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Until now, after more than a hundred years of development, the entire town was almost entirely owned by the Lu family, and most of the people living in this town were also descendants of the Lu family. The most outstanding representative was also the current head of the family, Lu Daiwen. He was a first-class member of the imperial court and held the position of assistant minister. His daughter was the current empress, a pampered family, and she managed the Lu family as one of the richest families in the southeast.

In recent years, as Lu Daiwen grew older and older, he also focused his energy on the capital and supported the Ping Wang. The matter of Lu Jia Ping was basically handed over to his third brother, Lu Xing, for three generations.

The welcoming scene outside Lu Jia Ping also allowed Zhang Zhou to witness for the first time the potential of the big families of this era!

A dozen well-dressed white-haired old men, dozens of scholars, followed by a group of middle-aged men from Shang Jia, and a large group of students, all of whom were in an orderly manner with distinct levels, were waiting there. A group of women, as well as nearly a hundred children who were being led by the teachers of the private school, stood on both sides like colorful clouds. The moment Lu Daiwen appeared in the front of the car, someone sang: "Greetings, Patriarch!" The crowd all knelt down and kowtowed to the patriarch. The scene was quite spectacular. Seeing this scene unfold before his eyes, Lu Dai Wen, who had been helped off the carriage by his son Lu Fengqiao, couldn't help but tear up from his excitement. He whispered something, and someone beside him began to sing loudly, "Rise!" After everyone had gotten up, Lu Dai Wen and his bros, one by one, greeted each other. Tears streamed down their faces as they felt deeply moved.

Zhang Zhou was in charge, so he had to be "polite" to lead the torturers to push aside the onlookers in order to ensure that the caravan could enter the town smoothly.

It took them more than four hours to finally enter Lu Jia Ping and complete all the arrangements. After Zhang Zhou had completed his mission, he led his men to a courtyard that was not small. Zhang Zhou immediately went to take a rest, and only after dinner was Yang Xiaolang called out to him.

As for the matter with the Lu family, of course, they did not need to participate. The camp was separated by three large courtyards, and they were not far from each other, and anyway, there was nothing to worry about. They called over their senior brother Zhang Xinghe to drink and chat with him.

"You all know how to relax. Don't salute, sit down."

He stopped Zhang Zhou and Zhang Xingwen from getting up to greet him. Because of Zhang Zhou, Zhao Qizhen was extremely polite to Zhang Xingwen. Zhao Qisheng arrogantly sat on a stool and asked Zhang Zhou to pour him a glass of wine. Seeing his expression, he felt quite resentful.

"No wonder muhou isn aren't willing to come personally, those mischievous aunts are really annoying!"

"Your Highness, this is how big families are, their relatives are all tangled up in knots, ordinary people don't even know who is who!"

Zhao Qisheng nodded in agreement.

"You're right!" To be honest, there were too many such rules! When I saw Uncle today, even when no one was around, I still had a worried look on my face.

"Your Highness, just endure for a few days. After all, the sacrifice isn't a joke, so there's nothing wrong with it. It's not worth it for the empress to clean it up when we get back!"

"Ai, I can't tolerate it for even a day! Right, This King knows an interesting place to go. Do you dare to go and experience it together? "

"Your Highness hasn't come, how do you know?"

"This King had listened to Mother before!"

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Your Highness, can't you calm down? I was shouting until my mouth was dry and my limbs were sore! Will you accompany me there tomorrow? "

"This is bad!" "Zhang Zhou, brother has something to request of us. Why don't you tell us if you want to go or not?"

Faced with Zhao Qizhi's emotional kidnapping, Zhang Zhou said with a worried look, "Your Highness, what's so fun about this place? Why can't we wait for the next day? It's the middle of the night, what do we do if something goes wrong? "

"Of course it's a good place. What happened at night?" Are you afraid of the dark? Honestly, how did you get into the torture camp? "

Zhang Zhou rolled his eyes. Before Zhang Zhou could say anything else, Zhao Qishui had already stood up and said, "Don't notify anyone else. See you in two hours."

He was a prince, so what could he do? In less than two hours, Zhao Qizhen returned with two men. Zhang Zhou was startled. The three of them were dressed in the same attire! Zhao Qishui looked at the two and asked puzzledly, "Why aren't you two preparing?"

Zhang Zhou smirked, "Your Highness, what do you want us to prepare? Seeing His Highness' attire, could it be that you want to rob a house? "

"Oh, hahaha, it was This King that did not explain clearly! Change your clothes quickly, and you will know what you have to do the moment you get there! "

"Your Highness, could it be that you've taken a fancy to someone's daughter and plan to start a meat fight behind their back?"

"Zhang Zhou, do you think that there is a need to snatch a woman with this King's elegant bearing?"

"Perhaps I just like the feeling of resisting death!"

"Scram!" This King will not be that abnormal! "

Zhang Zhou and Zhang Xingzhi have no choice but to obey!" Erniu is too big for nocturnal action. Being left behind, Yang Xiaolang will accompany you! Who would stop the Ping Wang from carrying out the mission? A group of six people took two hours to walk around the edge of the deep forest at the foot of the mountain, and it took the Ping Wang half a day to determine the location. Afterwards, a few people carefully entered the dense forest.

There was no road in the forest, and the deciduous grass was extremely thick, so it was naturally inconvenient for them to advance. Plus, the Ping Wang only knew a general idea according to hearsay, and didn't have a specific guide, so they continued to move east, west, and search deeper. Fortunately, the moonlight was bright and the few of them were in good physical condition. After tossing and turning for four hours, they finally arrived at an empty spot. They saw the worn-out Wordless Monument that Zhao Qizhen had told them about. It was about the height of a person.

Zhao Qisheng was the weakest in physique, and he was already exhausted along the way. It took him a long time before he could catch his breath, look around, and give a few commands to Old Jia. Old Jia then turned around and disappeared into the dense forest behind the stone monument. Zhang Zhouxin said, "This guy isn't planning to steal the tomb, is he?"

After a long time, Zhao Qiexi impatiently shouted, "Old Jia, did you find it?"

Old Jia, although your martial arts aren't very profound, but ever since you've been following me ever since I was five years old, you've always been a dependable person. You're not boastful, you're sensible, and you're someone you trust a lot.

Not long after, Old Jia came out from the forest. He had obviously been tormented quite a bit. He said in a low voice: "Your Highness, we did find him, but …"

"But what?"

"That place is too dirty. I think Your Highness, we should wait until the next day. This subordinate will clean up that hole, then we can go in later!"

"Then how can we not let others know? My grandfather would never have agreed, and anyway, it would have been pointless! "There's no need for you to worry. Lead the way!"

He then waved his hand, signaling everyone to come over.

On the opposite side of the mountain, there was a cave made of stone. There were piles of broken pieces of wood and stone on the ground, which should have been left over from the pruning. The originally covered junk had already been removed by Old Jia, but in the dark forest, it gave off a sense of sympathy.

Zhao Qishui was frowning as well as he stared at the human-sized hole. However, if he didn't go in, it would not be in accordance with his plan. Zhang Zhou asked, "Your Highness, what is this place?"

"Let me tell you, there are treasures here. Do you believe me?"

"I don't believe it!" "There are treasures, they've long been dug up, it's not like the people at Lu Jia Ping are blind!"

Zhao Qisheng, who did not succeed in his evil scheme, chuckled.

"Alright, it's not a treasure trove. I don't know what's inside there, but when mother was still a young girl, she came here with a few playmates, and then my great-grandfather found out and punished mother, and even sealed this back mountain. According to mother, it wasn't like how it was back then, they didn't go in, and after asking around, no one knew what was inside. "How can this son of mine not answer this long question for mother!"

Since that was the case, there was no reason for him to retreat! Zhang Zhou suggested that he lead the group to investigate first. Zhao Qieshi was adamant. Having Old Jia light a torch and enter the cave first, Ninth Elder Zhen was the second to obtain his treasured saber, Zhang Zhou was the third, Zhao Qizhen was the fourth, and finally Zhang Xingzhi was the last. Yang Xiaolang stayed behind to guard the cave entrance.

After about a hundred feet, the cave became spacious. The cave was shaped like a stone arch, reminding Zhang Zhou of a brick kiln he had played in as a child. Because of the cool weather, the ground was not wet at all, and it was also very smooth. Walking forward about 200 feet, the space expanded again, and on both sides of the road, there were small holes. One person was as tall as it was, and they probed two of them, and they found the inside of the hole was 40-50 feet deep.

Old Jia came from the same military background, so Zhang Xingzhi agreed with him. But Zhao was unwilling to give up. Since he was young, he had never experienced such an "adventure" before. How could he not enjoy himself when he returned to his mother's side so that he could tell her more about it?

The few of them continued to move forward, and the passageway also began to show some twists and turns, probably to avoid some unexcavable boulders. After about an hour of groping, more and more beams and supports appeared, but these wooden beams and pillars that had been soaked in oil were too old, they had already begun to visibly rot.

"Your Highness, we have been in a state of disrepair for a long time, and it is no longer stable. If we go any further, I fear that we will face danger!"

Zhao Qieshi was also a little scared, so he decided not to persist and returned. As he turned around, he noticed that there seemed to be some strange marks at the top of the cave. He quickly called for everyone to stop. He picked up the torch in Old Jia's hand and lifted it up to check. He discovered that there was a pattern vaguely carved on the top of the arch. When the gray net was removed, it turned out to be a one-foot square character.

After observing for a long time, Zhen Jiu looked increasingly shocked. After confirming repeatedly, he said, "This cave's ceiling is a large limestone, and these traces were not caused by the sword tip, but from the sword aura!"

Under Zhao Qisheng's questioning gaze, Zhen Lao Jiu explained, "There are a lot of people who can unleash sword Qis in the martial arts world today, especially those who can train both the inner and outer forces. After training hard for ten to twenty years, they can almost do it all, releasing their killing intent through moves and weapons to generate sword Qis, but the power is different. Sword qi was originally an invisible thing that was born with the momentum. It was a realm that was derived from it and would not appear out of thin air. However, there was one kind of person who could take the sword qi as if it was something, and use it as he wished! Take the word 'search' on the wall for example, this one can also use sword qi to carve it out, but it must be drawn with a sword, and the mark of the word will also go straight to the point. Your Highness, please look, this word trace is very clear, the brush tip is winding and spitting power, the whole word is written in one breath, the words are deep and consistent, but there is no trace of the edge of the word.

Everyone's interest was piqued as they listened with rapt attention. "What do you mean?"

Zhen Lao Jiu stood at the bottom of the character and stretched out his hand with his middle finger and index finger together. The other three fingers formed a finger shape and drew out a distance of one feet towards the character. He said with a respectful expression, "It should be written like this!"

A few people couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment. It was obvious that this sort of casual 'drawing' of sword Qi, and even the control over it at will, was too inconceivable. Zhao Qizhen hurriedly asked, "You're saying that he doesn't even need to make a move to create sword Qi?"

After pondering for a long time, he finally replied, "When a normal person fights, he would have to make a move to get the sword qi. And for someone who writes these words, he can just point his finger and do it!"

Not only had Zhang Zhou seen Xia Qingyi's sword intent, but he had also experienced it before. Just like what Zhen Jiu had said, their sword Qis were all generated along with the sword's aura, following a trail that could be followed. However, he had experienced Daoist Yun Feng's Spirit Channeling Divine Technique and had heard of similar explanations. Thus, he was not too surprised as he had an understanding of this kind of magic.

"Is there anyone in this world who can do that?" Zhao asked again.

Zhen Jiu pondered for a moment before saying, "As far as I know, if there is such a person in the world today, it should be those few people!"

Zhao Qisheng asked, "Which ones?"

"He is also known as the Martial Arts Four Great Grandmasters, the Martial Arts Mountain's Sect Leader Gu Xuanji, the big belly of the Great Cloud Sect's Tathagata Temple, the famous Sword Immortal Li Bai of the Sword Valley, and the one known as the invincible Ye Chen of the martial arts world!"

This time, Zhang Zhou was also surprised. When he first heard Liu Qingshan mention the names of the four great grandmasters, he also understood a bit in private. When he heard Li Bai's name, Zhang Zhou almost shouted it out! He felt that from ancient times until now, those who dared to call themselves Li Bai were all great deities! From the looks of reverence on the faces of those who mentioned it, it could be seen how exaggerated of an existence these four were! And what surprised him the most was that Yun Feng had also reached such a level. It could be seen how amazing this old man's comprehension of the "martial arts path" was. How careless was he? It was outrageous! No matter what, he had to leave him in the Land of the Nine Prefectures for business.

"Continue searching!" "Let's see if there are any other discoveries!"

Zhao Qisheng's interest was piqued, and so were the others.

Soon, he found another three words, each about fifty feet away. According to the order from the outside to the inside, the four words were: I have found it!

What did he find? If they went further in, there might be danger. Curiosity can make people lose their reason. At this time of winter, the weather is cold and the ground is hard. Zhang Zhou also felt that there shouldn't be any big problems! He urged them not to move too much, to avoid making too much noise, and then continued onward.

It was still about fifteen meters away, a single character would appear. As more and more of the characters were discovered, the words would become more and more complete.

"I have found thousands of mountains, but I cannot be at ease. Where was the epiphany? He had managed to trap a half-step Immortal!

The two sides of the road were no longer lined with cabins like before, and the cave was now made of pure earth, there was no longer any traces of excavation in front of them, only a natural crevice in the darkness. The flame of the torch was flickering, and it looked very strange!

Zhang Zhou took the torch and walked over to the crack to take a closer look. The crack was about the width of a person, it was formed by a natural cracked boulder.

No wonder there was no hypoxia. There must be a place for ventilation in this cave. Zhang Zhou turned around and asked Zhao Qizhi, "Your Highness, do we have to continue?"