Chapter 1 Unkind Guests (Ask for Collection)
Zhongzhou, Yunshui City.
The mountains are like ink, and the sunset is like fire.
There was a golden silence on the vast sea, the distant mountains were clothed in the color of the sunset, the milky clouds on the sky became as bright red as a fireband, and the birdsong of the late return slowly flowed through the distant sky, and the east of the mountains was pitch black.
In the distance, a black bird suddenly appeared, and at first the black bird just flew leisurely over the dusky sky, its wings cutting every heavy black cloud. But a black wind swept by, and suddenly the blackbird ghostly transformed into a black light and flew quickly towards the east of the mountains.
An eerie black light pierced the bloody sky.
In the vast remnant sun, in a quiet courtyard on the outskirts of the south of the city, a fourteen-year-old boy, under the guidance of a middle-aged man, cultivated hard. The boy has a mediocre appearance, an ordinary figure, and is wearing a plain shirt with short sleeves.
At this time, the young man, because of the long-term cultivation, his body was already red and weak, and every punch and kick would bring a trace of soreness between the muscles and bones. But despite this, his strength has not diminished at all, and the serious expression on his face is filled with maturity and perseverance that is different from that of his peers.
"Four fingers are clasped inwards in the palm of the palm, and the thumb is pressed hard against the index finger. Punching is like a snake rolling, and the punching force collapses the world. Take a line from the upper yang and lower yin, and hit the left and right horizontally and inside and outside-"
The middle-aged man was dressed in a black shirt, standing straight on the side of the courtyard, with a full aura on his body, at a glance he was a martial artist who had cultivated for the sake of attainment, at this time he was reciting the mantra word by word, and the young man punched, kicked, high-fived, elbowed, and swept his legs under his guidance.
"Okay, Mu'er, let's rest for a while! come and drink this!" the middle-aged man said gently, with a look of satisfaction in his expression. This man's name is Qin Tianyang, and the young man who is cultivating is his son, Qin Mu.
"Okay, Father, wait until I'm done with my last few punches. ”
After Qin Mu heard his father's words, he didn't leave in a hurry, but immediately after throwing the last few punches, he didn't stop his fists until he finished beating this set of Qin family punches, and walked towards his father. Qin Mu came to his father, picked up the tea bowl and drank it all without ambiguity.
Qin Tianyang looked at Qin Mu quietly, his eyes were bright and clear, and in the depths of his eyes, there was a faint amount of memory and warmth. When he saw Qin Mu drink this bowl of Gathering Spirit Tea in one gulp, there was a hint of joy on his face.
He reached out and touched Qin Mu's head, and asked gently, "Mu'er, are you tired?"
Qin Mu smiled, pursed his lips, and shook his head slightly.
Qin Tianyang smiled lightly, then turned his gaze and glanced at Qin Mu's chest, "Mu'er, quickly wipe your mother's relics well, don't let the sweat stink!" As he spoke, he handed the young man an off-white silk cloth on the coffee table, signaling him to wipe the stone pendant on his chest.
The stone pendant is composed of a thumb-sized jet-black stone and a hard black line, on the surface, it is extremely ordinary, but if you put it in your hand and look closely, you will find that there are many black fine lines inside the stone, densely packed like a living thing.
"Don't worry, Dad, this is something that my mother gave me, I will definitely protect it!" As he spoke, Qin Mu took the silk cloth and wiped it carefully.
Qin Tianyang nodded with satisfaction when he saw this, but when he looked at the stone pendant on Qin Mu's chest, a trace of sentimentality arose in his heart, as if he was recalling the past, but his expression did not arouse that Qin Mu's awareness.
"Dad, since you're afraid that it will stink, then I'll take it off when I cultivate in the future, right?" Qin Mu asked his father for instructions while carefully rubbing the stone.
Qin Tianyang, who was originally a little distracted, was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly shouted with a hint of anger: "No!"
When Qin Mu heard this, he was startled, his eyes widened, and he seemed a little overwhelmed. But Qin Tianyang was not moved at all, but said solemnly: "Mu'er, you have to remember to me that this stone is a relic of your mother, you must take it with you alive, and you can't let it leave you half a step!
After speaking, Qin Tianyang glanced at Qin Mu, who was a little hesitant, and continued to instruct in a slightly gentle but still strict tone: "Do you remember what Dad said?"
"Well, I know!" Qin Mu was first frightened by his father's sudden move, but when he thought of his father's kindness, a happy smile appeared on his face again.
Since he was a child, his father has been very good to him, and it can be said that he is obedient and even doting. Moreover, in order to improve his spiritual power, his father did not hesitate to risk his life to go to the Shura Mountains to pick elixir fairy grass and let him take it. It can be said that his father gave Qin Mu all his love.
However, this time my father was actually angry, and he was angry for no reason. However, Qin Mu didn't blame his father, he knew that his father loved him like his mother. Since this stone is a relic of my mother, even if my father does not ask for it, I will definitely take good care of it.
"Perhaps, I was too careless and too casual!" Qin Mu thought so, so he lowered his head again and began to carefully wipe the stone and hang it up.
If there happened to be a caravan walking in the desert, they would only feel a black light suddenly passing around them, and they would only think that it was an illusion caused by trekking under the scorching sun for too long.
But no one would have thought that the black light that had just passed by and quickly disappeared towards the sky was the person who was on his way to carry out his mission in the "undercurrent" of the most outstanding assassination organization today.
Undercurrent, they are like ghosts in the dark night, carrying out all the assassinations.
In Zhongzhou Yunshui City, no one knows the correct location of the "undercurrent", and no one knows what the nature of the "undercurrent" belongs to, and the only one who knows is that the undercurrent only listens to the orders of the city lord Qin Tianhai.
And now, this black light is the unique way the "undercurrent" performs its mission.
The sun is about to set.
Yunshui City, on the official road dozens of miles away from Wushan Town, in a noisy sound, there was a sound of horse-drawn carriages rolling from the forest road at one end of the sea, and a marching team that was not common on weekdays suddenly appeared in Wushan Town.
In the marching procession, in a rather ornate carriage, there was an old man who was closing his eyes and recuperating, the old man was dressed in a white robe and a white beard, looking a bit like an immortal from outside the world.
Probably in cultivation, there was a faintly glowing heaven and earth aura around the old man's entire body, and the heaven and earth aura penetrated into the old man's whole body like a living thing.
The march went all the way, in vain, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, and two rays of light shot out, which was extremely terrifying.
But after a while, he closed his eyes again, and slowly transmitted the sound through the gods, and then, without warning, the whole team stopped moving.
In the twilight, the old man, squinting slightly, looked at the dim sky and waited.
After a while, a sharp light suddenly pierced the dim sky, and then a black dove swooped down from the sky like an arrow, and before everyone could see it, it had disappeared, leaving only a hasty and sharp chirp that spread through the bloody sky.
In the old man's hand was a yellow charm, on which the incantation was clearly written:
Before sunrise tomorrow, order Qin Mu to go to the Shura Mountain Range, and if he doesn't obey, kill all the people in the dock courtyard.
Wushan Town, Wuyuan.
A procession of troops stopped outside the courtyard, and an old man got down from the carriage, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and said in a low voice: "Qin Tianyang, are you there?"
In the dock courtyard, Qin Tianyang, who was guiding Qin Mu's cultivation, was stunned when he heard the voice coming from outside the courtyard, but he didn't think much about it, and then went out.
Qin Mu, who was swinging his fist, also heard the sound, so he immediately stopped his fist to retract his breath. He heard the voice of the person who came, this person was Qin Fu, the housekeeper of the Qin family, and now that he came to find his father, there must be nothing good, thinking of this, he hurriedly followed closely.
However, when he reached the courtyard wall, he stopped again, and only listened with his ears.
"Butler, what's the matter, I'm sorry for you to come over in person!" Qin Tianyang said a little respectfully, and this little respectfulness was only superficial, and in his heart he didn't have a good impression of this old man who was called Uncle Fu by the Qin family.
Qin Fu, dressed in a white robe and a white beard, looked a bit like an immortal from outside the world. It's just that this old man is a little ruthless and unsympathetic to people. His style didn't match the immortal's outfit at all.
So, in Qin Tianyang's heart, he was naturally full of bad feelings about this old guy's sudden visit.
"Hey, the third young master. Qin Fu's face was solemn, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
Qin Mu, who heard this movement behind the wall, secretly shouted in his heart that it was not good, and something bad must have come. If he went to meet Qin Fu instead, he would definitely pat his ass and leave, by the way: "Since it's not easy to say, then don't say it!"
However, Qin Mu's father was not like this. Qin Tianyang is an upright person, he is a true man who dares to act, and he has no scheming, so it is naturally difficult to interrupt Qin Fu's words from afar.
And here, the reason why Qin Fu called Qin Tianyang the "Three Young Masters" was because Qin Tianyang was the third son of Qin Zongxuan, the city lord of Yunshui City, and he was also the most beloved son. As the third young master of Yunshui City, he is naturally prestigious, but that was a long time ago. Since Qin Mu can remember, his grandfather Qin Zongxuan was forced to step down by his uncle Qin Tianhai in collusion with several elders and major masters. And his father was also driven to the dock courtyard of Yunshui City by them, and he was banned for ten years.
"Butler, don't call me that, the identity of the 'Third Young Master' is a long time ago, you still call me Tianyang!" Qin Tianyang hesitated slightly, but still took Qin Fu's words.
Qin Fu nodded slightly, made an extremely embarrassed look and said: "Tianyang! Your little son has grown up, he is also a descendant of the Qin family after all, the city lord wants him to go to the Shura Mountain Range and experience experience!"
When Qin Tianyang heard this, he was stunned on the spot. Even Qin Mu, who was hiding outside the wall, was stunned in his heart. Let yourself go to the Shura Mountains? This is too ruthless! I am only fourteen years old, and I don't even have the strength of a martial artist, so I let myself go to the Shura Mountains to die!
"Butler--he's only fourteen years old! If you want to go, you won't go until he completes the coming-of-age ceremony! You go back and tell the city lord, forgive me for not agreeing!" Qin Tianyang frowned, and said very dissatisfied.
"Hey-" Qin Fu shook his head again, as if he was signaling something. Immediately, he said in a low voice: "Tianyang, what kind of place is the dock courtyard, you and I both know it, do you want your son to be imprisoned here for the rest of his life? Besides, this is the rule of the Qin family for generations, everything must be done according to the rules!"
Qin Tianyang was stunned, he was not a fool. And Qin Fu spoke in such a far-fetched tone, obviously implicitly.
"Is this really what my eldest brother meant?" But in the end, he couldn't help but want to make sure.
When Qin Fu heard this, he squinted his eyes and said nothing, from a certain point of view, this is equivalent to a kind of acquiescence! However, as a father, he would not watch his own son go to a dead end no matter what.
"However, Mu'er's martial soul has not yet awakened, how can he fight those demon beasts?" Qin Tianyang struggled for a long time, and finally wanted to fight again.
However, the order given by the city lord himself was not changed lightly.
For a long time, Qin Fu still didn't say a word, for him, nothing was more important than keeping the safety of his family.
Although Qin Tianyang was exiled here by his brother, he ultimately belonged to the same bloodline. However, the so-called "the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain", and there is a stake in the world, which family will keep the thorn in the heart. What's more, for Qin Tianhai, Qin Tianyang's existence is the biggest hidden danger.
Like hanging overhead, three feet sharp. Like a fishbone choked in the throat.
He didn't get rid of it for a day, and he couldn't sleep and eat.
Besides, the matter of Qin Tianyang's father and son is a matter of internal disputes within his family, and the order of the city lord, how can Qin Fu, as a minion, dare to disobey?
"Hey-" Qin Fu sighed helplessly, and then changed his words, so he said in embarrassment: "It's not that there is no way at all!
"Butler, please say, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse!" Qin Tianyang seemed to grasp a glimmer of hope, he hurriedly said to Qin Fu, and immediately expressed his position.
Seeing this, Qin Fu said with a little regret: "If you really don't want to let the little prince go to the Shura Mountain Range, you can only let you go to the soul beast battlefield." Between Qin Fu's words, there was some meaning that made Qin Tianyang retreat.
Hearing the soul beast battlefield, although Qin Tianyang was already ready to die, he was still slightly stunned.
Of course, he was just stunned for a moment, and then he said: "Okay! As long as Mu'er is not allowed to go to the Shura Mountain Range, I will go to the Soul Beast Battlefield!" He knew that this was his own brother's unease about himself and wanted to force himself to death. However, in order to save his son, he had to do this.
At this time, for Qin Tianyang, the soul beast battlefield was only exiled farther away by his eldest brother, even if he never saw his son again, but as long as he could save Qin Mu's life, even if he died, he would not give up.
As for Qin Fu, although Qin Tianyang was banned here, he could be regarded as a strong man in the later stage of a martial artist, and his cultivation had reached the realm of a martial artist.
In the Martial Spirit Continent, all those who cultivate martial arts are divided into nine products and three vehicles. The seventy-ninth rank is called the martial master, the fourth and sixth grades are the martial arts, and the first and third grades are the martial saints. Among the nine products, each product is divided into low, medium and high three levels, and the strength comparison of each level is originally very large, and the difference in the strength of each product is the difference between heaven and earth!
Martial Sect, there are not many in the entire Yunshui City! What's more, Qin Tianyang is also a leader who is extremely aware of the weaknesses of soul beasts, for so many years, Yunshui City has been able to stand tall and famous, most of which is due to Qin Tianyang's credit.
This is also the main reason why Qin Tianhai has not eradicated Qin Tianyang in the past ten years.
However, if he really responded to Qin Tianyang's intention and let him go to the soul beast battlefield, then he would definitely die. At this time, Qin Fu, who had always been calm and steady, was a little panicked when he saw Qin Tianyang being so fierce and not afraid of death! You must know that if you really lose such a powerful Martial Sect, then the fate of Yunshui City in the future is really worrying.
Although his brother wanted him to die, out of some selfishness, Qin Fu would not let such a martial artist die in vain. Thinking of this stake, Qin Fu looked like he was working hard, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Third Young Master, you have to think twice! Although the Shura Mountain Range is dangerous, the strength of the little boy is also extraordinary, and he has a chance to go there. But if you go to the soul beast battlefield, you will definitely die!"
"I know, but Mu'er is in a critical period of cultivation, and I absolutely can't-" Qin Tianyang was just about to continue, wanting to politely decline Qin Fu's kindness, when a young man's voice came from behind the wall.
"Father, I'm going to the Shura Mountain Range, it's just right, I want to go outside to practice!" Qin Mu hurriedly ran out with a smile and said to Qin Tianyang, that appearance seemed to have no fear of the legendary Shura Mountain Range!
Qin Tianyang heard the voice, looked at Qin Fu, was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "Nonsense! You can't even drive your soul power, how can you go to the land of demon beasts? What's more, you are now in an important period of cultivation, if you can break through the bottleneck of martial arts in the coming-of-age ceremony, you can enjoy the treatment of martial arts cultivation." Now that I really want to go to the Shura Mountains, not to mention ruining your future, I will kill you!"
"Father, don't worry! Everywhere you go is cultivating, and the heaven and earth aura on the Martial Spirit Continent is so lacking, maybe the Shura Mountain Range is still a more suitable place for cultivation, let me go out and see and see!" Qin Mu said nonchalantly.
In fact, how could Qin Mu not understand how important his current cultivation was. Moreover, going to the Shura Mountains alone means that my father will not be able to accompany him in the future. How could he not understand what a dangerous place the Shura Mountains were? However, if because of his own cultivation, he asked his father to go to the soul beast battlefield to die, he would not agree to anything. What's more, their enemy was Qin Tianhai, who was the city lord. Even if he is in Yunshui City and really achieves something in cultivation, the uncle who is the city lord will definitely not give him any benefits, and if he doesn't do it well, he will also attract death.
What's more, in terms of cultivation, Qin Tianhai's strength had already broken through the fifth-grade martial sect and entered the realm of the fourth-grade martial sect.
If he wanted to kill Qin Mu's father and son, it was as easy as a snap.
Of course, Qin Tianyang also understands this principle. However, he was still reluctant in his heart. On the one hand, Qin Mu was his only hope, and he still had many missions to accomplish, and on the other hand, the Shura Mountains were really an extremely dangerous place.
At this moment, after thinking for a long time, Qin Fu suddenly spoke: "If not, I still have a method for you to choose-"