Chapter 44: The Man Behind the Scenes

For a whole afternoon, Jiang Hua nested in the room to study the half of the bamboo slips, due to the lack of the back part, in the end he could only give up completely, the seemingly complete Yuan Qi running route could not run smoothly, and every attempt was a failure. However, the more he studied, the more excited he became, Jiang Hua found that this "Yuan Qi Transformation Armor" Quite exquisite, the whole martial arts are divided into three levels, beginners can use the vitality to condense the skin muscles, enhance the body's defense ability, cultivate to the skin and flesh can block ordinary sword slashing; the second layer can gather the whole body vitality on the body surface to form a vitality coat, the coat of the great master turns into armor, can block the three blows of the monks of the same realm; the last layer, the vitality flows freely, the armor vitality can be controlled and gathered at will, greatly enhancing the defense of small parts, and can block the person who is higher than his own realm to hit with all his strength without injury.

Jiang Hua is not too interested in the first layer, his body strength has been strengthened by the refining of the body refining decision, he is no longer afraid of sword slashing, the next Great Zhou Tian's body refining decision will definitely bring greater changes, and the effect of the last two layers is what he covets, especially when he completely cultivates to Dacheng, he can control the Yuan Qi armor defense at will, and the defense strength can also change freely, which is the strongest reliance on the enemy. Although the second layer of full-body armor is not bad, it requires a lot of vitality support, and it cannot last, so it is a pure defense method.

Night had fallen, and the groggy Jiang Hua refused An Shaowen's personal accompaniment, and came to Zhang's house in the east of the city under the guidance of Dongsheng.

"Mr. Ji, I'd better go in with you, Childe told me to take care of you. Dongsheng saw Jiang Hua signaling him to stay outside, and hurriedly stepped forward.

Jiang Hua looked at the closed black lacquer door of Zhang's Mansion and was about to refuse, tonight was a good banquet, he was afraid that in case of any conflict, he would not be able to protect Dongsheng, but he still owed Dongsheng's parents. At this moment, the two black lacquer gates in front of him parted inward, and more than a dozen strong men holding torches rushed out of the door, and quickly separated on both sides of the door, and a figure appeared in the door, and it was Zhang Junyan who greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Ji, please come in, the dinner is ready, just wait for Mr. to drive!" Zhang Junyan made an inviting gesture to Jiang Hua, and turned to Dongsheng and said, "This is Mr. Li, the big celebrity next to Xiao An Gongzi, if you don't give up, please enter the house together." ”

"Then thank you Gongzi Zhang!" Dongsheng said slightly.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Hua understood that it was not good for him to stop him again, so he did not speak again, and the two followed Zhang Junyan into Zhang's mansion.

The roads in the house are tortuous and winding, large and small houses are located in disorder, Jiang Hua feels that this is like a labyrinth, there is no common scenery in the mansions of wealthy families along the way, what pond gardens, promenades and rockeries and other decorative scenery are not built, all of them are houses with unique shapes, the strangest thing is that all the houses have no windows, each door is tightly closed, there is no light in the house and there is no movement of any residents, the whole Zhang Mansion is lifeless, which makes Jiang Hua feel very depressed all the way.

Jiang Hua knew that Zhang Junyan's cultivation was similar to himself, so he didn't make a sound to remind Dong Sheng to be careful, but just touched Dong Sheng's arm with his hand and gave him a look, Dong Sheng nodded as if he understood whether he understood or not, Jiang Hua didn't know if the other party understood what he meant, and secretly raised his vigilance, and his mind, which was originally made drowsy by the bamboo slips, was also a little clearer.

Zhang's mansion is beyond Jiang Hua's imagination, and the winding road finally leads to a set of three-entry small houses, which are finally similar to ordinary people's houses, with large doors and windows, and bright lights in the house. In the main hall in the middle, several maids were tidying up the positions of the wine and food on a round table, and when they saw Jiang Hua and others approaching, they all silently exited the room.

Zhang Junyan invited Jiang Hua to take a seat, but did not arrange Dongsheng's seat, and Dongsheng didn't care, and stood silently behind Jiang Hua.

"Mr. Ji, you and I don't know each other anymore, I admire Mr. very much, I don't know if Mr. is willing to make a friend like Zhang?" Zhang Junyan picked up his wine glass and saluted Jiang Hua from afar.

"Zhang Gongzi, I am a straight person, and I don't say secret words, I don't understand what you played today, just say it! What do you want from me?" Jiang Hua went straight to the point, the atmosphere of Zhang's mansion made him unwilling to stay for a long time, and it was better to make things clear as soon as possible.

Zhang Junyan didn't expect Jiang Hua to be so direct, so he smiled after a while, "Okay, since Mr. Ji is so refreshing, then I'll say it directly! Mr. is still satisfied with Zhang's gift?"

Jiang Hua didn't answer immediately, he took out the roll of bamboo slips from his arms and put it on the table, and then said, "The better the thing, the higher the value, but this broken thing is not valuable!" Jiang Hua kept staring at Zhang Junyan after speaking, trying to see some clues from the other party's expression.

Zhang Junyan smiled and said, "This is just Zhang's meeting gift, otherwise, how can Mr. Ji sit and drink with me?"

"Let's talk about your purpose first, I'm not a hypocritical person, everyone likes good things, but it also depends on the price of exchanging them. Jiang Hua said in a deep voice.

"Mr. doesn't have the surname Ji! it doesn't matter, no matter where Mr. surname comes from, it won't affect our friendship, hehehe......"

Even if Jiang Hua had already guessed that his identity had been known to the other party, his heart was still tense at first glance, but he would not take the initiative to admit it, "What do you mean by this?

"Hehe, sir, don't be angry, I said, it doesn't matter if you are from Jijiazhuang or not, don't worry, I won't say it, after tonight, you and I may be a family, how can I betray my own people?" Zhang Junyan said meaningfully.

"Don't beat around the bush, let's talk!"

"Okay, my purpose is very simple!" Zhang Junyan took out a roll of bamboo slips that were exactly the same as those on the table from his arms and handed it to Jiang Hua, "Help me take the position of the city lord of Aoki City, it is Mr.'s!"

Jiang Hua was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Zhang Junyan to have such big ambitions, it seems that he has this idea for not a day or two, he wanted to go directly, but after thinking about it, if he refuses immediately, it will definitely attract a siege, Zhang Junyan will not let a person who knows his secret go out alive, since he dares to say it, he must have the means to keep himself, it is better to talk about the conditions first to gain his trust.

Zhang Junyan didn't know Jiang Hua's thoughts, but when he saw Jiang Hua's expression, he thought that Jiang Hua should weigh the pros and cons of this matter in his heart, after all, with his understanding of Jiang Hua, the other party was just a friend of An Shaowen Pingshui, and few people would make the choice to give up under the strong temptation of "Yuanqi Armor", and he still had a backhand, Jiang Hua promised that it was best to cooperate, and if he didn't agree, he just needed to spend a little more effort.

"Let's talk about your plan!An Zhengyuan is a high-level cultivator of the Naqi Realm, and you and I are not his opponents combined!" Jiang Hua didn't know why Zhang Junyan didn't avoid Dongsheng when he said these words, and Dongsheng behind him didn't react after hearing Zhang Junyan's words, which was a bit abnormal, and he suppressed his thoughts, and he opened his mouth tentatively.

"I have my own way to deal with An Zhengyuan, don't worry about it, sir, all you have to do is to help me contain the three monks living in the City Lord's Mansion, rest assured, their cultivation is not as good as yours." ”

"But the city guards are not so easy to deal with, even if you and I are not afraid of each other's monks, we can't deal with a large number of city guards, right?" Jiang Hua asked rhetorically.

"Does the gentleman know about Wutuo Mountain?"

Jiang Hua was shocked when he heard this name at first glance, and instantly a feeling of enlightenment rose in his heart, and a thing he had recently experienced or heard about was worn like a thread, clearly pointing out the truth, and he couldn't help blurting out, "You are the black hand behind Wutuo Mountain! Those people are all controlled by you!"

"It seems that Mr. knows more than I imagined!" Zhang Junyan continued with a smile, "Originally, Ma San was the biggest help for my training, but he was beaten to death by Mr. with a palm, but it's okay, this is not just Mr. can be regarded as a legitimate substitute for Ma San to be my helper." ”

"How did you control the bandits in Wutuo Mountain?" Jiang Hua wanted to further confirm An Shaowen's guess.

"Sir's words seem to be a bit too much, just cooperate with me with martial arts, and other gentlemen don't need to know! That's not good for you and me!" Zhang Junyan was impatient, but he still didn't turn his face in order to spend less effort.

Jiang Hua couldn't be sure if Zhang Junyan was the evil cultivator who captured the soul that An Shaowen said or if there was someone else behind it, he didn't give up the temptation, and continued to ask.

"Zhang Gongzi's methods are indeed powerful, but if I can't cooperate with you without asking clearly, who knows if I will be the next Ma San?"

"Hahahaha, it seems that Mr. has no intention of being Zhang's friend, hey, I wanted to do it secretly after the matter was over, Mr. had to force me, then, plan ahead!"

Zhang Junyan stood up as he spoke, and a bell suddenly appeared in his hand, Jiang Hua was not surprised, Zhang Junyan showed his true face, which means that he is the mastermind of Wutuo Mountain, and there is no one else behind him, and Jiang Hua still has a certain confidence in Zhang Junyan, the only thing he is worried about is the mysterious bell, I don't know if I can withstand the soul of Lingyin.

Jiang Hua decided to take the lead in a flash, Zhenyuan was running rapidly, the chair under his buttocks clicked and burst, Jiang Hua held his hands up, and the table in front of him rushed straight to Zhang Junyan with wine and vegetable juice. Zhang Junyan's figure jumped and avoided it diagonally behind him, Jiang Hua saw the other party's landing point and was about to rush, but his figure was stopped by a miserable cry from Dongsheng behind him.

Jiang Hua quickly turned around to look, only to see Dongsheng's whole body trembling violently, his right hand pointed hard at Jiang Hua, and after spit out the word "save me" in his mouth, he fell to the side. Jiang Hua was in a hurry, he couldn't take care of Zhang Junyan, and came to Dongsheng's side in a flash, and he was able to catch Dongsheng who was about to fall to the ground. Jiang Hua found that Dong Sheng was already unconscious, his face was pale and his eyes were closed, he reached out and sniffed, his breath was still stable, it should be fine for the time being, put Dong Sheng on the ground, the most important thing at the moment is to kill Zhang Junyan, or no one can escape.

Jiang Hua, who put down Dongsheng, was about to get up, but a cloud of white mist exploded in front of him, and he was caught off guard and only had time to close his eyes, and instantly inhaled a large amount of white mist in his mouth and nose.

For a moment, Jiang Hua only felt that the world was spinning, and the last thought flashed in his mind and he completely fell to the ground.

"Winter Birth...... Soul-dementored!"