Mysterious journey

Sitting in the car, Garen glanced at the driver and Jeter in the row in front of him. Both of them were silent and did not intend to speak at all.

Turning sideways and looking out of the car, the buildings in Hera City were similar to those in Huaishan City, except that they were taller. Some were even tens of meters high. They were straight and square, like huge building blocks, and the shadows they cast were large and black. .

The fleet of cars almost exited the shadow of one building and immediately entered the shadow of another building. Galen could vaguely see the edges of these buildings. Some places even had exterior elevators. They were very old-fashioned wooden and metal elevators that were very slow.

Most of the pedestrians on the sidewalk outside the car were fashionably dressed, and some young ladies even wore slightly revealing clothes, showing off their beautiful figures.

The convoy kept moving forward. I don’t know how long it took. The buildings on both sides became more and more sparse and old, and they gradually became similar to Huaishan City. The clothes of passers-by on the road gradually became simpler.

This is the first time that Jia Long has been out of Huaishan. He used to think that Huaishan was a more prosperous place in this era, but he didn't expect that Hera City was so much more prosperous than Huaishan.

The car gradually slowed down as it drove into this area, and not long after, it slowly turned into an underground parking lot in a residential area.

The car came to a slow stop, and the engine stopped completely with a pop.

"We're here. Please get out of the car." Jette whispered.

Garen nodded, opened the door and walked out. I glanced at the entire underground parking lot. The entire underground parking lot was full of silver-patterned cars. Not far away, there were several waves of silver-patterned cars slowly driving in and not stopping. There were also car doors that had been opened, and other people who had just got off the car were standing in front of them. Then look around.

Amidst the slamming of the car door, Master Fei Baiyun got out of the car accompanied by two Xinghuan disciples. Garen hurriedly walked over and followed behind his master.

"Please come this way." Jette bowed respectfully and then walked to an elevator deep in the parking lot.

Several Star Ring disciples led Master Garen and followed behind.

"The Star Ring Sect is so grand. Police cars are used to clear the way, and so many disciples are dispatched to pick up secret martial arts from various sects at one time." Garon said with emotion.

"This is normal. The master of the Star Ring Sect has several disciples who are senior officials in this province and neighboring provinces. They have extremely strong potential power." Fei Baiyun explained in a low voice. "You will be arranged to go to the student area in a while. Be careful and don't cause trouble."

"I know." Garen nodded.

The two followed Jette into the elevator and stood still.

The inner walls of the elevator are all made of red wooden boards, which are very wide. The floor is covered with a black square blanket, with the letters of the Star Ring Gate written in flying phoenixes on it.

The few people stood in the elevator without making a sound, and barely felt the elevator rising.

Ding.

After a soft sound, the elevator slowly stopped and the door slowly opened. Outside the door is a black corridor with stone floors and walls. Every few steps there is a disciple dressed in black standing with his hands behind his back. It gives people a formal and solemn atmosphere.

The corridor connected to other corridors on the left and right, and from time to time people in various costumes passed by this corridor accompanied by Star Ring disciples. All go to the left.

Jieite followed Fei Baiyun and Gallon into the corridor, then turned left and merged into a wider corridor.

Garen walked in the corridor, stepping on cold and hard black stone, and could still smell a faint scent of incense in the air.

He was vaguely excited. This was the first time he had experienced such a big scene. Not to mention the rest, he just looked at the two rows of black-clothed disciples standing around with their hands behind their backs. They were all full of energy, and their fingertips were faintly glowing white like spikes. Guangzhuang knew that these disciples were not mediocre.

The master in front had already greeted other colleagues who had come in. It seemed that he had met an acquaintance. Fei Baiyun and another short fat man walked shoulder to shoulder, greeting each other extremely affectionately.

Garen followed behind, looking at his nose and heart with a solemn expression.

When we walked to a small circular fountain hall.

"Senior brother, please come with me." A female Star Ring disciple walked over politely and said to Garen. Then he separated from Fei Baiyun and others and turned towards a corridor on the right. Like Garen, there were also disciples from other sects who were led over and walked into the corridor here.

Follow the female disciple to the end of the corridor and enter a spacious square black hall filled with large round mahogany tables and chairs. There are already many people sitting inside.

On one side of the hall, next to the wall, several clowns in colorful clothes were performing funny plays, causing everyone to burst into laughter from time to time.

Garen walked in without attracting anyone's attention. The female disciple handed him a sign with Baiyunmen's calligraphy on it and left.

He found an inconspicuous corner and sat down, inserting the sign pole into the specially reserved socket on the edge of the table. The wall on one side of the hall is a huge floor-to-ceiling window. Although the position he sits in is the most inconspicuous, it is also right next to the floor-to-ceiling window. He can see the situation outside and below from upstairs.

Looking from the side, opposite the window is the middle floor of the gray-white building. There are three floors further down. It is obviously the fourth floor. On the opposite floor, you can faintly see the disciples and leaders of the Star Ring Sect walking around continuously. They entered another hall.

"What a big scene." Garen didn't know how many such halls there were. But obviously there can't be just one.

Not long after he sat down, a muffled low voice suddenly came from the entrance to the corridor.

"Bio is here."

"It's Bio!"

"Such a great reputation, I want to see what this one of the southern twin stars is like?" A bald man sitting at a round table in front of Garen sneered.

"One of the two stars in the south?" Garen looked up and waited for a few seconds. A blue-haired man wearing dark blue casual clothes slowly walked in. The man's face was indifferent, and his eyes, eyebrows, and hair were all blue. Even the skin is slightly blue, with an unusually cold temperament. The man glanced at the whole place and walked straight to the right side of the front of the venue. A group of people in white who were sitting there unconsciously stood up and gave up their seats. Silently he walked to an empty table at the back and sat down.

"Thank you." Bio said calmly and then sat down.

"Unexpectedly," the man among the two middle-aged men and women sitting on Garen's right sighed in a low voice.

Garen glanced at the wooden sign next to the two people, which had the words Cross Sword written on it.

The sighing man had black hair, black eyes, fair skin, a tall nose, and a mixed-race smell.

He hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to ask.

"Brother, I don't know the origin of this Biou. Why is it all blue? Is it one of the southern twin stars? Can you explain it to me?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He glanced at Galleon's wooden sign.

"It turns out that you are a disciple of the Baiyun Sect. Our Cross Sword has opened a martial arts gym near you, and we have heard of your reputation. My name is Leiton. I have admired you for a long time."

Garen was stunned, watching the foreigners with various hair colors and skin colors speaking in a tone similar to that of Chinese martial arts. Although the language was different, it still felt strange.

"My name is Garen. Brother Layton, can you tell me about the situation in our secret martial arts community in the south?"

"Of course that's no problem." The man seemed to be a talkative person, and he immediately came over and started to introduce the situation of the entire southern secret martial arts world.

"It seems that you are also a new disciple, right? Let me give you a detailed introduction. The strongest ones in our southern secret martial arts world are the Star Ring Sect and the Red Sand Sword. Let's not talk about the Star Ring Sect. What you practice is the Star Ring Sword. , the hands and fingers are very domineering, you will be able to see it in a few days. The Red Sand Sword is another big sect, occupying two provinces in the south, slightly weaker than the Star Ring Sect, this Biou is the contemporary of the Red Sand Sword Sect The most outstanding disciples are as famous as Andrela of the Star Ring Sect. It is said that they have practiced the secret martial arts in the sect to a terrifying level, and their strength almost surpasses the masters and senior elders who taught them."

"More than the master and senior elders? Impossible, right? This Bio doesn't look more than twenty-five years old, right? Is he so powerful?" Garen was slightly surprised.

"You also know that the young and strong in our secret martial arts world have physical and mental advantages. The older generation of masters only rely on their rich experience. If they want to reach a higher level, they will not be able to do it again in the future unless they are twenty-five years younger. There is a chance. So it depends on the factors of talent and hard work. Andrela of Star Ring Sect and Bio of Red Sand Sword are such geniuses who do not lack talent and hard work. In addition to the best secret martial arts skills, I think It’s hard even if you’re not strong.” Layton said with emotion, a trace of envy flashed in his eyes. "As you get older, your body begins to decline, and your strength starts to decline no matter how much you maintain it. This is a natural law and there is no way around it."

"You have worked hard enough." The middle-aged woman on the side gently held Leighton's hand and comforted him.

Garen was thoughtful.

"Then Andrela and Bio are considered the two strongest people in our south?"

"I don't know about this, but it should be." Leighton nodded, "It is a recognized fact that Andrela has become the number one secret weapon in the south. Biou was defeated by him last time. This time It looks like he has made another breakthrough and is obviously ready to compete for the number one position again.”

"Then there will be a good show!" Garen's interest suddenly increased, "I haven't seen the strength of a truly powerful person in the secret martial arts, so I can just see it."

"You look quite young. You must have good talent. No wonder your master brought you here to learn more." Leighton smiled. "But you may be wrong. Before they take action, we small sects need to compete first."

"Should we strike first?" Garen was confused for a moment, then understood, "That's right. If we are the strongest striker at the beginning, who will watch our comparison?"

"As long as you understand." Layton smiled and stopped talking.

Garen then asked some common sense about the secret martial arts world.

There are not many people in the secret martial arts world, but each of them is a powerful level that ordinary martial arts enthusiasts aspire to, and there is a huge force behind each sect. With so many people gathered together, even though it is already the era of hot weapons, the government still has to increase the scale of protection to avoid being unable to respond in time when a conflict occurs.