C9 Wei Yang

Three sticks in the day, and the road was as hot as fire.

Three figures slowly walked towards the west with their backs facing the high sun. One of them was a youth with a sword on his back. His face was pale, and his steps were difficult.

"Young Master, how do you feel?" Yinn held Sheng Lianshan and asked him with concern, "Do we need to rest for a while before leaving?"

Sheng Lianshan shook his head. He looked up at the sun, then at the wound on his arm. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's hurry. We'll rest when we get to the city of Weiyang. Otherwise, the weather will get hotter."

Zhu Yan also came over from the side. His clothes were only a few pieces of rags. At this time, his back was injured by the sun. His expression was very ugly.

He looked at the wounds on Sheng Lianshan's shoulder and back and said with some worry, "In less than half a day, the back of your shoulder is already purple and purple. Your injuries seem to have worsened faster and faster. I think it's better to invite a Wu Zhuh to take a look when we arrive at Weiyang City."

Sheng Lianshan could not see his back, but he could indeed see that the wound on his shoulder and arm was faintly purple. As soon as he circulated the true qi in his body, he would feel an endless chill sweep over, so his expression became very gloomy.

Yinn also saw the change in the wound. He asked worriedly, "What kind of monster is this Five Ghosts? Why is it so poisonous?"

Zhu Yan reached out his hand to cover the sun. As he walked, he said slowly, "I told your young master something. The five Zhu Yans were not the number, but the collective name of the five types of ghosts. The Ghost of Five Plagues. s. There had always been rumors in the northwest region. "Wherever the plague is located, medicinal Five Ghostss will definitely appear to harm the world."

He paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Those Flowing Sand Bandit told me. Actually, this medicinal Five Ghosts was an evil being artificially refined. When a person dies of illness, the corpse has yet to rot as a material. In addition, it used a mysterious and evil method to refine the body of the infected and the corpse was used as a puppet. When the ghost was found to possess the body, it became a monster that was controlled by it. This evil art originated from the Quanrong. Because they often fought with the Great Zhou, the battlefield was full of diseases. They used this method to refine evil beings for their control. Therefore, rumors about Five Ghosts spread the most in the northwest region. "

Sheng Lianshan could not help but sigh in his heart when he heard this. Although Great Zhou was still the ruler of the world, ever since the Xian Wang started, the authority of the Son of Heaven had fallen, and the world had become chaotic.

Back then, the former king had caused his subjects to be disloyal and immoral because of his unruliness and debauchery, and he had even been betrayed by his vassals, which allowed Quanrong to take the opportunity to invade. Although the current king had moved east to Luoyi, his prestige was far from what it used to be, and the entire country was no longer as glorious as it used to be.

Currently, in the Great Zhou, the northwest and Quanrong were constantly at war. The feudal lords in the southeast all had their own soldiers and their subjects were in charge of governance. The emperor's aura was weak. In such a chaotic environment, many things that he had never heard of before were constantly growing, and the rumors about demons were getting more and more intense.

Chaotic times were difficult to begin with, and it was even more unfortunate that at this time, he still had to walk a thousand miles to find out the secrets of his background.

The more he thought about it, the more emotional he became. He could not help but sigh. "There is actually such a sinister evil art in the world, but I wonder where Quanrong learned this kind of evil art."

Zhu Yan shook his head to indicate that he did not know. He then continued, "The Five Ghosts was refined from dead corpses. After death, the disease in the body would turn into an extremely powerful corpse poison, and it would be extremely difficult to deal with it. Moreover, the disease he contracted when he was alive was different. After death, the corpse poison cure method would be different. Ordinary people do not know the background, and it would be even more difficult for them to treat themselves. "

Yinn immediately panicked when he heard that. "Then what about young master?"

Zhu Yan sighed and said, "If it was during normal times, I could pick some herbs to slow down the poison. However, the current drought was very severe. Not a single blade of grass could be found anywhere. There was no other way but to hurry to Weiyang City and find a Wu Zhuh to treat it. "

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Sheng Lianshan. Initially, Sheng Lianshan didn't want to waste any time in Weiyang. However, seeing that he couldn't do anything about his injuries, he could only agree silently.

The few of them looked at each other, speechless. All of them turned their eyes to the far west.

About ten miles to the west, an ancient and dilapidated city stood on the south bank of Wei River. It silently faced the endless dust and yellow sand on the north-western plain, quietly guarding the Fenghao's Two Capital.

This was Weiyang City, an ancient city that had been built for hundreds of years. At the same time, it was also the city of the guards of the two cities of Fenghao.

In the past few hundred years, it had been one of the eight city guards. Over ten thousand soldiers had been stationed there, guarding the Fengjing and Haojing, which had once been the capital city. After the new king moved to Luo Yi, the Fengjing and Haojing became the old capital. The Weiyang lost its meaning and its glory at the same time.

Currently, there was nothing in the city except for the dilapidated houses and cracked city walls, as well as the mass of people outside the city.

There were also dead bodies.

These were all disaster victims from all directions. Ever since the drought swept across both sides of Wei River, they had fled to this place, hoping that the noble lords in the city would open up their warehouses to help them.

However, the city gate was still tightly shut. The soldiers who carried spears and armors stood on the city wall all along. No one was able to enter.

The disaster victims could only stay outside the city to warm themselves up. Some chose to leave and died somewhere else, while others chose to stay here. They built wooden sheds one after another, relying on some connections to get some food from the city, barely managing to survive this period of despair.

And among these disaster victims, there was a group of strange people.

They were in a wooden shed not far from the city. Everyone had formed a circle and was discussing something.

There was a particularly conspicuous person in the crowd. He was over nine feet tall. His face was full of scars and his nose had been cut off. If Sheng Lianshan was here, he would have recognized him as the tall weirdo of the village. He would never have thought that he would be here so quickly.

At this moment, he was confidently saying to the others, "There is no mistake. That sword is very rare. I will not be wrong. It must be him."

The oldest old man among the crowd lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying: "In that case, I will have someone send a message to the Sand Master in a moment. Shi Suen, bring some people to continue searching around this area to see if there are any traces of them."

A skinny short man responded and left with more than half of his men.

The rest of them continued to sit still and look at the old man. Someone walked to the old man and whispered, "Elder Gu, who is this kid? Why is he so valuable?"

The old man called "Elder Gu" touched his few long whiskers and narrowed his eyes as he slowly said, " This man is a man without roots, and he is Ji Gaoyann's disciple. With these two identities, his value will not be low."

Someone asked in surprise, "Ji Gaoyann? Are you talking about the number one swordsman who killed everyone in the world with one sword strike back then, Ji Gaoyann? "

"That's right." Elder Gu nodded and said, "He is the Ji Gaoyann who killed all the seven kingdoms with a single sword. He is a ruthless man. He dared to ascend Kunlun with just one sword. I heard that this disciple of his was brought down from Kunlun Mountain. I'm afraid that he still has many secrets."

The few of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Elder Gu pondered for a moment, then turned to ask the tall eccentric: "Right, where's the fellow who taught you how to refine medicinal Five Ghostss earlier?"

The eccentric spat and said while gnashing his teeth, "He ran away. That bastard lied to me. He secretly held back. When the fire started, he controlled the seven monsters to run away. He left us there to die. I'm so angry, in order to refine those seven things, It has taken us a great deal of effort, but now it has become his wedding gift."

Elder Gu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. In any case, our Quicksand has many good methods. We don't need those evil beings to capture this brat."

When he said this, the people present all revealed a cold smile at the same time, as if they were a pack of jackals in the wilderness.

At the same time, Sheng Lianshan and the other two finally saw the trace of Weiyang City.

The three of them stood on a mound next to the main road and looked into the distance. Weiyang City was not far from them.

However, they did not have any happy expressions on their faces, especially when they saw groups of disaster victims outside the city. Their expressions were especially ugly.

Yinn looked at the disaster victims outside the city and turned around to ask, "Young Master, there are so many people outside the city. How should we enter the city?"

Sheng Lianshan knew that the nobles in the city would not let the refugees enter the city at such a time. He shook his head and did not say anything. Zhu Yan suddenly said, "Don't panic. I have seen this kind of thing many times during my travels. Let me think of something. All you need to do is..."

He suddenly stopped mid-sentence and stared at Sheng Lianshan.

Sheng Lianshan was somewhat baffled by his gaze, so he looked at him dryly. The two of them looked at each other for a long time. Finally, Zhu Yan asked him: "Do you... have no money on you?"

These words were absurd and ridiculous. Sheng Lianshan pointed to the tattered clothes on his body and replied, "My luggage was taken away by the Five Ghosts on my horse earlier. I have not found it until now. Looking at my current appearance, do I look like I have money?"

Zhu Yan swallowed his saliva and asked, "But aren't you all wealthy swordsmen? "If your luggage is taken away, you should still have some left, right?"

Sheng Lianshan was puzzled. He asked, "Who told you that swordsmen always have money on them?"

Zhu Yan said in disbelief, "In the past, when I traveled in other places, the swordsmen I saw were all generous and generous people. It was normal for them to spend money to get drunk. Why are you so poor when you are a sword traveler? "

Sheng Lianshan was so angry that he wanted to punch him. He could not help but feel pain on his shoulder and back. He had no choice but to give up.

He gritted his teeth and said, "This kind of damn place, even if I have a hundred gold coins on me, what's the use of it? Could it be comparable to a piece of dried meat and a mouthful of water?"

Zhu Yan kept stomping his feet and said, "If you tell these people outside the city, naturally nothing can compare to a mouthful of dry food. But if you want to talk to those people in the city, Of course it's money that makes ghosts grind. Now that we are penniless, even if I can find someone, Even a mouthful of food and water will not be able to be bought. Sigh. "What should I do?"

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard a faint voice from the side.

"Do you guys want to enter the city?"

The voice came very abruptly. The three of them did not pay attention to it, but when they suddenly heard it, they were immediately shocked.

Zhu Yan fell to the ground in fright. Sheng Lianshan subconsciously pulled out his sword and turned to where the sound came from. Only then did he realize it was a hunchbacked hunchback. He stood behind the three of them and looked at them with a flattering smile on his face.

"Who are you?" Sheng Lianshan looked at him alertly.

The hunchback first glanced at the sword in Sheng Lianshan's hand, then showed a harmless and gentle smile. "I am a businessman."

"A businessman?" Zhu Yan suddenly rolled his eyes and asked him, "What business do you do?"

The corners of the Hunchback's mouth became wider and his smile became a little strange. He pointed at Weiyang City in the distance and said softly.

"I'm doing a deadly business."