Chapter 17 Under the cover of night, capturing the inner voice
Tenth on the list! ?
It turns out that this little girl who is afraid of needles and loves to eat sweets is so strong!
Zhou Heng was also a little surprised.
Originally, he thought that with Cheng Jiangjian's age and level of cultivation, she should have a place on the list, but she would probably be in the thirties or forties.
After all, the top sixty people on the list are basically seventh-grade warriors.
But he didn't expect that she would rush directly to the tenth place on the list.
This is a real achievement!
Really awesome.
The top ten people on the list can be said to be legends of the younger generation, and they may even be written into story novels based on their experiences, which may be circulated for hundreds of years!
It is an achievement that countless young warriors dream of.
It would be too casual to use the title Cheng Jiangjian.
Qiongfeng is poor and crazy, which is unlucky!
When Zhou Heng thought about the poor and crazy fairy living in his home, he suddenly felt a little panicked. He wouldn't be able to make money in the future, right? ?
He is a bit superstitious and metaphysical.
At that moment, I had the urge to run home and ask Cheng Jiangjian out of the house, or ask her to change her title.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" Yu He noticed that Zhou Heng was dazed, so he waved his hand in front of his eyes and said with a smile: "Why were you so dumbfounded when you heard Cheng Jiangjian just now? You don't want to compare yourself with others. Bar?"
"No." Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "I was just curious when I heard that the 18-year-old ranked number 10. I have never heard of this name before."
"This is because you are ignorant." Yu He chuckled and said: "Cheng Jiangjian is a disciple of the Chunyang Palace of the Third Palace of the Taoist Sect, and is personally taught by Qi Rui, the Master of Yuqiong Peak.
"She practices a unique skill in Chunyang Palace that points directly to the realm of heaven and man. It is said that she has extremely talented swordsmanship. After observing the magic weapon sent by the town, she immediately understood a wonderful sword move from it.
"She just came down from the mountain a month ago and killed a seventh-level master from the evil nine-death sect. Half a month ago, she defeated Shen Chong, the original tenth 'three-step killer' in the Lingqiu County Three Swords. This made her famous, and she was called the Qiongfeng Fairy."
"Awesome!" Zhou Heng nodded in praise.
"So, there is no comparison between us and others." Yu He patted Zhou Heng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be disappointed, brother, I understand you. We can't catch up with the phoenix in the sky. I guess we won't see each other again in this life." I don’t even have a chance to see you. I’ll ask you to fuck me tonight.”
"No, I still have some food at home. Let's go home and cook." Zhou Heng shook his head.
After all, Cheng Jiangjian is still waiting at home, so she can't hang out outside and let her starve at home.
That's my little benefactor, four taels of silver a day! !
"You are just too frugal." Yu He knew that Zhou Heng's living habit has always been to save what he can and never to waste, so he smiled and said: "Then I'll treat you tomorrow. In two days, don't you have to go to that place?" Miss Wang has been acting as a temporary escort, so I can give you a farewell party."
"Then I'll be the rich one." Zhou Heng said with a smile.
"By the way, speaking of Miss Wang, her hometown is Yuyang County." Yu He seemed to have thought of something, and said to Zhou Heng: "Thirty-four on the list of people, there is an evil witch named Honghua Palace's true descendant. Chen Hanyu seems to be in Yuyang County, so be careful."
"That mysterious Honghua Palace who takes pleasure in killing men?" Zhou Heng said in shock: "The thirty-fourth person on the list is at least seventh grade. If she really encounters me, she will die. When will she be in Yuyang County?" Appeared?"
"Half a year ago, it's gone now, haha!" Yu He suddenly became happy, pointed at Zhou Heng and said with a smile: "Are you scared? It's rare that I can scare you once, hehe!!"
"There is a price for bluffing me!" Zhou Heng's mouth twitched slightly, waving to Yu He, and said: "Come on, come on, we haven't sparred for a long time. You and I have learned the twelve-way mountain-splitting sword technique. Just in time to practice!”
"I'm sorry, I asked for leave today!" Yu He saw that the situation was not good, and ran out of the martial arts hall, his voice carried by the wind, "You can practice by yourself, my inn is full of business today, I went back to help ”
"Hey, this guy..." Zhou Heng shook the knife in his hand, turned around and walked to the practice ground, and couldn't help but sigh: "He is quite at ease."
Envy the rich.
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The Golden Crow sinks to the west and the Jade Rabbit rises to the east.
It was dusk.
On the way home, Zhou Heng was thinking about whether to cook a sweet dish tonight.
After all, this little girl Cheng Jiangjian still likes sweets.
Then talk to her about the title.
But when he returned home, he found that the familiar figure was no longer on the bed.
Just empty rooms.
Silent and cool.
Zhou Heng was slightly startled.
Then he turned his eyes and saw a letter left on the table, as well as a few pieces of silver.
Zhou Heng walked over and saw it written on it:
"Thank you for taking me in for the past two days, Jiang Jian is very grateful.
"Thanks to the young master's care, my body has recovered today. I can't continue to disturb you, so I should leave.
"The remaining day's rent money and rock candy money are also placed on the table, please check it.
"The road to the rivers and lakes is far away, but we cherish all hope. The green mountains will not change, and the green water will always flow.
"See you soon."
The handwriting is beautiful, but yet sharp and sharp, just like Cheng Jiangjian.
"Just don't forget to pay me."
Zhou Heng chuckled lightly, grabbed the silver and shook it.
Well, not bad, about six taels, and the extra two taels should be rock candy money.
Then, he folded the letter neatly and stored it.
I made some dinner casually and after eating.
Zhou Heng picked up another chopstick, but unfortunately there was no one left to practice with him now.
I can only practice one move at a time.
"You are working hard to practice the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [Ninth Grade], with a proficiency of +3."
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"You are working hard to practice the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [Ninth Grade], with a proficiency level of +5."
"Congratulations! Continuous practice triggers 'Tiandao Rewards Diligence', and your understanding of the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [Ninth Grade] has been greatly deepened, and your proficiency is +50."
"Congratulations! Your proficiency in the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [Ninth Grade] has been reached! The lucky bag [Bronze] +1."
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"Congratulations! Since your proficiency in the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [9th level] has been reached, your understanding of sword theory has further deepened, and your proficiency in the martial arts "Dugu Nine Swords: Broken Sword Style" [8th level] has automatically reached intermediate."
"Congratulations! Since the proficiency of the martial arts "Dugu Nine Swords: Broken Sword Style" [Level 8] has reached the intermediate level, the proficiency of low-grade swordsmanship will be automatically improved. The proficiency of the martial arts "Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain" [Level 9] + 5000.”
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[Ninth Grade] Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain: Perfection (5000/5000)
Zhou Heng was dumbfounded when he saw this series of prompts in his mind. This is so skillful that one sword can rise to the sky with thousands of swords. The Dugu Nine Swords is really a good thing!
It actually directly advanced the Thirteen Swords of Qiu Yu to the level of Dzogchen. Even the two brothers of the Sun family have not reached this level, at least Sun Zhengping has not reached it.
Speaking of these two people, I don't know how Cheng Jiangjian and the palace master dealt with it at that time. Sun Zhengfeng didn't come to cause trouble afterwards.
Well, Yu He seemed to only vaguely remember what happened that day.
The methods of an expert are truly unpredictable.
Afterwards, Zhou Hengzi washed his hands ten times carefully and prepared to open the lucky bag.
Facts have proved that as long as you are lucky enough, a bronze lucky bag can also yield something as good as the Dugu Nine Swords. If you are not lucky, even a silver lucky bag may yield something as useless as ninth-grade martial arts proficiency.
Therefore, it is still important to use metaphysics to bless luck.
"Congratulations! You have achieved the 'Pure Heart' status."
"Pure mind and few desires: This is a state in which you can keep your mind pure and have fewer desires. It needs to be turned on actively, once a day, and it can last for a quarter of an hour."
What is this?
Zhou Heng was confused. Could it be the legendary sage mode? ?
Sure enough, as long as the lucky bag doesn't have the words "outrageous luck", the items that come out will either be useless or completely useless.
This reminded him of the three ninth-level martial arts proficiencies that were previously obtained from the silver blessing bag. Those were silver blessing bags! !
It’s really a mystery!
Zhou Heng sighed, wondering if he wanted to try this "pure heart and few desires"?
It’s already open, so I have to give it a try.
Then, as soon as he thought about it, his whole body was excited and trembled on the spot.
He felt an icy cold stream rushing from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai in an instant, making him lose interest in all kinds of things.
What kind of proficiency, what kind of lucky bag, what kind of rewards, what kind of martial arts, what kind of girls... none of them seem to be very popular anymore, they are all so boring.
Only the silver seems to be fragrant.
"This...is indeed the sage mode!"
Zhou Heng rolled his eyes and fell down on the bed where Cheng Jiangjian's fragrance still lingered, but there was no fluctuation in his heart and he soon fell asleep.
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Zhou Heng's sleep quality has been very good these days.
The spirit is well nourished.
Because he found that this "pure heart and few desires" has no other effect, and the sleeping effect is absolutely first-rate.
Today is the day when he, as Wang Qingqing's temporary guard, will escort Wang Qingqing back to his hometown together with the other guards and servants.
There was no welcome ceremony.
There was no small talk.
After all, Zhou Heng was just a temporary guard who was paid to do things.
Yesterday, he had already become familiar with Miss Wang's six fixed guards. He arrived at Wang's house early this morning, made some preparations and set off directly.
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Huang Tongfu Yamen.
study.
Cheng Jiangjian, wearing a star mask and brand new white outfit, is reading information here.
In fact, she did not leave Huangtong Fucheng.
After completely getting rid of the ghost spirit, she came to Huangtong Mansion Office, found Wu Zongshan, the master of the mansion again, and explained that the ghost had helpers.
Although the ghost is dead, the helper cannot be let go.
The cooperation between humans and ghosts is unusual. Either this person has a special life form, or he has some terrible plot, which must be found out as soon as possible.
Cheng Jiangjian and the palace owner Wu Zongshan divided their troops into two groups.
She was in the study looking through the detailed information of various people in Huangtong Mansion in the past year, while Wu Zongshan sent people to secretly investigate to see if they could find people or places related to ghosts in the city.
After several days of research, Cheng Jiangjian roughly identified three families, all of which had moved to Huangtong Fucheng from other places in the past six months.
The most suspect among them should be the Wang family.
It's the Wang family where Wang Qingqing lives.
The head of the Wang family, Wang Tong, often sent people to buy herbs that nourished women's qi and blood.
However, his wife died young and he did not take any concubines. The only female family member in his family was a young girl who had not yet left the court. Logically speaking, there was no need for these herbs at all.
In addition to nourishing women, these herbs can also breed yin energy, which can be used to enhance the power of ghosts and even help them improve their essence.
However, the other two families also had similar doubts, making it difficult for her to confirm for the time being.
At this time, the mansion owner Wu Zongshan hurried back. He saluted respectfully and said anxiously: "Master Xingshi, things may be a little bad. We found this in the Wang family's house."
Then, he waved his hand, and three or five yamen runners came in with a pot of bright red flowers. The color was gorgeous and the water drops on the petals looked like tears.
"What is this!?"
Cheng Jiangjian stood up immediately, staring at the pot of red flowers, wondering: "Tear red flower!?"
"Yes, it is the tear red flower!" Wu Zongshan nodded and said in a deep voice: "This is the tear red flower that only the true disciples of the Red Flower Palace will plant. It can be charming and breathtaking.
"It was planted directly in the house in the city. No wonder the Wang family didn't see visitors. It turned out to hide the tear red flower. Damn it!"
"Wang family, Wang family! ? "
Cheng Jiangjian was a little anxious, his mind was racing, and he said, "The red tear flower is the symbol of the true disciples of the Red Flower Palace. Wang Qingqing will drive people crazy and insane... She, she is probably a disciple of the Red Flower Palace! "
Thinking of this, she directly picked up the long sword beside her and flew out of the government office study, and disappeared in the blink of an eye!
Cheng Jiangjian remembered that Zhou Heng escorted Wang Qingqing to set off yesterday.
Now a whole day has passed!!
We must make it in time!
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Although Da Qi is a society similar to ancient China, the road conditions are very good.
In Zhou Heng's opinion, the smoothness of this road is even comparable to the modern asphalt roads on Earth.
This is a bit magical.
Therefore, their group is not slow, and they have covered almost half of the distance in just one day.
Victory is ahead.
The only thing that makes Zhou feel a little uncomfortable is that Miss Wang seems to be a little too enthusiastic.
When the team stops to rest or eat.
She always likes to come over on her own initiative, either sitting next to Zhou Heng and slowly getting closer, or pretending to fall accidentally, and just happened to fall towards Zhou Heng.
If Sun Zhengping were here, he would probably be crazy with joy.
But Unfortunately, Zhou Heng only wanted to have a pure money transaction with Wang Qingqing, and had no interest in other things.
Night fell, and the wind was howling.
This was a wilderness on the side of the road, with a forest in front and faint wolf howls.
As a protected young lady, Wang Qingqing was undoubtedly sleeping in the carriage, with maids serving her.
Guards like Zhou Heng could only guard the carriage outside and take a nap occasionally.
When the moon was near the zenith, it was midnight.
Zhou Heng was originally planning to close his eyes and take a rest for a while, but suddenly he felt that his consciousness was being pulled by something, as if to provoke some emotions from him.
After only a short while, he felt an inexplicable fire rising in his chest and lower abdomen, and his face suddenly became hot, and his eyes involuntarily looked at the carriage where Wang Qingqing was sleeping.
"Chen Hanyu is using the martial arts "The Great Method of Concentrating the Heart and Refining Desire" [Grade 7] to attack you mentally. Your mental toughness offsets part of the effect, and your proficiency in "The Great Method of Concentrating the Heart and Refining Desire" +0.0001. "
The system prompt suddenly sounded.
Zhou Heng suddenly regained consciousness with a start, and he suddenly thought of the words Yu He said to scare him.
Chen Hanyu!
The 34th master on the human list!!
Rank 7!
A true disciple of Honghua Palace!
At this moment, a soft and charming voice suddenly came from the carriage, with a bit of resentment and expectation, which made people's hearts numb.
"Sir, it's late at night and the dew is heavy. It's easy to catch a cold. Don't you want to come in and warm up for a while?"