A young man was walking quickly outside Longyue City. He didn't look too big.
But his whole body exuded a cold aura, which made people around him afraid to get close.
This young man is Zhao Long. At this moment, he left Longyue City alone.
Originally, he planned to practice hard in Longyue City until he reached the level of Sword King, and then go to the training cave in his previous life to get treasures.
However, Xiaohu's sudden arrest and the other party's request for an imperial order in exchange completely disrupted Zhao Long's plan.
In desperation, he had to set off immediately. Whether it was to find the legendary imperial order.
He can no longer stay in Longyue City whether he is looking for Xiaohu's whereabouts or not.
Xue Qikun and Ouyang Xiu originally wanted to follow Zhao Long.
However, both of them were seriously injured and had difficulty moving, and Zhao Long also refused their request to follow.
What's more, it's much more convenient when Zhao Long is alone. Because Xiaohu was caught, the anger in Zhao Long's heart has completely burned.
He now wished he could find the other party immediately and rescue Xiaohu.
However, Zhao Long is not stupid. He knows the gap between himself and the opponent. With his current strength, he is not a match for the opponent.
However, the way to practice lies in gradual progress. If you want to quickly increase your combat effectiveness, you can only start with external conditions.
The external conditions are nothing more than elixirs, swords and sword skills. In this life, Zhao Long has only been exposed to a few types of elixirs.
And they are all used for recovery or healing. Zhao Long has not seen the kind of elixir that can enhance the strength of a swordsman?
In terms of swords, he already owns the Tianshuang Sword, which is enough for him now.
If you want to enhance your combat effectiveness in a short period of time, you can only start with sword skills.
Although Zhao Long was once the Sword God Emperor and mastered many sword skills, his current cultivation level is too low and he cannot practice those sword skills.
With his current strength, there are no more sword skills that he can learn.
But he didn't give up, even though he couldn't learn the sword skills he had mastered before.
But he can look for the sword skills left by others. Yes, the sword skills left by others.
In his previous life, in addition to practicing, Zhao Long also continued to experience on the mainland.
I also discovered the training grounds of many seniors, and many sword skills were buried there.
Some of them were better, so he directly learned them by himself, such as the Five Elements Escape Technique and the Breath Condensation Technique.
But there are still some that are no longer of much use to him, the sword god.
He didn't study it and just left it there. However, these sword skills are of great use to Zhao Long now.
The target of Zhao Long's operation this time was the deciduous forest near Qingcheng.
He remembered that in the deciduous forest, there was once a cave of a strong swordsman, and a very good sword skill was buried in it.
This Qingcheng is to the west of Longyue City. The masked man who took Xiaohu hostage also left from this direction.
This is also the reason why Zhao Long chose this place. After a long journey, Zhao Long finally arrived at Luoye Town, which is located next to the deciduous forest.
Looking at the bustling crowd, Zhao Long raised his eyebrows and grabbed a young swordsman who was passing by in a hurry.
"Sorry brother, I would like to ask, where is the tavern in Luoye Town?"
"Tavern? You can see it two hundred meters ahead in this direction."
The swordsman frowned slightly, "Little brother, are you from another country?"
I advise you to leave as soon as possible. "This Luoye Town is not peaceful."
As soon as he finished speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving Zhao Long confused.
But it would be easier once he knew the direction of the tavern. Zhao Long immediately headed towards the direction of the tavern.
Generally speaking, taverns are the most well-informed places.
He wanted to come here also to find out if Xiaohu and the masked man had been here before.
What surprised Zhao Long was that most of the swordsmen in Luoye Town came and went in a hurry, with their brows furrowed.
"Strange, what happened to Luoye Town?"
Zhao Long was very confused. Soon, he saw a huge signboard with the word "wine" written on it.
Before he even entered the door, Zhao Long smelled the smell of alcohol.
But what surprised him was that the tavern was not as lively as he imagined, and was also very deserted.
There were only a few customers and the listless waiter, which fully demonstrated that something big had happened in Luoye Town.
Zhao Long walked directly into the door and found a clean seat to sit down.
"Sir, what would you like to order?" The waiter saw Zhao Long entering the door and immediately came to greet him.
"Give me a plate of cooked beef and a glass of water." After pondering for a while, Zhao Long raised his head and replied.
The waiter was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Zhao Long didn't drink when he came to the tavern.
However, Zhao Long's appearance was too young, and it was normal not to drink. Then the waiter responded and entered the back hall to prepare.
Zhao Long also waited quietly, and soon the waiter brought a plate of cooked beef and a glass of water.
"Sir, your order is here. Is there anything else you need?"
"No need. By the way, I want to ask, did you see a masked man in gray clothes a few days ago.
He also passed by with a boy about my age?" Zhao Long immediately asked about Xiaohu's news.
"The masked man in gray clothes?" The waiter fell into deep thought, "It doesn't seem like there is one."
We have not received such guests in the past half month.
And now everyone in Luoye Town is in panic. Only people here go outside, how can outsiders come to us?
"My guest, I see that you are also a foreigner. Please leave as soon as you finish eating."
Zhao Long was not too disappointed when he didn't get any news from Xiaohu.
And with the strength of the masked man, he can fly very far in one day without stopping at all.
It was only the second half of what the waiter said that aroused Zhao Long's curiosity.
"What's going on here? I see everyone coming and going in a hurry on the road, as if something big happened."
"Alas, sir, you don't know that this is our annual monster riot in Luoye Town.
At this time of year, the monsters in the deciduous forest nearby.
"As if he had lost his mind, he rushed out of the forest and attacked our town."
Having said this, the waiter sighed, "In a few days, the monsters will riot, and we will have to close our doors."
"Monster riot?" Zhao Long opened his mouth in surprise. This was the first time he heard such a statement.
Monsters are also intelligent. The higher the rank of the monster, the higher the intelligence.
Legend has it that the top-level monsters are more intelligent than humans.
Generally speaking, monsters will not attack human settlements for no reason.
Why is this deciduous forest like this? And he remembered that it was not like this when he came here before.
"Well, I would like to ask, when did this monster riot start? How long did it last?"
The waiter sighed: "I don't know, anyway, it was already there when I was born."
And I heard from some old people that it has been there for decades. "It lasts about a month each time."
"Um? If that's the case, then why don't you just leave Luoye Town and go to another town?"
Zhao Long was very puzzled. It had been going on for decades, how could anyone still stay?
Having said this, the waiter smiled and said, "Sir, you don't know."
Although the monster riots every year bring us huge trouble.
But after the monster riot, all the first- and second-order monsters in the deciduous forest will enter a state of suspended animation.
If we can find them, "we can kill them easily and make a lot of money."
"So that's it." Zhao Long didn't expect that there was such a story in it.
No wonder these people would rather endure decades of harassment than leave.
Those first and second level monsters can be sold for a lot of gold coins.
At this moment, several young men and women suddenly walked in at the door of the tavern, and their sword energy was very strong.
What surprised Zhao Long was that the strength of these young men and women was pretty good, and the weakest one also had the seventh-level swordsman cultivation level.
One of the strongest among them has actually reached the second level of Sword Master.
Judging from their appearance, they are only seventeen or eighteen years old. It would not be surprising if one of them appeared.
But if there are several of them appearing at once, it is definitely not something that ordinary forces can cultivate.
Seeing the guests, the waiter smiled apologetically at Zhao Long, and then walked towards the young men and women.
Zhao Long didn't take it seriously, nodded slightly, and began to eat the food in front of him.
"Guests, what do you need?" The waiter showed his signature smile.
The man in the lead, a swordsman from the second level of heaven, shouted loudly: "Bring us three plates of cooked beef, and two jugs of good wine."
"Why don't you drink now? You'll get into trouble later!" A girl next to her rolled her eyes at the man who was a second-level swordsman.
At the same time, he smiled apologetically at the waiter and said, "Sorry, we don't want any more wine. Just a glass of water for each of us."
The waiter was stunned, wondering why all the guests today drank water?
But the customer is God, and he will not violate the customer's requirements.
Seeing the waiter leaving, the young men and women immediately started talking.
"Xiaoxi, why are you restricting me from drinking? I haven't entered the deciduous forest yet?" The leading man from the second level of Daojun said with a bitter smile.
The girl next to her frowned slightly: "Zhou Jianhua, do you want me to tell the master?
Don’t forget, we are here for something important. If something goes wrong, can you take the responsibility?”
"Okay, okay, stop arguing, finish your food quickly and get on your way." The boy opposite the girl said with a smile.
Everyone also stopped arguing, glanced at the deserted tavern, and spotted Zhao Long eating cooked beef.
"Hey, there is a kid there. I didn't expect him to dare to come to Luoye Town alone at such a young age."
The swordsman whom the girl called Zhou Jianhua laughed loudly as if he had discovered something new.
However, this kid is not even a swordsman. In Luoye Town, where a monster riot is about to occur, he may not be able to survive.
Zhao Long had listened to all the conversations of these people. Did he say that he was not even a swordsman?
Zhao Long couldn't help but chuckle and said nothing. But just when he was about to continue eating.
The girl who just called Xiaoxi actually stood up and walked towards him. This chapter has been completed!