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Although the Wuyang Road was extremely wide, it was not a flat stretch of land as it left Yunzhou and headed towards the northwest. There were some small mountain ranges, lakes, and even rivers in the middle. Although these mountain ranges could not be compared to the huge Misty Mountain, they used to be barren and uninhabited areas. Now, the six horsemen were in a valley of a small mountain. Besides the main road in the middle, there were low mountains on both sides. Although these mountains were not high, they were enough to hide people. In the past, when there were bandits on this road, they would hide in these small mountains. However, wasn't it said that the bandits on the Wuyang Road had long been wiped out?
The leader's expression was a little ugly. His sharp eyes wandered around, as if he was trying to find a flaw. However, the low mountains on both sides were covered with green vegetation. There were trees and shrubs. It was too easy to hide people. Even if this man was a Level Five expert, it was impossible for him to find a flaw.
He could only gently raise his hand, signaling the five people behind him to be careful.
"I am Qin Muyun from the Southern Mountains. May I know which friend is here …!"
Before he could finish his sentence, several sharp sounds of something breaking through the air could be heard.
"Military grade God-breaking crossbow!"
Seeing what was shooting towards them, the man's expression changed greatly. He didn't care about the polite words anymore. He directly flipped over and flipped under the horse's belly. He also threw away the long whip in his hand. Unknowingly, he had taken out a snow-white long saber and began to brandish it around him. A snow-white light flickered and protected him tightly.
Dang dang dang
Puff puff puff
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As the sound of arrows piercing through flesh rang out, three of the six cavalrymen in black were turned into sieves by the arrows that filled the sky. The other two were seriously injured, with their hands and feet pierced by the huge arrows. They lay moaning on the ground. The only one who still had the ability to fight was himself. Firstly, he had reacted quickly and dodged quickly. Secondly, his cultivation was not low and he was very powerful. He used his blade to protect his body and blocked a few direct attacks. But even so, under the powerful force of the Army Piercing Crossbow, he still suffered some injuries, especially on his left arm. A large piece of flesh had been cut off, and the wound was so deep that the bone could be seen.
After the rain of crossbows, his combat ability became a joke.
"Who are you? How dare you. Do you know that we are from the Southern Mountains …!"
"The Qin Family of the Southern Mountains!" A cold voice followed. Then, the bushes on both sides of the short hill swayed, revealing two to three hundred fully-armed soldiers holding military crossbows. The leader was a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old with a cold expression. He glanced at Qin Muyun indifferently. "I know you're from the Qin Clan of the Southern Mountains. However, even if you're from the Yan Clan of the Western Capital, you'll still have to die for behaving atrociously here, let alone the Qin Clan!"
"You …!" Qin Muyun's eyes flashed when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, the young man did not give him a chance. With a wave of his hand, the crossbows were raised again. This time, Qin Muyun was not as lucky. Although he still used his saber to protect himself, a few powerful crossbows still pierced through his saber and pierced through him. His eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief and unwillingness. In the end, his eyes turned blank and his body slowly fell to the ground.
"Cut off their heads and pile them at the entrance of Qinlingjun City!" The young man said.
"Seventh Young Master, they are from the Qin Family of the Southern Mountains. They are not bandits. To do this …!"
"This is the rule of the Wuyang Region. Wuyang Road belongs to our Wuyang Region. Just like fourth cousin brother said, whoever dares to behave atrociously in the territory of the Wuyang Region is courting death!" The young man said coldly, "This is the rule of the Zhou Family!"
"Yes, Seventh Young Master!"
The man next to him replied.
If Zhou Bao was here, he would definitely laugh. This young man was a fox exploiting the tiger's might. This young man was from the Zhou Family, but he was not Zhou Bao's brother. Instead, he was Zhou Bao's cousin. In the Zhou Family, they were not very close, but they did not have a close relationship. So in the end, they still called each other brothers.
The fact that the Zhou Family had such an evildoer like Zhou Bao reflected the saying, "When a man achieves the Tao, his fowls and dogs rise to heaven." The Zhou Family was now like the sun at high noon in Yunzhou, in the northwest. Although their history was not as long as a thousand years, their strength was close to that of the millennium families. Although their foundation was a little weak and they were not strong enough, they were like a huge monster, frantically expanding their influence.
Now, the Zhou Family in the northwest was already a tyrant that could stand side by side with the nine well-known families in the world. However, because their foundation was too weak, there were not many members of the Zhou Family who could hold up the scene. They all needed training, and the hundreds of thousands of miles of Wuyang Road was a very good training ground. Zhou Hai was a disciple of the Zhou Family who was in charge of the 500 miles of road from Yunzhou's Qinlingjun City to Xiaocang Mountain. In Zhou Bao's previous life, any department that was in charge of roads was the most profitable one. At the same time, it was also one of the departments that could test one's temperament the most. Although this Wuyang Road did not require tolls like in his previous life, the usual road repair, maintenance, and security matters were also very profitable.
However, what made Zhou Bao happy was that although the Zhou Family did not lack people who were greedy, there were also quite a few who really wanted to do things. For example, Zhou Hai was the most outstanding one. He was decisive and ruthless, and his way of doing things suited Jiang Xiao's temperament. Yes, it was Jiang Xiao's temperament. It should be known that Zhou Bao came to this world with the memories of his previous life. He really did not have any sense of closeness to the Zhou Family that he was born and raised in. Moreover, he did not even bother to meet some of the relatives who came to him after he became rich. These matters were all handed over to Jiang Xiao, the Majordomo, to handle.
As an outsider, Jiang Xiao naturally did not dare to slight the people of the Zhou Family. Of course, if he could arrange for them, he would arrange for them. In fact, in the northwest, besides the Zhou Family, the few main stewards of the Wuyang Region were also surrounded by many clansmen, forming small families. These small families united with the Zhou Family to form a huge interest group.
Of course, these were all mundane matters. Zhou Bao usually did not care about them, nor did he have the mood to care. Anyway, as long as there was a deterrent force like him, no one in this world would be stupid enough to do anything to him. In fact, after he cultivated the Wuyang Way, he made a statement to everyone. That was, once the Wuyang Way was cultivated, this path belonged to the Zhou Family, and it belonged to the Zhou Family. No matter who it was, if they dared to behave atrociously in the Zhou Family's territory, they would be beaten to death.
As for Zhou Hai, he completely obeyed Zhou Bao's words. That was why he was so ruthless and never showed mercy.
"Seventh Young Master, look, I found this on their corpses!"
At this time, a soldier ran over and placed a brocade bag in front of Zhou Hai.
At first, Zhou Hai did not care and casually opened the brocade bag. He was slightly stunned because there was a letter inside. He could not help but be interested. He unceremoniously opened the envelope and took out the letter. He had only read two lines when his expression suddenly changed. Then, he read ten lines at a glance. When he reached the end, his expression became solemn. He abruptly clenched the letter into a ball and hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket.
"Chen IV, I'm going back to the Wuyang Region immediately. You guys stay here and keep an eye on me. No, let your men disperse to various courier stations and wait for my news. Tell them that once they hear that something bad has happened to me, they must immediately tell everyone that this matter has something to do with the Qin Family of the South Mountains!"
"Seventh Young Master, you …!"
"Do as I say. Also, prepare a fast horse. Hurry!"
"Yes!"
Chen IV, who was standing beside him, did not dare to be negligent. He quickly ordered his men to bring the best horse and gave it to Zhou Hai. Watching Zhou Hai gallop away, Chen IV then gathered his men and told them what Zhou Hai had just told him. The group of courier stations immediately dispersed, not even having time to deal with the corpses on the ground.
Two hours later, a streak of blue light shot over from the southeast and stopped not far from this relay station.
At this time, the road was already surrounded by a large group of people. The blue light landed on a small hill and revealed a figure. It turned out to be a middle-aged man dressed in blue. This man's expression was gloomy. He glanced at the crowd on the road and leaped up. He no longer used his Gang Qi but used ordinary Lightness Skill to leap onto the road. He pushed the crowd aside and looked inside. His expression suddenly changed.
"Damn it!" Looking at the open chest of the leading knight, the blue-clothed man's eyes flashed with an extremely gloomy light. He turned around and left the crowd. When he left the crowd, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the arm of a pedestrian at the outermost edge of the crowd when no one was paying attention to him. Using his body movement skill, he left like a lightning bolt and went into the forest on both sides of the short mountains. Unexpectedly, no one in the surrounding crowd was able to notice how he left.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The man was inexplicably pulled out of the main road. He thought he had met a robber and kept begging for his life.
"Shut up. I ask, you answer. If there is even half a word of falsehood, I will kill you!"
The murderous words made the unlucky guy immediately shut up. He looked at the blue-clothed man with a face full of fear.
"What happened to the people on the road just now? Who killed them? "
"It's, it's, it's, it's the courier of the Wuyang Region. These riders bumped into people on the Wuyang Road and injured the courier. That's why they were shot to death here!"
"The courier of the Wuyang Region?" The blue-clothed man's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Can they kill people at will?"
"No, no, no. Only if they hurt someone on the Wuyang Road or do something against the rules will the courier take action!"
"Then where are the courier now?"
"I don't know!"
"You don't know?"
"Yes, I really don't know!" The man was about to cry. "Every courier station on the Wuyang Road has one or two courier. There are also armed courier teams on the road. They are called, called, called something like urban management. They specialize in dealing with all kinds of disputes on the road. Generally speaking, after they kill someone, they will cut off the head and build it into a monument. But this time, it's very strange. They did not dispose of the body. That's why there are so many onlookers on the road!" The man said with a sad face.
"Urban management?" The blue-clothed man pondered over these two words. His face revealed a puzzled expression, but he immediately resumed his fierce look. "Then who is in charge of the urban management?"
"I don't know!" The man shook his head.
The man's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He struck out with his palm and smashed the man's head.
Then, he looked at the long Wuyang Road. He was a little hesitant, but in the end, he clenched his teeth and a blue gust of wind rolled up around him. He rushed to the sky and followed the Wuyang Road to catch up to it.
Half an hour later, he saw Zhou Hai galloping madly on horseback. His face revealed a trace of a sinister smile. He rushed down from the sky, grabbed Zhou Hai's head, and lifted him into the air.
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