Volume 9: Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven Chapter 6: Swimming in the middle of the stream
The river stretches long and fast, with rocks drifting in the current.
With green mountains guarding both sides, the entire course of the river is like a woman's slender waist that is suddenly tightened, becoming thin and narrow, with the turbulent water roaring and white foam splashing everywhere.
A huge sailboat passed slowly, going upstream.
There was a young man standing on the bow, wearing distinctive armor and looking heroic.
From the lineage of Prince Qing, Xia Yongzhen.
When the boat was halfway through the river, the waves became more turbulent.
But at this moment, the sailboat suddenly stopped.
Xia Yong stood calmly on the deck, looking at the rushing river below, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.
After a moment, he suddenly snorted in dissatisfaction.
Just as his cold snort fell to the ground, a huge wave suddenly arose beneath the turbulent water surface.
The water roared and white foam splashed everywhere. An extremely thick and long black shadow appeared under the water, as if something terrifying was about to appear.
The next moment, with a humming sound, a huge dragon covered with black scales and with horns on its head broke out of the water and appeared in the gushing water.
Its eyes were as big as two lanterns, black and shiny, staring at Xia Yongzhen with a stern expression. After a moment, it slowly lowered its head and uttered a dull voice, "The Fujiang Jiao King greets His Highness."
Xia Yongzhen looked at the Fujiang Jiao King coldly. He didn't want to care about its previous neglect and tricks for the time being. He said directly, "I came to you this time to ask you to help kill someone."
"Murderer, who?" A trace of confusion flashed in the eyes of the Fujiang Jiao King.
"A sword cultivator, a fifth-level sword cultivator." Xia Yongzhen said word by word.
"I am just a fifth-level swordsman, why would Your Highness bother to come to me in person?" The Fujiang Jiao King is not stupid.
"This fifth-level swordsman has a very high status. It is not easy for me to kill him personally and it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath." Xia Yongzhen said in a deep voice.
"But you are different. You are alone in our human domain and have no worries. Just kill him and hide in another river."
"My human domain has countless beautiful mountains and rivers. Who will be able to find you then?"
"Like this..." The Fujiang Jiao King seemed to be thinking about something.
"Moreover, I want you to kill him in public, in front of everyone." Xia Yongzhen said again.
The reason for this is that he still has many concerns about Lu Qingshan and does not want to expose himself.
"Sword Sect, Xia Daoyun..." A deep fear flashed in Xia Yongzhen's eyes.
Prince Qing gave him the task of dealing with Lu Qingshan, but he still had many concerns in his heart.
The higher one's status and the more prominent one's cultivation, the more one will understand the terrifying nature of the names Jian Zong and Xia Daoyun.
"The Sword Sect is extremely domineering, and Xia Daoyun is a well-known ruthless character. No one who provokes her will end up with a good ending..."
Xia Yongzhen narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness flashing out, "If it's not a last resort, I still don't want to provoke her."
"This Lu Qingshan happens to be Xia Daoyuan's first and only disciple, and women are the most protective..." He looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, as if he saw Xia Daoyuan's peerless figure, and couldn't help swallowing.
"So, it is better to kill someone with a borrowed knife. We must let everyone see that Lu Qingshan died in the mouth of a dragon. This way, I will never be implicated."
Xia Yongzhen has an extremely sinister mind.
At this time, Fujiang Jiao Wang shook his head and shook off many water droplets, "Recently, I have been practicing hard to the seventh realm, I am afraid it will be difficult to spare time."
It is a great demon at the peak of the sixth level. Killing a fifth-level sword cultivator is a piece of cake for it.
But based on its understanding of Xia Yongzhen, Fu Jiang Jiao Wang has already guessed that this matter is definitely not that simple, and there must be a mystery behind it.
And it is true that it is at a breakthrough point, and it does not want to cause any trouble at this point in time.
So it chose to refuse.
Xia Yongzhen had already anticipated Fu Jiang Jiao Wang's reaction.
"As expected, he is still so cunning. He won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit." He sneered in his heart.
"Do you know why I want to kill this man?" Xia Yongzhen suddenly asked.
Fu Jiang Jiao Wang was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"
"I don't know where this person got the information from, but he is investigating the blood exchange transaction."
"Although we believe that the blood exchange transaction was flawless and there are no loopholes, in order to ensure that there are no mistakes, we absolutely cannot allow him to investigate further."
"I think you know the importance of the secret of blood exchange transaction better than me." Xia Yongzhen said silently.
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, King Fujiang Jiao finally began to take the matter seriously.
Its entire body suddenly transformed, and its huge body was suddenly covered with a layer of black light.
In an instant, he transformed into a burly middle-aged man and landed on the deck.
The Fujiang Jiao King, who had taken on a human form, frowned and looked at Xia Yongzhen, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "This matter has been going on smoothly for so many years, how could there be a sudden change?"
Xia Yongzhen shook his head indifferently, "I don't know the specific situation, but there are so many methods in the world. How can it be possible to be airtight and avoid any accidents?"
A trace of gloom flashed across his eyes, and he said softly: "However, it is not the first time that clues have been discovered due to speculation or accidents over the years, but as long as it can be handled in time, it will be fine."
Nip the danger in the bud.
The Sea-covering Dragon King nodded. That’s all.
Then, he asked seriously, "What is the specific situation of this sword cultivator?"
Asking this question means that he is ready to take action.
Have to take action.
If it doesn't take action and something unexpected happens, the master behind it will definitely not let it off easily.
The Sea-covering Dragon King is well aware of this.
"This person is Lu Qingshan, who is known as the strongest in the fourth realm, a disciple of the Sword Sect, with extraordinary sword skills and unparalleled talent! He was once in the Nascent Soul stage, and he defeated a sword cultivator in the early stage of the Spiritualization stage. Until now, outsiders still don't know how he did it, but they are sure that he must have an extremely powerful trump card!"
"However, he has only been in the Refining Void stage for less than a year, so his name is not on the Xuan Ranking. But according to his past achievements and talent, it is very likely that he has made great progress in his cultivation and may even be on the Xuan Ranking. He should not be underestimated."
"Is there a possibility of being on the Xuan Ranking?" Upon hearing this, the Sea-covering Dragon King just sneered disdainfully and said, "So what? You know, even the number one on the Xuan Ranking is definitely not my opponent. How could I be afraid of him, a little swordsman who has just entered the Refining Void stage for a year?"
Xia Yongzhen did not refute what the Sea Dragon King said.
There is no other reason. The gap between the fifth realm and the sixth realm is so huge that it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an insurmountable chasm.
The Sea-Covering Dragon King in front of him was at the peak of the sixth level, the best among the sixth-level monsters. His strength was extremely powerful, and there were few cultivators in the sixth level who could defeat him.
If the Fujiang Jiao King takes action, there will be no cultivator in the fifth realm that he cannot kill.
Xia Yongzhen had no doubt about this.
"I believe in your methods, so I'll leave Lu Qingshan to you. Remember to make a big noise when you take action, so that others can see that it was the demons who killed him. Also, once you kill Lu Qingshan, escape quickly, and don't get carried away and stay there for too long." Xia Yongzhen reminded again.
"Of course I understand," the Sea-covering Dragon King nodded, and then asked, "When and where will we start?"
"There's no rush now," Xia Yongzhen shook his head and showed a strange smile, "I'll give you a location, you just wait there, and then Lu Qingshan will naturally come to your door."
As he spoke, Xia Yongzhen waved his hand, water droplets splashed everywhere, outlining a pattern in the air.
Above the pattern, a young man appeared, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, extraordinary temperament and unparalleled handsomeness.
"This is Lu Qingshan, please take a closer look."
The Sea-covering Dragon King glanced at the image of Lu Qingshan drawn by the water droplets and sneered, "He looks very easy to recognize. According to your human race, he is just a pretty boy."
"This is not a pretty boy, he's a tough guy with real kung fu skills." Xia Yongzhen said dimly.
"A tough guy?" King Fu Jiang Jiao couldn't help but sneer.
"Without further delay, I, the Dragon King, will set off now to meet this ruthless character." He added.
"Go ahead." Xia Yongzhen didn't care.
The Fujiang Jiao King no longer hesitated. He jumped up, left the bow deck, and after leaping into the air, he instantly turned into a black dragon and fled into the distance.
Staring at the huge figure of the Fujiang Jiao King disappearing from his sight, Xia Yongzhen let out a long breath and said slowly: "Lu Qingshan, come and meet the big surprise I have prepared for you."
"You originally had a promising future and could have become one of the future great monks of the human race, but you chose to seek your own death..." He thought of something and clenched his fists, "How can you control the affairs of our Qingmai?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yongzhen stomped his foot, and his figure rose into the air, flying in the opposite direction of the Sea Covering Dragon King.
After counting the breaths.
Click, click.
Cracks instantly spread across the hull, and this huge and sturdy sailboat suddenly fell apart.
The fragments fell down with a loud noise, floating on the surface of the river, and were soon washed away by the fast current and disappeared.
The surface of the river gradually returned to its former appearance.
