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The houses in the alleyway were low, shaded by the high walls. Liu San moved like a leopard cat and quietly rushed into the shadows.

Someone smiled and said, "You're dead. Why are you still bringing him up?"

Liu San recognized the old man's voice from the medicine store. As soon as the three words "Free and Unrestrained" entered his ears, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he asked, "Free and Unrestrained? Could it be that it's the legendary 'Southern Extreme' of the 'North and South, one of the two Absolutes? "I heard that this person had already passed away. Why is there someone mentioning his name in this small shop?"

Just as he was thinking about it, a sinister voice said, "Heh heh …" "The people only know that Pan Pan Pan has already been killed. Who would have thought that the famously famous Xiao Yunzi would actually be hiding in Luoyang City and selling medicine for a living?"

Liu San was even more surprised. The two martial arts masters outside of the pass, Lin Yue and Lin Yue, who had shaken Wu Lin and Jiang Hu were known as the "Black Cloaked Sword God" decades ago, were said to be invincible in both the south and north while the Jiang Hu was known as the "North and South Two Absolutes".

However, the carefree man is mysterious and unpredictable. His whereabouts are unpredictable and uncertain. Very few people have seen him in person in their entire lives. There were many disagreements in the Jianghu regarding this person's life and death rumor.

"Could it be that this man with an extraordinary temperament, Mr. Pan, has been hiding in the martial arts world for a long time?" Liu San was alarmed and uncertain. He gently lifted the roof tiles and looked down.

The sun shone through the cracks in the window, and the scene in the medicine shop was clearly visible.

The old man in white stood behind the counter with a solemn look on his thin face. He looked up and said, "Pan Bai is dead. "Why must Mister Murong try to force him?"

A skinny old man wearing a bamboo hat and a grey linen robe slowly walked out from the corner of the room. The brim of the bamboo hat drooped, revealing only a few strands of grey goat-like beard.

As the old man slowly walked, he tightly stroked his beard and coldly said, "Free and Unrestrained Child, it is not this old man who is forcing you. There are people who are worried that you will not live in this world."

A light flashed across the unrestrained child's eyes as he asked, in a deep voice, "Did she finally have the ambition?"

The skinny old man seemed to be avoiding these words and replied with a irrelevant answer, "In short, only after you have truly died will I be able to sleep in peace."

In the time it took for a question and a answer, the skinny old man had already stopped three feet away from the counter. His gray linen robe suddenly swelled up, wrapping around the old man's skinny body like a round ball.

But somehow, the small medicine store had suddenly been filled with an indescribably strange and somber killing intent.

Liu San, who was crouching on the rooftop, suddenly felt a cold chill appear in his surroundings. This cold chill was bone-chilling, and it made one's hair stand on end.

Liu San was very surprised. Although he had been in the market for many years, he was a master of martial arts and knew that this chilling cold was actually a killing intent. This killing intent could be so dense and visible.

Xiao Yunzi's eyes flashed with a bright light as he slowly said, "Do you think that the 'Innate True Divine Qi' can really withstand one of my attacks? "Sigh..." With a sigh, he did not bend his waist or raise his feet as he rushed out horizontally, throwing a palm strike towards the gray-clothed old man.

Liu San's martial arts skills were extraordinary. In recent years, he had been hiding his martial arts skills from the market, and his knowledge of martial arts was even higher. With his cultivation, he could tell that this seemingly straightforward and ordinary palm strike was hiding at least seventeen to eighteen odd changes.

Concentrating on the thought, he felt that each of these changes was definitely even more awe-inspiring and extraordinary than this ordinary palm strike. No matter where one dodged, it would be difficult to dodge it.

The unfettered child saw that he was so arrogant and said angrily: "Murong Duo, do you want to die?" As he shouted, he retreated in the blink of an eye and actually stopped the force of his palm.

When the old man in gray saw that he had improved more in martial arts than before, he thought it was a fluke. However, he smiled coldly and said, "Heh heh …" Xiao Yunzi was such a hero back then, but now he is acting so despicable. This old man can't help but look down on you a little. It really is unworthy to be compared with you, a male and a female.

On the rooftop, Liu San heard the voice of the unrestrained child and felt his heart tremble. "It really is him!" Just as the unrestrained child was calling out the old man's "Innate Qi", Liu San vaguely remembered a legendary figure who had been absent from the martial arts world for many years.

It turned out that this old man's name was Murong Duo. In the past, his "Demon Subduing Phantom Sword Art" and his unbreakable "Innate Tiangang Qi" was very famous in both the north and south of the river.

According to the martial arts world's guess, this person would only lose once in his life. That was when he would lose to the elusive "Southern Extreme Daoist". He would be able to escape into the martial arts world until now.

Murong Duo had trained hard for many years, and this time he had successfully made it out of the mountain to compete with the free and unrestrained for a short time, to wash away the shame of his past. Who would have known that after he said these words for no reason, his mind was suddenly filled with confusion and he did not understand what was going on.

The unfettered child was clearly caught off guard. He did not know what Murong Duo wanted to do as he raised his eyebrows and said: "Murong Duo, what do you mean by that?"

Murong Duo rolled his eyes as he looked up at the roof and sneered: "The free and unrestrained child has always been open and upright. Everyone knows that today he has set up an ambush on the rooftop, causing this old man to be surprised. How can he not look down on you?"

In fact, Liu Sanpang had been lying prone on the rooftop for a long time. The two of them had already noticed him, but they both thought that he was a helper that had been set up by the enemy.

The carefree child had roamed the world for his entire life, yet he had never placed such a small matter in his eyes. He was naturally disdainful of exposing it.

Hearing this, he was stunned. So the person on the roof was not a helper. Secretly, he knew that Murong Duo would not lie and bully others with his status. He immediately waved his left hand towards the ceiling and shouted: "Who are you? Why aren't you coming down?"

Liu San had already revealed his abilities. Although he was far away, he knew that Liu San's martial arts were profound and he did not dare to let his guard down as he stood up in shock.

Who knew that this carefree person would so casually wipe away his might? It was something he couldn't imagine. As soon as he let out the sleeve, the force behind it immediately reached him.

Liu San wanted to jump, but the roof gave off a crackling sound and suddenly collapsed where he stood. A vigorous and gentle force wrapped around his feet as it rapidly dropped down, and Liu San was unable to exert even half of the strength in his body.

Liu San was shocked. In the past, when he traveled in the martial arts world, who knew how many heroes and heroes his iron fists would bring him. It could be said that he was hardly a match for them. And now, with a light wave of the old man's sleeve, a powerful force had tied him up. It was as easy as flipping a hand. It was truly unbelievable.

It was at this moment, amidst the rubble, Murong Duo suddenly shouted: "Misty Seven Killing Strikes!" At the same time, a sizzling sound rang out endlessly. Seven black lights flew out from his left and right sleeves.

The seven dark lights were actually twenty-one types of hidden weapons. Back in the days when Murong Duyi had been defeated, he had seen that the Xiao Yunzi's martial arts was almost superb, and he knew that he was hopeless at martial arts. However, he wasn't willing to destroy his ultimate martial arts just because of this. It was also a coincidence that he had unintentionally obtained a "Seven Poison Scholar" 's secret martial arts manual.

The Seven Poison Scholar, Wu Lin from a hundred years ago, was known for his superb hidden weapon and skill in poisoning. It was said that he was captured by the nine great monks of Shaolin and imprisoned in Mount Song because of his heavy killing.

It was a long time ago, and there was no way to verify the information. However, the Seven Poison Scholar's hidden weapons and poison skills that dominated the world had caused Shaolin to suffer for decades. The purpose of this action was self-evident, even though there were people from the martial arts world searching for the remains of the Seven Poison Scholar in the dark and in the light.

Murong Duo had not traveled in the martial arts world for many years, and most of the reason was because he had bitterly studied the Seven Poison Scholar's Hidden Weapon Poison Art. However, the Seven Poison Scholar's martial arts were truly amazing, and his Hidden Weapon Technique had undergone a myriad of changes. Although he was a natural born martial arts prodigy, he had studied hard for several years before obtaining the small success.

After weighing the pros and cons several times, Murong Wanru felt that he wasn't strong enough to contend against Xiao Yunzi. However, he had come for another very important matter: the situation forced him to come. Thinking over and over again, he could only win if he was caught off guard.

Just now, he had fully activated the "Qi of the First Heavenly Layer", intending to receive the palm strike from the "Free and Unrestrained Child". When he was bewildered, he would seize the opportunity to launch a hidden weapon. Astral Energy was Murong Duoduo's famous martial arts technique, he would not be injured when he cultivated it to the peak.

Murong Duo was confident that even with his Unrestrained Child Power, he would not be able to break through his defensive qi barrier in one hit. Even if he was seriously injured, he was confident that his hidden weapon skill would not kill him.

When the unrestrained child retreated and withdrew his hand, all the plans he had made were all for naught. He did not show it on the surface, but in his mind, he quickly thought of a plan.

At first, Murong Du only thought that the person on the roof was set up by a free and unrestrained child. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and thought to himself, "What kind of person is that free and unrestrained child? He absolutely doesn't care about ambushing people to deal with me."

The person who was hiding must be a martial artist who had just happened to be involved in something. He shouted loudly and took advantage of the rare opportunity of being free and unrestrained as he waved his sleeve to break the house.

This hidden weapon was called the Misty Seven Deadly Slaughter. It required one to shoot out twenty-one different types of hidden weapons. Originally, even if a dozen or so hidden weapons were shot out together, they would still be difficult to shoot out.

Murong Duo not only fired by himself, but even more miraculously, every single one of the twenty-one types of concealed weapons gathered together by themselves. Suddenly, they moved forward and then backward, as if they had eyes for a moment.

Liu San's body couldn't help but descend as the Free and Unrestrained Child's sleeves fluttered out. Black light filled the sky as it whistled through the air. All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Before Murong Duo's shout could fade away, the black light transformed into a low flying weapon or high shooting, and the hidden weapons at the front and back suddenly shot towards the "free" person.

Free and Unrestrained Child laughed loudly, "If I had known that Mister Murong would have a trump card, I would have …" Suddenly, he was shocked and shut his mouth.

Free and Unrestrained Child had been famous for decades, and was regarded as invincible in the martial world. Even though he saw the hidden weapon's imposing manner, he didn't take it to heart. However, it was amazing that he could change his direction in the midst of flying hidden weapons. His technique was indeed marvelous.

Liu San couldn't help but let out a cry as he swung his left arm. Liu San felt a powerful force surge up his ankle. His body, which was originally falling down, started to spin along with the force, then fell down diagonally towards the two.

He was captured by the unrestrained child out of thin air. His entire body felt sore, and he was unable to even say a word. At this moment, he had to break free from his control. His aura immediately flowed normally as he steadily landed on the ground, using the two movement techniques, Door to Door.

Without waiting for them to stand still, a series of urgent "Ding Ding Ding Ding" sounds rang out from behind them. Murong Duo let out a short "Ah" sound, and Liu San turned his head back upon hearing it.

The light penetrated through the window frame and shone on the sharp blade of the concealed weapon, which was faintly glowing with a blue light. Obviously, the weapon had been smeared with poison.

On the other hand, Murong Duo staggered back to the door, blood flowing out from his right shoulder with a "gurgling" sound. Beneath the bamboo hat, a few strands of his grey beard were slightly trembling, and he slowly said: "What a good free and unfettered technique! "Cough, cough …" Amidst the voices, he coughed a few times and was actually unable to stand properly. He then weakly sat down.

"Your hidden weapon skills are also very good. It's a pity that you haven't reached the peak of your power yet. Otherwise, I won't be able to dodge it." The reason why you secretly practiced this kind of hidden weapon is obviously to deal with me. However, the old me does not understand why you would risk coming here even though you have not mastered it yet. "

Murong Duo was speechless.

After a long while, the unrestrained child sighed and said, "Some people do it in name, while others do it in profit. I know that you are definitely not such a person. Is she really worth it for you to do this?"

Murong Duo spat and hatefully said: "What do you know? "When I first met her, that brat Zhao Heng was still there!"

"How dare you!" You dare to insult the late emperor? Do you really think that I won't dare to take your life just because you have someone to rely on? "

The "late emperor" and the "Zhao Heng" that Murong Duo spoke of were both one person, the third emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the third son of Song Taizong.

At this time, she had been ill for over a year. The temple was called the True Sect. The posthumous crown prince, Zhao Zhen, ascended to the throne. The empress was the empress dowager, and important military matters such as "taking power" and "punishing" the empress dowager.

The young emperor Zhao Zhen was only eleven years old when he ascended to the throne, but in reality, the empress dowager was in charge of government affairs. Furthermore, the relationship between Murong Du and the empress dowager was not ordinary. This time, the people coming south were under the orders of the empress dowager to capture the free and unrestrained child, involving a secret of their eldest brother.

Jingdezhen Year (1004), September. Yelwensi and his mother, Empress Dowager Xiao, led 200 thousand soldiers to invade Song. At that time, the True Sect Emperor was in the hands of the Prime Minister (on the same matter), Kou Jun.

After a few battles, the troops of Liao City were defeated one after another. In December of the same year, both sides signed a truce to stop fighting. This was the famous "Union of Cui Yuan" in history.

In the battle of Stillwater Prefecture in the Liao Song Dynasty, the carefree Pan Xi had protected the emperor of the True Sect, Zhao Heng, for his meritorious service.

However, Xiao Yunzi knew that he was an unscrupulous and dissolute person. It was difficult for him to accept the grace of the saint. He had a casual job in the imperial court and spent his days cultivating martial arts like a wild crane.

After that, Pan Lang offended the rich and powerful because of his arrogant words and deeds. He was driven out of the capital and re-entered the martial arts world. In fact, he was secretly ordered by the True Sect Emperor to secretly accept the secret edict.

In the later stages of the True Sect, the Empress Mrs Liu gradually took control of the political power. The True Sect Emperor feared that after a hundred years, the Crown Prince would be young, and the Empress would have the sole authority to endanger the Zhao family. Thus, he secretly ordered Pan Pan to bring the Imperial Condemning Queen's testamentary edict out of the capital to prevent future troubles.

As expected, Empress Dowager Liu rightly took control of the court, and because Zhao Zhen was young and had a series of etiquette systems, he wanted to adopt the emperor's rules everywhere. The female chicken, Si Chen, provoked the displeasure of many ministers in the court.

Empress Dowager Liu didn't take this to heart, but she was fearful of the secret behind Pan Lang's departure to the capital. This matter involved the royal family's secrets and prestige, so she couldn't send people to capture him in broad daylight.

At this moment, Murong Duo seemed to be sitting on a high throne, with the power to topple the entire world in his eyes. His beautiful face was covered by curtains, his heart was in his chest, and his head was smeared all over the ground.

Looking back on the past, Murong Duo couldn't help but sigh as he said lightly: "A soldier dies knowing his own self. Although you are a free and unrestrained son, other than practicing martial arts and being foolish and loyal, how can you know the sorrows and sorrows of love in this world?" His voice had always been cold and sinister, but as he slowly spoke, it was extremely peaceful.

"I didn't kill you on the road to the two provinces back then. Later, you hid in the palace and trained in martial arts, so I felt that it was not easy to obtain all your martial arts. I didn't kill you either, so how could I let you go today?" "Just based on the fact that you are living in a palace full of depravity, you will die a hundred times over!" With a swing of the bamboo stick in his hand, the green figure shot straight towards Murong Duo's throat with a 'whoosh'. It was actually aiming to take his life.

This stab was exceptionally spicy. Liu San secretly thought that even if he practiced hard for ten years, he would still be able to avoid it. Seeing that the Murong Duo generation martial arts expert was going to die in the small medicine store in Luoyang City, he couldn't help but sigh dejectedly in his heart.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside with a clang.

A childish voice called out, "Grandpa Immortal, are you home?"

Leng Qing stepped in through the door.