Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning

That voice rose from in the dark, and it wasn’t even trying to hide.

By the time Yun Mantang finished speaking, the one who’d spoken had already stepped into the circle of firelight.

It was an Old Man.

His hair was sparse, and so was his beard.

His face was full of wrinkles, old and decrepit.

Yet he偏偏 wore a set of emerald-green clothes, with a walking stick in his hand.

He put on the posture of an old dodderer, yet moved like a dragon and strode like a tiger; in a few steps he was already in front of them.

He glanced at Yun Mantang, stroked his beard and smiled:

"Didn’t expect it, did you?"

"I really didn’t expect it!"

Yun Mantang’s expression was ugly.

"Where is the thing?"

The Old Man asked again.

"The thing is here."

Yun Mantang said coldly.

"Hand it over."

"Kill me, and the thing will naturally be yours."

Yun Mantang stood up. "But if you want to kill me, you’ll have to catch me first. If you can’t catch me, then you can forget about ever getting this thing."

The Old Man laughed loudly:

"Yun Mantang, the Yunxia Blade, so young and already standing among the Jianghu elites.

"In the last three years, your name has grown ever louder.

"Half a year ago, at Immortal Peak Ferry, you shattered Brother Shen’s sword with three strikes, and almost took Brother Shen’s life.

"Because of that, some busybodies ranked your name alongside our Twelve Evils of Tianfeng.

"I originally thought you were just some junior who didn’t know how high the sky is, only good at fighting bravely and ruthlessly.

"Seeing you today, I realize you brat have a belly full of crafty Mental Eyes, more than anyone.

"You want me to chase you, and if I can’t catch you, I can’t have the thing.

"On the surface it’s to protect whatever it is in your arms, but in truth it’s to keep me too focused to care about anything else, so you can save the lives of these few rotten garlics by your side.

"Tell me, am I right or not?"

Yun Mantang’s face showed no ripple; he just spoke lightly:

"If you try to kill me, I’ll run; if you can’t kill me, you won’t get the thing. If you want to kill them... you still won’t get the thing.

"If Old Master Xing learns that Liu Zhongxian of the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng has graciously stepped into Xing Family territory, he’ll probably be delighted to peel your skin off."

Liu Zhongxian’s eyes instantly turned gloomy.

He gave Yun Mantang a cold look, then finally shook his head slightly and looked at Su Mo:

"I haven’t yet asked this young man’s name."

"I wouldn’t dare."

Su Mo smiled. "I am Wu Chengfeng, I greet you, elder."

"Mm, mm, so it’s you, Wu."

Liu Zhongxian nodded:

"Yun Mantang wants to save your life, and plans to use himself as bait.

"But Qinggong is by no means his strong suit, he’s definitely no match for me.

"I imagine he’s hoping that while he’s tangling with me, you’ll take these people and hurry away.

"After I kill him and get the thing, wish fulfilled, I’ll see that you’ve already gone, and might just go along with it and spare your lives, no longer bothering with you.

"He uses his life to shield you; will you abandon him and leave?"

Yun Mantang’s face changed, and he was just about to speak when he heard Su Mo burst out laughing:

"Of course I cannot.

"Brother Yun and I have only just met.

"But he knew there were people trying to kill him, and still worried that those people might fail to catch him and instead go trouble a young lady.

"Even with his body riddled with fierce Poison, he still came back to see what was going on.

"That can truly be called worthy of the word ’chivalry’.

"I may only be a mere merchant, but I also travel the Jianghu.

"In the Jianghu, benevolence and righteousness come first. Faced with such a chivalrous man, how could I possibly let him throw away his life in vain on my account?"

Hearing this, Yun Mantang immediately shut his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Liu Zhongxian was one of the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng.

In this Jianghu, aside from the great orthodox sects and clans you can’t afford to offend, there are also many scattered lone experts you can’t afford to offend either.

The Twelve Evils of Tianfeng were one such group.

They had no fixed abode, scattered across the Jianghu, often appearing without a trace and disappearing without a sound.

Yet each one possessed formidable martial arts and was extremely troublesome to deal with.

Their methods differed greatly from one another.

They took the name Twelve Evils of Tianfeng because, back in the day, they had sworn brotherhood atop Tianfeng Mountain, twelve brothers in all.

At first they were called the Tianfeng Twelve Heroes.

But because their ways were too vicious, wiping out families at the slightest provocation, like disaster stars descending.

That character "Heroes" quietly changed into "Evils".

The Twelve Evils of Tianfeng didn’t care in the least; on the contrary, they felt it suited their hearts better, and so the name spread.

Yun Mantang was a young expert who had risen in the Jianghu in recent years.

Half a year ago, he had chanced upon Shen Qingyun of the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng at Immortal Peak Ferry.

The two met by chance on the road, a few words didn’t agree, and they started fighting.

At that time Yun Mantang was at his peak; Inner Strength, stamina, and condition were all at their height.

Shen Qingyun had been famous for a long time, and looked down on this youngster.

The result was that after three blades, Shen Qingyun’s Longsword hadn’t even fully cleared the scabbard; it was only halfway out when Yun Mantang shattered it outright.

With the next斜斩, he left a huge wound on Shen Qingyun’s chest, stretching from his left shoulder all the way down to his right waist.

Yun Mantang didn’t silence the man then and there because there were many onlookers at Immortal Peak Ferry at the time.

If he’d directly killed this member of the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng, would the remaining eleven ever let it go?

Defeating Shen Qingyun and killing him were two different things.

The latter would mean an Immortal blood feud; the former meant Shen Qingyun’s Skill was simply inferior. Even if he truly wanted revenge, he should come himself—what face would he have to ask others to help?

With a reputation like his, doing such a thing, even if he didn’t want face, the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng still had to save some face.

What followed was indeed as Yun Mantang had expected.

Shen Qingyun hadn’t dared come make trouble for him afterward, and the other members of the Twelve Evils of Tianfeng had not come looking to give him grief either.

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