Chapter 27

Yang Xuan is the real name of the man in the green robe, and Shen Lian had already learned this from Ling Chongxiao.

This person could call out the real name of the man in the green robe, which showed that the intelligence of the Xuanming Department was indeed well done.

"Am I a criminal, or your subordinate, sir?" Shen Lian stared intently at Meng Han, the envoy of the Xuanming Department. Although he was much younger and still had a youthful face, his gaze made Meng Han somewhat uncomfortable.

He involuntarily took a step back.

This step back surprised Shuo Zhizhou.

He couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

The room was quiet, and at this moment, any sound was as noticeable as a needle falling in a silent room, heard by all.

Meng Han, hearing this exclamation, finally reacted, his face turning red as if branded with iron.

Before joining the Xuanming Department, he was a disciple of the Chiyang Sect, a top-tier sect in the martial world.

The Chiyang Sect had followed the founder of the current dynasty before he rose to power, and thus the sect had received many imperial grants.

It held a transcendent position in both the martial world and the imperial court.

Meng Han was an outstanding disciple in the sect, and after joining the Xuanming Department, he quickly gained favor, becoming very proud.

If this incident were to spread, how could he face his peers in the martial world and his colleagues in the department?

Shen Lian, who had previously run a clinic and seen all kinds of people, naturally understood Meng Han's psychology.

However, the more you show weakness to such people, the more they think you are easy to bully, and he couldn't reason with Shuo Zhizhou.

Therefore, he deliberately displayed his strong side.

After all, the cultivation techniques left by the man in the green robe were enough to cause a storm in the martial world.

Even if he didn't obtain the God-Extinguishing Sword and the Divine Foot Technique, outsiders wouldn't believe it.

Meng Han was just the first person, certainly not the last.

Shen Lian moved out of the Shen family to avoid bringing too much trouble to them.

After all, without establishing his authority, there would be no shortage of people causing trouble.

By taking this step back, Meng Han put himself in an extreme position; how could he show weakness to a child?

A fierce look flashed in Meng Han's eyes, but his voice was extremely calm, "If you explain the matter with the man in the green robe, I won't make things difficult for you."

Anyone could hear the suppressed anger in his voice.

Shen Lian, unafraid, said, "What if I don't?"

"You don't deny it, you brat. You won't talk unless you taste some hardship."

"Shen Lian, it's not a big deal. Just tell him. The sir won't make things difficult for you," Shuo Zhizhou advised.

"The affairs of the Xuanming Department are not for you local officials to meddle in," Meng Han glared at Shuo Zhizhou.

Shuo Zhizhou suppressed his anger. They were all officials, and he was a scholar, but only the people of the Xuanming Department were arrogant, treating them like pigs and dogs.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "My affairs don't need your interference, Sir Meng."

"Good boy."

No matter how angry Meng Han was, he wouldn't really take a child seriously, but Shen Lian's repeated provocations finally pushed him over the edge.

He drew his sword, infused it with true energy, and the steel sword, forged through a hundred processes, glowed red as if heated.

The Chiyang Sect's internal cultivation was extremely yang, so the disciples' names often contained characters like 'cold,' 'ice,' 'yin,' or 'chill,' to remind them to be humble and avoid arrogance.

But the cold in Meng Han's name could not suppress the anger in his heart. His true energy, infused with anger, was determined to teach Shen Lian a lesson.

He suddenly thrust his sword, merging with it, and lunged forward.

This move was called 'Hard to Speak,' aiming to make Shen Lian shut up, the tip of the sword pointing at his throat.

Meng Han still retained some reason, knowing that even if he held back, Shen Lian would be unable to eat or speak for months.

If Shen Lian couldn't speak, how could he ask about the man in the green robe?

So he lowered the tip of the sword.

Shen Lian seemed to have no reaction, but Meng Han's sword stopped. A green light flashed, and Shen Lian had a green wooden sword in his hand, pointing at Meng Han's Lieque acupoint.

This acupoint is located on the outer side of the forearm, above the radial styloid process, one and a half inches above the wrist crease, between the brachioradialis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons, directly connected to the Conception Vessel.

Shen Lian's move was not fast, but the angle and timing were perfect, striking after the other's move.

With Shen Lian's meager internal energy, he couldn't control Meng Han, but this move was not due to internal energy but the God-Extinguishing Sword Intent cultivated by Shen Lian's soul, which entered Meng Han's body.

The spirit and energy are always combined. Shen Lian's move, striking the Lieque acupoint, disrupted Meng Han's spirit, causing his internal energy to become chaotic. The Lieque acupoint was temporarily blocked, further disrupting his energy.

Meng Han was shocked and angry, unable to believe that Shen Lian could surpass him.

His mind was in chaos, and he didn't realize it, pausing for a moment before lunging forward again.

But he didn't notice that he couldn't even see the scenery in front of him clearly.

Shen Lian's sword moved smoothly downward, gently deflecting Meng Han as if he were moving at high speed.

Shen Lian effortlessly made Meng Han fly up, breaking through the window and falling from the third floor.

The second floor had a wooden balcony, and Meng Han hit the railing, making a dull sound.

Fortunately, the railing was of good quality and didn't break immediately, just cracking.

Shen Lian leaned out to look at Meng Han hanging from the window, faintly waving his sword. A cold wind blew, and Meng Han felt as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over his head, making him shiver and immediately faint against the railing.

A moment later, Shuo Zhizhou and Shen Lian arrived on the second floor, driving away the onlookers.

Shen Lian looked at the damaged railing and sighed, "Sir, will the government cover the damages caused by Sir Meng to my small shop?"

Shuo Zhizhou, seeing Meng Han's fate, felt particularly relieved and couldn't help but laugh. Finally, he said, "What did you do? The people of the Xuanming Department are not to be provoked so easily."

Shen Lian replied calmly, "They are hard to provoke, but I provoked them. Let's just treat it as a storm."

"Since you've learned martial arts, you can leave as you please, but have you considered the Shen family?" Shuo Zhizhou knew that Shen Lian had likely learned powerful skills, probably related to the man in the green robe.

Although he knew about the martial world, he didn't understand the details of martial arts and Daoist techniques, so he didn't realize how shocking it was for Shen Lian to defeat Meng Han.

And with Shen Lian's young age, if this news spread, it would make many martial experts feel ashamed and wonder if they had lived in vain for decades.

"When the time comes, you can't be so calculating. I am different from you, sir. You consider the pros and cons, but I only understand giving and taking."

'Giving' comes first, 'taking' comes after.

There must be giving and taking to align with the Heavenly Dao.

Having only giving without taking, or only taking without giving, is not the Heavenly Dao.

"The Shen family, with you, may be fortunate or unfortunate. I have read many books and remember the sages saying, 'There are no disloyal or unfilial immortals.' I hope you can take this to heart."

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