Du Kang held up an umbrella and walked in the alley at night.

There was not a single pedestrian in the Tuwei Alley, which used to be depressing and dull, but also revealed its twists and bustles. The black shops on both sides of the alley were all closed, and not even a lantern was lit.

Fortunately, tonight, most of the town south of the city was in flames, and the flames illuminated the way forward for pedestrians.

The sky was burned red, and the red light passed through the dense cover above Du Kang's head and hit the wet bluestone, reflecting a dreamy color.

"When the moon is dark and the wind is high, murders and arson are committed. The fire tonight is so big that it burns the night into day. It's pitiful for my hardworking life. I don't even have time to go home and look at my house. After escaping an unnecessary disaster,

You have to come here first.”

Du Kang stopped in front of the sundry store and hid under the eaves in front of the store to avoid the rain. Then he put away his bamboo umbrella and knocked on the closed store door.

Boom, boom, boom!

"I am a customer who came here a few days ago. I was suddenly very interested in the sale of iron star wood that the store mentioned that day. Can I come in to discuss it in detail?"

Du Kang responded with a long silence, and there seemed to be no one in the store.

"I come here with sincerity. If the door is not opened, I will wait outside the store to let the store know my sincerity."

Du Kang was not in a hurry and knocked on the iron star wood shop door again, letting the deep sound unique to this wood spread far through the quiet Tuwei Alley.

squeak--

This time the store door opened, and the old man holding the snuff bottle looked at Du Kang expressionlessly, then turned and walked back into the dark store.

"Please come inside to discuss in detail."

The bamboo umbrella in Du Kang's hand turned into a blue light and disappeared. He walked into the store, turned around and closed the door.

Amidst the creaking, the red light shining on Du Kang's face through the crack in the door became narrower and narrower. Finally, the door was completely closed, and Tuwei Lane returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

Du Kang's fingertips lit up with a ray of fire, piercing the darkness in the store.

The narrow aisle was filled with swirling smoke, and the firelight could only shine through a small patch of smoke. At the edge of the firelight, one could faintly see the store owner leading the way.

"Follow me, Iron Star Wood is in the store."

An indistinct voice came from the smoke. After hearing the words, Du Kang stepped forward and followed him forward.

"Why did the customer suddenly change his mind and want to buy the wood for my coffin?"

"Today I went to see the sea-going boat seller you introduced. It turned out that the boat was broken and expensive. I was thinking about building one myself. If the store's iron star wood can be sold to me cheaper, I will buy more.

, build a bigger ship.”

"Then the customer has come to the right place. In the early years, I bought iron star wood logs. They can be easily cut to make keels and can also be made into various boards. You must buy more."

"Now that I'm here, I don't want to leave empty-handed."

The conversation between the two became vague and uncertain in the fog, which seemed very strange.

But the two of them had their own thoughts at the moment, pretending not to know the atmosphere at the moment. Amidst the constant conversation, they came to a spacious room deep in the store.

Du Kang has always been curious about the structure of Tuwei Lane. From the crafts shop to the sundry shop, it seems that there is an open space behind their narrow stores. If every store does this, no matter how large the underground and ground space is, it will not be enough.

I don’t know how these black shops negotiate to resolve these issues.

This place is also filled with thick fog, and there are tall logs standing faintly in the smoke, with no end visible at a glance.

"We're here. There are more than one hundred and sixty logs stored here. The thickest ones are two feet thick, and the thinnest ones are one foot thick. The lengths vary. You can buy whatever you like."

Du Kang came to the outermost log and knocked gently. The sound of the iron star wood was as dull as iron. It was indeed a good wood.

"There's something bigger inside. Come in and take a look."

The shopkeeper's voice sounded deep in the smoke, and the refraction of the mist and logs made his voice even more eerie, but Du Kang smiled faintly and walked towards the woods composed of logs.

"There's something I've always wanted to ask the guest. My guy went to buy a boat with you. The guest has returned. Why hasn't he come back?"

The store owner's figure had completely disappeared into the thick fog, and his voice sounded from all directions.

"We separated at the pier. I always walk very fast, so your guy must have been left behind."

Du Kang stopped among the logs and answered the shopkeeper's questions seriously.

"Okay, something happened in the city tonight. The Bai family directly released the Bone Demon God to fight with people. There seemed to be a big commotion even on the Canglan River. You came back from there, do you know what happened there?

?”

"It seems that the spies on Blackwood Island were exposed. After a fight, many ships were sunk and many people died."

"I see, the guest is really generous. After such a big incident, he still wants to buy wood tonight. Aren't you afraid of encountering the Bai family's skeleton demon soldiers on the road?"

"It's because something happened that I rushed to come tonight. If your store is afraid of the Bai family's power and keeps closing down, I won't be able to buy Iron Star Wood even if I have money."

Du Kang responded to the opponent's trash talk with a smile, but an iron-black shield appeared in his hand, and he turned around to block the silent stab from the old man in the store.

clang!

The old man had changed his attire. He wore a hat made of smoke on his head and a raincoat of the same texture on his back. After the sneak attack's sleeve arrow was blocked by the iron lion shield, he retreated into the thick fog and disappeared again.

"Why did the store attack me?"

Du Kang was 'shocked' and asked quickly.

"I should ask you this, was my man killed by you? Why did you come here late at night?"

clang!

The iron lion shield and the sleeve arrows collided with sparks, and the old man who had just emerged from Du Kang's feet was pressed under him by the shield he pressed down.

Seeing that he was under control, the smoke from the old man's raincoat and bamboo hat spread out and covered his whole body. The old man under the shield instantly dispersed into a ball of mist and disappeared into nothingness.

"Please ask the store owner to stop. Is there any misunderstanding between you and me?"

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"This is what I've been waiting for. You can take action against me first... This is really great."

After hearing these words, the anxious look on Du Kang's face slowly disappeared. He stood his shield in place, glanced around with his eyes, then revealed a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth, and rushed into the smoke like a ghost.

bass!

The golden claw blade cut through the smoke behind a thick log, and a stream of blood spurted out, dyeing the dry and hard bark of the log a bright red.

The old man wearing a smoke raincoat revealed his figure on the spot, and quickly disappeared while clutching his stomach. Du Kang's second claw strike that followed him failed and only disturbed a thick smoke.

After shaking off the blood stained on the claw blade, Du Kang was wary of possible sneak attacks in the smoke while checking the opponent's information.

【Name】: Zuo Yanke

[Smoke method]: The smoke is lingering, like a dream, take one more breath, and you will be ecstatic. The lungs are transformed with spiritual smoke all year round. If the human lungs can adapt to the poison of smoke and not die, they can be trained into smoke-storing lungs.

Gain the ability to control smoking.

Level: D level

Skill: Kirikasa Smoke Cap (fourth level)

Storage in the smoke (quadruple)

Miasma (fourth level)

Clouds and smoke (triple)

Smoke and fire (triple)

Advancement conditions: The monk develops a kind of spiritual smoke himself. After smoking it, he will either ascend to heaven immediately or be promoted immediately.

"It turns out that you are an old man who smokes. Although you are an intermediate monk, it is not good for your health to take so much smoke into your lungs when you are old."

Du Kang stepped forward among the logs and used words to test the opponent's status, but unlike before, he changed from a prey to a hunter.

The only thing Du Kang has to worry about now is how he should chase the prey if it is afraid of running away.

Coming to Tuwei Alley late at night is really a last resort.

Du Kang had taken action on the dock and killed a mid-level demon soldier from the Bai family. The Bai family would definitely not let this clue go.

Although Lin Kuohai was killed, as the landlords of Canglan City, it was too easy for the Bai family to find out a person's identity through a corpse.

Du Kang was busy with work, and Zi Snake was responsible for all early communications with the grocery store. He could not guarantee that Zi Snake would not leak any traces in front of the other party.

Originally, if nothing went wrong with the transaction, none of this would be a problem. But something went wrong with the transaction. The seller of the ship happened to be Heimu Island, and during the transaction, the Bai family took action against Heimu Island, so the former

Everything that is done improperly becomes a hidden danger.

The Bai family will definitely be able to find the sundry store. If this store really sees something from Zi She, if Du Kang doesn't come tonight, he will have no choice but to run away overnight with his entire family.

He must silence everyone who may know that he appeared on the ship tonight to prevent the Bai family from finding him through the remaining clues. Du Kang, who is still in his insignificant stage of development, does not have the strength to confront such a big force head-on.

Therefore, this old man must die. Besides, he was the one who attacked Du Kang first this time, wasn't he?

After doing some mental work, Du Kang's heartbeat became more steady. He walked a few more steps in the smoke, and suddenly he slowly knelt down on the ground, clutching his chest, and groaned in pain.

"You, you put poison in the cigarette, you, you don't follow martial ethics..."

The stinging pain in his lungs made it difficult for Du Kang to breathe. He opened his mouth with difficulty to continue breathing, but the pain of suffocation made him blush and couldn't take a breath.

"help me……"

"Stop pretending, the poisonous effects in the smoke are not like this. If I get close to you to hit you, you will only poke a few more holes in my body."
To be continued...