Chapter 5

At the back door of the Liu residence, the figures of Bai Xiaosheng, Bu Jie the monk, and Lin Pingzhi were completely hidden in the darkness. Seeing no one around, Lin Pingzhi could no longer hold back, and with a thud, he knelt on the ground, bowing to Bu Jie the monk and said, "I beg you, sir, to save my parents. Lin Pingzhi will be forever grateful!"

"Lin Pingzhi? The one from Fuyi Escort Agency..." The big monk scratched his bald head, his expression somewhat strange. Bai Xiaosheng knew that he must have heard about the Fuyi Escort Agency incident. This matter had spread throughout the martial world, and even though the big monk was always searching for his wife and did not involve himself in martial affairs, he could not have missed such a sensational event.

"Exactly!" Lin Pingzhi did not dare to hide anything and immediately recounted the entire story. In his account, it was clearly because he had killed Yu Canghai's son that the Qingcheng Sect had retaliated. Even now, he still did not consider the matter of the辟邪剑谱 (Evil-Dispelling Sword Manual).

Thinking to himself, Bai Xiaosheng smiled slightly and was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of two small figures emerging from the darkness.

Bu Jie the monk also heard the footsteps, turned around, and without a second thought, took large strides to chase after them, leaving Lin Pingzhi kneeling on the ground. Bai Xiaosheng smiled bitterly, grabbed Lin Pingzhi, and whispered, "Go! Follow them!"

Lin Pingzhi nodded fiercely and quickly followed. After so much effort to find a skilled expert, how could he let go?

In "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," Lin Pingzhi, in order to save his parents, truly lost all his dignity! At first glance, it might seem that he was quite despised, but such filial piety, who has it? Later, to avenge his parents, he even castrated himself to practice swordsmanship. You can't help but admit that filial piety played a role in this; otherwise, how could a heartless and unfeeling person do such a thing?

Qu Feiyun and Yilin were in front, the big monk was behind, and then it was not Bai Xiaosheng and Lin Pingzhi, because as they followed, two more figures emerged from the door. Bai Xiaosheng, quick on the draw, grabbed Lin Pingzhi and hid, letting the two figures walk in front.

The two figures in front were disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, and the ones behind were disciples of the Hengshan Sect.

Bai Xiaosheng knew that the one in front had no good intentions, while the one behind was worried about the disciples and sisters, which was why they followed.

Smiling slightly, Bai Xiaosheng said to Lin Pingzhi, "Boy, your chance for revenge has come. I'll hold off the nun, and you go and deal with the Qingcheng Sect disciple."

"This..." Lin Pingzhi hesitated upon hearing this. Although he deeply hated the Qingcheng Sect disciples, he also feared their martial arts. The incident at Fuyi Escort Agency was something he would never forget, and the intertwining of hate and fear constantly tormented him.

Smiling slightly, Bai Xiaosheng extended his long sword and said, "Boy, this is just a minor Qingcheng Sect disciple. If you can't handle him, how will you take revenge?" Bai Xiaosheng's provocation made Lin Pingzhi immediately snatch the sword and rush forward at lightning speed.

"Ha ha..." Bai Xiaosheng laughed, leaped forward, and blocked the Hengshan Sect disciple's view.

The Hengshan Sect nun was startled, leaped backward, drew her short sword, and pointed it at Bai Xiaosheng, shouting, "Who are you?" After asking, she carefully examined Bai Xiaosheng and recognized him. Isn't this the man who was with the big monk?

"Little monk, don't be afraid. I have no ill intentions, I just want to stop you for a moment." As he spoke, Bai Xiaosheng heard the sound of weapons clashing from ahead and turned his head to see Lin Pingzhi and the Qingcheng Sect disciple engaged in combat.

The little nun's gaze naturally followed, and she was slightly surprised, saying, "Well, you want to pick us off one by one?"

"Uh!" Bai Xiaosheng was taken aback, lightly touched his nose, and said, "Little nun, don't jump to conclusions, okay? We just have a grudge against the Qingcheng Sect."

"Hmph! Evil and heretical! Watch my sword!" The little nun was quite tough and thrust her short sword forward.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled bitterly, reached out, and flicked the back of her sword, causing it to bend. This little nun clearly had no cultivation, and Bai Xiaosheng's flick made her stagger, almost falling to the ground. Bai Xiaosheng chuckled, flashed to the side, and appeared in front of the little nun, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her into his embrace.

The little nun was clearly frightened by Bai Xiaosheng's move, her body stiff, her face pale, her mouth opening and closing, but unable to utter a word.

Bai Xiaosheng realized he had made a mistake. This move was not appropriate, especially with an ancient woman. He quickly released her, stepped back, and in a flash, joined the fight between Lin Pingzhi and the Qingcheng Sect disciple.

Lin Pingzhi was truly no good. His sword technique looked decent, but to the Qingcheng Sect disciple, who was very familiar with it, it had no power at all. After just a few moves, Lin Pingzhi was left only dodging, and his body was already cut open. If Bai Xiaosheng did not help, he would be finished.

"Stupid boy, watch carefully!"

Bai Xiaosheng, joining the fray, grabbed the long sword from Lin Pingzhi's hand, curved it, and drew a circle in front of him. The sword vibrated, and the force burst forth, causing the Qingcheng Sect disciple's sword to waver, neutralizing his attack. Then, Bai Xiaosheng turned his body and kicked, startling the Qingcheng Sect disciple, who crouched and rolled away.

"Ha ha..." Bai Xiaosheng was delighted, his sword attack was beautiful, almost identical to Lin Pingzhi's earlier performance, but the Qingcheng Sect disciple's reaction was completely different.

In Lin Pingzhi's hands, the disciple quickly counterattacked, but in Bai Xiaosheng's hands, the disciple had no chance to counter. In just a few moves, Bai Xiaosheng's sword opened a wound on the disciple.

'The Evil-Dispelling Sword Technique... Could this be the real Evil-Dispelling Sword Technique?' Lin Pingzhi was shaken, his eyes fixed on Bai Xiaosheng's sword technique. However, soon his expression became strange because the sword technique Bai Xiaosheng used was not much different from his own. If there were any subtle differences, Lin Pingzhi's cultivation was not enough to discern them.

In fact, Bai Xiaosheng's two moves were just what he had learned on the spot, just a couple of moves. By making subtle changes, he increased the speed of the sword technique, leaving the Qingcheng Sect disciple no chance to counter.

Of course, this was only against the Qingcheng Sect disciple. If it were against a skilled expert, it wouldn't work. Even against Linghu Chong, he would not have the upper hand.

There was no choice. He relied on speed, but this was only possible because of his deeper internal skills and foundation compared to Lin Pingzhi. The subtle changes were just to make it more convenient, far from the real Evil-Dispelling Sword Technique.

In the fight, Bai Xiaosheng used only these three moves of the Evil-Dispelling Sword Technique. The Qingcheng Sect disciple gradually reacted, but this was exactly what Bai Xiaosheng had planned. When the Qingcheng Sect disciple counterattacked, Bai Xiaosheng's sword technique changed, and what was supposed to be a horizontal slash quickly turned into a thrust. He sidestepped, and his sword pierced the Qingcheng Sect disciple's heart.

Pulling out the sword, Bai Xiaosheng flicked the blood off the blade and coolly sheathed it. He turned around, his face expressionless, and said, "Alright, let's go!"

Caw caw... At that moment, Bai Xiaosheng felt crows flying overhead because the little nun and Lin Pingzhi were already dumbfounded, not paying attention to him. Or rather, both were looking at the Qingcheng Sect disciple lying on the ground, dead.

Rolling his eyes, Bai Xiaosheng grabbed Lin Pingzhi and ran quickly into the alley. The little nun also came to her senses, realizing the situation was bad. She decided to go back and find her master instead of chasing Yilin.

Not far into the alley was the Qunyu Courtyard.

When Bai Xiaosheng and Lin Pingzhi reached the back door, they heard loud shouting from the courtyard. They were slightly stunned and quickly pushed the door open. Inside, they saw Bu Jie the monk loudly berating a man.

Lin Pingzhi did not recognize the man, but Bai Xiaosheng guessed it was Tian Boguang!

This guy was in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and was here now. Unfortunately, his luck was bad, and he encountered Bu Jie the monk. He was already angry with Tian Boguang, so when the latter showed up, it was like asking for a beating.

Seeing Master Bu Jie beating Tian Boguang until he spat blood, Bai Xiaosheng rolled his eyes in exasperation and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Master, this is your grand-disciple."

"Grand-disciple..." Bu Jie the monk stopped, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the pig-like face on the ground, scratching his bald head and saying, "That's right, that's right! This boy is already Yilin's disciple, so he should call me grandmaster. Since Yilin is here, get up and go and pay respects."

As he said this, he actually lifted Tian Boguang by the hand and dragged him into a room. Bai Xiaosheng, impatient, pulled Lin Pingzhi along.

The four of them entered a room where the lamp was already lit. Yilin and Qu Feiyun were by the bed. Qu Feiyun was fine, but Yilin was crying like a teary-eyed person.

Bai Xiaosheng knew that the little nun had learned that Linghu Chong was lying there, feeling both happy and sad.

This touching and moving scene was abruptly interrupted by the big monk. He entered the room, threw Tian Boguang to the ground, and shouted, "Yilin, I've brought your disciple to you." Then he kicked Tian Boguang and shouted, "Brat, get up and pay respects, what are you waiting for..."

Tian Boguang, scared by Master Bu Jie, quickly got up, sobbing, and knelt down, saying, "Disciple pays respects to Master!"

"No, no, get away!" Yilin was terrified and waved her hand as if shooing a fly.

Tian Boguang, helpless, looked at Bu Jie the monk, meaning, what should I do if your daughter doesn't want me as a disciple?

The big monk was not insisting on making Tian Boguang a disciple. In the original story, he cut off Tian Boguang's little finger to protect Yilin. Now, since Yilin was not in danger, he did not need to do that. Moreover, after beating Tian Boguang, he had vented his anger. Seeing Tian Boguang's expression, he waved his hand impatiently and shouted, "Your master told you to get lost, so get lost!"

Tian Boguang was overjoyed and ran away without a second thought. His speed was incredible, as if he had not just been beaten.

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