In an inn at the intersection of Beiyuan Road, the innkeeper carefully looked at the many Jianghu people in the inn, praying that nothing bad would happen.
He didn't open this inn in the state capital. Instead, he opened it at the intersection of several state capitals. It was specially prepared for traveling merchants.
Those traveling merchants didn't travel at night. Sometimes, when the sky was dark and they hadn't reached the state capital, they would rest in his inn.
Ordinary Jianghu people wouldn't come to his inn.
Those Jianghu people were skilled and bold, so they naturally didn't fear traveling at night.
Their legs were extremely fast. Even if they wanted to rest, they would definitely go to the better inns in the prefecture, and not to this slightly shabby little inn of his.
But today, for some reason, there were a few Jianghu people in the inn. They didn't do anything, just sat there and ordered a few dishes. Their auras were shocking, scaring away a few groups of customers. This made the innkeeper angry, but he didn't dare to say anything.
But at this moment, the inn's door was pushed open. A plainly dressed young man walked in while supporting a middle-aged man who seemed to be in poor health.
It was already dark outside, and the sun couldn't be seen at all. But these two people still wore bamboo hats, which made the innkeeper feel very strange.
But he still went up and asked politely, "Are you two here for a meal or to stay?"
The young man lowered his voice and said, "Pick some good dishes and bring them up. I don't want vegetables, just meat."
The innkeeper nodded and immediately went to the kitchen.
His inn was very small, so he was both the innkeeper and the waiter. The kitchen maid in charge of cooking was his wife.
The young man in the bamboo hat and the sickly middle-aged man were Xu Chen and Xu Cheng 'an.
The two of them had already shaken off the secret agents of Six Doors. After a simple disguise, they walked for three or four days before arriving here.
Xu Cheng 'an's injury was a big problem. He had burned his essence blood, causing his Qi and blood to be depleted. His body was even weaker than an ordinary person.
As long as he didn't burn too much essence blood, he could completely recover, but it was a matter of time.
When Su Xin fought with Xuan Guan, he only burned his essence blood for a moment, but it took him half a month to recover. Xu Cheng 'an, on the other hand, had burned 90% of his essence blood. He wouldn't be able to recover without a year and a half.
But Xu Chen didn't want to give up on him, so the two of them could only hide carefully and slowly escape in the direction of the Dugu clan.
When the martial artists in the inn saw Xu Chen and Bai Luochu come in, they all looked at them. This made Xu Chen immediately vigilant. He put his hand into his bosom and tightly held the Sky Splitting Awl.
This Space Splitting Awl was a gift from his father on his tenth birthday, and it was also for him to use to save his life.
This level of Tang Sect hidden weapon could already cause fatal injuries to those below the Divine Transformation Realm.
Previously, Xu Chen had used the Space Splitting Awl to sneak attack Qi Long. Fortunately, Qi Long's strength was strong enough to knock down most of the Space Splitting Awl.
Otherwise, if someone else were to be hit by more than three Space Ripping Awls, they would basically die.
However, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons were consumables, so his awl was naturally the same.
There were 36 steel awls in the awl, and it could only fire 12 at a time, which meant that it could only fire three rounds.
He had already used it once, which meant that he only had two more chances.
But right now, there were seven or eight cultivators in the inn. If they had bad intentions, the Void Rending Awl that could only be fired twice wouldn't be able to stop them.
Fortunately, the warriors only had a strange look in their eyes. They didn't show any killing intent, and they didn't do anything extra, which made Xu Chen feel relieved.
After a while, the food was served, and Xu Chen and Xu Cheng 'an immediately began to eat.
They were only in the Innate Realm. Although it wasn't a problem for them to not eat for a few days, they would still be very hungry.
When they were running for their lives in the wild, they didn't even have time to eat. It could be said that during this time, they had at most found a small river to drink some water. They had no time to look for food at all.
Just as they were eating heartily, the door of the inn was pushed open. Five arresters wearing the official uniform of the Six Fan School walked in. The atmosphere in the inn froze in an instant. Everyone's eyes were on the five arresters of the Six Fan School.
One of the constables, who was sturdy and looked somewhat fierce, coldly snorted and said, "What are you all looking at? If you keep looking, I'll throw you all into the prison! "
Next to him was a short and fat constable who always had a warm smile on his fat face. He cupped his hands at the people in the inn and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry. My brother here doesn't know how to talk. Please don't lower yourself to his level.
We were just ordered by our superiors to catch a few mice. It has nothing to do with you. You can eat and drink as you like. Don't worry about us.
By the way, protect your previous food. It won't be good if it gets splashed with blood. "
This fatty's words were very amiable, but the words he said made people shudder.
None of the constables from the Six Fan School seemed to be normal.
Xu Cheng'an put down his chopsticks and sighed. Xu Chen tightly held the Sky Splitting Awl in his arms.
Xu Cheng'an shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "Young Master, it's useless. These people are the Six Fan School's Wind Chasing Patrol Constables."
Everyone in the Jianghu knew which department was the most terrifying in the Six Fan School. It was the Wind Chasing Patrol Constables that only had a few hundred people in the entire Six Fan School.
These people were the elites of the elites in the Six Fan School. Just by looking at Qi Long, one could tell how strong they were.
If there was only one of them, they could still fight. But when there were five of them, Xu Cheng'an didn't even have the courage to fight them.
One of the constables with a gloomy expression said coldly, "Alright, don't talk nonsense. The sooner you die, the sooner you can complete your mission. Just kill them and bring their heads back to the Six Fan School."
They were different from Qi Long. Qi Long wanted to capture them alive to earn a great merit. But for them, it didn't matter if they were dead or alive.
The short and fat constable laughed and walked in front of Xu Cheng'an and Xu Chen. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry. For the sake of our brothers' future, I'll have to trouble you to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the short and stout constable suddenly turned from a smiling Maneki-Neko to a ferocious tiger. His eyes revealed an endless fierceness as he stretched out his hand. His palm was actually suffused with a jet-black color like gold and iron. Black wind howled furiously, it was extremely terrifying.
Xu Chen shouted angrily. He took out the Sky Splitting Awl and shot it directly at the short and fat constable.
As he pulled the trigger, twelve Sky Splitting Awl whizzed out in an instant. But the sound was very soft, worthy of the name Sky Splitting Awl.
However, the short and fat constable sneered and blasted out with both of his hands. Suddenly, there was a 'clang' of metal clashing. The twelve Sky Splitting Awl, which was powerful enough to kill a Peak Innate Stage martial artist, was directly blocked by his bare palms!
Xu Chen's face suddenly turned pale. Theoretically, the Sky Splitting Awl could indeed kill a Peak Divinity Stage martial artist, but that was only in theory.
In terms of lethality, the Sky Splitting Awl was indeed powerful enough. Qi Long was seriously injured by one Sky Splitting Awl.
But the problem was that martial artists were not wooden blocks that could stand still and let others shoot them. Previously, Xu Chen had also relied on a sneak attack to seriously injure Qi Long. Now that he was facing Qi Long, his Sky Splitting Awl was completely ineffective.
The short and fat constable of the Six Fan School did not want to waste any more time. He directly slapped at Xu Chen and Xu Cheng'an.
Between the two of them, one was seriously injured and had no combat strength left, while the other was basically useless except for his trump card, the Sky Splitting Awl. Both of them could not help but reveal a look of despair in their eyes.
However, at this moment, a sword gleam flashed by, and a blue longsword blocked between the two of them. The gleam of the sword shone and shrouded the entire place.
A series of clanking sounds of weapons clashing could be heard, and the sword gleam exploded. The short and fat constable was forced to retreat, and in the end, he was even sent flying by the sword.
At this moment, standing in front of Xu Chen was a young swordsman who was about 30 years old. He wore a bamboo hat, and although he looked a little slovenly, his aura was very powerful. He had the cultivation of Oneness of Heaven and Man and was half a step into the Primordial Soul Stage.
Xu Chen was surprised. This swordsman was one of the martial artists who had a meal in the inn earlier. Xu Chen still remembered that he had sized him up before.
The short and fat constable suddenly had a gloomy look in his eyes. "'Moon Chasing Sword' Luo Tong! What do you want? Are you going to make an enemy of the Six Fan School? "
The person who attacked was very famous in the Beiyuan Path. He was one of the local rogue cultivators, 'Moon Chasing Sword' Luo Tong. His swordsmanship was superb, and he was half a step into the Primordial Soul Stage.
Previously, he had buried his head on the table to eat, so the few people from the Six Fan School did not notice that he was here.
Luo Tong put down his longsword and cupped his hands. "Sirs, I have no intention of making an enemy of the Six Fan School. However, I have received a favor from the Xu family in my early years, so I cannot sit by and watch the only bloodline of the Xu family be severed."
The short and fat constable said coldly, "But now, the Lord Su wants their lives. If you stop us here, you will become an enemy of the Six Fan School, and an enemy of the Lord Su!"
Luo Tong shook his head and said, "Then I'm sorry. I can't repay the Xu family's kindness in the past. If I can't even protect the last bloodline of the Xu family now, then I will never be at ease for the rest of my life."
Xu Cheng'an and Xu Chen, who were standing behind Luo Tong, had a look of hope in their eyes. They did not expect that there would be a savior when they were at the brink of despair.
In the past, the Xu family had indeed helped a lot of rogue cultivators. Regardless of whether the Xu family was sincere or just to build their reputation, there were many people in the Beiyuan Path who had received the Xu family's kindness.
However, compared to the rogue cultivators, the sects and forces that had been on good terms with the Xu family for a long time had not dared to stand up for the Xu family. Instead, the rogue cultivators that the Xu family had not tried to repay all stood up to help.
The lone cultivators in the Divine Transformation Realm who had stood on the side of the Xu family had been killed along with the people of the Xu family. Even so, Luo Tong was still willing to stand up and protect him, which made Xu Chen secretly grateful.
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