In the capital of Great Xia, at the end of a simple alley, there is an ordinary blacksmith shop. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the evening, it was raining heavily.

A middle-aged man dressed in coarse linen clothes with sleeves rolled up was eating dinner in the courtyard of the blacksmith's shop. The middle-aged man's linen clothes were shabby, scattered with holes burned by sparks, his hair was haphazardly tied behind his back, the soles of a pair of cloth shoes were worn through to expose his toes, and his black black nails were all rusty.

The man had a long beard, but his appearance was very ordinary, and his slightly dark skin looked no different from that of an ordinary blacksmith.

His dinner was just simple coarse rice and dried vegetables, but the middle-aged man ate it with relish, chewing slowly on every bite. After eating the last bite of rice, the middle-aged man filled a large bowl of water in the big water tank next to him, and drank it all with a few grunts, smashing his mouth as if drinking fine wine.

Just as he was smashing his mouth, a man in a black cloak stopped in front of the blacksmith's shop.

"It's not easy to find you, Mr. Qin. ”

The visitor stepped into the courtyard as he spoke, shook off the rain and took off his robe to reveal his true face, and the person who came was Chen Xiangting.

Chen Xiangting's eyes are deeply sunken and his temples are white, and he looks like he is more than ten years older than before.

The middle-aged man turned a blind eye to Chen Xiangting, lit the fire and pulled the bellows by himself, and tinkled the iron. The black iron was quickly burned red in the fire, and the middle-aged man picked up a sledgehammer and smashed it heavily at the red-hot iron.

With a crisp tapping sound, the iron quickly formed the prototype of a long sword.

"What do you want to hit?" the middle-aged man finally spoke, his voice hoarse and ugly.

"A sword, a sword that kills. Chen Xiangting's eyes sparkled with coldness.

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, his original ordinary appearance seemed to be angular and angular, and his ordinary outfit made people feel a bit of sharp sword intent.

"In Great Xia, is there anyone else that you General Chen can't kill?" he bowed his head and remained silent, continuing to swing his hammer and temper his long sword.

Chen Xiangting smiled coldly and said, "If the target is a Wuguo person, I wonder if Mr. Qin is interested?"

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned, and then continued to swing the sledgehammer, smashing heavily on the sword embryo with more and more distinct edges and corners, and the fire mark kept beating in his eyes.

"Back then, Wu Guo broke through the gate of the Jin Kingdom for a key to the Immortal Mansion. The country is ruined, and over the years, I believe that Mr. Qin has never forgotten this hatred. Chen Xiangting looked around the messy blacksmith shop, and finally his eyes fell on the middle-aged man.

The Jin State is one of the neighboring countries of the Wu State, which was broken by the Wu State as early as ten years ago and has long since disappeared. The Mr. Qin in front of him was a famous swordsmith in the Jin Kingdom, and he was also a famous martial artist.

The middle-aged man stopped what he was doing, pulled a bench and sat in front of Chen Xiangting, took a towel to wipe his hands and said, "Xianfu is just a legend. Don't you Daxia also have a key to the Immortal Mansion, and who has really entered it?"

"The key to the immortal mansion is something that we can understand. Chen Xiangting shook his head, didn't seem interested in this topic, turned back to the previous topic and said: "I came today only for one thing, I want to ask Mr. Qin to help me kill someone." ”

"Martial Kingdom Proton Xu Yan?" Mr. Qin asked with almost certainty, he had heard of the grievances between the Chen family and Xu Yan.

"Yes, that's it. Chen Xiangting gritted his teeth with hatred for Xu Yan and said: "The two sons died in his hands, and this revenge will never die." ”

"An Inner Breath Realm martial artist, why do you and I need to do it?" Mr. Qin shook his head.

Chen Xiangting showed a miserable smile and said helplessly: "I was looked at too much to death, and I didn't have a chance to do anything to him." ”

Not only did Huang Zu and his family watch Chen Xiangting's every move, but even the second prince Murong Fei also told him not to take revenge on Xu Yan, which made Chen Xiangting even more disappointed. Without the support of the prince behind him, Chen Xiangting decided to find another way to take revenge, even if it cost him a lot.

"Xu Yan is the prince of the Wu Kingdom, and Mr. Qin's action can be regarded as washing away the hatred of the country, so why not do it?" Chen Xiangting kept emphasizing Xu Yan's identity.

Mr. Qin's expression was flat, and he said: "Don't mention the national enmity first, get rid of this person for you, and you should repay your old feelings." ”

When the Jin Kingdom was breached, Chen Xiangting was stationed on the border of Great Xia and helped Mr. Qin and his men to abscond from the Great Xia Kingdom, and the two formed a friendship because of this, but they did not have much contact over the years.

"I took it. Mr. Qin nodded and promised, "I will send someone to deal with him." ”

With that, the middle-aged man stood up and pulled the bellows again, picked up the sledgehammer and continued to beat the formed sword embryo. Chen Xiangting got his promise, put on his cloak and disappeared into the night.

Xu Yan's right eye jumped for a while, and he covered his eyes and laughed at himself: "The left eye jumps wealth, and the right eye jumps disaster." ”

"That's right, if you can't find the other half of the Yijin Sutra, Master and his old man won't be able to spare you!" Hui Zhen was smiling hippie on the side, he was familiar with Xu Yan during this time, and he didn't cover his mouth.

Xu Yan slapped his palm on his bright head, and scolded with a smile: "If he dares to touch me, I will clean you up first." ”

After sending away the little monk Huizhen, Xu Yan closed his eyes and began to practice, using the exercise route of the "Yijin Sutra" to operate the internal breath, and soon the whole body was steaming.

For half a month, Xu Yan went back and forth between the mansion and Tianlong Temple every day, except for pretending to sort out the scriptures to find the other half of the "Yijin Sutra", most of the time was spent on cultivation.

Under the multiple effects of the Dragon Tiger Bone Powder Bath, Qi Nourishing Pill and the "Yi Jin Sutra", Xu Yanxiu has grown by leaps and bounds, changing day by day.

Three hours later, Xu Yan opened his eyes, only to feel refreshed, full of internal breath and full of strength.

"With the current progress, I'm afraid that the time for breaking through the early stage of the Daohou Heavenly Realm in half a month is not enough. Xu Yan was a little dissatisfied.

Although Xu Yan's cultivation was smooth sailing, he still underestimated the difficulty of breaking through the Acquired Realm.

The difficulty of breaking through each major realm is far greater than the improvement of the small realm, the inner breath realm requires the internal breath to be condensed into a line to enhance the explosiveness of the body, while the acquired realm can gather the internal breath on the surface of the body, forming a layer of protective true qi defense greatly increased.

"Cultivation is the most taboo and impetuous, and there is no hurry to come, let's take one step at a time. Xu Yan said secretly.

Although half of the extra month of task time given by Manager Zhen has passed, the strange thing is that since the last time he saw Xu Yan, Manager Zhen has not appeared again, and even Xiao Dezi does not know his whereabouts, let alone ask Xu Yan about the progress of drawing the map.

During this period, Xu Yan tried to explore Tianlong Temple several times, and successfully avoided the warrior monks guarding outside the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, but there were still many locations that he did not dare to venture into, and the map information he had only mastered was about fifty percent.

Looking at the sky, Xu Yan packed up and left the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Murong Yan had an appointment with him tonight.

Although Xu Yan was not ashamed of Murong Yan's character, after all, he had also calculated his strength in the last meditation ceremony, and he still had to give face for a meal.

The venue of Murong Yan's banquet was on the riverside boat, and the river breeze was gentle and sultry.

"Brother Xu Yan, your complexion is getting better and better, it seems that your cultivation is improving again!" Murong Yan could see the depth of Xu Yan's cultivation, all with one mouth, Xu Yan laughed.

In addition to the banquet, Murong Yan also specially arranged several beauties to accompany him.

The fiery beauty almost lay directly into his arms, Xu Yan just ate wine and food, and completely ignored the beauty plan arranged by Murong Yan.

"You're still amazing!You can actually gain a firm foothold in Tianlong Temple without being driven out by Huang Zu!" Murong Yan gave a thumbs up, and then said with a wink: "But if you want me to say, why should Brother Xu Yan stay with a group of monks, don't eat the fireworks in the world, don't miss the beauty in front of you." ”

Xu Yan casually found an excuse to excuse himself, Murong Yan knew that it was useless to talk more, the two were just chatting and eating.

During the banquet, Xu Yan asked Murong Yan all kinds of questions, intentionally or unintentionally, to understand the city defense system of the Great Xia capital and the defense of the border.

From Murong Yan's mouth, it was learned that the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom was divided into three layers of defense, the first layer was the defense of the palace, the second layer was the entry and exit of the city, and the third layer was the pass within a radius of fifty miles from the city.

The palace is the most heavily defended, and the pass on the third layer is slightly inferior, but it is also necessary to clear the documents, but the second layer is relatively weaker.

In addition, hundreds of miles from the national capital to the border, the checkpoints on the road also need to be cleared, and it is impossible to pass through without this thing.

As for crossing mountains and mountains to bypass the passes, this possibility is extremely low, because the topography of the Great Xia Kingdom is very complicated, and the passes are all located on dangerous roads, and the detour is not only very dangerous but also extremely time-consuming.

The more Xu Yan listened, the more disappointed he became, and he couldn't help but feel that the difficulty of the escape plan was much greater than he imagined.