Black Wind Castle is located between Yumen and Dunhuang, backed by a large lake that is rare in the desert. It is vast and covered with green grass and trees. It is considered a first-class prosperous place outside Yumen Pass.
It's called "Fort", but it's actually a small city with a permanent population of about 20,000.
In the evening of this day, as soon as Zhao Chen's caravan entered the boundary of Black Wind Castle, water vapor hit their faces, giving the group of people a feeling of moisturizing on their skin after being blown by the wind and sand for nearly two days.
Although this is still drier than inside Yumen Pass, it is much better than the vast gravel that comes along the road!
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass... It is not just talk.
Before the emergence of Dunhuang and many oases, there was really nothing but desert to the west of Yumen Pass.
"Tsk, I don't know how such a good place could be occupied by the Xie family... This family's strength is obviously very average, and the strongest member of the family only has the Nine Aperture cultivation level."
Zhao Zhan, the captain of the Fire Gun Team, pointed to the fortress next to the lake. There were rows of buildings inside, densely populated, and noisy. There were people dressed in Central Plains costumes, people who looked like Shaqi, Dunhuang girls with bright hats and beautiful dresses, and even some The bold and hot-dressed Thai-Western woman, with her strong aura of mortals, makes every traveler who has traveled through the vast desert and suffered from desolation and boredom return to the "human world" instantly. Such a "beautiful" place does not look like a nine-year-old. A monk can occupy it.
That's because the owner of Black Wind Castle was originally Xie Bodu, the "Kangsha" who ranked tenth on the "Jade Gate Talents List"... But he went to Bingquan Town before, and all traces of his existence were erased. This makes the situation here seem unreasonable.
But this unreasonableness will not last long. When the surrounding forces realize that the Xie family cannot occupy such a good territory by themselves, they will definitely reach out.
Before that, it is very reasonable to face the temptation of the "horse thief" first...
When Zhao Chen was thinking about how he, a "horse thief", could conduct an "inspection" of Black Wind Castle tonight, Zhao Zhan, who thought he was quite interested in this place, raised his whip and introduced:
"The current patriarch of the Xie family, Xie Shuyi, is a master of opening the Nine Apertures. He is quite good at the Kuangsha Magic Skill. He once fought against Feng Wan and Feng Nuxia from the Seven Heroes of Monan. The move is undefeated.
"In addition, this person has a wide network of contacts and has good relationships with several major horse bandit leaders. This may be the main reason why the Xie family can stand here, right?
"But it's still a bit reluctant to say this. After all, the horse bandits are all ungrateful masters, and they don't care about friendship... I guess the Xie family may have other hidden backgrounds."
While Zhao Zhan introduced the details of Black Wind Castle in a low voice, Feng Cang, Mo Qiu, Ning Meng and others had already entered the city, and the rest of the caravan members also entered one after another. However, the Fire Gun Team was left behind because it was too eye-catching. Camping outside can also be used as a support.
After entering the city gate, the smell of red dust becomes stronger and stronger, and the smell of lavender spices, sweat, animal odor and food aroma penetrates into the nose.
After consulting Zhao Zhan's opinion, Zhao Chen made arrangements for lodging, and at the same time divided part of the transported wine to be sold at various wine shops in Black Wind Castle.
Although the purpose of doing business this time is mixed, the matter of making money cannot be left behind.
But just when he had made the arrangements, a sarcastic voice suddenly came out: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhan Wu? How did he get so bad that he helped a young boy?"
Zhao Chen followed the sound and saw a tall man standing opposite him surrounded by about ten people. He had a saber across his waist and his chest was bare, revealing thick black hair.
Zhao Zhan frowned when he saw this, and said to Zhao Chen in a low voice: "This person is Liu Hong, the 'earth-burrowing sandworm'. He is one of the horse bandits operating near Dunhuang. He has been surrounded and suppressed by the alien camp several times." times, but they all escaped by relying on their superb "sand escape technique".
"When I was in the smuggling business, I had several conflicts with him and developed a lot of grudges."
Smuggling business? My cheap dad is really not a fuel-efficient lamp... Although Uncle Zhan definitely doesn't remember who he served before...
While his thoughts were spinning, Zhao Chen squinted his eyes, then took a step forward and said to the provocative person: "Are you the 'Sandworm' Liu Hong?"
"Where did this young boy come from? Our eldest brother's name is 'Earth-Drilling Dragon'!" Before the big man could reply, a boy next to him scolded him.
"That's good." Zhao Chen nodded, and then he stirred up his true energy and used the "Water Moon Phantom Body" footwork. He instantly crossed a distance of seven or eight meters. Then he unsheathed his long sword and used "First Step" The fastest move in the "Yang Sword Technique", the "Rising Sun Sword", struck Liu Hong's neck.
Liu Hong didn't expect that the other side would suddenly take action. After all, this was the "Black Wind Castle" and private fights were not allowed, so he almost couldn't react in time.
Fortunately, he is also a master of the four orifices, his eyesight and hearing have improved, and he has a strong ability to capture movements. Only then did he turn his head sideways to avoid the orange sword in Zhao Chen's hand.
But the men around him who had scolded Zhao Chen were not so lucky. They were swiped directly over the head with a long sword and one of their ears was cut off.
"Ah!" The man suddenly screamed while covering one side of his head, and Liu Hong and his men also drew out their blunderbuss or sabers after reacting, as if they were about to engage in a firefight.
At this moment, the patrol team from Blackwind Castle heard the noise and rushed over. There were more than twenty people in their group, all equipped with long-barreled repeating fire guns, and they surrounded everyone.
The leader was a man in his thirties, with a dignified appearance and an upright face. He looked around and asked, "Who is causing trouble in our Black Wind Castle?"
When Liu Hong heard this, he immediately pulled his injured subordinate over and pointed at Zhao Chen to complain: "Manager Xie, this person is the one who stirred up trouble. He also broke the rules of your castle and hurt people in the street."
"Is that so?" The man nodded when he saw this, and without asking any more questions, he pointed directly at Zhao Chen and others, and ordered his subordinates: "Capture them!"
Mo Qiu, Feng Cang, Zhao Zhan and others suddenly became nervous. They looked at Zhao Chen with a bit of complaint in their eyes, but they had no intention of surrendering.
But Zhao Chen didn't panic and took out a token from his arms: "My officer... Zhao Chen, the ninth-level evil-killing envoy, your Black Wind Castle is harboring the leader of the horse bandits. Do you want to rebel?"
After Yan Wen, the "examination envoy", disappeared, Yan Hongxia became the de facto person in charge of the Yumen Taoist Office, so she helped Zhao Chen get his status as a "Taoist official" before he set off.
As soon as this token came out, the patrol members of Black Wind Castle immediately stopped and looked at the leading man.
Although the Daxia court relied on various sects and families to help manage the place, its own heritage was still strong and its majesty was not lost. They did not dare to detain a "Taoist official" on the street.
What's more, this Taoist official still had a conflict with the horse bandit. If the Taoist official is enforced according to private rules, I am afraid that the experts from the Taoist official's office will come to visit him soon.
(End of chapter)
