Volume 3: The Demonic Cult Advances Eastward Chapter 117 Walking Alone
After the heavy snow, the weather became sunny and even colder.
The clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sun shone through, shining on the old trees lining the street and the red fruits on them covered with frost and snow.
Suddenly, a group of birds fell from the sky like a dark cloud, landed on the branches, chirped and pecking at food, it was very lively.
But not long after, they were frightened by the sound of galloping horses on the street and scattered in panic, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In just two days, several major disturbances have occurred in the martial arts world.
The "Peng Family" of Shanxi, together with the "Tang Clan" of Shu, as well as the Bashan Jianlu, the Nangong family, the Ding family, as well as many families in Chang'an City, the Songyang Guo family, and dozens of underworld forces and martial arts sects were attacked and killed one after another, and experienced a brutal bloody battle, with blood staining the area for miles.
And in these bloody battles, several mysterious masters emerged, and many long-lost skills were revealed and shined.
For example, the "Qiuzhi Sword Technique" created by the "Seven Wonderful Gods" in the past. When this sword came out, the five major sword sects all retreated.
There was also the world's number one master at that time, "Great Thunder God" Jin Kaijia, who used the "Wind Thunder God Axe" and a dangerous killing move called "Chonglou Flying Blood" to defeat the demons in succession.
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In Baoding City, Li Muchan walked on the swept stone street, with a knife and sword on his waist, holding a box of snacks in his hand as usual, eating slowly and savoring them carefully.
He had taken a hot bath, tied his hair with a black cloth, changed into a sky-blue cotton robe, and tied a snow-white cloak with a velvet collar. In his narrow eyes, there was both the enjoyment of the delicious food and the thoughts about certain things.
The sun was shining, and the streets were bustling with vendors and people, full of the atmosphere of life.
The Goddess of Bliss followed behind, looking around, sometimes at the bright clothes in the cloth shop and clothing cabinet, and sometimes taking advantage of Li Muchan's absent-mindedness to buy a few boxes of rouge and powder and pick out some jewelry.
After all, money is meant to be spent. Men with money want to enjoy themselves and look for women for good food and drink. But what about women?
The Goddess of Bliss has made a lot of money these days. Especially when she heard the group of rough men and evil demons under her command discussing how to spend the money every day, she thought about it for a long time.
In addition to her, Tieyan and the other two also followed closely.
The couple finally figured it out. Compared to the moody leader and the unscrupulous Sun Xingyu, although Li Muchan was extremely cunning, he was a kind person after all, at least that's what he seemed to be. And most importantly... he gave too much.
Li Muchan was eating the snack in his hand, but he was thinking about Sun Xingyu.
This person is very secretive and her identity is secret. I think few people in the world know about her relationship with Qiu Xiaolou. There is also an age difference between the two, so it is really unpredictable.
He asked casually, "Do you know the origins of Sun Xingyu?"
Elder Tie Er said without hesitation: "Yes, the leader had three women in his life. The first one was the real leader's wife, the leader's original wife. Later, he married a woman named 'Madam Ruoliu', who was Sun Xingyu's biological mother."
Li Muchan raised his eyebrows and turned his head to ask, "Why do I sound a little confused?"
Elder Tie Er smiled bitterly and said, "Don't say that you are confused, I was also surprised when I first learned about this. Although Madam Ruoliu is the leader's woman, she is promiscuous by nature. She secretly had affairs with many elders in the sect, and later eloped with someone else and gave birth to Sun Xingyu."
"So that's how it is. It turns out that he is not my biological child," Li Muchan suddenly realized. He then squinted his eyes and asked with a half-smile, "How did you know?"
Elder Tie Er said everything in detail: "I once had a drinking contest with Tongtuo, and he told me after he got drunk that the man who eloped with Madam Ruoliu was Tongtuo's uncle. Sir, did you notice Sun Xingyu's hand? She has six fingers, so she is definitely not the leader's bloodline."
This bronze camel is another master of the Demon Cult besides the Golden Lion, Silver Dragon and Iron Swallow.
Li Muchan thought about it carefully and realized that the night before yesterday, Sun Xingyu seemed to have hidden her hands with her sleeves.
Elder Tie Er continued, "Madam Ruoliu was a slut. Even after eloping with someone, she still did not change her dissolute nature and secretly committed adultery with someone. In the end, she was discovered by Tongtuo's uncle, who beat and killed both the adulterer and the adulteress. She also committed suicide out of shame. When Sun Xingyu was sent to the Demon Sect, she was only two or three years old. The Sect Leader had just succeeded the old Sect Leader."
"This is really... eye-opening," Li Muchan said with a strange look in his eyes, "The relationship is too complicated."
Elder Tie Er lowered his eyebrows and said softly, "Young Master, you don't know that this girl looks very similar to Madam Ruoliu. When Madam Ruoliu left, the leader was furious and his temper changed drastically. He killed many people. It was not until this girl was sent back and grew up that the leader came to his senses and carved the words 'A Small Building Listening to the Spring Rain All Night' on the Crescent Moon Scimitar."
After he finished speaking, he quickly added: "But no one in the entire Demon Cult knows that Sun Xingyu is Madam Ruoliu's daughter. They just think she is a helpless child. Perhaps only the Cult Master and Tongtuo know. Even now, only a few people know of Sun Xingyu's existence."
Elder Tie Er hesitated for a moment and said carefully: "In my opinion, the leader should regard Sun Xingyu as a substitute for his mother."
Li Muchan's eyes were deep, and he suddenly smiled: "You actually missed one person."
Elder Tie Er was startled: "Who?"
Li Muchan put the last piece of dessert into his mouth and said nonchalantly, "You might as well think about who brought her back to the Demon Cult."
Hearing this, Elder Tie Er's eyes suddenly widened and he blurted out in a hoarse voice: "Grand Elder."
Li Muchan sighed: "I guessed it was him."
Elder Tie Er hesitated and asked, "Why did he do this?"
"Why?" Li Muchan said with emotion, "This is not difficult to understand. A loyal minister will never watch his lord, who has high hopes for him, indulge in women. Of course, it is also possible that this elder has other intentions just like us. After all, no arrangement can be as perfect as the one next to you. Besides, Sun Xingyu is pregnant with Xie Xiaofeng's child."
Elder Tie Er's pupils shrank: "Sir, if that's the case, could Sun Xingyu be the Great Elder's man?"
Li Muchan shook his head: "I don't know, I'm just guessing. If that were the case, it would be too lively."
The group talked as they walked, and strolled around the city of Baoding.
The weather is getting colder, and the murderous intent is getting stronger.
Today, murderous intent is spreading, all things are withering, and all life is extinguished. The murderous intent belonging to this world is about to arrive.
Going out shopping was the request of the Goddess of Bliss, as a reward for Li Muchan's keeping watch for her.
Looking at the martial artists riding their horses to the streets to help, they all felt a sense of oppression , and the world seemed to be filled with an invisible aura of solemnity, adding a bit of chill.
The decisive battle is about to come, and once those demons set foot on the Central Plains, it will be a bloody battle that hasn't happened in five hundred years.
I wonder how many of these people, who may be opponents, allies, subordinates, confidants, or friends, can survive.
The goddess of joy was grinning from ear to ear, she was so happy that she almost jumped up, the silver ornaments on her body jingled, she was carrying a big bag full of things she bought, and Elder Yan San also bought a lot.
Li Muchan could see that this person seemed to be ruthless and experienced, but in fact she still had the heart of a young girl. She had probably been hiding in the dangerous mountains and waters of Miaojiang for too long and knew very little about the outside world. Most of the time, she was like a naive little girl.
As he walked, he found several secret letters in his hands.
Elder Tie Er was so shocked as he watched from the side that he didn't even realize where these things came from.
"Don't be nervous. When a power is rising, the most important thing is often not gold or silver, but news."
Hearing Li Muchan's words, Elder Tie Er suddenly remembered the peddlers and hawkers who had just passed by him, and his expression became surprised. These people were hiding among all kinds of people, coming and going without a trace, but they were actually spies.
Li Muchan opened the secret letter.
Now the Central Plains martial arts world is about to face a catastrophe, with heroes rising up and masters emerging in large numbers. If you cannot understand the situation at all times, you will suffer a great loss.
"What has Li Manqing done recently?" he asked as he walked.
Elder Tie Er said, "He has not made any move. Ever since he lost to Sun Wuer last time, he seems to have stayed indoors and has been in a state of depression. He even dismissed the servants in the mansion."
Li Muchan pondered and said, "If that's the case, then there's no need to pay attention to him."
"Yes," Tie Er replied in understanding, and then said cautiously, "Sir, I have learned that the flying swordsman seems to have appeared."
"It's not as if," Li Muchan said calmly, but his eyes suddenly became bright and sharp, like the stars in the night, captivating, "He should have come in."
"Flying Swordsman."
The Goddess of Bliss suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
The expressions of Tieyan and the other man were extremely solemn, as if they had turned into the frost that had not yet melted on the ground, and they were trembling with fear.
This name has been famous in the martial arts world for more than 20 years. Back then, he had few rivals. Now he must have reached the pinnacle and be unfathomable.
This is an invincible legendary figure.
In fact, Li Muchan was mentally prepared. After all, apart from anything else, it was because he had mastered the martial arts in the "Ghost Secret Book", and this martial arts was closely related to Bai Feifei. It was reasonable for Fei Jianke, his son, to look for him.
Moreover, with his current identity, anyone in the Central Plains martial arts world would have an excuse to kill him.
Tie Er whispered: "Master, what about us?"
"Nothing, you guys go back first, I want to walk the rest of the way alone."
Li Muchan walked along with his hands behind his back, his head not turning back. His sleeves fluttered in the wind, his eyes fixed on the front. However, although his pace did not change, when he raised his feet and put them on the ground, he had walked through the thick frost and snow, stepped on the plum blossoms, and no trace was left, just like a ghost.
