"What made you so in such a hurry?" Hua Shaofeng got up and greeted the county guard.

Li Mingting frowned, and sighed: "I just got an urgent report, a mountain village in Tan County was slaughtered, and none of the 156 people were spared. ”

"What?" Hua Shaofeng raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "The thief is so daring, he dares to commit such a heinous act in my Pingyang County, and he must be taken down and sentenced to death!"

"Do you know who this thief is?" Li Mingting smiled bitterly: "The urgent report said that the whole village was drained of blood alive, and the methods were extremely cruel, do you feel a little familiar when you hear it?"

"Is it the Blood Demon Sect?" Hua Shaofeng gasped, "I didn't expect them to stop staying in Qinghe County, but they came to our Pingyang County to make trouble." ”

Li Mingting said worriedly: "The Blood Demon Sect is not an ordinary cult, they have been making waves in Qinghe County for hundreds of years, and they can be said to be deeply rooted.

Not long ago, the Qinghe County Government successfully planned a major operation, mobilizing the entire county to severely damage the Blood Demon Sect and turn the Blood Demon Sect upside down. The Blood Demon Sect Leader was severely injured, and most of the disciples were killed and injured.

At that time, I was worried that these remnants of the cult would flee to our Pingyang County, but now it seems that it is a disaster or I can't avoid it. ”

Hua Shaofeng squinted his eyes and snorted: "What are you afraid of, the blood demon is just a seriously injured half-waste person now, since he dares to come to our Pingyang, then let him have no return!"

Li Mingting shook his head when he heard this: "What you said is light, don't forget what the price Qinghe County paid to defeat the Blood Demon Sect!"

The county lieutenant was killed by the blood, the county guard was assassinated by the cultists, half of the soldiers of Qinghe County were killed and wounded, and the entire Qinghe County was full of complaints and suffered heavy losses.

Although the blood demon is seriously injured now, his evil skills are still not to be underestimated. What's more, if they are careful to avoid us, we can't do anything about them in a short time.

And if the Blood Demon takes this opportunity to use that bloodsucking evil skill to heal his wounds, once he recovers his strength, then our Pingyang County will be a catastrophe!"

Hua Shaofeng sighed: "I'm going to go to Tan County to take a look at the scene of the crime, and judge how injured the old devil is now, and how much success he still has before he can formulate countermeasures." Without further ado, I'll set off now. ”

The arrival of the Blood Demon Sect has brought an atmosphere of tension and fear to the originally stable and peaceful Pingyang County, and blood-sucking tragedies will occur in some places every once in a while.

The officers and men only caught some remnants of the cult, but the leader of the cult was so unscrupulous that they could not trace him.

However, the recruits did not know what was happening in the outside world during this time, because they were undergoing cruel closed 100-day special training.

For Tianchen, the first thirty days were a nightmare, and the leaders exercised the recruits' physique through various ways, breaking the limits of their bodies all the time.

Although this kind of training is very painful, the benefits are also obvious. During this time, many recruits successfully washed the marrow and cut their bones, laying the foundation for cultivation. Fortunately, this painful and tedious training has finally come to an end.

"Recruits, from today onwards we will begin to learn the art of killing in the army. ”

Liu Li, the head of the recruit general instructor, looked coldly at the five hundred recruits below: "The sword art in the army is the first thing we learn, and it is also what we must learn.

I know that some of you used to be people in the rivers and lakes who knew martial arts, and they disliked the simple and crude sword skills in the army. But I don't care what you think, when you come here, you have to listen to my orders, and everyone must practice this set of sword techniques!"

Many people were unconvinced, but no one dared to stand up and speak, because all the recruits who dared to stand up against the sect's intention in the previous month had been rectified very miserably, so that now they dare to be angry but dare not speak.

Seeing that there were no thorns coming out, Liu Jiaotou seemed a little disappointed.

"Our Muzhou's standard saber is this Muheng knife in my hand, which is made of refined iron, the knife is four feet long, the blade is three feet long, the blade is one inch and two inches wide, and it weighs three catties and seven taels. ”

Liu Jiaotou pulled out the long knife in his hand with a "whoosh", and the knife surface reflected a cold cold light. Seeing that many recruits were staring at Mu Hengdao with excited eyes, he said with a blow:

"The crafting process of the Mu Heng Knife is complicated, and the cost is extremely high, only the best regular soldiers in the army are qualified to have it, as for you, don't think about it.

I am showing you that I will make you remember its appearance and size, and your task today is to go to the storehouse and take a piece of black ironwood, and then sharpen it into the shape of a horizontal knife.

Remember, this is the knife you're going to use for training, and it's okay to be ugly, but it must match the size and style of the knife.

I will come to check in the evening, and if I don't do it, I won't be allowed to eat, and I will be punished for running thirty miles!

"I spent a day sharpening a wooden knife, but I had plenty of time, and I was so tired that I was peeling off my skin, so I had a good rest. Hua Xiaolou was very happy.

"Come on, how can there be such a good thing?" Tianchen sighed, "It's because I have given more time that I'm more worried, which means that there must be a problem!"

The corners of Xu Qingsheng's mouth raised, and he chuckled: "I've heard of black iron wood, it's the branch of the dragon claw iron tree in the desert. Its wood is heavy and hard like iron, and it is not so easy to sharpen it into a wooden knife. ”

Tianchen slapped his head, "Listen! I knew it would be like this." ”

At the door of the storeroom were brown-black branches, each roughly similar in size, and it was evident that they had been preliminarily treated. Tianchen picked a slightly tiny branch from inside, the smaller it was, the less effort it would take.

When he picked up the black ironwood, he frowned. I heard Xu Qingsheng say that the black iron wood is quite heavy, but it is not so heavy, it feels like picking up a fine iron rod, can it be wielded when it is so heavy?

"Brother Chen, what's wrong with you?" Hua Xiaolou asked curiously when he saw that Tianchen was holding Hei Tiemu as if he was constipated.

"This wood...... It's too heavy, aren't you?" Tianchen stared at Hua Xiaolou with wide eyes, and they easily carried the black iron wood in their hands, and seemed to be very leisurely.

"This black ironwood is much heavier than normal wood, but ...... It's not that heavy, right?" Xu Qingsheng shook the black iron wood and looked at Tianchen very strangely.

"Brother Chen, you are still too weak and lack of strength, so you have to make up for it when you have time. Hua Xiaolou comforted him straightly. Tianchen was so angry when he heard this, if it weren't for the fact that the black iron wood in his hand was too heavy and inconvenient to move, he would have to kick it over.

Xu Qingsheng didn't look like Tianchen was joking, so he reached out to weigh his black ironwood. This discovery was indeed much heavier than the black ironwood in their hands. He sighed softly, picked it up and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, he found something unusual.

"Ah Chen's black iron wood is indeed strange, do you see it here?" Xu Qingsheng pointed to the end of the wooden branch and said, "This section has traces of burning. ”

Tianchen and Hua Xiaolou took a closer look, and sure enough, there were traces of burning. Because the black ironwood itself is black, I didn't notice it before.

"Could it be that this one was burned as firewood?" Hua Xiaolou's mind opened.

"Impossible, ordinary mortal fire is very difficult to deal with black ironwood, and it will not leave burn marks. Xu Qingsheng shook his head, and continued: "If you are not mistaken, this should be a burn mark left by a lightning strike." ”

Tianchen looked at it carefully for a while, touched his chin and muttered, "This breath is not like an ordinary heavenly thunder...... Hey, it's a thunderstorm......"

Xu Qingsheng's ears were very pointed, Tianchen's whispers did not escape his ears, he looked up at him in surprise: "You mean this is a tree spirit who failed to cross the tribulation?"

Tianchen waved his hand and said, "This is what you said, I don't know." ”

Xu Qingsheng ignored Tianchen's pretending to be stupid, and said, "If this is the remnant of the tree spirit that failed to transform into the Tribulation, it can explain why this black iron wood is so heavy." ”

Hua Xiaolou asked with a confused expression: "What are you talking about, are you saying that this black iron wood is a good thing?"

"No," Xu Qingsheng shook his head suddenly, he pointed to the black and red lines in the cracks of the wood and said, "This is not black ironwood, you look at this dark red thing...... This should be considered a dragon's blood iron tree. ”

"This ...... Is there any difference?" asked Tianchen.

"The Dragon's Claw Iron Tree grows in the desert and has no leaves, and each branch will have five small branches, which are shaped like dragon claws, which is also the origin of its name.

The Dragon's Blood Iron Tree is a special case that only comes out of thousands of Dragon's Claw Iron Trees, and its branches flow with blood-red sap.

This blood-colored juice is a very precious elixir, and it has an excellent effect on healing. If this piece of Temujin is the remnant of the dragon's blood iron tree spirit, then what can survive under the thunderstorm must be a spiritual material. ”

Hua Xiaolou opened his mouth wide and said enviously: "Brother Chen, you are so lucky, you are a treasure when you catch it." ”

Xu Qingsheng hesitated: "It's not sure for the time being, it will take me time to judge whether it is ...... or not."

"I have a way of telling!"

Tianchen took Tiemu and looked for people everywhere, and Hua Xiaolou and the others followed him in confusion.

Tianchen didn't look for long before he saw a person, his eyes lit up and he ran over and shouted, "Tao Zhuo, you can help me look at something." As he spoke, he panted and threw Temu in front of her.

"You...... Why are you letting me see this?"

Tao Zhuo also looked at the three of them in confusion. Xu Qingsheng and Hua Xiaolou didn't understand why Tianchen wanted Tao Zhuo to come and see something.

"Well, as I'll explain, you first stare at this piece of ironwood and see if you can see anything. Tianchen urged.

"Oh. Tao Zhuo nodded, and looked carefully at the iron wood on the ground as he meant, but after a long time, he didn't see anything.

"Don't you see anything special?"

She withdrew her gaze and said to Tianchen, only to find that he had been staring at her eyes, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

Tianchen didn't see what he wanted from her eyes, so he patiently guided her: "You close your eyes first, breathe deeply, and then spit out slowly...... Yes, repeat this a few times, calm your mind, get rid of distractions, and focus on your eyes...... Now open your eyes and take a closer look at this piece of ironwood. ”

Tao Zhuo opened his eyes according to his words, and there was a faint appearance of yin and yang in his eyes......