The gatekeeper immediately bent down, hugged his fists, and saluted: "Old gentleman, please get up." What you said is difficult to obey, it's not that I don't sell your face, it's just that it's hard to disobey your fate. If you can't pass the Giant Sword Gate, you can't enter the villa, this is the old rule set at the beginning of the establishment of the Sword Casting Villa, how dare I knowingly commit a crime. If I let you go and blame you, even if I have a few lives, it won't be enough to pay for it. ”

"This friend, the rules are dead, people are alive, and the rules are set to keep for people to change. It doesn't matter if you can't be the master, you can do it for you, invite someone in the villa who can take care of this matter, and let me talk to him face to face. Qian Wanguan did not give up.

"Hehe, this rule was set by the owner, and only his old man can take care of this matter. He's busy with his old man's affairs, so I don't think it's better not to bother him about this little thing. The doorman laughed.

"Except for the owner of your village, is there no one who can accommodate this matter?"

"No, no one dares to break this rule except the owner, so don't embarrass me, old gentleman. But don't be too discouraged, from here continue to the south, five miles away there is a 'Tieshan Gang', there are many inns on the gang, you can move there to rest during your Ling Lang fight, and wait for Ling Lang's good news. The doorman moved his hand and pointed to the crossing, showing them a clear path and issuing an eviction order.

Money can make ghosts grind, but no matter how much money you have, there are times when it is not good. Qian Wanguan sighed, and in desperation, he had to give up. He turned around and said a few words to his son, and then to a few more bodyguards. Qian Wanjin hugged his father with a fist. Threatens to defeat the heroes. Obtain the Zichu Sword Yunyun.

The father and son bid farewell in front of the Giant Sword Gate. Qian Wanjin led two bodyguards into the village, and Qian Wanguan left the villa with the rest of the people.

Zhao Zheng hated what the Qian family father and son did, and when the Qian family father and son were far away, he led the horse to the giant sword gate. He reached into his arms, pulled out the qualification token, and gave it to one of the guards.

The doorman took the token and looked at it, nodded, and made it clear that it was genuine. asked: "This young man respects his name, let's reward Wan'er." ”

"Your surname is Zhao, and your single name is positive." Zhao Zheng replied.

"It turned out that Zhao Shaoxia was coming, and he missed the distance, and he hoped to atone for his sins. Thank you for coming here and participating in this 'Zichu Sword Competition'. The doorman leaned back, "Young man, please come with me, and I will take you into the villa and rest in the quarters dedicated to entertaining the beaters." ”

"Labor leads the way." Zhao Zheng nodded.

Someone next to him immediately stepped forward and took over the horse led by Zhao Zheng. led to a side path. It's hard for even a human to walk through the Greatsword Gate, let alone these animals. If an animal approaches the Greatsword Gate, it must be frightened.

Zhao Zheng looked up at the Giant Sword Gate, and vaguely felt a sense of oppression coming from the two stone-carved giant swords.

"Shaoxia set foot in the rivers and lakes, he must have heard of this giant sword gate, right?" The doorman in charge of leading Zhao Zheng inside asked.

"I have heard of this for a long time, and I heard that when the village was established, the owner of the iron village inserted the fragments of two high-grade swords into these two stone carvings, so that the stone carvings had sword spirits and would exert pressure on passers-by. Whoever can't stand the pressure won't be able to enter the villa. Zhao Zheng replied.

"That's right, don't look at these two stone carvings as inconspicuous, but they have stopped many people who want to enter the villa. But this shouldn't be difficult for you, you can get the token from Uncle Sword Slave, you must have extraordinary skills, and if you want to pass through this giant sword gate, it must be easy. ”

"Try it and you'll see." Zhao Zheng collected his mind and strode towards the Giant Sword Gate, the closer he got closer, the clearer and stronger the pressure became, as if there were two living lions roaring at him. He raised his eyebrows, resisting the pressure, and walked through the Greatsword Gate step by step, and as he walked over, the pressure quickly disappeared.

The doorman hugged his fists and congratulated Zhao Zheng a few words, led Zhao Zheng's horse over, and led the way in front. The road ahead is smooth, and there are no other difficulties. After walking about two miles, some houses gradually appeared on both sides of the front, including houses for human habitation, workshops for sword forging, and some warehouses.

The doorman introduced as he walked, and talked about some things about the Zichu sword fight, as well as the rules of all aspects of the village.

The Sword Casting Villa attaches great importance to this martial arts competition this time, and widely publishes heroic posts, inviting heroes from all over the world to come to the villa as guests, one to serve as a witness, and the other to strengthen the prestige of the villa.

The more people come, the more things will naturally happen. The houses in the Sword Forge Villa are limited, and they can't accommodate so many people, so they can only restrict the entourage of visitors, and only a few guests are allowed to enter, and the servants or retinues brought by the guests have to find another place to live.

In addition, the grievances and grievances on the rivers and lakes are also a headache, and many visiting guests have always had a gap between them, and they are very red when they meet. For such guests, it can only be arranged as far away as possible, so as not to cause conflicts.

During the time when the tournament is held, it is strictly forbidden to fight privately with both visiting guests and fighters, and violators will be expelled from the villa. As for sneaking around, taking sheep by the hand and other behaviors are naturally strictly prohibited.

For the fighters, the villa has its own arrangements, before the official opening of the ring match, the fighters will be arranged in a unified residence, give preferential treatment, and protect the safety of these fighters.

In addition to these main things, there are quite a few trivia. The doorman said a lot on the road, and Zhao Zheng kept them in his heart one by one, so as not to cause trouble in vain.

As they spoke, the two of them arrived together at a complex of buildings on a mountain col, surrounded by twenty or so houses. The doorman claimed that this was the place reserved for the thugs, and that the distribution of the house, as well as everything else, was in charge of a man called "Steward Zhu".

The doorman led Zhao Zheng to the door of a house and knocked on the door, and someone in the house quickly answered and opened the door.

The person who opened the door was the so-called Zhu Steward, who was in his forties, with a fat body, a red face, a lovely smile, wearing an elegant robe, and it seemed that his martial arts were not very high. The doorman greeted Steward Zhu and briefly explained to Zhao Zheng. Accomplished its mission. Get up and take your leave.

Zhao Zheng stepped forward. He hugged his fist at Steward Zhu and said hello.

Steward Zhu hurriedly returned the salute and asked Zhao Zheng for the bronze medal and put it in his sleeve. He summoned Zhuang Ding's servants, took Zhao Zheng's horses away, and sent them to the stables in the col to raise them on his behalf. After settling the horses, he led Zhao Zheng to the depths of the mountain col to find a place to live.

More than half of the two dozen fighters have already arrived. Only a small half of the houses are empty, and the good ones are basically selected, and the rest are some houses with poor lighting or small areas. Steward Zhu pointed out the remaining houses to Zhao Zheng and let Zhao Zheng choose by himself.

Zhao Zheng glanced at it a few times, and chose one casually, without careful selection, anyway, no matter which house he lived in, it was much better than living in the wild.

Steward Zhu asked, "Zhao Shaoxia, I don't know if you have any other requirements besides the house?" ”

"It's not a big deal, but I'd like to ask you something." Zhao Zhengdao.

"If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I know everything below. ”

"May I ask if Jiang Ming, Chu Tian, and Mo Yunzi, who are also fighters like me, have arrived here?"

"Jiang Ming and Mo Yunzi have already come, and they live in these two houses respectively." Steward Zhu raised his finger twice. Informed them of their whereabouts, and then continued, "As for the rules of the swordsman. Chu Tian hasn't come yet, but it's estimated that he's coming soon. You specifically mentioned the names of these three young heroes, you must have a friendship with them, right? ”

"Well, I have a little friendship with Jiang Ming and Chu Tian." Zhao Zheng replied vaguely.

Steward Zhu's eyes rolled and he understood what Zhao Zheng meant. Zhao Zheng only mentioned the names of the two people, but did not mention Mo Yunzi, the subtext means that he and Mo Yunzi are not friends, but enemies. Since he is an enemy, he has to let these two live farther away, so that he can also settle down.

"Mo Shaoxia lives here, a building away from your residence, do you think you want to choose another residence?" Steward Zhu said tentatively.

"There's no need for that, if you live far away, it looks like I'm afraid of him." Zhao Zheng flatly refused, and glanced at the house where Mo Yunzi was located.

"That's a lot of talking." Steward Zhu said with a smile.

Zhao Zheng didn't want to dwell on the topic of Mo Yunzi, so he asked instead: "Manager Zhu, I still want to ask you about a few people, I don't know about the Mandarin Duck Chasing Wind. Li Yuanzhan and his wife, the flying female yaksha. Hua Xiangrong, as well as Shen Luoxia of Qibao County, did these people come to Guizhuang as guests? ”

"These people you are talking about, I only know Li Yuanzhan and Li Daxia, as well as Hua Xiangronghua's predecessors, as for who Shen Luoxia is, I have never heard of it. I remember almost all of the guests who visited, but I will definitely let you know if they come to visit in the future. Steward Zhu replied.

"Oh, it's okay if you don't come, I'm just asking." Zhao Zheng nodded.

While talking, the two walked to the place. Steward Zhu took out a bunch of keys from his waist, twisted the door lock, and opened the door. Zhao Zheng stepped into the house and looked around, although the room was not big, it was very clean, and the tables, chairs and benches were all new, which was quite satisfactory.

Steward Zhu claimed that there would be someone to deliver the meal, and explained a few more words, please resign.

Zhao Zheng sent Steward Zhu away, walked back and forth in the house a few times, and then found a cabinet and put the duffel bag in. He walked out of the house, walked straight to Jiang Ming's house, and knocked on the door. Someone in the room immediately responded, and a Wudang sect doorman opened the door, this person recognized Zhao Zheng, and welcomed Zhao Zheng into the house with a smile.

Jiang Ming and a group of Wudang sect members were all in the house, and there were six people in total, except for Jiang Ming's father, Jiang Yong.

Jiang Ming took the lead to greet Zhao Zheng and was very polite to Zhao Zheng.

The two sides exchanged a few words, Zhao Zheng asked why Jiang Yong was not there, and the people scrambled to answer first, it turned out that Jiang Yong went back to the sect to deliver the news.

After a bit of gossip, Zhao Zheng changed his conversation and invited Jiang Ming to talk alone.

Jiang Ming saw that Zhao was solemn and seemed to have something very important, so he waved his hand and sent away the senior brothers.

There were only the two of them left in the room, and Jiang Ming asked curiously: "Zhao Shaoxia, I don't know if you have anything important, you have to talk to me." ”

"That's right, a few days ago I was ambushed by the Assassins on the way to the Sword Forge Villa, there were two Assassins, dressed in black, and both of them were very skilled. After some fighting, I killed one of the Assassins and captured one, intending to keep him alive for questioning. As a result, the Assassin bit the wax pellet in his mouth. Committed suicide by taking poison. As far as I know. Only the Assassins of the Night Moon Gate would have treated death like this. One of your Wudang Sect masters was killed by the assassins of the Night Moon Gate, and I must be investigating this matter with all my might, and I think that my attack will be of some help to you, so I am here to inform you. Zhao Zheng explained.

"I see, this news is really useful to us, thank you for taking the trouble to tell us. Send the Buddha to the west, help people to the end, and hope that you can tell the whole story in detail. I'll see if I can get any clues so I can inform the sect in the future. Jiang Ming's eyes lit up.

Zhao Zheng nodded and told the details of the time without any concealment.

Jiang Ming frowned and listened, then secretly wrote it down and thanked him again.

"That's all I have to say, if there's nothing to do, I'll get up and leave, so as not to disturb your senior brothers and sisters." Zhao Zheng got up and said.

"Okay, Zhao Shaoxia, please. I'll send you. Jiang Ming also stood up.

The two of them went out the door of the room together and went into the living room. Zhao Zheng also said goodbye to the Wudang faction in the living room. Everyone sent him out the door.

Among this group of fighters, Zhao Zheng also knew a friend of Jiang Ming, and after coming out, he returned directly to his residence.

Later, someone suddenly knocked on Zhao Zheng's door.

Zhao Zheng glanced up at the sun outside and found that there was still some time before dinner, and speculated that the person who came should not be the servant who delivered the meal.

"Is Zhao Shaoxia in the house? If there's something to disturb below, I hope to open the door. The knocker said loudly.

"Who's coming?" Zhao Zheng asked rhetorically.

"I'm also a beater like you, my name is Qian Wanjin, and the people on the rivers and lakes give me the nickname of the little rich man, I don't know if you have heard of it."

Zhao Zheng frowned when he heard this, he was almost killed by an assassin hired by the Qian family's father and son a few days ago, he was full of hostility towards the father and son, it would be good not to look for the bad luck of the father and son, but he didn't expect Qian Wanjin to send it to the door by himself. He wanted to drive Qian Wanjin away directly, but after thinking about it, it was better to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Qian Wanjin, so he forcibly suppressed his anger.

"It turned out to be Qian Shaoxia, who has heard of the famous name for a long time, and it is like thunder, so I will open the door for you." Zhao Zheng stopped his cultivation, turned over and got out of bed, walked to the door of the house, and opened the door.

Qian Wanjin was standing outside, followed by two bodyguards, one of whom was carrying a heavy bag. Qian Wanjin rummaged in the bag for a while, took out a beautifully packaged dark blue brocade box, handed it to Zhao Zheng, and said with a smile: "When we meet for the first time, I don't pay respect, but I hope to smile." ”

"No merit, how can I ask for your gift just after we met, Qian Shaoxia should take the gift back." Zhao Zheng waved his hand, trying to be polite on his face.

"The courtesy is light and affectionate, I just want to make friends with Zhao Shaoxia, and I hope to be able to appreciate my face." Qian Wanjin said with a smile on his face. He was slightly chubby, had a round face, and looked more like a merchant than a warrior.

"Friends can be handed over, but gifts can't be taken indiscriminately, so you might as well take them back. If you insist on giving me a gift, you are deliberately embarrassing me. Zhao Zheng's face sank slightly, indicating his determination not to accept gifts.

"Well, since that's the case, then I won't force it, so as not to upset you." Qian Wanjin had no choice but to take the gift back and stuff it back into the bag held by the bodyguard behind him.

"If Qian Shaoxia has something, just say it directly, there is no need to beat around the bush."

"Hehe, I'm a little thirsty, I don't know if I can come into your house and beg for water before I say it?" Qian Wanjin pointed to the inside of the house, meaning to go in and negotiate.

"It's my rudeness, Qian Shaoxia, please." Zhao Zheng turned sideways, Qian Shaoxia nodded with a smile, and led the two bodyguards into the house.

Zhao Zheng knew that Qian Wanjin didn't really come in to drink water, so he didn't offer this courtesy, and waited silently for Qian Wanjin's next words after entering the house.

Qian Wanjin turned around, cleared his throat, and whispered: "Zhao Shaoxia, I saw that you were quick to talk, so I said it directly, in fact, I came this time to make a deal with you." ”

Zhao Zheng had just arrived at the Fifth Heaven and deliberately concealed this matter from the other fighters, so that he would be caught off guard by the enemy in the ring in the future, so he did not play the method of transmitting sound, but asked directly: "What deal?" ”

Qian Wanjin was slightly stunned when he saw that Zhao Zheng couldn't transmit the sound, but he quickly returned to normal and didn't care too much. Among the several fighters, there were several Quadruple Heavenly Martial Artists, and of course these people did not know how to transmit sounds. He smiled and continued to say, "If we meet in the ring in the future, I hope that the young man can raise his noble hand and make it convenient for me to win." As a thank you, I will pay you 30,000 taels of silver as a thank you gift afterwards, and I will never break my promise. ”

After hearing this, Zhao Zheng suddenly realized that Qian Wanjin was here to buy him and let him deliberately lose in the ring. Presumably, Qian Wanjin not only found him, but also found other beaters, and wanted to buy everyone. Of course, he would not agree to such a ridiculous request, and refused abruptly: "This deal is too difficult for a strong man, I can't accept it, Qian Shaoxia, please go back." ”

"Zhao Shaoxia, don't be in a hurry to refuse, you might as well think about it again, if you think the money is less, I can add more."

"Money is a good thing, but not everything can be bought with money."

"Hehe, since Zhao Shaoxia can't accept it, then forget it. If you don't buy and sell, we will see each other in the future, and we will still be friends. If you encounter something in the future, you can come to me or my family for help. Our Qian family likes to make friends the most. Qian Wanjin was not annoyed, he still looked like he was smiling.

Zhao Zheng already knew about the medicine in Qian Wanjin's gourd, and he was not interested in talking to Qian Wanjin anymore, so he didn't answer anymore, just nodded slightly.

Qian Wanjin was not bored, said goodbye with a smile, and led two powerful bodyguards to leave.

Zhao Zheng saw off the guests, closed the door, and continued to meditate and rest.

In this ring competition, the eight immortals who participated in the fight crossed the sea to show their abilities, some people won by force, and many people won by some sideways methods like Qian Wanjin.

It's too difficult to defeat all the fighters, stand out from them, and win the Zichu Sword. (To be continued......)