In the surrounding space, a dense snow-bright sword light suddenly appeared.

These sword lights were tied like hair, hovering around Zhou An's body, constantly surrounding as if dancing.

But these knife lights didn't shoot out, just around.

Some of the silk knife light even hovered around, like strands of white hair.

"In the true sense of the word, you can retract and release freely, and lift weights as lightly."

Zhou An smiled, stretched out his index finger, and flicked the blade lightly.

"Bell!"

A clear sound came, and the silk thread knife light that was originally suspended around shot out in an instant.

But just as he was about to reach the wall, he stopped suddenly.

If you look closely, the distance between these silk threads and the wall is only a hair's hair.

Zhou An waved the long knife in his hand again.

The next moment, the silk thread knife light collided with each other and disappeared into nothingness.

"The control is at the limit, and I don't know what will happen if I continue to improve."

The better the control, the stronger the power will be, coupled with the pure Qi in the body, if you encounter the previous Chen County Order, just swinging the long knife is enough.

What's more, he also has the bonus of fusing the casting method and reading hundreds of volumes.

A total of thirty percent of the power can be called terrifying.

"Now, the Cook's Knife Solving Method can be suspended."

Zhou An thought.

Now the Ku Ding Ox Knife has reached level five, and the other skills have reached level four, but reading a hundred scrolls is still at the level of level three.

Zhou An thought about it, first raised the reading of the hundred scrolls to level four, and then began to liver those fourth-level skills one by one to level five.

After figuring it out, Zhou An took the long knife back into the pink money bag.

Outside the door, Qi Shuo's voice was already heard.

"Brother Zhou, I have worked hard to collect more than ten readers' experiences, and these are all at the threshold."

Zhou An opened the door, looked at the book in Qi Shuo's hand, and said thank you.

If you want to continue to improve, you need to find a new way.

Now, Zhou An wants to learn from the experience of other readers and explore new methods.

I have to say that the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce really has a way.

Those who entered the door were willing to hand over their hearts, which shows the means of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce.

Copper stinks though it stinks.

But it tastes really good to use.

Although money is not omnipotent in this world, it is impossible to have no money.

Even if I saw it before, cultivation also talks about the law of wealth, and wealth ranks first.

So this matter is handed over to the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, and the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce has done a good job.

"This ......"

The moment the door opened, Qi Shuo was stunned.

During this time, Zhou An has been in retreat and rarely goes out.

Qi Shuo also followed Zhou An's instructions and handled Zhou An's affairs properly.

But he hadn't seen him for so long, and Qi Shuo suddenly felt that Zhou An in front of him seemed to be a different person.

The momentum became deeper, like a deep lake, which made it impossible to see through.

This is the momentum that has not been confiscated for the time being after the strength has improved.

Qi Shuo himself is a person in the industry, so he can naturally feel it.

But he was really surprised!

"In such a short period of time, he can produce such great progress, is he still a person?" Qi Shuo opened his mouth wide and thought to himself.

If Zhang Sixian and the others were here, after knowing Qi Shuo's heart, they would definitely nod their heads in unison, and then tell Qi Shuo in the most affirmative words.

- He's not human!

"Brother Qi, why are you so surprised?" Zhou An said with a smile.

Qi Shuo came back to his senses at this time, and said with a wry smile: "I am sighing, sometimes, people are really different, I have seen some geniuses break through in extreme anger, but I have never seen Brother Zhou like this, plain as water, it has reached the height of my admiration." ”

Yes, bland as water.

It's as if water flows through the earth, everything is so natural, and it just comes naturally.

But this blandness has formed a strong sense of contrast.

Compared with those geniuses who roared that I wanted to go against the sky, Zhou An's blandness was the real cow.

Inexplicably, Qi Shuo felt that he was being naught.

And it's convincing.

"Brother Qi has a good reputation." Zhou Andao.

He felt normal.

If the opening and hanging are slow, then what is the point of this hanging?

Zhou An, who is already a second-rate master, doesn't feel that a second-rate master is his apex at all, and he still has to climb up.

"Brother Qi, you can go to dinner alone today, I still have something to do."

Zhou An refused Qi Shuo's invitation to eat together, but closed the door and continued to study the experience he had just learned.

Soon there will be a big competition of casting paths, and the woman named Mimo should also show her minions, and only by improving herself can she make the back more stable.

After returning home, Zhou An picked up the dozen or so books that Qi Shuo had found for himself and began to read them carefully.

The whole afternoon passed like this, Qi Shuo also brought food over, and after Zhou An ate, he continued to look at the experiences of these readers.

It wasn't until almost in the evening that he finished reading all the books.

What I said above is roughly how a reader is promoted.

Like other categories, the reader is also divided into mental methods and techniques.

Mind method aside, the most important thing is the skill of the reader.

In terms of techniques, there are two categories.

One is by looking, and the other is by writing.

To read is to read the books of some celebrities, or the books of some peers.

As for writing, it is through copying, from which the corresponding insights are obtained.

Reading and writing, both are important.

And they complement each other.

The book copied by Chen Xianling at the beginning was written by the current prime minister.

Zhou An suddenly thought, maybe copying is a good method.

He thought carefully for a moment, then took the paper and pen on the table, took out another book, and copied it.

When he made the first stroke, there was an increase in proficiency in front of him.

[Reading 100 Volumes +1]

Zhou An immediately became excited.

"My method is correct, it does improve proficiency."

With a new way to improve proficiency, Zhou An naturally won't let it go.

He continued to copy, not missing a moment.

Time passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, an afternoon passed.

Above the willow trees, the moon hung high in the sky, sprinkling white silver ash and illuminating the streets with a silvery glow.

Zhou An lit the oil lamp and fought at night.

The proficiency in reading hundreds of papers is increasing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye.

He gave up his other skills for the time being, and wanted to do his best to raise the white scroll to level four, so that he could achieve better results.

Although the night was dark, from time to time I remembered the sound of the gong of the watchman.

Zhou An was in the room, copying carefully.

The paper in front of him has been piled up to half a person's height, but fortunately, the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce has the strength, and these things will not cost him a penny.

If a reader is here, he will sigh.

Zhou An's seriousness is no worse than that of their readers.

In fact, Zhou An loves to copy, sometimes when the mood is chaotic, take out a masterpiece and calm down to copy, which will make the messy mood be smoothed.

Zhou An's speed of copying was not fast, because he tried it at that time, and if he accelerated the speed, if it was not in place, he would not have proficiency.

So he was serious with every pen.

Earnestness is easy to consume energy, but fortunately, his spirit +2 can make up for this deficit and achieve a wonderful balance.

As Zhou An's copying deepened, his proficiency became more and more.

At this time, Zhou An stopped his brush and looked at the position of the windowsill.

It was empty, there was nothing.

But just now, when Zhou An was about to change another book, he suddenly felt as if something was staring at him.

That feeling is indeed there, and Zhou An did not suspect that it was an illusion, because after spirit +2, it brought a sharper perception, and he could feel it.

And now is an important juncture, and there is no room for doubt.

"Check it out."

Zhou An put down the brush in his hand, walked to the window, and opened the window.

Outside the window was a dark street, with no pedestrians passing.

At this time, every house has closed its door.

After all, the idea of not closing the door at night is just staying in the thought.

"I was right, but where is that thing?"

Zhou An looked left and right from the window.

However, no anomalies were found.

That feeling of being watched is disappearing.

Prove that the other party seems to be aware of it, and the feeling of peeping has been eliminated.

I searched for a long time, but still found nothing.

Zhou An did not give up the idea of searching, he went directly out of the window and searched around.

After searching for a pillar of incense for about a while, he found a trace on the ground.

The originally flat ground had some white marks, as if it had been scratched by something.

This trace is very fine, and if you don't look closely, you can't find it at all.

Zhou An squatted down, carefully examined it, and found that there were several traces.

From this direction, it looks more like the claws of something left on the ground.

"Claws? And this amount, this level of sharpness, why do I always think of birds? ”

Zhou An touched his chin and thought to himself.

Thinking about it like this, I can't help but think of the exchanges with the town of Tricks in the past few days.

The town division has not been idle, and has been conducting a carpet search.

But the results were not satisfactory.

They were powerful, and it didn't take long to spot Mimo's traces.

But now, Mimo is so invisible that it can't be found at all.

And some clues were originally found, but they also disappeared.

The town commander also gave a conjecture, probably colluding with some people in Yunlai Mansion.

After all, if no one is covering, it will be difficult to dodge Mimo alone.

"What if it was another way, what if it was some action of the Zhen Wei Division, and she expected the enemy to take the lead?" Zhou An thought.

"Claw marks, if you rely on these claw marks to monitor, then the results are obvious."

Claws, and being able to monitor, Zhou An thought of a place.

- Falcon Gate.

If you use eagles to monitor, then everything makes sense.

And the claw marks on the ground are like those left by eagles.

In addition, not long ago, when he passed, the owner of the Falcon Gate said that he was not there.

So in another way of thinking, could it be that at that time, Mimo was in it?

Thinking of this, Zhou An didn't even put out the oil lamp in the room, and ran directly towards the Falcon Gate.

He had a feeling that his guess was correct, and he had to confirm it anyway.

If it's really inside, I'm afraid I'm going to see blood tonight.

……

Falcon Gate.

"Stupid! Who made you so close! ”

Mi Mo's face was extremely cold, looking at Hu Ying who was kneeling on the ground, and his tone was extremely cold.

Hu Ying knelt on the ground and said bitterly: "That person named Zhou An hasn't been out for many days recently, and his subordinates are just worried that he will come out of the empty city, so I want to take a closer look, but I didn't expect him to be so keen." ”

Mi Mo stood up, grabbed Yu Hang on the side, and said, "I'm going to get out of here first, there is a way to remedy it, you just need to fool this matter over." ”

After saying this, Mi Mo walked out directly with his feet raised, leaving Hu Ying alone in place.

Hu Ying himself is the master of the Falcon Gate, proficient in all kinds of reconnaissance techniques, of course he knows that Zhou An is coming with all his might.

In fact, Hu Ying is very uncomfortable now.

Maybe Hu Ying can really fool him, but as soon as Mi Mo left like this, he was completely exposed to Zhou An's gaze.

You can't do it if you don't.

He knows the cruelty of the organization better than anyone else.

Hu Ying stood up with difficulty, looked at the already empty room, took a deep breath, and walked towards the door.

At this time, a noisy sound was already sounding outside the door.

"What are you doing? Did you know that this is the stronghold of Falcon Gate? I can't go in and out casually! ”

"Stop, you take a step further, don't blame us for being rude!"

"This is Yunlai Mansion, if you dare to break into other people's houses, aren't you afraid of being arrested?"

In a large family like theirs, there are family members on duty even at night.

There was the shouting of the housekeepers outside, but soon the shouting stopped.

The door to the room cracked.

In an instant, it turned into a cloud of debris.

The family lay in a coma, and a man with a long knife walked in from outside.

Hu Ying could feel the horror of this man.

That cold murderous aura is intertwined in flesh and blood, and it can never be the flower of that kind of greenhouse.

Murderous, cold.

But even though Hu Ying's scalp was numb, he still took two steps forward.

"Who is Your Excellency? Why ......"

didn't finish the words, because Zhou An had already made a move.

Hu Ying couldn't even see how Zhou An made a move.

I saw that Zhou An was still standing in front of him, and the houses behind him had been wiped out by patches of knife light.

From beginning to end, Zhou An didn't even touch the long knife in his hand.

"Quick! What a fast knife! ”

Hu Ying has also seen the world, so he naturally understands that this is not that he has not moved, but that after he is fast to the extreme, he gives people the feeling of not moving.

"You ......"

He still wanted to speak, but then, Zhou An's words reached his ears, making him tremble.

"Two choices, say it yourself, or I'll take you to the dungeon of the Town, or I'll ask."

Zhou An's tone was calm, with no doubt.

Hu Ying suddenly felt that the rhetoric he had just prepared was useless.

There was a look of color in his eyes, and he suddenly put his hand to his mouth and whistled.

In the sky, a black curtain emerged.

With the appearance of a dark curtain covering the sky, Zhou An raised his head and looked at the sky.

I saw an eagle with an arm span of more than four meters descending from the sky, and its talons were cold and grabbed towards his chest.

"Kill him!"

Hu Ying showed a ruthless look, and his state had changed from groveling in the face of Mi Mo at the beginning to being vicious and vicious.

He figured it out.

As far as Zhou An's state is concerned, it is impossible for him to explain it.

Because the other party didn't give him a chance to explain at all, how could he explain?

The dungeon of the Evil Division, how miserable it is, just think about it makes people feel terrible.

After all, in the entire rivers and lakes of the Great Chu Kingdom, no one can carry it in the dungeon.

Even if you can bear it, you can really be tortured for the rest of your life.

Kill Zhou An, and then run away, and when the time comes, I will tell the organization that Mi Mo let him do this without permission.

The reason why he was able to be a nail in Yunlai Mansion was because of the falcon that probed for intelligence.

If he leaves because of this incident, the organization will definitely punish Mimo severely.

With a falcon here, you can completely avoid the sight and escape from Yunlai Mansion alone.

As for the people of the Falcon Gate...... Doesn't matter!

As long as you are alive, there will be a second and third Falcon Gate coming out.

And his son is also in the organization, so he no longer has any worries.

The huge eagle was like a bolt of lightning, striking with lightning speed.

Zhou An raised his head and looked at the eagle in the sky, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.

The Qi in the body is flowing rapidly.

At the same time, the special effect of reading hundreds of volumes appeared.

In his eyes, an inexplicable luster condensed.

A huge eagle belly with a noticeable flaw.

"It's just a bluff, big, it doesn't mean strong." Zhou An said lightly.

He was still standing in place, but the white sword light suddenly appeared, turning into a silk thread, binding the huge eagle layer by layer.

One of the silk threads burrowed into the belly of the eagle.

The eagle let out a mournful roar.

After being tied up, the eagle, which had lost its strength, fell directly into the yard and struggled frantically.

But everything is useless.

Zhou An just moved in his heart, and the sword light that was freely retracted tightened, cutting the huge eagle in front of him into pieces.

Everything just happened in an instant, and Zhou An had already killed the eagle.

Hu Ying in front of him was still immersed in his fantasies, and everything in front of him gave him a slap in the face.

"I'm so afraid to go to the dungeon, it seems that I'm already sitting down."

Zhou An was still carrying a long knife, and the murderous aura on his body was even stronger.

Hu Ying's face was full of disbelief, and even his voice trembled: "What level are you?" How can it be! Suddenly a master like you appeared! ”

There's a serious illness!

How could such a strong person come out of a small Anding County?

His words went unanswered, as the silky light of the knife resurfaced, weaving a cage from top to bottom, binding him in layers.

Hu Ying could feel that this cage was woven by knife light, and as long as it was touched slightly, it would be a shattered end.

"You want to trap me and take me to the dungeon?"

Hu Ying knew very well in his heart what Zhou An was doing.

But the thought of the dungeon made him tremble.

"I was going to kill you, but you have a lot of information that can keep you alive." Zhou An said without hesitation.

Hu Ying looked at the sword light around him, and his face showed panicked emotions.

"Is it okay for you to let me go, I am also a very bitter person, my child is being pinched, I have no choice."

Don't look at his desperate look just now, but it's really his turn to be in this kind of scene, and the first person to be afraid of is people like him.

Zhou An said: "Just because of this, you will come to harm me, or I will give you another hard life award?" ”

Hu Ying listened to Zhou An's ridicule and knew that he was cornered.

The fight between the two just now naturally attracted attention.

Soon, one Falcon Gate doorman after another appeared in this courtyard.

These men all surrounded Zhou An with eagles, and they all looked cautious.

When Hu Ying saw this scene, he immediately shouted: "Hurry! This person! He trespassed on the Falcon Gate and took him down! ”

The doormen looked at each other, and the circle surrounding Zhou An was shrinking.

Zhou An looked around and said lightly: "Do you also want to follow him and be sent to the dungeon of the Zhenwei Division by me?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

The doormen looked at each other and understood what they meant.

This means that their master seems to have broken the law and is now about to be taken to the prison of the Governor of the Town.

If this is the case, these small characters will probably be punished for joint sitting.

It was at this time that they hesitated.

Those who can easily trap their sect masters inside, even if they go together, they are not opponents.

What's more, there are now justifiable reasons for them to lay down their blades.

"It's over."

When Hu Ying saw this scene, he also knew that his escape method had been completely blocked.

He lost all his strength and sat on the ground with a look of despair on his face.

By this scene, he had given up struggling.

It was at this time that there was a sound of footsteps at the door of the Falcon Gate.

Zheng Sifu, with a full face and beard, led the way in front.

A large crowd of members of the Townsman rushed in and surrounded the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, Zheng Sifu saw the cage woven by knife light.

He is a master and has a wide range of knowledge, so he naturally sees the wonders at a glance and can't help but say it.

"You've reached the final level?"

"The ultimate level of retracting and retracting freely, lifting weights like light, can you reach it at this age?"

"Incredible, incredible!"

Zheng Sifu even forgot what he was here for, and walked around the cage made of sword light, praising loudly as he walked.

"No wonder, no wonder."

"No wonder that guy Zhang Stubborn Niu can also be convinced by you."

He finally knew why Zhang Sixian was so concerned about Zhou An, and when he talked about Zhou An, his mouth was full of praise.

At a young age, you can reach this level of strength.

Even if it is the exaggerated praise of Zhang Sixian, it will not be too little.

Not only him, but even the members of the Town Trick Division who came were all shocked.

Some of these people had a conflict with Zhou An at the beginning.

When they looked at Zhou An's eyes now, they had become a little in awe.

That's how it was in those days.

When you're strong, you're surrounded by good people.

"It's good that I didn't offend miserably at the beginning."

A few members of the Town Trick Division thought like this, and they were relieved in their hearts.

"This person named Zhou An has both strength and a relationship with Lord Sifu, such a person will still stutter a lot in the future."

Of course, Zhou An didn't know what these people thought, he just wanted to return to the subject as soon as possible, so he pointed to the trapped Hu Ying and told the story of the incident.

As for why Zheng Sifu came so quickly, in fact, the reason is very simple.

Yunlai Mansion is full of the eyeliner of the Town Trick Division, and when Zhou An was carrying a knife and hurriedly running on the street, there was already a dark line of the Town Trick Division.

So he informed Zheng Sifu of the news.

Zheng Sifu learned about Zhou An's temper through Zhang Si County.

He was afraid that Zhou An would do something, so he hurried over.

Unexpectedly, this scene in front of him was really eye-opening.

"That's the general way of the matter, interrogation is what you are best at, and there is Lord Lao Zheng."

After hearing Zhou An tell the details of what happened, Zheng Sifu waved his hand, and his men took Hu Ying away.

Zhou An also removed the sword light, and the members of the Zhen Wei Division took Hu Ying away.

"I'll just say that guy can escape our encirclement and interception every time, and it turns out that Falcon Gate is his helper." Zheng Sifu looked at the empty Falcon Gate.

"This time she was able to throw the Falcon Gate out as an outcast, there must be a backhand, it's hard to find, so she can only wait for the Dao Dabi."

Just now, after the members of the Town Trick Division took Hu Ying away, some of them searched the entire Falcon Gate, but the result was nothing.

In fact, this was not unexpected by Zhou An, the other party was able to throw Hu Ying out, and he must have escaped.

"Zhou An, do you want to go to the dungeon of Zhenwei Division and learn something?" Zheng Sifu asked.

The rumored dungeon of the town of the Evil Division, as long as a person goes in, he will confess when he comes out.

In fact, Zhou An is also very interested, these are also necessary skills for walking the rivers and lakes, and now that Zheng Sifu is invited, of course he wants to learn it.

He didn't shirk it, and went to the town with Zheng Sifu.

At this time, it was still very dark, and the sky was full of dark clouds.

When Zhou An walked out of the town of the town, the sky was already dark.

All night, he was in the dungeon of the Commander.

And this night, he also saw the interrogation methods of the Zhen Wei Division.

In four words, it is an eye-opener.

The scene inside the dungeon can't be summed up in one tragic word.

Many scenes in it, if they really want to be written in words, Zhou An is estimated to be blocked immediately.

Hu Ying was very tough at the beginning, acting like a person who was about to go to the execution ground.

However, as time passed, the so-called hard qi was dispersed like a dark cloud.

That head bangs, that one makes a noise.

The results obtained are actually not satisfactory.

This Hu Ying is from an organization called Zongxing.

Indulgence is to do whatever you want, do whatever you want, and don't do good things in short.

What's even more outrageous is that this organization has only been established for a long time.

It was also the first time that the Town Commander had heard of the existence of such an organization.

Of course, although it has not been established for a long time, it has already laid a nail in Yunlai Mansion, which is a bit worth pondering.

As for the rest, Hu Ying didn't know anything.

He originally became a member of the organization because of his son's problem, and this organization is very strict with his subordinates, so it is impossible to ask anything.

Mi Mo took away the most precious eagle of the Falcon Gate, and as Zheng Sifu said, it was difficult to find it again.

Now I can only wait until the time of the Dao Dabi, and then wait for the rabbit.

"Zhou An, remember, if you really encounter something, don't be impulsive."

Before leaving, Zheng Sifu reminded him.

Zhou An waved his hand and returned to Qi Shuo's residence.

When I went back, I also had a little meal at a roadside stall by the way.

At this time, Qi Shuo had already gotten up.

He didn't ask Zhou An what he was doing, after all, these things can't be asked casually.

"Brother Zhou, it's going to be a big competition in a few days, and I'm here to congratulate Brother Zhou on his victory."

Qi Shuo said.

Zhou An nodded.

There are still five days left before the Dao Casting Competition, and there are still a lot of things to do in these five days, and maybe you can improve the reading of hundreds of volumes to another level.

"Brother Qi, I've been preparing a little more pen, ink, paper and inkstone for me recently, I'm useful, I don't plan to go out recently." Zhou Andao.

Qi Shuo agreed.

Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, this kind of thing is indeed very expensive for ordinary people, but for the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, it is drizzle.

As long as Zhou An is willing to ask for something, they can afford it in the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, and they will buy it.

Next, Zhou An began to go crazy according to the rules of daily life.

……

For five days, Zhou An was frantically copying every day, except for eating and necessary rest.

If an outsider walks into Zhou An's room, they will find that Zhou An's room is already full of papers, and this paper is full of copied books.

After copying the book, Zhou An asked Qi Shuo to go to the bookstore to buy it, and when he bought it, he continued to copy the book.

The continuous madness made Zhou An feel extremely boring, but in this kind of boredom, the sense of gain was also timely feedback.

Proficiency is going up like crazy.

Zhou An's fingers had been dyed with a lot of black ink, but he still copied without hesitation.

When the morning came, after the last pen was written, Zhou An let go of the brush in his hand and threw it to the ground on the side.

"Hoo ......"

He let out a sigh of relief, and rubbed his forehead with no disdain for the ink on his hand.

The smoke in front of me changed for a while, and finally turned into a line of text.

[Reading 100 volumes lv.4 (spirit +2, understanding +2): 1/60000]

A large amount of information poured into Zhou An's mind as the smoke dissipated, and the Qi in Zhou An's body shrank by a point and became more condensed.

At the same time, he felt that although the spirit had not changed, there was a difference in understanding.

Twenty percent!

Now, as long as you can see through the flaws of the other party, you can get a two-percent improvement.

Coupled with the two percent of the fusion casting method, he can now increase the power of forty percent.

It's forty percent, which can be called terrifying.

"Perhaps, I can wrestle with the top of the second-rate masters." Zhou Anxin thought.

It was just his guess, after all, there was no goal for him to try.

It's impossible to run to the Zhenwei Division and fight with the Zheng Division, right?

Zhou An moved his body for a moment, and then he saw the ink on his hand.

When I got out of the room, I didn't see Qi Shuo, so I guess I went to buy breakfast.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhou An boiled water to take a bath, changed his clothes, and then walked out of the house.

As soon as I came to the hall, I happened to see Qi Shuo rushing over with breakfast.

"Brother Zhou, you've finally come out, let's go after dinner." Qi Shuo put breakfast on the table.

Today is the first day of the Great Tournament of Casting Dao.

(End of chapter)