Zhou An showed a mysterious smile: "It's just to expose the means of casting." ”

"Lao Zhao is right, revealing a little bit can reduce too much trouble."

He, Zhou An, is open.

In the future, there will only be more and more skills, and I'm afraid of hair.

Zhang Sixian thought about what Zhou An said over and over again, and nodded.

"He's right."

"By the way, what are you going to do with the person who kidnapped Yu Hang."

Zhou An stood up: "He'd better pray, don't be caught by me, after being caught, it will be miserable." ”

Zhang Sixian fell silent.

After a long time, he said slowly.

"Zhou An, if you need the help of the Zhen Wei Division, you can go to the Zhen Wei Division of Yunlai Mansion, Lord Sifu is my old superior, he will help you."

"Between me, I have experienced life and death, and if I encounter difficulties, I can talk to me at any time."

Zhou An nodded and agreed.

In fact, Zhang Sixian is a particularly typical Jianghu person.

Anxious for justice and righteousness, and very emotional.

Between them, they have experienced the battle of Chen Xianling, and they have indeed experienced life and death.

Zhou An knew that he would not refuse at this time.

Refusal, on the contrary, alienates the relationship.

Xie Zhutou had been sitting next to him, and after Zhou An agreed, he also spoke.

"The master of the Falcon Gate of Yunlai Mansion, I once saved his son, if you need the power of the rivers and lakes, you can also go to him and report my name."

Zhou An nodded: "Thank you." ”

He didn't stay any longer, and left the Zhenwei Division, planning to go back to clean up and go to Yunlai Mansion tomorrow.

There's nothing to do here anyway, so it's good to get there early in case you can find something.

After returning home, Zhou An continued to practice the Ku Ding Knife Technique.

……

Following.

The proficiency has increased a lot, but Zhou An has already withdrawn from the state of practice.

His luggage had been packed last night, and he was going to Yunlai Mansion this morning.

The purpose of going is naturally to participate in the Casting Dao Competition, and then find clues from it, find out the person behind the scenes, and completely eliminate that person.

In the morning, the streets are still as deserted as ever.

After Zhou An walked out of this deserted alleyway, he found a carriage parked on the street.

Next to the carriage were Qi Shuo and Zhao Blacksmith, as well as a large number of guards.

Zhou An frowned, not knowing what they were here for.

When he got closer, he heard Blacksmith Zhao's voice.

"Zhou An, have you decided to participate in the Casting Dao Competition?"

Zhou An nodded.

There is no need to hide this, since you have decided, you have to do it.

Blacksmith Zhao took out a piece of paper, handed it to Zhou An, and said, "Go to this blacksmith shop in Yunlai Mansion, that's my old friend, you can live there, and you can also ask him some knowledge of casting." ”

The address was written on the paper, and it was also written with the commission of Blacksmith Zhao.

"I can't get out of it, because it's time to break through."

Blacksmith Zhao had a slight apology in his tone.

Zhou An shook his head and said, "There's no need to say this, I understand everything, Lao Zhao, you just have peace of mind." ”

Blacksmith Zhao sighed.

Zhou An looked at Qi Shuo on the side again and asked, "Brother Qi, what are you doing?" ”

Lao Zhao came over to deliver something to him, which he understood, but he didn't know what Qi Shuo was here for.

Qi Shuo's fat face showed a kind smile: "Brother Zhou, there is a reluctant invitation below." ”

"You decided to participate in the Casting Dao Competition, so can you participate in place of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, you can rest assured, we will definitely not let you participate in vain."

"We also have a branch in Yunlaifu, if you need us to do it, we will help you."

"Okay." Zhou An agreed very simply.

was so crisp, but it made Qi Shuo stunned.

He thought that Zhou An would refuse, and then he would bother to speak, but now he couldn't say what he said later.

In fact, it is normal for Zhou An to agree.

This time, some of the casters also have a background.

Although it is not a background, if you want to excel in this kind of thing, you need to consume a lot of materials in the practice stage.

This is not something that one person can afford.

Therefore, there is a power bonus behind it.

If a person can take off, then the forces behind it can naturally ascend to heaven.

What's more, it's just a name.

Zhou An felt that it didn't matter, and he could get more benefits, such as rescuing Yu Hang this time.

"You want to go to Yunlai Mansion with me?" Zhou An asked.

Qi Shuo finally reacted, although he didn't know why Zhou An agreed so quickly, but since he agreed, he also solved one thing.

He hurriedly said that he really wanted to go with him.

After all, this was a major competition, and it was also Qi Shuolai's ultimate goal, so he wanted to see it for himself.

Zhou An was nothing, looked at the luxurious carriage, and said, "It's the first time I've sat in such a big carriage." ”

Qi Shuo has eyesight, and immediately answered: "With Brother Zhou's ability, if you want to sit bigger and more spacious, some people are lined up." ”

Zhou An just smiled.

Time was urgent, and he didn't mean to stay longer, and got into the carriage with Qi Shuo.

Lao Zhao followed the carriage and sent it to the door until they left.

……

This is the first time Zhou An has left Anding County, and they are also on the official road.

The official roads are relatively smooth and safer.

From Anding County to Yunlaifu, there will be nearly three days of driving.

This is something that can't be helped, after all, a carriage is a carriage after all, and no matter how luxurious it is, it needs to be pulled by a horse.

In addition, Anding County is already remote, and it is already very good to be able to use it for three days by car.

The Great Chu State attaches great importance to the official roads, repairs them well, and also sets up many post stations.

The post station is extremely important in this kind of society similar to that of ancient times.

When there was no war, the caravanserais could be used for pedestrians to rest and horses to rest.

And in the event of a battle, the post station is an important place for the transmission of military information.

As the carriage walked forward, Zhou An lifted the curtain through the window of the carriage and looked out the window at the retreating woods.

Even the most spacious official roads will take some secluded roads.

Qi Shuo and Zhou An sat in the same carriage, but fortunately, the carriage was relatively large.

Qi Shuo's fat figure can also sit peacefully.

"Brother Zhou, eat some dry food."

He took out two pieces of dry food from his baggage and handed them to Zhou An.

Zhou An shook his head and took out a piece of cake from the pink money bag in his arms.

Qi Shuo was surprised.

He knew that Zhou An had a pink money bag, but the first time he saw this kind of thing, he was indeed surprised.

A money bag like this, which can store a lot of items, is difficult for even him to obtain.

"Lao Qi, you usually go on the road, and you don't eat anything good." Zhou An looked at the rough dry food in Qi Shuo's hand and chatted.

"Hey, Brother Zhou, do you think that the merchants of our Hengtong Chamber of Commerce are all fine clothes and fine food? In fact, it is wrong, we often go to the business, so the more convenient the dry food in this hand, the better. ”

Qi Shuo explained: "Dry food like this is easy to preserve and convenient. ”

Zhou An nodded, it was true.

Dry food, of course, is the best if it is convenient and easy to preserve.

Even if it's delicious, it won't work on a trip like this.

"Lao Qi, you are not an ordinary person, you should enter the door in the business of businessman, right?" Zhou An asked.

Qi Shuo was stunned: "I hid it so well, you can feel it, Brother Zhou." ”

Zhou An shook his head and said, "I can't feel it, but I can see that the injury on your face heals fast enough, and ordinary people don't do it so quickly." ”

On Qi Shuo's face, the dark green eyes had already recovered, and this recovery speed was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Qi Shuo touched his eyes, didn't hide it, and laughed at himself: "The weakest miscellaneous sect among the four major categories, the most inconspicuous merchant in the miscellaneous sect, there is nothing to hide." ”

"Oh? How so? By the way, what are the capabilities of a businessman? Zhou An came to be interested.

The journey is long, chat for a while, and time flies faster.

"The ability of a businessman is not to be mentioned, but it is just a skill that can make others trust themselves more and more in conversation."

Qi Shuo waved his hand indifferently.

"Old Qi, you just said that the miscellaneous sect is the weakest category, where does this start?" Zhou An asked again.

The ability of a businessman is indeed related to his mouth, but what interests Zhou An more is what Qi Shuo said just now.

When Qi Shuo heard this, he put down the dry food in his hand and said with a wry smile: "Brother Zhou, don't you know this?" Among our four major categories, miscellaneous doors are the most varied, but they are also the weakest. ”

Zhou An didn't speak, meaning to let Qi Shuo continue.

He was also quite curious, after all, he had only a superficial understanding of these four categories.

Qi Shuo himself is a businessman who can speak well, so he opened the conversation box and talked eloquently......

"Inside the four gates, there are a lot of miscellaneous doors, but why is it called a miscellaneous word? It's because there are too many people, and there is no backbone until now. ”

"Let's not talk about other countries, let's just talk about our Great Chu Country, Wufu has the head of the General Division, the scholar has the Prime Minister, the Qi practitioner has the head of the Supervision Department, and there are two Buddhism and Taoism."

"Other countries also have their own representatives, but no one can stand up for this miscellaneous sect."

"Why?" Zhou An asked.

He's really weird, too.

"Hey, it's just a miscellaneous, complicated miscellaneous."

Qi Shuo said helplessly: "Brother Zhou, do you think, the miscellaneous sect is strong in martial arts, can it be done?" It's impossible, there are all kinds of miscellaneous doors, just talk about our businessman's vein, and the martial arts are strong and have a fart use. ”

"Unless you've convinced everything else, someone will be unconvinced if you want to stand out here."

"The merchant line is actually the weakest, it's not that our merchant line will be together, maybe I don't have the status I have now."

"If you think about it, even the weakest vein will not be convinced, let alone the others."

Speaking of this, Qi Shuo took out another kettle and took a sip of water.

Zhou An touched his chin: "It seems to be true." ”

Martial arts is to practice martial arts, qi practitioners are to practice qi, and scholars are to read, these are the three major categories.

You can excel in this, you can dominate these three categories, and that is the cow.

But miscellaneous doors are different.

What about your strength?

What if you can fight?

Have you ever cut someone, have you ever seen ......

Phew, it's a skewer.

To use a very simple analogy, your building skills are not as good as mine, and you can't compare to me as a businessman, so why should I obey you?

If you have the ability, you can kill all the miscellaneous people.

So until now, the miscellaneous gate is still in a state of leaderlessness.

Zhou An smiled: "If someone can unify the miscellaneous doors, then the miscellaneous doors will jump up." ”

His words were a joke, and sure enough, when this sentence came out, Qi Shuo shook his head.

"It's impossible, you have to be proficient for a lifetime if you learn the same, you will score two parts of your heart if you learn two things, you will score three parts of your heart if you learn three things, and so on, a person's energy is always limited."

After a slight pause, Qi Shuo continued.

"Originally, many years ago, there was a person who did show this talent, and speaking of which, this person still has a little relationship with Brother Zhou."

"Oh?" Zhou An thought about it, he didn't seem to know this person.

Qi Shuo smiled: "The founder of the Five Elements Burial Gate, he combined the five elements into one, based on gold, wood, fire and earth, and the simulation of resisting water, which really amazed a generation." ”

Zhou An heard the familiar words again and asked Qi Shuo to continue.

Qi Shuo spread his hands and said: "At that time, everyone thought that this person would be the future leader of the miscellaneous sect, but then they found out that this exercise was simply harmful, and then it was destroyed." ”

He said it softly and skillfully, but in fact, he didn't know the details, these were all heard from the old-timers of the Chamber of Commerce.

Zhou An was also listening patiently.

Regarding the follow-up, Qi Shuo said that he didn't know.

The two chatted a few more words, but instead of talking about this heavy topic, they continued to change the topic.

……

The carriage was still moving forward.

It was getting dark.

The guards rode horses and followed the carriage.

At this rate, it won't be long before you reach a nearby post station.

Take a break there and you'll continue your journey.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhou An could feel that the speed of the carriage was gradually decreasing.

They had come to the inn.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Zhou An saw that the post station was deserted and there were few people.

Except for a few oil lamps hanging outside to provide illumination, the place was lifeless.

Qi Shuo also raised the curtain of the carriage.

"It's strange, no matter how deserted the post station is on weekdays, there are people resting, not to mention that the casting competition is being held now, how can there be no one?"

Today, unlike in the past, the Casting Road Contest is being held hotly.

There was no one in the inn, which was not normal.

Zhou An also felt strange.

Soon, the carriage stopped, and Zhou An and Qi Shuo stepped down from the carriage.

The post station is indeed deserted, and there is not a single figure in sight.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and Zhou An smelled a smell of blood.

Not only Zhou An smelled it, but even Qi Shuo and the guards around him also smelled it.

Along with the smell of blood was a cold wind.

Zhou An seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear.

"Alert!" Qi Shuo is a person who often runs business, so he hurriedly shouted.

The guards drew their long knives and watched for themselves.

At this moment, the oil lamp suddenly went out.

Saving manuscripts can really save lives, woo woo woo, especially when you have a bad cold.

(End of chapter)