056, love and hatred (II)
This caravan has more than 20 vehicles, and the guys who drive the cars are all powerful, and they obviously have kung fu in their body shapes and movements, and they all carry weapons, and the guys themselves are also guards, with a total of more than 50 people, which is equivalent to a military formation. Some of them were hired by the caravan, some were the servants of the caravan owner, and some were simply soldiers of the garrison of the city.
Because this caravan transported not only ordinary goods, but also official supplies between the castles. It should be safest to follow them through the evil mountains, and there are fifty or sixty people carrying large bags and small bags to "rub the guards", including small traders driving ox carts. The party spent the night in a market town before entering the Evil Mountain.
Huwa and many people crowded together in the courtyard of the post station, the house was already full, and it was not cold in summer, as long as it did not rain, many people would sleep in the courtyard. Early in the morning, many people were making breakfast by the fire, and at this moment, the noisy market outside suddenly became quiet, and it became silent in an instant.
The tiger baby, who was sitting against the wall as if he was napping, suddenly opened his eyes and showed a look of surprise, because he felt a solemn aura, and the invisible sense of coercion had made many people in the courtyard speechless. Someone didn't know what was going on, so he ran to the gate of the courtyard and looked out, and then stepped out of the courtyard gate and saluted respectfully, not even daring to breathe.
The tiger baby also walked out of the courtyard gate and looked out, and then squinted her eyes. There was a team striding into the market town, they were not supposed to be a military formation, but they were more like a military formation than the most elite military formation, there were only fourteen people in total, divided into two columns on the left and right, each column was equivalent to a small squad in the military formation.
These people looked to be in their forties, with strong physiques, all dressed in black, each with a knife hanging from his waist, and a stick that was neither long nor short on his back, and they were dressed in a peculiar way. Ordinary people are not allowed to travel openly with weapons under normal circumstances. The guards in the caravan carried weapons and required permission from the city to pass through the checkpoints along the way, but these men openly marched in a procession with murder weapons.
The tiger baby can see clearly that the knife and stick can be used alone, and it can also be used with both hands, but the stick can also be attached to the knife and turned into a long-handled chopping knife. The expressions of these people were indifferent, and their eyes were expressionless, and when they came over, the people of the whole market town did not dare to speak anymore, and they all bowed in awe. There are even people who involuntarily kneel down with a puff of their legs.
But the men in black didn't even look at it, and the tiger baby was the only one standing on either side of the road who didn't salute, and they also turned a blind eye to it. No one shouted the order, but when they marched in line, the steps of each man in black were the same, and there was no difference in even the length of their steps. If it weren't for the vigorous rhythm of life, Tiger Baby almost suspected that she was seeing a team of walking puppets.
All of these people have practiced martial arts, and at least four of them are more cultivated, but compared to normal people. They seem to lack some kind of spirituality, which comes from their hearts. Obviously, these people are highly trained and determined. But compared to ordinary people or other monks, the mood is too stagnant, and there are many complex feelings of normal people, no wonder the tiger baby feels like that.
With their arrival. An invisible aura of slaughter enveloped the surroundings, making people shudder. This may have something to do with their cultivation, but it was a more important reason. It was each of them who killed a lot. They didn't hide that murderous aura at all, as if they didn't need to hide it.
In the aura carried by his weapons and body, there are even countless remnants of resentful souls. - Only the tiger baby could feel this in a trance, while the others were just inexplicably frightened and chilled.
The tiger baby had already thought of who they were, he had heard the legends of these men in black, but it was the first time he had seen them with his own eyes, they were the Xuanyi Iron Guards under the command of Xingsha. As for the origin of the Xuanyi Iron Guard, I am afraid that no one present knows better than the Tiger Baby, and the Tiger Baby also made a special trip to collect all kinds of information about the Xuanyi Iron Guard.
About twenty years ago, after Xuan Sha led the people of the Bai-fronted clan to repel the battle between the Fan and Silk Kingdoms, Xing Yao also broke through the Dacheng Cultivation. Xingyao selected the dead soldiers from among his most trusted white-fronted clansmen, drilled them in the way of military formations, and formed four military formations, which became a private army in his hands.
In the context of the time, it seemed normal for Xingyao to do this. The White-Fronted Clan had just been attacked by a large army, so they trained their private army to prevent accidents. This private army only obeys Xingyao's orders, and Xingyao only obeys the orders of Baisha. Therefore, the elders in Chiwang Hill could not intervene, and the qiē needed to train the military formation came from the worship of the Fan Room and the Silk Room.
Shao Wu once chatted with Huwa, and specifically mentioned this matter, and made a bold guess: Xingyao's training of the private army must have been approved by Bai Sha, and it may also be vaguely aimed at another important person on Chiwang Hill, Xuan Sha.
Xuan Sha had just commanded the improvised army of the Bai-Forehead clan to repel the strong enemy, and after the battle, those improvised armies were disbanded and returned home. But one day, if Xuan Xuan comes forward and raises his arms, it is likely that he will quickly pull out a large army. Xingyao may be afraid of him, and take this opportunity to organize the elite of the clan to train a private army.
On the other hand, the identities of these people can't actually be regarded as Chiwangqiu disciples, they are just dead soldiers under Xingyao, and there are many things that are not suitable for the high-ranking immortal family to do, so it is quite appropriate to leave them to do it.
Now Huwa has learned from Ah Yuan about some of the conditions inside Chiwang Hill, and she also knows why Xuansha left the mountain to cultivate back then. Looking back now, Shaowu's speculation is not without some truth.
There were 200 people in the army trained by Xingyao that year, and how could the tiger baby forget that they were the murderers who slaughtered the Qingshui clan! The battle back then was tragic and abnormal, in fact, the strength of the Qingshui clan was not weak, and there were also a group of masters, including Pan Gu's parents. Of the 200 dead soldiers, only 50 remained, and they later changed into black clothes and became today's Xuanyi Iron Guard.
The remaining fifty people can just be formed into a military formation, which is more elite than any military formation in the Ba Yuan. In fact, their own combat power is secondary, and no matter how powerful they are, they are just a military formation. But they have all undergone long-term training in the art of war, and when necessary, each of them can become a general who commands and leads the army in battle.
Fifty Xuanyi Iron Guards are fifty latent generals, they are all proficient in the art of war, and they are absolutely loyal and not afraid of death, and they cooperate with each other very tacitly, and they can command thousands of troops and horses at any time. Whether it is the military formation of the Fan or the Silk Country, in their hands, they can exert much greater combat effectiveness than before. And few people can realize this in normal times, this is the real hidden method of Xingsha's power.
That year, Xingyao took 200 people from the mountains, and only 50 returned. Chiwangqiu's explanation for this was that they went to the depths of the wilderness to kill a chaotic Demon King, and although they succeeded in killing the demons, they also suffered heavy casualties. The demon king was indeed killed, and it was Shanzha and Xingyao who did it together, but those dead soldiers were lost when they slaughtered the Qingshui clan. This secret is not known to outsiders, and even the elders on Chiwang Hill are not clear.
Huwa has always had a question in her heart, and she planned to ask Ah Yuan privately the next time she saw him. The tragedy of the Qingshui clan was not without a living mouth. Of course, the so-called living mouth does not refer to the tiger baby and Pan Gu, but the fifty subordinates led by Xingsha. So many people are still alive, and after so many years, isn't there a little bit of talk that has been revealed, and even the high-level officials of various countries can't find out a trace of the inside story?
Now that she has seen these two teams of Xuanyi Iron Guards with her own eyes, Huwa finally understands the reason. Since Bai Sha and Xingyao will leave these people behind, they don't worry about what secrets they will reveal. These people have never been disbanded, but have been trained to become the Xuanyi Iron Guard, and they have all sworn allegiance.
If Xingyao orders them not to keep it a secret, they will definitely keep it a secret. But what about the inadvertent leakage, the tiger baby seems to have seen a little bit of fame, and there seems to be something wrong with these people's minds. It's not that they're insane, but they're completely conscious, sensitive, and athletic, all of them like a sharp blade that can be unsheathed at any moment, but something always feels wrong.
Of course, it is not difficult for Xingsha to find a group of white-fronted clansmen who swear allegiance to the death, but it does not mean that he will not use other means. If you repeatedly use divine thoughts to quietly imprint into your mind, instilling a certain belief in people, over time, this belief will become deeply rooted, as if it has become an innate self-will. And the appearance of these Xuanyi Iron Guards seems to have experienced this.
On the other hand, if a powerful Divine Mind Seal is used in secret, it can even cause people to unconsciously forget certain events, or change their memories of certain events. Huwa has recently become more aware of the pure yang technique, and can only see a hint of it, although he himself has never used this method, but he can also deduce some metaphysics, and at this moment, he is only guessing, and he is not completely sure.
If that's the case, these Xuanyi Iron Guards, who have already sworn allegiance, will not reveal Xingyao's secrets. Looking at the resolute expressions of these people, even if Xingyao or Bai Sha had used those methods against them, I am afraid that they would be willing to accept it.
Huwa frowned slightly, thinking about what kind of people the Xuanyi Iron Guards in front of them were? Their will and mind were quite firm, but they were not the same as the state of mind sought by many monks in the world, and they were not detached.
If such a person is born with a strong physique, he can train to become the most elite warrior, and if he has good qualifications, he may also become a monk and master supernatural spells, but it is difficult to break through too high a achievement. These people all have the shadow of Xingyao in their temperament, but they are different from Xingyao. Xingyao's state of mind was related to his own experience and chance, which he had verified in his cultivation, and the minds of these people were deliberately created according to certain requirements.
When the people in the bazaar saw these Xuanyi Iron Guards, their eyes were full of awe, but the tiger baby felt that they might have strengths, but they were even more pitiful. However, this feeling could not dispel the hatred in the hearts of the tiger babies, because they were indeed the murderers of the Qingshui clan, and their minds were completely sober at the time of the massacre. (To be continued......)