Circle

Or rather.

When Li Gongfu found out that there were two snake monsters in his family of four, one of whom had thousands of years of cultivation, he didn't know what he would think.

Regarding how Li Gongfu views Bai Suzhen, Shen Bailian seems to have never seen any relevant description in the original novel.

Anyway, what impressed him most was that when Xu Xian saw Bai Suzhen's real body for the first time, he was almost frightened to death.

Although he didn't die directly, he was not far away from death.

Three souls and seven souls were lost.

"However, if we go by the current situation, now I can almost start working on breaking through to the Moon Holding Realm." Shen Bailian was doing two things at once, paying attention to the conversation between Fa Hai and the other three, while thinking secretly. .

Although, now Shen Bailian.

No, to be precise, a month ago, Shen Bailian only used 20 to 30% of his total strength to defeat Fa Hai who was almost going all out.

However.

Fahai is just an ant in this world where immortals, gods and Buddhas sit high in the sky.

In front of the real immortal gods, there is no way to stand on the stage.

High risk, high reward.

High risks come first, high returns come later. In short, only by striving for a chance to survive amid high risks can you enjoy high returns.

And Shen Bailian's current strength is similar to Fahai's status in front of the gods.

It's just that the former is just a slightly larger ant.

Therefore, if he wants to get the maximum benefit from this plan, what Shen Bailian has to do is to improve his own strength as much as possible.

From the sea-opening realm to the moon-holding realm, it is essentially a leap in the origin of life.

Once promoted to the Moon Holding Realm, Shen Bailian's strength will directly increase dozens of times.

Moreover, Shen Bailian's Moon Holding Realm is completely different from ordinary Moon Holding Realm warriors, so his strength will become even more terrifying when he explodes with all his strength.

"Okay, let's end the conversation today." Lin'an City Magistrate looked at the discussion that had weakened. He originally didn't want to discuss this matter so much, so he said with finality:

"Next, let's do what we agreed upon. Xiao Shen, Capt. Li and you two must cooperate with Master Fahai during this period to capture the snake monster as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will definitely cooperate with Master Fahai's actions." Li Gongfu certainly did not dare to neglect this and said in a righteous voice.

After all, it was a thousand-year-old snake demon!

He didn't know how panicked the common people in Lin'an City would be after hearing the news, but now he was panicked, especially panicked.

He was panicking and wanted to capture the snake demon.

Almost all warriors know that what monsters like most are innate warriors like Li Gongfu. They have sufficient energy and blood, are easy to deal with, taste very good, and have many wonderful uses...

In short, for any monster, no matter from which perspective, the innate warrior can be said to be a great tonic.

Therefore, Li Gongfu was much more anxious than Fahai about this demon-catching operation.

I wish I could find the traces of the snake demon now and capture it.

"I'll forget it." Shen Bailian said calmly.

Although the sound was neither light nor heavy, it was loud and resounded clearly throughout the house.

Li Gongfu's eyes flashed with shock. He never expected that Shen Bailian had such a good relationship with the magistrate of Lin'an City who was sitting in the upper position.

This kind of task, which is related to the people's livelihood of Lin'an City, dares to reject it so directly.

Fahai, on the other hand, was stunned. What Li Gongfu was thinking was exactly what he was thinking. He was now somewhat glad that he had not revealed the collusion between Shen Bailian and the snake demon.

Otherwise, it is very likely that Shen Bailian will bite him back.

By then, let alone asking the Lin'an City Magistrate to cooperate with him in capturing the snake demon, I'm afraid he would be labeled as slandering the imperial official.

Thankless.

As for the magistrate of Lin'an City?

There was a hint of disbelief in his calm eyes. After floating in the big dye vat of officialdom for many years, he had already developed the habit of keeping his emotions and anger invisible.

What Shen Bailian said suddenly gave him a bad premonition.

It's like a dog that has been domesticated for many years suddenly returns to its ancestors and turns into a wolf.

"What? Are you busy with some family matters?" Lin'an City Magistrate tried his best to keep his voice calm so that Fa Hai and the others could not notice his sudden change in tone.

"No." Shen Bailian cupped his hands, smiled slightly, and explained with a smile: "It's a personal matter of mine. After sparring with Master Fahai, I gained something occasionally. After more than a month of hard work, I have initially grasped the martial arts. The threshold of the Grandmaster.

Therefore, I need to stay in seclusion for more than ten days to break through to the martial arts master. I believe that by then, I will be able to better implement the order of protecting the magistrate. "

"What?! Martial arts master!!!" When Li Gongfu heard this, he immediately screamed in surprise regardless of the occasion. His eyes flickered and he looked at the young man opposite him in disbelief.

What?

Has he really become an actor on the stage for people to laugh at?

A martial arts master, that is a martial arts master. Even an innate warrior is a state that many martial artists can hardly reach in their lifetime, let alone a martial arts master.

not to mention.

Li Gongfu knew that Shen Lian's current age would never exceed twenty-two years old.

A martial arts master of this age is even more terrifying!

He simply dared not think about what kind of achievements he could achieve in the future. I am afraid that it is not impossible to achieve the realm of heaven and man.

As for Fahai, when he heard Shen Bailian's nonsense, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Ridiculous, really ridiculous.

He didn't know how Shen Bailian said such words without changing his face, blushing, or beating his heart. He was still a martial arts master. I am afraid that he had already broken through to the realm of heaven and man.

As for why Shen Bailian wanted to find this excuse to retreat during this period of time, instead of striking while the iron was hot and retreating during the period just after the competition.

Fahai also had some ideas in his mind.

The reason was very simple, just to avoid suspicion.

This matter was very simple to understand. In this world, some things can be done, but they must not be said or exposed.

Otherwise, the possibility of waiting for that person is to be criticized by thousands of people.

In Fahai's opinion, only he and Shen Bailian knew that Shen Bailian and the snake demon were closely connected.

As for the rest of the people, including Li Gongfu, they were all kept in the dark.

Therefore, Shen Bailian was naturally not convenient to participate in this monster-catching operation, but this incident also made Fahai breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, he had no idea how strong Shen Bailian was.

Fahai had to recuperate for more than a month before he recovered from the internal injuries left by the last sparring with Shen Bailian.

Shen Bailian used the excuse of going into seclusion, which would basically not have any impact on his monster-catching plan in a short period of time.

At the same time, the risk of leaking secrets was also avoided.

This breakthrough came at the right time.

Shen Bailian observed the changes in the expressions of Li Gongfu, the magistrate of Lin'an City, and Fahai, and suddenly felt puzzled.

He had already been mentally prepared for the changes in the expressions of the first two before he said this.

What about Fahai?

Shen Bailian couldn't figure it out, and didn't want to delve into it. Anyway, when he woke up from his retreat, he wanted the sky and the clouds to no longer cover his eyes.

"Retreat to break through?" The magistrate of Lin'an City heard Shen Bailian's words and saw his calm demeanor, which showed no respect for him. His eyes rolled around, and he could only reply indifferently:

"Okay, since Xiao Shen said so, of course it's okay. This is a good thing. But when you encounter such a happy event, why don't you go to Fengle Tower to drink and then retreat?"

Hearing this, Fahai looked at the magistrate of Lin'an City with a puzzled look, trying to find a trace.

What is this?

Is this breakthrough as simple as having diarrhea after eating, and can it be delayed?

Besides, if the diarrhea is delayed for a long time, it will poop in the pants, not to mention this kind of major event related to the breakthrough of "Martial Arts Grandmaster"?

Fahai really couldn't understand. Wouldn't the improved strength of his captains be able to better protect his safety? Why stop him at this time?

Li Gongfu also thought so. Why not celebrate after Shen Bailian successfully breaks through? Why rush to this critical moment?

He was about to speak when he was stopped by the magistrate of Lin'an City with his eyes.

Li Gongfu hesitated for a moment and wanted to continue speaking.

However.

"Okay, Captain Li, go and notify the servants first, so as not to delay Xiao Shen's retreat time." The magistrate of Lin'an City showed a fox-like smile, looking amiable.

Li Gongfu was helpless, but since the magistrate of Lin'an City said so, he had no choice.

He could only nod to Fahai and Shen Bailian, and at the last moment, he signaled Shen Bailian with his eyes, hoping that he could fight for his future.

A martial arts master in his twenties has a chance to break through to the heavenly realm in his lifetime.

You must not make a mistake at every step.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Shen Bailian smiled slightly, not caring at all.

Others thought he was in seclusion, but he was practicing normally, and he needed to grasp the hard-won inspiration to break through to the martial arts master.

But the real truth was only known to him.

This is how life is like, there is no need to explain to others, and there is no need.

"Hey~" Li Gongfu, who was about to walk out of the door slowly, heard the voice coming from behind, and immediately shook his head helplessly and sighed, muttering in his mouth: "It's hanging..."

"Hahaha... OK, OK." Seeing Shen Bailian's answer without hesitation, the magistrate of Lin'an City suddenly relaxed his tense heartstrings, and smiled and praised: "I knew that you, Xiao Shen, are not a person who doesn't know etiquette."

Shen Bailian heard the words, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and responded with a smile.

The words were good words.

But the little thoughts of the magistrate of Lin'an City were now exposed because of this momentary excitement. Even the inexperienced Fahai noticed something was wrong.

This clearly showed that he did not trust Shen Bailian and was afraid that Shen Bailian would be out of his control after breaking through to the martial arts master.

However, as Shen Bailian's superior, the magistrate of Lin'an City could not directly refuse the latter's retreat to break through, otherwise it would affect the morale of his subordinates.

Therefore, he could only use this lame excuse to delay time and try to make Shen Bailian lose the opportunity to break through.

"Master Fahai, rest assured. I know." The magistrate of Lin'an City saw Fahai trying to speak again, and his heart skipped a beat. He knew the temperament of these upright warriors very well, so he changed the subject directly:

"I will tell the people below that there will be no meat dishes on Master Fahai's table at this dinner. As for the wine, Master Fahai can do whatever he wants."

After that, he walked out of the room with a smile, not giving Fahai a certain time to react.

A set of actions and words, flowing like water.

It was as if he had experienced it many times.

Fahai was speechless and choked. Looking at the back of the magistrate of Lin'an City leaving, he didn't know what to do for a moment. As far as catching monsters was concerned, he did not fail in his duty.

But the confrontation in the court of the Song Dynasty was completely different from the physical work of catching monsters.

What was needed was a mind, and more of it.

"Amitabha~" Fahai looked at Shen Bailian with an apologetic look, clasped his hands together, and slowly walked out of the room.

"It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous." Shen Bailian clearly saw the ferocious face of the magistrate of Lin'an City through the Eye of God, and couldn't help but sneered a few times.

Power is indeed a treasure that makes people love it.

But in the extraordinary high-level martial arts world, power is just a product of force that has to compromise. If it weren't for the blessing of the officials in the Song Dynasty court with the spirit of humanity.

Shen Bailian would have killed this greedy old guy long ago.

He has never really met such a greedy guy in reality.

However, after all, this old guy is still useful and can be used. If he is killed like this, it will be too cheap for the other party.

"Hmph..." Shen Bailian sneered and immediately followed.

Today, he wanted to see what tricks this old fox was playing, or if he had run out of tricks and was just trying to drag things out.

…

Early morning.

“Slow down, slow down, Xiao Shen, walk slowly…”

“Don’t stop me, I, I… I can still do another pound…” Shen Bailian, supported by Li Gongfu and another person, walked slowly in the alley.

His face was flushed, and his cheeks were particularly rosy, as if they were painted with a layer of red rouge.

“Why is this guy so heavy? I wouldn’t have taken this hard job if I had known.” The scarred head of the police station supported the heavy Shen Bailian with one hand, and silently complained in his heart.

For no other reason, Shen Bailian’s weight was too heavy.

Even if only half of his body was pressed on his shoulders, it seemed to have a thousand pounds of strength, and even his breathing became rapid as his physical strength was seriously lost.

He wanted to give up, but he didn’t dare.

Because the mission sent by the magistrate of Lin'an City was to monitor Shen Bailian's every move, and then check whether he was really drunk. If not, he could give him some more medicine. (End of this chapter)