"Bang..."
The somewhat discolored mahogany door of Zhang's house suddenly fell off. The two door panels flew back and hit the wall of the courtyard hard, causing dust to rise high.
Looking out through the drawn curtains, Zhang Kun saw four people slowly walking into the yard.
The leader has a green face and eyes, a short beard, a tall figure, and holds a short spear in his hand.
The spear was dark and dark, and the handle was as thick as a goose egg.
There were two people following him, each with a strange appearance. One of them had no hair, a big mouth, outturned teeth, a short stature, holding a big knife in his hand, and they were looking over with bared teeth and a fierce look in their eyes. eat human.
The other person was thin, with a dark purple face and deep-set eyes, looking like a ghost. However, this man was wearing a Taoist robe and had black energy surrounding him. He did not look like a legitimate Taoist priest.
And behind a few people, followed a young scholar with peach blossom eyes and a white face and a smile.
The scholar held a folding fan in his hand, pointed at Zhang Kun and said with a smile: "I happened to not go anywhere, I'm still at home. Master Qian, I didn't lie to you."
Qian Xingrong, a short-bearded man, didn't care enough to listen to what he had to say.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, his eyes were fixed on the little girl Lian'er, with an ecstatic expression on his face.
"You can't find anything even if you wear iron shoes. It takes no effort to get here. Good, good, hahaha..."
Looking at the little girl, he seemed to see an inherited treasure book and a magical elixir.
Captain Qian smiled, and the two men beside him, a bald man and a skinny man, also laughed sadly.
"Quack quack..."
"Chatter!"
Laughing like a ghost crying.
"Ms. sir, please leave through the back door and run away as far away as possible. It's best to flee to Chang'an instead of staying in Yuezhou..."
Lian'er's face turned pale. Although her whole body was trembling, she held the spatula and blocked it in front of him with her arms.
"Wave!"
She had just rushed to Zhang Kun, and before she could finish her words, she was hit on the head, causing her head to shrink.
Before he could react, his shoulders were slightly warm, and his body had been lifted up and placed behind him.
"You girl, you forgot again. I don't need your three-legged cat skills to protect me. Just watch. Don't worry, they can't catch you as long as I'm here."
Zhang Kun gently touched Lian'er's head, comforted him, and then turned his attention to Mr. Tang.
"Tang Wencai, I remember I haven't offended you, right? We had some friendship before. As for attracting the Qingyu Gang to cause trouble for my family?"
Although the memory is not too complete, there are still memories of interpersonal relationships.
I drank with Tang Wencai countless times. I remember that when I was studying in the official school, the relationship between the two was very good.
Of course, that was all when the family was well off.
"Bah, who has friendship with you, Zhang Bailing, everyone in Baling County knows the news that you are possessed by a demon... Today, Neng Hunong County Government released you, but it couldn't fool our eyes... ...Also, others don’t know where the girl next to you comes from, but the hero of the Qingyu Gang knows it clearly. Don’t you think about it, the Zhang family is already in ruins, and there will be such a charming little lady following you? Obviously, It's either a monster or a devil, but you think you're smart, but you can't see through it."
Tang Wencai said contemptuously.
"It makes sense. He is a smart man. In this case, I will leave you alone."
Zhang Kun was not angry at all. He turned around and asked the tall, strong man with a green face and short beard, "Master Qian, right? What is the reason for you to come to our door? Everything has a cause and a result, and you can't just do it without any reason." Are you here to find trouble? I just heard you talking about the mission of the Water Mansion. I don’t know the details. Can you elaborate on it? "
This world is very different from the Tang Dynasty in his impression. Zhang Kun always inquires about opportunities when he encounters them.
The green-faced, short-bearded man opposite him had a boiling Qi, and the blood was circulating in his body, making a dull rumbling sound. There was a slight rise of cyan flames outside his body. At first glance, he was a strong man at the level of refining organs and exchanging blood.
Even better than the head catcher Zhou Huchen.
The two grotesque men beside him also had strong vitality. They were breathing vaguely and walked silently. They had obviously reached the threshold of marrow refining.
The overall strength of a few people from the Qingyu Gang's branch was no weaker than that of the county government's fast-moving team, and might even be a little stronger. Zhang Kun could almost guess what the security situation was like in Baling County?
In my memory, there seem to be a lot of gangs and rangers in Baling County. In this case, wouldn't the Yamen arrests be just decoration?
If you take into account the power of demons, it is really not easy for these people to survive.
No wonder, the people I met on the road earlier saw themselves as if they were ghosts. Tragedies were happening everywhere, and they probably couldn't afford the slightest risk.
Just like a frightened bird, whenever there is any disturbance, it will run away...
From this point of view, the reaction of those people is understandable.
"Too much nonsense, kill this scholar and tie the little girl back. Mountain ghost, take action, use the iron knife, and guard the back door..."
Qian Xingrong squinted his eyes without even glancing at Zhang Kun. In fact, Zhang Kun's cultivation was smooth and restrained. Before his aura was released, he was as gentle as jade.
Even the little girl Lian'er who had seen him show off his power always unconsciously ignored his strength, let alone these people.
"First Evolution"
They got the tip and hurried over. Although they heard what happened at the yamen gate on the way, they only knew that Captain Zhang was possessed by a demon and was about to be burned to death. The misunderstanding was resolved after that. The details were unknown.
Even the yamen arresters won't talk nonsense.
The onlookers would not talk about the tragic situation of the arresting leader Zhou Huchen and others.
Therefore, in Qian Xingrong's heart, he was only worried about the little girl running away, and he didn't even think about anything else.
"Don't worry, you can't escape."
The "mountain ghost" who was as thin as a bamboo pole laughed strangely, and black smoke rose from his body. With a "puff" sound, it enveloped the entire courtyard. In the cold black air, his figure could no longer be seen clearly. The ghost Like a shadow, he floated behind the little girl, a hint of a successful sneer flashed in his eyes, and his five fingers turned into claws and clawed at the back of her neck.
"No wonder those who have practiced to become neither humans nor ghosts actually know how to attract Yin Qi."
Zhang Kun suddenly understood why this skinny man became such a ghost.
In the dark air, a ray of bright golden light suddenly flashed...
The whole courtyard was filled with black air, making a soft sizzling sound, and suddenly disappeared.
The view is clear.
A few people saw that the little girl was still standing there with panic and confusion on her face, maintaining a vigilant posture.
Behind her, a figure in black was split into two pieces from the top of his head. Blood with traces of silver frost covered the ground. He was hacked to death silently.
Zhang Kun flicked the blade of the Yanyang knife, let out a melodious roar of the knife, and sighed: "Can't you just talk nicely? You have to use your hands and feet. Now, you can tell me the purpose of your Qingyu Gang's visit."
"Mountain ghost?"
Qian Xingrong's eyes narrowed wildly, and his expression became ferocious: "I actually looked away. It turned out to be a master. If you want to know the purpose of my Qingyu Gang, go and ask underground..."
As he spoke, he swung the short spear in his hand. It vibrated, rotated and screamed, and pierced a spear shadow.
The whining sound made the eardrums hurt, and it was as if one could see waves of blue waves rushing forward layer by layer.
Iron Saber's reaction was slower, but not much slower. When he saw the helmsman making a move, he stamped his feet wildly and charged towards him like a bull.
The broadsword slashed horizontally from left to right, but it blocked Zhang Kun's retreat first.
"Good spear skills."
Zhang Kun praised, and the long knife in his hand was like a spiritual fish leaping through the waves, passing through the layers of spear shadows like huge waves, and hitting the spear tip with extreme accuracy.
Ding……
Among the soft sounds.
The black steel spear exploded suddenly like a firecracker, and countless iron fragments reversed like waves. With a roar, like a meteor shower, they hit Qian Xingrong who was rushing towards him hard.
puff……
Countless voices became one.
Qian Xingrong's body suddenly paused. His body was already riddled with holes, and blood that was half silver and half red was dripping down his throat.
There was a gurgling sound in his throat, and his still intact eyes widened, looking at Zhang Kun in disbelief: "You...you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly fell to the sky.
At this time, the short, stocky, bald man with the sword who had just rushed to Zhang Kun and slashed him with a long sword, who was still three inches away from his torn detective robe, did not dare to kill him anymore.
A strange cry of terror came from his throat, he turned upside down, rushed to the door, turned around and ran away.
A flash of silver light flashed.
The bald man rushed out.
However, only the lower body rushed out...
The two legs were connected to the waist and ran three to four feet before falling crookedly.
As for his upper body, he had already remained in the hospital. After struggling for a while, he became silent.
"With this little ability, you dare to come to my door to seek bad luck on me?"
Zhang Kun sneered.
Gently shaking the long knife in his hand, the fine blood drops dispersed like mist.
Just now, when he faced the spear that came like a wave, he didn't even use 30% of his strength.
When the sword was drawn, he instinctively used the subtle second-level sword intention to cut through the void, break through the opponent's water waves of energy and blood, directly shatter the steel spear, and the energy recoiled.
How ruthless was Qian Xingrong's attack, and how hard did he use it? The power of counterattack is so ferocious and crazy.
It's not so much that Zhang Kun took action to kill him.
It would be better to say that he killed himself.
As for the short, stocky, bald man holding the knife.
He looks rude, but he is very well-behaved.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately ran away.
Of course we can't let this person go.
Once he lets him get away, he is likely to receive a stronger blow soon.
Zhang Kun still remembers it.
Qian Xingrong's identity seems to be the helmsman of the Maling branch of the Qingyu Gang, just a helmsman.
Generally speaking, gang positions are divided according to strength, which is relatively strict.
The helmsman is not actually a high-ranking person.
It's mid-level at most.
Above, no matter how bad things are, there must be a few hall leaders, elders, etc... Since it is called a gang, there will be no shortage of gang leaders and deputy gang leaders.
Just now, my hand slipped and the killing was so smooth that I killed all three of them.
The main reason was that after killing the black-robed "mountain ghost", the 23 points of dragon energy that came to him in the void really made him unable to hold back.
Let me ask, if a thug who doesn't even have energy can give out so much dragon energy, how could he let go of the other two?
He has now figured out the dragon energy mechanism in the attribute column.
There is less gain in the main world, that's because the people's wisdom has been opened, no one believes in it, and no one appreciates it. Therefore, no matter how much you do, it is difficult to get the sincere worship of others. This is a unique phenomenon caused by the times.
As the song goes, there has never been a savior or a fairy emperor. Everything can only be done by oneself...
In this environment, if you want to collect dragon energy points, you may not be thinking too much.
Getting a thank you is already a great honor.
Thank you is not valuable, and it is difficult to gather thousands of thank yous into a little bit of dragon energy.
Zhang Kun knew it.
Therefore, there was nothing he could do.
In the alien "Xia Empire", Zhang Kun discovered another difficulty.
That is, the belief in this place is deeply rooted. It is not that there is no hero worship, but most ignorant sentient beings will attribute all the credit to specific gods when they get benefits.
Zhang Kun tried it. He gave the serfs the status of free citizens, gave them food, and even sent people to help them drive away wild beasts and rescue the weak...
As a result, most people prayed on the spot to thank the Lord of the Dawn, the Goddess of Agriculture, and the God of Spring and Streams.
That kind of mental power goes straight to the star realm and goes to unknown places.
Even if some people kneel down to thank the lord after worshiping the gods, they are just verbal thanks.
Therefore, in the thorn territory of the Shia Empire, the people are not wise, but their hearts have been occupied, and the dragon energy points are also very difficult to deal with.
The harvest was less than satisfactory.
However, in the Tang Dynasty in front of us, or in Baling County, the situation is completely different.
Defeated a head catcher who had transformed his strength into the visceral state, escaped from the fire, and intimidated the group of catchers, and actually gained 48 dragon energy points.
Killing a gang member who has reached the threshold of refining strength and marrow can get as many as 23 points. How tempting is this for Zhang Kun who urgently needs to improve his dragon energy level, resolve the crisis, and find his parents and biological sister?
Take action now and show no mercy.
Two swish swords.
He asked Qian Xingrong, the sub-rudder of the Qingyu Gang, to receive the lunch box and slashed the short, bald man to the ground with his sword.
The result did not disappoint him either.
The short, stocky, bald man didn't know whether he didn't understand magic. His strength was about the same as that of the mountain ghost, but he was given two points less, with 21 points of dragon energy.
And Master Qian gave more.
A full 57 points of dragon energy were given.
Let Zhang Kun's eyes shine with golden light.
'There's a lot to be done..."
Originally, he was a little worried that the senior officials of the Qingyu Gang would come to seek revenge again, but now, the commotion has made him want to come to seek revenge.
Sitting at home peacefully, the other party comes to the door to cause trouble. This is of course irreconcilable hatred.
Besides, no matter what era.
As long as it is named as a gang, this kind of power will definitely not be much better.
In my impression, the name of the Qingyu Gang seems to make children stop crying.
Especially for some fishermen in Baling, they will shudder when they hear the name of the Qingyu Gang.
It's nothing more than being stripped to the bone.
They are really unhappy and can destroy their families.
This gang is like a huge black cloud hanging over the heads of the people of Baling. It is already a problem left over from history.
As for why the government doesn't care.
He even called them brothers...
It’s also easy to understand.
If you cannot be enemies, you can only be friends.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if the people are oppressed a little. As long as there are no problems with the big families and there are no problems with the reputation of the scholars, it will not hinder them from becoming officials and making a fortune.
'Be steady, you still have to be steady. The Qingyu Gang is backed by Shuifu, and there are many experts in the gang. The specific strength levels of the gang leader and elders are not known, so we still have to inquire carefully. Acting rashly can be dangerous. '
It took Zhang Kun a long time to suppress his desire for dragon energy and put away the idea of killing everyone, but then he thought about "demon possession".
Killing evil and eradicating evil can win the hearts and minds of the people, since you can gain so much.
It can be seen that Baling County, and even all the counties in the Tang Dynasty have suffered from the demon gangs for a long time. Their faith and gratitude have nowhere to rely on.
It is indeed the best soil for faith.
I don’t know if it was caused accidentally or if someone was quietly pushing it behind the scenes.
In this kind of soil, as long as you do something quietly, you can gather people's hearts and directly get huge benefits.
'Then, I must wash away the bad reputation of being possessed by demons, and I must not wear it on my head as the murderer of the eucalyptus picker. Since I have given this identity as a detective, it is easy to operate. '
Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of people in Baling County and the massive dragon energy base, Zhang Kun's heart quietly became hot.
"Brother Tang, don't you say something? Now that you're here, why leave in a hurry?"
Seeing the hope of rapid growth in strength, Zhang Kun felt a little happy, so his eyes when looking at Tang Wencai became gentle.
"No, no, I, I just..."
Tang Wencai had beads of sweat falling on his forehead. When he saw the three corpses that died in extremely miserable ways, he was so frightened that he could not speak coherently. He shouted, his expression collapsed and he stumbled away with tears of fear and ran away.
"I can't even speak clearly, so what's the point of keeping you?"
Zhang Kun snorted coldly, moved his feet, and a piece of gravel passed by with a "whoosh" like a bullet, cracking the back of Tang Wencai's head. The white-faced scholar with peach blossom eyes fell to the ground without saying a word, and was gone in the blink of an eye. Made a sound.
"You are my friend. Since you are a friend, some things are particularly intolerable... Although I don't care, Zhang Bailing will care."
Zhang Kun whispered to himself, shook his head, turned his head, and looked at the little girl Lian'er with strange eyes.
It's time to ask her where she came from.
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