Outlying Islands and Different Swordsmen

Chapter 5 Sword Demon: Breaking the Central Plains

Yiyao is very surprised that she didn't dream of Duanmu tonight.

After this man taught him this set of formulas, he disappeared.

……

All the way without words.After driving 150 miles to the gate of Quanshan City, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Linhai City, where Yiyao lives, is close to the East China Sea and is named after the sea.Quanshan City is named after the "Lingquan Mountain" behind the city. The mountain is not dangerous, but the peaks and rocks are strange. It is said that there is a Lingquan pool in the mountain, and there are rare plants and animals around the spring pool.Yang Yuanwai's flower planting business, many novel flower products come from this mountain, so Yiyao sometimes listens to her father talking about it.At the foot of Lingquan Mountain is the vast Miyun Forest.

Yiyao came to Quanshan City several times with her father, this city is usually very lively, merchants gather here, capable people and strangers from various factions in the rivers and lakes often gather here, and the city gate is also crowded with people.

But today, the city gates that are usually open are closed tightly, and the guards are wearing armor and standing densely on the city wall.People, traders, and martial arts people stopped at the gate, and they were all persuaded to return by the guards under the gate.

The crowd chattered. "What's going on?" "What happened?" "I want to go home. My house is in the city, so I won't let you in!"

"Everyone! There has been a major change in Quanshan City, and the city is now closed! No one is allowed to enter or leave! Anyone, or they will be killed!!" The guard commander shouted at the crowd holding a long sword.

"Miss, what shall we do?"

After a night of driving, I finally got here, and the city was closed.Thinking that her father might be in danger if she was still in the city, Yi Yao became anxious and got out of the car to see what happened.

"It is said that there is a fight between martial arts in the city."

"No, it should be that someone in the city rebelled."

"Maybe it's the strange beasts from Miyun Forest who broke into the city and ate people!"

There was still discussion among the crowd.

"Don't stay any longer! Get back quickly!" The officers and soldiers of the guard army began to drive away the crowd.

Snapped!
All of a sudden, a group of black shadows crossed the several feet high city wall from the city, and landed heavily at the feet of the crowd, making a dull sound.

People were stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, and went to watch.

Take a closer look, this shadow is an old man covered in blood.Clothes all over her body were tattered, cuts and bruises all over her body, sticking together with dark blood stains, she must have experienced a big battle.No signs of life can be seen.

"This...isn't this Luo Shengjing?? How did it happen!?" A man dressed as a swordsman in the crowd shouted.

Luo Shengjing... Yiyao was the founder of the dragon-walking spear technique that he practiced since he was a child.With a soul-fixing gun, he fought all over the three prefectures and cities in the southeastern province 20 years ago, and created his own "Luo's Spear Manual", which is known as "the master of marksmanship in 50 years".

A generation of spear masters fell into such a situation...Yi Yao couldn't help sighing.

"Woo..." Luo Shengjing, who was on the ground, suddenly raised his hand and opened his eyes with difficulty, and said in a hoarse voice with no strength, "It's the sword... the sword demon...!"

ah! !run! !

Seemingly hearing the word "Sword Demon", the crowd screamed one after another, and fled in all directions.

Seeing that the crowd was in chaos, Ling Duo hurriedly pulled Yi Yao into the carriage and ordered the guards to drive the carriage aside.Not long after, the crowd outside Quanshan City was gone, only the guards who were still under martial law remained.

"What is this sword demon that people are calling? Is it a human or a beast?" Yi Yao was puzzled, at least in Linhai City, she had never heard of such a name.

Lingduo also shook her head.

"I don't know my father..." Yi Yao said nervously, "No, we must go to the city to find my father, even if we rush in..."

"Wait a minute, miss, don't you think it's strange?" Ling Duo said, "If there is really a sword demon, why should the city gates be closed and the people should be allowed to escape, and why don't these officers and soldiers go in to help, but Stay at the door."

"You're right, the other city gates must be in the same situation... Anyway, we have to find a way to get in."

While hesitating, a young man's voice suddenly came from outside the car: "Miss, can I talk to you next time?"

Ling Duo opened the car curtain a little, and two hired guards drew their swords to protect the car. In front of the car was a slender, handsome man dressed as a prince, bowing to the inside of the car.

"You two ladies, don't be afraid. Mo Xiangzhi is a merchant specializing in fragrances in Quanshan City. I passed by your car just now, and I overheard the two ladies talking about entering the city..."

"It turns out...it's the second son of the Mo family in Nanxiang." Yi Yao said, "I'm the daughter of Yuanwai Yang in Linhai City. My father and your father have been in the flower fragrance business all year round."

Mojia in Quanshan City in the south and Yijia in Shuliao City in the north are the largest merchants specializing in sachets, sachets, and fragrances in this dynasty.Member Yang specializes in flower planting and handles all kinds of exotic flowers, while Mo's family makes sachets, so they often have to order various flowers and trees from the Yang family.It has become a trading habit for many years.

"Haha, what a coincidence, it turned out to be one of us! Are you Miss Yiyao?" Mo Xiangzhi smiled, and then bowed again, "I was impolite in a moment of excitement, how can I just call Miss by her boudoir name. Forgive me. Forgive me. "

Yi Yao invited Mr. Mo to get in the car, and briefly told him about her purpose of coming to find her father.

"There is such a thing..." Mo Xiangzhi sighed: "After entering the city, I will accompany you to search for it. Yang Yuanwai and my father are also old friends, so I asked my father to send people to search for it. But... the city is closed now. I also went out to do errands today, who would have thought of encountering such a thing..."

While speaking, Yi Yao saw Luo Shengjing's body in the distance again, thinking that her father might be in the city, she couldn't help but feel worried again.

Seeing Yiyao looking at the corpse, Mo Xiangzhi said:

"This Luo Shengjing often lives in Quanshan City. He was originally a gun sect, but he was disrespectful. He was not only arrogant and lewd, but also offended many officials and merchant families in the city. Maybe he was killed by the sword demon forces."

"But, what exactly is the Sword Demon? Why did everyone run away in fright when they heard about the Sword Demon?"

"Miss seems to have lived in a deep boudoir for a long time, and doesn't know anything about the world."

"It's really unheard of."

Mr. Mo explained: "This 'Sword Demon' is a character that everyone in the Jianghu fears. He doesn't know his name. Twelve years ago, he suddenly appeared at the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference in Qiuyang City's Sword Sealing Stage. With only one person and one sword, all the heads of the 12 sects representing the strongest martial arts in the Central Plains were killed on the Sword Sealing Stage. Chengshan... The major schools of martial arts in the Central Plains have also declined since then. The small schools hid in their respective mountains, and the big schools had to rely on the various forces of the court. According to the survivors, the sword demon's skill was so strange that day that the sword moves He is so fierce that he is no longer in the state of a warrior in the world, but like a madman in hell... From then on, everyone called him a "sword demon". After this person, many forces came to join him, and his strength was greatly enhanced. The momentum of the official and army's confrontation."

It's so terrifying... Yi Yao's eyes widened in horror when she heard this, thinking that her father might be in danger, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Mo Xiangzhi continued: "The Sword Demon is not reconciled to this, but is looking for famous swords all over the world. It seems that through famous swords, his skills can be raised to the next level. His last public appearance should be in Suoyang City, Beihai. Yi Shafeng, the number one hero in the world, chopped off his right arm. This incident happened about nine years ago... and then it seems that the sword demon himself has never shown up, but the increasingly powerful forces and minions around him are making trouble."

Yi Yao said: "He hasn't shown up for nine years, so today..."

"According to my speculation, today's closure of Quanshan City should only be for the purpose of besieging and killing the minions of the sword demon. Prefect Liu may have his own considerations, and he did not want the matter to expand, so he ordered the closure of the city." Seeing Yi Yaoman, Mo Xiangzhi With a worried face, he said again, "Okay, I've said too much. I know that Miss must want to go to the city today, but I actually know a way."

"Mr. Mo has a way to enter the city?" Hearing this, Yi Yao said happily.

"Yes, there is a way to get into the city, and you can go with me if you want."

"Okay, then thank Mr. Mo!" Yi Yao said.

"Don't thank me in advance, this road will pass through Miyun Forest. A place where strange beasts are rampant, Miss, please think again."

(End of this chapter)