Chapter 8: Interception
Time passes day by day.
In the blink of an eye, it was already a month later.
"Pfft~" A ruler tip penetrated the back of the body.
A young man wearing black clothes stood on the stone street, staring at the figure who was gradually falling softly.
His face was like a knife carving, and the blood on the iron ruler gave him a heart-stopping aura.
"Sir?" A young man in fur clothes shouted not far away, with a look of horror in his eyes. Even though there were a dozen strong men holding swords behind him, he still couldn't help but feel scared.
"The county government is arresting Shen Zhui, and he has been ordered to kill the thief. Here is the beheading order. Are you the local upright?" Shen Zhui took out the glowing blue token from his arms and waved his hand towards the Anyang village.
"The villain Lu Xiao is an upright person in Anyang Village." The young man felt relieved when he saw that it was an official who was responsible for killing the thief.
The new county magistrate had a good reputation among the people and was very strict with his subordinates. He didn't have to worry about the lord getting angry and cutting off his head as a reward.
"Well, we arrived just in time. The thief has been killed. I'll leave it to you to collect the corpse and appease the neighbors."
"It should, it should... My lord, thank you for your hard work. The villain's house is just ahead, so I will order people to prepare a banquet... My lord, my lord?"
Anyang Li was just waiting to say a few words of flattery, but when he looked up, he found that Shen Zhui's figure was missing.
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"Da da, da da~"
On the official road, a fast horse was galloping towards the county seat.
The grass and trees on both sides of the road are withered and yellow, and the leaves are withered, making it look dilapidated.
This was the fifth murder case that Shen Zhui had handled, and the fifth acquired ninth-level warrior he had killed.
Two of them were key criminals in old cases, who were found within a hundred miles of the county town with a sense of luck.
The three cases are new cases, and there are faint shadows of two major families behind them.
"Beheading five Houtian ninth levels in a row, the accumulated good deeds have exceeded 30,000. It's time to take a rest."
Actually... it's not that hard to kill the murderer.
Shen Zhui Chi Technique has achieved great success, and with the sixteen vitality essences of the "Burning Blood" technique as a foundation, his body technique is only a hair away from the Great Perfection state.
Killing these movements and martial arts is not as good as his acquired ninth level. Although it is dangerous, it is not life-threatening.
Liu Bin's body skills were small and his sword skills were close to being great, but he killed them all.
Among these five people, the most powerful one is close to Liu Bin's level.
But this month, I went back and forth, chasing and killing, and traveled nearly a thousand miles!
Even though Shen Zhui was at the eighth level of Houtian's body, he was running back and forth and fighting to the death for a month. At this moment, he felt a little unable to bear it.
"When I go back this time, I will first master the movement skills to the Dacheng state, and digest and absorb this month's combat experience."
"When both the ruler technique and the body technique are perfected, you will not be far from perfecting your power. You can try to take on the peak cases the day after tomorrow!"
Shen Zhui was thinking in his mind.
Once the ruler technique and body technique are perfected, it means that the control of body strength is close to perfection!
"With perfect control of power, the first requirement of 'Unity of Heaven and Man' has been achieved. Every blow can exert the ultimate power. If you can practice the body and ruler skills to create a hint of the power of heaven and earth, you can touch To the realm of unity between man and nature.”
The power is perfect, the ruler method and the body method contain a trace of the power of heaven and earth.
The two become one, which is the state of ‘unity of heaven and man’.
Once he reaches this level, even if he is facing an innate master, Shen Zhui estimates that he can sustain it for a long time.
Just when Shen Zhui was thinking about this...
Ten miles outside the city is Fanshan Pavilion.
"Master, according to reports from my servants, Shen Zhui has killed Chen Tong in Anyang Town. Judging from the time he spent on his way, he should pass by here and enter the city in half an hour."
An old man in a white robe bent down and reported to the young man in colorful clothes next to him.
Even though the old man was an innate master, he was respectful to this young man in fine clothes because he was the eldest son of the Li family, Li Ming, the future head of the Li family.
The young man in gorgeous clothes clasped his hands behind his back, standing on a high slope and looking into the distance, with a hint of sinisterness on his fair face.
"Damn it Shen Zhui, you made me wait here for so long, why don't you run faster?"
Finally, the young man looked at the old man and asked, "Uncle Cang, there shouldn't be any problems with us here, right?"
The old man surnamed Cang smiled and said: "Master, there is no need to worry. You and I are covered by spiritual tablets. This is outside the city and we will not be discovered at all. But there is nothing we can do about that group of archers."
Li Ming nodded: "It doesn't matter. As long as no one is discovered at this time, we can quickly escape into my Li family's territory afterwards. We will be protected by the family ancestral hall. Even if there is no solid evidence, we will not be found."
The old man surnamed Cang hesitated and said: "Young master, the head of the family once said not to conflict with the county magistrate for the time being. The Wei family is now gaining power in the court..."
"I know, I know!" Li Ming said impatiently: "What big deal is it to kill an unworthy policeman? Didn't you kill a few unsighted guys last month?"
Li Ming said angrily: "Didn't he, Wei Wenhe, kill members of my Li family? His grandfather did the right thing and wrote a letter to destroy the clan and abandon the temple, intending to cut off the foundation of my clan. The emperor was confused for a moment, and he actually believed the slander... Otherwise, how could Wei Wenhe, a mere county magistrate, dare to be so arrogant and go against us?"
"But..." Li Ming sneered. "A few days ago, news came from Di Bao. The imperial army in Qingzhou suddenly failed in its expedition against the Northern Wilderness. On the second front in Jizhou, the Yingwuhou, who had always been victorious and unstoppable, suddenly stalled. It was said that there was a natural disaster, and it happened one after another in half a year. If we continue to retreat, we will push the defense line back three hundred miles."
"On the surface, it seems normal. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. But Uncle Cang, do you know the connection between this?"
The old man surnamed Cang shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Li Ming laughed and said: "How can there be such a coincidence in the world!"
"The Qingji continent happened to be defeated at this time. Could it be that the two princes used natural disaster as an excuse to express their dissatisfaction with this move?"
"The Wei family wrote to the emperor to destroy the clan and abandon the temple on the pretext of wasting state funds, which put everyone in the world's major clans and aristocratic families in danger."
"However, there are many opponents. Firstly, this matter violates filial piety, and it is equivalent to letting people smash the clan tablets enshrined by one's family. Secondly, it is also the foundation of the establishment of the world's most powerful clans. From now on, there will be no corruption in property taxes. Children of princes and noble families who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people! They are subject to the supervision of the gods and Taoist laws."
"Now some people have connected the natural disaster with this incident, thinking that this move is to forget the ancestors and make the ancestors blame..."
"Uncle Cang, just watch. Soon, when more and more people oppose it, I'm afraid even the Emperor Shengming will have to veto Mr. Wei's proposal to rebuild the temple and build a golden body!"
"Thank you, young master. The old slave has learned a lesson. But the master of the house has repeatedly told us that to ensure the safety of the young master, we should be more cautious."
Seeing that the other party didn't listen at all to his eloquent talk, Li Ming suddenly lost interest.
"Forget it, if Yang Wu hadn't begged for many times, which made me annoyed... to kill this mere ninth-level warrior, why would it be necessary for me to do it myself?"
"Uncle Cang, just watch here. I'll go to the pavilion to rest for a while. I'll wait for someone to call me."
Li Ming muttered a few words, waved his hand and walked back.
"Damn it, Shen Zhui didn't hurry up and hurry up. You are really wasting my time. You deserve to be pierced by thousands of arrows..."
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It was freezing cold and it was almost dusk.
When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Shen Zhui's face, he could already vaguely see the outline of Heyuan City.
"After passing this mountain pavilion, you can enter the city, but you really need to rest for a few days..."
It was rare for Shen Zhui to see this beautiful sunset. He reined in his horse and drove slowly, admiring it calmly.
"Um?"
Shen Zhui suddenly felt his scalp numb, and his eyes suddenly widened. With his current hearing and vision, he almost instantly heard a discordant sound in this quiet and peaceful scenery - it was a sharp arrow piercing the air, Bring the screams!
The extreme nervousness caused Shen Zhui's body energy to run wildly in an instant. Looking for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and the hairs on his body stood up. He seemed to have returned to the desperate knife attack he faced Liu Bin!
A life and death crisis is coming!
"咻咻咻~"
Arrows shot through the air at Shen Zhui's head!
Shen Zhui pulled out the iron ruler from his waist almost in the blink of an eye and opened it like a conditioned reflex.
"Dang! Poof!"
Two fine steel arrows were blocked by Shen Zhui with an iron ruler, but one of them shot directly into Shen Zhui's shoulder.
There was a pain in his shoulder, and the force of the arrow instantly knocked Shen Zhui off his horse.
"咴咴~"
Several bloody holes appeared on the horse's body and it died instantly!
Before Shen Zhui could take a closer look, more arrows came whizzing towards him!
"Swish swish~"
With two rulers in hand, Shen Zhui used the "Nine Levels of Iron Ruler" to protect his body. The iron ruler danced airtight and blocked the arrows one by one!
"Ding ding ding!"
The arrowhead collided with the iron ruler, and the arrow feathers seemed to be overwhelming, as if they were everywhere!
Sudden--
Shen Zhui felt the pressure around him relax!
At this moment, his footsteps suddenly became mysterious and illusory, his body seemed to move faster as he moved and dodged, and every move became smooth and fluid!
At this moment of life and death, the body technique "Flowing Cloud Step" finally broke through that level of barriers and entered the realm of great achievement!
At the same time, Shen Zhui, who felt a little relieved from the pressure, finally had the intention to see where the threat came from.
"On the hillside! Over there!"
At this time, there is no horse, and escaping means exposing your back to the enemy.
Shen Zhui roared angrily and rushed up the hillside while the opponent's round of arrows stopped.
