Mengqi nodded. "Facing a sneak attack from such a master, it's hard to hold back."
He felt innocent. It wasn't that he didn't want to catch him alive.
"Wearing the Fire Lord's mask … Civil Star … Are they in cahoots?" Jiang Hengchuan frowned as he looked at the slowly extinguishing flames. "No, last time someone deliberately framed Civil Star … Did they see that we didn't fall for it, so they used the same trick again? Unfortunately, they were not as skilled and died under your sword."
Later on, Deputy Hall Chief Chen Yasong and Green-ribbon Arrester Dai Fei also sensed that something was wrong about the Dajiang Gang's Incense Master Chu Guan, but they did not report it to their superiors. They did not want to be scolded by their superiors for making such a flawed judgment. They would be regarded as stupid and lose their chance of promotion.
Of course, Chen Yasong couldn't hide the death of a Incense Master. He had to report it to the headquarters of He Chuan. But he only described it truthfully without adding his own opinion. He let the superiors of the Dajiang Gang judge the truth and deal with it.
Mengqi said thoughtfully, "The skill he used is similar to Fire Lord in the Myths."
According to the information from "Five Emperors' Knife" Qing Yu, he was 80% sure that it was the real Fire Lord. Coupled with the previous trap, he was even more certain that Civil Star was the mastermind. But he didn't know how many people from "The Myths" came and whether there were any official members.
"To impersonate Fire Lord, their skills must be similar." Jiang Hengchuan said casually as he looked around. "What's the background of Civil Star and Fire Lord? Why are they unknown in Jianghu? And why would someone frame them? "
Mengqi curled his lips. "You have to ask them."
If I knew, why would I bother to investigate?
"Master Su, last time you were framed and almost hurt by me. Today you were attacked by a sneak attack. Fortunately, they were not strong enough …" Jiang Hengchuan frowned slightly and looked at Mengqi. "They have repeatedly targeted you. I'm afraid it's not a coincidence. Can you think of a reason? This might be an important clue. "
Mengqi thought for a while and decided to reveal a little. "Maoling is full of undercurrents. Many young masters received notes and letters and came here for various reasons, just like you, Brother Jiang. I'm the only exception. I came to Maoling on my own. Perhaps it's for this reason that I'm seen as a thorn in the flesh by the people behind the scenes, or an uncontrollable chess piece that they're eager to eliminate. "
However, there was a problem. Since he had entered Maoling City and escaped the trap, why did the mastermind still pursue him? Normally, shouldn't he take advantage of the situation to turn him into a chess piece?
When Jiang Hengchuan heard this, he was stunned. After a moment of silence, he said, "I didn't expect something like this to happen. We were dragged into a whirlpool."
He paused and said, "Young Master Su, there's something I don't know if I should say."
"I'm all ears," Mengqi said doubtfully.
Jiang Hengchuan weighed his tone and said, "Maoling is the world's most magnificent city and the strategic point of the Yangtze River. Countless skilled fighters come and go daily, and I'm afraid most of them are not invited by the person behind the scenes. What makes him think that you, Master Su, will disrupt his plan and want to get rid of you? If that's the case, I'm afraid he'll kill everyone in Maoling City and leave corpses hundreds of miles away. "
"Maybe I'm on the Ranking List of Young Masters." Jiang Hengchuan's reminder made Mengqi feel strange.
"Or maybe the person behind the scenes knows my identity as a Secret-searching Nark?"
"No." Jiang Hengchuan shook his head. Jiang Hengchuan shook his head with certainty. "There are many masters on the Ranking List of Predecessors or late bloomers who come to Maoling. I dare not say that there are many who are as powerful as you, Young Master Su, but there are definitely not too few of them. Since you are here, shouldn't it be better to avoid unnecessary trouble?"
Mengqi nodded solemnly. "You're right."
"Young Master Su, please think back. Have you done anything to make the person behind the scenes misunderstand you? For example, have you made him think that you came prepared and wanted to disrupt his plan? "Jiang Hengchuan made a guess.
Hearing this, Mengqi's mind flashed like a spark. He suddenly remembered something. "Yes!"
Jiang Hengchuan looked a little excited as he waited for Mengqi to continue.
"In the Hero Tower, 'Five Emperors' Knife 'Qing Yu said to me,' I didn't expect Donor Su to come. 'I didn't understand and thought it was strange, so I said,' If you can come, I can come too. '" Mengqi reconstructed the scene. "Others may not know, but the person behind the scenes must know who he 'invited'. Killing Blade wasn't among them, so why did 'you' look like you knew the secret? Did he come on purpose?"
Jiang Hengchuan looked solemn and a little excited. "It's probably a misunderstanding caused by this sentence. Who heard it at that time? Will they tell others? "
Mengqi thought for a while and said, "Few people can enter the fifth floor of the Hero Tower. At that time, only 'Five Emperors' Knife 'Qing Yu was there. He was invited. With his personality, he wouldn't ask others about my words. Oh, and' Bizarro Man 'Ren Pingsheng, the owner of the Hero Tower …"
At the end of his words, he looked thoughtful.
"Could it be Bizarro Man …" Jiang Hengchuan also became serious.
"We don't have any solid evidence. We have to think about it at length." Mengqi felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was. It was either Qing Yu or Ren Pingsheng …
Jiang Hengchuan exhaled. "That's how it should be."
Meng Qi picked up the Fire Lord's bronze ring and said, "I have to investigate the Fire Lord's true identity."
Fire Lord's strength was extraordinary. Even without Peerless Godly Kung Fu, he was at least in the top 30 of the Ranking List of Young Masters. However, as a member of the mysterious organization, his martial arts and weapons were unlikely to be the same as when he appeared as Fire Lord. Maybe that was why he wasn't on the Ranking List of Young Masters. It was difficult to find out his identity. They could only start with the materials of his weapons.
"Okay." Jiang Hengchuan nodded. "Let's find Eight-armed Flying Dragon and the others first."
The Eight-armed Flying Dragon and the Three Eagles of Cloud Ridge had left behind messy traces. Mengqi and Jiang Hengchuan spent a lot of time asking the neighbors, but they didn't find any useful clues. It was getting late, so they said goodbye to each other and went home to sort out their thoughts.
Meng Qi walked leisurely, thinking about the Fire Lord and the "Bizarro Man", as well as the reason why Master Wang wanted You Shaohui to put on a show. The further he walked, the darker the sky became. The autumn evening wind brought with it a hint of chill.
Suddenly, he stopped and patted his forehead with his left hand. He said in a self-deprecating manner, "Why am I thinking about Qing Yu instead of asking him? What if he told someone? "
With a smile, Mengqi changed his direction. He carried his blade and sword, went through a secluded alley, and turned to the Yellow Court Temple.
This alley was very quiet during the day, but at night, it was even more deserted. The trees on both sides of the walls cast pitch-black shadows, like dancing evil spirits, making people feel cold. The moonlight did not increase the brightness, but instead made it more gloomy.
Mengqi had even encountered real "evil spirits" and zombies, so he was not afraid of a secluded road at night. He subconsciously guarded against sneak attacks and walked forward.
Halfway through, a cold wind blew. Mengqi suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and an indescribable sense of danger suddenly emerged without warning. He subconsciously took a step forward!
Compared to Fire Lord's sneak attack in the afternoon, this time he completely relied on his spiritual mind and premonition of danger. Apart from that, he couldn't feel the enemy's movement, figure, or breath at all. It was as if the danger was just his own illusion, and there was no one behind him!
As he took a step forward, the cold wind blew on the back of Mengqi's neck, as if someone had just squeezed his neck to pieces.
Without turning his head, Mengqi pulled out Heaven Inflicted Pain and swept it with a backhand. His genuine Qi was strong and heavy, as if he could sweep away thousands of troops.
Mengqi's long blade cut the air, and the conclusion he got was similar to what he felt: there was no one behind him!
But the sense of danger in Mengqi's heart was still rising. He took another step forward, and then another cold wind blew on the back of his neck, making his hair stand on end. It seemed that he had narrowly avoided a fatal blow!
"The intruder can achieve Oneness of Heaven and Men, and become one with the surrounding environment, so I can't feel it?
"With the help of nature, he grasped my genuine Qi flow and muscle reaction, and avoided Heaven Inflicted Pain in advance?"
Mengqi had the experience of fighting with Jiang Hengchuan, so his reaction was extremely fast. His Inner World operated, and part of his genuine Qi was dormant, while the rest was operating as usual. There was no abnormality on the surface of his muscles.
Heaven Inflicted Pain lifted backward, and indeed, it cut the air, as if there was no enemy.
At this moment, Heaven Inflicted Pain suddenly jumped, and strangely changed from a lift to a swing, sweeping out.
"Puff!"
The blade finally cut something as hard as gold and stone, and a strong force surged, exceeding Mengqi's inner force by two or three levels.
The dark golden light around Mengqi's body flowed, dispelling part of the force. At the same time, he used the Immortal Pressing Art to turn the dead back to life. He borrowed the force to run forward, and then turned around.
"Eh …" A slightly strange sound rang out, and then there was no more movement.
Mengqi turned around and was about to make a move, but he saw that the alley was empty. The moonlight was weak, and the shadows of the trees were dancing. Where was the enemy?
If it were not for the soft "eh" and the feeling of the blade and palm meeting, Mengqi was afraid that he would have thought that he had a nightmare.
His back was drenched in sweat. It was more thrilling than when he killed Fire Lord in the afternoon, or when he escaped from Jiang Hengchuan that day. If he had reacted slightly slower, or if his Inner World had not reached the primary level, his neck would have been broken!
"The enemy just now was probably even more dangerous than Jiang Hengchuan. Moreover, he immediately fled after missing his target, like a lone wolf …" Meng Qi sighed with emotion. He still had no idea why the enemy had attacked him!
He quickened his pace and became more alert. He quickly passed through the alley, and soon arrived at the Yellow Court Temple. After troubling the receptionist, he entered Qing Yu's small courtyard at night.
As soon as he passed through the courtyard gate, Mengqi was stunned. Qing Yu was sitting on a stone bench in the moonlight, as if waiting for him.
However, his hair was messy, and there was a deep claw mark on his left shoulder, from which blood slowly flowed.
Qing Yu treated the wound and said calmly, "What are you doing here?"
"Who hurt you?" Mengqi seemed to have thought of something.
Qing Yu snorted, and his arrogance was restrained. "I was bitten by a wolf."
"Wolf King Tie Sheng?" Mengqi finally knew who the enemy was!
Qing Yu treated the wound and pulled up his clothes. "It's this wolf, a wolf that likes to hunt masters. I didn't expect him to come."
"Wolf King" Tie Sheng, the leader of the new generation in the grassland. It is said that he likes to kill like a wolf. He doesn't need a special purpose, as long as he thinks his opponent is good. However, he is not crazy and rarely provokes the core forces in the grassland. I didn't expect that he would attack the heir of the Xuan Tian Sect and me in succession after coming to the Great Jin Dynasty … Mengqi thought of "Then we have to inform the Six Fan School and the masters of Maoling to prepare to kill this wolf."
Qing Yu nodded. "It should be so. We can't be careless when dealing with a killer. We should think of solving it ourselves. Heh, does he really think there is no one in the Great Jin Dynasty?"
"For him, it is easy to hide alone and difficult to expose himself. Once he offends an Exterior master, he will immediately flee. Even if he kills the heir of a big sect or a son of a big family, as long as he can hide his tracks and escape to the grassland, who can do anything to him?" As for the Wolf King Tie Sheng, Mengqi was eager to have a try. However, he knew that Tie Sheng's strength was about the same as Jiang Zhiwei's.
The grassland was at war with the North Zhou Dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty. If Tie Sheng killed the heir of a big sect or a son of a big family, he would only be appreciated by Khan Gourdo.
Gourdo, on the other hand, was a master that appeared once in 500 years in the grassland. He had obtained the "Earth-destroying Technique of Firmament" by chance and obtained the "Precious Body of Heavenly Punishment". He ranked first on the Celestial Rankings!
This was not because he was stronger than Taoist Chonghe, the divine monk Kong Wen, and Mr. Lu, but because he had a Peerless Heavenly Weapon, the "Scorpio Axe". With the two together, he was naturally stronger than other Dharmakayas who only had normal Heavenly Weapons. Moreover, there was another Dharmakaya in the grassland who cooperated with him to fight against the Dharmakaya of the Central Plains — "Da Man" of the Changsheng Denomination, the Longevity Body.
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