Jiang Ning's eyes were blurred and he replied dully: "I know."
The Painted Skin Ghost giggled endlessly. Suddenly, her smile froze on her face, and she said with an incredible look in her eyes: "You..."
How can a person who has been bewitched still have the sense to talk to himself!
As soon as Painted Skin Ghost reacted, he heard a "pop" sound. He looked down and saw a simple sword appearing in his chest.
But it was the sword ghost who struck from behind and stabbed her to the core!
Immediately afterwards, she saw Jiang Ning regaining consciousness in his eyes, and asked with a smile on his lips: "You already said that I am a little naughty boy, how come I am still so confident in my own charm skills?"
It turned out that after being possessed by the charm, Jiang Ning was worried that his consciousness would fall, and he immediately called out to the bronze compass from the bottom of his heart. At first, the bronze compass was indifferent, and it was not until the woman's finger touched Jiang Ning's chin that the light swelled and dissipated.
Charming.
Jiang Ning, who had regained his senses, did not dare to make excuses, and immediately ordered the sword ghost to kill him.
The Sword Ghost is powerful, and the Painted Skin Ghost is too confident in its own charm, so that it succeeds with one blow.
The Pu Dao entered the body, and the evil energy flowed into the Painted Skin Ghost continuously along the blade, destroying it into pieces.
The Painted Skin Ghost was unwilling to give up and wanted to say something, but the skin all over his body had begun to crack inch by inch, and in just a breath, it completely turned into fly ash and disappeared in front of Jiang Ning.
When it was completely dead, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, terrified.
Before, he had only heard from Wang Yan and Su Zhao that Kyushu was dangerous and full of strange things. He had never encountered it before and had no intuitive experience. It was only now, after experiencing the Painted Skin Ghost, that he truly felt afraid.
Not to mention the Painted Skin Ghost's strength, just the unpredictable longevity talisman and side-door magical powers have made him wander at the threshold of life and death several times. If it weren't for the bronze compass and the rampant corpse in hand, he wouldn't be able to survive today.
I'm going to die here.
"I have to be more careful in the future. Kyushu is too dangerous. I have to find a way to raise a few more ferocious corpses and let them do things for me."
After taking a short rest, Jiang Ning did not dare to stay longer, fearing that he would encounter something strange, so he immediately mounted his horse and headed towards Zi County.
Not long after he left, Wang Jin and others also came after him.
They have strange people who can communicate with insects, so it is not difficult to track Jiang Ning.
Everyone dismounted, and Feng Qiu sent people to search around. Wang Jin squinted his eyes and looked around. He found that there was a strange smell remaining around him, but he couldn't figure out what it was. At this moment, he accidentally found a knife on the tree trunk next to him.
Mark, my heart trembled.
"Knife mark...Jiang Ning doesn't know how to use a knife. Could it be that he met a sword cultivator?" Wang Jin did not tell anyone what he found, but secretly calculated the strength of the sword cultivator and estimated Jiang Ning's injuries.
situation.
At this time, a guard came forward, holding a broken thin wing in his hand, and begged the wind: "Sir, we found this."
Wang Jin wanted to take it and check it, but was stopped by Feng Qiu. He held it in his hand and looked at it repeatedly, then put it under his nose and sniffed it. He said excitedly: "It's human skin. Jiang Ning has encountered an enemy. He may have been injured now."
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"Everyone, follow me on your horse and continue chasing!"
Wang Jin frowned. He felt that things were not as Feng Qiu said, but he couldn't tell exactly what was weird, so he had to get on his horse and follow the end of the team.
But if Jiang Ning were here at this moment, he would definitely find a problem. Wang Jin and others were also walking along the path, but the vegetation on both sides of the path they took was different from when they passed by!
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Jiang Ning did not encounter any accidents on the next road. When the sun came out, he walked out of the Straw Hat Mountains and looked at the vast road ahead. He knew that if he walked forward for about half an hour, he could reach Zi County.
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Jiang Ning clamped his horse's belly and galloped towards Zi County, while the sword ghost still kept a certain distance behind, silently guarding his master.
Zi County is located on the edge of Weiyang County, and further down the river is the adjacent Xiang'an City. It is said that Xiang'an City is home to many wealthy merchants, so under the influence of Xiang'an City, Zi County is much more prosperous than Meng County, Chen County, etc. On the road approaching Zi County, Jiang Ning began to see many porters carrying bamboo baskets or carriages heading towards the Cao Maoer Mountain where they came from. These people were also traders, and they usually made a living by selling goods.
Earn the silver price difference when goods are delivered to Chen County, Meng County, Dunerzhuang and other places.
Seeing that the destination was approaching, Jiang Ning was not in a hurry to go. When he saw a tea stall along the side, he stopped to make repairs.
"Waiter, here's a bowl of coarse tea, two steamed buns, and a plate of pickles." He tied the horse in the shed and ordered some food for himself.
Soon, the waiter brought the food to the table. After a night of tossing and freezing, Jiang Ning was hungry at the moment, so he wolfed it down immediately.
"Hey, have you heard that Qianjia's bank has increased its money again?"
"I heard about it, but what can I do? Who allowed them to have living gods in their home? Without their protection, we wouldn't be able to get past Straw Hat Mountain."
"But the price increase is too outrageous. One trip costs thirty taels of silver. I can't even earn this amount even if I take one trip."
Hearing the merchant who was resting next to him mention Qianjia, Jiang Ning paused for a moment while eating.
The purpose of his trip to Zi County this time was to complete his ten-day examination and destroy thousands of families.
Now that someone knew about it, it was time to inquire and see where Qianjia came from. He put down the steamed buns in his hands, coughed twice and said, "Brothers, the Qianjia you just mentioned is the Qianjia from Zi County?
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The merchant at the table next to him glanced at Jiang Ning and saw that Jiang Ning was wearing thin clothes and looking tired. The food on the table was also made of coarse clothes, so he couldn't help but feel close to her.
We are all people who earn hard money, so it is inevitable that we will feel sympathy for each other.
"Yes, I don't know where you are from, little brother. Are you going to Zi County?" asked the older dealer among them.
Jiang Ning nodded and said politely: "My family is in decline. I heard people say that there are many wealthy businessmen in Zi County, especially the Qianjia, with their golden bricks and blue tiles and tall gates. They have many businessmen under their families, so I thought of coming too."
Try your luck and see if you can make a living."
Hearing this, several people had different expressions.
The older merchant smiled bitterly and said: "Young man, I advise you not to go. When I was young, I had the same idea as you and became a merchant for Qianjia. As a result, I spent half my life as a merchant for Qianjia.
In the end, it’s all about making money for Qianjia.”
Jiang Ning was interested, and regardless of whether they agreed or not, he came directly to their table with steamed buns and pickles, and asked: "Uncle, can you tell me in detail?"
Perhaps because Jiang Ning was young, the older man cared about the younger generation, so he told everything he knew.
It turns out that there are many ferocious beasts in the Straw Hat Mountains during the day and ghosts at night. If merchants want to make money, they must ask warriors to escort them. Stores that provide protection for merchants are called escorts. Zi County originally had many escorts.
, Qianjia is also one of them.
But a year ago, Qianjia suddenly emerged. Not only were there many more warriors in the profession, but also gods and first-rate figures appeared. They powerfully gathered all the escorts in the county. From then on, Qianjia became the dominant family, and those who needed to hire escorts
Money is also increasing month by month.
Except for Qianjia's own consignors, everyone else was forced to suffer miserably.