Chapter 37: Coming From Afar to Claim Life

Li Shan put down his chopsticks, wiped the oil stains on his mouth with the back of his hand, and asked in confusion, "Brother Yan, you are not short of money now, why do you bring this to Chang Bo?"

Li Yu also agreed in a low voice, "Yes, Brother Yan, you are so powerful now, you have the status and wealth you want, but you are still so frugal."

Chen An and Li Yin, who were at another table, stood up with Li Yan and noticed what was happening here. Now they looked at Li Yan in confusion. They knew that this gentleman was a spendthrift, so why did he take the used belt back today?

Li Yan smiled and said, "What do you know? This is the belt given to me by my master. Take it back and let my parents see it."

After hearing this, Li Yu suddenly said, "I understand. This is what storytellers often say, like the imperial sword. If there is any problem in the village in the future, we can use this to prevent some problems, right?"

After listening, Li Shan nodded frequently. Chen An and Li Yin also understood the reason after listening. There are many such things in the officialdom. Often, some officials' hometown houses have jackets, hairpins, fans, and even swords given by the current emperor or some high officials. Lord Ji is an important figure in this area. The things given by him are more useful than some documents when placed in his hometown house.

Li Yan had a sudden idea. After all, he had worn this belt for several months. Although he bought several more later, he had used this belt the longest. He gave this belt to his parents as a souvenir. This was also a bit impulsive. When he saw Chen An and Li Yin were a little confused, he regretted it. Fortunately, his mind turned quickly, and Li Yu really took it well, so he didn't have to explain it unintentionally.

"You know a lot, haha." He smiled and patted Li Yu's shoulder, then looked at the sun outside, sighed in his heart, and it was finally about to start. Maybe today would be the day he died. No matter what, let's fight.

At this time, in the sky of Daqing Mountain, tens of thousands of miles away from Qingshan Pass, a ray of light was flying from the west to the east. There was a shuttle-shaped object in the light, and three young men were talking on it.

"Brother Wu, have the brothers from the law enforcement team confirmed that the person from the 'Xunxian Lineage' is in the imperial territory?" The person who spoke was a slightly fat young man with a round face and big eyes, while the person he was asking was a thin man with a horse-faced face, dark skin and a gloomy complexion. Next to him was a young man, about twenty years old, with a white face and no beard, and a gentle expression. The three of them were all wearing dark green robes.

However, from time to time, a few centipedes would slither out from the cuffs of the robe of the man called 'Brother Wu', and after crossing up and down his body and wandering around for a while, they would drill into the cuffs of his robe. After a while, they would drill out again and wander around, and then drill into the cuffs of his robe again, which was really tingling, but the other two people on the shuttle shape seemed to be invisible.

"Yes, we are here on orders from Brother Law Enforcement. It is said in their order that this person is in the city of Qingshanai in the imperial territory. He is the military advisor of the local garrison. After we go there this time, we can kill him after confirming him again. But Brother Law Enforcement said that the head of the Law Enforcement Hall must be alive. He will be captured and taken back to feed the soul-binding silkworms." "Ah, soul-binding silkworms?" The round-faced, big-eyed young man couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this. That was an extremely vicious punishment. Just thinking about it made him feel cold all over and his face turned blue. The other young man with a white face and no beard also froze with a gentle expression at this moment, and said, "Brother Wu, are you mistaken? Using this kind of thing is against the harmony of heaven."

"Humph, how could I be wrong? I have confirmed it repeatedly. When I received the order, my reaction was no less than what you two are doing now. I don't know what these crazy people in the Law Enforcement Hall think?"

"Hush, don't discuss the Law Enforcement Hall. Except for the peak where Master Wei does not have a Law Enforcement Hall, all the other peaks have ruthless people in the Law Enforcement Hall. But this is not something we, the Qi Condensation disciples, can discuss. Otherwise, if they know about it, our fate will not be much better." The gentle young man's face changed, and he spoke to the other two.

After hearing this, the two also changed their faces and stopped talking about this topic. The "Senior Brother Wu" said, "Originally, this task was not ours, but for this five-year competition, the brothers and uncles from the Law Enforcement Hall who are away from our peak will have to go back. Now we have no choice but to hand it over to us. Fortunately, the cultivation level of the person from the "Xunxian Lineage" is not very high. He may be at the second or third level of Qi Condensation, or even at the first level. With our strength, even one person can complete this task. It's just that they want to capture him alive, so they sent the three of us to go with them."

The two nodded after hearing this. They still admired the methods of the brothers and uncles from the Law Enforcement Hall. They were always very accurate in their information, so they didn't have any doubts. Since he had said the realm of that person, I think the highest would not exceed the third level of Qi Condensation. Among the three of them, two were at the ninth level of Qi Condensation and one was at the tenth level of Qi Condensation. It was not only overestimating that person, but it was simply a waste of manpower.

"However, there is one more thing. The brother from the Law Enforcement Hall said that a senior uncle recently discovered that the person from the 'Xunxian Lineage' may have accepted a disciple, but this disciple is not from the 'Xunxian Lineage'. He is just a mortal with spiritual roots that he found in the mortal world. So this disciple must also be captured." Senior Brother Wu said again.

"Oh? There is another disciple?" The gentle young man asked.

"Yes, we will capture them together when the time comes." Senior Brother Wu said with a gloomy look.

"Then this person is really pitiful. I don't know what to do with him after he is captured. If he is implicated, he will really die unjustly." The round-faced young man had a sympathetic expression.

As he spoke, the light rushed eastward, and the voices in it became farther and farther away.

In the military camp in Qingshanai City, Liu Chengyong walked around in his camp, looking outside from time to time. He was on duty today, but he received a secret order from the Marshal to change his post and wait for Li Yan in the army. He would act according to the order. It was past noon, but Li Yan still hadn't come.

In the Marshal's Mansion, Military Division Ji was sitting in the lobby to discuss with Marshal Hong.

"Marshal, why don't you discuss matters in the army today?" Ji Wenhe glanced at Hong Linying and asked lightly.

"Oh, because today's matter was just reported by the spy in the Meng State outpost. I think it's not appropriate for too many people to know about it, so we will discuss it first and then make a decision with the generals." Hong Linying drank a sip of tea and said with a serious face.

"Oh? What did the spy in the Meng State outpost find?" Ji Wenhe sat up straight after hearing this. After all, he still had to do his job.

"This morning, there was a message that the Meng Kingdom will transfer troops from other places in the near future."

Li Yan looked at the sun outside the window. It was about half an hour after noon. He stood up and smiled at Li Shan and Li Yu, "I'm going back. I've been practicing more and more intensively these days. Maybe we won't be able to see each other for some time."

Li Shan and Li Yu didn't care. They and even the whole village knew that Li Yan had taken Master Ji as his master and was practicing martial arts hard. So they also stood up and said, "Brother Yan, we know about it and will tell the uncles from the village about your situation."

"Well, I'm going back." After saying that, he threw a silver ingot on the table and turned to walk out. Chen An and Li Yin also hurried to follow.

After the three of them left the tavern, they untied their horses under a tree, mounted their horses and ran towards the north city gate. After a while, they arrived at the north city gate. The soldiers saw that they were the three of them, so they saluted and removed the obstacles blocking the road for them to leave. Now, there were few soldiers on duty at the north gate who didn't know Li Yan.

The road was very smooth. Li Yan was worried that the military advisor Ji might be late because of something, and he was afraid that he would collide with the time he planned. It would be difficult to meet him head-on. This was also the reason why he was delayed in the city for another half a quarter of an hour after noon. But fortunately, these worries were unnecessary. Nothing happened along the way, and the three of them quickly returned to the military advisor's mansion.

After Li Yan got off the horse, he threw away the reins and walked slowly into the valley. Chen An and Li Yin went to take care of the horses. They were also very relaxed today. In addition to eating and drinking, this gentleman did not have a seizure and did not buy anything else. Oh, if you say buying, it was just buying a belt, which was still tied around his waist.

After entering the valley, Li Yan immediately raised his spirits, but he did not find any spiritual consciousness probing, which made him feel a little relieved. Then he did not hesitate and walked straight to the first stone house. The door of the stone house was not closed. He came to the door and bowed, "Teacher, disciple wants to see you." After a pause, there was no response in the house, so he walked into the house. After entering the house, he looked around and saw no one. He took a long breath, then turned around and walked quickly into his room.

After entering the house, he quickly took out the pen, ink and paper, held his breath, and calmed down, and then he began to write on it. After a while, he put down the pen, picked up the paper and looked at it repeatedly, then tore it up and rewrote it. After writing it over and over again for about three or four times, the sweat on his head was getting more and more. When he finished writing for the fourth time, he looked at it carefully again. At this time, the sweat on his head was dense. Finally, he took a long breath, put the paper on the table to cool, turned around and lit the few pieces of paper he had just torn, then carefully put the black ash in a small cloth bag and put it in his arms, stood up and went to the edge of the pond, looked up and saw that there was no one around, bent down and scattered the black ash into the flowerbeds around the pond, and turned the soil a few times.

After washing his face in the pond, he quickly turned around and returned to the stone house. When he came back, the ink on the paper was almost dry. He picked it up, looked inside the house, and looked around himself. After making sure that there was nothing to take, he turned around and walked out quickly. He was not sure how long Hong Linying could hold Ji Wenhe.

When he came to the entrance of the valley, he called Chen An. Chen An was taking a nap. He had just drunk some wine and felt a little dizzy. He was just about to have a good sleep. Just as he fell asleep, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He jumped up reflexively, grabbed his clothes and put them on, and rushed out. It was not until he went out that he realized that it was Li Yan calling him. He couldn't help but feel uneasy. He just came back, why was he called again? Did he get sick again?

When he arrived in front of the valley, Li Yin was already standing in front of Li Yan, looking at a piece of paper in his hand. He walked a few steps to Li Yan and said, "Sir, what's the matter?"

Li Yan glanced at him and said, "You'll know after you take a look."

Chen An looked at Li Yin as he said. Li Yin didn't say anything and handed the paper to Chen An. Chen An took it with doubts, and then looked at it. There were a few words written on it. It seemed that the person who wrote the letter was anxious and had something to do. "Disciple, please go to the military camp in the city as soon as you see the letter. Your teacher is waiting for you in the camp."

Chen An saw that this was the handwriting of Master Ji. It was just written in a hurry and was a little sloppy. He looked up at Li Yan and said, "Sir, this is a letter from Master Ji."

"Nonsense, of course I know this is a letter from the teacher. I think after we went out, the teacher went to the army for something, and maybe he wanted me to go with him for something." At this point, he kept silent.

Chen An and Li Yin looked at each other, and Chen An said, "But we are in the city. If Lord Ji has something to do, he will definitely send someone to find us."

"Then I don't know. You are really worried about it, right?" Li Yan began to speak in a bad tone.