Chapter 9: Outside Chiba Castle
In the middle of the Nanyue Empire, there is a manor with beautiful landscapes. There are more than 10 houses in the manor, which is no different from the usual manor. At the gate of the manor, ten large lanterns hung high. These ten lanterns leaned together to form a pattern, and from a distance, it was a dragon character.
Nearly a hundred meters from the gate, a hall stood. This hall looks a little weird, even in the bright day, there is still a dark and cold atmosphere. It is very incongruous with the surrounding beautiful landscape.
A figure sat tall in the hall, and he looked like he was in his twilight years, for his temples were a little gray. But he seemed to be only in the prime of life, for his face was ruddy, and his eyebrows were so dark that they seemed to be dipped in ink. His eyes are as sharp as eagle eyes, revealing a sharp edge that people dare not look at directly. He held a booklet in his hand, his palms were wide and white, and his knuckles were as tough and powerful as if they were made of metal. It's just that at this moment, these hands full of strength trembled slightly.
"Hmph... It's really the Black Flame Divine Soldier," he stood up, his robe windless. "Descendants of the Ye family, have you finally come out?" He moved his eyebrows, as if he remembered something, and muttered in his mouth: "Thirteen years, I have been waiting for you, I have been waiting for thirteen years." Someone..."His voice suddenly became louder, and a man dressed in black suddenly walked in at the door of the temple, the man bowed respectfully, bowed his head and said, "Lord." The man snorted and said lightly: "Immediately issue orders to all points of the Federal Kingdom, send additional people to Ye City, and keep an eye on the Ye family's old land for me." As soon as there is news, report it immediately. The Lord paused, and then said, "Also, let the people from the Black Dragon Group investigate someone for me... No, look for a sword, it's pitch black, even the hilt is pitch black. The Lord showed a thoughtful look, "If you find it, report it immediately, and don't act rashly." "Yes, Lord. The man answered, bowed and exited the hall.
Chiba Castle, located in the middle of the Federal Kingdom, is the capital of the Federal Kingdom. The federal kingdom is a federal power formed by many tribes, and although there are many sects in the territory, they are mainly clans. The Chiba tribe of this generation was particularly strong, and the audience tribe elected it and became a royal family. The leader of the Chiba clan naturally became the leader of the entire Federation Kingdom. But almost all the tribal forces believe in obeying the temple of Fran, and the Chiba tribe is no exception. Therefore, the Temple of Fran is the true leader of the Federal Kingdom. The complicated government affairs in the country are handled by the King of Chiba, but if there is a major matter between the tribes, it is generally the temple that comes forward to coordinate. It was in this way that the prestige of the Temple of Farran was established step by step, to the point of leading the entire kingdom.
In Chiba Castle, the style of the house building is very different from that of the Okago. Most of the houses are low-dome buildings with bright colors, and almost every house is painted in bright colors. Patches of plantain forests and verdant bamboo forests are the main beauty here.
Zhou Mengxuan and the two walked on the streets of the city, looking at the men and women wearing strange clothes in the city, they felt very novel. The two of them searched all the way from Dacang Jiaozhou to Chiba City. The mysterious killer is like a fog, making it impossible to catch the slightest trace. The two found an inn in the city and stayed.
The people of the Federation usually use the language of various tribes to communicate, and the speed of speech is extremely fast, listening to Wu Yu's ears, I only feel that it is chirping, like setting off firecrackers, and I can't understand a word. Fortunately, most of the shops running businesses in the city can speak the lingua franca of the mainland, so they avoid the embarrassment of language barriers.
The night breeze blows, with a slight fragrance, into the house. Zhou Mengxuan stood in front of the window and silently looked at the night sky. The breeze ruffled her hair, stirring in the candlelight, like a lover's caressing. The moonlight shone on her face, giving off a faint glow, which was very beautiful. The jade pendant hanging from her waist showed a misty glimmer. Who said that moonlight must be cold, but this is not the case at this moment.
I don't know how many times she stood silently in the night wind.
"Senior Sister Mengxuan, have you slept?" The voice outside the door came, it was Wu Yu.
Meng Xuan heard the voice, frowned slightly, didn't get up to open the door, and said lightly: "Senior Brother Wu, is there something wrong?"
Wu Yu heard her sister's cold tone, and her heart suddenly became cold. As he was hesitating about how to answer, suddenly, a sword roared from inside the room, the sound was crisp and bright, as if expressing something. Wu Yu was surprised in his heart, the door opened, and Meng Xuan appeared with a long sword.
"Senior Sister Mengxuan, what's wrong?" Wu Yu saw that Mengxuan's expression was different, and he immediately asked.
"Senior Brother Wu, it's too late to say more, you will know if you come with me. Meng Xuan didn't say much, flew out of the inn, and rushed all the way out of the city. Wu Yu followed, and his body at this time was much faster than in the Divine Sword Gate. was proud in his heart, and was about to say a few more words to his junior sister, but Zhou Mengxuan's body method suddenly accelerated, and in a blink of an eye, she had already swept away. Wu Yu was extremely surprised in his heart, when it came to his throat, where could he still say it at this moment.
The two of them rushed out of the city, one after the other. At this time, Wu Yu felt that the atmosphere around him was a little different. The starry night sky was now dark. A gust of night wind blew, and it seemed hurried and cold.
In a bamboo forest outside the city, a mysterious swordsman dressed in black was fighting with a man in a purple and gold cloud robe. Both of them use long swords, and their moves are sharp, and they go straight to each other's vital points. When Zhou Mengxuan and the two arrived in the forest, they saw that around the two swordsmen fighting, a large piece of bamboo had fallen, the fracture was smooth and smooth, and the roots were all cut off by the long sword.
The purple-gold cloud-robed man held a long sword glowing with white light, and the sword light flickered, and it had already been rushed to the extreme. And the man in black was holding a long sword as black as ink, with a black body and a black hilt. If it weren't for the faint black and red light that was triggered, I am afraid that I would not be able to see it in this night.
The situation of the battle has changed by this moment. The man in black was surrounded by black light, and it was the visual error formed by the rapid dance of the long sword. The cloud-robed man attacked one after another, and the subtlety of the sword moves was not much compared to the famous Kunwu Sword Sect's swordsmanship. Zhou Mengxuan and the others saw such a good swordsmanship, but they didn't know it, so they both thought about the identity of the man in their hearts. But maybe the experience of the two is too shallow, or the realm is too low, and they can't guess the slightest clue for a while.
"Choke!" sounded, the long swords intersected, and the two stopped in unison. The cloud-robed man glanced at Zhou Mengxuan and the others, then looked at the man in black, and sneered: "Your Excellency's swordsmanship is good, and the weapon is even better." His eyes were on the pitch-black sword, an inexplicable flash of light, and his greed was undisguised.
The man in black didn't answer, his long sword was raised, and the tip of the sword was aimed at the man in the purple gold cloud robe.
"Hmph!" The cloud-robed man snorted coldly, he had just made an intensive attack, and he already had a rough estimate of the strength of the man in black in his heart, and he estimated that he was at most comparable to himself. At the moment, he was not afraid of the battle, he held a sword flower in his hand, and waited for the man in black to attack. "Look at how capable you are..."The cloud-robed man muttered in his heart, his eyes staring at the other party, but he didn't dare to underestimate the other party too much.
A gust of night wind blew, and the bamboos shook one after another, making a rustling sound.
"Big brother, you said that the divine soldiers are outside the city, why don't I know?" The two big men swept out of the city side by side. The two of them traveled south from Shuohe Ancient Town, with beautiful scenery along the way, and the two of them were naturally relaxed and happy, and they also arrived in Chiba City unconsciously.
"Hey, brother, big brother, I didn't frame you. Do you see how many people rushed out of the city along the way?"
"Oh, yes, let's go over and see. The two of them were angry and ran wildly. Helplessly, the skills of the two are really not high, and they don't know that there have been several waves of people and horses passing over the heads of the two, and the angry two men shouted.
"Yin...", a huge sword roar came to mind, "Big brother, it's really a divine soldier, it's so loud." The big man covered his ears with a look of ecstasy on his face.
In the bamboo forest, the man in black urged the pitch-black long sword for the second time, and the black clouds in the sky rolled in, and this sword, with unparalleled momentum, went straight towards the man in the cloud robe.
"Not good!" The cloud-robed man regretted it late at this time, the strength of this sword was far beyond his expectations. He exerted all his strength, and the light of the long sword in his hand was even better, and he resisted the black sword diagonally. As if dying, he used all his strength.
"Ahh At this moment, the cloud-robed man's whole body was covered with blood mist, and his hands were even more bloody and fleshy. His body flew upside down, breaking seven or eight bamboos from the mouth of the bowl before falling to the ground, his chest trembling slightly, and he was on the verge of death.
The man in black's body also trembled, and the corners of his mouth were oozing blood. He glanced at the cloud-robed man who had collapsed to the ground, and then turned his head to look at Zhou Mengxuan and the two, with coldness in his eyes. Wu Yu lowered his head and did not dare to look at each other. Zhou Mengxuan met the other party's pair of cold eyes, and her palm unconsciously clenched the hilt of the sword. The black-clothed swordsman seemed to have some scruples, looked left and right, and his body swept up and disappeared into the darkness.
Wu Yu was surprised in his heart, he originally thought that he had obtained the Ten Fang Dan, and his skills had reached the peak of the Great Grandmaster, and he was already a rare master in the world, but the strength of these two people in the forest far exceeded that of ordinary Great Grandmasters, and exceeded the limit of Wu Yu's heart. His heart suddenly fell to the bottom, "Why, why is it so strong, why is it so much stronger than me?" he muttered to himself, as if he was enchanted.
Zhou Mengxuan stood silently, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and there was no expression on her face.
When all the warriors rushed to the bamboo forest, there was no one in sight except for the large bamboo forest that fell to the ground and the bloodstains in the forest.
The cloud-robed man was not in the forest at this time, he took advantage of the black-clothed man to leave, took out a pill from his arms and swallowed it, his face was no longer so pale at this moment. But the wounds on his body still kept dripping blood.
"Divine soldiers, they must be divine soldiers, how can there be divine soldiers on this continent?" The cloud-robed man was stunned and stumbled out of the bamboo forest.
When Zhou Mengxuan and the others saw the cloud-robed man leaving, they didn't come forward to ask, but only returned to Chiba City by themselves. Wu Yu came back to his senses, and the incomparable power of the pitch-black long sword appeared in his mind, and his face couldn't help but turn extremely pale. "Why, why wasn't I the one who got the divine weapon?" he was jealous in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the long sword in Zhou Mengxuan's hand, glowing with a faint light.
Zhou Mengxuan didn't notice Wu Yu's strange gaze. The two of them turned around the ancient mountain pass, which was very close to Chiba Castle. A black-robed figure stood in the middle of the ancient road, with its back to them, blocking the way. The two of them suddenly saw this person, and they were really suspicious in their hearts. Both of them were already cultivators in the realm of the Great Grandmaster, and the six gods sensed how keen, but the person in front of them was obviously in front of them, but they couldn't sense his breath at all.
"Holy Order!" the word came to the two of them in their hearts.
"Haha..."The figure turned around and looked at the two of them with a smile in his eyes.
"Ah, Uncle Yin!" the two saluted respectfully. The person who came was Yin Banchen, the master of the Star Hall of the Kunwu Sword Sect. Yin Banchen was ordered by Kunwu to teach the mountains and rivers of the year, and went all the way south to investigate the news of the birth of the divine soldier, and also arrived in Chiba City.
"Why is Uncle Shi here?" Zhou Mengxuan asked. She rarely spoke, but she couldn't ignore the elders of her teachers and disciples, and she was less polite.
Yin Banchen laughed, then explained the reason, and continued: "I sensed the breath of the divine soldier and was about to rush over, but halfway through, I saw the two of you. Why, seeing that you two are in a hurry, haven't you already gone to investigate?"
The two nodded, and said that in the bamboo forest, the two swordsmen were fighting. Yin Banchen heard that the divine sword was incomparably powerful, and he couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly. Na Na said: "I didn't expect this divine sword to be pitch black, I really haven't even heard of it." The two of you go back to the city first, and I'll go to the bamboo forest to have a look. With that, the figure flashed, and there was no trace.
Many people had already arrived in the forest at this moment, and the two brothers were tired and panting, and finally arrived in the forest.
"I said Brother Gao, you two have come all the way here, but you are not lightly tired!" A man laughed, his tone was full of sarcasm, and many people around him also laughed. The two big men suddenly blushed, the two came from a small family in Xuanzhou of the Dacang Empire, and they worshipped the master to learn martial arts since childhood, the eldest was called Gao Dashan, and the second was called Gao Dahe. Both of them are extremely tall, and they are worthy of these two names.
"Hmph, Wang Xiaofeng, don't laugh at my brothers, seeing that you are pale, I'm afraid it's not much better?" Gao Dashan retaliated and fought back. Suddenly there was another burst of laughter in the woods.
In general, the Venerable Master is different, and the way to attain happiness is also different.
In an alleyway west of Chiba Castle, there is a grocery store, which sells some fur farm tools and other miscellaneous goods during the day, but at night, the door is closed, and the dragon lantern is hung high at the door. This is a small stronghold under the command of the Dark Dragon Slayer Order.
A dark shadow flashed in the alleyway, leading to the door of the grocery store. The man in black stretched out his finger and tapped lightly on the door. "Tuk-tuk... Tuk Tuk..."The percussion has a distinct rhythm and pause. A voice came from inside the door, and said in a low voice: "Lang Lang Qiankun is not the sky. “
The man in black immediately replied, "The black shadow of the Tao is for the dragon." ”
The door immediately opened, and the man in black dodged in, and the door closed tightly.
"Lord Pu, a suspected black sword divine soldier was found in the bamboo forest in the east of the city. The man in black bowed respectfully and fell into the courtyard and said. There are several rooms in the courtyard, and "Master Park" is in one of them. The door opened, and "Master Park" walked into the courtyard and said, "Tell me carefully." “
The man in black respectfully replied, and hurriedly told the story of the forest.
After hearing this, the corners of "Master Park's mouth moved slightly, and said, "Send the Black Dragon Order, and order all the members of the nearby organization to come here quickly." In addition, the news will be sent to the Lord as soon as possible with the highest level of intelligence. “
After Master Park gave the order, he walked freely in the courtyard. His eyes narrowed slightly, lost in thought.
The night is extremely deep and unpeaceful.
A dark shadow walked through the bamboo forest, and his face was extremely pale. Every time the power of the Excalibur was activated, it was as if he had been drained of his power. He could not hear the rustle of the bamboo forest in the night wind, nor could he hear the murmuring of the stream. His world was quiet, so quiet that there was not a single sound. His sensing abilities are superb, and almost nothing escapes his senses. His target, his prey, as long as he is targeted, almost nothing is spared.
But this time, he missed. Although he urged the divine weapon in his hand, he still failed to kill the other party. His eyes were so accurate that he didn't need to do any more probing. He's a killer, he's a member of the Dark Dragon Order, at least until this moment, that's how it was.
He had a code name, which he liked very much, called "The Mist".
It's been five years since Misty debuted, and he remembers it well. Five years ago, he killed someone for the first time, and that feeling did not make him fluttering, but made him suffer all the time.
He tortured himself, which was not what he wanted.
Although, he has many reasons to kill. As he struck more and more, his hand holding the sword had long since become numb.
He leaned against a stone in the middle of the bamboo forest and closed his eyes slightly. In the darkness of the night, he felt safe.
"Dad, I don't want to practice swordsmanship, can you tell me a story?" said a child with a bitter face.
"Mother, I heard them say that there are gods in the world, is it true?" his face was very innocent, with reverie.
"Ye Qingfeng, Ye Qingyun, let's play hide and seek, okay?" he smiled happily and ran happily.
"No return, my mother will take you to eat delicious food!"
"Wow, wow, what's delicious?" he looked at his mother, his eyes very curious.
......
The scene changed, and four people appeared in the sky.
"Dad, they're just like you, they're all going to fly. He looked at the four people standing in the air and asked curiously.
There was a shout of killing in the manor, and many warriors dressed in black and holding weapons rushed in. They slaughtered the servants and maids of the manor.
Blood, blood everywhere. The manor burned, and beautiful houses were reduced to ashes.
The mother's face was covered with blood.
His father, who was regarded as a god, was also covered in blood.
He cried loudly, cried loudly, but no one came to save him, to save his mother.
......
The scene shatters and he wakes up from a nightmare. There were tears on his face, but there was an indescribable smell in his expression. It seems to have a faint smile...
Why does he still laugh?
Perhaps, only in the nightmare can he see his mother again, and see Ye Qingfeng and Ye Qingyun playing with him.
...
Outside Chiba Castle, there is a mountain range, which is not very tall, but it has a special meaning. In the Federal Kingdom, this mountain range is known as the Sacred Mountain, for no other reason than because the Temple of Farran is located here.
The temple of Fran has a long history, dating back thousands of years. When Kunwuzi founded the sect and established the Kunwu Sword Sect, the Temple of Falan already existed.
The whole temple is built on the mountain, and halfway up the mountain, there is a temple hall. The hall reveals the vicissitudes of ancient life, as if a giant beast that has been sleeping for an unknown number of years is lurking here, and the traces of the years seem so heavy.
An old man in a gray robe stood quietly at the door of the main hall, looking at the night sky in the distance. His countenance was withered, as if he were about to die. Behind the old man, a young man followed, his slashed face looking particularly resolute.
"High Priest, the Divine Soldier Celestial Phenomenon is just outside Chiba City, not far from here, so can you just let it go?" the young man's deep voice sounded, with doubts and some anticipation.
"Hehe!" The old man smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Thirteen years ago, this divine weapon was in my Federation Ye City, and I have seen it many times. Hey, if you want to go, go ahead!" the old man sighed slightly, as if he remembered the past, and his expression was slightly sad.
"If the high priest doesn't go, I won't either. The young man's tone was firm, it was his duty to protect the temple, although he had some yearning in his heart, but his will to protect it here was very resolute.
"Hehe, whatever you want. The old man smiled, turned and entered the main hall.