Daoshi Yalang took Yao Jingtai into the Youdao compound, walked into the house, came to Ling Zhengze's side, and whispered: "Master Ling, please wake up and come to business again."
Ling Zhengze is really waiting for a job in the knife market.
He opened his eyes and looked at Yao Jingtai. Although he had never seen this person before, looking at his figure and aura, he knew that he was a man of cultivation, and his cultivation was not low.
"My dear guest, are you looking for me?" Ling Zhengze stood up and said with a smile.
Yao Jingtai nodded: "Let's find a place to talk business."
"Please come to this room." Ling Zheng wanted to lead Yao Jingtai to the next room.
Yao Jingtai waved his hand and said: "This place doesn't work, I have to find another place."
Ling Zhengze smiled: "Master, this is against the rules. The business has not been settled. I can't go with you."
This is You Dao's business rule. If the business is not settled, You Dao doesn't know where the other party comes from, so he must not go out with the other party.
Yao Jingtai smiled and said: "Otherwise, I will give you some deposit as a sign of sincerity."
After saying that, Yao Jingtai took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Ling Zhengze's hand.
This ingot of silver is fifty taels.
Ling Zhengze was stunned for a long time: "May I ask what kind of business it is?"
"The business of killing."
"Who are you going to kill?"
"This needs to be explained in detail elsewhere."
After the deposit was paid, Ling Zhengze stopped being pretentious and followed Yao Jingtai into a mansion in the south of the city.
This house is magnificent, with three entrances vertically and horizontally, five courtyards, and more than thirty large and small rooms.
The house was fully furnished, but there was no one around. Yao Jingtai invited Ling Zhengze to the main hall, made a pot of tea, and sat down to talk.
Ling Zhengze cupped his fists and said, "We're all here, but I haven't asked my guest for his name yet."
Yao Jingtai smiled and said, "You can't ask about this yet."
Ling Zhengze frowned and said, "This is quite new. How can I do this business if you don't even say my name?"
Yao Jingtai said: "You don't need to know my name. Three days later, I will come here to ask for help. Whether the business succeeds or not, this courtyard belongs to you."
Ling Zhengze looked around at the house and said in shock, "Aren't you kidding?"
Yao Jingtai shook his head and said: "If the business is done, not only will this house belong to you, but the one hundred thousand taels of silver in the house will also belong to you."
Ling Zhengze was even more surprised: "Whose life is worth one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Yao Jingtai took out a portrait and handed it to Ling Zhengze: "Do you recognize this person?"
Ling Zhengze looked at the portrait, shook his head and said, "I don't recognize it."
This is Xu Zhiqiong's portrait, and Ling Zhengze really doesn't recognize it.
When Xu Zhiqiong met him, he looked like a big man with a black beard, and his name at the time was Liu De'an.
Yao Jingtai said: "It's okay if you don't recognize him. This man is eight feet tall and sometimes even wears a mask."
Lingzheng raised his eyebrows: "If you don't want to name me, at least tell me some characteristics."
"I can't tell you what his characteristics are. This person knows the art of disguise, and his appearance is ever-changing."
Ling Zheng shook his head and said: "Then this business can't be done, there's no place to look for this person."
"Look somewhere. I will take you to a place. This person will definitely show up within three days. Just stay there and pick off his head when you see him."
Ling Zhengze thought for a moment and asked, "What sect does that person belong to?"
"Judge."
"What level of cultivation?"
"Above the fifth level."
Ling Zhengze shook his head slightly: "A fifth-grade judge has a long history of punishing evildoers. This business is difficult to do."
Yao Jingtai picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "If this business is easy to do, it still costs one hundred thousand silver?"
"One hundred thousand silver is nice, but I don't have the ability to make it."
Yao Jingtai put down his teacup and said, "If you think it's too little, the price can be negotiated."
"This is not a matter of money. I have never seen a judge when I was growing up. Our Qiancheng Kingdom should not have a judge.
But I have heard that the fifth-grade judge is called Punishing Evil Chang Shi. Killing Punishing Evil Chang Shi is tantamount to offending the entire Punishing Evil Department.
I don’t know how many people there are in the Punishment Department. If thousands of troops come to seek revenge from me, I won’t be able to waste my life on how much money they make.”
Yao Jingtai asked: "Besides money, what else do you want?"
Ling Zhengze smiled and said: "Look what you said, I am a knife maker, and I lick the blood on the edge of the knife, not just for the money? But I really can't earn this money, so I'm leaving."
After saying that, Ling Zheng placed the ingot of silver on the table and turned to leave.
"Brother Ling, stay here, I have some good stuff here." Yao Jingtai took out a bamboo book from his arms.
Seeing the style and material of the bamboo scroll, Ling Zhengze stopped.
"Do you want this?" Yao Jingtai shook the bamboo book and put it back in his arms.
Ling Zheng looked at Yao Jingtai, with a cold light in his eyes, and a murderous aura that filled the air everywhere.
The captain of the black-clothed battalion had finally seen the world. Yao Jingtai showed no fear on his face. He stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Ling, please sit down for a moment."
Ling Zhengze returned to his seat.
This bamboo book is "The Record of Angry Ancestors".
This bamboo book is very important to Ling Zhengzhen.
More importantly, why does this person know what Ling Zhengze wants?
Ling Zhengze had murderous intentions, but Yao Jingtai remained calm. Following Hong Juncheng's instructions, he simply told the truth.
"Brother Ling, my master knows your identity. You have been away from home for so many years, and you must be very homesick.
I am telling you this just to make it happen in two ways. The deal is done. This bamboo book belongs to you. You can take the bamboo book home with you for business.
If you are unwilling to do this deal, Brother Ling, and forgive my blunt words, my master will not let you leave Qiancheng Country alive."
Ling Zhengze's cheek twitched for a moment and he forced out a smile: "When will we set off?"
"If Brother Ling doesn't mind, let's leave now."
Yao Jingtai took Ling Zhengze to the backyard. Yin and Yang cultivators had already set up a magic circle. They used the magic circle to go to Chiguan County, Lunzhou, three hundred miles south of Shenlin City, a house outside the county seat.
"Brother Ling, from now on, I am sorry for you to stay here for three days. During these three days, if you see that person, you will attack him immediately."
Ling Zhengze nodded, walked to the shade of a tree and sat silently for a moment, then disappeared.
Yao Jingtai left the vicinity of the mansion, and when night fell, he took a few more people to the door of the mansion, lingered for a while, then turned and left.
Hiding in the dark, Ling Zhengze was quite puzzled. He didn't understand Yao Jingtai's intention.
Is this guy trying to scare someone away?
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Xu Zhiqiong was studying eunuch techniques with Chang Decai in the Punishment Department when he suddenly saw Zhang Shifeng coming to see him out of breath: "Chang Shi, someone has arrived at Hong Huaheng's residence. If I am not mistaken, that person should be the captain of the black-clad camp."
When Zhang Shifeng was in the Shenji Division, he was interrogated by the black camp for several days because of his poor performance. He met Yao Jingtai.
Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "Did that person come in?"
Zhang Shifeng shook his head.
"Who else is guarding the mansion?"
"Chen Zhengming is still here."
"You stay in the Punishment Department and don't go out."
Xu Zhiqiong was worried that Zhang Shifeng had been exposed, so he went to the mansion alone to prepare to pick up Hong Huaheng.
After passing through Chengfeng Tower, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly stopped in front of the residence.
He suddenly retreated and dodged, and slashed down with a three-foot-long scimitar against his cheek.
Thanks to Xu Zhiqiong's alertness, otherwise this knife would have killed him.
Who is this?
He strikes so quickly and yet so harshly?
Then when the night fell, Xu Zhiqiong saw Ling Zhengze.
How could it be him?
Xu Zhiqiong recognized Ling Zhengze, but Ling Zhengze failed to recognize Xu Zhiqiong because he had never seen Xu Zhiqiong's true face.
The move failed, and Ling Zhengze then swung his sword towards Xu Zhiqiong's face.
Xu Zhiqiong dodged and retreated, not in a hurry to take action.
He is observing the situation.
Now he realized a problem, he had fallen into a trap.
The black camp discovered Hong Huaheng's residence, but did not rush to take action. The purpose was to lure him into the bait. This was Hong Juncheng's trick.
How did Hong Juncheng know where Hong Huaheng lived?
The person who ambushed him was Ling Zhengze, which Xu Zhiqiong did not expect.
Ling Zhengze defected to Hong Juncheng?
Or could it be said that he was originally Hong Juncheng's secret agent in the knife market?
This is all possible, because with Ling Zhengzhen's cultivation level, he shouldn't be a wandering sword.
What Xu Zhiqiong is most worried about is not Ling Zhengze's identity. What he is most worried about now is how many people are nearby.
If there was only Ling Zhengze, Xu Zhiqiong planned to delay and find an opportunity to call Lao Chang, repel Ling Zhengze and take away Hong Huaheng.
But if there is more than just Ling Zhengze here, and if Hong Juncheng follows, Xu Zhiqiong's first priority is to escape.
It is unlikely that Hong Juncheng will follow. He will not leave Shenlin City easily.
Will there be anyone else?
Apart from Ling Zhengze, there are only the auras of Chen Zhengming and Hong Huaheng nearby. If there were others, Xu Zhiqiong should have sensed them long ago.
This battle can be fought!
Xu Zhiqiong jumped back and jumped more than ten feet away.
Ling Zhengze, holding a scimitar, caught up immediately.
Xu Zhiqiong flashed and jumped, only keeping a distance from Ling Zhengze and never engaging in direct combat.
Ling Zhengze chased him while fighting him, and he chased him for more than ten miles in a blink of an eye.
Hong Juncheng is watching the battle with his magical eyes.
The divine machine eye could not catch up with Xu Zhiqiong, nor could it catch up with Ling Zhengze, it could only catch up with Hong Huaxiong.
Hong Huaxiong's perspective was within the courtyard, while Xu Zhiqiong and Ling Zheng had already run out of sight.
Hong Juncheng grabbed Fu Ji's hair and said, "Catch up with them two, quickly!"
Fu Ji wanted to chase him, but he was not Xu Zhiqiong. He didn't have stone eyes in his hands, so he could only use his energy to expand his field of vision.
With his little cultivation, he could not keep up with the speed of Xu Zhiqiong and Ling Zhengze. In the blink of an eye, Fu Ji's energy was exhausted, and Shenji's eyes went blank.
Hong Juncheng was furious and kicked Fu Ji from upstairs to downstairs.
…
Xu Zhiqiong had moved far enough away. Just as he was about to touch the ghost jade, a murderous aura rushed in front of him like a sharp blade.
He is truly worthy of being a third-level killer. The two of them are more than thirty feet apart, and Ling Zhengze's Qi machine can actually hit them.
Xu Zhiqiong dodged sideways to avoid the murderous intent, and a gash was cut in his clothes.
Ling Zhengze was about to pursue, and Xu Zhiqiong was also ready to counterattack.
Just as they were about to fight, Ling Zhengze suddenly took two steps back and stopped his moves.
Something fell out of Xu Zhiqiong's body.
It's a latent glow mirror.
He stared at the mirror for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Where did this mirror come from?"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled, then smiled and said, "It was a gift from a friend."
"Is that friend's surname Wu?"
Xu Zhiqiong's face was calm, but his heart was tense.
Does this person recognize Wu Qianhu?
Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong did not answer, Ling Zheng put down his scimitar and said, "What should we do? I promised him that I would never hurt the owner of this mirror.
But if I don’t kill you, it’s hard to say whether I can save my own life.”
When Xu Zhiqiong heard this, he said with a smile: "In that case, let's fight again."
Ling Zhengze hesitated for a moment and put the scimitar into its scabbard: "To be honest, I may not be able to kill you. Your cultivation level is the same as mine, and you are a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles.
That’s all, just think of it as friendship. If I meet Wu Bofeng in the future, let’s say that I have a friend who uses a machete and misses him.”
Ling Zheng turned around and left. Xu Zhiqiong picked up the latent light mirror and put it back in his clothes.
"Brother, since you are Wu Qianhu's friend, you are also my friend. I have a business. I wonder if you are willing to do it?"
Ling Zhengze turned around, frowned and said: "It's really strange, why are there so many businesses coming to my door today? Can you tell me what kind of business it is?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "It's a business that allows you to do business."
Ling Zhengze smiled: "I have to use your head to do business, do you think it's appropriate?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "I think it's appropriate. Just a human head. I'll give it to you."