Volume 1 of the Witch Book Chapter 31: The Bronze Hammer Lion

Knowing that the Liuhuang City was located in front of him, Zhao Hong did not rush into the city, but came to the Liuhuang City early the next morning.

At this time, the morning sun has just risen, bringing a touch of summer heat to the earth. The crowd of people entering the city at the gate of the city lined up in a long line, and the sound was noisy, and Zhao Hong pulled Jiang Wei to mix in the crowd.

"Where are you, what are you going to do in the city?" there were four gate guards standing at the gate of the city, and one of them was a middle-aged man who stopped the three people in front and shouted lazily.

Although these are guards, they are all big men with hideous and fierce faces, with big knives pinned to their waists, if they are robbers blocking the road, they are more like them. The three people in front of him were an old man, a young man in his twenties, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen.

The old man looked to be in his fifties with gray temples, hunched over, and a cane in his hand. The girl has a good appearance, but she is dressed in coarse clothes, which is not eye-catching.

Zhao Hong observed that the three of them were standing with each other, talking about their intimate relationship, and guessed that the girl should be the daughter of the old man, and the young man seemed to have a love for the girl.

"Big brothers, I'm Xin Tong of the Xin family. These two are my distant relatives, they are from Xiajia Village, thirty miles northwest of the city, who came to the city to join their relatives and treat the children by the way. I also asked a few big brothers to make it convenient for me to wait for me to enter the city. Xin Tong was full of smiles and said quickly.

"Pay five hundred copper coins each, go over. The big man who blocked the way continued to shout.

"Didn't it only cost a hundred copper coins originally? Why did you suddenly ask for five hundred?" Xin Tong seemed to know the market, and hurriedly said.

"Because your surname is Xin, you have to collect 500, how do you understand? Today, it is our turn to seal the family and guard the city gate, and Lao Tzu has the final say on how much money to collect. If you are not convinced, you can enter the city again tomorrow. The big man who blocked the way drew his knife out of its sheath and shook it in front of Xin Tong brightly.

The remaining guards surrounded one after another, pressed their hands on the scabbard, and glared at Xin Tong viciously.

"Okay, okay, I have money, a total of fifteen hundred copper coins, and I will give it to you at once. Xin Tong's face turned a little pale with fright, and he immediately took out two copper coins from his body, handed them over tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: "Here are two thousand copper coins, no need to look for them." ”

The big man in front of him took the money, waved the knife in his hand and said, "You go." ”

"Yes, Xia Bo, Ruoxi, let's go into the city quickly......" But Xin Tong's words had just finished when he was interrupted by Dahan: "Boy, you two can go." We're going to use this woman for a few days, and you'll pick her up in a few days. ”

After Dahan finished speaking, he pointed a knife at the girl named "Ruoxi". Listening to the words of the big man with the knife, and his finger pointing at herself, the girl's face immediately became a little white.

"Well, I've already given you the money, so please be accommodating, raise your noble hand and let us go......" Xin Tong heard that the girl was going to stay, and his face, which had recovered a little, became ugly again.

"You brutes, I'm going to kill you brutes......" The old man surnamed Xia heard that the guards were going to detain his daughter, and he was trembling with anger, and the crutches in his hand went straight to the city gate guards, but was stopped by Xin Tong.

The girl's face became more and more pale, her lips trembled, and she did not say a word for a long time.

Xin Tong's brows furrowed deeply, hugged his fists, and said to this group of fierce men: "A few big brothers, please look at the thin noodles of my Xin family...... Even if the other party is not afraid of the Xin family's forces, Xin Tong still wants to try, so he raised the Xin family and hoped that the other party could be a little scruple and restrained.

"I'll count to three, and if you're still here, don't leave for ever. The big man who told the girl to stay interrupted the young man's words, raised the big knife in his hand and said coldly, and began to count.

"Don't, I'll go. Xin Tong suddenly pulled up the old man and wanted to walk towards the city gate.

The old man saw that his daughter was in trouble, and he was unwilling to leave. He broke free of Xin Tong with all his might, raised the cane in his hand and threw it at the big man.

"Snort......" The cold blade flashed, bringing up a bloody light. Before the old man's crutches were shot down, he had already been cut off by the big man.

"Daddy......" The girl screamed, pounced, and fell in front of the old man's corpse and wept bitterly.

The queue of people who had been lining up in a long line of exclamations avoided one after another, hiding aside and watching the situation uneasily. On the empty field, only Zhao Hong and Jiang Wei were left standing abruptly.

Dahan turned his head and glanced at Xin Tong coldly. Xin Tong was suddenly frightened, and ran into the city as soon as he slipped through the smoke. The big man grinned, and looked at the girl named "Ruoxi" again, "That woman, come here......"

"No, don't ......," said the girl, sitting limply on the ground, her voice trembling.

The six or seven big men "roared" and howled, surrounding the girl in the middle, like a pack of vicious wolves watching their prey. The crowd of onlookers on the sidelines, some lamented, some turned their heads, and some shook their fists angrily, but in the end, no one dared to stand up.

Zhao Hong seemed to see the same scene that happened to Xin Fei yesterday, and secretly sighed that this Yellow City is too smoky, is this a bandit's nest? He looked up at Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei lowered his head slightly, his mouth was close to his ear, and he smiled in a very low voice: "Someone is here, it seems that you don't need to take action to save the beauty this time......

Zhao Hong was stunned, and before he could react, a loud shout came from inside the city gate: "Stop! I see who dares to touch the people of my Xin family!"

Before he finished speaking, a yellow shadow flashed inside the city gate, and a hammer as thick as a bucket flew out and struck straight at the four guards. The four guards were startled, and before they could turn around, one of them had already been hit by the flying hammer, and his flesh was smashed to the ground in a blur of flesh.

The three people who were lucky enough to escape were lifted off by a powerful force at the same time, and they were involuntarily knocked to the ground. As soon as they staggered to their feet, they saw that the man who had been hammered on their side had been smashed to pieces, and flesh and blood were splattered all over the ground. Before they could be frightened, they saw a man standing before them.

This man was tall and burly, with a round face covered with a golden beard like steel needles, two heads taller than ordinary people, and he looked extremely strong.

"It turned out to be the 'Copper Hammer Lion' Zhang Tongshan, it is said that he and the 'Iron Palm' Zhang Tieshan brothers are both sitting in the Xin family's nursing home. The two of them have a palm and a hammer, they can open bricks and split stones, they are brave and invincible, and they are powerful and powerful. This time, I'm afraid that the guards of the Feng family will kick the iron plate......" someone in the crowd of onlookers shouted, and his tone seemed to be full of schadenfreude.

"Second uncle......" The girl named "Ruoxi" screamed in surprise and ran to Zhang Tongshan's side with tears in her eyes. Zhang Tongshan nodded, and hugged her on the back of the horse.

At this time, the three guards still couldn't understand where they were, and they were confused and offended Zhang Tongshan's relatives and descendants. The three of them were suddenly frightened, fell to their knees, and shouted: "I have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, and I actually offended Zhang Huyuan, and I also asked Lord Zhang Huyuan not to remember the villain's mistakes, and spare our lives." ”

Zhang Tongshan slowly pulled out the copper hammer from the rubble, looked coldly at the three people who bowed down the horse, and said slowly: "I just went out to pick up a step late, you guys are so bold that you dare to poison my relatives Zhang." ”

"I really don't know...... Please also ask Zhang Huyuan to look at the face of the Feng family, let the villain have a way to live, and we are willing to compensate. The guard in the lead said in a trembling voice.

Zhang Tongshan laughed and said, "Very good! Don't say that Zhang doesn't give face to the Feng family, I won't do it, I'll scream, as long as you can stand it, then I won't kill you." ”

"Roar......" Zhang Tongshan shook his head and raised his head to the sky and let out a roar.

Before the three people on the ground could figure out what was going on, they suddenly heard a roar in their ears, and their whole heads "buzzed", and they fell unconscious.

Everyone also covered their ears one after another, and then looked at the three guards, but they had already fallen to the ground, bleeding from their seven orifices, and they didn't know whether they were dead or alive.

Jiang smiled slightly, and whispered to Zhao Hong: "This barbarian man is interesting, although he is not a monk, but his lion roar, to the point of some sonic attack." Even if these three wicked people don't die, they will only become fools in the future. ”

Zhao Hong blinked and asked, "What is a 'sonic attack'?"

Jiang Wei patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Little barbarian, 'Sonic Attack' is a special cultivation technique, which uses sound waves to make enemies dizzy, unconscious, lose their minds, and even become demented, and even die. This is a very peculiar practice that very few monks can practice, and even among the descendants of our God Clan, it is extremely rare. ”

Zhao Hong nodded suspiciously, not very clearly.

Zhang Tongshan was also trustworthy and did not kill them all, perhaps he felt that it was more relieving to turn these three people into stupid wasters. He collected Xia Laohan's corpse, and then rushed to the city with Xia Ruoxi. Maybe it was because Zhao Hong and the two stood too prominently, and there were two of them standing in the entire square, so before Zhang Tongshan left, he glanced back at Zhao Hong and the others, but only stayed for a while, and continued to walk into the city.

When the onlookers saw this, they rushed into the city. Maybe it won't be long before the Feng family will track it down, and naturally no one will be stupid enough to continue to stay in this place of right and wrong. Zhao Hong and the others also took the opportunity to blend in the crowd and squeeze into the city.

Half a day passed, and it was almost dusk.

Jiang Wei didn't stop at all after entering the city, and all the way down, she didn't care about food, clothing, or play, and didn't ask the price, she bought a lot of things at once. This is bitter, Zhao Hong followed her all the way to pay.

However, Zhao Hong was not empty-handed, and purchased some talisman paper, wolf hair, cinnabar and other items for talisman making. He knew that good talismans were made of the skins and blood of specific demon beasts, and Liuhuang City was adjacent to the territory of the demon clan, so it was naturally impossible for there to be a store here that openly sold the skin and blood of demon beasts.

Therefore, Zhao Hong can only purchase some cinnabar and rooster blood, and then concoct it himself in the future. You can't make high-level runes, but you can draw some simple runes. Besides, with his current Divine Soul strength at the beginning of the "Void Realm", he was not able to draw a high-level talisman.

In addition, he also purchased some materials for refining the Array Banner to prepare for the study of the Witch Array in the future. The reason why he buys a lot of materials is to be well prepared, so that he will be more confident when he faces danger in the future.

He now roughly knew that there were two major forces in Liuhuang City, the Feng family and the Xin family, both of which were gangs composed of homeless robbers, and those who guarded the city gate were the forces of the Feng family. When it came to the Feng family, Zhao Hong couldn't help but think of Feng Feiyu who pushed himself off the cliff at the beginning, and he didn't know if Feng Feiyu had anything to do with this Feng family. However, this idea is also fleeting, the world is so big, and it is impossible for the surname to be only in Liuhuangcheng.

The security in Liuhuang City is not good, it is originally a messy area, and in a state of no official management, outlaws from the surrounding areas have poured into the city. Although the two forces in Feng and Xin tried their best to maintain the balance of power in Liuhuang City and avoid direct conflict, that was only a superficial phenomenon.

Just like Zhao Hong and Jiang Wei, the two of them swaggered all the way to purchase, they have already attracted countless pairs of eyes to staring at them openly and secretly. Especially Jiang Wei, he doesn't ask the price when he buys things, he wants to buy them if he likes them, as if he wants to buy the entire Liuhuang City.

Zhao Hong is not unaware of this situation, he knows the truth of "money is not exposed", and it is not that he has not reminded Jiang Wei, but she must be able to listen to it. But fortunately, the money is not Zhao Hong's own, so he doesn't have to feel distressed when he spends it.

Although Zhao Hong didn't know how far the most powerful mortal in this world could reach, with his previous combat experience and the reliance of the Golden Thunder Bamboo Stick, he was not afraid of ordinary robbers and bandits in his heart. However, this does not mean that he can have no scruples in Liuhuang City, just take the Xin family and the Feng family as examples, the background must be extraordinary, and the "iron palm" and "copper hammer" he saw are just the tip of the iceberg.

Besides, although Liuhuang City looks like a mortal city on the surface, who knows if there are immortal cultivators and evil cultivators hidden inside. Even against ordinary robbers, once the outlaws are in large numbers, his thunderbolt will be of limited use after all.

"Little brother, do you want to stay at the guest house?" Zhao Hong was thinking about when a middle-aged woman came over and stopped him.

Zhao Hong looked at the sky, and it was indeed not too early. Recently, he has not slept a good night's sleep, since he has come to Liuhuang City, it is better to stay for a few days.

"Our inn provides a full range of services to ensure that both of you have a good stay, a good night's sleep, and peace of mind...... You two, I'll take you there now, just follow me. Although the middle-aged woman's behavior was soliciting business, her tone seemed to assume that Zhao Hong had agreed to her words. Moreover, after the woman came to pull in business, the few people next to her who tried to come over immediately stopped, and their faces showed some late chagrin.

Jiang Wei frowned, moved closer to Zhao Hong, and continued to nibble on a dozen large skewers of meat in his hand without speaking.

Zhao Hong was very displeased with this kind of forced business, so he said lightly: "No, we don't need to live in the hotel, you can let me." ”

"Little brother, how can you do if you come to Liuhuang City and don't live in the inn, besides, it's getting late, where else can you go?" Hehe...... As soon as Zhao Hong's words fell, two strong men came to block his way, and although the person who spoke was talking to Zhao Hong, his eyes fell on Jiang Wei's body. And after finishing speaking, he inadvertently took out a knife and played with it in his hand.

"What's the matter? There is still this rule in Liuhuang City, if you enter the city, you have to stay in a hotel?" Zhao Hong's face sank, and his anger immediately rose. Where is this soliciting, this is clearly threatening the guest to live in his inn, and if he doesn't agree, he will use force.

After experiencing the matter of guarding the city gate, Zhao Hong has become accustomed to the miasma of smoke here in the Yellow City, but this does not mean that he will compromise. But if you are an ordinary person, won't you be bullied by these people?

"Boy, since you want to inquire about the rules here, then you can ask me about the guy in my hand. After speaking, the strong man waved the knife in his hand in front of Zhao Hong.

"Have you been forcing guests like this?, is it true that there are no rules in Liuhuang City?" Zhao Hong's tone gradually turned cold.

"Then let's go to the hotel with them!" Jiang Wei said suddenly.

Zhao Hong was stunned and looked back at Jiang Wei. According to Jiang Wei's previous temper, she had already whipped up and taught these people a lesson, but now she was not only not angry, but agreed to stay. The more Zhao Hong thought about it, the more confused he became, but Jiang Wei didn't care at all, and strode along with the soliciting woman.