Where the sword light flashed, it was as if thousands of leaves were fluttering down. In the middle of the day, the sword light seemed to illuminate the hall of the mountain stronghold even brighter, and the entire hall seemed to fall into an extreme silence in an instant.
The Wood-type sword intent is full of vitality. Life is for oneself, but for the enemy, behind the vitality lies ultimate destruction!
"Whoosh!"
With the sound of a long sword being sheathed, the Azure Nether Sword returned to Li Ling's scabbard. At the same time, all the thieves in the hall remained motionless, as if they had encountered a ghost.
Li Ling turned and walked away. Only after he slowly walked out of the hall did the people of Qin Family Village collapse to the ground with a thud, completely silent.
Standing at the entrance of the main hall, Li Ling immediately saw twenty or thirty teenagers wielding standard-issue longswords fighting with the henchmen of Qin Family Village.
These young men moved with lightning speed, their movements swift and decisive. Although the hundreds of henchmen gathered in Qin Family Village had the advantage in numbers, they were the ones being slaughtered. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, most of them were killed.
Run!
A panicked shout came from somewhere, and the remaining henchmen, seeing that the situation was not good, scattered and fled in all directions. The boys, however, would not let them go and chased after them one by one, wiping them out.
Before long, the bandits of Qin Family Village were all wiped out, and the entire village calmed down. At this time, the young men came to Li Ling one after another, lined up neatly. At a glance, there were twenty-four of them in total. They bowed to Li Ling and said, "Reporting to the young master, none of the bandits from Qin Family Village escaped. They were all killed by us."
These young men were guards trained by the Famous Sword Manor. They were trained by Li Ling and the three leaders of the manor's guards, practicing the 'Longsword Stance' created by Li Ling and the manor's basic sword techniques. Their swordsmanship was as fast as lightning, combined with their strange footwork, and their killing moves were continuous.
Although they are all young and their skills are mostly only at the second-rate level, because they have received systematic training, even a first-rate expert could lose his life if he is not careful when he encounters them.
The four words "seeking your own death" that Li Ling transmitted in the Hall of Righteousness were a signal to the group of teenagers lurking outside the stronghold to take action.
"Alright, this Qin Family Village has been committing evil deeds for many years, robbing and looting. The wealth they have accumulated is definitely not a small amount. Go and search it all out for me, and then divide it into three parts as I instructed."
One portion was exchanged for various precious medicinal herbs to supply the disciples in the manor with their cultivation needs, and the other portion was used to purchase and expand the manor's land deeds and shops and inns in various places.
Take half of the last portion back; it will be your reward for this operation. The other half will go into the manor's accounts to replenish its assets.
"Thank you, Young Master!" Upon hearing Li Ling's assignment, everyone was overjoyed and shouted respectfully in unison.
The reward promised by Li Ling may seem small, only one-sixth of the total assets of Qin Family Village, but it should be noted that Qin Family Village has accumulated wealth for over a hundred years. Such wealth is considerable, and the amount allocated to each of them would be enough for many families to live comfortably for a lifetime.
"Alright, I'll leave this place to you!" Li Ling said no more, gave a brief instruction, and then lightly stepped forward, leaving Qin Family Village and heading towards Famous Sword Manor.
Five days later, Li Ling stood at the entrance of the Famous Sword Manor, staring blankly at the long sword on the plaque.
The long sword on this plaque was left behind by Yi Tianxing after he caused a scene at Li Ling's parents' wedding in this world. It is a disgrace that the Famous Sword Manor has not been able to wash away for more than 20 years.
Twenty years ago, Yi Tianxing had a crush on Li Ling's mother in this world, and even disrupted their wedding for it, eventually running away from home. The long sword on this plaque was left behind by Yi Tianxing back then, and it is also one of the most painful things in Yi Yun's heart.
Although Yi Yun had never told Li Ling about this over the years, and even strictly forbade the servants in the house to talk about this scandal, Li Ling, who had watched the TV series, naturally knew the secret behind it.
"Young Master, Young Master, you're back!" The gatekeeper hurriedly opened the gate to greet Li Ling upon his return.
Li Ling snapped out of his reverie, looked away from the plaque, nodded to the servant, and stepped into the Famous Sword Manor.
"Young Master, you're back! You've been gone for three months, you must be exhausted. We've all heard about you in the manor. Those traitors like Wang Daoyuan of Wang Family Manor and Zhou Dahai of the Yellow River Gang are dead at your hands! It's truly gratifying!"
The steward, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, spoke as soon as he saw Li Ling. He didn't mention Qin Chengyu because Li Ling had returned directly after destroying Qin Family Village, and the news from the martial arts world hadn't reached here yet.
"Hmm, so it's Steward Zhang. He's just getting rid of a few scoundrels in the martial arts world, nothing to brag about. Where is Grandpa now?" Li Ling asked as he walked into the manor.
"The old master is currently in his study. Someone has already gone to inform him of the young master's return. Does the young master wish to see the old master now?" Steward Zhang asked.
"Yes, that's right. I still have many things to report to Grandpa. Has anything changed at the manor while I was away?" Upon hearing what Steward Zhang said, Li Ling immediately turned and headed towards the study.
"Everything is fine in the manor, except those kids in the training hall are still as noisy as ever," Steward Zhang replied cautiously.
"Hey, these guys," Li Ling laughed, "These troublemakers must have gotten their share of beaten up by Uncle Guan and the others!"
The boys Li Ling mentioned were the children of the manor's servants and tenants that Mingjian Manor trained every year, as well as children with martial arts aptitude adopted from the martial arts world.
Steward Zhang also laughed and said, "These lads have been disciplined by Chief Guan and the others quite a bit, but they're all just like children, they don't learn their lesson and they forget it in the blink of an eye."
The two walked and talked, and soon they arrived at the study. Li Ling stepped forward and knocked on the door, saying, "Grandpa, it's me."
"It's Jifeng, come in quickly!" A dignified yet gentle voice came from inside the study.
Li Ling pushed open the door and entered the study, while Butler Zhang waited outside.
Upon entering the room, Li Ling saw her grandfather, Yi Yun. Four years had passed, and Yi Yun was still in good spirits, but his full head of white hair and deeper wrinkles on his face made the old man look much older.
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P.S.: Damn it, Chapter 6 got blocked again today. This book has had four chapters blocked so far, I've revised it more than ten times, it's driven me crazy, but I still can't get it unblocked. I'm so fed up!!
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Chapter 157 The Wedding
After entering the study, Li Ling turned around and closed the door. Then he stood quietly in front of the desk, watching Yi Yun wield his brush with effortless skill, his heart filled with thought.
Since taking the 'World Essence', Yi Yun's crippled legs have returned to normal, and he is no longer as depressed as in the original story, but has regained some of his ambition.
"Feng'er, your journey has rid our Great Song of many scoundrels, and my years of teaching have not been in vain."
After writing the last word, Yi Yun put down his pen, looked at Li Ling and said, "Take a look at this poem and see what you think!"
Li Ling was not particularly moved by Yi Yun's praise. His reasons for traveling were twofold: first, to test the sword techniques he had learned from the Famous Sword Manor and hone his sword intent; and second, to accumulate funds and prestige for the Famous Sword Manor.
Over the years, the establishment of the "Drunken Immortal Pavilion" has accumulated a large amount of funds for the Famous Sword Manor. However, most of these funds were donated by Yi Yun to Marshal Yue's army, enabling them to have funds to fight against the Jin people and to provide relief to the wounded and injured soldiers. Who told Zhao Song to be inactive!