Chapter 43: Demon Sword in Troubled World
In the cold winter, the north wind whistled. On the road to the southern border of Tianluo Kingdom, a twelve or ragged boy walked alone.
In such weather, even wearing thick cotton coats, they may be blown through the cold wind in an instant, making people shivered.
But the boy seemed to have not felt the cold wind behind him lifting up his broken clothes and swept his skin. His waist was straightened and he walked slowly and calmly.
This kind of cold is naturally nothing to a spiritual master. But a dress of tattered clothes will inevitably attract attention.
"We have to find a place to buy a new set of clothes." The boy couldn't help but think in his heart when he felt the passerby cast a surprised look at him.
The young man was Xie Chen. After he emerged from the deep pool, he headed south in the mountains until he arrived at the border of Tianluo Kingdom, and then turned to the official road.
The reason why he went in this direction was that according to Jian Jiu's induction, the material for repairing the blade of the Dragon Slaying Sword was in the south. Now the damage to the back of the knife has been temporarily suppressed. After discussing with Jian Jiu, Xie Chen decided to repair the blade first.
After this period of recovery, coupled with the tempering of the soul by the Spirit-Surveying Pearl, Xie Chen's cultivation has now directly broken through to the second-level spiritual master and reached the peak of the third-level spiritual master.
"Get out of the way! Damn, get out of here!"
A loud shout came from behind, and a whip of "Bang, bang!" came from behind. Soon, a burst of extremely rapid horse hooves came.
Above more than a dozen agile horses, the knights in black leather robes were scimitars of their waists and hips, and whipped the horse whip in their hands, galloping freely on the official road, which shocked the pedestrians on the road to avoid them.
After a while, these people swept past Xie Chen like a strong wind and rushed towards the south.
"Did you see it? It's the Iron Blood Camp! I'm so anxious, I must be arresting the fugitive again..."
"That's right, I heard that something big happened in Tianluo City last month. It seems that several families were looted, not only the Iron Blood Camp, but now all the masters of the four major families have been dispatched and are searching everywhere!"
Passers-by talk came into Xie Chen's ears, and Xie Chen couldn't help but feel moved. Several families were looted? Could it be that the four major families were attacked by the Western Demon Realm that time? What a huge deal!
However, most of the comments from passers-by were just heard from. Xie Chen listened all the way, but he never received any valuable information again.
Nankou Town, a small border town in the southern border of Tianluo Kingdom. It is located at the junction of the six southern countries and the seven northern countries, so there are many merchants in the past and are particularly prosperous.
Tianfulou, the largest restaurant in Nankou Town, is approaching this year and business is booming.
Looking up at the golden sign of "North and South Cuisine", Xie Chen couldn't help but touch his stomach. He naturally could not eat in the deep pool, and in the next half month he had been moving forward in the deep mountains, occasionally catching a pheasant and hare to satisfy his hunger. He suddenly smelled the aroma of wine and vegetables, and was inevitably a little hungry.
"Go and go, go away, go away, I didn't see the old man... Uh! Hehe, please please, please, please, please..."
The waiter at the doorstep looked like a magic trick. After seeing Xie Chen taking out a silver note of 1,000 taels, he immediately smiled and nodded and bowed.
Smelling the aroma of wine and food, Xie Chen had no time to care about a philandering friend? He immediately walked into the restaurant and said as he walked, "A private room, a table of good wine and food, hurry up! Well, go out and buy me a set of clothes, a horse, and... the rest, I'll give you my reward."
"Reward, I'm sorry?! Hey! OK! Please come upstairs, my little ancestor! You're satisfied with it! Do you want to find two more fans to cheer up..."
"No, I don't like being disturbed, go and do it."
Xie Chen then threw the silver notes and went straight to the three floors of the private room. Just as he entered Nankou Town, he and Jian Jiu felt several powerful auras almost at the same time and swept across him.
Obviously, this seemingly crowded and bustling Nankou Town has been closely monitored!
At this time, Xie Chen didn't want to cause trouble, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so as soon as he entered Tianfu Tower, he ordered everything and hid himself in the private room.
"Jian Jiu, do you feel it?" Xie Chen sat by the window, as if looking at the scenery outside the window, but his divine thought was talking to Jian Jiu.
Jian Jiu nodded: "There are nine breaths in the entrance of the town, two spiritual masters, three great spiritual masters, and the other four are spiritual masters. There are at least twelve spiritual masters in the town to patrol."
"Do you want to catch those old demons?" After saying that, Xie Chen shook his head and smiled, and denied this idea first: "Although this situation is not small, it is not enough for the strong Lingzong people to take a look, let alone catch it."
But if it weren't for arresting those old demons, why would it be necessary to make such a big fuss? Could it be that my own affairs were exposed?!
Jian Jiu shook his head and smiled, saying, "There should be another reason here, it has little to do with you. Besides, with me, spiritual masters with cultivation below the Lingzong, don't want to find out your background."
Xie Chen nodded slightly, and at this moment, a knock on the door suddenly came from outside the door.
The waiter came in, and the so-called wealth was moving. The things Xie Chen wanted were only a few hundred taels. The waiter received a huge reward and his natural movements were extremely quick.
In just a short while, everything was done. A large bag of brand new clothes and utensils were tied downstairs, and the table was filled with wine and food.
"My man, I'll ask you something." Seeing that everything was ready, Xie Chen asked slowly.
"You just need to ask yourself, and the younger ones will definitely tell you everything."
Xie Chen nodded, looked out the window, and said, "I saw a large number of officers and soldiers passing by outside the town, and there were also people from the Iron Blood Camp. Has something happened recently?"
"What? You don't know yet?"
"Well, I just came from another place and I don't know something."
"Hehe, then you will ask me the right person. The young man knows this very well. Just a few days ago, several soldiers from the Iron Blood Camp had just had a meal at the young man and were serving them..."
"Tell me the point." Xie Chen frowned and interrupted the waiter's words.
This young master is really hard to deal with... The waiter muttered in his heart and nodded with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes... By the way, this matter has been around for about twenty days. Since several big families in Tianluo City were attacked, we have already started martial law. But it was not so serious at that time, but it was only like this for more than ten days..."
The waiter was still long-winded, but Xie Chen also understood the general meaning.
It turned out that just over ten days ago, news came from the Iron Blood Camp. The youngest children of the Four Holy Lands stepped out of the forbidden land and entered the world to practice! It is said that this practice was also a secret competition between the Four Holy Lands. The best children of the Four Holy Lands were finally decided and became the leader of the next generation of the Four Holy Lands.
Because of this, Mr. Tianji, the first divination of the six southern countries, also made a special divination, and came up with an amazing result, "The demon sword is in chaos in the world, and the earth is overturned!"
All the countries in the Central Plains, regardless of north or south, were heard and moved, and almost all the plants and trees were soldiers. The border fortresses were even more like facing a great enemy. Not only did the number of troops garrisons, but the spiritual masters of various major families were also deployed everywhere. Under the surface of calmness and prosperity, there was a panic of wind and cranes.
After leaving the waiter, Xie Chen talked with Jian Jiu while eating vegetables.
"Is there any connection between the two in the four holy lands?"
"Of course there is a connection!" Jian Jiu's tone in Dantian was determined.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Xie Chen raised his eyebrows.
Jian Jiu said: "Although I don't understand the Four Holy Lands, I can vaguely guess the origin of the people in these Four Holy Lands. Even if they are not immortal, they are probably completely in harmony with the countries in the Central Plains. This time, the Western Demons first attacked the major families in the Four Holy Lands, and then the children of the Four Holy Lands entered the world. Next, there may be even greater actions, saying that the mountains and rivers are broken and the sky is turned upside down, which is no exaggeration."
"What do you mean is that the children of the Four Holy Lands are just a prelude to the world?"
Jian Jiu nodded and said, "Well, I guess, when the Western Demon attacked various families to seize treasures, it was better to prepare for their children's entry into the world than to celebrate their birthdays. Although those treasures seemed precious, they did not have any effect on the old demons of the Spirit Sect level. The treasure hunt was just to enhance the strength of their future generations."
"Aren't the old demons of these four holy lands afraid that their future generations will be killed after entering the world?"
"Kill?" Jian Jiuyi smiled, "I'm afraid what they want is to let the descendants train in dangerous environments! Since they want to choose leaders, they naturally have to be outstanding. What is the point of dying some children? And then again, although these kings and countries have been clamoring to be incompatible with the Four Holy Territory. Do you think they really dare to easily move the direct children of the Four Holy Territory?"
"Don't dare? Why?"
"The reason is very simple. Just think about the attitude of your ancestor of the Xie family towards the Earth Demon Sect Master at that time." Jian Jiu said lightly: "If I have a good analysis, the main enemy of the Four Holy Lands is the Heavenly Palace that defeated them. And there is a shadow of the Heavenly Palace behind these kingdoms, so it is in opposition to the Four Holy Lands.
But it’s still a bit to say whether the Outer Heaven Palace is here or not. These kingdoms and families naturally don’t want to really break up with the powerful Four Holy Lands. Now this tense look is more important. If you really meet the children of the Four Holy Lands, these families may have to curry favor with them in secret!”
Jian Jiu's analysis was reasonable, and Xie Chen nodded.
Suddenly Jian Jiu changed his mind and laughed: "Master Sword Master, don't you think this is also your chance?"
"Are you talking about integrating the four holy lands?" Xie Chen smiled and said in one sentence that the meaning of Jian Jiu was.
"Yes! The Four Holy Lands are definitely an extremely powerful force, and their potential strength should surpass the sum of the Central Plains and major families. If they can really establish authority among their future generations, it will be a considerable help! And, hasn't anyone paved the way for you?"
"Lu?" Xie Chen also felt aroused.
"Have you forgotten the saying that you used the demon sword to chaotic times and the earth to turn the world into a mess?" Jian Jiu smiled meaningfully.
At this moment, suddenly the sound of footsteps outside came, and a familiar voice sounded: "Hehe, Brother Qingfeng, the food and drinks here are said to be good. You and I will not return without getting drunk this time."
Luo Fan? Xie Chen immediately held his breath and raised his eyebrows. He instantly recognized the owner of the voice, Luo Fan, the second prince of Tianluo Kingdom!
And the "Brother Qingfeng" mentioned by Luo Fan is...
Chapter completed!