Peng City is one of the top 100 famous cities in the Eastern Earth Imperial Dynasty. It is famous for producing a saint, and the descendants of the saint have thrived here for thousands of years. For centuries, only the descendants of the saint were revered, and even the appointment of officials within the city required the consent of the Peng family to take office.

  In the center of a group of old courtyards, there is an eight-eaved tile house that looks very ancient and has a sense of vicissitudes.

  At this moment, the tile house was as bright as daylight, and a middle-aged man was scolding a black-clad person.

  "Tell me, as the guardian of Yunxiang, you can't even protect her. What use are you to our family?" The middle-aged man with a stern expression was none other than Peng Yue, the master of the Peng household, who was furious about his daughter Peng Yunxiang being bullied by her classmates.

  The man in black looked very wronged, kneeling on the ground with his head bowed and replied: "Report to the master, the second young lady was only heavily hit, fainted and passed out, no big deal. The old slave cannot enter Huqing Mansion, but the second young lady was knocked unconscious by her classmates inside Huqing Mansion, and the old slave was also powerless."

  "Preposterous!" Peng Yue's face grew increasingly dark, and he wished he could kick this servant to death. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "The one who knocked out Yun Xiang was Su Daowu from the Su family. The Su family has always been at odds with my Peng family. The Su family has already produced a genius like Su Daolin, and now they've produced another one in Su Daowu. In the future, my Peng family will be at a disadvantage when competing with the Su family. Take advantage of the fact that the Su family doesn't value Su Daowu yet, and find a way to get rid of him."

  The man in black trembled all over, knowing he had fallen into the whirlpool of contention between two great families and that his life would not end well. He sighed inwardly and said, "The annual Sacred Rite is approaching, I will get rid of Su Dao Xing on the way to Wanfo Temple."

  "This matter must be done without leaving any traces, and we cannot let the Su family grasp our handles. It's best to spend a lot of money to hire some killers from the underworld to do it." Peng Yue waved his hand and let the man in black retreat.

  "I understand." The man in black bowed and backed out of the room, disappearing into the night.

  The Huqing Palace is bustling with excitement as it's the annual day of worshiping the saints, praying to the Taoist gods and paying respects to Buddha. All the students are busy preparing for this grand ceremony.

  The Hall of Hundred Saints is a sacred place in the Eastern Imperial Dynasty, where statues of saints from the imperial history are enshrined. It is said that the physical bodies of the saints after death are stored in the hall, and only the great figures of the imperial court and the heads of various aristocratic families have the qualification to visit the Hall of Hundred Saints on the annual Saint Worship Day to worship the hundred saints.

  Qian Dao Guan is a Taoist temple that has produced several Taoist saints, and is a sacred place for Taoists. On the annual Worship of the Tao day, only the most outstanding disciples of the major families are qualified to enter the temple to worship the Taoist saints.

  The Wanfo Temple is the largest Buddhist holy land in the imperial court. On Buddha's birthday, it is only open to young men of noble families and aristocratic families.

  Su Dao Xing was just an unremarkable son of the Su family, only qualified to go to Wanfo Temple, while only Su Dao Lin and a few reclusive geniuses from the Su family were qualified to go to QianDaoGuan.

  Outside Huqing Mansion, one by one, the guardians were waiting for their young masters to come out and head to Wanfo Temple together for a ten-day Buddhist ceremony.

  At the entrance of Huqing Mansion, there were unicorns, Qilin beasts, four great flying divine beasts, and the lowest means of transportation was a ten-thousand-mile horse, a thousand-mile steed.

  All the young masters of aristocratic families ride on horses that can run for thousands of miles, while only some poor and humble sons ride on horses that can run for hundreds of miles.

  Even Song Wu gritted his teeth and rented a Wanli horse, preparing to follow the young masters of the world to the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas to worship Buddha.

  Su Duan, Su Hen, Su Hong Zhuang, and Su Liu Zhi were waiting at an inconspicuous corner outside the main gate of Hu Qing Fu, leading five Qian Li horses for Su Dao Xing.

  "Look! Whose family's escort is that? He actually rented a Qianliju for his master, how cheap!"

  "Keep your voice down, those four guards are the escorts of Su Dào Xǐng, the young master of the Su family. Although Su Dào Xǐng is a nobody, the Su family is a giant that we can't afford to offend."

  "It's rumored that Su Daolin directly gave Kong Feixuan a golden phoenix as a means of transportation, which shows that the Su family is wealthy and extravagant. Unexpectedly, Su Daoxian, who is also from the Su family, can't even afford to buy a single-horned beast."

  The students and their guardians were in an uproar, casting contemptuous glances at the guardian of the Su family.

  Su Dao Xing walked out of the Hu Qing Fu, saw the majestic divine beasts at the gate, and smiled slightly. He went straight to the four guardians.

  A phoenix's cry echoes across the land.

  Everyone looked up and saw the golden phoenix radiating a thousand rays of golden light, and on top of the golden phoenix sat a beautiful figure.

  Kong Fei Xuan!

  The fairy lady of Huaqing Palace, Gong Fei Xuan, rode a golden phoenix and flew away with flapping wings.

  That golden phoenix was bought by Su Daolin at a great price from the barbarian lands and given to Gong Feixuan, it's really a big gesture.

  Four guards looked at Jin Feng with complex expressions, they sold Su Dao Xing's ancestral property and could only buy a golden phoenix, while Su Dao Lin casually gave his future partner a golden phoenix as well, it was really infuriating.

  A flying divine beast flapped its wings and flew away, closely following behind Gong Feixuan, forming a bright and beautiful landscape at the horizon.

  "Let's go!"

  Qilin beast, unicorn makes a sound of galloping horses, rushing towards Wanfo Temple.

  Su Dao Xing and Su Hong Zhuo greeted each other, mounted their horses, and galloped towards the Wanfo Temple.

  Song Wu rode his Wanli horse, leaving Su Daoying and the others far behind. He turned back with a smile, revealing his teeth. While he couldn't match Su Daoying in cultivation, he had surpassed him when it came to his mount. This was the one area where he could outdo Su Daoying.

  A mighty and majestic team of students from Huqing Academy marched swiftly by, drawing the attention of passersby.

  The disciples of Huqing Fu also have a distinction of three six nine grades, but in the eyes of outsiders, even the worst disciple of Huqing Fu is a genius.

  The scenery along the way was beautiful, but Su Dao Xing didn't have the heart to look at it. He had received a secret letter from the Su family, which said that on the road to Wanfo Temple, the killer hired by the Peng family with a large sum of money would launch an attack on him, and he should be careful.

  "The Peng family has been at odds with the Su family for generations, and now that I've knocked out Peng Yunqiang, old grudges and new grievances will surely make the Peng family want to take my life. I must be careful to guard against them." As Su Dao woke up from his reverie, he sensed a flying sword stabbing straight at his throat.

  Wow!

  Su Hong Zhuang drew her sword, and with one stroke, a stream of light appeared in front of Su Dao Xing's neck.

  With a clang, a small sword struck Su Hongzhuang's sword, producing a piercing metallic collision sound.

  Su Hong Zhuang's sword and that small sword both suffered a crushing defeat, shattering into pieces.

  "Huh! It's actually a Geng Jin material flying sword, the same as my flying sword. Except for ancient aristocratic families, ordinary martial kings wouldn't have Geng Jin material flying swords." Su Hongzhuo reached out to pick up the shattered sword fragments and examined them carefully.

  Su Dao's sharp eyes scanned forward and landed on a gray-clad man in the crowd, and at a glance, he saw that the gray-clad man was not a student of Huqing Academy.

  Su Duan's knife was too fast. Just as Su Dao Xing noticed the gray-clothed man, he had already made his move and struck out with one swift slash, forcing the gray-clothed man to retreat.

  Su Hong and Su Liu suddenly appeared in the place where the gray-clothed man retreated, lying in wait, and captured the gray-clothed man with one hand.

  The man in grey clothes smiled coldly and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He died of poisoning a moment later.

  "Captured and killed, they would immediately take poison to end their own lives. This is the way of assassins in the dark world." Su Liu said: "The identity of the man in gray clothes is either an assassin or someone who wants to pretend to be an assassin."

  Su Dao Xing had a hunch that this matter was related to the Peng family.

  Su Liu zhi threw the corpse of the gray-clothed man to the side of the road and said, "The accomplice of the killer must be lurking nearby, his accomplices will come to collect his body."

  Su Dao Xing and his group continued on their journey.

  The Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas is far from Huaclear Prefecture. On the evening of the first day, the students of Huaclear Prefecture set up camp in an open space.

  The four guardians of Su Dao Xing had long been prepared with tents, setting up five tents, with four small tents on the sides and a large one in the center.

  The students of Huqing Mansion lit bonfires, gathering in groups of three or five, some singing and dancing, others wielding swords and knives, while others drank wine and engaged in lively discussions.

  Su Dao Xing and Zhu Wen Chang, Song Wu, Guo Huai Ren drank some wine, ate some meat dishes, and then returned to their own tents.

  The night is getting deeper!

  Su Duan quietly entered Su Dao Xing's tent and said in a low voice, "Young Master, the assassination attempt during the day was just a small interlude. The real time for those killers to make their move is tonight. Those killers already know that you are the Eight Pole Warrior King, so they will definitely send out the Nine Pole Warrior King. I'll take care of the assassins who are after you, Young Master, go and rest in my tent, but be vigilant at all times. The killers may use a diversion tactic to lure us four away before making their move on you."

  Su Daoxian nodded and smiled: "The tactic of 'luring the tiger out of the mountain' is a familiar trick, so the assassins must have known that we might see through their plan. Therefore, the assassin they used to lure us out was also a Nine-Section Wu Wang, while the one who came to assassinate me was probably a Ten-Section Wu Wang."

  "The Ten Hammers Wu Wang's killer has gone and will never return." Su Duan had a confident look on his face, giving Su Dao Xing a reassuring smile.

  "Suddenly, Master Su Duan is actually a martial king above the tenth realm." Su Dao Xing muttered to himself, leaving his own tent and entering Master Su Duan's tent.

  "It's not just me, they are all martial kings above the tenth realm boundary. If it weren't for owing your old man a promise, we four old guys wouldn't have condescended to become your guardians." Su Duan muttered to himself, of course, he was only saying this to himself and didn't let Su Dao hear him.

  Night, quiet!

  Four black shadows appeared outside four small tents, holding cold blades and slipping in.

  The killers entered the tent and were surprised to find that the person they wanted to kill was waiting for them, immediately turned around and escaped from the tent, fleeing towards the distant forest.

  "Chase!"

  Su Hong Zhuang, Su Han, and Su Liu Zhi chased after them.

  Su Dao Xing covered his face and chased after him, he was afraid that the assassin would recognize himself, so he had to cover his face and chase after him.

  "Using the tactic of 'borrowing a corpse to resurrect the soul', the killers indeed used a rotten trick."