Disciples and swordsmen are two different identities, the former is a master and apprentice, and the latter is a master and servant, although they can also follow Li Mubai to practice, but their status is very different.

Liao Ping only hesitated for a moment, and then agreed to Li Mubai's swordsman's proposal, his qualifications and talents were mediocre, and his age had no advantage, so he didn't have much choice.

"Liao Ping is willing to be the master's swordsman!"

Li Mubai helped Liao Ping up and said, "Just call me Gongzi in the future, you are my sword servant, not my slave." ”

The corners of Liao Ping's eyes were a little moist, in terms of title, the son was indeed more attentive than the master.

Liao Ping has lived in Jiangcheng for a long time, and he is very clear about the architectural layout of Jiangcheng, and after learning that Li Mubai needs a quiet inn, he recommends Li Mubai to go to the Yunlou Inn near the north gate of Jiangcheng.

Yunlou Inn is the industry of the Ling family of Jiangcheng Xiuzhen family, with elegant layout and excellent service, and its reputation among travelers from south to north is very loud.

Prepared two upper rooms, Li Mubai handed Liao Ping a piece of cultivation experience, let him understand it on his own, if there is anything he doesn't understand, write down notes, and ask Li Mubai for explanations regularly.

Thinking about tomorrow's game, Li Mubai fell asleep early.

In the middle of the night, Li Mubai noticed a burst of noise in the room, and a sword qi rushed out to the source of the sound.

The Man in Black is somewhat oddly decorated, with batwing wings resembling bat wings at the joints of his arms.

After being forced out of his whereabouts by Li Mubai, the man in black suddenly opened his mouth, and an inaudible sound wave enveloped Li Mubai.

After the perennially stable Jian Qi opened his mouth, there was a faint sign of uncontrollability, which made Li Mubai a little surprised.

With the speed of physical cultivation, Li Mubai suddenly appeared behind the man in black, and slashed at the back of the man's neck with his palm.

Although the man in black couldn't keep up with Li Mubai's speed, his perception of danger was very keen, as if he could predict Li Mubai's movements in advance, and he turned his body sideways without looking back, avoiding Li Mubai's attack.

The man in black kept his mouth shut, and the strange spell lost its effect because it was not maintained by the man in black.

The bat wings on the arm joints spread out, and the man in black took advantage of Li Mubai's failure to react and fled the room.

And at this moment, a sharp and panicked voice sounded in the next room, Li Mubai frowned slightly, gave up the plan to intercept the man in black, and knocked on the door of the next room.

What caught my eye was a young woman in luxurious costumes and a child with black hair and purple hair, about six or seven years old.

Li Mubai stepped forward quickly, sealed the child's tendons and veins with a sword, and said, "It's a sign of poisoning, and it needs to be sent to the medical officer as soon as possible." ”

The young woman was shocked and cried: "It's still this brother who does me a favor, his father died early, I am such a son, I can't watch him die!"

Liao Ping heard the movement and also came to the young woman's room.

"Childe, the nearest is the Zheng Yixian Pavilion, I'll send him over. ”

Li Mubai nodded, and said in a voice that only Liao Ping could hear: "Be careful." ”

Liao Ping was slightly stunned, and Li Mubai reminded him at this time, showing that this child was not as simple as superficial poisoning.

The young woman went to the Zheng Yixian Pavilion with Liao Ping, perhaps because Liao Ping had always been heavily guarded, and there were no strange and unexpected things until Liao Ping returned to the Yunlou Inn.

Am I overthinking?

Li Mubai shook his head secretly, whether it was the man in black just now, or the young woman and the poisoned child, they all gave Li Mubai an unreal feeling, as if they were not human.

"Childe, that woman's name is Lin Yueqin, and her husband's name is Lin Chen, and she died less than seven days before Lin Yueqin was driven out by the Lin family. ”

"That child's name is Lin Tian, the son of Lin Chen and Lin Yueqin, who was also kicked out by the Lin family because of Lin Chen's death. ”

"The doctor of the Zheng Yixian Pavilion said that Lin Chen was infected with the Bone Devouring Poison, this poison will not have an effect on ordinary people, that Lin Chen is a cultivator, and he is still very talented. ”

"Although the Zheng Yixian Pavilion can detoxify, even if Lin Chen wakes up, he can't practice anymore. ”

Is it another family feud?

Li Mubai shook his head slightly, no longer caring about Lin Yueqin and Lin Chen, if they don't die, there will be a blessing, not to mention that the two of them are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

It was the man in black with a batwing that made Li Mubai puzzled, he carefully checked the room and found nothing suspicious.

The only result that can be deduced, the man in black with batwings, is aimed at him.

But Li Mubai left Sword Valley for the first time, and he had never set foot in the cultivation realm before, so why did anyone target him?

Puzzled, Li Mubai simply gave up scrutiny, what should come will always come, as long as he is cautious, he is not afraid of the other party's conspiracy.

The next day, Li Mubai came to the north gate of Jiangcheng in advance as agreed, and Liao Ping respectfully followed behind Li Mubai.

Lu Mingyue, Lu Junxiong, Lu Hongzhen and Lu Xiujie also arrived at the same time at the same time, and the rest of the Lu family did not participate in this competition, not even the referee.

Because Lu Mingyue said that if the referee is needed to determine the winner or loser in the same clan competition, it can only prove that their morality is very poor and they are not qualified to be her Lu Mingyue's husband.

After seeing Li Mubai, Lu Hongzhen and Lu Xiujie both expressed their goodwill, only Lu Junxiong, seeing Li Mubai was like seeing an enemy, with a burning killing intent in his eyes.

Lu Mingyue saw Liao Ping behind Li Mubai and asked, "Brother Mubai, who is this?"

"This is my swordsman Liao Ping. ”

Li Mubai introduced: "Liao Ping, these four are all young heroes of the Lu family in Jiangcheng, Lu Mingyue, Lu Junxiong, Lu Hongzhen and Lu Xiujie. ”

Liao Ping arched his hand and said, "Liao Ping has seen all your fellow Daoists. ”

Except for Lu Mingyue Aiwu and Wu, who responded to Liao Ping, the other three ignored Liao Ping, after all, in their cognition, the sword servant is a lowly profession and is not qualified to be on an equal footing with them.

What's more, this Liao Ping's cultivation is worthy of the introduction of qi refining, and even the seven or eight-year-old children in the clan can't compare.

Liao Ping was not annoyed, and stood quietly behind Li Mubai, as if Lu Junxiong and the three did not exist.

Silently understanding the cultivation experience that Li Mubai prepared for him, Liao Ping gradually entered into contemplation.

Arriving at the foot of the Empty Styx Mountain, Lu Junxiong and the three officially started the competition, and after saying hello to Lu Mingyue, they quickly escaped into the Empty Styx Mountain.

They wanted to reach the Empty Netherworld Sect Guidance Hall halfway up the mountain as quickly as possible to gain Lu Mingyue's heart.

Looking at the three Lu Junxiong who left impatiently, Li Mubai laughed and said: "They are all cultivators of the God Refining Realm, it will not be difficult to arrive at the Empty Immortal Mountain Receiving Hall, Mingyue, you are not afraid of losing the gamble?"

Lu Mingyue said with a smile: "If there is only one of them, they can indeed reach the Empty Styx Mountain Receiving Hall faster than us, but unfortunately, with their temperament, no one will allow the other party to arrive at the Empty Styx Mountain Receiving Hall one step earlier." ”

Just as Lu Mingyue guessed, Lu Junxiong took the lead in the attack, he was the oldest, he had been in the God Refining Realm for the longest time, and his divine soul was also the most stable.

Most importantly, Lu is confident that he can beat these two equally talented juniors.

"I've known for a long time that you're uneasy. ”

Lu Hongzhen sacrificed a magic weapon, which was a magic weapon in the form of a turtle shell, and easily blocked Lu Junxiong's attack.

On the other side, Lu Xiujie also sacrificed the magic weapon Jin Hai, leaving an afterimage in place.

"With one to two, Chen Junxiong, your courage is as great as ever. ”

Chen Junxiong grinded his fists and sneered: "Two cultivators who can only rely on magic weapons, I, Lu Junxiong, want to kill you, it's as easy as a snap." ”

The magic weapon Jin Hairpin was divided into twelve, and twelve colored beams of light shot at Lu Junxiong, Lu Junxiong couldn't dodge, and was hit by three of the colored pillars of light, and three charming and colorful women appeared in front of Lu Junxiong.

The picture of wanting to refuse and welcome and being charming made Lu Junxiong's heart lose for a while.

Lu Hongzhen's turtle shell magic weapon suddenly rushed towards Lu Junxiong, spewing out a flame, enveloping Lu Junxiong in flames.

......

Because of the experience of several adventures, Lu Mingyue is more familiar with the Empty Styx Mountain, there is a woodcutter Chai Lake at the foot of the Empty Styx Mountain, and he makes a living by logging in the Empty Styx Mountain all year round.

Although he was just an ordinary person, because he was very familiar with the Void Immortal Mountain, the location that Chai Lake could reach had surpassed that of most cultivators.

And the most thrilling time was when Chai Hu arrived at the Receiving Hall of the Empty Immortal Mountain as an ordinary person, which directly shocked the cultivators in the Receiving Hall at that time.

Lu Mingyue also heard the legend of Chai Lake by chance, so this time, she needed the help of Chai Hu, a guide.

"This is it. ”

Lu Mingyue crossed her waist with one hand, looking at the few cooking smoke in front of her, Chai Hu, who was coarse and linen, with a big beard, and was cooking alone in the courtyard.

After hearing about Lu Mingyue's purpose and the heavy reward, Chai Hu agreed to the request to be a guide.

Lu Mingyue made a generous move, and the remuneration given could be worth a year's logging income.

"Although I am not a cultivator, if you want to talk about who is familiar with the Empty Styx Mountain, I Chai Hu said second, and no one dares to say first!"

Chai Hu, who swore by himself, expressed his confidence in front of the new customer, immediately extinguished the fire, carried a logging knife, and joined Lu Mingyue's team.

"There are a lot of demon clans in the Empty Styx Mountain, although their wisdom is not as good as that of humans, but they have a strong sense of territory, plus the strength of each demon clan is very strong, if you want to survive in the Empty Styx Mountain, you can't enter the range of activities of these demon clans. ”

Chai Hu released a black mountain rabbit and said, "This is my treasure treasure rabbit, he has a strong sense of crisis and can perfectly avoid the range of the demon clan, which is the main reason why I can log in the dangerous area of the Empty Styx Mountain." ”

At the end, Chai Hu seemed to remember something, and added: "The Treasure Rabbit has been with me since I was a child, only I can understand its words, and only I can tell it where I want to go." ”

Li Mubai smiled secretly, the husband is not guilty, he is guilty, the eternal truth, Chai Hu's vigilance made Li Mubai let down his guard a little.

After all, an ordinary person being able to do something that even cultivators may not be able to do is questionable in itself.