The environment of the Lost Desert is too harsh for humans to survive here, so the oasis of Qingshui Village is particularly precious in the desert and has become a place where people gather. There are clear lakes for drinking, shaded trees and houses, and a variety of locally produced and shipped food.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the middle of this desert, Qingshui Village is a paradise on earth. Those who have struggled through the desert will feel at home no matter what they see once they get here.

Due to the harsh environment, only a small part of the plants in the oasis can be supported, and small villages such as Shimizu Village are not self-sufficient, and most of the materials in the village are transported from other places.

The reason why people gathered here and established such a village was to entertain passing merchants and make a lot of money from it.

The Lost Desert is located on the western border of the Great Yan Country, close to the Western Regions Country, if the two countries want to communicate with each other, this is the nearest road. When transporting some light-weight valuables, most merchants from both countries choose to cross the border from here, although the road will be a bit difficult, but the advantage is that the distance is short.

The people who pass by here are some rich businessmen, and their money bags are bulging, and it is a good choice to make money from these people. Don't look at Qingshui Village is just a palm-sized place, the facilities and food in the village are also very average, but the prices here are surprisingly high, far more than ordinary towns. Those merchants who pass by here have nowhere else to go, knowing that the things here are expensive, they still have to be slaughtered obediently.

People come and go here every day, and there is a constant influx of new people. The old man left. The arrival of Zhao Zheng and others. Didn't get much attention. It's just that he was treated as a former merchant. Only Po attracted some surprised eyes because it looked so strange.

Zhao Zheng and the others found a small inn to live in, had a meal, and rested. In order to prevent him from meeting the silver dart guest, after he settled, he asked the innkeeper about Ji Tearing's situation.

Ji Yushan, the good friend of the silver dart guest, is nicknamed Ji Tearshang, this woman has lived in seclusion here for many years, and inquired about the news of Ji Tearshang. You can find out the news of the silver dartman.

The shopkeeper is obviously a local old man, and he knows this small village with a big palm well, and answered Zhao Zheng's question. Naki Tear had moved out of the place more than a year ago, and hadn't been seen for a long time. When leaving, Ji Tear seemed to be followed by a strange man.

Listening to the words of the shopkeeper, Zhao Zheng completely relieved his heart and dispelled his worries.

It seems that as early as a year ago, the Silver Dart Guest had come here to find Ji Tear and take him away. I don't know if the couple has reconciled, but this is not within Zhao Zheng's concern. All he cared about was if the Silver Dart was not here.

Confirming that the silver dart had already left, Zhao Zheng changed his words. asked about Zhao Huahong's situation again.

Zhao Huahong, like Ji Yushan, also adopted a pseudonym, and the pseudonym was Zhao Hong.

As soon as he heard Zhao Hong's name, the shopkeeper immediately rammed a lot of words and told all about Zhao Hong's current situation.

Zhao Hong has lived here for a long time, blending into this small village on the border, and in the eyes of the locals, she is just an ordinary old woman, and there is nothing unusual about her.

After asking Zhao Huahong's current address, Zhao Zheng gave the shopkeeper a silver ingot as a reward, and he had a clear plan in his heart.

Zhao Huahong is an extremely important witness, and Zhao Zheng came here this time not only to ask for Zhao Huahong's confession, but also to take him away. Zhao Huahong has lived in seclusion for many years, and she will definitely not leave with Zhao Zheng casually, plus there are many dangerous stakes in it, the two will inevitably cause a lot of contradictions, and the possibility of a big fight is very high.

Zhao Zheng set the time for his hands at night, the day was too hot, the sun was dazzling, it was really not suitable for hands-on, or the night when the moon was high and the wind was clear.

Before leaving, Zhao Zheng called Ren Qianqiu aside and ordered: "You and those guides have a good rest, I will go out to do some errands, this time I will probably bring back a person, if everything goes well, we will leave here overnight without stopping." ”

"In such a hurry?" Ren Qianqiu's face changed slightly when he heard this, and his voice was faintly bitter.

"No hurry, once I come into contact with that person, I have to take her away, and I can't let her stay here anymore." Zhao Zhengdao.

"I've just found a place to rest, and I'm going to hit the road again. Damn, I miss the days when I was a chef in peace. Ren Qianqiu complained.

"I know you're working hard, so bear with me. What we are doing now is an earth-shattering event, and it is worth a little blood and sweat. When it's all over, you'll figure out what we're up to, and you'll feel like you've made the trip. Zhao Zhengdao.

Ren Qianqiu just complained twice, didn't say anything more, obediently closed his mouth, and ran to rest according to Zhao Zheng's words.

After a while, it gradually got dark, and Qingshui Village was shrouded in darkness and cold. The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is enormous, with the day being as hot as a steamer and the night being as cold as an ice cellar.

Zhao Zheng saw that the time was almost up, changed into a clean suit, put on the heavenly machine box full of nine swords, left the inn, and went to Zhao Huahong's residence.

He walked very slowly, slowly, and in the process of walking, he secretly adjusted the internal force in the dantian to keep himself in the best condition. He is calm on the outside, but on the inside he is a tiger ready to attack, ready to attack at any time. He walked all the way to the lake, where there was a lonely courtyard, which was the destination of his trip.

He walked to the door of the small courtyard and knocked softly on the door.

"Who's knocking on the door?" An old woman's voice came from the courtyard, presumably it was Zhao Huahong, who was alias Zhao Hong.

"There are guests visiting, there are many disturbances, and I hope to forgive my sins." Zhao Zheng said politely.

"Who are you looking for so late?"

"I'm looking for Zhao Huahong."

As soon as these words came out, the courtyard immediately fell silent, and after a long time. Only then did a reply come from the hospital. There was already a tremor in his voice: "Are you sent by the Three Swords Sect?" ”

"It's not." Zhao Zheng denied.

"Then how do you know my name?"

"Talking through the door. Isn't it a way of hospitality, let's meet and talk. Zhao Zheng didn't wait for the people in the courtyard to agree, and directly pressed his palm on the crack of the door, secretly swallowing the palm force, shaking the door bolt behind him into powder. The door opened, and he stepped inside.

At the same time, the door of one of the huts in the courtyard was opened, and an old woman stepped out of it. Look at her age. At least he is also the age of the sixtieth birthday, his temples are full of frost and white, his figure is also slightly slender, and his face is full of wrinkles, with a look of fear that cannot be concealed, like a frightened bird.

Zhao Huahong, just a name, scared the old woman like this, as if the name would bring terrible bad luck.

If it weren't for the last resort, Zhao Zhengzhen didn't want to disturb such a hidden old man. He sighed lightly, looking a little helpless. in this world. It is always full of many helpless people and many helpless things.

"Junior, Zhao Zheng, has the same surname as you, even if it is for this, I will not embarrass you, please rest assured." Zhao Zheng said softly.

"How did you know that name?" Zhao Huahong asked in astonishment.

"It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. The important thing is that I know who you are and why you are hiding here. ”

"What else do you know?"

"On a rainy night decades ago, you once delivered the wife of Zhuo Ming, the previous head of the Three Swords Sect, and since then, for an ulterior reason, you had to leave the Three Swords Sect and run here. It's not good to say some things too clearly, so I'll stop there. Zhao Zheng replied lightly.

After hearing these words, a more surprised look appeared on Zhao Huahong's old face, her eyes suddenly widened, her pupils narrowed rapidly, her expression changed constantly, and she asked in a trembling voice, "How do you know these secrets?" Who are you? ”

"I'm just a nobody, and I've already told you my name. If you are still not satisfied, I can tell you one more thing, I am actually a member of the Taishan faction. ”

"These are the secrets of the Three Swords Sect, and they have nothing to do with your Taishan Sect, why do you want to wade into this troubled water? If this matter leaks out, not only will my life be at risk, but you, the person who leaked the secret, will also be killed. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that this matter was so important and directly related to the unsolved case eight years ago, I wouldn't want to reveal this secret, after all, it's not a happy thing. The people who have something to do with this secret, in fact, everyone is very pitiful. ”

"The unsolved case of eight years ago...... Are you referring to ......" Zhao Huahong's old eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had guessed something.

"That's right, I'm referring to the unsolved case where Zhuo Ming was killed. This unsolved case has dragged on for too many years and killed too many people, and it's time for the truth to come out. Zhao Zheng interrupted.

"The secret I know has nothing to do with that unsolved case, and it's been decades since you'd bothered me." Zhao Huahong was puzzled.

"You only know part of the secret, so you think that there is no relationship between the two, but in fact, there is a direct relationship between these two things, which can be said to be the root cause."

"If it has a relationship, you can go and tell everyone, don't involve me, an old man, half of my foot has stepped into the coffin, and now I just want to spend my old age in peace. I don't want to end up dying in old age. ”

"Everything has to be evidence-based, especially when it comes to something as important. You are a crucial party, and in order to get to the bottom of everything, I have to bring you to testify. ”

"I won't go, this matter will affect the reputation of Zhuo Ming's master, I am also a member of the Three Swords Sect, I can't do this kind of betrayal of the master's sect. And I don't want to die, and once I tell the story, nothing good will happen. Zhao Huahong flatly refused.

"With all due respect, you've been hiding here for so many years, just to avoid the Three Swords Sect. Your teachers scared you like this, and let you live in seclusion here for many years, and they were the first to be sorry for you. Even if you tell Zhuo Ming's secret, it won't be considered a betrayal of your master. This secret has been pressed in your heart for so long, don't you want to spit it out? Zhao Zheng persuaded him.

"The price of vomiting is death, I can't afford this price, and I don't think you can afford it either."

"I really can't afford it, but I'm confident that I will save this little life and not let myself die because of this. I promise you. I will also protect you from harm. Let you spend your old age in peace in the Taishan faction. ”

"A stranger's promise doesn't carry much weight."

"After I take you away. will let you meet with the head of the door, my words have no weight, his old man's words always have weight. ”

"No matter how fanciful you say, I won't go with you." Zhao Huahong's old eyes narrowed slightly, her eyes rolled wildly, and she glanced around, as if she was observing whether there were any of Zhao Zheng's accomplices around.

"I don't expect to send you away in a few words, if you insist on going your own way. I'll have to salute first and then soldier. Zhao Zheng's tone was flat, but his words were already a little more aggressive.

"A junior who hasn't grown up all the hair, I want to see what you have to force me to go with you, if you think I'm easy to deal with when I'm old, then it's a big mistake." Zhao Honghua's old eyes flickered, and two fine lights erupted from the bottom of her eyes, and this fierce gaze was not much better than that of the young man under the anger. She stared at her and dodged, rushing towards Zhao Zheng at an extremely fast speed. And in mid-air, he pulled out a Tang knife hidden behind him and slashed it in the air.

Where the blade passes. Bursting out of a blazing red sword qi, the temperature of the sword qi was extremely high, and a flame was rubbed in the air. The sword qi and the flames fused together, and fell fiercely towards Zhao Zheng's head.

The sword technique that Zhao Huahong practiced was the "Scorching Sun Knife Technique", and when the knife went down, it was as hot as the scorching sun, and it could cut out the flame knife qi, and it was extremely powerful.

From the power of this knife, you can see Zhao Huahong's strength, she is really old and strong, and she has a sevenfold heavenly cultivation. If she swung this knife and slashed it in the head, let alone a sevenfold heavenly martial artist, even an eightfold heavenly martial artist would be extremely seriously injured, and even his life would be worried.

But at the moment when the burning sword qi struck Zhao's front door, the latter suddenly burst out with several dazzling lightning rays all over his body, and the whole person disappeared, leaving a lightning flash in the air like a spiritual snake.

"Smack!"

The flame sword qi missed, and slammed into the ground, leaving a deep scorching mark on the ground, and several flames remained on the surrounding soil.

"Huh?" Seeing Zhao Zheng disappear in front of her, Zhao Huahong let out a sound of surprise, and her face was full of surprise. How could she have imagined that the young man in front of her would have such speed.

When Zhao Zheng flashed and appeared again, he had already floated above Zhao Huahong's head in the air, and after reaching the Seventh Heaven Realm, his light skills improved by leaps and bounds, and now he could rely on his buoyancy to levitate in mid-air. With a solemn look on his face, he patted the Heavenly Machine Box behind him, and a whole nine swords shot out of the box together, turning into nine dazzling cold lights.

The nine swords were suspended behind Zhao Zheng in the shape of a peacock opening screen, and there were a variety of different internal forces on them, some emitting golden light, some emitting green light, and some lingering electricity.

Standing in the air, and controlling the nine swords together against the enemy, Zhao Zheng was set off like a sword god, looking majestic and indispensable.

After all, this was the second time he had fought against the Sevenfold Heavenly Martial Artists. In the face of such a strong enemy, he really didn't dare to be arrogant, and as soon as he made a move, he started to fight with twelve points.

"Senior, offended." Zhao Zhengqing snorted, as if controlling a marionette, and waved his hands downward. The nine swords galloped towards the bottom under the traction of the invisible internal force thread, and one after another sword qi pierced the night sky, like nine meteors.

In just the blink of an eye, these nine swords rushed in front of Zhao Huahong. Zhao Huahong's complexion changed slightly, and she hurriedly raised her knife to defend, and swung several knives in a row when she couldn't make a move, and the blade rubbed out flames at the corner, intertwining into a fire net in mid-air.

Nine swords slammed into the net of fire, shattering it alive, scattering the rain of fire and raining down the sky, illuminating the night red. This fire net strongly blocked the castration of the nine swords, and won Zhao Huahong a chance to flash aside.

"I really didn't expect that you, a junior, would be able to use such a rare martial art as swordsmanship." Zhao Huahong couldn't help but exclaim, her feet suddenly hit the ground, and the whole person rose into the air, flying towards Zhao Zheng in the air. She also has the ability to fly solely on buoyancy, and when she flies, dazzling red lights appear around her body, setting her off like a fire phoenix.

Because the nine swords were shaken open by the fire net, they were far away from Zhao Zheng, and the far water could not save the near fire, so Zhao Zheng was left with only two choices, either to dodge directly, or to fight Zhao Huahong with his fists and feet alone.

Between these two options. Zhao Zheng chose the second option. He swung his fists at the oncoming Zhao Huahong. Hit a few punches and shadow winds. Because I don't want to expose the martial arts of eight-armed fist. So he just used the most common boxing techniques. Although this fist technique is ordinary, the attack is still fierce.

At the moment when the fist shadow wind was about to hit Zhao Huahong, she stabbed at the fist shadow wind, and the blade inspired a ball of flame knife qi, like a round of sun, blasting away all the fist shadow wind, and then continued to move forward, counterattacking Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng dodged away. But just after dodging, the flame knife qi exploded violently, and it actually concealed such a ruthless killing move. His eyes widened, and the flames of the explosion rapidly magnified under his eyes. At the last moment, the tip of his tongue slammed into the upper tooth hall, squeezing out a strong internal force from the dantian, pushing himself aside, and inspiring a circle of internal force to protect the wall to resist the violent impact of the flames.

"Boom!"

The flames slammed into the internal force wall like a roaring beast. melted it alive a little, but it failed to hurt Zhao Zheng. Instead, it was dispersed and turned into a rain of fire.

Fortunately, Zhao Zheng reacted quickly enough, coupled with his deep skills, he escaped a catastrophe, otherwise he would have to suffer.

Zhao Huahong is worthy of being a famous figure decades ago, and she still has some skills under her hands, and she has not become poor because of the passage of time.

Seeing that the situation was improving, Zhao Huahong took advantage of the situation to pursue, turned around and rushed towards Zhao Zheng, and slashed several times. Zhao Zheng didn't dodge this time, but summoned the nine swords that had recovered, injected the internal force of Jin Yuan into these swords, and formed a golden light sword array, blocking the attack of those flame sword qi.

The red light and the golden light collided together, and they fought up and down, each wilting a few points.

Zhao Zheng grabbed the golden light sword array in the air, grabbed the Zichu sword in the center in his hand, and held it firmly.

No matter how cultivated a martial artist is, the most powerful move is always a melee move, and only when he fights in close quarters can he maximize the power of the move.

Zhao Zheng held the Zichu Sword in his hand, using his internal force to communicate with the remaining eight swords to protect his body, holding a sword in his hand, and under the protection of these eight swords, he rushed towards Zhao Huahong. Before he could make contact with Zhao Huahong, the eight swords rushed to Zhao Huahong's side first, and made a threatening harassing attack on him, making Zhao Huahong scramble.

The eight swords are added together, just like eight warriors who are not weak in strength are besieging Zhao Huahong together, and these eight swords are extremely tacitly coordinated, both offensive and defensive, and the rules are moderate.

Zhao Huahong was beaten in a hurry, her brows couldn't help frowning, and she suddenly increased the offensive in her hand, dancing the Tang knife like the wind, shaking all eight swords open, and then slashing down towards one of the swords, this move was extremely powerful, it seemed that she wanted to destroy this sword.

Zhao Zheng saw this scene, and he was also anxious, the swordsmen are all people who love swords like life, although he is not to this extreme extent, but he also loves these medium-grade swords like treasures, how can he be willing to be destroyed by others. He suddenly urged his speed, and the thunder and light surged all over his body, and he suddenly met Zhao Huahong and swung out a sword.

The sword and the knife collided violently in mid-air, colliding with the sound of gold and iron handing over, and then I saw Zhao Honghua being shocked and retreating from a distance.

Zhao Zheng's body also trembled, but he didn't retreat, he also did his best with the sword just now, and used five different internal forces in one breath to stabilize his body. In this round of fighting, his people had the upper hand, and the sword in his hand also had the upper hand, cutting the Tang knife in Zhao Huahong's hand out of a small gap.

This time, it was Zhao Zheng's turn to chase after him, and he controlled the eight swords to fly out together, forming an encirclement and enveloping Zhao Huahong. And he himself rushed towards Zhao Huahong head-on, and displayed the peerless Canglong sword technique at the bottom of the box. After arriving at the Seventh Heaven, he unleashed the Canglong Sword Technique several times stronger than before, and the sword qi had a faint dragon form, and an even more deafening dragon roar erupted. He learned the Canglong Sword Technique from Xiao Yunyin for the second time, and now he has no scruples, and he can use this sword technique at will, which saves a lot of trouble.

Canglong swordsmanship is the best swordsmanship, among the many swordsmanship that Zhao Zheng has learned, in addition to the stone carving swordsmanship that has not yet been learned, this swordsmanship is the most powerful.

The dragon-shaped sword qi rushed towards Zhao Huahong fiercely, and five different colors of light erupted from it, which was extremely extraordinary. Zhao Huahong felt the terrifying power contained in the dragon-shaped sword qi, and deliberately dodged, but was blocked by the eight swords, and could only clash with the dragon-shaped sword qi.

Zhao Huahong gritted her teeth and stabbed at Long Jianqi several times in a row, each stabbing out a round of sun-like flame sword qi, and these sword qi bombarded the dragon-shaped sword qi in a row, causing several explosions.

"Roar!!

The dragon-shaped sword qi suddenly erupted into an even more high-pitched dragon roar, and the sound spread through the night sky above the desert, waking up all the people who were still asleep. The dragon-shaped sword qi dodged through several clusters of flame sword qi, although it was consumed a lot, it still had a certain amount of power, and it suddenly rushed in front of Zhao Huahong's face.

"It's over!" Zhao Huahong gasped, her heart sank to the bottom all of a sudden, thinking that she was going to die this time.

But just when the dragon-shaped sword qi was about to hurt Zhao Huahong, he suddenly turned to the side, only cutting off a strand of white hair, but did not hurt Zhao Huahong's flesh and skin.

Zhao Huahong picked up an old life, and froze in place, an old heart pounding and pounding. Just when she was stunned, Zhao Zheng's figure suddenly flashed in front of her, flicked his sleeves, and threw out an internal force, which was aimed at her acupoint. Her old eyes darkened, she fainted, and her whole body fell sharply to the ground.

Zhao Zhengfei grabbed Zhao Honghua's sleeve and landed on the ground with her, then pinched his finger and pointed at the top of his head. The eight swords suspended in mid-air were pulled by the internal force, and they all flew back and inserted them into the heavenly machine box one by one.

"Senior, offended, you have to come with me this time, otherwise there will be a knot in the unsolved case eight years ago that cannot be solved." Zhao Zheng looked at Zhao Huahong, who had passed out in a coma, and muttered in his heart.

Thinking that there would be nothing important in this courtyard, Zhao Zheng temporarily cut a piece of wood out, replaced the broken door bolt, and closed the courtyard door. He left the courtyard with Zhao Huahong, performed light skills, and rushed all the way to the inn where he was resting.

Before arriving at the inn, Zhao Zheng met Ren Qianqiu and Ah Bao on the way, he was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect these two to run here. He fell down and asked, "Brother Ren, why didn't you wait for me at the inn, but ran here?" ”

"I just heard movement and was woken up, so I ran out to take a look." Ren Qianqiu sighed, "After your kid arrived at the Seventh Heaven, his strength has really increased a lot, and the battle you fought just now was really thrilling, I can see the sword qi you cast from afar." ”

"There's no time to talk about that now, so let's leave overnight." Zhao Zhengdao.

"Cheng, since you are in such a hurry, then we will leave now." Ren Qianqiu said and looked at Zhao Huahong, who was holding in Zhao Zheng's hand, and wondered, "This old woman is the person you are looking for?" ”

"Yes, she's the person I'm looking for, and she's very important to me." Zhao Zheng's eyes burned. After "please" Zhao Huahong, he took a big step towards the truth, and then as long as he found a few more witnesses, he could figure out the ins and outs of the unsolved case eight years ago. (To be continued......)