Chapter 210: Master Li Flying Over the Eaves and Walls
Chapter 210: Master Li Flying Over the Eaves and Walls
In the private room, Li Yuan was flipping through some miscellaneous notes.
After reading word by word, he had a general impression of Longhu Temple, and also saw Yun Shulou's fear between the lines.
This book of miscellanies is really just a book of miscellanies. Yun Shulou summarized various rumors and hearsay in the martial arts world, without mixing in anything else.
The main theme is, 'It has nothing to do with me'.
"There are two major factions, the Dragon Monk and the Dao Tiger. The Dao Master's lineage is a fusion of the Dragon and the Tiger... Three lineages, six halls and nine helms. It's a bit complicated."
Li Yuan closed his miscellaneous notes and pondered in his mind.
The Dragon and Tiger Temple is much larger than the Divine Weapon Valley. If the latter is more like a martial arts sect, the former already has the flavor of a small imperial court.
The inner and outer gates, each hall and each helm have their own duties, with clear distinctions and yet mutual restraints.
"It's still too general. But the more detailed information, at least in the palace, can't be found. The state capital may be more detailed, but the estimate is also limited."
After reading this collection of notes, what Li Yuan felt most deeply was the intimidation of the Longhu Temple.
The existence of Longhu Temple is relatively insignificant to ordinary people, but the more powerful the sect, the more they can feel the terror.
It clamped down on the four states, then controlled all the prefectures, and governed all the counties, towns and villages. It was truly a country within a country, a huge entity.
Just a rumor that he was planning to recruit disciples was enough to intimidate the provincial government, and even a powerful force like the Huailong Palace had to restrain itself.
"If the Divine Weapon Valley is analogous to a small vassal, then the Dragon and Tiger Temple must be a local overlord, a true rival to the imperial court."
Li Yuan was thinking about this.
The Dragon and Tiger Armies are far more elite than the Divine Guard Army. The Divine Guard Army can be expanded to 30,000 with 3,000 people, and the Dragon and Tiger Armies can naturally be expanded as well.
The Dragon and Tiger Army has 110,000 elite soldiers...
"That Great Fortune Grandmaster's heart is truly as broad as the ocean."
Li Yuan felt a little emotional again.
There are five of these huge monsters within the country. If he were the emperor, he would probably be unable to sleep or eat well.
"No wonder so many emperors were assassinated..."
Li Yuan's mind was distracted, and he felt that the struggle between the imperial court and the sects might be much more intense than he had imagined.
The one who assassinated the emperor might not be Zhaixinglou...
Thinking of the dozens of unique skills that Wang Wenyuan listed that day, Li Yuan felt that there was a reason why Zhaixing Tower had such a wide network of contacts.
“It’s very complicated.”
In the private room, Li Yuan pondered for a long time. After the food and wine were served, he ate heartily and then went out to the pharmacy in the city.
The elixirs from Dechang Prefecture are more expensive than those from Zhelong Prefecture, mainly because of the previous sect war.
As we all know, it is easy to raise prices but difficult to lower them.
Master Li Dao, who had just made a windfall, felt a little pain in his heart. The Dan Wang's Shenhuan Dan from the Zhelong Mansion actually cost one thousand and two taels of silver each.
With the silver Linghu Baiwan had, he could only buy two pills, and with a few blood-boosting, bone-strengthening, and muscle-strengthening pills, he would have spent almost all of it.
"The profits from elixirs are really huge."
Li Yuan didn't buy too much, not because he had no money, but because he had just arrived in Dechang Prefecture and the amount of money was too big and too attractive.
He still has a bounty on his body.
After wandering along the street for a while, Li Yuan realized that someone was following him. He was slightly moved, but he kept silent and returned to the Divine Guard base when it was getting dark.
Qiu Changying was still practicing martial arts in the training ground, while many disciples of the Divine Guard were building up their strength and brandishing swords and guns.
Li Yuan looked for a while, mainly because he was a little jealous of the longbow on Qiu Changying. After being glared at by the latter, he turned and left.
"There is still no news from the old man."
Li Yuan missed his top-grade famous bow.
Back in the yard, Li Yuan caught the little mouse. The little thing squeaked a few times, and then a bunch of big mice came out from the corner to test the medicine on it.
It has only been two days since he arrived in Dechang Prefecture, but the little guy has already tamed a large number of "subordinates" and no longer needs to test the medicine himself.
"Squeak!"
The little mouse looked very proud and pointed at a group of big mice. These mice were all shiny and sleek, and each one was several times bigger than it. They seemed to be elite mice?
"…Rewarding the elite, huh?"
The corner of Li Yuan's mouth twitched. This little mouse was becoming more and more clever.
The little guy had a lot of "subordinates", and after a while, he finished testing all the pills. As usual, Li Yuan rewarded the little guy with one.
"Go and play."
Li Yuan touched the little guy's smooth fur and watched it grow. He felt a sense of pleasure in nurturing it.
"Legend has it that some spirit beasts are extremely spiritual, and some human-like apes can even learn martial arts. I wonder if this little mouse can do the same?"
Li Yuan thought.
Spiritual beasts are fewer in number than ordinary wild beasts, but looking around the world, their number is not small, as can be seen from the various spiritual beast lists in Yunshu Tower.
There are many kinds of spiritual beasts, some of which are gifted with extraordinary talents.
Qiu Changying's family has several spirit eagles, which are not only extremely fast, but can also fly among the clouds. However, he has never seen one.
In fact, according to the records in that miscellaneous notes, there were dragons and tigers raised in the Dragon and Tiger Temple, which were suspected to be the descendants of the pair of dragons and tigers ridden by the Holy Monk Longyin and the Taoist Priest Chunyang.
"call!"
In the small courtyard, Li Yuanxu was practicing martial arts, but after only a few moves, Wang Peiyao came over.
"what?"
Li Yuan's heart moved, and he immediately stopped his stance and looked at the pairs of boots she was carrying.
[Spiritual Cow Boots (Level 3)] [Top-quality boots made from spiritual cow hide that has been soaked in medicinal soup for several years...]
[Control conditions: Master any of the Light Body and Lifting Techniques]
[Control Effect: Level 4 (Blue): Steady Steps, Take Root]
Tier 3 boots?
Li Yuan was a little surprised. This was the first time he had seen a third-level pair of boots, and the control effect was a fourth-level one, which was even rarer.
"I bought these pairs of boots from a roadside stall. This pair is a little damaged, as if someone has worn it..."
Wang Peiyao felt a little pained: "One hundred and eighty taels of silver."
If Li Yuan had not told Wang Peiyao before, she would not even look at the worn-out boots, let alone spend so much money to buy them.
"Spiritual beast skins are rare, so whether they are damaged or not is not a big deal."
Li Yuan took the boots. A pair of third-level boots, even if they were worth one thousand taels of silver, they would be worth a thousand times the price.
"I ordered some boots from some leather shops in the city, but I'm not sure how much they can sell. After the fall of Qianjun Cave, the best shops were deserted, and the craftsmanship of those who stayed was not good enough."
Wang Peiyao stayed for a while, and paused before leaving: "By the way, Brother Li, your two maids also came to Dechang Mansion..."
"Maid? You mean Pan Yi, Yu Xiang? They are not my maids."
Li Yuan corrected her.
"hehe."
Wang Peiyao rolled her eyes at him and said, "They came to look for you before, but when they saw you were not there, they went back to rest."
"Well, help them find a better house."
Li Yuan's mind was on the pair of cowhide boots. Third-level boots were very rare, and his two pairs were made from the Divine Fire Furnace.
"Ah."
Seeing him concentrating on fiddling with his boots, Wang Peiyao felt speechless.
However, if you think about the hobbies of those rumored geniuses, playing with shoes is nothing.
"call!"
Li Yuan put away his boots and continued to practice martial arts, concentrating his mind and calming his breath.
……
Li Yuan is very busy.
After practicing martial arts, cultivating qi, and improving one's constitution as usual, it was already late at night.
Li Yuan quickly changed his clothes and put on a mask, then left the yard and disappeared into the night with the wind, coming and going silently.
"call!"
In the night wind, Li Yuan's body rose and fell, trying to control three pairs of third-level boots at the same time.
Woo!
Li Yuan's feet moved quickly, and he swooped up to the restaurant on the roadside, where the lights were still on, like a hawk. He tapped his feet lightly and took several steps on the outer wall.
"Take root right here!"
Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he landed his feet on the wall, feeling a sucking and pulling sensation as he stepped on mud.
"interesting."
Li Yuan crossed his legs and reached the rooftop as if he were walking on flat ground!
"Is this okay?"
Standing on the roof, Li Yuan looked down at the city that was a mixture of light and darkness, and was in a good mood.
call!
He leaped forward, swept across dozens of meters with the wind, tapped his feet, used the force to rise again, and shuttled through the shadows of the city. The night wind blew slowly, and he felt very refreshed.
"This is the real flying over the eaves and walls!"
The effect of controlling cowhide boots is outstanding. No matter how steep the wall is, as long as your feet touch it, you can climb to the top of the building and then dive down.
He swept across most of the city without even landing!
Huhu~
In the night wind, Li Yuan looked around, and saw rays of light from weapons. He could easily avoid the patrolling constables. He could bypass the patrol at a distance of forty meters.
One can even use this to detect the distribution of experts in the city.
"More than 40 famous weapons, and three top-grade famous weapons... Well, it seems that there are not many masters in Dechang Prefecture. That's right, many of them escaped after the destruction of Qianjun Cave."
Li Yuan muttered to himself, he could move freely in the shadows of the city without being discovered by anyone, which gave him an indescribable pleasure.
"Cool!"
Li Yuan was in a good mood. Soon, he came to the place where he interrogated Linghu Baiwan yesterday. He did not approach directly, but walked around it a few times.
There was no one on the streets near the alley, and there were no ambushes set, but Linghu Baiwan was also nowhere to be seen.
"You really didn't come?"
Li Yuan sneered in his heart, but he had expected this. He left the scimitar to guard against him going back on his word.
Call ~
He stepped forward and walked along the street.
The sixth-level weapon control talisman can sense the light of weapons within a radius of forty meters. Li Yuan's speed was so fast that he landed on the rooftop of a restaurant in a short while.
Six floors away, he could sense the familiar glow of weapons in the private room on the third floor.
"it's here!"
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. In the private room on the third floor, there was more than one flash of weapon light.
In addition to Linghu Baiwan's top-grade famous scimitar, he also has two top-grade famous swords. In addition, there are actually three top-grade famous weapons!
"The Tiger Finger? One of them is An Yuanwu?"
Li Yuan's heart moved slightly. When he was following Linghu Baiwan last night, he heard the conversation between An Yuanwu and others through the wall, and naturally he also memorized his weapons.
The quality of his tiger knuckle was already pretty good, but it was inferior to the other two, especially one of the swords.
[Red Dragon Sword (Level 6)]
(End of this chapter)