Zhao Feng was riding on his horse, looking at the way he came, feeling very emotional in his heart. A series of things had happened since he sent Lu Su home, and just at this time, he received news from Kunlun Mountain in the Fighting Palace.
Something abnormal happened in the north of Jizhou. Fairy Zihua asked him to investigate before returning to Kunlun Mountain and to take back the disciples of Wudou Palace who were trapped there.
"Brother, I have a lot of things going on at home, so I can't stay away from you for the time being. Otherwise, I will definitely accompany my brother on a trip this time!"
"No need!"
Zhao Feng rode on the horse and clasped his fists: "Brother Xian, my grandmother is in poor health. It would be better for you to stay. Remember not to relax in your cultivation. I will come back after a month and find a way for the three of you to join the Martial Arts Palace."
"Brother, take care!"
Zhao Feng said goodbye to Lu Su and left Dongcheng County. One day later, he left Linhuai County. His destination was the junction of Jizhou and Yongzhou. He traveled northward, passing through Xuzhou and Yanzhou. After arriving in Jizhou, he changed his route to the east.
The road was full of dust and wind. In more than half a month, seven horses had been replaced. According to the current speed, it would take at least five days to reach the destination.
This means that he is strong and does not need to take special rest. Others would have collapsed from exhaustion.
Wudou Palace has a small stronghold at the junction of Jizhou and Yongzhou. It usually uses business as a cover to trade medicinal materials, horses, and furs with the Xianbei and other nomadic peoples in the north. In fact, it secretly monitors abnormal movements in the north.
Since the internal adjustment of the Martial Palace began, this inconspicuous stronghold has also come under the jurisdiction of Zhao Feng's Shengwu Hall.
"Everyone, I heard that our hall master whom we have never met is coming soon. What do you think?"
In Beihu Garden, more than a dozen disciples of the Martial Arts Palace gathered together to chat with nothing to do, and soon the topic came to Zhao Feng.
"Our Palace Master Zhao has no backing in the Martial Palace. It would be difficult for him to continue to hold such an important position!" Someone answered.
"Yes, it is said that this Palace Master Zhao is only a late-level cultivation level. This kind of cultivation level is easily found in the Shengwu Hall of the Martial Palace!" Someone agreed.
A disciple in blue robes has a different opinion than others: "Your opinions are too biased. He can defeat Huo Ying and tie with Gao Feng. He must be hiding his true strength, but I am very optimistic about this new palace master!"
"Meng Yuan, are you confused? Where is the Martial Arts Palace? On the one hand, it is for selecting disciples, and on the other hand, it is also for cultivating disciples for various sects."
"Besides, the main business of the Fighting Palace is the arena competition. The champion of each competition can receive generous rewards."
"The Shengwu Hall has not had any commendable achievements for several terms. Unless Hall Master Zhao can lead everyone to win the top three this time, his position as Hall Master will definitely not be preserved!"
As soon as this man's words came out, he immediately attracted the attention of other disciples. For a while, everyone was talking about it.
"Everyone, fellow disciples, the preliminaries for this competition have basically ended. The junior competitions are mainly for disciples with heaven-level cultivation and below. This time, I wonder if all the brothers are interested in participating."
"Nonsense, you have already entered the heavenly realm with one foot, so you are naturally qualified to compete. Let's forget about it later. Your skills, weapons, armor, and martial arts skills are all inferior to others. It will be embarrassing if you go there. If you can't do it, you have to match it."
If you take a small life, you won't be able to afford it."
Zhao Feng had already arrived outside the door and heard everyone in the house talking, so he stood quietly at the door and listened.
"Zheng Yuan, don't be discouraged. As long as you can enter the second round of this junior competition, the prizes will be very impressive. Bi believes that everyone should not be limited to fighting alone. The focus is on team battles, groups of three, and groups of five.
The seven-man group is the favorite for the group stage."
"In addition, for team competitions with more than twelve people, as long as we can find a suitable team, it will not be difficult to advance to the next round according to previous years' practice!"
In the corner of the room, a woman in white who had been silent suddenly said: "I think what Senior Brother Bi said is right. We are definitely not as good as those elite disciples fighting alone. Compared with the disciples of the various sects, we are definitely at a disadvantage. We are not as good as
Let’s seize the time to practice the formation together, maybe we can advance to the second round!”
The words of the woman in white aroused the interest of others: "Junior sister Yan, you are the eldest lady of the Yan family. It shouldn't be difficult for you to come up with a formation!" A disciple said with a playful smile.
"The formations are there, of course. Bring me the money, Hou Ercai!"
The woman in white stood on her right hand towards Hou Ercai. Suddenly Hou Ercai looked sad and said with a sigh:
"Money, huh, if our brothers were not short of money, who would come to this ghost place to complete the mission. There are more than a dozen people from Second Brother Zhu, and their whereabouts are unknown now. If Palace Master Zhao doesn't come, Hou Mou will go to save people by himself."
Zhao Feng heard someone mention the matter of rescuing people, opened the door and walked in, asking:
"Where are our disciples trapped?"
Hou Ercai is a tall young man with two swords on his back, one red and one blue, which is very eye-catching.
This person, very elf-like, bowed and saluted, and asked: "But Palace Master Zhao?"
"No need to be polite, let's talk about the situation first. The matter is urgent and we don't have so much red tape!"
Zhao Feng sat in the middle and asked Hou Ercai. Hou Ercai lowered his head and looked around at the others. No one else had any intention of speaking, so he stood up and said:
"Reporting to the Palace Master, a month ago, Hou and more than fifty fellow disciples came here to investigate the anomalies in Xianbei. As a result, they were attacked by people of unknown origin."
When Hou Er just said this, his eyes were red and his voice was choked: "In that battle, more than 20 of our fellow disciples were killed on the spot. The only ones who escaped were us and a dozen of our fellow disciples headed by Senior Brother Zhu.
, trapped in Wushan twenty miles away!"
After Zhao Feng learned the news, he opened a map and pointed to a mountain range in the north: "Are you talking about the Wushan Mountain that the Xianbei people call it?"
"Exactly!"
"Tonight, I will go to explore the road first. You guys wait here and be careful. This time when the master of the palace came here, he found that the defense here was lax. Who is in charge of this place?"
Yan Yunshang, a woman in white clothes, stood up, came to Zhao Feng, bowed and saluted, her voice was very sad:
"My brother is in charge here. He was killed in battle a month ago!"
"This palace master knows!"
Zhao Feng thought for a moment and said, "Miss Yan, you are in charge of this place, if you wish!"
"Yan Yunshang follows the arrangements of Palace Master Zhao!"
Zhao Feng nodded, took out a charm and a long sword from his arms, and handed them to Yan Yunshang.
"This is the Fire Cloud Talisman. It can be used multiple times. This sword is called Liuyun Feixing. It is a top-notch mysterious weapon. It is given to Miss Yan!"
Yan Yunshang didn't expect Zhao Feng to be so generous. As soon as he came up, he gave him something worth thousands of soul stones, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Miss Yan, don't get me wrong, your brother died for the Shengwu Hall, so he should be compensated."