Zhang Jun stretched out his hand to feel the old man's breath.
"senior."
The old man didn't respond, and he didn't feel his breath on his fingertips.
Only then did Zhang Jun confirm that the unknown old man had really passed away.
"Let Li Yun make a coffin to bury our senior."
Zhang Jun stood up and gave instructions to the scarred woman guarding the entrance of the cave.
The unknown old man did not acknowledge his master-disciple relationship with Zhang Jun, and it was just a coincidence that he taught him the art of body refining. The relationship between the two was just a mutually beneficial relationship. The time of acquaintance was too short, less than an hour, so Zhang Jun couldn't really say how sad he was, just a little bit embarrassed.
Letting the old man rest in peace will give this unexpected encounter a happy ending.
After walking out of the cave, Zhang Jun stopped and turned his head to take one last look at the old man's body.
Kick, kick, kick, kick…
The sound of rapid footsteps was heard, and Zhang Jun turned around to see his sister Zhang Cuilan running over panting, holding a torch.
"Brother, someone from Huwei City wants to see you."
Zhang Jun's heart suddenly sank when he heard this.
Previously when he was in Heifeng Village, Zhang Jun inquired about the situation in Linzhou from the remaining bandits.
There are many bandits in Linzhou, among which three groups of bandits are the strongest, and can even fight against the imperial guards stationed in Linzhou.
These three groups of bandits are not like ordinary bandits who occupy a mountain and become kings. Instead, they each captured a county town as a stronghold.
They are Huwei City, Wushuang City and Benlei City.
Although the three major bandit cities have large numbers of people, they have no ambitions. Therefore, although Xiangshan Village is less than a hundred miles away from Huwei City, there is not much intersection between the two.
At least that's what the bandits in Heifeng Village told them at that time.
But now, why is it that just after our side captured Xiangshan Village, someone from Huwei City came to investigate?
Are the gangsters from Heifeng Village lying?
Or does Xiangshan Village have a secret relationship with Huwei City that outsiders don’t know about?
If this is the case, then Zhang Jun can only take people as far as he can through the night.
Knowing her brother Mo Ruomei, Zhang Cuilan guessed what her brother was thinking when she saw his expression and explained quickly.
"Brother, the people in Huwei City are quite polite. I don't think they are looking for trouble."
Zhang Jun took a deep breath and nodded.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. Let's go and meet him."
Back in front of the Juyi Hall, Zhang Jun saw Li Yun and more than ten people holding torches, surrounding three burly men in the middle. Li Yun and others all held their hands on the hilts of their knives, looking fiercely at each other, as if they would fight if they disagreed.
But the three big men turned a blind eye to Li Yun and others and the corpses on the ground that had not yet been collected, and looked around calmly.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the three of them looked for the sound, and the first person raised his hands towards Zhang Jun and said loudly.
"Chen Guang of Huwei City has met Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Jun waved his hand to Li Yun and others to disperse, and then returned the greeting.
"I've met Chief Chen."
"Chen is just a small guard under the city lord and cannot be called a leader. If Master Zhang doesn't come out, just call me by my name."
Although Zhang Jun was a little nervous, he pretended to be calm and relaxed on the surface. He didn't bother with Chen Guang's title and asked straight to the point.
"I wonder what you can learn from Chief Chen's late-night visit?"
"hey-hey."
Chen Guang lowered his head and glanced at Dong Chang's dead head, raised his foot to kick it away, then looked at Zhang Jun and said.
"As sent by the city lord, I invite all colleagues in Linzhou to go to Huwei City to discuss important matters together."
"Oh, I see."
Zhang Jun felt relieved after hearing this.
"I'm a newbie here, so I know very little about what's going on in Linzhou. Can Chief Chen make it clear what the specific matter is?"
"It's a great thing for Mr. Zhang to just relax and relax. However, it is inconvenient to reveal the specific details. When we get to Huwei City, the city lord will naturally explain it in person."
Chen Guang explained with a smile. After speaking, he turned around and took a pennant embroidered with a tiger's head from the hands of someone behind him.
"The city lord has an order. Anyone who is willing to go and take the Huwei flag will be protected by Huwei City. During the period of holding the flag, Linzhou colleagues are not allowed to attack. Anyone who violates the order will be punished by the city lord himself, led by the Huwei army."
The implication is that if you pick up this little flag, the mighty city will protect you. If you don't pick it up...hey, you'll have to bear the consequences.
It is both a promise and a threat, and Huweicheng's tyranny is evident from this.
"Thank you, Chief Chen."
After hearing this, Zhang Jun respectfully took the Tiger Flag with both hands without hesitation.
Regardless of the purpose of Huwei City's gathering of bandits, just saying that after taking over the Huwei Flag, he will be protected by Huwei City, it solves Zhang Jun's urgent need.
"Master Zhang is a sensible person. Since I have taken over the Huwei flag, I ask Master Zhang to arrive at Huwei City before noon three days later. Remember not to be late."
Chen Guang then handed over and left.
"Chief Chen, please be slow."
Zhang Jun called out to Chen Guang. At this time, Zhang Cuilan walked out of the Juyi Hall and handed a heavy package to Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun then handed it over to Chen Guang's hands.
"I hit it off with Chief Chen today, so I hope you'll accept a small gift. I'm a newbie here and don't understand the rules. I'll have to ask Chief Chen for advice in the future."
The package was not tied tightly. Chen Guang saw the pearls, jade, gold and silver inside through the gap, and he suddenly smiled.
"Master Zhang is too polite. He won't receive any reward for no merit. How can this be so embarrassing?"
"The days are still long, and there will be many things that will trouble Chief Chen in the future. Don't refuse."
"If that's the case, then I would be disrespectful. Hahaha."
Gold, silver, jewels and jade are not of much use to ordinary bandits without food and drink, but in the three major bandit cities, it is a different matter.
He personally sent Chen Guang and the others down the mountain. After the three figures disappeared into the night, Zhang Jun groaned, a sound like exploding beans came from his body, and he fell forward feebly.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Cuilan quickly supported him, but when she looked again, she saw that Zhang Jun's facial features were bleeding and his eyes turned white.
Before he died, the unknown old man injected the little blood and essence left in his body into Zhang Jun's body to help him reach the realm of body refining.
Although this kind of counterproductive behavior is not fatal, it also has extremely serious sequelae.
…
"The Linzhou bandits live up to their reputation, and the fight was so lively!"
On the top of the bare mountain, dusty and dusty, Rong Fei lay on the ground and sighed as he looked at the two groups of bandits fighting at the bottom of the mountain.
Murong Canghai and Bai Zizai were not surprised. One closed his eyes and meditated and adjusted his breath, while the other lay down on the ground to recover his strength.
Linzhou is thousands of miles away from Kyoto City. Even if the three of them have the help of magical talismans and their bodies are nourished by spiritual power far beyond ordinary people, they are still exhausted after running around for several days.
"As I have told you before, the imperial power does not leave the capital. Inside Kyoto and outside Kyoto are completely different things. To be honest, I miss the stable life in Kyoto now. There is no need to be wary of hidden arrows or poisoning. I happily sleep with my arms around the moist and smooth girl, tsk tsk, it's so satisfying. Hey Rongfei, after the matter in Linzhou is finished, how about I join your Jixian Division. Just give me a headhunter as long as you want, Buy another house and have a few concubines, oh, it will be very beautiful!"
Bai Zizai looked up at the gray sky and muttered longingly.
Rong Fei said nothing. At this moment, his attention was attracted by the three cavalrymen in the distance.
Behind each of the three cavalrymen were several pennants embroidered with tiger heads, and the flags fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound.
