ATPnovel Chapter 44 Night Raid on the Lin Family, Cultivation Technique Quickly Reached Max Level
Chapter 44 Night Raid on the Lin Family, Cultivation Technique Quickly Reached Max Level
They were ambushed for two consecutive days, and even a family elder was killed.
The prestigious Shangguan family failed to catch anyone.
Moreover, the killer's identity was extremely obvious; almost everyone in Yunzhou City knew about it.
This inevitably caused the Shangguan family to lose face!
In no time, the name "Li Xiuyuan" became even more mysterious in Yunzhou City.
Even Li Xiuyuan, who originally had a bad reputation and was recently smeared and accused of various crimes, has seen his public image improve.
After all, anyone living in Yunzhou City knows what kind of behavior the Shangguan family has.
Previously, it was out of fear, coupled with the fact that this suddenly appearing Li Xiuyuan was all alone and a vicious person who had wiped out his own family, that led to him being directly regarded as an extremely cruel and wicked villain by public opinion.
However, Li Xiuyuan's actions over the past two days have allowed countless martial arts practitioners who had previously been bullied by the Shangguan family to finally vent their anger.
As many people carefully reviewed Li Xiuyuan's deeds and combined them with the recent reports of various violent and sordid incidents involving Li Xiuyuan, they came to light.
Many of these allegations were fabricated and framed, and naturally contained numerous loopholes.
Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan, who was originally "extremely vicious and evil," had quite a few people speaking up for him.
Rumors quickly spread that the Li family of Yuanguang City was wiped out by the Lin family, who had come under the pretext of announcing the engagement, because Li Xiuyuan and his son refused to hand over the mysterious cultivation technique, and the blame was placed on the seriously injured and escaped Li Xiuyuan.
Afterwards, all of the Li family's Xuanzhen Pavilions under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou were looted, and all members of the Li family were killed.
This was done by the Lin family to cover up their crimes. After all, the words "murderer Li Xiuyuan" left at the scene were, upon closer inspection, the biggest loophole.
After all, who would write their own name on a document after robbing and murdering someone?
Isn't this a blatant case of framing someone?
"The Lin family and the Shangguan family have been in contact for a long time. Perhaps they have joined forces for the mysterious martial arts technique that Shangguan Xiuhong left behind more than ten years ago."
"Now that Li Xiuyuan has cultivated this technique, he was able to escape the Lin family's massacre attempt before. Now that he has recovered, he infiltrated the Shangguan family to kill and vent his anger."
"I think so too... We were all misled by these two families before. Li Xiuyuan is only eighteen years old this year and is Shangguan Xiuhong's son. He must be a genius."
These two companies must have been afraid, which is why they came up with such a vicious scheme to smear Li Xiuyuan.
"Even so, is that powerful and mysterious technique Li Xiuyuan possesses real? Otherwise, what do you think all these people are doing gathered in Yunzhou City?"
The implication was clear to everyone.
"Don't you want to?"
The old man who had just spoken quickly waved his hand and said:
"I don't want to. I know my place. Don't you think about the Lin family, the Shangguan family, and the City Lord's Mansion? They're all eyeing me covetously. I want to live a few more years. I'm just here to watch the show!"
Many people present nodded in agreement upon hearing the old man's words.
In fact, as this matter spread, some martial arts masters from Qingzhou, Yangzhou, and even Zhongzhou, which are close to Yunzhou, came to visit.
Of course, they were also hoping to get their hands on the martial arts technique left behind by Shangguan Xiuhong, but after arriving in Yunzhou City and seeing the situation clearly, they were more interested in watching the show.
At this moment, a cool and aloof woman in a blue dress, who was sitting by the window, frowned slightly after hearing the discussion.
"Master, do you really think my good-for-nothing, cowardly nephew... could possess such ruthless methods and abilities?"
The old woman beside her slowly put down her wine glass, then gave a slight, cold laugh.
"Mingyue, it is an indisputable fact that Li Xiuyuan destroyed the Li family of Yuanguang City, and also killed Shen Jiyue."
Moreover, Li Xiuyuan must have cultivated the mysterious technique left behind by Shangguan Xiuhong. This technique wasn't just coveted by the Shangguan and Lin families back then. Although I don't know much about what happened back then, three elders of Xiushui Pavilion died because of it!
Li Mingyue frowned upon hearing this.
Hatred and murderous intent were clearly visible in his cold eyes.
She returned to Yuanguang City a few days earlier, only to find that the Li family's residence had been completely reduced to ruins.
Not to mention survivors, even the corpses were completely charred.
She had no choice but to collect some coke and make a joint burial grave, which was also a way of burying her relatives.
Her subsequent investigation confirmed that it was indeed all done by her good-for-nothing nephew, Li Xiuyuan, whom she had previously ignored.
Now, only she and Li Xiuyuan remain in the Li family of Yuanguang City. Standing in front of their joint burial grave, she swore an oath to kill Li Xiuyuan and avenge her clan!
"Alright, let's go... Since that brat still dares to show his face in Yunzhou City, I have a way to find him!"
Li Mingyue nodded.
Although she knew that her master was so concerned because of the mysterious martial arts technique on Li Xiuyuan's body, how could she not have had her own thoughts about it?
Shangguan Xiuhong was a true prodigy in Yunzhou more than a decade ago, and it was rumored that she had a fortuitous encounter and acquired several profound martial arts techniques.
This caused quite a stir in the martial arts world of the Great Li Dynasty.
Unfortunately, this incident was gradually forgotten by many people after Shangguan Xiuhong disappeared.
In fact, very few people in Yuanguang City knew about this, after all, Li Canghai had been gone for several years without any news, and when he returned, Li Xiuyuan was there.
He wouldn't say anything when asked, but after several drunken revelations, he vaguely revealed that Li Xiuyuan's mother was a young lady from the Shangguan family in Yunzhou.
But at the time, no one in the entire Li family believed it.
Li Mingyue naturally didn't take it to heart, and since Li Xiuyuan wasn't particularly prominent in the Li family, she didn't pay much attention to him.
After all, for Li Mingyue, leaving Yuanguang City and entering a wider world to cultivate martial arts was the most important thing.
But now, with the exposure of Li Xiuyuan's identity, the Li family of Yuanguang City has been wiped out.
Li Xiuyuan appeared in the martial arts world as Shangguan Xiuhong's son.
Countless people who knew about it back then naturally reacted upon hearing the news again.
People like Li Mingyue and her apprentice are a dime a dozen in Yunzhou City these days.
Stepping out of the restaurant, Li Mingyue gripped the sharp longsword tightly in her hand, her face frosty.
"Li Xiuyuan, my good nephew, you must live to see your aunt find you."
Only in this way can your aunt kill you with her own hands to avenge the entire Li family!
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Lin.
Lin Qianqiu sat at the stone table in the courtyard.
He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and listened to Lin Yi's report beside him.
Hearing about what happened at the Shangguan family last night, Lin Qianqiu couldn't help but feel great.
It should be noted that although the Lin family and the Shangguan family have maintained a friendly relationship on the surface over the years, they have actually been constantly fighting behind the scenes.
After hearing the news yesterday that Li Xiuyuan had infiltrated the Shangguan family and killed several guards, he was happy all day long, and even made love to his newly acquired concubine three times that night.
That's why I didn't get up until almost noon.
"I didn't expect Li Xiuyuan to be so bold. But it's quite unexpected that he could secretly kill Shangguan Honghe."
It seems that Li Xiuyuan might have reached the seventh rank as well.
"Indeed, the Shangguan family has been searching the entire clan territory like madmen since last night, and this morning they have increased their manpower to conduct another carpet search in Yunzhou City."
Lin Qianqiu picked up the teacup and took another sip, finding the tea exceptionally sweet today.
"The dignified Shangguan family was actually ambushed for two consecutive nights by a mere brat, and a seventh-rank elder was killed."
It would be strange if Shangguan Rulin wasn't driven mad with frustration!
"Master, then we..."
"We won't go to the Shangguan family for now. The Shangguan family has asked the Shadow Pavilion to find Li Xiuyuan, but they still haven't found him. It's obvious that Li Xiuyuan is no longer in Yunzhou City."
Lin Yi, take your men outside the city. Since Li Xiuyuan has attacked the Shangguan family for two consecutive nights, it means that he will definitely make another move. After two consecutive nights, he will definitely go to hide outside the city and wait for an opportunity to strike.
If we could find this child first...
By the way, any news from the Seventh Prince?
Lin Yi immediately told them that the Seventh Prince had already dispatched experts, and that the Imperial Martial Arts Hall was aware of the matter and had sent someone to Yunzhou.
"Hmm? Zhenwu Hall, who are these people from Yunzhou?"
"Wang Ba, Shangguan Qingyun!"
Lin Qianqiu frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, waving his hand to let Lin Yi go down.
After a long while, Lin Qianqiu put down his teacup, then slowly stood up, looked at the dark clouds overhead that had momentarily blocked the sunlight, and sighed deeply.
"I wonder how far Li Xiuyuan has progressed in cultivating that 'Absorption Technique,' which Shangguan Fuyuan is so desperate to obtain?"
As the head of the Lin family in Yunzhou, he knew quite a bit about the rumors from back then.
This "Absorption Technique" is something even a prodigy like Shangguan Xiuhong could barely grasp!
But Li Xiuyuan didn't care about any of these things.
At that moment, he was looking at the family relationship chart of the Lin family that Shangguan Shichuan's nephew had compiled in his hand.
One has to marvel at how many members the Lin family has.
In particular, the talented younger generation of the Lin family were sent to places such as the Luojian Sect in Zhongzhou, the Zhenwu Hall and military camps of the Dali Dynasty.
It can be said that it is flourishing everywhere.
Moreover, the Lin family also possesses its most powerful force: the Lin family's Shadow Guards.
The record shows a total of nine people, from Lin Yi to Lin Jiu. The lowest cultivation level is Rank 7, while the highest, Lin Yi, has shown himself to be at the peak of Rank 9.
After comparing the options, Li Xiuyuan focused his attention on Lin Jiu's name.
Just then, Li Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he immediately saw a small black dot flashing rapidly towards the courtyard in the distance.
"They arrived quickly!"
As expected, the changes in his physique and appearance could not escape the beast's keen perception.
He closed the paper and stood up.
With a swift movement, the longsword beside him flew into Li Xiuyuan's hand with a "whoosh".
Then, seeing the approaching black shadow bird, Li Xiuyuan suddenly threw his longsword.
He himself took a step forward and disappeared from the room like lightning.
Two figures flew swiftly toward the courtyard from not far away.
"not good!"
A gaunt old man dressed in black had barely landed when he immediately sensed a deadly danger enveloping him.
He immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Looking up, I saw a sword light pierce through the flapping shadow bird with a "whoosh".
The two of them swiftly arrived in front of the shadow bird's corpse.
"this……"
Holding a long sword and dressed in black, Shangguan Hongtao frowned deeply when he saw the Shadow Bird corpse pierced through by a sword.
"Damn it... my little brat, ah... Li Xiuyuan, this is the third bird you've killed for me, damn it... you just wait, I'll definitely catch you!"
As they spoke, the old man in black took the corpse of the Shadow Bird from his longsword, carefully wrapped it up, and placed it in his bosom.
His eyes, filled with sorrow and hatred, gazed at the courtyard not far away and said:
"Li Xiuyuan must have been hiding in this courtyard. Search immediately and see if he left any clues!"
At this moment, Shangguan Hongtao nodded, and in a flash, he headed directly towards the courtyard in front of him!
Even if they found some clues, what could they do? Li Xiuyuan didn't even bother to dispose of Shangguan Shichuan's nephew's body.
Although he can only disguise himself as a man when using the "Disguise and Incarnation Technique", his cultivation level cannot exceed the seventh rank.
But for Li Xiuyuan now, it's enough to handle the current situation.
On the bustling street, a tall, middle-aged man with an average face and plain clothes walked down the street.
It was so inconspicuous that nobody paid any attention to it.
This person was none other than Li Xiuyuan in disguise.
Although Li Xiuyuan knew that now that he had changed his appearance, almost no one would recognize him.
However, Li Xiuyuan knew in his heart that as more and more martial arts masters came to Yunzhou City, there might be birds and beasts similar to the "Shadow Sparrow" of the Shadow Pavilion that could track his tracks.
There might even be some mysterious techniques that can be tracked down through special means.
After all, the world is full of wonders. If I can travel to this martial arts world, what else is impossible?
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan did not linger and headed directly towards the Lin family's territory located south of Yunzhou City.
Night fell quickly.
Because of the Shangguan family's thorough search of Li Xiuyuan, Yunzhou City is now brightly lit at night.
In addition, the influx of martial arts practitioners into Yunzhou City has recently made the businesses of Yunzhou's major shops, especially restaurants and brothels, extremely busy.
Meanwhile, in the southernmost part of the Lin family's territory...
Lin Qianqiu and his wife were excitedly undressing.
He was overjoyed to hear that the Shangguan family had been ambushed by Li Xiuyuan, and was happy for two days in a row.
Just as Lin Qianqiu was preparing to reward his well-maintained middle-aged wife, he was...
Suddenly, an anxious voice rang out from outside the door:
"Master, something terrible has happened...a major calamity!"
Lin Qianqiu, who was already on top of his wife who was blushing, couldn't help but frown, take a deep breath, and then get up with a depressed look on his face.
His wife, who had been abruptly interrupted, also frowned and stood up, looking at the figure outside the door with resentment in her eyes.
"What happened? If it weren't for a matter of utmost urgency, I, the head of the family, would skin you alive!"
He spoke angrily as he got up and dressed.
At this moment, the figure outside the window visibly trembled, but then quickly spoke:
"Master, just now, three patrol teams of the family were ambushed, and all thirty men... are dead!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qianqiu, who was getting dressed, trembled.
He put on his clothes and went straight to the door. He opened the door and looked coldly at the clan's chief guard who had come to report.
"The murderer can be caught!"
The guard leader shook his head.
Almost at that moment, another figure appeared in front of Lin Qianqiu, whose clothes were disheveled and whose face was frosty. It was Lin Jiu, the shadow guard of the Lin family.
"Master, something has happened at the guards' quarters too!"
Lin Qianqiu looked at Lin Jiu, who was dressed in black, with suppressed anger in his eyes.
"What happened over there?"
"Master, you should come with me to see!"
Lin Qianqiu took a deep breath, quickly straightened his clothes, and then followed Lin Jiu, and in a few swift leaps, they arrived at the Lin family guards' lodging.
When Lin Qianqiu arrived, there were no fewer than thirty people lying haphazardly on the open ground outside the rows of accommodations.
Some of them have regained consciousness, but most remain in a coma.
The moment these conscious individuals opened their eyes, they immediately sensed that the internal energy they had painstakingly cultivated within their bodies had vanished, their dantian was depleted, and not a trace of internal energy was surging within them.
They were all stunned for a moment, and after several attempts, they burst into tears, looking bewildered and dejected.
"this……"
Upon seeing this scene, Lin Qianqiu was first stunned, then shocked. This Li Xiuyuan had absorbed the internal energy of dozens of people without anyone noticing. What a terrifying method this was.
Could it be that this young man has already mastered the mysterious "Absorption Technique"?
Impossible, how old is he?
Even Shangguan Xiuhong back then was only a beginner.
That old ghost Shangguan spent several years cultivating a castrated version of the technique, remaining neither human nor ghost, and hiding in the Shangguan family's old house for so many years.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Qianqiu and Lin Jiu flashed several times and arrived in the front yard.
At this moment, the thirty corpses of the Lin family guards were neatly laid out on the cold ground.
At Lin Qianqiu's glance, Lin Jiu, who was standing to the side, quickly stepped forward and began to examine him.
Soon, Lin Jiu walked up to Lin Qianqiu with a solemn expression:
"Master, there are three ways they died. Ten of them were kicked through the heart, ten had their necks and heads crushed, and the remaining ten were punched to death."
How could Lin Jiu not know?
If it weren't for the fact that the patrol team of ten was one person short, he would have already reached the maximum level of Iron Sand Palm.
However, at present, Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Beng Fist and Piercing Kick are all at the maximum level.
The Iron Palm technique is only missing a ninth-rank martial artist, and it can be completed at any time.
There's no rush, there will be plenty of opportunities.
"Damn it, could it be that Li Xiuyuan didn't do this alone? Did he have other accomplices?"
Lin Qianqiu pondered for a moment, looking at the corpses of the guards scattered on the ground before him, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
The thought of how he had been happy during the day that the Shangguan family had been ambushed by Li Xiuyuan, only to have his good fortune interrupted and the Lin family attacked again, filled him with uncontrollable rage.
"Lin Jiu... immediately gather your men, seal off all exits from the Lin family compound, and then search for that damned bastard who infiltrated my Lin family! You must catch him!"
Lin Jiu nodded hurriedly, then turned around and quickly left with several Lin family guards who had rushed over.
Standing before the pile of corpses, Lin Jiu's face was frosty as he scanned each body before him.
Fist clenched.
"Li Xiuyuan, you better not let this patriarch catch you, or I'll make you understand the power of Lin Qianqiu!"
At this moment, the entire Lin family became noisy, with almost everyone moving around, and even the servants gathered in their respective courtyards.
Soon, news of the Lin family's heavy losses due to Li Xiuyuan's sneak attack spread throughout the Lin family.
"Separate them and search carefully."
Lin Jiu, dressed in black, held a long sword, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
"yes!"
As the dozen or so people in front of him dispersed, Lin Jiu called one of them to follow him back to the courtyard where he had previously lived.
"Sir, there's a smell of blood here!"
The guard had just entered the courtyard when he immediately exclaimed in surprise.
He had barely pushed open the door when he saw half a body on the ground, bloodstains everywhere, and a face that instantly sent chills down his spine.
Turn around.
A slight smile appeared on a cold, indifferent young face.
Before the guard could react, a palm strike pierced through his entire chest.
[Level cap achieved! Iron Palm is now at max level!]
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