There was blood at the corner of Ma Xingguo's mouth. He was helped to sit up, but his chest hurt like tearing. He couldn't stand up for a while.
Taoist Huang Yang had just cut him down with a single blow, and Ma Xingguo thought he was certain to die, but he unexpectedly escaped death. When he saw that it was Qin Xiao who came to the rescue, he was shocked, but he felt very grateful. Thinking of these two things, he
Tian was not very polite to this young man, and he felt a little ashamed.
When he saw Qin Xiao dancing with a broadsword, the mercury was as smooth as falling to the ground, Huang Yang was actually forced to retreat by Qin Xiao, and he was even more surprised.
Master Huang Yang's few martial arts skills had already shown that his martial arts were truly extraordinary. He was no match for Master Huang Yang at all. But at this moment, Qin Xiao actually forced the Taoist to have no power to fight back. In an instant, he suddenly understood that Qin Xiao's martial arts was more powerful than Master Huang Yang's.
I really thought it was much higher.
At this time, I finally understood that it was no accident that Qin Xiao was respected by the saint.
In terms of physical skills and internal strength, Huang Yang Zhenren might not lose to Qin Xiao, but the strangeness of Qin Xiao's sword skills really shocked the Taoist's heart, and he had no idea how Qin Xiao would change his sword.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Xiao had already struck more than twenty swords. Only then did Huang Yang realize that all the floating dust hairs in his hand had been cut off by Qin Xiao, leaving only a bare stick in his hand, and Qin Xiao
Another sword slashed at him, and Master Huang Yang could only dodge with all his strength, looking extremely embarrassed.
When the officers and soldiers around him saw Master Xiao Qin's extraordinary skills, they all admired him deeply.
"Kill him, kill him!"
The crowd was shouting. Tonight, the officers and soldiers were ambushed in Taixuan Temple. They suffered heavy casualties. The old Taoist priest killed several people with his own hands. The officers and soldiers naturally hated this old Taoist. They only hoped that Lord Xiao Qin could kill the old Taoist priest with one blow.
Cut with the sword.
"boom!"
Only a muffled sound was heard, but it was Qin Xiao who took advantage of the Taoist's dodge to determine his dodge position and punched out. His punch was full of internal force and hit the Taoist's shoulder. The Taoist flew straight out and hit the stone wall.
, then withered and fell to the ground, a mouthful of blood spat out from his mouth, and when he raised his head, he saw Qin Xiao's blade pointed forward, with a stern look on his face.
"Good martial arts...!" Taoist Huang Yang wiped the blood from his lips and said with a smile: "You are so young, you are already a master in the Zhongtian realm. I really missed it."
In fact, most of the officers and soldiers present did not know what the Zhongtian realm meant, but Ma Xingguo naturally understood that he also practiced martial arts hard when he was young, and later joined the army. Now he is in his forties. After practicing for more than 20 years, he has been stuck in the second realm.
He knows that he has no hope of breaking through to the third level in this life, let alone reaching the Zhongtian realm.
There are countless people practicing martial arts in the world, but those who can truly break through the ranks are rare.
This not only requires extraordinary talent and the physical potential to practice martial arts, but also requires guidance in practice methods.
The so-called practice method is naturally the inner strength method.
There are many internal skills and mental methods from various sects in the world, but most of them can only allow warriors to linger in the small heaven realm. The internal skills and mental methods that can make people break through to the middle heaven realm are already the most precious treasures in the world.
It's hard to find even a thousand dollars. In order to obtain an internal skill that can break through to the Zhongtian realm, the warrior world can kill each other without mercy. Often, if a master of the Zhongtian realm appears in a sect, he can dominate one side.
As for the internal skills and mental methods that can break through to the Great Heaven Realm, they are even rarer in the world, and they only come from the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism. However, both Taoism and Buddhism regard these internal skills and mental methods as the most precious, even if they are from their own sect.
Disciples will not teach it easily, let alone be obtained by outsiders.
When Ma Xingguo heard that Qin Xiao was actually in the Zhongtian realm, he opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it.
Even though Qin Xiao is extremely talented and has precious internal skills and mental skills, it is still shocking to hear that this young man can break through to the Zhongtian realm before he is twenty, even if he has been practicing martial arts since childhood.
Little did he know that it took less than a year and a half for Qin Xiao to break through to the fourth level. If he knew the truth, Ma Xingguo would probably think Qin Xiao was a monster.
Naturally, he didn't know that Qin Xiao came to the rescue today, but he had already judged that Ma Xingguo was definitely not involved in the Queen Mother Association.
After entering Suzhou, Qin Xiao seemed to have walked into a fog. Starting from the internal treasury case, the truth seemed to be slowly revealed, but as more was known, the mystery became bigger and bigger.
He has realized that the Neiku case may be just the tip of the iceberg, and that the Queen Mother Society has indeed penetrated into Suzhou.
The Suzhou government, Suzhou aristocratic families, Jiangnan Neiku, Taihu Pirates, Taixuan Temple, and even the Queen Mother Society have woven into a large and intricate web in Suzhou.
The fragments slowly formed a pattern in Qin Xiao's mind, but it was still incomplete. Before the truth was completely revealed, he needed to determine which of these forces were enemies and which were friends.
It has almost been concluded that Taixuan Temple is indeed a stronghold of the Queen Mother Society, and Taoist Huang Yang is indeed a member of the Queen Mother Society. The old Taoist priest is ruthless and wants to take Ma Xingguo's life. If he does not take action, Ma Xingguo will undoubtedly die.
It can also be judged from this that at least Ma Xingguo and the Queen Mother Society were not involved, otherwise Huang Yang would never have wanted to kill him.
Since Ma Xingguo was not a member of the Queen Mother Society, Qin Xiao certainly could not watch him being killed by Taoists.
Of course Ma Xingguo didn't know what Qin Xiao was thinking. When he saw that the person was seriously injured, he struggled to stand up, stared at Taoist Huang Yang and sneered: "You are still vulnerable in the hands of Master Qin." He expressed his gratitude to Qin.
Qin Xiao was praised for his life-saving grace, and he waved his hand and said, "I got it!"
Taoist Huang Yang was severely injured by Qin Xiao. He sat against the wall and looked at Qin Xiao and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity that such a young and talented person has become the lackey of the demon fox. Alas... What a pity...!"
His eyes moved to Ma Xingguo, and he smiled bitterly and said: "God does not help me, but... I couldn't kill you...!"
Qin Xiao frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Why do you have to kill Ma Changshi?" He had already realized that Huang Yang's intention to kill Ma Xingguo was not just because Ma Xingguo led the army.
Come to encircle Taixuan Temple.
Master Huang Yang smiled calmly and said: "Master Qin is extremely intelligent, why don't you think about it yourself...!" He raised his head, looked at the night sky, and murmured: "He thinks he is smart, but it's a pity that he can't hide it from Haotian. After all,
There will be no good end...!" At this point, black blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. Qin Xiao suddenly realized something and said in a voiceless voice: "No, he has poison in his mouth...!" He grabbed it.
When he went there, he found that Master Huang Yang was motionless, but he had been poisoned and committed suicide.
Ma Xingguo originally thought that Master Huang Yang was already a turtle in the urn and would be able to capture him alive. Who knew that the old Taoist priest actually committed suicide? Although there was severe pain in his chest, he still went forward.
"Dead!" Qin Xiao sighed: "He had no intention of living from the beginning."
Ma Xingguo was extremely annoyed. Seeing that Song Liang had also been helped out of the house, he asked angrily: "Are you okay?"
"My subordinates are incompetent...!" Song Liang couldn't go a round under the old Taoist priest and was extremely embarrassed.
"Stop talking nonsense, go to the main hall in front. If those Taoist priests don't come out, they will burn the main hall." Ma Xingguo said angrily: "Remember to count the number of people. Including Huang Yang, there are a total of twenty-three people in Taixuan Temple. We must
Twenty-three corpses were counted." He then ordered the officers and soldiers behind him: "Search everywhere to see what other evidence they have hidden."
The soldiers immediately split up and took action.
"Master Qin, thank you so much for saving my life just now." After everyone dispersed, Ma Xingguo said softly: "I owe you a life, keep it in my heart, and I will repay it if I have the chance."
Qin Xiao shook his head and asked: "Master Chang Shi, can you hear clearly what I said just now?"
"Which sentence?"
Qin Xiao said softly: "Taoist Huang Yang's last words, he said that someone who is smart but cannot hide it from Haotian will definitely not end well."
Ma Xingguo nodded and said: "I heard it, but...who is he talking about? Who is trying to be smart? I don't think he is talking about us."
"No." Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "If you analyze this sentence carefully, it means that the reason why that person did not end well is because he couldn't hide it from Haotian. Haotian is the leader of the Queen Mother Association, General Haotian. That person is too smart.
, Haotian knows what he has done, so he will definitely punish him." Looking at the lifeless Taoist Huang Yang, he wondered: "Who is trying to be smart? What can he do that cannot be hidden from Haotian?"
Ma Xingguo said: "It's a pity that he is dead, otherwise Chen Shaojian would have pried open his mouth and dug out everything he knew."
Qin Xiao was noncommittal and thoughtful.
The main hall of the Taoist temple finally burned down.
The officers and soldiers not only sprinkled kerosene around the hall, and the other side made firewood, but also prepared countless torches. After lighting the firewood around, the officers and soldiers threw the burning torches into the hall from the doors and windows. Many parts of the hall were made of wood.
It burned quickly.
Ma Xingguo looked at the blazing fire in front of him with a sneer on his face.
The fire burned more and more fiercely, and the entire hall was blazing with flames. The firelight made the surrounding area as bright as day. After a while, a shout was heard from the front, but the sound soon calmed down.
After a while, Song Liang came back. He raised his hands and reported to Ma Xingguo: "Sir, those Taoist priests rushed out of the hall and several of them were shot dead. I originally wanted to capture them alive, but they knew they couldn't escape. They were all like Huang Yang."
Just like an old man, he committed suicide by taking poison...!"
"They were not prepared to live from the beginning, so everyone prepared poison." Qin Xiao said with emotion: "These people are bewitched by the Queen Mother Society and regard death as home. It is really scary."
Ma Xingguo said depressedly: "Not a single person alive?"
"No!" Song Liang shook his head and said: "They are all dead. A total of eleven people rushed out of the hall. In the last desperate fight, they were either shot dead or committed suicide." He scanned the corpses that had been placed by the officers and soldiers in the backyard and said: "
In the backyard, including the old Taoist Huang Yang, there are a total of twelve corpses of Taoist priests, which adds up to exactly twenty-three people, one or more."
Ma Xingguo thought for a moment and then ordered: "Brothers' corpses should be taken back and collected. I will report it to the governor and ask him for a large sum of money." Looking at the corpses of the officers and soldiers, he looked sadly: "I am incompetent.
, I will apologize to the governor for harming so many brothers."
"What should we do with the corpses of these Taoist priests?"
"Put it here first and send a few people to guard it." Ma Xingguo said: "After I go back and report to Master Ming, I will follow your disposal." Xiang Qin Xiao said: "Master Qin, what do you think of this arrangement?"
Qin Xiao said: "Everything will be done according to the instructions of Master Chang Shi." He raised his head and looked up at the night sky, wondering in his mind what the last two sentences of Taoist Huang Yang meant.