"The strange thing is that I also discovered that people from the 36th Cave in Yongzhou were also following Shen Ruiting." Fu Tenghui said with doubts.
"I overheard a conversation between two of them. It seems that two subordinates were killed in a mountain temple in Boluo Mountain. They are looking for the murderer!"
"Could it be that the two men in black that Shen Ruiting killed that night were from Thirty-sixth Cave?" Wang Qi'an murmured.
"What did Mr. Wang say?" Fu Tenghui asked.
Wang Qi'an couldn't help but tell what Boluoshan witnessed that night.
"This matter is almost certain. They have already found Shen Ruiting, and they are just waiting for the opportunity to take action!" Fu Tenghui said.
"Brother Wang, just stay here. Fan Zhan led his armored army out of the city." Ji Wurui came in from the door at this time and said hurriedly.
A team of nearly a hundred people left the city and galloped south.
The whole team was in bright armor, armed with guns and knives, and looked high-spirited.
The leader was wearing armor, with thick eyebrows and broad face, and two axes stuck on his back. He was Fan Zhan.
This army is called Iron Armor because its armor is hard to come by and one can only get one out of a hundred.
This batch of armor comes from the Valley of Divine Weapons. It is forged from dark iron mixed with animal skins, vines and other materials using a special method. It is impervious to water and fire, and difficult to penetrate with swords and guns.
"This is already the boundary of Nanhai County, and we are approaching Panyu City ahead. Could it be that the Buddha's bones have arrived here?" Ji Wurui said.
The three of them crept onto the team five miles outside the city of Prince Xing's Mansion and had been walking non-stop for nearly an hour.
"Why don't you see Uncle Lou Xianzhi? Didn't Fan Zhan personally invite him to participate in this mission?" Wang Qi'an asked suspiciously when he saw that there were no martial arts figures around Fan Zhan.
"Could it be that he rejected it?" Ji Wurui was also surprised.
"These armors don't look strange on the outside, do they really have miraculous effects?" Wang Qi'an said that when it comes to marching and fighting, the equipment of the soldiers is no amateur.
After walking for about half an hour, Panyu City was already in sight.
However, after the team took a short rest, they had no intention of entering the city.
They bypassed Panyu City and continued southward, which was beyond the expectations of Wang Qi'an and others.
The team stopped and walked, and finally came to the outside of a city.
Hai'an City, the southernmost barrier of the Southern Han Dynasty, was only dozens of miles away from the entrance to the sea this time.
It turns out that Fan Zhan's destination is here.
After the three of them entered the city, Wang Qi'an continued to monitor outside the hotel where Fan Zhan and his party settled.
Ji Wurui and Fu Tenghui went to contact the informants and fellow disciples in the city respectively.
Half an hour later, the two of them returned first.
Ji Wurui took the two of them to a two-story attic diagonally opposite the hotel, where they could just see the front yard of the hotel.
"Fan Zhan's armored army has been silent since entering." Wang Qi'an said.
"It seems that they are waiting here to receive the Southern Tianzhu mission." Fu Tenghui said.
It was night, and there was nothing going on in the hotel.
The next day, although some people came and went in the hotel, the armored troops did not leave.
"Assassin, come here, catch the assassin!" There were shouts and noisy voices in the hotel late at night.
Wang Qi'an and others looked down from the attic and saw torches dancing in the hotel, silhouettes of people, and the sounds of weapons clashing from time to time.
"I don't know who is so impatient. It's only been one day and can't wait any longer." Ji Wurui said.
At this time, two figures swept out of the front yard, with dozens of armored soldiers chasing after them.
However, the incoming man was highly skilled in martial arts and the armored army could not surround him. He injured many people and escaped successfully.
"Where have I seen these two people's martial arts before?" Wang Qi'an lowered his head and pondered.
"One of them must be Shen Ruiting. I am very familiar with the swordsmanship of Tianshu Palace." Fu Tenghui said with certainty.
"Liang Feng, the other person is him! I have seen his 'Skyscraper Spirit Palm' before." Wang Qi'an took over.
"Why didn't Fan Zhan show up? Although they were forced to take away two people this time, the armored army may not be able to complete the escort mission with its strength!" Wang Qi'an saw that these people were no different from ordinary soldiers. Under Shen Ruiting's sharp sword, Even if there is special armor protection, it will not work.
"It's really unreasonable to make such a big noise but the coach is nowhere to be seen." Ji Wurui also realized this.
"You guys wait for me here, I'm going to confirm something." Wang Qi'an quickly went downstairs and left without waiting for the two of them to respond.
At this time, the hotel had returned to calm. Wang Qier climbed up to the eaves and saw that most of the armored soldiers had returned to their rooms to rest, leaving only a few on patrol.
The hotel is not big, so Wang Qi'an touched it all in a moment.
But he couldn't sense the presence of masters like Fan Zhan. Could it be that he happened to be out for something and he hadn't seen him leave the building today?
Just when he found nothing and was about to leave, Jun saw a piece of armor scattered in the corner of the room. His heart moved, he took it in his hand, turned over and left.
"This kind of armor is very ordinary. It seems that the rumors are not credible." Wang Qi'an placed the fragment of the armor he got back in front of Ji Wurui and the other two.
"This matter is quite strange. I have personally tested the armor of the Iron Armored Army, and it is indeed difficult for swords to penetrate." Ji Wurui said strangely.
"This is a trap. They are not the real armored army. Fan Zhan may have already left the city to command the real armored army!" Wang Qi'an suddenly realized.
"I also have doubts. Fan Zhan left the city with such a big fanfare, but he was afraid that others would not know that he had something important to do." Ji Wurui continued.
"So, where will Fan Zhan go?" Fu Tenghui couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Ji is familiar with the terrain of Lingnan. Is there any nearby place where the Southern Tianzhu mission might pass?" Wang Qi'an looked at Ji Wurui and said.
"Outside Hai'an City and further south there are mostly hills and ravines, making it difficult for vehicles and horses to travel and inaccessible. There is only an official road on the edge of Beijiang River that leads to a port more than 20 miles away. This port is shaped like a deer's neck and is called Luk Keng Port is the transfer point from Beijiang to the sea, and it is quite large."
"In that case, without further ado, let's leave quickly!" Wang Qi'an said.
After the three of them galloped along the Jiangxi official road for more than half an hour, they heard weapons clashing and angry voices shouting in the distance. When they saw the light of fire on the river ahead, they knew something was wrong and couldn't help but rush their horses to speed up.
In a narrow section of the river, seven or eight speedboats surrounded a double-decker Sea Falcon warship with huge sails.
The warship was on fire everywhere, there were loud killings on the ship, and the situation was chaotic.
The attackers all had their faces covered, and the enemy and ourselves were clearly distinguishable.
"The leaders are Xie Xian and Yin Lei." Ji Wurui said.
Wang Qi'an looked around and saw Xie Xian on the deck of the Falcon ship and the fifty-year-old man he had seen at the Wedding Palace that day were working together to deal with an attack by a masked man.
Seven other soldiers with bright armor also surrounded another masked man and were fighting fiercely.
Everyone else is in the melee.
"I'm afraid this group of soldiers is the real armored army. They stay calm in the face of the enemy and stay in groups. They respond to the enemy in a coordinated military formation." Wang Qi'an said.
"This group of people who are attacking are all very skilled, I'm afraid they are not ordinary martial arts masters." Fu Tenghui was shocked when he saw that the attacking party had gained the upper hand.
"It's the Mosasaurus Gang!" Wang Qi'an had already recognized Monk Dujie, who was wearing a bright red cassock and fighting the enemy with an iron rod, and You Wuji, who was holding a folding fan.
And it was most likely the gang leader Ling Dingtian who killed Xie and Yin without the ability to fight back.
