Quarter of an hour later, Fang Yunhan finally figured out what had happened in this inn not long ago.
The reason why Fang Yunhan felt that he couldn't tell the strength of the shopkeeper was because he really didn't know any martial arts.
He was originally the innkeeper of this inn, but this morning, a few people suddenly broke into the inn, killed the original real waiter, then sealed the acupuncture points on the innkeeper's legs, pressed his mute point, and asked him to sit behind the counter and pretend to be counting the bills.
Later, Fang Yunhan revealed the disguises of those people, and the shopkeeper lowered his head, only because he was more scared, but he couldn't move and escape from here. Even because the acupuncture points on his head and neck were sealed, he couldn't even make too many changes to his facial expressions.
After Fang Yunhan helped him to unblock the acupuncture points, the shopkeeper fled with profuse gratitude, and it seemed that he was going to flee back to Liujiaji overnight.
Fang Yunhan was the only one left in the inn. He picked up a table that was not too badly damaged, placed the cleaned Yaksha token on the table, and rested his chin in deep thought.
To be fair, the ambush tonight was not very complicated, but it took advantage of people's psychological blind spots. If it was just a little bit worse, he might have been injured in this ambush.
But the situation is so dangerous, basically, because these ambushers are highly powerful.
Fang Yunhan originally did not take the "Yaksha Sect" seriously, which had not appeared in the original novel of The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng. After all, in this world, there were too many organizations set up by various conspirators, and they were destined to divide up the resources together, both overt and covert, and it was impossible for any one organization to dominate alone.
But now it seems that he underestimated this organization.
Counting the two battles, this organization has had at least seven members who are equivalent to the top masters in the martial arts world.
Even in today's ambush, the first three who jumped out could only be regarded as cannon fodder used to deceive and mislead Fang Yunhan.
This is really a huge move.
To put it another way, is there any sect in this world that can send out three Qiao Shangzhous who are willing to be cannon fodder?
Fang Yunhan had reason to suspect that some of the secret organizations in the original novel might have been secretly swallowed up by the Yaksha Sect.
Da da da~
The sound of approaching horse hooves interrupted Fang Yunhan's thoughts.
He looked up and saw a man in full body armor jumping off his horse at the door of the inn.
This man in armor seemed to have smelled the blood in the inn from far away, and his movements were already cautious. When he entered the door and saw the token on Fang Yunhan's table, he paused, but did not retreat.
Fang Yunhan said nothing and let the man look at him.
When the man saw the inferior iron sword with a bamboo scabbard placed by Fang Yunhan's hand, he was obviously relieved. He clasped his fists and said, "Are you the hero Fang Yunhan who once captured the Embroidered Thief and uncovered the Yaksha Sect's conspiracy in Luoyang, saving the righteous martial arts world?"
Fang Yunhan nodded slightly and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am from the General's Mansion, Wolf General. I just heard about the deeds of the hero Fang in Wanxiang Tower. I didn't expect to meet him tonight."
After the man introduced himself, he looked around and said, "Did Mr. Fang encounter an ambush here?"
When the wolf general's eyes swept over the corpse of the meat-eating man, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and he hurriedly took a few steps forward to examine it carefully.
He turned the body of the meat-eating man over and over again, then ran over to look at the head of the old man with the iron hook, the face of the waiter, and finally the body of the swordsman with all his bones broken.
"These people, these people are the ones who participated in the ambush just now?!" Even though he was still wearing the wolf-head mask, you could tell how surprised he was just by listening to his voice which had become somewhat shrill.
Fang Yunhan asked curiously: "Do these people have any special identities?"
The wolf general pointed at the corpse of the meat-eating man and said, "This is the leader of the 36 tribes of the Miao people in Yunnan. He is the fierce dragon and the flying lion. He has ruled the southern part of the country for generations and is as rich and powerful as a king. However, it is said that he came to power in an illegitimate way."
"The one with the hole in the head is somewhat similar to the hermit Gusong from Huangshan. This hermit has a wide range of friends and is familiar with the famous Wudang Taoist Mu, the Buddhist master Kugua Shangren, the Jiangnan Hua family, Lu Xiaofeng and others."
He pointed at the body of the old man with the iron hook and said, "That was Hai Qikuo, the one-armed dragon who once dominated the seven seas. According to the intelligence from the General's Mansion, he should be dead."
The wolf general paused for a moment and added, "Because he killed innocent people, he was chased by Ximen Chuixue . He fled for 19 days and his boat capsized in the sea."
If you ask who has the best martial arts skills in today's martial arts world, it may be difficult to give a definitive answer, but if you ask which swordsmen are the most famous in today's martial arts world?
It must be Ximen Chuxue from Wanmei Villa and Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City from Feixian Island in the South China Sea.
After the Luoyang Conference, there may be one more Fang Yunhan.
But no matter when, it is hard to imagine that there are still people who are being chased by Ximen Chuxue and are not dead.
Hai Qikuo himself did not have such ability, he must have received help from a master, a master higher than Ximen Chuxue.
Fang Yunhan listened to the identities of these people without showing any emotion. He just pointed at the last swordsman whose bones were shattered by his palm and said, "Then do you know who he is?"
The scars on the swordsman's face were very strange. They were not the kind of criss-crossing disfigurement, but a more terrifying sight, as if someone had once shaved his entire face off with a single knife. However, his eyeballs were not injured after all, so that must have been intentional.
How could a person who could master swordsmanship to such an extent suffer such deliberately contrived harm?
"I can't think of who this person is." The wolf general shook his head and couldn't help asking, "Just ask him, is his martial arts higher than these three people?"
"It's much higher, and this token was found on him. He is the mastermind of this operation."
In fact, Fang Yunhan had already thought of someone.
With such superb swordsmanship and severe facial injuries, he should be the Wudang Stone Crane mentioned in the original novel.
This man was of the same generation as the current Wudang leader Shi Yan, and his martial arts skills were even comparable to Ye Gucheng. However, because a secret affair was discovered, he was too ashamed to take over as the leader, so he shaved his face and rumors spread that he was dead.
In the original novel, this person should be a subordinate secretly arranged by Mu Dao Ren. Now that he has become a member of the Yaksha Sect, what has become of Mu Dao Ren?
The Wolf General was impressed by Fang Yunhan's high martial arts skills and was surprised that these masters were all members of the Yaksha Sect. However, he had already heard about the previous events in Luoyang, so he was not too shocked at this time. Besides, he left Beijing this time for important matters.
"Master Fang, I was originally worried about how to hand this invitation to you. Now that we have met by chance, I think it must be a blessing from heaven."
The wolf took out an invitation and handed it to Fang Yunhan.
"My great general will be getting married on the seventh day of April. In addition to the civil and military officials from the court coming to congratulate him, he will also invite fellow martial artists."
"I hope Mr. Fang can come in person then."