Chapter 31: The Shadow of the Woods

The next day, Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao got up early to go to look for He Zhutou to ask about the crimson morning glory. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Crimson morning glory? He Zhutou said.

"Did any unsolved cases happen in Xuzhou a few years ago?" Jing Xinyao asked.

"Hmph, Xuzhou has been peaceful for several years under the governance of me and Lord Yang of the Yang County Order, how can there be any case? You say that you question my ability?" He Zhutou said unhappily.

"How can there be, He Zhutou has a degree of law enforcement, and we have always heard about the peaceful and prosperous era in Xuzhou in Zhongzhou, and we are all envious. Qin Hexuan hurriedly smiled, "It's okay, let's go first." ”

With that, Qin Hexuan pulled Jing Xinyao out of the yamen.

"This He Zhutou's ability is very mediocre, and his heart is still so small, he really can't figure out how he entered Tianzhao Academy in the first place. Jing Xinyao said a little angrily.

"Forget it, everyone has their own nature, anyway, we will leave after solving the case, so we don't need to be like him. Qin Hexuan said with a smile.

"Morning glory is a must-buy for many flower lovers, so let's go to the flower market to see if there is anything to be gained. Qin Hexuan continued.

"Crimson morning glory? I haven't seen this flower in a long time, I think it's been more than two years. The two of them searched hard all morning, and finally learned important information from the mouth of a flower buyer.

"This son, can you tell us more about it?" asked Jing Xinyao.

The person who bought the flowers glanced at Jing Xinyao, and the mood of the average man when he saw a beautiful woman would suddenly improve, and the conversation box would open immediately:

"I remember that there used to be a young man surnamed Ma in Xuzhou who would come to the flower market every few days to sell this scarlet petunia, and I used to buy a few seeds from him and plant them at home, but I couldn't get the essentials. In the end, I can only learn from him. He was also very enthusiastic and invited me to his house to see his garden of morning glories. The garden was the most beautiful garden I had ever seen in my life, with a large patch of crimson petunias, standing in it, as if standing in a sea of fire, but not feeling the slightest heat, but the slightest fragrance of flowers wafting in the wind, making people feel intoxicated. Said the flower buyer.

"Then what happened to this brother surnamed Ma later?" Qin Hexuan asked.

"Later, I didn't see him for a while, so I went to his residence to look for him, but unfortunately when I arrived, I saw a ruined wall, it is estimated that there was a fire in the house, which burned everything, and there was no one left along with the sea of flowers. The flower buyer sighed.

"Then do you remember where their house is now, can you guide us?" Jing Xinyao asked.

"Yes, their family lives on Yunwang Mountain, and if they go like this, they can arrive in about half a day. As he spoke, the flower buyer began to make a gesture, describing in detail the path up the mountain.

Back at the residence, Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao found Xia Qingcang, briefly introduced the results of the investigation, and asked Xia Qingcang to secretly protect the Xu family, and the two of them set off to Yunwang Mountain to find the place back then.

Although Yunwang Mountain is not high, it is very large, and there is still no end in sight for dozens of miles. It took Qin and Jing half a day to finally arrive at the residence of the man surnamed Ma that the person who bought the flowers said. After years of neglect, the place has become overgrown with weeds, but the two unburned pillars are still faintly visible.

"It's been so long that it's hard to find any clues. Jing Xinyao sighed.

"Not necessarily. Come and see. Qin Hexuan said.

Jing Xinyao came to where Qin Hexuan was standing, and sure enough, she found that there were traces of someone stepping on the grass in front of her, "There have just been people here recently." Jing Xinyao said.

"Yes, let's go, look for any other footprints. Qin Hexuan said, focusing on the place just now, and carefully searched around.

"Here it is. Jing Xinyao shouted.

Walking in the jungle can easily leave traces, and it is by tracking these tracks that experienced hunters hunt animals. Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao had learned a lot of tracking skills and knowledge in the three years of Tianzhao Academy, which came in handy at this time. The two followed the intermittent footsteps for another half an hour, and came to an open place.

A fresh fragrance came to their faces, and they were greeted by a large sea of fiery red flowers.

Crimson petunias!

"Looks like you've come to the right place. Qin Hexuan said with a smile.

The two searched carefully in the sea of flowers, but found no useful information other than morning glory. Bypassing the sea of flowers, there is also an open space behind it, and there are five dirt bags on top of the clearing. When the two of them got closer, they were startled, there were five graves, and a tombstone was erected in front of each tomb, but there was not a word on the tombstone.

"What person?" Just as Qin Hexuan was carefully observing the tombstone, he heard Jing Xinyao screaming behind him, turned around to look, and saw Jing Xinyao get up and rush into the jungle on the side.

"Xin Yao, wait. After speaking, Qin Hexuan also hurried to chase after him.

Jing Xinyao used light skills to run wildly in the jungle, and was surprised in her heart: "Just now, when Qin Hexuan didn't pay attention, I vaguely felt a shadow swaying in the forest on the left, it seems that someone is observing us, but when I chased after me, I didn't find any traces, could it be that the other party's martial arts are extremely high, far above me? Or is there really a ghost?"

Suddenly, Jing Xinyao froze, and suddenly found that she might have inadvertently fallen into the trap of the other party. Looking around, he had come to the depths of the jungle, surrounded by smoke, and Qin Hexuan behind him did not follow in time.

Divide and dissolve, each one breaks? Oops, in the middle of the plan!

Jing Xinyao yelled that it was not good, and wanted to get up and walk back, but it was too late, and she saw a shadow flash in the bushes on the side, which startled Jing Xinyao. The whole body of this thing is covered in black gas, making people unable to see clearly, and there is only a pair of red eyes on its face, which are about to emerge like blood. The ten fingers of both hands are bloodless, like ten sharp swords that can easily pierce any body.

Jing Xinyao is not an ordinary person, seeing this demon shadow, she didn't panic in her heart, and roared, the sword of the son and mother was already out of the sheath. The Wind Wheel Sword is the upper sword technique of the two-handed sword, which pays attention to speed, attack and defense interchange, and the long and short sword can exert its maximum power. After more than a year of hard training, Jing Xinyao has basically mastered the Wind Wheel Sword, compared to the first time she met Qin Hexuan three years ago, now her swordsmanship has improved, and she is like two people. Relying on this profound swordsmanship, Jing Xinyao is confident that if she encounters the person six years ago again, she will be able to fight and take revenge, and it is no longer an unattainable dream. With the sword in my hand, I will cut down everything that stands in my way.

The twin swords of the son and mother, one attack and one defense, are like a net of heaven and earth, covering the shadow. The demon shadow was shocked, he didn't expect the opponent's swordsmanship to be so exquisite, there was no flaw between the moves, the sword edge was sharp, the tip of the sword had not yet arrived, and the sword qi had torn through the air. With a loud bang, the sword qi pierced the sky, and a huge sword mark was imprinted on the trunk of the tree behind the demon shadow. Jing Xinyao was shocked in her heart, this demon shadow was also extraordinary, she could avoid her sword qi at the moment of life and death, but the next move would not be so simple. The sword of the son and mother attacked alternately, constantly switching offense and defense, and the shadow monsters that fought were screaming again and again, and there was no chance to fight back.

This is Jing Xinyao's first big battle after her art, she is full of spirit, the more she makes her swordsmanship, the smoother she is, and the magic shadow martial arts are also good, the two have fought for dozens of rounds and still have no victory, at this time, it is even more exciting Jing Xinyao's arrogance in her heart, and she roared, the mother sword stabbed and split, forcing the demon shadow to take a few steps back, and then the sub-sword stabbed forward, and the demon shadow wondered when he saw this: Zijian is a short sword, I am so far away from the other party, the mother sword is still out of reach, what is the meaning of this sub-sword now? Seeing that the sub-sword in Jing Xinyao's hand had stabbed to the limit, suddenly, his hand was loosened, it turned out that the purpose of this time was not to stab, but to shoot, and the sub-sword at this time had become a hidden weapon, flying towards the demon shadow. This move caught the Demon Shadow by surprise, and he hurriedly dodged, but it was half a minute slower, and the sub-sword slashed through the skin of the Demon Shadow and shot straight into the trees behind him, and in the moonlight, the sub-sword inserted in the trunk of the tree shone brightly, and a stream of blood dripped down the sword body.

Without Zijian, Jing Xinyao had already lost the integration of offense and defense just now, and wanted to use this killing move to hit the opponent hard, but she didn't expect to let him avoid the key point. The Demon Shadow also knew this, at this time, Jing Xinyao only had a sword in her hand, the power of the sword technique was greatly reduced, and the time to turn the tide of the battle had come, so she wanted to make a move and pounced on Jing Xinyao in an instant.

Jing Xinyao hurriedly swung her sword to resist, but she didn't expect that the demon shadow was still very flexible after being injured, and a dodge had moved behind her, and then she swung her sword to stab her back, but she was flashed by the demon shadow and teleported in front of her. This time the demon shadow was only a few feet away from Jing Xinyao, and when I saw its demon head quickly attacking her head, did this ghost want to devour me directly? Between thoughts, Jing Xinyao stabbed at the mother sword behind her, and flew back from the other side of her body to stab the demon shadow hard, but the demon shadow did not stop at all, and the pitch-black demon head directly hit Jing Xinyao's head, but the expected pain did not hit, Jing Xinyao instead felt a warm lip imprinted on her lips, could this be a pervert? Jing Xinyao was furious in her heart, and wanted to break free, but suddenly felt an object slip from the other party's mouth into her mouth, and suddenly a cool feeling slipped into her stomach and surged into her brain. The object slid off, and the Shadow's lips departed.

Jing Xinyao took a closer look, the black qi on the demon shadow's body gradually dissipated, and a familiar face came into view, "Hexuan!" Jing Xinyao exclaimed.

At this time, Qin Hexuan pulled out the mother sword that was stabbed on his body, and pointed to a few big points to stop the bleeding, gasping for breath, and said with a smile: "It's finally back to normal." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Jing Xinyao hurriedly stepped forward to support Qin Hexuan and asked.

"Find a place to sit and help me with my wounds. Qin Hexuan said.