When the sun set, everyone was full of wine and food, and it was time to say goodbye, Liang Yunchuan generously called two carriages, and he reluctantly said goodbye to Yan Zheng and the others, "Brother Yan Zheng, if you change your mind, you can come to the Xue Lijun Army to find me, my previous promise still counts." ”

Yan Zheng clasped his fists and saluted him, "Thank you Brother Liang for your love, I will definitely seriously consider Brother Liang's suggestion when I go back." ”

Liang Yunchuan smiled, but it was difficult to hide his loneliness under the smile, he got into the carriage and said goodbye to Yan Zheng and the others again, Yan Zheng stood in place, watching the carriage go away, he naturally understood Liang Yunchuan's intentions, the competition between the children of the family is much stricter than ordinary people, not to mention the Liang family, a great family that has been inherited for a hundred years, there must be countless outstanding young children, how difficult it is to stand out from it and become the future ruler or even the head of the family, relying on its own strength is definitely not enough, Plumping your wings as soon as possible is the right way.

However, Yan Zheng also has his own considerations, for him, if he wants to cover up the characteristics of immortality, it is imperative to become a monk, but being promoted to a monk is not only the way to hold the thighs of the children of the family, not to mention that Liang Yunchuan can't provide him with enough powerful exercises, he can continue to stay in the border army, accumulate military merits by performing tasks in exchange for the opportunity to become a monk, or after quitting the army, return to the village to honor his parents, and after the two old men are a hundred years old, he will go to the famous mountains and rivers to find a monk. Although it will take a lot of time, the most important thing for him now is time, after all, a good meal is not afraid of being late, and he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

After sending Liang Yunchuan away, Yan Zheng and the others also embarked on the way home, and got on the carriage back to the Eighth Guard, he was in a good mood, this day was extraordinarily fulfilling, not only saw the beautiful Qingguan Town, but also made new friends, the little girl called Lu Qiong sang really well, if he saved a little this month, then the next time the military salary was paid, he could go to Lu Qiong to sing him a song.

Yan Zheng leaned lazily on the carriage, thinking that he would devote himself to his busy work again tomorrow, but he didn't know that in the dark of the streets and alleys that he hadn't noticed, a person who was almost integrated with the shadows had already stared at him, he came from thousands of miles away, just to find Yan Zheng's traces, but the eighth guard was heavily guarded, if he went in directly, there was a chance that he would be discovered, not only could he not find Yan Zheng, but also made the monks in the guard raise their vigilance, so he chose to stay in Qingguan Town to wait for the rabbit, but he didn't wait for three months, Just when he wanted to give up, Yan Zheng, the rabbit, suddenly appeared.

It was rare for him to receive such a difficult task from his family, after all, the person he had tracked down had only one name, not even a simple description of his physiognomy, let alone a portrait, but as an experienced tracker, the method he adopted was effective, that is, to follow the carriage that traveled between the Eighth Guard and Qingguan Town, and gradually screen it with the elimination method, so when he heard Yan Zheng personally admit that he was the survivor of the fifty-seventh expedition, his heart overflowed with joy.

Finally worthy of the three months of waiting, this mission can be successfully completed, the family has urged several times before, he must hurry, and if it drags on, I don't know who the family will send, then the simple problem will be complicated, the man silently walked into the depths of the alley, like a fog completely disappeared into the dark shadows.

The night was as cold as water, the moon was obscured by clouds and mist, and only a glimmer of light oozed from it, and the entire Eighth Guard was shrouded in pitch black night.

It's past the moment when the lights go out, except for the bright fire around the camp guards, only the kitchen in the depths of the canteen is still lit with a faint light, Yan Zheng is sharpening the kitchen knife one by one, he patronized and played with the veterans today, completely forgot the work that should have been done by himself, there are many banquets and dinners, and the kitchen knife has been used in a lot of gaps in just one day, Yan Zheng can only choose to stay up late and sharpen it, otherwise he will have to be told by Lao Lu tomorrow.

The night was dark, the light was like beans, Yan Zheng's movements were swift, the blades of several kitchen knives had been sharpened as before, the blades were shining in the faint light, he brought a bucket of water, and began to clean the remaining whetstone crumbs on the blades, this is the last step, and you can rest after drying.

For no reason, Yan Zheng felt a palpitation, and an inexplicable chill began to spread to his whole body, the feeling was like gradually sinking into the cold lake, and this was not because the temperature had changed, but some kind of dangerous omen, Yan Zheng wanted to find the source of this chill, but there was no obvious abnormality around, the space outside the kitchen was dark, and the entire canteen was silent, as if a needle could be heard.

No, there must be something wrong, Yan Zheng subconsciously picked up the kitchen knife and stared nervously at the thick darkness outside, the only thing that could provide him with light was the oil lamp behind him, but that faint light could not dispel the boundless darkness at all, it could only bring Yan Zheng some psychological comfort.

He tried to take a step outward, but as soon as he walked out, he regretted it, the thick darkness around him seemed to sense Yan Zheng's existence, and at this time they disturbed together, as if something was about to break out of the darkness, Yan Zheng's breathing became rapid, his muscles gradually tensed, and the green tendons in his hand holding the kitchen knife burst out, preparing for the enemy who might attack from the darkness at any time.

Suddenly, several pitch-black wolf shadows tore through the darkness and rushed out, these wolves had four red eyes, the hair on their backs was like sharp spikes, they opened their mouths full of fangs, let out a chilling howl, and pounced towards Yan Zheng,

Yan Zheng jumped up suddenly, the kitchen knife in his hand slashed towards the wolf shadow that pounced, the blade of the kitchen knife easily cut into the neck of the wolf shadow, and directly chopped off the wolf's head, he quickly dodged the pounce of the other wolf shadow, and the kitchen knife in his hand drew a perfect arc, cutting off the head of the other wolf, and the third wolf shadow could not block Yan Zheng's active attack, and was even split in two before he could even let out a wail.

After repelling the wolf shadow, Yan Zheng was still in full swing, he stared at the wolf shadow not far away and the remains of the three wolf shadows that he had killed just now, the touch of the kitchen knife cutting into the wolf shadow just now was very strange, as if it had cut into something that did not exist, these wolf shadows did not actually exist, but belonged to some kind of creation built with mana, as Yan Zheng guessed, the remains of the wolf shadow were gradually engulfed by the boundless darkness, and then three newborn wolf shadows came out of the darkness.

"Which monk is here, can you show up?!" Yan Zheng grabbed another kitchen knife from the bucket and shouted into the darkness with the knife in both hands.

In the boundless darkness, there was only a disdainful sneer in response to him, and the dark wolf shadow pounced on Yan Zheng again under the manipulation of the monk, Yan Zheng raised the double knife in his hand, and quickly avoided the pounce of the first few wolf shadows, and cut off their wolf heads with kitchen knives, but the wolf shadow behind bit the kitchen knife in his hand, leaving several holes in it, Yan Zheng had to discard the kitchen knife and repel the wolf shadow with his fist, but the wolf shadow that rushed out of the darkness was almost endless, almost drowning Yan Zheng, and the wolf shadow that he had killed before was also resurrected, bit Yan Zheng's arm and bound him firmly.

The current situation is a bit beyond Yan Zheng's control, he knows too few exercises, and he can't even judge who the other party is from these wolf shadows, this is the eighth guard, but there are two Qingxu people who are in charge, as long as ordinary monks enter, they will be immediately discovered, then this monk will either surpass Qingxu in strength, or he has mastered some kind of exercise that can hide his traces, depending on the timing of his move, it should obviously be the latter.

Supervising the Imperial History? Unlikely, they are powerful, if they want to be unfavorable to him, then they can easily get rid of him when they are interrogated, the people sent by Liang Yunchuan? Obviously, it is even more impossible, because he doesn't want to pretend to be his attitude when he eats during the day, and he is bold and upright, it seems that there is no need to secretly send someone to kill such a guy as him, suddenly, Yan Zheng remembered, the peaceful days made him forget about this matter, and now at the critical moment, he finally remembered that he had always had a potential enemy, that is, the Luo family, who also knew about the red yarn Bodhi!

As the only survivor of the fifty-seventh exploration operation, Yan Zheng will inevitably be targeted by the supervision of the imperial history, and similarly, he is also the only survivor of the Luo family's secret operation, so the Luo family will inevitably target him, but compared to the supervision of the imperial history, the Luo family's action will not be so fast, although their family forces are also entrenched in the vicinity of the northeastern provinces, but as an upstart who has risen in recent years, the foundation is relatively weak, and the control of the border army cannot be compared with the long-established Liang family, so naturally there is no way to use the people in the border army to investigate, Therefore, the monk can only be sent to follow up and investigate.

Thinking of the Luo family, Yan Zheng seemed to remember something again, he had seen a similar method like this, that is, Luo Tianchen who took them on a secret mission! As the future young head of the Luo family, he was naturally taught this family heirloom method, but Yan Zheng could only remember that Luo Tianchen's cultivation technique was called the Demon Shadow Heart Devouring Mantra, and he didn't know anything else.

"Should I praise your courage or laugh at your stupidity if you choose to fight to the death in the face of an enemy who has no chance of victory?"

A figure that almost blended into the shadows emerged from the boundless darkness, he seemed to be wearing some kind of refined cloak, which not only perfectly made him hide in the darkness, but also obscured his aura, even if a monk scanned this side with his divine sense, it would definitely not be able to detect his presence.

Yan Zheng didn't answer the black shadow's mocking question, because the wolf shadow's sharp teeth that were biting him were about to pierce his skin, and he had to tense his muscles at all times to hinder the sharp teeth' advance.

"It doesn't look like you're having a good sense of humor."

The black shadow approached Yan Zheng, and wisps of breath emerged from the cloak, making Yan Zheng feel a chill, as if a cold and slippery tentacle slowly slid across his back.

The black shadow reached out and grabbed Yan Zheng's throat, he had no doubt that the slightest exertion of these cold hands would break his neck.

"I have a few questions for you."