The sound of firecrackers crackled and exploded for more than half an hour.

Several horse-drawn carriages drove into Blue Grain Town, and the scenery was paraded through the streets, attracting thousands of people to watch.

Xun Xie was in the crowd and saw a group of carriages parked in front of the Crescent Moon Inn. People got off the carriages one after another, wearing martial arts robes, carrying their luggage into the inn.

"Look, that's the new instructor, surnamed Diao Mao." Someone shouted.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw a middle-aged man wearing a purple brocade robe, with a thick beard-like mustache on his upper lip, a smooth beardless lower jaw, and a pair of eyes that were extraordinarily long, almost narrowed into a slit, and pupils that could not be seen.

Diao Mao got off the carriage. He was neither tall nor strong. He was only 1.75 meters tall. His arms were different from ordinary people, and they were almost down to his knees.

Xun Xie guessed that this person's martial arts techniques must have a lot to do with these arms.

After Diao Mao got off the car, there were four youths beside him, three men and one woman, wearing leather armor, like savages.

Surprisingly, the four of them were all bald, and their heads were shiny and eye-catching.

Especially the woman, with a normal appearance and a wavy chest. The key is that she wears very little, showing her bare shoulders and legs. In this winter weather, it is too eye-catching.

Xun Xie swept his gaze and found a strange detail. Whether it was Diao Mao or the four bald heads, their nails were all pitch-black, with a cold metallic glow.

If they wore purple makeup and made faces, they would look like some ghouls from a videogame he once played. Oh, and missing some chunks of flesh and drooling like a mentally impaired person.

When the group entered the inn, the excitement was over, and everyone went back to their homes.

Xun Xie had a lot of thoughts on his mind. After returning to the Song Mansion, he still felt very confused. There were two paths in front of him:

First, give up ruling spirits and practice other martial arts.

Second, continue to practice ruling-spirit skills, hoping that Old Man Hu can regain his title of instructor.

"The new coach is already in place, and old man Hu has been replaced. It seems that the possibility of his comeback is minuscule."

Xun Xie thought of this, and he no longer had any hope for Old Man Hu.

The problem is that after cultivating other martial arts, the blood essence of two different beasts will be mixed in his body, and no one can say how much it will affect him.

He felt he was in high school all over again, getting a migraine from choosing his future path. Except this time, he cared a lot more.

"If I can get the martial arts secret scriptures of "Ruling Spirits Kung Fu", even if I don't have the guidance of Old Man Hu, I should be able to comprehend it thoroughly, learn it well, and practice it successfully with Great Clarity."

Xun Xie suddenly had an idea.

In the final analysis, he is someone who has plug-ins.

Others may be unable to do anything without Old Man Hu's teaching, but he is different.

With Old Man Hu's teaching, he naturally learns quickly, but even without Old Man Hu's words, he can live on by himself with his understanding. Even better, he had already surpassed Old Hu in the five moves of the first floor, it wouldn’t take long to comprehend everything else to that level as well.

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Thinking about it to here.

Xun Xie already had his mind set after these calculations. After all, he didn't want to change his martial arts easily, and he was reluctant to waste his early efforts, let it all be for nothing. Both time and a lot of money was invested into Ruling Spirit Kung Fu.

And food of course.

"I need to find a way to contact Old Man Hu and test his stance." Xun Xie's thoughts came alive.

Afternoon.

Maid Lan Yue walked into the study and said in a low voice, "Young Master, I heard something from Chef Liu just now."

Chef Liu is a servant of the Song mansion. He is usually busy in the kitchen with excellent cooking skills. Xun Xie likes to eat his meals very much.

"What's up?"

Xun Xie asked casually.

"When Chef Liu went to the market to buy things, he heard a lot of people talking that it was Si Luoyan, the leader of the Broken Fang Gang, who was beaten to death." Lan Yue continued.

Xun Xie raised his head suddenly.

Si Luoyan was an apprentice that Old Man Hu focused on training. She was one of the top four in the yard. She had already stepped into the third level of blood power. A woman with great combat power and had occupied the entire Dust Broken Fang Square for many years, and no one could shake her position.

Except for the four major coaches taking action personally, who could beat Si Luoyan to death?

Xun Xie didn't believe it, feeling it was a rumor, and asked, "Where was Si Luoyan killed, and who did it?"

Lan Yue: "In the Broken Fang Gang, she was beaten to death by a bald man under the newly arrived Diao teacher."

Xun Xie's heart skipped a beat, he got up quickly, rode on the donkey, and ran to the Broken Fang Gang.

When I got to the place, I saw that the plaque of the Broken Fang Gang fell in front of the gate and broke into two pieces.

There was blood all over the front and inside the door.

A woman's cry came out.

There are many people watching outside.

Xun Xie's eyes swept a glance, and by coincidence, someone in the crowd turned around and happened to see him as well.

The man came over, cupped his hands, and said, "Senior brother, you are here too."

Speaking of this, this person is Xun Xie's defeated general, Huang Yi. After his arm was broken by Xun Xie, he has been recovering from his injuries and has not seen him for a long time.

Xun Xie quickly cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Huang..." He still didn’t think he was strong enough to accept this ‘senior brother’ status and call him junior brother.

The words just came out, and suddenly two people squeezed out of the crowd and came over. They were a man and a woman, and they were also lovers. Moreover, they were also Old Man Hu's apprentices. One was Song Zhou and the other was Qin Qing.

"Has Senior Sister Si really been beaten to death?" Song Zhou also just arrived and asked directly.

"Um."

Huang Yi nodded and sighed: "She was beaten to death by Eastern Dragon, one of the 'four poisonous snakes' under Diao Mao."

Qin Qing said in surprise, "What four poisonous snakes?"

Huang Yi explained: "The martial arts taught by Diao Mao is called "Venomous Snake Kung Fu", which is a poisonous kung fu, combined with the unique martial art “snake-shaped tricky hand”, it is extremely poisonous and sinister. Therefore, everyone who practices the kung fu is dubbed 'Viper' or poisonous snake.

Diao Mao's four bald heads, no one knows their names, they like to call themselves Eastern Dragon, Western Phoenix, Southern Tiger, Northern Leopard. The one who killed Senior Sister Si was that Eastern Dragon."

Xun Xie: Such domineering names, aren’t they afraid some real experts will show up and beat them for being too arrogant.

Although on further thought, they probably only dared to call themselves such in Blue Grain Town with few experts.

Song Zhou was shocked and said, "That Eastern Dragon is so powerful? I heard that Senior Sister Si is very strong, and no one can control her except for the four major coaches."

Huang Yi sighed: "Sister Si is really powerful, but the "Venomous Snake Kung Fu" is an extremely terrifying poison art. It is not so much that Sister Si was beaten to death, it is better to say that she was poisoned to death."

The four simply entered the door.

At this moment in the yard, Si Luoyan was lying on the ground with her family members kneeling around, crying to death.

Xun Xie fixed his eyes on Si Luoyan, his pupils could not help shrinking.

Si Luoyan, her death was extremely tragic.

Her face was blue-black, with a distorted expression and shrinking pupils, as if she had experienced great pain before her death.

The body was also blackened. After a closer look, I realized that it was blood that was flowing out, and it was all black.

Chest, stomach, arms, thighs, and neck...

All of them were scarred, either scratched by sharp claws, or sharp nails pierced into the flesh, causing rough wounds similar to being stabbed with a knife.

There are more than 60 wounds, big and small.

"Sister Si was not beaten to death, nor was she poisoned to death, she was tortured to death a bit by bit."

Xun Xie was heartbroken.

Huang Yi sighed again and again, with a look of indignation on his face: "Eastern Dragon’s snake-shaped trick hands are quick and violent, fast and poisonous, broke the defense of Senior Sister Si. Senior Sister Si did not hold back and admitted defeat, who would have thought that Eastern dragon continued to attack, and finally killed Senior Si."