C10

Wang Lih came to the front of the caravan and mounted a horse.

"Everyone." Family Head of Luo Family said in a clear voice.

"This part of the journey is the final part of our journey. From Luo County, we can return to the capital after we cross Haoyuan! "This is the territory where Niu Tou Mountain's Hsiang Chuming frequents. Everyone must pay attention to your goods and watch out for other horse bandits and robbers."

"Let's first introduce our new guard, the little brother Wang Lih who's beside me." Family Head of Luo Family looked towards Wang Lih, "Young Brother Wang's skills are not ordinary. At such a young age, he could make a hundred jin worth of large stone sticks move."

"Patriarch, you flatter me." Wang Lih said humbly.

"Young Brother Wang, go help us in the back." Family Head of Luo Family laughed.

"Yes."

Wang Lih cupped his hands and pulled the reins towards the back of the group.

"Alright, let's go!"

"Young Brother Wang!"

Just as he reached the middle of the group, Qin Xiao, who was dressed in white light armor, called out to him.

"Older Brother Qin, what's the matter?" Wang Lih then rode forward, while looking at Qin Xiao. Yesterday, when Qin Xiao took off his armor, he had the appearance of a scholar. If he hadn't put on his clothes today, he wouldn't have been able to see that Liu Tie was also a guard of the caravan. This time, Qin Xiao also brought his own weapon with him. Each of the leather elbow guards had a blade nearly four feet long. It was very sharp, and it glinted with a cold light.

If he had guessed correctly, this was a martial art that few people in the martial arts world knew — a Wrist Blade that combined fist techniques, joint techniques, and blade techniques!

"Young Brother Wang's stone stick weighs over a hundred jin. It's extremely difficult to swing. In actual battle, it should be difficult for you to use your strength." Qin Xiao said, "Last night in the Luo Family warehouse, Older Brother Qin picked out a hollow iron spear for you, it was only about 10 jin. If something unexpected happens, this light spear should be more practical. "

With that, he took out the three pieces of the iron spear from his bag and handed it to Wang Lih.

Wang Lih looked at the spear that Qin Xiao handed to him and pondered.

He had come here as a guard. If there really were bandits attacking … If you think about it carefully, a light iron spear is more useful, why not just accept this spear?

"Thank you, Older Brother Qin." Wang Lih smiled as he received the spear. In two or three hits, he had already pieced it together.

The entire spear was about seven feet long, which was about the length of an ordinary long spear. However, when he weighed it, he could feel that it was indeed hollow, and it was much lighter than the Shaolin Temple that he had used that night. If he were to accept the challenge, with his current strength, he would definitely be able to unleash a speed even faster than the night before. It would also be more convenient for him to pour in more strength.

The large stone stick that was harder to wield and was even harder to wield than the current one had gained a lot of practical value.

"But thank you, everyone is here for the safety of this trip." Qin Xiao smiled, patted Wang Lih's shoulder and said, "If there's a chance, Older Brother Qin would like to see you show off your skills with his own eyes! However, when it comes to the position of a guard, it's still inconvenient to say such words. "

"Older Brother Qin, if you want to try my hand at this, there's no harm in coming." Wang Lih cupped his hands together and smiled, "I will accompany you anytime."

"No need! "Come back when you have time." However, Qin Xiao waved his hand and said, "We are guards. We still have to save energy to protect the goods." "Young Brother Wang is fine now, please quickly return to the back of the team, right?"

"Sorry, Older Brother Qin, I failed in my duty." Wang Lih cupped his hands in embarrassment, "I will be leaving now." With that, he pulled the reins and quickly left.

"It's fine, it's fine." However, Qin Xiao smiled.

After arriving at the end of the line, Wang Lih took off the stone stick and tied it to the horse that was transporting the goods. Then he began to defend himself with the hollow iron spear that Wu Tie had given him.

In the deep valleys of the high mountains, clouds and mist lingered.

A row of tall wooden frames formed a grand entrance of a mountain stronghold. Sharp spikes were erected in front of the stronghold's entrance, and the two jars of flame shone brightly, giving the place an extremely mighty appearance.

"Inside the encampment, a group of thickly built men with simple clothing surrounded an open space. In the middle of the open space, two people were fighting with wooden sabers, fighting with each other in an uncontrollable way." "BOOM!" "Pah!" The sound of heavy wooden weapons clashing against each other rang out. The two's clash was as fast as a shadow, and they were evenly matched.

"Young Master, good job! Young Master! "

"Old Xu, forget it!" Haha, you can't beat the Young Master anymore! "

In the midst of his exuberance, the young man called "Young Master" kept pressing forward, hitting "Old Xu" until he retreated — — then, "Dong!" With a deep sound, Old Xu's entire wooden sabre was sent flying. Under the increasing cheers from the surrounding people, the tip of the wooden sabre of the "Young Master" had already pierced the throat of "Old Xu".

"Young Master's blade technique is truly amazing. I, Old Xu, admit defeat." Old Xu shook his head and stopped.

"Ha, even you, Old Xu, can't do it anymore." The Young Master grinned, "Today, my firewood will be chopped down by you, Old Xu! "Haha …" And then, he sheathed his saber and left.

"Yes, yes …" "Young Master." Old Xu picked up his knife with a face full of dust, while the crowd around him also dispersed.

Inside the largest wooden building in the stronghold.

A brawny man dressed in beast skin was sitting on the tiger skin mat and drinking fine fruit wine. His eyes were closed and serene.

"Father!" The Young Master broke through the door and said in a clear voice.

"He's so happy. Who did he beat this time?" The Great Master's voice was deep like a lion's.

"It's Old Xu today! Old Xu was defeated after only receiving 28 cuts from me! " The Young Master excitedly walked towards the tiger skin big cushion and sat down.

"Old Xu... It's a blade technique that was created by chopping firewood for the rest of my life with Old Xu's martial arts. " The Great Master shook his head, "When you can defeat Second Uncle, or when you can withstand ten of my strikes, come and show off in front of me."

"Tsk … "Such an arrogant tone." The Young Master was dismissive, "Just you wait! One day I will defeat you. "

"I hope so." The Great Master sneered and shook his head to finish the wine.

"Honestly, flowers. Are you really not willing to join a sect? " The Great Master immediately asked, "Your talent can be said to be unprecedented in the Xiang Family, with no one following you! Also, you have inherited my teachings, if you can enter a blade faction to train, in the future you will definitely be able to become a part of this world … "

"Alright dad, you've said it a hundred times." Lying on the tiger skin pad to rest, the Young Master impatiently said, "I prefer the days when we are free to travel back and forth with the brothers in the stronghold. "The sect binds the mind, binds freedom. I won't go."

"How stubborn …" "Sigh …" The Great Master sighed.

"Oh yeah, Hou Cheng sent a letter. Luo Pingchuan will be bringing his team back to the capital in the next few days." The Great Master immediately said.

"Luo Pingchuan?" Hsiang Luohua said excitedly, "Then, should Qin Xiao follow them?"

"Of course he's here."

"Good!" Let's go ambush them immediately! " A hint of fierceness flashed across Hsiang Luohua's eyes, "It's been a long time …" I have not competed with an expert like Qin Xiao! "

A few days passed.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Lih had followed Family Head of Luo Family's caravan to Beijing for almost a week.

In the daytime, Liu Tie would carry out his duties as a guard, and behind the caravan was the Light Iron Spear that Older Brother Qinxiao gifted him. For several days, there had been no attacks during the day. When camping at night, Older Brother Qin was always in charge of keeping vigil, and he was able to read the contents of the "Diamond Sutra" recorded in his heart. Although it was not comparable to the lack of desire he had during his cultivation days in the temple, his mind was always clear and calm. Now, he had entered the mortal world. He could always keep a clear mind and pursue martial arts all day.

Older Brother Qinxiao, who was also a guard, often chatted with him about martial arts.

Hao Guang Yuan was a vast wasteland that surrounded the capital, and its circumference was almost several hundred kilometers. It was much wider than the upper spring or the Luo County. With the speed that the Luo Family Merchant Group was travelling at, according to Family Head of Luo Family's words, they would probably have to walk for at least a dozen more days.

Wang Lih was not anxious either, up till now, he had not received any news regarding Five Poison Hall, and even no one in the caravan knew about it.

If that was the case, he would need to search for more people so that there would be one person who would know about the Five Poison Hall.

On this day, the caravan continued to travel through the vast expanse of the vast expanse.

Wang Lih sat on the back of a yellow maned horse with an iron spear in his hand. He was constantly recalling fragments of the contents of the [Vajra Scripture] and continuously trying to use the breathing technique taught by the [Vajra Scripture] to improve his cultivation.

Smoke and dust filled the air in the distance, as if a group of people and horses were approaching.

"Everyone, be on alert! The Northwest Thieves are closing in! " Qin Xiao, the first guard to notice the abnormality, suddenly said loudly.

Many merchants in the caravan looked towards the northwest. Wang Lih had also awakened from his training. In the distance, the sound of galloping horses could be heard. A large group of people was rapidly approaching.

Now, most of the horses in the team were used for carrying goods, and all the people were on foot. There was no time for him to get on the horse and run. Since he could not escape, it seemed like the best course of action would be to do so. Soon, Family Head of Luo Family's powerful voice sounded.

"Everyone, don't panic! Quickly form a circle and let the three of us deal with it! "

"Young Brother Wang, you and Qin Xiao will guard in three directions with me! Qin Xiao, go over there! "

Family Head of Luo Family quickly reacted to the situation, and the caravan all automatically gathered together. Qin Xiao who was dressed in white clothes and light armor had also arrived at the seat facing the north.

Large groups of people were rushing over from afar, raising a cloud of dust and smoke. A big "item" was printed on the banner that was fluttering like a bloody maple.

Wang Lih listened to the order and turned around to face the charging troops. Although the caravan behind them quickly gathered together, they still had to protect themselves from the first group that came in as soon as they arrived. The entire caravan only had him, Family Head of Luo Family, and Older Brother Qin as guards. Every corner had to be well guarded!

Soon, the troops from afar arrived. All of them were vicious, with rough faces. They held large swords in their hands, and bandages were tied to their foreheads. There were dozens of people, much more than the caravan. With one glance, he could tell that it was a gang of mounted gangsters.

"The bosses over there, listen up!" If you leave money behind, you can leave! If you resist recklessly, don't leave a single one alive! " The mounted gangster who was running at the front ordered loudly.

"Leave money and goods behind, he can leave!" If you resist recklessly, don't leave a single one alive! " The mounted gangster behind him shouted.

"This time …" "I really did meet a bandit." Wang Lih thought.

Family Head of Luo Family rode his horse to the front of the formation and faced the mounted gangsters, saying in a powerful and clear voice: "Haha, Ox-Head Gang! Get your boss out here! I will report the consequences of his stubbornness! "

Wang Lih was shocked, what was Family Head of Luo Family doing?