Jiang Ran listened to Tie Cheng's words silently. After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Tianxin:
"You have always been well-informed, but have you ever heard of this old monster?"
"heard about it."
Li Tianxin nodded:
"It's just that there isn't much information about this man. He moved to fight in the Five Kingdoms and came and went without a trace.
"Few people can capture the traces of his person.
"But I heard that it really didn't take much effort for him to kill those current masters.
"With three moves and two moves, the head has already been cut off.
"It's just that there are different opinions about his sword skills, and the Nine Shocking Swords is just one of them.
"But no one has been able to prove it."
Jiang Ran breathed out gently.
Mr. Da once told him that the Nine Jingshen Swords had disappeared from the world for a hundred years.
The old drunkard relied on this sword technique to fight all over the world and attack and kill masters, but he came and went without a trace. Even if someone witnessed it, it would be difficult to tell what he used among the three moves and two moves.
Knife skills.
All are just guesses.
And in this case, what Mr. Da said is not wrong.
I'm just hiding something...
Jiang Ran felt that Mr. Da might have come to see him in the Cangzhou Mansion Inn because of this incident.
After all, it involves a big shot who dominated the world in the past. It may be difficult for Wenmo Pavilion to give up easily.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran turned his attention to Tie Cheng again:
"Then what?"
"After Zuo Daozhuang left, he went to the 'Poison God Valley', 'Huanshi Hailou', 'Yaojiazhuang' and other places, each time he went to get something.
"And some of these things are treasures passed down from generation to generation of that sect, while others are not worth mentioning.
"The former is naturally difficult to obtain, and a fight is inevitable.
"The latter was easy to talk to. After knowing who he was, he handed it over voluntarily, and he turned around and left.
"At that time, everyone in the world was in danger, fearing that this person would come to their door.
"It just so happens that this person's whereabouts are so secretive that even with Wenmo Pavilion's keen sense of smell, he can't catch any traces. By the time the news comes back, that person will have already gone to another place.
"So, after another three months, he completely disappeared.
"I showed up again in Benma County not long ago."
Tie Cheng spoke softly:
"In the past twenty years, some people said that he was dead. After all, he had a domineering and perverse personality and would draw a knife to kill people if he disagreed with him.
"If you encounter a master who cannot beat you and are killed silently, it is natural that the body will be eaten by wild wolves.
"Some people also say that he was tired of fighting in the world and retired to the mountains.
"But no matter which one he is, this person has left a profound mark on the world...
"So, even after twenty years, when the news of this person's appearance in the world spread again, someone immediately came to visit him.
"The one who is coming now is Zuodaozhuang. The Huanshi Hailou disappeared without a trace many years ago, but I don't know if it will come here this time.
"In a place like Yaojiazhuang, there is probably no chance to trouble him again... Ever since he left, Yaojiazhuang has been in a state of decline.
"Five or six years ago, he gradually faded out of the world."
"With his own efforts, he turned this world upside down, but people still know little about him. They don't even know the kung fu he practiced."
Li Tianxin listened leisurely and fascinated:
"What kind of skill is this? If I had three-thirds of his martial arts skills, why would I come here and suffer your anger?"
"Are you talking to me?"
Jiang Ran glanced at him.
Li Tianxin ignored him and pretended not to hear him at all.
"Okay, let's talk about it, who did this old monster meet in Galloping Horse Town?"
"have no idea."
After Tie Cheng finished speaking happily, he quickly said:
"If we knew, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
"We only know that they met at Fuyuan Building that day, and the person he met later disappeared.
"Because too much time has passed, it is extremely difficult for our group of people to investigate... so we turned our attention to the government and this local gangster.
"Everything I said is true. Please be noble and spare my life."
"Hands up?"
Jiang Ran looked at his palms.
Tie Cheng's face turned pale:
"I...I didn't mean that."
After Jiang Ran smiled, he didn't slap him to death:
"Go on, what else do you know? They met at Fuyuan Building and how long did they last?
“What kind of wine did they order and what kind of food did they eat during such a long period of time?
"You should have already looked for the shopkeeper of Fuyuan Building. What did he say?
"What kind of clothes was the person meeting him wearing?
"In which direction did they go after Fuyuan Tower left?
“Since the old monster chose to meet him in Benma County, is this person a local of Benma County?
"Among the questions I asked, how many can you answer?"
Tie Cheng's head was sweating as he listened, and he was confused. In the end, he could only answer one question.
The old monster saw that the man was a thin man.
But he couldn't see his face clearly. He was wearing a big bamboo hat on his head, covering half of his face.
The reason why he was definitely a man was because his voice was old and deep, definitely not that of a woman, and a white beard could be seen under the bamboo hat.
The clothes are not fancy, just a set of ordinary linen clothes.
There is no special smell on the body, just a faint fragrance.
Jiang Ran nodded after hearing this. He answered so carefully. It must be that the person who asked the question also asked very carefully.
A thin old man wearing a bamboo hat, a gray beard, and linen clothes, with a scent on his body.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ran said to Li Tianxin:
"Break his legs."
Li Tianxin glanced at Jiang Ran, curled his lips, walked up to him, swiped the knife in his hand, and heard two clicks.
The bones that made up the legs were immediately shattered into pieces.
A shrill scream suddenly sounded, and at the same time, I was still very confused... Why did I break my leg when I already had something to say?
Fortunately, his legs were not smeared with what Jiang Ran had just smeared on his forehead. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine what he would suffer.
At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door.
Li Tianxin looked back:
"It's the old horse here."
"Open the door."
Jiang Ran said softly.
Li Tianxin nodded and stood still.
It wasn't until Mr. Ma came to the door and was about to knock on the door that Li Tianxin flicked his sleeves and took a deep breath. The door was suddenly opened by his inner force.
Mr. Ma stood outside the door with his paws pricked. After staying there for a while, he quickly clasped his fists:
"Master Li."
"come in."
Li Tianxin spoke calmly, with a cold and arrogant expression.
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while...Is this considered a manifestation of the saint in front of others?
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ma hurried in and first took a look at Tie Cheng, who was lying on the ground, sweating from the pain on his forehead.
Then he glanced at Jiang Ran, who was sitting on the edge with a teacup in his hand.
He immediately bowed and said goodbye.
Jiang Ran waved his hand:
"Master Ma, there is no need to be polite. I asked you to come here to tell you something."
"No matter what you say, Master Jiang, I won't even frown even if I go up the mountain of swords or go down the frying pan."
Mr. Ma assured him by patting his chest.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"You don't have to make such a big sacrifice."
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Tie Cheng:
"There are masters behind this man. If he fails tonight, the master behind him may be the one who comes next time."
When Master Ma heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.
Even if they are just an iron man tonight, if they really have murderous intentions, killing them would be like killing chickens and ducks.
Now that I heard that there is a master behind Tie Cheng, this... what should I do?
Jiang Ran smiled:
"But don't worry, they want you.
"Although the way to ask for help is different from normal people, you just agree to them.
"As for Tie Cheng... just say that after he knocked you down tonight, he tortured several of your men.
"Then he left his instructions and left.
"Where he went or what he did, you have no idea.
"have you understood?"
"Yes, Lao Ma understands."
Master Ma nodded immediately, indeed understanding what Jiang Ran meant.
"It's good if you understand."
Jiang Ran waved his hand:
“Repair the yard as soon as possible and don’t let anyone see the flaws.
"I expect that even if they come here, they will have to find it tomorrow night... this night's work should be about the same. It may not be possible to see the flaws under the night."
"yes."
Mr. Ma immediately nodded: "Do you have any other instructions, Master Jiang?"
"Go ahead."
Jiang Ran said:
"You don't need to do what I told you before. Next, just follow the clues they gave you.
"However, no matter what the result is, tell me first."
"As you command!"
Mr. Ma hugged his fist fiercely, then turned around and retreated.
Li Tianxin watched him leave and said:
"You saved their lives tonight. This old horse seems to really obey you."
Jiang Ran glanced at him:
"So what?"
"You probably don't have many friends."
Li Tianxin shook his head and turned around to go out.
Jiang Ran smiled hoarsely, what kind of friends does a dying person want?
He turned to look at Na Tiecheng:
"Let's go, take you to another place."
Tiecheng: "??"
…
…
The day passed in a blink of an eye.
Last night, Duguyu and Yin Yueniang did come to see Master Ma.
Just as Jiang Ran expected.
Master Ma was fully prepared for this, and even inflicted serious injuries on each of his three brothers.
After being inspected by Duguyu and Yin Yueniang, they were able to pass the test.
I just asked them to do things as soon as possible and inform them of any news as soon as possible.
After that is the county government office.
Now is the time when the moon is over the willow branches and the night is quiet.
Black shadows suddenly jumped up and down in the darkness, and within a moment they had arrived in front of the county government office.
The leader waved his hand gently, and the group of men in black dispersed immediately.
Breaking into it from all directions.
The guarded government officials discovered their traces and were either knocked unconscious or drugged.
In the blink of an eye, this group of people rushed to the yard where they lived all year round.
Just as he was about to step into it, a sharp sword energy suddenly fell from the sky.
Before the first person could realize what happened, he was already split into two by the sword energy.
"is her!"
During this day, other places were peaceful, but the county government was still not peaceful.
They tried twice, but failed each time.
Although Shi Miao had an upright temperament, her martial arts skills were extremely high. If it hadn't been for the sinister gongs and drums that made her unable to take precautions that day, those six people would have died by her sword.
Everyone looked up at this moment, and sure enough they saw Shi Miao dressed in white, standing on top of the courtyard building.
The night is covered with stars, as if it were a banished immortal from the earthly world.
Her long sword was turned back and flashed with a cold light, and as soon as her eyes turned, the coldness increased even more.
If they don't agree with each other, they will kill with their swords.
A group of men in black did not dare to move rashly for a while.
This woman can really intimidate many right-wing masters with the power of one person.
But at this moment, two figures, one on the left and one on the right, flew up.
A woman wearing black clothes, with a charming face and a slightly sickly look.
Under her clothes, something seemed to be shaking slightly.
The other one was a short-built man with a golden tripod under his buttocks.
The two people lined up on the left and right, looked at Shi Miao, and heard Jin Sanding chuckle:
"Young son of the Danyang Sword Sect, your martial arts skills are extremely powerful.
"But the people we have here today are not easy to get along with either.
"You might be able to kill us, but if we want to kill Chang Nian, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop us."
Shi Miao's eyes sharpened and he glanced at Jin Sanding coldly:
"You can try it."
Jin Sanding only felt that the look in his eyes was really like a sword. When she looked at him, it was as if he was being pointed at by a sword from afar.
I couldn't help but shudder and laughed dryly:
"A woman is too fierce to get married in the future. You don't want to be like Mrs. Wu and become a widow in the future, right?"
"I bother!"
Madam Wu sneered on the side:
"She is not even qualified to be a widow, so how could anyone want to marry a sword?
"Besides, what's wrong with the widow? How comfortable the widow is, I like to come and kick in the door."
"Really? Then after I finish my business tonight, I'll kick in the door."
Jin Sanding was eager to try after hearing this.
Madam Wu smiled even more charmingly:
"That's great. My little darlings have eaten some more."
"...you like to kick in the widow's door, are you planning to feed you those poisons?"
"Otherwise? What else can you use it for?"
The two of them suddenly chatted to death that day.
The three-foot green blade in Shi Miao's palm trembled slightly, apparently unable to hold it back.
At this moment, a perennial voice came from the room:
"You all came at night, why did you come?"
With a creak, the door opened, and the man with an official look on his face stepped out of the room, glancing at the crowd of evil spirits in the place.
"Lord Chang."
Madam Wu smiled slightly:
"I've seen you, sir, and it turns out that you look like this.
"I have sent people to invite you several times in the past two days, but Mr. Chang is not willing to honor me.
"No, we have no choice but to come in person."
"It turns out it's you monsters who have caused trouble in the county government these days."
Chang Nian’s face darkened:
"This is the county government office of the Jin Chan Dynasty. I am the county magistrate of the Jin Chan Dynasty. You are all subjects of the Jin Chan Dynasty.
"Are you trying to rebel by being so arrogant?"
"Don't dare."
Lady Wu smiled:
"I came here today just to ask Master Chang for a favor."
"What if I say I won't help?"
His face looks cold all year round.
"You are the county magistrate, what else can you do if you don't help us?
"It's nothing more than killing everyone in the county government and sending Mr. Chang to death in the end.
"By the way, this little girl on the roof who has protected you over and over again will also suffer!"
Jin Sanding said with a smile: "Mr. Chang, even if you are not afraid of death, you still have to consider the safety of the people around you, right?"
"You...you are so bold!!!"
He was always furious: "It's simply unreasonable, it's unreasonable!"
"My audacity didn't start today. Master Chang, please listen carefully, the first thing is.
"About twenty days ago, there was a thin old man wearing a bamboo hat in Fuyuan Building. We want to know where this man is.
"We may not be able to investigate this with our ability, but with Mr. Chang's ability, it shouldn't be difficult."
Madam Wu didn’t give him a chance to say more, and said directly:
"The second thing...is about twenty years ago."
Chang Nian was still furious, but when he heard this, he was stunned again:
"Twenty years ago?"
At the same time, Jiang Ran, who was sitting quietly in the room, was also stunned.
The first thing was not beyond his expectation.
But where did this second thing start?
Speaking of which, Jiang Ran also felt weird before.
If you just want to investigate the person who met the old drunkard that day, you shouldn't arrest Chang Nian, take away his face, and replace him with someone else.
This is too cumbersome and troublesome.
What's more, you only need to go to Mr. Ma to solve this problem.
Now it seems they have another purpose.
So I had to turn to the county government for help.
I have calmed down a lot at this time, but I can't help but frown:
“How can we trace what happened twenty years ago now?
"Don't let your imagination run wild!"
"It has its own clues."
Jin Sanding smiled and said:
“One winter twenty years ago, a man came to Benma County with a child in his arms.
"Stayed in Benma County for a few days.
"The child was too young. He was just a few days old and the man had no milk to feed him.
"The man could only find a family who had just given birth to a child and temporarily borrow milk to feed the child.
"To express his gratitude, he once left a token to the family.
"And he said that after twenty years, if the disciples of the younger generation are in danger, they only need to come to him with this token, and he will help no matter what kind of big difficulty it is.
"What we want to trouble Mr. Chang is to find a way... to find the young couple from back then, and then find the token."
Jiang Ran listened quietly, twenty years ago, winter, baby, token.
The child they were talking about...could it be him?
Jiang Ran looked out the window and suddenly felt that he and Benma County were quite destined.
At the same time, Chang Nian seems to be caught in a war between heaven and man.
After a long time, he said in a cold voice:
“I can’t do this.
"Twenty years of great changes have taken place, and the people you mentioned may not still be in Benma County today."
"Master Chang, there is no need to worry. If they have left Benma County, you only need to hand over the clues about where they went."