Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 425 - 293: From Rags to Riches, Astounding Methods, Fish Herding Book, Mysterious Woman!!
Tang Feng wandered outside the altar and only returned today, unaware of Li Xian’s name. Seeing the situation, as if facing a formidable enemy, he immediately ordered someone to fetch weapons and said, "Jin Envoy, things are not going well. A master has come to our door today. I will first engage here, but I’m afraid I’m no match for this person. You must quickly notify Chief Shi so we can join forces to deal with this enemy!"
Jin Shichang frowned and observed carefully, then smiled, "Elder Tang, how do you even know this is a strong enemy, and you are not even an opponent?"
Tang Feng said seriously, "With my eyesight and experience, there’s no mistake. This person looks young, and his elegant demeanor is not that of an ordinary person. This style of stepping on a boat, how can it belong to a weak person? Moreover, the five-element maze around the Water Altar, how can an outsider break in? This person must have a profound mastery of the five elements, proving he is unfathomable."
Jin Shichang laughed, "I don’t think so." Tang Feng frowned and said, "Jin Envoy, this is no joke. We must take it seriously. This person comes carrying heads, surely intending to go on a killing spree. If we don’t want to become souls under his sword, we must not underestimate him."
While they were speaking, suddenly there was a voice calling, "Jin Envoy!"
Jin Shichang laughed, "No mistake, where have you been to?" teasingly glancing at Tang Feng. Li Xian replied truthfully, "I received the execution Order and wiped out the water bandits at the Golden Pit."
Jin Shichang laughed, "So that’s it." He said to Tang Feng, "Elder Tang, you haven’t returned to the Water Altar for several months. You might not be aware of some things. This Hua Wucuo is our sect’s rising star, not a fierce person at all."
Tang Feng looked embarrassed, hiding the weapon behind his back, his old face rather red. He said, "A rising star... it’s good to have a rising star. Our Flower Cage Sect can also have such talents. Just now, your arrival on the boat really gave this old man a big scare."
Jin Shichang didn’t continue to tease and said, "Elder Tang’s cautious nature is very good. If a stranger who can step on a boat alone and break into the Water Altar truly exists, it really is a formidable enemy. Therefore, Elder Tang’s cautious handling is the right approach."
By this time, the commotion had spread, and the disciples in town also came to check it out. The shore was bustling with activity. When Li Xian’s boat finally docked, and he began to unload the heads of the water bandits one by one from the boat, both Jin Shichang and Tang Feng watched closely, counting, and the more they counted, the more shocked they became, while the other disciples were filled with disbelief.
Destroying a den, neither too hard nor too easy, tests one’s ability, means, strategy, and martial arts. In these chaotic times, all kinds of disorders arise, the young masters and noble ladies from noble families roam the Jianghu, possessing high martial arts skills yet easily falling victim, either being captured alive or losing their lives, commonly seen to the extreme.
However, annihilating the bandit den, with the bandits fleeing in all directions, makes it even harder to kill them all.
Jin Shichang and Tang Feng, both being broad-minded, momentarily did not know how Li Xian accomplished it.
Jin Shichang asked in surprise, "No mistake, did you really wipe out these water bandits all by yourself, without any help?" Li Xian smiled, "Naturally, I captured the leader first and then took them down one by one. It wasn’t that difficult."
Jin Shichang repeatedly patted Li Xian on the shoulder, exclaiming, "Good fellow, it sounds easy, but if you really do it, even if Elder Tang took action, it wouldn’t necessarily be completely eradicated."
Tang Feng honestly said, "It definitely wouldn’t be completely eradicated!"
He pointed at the numerous corpses, with respect reappearing in his eyes, saying, "If I had taken action, scattering the den would be extremely easy. They fled in all directions, using the water to escape. I would be helpless."
"Look at these water bandits, their expressions relaxed and carefree. This means... these hundreds of people died silently. They didn’t even know they were dead at the time of death."
As soon as he said this, the surrounding disciples were all shocked, and the surroundings suddenly became noisy: "Elder Tang is highly skilled in Martial Arts, well-versed in various Martial Arts, and known as the ’Martial Scholar.’ Chief Shi even said that Elder Tang’s martial arts insights are keen, so he wouldn’t be wrong."
"Ah... this is too horrifying. Is this Hua Wucuo a ghost?"
"Not just that, Brother Hua is inherently powerful. At the grand event some time ago, he also took the top spot."
"Winning a martial arts competition only proves strong martial arts skills, but this execution of water bandits requires much more ability!"
Tang Feng was extremely interested. Jin Shichang knew that Li Xian had already entered the Candle Sect and was impressed by him. Tang Feng continued, "The water bandits’ den is generally not very large, with numerous visible and hidden sentries. A martial artist of high skill can force their way in, but to silently claim those hundreds of lives, it’s extremely difficult. How did you manage it?"
This question was a sincere inquiry.
Li Xian straightforwardly said, "I shot them with arrows." Tang Feng said, "This is even more difficult! Even if using arrows to kill, there should be some noise." He continued, "Unless your archery is superb, your control of the arrows exquisitely precise, and you oversee the whole scene, only then can you achieve this level."
Jin Shichang heard this and said, "Looks like Chief Shi didn’t mistake you!" Tang Feng respectfully said, "Brother Hua has the means, and Tang respects him. It’s surprising to see such a rising star on the first return to the Water Altar. Truly admirable. Let’s have a drink together sometime."
After a round of conversation, Jin Shichang and Tang Feng left first.
Li Xian looked at the ground full of heads, feeling quite heavy, so he hired a few disciples to help carry the heads. His various deeds have already established a reputation in the Water Altar. With a wave, several disciples came eagerly, calling him ’Brother Hua,’ ’Brother Hua,’ ’Old Big Brother Hua,’ and other titles. To avoid scaring the indigenous residents, Li Xian took a different path, bypassing the town, walking along a mountain path.
Along the way, disciples who heard the news gathered to witness in amazement. After walking several miles, unexpectedly, more and more people gathered, and it seemed like a ’welcome corridor.’ The disciples of the Water Altar often move about, some know, and some do not. The disciples were both curious and respectful, with various words of praise and admiration ’pouring in.’
The strength of the Flower Cage Sect’s disciples is ordinary, and they have always needed to rely on others. Thus, forming a flattery-pleasing ethos. Li Xian’s unusual strength was revealed, naturally earning flattery, with no one daring to disrespect, and even if someone did, they would not dare to show it overtly.
Along the way, Li Xian was praised as if there were no one comparable in heaven or on earth. Li Xian smiled through it all, completely indifferent. Little did he know, it was because the Flower Cage Sect disciples roamed everywhere, gathering in their leisure time, love to brag and discuss.
The name ’Hua Wucuo’ quietly spread beyond the Water Altar. Li Xian, for the first time, left a name in the Jianghu, albeit with a notorious or cursed name, but there were marks nonetheless.
Among the spectators, a woman in a black robe stared at Li Xian, her eyes flashing with sharp brilliance.
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