Although Liangzhou is located in the east, it is a city at the junction of the four regions. It can reach Youzhou to the east, Mocheng to the north, Chijiang to the south, and the Central Plains to the west.
A hundred miles to the west, the border of Qingzhou can be seen in the distance.
Therefore, Chang'an and Zhuang Xiuyu's fast horses did not stop all night, but they were already approaching the border of Liangzhou.
April 18th, early morning.
"Hush!"
Zhuang Xiu jade reins the horse, sweat beads on his face
"Brother Chang, let's take a rest."
Chang An in front also stopped and looked at Zhuang Xiuyu who was out of breath and couldn't help but smile.
"good."
"However, since we are out, let's change our name to something normal."
Zhuang Xiu curled her lips, frowned, and thought hard for a while.
"Then what should I call you?"
Chang An thought for a while
"You can call me sir."
Zhuang Xiuyu stretched her eyebrows and bowed to Chang An gracefully.
"Okay, sir."
"Just sir, why are we in such a hurry? Did something happen in Liangzhou?"
Chang An took off the wine bag from his horse, took two sips, and said pointedly.
"Drink some water and rest for a while. I'm afraid it won't be so easy when we get to Liangzhou."
Zhuang Xiuyu was about to answer, but at this moment, a breeze blew up, Chang An's expression changed, and his right ear trembled,
With his internal skills at this time, his hearing was far better than before. For just a moment, the faint sound of breaking the air hidden in the breeze could never escape his hearing.
His eyes turned cold, and in just a moment, he jumped up from his horse and jumped over Zhuang Xiuyu's head. At the same time, on the two fingers of his right hand, the master-level internal energy was already fluctuating, ready to move.
"when!"
A crisp, metallic collision sound echoed in Zhuang Xiuyu's ears.
Only then did Zhuang Xiuyu react. He turned around and saw that the space outside Chang An was slightly distorted, as if there was some invisible wall of air slowly unfolding outside his body.
The terrifying power coming from Chang An's fingertips opened her eyes even more.
The finger power that brought out the writing was just the tip of the iceberg. In front of Chang An, the flying knife with fierce light could not penetrate any further.
Although the flying knife was sharp, it was just an ordinary iron product. With Chang An's current internal strength, if he couldn't break through the outer air wall, it would really be difficult to pose any threat to him.
Chang An's face was stern, he gently held the flying knife with his fingers and put it into his sleeve.
"Come out."
Not far from the official road, there is a river, and between the river and the official road are tall reeds.
Among the reeds swaying in the wind, a very discordant black appeared. The black kept pushing aside the reeds and moved forward. After a few breaths, the black passed through the reeds and came to the official road. .
That was a man in black. He was very short and his voice was very childish.
"As expected of Grand Master Chang An."
Chang An frowned. Whether it was the voice, the figure, or the clear eyes under the black clothes, it was clear that this was just a child of about ten years old.
"Twelfth floor?"
The man in black nodded slightly. Although his voice was very childish, the tone of his words and the emotion in his eyes showed that he was an extremely confident person.
"If you can take my sword, you really have a chance."
Chang An smiled, facing a child, he really couldn't treat him as an enemy.
"Since I have a three-month appointment with the Twelfth Floor, why bother with this?"
The man in black laughs
"Hahahahaha, I just want to see if Chang An, who is famous all over the world, has lived up to his fame."
Before he finished speaking, the man in black moved, and three flying knives flew out from his sleeves. Seeing his reluctance, Chang An shook his head helplessly, and the wall of inner strength was stimulated.
The man in black saw this and sneered.
"Idiot, since I know that ordinary weapons can't hurt you, how can I do useless things again?"
But he heard the sound of stabbing, and the flying knife easily cut through Chang An's inner wall. Chang An was shocked. This really made him unexpected. He saw that the flying knife was about to hit his face, left chest, atrium, and Dantian place.
Seeing this, the man in black laughed loudly
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect Grandmaster Chang An to be so vulnerable."
But before he could be happy for too long, the scene in front of him stunned him, but he heard the flying knife shoot straight out far away, and then fell to the ground, making a sound of metal collision on the stone floor of the official road.
But Chang An still stood in front of him and looked at him with a smile.
"impossible!"
The man in black couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"how did you do it!"
Chang An smiled and said
"I don't know whether I should be lucky or you are unlucky. It just so happens that I once had a friend who was very good at agility. You did catch me off guard, but unfortunately, it was still a little bit worse."
Saying that, Chang An didn't wait for the man in black to react and shouted sharply:
"Xiaoyu, get my sword!"
Behind her, Zhuang Xiuyu reacted quickly and drew the long sword from Chang An's horseback beside her.
"Wow!"
The long sword threw a dazzling light in the air, and Chang An took the long sword steadily.
When the man in black saw this, his eyes were cloudy and uncertain.
"Sword of the Sword God?"
Chang An said lightly
"You are honored to be the first soul killed by the sword since it entered the world."
After saying that, he raised his sword and stabbed at the man in black. The man in black's expression changed drastically, and before he had time to think about it, he flew away quickly and disappeared into the reeds in an instant.
"Chang An, I was careless this time. I didn't expect you to even learn the King of Thieves' Snowless Light Kung Fu. Next time, I will kill you!"
The sound was getting farther and farther away, Zhuang Xiuyu looked anxious.
"Sir, he's running away."
But Chang An in front of him was just standing there. After a moment, he fell to the ground.
Zhuang Xiuyu was so anxious that he dismounted his horse in a hurry and rushed to Chang An's side.
"Sir, what's wrong with you!"
Chang An's face was pale, and red blood slowly spread on his chest. He looked behind him at the two flying knives that fell to the ground on the official road, then touched the flying knife that was inserted into his chest, and said with a bitter smile.
"It's okay, it didn't hurt my heart."
Zhuang Xiuyu breathed a sigh of relief, but she still couldn't let go when she saw the wound on Chang An's chest.
"Sir, please rest for a while."
Chang An nodded, and he slowly sat cross-legged on the ground and began to exercise and adjust his breathing.
While practicing his skills, he was still frightened by the thrilling scene just now.
At that time, if he did not possess the Snow-Treading Traceless Light Kung Fu taught by Jia Li, this battle would have been unimaginable.
Even so, when the flying knives broke through his protective air wall, the three flying knives were only two feet away from him. Even if he reacted immediately, he could only barely dodge the first two. The knife, that last one, cannot be avoided no matter what.
But he could only pretend that he was not injured. He used his internal strength to seal the wound on his chest immediately, preventing it from happening immediately.
Before the man in black had time to check whether he had really dodged the flying knife, he first used words to confuse his judgment, and then at the fastest speed, Xiaoyu showed the Sword God's Sword to shock the opponent. In this way, you can still force the opponent to retreat when they are suspicious.
After half a stick of incense, Chang An slowly opened his eyes. His breathing had become steady. Although the injury could not heal quickly, his breath was relieved.
"Xiaoyu, bring me those two flying knives."
Zhuang Xiuyu rushed over and quickly handed the two flying knives to Chang An.
"Sir, here you go."
Chang An took the flying knife and took out the first flying knife shot by the man in black from his sleeve. He compared it carefully and found that the three flying knives shot by the man in black for the second time were indeed better than the first one. The flying knife is much sharper and as smooth as new. Even the handle is much smoother than the first handle.
"Good knife."
Chang An looked at the two flying knives and couldn't help but admire them.
Zhuang Xiuyu was confused
"Don't it just look newer? What's the difference?"
Chang An said
"The materials are different."
As he spoke, the zhenqi from his fingertips spread out slightly, and he lightly touched the blade of the first flying knife.
"Wow!"
The blade was actually bent by Chang An's finger.
Zhuang Xiuyu was amazed
"Amazing!"
Chang An coughed twice, and his lips turned white for a while. Obviously, his current state was not suitable for excessive mobilization of internal energy, but after a moment, the internal energy gathered on his fingertips again.
"Look at these two handles again."
His fingertips touched the two flying knives, but something magical happened. The internal force spread in ripples along the blades of the flying knives several times, and the blades kept trembling, but they were unscathed.
Zhuang Xiuyu exclaimed again
"This, what kind of material is so magical!"
Chang An coughed heavily, a feeling of weakness came over him, and his voice was weak.
"It should be Xuan Tie."
Zhuang Xiuyu looked at Chang An with gleaming eyes and asked doubtfully
"This black iron is so powerful."
Chang An nodded
"Dark Iron is scarce in quantity. It is basically a material used by the imperial palace. There are only a few pieces of Dark Iron circulating in the world."
Zhuang Xiuyu joked
"Since this black iron is so rare, that guy just threw three black iron flying knives casually. Wouldn't it be heartbreaking to die?"
Chang An also raised the corners of his mouth
"When it comes to life and death, he doesn't care so much. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"This knife is very new."
Zhuang Xiuyu felt a pain in his head and said distressedly
"So what if it's new?"
Chang An saw her silly spirit and shook his head helplessly.
"He is a killer, and definitely a veteran. So, if it is a commonly used throwing knife, how can it look so new? Look at this other throwing knife. It is obviously much older, and there are many signs of use on the handle. "
"It can only mean that he got this black iron not long ago and made it into a weapon."
Zhuang Xiuyu is puzzled
"What happened?"
Chang An coughed twice more and continued
"What I didn't understand at first was that I had a three-month appointment with the Twelfth Floor. In this case, they shouldn't be coming for me. It can only mean that he appeared here by chance. Since he appeared here , that means he happened to appear here after performing a mission."
Zhuang Xiuyu suddenly became enlightened and answered first
"Oh! I know. When he performed that mission, he got black iron and made them into flying knives. But the flying knives met us before they were warmed up."
Chang An nodded and smiled.
"The black iron in this world is basically owned by the royal family. So, what kind of tasks are possible to obtain black iron?"
Zhuang Xiuyu said suspiciously
"A mission related to the palace?"
Then, she suddenly understood
"He killed people in the palace!"
Chang An looked at Zhuang Xiuyu and smiled with satisfaction.
"To be precise, he killed the Forbidden Army, because most of the black iron in the palace was used to make weapons for the Forbidden Army. He probably robbed the Forbidden Army's weapons and made them into flying knives. But I don't know, he made a total of How many throwing knives like this are there."
Speaking of this, Zhuang Xiuyu had a new problem
"Sir, even if we know this, so what?"
There was another tearing pain in Chang An's heart. He grinned in pain and sweat beads covered his forehead.
"gentlemen!"
Zhuang Xiuyu looked anxious and kept checking the injury on Chang An's chest.
Chang'an's breathing is a little messy
"I can still bear it. I'll rest for a while and then hit the road."
After another stick of incense, Chang An slowly stood up. His face was still pale, but he already had some strength.
Seeing this, Zhuang Xiuyu hurriedly supported him.
Chang An waved his hand.
"Nothing, let's hurry up. It's only half an hour away from Liangzhou."
Although Zhuang Xiuyu was worried about Chang An's health, there was no point in stopping here at this time, so she could only nod in agreement.
"Okay, I'll go get the horse."
After a while, the two rode horses and galloped away along the official road.
…………
At this time, in the east of Qingzhou City, in the inn.
Wang Huan's scream alarmed everyone in the inn.
The first to react were the men who lived next door to Wang Huan.
Those big and thick men rushed to the door of Wang Huan's house as quickly as possible the moment they heard Wang Huan's voice.
"Bah!"
The door was kicked open with one kick, and a dozen men rushed in.
"master!"
As soon as they entered the house, everyone looked around and at the same time, they all pulled out their weapons, always ready to deal with emergencies.
But when they saw Wang Huanzhi, they were all stunned.
Wang Huan was huddled in the corner of the bed, looking at the black thing on the bed with his delicate fingers trembling with horror on his face.
The group of men slowly walked forward, but the closer they got, the more clearly they could see the black things.
hair?
They discovered that the black thing was hair, and an ominous premonition surged in each of their hearts.
When they actually walked to the bed, they finally saw clearly that it was a complete human head!
But they are all people who have experienced hundreds of battles, and a mere head cannot scare them.
The leader, with a calm expression, slowly raised the head
"I want to see who dares to play a prank here."
The men behind him also looked calm, but they still held their weapons tightly and vigilantly searched around the house to prevent anyone from hiding in the dark and launching cold arrows.
But when the leader slowly turned his head around, his eyes became extremely shocked, and then turned to anger.
"Great Commander!"
He yelled, his face full of disbelief, and his eyes full of anger.
The men behind him were surprised at first, wondering why he called him Commander-in-Chief, but when they all looked at the head, they all fell silent.
"Great Commander!"
That head looked forward with frightened eyes, and its face was too distorted, but they could still recognize it at a glance. It was the commander of the Forbidden Army with whom they lived together day and night.
The straight line meets the straight line!
"impossible!"
Wang Huan was shocked when he heard everyone's exclamations. At first, he was so panicked by the sudden appearance of the head that he did not notice the face of the head.
But at this time, he had already relieved his breath, but when he heard the shouts of everyone, he was frightened again.
"impossible!"
Wang Huan kept shaking his head, unable to believe the facts in front of him.
According to the plan, he should meet up with Qu Fengzhi here, but now, why is there only Qu Fengzhi's head here? !
…………
At this time, Liangzhou City,
Since early morning, a strange thing has happened.
When the soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate, they found a bloody box hanging quietly at the city gate.
The blood dripped slowly down the box and onto the ground, making it look a little seeping.
Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers at the city gate rushed to the city lord's mansion to report.
Another officer and soldier wanted to take down the box, but when he walked outside the city gate, he found that there were several corpses of Jianghu people lying on the official road not far away!
On the side of the official road, a cold arrow suddenly shot out and shot towards the other side of the official road.
"Well!"
There was a sound of surprise, as if someone had been hit by an arrow!
The soldier was sweating coldly. There were people ambushing him on both sides of the official road!
A breeze blew by, and the tall weeds on both sides of the official road swayed in the wind, as if there was nothing there.
But the officers and soldiers felt a cold chill coming to their hearts. What on earth was going on?
At this time, many questions came to the minds of the officers and soldiers. How come there were so many corpses lying outside the city overnight?
And who is ambushing on both sides of the official road?
The officers and soldiers slowly raised their heads again and looked at the bloody box swaying in the wind.
What kind of evil thing is this?
