Nanxing County in Yangzhou's thirteen counties, inside the county town, in the building of Loufeng Tower where the red card girl 'Green Clothes' is.

  The sound of the zither is gentle and elegant, sometimes light and quick, sometimes slow and soft. The sound of the zither can bring people's emotions to fluctuate, and the skill of playing the zither can reach such a realm, which is indeed extraordinary. This green-clothed woman, whose appearance can only be described as delicate, has established her reputation as a top-notch musician with her exceptional skill in playing the zither.

  In the attic, besides the green-clothed person playing the piano, there was a handsome young man wearing a white shirt. This handsome young man closed his eyes and listened carefully to the sound of the piano.

  Suddenly——

  Footsteps echoed from the stairs.

  "Green clothes, you retreat first." The handsome young man ordered calmly.

  "Yes." The green-clad figure retreated very obediently.

  The handsome young man had a bad premonition, he was not allowed to be disturbed when listening to the piano. Unless something big happened. And at this stage, what kind of big things could happen? "Is it my business in Lanze Lake or going to rob Ninth Brother's goods?" The handsome young man pondered.

  "Old master." An old man walked in and bowed.

  "Huh?" The handsome young man looked over.

  "Meng Lao is dead. He was killed by General Xun Qing Shan of the Black Armor Army, and out of a hundred assassins, only thirteen are still alive." The old man said.

  The handsome young man's face changed slightly, and he calmly ordered: "Alright, you can withdraw now."

  "Yes." The old man withdrew.

  Inside the building, only this handsome young man was left, stroking the jade ring on his thumb, but his eyes were unfocused, clearly lost in thought.

  "Brother Jiu, Brother Jiu, you're really lucky to have met Lü Qing Shan, this master. With Guī Yuán Zōng having such a talented master and being taught by Zhūgě Shūshu, Guī Yuán Zōng will probably become even stronger in the future! Meng Lǎo... died somewhat unfortunately. However, I've learned his knife techniques, so it's not like he's completely gone." The handsome young man suddenly spoke up, "Green Robes, play a tune for me."

  Soon, the green-clad figure came up along the stairs.

  "Sir, what would you like to hear?" asked the man in green clothes.

  "Ten Sides Ambush!" The handsome young man said with a light smile.

  The green-clad figure's heart skipped a beat, but she still bounced back up.

  A handsome young man with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Ninth brother, Ninth brother, you are indeed deep and cunning. Father gave you ten years, but you spent half of that time abroad. You truly have great perseverance! You know the saying 'a sharp knife doesn't miss the mark', but shouldn't you also understand the principle of 'the tall tree in the forest will be toppled by the wind'? You've been struggling abroad for a few years now. I believe any one of your older brothers would be wary of you, and many of them are secretly joining forces to suppress you. I wonder if you'll still be able to laugh in the end!"

  Teng Qing Shan killed Meng Tian, which was nothing for a young and handsome youth like him.

  Because he is a businessman!

  A postnatal master, even if he can be listed in the "Earth List", is still just a postnatal master. Two fists are hard to contend with four hands, and once faced with hundreds or thousands of arrows shooting together, they will also be shot dead.

  As for businessmen practicing martial arts, it's just self-defense for them.

  Zhu Tong once said, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Even if you hire a bodyguard, you can't rely solely on the expertise of the bodyguard for safety; you also need to have the ability to protect yourself.

  ******

  Ouch! Ouch!

  The wheels of the cargo vehicle rolled along the official road, and beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of the Black Armor Army soldiers.

  Good heavens!

  This is the scorching heat of June! At this moment it's also afternoon, hot enough to kill.

  And the soldiers of the Black Armor Army had to wear thick and dense heavy armor, inside which was like a furnace. Moreover, this heavy armor was black! Black is the best heat-absorbing color. Even in the hottest weather, the soldiers of the Black Armor Army could not help but remove their helmets and unfasten the connections of their armor to ventilate.

  Fortunately, the soldiers of the Black Armor Army were all in top physical condition and had internal energy, so they could hold on.

  How can ordinary people dare to wear black heavy armor under the scorching sun in midsummer? That's enough to get heatstroke.

  "It's too hot!" Teng Qinghu wiped his forehead, sweat dripping down, "Qing Shan, how come you don't have a single drop of sweat?"

  "Green Tiger, who are you going to compare with?" Du Hong laughed beside him.

  Teng Qing Shan was indeed not afraid of heat, regardless of winter or summer, it had no effect on him. It's worth noting that even the freezing cold of Bi Huo Pond, Teng Qing Shan's physique could withstand. In this kind of heat, although Teng Qing Shan wore a suit of black iron inner armor and a black military uniform, he didn't sweat a single drop.

  His body has been tempered to this level of physique, even if he is placed on a normal flame and roasted, Teng Qing Shan will be fine.

  Low temperature, Teng Qing Shan can withstand extremely low temperatures.

  High temperature, Tongqing Mountain can also withstand hundreds of degrees high temperature.

  Unless it's an extremely high-temperature flame, Teng Qing Shan won't be able to withstand it.

  "Brother Zhu, it's so hot, why don't you go into the carriage and rest?" asked Teng Qing Shan with a smile.

  Zhu Chongshi smiled and shook his head: "What's this temperature? On some islands abroad, I've experienced even hotter ones. Qing Shan brothers, it's been a hard journey for you. I estimate that by tonight, we'll have passed the Xu Yang County border and entered Chu County. By tomorrow evening, we'll be there."

  Since the battle at Sanshi Inn, the cavalry has not encountered any more danger.

  Everything goes smoothly and successfully.

  "When the time comes, Qing Shan brothers, you must rest well at my place. This time, it's really all thanks to you, brother." Zhu Chongshi was filled with gratitude.

  "Haha... if you want to thank us, just wait until we get there and let these brothers of mine have a good rest for one night. For half a month on the road, everyone is so tired that they don't even dare to relax at night." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile, now everyone's mood was very relaxed, and they were already close to their destination.

  As time passed, until the sunset in the west, the sky darkened, Teng Qing and his men had already arrived at the border of Xuyang County.

  "After a few more li, we passed through Xuyang County and entered Chu County." Zhu Chongshi's face was filled with joy.

  Hong Qingshan suddenly furrowed his brow and looked towards a nearby village, where bursts of crying sounds were coming from, and many people were crying.

  Soon, Zhu Chongshi also heard it.

  "What's going on up ahead?" Zhu Chongshi asked in surprise.

  "There are so many people crying, even if someone died at home, there wouldn't be this many people crying." Teng Qing Shan was also somewhat surprised and puzzled, but although he was puzzled, since everyone was in a hurry, they wouldn't bother to cause trouble. Continuing on for less than half an hour, Teng Qing Shan and the others arrived at an inn located at the border of Xuyang County and Chu County.

  Cloud Inn!

  Those four big characters on the banner are very clear.

  "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! Please come in!" Two waiters immediately ran out to greet them, and even the shopkeeper rushed out, very enthusiastic.

  Old rules.

  Have the guards go to the backyard for dinner and keep an eye on the goods. The Black Armor soldiers, on the other hand, finished their meal in the large hall on the first floor of the inn. Since it's still early today, everyone is not in a hurry and can eat slowly.

  "Hey Xiao Er, I have a question for you?" asked Teng Qing Shan with a smile.

  "Welcome, sir." The little servant had been intimidated by the Black Armor Army's uniform and was naturally very obedient.

  "What's going on? There's a village a few miles down the road we came from. Has something big happened? I heard someone crying quite miserably?" Teng Qing Shan asked, and immediately the surrounding Black Armor Army soldiers also looked at Xiao Er, wanting to know the answer.

  The shopkeeper smiled wryly and said, "Sir, speaking of that, the Jin family's village is really miserable. About a month ago, someone in the Jin family's village would disappear without any reason every day, it was as if they were swallowed by the earth, no bloodstains could be seen!"

  "Oh?" Tong Qing Shan and everyone else listened carefully.

  "It lasted for about half a month, with one person disappearing every day! If it's said that the wolves from the Flame Mountain next door came down to eat people, there should be some remains, some bloodstains. At least when someone dies, they should let out a scream. But no one saw anything, no one heard anything. People just vanished into thin air. The villagers of Dajin Village were naturally terrified! The most terrifying thing is that starting from half a month ago, two people disappeared every day!"

  Hong Qingshan was shocked upon hearing this.

  The person disappeared without a single trace, which is too unconventional.

  "It's still like that, no one knows the reason, and suddenly three people are gone. Just last night, Dajin Village lost three people!" The shopkeeper sighed, "Three people, just gone! If this continues, what will happen to Dajin Village?"

  Teng Qing Shan and his group were all shocked and intimidated by what they heard.

  Did people disappear into thin air?

  At first one person disappeared every day, then two people disappeared every day, and starting from last night, three people have been disappearing every day!

  "I heard that the people of Dajin Village are discussing to migrate and leave." The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Although Dajin Village has been on this land for hundreds of years, guarding our ancestors, we don't want to leave this place. But such days are too frightening. I think, in just a few days, Dajin Village will probably move away from here."

  Heng Qing Shan was well aware that it would be extremely difficult for a large village to leave the land where they were born and raised.

  Because once migration.

  How will the people of that tribe eat and drink? Where can they get good fields? It's all very difficult.

  If there is money, it's easy to handle. But generally speaking, if a village doesn't have land, how can they support the migrating tribespeople? The migration process is a very miserable one.

  "To be honest, we're all a bit scared. But we've never lost anyone before. Everyone's secretly worried that if one day someone did go missing, we'd probably all have to leave." The young waiter shook his head and walked away.

  A group of people at Mount Qingyun were discussing and sighing.

  No matter whether it's a master killer or a wild wolf eating people, it's impossible to have no sound at all, not even a single drop of blood.

  ……

  The team had to rush on the road, and everyone just sighed and lamented for a while. The next morning, Teng Qing Shan and his group continued on their journey, stepping into the territory of Chu County. Everyone relaxed a lot until dusk.

  The entrance of the mountain stronghold of 'Hongshi Gang', the first gang in the territory of Chujun Huai City.

  A large number of robbers and bandits emerged under the leadership of their three leaders.

  "Brother Zhu, is this the destination?" Teng Qing Shan was somewhat surprised, but Zhu Chong Shi just smiled mysteriously.

  "Big Brother!" The head of the household's eyes turned red as soon as he saw Zhu Chongshi, "It's been years since we last met, Big Brother has become darker!" The other two heads of households behind him bowed: "Master!"

  Heng Qingshan understood immediately upon seeing this.

  This gang is actually a group of people under Zhu Chongshi's command. It turns out that while Zhu Chongshi was adventuring overseas, he also ordered his trusted subordinates to establish this horse thief gang.

  Zhu Chongshi and the big boss hugged each other, extremely excited.

  "Green Mountain, this is my sworn brother Liu Hu! Second Brother, this is Qingshan, the commander of the Black Armor Army of the Guiyuan Sect! He's a top expert listed in the 'Earthly Rankings'. If I weren't brothers with Green Mountain, I'm afraid we would have wasted several years abroad." Zhu Chongshi introduced.

  Liu Hu was well aware of what this shipment meant for his big brother.

  That's not just Zhu Chongshi suffering abroad for a few years, but also represents whether he can obtain the future position of the head of the Zhu family.

  "Brother Qing Shan!" The big boss 'Liu Hu' nodded his head, "You protected brother's goods, this great kindness, I Liu Hu will never forget in my lifetime! Whatever the matter is, you just give me an order, I Liu Hu, absolutely won't bat an eye!"

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