"Then it's a dojo that's open and accepting disciples. The second choice is the famous fighter from the Central Plains, Soul Breaking Palm Li Ran. " Lu Sheng had carefully investigated this person. Back in the Central Plains, his meridians had been injured by an enemy and he had no choice but to bring his wife and son to Mountain-Edge City. It could be said that he had concealed his identity and distanced himself from trouble.
"Even if he's injured, he's still able to make a name for himself in Mountain-Edge City. His subordinates must be extraordinary. Also, the palm technique is similar to mine. I can take a look. "
"Also, in terms of hard body skills, there are two people, Chen Jia the Tumbler and Yang Furui the Copper Pillar." Lu Sheng had personally visited the martial arts dojo opened by these two people. The roly-poly man was already in his seventies, and the things he taught were only ordinary martial arts. As for the Copper Pillar Yang Furui, he was much more generous. As long as one paid the tuition fees, they could learn the basic hard body technique, the Iron Quenching Art. After that, depending on their performance, there was a chance that they would be chosen to be his personal disciple and be taught the Copper Pillar Art.
"Entering the dojo to learn is too slow for me. I only need secret manuals. As long as I can learn the rudiments and obtain the secret manual … "He thought for a moment, then decided to look around the city's auction house first. Perhaps he would be able to find something as powerful as Black Fury Skill.
Thinking of the auction house, Lu Sheng suddenly touched his waist pouch. His fingers touched a few thin silver notes and gold leaves, and he let out a long sigh.
"I have to think of a way to make money."
If not for the matter with Wang Ziquan, and if not for the encounter with the Scarlet Chambers Painted Boat, he would not have been in such a rush, nor would he have been in such a rush to raise his strength.
After packing his belongings and clothes, Lu Sheng ran all the way back to Mountain-Edge City's main road and entered the city. He decided to meet that famous Central Plains martial artist, Soul Breaking Palm Li Ran.
Flagging down a carriage, Lu Sheng allowed the carriage to take him through the city. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, they arrived at a remote street.
At the end of the street, there was an antique mansion with a peach wood signboard. This was the famous Green Wood Dojo. It was the Martial Arts Arena opened by Soul Breaking Palm Li Ran.
Coincidentally, the gate was open, and it was the time when people were allowed to visit the training hall.
Lu Sheng squeezed his way into the middle of the crowd and followed them into the mansion. Inside, he saw a huge square arena with red pillars.
There was a middle-aged man with a grizzled beard on the platform. He was performing a series of palm strikes, and from time to time, there was a faint whistling sound of the air being torn apart.
"Awesome!"
When the fight reached the climax, the crowd below started to cheer.
Lu Sheng fixed his eyes on the arena.
"This is the standard of a famous martial artist.
He doubted his own eyes. The man's palm technique was not bad, and the speed and accuracy were good. However, there was a slight delay in the connection. Furthermore, it was obvious that he did not have enough strength and was very weak. The sound of air being torn was also a gimmick that relied on technique to make up for.
What made him even more speechless was that Lu Sheng heard someone beside him say,
"Yesterday, Grandmaster Lee set up an arena and invited all the martial artists in Mountain-Edge City to battle it out. Even the Second Commander of the Winged Honor Guard was alerted and came to exchange a few blows with Grandmaster Lee. "Li" Heaven. "Breaking Long", "Jun" In less than thirty moves, the Second Commander was struck in the chest by a palm. He retreated several steps and cupped his fists to admit defeat! "
"Amazing! As expected of a famous Chinese martial artist! Truly extraordinary! "
"That's nothing. Master Li has defeated the leaders of the Copper Pillar Dojo, the Wild Lion Dojo, the Cloud Water Dojo, the Nine Tune Heaven and Earth Dojo …" Another person couldn't help but show off. "I watched every single one of them. No one can withstand more than 50 moves from Grandmaster Lee! "
Immediately, the crowd gasped in admiration.
Lu Sheng could tell that this wasn't a perfunctory act, but a genuine admiration.
He carefully looked at Li Ran, who was practicing on the stage. At this time, someone had already gone up to challenge her. Perhaps it shouldn't be called a challenge, but an attempt.
The young man on the stage was very strong, but he was very respectful to Master Li Ran. He said that he wanted to ask Master Li for advice.
Very quickly, the two of them began to fight fiercely.
After a few glances, Lu Sheng understood why Li Ran was so respected.
"It turns out that Li Ran's strength and speed are already incredible for ordinary people …" Seeing the posture of the young man, Lu Sheng came to a realization. Because he didn't have any reference, and he didn't fight with other masters, he had been hiding his strength and practicing in silence. He could only guess the level of his strength.
"Now it seems that … I can defeat Li Ran in three moves." Lu Sheng shook his head slightly, turned around, and squeezed out of the crowd.
'That Absolute Soul Palm is only slightly more powerful than my fully mastered Heart-Shattering Palm. If I don't use inner force, perhaps he'll be able to fight me. But once he uses inner Qi …' Lu Sheng thought for a moment. Perhaps even three moves would be an overestimation of his opponent.
With one move, he could kill this person on the spot.
The difference between using inner Qi and not using inner Qi was several times greater.
"I'm not looking for this so-called master." Lu Sheng left the Green Wood Dojo. He wanted to go to the Copper Pillar Dojo, but it was late, so he went home to rest.
The next day, Lu Sheng went to the Copper Pillar Dojo, as well as a few other dojos.
He had indeed seen the hard body skill performance. It was rumored that the bronze pillar could bend a spear with its throat. It looked pretty good indeed. But Lu Sheng had seen such hard body skills before. They were just hard body skills. The method of training was simple. One needed to endure hardship and persevere.
Moreover, the cultivation of the Copper Pillar hard body skill required a large amount of medicinal herbs. Otherwise, it would leave behind many hidden injuries. The other hard body skill dojos were quite generous with their cultivation methods, publicizing them. However, they did not mention a word about the medicinal herbs required for cleansing.
Lu Sheng looked into it carefully. Only after joining the dojo would he be able to enjoy the medicinal herbs required for cleansing.
He was disappointed. Without the medicinal herbs required for cleansing, even if he practiced, he would end up with a body full of injuries. Although the Modifier training method was not necessarily the same as ordinary training methods, he didn't want to waste time trying. Breaking through to the third level of Black Fury Skill had caused him to recuperate from internal injuries for half a year. If he tried again, wouldn't he be unable to fight for several years?
After leaving the dojo, more than half a day had passed.
Lu Sheng did not gain anything. Disappointed, he went to the famous Ghost Market Street in Mountain-Edge City.
Mountain-Edge City's Ghost Market was a place that specialized in selling all kinds of grave goods, resold goods, stolen goods, and other troublesome items.
Lu Sheng tidied up all his belongings. He still had a total of two thousand taels worth of silver notes and gold leaves. The dividends from the Four Treasures of the Study shop under his name only amounted to a few dozen taels a month. To him, it was like trying to put out a cart of firewood with a cup of water.
'Let's take a look around and see if I can find some good stuff.' The reason why he came here was because he had heard from Zheng Xiangui that many of the good items they auctioned were found in the Ghost Market.
Since then, he would often come to Mountain-Edge City's Ghost Market to try his luck.
There were not many people in the Ghost Market. There were only a dozen or so stalls squeezed into a narrow alley.
Lu Sheng walked along the alley. Every now and then, he would squat down and touch the items on the stalls.
After a while, he still did not find anything and was about to turn back to cultivate his inner Qi. Suddenly, from the other end of the alley came a hesitant male voice.
"You're … Lu Sheng … Lu Yuesheng?"
Lu Sheng raised his head and looked over. The person in front of him was a young master dressed in a yellow robe with a yellow jade belt on his waist. He stood tall and straight. Although he did not know the other party, he recognized him at a glance.
"You're … Chen Yunxi's elder brother? Chen Jiaorong? "
Chen Jiaorong's handsome face froze, then he smiled.
"Brother Lu's eyes are as sharp as a torch indeed."
"It's not that my eyes are sharp. It's just that you look too much like your sister …" Lu Sheng shook his head.
Compared to Chen Yunxi, Chen Jiaorong's features were only slightly more masculine. The two of them did look alike.
"Since I've bumped into Brother Lu here, why don't we have a chat? Zhenguo often mentions Brother Lu here, "Chen Jiaorong suggested with a smile.
Lu Sheng composed himself and nodded in agreement.
The two of them left the Phantom City and found a winery to sit down and drink.
People came and went in the lobby. The waiter served wine and the guests chatted and laughed. But the two of them were not affected. They just stayed silent for a while.
"I heard from Yunxi that Brother Lu has a noble character. It was me who looked down on Brother Lu." Chen Jiaorong took the lead to speak after a moment of silence.
He paused, then said: "The authorities have already intervened in Wang Ziquan's case. It wasn't Brother Zhenguo who reported it, but his cousin and family."
Lu Sheng held the glass of wine and took a sip, letting the light and slightly spicy wine flow slowly in his mouth.
"Let's not talk about Yunxi's case first. What did the yamen say?"
Chen Jiaorong shook his head: "Zhenguo also asked me to inquire. It was determined that he fell into the water and disappeared. The arrester also came to the same conclusion after investigating everywhere. It's said that someone saw him fall into Cypress Pine River with their own eyes. There are witnesses and material evidence. "
Lu Sheng did not make a sound. He raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Then it's settled?"
"Yeah, what else can we do?" Chen Jiaorong said helplessly, "Actually, there are many people who go missing on Cypress Pine River every year. There are many like Wang Ziquan. That's how the authorities handle it. They don't even allow it to spread. Otherwise, they'll be sentenced to jail. "
Lu Sheng finally understood how Mountain-Edge City's reputation for good law and order came about.
"My sister said that the reason you didn't accept it was because you didn't know each other well enough," Chen Jiaorong changed the subject.
"Then Wang Ziquan's case, are we really just going to let it go?" Lu Sheng continued to ask.
"Yeah, we're just going to let it go," Chen Jiaorong replied. "Cypress Pine River is so big. Don't tell me you want people to dive into the water one by one to find a corpse that might have been eaten by the fishes?"
Lu Sheng exhaled and sat up straight, feeling a little annoyed. Whether it was Nine Links City's authorities or Mountain-Edge City's authorities, they were all doing nothing on purpose. This made him feel vexed.
"Then what's the use of the authorities?" He blurted out.
Chen Jiaorong was momentarily stunned. Subconsciously, he reached out to pinch the topaz at his waist.
"Yeah … what's the use of the authorities?"
Both of them felt vexed for a moment, each thinking of something else.
There was a moment of silence.
Lu Sheng's gaze unwittingly fell on the topaz in Chen Jiaorong's hand. His eyes flickered.
"Brother Chen, can you let me take a look at this piece of jade?"
Chen Jiaorong nodded and casually handed the topaz to Lu Sheng. "This was a gift from a close friend of mine a while back. A top-notch Nine Primes Jade. "
Lu Sheng took it. The moment he touched it, he felt an icy aura from the jade rush into his body through his palm.
That icy aura was exactly the same as when he had absorbed the powder.
"What dense Yin Qi!" Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He named this aura as Yin Qi. The Yin Qi in this piece of jade was much stronger than the powder he absorbed previously. So much so that he didn't even need to drip his blood to absorb it through skin contact.
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