Zhao Lanjiang's martial arts have long been among the top masters in the rivers and lakes, even in the face of masters of Yuwen Tianlu and Li Chuntie, he also has the strength to fight. But in the face of these oncoming "Red Cavalry Army", he had no fighting spirit in his heart.

This kind of suppression is not only the suppression of the cultivation realm, but also the suppression above the momentum.

The "Red Cavalry" on the opposite side apparently noticed him as well. When the expressionless "Song Renqi" saw him, he also showed a trace of astonishment, he didn't expect that he would meet a young man at the peak of the general realm on this remote street, if in normal times, they would have not hesitated to swing their swords and kill, but now they have more important things to do, and they must not reveal their identities at such a time.

They also noticed that Zhao Lanjiang's expression was like a great enemy.

Zhao Lanjiang stopped.

The "Red Cavalry" stopped their horses.

And these horses, too, sensed the solemnity of the atmosphere, and seemed to have a fierce battle that was about to break out, and became restless.

Deadlocked.

Silent.

Zhao Lanjiang didn't dare to move, but the internal force was urged to the extreme, these sword keepers and sword cultivators on Shujian Mountain, he had heard their stories countless times, and knew that they were powerful, but when he met them today, and there were more than a dozen people, Zhao Lanjiang felt his insignificance. If they don't make a move, they will do it, but if they do, Zhao Lanjiang may not be able to catch any of them.

Zhao Lanjiang doesn't want to die, but it doesn't mean that he is afraid of death. When the strong man wins on a narrow road, when life and death are at stake, he abandons the distracting thoughts in his heart, even if he dies in battle, he has to pull a cushion. He continued to urge the internal force, and the golden knife intent in his body gave birth to an induction, and within the sea of qi, it began to become violent.

Sword Keeper Thirteen was also hesitating to kill this person.

At this moment, under the imperial city, there was a roar. The voice was very weak, and if you didn't listen carefully, it would be difficult to notice, but among the people present, Xiu Wei had already reached the top of the world, and no trace of movement could escape their induction. Beneath the earth, it seems that a mysterious power is awakening.

It's a shocking array!

A thought flashed through Zhao Lanjiang's mind.

He is very familiar with this formation. Because, the Hidden Sun Great Array in Hidden Yang City was built by the same group of people as the Amazing God Array in the capital, and the Amazing God Array is an upgrade of the Hidden Sun Great Array, and the power is even greater than that of the Hidden Sun Great Array. The difference is that to urge the Hidden Sun Great Array, what is needed is the intent of the golden sword, while the Astounding Array requires the true dragon bloodline to control.

Ready to fly.

Zhao Lanjiang slowly pulled out the long knife.

He moved very lightly and did not make a sound.

Zhao Lanjiang decided to fight to the death.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the coercion disappeared in an instant, and the fierce momentum emanating from the "Red Cavalry" on the opposite side was hidden. When I look at them again, they are no different from ordinary mortals. At the same time, the awakening force in the underground suddenly lost its purpose and gradually disappeared.

The "Red Cavalry" glanced at Zhao Lanjiang, urged the horse forward, and drove past Zhao Lanjiang.

On the long empty street, there was only the sound of horses' hooves tapping on bluestone slabs.

From the beginning to the end, neither side said a word.

But Zhao Lanjiang knew that he had already been closed in the ghost gate, and he breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that his entire back was soaked with sweat.

It is worthy of Shujian Mountain, they will be absolutely crushed by the Venerable Master.

Encountering such an uncomfortable opponent, Zhao Lanjiang was also wondering, what means His Majesty the Emperor could have, even the people on Shujian Mountain were not afraid. Judging by their attire, it is very likely that these people will blend in with the crowd tomorrow, and if they really want to do something, the people of the city will suffer.

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After the matter of the pharmacy, Xiao Jinyan had a lot of thoughts, since he couldn't buy sulfur saltpeter for preparing the fuse, he simply waited until it was dark and pried the door in. He returned to the old pharmacy, which was now closed, and without much effort, he broke open the door of the prescription, took enough portions, and left a piece of broken silver on the table before leaving.

Mo Zhai has been burned to ashes, and he has been staying in Xuanyuan's butcher's shop for the past two days.

Seeing that he came back very late, Xuanyuan couldn't help but complain, "I thought you ran away." ”

Xiao Jinyan smiled and said, "Since I promised and accepted your money, if I really ran away, wouldn't it be a villain's act!"

Xuanyuan took out a set of clothes from the inner room with a knife, which was used by the executioner on the day of tomorrow's execution. The red shirt and red turban are said to be worn because the blood on the prisoner's body is splashed on the body during the execution, and if it is another color, it is particularly dazzling, and the red is more neutral, and secondly, the red also has the evil to ward off evil and avoid obscure things, after the prisoner dies, the ghost will not remember the appearance of the person wearing red, and will not go to them to ask for their life when they reach the underworld.

Xuanyuan made Xiao Jinyan try on his clothes, which was a little small. He said, "In our business, the clothes should not be too wide and fat, so it is more neat to move." Also, this time, the court was extrajudicial and allowed us to take the lead in the execution. "For ordinary people, the executioner has no worries, but some people who have positions in the court, or the river and ocean thieves in the rivers and lakes, when the execution, the executioner can wear a mask to cover his appearance, in order to prevent the descendants or stakeholders of the bitter lord from seeking revenge afterwards and venting their anger on them.

When Xiao Jinyan heard this, he said that it was better in this way.

Xuanyuan Yidao had already told Xiao Jinyan about the taboos, taboos and precautions of this line, because tomorrow's execution was more important, he told him again, and when he left, he poured a bowl of wine to Xiao Jinyan, saying that it was the first night, and he wanted to drink a glass of gallant wine, Xiao Jinyan drank it and said goodbye.

After Xuanyuan left, Xiao Jinyan took out the prepared ingredients and made the fuse according to the recipe given by Lan Youyou. Fortunately, in the butcher's shop, weighing and other equipment are readily available, and in about half an hour, three primers were finally dispensed. He took out a fuse, which was a silvery-white needle-like thing, and as soon as he took it out and touched the air, it turned gray-black, and he inserted the fuse into the primer, and poured a little more water, and the water turned red. In an instant, the fuse burst into flames when it met the water, igniting the primer with a slight crackling sound.

For a time, inside the Xuanyuan butcher's shop, there was a lot of smoke.

Xiao Jinyan was overjoyed, he should have succeeded.

He carefully pulled out the thunderbolt and filled the primer into the bottom. He inserted the fuse into the pinhole and hole in it, and a thunderbolt was made. When used, as long as the fuse is pressed, the special potion in the thunderbolt can be punctured, and within a few breaths, the thunderbolt can be detonated, and a large amount of smoke will be created. As long as he can attract everyone's attention, he will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to rescue Li Chuntie.

In the past two days, he has been wandering outside the noon gate for many days, finding a route to escape, and hiding two sets of clothes and a mask used before under a stone lion at Dongdajie, to ensure that after escaping, he can change his clothes in time to avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers.

Before dawn, Xuanyuan came to knock on the door with a knife.

The two changed their clothes and then went out. Since Li Chuntie was locked in a private prison in the palace, they had to wait outside the noon gate of the imperial city in advance.

Before going out, Xuanyuan said with a knife, "Brother, there is something I forgot to explain, when I go out of this door, my name is Zhang San, and your name is Li Si." That's our stage name today. ”

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Why is that?"

Xuanyuan Yidao explained, "You think, the executioners are going to see the Lord of Hades today, if they hear our names, meet people with bad hearts, and meet the King of Hades, if the King of Hades asks, who killed you? ”

Xiao Jin Yanxin said that over the years, he had already killed countless people, and if he really went to the underworld, it was estimated that the eighteenth floor was not enough for him to live. He said, "I can't imagine you're quite superstitious. ”

Xuanyuan shook his head and said solemnly, "It's a taboo, not a superstition." There are gods in the first three feet, and people must have a sense of reverence for the gods when they live for a lifetime, right?" he asked again, "Brother Mo, do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head.

Back then, Xiao Jinyan, Li Chengcheng, and Zhao Lanjiang also discussed this topic, before killing, Zhao Lanjiang liked to say, "Murderer, Zhao Lanjiang is also." Or, "My name is Zhao Lanjiang, and when you see Hades, remember to mention my name." He thinks it's cool to say this, it's equivalent to introducing customers to Hades, maybe in the future, when he dies, he will go to Hades, and he can still call him a brother, of course, if he annoys him, he can't even kill Hades.

Thinking about it like this, it was a few years ago, and now Zhao Lanjiang is already the lord of a city, without the arrogance of the past, and a little more mature.

When he got out, Xuanyuan prepared a bowl of realgar wine and a piece of beef, the two of them ate it, prepared properly, went to the criminal department to order it, and then drove a prisoner car to wait outside the noon gate.

On the tenth day of October, it is the emperor's birthday, the whole city celebrates together, the streets are full of people, some people go to the temple fair, some people go to the flower festival, of course, more people rush to the noon gate. Because, at three o'clock in the afternoon today, the traitor and traitor Li Chuntie will be sentenced to death, and His Majesty the Emperor will also wait for the Wanshou Palace and look at the people at the same time. If you go early, grab a better seat, and maybe you can catch a glimpse of the holy face.

When the people saw Xuanyuan Yidao and Xiao Jinyan driving the carriage, they cheered one after another. Some people even took out the rotten eggs and vegetable leaves they had prepared, and when they saw that there was no one in the car, they couldn't help but throw them out. In the middle, there were many people, holding big white steamed buns, giving Xuanyuan a knife, and paying him some copper coins, Xuanyuan was expressionless and accepted the steamed buns.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the almost crazy people, and a sadness was born in his heart.

PS: There is one more more.