Chapter 222 Cang Ling's Sword Discussion (Thirty-Seven)

() The flow of time in the Bell Realm is different from that in the outside world. As early as when Feng Bujue and Siyu first set foot on the island, the time outside was already the second day.レ思♥路客レ

On this day, Cangling Town, which was already undercurrent, was in trouble again.

Noon, the lobby of Cangling Inn.

Except for a very few people, almost all martial arts practitioners are looking for the answer to the same question. And the question is - where did Xie San go?

After a whole night and a morning, even the less well-informed sects heard the news... At dusk yesterday, Wuming Jian Xie San passed through Tongqiu and got onto the road, riding straight towards Cangling. At the end of the day, the horse Xie San was riding walked back to Tongqiu alone.

As for Cangling, there has been no sign of Xie San so far.

So...where did Xie San go? How could a person disappear inexplicably halfway?

These days, there are also people walking on the main road, but there are not many of them. They are basically disciples of various sects who go to and from Tongqiu to deliver news. Anyway, none of these people saw Xie San halfway.

According to common sense, the situation seems to be... After Xie San got on the road, he did not come to Cangling, but turned halfway into the forest.

But this doesn’t make sense at all. Could it be that after some inquiries in Tongqiu, Xie Daxia learned that Cangling Inn had no guest rooms and didn’t want to live in an abandoned house, so he preferred to sleep in the mountains and survive in the wilderness?

Or...Xie Daxia was ambushed? This is unlikely. Who can beat him? Unless Ye Cheng is present, even if Huaying Six Swords join forces, they can't do anything to Xie San. This is the case in the martial arts world. The qualitative gap may not be filled by quantity. As a lone knight, Xie San is as famous as the Lord of the Ye Mansion, the supreme martial arts master. His level of martial arts is that it is necessary to be able to fight ten.

Of course, if you find a thousand people to come in, surround Xie San, and trap him in a place where he can only fight but not run, then you can succeed after all his internal strength and physical strength are exhausted.

This is obviously even more impossible... Then there is another hypothesis, maybe, there is a one in ten thousand chance... Xie San is a ghost.

People in the martial arts world, especially those who are old martial artists, may not be in awe of ghosts and gods, but they are by no means completely unbelieving. This legend about Cangling Town being haunted has been heard by everyone since they were in Tongqiu.

In addition, there are people who disappear mysteriously every night, and their bodies are not found, which really makes the town panic.

But this can't be entirely blamed on the ghost on the mountain. She didn't take the initiative to go to the town to catch him. Many of the gangsters went up the mountain to dispose of the corpses after they entered, and they surrendered themselves and the corpses together and failed to come back... To put it bluntly, these gangsters were seeking their own death. If they went up the mountain in Yaohei, they should not go deeper. Let's go, just find a nook and cranny on the edge of the mountain forest, bury the body lightly and remove it, then it'll be fine.

But the actual situation is that they usually go into the mountains in the middle of the night, carrying still-warm corpses on their backs, deliberately walking very far, and then abandoning the corpses in the hinterland of the mountains and forests. Not to mention Ling'er's ghost, even the corpse they brought was a threat.

He had just died unexpectedly, and his resentment and soul had not yet dissipated. However, the murderer took the body into a ghostly forest shrouded in resentment. It is not surprising that he died by pretending to be a corpse and claiming his life... In short, although we have never God’s perspective already knows that Xie San was indeed attacked by a sneak attack, but Cangling’s gang of gangsters didn’t know that. It was impossible for them to guess what happened to Lin Chang, so they could only make blind guesses... "You guys are talking about Xie Daxia, what's the matter? What kind of performance is this? Although Wumingjian always keeps a low profile, this time, it is really weird..."

"There are not enough weird things in this town? Last night, a few disciples from the Giant Whale Gang and the Sea Sand Sect disappeared. They are alive and dead but not corpses."

"Hey, have you heard...that Luo Mei Sword Deer Qingning disappeared the night before yesterday? She was not seen all day yesterday, and she still hasn't appeared today."

"Hey, I've known about this this morning. I've also heard that of the five people who came to the Broken Sword Tea House yesterday, only one Jin Shaoxia is still in the inn. The other four also arrived overnight. Not returned yet.”

"By the way, talking about this, do you know? I heard that the young master of the Tang family suffered a big loss at the hands of Young Master Jin last night."

"What? Tang Shize, who is quick to pick up flowers? This guy is really tough."

"Who says otherwise? I also heard that he lost his temper after being taught a lesson by that young hero Jin, and he had no choice but to surrender."

"Wait a minute, why did Master Tang start a fight with that... Young Master Jin?"

"Drink, you don't even know about this? It's just for the sake of women." The speaker then introduced the gossip about Murong Ying and Tang Shize.

"Oh, that's it." He smiled like he was gloating: "But... this Broken Sword Tea House is indeed not simple. I don't know the origin of this sect."

"Didn't the head of the dormitory already say that he would open his own mountain gate and create his own martial arts?"

"Hey, you have been in the martial arts world for so many years. You believe this. How can you create your own martial arts in your twenties? Do you think he is the reincarnation of a god? In my opinion, that kid may have got someone. Only those who have mastered the power of passing through the world will have such astonishing inner strength."

"Okay, you're all going too far. We're talking about thanking you, hero. Why don't you tell us what's going on?"

"What's going on? To put it bluntly..." He lowered his voice and said, "There's going to be a duel tomorrow. Since Master Ye hasn't shown up yet, maybe..."

With a bang, a large wine jar was placed on the table.

Lushan's tall figure appeared beside the wooden table where the talkers were sitting.

"Waiter, there seem to be flies in the lobby of your inn." Lushan said, "Let me see, one, two, three, four, four flies are buzzing here, it's really annoying."

The four people were angry when they heard this, but they dared not speak. They put down their teacups obediently, left some scattered silver on the table, and walked out of the inn in disgrace.

In fact, these four people are just a few third-rate characters in the world. Such people are difficult to become great no matter their martial arts or character. This group of people are always keen on slandering those who are better than themselves, and sometimes they are malicious speculations and spreading rumors.

Lushan was also because he was close to them and the words fell into his ears. He couldn't listen anymore, so he came over and drove them out of the inn.

It would be fine if these four people were brazen enough to comment on those big guys. As they were talking, some people even hinted that Ye Cheng had attacked his opponent before the duel. Can such words be said casually? Who is Ye Cheng? If the martial arts world today wants to elect a leader, then Ye Cheng is the one who can take office directly. How can a few people slander the martial arts and morality of the sword god at will? Even Lu Shan, an outsider, was a little angry when he heard this. If Ye Muhan heard this, he might draw his sword and chop them on the spot.

"Don't be angry, monk. Come, sit down and drink a few glasses with me." A slightly drunk young man came to the table at this time and invited Lu Shan to sit down. Who else could this be but Tang Shize?

Lu Shan glanced at Master Tang. This kid was drunk and looked depressed.

"Heh... OK. Drink, monk, I'm always here to accompany you." Lu Shan sat down boldly, with his usual generous smile on his face.

Although Lu Shan's nickname is the Drunken Monk, he rarely gets really drunk. These masters have a sense of measure when drinking. They know how much they can drink. If they really can't stand it, they can force the alcohol out through internal force.

However, Tang Shize in front of him was obviously really drunk.

There is a saying that if you draw a knife to cut the water, the water will still flow, and if you drink to drown your sorrows, your sorrows will become more sorrowful. Master Tang's self-abuse drinking method can't solve any problems. Seeing this, the monk wanted to persuade him.

"Did you hear what they said?" Lu Shan asked.

"Huh... I heard it." Tang Shize replied weakly.

While they were asking and answering, a waiter came over and cleaned up the table quickly, and took the silver left by the previous guests, and then left quickly.

"You are right, Young Master Jin is a master of martial arts and has better morals than me." Tang Shize continued with a wry smile, "I can't help but accept it."

How could Lu Shan not know what he was thinking? He shook his head and said, "Amitabha, the troubles in this world are nothing more than wine, sex, and money. I am afraid that I, a monk, can't help Young Master Tang with his troubles at the moment."

"Ha! Who asked you to help? You, a monk who always drinks, have the nerve to say this?" Tang Shize said, "I just feel that the wine is hard to drink, and I want to find someone to drink a few cups with. Don't talk nonsense to me."

"Mr. Tang, this is wrong." A woman's voice sounded.

Tang Shize knew who she was when he heard the voice. His body immediately froze, and he slowly turned his head.

Murong Ying had walked to Tang Shize's side without knowing when.

In Young Master Tang's eyes, whenever he looked at this fairy from the clouds, she was so dignified, elegant, and charming. But at this moment, there was another man standing next to her, Jin Fugui!

"Is this Jin here to demonstrate to me?" Tang Shizhe thought, and immediately raised his head and drank a mouthful of wine.

"Master Lu is kind and virtuous, and he is compassionate. He also saw that you were depressed and wanted to persuade you." Murong Ying said as she sat down at the table.

Jibu also sat down, but he did not sit next to Murong Ying, but sat on the other side.

Tang Shizhe looked up at Jibu, who was still smiling, which was undoubtedly a mockery in the eyes of Master Tang.

"Humph... What's so funny?" Tang Shizhe snorted and said to Jibu.

"Oh, because there is also a person called 'Master Lu' in my hometown. I think it's interesting to hear someone being called that." Jibu replied truthfully.

Hearing this, Tang Shizhe didn't know how to talk, so he drank another glass in silence.

"Mr. Tang, it seems that you have some misunderstandings about Young Master Jin." Murong Ying spoke again: "So I invited Young Master Jin to come and explain things to you."

"Misunderstanding?" Tang Shize said: "What misunderstanding? Humph... I don't understand."

At this time, Ji Bu interrupted and said: "Miss Murong has told me about the things between you two." He shrugged: "I was wondering what happened last night, and it turned out to be like this." He was straightforward: "Mr. Tang, Miss Murong and I are at most casual friends. Yesterday I went to her guest room to ask for some rules of the world. This was the order of the host. We didn't do anything shameful. Mr. Tang, you are so jealous for no reason."

When Tang Shize heard this, his expression changed several times, and his heart was ups and downs. Before he could react completely, Murong Ying spoke first: "Young Master Jin, there is nothing between Mr. Tang and me... Your words "things between you two" just now are not appropriate..."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain to me." Ji Bu interrupted, "I'm just here to clear up Mr. Tang's misunderstanding of me. I'm not interested in your affairs." He turned to Tang Shize and said, "I'll give you two pieces of advice. First, if you have time to fight me, why don't you just ask her the reason? Do you really distrust her? Also, if she really doesn't like you, is it necessary for me to come and explain it to you?"

After saying this, Ji Bu stood up and left. From the perspective of a young man born in the 1930s of the 21st century, he felt that these trivial matters were really no big deal. Little did he know that in ancient times, there were many things that could not be said openly, especially in such public places with many people and ears.

After he finished speaking these words, the remaining three people at the table were stunned. Lu Shan immediately stood up and said "Amitabha", as if he was just a passer-by and didn't know the people at this table at all. He took two steps at a time and dodged to the side; Murong Ying's cheeks flushed with shame, and her ears were agitated. She said nothing, lowered her head, and walked away gracefully.

As for Tang Shize, he sobered up in a few seconds, his eyes widened like a black cat's guard. His mind was in a mess, his heart was beating fast, and his surprise was beyond words. However, soon, he felt a heat on his back, as if everyone in the entire guest station lobby was looking at him.

Actually... the actual situation was not bad. The lobby of the inn was quite noisy, and not many people heard what Jibu said. Only the people at the tables closer to them heard it. Besides, it was not easy for the family to comment on this matter, and most of them pretended not to hear it. Everyone was a person of quality and status. Even if they were not of quality, they had some status... Anyway, they didn't necessarily shout and make a fuss right away.

Let's not talk about how Tang Shize left the guest station lobby in a daze later, just talking about Jibu, he was also annoyed. After waiting all night, his teammates still had no trace. He was thinking about whether to go out and look for her. In the morning, Murong Ying came to ask him to solve the emotional dispute again.

At this moment, he was walking back to the guest room, still thinking about what to do next, but suddenly heard the system prompt:

[The current task has been completed, and the main task has been updated]

He opened the game menu, and the [Enter the Lingzhong Realm and find Ling'er's soul.] was already checked. At this moment, a new task appeared: [Defeat the "Ling Demon"]