The environment in the Mysterious Desert is too harsh for humans to survive here, so the oasis of Qingshui Village is particularly precious in the desert and has become a gathering place for people. Here, there are clear lakes for drinking, and
There are shade trees and houses, as well as a variety of food produced locally and transported from other places.
It is no exaggeration to say that in this desert, Qingshui Village is a paradise on earth. People who have traveled hard in the desert will feel more friendly no matter what they see once they arrive here.
Due to the harsh environment, only a very small number of plants can be supported in the oasis. Small villages such as Qingshui Village cannot be self-sufficient. Most of the materials in the village are transported from other places.
The reason why people gather here and build such a village is to entertain passing businessmen and earn a lot of wealth from it.
The Mysterious Desert is located on the western border of Dayan Kingdom, close to the Western Kingdom. If the two countries want to exchange supplies, this is the nearest road. When transporting some light-weight valuables, most merchants from the two countries will choose to use this place.
Although there will be some hardships on the way when crossing the border, the advantage is that the journey is short.
The people passing by here are all wealthy businessmen with bulging wallets. Making money from these people is a good choice. Although Qingshui Village is only a palm-sized place, the facilities and food in the village are also very average.
But the prices here are astonishingly high, far higher than in ordinary towns. The businessmen who pass by here have no other place to go. Even though they know that the things here are expensive, they still have to be ripped off.
People come and go here every day, with new people pouring in and old people leaving. The arrival of Zhao Zheng and others did not attract too much attention. They were just regarded as passing merchants. Only A Bao more or less attracted some
I was surprised because it looked so strange.
Zhao Zheng and others found a small inn to stay, had a meal and rested for a while. In order to avoid encountering the silver escort, after he settled in, he immediately asked the waiter at the inn about Ji Leishang.
Ji Yushan, the lover of the Yin escort guest, changed her name to Ji Leishang. This woman has lived in seclusion here for many years. If you find out about Ji Leishang, you can find out the news about the Yin escort guest.
The waiter was obviously a local old man and knew this small palm-sized village well, so he answered Zhao Zheng's question. Ji Leishang moved away from this place more than a year ago and has not been seen again for a long time.
When leaving, Ji Leishang seemed to be followed by a strange man.
After hearing the waiter's words, Zhao Zheng was completely relieved and put away his worries.
It seems that as early as a year ago, the Silver Guards came here to find Ji Leishang and took her away. I don't know if the couple has reconciled. But this is not within the scope of Zhao Zheng's concern.
He only cares about whether the Silver Guard is here or not.
After confirming that the silver escort had left long ago, Zhao Zheng changed the subject and asked about Zhao Huahong's situation.
Like Ji Yushan, Zhao Huahong also adopted a pseudonym, called Zhao Hong.
As soon as he heard Zhao Hong's name, the waiter immediately started talking a lot. He told all about Zhao Hong's current situation.
Zhao Hong has lived here a long time ago and has integrated into this small village on the border. In the eyes of the locals, she is just an ordinary old woman, nothing out of the ordinary.
After asking clearly about Zhao Huahong's current address, Zhao Zheng gave the waiter one ingot of silver as a reward, and he had a clear plan in mind.
Zhao Huahong is an extremely important witness. Zhao Zheng came here this time not only to ask for Zhao Huahong's confession, but also to take her away. Zhao Huahong has lived in seclusion and on the run for many years. She will definitely not take it lightly.
Leaving Zhao Zheng conveniently, plus there are many dangerous interests at stake, the two of them will definitely cause a lot of conflicts, and the possibility of a fight is very high.
Zhao Zheng set the time to do it at night. It was too hot during the day and the sun was dazzling, so it was not suitable for him to do it. It was more suitable to do it at night when the moon was high and the wind was clear.
Before leaving, Zhao Zheng called Ren Qianqiu aside and said: "You and the guides have a good rest. I will go out to do some errands. I will probably bring someone back this time. If everything goes well, we will
I left here overnight without stopping."
"Leaving in such a hurry?" Ren Qianqiu's face changed slightly when he heard this, and his voice was slightly bitter.
"There's no rush. Once I come into contact with that person, I have to take her away. I can't let her stay here anymore," Zhao Zhengdao said.
"I just found a place to rest, and now I'm on the road again. Damn it, I kind of miss the days when I was a safe and stable cook." Ren Qianqiu complained.
"I know you are working hard, so just be patient. What we are doing now is an earth-shattering thing, and it is worth putting in a little blood and sweat. When everything is over, you will naturally figure out what we are doing, and you will definitely know how to do it by then.
I think this trip is worthwhile." Zhao Zhengdao.
Ren Qianqiu just complained twice and didn't say anything more. He shut his mouth obediently and ran to rest according to Zhao Zheng's instructions.
Not long after, it gradually became dark, and Qingshui Village was shrouded in darkness and cold. The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge. It is as hot as a steamer during the day, but as cold as an ice cellar at night.
Zhao Zheng saw that the time was almost up, so he put on a clean and stylish outfit, put on his back the Tianji box full of nine swords, left the inn, and headed to Zhao Huahong's residence.
He walked very slowly, neither slowly nor quickly, and as he walked, he secretly adjusted the internal energy in his Dantian to keep himself in the best condition. His appearance was calm, but inside he was really ready to go.
The tiger can attack boldly at any time. He walked all the way to the lake, where there was a lonely small courtyard, which was the destination of his trip.
He walked to the door of the small courtyard and knocked gently on the door.
"Who's knocking on the door?" came an old woman's voice from the courtyard. It must be Zhao Huahong, whose pseudonym is Zhao Hong.
"We have a visitor who has caused a lot of trouble, so I hope you can forgive me." Zhao Zheng said politely.
"It's so late, who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Zhao Huahong."
As soon as these words came out, the courtyard immediately fell into silence. After a long time, a reply came from the courtyard again, with a hint of trembling in the voice: "Are you from the Three Sword Sect?"
"No." Zhao Zheng denied.
"Then how do you know my name?"
"Talk to each other across the door. Isn't this the way to treat guests? Let's talk in person." Zhao Zheng didn't wait for the people in the courtyard to agree, directly pressed his palm on the crack of the door, secretly used his palm force, and pulled the door bolt at the back.
It was shattered into powder. The door opened in response. He stepped in.
At the same time, the door of a small room in the courtyard was also opened, and an old woman walked out. Judging from her age, she was at least sixty years old. Her temples were covered with weathered gray, and her figure was slightly stooped.
There was an unconcealable look of fear on his wrinkled face, like a frightened bird.
Zhao Huahong, just a name, frightened this old woman into this state, as if this name would bring terrible bad luck.
If he had no other choice, Zhao Zheng really didn't want to disturb such a reclusive old man. He sighed softly and looked a little helpless. This world is always filled with many helpless people and many helpless things.
"Junior Zhao Zheng, I have the same surname as you. Even for this reason, I will not make things difficult for you. Please rest assured." Zhao Zhengrou said.
"How do you know this name?" Zhao Huahong asked in shock.
"It's not important, it's really not important. What's important is that I know who you are and why you are hiding here."
"What else do you know?"
"On a rainy night decades ago, you delivered a baby to the wife of Zhuo Ming, the previous head of the Three Sword Sect. Since then, for some ulterior reason, you had to leave the Three Sword Sect and run away.
We’re here. It’s not good to explain some things too clearly. I’d better stop here.” Zhao Zheng replied calmly.
After hearing these words, an even more surprised look appeared on Zhao Huahong's old face. Her eyes suddenly opened wide, her pupils narrowed rapidly, and her expression kept changing. She asked in a trembling voice: "How do you know these secrets? What on earth do you think?"
Who is it?"
"I'm just an unknown junior. As for my name, I've already told you. If you're still not satisfied, I can tell you one more thing. I'm actually a member of the Taishan Sect."
"These are the secrets of the Three Sword Sect and have nothing to do with your Taishan Sect. Why do you want to come into this muddy water? If this matter is leaked, not only will my life be at risk, but you, the leaker, will also die."
"If it weren't for the fact that this matter is too important and is directly related to the unsolved case eight years ago, I wouldn't want to reveal this secret. After all, it is not a happy thing. In fact, everyone related to this secret
Very pitiful."
"The unsolved case eight years ago...are you referring to..." Zhao Huahong's old eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had guessed something.
"Yes, I am referring to the unsolved case of Zhuo Ming's murder. This unsolved case has been delayed for too many years and killed too many people. It is time for the truth to come out." Zhao Zheng interrupted.
"The secrets I know have nothing to do with that unsolved case, and the time is decades apart, so why do you bother me." Zhao Huahong said puzzled.
"You only know part of the secret, so you think there is no relationship between the two. In fact, there is a direct relationship between the two things, which can be said to be the root cause."
"If it has anything to do with it, just go and tell everyone. Don't involve me as an old man. Half of my feet have already stepped into the coffin, and now I just want to live out my old age. I don't want to end up with a tragic death.
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"Everything must be substantiated, especially for matters of such great importance. You are a very important party. In order to clarify the ins and outs of everything, I must invite you to testify."
"I won't go. This matter will affect the reputation of Master Zhuo Ming. I am also a member of the Three Sword Sect after all. I cannot do such a thing that betrays the master. And I don't want to die. Once I tell this matter,
, it will definitely not end well." Zhao Huahong flatly refused.
"With all due respect, you have been hiding here for so many years just to avoid the Three Sword Sect. Your master scared you into being like this and made you live in seclusion here for many years. They were the first to feel sorry for you. Even if
If you tell Zhuo Ming's secret, it won't be considered a betrayal. This secret has been in your heart for so long, don't you want to let it out?" Zhao Zheng advised.
"The price for spitting out pleasure is death. I can't afford this price, and I don't think you can afford it either."
"I really can't afford it, but I am confident that I can save this little life and not let myself die because of this. I promise you that I will protect you from harm and let you spend your remaining years in Taishan Sect.
"
"The assurance of a stranger carries little weight."
"After I take you away, I will let you meet with the head of our sect, Jin Tai. My words have no weight, but his words always have weight."
"No matter how fanciful your words are, I will never go with you." Zhao Huahong narrowed his old eyes and rolled around. He glanced around, as if he was observing whether there were any of Zhao Zheng's accomplices.
"I don't expect to be able to ask you to leave with just a few words. If you insist on having your own way, I will have to be polite first and then fight." Zhao Zheng's tone was calm, but his words were already a little more sharp.
"I'd like to see if you're a junior who doesn't even have full hair. What are your abilities to force me to go with you? If you think it's easier to deal with me when I'm older, you're totally wrong." Zhao Honghua has old eyes.
With a look, two rays of light erupted from her eyes. This sharp gaze was no less than that of the young man in anger. She stared and dodged. She rushed towards Zhao Zheng at an extremely fast speed and flew in mid-air.
The lieutenant general took out a Tang sword hidden behind his back and slashed it down in the air.
Wherever the blade passed, blazing red sword energy burst out. The temperature of the sword energy was extremely high, creating a flame in the air. The sword energy and the flame merged together, and fell hard on Zhao Zheng's head.
The sword technique that Zhao Huahong practices is the "Scorching Sun Sword Technique". Once the sword is struck, it is as hot as the scorching sun, and it can cut out the flaming sword energy, which is extremely powerful.
From the power of this sword, we can see the clues of Zhao Huahong's strength. She is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and she has the cultivation level of the seventh heaven. If she was hit in the head by this sword, let alone the seventh heaven warrior, even the eighth heaven warrior would be hit.
You will suffer extremely serious injuries, and may even be in danger of your life.
But at the moment when the burning sword energy hit Zhao Zhengzheng's door, the latter's whole body suddenly erupted with several dazzling electric rays. The whole person disappeared in a flash, and the remaining electric rays scurried in mid-air like a spiritual snake.
"Crack!"
The flame sword energy failed and struck the ground hard, leaving a deep scorch mark on the ground, and several flames remained on the surrounding soil.
"Eh?" Seeing Zhao Zheng disappearing in front of her eyes, Zhao Huahong made a sound of surprise, with a look of surprise on her face. How could she have imagined that the young man in front of her could be so fast.
When Zhao Zheng appeared again, he was already floating above Zhao Huahong's head. After reaching the seventh heaven realm, his Qinggong improved by leaps and bounds, and now he could levitate in mid-air by relying on his buoyancy. In front of him,
With a solemn expression, Lu patted the Tianji box behind her, and all nine swords shot out from the box, turning into nine dazzling cold lights.
The nine swords were suspended behind Zhao Zheng in the shape of a peacock. There were many different internal forces on them, some emitting golden light, some emitting green light, and some lingering with electric current.
Standing in the sky and controlling nine swords to fight against the enemy, Zhao Zheng is like a sword god, looking majestic and arrogant.
Counting it all together, this was already the second time he had fought against a seventh-level heavenly warrior. Facing such a powerful enemy, he really did not dare to be too presumptuous, so he was very energetic as soon as he made a move.
"Senior, I'm offended." Zhao Zhengqing shouted, as if controlling a puppet, he waved his hands downwards. The nine swords, pulled by the invisible internal force threads, galloped downwards, one after another sword energy.
Cutting through the night sky like nine shooting stars.
In just the blink of an eye, these nine swords rushed in front of Zhao Huahong. Zhao Huahong's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly raised his sword to defend. When there was no time to strike, he swung the sword several times, and the blades rubbed out streaks of flames, intertwining in the air.
Become a web of fire.
The nine swords crashed into the fire net, smashing it into pieces. Fire rain fell all over the sky, illuminating the night red. The fire net powerfully blocked the nine swords' attack and won Zhao Huahong's victory.
A chance to step aside.
"I didn't expect that a junior like you could actually master such rare martial arts as sword control." Zhao Huahong couldn't help but exclaimed, her feet suddenly touched the ground, her whole body rose into the air, and flew towards Zhao Zheng in the air. She also had the ability to fly by relying solely on her buoyancy.
With her unique ability, when she flew, dazzling red lights appeared all over her body, making her look like a flaming phoenix.
Since all the nine swords were blown away by the fire net, they were far away from Zhao Zheng, and the water from far away could not save the fire near him. This left Zhao Zheng with only two choices, either to get out of the way directly, or to fight Zhao Huahong with fists and kicks alone.
Confrontation.
Between these two options, Zhao Zheng chose the second option. He waved his fists at the oncoming Zhao Huahong, hitting several punches and shadows. Since he did not want to expose the martial arts of Eight Arm Fist.
He only used the most common boxing technique. Although this boxing technique was ordinary, his attack was still fierce.
At the moment when the fist shadow force wind was about to hit Zhao Huahong, she suddenly stabbed at the fist shadow force wind. The blade of the sword inspired a ball of flaming sword energy, just like a ray of sunshine. It scattered all the fist shadow force wind.
, then continued to move forward and counterattacked towards Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng dodged, but just as he dodged, the flaming sword energy exploded suddenly, hiding such a vicious killing move. He opened his eyes wide. The exploding flames quickly enlarged in his eyes.
At the critical moment, he tapped the tip of his tongue on his upper teeth, squeezing out a powerful internal force from his Dantian, pushing himself aside, and stimulating a circle of internal force to protect against the fierce impact of the flames.
"boom!"
The flames were like roaring beasts. They hit the inner force wall hard and melted it a little, but it failed to hurt Zhao Zheng inside. Instead, it was scattered and turned into a rain of fire.
Fortunately, Zhao Zheng reacted quickly enough and had deep skills to escape the disaster. Otherwise, he would have suffered a loss.
Zhao Huahong is worthy of being a person who became famous decades ago. She still has some skills in her hands and has not become ineffective because of the passage of time.
Seeing that the situation was getting better, Zhao Huahong took advantage of the momentum to pursue him, turned around and rushed towards Zhao Zheng, and struck him with several more knives. Zhao Zheng did not dodge this time, but instead summoned the recovered nine swords and fought for them all.
Injecting the internal energy of Jin Yuan, a golden sword array was formed to block the offensive of those flaming sword energy.
The red light and the golden light collided together. They fought to no avail, and each of them became a little sluggish.
Zhao Zheng volleyed towards the Golden Light Sword Formation and grabbed the Zichu Sword in the center in his hand, holding it firmly.
No matter how advanced a martial artist is, the most powerful moves are always the melee moves. Only when fighting in close combat can the power of the moves be maximized.
Zhao Zheng held the Zichu Sword in his hand and used his inner strength to communicate with the other eight swords to protect his whole body. He held a sword in his own hand, and under the protection of these eight swords, he rushed towards Zhao Huahong. Before he and Zhao Huahong could wait, Zhao Zheng
Upon contact, the eight swords rushed to Zhao Huahong first and launched a threatening and harassing attack on him, leaving Zhao Huahong in a panic.
The eight swords put together are like eight powerful warriors attacking Zhao Huahong together. Moreover, these eight swords cooperate with each other very well, both offensively and defensively, and are well-organized.
Zhao Huahong was so beaten that she couldn't help but frown. She suddenly increased the offensive force in her hands, dancing the Tang Dao like the wind, shaking all the eight swords away, and then slashed down one of the swords. This move
The power is extremely strong, it seems that she wants to destroy this sword.
Zhao Zheng became anxious when he saw this scene. Every swordsman loves his sword as much as his life. Although he is not to this extreme level, he also loves these middle-grade swords like treasures. How could he be willing to let others destroy them?
. He suddenly increased his speed, lightning surged all over his body, and he suddenly met Zhao Huahong and swung his sword.
The swords and knives collided violently in mid-air, creating a sound of gold and iron being exchanged, and then Zhao Honghua was seen being shaken to death and fell back some distance.
Zhao Zheng's body also trembled, but he did not retreat. He also used all his strength for the sword just now, using five different internal forces in one breath before he stabilized his body. In this round of fighting, his people
Having the upper hand, the sword in his hand also had the upper hand, cutting a small gap in the Tang Dao in Zhao Huahong's hand.
This time, it was Zhao Zheng's turn to pursue the victory. He controlled eight swords to fly out together, forming an encirclement and enveloping Zhao Huahong. He himself rushed towards Zhao Huahong and used the bottom of the box pressure
His unique skill Canglong Sword Technique. After reaching the seventh heaven, his Canglong Sword Technique was many times more powerful than before. The sword energy already had a faint dragon shape, and an even more deafening roar of dragons erupted. He
I learned the Canglong Sword Technique from Xiao Yunyin for the second time. Now I no longer have any scruples and can use this sword technique at will, which saves me a lot of trouble.
The Canglong Sword Technique is the ultimate sword technique. Among the many sword techniques that Zhao Zheng has learned, apart from the Stone Carving Sword Technique that he has not yet learned, this sword technique is the most powerful.
The dragon-shaped sword energy rushed towards Zhao Huahong, and five different colors of light erupted from it, which was extremely extraordinary. Zhao Huahong felt the terrifying power contained in the dragon-shaped sword energy and deliberately dodged, but was blocked by eight
The sword blocked the way, and he could only fight head-on with the dragon-shaped sword energy.
Zhao Huahong gritted her teeth and stabbed Long Jianqi several times in a row. Each sword stabbed out a round of sun-like flaming sword energy. These sword energy bombarded the dragon-shaped sword energy one after another, triggering several clouds of fire.
explode.
"roar!!!"
The dragon-shaped sword energy suddenly erupted into a higher-pitched dragon roar, and the sound spread in the night sky above the desert, waking up all the people who were still sleeping. The dragon-shaped sword energy exploded in the air among several groups of flaming knives.
He dodged through the air, and although a lot of it was worn away, he still had a certain amount of power, and he suddenly threw himself in front of Zhao Huahong's face.
"It's over!" Zhao Huahong took a breath, her heart suddenly sank to the bottom, thinking that she was dead this time.
But just when the dragon-shaped sword energy was about to hurt Zhao Huahong, it suddenly turned to the side, only cutting off a strand of white hair and not damaging Zhao Huahong's skin.
Zhao Huahong saved her old life and froze in place with fear, her old heart beating continuously. Just when she was stunned, Zhao Zheng's figure suddenly flashed in front of her and flicked his sleeves.
, threw out a burst of internal force, and hit her acupuncture point. Her eyes darkened, she fainted, and her whole body fell rapidly towards the ground.
Zhao Zhengfei grabbed Zhao Honghua's sleeve and landed with it on the ground. Then he pinched his fingers and pointed at the top of his head. The eight swords suspended in mid-air were pulled by the internal force and all flew back one by one.
Inserted into the Tianji box.
"Senior, I'm sorry. You have to come with me this time, otherwise there will be a knot in the unsolved case eight years ago." Zhao Zheng looked at Zhao Huahong who had passed out and muttered in his heart.
Thinking that there would be nothing important in this courtyard, Zhao Zheng temporarily cut a piece of wood to replace the broken door bolt and closed the courtyard door. He left the courtyard with Zhao Huahong, performed Qinggong, and rushed all the way.
He headed towards the inn where he rested.
Before arriving at the inn, Zhao Zheng met Ren Qianqiu and Abao on the way. He was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect these two people to come here. He stopped and asked: "Brother Ren, why didn't you
You were waiting for me at the inn, but you ran here instead?"
"I just heard the noise and was woken up, so I ran out to take a look." Ren Qianqiu clicked his tongue, "Your boy's strength has really increased a lot since he reached the seventh heaven. The fight you had just now was really thrilling.
The sword energy you unleash can be seen from afar."
"There's no time to talk about this now. Let's leave overnight." Zhao Zhengdao.
"Okay, since you are so anxious, let's leave now." Ren Qianqiu said, looking at Zhao Huahong held in Zhao Zheng's hand, and asked doubtfully, "Is this old woman the person you are looking for?"
"Yes, she is the person I am looking for, she is very important to me." Zhao Zheng said with stern eyes. After "please" Zhao Huahong, he took a big step closer to the truth. Next, he only needs to find a few more
Witness, you will be able to clarify the ins and outs of the unsolved case eight years ago. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users
