Chapter 193: Chapter 193: The Widow

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: The WidowWith his feet on the stirrups, the warhorse transferred from the Qingzhou military camp wailed and knelt on the ground. Xu Qi'an flew into the dense forest like a big bird.

With a flash of the black-gold long sword, he took away a head, and the broken neck spurted out a fountain of blood.

Don't look, don't look... Xu Qi'an recalled the tragic death of the caravan in his mind, and his heart hardened. He raised his sword and fell, and took away the lives of the bandits one by

one.

With his cultivation that had half a foot into the realm of refining spirits, killing these fierce bandits was like cutting melons and vegetables. With the sharpness of the black-gold long sword that could cut iron like mud, no one could stop him for a round.

"Swish!"

A blazing sword light slashed from behind, and the branches and leaves along the way slid silently, and the cut was flush.

Xu Qi'an's powerful mental power allowed him to detect the attack in advance. He twisted his waist and turned around, and the black-gold long sword broke the sword light. He saw a man using a big steel knife.

He chopped off the Tiger Guards who blocked his way and ran towards Xu Qi'an with a grin. At the same time, two lean men holding standard military swords attacked Xu Qi'an from both sides.

Suddenly, Xu Qi'an was in a dangerous situation with men on both sides.

On the official road, Jiang Luzhong, who had been squinting his eyes to watch the battle, saw this and laughed: "Those three are bandits with good skills. One is at the peak of Qi training, and the other two are slightly weaker, but they are not weak players who have just entered the Qi training realm."

Hearing this, a silver gong said: "Do you want to help him?"

The night watchmen looked at Jiang Luzhong together, waiting for his order.

In their opinion, Xu Qi'an, who was only at the Qi training realm, could not stop the siege of three masters of the same realm. Moreover, he was still very immature, had not killed many people, and lacked practical experience. Sёarᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

On the battlefield, practical experience is sometimes more important than cultivation.

Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng knew that Xu Qi'an was trying to reach the Spirit Refining Realm, but this was not a good thing, because he was in a state of exhaustion, which affected This combat power.

Jiang Luzhong quietly put his fingers together like a sword, staring at Xu Qi'an who was surrounded, ready to rescue him at any time, "Wait a little longer."

Three Qi Refining Realm... The man with the steel knife had a strong aura and was at the peak of Qi Refining... The other two were much worse... The quality of the mountain bandits in Yunzhou was so high? They just ran into three Qi Refining Realm casually?

Xu Qi'an held the knife with a calm face. He took the initiative to meet him and swung the knife at the man with the steel knife. At the same time, he visualized the roaring picture of a golden lion in his mind.

"Roar!"

A deep roar burst out from his throat, shaking the mountains and forests, and causing the two sides of the fight to stagnate for a short time.

The man with the steel knife seemed to have a scorching thunder explode in his ears, his pupils were temporarily scattered, and his mind was stagnant.

Just a few tenths of a second of stagnation determined his life or death.

"Puff!"

In the sharp light of the black-gold long sword, the man with the steel sword was cut in half alive, and the broken organs mixed with blood flowed all over the ground.

After killing one person, Xu Qi'an pursued the victory, turned around without hesitation, and visualized the giant picture in his mind again. In an instant, he seemed to have become a god of war fighting against heaven and earth, and his breath surged.

Ding... Puff...

One of the thin men swung his sword to block, but the blade was easily broken, and the black- gold long sword cut his chest.

Seeing that the situation was not good, another thin man turned around and wanted to escape, but was stopped by the dense shooting of the Tiger Guards. Xu Qi'an caught up, visualized the roar of the golden lion again, shook the opponent's spirit, and killed him with one sword.

The whole process took only a dozen breaths.

This... The night watchmen watching the battle burst into exclamations.

"His Qi is so strong that it completely surpasses the peak of ordinary Qi training. Even I can

only say that I am slightly stronger than him." A golden gong said in shock.

"The question we should pay attention to is, where did he get the Buddhist visualization method? That is the lion's roar." A golden gong added.

"There is another question. He seems to be practicing two kinds of visualization at the same time... and both have reached the mastery. This can already impact the spirit training realm."

"He has only joined the night watch for two months."

As they talked, the silver gongs fell silent, with complicated expressions.

The reaction of the bronze gong was even more exaggerated. They stared at Xu Qian'an's figure with their eyes wide open, and the scene of killing three Qi training realms just now echoed in their minds.

Although they are in the same Qi training realm, different people have different combat power. The Qi training realm of the night watchmen's office is generally stronger than that of

ordinary warriors.

But it is not to such an exaggerated extent.

Xu Qi'an was able to kill three martial artists in a short period of time without any injury to himself, which means that no one in the Tongluo could last more than ten moves in a duel with him, and the role of the magic weapon Tongluo has already been taken into account.

Usually, we all get along with each other on an equal footing, but now we know that you can beat ten of us?

Jiang Luzhong even knew that Xu Qi'an's unique skill was "Heaven and Earth Sword Slash", which he had not used.

....

After cleaning up this group of bandits, the Tiger Guards brought out a group of ordinary people who were tied up in the dense forest, a total of 25 people. After questioning, they found out that they were merchants.

One of the women was particularly outstanding. She was not as slender and graceful as a girl, but as plump and attractive as a peach. Only a veteran in the flower field could understand the

beauty of such a voluptuous woman.

"Thank you, officials, thank you, officials..."

The rescued merchant thanked him profusely and knelt down and kowtowed continuously.

Governor Zhang comforted them with a pleasant face, revealed his identity, and promised to send them back to the center of Yunzhou - Baidi City.

"Bury all these bodies, and then sort out the goods and take them together." Governor Zhang

said.

Jiang Luzhong nodded and told the Huben Guards to work.

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Qi'an, who was investigating the scene, came back and called the Huben Guards to stop.

Governor Zhang and Jiang Luzhong cast inquiring eyes. Xu Qi'an walked to the two of them and frowned, saying, "Something is wrong."

"Huh?" Jiang Luzhong looked around and concentrated for a moment: "There is no ambush

around."

This was just a simple robbery by bandits. Similar things happen every day in Yunzhou. "It's not an ambush," Xu Qi'an shook his head. "I checked the scene and found that most of

the dead were escorts. These merchants and ordinary people were safe and sound. The goods were also intact. The robbers didn't even tear up the waterproof tarpaulin to count the

spoils."

"Don't you think it's strange, my lords? The bandits robbed the road, but left the valuable goods scattered all over the ground and ignored them."

Governor Zhang pondered and said, "Maybe there is no time to clean up."

Xu Qi'an asked, "Then why would I have time to kidnap people? If I were a robber, I would

definitely be seeking money, and these trucks of goods would be my target. I would kill those ordinary people as well, so why bother to tie them up. Unless..."

Jiang Luzhong and Governor Zhang looked at each other, the former frowned and said, "Unless their target is not the goods, but the people?"

Xu Qi'an nodded, and glanced at the people who had escaped death and were still in shock,

"Just ask and you'll know."

He waved and called a middle-aged merchant, asking, "Who are you?"

"I am a silk merchant from Baidi City. I took 2,000 pieces of silk to Qingzhou to do business. Because the journey was long and I was afraid of being bandited, I followed Mr. Zhao's caravan to Qingzhou... Oh, that's Zhao Long. This man is quite capable and has connections in both the black and white worlds. His caravan used to be very safe.

"I have cooperated with him many times, but who would have thought that today... Hey, after hunting geese all day, he was finally blinded by geese. This Zhao Long is a man of character and a trustworthy man. What a pity."

Xu Qian'an immediately looked at the caravan with corpses lying on it. Mr. Zhao was in it.

He asked them one by one and found that they were all merchants and they were traveling together. In the end, only the plump woman was left.

She looked to be in her early thirties. In Xu Qian'an's era, she was actually a young woman.

"What about you?" Xu Qian'an looked at her: "Why did you, a weak woman, go to Qingzhou

alone?"

Yang Yingying hesitated, stood with her head down, and said softly: "A few years ago, my husband went to Qingzhou to make a living. He sent a letter back a while ago, saying that his business in Qingzhou was booming. He wanted to come back in person to pick me up and settle in Qingzhou, but he was busy with business and couldn't get away. So he asked me to go to Qingzhou with a trustworthy caravan.

"I have inquired for a long time, and everyone says that Mr. Zhao's caravan is the best, safe

and trustworthy."

These words are well-founded and flawless at first glance.

Her expression is very calm... But as an ordinary woman, after seeing the bloody scene,

shouldn't her face be pale and whimpering to everyone she meets? Moreover, when she spoke, she kept looking at the ground, as if she was reciting lines, which was a sign of lack of

confidence....

Xu Qian'an said, "I have a few questions for you."

Yang Yingying looked up at him, then lowered her head again, and said in a weak tone,

"Excuse me, sir."

"What is your husband's name?"

Yang Yingying pondered.

"Where do you live?"

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"What are your husband's facial features?"

"How tall is your husband?"

"Please repeat what your husband wrote in the letter. What does your husband do for a

living?"

Yang Yingying stood there, confused and helpless. After a long silence, she recovered and said softly, "My husband's name is..."

"Okay, don't say anymore." Xu Qian'an called the Tiger Guards: "Search her body." "???" Yang Yingying looked at him blankly. What this sir did was completely beyond her

expectations.

She took a step back in fear, hugged her chest with her arms, bit her lips, and looked

extremely ashamed.

"You've been thinking for too long," Xu Qi'an smiled and looked at the beautiful woman, "If

a wife needs to think for a long time before she can tell her husband's name and

characteristics, how can others believe it?

"You can't make up a few lies to convince people. If you don't want to be searched, just tell

the truth. Why did those bandits stop you?"

After giving the big stick, seeing the woman's face gradually pale, Xu Qi'an comforted her

again: "My master is the governor from the court. There is no official in Yunzhou who is higher than him. Just say anything if you have anything to say."

Yang Yingying looked at Governor Zhang, who nodded and said: "This official is ordered by

the emperor to inspect Yunzhou. You are just a common woman, and you are not worth deceiving this official."

Yang Yingying lowered her head, weighed the pros and cons, and realized that she had no choice. Suddenly, she gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground:

"I, Yang Yingying, went to Qingzhou this time to avoid disaster, and at the same time, I went

to Qingzhou Governor Yang to seek justice for my husband and revenge." Governor Zhang did not speak immediately, and pondered for a moment: "Who is your husband? Why do you want to seek justice from Lord Yang?"

Yang Yingying cried: "My husband is Zhou Min." Governor Zhang lost his voice and said: "What?!"

Xu Qian'an and Jiang Luzhong turned their heads and stared at Yang Yingying.

Zhou Min, the night watchman who died in Yunzhou, was the one who exposed the Yunzhou

commander Yang Chuannan for colluding with mountain bandits, transporting military supplies, seeking profits, and nurturing bandits.

Not long after the secret letter was sent back to the capital, he died silently.