Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

The next morning, the Hyakubeitang convoy, which had been traveling hard for four days in the Chimang Mountains, finally arrived at the trading location.

This is an extremely secretive valley with flat and wide terrain that can accommodate hundreds of people. It has only one exit and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

When the convoy arrived, the bandits had already entered the valley and left several guards at the entrance. Seeing the convoy coming, they took the initiative to get out of the way.

Before entering the valley, Manager Li asked Zhao Shan to arrange several guards to inspect the surrounding terrain.

Zhao Shan asked Zhang Jinkui for instructions. Zhang Jinkui glanced at him sideways and said:

"Do you think this is a march and a war? How dare you kill people and rob goods in a mere Black Wind Village? The brothers are tired after traveling for so long. It is only right to hand over the goods to them quickly and leave with the money. !”

Manager Li's face darkened, but the escort team was under the jurisdiction of Zhang Jinkui, so he had no choice but to give up.

But Zhang Jinkui was not a fool and ordered Zheng Jun to leave a few guards at the entrance of the valley just in case.

The convoy meandered into the valley. In the open space in the valley, forty or fifty bandits gathered, most of them dressed in sackcloth, sitting on the ground talking and laughing loudly.

When they saw the motorcade coming in, they lazily stood up and gathered together.

The leader was a strong man, dressed in powerful clothing and exuding a fierce aura.

When the two sides were twenty steps apart, Zhang Jinkui raised his hand and the motorcade slowly stopped.

Chen Yuan also stopped and stood beside Zhao Shan, carefully looking at the bandit opposite.

Along the way, he made several insinuations and finally learned the whole story from Zhao Shan and Wang Cong.

The object of this transaction is a newly rising bandit village - Heifeng Village.

This strong man should be Xie Quan, the leader of Black Wind Village. He is a peak marrow-refining warrior. He wields a long spear and is highly skilled in martial arts. He kills people with ease. In just a few months, he has made quite a fortune in the Chimang Mountains. Due to its reputation, people in the world call it the Soul-Severing Gun.

The bald man on the right side of Xie Quan is holding a ghost-headed sword. He should be Wu Dong, the leader of the second village of Black Wind Village. He is also a peak marrow refining warrior. He is known as the life-threatening Yama in the world and kills people like hemp.

The man on the left side of Xie Quan, carrying a long bow, has a slender figure and a long scar on his face. He should be Jiang Feng, the leader of the third village of Black Wind Village. He has just entered the marrow refining, and his archery skills are superb. People in the world are called Huoyanjin. carving.

The origins of these three people are a mystery. It is said that Xie Quan was a general in the army who killed people for some reason and fled to the Chimang Mountains to build the Black Wind Stronghold.

After establishing a foothold, he came to Baibingtang to buy weapons. Although the scale was not large, after several transactions, he felt very comfortable paying for it.

This time, Xie Quan had a huge appetite and ordered weapons worth several thousand taels, saying that if he was satisfied, he would only buy weapons from Baibing Hall in the future.

Shopkeeper Sun attached great importance to this transaction and mobilized all the personnel of the escort team, asking Manager Li and Zhang Jinkui to hold the line together to ensure that the transaction was foolproof.

As long as this deal can be completed, Baibingtang will have another long-term and stable trading partner in the future.

After Chen Yuan learned the details of the transaction from Zhao Shan, he finally felt relieved.

They are just two peak marrow refining warriors. With Manager Li and Zhang Jinkui in charge, there shouldn't be any problems.

After the motorcade stopped, Xie Quanyue stepped out from the crowd, saluted the two of them with clasped fists, and grinned:

"Manager Li and Manager Zhang, I've been waiting for you all."

Zhang Jinkui lazily saluted, and Manager Li returned the salute with clasped fists:

"The mountain road is difficult to travel, so the three village leaders have been waiting for a long time."

Xie Quan laughed and said:

"Haha, my brothers and I are so excited to wait!"

Zhang Jinkui said loudly:

"Thank you, leader of the village. Stop talking nonsense. We have brought you weapons. Where is the money?"

Xie Quan laughed and said:

"Manager Zhang is still so cheerful, so I won't talk nonsense. Someone, bring up the money!"

He waved his hand, and a dozen bandits laboriously carried ten iron boxes to the open space in the middle.

boom!

The bandit put the box on the ground and Xie Quan waved his hand:

"Open the box and let the two stewards take a look!"

The bandit opened the box, revealing two boxes of white silver and eight boxes of yellow copper coins.

Manager Li frowned and said:

"Thank you, Village Master, we have agreed before that all transactions will be done in silver, why are there still copper coins?"

Xie Quan smiled and said:

"I'm sorry, Manager Li. I can't get that much silver together at once, so I can only make up the money with copper coins. But don't worry, three thousand four hundred taels of silver is a lot."

Not wanting to hit the smiling man, Manager Li, even though he was unhappy in his heart, could only gently lift it and wave his hand:

"Come here, check..."

"etc!"

Before Manager Li finished speaking, Wu Dong, who was standing next to him, suddenly took a step forward and said:

"Now that the money is on display, shouldn't we also have a look at the weapons?"

"Second brother, why are you talking to the two stewards?"

Xie Quan scolded, then turned around and said with a smile:

"Two stewards, brothers have been through many hardships during this period of time, so they can collect more than three thousand taels of silver. Look..."

Zhang Jinkui shook his neck impatiently:

"Okay, don't make these nonsense, you send a few people to inspect the weapons, we will also send a few people, a little money, and quickly complete the deal!"

Xie Quan laughed:

"Okay, that's cool enough! Second brother, please lead a few people to inspect the weapons. You have to act quickly. Don't keep the two stewards waiting!"

"yes, Sir!"

Wu Dong agreed loudly, turned around and called several bandits, came to the convoy, lifted the white cloth on the car, and inspected it carefully.

At the same time, Zheng Jun also followed Zhang Jinkui's instructions and called several guards to check the money.

Xie Quan also greeted:

"Little brother, come on, check out these boxes of silver first. There are too many copper coins. It won't be too late to order more later."

Zheng Jun didn't dare to make his own decision and looked back at Zhang Jinkui.

Zhang Jinkui waved his hand impatiently. Zheng Jun understood and said:

"Come, let's take a look at these two boxes of silver first..."

When Xie Quan saw this scene, the smile on his face grew stronger.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wu Dong and several bandits completed their inspection and said loudly:

"Brother, I checked it, there is no problem, everything is correct!"

Xie Quanlang laughed:

"Haha, good! The Fuhu Gang is indeed trustworthy in doing business!"

At the same time, Zheng Jun and others also finished checking the two boxes of silver and began to check the copper coins.

Manager Li stroked his beard and smiled:

"Now that the inspection in Guizhai has been completed, can the goods be delivered..."

"No! This copper coin is fake!"

Suddenly, a guard picked up a handful of copper coins and shouted in horror, interrupting his words.

Manager Li's expression changed, and just as he was about to speak, Xie Quan shouted:

"Do it! Leave no one alive, kill them all!"

As soon as these words came out, the originally relaxed bandits in the valley instantly transformed into hungry wolves and tigers, raised their swords and rushed towards the convoy.

Xie Quan took the lead, with a body like lightning, and raised his gun to stab Zhang Jinkui.

Zhang Jinkui suddenly changed his color:

"Xie Quan! Do you want to kill people and rob goods?!"

He drew out his ring-shou sword and met it with a horizontal sword.

Zheng!

As the swords and guns clashed, Zhang Jinkui spread out and took three steps back, leaving three deep footprints on the ground. The tiger's mouth cracked open and blood flowed out.

His expression changed drastically and he said in disbelief:

"Impossible! The inner strength penetrates the body, you are an inner strength warrior!"

Xie Quan said with a ferocious smile:

“If I hadn’t crossed this threshold, how could I have dared to kill people and rob goods?”

clang!

While he was speaking, he pressed forward again, drew out his spear like a dragon, and stabbed Zhang Jinkui.

Zhang Jinkui tried his best to block it, his face turned pale, he turned around and shouted to Manager Li:

"Let's go together! He has just broken through his inner strength. If we join forces, there is still a glimmer of hope!"

Manager Li's expression was stern, he drew out his Qiu Shui Sword and responded:

"good!"

Xie Quan also became cautious when facing the two peak marrow refining warriors. Instead of attacking, he took up a stance and waited for the two to attack.

Just as he was fighting Zhang Jinkui, the Black Wind Village bandits and the guards also fought.

Xie Quan restrained the two marrow-refining warriors by himself. Wu Dong held a ghost-headed sword and killed Ma Yaozong with two moves. Then he rushed into the convoy, unstoppable and invincible.

Jiang Feng stood at the back, shooting three consecutive arrows, and three more dead souls appeared under the bow.

At the same time, ten bandits suddenly appeared at the entrance of the valley, hacking the guards guarding the entrance to death and sealing off the entire valley.

The convoy's only way of survival was blocked, it was in a desperate situation, and it was destroyed in an instant.

At the moment of life and death, Chen Yuan was extremely calm and casually killed a mountain bandit who rushed up to the Skin Refining Realm and followed closely beside Zhao Shan.

The moment Heifengzhai took action, he reacted, drew out his long knife, and prepared to face the enemy.

Zhao Shan reacted a little slowly, but he quickly drew his sword to meet the enemy, and did not forget to turn around and say:

"Junior brother, follow me closely!"

When making a deal with the bandits, the escort team was always on guard and did not mess up their position. Under the leadership of two commanders, they fought with the bandits who rushed over.

But then, the "inner strength warrior" mentioned by Zhang Jinkui completely demoralized the escort team.

A martial artist with inner strength can defeat hundreds of people with every movement of his hands and feet, accompanied by inner strength!

Xie Quan breaks through his inner strength and can defeat two great stewards alone. The remaining members of the escort team are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Xie Quan didn't even need to take action. As long as he restrained the two stewards, Wu Dong and Jiang Feng, the two marrow refining warriors, he could lead the bandits in Black Wind Village to kill the entire escort team.

A marrow-refining warrior requires at least three bone-refining warriors to compete.

However, Ma Yaozong was caught off guard and was killed by Wu Dong with two swords. There were only four bone-refining warriors left in the escort team.

There are still five or six bone-refining warriors in Black Wind Village, and there are even more skin-refining warriors. In any case, the guards are no match.

Everyone in the escort team understood this and fell into despair.

But the entrance to the valley was blocked and there was nowhere to escape. They could only rely on the convoy and fight hard to resist.

Zhang Jinkui saw that the guard was on the verge of collapse and shouted:

"Don't panic! This Xie Quan is just starting to gain inner strength. Manager Li and I will definitely defeat him if we work together! You hold on first, kill Xie Quan, and then kill all the bastards in Black Wind Village!"

Manager Li also said loudly:

"Those who bravely kill the enemy will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each, and the deceased will receive a pension of twenty taels. I, Li Yong, will guarantee it with my life!"

With the encouragement of the two men, the morale of the escort team recovered somewhat and stabilized the formation.

Wang Cong, Zhao Shan, and Zheng Jun joined forces to barely block Wu Dong. Chen Yuan was fighting with a bone refining warrior.

The remaining bone-refining warriors in Black Wind Village were jointly blocked by the escort team.

Intimidated by Zhang Jinkui's prestige and inspired by the silver reward, the escort team still had the strength to fight, but after all, they lacked bone and marrow refining warriors, so people kept dying, and their defeat was obvious.

Zhang Jinkui shouted:

"Li Yong, we can't delay any longer! You and I are attacking from both sides. Only by killing Xie Quan can we turn defeat into victory!"

Manager Li waved his Qiushui sword and replied solemnly:

"good!"

Zhang Jinkui was overjoyed, and with a surge of courage, he used the "Tiger Leaving the Hole" move in the Five Tigers' Door-breaking Sword Technique, and jumped forward to attack.

“Xie Quan, you just entered the inner strength not long ago, and you still want to fight two people alone? I will chop you alive!”