A day later.

On weekdays, after dark, the hustle and bustle of the day gradually loses from the hustle and bustle of the day, but now there are still a few days left before the New Year. Therefore, the streets are very crowded at night, and many people take their families and children to visit the night market after dinner, and the streets are full of children's noise and the shouts of vendors.

With such an atmosphere, even the soldiers on duty patrolling along the city opened small stoves, hid in the shadows and drank small wine, and stood up and walked two steps from time to time, showing that they were performing their duties. This includes several soldiers with good strength arranged by Xi Zhi around Zhang Hao's house.

However, at the beginning of this new year, there are still some people who have maintained their vigilance for many years and have not relaxed in the slightest. These people are the elite eyeliner of the major shili in the city. Among them, there were three or four people sent by the Water Moist Chamber of Commerce to monitor near Zhang Hao's house.

Tonight is destined to be an ordinary night for He Qiufen. Although she had sent the two people who had investigated the Six-Eyed Demon Wolf Bead out of Xihe City and concealed the news, Shui Luo had her own people who were still investigating the hiding place of this eight-star high-level demonic beast. Therefore, after enlisting Zhang Hao's help, she immediately set the time for action tonight.

As usual, in the evening, He Qiufen counted the transaction accounts of the Chamber of Commerce for a day, and went to visit Shui Fei's injury, and chatted with Shui Luo about the operation of the branch this year, and then left without any abnormality.

Back at the residence, He Qiufen changed her previous laziness and locked the door, her expression became very vigilant. After Shui Luo arrived in Xihe City, all the strength of the secret line of the branch was transferred to the other party, and many of those people were originally his people. Therefore, even she was faintly watched by people around her during this time.

In fact, this kind of surveillance is ubiquitous on weekdays. The reason why Shui Luo did this, He Qiufen knew in her heart that the other party was preventing her from greedy for the wealth she had earned from operating the Mo Chamber of Commerce. For these, she didn't pay attention to it at all, no matter what, the branch of the Chamber of Commerce was always in her hands, and if she wanted to do it, she could do it seamlessly. Otherwise, how could she have saved a lot of high-grade power stones in the past ten years? It's just that Shui Luo didn't know about these.

After listening for a long time, He Qiufen tiptoed to the side of the bed, and placed the haode dummy that had been prepared on the bed and lay on his side. Immediately, she changed into a black robe and covered her whole body, and then she secretly found the blind spot of the dark line of the Chamber of Commerce and sneaked out of the Water Chamber of Commerce.

Along the way, He Qiufen picked up remote and dark corners, and with her foot strength, she came to Zhang Hao's house in more than ten minutes. Then there was no delay, and after Zhang Hao also changed into a black robe, the two came out together.

However, what He Qiufen didn't expect was that in order to seek an opportunity to capture Zhang Hao, Shui Luo planted four of the most elite spies of the Chamber of Commerce near his surroundings. The four of them will be divided into various corners near the courtyard, and there will be almost no blind spots in the field of vision.

On a high attic diagonally opposite Zhang Hao's house, a pair of bright eyes hidden in the dark night looked condescendingly at the two black-robed people who walked out, and the light in his eyes flashed. Seeing the direction in which the two were leaving, he turned around and walked out of the attic and went straight to the residence of the Shuiluo Chamber of Commerce.

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"Okay, I see, you can go back. ”

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Qian turned around and walked into the conference hall behind her, looking at Shui Luo, who was sitting on the seat with her eyes closed, she spoke: "Shui Lao, there is a situation, two mysterious black-robed people walked out of the courtyard of Zhang Hao's house tonight, and it seemed that they were out of the city at night. ”

"The black-robed man?"

Hearing this, Shui Luo opened his eyes slightly and said, "Do you know who the person who came out is?"

"I don't know, looking at the speed of the two, there should be something urgent. Normally, people who come out of that compound are normal, but tonight these two people are very strange. The reporter said that only one black-robed man had entered the courtyard and two had left. I estimate that Zhang Hao may be one of the two people who came out tonight. Otherwise, there's no need to be so mysterious. Zhou Qian frowned slightly and said her opinion.

"What is he doing out of town on this big night?"

Shui Luo showed a trace of interest on his face, and said, "Did you send someone to follow?"

"Someone has been sent to follow. ”

"Good. Whether it's Zhang Hao or not, I have to take a look, such an opportunity should not be missed. After saying that, a sneer appeared on Shui Luo's face, and said: "Recently, He Qiufen and the surnamed Wang have been very close to Zhang Hao, you stay in the Chamber of Commerce and pay more attention to her." ”

"Why don't you call Yonghong to go with him, after all, his current strength is not an ordinary summoning grandmaster master. And there are two people on the other side, and they are considered multiple helpers when they go. Zhou Qian nodded and said.

"No need. I don't want to involve Yonghong in this matter, I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what happens. If he is really exposed, he will be the only hope for our Shui family. Striding towards the door of the hall, Shui Luo waved his hand and said.

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As soon as they left the city, Zhang Hao and He Qiufen, who had changed into black robes, let go of their steps, turned into two sharp arrows, and rushed out.

This kind of wild running lasted for about half an hour, and when he came to a wide dense forest, He Qiufen suddenly stopped his body, pulled up Zhang Hao next to him and jumped towards a big tree.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Zhang Hao said in a low voice: "That person's phantom body strength is only fivefold, and the martial arts he cultivates should increase the speed, but with our foot strength, he shouldn't be able to keep up." ”

Nodding slightly, He Qiufen responded: "It's better to be careful, Shui Luo has recently found that I am a little close to you, and he is very defensive of me, so he pulls me to chat when he has nothing to do, trying to get the news about you out of my mouth." I'm afraid the person who is following you is the eyeliner he arranged by your side. Today, I blame me for being careless, I knew we should come out later. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Hao's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Isn't it true that the news of our coming out has been known to Shui Luo?

"This person is not weak, he should be an elite spy of the Chamber of Commerce. He has a secret tracking method in his hands, and if he fights and kills him, he may be unknowingly trapped, and someone will still follow the clues to catch up. Just get rid of him, the strength of that Shuiluo is high, and in such a big place as Xihe City, he won't know where we're going. ”

After speaking, He Qiufen closed her eyes, and her brain surged out of her soul power, sensing the surroundings of the dense forest, and after a while, she nodded towards Zhang Hao and said, "Without his breath, it is estimated that it has been shaken off." Let's go, I'll take you to take a shortcut to Xiaobi Mountain. ”

Immediately, where the feet were stomped, the trunk of the tree made a creaking sound, and the two figures turned into two streamers of light again and disappeared into the night.

Xiaobi Mountain is the most common place for practitioners in Xihe City. This mountain range extends from the mountains near the Desperate Swamp, one of the four major dangers of Zhengyuan Dalu. Different from Wuyun Mountain, most of the demonic beasts living on Xiaobi Mountain are five- to six-star level demonic beasts, and the number of people living in groups is mostly between twenty and thirty, plus it is relatively close to Xihe City, so it has become a paradise for illusionists and mercenaries to compete for training.

At this moment, standing at the foot of Xiaobi Mountain, looking at the huge mountain range in front of him, Zhang Hao couldn't help but take a deep breath of the fresh air in the mountains and forests, looking intoxicated. For cultivation, Zhang Hao prefers to stay in nature, because the energy of heaven and earth in nature is much stronger than in the city, and the quiet environment is more suitable for cultivation.

"Earlier, the small mountain was actually connected to the mountains near the Desperate Swamp. It is said that 3,500 years ago, Zuihou had a battle between good and evil illusionists, and two good and evil illusionists who had reached the level of summoning gods fought in the Desperate Forest, and the two fought for a day and a night. Eventually, the great illusionist of justice slew the evil master near Xiaobi Mountain. That battle almost led to the destruction of all the peaks within a radius of 100 miles near Xiaobi Mountain, and finally this mountain peak was also isolated and demarcated into the category of a desperate swamp. ”

Staring at the huge mountain range in front of him, He Qiufen felt for a while. In the later stage of the illusionist's cultivation, he traveled hundreds of miles at every turn, and the earth was shaken between his shots, destroying mountains and seas. There are many traces left by powerful gods during the battle on Zhengyuan Dalu, and they are all thrilling to see.

Slowly calming down, turning his head to look at Zhang Hao, whose face was full of longing, He Qiufen smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Xiao Hao, with your talent, if you return to the Zhang family and work hard, I am afraid that after three or five hundred years, you should also be able to reach the strength of summoning a divine master." ”

Shaking his head with a wry smile, three or five hundred years? This is too far away for Zhang Hao, who has only lived for twenty years in the two worlds combined. What's more, through this period of understanding, he also knew that illusionist cultivation was not just based on talent. Especially after condensing the Phantom Pill, cultivators need countless adventures and opportunities to break the shackles of the human body.

Zhengyuan Dalu has a huge population base, and although the chance of giving birth to an illusionist is less than 1 in 10,000, there are still a total of more than 200,000 illusionists. Among them, there are as many as 2,000 people with extreme divine souls, and these people all have the potential to win the summoning master, but as a result, there are only a few dozen people who can go that far on the entire summoner shijie.

Seeing that Zhang Hao no longer answered, as if he was thinking about something, He Qiufen's face straightened, and he refocused his gaze on the small mountain shrouded in the night, looked up at the faintly visible mountaintop, his face gradually became solemn, and said: "After coming out of the Chamber of Commerce today, I faintly feel a little uneasy, if I stay and fight, what happens to Yujian, you can leave first, don't worry about me." ”

"Change?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hao glanced at He Qiufen's face hidden under the brim of his hat, and after feeling the solemn color, he was a little confused: "Could it be that Master He is not sure to capture and kill that six-eyed demon wolf bead?"

Shaking her head, He Qiufen said with a bitter face: "I'm here to not worry Meifeng, I know her temperament too well." If she had known the truth, she wouldn't have let me come. As early as two weeks ago, I learned the news of the Six-Eyed Demon Wolf Bead, and at that time, it was indeed deeply damaged, and its strength was hovering in the realm of the Sevenfold Phantom Body. But after this period of recovery, I'm afraid his injuries have recovered, and I don't know his specific strength now. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Hao couldn't help but feel a little chill down his spine, and said in an angry tone: "Could it be that the main thing chose to hide it like this in the first place, and then pulled me to Xiaobi Mountain to accompany you to face this unknown danger?"

He Qiufen sighed lightly and said in an embarrassed tone: "Brother Xiaohao, I'm sorry." I only have Meifeng, a relative, she has a strong temper since she was a child, and she grew up in this Xihe City, she has never seen anything in the world, and her heart is simple. Although the Imperial Academy is a place to study, it is also a mixed place, and if there is no one around to take care of her, I am afraid that she will suffer. ”

Speaking of this, He Qiufen turned her head to look at Zhang Hao, and said helplessly: "If Brother Xiao Hao feels dangerous, he can hide it first." When I draw out the Six-Eyed Demon Wolf Bead, if I can capture it, you will reappear and entangle the five-clawed apes. If the other party is too strong, you just run away, how about it?"

Looking at the color of Xiyi, Zhang Hao secretly sighed in his heart. The woman in front of her acts in a square and round way, and she is even more comfortable in handling things. But no matter what, she is always a good sister, and even for He Meifeng, she is still a good mother.

Thinking that He Qiufen did not hesitate to offend Shui Luo for the sake of his own sister, and even risked his life, this family affection made Zhang Hao smile bitterly and said: "I just don't like others to lie to me, if He Zhu told the truth at the beginning, I would also choose to agree." ”

After speaking, Zhang Hao turned his steps and ran towards the mountain: "I, Zhang Hao, am not the kind of person who abandons his companions, since I promised you, I will do my best." Even if the Six-Eyed Demon Wolf Bead recovers some strength, and I join forces with you, he can't help us!

Hearing the words from afar, He Qiufen couldn't help but feel a little moved in her heart, and at that moment her figure also burst out, and she muttered: "xiexie!"

followed by dodge and chased after him, but it wasn't until he fought with the six-eyed demon tarantula that He Qiufen really realized the deep meaning of Zhang Hao's words......