Late at night, in the courtyard illuminated by candlelight, the bearded man suddenly jumped up and swung the golden sword in his hand with great skill. Although the force was heavy, the trajectory of the sword was as if it had been tempered thousands of times. There were no flaws. The blade had not yet reached, but
The wave of air has been suppressed, like a strong wind blowing in the face. If a person with a weak mind sees this, his legs will be weak with fear and his mind will go blank for a while.
In front of him, the opponent suddenly jumped up and slashed down with a heavy sword. Lorraine Hill did not choose to dodge or dodge, because the opponent's golden sword seemed to have the potential to break mountains, but in fact, both hands
He didn't use all his strength, but still had a lot of energy left. If he turned sideways at this moment, the opponent just deflected the blade and slashed down with such a huge force. If he couldn't handle it in a hurry, he might be split into two halves with the sword.
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It seems that these masters of Tuoshi Hall have extremely rich fighting experience. They have killed many opponents with this move. Feeling the sharp sword light across the side of their cheeks, Lorraine Hill raised the sword and drew it back, and then fiercely
Stance forward, and in an instant, it seems to be surrounded by water, and the sword's momentum is like a red carp leaping into the water. The silver bottle is released, and it goes straight to the position of the close hand in the blade, preventing the opponent from using his huge force wantonly.
"clang--"
The quiet night was broken by a loud noise, like a copper bell trembling, endlessly.
The blade shook so hard that he almost wanted to pull it out, but his arms were numb, and the breath he was about to exhale in his chest was suppressed, making him feel a burst of breathlessness and heartache. He took a few steps back to let go of the excess strength.
Only then did the big man surnamed Ni stop.
He looked at the slender girl in front of him in shock. He couldn't relate to the huge force of the fight just now. Or maybe the opponent was extremely skilled in swordsmanship and could concentrate his power on one point. Only then could he break his sword.
Open, push back.
"Okay, okay! Come again!" After only one confrontation, he naturally could not be convinced.
The golden knives danced together in the dim candlelight, and struck Lorran Hill again with a heavy roar, and a loud roar exploded in the courtyard as it approached.
"roar--"
The fierce sound wave pressed against the girl, instantly straightening her hair and dress in the air, and in the violent storm, the whining blade was also cut off in an instant.
This time, Lorraine Hill finally did not deal with it directly. Instead, he jumped on the spot, rotated his body, and passed by the sword light. After spinning half a circle, he kicked on the ground, and a golden-red streamer appeared.
He flashed past and attacked the big man.
The confrontation between the two people was completed in an instant. Although there were many changes, in the eyes of the people next to them, it seemed that the two people stopped in the blink of an eye.
A gourd-shaped wine flask fell from the bearded man, bounced on the ground, and then rolled to the side, making a gurgling sound on the bluestone floor.
Soon, a thick hand picked up the wine gourd and held it in his hand again.
"It seems that I am defeated." He also knew that if the young lady's sword power had not changed just now, I am afraid that he would have been cut in the middle.
The bearded man rubbed the wine gourd in his hand carefully, opened it after a while, continued to drink the wine, then wiped his mouth and threw the wine gourd to the members of the helmsman aside.
"Fill up the wine for me and prepare a banquet to entertain these distinguished guests."
"Boss Ni, it's already very late now. I guess I can't find any restaurants that are still open."
"It's okay. You go and scream at the Black Dog Gate behind Luohua Lane. The head chef of Banyue Building lives there. Call him over to prepare a banquet for us. Anyway, we won't lose his money."
"Okay." After saying this, several people opened the courtyard door and ran out happily to call for help.
Looking at this scene, Lorraine Hill shook his head, gently put down the sword in his hand, and then stepped forward to ask.
"Can we talk now?"
"Haha, why do you need to be anxious, young lady? I have plenty of time to drink and talk with you tonight." He waved his hand, and the members of the branch brought the wine table and chairs and placed them in the yard under the starry sky.
"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me for not serving me well. Please sit down."
Lorraine Hill and the others had no choice but to sit down with him and see what he had to say.
"You are members of the Qingjizhou branch, right?"
"Exactly, our helmsman is Yang Jilan, who belongs to the local Qingji branch."
"Yang Jilan, I have heard of this name before, and he is also a very good player in the sect. It's a pity that there has been no news about him in these years."
"Because the helmsman is not in good health, it is mostly Brother Yang Xuemo who is doing the work now."
"I see, I'm sorry." He said before introducing himself.
"My name is Ni Daqiang. My background is not worth mentioning. I am a local fisherman. I was short of money when I was young, so I joined the Tuoshi Hall, and then I spent a few years to become what I am today."
"But the 'Golden Ringed Crocodile' General Ni." A member next to Lorraine Hill called out the other person's name in the world.
"I don't dare to be a general. I don't dare to be called a general before I reach the sixth level." The man said with clasped fists modestly.
In Tuoshi Hall, masters of the sixth level and above are generally called "Red Lion Generals". These people often sit in one continent and are the Zhenjiang Stone of various places.
In the following period, as the two sides talked, Lorraine Hill gradually learned about the situation of the helm.
The local helmsman is a very senior and very old man. The branch's business arrangements, external negotiations and communication with the main church are all handled by this helmsman, but other than that some things require flexing muscles and
In situations of strength, Ni Daqiang always takes action.
"Mr. Duan, when I first started, he gave me a lot of care and taught me how to read. Later, when I got stronger, I didn't go to other branches to recruit, so I helped Mr. Duan become the local helmsman. Anyway,
His qualifications and knowledge are sufficient, but his prestige and strength are insufficient." Ni Daqiang talked about some things about the helm, explaining why he was not the helmsman, but he was the one who spoke out in the helm.
"That's it." Several people traveling with him sighed.
"Brother Ni, the appetizers are ready. Do you want to serve them first?"
"Come on, have I got my drink ready?"
"It's ready, here it is for you." Soon, several young apprentices from the helm served all kinds of food enthusiastically and respectfully.
Then Ni Daqiang invited several good players who had spent the night in the sub-rudder to join the banquet, making the scene lively.
Different from the young apprentices who work on the side, these strong masters are the official members of the Tuoshi Hall. Generally, joining the Tuoshi Hall requires several steps. First, they must be from a young family, wanted by the government, and have been thieves.
Naturally, those with a bad reputation will not be accepted, and those who are too old will not be accepted, because traveling on waterways is hard work, and getting into trouble easily happens when you are older.
In this way, you first serve as an apprentice in a local helmsmanship branch. After working for three years, there is nothing wrong. After you become proficient in boating skills, you will be officially accepted by Tuoshi Hall, and then you will be taught various training experiences, combat skills, etc.
Different from the various schools of thought in the Western Continent that serve the elites, most of the Eastern sects are formed by people who rely on a certain profession to make a living. For example, Tuoshi Hall was born out of the Caobang, and Qingluyuan was a union of herbalists.
Gathering, that is, only by visiting your home, can you study completely off-the-job, strive for excellence, and not worry about your livelihood.
But the visits often have their own missions, which are related to their origins. For example, the 'Ningzizhao Night Palace' was established by the Xiangyu Sect to suppress the demons and demons in the Ximu Mountains. The 'Bibo Tianhai Pavilion' was established by the dynasty to maintain
The power at sea is supported by ensuring the smooth flow of routes and the control of offshore islands.
In this world of extraordinary power, the power of the government is often limited and not enough to take care of all aspects. Factions, large and small, fill these gaps and shortcomings, and jointly support this huge dynasty.
Although Tuoshi Hall is often looked down upon by some people due to the industry it is in, its overall strength is actually not weak. Lorraine Hill glanced briefly and compared his past experiences. The official members of Tuoshi Hall were the lowest.
There are also level 3 and above. There are about ten level 4 and above people in each rudder, and there is at least one master of level 5.
This is already very surprising. You must know that there is more than one branch office in a continent, there are often five or six branch offices, and there are branches in the state capital. This is the strongest station of Tuoshi Hall in a continent. According to Tuoshi Hall
According to the rules of the hall, each branch hall must have at least one 'Red Lion General' sitting in the hall, that is, a sixth-level transcendent.
The twenty-two southern continents, plus the main hall, means that there should be nearly thirty sixth-level masters in Tuoshi Hall, and there must be one or two seventh-level beings.
At present, the most powerful master in the dynasty has only reached the eighth level. He has not heard of anyone who has been promoted to the ninth level. Lorraine Hill speculated that there may be a witch who has reached the ninth level, but she did not show up. In the Eastern Dynasty,
, because of the existence of 'immortals', it is easier for witches to hide their own specialness.
Everyone was having dinner in the courtyard. Lorraine Hill slowly talked about his past experiences, and then asked Ni Daqiang about the whereabouts of the senior named surnamed Ni.
"It turns out that Miss Jialan came here to repay a favor, and I was the one who was rude." He pondered for a while.
"That's all, since I'm not as skilled as others, I shouldn't be so procrastinating. I'll just take Miss Jialan to visit that senior tomorrow."
"It's just that the senior is currently recovering from his injuries, so please don't disturb Miss Jialan too much."
"That doesn't matter."
After finishing the banquet, the night was getting brighter and everyone dispersed. Lorraine Hill also stayed at the hotel arranged by the Tuoshi Hall members.
In the afternoon, Lorraine Hill woke up from his sleep, looking at the sunny and windy weather outside, his mood became much lighter.
She washed her face with water, then walked downstairs, and soon saw a member of her party sitting in the lobby.
"Miss Jialan woke up."
"Yes, have they been here?" Lorraine Hill was a little embarrassed, wondering if he had slept for too long and made others wait in vain.
"Not yet, don't worry, Miss." He smiled slightly, then said a few words to his companions, then walked out of the house to look out onto the street.
Walking back into the house from the bright white sunlight on the street, he said: "I see they haven't gone out yet, so they probably have to sit down for a while. Why don't Miss Jialan come over to eat some ice powder? This store does pretty well."
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"Huh, that's good." Because she didn't miss anything, the girl relaxed a little, then sat in front of the counter and looked around.
There are not many people in the hotel, only a few people are sitting inside to enjoy the cool air. The sun is shining brightly outside, and it is relatively quiet in the afternoon. Many people working in the countryside will take a rest and take a nap, waiting for the sun to set a little.
Come out and continue working.
In the corner of the hotel, a fan with three copper blades rotates slowly, bringing a little breeze, dispelling the heat in the store and making people feel much more comfortable. Such a creation is not complicated. Even more than ten years ago, Lorraine Hill made it
I've seen it in some places, but I didn't expect it to be so popular now.
It seems that some technologies are still spreading, the girl sighed a little in her heart.
After sitting for a while, Lorraine Hill simply followed the advice of his companion and ordered an ice powder. Then the clerk brought out a bowl of transparent jelly, sprinkled a little sugar on it, and put in a small wooden stick.
With a spoon, you can scoop it up and eat it.
After entering the mouth, it is cool and smooth, which is very good.
Just as the girl was eating summer snacks, a sound of footsteps came from the street, and then a group of soldiers wearing scale armors walked past. They wore straight knives on their waists and held copper-colored firecrackers in their hands.
Although it is simple, it does not look weak in power.
The firearms of the Eastern Dynasty must have been very developed in the past. Lorraine Hill turned around and thought of the train carriage he saw in the mountains at dusk that year. However, because of the cost, only the government could afford it, and the people still used it.
Cold weapons are the main ones.
After continuing to sit for a while, a burst of noisy footsteps came over, and it was none other than the bearded drunkard Ni Daqiang from last night.
"Thank you for keeping Miss Jialan waiting. We're going to leave now."
Later, following Ni Daqiang, Lorraine Hill boarded a small boat by the river and walked along the river through the town. All along the way were white walls and blue tiles, which was very uniform and quiet.
The people's livelihood in Taowu Island is good, the atmosphere here is peaceful, and it is indeed a suitable place for health preservation.
After walking through the river for about 20 minutes, we stopped at a bank. There were many willow trees planted here, which were light green and swayed gently in the river breeze.
After getting off the boat, Lorraine Hill, guided by Ni Daqiang, held up her skirt and walked step by step along the bluestone steps, passing through the alleys under the eaves, and finally stopped at an unknown alley that was consistent with the surrounding environment.
In front of the courtyard.
Ni Daqiang knocked on the iron ring on the door and shouted loudly.
"It's me, Ni Daqiang."
"Wait a moment, here we come."
Soon, a middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows opened the door. He was dressed in black and was holding a long knife with a red thread wrapped around the handle.
"Brother Ni, are you here today?" He was not surprised to see Ni Daqiang, because this man came here often, but the girl with a veil and excellent appearance next to him was very strange and surprising.
"This is the benefactor of our Tuoshi Hall. She wants to find a fellow disciple who helped her when she was a child. Because the description is very similar to Hall Master Yu, she came here to see her this time." When he is not drinking, Ni Daqiang
Still not stupid.
"Oh, is that so?" Although he was a little hesitant, the man still opened the door.
"You two sit down for a moment, I'll ask the hall master."
This Hall Master Yu who is recuperating from his injuries is a ‘Red Lion General’ in the Tuoshi Hall, and he was also the former Branch Hall Master of Fuyun Continent. He was injured in a fight between a lion and a dragon not long ago and is recuperating here.
While the two were sitting in the front hall waiting, an old doctor wearing white linen came out from behind, nodded briefly to the two, and then continued to leave the room.
"This is the local doctor just now, Mr. Qingpu." Ni Daqiang gave a brief introduction, and Lorraine Hill nodded.
"Ahem, is that Mr. Ni here?"
As he said this, a man with gray hair on his temples, wearing a dark red coat, walked out of the back hall. His voice was hoarse and he sounded a little weak.
"It's me, senior." Ni Daqiang stood up quickly and carefully helped this person to sit down.
"Tell me, why are you here today? The few tricks I taught you before are enough for you to practice for several years. It's useless no matter how impatient you are."
"Senior said yes, but I am not here today to ask you for advice, but someone else wants to visit you."
"Oh." He opened his slightly closed eyes and looked at the unfamiliar girl beside him.
"Who are you?"
"You can call me Jia Lan."
When he saw this person coming out, Lorraine Hill knew that he was not a revengeful person. This person had a more powerful temperament, like an injured tiger and lion, still carrying great power.
"I wanted to find a benefactor from many years ago, but it seems that I recognized the wrong person. I'm very sorry." Lorraine Hill continued to explain to this person.
"I see, you are interested. That's all. It's not too early now. Let's go after dinner."
Do the members of Tuoshi Hall like to invite people to dinner so much? Lorraine Hill suddenly thought like this. It seems that it was the same before. As soon as he came to Qingjizhou, he was dragged to eat. It was the same after arriving at the helm. It was also the same when he came here to visit.
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It seems that the way they greet each other is to invite them to dinner, and they never tire of it.
"Well, then I'm going to bother senior." The girl accepted the kindness with a bit of laughter.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. It's boring on weekdays anyway, and there's no one to talk to."
Not long after, good wine and delicious food were served, and the general who was recovering from his injuries also asked some things about Lorraine Hill.
"I think Miss Jialan practices the Qianlong lineage."
"Yes."
"And you defeated Ni Daqiang at only the fourth level. You are going to be a formidable person."
Even if they come to the door, the fourth-level disciples dare not say that they can completely defeat the fifth-level masters of Tuoshi Hall, because the comparison between the fifth-level and fourth-level masters will be a qualitative leap.
"Can I ask Miss Jialan about her apprenticeship? Of course, you don't have to tell me. After all, it's a private matter."
"The method I practice comes from Yanyu Island, you should be able to guess it." Lorraine Hill did not lie, but he also gave the other party a satisfactory answer.
"Yu Yan Red Ray... No wonder, no wonder." If this Miss Jia Lan is from Yan Ray Island, then everything makes sense. He stroked his beard.
During the banquet, this person drank some more wine, but towards the end, he seemed to cough again and his face turned red.
Seeing this scene, Lorraine Hill had no choice but to stand up, walk to his side, and then use what he had learned to help him resolve and treat him.
A pill fell into the water and melted, exuding a fragrance. Then the water swirled in the air, with a faint halo of magic blending in. Finally, the water turned into a mist of morning dew and fell onto the hall master's cheek, slowly
Integrate into the body.
The Yuanli (magic power) that was originally scurrying around in the body and was violent quickly calmed down, no longer agitated, and slowly recovered the extraordinary core in the body along its original trajectory, and the cracked gap in the extraordinary core before was slowly removed.
Bridging, until finally, gradually merging again, becoming one whole.
After doing this, Lorraine Hill opened his eyes again, and then the golden-red scales on his forehead slowly dissipated and returned to smoothness.
"That should be fine." She let go of her hand, and the hall master slowly sat on the chair and adjusted his breathing. After a while, he opened his eyes.
"Thank you so much, Miss Jialan, for your help. Such a great kindness saves me a lot of time." He originally estimated that even with the help of famous doctors, it would take several years to recover from his injury. He didn't expect it to be completely cured in less than half a day.
It's simply unbelievable.
Especially the last action of this young lady to help heal the extraordinary core, he was startled. He wanted to immediately control the magic power in his body to block it, fearing that this young lady would mess up.
But under the influence of the strange water mist magic power, his own magic power seemed to be soothed to sleep without any reaction. Then the extraordinary core began to slowly heal, which made him sigh in relief.
The identity of Miss Jialan may not be that simple. With her talent and strength, she may be the next generation core of the Yuyan Red Ray Sect, or even the leader.
He thanked him first, then sat at the table and thought hard, recalling the past, and then spoke for a long time.
"Perhaps I know where the Bai Qiu that Miss Jialan is looking for is located. Speaking of which, it was ten years ago. If I hadn't thought about it carefully, I might have even forgotten it."
