I half-believe it because according to legend, after mastering the "Sword God Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man", this person actually killed the enemy who defeated him in the past - a cultivator in the middle stage of Void Refining. The man who was killed was indeed a real person and was not a fabrication.
I doubt it was because in the second half of the legend, this person suddenly caused a huge catastrophe after killing his enemy. After the catastrophe, he disappeared into the Shifang Realm and never appeared again. The whereabouts of the "Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" have also been unknown since then, and in the following two thousand years, no descendants have been heard of appearing in the world.
At this moment, Qu Wuming was greatly surprised when he heard the name of this sword formula from the two Iron Sword Sect people. After paying attention, he got more information from the conversation between the two.
It has been a year since the news of the appearance of "The Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" came out, but because for ordinary practitioners, this sword art is nothing more than a warrior's inner strength and mental skills plus supporting sword skills. , naturally it is difficult to attract the attention of the Taoist sect.
But for a monastic sect like the Iron Sword Sect, which is based on swords, this technique has a unique meaning - if it is true as the rumors say, then that person was most likely an ordinary warrior. With his identity, he finally entered Taoism with a sword and caused a catastrophe!
It doesn't matter whether he survived the catastrophe and ascended to the upper world, or whether he failed to survive the catastrophe and turned into ashes. The important thing is that if a technique that allows ordinary warriors who cannot practice to rely on their inner strength and use their swords to enter the Tao was in the hands of a practitioner of the Iron Sword Sect, wouldn't it be easier to explore its secrets?
The two people from the Iron Sword Sect at the next table were sent here by the sect to track down the "Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man", and judging from their words, it seems that a lot of people from the Iron Sword Sect came here this time.
As far as they know, just the news about this sword technique has been fought over among ordinary warriors for a long time, causing several melees and interceptions.
And this Dongsheng City is the place where according to the latest rumors, "The Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" will appear...
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Unlike Qu Wuming, Lin Wanqing knew nothing about the voice communication between the two people behind her.
Facing a large table of delicious food and Qu Wuming, whom she admired and admired, Lin Wanqing put aside her girlish reserve and ate happily while chatting with Qu Wuming, enjoying her meal very happily.
After having enough wine and food, Qu Wuming had another huge food box in his hand. It was not filled with leftover leftovers, but a new order of exactly the same delicacies.
When he and Lin Wanqing walked downstairs one after another, Qu Wuming used the power of his spiritual consciousness to carefully explore the circle downstairs as a habit. He was surprised to find that in an inconspicuous corner, there seemed to be a Taoist cultivator. He was drinking alone, but unlike ordinary ascetics who kept most of their things in storage rings, this man actually had a long sword on his back and was dressed like an ordinary martial artist.
"It seems that Dongsheng City, which has little aura, is going to have a fight between dragons and tigers." Qu Wuming sighed secretly.
However, even though he knew that "The Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" might have its magical qualities, Qu Wuming did not want to participate in the fight - just because he heard that there was a treasure, he had to get it, and Qu Wuming was not that greedy.
Moreover, his magic power is now limited, and the external injuries on his body have only just recovered. The only things that can be used are the power of divine consciousness and some low-level talismans that do not require magic support. Naturally, they are not afraid of ordinary warriors, but if they are faced with higher-level cultivators, it is still a bit dangerous.
Qu Wuming accompanied Lin Wanqing to the inn where the escort agency headed. As soon as he turned to the street, he heard a woman's cry and the laughter of several men coming from an alley not far away.
Qu Wuming and Lin Wanqing looked at each other. Seeing that Lin Wanqing's eyes seemed to be pleading, Qu Wuming thought for a moment and nodded.
After solving the group of bandits at Luan Shi Gang, Qu Wuming found an opportunity to point out Lin Wanqing's shortcomings when she was left alone to deal with the bandits. Opportunities that were not discovered in time were also pointed out one by one, which made Lin Wanqing admire Qu Wuming even more.
Since then, Lin Wanqing has become very obedient in front of Qu Wuming, and she would do many things without Qu Wuming's consent first.
From Lin Wanqing's point of view, Qu Wuming, who claims to have traveled around the world for many years, is a master-level figure with experience and superb martial arts. She is lucky to be by his side, but Qu Wuming has no airs, and he is willing to give advice no matter what she asks. , then naturally he needs to seek more advice - maybe under Qu Wuming's guidance, he may be able to enter the master realm earlier.
At this time, seeing Qu Wuming nodding, Lin Wanqing felt happy and hurriedly turned around and ran towards the alley.
When she reached the entrance of the alley, Lin Wanqing was blocked by a man in black.
Lin Wanqing turned her head and looked deep into the alley, catching a glimpse of what was going on inside——
This is a dead end. Deep in the alley, there were two warriors with long swords at their waists, a beautiful woman with disheveled clothes and tears on her face, and an old man who fell to the ground with blood on his face.
"Stop!" When Lin Wanqing saw this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and shouted angrily, "How dare you molest a well-behaved woman in broad daylight on the street?!"
"Little girls, Yunsheng Mansion is collecting debts, mind your own business!" The man in black shirt at the entrance of the alley raised a hand-sized token, stared at Lin Wanqing with a fierce look, and said viciously.
"Yunsheng Mansion?" Although Lin Wanqing had not had many opportunities to travel around the world before, she was still in the escort agency and had already heard about some sects and forces in the world.
This Yunsheng Mansion is a huge political power entrenched in Dongsheng City. Behind the pawn shops and gambling houses in Dongsheng City and more than ten surrounding cities, there is the shadow of Yunsheng Mansion, especially in Dongsheng City. In Shengcheng, I heard that more than 80% of the loan sharks are in the hands of Yunsheng Mansion.
"If you want to collect debts, you should collect them well. Why do you hurt an old man and molest a weak woman?" Lin Wanqing's momentum was not weak at all, and she shouted angrily with her hands on her hips.
The man blocking the road looked Lin Wanqing up and down and said: "Heh, you are from a little girl's family. If you have nothing to do, practice more female prostitutes at home and stop running out to meddle in other people's business! Brother, I am kindhearted and want to say a few words to you - then The family owed a large amount of money to Yunsheng Mansion, so naturally they had to pay it with someone else. But they even signed the deed of betrayal, but when the matter came, they wanted to regret it and run away. This matter, even if it is reported to the City Lord's Mansion They don't take any responsibility over there, do you understand what's going on?"
At this time, the woman in the alley heard what the man said, and suddenly stopped crying and retorted loudly: "My father just borrowed two taels of silver to help my mother see a doctor. I didn't expect you to bully my father because he is illiterate and lie to him." I pressed my fingerprints on the tight interest rate, but it only takes about ten days to pay back the twenty taels from us! If you still can’t pay back, I will pay the debt! I was going to the city lord’s mansion to sue you, if you If you think you are justified, why do you want to hurt my father and block us here?!"
"What a shame!" When a man next to the woman saw this, he raised his hand and slapped the woman, spinning her around and falling to the ground.
"Stop! Don't hit anyone!" Upon seeing this, Lin Wanqing pushed the person in the way away, rushed to the woman's side and protected her behind her.
Lin Wanqing stared at the man who had just hit him, wishing to kick him away. However, considering that Yunzhong Mansion was the biggest local gangster, even if she dismissed a few of them temporarily, the father and daughter might still be together. If he fell into their hands, he might encounter even more vicious revenge, so he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "How much money do they owe? I paid it back for them! Give me the IOU and the deed of sale!"
"Hey! I didn't realize it, but she is still a rich little lady." The man who hit the person took out two bills from his arms and shook them, "Originally, the original cost was twenty taels with interest when the day came! But, On the day of the sale, the agreed redemption price is already thirty taels! Since the young lady is willing to pay for it, thirty taels, one hand pays the money and the other hand delivers the goods."
"Brother Qu, can you lend me some money first..." Lin Wanqing only had some scattered silver taels and copper coins in her hand. She didn't have thirty taels of silver. After hearing this, she had no choice but to ask Qu Wuming, who was already guarding the alley, for help.
Qu Wuming handed the large and small bags in his hand to his left hand and pretended to take out the silver from his pocket. In fact, he took out a gold-shaped silver ingot from the storage ring and squeezed it gently in front of the man at the alley. He forcibly pinched the silver ingot into one-fifth of its size, and then threw more than forty taels of silver ingots to the man in black shirt next to him.
Originally, the man in black shirt wanted to embarrass Qu Wuming and Qu Wuming, but when he saw that Qu Wuming could break off the silver with his bare hands as easily as kneading the dough, he immediately knew that the other man was very skilled, so he didn't dare to say anything, so he took a few steps back. He turned around and came to the alley, muttering a few words to the man who just hit him.
After hearing this, the man who hit the person couldn't help but change his face. He suddenly put on a smiling face and respectfully handed over the woman's deed of sale and IOU to Lin Wanqing: "Girl, since the debt has been cleared, then we will No need to interrupt, please keep the IOU and the deed of sale. Farewell, farewell!"
After handing the things to Lin Wanqing, the three of them did not dare to linger at all, turned around and trotted out of the alley.
After rescuing the father and daughter, Lin Wanqing gave the remaining silver to the woman and asked her to take medicine for her old father's medical treatment. Then she turned around and left with the two of them expressing their gratitude.
On the way back to the inn, Qu Wuming saw that Lin Wanqing seemed a little unhappy all the time, and couldn't help but ask: "You just did a good thing, why are you still so unhappy?"
"I'm thinking, why do some people who have worked very hard to live a good life end up being bullied or facing an unfair fate? Why do some people rely on their power to do evil and do all kinds of bad things, but they can live a very prosperous life? ?" Lin Wanqing lowered her head and said as she walked.
"I really can't answer your two questions. Maybe this is real life."
"Brother Qu, do you think there is really reincarnation in this world?" Lin Wanqing raised her head and looked at Qu Wuming, with a hint of hope in her eyes, "If you don't live well in this life, will you be compensated in the next life?"
"Yes..." Qu Wuming nodded, "At least there should be in our world."
"This is our world?" Lin Wanqing opened her mouth and was stunned, "Is there another world?"
"Yes, yes. You should know that there are cultivators in our Shifang Realm, right?"
"Yeah, I've heard of it."
"When the cultivators in our world reach the peak of the Void Refining Stage, they will have the opportunity to ascend to another world." Qu Wuming said, "So, I think since there is ascension, there will also be reincarnation - but, We don’t know what the world after death is like. After all, no one has ever truly come back from the dead, and even if there are reincarnations, no one remembers what happened in the previous life.”
Lin Wanqing pursed her lips when she heard this and said, "In this case, even if the hope is slim, it is still possible to get compensation in the next life, right?"
"Maybe. But even if there is an afterlife, he is already a different person. Whether there is compensation or not has nothing to do with the previous life." Qu Wuming said, "I said you are so young, why are you always thinking about this?"
"Just curious."
"You can't chase the past life, and you can't anticipate the next life. Just live well in the present!" Qu Wuming said with a smile when he heard this.
"Brother Qu is right, you can't pursue the past life, you can't anticipate the next life, live well in the present..." Lin Wanqing nodded, repeated silently, and then fell into silence again.
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