Chapter 23: It’s good to have a background
After Song Qingshu and Yang Xue parted ways, the merchant ship headed towards Ji Mansion again.
Neither fast nor slow.
He needs time to practice the "Nine Yin Manual".
The facts are similar to what Yang Xue said. The Nine Yin Manual and Wudang Kung Fu are indeed consistent, and his cultivation speed has increased several times.
The increase in the speed of the technique allowed him to absorb the pills given by the Grand Master faster.
It originally took at least half a year to absorb, but now it only takes one month.
The elixir and the Nine Yin Manual doubled his strength in a month.
"Kung Fu."
"The elixir really helps a lot."
Song Qingshu finished practicing and walked out of the room, feeling very emotional.
There was a lot of excitement outside the boat. During this period, everyone was familiar with Song Qingshu and knew that Song Qingshu had an easy-going personality.
"Sir."
"Sir."
"Come and have a few sips."
"Sir."
"..."
Outside the boat, there was a group of people bragging, playing cards, drinking and eating meat.
"You guys have fun." Song Qingshu greeted everyone with a smile.
At first, Song Qingshu didn't know how many people were on the ship. Later, as time went by, he realized that he wanted to keep things simple.
There are a lot of people on this boat, 45 people in total.
From the boatman to the cook, everyone is a member of the Sky Eagle Cult.
Each of them is a master who can kill with a knife.
Qi Mu spent a lot of money for his safety.
"We'll arrive at Ji's Mansion in half a month. I wonder how Uncle Six is doing there." Song Qingshu sat on the bow of the boat and thought about it.
If you want to find out about Ji Xiaofu, you will definitely have to conflict with the Ming Cult.
Now that group of people are all Yang Xiao's subordinates.
Yang Xiao has four gates: heaven, earth, wind and thunder.
These people are not simple things.
"Son..."
At this time, Qi Mu ran over from a distance, his face looking a little strange.
"What happened?" Song Qingshu asked curiously.
Qi Mu handed the flying pigeon message in his hand to Song Qingshu: "This is the message from the Sky Eagle Gang."
"Xuanwu Altar was surrounded and killed..."
Song Qingshu took the letter and read it. There were not many words in the letter, but the meaning was obvious.
Help!
Bai Guishou, the leader of the Xuanwu Altar, was besieged and killed by the Shaolin Beggar Gang.
Song Qingshu threw the letter into the river after reading it: "Because of the dragon-slaying knife?"
Qi Mu said solemnly: "Yes."
"When Hall Master Ziwei died, he told the Shaolin elders about Xie Xun."
"Afterwards, various sects asked, and Shaolin said no."
"The various sects were dissatisfied, and then they began to fight openly and secretly."
Song Qingshu sighed with emotion: "The adopted mother's method is really powerful."
"So Shaolin has been chasing Bai Tan Master now. After all, only Bai Tan Master was alive in Wang Panshan, right?"
Qi Mu thought for a while: "It's almost the same. The other sub-alterns are better. The Xuanwu Altar is really having a hard time recently."
"How far?" Song Qingshu asked.
Saiki responded directly: "Speed up and we can get there in one day."
"only……"
"It's very dangerous. After all, it's Shaolin and the Beggar Gang."
"Xuanwutan's strength is not bad."
Song Qingshu thought for a moment: "Hurry up and get there. Whether you can save him or not depends on the situation."
"It's not okay to ignore it."
"I won't be able to explain to the Sky Eagle Sect then."
"Okay!" Qi Mu was shocked.
He originally planned to rescue Song Qingshu himself and then let others escort Song Qingshu.
Unexpectedly, Song Qingshu went directly to rescue him.
If Xuanwutan is asking for help now, it must be in big trouble.
There are very few forces that can lend a helping hand.
Even if there are, they are some low-level people who are just willing to die when facing Shaolin.
The people on his ship were all elite because they had to escort Song Qingshu.
You definitely won't be able to defeat him if you hit him, but you have a chance of running.
"Speed up! Hurry!" Qi Mu shouted, and the man who was playing cards and drinking quickly stood up.
Everyone moved extremely quickly without any delay.
"Go, go!!"
"Brothers have been idle for a long time and are now working."
"Haha, work!"
"..."
Everyone shouted, they were not fools, something must have happened if the helmsman was so anxious now.
Song Qingshu looked at everyone's reactions and nodded secretly.
It is no coincidence that the Sky Eagle Sect has become a powerful force.
Compared with the sloppy gangs of other sects, the disciples of the Sky Eagle Sect are similar to the Five Elements Flag of the Ming Sect and are well-trained.
This is military management.
"Old Qi, you are training under the banner of Mingjiao."
Qi Mu was not surprised that Song Qingshu could tell.
After all, he is a disciple of Wudang, so he is well-informed.
"The giant wooden flag."
"We don't have any special skills. We all come from poor families. We don't have any profound mental skills, so we can only practice external skills."
"So it's very powerful."
"Very good, not bad." Song Qingshu thought it was quite suitable.
The giant wooden flag is good at using giant trees. Every ten people carry a giant tree. Each giant tree weighs a thousand catties. There are iron hooks on the wood. Each person holds an iron hook and throws the giant tree with great power.
For some people who practice external martial arts, it is indeed not difficult, as long as they are strong and well-trained.
"You must have brought all your family's wealth on board."
"These 45 people are not easy."
"I can't help it, I'm afraid something will happen to the young master." Lao Qi smiled with his signature naive smile.
He now also understands Song Qingshu's temperament and doesn't hide it.
"And we are originally on the river, running waterways."
Song Qingshu didn't ask any more questions. If he continued to ask questions, it would probably involve some secrets from the Sky Eagle Sect.
He specializes in running waterways, probably for support purposes.
Feel free to sit down at the bow.
"Tell me about Shaolin."
"Are the major sects taking action against Shaolin now?"
There was a trace of disdain in Qi Mu's eyes: "They really want to take action."
"The slogans were shouted loudly, but there was no movement at all."
"But even so, Shaolin is in a dilemma. After all, it is a dragon-slaying knife and everyone wants it."
"So, they are looking for Master Bai Tan like crazy."
"The most violent ones lately are Shaolin and the Beggar Clan."
"I guess the various sects should go to Shaolin for detailed discussions. Shaolin must give an explanation."
"I think within a few months or a year at most, all the sects will try their best to find Master Bai Tan."
As he spoke, he sighed.
"Shaolin has a profound foundation."
Song Qingshu agreed with Qi Mu's analysis.
After spending these days together, he also knew Qi Mu's character.
Although he looks simple and honest, he is very considerate.
"Grandpa, what do you think of uncle?"
Qi Mu said in a deep voice: "I don't know, the order I received before was to wait for the two young masters at the foot of Wudang Mountain."
"I have heard more or less what happened during this period."
"I don't know what the specific situation is."
Song Qingshu thought for a while and continued to ask: "What happened when the various sects besieged the Sky Eagle Sect after Xie Xun disappeared."
There was a trace of sadness in Qi Mu's eyes: "It was very miserable at that time."
"Even the leader is running around, which suppresses the leaders of those sects from moving around."
"Prince Yin and all the hall masters were really busy at that time, running rescues everywhere."
"We lost a lot of people."
Song Qingshu could imagine the tragic situation back then. Faced with the siege of so many people, it was not easy for the Sky Eagle Sect to persevere.
"Send a message to Master Baitan and ask us to pick him up when he gets to the river."
"Whether he comes or not depends on his life."
"Master..." Qi Mu was shocked.
What he had in mind was that when he got to the place, he would go to the rescue and leave a few people behind to send Song Qingshu away.
He didn't dare Song Qingshu take risks with him.
"You can't beat me." Song Qingshu laughed and said, "What's wrong? I still want to try."
"Besides, the Shaolin Temple does have a deep foundation and great reputation? But it also depends on who you compare with, right?"
"I, Wudang, are not afraid of Shaolin."
"There are so many people, what can Shaolin do to me in person?"
Qi Mu didn't know what to say for a while.
There are many of them, including Shaolin and the Beggar Clan. Song Qingshu is from Wudang, so nothing will happen to him.
But they are the Sky Eagle Sect after all, a cult.
Wudang is a famous and decent sect.
"Sir, this is a matter of the Sky Eagle Sect after all."
"You don't have to."
Song Qingshu patted Qi Mu and said, "Okay, I know what's going on."
"It will depend on the situation at that time. Look at my eyes and act."
"Let the brothers tidy up. I am also a Wudang disciple after all. You can't be too sloppy."
"Understand?"
"Young Master, I understand!" Qi Mujian's eyes lit up and he already understood what Song Qingshu meant.
This is to let them serve as followers, or guards.
That way they would be people from Wudang Mountain, and many things would be easy to handle.
"I'll make arrangements right away."
Song Qingshu thought of Shaolin now, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
"Shaolin's generation is really shameless."
"I will do anything for the Dragon Slayer Knife."
According to his memory, the highest generation in Shaolin now is Kong.
Master Kong Jian told Xie Xun before he died that the Dragon Sword would allow him to take revenge, which shows that Shaolin knew some secrets.
The master of emptiness knows it, and the other three, emptiness hearing, emptiness wisdom, and emptiness, should also know a little bit.
That's why I thoughtlessly chased the dragon-slaying knife.
"I didn't expect that the first trouble I would encounter when entering Jianghu would be with Shaolin."
"interesting."
The reason why Song Qingshu saved Bai Guishou is very simple.
The elixirs I took, the gold I used, and the medicinal materials were all sent by the Sky Eagle Sect.
He couldn't ignore Bai Guishou, he couldn't be like this as a human being, at least that's what he thought.
Whether it can be saved and whether it can be saved or not are completely two probabilities.
If you can save it, save it. If you can't save it, forget it.
He also has plans in mind.
As long as Qi Mu and others are not discovered to be members of the Sky Eagle Cult.
After all, Saiki is a small character, and so are his group of people, whom no one will recognize.
If you change your makeup and tidy up, the chances of being recognized are slim.
In addition, I am a Wudang disciple, which is a guarantee.
Even if he recognized him, it wouldn't matter. He also had the identity of the young master of the Sky Eagle Sect.
It makes sense with the Sky Eagle Cult.
It was a dark and windy night in a no-man's land, and someone might kill him.
But in such a big scene, Shaolin, the Beggar Clan, and a group of elites such as Qi Mu.
With so many people present, even if there is a conflict, it will be settled.
It is really impossible for Shaolin and the Beggar Clan to maim him and kill him in an open and honest manner.
He is the only son of the leader of the Seven Heroes of Wudang and the only third-generation disciple of Wudang Mountain.
To put it bluntly, he is really a Wu-Tang baby bump.
There are really not many people in this world who don't care about this identity.
At the same time, he can also gain a reputation in the world. Now that his strength has improved, it is just right to find someone to try his hand at.
You won’t die anyway, it’s a good thing to get some actual combat experience!
Get the best of both worlds, why not.