Journey Through the Plane of the Lord God

"Boss Ma, so what if you are from Fuwei Escort Agency?"

"Who gave you the courage to come and discuss reducing tolls with me?"

"Do you, Mr. Lin Zhennan of Fuwei, Mr. Lin, know that you came here to talk to me about such a big matter?"

In Qianyangling, Wulong County, Guangfu Province, a bandit leader of medium build, covered in lumps and beards, stared at the escort convoy in front of him and shouted angrily.

"According to the custom of escort, these twenty carts cost 3 taels of silver each. Quickly pay tribute to me, Uncle Wang, 60 taels of silver."

"Otherwise, don't blame me, Wang Dafu, for ignoring the cooperation we have had for more than ten years and using force to draw blood...!"

"Hmph!"

At the end of his words, the sturdy bandit leader snorted twice and took a step forward with his burly body.

Behind him were more than a hundred and fifty bandits, with ferocious-looking hands holding steel knives and spears following closely behind him. Even though they were outnumbered, they looked very scary.

The bandit leader who spoke out was none other than Wang Dafu, the second-rate martial arts master and the head of the Green Forest 18th Road Village, who was famous in the Wulong area.

Relying on the Five Tigers Broken Gate Sword, which can split stone and iron with one hand, it protects more than 1,200 hermit households living in the huge Qianyang Mountains. The 18th Road Mountain Village under its protection guards the people of more than a dozen Qianyang Mountains.

The business road is flowing smoothly, collecting tolls from merchants.

In the Ming Dynasty during this era, the Donglin Party in Jiangnan and the Eunuch Party in Wei Zhongxian continued to fight, leading to political turmoil.

Due to the lack of strong central government supervision, local bureaucracies are generally corrupt and rampant. A large number of corrupt officials expropriate and brutally exploit the people. This is also the main reason why gangs are everywhere in the world today and bandits are rampant.

Among these bandits and road tyrants, except for a few who are truly vicious and bloodthirsty, most of them are actually poor people who are sheltered by the masters of green forest martial arts just to avoid high taxes and labor.

Green forest masters like Wang Dafu, who adhere to rules and are willing to accept poor people to give them a way to survive, actually have a good reputation in the martial arts community.

Unless there is a stake in the matter, even the disciples of the righteous sects will not deliberately target this type of copycat when they go down the mountain to practice.

Therefore, Wang Dafu has been entrenched in the Qianyang Mountains for more than 20 years. As the king of the mountain, his life can be considered enjoyable.

The leader of the caravan escort that Wang Dafu angrily shouted at was a middle-aged escort chief of the Fuwei Escort Agency in Guangfu Province. Ma Yuanzhi, who had established himself in the martial arts world with his beautiful bow skills, now

Shi stood up with a wry smile.

"Master Wang, I'm waiting to come this time..."

The experienced escort leader first cupped his fists and raised his hands to Wang Dafu on the hillside. When he was about to continue saying something, a cold and stern voice interrupted his words.

"No need to say more, Horse Guard Head!"

"Next, let me take over!"

A man in black clothes, holding a long sword in a maroon scabbard, with long black hair mixed with a hint of white, who looked mature and vicissitudes of life, slowly walked out from behind the horse escort.

"Yes, Mr. Young...Duan Fengzong!"

Hearing the vicissitudes of the swordsman's words, the head of the horse escort, who was Lin Zhennan's confidant and knew the swordsman's details well, had a flash of hesitation on his face, but after seeing the swordsman's confident demeanor, he finally stepped back respectfully.

"oh?"

Probably because he saw the swordsman in front of him with a long sword in his arms, he had an extraordinary bearing as soon as he appeared, and he felt that the aura of this man was integrated into Hunyuan without leaking at all. A trace of caution flashed in the eyes of bandit leader Wang Dafu.

, the tone was a bit polite.

"Who are you?"

"But what does it have to do with Fuwei Escort Agency?"

"I am the Sun-Chasing Sword - Duan Zhenxian."

When the swordsman faced Wang Dafu's question, his tone was still cold, but he also slowly explained the cause and effect.

"I was rescued by Mr. Lin's bodyguard a few days ago. In order to repay his life-saving kindness, I joined the Fuwei Bodyguard Agency to serve him!"

"I came here today to ask for advice from Master Wang in accordance with the rules of the arena!"

"I hope you will give me some advice!"

After finishing speaking, the swordsman named Duan Zhenxian suddenly popped out of the scabbard with a sharp sword in his arms, quickly drew a beautiful curve in the air, and fell into the swordsman's outstretched right hand.

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Duan Zhenxian held a sharp sword in his arms, and the tip of the sword was pointed directly at Wang Dafu.

"I see. It seems that Brother Duan is very confident in his swordsmanship!"

Faced with the provocation of the swordsman, Wang Dafu, who looked like a rough man, was not angry.

As we all know, Wang Dafu, the leader of the Green Forest Bandit, has been able to safely collect tolls in the vast Qianyang Mountains for more than 20 years. This is because the banditry business has existed for so many years and has a set of default rules.

Depending on the level of force and closeness behind the passing caravans, the tolls they charge vary.

If Duan Zhenxian, the servant of Fuwei Escort Agency, can really have the same second-rate martial arts level as Wang Dafu, then reducing his toll is a must in the rules of the green forest industry.

He signaled to the henchman on his right. The little henchman was very discerning and immediately took out a one-meter-and-two-meter-long ring-headed sword wrapped in black cloth on his back.

He held it and handed it to Wang Dafu.

Because it was not a life-and-death fight after all, neither of them attacked the other side first, but waited until both sides were ready.

Only then did the eyes confirm that it was time to start fighting.

The two kicked their legs hard on the ground, and in unison they used Qinggong, which was most suitable for running attacks, to fly up on the grass. Using the recoil of the internal force under their feet hitting the ground, they pounced towards their opponents.

The blade of the sword cut through the air, and the heat emitted by the internal power of Zhiyang distorted the space, causing the grass beneath Duan Zhenxian and Wang Dafu's duel to quickly turn yellow.

The spine of the sword carries a tiger's roar. Wang Dafu roars like a tiger while swinging the sword. The sharp blade combines with the sound attack from his mouth, and the overflowing energy impacts the surrounding ground, creating fist-sized holes.

"Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!"

The battle between swords and swords, with speed and strength beyond mortals, fully demonstrated the tyranny of a second-rate martial arts master.

The two fought against each other for more than ten times on the grass in the mountains. The huge roar made the ordinary bodyguards and bandits who were watching the battle couldn't help but cover their ears.

On the surface, Wang Dafu had the upper hand in terms of strength. Once they had a sword fight, the swordsman Duan Zhenxian took half a step back.

But in fact, Duan Zhenxian's defense was flawless, but Wang Dafu's face turned red and his head was sweating profusely because of the internal energy of Zhiyang on the long sword.

After the last slash with all his strength, which knocked the swordsman back a full step, Wang Dafu finally felt that he couldn't hold on any longer.

This old Jianghu decisively gave up the attack, jumped back, put away his sword, stood upright and said loudly.

"What a Sun Chaser Sword, what a Duan Zhenxian!"

"After today, the toll for Fuwei Escort Agency will be halved!"

Seeing that Wang Dafu was so sensible, the swordsman stopped pursuing him. After nodding friendly to Wang Dafu, he also put his sword into his arms and retreated into the escort convoy.

After the two pillars of force exchanged blows, the head of the horse escort moved forward again with a smile on his face, and discussed with a gentle steward who came to the village from the opposite side how to reduce tolls for escorts in the future...

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In just two months, five or six Green Forest Villages with certain reputations and second-rate martial arts masters were challenged by Duan Zhenxian, the "Sun Chaser Sword" of Fuwei Escort Bureau, and they were not at a disadvantage in the battle.

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Immediately, the name of Duan Zhenxian, the Zhurijian, was widely spread in the rivers and lakes of several provinces around Guangfu.

The Fuwei Escort Bureau also logically took advantage of this trend and further expanded under the superb business skills of the chief escort chief Lin Zhennan.

No one knows that the Daily Swordsman is using the name "Duan Zhenxian" to support the further development of Fuwei Escort Agency.

Oh no, to be precise, it should be Lin Pingzhi who has taken off his disguise and is now packing his clothes in large and small bags.

Then, with the support of his father, he took a bookboy and passed all the exams.

In one step, we walked directly into the gate of Guangfu Academy, the largest academy in Fuzhou City...