The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 146 - 116 Hot Spring Bath Encounter

Chapter 146: Chapter 116 Hot Spring Bath Encounter

"Let’s find a place to talk."

Sha Lifei saw Li Yan’s solemn expression and quickly pulled the two of them into the city, winding through streets until they arrived at an inconspicuous inn.

This inn wasn’t affiliated with the pugilistic world, so the guests were mostly merchants, and the ambiance was quite elegant.

Sha Lifei led them into a room, checked both ends of the corridor to make sure no one was around, then closed the door tightly and sat down with a sigh, "Lv San, that brother, although taciturn, is truly a first-rate hero!"

As he spoke, he even gave a thumbs up.

Li Yan frowned, "Is the word out?"

Sha Lifei solemnly said, "I had to ask around to find out. After we left, the kid went back to Wu Family Gully, left his name, and took the blame for the arson and murder all by himself."

"We reached out to the Information Pavilion for news, and although there are rules in the pugilistic world that they wouldn’t gossip wildly, we indeed exposed our trail. With what Lv San did, he has completely cleared our names."

"He is truly a brother worth befriending!"

Li Yan was silent for a moment, "What’s the situation now?"

Sha Lifei spoke in a low voice, "After all, so many have died. Chang’an has issued sea arrest documents, offering a huge reward, attracting many bladesmen, already heading towards Shangzhou."

"Manchuan Pass’s Cao Gang, too, dared not shelter him anymore, claiming publicly that Lv San was just a worshipper and his actions had nothing to do with them. They’ve cleared themselves of any involvement..."

Li Yan frowned, "What about Lv San?"

Sha Lifei was speechless, "Of course, he ran away, his whereabouts unknown. Qiao Sanhu’s men in Fengyang have been searching everywhere but haven’t found him."

"Rumors in the pugilistic world say he has left Shan State and fled to Ezhou overnight."

"Running away is for the best."

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief and gave a slight sigh.

To be honest, he was now also an old player in the pugilistic world, and most people he saw, though publicly claiming utmost loyalty and brotherhood, would stab a friend in the back for profits.

Recalling the child-like smile on Lv San’s face while confronting the fox at Black Wind Gully, Li Yan inexplicably felt a bittersweet emotion.

"Never mind, thinking about this is useless."

Seeing Li Yan’s grim expression, Sha Lifei slammed the table, "Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on the pugilistic world’s movements."

"If Brother Lv is captured, we’ll break him out from the prison transport or the execution ground; and if he’s dead, we’ll avenge him!"

"I, Old Sha, am putting my words here, none of you stop me!"

Though he was also moved, his words were more to comfort Li Yan, fearing he might brood over this and impulsively do something foolish.

Li Yan glanced at him, "It’s fine, I know what’s in my heart."

With things as they are, no point in dwelling on it. Whatever needs to be done will be done in the future. If we find an opportunity, we’ll help exonerate Lv San.

He could imagine how reluctant and unwilling the young man was when he left his hometown...

Thinking of this, Li Yan asked again, "What about Old Meng and the others?"

"Don’t worry."

Sha Lifei laughed, "There’s coincidentally an opportunity. A wealthy merchant from Shangluo is transporting goods to Chang’an, I pulled some strings and have replaced them in, time and witness all arranged, they are no longer related to this."

"That’s good."

Li Yan nodded, "We rest for the night, and then we leave Shangluo for Taibai Mountain!"

Sha Lifei laughed, "If there’s anything you need to prepare, just give me a shout, and I’ll make a trip to handle it."

Li Yan thought for a moment, "Some clean clothes will do."

Wang Daoxuan also stood up and said, "That’s perfect, my Daoist robe is torn and doesn’t look decent. There are many people from the Mystical Sect on Taibai Mountain, and I can’t afford to be laughed at."

However, Sha Lifei’s eyes twinkled, and he jokingly said, "I say, you two, we’ve really suffered through this journey. I heard there’s a nice bathhouse in Shangluo City where you can listen to music and take a bath. How about we go have some fun?"

Wang Daoxuan was somewhat tempted, "Is it expensive?"

"You say that..." Sha Lifei raised an eyebrow, "Of course it’s expensive, but does that mean you won’t go?"

Wang Daoxuan honestly replied, "Let’s go!"

Sha Lifei laughed heartily, "That’s settled then."

With that, he quickly pulled Wang Daoxuan and departed.

After they left, the room suddenly became quiet.

Li Yan smiled wryly, then looked at his left hand and pulled up his sleeve, revealing a leather wrist guard on his wrist, equipped with a mechanism. With a light flick, a dagger sprang out, landing in his hand.

Walking in the pugilistic world, one must always have a backup plan.

This sleeve dagger was left by his father.

Although he had some fame, the trick was right here.

His father had said that the sleeve dagger should never be used lightly.

If others knew that you had this move, they would be guarded when they made their move, creating a psychological flaw during the fight.

And each use of the dagger had to be at a critical moment.

In plain terms, it was a form of psychological deterrence; its actual power wasn’t great, relying solely on the element of surprise to harm others.

Thus was the true brilliance of the sleeve dagger.

As such, Li Yan rarely used it in normal times.

What he truly relied on was the Hook Seal in his left palm.

At this moment, he could feel a cold sensation swirling inside his palm, moving along the lines of the hook talisman.

This was the Divine Skill from the Yin Bureau: the Soul Rope.

Divine Skills in the world were invariably focused on sensing through the six faculties of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, but he never imagined that there was a supernatural ability of the Yin Bureau used for attacking.

Of course, this power of the Divine Skill was imperceptible to ordinary people.

Only someone with Yin Yang Eyes or Qi Observation Eyes could see an invisible chain.

The primary function of this Divine Skill was to hook souls.

If it was even more powerful, it could twist and shatter souls.

It could also damage Magic Artifacts.

Thinking this, Li Yan activated the Storing God.

The sound of chains seemed to rise by his ears, and a cold Yin Evil Qi emerged from his palm, condensing but not dispersing, waving like a snake.