I don't know if he is being arrogant, or if he is deliberately making things difficult for Zhou Yuan.
Although he said no, after Zhou Yuan's persuasion, he still recommended a new swordsmanship book to Zhou Yuan without any conditions attached.
Huamei's status and identity are still out of reach for Zhou Yuan.
But subconsciously, it is her duty to assist Zhou Yuan.
The sword skill book she recommended to Zhou Yuan is called "Nine Killing Sword Techniques", which belongs to the Xuan level of superior sword skills.
Ordinary level martial arts and Xuan level martial arts are not the same. They are equivalent to Qi Refining Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm warriors. They cannot be compared together at all.
If ordinary level martial arts can break a boulder, then Xuan level martial arts can break gold and iron.
Zhou Yuan was very excited in his heart. Logically speaking, only Foundation Establishment level warriors can practice Xuan level martial arts. However, he practiced the Transformation Calamity Qi Control Technique, and his physical strength was already comparable to the first level of Foundation Establishment. There was no problem in practicing beyond the level.
The conscious clone gradually became immersed in the comprehension of the Nine Kills Sword Technique.
Outside, Zhou Yuan was still traveling with the caravan.
Although it was not far from Qingfeng Mountain, there was no sign of the bandit.
As Lao Luo said before, bandits will be wary of being accompanied by warriors and usually won't make any random decisions.
This is also the reason why Lao Luo first asked Zhou Yuan if he was a warrior.
Not long after, Lao Luo pointed to several beautiful and dangerous peaks in the distance and said: "That's Qingfeng Mountain over there. It is said that there are precious elixirs growing on the cliffs, but because of the bandits, no one dares to
Go pick it.”
Zhou Yuan looked in the direction of Lao Luo's finger, but his face showed confusion.
"Huamei, you must have smelled a treasure in this mountain, right?"
Huamei's voice came out, "No, I don't have that ability. I just feel that there is a dark cloud gathering above Qingfeng Mountain, which means there is something strange in the mountain."
"Where are the clouds?" Zhou Yuan raised his head.
But there was nothing above Qingfeng Mountain. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.
Zhou Yuan had a strange look on his face, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Huamei said was a bit eerie.
At this time, Lao Luo turned to look at Zhou Yuan, with a smile on his face, and continued: "Little friend, you are a warrior, you should know the specific value of the elixir in the mountain, right?"
Zhou Yuan shook his head, he had never been there, how could he possibly know.
But soon, Zhou Yuan noticed something was wrong.
What Lao Luo said, overtly or covertly, he felt was somewhat inducing, as if he wanted him to go pick in the mountains over there.
Warriors naturally like treasures, and elixirs are also a type of treasure. In this way, ordinary warriors will definitely not be able to resist the temptation.
"Continue on your way, I guess the bandits won't come today." Zhou Yuan glanced at Lao Luo.
Lao Luo was anxious and said quickly: "It is said that the elixir in the mountain can be used to make elixirs. Is it true?"
Seeing what Lao Luo said, Zhou Yuan felt more and more that there was something wrong with Lao Luo.
Precious elixirs can naturally be used to make elixirs, so why bother asking?
Zhou Yuan hadn't noticed before they were on the road together, but at this moment, Lao Luo seemed to be deliberately guiding him, so Zhou Yuan had to be more vigilant.
At this moment, Zhou Yuan suddenly sensed someone approaching nearby, and he quickly turned around, "Who is it?"
Lao Luo and his caravan were all startled, and they all looked in the direction where Zhou Yuan was looking.
Then he saw a man in tattered clothes walking out of the bushes nearby. The man looked very embarrassed, with injuries on his face and body.
"Stop, who are you?" Lao Luo drew out the saber from his waist and shouted at the man.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bandit." The man quickly raised his hands and shouted loudly: "I escaped from Qingfeng Village. I beg you, please save me..."
Halfway through the words, the man suddenly looked at Lao Luo, "Is that you?"
"This man is suspicious, tie him up." Lao Luo was startled and quickly motioned to his men to take action.
Several burly men immediately stepped forward, pushed the man to the ground, and tied his hands and feet with ropes. The man wanted to say something, but someone quickly covered his mouth.
"Hmph, it must be a trick played by bandits. I will send you to hell right now."
Without saying a word, Lao Luo walked over and raised his saber to kill him.
"Stop." At this time, Zhou Yuan immediately spoke.
However, Lao Luo seemed not to have listened. The saber in his hand fell from the air and struck straight at the man's head.
Boom!
A stone shot out of the air, and the knife in Lao Luo's hand was suddenly knocked to the ground.
Lao Luo's mouth oozed blood, and he turned to look at Zhou Yuan in horror.
The aura on Zhou Yuan's body was released in an instant, covering everyone. He said lightly: "Let go of his mouth."
The man who was covering the man's mouth and nose was horrified, and he let go of his hands in fear.
Zhou Yuan looked at the bound man, "Do you know him?"
"It's him...it's him who tricked us here." The man stared at Lao Luo, with anger in his eyes, "It was him who tricked the lady and I into coming here. I escaped by luck, but I didn't expect to meet you again.
.”
Zhou Yuan's eyes were cold and he turned to look at Lao Luo.
He had just felt that something was wrong with Lao Luo. Now when he heard the man say this, his suspicion had been confirmed.
It seems that Lao Luo not only deceived him.
"You...what are you talking about?" At this moment, Lao Luo was completely panicked. He picked up the knife on the ground and was about to chop it down.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
At this moment, dozens of sounds pierced the air, and arrows shot from a distance.
Zhou Yuan's consciousness had already noticed it, and after a few dodges, he easily dodged the arrows that hit him.
However, the members of the caravan were not so lucky. All ten of them were shot by arrows, and screams and wails suddenly broke out. Some of them even cried out for their lives.
puff!
A feather arrow penetrated Lao Luo's shoulder, and a stream of blood shot out.
Lao Luo suddenly had a ferocious look on his face, looked towards the direction where the arrow was shot, and cursed angrily: "I helped you so much, is this how you white-eyed wolves repay me?"
"Hahaha, are you stupid if you try to reason with us?"
"You were useful before, so I didn't kill you, and now you've cheated us into getting a medicinal plant. Do you think you're still valuable?"
Accompanied by ferocious laughter, dozens of bandits rushed over from a distance.
"I'll kill you."
Lao Luo raised the saber in his hand and rushed over. Now he would die if he advanced or retreated.
puff!
A feather arrow shot out and instantly penetrated the center of Lao Luo's eyebrows. Lao Luo's eyes widened and he fell straight to the ground.
The bandits rushed over and aimed at the injured caravan members on the ground, directly raising their hands to strike without mercy.
In an instant, all the caravan members were killed.
At this time, a short-haired man slowly appeared. Zhou Yuan raised his eyes and looked over. This short-haired man had two swords hanging on his waist. His figure was thin and capable, and his eyes were full of ruthlessness.
He looked at the tied man on the ground and said, "Grandma, you dare to escape under my nose. You are so tired of living."
"Help...Help." The bound man quickly looked at Zhou Yuan standing aside, with a pleading look in his eyes.
"I chopped off his hands and feet and threw them in the wilderness. I'll see how he can escape."
The short-haired man ignored Zhou Yuan and gave the order directly.
Immediately, several bandits swarmed forward, arranged the man into a large Chinese character, and raised their knives to chop off his limbs.
