Chapter 17: Tiger Seal Dragon Elephant

A volume of the Scripture of Salvation, and one can know the events of the past life.

The man who had been physically and mentally enlightened by Xu Qing was named Li Fan.

He had lived in the capital since he was a child. His father, Li Ping, was a butcher at the slaughterhouse, and his mother, Fan, did sewing and washing for others.

The two elders didn't want their child to be as useless as them in the future, so they took out the savings they had accumulated for half a lifetime to let Li Fan go to a martial arts school to learn martial arts.

Li Fan was already the king of children on the street, and he loved wrestling and fighting with others the most. Once he went to the martial arts school, it was like a fish entering the sea, and from then on, he was unstoppable.

He practiced skin-refining at fifteen, bone-strengthening at eighteen, and became an external-training martial artist before twenty.

It's just that there is a realistic saying—poverty studies literature, wealth studies martial arts.

Li Fan's family was not well-off. By the time he learned this, his family's savings were almost gone.

Li Fan had no choice but to suspend his martial arts training and began to take on various odd jobs to save up for subsequent tuition.

During this period, he worked as a bodyguard, killed people, and was a government office runner for a few years. By the time he was thirty, Li Fan hadn't gone to the martial arts school again, but he had entered the threshold of internal-training martial arts through other methods.

At this time, Li Fan had smoothed out the edges and corners of his youth. Even though he once had the ambition to swallow the sky, he was completely submerged in the mundane world under the immersion of firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

He married and had children in Linhe Ward, and then, for the sake of his livelihood, he turned into a capable hand under Fifth Master Chang.

This day, Fifth Master Chang called Li Fan to his side, took two hundred taels of silver notes from the account, and said to him, "You've been with me for three years. Now you're thinking about your wife and children at home and don't want to live a life of licking blood on the blade anymore. I appreciate this, because a man who doesn't care about his family can't be considered a hero."

"But even if you want to live a stable life, you have to have money. Does your son not learn martial arts in the future? Besides, the daily firewood, rice, oil, and salt also cost money."

"Take these two hundred taels of silver. Since you've been with Fifth Master, Fifth Master can't let his brother live in poverty in the future!"

Li Fan took the silver notes but didn't feel much gratitude. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. He knew Fifth Master Chang had something for him to do, and these two hundred taels were just the reward.

Li Fan hesitated for a moment but finally took the job. After all, what Fifth Master Chang said wasn't unreasonable. He had to save more money so that his wife and children could live a good life.

And this job was to go to the pier, beat back the advance army of the Jinmen Gang, and completely extinguish the Jinmen Gang's intention to get involved in Linhe.

The fifth watch in the first month was even darker than midnight. The biting cold wind at the pier was mixed with the moisture of the White Sand River. This was the time when even a hero could be frozen into a grandson!

It was precisely at this node that no one expected that Fifth Master Chang led a group of good hands, holding knives in their mouths, and quietly arrived at the territory where the Jinmen Gang was staying.

Li Fan rushed to the front, other fighters followed closely, and Fifth Master Chang provided support from the outside.

After rushing into the water village and searching and hacking at all the bedrooms, Fifth Master Chang's people discovered that this place had long been an empty village, and the people in the beds were all broken cotton-padded jackets. There wasn't a shadow of a person!

Just when everyone was at a loss, torches suddenly rose behind the village, and a group of Jinmen Gang members holding sharp weapons had already surrounded Li Fan and the others!

That night, the lights at the pier flickered, and the swords and shadows were like death summons, sending one life after another to the end before the rooster crowed and the sun rose!

Li Fan held a mountain-opening knife, blocking the crowd, and roared at the outside, "Fifth Master, run!"

It was also at this time that a cold chill suddenly flashed behind Li Fan. It was the brother and colleague who had been working under Fifth Master Chang with him, who secretly used a sinister move and pierced his lower back!

As the saying goes, there are thorns hidden under the flower branches and leaves, and it is difficult to guarantee that the human heart is not poisonous.

Li Fan could never have imagined that the brother he used to drink and fight with would suddenly strike a fatal blow to him?

The swords and shadows in front were still there. Li Fan was slightly distracted and was stabbed several more times. He held his breath, even if the knife in his hand had already left his hand, he had to pull the traitor to go on the road together.

Li Fan studied under the Dragon-Tiger Martial Arts School. Zhang Longhu's Dragon-Tiger Boxing was famous in the capital. Although he was just a registered disciple, he was also familiar with boxing techniques.

At this time, even without a knife in his hand, Li Fan was not afraid at all. He took out finger tigers, buckled them on his hands, and like a tiger returning to the mountain for revenge, he actually punched through a passage and came to the traitor.

The hand holding the knife was shaking. Li Fan used his last bit of strength, spitting blood foam, and said three words—

"I, hate it so much..."

With that, he lowered his head. In front of his chest was a long spear that pierced his chest.

In the end, the Jinmen Gang expert who had been watching the battle finally couldn't help but make a move, and Li Fan, who intended to finish this last battle and retire, finally didn't get his wish.

Drifting in the world, life is thinner than paper.

The Scripture of Salvation finally gave a rating: Human Grade, Medium Quality.

As for the reward, it was a pair of Vajra finger tigers and a set of Tiger Seal Dragon Elephant boxing techniques.

The Tiger Seal Dragon Elephant was originally the town-hall unique skill of Zhang Longhu of the Dragon-Tiger Martial Arts School. This set of boxing techniques cultivated both internally and externally. When practiced to a small success, the punch had the sound of a dragon and tiger.

When practiced to great success, one could possess the change of dragon and elephant and the power of tiger gathering. It was a top-grade boxing technique that could be compared to condensing qi!

Martial arts had six realms: first is external refining, second is internal refining, third is pulse-connecting, fourth is condensing qi, and the fifth and sixth realms were martial arts masters and the realm of heaven and man.

"A fist technique that can be cultivated all the way to the Martial Dao Condensation of Qi." After Xu Qing finished digesting the essence of the Tiger Seal Dragon Elephant Fist, ripples stirred in his heart: "I just don't know what realm Martial Dao Condensation of Qi corresponds to if compared to a zombie? Is it a Golden Armored Wandering Corpse, or perhaps the even higher Three Transformations of the Hidden Corpse?"

Temporarily suppressing his doubts, Xu Qing picked up the Vajra finger tigers with patterns again and observed them through the green lamp. He saw that the finger tigers were cold and sharp, as if there were really an evil tiger waving its claws.

Xu Qing's excitement arose. He put on the finger tigers and began to practice according to the path of the Tiger Seal Dragon Elephant boxing!

Zombies themselves had infinite strength. Now with the addition of boxing techniques, the mortuary shop was suddenly filled with wind, and the lamps flickered.

The fists and robes broke through the air, filled with the aesthetics of violence. The finger tigers drew arcs, and when he hit the most enjoyable part, it was as if there were really dragon roars and tiger roars!

Xu Qing had a feeling that even if Uncle Nine came now, he would have to take a detour upon seeing him!

Just ask, are you afraid of a zombie who knows martial arts!

Xu Qing felt extremely comfortable at this time, feeling that all the strength in his body had a vent. This boxing technique was simply tailored for him and could maximize the strength of his physical body.

After finishing a set of boxing techniques, Xu Qing came to Li Fan and removed all the ropes that bound him.

Then he sprinkled some medicinal powder to remove the odor and wrapped the other party in a thin layer of corpse-wrapping cloth.

After doing all this, Xu Qing put him aside and prepared to start transcending the next client.

"The human way values splendor and is always from the heart, the ghost way values the end and is always fierce, the immortal way values life and is always auspicious."

The Scripture of Salvation turned pages back and forth. Before he knew it, the other seven corpses had all been transcended by Xu Qing.

However, these corpses didn't produce anything valuable. Most of them were King-Tyrant Boxing, Dog-Barking Boxing, and some sinister street tricks like poking eyes, grabbing crotches, and throwing lime.

The only thing that was a bit useful was a side-door technique for picking locks.

Seeing that these corpses had been completely hollowed out by him, Xu Qing opened the shop door, preparing to find neighbors and give them some work to do.

Like the upcoming funeral, coffins, paper-craft, candles, and burial clothes were indispensable. If he wanted to hold a grand ceremony, he even had to invite some musicians. He couldn't complete all this by himself!

Besides, letting the neighbors benefit a little and managing interpersonal relationships well was also a good thing!

Opening the shop door, just as Xu Qing was about to step toward the neighbor's, he found someone at the door. That person was pacing back and forth, fists and palms constantly clapping, as if there was some worry that was hard to express.

"So the shopkeeper is at home." Seeing Xu Qing come out, the man immediately stepped forward and said, "I am a person under Fifth Master. Li Fan was my brother. He had an accident yesterday. I heard from someone that he was sent here by the agency clerk, so I thought I would come and take one last look at him..."

Xu Qing looked at the person before him and only felt familiar.

After thinking slightly, he remembered the other party's identity.

Wasn't this the traitor who betrayed Li Fan when he was reading Li Fan's life story!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====