In the courtyard.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zuo Dao's complexion changed slightly.

The ball of meat that was put into the warrior's mouth by Cao Shengwang just now, he seemed to see that it was still squirming.

That thing is alive......

What was that, and why did King Cao put it in the mouth of the captured warrior.

Could it be that this object is the key to his quest for immortality?

Zuo Dao became more and more puzzled in his heart, and subconsciously approached the hut not far away.

When it came to the courtyard.

But he saw that Cao Shengwang was looking at the unconscious warrior in front of him with anticipation, muttering to himself, as if he was saying something.

The next moment, I saw that the warrior who had passed out suddenly opened his eyes.

And his eyes widened angrily, his hands were raised sharply, and he grabbed his neck tightly.

In an instant, the warrior's face turned red.

Between its neck, green tendons were exposed, and rough veins were like worms under the skin.

Zuo Dao could clearly feel that in this martial artist's body, there seemed to be a terrifying vitality flourishing.

It's just that this kind of development is born by constantly sucking the blood and essence of the martial artist.

The warrior who swallowed the meat ball became more and more rickety at this moment, and his skin began to slack and age.

However, at tea time, the warrior who swallowed the meat ball had already become skinny and bone-like.

The next moment, a round and shiny ball of flesh burst out from its dantian purple mansion.

The moment the meat ball appeared, it wanted to run away into the distance.

But before he could escape, he was grabbed by King Cao Sheng.

Cao Shengwang looked at the meat ball in his hand, and couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction on his face.

muttered to himself: "Although the heat is a little worse, it is enough." ”

The voice fell.

He put the meat ball in his mouth and swallowed it directly.

Zuo Dao looked at the scene in front of him, with a look of shock on his face.

In addition to shock, there is also some disgust.

Could this be the rumored Ren Dan?

With this meat ball as the main medicine, many martial artists are used as auxiliary medicines, and the main medicine is used to devour the blood and essence of the auxiliary medicine.

Then it is integrated into one, and it becomes a human pill when practiced, extending the life span of the dying person.

Just when Zuo Dao was shocked in his heart, he saw that Cao Shengwang's face was flushed at some point.

Then he muttered to himself: "It's a pity, so many innate martial artists can only do this." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Cao Shengwang suddenly turn his head and look at the left road in the courtyard.

Then the figure disappeared in an instant.

When he reappeared, he had already come to Zuo Dao's body, and he had already raised his hand to grab it.

It seems that he has discovered the location of the left path and wants to hold it directly in his hand.

Zuo Dao's complexion changed involuntarily, and then his figure disappeared in place in an instant, shuttling through the endless city wall towards the location of the main body.

Cao Shengwang raised his hand and grabbed the air, but his eyes were still wandering around.

He clearly felt that in this courtyard, there seemed to be an aura that did not belong to him.

And it's right where you are.

How did it disappear into invisibility in the blink of an eye?

Weird, really weird.

Cao Shengwang scattered his human immortal realm and covered the entire palace, as if he wanted to find the traces of the left path.

It's just this action that makes Cao Yan's heart tremble.

This old ancestor of his own has not lived much, and he has not developed his own human immortal realm for decades.

Why did he suddenly open the realm of human immortals at this moment, could it be that he had discovered what he had done?

Just when his heart was terrified.

A eunuch walked into the palace and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the madman Ruan said that the cave built by his old friend can shield the realm of immortals. ”

Hearing this, Cao Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Having built such a large cave in the middle of the palace, it was impossible to say that he was not worried about it.

After all, everything he is doing now is nothing more than driving the wolf and devouring the tiger, and the yellow finch is behind.

plotting a martial arts immortal, even at the expense of cooperating with a terrifying demon.

This in itself is a compliment with the tiger.

Cao Yan felt the retreat of the human immortal realm, and couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction of the old ancestor in the deep palace.

He muttered to himself: "Old Ancestor, I have been a puppet emperor of the Cao family for so long, why don't you die." ”

"In this world, there are only puppet emperors who have been around for hundreds of years."

……

Kyoto, in an abandoned house.

After Zuo Dao returned to his body, he suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath.

On his face, there was a look of shock.

Then the Holy King Cao found him.

This martial arts immortal, even if it is a dying martial arts immortal, is actually so terrifying.

He even had a faint guess, if it weren't for Cao Shengwang's impatience to devour the Human Pill, maybe he would have been discovered the first time he appeared.

Pudu Cihang's big centipede was faintly noticed by his own side.

But this martial artist immortal ......

Horror, it's just terrifying.

Next time, you must not take such a risk, at least you can't easily use the soul body state to unscrupulously spy on the martial arts immortals.

This is just a dying martial arts immortal, and he can already take action against it.

It is even possible to capture it.

If you encounter the heyday, you will be caught as soon as you appear.

Thinking of this, Zuo Dao shuddered a little.

After all, he underestimated the martial artists a little.

It's just that he can't complete his task this time.

After all, it was the two in the palace who secretly plundered the warriors this time.

One is the emperor of the current Great Wei, and the other is the martial arts immortal at the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, the ancestor of the Cao family.

As an outsider like himself, what qualifications does he have to take care of other people's family affairs.

Zuo Dao calmed down for a long time, and then he threw these thoughts behind him and began to close his eyes and breathe.

Regardless of whether he can take care of this Cao family's family affairs or not.

At least tonight, he'll only be able to rest here for the night, and save some of his horse's feet.

It was early the next morning.

When it was just dawn, Zuo Dao put away everything he had arranged, and then walked in the direction of Beizhen Fusi.

When I came to Fusi in Beizhen, I found that there were very few people in the yamen.

After asking, I learned that the martial arts examination had started early, and the brocade guards in the yamen had gone to maintain order in Kyoto.

After all, this Great Wei Wukao is the first time in the world.

Not to mention the warriors who came to Kyoto, even the scholars who came here to participate in the scientific expedition were so lively that they flocked over.

These talents of Dawei will be in the future, and an order has been issued from above that these talents must not be allowed to have accidents.

After Zuo Dao heard this, he also showed a look of surprise on his face.

Obviously, he didn't expect that the martial arts examination of the Great Wei would be carried out in advance, and it was at the critical juncture of the disappearance of the martial artists.

Just when he wanted to go back to his mansion, he saw Zhao Yuan coming over.

He said to Zuo Dao: "Zuo Xian's nephew, you have commanded the envoy to see you." ”

When Zuo Dao heard this, a look of doubt flashed on his face, and he said, "All command the envoy to Fusi in Beizhen?" ”

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "It was the Lord who sent the Jinyi Guard to inform." ”

Hearing this, Zuo Dao arched his hand at Zhao Yuan and said, "Thank you Uncle Zhao for reminding me, I will go over now, and I won't let the commander make the adults wait for a long time." ”

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly, and then watched Zuo Dao leave.

On the long street.

As he rode his horse, he could clearly feel that there were much fewer people on the long street here.

Even the few people on both sides could be heard, and they were all discussing the martial arts examination.

It seems that this time the martial arts examination in Kyoto is too grand, and the attention has reached the point where everyone knows it.

Zuo Dao came to the palace of the commander.

The two brocade guards guarding the door seemed to have already been instructed, and after seeing Zuo Dao, they let him go in without any obstruction.

Zuo Dao came to the study of the commander.

Cao Xiang looked at Zuo Dao who came forward, his eyes were a little deep, and then he said, "Have you found a clue?" ”

Hearing this, Zuo Dao hesitated for a moment and said, "The humble position has indeed found some clues. ”

Cao Xiang said, "Let's hear it." ”

Zuo Dao: "Last night, when I went to investigate, I did see someone secretly kidnapping the martial artist. ”

When Cao Xiang heard this, he frowned slightly, and said, "Your strength has reached the realm of a little grandmaster, and you can't stop it?" ”

Zuo Dao smiled bitterly: "It's not that you can't stop it, but you don't dare to stop it." ”

Hearing this, Cao Xiang said, "What? Do you know who secretly kidnapped warriors? ”

Zuo Dao turned his head and glanced in the direction of the palace, and said, "It's over there." ”

Hearing Zuo Dao's opening, Cao Xiang's expression rarely changed slightly.

There was silence for a long time, and then he slowly spoke: "Are you sure?" ”

Zuo Dao nodded and said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and I didn't dare to deceive my lord when I saw that person enter the palace." ”

When Cao Xiang heard this, he took a deep look at Zuo Dao.

After a while, he waved his hand and said, "I know, you go down first, this matter is silent, this matter, there is no need to investigate this matter again." ”

When Zuo Dao heard this, he showed a look of understanding on his face, and then he saluted Cao Xiang, and then turned around and left directly.

After Zuo Dao left, Cao Xiang sighed faintly.

In fact, not long after this incident, he arranged for his henchmen to investigate, and it was not that no one found out.

It's just that after the report came up, he still had some luck in his heart.

So the only thing he had to do was to urge the martial arts exam to start early, so as to force the one in the palace to stop his means for the sake of Great Wei's face.

Now that he has got the clue of the left way, he is already convinced in his heart.

It's just that what he thinks in his heart is not his old ancestor who refined the human pill for immortality as rumored in the market.

is his second brother, the current Emperor of Great Wei, Cao Yan.

Because a long time ago, when he went to visit his second brother, he accidentally found some clues.

It's just that he doesn't want to think about it in his heart.

Now it seems that the puppets that were inadvertently revealed by his second brother's side should be the missing warriors in Kyoto.

Thinking of this, Cao Xiang felt a little bored in his heart.

Now that Dawei is in turmoil, the second brother in the palace is still engaged in some intrigues.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will wait until the old ancestor Shouyuan is cut off.

Great Wei will be eaten away.

……

After leaving the capital commander's mansion, Zuo Dao rode his horse on the long street.

I came to the venue where the martial arts examination was held.

I saw that the originally extremely empty martial arts examination venue was now densely packed with people.

Not only those warriors who entered Beijing, but also many scholars.

There are even some city officials, as well as people from the family, who want to pick up the leaks in the martial arts examination.

After all, this martial arts examination may not be able to bring those strong martial artists under his command.

But even those who have been eliminated have innate level strength.

If you can recruit the last one, you can at least add a lot of strength to them, and even be able to teach your own younger generations.

It's like killing two birds with one stone.

Not long after Zuo Dao came to the martial arts examination venue, he met Xiahou who was dressed in a strong suit.

At this moment, Xiahou was standing on a tree, looking at the martial arts examination venue from afar.

Seeing this, Zuo Dao rode his horse to the bottom of the tree and said, "Brother Xiahou is really interested, he ran here to climb high and overlook." ”

When Xia Hou heard this, his face was shocked.

With his current strength, he didn't even notice that someone was approaching him, and he came on horseback.

It's just that after seeing the person below, he immediately smiled and said, "It's just to take a look in advance." ”

"Speaking of this martial arts test, it is really unexpected, and the weakest one is also a newcomer."

"Maybe this time, I can really use this battle to touch the threshold of the little grandmaster."

These days, Xiahou is in Kyoto, and he doesn't stay in his room all the time.

I also walked around Kyoto, and I saw the warriors who came to take the martial arts exam.

There were even some small grandmaster-level martial artists found in it.

So he is more confident that he can go one step further in this martial arts examination.

Hearing Xiahou's words, Zuo Dao showed a smile on his face and said, "It seems that Brother Xiahou is very confident. ”

Xia Hou jumped down from the tree and said with a smile: "This is also thanks to the snake meat that Brother Zuo gave me at the beginning, otherwise I would not have made such a rapid progress." ”

Zuo Dao smiled: "Those are what Brother Xiahou deserves, and I get more." ”

Zuo Dao is telling the truth.

In that battle, he not only obtained half of the materials of the Green Snake Daoist, but also pocketed all his life's gains, including a storage ring.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have been so smooth in the midst of a hundred thousand mountains.

Xia Hou stretched his waist slightly, and said, "In today's first battle, it seems that there are no worthy opponents, why don't we two go to drink and catch up?" ”

"Brother Zuo, it shouldn't be worth it today!"

Hearing this, Zuo Dao smiled and said: "Since Brother Xiahou invited, Zuo Mou will definitely be invited." ”

Xiahou smiled when he heard this, and then led the left road towards the restaurant in Kyoto.

On the way, Xiahou also talked to Zuo Dao about what happened after he left Youzhou.

After Zuo Dao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh a little.

This Brother Xiahou, in order to get the false name of the world's number one swordsman, is so hard.

All day long, except for the sword, it is the sword.

If you change his seat, I'm afraid you don't have this kind of perseverance.

The two came to the restaurant, and Xiahou skillfully asked for a table of wine and food, so he invited Zuo Dao to sit together.

(End of chapter)