It's night, west of Luoyang City, in Heluo Inn.

Some of the sects that came from the Western Regions were all arranged here, and compared to the sects in the Central Plains and other places, these people from the Western Regions were undoubtedly a minority.

The sum of several sects is only more than a hundred people.

And the Jianghu people in Luoyang City, currently roughly calculated, there are almost 3,000 people, if you count the Heluo Gang and the Beggar Gang, the number is even more.

So many people in the rivers and lakes gathered together, and they all have martial arts, and they are brave and ruthless, which has made the security of Luoyang worse these days.

Let the members of the Heluo Gang and the Beggar Gang be in a state of exhaustion.

However, today's martial arts alliance leader entered the city, as if he had suppressed all kinds of goods in Luoyang City, the city was very quiet tonight, and some bloody conflicts were put outside the city to be resolved privately.

A black shadow swept from outside the courtyard wall of the inn, and his steps were light, like a feather in the wind.

Without alerting anyone in the inn, it landed precisely in the courtyard on the left side of the inn.

Shen Qiu crouched on the wall, hiding in the shadows, and looked around.

These people from the Western Regions are really full of energy, and on this big night, there are still many houses with candlelight, and between the ears and eyes, the true qi can hear the noise of drinking and fists, and some Western Regions words are echoing.

And the seductive moans of women...

These days, thanks to the blessing of the Heroes Club, there are people everywhere who are generous and heroic, so that the women in Luoyang City have really made a big profit.

"I'm really good at playing."

Shen Qiu chuckled lightly and turned his attention to the small courtyard in front of him.

He still had something in his arms.

It was a fat golden orange cat, which was Lei Shiyin's pet, but now that there was a disease beast, this raccoon cat fell out of favor, but it was still raised fat, and it happened to be used to disguise it tonight.

This is where the sword man of the Crescent Gate lived, and he was not the only one, this Crescent Gate is said to be located on the edge of Gansu, close to the Western Regions, and is considered a second-rate force in the local area.

The land of the Western Regions is the stronghold of the Demon Sect, with behemoths like the Seven Peerless Sects and the Holy Fire Sect, and it is very difficult for decent people to survive, and there are few truly decent sects.

To make a living there, you must have a good relationship with the Demon Sect.

The largest, more decent sect over there is the Jiuquan Lie Dao Sect at the foot of Qilian Mountain, which is rich in swordsmen, but it has little contact with the Central Plains martial arts, and it is said that there are also some people in the Mongolian grassland.

This time the Heroes Meeting, the Jiuquan Fierce Sword Sect did not send anyone to participate, and I don't know if it looked down on the Heluo Gang, or if it wanted to draw a clear line with the Central Plains Martial Arts.

"Huh"

Shen Qiu's feet were forceful, and he swept into the courtyard like lightning.

There are three wings in this courtyard, all of which are inhabited, Shen Qiu slapped his claws on the window of the wing room in the center, and in the crisp cracking sound, his whole person rushed into the room like a black shadow.

The leader of the Crescent Moon Gate was wiping his Crescent Moon Monster Knife in the room at this time, and seeing someone attacking, this man from the Western Regions who was entangled in his head reacted very quickly, and the strange knife in his hand was raised, dancing out of the Moon Arc Knife Shadow, slashing towards Shen Qiu.

At the same time, he yelled and asked the other people in the courtyard to come to support.

But Shen Qiu was not nervous.

Not only was he not nervous, but he was so relaxed that he even turned a blind eye to the Crescent Moon Monster Knife that slashed at him, and seeing the elder violently hurting people, Shen Qiu's reaction was very simple and direct.

"Meow"

At the frightened meow of the cat, he raised his left hand and flicked it gently.

The black-gray air flow popped out from his fingertips, light and fluttering, and there was no lethality, but at the moment when this strange air flow rose, the fierce and fierce Crescent Moon Elder who wielded his knife to kill him was like seeing the most terrifying thing.

He screamed, his whole body trembled and fell to the ground, and the knife collapsed in an instant.

"Dangchang"

The strange knife fell to the ground, and it was stuck in the ground, reflecting the flickering candle flame.

The elder was lying on the ground, and the true qi in his body was not controlled by himself at all, and the blood in his body was heating up during the rapid rotation of the meridians.

“@！ &%！ @！！ ”

The other dozen or so Crescent Moon Sect people in the courtyard also reacted extremely quickly, one by one, naked, shouting the Western Regions dialect, and rushing into the elder's room with a strange knife.

But as soon as he rushed through the door, it was like stepping into a ghost.

The moment they rushed into the room, the true qi in everyone's body instantly went out of control, and they ended up exactly the same as the elders.

Shen Qiu didn't master any evil art to manipulate people's hearts.

He only spent all his time in the past few days, except for fighting, on the peculiar internal skill of cultivating the life and death contract, and now the life and death contract has been introduced.

Although it is still far from mastery.

But his own internal skills are extremely high, and now he is in the life contract method, and for these people in the Western Regions who only learn the death contract method in front of him, and are already weaker than him, it is an inextricable comprehensive suppression.

"Go outside and keep watch."

Shen Qiu had a black ghost face and vibrated his vocal cords, making his voice lean towards the elderly.

He commanded one of the men on the edge:

"Don't let anyone else come and disturb you."

The man who was called felt that the suppression had eased a little, so he immediately got up, lowered his head, and walked out of the room with his clothes on.

The Crescent Moon Gate can make a fortune, all by relying on the life and death contract exercise method obtained from the Seven Peerless Gates, this kind of internal strength is simple to get started, the practice efficiency is extremely high, just one year, you can have a strong true qi.

But the price is that if you learn the death contract, you will lose your freedom.

Once the internal power of the birth contract is in operation, they cannot resist, they can only obey the order, that is, they are sent to death, and they have to go obediently.

Complete life and death contract, only the Seven Peerless Sects advocate Chu, and there is also the Yang Beihan Elder's Church.

Since the person in front of him knows the life and death contract, he must be a high-level member of the Seven Peerless Sects.

It was their little crescent gate, and they didn't dare to disobey the fateful star.

In this inn, all the people who live in the rivers and lakes are people, not to mention the level of ability, there should be vigilance, and the noise of the small courtyard has attracted the attention of many people.

They came to the gate of the courtyard, but were persuaded to go back by the Crescent Gate people.

It's just that I accidentally knocked down the lamp, and now that it's been dealt with, you don't have to worry about it, continue to go back to enjoy yourself or something.

In the room, Shen Qiu also ignored the group of Crescent Moon Gate people who knelt on the ground, he sat on a chair in the room, because of the ghost face, no one could see his face.

The Crescent Elder is a man who has seen the world.

He has seen Zhang Chu and the high-level of the Seven Peerless Sects, but in his memory, there is no person in a strange black robe like this in front of him.

"Who is Your Excellency?"

After Shen Qiu slightly withdrew his life and death pact aura, the elder covered his heart, gasped a few times, and asked in Chinese with an accent:

"Can it come from the Seven Peerless Gates?"

"I'm not a member of the Seven Absolute Sects."

Shen Qiu said in an older voice:

"But the death deed exercise on your body is flowing out of my hands, and you don't have to ask who I am, I didn't come tonight to take the life of the ants, I just wanted to ask about something."

He tapped his fingers on the table a few times and said:

"What do you want to do in Luoyang, my unsuccessful son?"

As soon as he asked this, the elder's face changed drastically.

Although the words of the man in front of him were short, the meaning of his words was terrifying.

The deed of life and death flowed out of his hands.

And his "son"?

Could it be... Is it the Demon Sect Leader who has been missing for more than ten years, Zhang Moxie?

The elder lowered his head and secretly looked at the person in front of him, he had seen the portrait of Zhang Moxie in the Seven Peerless Gates, the person in front of him was wearing a mask and could not see his face, but he was indeed wearing a black robe and a scribe's bun.

There is some resemblance to the portrait.

The elder's gaze shifted downwards to the hem of the robe.

It is very peculiar, and it is divided into four points from the legs, which is not such a strange division in ordinary kaftans.

It's exactly like the one in that portrait!

There is also the suppression of this life and death contract.

The elder still had doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to gamble.

In the current situation, I can't gamble at all, in the other party's life and death contract aura, the life of someone like myself is no longer my own.

"Huh?"

Seeing that the elder didn't answer for a long time, Shen Qiu let out a nasal voice, and his tone became softer and softer.

"Why don't you answer what I asked? What did my son do when he sent you to Luoyang? ”

As he spoke, the aura of the life and death contract expanded by three points again.

The black-gray air flow rolled in the room, like a thousand knives, tormenting the body, causing everyone in the room to be in pain.

"The sect leader has received supernatural powers! Ask the master to receive supernatural powers! ”

The elder's whole body trembled, his five bodies threw himself to the ground, and the pain caused by the true qi riot in the meridian acupuncture points made him almost unable to think, so he could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

The absolute suppression of the life and death contract is too domineering.

There was no need for Shen Qiu to ask again, he took the initiative to pour beans and tell him everything he knew.

Even if the person in front of him is not Zhang Moxie, he definitely has something to do with the Seven Peerless Sects.

In the struggle at the top, it is always those who suffer as lowly as dirt themselves.

I can't mess with this, and I don't dare to mess with that.

It's better to protect yourself.

"Two months ago, Master Zhang Chumen sent a letter to the Crescent Moon Gate, asking us to send elites to participate in the Luoyang Heroes Meeting, but we can't expose our connection with the Seven Peerless Sects.

I waited in the land of Gansu, I have always been a vassal of the Fierce Sword Sect, and I have acted decently, and I came to participate in the Heroes Meeting, although I was suspicious, but I may enter the city. ”

The elder put his head to the ground, and without concealing it, he said:

"But I don't know what I'm going to do next.

The Sect Master is aware that we are waiting in Luoyang City, and we are also waiting for the next order, if we can, we are waiting for these third-rate people in the rivers and lakes, and we are also unwilling to participate in such a fateful event, and only want to live in peace.

But I have learned the contract of life and death, and I have inherited this cause and effect, no matter what Zhang Chumen wants us to do, we have to do it!

Please also ask the Lord to be discerning! ”

This cry does not seem to be a hypocrisy.

However, Shen Qiu didn't feel that the truth was as this elder said, everything was forced by Zhang Chu.

It can be seen from the fact that the Crescent Gate people took the initiative to go to the ring, and this Crescent Gate is also ambitious, wanting to make a name for himself in the Heroes Club and make a name for himself in the Central Plains.

But that's not the point.

"Can't put it on the table!"

Shen Qiu shook his head and commented casually.

He added:

"In addition to your Crescent Moon Gate, that Phantom Sword Mountain has also learned the contract of life and death?"

"Yes, the sect leader is observant and discerning."

The elder greeted him flatteringly.

He said:

"Not only Phantom Sword Mountain, but also Wuwei Ghost Spear Sect, Zhangye Tibetan Flower Cellar, Dunhuang Feitianmen, etc., have all learned the contract of life and death, and they have all come to Luoyang.

Self-Sect Master... Well, after traveling to the world, Zhang Chumen has worked hard to govern the world, and now he has expanded the forces of the Seven Peerless Sects from the Western Regions to the Gansu area.

That Jiuquan Fierce Sword Sect seems to be a decent sect, but it has also entered our sect.

If the sect leader returns, then my sect will prosper and conquer the world, and it will be at this time. ”

Shen Qiu nodded noncommittally.

In my heart, I was shocked, the Central Plains Martial Arts has never paid much attention to the edge of the world, but judging from the current situation, there are Seven Peerless Sects and the Holy Fire Sect in the northwest, there are Witch Gu Dao, Five Elements Gate and Ten Thousand Poison Sect in the southwest, and there is the Witch Sect in the north.

These four lands have all been occupied by the Demon Sect.

If it is a game of chess in the world, then the Central Plains Great Dragon is already in danger, and it will be slaughtered by the Demon Sect at any time.

Ren Hao probably also saw this crisis, so he wanted to fight between good and evil in Suzhou and Huainan Xiaoxiang to expel the demon cult forces.

But it's a pity that the general trend that Zhang Moxie arranged back then has now become a success.

The entire Central Plains Martial Arts has been wrapped in the Demon Sect.

This is really embarrassing.

"One last question."

Shen Qiu's fingers tapped on the table, and with the other hand stroking the cat in his arms, he said:

"In addition to you and others, is there anyone else who has entered Luoyang?"

"Yes."

Elder Crescent nodded and said,

"The people of the Five Elements Gate have already changed their appearance and sneaked into Luoyang early, and they are the ones who make our contact with the outside world."

"My unsuccessful son is really doing a great job."

Shen Qiu chuckled lightly and said disdainfully:

"Qu Xie, it's really useless.

That's it, that's it, you wait for tomorrow to withdraw from Luoyang, go back to the sect, don't participate in the Central Plains anymore, practice martial arts, I will pass on the life and death contract to the world, but not to make you wait, die in a small Luoyang.

When I go back, I will bring a message to my unsuccessful son. ”

Shen Qiu stood up, didn't look at the elders and the group of disciples kneeling at his feet, he flicked his fingers and said:

"Let my son Zhang Chu stay at the foot of the Snow Mountain honestly, and learn from my son Zhang Lan to be so well-behaved, if it is because of him, he will have suffered from my long-term plan!"

After speaking, Shen Qiu didn't pay attention to the people behind him, and in the sound of the cat's meow, he flashed like a dark night and disappeared in an instant.

After he left, the aura of the life and death contract dissipated, and the people of the Crescent Moon Gate felt that the pressure had faded.

Several disciples helped the elder up and sat down on a chair, and a flexible person asked:

"Elder, this... How good is that? ”

"Don't worry."

The elder shook his head, his deep eyes full of suspicion.

He said:

"That person's identity has not been verified yet, I will just leave like this, Zhang Chumen's side can't explain, first make the Wuxingmen people, send a letter to Zhang Chumen's master.

If I get a response, I'll wait..."

"Huh"

Before the elder could finish his words, he saw another figure fall in the courtyard.

The man was dressed in a gray cloth monk's robe, with a handsome face, holding a folding fan in his hand, his movements were strange and light, and his feet were forceful, and he rushed into the room like a ghost.

The first thing he did when he entered the house was to ask sharply:

"Young Master Ben asks you! My father just came? ”

"Ah, Young Master Zhang Lan!"

The Lord of the Crescent Moon Gate recognized Zhang Chu, and naturally he also recognized Zhang Lan.

Although Zhang Lan is notoriously unproductive in the Demon Sect, because of his identity and bloodline, the high-level leaders of the Seven Sects of the Demon Sect can despise him, but these small sects that are attached to the Demon Sect dare not slack off.

The elder hurriedly stood up to greet him, but Zhang Lan ignored it.

He snapped:

"Young Master Ben has been in Luoyang for several months, and I heard that my father appeared in Luoyang, you wait to tell me honestly, did someone come over just now?

Was the man holding a cat? ”

"It's... Yes. ”

Elder Crescent Moon rolled his eyes and described in detail to Zhang Lan the appearance of the person just now, and after Zhang Lan heard this, he stomped his feet angrily, lost his temper and said:

"You're waiting for a good thing! Why didn't you stop my father! Do you know how long Master Ben has been waiting for this day? Ah, it's so infuriating to me!

When I go back, I will write a letter and ask Zhang Chu to punish you and wait!

The good day you've been waiting for is over! ”

After saying this, the second ancestor who was full of gentleness spoke, Zhang Lan got up and flew away, chasing in the direction that Zhang Moxie was suspected of leaving.

In the courtyard, the Crescent Moon Elder touched his beard, his face changed very much, and most of the doubts in his heart had dissipated before, thinking that no matter how crazy Zhang Lan was, he would not recognize a father casually, right?

After a few breaths, the elder made a decision, he waved his hand to the man behind him, and said in a deep voice:

"Contact me and the like! That is, the sect leader ordered, we must obey, and tomorrow morning, we will withdraw from Luoyang and return to the Western Regions!

We are not involved in this Central Plains matter! ”