txolops Chapter 32 News
Chapter 32 News
Cangshan City.
Inside a restaurant called "Zhiweixuan".
"Zhiweixuan" is one of the largest chain restaurants in Yunzhou.
They have branches in many cities in Yunzhou, and business is very good.
The cities under the jurisdiction of Heishui County were particularly overcrowded.
It was noon.
The restaurant was already bustling with activity, and waiters moved about like swallows, serving dishes and wine.
The delicacies and the aroma of the food and wine were sure to whet one's appetite.
Natural restaurants are also places where many stories of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) are told.
For example, right now, almost everyone is talking about the same thing.
That was the massacre that occurred last night in the neighboring city of Yuanguang.
"I heard that the entire Li family was wiped out and then burned down."
I heard from Yuan Guangcheng's friend that the fire at the Li residence burned all night!
"It wasn't just the Li family; I also heard that a young master from a prominent family in Yunzhou City was killed at the Li residence, and even the city lord of Yuanguang City who rushed there was killed..."
"What? I remember that Li Cangshan, the head of the Li family, is a seventh-rank official, and Shen Jiyue, the city lord of Yuanguang City, is also a senior seventh-rank official. To be able to kill both of them, the person who made this move is definitely not simple!"
"That's right. People in Yuanguang City are in a state of panic, and the city guards have been almost wiped out."
I heard the news had already reached Yunzhou City early this morning!
"So fast?"
"That's normal. Among the people who died in the Li family was a young master from the Lin family, I heard his name was something like Lin Shuang."
"Young Master Lin died at the Li family's residence in Yuanguang City. Who was responsible?"
"To wipe out the Li family and the city lord's mansion in one fell swoop, could the person who did this have a deep-seated grudge against the Li family?"
"I wonder who they are?"
Inside the restaurant, a murmur of discussion arose as everyone shared the news they had received after a few drinks.
"You'd never guess the identity of the person who slaughtered the Li family and destroyed the City Lord's Mansion!"
Just then, a middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe, sitting in a corner of the restaurant, spoke up.
"Hmm? Brother, do you know who this person is?"
"Yeah, bro, tell me already... I really want to know who it is that's so ruthless."
"Could it be some notorious bandit or demon?"
The middle-aged man waved his hand slightly.
"No, do you all remember what happened at the Li Clan's Xuanzhen Pavilion in Cangshan City just two days ago?"
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, someone immediately echoed his words.
"You mean, the people who robbed the Li Family's Xuanzhen Pavilion are the same people who massacred the Li family and the Yuanguang City Lord's Mansion?"
The man didn't speak.
But at that moment, someone immediately shook their head and spoke up:
"No, that's impossible. You may not know much about Li Xiuyuan, but I do business with the Li family often, so I know a bit about him."
This young master of the Li family has been a martial arts waste since childhood, incapable of cultivation. He's practically an outsider in the Li family; if his father weren't Li Canghai, they probably wouldn't even know who he is.
"A martial arts waste who can't cultivate?"
"How could that be? Two days ago, inside the Li family's Xuanzhen Pavilion, although the news was quickly suppressed by the city guards, the murderer was none other than Li Xiuyuan, the young master of the Li family."
"Useless? You don't know yet, do you? I heard that Li Xiuyuan has been hiding his true abilities all along. I heard that the young master of the Lin family in Yunzhou City came to the Li family in Yuanguang City for a cultivation technique."
I don't know what that technique is, but it's definitely not simple!
"Well, so that means Li Xiuyuan did cultivate that technique and was actually very strong, but he has been hiding his true strength for so many years."
After being exposed, they killed everyone?
These words immediately caused a brief silence to fall over the entire room.
"Cough cough..."
"If that's really the case, then this Li Xiuyuan is terrifying. He killed so many people in one night; he's a complete murderous monster!"
"By the way, do you have a portrait of this person? If I ever see him again, I'll definitely avoid him!"
In an instant, the initial shock and disbelief about the matter turned into condemnation and fear of Li Xiuyuan.
Meanwhile, the discussions in the restaurant continued in waves.
Sitting in a corner, a man wearing a straw hat and a gray-white robe put down his wine glass, stood up, walked through the noisy crowd, and walked out of "Zhiweixuan".
He brushed past a troop of city guards on the street, glanced at the sealed-off "Li's Xuanzhen Pavilion" in the distance, a cold smile playing on his lips, and then strode out of the city.
After leaving the city, he quickly disappeared into the Cangyun Mountains, where he removed his straw hat, revealing his still somewhat youthful and handsome face.
It was Li Xiuyuan who had come into the city to gather information!
Li Xiuyuan didn't expect the news to spread so quickly; in just one morning, it had reached Yunzhou City, thousands of miles away.
It seems the Lin family already knows that Lin Shuang died at their hands.
As for his past, a large family like the Lin family could easily find out with a simple investigation.
The secrets of the "Absorption Technique" will likely be exposed soon.
It seems I must break through to the seventh rank as soon as possible!
With a flash, Li Xiuyuan's blood and internal energy erupted, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye like a bolt of lightning.
As he ran, Li Xiuyuan drew his long sword from behind him with a clang.
As he sped forward, he thrust his sword repeatedly at the front of him, his hands and feet turning into afterimages almost simultaneously, and in the blink of an eye he had already run several feet away.
The sky gradually darkened.
Li Xiuyuan stood atop a mountain peak, looking at the panel before him:
[Leveling requirements for "Lightning Speed":]
1. Use the Lightning Speed Step to travel a thousand miles. (Completed)
2. Traveled continuously for three thousand li. (1438/1000)
[Max Level Requirements for "Swift Strike":]
1. Throw your sword freely in any direction at top speed 30000 times. (13428/30000)
2. Used the Swift Strike technique to kill more than ten Rank 8 martial artists. (1/10)
In addition, Li Xiuyuan also maxed out the ninth-grade "Flowing Cloud Step" skill in the Cangyun Mountain in the morning.
As for the "Three Thousand Waves Palm", Li Xiuyuan has not yet mastered it, but he is not worried. He has already reached the maximum level in six martial arts techniques.
You only need to max out four more skills to achieve the first condition for maxing out the Absorption Technique.
As for the condition of becoming somewhat famous, Li Xiuyuan previously thought it would be difficult to achieve, but after having lunch at "Zhiweixuan" in Cangshan City, he made up his mind.
Looking at the city lights before him, Li Xiuyuan swallowed the last few Qi and Blood Pills from the medicine bottle in his hand.
The night breeze is gentle.
As the city of Luoshan was just beginning to light up, a figure flashed past, bringing with it a gust of night wind, just as the guards at the city gate were yawning and not paying attention.
A figure slowly came to a stop in front of a nicely decorated shop at a street corner not far away.
On that handsome, still somewhat youthful, clean-cut face, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his eyes were filled with icy killing intent...