"Old Shi, do you recognize this token?" Wu Neng asked Shi Cheng while looking at the token in his hand. The token in Wu Neng's hand was the one that Sun Jinyong was holding in his hand.

Shi Cheng shook his head, "All the books I've read that record the rebellion of the Lu Clan don't mention this purple-black token, so I think it may be a new thing made by the Lu Clan." ”

Iron Mask pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from the battle just now, this token should have the effect of controlling the half-corpse, as for whether there are other functions, I can't see for the time being." ”

"I agree with Lao Tie, the token in the hand of the half-corpse named Wang Chun seems to be similar to this appearance...... Ahh Before Wu Neng finished speaking, there was a sudden slip under his feet, and he was about to fall off the cliff.

Shi Cheng hurriedly grabbed Wu Neng, and said helplessly: "Old Wu, why do you make this cliff more difficult than ordinary people?" Well, you better don't study this token yet, let's go down the cliff first. ”

"I'll go, thank you, old stone." Wu Neng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and he was no longer distracted to look at the token.

Since the passage leading to the outside had been blocked, Shi Cheng and the four of them could only pass through the water curtain and go down the mountain from the cliff wall next to the water curtain.

After about half a burnt of incense, the four of them finally descended to the flat ground, and the bodies of Sun Jinyong and the Blood Raven Killers were still in the cave. Since only four people survived the battle, Shi Cheng, Zhao Ping, Wu Neng, and Tie Mian could only return to Yunqiu City first, and then mobilize the remaining guards and city guards to deal with the aftermath.

In the process of descending the cliff, Zhao Ping did not speak. Shi Cheng understood that he had not yet come out of Sun Jinyong's matter, and he did not bother him with words.

The wind in the valley had stopped, and everyone followed the route they remembered for about half an hour before they came to the place where everyone had entered the valley.

At the entrance to Zhisha Mountain, the crowd finally found the Qincha Guards, who had lost contact with the vanguard, or more precisely, their corpses.

After looking at the corpses of all the guards soldiers, Shi Cheng took out the things on the corpses of one of the guards one by one, and after looking at them carefully, he found something strange in the kettle.

Shi Cheng carefully sniffed the liquid in the kettle, and said to Zhao Ping: "Lord Zhao, the kettle of these soldiers stationed outside the mountain should have been given a kind of sweat medicine in the kettle. These soldiers were all killed by a single sword, and the same was true of the corpses in places where there were signs of fighting, and judging by the wounds, they were very similar to the short swords carried by the Blood Raven Slayers. ”

"It should be so, but there shouldn't be much time for those killers to attack, they didn't kill all the official horses that the guards were riding, let's pick a horse each, and go back to Yunqiu City as soon as possible." Zhao Ping's voice was very tired.

On the way back to the city, the group of four people was silent, and Wu Neng saw that Shi Cheng didn't seem to have the intention of chatting, and he didn't say anything very knowingly.

After returning to Yunqiu City, everyone entered the city under the surprised gaze of the guards guarding the gate. Zhao Ping showed the waist card of the Qincha Guard, ignoring the gatekeeper who was respectful and respectful, but there was doubt in his eyes. After sending Shi Cheng and the others back to the inn, he went to the Qincha Mansion alone.

After Wu Neng returned to the house, he couldn't wait to pour himself a full cup of tea that had been cooled and drank it with a grunt. Then, he sighed and said, "I really didn't expect so many things to happen tonight, you say, why is Sun Jinyong a person under the influence of the Lu clan, and how should Lord Zhao deal with himself in the future?" ”

"These things are not important now, Zhao Ping has been on an errand for so many years, you don't have to worry about where he should go now." Speaking of this, Shi Cheng looked at Tie Mian, "Tie Mian, I once said that we will have a day to build mutual trust, and now it seems that the time has come." How about you, would you like to come and talk to us? ”

Tie Mian held the long sword in his arms, and after a long while, he said, "You deliberately set up this trick today, part of the purpose is to see what kind of behavior I will have, right?" ”

"Actually, it's also a chance to prove myself to you, which is fair." Shi Cheng replied, "Admittedly, I do want to take this opportunity to see which side you are on. But on the flip side, tonight's experience has also proved to you where I stand. No matter what kind of person I, Shi Cheng, are, at least, you won't be suspicious of me anymore, right? ”

Iron Mask said lukewarmly, "Aren't you afraid that I'm really on the side of the Lu Clan? If I join forces with Sun Jinyong today, then you will face the siege of three half-step grandmasters, and even if you cheat to death, you will not be able to turn the tide. ”

"If there was a way to escape for my life in this world, then I would have advanced to the Grandmaster a long time ago. If this worst situation really happens, then I will have a big deal to leave Wu Neng and Zhao Ping, smear oil on the soles of my feet and leave, I am confident that I can escape alone. Shi Cheng spread his hands slightly and said with a smile.

Wu Neng, who was drinking the second cup of herbal tea, heard this, and squirted out the tea in his mouth with a "poof".

Seeing this, Shi Cheng hurriedly made a gesture to signal Wu Neng to calm down, and said with a smile: "No kidding, the situation in the city has always been in the hands of Sun Jinyong, and I was also forced to be helpless, so I can only make this decision." But if I do my best, I'm still confident that I can run away with Wu Neng. Let's be honest, Iron Mask, since you rescued us from the mist array last time, even if you have other little Jiujiu in your heart, I don't think you will be from the Lu Clan's side. In general, I've actually always believed in your attitude on this big standpoint. ”

Tie Mian sat down on a wooden chair, looked at the long sword in his hand, and said, "You should have seen the magic power I cast, as you can see, I am Chen Qianxing's apprentice." ”

"No wonder your swordsmanship is so powerful." Wu Neng said in amazement: "Xilu Sword Immortal, one of the two great sword masters of the Western Continent who was as famous as the Sword Saint Dugu Xun back then, even I, who grew up in the easternmost part of the Eastern Continent, have heard of his name, and he is indeed a famous teacher and a high apprentice." ”

Shi Cheng frowned, "Is this really the case?" But the Sword Forest Villa had already fallen seven years ago, and Chen Qianxing had also died at the hands of unknown forces in that raid. The Guardian Elders of the Alliance Khanate, the Mindfulness Sect and the Orthodox Sect have all sent people to investigate the matter, but it seems that nothing has been found, and I have not heard of any other living heirs in the Sword Forest Villa. So, what really happened back then? Who are you? How did you escape? Why have you been incognito all these years, so much so that I have never heard of you in the Western Continent as the number one half-step grandmaster? ”

Tie Mian clenched the long sword in his hand, his gaze was a little wandering, "I'm just an orphan who survived on the way to escape, and the years in Sword Forest Villa were just a nobody among the junior disciples, but fortunately with the protection of my master, I was lucky enough to pick up my life in the catastrophe seven years ago." Before leaving, the master passed on his triumphant powers and a book of swords to me. Because the background of the enemy who attacked the mountain villa was too terrifying, I practiced in a hidden place for six years, and only after I achieved a half-step grandmaster and completely practiced the Unable Sword Divine Power did I go out to investigate. ”

"Chen Qianxing will choose you as his successor and protect you to escape, this doesn't sound like an experience that a nobody will have, right?" Shi Cheng stared at Tie Mian, and when he saw that the latter was slow to answer, he turned to say, "That's it, this is your own private matter, and I won't inquire much, I just want to ask you one question, where have you seen the Lu Clan?" ”

"On the night the villa was destroyed." The sound of the iron mask was not loud, but when it reached Shi Cheng's ears, it was like a thunderstorm.

"Sword Forest Villa was destroyed by the Lu clan back then?" Shi Cheng's heart was extremely shocked, "How is it possible? In the three years since I left the mountain, I have spent more than seventy percent of my time in the Western Continent, so why have I never found any trace of them there? ”

"That's because they have a powerful agent in the Western Continent, so they don't need to carry out activities in the Western Continent frequently." Speaking of which, the cold light in Iron Face's eyes became more and more intense.

"Who?"

"Yin Wenyuan."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Neng's jaw almost didn't fall, and the expression on Shi Cheng's face was also extremely strange.

"Impossible!" Wu Neng didn't believe what Tie Mian had just said, "Yin Dashan people are usually kind and charitable, and their good reputation is far and wide, many celebrities in the Eastern Continent are ashamed of themselves, and he himself was the grandmaster of the righteous path of our human race in the battle of Tianguan Mountain back then, are you wrong about Tie Mian?" ”

"What about being famous, doesn't Sun Jinyong look upright before showing his fangs?" Iron Mask sneered: "I will never forget his face, if it weren't for my master's desperate blocking of Yin Wenyuan and the other two Lu clan grandmasters, and using the last trace of power of the Great Array to teleport me away, I wouldn't be alive to talk to you today." ”

"Yin Wenyuan may have seen my face, which is one of the reasons why I have been wearing an iron mask. Over the years, I have been looking forward to such a thing all the time, that is, to take off my mask at the moment when I killed Yin Wenyuan with my own hands, so that he could see with his own eyes how the young man who ran away under his nose back then plunged this sword into his heart. Speaking of this, Iron Mask stared at the sword in his hand, and his tone trembled with rare excitement.

Shi Cheng frowned slightly, he was quite puzzled by Tie Mian's insistence on wearing a mask, and the reasons given by Tie Mian at the moment were obviously not enough to convince him, but due to Tie Mian's excited behavior, he still gave up on getting to the bottom of this matter for the time being.

"This ...... Could there be something else hidden in it? Wu Neng still didn't quite believe what he had just heard, and he hurriedly looked at Shi Cheng, wanting to hear what he would say.

Shi Cheng sat back on his bed, holding his chin, and after a long while, he spoke: "Yin Wenyuan, the head of the Yin family in the Western Continent, a master of the Grandmaster Realm. Although the Yin family is ostensibly just a wealthy merchant family focused on business, it is actually in the major states of the Shanhezhou Empire. The country has an unshakable foundation of power, and it can be said that it is the richest state of Tassa. The de facto controller of the country. In addition, the Yin family has close contacts with many major forces in the Eastern and Western Continents. The Luo family in Linyue City in the Western Continent is their business partner, and the current patriarch of the Luo family, Luo Fan and Yin Wenyuan, were companions who traveled together when they were young, and the two had a deep friendship. After Yin Wenyuan took over as the head of the family, the Alliance Khanate has been trying to win over the Yin family, wanting to make the Yin family a lever to pry Shanhezhou, and the countries of Wei and Hanyuezhou have often shown favor to the Yin family, hoping to draw Shanhezhou into their camp through the relationship of the Yin family and deal with the Alliance Khanate together. Therefore, now Yin Wenyuan and the family behind him are hot times. ”

"If you're afraid of the Yin family's power, just say it, don't beat around the bush." Iron Mask said.

"Afraid?" Shi Cheng smiled and shook his head, "If I'm afraid, just shrink into the Pharmacist Chamber of Commerce." Judging from the experience you just mentioned, shouldn't you have stayed in the Western Continent to investigate the Yin family, why did you come to the Southern Wilderness again? ”

"After I left the mountain, I accidentally found a traitor who was with the Yin family back then, he was seriously injured, his life was short, and he was like a beggar, hiding in Tibet. The funny thing is that he was dazzled by the wealth promised by the Yin family, so he agreed to betray the master. ”

Speaking of this, Tie Mian's eyes were a lot more relaxed, "According to him, when he was training in the Southern Wilderness, he met Yin Wenyuan, who secretly went to the Western Desert Country, and was bought by Yin Wenyuan in the Western Desert Country. You should also know that Yin Wenyuan prides himself on being above board, no matter which country he visits or which sect he visits, he will disclose his itinerary before traveling, but that trip to the Western Desert Country was a secret visit, and I heard the traitor say that Yin Wenyuan was also changed at that time. I couldn't find any evidence of his guilt in the Western Continent, so I wanted to try my luck in the Western Desert Country and see if I could find something outside the Western Continent. ”

"And then, what happened to that traitor?" Shi Cheng asked.

Iron Mask sighed slightly, "Dead, I just said, when I saw him, he was already dying, and his life was not long." His name is Zhang Zhi, and he was one of my master's most trusted disciples during his lifetime. ”