People are in the heavens, starting as Li Xingyun

Chapter 340 Return to the Novice Village?
On the slightly desolate official road, the rumble of carriages and horses and a team of nearly a hundred people slowly passed by, raising a cloud of dust.

Most of the team members are young men, and all of them are strong and energetic. It is obvious that they are skilled in martial arts.

The two people riding horses at the front of the team had a lingering breath, and their every move revealed a unique charm, which obviously showed that they had outstanding internal cultivation.

Even so, they still held the reins with one hand and the weapons at their waists with the other, observing the surrounding paths cautiously.

This scene is very common in many martial arts dramas. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is a caravan escorted by a bodyguard agency.

Ordinary bandits would consider whether they have the ability to swallow up the team before taking action.

Of course, according to the rules of the martial arts world, even if a strong man has the ability to swallow up a team, most of them will not actually take action.

After all, swords have no eyes. Who can guarantee that he and his men can escape unscathed from the enemy's resistance? If there are casualties, they will need medical treatment. But if it happens too often, the village will be full of wounded people, and they will not be able to do anything in the future.

The same principle also applies to the escort agency industry.

Generally speaking, according to the unwritten rules of the road, when the escort agency is delivering goods, if they meet bandits on the road, they will tell each other their names, and then according to the difference in reputation between them, the escort agency will leave a corresponding amount of bribes, and the bandits can pass smoothly.

In short, harmony is the most important thing.

These days, life is not easy. We all come here to make a living, so naturally we should live in harmony to make money. Why do we have to fight and kill each other?

As for the team in front of them, it is not a regular escort agency, but a martial arts sect called Qingshan Sect.

The overall strength of Qingshan Sect is not strong, it is almost just a second-rate sect. Because of this, the sect is not too wealthy on weekdays, and in order to make daily expenses, it often takes on some business.

Generally speaking, the sects in the underworld, those with land rent out, those with money open shops, and those with fame act as bodyguards.

Qingshan Sect happens to belong to the third party.

It is a shame to say that the ancestors of Qingshan Sect were once wealthy. At the peak of their power, they were able to have a say in every martial arts conference.

But unfortunately, about fifty years ago, the Qingshan Sect encountered a disaster. Only one in ten masters in the sect survived, and even some of their unique skills were lost, making it difficult for later disciples to make a difference. Now the sect has become a second-rate sect.

Today, the Qingshan Sect only has a few dozen acres of low-quality farmland under its name, as well as enough savings to barely keep people from starving.

Compared with most poor people, they are naturally much better off, but they are still far from rich, so they can only work hard to supplement the family income.

Fortunately, although their descendants are not very ambitious, the relationships left by their ancestors are still there. At least in Pingyang County where the sect is located, both the white and black worlds will give Qingshan Sect some face.

In this way, he had been doing the escort business for ten years without any major conflicts. He was able to make steady progress and managed the declining sect.

It was soon noon and the men and horses were hungry and thirsty. There happened to be a tea shop next to the official road. After a brief discussion, everyone decided to rest for a while and fill their stomachs before continuing on their journey.

Just then, there was a movement from a carriage at the back of the team. The curtain moved slightly, and a tall woman in green walked out of the carriage.

The woman had an extremely beautiful face, delicate features and a handsome outline, but between her brows there was an undisguised heroism and wildness, similar to many chivalrous women roaming the world, but with an indescribable unique flavor.

After the woman appeared, many people in the team secretly looked at her, their eyes full of amazement and obsession.

But after all, they were just a bunch of young guys, not thick-skinned enough, so they didn't dare to look for too long. They would just steal a few glances and then shift their gaze, and then secretly turn it back.

It was not until the beautiful figure entered the carriage with the food that he withdrew his gaze with a sense of loss.

Seeing the people around him still staring at the carriage, a disciple of Qingshan Sect teased, "Third Senior Brother, have you been holding it in for too long? You're almost seduced. Looks like you'll have to find a prostitute to relieve yourself when you get back to the city."

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The young man called the Third Senior Brother blushed upon hearing this, then turned around and glared at her, cursing, "You are the only one who still has the nerve to criticize me. Don't forget that when the young lady asked me questions before, it was me who immediately became tongue-tied and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. You are usually so eloquent... Shame on you!"

The smile on the disciple's face froze immediately, and he immediately raised his tea bowl to hide his embarrassment, while quibbling, "How can they be the same? The lady in white looks like a fairy, with an extraordinary temperament. You can tell at a glance that she is from a very noble family. How can a rough man like me not be nervous when I see her?"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Qingshan Sect disciples echoed them.

"Yes, yes. Although our Qingshan Sect is small, the Pingyang County where we are located is also rich. We have seen many rich ladies, but none of them can be compared with that lady in white. She feels like a fairy in a story."

"Not only that, in addition to being beautiful, that lady also speaks very gently, completely different from those rich girls who look down on others."

"Indeed, but unfortunately that young lady is too perfect. Rather than a fairy, she looks more like a female bodhisattva. It is hard for people to even think of profaning her. In comparison, I think her maid is more approachable."

"That makes sense. Although that girl is a bit fierce, she seems to be of the same kind as us Jianghu people. She speaks directly and you can tell at first glance that she is a straightforward person."

"Hehe! Not only is she cool, but look at that waist and legs. If she were on the bed... Tsk tsk!"

After saying this, all the men had elated expressions on their faces. After looking at each other, they immediately burst into laughter.

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Just then, a steamed bun hit the table, interrupting the men's laughter. Turning around, they saw a cute girl with scorpion braids coming over, rolling her eyes and saying:

"You are a bunch of ignorant toads. You don't even know your status. You dare to dream of eating swan meat... Don't blame me for not reminding you. Sister Xiaoqing is a great fighter. She can beat ten of you. If she hears what I said just now, you will never be able to walk on your legs again."

The girl's name is Chen Xueling. She is the only daughter of the head of the sect, Chen Qingfeng. She is only thirteen years old this year. She has a round oval face with a little baby fat.

She has a pair of watery eyes that are black and shiny, her cheeks are flushed, and her whole body exudes a youthful and lively aura, making her quite cute and pretty.

However, her body has not yet grown up, giving the impression of a girl, and the brothers and sisters all regard her as a sister. Therefore, when they learned that the little sister heard their dirty talk just now, they were a little embarrassed. Only the youngest disciple said unconvincedly:

"Junior sister, you are exaggerating a bit. We can all see that Miss Xiaoqing has martial arts skills, but to say that she can beat ten of us is just bragging!"

"That's right. Let's not talk about it for now. Third Senior Brother is one of the best masters in Pingyang County. Even Master said that he has the potential to surpass me. How could he lose to a woman?"

Someone shook his head, with a hint of envy and pity on his face: "Besides, if her martial arts were really that powerful, how could she be willing to be humble to others? It's impossible that the sickly Mr. Shen is also a great master who is hiding his true strength, right?"

"How is it impossible!"

Chen Xueling said angrily: "Mr. Shen was originally a first-class master in the martial arts world. He only became what he is now because of a serious injury. Yesterday he even taught me a secret formula of internal strength."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in surprise, and then burst into laughter.

"He actually said that he is a top-notch expert! This is such an exaggerated boast, why doesn't he just say that he is a master?"

In this world, the classification of martial artists' levels is somewhat vague. They can be roughly divided into four levels: inferior, third-rate, second-rate and first-rate.

The next level up is the Grandmaster, which is about the same level as the founder of Qingshan Sect.

Legend has it that warriors who have reached that level not only have the courage of ten thousand men, but even ordinary demons and monsters have to retreat away from them. They are extremely rare in the martial arts world and hold a very important position.

However, the Qingshan Sect's inheritance is now lacking. Not to mention the Grand Master, even the top-notch masters have not appeared for many years.

For example, the head of the sect, Chen Qingfeng, had already stepped into the second-rate level many years ago, but because of the incomplete inheritance, he has been standing still all these years. Otherwise, the Qingshan Sect would not have weakened to this extent.

As for the third senior brother mentioned by the disciple just now, that is, the young man who was staring at the green-clothed woman in a daze at the beginning, he is the most talented person of this generation in Qingshan Sect. He is twenty-three years old this year and is already a top player among the third-rate players. He is being trained by Chen Qingfeng as his successor.

According to Chen Qingfeng, with Gu Xiaodong's (third senior brother) talent in martial arts, he could become a second-rate master before he is thirty years old at most. If he is lucky, he might be able to reach the first-rate level in his lifetime.

From this we can see how difficult it is for a warrior to become a first-class master.

Not only does it require talent, but it also requires unimaginable efforts by ordinary people. Without twenty or thirty years of hard work, you won't even be able to catch up with the top masters.

In the eyes of the Qingshan Sect disciples, Mr. Shen looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with a well-proportioned figure, delicate skin and tender flesh. He looked more like a scholar than a warrior. He could not be called a "first-class master" in any way, and he was most likely trying to fool Chen Xueling.

"Oh, Junior Sister, you just said that Master Shen taught you a secret formula for internal power. Have you ever discussed this with Master? If not, why not recite the secret formula and let everyone help you to analyze it and see if the other party is a liar or not."

"That makes sense. Maybe Master Shen has gone too far in practicing this internal skill, and that's why he's now what he is... Junior Sister, you have to be careful. You can't just practice this skill because he's pretty. You have to let Master take a look at it first."

Seeing that these stinky senior brothers not only did not believe her words, but also slandered her for coveting Mr. Shen's beauty, Chen Xueling's face suddenly turned red, and then she stamped her feet in anger and said, "Wait, wait until I have cultivated my Qi sense, then I will show you what I have!"

After saying that, he left angrily.

The fellow disciples burst into laughter again upon seeing this, and then continued with their previous topic while enjoying their meal and drinks.

That is to say, they discussed how gentle and elegant the lady in white was, how heroic the cool girl in green was, who exactly was Mr. Shen who owned these two beauties, and whether anything awkward happened when he was alone with the two beauties in the carriage.

For a moment, the air was filled with the sour smell of lemons...

On the other side, in the carriage that was the topic of everyone’s conversation, the “sickly” Mr. Shen was sitting and hugging the gentle and kind lady in white as they described her.

The black and white halos kept flowing alternately from the two people, their qi entangled with each other, and their souls communicated, as if they were performing some kind of deep-level dual cultivation.

Just after Chen Xueling was driven away in anger, the two of them opened their eyes, looking a little tired, as if they had not slept for several days and nights.

Seeing this, Xiaoqing, the guardian at the side, hurried forward and carefully helped the woman in white to sit next to her. Then, she looked at Master Shen worriedly and asked softly, "Master, are you okay? Let me do it next."

Master Shen, also known as Shen Suixin, gave Xiaoqing a soothing smile: "It's okay, my soul has almost stabilized. I just need to rest for a while, and my injuries and vitality will recover on their own."

As he said this, he turned his head to glance at the scene outside the car window, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Interesting, it's been a long time since I felt this kind of Jianghu atmosphere, it really feels like returning to the Novice Village."

The group of Qingshan Sect disciples thought that they were far away and the people in the carriage could not hear them, so they talked about them behind their backs without restraint.

However, they didn't know that this distance was almost nothing for the three people in the carriage.

Hearing these words, Xiao Qing's face became a little ugly and she said, "These guys are full of dirty words. I really want to kill them all right now!"

Next to him, Xiaobai, who had adjusted his breath slightly, shook his head, with a helpless expression: "Forget it, Xiaoqing, they are just a group of ordinary mortals, and they are just talking, there is no malice emanating from them, there is no need to bother with them."

"Huh! Sister, you are just too kind!"

Xiao Qing curled her lips, but didn't say anything about killing people. She just naturally stuck to Shen Sui Xin and told him the intelligence she had obtained from this caravan and Qingshan Sect in the past few days in detail.
However, half a month ago, after sacrificing the body of the golden-horned beast and half of his own soul, Shen Sui Xin finally blocked the black hole gravity caused by the self-explosion of the extraterritorial demon for a moment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Sui Xin immediately burst out all his remaining strength and plunged into the dimensional channel opened by the Chaos Bell. After a familiar dizzying spin, he came to this strange world.

There is no doubt that Shen Sui Xin's condition was extremely bad at that time, as he had lost one of his physical bodies and nearly half of his soul.

His soul was torn apart, his cultivation was greatly damaged, his realm was shaky, and even the energy and magic power in his body were almost exhausted... All these symptoms combined together actually made him fall into a coma.

It is no exaggeration to say that if a powerful god-transforming warrior of the Black Mountain Old Demon level appeared at that time, he could pose a fatal threat to Shen Sui Xin.

(End of this chapter)