He cannot permanently acquire attributes from the same person indefinitely.
In the past two days, Li Yao has frequently sparred with Ding Xiu in swordsmanship, and Li Yao has almost completely drained Ding Xiu's attributes.
Li Yao glanced at Ding Xiu, who was still sitting on the ground panting, and thought to himself: It seems it's time to find a different opponent to pick up attributes.
Li Yao's first thought was Zhao Jingzhong.
In the world of the first "Brotherhood of Blades" movie, Zhao Jingzhong's martial arts skills should be considered the most powerful.
Even Shen Lian was no match for Zhao Jingzhong.
At the end of the movie, Shen Lian finds Zhao Jingzhong, who has surrendered to the Jianzhou Jurchens, and wants to kill Zhao Jingzhong to avenge Jin Yichuan and Lu Jianxing.
The two fought a fierce battle.
If Zhao Jingzhong hadn't underestimated his opponent, and if Shen Lian hadn't been so incredibly lucky to launch a successful sneak attack, it's likely that Shen Lian, not Zhao Jingzhong, would have been the one to die in the end.
Therefore, Li Yao felt that Zhao Jingzhong was a very good opponent.
It's a pity that even though Li Yao has kidnapped Wei Zhongxian for two days and even left some clues, Zhao Jingzhong still hasn't come looking for him.
This Zhao Jingzhong is really terrible!
Li Yao had no intention of actively seeking out Zhao Jingzhong.
So, besides Zhao Jingzhong, the three Shen brothers, and Ding Xiu, who else in this world is worth Li Yao picking up attributes for?
Golden Saber Sect!
Li Yao immediately thought of the Golden Saber Sect.
Then he said to Ding Xiu, "Nephew, keep an eye on that old geezer. I'm going out for a bit."
Ding Xiu quickly asked, "When will that old geezer turn into a pile of gold?"
Li Yao led his horse toward the gate, tossing out a sentence: "Just wait, it'll be here soon."
Soon, Li Yao rode his horse to a large mansion.
Li Yao looked up and saw two characters written on the plaque of the mansion: Yan Mansion.
The Yan residence was the residence of Yan Peiwei, the Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.
Yan Peiwei not only held an official position, but he also had close ties with the underworld.
He was a member of the Golden Saber Sect, and his family kept dozens of retainers, all of whom were highly skilled in martial arts.
Therefore, Li Yao set his sights on the Yan family.
In the original movie, Shen Lian did not kill Wei Zhongxian for various reasons. Wei Zhongxian was worried that Shen Lian would reveal that he was not dead, so he ordered Zhao Jingzhong to get rid of Shen Lian and promised Zhao Jingzhong that as long as Shen Lian died, he would leave the Ming Dynasty so that Zhao Jingzhong could become the director of the Eastern Depot without any worries.
In order to get rid of Wei Zhongxian, this scourge, as soon as possible, Zhao Jingzhong agreed.
Therefore, he used the investigation and detention of Yan Peiwei of the Golden Knife Sect as a pretext to kill the three Shen brothers.
Subsequently, he ordered Zhang Ying to lead the three brothers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, including Shen Lian, to the Yan residence to arrest Yan Peiwei.
Zhang Ying used the promise of promoting Lu Jianxing to the rank of centurion as bait to lure the three Shen brothers into the Yan residence alone.
Afterwards, Zhang Ying ordered his men to shoot Yan Peiwei to death with arrows.
Yan Peiwei's son, Yan Junbin, was furious and led a group to kill the three Shen brothers.
The three fought a bloody battle at Yan's residence, but Zhang Ying ordered his men to seal the gates and fire arrows indiscriminately, attempting to kill the three Shen brothers in the chaos.
As a result, the three Shen brothers were not killed, but instead massacred the Yan family and injured and arrested Yan Junbin, thus thwarting Zhao Jingzhong's plan.
Now, Wei Zhongxian has been abducted by Li Yao ahead of schedule, and the original plot has undergone a major change.
I wonder if Zhao Jingzhong will use someone else to do his dirty work again?
Never mind, picking up attributes is more important.
So Li Yao walked towards the gate of the Yan residence and knocked on the door.
Chapter 27 One Against a Group of Heroes, Another Level Up
Li Yao knocked on the gate of the Yan residence, and a servant answered the door.
The servant looked Li Yao up and down and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Li Yao said with a smile, "My name is Li Yao, and I've come to challenge your Golden Saber Sect."
The servant's face changed, and he angrily retorted, "Are you sick?"
He then tried to close the door.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close the door.
Li Yao pushed open the door effortlessly and said calmly, "I think you're the one who's sick. You don't even have the strength to close the door. You're obviously terminally ill and beyond saving."
Enraged, the servant immediately threw a punch at Li Yao's chest.
As a servant in the Yan family, he still knew some basic martial arts skills.
Li Yao neither dodged nor avoided the blows, letting the servants' fists pound on his chest.
Click!
It wasn't Li Yao who broke his sternum.
Instead, it was the servant's fist that shattered.
Today, Li Yao's physique is many times that of an average person.
If an ordinary person hits him, it's like hitting a metal plate; it's no wonder their fist would shatter.
The servant looked at his shattered fist, his face contorted in agony.
He immediately turned and ran inside, shouting repeatedly, "Something's wrong! Something's wrong! Someone's here to cause trouble..."
Li Yao strode in as well.
Just then, a large group of people came towards us.
These people walked with steady steps, dressed smartly, and their eyes gleamed with a sharp light.
Clearly, they were all skilled martial artists.
A moment later, the servant reappeared. He pointed at Li Yao and said to a young man dressed as a gentleman beside him, "Young master, he's the one who came to cause trouble. He even crushed my fist."
The guilty party filed the first lawsuit!
This servant certainly has a bright future.
The young man, dressed as a gentleman, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yao and said, "My name is Yan Junbin. May I ask what brings you here?"
Is he Yan Junbin?
Li Yao sized up Yan Junbin and thought, "He is indeed a handsome man."
No wonder Zhou Miaotong likes Yan Junbin.
That's right, Yan Junbin is Shen Lian's rival in love.
In the original movie, Shen Lian cut off Yan Junbin's hand, and it's unclear whether there was any element of personal revenge involved.
Li Yao also cupped his hands in greeting to Yan Junbin and said, "My name is Li Yao. I heard that your Golden Saber Sect has excellent kung fu, so I came to challenge you."
Just as Yan Junbin was about to speak, a middle-aged man walked out from inside.
The middle-aged man asked, "Junbin, what happened?"
Yan Junbin hurriedly said, "Father, this person has come to challenge our Golden Saber Sect."
It turned out that the middle-aged man was Yan Peiwei, Yan Junbin's father.
Yan Peiwei cupped his hands to Li Yao and said, "I'm truly sorry, but the martial arts of our Golden Saber Sect are quite ordinary and not worth the challenge from you, young hero. You've made a wasted trip."
Li Yao smiled slightly, "Now that I'm here, I can't just leave empty-handed."
Yan Peiwei said with a smile, "If you don't mind, young hero, I'll give you ten taels of silver as a travel allowance."
Young and impetuous, Yan Junbin hurriedly said, "Father, since he wants to compete, let's compete with him. Why should we be so humble to him?"
Li Yao said, "Yes, as a member of the martial arts world, how can I be so humble? Actually, I came here with no ill intentions. I just want to exchange sword techniques with you."
Yan Junbin quickly replied, "Alright, let me experience your swordsmanship."
Yan Peiwei stopped him, saying, "Junbin, you mustn't..."
However, Yan Junbin completely ignored his father's words. He had already walked to a knife rack and picked up a long knife.
At this moment, a retainer named Wang Feng stepped forward and said, "Young Master Yan, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? Let me have a go at this kid."
Immediately, Wang Feng pulled out a gleaming broadsword and slashed at Li Yao.
Li Yao smiled slightly and stood still.
When Wang Feng's broadsword came slashing down, he quickly shifted his body to the left, easily dodging Wang Feng's attack.
Wang Feng missed his first strike, so he slashed out with his sword again.
Li Yao quickly moved to the right, dodging the attack.
At the same time, he kicked Wang Feng hard, sending him flying several meters away.
Bang!
Wang Feng fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Yan Junbin and the others were all taken aback. They did not expect that Li Yao could defeat Wang Feng so easily without even drawing his sword. Such skill was extremely rare.
Li Yao stretched his limbs and said calmly, "Is this all the Golden Saber Sect has to offer? That's disappointing."
At this moment, three more young retainers stepped forward, their faces full of anger, and said, "You brat, don't be so arrogant."
Li Yao glanced at the three of them and said with dissatisfaction, "Just the three of you? That's too few. Bring a few more."
As soon as he finished speaking, three more retainers drew their swords and stepped forward, shouting, "Since you are courting death, we will grant your wish."
Li Yao nodded with slight satisfaction, drew his embroidered spring knife, and said softly, "Come on!"
Yan Peiwei's eyes widened. "The Embroidered Uniform Guard?"