The next morning, the Li family's caravan had already left the city, loaded with carts full of goods. Apart from ores, there were also other specialties from Wei County.
Beside Li Zhao was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He was bald and wore a warrior's outfit. He looked calm and carried a wrought iron rod that was as thick as a forearm on his back. This man was the head steward of the Li family, Li Zhong.
There were very few martial artists in Jianghu who used rods as weapons. It was not because rods were weak, but because it was not easy to make them strong.
Those who used swords and sabers all took the path of sharpness. Martial artists who came from the military mostly used spears and had an unparalleled aura.
Only martial artists who used rods took the path of martial arts. It was not easy to train in the early stages, and its lethality was low. It could not be compared to a sword or saber, which could kill with one strike, or a spear.
However, if one used rods to the extreme, one strike could smash a person into meat paste. Its power was not inferior to other weapons.
Li Zhao led his men on a small path in Shang Mang Mountain. He looked relaxed. Along the way, he also asked Li Zhong for advice on martial arts.
At this moment, a faint voice came from the front, "Young Master Li, are you going to leave after taking my things?"
Chu Xiu's figure slowly walked out of the dense forest. Ma Kuo and the others quietly surrounded Li Zhao and his men.
Li Zhao was indeed surprised when he saw Chu Xiu. However, when he saw that there were only a few dozen people with Chu Xiu, which was half of their caravan, he heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking at Chu Xiu, Li Zhao sneered, "Chu Xiu, Chu Zongguang said that he would let this matter go and not let you cause trouble. But now you still dare to cause trouble for me. I think you are deliberately looking for trouble!"
Chu Xiu pulled out the Goose Feather Saber from his waist and slowly walked toward the caravan. He said in a cold tone, "Chu Zongguang said to let it go, but I can't let it go!"
Li Zhao immediately frowned. "Force? You're courting death! "
Although he said this, Li Zhao still felt that something was wrong. Just now, Chu Xiu had actually called out Chu Zong Guang's name. Moreover, they had very few people on their side, but this Chu Xiu was arrogant enough to think that he could rob their Li Family's caravan. Where did he get his confidence from?
However, since Chu Xiu had already made his move, he naturally wouldn't allow himself to be captured without a fight.
Li Zhao waved his hand and said coldly, "All of you, attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the Li family's caravan drew their weapons from the caravan behind them and confronted Ma Kuo and his men.
Ma Kuo sneered and said in a deep voice, "Little ones! After eating Young Master Chu for such a long time, it's time for us to show our strength. Let Young Master Chu take a good look at us. Although we eat a lot, we're still nimble when it comes to killing! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Kuo and his group of bandits immediately started fighting with Li Zhao's caravan.
Although Ma Kuo's men were few, they were all the remnants of the 36 Northern Bandits. Almost every one of them had taken human lives, and they had even fought with the Northern Yan Army before. Although their numbers were only half of the Li family's, they were still able to suppress the enemy as soon as they appeared.
Ma Kuo was also fighting with Li Zhao. One of them used a heavy sword, while the other used an ordinary thin sword. One of their swords was light, while the other was heavy.
In terms of foundation, Li Zhao, who was born in an aristocratic family, had the upper hand. After all, even if the Li family was a small aristocratic family, Li Zhao's training resources would not be lacking. Ma Kuo, on the other hand, was just a small character among the 36 Northern Bandits.
However, Ma Kuo's combat experience was much better than Li Zhao's, so the two of them were evenly matched.
Li Zhong jumped off his horse and took out the steel rod on his back. He looked at Chu Xiu and said in a low voice, "Young Master Chu, do you really want to go against the Li family? I know Lord Chu's personality very well. I'm sure that Lord Chu doesn't know that you dared to rob us today. If you back off now, I can pretend that nothing has happened. "
"What if I don't back off?" Chu Xiu said in a low voice, holding his saber.
Li Zhong pointed his steel rod at Chu Xiu and said coldly, "If you don't back off today, I will have to break your legs and send you back to the Chu family. Killing you will anger Lord Chu, but this time, you disobeyed Lord Chu's order and came to the Li family to cause trouble. It's perfectly reasonable for me to cripple you. "
"Reasonable and reasonable, huh?"
Chu Xiu drew his saber and swung it at Li Zhong. He said coldly, "It's perfectly reasonable for me to kill all of you right here!"
The blood-red saber was unsheathed, and its aura was incomparably violent. The cold edge of the saber seemed to reveal a sinister blood-red color.
Li Zhong snorted and swung the steel rod in his hand. It was as if water couldn't get through. A series of clanging sounds rang out as the saber and the rod collided. Chu Xiu suddenly felt a powerful force coming at him, even causing his hands to feel numb.
Li Zhong waved the steel rod in his hand and said indifferently, "Although Body Tempering and Blood Condensation are only one level apart, the difference is from the inside out. I don't know why your strength is stronger than a Body Tempering cultivator of the same level, but if you don't condense your blood and Qi, it doesn't matter how strong your bones and muscles are! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhong suddenly shouted, and the steel rod in his hand smashed down with a heavy pressure. Chu Xiu's figure moved, and he dodged to the side. However, Li Zhong's steel rod suddenly trembled, and the steel rod was like a spear. It pointed at Chu Xiu three times, as if he was kneeling in front of Buddha.
Chu Xiu hurriedly raised his saber to block, but he was forced back three steps by the three points. His arms were numb, and the blood and Qi in his body were shaken, causing his face to turn red. However, Chu Xiu's eyes shone brightly.
This was the power that a Blood Condensation cultivator should have. Body Tempering was from the outside to the inside, while Blood Condensation was from the inside to the outside. The power of blood and Qi could not be seen from the outside, but the explosive power brought by the vibration of blood and Qi during a fight was extremely clear.
At this moment, Chu Xiu looked at the steel rod in Li Zhong's hand, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He said, "Subduing Tiger Demon Staff! I didn't expect Butler Li to be from the Great Light Temple, and even be a servant of the Li family. "
In this life, Chu Xiu did not have much knowledge, but in his previous life, Chu Xiu remembered many martial arts and secret techniques and origins.
Although after his rebirth, the two memories merged, causing Chu Xiu's memory to be a little blurry, but after exchanging a few blows, he could already recognize that Li Zhong was using the martial arts technique that the monks of the Great Light Temple of the Northern Buddhist Sect had to learn, Subduing Tiger Demon Staff!
In the Jianghu, there were countless Buddhist temples, but there were only two that truly stood at the peak, one in the south and one in the north, so they were known as the Northern and Southern Buddhist Sects.
Among them, the Southern Buddhist Sect's Subodhi Monastery cultivated Dharma, while the Northern Buddhist Sect's Great Light Temple tempered the body.
The Great Light Temple's introductory technique was the Subduing Tiger Demon Staff and the Vajra Arhat Fist.
It was no wonder that Li Zhong was bald and used a steel rod, which was rarely used in the Jianghu, as a weapon. He was actually from the Great Light Temple, one of the top sects in the Jianghu. This was somewhat out of Chu Xiu's expectations.
Li Zhong said calmly, "In the past, I was just a monk in the Great Light Temple who didn't even have a Buddhist name. I didn't dare to call myself a disciple of the Great Light Temple, and I didn't want to embarrass the Great Light Temple. Chu Xiu, since you already know my background, are you still going to stubbornly persist? "
"Stubbornly persist? A set of Subduing Tiger Demon Staff can't scare me! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xiu directly pressed forward. He performed the Blood Saber Technique in an extremely sinister manner, and the blade slashed out from unexpected places, all attacking Li Zhong's fatal spots.
However, the disciples of the Buddhist Sect valued their foundation the most. Even though Li Zhong was just a monk in the past, he had immersed himself in the introductory technique of Subduing Tiger Demon Staff for decades. His defense was watertight, and he didn't give Chu Xiu any chance to get close to him.
Li Zhong's expression became solemn at this moment. Chu Xiu's saber technique was extremely sinister and strange. Even he had to focus all his attention on defending. Otherwise, once Chu Xiu got close to him, he wouldn't be able to use his steel rod, and that would be terrible.
However, at this moment, the situation on Ma Kuo's side changed.
The bandits under Ma Kuo were basically slaughtering the people from the Li family's caravan, and Ma Kuo himself had the upper hand in the battle against Li Zhao. Seeing that Li Zhao was about to lose, the scene made Li Zhong a little anxious.
The Subduing Tiger Demon Staff could attack and defend at the same time, and it was incomparably stable. However, at this moment, Li Zhong couldn't stabilize himself. If this dragged on, Li Zhao would be in danger!
Therefore, after Li Zhong deflected Chu Xiu's saber, his staff technique changed from defense to offense, and with a loud bang, it smashed towards Chu Xiu. Earth-splitting Subduing Devil!
Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed, and the Goose Feather Saber in his hand deflected the steel rod, causing it to hit the ground a few inches deep, creating a small pit.
The blood-red blade followed the steel rod, and with blinding sparks, it slashed towards Li Zhong. The ferocious blood-red killing intent was approaching, but Li Zhong seemed to have expected this. He let go of the steel rod, crossed his fists, and smashed it towards Chu Xiu's head like a Buddha seal!
Vajra Arhat, Subduing Devil and Punishing Evil!
Li Zhong had been immersed in not only the Subduing Tiger Demon Staff for decades, but also the Vajra Arhat Fist!
However, at this moment, Chu Xiu didn't dodge. He leaned forward and let the fist hit his chest. A flash of silver light flashed across his sleeve, and in an instant, it filled Li Zhong's eyes!
The Azure Dragon in the Sleeve was unsheathed!
Li Zhong didn't expect Chu Xiu to be hiding a saber, a saber that was extremely fast!
By the time he reacted, his eyes were already filled with silver light from the saber's edge. Then, he saw blood. It was his own blood, and a headless corpse fell to the ground!
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