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Chapter 142:
Chapter 142:
Chapter 142:
Antique Street in the Imperial Capital.
Qiao Mu sat comfortably on the side of the road.
In front of him, the valuable Blood Moon Chart worth ten thousand silver taels was spread out on the stall, covered with a layer of white cloth, serving as a simple stall.
The surroundings became empty, and the stall owners on Antique Street instinctively kept their distance from him, afraid to get close to the old man.
But when they called out to sell their antiques, they couldn’t help but glance at the old man from the corners of their eyes, observing his every move.
At this moment, Qiao Mu seemed unaware of the gaze of others as he stared at a small booklet in his hand, reading undisturbed.
This small booklet was found during the search of the Sword Ghost’s body.
Last night, as Qiao Mu left, he didn’t forget to search for something on Sword Ghost.
Among them, besides a valuable silver ticket worth a thousand taels, what caught Qiao Mu’s attention the most was this little booklet.
This little booklet contains the personal martial arts experiences of Sword Ghost, a 3rd rank martial artist, but it’s not strictly a martial arts secret manual.However, it does indeed record Sword Ghost’s proud skill – the “Eye Sword Technique.”
This is a rare spiritual refining expert’s Eye Attacking Method, which reveals the secret of Sword Ghost’s ability to kill with his eyes.
“Martial artists who step into the Spiritual Refining Method have a much stronger and more resilient mind than ordinary people.”
“One of the external manifestations of a 3rd rank Spiritual Refining Period martial artist is sharp intuition, anticipating the enemy and being able to sense danger in advance.”
“If one reaches the 2nd rank of the Spiritual Refining Period, their powerful mind can perceive everything around them, and all memories from childhood to adulthood can be vividly recalled in their mind.”
“And the so-called Eye Attacking Method is a means for Spirit Refining martial artists to actively use their powerful ‘spirit’ to cause mental impact on their enemies.”
“With a focused mind like a sharp sword, it is as if the eyes are the sword, able to harm others invisibly, without the need for direct combat.”
“…”
“This technique called ‘Eye Sword Technique’ is quite unique, but according to its requirements, one must first reach the 3rd rank of the Spiritual Refining Period in order to practice it.”
Qiao Mu, at the moment, is no longer following the mainstream Spiritual Refining Method. He can be said to be on the path of Qi and Blood, further exploring the “Xumi Mountain King Sutra” derived from Hai Wuya’s teachings.
Even though he has practiced the “Martial Saint Spiritual Technique,” it is merely a bait thrown out by the Martial Saint, a method to select talented individuals, lacking the possibility for further advancement.
“For now, I cannot make use of this ‘Eye Sword Technique,’ but if my ‘spirit’ continues to grow stronger through constant honing, perhaps it is not entirely impossible.”
This thought crossed Qiao Mu’s mind.
He didn’t really care much anymore whether he would be able to sell the Blood Moon Chart at his booth.
The next day, he carried on with his booth, simply for the purpose of showing it to others.
This 3rd ranked martial artist, Sword Ghost, is not a lone ranger.
He is not only a household enshrined by wealthy merchant Wan Ronghua, but also a member of the Martial Arts League, an organization of Spirit Refining martial artists.
Even if placed among the martial arts community in the Imperial Capital, this character is not a small fry. His death will definitely not go unnoticed.
As long as Qiao Mu continues to set up his stall as usual, the news of Sword Ghost’s death will continue to spread.
At that time, there will be obstacles to defend against the soldiers, and measures taken to hide the truth.
…….
Qiao Mu’s guess was not wrong.
At this moment, on the attic of Wan family’s antique shop on Antique Street.
Wan Ronghua stood in front of the attic window, his gaze peering through the shutters, watching Qiao Mu selling antique paintings on the street.
“Fang’er, are you really telling the truth? Have you really seen that painting?”
“Absolutely true.” Behind Wan Ronghua, Fang Fang nodded quickly.
“I remember seeing my dad take out this painting in the old house… I just confused this Blood Moon Chart with the Blood Sun Chart. Only now, seeing this Blood Moon Chart, I realize there were two similar ancient paintings.”
“So, in addition to the Blood Sun Chart, the Fang family also had a second Blood Moon Chart…” Wan Ronghua suddenly realized, then his gaze fixed on the painting in front of Qiao Mu, the antique street vendor.
The Blood Moon Chart, originally belonging to his father, was now in Qiao Mu’s hands.
This made him unable to help but think of Fang Yuan, who had recently purchased the Fang family’s old house.
“If this Qiao Shuanglin has plans to support Fang Yuan, then we might be in trouble…” Wan Ronghua speculated in his mind.
Although it was just a guess, the fact that Qiao Shuanglin had just slain the Sword Ghost, a formidable martial arts expert, put immense pressure on him.
“How is Fang Yuan so lucky?” Fang Fang furrowed her eyebrows in concern.
“My father valued me at first, and now there is a powerful martial artist to stand up for him…”
Wan Ronghua was worried.
“Sword Ghost was one of the deities worshipped by my Wan family. He used our Wan family’s sources to hear about the Blood Moon Chart, but ended up being killed by Qiao Shuanglin… It seems that our Wan family might have a grudge against this Qiao Shuanglin. Why else would he purposely sell things in front of my shop? He’s afraid that I won’t know that he killed Sword Ghost.”
If it’s not necessary, Wan Ronghua naturally wouldn’t provoke Qiao Shuanglin, a powerful martial artist.
But if they become enemies and it becomes a fight to the death, even if the enemy is strong, he will have to find ways to defeat him.
Moreover, Qiao Shuanglin might also be avenging Gaoler Fang Yuan from the heavenly prison. This means that the grudge between the two sides might be bigger than he imagined.
Trying to confront him head-on will obviously not work.
Although the Wan family still has other Spirit Refining martial artists, they might not be willing to risk their lives for Wan Ronghua, especially since Sword Ghost has already died.
Therefore, they can only find other solutions.
“The story of a person named Qiao Shuanglin has spread throughout the Imperial Capital since last night. There are definitely forces who want to get rid of him, they just lack an opportunity.” Wan Ronghua calmly analyzed.
“After all, this is the Imperial Capital.”
“Even someone like Qiao Shuanglin, who has achieved a lot, needs to follow the rules of the Imperial Capital when they arrive here.”
“No matter how powerful a martial artist’s fist is, it cannot match the might of the Great Dao Sect…”
“So in order to get rid of Qiao Shuanglin, we need to use the proper rules and laws.”
He wasn’t impulsive. After hearing the news of Sword Ghost’s death, he immediately investigated Qiao Shuanglin and the story behind Qiao’s family.
“Qiao’s family is known for their honorable reputation.”
“And this is the weakness of that old man.”
Wan Ronghua had a thought and made a plan.
……….
As the sun went down, Qiao Mu had been watching the Sword Ghost practicing martial arts by the street all day, and he was starting to get a bit impatient.
“Why hasn’t anyone come to kill me yet? Am I too strong?”
After fishing all day without any bites, he started to feel a bit frustrated.
“Since I didn’t catch any fish for now, I better take care of my injuries first.” He glanced at the wound on his shoulder.
He had thought the injury would heal in a day or two, but even after spending the whole day in the sunlight, it didn’t seem to make much difference.
It seemed like it would take more than a day or two, probably around seven to eight days to heal.
In that case, since he didn’t have any luck on Antiques Street either, he decided to move on to a different place… and maybe try to find that Famous Doctor Dong Xinglin to treat his injuries.