Chapter 51: Storms in the Jianghu

Soon after entering Huai County, Xiao Lin felt something was wrong. He saw a lot of people from the underworld along the way. These people carried knives and swords, and their faces were full of fierceness. What surprised Xiao Lin was that these people were dressed in different clothes and were obviously not disciples of Bailian Hall.

For a long time, there have been two large gangs in Huai County, namely Bailian Hall and Zhudaomen. The business of Bailian Hall and Zhudaomen is mainly to cast weapons. Of course, they also take into account the water wharf, mines, freight and other businesses in Huai County. Due to the conflict of the main business, the two forces often clash, and small-scale street fights are even more common.

But Huai County is still the territory of Yuxi State after all, and the government army is still the main force. Although the two gangs often clashed, in order not to attract the attention of the government army, the scale of the fight has always been controlled within a few dozen people. On the other hand, whether it is Bailian Hall or Zhudaomen, the strength is not much different. One side is not sure that it can swallow the other side, so it will not do its best. Otherwise, once both sides are defeated, the external forces will take advantage of the opportunity to enter, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

It is for this reason that Huai County has been relatively stable for a long time, and Bailian Hall and Zhudaomen have maintained superficial harmony. Even if there are occasional stabbings, pulling backs, and hitting with clubs, they are all done in secret and will not be brought to the surface.

Now, looking at the groups of people in the rivers and lakes on the street, Xiao Lin smelled a smell of impending storms, which made him a little worried about his father and younger sister, and he didn't know whether they were still in Huai County.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but quicken his pace. Soon, he came to a restaurant called Yuelaixi. This restaurant was two stories high. Through the open door, he could see that the restaurant was full of guests. The noise could be heard clearly even on the street. Xiao Lin smiled. In the past few years, he had been practicing in the Tianlu Mountains and had never had a good meal. Before entering the foundation-building stage, Xiao Lin needed to eat and drink like an ordinary mortal. Thinking of this, Xiao Lin walked into the restaurant.

"Sir, what would you like to eat? Our restaurant's Xiaodao wine is famous within a hundred miles of Huai County, and we also have excellent side dishes such as braised beef and beggar's chicken, which are the specialties of our restaurant."

As soon as he sat down, a waiter came over and started to boast about the characteristics of his own restaurant before Xiao Lin could speak. After Xiao Lin listened patiently, he smiled and said, "Then give me some of your restaurant's specialties."

"Okay, wait a moment, a pot of Xiaodao wine, half a beggar's chicken, and two pounds of braised beef." The waiter shouted, poured a cup of tea for Xiao Lin, and left.

Xiao Lin took a sip of the tea. Although the tea had a hint of vulgarity, it also had a unique taste. However, Xiao Lin was not in the mood to taste the tea at the moment, but glanced at the guests around him.

There are about fifty or sixty tables in the first floor hall of the restaurant, and at least fifty of them are already full of people. Among these people, at least half are people from the martial arts world who carry knives and swords. These people from the martial arts world have an obvious mark, that is, a lifelike peony flower on their shoulders.

"These people are indeed not from Bailian Hall and Zhudaomen, and it is unlikely that they are the people from the martial arts world they invited. It seems that there are really foreign forces in Huai County." Xiao Lin thought to himself, but his face was very calm, and he sipped tea leisurely.

After a while, the wine and food came, and Xiao Lin began to eat. After eating dried bacon for several years, Xiao Lin had long been a little tired of it. Now he finally tasted the delicacy of the world, and his appetite was immediately aroused, and he ate without hesitation.

"Heizi, you said that the immortal came out of retreat to fight Shangguan Hong, the leader of Bailian Hall. Although Shangguan Hong claimed that he had cultivated the Bailian Heart Sutra to the tenth level, he was at most at the same level as the leader of Zhudao Sect. Both were masters at the peak of the acquired realm. The leader of Zhudao Sect, Gongsun Han, had been defeated by the immortal two years ago. I think Shangguan Hong's fate was not much better than Gongsun Han's."

"Of course, we received the immortal token from Baihua Sect this time, inviting us to help. As long as Shangguan Hong is defeated, the power of Bailian Hall in Huai County will be eliminated in one fell swoop. At that time, the entire Huai County will belong to Baihua Sect, and our vassal sects will also be able to share a piece of the pie. It can be said that everyone is happy." A black-faced man called Heizi said loudly.

"Baihuamen?" Xiao Lin frowned slightly. After entering the restaurant, Xiao Lin had originally wanted to find out about the news of Bailianmen. Sure enough, the balance between the two major forces in Huai County was broken, and judging from the situation, it was broken by a powerful external force. The leader of Zhudaomen was actually defeated by the immortal immortal of Baihuamen. When Xiao Lin heard the word immortal immortal, he almost laughed.

When did ordinary mortals dare to call themselves immortals? Even cultivators like him dare not call themselves "immortals" but only cultivators. After all, immortals are an extremely sacred word for cultivators. They are supreme beings, representing immortality and the eternal existence of the Tao.

However, Xiao Lin has some interest in this immortal immortal. He can claim to be immortal, but he doesn't know whether he is really immortal or just bragging.

The battle between the immortal and the master of Bailian Hall has obviously not started yet, so Xiao Shi should be fine now. As long as Xiao Shi is fine, his father and younger sister should be safe as well.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin was not in a hurry, but savored the Xiaodao wine in front of him. The Xiaodao wine was spicy at first, but after the spiciness, it was full of fragrance. It was really good, so Xiao Lin couldn't help but drink two more glasses.

"The Immortal God vs. Shangguan Hong, the head of Bailian Hall? What is this old calendar? The current top master of Bailian Sect is not Shangguan Hong, but a newly debuted young master. I heard that his Bailian Heart Sutra has been cultivated to the eleventh level. Apart from our Nan Ke Yi Jian Liu Changsheng, he is the only super master who can fight against the Immortal God."

"Nan Changsheng and Bei Bu Lao are two top masters known as immortals. Liu Changsheng has been obsessed with swords all his life and has never paid attention to the affairs of the martial arts world. Therefore, after so many years of operation, Baihua Sect has basically cleared out several large gangs in Nanzhou. Now, only the Bailian Hall is left."

"The Immortal God has unparalleled martial arts. It is rumored that although he is in his sixties or seventies, he still looks like a young girl in her twenties. His profound skills are unfathomable. Now Bailian Sect has sent an unknown young man. It seems that there is no suspense in this duel."

"It is probably Shangguan Hong who knows Knowing that he was no match for the immortal, he asked a disciple from the gang to die for him. Unfortunately, unless Shangguan Hong agreed to disband the Bailian Hall and join the Baihua Sect, he would still die. The Zhudao Sect is a good example. "Hehe, anyway, for us, it is a hundred benefits and no harm. If Shangguan Hong is defeated, we can just take over part of the Bailian Hall's territory in Huai County and take the opportunity to strengthen our own strength. Even if the immortal was defeated by Shangguan Hong, we can just pat our butts and leave Huai County without any loss. We can just watch the duel between the top masters of the two major forces in Nanzhou." Xiao Lin drank wine while listening to these Jianghu guests drinking and bragging. It didn't take long for him to get a general idea of ​​the changes that were happening in Huai County. From the conversations of these Jianghu guests, he knew that the duel between the Bailian Hall and the Baihua Sect was scheduled for tomorrow at noon on the Duantian Cliff of Funiu Mountain in the west of Huai County. Xiao Lin, who was originally thinking about whether to find Xiao Shi first, immediately gave up the idea. Since the decisive battle between the two sides was tomorrow, he was not in a hurry to meet Xiao Shi, but planned to join in the fun and see how exciting the duel between the top masters in the martial arts world was.

And with him here, as long as the immortal was not a cultivator, he would not pose any threat to him. Xiao Lin also felt a little fortunate. If he came a few days later, he might really miss this wonderful battle. He also learned from the conversations of several martial arts guests that the top master of Bailian Hall is not the hall master Shangguan Hong, but a young rising star. Although Xiao Lin thought of Xiao Shi, he still had some doubts. He and Xiao Shi had only been separated for four or five years. Could it be that in just four or five years, Xiao Shi had practiced the Bailian Heart Sutra to the eleventh level? This speed was too amazing.

But no matter what, Xiao Lin had to go and take a look. He didn't care who won or lost between Baihua Sect and Bailian Hall. He didn't care about the life or death of the immortal or Shangguan Hong. Since Xiao Shi was a disciple of Bailian Sect, he had to go and take a look. If the new young master was really Xiao Shi, if he couldn't beat the so-called immortal, he might have to take action once.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin waved his hand to call the waiter, asked him to arrange a room, and threw him a piece of silver worth ten taels, which made the waiter almost smile. He found the best room for Xiao Lin. If Xiao Lin hadn't asked him to leave, he might still want to follow Xiao Lin's orders.

After the waiter left, Xiao Lin sat cross-legged on the bed. He took out a soul-enriching pill and swallowed it, and began to practice the Dry Water Sutra. Xiao Lin has now practiced the Dry Water Sutra to the sixth level, and in Xiao Lin's perception, he is not far from the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining, so he maintains at least four hours every day to practice, and he is also thinking that once the matter in Huai County is settled, he will immediately find a way to find Bingyin grass so as to refine the improved version of the soul-enriching pill, so as to break through the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Refining and enter the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Soon, Xiao Lin entered the state of practice, ignoring what happened in the outside world.