Chapter 26: The Assassin in Red Robes

  Recently, I've been quite annoyed with calabaza.

  He has extremely high cultivation and is proficient in demonic arts, but these are all innate talents, although he also cultivates, it is vastly different from the methods of mortal cultivators refining their true essence.

  Tianyuan is a face-saving person, and Liang Xin has a belly full of Tu Xing Yuan's power. No matter where he puts it in the Tianmen Sect, he can refine and transform it. He wants to say to Hu Lu: I can't help you, go find someone else. But no matter what, he can't bring himself to say it.

  So the calabash came up with an idea:

  The Kuna Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with rugged terrain and treacherous waters, but also many places of scenic beauty. Since ancient times, hermits have lived in seclusion on the Kuna Mountains, choosing caves to reside in and cultivating their minds to attain enlightenment. As the ages passed, some of these hermits either ascended to heaven or grew old and died, leaving behind countless abandoned temples.

  After accepting the disciple, for a whole month, Hu Lu buried himself in the depths of the mountains, searching all over the world for dilapidated caves, wanting to pick up the local method from this kind of cave.

  This method is good, but the calabaza still faces a big problem. He loves to drop book bags, but he can't read...

  However, the gourd still has a way. Although there are no people in these caves, some of them still retain array restrictions. The restrictions laid down by the earth-traveling cultivator must be an array that borrows the power of thick earth...

  Hard work pays off for those who are diligent, and the gourd finally encountered a land-based formation. After some effort, it found the small booklet in the arms of a skeleton from the cave mansion.

  The gourd made a formula for itself: the earth-based law array, and the guardian must be the earth-based Taoist. The earth-based Taoist's arms, must be the earth-based heart method.

  As a demon king, the gourd's mind was meticulous. To prevent this hidden cultivator from dying with a secret manual in his arms that might not be a cultivation technique but an account book instead, the gourd took the booklet out of the mountain and grabbed an old Taoist to take a look.

  After a few sentences, the gourd understood that the words in the book were all Taoist terms and it was indeed a secret manual of mind method.

  Now only the last question remains, on the cover of the Gong Fa there is a blank space, Hu Lu thinks that without a title it doesn't look good, so he grabs an old Daoist who is holding a knife to write as his substitute, and writes down four big characters: Tu Xing Xin Fa

  Lao Dao is a genuine and authentic monk, although not a scholar, he has been well-read since childhood and writes with good penmanship. Unfortunately, his right hand was recently injured by a gourd, so the characters written with his left hand are not as elegant...

  Liáng Xīn of course did not know his master's painstaking efforts, pinching the small booklet with a worried face, the only thing that can be confirmed is that the earth-based heart method he was going to cultivate was called the Earth-Based Heart Method.

  Liang Xin blinked his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then went to find Tian Yuan to get a big pile of fruit, and went to Qu Qingmo...

  Qu Qingmo is a genuine Daoist lineage, a spoiled daughter of a noble family and a senior disciple of the Immortal Master. With peach in her left hand and secret scriptures in her right hand, she loudly recited: "Earth Traversing Heart Method? This...is quite straightforward."

  ……

  "The Earth Conductor's Mind Method" has a suspicious origin, but after carefully reading it, Qu Qingmo is certain that this is indeed the Earth Conductor's Mind Method (doesn't it sound awkward?).

  Qu Qingmo is a doll-like personality, who loves excitement; Liang Xin has been suffering since childhood, the thing she fears the least is practicing martial arts. The two of them are guarding a secret book, one teaching and one learning, it's quite lively.

  This method of practice was indeed effective, and every day Liang Xin would hold onto the origin and guard it with his full spirit, trying to feel the power in his body. Following Qu Qingmo's guidance, he would separate a single thread from it and try to drive them slowly through the various meridians in his body. After more than a month, the initial thread of earth-elemental spiritual energy was indeed assimilated by him, and Liang Xin's spirit and strength also became somewhat more robust.

  The gourd examined Liang Xin's body, confirming that the method was indeed effective. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief and nodded solemnly: "Practice well, don't waste the painstaking efforts of your master."

  Just as Liang Xin was about to explore the doorway, Qu Qing Shi and Liu Yi's injuries had also fully recovered. However, Qu Qing Shi was now an elderly man, and Liu Yi's right hand had lost its function.

  After the wound healed, the two men prepared to leave the mountain and return to report. They were both people with a clear conscience, and they had already thought of an excuse. As for Little Qingmeng, she couldn't show her face now, no matter what, otherwise it would be too troublesome.

  The gourd is now worried, afraid that Qu Qingmo will leave, and Liang Xin will use the earth-concealing heart method to find trouble for himself, so he simply waved his hand and let the little girl stay in the Monkey Valley.

  Four siblings were about to part ways, and they couldn't help but repeatedly instruct each other, talking all night long.

  After saying for a while, Qu Qing Shi stretched out his hand and took the 'Yang Shou Evil Bow' off his body and put it in Liang Xin's hand.

  Liang Xin held the bow, first looking slightly bewildered, then a heavy surprise burst forth on his face, followed by a hint of embarrassment, and he chuckled at Qu Qing Shi saying: "This is Second Brother's family heirloom, isn't it bad to give it to me?"

  Qu Qing Shi originally had a smile on his face, but upon hearing this, he was startled and hastily said: "Who said they wanted to give it to you? What a beautiful thought! It's just temporarily stored here with you."

  Qu Qing Shi had his own thoughts in mind, his sister and Liang Xin were now in Houzi Valley, looking quite safe, but Tian Yuan was unreliable, he had learned enough.

  He doesn't trust Tianyuan, but he trusts Liang Xin. Moreover, with the primordial spirit of Shi Mai in Liang Xin's body, they can exchange a powerful evil bow shot once, leaving the bow behind, and ultimately want Liang Xin to protect his sister.

  As for Liang Xin's archery skills, he wasn't worried, as Qu Qing and Mo Zhuan would guide him.

  Qu Qing drew a bow, and Liu also didn't come empty-handed. He took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Liang Xin, chuckling: "These days of recuperation have been boring, so I might as well draw a martial arts manual for you. You can practice when you're free."

  The cover of the book had no words, only a picture of a big fat man with his shirt off, standing proudly with his arms akimbo. Liang Xin was perplexed, but after flipping through two pages, he suddenly burst out laughing and nodded enthusiastically: "This is great!"

  Liu also gave him the diagrams of folk rubbing and pinching techniques. With Liang Xin having the true yuan method, he should look down on these things in principle, but he naturally likes these things, which have nothing to do with how much power is in his body.

  Before dawn breaks, Qu and Liu visit the demon king Calabaza again before they set off on their journey. After expressing their gratitude, Qu Qing Shi asks: "Senior, can you wake up Feng Xi now? There's something I want to ask him."

  Feng Xi Xi had been sleeping and recuperating in the seal set by Hu Lu for a while, as he was injured by sunlight and almost lost his soul. Even with Hu Lu's help, it would take at least a few years to fully recover. However, waking him up for a short while now wouldn't be a problem.

  After the little ghost appeared, his spirit was still very weak. Qu Qing Shi didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Feng Xi... that old uncle, when you followed Liang Yi's father, did you know a person named Song Hong Pao?"

  Feng Xi originally had a smiling face, but after hearing the question, his complexion suddenly changed, and his expression was full of horror: "What do you ask him for!"

  Unlike He Qingshi, Feng Xixi was devoted and loyal, but had never thought of helping Liang Yier to clear her name. In his eyes, being able to live a peaceful life with Liang Xin and her mother, seeing Liang Xin grow up and get married, having children, and continuing to serve them, this happiness was already greater than heaven itself.

  So when Feng XiXi talked about Liang Yier's past, there was an important person who was never mentioned: Song Hongpao.

  Under Liang Xin's questioning, Feng Xi hesitated before finally speaking up: "He... he has a grudge against Lord Liang!"

  Liang Xin, Qu Qing Shi, and Liu Yi all let out a low cry of surprise when they saw the words left behind by Jing Nan Fei. From his dying message, it seemed that Song Hong Pao had agreed to meet him at the residence to complete the task assigned by Liang Yi Er.

  If Song Hongpao is an enemy, how could Liang Yier let him handle things.

  Feng XiXi carefully observed the expressions of everyone while continuing to say: "During the day, I couldn't show my face, and even at night, I didn't dare enter the government office. So when serving by the lord's side, it wasn't often, but even so, I managed to catch up with Song Hongpao five times when he attempted to assassinate the lord."

  In Feng Xi's eyes, Song Hongpao was elusive and unpredictable, his assassination was unimaginable and unparalleled in power, and the timing of his grasp was just right. Fortunately, Liang Yier had an extraordinary skill to turn danger into safety.

  When attempting to assassinate him, Song Hongbao did not utter a word, while Liang Yibi cried out loudly for help. However, each time before the guards arrived, Song Hongbao managed to escape by some means.

  Only for the last time, after the guards arrived, Song Hongpao did not escape but took advantage of Liang Yier's momentary slackness to suddenly launch a fierce killing move. The scene was extremely bloody at that moment, with heads rolling and flesh flying everywhere in an instant. Dozens of Qingyi masters who rushed to the scene were killed, but Liang Yier still blocked Song Hongpao's fatal blow.

  Feng Xi Xi was also affected in that fierce battle and fell into a deep sleep soon after, not waking up until 300 years later.

  Liang Xin blinked her eyes and asked discontentedly: "Is that all? Just this much?"

  "That's all!"

  Liang Xinle walked over and put his arm around Feng Xixi's shoulder, whispering in his ear: "There must be more to it, or how would you know that this person is called Song Hongpao?"

  The life-and-death training in Kunoyama allowed Liang Xin to gain a lot, apart from the original power of Yupei and Shimyaku; another biggest gain is that he learned to use his brain with Qu Qingshi!

  Thinking about a problem is actually the same principle as identifying antiques: don't look at where it's right, but rather where it's wrong.

  The things that Feng Xi wanted to hide were found out by Liang Xin, but there was no trace of shame on the little ghost's face, only full of worry. After a moment, he lightly sighed: "Okay, if you really want to take risks for something 300 years ago, you must agree to one condition!"

  Liáng Xīn nodded slightly.

  Feng XiXi smiled: "My greatest regret is that when Lord Liang passed away, I wasn't by his side to serve him. Liang Xin, don't let me have another regret!"

  Qu Qing Shi smiled from one side: "I'll go investigate this matter myself, I won't let Lao San take any risks."

  Feng XiXi ignored him, seemingly sulking with someone, and raised his voice to say: "After the last assassination attempt, Song Hongpao was seriously injured and escaped. At that time, Lord Liang muttered to himself: 'It's not that Tian Ce Men is not working, it's not that you, Song Hongpao, are not working! What a pity!' I was right next to Lord Liang at the time, so I heard it clearly, and also learned that the assassin's name was Song Hongpao."

  Chaos, all Liang Xin could think of was one word: chaos.

  Qing Mo beside him also furrowed his brow, slightly shaking his head: "Tian Ce Men... I've never heard of this sect on the path of cultivation, it should be a secular gang?"