"I've heard that ghost stories often happen near Lin'an Prefecture. Now I see that it's true!"

The heroic young man stood up, glanced at the dark alley in front of him, turned his head to look at the direction where the bandit left, and murmured: "Bao Gong will arrive in Lin'an Prefecture soon, and he may have to clean up the gang..."

After saying that, he leaped up and disappeared over the eaves in the distance like flying.

In the alley, in a place invisible to mortal eyes, Master Zishan placed one hand on Xu Xian's shoulder, looking with a slightly solemn gaze in the direction where the heroic young man left.

Although this heroic young man has no physical power and even the illusion he casts cannot be seen through, his own strength is quite impressive.

Especially when his eyes swept across the alley just now, even Master Zishan couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis in his heart.

...This person is definitely a martial arts master in the world!

Moreover, he is the kind of peerless master who can fight against big monsters with martial arts and true energy alone.

If one adds on the dragon-tiger energy and red dust fire that an official possesses, even True Man Zishan would have to admit that at this moment, he might not be able to confront this mysterious master head-on.

When did such a master appear in the world?

Master Zishan frowned, secretly shocked.

And it's not just him. The bandit just now was also very outrageous. His lightness skills were so exquisite and his speed was so fast that it was comparable to the Taoist escape technique. How could it be considered lightness skills!

"Has the martial arts of the human world evolved to this extent?"

Master Zishan felt emotional, and then couldn't help but look at Xu Xian.

If he had previously intended to let Xu Xian enter Taoism through martial arts only because of the problem of aptitude, then now he has already seen the great potential of martial arts in the world.

If he could extract some powerful martial arts techniques from the system's scripture library, they might not be much weaker than the immortal way.

Thinking of this, Master Zishan raised his hand and clapped it, finally unblocking Xu Xian's mute point.

Xu Xian regained his ability to speak and asked excitedly, "Master, why did you tell him the whereabouts of that hero?"

Master Zishan glanced at him and said, "He is an official, and I am a citizen. Isn't it natural for officials and citizens to cooperate with each other?"

Xu Xian was stunned when he heard this, and then retorted: "But that hero is a good man!"

Master Zishan laughed: "How do you know?"

Xu Xian said solemnly: "He robs the rich to help the poor and helps the neighbors. Isn't he a good person?"

"Not necessarily." Master Zishan chuckled and said, "What if he pretends to be stealing government silver and robbing the rich to help the poor, but in fact he has a more important and deadly goal?"

Xu Xian was slightly startled.

Master Zishan continued, "For example, he wants to use this opportunity to divert the attention of the government, and secretly have his accomplices sneak in to assassinate the prefect, or simply raise the flag of rebellion, cooperate with the outside world, and secretly seize the city?"

"this……"

Xu Xian looked hesitant.

After a moment, he shook his head and pointed to a dilapidated window in front of him and said, "Master, I don't know what you are talking about, but I know that Uncle Liu borrowed two taels of silver to bury his mother last year, and now the interest has increased to twenty-eight taels. Uncle Liu is unable to repay, and those who lend money to him come to his stall every day to eat and drink for free. Sometimes, after drinking, they will find an excuse to beat him up for fun."

"But just now, that hero threw at least thirty taels of silver into Uncle Liu's house. This shows that he knew about Uncle Liu's situation, so he deliberately gave him some more silver. In this way, Uncle Liu can pay off his debts and get rid of those evil loan sharks..."

Hearing Xu Xian's words, Master Zishan was slightly startled and looked at the child with some surprise, as if he did not expect that he could actually say such words.

Facing Xu Xian's serious gaze, Master Zishan came back to his senses and a smile appeared on his face.

"He is indeed a good boy."

He smiled, reached out his hand and touched the boy's head.

"But some things are not as simple as you think!"

"To put it another way, if that thief... hero really gave away his wealth out of kindness, then he was being too crude."

"Your uncle Liu's biggest problem right now is not the money and debt repayment, but that he has been targeted by that group of vampires. Even if he takes out the money, he won't be able to get rid of them."

"Let's take the simplest example. If the government silver in the treasury was stolen and those people insisted that the silver he used to pay off his debts was the stolen government silver, how could he explain it?"

"Or to be more direct, after knowing that your uncle Liu is rich, he first made excuses not to accept it, then secretly sent someone to steal it away, and then he refused to admit it and continued to take advantage of this honest man. What can he do?"

Hearing the repeated questioning from Master Zishan, Xu Xian opened his mouth blankly, unable to refute.

After a moment, he lowered his head dejectedly and said in despair: "Are honest people destined to be bullied?"

Master Zishan raised his hand and touched his head, saying softly: "If kindness cannot bloom, then let it grow thorns. If you really want to help those kind-hearted poor people, then learn from me and stand up for your uncle Liu in person one day."

This is another benefit of learning martial arts.

Although immortal cultivators have long lifespans and magical powers, they cannot interfere in human affairs before they have cultivated to a certain level.

But martial arts are different, martial arts are human skills. Even if one becomes a martial immortal, one can interfere in the human world and even serve as an official in the court without any scruples.

If we have to point out any shortcomings, it is probably that he lacks supernatural powers, is easily fooled, and his lifespan before becoming an immortal is no different from that of an ordinary person.

Hearing Master Zishan's words, Xu Xian's expression changed for a while, and finally he became firm and raised his head and said, "Master, I want to learn martial arts!"

"Okay, okay!" Master Zishan patted his head with satisfaction, then raised his hand and grabbed the back of his collar, saying with a smile: "The way to practice martial arts is to practice in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. You can't be impatient. Let me prepare for a day, and I will take you in tomorrow."

"As for now, let's just follow and see!"

After saying this, Master Zishan lifted his feet off the ground and floated up with Xu Xian, who looked excited.

When passing by Uncle Liu's house, Master Zishan waved his sleeves and took away most of the thirty taels of silver, leaving only five taels, so that the man surnamed Liu could spend a relatively stable period, so as to avoid the other party taking out all the money at once to pay off the debt, which would arouse suspicion and covetousness.

Of course, as long as Master Zishan wanted to, he could help Uncle Liu survive this disaster.

But he was a demon king who had lived for more than four hundred years after all. How could he be as innocent and kind as Xu Xian?

To be honest, if it weren't for the intention of asking Xu Xian to solve the problem personally in the future, Master Zishan would not even bother to do such a simple task.

As the saying goes, there is nothing new in the world. Master Zishan has seen too many things like this in his hundreds of years of experience!

Not long after, Master Zishan was flying in the air with his disciple, looking at the two figures flying below with a frown on his face.

Are these two guys really warriors?

How come the speed of this Qinggong is faster than his flying on clouds?

Thinking of this, Master Zishan sighed and couldn't help but glance at his disciple who was looking at his feet with excitement.

As the spirit of earth and stone, the fastest way for Master Zishan to travel at present is the art of earth escape.

But unfortunately, he was currently traveling with his apprentice, and felt embarrassed to use such a low-class method as the Earth Escape Technique to travel.

Compared to this, although driving the cloud is a bit slower, it is still very impressive and full of fairy spirit...

Thinking of this, Master Zishan looked thoughtful, and suddenly descended from the clouds and landed on the roof.

Xu Xian touched the ground with his feet, raised his head, and asked in confusion: "Master, what's wrong?"

Master Zishan said softly, "That thief is very good at Qinggong. The government officials behind him should not be able to catch up with him."

Xu Xian was delighted when he heard this: "Really? That's great!"

Master Zishan looked at Xu Xian's expression and saw that the joy on his face was not fake, so he sighed and said, "It seems that there is nothing to watch tonight. Good disciple, I will send you back to your room to rest and get enough energy. Tomorrow morning, you can come into the mountains to find me. Do you understand?"

Xu Xian perked up and nodded solemnly: "I understand!"

Master Zishan looked pleased, patted him on the shoulder, and then took him back to Heizhu Lane.

After putting Xu Xian down, Master Zishan disappeared, flew up on a cloud, and looked at the green mountains and clear waters in the distance with his eyes slightly narrowed.

The apprentice needs to conserve his energy, and he cannot sit idle either. He must prepare well for tomorrow.

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On the way, he deliberately stopped at Uncle Liu's soup and noodle stall. Seeing that Uncle Liu looked normal and seemed to have not discovered the silver he left at home last night, he breathed a sigh of relief and left with peace of mind.

But what he didn't notice was that at the noodle soup stall, a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes and an imposing manner was sitting at the table. He was wearing white clothes, holding a folding fan, and looking at his back thoughtfully.

After Xu Xian left, the man in white raised his hand to call the stall owner and asked casually about Xu Xian's identity.

The stall owner surnamed Liu didn't care. He smiled and told Xu Xian's identity, and praised him as a polite and kind child.

"Xu Xian?"

The handsome man in white murmured softly, and his mind couldn't help but recall the young man and the Taoist in the alley last night.

“Interesting!”

The handsome man in white raised his lips and chuckled, saying, "Bao Gong is coming, and there is also the mysterious Taoist priest, the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao, and the secret book thief who caused chaos among the surrounding major sects last night..."

"There are more and more monsters in Lin'an Prefecture!"

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On the other side, Xu Xian, who came to the mountain, was quickly taken into the newly opened cave by Master Zishan.

As soon as he entered the cave, the excitement and anticipation on Xu Xian's face had not yet subsided, when he felt a heat wave coming towards him and a pungent smell that was difficult to describe in words.

Xu Xian quickly covered his mouth and nose, widened his eyes, and looked at the pool of water in front of him, which was rising with white steam and looked like an oven.

"Master, what is this?"

Master Zishan smiled slightly and said proudly: "This is the beard of a thousand-year-old ginseng essence... The root is the main medicine, supplemented by a variety of heaven and earth spiritual objects to make a top-grade medicinal bath. It only takes 3927 days to help you cross the three realms of body forging and reach the three gates and nine orifices!"