A chubby middle-aged man hurried in with a string of guards, looking at the mess, many corpses, and blood on the ground, sweat dripped from his forehead, and his expression was also very terrified: "Is that so? Dear guests! This time it was the shop's mistake, please don't blame it..."
As he spoke, he pleaded guilty again and again, with eager light flashing in his small eyes.
Xu Lingxiu swept her cold eyes and raised her chin: "Don't blame me? I'm waiting here and my life is in danger, yet you tell me not to blame me? If I wait for someone to fall here, don't blame me? Beheading, you don't blame it?!"
The questioning was stern, the displeasure in his tone and the faint coercion emanating from his body made the slightly fat middle-aged man drip with sweat and pale.
The slightly fat middle-aged man begged for permission several times. He knew very well that his inn was too loosely guarded this time. He also understood that this group of people were all elite pharmacists who went to participate in the pill battle, and they offended people here. , not only will his business here plummet in the future, but he will not be able to say that his family business will be completely ruined in the future, and he will be resisted by all the alchemists - he can't even guarantee basic safety, and someone will come after the matter is over. This is unreasonable.
After Xu Lingxiu lost his temper, he waved his hand: "Hurry up and find out!" His attitude was particularly bad, "I don't care how much you have to do, but if I wait for the assassination, your inn can't get rid of it! You must give it to me! An explanation! Otherwise—"
The slightly chubby middle-aged man felt as if he had been granted amnesty. After he apologized again and again, he turned around and left in a hurry with a group of guards. Of course, he also left a number of warriors above the sixth level of innate to patrol outside, and after he went out, his face became gloomy: "Check!" He gritted his teeth, "I must find out that guy who eats inside and outside!"
After these people left, someone immediately closed the courtyard door.
Xu Lingxiu spoke impatiently: "Is it the killer of Ghost Dao again?"
A martial artist of the sixth level of congenital innate walked over quickly and rummaged through the corpses, exposing their arms.
Sure enough, all the people in black have a lifelike black ghost head on the skin of their arms.
Gu Zuo was shocked.
Ghost Road? He remembered that there was also a ghost road in Cangyun Kingdom, and he also had business dealings with his eldest brother. Although after they came to Qingyun Sect, the business was temporarily handed over to Gongyiyan, who led the family's alchemists to refine them using the alchemy skills they left behind.
However, isn't the Ghost Dao not only found in Cangyun Nation, but has even spread to Qingyun Continent
There, Qiu Qian and the others looked at the bodies of the ghost killers, and a trace of hatred flashed in their eyes.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Gu Zuo was a little puzzled. He thought about it and asked, "Senior Brother Xu, a killer has been captured here and is in a coma. What should I do?"
Xu Lingxiu said, "Just throw it on the ground."
Gu Zuo gave Long Yi a wink.
Long Yi obediently threw the man in black on his shoulders into the pile of corpses.
A few more warriors came over, one by one, killing all the men in black who had been captured before and who had not died.
Gu Zuo was a little puzzled, and went to Xu Lingxiu's side: "Senior Brother Xu, don't you torture me?"
Xu Lingxiu's attitude towards him was much better than that of others. Although he was still impatient, he still explained to him: "The assassins of the Ghost Dao will never betray the organization. It's also useless."
Gu Zuo wondered: "Can't they stop them from committing suicide?"
Xu Lingxiu sneered: "That's the secret technique of the Ghost Dao, it's very weird. There were many alchemists who dissected his body, trying to find the root cause, but they couldn't find it in the end. Therefore, I came to the conclusion that maybe the technique was not poison at all, but a A variant of a martial art, or a hidden method in the mind, or other reasons. And since I can't find it, I naturally give up. Anyone who is assassinated by the ghost can more or less guess, what is it? Who has such deep hatred, and wants to buy the murderer and come here."
Gu Zuo was stunned: "So that's how it is..." He suddenly reacted, "Brother Xu means, you also know that we were assassinated this time..."
Xu Lingxiu glanced at him: "You are not stupid."
At this time, Li Yunquan took the initiative to say: "At the last Dan Dou meeting, someone also came to assassinate. At that time, my Qingyun Sect was not well-prepared, and almost all of them were wiped out. If it wasn't for the fact that the guards were strong enough to respond in time, I'm afraid the consequences would be unimaginable. We were too hasty back then, and we didn't find the real culprit. This time we were prepared, so we could not hurt at all." He remembered that Gu Zuo's protector was only Long Yi, and to avoid conflicts, he also took the initiative to say, " Outside Junior Brother Gu's room, a night watchman was originally arranged. However, Junior Brother's guards responded very quickly, so he is useless."
Gu Zuo understood.
It turned out that Xu Lingxiu had already encountered it once at that time, so it is no wonder that he was not happy when he was assassinated again this time. But who in the end dares to take the risk and oppose Qing Yunzong
By the way, Xu Lingxiu still didn't say what he knew!
Xu Lingxiu said to Gu Zuo, "Come with me."
Is it because it can't be said in public? Gu Zuo thought of this and followed.
As for Long Yi, his first task was to protect Gu Zuo, and he immediately came outside the door.
After entering the room, Gu Zuo sat honestly on a chair.
Xu Lingxiu said directly to him: "It is said that the culprit has not been found, but I think several forces that won a good ranking in the last Dan Dou are suspicious."
Gu Zuo thought for a while: "What ranking did we get from Qingyun Sect last time?"
Xu Lingxiu said: "There were five pharmacists who came last time, including two senior pharmacists, two intermediate pharmacists, and only one low-level pharmacist. Among the three groups, except that I was too young and only ranked seventh. , and the other four are in the top three. This is almost always the case in every Dan Dou meeting."
Gu Zuo is not surprised that Qing Yunzong can get this result.
This continent is named Qingyun Continent. Just by looking at the name Qingyun Sect, it is known that it is the dominant one in the entire continent. Even if there are other factions, they are far from being comparable to this behemoth. . As much as you have a reputation, you have a lot of strength. There is a separate alchemy hall inside the sect. If you can't even find a few extremely excellent pharmacists, can you still be sane
The rest of the forces and resources are not as good as Qingyun Sect, and of course it is difficult to compare with Qingyun Sect.
Just like in the previous year's Dandou Club, the top three were basically taken over by Qingyunzong and Danyuncheng's alchemists, and they were on a par with each other. Those rankings after them will be divided up by other alchemists.
Danyun City has achieved this result for so many years, and as long as the city owner is not a fool, naturally he will not assassinate the alchemist in Qingyun Sect. Then the following forces with good rankings naturally have the biggest suspicion.
Gu Zuo asked again: "Besides Dan Yuncheng and my Qingyun Sect, who is the one who gets a good ranking most often?"
Xu Lingxiu's expression was blank for a second before replying: "Shuangyuecheng, Danxinmen, Heishuigang, Qingjiaomen... They took the top ten spots. Among them, Shuangyuecheng, Danxinmen, Heishuigang All of them are old-fashioned forces, the Qingjiaomen has only appeared for a mere twenty or thirty years, and they have only participated in the Dandou meeting two or three times. If they still come this time, it will be the third time."
Gu Zuo thought for a while: "Senior Brother Xu thinks that there is a high possibility of Qingjiaomen?"
Xu Lingxiu sneered: "No, on the contrary. The biggest suspect is the Dan Xinmen."
Gu Zuo was a little interested, he also analyzed it carefully, and told Xu Lingxiu: "Xu Shixiu means, because the Qingjiaomen seems to be the most suspicious on the surface, and the power is also the latest, so the possibility is the least? Xu? Has Senior Brother observed their usual way of doing things?"
Xu Lingxiu glanced at him in surprise: "You know."
Gu Zuo smiled and waited for Xu Lingxiu's explanation.
Originally, the suspicion of Qingjiaomen really has a lot to do with the behavior of the sect.
Xu Lingxiu was a little arrogant, but she was also very straightforward, so she continued to speak.
At that time, Xu Lingxiu was not yet thirteen years old. Because of her valuable status and the level of a low-level pharmacist, she followed the alchemists to participate in the pill fighting meeting. The main purpose was to gain knowledge.
After the assassination, the people of Qingyun Sect were very angry, and immediately let the city lord of Danyun City set up a net of heaven and earth, and it was necessary to find out the truth of the assassination.
It was also at that time that many doubts were cast towards Qingjiaomen, who had a very good alchemist this time. Because if the assassination is successful, this sect will undoubtedly be able to go further and gain a great reputation to attract more people to join the Qingjiao Sect.
Of course, Xu Lingxiu was so skeptical at first, but he was brought up by the stars, and there were many people who knew him. How could he be completely ignorant? So he secretly sent someone to inquire about the behavior of Qingjiaomen, and found that the style of this sect is to be steady and steady. The last time he came to Dou Dan meeting was just to test the water. , In fact, they are all members of a poor family of refining medicine. Because of insufficient resources and incomplete skills, they are in despair. The master of Qingjiaomen took them in with great courage, and then gave a better manual of his own sect, and only then did these alchemists who already had a foundation make great progress. It took many years of training to bring them to this level. Immediately, they came to participate in the pill fighting meeting, and in order to improve the reputation of those alchemists, they had held many small meetings in private to invite pharmacists to fight pills in the past few years.
Afterwards, Xu Lingxiu and the people from the sect analyzed it and felt that with the style of the sect master of Qingjiaomen, he would not offend Qingyunzong so eagerly for quick success. To put the blame on Qingjiaomen!
In this way, not only can they get rid of the new talent of Qingjiaomen, but they can also take the opportunity to let Qingyunzong lose the battle of Dan, and make their own ranking better.
Moreover, when no clues were found in the matter, the people of Qingyun Sect became even more suspicious—yes, the master of Qingjiaomen is also very meticulous, but he can really do it so seamlessly, but it doesn’t look like a cutting-edge Sect can achieve. It has to have a huge background and a channel with twists and turns.
Gu Zuo was fascinated: "Then who is the most suspicious force in our sect?"
Xu Lingxiu said, "Dan Xinmen."
Gu Zuo wondered: "Why?"
Xu Lingxiu didn't say anything else, only said four words: "The third child of ten thousand years."
Gu Zuo understood immediately.
The pharmacists in Danyun City and Qingyun Sect are all top-notch, and the top three take turns to do it, indicating that their strength is almost the same, they belong to the super first-class, but if they are always suppressed by them, they can only be the third force, then It shows that no matter what, that power is only first-class, and the status is far from it.
Thinking of this, Gu Zuo still has a question: "Since the suspect is Dan Xinmen, why did they send assassins this time? Isn't it just trying to hide it?"
Isn't it stupid to do this...
Xu Lingxiu said: "If you can think of it, the sect can also think of it. At that time, in order to avoid the grass and the snake, I suppressed all my doubts, and even suppressed the Qingjiaomen to a certain extent to show that I had the deepest doubts about them. The pharmacists of the Qingjiao Sect were also forced to fall behind under such pressure, and the other sects were angered to express the anger of my Qingyun Sect."
Gu Zuo's heart moved: "Even Danyun City is no exception?"
Xu Lingxiu nodded: "That's right. Besides, the four alchemists who went there at the time were all ranked second or third, unlike in the past, there is always one person who can win the first place."
Gu Zuo: "Failed to play..."
Xu Lingxiu nodded again: "If God wants him to die, he will be mad."
Gu Zuo was a little surprised: "So Dan Xinmen thought that Qingyun Sect was affected and suffered a blow. If it happened again, maybe it would fall to the altar?"
Xu Lingxiu said: "The fact that Danxinmen can do such things is enough to prove that they thought they had seized the opportunity as early as the last time, and they were a little crazy. Besides, Qingyunzong has been suppressing the Qingjiaomen, so they can also ask them to take their own chances. Thinking that the matter has not been exposed, I intend to plan again."
"This time, it is the killer of the ghost road. Compared with the last time, the number of people who came here is twice as strong, and the strength is stronger. The place he chose is even more clever, which is completely different from the last time. If it wasn't because I had been prepared. , and do some tricks, I am afraid that it will be damaged a lot. If the refining pharmacist is damaged a little, and will fail in the battle of pills, no matter how angry I wait, they can also do some tricks and push the green Jiaomen. body." Speaking of which, Xu Lingxiu showed a disdainful look, "As for the reason...they can show that the Qingjiaomen is not angry because of being suppressed, and the dog jumps over the wall with the evidence, plus the old resentment, the Qingjiaomen has truly become a For the hell."
Gu Zuo concluded: "But it didn't kill us."
Xu Lingxiu twitched the corners of his mouth: "But the assassination will have an impact on me and others. Moreover, this time when I went to Danyun City, the Danxinmen thought that my Qingyun Sect was going to attack the city owner again. There is a dark tide at the Dan meeting, and they still have a chance."
Gu Zuo still thinks that Dan Xinmen is a little stupid because of envy, jealousy and hatred. It must have been too long. Otherwise, they should think about it, so that they can see a general plan after being reminded and called. Doing this, what do you think
He thought so and asked.
Xu Lingxiu sneered and said: "There are giant mountains in front of the road, and new talents are chasing after them. Danxinmen is different from the other two forces. They use alchemy as their main source. However, the Dandou Club showed that they were not Taishan Beidou at all. Instead, they lost to Qingyun Sect, which mainly cultivates martial arts, and Danyun City, which mainly sells medicinal materials. Naturally, they will not be reconciled. The opportunity is fleeting, even if they take a little risk, they should not be reconciled. I think it's worth it. The worst thing left and right is that my Qing Yunzong finally found the clue, but there is no evidence at all, so what can I do to get them?"
Gu Zuo blurted out: "Also suppress them..."
Xu Lingxiu said: "Even if they are suppressed, it is a long way to go, and they will suffer a lot of losses, but as long as the evidence is not a certainty, it is impossible to destroy the family. As long as the family is not destroyed, they can always make a comeback."
Hearing this, Gu Zuo also sighed: "Then don't they have nothing to fear?"
Xu Lingxiu sneered: "The people in the sect are stupid in alchemy. Who said that they can't be killed without evidence? Who said that only destroying the sect is the biggest punishment? It's just a mere alchemy sect, it's not worth my Qingyun Sect. It’s just a formal shot. This trip comes to the Danxin Sect, and they must be stomped on their faces. Afterwards, they will support the Qingjiao Sect and fight against them, destroying the reputation of Danxin Sect. At that time, all the ambitions of Danxin Sect will be destroyed. It will all come to nothing, and the previous plans will also turn into a joke!"
To be honest, Gu Zuo was a little confused.
It's not that he doesn't understand, but after he understands it, he feels that the things here are really messy and intriguing. If he wants to do these things every day, he will definitely collapse.
Anyway, at the moment, Qing Yunzong guessed who did it, but let it go. After confirming it, he felt that he supported the other party to kill them. The supported party was beaten a little bit miserably before, but because of his good performance, he Being chosen as a knife, maybe it will rise again in the future
Gu Zuo: "..."
It's such a confusing thing.
Could this be the way the sect thinks about things
Well, he's still refining medicine honestly... that's fine.
After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Gu Zuo decided not to care about this little episode anymore. He said goodbye to Xu Lingxiu, turned around and went back to his room.
This matter has nothing to do with him in the first place. He participates in the Dan Dan meeting in a proper manner, and obediently finds the medicinal materials he needs. Otherwise, it is better not to inquire.
After staying here for one night, the slightly fat middle-aged man came again the next day. He didn't change his clothes. He was obviously tired all night. This time, he also brought some news.
Last night, he finally found the trace of the guy who was eating inside and outside, but when he found it, the guy was already a corpse. It can be seen that although the guy betrayed the information of the guests of the inn, he didn't get any benefits later, and even gave his own life to him. got rid of it.
With this explanation, Xu Lingxiu didn't have a hard time with the slightly fat middle-aged man, but after Zhu Hongyan beat the man with a smile, the slightly fat middle-aged man pleaded guilty again and sent these ancestors away.
Immediately, the flying wild beast fluttered up and took everyone all the way to the nearest and largest city - Danyun City!
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Because it is a big city of medicinal materials, when approaching the city, looking down from the sky, you can already see countless medicinal fields, where many medicinal materials are planted. It can be said that at least one third of the entire Qingyun Continent has The medicinal materials all come from this place!
A martial artist can’t be separated from a pharmacist, and a pharmacist can’t do without medicinal materials. From this, you can see how rich this Danyun City should be!
The gate of Danyun City is particularly tall and can accommodate many wild beasts to enter side by side. There were a lot of people outside the city gate, most of them were pharmacists, judging from their outfits and the people accompanying them.
That's right, the Dou Dan Association was originally a grand gathering for alchemists. No matter what level of pharmacists, even if they were not shortlisted, more or less, they would want to come and have a look.
The flying wild beast did not fly directly into the city, but fell to the ground.
Gu Zuo followed Xu Lingxiu and saw another extremely large wild beast on the other side of the city gate.
This wild beast can't fly, but on its back is a small hall with four hollows, which is covered with exquisite silk, animal skins, etc., which looks very comfortable.
After Xu Lingxiu and his party landed, the person holding the wild beast walked over with a smile on his face, and respectfully greeted them all into the small hall on the back of the wild beast.
Only at this time did Gu Zuo know that because of the high status of Qingyun Sect, even if he arrived at Danyun City, there would be a special "special car" to pick him up!
… is indeed the charm of privilege.
After entering the city, the streets on the left and right are also very wide, and many people on both sides are looking here—yes, maybe there are not many warriors among them, but when it comes to the ability to handle medicinal materials, ordinary people like them are absolutely Can not be underestimated! At this moment, they are also watching the distinguished guests, showing the enthusiasm of Danyun City.
The destination of the desolate beast is even more impressive. Its pace is large and its speed is not slow. It didn't take long before it stopped in front of a very majestic building.
This is the City Lord's Mansion.
That's right, whether it's because of Qingyunzong's prestige or because of Qingyunzong's ability as a pharmacist, every time they come to participate in the Dou Dan meeting, they live in the City Lord's Mansion! And besides them, no one can live in the City Lord's Mansion!
This is not an honor that also makes Dan Xinmen jealous...