Fu Shifeng

Chapter 287 The joy of sword movement

In the quiet and dim cabin, Cheng Sanwu sat cross-legged without moving. The ground and the clothes were covered with gravel-like debris. An earth-yellow pill gradually rolled into shape and hung between his two palms.

Tuhuang Danwan exudes the aura of thick earth, and is dignified and solid. Although the ship is still sailing on the water, you can't feel the wind and waves in the cabin at all, as if you are in the mountains, unmoving.

The elixir has turned nine times and the furnace has returned seven times. At this moment, Cheng Sanwu's demeanor and temperament are completely different from usual. He doesn't look like a reckless martial artist at all. Instead, he looks like an alchemy master who keeps true to his principles and pays attention to the fire.

If Ah Fu were in the cabin with her at this moment, she might still be able to discover that Cheng Sanwu’s energy flow around his body was mysterious and profound, and the Flame Wind Sword Technique, originally used for killing and fighting, had created unprecedented changes——

Using the mind as the true fire, the breath as the blowing wind, and the self as the cauldron, the Cangsi unicorn is stripped of the waste and the essence, peeling off all the dregs, and finally refines it into a Tu De Yuan Dan.

The Yanfeng Sword Technique, which once displayed the power of burning mountains and boiling seas, now shows no trace of its might and power, and its Qi is so tightly concealed that it hardly leaks out.

But if those Taoist masters who are proficient in the external elixir were to see Cheng Sanwu's actions at this moment, they would probably be greatly shocked, even enough to overturn what they had learned in the past.

As the fire gradually died down, Cheng Sanwu raised his eyes and stretched out his hand to gently hold the Tu De Yuan Dan. He instantly felt like a huge weight was pressing on him, but the cabin deck was not crushed or broken at all. Incredibly mysterious.

As the spiritual marrow of the great demon, Cangsi's Horn has condensed extremely rich vitality over the long years. It can be said that the heaven and earth are the furnace and nature is the cauldron, which is the result of harmony and matching. Cheng Sanwu's refining of Tu De Yuan Dan was also a method of regulating the heaven and the earth.

This Tu De Yuan Dan cannot be taken directly, otherwise it will solidify the internal organs and turn the body to stone. But it is the medicinal base for making magical elixirs, and the foundation for harmonizing the five virtues and five qi.

Cheng Sanwu refined the magic elixir not just to change Qin Wangshu's bones and marrow, but also to prove his understanding of human nature and not lose to Fu Shifeng.

Not only did he want to physically break free from Fu Shifeng's shackles, but he also wanted to surpass them and trample on them in all aspects. Only in this way could he wash away the hatred of You Prisoner's torture.

While he was deep in thought, there were shouts and shouts on the deck, and then there was a crash.

After eliminating the Dujiao Cangsi, Cheng Sanwu and his party took a short rest, took a boat southward, went upstream along the Xiang River, and entered the boundaries of Tanzhou.

The Xiang River runs from north to south and is the main water system south of Dongting Lake. The places where the tributaries converge are often densely populated city settlements.

Now the official ships came to the intersection of Lu River and Xiang River. This place was called Lukou garrison. The state government set up a crossing here to collect taxes and goods from the ships.

"What happened?" Cheng Sanwu came to the deck and saw nearly a hundred boats of various sizes blocking the river ahead, making it difficult to advance or retreat. The ropes of different boats were entangled together, and the boatmen cursed and accused each other.

Zhang Fan stepped forward and replied: "I heard that the officials of Lukou garrison were not in office, which caused the ship dispatch here to be disordered. In order to compete for the channel, they collided with each other."

Cheng Sanwu didn't care about this. He turned to ask Mu Xiangling: "The iron-gnawing beast you mentioned is on the upper reaches of Lu River?"

"Yes, it is entrenched in the Jinting Cave of Wangqiao Mountain." Mu Xiangling looked at the rolling hills in the east: "Wangqiao Mountain was originally a place where immortals lived in seclusion and practiced cultivation. They left a legacy in Jinting Cave and were proficient in combining medicine and elixirs. But in Decades ago, an iron-gnawing beast came in and occupied the blessed land of Jinting Cave."

"The iron-gnawing monster?" Cheng Sanwu touched his beard and had a vague impression: "So, it is not a local monster in Xiaoxiang? Why did it come to Wang Qiao Mountain?"

Mu Xiangling tapped his chin with his finger: "Maybe he was driven here from somewhere else? But I know a little bit about the reason why he occupied Jinting Cave. That blessed land is rich in hardware, and the iron-gnawing beast originally feeds on gold and iron. , the mineral essence can also nourish its body and body, Jinting Cave is the best place to live."

"Food on gold and iron..." Cheng Sanwu pondered for a moment and smiled a little: "Let's go, let's go to Wang Qiao Mountain instead of taking the boat."

After hearing the words, everyone immediately followed the order, leaving some people to take care of them. Cheng Sanwu led his horse ashore. As soon as he arrived at Lukou garrison on the shore to make some arrangements and purchase supplies as usual, he saw a commotion nearby.

Looking back, I saw a group of thugs carrying sticks chasing several women. They were running away in disheveled clothes and barefoot. Those who ran a little slower were immediately overtaken by the thugs, who would pull their hair, scold and beat them, and scream miserably.

Cheng Sanwu glanced at it and immediately recognized that this was a scene of capturing slaves. In the past in the Western Regions, he and Su Wangting also engaged in the business of buying and selling slaves. Naturally, those slaves who tried to escape were captured by Cheng Sanwu and his men.

However, in Cheng Sanwu's opinion, the method used by this gang of thugs to capture slaves was too crude. If you want your slave to sell for a good price, you shouldn't use a stick. If you can't hold back your strength and break the slave's bones, it will become a loss.

To deal with fugitive slaves, it is best to use a leather whip, which can be whipped skillfully and forcefully. It will not hurt the muscles and bones, but it can leave unforgettable and severe pain.

"Jun Zhaoyang, these villains are bullying weak women, won't you stop them?" Mu Xiangling came to the side and asked.

Cheng Sanwu didn't care about this: "The arrest of slaves has nothing to do with our internal affairs and provincial affairs. If you don't like it, you can report it to the state government office."

"But I think Wang Shu seems to be quite concerned about this matter."

Mu Xiangling signaled that not far away, Qin Wangshu pressed the hilt of his sword and was watching the villains arresting the slaves. Those thin and disheveled women were no match for the gangsters. They were captured one after another in a blink of an eye. Only one woman was left who walked a little faster and ran toward Cheng Sanwu and others like crazy.

Although Qin Wangshu is usually taciturn and only acts as a personal attendant of Cheng Sanwu and Afu, and her status is not obvious, she is after all an accomplished embroiderer in martial arts, and her demeanor and posture are no ordinary.

When the escaped slave woman saw Qin Wangshu standing in the middle of the road, very conspicuous, she instinctively rushed to her. Tears left traces on her dusty face. She reached out and hugged Qin Wangshu's calf, begging for help: "Okay. Wife, please buy me away! I can do anything, please!"

A trace of panic flashed across Qin Wangshu's usually cold face. With her sharp and capable style, she would usually not be approached so closely by others. If the other party was an assassin, she would be injured just by hugging her legs.

But when Qin Wangshu saw the scene of capturing escaped slaves and brutally beating them, he immediately remembered the unbearable past and became unresponsive for a while.

"You..." Qin Wangshu didn't know how to respond, so he saw Cheng Sanwucha coming with arms folded and asked: "What's going on?"

The escaped slave woman saw that Cheng Sanwu was tall and burly, and there was a dignified and beautiful lady beside him. She believed that they were a wealthy family, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Slave Liu Sanmei, you can cook, wash and do anything, and you can also do some needlework. I beg the gentlemen and ladies to be kind and buy me away!" Cheng Sanwu was still thinking about the iron beast biting in Jinting Cave, so he was too lazy to care about it, so he turned around and walked away, waving to Qin Wangshu at the end. : "It's up to you to buy it or not, the money is all yours."

Even though Cheng Sanwu can now be said to be rich with a hundred thousand dollars, he never bothers to take care of money. After leaving Jiangnan, Qin Wangshu took care of daily expenses.

Qin Wangshu did have the idea of ​​buying Liu Sanmei. He thought that he didn't even have the courage to escape at the beginning. If Afu hadn't appeared, she would have died quietly in the long torture.

"Get out of the way!"

Without any further thought, the gang of thugs dispersed the pedestrians and came forward with sticks in their hands, acting arrogantly: "Hand over the escaped slaves, otherwise don't blame grandpa's stick for not having an eye!"

When Qin Wangshu heard this, she felt as if she had returned to those tortured days and nights. The touch of sticks and whips made her whole body tremble, and her heart felt a surge of blood for no reason. She pointed at Liu Sanmei at her feet: "This How much does a slave cost? I bought it!"

The gang of thugs were stunned for a moment when they heard this, then curled their lips and said, "If you don't want to sell me, I won't sell you! These slaves already have buyers."

"I'll give you twice as much." Qin Wangshu suddenly felt the same for Cheng Sanwu's determination and will to do it. She knew very well that she didn't need to buy Liu Sanmei at all. There is no benefit in interfering in irrelevant matters, but there is an unspeakable feeling in my chest, forcing myself to do it.

The gang of thugs each looked at each other a few times. Taking advantage of the large number of people, they gradually surrounded Qin Wangshu and looked lewdly at the well-dressed woman.

Zhang Fan, who was packing his bags in the distance, saw this and came to Cheng Sanwu and asked, "Should we drive them away?"

"No need, they're a bunch of bastards looking for death." Cheng Sanwu didn't even look at them.

Qin Wangshu was not the kind of boudoir girl who couldn't bear the gaze of men. When faced with being surrounded by villains, she didn't panic at all. Looking around, she already knew the depth of the other party, and her tone became cold:

"Don't pretend that I know nothing about this. You have a lot of slaves, so it's not a problem to sell one or two. If the buyer asks afterward, it can be explained that he died of illness on the road. Anyway, you won't suffer any loss after you get the money."

"Hmph! It looks like they are new arrivals from somewhere else." The villains said arrogantly: "Don't ask me, the person who bought the slaves was not the rich man from the countryside, but the Zhurong Mansion in Hengyang! Take things from them, I see you You don’t want your life!”

When he heard about Hengyang Zhurong Mansion, Qin Wangshu's face suddenly changed, and the fingers holding the sword hilt were covered with a thin layer of frost.

"I think you look like a gangster. You don't even understand the rules of visiting local masters when you are out and about?" The villains grinned, as if they thought Qin Wangshu was a fledgling female knight who could be abused at will.

One of the thugs came around behind Qin Wangshu and saw that although she was wearing men's clothing, she had a unique charm to her heroic spirit. So he emboldened himself and slapped her buttocks with his hand.

However, before the villain could experience the erect feeling, a biting chill penetrated his pores. There was a slight pain in the wrist, and there was a click. When he looked down, his palm fell to the ground, the incision was even, and the flesh and blood was instantly frozen, and there was no scene of blood splattering.

"I, I, my hand——"

The villain reacted belatedly and was surprised to see Qin Wangshu already holding the sword in his hand, his cold face turning cold and heartless.

The screams spread, and the other villains were about to take action. Qin Wangshu took action first, his figure instantly transformed, and with a series of dazzling sword moves, he killed more than ten villains surrounding him, all of them with one blow.

It was a scorching summer day and the heat was steaming. Liu Sanmei looked at the cold corpse that fell to the ground. She could not imagine that the villain who was running rampant a moment ago would look like this in the blink of an eye. Their faces still retained the frightened and angry look they had during their lifetime, and the fear of death had not even had time to emerge.

Although Qin Wangshu's face was cold, he felt blood boiling in his chest and could not suppress his excitement. It's not that she has never killed someone, especially as a member of Afu's subordinates. Her best skill is assassination. She must be calm when killing people to avoid being agitated and acting uncontrollably.

Therefore, in the past, Qin Wangshu always killed people with an almost business-like mentality, without sadness or joy. She also believed that this was the best way to deal with the enemy.

However, this time, Qin Wangshu felt unprecedented pleasure. Although the sword moves so swiftly that it is almost invisible to the naked eye, the feeling of the sword cutting through the villain's throat can be vividly displayed in the mind.

Pleasure - this was the first thought that came to Qin Wangshu's mind.

Liu Sanmei, who was kneeling on the ground, was trembling due to cold and fear. She saw the corners of Qin Wangshu's mouth turning up uncontrollably, worried that the person she was asking for help was not a kind person.

"How dare you! How dare you kill me?!"

At this time, a loud shout interrupted everyone's thoughts, and they saw a fat and strong man with his chest and breasts exposed. His chest and belly were full of curled sweaty velvet. He was rude and ugly. He was dragging an iron-black anchor and holding it in the other hand. Holding a gourd and pouring wine vigorously.

Qin Wangshu also woke up when he heard the sound, and found that he had gone too far and killed more than a dozen villains, which must have provoked the local gangs in Lukou.

"Damn it, you took away the slaves I worked so hard to capture, and you also killed a bunch of guys. It's really a bad year!" The fat man cursed and said to Qin Wangshu: "You're so stupid Where did you come from, mother-in-law? Tell me your name!"

Qin Wangshu could have spoken out about her identity as the Minister of Internal Affairs, but for some reason, she didn't seem to be relying on her power to overwhelm the other party at the moment, so she glanced at Cheng Sanwu with a slight hesitation.

"You have to take care of the trouble you caused." Cheng Sanwu was bored and found a shaded arbor to sit down, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Qin Wangshu has been following Cheng Sanwu for a long time, and he knows that the other person is not afraid of difficulties, but is happy to cause all kinds of out-of-control chaos. He didn't intend to help, he just wanted to let Qin Wangshu handle it by himself.

In the past, Qin Wangshu would probably have given up and left without apologizing or explaining the situation.

But now that she learned that Zhu Rong Mansion was a buyer of slaves, Qin Wangshu planned to intervene to the end. She wanted to rescue these slaves and kill everyone who stood in their way!

"You step aside first." Qin Wangshu waved to Liu Sanmei, then pointed his sword at Fat Qushuai: "Give you a chance, state your name, and let you die in peace!"

(End of this chapter)