The person who could make the powerhouses of the Great Grandmaster Realm tremble with just coercion, except for the powerhouses who had entered the Transcendent Saint Realm, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could do it.

And Uncle Wei's words, like a stone thrown on the surface of a calm lake, instantly broke the original calm and caused countless ripples.

The people present all trembled fiercely.

"Super ...... Extraordinary ......"

Second Master Wei also saw it.

He wanted to rebel.

However, the terrifying coercion made it extremely difficult for him to even maintain a standing posture.

This is simply not something that ordinary transcendent saint realm powerhouses can do.

Although the Great Grandmaster is far inferior to the Transcendent Saint Realm powerhouse.

But the three elders of the Wei family have also seen the powerhouses of the transcendent Holy Realm.

And I have felt the coercion of those strong people.

Compared to Lin Yan's.

It's like a cloud of mud, it's too far apart.

"Your Excellency...... What do you want? ”

Second Master Wei struggled to squeeze a sentence out of his mouth.

The others were also waiting for Lin Yan to speak.

Although they had already guessed the approximate answer in their hearts, no one believed that Shui Yanrou alone could invite a powerhouse who had entered the Saint Realm to make a move.

After all!

There is no shortage of beautiful women for such a strong person.

Lin Yan still maintained a standing posture with his hands behind his back, and glanced slightly at the Wei family uncle and the Wei family's second master.

"The Wei family, Heishui Village, join forces to slaughter more than 100 people in the Shui family, according to the law, beheaded!"

The eyes of the Wei family and Heishui Village were glazed.

Yes!

Yes!

He came for the affairs of the Shui family.

At this time, Lin Yan's right hand was raised.

Wisps of fiery red wedding dress divine qi flew out from his palm, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the bodies of everyone in the Wei family and Heishui Village present.

These people all looked at Lin Yan with a look of horror.

"You...... What have you done to us? ”

They could feel that after the true qi entered their bodies, it was as if something was restraining them.

Meantime.

The terrifying coercion gradually dissipated.

Lin Yan pointed indifferently: "Whoever dares to run away will be like him." ”

The Innate Realm martial artist immediately let out a terrifying scream, and cracks appeared on his skin, as if porcelain had shattered.

Cracks are increasing.

And glowing red.

Bang!

The Innate Realm martial artist who was pointed at by Lin Yan exploded in an instant, and violent flames gushed out from his body, frightening the hearts of everyone in the Wei family and Heishui Village.

One by one, I just felt that my throat was dry.

I couldn't help but swallow dryly.

And this move can be regarded as a miniature version of Ning Yang that has been reduced by thousands of times in power.

Merely.

This move did not consume Lin Yan's true qi at all, it was performed through Ming Yugong's special luck method, and it seemed that wisps of true qi flew out, but in fact it was not.

This is the power and magic of Ming Yugong.

Moreover, this trick does not require a process of cohesion.

Simple and easy to use.

It's still powerful.

It is used to deter the martial artists below the transcendent Holy Realm, which is completely sufficient.

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The two elders of the Wei family quietly tried to operate the true qi, wanting to disperse the wisp of true qi injected into their bodies, but they found that they couldn't drive it away at all, but almost detonated the wisp of true qi directly.

Frightened, the two of them broke out in a cold sweat.

Lin Yan glanced at the two of them coldly.

"If there is any more change, let the two of you disappear."

The two elders of the Wei family were so frightened that they didn't even dare to look at Lin Yan, for fear that they would be careless and anger Lin Yan.

Lin Yan didn't search here.

After all, this place had been swept by Duanmu Mingyang two years ago, and it was estimated that it had been swept by Jinyiwei again in the future, so it was impossible to leave anything valuable.

It's also a vain search.

Immediately, Lin Yan asked the Wei family and the people in Heishui Village to go out and guard outside, waiting for the arrival of Jinyiwei.

Tell them at the same time.

Anyone who is more than a hundred feet away from him will attract the true qi in their bodies, and it will explode into a blood mist.

I want to die.

Just try.

Lin Yan took one last look at this underground palace-like existence, turned around and prepared to leave.

Can be faintly between.

He felt a faint hint of strangeness.

But there's nothing unusual about it.

Under the sense of consciousness.

No other qi and blood light clusters were found.

"Maybe I'm too careful."

Turn around.

Lin Yan also left.

And in this dungeon, the blood mist that burst out before was slowly seeping into the ground, as if it was attracted by some kind of power.

Through the thick underground floor.

Miraculously, the blood mist converged and turned into drops of blood, dripping towards a dry corpse.

Blood droplets adhere to the surface of the dried corpse.

It's absorbed in the blink of an eye.

Drop by drop......

Drop by drop......

All the blood mist was gathered by a strange force, and finally dripped on the body of this dried corpse, and was then absorbed.

But the corpse remained silent.

There was no reaction.

As if nothing had happened before.

But.

The skin of the dried corpse began to show a hint of recovery, and it became less dry.

Soon.

Lin Yan waited for the arrival of Jinyiwei, and escorted the people of the Wei family and Heishui Village back to Fusi in Beizhen and imprisoned.

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"My lord, among these people, there is one less Wu Qiniang, the owner of Heishui Village."

A thousand households respectfully reported.

He didn't go to escort the people, but was responsible for staying in the Fusi of Beizhen, so he only saw the people who were escorted back now, and found that there was one Wu Qiniang missing at a glance.

Hear the words.

Qianhu, who was in charge of the escort personnel, was so frightened that he hurriedly clasped his fists and explained: "My lord, the lower official has never seen the owner of Heishui Village, so he didn't notice it at the first time. ”

Lin Yan waved his hand: "Let's go to trial, first ask the whereabouts of the owner of Heishui Village." ”

"Yes!!"

"I'd like to check it out." Shui Yanrou said.

Xiao Erniang also said, "I'll go too." ”

Both of them looked at Lin Yan.

The two thousand households who reported the news just now did not dare to make a claim, and then they also looked at Lin Yan, waiting for Lin Yan's orders.

Lin Yan could fully understand the mood of Shui Yanrou and Xiao Erniang, and then nodded.

"Then you'll be the one to preside."

"Thank you."

Shui Yanrou and Xiao Erniang both looked at Lin Yan gratefully.

Although this was a bit unruly, the two thousand households standing there didn't dare to say anything, and everything was obeyed and followed.

That day.

In the edict prison, those people in the Wei family and Heishui Village were all full of remorse after seeing Shui Yanrou and Xiao Erniang.

The screams echoed in the prison.

Wang Chongwu laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Huh...... In vain, I thought that I could cover the sky with one hand in this Water Cloud City, but I didn't expect that the final outcome would be so ridiculous. Ha ha...... Hahaha......"

The three elders of the Wei family also regretted it.

The deputy owner of Heishui Village, as well as Wei Chang, the head of the Wei family, and Wei Shaohui, the eldest young master of the Wei family, all screamed in the edict.

However, there is Lin Yan's explanation.

The people of the Wei family and Heishui Village, but all those who have cultivated to the innate realm and above, have not been tortured to death.

These are all martial arts values.

Soon.

The whereabouts of Wu Qiniang, the owner of Heishui Village, also have an answer, she was instructed by the three elders of the Wei family to go to the Shifting Flower Palace, wanting to blend in with the Shifting Flower Palace and find an opportunity to kill Shui Yanrou.

Now.

Maybe you've already blended into the Flower Shifting Palace.

Thousands of miles apart.

Wu Qiniang became the only fish that slipped through the net in this case.

The next day.

The people of the Wei family and Heishui Village, but all the people of the innate realm and above, were all killed by Lin Yan in front of the broken head in the city, killing people with rolling heads and rivers of blood.

And this also added a full 834 martial arts points to Lin Yan again.

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"It's still fast in this way, if it's just a single arrest and killing, the speed of accumulating martial arts values is too slow."

Lin Yan couldn't help but murmur secretly.

"Lord Lin, Commander Feng has arrived, please come over."

A thousand households came to report.

Lin Yan nodded.

Calculating the time, it was time for Feng Xiuwu to come to Shuiyun City to inspect.

Qianhu reminded: "My lord, you killed so many people in the Wei family and Heishui Village, and also beheaded Wang Chongwu, Lord Feng seems to be very unhappy. ”

Lin Yan didn't care: "I'm just happy." ”

The corners of Qianhu's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't dare to say more.

North Town Fusi Middle Hall.

Lin Yan saw Feng Xiuwu with a gloomy face.

"Lin Zhen Fu, what have you done?"

Feng Xiuwu asked in a deep voice.

Lin Yan stared at the other party: "Don't you already know everything?" I also want to ask, how did you supervise and inspect the Wei family and Heishui Village, where the pacification envoys colluded with the Wei family and Heishui Village to kill more than 100 people in the Shui family?

"A garbage like Wang Chongwu can do these things under your nose, you are really blind!"

Feng Xiuwu stood up angrily: "You ......"

Lin Yan said in a deep voice: "Lord Feng, what do you want to say to this king?" When you see this king, you don't kneel, who gave you the courage? Or do you want to rebel? ”

Rumble!!

The powerful coercion pressed directly towards Feng Xiuwu.

Feng Xiuwu trembled.

I almost fell to my knees.

He has the cultivation of the peak of the Great Grandmaster, and it is rare to meet an opponent in the same realm, but this does not mean that he can compete with the powerhouses of the transcendent Saint Realm.

What's more, Lin Yan is not an ordinary transcendent saint realm.

I struggled for two breaths.

Feng Xiuwu finally knelt down: "See the prince!" ”

He knelt reluctantly.

Shouting reluctantly.

Lin Yan is not wearing the flying fish suit of Jinyiwei now, he said that he is a pacification envoy, then he is a pacification envoy; He said that he was the prince, then he was the prince.

So!

No matter how reluctant Feng Xiuwu was, he could only kneel.

Even if Lin Yan was really wearing Jinyiwei's flying fish suit here, he had to say that he was the prince, and there was nothing wrong with that.

Not to mention.

Lin Yan's cultivation realm is there.

He simply couldn't help it.

Again.

Even if Lin Yan was wearing a flying fish suit, he didn't have to kneel when he saw the saint today, let alone a commander of the brocade guard?

I want to get back to the field from this aspect.

It's not possible.

These complex thoughts were surging back and forth in Feng Xiuwu's mind.

Lin Yan took a few steps forward and looked at Feng Xiuwu coldly.

"Lord Feng invited this king over, is there something wrong?"

Feng Xiuwu wanted to get up.

But Lin Yan didn't let him get up, so he could only kneel.

“…… Back to the prince, the murder case of the Shui family in Shuiyun City has been concluded, and the lower officials invited the prince to come over, because he wanted to hear what else the prince had to say. ”

Feng Xiuwu had to give in.

In terms of identity and force, he is not Lin Yan's opponent.

If you are tough, you are just looking for abuse.

Not to mention.

He also does not have the capital and confidence to be tough.

Lin Yan glanced at it lightly and ordered: "Put Wu Qiniang, the owner of Heishui Village, on the bounty list and pursue him with all his might." Anyone who dares to hide is punished with the same crime. ”

Feng Xiuwu nodded: "Yes!" The subordinate obeys the order! ”

After Lin Yan left, Feng Xiuwu slowly stood up, with a gloomy look in his eyes, and his fists couldn't help but clench, trembling slightly because of excessive force.

"Humph! The day Duanmu cleans you up, I'll take a good look at how you died a miserable death. ”

Feng Xiuwu snorted coldly in his heart.

He had already been in contact with Duanmu Mingxuan, so he probably knew Duanmu Mingxuan's true attitude and meaning towards Lin Yan.

But.

In this case, Feng Xiuwu would not say it.

It's just thinking about it.

The other side.

Lin Yan saw Shui Yanrou and Xiao Erniang, who were a little worried about him, and the two of them were relieved to see that he was fine.

"Lord Lin, it was us who caused you to be tired, if it weren't for the affairs of our Shui family, the Lord Feng Commander would not be angry with you, I'm really sorry."

The two bowed to Lin Yan.

Lin Yan smiled indifferently: "Isn't this good for me?" It's just a pity that Wu Qiniang went to the Shifting Flower Palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch her in a short time. ”

Although this is a pity.

But the great revenge of the Shui family has already been avenged.

As for Wu Qi Niang.

I can only wait until later to find a chance to take revenge.

After the matter of Shuiyun City is settled.

Lin Yan drove the carriage and headed towards Mobei.

And the countless martial arts people gathered in Shuiyun City all shook their heads and sighed.

"Alas...... It's a pity. ”

"Shui Yanrou, the second beauty in martial arts, just passed by me like this, every time I think about it in this life, I have insomnia."

"Who the hell is that brocade guard?"

"You don't know? Such a famous person, you don't know? ”

"Is it famous?"

"I'll just say one thing, you should know, he is the question mark on the Tianjiao list."

"What? The outlier on the Tianjiao list? ”

"! I'm so sour! Not to mention the talent and strength, now I have gained a martial arts beauty that is second on the beauty list, I am really envious. ”

"We should be rejoicing."

"Rejoicing in what?"

"Hehe, you really don't know anything, the cultivation of the three elders of the Wei family is all great grandmasters, and there are eleven grandmaster realm masters, as well as dozens of innate masters, this is the strength of the Wei family and Heishui Village, just us, how many of them can slaughter them?"

"Shhh...... So strong? ”

"Not only that, but there is also Wu Qiniang, the owner of Heishui Village, who is also a great master master, but he has not been caught."

"Whew...... Hearing you say this, I'm really glad I came a little late, otherwise I don't know how I really died for so many masters of the Shangwei family and Heishui Village. ”

“……”

in the crowd.

Wu Qiniang, who was dressed in disguise, clenched her hands and fists, and her eyes were full of anger, but she had to hide, afraid of revealing her whereabouts.

Now.

The streets of Water Cloud City are already plastered with her bounty portraits.

Five thousand taels of silver!

Whoever can catch her can take her to receive a reward of five thousand taels, which is very attractive to those knife catchers in the rivers and lakes.

Mobei.

The vast wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see, and the wind and sand are rolling, so that people can only hide their noses and walk.

In the sun, the sky here is exceptionally blue, and the desert in the distance is majestic, like a magnificent scene.

Above this vast land, several desert goshawks soared in the sky, their sharp eagle eyes scanning below, and all prey could not escape its eyes.

Lin Yan and Shui Yanrou, as well as Xiao Erniang, have changed the carriage, changed to riding a camel, and are walking through the desert in the desert.

The desert goshawks were hovering over their heads.

It seems to have taken them as prey.

But they didn't dare to attack.

It's not the same place as the Desert of Death, which is inhabited by a bunch of outlaws who don't want to die.

Mobei is the place where the borders between the ancient dynasties and other dynasties meet, and there are some nomadic people living in this barren land.

Lin Yan: They just need to pass through this desert.

You can see some places with relatively good environments, where there are some market towns composed of nomads, which are also more populated areas.

Lin Yan thinks.

If you want to find Sun Xiaohong, those market towns are obviously the most likely places to find.

So!

The destination of his trip was the market towns of this barren land.

The camel carried the three of them slowly through the yellow sand of the desert north.

The sound of the howling wind tingles the ears.

In the distance, you can see several nomadic tents in the desert, surrounded by a sparse oasis, very poorly furnished, gently shaking with the howling wind and sand.

A cavalry unit of several dozen people passed from there.

They also noticed Lin Yan and others.

Seeing that they were dressed in the costumes of the ancient dynasty, they did not approach for interrogation, and continued to patrol into the distance.

"I don't know which barracks Brother Gan is in?"

Lin Yan muttered softly.

When he and Gan Zhi met when they were encircling and suppressing Black Tiger Village, they also felt like-minded, so they were called brothers.

Pity.

Time was too rushed, the war on the frontier was tight, and the two of them didn't have time to drink a few glasses, so Gan Zhi had to rush to the frontier immediately.

Later, Lin Yan understood.

The frontier guarded by Ganzhi is on the side of Mobei.

However, there are several military camps stationed in Mobei, each of which is not large in scale and not too far apart, which is convenient for stretching the defense line of the territory and supporting each other.

So.

In which military camp Gan Zhi was, Lin Yan didn't know.

Moreover, it is obviously impossible for people to know this kind of news about the garrison on the frontier, otherwise it is easy to be targeted by the enemy.

Otherwise.

Lin Yan was going to go to Gan Zhi for a few drinks.

Of course.

In the barracks, you may not be allowed to drink alcohol.

Gan Zhi is already strict in governing the army, and it is estimated that he will be even more strict with himself, and it is unlikely that he will drink in the barracks.

But go to the market town near the barracks for a few drinks.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

"Brother Lin, what are you thinking?"

Shui Yanrou, who was still covering her face with a light veil, asked curiously.

The title of Brother Lin was asked by Lin Yan to call her so, otherwise she would always be called Lord Lin and Lord Lin, which is not so pleasant to listen to, and it also seems a little rusty.

And Shui Yanrou is also happy to call Lin Yan that.

And she was grateful to Lin Yan from the bottom of her heart.

and Xiao Erniang, who followed beside her, was also very grateful to Lin Yan.

If there is no Lin Yan.

With just the two of them, it is not easy to avenge the blood feud of the Shui family.

Lin Yan smiled: "I know a general, who is really bold and loyal to the country, this time I came to Mobei, I want to go to him for a few drinks, but unfortunately I don't know which military camp he is in." ”

Shui Yanrou smiled lightly: "Find a military camp, and then ask." ”

Lin Yan shook his head: "There will be no answer, this is a frontier defense, and the people in each military camp will not easily reveal which military camp a certain general is in."

"If you want to find him, it is estimated that you have to find him from military camp to barracks."

Shui Yan said softly: "If Brother Lin wants to find it, my aunt and I are willing to accompany Brother Lin to find it slowly, I believe we will be able to find it." ”

Lin Yan smiled: "Don't worry, let's go to the nearby market town first and ask if there is a woman with a child telling stories." ”

Shui Yanrou nodded: "Hmm." ”

She listens to Lin Yan for everything now.

What did Lin Yan say.

She does what she does.

Even Xiao Erniang is completely looking forward to Lin Yan's horse.

Along the way, Lin Yan's life was all in charge of the two of them, and they also took care of Lin Yan very thoughtfully.

After Xiao Erniang's injuries recovered.

The task of driving the carriage in the second half also fell to her.

Lin Yan was lying in the carriage.

and Shui Yanrou fed him fruits.

This life.

It's pleasant.

It's a pity that after entering this desert in Mobei, the carriage is no longer needed, and it is not so comfortable and comfortable to change to a camel.

Suddenly!

Several figures sprang out from the nearby sand, each holding a bright scimitar, and slammed towards Lin Yan and the others.

There is no need for Lin Yan to make a move.

Xiao Erniang jumped up from the camel, her body changed, her palm was galloping, and she directly killed those sand bandits in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yan just smiled faintly.

He had sensed it a long time ago, but he didn't remind Xiao Erniang, and Xiao Erniang's performance made him quite satisfied.

After all, it's just a few first-class martial artists.

Lin Yan had no interest in killing them at all.

Kill all enemies that don't have martial arts points.

Lin Yan was not interested.

And.

There is a great grandmaster by his side, if these sand bandits who are not even born still need him to do it himself, then this great grandmaster will be too wasteful.

is not qualified to follow Lin Yan at all.

"When you shot just now, the palm power of the third palm was two points longer, and the fourth palm was one point weaker, so that the fourth person did not die."

Lin Yan commented on two sentences.

Xiao Erniang suddenly turned her head to look at one of the sand bandits who had fallen in the desert, only to see that the latter was indeed breathing weakly.

She nodded gratefully at Lin Yan.

Then he added a palm.

With her great grandmaster's cultivation, if she really wants to kill these sand bandits who are not even born in the innate, they will definitely be killed in seconds, and there is no need to make up for it at all.

But.

Lin Yan deliberately instructed her in the palm technique, hoping that she could cultivate the palm technique she was best at to the transformation realm as soon as possible, so as to step into the transcendent holy realm as soon as possible.

Along the way, Lin Yan asked Xiao Erniang to accurately judge the enemy's strength when she started, and accurately control the palm power, so as to kill the enemy without wasting a trace of true qi.

So.

When Xiao Erniang made a move just now, the palm power of each palm was calculated by the brain instantly.

But after a few palms, there are still two mistakes.

"Don't forget to search them and bring anything useful." Lin Yan reminded again.

Xiao Erniang nodded.

I touched the bodies of a few sand bandits, and in addition to a small amount of broken silver, there were a few broken scimitars.

Bring the silver two on.

Throw away the others.

The three of them rode their camels and continued their way forward.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, several groups of sand bandits ambushed in the desert became Xiao Erniang's test stone, and finally Xiao Erniang's control of palm power reached a more accurate level.

And Lin Yan put forward higher requirements for her.

Strike through the air with the power of a palm.

There are different forces in the palm power, so that at least five people can be killed with one palm, and it is still necessary to ensure that the palm power of killing these five people is not wasted.

At this point, the difficulty has increased by more than ten times.

But.

Xiao Erniang's perception is quite good.

Only three shots.

It preliminarily met Lin Yan's requirements.

Lin Yan increased the number to ten people.

Xiao Erniang also completed it successfully.

That's when it happened.

Xiao Erniang finally had an epiphany about the palm technique, and successfully broke through the palm technique that had already reached the consummation realm to the transformation realm.

The true qi in his body finally underwent a transformation.

It was only a matter of time before he became a master of the transcendent Saint Realm.

For Lin Yan's guidance.

Xiao Erniang was grateful.

But for Lin Yan, it's just a casual thing.

And.

Xiao Erniang can also be regarded as a person from the Xia Wangfu in the future, and there is nothing wrong with cultivating a loyal transcendent into the Holy Realm.

"Brother Lin, there is a market town ahead."

Shui Yanrou pointed ahead and said.

This is the fourth market town they have found.

The first three market towns did not hear what they wanted to inquire about, and they had to move on.

But that's exactly what it is.

can meet batches of sand bandits, who are used to practice Xiao Erniang's palms.

Lin Yan nodded.

The consciousness spreads.

Although it was still far away, his divine sense was already covering the market town in front of him.

"Huh?"

Lin Yan's heart moved.

Got it??

He sensed that a cloud of yang qi and blood appeared in the market town in front of him, and the qi and blood were so strong that he had already reached the realm of bone change.

……

Somewhere in Mobei.

Several fierce sand bandit leaders were gathering together, and their faces looked very ugly.

"Damn, Lao Tzu has at least seventeen or eighteen brothers dead, and I don't know which bastard did it, killing so many of my brothers, if you let Lao Tzu catch him, you have to crush him to ashes."

"Humph! Lao Tzu also lost a lot of brothers. ”

"Do you think you're the only ones to lose? I've lost too! Damn, I even wondered if you did it, and then deliberately said that I also lost it, so as to clear up the involvement. ”

"Fuck your shit!"

“……”

None of these sand bandit leaders are easy to mess with.

One by one, they were arguing and red-faced, and they were about to make a move, and another voice that was full of anger but slightly old and hoarse came.

"It's all quiet."

Suddenly.

The fierce sand bandit leaders all fell silent, got up one after another, looked in the direction of the door, and clasped their fists together.

"I've seen the Talon Handle!"

A thin old man appeared at the door.

He doesn't look tall, even a little short, and he's not too young, he looks like he's seventy or eighty, and the skin on his face is loose, but his eyes are extremely sharp.

And his hands.

Grinding out thick calluses.

It was like a pair of hard iron claws made of fine iron, and its fingertips were unusually sharp.

He's the boss of all the sand bandits in this desert.

Transcendent master of the Holy Realm.

Known as the Eagle Claw Handle!!

It was because of his presence that several sand bandit gangs were able to survive in the desert without being wiped out by the garrisons of the ancient dynasty.

Of course.

There is one more reason.

Even their presence can threaten the spies and small armies infiltrated by enemy countries to a certain extent.

That's why the court opened one eye and closed one eye.

Only then did the two sides reach a certain equilibrium.

But now.

They feel that this balance is being disrupted.

(End of chapter)