Because of his habits in his previous life, Gu Cheng is very good at observing words and emotions.
To be precise, it's not that he is good at it, but that he must be good at it. If he doesn't wink, what can he do to fool the customer into signing the order?
From the moment the two people came in to the time they sat down, Gu Cheng had already used his limited knowledge as a practitioner to analyze the general strength of the two people.
The one who uses the sword should be a warrior between the ninth and eighth grades, most likely the eighth grade.
Seventh-level bone forging, but Gu Cheng did not detect a similar sense of oppression on them as Tie Tianying, so it could not be seventh-level.
Moreover, ninth-grade external practitioners improve very quickly. Since the opponent can be the killer, eighth-grade is the most likely candidate.
The other guy was very strange. He was too thin to look like a warrior, and his arms looked wrong. They were too thick and disproportionate to his body.
This guy should have practiced martial arts, but he also practiced some evil secret method.
Being able to act together with an eighth-level warrior is overestimated as an eighth-level warrior, and the threat level is even higher than that of a swordsman.
Looking back at Gu Cheng himself, he was just in the early stage of the ninth level, with almost zero fighting experience, and only one inner ghost in the jade pendant could be used as a trump card. There was a huge gap in strength.
But in this current situation, no matter how disparate it is, we still have to fight.
Gu Cheng deliberately came to this small inn to rest because he wanted to put the initiative in his own hands.
Otherwise, if he were in an open place like the outside world, faced with the surveillance of three servants and the siege of two practitioners, he would almost certainly die.
The smaller and more complex the place, the greater his chances.
Gu Cheng had only traveled through time for a few days, and he didn't want to bet on whether God would give him another chance to travel through time.
Thinking like this, Gu Cheng suddenly stood up.
The three servants beside him stood up and asked with a smile, "What are you going to do, Master?"
"Go up to the hut."
"We will accompany you, Master."
Gu Cheng snorted coldly: "Is it possible that I can't even go to the latrine when I grow up? Or are you worried that I will fall into a trap? Let me tell you, I don't have those weird habits!"
At this time, Han Ting suddenly coughed, and the three servants looked at each other. The leading servant smiled and said, "Young Master, leave early and come back early."
With that said, the three of them sat back.
The innkeeper pointed outside and said, "Master, the latrine is outside."
Gu Cheng nodded, opened the door and walked out.
Han Ting and Wu Qianxing also looked at each other and walked out.
The innkeeper also felt something was wrong at this time.
Do these two groups of people know each other or not?
The leading servant put the long knife in his hand on the table, looked at the shopkeeper with a smile and said:
"Housekeeper, let me use your inn to do something. No matter what noise you hear later, don't go out. You'll see too many things and it won't be good for you."
The innkeeper suddenly broke into a cold sweat and complained secretly.
He has seen Jianghu vendettas, but judging from the appearance of these people, it is obvious that this is not a vendetta, but an assassination. Will he be killed and silenced later?
One of the three servants looked outside and said somewhat unbearably: "Actually, the eldest young master is quite good. When I was guarding the door before, the eldest young master would smile at me every time he passed by."
The leading servant stared at him fiercely and shouted: "Idiot! Can laughter be eaten?
Don’t forget who gave you money, who gave you food to eat, and who enabled you to support your wife and children!
The pension money given by the court has been deducted at all levels, and you can't even buy a cow. Haven't you seen the fate of other colleagues?
If you use a knife to cut someone's hand, you can only kill pigs and clean up the pigs' water. The old injury relapses but you can't even afford medicine.
It was the general who took us in, and it was the lady who gave us food and clothing!
I didn’t ask you to kill someone, so how can you pretend to be a woman?
This time we don't have blood on our hands. We'll stab ourselves a few times later and say we've met a bandit. We'll get twenty taels of silver when we return.
Please wake up to me and don’t mess with me at this time!"
The servant lowered his head at what he said and could only sigh and stopped talking.
In the latrine of the inn, Gu Cheng opened the door and walked in. Suddenly, a stinky smell hit his nostrils.
The hut was not big. Apart from the squatting pit, there was only room for two or three people to stand. The terrain was better than Gu Cheng had imagined.
With a thought, he released the inner ghost in the black jade space and hung it upside down on the top of the hut. Gu Cheng could clearly feel that his energy was constantly being consumed.
Forcibly suppressing his restless heartbeat, Gu Cheng clenched the dagger in his arms, constantly telling himself that he must calm down and calm down.
There was only one chance, and he was still betting that two people wouldn't come in at the same time.
Outside the latrine, Han Ting slapped his nose, frowned and said, "This is the first time I have killed someone in the latrine. It's really unlucky. Are you going to do it or am I going to do it?"
"Come on, once my black arm is unsealed, the corpse poison will be heavier when it enters the body. Killing such a small character does not have to be so wasteful."
Wu Qianxing's voice was hoarse and low, like gravel rubbing against each other, very twisted.
Han Ting laughed, shook his head and said: "You just want to save face and suffer the consequences, so why are you swearing a vicious oath? Although you will betray the Wu family in this life, you will not kill anyone from the Wu family.
If you don’t kill people from the Wu family, where can you find the complete pulse-cutting ghost-refining technique to suppress corpse poison?”
As he spoke, Han Ting casually opened the latrine door and walked in.
The latrine door was still pulled by a piece of beef tendon, and when Han Ting walked in, it immediately bounced back and closed.
The moment Han Ting came in, before he could say anything, Gu Cheng asked, "How much money did my aunt give you? I'll give you double it!"
Han Ting was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's useless. In our industry, we must also pay attention to professional ethics. Besides, we know your situation, but you don't..."
Before Han Ting could finish his words, the heart ghost hanging upside down from the beam had already fallen down and stuck behind Han Ting, biting his heart through flesh and blood!
"ah!"
"ah!"
Two screams came, and before Han Ting screamed, Gu Cheng let out a roar even more pitiful than his own, directly covering his voice. At the same time, the dagger in his arms was aimed at Han Ting's chest and thrust straight into it.
!
How painful is it for a ghost to bite the heart? Gu Cheng has experienced that kind of pain, and it can even be so painful that it can make people go crazy or even faint.
Han Ting is a practitioner, but he has not yet practiced to the point where he can ignore this kind of pain.
So Han Ting didn't even have a chance to draw his sword. At such a close distance, Gu Cheng's dagger inserted into Han Ting's chest without any hindrance. There was a soft "pop" sound, and a wisp of blood splashed onto his face, spreading out.
It smells fishy and hot.
The pain of the dagger inserted into the chest was not as good as the pain of the ghost in the heart, so Han Ting didn't even feel the slightest feeling at this time, but he could feel the loss of his life.
He couldn't believe that he died in the hands of such a small character without even drawing out his sword.
Gu Cheng's whole body's strength was concentrated in his hands, veins popped out, and he twisted the dagger crazily, completely breaking Han Ting's heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but scream.
The mental power was constantly flowing away. Seeing that Han Ting in front of him was lifeless, Gu Cheng immediately took the inner ghost back into the jade pendant space.
Han Ting's body fell to the ground. Gu Cheng immediately pulled out the long sword in his hand, pressed his body against the door of the latrine, and inserted the long sword into the back of his heart.
Gu Cheng no longer has time to feel the nausea and discomfort of killing someone for the first time. At the moment, he has achieved half a step, but the last half step is the key!
Wu Qianxing outside the door heard Gu Cheng's screams coming from the latrine, with a look of doubt in his eyes.
What on earth is Han Ting doing? Killing that kid?
No one in their profession has clean hands, but they are killers, not perverts. Except for a few who have special habits, most of them kill people happily and get paid.
The same is true for Han Ting, he should not have such a hobby.
With doubts, Wu Qianxing stepped forward. As soon as he opened the door of the latrine, he saw Han Ting coming towards him.
Wu Qianxing subconsciously wanted to ask, but Han Ting's painfully twisted face and the large amount of blood on his chest made his expression suddenly change.
Before he could make a move, a long sword penetrated Han Ting's chest and plunged straight into Wu Qianxing's chest!
As soon as the sword struck, Gu Cheng's expression suddenly changed.
Mistake.
The feeling of the long sword was like piercing tough cowhide. Although it penetrated, it was not deep and it was stuck between the ribs.
Han Ting's body may be stronger than ordinary people, but Gu Cheng is also in the early stage of the ninth level, so the dagger can easily penetrate his body and crush his heart.
But Wu Qianxing's body is definitely different from that of a normal person, and Gu Cheng ignored the height of the two people.
Wu Qianxing was taller than Han Ting, and the direction where Han Ting's heart was stabbed was not Wu Qianxing's heart!
Wu Qianxing roared angrily, and the bandage on his left arm suddenly shattered, revealing an extremely thick, pitch-black arm with black fur and sharp claws.
With one punch, Wu Qianxing directly knocked Han Ting's body away, and at the same time knocked Gu Cheng from behind. The huge force caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Looking at the sword wound with black blood flowing above his chest, Wu Qianxing shouted angrily: "Damn it! How on earth did you kill Han Ting?"
He couldn't believe that Han Ting would die in the hands of a guy whose strength was barely at the beginning of the ninth level.
Before Gu Cheng could answer, Wu Qianxing grabbed Gu Cheng's head with his claws.
At that moment, Gu Cheng immediately summoned his inner ghost, lay down on Wu Qianxing's heart and started biting it.
The severe pain made Wu Qianxing groan, but he did not lose consciousness from the pain like Han Ting did. He just said in disbelief: "Is this the ghost in the mind of Taoist Wu Zang? Why is his ghost in his mind?"
On you?"
The black arm grabbed the heart ghost, tore it off and threw it aside.
The inner ghost screamed twice and was quickly taken back into the jade pendant space by Gu Cheng.
Releasing the inner ghost twice in a row was already the limit. If he released it again, he would probably faint like last time.
Wu Qianxing sneered and said, "I have suffered from corpse poison entering my body for several years. What does this little pain mean?"
With that said, Wu Qianxing went straight towards Gu Cheng to catch him.
Gu Cheng wanted to resist with the dagger in his hand, but was crushed directly by Wu Qianxing's black stiff arm.
But this time, Wu Qianxing did not pinch Gu Cheng's head, but grabbed his neck and lifted him up forcefully.
"Tell me! What is the relationship between Taoist Wu Zang and you? Did he ask you to kill me?"
Wu Qianxing had some doubts about this order before.
The Wu Zang Taoist is stronger than them all and has reached the peak of the Eighth Level of Qi Refining and Soul Cultivation. How could he not be able to kill a guy who has just entered the ninth level and still lose his heart?
The heart ghost is an existence that was sacrificed by the five internal organs Taoist cultivating ghosts with his own heart. It is connected with his blood and can be killed, but how can it be lost?
Such a seemingly easy task was handed over to them. As a result, now that Han Ting is dead, this kid has also used the inner ghost of Taoist Wu Zang, which makes Wu Qianxing have to wonder if this is a game, a target.
His game.
He is not a killer, this kid is the killer. It is Taoist Wu Zang who took orders from the Wu family and wants to kill him!
Although the Five Zang Taoist's method of raising ghosts in the Five Zang Temple is strange. The Five Zang Ghosts are all imps who have reached the eighth level. However, he does not practice martial arts and his body is weak. He is always inseparable from Han Ting and they fight head-on. The Five Zang Taoist wants to kill them both at the same time.
It is basically impossible, and it is even easy for the two of them to join forces to counterattack.
So he used this kid's plan to get rid of the two of them!
Gu Cheng was pinched by the strong force of the black stiff arm and had difficulty breathing, and his face turned red.
He struggled and pointed at himself. Wu Qianxing loosened his strength a little and said in a cold voice: "Speak quickly! Otherwise, I will let you try the taste of corpse poison entering the body, which is no worse than the ghost eating the heart."
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Gu Cheng coughed and said quickly: "I said! It's the Five Zang Taoist..."
The next moment, Gu Cheng suddenly bit the black stiff arm!
His black jade pendant can swallow ghosts, and the ghosts in his heart have been swallowed up. I don't know if this black and stiff arm is a ghost, but it exudes Yin Qi anyway.
But at this point, Gu Cheng could only take a gamble.
But before he could say anything, the black light from the jade pendant had already wrapped around the black arm.
Only then did Gu Cheng realize that he didn't need to bite it with his mouth. As long as he was extremely determined to get rid of the ghost, the jade pendant would naturally swallow it up.
Wu Qianxing suddenly let out a scream. All his strength was concentrated on the black stiff arm. Now there was a powerful force trying to separate it from him!
Gu Cheng also started screaming. This time he was not pretending, but really.
The time when the ghost of the heart was swallowed, it was probably because it was too far away from the Taoist of the five internal organs, so it could be swallowed easily.
But this time it was extremely difficult because of Wu Qianxing's resistance.
Gu Cheng felt waves of severe pain in his mind, as if he fainted last time when the power of the jade pendant was exhausted.
But this time Gu Cheng could only hold on, he fainted and was about to die!
After a few breaths, Gu Cheng finally gained the upper hand. The black light completely swallowed up the black stiff arm. Wu Qianxing fell to the ground. There was only a big hole in his left arm, and black blood was flowing out. His breath was sluggish.
The method of cutting pulses to refine ghosts is to use the essence and blood of your whole body to feed a ghost limb. Losing this ghost limb is equivalent to losing all your own strength.
Gu Cheng gasped, pulled out the long sword from Han Ting, and stabbed Wu Qianxing hard in the chest!
Looking up and looking around, the crisis has not passed yet.
Gu Cheng staggered to where Wu Qianxing and Han Ting tied their horses, untied one of the horses, and stabbed the horse's butt. He immediately turned over and hid in the thatch pile nearby, covering his mouth and nose tightly.
Let yourself make any sound.
The three servants in the house already felt that something was wrong.
There were screams outside one after another. It was the eldest son's voice, but why did the screams last for so long? Are these guys killing people or torturing them?
There were also sounds of fighting and some vague dialogue.
Does it take so much effort for two cultivators to kill an ordinary person? Could it be that they are trying to fight for a kill?
It wasn't until they finally heard the sound of horses neighing that they realized something was wrong, and immediately ran out to check the situation.
When they saw the situation outside, their hearts suddenly became cold.
Han Ting had a big hole stabbed in his chest and was lying on the ground with a large pool of blood.
Wu Qianxing lost his left arm, black blood flowed all over the floor, and there was a long sword stuck in his chest.
Gu Cheng has disappeared, only the sound of horse hooves can be heard from a distance.
"What...what should I do? Is it possible that the eldest young master is a cultivator? Should we still pursue him?"
Two practitioners, Han Ting and Wu Qianxing, were killed by the eldest son. How could they still dare to pursue them?
The leading servant seemed to have thought of something and snorted coldly: "Chasing! He is bluffing! After killing two practitioners, the eldest son must have been seriously injured or lost his strength. Otherwise, why didn't he come back to kill us?"
There’s no need to chase him too fast, just hang back and see what he’s really like!”
The leading servant was proud of his sudden burst of IQ. Although he had been away from the battlefield for many years, he had not lost his ability to observe and judge.
The three men immediately untied their horses and chased after them.
Gu Cheng waited until he could no longer hear the sound of the horses, then he jumped out of the thatch, staggered over, pulled out the long sword from Wu Qianxing's chest, and groped around the two people, stuffing everything into them.
In one's own arms.
When the innkeeper walked out fearfully to investigate the situation, he happened to see Gu Cheng, covered in blood, searching for corpses. He was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.
Gu Cheng threw him a piece of silver and grinned at him:
"I paid for their meals. This place is unlucky. If there is a chance, let's open a shop somewhere else."
With that said, Gu Cheng also untied a horse and rode away in the opposite direction.
The innkeeper looked at the blood on the floor and sighed: "What a sin."
However, after weighing the money in his hand, he found that he had fifty taels, which was enough for him to open a store elsewhere. This gave him some psychological comfort.