The Wheel-Turning Master

As soon as the door was opened, Xue Ba squeezed his short and fat body into the yard, as if this was his home.

Lin Bai was a little puzzled. This Xue Ba was deep-minded and always inseparable from Dong Chao. Why did he come alone today?

And he looked like he was coming with bad intentions! Did I sleep with his wife? Or did his wife want to see my ability to turn the wheel?

"Brother Xue, you have made me suffer. How did the matter of borrowing seeds that day get out?" Lin Bai made a helpless expression and said, "Now the neighbors say that I can turn the wheel. I can't explain it."

"It's not easy. You take off your clothes and run around outside. Let everyone see it, right?"

Xue Ba didn't even look at Lin Bai. He just stood on his short and fat body, picked a few green dates from the jujube tree, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them twice and spit them out.

Lin Bai was furious. The dates were not ripe yet! He couldn't bear to eat them himself!

"Brother Xue, you are joking." Lin Bai suppressed his anger and said, "I wonder what brings you to my humble home today?"

"After all, you have studied for two years, and you are still showing off your knowledge."

Xue Ba laughed strangely and said, "I heard that you went to the South City today, and you went to three martial arts halls, ate and drank, drank tea and listened to music. You are so happy?"

"..."

Lin Bai was a little confused. He got home and Xue Ba came to his door right after he got home. The Axe Gang is in the North City, how did it reach into the South City? Is it a coincidence? Or are they following me?

"Brother, you are not a gangster, you don't understand. Although our Axe Gang does not leave the North City, the South City is where the rich and powerful live. How can we not have eyes and ears?"

Xue Ba seemed to see Lin Bai's doubts. He smiled proudly and said, "In the teahouse where you drank tea today, there are our people, and they are my brother-in-law! Isn't it a coincidence?"

Lin Bai didn't say anything, just sighed that it was a damn coincidence!

"Did you make a fortune somewhere? Tell me, brother." Xue Ba smiled, holding a whistle stick in his right hand and tapping it lightly on the palm of his left hand.

When Lin Bai heard this, he wanted to laugh. Xue Ba was pretending to be rich, but he didn't think of Qi Wangzu at all.

This also shows that the other party despised him very much.

Lin Bai felt relieved.

"Brother Xue, you are joking. My family has been weaving mats and selling shoes for generations. Where can I make a fortune?" Lin Bai evaded.

"If you hadn't made a fortune, how dare you go to Nancheng to have fun? Besides, you can't enter the martial arts hall without thirty or fifty taels of silver? You are a straw sandal seller, and you don't even dare to go through the secret door, so how dare you go to the martial arts hall?"

Xue Ba pointed his whistle stick at Lin Bai's nose and said in a vicious voice: "Brother, I've had bad luck these days and lost a lot of money. I'm not in a good mood and can't stand to hear nonsense!"

"This..." Lin Bai pretended to sigh and said simply: "To be honest with you, Brother Xue, I was sick a few days ago. I said I fell into the water, but in fact I went to the Taoist temple on the mountain to play and saw someone fighting and someone died. I was scared."

Xue Ba understood immediately after hearing this and asked anxiously: "Someone died. Did you pick up the body? How much?"

"About a hundred taels, and a few pieces... a few pieces of gold leaves." Lin Bai said in a timid tone.

"This is ill-gotten gains! Give it to me!" Xue Ba said immediately.

I don't know how this gangster has the nerve to say such things!

Lin Bai made a helpless expression again and said, "How dare I bring them all back? They are still hidden in that broken temple."

After hearing this, Xue Ba hesitated and stared at Lin Bai with sinister eyes.

Lin Bai saw that he was suspicious, so he quickly took out a silver ingot and presented it respectfully, saying, "Brother Xue, please be kind and let's split the silver in half... 30-70, how about that? You get 70 and I get 30, you have to leave me some money to start a family, right?"

Xue Ba grabbed the silver ingot with one hand, weighed it and it was about two taels, and he was more convinced of Lin Bai's nonsense.

He put the silver ingot into his sleeve, smiled and said, "I don't want much from you, let's split it in half, we will be brothers in the future, mention my name if you have anything."

Lin Bai happily bowed and said, "Then I will have to trouble Brother Xue to help me in the future."

"Okay, okay." Xue Ba's soybean-like eyes were shining, and he said impatiently, "Let's go, let's go, although the Taoist temple has been dilapidated and no one has been there for a long time, there is no guarantee that there are no idle people wandering around!"

"It's getting late now. It will be dark when we come back. The city gate is locked. How can we go home? How about going tomorrow?" Lin Bai was unwilling.

"Why wait for tomorrow? Even if the city gate is locked, I can still get in!" Xue Ba stared at Lin Bai, thinking that it would be better to deal with you after dark, and then take it all for himself, wouldn't it be wonderful!

"Okay then." Lin Bai pretended to be helpless, and he also had a murderous intention in his heart. He asked again: "Brother Xue, where is Brother Dong? Shouldn't we tell him about this?"

Xue Ba sneered and said: "What to say to that tall silly guy? If there are more people, we have to share more! Let's go!"

After saying this, Lin Bai immediately understood that Xue Ba did not spread the news today, but wanted to eat alone.

In this case, there is a good opportunity to silence him, but his brother-in-law needs to be careful.

Putting on the hat and locking the door, the two set off.

It was the hottest time after noon, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

The north gate was the territory of the Qinglong Gang. Xue Ba did not go through the north gate, but found a collapsed city wall.

Although he was short and fat, he was flexible and climbed up the broken wall easily.

"Brother Xue, wait for me." Lin Bai followed clumsily.

Xue Ba showed disdain, but still held out his whistle stick for Lin Bai to grab, and then climbed up the city wall.

After leaving the city and walking five miles, they arrived at the foot of Tianlang Mountain.

Huaxi County is surrounded by mountains and water. The Tianlang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles. It is rumored that there are immortals living in seclusion there, but no one has ever seen it with their own eyes.

Moreover, the trees in Tianlang Mountain are tall and dense, and the hunters who enter the mountain can only go 20 to 30 miles deep at most. According to the hunters, there are many wolves and insects in this deep mountain.

Along the mountain trail, the two continued to move forward.

The mountain is cool, especially when the mountain breeze blows, it is even more refreshing.

After walking forward for another half an hour, Lin Bai was out of breath, but Xue Ba was a little impatient.

"Why is Tianlang Mountain so gloomy today?" Xue Ba stopped and looked forward. The trees in front were getting denser and blocking the sunlight. Although there were birds and insects singing, the deep feeling was even stronger.

Lin Bai looked around and didn't want to pretend anymore.

The last time he dealt with Qi Wangzu was an assassination, and this time Lin Bai wanted to try his ability to face him head-on.

Take off the bamboo hat, turn the sleeves outward, and try to look neat.

After wiping the sweat off his hands and holding the flying knife, Lin Bai said nothing, only looking at Xue Ba who was still looking far ahead.

Xue Ba was facing away from Lin Bai at this time, holding a whistle stick in his hand, wiping the sweat off his forehead, and suddenly felt uneasy for no reason.

"You kid didn't lie..." Xue Ba turned around and said halfway, then he realized that Lin Bai was different.

Although he was wearing simple cloth clothes, he didn't look like a weaver or a shoe seller. He didn't breathe heavily, holding a short blade in his hand, his eyes were very bright, and his feet seemed to have rules.

Xue Ba was not stupid, he saw something was wrong, this was clearly the momentum of a veteran practitioner.

He didn't look like a mud-legged man who made straw sandals all day, but a habitual criminal who had licked blood.

"What do you want to do?" After all, Xue Ba was a ruthless man who had been fighting for many years. Although he felt weak in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

Lin Bai didn't say anything, but the murderous intent in his eyes was obvious.

"Do you think you dare to turn against Grandpa just because you have learned a few tricks of Kung Fu?"

Xue Ba shouted, his short and fat body was very agile, he took two steps at a time, and rushed to Lin Bai five steps in front of him, and chopped down with his whistle stick.

He was really strong, and there was a sound of breaking the wind, and his momentum was even more powerful.

Lin Bai did not draw his knife, but just slightly stepped aside, and then retreated again to avoid a sweep.

After just two avoidances, Lin Bai saw Xue Ba's strength: there was no need to worry.

Just when he was feeling that his training was not in vain, Xue Ba turned around and ran away...

In the blink of an eye, he was already more than ten steps away.

Lin Bai no longer held back and threw his flying knife.

Xue Ba was stabbed in the back, and ran forward a few steps, and finally fell to the ground.

Lin Bai walked forward without saying a word.

Xue Ba was not dead yet, with a look of fear on his face, saying: "You...you are the rapist! You killed Qi Wangzu..."

"Yes, Yan is indeed fair and tender." Lin Bai squatted in front of him on one leg and said: "Since you said I am a rapist, I must go to your house to see if Yan is fair or sister-in-law is fair."

"You..." Xue Ba spit out blood, his eyes were first fierce, then cowardly, and begged: "Brother, don't kill me, I...I will give you all my wife and money...I just beg you not to kill me..."

"I didn't intend to kill you." Lin Bai smiled and asked: "Where did you hide the money?"

Xue Ba said: "It's all...in the secret compartment at the bottom of my closet..."

Lin Bai nodded, stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife, and did not pull it out, but just turned it hard. Xue Ba ugh twice, and then there was no movement.

"Stupid brother Xue, kill you, the money is still..."

Lin Bai was making a joke, and suddenly heard shouting in front of him, and the sound of metal clashing.

Without thinking too much, Lin Bai immediately drew out his flying knife and dodged to a boulder to hide.

"Should I run away immediately or see who is coming? Forget it, it shouldn't be Xue Ba's friend, I don't need to join in the fun."

Lin Bai made up his mind and prepared to take a look and run away.

He poked his head out from behind the boulder and saw a middle-aged man standing on the top of an ancient tree a hundred steps away, holding a long sword in his hand.

Lin Bai had extraordinary eyesight and saw that the man had a beard like a halberd and his hair was loose. Although he was covered in blood and his face was decadent, he had the momentum of standing proudly in the world.

I can't afford to offend him!

Lin Bai wanted to escape, but he saw that the man in green turned his head slightly and actually glanced at him, with a slight smile on his face...

Before Lin Bai had time to be shocked, three more people came from a distance, and their light skills seemed to be very good.

They were all dressed like Taoist priests. One of them held a sword, one held a knife, and the other held a whisk. The three of them occupied an ancient tree each, surrounding the middle-aged man.

"Pei Wuyong, why don't you run away?" The man holding the knife among the three said in a hoarse voice. He took a look at Xue Ba's body and then at Lin Bai's hiding place, and ignored them.

The middle-aged man named Pei Wuyong laughed and said, "Why should I run away from just three rats? You all come together!"

"Don't fall for his provocation!" The Taoist holding the whisk said, "He has been hit by the bone-eroding pill and has been seriously injured. He is almost exhausted. We just need to waste time and see how long he can hold on!"

"Pei Wuyong, if you hand over the things, the three of us can spare your life." Another man holding a sword said.

Lin Bai didn't dare to look at it any more. This was not something he could get involved in. At least with his current strength, he couldn't get involved.

Even looking at it any more would be a sin!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Bai ran down the mountain quickly.

But after running a few steps, Lin Bai suddenly felt a palpitation and panic for no reason.

It seemed that the whole person was suppressed.

"I'm just passing by..." Lin Bai was extremely horrified and thought he was going to be drowned.

"It's Jianmang! Second brother, save me!" I heard someone shouting in panic behind me.

"Don't be afraid! He is desperate! We just need to avoid...brother!" Someone else said.

Lin Bai turned around and looked back, only to see the sword in Pei Wu's hand shining brightly.

Originally the sword was only three feet long, but now with the sword light, it was almost one foot long.

The sword moved with the person, and the sword light was devastating, directly cutting the Taoist holding the fly whisk into two pieces!

The other two Taoists did not dare to face the sharp edge and fled hundreds of steps in the blink of an eye.

"Sword...sword radiance?" Lin Bai heard people chatting in the martial arts hall today, saying that people with the highest martial arts skills can inject their inner strength into long swords and inspire terrifying sword radiance.

I was still envious at the time, but I didn't expect to see it so soon...

At this time, the light of the long sword in Pei Wushou's hand gradually faded away. He stood on the treetops, swaying, and fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

The dazzling sword light just now seemed to be shining back.

At this moment, the other two people who had fled away turned around again and stood only a hundred steps away, still not daring to come near.

The Taoist holding the sword threw the long sword, a hundred steps away, and stabbed straight into Pei Wuyong's chest.

Pei Wuyong vomited blood, struggled twice, and then stopped moving.

When the two Taoists saw this, they were not overjoyed. They waited for another quarter of an hour before stepping forward to check.

But when the two of them were about ten steps away from Pei Wuyong, Pei Wuyong suddenly rose up, and the long sword in his hand erupted with dazzling sword light.

Pei Wuyou's figure was so fast that he could hardly see clearly. He stepped forward and waved his long sword, stirring up the strong wind. Everywhere he passed, every tree, mountain and rock was turned into powder.

The two Taoists didn't react in time and were cut in half.

"You clown, you are vulnerable! I was injured and poisoned. Killing the three of you would be like killing a chicken!"

Pei Wuyong was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, but the sword in his hand was dazzling, like a devil descending from the sky.

"Little brother..." Pei Wuyong stood still with his sword, barely standing, and said weakly.

Lin Bai didn't dare to respond, so he ran down the mountain.

While running, Lin Bai recalled Pei's useless operations.

It’s really thrilling! Pei Wuyong used his sword light skill first and unexpectedly captured the Taoist whisk. Then he showed weakness and risked being stabbed to death by luring the other two people closer...

Lin Bai only felt that this Pei Wuyong was really fierce, but he was also very talented and bold.

But it can also be seen that Pei Wuyong will definitely run out of energy and will not be able to survive for long.

Lin Bai ran five or six miles in one breath. When he saw that he was safe behind him, he hid himself.

After waiting for two full hours, it was already dark, and Lin Bai was still thinking about whether to look back.

If you go back, you might be able to touch some good things. But the risk is also very high. If helpers from those three Taoist priests arrive, I will have to help in when the time comes...

If you don't go, then...it should be fine. It can be seen that after seeing the sword light, Lin Bai's heart felt like it was scratching, and it was extremely itchy.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Bai decided to go and have a look.

He walked cautiously and slowly, trying his best to suppress the sound of his footsteps while observing his surroundings.

After more than half an hour, Lin Bai stopped a hundred steps away from Pei Wuyou.

Pei Wuyong leaned against a thick old tree, his eyes closed tightly, and there was no blood on his face.

The wounds on his body were not bandaged. There were insects chirping in the forest and apes howling in the distance. There was nothing unusual about this place.

But Lin Bai was very timid and took out the throwing knife, but felt it was inappropriate. That Pei Wuyong was quite heroic, there was no need to destroy his body. After thinking about it, he picked up a stone the size of his thumb and threw it hard, hitting Pei Wuyong on his right shoulder.

There was a slight sound of bones breaking, but Pei Wuyong didn't react.

"Probably dead." Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief and waited for a moment before going up to take a look.

First, he looked through the three Taoists who were chopped into two pieces, and only found some banknotes and a few bottles of elixirs, but no martial arts secrets.

It's normal when you think about it. When people go out to hunt, there is no need to carry secrets with them every day. At most, they should bring some healing elixirs.

After putting away the things, Lin Bai came to Pei Wuyong.

"Senior Pei, I don't know whether you are good or bad, but your courage to fight back before death is really admirable."

Lin Bai was a very particular person. Before touching the corpse, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'll bury you later. I'll come and offer incense to you when I have time."

After talking nonsense, Lin Bai thought that Pei Wuyong had been poisoned, so he cut another piece of cloth from his clothes, wrapped it around his hands, and then went to touch the body.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Pei Wuyong suddenly opened his eyes. Lin Bai was startled and wanted to retreat in horror, but Pei Wuyong had already grabbed his wrist and couldn't move at all!