Chapter 8: Interception
Time passed.
It's been a month later.
"Poof~" A ruler tip penetrated from the back of the body.
A young man dressed in black stood on the stone street, staring at the figure that was gradually collapsing.
His face was like a knife cut, and the blood stained on the iron ruler gave him a palpitating momentum.
"My lord?" shouted a young man in a fur coat not far away, a look of horror in his eyes. Even though there were a dozen strong men with knives behind him, he still couldn't help but shudder.
"The county government arrested Shen Chai, was ordered to kill the thief, and the word cutting order is here, are you a local lizheng?" Shen Chai took out a blue glowing token from his arms and waved his hand towards this Anyang village.
"The villain Lu Xiao is in Anyang Village. When the young man saw that it was an official who killed the thief, he immediately relieved himself.
The new county lord has a good reputation among the people, and his majesty is extremely strict, but he doesn't have to worry about this adult's red eyes and cutting off his head as a credit.
"Well, it's just in time, the thief has been executed. Collect the corpse and pacify the neighbors. β
"It should be, it should be...... The adults are hard, and the villain's house is in front of them, so they order people to prepare a feast...... Adults, adults?"
Anyang was still waiting to say a few words, but when he looked up, he found that Shen was missing.
............
"Dada, Dada~"
On the official road, a fast horse was galloping to the county seat.
The grass and trees on both sides of the road are withered and yellow, and the fallen leaves are withered, and there is a dilapidated image.
This is the fifth murder case handled by Shen Chai and the fifth ninth-order martial artist he killed.
Two of them were important criminals in old cases, and they were found within a hundred miles of the county seat by luck.
The three cases are new cases, and there are faint shadows of two major families behind them.
"After killing five acquired ninth-orders in a row, the accumulated good deeds have exceeded 30,000, it's time to take a break. β
In fact...... It's not that hard to kill a murderer.
Shen chased the ruler method to achieve great success, and there was the sixteen vitality essence of the "Burning Blood" exercise as the foundation, and the body method was only a trace away from the Dacheng realm.
Killing these body martial arts is not as good as his acquired ninth order, although it is dangerous, but there is no danger to life.
Liu Bin's body technique is Xiaocheng, and his knife technique is close to Dacheng, but he was killed.
Among these five people, the most powerful one is close to Liu Bin's level.
But this month, back and forth, chasing and killing, nearly thousands of miles!
Rao is Shen is the foundation of the body of the eighth order of the day after tomorrow, and he has been running back and forth for a month, fighting to the death, and he feels a little unbearable at this moment.
"When I go back this time, I will first comprehend the body method to the Dacheng realm, and digest and absorb the combat experience of this month. β
"When the ruler method and body method are all completed, it will not be far from the consummation of strength, and the cases at the peak of the day after tomorrow can be tried to take one after another!"
Shen Chai thought in his heart.
Once the ruler method and body method are completed, it means that the control of body strength is close to perfection!
"When the power is fully controlled, the first requirement of 'the unity of heaven and man' has been achieved, and every blow can exert extreme power. If you can cultivate the body method and ruler method to have a trace of the charm of the power of heaven and earth, then you can touch the realm of the unity of heaven and man. β
The strength is complete, and the ruler body method contains a trace of the power of heaven and earth.
The combination of the two is the realm of 'the unity of heaven and man'.
Once this realm is reached, it is against the innate master, and Shen Chai estimates that he can support it for a long time.
Just as Shen Chai was thinking about this......
Ten miles outside the city, Fanshan Pavilion.
"Young Master, according to the reports of the subordinates, that Shen Chai has already killed Chen Tong in Anyang Town. According to the time of his journey, it was estimated that in half an hour, he should pass through here and enter the city. β
An old man in a white robe bent down to report to the young man in Chinese clothes next to him.
Even though the old man is a congenital master, he is respectful to this young man in Chinese clothes, because this is the eldest son of the Li family, Li Ming, the future head of the Li family.
The young man in Chinese clothes put his hands behind his back, standing on a high slope and looking into the distance, with a hint of cruelty on his white face.
"Damn Shen Chai, why don't you run faster?"
At the end, the young man looked at the old man and asked, "Uncle Cang, we shouldn't have a problem here, right?"
The old man surnamed Cang said with a smile: "Young master, don't worry, you and I are covered by spirit cards, and this is outside the city, so it won't be discovered at all." But that team of archers, there is no way. β
Li Ming nodded: "It's okay, as long as no one finds out at this time, and quickly escapes into my Li family's territory afterwards, with the protection of the family ancestral hall, there is no hard evidence, and we can't find our heads." β
The old man surnamed Cang hesitated a little and said: "Young master, the head of the family once said that there should be no conflict with the magistrate for the time being, the Wei family is now in the middle of the court, it is the time to gain power......"
"Got it, got it!" Li Ming said a little impatiently: "What kind of big deal is it to kill a quick catcher who is not an official product? Didn't you kill a few guys who didn't have long eyes last month?"
Li Ming said indignantly: "Didn't he Wei Wenhe kill the people of my Li family? His grandfather did everything desperately, and wrote a letter to destroy the sect and abandon the temple, intending to cut off the foundation of my clan...... Otherwise, how dare he, a magistrate in Weiwenhe District, be so arrogant and go against us?"
"But ......," Li Ming sneered a few times. "A few days ago, news came from the Di newspaper. Qingzhou's forbidden army suddenly lost in the Northern Wilderness, and Jizhou, the second front, which had always won a hundred battles and was like a bamboo, suddenly stagnated, saying that there was a natural disaster, and they retreated one after another in half a year, but pushed the defense line back for three hundred miles. β
"It's normal on the surface, but victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers. But Uncle Cang, do you know the connection?"
The old man surnamed Cang shook his head and said, "I don't know." β
Li Ming laughed and said, "How can there be such a coincidence in the world!"
"The two continents of Qinghai and Hebei happened to be defeated at this time, so why not those two princes, using natural disasters as an excuse to express their dissatisfaction with this move?"
"The Wei family used the excuse of wasting the country's use to write to the Son of Heaven to destroy the sect and abandon the temple, which put the families of the major clans in the world in danger. β
However, there are also many opponents. This matter, as soon as it violates filial piety, is equivalent to letting people smash the clan tablet they enshrine. Second, it is also the foundation of the world's wealthy clans, and from then on, the tax on land and property does not dare to be corrupt in the slightest, and the children of the princely family break the law and are guilty of the same crime as the common people! β
"Now some people have linked the natural disaster to this incident, believing that this move is a matter of forgetting the ancestors and provoking the ancestors to blame......"
"Uncle Cang, look at it, it won't be long before more and more people oppose it, I'm afraid that the Holy Son of Heaven will have to veto Nawei Lao'er's proposal, rebuild the temple, and reshape the golden body!"
"Young master, the old slave has been taught. It's just that the head of the family has repeatedly instructed us to ensure the safety of the young master, so it's better for us to be cautious. β
Seeing that he was talking loudly, but the other party didn't listen to it at all, Li Ming suddenly felt a little excited.
"Forget it, if it weren't for Yang Wu's repeated begging, it would have annoyed Young Master Ben...... Killing this mere ninth-order martial artist, how can you use this son to take action personally?"
"Uncle Cang, you can watch here, I'll go to the gazebo to rest for a while. Wait for someone to call me. β
Li Ming muttered a few words, waved his hand and walked back
"Shen Chai, who is damn this day, is not hurrying up, it is really a waste of my son's time, you deserve to be pierced by ten thousand arrows......"
............
It was freezing cold, and it was nearly dusk.
When the afterglow of the setting sun fell on Shen Chai's face, he could already faintly see the outline of Heyuan City.
"After this mountain pavilion, you can enter the city, but you really have to recuperate for a few days......
Shen Chai rarely saw the beautiful scenery of the sunset, and he walked slowly and admired it quietly.
"Huh?"
Shen Chai suddenly felt his scalp tingling, his eyes instantly widened, and with his current ear and eyesight, almost instantly in this quiet and peaceful scene, he heard a discordant sound - it was the screaming sound of a sharp arrow cutting through the air!
The extreme nervousness instantly made Shen Chai's body run wildly, his heartbeat accelerated suddenly, and the hairs on his body stood up, as if he had returned to the desperate knife he faced Liu Bin at the beginning!
A life-and-death crisis is coming!
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
One after another, the arrows broke through the air and shot at Shen Chai's head!
Almost in the blink of an eye, Shen Chai pulled out the iron ruler on his waist and split it like a conditioned reflex.
"Dangdang!
The two stainless steel arrows were blocked by Shen Chai with an iron ruler, but one of them shot directly into Shen Chai's shoulder.
There was a pain in his shoulder, and the force of the arrow instantly knocked Shen Chai down from the horse.
"ε΄ε΄~"
Several blood holes appeared in the horse's body, and they were killed instantly!
Shen Chai didn't have time to take a closer look, and more arrows were whistling!
"Whoosh~"
With two rulers in hand, Shen Chai performed "Nine Layers of Iron Ruler", protecting the surroundings of his body, dancing an impermeable iron ruler, blocking the arrows that came over one by one!
"Ding, ding, ding!"
The arrow collided with the iron ruler, and the arrow feathers seemed to be overwhelming, as if they were everywhere!
Suddenlyβ
Shen Chai felt the pressure around him relax!
At this moment, his footsteps suddenly became mysterious and illusory, his body seemed to be a little faster between moving and dodging, and every step became smooth!
At this moment of life and death, the body method "Liuyun Step" finally broke through that level and entered the Dacheng realm!
At the same time, Shen Chai, who felt a little looser of the pressure, finally had the heart to see where the threat came from.
"Up the hill! Over there!"
At this time, there are no horses, and to run away is to show your back to the enemy.
Shen Chai roared angrily, and rushed towards the hillside against the gap when the other party's round of arrow rain stopped.