The waiter suddenly said: "So the two guests want to make a living in this city? Well, speaking of it, Jinling City is located on the north-south transportation artery, with many merchants coming and going. In addition to farming, most of the people in the city do... They make a living by selling goods and acting as escorts. I see that these two are so handsome and tall, and they have such swords. They must be highly skilled in martial arts. It would be great to open a escort agency here."
Ling Yun thought to himself: "We are like this, we just fool you, and we run a escort agency, it's almost like being a target for escorts!"
Li Haoyang also knew that this was not feasible, so he asked: "Is there anything else?" The waiter said: "Others? Oh, by the way, in this place, most of the people in the world are attached to the city lord, or He went to Black Wind Castle and defected to the Crescent Sect." After hearing this, the two men each muttered: "Crescent Sect?" The waiter nodded.
Li Haoyang asked: "By the way, when my two brothers first arrived here, they saw that the city gate was guarded by guards. It is said that they are all the city lord's people. I wonder who the city lord is?" The waiter put his left index finger to his mouth " "Shush" and said softly: "Two distinguished guests, the city lord's territory is within a hundred miles of this city, and less than half of the city is the city lord's property. The merchants who come and go must pay annual fees to the city lord every year in order to stay in the city." They are making a living in this city!" Li Haoyang said: "Oh! Then this city lord is the local emperor here!"
When the waiter heard this, he was so frightened that he looked around outside the door. He remembered that there were only three of them on the second floor of the restaurant, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir, please don't say this nonsense. No one will listen to you." You’ll lose your head when you get there!”
Seeing his appearance, Ling Yun knew that there was nothing good to do to go to the Lord of Jinling City, so he said: "Okay, let's not talk about the Lord of the City. What is the Crescent Sect you just mentioned? What about Jinling City? what relationship?"
The waiter said: "The Crescent Sect is a major sect in the world. It is said that the main altar is in the north and has set up a branch here called Black Wind Castle. The Crescent Sect has been here for hundreds of years. It has always been the strongest force in this world, but...it is rumored that five years ago, the leader of the Crescent Sect was assassinated and died on his way south. The General Forum is currently in charge of the overall situation with the Zuo Cultivator, while the Black Wind Castle is controlled by an elder from the sect. The two forces have refused to give in to each other and have been fighting each other openly and secretly for many years."
After saying that, the waiter suddenly thought of something and added: "By the way, the mourning man you two saw at the gate of the city just now is the believer of Black Wind Castle. He often travels between Black Wind Castle and If you want to know something about that sect in Jinling City, just ask him!"
Ling Yun was startled and said: "What did you say? He is from Black Wind Castle? Isn't he from the mountain village outside the South Gate?" The waiter said disdainfully: "The mountain forest outside the South Gate is called Guigu Ridge. The terrain is steep, the woods are dense, and wild animals often appear. Apart from a few hunting families, how can there be any village?"
After hearing this, Li Haoyang stood up and said, "I was deceived by this little thief!" Ling Yun glanced at Li Haoyang, stood up and said, "Chase?"
Li Haoyang nodded, and the two quickly put away their swords, took off their straw hats and put them on their heads. The waiter hurriedly asked: "Two guests, what happened?"
Li Haoyang and Ling Yun had no time to pay attention to him. Ling Yun took out two broken pieces of silver from his arms and handed them to the waiter. He said: "Take this piece of silver and prepare one according to the dish recommended to us yesterday. We will come back again Eat, and the extra money will be rewarded to you!" After saying that, he and Li Haoyang went downstairs and went straight to the city gate.
The waiter looked at the backs of the two of them and asked: "What about this table of refreshments?" Li Haoyang turned around and was about to speak, but Ling Yun said without looking back: "These are for you too!"
The two of them walked out of the south gate. Apart from the main road they came from, there were two small roads leading to unknown directions.
The two of them looked around, not knowing which way to pursue. Ling Yun pointed to the scratches on the ground and said, "Brother Yang, look, this must have been left by the little thief. Let's follow these traces!" "
When Li Haoyang heard this, he immediately understood that the man in black was dragging the body away. The stretcher drew two tracks on the ground. Following these traces, he would be able to find the man in black.
The two of them followed the traces on the ground and chased for about a stick of incense until they came to a cliff. They climbed over a small slope and were about to continue chasing forward when they saw a man in black about ten feet in front of him, pushing a white object down the cliff and cursing: "I'll fuck you, uncle." Yes, you deserve what happened today! You are such a bear and still want to be my second uncle? Go down and feed the wolves!"
The man glanced down the cliff, clapped his hands, turned around and prepared to leave.
Li Haoyang and Ling Yun exchanged glances, and both of them rushed over, appearing in front of black clothes in the blink of an eye.
Li Haoyang grabbed the man in black by the collar. The man in black was caught off guard and trembled in fright. After seeing the appearance of the visitor clearly, he grinned and said, "Hey, it turns out they are two benefactors!"
Li Haoyang shouted: "What are you doing here?" The man in black immediately said with a mournful face: "My lord, I was taking my second uncle back to the village for burial. Unexpectedly, when I was passing by here, I lost my footing and fell down. Unfortunately, my second uncle's bones have slipped to the bottom of this cliff. My two benefactors are very compassionate and can help me go down and retrieve my second uncle's bones!"
Seeing that he was full of lies, Li Haoyang pulled out a big knife and put it on his neck, saying: "That's nonsense!" The man in black was frightened and hurriedly knelt down and said: "My hero, please forgive me, my hero, please forgive me!" Ling Yun went up and kicked him on the butt. He kicked and said: "Be honest, don't yell, tell me quickly, who are you?"
The man in black said: "I have just told my two benefactors that the villain's name is Wang Ergou." Li Haoyang swung the big knife across his neck, pretending to wipe his neck, and said angrily: "How dare you talk nonsense!"
Wang Ergou was so frightened that he begged for mercy. If the big knife in front of his neck hadn't blocked him, he would have smashed his head on the ground. He said with a cry: "My hero, please spare my life. This villain is really called Wang Ergou!"
Ling Yun looked around, wary of his surroundings. Li Haoyang continued to ask: "Tell me, who are you? If you dare to lie again, I'm afraid I will cut off your head! Also, the person you threw off the cliff Who is the corpse, and what does it have to do with you?"
The king and the dog trembled and said: "Both of the villain's parents died when he was young. Fortunately, he was adopted by his second uncle and survived. Later, he followed his second uncle into the Black Wind Castle and did errands, specifically traveling to and from Black Wind Castle. I send messages between the fort and Jinling City, and I haven’t done anything to kill anyone. I just... just take some silver from passing merchants.”
Li Haoyang said with disdain in his heart: "If you steal something, just say steal it, don't say take it!"
Ling Yun learned that this Wang Ergou also lost his parents when he was young, and he felt a sense of pity. This thought flashed past, and suddenly he realized that something was wrong. He took a few steps forward, grabbed his collar, and Pulling him up from the ground, he pointed to the cliff and said, "Since you are your second uncle and have been so kind to you, why did you abandon his body under this cliff and let wild beasts eat it? What are you doing? ...You are..."
Ling Yun was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say to him. Wang Ergou gently broke away from Ling Yun's hand and said, "Unkind, unjust, unfaithful and unfilial, right?"
As he said that, Wang Ergou found a protruding stone and sat down, and then said: "My parents died when I was young, and I had that man as my second uncle for fifteen years. Over the past ten years, he abused me in every possible way. I usually do some shameful things for him, but I don't even give him a full meal. In order to get food for my stutter, I can only do some sneaky things in this city. The two of them are about the same age as me, but they are so handsome. So majestic, but look at me, short, thin, wretched..."
After hearing his experience, Ling Yun felt a sense of sympathy in his heart. He knew that if it weren't for Li Dongming's family, his situation would not be much better than that of the two dogs in front of him.
Li Haoyang asked doubtfully: "Since he is your second uncle, why is he so mean to you?" Wang Ergou stood up and said bitterly: "Second uncle? He is a heinous devil! If it weren't for Elder Nie a year ago He told me the truth, and I thought he was really my second uncle!"
Ling Yun asked: "What's the truth?" Wang Ergou clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth: "That beast not only slaughtered my whole family, but also insulted my mother. I wish I could eat him alive, but I hate that he is so powerful in martial arts. You can't get close to him at all. I didn't expect that God would have the discernment to let a beast tear it alive today!"
After saying that, Wang Ergou stood up, pointed to the bottom of the cliff, and continued: "If I hadn't exhausted all my strength, I had no choice but to throw him off the cliff. I would kill him with a thousand knives today to solve the problem in my heart." hatred!"
Li Haoyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, I understand your feelings, but the evil thief is also dead. It's time for you to let go of the hatred in your heart!"
Wang Ergou said: "Give up your hatred? Humph, I don't know how many young girls have been harmed by that adulterer. He also imprisoned more than ten women in Black Wind Castle. They are all about the same age as you and me. I have to take advantage of the people in the sect." We still don’t know that the old thief is dead, so we should return to Black Wind Castle as soon as possible to release them, and then lure out and kill his evil-doing people one by one.”
Ling Yun pointed at him, looked up and down and asked, "Are you going to kill them all by yourself?"
Wang Ergou clasped his fists and said: "If you two young heroes are willing to help me, I, Wang Ergou, will be with you life and death. If you are not willing to help me, please let me go. From the previous time, I will be with you forever." The five taels of silver you deceived from the two of you are now returned in full!" As he said that, he took out the ingot of silver from his arms and put it in the palm of his hand and handed it to Ling Yun.
Ling Yun was about to speak, but Li Haoyang said first, "I'll help you save people, but you do the killing yourself!" After saying that, he looked at Ling Yun and said, "Ling Yun, what about you?"
Ling Yun said: "Brother Yang, I listen to you!" After that, he said to Wang Ergou: "Since I have given this money to you, just accept it! There is no need to pay it back to me!"
Wang Ergou said: "Since the two young heroes are willing to help me, they are my benefactors. How can I, Wang Ergou, covet their money again? I absolutely cannot take this money, and I ask my benefactor to take it back." "
Ling Yun didn't know what to do, so he turned his head and looked at Li Haoyang, who nodded lightly. So, Ling Yun said: "In that case, I will take it back first. If you need anything in the future, just ask!" Wang Ergou said: "I don't dare to let my benefactor spend money!"
Li Haoyang said: "Okay, okay, don't talk about your benefactors. We are of the same age. You call us benefactors and call us old. Besides, we haven't even helped you yet!" "
Wang Ergou was stunned for a moment and asked: "If you don't call me my benefactor, then what should I call you two?" Li Haoyang said: "Whatever!" After a pause, he continued: "By the way, you just said you wanted to go Black Wind Castle saves people, where is Black Wind Castle and how far is it from here?"
Wang Ergou slapped his forehead and said, "Hey, I almost forgot about the business. Let's go quickly. I'm afraid it'll be too late!" With that, he turned around and walked east along the cliff.
Along the way, Wang Ergou told them about Black Wind Castle...
It turns out that, as Zuixianlou's waiter said, this Black Wind Castle is the southern branch of the Crescent Sect. It is about fifty miles east of Jinling City. The affairs in Black Wind Castle are jointly managed by several elders of the sect.
Originally, the Crescent Sect was the largest force within a few hundred miles of Jinling City, but since Zou Feilin, the leader of the Crescent Sect, was assassinated five years ago, several elders in the Black Wind Castle have been acting independently, with constant internal infighting and secret fights. A plate of loose sand.
The Lord of Jinling City, who originally belonged to the Crescent Sect, broke away from the control of the Crescent Sect and frantically encroached on Black Wind Castle's territory. He recruited masters from the world to expand his power, and soon became the new overlord of this realm. Black Wind Castle not only had fierce internal struggles, but also had disagreements with the people in charge of the northern helm on the issue of establishing a new leader. The guardian Zuo, who was in charge of the general helm, advocated searching for the missing young leader and establishing him as the new leader.
The elders of Black Wind Castle, headed by Elder Nie, believe that the young leader has never practiced martial arts since he was a child, is young and ignorant, and has been missing for many years. His life and death are unpredictable. Even if he is still alive, it will take many years to find him. However, the church cannot always be leaderless. Therefore, this advocate recommends the selection of capable people to succeed the leader.
These people claim they are all thinking about the New Moon Sect, but in reality they all have their own agendas and want to take the position of leader. On the contrary, Wang Ergou's cheap second uncle has no ambitions and only focuses on doing things between men and women, causing trouble for both parties. At this time, he has become the target of the other elders' efforts to win over. Even Elder Nie, who originally despised what he had done, wanted to win him over to his side and turned a blind eye to him kidnapping the girl for a while.
At the same time, under the leadership of Protector Zuo, the North Chief Helm still maintains its full strength. However, in recent years, it has been busy searching for the whereabouts of the young leader. It rarely intervenes in the disputes between the rivers and lakes, and has no time to pay attention to the internal fighting in Black Wind Castle.
Because of this, Wang Ergou's cheap second uncle also intensified his efforts and robbed young girls for his own amusement.
What Wang Ergou wants to rescue this time is the girl that his cheap second uncle has kidnapped from nowhere over the years. It is just because he is afraid of the power of the Lord of Jinling City and does not dare to commit crimes within the sphere of influence of Jinling City. Otherwise, in Jinling City, Any pretty woman will have no peace day and night.
While talking, several people had arrived near a small hill.
Wang Ergou pointed to a green-black building at the foot of the hill and said to Ling Yun and the others: "Two benefactors, the one in front is the Black Wind Castle. There are guards guarding the castle. The two young heroes met each other, and this is Dressing like this can easily make people suspicious. I will go and push the guards away for a while, and then you can go in. If you bump into me and are asked about it, you will just say that you are a special envoy sent by the city lord. Those people dare not touch the city lord's people! "After saying that, Li Haoyang and Ling Yun nodded, and then, led by Wang Ergou, they cautiously approached Black Wind Castle.
Arriving near Black Wind Castle, Wang Ergou asked Li Haoyang and Ling Yun to hide behind a nearby bush, and he walked to the gate of Black Wind Castle alone.
Li Haoyang and Ling Yun saw Wang Ergou saying something to two guards in front of the door from a distance, and then they pushed the two guards away.
Wang Ergou turned around and made a "come here" gesture in the direction where they were hiding. Ling Yun asked Li Haoyang in a low voice: "Brother Yang, do you think Wang Ergou made up some lies to deceive him again?" The two of us? If we enter the Black Wind Castle and are captured by that guy's plan, we will be unable to fly."
Li Haoyang thought for a moment and said: "In this way, I will go in with him in a while, and you will watch here. If I don't come out within an hour, you should leave quickly and don't come back again."
Ling Yun said: "Then what should you do?" Li Haoyang replied: "Don't worry about me. If I am just captured by them, I will try to escape myself. If I am harmed by them, you will die in vain if you go in."
Ling Yun said with some worry: "Brother Yang, why don't we go in? I don't want anything to happen to you."
Li Haoyang said: "If it is true as what Wang Ergou said, his cheap second uncle imprisoned many innocent girls, then I have to rescue them. Besides, even if that boy cheated us, I am an unknown boy, he is so big Black Wind Castle, after all, is also a famous sect in the world, so I guess he won’t do anything to me, don’t worry!” After saying that, he stood up and walked quickly towards Black Wind Castle.
Seeing that he was the only one passing by, Wang Ergou was a little confused. When Li Haoyang came up to him, Wang Ergou asked, "Why are you here alone and there is a benefactor?"
Li Haoyang looked back at where they were hiding before, then turned to look at Wang Ergou and said, "I'm worried that someone outside will come back and find us, so I asked him to stay there to keep a lookout for us."
Wang Ergou nodded and said: "Okay, let's go, come with me to save people!" After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the Black Wind Castle, and Li Haoyang hurriedly followed.
The entrance to Black Wind Castle was a city gate more than three feet high and two feet wide. The two of them walked through a section of alleyway, and there was still a road wider than the city gate.
The layout inside Black Wind Castle is like a small city, with some dark houses on both sides, and a branch road leading in a different direction at each section.
Wang Ergou led Li Haoyang into a branch on the left. Li Haoyang asked: "Where did the two guards go just now? Why is the Black Wind Castle so loosely guarded, and no one is patrolling along the way?"
Wang Ergou said: "In the past, the Black Wind Castle was extremely well-guarded, and it was difficult for even a fly to fly in. But in recent years, the elders and hall masters have been busy fighting for power, and they have no time to manage the size of this castle." Affairs, the people who guarded the church who were originally the leader were now being ignored and had no intention of guarding the city gate. I told them that the city lord had something to do and asked them to inform Elder Nie and Elder Feng. I would guard the gate for them first. And they left.”
Li Haoyang asked: "We are going to rescue people now. If the guards can't see you when they go back, won't they expose their secrets?" Wang Ergou said: "Hey, how could they listen to me? I just found an excuse for them to leave." , I might have gone somewhere to have fun right now!"
Li Haoyang then asked: "Aren't they afraid that someone will come in and cause trouble?" Wang Ergou said: "No, there are only two forces in this world, the Crescent Sect and Jinling City. What's more, now every elder and hall master has a , they all have their own people guarding me, so there is no need for these people to guard the door. Even if something happens, they can still get me out."
