Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 1112 Yanquan's Heart for the Martial World

Before even entering Luowu Ancient City, Shen Yichen had already witnessed the complexities and vicissitudes of the Yanquan Jianghu.

People have arrived outside the Red Stone Forest again, and there are three groups of them. This is not surprising, since they have been fighting here for a long time.

One group of people were from Wulang Academy, while Yun Tianming said they were from Yuanwu Academy.

The other two groups, one of them should be people from Luowu Ancient City. As for why they are here, I really don't know. It's obvious that they didn't come from Luowu Ancient City, as it's still half a day's journey from here.

The other group of people were unfamiliar to Shen Yichen, but he felt they were from the Xuantian Sect. They seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't quite place them.

Under the moonlight, Shen Yichen and the others could only make out a general outline; their faces were not very clear.

"Whether it's the Ji family or fellow Daoists from Yanquan, everyone is a guest in Luowu Ancient City. Please give our city lord some face. Luowu Ancient City has no intention of interfering in your personal grievances!"

The one who spoke was from the ancient city of Luowu!

"Ji Wumo, Ji Jingtao, we'll meet again!"

The man wearing the gray ghost mask left with the five sword slaves. As he passed Shen Yichen and his companions, the man in the gray ghost mask glanced at Shen Yichen, his eyes filled with malice and resentment.

Ji Wumo and Ji Jingtao did not stop them, nor could they continue fighting. The two of them headed towards Luowu Ancient City at the same time, without even saying a word or greeting Shen Yichen.

Shen Yichen's words were very clear!

"Hey, Brother Shen, the Ji family seems to be saving you, but I have a feeling they're deliberately setting you up."

Yun Tianming has a really sharp tongue, everyone could see that, but no one said anything!

It's really strange that the Ji family let the Lu family of Boling go!

Mu Qingxue asked softly:

"Yichen, what should we do? Should we go and kill those Lu family members first?"

Shen Yichen turned his head and glanced at Jian Chenqing.

"Aunt Qing, let's go see your old friend!"

Shen Yichen also had murderous intent. If he didn't take advantage of the situation, once the person wearing the gray ghost mask and the Five Sword Slaves recovered from their injuries, he would probably be the first one they wanted to kill!

"What's the rush? We have to wait until these people leave!"

After Jian Chenqing finished speaking, the group returned to the old site of Hongshi Temple and got into their carriages. They couldn't stay there any longer!

"Xiao Youxin, why don't you go to Luowu Ancient City with Yun Tianming first? We have something to do!"

Mu Qingxue took the initiative to kick people out.

"Sister Xue, it's alright, I won't disturb you while you're doing your business!"

"Xiao Youxin, you should go to Luowu Ancient City and attend to your business first. We can't let outsiders know about our affairs!"

Mu Qingxue was determined to catch up with Xiaoyouxin.

"Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha said that everything has a cause and an effect. Sister Xue, only by walking with the Buddha can you avert calamity and ward off evil. You should take good care of yourself!"

Xiao Youxin did not get on Yun Tianming's carriage, but instead walked slowly towards Luowu Ancient City alone.

Shen Yichen did not interfere in the matter, and he also felt that it was better to let Xiaoyouxin leave.

Shen Yichen drove the carriage in the direction the Lu family members had left.

Yun Tianming's carriage, of course, did not follow, nor did it set off.

Since meeting Shen Yichen, Yun Tianming's maid has never uttered a single word.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue both thought the maid was mute, and they were right!

Not long after the three left, Yun Tianming said softly:

"Dumb girl, let's enter Luowu Ancient City first!"

The others in the Red Stone Forest also dispersed, heading towards the ancient city of Luowu.

"You old hag, how's your injury healing?"

"I can't help you. I can only guarantee that the old man won't make a move. As for whether you two have the ability to deal with the others, that depends on your own skills!"

"You old hag, is it true? Yichen, check her out, this woman lies too much!"

"Qingxue, Aunt Qing won't recover anytime soon!"

"What was that sword energy between her two fingers inside the tavern? That sword energy was incredibly pure!"

"Mu girl, I really can't do anything about it. If you two aren't confident, I suggest we go into Luowu Ancient City first, it's relatively safer there!"

Mu Qingxue climbed into the carriage.

"Yichen, let's listen to that old hag and go to Luowu Ancient City first!"

Shen Yichen stopped the carriage in the desolate forest beside the official road.

"I'm going to kill them. Aunt Qing once said that in the Jianghu of Yanquan, you can't be a good person or have a kind heart. I can't leave this hidden danger behind!"

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he sat cross-legged and a wisp of divine sense shot out. He wanted to use his divine sense to lure the gray-faced ghost holding the spirit banner.

"Can't be a good person? You old hag, is this how you teach people? Be careful you don't end up ruining yourself!"

"Tch, Mu girl, you should be thinking about how you two are going to deal with those people later!"

"You wretched woman, did you actually learn any bedroom arts from Ji Qingxian back then?"

Looking at Mu Qingxue's expectant face, Jian Chenqing now truly believed You Xin's words; Mu Qingxue definitely possessed remnants of innate charm.

"Mu girl, you should go find the beautiful Mei Lianbing, she is definitely the most authentic successor!"

"So, your method isn't authentic; it's a self-taught approach, right?"

Jian Chenqing did not respond, because she really did have a self-taught approach, and it was very secretive!

Back then, in order to force Jian Chenqing to become his disciple, Ji Qingxian took her to countless brothels.

Ji Qingxian was a divine physician, so of course he knew how to arouse a woman's desires. Ji Qingxian observed and instructed her at the same time, telling her what to do here and what to do there.

Although Jian Chenqing didn't want to learn, she gradually absorbed the knowledge after seeing it so many times.

Jian Chenqing had always had a question in her mind: was Ji Qingxian ill? Because Ji Qingxian had never had any lustful thoughts towards women.

Jian Chenqing even had a thought that Ji Qingxian forced her to learn the art of bedchamber so that he could stimulate himself and cure his hidden ailment.

Of course, this was just Jian Chenqing's conjecture and had not been confirmed.

Shen Yichen's divine sense quickly located the Lu family members.

Shen Yichen was surprised to discover that the gray-faced ghost was using the spirit banner to heal several people at the same time.

The eerie, dark light emanating from the spirit banner simultaneously nourished the bodies of the group.

Shen Yichen was slightly startled. Although the power of the spirit banner was black, it had no attribute; otherwise, it would not have been able to heal everyone at the same time.

Shen Yichen underestimated the gray-faced ghost. His divine sense returned immediately, and he could no longer kill them. That spirit banner was no ordinary object!

Shen Yichen muttered to himself in his heart:

"Could it be that the Lu family is also putting on an act? But so many people have died!"

Shen Yichen felt that if Gray-faced Ghost had used the spirit banner just now, he would not have failed, or at least he would not have suffered such a crushing defeat.

"Yichen, have you found anything?"

Shen Yichen hesitated for a moment before replying:

"No, they've probably hidden somewhere else!"

Shen Yichen decided not to take any risks. Without Jian Chenqing's intervention, he and Mu Qingxue were truly no match for the Lu family.

Shen Yichen was increasingly unable to understand the affairs of the martial world, or rather, what should he believe?

If what we see is all fake, then what we hear is even more fake, isn't it?

Shen Yichen drove the carriage towards the ancient city of Luowu.

"If you can't be a good person, you can't trust anyone. Is this the spirit of Yanquan?"

Shen Yichen asked himself, what's the point of this kind of martial arts world? Is it even necessary for it to exist?

Mu Qingxue and Jian Chenqing looked out at the night outside the carriage from either side, both of them frowning in deep thought.

Jian Chenqing was thinking about the gray-faced ghost from the Lu family of Boling. He knew that person. His name was Lu Xuxian. He was a senior expert of the Lu family, along with the Five Sword Slaves. He shouldn't have been defeated so quickly and so miserably!

Although the Ji family's eighteen guards are strong, Jian Chenqing knows the combat strength of the five sword slaves. There's something strange about this!

"Brother Chen, did you really not detect the Gray-Faced Ghost?"

"Aunt Qing, do you know that person?"

"I wouldn't say I know him, but I've heard of his name since I was wandering the martial world. He's Lu Xuxian, the Soul Banner Gray Ghost. His cultivation level is among the top five in the Lu family!"

"From now on, call her Sister Qing, not Aunt Qing. Calling her Aunt Qing makes her sound old. How can the second most beautiful woman on the Hundred Flowers Red Dust Ranking grow old?"

Mu Qingxue's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Qing... So, Lu Xuxian was acting just now?"

Shen Yichen didn't know what to call him.

"I think they're testing the waters, not only the Ji family, but also the attitudes of other sects in Yanquan Jianghu! The appearance of people from Wulang Academy, Luowu Ancient City, and Xuantian Sect so quickly, Brother Chen, don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"

Shen Yichen was taken aback upon hearing this. He had guessed correctly; there really were people from the Xuantian Sect!