Lotus Tower is the second best in the world

Chapter 156 Blood Sacrifice: The Immortality Sutra
The Cui family's residence is not in Guangling District, but in the east of the city, near the moat.

It takes about two sticks of incense to get there in a carriage.

However, for those who are good at martial arts, it is just a few jumps and plunders.

Li Lianpeng and Huang Haitao immediately jumped from the yard to the roof of their house and headed to the east of the city before it was completely bright.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the two arrived at the east side of the city.

The two of them were standing on a roof, and there was a fire right in front of them. The fire was so bright that the rows of houses in the villa were all on fire.

"Tsk, this fire is really strong!"

Li Lianpeng sighed, then narrowed his eyes and said, "There is someone fighting over there."

Upon hearing this, Huang Haitao looked over there.

The next moment, I heard him say: "The person who fought against Chen Qingping is Duan Luo!"

Li Lianpeng was surprised, "That young man is Duan Luo? Are you sure you didn't identify the wrong person?"

Huang Haitao nodded,
"My subordinates will not admit their mistakes. Duan Luo has been competing in martial arts gyms a few days ago. He has challenged every famous martial arts gym in Yangzhou City. Now many martial arts masters are secretly raising money to offer rewards. Please invite the masters on the list of [-] masters to come and show off this Luo's majesty."

Li Lianpeng asked with great interest: "How about it? Is there any master willing to come and cause trouble for him?"

Huang Haitao shook his head, "Most of the long-established martial arts masters on the list want to save face and will not take action against a junior like him."

While the two were talking, the fire continued to burn in the Cui family's courtyard. The nearby Cui family nursing home, under the command of a butler-looking man, methodically went to put out the fire with a basin and a wooden bucket.

However, the fire was so fierce that the little water was just a drop in the bucket and could not achieve the purpose of extinguishing the fire.

As soon as people enter, they will be driven out by the heat wave.

Therefore, the two people fighting in the open space between several courtyards in the backyard, Chen Qingping and Duan Luo, were not discovered.

The weapons of these two people were both long swords. They were taught by different masters and had their own methods. Li Lianpeng couldn't understand it, and he couldn't tell whose swordsmanship was better. In short, they looked quite pleasing to the eye.

There was a raging fire behind him. In such a scene deep inside, his whole body must have been unbearably hot.

Li Lianpeng simply stood on the ridge of the room and watched with interest the two young men who were fighting regardless of the occasion.

After a while, the two of them exchanged swords, and then rushed into one of the wooden buildings side by side. They were not seen coming out for a long time.

Li Lianpeng was stunned for a long time, then turned to look at Huang Haitao next to him. Seeing that the other person was also frowning in confusion, he pondered and said, "Well, you go negotiate with the Cui family's stewards, and I'll go take a look."

Although the fire in the Cui Family Courtyard was big, it was still much smaller than the fire in the granary of Nanxun Town near Jinling City.

Li Lianpeng made a decision in her heart. As soon as she finished speaking, her whole person turned into an afterimage and disappeared on the ridge of the room.

"..." Huang Haitao opened his mouth, wanting to call Li Lianpeng to stop, but seeing how decisive he was in leaving, he could only sigh, use Qing Kung Fu, and jump off the roof.

……

Cui Family Courtyard, Library.

Thick smoke billowed, bookshelves collapsed, and ruthless flames devoured everything in the house.

But there is still one place in the library that is intact.

That is a secret room behind the desk.

At this moment, Chen Qingping held her injured shoulder, held a long sword in her hand, and walked step by step towards the high platform in the center of the secret room with firm eyes.

Duan Luo, who was equally embarrassed, stood not far behind him with solemn eyes and shouted:
"I advise you not to go there again. If you accidentally touch a nearby agency, we will both be locked up in this secret room!"

Chen Qingping paused, turned to look at the young man who handed the sword to him without any explanation, frowned and asked:
"You know what that is?"

Duan Duan nodded and said: "Of course, I'm just here for it."

"Since you know, why stop me?"

"It is precisely because I know that I want to prevent you from getting it!"

"...Did you set this fire?"

"It was a maid in this courtyard who accidentally knocked over the oil lamp and lit the curtain by the window. It has nothing to do with me."

"You stopped her from putting out the fire, I saw it."

"Then you still ask?"

"..." Chen Qingping was silent again.

He knew who the person in front of him was.

This person's name is Duan Luo, who comes from Shenglian Villa and is now famous in Yangzhou City.

But why would he focus on the Cui Family Courtyard?

Or is it that his purpose from the beginning was to deceive others, and his ultimate goal was to obtain the secret book that killed dozens of innocent girls?

Chen Qingping was thinking deeply and walked resolutely towards the high platform. On the high platform, there was a thick martial arts secret book, which was the purpose of his trip.

Time to end.

Duan Luo became anxious when he saw that the other party did not listen to the advice, "If you take another step forward, you will really kill us!"

Different from Chen Qingping, Duan Luo came from Shenglian Villa, and Shenglian Villa had an ancestor who was a disciple of the Mo family, the master of mechanism.

Duan Luo likes to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he also likes to play with some strange skills.

Therefore, when it comes to government agencies, his vision is much higher than that of Chen Qingping.

The four walls of this secret room were tightly sealed, and several torches suddenly lit up when they entered. At first glance, it was carefully designed.

Since the old man of the Cui family regards the harmful secret book he got from nowhere as a treasure, there is no way he can just leave it in the secret room without any precautions.

This time, Chen Qingping did not stop, he regarded Duan Luo as his enemy.

Just when Duan Duan was furious and was about to hand out the long sword towards Chen Qingping, the secret door of the corridor behind him opened again.

An exceptionally handsome young man walked out leisurely.

"Huh? There is actually a treasure room in here!"

Just listen to his surprised voice resounding throughout the secret room.

"Who are you?!"

The moment their eyes met, Duan Luo instantly became alert.

The long sword pointed at the incoming person.

"Little brother, don't be nervous. Li Lianpeng is here to clear up any misunderstandings."

Li Lianpeng raised her arm, gently pushed the sword away from her eyes with two fingers, turned to look at Chen Qingping who was walking towards the high platform and shouted:

"Brother Chen, please wait a moment. You might as well listen to what this little brother has to say. If we touch something we shouldn't touch, then we will have to be locked up here and allowed to be slaughtered."

Chen Qingping knew who the visitor was after hearing Li Lianpeng's voice, but he didn't want to cause trouble for the time being and just wanted to get the secret book as soon as possible.

But now that the man behind him recognized him, he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore.

He had no choice but to turn around and look at Li Lianpeng,
"Brother Li, why are you here? This is not the place you should come..."

Li Lianpeng smiled and said, "I've been back for a long time. I've been waiting here and there, but I haven't seen you come to see me, Brother Chen. I have no choice but to come find you in person."

Chen Qingping smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Brother Li, you picked the right time." "That's natural." Li Lianpeng smiled proudly, turned to look at Duan Luo, who was still vigilant, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are the one who has been in power recently. Is this Duan Luo, Duan Shaoxia, who is famous for playing gymnastics in Yangzhou City?"

"it's me."

The passage is not surprised that this person can recognize himself, but he is surprised by the identity of the person in front of him.

Li Lianpeng, he had never heard of this name, and he didn't know when Yangzhou City had such a famous figure.

Seeing that his eyes were alert and even vaguely hostile, Li Lianpeng quickly waved his hand and said:

"Young hero, please don't look at me like this. I'm too timid to be frightened."

Before Duan Luo could say anything, Li Lianpeng stretched out his hand towards the high platform, and the book placed on top of a stone pillar flew towards him quickly.

In an instant, he held it in his hand.

"Is this what you are fighting for? Let's take a look... The Immortal Scripture, tsk tsk, what kind of technique is this? The technique of cultivating immortals?"

Chen Qingping: "..."

Duan Luo: "..."

This person... has such deep inner strength!

Controlling objects with true energy, the realm of a martial arts master!

Seeing that both of them remained silent, Li Lianpeng, who flipped through a few pages, put the book in his hand under his arm and walked out of the corridor from where he came.

"I'll help you two take the stuff away first. If you're still interested in this stuff, just follow me out. This secret room gives me a bit of a bad feeling..."

Before he finished speaking, the entire underground chamber shook violently, and the stone pillar that originally held the books collapsed.

Chen Qingping and Duan Luo's expressions changed, and they immediately stopped hesitating, put aside their respective grudges, and followed Li Lianpeng.

They came in from the same passage. At this time, the stone door of the secret room had been closed. From time to time, gravel fell from the top of the corridor. Li Lianpeng walked in front as the wind blew under his feet.

The injured Duan Luo and Chen Qingping were hit by falling gravel from time to time, making muffled sounds.

After a moment, looking at the thick stone door blocking their eyes, Chen Qingping and Duan Luo had a flash of despair in their eyes.

The road is blocked!
At this moment, I saw the young martial arts master who was a bit too much put his palm on the stone door.

"Crack-"

The next moment, the entire stone door fell apart, and blazing firelight shone in from the outside.

Li Lianpeng smiled, turned to look at the two people behind him, and said, "Let's go."

After that, he raised his legs and walked outside.

Duan Luo and Chen Qingping, who were following him, looked at each other and followed closely behind.

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A fire completely burned the Cui Family Courtyard, which contained secrets.

According to what Huang Haitao later said, when the old man of the Cui family came over after hearing the news, he only saw ruins and a mess.

Without saying a word, he fainted on the spot.

Suddenly, all the younger members of the Cui family were jumping up and down.

Huang Haitao took advantage of the chaos and left.

Li House.

In the early morning, two seriously injured guests came to the house.

One is an old friend and the other is a new friend.

Li Lianhua also rushed over from the Lotus Building to heal Chen Qingping, her benefactor.

Li Lianpeng held a bun and ate it happily. He looked at Li Lianhua who was healing people and said:

"Lotus, have you heard of the technique that can make people stay young and immortal forever?"

When Li Lianhua heard this, her movements stagnated, and then she shook her head, "Brother, what I said is nonsense. How could there be such a technique in the world?"

Li Lianpeng pointed to the book on the tea table not far away, "Here, that's the book."

"The name is very impressive, it's called "The Wonderful Sutra of Immortality"!"

"...Brother Chen, do you know the origin of this secret book?"

Before coming, Li Lianpeng had told him that their good friend Chen Qingping and Duan Luo, the young master of Shenglian Villa who was now famous in Yangzhou City, were competing for a martial arts secret book, and even sacrificed a whole other courtyard for this book. Burnt.

Naturally, Li Lianhua didn't believe that there was such a technique in the world that could make people 'immortal' after practicing it, but she still couldn't help but be curious and wanted to take a look.

He glanced at the silent young man holding a long sword not far away, and then looked at Chen Qingping who was close at hand, waiting for the other party's response.

Chen Qingping pondered for a long time before speaking:
"I saw the corpses of two young girls in a cellar outside the city before. They died in miserable conditions. They seemed to have suffered great pain during their lifetimes. They were drained of blood and died. I thought this was unusual..."

Following Chen Qingping's eloquent explanation, Li Lianpeng and Li Lianhua knew the reason why he lurked in the Cui Family Courtyard.

It turned out that after Chen Qingping dealt with the bandits that once wreaked havoc near his hometown, she planned to go to Guangling District to visit Li Lianpeng as agreed.

After finding the address, he was greeted not by Li Lianpeng, whom he fell in love with at first sight, but by the housekeeper Qing Que.

Seeing that Li Lianpeng was not at home, Chen Qingping did not stay any longer. After asking about the approximate date of Li Lianpeng and others' return, she left the city again.

He came down to the mountain just for traveling, so he had no fixed place to stay. The mountains and rivers near Yangzhou City are beautiful and there are many places to visit.

So I wandered around and found two female corpses in a cellar outside a lakeside courtyard.

He originally thought that some dignitary in the city had killed the slave and dumped the body, but after he jumped in to check, he realized that the matter was not that simple.

The female corpse had not been dead for long. Her whole body was shriveled, and there were deep knife marks on her wrists. The cause of her death was obvious at a glance.

Chen Qingping followed the clues and gradually found out about the Cui family, and overheard a drunken servant of the Cui family saying that their old man was nearly 120 years old, and he didn't even look old.

Not only that, Old Mrs. Cui's sons, grandsons, and the elderly are also different from others, almost the same every day.

Sometimes he looks old, sometimes he looks vigorous.

Without exception, these direct descendants of the Cui family often went to the Cui family courtyard.

Chen Qingping came from a famous family in Qingqiu. She had heard of some ancient blood sacrifice techniques. She could use the essence and blood of others to extend her life through a special cultivation method.

However, this kind of blood sacrifice technique is harmful to nature and is extremely disrespectful to human beings. It is not tolerated by nature and morality. As soon as it appeared in the world hundreds of years ago, it was destroyed by all the famous and upright masters in the world.

The person who originally created this evil magic was put on the fire rack and burned to death.

The technique he created, along with the manuscript, were burned in public.

But according to rumors, the person who created the evil magic had a closed disciple who disappeared.

It became the worry of all the decent seniors from famous families at that time.

"So, this "Book of Immortality" was left behind by the demon's escaped disciples hundreds of years ago?"

Li Lianpeng wiped her mouth with the handkerchief Qingque handed over and asked.

Chen Qingping nodded solemnly, "It's very possible."

(End of this chapter)