The mountains were green, the peach blossoms were red, the apricot flowers were white, and the willow leaves were green. It was full of vitality.
On the official road leading to Fuzhou City, a young man in a white scholarly robe was riding on a tall horse. His black hair was tied with a purple ribbon, and it fluttered in the wind. He looked like a romantic and carefree man.
This young man was Ye Xuan, who had left the Zhangzhou Prefecture. That day, when Ye Xuan revealed that he knew martial arts and told everyone a story that was common in modern times, the Ye Family didn't doubt what he said. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Xuan mentioned that he wanted to go abroad to study. If it were the Ye Xuan of the past, Ye Fuquan would have arranged for eight or ten guards to accompany him even if he had agreed. However, after seeing Ye Xuan break a huge tree with a single punch, Ye Fuquan no longer mentioned the matter of guards. He only bought a Great Wan Horse and gave him a thousand taels of silver as travel expenses. He also told Ye Fuquan to be careful on his study tour and to return home before the New Year, lest he missed the provincial examination.
After leaving the Ye Mansion, Ye Xuan was like a dragon swimming in the sea. He rode the horse and left the Zhangzhou Prefecture along the official road. After two days, he arrived at the outskirts of Fuzhou City.
The purpose of coming to Fu Zhou City was to get the secret martial art called "Bixie Sword Art", which was derived from the "Sunflower Manual". Maybe this secret martial art was the most easily obtainable top-level secret martial art in "The Smiling, The Proud". The system's A-level secret martial art might be in its possession.
At the thought of martial arts secret manuals, Ye Xuan shifted his consciousness, and two martial arts secret manuals with gray covers appeared in his hands.
These two Martial Technique Secret Manuals named Flowing Light Body Technique and Extreme Lightning Sword Technique were found on the body of the unlucky rapist who Ye Xuan had broken 18 bones in his body with a single punch. Obviously, these two Martial Technique Secret Manuals were the techniques that the rapist was cultivating. Ye Xuan naturally would not be courteous to this rapist. He directly took the two manuals for himself, and thus, he now had two more C-level Martial Technique Secret Manuals on him.
When he arrived at Fuzhou City, he randomly asked a passerby for directions to the Fu Wei Escort Agency. Ye Xuan rode the horse slowly in the direction of the Fu Wei Escort Agency.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Ye Xuan appeared in a restaurant on the West Gate Street. Sitting on the second floor of the restaurant, he could clearly see the two stone altars in front of a magnificent mansion not far away. On the two stone altars, there was a 20 feet tall flagpole with green flags fluttering on top of the flagpole. The flag on the right was embroidered with a majestic lion baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. As the flag fluttered in the wind, it made the lion look even more lively. On the top of the lion's head, there was a pair of black bats flying. The flag on the left was embroidered with the words "Fu Wei Escort Agency" in black. The silver hooks and iron strokes were extraordinarily strong. The red lacquered door of the mansion. On the door, there were copper nails the size of teacups glittering. On the top of the door, there was a horizontal board with the words "Fu Wei Escort Agency" written in gold. Below it, there were two smaller words "Head Office" written horizontally. There were two rows of long benches in front of the door. Eight men dressed in martial arts attire were sitting on each of them. Each of them had a straight back and gave off a valiant aura.
Ye Xuan heaved a sigh of relief as he looked at the Fu Wei Escort Agency, which was still as awe-inspiring as ever. He was afraid that he would miss the opportunity and wait for the Qingcheng Sect to wipe out the entire Fu Wei Escort Agency. If the Evil Warding Sword Manual was found by those people, it would be very difficult for him to find it again.
He called the waiter and casually tossed him an ingot of five taels of silver. After inquiring about the direction of the Sunny Alley, he asked the waiter to prepare a few dishes and wine for him. After that, Ye Xuan slowly ate his meal like an ordinary diner.
After finishing his meal, Ye Xuan directly booked a room in the restaurant. After that, he walked out of the restaurant and slowly walked in the direction of the Sunny Alley that he had inquired about from the waiter.
Fuzhou City had a lot of common people. The streets were crisscrossed. Even Jianghu people, who were rarely seen in Zhangzhou Prefecture, could be seen everywhere. These people carried swords on their backs and walked in the crowd. When the common people saw them, they would step aside to avoid them.
After turning left and right on the street and walking for more than ten minutes, Ye Xuan arrived at the Sunny Alley. After walking into the Sunny Alley, Ye Xuan did not ask anyone for the location of the Lin Family's old mansion. This was because he was afraid that the people in the Sunny Alley might have a relationship with the Fu Wei Escort Agency. He was afraid of alerting the enemy. If the matter was exposed, he was afraid that it would cause more trouble. Therefore, Ye Xuan slowly walked in the Sunny Alley alone while looking around like an ordinary tourist. After searching for nearly half an hour, he finally saw an old house at the end of the alley.
The walls of the old house were full of potholes. The gray walls were mottled and had many traces of being washed by the rain. An old vine was coiled around the wall. From a distance, it looked like a giant python was lying there.
If it was not for the two words "Lin Mansion" written on the plaque in front of the old house, perhaps no one would have thought that such a dilapidated house was actually the old mansion of the famous Fu Wei Escort Agency's Chief Escort, Lin Zhennan. No one would have thought that this house actually hid a sword manual that could cause a bloodbath in Jianghu.
After looking around and confirming that there was no one around, Ye Xuan suddenly stomped his feet and his whole body suddenly shot up like a sharp arrow, flipping over the wall. When he was about to land, Ye Xuan's mind suddenly moved. His body that was about to hit the ground suddenly stopped in mid-air. This pause immediately stopped his diving momentum and his whole body landed silently in the courtyard.
This courtyard had been deserted for many years. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds and was unusually quiet. If it was late at night, this place would be more like a haunted house.
Although he had not read the novel "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", he had watched all the movies and TV series that were adapted from the novel. In his memory, when Linghu Chong and the others followed Lin Zhennan's last words to this old mansion to look for the "Bixie Swordplay", they should have found it in a Buddhist hall after breaking the roof of a room.
After looking around, Ye Xuan began to look for a Buddhist hall in the old mansion.
After searching for a while in the old mansion, Ye Xuan finally found a small Buddhist hall in a small corner of the house.
It was said that when Lin Yuantu was young, he was a monk of the Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian. Later, he was sent by Zen Master Hongye to interrogate the founders of the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect of Mount Hua who had secretly entered the Shaolin Temple and memorized the "Sunflower Treasured Book". Lin Yuantu was an extremely intelligent person. When he was interrogated, he secretly memorized the contents of the "Sunflower Treasured Book" that the founders of the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect of Mount Hua had memorized. After that, he did not return to the Shaolin Temple in Putian. Instead, he slipped away and returned to the secular world. Using the martial arts of the "Sunflower Treasured Book" that he had memorized, he created another 72 Bixie Swordplay, which shocked both the black and the white.
The Buddhist hall was very ordinary. There was an extremely old praying mat at the front, and a table at the back. On top of the table, there was a stack of Buddhist scriptures, a wooden fish, and a chime. On the wall facing the table, there was an old ink painting. The painting was of Ancestor Bodhidharma with his back facing all living beings.
If a painting of Ancestor Bodhidharma was hung in a Buddhist hall, it would not be out of line. However, if the painting of Ancestor Bodhidharma was hung from the back, then it would be a bit strange. What was even stranger was that the painting of Ancestor Bodhidharma had his left hand behind his back, as if he was pinching a sword art. His right index finger was pointing at the ceiling. The meaning of the painting seemed to be pointing at something else.
Knowing what was going on, Ye Xuan was not surprised. With a thought, an invisible spiritual force diffused out from between his eyebrows and covered the ceiling that Ancestor Bodhidharma's right hand was pointing at.
With the help of his spiritual force, nothing could hide from Ye Xuan's eyes. Even an ant crawling on the roof could be seen clearly, let alone the thing hidden on the tiles.
The tiles on the roof creaked. With a thought, an object suddenly floated down from the roof and landed gracefully in Ye Xuan's hand.
Looking at the red robe in his hand, Ye Xuan smiled. Just as he was about to open it and take a look at the sensational sword art manual, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind: Congratulations on obtaining an A Class Martial Art manual!
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