The wind stopped, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The caravan was packing up, and Huang Qitai whispered: "Does the owner know what they are escorting?"
Zhang Chi shook his head. He was just a bodyguard along the way. After the caravan arrived in Crystal City, he would continue heading north, so Zhang Chi didn't care about what was inside. Huang Qitai's mysterious look clearly hinted that there was something wrong with this batch of goods.
Huang Qitai lowered his voice and said: "There must be a lot of melanin in it."
"Melanin?" This is the first time Zhang Daxian heard this term.
Huang Qitai said: "If you think about it carefully, are all the black-armored warriors you have seen wearing full armor and unable to see their true colors?"
Zhang Chi thought about it for a moment, and it seemed to be true. It was rare to see black-armored warriors showing their true colors. Is it because they were too ugly, or because they were so evil-doing that they were shameless?
Huang Qitai said: "The Black Yue Clan was not like this in the beginning. From the outside, the Black Yue Clan was not much different from the Shanman Clan. It was just that a plague broke out in the Black Yue Clan later. In order to avoid the spread of the plague,
, other clans set up isolation zones to block the Black Yuezhi in their own territory. Most of the Black Yuezhi died of the disease. I thought they were going to exterminate the clan, but they didn't expect that the plague miraculously disappeared on its own. After this, the Black Yuezhi
The epidemic has caused resentment towards other clans for sitting idly by and doing nothing, and this epidemic has also caused changes in their clansmen."
Zhang Chi recalled the many battles with the black-armored warriors. The Black Yue clan should be the weirdest among the major clans. According to Huang Qitai, it is understandable that the Black Yue clan is causing trouble among the five major clans.
Huang Qitai said: "When people from other clans are injured and bleed, the blood will flow downwards in a liquid state, but when the Black Moon clan is injured, the bleeding will turn into blood mist, and the blood mist will turn into black smoke. It is said that this is because of their changes after being infected with the plague.
, they have melanin in their blood.”
Zhang Chi said: "Are you saying that this batch of goods we are escorting is melanin?"
Huang Qitai said: "I saw some metal containers, they should be melanin."
Zhang Chi secretly thought that Du Beifeng became so powerful by absorbing melanin. But if the goods they escorted this time contained melanin, what was the purpose of escorting these things to Crystal City? He whispered: "Those black
Does the Armored Warrior rely on absorbing melanin to maintain its strength?"
Huang Qitai said: "Ordinary black-armored warriors are only providers of melanin. How can they absorb melanin? As far as I know, Du Beifeng is the only one among the Black Yues who has the ability to absorb melanin to enhance the realm."
Zhang Chi said: "Can't Dubeifeng kill the black-armored warriors and absorb their melanin?"
Huang Qitai said: "My boss doesn't know something. Even the Black Yuezhi are not allowed to kill each other. Du Beifeng made the Black Yuezhi angry and resentful because of this incident, so he was sent to guard Storm City."
Zhang Chi felt a little strange. Since Du Beifeng was in Storm City, why did he send melanin to Crystal City? Could it be that Huang Qitai's information was wrong and that besides Du Beifeng, there were other people who needed to absorb melanin? But even if there were
How could other people, Du Beifeng, be willing to give away what they need and give it to others? How could this guy be so high?
Zhang Chi said: "Are you familiar with the other people in the caravan?"
Huang Qitai said: "The Huang family business group has been disbanded a long time ago. After the Black Yuezhi took control of Storm City, almost all the Shanman clan's business groups were disbanded. Huang Feihong..." At this point, he paused and glanced at Zhang Chi.
, he already knew the relationship between Zhang Chi and Huang Feihong, so of course he had some scruples about talking about Huang Feihong.
Zhang Chi smiled and said, "Brother Huang, it doesn't matter if you say so."
Huang Qitai said: "Boss Huang only had a small chamber of commerce in the past, and its name was not called the Moon Worshiping Merchant Group. Du Beifeng came to Storm City as the admiral, and she was reused. The Moon Worshiping Merchant Group flourished in a short period of time.
It monopolizes almost all trade, and even if there are other business groups, they all subcontract the business of the Moon Worshiping Merchant Group. With the name of the Moon Worshiping Merchant Group, it can be imagined that Boss Huang is quite loyal to the Black Yueshi.
"
Zhang Chi nodded and said, "I think her current situation is also very difficult."
Huang Qitai said: "The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden in the bow. No one in the world can escape from this truth. Boss Huang's business is getting bigger and bigger, which naturally attracts the attention of the Black Yuezhi. Most of the people in this tribe also have hatred towards her."
, spreading rumors that she had an affair with Du Beifeng, and that the two worked together to control Storm City's trade and make profits from it."
Zhang Chi knew that what Huang Qitai said was true. Anyway, he had heard many such statements personally.
Huang Qitai continued: "Everyone's talking about it, and all the money and bones were destroyed. Ling Huyong, the leader of the Black Moon clan, sent an assistant Zhao Wanli to Du Beifeng. On the surface, he was to share government affairs with him, but in fact, he was investigating Du Beifeng's role in the storm.
Du Beifeng is well aware of what Cheng has done, and he has clearly meant to draw a clear line with Boss Huang over the past year."
Zhang Chi smiled and said: "You have heard a lot of things."
Huang Qitai said: "I am poor and wander the streets all day long, so I have heard a lot of news. I can't guarantee whether it is true or false."
Zhang Chi narrowed his eyes and looked at the caravan that was sorting the goods and said, "Are you familiar with Huang and Huo Jiu?"
Huang Qitai shook his head and said: "Not familiar."
Zhang Chi said: "You used to often follow business groups. Does the leader of a business group know the goods being transported very well?"
Huang Qitai said: "Of course!" After saying that, he changed his words and said: "It's usually like this."
Zhang Chi nodded, secretly thinking that it seemed that this foster sister trusted Huang more than she trusted herself.
The caravan reorganized and set off again. Cao Chengguang gained a lot and got a pocket full of spiritual stones. After asking Huang Qitai, he learned that these spiritual stones could also be exchanged for gold coins in the market. Cao Chengguang suddenly felt that he had become a rich man.
The golden eagle was frightened by the griffons and did not dare to fly high. It flew at low altitude above the caravan. Huang Feixue threw meat to it from time to time, and the two eagles interacted in a friendly manner.
Because he lost a lot of his mounts, Zhang Chi gave up his mounts to the wounded, and he rode on Lightning's back.
Ling Ling asked his subordinates to go to Lingxiao Pass to explore the road first. The subordinates sent to explore the road quickly turned around and reported to Ling Ling that a large number of people were ambushing them at the mountain pass.
Lightning notified Zhang Chi of this situation.
Zhang Chi immediately decided to camp five miles away from Lingxiao Pass.
The Lingxiao Mountains are very close at hand. After a few days of traveling in the snowfields, I saw these majestic mountains suddenly appearing in front of me, like giants overlooking you. I felt an inexplicable sense of depression from the bottom of my heart. The caravan was surrounded by lions.
After the attack by the eagle group, although they achieved a complete victory, the casualties still affected the morale of the members. When they heard that there was an ambush at Lingxiao Pass, the members' expressions became solemn.
Huang came to Zhang Chi. He always showed great respect to Zhang Chi: "Mr. Zhang, what is the purpose of setting up camp here?"
Zhang Chi said: "There is no purpose. It is just to let everyone take a rest and prepare for the next battle."
Huang Dao: "Thank you for having me here this time." He saw the bravery of Zhang Chi and Cao Chengguang. In the battle with the griffons, if they were not there, the whole army would probably be destroyed.
Zhang Chi said deliberately: "What kind of goods are being transported? Why are there so many people robbing them?"
Huang shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Madam didn't explain the specific situation. She only asked us to protect her. I thought the young master knew about it."
The answer was impeccable.
Zhang Chi said: "Let everyone have a good rest and be alert, beware of those bandits coming to attack."
Huang Dao: "Aren't they ambush at the mountain pass?"
Zhang Chi said: "Then it depends on who can keep calm."
Huang raised his head and looked at the dark sky, sighed and said: "Mr. Zhang, it is estimated that there may be a snowstorm soon. Are we just going to stay here?"
Zhang Chi asked: "Otherwise, what else can we do?"
Huang Dao: "Why don't we separate a group of people to raid and strike first to gain the upper hand."
Zhang Chi laughed loudly and said: "Look at that mountain pass, the terrain is so dangerous that one man can't pass it and ten thousand people can't get through it, and the house is in a condescending position. We went to make a surprise attack, but we were discovered before we even got close, so we had to compete for patience."
Huang Dao: "But what if the bandits stand still?"
Zhang Chi said: "If they don't move, we won't move either."
Seeing that he had made a decision, Huang could only nodded in agreement.
After the camp was set up, a blizzard began. Everyone entered the camp to escape the snow and wind, but Cao Chengguang dug a hole and got in.
Huang Feixue spread the bedding for Zhang Chi and helped him rest. Zhang Chi said, "If your foot is sprained, don't worry about it."
Huang Feixue smiled and said: "The twisted foot has nothing to do with the hand."
Zhang Chi asked her to take off her shoes and socks to check her injury, and saw that Huang Feixue's right ankle was still swollen. Zhang Chi first used ice cubes to help her apply a cold compress. Huang Feixue was a little flattered, and said that he would do it himself, but
Didn't break free.
Zhang Chi said: "Feixue, have you seen Dubeifeng?"
Huang Feixue shook his head: "No."
Zhang Chi said: "What is the relationship between my sworn sister and Du Beifeng?"
Huang Feixue blushed and whispered, "I'm not sure about Madam's affairs."
Zhang Chi said: "There are a lot of rumors outside."
"Rumors don't count. In fact, Madam has something to hide. I heard that the reason why Madam agreed to cooperate with Du Beifeng was because Madam's son was controlled by Du Beifeng."
Zhang Chi frowned and said, "Seriously?" He had never heard Huang Feihong talk about it.
Huang Feixue said: "I just heard that Madam rarely tells us about her affairs."
Zhang Chi heard Lightning's call from outside, put down Huang Feixue's jade feet, and walked out of the tent. The wind and snow blowing in front of him made it almost impossible for him to open his eyes. He walked around to the sheltered side and saw Lightning lying in the wind and snow.
Zhang Chi came to it and squatted down: "Shiqi, what do you want me to do?"
Lightning said: "Why camp here? I can summon a hundred men to attack the bandits at the mountain pass. It's not easy to kill them?"
Zhang Chi said: "Don't be too hasty in everything. We don't fight uncertain battles. Lightning, you first lead your subordinates to investigate the situation around you and beware of other ambushes."
Lightning's mouth twisted: "I didn't expect you to be a foot fetishist. Furong Tent Nuan, don't miss this good opportunity."