The faces of these people were covered with tears, and the older woman and child were panting heavily, as if they would convulse and die in the next moment. When Wang Yuange saw their miserable appearance, she couldn't help feeling pity. She said:
"It's not easy for old women and children. It's better to let them go."
Liu Baiyuan frowned, feeling something was wrong. Just when he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Ouyang Huanxi shaking his head at him. He didn't say anything more, just replied with "Okay" and said The ropes tied to the young and old were untied.
Later, after Wang Yuange dropped some silver coins, the three of them extinguished the candles and left.
"Mom, mom, are you okay?"
After the rope was untied, the young man quickly helped the old woman up from the ground, and continued to gently pat her back with his hands, trying to straighten out her breath, while the strong man's wife went to fill a bowl of water. , handed it to the old woman.
"Mom, drink a bowl of water to calm down."
At this moment, the door creaked open again. Under the dark moon, a figure in a robe stood in front of the door, staring at them with cold eyes.
The strong man's eyes gradually became dim.
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"What did Elder Liu do just now without saying hello?" Wang Yuan'e asked.
"I'm just going to pay tribute. Let's leave quickly." After saying that, Liu Baiyuan headed west. Wang Yuan'e didn't think much. Only Ouyang Huanxi looked in the direction of the village before leaving...
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After Yi Xifeng and Zhong Lingxi disguised themselves, they successfully blended into a relatively remote town.
As soon as they entered the town, they saw the people here looking panicked and muttering something to themselves. After Yi Xifeng and Zhong Lingxi looked at each other, they both felt a little confused.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor, please calm down...Lord Heavenly Emperor, please calm down..."
Yi Xifeng and his two men had just come out of the deep forest, so naturally they wanted to find a place to stay safely, but the crowds rushing through seemed to turn a blind eye to them.
"What's wrong with them?" Zhong Lingxi couldn't help but ask when he saw that this scene was really weird.
"I'm going to find someone to ask." Yi Xifeng cleared his throat, pretended to be a young man, and swaggered to stop a panicked old man.
The old man's eyes were cloudy, he was holding a few long candles and incense in his hands, and he kept talking in his mouth. It seemed that he was worshiping something, but the old man's voice was too vague, even if Yi Xifeng's ears were sensitive. Can't hear clearly what the other person is saying.
But then, Yi Xifeng raised his eyebrows and asked in a slightly impatient tone:
"Old man, what are you talking about here if you don't go to work in broad daylight? Huh?" After saying this, Yi Xifeng patted the other party on the shoulder.
This small move almost scared the old man out of his soul. Perhaps he was disturbed, and the old man's originally cloudy eyes actually became a little brighter. After he saw clearly what the visitor was wearing, he quickly lowered his head. The voice asked:
"This... this young master, you are..."
At this time, Yi Xifeng took out a fan from nowhere, swung it in front of him, and coldly snorted:
"Bold people, I am Zhang Fu, the third son of the Zhang family. Please bow your head quickly when you see me!"
The old man has lived in the town all year round. He only knew that the town was under the control of the Zhang family, but he didn't know what the third son of the Zhang family looked like. After hearing the other party's threats, he did not dare to doubt the other party for a moment, so he knelt down with a "plop" He fell to the ground and begged Yi Xifeng for mercy:
"Liu Lu, a common man, paid his respects to Mr. Zhang Fu because he has been living in the town all year round. I hope you will not blame the villain for being short-sighted."
After saying that, he was going to give a loud nod to the young man in front of him. Upon seeing this, Yi Xifeng quickly pulled the young man up from the ground. According to the custom on earth, it is unlucky to kneel down to others while holding candles and incense.
"Ahem, I see that you are old, so I don't need to give you such a big gift, but you should tell me why the people in this town suddenly became so crazy."
"Yes Yes."
The old man quickly stood up from the ground and whispered beside the fair young man:
"Young master, I don't know. This morning, I went up to the mountain with some young men and women to cut firewood. But for some reason, a burst of red smoke suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain in the north."
Yi Xifeng frowned and replied: "Humph, isn't that just bloody mist? It's not like you have never seen this before. Why should you be so fussy about this?!"
However, the old man shook his head and replied:
"Master, please listen to what the villain has to say. Although we don't know what the red smoke is, we can conclude that it is definitely not a blood-colored mist. After the red smoke dissipates, we are in a state of doubt. Right here At that moment, the Emperor of Heaven suddenly began to shake, and he was so frightened that the old man dropped the firewood and ran back to the town."
Yi Xifeng's eyes narrowed. When he first entered the town, he heard many people whispering "Lord Heavenly Emperor, please calm down". This made him very confused at first. At that time, he was still thinking about who this so-called Lord Heavenly Emperor was. who?
And now I heard from the old man that the Emperor of Heaven was shaken, and coupled with the previous earthquake at the bottom of the lake, could the Emperor of Heaven be referring to this secret realm?
Yi Xifeng was afraid that asking too many questions would reveal his identity, so he didn't ask any more questions. After sending the old man away, he and Zhong Lingxi stayed temporarily in an inn.
After Yi Xifeng said that he was Zhang Fu, the third son of the Zhang family, the innkeeper didn't even dare to ask for money, so he directly arranged a superior room for the two of them to stay in. As for why there were not two...
"I'm afraid that someone will plot against us if we live separately. Let's... let's live in the same room..." Zhong Lingxi held the giant egg in his arms, lowered his head and said shyly.
Yi Xifeng naturally noticed the little Jiujiu in Zhong Lingxi's heart, but he did not reveal it. Although his martial arts realm has now reached the level of the Windbreaker, in this secret realm, this strength is still not enough. If Someone suddenly attacked Zhong Lingxi in the middle of the night, but he might not be able to detect it in time.
"That makes sense, let's go, let's go up quickly." After saying that, he urged Zhong Lingxi to go up to the room. When he reached the door, he suddenly looked back and saw the shopkeeper below. The beads kept making crackling sounds, but the waiter underneath was nowhere to be found.
"Waiter!" Yi Xifeng shouted suddenly, which made the shopkeeper tremble in fear and almost throw the abacus away.
When the old shopkeeper came to his senses, he grabbed the tablecloth lying next to the beads and wiped the sweat on his face. Then he smiled and asked the fair young man standing upstairs:
"Mr. Zhang, the waiter has gone out to buy wine. If you have any orders, just tell me. You go to rest first and I will convey them to you."
Yi Xifeng laughed and replied:
"When the waiter comes back from buying wine, ask him to bring two plates of good food."
After saying that, without waiting for the old shopkeeper's reply, he stepped directly into the room. With a "creak", the door was closed by Yi Xifeng.
The old shopkeeper said "Hey" and sat back. He first stared at the tablecloth, then raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat, and then began to think about it again.
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After Yi Xifeng closed the door, Zhong Lingxi asked:
"What's wrong with you today? This is not like you..." Before he finished speaking, the fair young man suddenly made a silence gesture.
Zhong Lingxi's words immediately stopped. After such a long time together, the two of them had a certain tacit understanding. With just a gesture and a look, she could know the seriousness of the matter.
However, Yi Xifeng didn't say much, and just asked Zhong Lingxi not to sleep too much tonight, and then the two began to "research" the dome.
"I have never seen such a big bird egg." Zhong Lingxi's tone was full of curiosity.
"The patterns on this bird's egg are so strange." Yi Xifeng picked up the giant egg and observed it carefully in his hands. He could clearly feel that the vertical stripes on it were gradually branching out, and the lines had also changed from the previous thick stripes. Became much more slender.
"When we saw it underwater, the stripes were probably still red."
Yi Xifeng nodded after hearing this and was about to speak. At this moment, the crimson-colored sword at his waist suddenly emitted a flash of light, and then, a voice came to mind in the minds of Zhong Lingxi and the others.
"This is the egg of 'Archaeopteryx'."
"Archaeopteryx?" This was the first time Yi Xifeng heard this name.
"Well, considering the time of the Seven Kingdoms, this Archaeopteryx can be regarded as an ancient beast."
Xizhou Jian's words surprised Yi Xifeng and the two of them. The ancient times were at least ten thousand years old. It was hard to imagine that such ancient creatures were still continuing.
"If this is an ancient beast, doesn't it mean that this blood-stained secret realm is also an ancient secret realm?"
"No, there was actually this kind of strange beast in the era I lived in. Although the patterns on the eggs are slightly different, the aura exuding from them is absolutely unmistakable. Moreover, why is the cliff where you practice swordsmanship so great? The fact that my master’s sword intention remains is also a huge mystery. Maybe all of this is related to that person..."
As he spoke, the voice of the Xizhou Sword Spirit became smaller and smaller until it disappeared. Yi Xifeng guessed that the soul power on the Xizhou Sword was probably exhausted, causing it to fall into a deep sleep again.
Although Xizhou Sword Spirit has not finished speaking, Yi Xifeng knows who the "that person" mentioned in the other party's mouth is.
At this moment, there was a "da da da da da" sound from the wooden ladder outside the door, like the sound of clogs colliding with wooden boards. After a while, the sound stopped in front of the door of Yi Xifeng's house. .
"Bang bang bang, Third Young Master, the food you want to go with the wine."
Zhong Lingxi was in a nervous state after being reminded by Yi Xifeng just now. When she heard movement outside the door, her eyes turned cold and she subconsciously wanted to pull out the Nanfeng Sword. At this time, the fair young man reached out to hold her down, and shook his head at her, signaling not to act rashly yet.
"I'll guard you. You can go and rest for a while."
Zhong Lingxi didn't say anything, she just looked into the other person's eyes and nodded deeply. Somehow, as long as Yi Xifeng was by her side, she would feel safe.
The door made of pine wood was gently pulled by Yi Xifeng, and opened with a creaking sound. He took a few dishes from the waiter's tray, and then asked:
"If the waiter who bought the wine comes back, ask him to bring a few jars to quench my thirst, young master."
"good."
The door creaked shut again, and the entire inn fell into silence again.
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"Lingxi...Lingxi..."
Gentle calls awakened Zhong Lingxi from her sleep. She slowly opened her beautiful eyes. The first thing she saw was Yi Xifeng's face. She saw the other person's lips moving slightly, and then she said a few words. passed into her ears.
"We should go."
Zhong Lingxi nodded, and then, with a rustling sound, Yi Xifeng slowly opened the bamboo window. At this time, the flickering light was reflected into the room through the doors and windows.
Zhong Lingxi was very surprised when she saw this. Why was there still someone with the lights on in the middle of the night? Just when she was about to ask a question, she saw Yi Xifeng staring out the window solemnly. As a body-refining warrior, the sound that his ears could hear was much wider than that of Zhong Lingxi. The light in the distance was not lights at all, but fireworks.
"Come on, we're getting out of here."
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"The time has come, that boy must have died from the poison." The person who spoke was the waiter who had previously delivered food to Yi Xifeng.
Another man in black robes pulled out the long knife in his hand and said to him: "Let's go up and take a look."
The two of them jumped directly in front of the wooden door. The man in black robe holding a long knife kicked the door open without saying a word, and then strode in, while the other person followed closely behind, and walked towards the house together. .
At this time, the man holding the knife who was walking in front suddenly froze on the spot. The other man felt a little surprised and asked:
"What about those two people? Are they dead?"
After hearing the sound, the man holding the knife suddenly lowered his head and slowly turned around. The other man frowned and was about to speak, when he suddenly felt a chill in his stomach. When he lowered his head, he saw that a long knife had already penetrated him. in the belly.
"you you……"
Blood kept coming out of the stabbed person's mouth. At this moment, the man in black robe holding the knife suddenly smiled evilly. He pulled the long knife out of the opponent's belly, and then swung it out again without any hesitation. .
With just a "Gulu" sound, a head rolled to the ground, and with a "plop", a headless corpse fell to the ground. This man did not understand until his death why his companion who had been with him day and night suddenly wanted to kill him.
Then, the man holding the knife seemed to be dazzled by the smell of blood. He ran out of the room crazily with the long knife, destroying things and killing people along the way, and completely lost his mind.
At this time, if someone takes off the sole of this person's shoe, he will find that there is a small drawing on it, and there is a trace of true energy flowing on it. That is the formation that Yi Xifeng used in the capital of God's Domain. Method——Zhu Ling Blood Evil Formation!
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Along the way, Yi Xifeng's expression remained solemn, which made Zhong Lingxi very suspicious. He must have seen something to be like this. (End of chapter)
