In the dark of night, many mansions around had become noisy.

  Hei Yi's face was shrouded in darkness, his brow furrowed: "The Carefree Palace probably has many law enforcement elders stationed around the surrounding area." Teng Qing Shan's physical strength also burst forth, his speed immediately soaring once more, transforming into a blurry phantom.

  "Stop running away!"

  A man in a purple robe transformed into a purple shadow and chased towards Teng Qing Mountain, the purple shadow and black shadow, one after another, started chasing each other.

  But in just two breaths' time, a black shadow flashed by and vanished into thin air.

  The man in the purple robe stopped, with a red mole on his brow. He looked around and said, "This person runs fast, looking at their speed, it's only slightly slower than mine. It's likely that they are a master of the Innate Golden Elixir." Not finding Teng Qing Shan, the man in the purple robe quickly turned around and left.

  Inside Qiao's residence.

  Dozens of elders and more than ten law enforcement elders gathered here.

  "Is Elder Shikong alright?" Some of the law enforcement elders were worried.

  "Cough, I'm fine, just need to rest for ten days or half a month." The white-browed man's face was pale, and he shook his head, "That black-clothed masked man, his strength far surpasses mine. However, he didn't have the intention to kill me, otherwise with just a bit more force in his punch, I would be dead! He only acted because he wanted to save that murderer who killed my sixth junior brother."

  The white-browed man spoke with a weak and feeble tone, obviously his injuries were not light.

  An old man in a black robe frowned and said: "Dare to provoke my Xīyáng Palace, absolutely cannot let you off easily."

  "Master Uncle." The purple-robed man with a red mole between his eyebrows shook his head and said, "Let's just forget about this matter. I also chased after that black-clothed masked person earlier, but he managed to escape from me. His speed is slightly slower than mine... Si Kong also said that the black-clothed masked person's strength far surpasses his. I think that person should be a First Heaven Golden Elixir."

  "It's not necessarily congenital."

  The old man in black robes shook his head and said, "Disciple nephew, your lightness skill is not good. He is even slower than you, I estimate that he is a congenital Real Dan who excels at lightness skills. Moreover, with one punch, he defeated Si Kong... In this world, there are few innate strong people who use fists. And those who dare to provoke our Xuan You Palace are even fewer. Suddenly, one has appeared, and I think of someone!"

  Someone beside him suddenly exclaimed: "Teng Qing Shan?"

  "Yes." The old man in black nodded solemnly, "This Teng Qing Shan is skilled in spear and fist techniques. Moreover, at the Great Yan Mountain, he was able to toy with many of the preeminent strong practitioners, ultimately causing heavy casualties among the various sects. I reckon his lightness skill must be quite good too. And also, he once killed Snow Eagle Sect's Iron Vulture with a single move."

  "Right, right."

  The seriously injured white-browed man said repeatedly, "Earlier, he saved that murderer, using a hidden weapon to shake off my fatal sword."

  "Very well!" The old man in black robes said indifferently, "Liu Hu Fa, you will pass this message on to the people stationed at Qinghu Island."

  "Yes!" The Liu guardian immediately responded.

  The law enforcement elders of the Carefree Palace who went to Dayan Mountain all died! This also made the high-level officials of the Carefree Palace very angry, and they didn't have a good impression of Tong Qing Mountain either.

  "Hei Pao Lao Zhe continued: 'Si Kong, do you still remember what that murderer looked like?'"

  The white-browed man furrowed his brow in thought: "I vaguely remember!" He and Ma Jin Xiao had discovered each other under the dim candlelight, and then a fierce battle had ensued. It was only for an instant, but because of Teng Qing Shan's intervention, Ma Jin Xiao had escaped. In that intense battle... plus the dark surroundings, the white-browed man's memories were not very clear.

  "How dare you be so arrogant, killing dozens of people in the Xiangyang Palace! You absolutely cannot let him off!" The black-robed old man sneered, "Sikong, quickly go and find someone to draw a portrait of the killer. Then, search for him throughout the entire county!"

  ……

  In the guesthouse.

  Hong Qingshan changed into a new set of clothes and lay down on the bed to rest.

  "Bang!" "Bang!" The knocking sound started.

  "Who?" Teng Qing Shan stood up.

  "Qin Wei, it's me." Ma Jin Xiao's voice rang out. Teng Qing Shan walked over and opened the door. At this moment, Ma Jin Xiao was leading that child 'Tan He' as well as Mrs. Tan.

  "Please come in quickly." As soon as several people entered, Teng Qing Shan immediately closed the door.

  "Master Qin said that from now on, he will personally teach me knife skills." Tan He excitedly said, Teng Qingshan smiled and patted Tan He's head, then looked at Ma Jinxiang: "It seems that your matter has been settled, Brother Ma."

  Ma Jin had a smile on his face: "Yeah, it's settled."

  "Congratulations." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile.

  "Haha, Qin Wei brother, I've come to ask you for a favor." Ma Jinxiang said.

  Hong Qingshan said in surprise: "Please speak."

  "Brother Qin Wei, you should have gone to find the merchant group in the afternoon, right? Are you preparing to leave Tiger Leaping City tomorrow morning?" Ma Jin Xiao said. Teng Qing Shan nodded in agreement. Ma Jin Xiao continued, "Then, Brother Qin Wei, when you leave tomorrow morning, can you take Little He and his mother with you?"

  "What." Teng Qing Shan was somewhat caught off guard.

  Ma Jin smiled and said, "I just asked Qin Wei to take them out of the city. You should go to Yu Zhou from the North City Gate. When you walk along the official road for ten miles, I will be waiting for you by the side of the road. At that time, I will take away the mother and son."

  "Oh, okay, I'll take care of this." Teng Qing Shan nodded.

  "Then thank you, Qin Wei brother." Ma Jin Xiao gratefully clasped his hands together, while Teng Qing Shan smiled and ruffled Tan He's hair: "As an uncle, helping Little He is what I should do. Right, Little He?"

  Xiao He's face broke into a smile.

  "Well, that's it. I won't disturb Brother Qin Wei's rest anymore." Ma Jin Xiao quickly led the mother and son out of Teng Qing Shan's room.

  Teng Qing Shan closed the door of the upper house, a hint of a smile on his face: "This Ma Jin Xiao is indeed cautious. I reckon he's afraid that the Xianyao Palace will hunt him down throughout the entire county..." Teng Qing Shan glanced northward, "I reckon this Ma Jin Xiao will leave the Tiger Leaping County tonight." The city wall's obstruction was of no use to a congenital expert like him.

  *****

  Early morning.

  Teng Qing Shan led the Red Flame Horse, on which sat Tan He and his mother.

  "Hmm, the disturbance at Xiangyao Palace is quite big indeed." Teng Qing Shan's eyes immediately landed on the streets, where a large number of guards were searching for someone everywhere. The leader of the guards was holding a portrait in his hand.

  "Uncle Qin, there are many soldiers on the road." Tan He exclaimed in surprise.

  Teng Qing Shan smiled as he led his horse, strolling leisurely along.

  As he walked towards the North City Gate, Teng Qing Shan discovered that there were large numbers of guards on every street.

  "The streets of the county city are limited in number. But the number of soldiers is quite large. The city guard army under my jurisdiction, Yuanzong, has 800,000! The city guard army of this Xianyao Palace must be even more numerous, and even if they send out tens of thousands of soldiers to search the entire county city, they can still search every nook and cranny." Teng Qing Shan secretly admired the strength of the eight major sects.

  Tan He and his mother also didn't dare speak loudly anymore.

  They also found that today's county towns have too many soldiers and they are all very overbearing.

  "Qin Shu, there are a lot of soldiers guarding the city gate too." Tan He said nervously.

  "What one by one search?" Cui Qing Shan frowned.

  Suddenly, Teng Qing Shan saw a large portrait posted on the city wall not far away. The face in the portrait... was unfamiliar to Teng Qing Shan.

  "Is this really a portrait of Ma Jin Xiao?" Teng Qing Shan sneered, the portrait's appearance was quite different from Ma Jin Xiao's, only the facial shape was similar, everything else was completely different. "That's right! White Eyebrow also only briefly crossed hands with Ma Jin Xiao, and then Ma Jin Xiao left. It's no wonder that White Eyebrow's memory is vague, and the portrait he had someone paint isn't accurate."

  Hong Qingshan also took a deep breath with Ma Jinxiang.

  At least from now on, Ma Jin Xiao no longer needs to hide his head and tail.

  "Master, we asked the people from Xiangyao Palace to help us find Zong Qing Shan, but those soldiers who are searching all over the streets didn't help us search seriously." A young man standing at the city gate said in a dissatisfied tone. The old man replied, "Forget it, they're all people from Xiangyao Palace. We can't force them."

  "Hmm, right, actually whether Cang Qing Shan is in Hu Yue County or not is still uncertain." the young man said.

  The old man shook his head and said, "Finding Teng Qing Shan is indeed as difficult as finding a needle in the ocean. However, since the Island Master has given strict orders, we can't let go of any opportunity. Let's search carefully... We have few people. But all four city gates have dozens of our men. If Teng Qing Shan disguises himself and escapes, nine out of ten times he will leave through a city gate."

  "Uh-huh." The young man nodded too.

  Hong Qing Shan furrowed his brow upon hearing this: "This Green Lake Island is indeed a place where evil spirits linger!"

  It's no wonder Qinghu Island suffered such a great loss. What would be strange is if Qinghu Island had let him go, like Tunqingshan did.

  A long queue lined up at the city gate.

  "You, open your package!" Those city gate guards were dressed in a very strict search.

  A personal past.

  In front of Mount Qing, there was a man who looked like a merchant too. On his horse were hung two large sacks.

  "Open both bags quickly!" shouted Hyōe.

  "This pocket of mine, just looking at it is impossible to fit a person. Isn't that enough?" The merchant took out some loose silver coins and handed them over, "Brother, putting this thing away is very troublesome, taking it out again, and then putting it back in. It can't be done in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

  At this moment, several elderly people and young people who were supervising beside looked over.

  "Hurry up, no nonsense." Among these soldiers, many of them were from Qinghu Island. How could they dare to take bribes and let people go at this moment? After all, it was too difficult to find any news about Teng Qing Shan. Fortunately, the Xiangyang Palace had said that Teng Qing Shan might be in the county town of Huoyue County. They would certainly search desperately.

  The merchant scrunched up his face and could only move aside to untie the two large bags, while the soldier even poured out the things inside the bag.

  There were many soldiers guarding the city gate, and someone also came to inspect Teng Qing Shan.

  "Hey, you! Come here!" Hyōei shouted.

  Teng Qing Shan immediately led the horses over, in a low and husky tone: "Brothers, I have a lot of goods here, help me out." Before Teng Qing Shan could hand over the silver, the soldier shouted: "No nonsense! Get the woman and child down from there. Open both boxes, quickly!"

  Teng Qing Shan could only pretend to be unhappy and pulled his horse aside.

  "Hey kid, where are you from Yan State? So far away, and with your wife and kids too?" That soldier suddenly spoke up, eyeing Chen Qingshan suspiciously.

  Hong Qingshan was shocked.

  "He is my uncle." Tan He said, Tan He's accent was clearly from the Qingzhou Yangzhou area.

  "This is my elder brother's child, we do business and make connections all over the world. This time, I'm helping him pick up his kid on the way. It's just a few hundred miles detour." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile. That soldier heard Tan He's accent and nodded indifferently, while ordering: "Quickly, open two boxes."

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