Heifeng Fort is located between Yumen and Dunhuang, backed by a rare lake in the desert, the smoke is vast, green grass and trees are everywhere, and it is also a first-class prosperous place outside the Yumen Pass.

Its name is "Fort", but in fact it can be regarded as a small city, with a permanent population of about 20,000.

In the evening of this day, as soon as Zhao Chen's caravan entered the boundary of the Black Wind Fort, the water vapor rushed to his face, giving the group of people who had been blown by the wind and sand for nearly two days a feeling of being moisturized.

Although this is still dry compared to the Yumen Pass, it is much better than the reckless gravel along the road!

Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate...... It's not just talk.

Before Dunhuang and many oases came into existence, there was really nothing west of Yumen Pass except the desert.

"Tsk, I don't know how such a good place could be occupied by the Xie family...... Obviously, the strength of this family is very average, and the strongest person in the clan only has nine cultivations. ”

Zhao Zhan, the captain of the fire team, pointed to the fortress next to the lake, where the houses were lined up, densely populated, noisy, there were people dressed in the Central Plains, there were people who looked like sand kes, there were Dunhuang girls with bright hats and dresses, and even Taixi Po Niang, who was dressed boldly and hotly, with a strong smell of red dust, so that every traveler who came through the vast desert and suffered from desolation and boredom instantly returned to the "world", such a "beautiful" place is indeed not like a nine-trick monk can occupy.

That's because the castle owner of Black Wind Castle was originally the tenth "Wild Sand" Xie Bodu of the "Jade Gate People's Masterpiece List...... It's just that he went to Ice Spring Town before, and the traces of existence have been erased, which makes the situation here seem unreasonable.

But this unreasonableness will not last long, and when the surrounding forces realize that the Xie family simply cannot occupy such a good piece of territory alone, they will definitely reach in.

And before that, it is very reasonable to usher in the temptation of the "horse thief" first......

When Zhao Chen was thinking about how he, a "horse thief", would "investigate" the Black Wind Fort tonight, Zhao Zhan, who thought he was quite interested in this place, raised his horsewhip and introduced:

"Xie Shuyi, the current patriarch of the Xie family, is a master of opening the Nine Tricks, and he is quite good at "Wild Sand Divine Skill", and he has fought with the seven heroes in the 'Seven Heroes of Monan', 'Snow Eagle Sword', Feng Wan, and Feng Nuxia are undefeated in a hundred moves.

"In addition, this person has a wide range of contacts and has a good relationship with several horse bandit leaders, which may be the main reason why the Xie family can stand here, right?

"But it's still a bit reluctant to say this, after all, the horse bandits are all masters who turn their faces and don't recognize people, and they don't care about any friendship...... I guess the Xie family may have other hidden backscenes. ”

At the same time that Zhao Zhan whispered the details of the Black Wind Castle, Feng Cang, Mo Qiu, Ning Meng and others had already entered the city, and the rest of the caravan members also entered one after another, but the fire gun team was left outside the city to camp because it was too eye-catching, and it happened to be used as a response.

After entering the city gate, the smell of red dust became more and more intense, and traces of lavender spices, sweat, animal smell, and food aroma penetrated into the nose.

After consulting Zhao Zhan's opinion, Zhao Chen arranged accommodation on the one hand, and on the other hand, he divided part of the transported wine and sold it at various liquor stores in Black Wind Castle.

Although the various purposes of this business were mixed, the matter of making money could not be left behind.

But just when he was arranging it, a voice full of sarcasm suddenly came out: "Yo, isn't this the fifth master?" How did you get mixed up to the point of giving a hairy boy a hand? ”

Zhao Chen followed the prestige, and saw that on the opposite side was a big man from Angzang surrounded by more than a dozen people, with a slashing sword at his waist, covering his chest, revealing thick black hair.

Zhao Zhan frowned when he saw this, and said to Zhao Chen in a low voice: "This person is Liu Hong, the 'Ground-Drilling Sandworm', the Four Tricks Cultivation, one of the horse bandits operating near Dunhuang, who has been surrounded and suppressed by the Inhuman Camp several times, but all escaped with a superb 'Sand Escape Technique'.

"When I was in the smuggling business before, I had several conflicts with him and formed a lot of grudges."

Smuggling business? My cheap dad really isn't a fuel-efficient lamp...... Although Uncle Zhan definitely doesn't remember who he used to serve......

As his thoughts turned, Zhao Chen squinted, then stepped forward and said to the provocative person: "You are the 'Ground-Drilling Sandworm' Liu Hong?" ”

"Where's the milky kid? Our eldest brother's name is 'Drill Dragon'! Before the big man could reply, a younger brother beside him scolded.

"If so, it's fine." Zhao Chen nodded, and then his true anger was agitated, and he used the "Water Moon Phantom Body" footwork, and the whole person instantly crossed a distance of seven or eight meters, and then the long sword came out of the sheath, and wiped Liu Hong's neck with the "Rising Sun Sword", the fastest move in the "Early Yang Sword Technique".

Liu Hong didn't expect the other side to make a sudden move, after all, this is the "Black Wind Castle", and private fights are not allowed on the surface, so he almost couldn't react.

Fortunately, he is also a master of the four tricks, his eyesight and ear power have been transformed, and his ability to capture movements is very strong, so he turned his head sideways and avoided the orange long sword in Zhao Chen's hand.

But his subordinates who had scolded Zhao Chen around him were not so lucky, and they were directly swept over their heads by the long sword, cutting off one ear.

"Ahh The man immediately covered one side of his head and screamed, and Liu Hong and his subordinates also drew their fire guns or sabers after reacting, as if they were about to carry out a fire fight.

At this moment, the patrol team of Blackwind Castle heard the movement and rushed over, and a group of more than twenty people, all equipped with long-barreled burst firearms, surrounded everyone.

The leader was a man in his thirties, with a dignified appearance and a righteous face, who looked around and asked, "Who is making trouble in my Black Wind Castle?" ”

When Liu Hong heard this, he pulled his injured subordinates over, and pointed at Zhao Chen and complained: "Thank you, this person provoked trouble, broke the rules of Guibao, and hurt people on the street." ”

"Is that so?" Seeing this, the man nodded, and without asking too much, he directly pointed to Zhao Chen and the others, and ordered his subordinates: "Take them down!" ”

Mo Qiu, Feng Cang, Zhao Zhan and the others suddenly became nervous, and their eyes looked at Zhao Chen with a little complaint, but they didn't mean to be restrained.

But Zhao Chen was not in a hurry, and directly took out a token from his arms: "This official ...... Zheng Jiupin slashing the evil envoy Zhao Chen, do you Black Wind Fort want to rebel by shielding the leader of the horse bandits? ”

After the disappearance of Yan Wen, the "Summoning Envoy", Yan Hongxia became the de facto ruler of the Yumen Daoist Office, so she helped Zhao Chen get the identity of the "Daoist" before he left.

As soon as this token came out, the patrol members of Black Wind Fort immediately stopped their movements and looked at the man in the lead.

Although the Great Xia court relied on various cultivation sects and families to help manage the place, its own heritage was still strong and its majesty was not lost, and they did not dare to detain a "Taoist official" in front of the street.

What's more, this Taoist official still had a conflict with the horse bandits, and if the Taoist officials were enforced by private rules, I am afraid that the masters of the Taoist Office would come to the door soon.

(End of chapter)