Jiang Xiaotang's sharp voice was like a sharp blade, tearing open the cloth of silence, and the entire Juyi Hall suddenly shook.
Not surprising.
Even though everyone here is considered an important figure in the world, he was still so shocked by what Ji Ping'an did that he couldn't keep calm.
The messenger smiled bitterly and said bravely:
"Indeed. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to inquire. I'm afraid this matter has been spread and everyone in the town knows it."
Jiang Xiaotang froze on the spot, stunned and unable to speak. He couldn't tell whether it was "relief", some other emotion, or simply curiosity.
In addition, for some reason, she always felt that the characters described by the messenger were a bit "familiar", as if she had seen them somewhere.
The leader of the alliance, Jiang Huai, was also stunned. His usually calm and composed demeanor became temporarily absent-minded.
This result was beyond his expectation.
"Who is that young master...?" he asked.
The latter replied:
"Reporting to the alliance leader, the disciples were anxious to come back to report the news, but were unable to visit and find out. I only know that this person came here with a member of the Yuhang Pei clan, and there was a young female companion beside him. I heard that he had known Grandmaster Chen not long ago... Also In the end, he drew his sword and killed a member of the Tiandihui who was suspected of breaking through the nine realms, or breaking through the first or second minor realm. His strength was evident, but his swordsmanship was a bit unfamiliar and he couldn't see the way out."
Is that so... Jiang Huai fell into deep thought.
A senior member of the Wulin League in the hall said:
"Alliance Leader, if you are really young and have such cultivation and vision, you must have a famous teacher behind you, but you are unknown. I am afraid that you are either disguised. Or you are the descendant of some hidden force in the world. ”
"Yes," another person said solemnly:
"The words to help Chen Qingsheng this time are definitely not motivated by motivation. I'm afraid he has another purpose. Perhaps his real intention is to support the old military and suppress the new military."
A group of people started brainstorming to figure out the origin of Ji Ping'an.
What everyone said makes perfect sense, but the more you guess, the further you deviate from the truth.
It's not that he is stupid, it's because Ji Ping'an is too misleading.
With such profound attainments in martial arts and at this age, it is basically impossible for him to be the genius of a major sect.
No one would have guessed that Ji Pingan happily stepped into the whirlpool to help Chen Qingsheng without any "interest demands" at all. He was simply returning a favor to the "Longhu Celestial Master".
"What you all said makes perfect sense," Jiang Huai pondered for a moment, raised his hand to stop the discussion, and said:
"But since this person's identity has not been disclosed, he just doesn't want to do this... Let's do this. We will still send the elixirs to the major sects, and at the same time send people to secretly investigate this person's identity. As for me..."
He wanted to say that he would go out and see Ji Ping'an in person, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt it was inappropriate.
Although the old force and the new force were victorious, the conflict was not over.
As the leader of the alliance, his every move will be interpreted.
But if that young master is indeed of extraordinary status, it would be inappropriate for his "host" to completely ignore him.
Suddenly, he looked at Jiang Xiaotang next to him and said tentatively:
"Sister, why don't you take a trip to find out what this person is like?"
Jiang Xiaotang had a displeased look on her face and was quite dissatisfied with being ordered around, but she finally understood the importance and was extremely curious, so she reluctantly nodded and said:
"That's fine."
…
Within the town.
In the small courtyard of the Medicine King Sect, an old doctor wearing a gray robe and holding a medicine pestle in his hand was busy pounding medicine.
Suddenly I heard the sound of rapid footsteps, the courtyard door was pushed open, and a young short-haired disciple ran in excitedly and shouted:
"Master! Master! Grandmaster Chen wins!"
The old doctor was not surprised. He still lowered his head and said:
"Have the elixir been delivered?"
The disciple scratched his head and said:
"I forgot about it, but someone has already given it to me. Although I didn't see the pills, I smelled the fragrance. I'm afraid it's much better than our medicine, and I probably won't need it."
Is it better than my medicine?
When the conceited old doctor heard these words, he raised his head, his DNA moved, and frowned:
"Is it from Alliance Leader Jiang?"
The Wulin Alliance has a lot of wealth, so it's not surprising to find good things.
The young disciple shook his head:
"No, he is a young man..."
Then, he excitedly described the whole thing, which made the old doctor stunned and speechless for a long time.
Finally, he put down the medicine bowl, stroked his beard and sighed:
"With this storm, some hidden forces in the world have finally come to light."
"Master?" The disciple was confused, his eyes full of clarity and stupidity.
The contemporary “King of Medicine” shook his head and said:
"Go buy some food and wine and come back, then close the door and thank the guests. If nothing happens, people from Xinwu and Jiuwu will come tonight, and none of us will be seen."
"oh oh."
The disciple nodded ignorantly, not knowing what kind of medicine the master was selling in the gourd.
…
"What? A young man gave some advice and reversed the situation?"
Inside the teahouse.
The tall and handsome Tingxue owner couldn't help but be stunned after hearing what happened. His beautiful eyes widened, showing the shock in his heart.
The red-tasseled heroine with a high ponytail and a quick talk nodded fiercely and chirped:
"That's right. In the end, someone wanted to kill him, but in the end, good guy, that young master just used a sword. He sheathed his sword. With just a flash of light, a person who had broken through the nine realms was gone."
She looked horrified and touched her neck.
Tingxue Louzhu exhaled deeply, with worry in his eyes:
"This meeting of the alliance is indeed not peaceful. Things have been happening frequently before the official agenda has begun. I ordered the disciples to calm down and be more calm. If anyone from the new martial arts or the old martial arts asks to see them, they will all be refused."
After saying that, she leaned on the railing and looked towards the lobby on the first floor. She saw a large group of people talking excitedly, telling people who didn't go to watch or couldn't see clearly from behind what they saw.
The atmosphere was warm and noisy.
No one noticed that there was an inconspicuous wooden pillar in the corner of the inn.
A young fortune teller wearing a linen robe and holding a stick with the word "reading fortune" on it in his hand listened thoughtfully to the discussion.
"So powerful...he must not be an 'old friend'."
The young fortune teller murmured in his heart and wanted to get up to visit, but he hesitated and suppressed the impulse.
At this time, there are too many eyes over there. As a person who has "resurrected from the dead", it is better to keep a low profile.
"Shameful but useful!"
He thought of what Grand Master Zhou had said with a smile, and couldn't help but feel that it was really insightful.
Suddenly, he felt something in his heart, picked up the wine cup on the table and looked down.
There was a glimmer of light in the depths of his eyes, and then his expression changed slightly. In the wine cup, there was a faint black air lingering on the face reflected by the wine, which was an unknown aura.
Bad omen.
He tapped his fingers gently, dipped the wine in the liquid and applied it on his eyes. He raised his eyes and looked at the people in the teahouse. He saw that many people had a faint black air lingering above their heads, like clouds covering their heads.
"Alas!"
The young fortune teller shivered and became numb.
I really want to ask loudly, is it still too late for me to run?
…
…
In the hotel room.
Ji Ping'an sat by the window, and through the closed window panels, he could hear the noise outside.
After returning from the martial arts arena, he declined Longhushan's invitation and returned to the inn to rest.
As expected, as the news began to spread, more and more Jianghu people came after hearing the news and blocked the outside of the inn where he lived, unable to leave.
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open, and the saint dressed as a heroine walked in angrily with beads of sweat on her head. When she saw Ji Ping'an resting, she became even more angry. She raised her white chin and placed her hands on her hips to accuse:
"Look at the good thing you did."
Ji Ping'an smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What are you asking about?" Yu Yu glared:
"You open the window and take a look. The whole inn is surrounded by people. They all come to see you, saying that there is an expert living here. Although you did say that our trip can be more high-profile, but this is It’s not a bit much.”
She looked troubled, her little eyebrows tangled together:
"These people are so noisy that I can't even sleep."
Ji Ping'an smiled and said, "Don't complain to me. If you want to sleep, just arrange a silencing spell."
Yu Yu's cheeks puffed up and he hummed coquettishly. In fact, he wasn't really angry, but was complaining.
In addition, what she was actually embarrassed to admit was:
After this experience, she had a little admiration for Ji Pingan.
Although I knew he knew martial arts well when he won the Grand Prize in the City of Gods, I didn't expect him to understand it this well.
"Sir, something bad is going on!"
Suddenly, Pei Qian also walked into the room with a grimace:
"Many sects have submitted invitations to see you."
Different from the people who just watch the excitement, there are a lot of sects in the town, big and small, with more clear goals.
I want to get acquainted with Ji Ping'an, who has a mysterious origin, and establish a relationship.
Ji Pingan flipped through the pile of greeting cards in a funny manner and found that most of them were from small and medium-sized sects, and said:
"This group of people is quite courageous, and they are not afraid of offending Xinwu."
After a pause, he threw the invitation on the table and said:
"They all refused. Just say I'm tired and won't see guests."
Pei Qian said "oh" and walked out. The third young master adapted to the role of "little follower" very well.
But not long after closing the door, the door was pushed open again. Ji Ping'an raised his head speechlessly, and was about to ask, then was startled.
The person who entered the door was a middle-aged man with mediocre appearance and sharp black eyes. There was a bulging bag on his waist, as if there was something hanging on it.
After entering the door, he put on a polite smile and offered his hands to the two of them:
"The Beast Control Sect is walking in the 'Hei Changshi'. I have met Ji Sichen, the Holy Lady. Please don't be surprised if you take the liberty of visiting us."
How does the Beast Control Sect walk in the mortal world?
Yu Yu was stunned for a moment. Each major sect had people who traveled in various states, collectively called "walkers". They had experienced disciples and deacons who performed tasks.
Ji Ping'an raised his eyebrows slightly, then relaxed them and said:
"You guys got here quickly."
Hei Changshi smiled flatteringly:
"Lanzhou is our sect's territory after all. This martial arts alliance involves the Four Holy Sects, which is not a trivial matter. Naturally, the Master will send someone to take a look. Before I set off, the Master specifically warned me that if I see you two , please treat each other with courtesy, if you two are in need, we will do our best to help you."
Ji Ping'an smiled:
"Master Qi is interested, but there is nothing needed at the moment."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask:
"Master Qi...do you have anything else to say?"
Hei Changshi smiled and said:
"Master Qi didn't say anything, but...Master Xu asked me to say something, saying that her cultivation is recovering, and when the time is right, she will go to Yuhang to thank Si Chen in person."
How to thank... Ji Ping'an suppressed the urge to be clever, nodded gently, and said with a smile:
"Just say I'm waiting for you."
The relationship between the two has not been made explicit, so many words can only be conveyed "cryptically".
Hei Changshi agreed and presented a token, saying that if necessary, the token could be vibrated so that people from the Beast Control Sect could sense it within a certain range.
Then he said goodbye and left. Obviously, he came here to "pay homage to the pier".
"Something interesting."
Ji Ping'an weighed the token and threw it into the Taoist world to cut off its connection with the real world and prevent the other party from locating his location through this object.
Yu Yu sat there for a while, but felt bored, so he also used his magic skills, secretly left the inn, and wandered outside - this drama star was not a character who could stay idle at all.
Ji Ping'an, on the other hand, was a little tired because he had traveled through Kyushu for a thousand years and was used to seeing the scenery of the world. He read and drank tea contentedly.
After a while, the door was pushed open again. This time it was Pei Qian who said hesitantly:
"Si Chen, someone is visiting again. But it's not a small sect, but someone from the Wulin Alliance. His name is Jiang Xiaotang, and he's dressed very strangely."
When it came to the Martial Arts Alliance, he didn't dare to refuse it directly.
Ji Ping'an was upset at being disturbed, thinking what happened to the Wulin Alliance, but when he heard the name Jiang Xiaotang, he was a little surprised, a strange smile appeared in his eyes, he thought for a moment, and said:
"Call in."
He added: "Only she is allowed in."
Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief and Le Diandian went out.
…
"Only let me in?"
At the door of the inn, Jiang Xiaotang frowned slightly when he heard the reply, but he didn't care and said to the members of the Wulin Alliance who were following him:
"You guys wait here."
After saying that, the woman wearing a cheongsam and carrying a long tobacco pipe twisted her waist and entered the inn door.
This attracted many martial arts sects outside, including large, medium and small ones, to secretly scold the Wulin Alliance for being shameless and actually resorting to beauty traps in order to meet an expert.
Jiang Xiaotang didn't care about the dirty words and followed Pei Qian's guidance to the second floor.
"Sir is inside, I'm not worthy of you going in."
The third young master raised his hand and pointed at the closed door, turned around and left.
Sir... This man is indeed not a simple man. All the children of the Pei family are willing to be slaves... Jiang Xiaotang felt a chill in his heart and took a deep breath before raising his slender and silky right hand and tapping lightly on the door leaf.
"Enter."
When Jiang Xiaotang heard this voice, he felt that the familiarity became stronger. He seemed to have heard this voice before.
With endless doubts, she pushed open the door, and finally saw the young man sitting by the window, reading leisurely.
Immediately, the girl of the martial arts leader, the shopkeeper of the Black Gold Pawn Shop, and the female leader of the intelligence organization secretly in charge of the Jianghu, second only to the "Tianji Pavilion", suddenly felt her delicate body.
Her beautiful eyes suddenly widened, her rosy mouth opened, as if she had seen a ghost.
Ji Ping'an raised his head and smiled gently and politely:
"Shopkeeper Jiang, we meet again."
It's him!
Sure enough it was him!
Jiang Xiaotang's mind was buzzing, and he related the person in front of him to the mysterious young man who had appeared in the "Black Gold Pawn Shop" in Yuhang on a rainy night, claiming to get a letter, and then reconstructed the "Breaking Evil Technique" from a pile of martial arts books. Perfectly overlapped.
She was startled, and finally understood the source of the familiar feeling in her heart.
Immediately, there was the emotion of "Sure enough," yes, it would not be a surprise if that mysterious young man could give Chen Qingsheng some guidance.
Then, an electric light flashed in her mind, and she once again remembered the night when the "Martial Temple National Games" was stolen in Yuhang City, and recalled the speculation she had made.
An idea came to mind.
"You...it's you..." Jiang Xiaotang opened his mouth, biting his red lips with his white teeth, and forced down the shock in his heart.
Ji Ping'an smiled and pointed to the seats in the room:
"Sit down, don't be nervous."
Nervous...heh, what's the joke that makes me nervous? ...Jiang Xiaotang wanted to laugh, but she found that the muscles on her face were a little stiff, and she sat down on the chair almost numbly.
For some reason, she, who has experienced hundreds of battles, always feels frightened when facing this young man.
Ji Ping'an smiled and said: "It seems that you are here on behalf of the Jiang family of the martial arts alliance?"
"……yes."
"By the way, have you practiced the "Breaking Evil Technique"? How about it?"
"Practice, very good."
"That's good."
The two asked and answered questions, and Jiang Xiaotang discovered that her usual sharp teeth and sharp mouth were somehow ineffective in front of the other party. She was secretly annoyed, and finally remembered the topic, and forced a smile and said:
"Young master showed off his talents today, which really attracted the attention of all parties. My brother wanted to come to visit in person, but some things delayed him, so he asked me to come first... It just so happened that I got the evil-breaking power last time, and I quite enjoyed it. I feel ashamed, but now that the young master has come to Qixia Town, I, the Jiang family, can fulfill our friendship as landlords."
Ji Pingan nodded: "I'm interested."
Then the topic got awkward again. It wasn't that she didn't have enough emotional intelligence, it was because the mysterious image Ji Pingan left for her last time was too profound.
When Ji Ping'an saw this, he shook his head and smiled, dropped the book in his hand, and said:
"You want to ask about my identity?"
Jiang Xiaotang was exposed, so he nodded bravely and added:
"Of course, if you don't want to say..."
Ji Pingan waved his hand casually and said with a smile:
"There's nothing I can't say. In fact, you should have already guessed some of it."
Jiang Xiaotang was silent for a moment, then tentatively said:
"That night, dark net killers gathered in the city..."
Ji Pingan nodded happily and said in a casual tone:
"I am the sword bearer of this generation."
Without any hesitation, he just said it casually, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Jiang Xiaotang was stunned, and then a huge wave surged in his heart.
The sword holder... the sword holder of the dark web... the ancient and mysterious killer and the highest-ranking figure in the intelligence organization who is extremely mysterious in the world. Even the martial arts alliance doesn't know much about it.
It turned out to be this young man in front of me who looked harmless, even gentle and polite!
Jiang Xiaotang didn't know how he got out of the room. It wasn't until he arrived at the door of the inn that he was awakened by the call of the martial arts alliance disciples and suddenly realized that the conversation was over.
Her expression changed and she said with great solemnity:
"Go back immediately!"
She wants to tell Jiang Huai the news. The Dark Net Swordman has arrived in Qixia Town, and the Wulin Alliance must pay great attention to it.
…
inside the room.
Ji Ping'an watched Jiang Xiaotang leave, holding his chin and being slightly distracted.
The reason why he announced his identity as the sword holder was not only to gain a certain say in this alliance, but also to answer the doubts of the entire martial arts world.
Otherwise, these temptations will not stop as long as his origin is unclear.
As for the price, first of all, at his current stage, being in charge of the "Dark Web" itself is no longer a big secret. Even if the major sects ask, it can be explained by the gift from the national master.
Secondly, Jianghu Darknet was one of the means he used to protect himself during the "weak period" after his rebirth. As his cultivation level recovers, its importance will gradually decline.
Correspondingly, whether it is martial arts experts such as Pei Wuju and Qi Nian, practitioners such as Jian Zheng and Xu Yuanyun, or Chen Qingsheng, who has just given a favor, they will all form his new force.
This is also the reason why he keeps looking for "old friends". As long as he can gather all the friends he has accumulated in the past thousand years around him, this will be a huge force that can shock the entire Kyushu.
"But the top priority now is to deal with the aftermath of the old-new dispute first. If Chen Qingsheng and the old martial arts faction he represents can grow up, they will be a considerable force."
Ji Ping'an tapped his fingers lightly on the table and thought to himself.
Today's battle seems to be over, but in fact it is not. Both the old and new sides have suffered heavy losses in strength, so the neutral faction has become the key to influencing the direction of the martial arts world.
Ji Ping'an thought for a moment, and finally sighed softly, looking at the darkening sky outside the window, and said softly:
"Then, help people until the end."
…
Dating. There are only 5,000 words today. . .
(End of chapter)
