112: Even if I carry a mountain on my back, it won't overwhelm me! [Explosive update! Please give me a thumbs up!]

Lu Jiuyuan just watched her quietly, his eyes calm without a ripple. For a weak woman who couldn't use martial arts, if she came to deliver, he would kill, absolutely without any mercy.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Several sharp whooshing sounds suddenly rang out!

A few tiny but lightning-fast dark shadows did not shoot towards Lu Jiuyuan himself, but instead struck the ground a few steps in front of him with incredible precision!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Several dark, inconspicuous iron caltrops embedded themselves deeply into the bluestone slab! Their landing points were extremely tricky, perfectly blocking Lu Jiuyuan's best route to pursue Lin Shiyin.

At the same time!

A hunched gray figure silently "slid" out from a shadow in the corner of the courtyard with extreme speed!

His lightness skill was excellent, and his speed was incredibly fast.

The moment he appeared, he was already like an arrow released from a bow, shooting towards Lin Shiyin!

That speed was unbelievably fast, not something an ordinary master could possess!

Even more astonishing was that such swift movement did not stir up even the slightest gust of wind!

Lu Jiuyuan's eyes narrowed! His wrist moved slightly, and the Guhong Sword was about to change its trajectory to intercept the gray figure.

However, just as his sword strike was about to be unleashed!

"Boom!"

A dull explosion!

Those few iron caltrops embedded in the ground suddenly exploded!

Instantly, a large amount of thick, pungent, spicy gray smoke burst forth, like ink dripping into clear water, completely engulfing the area several feet in front of Lu Jiuyuan in the blink of an eye!

The smoke obscured vision and carried a strong irritant, enough to make anyone who inhaled it shed tears and temporarily lose their judgment.

Although Lu Jiuyuan did not inhale it, his vision was obstructed, and his movements were involuntarily delayed by an imperceptible instant due to this sudden smoke!

In a contest between masters, an instant is enough to decide life and death!

In this flash of lightning!

The hunched gray figure had already darted to Lin Shiyin's side as if teleporting!

A withered hand, like an eagle's claw yet exceptionally steady, swiftly brushed an Acupoints on Lin Shiyin's back neck!

Lin Shiyin's heartbreaking cries abruptly stopped, and her entire body instantly went limp, losing consciousness.

The gray figure's movements did not pause in the slightest; his other hand, like an iron pincer, scooped up Lin Shiyin's waist, hoisting her onto his shoulder like a sack!

Without any hesitation or delay, he tapped his toes on the ground, and his entire body, like a weightless great bird, used the forward momentum to swiftly dart towards the high wall on the other side of Xingyun Manor!

Lu Jiuyuan waved his sleeve to clear the smoke in front of him, and what he saw was the back of the gray figure, carrying Lin Shiyin, already leaping onto the top of the high wall!

"Carrying a mountain on his back, yet the mountain cannot crush him. Having made a promise to someone, he remains unwavering for ten years. Such a righteous man should not die too easily!"

Lu Jiuyuan reinserted the embroidered needle in his hand into his waist.

Hunchback Sun, the second son of Old Man Tianji, thirteen years ago, because Wang Lianhua was in a hurry to chase Shen Lang to sea, entrusted the Treasury of Lianhua to Lin Shiyin to pass on to Li Xunhuan, and asked Hunchback Sun to look after Li Garden.

As a result, Lin Shiyin disliked her cousin practicing martial arts, believing that he had no time to accompany her because of it, and directly hid the Treasury of Lianhua.

Unable to complete the entrustment, the Treasury of Lianhua never reached Li Xunhuan's hands.

Hunchback Sun had been guarding Li Garden all this time, living in anonymity, for fourteen years.

"Go find Li Xunhuan. I also want to know, which is stronger, the Little Li Flying Dagger or the Yamas Summons!"

Three hundred meters away, in the bamboo forest, Lin Xianer, whose clothes were a bit disheveled, watched Lu Jiuyuan in the distance through a gap, her eyes shining.

"Young, handsome, and highly skilled in martial arts! Who is this person? I haven't even slept with him yet?"

"I've slept with everyone on the weapons ranking except for the top three. How could such a master appear among the younger generation?

It's simply... too exciting! (*^▽^*) I want to sleep with him! I want to sleep with him! I must sleep with him!"

"However, his blood seems very cold; he even wants to kill a beauty like me!

It's just too thrilling!

First, let's investigate his... *ahem*... background." Lin Xianer's breathing was a bit heavy, and her eyes grew even brighter... Lu Jiuyuan briefly searched Xingyun Manor for the legendary Treasury of Lianhua. The martial arts within it were of little use to him.

However, a better understanding of its poison and disguise sections would be quite beneficial.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find it at all.

Just as he exited the main gate, he saw a person approach.

His face was full of fawning smiles: "Young Master is indeed formidable; your first move was extraordinary, and the first thing you did was wipe out the renowned Xingyun Manor."

Han Zhen originally thought that Shangguan Fei's visit to Xingyun Manor was merely to call upon Master Long the Fourth.

After all, this gentleman was also a famous magnate in the North, rumored to be the sworn elder brother of Li Xunhuan, the Little Li Flying Dagger.

It was normal for young people who had heard the legend of the Little Li Flying Dagger to come and witness it.

He just didn't expect his Young Master to be so ruthless; his 'witnessing' involved killing the entire family of the opponent.

Either don't do it, or if you do, make it a big one.

This was indeed a good way to gain fame, treading on the bones of older generation masters and renowned figures was already a shortcut to fame, allowing one to become famous throughout the four directions in a short time.

Aside from easily making enemies.

However, his Young Master was the Young Master of the Golden Money Gang, and the Golden Money Gang was powerful, so what if he made enemies?

The Gang Leader built such a large foundation for the Golden Money Gang with his bare hands, making even more enemies, yet they all remained suppressed.

Lu Jiuyuan's steps did not stop, as if he hadn't heard Han Zhen's flattery, and he merely said indifferently: "Old Han, you certainly know how to pick your moment to appear."

Han Zhen quickened his pace, walking alongside Lu Jiuyuan, slightly behind him, his face full of shrewdness: "Young Master is joking. With my meager Dao, Old Han, how would I dare to show off in front of you?

Earlier, I wanted to secretly protect you, fearing that you, being young and impetuous, might fall into the schemes of scoundrels in the Jianghu.

But just now, while I was perched on the wall, I saw your demeanor, your skill..."

He clicked his tongue twice, a flicker of imperceptible shock in his eyes, "Good heavens! Master Long the Fourth, Qin Xiaoyi, Zhao Zhengyi, Gongsun Moyun, and that little devil Long Xiaoyun... Tsk tsk, Old Han has been in the Jianghu for decades, and I've never seen anything so clean and swift!

In a blink of an eye, the masters of Xingyun Manor were all wiped out by you! If the Gang Leader knew, he'd probably be overjoyed!"

"Overjoyed?"

Lu Jiuyuan's lips curved into an extremely faint arc: "Overjoyed about what? That old man is probably going to scold me for stirring up trouble and disrupting his plans."

Han Zhen's eyes darted, and he chuckled: "How could that be! Young Master, you're not stirring up trouble; this is establishing your prestige and power!

Treading on the 'Xingyun Manor' as a golden signboard, using the name stained red with the blood of Master Long the Fourth and his few good friends.

In the Jianghu, perhaps no one knew who 'Lu Jiuyuan' was before tonight, but when the sun rises tomorrow, those three words will likely make the entire Northern Martial Forest tremble!

Among the underworld, you will definitely have a place!"

"Underworld?" Lu Jiuyuan raised an eyebrow: "Why not the righteous path?"

"Young Master is confused! You kill those of the righteous path; you are black from the very root!"