Chapter 155 Human Calculation (8000)
Seeing the last progress bar in front of him complete, Xu Bai rubbed his hands excitedly.
He has always wanted this second-grade divination book. When Kong Xu used it before, it could also tell good or bad luck. This thing is simply a must-have for walking in the world.
As the light blue smoke appeared, before Xu Bai's eyes, the smoke slowly gathered and turned into a line of text.
【You observe the arithmetic and comprehend the human algorithm. 】
After the light blue text appeared, it quickly disappeared into nothingness. Immediately afterwards, it turned into a message and entered Xu Bai's mind.
No fusion, and no other signs.
In Xu Bai's eyes, the latest panel appeared.
【Name: Xu Bai. 】
【Realm: Sanren of the third rank. 】
【Yidao Five Styles (Level 7): Full level. 】
【Reversing Zixiao Gangfeng Yin-Yang Song (level 7.5): full level. 】
【Returning Wind and Liuxue (Level 5): Full level. 】
【Walking Break Four Turns (Level 6): Full Level. 】
【Transferring flowers and trees (level 8): full level. 】
【Diamond Heart Demon Physique (level 4); full level. 】
[Strong Kidney Harvesting Technique (Level 5): Full level. 】
【True Solution of Hundred Poisons (Level 3): Full level. 】
【Ingenious Puppet Art (Level 6): Full level. 】
【Indestructible body (residual) (level 6): full level. 】
【Water adaptation method (level 5): full level. 】
【Ren Suan Jing (Level 8): Full level. 】
【Comprehension: full level. 】
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Sure enough, this fortune-telling book is indeed a second-grade book, and Kong Xu did not lie, and he really paid such a high price to exchange it with him.
Xu Bai closed his eyes, carefully recalled the information in his mind, took a few breaths, absorbed all the information, and then opened his eyes again.
He has mastered all the skills, and now he has reached a level of mastery of human arithmetic, and he also has a very detailed understanding of the business of hexagram master.
Hexagram masters, in the classification of this big business, there are many branches, and the branches are evaluated according to their abilities.
There is a traditional school, with "Daily work for me" to check the restraint of the five elements between the eight characters, and the combination of punishment and Chong is the most important thing.
There are blind sects who don't talk about prosperity and decline, and don't talk about using gods. Fortune-telling is simple, fast and accurate, and it is never spread to non-blinds, so it is very mysterious.
There is a new school that uses gods as the main line to analyze fate and support suppression, adjustment, and customs clearance, which brings the balance of prosperity and decline to the extreme.
There is a school of Nayin who uses the combination of the five elements of Nayin and the restraint of stems and branches, and the method of stems and branches to infer good fortune and good fortune.
The pattern school uses the order of the moon as the **** to determine the pattern and judge success or failure.
There is prosperity and decline Pike, venting, and consumption balance.
There is a school of gods and evils that, in addition to the five elements, supplemented by the theory of gods and evils.
There are always a lot of things, and they are extremely complicated, and each faction has derived many small branches. In short, this is an extremely complicated business.
This person belongs to the traditional school, but it is not complete.
In fact, many fortune-telling books are not complete, after all, they are too complicated, and most of them focus on those types.
Human almanac is mainly to measure good and bad luck, and to track traces.
When Kong Xu was robbed and killed before, he used the trace.
Xu Bai touched his chin, and said to himself: "The Tong family can just be my test product, to try out the latest skills."
Now this fortune-telling book can be considered to meet his daily needs, but Xu Bai did not relax, but prepared to take out the epee method given by Patriarch Jiang.
Although this epee method is not very suitable for him, it is also a book similar to the second grade. Finishing it early will be of great help to his strength, after all, this is the method of attack.
As for the remaining fifteen unnamed knife scriptures, we can only wrong them first and put them later.
"It's not that I like the new and dislike the old, it's because this book is too fragrant." Xu Bai thought to himself.
Just as he was about to ask Ye Zi to take out the book, someone knocked on the door unexpectedly.
"Who?" Xu Bai raised his hand, telling Ye Zi not to take it out for a while.
A voice sounded outside the door, with a respectful tone.
"The villain is from the Jiang family. The owner specially asked the villain to come over and tell Mr. Xu that he has found out the clues. Now he is sending people to the Tong family on the way, and ask Mr. Xu to go there quickly, otherwise he may miss the opportunity."
Found a clue?
This surprise really came in waves one after another. First, the liver reached the progress bar, and now there is another wave of clues for him. Isn’t this just giving him a pillow when he fell asleep?
Thinking of this, after Xu Bai asked about the location of Tong's house, he asked the people outside the door to go first, and he asked the fourth-rank puppet to bring the burden, and then went out with Ye Zi.
At this time, the sky had already darkened, the number of pedestrians outside was decreasing, and the smell of rice was everywhere.
Great Chu State eats dinner very early. After all, except for some special occupations, people here don’t use 996, so they have nothing to do and eat early.
It is more convenient to have fewer people, Xu Bai does not have to be restrained in doing things.
According to the address provided by the person outside the door, Xu Bai quickly found the destination.
Not far ahead, there is a luxurious mansion. At this moment, a large group of people are gathering outside the gate of the mansion.
Before Xu Bai approached slowly, a few burly people appeared in the darkness and asked Xu Bai to stop quietly.
"Master Xu, we are spies of the Jiang family. We have been investigating here under the order of the patriarch, and today we finally found their abnormality." The particularly burly and strong man said respectfully.
Xu Bai grinned.
Just by looking at this body type, he is from the Jiang family. After all, only those who play heavy swords can play this type of body type. If the body size is not too large, there is no way to play heavy swords smoothly.
"Tell me what is abnormal?"
"Yes!" The brawny man clasped his fists and said, "We didn't notice the others, but just yesterday, the members of Tong's family were packing up in a hurry, as if they were going to escape, and we remembered the order of the Patriarch, so we guessed It is very likely that the other party knows something and plans to escape."
get away?
Xu Bai was thinking secretly.
This was a bit beyond his expectation. He didn't expect that the so-called Tong family could bear such a low capacity.
In fact, he didn't think about it. It is impossible for anyone to withstand the blood slaughter swordsman. After all, it seems to people that even the wild dogs on the roadside will be killed. He kicks two feet.
"Do we need to do this?" The burly man stretched out his hand and gestured on his neck, which meant that everything could be silenced.
Now is the time to please. I have heard that Xu Bai is ruthless, and he happened to accept this task, so I have to try my best to show myself as ruthless.
Unexpectedly, Xu Bai refused directly.
"No need, you all go back, I can do it alone." Xu Bai said.
The brawny man was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xu Bai to play cards completely out of common sense, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only leave with fists in his hands.
After these people left, Xu Bai narrowed his eyes and looked at the group of people who were gathering not far away.
Ye Zi asked from the side: "My lord, are you planning to follow?"
Xu Bai nodded, and said: "That's right, since the other party wants to escape, then there must be a destination, and we can just stay behind."
Ye Zi pursed her lips, stopped talking, and stood quietly aside.
More and more people gathered in front of the mansion. When a dozen or so people gathered, a middle-aged man wearing silk and satin came out from inside.
"Meet the Patriarch!"
When Patriarch Tong came out, all the people around said hello. Although the voice was very small, they could be heard clearly when they gathered together.
"Shut up, we're not doing anything above board." Master Tong said in a stern tone: "Is everything packed? Pack it up and leave."
Everyone nodded repeatedly, but did not dare to say more.
Patriarch Tong saw that everyone had packed up, waved his sleeves, and walked in front, while the others followed behind. They took advantage of the dark night and slowly disappeared at the end.
Xu Bai and Ye Zi looked at each other, followed quietly behind with a fourth-rank puppet.
I have to say that the spirit-like skills are really good, and they can avoid being exposed as much as possible when following.
The two hung in the distance, followed behind, and went out of Fenghua Prefecture until they came to a wilderness, and then stopped.
Ahead, Patriarch Tong stopped, turned around, and looked at the group of subordinates behind him.
In this group of men, there is also his son.
Not all of the Tong family wanted to assassinate Xu Bai. Those who really knew the inside story were the top leaders of the Tong family.
After all, Patriarch Tong also knows that it is safer for a small number of people to know these things, but even if most people know about them, it will not be of much use.
"Father, why don't you hurry up and leave?" Young Master Tong was full of doubts, not knowing what his father wanted to do.
The other high-level members of the Tong family also had the same expression. They were planning to trek across mountains and rivers tonight, but they didn't expect to stop halfway like this.
"Well, there are beautiful mountains and clear waters here, and it can be regarded as a good burial place for you." Master Tong's tone was calm.
The words came out, and all the people present were stunned, but soon, they all reacted, with horrified expressions on their faces.
No one is talking nonsense, these people all turned around and prepared to leave here.
But the next moment, before they could take two steps, they all clutched their chests and fell to the ground.
These people, including Patriarch Tong's son, have died of exhaustion.
"The poison I got through so much hard work, I didn't expect to use it in my own hands. Alas, I can't blame you, my son." Patriarch Tong sighed, and said: "I have crossed paths with the government orders of Fengling Mansion, and I know them If Xu Bai disappeared, he must have gone to Yaogui City, and even Yaogui City can come out alive, we are definitely not opponents."
"Anyone who can run out of the ghost city is definitely not an ordinary person, and his background is unimaginable."
"What's more, the leader doesn't want us to live, he wants us all to be buried with him. Why would I be willing to give my life to such a leader."
"I've thought about it. I'll run with you. The goal is too big. If I run alone, the goal is smaller."
"Father is sorry for you, but as long as father is alive, he can continue to carry on the family line for the Tong family."
While speaking, although Patriarch Tong spoke very tragically, he had an indifferent expression on his face.
He took out a bottle of medicine from his arms and sprinkled it on the corpses in front of him. After a while, these corpses, together with their clothes, turned into blood and melted into the ground under their feet.
After finishing all this, Patriarch Tong collected the potion and prepared to leave.
Xu Bai squinted his eyes and said, "Do it, save yourself."
Originally, he planned to follow behind, wanting to see where the other party's lair was, but he never expected that Patriarch Tong wanted to run away with oil on his feet.
If that’s the case, then there’s no need to follow along, it’s better to get a living and ask about the follow-up situation.
Ye Zi stretched out her hand, and the white light was brushed by her, and melodious music came out.
During the music, Xu Bai's body became lighter, and the speed of the true energy in his body was also greatly enhanced.
The next moment, Xu Bai pulled out the black knife at his waist, and countless fragments exploded in his hands, turning into a force that could overwhelm the sky, rolling towards Patriarch Tong.
Patriarch Tong originally planned to leave, but after hearing the whistling sound behind him, he turned his head hastily and his pupils shrank suddenly.
It has to be said that the families in Fenghua Prefecture are much bigger than the mansion, and these patriarchs all climbed out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Seeing this scene, although he was flustered, he hastily swung his right hand in the midst of life and death.
A copper coin flew out of Patriarch Tong's hand, and suddenly became larger, and in a blink of an eye, it had become the size of a millstone.
The fragments hit the copper coin, and deep pits appeared one after another on the copper coin, which could only be blocked by a tiny bit, and was broken through in an instant.
After the copper coin was penetrated, it turned into debris all over the sky, and the next moment, there was nothing behind the copper coin.
"Where is the person?" Xu Bai frowned and said, "Run away?"
"My lord, it's the way of life and death." Ye Zi walked to Xu Bai's side and said, "This is the characteristic of the Yin Biao master's job, specifically like this..."
In the dark wilderness, Ye Zi described the various characteristics of this profession one by one.
In the big business of bodyguards, there is a branch, which is the Yin Dart.
In the past, Xu Bai’s Fulong Escort Bureau was not counted.
The so-called Yin dart is to transport things that ordinary people don't use.
Since they are transporting things that ordinary people don't use, they naturally don't follow the path of ordinary people.
The living have a way of life, the dead have a way of death, and Yin Dart is a way of life and death.
This way of life and death is between life and death. Ordinary people can't see it, and even those who don't work in this industry can't see it. Once they step into it, they will disappear.
What's more, the living can't see it, and the dead can't see it either.
Wandering between life and death, once it lasts for a long time, people will completely lose consciousness and become a living dead, so every time they walk, they will rest for a while, and it is impossible to walk in it for a long time.
"Damn it, I didn't expect this guy to escape so decisively. I thought he was going to have a big fight with me." Xu Bai rubbed his chin and said.
"My lord, it is impossible for him to walk on the road of living and death for a long time, but we don't know which side he is escaping from. It would be great if we knew, and we can follow him from a distance until the moment he comes out." Ye Zi said made a plan.
Xu Bai's eyes lit up.
That’s right, since the other party can’t walk for a long time, it’s fine for him to follow from a distance, as long as he comes out, he can grab it directly.
Thinking about this, Xu Bai retracted the black knife to his waist, and then he made a movement.
Xu Bai raised his right hand, and lifted his index finger a little in the air. Immediately afterwards, a faint golden light emerged from the index finger, and a golden compass appeared in midair.
People calculate the classics.
This skill is in the hands of Kong Xu. Kong Xu has only cultivated to the fifth-rank realm, so he needs to use tools, and Xu Bai has reached the second-rank level now, so he doesn't need to use those tools at all.
When the compass composed of golden light appeared, the pointer began to rotate rapidly, and stayed in one position within a short while.
"I found it." Xu Bai smiled.
Behind him, the fourth-rank puppet moved, giving priority to leading the way.
Xu Bai and Ye Zi followed behind, chasing in one direction.
…
There was no one on the way, not even a trace, but Xu Bai and the others walked in this direction, and it took nearly three sticks of incense to walk, when something abnormal finally appeared.
Not far ahead, the air twisted for a while, Patriarch Tong appeared on the spot inexplicably, and wiped the sweat from his head.
"Finally escaped."
People outside can’t see the Dao of Living and Dead, and people in the Dao of Living and Dead can’t see the outside world, so he doesn’t know that Xu Bai has been chasing him.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he felt a chill in his heart, as if some kind of danger had already been staring at him.
Patriarch Tong's face became stiff, and he turned his head silently. He saw the person he least wanted to meet.
Not far away, Xu Bai was leisurely chasing after him with a black knife in his hand.
"Run, you continue to run, if you have the ability, continue to enter your way of life and death."
There was a sense of ridicule in the tone, and besides that, it was terrifying and murderous.
Patriarch Tong was stunned. Dense cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and then his shoulders trembled slightly, obviously extremely frightened.
"Not only can you come out of the ghost city, you can even follow people who have escaped into the way of life and death!"
Even a dog could hear the fear in his words.
"Oh, it seems that you know what happened to me before, tsk tsk tsk, don't you think you know a little too much?" Xu Bai said slowly.
Patriarch Tong seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Master Xu, I never wanted to fight against you. I also wanted to escape this time, so I didn't do anything wrong to you. Please forgive me. I am willing to surrender."
Xu Bai stopped, and said with a smile: "Very well, I like a more sensible person like you, now tell me everything you know, where is your lair? And what is the leader?"
Patriarch Tong hurriedly said: "I'm the only person in Fenghua State, and I can be regarded as an internal response. The leader is very cunning and never tells me where I am."
"Only when the leader needs it, will he send someone to contact me, otherwise I can only stay here."
"As for what the leader is, I know!"
Xu Bai raised his eyebrows and said: "Then tell me, including the location where he asked you to leave a message, and tell me."
Patriarch Tong didn't speak, just looked at Xu Bai like this, as if he was struggling with something.
Of course Xu Bai knew what the other person was thinking, so he said slowly, "Have you cut off your pain sense? Or is your soul very strong?"
Patriarch Tong was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously said: "No."
Murderous intent flashed in Xu Bai's eyes: "Since there are none, I can definitely torture your confession or torture your soul. Do you have any qualifications to negotiate terms?"
The other party hesitated just now because he was afraid of being killed after speaking out, so he wanted to talk, but is he qualified?
Patriarch Tong's face instantly turned pale when he heard the words, and he sat down on the ground. He knew that he had to say what he said today, and he had to say it if he didn't say it.
"Can you really let me go?"
"Of course, since you want to assassinate me, you must also know that I am the most honest person in business. Aren't we talking about a business now?" Xu Bai smiled.
Patriarch Tong's eyes were dark, but he finally said it.
"The leader is a gravedigger. No one knew about it, but there happened to be a book about it in my family."
"I only found out after I went back and read it, and it was also mentioned in the book that there is a huge tomb in Fenghua State. I don't know who is inside."
"But since the leader is a gravedigger, it must be related to this tomb."
"The book also mentioned that the opening of the tomb requires a large number of burial objects. He gathered us together and prevented us from acting alone. I suspect that he wanted us to be burial objects."
"If you want to deal with the leader, there will definitely be a large tomb recently. The appearance of a large tomb will definitely cause a change, and you will be able to find the location based on that."
Speaking of this, Patriarch Tong closed his mouth.
Apparently, what has to be said has been said.
Xu Bai touched his chin.
Gravedigger.
Another new business.
"My lord, gravediggers are not tolerated." Ye Zi said.
Needless to say, Xu Bai can guess that it must be outrageous.
Who doesn’t have a grave, it’s all been dug by this group of people, who can bear it?
"Master Xu, I have already told you, can I go now? Master Xu, don't worry, I will never deal with you again." Patriarch Tong said timidly.
Xu Bai nodded, suddenly stretched out his index finger, and flicked it on the black knife.
A burst of rhythm sounded.
Based on intentional calculation and inadvertently, Patriarch Tong's eyes immediately became dull, and he was instantly controlled.
"Is what you said just now true? Is there anything else you haven't told me?" Xu Bai asked.
Patriarch Tong shook his head dully.
The next moment, Xu Bai swung the black knife in his hand, and the fragments suddenly sprang up, piercing Patriarch Tong in front of him.
He does deal with integrity in business, but only with people, not with a dog.
"My lord, what are you going to do next?" Ye Zi asked.
"Let's go back first." Xu Bai searched the corpse in front of him, but found nothing useful, and he had already used up all the things that were used to destroy the corpse in the first place.
I got a lot of information today, so go back and digest it first, and then think about what to do next.
Thinking of this, Xu Bai didn't stay any longer, and rushed towards the inn with Ye Zi.
Taking advantage of this dark night, it didn't take long for them to return to the inn.
Ye Zi closed the door with his backhand. Seeing that Xu Bai had already sat down, he poured a cup of tea for Xu Bai and handed it to him.
Xu Baidao: "For today's plan, let's wait and see what happens. If it's what he said, the other party will definitely not have any troubles again. There must be changes when the tomb is opened. When the tomb is opened, go over and have a look." Condition."
"If this is the case, we need to find someone who is proficient in digging graves." Ye Zi said: "Fengshui masters are similar to gravediggers. We can ask the Jiang family if there are any Fengshui masters in Fenghua Prefecture?"
Since it is related to the tomb, a Feng Shui master is definitely needed.
The Jiang family has been rooted here for many years and must have a wide network of contacts. It is only natural to ask them to help.
"Tomorrow, let's go to Jiang's house again." Xu Bai said.
He took out the book The Art of the Epee Sword and continued to move the progress bar. Now that things are getting complicated, the most important thing is to seize the time to improve yourself.
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Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, the dark night passed, and the scorching sun of the second day ushered in.
The streets were filled with people coming and going, gradually increasing, and the vendors on both sides also started to sell.
As soon as Xu Bai and Ye Zi arrived at Jiang's house, they were taken to the living room by the servants.
"Hahaha, Master Xu is visiting again, there must be something important, what are you still doing here? Why don't you show Master Xu tea?" Patriarch Jiang laughed.
The voice is still as bold as ever. If you saw it at first sight, you would think it was a straightforward person.
The servants quickly served the best tea, Xu Bai took it in his hand, looked at the steaming tea in the teacup, and took a shallow sip.
"Master Xu, just talk when you have something to do, don't worry, I still say the same old saying, as long as I can help, I will never hesitate." The leader of the Jiang family, righteous Ling Ran, kept patting his chest to assure .
Xu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the tea in his hand, and said, "Don't say anything else, I really have something to do when I come here this time, so I asked Patriarch Jiang to help me. I don't know if there is anyone in Fenghua Prefecture who is a feng shui master." ?”
Patriarch Jiang was about to agree boldly, but he didn't expect that it was a Feng Shui master who asked. He froze on the spot, and after a while, he smiled wryly.
"Master Xu... Did you just say a Feng Shui master?"
"That's right, is there no Fengshui master in Fenghua Prefecture?" Xu Bai frowned.
In such a big state, it is impossible for a Feng Shui master to be a professional. He felt something was wrong.
"Oh..." Patriarch Jiang sighed, and said, "If it's other things, Mr. Jiang can definitely do it for Mr. Xu, but this matter is indeed a bit difficult!"
"Oh?" Xu Bai asked: "What's the difficulty? Patriarch Jiang can just say it directly. I'm not a messy person here. Let's be considerate of each other."
From the other party's expression just now, it can be seen that there is definitely something going on here.
Patriarch Jiang sighed, and said: "Master Xu, if you talk about Fenghua Prefecture, there is only one Fengshui master, and that is the Qian family in the west of the city, but it may be very difficult to get the Qian family to help."
"When the Great Chu State was established, the Qian family did their best. At that time, the construction of the capital of the Great Chu State was also contributed by various Feng Shui masters."
"The Qian family forcibly changed the feng shui, changed their fate against the sky, and turned the bad into a good one, so their own feng shui suffered backlash, and they have never recovered from it."
"His Majesty was grateful for their loyalty, so he let them stay in Fenghua State, and no one dared to touch them."
"They didn't use Feng Shui anymore, because if they used it again, the whole family might die on the street."
Feng Shui has always been very mysterious. Hearing Patriarch Jiang say this, Xu Bai felt that it was indeed a bit difficult to handle.
This Qian family can be regarded as a real upper thigh. In this Fenghua state, no one dares to move.
More importantly, they no longer use Feng Shui. After all, they have suffered backlash before. If they use it again, the whole family will die violently on the street. This method of death is very mysterious, and it is entirely because of Feng Shui.
To describe it in one sentence, it is not that the other party does not want to help, but that there is no way to help.
"Patriarch Lao Jiang is here, I still want to take a look." Xu Bai cupped his hands and was about to take Ye Zi away.
"Walk slowly. If you have other things, you can come to me at any time." Patriarch Jiang sent Xu Bai to the door along the way, and told Xu Bai the location of the Qian family.
Xu Bai didn't say much, according to the location that Patriarch Jiang said just now, he led Ye Zi around the streets, and finally came to a mansion.
This mansion is completely different from other mansions. There is a plaque hanging on it, and the plaque is even inlaid with gold.
Not only that, but the characters on the plaque are flying and dancing. In addition to the words Qian Jia, there is also a line of small characters below, which reads "a plaque bestowed by Your Majesty".
There were two servants guarding the door, and they frowned when they saw Xu Bai walk in.
"who are you?"
"Please inform me that Xu Bai wants to meet Patriarch Qian." Xu Bai said.
Given Xu Bai's current popularity, even the family servants know his name. He was obviously surprised when he heard it, and finally realized that he just said to wait here, and hurried to the yard.
A moment later, the servant ran out again in a hurry, and said, "The master is here to invite you, Mr. Xu, please come in."
Xu Bai nodded, and under the leadership of the servant, he detoured one by one and finally came to the reception room.
Good tea was served in the room, Xu Bai sat on the chair, took a sip, and waited patiently.
A moment later, a middle-aged man walked in imposingly.
The middle-aged man looks ordinary, wearing silk and satin.
Although the walking posture is majestic, there is a black air hovering between the eyebrows and eyes.
Changing fate against the sky, and being backlashed by oneself, this is the follow-up suffering, even extending to a family.
So they dare not use the power of Feng Shui anymore, the more they use it, the more this suffering will deepen.
It is precisely because of this that the emperor gave such a generous reward after paying such a heavy price.
In this Fenghua state, even the state order would not dare to yell in front of the Qian family, this is a privilege.
"Master Xu, I don't know what is the purpose of the visit?" Patriarch Qian cupped his hands at Xu Bai and asked very politely.
Actually, the Qian family is also very smart, they didn't use the emperor to dominate here, instead they kept a low profile.
Before he spoke, the black air between Patriarch Qian's eyebrows moved a few more times, and it became more intense.
Xu Bai turned the teacup slightly with his fingers, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "In this case, I won't play with those false ones anymore. I just said that I came here this time to borrow a feng shui master."
As soon as the words were finished, Patriarch Qian was stunned. After realizing it, he stood up from the chair and clenched his hands tightly.
"If this is the case, Master Xu, please go back!"
(end of this chapter)