, he was already a hundred meters away.

"Want to run? Naive!"

"Senior is following me so closely; could it be that you have true love for me?"

"Smooth-tongued!"

"Senior has such a high cultivation, yet you come to make things difficult for a small person like me; don't you feel it's bullying the weak? Bullying the small, bullying the soft and fearing the hard, Senior is truly a good role model. Do you have the ability to go and spar with the few Grandmasters in the palace? If you can walk a move from the hands of a Grandmaster, I will respect you as a man."

"The last person who used a provocative tactic on me, the grass on their grave is already a person's height. Chen Guanlou, go to your death!"

"I really didn't expect that Senior, with such cultivation, would actually sell your life for that scum Jiang Tu. Tsk tsk... No matter how high your martial arts are, you still have to bow before power. Senior, don't you feel uncomfortable in your spine when you bow your head?"

"What kind of thing is Jiang Tu. Don't you dare slander me. I am killing you because I don't like the look of you. At such a young age, you are smooth-tongued."

Chen Guanlou laughed, but it seemed extremely refreshing. "Senior's cultivation is average, but your tone is quite big. I just don't know, if you encounter a Grandmaster-level martial artist, whether your tone will still be this big."

Chen Guanlou headed straight out of the city.

Who is outside the city?

Outside the city is the Grandmaster Zhou Mobai.

Zhou Mobai has a manor outside the city, and there is a hot spring in the manor. Chen Guanlou had long inquired clearly that throughout the winter, Zhou Mobai lived in the manor outside the city.

The other party followed closely, with an attitude of swearing to kill him. Regardless of whether he had any relationship with that scum Jiang Tu, since he couldn't defeat him, he would divert the disaster.

Is it possible that Zhou Mobai is in the same group as the other party?

Chen Guanlou considered this possibility, but at the moment, there was no better way; he could only gamble. Gamble on his own luck.

His own luck was generally quite good; many times he could turn bad luck into good fortune. Hopefully, this time it would be the same. If it really didn't work, he would only have to fake his death and stay away from the capital. After the storm subsided, he would return.

He had to thank the flower-picking thief who taught him the life-saving light-body technique back then; combined with the "Ascension Record," it was truly fast! No matter how fast the other party's figure was, they could only fall behind him. If they wanted to catch up with him, hehe...

This night, the capital was very quiet, yet very noisy.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard watched as two figures, with a swish, flew past in mid-air and disappeared without a trace. By the time they chased all the way outside the city, they had already lost their direction.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was derelict in their duty and could only wander blindly outside the city; if they happened to encounter them, it would be a great achievement.

The Marquis's Mansion was very peaceful, but the hidden power in the Marquis's Mansion was not peaceful. The undercurrents were surging, and people's hearts were unsettled.

Chen Guanlou plunged into the hot spring pool.

Controlling water as a saber, boom, boom, boom, it directly overturned the roof of the manor.

Sword light flickered, rushing towards him, carrying a biting murderous aura.

Chen Guanlou curled his lips and headed straight for the back mountain.

"Little thief, don't even think about running."

Boom!

It was like a thunderbolt exploding.

Zhou Mobai was finally alarmed.

"It has been a long time since I encountered such an arrogant martial artist. Daring to disturb my quiet cultivation, you are looking for death!"

The martial artist chasing behind Chen Guanlou bore the brunt and was attacked by Zhou Mobai. He had to look back to block, and no longer had the energy to chase Chen Guanlou.

Chen Guanlou won the gamble; he took the opportunity to escape. He hid in the Marquis's Mansion's mountain villa.

He was not injured, at least not obviously. It was just that the Qi in his abdomen was somewhat agitated and rolling, not very stable. He found an unoccupied house, set up a restriction, and began to meditate and practice.

After this practice, two days passed.

He ate some food casually, revealed his identity to the steward of the manor, and asked the steward to send someone to notify the Marquis's Mansion. He wanted to see the Chief Steward.

The steward looked at his face, which had the obvious characteristics of the Chen clan, and checked his identity token. "Are you really a member of the Chen family?"

"Chen Guanlou, authentic and genuine. What is the situation in the capital recently?"

"I don't know. This farm is remote, mainly to provide mountain goods for the Marquis's Mansion; few people come on weekdays. News from the capital is communicated once every month or two under normal circumstances."

"Jiang Tu's people didn't come here to find trouble?"

"It's too remote here; they definitely wouldn't come. It's truly too surprising that you could find this place."

"I have some understanding of the Marquis's Mansion's public industries. You hurry and send someone into the city; I have silver here."

"But, even if I enter the city, I am of low status and have little influence; I am afraid I cannot enter the Marquis's Mansion, let alone see the Chief Steward."

"I will give you a letter; you look for the gatekeeper Chen Guanxiang. Just say I sent you, and he will definitely take you to see the Chief Steward."

"You actually know Chen Guanxiang. It seems you really didn't lie to me; you are really a member of the Chen family, and your name is really Chen Guanlou."

Chen Guanlou couldn't laugh or cry. "So you were doubting my identity all along, and only confirmed I was a real member of the Chen family after I mentioned Chen Guanxiang?"

"There are not many people who know the gatekeeper of the Marquis's Mansion, but there are not many people who know Chen Guanxiang. You can accurately call out his name; you should be a member of the Chen family."

No outsider would specifically pay attention to a gatekeeper and know the gatekeeper's name.

Added to the obvious appearance of a Chen family member, the steward felt relieved. After arranging everything, while the hour was still early, he brought the mountain goods accumulated over the past period and drove the carriage towards the capital.

Chen Guanlou was bored and visited the mountain villa.

The mountain villa was not big, and the population was not large; there were only a dozen or so farmhands, and they were all hunters.

Compared to the farms outside, it could only be considered small but complete.

Surrounded by mountains, there were no fields. The mountains within a radius of ten miles were all private property of the Marquis's Mansion, and all produce on the mountains belonged to the Marquis's Mansion.

The mountain villa was responsible for medicinal materials, mountain goods, timber, charcoal, and so on.

Hearing from the farmhands, in the summer, the mountain villa was very lively, and there were many people, all working. Now it was winter, and only wild animals remained, so there were fewer people.

The hunters were responsible for hunting, pickling wild goods, and shaving furs.

After chatting with the farmhands, Chen Guanlou learned that 80% of the fur cloaks worn by the nobles of the Marquis's Mansion came from the mountain villa. The remaining 20% came from the mountain villa in the south.

The Marquis's Mansion also had many industries in the south. However, most of the produce in the south was used for sale and did not supply the needs of the Marquis's Mansion. ===== CHAPTER 452 =====