You should know that warriors are divided into nine grades, among which one, two and three are top grades, and four, five and six are middle grades.
But now, he is actually still of the lower grade. Even if he relies on the special skills taught by Fairy Shengxuan and Fire Charm Girl, he has little chance of winning against the sixth grade.
What's more, Li Ximing is above the sixth rank. Once he catches up with them, Shi Hao, Wu Liang and He Ling will surely die.
Shi Hao turned his head and looked at the undulating forest.
According to this time point, this should be the darkest moment before dawn. However, tonight is a full moon night. Even though the moon has moved past the zenith and is hanging obliquely in a corner of the sky, there is still moonlight.
The hazy moonlight spread over the grass, as if covered with a layer of frost.
Shi Hao suddenly pointed his finger and said, "Go in."
Wu Liang didn't understand what was going on, but he had no other choice, so he pulled the reins and let the carriage rush into a forest.
Shi Hao said, "Jump out of the car!" He squeezed into the car himself, and when he came out, he was holding a stone of the gods in his hand.
Wu Liang and He Ling looked at each other. Shi Hao shouted again: "Get out of the car!"
His imposing manner was so overwhelming that the two men were so frightened that they dared not say anything and just jumped out.
The car rolled to the ground, and a dark shadow came crashing down on them. They hurriedly jumped up and hugged the big rock, but when they looked again, the car had already rushed out of the forest.
The two looked at the Divine Stone in their hands and instantly understood his intention.
They hid in the trees and waited until they heard the fluttering of wings above them.
The flapping sound followed the carriage and gradually faded away. Then they rushed out and hurried away carrying the Stone of the Gods.
Shi Hao drove the carriage and galloped through the wild mountains and wilderness.
It would be best if he could successfully send the carriage away and escape from the pursuers.
If it really doesn't work, at least we have to make sure that An Lei gets a piece of the Divine Stone.
He had just observed that after leaving the dark forest, there was a relatively flat wasteland.
The carriage rolled forward and he kept swinging the reins.
Looking back, Ying Zhao, who was high up behind, was still approaching.
Just as they were about to be caught up, Shi Hao suddenly sent out a gust of wind from his fingers, which, carrying a fiery aura, hit the buttocks of the two horses.
The two horses neighed miserably and ran forward even faster.
Shi Hao himself leaped up and rushed to the side.
The disheveled warrior riding on Yingzhao chased the carriage and looked at him.
His eyes seemed hesitant for a moment, but he quickly decided to let go of the young man who abandoned the carriage and flee, and chase after the carriage.
Shi Hao ran for several miles and looked back. He saw that the other party was chasing the carriage and was getting farther and farther away from him. He ignored him and ran into the forest at full speed.
The galloping horse accelerated under the stimulation of pain, and for a while the distance between it and Ying Zhao behind it widened.
But such acceleration could not last long, and the road ahead turned into a bumpy mountain road. Finally, they rushed over the hillside, and the horses and carts crashed down to the bottom of the slope ahead.
The two horses screamed miserably among the reflections of the mountains. The carriage dragged them forward and rolled down. The wooden boards shattered and scattered, and two God-sealing Stones rolled out of the carriage.
Li Ximing rode Yingzhao and landed. With sharp eyes, he looked at the broken carriage and the two gods' stones that rolled out, and snorted.
Ying Zhao landed on the grass and stepped forward with his paws.
Suddenly, Ying Zhao stopped, and Li Ximing turned his gaze to the darkness on the other side.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe and holding a sword, stepping out.
Li Ximing sneered and said, "So it's Master Xuandu. What a pleasure to meet you!"
The one who showed up was none other than Luo Yichen, one of the Twelve Quanzhen of Chongxian Sect, "Xuandu Zhenren"!
The twelve Quanzhen masters of Chongxian Sect each have their own unique skills. Some are good at elixir and stone, some are good at casting, and some are good at scriptures.
Because they have learned so many different things, their martial arts abilities vary, some are strong and some are weak. Among them, Xuandu Zhenren is a fifth-grade master with impressive abilities.
"You evil demons attacked the imperial soldiers and hijacked the goods. What do you want to do?" Xuandu Zhenren shouted in a deep voice.
Li Ximing sneered and jumped down from Yingzhao: "You are indeed worthy of being the real masters from Chongxian Sect. Each of you is so righteous, saying the most noble words and doing the most filthy things. Well, today I will ask you for your "Xuanwang Zhen Jue" here. I hope you won't disappoint me!"
The two faced each other, murderous intent swept across...
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Shi Hao looked back and saw night birds flying in the distance, with their energy surging.
There were loud bangs and the earth seemed to be shaking.
Are there any masters fighting? He thought quickly, there is no doubt that the "Three-Absolute Ghost Slayer" Li Ximing has encountered a strong enemy.
Shi Hao turned around, suppressed his curiosity, and continued to run forward, away from here.
Before he knew it, it was daybreak, and Shi Hao rested for a while in a forest.
At this moment, he had lifted the evil shadow disguise technique and threw away the dagger.
As he walked in the mountains, he circulated the Jujing Liuzhu Jue and Moxiao Wuji Gong in his body.
When practicing the Jujing Liuzhu Jue, one should keep moving, with the true energy flowing around the body like beads rolling.
The internal force of Mo Xiao Wuji Gong rotates in the body, gathers towards the dantian, and forms a vortex around the dantian.
These are two completely different skills, but at this moment they have achieved a delicate balance in his body.
Whether walking or standing still, these two techniques are in operation. They restrain each other but also cooperate with each other.
Shi Hao could feel that these two skills were improving all the time.
At this moment, he was actually not too far away from Minwu Ridge.
The noisy and bustling battlefield last night has now become quiet.
Shi Hao ran all the way with his back to Minwu Mountain. Surrounding him were steep cliffs, majestic peaks, high mountains, deep ravines, and towering ancient trees.
After running for a while, singing suddenly came from the front.
The singing was like a yellow roc, clear and pleasant. Shi Hao came out of the forest and saw a river in front of him, winding around a mountain and down.
The surrounding green mountains and waters are reflected in the river. There is a bamboo raft on the river with a village girl standing on it.
The village girl was not pretty, in some ways she could even be called ugly. Her nose was a little high, her mouth was a little crooked, and there was a small tumor on her forehead that was not noticeable but clearly affected her facial features.
She was wearing a skirt made of blue coarse cloth, decorated with some light red patterns.
But her singing voice is extremely beautiful, melodious and pleasant, lingering in the ears.
Shi Hao had never heard such beautiful singing before. It seemed that the dead silent wild mountains suddenly came alive with this wonderful singing.
The morning breeze blew, the green leaves swayed, the birds chirped, the flowers bloomed, and the river roared, all became her accompaniment.
Shi Hao stood on the shore and said loudly, "Miss, can I get off the boat?"
The girl in blue clothes stopped singing and tilted her head to look at him. Her slightly crooked mouth straightened up a little because of the smile she showed: "Sir, where are you going?"
Shi Hao said: "It would be nice if there were people in the town!"
The bamboo raft cut through the water like an arrow and stopped in front of him...
Chapter 47 Xu Xiaoyan
The bamboo raft was parked a little far away, about half a meter away.
Shi Hao asked: "Can we get closer?"
The blue-clad girl said, "There's too much mud over there. Young master is a martial artist, so just jump over."
Shi Hao asked: "How can you tell that I am a martial artist?"
The blue-dressed girl smiled and said, "There is no village in front of here, and no shop behind. It is just a desolate mountain. Although there is a river connecting the east and the west, both sides are uninhabited areas where poisonous snakes and wild beasts roam."
"If you were not a martial artist, you would have been eaten by wild beasts long ago."
Shi Hao also smiled and said, "That's true!" and jumped over.
He landed on the bamboo raft, and it sank.
The girl said, "Young Master, you are very good at martial arts!"
Shi Hao said: "Miss, please forgive me for making fun of you. If you really have great martial arts skills, you can land on a bamboo raft and it won't even shake."
The girl said, "Oh, I only noticed that you were very elegant, calm and composed, and I didn't pay attention to anything else." With a tap of the bamboo pole, the raft slid downstream.
Shi Hao stood at the front, looking at the scenery on both sides. The cliffs on both sides were steep and kept receding. On the cliffs, trees were hanging diagonally, and there were many monkeys jumping around.
Shi Hao said: "It really is 'The monkeys on both sides of the river are crying non-stop, and the light raft has already passed through thousands of mountains'."
The girl praised: "I didn't expect that you can write poetry."
Shi Hao said: "I am actually just a scholar."
The girl said: "Young Master is truly a man of both civil and military talents."
Shi Hao said, "Miss, you are too kind. Since you know that I know some martial arts, aren't you worried that I might harm you?"
The girl smiled and said, "I am just a country girl. I look safe and no one has raped me. I wear coarse clothes and shoes and a bamboo raft, so no one will rob me of my money either. So I don't have to worry about anything."
Shi Hao turned around, faced the girl, and said with a smile: "Although the girl is wearing coarse clothes and cloth shoes, she is not necessarily a country girl. The girl's true appearance may not be safe."
The girl held the bamboo pole and pointed it downwards, and the raft continued to move forward. The breeze blew around her, and the pair of small braids in her lily bun fell in front of her shoulders, symmetrical to each other.
The girl tilted her ugly face and said, "I'm not from the countryside, then who am I?"
Shi Hao sighed: "The girl is a female thief!"
The young girl also sighed: "Alas, I was kind enough to let you get on the raft and give you a ride, but why did you accuse me of being a thief?"
Shi Hao looked at the girl and said, "Now I want to know what she originally looked like?"
The girl smiled and said, "You look much better now than you did last night. You are not as ferocious now."
Shi Hao said: "Compared to the girl's true appearance, what I am more confused about is why the girl was able to pick me up in a place like this?"
The girl said, "Huh? I thought I had revealed a flaw somewhere, but you caught me in a place like this."
The two looked at each other, their shining eyes trying to see through each other. After a while, as they looked at each other, they simultaneously had the same thought... Could it really be just a coincidence
Shi Hao looked at the girl's face and said, "No wonder you knew I had changed my appearance last night. It turns out you can do the same. But now that you have seen my true face, can I also see what you look like?"
The girl smiled and said, "If you can tell me your real name, I will show you what I really look like."
Shi Hao said: "My surname is Shi Hao, and my given name is Hao. I am originally from Xiaohan Mountain City in Western Shu. Due to some adventures, I learned martial arts. After learning about the information related to the Conferred God Experiment, in order to prevent the Barbarian Court from posing a greater threat to the martial arts world, I disguised myself and came to help those righteous men in the martial arts world to rob the Conferred God Stone... Girl, have I said enough?"
The girl was surprised and asked, "I thought you would never tell me... Is everything you said true?"
Shi Hao said: "I think someone has to take the first step to trust each other. I am willing to trust you, but I wonder if you are willing to trust me?"
The girl stared at him for a while, then sighed: "I regret it a little bit. Maybe I shouldn't have taken you on the raft from the beginning. I don't know if you are too sincere or too sinister."
"If I don't tell you anything and don't let you see my true appearance... you won't kill me to silence me, right?"
Shi Hao said in a soft, low voice, like a wandering ghost: "Don't worry, girl... it won't... happen..."
The girl shuddered and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'm afraid of you!" She threw the bamboo pole gently towards Shi Hao and turned away.
Shi Hao caught the bamboo pole and saw that she had her back to him. She rubbed her face a few times, then untied her hair, turned around and shook her hair.
When Shi Hao looked at her, he saw that she had an oval face, rosy cheeks, and a cherry-like mouth. She was actually delicate and beautiful.
Her black hair fell on her head, and her eyes seemed to speak, bright as stars.
The girl smiled softly: "My name is Xu Xiaoyan. As for my origins, I can't tell you. Generally speaking, I have some connections with the Demon Sect and the Taoist Sect. However, this Taoist Sect is not the so-called 'orthodox sect' like the Chongxian Sect that colluded with the Barbarian Court. It is what they call the 'unorthodox sect'."
Shi Hao thought that it sounded strange that he had some connection with the Demon Sect and also with the Taoist Sect... Although logically speaking, he himself was also like that.
Shi Hao held the bamboo pole and moved it to the side a little. The bamboo raft turned around, so that the girl was in front and he was in the back.
The bamboo raft was lighted again and floated downstream. Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "So you can row a raft, that's even better!"
There was a small bamboo stool in the middle of the bamboo raft. She moved the stool over, sat down with her back to Shi Hao, took out a small comb, and combed her black hair.
Shi Hao was behind her, paddling the raft while asking, "Young lady, how come you also know the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Huh? You also used the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique? I was wondering how other sects in the world could be proficient in this kind of disguise technique. But there is no man in Yuelian Tower, how did you learn it?"
Shi Hao said: "Yue Lian Tower? I have never heard of this name."
Xu Xiaoyan did not look back and continued to comb her hair: "But this evil shadow disguise technique is the secret of Yuelian Tower. Even if you are not from Yuelian Tower, you must be related to Yuelian Tower."