The eldest son of Zhao is named Zhao Baier. He studied under Wangyou Wujiguan from Liangzhou. This person has good talent and good foundation. At the age of twenty, he has already completed the foundation building and is about to break through and reach the object-expelling stage.
Zhao Bai'er just came back from the military camp outside the city this morning. He was dressed in black riding clothes, with a shiny black BMW under him, and a sword hanging on his waist. As the general guarding the city of Cangzhou City, he had spies placed throughout the city, and Mu Qing was under surveillance at all times.
In the morning, he received a report from an informant, saying that Dr. Shi from his own medicine shop had entered the city lord's mansion. As soon as his subordinates received the news, he rushed back.
He knew that he had no right to search the city lord's palace, so he could only feel better by shouting and cursing outside the palace. At the same time, it attracted many people in the city to stop and watch. It would be better to make things worse!
"Hey, someone's out, who are you?" Zhao Bai'er knew that Mu Qing had been sick, so he just wanted to make him angry, but he didn't expect that he actually scolded someone.
Ji Beichen turned back and closed the door of the mansion. His face was kind, but his words were rude: "Brother, City Master Mu is ill now. Please keep your mouth clean!"
"You!" Zhao Bai'er has been the sweetheart of Cangzhou City since he was a child. He is respected by the people, but he has never heard such harsh words. He was choked and speechless for a moment.
Ji Beichen saw that Zhao Bai'er stopped yelling and turned around to go back to his house. He was not in the mood to deal with others now.
Zhao Bai'er really couldn't swallow this bad breath. Seeing that Ji Beichen's cultivation was only at the Qi Condensation stage, he wanted to teach him a lesson. He clenched the sword at his waist and said angrily: "Hmph, you are only at the Qi Condensation stage. What are you so crazy about?" !”
Ji Beichen slowed down and turned around slowly. Seeing Zhao Bai'er looking domineering, he chuckled and said, "That's not necessarily true. You may not be able to beat me, a waste in the Qi Condensation stage."
He couldn't stand the arrogant cultivators who bullied ordinary people just because they knew some magic. She stood there with her hands behind her hands and looked at Zhao Bai'er with contempt.
"Then I'll beat you until you beg me for mercy!" After Zhao Bai'er said this, he couldn't stand Ji Beichen's contempt for him anymore. He turned around, dismounted from his horse, drew out his sword, and struck at Ji Beichen.
In the eyes of others, Ji Beichen in the Qi Condensation Stage is really no match for him in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Seeing Zhao Bai'er drawing his sword forward and not letting go of the Qi Condensation Stage at all, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
When Ji Beichen saw Zhao Baier's attack, he smiled slightly. He was not in a hurry to draw his sword. He only concentrated on carefully observing Zhao Baier's moves and sword intent, quickly found the flaws, and dodged Zhao Baier's fierce attacks one after another.
Ji Beichen did not leave the Gua stall this morning. He was wearing a white short robe and his hair was not tied up. At this moment, he was holding the Cangxu Sword and calmly dodged Zhao Baier's moves, as if he were an immortal.
"What a handsome move!"
"How wonderful!"
Suddenly, there were praises everywhere. Many of the people watching were experts in kung fu. Seeing the black and white figures of the two fighting fiercely, they couldn't help but express their admiration.
Ji Beichen has been meditating all night every day since that day when his true energy circulated retrogradely. Judging from the current level of true energy in his body, his cultivation is indeed only in the Qi Condensation stage. But what even he didn't know was that after these days and nights of hard training, his Qi had already reached the foundation-building stage.
The true energy in his body was forcibly introduced by Yan Yueli in the Soul-Living Valley. This method of retrograde movement of true energy is also the cultivation method of the Demon Sect. The effect of the Demonic Qi training method is the same as that of the Immortal Sect. several times.
At this moment, he was fighting fiercely with Zhao Bai'er. Ji Beichen suddenly felt the true energy in his body surging, and he couldn't control it, as if it was about to burst out of his body. This situation had never happened before, and he had to end this fight as soon as possible.
"You are in the Qi Condensation stage, can you only dodge?" Zhao Bai'er attacked several times, but the two of them did not succeed. They felt very depressed, and Ji Beichen was aroused by his words.
"Haha!" Ji Beichen saw Zhao Bai'er mocking him, but he was not annoyed. He jumped out of his attack range and chuckled.
When Zhao Baier saw Ji Beichen suddenly getting rid of his attack, he immediately put his sword back to his chest, concentrated his energy, and planned to use his ultimate move to defeat Ji Beichen with one blow.
"Here comes the sword!" Ji Beichen saw Zhao Bai'er strike with all his strength and decided to use the Cangxu Sword to resist this last move.
It was rare for Cangxu Sword to come out for a fight, so he was extremely excited at the moment. Knowing that the master's current cultivation level was at the Qi Condensation stage, he quietly concealed the indigo sword light, making it look like an ordinary sword. When he heard his master calling him, he immediately flew out of the sheath and fell into Ji Beichen's hands.
"Is that Qi Condensation stage man desperate for his life?" When everyone saw that Ji Beichen was trying to take Zhao Bai'er's sword attack, they all felt that he would definitely lose.
Two long swords full of sword energy collided, and the surrounding area was immediately exploded by powerful zhenqi. The people onlookers hid far away for fear of being injured by the sword energy. Only one person in the crowd rushed over anxiously.
"Brothers, stop!" The person who came was none other than Zhao Ling'er. She had just come out of the Xuanji Drug Store with Grandpa Shi when she saw many people surrounding the City Lord's Mansion and hurriedly came over to check on the situation. Seeing that it was his two brothers fighting, he quickly stepped forward to stop them.
Ji Beichen and Zhao Bai'er were fighting at a critical moment. Unexpectedly, Zhao Linger suddenly ran out. Zhao Bai'er's ultimate move had been released and could not be taken back.
"Ling'er, don't come here!" Zhao Bai'er watched as Zhao Ling'er rushed over and quickly shouted for her to stop.
"Ling'er, be careful!" Ji Beichen saw Zhao Ling'er entering the attack range, and quickly flew forward, hugged her in his arms, and moved his whole body's energy to protect her from harm.
"Sword breaks!" The Cangxu Sword was thrown into the sky by Ji Beichen. The sword's body emitted indigo light, and the powerful sword energy directly broke through Zhao Bai'er's ultimate move.
Indigo sword light enveloped the sky, and all Zhao Baier's moves were broken. With a "clang" sound, the sword in Zhao Baier's hand was broken into two halves. The Cangxu Sword lost its light and returned to its scabbard, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
Zhao Baier looked at the sword broken in half in his hand in surprise. This sword was his natal sword given to him by his master. How could it be broken? The other party is still in the Qi Condensation stage!
Zhao Bai'er didn't have time to think about it at this time, so he threw down the broken sword and stepped forward to check on Zhao Ling'er: "Ling'er, how are you?"
Zhao Ling'er steeled herself and said weakly and anxiously to Zhao Bai'er: "Brother, I'm fine. Don't embarrass Brother Ji anymore. He was just trying to save someone. This is all my fault! Ahem..."
The day before yesterday, Zhao Ling'er made a decision without telling Shopkeeper Zhao and accepted two large carts of herbs sent by Xue San. She just wanted to tease Xue San, but she didn't expect that things would turn out like this and that Ji Beichen would be involved.
When Ji Beichen saw Zhao Ling'er's hair was messy and her body was lying weakly in his arms, he felt distressed and said: "Ling'er, stop talking. I'll help you in first and ask Senior Shi to heal your injuries!"
Ji Beichen didn't even look at Zhao Bai'er who was standing next to him, he picked up Zhao Ling'er in his arms and walked towards the city lord's mansion.
Zhao Bai'er, who was ignored, felt a little guilty. He was not very skilled in using this ultimate move. He tried so fast today and almost hurt his sister.
Although Zhao Bai'er didn't want to enter the City Lord's Mansion, he was really worried about Zhao Ling'er, so he followed the two of them and entered the City Lord's Mansion together.
In the City Lord's Mansion, Ji Beichen, Xue San, Shopkeeper Zhao, and Zhao Bai'er were sitting across from each other in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion. The atmosphere in the main hall was a bit tense.
"Master Zhao, please be noble and save my son's life!" Xue San did not expect that Ji Beichen would defeat Zhao Bai'er and bring the Zhao family into the house.
"Save him? Has he ever been merciful to my aunt's family! My aunt and uncle left him in the house because his parents were dead. They didn't expect that raising a tiger would be a disaster. Twelve years ago, he collaborated and killed more than 30 members of the Mu family. A human life, now that he is the only scum left in the Mu family, he might as well die too!"
Zhao Baier was already angry with Xue San for tricking Doctor Shi into the city lord's palace. Now seeing Xue San looking pitiful, he stood up angrily and directly revealed what the Zhao family had been doubting for many years.
Shopkeeper Zhao was supposed to come with Bai Shi tomorrow, but when he reacted to Zhao Ling'er, he secretly followed him. Unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Seeing his son being so excited, he quickly stopped him: "Bai'er, that's just our guess. Don't curse the city lord like this!"
"What a guess! We asked him for confirmation many times, but he avoided us. It's not a guilty conscience or something!" Zhao Bai'er really couldn't swallow this bad breath. Although he was a general guarding the city, he couldn't find out the truth about twelve years ago. , let alone convicting Mu Qing of collaborating with the enemy.
"You, the Zhao family, have wronged our brother Mu!" At some point, Mu Qing's wet nurse, Mama Xue, appeared in the main hall. Mama Xue wiped the tears from her eyes, stopped choking, and slowly told the truth about that day...
"Brother Mu has been frail and sick since he was a child. City Lord Mu sought me out to be Brother Mu's wet nurse in his early years. When I first met Brother Mu, he was just one month old, a thin and small little person... Brother Mu was raised well by the Mu family. , when he was about to grow up that year, Mrs. Zhao was still arranging for him to get married. Did she ever think...
Twelve years ago, Cangzhou City was plagued by a melee from the nearby Demon Sect. City Lord Mu led the city’s defender, General Zhao, to resist to the death, but unexpectedly something went wrong in the city, and thirty-two members of the Mu family… were brutally killed…”
Mother Xue choked up again, calmed down, and continued: "I remember that early in the morning, Brother Mu had not gotten up in the backyard room, and I was busy in the dining hall. Suddenly, there was a shout of death in the front yard, and then there was a loud noise in the backyard. Many black-clothed and masked men came in, and they killed everyone they saw. I was so frightened that I fainted in the dining hall! When I woke up again, I was in Brother Mu's room...
I saw Brother Mu sitting by the bed with dull eyes. I thought he was scared out of his wits. I ran out of the room and searched all over the house, but there was no one there. There was not even a trace of blood on the body. It was as if the thirty or so people in the house had disappeared out of thin air. Just disappeared! I knew something was wrong, so I came back and asked Brother Mu what happened, but he just cried and refused to say anything! "
Everyone listened attentively for fear of missing something. When they heard this, they all felt distressed and felt sympathy for Mu Qing. Ji Beichen was even more heartbroken.
Mother Xue had already burst into tears. She secretly wept with distress and continued: "Brother Mu became the orphan of the Mu family, so he reported to the capital and became the lord of Cangzhou City. This is all I know, although I have not seen it with my own eyes. I know the truth, but I don’t believe it was Brother Mu who collaborated with others to harm the Mu family. He is also a member of the Mu family, how could he do such a thing!"
At this point, Xue's mother had already burst into tears. Seeing that his mother finally told the truth that had been buried in her heart for twelve years, Xue San stepped forward to hug her crying mother and took her back to her room to rest.
He only heard about these past events from his mother today. On the day of the incident, the young master sent him out of the city to do something, but he escaped. Although he has never seen the truth, like his mother, he believes that the young master is not that kind of person.
Xue San and Xue's mother returned to the backyard, leaving Ji Beichen, shopkeeper Zhao, and Zhao Bai'er in the main hall. The three of them digested the truth that Xue's mother had just told. The main hall was silent for a while...
