Chapter 226: Poisonous Gu Scorpion
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the old man with the sword couldn't help but turn his face sink, and his voice suddenly turned cold: "In this way, the old man wants to ask for advice and see what arrogant capital you have!"
As soon as the sword-wielding old man's words fell, his figure suddenly flashed, and then he saw a sword light shooting directly at the middle-aged man. In this regard, the middle-aged man smiled disdainfully, stretched out his sleeves at will, and saw a black light shoot out from the cuffs, which quickly grew in mid-air, and finally turned into a huge poisonous scorpion about one zhang long and about three meters high. This scorpion has green eyes, red tails, and black armor all over the body, and the whole body is shining with black light, which is obviously not an extraordinary thing.
Seeing this, the old man with the sword couldn't help but sneer, although these swords were not the old man with the sword to shoot with all his might, but they also had great lethality, but what was surprising was that when these swords touched the black armor on the surface of the scorpion's body, they just sparked and disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
"Poisonous Gu Scorpion!" Seeing this scene, the old man with the sword finally changed his face slightly, and looked at the middle-aged man again, the faint contempt in his eyes before had disappeared, replaced by vigilance and solemnity.
"Hmph, it's too late to know!" While the old man with the sword's face changed slightly, the middle-aged man snorted coldly, this poisonous Gu scorpion is to put tens of thousands of poisonous scorpions in a vessel to devour each other, and use the last remaining immortal poisonous scorpion as a Gu seed, adding a variety of poisonous cultivation, and now this poisonous Gu scorpion has entered the tribulation period, so it is even more fierce and terrifying.
At this moment, the scorpion tail of the poisonous Gu scorpion swayed slowly, and the tail thorn was like a sharp blade pointing directly at the old man holding the sword. The old man with the sword looked at the middle-aged man with a cloudy expression, slowly clenched the sword in his hand, and didn't dare to approach the poisonous Gu scorpion at will for a while. However, the sword-wielding old man did not move, but the poisonous Gu scorpion suddenly swung its tail thorn and stabbed at the sword-wielding old man.
There were more and more onlookers nearby, but among the people present, there was no one who could suppress the scene, so they could only watch from the sidelines and let the situation develop. In the face of the poisonous Gu scorpion in the Tribulation Period, the old man with the sword did not have the slightest advantage at all, and even occasionally was in a passive state, but at this moment, the middle-aged man did not make any moves, just sneered and watched the old man with the sword gradually fall into an unfavorable situation.
Every swing of the poisonous Gu Scorpion's tail spur would make the ground dusty, and these dust particles floating in the air were actually infected with poison in an instant, turning black in an instant. Seeing this, some monks in the vicinity hurriedly retreated a large distance to avoid the misfortune of the pond fish. The old man with the sword and the poisonous Gu scorpion competed with each other, and the middle-aged man kept looking at the old man with the sword and Nanyue, An Quantao, and Bi Yuntao, making the four of them dare not be careless.
"Stop!" At this moment, suddenly a broken shout suddenly came, its voice was vaguely not angry and arrogant, and it had the spirit of a superior person, and when everyone's eyes looked towards the source of the sound, they found that the high priest of the barbarian clan had a slightly gloomy face, and slowly walked towards this side.
"Hmph!" After the middle-aged man saw the high priest who appeared, he couldn't help but snort coldly, and with a wave of his hand, he recalled the poisonous Gu scorpion and was about to leave here. At this moment, the high priest was in a flash, and the snake staff in his hand was horizontal, blocking the middle-aged man's way.
"Anyone in the Barbarian Clan is qualified to stand in my way, but you are not worthy!" Seeing the high priest blocking his way with a snake staff, the middle-aged man snorted coldly, his eyes were full of disdain, and he indifferently stretched out his thin palm, directly grabbed the snake staff and swung it to the side, and the figure passed by the high priest.
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the figure of the high priest trembled slightly, his eyes were a little complicated looking at the emaciated back of the middle-aged man leaving, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, after a while, the high priest recovered his expression and turned his gaze, and saw that the sword-wielding old man and others in Jiuxiaomen were fine, and then the figure disappeared in a flash.
The sword-wielding old man who escaped the catastrophe couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief at this time, with the ferocity of the poisonous Gu scorpion and the middle-aged man at the peak of the tribulation, the sword-wielding old man knew that he was definitely not an opponent, and while secretly rejoicing in his heart, he couldn't help but look at Nanyue and the others with a stern gaze, and Nanyue seemed to know that his previous attitude was too arrogant, so after glaring at Gongsun Yan resentfully, he lowered his head and stopped talking. However, Gongsun Yan, who saw Nanyue's vicious gaze, naturally would not easily let go of this good opportunity to fall into the well, and couldn't help but shout happily to the sky at the moment: "Heaven!
Gongsun Yan's sudden words suddenly made the onlookers nearby lean forward and lean back with laughter, and this scene fell into the eyes of the grizzled Nanyue, almost more uncomfortable than killing her, Nanyue has been pampered in Jiuxiaomen since she was a child, and she has never suffered such insults, and these few times Gongsun Yan insulted her more than she has suffered since she was a child.
Nanyue's grudge against Gongsun Yan Zhao Zhen knew it without guessing, but he didn't have the heart to think about it at the moment, the scene that happened between the middle-aged man and the high priest just now echoed in Zhao Zhen's mind, making Zhao Zhen frown slightly, it seems that the relationship within the barbarian clan is quite complicated, I can't imagine that the middle-aged man in the tribulation period would dare to disobey the high priest, what is the reason for this Zhao Zhen didn't want to dig deeper, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. Now, Zhao Zhen has seen the sword-wielding old man fighting with the middle-aged man, judging from the situation just now, Zhao Zhen can be sure that the sword-wielding old man does not have any injuries on his body, so it will definitely not be a thief who has been injured by the high priest.
Since one of the three most suspects has been ruled out, there is no doubt that one of the remaining two must be a thief. Now, there is still a demon cultivator of the Blood Demon Sect and a master of the Wu Clan who does not know the origin, and the cultivation of these two people is at the peak of the tribulation, and if Zhao Zhen wants to test these two people, it will undoubtedly be as difficult as reaching the sky. Even if this hidden thief was injured, with Zhao Zhen's current cultivation, he would definitely not be an opponent.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen was thinking more about whether to tell the patriarch of the Barbarian Bone Clan, Bermuda, however, the thief was secretly Zhao Zhen was in the light, so it was very likely to startle the snake, maybe the thief would destroy the holy relic in order not to reveal his identity, thinking of this, Zhao Zhen was also a little worried: "What is the holy relic that the thief stole and what is the purpose? Maybe as long as you find out these things, you can find out the thief!"
After thinking about it, Zhao Zhen felt that it was necessary to find out the ins and outs of the matter, and only by understanding the purpose of the thief could he guess the thief's next move. Wanting to know what the stolen holy relics of the Barbarian Bone Clan were, Zhao Zhen felt that this might be a good place to ask about the bone frustration. However, when Zhao Zhen found the bone frustration for inquiry, the bone frustration was embarrassed: "Regarding the stolen holy relics, I am not convenient to disclose, if you want to know, I can take you to see the patriarch, maybe the patriarch is willing to tell you!"
Hearing Gu Fu's words, Zhao Zhen did not show any displeasure, the theft of the holy relics is not a trivial matter for the Barbarian Bone Clan, perhaps the patriarch has already ordered all those who know to keep it strictly confidential, and Gu Frustration is the guard of the Barbarian Bone Clan, so it is natural to do so. Since this is the case, Zhao Zhen can only learn some things from the mouth of the patriarch of the Barbarian Bone Clan, Bermuda.
The place where the patriarch of the barbarian clan rested on weekdays was very hidden, in a corner of the cottage, so that no one would disturb the purity. Gu Fu took Zhao Zhen all the way to Bermuda's residence, passing through the cemetery on the way, and after passing the cemetery, he walked a few more distances to arrive.
However, when passing by the cemetery, Zhao Zhen saw a Xiao Suo figure standing quietly in front of a wordless tombstone. This figure was very thin, and his dry cheeks showed a faint hint of sickness, and when Zhao Zhen saw the face of this figure clearly, he was surprised to find that this person was the middle-aged man who fought with the old man with the sword today.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's gaze resting on the middle-aged man, Gu Zhen couldn't help but whisper to Zhao Zhen: "Don't look at this person's weakness, but his strength should not be underestimated, once the Barbarian Bone Clan encountered a great disaster, if he didn't work hard to perform forbidden witchcraft, I'm afraid my Barbarian Bone Clan would be wiped out!"
After listening to the words of the bone setback, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be slightly moved, although Zhao Zhen had already guessed that the middle-aged man was by no means simple, but he didn't expect that he would have such strength and become the key person to save the Barbarian Bone Clan. However, with the middle-aged man's current state, I am afraid that it was the sequelae left by the forbidden witchcraft back then, which led to a great reduction in his own strength, and he still had internal injuries that had not healed, so he showed a sick face.
"I've seen him before today, but he doesn't seem to have a good relationship with the high priest!" Zhao Zhen nodded noncommittally about the bone setback's remarks, and then the words changed, and he began to talk about the middle-aged man and the high priest without a word.
When Gu Zhen heard Zhao Zhen mention the high priest at this moment, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he secretly glanced at the middle-aged man who had been standing in front of the wordless tombstone without moving, and found that he did not react, so he immediately made a silent gesture to Zhao Zhen, signaling Zhao Zhen not to make a sound, and then, Gu Zhen mysteriously leaned into Zhao Zhen's ear and whispered: "You'd better not mention the high priest in front of him, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a lot of suffering!"
Although Zhao Zhen could see that there was a contradiction between the middle-aged man and the high priest, he didn't expect the relationship between the two sides to be tense to such an extent, and the middle-aged man didn't even allow others to mention the high priest in front of him, which could also see the sharp contradiction between the two.
"There is a deep hatred between him and the high priest?" Seeing the expression of the bone setback, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it seems that the bone frustration also seems to have suffered from a middle-aged man, otherwise he would not be so cautious.
"Alas, this matter is a long story, and the deep hatred between him and the high priest cannot be discussed, but the relationship between the two sides is indeed very tense!" After hearing Zhao Zhen's inquiry, Gu Zhen couldn't help but sigh: " The wordless tombstone where he is standing now is the grave of his wife, when his wife made a big mistake and was expelled from the barbarian bone clan, after leaving the tribe, she was chased and killed by the enemy and hit hard, when he saved his wife, his wife was already dying, at that time only the high priest could use the secret method of a race to heal, but according to the ancestral teachings of the barbarian bone clan, it was not possible to save the clansmen who were expelled from the clan, although he begged in every way, but the high priest abided by the ancestral teachings, and in the end he could only watch his wife die in his arms!"
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen shook his head with some emotion, between the middle-aged man and the high priest, there is really no right or wrong, the middle-aged man is not wrong to want to save his wife, and there is nothing wrong with the high priest abiding by the ancestral teachings and strictly enforcing the family rules. Zhao Zhen knew that if the high priest did not abide by the ancestral precepts and saved the middle-aged man's wife, then in the future, the people of the Barbarian Bone Clan would ignore the clan rules and act recklessly. The two are just because of their different identities, but the relationship between the two parties has become what it is now, maybe this can only be blamed on the will of God.
Zhao Zhen and Gu Fu passed by the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man had been standing in front of the wordless tombstone as if he didn't know it, until Zhao Zhen and Gu Zhen's back left, the middle-aged man slowly turned around, and there was a trace of reminiscence in his eyes. Under the guidance of the bones, Zhao Zhen soon walked to the residence of the patriarch of the barbarian bone clan, Bermuda, as the patriarch of the barbarian bone clan, Bermuda's residence was not luxurious, on the contrary, it was much simpler compared to ordinary large families, because what Zhao Zhen saw was just a small wooden house with a small area.
Along the way, Zhao Zhen learned from the bone frustration that Bermuda is a person who likes to be clean, although the location of the cabin is not large, but the things inside are very neatly placed, and the first feeling when Zhao Zhen enters it is comfortable and relaxed. In addition to a few tables and chairs, all that remained in the cabin were some hides and bones hanging from the sides. When Bermuda saw Gu Zhen and Zhao Zhen, he couldn't help but ask about his intentions, and in this regard, Gu Zhen hurriedly explained: "Patriarch, Zhao Zhen wants to ask about some specific information about the stolen holy relics of my clan, but I didn't dare to make an argument without the consent of the patriarch, so I brought him to meet the patriarch!"
After hearing this, Bermuda couldn't help frowning slightly, and his elite eyes looked at Zhao Zhen, as if he wanted to find something from Zhao Zhen, but after a while, he didn't seem to find anything, so he shifted his gaze and said: "You want to know the specific situation related to the stolen holy relics, the old man can tell you, but you should always say why you want to ask me about these things, right?"
Although Bermuda didn't know what to say, Zhao Zhen knew that Bermuda was suspicious of him, and at the moment, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but smile indifferently, and said very plainly: "I can't hide it, I am in a hurry to leave the cottage to do important things, so I decided to investigate the thieves, so that the barbarian bone clan can open the cottage as soon as possible and let everyone go!"
For Zhao Zhen's words, Bermuda is obviously not willing to accept it, now so many masters of the Barbarian Bone Clan can't find out the thief, judging from Zhao Zhen's cultivation, Bermuda really thinks that Zhao Zhen is so high and boastful, if the thief is so easy to be found out by a junior, why should the Barbarian Bone Clan be so busy and hurt the spirit?
However, no matter how Zhao Zhen said it, it was out of kindness to the Barbarian Bone Clan, and Bermuda thought that he should not hit Zhao Zhen, so he calmly said: "Since you want to find out the thief for my Barbarian Bone Clan, the old man will naturally not refuse your kindness, if you want to know anything, just ask, as long as it is related to the investigation of the thief, the old man knows everything and says everything!"