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Chapter 1529 Isn't this right? (It's cold outside and hot inside, it's really a headache)
When Duanmu Huai arrived in Yangzhou, it was already late.

The yacht was traveling at a moderate speed under the light, and looked leisurely. Duanmu Huai stood on the deck, looking at the Yangzhou city not far away, and couldn't help stretching.

Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu stood on both sides of him, looking somewhat dim at the beautiful scenery before them.

It was normal for them to have such a reaction. After all, the three of them were traveling downstream, and they saw scenes of chaos and disorder everywhere. Whether it was the so-called rebel army or the regular army, they burned, killed, and looted wherever they went. It would be fine if they just robbed things, but they also forced young men into the army, and they would not hesitate to rob young women when they saw them.

Seeing these chaotic scenes, the two women frowned and were in a bad mood.

Wang Yuyan also sighed and said silently.

"I have heard about the rebellion in Nanzhou, but I didn't expect it to be so terrible. The government troops are fine, but why are the rebels so tyrannical to the common people? We have seen countless cases of women being robbed and children and the elderly being killed along the way. It is really chilling."

"That's what war is like."

Duanmu Huai curled his lips.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that those rebels are called rebels, but in fact they are just a group of bandits. It's just that compared with the bandits who block the road and rob people on weekdays, they have bigger ambitions. For them, the world is their goal, and for this purpose, anything can be forgiven. Forcibly recruiting young people to join the army can increase their own manpower, robbing food can also increase their own supplies, and playing with women can boost morale. Don't be fooled by the slogans of those rebels, in the final analysis, they are no different from bandits."

After all, there are only a handful of armies in ancient and modern times that truly have ideals and beliefs and can put them into practice. Other armies are nothing more than bandits, the only difference is between bandits with certificates and bandits without certificates.

It's as if the only difference between the Royal Navy and pirates is a letter of marque.

Basically, licensed pet dogs are the same as unlicensed wild dogs.

Having said that, Duanmu Huai glanced at the two women.

"Please don't meddle in other people's business. Saving people is one thing, and letting them live a moment longer is another. But what happens after that is their own business and has nothing to do with us."

After all, along the way, Wang Yuyan and Xiao Longnu also helped the oppressed villagers many times. With their strength, it was no problem to deal with these half-baked soldiers and rebels. But the problem was that they always thought too much, but in fact, there was not much they could do.

Wang Yuyan also asked Duanmu Huai to let the villagers get on the boat, but Duanmu Huai directly refused. As a judge, he knew best how dangerous such desperate people would be. The people of the empire who were killed by the cultists were unfortunate, but this did not mean that they were innocent, and humans would do anything to survive. It was enough to help them when they met by chance, but could he still care about them for the rest of their lives?

"It is said that Yang Guang was incompetent and tyrannical, forcing the people to rebel, but these rebels are no better than Yang Guang. Even if they seize the world, what difference will there be between the people and now?"

As she spoke, Xiao Long Nu shook her head.

"As the saying goes, when prosperity comes, the people suffer; when decline comes, the people suffer. It's all the same. For this era, there is no way to escape the inevitable fate of the laws of history."

“………………Speaking of which, you’ve been fishing for most of the night, how come you didn’t catch any fish?”

"How to talk."

Hearing Xiaolongnu's question, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

"Fishing is a kind of self-cultivation. Do you understand self-cultivation? It is about self-cultivation and self-improvement! Haven't you heard the story of Jiang Taigong fishing? Those who are willing will take the bait! Let me tell you, fishing is just like being a person. You need patience to gain something... Oh, look, isn't it coming?"

As he was talking, Duanmu Huai felt the fishing rod in his hand sink, and it was obvious that he had caught a huge fish. He was delighted at this moment. He held the fishing rod tightly and pulled it upwards. Then the water surface broke open, and a huge black fish was pulled out of the water, then swayed for a while, and then fell on the deck with a "bang".

When they saw the big thing clearly, the three were stunned—they saw that what was entangled on the fishhook was not a big fish at all, but a dead body!
"Damn! What kind of luck is this! Why can't I catch any fish, but this crap!"

Duanmu Huai immediately burst into cursing, while Wang Yuyan sighed.

"It's so pitiful. I don't know how many people died in the river because of the war..."

Only Xiaolongnu walked over, lowered her head, carefully observed the corpse, and then shook her head.

"No, he was killed by martial arts."

As she spoke, Xiao Longnu reached out and turned the man over. When she saw his face clearly, Wang Yuyan couldn't help but screamed "Ah". The dead man's face was covered with frost. He was obviously fished out of the river, but he looked like he was dug out of an ice storage.

"This is... the Yuwen clan's Ice Mysterious Power!"

Wang Yuyan only took a glance and immediately recognized the other person's death. She immediately frowned, walked around the other person, and then spoke.

"It seems that this person should be Yangzhou's number one mountain pusher Shi Long."

"How did you recognize it?"

Hearing Wang Yuyan's answer, Duanmu Huai looked at her curiously and asked, and Wang Yuyan also stretched out her hand, pointed at the other party and explained.

"Look at this gentleman's hands, which are covered with calluses, especially on the knuckles. His hands are tightly clenched, which shows that his internal strength is being released outward. There are not many people in the martial arts world who can do this with pure flesh palms, and this is Yangzhou, so I judge that he is a member of the Tuishan Palm School." "Then how do you know he is Shilong?"

"It can be seen from this icy profound energy."

Wang Yuyan pointed at the stiffness on the dead man's face again.

"Although we don't know how long this gentleman has been dead, he must have been floating in the river for quite some time. Even so, the frost on his face has not melted, which means that the icy energy is still lingering in his body. Only the top masters of the Yuwen clan can do this. And if it is an ordinary Jianghu, there is no way it can escape from his hands. The only one who can fight against the masters of the Yuwen clan who have practiced the icy energy to the highest level, and even escape from them at the last moment, is the Stone Dragon of the Pushing Mountain Palm."

Having said this, Wang Yuyan paused.

"Although I don't know the exact situation, from what I can see so far, Shi Long must have had a conflict with the Yuwen clan's men, and was injured by them. He escaped with his last breath, but he still couldn't escape in the end."

"My goodness, you can be a detective now."

After listening to Wang Yuyan's reasoning, Duanmu Huai also complained. It was said before that there was a rule in Western reasoning that Chinese Kung Fu must not be added, otherwise there would be no reasoning. But seeing Wang Yuyan talking so eloquently and making light of heavy tasks, she really looked a bit like Sherlock Holmes.

From this we can see that, in the final analysis, it is because Westerners do not understand martial arts. Who says that if you know martial arts, you cannot do reasoning?

"Ok?"

At this moment, Xiaolongnu seemed to have discovered something. She drew out her sword and poked it at the stone dragon's body. Then, something like a scripture was picked out from it and fell on the sword.

The sword used by Xiaolongnu was naturally not an ordinary item. However, although the book had been soaked in water for a long time, it was not stained by any water. At this moment, it was picked up by the sword and looked as new as before, which was quite strange.

"How strange, this scripture doesn't look like an ordinary one."

At this time, Wang Yuyan also came over, looked at the scripture carefully, and then her expression changed slightly.

"Could it be the Secret of Immortality, one of the four great books of the Southern Martial Arts World? I heard that this book came from Guangchengzi, the teacher of the ancient Yellow Emperor. It was written in oracle bone script and is profound and difficult to understand. It is also woven with black gold thread and is impervious to water and fire... I never thought that it would be in the hands of the stone dragon?"

As she spoke, Wang Yuyan reached out and took the scripture, opened it and took a look, then... her face turned red and she closed the book.

"what happened?"

Looking at Wang Yuyan's expression, Duanmu Huai asked, while Wang Yuyan lowered her head.

"I'm afraid I've seen it wrong. This shouldn't be the secret of immortality..."

"Oh? If this isn't the secret of immortality, then what is it?"

Duanmu Huai was also curious at this moment, so he took the scripture from Wang Yuyan and opened it. He naturally knew the name of Changsheng Jue, after all, it was considered a top-notch mental method and first-class martial arts. He remembered that when he read novels before, two little beggars became top masters because they practiced two pictures in Changsheng Jue.

Is there something wrong with this?
Duanmu Huai opened the scripture, took a glance at it, and then...well, he understood why Wang Yuyan had that expression.

There are indeed seven pictures in it, and they do look like the cultivation patterns of the Changsheng Jue. However, these patterns are different from the ones that Duanmu Huai imagined, which are like doing radio gymnastics. These seven pictures have both men and women, and in one of them, only one person is standing upright, and the other person has his legs locked around his waist...

"Isn't this some forty-eight move?"

Why do these pictures look so much like Shigure Tea Uju, Tachichi Pine Leaves, Gosho Carriage, etc....

Duanmu Huai flipped through it silently and felt that something seemed wrong.

Didn’t Shilong in the novel comprehend the secret of immortality?
What is this dual cultivation forty-eight moves?
Oh, yes, this has a name.

The devil in the heart of Taoism...

Ok.

Duanmu Huai closed the scripture silently.

It seems that I have indeed come to the wrong place.

What the hell is going on here? How did the secret of immortality turn into this weird thing?
Just as Duanmu Huai was complaining madly in his heart, suddenly, several light poles lit up in front of him, and five huge ships were seen coming from the other side.

At the same time, a voice sounded.

"I don't know who this expert is, please tell me your name. Yu Wenzhi is here to say hello!"