"Sigh, I've provoked Red Flower Valley again for no reason."
After killing the woman in colorful clothes, Lu Tao couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, protagonists are all like this. They always inexplicably provoke some forces. Can't they just let me cultivate in peace? I don't have any ambition to dominate the world."
"The woman in colorful clothes came for the Dust-Removing Grass, which can improve one's aptitude. This kind of spiritual herb should be rare in the martial arts world. Perhaps she didn't tell anyone else before she came?"
Lu Tao pondered, but remained calm and clear-headed. He then shook his head and denied it, saying, "But since she knew about the existence of the Dust-Removing Grass, why didn't she come to get it sooner? She only came after the Axe Gang was destroyed. This means that someone in the Axe Gang was communicating with her, and she only just learned about the existence of this spiritual herb. If this woman doesn't return for too long, Red Flower Valley might send someone to check on her. Alas."
"It seems I must leave Dafeng Town ahead of schedule and head to Mufeng City. I can also take this opportunity to find out what kind of force Red Flower Valley is and how strong it is, so I can deal with it accordingly."
Lu Tao didn't feel much about leaving Dafeng Town early, since the original plan was to leave tomorrow or the day after.
I'm leaving tonight, it'll be a little rushed.
Lu Tao quickly cleaned up the battlefield, then cut down a large amount of bamboo and branches and stored them in his system space.
He then knelt down and kowtowed several times in front of two graves on the other side of the hill to pay his respects to his parents.
After returning to his own yard and tidying everything up, Lu Tao went to Wu Ming's house.
Lu Tao planned to take Wu Ming's family away from Dafeng Town. This was not originally in his plan, but after offending Honghua Valley, he had to change his plans.
Red Flower Valley must be incredibly powerful; to such a force, Wu Ming and his family of three are nothing.
If Red Flower Valley finds out about the master-disciple relationship between Lu Tao and Wu Ming, they might take their anger out on their family and kill them on the spot, or use Wu Ming's life to force him to show himself.
That was an unexpected disaster for Wu Ming's family.
Lu Tao didn't want to see this happen either, so he had no choice but to take them away.
After Lu Tao told Wu Ming's parents the whole story, they were a little panicked, but they didn't have any complaints, since Lu Tao wasn't at fault.
Ultimately, the family decided to go to Mufeng City with Lu Tao.
Afterwards, Lu Tao went to the martial arts shop to meet He Zongming and bid him farewell.
As a result, He Zongming gave him a good scolding, accusing Lu Tao of looking down on him and not caring about the lives of his family.
Then, to Lu Tao's bewilderment, He Zongming's family followed him and left Dafeng Town.
In fact, He Zongming had saved up some money over the years and had always planned to leave Dafeng Town and settle down in Mufeng City, but he had not found a suitable opportunity.
Now that he has met a genius like Lu Tao, he naturally chooses to walk with him. He also wants to see how high Lu Tao will go in the future.
As for danger, he wasn't too worried; Mufeng City was relatively safe.
And so, a large group of people set off from Dafeng Town and embarked on the road to Mufeng City.
Many people witnessed Lu Tao's departure and knew it was related to the woman in colorful clothes from before.
Therefore, they did not try to persuade him to stay.
The town mayor felt it was a pity that such a genius had finally emerged in Dafeng Town, only to leave after just a few days.
This made him sigh deeply, and his recently restored radiance seemed to have aged again.
...
The group, including Lu Tao, Wu Ming's father, and He Zongming's son, were all riding horses.
The others rode in the same carriage as the big black dog.
"Sigh, sigh, sigh..."
Suddenly, Lu Tao, who was riding a horse, suddenly started shouting for no apparent reason.
"Brother Tao, what are you doing?"
"Sing."
After Lu Tao finished speaking, he continued singing: "Give me a patch of blue... the horse-riding man... like a swift wind... ha ah, ha..."
Lu Tao rode his horse on the wide road and couldn't help but sing "The Horseman".
However, Lu Tao was tone-deaf and couldn't even sing the melody correctly, so his singing sounded strange.
If the journey hadn't been so incredibly boring, He Zongming and the others would have already spoken up to stop them.
"Huh?"
Right after he finished singing a song, something happened that shocked Lu Tao.
He discovered that a new panel had appeared next to the system panel, with a line of text describing it.
[Song (Untitled): 0/1 (Huh? What is this? A song? Why does it sound like ghosts wailing? Is this really sung by a human? Aren't they afraid of making people's ears pregnant?)]
"That's too much! Even though I'm tone-deaf, I used to be a karaoke king/queen. How dare you insult me like that?"
Lu Tao was a little angry, but at the same time very pleasantly surprised.
He never expected that singing could lead to an upgrade; what about writing poetry?
"Am I to become a singing god in this world? Or a Confucian sage?"
Thinking of this, Lu Tao couldn't help but have his eyes light up. He felt that his understanding of the system was far from enough, and he only knew the tip of the iceberg.
Next, Lu Tao began to have a series of erratic episodes.
"The horse lassoer... the horse lassoer... the horse lassoer..."
This sounded like an insult, causing the group to exchange bewildered glances. He Zongming couldn't stand it any longer and immediately reprimanded, "Lu Tao, what are you doing? How can you insult people like this? Even if you were forced to leave Dafeng Town, there's no need to vent like this."
"I'm singing, please wait a moment."
After replying, Lu Tao cleared his throat and began, "Give me a piece..."
Before he could even finish a single line of lyrics, Lu Tao abruptly stopped, looking utterly bewildered. "Wait a minute, why hasn't it changed?"
Then Lu Tao realized that this song had actually appeared on the skill point panel.
"Skills: Song (Unnamed) (0/1 Beginner), Lu's Hammer Technique (Perfect)."
"..."
Lu Tao was speechless. The song he created actually needed to be modified.
"Luckily, we still have some Fortune Points left, otherwise we would have been embarrassed this time."
Lu Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead, decisively added points, and at the same time commanded the system, "Rename the song to 'The Horse-Taming Man'."
The next moment.
"Skills: Horse-Taming Master (Perfect), Lu's Hammer Technique (Perfect)."
"Fortune Points: 16".
Everyone looked at Lu Tao with curiosity, while Wu Ming shouted, "Brother Tao, keep it up!"
"They're here."
Lu Tao took a deep breath, his tone suddenly changing, "Give me a blue sky... a horse-taming man..."
The tone and melody suddenly became many times more pleasant to listen to.
It even gives one the feeling of being on a vast grassland, galloping on horseback, instantly making one feel open-minded and refreshed.
【The Horse-Taming Man: 799/10,000 (An entry-level piece, Yellow Rank, Lower Grade. Singing this piece with the power of qi and blood, or innate primordial energy, can give listeners a sense of immersion without losing themselves in the experience, making it very enjoyable.)】
Not only did everyone seem to have entered the world of the song, but even the horses beneath them felt the same way.
"hiss……"
Several horses neighed almost simultaneously, then suddenly accelerated and galloped quickly along the road.
The sudden increase in speed startled the group, nearly causing them to fall off their horses.
A scream came from inside the carriage; clearly, someone had fallen.
Lu Tao was startled and quickly stopped singing.
"Hoo..."
The horse gradually came to a stop.
"Wow, Brother Lu, what song is this? It's so nice!"
He Yuanshuang, her face covered in dust, poked her head out of the carriage and asked Lu Tao, "It sounds so good!"
She had never been to the grasslands, only seen them in her grandfather's books, but at this moment, she felt as if she were truly wandering on the vast grasslands, captivated by the boundless green grass.
"Wow, Brother Tao, you can actually sing? I never knew that before, that's amazing."
Wu Ming nodded quickly, looking at Lu Tao's figure with eyes full of admiration.
Everyone else was also very shocked.
Just a moment ago, Lu Tao was tone-deaf, but the next moment he sang such a beautiful song that they all felt as if they were in a dream.
Even more outrageous was the horse, which, seemingly influenced by the song, ran wildly as if it had no rider or carriage at all, galloping unrestrained.
This is absolutely amazing.
This is something that a song can actually do; it's unheard of.
"Haha, your brother Tao is a singing god."
Lu Tao laughed heartily, feeling extremely pleased.
While happy, Lu Tao felt a little regretful. "It's a pity I don't know any lullabies. Otherwise, after leveling up, I could just play a lullaby before a fight and easily defeat my enemies. It would be especially suitable for group battles... Sigh, why wasn't I a healer before?"
He Yuanshuang asked eagerly, "Brother Lu, can you teach me to sing?"
"Brother Tao, I want to learn too."
"Okay, okay, I'll teach you all."
...
And so, chatting and laughing, the group finally arrived at Mufeng City, 150 miles away, two hours later.
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