In almost every place, there’s soone called "Drilling Mountain Leopard," usually representing boldness and cunning.
Lu Feng was such a person.
In his youth, he apprenticed at the "Zhao Sect," mastered great fighting skills, but his fiery temper got him expelled for beating up a senior brother.
He was quite straightforward, took up a knife, put his head on the line, either taking money to kill or collecting bonuses for killing, gradually making a na for himself.
As of today, he’s gathered a group of subordinates, each one daring and willing to fight.
As long as the paynt is enough, whether it’s helping gangs grab territory or robbing goods, there’s nothing he dares not do.
He even led people up the mountain to wipe out a band of bandits.
The na "Drilling Mountain Leopard" ca to be because of this.
In the pugilistic world of Shu, he’s considered a notable figure.
At this mont, he’s hiding with his brothers in the carriage and horse shop. Sharpening knives, polishing bows, each with a cold gleam in their eyes.
"Big brother, this job isn’t easy..."
A senior man beside him couldn’t help but speak.
"Difficult or not, it must be done!"
"Drilling Mountain Leopard" stabbed the knife into the table fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "Ten thousand taels of silver, this opportunity won’t co again in a lifeti."
Saying this, eyes filled with cold cruelty, "That person indeed isn’t easy to deal with, but when it’s ti to fight, we must fight."
"In a few years, when we brothers are all old and can’t swing the knife anymore, without having earned much, we might as well seize the opportunity and go for it!"
"Big brother..."
Just as he was speaking, a young follower pushed the door open, face full of tension and excitent, "That person is coming towards the carriage shop."
"Take a good look!"
"Drilling Mountain Leopard" grabbed the young follower by the collar.
"I looked closely!"
The young follower gritted his teeth and said, "I saw him with my own eyes coming out from the inn, carrying luggage, looking like he’s coming to buy a horse."
"Good opportunity!"
"Drilling Mountain Leopard" took a deep breath, "Everyone get into position, listen for my signal when I smash the cup, then act together!"
Upon the order, the crowd imdiately concealed themselves.
So held knives, hiding by the door.
So with bows, standing at the corner on the second floor.
Even two people stood on the beams, holding a large iron net covered with sharp iron hooks.
This setup is specifically used by the governnt to deal with people from the pugilistic world.
"Drilling Mountain Leopard’s" group never followed any pugilistic rules, always using more to overwhelm fewer, using whatever worked best, very skillful at it.
The shopkeeper and staff of the carriage shop wore bitter expressions.
Just thinking about compensating for damages made them fearful, not to ntion the possibility of losing their lives in the chaos, which would truly be unfortunate.
But under the aim of arrows, no one dared to run.
Soon, Li Yan approached with his luggage.
The autumn wind swept by, lifting dry leaves from the ground.
He lifted his bamboo hat with a calm gaze and confidently walked into the carriage shop, smiling as he said, "Shopkeeper, I’d like to buy a horse."
"Ha... ha..."
The shopkeeper was cold sweating, unable to speak.
Li Yan didn’t mind, looked around, walked to the stable, and his gaze turned slightly cold.
The horses suddenly got startled, shaking their reins and pulling back.
Seeing this, Li Yan frowned.
The place indeed had no good horses, worn out from years of heavy work, their temper worn down, slightly exposed to any Evil Qi, and they retreated in fear.
If sothing happened on the road, they could take his luggage and run...
Just then, a head peeked over.
A big gray donkey, stretching its neck as if begging for food, looked like it had been beaten, with one eye up and one down.
It seed full of wisdom...
"Hahaha."
Li Yan laughed, patted the donkey’s head, "It’s you, you might not have good eyes, might not have a good brain, but at least you’re brave."
"How much?"
"Sir, this donkey isn’t smart, it’s... it’s to be slaughtered for at, it... it doesn’t cost anything."
The shopkeeper stuttered, speaking nonsense.
"How much?"
Li Yan led out the donkey, tied his luggage, and asked again.
The shopkeeper swallowed a gulp, "Five, five taels of silver."
"Too little!"
Li Yan directly threw out a ten-tael silver ingot, then led the donkey, and slowly walked out of Longquan Station.
From beginning to end, no one dared to make a move.
Because wherever Li Yan walked, the solid ground sunk half an inch, leaving footprints that were equally deep.
"Big... big brother."
A nearby underling swallowed a sip of saliva.
"Damn it!"
"Drilling Mountain Leopard" looked at the footprints on the ground and spat fiercely, "From now on, call Drilling Mountain Donkey."
"So young... what kind of monster is this..."
...
Outside Longquan Station, Li Yan stuffed a carrot into the donkey’s mouth, then climbed on and leisurely swayed along the official road.
Those at the coach inn were nothing but the dregs of the pugilistic world.
If it ca to killing, he wouldn’t want to dirty his hands.
After showing a hand, surely experts would co thereafter.
Having revealed his identity, how could there be naless people under his sword?
But what puzzled Li Yan was how he had been wandering for half a day without anyone coming to attack?
At this mont, two people ca quickly from Longquan Station, both were skilled in Hidden Energy, using footwork like Eight Steps to Catch Cicada, whistling as they ca.
"Greetings, Young Hero Li!"
Before Li Yan could ask a question, the two cupped their hands together.
One of the n said in a deep voice, "We are disciples of the Huangling Sect. Master sent us to express our thanks."
"You don’t need to worry about the bounty; those people have all been warned by us and won’t cause any trouble."
Li Yan imdiately understood, smiled, and cupped his fists, "Thank you very much."
"But there is one thing I don’t understand, why would the Shu Prince Mansion issue a bounty when they could directly order the governnt to arrest ?"
One of the Huangling Sect disciples hesitated and then said, "The situation in Chengdu is sowhat complicated. The court has sent an Imperial Censor who is causing trouble for the Shu Prince Mansion all over."
"I don’t know so things, but Master said that the Shu Prince Mansion lost the ’Ruyi Treasure Pearl’ under suspicious circumstances. If they let the Chengdu Prefecture Governnt Office act, they might be afraid of uncovering sothing, so they issued the bounty."
"Even if the Imperial Censor inquires, the answer can be ’I don’t know’ three tis."
"Moreover, the Shu Prince Mansion keeps a lot of Jianghu eccentrics; although we can hold off those Jianghu Guests, the real hands might still be these guys."
"Young Hero Li, Chengdu is perilous, it is better to leave as soon as possible."
"I see..."
Li Yan suddenly realized, feeling amused in his heart.
Though he had never t that Emperor in the Capital, he had seen many things along the way and understood his thods.
The Sea Opening Sect, local sects, Buddhist and Taoist families, the court, and local powers... none would allow any one to beco too powerful without so form of balance.
The Royal are ruthless, even his own brothers aren’t exceptions.
The Shu Prince Mansion has been a bit jumpy these years; although the Emperor didn’t say anything, the ministers dared to make trouble, seeing the Emperor’s intent.
If it is known that his brother is seeking the Immortality Elixir,
It’s likely that the Shu Prince Mansion will find it difficult to withstand.
Thinking of this, Li Yan cupped his fist and said, "Please thank the elders of the Huangling Sect for ."
"Once this matter is settled, I will certainly visit."
After saying this, he led the donkey leisurely towards the pier.
He planned to take a boat and leave via Tuojiang, attracting attention along the way. Once he reached Neijiang, he would spread false information about going to Yibin, while in reality, he would switch to a land route to et up with Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan.
If the journey was arranged properly, it would provide enough ti for Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan to search for clues.
Watching Li Yan leisurely riding the donkey away, the two from Huangling Sect looked at each other in dismay.
"Brother, isn’t this guy a fool? We stated everything so clearly, yet he’s not running away?"
"Nonsense, for soone so young to make such a big na, he must have extraordinary abilities, maybe he has other plans."
"Forget it, we’ve delivered the ssage; let’s go back and report..."
While talking, the two shook the reins and rode away.
Not long after they left, a carriage sped towards them.
Inside the carriage, the man with a painted face looked gloomy.
At the sa ti, news of Li Yan appearing near Longquan Station quickly spread out.
Those in the Jianghu who didn’t know were inquiring everywhere.
What is the origin of this Li Yan?
And so others were heading towards Chengdu.
Li Yan had underestimated his own fa, thinking he was rely attracting the Shu Prince Mansion, but he was already stirring countless undercurrents...
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