Chapter 80: Raven Ridge
Crow Ridge is a place name, located in Liucheng County, which is under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou, and is the most representative mountain range in Liucheng County.
The reason why Crow Ridge is famous is not how the mountain stands proudly and how unique and charming the scenery is. In fact, Raven Ridge is not a mountain range at all, but a small town sandwiched between two wide mountains, famous for its black market.
In the place only five miles south of Liucheng County, there is the famous Crow Ridge, which is also the largest black market in Bingzhou, and some people have asserted that only you can't think of it, there is nothing you can't buy, this is Crow Ridge!
It was noon, and after nearly half a rainy day, the weather had already turned cooler, and even at noon, you needed to wear a thick shirt to resist the slightest chill on this sunny day.
Because the weather is clear, there are many people walking on the road leading to Crow Ridge one after another, in different shapes, most of them are wearing weapons, and they are hurrying forward with calm expressions, needless to say, these people should be the guests of Crow Ridge.
The geographical location of Crow Ridge is unique, and most of the local officials and soldiers will turn a blind eye to this place, so it seems to be mixed, and many outlaws who don't know how many lives they have in their hands do not need to deliberately avoid the pursuit of the government here.
Therefore, in the Crow Ridge, it is not uncommon to see any kind of big devil.
In the crowd of people coming and going, Su Hang, who was wearing a coarse linen coat and carrying a short sword, looked extremely inconspicuous, but the tall man next to Su Hang was very different, wearing a black robe and carrying a long sword at his waist, with a graceful demeanor, which attracted the side eyes of many people.
Su Hang is not very old, only in his early twenties, and he is already a seventh-grade adjudicator in Liucheng County, and his reputation in Liucheng County is not small, especially his cultivation that has broken through the Meng Mist Realm makes many ordinary people covetous. It's just that Su Hang is a low-key person, and he rarely gets involved in the battles of those worldly wealthy families, so his life is naturally a little shabby.
In this regard, Su Hang didn't care or envy it, in his heart, tempering martial arts was the top priority.
It's just that Su Hang, who was originally quite proud in Liucheng County, has no arrogance at all at the moment, and even feels that his cultivation that is enough to be proud in Liucheng County is not worth mentioning. All thanks to the young man walking beside him.
Three days ago, the adjudicator headquarters in Bingzhou City issued an adjudication order, which was directly submitted to Su Hang, but the content was not to adjudicate, but to provide all the conveniences that could be provided for a medium-grade adjudicator.
Before meeting this middle-grade adjudicator from Bingzhou City, Su Hang was quite disdainful of this, although the status of the middle-grade adjudicator is high, but he is not familiar with the terrain, it is better to let himself assist others than to let a few middle-grade adjudicators assist him.
Of course, what puzzled Su Hang was that the ruling order did not disclose any other information, such as the purpose, such as what needed to be prepared.
This morning, Su Hang greeted this middle-grade adjudicator from Bingzhou City, and what made Su Hang puzzled and depressed was that this middle-grade adjudicator was about the same age as himself, and his appearance seemed to be younger than himself, which made Su Hang, who had been quite smooth sailing in Liucheng County over the years, a little annoyed.
When this good-looking young adjudicator submitted the formalities, the curious Su Hang took a look at the side, and the young man did not refuse, at a glance, Su Hang was greatly surprised, this guy who was only in his early twenties turned out to be a fourth-grade adjudicator, black gloves!
Obediently, Su Hang completely lost his contempt. Maybe a sixth-grade adjudicator is not enough to attract one's attention, but a four-rank adjudicator, that means that this person's cultivation has reached a realm beyond his reach!
The young man also spoke very well along the way, introduced his surname Chen, and asked Su Hang not to call him an adult, just call Chen Gongzi, Su Hang knew that this was for the sake of secrecy, so he naturally did not shirk it.
After simply staying in Liucheng County, this Chen Gongzi let Su Hang lead the way and went directly to Crow Ridge, which is extremely famous in Liucheng County and even in Bingzhou, Su Hang couldn't help but secretly speculate, what does it mean for this black glove adjudicator to come to Crow Ridge, could it be that the adjudicator finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to exterminate the dark forces of Crow Ridge in one fell swoop?
Along the way, the son surnamed Chen didn't speak much, but occasionally asked about things in Crow Ridge or Liucheng County, and Su Hang also knew everything about it.
After walking for a long time, Su Hang raised his head, squinted his eyes and glanced ahead, and laughed softly: "Chen Gongzi, the entrance to Crow Ridge is ahead." ”
This Chen Gongzi is naturally not someone else, but the Chen Tianze who set off earth-shattering waves in Bingzhou, but now, he is already a four-grade adjudicator and has the right to issue a ruling order. This is naturally the arrangement of the old yellow head, and it is also the meaning of Chen Tianze
It stands to reason that now Chen Tianze has fallen into a pseudo-realm, but it is enough to be promoted to the three-grade adjudicator and govern one party, but Chen Tianze refused. It is not necessarily a good thing to go too quickly, only by accumulating enough qualifications can Chen Tianze climb better.
After hearing Su Hang's words, Chen Tianze just nodded slightly, and then asked with a smile: "Brother Su, can you introduce me to Crow Ridge?"
Su Hang was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then organized the language: "Crow Ridge was the first gathering place for bandits, but later a master of the rivers and lakes who didn't know where he came from, fell into the grass and co-opted this bandit, and then built the Crow Ridge Black Market. Of course, there are many versions of how Raven Ridge was first established, and the most commonly circulated one is what I just said. Today's Crow Ridge has a permanent population of only a few thousand, but they are all quite outstanding figures in the martial arts, like a town, there are independent shops, and it is normal for many things that cannot be seen or prohibited to be auctioned here. In addition to the shops on one street, there is also an open-air square, which covers a small area, just like the usual city market, and on the right day, many people flock to it, and the scene is quite spectacular. ”
Chen Tianze nodded and said with a smile: "Every day with two, five, and eight days, there will be a market, and here is the same." ”
Su Hang was slightly stunned, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, he didn't know what the situation was here, and this Chen Gongzi obviously knew more than himself, so why did he ask himself?
"I want to know how many mountains there are in Crow Ridge, how are the staffing, and the situation of the masters here. Chen Tianze wrote lightly, but Su Hang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"There are three big mountains, and according to the ranking, they are Li, Huang, and Wang. The three families are at the forefront, these three families are the first to settle in Crow Ridge, and it is rumored that they have all reached the realm of rebirth, and they have dozens to hundreds of private soldiers under their hands. I have also seen these private soldiers, all of them are beautifully armoured, well-armed, and they are all outlaws, and they are very powerful. Others are small families and are not worth mentioning. Su Hang replied stiffly.
None of these families are easy to provoke, and the combat power of those armor soldiers is even more invincible, and it is rumored that there was a master who had escaped the rebirth realm and fought with the Li family without saying a word, and finally was poured out by hundreds of armor soldiers, taking turns to fight, and they were consumed to death.
It's just that Su Hang didn't dare to say these words.
Chen Tianze naturally guessed what Su Hang was thinking, but he didn't explain it, because for these people who tied their heads to their belts, too much explanation would only become a cover up out of nothing.
Finally arrived at a torii, a few big characters written on the archway had already become blurred, and the crowd around was getting denser and denser.
At the foot of the torii standing at the mountain pass, a large group of people surrounded one of the old men, as if they were looking at something, and there were cheers from time to time in the crowd.
Chen Tianze, who had no intention of staying, looked at the rangers in the crowd full of swords, and somehow remembered the Mu Xiaotian who was carrying a broken knife and shouting all day long to walk the rivers and lakes, stunned for a moment, Chen Tianze smiled slightly, looked at Su Hang, who was also looking at the side with some astonishment, and chuckled: "Let's go, go and see the excitement, so I can get to know this Crow Ridge." ”
Su Hang naturally had no objections, and followed Chen Tianze into the crowd.
I saw a ragged old man squatting on the ground, dozens of long swords in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile: "This long sword, the appearance is a little worse, but the material is made of high-grade fine iron, and the sharpness is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary long swords, but unfortunately, the long sword is old, and it is not enough to cherish it, and it has been stacked and has never drunk blood, so it has become like this, but it is a pity that this good sword is like this." ”
The middle-aged man standing in the crowd who pushed his long sword in front of the old man couldn't help but blush, hurriedly dropped a copper plate, and left with the long sword in his hand.
It turned out to be a sword commentator, and Chen Tianze couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
I am not proficient in the understanding of the long sword, of course, I also know some fur, and then look at the person in front of me, although I can catch a lot of branches and fur, and the head of the person who fools people is the way, but the key place has not been able to be spoken, such as the long sword of the middle-aged man just now, obviously because the killing was too heavy in the early years, the killing intent was too strong, and it was deliberately hidden.
As soon as he thought of this, Chen Tianze shook his head and prepared to leave here with Su Hang.
The old man who had been squatting on the ground shook his head and looked at the dozens of long swords on the ground that were very bad in both appearance and texture, smashed it and smashed it in his mouth, and inadvertently glanced up, instantly shocked. Then he didn't care about Sven, so he hurriedly got up and shouted: "Cross the river, cross the river, cross the river!"
The onlookers were stunned, and looked at the old man's line of sight, and it happened that Chen Tianze and Su Hang had already walked out of the crowd.
The old man pushed the crowd away directly, grabbed Chen Tianze's arm, looked down at the long sword with the hilt exposed on Chen Tianze's waist, and said in horror: "Dare to ask the son, the name of this long sword is a river crosser?"
Chen Tianze turned his head and squinted his eyes and shook his head slightly.
Su Hang, who was standing beside Chen Tianze, was shocked in his heart, he had clearly felt the faint surging murderous intent of this Chen Gongzi beside him, could it be that this adjudicator wanted to attack an ordinary person?
The old man was stunned for a moment, as if he realized his faux pas, hurriedly let go of his hand, hugged his fists and said: "This son, he is really rude, I just thought that I saw a long sword that has a deep relationship with the old man, so I was so excited, and I hope that the son will not be surprised." ”
Chen Tianze still had a smile on his face, and shook his head lightly to indicate that it was okay.
Then, the old man returned to his position in a daze, stared at the broken sword on the ground, and shouted: "Don't look at it, don't look at it, the old man's eyes are spent." ”
Everyone had to scatter in all directions, and before leaving, they didn't forget to curse and curse.
The old man squatted under the archway, squinted at the direction in which Chen Tianze and Su Hang disappeared, thoughtfully, and muttered to himself: "I hope the old man is clumsy." ”
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