I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 38 Are you questioning me?

Xu Wuxing was delighted and asked, "Can I leave now?"

Gu Yuanqing looked up at Xu Wuxing and didn't say anything for a long time.

Xu Wuxing's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Gu Yuanqing was going to go back on his word?

After a long while, Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Don't forget your promise. Send me another twenty books every year. They can be martial arts secrets, ancient biographies, or strange gossips. The only thing is that these books must be valuable. Do you understand what I mean by value?"

Xu Wuxing suppressed his joy and said with a fist: "Of course I understand. I need a book that is not often seen in the world."

"You may be thinking that once you get down the mountain, the world is so big that it's hard to find you, like a fish entering a river or sea. But I have a bad habit. If someone promises me something, I have to do it, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable. I left a little mark on you. If you are confident that you can avoid my pursuit, you don't have to take it seriously."

Xu Wuxing quickly expressed his position: "Don't worry, Master Gu. Although I am a thief, I am a man of my word and I will never break my promise. Besides, you are a master, and I would never dare to deceive you!"

"Before you leave, please bring me this incomplete scroll of the sutra that you have hidden with you."

Xu Wuxing's expression paused for a moment, and he pulled out a roll of paper of unknown material from the gap between his clothes and handed it over.

"Then go ahead! I don't want any news about me to come from your mouth."

As Gu Yuanqing finished speaking, Xu Wuxing felt his whole body lighten, and his internal energy returned to normal.

"Thank you very much, sir! I will keep my mouth shut." Xu Wuxing could no longer suppress his joy. He clasped his fists and bowed, then turned around and walked out of the room, using his skills to quickly get away.

When he reached the edge of Beiquan Mountain, he couldn't help but look back.

But at this moment, the pressure from all around him suddenly appeared without any warning, and his whole body's energy stagnated again.

Xu Wuxing was horrified, thinking that Gu Yuanqing wanted to kill him, but the next moment, the pressure disappeared and he immediately knew that this was a warning.

He bowed in the direction of Gu Yuanqing's courtyard, used his skills again to avoid the guards and sentries, and completely left Beiquan Mountain.

Only when he reached the opposite mountain did he feel completely relieved and let out a long sigh.

This time, Xu Wuxing suffered a setback. He failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice. He had to humble himself and almost called Gu Yuanqing grandpa before he could get a chance to survive.

Twenty cultivation techniques almost emptied out all his life's learning! And the incomplete scripture, he always felt that it contained secrets, so he kept it with him all the year round. But now, everything is gone. He must have been crazy to go up the mountain.

But, I'm lucky to be alive!
At this moment, he saw someone rushing towards him, and upon closer inspection, he found that it was an acquaintance.

"This is the old fellow from the robbery sect. He has sharp eyes. He may have noticed me coming down from the mountain, so he wanted to ask about the situation."

The thought came to him and he turned and left. He didn't want to stay near Beiquan Mountain anymore.

The figure came to the place where Xu Wuxing had just stood. He was thin, wearing linen clothes, with a wine gourd hanging around his waist.

"Why did that little guy Xu Wuxing run away when he saw me? Did he steal something good from Beiquan Mountain?"

The old man in hemp clothes' eyes lit up, and he used his skills to quickly catch up.

Xu Wuxing fled for more than ten miles and suddenly stopped.

In front of him, a figure stood in the shadow of the tree canopy, his body swaying gently in the breeze as the trees swayed.

Xu Wuxing's face was gloomy: "You old man, why are you chasing me?"

The old man in sackcloth clothes smiled and showed his yellow teeth: "If you don't run, why would I chase you?"

"This means I don't want to see you. I warn you, don't follow me anymore, or I'll be rude to you."

Xu Wuxing circled the big tree and disappeared like green smoke.

After walking about a mile, he suddenly raised his hand and several blue needles flew into the air.

With a cry of surprise, a figure rushed out from the shade of the tree, and said angrily: "Ice Soul Breaking Needle, Void Formless, you really want to kill me?"

"I told you not to follow me."

"Then tell me clearly, what did you see and what did you steal on Beiquan Mountain? According to the rules of the Thief Sect, whoever sees it gets a share!"

Xu Wuxing's face was livid, and he didn't say anything. The emotions that had been pent up on Beiquan Mountain suddenly burst out. He stopped talking, and a faint light appeared on his body, a miracle of Zhenwu. A short sword was pulled out from his waist, and the power under his feet burst out, and he rushed directly towards the old man in hemp clothes.

The sound of weapons clashing could be heard continuously.

The old man in hemp clothes exclaimed: "Xu Wuxing, are you crazy?"

After a moment, Xu Wuxing forced the old man in hemp clothes to retreat and escaped again.

"If you follow me again, I will kill you!"

The old man in hemp clothes looked at the invisible figure and muttered, "There's something wrong with this guy."

……

Gu Yuanqing took a close look at the original incomplete scripture and found that it was indeed no different from what Xu Wuxing had written.

After reading for a while, he took out his notes.

"Although I only understand part of this fragment, it is similar to the Grandmaster's practice that Miao Xuan talked about. It seems that it is indeed extraordinary. To me, it is not much worse than the Grandmaster's practice. It's a pity that it is only a fragment."

Gu Yuanqing was no longer sleepy. He studied and took notes, occasionally using annotations from other secret books to analyze the meaning of the fragments.

It was almost morning when he finally put down the unfinished article and slept for half an hour in bed.

As his cultivation level increased, Gu Yuanqing's need for sleep became less and less, and half an hour was enough to recover from mental fatigue.

He practiced swordplay in the morning and then absorbed the energy of heaven. Just after breakfast, Yuan Yingsong, the deputy commander of the Divine Eagle Guard at the foot of the mountain, arrived at the gate of his courtyard.

"General Yuan, why do you have the leisure to come to my place today? Why don't you come in and sit down with me?"

"No need, Mr. Gu, I am here to take someone away." Yuan Yingsong clasped his hands and spoke calmly.

Gu Yuanqing was slightly surprised and said with a smile, "Take one person away? There are only me and two servants on Beiquan Mountain. I wonder who the general is going to take away?"

"The ghost hand is invisible!"

Gu Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile, "May I ask, who told the general that the Ghost Hand Xu Wuxing was on Beiquan Mountain?"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this. Xu Wuxing is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. Please, Master Gu, hand him over to me."

"I'm also very sorry, General, you're a few steps late, and Xu Wuxing has already gone down the mountain."

Yuan Yingsong was shocked when he heard this. He sensed the aura and saw that there was only one person in Gu Yuanqing's courtyard. He asked anxiously, "Xu Wuxing is gone? He is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. How can you let him go without permission?"

Gu Yuanqing's smile faded, and he said calmly, "General, are you questioning me? I, Gu Yuanqing, am just a commoner imprisoned here. What does arresting the imperial prisoner have to do with me? It is you, the general, who was responsible for guarding the forbidden area, but you let someone escape. This is a dereliction of duty, isn't it?"

Seeing Gu Yuanqing's eyes, Yuan Yingsong's expression froze. In his haste, he had forgotten that the person in front of him might be a master. He clasped his fists and said, "I am sorry for my words. Since Xu Wuxing is no longer here, I will not disturb you anymore."

"No delivery."

Gu Yuanqing closed the gate.

Yuan Yingsong led his subordinates down the mountain with a gloomy face.

A general of the Imperial Guards followed him and said, "Brother-in-law... General, Gu Yuanqing is just a prisoner. Why are you so polite to him? Even if he may have a master behind him, he doesn't take us Imperial Guards seriously, does he?"

Yuan Yingsong glanced at him and scolded him, "Shut up, you have no right to interrupt me when I am doing something."

The general slowed down his pace in disappointment.

Yuan Yingsong returned to the foot of the mountain and came to a military tent.

Inside the military tent, an old man dressed as a scholar was holding a file, sipping tea and studying.
Yuan Yingsong clasped his hands and said, "Senior."

The old man glanced outside the military tent and frowned slightly: "Where is Xu Wuxing?"

(End of this chapter)