The Villain's Counterattack

Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Wang thought it was almost time, so they abandoned their horses and went into the jungle. They used their lightness skills and galloped and jumped without slowing down at all. Yu Canghai was slightly surprised and secretly amazed that Lin Zhennan and his wife, who never took action, actually had such good lightness skills.

On second thought, Lin Yuantu's swordsmanship was strange and fast back then, so the Lin family must have some skills in the art of lightness.

Speaking of lightness skills, Lin Pingzhi has no shortage of them. Not to mention the basic Shaolin lightness skills, the later Tomb School martial arts also focused on lightness and agility, and the lightness skills were quite strong. The Nine Yin Fragments even included two lightness skills. Together with the Golden Goose Skill obtained from Mount Hua, the thing that the Lin family has the most is lightness skills.

Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Lin practiced plum blossom pole with Lin Pingzhi in their early years, and laid a very solid foundation. Later, when they had so many light skills, they each chose a major. Apart from other things, their light skills were at least first-class.

The Qingcheng Sect has a long history, and its martial arts are naturally not weak. Its lightness skills are also well-known in the martial arts world. Yu Canghai found that except for himself, the other disciples were gradually left behind. These disciples who came from the mountains of Sichuan could not even outrun two middle-aged men and women who never left the main gate in the southern jungle.

Once the distance in the jungle widened, hidden weapons were no longer useful. Yu Canghai drew his sword, leaving a mark on the tree. "Master, I will go after Lin Zhennan and his wife. You follow the traces I left. This turtle son is a rabbit. He may not have any other skills, but he is good at escaping."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was already ten meters away. He shook off his disciples in a few moves and quickly chased after Lin Zhennan and his wife.

It is almost impossible to hide the sound while running in the jungle. Lin Zhennan heard the sound of approaching from behind and knew that Yu Canghai was chasing him alone. He signaled to Mrs. Lin, and the two of them accelerated at the same time.

The two of them worked together like a couple, their coordination tacit. They took turns leaping high into the air and turning to fire locust stones, forcing Yu Canghai to avoid getting too close. They chose to navigate areas with complex terrain and dense trees, making it difficult for Yu Canghai to close the distance. When Yu Canghai followed their pace, he would often be met with surprise attacks from locust stones, which made him furious and anxious.

Lin Pingzhi and his group of more than 20 people were galloping along the official road. They did not stop when they saw the abandoned carriage. They went to the woods ahead where two Qingcheng Sect disciples were guarding 20 to 30 horses and then surrounded them.

"Who the hell is this? How dare you..." The Qingcheng disciple was shot down by arrows before he could finish his words.

Bows and arrows are indeed powerful weapons, but their use by civilians is strictly restricted. Lin Pingzhi is an exception. His campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates affected many people's interests and ruined many people's businesses. He was assassinated many times. Although the emperor did not grant him real power over the navy, he gave him an additional honorary title of military general and allowed him to recruit fifty fully armed followers.

Lin Pingzhi was very sensible, but he never filled the fifty quotas, always recruiting around twenty or thirty people. Only when the old ones left would new ones come in. Of course, these old ones eventually went to Ryukyu. Anyway, they were just small pawns and did not attract much attention.

"Keep an eye on the horses. Be careful and alert before I come back. Don't be careless, otherwise you will be in danger." Lin Pingzhi rushed into the forest alone without anyone. Lin Zhennan and his wife were very good at light work and left very faint traces, but the twenty or thirty Qingcheng Sect disciples rushed in like a huge group, and it was impossible to wipe out the traces.

Lin Pingzhi took off his long robe, revealing the tight-fitting clothes underneath, and the golden armor was faintly visible. If you were not an acquaintance, you would definitely not recognize it. This thing was something Lin Pingzhi spent three years researching. It took several master craftsmen three months to make just one, and there are only three pieces at present.

Lin Pingzhi was able to set sail back then. The reason why Lin Zhennan did not stop him was that, on the one hand, he really could not beat his son, and on the other hand, he was quite confident in this precious armor.

Just when he had gone only two or three miles into the jungle, two cold lights suddenly attacked from the side, just when Lin Pingzhi was in the air with nowhere to support himself. The opportunity was seized at the perfect time.

Lin Pingzhi had no time to unsheathe the sword in his hand and quickly blocked it horizontally. With a "clang" sound, he blocked one of the cold lights and retreated with the momentum. However, the next cold light followed him like a shadow and landed heavily on his shoulder.

Lin Pingzhi fell to the ground with a muffled groan. Two tall figures appeared in front of him. One of them had a head full of white hair and was as elegant as an immortal; the other was an extremely powerful figure and had no trace of grass.

"Who are you? Why did you attack me?" Lin Pingzhi covered his shoulder, staggered back and leaned against a big tree, with his sword pointing diagonally at the ground.

"Hey, kid, your reaction is pretty good. Your martial arts skills are no less than your father who never fights." The bald man sneered, "Boy, hand over the "Exorcism Sword Manual" obediently, otherwise your life will be in danger."

"Judging from your appearance, you two should not be from the Qingcheng Sect. As long as you two seniors promise to rescue my parents, I will offer you the Exorcism Sword Technique with both hands!" Lin Pingzhi's face was full of anxiety.

The white-haired old man sneered and said, "Boy, listen carefully, what we want is the "Exorcism Sword Manual", not the half-baked "Exorcism Sword Technique" that you and your son are practicing."

Lin Pingzhi tilted his head and looked at them in confusion, "What's the difference? What we're practicing is of course the Exorcism Sword Technique, and if it's compiled into a book, wouldn't it be the 'Exorcism Sword Manual'?"

"Boy, don't act crazy. What we want is the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" practiced by your ancestor Lin Yuantu, not the third-rate swordsmanship practiced by incompetent people like you. Don't tell me we don't have it. We have accurate information that the Qingcheng Sect is coming out in full force for the "Sword Manual of Exorcism". If you don't want to suffer physical pain..." The threat was obvious.

"Oh, so you want to learn the "Evil-Defeating Sword Technique" from our ancestor Yuantu. That's easy, why don't you just ask him directly?" As soon as the words fell, a cold light flashed, and the bald old man's eyes were dazzled, and the long sword pierced his heart, and then he was kicked away by Lin Pingzhi.

"How could this be?!" The white-haired old man's face changed drastically. Before he could react, Lin Pingzhi had already arrived in front of him, and his long sword had been unsheathed without him knowing when.

"You are the first opponents I will face when I draw my sword. It is not an insult to the sword to sacrifice it with two first-rate masters. Don't you want to learn the "Bixie Sword Manual"? Defeat my third-rate Bixie Sword first." Does Lin Pingzhi know the Bixie Sword?

The answer is yes and no.

After practicing "The Song of the Great Dao of Quanzhen", Lin Pingzhi was not satisfied with the Exorcism Sword Technique driven by the Quanzhen internal energy, so he simply did it in a way that was comfortable for him, and forged a set of seemingly lightning-fast sword techniques. Although the weirdness was reduced a lot, the speed did not change much, but it became more upright.

The white-haired old man swung the big knife in his hand tightly. When the sword and the knife collided, he suddenly found that the boy's skills were not inferior to his own.

No! Maybe it's not his skill, but his strength! This kid's speed and strength are amazing, and his blood and energy are almost visible to the naked eye. He actually practiced external martial arts in addition to internal skills, and his external martial arts have reached a considerable level.

Rumor has it that Lin Pingzhi once acquired the "Vajra Indestructible Divine Art" at Shaolin Temple. Could it be that he had made such great progress in just a few years? Otherwise, how could he have blocked the sword attack just now without getting hurt?

"You dare to be distracted while fighting with me, you white-haired immortal Bu Chen, you really are very brave." Lin Pingzhi shouted angrily. The white-haired immortal Bu Chen shuddered all over and his movements were indeed a little slow, so he was hit in the chest by Lin Pingzhi's sword.

"You, you know me?"

"Sha Tianjiang, the vulture, and Bu Chen, the white-haired immortal, are Zuo Lengchan's loyal lackeys. How could I not recognize them?"

"Senior Brother Zuo will avenge me."

"Don't worry, Zuo Lengchan won't know you're dead. I'll use your knife to stab that bald old man again, then dump his body at the Lin family mansion. I'll create the illusion that you've absconded with the 'Bixie Sword Manual'. To make it look more realistic, I'll send someone to disguise themselves as you and occasionally show up in certain places. So, just go and die without worry."