Lu Qing's sudden attack was something Xiao Tian never expected.
He never even imagined that Lu Qing would suddenly turn on him and kill him here.
But the chilling killing intent carried in Lu Qing's strike was undeniably real.
Xiao Tian had no doubt that if he hadn't dodged, Lu Qing would have really cleaved him in two!
Involuntarily, the image of Lu Qing's killing spree in Happy Village flashed through his mind.
A powerful fear instantly enveloped Xiaotian's entire body.
In the face of life and death, he had no time to think about anything else; he could only rely on instinct and desperately try to back away.
At that moment, he subconsciously unleashed all his strength.
He poured all his mind and willpower into his legs, hoping to use more strength to make himself faster and avoid Lu Qing's deadly strike.
In that moment of intense focus, Xiao Tian seemed to sense an additional power within his body that he could harness.
Without a second thought, he infused it into his legs.
boom!
And so, with Xiao Tian giving it his all, he finally managed to retreat just before Lu Qing's blade was about to strike him, knocking down the fence not far behind him and rolling onto the vegetable patch.
Lu Qing's attack failed, but he did not pursue. Instead, he sheathed his sword and looked at Xiao Tian lying on the ground with a smile.
"Not bad, the reaction is pretty good."
"Young Master Lu, what is the reason for this? I wonder what I have done to offend you?"
Lying on the ground, Xiao Tian asked in fear.
He really couldn't understand why Lu Qing would suddenly attack him out of the blue.
“You haven’t offended me. Now, sense the difference between the Qi and blood in your body and before,” Lu Qing said with a smile.
"The body's qi and blood?"
Xiao Tian was taken aback and quickly began to sense his own body.
Xiao Tian had used all his strength in that burst of power, and now he was feeling weak all over, with a strained and sore leg muscle.
However, Xiao Tian couldn't care less about these things at the moment, because he discovered that the Qi and blood in his body were very active. More importantly, he could control these Qi and blood at will, and could mobilize and connect them at will, gathering and dispersing them as he pleased.
At this moment, Xiao Tian knew exactly what was going on.
He finally grasped the secret of the connection between Qi and blood, and stepped into the Qi and blood realm he had long dreamed of!
"Thank you so much, Young Master Lu, for your great kindness!"
Xiao Tian got up and kowtowed to Lu Qing.
God knows how much effort he has put in over the years to reach the Qi and Blood Realm.
However, for some reason, he always hesitated to take that crucial step.
Even just now, after taking that blood-nourishing and qi-boosting pill, he thought he would definitely be able to break through immediately.
Unexpectedly, even after the medicine's effects had been more than half exhausted, he still couldn't find a breakthrough opportunity.
Xiao Tian had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, Lu Qing cleaved him into the Qi and Blood Realm with a single strike.
Now he understood perfectly well that the killing intent in Lu Qing's strike wasn't meant to kill him at all, but rather to force out his potential.
Otherwise, given Lu Qing's martial arts prowess, if he wanted to kill him, he wouldn't need to make such a grand display of killing intent; a casual slash would probably be enough to kill him.
Therefore, at this moment, Xiao Tian felt extremely grateful to Lu Qing.
"Alright, no need for that. Heaven rewards diligence. If you hadn't cultivated a solid foundation, and were only a hair's breadth away from the Qi and Blood Realm, my strike wouldn't have been able to help you break through," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Xiao Tian kowtowed three more times before finally getting up.
"No matter what, Young Master Lu, you are my benefactor. I will never forget your great kindness in this lifetime," Xiao Tian said with utmost solemnity.
Lu Qing smiled and shook his head, about to speak.
Suddenly a loud shout rang out: "Which little brat is causing trouble? He tore down my fence and trampled my vegetable garden like this?!"
Lu Qing was taken aback. He saw that the second son of Grandpa Zhang next door was staring angrily at his own vegetable garden.
It turned out that in order to avoid Lu Qing's knife, Xiao Tian desperately tried to dodge backward, which damaged the fence of his vegetable garden and crushed two vegetable plots.
The vegetables in both plots are now completely rotten.
Xiao Tian's face immediately turned red, and he was extremely embarrassed.
"Uncle Zhang, it's me."
Seeing this, Lu Qing could only shout.
"Ah Qing, did you cultivate this vegetable garden?"
The angry Uncle Zhang then noticed Lu Qing and paused in surprise.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Zhang, I was just sparring with my friend and accidentally damaged your vegetable garden. I'll fix it for you in a bit," Lu Qing said apologetically.
"It's alright, it's alright. I thought it was some troublemaker. Since it was you, Qing, then it's fine. I'll take care of it later. There's no need to trouble you." Uncle Zhang waved his hand, his anger completely gone.
At the same time, he recognized Xiao Tian.
After all, he often went to the market to buy things, so he naturally knew Xiao Tian, who was responsible for maintaining order at the market and was Master Ma's capable subordinate.
I saw that Xiao Tian's clothes were yellow and green, stained with mud and vegetable juice, making him look quite disheveled.
Looking at Lu Qing again, who was spotless, one couldn't help but click one's tongue in amazement.
I thought to myself that this was probably not a friendly competition, but rather a one-sided humiliation.
Xiao Tian blushed, took out a money pouch from his pocket, poured out a piece of silver, and stuffed it into Uncle Zhang's hand.
"Uncle, I damaged the vegetable garden and the fence. This silver coin is to compensate you."
Then, he bowed to Lu Qing and said, "Young Master Lu, I'm going back to the market now. If you need anything in the future, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help you!"
After saying that, she blushed and walked out of the village.
When Uncle Zhang saw the silver in his hand, which weighed at least half an ounce, he immediately shouted, "Hey, young man, it's just two vegetable plots, it doesn't cost this much!"
However, the more he shouted, the faster Xiao Tian walked, without looking back at all.
Lu Qing found it amusing and said, "Uncle Zhang, just accept it. It's his compensation to you anyway."
Xiao Tian is Ma Gu's capable subordinate and now manages the large market, so he is naturally not short of money.
Half a tael of silver was nothing to him.
"Sigh, it doesn't need that much. It's just a small matter. I'll fix the fence and replant some vegetables. It won't cost that much money." Uncle Zhang still felt it was a bit inappropriate.
Lu Qing ignored this and, after chatting with Uncle Zhang for a few words, turned and walked into the courtyard.
Once inside, Lu Qing's expression calmed down.
The news Xiao Tian brought him was something he took very seriously.
The county town is now in turmoil, with a large number of martial arts experts gathering. It seems that a major battle will break out soon.
The county seat is quite far from Jiuli Village, so even if there's a huge uproar over there, it shouldn't affect this place.
But you can't be too afraid of anything going wrong, even if it's a 10,000 chance.
If the county government is destroyed, and martial artists roam freely, who knows what kind of trouble that might occur.
Therefore, we still cannot let our guard down.
"Hopefully, the Wei family can stabilize the situation."
"Is the Wei family's ancestor, the one with innate abilities, really dead?"
Lu Qing couldn't help but start thinking.
According to what Ma Gu said in his letter, the group of mysterious people openly announced in the county town that the Wei family's ancestor had died, and this should be true.
But he always felt that something was wrong.
First, let's talk about how the Wei family's ancestral master died.
If it was a revenge killing, why didn't someone capable of annihilating a Xiantian Realm expert simply take action and wipe out the Wei family?
If it was an accident, how did that group of mysterious people know?
Moreover, judging from the situation in the county town, it seems that the death of the Wei family's ancestor is already common knowledge, which in itself is strange.
According to what Master said back then, experts at the Innate Realm are always like dragons, rarely seen and hard to find.
The fact that a person at the Innate Realm has died has caused such a stir, which is quite unusual.
Lu Qing had a feeling that there was a powerful hand behind the scenes manipulating this turmoil, plotting something.
"Could it be that the Wei family really possesses some treasure that's worth that person going to such lengths to scheme for?"
Why didn't he just take action and rob it directly? Was he wary, or was he testing something?
Lu Qing couldn't help but recall when he heard Ma Gu say that the Wei family, despite being a wealthy and prestigious family, had always kept the head of the family in the old house in the county town.
I once suspected that the Wei family had a secret.
Now it seems he was right.
It's just a question of whether the Wei family can still keep this secret now.
Unfortunately, he still had too little information to analyze anything.
"Forget it, even if some big shot is plotting something, it's not something I can get involved in right now."
Lu Qing thought for a while, but when she realized she had no clue, she simply stopped thinking about it.
He's only a minor Qi and Blood Realm cultivator right now, and there are countless martial artists gathered in the county town who could easily crush him.
Even if you know the inside story, what can you do?
Let's just sit back and watch the show, and maybe offer some prayers for the Wei family.
"However, we still need to let Master know about this. The situation in the city is so complicated right now, it would be best if he didn't go into the city recently."
Although Master is now at the half-step Xiantian realm, the events in the city are likely a power struggle between Xiantian realm cultivators.
Lu Qing still didn't want his father to get involved in such a storm.
With that thought in mind, Lu Qing closed the door to his house and headed towards the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
As soon as he arrived at the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, he could hear Xiaoyan's laughter from afar.
As I entered the courtyard, I saw my master, Xiaoyan, and Xiaoli sitting at the stone table, drinking tea and chatting.
Of course, the master was drinking tea, while Xiaoyan and Xiaoli were eating tea snacks.
"elder brother!"
Xiao Yan was facing the entrance to the courtyard when she saw Lu Qing and immediately called out to him.
"Okay." Lu Qing walked over.
The old doctor turned around and saw Lu Qing walking over, his eyes showing surprise.
"You broke through?"
"Yes, it was a breakthrough not long ago."
Lu Qing knew that his martial arts level could not be hidden from his master, who was about to forge his divine soul power.
"Your cultivation speed is truly..."
The old doctor was immediately amazed.
My disciple's cultivation speed is simply too fast.
It hasn't been long since he became my disciple, and he has already reached the peak of the Qi and Blood Realm.
Even when he was traveling in the prefecture, he had never heard of any martial arts prodigy with a cultivation speed like Lu Qing's.
"It's just that my master taught me well," Lu Qing said modestly, as was his habit.
"Don't flatter me," the old doctor said, both amused and exasperated. "Besides teaching you a set of health-preserving exercises and refining some pills, I haven't really helped you much."
"Without these things given to me by my master, I wouldn't be where I am today."
The old doctor shook his head helplessly.
My disciple is good in every way, except that he is too humble.
For some reason, no matter how much others praised him, he never considered himself a cultivation genius.
This wasn't an act; the old doctor could tell.
Lu Qing never considered himself a martial arts genius. No matter how fast he progressed in martial arts, he never seemed to be complacent.
“Master, Master Ma just sent his men with a letter. There are some things in it that I think it’s necessary for you to know about.”
At this moment, Lu Qing said.
"Oh, what is it?"
Seeing Lu Qing's serious expression, the old doctor also straightened his own.
He knew that his disciple had some connection with Ma Gu from the market.
Could it be that you've encountered some trouble and need Lu Qing's help?
"The letter explains everything; please take a look, Master."
Lu Qing took out the letter that Xiao Tian had given him.
The old doctor took the letter, opened it, and as he read, his expression gradually became serious.
"I never expected that such a big thing would happen in the city in just a few days."
After reading the letter, the old doctor sighed.
“Master, the city is a mixed bag these days, and the situation is hard to discern. Perhaps you should refrain from entering the city for the time being,” Lu Qing said.
He knew that his master had to send medicinal herbs to the city from time to time, but given the current situation in the county, he really didn't want his master to go there.
"Alright, I don't feel like going out lately anyway. Since the city is so troublesome, I won't go."
The old doctor thought for a moment and then nodded.
Although he was a compassionate doctor, he was not pedantic.
Knowing full well that the city had become a powder keg, they naturally wouldn't go there.
Seeing that his master had agreed, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that his master would be too kind and want to save lives or something, which would make things difficult.
It seems that Master was quite clear-headed about these matters.
"However, Ah Qing, you must be careful. I read in the letter that the Black Wolf Gang seems to be stirring up trouble again. You offended them before, and they might retaliate," the old doctor warned.
“I will be careful, Master.”
In the days that followed, Lu Qing continued to live her life in the same regular rhythm as before.
I'll just be a little more careful when I go out.
Occasionally, he would go to the market to ask Xiao Tian for information.
He did indeed get a lot of news about the city from Xiao Tian.
For example, as more and more martial artists gathered in the city, the situation in the county town also changed drastically.
The county town is only so big, and the sudden influx of so many martial artists naturally makes it easy for conflicts to arise.
It is common to see martial artists fighting on the street without warning, resulting in bloodshed.
Some martial artists, in order to enjoy themselves, began to subjugate local forces for their own pleasure.
Some forces that refused to submit were immediately wiped out, while others that obeyed were able to attach themselves to a powerful patron and rapidly expand their strength, eventually becoming one of the most powerful forces in the county.
The Black Wolf Gang is a typical example of this.
Black Wolf, the leader of the Black Wolf Gang, somehow managed to persuade several powerful martial artists to join the gang.
Among those martial artists, there was even a powerful figure at the Inner Organ Realm.
This has made the Black Wolf Gang one of the largest forces in the city, and they are extremely arrogant.
In short, the situation in the city is currently in complete chaos, with people dying every day.
If the county government hadn't issued a directive forbidding martial artists from harassing civilians, the county town would probably have been in chaos long ago.
The county magistrate's office represents the face of the capital, and the martial artists, on the surface, still dare not disobey its prohibitions too much.
Even so, many civilians still fled the city to avoid the turmoil and planned to return after the storm had passed.
Despite the chaos in the city, to Lu Qing's surprise, the Wei family mansion never collapsed.
Those arrogant martial artists, despite causing a great disturbance in the city, never actually attacked the Wei residence.
Both sides seemed to be maintaining some kind of tacit understanding, waiting for something.
This made Lu Qing sense something unusual.
