Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

On a small road in the Kunlun Mountains.

Ya Ya kept crying, and it took a long time to soothe her.

"I want that shuttlecock! I'm going back to find it!"

She cried very sadly after discovering that her shuttlecock had fallen.

The beautiful woman held Ya Ya and patiently coaxed her, saying:

"Listen to me! Yaya, don't cry anymore. Mommy will buy you a new shuttlecock later."

"The shuttlecock's feathers are already broken, so it's fine if it falls off. It's not easy to kick anyway."

but,

Ya Ya just couldn't stop crying; it was obvious that she was very concerned about the shuttlecock that had lost its feathers.

"I don't want the new one! I just want the old shuttlecock."

"Mom, let's go back and look for it, okay?"

"I took it out to check it when I was on the road, but I can't believe it's gone, boohoo—!"

As she spoke, she cried even harder.

The beautiful woman sighed helplessly, just about to comfort Ya Ya.

Going back to look for it is impossible.

No one knows where it fell, and besides, the family of three secretly left the caravan precisely because they didn't want anyone to know their whereabouts.

If we go back to search in a big way, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?
Just as Ya Ya was still crying, the tall, middle-aged man whispered:
"We've arrived at the ancient village!"

The beautiful woman looked up and glanced ahead.

At the end of a small mountain path, two huge rocks can be seen blocking the entrance to a small valley.

Unless you pay special attention, you would probably not notice the valley even if you were just passing by.

Continue walking forward to the side of the rocks, and through a small path, you can see a village in the valley.

The houses in the village are scattered in a well-organized manner, forming a unique scene in the valley.

"Yaya, you'll be able to see your uncle, grandpa, and grandma soon. Aren't you excited?"

The beautiful woman smiled and said to Ya Ya.

Upon hearing this, Ya Ya immediately stopped crying.

She was successfully distracted by her mother and forgot about the shuttlecock.

Then, she shouted happily:

"I miss my grandpa and my uncle! Will I be able to see my grandpa and grandma soon?"

The man casually took Ya Ya from the beautiful woman's arms and held her in his arms, saying:

"You'll see Grandpa and Grandma soon! Be good, Yaya, get down and walk by yourself, don't let Grandpa and Grandma see you crying."

Ya Ya shook her head and said, "No! I want to be hugged!"

The man smiled helplessly and carried Ya Ya into the mountain village.

The family of three walked along the mountain path, and soon the entire village came into view.

At first glance,
You can see some villagers dressed in ethnic minority costumes washing clothes under a waterfall pool in the valley.

The entire valley seemed to exude a sense of tranquility and peace.

The woman who was washing clothes by the pond soon spotted the family of three.

Some of the women told the little boys who were playing nearby to hurry up and go into the village to call for help, to let them know that outsiders had entered the village.

Less than five minutes.

Several men dressed in ethnic minority clothing walked toward the entrance of the valley.

They walked forward casually, but their direction of movement formed an arc shape.

This is a hunting formation, also used to deal with bandits and wild beasts.

It is clear,
These villagers are all skilled martial artists, and they carry butcher knives at their waists; their martial arts skills are quite remarkable.

As the two sides drew closer, the villager walking in the middle, upon seeing the beautiful woman, exclaimed with delight:

"Sister, what brings you here?"

finished,

He turned and shouted to some villagers not far away, "We're on the same side! Haha—it's Sister who's back in the village."

Upon seeing several villagers, Ya Ya exclaimed in delight:
"Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Little Uncle, have you missed Yaya?!"

quickly,

Everyone gathered together and greeted each other.

It is clear that although the beautiful woman left the mountain village and married Yang Wenbo in Guanzhong, she often returned to her parents' home.

When she gave birth, she lived in the mountain village with Ya Ya for a long time.

otherwise,

Ya Ya couldn't possibly be that familiar with the mountain village; she showed no signs of unfamiliarity whatsoever.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Yang Wenbo said with a smile:
"Let's go home and talk about it. How is your father-in-law's health?"

A young man standing nearby said, "Father is alright. He was thinking of you a while ago."

finished,

He suddenly remembered something and said to a few of the young men, "Go up the mountain and hunt an antelope. When my sister comes back tonight, let's have a good get-together in the village and make it lively."

The beautiful woman smiled and said, "Young man, be careful. Things haven't been peaceful outside lately. A lot of people have come from outside the mountains."

"What are you afraid of?"

The young man shook his head dismissively and said, "Do people from outside the mountains dare to come to Kunlun Mountain and cause trouble?"

Ya Ya called out, "Uncle, I want to play with the little bunny. Is the little bunny you caught last time still there?"

The young man was taken aback by these words, then laughed heartily and said:
"I'm here! I've been raising it and waiting for you to come back. The little bunny has grown up, and you'll see it soon."

He picked Ya Ya up, pinched her cheek, and showed a hint of affection.

The beautiful woman's smile remained unchanged after she saw the family.

Do not know why,

Every time she returned to the mountain village, she felt a sense of peace.

This sense of security is completely different from what she felt when she was in Guanzhong.

She leaned closer to the burly man at the head of the group and whispered, "Third Brother, tell me the truth, how is Father's health?"

After hearing what the beautiful woman said...

The burly man glanced around, took a deep breath, and said, "Alas, Father's health—is not good!"

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman was startled and exclaimed, "What happened? When I left last time, my father was perfectly healthy, how could this be—!"

Suddenly, she felt extremely anxious.

Upon hearing this, Yang Wenbo, who was standing nearby, thought for a moment and said:
"Could it be that the failure to break through to the Meridian Opening Realm caused a backlash to the spiritual senses?"

The burly man nodded slightly, his expression turning serious as he said:

“That’s right. Father wanted to break through to the Meridian Opening Qi three months ago, but he failed in the end.”

"His consciousness suffered a backlash, and he became listless. His condition has been getting worse lately."

“I was originally going to go down the mountain to let you know, but Father won’t allow us to go down the mountain.”

The beautiful woman said with concern:
"I'm going to see my father!"

After saying that, she picked up Ya Ya and walked into the valley first.

Father is a master at the late stage of the Blood Refining Technique; if his spiritual senses backfire, the consequences will be extremely serious.

When I heard that my father was bedridden and in serious condition.

How could she possibly remain calm?
After watching his wife and daughter leave together, Yang Wenbo turned to the young man beside him and said:
"Fifth Brother, your martial arts level has broken through?"

The young man's aura had already broken through to the early stage of the Marrow Transformation Realm.

To know,
Yang Wenbo's martial arts level is only at the mid-stage of the Marrow Transformation Realm, which was much stronger than Lao Wu's before.

However, in less than a year, Lao Wu's martial arts level broke through to the Marrow Transformation Realm.

Such powerful martial arts talent greatly surprised Yang Wenbo.

"Hehe—not bad, I just broke through a month ago, my realm is still unstable."

"Brother-in-law, you got promoted too, right?"

Yang Wenbo smiled but didn't say anything.

At that moment, he felt a pang of bitterness.

His martial arts level had already reached the critical point of the mid-stage of the Marrow Transformation and Energy Conversion stage, and he was expected to break through soon.

but,

Unexpectedly, he offended "Yama" Shan Tu, which caused problems with his mental state and stagnated his martial arts level.

After a few minutes.

The group arrived at a brick house.

The beautiful woman and Ya Ya were already inside the house.

An elderly man lay on the bed, looking haggard and pale.

He wasn't very old, only in his sixties.

but,

At this time, he looked like he was over eighty years old, very thin, and his eyes were lifeless.

The beautiful woman was beside him, speaking softly.

Ya Ya, standing next to him, acted coquettishly in front of the old man, making him smile.

After Yang Wenbo and several young men from the village entered the house, the old man coughed and looked up at Yang Wenbo.

"Wenbo, you've come!"

Yang Wenbo quickly stepped forward and called out, "Father!"

Seeing his father-in-law's current state, his expression became somewhat complicated.

I remember the last time I came to the Kunlun Mountains, my father-in-law was full of energy and exuded a terrifying aura.

Getting close to him is like getting close to a tiger.

The aura emanating from him, that of a martial artist at the peak of the Blood-Moving Pill Realm, was sharp and imposing, giving off an extremely strong sense of pressure.

But now,

He was extremely weak, looking like he was on his deathbed, and his face was very pale.

It seems that

The situation is much more serious than imagined.

The backlash from spiritual awareness is terrifying. It can not only lower one's martial arts level, but also cause mental breakdown and lethargy.

"Why are you back at the mountain stronghold at this time? Did something happen?"

"What exactly is it? Tell me!"

The old man had an incredibly rich experience in the ways of the world.

From the moment he saw his daughter, he knew that something must have happened to her family.

In the following time, Yang Wenbo recounted in detail what had happened to him during this period.

Upon hearing that his enemy was "Yama" Shan Tu, the fifth brother exclaimed in horror:
"Brother-in-law, what did you just say? 'Yama' Solo Slaughter?"

"How did you get involved with this madman? He's the personal disciple of the Kunlun Sword Sect's 'Bitter Saint'."

"Back then, 'Bitter Saint' betrayed the Kunlun Sword Sect and went to the Guanzhong region, where he only took 'Yanluo' as his disciple."

"Rumor has it that Yanluo Dantu is not only the disciple of the 'Bitter Saint,' but also his son."

"What do we do now? That madman Shan Tu is vengeful and might track us down here."

The old man was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

He took a deep breath and looked up at his daughter and son-in-law.

"A few days ago, my eyelids kept twitching, and I had a bad feeling about it."

"Wenbo, Wenbo, when you came to the Kunlun Mountains for sightseeing and met Xue'er, this calamity was destined to be yours."

"What I didn't expect was that you actually provoked 'Yama' Shan Tu!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wenbo lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

The beautiful woman sighed. It was too late now; Ya Ya was already so grown up.

What else is there to say about the past?
For a while,
The atmosphere around them became incredibly heavy.

After a moment, the old man spoke up: "Now that you've provoked 'Yama' Shan Tu, it's too late to regret it!"

“If he really comes to our Snow Mountain Ancient Village, he can’t escape.”

"Since I have no hope of breaking through to the Qi Condensation Realm anyway, even if it means burning my own life potential, I'm going to fight him to the death."

"However, all of you, leave through the hidden path in the ancient village."

"If I die, don't think about avenging me, but find someone to rely on."

Upon hearing this, the fifth son couldn't help but say, "Father, behind 'Yanluo' Shan Tu is 'Ku Sheng'! Which powerful backer would dare to take us in?"

"Which one? Of course, it's the imperial court, it's Ximen Tang!"

The old man coughed and said in a deep voice:
"In this world, besides the Kunlun Sword Sect, the only person who dares to be fearless of the 'Bitter Saint' is probably Ximen Tang!"

"Chen Jie, the leader of Ximen Hall, is not only the Prince of Qian, but also the leader of the martial arts alliance in the Great Qian Jianghu."

"There is no other way but to seek refuge with Ximentang."

The fifth brother and his brothers lowered their heads and remained silent.

The brothers were each lost in their own thoughts.

Yang Wenbo's face turned extremely pale. He realized that by coming to the ancient village in the snowy mountains to seek refuge with his father-in-law, he had brought disaster to this place.

I was too reckless!

At that moment, he felt extremely guilty.

He knew very well that 'Yanluo' Shan Tu was narrow-minded and there was a high probability that he would chase him here.

and,

The people of Xueshan Ancient Village have stayed in the Kunlun Mountains for too long and are unaware of the current situation of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Although Ximentang wielded immense power in the Great Qian Dynasty.

but,

Currently, the focus of Ximentang is on conquering the Northeast, and most of its military forces have been mobilized to the capital and the coastal areas.

The Great Northwest region, including the Guanzhong area, is home to a complex web of various martial arts factions.

Ximentang's influence had not yet extended into the Northwest region; it was merely a business of the Grand Canal Gang.

Even if Xueshan Ancient Village were to seek refuge, it would probably only be able to rely on the Canal Gang.

but,

Given Yama's (the name of the legendary swordsman) strength, would he care about the Canal Gang?

"Alright! You've just arrived at the ancient village, go and rest first."

The old man gave the order for Yang Wenbo and his family of three to go and rest first.

His mental state was very poor, and he was seriously injured after the backlash from his spiritual perception.

Yang Wenbo didn't say much and followed his wife to their residence.

He now only hopes that "Yanluo" Shan Tu has not pursued him all the way to the Snow Mountain Ancient Village, lest he bring utter destruction to the entire village.

Just as Yang Wenbo and his wife were leaving the old man's house with Yaya.

suddenly,
A villager rushed over from outside the valley and whispered a few words to Lao Wu.

After listening, the fifth brother said to Yang Wenbo:
"The people who had just left the mountain village to hunt antelopes have returned from outside. They said they encountered people from outside the mountain walking this way in the valley passage."

"what?"

Yang Wenbo was suddenly startled, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

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The mountain road leading to Xueshan Ancient Village.

Chen Jie held a map and kept looking at it.

"The location shown on the map should be here—the ancient village in the snowy mountains!"

He followed behind several villagers who had just hunted antelopes, observing the ancient village in the valley before him.

The valley area of ​​the entire Xueshan Ancient Village is not large. Standing at the entrance of the valley, you can see the entire village at a glance.

There are over a hundred households here, with approximately five hundred people.

The environment inside the mountain village is excellent, with a small river, waterfalls, and pools.

As soon as you enter the valley, you can see a huge snow-capped waterfall cascading down, and you can even hear the sound of the water falling into the pool.

This is a snowy mountain, and the waterfall's water isn't frozen; instead, it's steaming.

This shows that

The temperature inside the valley is very different from that of the snow-capped mountains, so it is not particularly cold.

Perhaps it's because the valley is sheltered from the wind and also has the influence of geothermal heat.

Therefore,
The environment here is practically a paradise for the Kunlun Mountains.

"Want to find someone to help you transport your things? I'm sorry, I can't make that decision!"

"No matter how much you pay, you still need the chieftain's approval."

"We have quite a few horse-drawn carriages in our ancient village. What exactly do you want to transport?"

A burly man with a curved knife at his waist led Chen Jie into the valley as he spoke.

Perhaps it was because Chen Jie had no murderous intent and his aura was no different from that of an ordinary person.

The villagers did not stop him; instead, they took the initiative to lead him into the village.

Chen Jie nodded slightly, continuing to observe his surroundings.

This valley is very special; it seems to have a special magnetic field that can actually shield the flow of energy.

That's right,

His consciousness was actually restricted within the valley.

He found the valley near the map and happened to see several villagers hunting.

then,

After explaining his purpose to the villagers, he was led into the valley.

Judging from the villagers' agile skills and impressive martial arts, plus the fact that there are many horse-drawn carriages in the village, they are enough to help him transport the frozen Death Flower.

Next,
Chen Jie observed these villagers to see if they were unruly people from a poor and remote area.

These villagers are very hospitable, simple and honest, and have no ulterior motives.

Their eyes don't lie; they aren't the kind of fierce, vicious, or unreasonable troublemakers.

After observing for a while, Chen Jie found that they did not have any wicked intentions when facing him, a scholar who had no martial arts skills and posed no threat.

Suddenly,

He developed a slight liking for these villagers. (End of Chapter)