It was early morning, not far from dawn.
Lin Xun had been practicing hard. The wounds all over his body were not serious. After applying the spiritual medicine, he would completely heal in three or five days.
Thanks to the fact that his physical strength had become so much more powerful than before, that ordinary sword cuts did not matter as long as the vital parts were not hurt.
At this moment, Lin Xun was deducing the Six-word Saberplay in his mind.
In the bloody battle at the Black-tiger Gang's headquarters, he alone killed dozens of practitioners in Martial Realm. At that moment, he was totally immersed in the battle and had no chance to carefully analyze the details of the battle.
But now, he got a lot of inspirations.
Combat was neither mere paper talk, nor work behind closed doors. Six-word Saberplay comprised of only six moves, namely splitting, tangling, spinning, shaking, stabbing, and stripping, each with profound meanings. It was a peculiar saber-play, deadly and abstruse.
However, after all, the Six-word Saberplay was a fighting skill, which was created for fighting. If Lin Xun wanted to understand and master its mystery and essence, he must fight.
In the past, with not much combat experience, Lin Xun had only practiced the Six-word Saberplay to the level of Nuance by his painstaking efforts and felt hard to break through.
But now, having experienced a bloody battle and comprehended the meaning of life and death, Lin Xun was enlightened.
The subtle key points which were not understood in the past were all coming to mind now, and were gradually understood.
"With a little more fighting experience, I should be able to reach Accuracy level of Six-word Saberplay…"
Lin Xun knew that this night's bloody battle had given him a deeper understanding of the Six-word Saberplay, as well as a new improvement in his mastery and cognition of power.
When a conversation broke out outside the courtyard, Lin noticed it. He immediately got up and went out.
It was late at night. Dawn was coming, and the fighting in Civilian Areas was beginning to diminish.
In front of Lin Xun's house, Gu Yanping, a strong practitioner at the realm of Gang Spirit, was personally attending to garrison duty, and the possibility of being attacked by other gangs had been completely cut off.
Who would come at this time?
When walking out of the courtyard, Lin Xun saw an unexpected person - Wang Lin, a treasure appraiser of Keystone Business!
Lin Xun was particularly unexpected that instead of coming alone, Wang Lin brought a lot of subordinates, in whose hands a bloody head was held respectively!
Had Mu Wansu heard about what happened tonight, so she sent Wang Lin to support him out of conscience?
As soon as the idea entered Lin's mind, it was immediately rejected by him.
Mu Wansu was clear-cut on what to love and what to hate, and had showed a determined attitude. If she wanted to help him, she would have made some arrangements when the Black-tiger Gang was ready to deal with him. How could she have made no move until now?
Then, what did Wang Lin come for?
Lin Xun was not quite sure about it. He was sent away from Keystone Business by Wang Lin a few days ago. Even though he knew it was the idea of Mu Mingsu, Lin Xun still had a bit of grudge.
On that day, he personally sent the Flaming Spirit Saber to Keystone Business. Originally, he thought that the other party would appreciate it, and also it could be understood as a repayment to their previous kindness. He did not expect that he was ordered to leave, which was a bit unpleasant.
Wang Lin was talking with Gu Yanping, and seeing Lin Xun appear, he immediately laughed and said, "Childe Lin, I hope that you will not blame me on disturbing you late at night."
Without the intention of inviting Wang Lin into the home, Lin Xun laughed and said, "Uncle Wang is too polite." The attitude was neither cold nor hot, neither humble nor pushy. Seeing this, Wang Lin could not help but sigh in his heart. This lad still held a grudge.
But Wang Lin smiled more friendly, saying, "I heard late at night there seemed to be some villains trying to pick on Childe Lin, so I led some people to rush here for support. Along the way we met some bad guys. Hearing that they would come here and make trouble, I took liberties to take them down."
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Speaking of this, he pointed to a bunch of heads in the hands of the subordinates nearby, and said, "Please look at these. There seem to be some important people from the Green-bamboo Gang."
Lin Xun understood immediately, Wang Lin came to show friendliness. He had obviously found out the relationship between Lin and the Shuangmu Gang. To show sincerity, he took the men from Green-bamboo Gang down to make amends for his fault.
But, why did Wang Lin do this?
Obviously, change of Wang’s attitude must be related to the Flaming Spirit Saber that was sold to Golden Hall some days ago. Wang Lin came here possibly because that he had already guessed something and made up his mind to be friendly with Lin.
"Thanks, Uncle Wang." Lin Xun cupped his hands.
"Ha ha, this is nothing. As long as Childe you are safe and sound, it’s enough."Wang Lin laughed loudly.
"Lin Xun, it’s nearly dawn. Since the situation is stable, then I will not stay here any longer. Farewell." Gu Yanping suddenly said.
"Uncle Gu, please wait for a moment."
Lin Xun suddenly remembered something. He hurried back to the house, and when he came back, he gave Gu Yanping a bundle, saying, "This is a token of my gratitude. Please accept it."
"If there are some worldly possessions in the bundle, please take it back," Gu Yanping said, raising his eyebrows. "I came to help not for this."
Lin Xun smiled, saying, "Uncle Gu might as well open it and have a look."
Gu Yanping thought for a moment, and finally took over the bundle to open for a look. Immediately his eyes narrowed, as he saw that in the bundle lied a Flaming Spirit Saber that was spilling cold light!
Wang Lin was shocked, seeing this scene. As expected, Lin Xun owned more than one Flaming Spirit Saber. He must have something to do with the "mysterious spiritual tattooist"!
Gu Yanping accepted it quietly. Glancing at Wang Lin, he nodded toward Lin Xun and said, “Golden Hall really needs this treasure to keep up appearances at present, and I accept it. But after selling the treasure, we will offer you a reasonable price."
Lin Xun was just about to say something when he was interrupted by Gu Yuping who waved his hands and laughed. "Let me call the shots on this matter. All right! Bye now!”
Saying that, he turned around and went away with Gu Liang. His manner of abiding by the rules and advancing and retreating with elegance was obviously different from other businessmen.
He was a real commercial practitioner!
As soon as Gu Yanping left, Wang Lin took his leave, with a group of escorts, in a hurry.
Lin Xun did not ask him to stay, but seeing Wang Lin go away. He was clear that Wang Lin would tell Mu Wansu what he had seen today when he went back to the Keystone Business.
If Mu Wansu knew that he had more than one Flaming Spirit Saber, how would she feel?
Lin Xun thought it banteringly, and soon he shook his head.
He was not an enemy of Mu Wansu. As a matter of fact, he still owed Keystone Business a favor, so although he had some complaints about Mu Wansu, Lin Xun would not use something to disgust the other side.
The reason why he let Wang Lin see this Flaming Spirit Saber tonight was a signal sent by Lin Xun to reconfirm Mu Wansu’s true attitude towards him.
Without thinking much more, Lin Xun closed the gate of the courtyard and returned to the room. Seeing that Shia Zhi was still practicing, without any sign of coming round, he could not help thinking that after what happened tonight, for either the Clan of Wu or Lian Fei, only if they were not stupid, they would restrain themselves a little.
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In the Clan of Wu.
There was a continuous bickering in the magnificent meeting hall.
The quarrel had been going on since the death of Tiger Lyu of the Black- tiger Gang. The patriarch Wu Chaoqun, the big Elder Wu Yunshan, the second Elder Wu Yushan and the third Elder Wu Lanshan all looked gloomy.
The core of the quarrel was whether to proceed with the actions of killing Lin Xun.
It was said that Wu Henshui, Wu Jie and some others were all killed by Lin Xun. This was a big disgrace for Clan of Wu, so this young boy must be killed to protect the clan's dignity.
It was also said that in these days’ actions, Black Widow, Du Shiao and Old Frown had all suffered serious failures, and even Tiger Lyu, leader of Black-tiger Gang, was killed, which made the huge price their Clan of Wu paid for killing Lin Xun come to nothing. All these facts had proved that Lin Xun was not a man easy to be killed. Now the imperative was not to continue the actions of killing Lin, but to replan and wait for a proper opportunity.
Both of the two views made sense, so quarrels continued. But no consensus had been achieved.
Until daybreak, a scout brought a message that finally ended the long quarrel.
This news was very simple. It said that Gu Yanping, shopkeeper of Golden Hall, had stood out to support Lin Xun!
At the same time, Wang Lin from Keystone Business took a team of guards to Lin Xun’s house. Everything showed that Keystone Business also began to interfere in the matter.
When learning all this, the big bugs of Clan of Wu fully realized the seriousness of the situation, and finally reached a consensus -- to put up with it for the time being to wait and see.
They were not afraid of the young boy Lin Xun, but they had to consider the power of Keystone Business, and the boss of Golden Hall, Gu Yanping, was not ordinary, too. He himself was a overmatch at the realm of Gang Spirit, and in Donglin Town, he could be considered to be a top-notch figure.
Under such circumstances, the Clan of Wu had no choice but to change the strategy against Lin Xun.
The dawn broke, the darkness was dispersed, and the world embraced a new day.
On this new day, the chaos and bloodshed of last night in the Civilian Areas had come to an end for a long time. Even if there was still some undercurrent, at least temporarily it was stabilized.
All these only happening in Civilian Area did not affect other areas of Donglin Town, which was also normal. Every year, some gangs were destroyed in the Civilian Area, and new gangs emerged. The frequent alternation of old and new forces had already made people living here accustomed to it.
In the same day, Golden Hall announced again early this morning that a new Flaming Spirit Saber would be sold, which immediately caused an uproar and drew a lot of attentions.
Wang Lin went into the deepest courtyard of the Keystone Business and was ready to report what had happened last night to Mu Wansu.
In Courtyard 49 of the Civilian Area, Lin Xun had hurriedly washed his face and rinsed his mouth before starting to repair the badly damaged courtyard.
In the room, Shia Zhi was still in quiet cultivation. Her serene and beautiful little face bathed in the early morning sunshine, which was as picturesque as a poem.