Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 236 Kung Fu
"Fourth Young Master."

When Uncle Jiang saw Li Ming appear, he stood up, called out to him softly, and quietly stepped aside, which was completely different from his previous enthusiasm and closeness towards Li Huan.

Bai Yuan saw all of this.

Brothers in wealthy families would turn against each other in order to fight for the family property, and the situation in the Qingzhou Palace would be even worse.

These servants in the palace may seem ordinary, but they are also excellent spies, and this Uncle Jiang obviously stands on Li Huan's side.

The reason why Li Huan was able to stand out among the many sons of King Qingzhou was not only due to his own talent, but also the information provided by this old servant.

In fact, there are many people like Uncle Jiang in the Qingzhou Palace.

However, the King of Qingzhou did not seem to care about this, or perhaps he was deliberately using this to cultivate his sons' ability to win people's hearts.

Li Ming didn't care. He just glanced at Uncle Jiang, then walked towards Bai Yuan with a smile.

The reason why he appeared in the Qingzhou Palace was, of course, because he received the news that Bai Yuan had broken through the demon village, so he rushed here overnight.

"I heard that Lord Bai likes to collect martial arts techniques. I happen to have a book on light martial arts here, so I can appreciate it."

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Master Li, no merit, no reward."

Although he liked the martial arts very much, he did not want to get involved in the family affairs of the Qingzhou Palace.

Li Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Master Bai, I don't know what kind of treasure my ninth brother gave me. In fact, my price can be higher."

Bai Yuan shook his head and said, "Master Li, I think you misunderstood. I am only here to help at the request of a friend. If Master Li wants to slay a demon, I am also happy to help."

Li Ming's eyes flickered.

Of course, he had already found out that the reason Bai Yuan came to Qingzhou was because of Yang Fangyu, the prefect of Huanglong Prefecture, and Yang Fangyu was Li Huan's good friend.

Immediately, he laughed: "Master Bai is joking."

He had just confirmed that Bai Yuan came only to slay the demon and was not lured by his ninth brother. If that was the case, then it didn't matter.

Just then, a familiar voice sounded.

"Fourth brother, this is my residence. You seem to have crossed the line."

Li Huan walked into the courtyard in a hurry, his eyes blazing with fire.

Li Ming actually poached people and moved into his house, so he was naturally furious.

When Bai Yuan saw Uncle Jiang standing behind Li Huan, he naturally understood that it must be Uncle Jiang who called Li Huan over.

Uncle Jiang is obviously on Li Huan's side.

Knowing that he could not stop Li Ming with his own identity, he called Li Huan in advance.

Li Ming chuckled and said, "Master Bai, come to Longgang Mansion another day and we'll have a drink and chat. Goodbye."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and strode out of the courtyard.

As long as we make sure that Bai Yuan has not taken sides, that is enough.

Li Huan looked at the direction where Li Ming left with a gloomy expression.

He knew very well that Li Ming came here to compete for Bai Yuan.

Just as the outside world had rumored, the struggle in the Qingzhou Palace was extremely fierce. Although it had not yet come to a life-and-death fight, neither side would tolerate any good from the other side.

The ranking of the thirteen sons of King Qingzhou is not just young, it is almost equivalent to their strength.

After all, the King of Qingzhou is only a hundred years old, and Li Huan’s elder brother is already eighty years old.

Although age is not a factor in martial arts, anyone who can stand out from a group of heirs can be considered mediocre. Li Huan's disciples of thirty years are certainly no match for his older brothers.

If Li Ming tried his best to fight for Bai Yuan, he really would not have any bargaining chips.

Li Huan sighed softly: "Brother Bai, have you already promised my fourth brother?"

Judging from Li Ming's expression just now, it was obvious that he had succeeded.

Bai Yuan shook his head: "No."

Li Huan was immediately delighted, but soon disappeared.

"Brother Li, my master is Dong Wanjun. I will not interfere in the affairs of the Qingzhou Palace."

How could Li Huan not hear that Bai Yuan not only rejected his fourth brother, but also rejected himself.

That's right. Although Bai Yuan is only the leader of a sect in a prefecture, his master is the general of Lingzhou, and his master is the Minister of War Xu Dingchun.

The Qingzhou Palace is powerful, but it is not worth Bai Yuan getting too involved.

Li Huan quickly forced out a smile.

Bai Yuan has already helped him a lot, and now that he is not helping either of them, he is actually making a profit.

"Brother Bai, I have already reported the matter of the Soul Chasing Tower's owner to my father. Let's go to the library."

As soon as he walked out of King Qingzhou's room, Uncle Jiang was already waiting at the door. He rushed back after learning that Li Ming had come to his courtyard.

Although Bai Yuan had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Qingzhou Palace, he had helped him after all, so he still had to fulfill his previous promise.

Soon, Li Huan brought Bai Yuan to the library in the Qingzhou Palace.

The Qingzhou Palace is worthy of being a royal family. The library covers an area of ​​more than ten acres and is much more magnificent than the Transmission Hall of the Shenfu Gate.

However, similar to other sects, the real core skills in the palace will certainly not be passed on to outsiders.

The library has nine floors in total.

Li Huan took Bai Yuan into the library.

With Li Huan there, the guards of the library did not try to stop them too much.

The reason why the Qingzhou Palace allowed outsiders to enter the library was, of course, to make it easier for the royal disciples to recruit strong people.

After all, no matter how fertile the King of Qingzhou is, it is impossible for him to maintain such a large family business just by relying on his offspring. He always needs help from outsiders.

Therefore, a rule was established that the descendants of prefects could bring people into the library.

The library of the Qingzhou Palace looks huge from the outside, and the number of books inside is even more frightening.

The martial arts of all states in the world are hidden in it.

It can be seen that the royal family of Qingzhou put a lot of thought into this library.

With Li Huan's authority, he can go up to the fifth floor at most. Above that is the family martial arts of the Qingzhou royal family, and only core members of the family are qualified to enter.

Bai Yuan watched carefully. Although it was almost impossible for a top-grade technique to be covered in dust, he still had to try.

Li Huan was very patient and chatted with Bai Yuan all the way.

When Bai Yuan finally reached the fifth floor, the sky was already dim.

“Brother Bai, there are quite a few good techniques on this floor, but with your vision, I’m afraid you won’t be able to appreciate them.”

Li Huan walked up to the fifth floor with his hands behind his back and talked freely.

The real good things of the Qingzhou Palace will certainly not be given to outsiders. The first five levels of the skills are just used to demonstrate strength.

Unless you are willing to sell yourself to the palace, you can only stop at the fifth floor.

Of course Bai Yuan would not sell himself, and coming to the library was just to try his luck.

He read every book carefully, constantly comparing the names with those in his memory.

Suddenly, he stopped in front of a row of bookshelves.

Li Huan looked curiously in the direction where Bai Yuan was looking. He really wanted to know what kind of martial arts could arouse Bai Yuan's interest.

Soul Stealing

His brow furrowed.

"Brother Bai, are you still interested in this lost ancient method?"

"Ancient method?"

Bai Yuan turned and looked at Li Huan.

Li Huan chuckled. If it were anyone else in the Qingzhou Palace, they would definitely not be able to tell the origin of this martial arts method, but he just happened to like listening to some strange stories in the world, so he knew it.

"It is said that this martial art called Soul Stealing Technique was created by a group of people called Soul Cookers three thousand years ago. They claimed that they could cook anything. The powerful Soul Cookers could even rival the masters of alchemy."

"But it's funny to say that if you want to become a soul cooker, you need to at least break through the entry level. The threshold is too high, so it has gradually been lost."

"There is a reason why every skill is lost."

"This Soul Stealing Technique was obtained by our ancestor by chance a thousand years ago, but due to the lack of entry-level techniques, no one has been able to master it so far."

Li Huan said a lot in one breath.

Although Bai Yuan looked calm on the surface, there were turbulent waves in his heart.

He originally thought that his Spirit Cooking skill would most likely stop at the Master level, but he did not expect to encounter the lost Spirit Cooking technique. This was simply a godsend.

He forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart so as not to let Li Huan notice anything unusual.

Bai Yuan: "It's quite interesting, Brother Li, I want this technique."

Seeing that Bai Yuan had made up his mind, Li Huan did not try to dissuade him.

Bai Yuan took the soul-stealing technique and went straight downstairs.

The guard at the door still did not stop them, but an old man from the library picked up a pen and wrote a line of small words on the account book.

The soul-stealing technique in Bai Yuan's hand was certainly not the original, but a copy, otherwise he would not have been able to take it away so easily.

But the transcript is enough.

"Brother Bai, are you going back to Lingzhou?"

Li Huan felt a little regretful. Originally, he wanted Bai Yuan to stay in Qingzhou for a while longer. Even if Bai Yuan was unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the palace, he might need help from him to slay the demon in the future.

"I have been away for several months, and Lingzhou cannot do without me."

Seeing that Bai Yuan was determined to leave, Li Huan made no effort to try to keep him.

After all, Bai Yuan is not only the leader of the Shenfu Sect, but also the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Demon-Slaying Guard, so he is indeed very busy.

"In that case, I'll go to Lingzhou to look for you and Fangyu in a few days."

"Goodbye."

Bai Yuan clasped his fists, then jumped on his horse and galloped out of the city.

In just three days, he returned to Huanglong Mansion.

This is all thanks to Li Huan's magic horse. If it were an ordinary horse, it would have run to death long ago.

"Master, you are back."

Yu Hui appeared in the headmaster's hall as soon as possible.

Bai Yuan nodded: "Is there anything important happening recently?"

"everything is fine."

Yu Hui said calmly.

Bai Yuan was not too surprised. After all, he and Yang Fangyu teamed up to kill the leader of the Soul-Chasing Tower in Huanglong Prefecture. With Yang Fangyu in charge, Huanglong Prefecture was indeed much more stable compared to the other prefectures.

"I'm going to retreat for a while."

"Retreat?"

Yuhui's expression was a little strange.

Although Bai Yuan is a master of entering the realm of strength, he has only been in seclusion a few times. After all, like Dong Wanjun before him, he uses force to break through the barriers.

That's why he was so surprised when Bai Yuan said he wanted to go into seclusion.

Bai Yuan did not explain much and walked straight into the secret room of the headmaster's hall.

The secret door closed slowly with a bang.

Bai Yuan sat cross-legged on the cushion in the center of the secret room, looking at the panel.

[Name: Bai Yuan]

[Occupation: Monster Hunter, Sword Ghost, Boxer, Soul Cooker, Skin Painter]

[Skills: Blood-sweeping Tiger Saber (beginner), Toad Poison (master), Ten Thousand Poison Hands (master), Soul Taking (master), Soul Stealing Technique (beginner).]

[Strength Points: 2134]

The two thousand strengthening points that Bai Yuan left behind were for the purpose of waiting for the skills in the library of the Qingzhou Palace.

As it turned out, his wait was not in vain.

"Give me more!"

(End of this chapter)