The day to get out of town was fast approaching.

Before dawn, Wei Tao had already gotten up.

The dark armor, arm guards, and leg guards were all fastened by him.

Then put on a custom-made power suit on the outside.

Tie two thick-backed mountain knives at the back of your waist.

All kinds of hidden weapons are also placed in place.

In the end, he put on a cold-proof coat, carried the burden of various supplies, and left the house towards the martial arts hall.

The streets are deserted.

From time to time a whirlwind blows, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Some of the gang members armed with swords and swords began to gather, causing ordinary residents to flee in the morning.

Wei Tao pressed down on the hat, his gaze sweeping over the group of gang members who walked by.

The Hidden Knife Society, Changle Fang, Shanjiamen, and the Fierce Tiger Gang are basically big forces that can be called in the outer city.

Suddenly, he stopped and turned his head to look back.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of horses' hooves was dense from far and near, and the ground shook slightly.

Wei Tao stopped and turned to look.

I only saw a team of black-armored knights with a strict lineup,

Carrying a longbow on his back, and a saber at his waist,

Rushing down the long street.

These knights were taller, especially the legs and arms, the muscles were knotted and bulging high,

It looks unusually thick, like a piece of hard iron ingot.

There were not many pedestrians on the road, and they avoided it and hid to the side and did not dare to look directly.

"It's the black rider of the Zhou family."

Wei Tao silently observed, "And compared to the last time they came back from outside the city, they look stronger and better equipped. ”

Kindness?

Suddenly, the black-armored knight, who was the last to press the formation, turned his head to look.

and Wei Tao's gaze met in mid-air.

"This man ......"

Wei Tao couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

The knight turned his head just now, and his eyes sparkled and shone brightly, which actually made his eyes irritate and make him faintly feel a little painful.

Also, whether it was his size or the war horse under his crotch, that man was a full lap larger than the other black horses.

The face under the helmet is purple in color, and the eyebrows are two spots of red, and it looks like a third eye has grown.

Wei Tao watched him go away.

After careful observation, his eyes couldn't help but freeze again.

The knight's palm holding the reins was more than twice as large as that of ordinary people, and the green tendons were raised high, as if they were wrapped around blue-gray iron chains, which looked hideous and terrifying.

Even the iron spear on the horse's back was much thicker and heavier than the knight in front of it, and was the thickness of a large cup.

Wei Tao could fully imagine what a terrifying impact it would have if this person charged with his horse and stabbed out that big gun.

If it is an ordinary qi and blood martial artist, even if he is wearing standard iron armor, he is afraid that he will be pierced by a shot, and there is no chance of survival.

"If I go head-to-head with him......"

Wei Tao fell into thought, but did not come to a definite conclusion.

In the end, who loses and who wins, it takes a fight to know.

The whole long street fell completely silent, and only the sound of black horses stepping on the ground gradually faded away.

"Hoo ......"

It wasn't until all the black riders disappeared that someone let out a long breath of white air,

The man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with emotion, "Is this Zhou Mingzun, the eldest young master of the Zhou family, he is getting more and more powerful." ”

"Yes, I don't know which of the two is stronger or weaker compared to Huang Qilin."

"It's hard to say, it is rumored that both of them have cultivated their family martial arts to a high and profound realm, and have completed the transformation of qi and blood, if you really want to compare, you can only know if you have really done one."

"That's the eldest son of the Huang Zhou family, the head of the next generation,

It's a dream for you to let them fight with real guns! ”

Wei Tao walked past the two gang members who were talking in a whisper, and couldn't help but slow down slightly.

The two of them were silent for a moment.

was glared at by Wei Tao, and each of them shivered.

"Why didn't you say anything as soon as I came?"

"You two, do you look down on me or what?"

His brow furrowed, condescending, and in a low tone.

Boom!

The two swallowed their saliva and smiled all over their faces, "What does Mr. want to hear, let's say, let's say." ”

Wei Tao nodded with satisfaction, "Just continue to tell the story that Huang Qilin and Zhou Mingzun have to say, I have limited time, so I will pick up the key points and describe them in detail." ”

It's getting dark.

The sunlight could not penetrate the clouds, and it was dark and gloomy during the day.

Coupled with the cold wind that blows from time to time, it brings a bone-chilling coldness.

After the Red Line Gate people left the city, they went all the way north.

Thirty horses lined up in a queue, leaving a string of flying earth dragons on the official road.

After most of the hour, away from the city and the surrounding grange villages, they began to really go deep into the wilderness.

Stiff corpses began to appear on the side of the road.

All of them were ragged, and their bodies were covered with thick hoarfrost,

They are in different poses, their eyes blank, as if they are staring at passers-by.

From time to time, a crow with black feathers and blood pupils falls,

Lying down on the corpse and eating happily.

There were also a few wild dogs that were attracted to the horse, frightened by the movement of the horse team, turned their heads and fled, hiding in the distance to secretly observe.

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and his face was a little gloomy.

The tip of his nose twitched, and he faintly smelled a hint of rotten flesh,

It emanates from these corpses.

Swish!

A figure leaped from the horse's back and landed directly in front of the corpse.

Croak!

The frightened crow screamed and flapped its wings and flew away.

But he was clicked and held by a big hand, and his neck was broken with a little force.

"Teacher, this is a female corpse, and there is a transparent wound on the chest, which should be caused by a sharp blade."

A figure wearing a hat and a heavy cloak spoke.

It was Yan Shi who was ordered to stay in the martial arts hall.

Wei Tao didn't know how he persuaded the teacher to join the team of bandits.

However, it is also a good thing to increase the combat power of the team as a whole.

"Leave her alone and move on." Master Zhou sat upright on the horse, without any intention of staying.

The horse team began to move, quickly leaving the corpses behind.

"How far is it from here to Maoshi Village?"

After another distance, Master Zhou asked.

Tan Pan unfolded the animal skin map and compared the surrounding landscape.

"Back to the teacher, we are in this position now, and it will take about two hours to reach the destination in the afternoon."

Master Zhou nodded, and when he saw a place where he could shelter from the wind, he ordered him to stop and rest and eat some dry food to replenish his strength.

As we move on, the terrain begins to undulate, entering a hilly terrain of high and low heights.

The crowd had to slow down,

In some places, horses had to be walked to get through the ice.

After going deep into the hills for dozens of miles, we finally arrived at the destination of this trip.

It was a populated area with hundreds of families called Maoshi Village.

They will use this as a base to conduct a thorough search and cleanup of the surrounding area.

The sound of hooves burst into action, and it quickly approached Maoshi Village.

From a distance, you can already see the stone houses of varying heights.

Wei Tao narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the village that was getting closer and closer.

I don't know why, but he always felt that something was wrong.

The whole village was silent.

There wasn't a single person walking around.

In the evening, there was not a single wisp of smoke rising.

There are no people living here?

A question came to mind.

Did the villagers all migrate and flee, or did they ......

He quickly adjusted his body and grabbed a few money darts in his hands.

Soon after, the horse team stopped at the entrance of the village under the stone gate archway.

Everyone dismounted, looking at the building in front of them with different faces.

"Little Ten, what do you think?" Master Zhou observed for a moment and asked.

"Teacher, this village is not normal." Yan Shi replied.

Tan Pan held the reins and stared at the dark and scattered buildings in front of him, his expression a little puzzled and dignified.

They all sensed something was wrong.

"It's not normal." Master Zhou nodded.

"When so many of us came to the entrance of the village, let alone seeing a villager, we didn't even hear a dog barking, the village was too quiet."

He pondered silently for a moment, then waved his hand to call Tan Pan.

"Copy the good guys, line up the battle array, and go in and investigate."

Wei Tao followed Tan Pan's side, followed by a few registered disciples with guns and guards, and stepped into the quiet and silent Maoshi Village.

Passing by the dusty stone houses in front of him, Tan Pan raised his hand and stopped in front of a half-open courtyard door.

Through the half-open door, Wei Tao saw that it was deserted inside, with residual snow and fallen leaves mixed together, giving people a sense of decay and decline.

"Go in and have a look?" Tan Pan for advice.

Wei Tao nodded, pulled out his waist knife, and took a few steps forward to open the gray courtyard door.

Not only the yard, but even the houses inside seem to have been uncleaned for a long time, revealing a rotten atmosphere everywhere.

"It seems to have been deserted."

As soon as Tan Pan raised his hand, several registered disciples behind him quickly stepped forward and opened the door of the main house with spears.

He and Wei Tao followed, ready to help.

Suddenly there was an exclamation.

A named disciple staggered back and fell straight down the steps.

Wei Tao looked through the half-open door and saw only a corpse hanging from under a beam.

His feet were dangling from the ground, his tongue was sticking out, and his eyes were wide and lifeless.

It was a middle-aged man in a white robe, and his face was like an overdose of alabaster, and there was no blood in sight.

Even the hands exposed outside the sleeves were pale to almost transparent color.

Inexplicably, Wei Tao thought of the Xu family couple in Yaoshi Lane.

Their bodies after death seem to bear many similarities with the middle-aged man hanging from the beams of the house.

He stepped forward cautiously, and suddenly slashed out.

The blade instantly tore through the white robe and slashed through the corpse's left leg, leaving a deep wound on it.

Really......

There was hardly any blood coming out.

Even if the person has been dead for a while and the blood in his body has clotted, this should not be the case.

Wei Tao slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

turned around and glanced at Tan Pan.

"Senior brother, what do you think?" He asked.

"There's some trouble now."

Tan Pan's brows furrowed, "Let's go to other places to investigate first, and then we will talk." ”

For the next period of time.

Neither made any new discoveries.

It seems that except for this corpse, the entire Maoshi Village has disappeared, and there is not even any trace of leaving.

"Let's get out of the way." Tan Pan also felt a chill in his back, and immediately gave an order.

A few registered disciples with spears in their hands had already weakened their hands and feet, and they couldn't wait to have wings on their backs and fly away from this place directly.

"Big brother." Wei Tao walked at the end and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong, Seventh Senior Brother?" Tan Pan's face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Is this corpse related to the Red Lantern Society?"

Wei Tao's voice was like a mosquito ant, and it only reached Tan Pan's ears.

Tan Pan said, "I don't know, I can only say that there is such a possibility." ”

"Red Lantern Club, what is the origin?" He continued.

"I don't know exactly what it is."

Tan Pan thought for a moment, "However, when I went to the inner city before, I saw more than one Red Lantern Festival disciples, most of whom were family members of three families with five surnames. ”

"At least in Cangyuan City, this newly established organization can be described as leafy and deep-rooted, so I don't want you to provoke it easily."

They quickly withdrew from Maoshi Village and joined up with the others who were on guard outside.

After listening to Tan Pan's story, Master Zhou thought for a moment,

Looking up at the increasingly gloomy celestial phenomenon, he finally made the decision to enter the village to rest.

There is no way.

Except for Maoshi Village, there are no houses in this area that can shelter from the wind and snow.

Now that the weather has changed dramatically, a snowstorm may be on the way.

Staying in the wilderness, bad weather alone may reduce most of the team.

The rest will be hungry and hungry, and they won't be able to exert their due strength.

If you encounter the bandits gathered again, I am afraid that it will usher in the end of the annihilation.

After some comparison, Master Zhou chose a vermilion compound in the village as his station.

All of a sudden, everyone moved.

Patrol and guard, set traps, clean houses, seal windows, collect firewood......

Everyone has their own work, and they are busy until it gets dark before they can finally stop to eat and rest.

Strong winds and heavy snow also fell at the same time.

The whole world was covered by a white expanse.

(End of chapter)