The inside of the wooden house is quiet and dark.

I don't know how long it took, but the darkness outside the mulllion window had been pierced by a golden light.

Through the thin layer of oiled paper, there is some light in this space.

Xia Ren, who was sitting cross-legged, also slowly opened his eyes.

In the center of the room was a simple log table, on which lay a short knife of stainless steel, a green cloth bag, in which were some broken silver, copper coins, and a thin yellowed booklet.

It's the Momiji knife method that doesn't go into the stream.

"It's time for me to leave for Luoshui City. ”

Xia Ren stood up and moved his muscles.

"There are five days left, and we can't wait any longer. He squinted, and stroked the copper coin on his waist with his left hand.

Perhaps because of the distance, only a vague direction can be felt at this time.

Thinking of the vibrational sources he had detected in the past few days, Xia Ren could be sure that this time the Winter Attack would be all dispatched.

"There were six of them, and with myself, it was seven. Except for the mysterious president, and the drunkard, the people of the Winter Society are all here. ”

"The lion fights the rabbit, and he uses all his strength. Go all out, just to kill with one blow. The president seemed to be cautious. ”

Xia Ren listened to Xiao Xia's chatter these days, and probably understood what kind of realm a hero is.

Heroes are different from grandmasters, and they are a very vague division.

The grandmaster refers to the chivalrous man who has entered the sea realm in one fell swoop after the internal qi cultivation has stepped through the Sichuan realm and completed the confluence of hundreds of rivers into the sea.

Or it means that the top-level technical exercises have reached perfection and achieved the name of the grandmaster.

This definition reminded Xia Ren of the "Sword Sect Qi Sect" he had seen in his previous life.

Entering the sea realm with the qi of a hundred rivers, or entering perfection with peak skills, are all grandmasters.

Of course, this is not to say that the chivalrous man who enters the Grandmaster with Qi is ignorant of the technique, and vice versa.

And heroism is more of a kind of fame that has broken out on the rivers and lakes.

The one in the Forbidden City of the Dragon Emperor Court is also obsessed with the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and specially ordered to create two lists: the Heroes List and the Grandmaster List.

The heroes list is updated almost every week, and those whose skills are not as good as others and who have won a false reputation may have just been on the list the day before, and they will be in a different place the day after.

There are also many hidden masters, but they don't care about the heroes list at all, such as killers.

If the killer is famous, he will lose his life. So there is never a killer on the list, and if it appears one day, then this killer will definitely not live for three days.

And the so-called peak of heroes is a knight who is on the list of heroes and has condensed at least nineteen qi rivers, or has cultivated to the ninth level of top-level skill exercises, and is only one step away from advancing to the grandmaster.

Such a chivalrous man's fame and strength go hand in hand, and the name of the pinnacle is well deserved.

From a certain point of view, the heroes circulating in the rivers and lakes actually refer to the peak of heroes, and these heroes are usually ranked in the top 100 of the heroes.

As for the Grandmaster List, there are few changes, and if there is a change, it is a big event that can make the martial arts uplifted.

The sect son of the Xia family in Red Leaf City, "Sky Sword" Xia Kongji, is ranked 431st on the list of heroes, although he is ranked in the Jackdaw Pavilion, but it is more the identity of the sect of the Xia family.

As for the Winter Meeting, "Crazy White Snake" Xia Cheng ranked 525th, and "Mountain Shaking Knife" Xia Qingyi ranked 545th, which was still a ranking where their strength was greatly hidden.

As for Xia Liu, who is good at using flying knives, Xia Ying, who only uses the fourth layer of cultivation to the outside, and Xia Xuan, who has never seen the "Xiaoye Sword", and Xia Shang, who has never seen it, is even more low-key.

This time, the six of them were dispatched together, with a plan or not, just to intercept and kill the sect without fail.

Although it is not a knife used to kill chickens, it is almost a foregone conclusion.

What's more, they called themselves.

The son of the Xia family looks like he is going to die, but the only thing that makes him feel a little worried is that the mother of the son seems to be the "little judge" Tang Jing who gave him a lot of convenience.

But this affection is far from the point where he can save his son.

Xia Ren smiled and stepped out of the door.

At this time, there was a beautiful and gentle young man in green shirts standing outside the door, carrying a bamboo basket in his hand, and the basket was exuding the fragrance of hot rice porridge.

"Big brother, are you going to go far away?" Xia Ci asked softly.

"Yes, I have practiced a technique in the past few days, and I have a lot of experience. I was about to go to the Red Dyeing Pavilion to take over a task and go out to practice. Xia Ren replied casually.

Seeing Xia Ci's worried appearance, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, so he said: "Don't worry, you have to prepare well at home these days, after all, there are only more than two months left before the qualification test." You don't want to be like big brother, just assigned to a non-mainstream technique. ”

When he heard the three words "no flow", Xia Ci's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heavy pupils were squeezed into the narrow eye sockets, even in the initial light, there was a cold air.

But this cold air matched his appearance, but it became cold.

Xia Ci suddenly said calmly: "Does the eldest brother also hate the Zong family?"

Suddenly, the two brothers fell silent.

Xia Ren laughed, didn't answer, patted his younger brother's shoulder lightly, and said, "Don't think nonsense." Then he stepped out of the courtyard.

Children under the age of thirteen really shouldn't bear too much hatred.

Xia Ren raised his head leisurely.

Even though he had forgotten that his body was only fifteen years old.

Xia Ci turned his head suddenly, stared at the back of the gray-clothed short knife, and said softly: "Big brother... Cherish all the way. ”

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The outer pavilion of the Red Dye Pavilion still stands quietly in the open area, and a cobblestone path makes the surroundings even more quiet.

This is the attic that was set up for the separation of families.

Natsuin pushed the door open, and the door creaked.

The old man in the center of the table stopped writing and slowly raised his head.

"Uncle Li, I want to take on a remote mission. Xia Ren said lightly.

But the old man of the Zong family named Xia Li just squinted at him, and his cloudy eyes flashed with curiosity.

"I've been waiting for you for a few days. ”

Xia Ren felt a trace of strangeness in his heart, and said, "Why is this?"

The old man of the Zong family grinned, didn't say much, turned around directly, stepped on the brown wooden stool, and lay on the locker four or five meters high behind him.

Reach for the highest drawer and slowly insert the key.

"This is..."

Xia Ren followed the old man's hand and looked up.

The drawer number is six hundred and fifty-eight.

In his heart, the drawers above six hundred were filled with task items that the clan valued most, and generally these items would only appear in the exclusive Jackdaw Pavilion missions, even in the sect's quests.

As for the separation, the storage drawers above the six hundred are just decorations, which can be seen from the brand new key that Xia Li is holding in his hand at this time.

The old man stood on tiptoe carefully, and took out a black-streaked box from the drawer with both hands.

Xia Ren frowned slightly, and things seemed to be a little out of control.

Originally, he was just here to pick up a task that required a long journey, and after going to Luoshui City and the Winter Society to intercept and kill the sect, he could also complete it slowly.

But now, this posture is a bit strange.

As he thought, the old man had placed the black-veined box on the table.

The box is made of matte mixed metal, and the twisted black lines are a fire-like seal, evenly sealing the box.

Such a box, even if placed in a bright place, will not attract too much attention.