The ghost-headed fish vigorously shook its head and tail and swam forward, with large drops of blood coming out of its mouth, dyeing the already turbid lake water red.
Zhao Zheng followed closely behind, with sharp eyes, he stared at the part of the fish's tail that was damaged by the whip, picked up the Zichu sword and stabbed it hard. His sword was very mysterious, and after the sword was thrust out, it divided into three parts.
The twenty-one swords turned into twenty-one golden sword energy and landed on the damaged part of the fish's tail.
Nearly one-third of the golden sword energy penetrated into the flesh, and the rest was blocked by the fish scales, leaving scratches on the fish scales. The fish scales were actually harder than most metals.
Zhao Zheng followed behind the ghost-headed fish and swam forward against the undercurrent. Once he seized the opportunity, he released his sword energy and repeatedly wounded the ghost-headed fish.
The ghost-headed fish took a few blows, and when it felt there was an enemy behind it, it suddenly turned its evil-looking head and swam toward Zhao Zheng. Zhao Zheng stabbed the ghost-headed fish several times with his sword at its slightly open mouth, wounding it.
His skin and flesh were torn apart, and then he avoided the ghost fish and swam elsewhere.
The sword slave was afraid that Zhao Zheng had made a mistake, so he quickly stepped forward and raised his sword to attract the ghost-headed fish. After he used one sword alone, he was much more powerful than when he used multiple swords. He danced the single sword in his hand with brilliance.
The sword's aura is so powerful that every time it swings the sword, it can cause a wound in the fish's mouth.
Zihua has never been idle, and she will ruthlessly attack the ghost-headed fish whenever she gets the chance.
The three of them worked together to fight against the ghost fish at the bottom of the lake, killing them so darkly that it was difficult to tell them apart.
The ghost-headed fish suffered so many injuries, but it didn't bite even half of them. It was so angry that it became wild and went on a rampage at the bottom of the lake, causing waves in the water. But no matter how angry it was, it couldn't even hurt the three people.
I can only dry my hair and hold my breath.
The three people and one fish fought at the bottom of the lake for a long time. Although the time was not long, it consumed a lot of physical strength. It was much more difficult to move under the water than on the shore, and it also consumed the stomach.
The air contained in it.
Zhao Zheng was at the lowest level, but he exerted a lot of force during the battle. At this time, there was not much air left in his stomach, and every move felt more and more laborious, and his vision began to blur. There was also a buzzing in his ears. He could no longer hold on.
, rowed the water line and swam up to the lake, took two big breaths, and the abnormality all over his body suddenly relieved a lot. There were two people under the water to deal with it, so everything would be fine for a while. He floated on the lake, while inhaling the freshness of the night
air while taking a break.
But at this moment, an evil wind suddenly came from behind his head. It was very powerful and made a whistle that broke through the air. Judging from the sound, what was flying must be a sharp weapon, either a dart or a hidden weapon.
A sword spirit!
At this moment, in this situation, who would kill Zhao Zheng secretly?
Although it is not certain who this person is, he must be one of the people who is greedy for Zichu Sword and is greedy for profit!
Zhao Zheng screamed secretly, and quickly made a carp lift, stepped on the bottom of the water, pulled out of the water, and turned to the side. The evil wind was so accurate that he could avoid the fatal blow even if he ducked a little.
It's a pity that he was one step slower after all, or that the evil wind was one step faster than him. According to his dodge action, it was not enough to avoid this deadly evil wind!
At this extremely critical moment, a brilliant magnolia flower suddenly grew out of thin air on the lake. The beautiful flower branch just blocked the source of the evil wind. It turned out that this thing was actually an arrow.
The magnolia flower came and went in a hurry, bloomed in a hurry, and then withered in a hurry, turning into countless petals of light. The caught arrow also fell down.
One hand casually grabbed the arrow and caught it.
The person who saved Zhao Zheng and caught the arrow at the critical moment was none other than the flying goddess Yaksha. Hua Xiangrong! According to the previous agreement, she has been secretly protecting Zhao Zheng these days and wiped out the secret for Zhao Zheng.
There are many hidden dangers.
Tonight, Zhao Zheng and the others left the team and came to this blood-stained lake. The three of them were alone, leaving an opportunity for the bad guys to take advantage of. I don't know who secretly seized the opportunity and fired a cold arrow at Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng jumped out of the water and looked intently at the lake. He saw Hua Xiangrong holding an arrow and immediately understood the situation in front of him.
"Senior, you are here." Zhao Zheng said from surprise to joy.
"If I don't come, you will suffer." Hua Xiangrong raised the arrow in his hand, and the sharp tip of the arrow glowed with the cold moonlight.
"If you hadn't been secretly helping me, I wouldn't have come here rashly. Even if I wanted to come, I would have brought a few more people with me."
"I originally didn't want to show up, but in this situation, I really have to show up."
"Thank you, senior."
"The little thief who shot the arrow failed to hit the target and has now escaped. In order to avoid future troubles, I have to go after him. You return to the water and continue to help the two people fight the strange fish." Hua Xiangrong said.
, shook his arms, stood up, turned into a black shadow, and disappeared into the night. If she took action, the criminal who shot the arrow and his accomplices would definitely not end well.
Regardless of how ferocious the ghost-headed fish at the bottom of the lake was, it did not pose a threat to Zhao Zheng. Although the cold arrow just happened for a moment, it threatened Zhao Zheng's life.
Zhao Zheng gave a false alarm, let out a sigh of relief, put aside the matter of shooting cold arrows for the time being, turned around and sank to the bottom of the lake again.
The fierce battle below the lake bottom is still continuing, but it is coming to an end. Under the influence of serious injuries and fatigue, the action of the ghost-headed fish has become much slower, and it has become the end of its powerful crossbow. Jiannu and Zihua frequently launched strong attacks, one with
One uses a sword and the other uses a whip to pursue and beat the ghost fish fiercely.
By the time Zhao Zheng swam to the fighting waters again, the ghost-headed fish was already dying and had lost its previous majesty.
The ghost-headed fish was too seriously injured and saw that the situation was not good, so it instinctively chose to escape. It shook its head vigorously and swam deeper into the lake bottom. When it was escaping, it stimulated its body's potential, and its swimming speed suddenly became much faster.
The swimming speed is almost the same as when it first appeared.
With the existence of this evil beast under the water, the three of them could not find the Black Jade Nine-seed Lotus with peace of mind. Of course, they could not easily let it escape. The three of them pursued it all the way, frequently attacking while pursuing it.
The ghost-headed fish knew the topography of the bottom of the lake well. Instead of running around, it chose an escape route purposefully. It plunged into a stone cave at the bottom of the lake. This cave is naturally formed. The cave is of different widths and extends in all directions.
It leads directly to a large underground river. On weekdays, ghost fish will live there and only emerge when they are hunting.
The topography of this cave is complex. After the ghost-headed fish dives in, it escapes along with the direction of the cave, going up and down, left and right.
The three of them were led into the cave by the ghost-headed fish. Under the influence of some curves and stones, the speed slowed down a lot. The sword slave tried to use his sword energy to open a path, but it didn't work and caused the cave to collapse.
After a while, it became even more difficult to leave.
Although Zhao Zheng was a man of two generations, he did not know the existence of this cave. He was not familiar with the terrain here and had no idea how to walk. He did not pretend to be fat and walked in front, but followed the others obediently.
Behind the two people.
It was difficult to move in the cave, so the three of them formed a row and chased the ghost fish closely. They turned around and walked, but they didn't know how far they had gone. But they still couldn't catch up with the ghost fish.
If they continue to chase, things may change, and the three of them are more or less anxious. At this time, things took a small turn. The ghost-headed fish was too panicked and took the wrong path, bumping into a
The entrance to the very narrow cave was blocked by the entrance.
Zihua, who was following behind, had eyes wide open. She seized this golden opportunity and suddenly swung her keel whip, using the whip head to roll up the tail of the ghost fish. She couldn't borrow it in the water.
He couldn't hold back the heavy and heavy ghost fish, so he could only swim to the edge of the cave and grabbed a protruding stone with his other hand.
The ghost-headed fish pulled hard and straightened the keel whip wrapped around the fish's tail. Zihua was pulled forward by this strange force and was almost pulled over. She managed to grab the stone and stabilize her body.
.With Zihua's strength, she can only maintain it for a short period of time. If she pulls it for a long time, she will definitely lose to the ghost fish.
Fortunately, a short period of time was enough. Sword Slave and Zhao Zheng quickly raised their swords and stepped forward to help. One swam to the left and the other to the right. The two formed a pincer attack and trapped the ghost fish inside. The two
He was afraid that the ghost-headed fish would escape a second time, so he used all his strength with every move, and the luminous sword energy illuminated the underwater cave as if it were daylight.
This violent attack became the last straw that broke the life of the ghost-headed fish. Amidst the sword light and flying blood spots, the ghost-headed fish completely died, and its huge body stopped swinging.
Slowly sinking downward.
The three men finally killed the evil beast. They were all very tired and rested for a while at the bottom of the lake.
Zhao Zheng regained his strength and glanced at the body of the ghost fish that had sunk to the bottom. Suddenly his heart moved and he swung his body and swam over.
However, all this kind of weird and alien species are much more powerful than ordinary ones, and they are full of treasures. Not to mention anything else, the scales of this strange species of ghost fish are excellent materials for making armor. If they are sewn into an inner
Wearing armor on the body can play a considerable protective role.
The three of them spent so much effort to kill this evil beast. How could they do it without getting some benefits?
Zhao Zheng raised his sword and slashed dozens of times on the tail of the ghost-headed fish, cutting off the already injured tail. He took the fish tail and looked around, feeling that the remaining scales on it were just right.
Able to sew an inner armor piece.
The sword slave could see clearly and guessed Zhao Zheng's intention. He swam over to lend a hand, grabbed the remaining body of the ghost-headed fish, and pulled it back to swim. The corpse of the ghost-headed fish was not light, and it was enough
Weighing several thousand kilograms, it is difficult to pull on the shore, let alone in the water.
Zihua had no choice but to come over and help, and worked together with the sword slave to pull out the remaining body of the ghost-headed fish.
The three of them spent a lot of effort to bring the two-half ghost-headed fish ashore. Zhao Zheng looked around for traces of Hua Xiangrong, but could not find even a single figure, and did not know that the pursuer had not returned yet.
, or he hid again after he came back, unwilling to meet in person.
The three rested on the shore for a long time. During the rest, they talked about what they had just encountered, each with their own opinions. Zhao Zheng did not want to make a fuss, so he did not mention the attack just now, letting the matter sink in his stomach.
inside.
After this fierce battle, the three people's enthusiasm for treasure hunting was dispelled. After resting, they searched twice more at the bottom of the lake, but found nothing. They could no longer find the black jade nine-seed lotus. Zihua is a woman, and her body is
Jiaogui was the first to say that she didn't want to continue searching anymore and planned to go back and wash up and have a good rest.
Zhao just asked someone to come over to help, so he didn't have much to say. Besides, he had already gained a lot, so he readily agreed.
"I can get these treasures tonight thanks to the efforts of both of you. As the saying goes, brothers settle accounts. No matter what our relationship is, good things should be clearly distributed. Although you two are martial arts masters and don't care about these little things, but
I still hope you won’t refuse, so as not to make things difficult for me. There are a total of eighteen black lotus seeds here, plus the carcass of a whole ghost-headed fish. For the sake of fairness, we will divide it equally between the three of us, six black lotus seeds each.
Lotus seeds. Plus part of the carcass of the ghost fish." Before leaving, he got straight to the point.
"I want the black lotus seeds. This corpse is fishy and smelly, so I don't want it for free." Zihua curled her lips and said.
"I am exactly the opposite of this little girl. There are many detoxifying pills in Zhujian Villa, and I can't finish them even if they are eaten as beans. Therefore, this black jade nine-seed lotus is not very attractive to me. I can refuse any of them.
I'll leave it all to you. But I have to get a share of the carcass of this ghost-headed fish. The scales of this strange fish are extremely hard. After I take it away, firstly, I can consider keeping the materials for making swords. Secondly, I can make it.
The armor is reserved for the village men to wear."
Zhao Zheng originally wanted to distribute it fairly, but the other two people had different needs and only needed one thing, so it gave him an advantage. At the end of the discussion, the three of them agreed on the distribution method. Zihua left nine black lotus seeds and Jiannu.
Most of the ghost fish carcasses were left behind, and the rest were all left to Zhao Zheng.
The three of them achieved their goal, and the trip went smoothly. They returned to their residence with the black jade lotus and ghost-headed fish they obtained.
Zhao Zheng put away the black lotus seeds, stuffed the two pieces of the ghost fish's body into the ice cellar warehouse, and placed them side by side with the body of the Wild Boar King for later use. He washed up and put on a set of clean clothes.
Then he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
There was no more words to say all night, and the next day, the team was on the road again, but instead of visiting the mountains and rivers, they embarked on the return journey and returned to the century-old shop where the carriage and horse team was located. The group of people retrieved the carriage and horse that they had stored.
Join those who stayed behind.
The carriage continued along the official road, and its next destination was Black Wind Langya Mountain, a notorious bandit village!
This cottage has a long history. It was originally founded by someone else. Later, it changed its owners several times, and then it fell into the hands of Xiao Jiuge's father.
Xiao Jiuge's father's name is Xiao Tengfei. His strength has reached the realm of the Nine Heavens. He has practiced extremely light kung fu and likes to raise eagles very much. Therefore, people gave him a resounding nickname "Wanli Pengcheng is mine". Don't look at Xiao
Tengfei is a mountain king, but he is not a rough man, and he has some ink in his belly. In his youth, he studied hard for a long time in a cold window, passed the exam in the imperial city, and got the honor, entered the Sandingjia, and became the third flower.
Returning home in rich clothes.
After high school, Xiao Tengfei became a sesame official and entered the officialdom. Once he entered the officialdom, it was as deep as the sea. It was only after he became an official that he discovered the complexity and darkness of the officialdom. Because he did not like to be involved with those faint-hearted officials, he resigned from the official position and thus
Abandoning literature to pursue martial arts. To his surprise, his talent in learning martial arts was even higher than his talent in studying literature, and he made very rapid progress in practicing internal skills.
From then on, he concentrated on practicing martial arts, made rapid progress, and his cultivation level increased rapidly. It took him more than ten years to make some famous names in the world. Later, as fate dictated, he became the captain of Black Wind Langya Mountain.
The general manager of the village took the first golden position.
Xiao Tengfei is both civil and military, and is very powerful in both aspects. Under his governance, Black Wind Langya Mountain has become more and more prosperous, and its scale and power are far greater than before. He has no interest in small fights, and usually restrains his subordinates.
He never robs homes or engages in sneaky things. He only likes to work on big cases, and those big cases where he has no worries. Once he selects a target, he will lead his people down the mountain to commit the crime, make a lot of money, and then return to the mountain.
If Heifeng Langyashan doesn't commit a crime for three years, he will be punished for three years if he commits a crime.
The reason why Zhao Zheng took risks to go to this mountain stronghold was firstly to obtain black iron wood, and secondly to capture a traitor of the Taishan Sect. Neither of these things is easy and may not be possible, but you have to give it a try.
Okay. If he were to do these two things with his personal strength, the hope would be extremely slim, and he might even risk his life. Fortunately, he is now attached to the big tree of Zhujian Villa, and there are some tall people around him.
With help, things become much easier.
The convoy drove slowly and hurriedly all the way. It started to drizzle halfway along the way. The rain was cool and transparent, dispelling the summer heat and falling on people's faces with a chill. No one took the drizzle seriously, and every one of them
I didn’t hold an umbrella or put on a raincoat, just letting the rain fall on my body.
A driver who was driving a carriage liked the coolness of the rain very much and wanted to wash himself off, so he opened his collar.
The rain fell on the bronze skin, and seeped into it. Along with the rain, there were other things that were hard to see with the naked eye.
People cannot detect things that are invisible to the naked eye.
The coachman was humming a tune amidst the sound of hoofbeats, and seemed very comfortable. With so many experts guarding him, this trip should have been a pleasant one. He was humming, and suddenly felt a little itchy on his chest, so he stretched out his hand to scratch it.
A few times, but the more he scratched, the stronger the itch became. The itch made him feel uncomfortable, so he stopped humming and concentrated on scratching.
His thick fingers scratched the flesh on his chest until the skin turned red, but the itching sensation still did not disappear. As good fortune and misfortunes never come singly, there was also a strong itching sensation in other parts of his body, as if a swarm of mosquitoes were pounced on him. He
I simply loosened my riding crop and scratched the itch with both hands, but it was of no use.
The itching feeling had penetrated deeply into his flesh and he could no longer get rid of it.
He couldn't stand the torture, so he opened his mouth to curse and scratched with more force. He used more and more force to scratch his own skin and flesh, and scratched his chest until blood dripped and his flesh and blood turned out!
The pain from scratching his skin failed to offset the itching. He continued to scratch it frantically, scratching other places as well, turning into a terrifying bloody man.
Looking at the other coachmen and horses in the convoy, they all showed the same symptoms as this man. The coachmen scratched their flesh one after another, while the horses went crazy and pulled the carriage elsewhere.
There was a huge chaos in the convoy, which caused people to overturn their horses and got stuck in the middle of the road.
The rain is still falling, and there is a strange murderous intention hidden in the bright rain! (To be continued...)
