"Do you have any last words?" Zhong Wen looked at the leader of the men in black and asked coldly.
"My surname is Xiao." The leader of the men in black said in a confused voice with sweat on his forehead.
"So what?"
"You dare to kill me?" The man in black obviously did not expect that in the Daqian Empire, there would be people who dared not take the person named Xiao seriously.
"I'm afraid you're not a fool." Zhong Wen sneered, "I even killed people from the Dark Temple, how can the Xiao family be considered a loser?"
The leader of the men in black was stunned when he heard this. He actually thought it made sense and couldn't find any logical loopholes.
"With your skills, why should you work for a mere trading company instead of joining the Xiao family?" The leader of the men in black changed his strategy, "Spiritual crystals, beauties, power, status, whatever the Shangguan family can provide, our Xiao family can provide it." I’ll give it to you twice as much.”
"Oh? You are just cannon fodder sent by the Xiao family, can you still say what you say?" Zhong Wen suddenly laughed.
"I am Xiao Che, the cousin of Xiao Qing, the head of the Xiao family. I am the deputy head of the secret hall of the Xiao family. Do you think I can do it or not?" Seeing Zhong Wen's tone loose, Xiao Che tried his best to persuade him, "Just look at the current status of the Xiao family. The power is far from comparable to that of Shengyu Trading Company, let alone in the future..."
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and quickly stopped.
However, this moment of hesitation was still captured by Zhong Wen: "What happens next?"
Xiao Che made eye contact with him, and felt a strange light flashing in Zhong Wen's eyes. He couldn't help but answered truthfully: "In the future, my cousin will definitely overthrow the Li family, be crowned the great treasure, and become the Ninth Five-Year Plan. When the time comes, the Xiao family will He became a royal family and took charge of the country..."
The Xiao family wants to usurp the throne!
Shangguan Mingyue and Huo Tongtian looked at each other and read the shock in each other's eyes.
"Hall Master Xiao!" Changtan Zheliu was shocked when he heard Xiao Che actually confiding his true feelings. He quickly shouted and interrupted him, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
After all, Xiao Che was a master of the Heavenly Wheel. After being shouted at by Changtan Zheliu, he immediately woke up from the effect of the "soul-taking technique". He broke out in a cold sweat and said with a trembling voice: "You, what kind of magic did you use? "
"I didn't do anything. Didn't you say that yourself?" Zhong Wen spread his hands with an innocent face, "You said your cousin Xiao Qing wanted to rebel and seek power to usurp the throne."
"You, you... shameless kid!" Xiao Che knew that he had fallen into Zhong Wen's evil spell and made a big mistake. His mind was in a state of confusion, with a look of madness in his eyes. "Now that you have heard words that you shouldn't have heard, none of you can live. leave!"
With a shake of the long sword in his hand, an arrogant jade-white lion appeared in the air. The lion was huge, actually three meters long. Just standing there, it exuded an intimidating aura and was extremely domineering.
"Not bad!" Zhong Wen couldn't help but praise. Just looking at this spiritual power, he knew that Xiao Che was not as weak as he said, and his strength was far superior to the ten Tianlun who besieged Zhong Wen just now. Above the masters.
The lion's eyes glowed red, and it let out a thunderous roar. It bent its limbs, then suddenly jumped and pounced on Zhong Wen.
At the same time, the broken willow trees in Changtan also moved.
He knew that if Xiao Che was defeated, he would have no luck. The moment Xiao Che took action, he made a decisive decision and quickly walked around behind Zhong Wen. He swung the long sword in his hand and transformed into a huge spiritual sword burning with blazing flames.
He slashed hard at Zhong Wen's back.
"Despicable!" Huo Tongtian shouted angrily and took a step forward, wanting to take some of the pressure off Zhong Wen.
However, he saw that the flaming sword that was originally slashing at Zhong Wen suddenly turned and struck the jade-white lion released by Xiao Che. The white lion roared, opened its bloody mouth and bit the flaming sword fiercely, and the sword suddenly dimmed.
A few points.
Just when a lion and a sword were entangled, Zhong Wen's steps flickered and he appeared between Xiao Che and the broken willow tree of Changtan.
Both of them were experienced in many battles. They did not panic when Zhong Wen approached him. They directly gave up their spiritual power and transformed. The long swords in their hands turned and stabbed quickly. One aimed at Zhong Wen's head, while the other aimed at Zhong Wen's head.
His heart.
"Poof!" "Poof!"
Following two soft sounds, Xiao Che was surprised to find that the sword in his hand had somehow stabbed into the chest of Changtan Zheliu.
And the long sword of Changtan Zheliu pierced his lower abdomen without any hesitation.
In the disbelief eyes of the two people, Zhong Wen waved the dragon-slaying knife in his hand.
Along with his graceful sword dance, two heads flew high into the sky. The sword was so sharp that it made no sound when it passed through their necks.
Until the heads fell to the ground and rolled a few times along the slope of the ground, the bodies of Xiao Che and Changtan Zheliu were still upright. The long swords stabbing each other's bodies formed a stable structure, making the two headless corpses stable.
Stand still, you won't fall.
Zhong Wen grabbed the two heads on the ground, slowly came to Li Tao's bones, gently placed the heads on the ground next to the bones, then sat down, looked at Li Tao's bones, and murmured: "
Brother Li, have a good trip!"
Young man, sword, head, skeleton.
The weird combination formed a strange picture in the sunlight. The boy's body was stained with blood, and the surface of the skeleton was scorched black. The scene that should have been bloody and terrifying actually revealed a sense of warmth and sadness.
Shangguan Mingyue looked at Zhong Wen's generous back and was actually fascinated.
"Brother Zhong, thank you!" Liu Bowei had tears in his eyes. Li Tao and Li Tao were as close as brothers. He saw what Zhong Wen did and remembered it in his heart. His gratitude could not be suppressed.
The four of them were silent and mourned for a long time. Finally, Huo Tongtian spoke first: "Let's go, there are still many things to deal with later."
A few people packed up the mushrooms, strawberries and Li Tao's bones on the ground, comforted a few frightened craftsmen, and then entered the workshop to investigate.
Xiao Che's "Three Guangs Policy" was implemented very thoroughly. The "Sai Shenxian" workshop was in a mess. Countless overturned pots, bowls and stoves were scattered on the ground, as well as the corpses of dozens of salt makers and imperial city guards. In addition to
Except for the several craftsmen who were captured by the men in black, there was no one left alive. It was a tragic scene.
In the corner of the workshop, an Imperial City soldier and the body of a man in black were entangled in a scuffle. This shows the bravery and loyalty of this Tianlun-level soldier. He did not flinch in the face of more than ten Tianlun masters and died. In front of me, I even pulled someone to support me.
"If all the generals and soldiers are like this, how can the Xiao family be so rampant?" Liu Bowei felt deeply.
"The ambition of the wolf of the Xiao family is obvious. A fight of this level is beyond the control of our small business. Let's go back and discuss it with dad and Yiru." Shangguan Mingyue sighed softly, with helplessness in his tone.
A few people quickly cleaned up some traces related to the salt production method, then hurriedly left the workshop and rushed to the princess mansion.
There was no room for four people on the bald eagle, so Zhong Wen simply walked with Shangguan Mingyue and others, leaving the big bird to soar in the sky alone.
"By the way, what tricks did you just use?" Shangguan Mingyue didn't intend to pay attention to Zhong Wen, but when she thought of Xiao Che's weird behavior, she finally couldn't help but asked out of curiosity, "Why is Xiao Che so silent? "
"I have a special ability." Zhong Wen rolled his eyes and said with a smirk, "As long as you look into other people's eyes, that person will unknowingly speak out what's on their mind."
"Really?" Shangguan Mingyue was doubtful.
"Miss Shangguan, do you want to give it a try?" Zhong Wen looked at the eldest lady's watery eyes with a smile, "Let's see if it works."
"No, don't...ah!" Shangguan Mingyue was stared at by his eyes. She panicked and backed away repeatedly. She was afraid that she would say something embarrassing. She accidentally tripped over a stone under her feet and somehow fell into it. Unable to hold back, he actually fell backwards.
She only thought she would fall on her back, but she heard a "snap" sound, a figure quickly passed by, and her falling back stopped abruptly.
Looking up, Zhong Wen's handsome face and evil smile appeared in front of him.
"After all, he is a cultivator at the level of the Earth Wheel, but he actually tripped over stones on the road. The eldest lady is really a genius!" Zhong Wen's sarcastic voice came to his ears.
Only then did Shangguan Mingyue come to her senses and found that she was actually held in Zhong Wen's left arm. Their faces were so close that she could faintly feel Zhong Wen's breath and the warm touch on his arm.
"I want you to take care of it!" The eldest lady's creamy skin was instantly covered with red clouds. She jumped up from Zhong Wen's arms, hurriedly smoothed the slightly wrinkled dress on her body, and hurried away in the direction of the princess's mansion, never to be seen again. Don't dare to look back at him.
"You clearly promised that as long as I don't die, you will talk to me nicely." Zhong Wen's lazy voice came from behind, "As the ancients said, you really can't believe a word of what a beautiful woman says."
Shangguan Mingyue pretended not to hear and walked forward quickly. If you look closely from behind, you can see that the redness on her face has spread to her ears.
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As the sun sets, the sky gradually darkens, and the golden sunlight turns orange, becoming soft and charming.
On a roof outside the imperial city, the tiles were illuminated red by the setting sun.
Xiao Qingqing, dressed in white, stood quietly on top of the house, his well-proportioned figure looking extraordinary in the soft sunset.
Behind the second young master of the Xiao family, several black figures were kneeling, their heads lowered, making it difficult to see their faces clearly.
"The agreed time has passed. Since my uncle has not come back, it seems that this operation has failed." Xiao Wuqing sighed, with a look of disappointment in his eyes, "Inform everyone to withdraw."
"Yes!" The black shadow behind him disappeared instantly.
"The Shangguan family can actually hold back the Dark Temple and join forces with our Xiao family. It is simply unimaginable. How many secrets does Shangguan Tong, an old fox, hide?" Xiao Wuqing murmured to himself, "It seems that there is no way to overthrow the Li family.
It’s as simple as imagined.”
With a wave of the folding fan in his hand, wind suddenly rose from the roof, blowing up countless leaves around the house. The green leaves in the sky turned and fluttered around him, hiding the figure of this handsome young man. When the wind subsided, the leaves scattered, and the roof was lost.
His figure.
Suddenly, rays of light suddenly lit up in the sky not far away. Someone was shooting ignited spiritual thunder into the sky. The light shone at a certain frequency, seeming to convey some message to...
This chapter has been completed!