Nightwatcher

Longshen Fort was built on the Wanlong River twenty miles away from Yongzhou City, where there is a prosperous town—Wanlong Town.

Dragon God Fort is the earth emperor in the eyes of the people in Wanlong Town and the surrounding villages. In the eyes of the people, the words of Dragon God Castle are more effective than the government.

The Wanlong River is more than 20 feet wide, and the water transport business is well developed. The only wharf in Wanlong Town is controlled by Dragon God Fort. . Leaning on this pier, Dragon God Castle is very rich.

There are so many people who rely on Dragon God Castle for food, and because of this, the people in the town like to find their "boss" Dragon God Castle to deal with disputes.

Over time, even the security of Wanlong Town came under the control of Dragon God Castle.

The current owner of the castle, Lei Zheng, has a fiery temper. He can't rub the sand in his eyes. He attaches great importance to rules and handles things impartially.

It has won the reputation of "Thunder God".

"Lei Gong" Lei Zheng, who is good at wielding big swords, is a fifth-rank martial artist. Unlike Patriarch Gongsun, he is a boring person who is not close to women.

He only loves to practice swords every day. He holds a machete and dives into the bottom of the river to swing the sword. He will never go ashore until he swings it 500 times.

The people in the town all said that if one day they saw rough water on a certain section of the river, it must be Lei Gong practicing swords in the river.

Dragon God Citadel, in the lobby.

Lei Zheng took a sip of tea, touched the machete in his hand, and said with a buzzing voice:

"I'm going to practice the knife. What's the matter with you? To make a long story short, don't disturb me to practice the knife."

Lei Zheng just passed fifty this year. He is 1.9 meters tall, with a bald head and bulging muscles. His physique is stronger than that of young people. It gives people the feeling of the kind of reckless man who will cut people with a knife if he disagrees with him.

In fact, he did.

Beside Lei Zheng was the womanly Gongsun Xiangyang, the playboy in his youth, smiling and saying:

"You have practiced the knife for so many years, how long will it take you to enter the fourth rank?"

Lei Zheng said with a cold face: "This has nothing to do with you."

Gongsun Xiangyang said: "I have to guard against you, one day you will be promoted to the fourth rank, what will you do if you cut me off with one knife?"

The history of Longshenbao is shorter than that of the Gongsun family. When the ancestors of Longshenbao came to Yongzhou to fight the world, they often had conflicts with the local snake Gongsun's family.

The children of the two sides fought every day, causing many deaths. Later, because the scale of the group battle was too large, it affected the people and had a very bad impact on the security of Yongzhou. The Yongzhou city government intervened and mediated.

Of course, that was more than two hundred years ago. Today, although there are still frictions between the two sides, they are all within a reasonable range.

"There is something wrong in the tomb."

Gongsun Xiangyang's words dispelled Lei Zheng's intention to see off the guests. The muscular bald castle master frowned slightly:

"What does this have to do with me?"

The big tomb in Nanshan has already been occupied by the Gongsun family. Based on a tacit understanding, Dragon God Fort will not intervene in it again unless the Gongsun family actively invites them.

Gongsun Xiangyang relayed to Lei Zheng the situation at the bottom of the tomb and the matter of the master in Tsing Yi.

Lei Zheng's eyes were wide open, just like Gongsun Xiangyang who heard the news for the first time, he felt a sense of crisis that a shell was buried at the door.

After calming down, he stared at Patriarch Gongsun coldly: "Why should I trust you?"

Gongsun Xiangyang said slowly:

"You can go down to see the tomb yourself, um, if you're not afraid of death. I've already found out the residence of that expert, and it's in the restaurant. He asked Gongsun's family to guard Nanshan. Nanshan is too big, so I want to watch it closely. , need a lot of manpower.

"Longshenbao and Gongsun's family are both living in Yongzhou, you can't stay out of it. Besides, what I said is true or not, let's visit that expert in person, don't you know?"

Lei Zheng snorted coldly, "You wanted to go by yourself, but you didn't dare, so you pulled me together to strengthen your courage and share the risk."

Gongsun Xiangyang smiled and did not refute.

Lei Zheng stood up holding the saber, "Wait here for an hour, I'll go with you after I finish practicing the saber."

"You don't pay attention to that expert?"

"Heh, whether you are a master or not, it all depends on what you say!"

Lei Zheng remained skeptical. After all, he had never been to the tomb, nor had he eaten crabs in Yangbai Lake. Just the words of Gongsun Xiangyang seemed to make him panic?

Gongsun Xiangyang was so weak that he only said he was an expert, but he didn't mention the poem. Otherwise, Lei Zheng's attitude would be much more correct.

Living restaurant.

Beside the table, there were fresh poisonous weeds, several porcelain vases, and five taels of sesame seeds. Xu Qi'an asked the waiter for a smashing medicine pot, and threw the poisonous weeds into it to smash them up.

Then pour in the venomous snake liquid, and continue pounding "bang bang bang".

Sitting by the window, Mu Nanzhi sniffled, frowned and said, "What's the smell, it smells so bad."

Xu Qi'an said: "Open the window for ventilation, I'm making poison pills."

While talking, he grabbed a handful of sesame seeds and sprinkled them into the medicine jar.

The princess opened the window as she said, but she didn't take the opportunity to breathe fresh air, but walked to the table and sat down, arrogantly slapped off Xu Qi'an's hand, and snatched the jar.

She dipped some venom on her fingertips, sucked it in her small mouth, and then licked her lips:

"These poisonous herbs have mediocre potency and won't help you. The snake's venom smells pretty good."

To the God of Flowers, poisonous weeds are also grasses, and poisonous flowers are also flowers, no different from ordinary flowers and plants.

Xu Qi'an directly called an expert, and the two started discussing this, as if they were discussing a certain kind of food that they both like.

"This time I went to the underground palace to find the ancient corpse to borrow some venom, the essence bred in the corpse for thousands of years, it can greatly stimulate the poisonous gu and make it evolve."

As Xu Qi'an said, he took out the jade bottle containing the ancient corpse's venom, and unplugged it.

"The smell is too strong."

Mu Nanzhi covered her nose and slipped away.

Xu Qi'an tilted the small jade bottle, and the viscous bluish-black liquid slowly poured out and dripped into the jar.

In an instant, the grass dregs in the pounding pot were dyed a deep black, and just by looking at the color, one could think of toxicity.

Then, he put the pounding pot on a small charcoal stove and roasted it with a slow fire until it was slightly dry, and then stopped.

The next thing to do is to ball them into little pills and take one a day.

The venom of the ancient corpse is too strong, with the current level of the poisonous Gu, it cannot withstand the excessive toxicity at one time, otherwise it will be poisoned to death.

After the small pills were formed, Xu Qi'an placed them on the table one by one to dry naturally.

The air is full of toxins, if an ordinary person were here, he would definitely die from the poison if he had no more than one cup of tea.

Mu Nanzhi was sitting by the window, rolling her eyes while reading the idle books she bought in the busy street.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the waiter's voice came: "Guest officer, two masters are looking for you."

Looking for me?

Xu Qi'an was taken aback, and calmly replied to the waiter: "Who is it?"

The waiter said: "One of them calls himself Gongsun Xiangyang, and the other calls himself Lei Zheng."

Gongsun Xiangyang, a member of the Gongsun family? Who is Lei Zheng? Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Please come in."

He guessed that Gongsun Xiangyang was a very senior member of the Gongsun family, or the head of the Gongsun family.

According to the rules, a high-ranking person who has attained Taoism for 800 years is here. If a power in the Gongsun family wants to come to visit, it must be a member of the family with high morals and high prestige.

It is impossible to send a junior or a small person in the family over.

The last one must be the heir of a family like Gongsunxiu.

As for Lei Zheng, Xu Qi'an had never heard of such a person, but since he came here with the Gongsun family, he should also be a person of dignity.

"Do you need me to hide behind the screen?" Wang Hao raised her eyes and looked over.

"No, go and pull the latch."

The princess curled her mouth, shook the young woman's plump and alluring buttocks, walked to the door, and pulled the latch.

After a while, two footsteps stopped outside the door, and then, a mellow voice said respectfully:

"Senior, my next son is Patriarch Gongsun, Gongsun Xiangyang."

Xu Qi'an said indifferently: "The door is not locked."

The door opened, and a middle-aged man in brocade clothes came in, with a smile on his face, and crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which were wrinkles caused by habitual smiling.

The other old man was tall and tall, with a machete on his back, bald head, and a sharp temperament, giving people the impression of being fierce and difficult to get along with.

"Lord of Dragon God Castle, Lei Zheng."

The bald old man cupped his fists, his voice was loud and clear.

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly, and raised his hand to signal: "Sit."

At this moment, his gaze was gentle, his eyes contained the vicissitudes washed out by the years, his attitude was calm, but there was a natural majesty.

It's a pity that there are two spots of gray on the temples.

Gongsun Xiangyang swept across the room calmly, his eyes flicked away from the first beauty of Dafeng, and sat down reservedly and cautiously.

Lei Zheng was about to appear careless, looking at Xu Qi'an full of scrutiny.

He had already been to the underground palace, and only walked around the periphery, after all, he never ventured into the main tomb. Therefore, he always had doubts about Gongsun Xiangyang's words.

"Thank you senior for saving my daughter's life. The Gongsun family will never repay you. They will definitely protect Nanshan and prevent anyone from entering the tomb."

It was also the first time that Gongsun Xiangyang saw an expert, and his curiosity was no less than that of Lei Zheng. He looked at him secretly, but he didn't see anything strange about this expert.

But because of this, it becomes more respectful.

Lei Zheng asked tentatively: "Senior, what is the identity of the ancient corpse in the underground palace?"

Xu Qi'an's voice was gentle: "It's just a small person."

In his eyes, the little man, the strange ancient corpse of at least rank three, was just the little man Gongsun Xiangyang was startled. He was about to speak when his nose suddenly twitched. Along with dizziness, he stood up in shock:

"Yes, poisonous."

Lei Zheng also stood up and took a few steps back. The two of them turned their attention to the small black balls on the table.

What is this thing? Just the smell, I can't bear it. Gongsun Xiangyang was shocked.

At the level of Wupin Huajin, most of the poisons in the world can be detoxified by the powerful liver function. These poisonous pills in front of me, I am afraid that one pill can kill Wupin.

Xu Qi'an's tone was gentle and apologetic: "I just made a few poison pills, and I'm going to eat them as snacks, so I put them away."

After that, he twisted a ball, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it carefully.

Eat, after eating, Gongsun Xiangyang was stunned, his face was stiff and his back was chilling.

Lei Zheng's pupils constricted violently, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, his panic tended to explode in an instant.

The two fifth-rank masters stared at Xu Qi'an, his mouth, and his throat. Seeing the Adam's apple rolled, it meant that the pill had been swallowed.

Why use poison pills as snacks? No, that's not the point. The point is that he is indeed a terrifying figure, a top master hidden in the world. Gongsun Xiangyang straightened his back silently.

Gongsun Xiangyang didn't lie to me. Lei Zheng was deeply shocked, he quickly reviewed his attitude, worried and annoyed by his previous indiscretion, afraid that he had caused dissatisfaction with this gentle-looking expert.

"alright!"

Xu Qi'an put the little jade bottle into his arms.

In fact, in terms of real combat power, he can't beat the fifth rank, unless he has a way to pour poison directly into the stomach of a fifth rank master.

Apart from poison, he lacked effective means to break through copper skin and iron bones.

Of course, warriors can't beat him either, because Qijue Gu has treacherous methods, and there are too many ways to remain invincible.

When I digest all these poison pills, I should be able to win the fifth rank Xu Qi'an thought in his heart, but the surface was still calm:

"Exactly, even if the two of you don't come, I plan to pay a visit."

Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng looked at each other, and the former immediately asked respectfully, "I don't know what junior can do for senior."

Xu Qi'an looked at the two with warm and calm eyes:

"I would like to ask the two of you for help to hold the Yongzhou Martial Arts Conference, which will be scheduled in one and a half months."

This is a method he came up with not long ago. Instead of aimlessly looking for dragon energy hosts, it is better to find a way to gather them and catch them all.

Although the martial arts conference is aimed at people from all walks of life, due to the nature of human beings to join in the fun, there will definitely be people from wealthy families coming to participate in the grand event.

The reason why he entrusted the Gongsun family and Longshenbao to take the lead in this matter was first of all to keep a low profile. He had to guard against Xu Pingfeng's backhands, so hiding behind the scenes was the best choice.

As for the time being set one month later, it is because of the spread of the news and the inconvenience of transportation. It will definitely take a lot of time for people from all over Yongzhou to receive the news and come to Yongzhou again.

"Can this junior ask the reason?"

Gongsun Xiangyang said tentatively.

Xu Qi'an originally wanted to say that using the "power" of the heroes of Yongzhou to suppress the ancient corpse would make it appear unpredictable. But after thinking about it, as an expert who has won eight hundred autumns in the past year, he still needs the help of the heroes of Yongzhou to suppress the ancient corpse.

This in itself is very low-class, without style.

So, he smiled lightly: "Because it's interesting."

Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng were speechless for a while.

"To hold a martial arts conference, there must be an attractive gimmick"

"How about this, the two of us jointly set up a list of the top 100 martial arts in Yongzhou, invite heroes from all walks of life in Yongzhou to take a written test, and customize the ranking. This is an irresistible temptation for those Jianghu people who love fame."

"There must be a heavy reward"

Gongsun Yang and Lei Zheng chattered and discussed, while Xu Qi'an listened while drinking tea with a smile on his face.

Half an hour later, the two people who reached the conclusion of the discussion got up and said goodbye.

When the two left, Mu Nanzhi looked at him and asked straight to the point: "Did you play Wei Yuan just now?"

Xu Qi'an ignored it and said: "We will leave Yongzhou City tomorrow and go around Yongzhou."

Fuyang County.

The little mare was led by the owner, walked rattlingly, and dragged on the horse's back, from the most handsome man to the most beautiful woman.

Sitting on the horseback, Mu Nanzhi looked left and right, this is a small county town that is not too rich, whether it is the streets that have been in disrepair, and the houses that are also old, they all show this point.

The clothes of pedestrians are not bright enough, and the styles and materials are relatively ordinary.

But the rice wine in Fuyang County is famous throughout Yongzhou.

Xu Qi'an came here to drink, and the princess also likes to drink, so he readily agreed, and the two of them walked around the rivers and lakes, eating and drinking wherever they went.

Passing a small river, there is a stone bridge on the river, with white walls and black tiles, and flowing water on the small bridge. If it is misty and rainy, and the beautiful woman holds an oil-paper umbrella, it will be perfect.

Xu Qi'an led the little mare onto a stone bridge, and suddenly heard an exclamation from not far away:

"Someone is diving, someone is diving!"

He and the princess looked sideways. Upstream, a woman floated up and down with the river, and her situation was extremely critical.

Pedestrians on both sides of the bank either pointed or found bamboo poles and stretched them towards the woman, trying to rescue her.

The woman choked on a few sips of water, her face was contorted, and she tried to save herself by thumping, but the water flow was very fast, and she was not able to pass through the water, the more she thumped, the more water she choked in.

Gradually, there is only half life left.

"Save people, save people quickly."

People in the distance shouted when they saw someone at the bridgehead.

He jumped down from the bridge, grabbed the woman's shoulders, stepped his toes on the water, and returned to the shore lightly. Xu Qi'an completed a series of operations in his mind, and then he jumped down from the bridge.

"thump!"

He plunged into the icy water and swam towards the woman.

Among the seven abilities of Qijue Gu, none of them can fly.

With so many people around, Xu Qi'an gave up the idea of ​​using secret gu to save people in full view.

Sometimes, a vulgar martial artist can pick up a woman who fell into the water more gracefully than other systems, Xu Qi'an had such a thought in his heart.

"Young students, hold the bamboo pole!"

An old man stood on the bank, stretching out a bamboo pole towards Xu Qi'an.

With the help of the old man and passers-by, Xu Qi'an grabbed the bamboo pole and was pulled ashore together with the woman.

The woman choked on her saliva and lost her mind.

Her face was pale, but her facial features were quite good. She was a very pretty little woman.

Xu Qi'an patted her on the back.

"vomit"

The woman spit out a large mouthful of water, and her drowsy sanity recovered, but instead of the joy of escaping from death, she burst into tears.

"Let me die, die cleanly, I beg you"

She covered her face and wept.

"Isn't this Zhang Laizi's daughter-in-law?"

"What kind of water do you want to dive in?"

"Oh, she's a poor thing"

The people around were talking in low voices.

PS: There is a typo, please change it first.