Lin'an City, Yuelai Inn.
This restaurant was very famous in Lin'an City. However, it wasn't famous for its dishes and wine, but for the various rumors in the martial world.
Those who practiced martial arts in Lin'an City liked to come here to drink and listen to stories.
However, the expenditure of this restaurant was very high. Ordinary people could not afford it. Those who could come here were basically martial arts practitioners with some family background in Lin'an City.
When Zhang Xuan walked into the restaurant, he looked up and saw that the restaurant was almost full. It was extremely lively.
Zhang Xuan walked to an empty corner and sat down. He ordered some food and wine and drank while listening to the discussions of the people in the restaurant.
This was also one of Zhang Xuan's ways of relaxing. Not only was no one disturbing him, but he could also hear news that he could not hear at the escort agency.
"Have there been any major events in the pugilistic world recently?"
"Of course it's the Immortal Sword Case. You don't even know about this?"
Zhang Xuan had just finished a glass of wine when he was attracted by the conversation between two men in brocade robes not far away.
Zhang Xuan had heard of the Immortal Sword Case mentioned by the man when he was on the escort mission, but he did not know the details.
Not only was Zhang Xuan's attention attracted, but everyone in the restaurant was also attracted by the man's words.
The man did not expect his casual words to become the focus of the restaurant. He immediately felt a little smug.
Without waiting for his companion to continue asking, the man cleared his throat and showed off.
"Swordsman Ouyang Xue, you should have heard of him, right?"
The man's companion nodded and urged, "Who doesn't know the martial arts expert Ouyang Xue? Could it be that the Immortal Sword Case is related to Ouyang Xue?"
"That's right! Rumor has it that the reason why Ouyang Xue dominated the world was because he obtained an immortal sword!"
"Those who obtain the immortal sword are invincible!"
"It's precisely because of this martial arts legend that Ouyang Xue was surrounded and killed not long ago. However, his treasure sword is missing, and his widow and child are also missing. The entire pugilistic world is surging because of this…"
As soon as the man said this, it immediately attracted the gasps of everyone in the restaurant.
The domineering Swordsman, Ouyang Xue, was actually killed?
Immortal swords really existed in the world? Immortals?
How powerful was that divine weapon?
Those who could come here all had martial arts skills. Even if their cultivation levels were not high, they were very concerned about the big and small matters in the pugilistic world. After all, everyone had the heart to become strong.
Experts were powerful not only because of their advanced cultivation, but also because of their powerful martial arts and divine weapons.
The strongest person these people knew was only at the Connate Realm. There were no legends about immortals at all. Why were there suddenly rumors of immortal swords?
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and his eyes lit up. His interest was piqued.
However, he was not interested in the missing sword, but the immortal that the man mentioned.
Did immortals really exist in this world?
According to his understanding of this world, this should be a martial arts world similar to the ancient times in his previous life.
Moreover, everything he heard was about mortals.
Even though there were many experts from the various sects in the pugilistic world, they could not escape their status as mortals. They were only stronger than ordinary people in martial arts, but they would still die of old age and illness.
However, immortals were different. They were transcendent existences that surpassed all mortals.
Everyone below the Immortal Realm was an ant!
Although Zhang Xuan did not know much about this world, he knew the difference between immortals and mortals.
Of course, Zhang Xuan was only guessing. Moreover, he was not sure if there were immortals in this world.
After all, rumors were just rumors. They could not be completely taken seriously.
If Ouyang Xue really obtained the immortal sword, would he still be surrounded and killed?
As soon as the man finished speaking, a wave of discussion broke out in the restaurant.
"This is definitely great news for us."
"That's right. If I can obtain the Immortal Sword, won't I become a powerhouse of the current era?"
"I'm just afraid that I won't be alive to use it even if I got it…"
The focus of their discussion was the missing immortal sword.
Many people's thoughts became lively. They wanted to try to find the immortal sword.
However, more people were just listening to the fun. Even the domineering Ouyang Xue had been killed. Even if they found the immortal sword, they could die at any time.
Zhang Xuan listened for a while, but there was no other interesting news. He immediately lost interest.
It was true that the Immortal Sword was a divine weapon, but with countless people looking for it, Zhang Xuan naturally wouldn't take the risk.
After all, he only wanted to develop in a low profile manner so that he could become stronger and have more ability to protect himself. He wanted to experience this exciting world.
Of course, he was still very interested in the existence of immortals.
It was a transcendent existence that he had never heard of before.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Zhang Xuan ignored everyone's guesses about the whereabouts of the sword and got up to leave.
When he returned to the escort agency, he frowned slightly.
Many escorts gathered together and discussed softly. The atmosphere in the main hall of the Guest Welcoming Building was also solemn.
"Zhou An, what happened?"
Zhang Xuan walked to Zhou An, who was whispering something, and asked him,
"The escort agency just accepted a very difficult mission. The chief escort is worried about this…"
Zhou An quickly explained the difficulties encountered by the escort agency.
Although Zhou An and Zhang Xuan were promoted to escorts at the same time, Zhang Xuan's actions in the past seven months had completely widened the distance between them.
Even the chief escort, He Yushan, was full of praise for Zhang Xuan. In front of Zhang Xuan, Zhou An was incomparable.
Therefore, Zhou An was very respectful to Zhang Xuan and answered all his questions.
After Zhou An finished speaking, Zhang Xuan finally understood why the atmosphere in the escort agency was so heavy.
It turned out that a mother and son wanted to leave Great Zhou and found the escort agency.
The mother and son's escape route was very dangerous and it would take a long time.
The escort agency was open for business. As long as they gave enough money, there was no reason to reject them.
Moreover, once they rejected this business, it would greatly affect the reputation of the escort agency.
After all, the reputation of the escort agency was built on word-of-mouth. No matter what mission it was, as long as the clients came to the escort agency, the escort agency had to accept the business to show the strength and foundation of the escort agency.
If they did not even dare to accept the order, who would trust the Dragon Gate Escort Agency in the future?
However, no escort leader was willing to accept this mission.
This was also the reason why chief escort He Yushan was worried!
The reason why no escort leader dared to accept this mission was because the mother and son's identities were not simple.
That's right, this mother and son were Ouyang Xue's widow and child.
The Immortal Sword, whose whereabouts were unknown in the entire martial arts world, was causing a secret surge. How could the pugilistic world experts with their own thoughts not keep an eye on the mother and son?