Chapter 236: Clouds Cover the Murder Night

Chapter 236: Clouds Cover the Murder Night

Chapter 236: Clouds Cover the Murder Night
At night, clouds cover the moon.

This villa in the east of the city was originally the private property of Ji Qianhu, but he rented it out ten days ago.

"Brother Le, I'm coming in."

Zhong Zhen pushed the door open carrying a lunch box and couldn't help frowning.

There were three lotus oil lamps lit on the table. The cores were dark and thick, soaked in white lamp oil, and gave off a disgusting smell.

But after smelling it for a long time, it feels like a strange fragrance, which fosters desire, stimulates blood circulation, and increases the speed of internal strength cultivation.

Le Hou opened his eyes and jumped off the couch.

Zhong Zhen smiled and asked, "How is Brother Le's injury?"

"That Rouge Tiger was too cruel. Ordinary wound medicine can only do this. Unless there is Tianxiang Duanxu Ointment, it may recover faster."

Le Hou's left arm was bandaged and hung in front of his chest. He sat down at the table, picked up the bamboo chopsticks, and scooped the wontons from the bottom of the steaming bowl. Seeing that he was eating with the soup, Zhong Zhen looked at the lotus lanterns and felt a little disgusted.

"Tianxiang Duanxu Ointment? After the battle of Damaoling, Hengshan Sect would pay tribute to the alliance with three small bottles every year as a festival gift. Chongfu Palace should have some in stock. I will send a letter to Songshan. Senior Brother Zuo will agree."

Le Hou shook his head and said, "Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst."

"What are your plans, Brother Le?"

"Junior brother, you should find me some women first."

"woman?"

"Yes, I need an unmarried woman. You know, I practice the art of collecting and replenishing energy, and it works best on virgins."

Zhong Zhen nodded gently: "After we win the third game tomorrow, it won't be difficult to find a few virgins. It won't cost much at most. As long as Senior Brother Le's injury can heal as soon as possible."

Driving Qingfeng Village out of Pingyang City is only the first step, and there are still many fierce battles to be fought.

The Songshan Sect has Thirteen Guardians, thousands of elite disciples, and dozens of small gangs in the martial arts world. It can be said that it is a wealthy and powerful sect, but it also has to attack everywhere and fight against the Demon Cult on various fronts, so its strength is diluted.

When Sect Leader Zuo heard that Qingfeng Village was growing stronger, he ordered the two of them to return to Pingyang City. It would be difficult to spare more forces in a short period of time.

Zhong Zhen had met Ji Ling when he was a guest at the Lin residence before. This time he borrowed the power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which actually violated the taboo in the martial arts world, but fortunately he was dealing with the forces of the Demon Cult, so no one would say anything.

"Spending money? Pedantic!"

"To seek sex with money is really inferior."

What Le Hou said sounded quite righteous, and those who didn't know might think it was because he was a good young man from Songshan.

"Anyway, I'm never willing to spend money on this kind of thing."

Zhong Zhen looked at him and thought that his appearance didn't look like the kind of person that could make a woman willingly devote herself to him.

Le Hou bit off half of the meat wonton and sneered, "Master Dao, I always use force!"

Zhong Zhen felt disdainful in his heart, knowing that he had broken away from the constraints of Senior Brother Zuo and was returning to some of his old ways.

Le Hou drank a mouthful of hot soup and said, "I'm seriously injured, and Zhao Xia isn't feeling well either. Qingfeng Village doesn't have any other experts, so she should be the one to fight tomorrow. During the competition, Junior Brother Zhong, you can capture the thief and his leader and force them to surrender, so that they don't have to retreat back into their tortoise shells in Yunwu Mountain. Wouldn't that solve the problem once and for all?"

After all, the competition in the ring is just a test between the two sides, and all kinds of unscrupulous tricks are the final winner.

In a real fight between the martial arts world, the one who follows the rules will only suffer.

Zhong Zhen nodded and said, "This is a good plan, but we are short of manpower. If Ji Ling agrees, the chances of winning should be high."

Le Hou smiled and said, “Although Ji Ling is a cat official, the existence of Qingfeng Village harms his interests, so he will most likely agree.”

Zhong Zhen thought about it and felt that this was the truth.

The Yin-Yang Hand had been involved in all kinds of things in the past, so naturally he had much more experience than the simple "academicians", his methods were much more ruthless, and his principles were much more flexible.

Zuo Lengchan was indeed a man of great talent and strategy. He ignored the opposition of the elders of the Songshan Sect and brought in such a group of capable people, which played a crucial role in expanding his power in a short period of time.

He put down his bamboo chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother Zhong, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Brother Le, please speak."

"After we capture Zhao Xia, I will interrogate her severely, brother!"

Zhong Zhen knew what he meant by "severe interrogation" and said with some embarrassment: "This is not good. Grudges are grudges in the martial arts world. Killing someone is not good enough. Zhao Xia is the leader of a faction after all. If this gets out, it will damage the reputation of the Songshan School."

Zhong Zhen smiled and said, "Brother, if you really want it, you should spend some money."

"Junior Brother Zhong, do you really think I'm a pervert?"

Zhong Zhen looked at him strangely, as if to say, isn’t it?
Le shook his head helplessly and said, "I have seen all kinds of women. Zhao Xia is not an ordinary woman. She is a natural top-grade beauty. It is rare to see her in a hundred years. If I can get her, it will be a natural thing for me to break through the post-natal realm."

"Brother Zhong, to be honest, I have asked you to call me Senior Brother, but I know myself. You, Ding, Lu, and Fei are my direct brothers. The Left Sect Leader has a high status. Below him, the four of you have the final say in the Songshan Sect. I am not talented, but I am willing to serve Brother Zhong from now on." "As long as you help me realize this little wish."

Le Hou looked at Zhong Zhen and saw that he was obviously moved. He pretended to be silent, but finally nodded, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Then Senior Brother Le, please have a good rest. I will not disturb you any more."

"Junior brother, walk slowly."

Le Hou had the habit of summoning prostitutes from brothels and lived alone in a small building in the backyard.

Zhong Zhen came down from the second floor, passed the atrium, and returned to the front yard. Just as he was about to open the door of his room, he suddenly felt something was wrong... it seemed too quiet.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and a drizzle of rain began to fall. The rain fell on the eaves, making a rustling sound, which was fine and noisy, but Zhong Zhen felt that it was too quiet here.

"Where have everyone gone?"

He suddenly looked back and realized that he had not seen any disciples of the Songshan School on patrol along the way. Although the candles were still lit in the row of rooms on the east side, there was no movement at all, and there was a dead silence.

"Usually they drink and gamble until midnight, they won't go to bed so early, right?"

Zhong Zhen quietly climbed his hand to his waist, raised it very carefully, and walked slowly down the corridor.

After walking about ten steps to the east, the corridor connected to the pavilion in the garden at the end. There was no one in the pavilion, but there were two objects on the stone table. They were the food boxes that the disciples who went out brought back with wontons.

He walked quickly into the pavilion, only to see four corpses lying prostrate in the flowers. All of the Songshan disciples who were on duty today had swords in their hearts, and blood gushed out of the holes, dyeing the surrounding petals even redder.

"Damn it!"

"I actually expected Qingfeng Village to follow the rules!"

He slammed his palm on the stone table, feeling extremely upset, knowing that all the disciples of Songshan Sect had probably been killed.

Although the opponent launched a sneak attack, he was able to kill so many people silently. I'm afraid his strength must be greater than mine.

Zhong Zhen walked out of the pavilion and went to the backyard to find Le Hou.

"Danglang~"

At this moment, the sound of a sword being unsheathed was heard and a black shadow on the ground swayed. He looked up and was suddenly shocked. A purple lightning fell from the sky and headed straight for his crown.

It was unknown whether the man had been hiding on the roof of the pavilion, or had followed the sound to launch a sneak attack. Regardless, his lightness skills and breath-stealing skills were far superior to his own, because he did not feel any movement until the other party drew his sword.

"What a thief!"

Zhong Zhen stepped back, drew out the soft sword from his waist, and used a move called "Lone Peak Flying Obliquely" to block upwards.

"Zheng!"

The purple sword came at an extremely fast speed, like a rock falling from a high cliff, so fierce and powerful that in just an instant when the two swords came into contact, Zhong Zhen felt a huge force coming, his palm shook violently, and his knuckles burst into blood. The purple lightning climbed along the body of the Nine-Curve Sword, pressed against the hilt, and lifted it up.

"This sword technique... is so possible!"

Zhong Zhen was extremely shocked when he saw his sword slip out of his hand, because the move used by the opponent was actually the Songshan sword technique - Jade Dragon Holding a Pearl.

The opponent was stronger than him and was also familiar with the Songshan sword techniques. He took the initiative to launch a surprise attack and the winner was determined in just a moment.

Although Zhong Zhen was a disciple of a large sect with a solid foundation, he had no power to fight back against such an opponent and soon became a fish on the chopping board.

"Is this... the Star Absorbing Technique?"

Zhong Zhen found that the internal force in his Dantian was out of control and was sucked away by the opponent. He remembered the rumor in the martial arts world that the Sun and Moon Sect had two sets of martial arts manuals, one of which was the Star Absorbing Technique, which could absorb people's internal force and use it for oneself.

More than ten years ago, Master Ren relied on this martial art to dominate the martial arts world and had almost no rivals.

Zhang Yu loosened his five fingers. The internal strength of the masters of the big sects was indeed pure. The Nine-Bend Sword was only at the perfection of the Qi Sea Mirror, but in terms of benefits, it was even stronger than that of second-rate masters like Meng Baicao, the leader of the Hundred Swords Gang who came from a wild background.

Zhong Zhen fell limply on the steps in front of the pavilion. He looked up at the man in the black robe and bamboo hat. Even though he felt extremely unwilling, he also understood that his fate had come to an end.

If your inner strength is used to serve others, then there is no point in living.

"You...you are Ren Woxing?"

he asked.

This is the last doubt in my mind.

It would have been fine if he had died at the hands of the previous cult leader who was said to have become possessed by the devil and lived in seclusion.

The man took off his hat, but he was not a white-haired old man, but a very young and handsome man. He looked somewhat familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere.

"Mr. Zhong, do you still remember me?"

(End of this chapter)