In the morning, the wind dissipates and the mist arises.
There are waves on the surface of Linyue Lake. There is a small boat with a leaf and a green gauze.
"Thanks."
The woman's voice came slowly, and then footsteps appeared on the platform of the island in the middle of the lake.
Crunch~
Because of the strong wind last night, the door of the wooden house on the island in the middle of the lake seemed to be traumatized and groaned. The woman opened the door, and as soon as she took a step, her wrist was held by a strong hand and she was pulled hard inside.
Just as the woman was about to scream, her other hand reached out from behind her neck and covered her mouth.
"Woo~"
The woman struggled for a moment, but the force that suppressed her was too strong. Time passed quickly. She knew that the only person who could discover what happened in the wooden house was gone.
The woman gradually relaxed her resistance, closed her eyes tightly, and calmly faced what might happen next.
Another long time passed, and the woman suppressed the fear in her heart, but she couldn't hold it for such a long time.
Suddenly, she felt that the power restraining her disappeared. She staggered and was about to fall down, but was lifted up by a hand, and then she heard a voice.
"You... don't know martial arts?"
This was a pleasant young man's voice. The woman dared to open her eyes and glanced to the side. What caught her eye was a handsome young man wearing white clothes with red lips and white teeth.
"You, who are you?"
the woman asked softly.
Xuesheng helped him to the wooden chair aside.
"Who are you?"
The woman looked at Xuesheng, but the other party did not speak. The voice came from behind. The woman was startled and quickly turned her head to look.
Behind her was a young man of similar age to Xuesheng. He was dressed in red and looked at her with a frown.
"I...my name is An Ran, safe An, and then Ran."
"What is your identity?" Liu Xin still frowned, his tone a little cold.
"I...I am..." The woman was a little nervous, her mind went blank, and she stammered and couldn't say anything.
"Okay, she is just an ordinary person, don't scare her."
Xuesheng walked to Liu Xin and vaguely blocked the space between Liu Xin and the woman.
The woman immediately glanced at Xuesheng gratefully, then took a breath and said slowly:
"My home is in the Liquor Alley of the East City of Liutian City. I was tricked here by the Liutian Sect."
"If you were an ordinary person, why did the Liutian Sect trick you into coming here? They also put you under house arrest in the middle of Linyue Lake!"
Liu Xin's eyes were open and he was very suspicious of the identity of the woman named An Ran.
Xuesheng also had the same doubts in her heart, so Liu Xin did not say anything after asking, but looked straight at An Ran.
An Ran was frightened by the gazes of the two teenagers, and she began to feel awkward. The teenagers' gazes made her feel frightened. She tried hard to organize her words for a long time before she opened her mouth to explain.
An Ran's patchwork of sentences made Liu Xin frown deeply. It was not until long after An Ran finished speaking that he understood what An Ran meant.
It turns out that An Ran was sent to the Liutian Sect for testing by his parents when he was a child. Nowadays, ordinary people have a difficult life, but if he can be selected by the sect and become a warrior, he will not have to worry about food and drink.
Unfortunately, the test revealed that her meridians were congenitally blocked. Because her meridians were blocked and she was unable to practice, she was not accepted into the Liutian Sect.
But An Ran later learned that during the test, the Liutian Sect discovered that although the meridians in An Ran's body were blocked, there was another strange meridian other than the eight meridians, known as the medical pulse.
It's a pity that although he has a strange pulse, he is not good at practicing this medical pulse, so the Liutian Sect did not accept An Ran in the end.
But in fact, at that time, the top leaders of the Liutian Sect had already left an impression on An Ran.
It is difficult to practice medical pulse, but it has other uses. One of them is to test other strange pulses, but this is a secret. Most martial arts people don't know it, but Liu Xin knows it, because there is a special book in Shengzong's collection. This ancient book records this strange pulse.
When Liu Xin heard this, he vaguely guessed that the Liutian Sect didn't know this at first. This situation was probably related to the Hundred Soul Sect.
There are thousands of meridians in the human body, the most important of which are the twelve meridians, which maintain normal human survival.
People who practice martial arts need to dredge several meridians other than the twelve main meridians in order to practice internal skills and mental methods. There are eight meridians in total, called the eight meridians. Only by opening one of the eight meridians can one truly enter the door of martial arts.
Martial arts can be roughly divided into internal and external training, and external training exercises the muscles, bones, skin and flesh. The so-called internal force is to open up these eight meridians to form the Zhoutian, and to strengthen and broaden them as much as possible.
In addition to the eight meridians, there are some meridians with special functions, which are collectively called odd meridians.
The medical pulse in An Ran's body is one of the rarer strange pulses.
The special ability of medical pulse is what the top leaders of Liutian Sect need when they encounter some special situations.
Therefore, two years ago, An Ran was found by the Liutian Sect.
After coming to the Liutian Sect, An Ran was threatened and her medical heritage was used as a tool to test some children. She was always guarded by warriors from the Liutian Sect.
Linyue Lake was the fifth place where she was placed under house arrest. For the sake of greater safety and privacy, the Liutian Sect would move her every two to three months.
After listening to An Ran's narration, Liu Xin Xuesheng understood An Ran's role. The Liutian Sect must be looking for a specific candidate, so they need to use An Ran's medical pulse.
In the past two years, the Liutian Sect has screened nearly a hundred people through her, of which only a dozen are qualified.
Recently, there was only one candidate who met the conditions, a little girl of about ten years old.
Liu Xin Xuesheng looked at each other, and a light appeared in their eyes.
"Do you know where this little girl is now?" Xuesheng asked.
"I...I don't know. Every time, someone comes to pick me up, and then I walk a long way blindfolded, and finally end up in a very, very big yard."
"Then you know, what are the characteristics of the people the Liutian Sect found through you?" Liu Xin asked.
"Ah...I seem to have heard this before. They are looking for a special meridian called the hidden meridian."
Liu Xin frowned, as if he had never heard of hidden veins. He looked at Xuesheng and asked:
"Hidden veins... have you heard of them?"
"I have never heard of it. It stands to reason that there is no strange meridians in this world that your master and my father don't know about. Two of the eight meridians in the junior sister's body were born, and one of them was opened by your master. My father also helped She opened a vein. The junior sister passed through their hands one after another. If the junior sister has hidden veins in her body, there is no reason why they didn't discover it."
"How many people have you checked in the past three days?" Liu Xin suddenly remembered something and asked An Ran,
An Ran said without thinking: "There are three people, all little girls around ten years old."
Liu Xin's expression changed and he hurriedly asked: "If they hadn't passed your test, how would the Liutian Sect deal with those people?"
An Ran shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I heard them say that all children who do not meet the conditions will be dealt with centrally, usually once a month."
Liu Xin's face was gloomy. He looked at Xuesheng and said, "It is very possible that my sister has not been tested. If so, she will be in danger!"
Xuesheng nodded and then turned to ask An Ran the last question: "Where did the boat that sent you come from?"
An Ran stood up, cautiously came to the door, and pointed in a distant direction.
Xuesheng smiled at An Ran and expressed her gratitude, then pulled Liu Xin and ran out quickly.
Suddenly, Liu Xin turned around. He looked at An Ran with gentle eyes and a hint of worry. He said to An Ran: "Look for the right opportunity and leave here quickly. Well...will be there soon." If you have the chance, you should seize it!"
An Ran was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, the two of them had already sunk to the bottom of the water. There were only slight ripples on the water.
An Ran looked into the distance, stunned, are they... coming to save me?
...
Han Sheng, a person from Qingheng City in Lanyin Prefecture, is a businessman. Although all kinds of business have become more and more difficult to do in recent years, because of Han Sheng, a disciple of the Liutian Sect, the Han family's business has not declined but is thriving.
In the past two years, the Han family's business has spread from Qingheng City, and the Han family's properties can be found in several major cities in Lanyin Mansion. But Han Sheng was a man of great energy, and his first-term disciples were doing better than many elders. To put it bluntly, he had a big backer behind him.
Jiang Chong, the great disciple of the Liutian Sect, is the grandson of the Supreme Elder of the Liutian Sect and worships under the current head of the Liutian Sect. He is the elder brother of the contemporary disciples of the Liutian Sect, and Han Sheng is the one who has the closest relationship with Jiang Chong among the brothers.
Jiang Chong's status is very high, much higher than that of ordinary elders. Because of his grandfather, a large part of the Liutian Sect already regarded him as the future leader of the Liutian Sect.
So many people worked for him, but for many things, the identity of the elder was too conspicuous, so the important responsibilities of these things fell on Jiang Chong's trusted fellow disciples.
And Han Sheng is the best candidate.
Han Sheng is very talented. He accidentally opened a vein when he was young, so he can practice internal skills very quickly. He is the entry-level disciple of a powerful elder of the Liutian Sect.
Han Sheng also started at an early age. He was brought into the Liutian Sect when he was eleven years old because he accidentally opened a new branch. At that time, the only disciples of the Liutian Sect who were about ten years old were Han Sheng and Jiang Chong. The two have established a deep friendship since childhood.
Because of this relationship and the fact that Han Sheng's talent was really high, his cultivation level also increased rapidly. It is generally believed within the Liutian Sect that Han Sheng will be a powerful figure in the Liutian Sect in the future.
These two young masters of the Liutian Sect have achieved enough achievements in the sect, so they have begun to intervene in affairs outside the sect in recent years. Although there are dedicated elders responsible for these matters, in front of these two young masters with huge backgrounds, this elder still obediently handed over his real power.
Ripples appeared on the surface of Linyue Lake. In the mist, a small boat slowly docked, and a young man wearing a purple-green robe stepped ashore.
Several purple-robed disciples on the shore saluted the man respectfully. The young man waved his hand and told these disciples to retreat.
He walked slowly along the embankment of Linyue Lake, his eyes drifting to the center of the lake from time to time.
Suddenly, there was a wave of water in the lake at his feet, and a blurry black shadow rushed straight to the young man's feet.
The man reacted quickly. He leaned back, lifted into the air with his feet on the ground, and flipped around in mid-air.
The black shadow missed the target. It only touched the ground for a moment before rebounding and rushing towards the young man in mid-air.
The man flipped around in the air, and when he landed, he had already drawn out the soft sword from his waist. A sword flower bloomed against the black shadow with a cold light!
Ding ding ding…
A series of rapid hammering sounds were heard, and the black shadow solidified into a figure. The red clothes on his body were soaked with water and turned dark red.
The young man's face had always been very calm. He had only raised his eyebrows when he was suddenly attacked before, but when he saw this figure, his expression became a little surprised.
Because the one who attacked him was just a boy of eleven or twelve years old.
The iron rod in Liu Xin's hand has been swung out of the afterimage, which shows how fast he strikes. And the power coming from the iron rod was simply the power of a two-hundred-pound strong man wielding a big hammer.
Judging from the combination of the above, this young man turned out to be a master of martial arts! Internal strength is extremely profound.
The young man himself has already entered the realm of martial arts, so he can resist easily. But the surprise on his face slowly turned into shock.
He couldn't help but think that at a similar age to this young man, he had just entered the Liutian Sect. I have practiced basic skills for four full years. It took nearly another ten years to cultivate to where I am today.
But this eleven or twelve-year-old boy had a cultivation level that was comparable to his own. This result made him extremely frightened when he thought about it, and the expression on his face changed from surprise to shock.
But the next second, he changed his mind and felt that this person's age should not match his appearance. There are many rumors in the world that some martial arts masters have maintained their appearance because of various magical experiences.
Thinking of this, the man retreated steadily and said:
"I don't know which senior it is, but the junior Liutian sect Han Sheng is studying under Fu Wenliu!"
It's a pity that the boy-like 'senior' across from him turned a deaf ear to his words, and his men increased their strength.
Han Sheng was a little angry. The opponent had a small level of cultivation, but he could easily handle it in terms of speed and strength. He was just hiding his clumsiness before.
Following Han Sheng's thoughts, the soft sword in his hand straightened in an instant. Instead of the sword flower, the sword light was raging!
Liu Xin had no time to cope with the sudden change. The iron rod itself was just an ordinary material and had already been scarred by the opponent's long sword made of fine iron. After Han Sheng's offensive suddenly changed, the iron rod was hit hard all of a sudden. , with a sound, the iron rod was split into two.
As a young master, Han Sheng would naturally not miss such a good opportunity.
The steps that had been retreating suddenly stopped. The long sword in his hand was already handed out as he moved forward, and the light of the sword was pointed directly at Liu Xin's chest.
Liu Xin raised an angry eyebrow, turned his hand around half of the iron rod, and thrust it in from top to bottom. Looking at this posture, when Han Sheng's long sword was sent into Liu Xin's heart, the half of the iron rod would also be inserted into Han Sheng's neck.
"madman!"
Han Sheng cursed angrily in his heart, changed the direction of the long sword in his hand, and blocked half of Liu Xin's iron rod. Liu Xin reacted very quickly, and took off his hand the moment the iron rod came into contact with Han Sheng's long sword, and then people were already behind him. Withdrew several positions.
Only then did Han Sheng realize that Liu Xingang's actions were just a deception. He was not crazy at all, but used this move to defeat his own killer sword.
At this time, Liu Xin retreated quickly. In just two breaths, he had already retreated to Linyue Lake.
Across this distance, Han Sheng couldn't strike again. He sighed that the other party was indeed an 'old-timer', and this kind of experience was exactly what he lacked.
Sighing, Liu Xin has lost his weapon now. With his bare hands, he has only one way to die except to be captured.
Thinking of this, Han Sheng was no longer anxious. He pointed his sword downwards, looked at Liu Xin and said slowly:
"Senior, why didn't you tell me your name? Why did you attack me here?"
Liu Xin remained silent, glancing at the half-length iron rod lying on the ground in the distance, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes.
Han Sheng keenly caught this hint of helplessness, so he was determined, slowly walked towards Liu Xin, and continued:
"Senior, are you mute? You came to my Liutian Sect's territory and attacked me secretly. Are you a remnant of the bandits from Mount Fuwei?"
There used to be a group of mountain bandits on Fuwei Mountain, and they were also well-known in Lanyin Mansion. Han Sheng thought carefully and realized that the only person who had a grudge against him was Fuwei Mountain, which was destroyed two years ago.
He asked himself that he must have guessed correctly, and the flash of panic in Liu Xin's eyes confirmed his guess.
Han Sheng thought that he already knew the details of the opponent. The opponent was unarmed and was no match for him. Even if he just shouted, several disciples of the Liutian Sect would come nearby.
Today's assassination should have been perfectly solved by himself.
Han Sheng's steps were relaxed, but the hand holding the sword did not relax. He moved forward slowly, and Liu Xin also slowly retreated, but behind Liu Xin was the water of Linyue Lake, and there was almost no way to retreat.
At this time, the distance between Han Sheng and Liu Xin was only two swords. He raised the sword in his hand and his tone became sharp:
"Okay, either kneel down and tell your origins. Or you can sleep in Linyue Lake forever!"
Han Sheng's eyes showed a fierce look. He was actually not interested in the reason why the 'senior' in red attacked him.
But the fact that the other party targeted him made him furious. They say it’s easy to pick a weak person, could it be that I’m the weak one?
For this reason, Han Sheng was more inclined to kill the opponent with one sword. The words "kneel down and spare your life" are just to prevent the other party from being cornered and jumping over the wall.
Now, Han Sheng's sword was approaching Liu Xin, and this distance was enough to kill him with one blow.
He had almost predicted what would happen next. Liu Xin frightened and pretended to succumb to his feet, but waited for an opportunity to fight back, and his throat was finally slit by his sharp sword.
As for why he believed Liu Xin would fight back, maybe Han Sheng saw the unyielding look in the latter's eyes. This was not the first time he had seen that color.
So Han Sheng suddenly launched an offensive after asking the question about kneeling down or sleeping forever. At a certain moment, he suddenly got tired of the game of playing with the opponent. It might also be the alarm in his subconscious that he was not aware of yet.
The limbs and bones, which have been preparing for attack, use their strength at the same time. The distance of a sword does not take any time at all, it only takes a moment.
laugh!
The sound of the sword piercing was crisp.
"Uh~!"
Almost at the same time, a cry of pain with some animalistic feel deep in the body came out. This low roar was not a high-pitched and explosive tone, but a dry roar that was almost hoarse and smelled of blood.
Han Sheng retreated continuously, his face turned pale instantly, his right hand holding the sword had been cut off, and the blood spurting out of his wrist quickly made Han Sheng's steps become heavier with each step. In the shallow depression made by his feet, red liquid began to gather.
His sword and his hand fell not far away. The long sword was inserted into the ground and was halfway into the ground. The sharpness of the sword could be seen. The blade of the sword exposed on the ground gave off a cold light, reflecting a white shadow.
Han Sheng's face had become distorted, and he looked ahead in disbelief.
The helplessness and panic in Liu Xin's eyes disappeared in an instant, and turned into a kind of fierceness, but his fierceness was different from Han Sheng's. The former looked like an emperor staring at all living beings, while the latter seemed to be just a commoner at a certain moment. Hysteria broke out.
Next to Liu Xin, a Xuesheng stood there holding a rusty hatchet, looking at Han Sheng coldly. A touch of bright red stained the yellow-brown rust of the hatchet, bringing it to the rust. A touch of energy.
At that moment, Han Sheng's sword was only a few inches away from Liu Xin. This moment could hardly be measured in time. But in such a short and almost negligible period of time, a hatchet cut off Han Sheng's hand from bottom to top.
Han Sheng looked at the puddle beside Liu Xin with a ferocious expression. Xue Sheng had been hiding in the puddle just now.
How is it possible that there is no way to hide people in that kind of place!
Han Sheng was puzzled, but escaping for his life was important at this moment. Without thinking, he prepared to yell with all his strength.
The disciples of the Liutian Sect are nearby, and if his voice is heard, they will arrive soon.
But the next moment, Han Sheng's expression froze because he found that he couldn't make a sound at all. Not only the sound, but also his vision, body sensation, and even the severe pain in his broken wrist were slowly disappearing.
Seeing this, Liu Xin touched Xuesheng with his elbow and said:
"Are you poisoning me too?"
Xue Sheng calmly watched Han Sheng fall, and then replied:
"Poisoning is the easiest way."
"Well, for the first time, I feel that the methods of magic still have a lot of merit."
"You said the same thing when I taught you the Light Hongyan Movement Technique."
"Haha, that's not important. Let's take this guy away quickly."
"good."
"Hey, if you cut off his hand, he won't bleed to death, right?"
"No, what I used is not poison, but actually improved Ma Fei Powder. It will paralyze his whole body, including the broken wrist, and the bleeding will stop soon."
"Hey, it's true. By the way, you have been lying in wait in that mud pit for so long, but you don't even see any dirt on your body. What's the point of this? Please teach me!"
"..."
Xuesheng ignored Liu Xin, walked to Han Sheng's severed hand holding the sword, and kicked Han Sheng's severed hand into Linyue Lake. Then he pulled out his long sword, took a look and nodded slightly.
When he walked to Liu Xin with his sword in hand, Xuesheng put his hatchet into Liu Xin's hand and said:
"I see that your weapon has been destroyed, so I will give you my best sword to use. I tried his sword, but it was of poor quality. I'm afraid it will affect your performance."
Liu Xin was stunned, and then his mouth opened and he didn't know what to say. He was angry for a long time before he finally managed to say:
"People in the devil's path are so shameless!"
Liutian City, within the Liutian Sect.
The Liutian Pavilion, the tallest building in Liutian City, which is more than ten meters high, is also the most important place of the Liutian Sect.
It was past noon, and the door of Liutian Pavilion opened, and a dozen people slowly walked out of it. These people were all powerful elders of Liutian Sect. This morning is the ten-day meeting of the Liutian Sect.
Most of these powerful elders are over fifty, so a young man in the crowd stands out.
In particular, there were several elders gathered around him, and they were chatting cordially. Facing this young man, they did not show any power as elders.
Outside the Liutian Pavilion, a purple-robed disciple was waiting anxiously. When he saw the young man walking out of the Liutian Pavilion, he immediately greeted him.
The young man had already seen him. When the disciple came to him, the young man pretended to be angry and said:
"Junior Brother Xing, why were you so rash and didn't see the elders talking to me?"
This disciple was busy apologizing to several elders, and the young man took one look at this disciple's expression, so after he finished apologizing, he hugged his fists to the elders and said:
"Elders, looking at Junior Brother Xing's expression, there may be something important. Jiang Chong will take the first step."
"As a contemporary senior disciple, nephew Jiang must have many things to do, so just go ahead."
One of the elders said. The other elders also agreed.
Jiang Chong saluted again and hurriedly left with Junior Brother Xing.
When there was no one around him, Jiang Chong asked in a low voice:
"Looking at your expression, something big happened?"
Junior Brother Xing quickly replied:
"It's Senior Brother Han. He has disappeared for half a day. The Junior Brother on the other side of Linyue Lake said that Senior Brother Han has been missing since he sent Na An off this morning. The Junior Brothers didn't pay attention at first, and they didn't find out until they needed to look for Senior Brother Han. They couldn’t find it. Moreover, by Linyue Lake, they found traces of fighting and blood!"
When Jiang Chong heard the word "blood stains", his thick eyebrows instantly rose, his face became solemn, and he quickly ordered:
"Gather the disciples and conduct an unannounced visit in the city to find Junior Brother Han. Follow me to Linyue Lake to have a look!"
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