Chapter 97 Arrived in Shuzhou
People were coming and going in the main hall, but Lu Jingyao did not find any of her "old friends".
"Qiuyun, where is that young master?"
She turned her head and asked Xiang Qiuyun in confusion, but the latter was also confused at this time.
"Huh? That person was clearly here just now."
"Madam, Miss Qiuyun is right. There was indeed a young man looking for you just now."
A waiter nearby testified, "But he disappeared as soon as I turned around."
“It’s gone…”
Lu Jingyao frowned and asked, "What does that person look like?"
"Well... he's not tall, but he's quite strong, wearing a cloth shirt, with small eyes and thin lips..."
The guy tried hard to recall, but Lu Jingyao listened for a long time but couldn't remember that she knew such a person.
Before she married into the Wei family, she basically never left the house. She didn't know many young men, let alone old friends.
Did I find the wrong person? But the other party clearly asked to see me by name...
"Did the man say anything?"
After thinking for a while, Lu Jingyao asked again.
"No."
Qiu Yun answered truthfully: "He just asked me... Is Miss Lu here?"
"He called me girl?" Lu Jingyao was stunned.
"Um."
Qiuyun nodded: "I was a little surprised at the time, and was wondering if he was really your good friend, how could he not know that you were married."
“…”
Listening to Qiu Yun's words, Lu Jingyao opened her mouth slightly, and suddenly an idea popped up in her mind.
Could this person be Xiao Feng?
Although Wei Changtian never mentioned this man to her again, Xiao Feng did not die that night after all...
The more Lu Jingyao thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. She hurriedly asked the waiter, "Tell me more about what that man looks like!"
"yes."
Seeing Lu Jingyao suddenly become so nervous, the waiter quickly repeated: "She is not tall, her eyes are not big, and her lips are a little thin..."
“…”
While listening, Lu Jingyao tried to compare herself with Xiao Feng.
But it was not until this moment that she realized one thing - she could not remember what Xiao Feng looked like.
"Qiuyun."
After a moment's silence, Lu Jingyao suddenly looked at Qiu Yun with a serious expression: "Prepare paper and pen, I want to write a letter to my husband!"
"ah?"
Qiu Yun was stunned: "Madam, I'm afraid the young master hasn't arrived in Shuzhou yet."
Lu Jingyao shook her head: "It's okay. My husband said before he left that if there is an emergency, you can send the letter to Liang Mansion in Shuzhou first."
"It's urgent..."
Qiuyun seemed to understand why Lu Jingyao wanted to write a letter to Wei Changtian. She stopped asking questions and immediately lifted her skirt to prepare paper and pen.
Lu Jingyao raised her eyes and looked around, and even ran outside the house to look around.
The streets were bustling with people, and there was nothing unusual.
…
Of course Lu Jingyao couldn't find Xiao Feng, because the latter turned and left after hearing her say "I want to write a letter to my husband".
Xiao Feng came here today with the intention of just taking a look at Lu Jingyao and then leaving, but in the end he couldn't help but listen to a few more words.
If I had known this, I would have not listened...
Relying on his superb disguise skills, he sneaked out of the city gate and found the man who had been waiting there at a tea stall.
"Master."
The man came up with two horses: "You are here."
"Um."
"Did you see the person you wanted to see?"
"No."
Xiao Feng took the reins and uttered three words coldly.
"She's dead."
“…”
The man opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say for a moment. After a long while, he tentatively said, "Master, you..."
"I'm fine."
Xiao Feng shook his head and got on his horse: "Brother Ren, let's go."
“…”
“Da da, da da…”
The sound of horse hooves faded away, stirring up a gust of autumn leaves.
The two soon disappeared.
…
…
Five days later.
Just as Xiao Feng and Lu Jingyao's letters were rushing towards Shuzhou one after another, Wei Changtian was already standing in front of the large boundary stone engraved with the words "Shuzhou", shaking his head.
It’s finally here!
Ever since such a big commotion in Anyi County, everyone's itinerary has become much smoother, and no "accidents" have occurred since.
Under such circumstances, their travel speed naturally increased greatly, and they finally entered Shuzhou half a month after leaving Beijing.
"Brother Changtian, this boundary stone is at least three meters high."
Seeing that Wei Changtian seemed quite interested in the boundary stone, Liang Qin smiled and introduced it: "It is said that the words Shuzhou on it were carved by the previous emperor with a sword."
"Carved with a sword?"
Wei Changtian curiously reached out his hand and touched the concave part of the stone, and said in amazement: "It looks like these two characters were written in one stroke. I never thought that someone could control his inner strength to such an accurate degree."
"Brother Changtian guessed wrong."
Liang Qin smiled and said, "The late emperor did not use any internal force when he carved these two words."
"No internal force used?"
Wei Changtian was stunned: "How is it possible? How can it be carved so deeply without internal force?"
“This is the wonder of this stone.”
Liang Qin pulled out a dagger he was carrying, infused it with internal energy, and slashed it hard on the stone surface.
"clang!"
After a crisp sound, no trace was left on the stone surface.
Seeing Wei Changtian's surprised look, she said proudly, "This stone is called the Immortal Locking Stone. It can block the true energy of heaven and earth. If you want to leave a mark on it, you must use pure strength to do it."
After saying that, Liang Qin swung the dagger again, but this time he did not use his internal force.
“Swish!”
The dagger flashed past, leaving behind an imperceptible white mark.
"Fuck, is it so magical?"
Wei Changtian looked like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden: "There are actually such stones..."
"Brother Changtian, do you want to try it too?"
Liang Qin handed over the dagger and said with a smile: "See how deep the mark can be left."
"What does this mean?" Wei Changtian was puzzled.
Liang Qin explained: "Since internal strength is useless against this stone, we can only rely on skills."
"Generally speaking, the deeper the mark left, the deeper the person's understanding of the martial arts he has learned."
"Many people passing by here would give it a try, but no one has ever exceeded the three-inch depth of the late emperor."
“Three inches…”
Wei Changtian touched the white mark left by Liang Qin, his eyes a little strange: "Then you..."
"Brother Changtian, please don't laugh at me!"
Liang Qin blushed a little and argued, "This, this is already pretty good."
That's it? Not bad? Wei Changtian complained in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud.
It's better to leave a way out, just in case I can't even leave a white mark later...
Although he had concerns in this regard, Wei Changtian still felt that he shouldn't be so bad.
After all, the "Dream Path" is about actual combat and techniques! Coupled with the heavenly-level swordsmanship - "Returning to Dust Sword", he still doesn't believe that he can be worse than Liang Qin.
"Then I'll try it too."
He shook the dagger and took a half step back.
Wei Changtian didn't waste any time. He took a deep breath, then stabbed the stone with his knife in front of Liang Qin's gaze.
“Crack!”
“…”
After a muffled sound, Liang Qin stood there in a daze, as if she had been cast under a spell.
"this……"
Wei Changtian was slightly better, at least he could still speak.
He pointed at his masterpiece, swallowed his saliva and asked, "Didn't you say that no one has ever been able to carve three inches deep? Then what's going on here..."
“…”
Liang Qin didn't react at all, his eyes still fixed on the stone surface.
I saw that more than half of the dagger's blade had sunk into the stone, leaving only a small section at the bottom and the handle that was trembling slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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