Author: Mobei Shasha Knife

Ming Dynasty Jiangnan, West Lake Meizhuang.

Xu Zhengping disguised himself as a servant in the outer courtyard and lurked here for several months.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there must be a gathering on every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.

West Lake Plum Village is located in a remote place. Every month on these two days, the owner of the village, Huang Zhonggong, will lead many people to go out for shopping. This is also the time when Plum Village is most relaxed.

Xu Zhengping quietly came to the inner courtyard, hid in the corner of the rockery, and peeped at everything that happened here.

He knew that there was a water prison underneath the village, and there was a person imprisoned in it, the former leader of the Demon Cult - Let Me Do It.

And Xu Zhengping has been lurking here for several months, bending himself as a servant and willing to endure it, just to rescue Ren Woxing and obtain the star-absorbing technique he carved on the iron plate of the water prison!

Xu Zhengpingyuan is not a person from this world, but an ordinary person from the 21st century on earth who accidentally traveled here.

As an orphan when he was young, he was accepted as a disciple by Master Fang Yin of Northern Shaolin of the Ming Dynasty, with the dharma name Jueming.

He originally practiced martial arts and grew up like an ordinary Shaolin monk. Until four years ago, Master Fang Yin was murdered while traveling in the world. The murderer is still unknown.

Fang Yin's disciples no longer have a master and can only transfer to other elders. Since he is a stepmother's son, no one cares about him.

Not only did no one care about him, he was also bullied repeatedly. His martial arts training progress was always delayed deliberately, and key moves were always intentionally or unintentionally blocked from being practiced.

Whenever there is a sparring match, he will definitely become a target for an outstanding monk, and he will be beaten to the point where he is almost unable to fight back.

I am often assigned chores before eating, so I can only eat other people's leftovers.

The Datong bunk where I slept must have been squeezed in the middle where it was difficult to even turn over.

Even when you become an adult, traveling with your master, you must be acting as a pawn, doing the most dangerous and difficult things.

Many of his fellow disciples had already died in the arena, and Xu Zhengping naturally felt a strong sense of crisis. He knew that if he continued, he would end up being as miserable as his other disciples.

And this world is extremely chaotic and outrageous.

This is a world of comprehensive martial arts, where multiple dynasties and nationalities coexist, there are endless wars, and the world is in turmoil.

Even if Xu Zhengping wants to retire and become an ordinary citizen, he will still be oppressed by the government and local gangs.

The only way to survive safely and live better is to continuously improve your strength and reach the top position.

Perhaps Zhengping traveled through time and had no cheats or particularly good qualifications. After the death of his master, he was bullied by his fellow disciples.

Even if he practices very hard, even if he is cleaning and doing odd jobs, he still practices external skills all the time, the level he has reached is only that of an elite disciple who has passed through the Wooden Man Alley and the Tongren Formation.

Even so, he was still envied by his peers, repeatedly ostracized, suppressed by his elders, and unable to learn any of the seventy-two unique skills.

Trying to reach the level of a top player through hard work is simply a fantasy.

So he could only take risks. Thinking that the abbot of the Shaolin Temple where he was located was named Fang Zheng, Xu Zhengping knew that the story of the Ming Dynasty and the Swordsman would occupy a large part.

In this world, there are only two opportunities that he can easily obtain, one is the evil-repelling sword technique, and the other is the star-absorbing technique.

The sword technique to ward off evil is the easiest to obtain and the risk is the lowest, but the cost of training is the highest. Xu Zhengping has no interest in it.

The star-absorbing method has great disadvantages and is not easy to obtain, but it is the most beneficial to Xu Zhengping at the moment.

So he was prepared for this, using the excuse of visiting Southern Shaolin to practice martial arts, he left the mountain gate early, and then found a skilled craftsman to make a wire saw, which could easily cut through fine steel as thick as an arm.

Then he put on a wig, took advantage of Meizhuang's recruitment opportunity, recruited people, and lurked quietly. In fact, he was observing everyone's movements in the village.

Now that we have figured out the behavior patterns of everyone in the village, it is time to take formal action.

Today, the owner of the big village, Huang Zhonggong, led Ding Jian, a one-word electric sword, and others to go out for shopping. There were only three owners, Black and White, Bald Pen Weng and Dan Qingsheng in the village.

Bald Biweng and Dan Qingsheng had a great affinity for each other's calligraphy and paintings, and often studied together.

But Baizi was extremely scheming. After several months of observation, Xu Zhengping knew that Baizi would take advantage of the owner of the village to sneak into his room and visit the people in the dungeon while he was away.

Therefore, Xu Zhengping paid special attention to Black and White, which was the key to his operation.

Hei Baizi first found Bald Pen Weng and Dan Qingsheng, and used some method to lure them out of the room and took them to a flower garden in the outer courtyard.

The two men actually started painting and writing outside. Black and White returned calmly, entered their room again, and stole two keys.

Then he prepared a basket of food boxes, entered Huang Zhonggong's room with a sneer, and quietly closed the door.

Xu Zhengping hid in the rockery and silently counted the time. After five hundred breaths, he quietly came out. After observing the surroundings, he quickly got into the room of the owner of the villa, Huang Zhonggong, and closed the door again.

Sure enough, the secret passage under the bed has been opened, and this secret passage cannot be closed from the inside.

Xu Zhengping first tied cotton cloth on the soles of his feet to prevent them from making abnormal noises when he stepped on the ground, and then checked the equipment he carried with him.

His martial arts skills are limited, and he needs to use poison-quenching hidden weapons and smoke to carry out his actions. After placing these items in the most advantageous positions, he can sneak in quietly.

At this time, Hei Baizi was in the dog hole at the door of the water prison, convincing me with a flattering voice to let me go.

"Senior Ren! I'm here to see you again. Have you thought about what I mentioned last month?

If you are willing to accept the juniors as your disciples and teach them the special skills of attracting stars, this blue wine and delicious food will be the meeting gift for the juniors!

When this junior learns the art of absorbing stars, Master will be released from the water prison. Then we, master and disciple, will join forces and fight all the way to Blackwood Cliff to seek revenge on Dongfang Bubai. Wouldn’t it be fun!"

With that said, he opened the wine and food in Lanzhong, and an alluring aroma of wine and meat floated into the prison.

The environment in the prison is humid and hot, with all kinds of rotten stench.

Ren Woxing was often harsh on what he ate on weekdays. He usually only had water and light rice, and vegetables and eggs were only available during festivals. If he had not had strong internal strength to improve his physical condition on his own, he would have died here after being imprisoned for more than ten years.

Smelling the aroma of these wines and meats, Ren Woxing couldn't help but swallow his saliva, but still turned his back to the dog hole, sneered, and refused to answer.

Hei Baizi was obviously very impatient, and thought to himself: Old man, if you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink it as a penalty! You won't get any oil or water in the next month! I'll give you plain water and rice every day, and starve you for a few meals. Let's see how long you can last.

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His tone was still flattering, and he took a sip of the wine and said with a smile: "This is the best Huadiao in Shaoxing. The fragrance is so pure. As long as Senior Ren agrees, he will drink it every day from now on!"

"Get lost! Don't bother me with this bitch!"

Hei Baizi's face was gloomy, his mind was focused on Ren Woxing, and he didn't notice that there was a person standing ten steps behind him.

The man took out the smoke and threw it to his feet with a very gentle technique, but he still didn't notice it.

It wasn't until the smoke rose and he took in his breath that he smelled something wrong, and then he turned around in surprise.

But in the dark environment, seven or eight poisonous needles stained with ink suddenly flew towards him!

In this kind of environment, it is impossible to see the position of these poisonous needles with your eyes. The average martial arts master may be plotted without knowing it.

Black and White is also proficient in concealed weapons, so his hearing is very strong, and even though the poisonous needle is small, it cannot hide from his perception.

His expression changed drastically, he used all his internal energy and slapped his palm horizontally, causing a strong wind to blow across his face!

Suddenly all the seven or eight poisonous needles flew to the wall on one side. He broke out in a cold sweat and kept asking, "Who is it?"

But the next moment, I felt weak and weak. It turned out that I had just been frightened, and my breathing suddenly became rapid. I took several puffs of smoke, and the effect of the medicine immediately took effect and I fell to the ground.

The man still walked gently in the darkness without making any sound.

Black and White quietly touched a chess piece with one hand. This was his only chance to turn defeat into victory. However, he was too weak at this time and could not throw it very far. He had to wait for the person to get within five steps of him before he had a chance to turn defeat into victory.

So he pretended to faint and lay still, but actually bit the tip of his tongue and maintained the last of his energy to observe the other person.

But he only saw the man approaching seven steps away, and he fumbled for a few black poisonous needles from his sleeves.

Then, with the despair in Hei Baizi's eyes, he nailed the poisonous needles to several important points on his head from a distance.

The poison entered his brain instantly, and Hei Baizi's last thought was: "Who is this person? He is so cruel and cautious, I don't even have a chance!"
Chapter completed!