It is famous not only because it is a big family with centuries-old inheritance, but also because it is a martial arts family with numerous masters.
The most powerful among them is Dongling Zhijie, who became famous more than thirty years ago.
Known as the ‘Nine Swordsman’.
If the martial arts world is compared to the peaks of mountains, then Dongling Zhijie is one of the highest mountains.
Others can only look up.
"According to legend, Dongling Zhijie's martial arts has reached the state of enlightenment. I also heard that Dongling Zhijie has been in seclusion in the past few decades. In fact, it is to understand the mystery of martial arts and Taoism. Maybe in a few years, Dongling Zhijie has been in seclusion.
The Ling family can produce an immortal."
In a tavern in Lingshu County, Xu Mo listened to a man dressed as a charlatan who spoke eloquently.
For Xu Mo, this is his second visit to Lingshu County.
The first time I came here I felt bad, but the second time it was much better.
First buy a new set of clothes, and then go to a restaurant to spend money. If you have money, no one will dare to look down on you, let alone check your identity and household registration.
After good wine and good food were served, and listening to a few men nearby chatting about trivial matters in the world, Xu Mo's social attributes became evident, so he immediately invited them to have a drink and asked them about it. This was the beginning of the scene.
Donglingting was also sitting next to him. When he heard others praising their Dongling family, he couldn't hide the look of pride in his eyes.
"Donngling Zhijie, is he really that powerful?" Xu Mo asked, his voice full of expectation.
He wanted to explore the true method of immortality. This method obviously could not be found from beings like Xuan Shanjun or Zuo Yuantao, so Xu Mo changed his mind and used another method.
He decided to explore the world.
First, understand the world, and second, see if you can find another way to find the results you want.
"Donngling Zhijie is naturally very powerful. He was so arrogant when he swept across all nine provinces with one sword." The Jianghu man said.
Xu Mo was even more determined, and this time he went to have a good chat with Dongling Zhijie.
This was his plan.
Otherwise, why bring Dongling Pavilion with you.
"Besides Dongling Zhijie, are there any similar immortal figures?" Xu Mo asked again. After a few glasses of wine, the man in the world opened up his chatterbox and told Xu Mo a lot about the world.
In this way, Xu Mo knew a few more names.
Such as "Jiuhua Master", and "Desert Greedy Wolf Star".
Dongling Pavilion next to him was not angry, saying how could those few people be compared with Dongling Zhijie.
As a result, several gangsters heard this and became unconvinced. Their words were not harmonious, and with the alcohol on their heads, they almost got into a fight.
Xu Mo persuaded a few people to stop, and when he turned around, he saw an acquaintance wandering outside the tavern.
Xu Mo looked at her, and she looked at Xu Mo.
"Come in and sit down!"
Xu Mo greeted, Lin Jiuyuan entered with a sword and sat next to Xu Mo.
Obviously, this girl followed them all the way and didn't know what she was going to do.
Xu Mo didn't hide anything. He always said what he had to say directly and asked questions when he was confused.
"Why are you following us?"
"Xu, Mr. Xu, could you please take a moment to speak."
The meal was almost done. Xu Mo said goodbye to the gangsters, leaving the broken silver behind, patting Dong Lingting's shoulder and stood up to go out.
The latter was helpless, knowing that his skills were not as good as others, so he could only follow him honestly.
When I walked outside, the cool breeze blew on my face, but the smell of alcohol in my belly became stronger and it felt strange.
Lin Jiuyuan looked at Xu Mo.
"How did sir know that poem?"
Obviously, this was the reason why Lin Jiuyuan followed him all the way.
People are curious.
Women are more prosperous.
"Of course you told me." Xu Mo told the truth.
Lin Jiuyuan had a warm look on his face: "Sir, Jiuyuan sincerely asks for advice."
To be honest, no one believes this.
Xu Mo had no choice but to talk nonsense, saying that it was someone else who said it.
"Have you met my parents?"
"No."
"Who told that to sir?"
"Okay, I've met your parents, so that's okay."
"Even if they had seen it, my father and mother would never have been able to tell this poem."
What the hell!
Xu Mo didn't want to talk anymore.
"Sir, please tell the truth." Lin Jiuyuan bowed.
"To be honest, you did tell me this poem." Xu Mo was too lazy to talk about this matter anymore. For him, this matter was meaningless.
"Last time, ten of you were devoured by Lao Xuan and turned into ghosts. I talked with you all night, and you, Lin Jiuyuan, begged me to use this poem to send a message to your parents at home, saying that you will not be able to fulfill your filial piety in front of the two elders in the future.
Already."
After saying that, Xu Mo saw that Lin Jiuyuan wanted to say more and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Don't ask any more questions. Let's stop here. It's the same whether you believe it or not."
When Lin Jiuyuan saw this, he had to swallow his doubts and stop asking. But when he thought about it carefully, he suddenly felt creepy, his pupils shrank, and sweat appeared on his forehead.
It's all because what Mr. Xu said at first sounded like nonsense and unrealistic, but after careful consideration, it became clear that the underlying logic is consistent and the logic is impeccable.
Just because Lin Jiuyuan was involved, if that happened, she would definitely do this.
And if this person doesn't intercept him halfway, and the ten of them really go up the mountain to fight the tiger, what will happen if they lose.
Maybe it will be like what Mr. Xu said.
This is the key to her fear.
At this time, Xu Mo had already taken Dongling Pavilion away. Lin Jiuyuan bit his soft lips and followed quickly.
Xu Mo didn't want to talk to her, thinking that if she wanted to follow him, he would follow her, and then leave on his own after being bored for a while.
When practicing martial arts and cultivating martial arts, in addition to being physically strong and having a variety of techniques, the spirit is also very good, and I can stay awake for days and nights without feeling sleepy.
Since we have to travel far, we don't want to spend the night.
But before leaving, Xu Mo still had some things he wanted to do.
He walked to the county government office and stood in silence with his eyes closed.
Donglingting and Lin Jiuyuan stood not far away. Although they were puzzled, they did not ask.
It was late at night, with the lonely moon shining brightly. In the government office, the county magistrate Fan Wendi was at his desk reading papers, doing all the trivial matters in the county. He was tired and tired due to the hard work he had to do.
"Jiujiang, get some tea."
Fan Wendi ordered.
A clerk outside the house hurriedly answered the call and fetched boiling water for tea. When he brought it, he found that Fanxian Cheng was dozing off with his eyes closed and nodding with his pen on his forehead.
When the junior official saw this, he stepped forward, not daring to disturb the elder, and prepared to take his coat to cover him.
Unexpectedly, just after covering it, Fan Wendi woke up with a start, his chest heaved, he opened his eyes and gasped, and actually broke out in a cold sweat.
"My lord, my lord, what are you..."
The clerk was also startled, thinking that the county magistrate might have been frightened in a dream.
It must be a nightmare.
At this moment, Fan Wendi seemed to be waking up from a dream. He first looked around, then scolded the clerk and asked him to go out.
"Good intentions are regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, and you deserve to suffer!"
The clerk cursed in his heart, but could only respectfully exit.
When he was alone in the room, Fan Wendi took a sip of tea to calm his mind.
"Dream, yes, this is a dream, but, this dream is too real, especially the person in the dream, he, how did he know..."
Fan Wendi murmured to himself.
There are some things that some people don't dare to think about, and they break into a cold sweat just thinking about them.
Fan Wendi stood up and thought about it, then sat down again, picked up a pen and filled it with ink, wrote a document, stamped it with a red seal, and called for the clerk.
"Follow this order quickly without delay."
The clerk was puzzled. After going out, he opened it and took a closer look, only to find that the county magistrate wanted to release one of the people in prison.
He was told that he was innocent and would be released immediately.
"I'm afraid Guo Xie's family has spent a lot of money, otherwise why would you be so anxious? No wonder people say that the prefect of Qing Dynasty has paid 100,000 snowflakes of silver in three years. This money comes in too fast."
After talking, he went to do his business.
In the room, Fan Wendi was still a little uneasy.
The experience in the dream lingers in his mind, and he can't get rid of it. He can't do anything about it. He has done so many immoral things in recent years. He is really scared.
"If Mr. Xu is a ghost and I offer his portrait to him, and he accepts the incense, he will definitely not come to trouble me again. Yes, yes, that's what he will do."
After talking to himself, Fan Wendi didn't even sleep and spent the whole night painting with ink. He was talented in literature and was good at calligraphy and painting, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pass the county magistrate examination.
After a while, a portrait appeared on the paper.
The person in the painting was dressed in long robes, young and handsome, floating towards him, and behind him, there was a huge tiger standing vaguely.
After the painting was completed, the next day he found a carpenter to build a shrine, hung the image inside, knelt down and worshiped it day and night, and offered incense to it.
Not to mention, I feel much more at ease.
Naturally, Xu Mo didn't know about this. At this moment, he had already left the boundaries of Lingshu County.