Chapter 163 Come to the door

Chapter 163 Come to the door

Chapter 163 Come to the door
[Commission: No one is on the list! (Kill all the people on the evil list!)]

【Current stage: 1.】

[Current progress: three (completed)]

[Task Reward: Choose one of the optional martial arts treasure chests. ]

[Stage Reward: A random clue treasure chest. ]

[Rewards for all stages: a martial arts treasure chest of your choice. ]

[Currently available treasure chests: Sword Skills Treasure Chest, Cudgel Skills Treasure Chest, Gun Skills Treasure Chest. ]

The place for retreat was chosen very randomly, on a rooftop two streets away from Zhou's residence.

From here you can have a commanding view of the entire Zhou Mansion.

The reason why I chose such a random place for 'retreat' is mainly because the reward this time was a bit too random.

Apart from the sword skills treasure chest given by the Farewell Sword, where did the remaining stick skills treasure chest and gun skills treasure chest come from?
As for the remaining two people, one is good at killing people with silver needles, and the other is proficient in palm techniques.

What does it have to do with stick techniques and gun techniques?
Chu Qing didn't understand and felt that she had no suitable choice.

Anyway, without internal strength, it doesn’t matter where you collect the rewards.

Letting Wenrou help her keep watch, she sat on the eaves, folding her arms and looking at the Zhou Mansion in the distance.

Chu Qing called out the system and made a selection.

"Swordsmanship treasure chest!"

So far, Chu Qing's only sword technique is the A Fei fast sword.

It's time to enrich our methods.

[There is an unopened swordsmanship treasure chest. Do you want to open it? ]

"Turn on!"

[Opened successfully, obtained sword technique: Tai Chi sword technique! ]

Chu Qing was stunned for no apparent reason.

It’s not that the Tai Chi sword technique is bad, it’s just that I didn’t expect it.

He has only learned two sword techniques so far, one is the A Fei fast sword, and the second one turned out to be the Tai Chi sword technique.

This sword technique has nothing to do with the word "fast"; it is two completely different extremes.

At this point, the mystery of the sword technique has already been conveyed to my heart.

He closed his eyes and took in the details.

After a while, he opened his eyes and let out a breath.

Gentlely looked back at him:

"Is the retreat finished?"

"……alright."

Chu Qing nodded.

"so fast."

Smile gently.

"..."

Chu Qing felt inexplicably that she was being mocked by Wenrou...

And the ridicule was very rude.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about random things, and began to organize this sword technique in his mind.

Tai Chi swordsmanship is different from A Fei's fast swordsmanship.

A Fei's fast sword takes the word "fast" to the extreme.

The Tai Chi sword method is 'the spirit precedes the sword, and it is continuous and uninterrupted', emphasizing the intention rather than the form. If one focuses on the form, one will fall into the inferior level.

If A Fei's fast sword is the speed of "form" displayed to the extreme, then Tai Chi sword technique is the wonderful manifestation of "intention" to the fullest.

Chu Qing felt the peculiarity of this sword technique, and suddenly had the idea of ​​combining Tai Chi sword technique and A Fei's fast sword to achieve the unity of form and spirit.

But just as this thought was about to take root, it was cut off by Chu Qing.

With Chu Qing's current background, it is simply a pipe dream to want to achieve this.

If you cannot achieve what you want, you will inevitably fall into a state of confusion and may even go astray.

So I put this thought aside for the moment, remembered that I still had a reward to claim, and opened the system interface again.

Sure enough, a hint emerged.

[There is an unopened clue treasure chest. Do you want to open it? ]

"Turn on."

[Opened successfully, got the clue: Ghost Gorge! ]

"That's it?"

Chu Qing touched his chin. Guishen Gorge is a large canyon and also the dividing line between Fiery Hall and Iron Blood Hall.

Now both sides should be fighting in Ghost God Gorge... In other words, will the masters on the Evil Killing List also appear there?

After a moment of hesitation, he looked up at Zhou Fu and spoke softly:
"The Zhou Mansion is in chaos."

She nodded gently, moved her ears, and said:
"The shouting and screaming outside seems to have stopped."

Chu Qing groaned for a moment and said softly:
"Please help me do something. Go find Liu Yu and have him lead people to break into Zhou's mansion and search."

Wenrou didn't ask the reason, but just nodded:
"it is good."

Watching Wenrou fly away, Chu Qing sat here and waited patiently.

After a while, Wenrou came back, and then Liu Yu came with murderous intent. He broke into Zhou's house with a group of people and began to search it.

The entire Zhou residence was in chaos.

The whole process lasted for two full hours before Liu Yu came back with his men.

Chu Qing was already waiting in the study of Liu's mansion.

When Liu Yu came to see Chu Qing, he gave him a brief account of what had happened.

There was nothing much to say about facing the four gangs during the day. They were just a bunch of rabble. Without Guo Wang's support, they were just a puddle of mud and could be manipulated at will.

Liu Yulai used a little trick to beat them into pieces. In the end, some of them ran away, some were captured, and some were killed... He won a great victory in this battle.

Before they died, the four gang leaders were still cursing Guo Wang for being a despicable villain, saying that they had agreed to cooperate inside and outside, but in the end he sold them out.

The search of Zhou's mansion yielded some correspondence.

Liu Yulai handed the letters to Chu Qing, who only glanced at them and threw them aside:
"It's just something that disturbs the eyes and ears. The Evil Mirror will not easily leave such a thing for people to track down."

"So...Brother Han asked me to investigate the Zhou Mansion?"

Liu Yulai looked at Chu Qing in front of him and asked carefully.

Xiaoxin is really careful now... He was respectful at first, on the one hand because Chu Qing saved his life, and on the other hand because he and the eldest lady were close friends.

But seeing Chu Qing killing Libiejian like killing a chicken.

The remaining two masters on the Evil Mirror Stage's Evil-Slaying List also died at his hands.

Chu Qing acted as if nothing had happened... as if it was just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

He even felt that the Third Young Master of the Mad Blade, who was now gaining fame in the martial arts world, was no more famous than this "Han San" brother.

But why do these two people both have the word 'three' in their names?
If Liu Yu had not heard that the third son of the Crazy Blade was a handsome young man, he would have suspected that this Han San was the Crazy Blade.

"It's just a trick to alert the enemy. The more you make a big fuss, the safer the person I'm looking for will feel.

"This way, I can go where I want to go."

Chu Qing took out another letter and token from his arms and handed them to Liu Yulai:

“I got this from Guo Wang. The situation in Dingxing City is stable for now. You can find a way to hand this thing over to Tie Lingyun.

“It’s hard to tell whether Zhong Beitang is loyal or treacherous… let him make his own judgment.

"These two things are my reward for keeping Shen Hongye in Tiexuetang to take care of her...

"This child has a very miserable life. Please help me take care of him."

"Yes."

Even without Chu Qing's words, Liu Yulai would have wanted to worship Shen Hongye as his little ancestor.

If the child can win the favor of the person in front of him, his future will be limitless as long as he can strive for success.

Building a good relationship now will be of great benefit to the future. After agreeing, he read the letter, and his face changed drastically:

"So there is Xuanxu behind Guo Wang... Could it be that Zhong Beitang?"

Thinking of this, he became a little restless.

Chu Qing smiled and said:
“The Tiexuetang has spread its business too far, so it’s inevitable that there will be good and bad people there.

"Don't worry, there must be more than one traitor, Guo Wang. I'm afraid your Iron Blood Hall will be on fire this time, and the building will collapse."

"..."

Liu Yulai couldn't tell for a moment whether this was comfort or gloating.

Then Chu Qing said:

"If Dingxing City cannot be saved, you can take Shen Hongye to Luochen Villa."

Having said this, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter and handed it to Liu Yulai.

"When the time comes, you only need to give this letter to Wen Fusheng, and he will definitely give you a place to settle down."

Chu Qing stood up:

"Okay, I have explained almost everything that needs to be explained.

"I should go too...bye."

Liu Yulai came in a hurry to see him off, Chu Qing waved his hand and told him to sit still, then he walked away leisurely.

Seeing Chu Qing leave, Liu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I didn’t feel anything before, but now that I’m with Chu Qing, I just feel a lot of pressure.

However, he quickly cheered up, picked up the brush and planned to write a letter to Lu Zhiwei, but he hadn't written a single word yet.

Then Chu Qing came back.

I was stunned for a moment:
"Brother Han, you..."

"I forgot something."

Chu Qing stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers:

"A thousand taels of silver. I only accept banknotes from Wanbao Bank."

"Oh oh oh."

Liu Yulai woke up as if from a dream, nodded quickly, then rummaged through the drawers and boxes for a while before he took out several silver bills.

Although he was one of the three generals under Lu Zhiwei, it was not easy for him to take out a thousand taels of silver in one go.

After some patchwork and adding a lot of loose change, it was just enough to make up the sum.

Chu Qing couldn't bear it anymore...

But one thing is for sure, he still accepted the silver, then clapped his hands, turned around and left.

As the old saying goes, when money is gone, people are happy... But Liu Yulai couldn't be happy for a moment. He felt that when the money was gone, his heart also drifted away.

I thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what to do next. When I found the letter and token on the table, I suddenly realized.

Hurry up and continue with unfinished business.

……

……

It had been two days since Zhou Fuan left Dingxing City, but he still felt uneasy.

Now he is in a village twelve miles away from Dingxing City, begging at the entrance of the village disguised as a beggar every day.

In fact, he is also paying attention to the whereabouts of all parties.

After all, he is the contact person of Nie Jingtai. He seems to be an ordinary person, but in fact he has extraordinary powers.

That day, three masters on the list died suddenly in the street. Although he was not the first to know about it, he received the news quickly.

As soon as he got the news, he left Zhou Mansion.

Sure enough, not long after he left, Liu Yu came and led the crowd to search and search. If he was a step late, he would have been caught by Liu Yu.

Now, two days after leaving Dingxing City, Zhou Fuan learned from the news that Liu Yulai had been deceived by the means he left behind, and the direction of his investigation had gone astray.

But I don't know why, I still feel uneasy.

If you ask yourself honestly, what is disturbing is that the three masters on the list died inexplicably.

The Sword Ghost definitely doesn't have such ability.

According to intelligence, the people who took action were Han San and Han Si...but the question is, who are these two?
With the help of the Evil Mirror, he could have checked the bodies, but Liu Yulai had already burned the bodies of the assassins.

There was no way to track down the cause, and the whole matter became more and more confusing.

The only thing we know is that Han San used his amazing grappling claw technique to take Libie Sword's life with a single move.

“We can’t delay any longer… The longer we delay, the more dangerous it becomes.

“This matter needs to be reported in person!
"Wait for two more days... If everything around me remains safe and sound during these two days, I will set off for the branch."

Zhou Fuan forced himself to suppress the uneasiness in his heart and stayed at the entrance of the village for another two days.

There was no change in the surroundings, and everything was always calm and peaceful.

As a result, Zhou Fuan no longer cared about the danger in his heart and hurried on his way...

He walked very uncomfortably along the way, hiding his tracks from time to time, always paying attention to dealing with the traces left behind, occasionally creating illusions, and occasionally performing the trick of escaping by trickery.

It can be said that all kinds of means of hiding, luring the enemy, and confusing the enemy were used.

But the uneasiness in my heart not only did not subside at all, but became stronger and stronger.

Gradually, Zhou Fuan felt that this uneasiness probably did not come from behind him.

But it comes from the background of this incident... If this message is not passed back quickly, Niejingtai may be in big trouble.

This thought was firm in my mind, and the uneasiness I felt became much less severe.

This also made Zhou Fuan more convinced that what he thought was correct.

So he didn't think about it anymore and just went on his way.

But the way we are walking is going back.

This branch office is actually not far from Dingxing City.

Otherwise, the carrier pigeon would not have been able to travel back and forth in such a short time.

It is impossible for the three masters on the Evil Mirror Platform's List of Killing Evils to arrive in Dingxing City so quickly.

Zhou Fuan took many detours along the way just to create confusion... He was afraid that there were some monsters hiding behind him.

Now that he was determined, he rushed all the way to the branch. It took him another two days to finally arrive at a village.

This village is very hidden.

Surrounded by mountains and waterfalls, the buildings are located between the mountains and waters.

From afar, the whole village was filled with smoke and seemed peaceful.

But once you walk in, you will find that this village is too peaceful.

Without the sounds of children's laughter, it seems like there is life here, but it's just an illusion... There is no human touch here at all.

Two farmers leaned against the entrance of the village and looked up at Zhou Fuan as if they were looking at a dead person.

It was not until Zhou Fuan took out a token from his arms that they withdrew their gazes and allowed Zhou Fuan to walk into the village.

At the same time, in the distance, on a slightly higher ground, two figures hid themselves and watched Zhou Fuan enter the village from afar.

"It should be right here."

Chu Qing's words were very calm, but the light in his eyes was quite intense.

Ever since he received the two hundred taels of deposit from the purse, Chu Qing had been planning to get to the bottom of the matter and find the branch of Niejingtai.

Now I finally found it.

"You scared me earlier..."

A gentle voice came to my ears:

"I didn't expect him to go back the way he came. Fortunately, you discovered him in time... otherwise, we would have run into him head-on.

"Is this the branch of Niejingtai?"

Chu Qing looked around and noticed the hidden stakes in the dark. He nodded slightly:
"It's definitely here."

(End of this chapter)