Chapter 26 Master Shen
"Mr. Lin Fangda from the Xianwang Mansion is here to pay a visit to Mr. Shen."

Before Shen Dongshan finished speaking, Lin Fangda, who was standing outside the private room, loudly introduced himself.

Hearing this, Shen Dongshan moved his gaze away from Bai Shuang and looked at Lin Fangda outside the door. The smile on his face suddenly became more intense, and he said with a smile: "It turns out to be Brother Lin, come in quickly!"

"Excuse me!" Lin Fangda, who was always carefree, seemed a little submissive in front of Shen Dongshan. He walked quickly to the table with a wine glass and said to Shen Dongshan, "Lin Fangda would like to toast Mr. Shen first."

Shen Dongshan smiled and raised his glass in response, saying, "I just arrived in Quanzhou today and have not yet visited the Northern Sage King, but I wonder how Lord Luo is doing recently?"

"My master is doing well, thank you for your concern, Mr. Shen." Lin Fangda replied.

"Yes!" Shen Dongshan nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Liu Xunyi and asked, "Does this little brother know Miss Bai?"

Shen Dongshan was able to see the clues just from Bai Shuang's fleeting glance, which shows how sharp his eyesight is and how meticulous his mind is.

"We met once." Before Liu Xunyi could speak, Bai Shuang said calmly, "This evening at Yuanyang Pavilion, I happened to be there when this gentleman was choosing jewelry for his sweetheart."

"Oh!" Shen Dongshan responded softly, but his eyes did not move away from Liu Xunyi.

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi hurriedly reached into his bosom, took out the butterfly gold hairpin and handed it to Bai Shuang, saying: "I appreciate your kindness, Miss Bai, but this hairpin is too valuable. Please take it back!" After saying this, without waiting for Bai Shuang's consent, Liu Xunyi carefully placed the hairpin on the table.

Shen Dongshan stared at Liu Xunyi with a half-smile. Seeing this, Lin Fangda hurriedly said, "Master Shen, this is Lin's good brother Liu Xunyi, who is also a martial arts hero with great skills."

"In recent years, young talents have emerged in the martial arts world, and some are better than others. That's right." While talking, Shen Dongshan pointed to the wine glass on the table. The man in black standing next to him walked up and quickly picked up the wine glass and handed it to Liu Xunyi. Shen Dongshan smiled and said, "Although this is our first meeting, you don't have to be polite, little brother. Please come in!"

"Thank you, Mr. Shen!"

Liu Xunyi agreed and reached out to take the wine glass, but when his fingers just touched the wine glass, the man in black suddenly turned his wrist and put the wine glass into his wrist, then pushed the back of his hand forward suddenly, and the domineering internal energy almost broke Liu Xunyi's fingers who was caught off guard.

Liu Xunyi was surprised and subconsciously turned to look at Shen Dongshan who was sitting at the table. However, he saw that Shen Dongshan was still smiling calmly and said, "You are welcome, little brother. Please come again!"

Encouraged by Shen Dongshan, Liu Xunyi hesitated for a moment before reaching out his hand again. This time he was prepared in advance, and when the man in black pushed his hand, he slightly raised his wrist, leaving the back of the man in black's hand empty. Liu Xunyi made three fingers into a claw and directly clasped them on the wall of the cup. He lifted his wrist with force, lifting the wine glass and the man in black's arm together.

The man in black was not willing to be outdone. While Liu Xunyi was concentrating on grabbing the cup, he suddenly reached out with his left hand, pressed down his right wrist, and pressed down the cup that had just been raised. At the same time, the four fingers of the man in black holding the cup suddenly turned outward, and the hard joints as hard as stone hit Liu Xunyi's palm fiercely. A strong internal force once again shook Liu Xunyi's right hand away. At this moment, Liu Xunyi only felt that his whole arm was slightly numb from the impact.

"This……"

Liu Xunyi looked at the expressionless man in black with displeasure, then turned his gaze to Lin Fangda who had a frown on his face.

"Little brother." Shen Dongshan smiled again, "You're welcome, please!"

As Shen Dongshan spoke, the man in black suddenly took a step forward and put the wine glass in front of Liu Xunyi with both hands again.

"My dear brother, even if Mr. Shen is toasting you, how can you not drink?" Lin Fangda reminded him.

Liu Xunyi frowned, a look of determination flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and bowed to Shen Dongshan, saying, "Since Master Shen is so kind, I will have no choice but to obey your command!"

Shen Dongshan smiled but said nothing, just looked at Liu Xunyi with interest.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi suddenly attacked. The man in black saw that Liu Xunyi was coming fiercely, so he pressed his right wrist with his left hand and pulled it towards his arms, and then he was about to step back. But Liu Xunyi was one step faster this time. Before the man in black put the wine glass to his chest, Liu Xunyi's right hand had already firmly clasped the man's right arm, and then he pulled forward with force. The huge force made the man in black not only unable to step back half an inch, but he staggered two steps towards Liu Xunyi, and the wine glass in his hand also shook, and the wine in the glass was about to spill out.

At the critical moment, Liu Xunyi stretched out his left hand and gently hit the black-clothed man's armpit, using this force to straighten his body again, and no drop of wine in the glass was spilled.

The man in black tried to push away the aggressive Liu Xunyi with his left hand, but Liu Xunyi's left hand grabbed the man's left wrist like an eagle's claw, and then pushed forward, pressing the man's left hand to his shoulder. Then Liu Xunyi quickly stepped forward with his right foot, moved sideways and pressed close to the man in black. At the same time, the hand that was holding the man's right arm also moved forward and pressed against the back of the man's hand.

This scene was quite interesting. The left hand of the man in black was firmly pressed on his right shoulder, unable to move. His right hand was bent in front of his chest, with the wine glass inside and the man in black's right hand outside. Liu Xunyi's hand was holding the man in black's right hand, just like two grown men holding a glass of wine hand in hand.

In the end, the man in black could not exert enough strength with his arm back, and could only watch Liu Xunyi smile and slowly raise his right hand, slowly bring it to his mouth, and finally drink the wine in the cup in one gulp. From a distance, it looked as if the man in black personally fed Liu Xunyi the wine. After drinking the wine in the cup, Liu Xunyi suddenly turned his waist and pushed the man in black away, steadied his body and bowed to Shen Dongshan, saying: "Thank you, Master Shen, for the wine!"

"Good skills!" Shen Dongshan praised.

When Liu Xunyi was thanking Shen Dongshan, he did not forget to glance at Bai Shuang who was sitting next to him. However, Bai Shuang quickly turned away after a slight eye contact with him. She looked so strange and cold, as if she had never seen Liu Xunyi before.

Shen Dongshan turned to look at Lin Fangda and said, "Brother Lin and Brother Liu, why don't you sit down and have a couple of drinks together?"

Hearing Shen Dongshan's invitation, Lin Fangda waved his hands and said, "How dare we disturb Mr. Shen's interest? In fact, I brought Brother Liu up here to toast, and secondly... to ask Mr. Shen for a small favor." Lin Fangda observed Shen Dongshan's reaction while speaking. After seeing that Shen Dongshan had no strange expression, he continued, "I know that Mr. Shen will go to the Lu Mansion tomorrow to attend Senior Mo's retirement meeting. My brother is a newcomer and has no reputation in the martial arts world, so he didn't get the invitation from the Lu Mansion, but he didn't want to miss this rare meeting, so..."

"You want me to bring this little brother into the Lu Mansion?" Before Lin Fangda could finish his words, Shen Dongshan smiled and said, "This kind of small matter can be easily solved by informing King Beixian. Why do you come to me for help?"

"The Palace Master is now in the Lu Mansion, and will be treated as a distinguished guest by Mr. Lu tomorrow. I'm just afraid that I won't have the chance to mention this to the Palace Master in the busy schedule." Lin Fangda explained with a wry smile.

Shen Dongshan nodded slowly, then turned to look at Liu Xunyi. His seemingly calm eyes made Liu Xunyi feel uncomfortable. After a moment, Shen Dongshan said calmly, "Where is Brother Liu from? What school is he from? What is his relationship with the Jiangnan Lu Mansion?"

Who is Shen Dongshan? How could he bring a person of unknown origin into the Lu Mansion just because of Lin Fangda's words? He asked this question because he wanted to find out about Liu Xunyi's background and to consider whether he needed to help him.

Businessmen seek profits, and Shen Dongshan is a typical example. Whether dealing with people or things, Shen Dongshan will first weigh the benefits to himself and the hidden dangers, and make choices based on this.

"I am from Jiangling, from the Fan Humen in Jiangling. My master is Zhao Tong, the leader of the Fan Humen." Liu Xunyi had prepared this set of words before leaving Tianji Pavilion.

"Jiangling Fan Humen?" Shen Dongshan was stunned when he heard this. "As far as I know, Fan Humen was wiped out by the government as a bandit three years ago, and Zhao Tong was also convicted and beheaded. I didn't expect there would be someone who slipped through the net."

Shen Dongshan's words surprised Liu Xunyi. Jiangling Fan Humen was just a small-time bandit gang, and it was wiped out by the government three years ago. Liu Xunyi thought that no one would know about this insignificant little gang, but he didn't expect that Shen Dongshan knew all about it.

"What happened back then was all framed by the government. It started because our second in command offended the magistrate of Jiangling, which caused the Fan Hu Sect to suffer a devastating disaster." Liu Xunyi explained calmly, "And at that time, the government only arrested the three in command and several of the sect's leaders and convicted them. As for the others, they were dismissed. It was at that time that I left the Fan Hu Sect."

Shen Dongshan smiled nonchalantly and said, "No wonder, Fan Humen's second in command Fang Hu was willing to offend Jiangling Tongpan for a prostitute. He really overestimated his own abilities. Your master Zhao Tong worked hard to establish Fan Humen with the help of the Fan Hu Eighteen Styles, but it was destroyed in vain by a woman. It's a pity."

Listening to Shen Dongshan's words, Liu Xunyi was startled at first, then he opened his mouth to explain: "Master Shen is really a noble man who forgets things easily. The second in command of Fan Humen is called Wan Hu, not Fang Hu. He did offend Jiangling Tongpan because of a woman, but she was not a prostitute, but the concubine of Jiangling Tongpan. As for when my master founded Fan Humen, it was not based on the Eighteen Fan Hu Styles, but on fists and feet. At that time, my master was regarded as the 'master of both fists and feet' by Jiangling's friends. His fists were Fanyang Fist, and his feet were Fuhu Kicks!"

In fact, Shen Dongshan did not remember it wrongly, but deliberately tested Liu Xunyi's authenticity. Fortunately, Liu Xunyi was well prepared in advance, so he did not reveal his true identity.

Shen Dongshan stared at Liu Xunyi quietly, while Lin Fangda stood by and didn't know how to interrupt. After a while, Shen Dongshan said softly, "Although Brother Liu's kung fu is good, I have no contact with Fan Humen in Jiangling. Since the Jiangnan Lu Mansion has not sent an invitation to you, if I rashly take you in, I am afraid it would be against etiquette. Please forgive me for my inability."

"This……"

"In that case, we will not bother Mr. Shen anymore." Lin Fangda had just vowed in front of Liu Xunyi that he would ask for a favor for him, but at this moment he was bluntly rejected by Shen Dongshan without any mercy. He felt a little angry at the moment, and his tone became a little stiffer than before.

Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to persuade him, Lin Fangda had already bowed to Shen Dongshan and said goodbye. Liu Xunyi was unwilling to give up, so he looked to Bai Shuang for help. Seeing this, Bai Shuang hesitated for a moment and then wanted to plead for him.

But before Bai Shuang could speak, Shen Dongshan said, "Miss Bai is the woman Mr. Lu admires the most. I don't think Mr. Lu wants Miss Bai to plead for another man."

Shen Dongshan choked back the words that were about to come out of Bai Shuang's mouth with just one sentence. Liu Xunyi didn't want to embarrass Bai Shuang, so he sighed lightly and retreated with Lin Fangda.

However, just as Liu Xunyi and Lin Fangda were about to leave the private room, they suddenly saw the window on the side wall shatter with a loud bang, and a white shadow as fast as lightning quickly rushed into the room from the darkness, followed by a silver light flashing through the air, accompanied by a surprised and painful cry, an attendant standing by the window, his throat was instantly pierced by a sharp sword, blood splattered three feet, and he fell to the ground.

This person's attack was ruthless and extremely fast, making people afraid. Just as everyone was shocked, the white shadow once again stabbed out a dazzling cold light and rushed towards Shen Dongshan who was at the table.

"Shen Dongshan, I'm going to take your life today!"

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(End of this chapter)