Chapter 145 Mission Status
Boom!
With a loud bang, the wall of the inn was smashed by a large ball of fiery red light. As the flames flew, the broken wood chips burned up in the air and turned into red sparks scattered around.
The extremely hot temperature almost instantly filled every corner of the inn, and the red flames were like red lotuses floating in the void.
This was a horse covered with golden armor and completely covered by red flames. On its forehead, there was even a golden horn, which was also burning with the blazing flames.
On the horse's back, there was a tall and straight figure. The cold eyes with infinite murderous intent passed through the red flames that were like endless red lotuses and fell on the woman.
It was Zhou Heng.
"Playing tricks!" The woman shouted, and her body, which originally looked infinitely beautiful, suddenly twisted, and bone spurs pierced through the flesh and skin.
These bone spurs flashed with sharp cold light, like a hundred-tempered weapon growing out of the woman's body.
"Go to hell!" The woman leaped up, opened her arms and legs, and rushed directly to Zhou Heng who was riding on the flaming horse.
She wanted to stab him to death with the bone spurs!
"A petty trick." Zhou Heng sneered, and gently patted the red horse under his crotch, and the flames around him suddenly became stronger again.
The red horse raised its front hooves, stood on its legs, stared at the woman who had turned into a monster, and suddenly snorted, and two balls of red flames immediately spurted out of its nostrils.
This flame, like a blooming red lotus, contained the most rigid and yang power. The moment the woman came into contact with this flame, she was completely wrapped up.
Her body seemed to be poured with oil, and the fire became extremely strong all of a sudden, and she was burned to ashes in a blink of an eye.
This time, she never recovered.
Then, the red flame that burned the woman to ashes ran around, "cleaning" the entire inn, cleansing the yin and turbid air, and clearing all ghosts.
The "guests" who had suddenly decayed before also fell to the ground one after another, their bones and flesh decayed, and they turned into ashes.
When all of this was burned to ashes in the red lotus, the house of the inn suddenly twisted and changed, from a not-so-small inn to a wilderness.
Four white flags were planted in some flat places, swaying in the wind, and the extremely cold air condensed on them. Even at noon, looking at them would make you shiver.
What a weird situation is this? ?
Neither Lin Cang nor Lei Xiuyuan had ever seen such a situation in their lives over the past few decades. They were immediately shocked and at a loss.
Yu He had fainted because of the strong mental shock when the woman changed her form, and he was still unconscious at this time.
"Thank you, hero." Lin Cang and Lei Xiuyuan were about to thank this strange man who came on a flaming horse. Their lives were saved by this man.
"Master Lin, Master Lei, no need to thank me." Zhou Heng used his internal energy to stop the two from thanking him. At the same time, he hid the effect of the Red Lotus Harness, and he and the red horse returned to their original appearance.
"Zhou Heng?!"
"Xiao Zhou?! Why is it you?"
Lei Xiuyuan and Lin Cang were extremely shocked. They stared at Zhou Heng with wide eyes and looked at him in disbelief. They felt that this world was really too crazy and there was no logic at all.
In fact, it was no wonder that they were surprised.
After all, under the effect of the Red Lotus Harness, Zhou Heng and the red horse were wrapped in armor and flames. To others, they were just a big ball of fire, and they might even be recognized as the God of Fire.
Lei Xiuyuan and Lin Cang did not believe in the gods coming down to earth, but they knew that the grace and attitude shown by the knight just now, as well as the strength to kill the strange woman in an instant, were definitely extraordinary and very powerful.
How could it be related to Zhou Heng?
But the scene before them made them have to believe and admit it.
"Awesome, so awesome." Lin Cang laughed and looked at Zhou Heng and said, "We were worried about you and wanted to stop you and persuade you, but you saved us."
"I have been in the martial arts hall for a long time and have been comfortable for a long time. I can't understand these strange things anymore." Lei Xiuyuan also sighed and said, "Zhou Heng, you have a wide road ahead and will definitely achieve something. Do you really want to trouble Changxing Sect now?"
How old is Zhou Heng?
Not even eighteen! !
So young, but already has such strength and such magical power, his future is really limitless.
If he is killed by Changxing Sect because of this incident.
That would be a pity.
"Don't worry, Master." Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Since I dare to let the Lord of the Mansion spread the news, I am sure that Changxing Sect will pay the price if they dare to attack the people around me.
"Master Lin, Master, you can take Yu He back. I will be fine. "
After traveling to this world for two years, Zhou Heng didn't really care about many people, but the teachers of the Yu family and Longxing Martial Arts School were definitely among them. The Changxing School had gone too far this time.
Lei Xiuyuan wanted to persuade him, but Lin Cang shook his head at him. As a teacher who had taught Zhou Heng martial arts for two years, Lin Cang knew Zhou Heng's character very well.
Since the words had come to this point, Zhou Heng had obviously made up his mind and would not turn back.
"Alas." Lei Xiuyuan also understood what Lin Cang meant. He sighed and said to Zhou Heng: "Then you can do what you want, but remember, if you can't win, you must run away, don't give up your life in vain."
"Don't worry, Master. I always cherish my life." Zhou Heng said with a smile.
Then, the two groups separated. Lin Cang and Lei Xiuyuan took Yu He back to Huangtong Prefecture City, while Zhou Heng continued to Changxing Sect.
...
Because the Red Lotus Horse Harness was too shocking and too eye-catching, Zhou Heng did not use the effect of the harness on the rest of the journey.
He just drove at the normal speed of the red horse.
In a deserted place on the way, Zhou Heng tried to wear the mask symbolizing "Emperor Ziwei", and received the task information sent by the Zhoutian Patrol Division, as well as the good deeds reward he received after killing the ghost woman.
Eighty.
The ghost woman was at the eighth level. In terms of strength, she was not Lei Xiuyuan's opponent at all, so she was completely crushed in the battle.
But the ghost's body is almost indestructible and can be revived and restored constantly. It is impossible to kill it with the middle third and lower third grade martial arts.
So although Lei Xiuyuan and Lin Cang were strong enough to defeat the ghost woman, they still suffered a lot and could not really kill the woman.
If Zhou Heng had not arrived in time, they would have died here.
"Hmm? This mission..."
After Zhou Heng looked through the content of the mission assigned by Zhou Tian Xunjie Division, he was stunned and then chuckled: "It seems that the Five Emperors really chose a more suitable mission for me."
"Task summary: People in Ansong County and Lufeng County of Huangtong Prefecture in Pingzhou often disappear at night. Since a month ago, more than 30 people have disappeared, including men, women, young and old.
"Task purpose: To investigate whether there are ghosts involved and the truth behind it.
"Task warning: Half a month ago, a member of the organization code-named "Si Ming", a seventh-grade martial artist, went to investigate, but there has been no news so far.
"Task basic reward: 120 good deeds, 500 taels of silver.
"Extra mission reward: If you successfully rescue "Si Ming", you will be rewarded with 200 good deeds."
Ansong County and Lufeng County are the two counties closest to Changxing Sect. Zhou Heng doesn't need to take a detour to go there. He can just go directly.
It is obvious that the Five Emperors' Inner Seats sent this mission after a selection.
"However, it is probably not easy to make a member of a martial arts seventh-grade organization lose contact."
Zhou Heng fell into deep thought and said to himself: "From the mission description, the 'Si Ming' should still be alive, which means that even if the things there are really related to ghosts, they will most likely not exceed the sixth grade, which happens to be within my scope of handling."
And after calculating, as long as he completes this mission, rescues "Si Ming", and kills a seventh-grade ghost, his good deeds will reach 500.
The wish he made earlier can be realized.
"These two counties are not far from Changxing Sect, at most half a day's journey. Now there are still six days left before the time I said before, so I don't have to rush there." Zhou Heng secretly said: "Let the news spread first."
The reason why he asked Wu Zongshan to help spread the news was to let more people know about this matter, and it would be best to attract many people to watch, so that he could make Changxing Sect lose face in public.
At the same time, this is also a certain degree of security guarantee. If Changxing Sect still has face, it will not directly send out the master to attack him in public.
Although Zhou Heng has a way to deal with it even if the master really attacks, it is always right to make more preparations.
...
Underground of Ansong County.
There is a man-made cave here, with a large space, built with chairs, tables and stools, and even small palaces. It can be said to be a different world, with a faint blue firelight flashing inside, which is extremely gloomy.
Sitting on a chair in the middle of the cave was a 9-foot-tall, sturdy and strong man. He was wearing an ancient-style armor and a helmet on his head. His face could not be seen clearly, but only a pair of eyes glowing blue.
Around this man, there were more than a dozen people wearing the same broken armor standing, crowding around the central seat, extremely respectful.
"Report!!"
At this moment, a thin man ran in from outside in a panic. He knelt in front of the man and said, "My king, it's not good."
"Speak." The man said indifferently, as if without any emotion.
"Just now, the soul lamp of 'Ah Hong' went out. She is dead." The thin man said, "Most of the warrior blood we have consumed recently was collected by her. Now that she is dead, the warrior blood we are waiting for will be much less."
"Don't worry." The man's tone was still calm, and he said, "Have you found the 'Si Ming' of the Zhoutian Xunjie Division? If I can eat her, I can fully recover."
"No, no..." The thin man shook his head and began to tremble.
"Waste!" The man suddenly snorted coldly, and the blue light in his eyes increased, revealing a skinny, scarred, and extremely hideous face.
At the same time, the man opened his mouth and immediately spit out a dry vine-like tongue, which pierced the thin man's head and drilled into his body. In a blink of an eye, everything in his body was absorbed cleanly.
Only a piece of dry human skin was left.
The dozen people around all lowered their heads, still respectful, as if they had seen nothing.
"The one who killed Ah Hong was probably a member of the Zhoutian Patrol Division who was sent to rescue the 'Si Ming'." The man retracted his tongue, swallowed it, and said lightly: "You don't have to arrest anyone these days. Wait until that person comes before launching the action."
"Yes, my king!" More than a dozen people knelt down in unison.
"Don't disappoint me like that waste just now." The man's eyes flashed with blue light, and he said: "We must catch 'Si Ming' and this newcomer in one fell swoop!"