Chapter 86 Qingxue Meets Fu Duanshucheng (8000)

Thinking of this, Xu Bai looked at the direction where the men left, holding the ghost-head knife, and walked in this direction.

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It was still early, and the five men were rushing through the woods, galloping their horses, rushing to Sheng County.

The surroundings were all woods, which seemed a bit lonely, and at this time, the middle-aged man in the lead, who was also called the boss by the group, suddenly stopped.

The four fast horses behind him stopped, and the people on the fast horses looked at their leader in confusion, saying that they didn't understand what was going on.

"I always feel that danger is approaching, everyone be prepared." The boss thought for a while, frowned, turned around and said to the four people behind him.

Hearing their boss's words, the four people did not hesitate at all, and soon they were on guard.

They knew the boss's ability very well.

In the rivers and lakes, there is a profession called the Underworld Cartwright.

This profession is extremely good at traveling long distances and transporting various important things, because they have an ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune.

Their boss has this ability, and because of this ability, he has pulled them out of life and death many times.

So when they heard the boss say to be alert, everyone did not let down their guard and looked around vigilantly.

The surroundings were very quiet, but there were still sounds of birds and insects, which might be normal at other times.

But now they dare not relax at all. Everyone faces a position, just covering all the surroundings.

"Nothing happened along the way, but it happened at this time. Third brother, it seems that the person you dealt with is not an ordinary person." The boss was thoughtful and reacted quickly.

"Boss, I have killed them all, unless their families come to avenge me." The third brother looked puzzled, but after thinking carefully about what the boss said just now, he showed a horrifying expression on his face: "Are you talking about that pretty boy, the one Yin Yi just met?"

"Shut up!" The boss shouted, and waited until the third brother shut up, then turned around, looked at the surrounding woods, and said loudly: "We are all wandering in the world, and my brother is blind to gold and jade, please spare me."

The woods were quiet, and no one answered him.

About half an incense stick had passed, and still no one replied.

At this moment, the quiet woods were a bit weird. The boss had been wandering in the world for many years and knew very well what he was facing.

"I have no grudges against you, maybe the third brother has started to provoke you, I sincerely apologize to you here." The boss did not stop and continued.

Still no one answered him, it was as quiet as if there was no one.

About half an incense stick had passed, and at this moment, the five people's moods were somewhat relaxed.

The third brother turned his head subconsciously and wanted to ask, but at this moment, a whistling sound suddenly came.

Just at this moment, the third brother turned his head, and his vision was blocked. When he wanted to look back, it was too late.

The copper coins were wrapped in black light and whistled in, each of which carried unparalleled power, and at the same time, there were a lot of them.

After the addition of the Diamond Heart Demon Body, the power of Maple Leaf Like Rain has increased greatly, but it has lost the characteristic of being silent.

There are gains and losses. The enemy Xu Bai is facing now is different. He still hopes that there will be a power bonus.

The third brother didn't even have time to make an expression, and his whole body was pierced by the copper coins.

"That position!" The eldest brother's eyes condensed.

At the position where the copper coin was fired just now, a figure passed by like a ghost and soon disappeared in the woods.

The person disappeared again, and with the cover of the woods, no trace could be found.

"Sir, since you have already taken revenge, let's forget about this matter. Let's forgive others when we can. Leave a way out now so that we can meet again in the future." Cold sweat broke out on the boss's forehead.

He has the ability to avoid danger, but he can only use it on himself. He can't protect his subordinates at all.

At this time, one of his subordinates couldn't help it. He slowly raised his right hand, and a crack appeared on the palm. From the wound of the crack, insects with transparent wings flew out.

Yin Gu Master, a branch of Gu Dao.

Unlike ordinary Gu Dao, the Gu raised by Yin Gu Masters are all raised from human corpses, and the nutrients they grab are also obtained from corpses.

"Old Four, don't!" The boss shouted.

Now the strength of the enemy and us is unclear, and the other party seems to be afraid of the number of people on their side, but that is when the other party is not clear about their strength, so now they must preserve their strength and don't act rashly.

But he underestimated the patience of his subordinates after all.

After the Yin Gu appeared, it surrounded the fourth brother.

The fourth brother turned around and said, "I'm just defending."

"Don't turn around!" the eldest brother shouted.

But it was too late when he shouted this.

A figure came closer like a ghost, with a knife light in his hand.

The knife light was wrapped with the black light of the fourth-level diamond heart demon body, plus the armor-breaking effect of the broken one style. With this knife, even Yang Chang would kneel down and call him daddy.

What's more, a Gu player?

The head flew up and blood was all over the ground.

The head rolled, and the eyes opened wide with the last shock.

At this time, the second and fifth brothers also moved.

The second brother was an ordinary warrior. He drew the sword from his waist and slashed at Xu Bai.

The fifth brother was also a warrior. He used a short knife to chop at Xu Bai's legs.

One up and one down, blocking all the ways.

Xu Bai did not block, but stomped his feet slightly.

The Four Xun Formation rose.

The flames rose and wrapped the second and fifth brothers.

The second and fifth brothers were also strong, and the current level of the Four Xun Formation was still a little low, so it could only confuse and hinder at most.

"Alas, the experiment failed." Xu Bai sighed.

He just tried it out, and now it seems that the Four Xun Formation has indeed fallen behind.

But it's not a big problem.

Xu Bai threw maple leaves like rain with his backhand and slashed at another person with a knife.

Because of the experiment just now, his movements were a little slower, and the opponent's attack arrived first, but there was an abnormality.

Xu Bai did not make any moves, but the opponent's attack was in vain.

Reversing yin and yang and causing chaos in all directions, this mental method, even Yang Chang coveted it, the ability to confuse the fake with the real and the real with the fake, is indeed exquisite.

The knife fell, and the copper coin decided the outcome.

The second and fifth brothers turned into two corpses and fell to the ground from their horses.

Xu Bai turned his head and heard a gust of wind. The eldest brother had already run away.

"It's really interesting, quite direct."

He thought the other party would fight to the death, but he didn't expect him to turn around and run away, which is in line with human nature.

After all, no one wants to die.

But... can he run away?

Xu Bai picked up the ghost-head knife and performed the four Xun body skills. Every step he took, he moved like a ghost and chased in the direction of the eldest brother's escape.

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On the other side, the eldest brother drove the horse and fled quickly.

He has the ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune. Just now, he could feel that the other party's strength was extraordinary. If he stayed there, he would die sooner or later. Only by running away could he have a chance of survival.

Just when his own men tried to stop him, he ran away. It was not his fault. After all, staying alive was the most important thing these days.

At most, he could burn more paper for them when he had time.

There were woods all around, and only the figure of the boss riding a horse and the sound of horse hooves.

But the boss knew in his heart that the feeling of danger was lingering.

"He's chasing me." The boss thought to himself.

Only halfway through this thought, he saw a figure passing over his head and falling in the distance.

"Huh~"

The boss hurriedly pulled the reins and stopped the horse, his face livid.

He couldn't run away. The other party was determined to let him die.

"Even if the third brother is disrespectful to you, you shouldn't kill him." The boss got off his horse and looked at the man opposite with vigilance.

"Didn't you say that you would come back to me when you were free?" Xu Bai held a ghost-head knife with blood dripping from it.

At this moment, Xu Bai was like a demon walking out of purgatory, with eyes so cold that people shivered.

"I swear, I will never cause trouble to you, can you let me go?" The boss smiled bitterly.

The answer to him was the ghost-head knife in Xu Bai's hand.

The boss looked at the ghost-head knife that was getting closer and closer, his heart tightened, and then he subconsciously stepped back and dodged the blade of the ghost-head knife in one step.

"Huh?" Xu Bai was slightly surprised: "Can you still dodge?"

The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I suggest you let me go. The two of us are wasting time here, just to see who will die first."

Xu Bai didn't listen, reached into his purse, took out a handful of copper coins, and used Maple Leaf Like Rain.

The boss's steps were slightly wrong, and he dodged narrowly.

"It's not footwork or body movement, your ability is quite interesting." Xu Bai touched his chin and said with interest.

The boss didn't speak, he wouldn't be stupid enough to say his name.

His mind was running fast, thinking about ways to get out.

But after thinking for a long time, he still got nothing, and could only rely on his own ability to drag it out.

At this time, Xu Bai spoke.

"Your speed was not fast in the two attacks just now, but you had already withdrawn in advance when I just raised my hand. Is your ability to predict?"

The boss fell silent.

The other party guessed his ability, making him grit his teeth.

Although it is not 100% correct, it is not far off.

Xu Bai smiled: "It was a foreknowledge, I guessed it was about right, you panicked."

The boss wanted to continue talking, but then, the other party did not give him time to react.

A hazy black light rose from Xu Bai's body, like a ferocious beast, rushing straight at him.

"Dodge, dodge!" Looking at the fierce attack, the boss muttered frantically in his heart.

But he found that it was useless.

The boss raised his head, his face full of fear.

"This is a power beyond the seventh rank!"

The fourth-rank Vajra Heart Demon Body corresponds to the sixth rank power, no problem.

The Dark Charioteer has the ability to avoid danger, but this is limited. After surpassing himself, it is useless.

He only has the seventh rank strength, how can he avoid the sixth rank power?

The Vajra Heart Demon Body passed by and hit the boss hard.

Cracks appeared on the boss's chest, and the cracks gradually spread and turned into a bloody rain.

All the blood mist was blocked by the black light. After everything calmed down, Xu Bai returned to normal.

"We must hurry up on this matter of the mind method. The consumption is too great." Xu Bai said in his heart.

After the boss died, the surroundings became quiet and everything returned to normal.

Because he died on the Vajra Heart Demon Body, there was no intact place.

Fortunately, the purse around his waist was still intact. Xu Bai wiped off the blood stains on it and took away all the silver and money inside.

After wiping out his own traces, he returned to the place where the people died at the beginning. After a detailed search, he did not find anything useful. Except for the money, nothing else was found.

He destroyed the bodies again before returning to Yinyi.

Yinyi was still normal. The people in the post station were not aware of so many things that had happened outside Yinyi, and they were still carrying on their original lives as usual.

The old post station chief was still repairing the damaged house. The sound of hammers hitting nails became the only loud sound in Yinyi.

Xu Bai returned to the giant tree again and continued to observe.

Time passed unknowingly, and in a blink of an eye, the progress bar was halfway gone.

During this period of time, it was quite peaceful.

"Zhi..."

A tooth-grinding sound came out, the door of Yinyi was opened, and the old post station chief walked out with a note in his hand.

"The post station chief's business is done. After I leave, you will become the new post station chief, but there will be some variables in the middle."

Xu Bai took the note, took a rough look, and found that it was sent by Liu Xu.

The message note said that Liu Xu and Wu Hua had already handled his affairs, and their respective teachers were responsible for recommending him, so the matter was basically settled.

However, there was a problem, that is, even if someone recommended him, an investigation was still needed, and officials from the court were responsible for investigating Xu Bai's origins and background.

After all, he was also an official, and it was necessary to follow this process, and Xu Bai had no objection to it.

"You will know the process of transmitting and receiving these messages by then. Is there anything else I need to tell her?" asked the old postmaster.

"I have to go out today. Senior, please bring him a message for me, asking if you can pass on the method of disguise and voice change to me." Xu Bai thought for a while and said.

At that time, he was very greedy for Liu Xu's ability, and from what Liu Xu said, ordinary people could learn it after learning it, and they could also learn it.

However, many things happened in the middle, plus Chunhua Bi, and Liu Xu and the others were about to leave, so he forgot about it.

"The method of disguise?" The old postmaster nodded, indicating that he understood: "By the way, you have been copying something these days, it seems that you want to give it to others."

"A friend needs it." Xu Bai stood up and didn't want to say more about this matter: "Then I will leave first, and I will trouble you for this matter."

"Okay." The old postmaster agreed.

Xu Bai left Yinyi and went to Sheng County.

Nothing else happened in the middle, everything was stable as usual.

After returning to Sheng County, he went to the bookstore first.

The one-month period has arrived. According to the previous agreement, the bookstore owner should have replaced new books from the court.

As usual, there was almost no one in the bookstore. Except for one or two people picking things that were not related to books, the books on the bookshelf were displayed on it, which looked very deserted.

The bookstore owner sat bored in front of the counter. When he saw Xu Bai walk in, his eyes lit up.

"Boss, have the new books been replaced?" Xu Bai asked.

The bookstore owner pointed to the bookshelf next to him: "Of course, they have all been replaced. They have been replaced according to your requirements. Not a single book has been left out."

Xu Bai came to the bookshelf. There were indeed different books on the bookshelf, and even the placement of the books had changed.

It was still early, and he had time to flip through the books one by one.

He took a rough look at each book until he came to the middle book, and then he stopped.

A golden progress bar appeared above the book. This one was useful.

"I'm really lucky. I got a copy." Xu Bai was very happy. He picked up the book and flipped it gently.

The progress bar was slowly growing, and the content of the book was also vivid on the paper.

This was an article describing ancient wars. He read one or two pages of the content.

The writing was excellent, and the huge war scenes were vividly described, especially the scene of the army charging, which was placed at the beginning, which was attractive enough.

Holding the book in his hand, Xu Bai continued to check the books behind, but in the end, he did not find a book with a progress bar.

However, finding a book was also a reward. Xu Bai took the book, settled the bill with the bookstore owner, and went out directly.

Before leaving, he once again reminded that he would have to replace a batch next month.

The bookstore owner was of course very happy that he could sell it, and he agreed happily.

After leaving the bookstore, Xu Bai did not rush back to Yinyi, but went to Fulong Escort Agency.

Since the matter of the postmaster has been roughly finalized, his next plan has to be implemented, especially the escort agency, which must be handled completely and properly.

As soon as he arrived at the escort agency, Xu Bai's figure attracted the attention of the escort masters. They put down their work and looked over together.

It has been several days since they last saw the escort master. Now that they saw him, they were all very surprised.

Especially Liu Er, in addition to being surprised, he was more of a kind of ecstasy from the heart.

During this period of time, Liu Er had not seen Xu Bai, so he had been managing the escort agency by himself. Now he was a popular figure in front of Xu Bai, so the escorts naturally obeyed him.

However, Liu Er knew very well that the escort agency was just a small matter. The really important thing was what Xu Bai said to him a few days ago.

Become an official, and then become a real warrior.

Liu Er did not doubt Xu Bai's words at all, but believed them firmly.

Even if he hadn't seen him for several days, he did not relax at all, and tried his best to manage the escort agency in an orderly manner.

"Escort master." Liu Er walked forward.

"Come to the backyard." Xu Bai said lightly.

After that, he walked directly to the backyard.

Liu Er was slightly stunned, and then reacted, his face full of ecstasy.

He knew better than anyone what Xu Bai said just now, which meant that he was about to really step into that mountain, a mountain he had never thought of.

Liu Er followed respectfully behind, always keeping a distance of one meter from Xu Bai.

Before leaving, he glanced at the escort who wanted to take his place before, raised his head, and acted very proud.

See, this is the correct way to cling to someone, even when walking, you have to pay attention to your words and deeds.

Details, what are details, this is called details!

Liu Er followed behind, walked to the backyard, and followed Xu Bai into his room.

The room was very clean. It seemed that Liu Er often ordered people to come and clean during his absence.

Xu Bai sat on the stool and touched the teapot next to him, which was still warm.

"I will make a cup of hot tea for the escort master every morning, so that if the escort master comes back, he can drink it in time." Liu Er said respectfully.

——Details!

Xu Bai smiled, did not drink the tea, but took out a book and handed it to Liu Er.

This is what he copied in Yinyi during this period of time.

Bone-breaking knife technique, bone-breaking heart method

This skill comes from the wall of the Tiger Village. It is not high-level, only level one, and it is not very high in the first level, but it is enough for a warrior to enter the ninth level.

Although his skills have long been integrated and become higher skills, it does not mean that he cannot separate other originally low-level skills.

Liu Er is a tool man himself, and giving him a first-level book is almost enough. Giving him a higher level is not good.

If he gives him a higher level, what if there are any variables?

Even if this level of skill falls into Liu Er's hands, it is like finding a treasure.

Liu Er squeezed it hard, as if it were a rare treasure, and he was reluctant to let go.

"Don't get excited first, I have conditions." Xu Bai said.

"Even if I have to go through fire and water, I will die." Liu Er knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"That's not necessary. The conditions are very simple. It's better to say it's a standard than a condition. If you can't enter the level when I'm about to do something, then you are not qualified." Xu Bai said slowly.

If he can't get into the rank, Liu Er can't be in this position.

"I will do my best to get into the rank as soon as possible." Liu Er nodded vigorously with a firm look in his eyes.

According to Xu Bai's understanding, people like escorts have already polished their bodies very solidly.

What's missing is a mental method, so Xu Bai feels that there shouldn't be any big problems.

"Remember to hurry up." Xu Bai said: "I'm leaving first. The next time I come back, it will be the time to test your ability and take you on the road you dream of."

"Yes!" Liu Er lowered his head and said forcefully.

Xu Bai didn't say anything more, left Sheng County, and went to Yinyi again.

This time, he wanted to go back to Yinyi, finish the progress bar of the giant tree, and then finish the book in his hand.

The progress bar of the giant tree has already gone halfway, and it only takes time to succeed.

After leaving the escort agency, Xu Bai quickly came to the gate of the county town.

But before he left the city, he ran into a person in the middle of the road.

Yun Zihai was dressed in casual clothes, like an ordinary citizen, and was constantly walking around the city gate, looking around from time to time.

When Xu Bai approached, he also saw it, and Xu Bai walked over immediately.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet Brother Xu here," Yun Zihai greeted and bowed slightly.

Scholars have achieved the ultimate in etiquette.

"Why is Lord Yun walking around instead of sitting in the yamen?" Xu Bai frowned.

To be honest, he didn't want to have anything to do with the new county magistrate, because in his mind, this guy came to the county for a very complicated purpose.

If it was really a punishment from the court, why did he let him be an official?

So Xu Bai felt that the farther away from these troubles, the better. He just wanted to quietly grind the progress bar and then surprise everyone.

"To govern a county well, you must first understand it. I happened to visit the city gate and ran into you." Yun Zihai smiled and said, "Are you going out of the city?"

Xu Bai nodded: "I heard that you were assassinated some time ago."

"Just a small character, I was still waiting for their follow-up actions, but I didn't expect that after waiting for so long, there was no movement at all." Yun Zihai smiled.

Perhaps because he spoke too fast, he couldn't help coughing twice, and his pale face was particularly conspicuous.

"I'm sorry, I'm sick and can't control it." Yun Zihai said ashamedly.

Xu Bai raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance: "It's getting late, I'm leaving first."

"Okay, if you have anything, come to Sheng County to find me at any time." Yun Zihai didn't keep him.

Xu Bai agreed casually, left Sheng County, and walked towards Yinyi.

Yun Zihai kept staring at the direction where Xu Bai left. After Xu Bai's figure disappeared at the end, he shook his head and said, "I am very cautious."

After saying this, he did not stop at the city gate and continued to inspect other places.

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Along the way, Xu Bai hurried and finally returned to Yinyi.

At the beginning, the content of the communication with Yun Zihai was also forgotten by him.

"Everything is based on the progress bar, and other things can be put on hold." Sitting in front of the giant tree, Xu Bai stared intently.

While he was working on the progress bar, a woman in ordinary clothes was rushing towards Yinyi in the suburbs not far from Yinyi.

The woman was very young, about 20 years old. Although she was dressed in ordinary clothes, she looked very beautiful.

But if you move your eyes to the woman's hands, you will find that there are calluses between her fingers on both hands. She is obviously a martial artist.

Especially around the woman's waist, there is a pair of silver spikes, which flash coldly under the sunlight.

As the Ninth Princess's personal maid, Qingxue, who is of the seventh rank, has always followed the Ninth Princess' lead.

In fact, if she is really a personal guard maid, her strength is far more than the seventh rank, but many things in the royal family cannot be judged by common sense.

She is loyal, loyal to the Ninth Princess.

This time, the Ninth Princess sent her here specifically. In addition to a simple investigation of the Chunyu Pavilion, she also wanted to investigate the matter of that Jianghu man.

The secret letter was delivered to the Ninth Princess by other members of the royal family. The content inside did not mention the matter of Yang Chang of Chunyu Pavilion.

What is the reason? In fact, you can know it by thinking about it.

The intrigues of the royal family have long been well-known. Everyone's words can only be believed half, and the remaining nine and a half points cannot be believed at all.

Only seeing it with your own eyes and understanding it with your own eyes is true.

Even though the Ninth Princess later knew the real cause of the Chunyu Pavilion incident, she seemed to be very interested in that Jianghu man.

Qingxue came here for this reason.

"I can reach Yinyi in two days at most. After I get there, I'll take a short break and then go to Shengxian to investigate." Qingxue thought as she rode a fast horse.

She knew very well that the Ninth Princess wanted to recruit him, so she had to investigate the identity and background of that person. Of course, if she failed to recruit him, there would be no other conflicts. After all, the Ninth Princess had already explained the content to her before.

People in the royal family must be cautious, but there is no such thing as killing someone directly if they fail to recruit him as written in biographical novels. This kind of thing will always exist only in fantasy.

Even a small flaw can be easily discovered by the opponent, and after a little use, the weakness will be infinitely magnified.

"Alas, compared with other members of the royal family, the Ninth Princess is still too kind."

Thinking of this, Qingxue quickened her pace again.

As a personal maid, she knows a little bit about many things, especially horsemanship.

Riding fast, she was getting closer and closer to Shengxian.

Just as she was about to reach Shengxian, a person suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her way.

"Huh~" Qingxue tightened the reins and stopped the horse, staring at the person in front of her with cold eyes.

The man was wearing black clothes, a bamboo hat on his head, and a black veil under the bamboo hat, so his face could not be seen clearly.

But he had a long sword hanging from his waist, which made him particularly conspicuous.

"Who are you?" Qingxue pulled out the silver thorn from his waist, and spoke with murderous intent.

The man in black did not speak, but reached into his waist, raised a handful of copper coins, and threw them at Qingxue with a unique hidden weapon technique.

Qingxue's eyes widened, and the hand holding the silver thorn kept waving, picking up the copper coins.

At this time, the man in black moved again, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and rushed towards Qingxue.

The two sides instantly fought in a group, and the sound of fighting came one after another.

In addition to his superb swordsmanship, the black-clad man on the opposite side also threw out a handful of copper coins from time to time, and his hidden weapon technique was also extremely sophisticated.

And every move was murderous, the purpose was to put Qingxue to death.

"What a wonderful hidden weapon." Qingxue frowned.

Her strength is at the seventh level, and the opponent's strength is also at the seventh level.

But on the contrary, she is proficient in silver thorns, while the opponent is proficient in swordsmanship and hidden weapons.

As the two of them were equal, she gradually fell into a disadvantage and tended to be defeated.

A carelessness caused the long knife to slash through her right arm, leaving a wound.

"Go!"

Qingxue reacted quickly, turned around and rode her horse, ready to escape from here.

She knew very well that she could not beat the other party, and there was no need to fight to the death here, after all, she had a mission.

The sound of horse hooves rose and fell, and the fast horse gradually moved away from the man in black.

The man in black took a wrong step and chased Qingxue, and his speed was not inferior to Qingxue.

Seeing that he was about to get close, Qingxue suddenly turned around and scattered a handful of white ash.

The man in black stopped, waved his sleeves, and dispersed the white ash in front of him.

At this time, he had missed the opportunity, and Qingxue had already run away.

The man in black stood there, as if thinking, and after a moment, he disappeared in the wilderness.

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In the blink of an eye, two more days passed.

In the past two days, Xu Bai has been sitting in front of the giant tree, staring intently, just to fill up the progress bar as soon as possible.

In addition to daily life, every day there would be new things brought by the postman, and he would also take time to take a look. Unfortunately, there was still no new discovery, and the progress bar did not find anything new.

In addition to the giant tree in front of him, there was only the book he got from the bookstore. At present, he only had these two progress bars to work on.

Without new progress bars, his interest was not high.

Fortunately, today was different, today was a new beginning.

The reason was simple, the progress bar was about to be full.