Chapter 136 The Five Bloody Monks
After Chu Yuan got off the Motian Cliff, he prepared to go to Hebei first.

Hebei in later generations is now called Northern Zhili.

Central Plains is not far from Hebei, less than a thousand miles away in a straight line.

After Chu Yuan descended from the Motian Cliff, he headed straight for Hebei with a bamboo stick.

During the time that Chu Yuan and Gou Zazhong were at Motian Cliff, Xie Yanke bought new clothes for them.

Although they were just black cloth clothes worn by ordinary people and not the exquisite clothes worn by wealthy families, they were enough.

At least it's much better than the beggar's clothes that Chu Yuan and the bastard wore at the beginning.

Wang Wang!

However, before he walked far from the Motian Cliff, Chu Yuan heard a dog barking behind him.

Chu Yuan stopped and turned around, only to find that it was Ah Huang.

"Ah Huang, why are you here?"

Chu Yuan looked at Ah Huang who ran in front of him and wagged his tail, and said with a look of surprise.

Ah Huang couldn't speak, he just wagged his tail in front of Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan leaned over and touched Ah Huang's head, and Ah Huang half-closed his eyes comfortably.

"Are you here to see me off?"

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said again.

Dogs are loyal!
It is impossible to recognize a second owner while the owner is still alive.

Therefore, the reason why Ah Huang went down the mountain couldn’t be because he wanted to go down the mountain with him.

So Ah Huang just came to see himself off!

This time Ah Huang actually understood and nodded in front of Chu Yuan.

"Then let's go."

Chu Yuan smiled when he heard this.

I didn't expect that in addition to Gou Zazhong and Xie Yanke, even Ah Huang would come to see me off.

This dog is so human-like!
Ah Huang accompanied Chu Yuan for several miles.

When Chu Yuan looked back again, Ah Huang had disappeared.

Knowing that Ah Huang should have returned to Motian Cliff, Chu Yuan smiled and continued on his way, going straight all the way. After about ten days, he arrived at Heimu Cliff, where the Sun and Moon Sect was located, not far from Pingding Prefecture.

But the result was contrary to his expectations. Although the Black Wood Cliff here was similar to the Black Wood Cliff in his memory, he did not see any Sun Moon Sect on the Black Wood Cliff.

This is just a local mountain with pleasant scenery.

After Chu Yuan went up the mountain, he didn't even see many man-made buildings on the mountain.

“Even if the Sun Moon Divine Cult declined decades later, the traces of its existence should not have disappeared so completely.”

Chu Yuan looked at the back of the Black Wood Cliff where there should have been houses, but now there was only a natural forest. He seemed to be thinking about something.

"there is only one truth……"

A gleam of light flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes:
"That is this world. It is completely different from the previous Swordsman world."

Chu Yuan stood on the top of the Blackwood Cliff and sighed: "Things are the same, but people are different."

He had previously thought that it was only by chance that he traveled to the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer, and that he would stay in the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer for the rest of his life, so he married Ren Yingying.

It seems that now, after his martial arts skills reach a certain level in each world, he will move to the next world.

"If I continue like this, my strength will continue to improve, and I may even have a chance to achieve true immortality... or even become an immortal god!"

Chu Yuan looked at the mountains in the distance and suddenly had this thought in his mind.

In the eyes of ordinary people, living two or three hundred years like Zhang Sanfeng is already a long life.

But Chu Yuan knew that the reason why Zhang Sanfeng could live to be over 200 years old was because he used a trick, and in fact he did not live beyond the human limit of 150 years.

However, with Chu Yuan's broad vision, he knew that in many martial arts worlds, there were methods that could truly lead to immortality.

For example, the Tianlong world!
There is a valley of eternal youth inside.

Everyone can live to be a hundred years old, and the long-lived can even live for several hundred years.

The origin of the Xiaoyao Sect is in this Eternal Spring Valley.

……

Seeing that there was no trace of the Sun and Moon Sect on this familiar Black Wood Cliff.

After Chu Yuan had some messy thoughts, he went down the mountain.

Arriving at the foot of Heimu Cliff, Chu Yuan was preparing to leave Northern Zhili.

This day.

When I sat down to drink tea and rest at a roadside tea stall, I met five monks in monk robes.

There is nothing to worry about if you meet a monk on the road, as there are many monks in the world.

The five monks were sitting at the table next to Chu Yuan. Although they tried to lower their voices when they spoke, Chu Yuan, with his strong internal strength, still heard them.

I only heard one of the monks say to the tall monk in the lead: "Big Brother, this time Master ordered us to go to Jingzhou Prison, attack that Ding, and seize the "Liancheng Jue". What exactly is this "Liancheng Jue"? "

The leading monk said, "Speaking of the 'Liancheng Jue', I happen to know something about it. It is an extremely powerful sword technique. But it is said that the whereabouts of Emperor Liang Yuan's treasure is hidden in this sword technique..."

Another monk asked, "Master ordered us to go south to capture him this time. Who is this Ding?"

The leading monk said, "The name of this man named Ding Dian is Ding Dian. He was originally an ordinary martial arts family member, but he got lucky and saved the martial arts master Mei Niansheng. Before he died, Mei Niansheng taught him martial arts, among which was the "Liancheng Jue" which contains the secret of the treasure."

At this time, another monk who had been silent said, "Last time, my senior brother and I attacked Ding Dian, but he escaped from us. This time, Master sent the five of us to Jingzhou to capture Ding Dian and force him to tell us the "Liancheng Jue" and its secrets. He is currently being held in a Jingzhou prison, and the news has spread throughout the martial arts world."

……

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Chu Yuan's hand, which was originally holding the teacup, suddenly put it down again.

"Lian Cheng Jue? Ding Dian? This seems to be the plot of another story?"

Chu Yuan said secretly in his heart.

It’s just that this story is not as famous as The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and The Knight-Errant.

However, there were clues of the existence of the Yitian world in the previous world. It is not impossible that this world, in addition to The Swordsman, also has The Devil's Sword.

"Do you want to go and take a look?"

Chu Yuan had an idea in mind.

Although he didn't know much about the story of "The Untold Story", he only knew some of the general characters and martial arts in it.

For example, Di Yun and Ding Dian, and the "Shen Zhao Jing" that brought the dead back to life.

But since it involved the treasure of Emperor Liang Yuan, Chu Yuan's heart became restless for a moment.

And if he remembered correctly, the martial art "Shenzhaojing" seemed to be the most special one among the many martial arts in the world of martial arts. After mastering it, one could even be resurrected from the dead.

"Let's go and take a look."

Chu Yuan made up his mind immediately.

After waiting for a while, I saw that the five monks, after drinking the tea, did not even pay for the tea and got up to leave.

"Wait, five Buddhas, you haven't paid for the tea yet!"

The waiter at the tea stall immediately caught up and blocked the five monks' way.

"Do you know who we are? We drank your tea to give you face, but you dare to ask us for money?"

Seeing the waiter blocking their way, one of the five monks grabbed the waiter's collar with one hand and lifted him up from the ground, with his toes almost a foot off the ground.

"May I ask who are the Buddhas?"

Immediately, the owner of a tea stall came over and asked the five monks tremblingly.

"We are disciples of the Blood Blade Sect."

Another monk in the team said.

"So you are the Buddhas from the Blood Blade Sect. This tea is our treat to the five Buddhas. Please show some mercy."

The tea stall owner immediately pleaded.

"That's pretty much it."

Upon hearing this, the monk who had picked up the waiter by his collar with one hand threw him aside, smashing a square table and several benches.

After doing all this, the five monks from the Blood Knife Sect left in a swagger.

The tea stall owner helped up the waiter who was knocked unconscious and half dead on the ground. He could only watch them leave and did not dare to stop them.

Seeing this scene, Chu Yuan frowned but did not say anything to stop it.

"Boss, I've heard of people eating free food before, but this is the first time I've seen people drinking white tea. Aren't these monks a little too lawless?"

Just as the five monks from the Blood Knife Sect walked away, Chu Yuan started talking to the tea stall owner.

"Hush, young man, don't talk about these evil stars from the Blood Knife Sect. Be careful of what you say."

Hearing Chu Yuan's words, the tea stall owner turned pale with fright. He turned and looked at the door, and seeing that the five monks had gone far away, he said to Chu Yuan.

"Is the Blood Blade Sect very famous?"

Chu Yuan took out a few copper coins, put them on the table, and asked the tea stall owner.

"They are more than famous, they are simply notorious. These monks from the Blood Knife Sect are cruel and bloodthirsty. Not only are they evil, they are also lecherous monks who like to rape other people's wives and daughters. It's my bad luck to meet the evil monks from the Blood Knife Sect. It's just some tea money, so I'll just lose it. As long as my life is saved, it's fine."

The tea stall owner said.

"Is the leader of this Blood Blade Sect the Blood Blade Ancestor?"

Chu Yuan asked the tea stall owner again.

"Yes, the leader of the Blood Knife Sect is none other than the Blood Knife Patriarch, who is known as the number one evil master in the martial arts world."

The tea stall owner said. Chu Yuan frowned again when he heard this.

The number one evil master in the martial arts world is just this kind of stuff?

Compared with the Dongfang Bubai of the previous world, the gap is more than several times or ten times?
"Okay, thank you, boss. Goodbye."

After Chu Yuan said goodbye.

He took his bamboo stick, stood up and walked out of the tea stall.

"Wait, you are so interested in the martial arts world, could it be that you were born in the martial arts world and know some martial arts?"

Seeing Chu Yuan was about to leave, the tea stall owner chased him out of the stall.

"Does the shopkeeper have anything to say?"

Chu Yuan stopped when he heard this.

Standing under the wooden pole of the tea stall sign fluttering in the wind, he asked the stall owner.

"Young man, since you are a martial artist, don't act on impulse. If you want to find the evil monks of the Blood Knife Sect to do justice, you will lose your life in vain. The Blood Knife Sect is powerful, and the evil monks have killed one group after another. In addition, there is the Blood Knife Patriarch. You are young and are no match for them."

The tea stall owner said with concern and kindness in his eyes.

"Thank you for the reminder, boss. Don't worry, I know what to do."

Chu Yuan saw that the tea stall owner chased him out because he cared about him. Chu Yuan smiled and replied, then walked up the official road with a bamboo stick in his hand. His figure gradually went farther and farther away, and finally disappeared at the end of the road.

The tea stall owner looked at Chu Yuan who was leaving. He said with some trepidation in his heart, "I hope this young man can listen to my words."

In his opinion, he just lost a little money for tea, and there was really no need for Chu Yuan to confront these evil monks from the Blood Knife Sect.

These fledgling young heroes love to be chivalrous and fight for justice, but they are unaware of the gap between reality and their ideals.

If this young hero died at the hands of those evil monks from the Blood Knife Sect because of him, he would be tainted with sin.

……

Chu Yuan had no intention of standing up for the tea stall owner or fighting for justice from the beginning.

In Chu Yuan's opinion, the Blood Knife Sect had done enough evil things, and this one wasn't enough.

Chu Yuan decided to secretly follow these five evil monks and go to Jingzhou City with them!

It won’t be too late to find Di Yun and Ding Dian and deal with them later.

Because Chu Yuan’s martial arts skills are much higher than those of the five monks from the Blood Knife Sect.

Chu Yuan followed the Five Blood Knife Monks all the way, but they did not notice Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan also learned the names of several of the Five Blood Knife Monks from his secret tracking.

The leading monk was named Baoxiang.

The remaining two are called Shanyong and Shengti.

As for the other two, he didn't know.

Because the status of those two monks seemed to be lower than that of the other three, they seldom spoke and were the ones who were ordered around by the other three.

Baoxiang and his five companions went south from northern Zhili to Kaifeng, then from Kaifeng to Nanyang, and then from Nanyang across the Yangtze River to Xiangyang, entering Huguang Province.

After traveling south for a few more days, they finally arrived at Jingzhou City.

Jingzhou City is located on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is a large city with extremely high city walls, nearly three meters high, and a constant stream of pedestrians and merchants.

After entering Jingzhou City, Baoxiang and his four companions found an inn to stay in and inquired about the location of Jingzhou Prison.

Late next night, it was dark and windy.

The five of them left the inn together and headed towards the Jingzhou prison.

Chu Yuan had been quietly following the Five Blood Knife Monks. When the Five Baoxiang Monks went to the Jingzhou Prison, Chu Yuan also followed behind them and went to the Jingzhou Prison.

Jingzhou City!
It is the location of the Jingzhou Prefecture Government Office, which faces north and south in Jingzhou City.

The Jingzhou government office faces south and sits north. When you enter the government office from the south gate, the lobby is directly in front of you, the government office area is on the right, and the prison area is on the left. It is located on the west side.

"It seems that the Blood Blade Sect has its own information channels. If I hadn't followed them, it would have taken me a lot of effort to find this prison and enter it."

Chu Yuan stood not far away and saw the Five Baoxiang Monks suddenly launch a sneak attack, knocking out several knife-wielding yamen runners at the prison entrance. He then secretly followed the Five Baoxiang Monks and sneaked into the Jingzhou Prison. He said to himself in his heart.

Entering from the entrance, they soon came to a dimly lit prison separated by iron fences and with walls made of bluestone.

The entire prison was very solid and strict. Only through a row of small holes no more than half a foot wide at the top of the wall, the starlight and moonlight from outside occasionally shone in, adding some light into the prison.

From the dim light in the prison, one can vaguely see that there are many prisoners in the prison.

However, since it was late at night, all the prisoners were in a deep sleep.

Both the Five Precious Elephant Monks and Chu Yuan performed the art of light body leaping. Their footsteps were extremely light, almost inaudible, like ghosts walking in the dark.

So when they passed by, none of the sleeping prisoners were woken up.

"You are not Ding Dian, who are you?"

Chu Yuan had just walked to the innermost part when a shocked and angry voice from one of the five monks of Baoxiang rang out in the prison, waking up many sleeping prisoners.

Then two more screams were heard!
At this moment, a very tall monk, holding two monks by the hands, rushed out from the iron bars that were pried open by brute force at a very fast speed and fled outside.

But they almost bumped into Chu Yuan who came in after them.

"Who are you? How dare you stop the Blood Blade Sect from doing its work? Get out of the way!"

Fortunately, the monk reacted very quickly and stopped in time, so he did not collide with Chu Yuan. His eyes were red at this time and he threatened Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan recognized at a glance that the monk who threatened him was none other than the leader of the Five Blood Knife Monks, Monk Baoxiang!
Because too much time had passed and the light in the prison was dim, the other party did not recognize him. He no longer remembered meeting Chu Yuan at the tea stall in Beizhili.

When Chu Yuan saw that there were two monks following closely behind Monk Baoxiang, they staggered and fell to the ground without making any sound before they had taken a few steps. He realized that Monk Baoxiang was at a critical moment of life and death and was ready to fight for his life.

Chu Yuan didn't say anything. He moved aside and let Baoxiang rush past him.

Baoxiang was delighted, thinking that his threat had worked and he could escape tonight.

Zheng!
He vaguely heard the sound of a sword.

But there is clearly no one around with a sword?

Just when Baoxiang thought it was his illusion.

He and the two monks he was holding felt a chill on their necks for a moment.

Bao Xiang hadn't run a few steps when he felt that all the strength in his body was disappearing.

thump!
He and the other two monks in his hands also fell to the ground.

"What a fast sword! Where did you come from?"

Before he lost consciousness, Bao Xiang realized that he was about to die. He turned around and looked straight at Chu Yuan behind him.

He didn't expect that he would die at the hands of a mysterious person whose name he didn't even know.

Then he died with his eyes open.

Because his death was unclear, Baoxiang died with his eyes wide open.

The two monks he had held in his hands also died with him.

Chu Yuan did not answer Baoxiang. He walked towards the innermost cell of Jingzhou Prison, which was the cell from which Baoxiang escaped.

Chu Yuan had just stepped in when a silent punch came towards him in the darkness at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing that the opponent seemed to be going all out, Chu Yuan also suddenly struck out and met the attack with the "Heart-Destroying Palm".

For a while, the two sides were unable to determine the winner!
After a few moments of stalemate, Chu Yuan did not move. In the darkness, the man who attacked Chu Yuan with a single fist was knocked back two steps.

"As expected of you, you are the Blood Knife Ancestor. You are so powerful, but I cannot give you the "Liancheng Jue"!"

The man in the darkness said in a deep voice.

Then he rushed towards Chu Yuan again, as if ready to fight for his life.

"Wait, you two misunderstood, I am not some Blood Knife Ancestor!"

When Chu Yuan heard that the other party mistook him for the Blood Knife Ancestor, he retracted his palm, took two steps back, distanced himself from the other party, and then explained.

As soon as he came in, he realized that there were actually two people in this prison which was only seven or eight square meters in size.

One of them was breathing heavily and was hiding in the corner, as if he had been slightly injured in the recent commotion.

The other person was the one who took action. This person had extremely high internal strength and martial arts skills.

According to Chu Yuan's estimation, in terms of internal strength alone, regardless of other martial arts such as fists and palms, he might be on par with Xie Yanke.

"Aren't you in the same group with those evil monks just now?"

After hearing Chu Yuan's words, the man on the opposite side who was about to fight for his life suddenly stopped moving.

"of course not."

Chu Yuan denied it.

"Those three blood-knife evil monks have all been killed by me."

Chu Yuan said.

At this moment, outside the prison, the dark clouds in the night sky dispersed, and the bright moon reappeared. A beam of moonlight shone in from the small window frame on the wall and fell on Chu Yuan.

"It's really not!"

The person opposite said in surprise after seeing Yuan's appearance and clothes clearly in the moonlight.

"How come you are so skilled in martial arts at such a young age? Even I, who have mastered the Divine Illumination Sutra, am no match for you!"

The man exclaimed again.

Chu Yuan finally saw the man's appearance clearly in the moonlight. He was a middle-aged man with a whiskered beard.

And in the corner, there is also a man with a whisker!

But if you look closely, you can find that the other person is not very old, a young man not much older than Chu Yuan, and the beard on his mouth is deliberately glued on.

(End of this chapter)