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Chapter 47 Soldiers? Robbers?
"How is the situation?"
"That's about it, it looks like they've all collapsed."
Inside the post station, many members of the Fuyuan Escort Agency had collapsed, and even Fu Lianzhuang had fainted.
"We can begin."
The men in the post station, seeing the unfamiliar servant, took out their crossbows and fired a whistling arrow into the sky.
With a whoosh, the arrow pierced the sky.
At this moment, Xiao Xuan, who was pretending to be drugged, felt a chill run down his spine. These people were no ordinary robbers.
Hand crossbows are controlled items, and their use is strictly prohibited for ordinary martial arts practitioners and even martial arts sects.
Furthermore, their actions were well-organized, and their objective seemed very clear.
Before long, several bandits appeared at the post station and slowly surrounded Old Jin and his servants.
"Let's get started."
As soon as one of them finished speaking, the bandits took out their maces and, in the blink of an eye, blew the heads off several of the servants.
"Sir! Gentlemen! Spare me!"
Old Jin begged for mercy. At this moment, Xiao Xuan opened his eyes and saw that Qu Lingyan was also unable to restrain herself.
He hadn't expected the other party to target an innocent servant, but at this moment, Xiao Xuan seemed to understand something.
These people are not simple; they must be well-trained soldiers.
The fact that the other party didn't target the security escort agency proves that they had planned this all along.
Because whether it's massacring a caravan or robbing someone on the way and causing a shootout, it will make the whole martial arts world aware of the matter.
Conversely, if one only loses valuables at a post station, then one can simply shift the blame to the post station, and the matter is not the same.
The reason these servants were killed was probably because they knew some inside information.
The robbers swung their hammers toward Old Jin, about to strike, when they were suddenly stopped by someone.
"stop!"
The robbers turned around and saw that it was a woman from the Fuyuan Escort Agency who stepped out and was pointing a knife at them.
This woman's name is Lin Xiaodi, and she is the only daughter of Lin Wei, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of Fuyuan镖局 (escort agency).
He enjoys practicing martial arts and often goes on escort missions with other members of the escort agency.
"You villains! Let them go!"
Lin Xiaodi's steps were a little unsteady at this moment. She did not drink the wine that Lao Jin gave her, but she did eat quite a lot of food.
Fortunately, her father, Lin Wei, had prepared a special detoxifying sachet for her from the Shaolin Temple. She took two quick inhalations before fainting, which prevented her from losing consciousness.
"Who are you people? Why are you poisoning people?"
Lin Xiaodi questioned the robbers, who exchanged glances and whispered:
"It doesn't matter if one person dies, go kill her, and the rest go get the golden Buddha."
The robbers got into position and were about to rush towards Lin Xiaodi when suddenly the person who had been giving orders let out a scream.
"what!"
"team leader?!"
Everyone turned around and saw that the captain was spitting blood from his throat, and a long sword was pulled back from his throat; it was Xiao Xuan's Cold Steel Sword.
"So your goal is the golden Buddha."
Xiao Xuan drew his sword swiftly, clearly targeting and eliminating the person who had been issuing orders.
He then looked at the two dead servants, feeling a pang of regret, but without any remorse.
These people have unclear origins. If we don't figure things out, we'll be the ones who suffer in the end.
The trolley problem has never stumped Xiao Xuan, because once he chooses a path, he will continue down it.
"Xiao...you're really quick."
Qu Lingyan also jumped up at this moment. She wanted to call Xiao Xuan by name, but she knew that these people had a great background, so she immediately swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue.
"Since we've made our move, let's not let any of them escape."
Xiao Xuan said coldly, then drew his sword and charged into the crowd.
"How come those two are alright too?"
"That shouldn't be happening! Where did things go wrong?"
The robbers looked at the two of them in alarm, but quickly calmed down.
The dozen or so robbers tacitly split into three teams: two went to deal with Lin Xiaodi, four went out of the post station to find the Golden Buddha, and the rest dealt with Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan.
The robbers seemed to have prepared for the worst, and they all took out the weapons and equipment they had hidden around the post station.
Xiao Ding took a closer look and saw that each of these robbers was equipped with a round shield, and their main weapon was either a hammer with a fist-sized head or a hand knife with a handguard.
This kind of posture is not something a martial arts practitioner would have; it's clearly the setup of a battlefield soldier.
Several swordsmen and shieldmen formed a small formation and advanced towards Xiao Xuan.
[Small Four-Phase Formation]
With a solution presented before him, Xiao Xuan confidently charged into the formation.
Qu Lingyan, on the other hand, seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the three hammer and shield warriors.
At this moment, Qu Lingyan was wearing metal finger sleeves on the ring and little fingers of both hands. This equipment could increase the power and attack range of her Serpent Hand, and also make it easier to strike acupoints.
However, this weapon, with its weak impact, is useless against shields.
Qu Lingyan was forced back by the three men, so she had to release some poison powder to create distance between herself and them.
"These people are so difficult to deal with."
Qu Lingyan, panting heavily, looked at Lin Xiaodi in the distance. Even fighting two against one, she was not having an easy time.
Lin Xiaodi was still a little dazed and was wildly waving the ring knife in her hand.
As the monk's knife was wielded, a wisp of fire was unexpectedly slashed out.
Xiao Xuan was surprised. He hadn't expected this little girl to be so talented. She could master the Shaolin Burning Wood Saber Technique with only the fifth level of internal energy cultivation.
According to Deng Fei's account in "Scientific Martial Arts Training Methods", even when the true qi is not dense enough, it is possible to convert true qi into energy, which requires an extreme imbalance of attributes.
As all martial artists know, internal energy is divided into Yin and Yang forces.
Yang represents movement, heat, and rising; Yin represents stillness, cold, and descending.
In "Scientific Martial Arts Training Methods," Deng Fei also explained the power of Yin and Yang.
Yang controls the upward development of true qi, while Yin controls the downward development of true qi.
Upward and downward include many factors, such as speed, temperature, and density.
Just like Lin Xiaodi in front of us, her true energy is far from enough to support her Burning Wood Knife Technique.
However, her body has abundant yang energy, which makes it easier for her true qi to rise in temperature, thus she can easily convert true qi into heat energy.
"So this is what martial arts look like in the eyes of scientists."
Xiao Xuan chuckled and in the blink of an eye, he had dealt with the four people beside him.
He and Qu Lingyan exchanged a glance, and then, as if by some unknown means, they surrounded the three hammer and shield soldiers and quickly killed them all.
"I..."
"you..."
Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan spoke almost simultaneously, but Qu Lingyan gestured for Xiao Xuan to speak first.
"I'll go after those few; the rest are yours."
Qu Lingyan nodded; this was exactly what she wanted to say.
Whether the golden Buddha is lost or not is not important to Xiao Xuan and Qu Lingyan. What is important is that these soldiers cannot leave here alive, otherwise they will bring endless trouble to the two of them.
Xiao Xuan quickly leaped out of the post station and found that the Fuyuan Escort Agency's caravan was very quiet, with no one there.
At this moment, an arrow appeared in front of Xiao Xuan's eyes. Upon seeing the arrow, Xiao Xuan understood that it must have been the monk Shishan who, upon hearing the whistling arrow, hid the golden Buddha.
"However, he was just a frail monk carrying a golden Buddha weighing several dozen kilograms; he couldn't have run very far."
Just as Xiao Xuan was about to follow the arrow, another prompt appeared before him.
[Nanga Ancient Sutra]
[Inner Internal Energy Cultivation Method: The Six Elders' Skill]