The three big men took the lead in attacking, one of them held the spirit knife after the spirit, shouted, his body jumped high, and when he fell, he held the knife in both hands, and condescendingly aimed at the top of the old man's head and slashed down.

The old man stood in place, did not dodge or retreat, he raised the spirit sword in his hand above his head, raised it horizontally, and took the heavy knife of the big man.

In the ear chakra, a loud bang was heard, the spirit knife and the spirit sword collided in one place, the spark appeared at first glance, the ground trembled, the tables and chairs in the tavern were shaken up how high, after the landing, the tableware, wine jugs, and wine cups on the table were scattered all over the ground.

The other two big men attacked from the old man's left and right, and the two spirit knives drew two long cold lights in the air, heading straight for the old man's left and right weaknesses.

The old man shouted well, he stepped on the ground with one foot, and the whole person flew backwards like an arrow from the string.

The old man's body slammed into the wall behind him, but he also dodged the two spirit knives that came in.

The big man who was the first to attack shouted again, and rushed towards the old man with his knife, still slashing Huashan at the top of the old man's head.

The old man parried with his sword, once again blocking the opponent's heavy knife, and taking advantage of the gap when the opponent was about to attack again, he kicked out like lightning below.

This kick was swift and sudden, and the big man couldn't dodge it, and was hit in the chest by this kick.

With a crisp snap, the big man couldn't help but scream in pain, pulled a long tail note, and his body drew an arc in the air, flying upside down more than three meters before falling to the ground.

Looking at the spirit armor on his chest, there was an obvious pit in the center, and the pit was surrounded by spider web-like cracks.

He suffered a great loss, jumped up on the ground, and shouted at his two companions, who were fighting fiercely with the old man, "Get out of the way!"

As he spoke, the spirit knife he clenched in both hands ignited a raging flame, and he slashed at the old man's volley, and as this knife fell, a half-moon-shaped fire flashed, hissing as it slashed through the air, and swept straight towards the old man's chest and abdomen.

The old man was well-informed, and immediately recognized that this was a fire-based spiritual martial skill-fire sickle spell.

He took a deep breath and ducked to the side. The light of fire did not hit the old man, but hit the wall behind the old man.

With a muffled sound, the wall of the tavern was cut by the firelight, and through this gap, you could see the outside of the tavern, and both sides of the gap were blackened by the flames.

Another blow missed, and the big man was even more angry, brandishing the fiery spirit knife, ready to cast the skill again.

The old man didn't want to fight with each other in the tavern, and the space in the tavern was too cramped for him to use.

He looked back at the gap in the wall, and then snapped, and his body slammed into the wall like a cannonball from its muzzle.

Hearing a loud bang, he slammed a big hole in the wall, and the old man rushed to the outside of the tavern, and then rushed straight to a forest on the outskirts of the city.

The three big men were willing to let him go, and the three of them jumped out of the tavern one after another along the hole that the old man had knocked open, shouted in unison, and chased him out with knives.

Not long after they left, Shangguan Xiu, who was huddled in the corner of the wall, finally came back to his senses, looking at the mess around him and the big hole in the wall, he wondered in his heart that the duel between the spirit martial arts masters could not be described as terrifying?

Shangguan Xiu, who had only learned the fur of Lingwu, was an eye-opener after seeing the fight between the old man and the three big men, but it was a pity that the fierce battle between the four of them in the tavern was too short, and for him, it was almost a fleeting thing.

He stood up and struggled to get out of the big hole in the wall.

When he came to the outside of the tavern, he looked up, the old man was already gone, faintly, he just saw the backs of three big men chasing after him, looking at the direction, they should be running towards the woods to the east.

Shangguan Xiu seemed to be attracted by an invisible force, and unconsciously ran behind the three big men.

However, his foot strength was too far from that of the old man and the three big men, and he didn't even see the backs of the three big men after he ran a few steps.

He took a deep breath, pulled himself together, and chased in the general direction in which the four had run away.

He ran with all his might for a long time, and finally ran to the woods. It was already dark now, and the woods were so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly.

The fear of the dark and unknown made him instinctively feel the urge to turn away, but he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and after pondering for a while, he stomped his foot vigorously and decided to go in to find out.

The trees in the woods were leafy, blocking the moonlight, and when he walked into it, he couldn't see his five fingers, and Shangguan Xiu stretched out his hands while walking forward, and touched around indiscriminately.

As the minutes ticked by, he walked through the woods for a quarter of an hour before the trees gradually thinned.

Further on, there is a large clearing in the middle of the forest.

The open space was about seven or eight meters long, and there was a small pavilion in the center, but now this small pavilion had become fragmented, and beside one of the fallen stone pillars of the pavilion, there was a person, who was the old man who had just broken through the wall of the tavern.

And near the old man, there were still three lying down, the three secret agents of the Duwei Mansion.

The old man who sat leaning on the stone pillar was covered in blood, and the three big men who fell to the ground and couldn't move were covered in blood.

From this, you can also see what a terrible battle was experienced here just now.

Shangguan Xiu swallowed his saliva with difficulty, he watched for a while before he cautiously walked out of the woods, and while approaching the old man, he kept looking around and left, and asked in a bold whisper, "Old ...... Sir, you ...... How are you? Are you hurt?"

The old man's lowered head moved suddenly, but soon it hung down weakly.

The closer he got to the old man, the more chilled Shangguan Xiu felt, the old man didn't know how many cuts had been cut, as if he was going through Ling Chi's torture, and blood was dripping down the corners of his clothes.

Seeing the old man's condition clearly, Shangguan Xiu couldn't help but speed up his pace, ran forward, came to the old man's side, and was just about to squat down to check his injuries, when the old man, who had his head down and didn't move, suddenly shook his body, raised his arm, and the long sword in his hand buzzed and trembled in the air, and the sword pointed directly at Shangguan Xiu's neck.

At that moment, Shangguan Xiu felt a strong chill coming from his throat, burrowing into his body, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Sweat slid down his forehead.

"Old ...... Sir, yes...... It's me, the ...... we just met in the tavern" Shangguan Xiu was only a half-old child under the age of eighteen after all, and how could he not be afraid of being held to his throat with a sword by a Lingwu master.

The old man's sloppy gaze slowly condensed on Shangguan Xiu's face, and after looking at him for a long time, his sword-holding arm hung down weakly, and when it was long, the long sword fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

The old man sighed secretly in his heart, he raised his eyes, looked directly at Shangguan Xiu, and asked in a weak and intermittent voice: "Nian...... Young man, I ...... Can I trust you......"

Shangguan Xiu was stunned by his sudden questioning, and didn't understand what the old man meant by saying this.

He pondered for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, old man, I'll help you find a doctor now, and I won't go to report to the official!"

The corners of the old man's mouth twitched, revealing an expression that he wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, he shook his head slowly, and said, "No need, it's useless......"

The old man himself knows best what his injuries are. He changed his words and asked, "You...... Have you cultivated Lingwu......"

Shangguan Xiu nodded and whispered, "I've cultivated a little." ”

"What...... What realm ......?"

"Yes...... It's a dynamic realm. When Shangguan Xiu said his cultivation realm, even he felt embarrassed.

However, after listening to his cultivation, the old man's heart moved. It turned out to be just a beginner, or maybe he could really help himself.

He said weakly, "Young man, I'm ...... I'll ask you for one thing......" As he spoke, the old man slowly raised his hand and touched his chest, but after several attempts, his hand hung down weakly.

He gasped and said, "I...... There's an ancient book hidden in my underwear compartment, and I ...... I need you to help me deliver this ancient book to Wanhua Town, Ning County...... Wanhualou, hand-handed over to a person named Guan Pei......"

"Ning Jun?" Shangguan Xiu couldn't help grinning when he heard this. Shangjing is thousands of miles away from Ningjun, how can I walk over such a long road?

As if to see Shangguan Xiu's thoughts, the old man patted his belt tremblingly and said, "The gold and silver on my body should be enough...... Your expenses along the way, remember, are Ningjun...... Wanhua Town...... Wanhualou ...... She...... Her name is Guan Pei......"

After saying the last word, the old man's body fell to the side, and the person also exhaled his last breath.

Until he died, his eyes were open, and he looked directly at Shangguan Xiu, as if he was full of expectations for him.

Shangguan Xiu called softly: "Old man, old man?" He called several times in a row, the old man did not move, and there was no response, he slowly raised his finger and put it under the old man's nose, his fingertips were cold, and there was no temperature at all.

He was startled and hurriedly withdrew his hand. He looked at the old man's body lying on the ground in amazement, and he couldn't react.

Quack, quack-

The crow in the woods woke Shangguan Xiu up, he clenched his fists, continued to take a few deep breaths, and then boldly stretched out his hands and touched the old man's arms.

Sure enough, in the mezzanine of the old man's underwear, he touched a thin book, he looked up at the old man, and secretly said in his heart: Old man, forgive me for being rude. He muttered secretly, and with both hands, he tore the outer layer of the old man's underwear.

A book with a dull yellow skin fell out of the compartment of the old man's underwear.

Shangguan Xiu caught it and looked down, there were only three words on the book cover, but the font was very weird, and the light was dim, and Shangguan Xiu didn't see it clearly.

Before his death, the old man entrusted himself to send this book to Ningjun, presumably this thing should also be what the three secret agents of the Duwei Mansion were looking for, for such a book, the three big men died, and the old man also died, only this meeting took four lives, Shangguan Xiu was really curious about what kind of book this was.

He stood up, raised the cover as high as he could, close to the moonlight, and looked closely. The three characters on the book cover are all ancient characters, which is why Shangguan Xiu feels that the font is weird.

He had studied ancient Chinese in Fengtai City Academy, so he was not very proficient, but he still knew ordinary ancient characters.

With the help of the moonlight, Shangguan Xiu read word by word: "Random, machine, change ......"

Reading these three words, Shangguan Xiu's eyes immediately widened, wondering if he had read it wrong.

He couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously, his gaze fell on the book cover again, and carefully identified them word by word, yes, these three ancient texts were randomly changed.