191: Chapter 191 Each and Every One of Them Has an Extraordinary Background!

Inside the Snow Moon City Martial Arts Hall.

Li Xinyue and Lei Mengsha had finished settling in and were paying their first visit.

Just as they stepped into the courtyard, the scene before them made them pause.

Whoa!

Aside from a thin and small Xu Longxiang, there were very few men guarding the entrance; the rest were all exceptionally beautiful women standing together, like a vibrant garden of flowers.

Li Xinyue's eyes flickered slightly as she gave Li Hanyi a meaningful look.

But Li Hanyi seemed completely oblivious, assuming her mother was simply curious about the girls' identities, and took the initiative to introduce them.

"This is the eldest daughter of the King of Northern Liang, The Human Butcher, and beside her is his youngest son, Xu Longxiang."

"This is the Acting Sect Master of Heaven Beyond Heaven, Yue Yao, and beside her is her younger sister, Yue Qing."

"This one is from Great Qin, the Eastern Monarch of the Yin-Yang School, Ji Feiyan."

"This one was once a top assassin of the Net of Heaven, Jing Ni."

...

As Li Hanyi introduced them one by one, the women also stepped forward to pay their respects.

Li Xinyue and Lei Mengsha felt their hearts pounding as they listened.

Good grief, every single one of them had an extraordinary background.

They had some memory of Yue Yao, as Su Rui had previously brought her to the Sword Heart Tomb, but now even her younger sister had arrived.

People from the two great powers, Great Qin and the Liyang Dynasty, had actually gathered here.

Not to mention that The Human Butcher—Lei Mengsha was very clear that this person's nickname was the "human butcher" and he held hundreds of thousands of Northern Liang iron cavalry, a formidable power in his own right.

He hadn't expected his children to appear here as well, even bringing along his youngest son.

"There are still a few who are not in the hall."

Before Li Hanyi could finish her sentence, three figures walked in from outside.

"Senior Sister Hanyi!"

The three called out in unison; they were Mu Liangyue and the other two Disciples.

"Senior Sister, has the Master returned?"

Seeing Li Hanyi here, the three knew the answer, and smiles immediately broke out on their faces.

Just then, a steady voice rang out: "How is the situation?"

Everyone turned around to see Su Rui walking over slowly.

Dressed in a simple white robe, his long hair held up only by a jade hairpin, his expression was calm.

"Master!"

Mu Liangyue and the other two's eyes sparkled as they quickly stepped forward.

"We have already subdued the Great Chief of the Dark River! However, we all wanted to stay at the martial arts hall to accompany you, so we left the follow-up matters to Su Changhe and the others to handle!"

Hearing this, Lei Mengsha's lips twitched.

Li Xinyue also remained silent.

These words were spoken lightly, but that leader of the Dark River was a core figure who controlled the lifeblood of the entire Dark River; had he actually been taken down by these three girls?

Su Rui only nodded slightly, his expression calm, and did not press for more details.

Turning to look at Li Xinyue and Lei Mengsha, he smiled and said, "It seems you have already settled in?"

"Of course!" Lei Mengsha replied, patting his chest. "Speaking of which, that Eastern Monarch still has to call me Big Brother Lei. Arranging a place for one's own brother is only natural, isn't it?"

Before he could finish, he started coughing, making Li Xinyue shake her head and laugh.

This man could be reliable at times, but other times he was like a child who never grew up.

She simply took over the conversation and asked directly, "Your wedding with Hanyi is approaching; do you have any plans? Do we need to prepare anything?"

She had intentionally mentioned this in front of so many girls.

After Su Rui heard this, he glanced at Li Hanyi, who had her head lowered in silence, and asked with slight confusion, "What needs to be prepared?"

"Inviting guests, setting the wedding ceremony, and the like."

"Leave this matter to me!" Yin Luoxia suddenly spoke up. "When the Master gets married, Snow Moon City will surely go all out to help. Auntie, there is no need to worry."

Li Xinyue glanced at her and nodded gently. "That's fine.

It's just that this wedding will likely attract many people."

Although Su Rui did not crave power, his strength was there; when the time came, it was feared that not only the various states of Northern Li but even people from outside the borders would come to observe the ceremony.

"There is no need to worry about that."

A voice suddenly cut in.

Everyone looked over to see Baili Dongjun standing with his hands behind his back, his expression certain.

"Everything will be handled by Snow Moon City; it will surely be arranged properly and thoroughly.

Everyone trusts Changfeng's abilities."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Sikong Changfeng wasn't even present, yet he had taken all the responsibilities onto his shoulders.

Su Rui ignored him, his gaze passing over his shoulder to land on the woman behind him.

After seeing the person's appearance clearly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"I am here to deliver someone." Baili Dongjun's expression was complex. "Yue Ji was being pursued when she entered the city and fled all the way here."

Su Rui stepped closer and waved for the others to step back.

Looking at Yue Ji, whose eyes were vacant and whose Qi was disordered, his gaze darkened.

"She seems to have been hit with some kind of drug; her mind is unclear, leaving only one thought—to see me," Baili Dongjun added in a low voice.

Su Rui felt a bit puzzled; he had no prior contact with Yue Ji, so the current situation was truly baffling.

He ordered the maidservants to lead Yue Ji into an empty room, while stopping the onlookers at the door.

The maids changed Yue Ji's clothes, putting her in a clean robe.

Previously, she had only been wrapped in a long cloak, but Su Rui could still tell that the clothes underneath were already in tatters, clearly having gone through a long escape and pursuit.

Only after she was properly tidied up was she brought before Su Rui.

"This is...?"

Su Rui stepped closer to take a look; seeing her empty and dull eyes, his heart stirred, and he turned to Baili Dongjun.

"A Medicine Man?"

Baili Dongjun nodded. "It looks very much like it.

I haven't seen a real Medicine Man with my own eyes; I only heard my Master mention it once or twice in my early years."

Su Rui nodded and lightly tapped Yue Ji's brow with his finger.

After a moment, the woman suddenly took several sharp breaths, and her eyes slowly moved, as if she had broken free from a deep nightmare.

After seeing the scene before her clearly, she immediately knelt on the ground.

"I implore the Hall Master to take me in!"

"Rise and speak first."

"Yes." Yue Ji rose at his command, not daring to disobey.

"What exactly happened?" Li Hanyi couldn't help but ask.

Su Rui already had some guesses in his heart but still signaled Yue Ji to explain.

She steadied her mind, suppressed the grogginess in her head, and recounted her experience in detail.

"Underworld Marquis is dead?"

Li Hanyi was slightly shocked.

"There aren't many powers that can support the research of Medicinal Men—Wushuang City, Snow Moon City, the Tang Clan, plus the Imperial Court," Baili Dongjun said solemnly.

Su Rui nodded gently. "From now on, you shall stay at the martial arts hall."

This time, he did not refuse.

Medicinal Men posed no threat to him, and taking in one person was no big deal.

Hearing this, Lei Mengsha and Li Xinyue exchanged a glance.

The art of the Medicine Man was originally a secret transmission of Western Chu; after the country was destroyed, only the Western Chu Sword Immortal of that time possessed this method.

But that generation of experts had long since fallen, and everyone thought the ultimate technique had been lost.

He hadn't expected that someone would secretly pick it up again and seemingly achieve results.

However, these matters were no longer related to them.

Such disputes would be left to those ambitious people to worry about.

After seeing off Lei Mengsha, Li Xinyue, and Baili Dongjun, Su Rui taught Yue Ji the martial arts hall's standard Ascending Immortal Steps of Unrestrained Will, and also taught her the Moon-Sinking Sword Technique.

Yan Fei looked on from the side with some envy.

Although she was in the martial arts hall, she always felt like an outsider.

Unlike Xu Zhihu—the other party knew her place and had no intention of practicing martial arts, spending these days wholeheartedly caring for her younger brother Xu Longxiang.

As for Jing Ni, she had long since received a Cultivation Technique personally taught by Su Rui.

But Yan Fei still found it difficult to speak up and ask.

After settling everything, Su Rui announced his seclusion.

The pressure from the Upper Realm had quietly emerged.

From Qilin's memories, he roughly knew that he was enough to look down on all heroes in this world, but if placed in the Upper Realm, he was not yet among the top tier.

He had a faint premonition that he would inevitably have deeper entanglements with the Upper Realm in the future.

Therefore, he intended to Breakthrough the Great Accumulated Thunder Mountain Wood Element True Lightning Method to the next Realm, while simultaneously contemplating the Grass Character Sword Art, attempting to Master a stronger sword intent in advance.

...

At the peak of Northern Mang.

Free and Unfettered Master wrapped himself tightly in animal skins to resist the severe cold.

The extreme cold here was bone-chilling; even with his cultivation, he could not withstand it for long and had to rely on the skins of local beasts to barely maintain his body temperature.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, he suddenly saw a place covered by a transparent light screen, within which trees provided shade and spring was in full bloom, like a paradise away from the world.

It's really still here!

Free and Unfettered Master's eyes lit up, and his figure flickered toward it.

"Who dares to intrude?"

Before he could get close, a young voice already rang in his ears.

He paused in his tracks.

"Master, it's me, Xiaoyao."

"Xiaoyao? How have you become so aged?"

There was suspicion in the tone.

"Come in quickly."

Free and Unfettered Master was feeling embarrassed; hearing this, he hurried into the light membrane.

In an instant, stepping from the extreme cold into a place as warm as spring, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

A young man in white suddenly appeared.

"Greetings, Master."

"Look at you in this state; your Senior Brother is still as young as before!" White Robe Su looked at him, his voice filled with sighing.

Free and Unfettered Master had an awkward expression. "This Disciple's talent is far inferior to Senior Brother's.

But since Master mentioned Senior Brother, has he been here?"

"Um, he's been here twice.

The last time was about thirty or forty years ago; I don't remember the specifics too clearly."

White Robe Su nodded slightly, his expression showing a hint of gratification.

"Come in and tell me what business you have with me."

He pointed toward a small hut in the distance.

"Yes!"

Stepping into the wooden house，The interior furnishings were extremely simple.，Almost completely visible。

"Is Mistress not here?"

Free and Unfettered Master felt a bit confused.

Mistress's cultivation was on par with Master's; it was unlikely anything had happened to her.

"Don't mention it; she no longer wants to live with me..."

White Robe Su's face showed a hint of embarrassment as he waved his hand, changing the subject.

"First, tell me your purpose for coming."

Seeing this, Free and Unfettered Master knew it was inconvenient to ask more, so he recounted in detail the matter of Su Rui's fight with the person claiming to be Bodhidharma at the Shaolin Temple in Great Song.

"So that's how it is."

White Robe Su nodded after listening.

"They are nothing more than remnants of the Upper Realm; they won't be able to cause much of a stir."

His tone was indifferent, but then he suddenly smiled: "However, that Su Rui is quite interesting.

My Heavenly Gate Realm is also nearing a Bottleneck; I might as well go out for a trip and meet him."

There was already interest in his words.

"Master, that person is also surnamed Su. Could it be that he has... some connection with you?"

Free and Unfettered Master felt suspicious—how could there be such a coincidence in the world? A top expert suddenly emerges, and he just happens to have the same surname as his Master?

White Robe Su was startled, then smiled with a complex expression, avoiding the question.

"As for that... your Mistress and I have no children, and the Family withered due to war in those years, the Bloodline having long been severed..."

He stopped abruptly at that point.

Free and Unfettered Master was completely confused, yet he also understood the meaning: in all likelihood, there was no biological connection.

But... Master and Mistress had been together for many years, yet they had no children? There was likely another hidden story behind this.

But he didn't dare ask further and only silently swallowed his questions.

"This matter is not something you can get involved in right now; do not look into it deeply."

White Robe Su's tone sank.

"This Disciple understands."

Free and Unfettered Master lowered his head in response, but waves of emotion surged in his heart.