The distant mountains are covered with snow, and the pines and cypresses are green.

Zhou Ji drove north and traveled more than thirty miles. The population became increasingly sparse and the farmland gradually became sparse.

Looking back, the city of Shangjing behind me has long since disappeared into the mountains and jungles. The mountain roads are rugged and the vegetation is bleak. Only the pine forest in front of me is still green, and there are still a few faint calls of birds and animals.

Just when he thought the journey would go smoothly, a flash of alarm suddenly flashed through his mind and he suddenly pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.

The chirping of birds, beasts and insects around him then fell silent. Zhou Ji's expression changed slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at a stranger walking towards the front of the mountain road.

He is tall and thin, with a face that resembles that of a foreign race. He holds a short knife and a chain in his hand, and has a head full of dreadlocks. He looks strangely oppressive.

Zhou Ji could feel that the strength of the man in front of him should be the first one he had ever seen besides Wu Zhu and Hong Sixiang.

Even if they are all ninth-level masters, Xie Bi'an, Yan Xiaoyi, He Daoren, and Haitang Duoduo are all a bit worse than him.

"There is only one person in the entire Northern Qi Dynasty who has reached the ninth level, the disciple of Grand Master Ku He, Lang Tao." Zhou Ji looked into Lang Tao's cold and indifferent eyes and said with a smile, "Did Shen Sheng ask you to come here?"

Lang Tao looked proud and raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him. He could see fear in the other person's eyes, but he did not see surprise, "You know I'm coming?"

Zhou Ji raised his eyebrows and said: "I have a heavy and suspicious personality. Regarding the rescue of Yan Bingyun a few days ago, I will definitely not trust any Taoist. Apart from him, the only ninth-level masters in the capital are Saint Haitang and you. I can I don’t believe he can mobilize Begonia Duoduo.”

"Then are you ready to die?"

Behind Lang Tao's hands, as soon as he took the two daggers in his hands, he saw a gray-brown cylinder thrown out from Zhou Ji's sleeve, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of him.

"what!"

Lang Tao subconsciously wanted to chop with his sword, but he was worried that there was a mechanism hidden in the cylinder. The moment the flying chain was released, he gasped for breath, and he rose out of thin air, dodging the 'hidden weapon' thrown at him. At the same time, he held his breath and looked at the gray cylinder not far away with a vigilant expression.

Ordinary poisons have little effect on ninth-grade masters, but Fan Xian is a disciple of Fei Jie, and Fei Jie is the most powerful poison master in the world. The poisoning of Xiao En's son back then can be said to be a sensation in the world. Zhou Ji, as Fan Xian, My friend, there is no guarantee that there is no way to save one's life.

Naturally, Lang Tao didn't dare to raise his eyebrows. He covered his breath and opened his eyes wide, paying attention to whether there would be poisonous needles and poisonous smoke exploding from the cylinder.

All this happened in an instant. The peripheral vision of Zhou Ji glanced at Zhou Ji, and he saw that Zhou Ji's first reaction was to cut off the noose on the carriage. Before he could react, an extremely harsh high-frequency noise poured in. When the eardrum turned around again, a white light suddenly appeared, dazzling and illuminating the entire forest.

not good!

Only then did Lang Tao realize that something was wrong, but it was too late. The sudden strong noise and bright light directly affected his perception. For a while, tears could not stop flowing, and it was extremely difficult to even open his eyes.

Not only that, the full name of the shock bomb is a flash bang bomb. During the few breaths when he was blinded by the white light, his hearing was also damaged by the strong noise, and his brain was buzzing. He could only rely on his feelings to throw the chain knife towards the person in his memory. The direction swept away.

Zhou Ji was also dizzy from the loud noise at this time. Fortunately, he was prepared in advance. The frightened horse screamed desperately and rushed wildly. Because he cut off the rope in advance, he ran straight and ran into it first. Catching the sweeping chain knife, he immediately fell to the ground and slid several meters earlier due to the force of inertia. Even though his perception was severely disturbed, Lang Tao noticed the horse corpse that fell to the ground in front of him.

"Shameless villain!"

Lang Tao covered his eyes with one hand and squinted slightly with difficulty. He could barely see the double image of white flowers in front of him, and then another white light lit up, and the loud noise again drowned out his curses.

This time, he took precautions in advance, imitating Zhou Ji's previous behavior, turning around and closing his eyes, concentrating on his mind, shielding his six senses. Even though he was still affected by the strong noise, it was no longer as severe as before. In addition, he escaped the impact of the white light. His eyesight had gradually recovered, and his eyes were red and swollen, covered with bloodshot eyes and bursts of stinging pain, which only aroused his murderous intention. With both knives in hand, all his true energy burst out, and for a while, it seemed that even the air around him had become viscous. stand up.

As the target of murderous intent, Zhou Ji felt his heart skip a beat as he stared at Lang Tao's bloody eyes, but the movements of his hands did not stop. He used the time delayed by the two shock bombs to assemble the Barrett, and even took aim. He didn't even have time to adjust the scope, so he directly set up the barrel of the gun and aimed straight at Lang Tao's chest.

There was no hesitation and no hesitation.

Lang Tao suddenly remembered that Zhong Zhong had told him that Zhou Ji had a palm-sized crossbow in his hand, which could fire copper pins as thick as a little finger. But Zhong Zhong didn't tell him that Zhou Ji had not only a palm-sized crossbow, but also a half-human crossbow. How high!

He took action with hatred before he even saw clearly what the purpose of this weird cylinder was. The moment the sense of danger flashed through his mind, he saw a ball of fire shooting out from the depths of the dark cylinder. It roars like thunder.

The forward momentum suddenly stopped. Lang Tao raised his two swords and felt all the strength in his body dissipate like a tide. Along with the rain of blood, he fell to his knees and could only stare blankly at the chest. The bloody hole slowly lost its aura.

"rat..."

"If you want to kill me, I am acting purely in self-defense. How can you say it is despicable or not?" Zhou Ji looked at Lang Tao, who was still dead, and sighed: "When we kidnapped Yan Bingyun that day, the information about the firearms was already exposed. I'm out, it's just that you underestimated the enemy and didn't expect that I had a more lethal weapon."

Reaching out to brush Lang Tao's wide eyes, Zhou Ji took out her luggage from the carriage and drove away.

…………

The news of Lang Tao's death quickly spread throughout Northern Qi. As for the commotion it caused, it had nothing to do with Zhou Ji.

Those who kill will always be killed.

In an era where laws cannot restrain warriors, life for life is the only criterion.

Zhou Ji went all the way north without encountering any obstacles. Perhaps the deaths of Yan Xiaoyi, Li Yunrui and Lang Tao had such a shock to the top leaders of the two countries that they did not dare to send people to test again.

It was not until they crossed the border pass and entered the barbarian territory that the spies from various countries who followed behind them returned to the territory and did not continue to follow.

At first, Zhou Ji could exchange supplies with the tribes in the surrounding grasslands. As he went further north, the fewer tribes he could find, and the surrounding temperature also dropped sharply. The grasslands gradually declined and were replaced by a vast expanse of snow.

Zhou Ji wrapped herself in fur and placed the supplies she had prepared in advance on the sled. She looked up at the snow-capped mountains in the distance and gently exhaled hot air.
Chapter completed!