Chapter 277

"I only arrived in Wuchang yesterday."

"Hearing that my grandson was expelled from the mountain gate, I was going to settle accounts with that bull-nosed Feng Yuanzi, but after figuring out the process, I didn't have the face to go to the door, so I let my grand-disciple in the city find that little beast..."

"I didn't expect that something would happen that night..."

The old man Zhang Xiaoshan was obviously furious, gritted his teeth and said: "My grandson's secular name is Zhang Yufu, and he awakened his body root supernatural power since he was a child, so I happily sent him up the mountain."

"I didn't expect that he would ruin his brain by practicing on the mountain..."

Listening to his account, Li Yan also understood the cause and effect.

Lei Zhen once told him that this Zhang family under Wudang Mountain can also be considered a leader among the secular lineage of Zhenwu Palace.

Ordinary people in the Zhang family usually practice Wudang martial arts from childhood. If they awaken supernatural powers, they will be sent up the mountain to practice martial arts.

These secular disciples open martial arts schools, escort agencies, and inns everywhere, which can be considered the peripheral forces of Zhenwu Palace, but they mainly operate in the Jianghu.

Similarly, Shaolin, Emei, Qingcheng, Kongtong... these Mystic Sect forces with ancient eras all have this model.

Don't look at them as peripheral forces, but the disciples of the family generation after generation, all those who have qualifications go up the mountain to practice. After a long time, their right to speak in the sect is not small.

For example, several high-ranking priests in Zhenwu Palace are from the Zhang family.

Zhang Xiaoshan did not awaken supernatural powers, but he has already stepped into Dan Jin, and he is also a famous figure in the Jianghu of Ezhou.

Of course, they have already stepped into another level.

They basically don't participate in ordinary Jianghu affairs, and even ordinary Jianghu guests have never heard their names.

These people generally travel everywhere and practice martial arts.

Once they make a move, it must be a major event in the Jianghu.

Just like Lei Zhen entering Yichang, taking over the Divine Fist Association, and suppressing the Jianghu underworld in Yichang, on one hand, it is to protect old friends, and on the other hand, it is also to cooperate with the imperial court to help the disciples of his own army.

Zhang Xiaoshan coming here is the same reason.

Although the power of the Wudang Mystic Sect is empty here, the power in the Jianghu is not small. Many secular branches have opened martial arts schools and are also taking on the task of escorting on the water.

After all, everyone is greedy when they see the wharves of these three towns.

Although this is the case, there is more than one secular disciple lineage. Although there is no fighting between the several martial arts schools of Wudang, they are also secretly competing.

Plus the incident with Yang Chongzi before, it has become a laughing stock.

This time, the Prince of Wuchang set up a ring, which can be considered an opportunity, so Zhang Xiaoshan came here specifically to be in charge of the formation.

Even if you can't enter the Prince of Wuchang's mansion, don't lose too much face.

I didn't expect that I would be hit on the head as soon as I entered Hanyang.

"Senior, don't be impatient."

Li Yan persuaded, "Your grandson was just confused for a while. The opponent's methods are amazing and they are best at manipulating people's hearts."

"He was threatened and didn't have any human lives on his hands. If Senior speaks, I believe you can easily get him out."

"Get him out for what?!"

Zhang Xiaoshan's white eyebrows raised, staring with dead fish eyes and scolding: "This little beast made a mistake, so let him sober up in prison for a few days."

"He has already ruined Wudang's reputation. If I rely on Wudang's name to get people out, I won't be laughed at, so I might as well just hit my head and die!"

This old man speaks with a foul mouth just like Zhang Shitong before.

Li Yan had already seen it and didn't care, thinking thoughtfully: "Looking at Yun Niang's actions and methods, I guess it has something to do with the 'Yan' family gate. Senior can investigate along this path."

"I'm not a fool!"

Zhang Xiaoshan rolled his eyes and got up to leave.

When leaving, he looked at Li Yan again, shook his head and said: "I remember, you are the one who killed people on the street on the night of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an, right?"

"Damn, wild dogs are better than domestic dogs. After this matter, I will drive that little beast out to travel..."

As he spoke, he shook his head and left with his hands behind his back.

In the alley outside the Tian family mansion, I don't know when more than a dozen young people were already standing, all full of energy, with slightly bulging temples.

As soon as Zhang Xiaoshan went out, he quickly followed.

The old man's eyes were full of evil fire, his face was gloomy and said:

"Spread the word, let the leaders on the nearby green forest road come to see me. Whoever comes late, break his leg!"

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

The martial arts school disciples bowed their hands one after another.

"Hey, this old man, his mouth is really foul!"

Inside the Tian family mansion, Sha Lifei smacked his lips and said happily: "He looks more like a grandfather and grandson with that dead fish eye Zhang Shitong."

Before he finished speaking, a servant walked into the front hall in a hurry, "Report to the master, a few monks have come outside, saying they are here to pay a visit."

Squire Tian sighed, "Please come in quickly."

After saying that, he went out to greet them in person.

Li Yan knew that the people coming must be the Law Enforcement Hall, but the Law Enforcement Hall here is mostly Buddhist disciples, so he didn't understand and was too lazy to go to greet them.

Soon, Squire Tian brought a few monks over.

Seeing the leading monk, Li Yan's pupils suddenly shrank.

The monk was tall, half a head taller than Sha Lifei, with a huge head and distinct facial features. His eyebrows were like swords, his eyes wide open, imposing but not angry.

He was wearing a yellow monk's robe, but he was tied with a waist armor, his shoulders and back were broad and thick, his arms were thick and strong, his ribs were muscular, and when he walked, his muscles were knotted, like twisted steel cables, as if a wall had walked in.

To describe it more accurately, it is like a guardian Vajra in a temple.

Extraordinary people have extraordinary appearances.

Even though this monk had not yet reached Dan Jin, the momentum revealed all over his body still made Li Yan feel a trace of threat.

"Amitabha!"

The monk's voice was like a bell, and he performed a salute with one palm and said in a deep voice: "I am 'Chengjue', the monk supervisor of Baotong Zen Temple, and also a patrol monk of the Wuchang Law Enforcement Hall."

"Coming here is to ask about some things."

The Buddhist and Daoist Zen forces in the south of Ezhou are powerful and have built many temples, but they are all headed by Baotong Zen Temple.

"Monk supervisor" is responsible for supervising temple order and precepts.

Being able to hold this position and also concurrently hold the task of the Law Enforcement Hall, this Chengjue's status in the temple is definitely not ordinary.

This Chengjue also spoke directly, without any cover, and asked about the origins of Li Yan and others, as well as the purpose of coming to Hanyang.

It seems that the information inside the Law Enforcement Hall is not smooth.

Li Yan had a count in his heart and responded calmly.

When hearing that they had accepted many tasks at the City God Temple in Yunyang and Yichang, and also had a relationship with the Law Enforcement Hall, the suspicion in Chengjue's eyes suddenly reduced a lot.

"So it is Benefactor Li. I have also heard of it. Breaking the Ghost Sect's plot for the Nine-Headed Phoenix Vein is a boundless merit. Excuse me."

"No problem."

Li Yan had a trace of good feeling for this monk.

After this monk knew the background of Li Yan and others, he didn't ask any more questions, but carefully asked Squire Tian.

Have you offended anyone recently, where have you been... After asking a series of questions, he said goodbye and left.

Looking at the faces of these monks, Li Yan suddenly had some doubts in his heart and asked: "Masters, do you know something?"

Chengjue's face remained unchanged, nodded and said: "I have some guesses, but the matter is of great importance, so I cannot disclose it at will."

After saying that, he took a few monks and strode away.

"Forget it."

Sha Lifei was happy, shook his head and smiled: "It seems that these monks still don't trust us, which just saves us from attracting trouble."

Li Yan also nodded and said: "The Zhenwu Palace side is forced by the situation, and we already have the 'Three Mystic Realms' practice quota, so there is no need to take risks."

"After all, we are close to the Daoist gate, and it is normal for others to be on guard. After Squire Tian's matter passes, just practice with peace of mind."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Wang Daoxuan, "Daoist, has Squire Tian's Yansheng technique been broken?"

Looking at Squire Tian's uneasy gaze, Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said: "Cleaning up those coffin grave bricks is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

"We still have to go to the ancestral grave. If there is no accident, there must be arrangements there. Putting these grave bricks back and doing another ritual will make you worry-free."

"However, to prevent accidents, it is best for all members of the Tian family to go when going to the ancestral grave."

"This..."

Squire Tian heard this and hesitated for a moment, "Those two unfilial sons, I can catch them back. But my two brothers haven't interacted for many years, I'm afraid they won't pay attention." Wang Daoxuan shook his head: "Do your best."

"Just follow the Daoist's advice."

Squire Tian did not dare to be careless, and immediately ordered the retainers and guards to leave, go to the old house, pick up the two wives and concubines, and also called people to find his sons.

His two sons, the eldest son is at the Wenjin Academy, and the second son became a monk in a temple on Mulan Mountain. It takes some time to come and go.

In addition, the two brothers living in Wuchang and Hankou also sent servants to send letters to explain the matter.

Li Yan and others were not in a hurry.

The task they accepted this time only needs to protect Squire Tian's family, so they stayed in the room and were busy with their own affairs.

Sha Lifei was busy tinkering with firearm drawings, and Wang Daoxuan continued to study those Feng Shui classics.

Lu San was still the same, but secretly did some tricks, letting Mouse One and Mouse Two summon nearby mice, hiding in every corner of the Tian family, as well as the sewers outside, which can be considered a warning.

His main energy now is all on the little fox.

The little white fox is a different species and very spiritual. These days, following him north and south, his eyes are becoming more and more agile.

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Lu San knew that the little fox was afraid it was about to become spiritual.

The spiritualization of demons is a bit like people awakening supernatural powers. It is also the six senses, and then they will start to practice, gradually mastering some bloodline demon arts.

As for Li Yan, he stayed in the room to study fist techniques.

In the room, except for the bed and the table, all the furniture had been moved away by the servants, appearing a bit empty.

Li Yan stood in the open space in a horse stance.

"Hum! Hum! Hum!"

The sounds of the true words were like thunder, the fascia in his body trembled, his chest and abdomen contracted with the rhythm, and even his whole body's muscles were trembling slightly.

To this day, he no longer needs the cooperation of the Divine Drum.

His chest and abdomen are the beating drums, using the cloud thunder sound to drive the fascia.

Half an hour later, Li Yan was already sore all over, sweat dripped down, and his muscles were trembling wildly out of control, likely to fall at any time.

This is Li Yan's practice method, forcing himself to the limit every time. If others saw it, they would definitely think he was a madman.

Of course, Li Yan was already used to it.

By borrowing this method, his control over his body far exceeds that of martial artists or cultivators of the same level, and he can already dance on the edge of a knife without hurting himself.

The Great Luo Dharma Body operated, and all the fatigue around his body dissipated.

A trace of regret flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

He had practiced the Divine Drum Cloud Lei Yin to the limit, and the speed of his strength improvement had also decreased.

To truly achieve the effect of the "Undying Seal Technique", this bit of strength is far from enough.

Like a spring, if you want to introduce external strength into the body and then accumulate it, the strength of the spring must be amazing enough.

Fortunately, he also had a clue for the next practice.

Thinking of this, Li Yan began to slowly practice fist techniques again.

His fist technique uses Red Fist as the mother frame, combined with Pi Gua, which can both release long-range strikes and fight close-up, combining swiftness and agility.

Fist techniques are not about quantity, but about precision.

These two sets of fist techniques have already made up for his shortcomings, and he has ways to deal with any enemy and school.

Back in Chang'an City, Lady Li gave him the family's "Pi Gua Fist Manual", and a paragraph on it was always remembered in Li Yan's heart.

"Pi is to break, Gua is to hexagram, the Five Elements are the method, the Eight Trigrams are the outline, opening and closing, the posture to break the enemy, and the most compatible among them is the Zhen hexagram, thunder rises and Yin and Yang change, the fist has the momentum of thunder, then it can break all methods..."

This sentence was originally Lady Li's father, his master's master, and his deduction and speculation on the deeper realm of Pi Gua.

In Lady Li's view, it was just a delusion.

But he felt in the dark that this method was compatible with him, and along the way, he gradually had a clue.

That is to combine thunder magic,

Turning his own fist technique into martial magic!

With the "North Emperor Divine Movement Technique" borrowing momentum method, and having learned the "North Bei Bei Di Yin Lei Palm", plus the "Heavenly Thunder Demon-Subduing Hammer" taught by Yulongzi.

The framework has been formed!

Li Yan practiced slowly, but unlike usual, every time the fist and palm changed, he would also add hand seal changes.

The palm is Yin, using the North Bei Bei Di Yin Lei Palm.

The fist is Yang, using the Heavenly Thunder Demon-Subduing Hammer.

Yin and Yang thunder methods gathered together, which is also a brilliant practice method. By borrowing the momentum of true thunder, he can practice the Cloud Lei Yin, break through the barriers, and walk on the broad road again.

Unfortunately, Li Yan only crackles with Yin thunder in his palm when he uses the North Bei Bei Di Yin Lei Palm.

And the Heavenly Thunder Demon-Subduing Hammer has not yet been successfully practiced.

Practicing this method requires eating thunder energy.

Li Yan is not in a hurry.

Around the Duan Yang Festival, there are often thunder and rain, called "Duan Yang Thunder".

Today's Duan Yang Festival, so it is said that to commemorate the Sanlu Doctor, there are also folk customs such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi, which is very lively.

But to be honest, it is not a good day.

May is commonly known as the evil month, with many taboos, and Duan Yang is an "evil day", with five poisons appearing and evil energy prevailing.

At the same time, this period is the intersection of heaven and earth, with Yang energy flourishing and Yin energy born, and Yin and Yang two energies blending to produce "Duan Yang Thunder".

It is called the Heavenly Dragon Roar, which shocks all evils and brings auspiciousness to the coming year.

When "Duan Yang Thunder" appears, it is the best time for him to practice the "Heavenly Thunder Demon-Subduing Hammer".

Of course, the so-called martial magic is to integrate magic into martial arts. He has no predecessors to lead the way, and everything has to be explored slowly...

Unknowingly, the night grew deeper.

Inside the Tian family mansion, lanterns were lit one by one.

"Come, come, everyone drink this cup."

In the garden pavilion, Squire Tian set up another table of wine and food to entertain Li Yan and others, and also let his old wife and concubines come out to talk for a while.

Including those collateral disciples of the Tian family.

Squire Tian is a smart person, and he has his own reasons for doing so.

First, the garden also belongs to the inner residence. Entertaining guests here and letting his wives and concubines meet guests shows the importance he attaches to Li Yan and others, not just a simple employment relationship.

Second, he also wants Li Yan and them to distinguish them.

"I have met all the gentlemen."

Squire Tian was also romantic when he was young. His wife was a daughter of a big family with the same status, and his concubine was a famous beauty in the ten miles and eight villages.

Of course, now that his body is unwell, he has long lost his mind, and his wives and concubines are not young, so the inner residence can be considered stable.

Li Yan remained calm and pinched the magic seal to secretly investigate.

Squire Tian's wives and concubines and several collateral members were mostly in poor spirits, and a few were pale, weak and powerless, obviously affected by the Yansheng technique and had not recovered.

At least it doesn't look like an insider of the demon people.

After these people all left, seeing Li Yan nod slightly, Squire Tian breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head helplessly and said: "My daughter and son-in-law said that they will come to the door tomorrow."

"Just waiting for the two unfilial sons to return, we can go to the ancestral grave, just in time for the festival to offer sacrifices."

"I really can't figure out what those demon people want, why they would get involved in such a thing for no reason."

Sha Lifei smiled: "Brother Tian doesn't need to worry, they act so secretly, they must have scruples. Now that the matter has become big, even the Law Enforcement Hall has been alarmed, they should not dare to mess around again..."

Ding!

As soon as the words fell, a sharp whistling sound of an arrow sounded in the night sky.

Soon, firelight appeared in the distance.

Without Li Yan saying much, Lu San whistled, and the falcon on the roof beam flapped its wings and rose.

The falcon is not omnipotent, its night vision is weak, but with firelight, it can also see some things clearly.

And Li Yan walked out of the pavilion quickly, came to the corner of the wall, borrowed strength with two steps, jumped onto the roof beam, and looked up.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the place where the fire started was where he had just been.

It was the mansion of the Xu family class of the Huizhou Gang!

Second update at twelve o'clock

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