Even when Jiang Changkong held the hilt of the sword and scolded him harshly, judging that he was guilty, the guards did not show the slightest fear.
But the moment Jiang Changkong drew out his sword.
The guard's expression finally changed.
As the sword light suddenly appeared, a terrifying chill suddenly rushed from the soles of his feet to his forehead.
He quickly retreated, reached out to hold the handle of the knife, and instinctively swung it out.
A flash of sword light came instantly.
when!
Sparks flew.
blocked!
However, the guard did not feel any joy at all, and the shadow of death quickly expanded in his heart.
Jiang Changkong was seen swinging two swords in succession.
The transparent sword light came instantly, and the guard felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss. The hair on his body stood on end, and even his soul was about to be frozen.
In panic, the knife in his hand swung into a curtain of knives.
But the sword light was too fast.
No matter how fast the sword screen is, it is still unstoppable.
The gap in the sword curtain became the final passage to his death.
Swish——
The sword light flashed across his neck instantly.
The guard's body suddenly stiffened, and his strength drained away like a flood.
The dancing knife in his hand paused in mid-air.
Poof——
Blood spurted out from his neck like a fountain.
The knife in his hand fell.
Bang!
The impact on the ground produced the last sound he heard.
The guard's eyes widened and he fell straight back.
thump!
The body fell to the ground.
The guard's face showed despair and unwillingness, and his soul quickly fell into darkness.
As the guard died, the illusory sword heart in his mind suddenly shone like a star and became condensed, lighting up his mind like a shining star sword.
A stream of information comes into my mind...
"Have no fear, uncover illusions, distinguish between good and evil..."
Jiang Changkong was overjoyed.
Kenshin Tongmei breaks through!
I just didn’t expect that the breakthrough condition would be this.
He finally understood the meaning of the sentence at the beginning of the "Sword Code": "To practice swordsmanship, one needs to be upright, fearless, and move forward indomitably."
With the death of the guard, a light green light spot appeared in the sword code space again, but this light green light spot was brighter than before.
At this time, there are a total of five light green light spots in the Jiandian space.
Feeling the five light green light spots in the sword canon space, the sword's heart glowed slightly. Jiang Changkong suddenly understood and was overjoyed.
It turns out that this light green light spot is more effective than the white light spot!
Not only can Xuying practice various sword techniques, but he can also improve his sword intent in the process of practicing various sword techniques!
More importantly, you can also let the shadow wield the sword to improve your cultivation!
This made Jiang Changkong extremely happy.
He wanted to try the effect of the green light spot right away, but in the end he held back.
Now is not the time.
Whether it is a breakthrough in cultivation or sword intent, it will inevitably cause fluctuations, and everyone will know it by then.
Killing can be high-profile.
But one must keep a low profile in practice and hide more of his trump cards.
Only in this way will it be safer.
""Sword Code" is really awesome!"
Jiang Changkong sighed in his heart.
This body was originally a useless talent, but it relied on practicing the "Sword Code" to become a genius step by step.
More importantly, the cultivation speed is extremely fast.
In just over a month, we have achieved a goal that would take ordinary people several years or even ten years to achieve.
The Jiandian space has always been very mysterious, and he has not been able to figure it out so far.
But it doesn't matter, he has plenty of time, and he will figure it out sooner or later.
He took back his mind and stared at the whole audience.
The sword's heart was bright and clear, and it had the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
He first wanted to see how many evil people there were.
With a quick glance, he first looked at the three masters of the fourth level of martial arts and the six martial arts figures of the third level in the crowd.
He discovered that under the clear light of the sword's heart after the breakthrough, black mist of different shades appeared on the heads of the nine people, with blood looming in it.
Black energy, bloody light... Jiang Changkong was slightly startled.
Then came a surge of enlightenment.
These people are villains!
The thicker the black energy and the brighter the blood, the more evil is committed.
"The five people killed before, including Guan Yubiao, should also be villains..."
"What you get after killing the villains are light green light spots, five in total..."
"If you kill these nine people, you should be able to get nine more..."
Jiang Changkong glanced at the nine people, and the corners of his mouth curved with an imperceptible arc.
Then he looked at Guan Yulong...
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Good guy!
Guan Yulong's head was as dark as ink, and blood was rolling inside.
This is definitely a big villain!
"If you kill this big villain, you will definitely get more green light energy!"
However, Guan Yulong is not easy to kill, he is a fifth-grade strong man.
"There will be a chance!"
The curvature of the corners of Jiang Changkong's mouth slowly widened.
He glanced at Wei Fuguang, but there was nothing above his head.
So does everyone else.
At this time, the scene was completely silent.
Even the crying sounds suddenly disappeared, and everyone stared at the scene and Jiang Changkong in shock.
The powerful momentum of the guards was obvious to everyone, and originally everyone was worried that Jiang Changkong would suffer a loss.
But I didn't expect the result to be like this.
Such a powerful master was easily killed by Jiang Changkong with one sword.
Jiang Changkong's true strength is far beyond everyone's imagination.
too strong!
Ridiculously strong!
Everyone was shocked and overjoyed.
Jiang Changkong is their hero. The stronger the hero, the stronger the power of justice. This is exactly what they want to see.
Everyone's eyes when they looked at Jiang Changkong changed and became fiery! Become looking up to!
At this time, Wei Fuguang was also shocked.
How long has it been since? Jiang Changkong became stronger again!
What's more important is his sword intent! It’s much better than when I tested it for more than ten days!
With his eyesight, he naturally knew how strong Guard Guan Yulong was.
But even so, Jiang Changkong killed him with three swords in a row.
And it kills from a distance!
This is the terrifying power of sword intent!
Outside the courtroom, Guan Yulong looked at the body of guard Ding San and was shocked.
Although Jiang Changkong's aura had just opened the First Divine Treasure, his true strength was completely beyond his imagination.
His bodyguard Ding San has already opened up the Fourth Divine Treasure, and his combat prowess ranks among the top three among his bodyguards. However, such a strong man was killed in front of Jiang Changkong before he could survive three sword strikes.
This is absolutely genius!
And he is a rare genius who is only one in a thousand!
Genius is rare.
But, he still has to die!
Guan Yulong's eyes burst into cold light.
No one can escape unscathed after provoking a provocation to the Guan family, let alone killing his brother.
His right hand grasped the handle of the knife at his waist, and a terrifying aura brewed in his body.
However, after taking a look at Wei Fuguang, who was always on guard, his right hand relaxed again.
He knew that with Wei Fuguang here, there was nothing he could do to Jiang Changkong.
Guan Yulong stared at Jiang Changkong with cold eyes and said coldly:
"You're going to regret everything you did today."
After saying these words, he turned around and left without looking back.
He didn't even want the bodies of his brother and bodyguard.
Wei Fuguang released his palm and narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Guan Yulong leave, but did not stop him from leaving or say anything.
Jiang Changkong's heart moved.
Preventing the Black Guards from enforcing the law is already a crime in itself, not to mention that this matter involves the Blood God Cult.
Obstructing law enforcement, roaring in court, or even attacking law enforcement officers are serious crimes of decapitation.
However, Wei Fuguang, the commander of the Qinghe County Demon Subduing Department, did not show any sign of Guan Yulong's obvious illegal behavior.
This suddenly made him have some doubts about Guan Yulong's identity.
Obviously, Guan Yulong's background or relationship is not simple.
Otherwise, Wei Fuguang would not be indifferent to Guan Yulong's actions.
It can even be said to be a little scary.
But Jiang Changkong didn't care.
He knew that if Guan Yubiao was killed, the entire Guan family would never let it go.
There will definitely be revenge.
No one likes trouble, and he is no exception.
Therefore, the best way is to destroy the entire Guan family!
This can solve the problem once and for all.
Jiang Changkong looked at Guan Yulong's retreating back, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly and his eyes like swords.
As soon as Guan Yulong left, the Guan family members hidden in the crowd also dispersed, and the three masters of the fourth level of martial arts and the six martial artists of the third level also left quickly.
Countless people in Nanping Town were still outside the courtroom. They were crowded and everyone was very excited and their faces were flushed.
too long! Everyone has been suppressed for too long!
Guan Yubiao and the Guan family are like a huge rock weighing on everyone's heads at all times, squeezing everyone in Nanping Town all the time.
Today, the bully was finally executed, which is so satisfying!
They never thought that Jiang Changkong, the patrol officer's black guard, would really dare to kill the bully Guan Yubiao.
If the Guan family hadn't still existed, they would have started celebrating wildly at this time.
While everyone was excited, they were even more grateful to Jiang Changkong.
To everyone, Jiang Changkong is the benefactor who avenges them!
After a while, the Guan family sent someone to take away Guan Yubiao's body, including the bodies of the guards, after paying two hundred taels of silver as a care fee.
After Guan Yubiao's body was taken away, everyone in Wuyangyang also dispersed.
From beginning to end, no one said the word gratitude to Jiang Changkong, but everyone thanked Jiang Changkong countless times in their hearts, and even prayed for Jiang Changkong constantly in their hearts.
Many people are already preparing to set up a longevity plaque for Jiang Changkong when they return home.
They simply believe that such a good person must live a long life and have long-lasting good fortune!
Back hall.
Wei Fuguang and Jiang Changkong were sitting in the hall.
Zhang Hu served tea and left.
Wei Fuguang picked up the tea and took a sip, then put it down and looked at Jiang Changkong.
"Are you thinking that Guan Yulong has violated the law by taking action in court? As the commander of the Demon Town of Qinghe County, why didn't I keep Guan Yulong?"
Jiang Changkong clasped his fists and said, "My lord, you should have your own considerations. I don't dare to make any guesses."
Wei Fuguang waved his hands and sighed: "It's not that I think about anything, but that it's not my turn to think about it at all."
"It was stated above that Guan Yulong is not allowed to be touched. Don't ask why, because I don't know either."
Guan Yulong is not allowed to be touched... Jiang Changkong asked: "Is it because his father-in-law was once an outer disciple of the Yuxian Sect?"
Wei Fuguang shook his head, "That's not the reason. If it were just for this reason, I would have killed this kid with a knife long ago."
If this is not the reason...then what could be the reason?
Jiang Changkong frowned slightly.
But he soon shook his head secretly and laughed at himself.
No matter how many reasons he has for doing what he does, the Guan family must be destroyed anyway.
As for not allowing Guan Yulong to be touched, that is someone else's business. What does it have to do with me, Jiang Changkong!
Thinking of this, Jiang Changkong immediately felt relieved.
The plan for now is to improve our strength.
Only when your strength has improved can you take action against Guan Yulong.
Guan Yulong is not an ordinary person. He is the deputy commander of the Qinghe County City Defense Army. He has a fifth-level martial arts cultivation and is very strong.
And he is currently in the early stage of the fourth level of martial arts that has just opened up the First Divine Treasure, and there is still a big gap between him and the fifth level.
If you want to kill him, you must have the strength of the fifth level of martial arts.
During this period of time, the Guan family will definitely not be peaceful and will definitely find a way to kill him.
All of these are forcing him to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
At this time, Wei Fuguang continued: "By the way, now you have broken through to the fourth level of martial arts and are qualified to become a Bronze Heavenly Guard."
"As for certification and testing, forget it. With your current strength, you don't need to test at all. You only need to go to the Demon Suppression Division to exchange for the Bronze Heavenly Guard's identity card."
"In addition, after becoming a Bronze Heavenly Guard, you can stay in Qinghe County, and there will be other tasks assigned to you then."
Jiang Changkong clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, sir. I'll go after I've taken care of things here."
Wei Fuguang nodded and said: "Don't worry, Guan Yulong won't do anything to you for the time being. Even if he has the intention to kill you, he doesn't have the courage to do it unless he doesn't want to live anymore."
Jiang Changkong was slightly startled, "Why can your Excellency make such an assertion?"
Wei Fuguang did not answer Jiang Changkong's question in depth, but just smiled and said, "Because I won't let you die."
Jiang Changkong secretly curled his lips when he heard this.
He thought to himself: "I thought there was something to scare him, but it turns out it's just because of your words..."
"If Guan Yulong was really afraid of you, he wouldn't have taken action in court today."
"The reason why he didn't make another move in the end was because you took one of his moves forcefully on the spot. He wasn't sure he could beat you. It wasn't because he was afraid of you."
Although he was muttering in his heart, he also knew that Wei Fuguang's care and protection for him was sincere.
He could tell from the time he went to the Demon Suppression Division to be certified as a black warrior trainee that Wei Fuguang really wanted to train him.
However, Wei Fuguang could not protect him all the time.
Once Wei Fuguang leaves Wei Fuguang's sight, he may suffer revenge from Guan Yulong.
This is definitely not something that can be solved with just one or two sentences of deterrence.
There is no way he would put his life on someone else's promise.
Guan Yulong will always be a hidden danger until he dies.
Therefore, the Guan family must be destroyed! Guan Yulong must die too!
Although he didn't agree with Wei Fuguang's words in his heart, his face was still very grateful.
He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir."
At this moment, a Bronze Heavenly Guard walked to the door of the back hall with a dragon-like pace, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, Guan Yulong has returned to Qinghe County."
"Yes." Wei Fuguang nodded, stood up and said to Jiang Changkong: "It's time for me to leave. I will keep an eye on Guan Yulong and remind him in due course."
"Thank you, sir!"
Jiang Changkong cupped his fists and said.
"I'll see you off, sir."
After Wei Fuguang and Tong Tianwei left, Jiang Changkong called Zhang Hu in.
He handed him two hundred taels of silver and said, "You have been at the second level of martial arts for a long time. Use this silver to work hard to improve your strength."
Zhang Hu was holding two hundred taels of silver, very shocked and incoherent, "Sir, this, this?"
Jiang Changkong smiled slightly, "I will leave Nanping Town soon. If you can break through to the third level of martial arts before I leave, I can be your guide and let you become the Black Martial Guard of the Demon Suppression Division."
Zhang Hu's performance during this period is obvious to all. Basically, everything inside and outside is done by him. He, the black guard, is just a hands-off shopkeeper.
More importantly, Zhang Hu has a good character and good work ability.
After going to Qinghe County to become a Tongwuwei, he always had to have a capable subordinate to handle things.
So he wanted to give Zhang Hu a chance.
It depends on whether Zhang Hu can seize this opportunity.
When Zhang Hu heard this, his body trembled and his eye circles turned red instantly.
Two hundred taels of silver was the Guan family's funeral fee. Mr. Jiang actually gave such a huge sum of money as he said.
What's more important is that Mr. Jiang actually wants to guide him and give him the opportunity to join the Demon Suppression Division and become the Black Guard!
How could this make him not excited and grateful?
Zhang Hu knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists excitedly and said, "Thank you so much for your cultivation. Zhang Hu is willing to go to pieces to repay your kindness and love!"
A smile appeared on Jiang Changkong's face, he stretched out his hand to help him up, and said: "Get up, you don't need to be upset, as long as you act with a clear conscience in the future."
Zhang Hu stood up, clasped his fists, and said solemnly: "I will follow your instructions!"
Jiang Changkong nodded, and then said: "Ask Zhao Long and the others to monitor the Guan family closely and report back as soon as there is any news."
Zhang Hu said seriously: "Understood, sir."
Jiang Changkong didn't need to say it clearly. He knew that the Guan family would definitely not let go if Guan Yubiao was tried in advance and killed in public.
Therefore, every move of the Guan family must be understood.
"Go ahead."
"Yes, sir."
After Zhang Hu left, Jiang Changkong entered the sword code space.
Let the virtual shadow absorb one of the light green light spots.
The moment he took in the light green light, a piece of information quietly appeared in his mind.
Jiang Changkong was slightly startled.
"Daoguo?"
According to the information, this light green light spot is called Dao Fruit, and the previous white light spot is also Dao Fruit.
It just doesn't work exactly the same.
Relatively speaking, green Dao Fruit is more advanced than white Dao Fruit.
As for why it is called Dao Fruit, Jiang Changkong guessed that it was the result of killing people because of practicing the "Sword Code".
Or it could be some kind of gift obtained by doing justice for heaven and killing evil.
Or simply some kind of regular energy obtained through killing.
Which one it was, he didn't know.
This is just a guess.
Of course, it doesn't matter which one it is, as long as it can improve his strength.
The light green Dao Fruit entered Xuying's body, and Jiang Changkong's mind controlled Xuying's cultivation realm and began to swing his sword.
As expected, Xuying began to swing his sword. Every time he swung his sword, a stream of air flowed through Jiang Changkong's body.
And every time he swung the sword, the sword intention surged in his mind.
Jiang Changkong was overjoyed.
Sure enough it can!
Soon the sword energy in Jiang Changkong's body reached the critical point and rushed towards the Second Shenzang.
boom!
The Divine Treasure of the Liver is opened!
Jiang Changkong felt a tyrannical force emerging from his body.
I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
All this took a long time in the sword code space, but in reality, it still only lasted a moment.
This made Jiang Changkong very happy.
This means that if he is facing an enemy, he can rely on Dao Fruit to instantly improve his cultivation level.
But while he was happy, he also discovered a drawback.
That is, the cultivation level using Dao Fruit to break through is only a breakthrough of Qi, Blood and Sword Yuan, and the physical body does not follow the breakthrough.
As for his own cultivation, the Qi, Blood, Sword Element and the physical body break through together.
However, this shortcoming can be made up for by external objects. As long as there are a large number of resources that can improve the physical body, his cultivation level can be improved faster.
Jiang Changkong then asked Xu Ying to ingest another Dao Fruit and began to practice the sword-drawing technique.
As the shadow continues to draw, swing, and sheath the sword, the secrets of sword-drawing flow in the mind, spread throughout the body, and form muscle memory.
At the same time, sword intent was also surging in his mind.
Finally, with a swing of the sword, the sword-drawing technique instantly broke through and entered the Great Success!
However, this kind of Dacheng is only the initial stage of Dacheng.
Martial arts are divided into entry level, minor level, dacheng level, peak level and perfect level.
If it is divided into ten levels, entry means just touching the threshold, small success ranges from level one to level three, great achievement ranges from level four to six, peak level ranges from level seven to nine, and perfection ranges from level ten.
Now is the early stage of Dacheng.
For a better understanding, Jiang Changkong simply named it Level 4.
The sword-drawing technique has reached the fourth level, but the sword intention has not.
Jiang Changkong felt that the sword intent surging in his mind seemed to be bursting out, so he simply ingested another light green Dao Fruit and practiced the sword drawing technique again.
The shadow kept drawing, drawing, and sheathing its sword.
The sword intention is surging.
Finally, during the continuous process of drawing, drawing, and sheathing the sword, the surging sword intent spurted out, and a sword intent that was more powerful than before appeared.
The fifth level of sword intent!
The coverage range of the fivefold sword intent reached 150 meters.
At the same time, the sword-drawing technique also broke through and entered the fifth level!
Jiang Changkong clearly felt that the surge of sword energy had reached the limit of his physical body, and he even felt like he was being squeezed.
"Sure enough, the physical body is the foundation!"
Jiang Changkong sighed.
However, I am particularly happy that the light green Dao Fruit can not only improve cultivation and martial arts, but also improve swordsmanship.
More importantly, these Tao fruits can play a decisive role at critical moments.
With his sword intention improved, his sword-drawing skills improved, his cultivation achieved a breakthrough, and his body reached its limit, Jiang Changkong immediately came to the courtyard and started practicing his sword.
The sword flashed in an instant.
As he swung the sword, the sword essence circulated in his body, constantly tempering his body...
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Among the crowd discovered by Jiang Changkong, three martial artists of the fourth level and six martial arts figures of the third level entered a tavern, then left through the back door and entered a residential house in a zigzag manner.
At this time, Xiang Jiu, the housekeeper of the Guan family in the residence, was sitting in the hall.
Xiang Jiu seemed to be just an ordinary warrior of the second level of martial arts, while the lowest among the nine were all of the third level of martial arts.
But at this time, when the nine people saw Xiang Jiu, they all saluted with respectful expressions.
"Meet Butler Xiang."
"You're welcome, come on, come on, please take a seat."
Xiang Jiu said.
Although he was polite, he did not stand up. He was still sitting and talking to the nine people.
But the nine people didn't show any displeasure and sat down obediently on both sides.
"Everyone, let me stop talking nonsense. The head of the family has said that tonight he wants Jiang Changkong's head, and no one in the patrol room will be spared. After that, Jade Ridge will be exempted from paying taxes for three years."
Xiang Jiu said.
Three years of tax, based on the business in Feicui Ridge in previous years, is worth at least three thousand taels of silver.
But Lu Lin, the leader of Emerald Ridge, was not excited when he heard this. Instead, he asked: "Does the eldest son know about this?"
Xiang Jiu seemed to have expected it, and said: "This matter was brought up by the eldest son."
Lu Lin cupped his fists and said, "That's no problem."
Xiang Jiu stood up and said, "Everyone, just rest here. The food will be delivered to you."
"It's time for the housekeeper to work." Lu Lin clasped his fists again.
Xiang Jiu nodded and left immediately.
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Jiang Changkong continued practicing his sword until night, and then stopped.
He simply wiped his sweat and entered the room.
Take out the picture of the lady placed on the weapon rack.
Expand.
Black air billows.
Immediately afterwards, two women wearing mourning clothes and thickly powdered came out from the picture of ladies. They were the eldest lady and her daughter.
"Meet my benefactor."
The eldest lady and the girl saluted Jiang Changkong.
Jiang Changkong nodded, "Your enemy Guan Yubiao has been killed by me in the courtroom. With your senses, you should be able to sense his death aura."
The eyes of the eldest lady and the girl suddenly lit up when they heard this.
Immediately, a wisp of black energy shot out.
In just a few breaths, the faces of the eldest lady and the girl suddenly changed, becoming extremely wonderful, from shock to joy, and then they cried.
I cried heartbrokenly, cried so excitedly, and felt all the black energy dissipating from my body.
Great joy and great sorrow are vividly reflected in their bodies.
After crying for a while, the burial clothes on the eldest lady and the girl slowly disappeared, revealing their clothes and faces.
Jiang Changkong sighed, the two of them looked really beautiful, no wonder Guan Yubiao would dominate the mother and daughter.
The two girls bowed to Jiang Changkong Yingying, "Kowtow to thank our benefactor for avenging us! Our wish has been fulfilled. This is reincarnation. If we meet our benefactor in the next life, we are willing to work as cows and horses for our benefactor in order to repay our great kindness in this life."
After saying that, a gray circular portal about two meters high appeared behind the two women, and there was a faint light inside.
The bodies of the two women gradually faded and were quickly sucked into the portal.
Jiang Changkong waved to them as they left, "I hope you are all well and reincarnated into a good family..."
The portal disappears.
Only the picture of the lady lay quietly on the table.
At this point, the strange incident in the Li family has finally come to an end.
The sword element in Jiang Changkong's body exuded a faint golden light.
Jiang Changkong returned to the courtyard and continued to swing his sword.
A sword was swung out, and the shadow of the green steel sword shone coldly in the night.
At this time, under the darkness of night, nine masked men in black quickly sneaked into the patrol room in the shadows, knocked out the officer on duty, and quickly headed towards Jiang Changkong's room.
He did not kill the servants because he was worried that the bloody smell after the killing would alarm other people.
But they didn't know that Jiang Changkong knew when they entered the patrol room.
He knew that Guan Fu would not give up, so his sword intent always enveloped the patrol room.
The perception range of one hundred and fifty meters is enough for him to cover the entire patrol room.
He knew every move of the nine people.
Is it finally here?
Jiang Changkong, who was practicing his sword, stopped, and a cold curve appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Although these nine people all had their faces covered, he recognized them at a glance. These nine people were exactly the nine masters he saw in the crowd outside the court during the day.
There are three fourth-level martial arts, and the strongest one is the peak of fourth-level martial arts.
Six third-level martial arts.
Even if Jiang Changkong didn't judge the identities of these nine people from their aura, he could easily judge them from their number and martial arts cultivation.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
Not to mention that the figures of these nine people are exactly the same as the nine people seen during the day.
The nine people appeared in the crowd during the day and attacked at night, with their faces covered, completely trying to hide their presence.
When the nine people appeared in the yard and surrounded him with their long swords drawn, Jiang Changkong used his sword and kept them calm.
Strictly speaking, it was looking at the black mist of different shades above the heads of the nine people, with blood gleaming in it.
In his eyes, these people did not seem to be vicious villains, but Dao fruits delivered to his door!
"Nice to meet you all."
Jiang Changkong had a smile on his face, holding the sword in his hand, and couldn't help the sword intention surging in his body. He looked at Lu Lin and a group of masked men in black and said with a smile.