Chapter 209: Scarlet Runes
The old man narrowed his eyes and said: "Maybe you are too concerned, you think, since they have developed a small business district into an existence that is enough to fight against the trade plane after you leave, there is a lack of power in it, can they? Not to mention the seven major families and the Council of Elders behind the trade area, even those business alliances will not give up their immediate interests, this is undoubtedly the spoiler, but they can grow big against these forces, which has proved that they are no longer lambs to be slaughtered."
Listening to the old man's explanation, although he was still a little incredulous in his heart, he had to admit that there was some truth in what he said.
Traceless stared at the old man for a long time before nodding and saying, "I have indeed been away for too long, and if they can survive safely this time, I have decided not to leave the new business district again."
The old man smiled and shook his head: "You can't stay in the new business area, because your existence will curb their growth, you see that after you leave, their achievements are beyond your imagination, and you are there, but they can only look at you."
Traceless frowned, "You mean, I hindered their development?".
The old man shook his head and said: "That's not what the old man meant, it's just that for some children, the best teacher for growth is not the parents, but the society, that is, the cultivation realm, and what you care about is the shackles of their growth."
Traceless was silent, silent for a long time, he never thought that his concern for the little beggars would end up being a chain that bound them.
Maybe the old man is right, he has been with them for a few years, and they have achieved nothing.
It's only been a little over a year since they've been away for a little over a year.
Thinking of this, Traceless took a long breath and said, "Okay, as long as they are safe and sound, I will leave the business district, but you must stay and help them."
The old man patted his chest and said: "Since the old man is here with you, he has decided to stay, with the old man here, to ensure that the business district will make money every day."
As for the old man's ability to pay attention, there is no doubt about it.
Then the two smiled at each other, and walked into the hall hand in hand.
At this time, Crazy Dao was still cultivating the sword technique, but he didn't dare to infuse that frequency. Otherwise, the whole living room will be shattered.
Looking at the two of them, the mad knife put away his tricks and said, "What's going on outside?
He had a manic look and looked like a fighting beast.
Traceless stretched out his hand and pressed it on his shoulder and said, "Don't be impatient, let's not brute force this time, we have to outwit."
As soon as the mad knife heard the word outwitting, his interest was immediately suppressed.
He casually inserted the long knife into the dirt and said boringly: "What outwitted? Lao Tzu rushed over and solved their problem with a knife."
Traceless knew the combat power of the mad sword, and would never put those black armor guards who only had the spirit realm in their eyes.
However, after all, there are a large number of black armor guards, and there are huge starship-level weapons, and the Crazy Sword can overturn a starship for hundreds of years, but it can't fight against that one.
Moreover, the Council of Elders is the master of a certain queen, and with the power of the Council of Elders, there are masters in it.
With the combat power of the mad sword, the second plane can be regarded as a strong person, but this is not the case in the Council of Elders.
Thinking of this, Traceless reached out and pressed the shoulder of the mad knife and said, "Brother, don't worry, we will have a chance to show your strength."
When the mad knife heard this, he pursed his lips and smiled: "Master, don't call me brother, you can do the mad knife."
He scratched his scalp and looked very naïve.
Looking at the mad knife at this time, Traceless really couldn't connect him with that god-like swordsman.
After some planning, the three of them took their own actions.
Half a day later, Traceless received a lot of information one after another, the most critical of which was about the target of the black ship operation.
Indeed, just as Traceless guessed, it was for the elves.
But from another source, I learned that this may only be superficial, and the real purpose is to seize the new business district.
At this time, the seven major families were not mixed at all, only the Council of Elders.
However, the Seven Great Families only sent a youth representative to act.
All the information and materials were gathered together, and Traceless gradually became interested in the young man sent by the Seven Families.
Especially the description of him in the information is simply incredible.
Legend has it that this person is an envoy of the upper realm, and he also stirred up the treacherous situation in the fairy city with the power of one person.
How could such a character without a trace not want to see him, so he asked someone to inquire about his whereabouts, and sure enough, he soon got the news that he was resting in a place in the Nanshang District.
Without a trace made up his mind, he prepared some generous gifts to visit.
Everything went to see him as a business traveler, and I believe that he would not fail to give face to a business traveler with the title of a top businessman.
When Wuxian walked to the Nanshang District, he looked at the street where he and Luo Zhener had encountered, and saw the ruins of the Luo family's mansion in the northwest corner.
It's as if everything is in the realm of a dream.
For Luo Zhen'er, Wuxian has no emotion, but he is emotionally guilty of paying her emotion, and he doesn't want to see the Luo family so down.
Helplessly, he really couldn't go back.
Because the Luo family is afraid that it will encounter unimaginable forces.
Traceless is now also gradually caught in this vortex of unimaginable forces, unable to extricate himself.
Seeing the traceless eyes, the old man said sensitively: "You seem to be familiar with this place?"
Traceless nodded and said, "There used to be a few old people here, but their family seal has changed dramatically, and everything has become like this."
The old man nodded and said: "People are wrong, don't be too rigid about the past, the past, whether it is right or wrong, life and death, it is meaningless, only helping them to make their wishes is the most important."
Traceless also nodded solemnly: "Thank you, senior, I know what to do."
There was more certainty in Traceless's eyes, yes, memories have no meaning, if they feel guilty about Luo Zhen'er, they will find out the secret forces of the Elders' Council, and give them justice.
Without a trace to get rid of the psychological burden, the whole person is also much more energetic, and the two of them stepped around a street and alley and directly entered the Nanshang District.
This time, because I came to visit someone's house, I naturally wouldn't bring a martial artist like a mad knife.
The old man and the traceless were both dressed up, so when they looked at them, they knew that they were status merchants.
The moment they walked in the new business district, they became the target of attention. Especially at the moment when the business district is declining, this kind of top merchant is especially eye-catching.
So many people came out to take the initiative to greet them and send their own name posts.
Traceless and the old man replied to them with a pleasant face along the way, which delayed the formation for a few hours.
By the time they walked through the business district and came to the manor in the southwest corner, it was nearly noon.
The two of them stood in front of the vermilion gate, stared at the extremely eye-catching seal characters on the door, and said, "Xuantian Yaju, this should be the asset of the Xuantian Sect."
The Xuantian Sect has always named its assets in this way.
Traceless glanced at the decorative patterns on his side, and found that they were also similar to the Xuantian Sect.
In this way, this person also has a deep relationship with the Xuantian Sect.
This made Traceless even more interested in him.
So they walked to the door and began to knock.
But no matter how much they knocked, there was no response inside.
Until they were about to give up and leave, they were besieged by more than a dozen escort regiments rushing out from the left.
And when one of them said nothing, he came up and locked them up.
Traceless hurriedly defended, "I'm a top businessman, why are you locking us up?".
The words of the top merchant still have some effect, so the guard at the head said indifferently: "Take out the waist card to verify."
Wuxian could only take out the top merchant waist card from his arms, and when he saw the waist card, the guard's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly commanded a few words behind him, and then said to Wuji: "Why do you want to break into the Xuantian Sect?"
Traceless hurriedly explained: "We just admire the kneeling master, and we want to bow first and make friends with him."
The guard said, "Haven't you seen the ban?"
"What forbidden?" Traceless looked confused.
"Just three days ago, the ban was announced in the business district, which has long been turned into a forbidden area, and no business travelers are allowed to enter, and those who violate the order will be punished," the leader of the guards stared at them angrily.
"We just arrived yesterday, and we don't know anything about this place," Traceless hurriedly explained.
"Forget it, you are first-time offenders, let's go," the leader of the guards waved his hand away.
Traceless smiled helplessly at the old man, and was about to turn around and leave.
But at this moment, a man in a Taoist robe walked over, pointed his finger at the two of them, and said, "Let them in."
The leader of the guards didn't look arrogant, but when he saw the Taoist, he immediately became complimentary.
Hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, listen to the order."
Then the guards withdrew, and Traceless and the old man were introduced into the manor by the man dressed as a man.
Then the Taoist said to them, "Wait here again, and the lord will come to see you at once."
Random he was gone.
Traceless and the old man glanced at each other, a little confused in their hearts.
Everything was a little weird, especially the sudden appearance of the Dao man.
There was a trace of vigilance in the dark, and the six senses were completely released.
Just as Traceless and the old man were about to lose patience while waiting, a figure walked in from outside.
His demeanor was light, and in a few steps he had already landed in front of them.
Seeing the young face of the visitor, Wuxian immediately froze.
This is not him? the guy who used to sneak up on him.
The person who came also looked at him with an extremely strange look, and said for a long time: "Little Seventh Brother, you are finally here."
This sentence is like an old friend who has been waiting for a long time.
But without a trace, he heard endless killing intent from these words.
"You are the representative of the Seven Great Families, the envoy of the Upper Realm?"
"What's the problem?" Lin Zhize's eyes swept sharply.
"No... It's just a bit of an accident," Traceless sighed.
Knowing that this person brought these black ships, Traceless despaired, and he wanted to negotiate a settlement before.
At the moment, it seems that negotiations are just a luxury.
"I know what you mean, but it's useless" Lin Zhize was also very direct.
"Why are you doing that?" stared at him coldly.
"Why" Lin Zhize laughed wildly: "Because Lao Tzu hates you, and everything about you."
"Hate me?" Traceless stared at him in surprise, remembering what had happened years ago, and he said the same.
"But we had no grudges before."
"Because, you appear in my dreams all the time" Lin Zhize glared at him angrily.
"What?" Traceless couldn't believe that there was such a ridiculous explanation in the world.
Because of his dreams, he identified himself as an enemy.
The traceless expression made Lin Zhize feel a trace of pleasure, and he laughed fiercely: "Originally, I prepared some means to deal with you, but unfortunately you sent it to the door by yourself, saving Lao Tzu some trouble."
Traceless stared at Lin Zhize and said, "Do we know each other?" I mean, before we meet again."
When Lin Zhize heard this, his expression suddenly became tangled. It seems to be doing some kind of painful inner struggle.
After a long time, Lin Zhizelang smiled and said: "Okay, since you are already a turtle in the urn, Lao Tzu might as well tell you, do you remember Huzi?"
"Huzi?" Wuxian rushed forward excitedly and asked, "You said Huzi is still alive?"
After a few more years of searching, Traceless has given up on the idea that Huzi is still alive.
Lin Zhize sneered: "He is alive but like a dead man, Lao Tzu will not let him reoccupy this body."
Traceless frowned, staring at him with a puzzled expression: "You, you mean, you took away the tiger?"
Lin Zhize chuckled: "It's not to take away, I'm a part of him, and the old man, the python is formed by the three."
Traceless was confused again, but he was sure that this guy was either insane, or he had a tiger secret hidden in him.
Traceless stared at him and said, "You tell me the whereabouts of the tiger, I can leave it at your disposal."
For Huzi's guilt, Traceless really wants to redeem that brother.
Lin Zhize smiled and said: "Do you still want him to come back? Foolish dreams, Lao Tzu won't let you get your wish."
As he spoke, he spread his arms, and a billowing stream of air surged in all directions.
Seeing this, the old man exclaimed: "Demonic energy, he is not a human, he is a demon."
Then the old man threw out a few spells, and dragged him to rush out without a trace.
But without a trace stubbornly stayed in the same place and said: "I want to know the whereabouts of the tiger."
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "This guy is almost like a demon, and we are not his opponents."
Traceless and fearless said: "For the sake of the tiger, I am willing to die here again."
The old man said helplessly: "I knew this was the case, I should have let the crazy knife accompany you, maybe he could fight to the death with this guy."
Traceless stared at the old man and said, "You get out of here quickly, and tell the mad knife that you must protect the business area from accidents."
The old man was very reluctant to leave, but he was angrily shouted by Traceless: "If you stay, you will die, if you leave, there may be a chance to rescue me."
The old man nodded helplessly, and finally rushed to the door with tears in his eyes.
However, at this time, there was a seal at the door.
Lin Zhize sneered: "Today, no one wants to go out from here."
Traceless stared at the cold face, and said angrily: "Tell me, where is the tiger."
Lin Zhize sneered: "Do you really want to see him?"
Traceless stared at him steadfastly.
"Okay, I'll give you a chance, as long as you can keep three moves undefeated in my hands, Lao Tzu will let you see him."
Traceless immediately rushed forward and shouted, "Come on."
Lin Zhize's fingers slidied, and purple light swirls were generated, and there were words in his mouth at random: "%¥¥##".
Some strange mantras erupted from his mouth, and then turned into illusory runes, like various ancient totems appearing all over the sky.
First, one solidified, and then a sky of blood bloomed.
Then another one, as the blood-colored runes lit up.
The traceless body is also crumbling little by little.