Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 22 What is the Grand Master of the Time?
With two soft "pu" sounds, the two brothers Du Wanli and Du Qianxing turned into two corpses and fell to the ground.

The man in green robe took out a silk scarf, wiped his hands, sneered, and didn't even bother to say a word. Just two gang members were not worth his attention. If they didn't do their job well, he would just kill them.

He gazed towards the Taiyi Temple from afar and said calmly, "Put these two disgusting objects in a box and prepare the gifts!"

"Grandmaster Zhang is here, how can I not go and pay him a visit?"

Sun Yanwan woke up early in the morning and practiced the Hunyuan Posture seven or eight times to circulate his Qi and blood. He also had the two children observe him. He heard his teacher calling him and was about to take Lin Jing and Zhang Faner to breakfast when a voice rang out from outside the temple: "Yu Lin Guard Tiger Guard General Yuchi Wugong has come to pay his respects to the Immortal Master Zhang."

Sun Yanwan hurriedly patted the two children on the shoulders and said, "Go to the kitchen and bring the food up. Stay back and don't come out."

He himself strode to the gate and saw a man in green clothes. He was handsome and had a fierce air of a military man. He brought more than ten people and carried countless boxes. He bowed and said, "I am Sun Yanwan, the second disciple of Taiyi Temple. Please come in."

Sun Yanwan didn't know what the relationship was between the martial artists in this world and the imperial court, so he was neither humble nor arrogant, and had the wild and unrestrained demeanor of a boy from a hermit master's school.

Yuchi Wugong smiled slightly, bowed, and led his men into Taiyi Temple.

What surprised Sun Yanwan was that his master, Zhang Yuanqiao, didn't come out at all. Only the eldest brother walked out slowly. When he saw Yuchi Wugong, he simply asked, "What brings you to this small Taoist temple, Mr. Hu Ben?"

Yuchi Wu replied respectfully, "The brothers Du Wanli and Du Qianxing of the Scorpio Cult killed innocent people. I happened to be passing by and saw the injustice. I was outraged and have already executed them. I have brought their heads here for the Elder Immortal to review."

"Commander Mao knew that the Grand Master was staying here, so he ordered me to deliver some gifts. If the Taoist priest has no further instructions, Yuchi Wugong will take his leave."

The man stood straight and looked as steady as a rock, but Sun Yanwan could see that this imperial general was behaving cautiously and only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

The teacher didn't come out, only the eldest senior brother came out, and his attitude was quite indifferent. Yuchi Wugong was not only not angry, but also a little... frightened.

Only then did Sun Yanwan truly understand what a great master of the time was.
"His words were inconsistent. One sentence said he happened to be passing by, and the other said he came to give a gift."

"Is the teacher so powerful?"

Zhang Qingxi asked, "Why does General Yuchi look familiar? Do you recognize Xiaodao?"

Yuchi Wugong quickly replied, "Two years ago, at a banquet hosted by the Yuyang prefect, I saw the young Taoist priest arrive. He accused Chi Nanzong, the bandit leader of the Eighteen Taihu Villages, of forcibly seizing a newlywed husband and using him as a patroness. He also kicked his wife until she vomited blood, killed her father and younger brother, and violated human ethics and was insane. He then killed him with a single sword strike. His demeanor was that of a god, so I recognized him."

Zhang Qingxi said, "Put the things down!"

Yuchi Wugong ordered his men to put all the boxes in the temple, clasped his fists in salute, and hurried away.

Sun Yanwan asked curiously, "Big Brother, what was the story behind the Yuyang Governor's banquet?"

Zhang Qingxi pondered for a moment and said, "It's been too long, I don't remember it anymore."

Sun Yanwan smacked his lips and thought to himself, "Could it be that this Yuchi Huben is afraid of my senior brother?"

He had only been in this world for a short time, and hadn't had much exposure to the martial arts world. He'd always considered his eldest brother gentle, uninhibited, and more like a graceful prince than a Taoist priest. But after witnessing his eldest brother's two moves, Sun Yanwan's impression of him changed drastically. He felt that his eldest brother... had become a bit like a monkey!
Yes, it’s just a big monkey.

Yuchi Wugong left Taiyi Temple and let out a long sigh. This was the Tiger Guard General of the Yulin Army who easily killed the brothers Du Wanli and Du Qianxing of the Scorpio Sect. This position could only be held by a brave general in the army, but he had a feeling of surviving a disaster.

He muttered to himself, "So this young Taoist priest is a disciple of the old immortal Zhang. No wonder his martial arts are so powerful."

Yuchi Wugong recalled the situation at that time and thought to himself, "Two years ago, the governor of Yuyang celebrated his father's birthday and invited Yuan Shangxiu, one of the four great singing and dancing masters in the world, to perform. Hundreds of people from all walks of life came to celebrate the birthday, which was a great event at the time."

"Sheng Han, a famous master of the younger generation of Northern Yan, came to our Dalang to test his swordsmanship and challenge seven famous martial arts masters at the banquet."

"Sheng Han defeated five people in a row, all of whom were well-known figures in the martial arts world. He was about to challenge Sun Youer, the most famous swordsman in the north, but it just so happened that this young Taoist priest learned that Chi Nanzong, the leader of the Taihu Eighteen Villages, was also attending the banquet..."

Yuchi Wugong recalled the scene at that time. The Yuyang prefect believed that since it was his father's birthday party, no matter what happened in the martial arts world, they had to let it pass first.

However, Zhang Qingxi did not take this rule seriously at all, which angered the guests attending the birthday banquet. He braved the siege of dozens of people and took the head of Chi Nanzong, the leader of the Taihu Eighteen Villages bandits, with one sword.

Of the seven martial arts masters who challenged Sheng Han at that time, five participated in the siege, two died tragically, and one was seriously injured by a finger of Zhang Qingxi. Sheng Han, a famous master of the younger generation of Beiyan, and Sun Youer, the best swordsman in the north, did not dare to leave at all.

After Zhang Qingxi killed the man, he threw a table in the yard, slammed his sword on it, and shouted, "Who else is coming up?"
At that time, among the hundreds of heroes and martial arts masters, no one dared to say a word.

Zhang Qingxi pointed at the Yuyang governor and said, "It's your father's birthday. For the sake of this happy occasion, I won't kill you."

"Next time, if you're so ambitious and invite such a villain to your house and treat him like a VIP, I'll let you know..."

"How dare you laugh when an innocent family is crying?"

At that time, Yuchi Wugong was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to stand up for Yuyang Taishou. However, just as he took the water-ground steel whip in his hand, he saw the head of Chi Nanzong, whose martial arts skills were far superior to his, flying high. The shock of that scene is still unforgettable.

He hadn't expected to actually meet Zhang Qingxi in Taiyi Temple. His mind buzzed at that moment, and he truly experienced what a grandmaster was!
The grandmaster's disciple is already so capable.

What about the Grand Master himself?
Sun Yanwan was opening a blind box at the moment. He was lucky and got two heads in the first round.

Although he had killed someone before, Sun Yanwan really couldn't bear it and vomited on the spot. Fortunately, Zhang Qingxi comforted him and helped him get some clean water, letting him drink a few big gulps. Only then did he feel a little better.

Sun Yanwan lost interest in the remaining boxes. He didn't eat a single bite of breakfast or lunch. He read the Meridian Sutra sixty or seventy times and only ate a little in the evening.

He didn't expect that even though he had killed someone, why would he still feel so uncomfortable when he suddenly saw the head?
Sun Yanwan had to admit that he was a mentally fragile creature after all.

　Finished a good book

　　
　
(End of this chapter)