Chapter 117: Wind and Sand Hides Shadows
The yellow sand covers the eyes, and the wind hides the sound.
On the plain, in the wind and dust, in the dark curtain, the figures of the two seemed to be very familiar, Jiang Ming pondered for a moment, frowned, and said: "Bai Ping and Qionghua, since Brother Qiu Jue has something important to discuss, why don't you move to Jiaozhi City?"
In Jiangcheng Jialou, Jiang Ming had seen these two women, they were like little birds standing around the four princes of the Qin Dynasty, behaving intimately, and they almost hypnotized him with a poppy feather that moved Jiang Hai, and Kwai Ji told him that these two people were from the Demon Sect. Jiang Ming's memory couldn't help but recall the temperless things that were restrained by Qiu Jue's stamper in Jiangcheng, and the prince who was unmatched in his resourcefulness and heroism, he secretly shuddered.
Bai Ping and Qiong Hua were still dressed as dancers, with graceful posture and good looks, when the two of them stepped out of the wind and sand, the sky was suddenly clear, this magical scene was seen by the cavalry behind Jiang Ming, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back, and the Chen brothers and sisters were also stunned and at a loss for a while. Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "The illusion skills of the two young ladies have reached this level, I really admire the good vision of Brother Qiujue, and it is really enviable to make the two of them support and accompany them." ”
Bai Ping stepped forward and said: "Childe said that he laughed, the micro-end magic is just an illusion, and those who are a little more determined can not be confused by it, our fact is nothing, and it is our honor to let the master take a fancy to it." ”
Qionghua said: "The master said, Xia Dye City is a good place, although the place is small, but it can be settled. The master came here from afar, and he didn't want to be too public, and he hoped that Jiang Ming would forgive him. Moreover, what the master has to say is very important, very important to the master, and very important to Jiang Minggongzi. ”
Jiang Ming always thought that the reason why these two Demon Sect women followed Qiu Jue was very powerful, at least there was no difference from Lin Quanfeng, but hearing such an answer today made him realize the charm of Qiu Jue, who had been ignored by him for a long time, the identity of the prince of the Qin Dynasty did not have much influence on the people of the Demon Sect, Bai Ping and Qiong Hua could follow Qiu Jue's orders wholeheartedly, it could only be because of Qiu Jue himself.
But if he wanted to have tens of thousands of troops at the age of twenty-four, he was willing to follow the saddle and horse without any complaints, and many ministers in the government and the opposition secretly supported him, and many people regarded him as a person who must be killed, if it weren't for his talent and ability beyond ordinary people, how could he attract such a great influence? Kwai Ji once warned Jiang Ming that if possible, kill Qiu Jue as soon as possible to avoid future troubles, which is enough to see her fear. However, Qiu Jue, who outwitted his predecessors and planned to conquer the future, had already unfolded the chess game, where could he easily destroy it?
Jiang Ming said: "Two young ladies, I don't know if you can tell me what Brother Qiu Jue is looking for me?"
Qionghua said: "No. Childe can go to the city as scheduled, and the master will inform him personally. ”
Jiang Ming shrugged helplessly and said, "Then how do I find him in the Lower Dye City?"
Qionghua said: "You don't have to look for it, someone will answer you when you enter the city." ”
Just when Jiang Ming wanted to ask something, Bai Ping and Qiong Hua had already turned around and left, and there was an aftersound behind them: Master Dao, when the war is over, there is good news in the landscape. I hope that the son will go to the appointment as scheduled.
Looking at the figures of the two of them gradually blurring, Jiang Ming once again witnessed the magic of the Demon Sect's illusion, if it weren't for the performance of Yuan Jie and Yuan Hua who could reach the status realm, this method would probably be able to be mixed with the real status spirit magic. Jiang Ming exhaled heavily, but he was not relaxed, the advent of autumn gave him great pressure, I don't know what he planned, and I don't know if it will involve him, but he always feels like sitting on pins and needles, and it is difficult to feel at ease.
Chen Xinxue frowned and said, "Second brother, what is the origin of those two women? It seems that they can manipulate the wind and sand, could they be the legendary status realm powerhouses, right?"
Chen Yiche said: "Brother Jiang, this kind of power is indeed not like the realm of mortal martial arts, it is unimaginable, you have already come into contact with characters of this level, and looking at the age of those two women, it is like they are in their twenties, it is estimated that they are geniuses in which sect, right?"
Jiang Ming shook his head, after all, the Chen brothers and sisters had less experience, and they couldn't distinguish the strength of the real status realm, but this curiosity that was good at gossip made Jiang Ming quite helpless, so he had to say: "Maybe...... I don't know, but I'm not too familiar with it anyway...... Let's march quickly, Lin Han might be waiting in front......"
Just as Jiang Ming and his entourage of 100 people slowly walked across this plain, two eyes suddenly appeared in a small hill not far away, looked around, and said to themselves: "I really can't imagine that these two little girls of the Floating Sea Sect are also involved with this kid from Wohua Mountain, but what are you going to do when you recruit him to this small city at this time?" Hehe, the four princes of the Qin Dynasty are really extraordinary, I, Huo Zhen, want to see, what do you want to do?"
Then the wind and sand blew, and it was as strange as a ghost, but this time it was real wind and sand.
After about an hour, Jiang Ming successfully arrived at Lin Han's station, and there were only more than a hundred people around Lin Han, and it was difficult to find someone on this vast plain. When Lin Han saw Jiang Ming coming, he didn't have anything to say, so he ordered the captain to arrange for Jiang Ming's accompanying cavalry to be stationed, and then dragged Jiang Ming alone to the place where he found the nitrate dust that day.
Lin Han said: "I can't get more information from Nitrate Linchen, I was going to go to a farther area this morning to look for it, but I met a person who made my eyes light up and determined the trace of my eldest son." ”
Jiang Ming asked:
"Who is it? Could it be that he has seen Chu Hong?"
Lin Han said: "It was an old man covered in blood, and he was stabbed with dozens of wounds, all of which pierced the meridians, but none of them were fatal wounds. His eyes were full of fear, he had been running towards the mountains, the blood on his body had been flowing, no matter what method could stop, when I found him, he said to me in a panic, there is someone behind, don't look at his eyes. ”
Jiang Ming asked, "What eyes? Who is 'he' in the old man's mouth?"
Lin Han said: "I asked him, but he didn't answer, and after walking dozens of steps, he fell to the ground." I went over to sniff him out and found him dead. It was only when I tore open his clothes and noticed that his old but muscular body did not look like the average human being, and that I noticed the strangeness of his injuries and a fist-sized hole in his chest. ”
Jiang Ming said: "Hollow? You mean he has a hole in his chest, so how did he live to see you?"
Lin Han frowned deeply and said: "That hole is extremely hideous, because that hole replaces the old man's heart, and the scorched liver and stomach can be clearly seen around the hole, but the strange thing is that his clothes are not damaged in the slightest." And, I'm sure, he had no heart before he fled, and none of his injuries were caused on the way. ”
Jiang Ming panicked: "You mean, that old man was killed by someone to destroy his heart, and left more than a dozen scars on his body to make it bleed continuously, until he escaped here, he died completely due to lack of blood? But this is not at all like a mortal method, could it be that a powerful person came here?"
Lin Han said: "I also think so, and it was confirmed half an hour after the old man fell." The old man's body suddenly burst into turquoise flames, and in just a few minutes, the old man was left with only a pile of ashes. This kind of method should be the Yuan Jie and Yuan Hua in the mouth of the powerful person, but it can control the outbreak time of the Yuan Jie in the human body like poisoning, and the strength of the murderer should not be underestimated. ”
Jiang Ming said: "How could a person with a strong status come here? Didn't Zhu Tianye have a clear rule that a person with a strong status was not allowed to make a move against a martial artist and mortals?" And how could that person with a strong position make a move on an old man? Could it be that the old man's identity is very unusual?"
Lin Han said: "At that time, I sent someone to the Qianfeng Inn to inquire about the situation, and the owner of the building, Chang An, replied to me in a very short time, he said in the letter, in a teahouse in the Sifang City fifty miles away, one of the deacons of the Haoran Sect, one of the Zhu Tianye sects hidden in the world, was found assassinated today, and the attackers were two men and one woman, and the man headed by him was a genuine status realm cultivator. And the portrait of the deceased he attached is the old man I met, according to Chang An's news, the old man's martial arts strength should be at the quasi-ninth rank level. ”
Jiang Ming was speechless, and was silent for a moment and said, "No, what does this matter have to do with Chu Hong? You are saying this to me, it should be more than just talking about current news, right?"
Lin Han said: "Chang An also said, someone wrote down the appearance of a man and a woman who followed the powerful man, Chang An learned through some means that the woman was the Demon Sect woman Huanziyu we saw in Liuyanfang, and the man was Chu Hong's guy." I really don't know what happened, the eldest son actually mixed up with a powerful person, judging from the way he brutally killed the old man of the Haoran Sect, how could that person be an idle person?"
Jiang Ming said: "This matter is confusing, but at least it can be determined that Chu Hong is alive, although it is very likely that Chu Hong is being coerced." If it really didn't work, I begged the owner of Chang'an to go and negotiate, maybe the person with a strong position would look at the face of the seventh act and put Chu Hong back. ”
Lin Han said: "It's really the only way, staying by the side of such a ruthless strong man, Chu Hong is very unsafe, it's better to rescue him as soon as possible." Moreover, I have a very bad premonition that the powerful person can make Chu Hong mess with the right and wrong of this, because I found traces of nitrate in the ashes after the old man was burned. ”
Jiang Ming said: "Nitrate Linchen? Isn't that only the commander of Wohua Mountain can have it? How could Chu Hong leave Nitrate Linchen on that old man? Could it be on purpose? No, if Chu Hong voluntarily made a move, then there was no need to do so, only if he was coerced to make a move, he would choose to leave Nitrate Linchen behind, so as to create deliberate evidence to prove his innocence." ”
Lin Han said: "He should also realize that continuing to follow that powerful man will make many eyes pay attention to him, and even regard him as a murderer, thus offending those big forces." So he chose to leave evidence of his innocence in this way, even if it was likely that it would not be seen by others, as long as we found the nitrate Linchen, we would be able to guess Chu Hong's situation. ”
Jiang Ming said: "It seems that without further ado, we have to go to Jiaozhi City again, without the help of the seventh act, we should not have much possibility to rescue Chu Hong." ”
Before Jiang Ming's cavalry could gain a firm foothold, they were ordered by Jiang Ming to move their positions, of course, these soldiers could not all follow them into Jiaozhi, they needed to enter a more hidden place, waiting to meet Jiang Ming and Lin Han.
Although the reform in Jiaozhi City was in full swing, the gentry and tyrants targeted by the Yangta Wind were swept away, and the entire Jiaozhi City presented a rare peaceful scene, accounting for the vast majority of the ordinary people in the city
For the sake of joy, there was no more bullying of the wicked above their heads, and instead the city lords followed the rules of the rule of law and more lenient policies to benefit the people, and if they could have a few years to recuperate, Jiaozhi City would undoubtedly become one of the richest places in the Qin Dynasty.
For Qianfeng Inn, Yangtafeng seems to be aware of the importance of this information organization, and does not use strong means to drive away or oppress the Liu family in the past, but has guided Qianfeng Inn to improve towards the road of serving the people with the Huairou policy. In this regard, Qianfeng Inn did not resist too much, made some changes to the specifications of the inn, and made necessary improvements to the inclusiveness of information transmission.
Chang'an, as always, explores information from the area under his jurisdiction, and asks the tea refiner to send a good cup of tea in his spare time, and the days are pleasant.
On this day, the brothers Hao and Miao were injured, and walked up to Chang An and said: "Lord, our mission has failed, Yu Zhaoxi has found our traces, if it weren't for the face of the seventh act, I'm afraid it would have taken our lives with one move, but Rao is so, that person also gave us a palm, as if warning us." ”
Chang An's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Did you find anything?"
Hao bowed and said, "Since we found out a few days ago that Yu Zhaoxi was fighting another status realm powerhouse in the mountain range on the edge of Xia Dye City, he has gone to five places one after another, destroyed the contact points of the Haoran Sect in this area, and killed more than ten people from the Haoran Sect. Among them, two are the most special, one is to go to the city lord's mansion in Sifang City, and the other is to an inn in Gaotai City, but Yu Zhaoxi did not kill anyone in these two places, just asked about some things and left. The only similarity between the two places is that the four princes of the Qin Dynasty, Qiu Jue, once lived temporarily. ”
Chang An frowned and said: "It seems that this powerful man has a clear purpose, the person who killed the Haoran Sect was to take revenge on the Haoran Sect Master who was his enemy, so he was extremely cruel and ruthless when he used the killer, which is also understandable, it is said that at the status level, the Sect Master of Haoran Sect and Yu Zhaoxi had a very strong hatred in the early years, this time Yu Zhaoxi violated the rules of Zhu Tianye's big shots, maybe he will be severely punished once, anyway, it is a severe punishment, how can he not take the opportunity to kill a few more enemies to get angry......?"
Chang An slowed down, and said: "It's just that the fourth prince Qiu Jue, who was called 'Wisdom through the Ages' by Yu Kongsang, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses in the west of the Qin Dynasty, is also in the bureau, and it seems to have a lot to do with this powerful person, I don't know what he wants to do? I don't know, Qiu Jue is just a prince of the Qin Dynasty, how can he have such great ability? It seems that he has a lot of hidden things, and this small Qin Dynasty can't tolerate him. ”
Miao said: "Qiu Jue has been in Jiangcheng a few months ago, it seems to be recruiting troops and horses, his soldiers and horses have skyrocketed to more than 100,000 people, except for the cities of Jiangling County who have surrendered to him, the neighboring three counties have a sense of flattery, if he is allowed to stay in these places to develop, maybe he will soon be able to point directly to the capital of the Qin Dynasty." ”
Chang An said: "Qiu Jue is very capable, and he marched to the remote Jiangling County by retreating, but he secretly strengthened his wings, but it is the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of the three major directions who really controls the soldiers and horses of the Qin Dynasty, if he can't get the three people to agree, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to get the emperor's throne safely." But none of this has anything to do with us, and whoever the emperor of this region is, we are still the seventh act. ”
Hao said again: "Landlord, there is one more thing that my subordinates want to report, which is the news about the identity of the man and woman next to Yu Zhaoxi. According to reliable confirmation, the woman's name is Huanziyu, and she is a remnant of the Mixed Yuan Demon Sect, and she was broken up by a group of powerful people a few days ago, and fled to the vicinity of Jiaozhi City with serious injuries. And the man, called Chu Hong, is the eighth commander of Wohua Mountain, and he should have some impressions when he wants to come to the landlord. ”
Chang An pondered: "Mixed Yuan Demon Sect, this woman has a special identity, but today's Jiuye has quite different opinions on the existence of the Demon Sect, and many forces choose to turn a blind eye, so we don't need to be embarrassed by her, just rely on her chances." This is interesting for the eight commanders of Wohua Mountain, I don't know why, he has a relationship with Yu Zhaoxi, a powerful person, his disappearance a few days ago can be understood, maybe it won't be long before Jiang Ming will personally come to Qianfeng Inn to ask us for help. ”
Hao said: "Landlord, the last time we had a deal with that person has been completed, Jiang Ming also owes us a favor, and he will not refuse to fight for us in the future." In that case, I wonder if there is any benefit to helping Jiang Ming now?"
Chang An said: "The benefits are naturally not much, but this is a big thing worth investing in, we took out Jiang Ming's jade Ruyi privately before to check it, which alarmed the people at the level of the vein master, they mean, let me help Jiang Ming a little bit, and accumulate good karma for the seventh act." Come to think of it, that jade Ruyi must not be an ordinary thing, which makes adults pay so much attention to it. ”
Chang An sighed lightly and said: "It's just that, now the involvement of the powerful and the prince makes this puzzle more and more confusing, even the seventh act can't be mastered, how easy is it to get Jiang Ming's good fate?