Chapter 17
It was midnight, and after a group of soldiers patrolled with torches, the road between Lifang was empty again, and occasionally a few dogs barking came from a distance.

Cheng Sanwu leaned his back against the corner of the wall, peeked out to check that there was no one else nearby, then dashed across the long street, leaped, jumped over the wall with ease, and came to the backyard of the Fire Worship Temple.

Su Wangting, who was sitting in the shadow, turned his head and raised his hand to signal silence.

"The movement of the landing is so loud, you can't do it lightly." Su Wangting complained in a low voice.

"I'm not a burglar who went to Jiewa, I just need to be able to jump high and far." Cheng Sanwu stared at Muxid's hut not far away, and asked in a low voice, "Are you still planning to go in?"

Su Wangting shook his head: "I gave the Star Essence to Mu Xid with the intention of trusting him. If I get it back in a hurry, it will cause trouble. If no one comes to steal it, we don't need to worry about it... Where is Miss Afu?"

"She said she felt uncomfortable staying near the Fire Worship Temple, so she guarded outside for us, and stopped if anyone escaped." Cheng Sanwu said.

Su Wangting said: "Yasha is afraid of light and fire, and every sect in the world has ways to restrain demons. It's normal if she doesn't come in. By the way, you seem to have changed your mind about this girl Afu?"

"Anyway, at least she saved me." Cheng Sanwu said bluntly, "A thousand words are nothing compared to a life-and-death friendship, even if she is a monster."

Su Wangting smiled faintly, Cheng Sanwu's temperament can be called "Ren Xia and Confidence" if you put it nicely, or "rough and unwise" if you put it badly.He does things impulsively and willfully. Once he decides what to do, ten cows can't pull him back.

This kind of temperament is too easy to be used by others. Although Su Wangting expresses trust in Afu on the surface, he has been secretly guarding against this woman, and tested her origin and intentions several times.

But Cheng is different, as long as it suits his temperament and gets along well, other trivial matters can be left behind.

Su Wangting guessed that Afu should also come to the Western Regions to investigate under the order of the nobles in the court. As for who is behind her, Su Wangting dare not jump to conclusions at this moment.

The two waited for more than an hour beside the Fire Worship Temple, and it was the beginning of the fourth watch, which was the time when the sky was darkest and ordinary people slept deepest.

When the two of them were about to retreat, Cheng Sanwu frowned, as if aware of it, kept silent, and raised his hand to show Su Wangting the direction.

Since almost every house in the Zoroastrian Temple offers fire, the night is brighter than other places in Quzhi City, so a blurry figure can be seen with the naked eye, descending silently from the sky, and landing in front of the door of Muxid's hut.

It's not the leaping and moving of a master of lightness kung fu, but falling from the sky alive.The blurry figure didn't make any sound, not even the movement of the sleeves of his clothes.

Cheng Sanwu watched with all his eyesight, and found that the figure was shrouded in mist, and he couldn't see through it no matter what.

But I could still vaguely see that figure seemed to be holding a long stick, lightly moving towards the hut, the door opened by itself, and then entered the inside.

Cheng Sanwu looked at Su Wangting, and the other party nodded, and he immediately rushed towards the hut and drew his sword out at the same time.

The moment he entered the room, Cheng Sanwu happened to see the blurry figure take away the black jade box from Muxid's hand, without any hesitation, he stepped forward and slashed fiercely with his knife.

Cheng Sanwu's attack was swift and fierce, but the figure seemed to have expected it and dodged it.The horizontal knife was too late to stop, and directly chopped off Musid's bowed head easily.

Even Cheng Sanwu, who had been fighting for a long time, was shocked at this time. He watched Musid's head rolling on the wool felt blanket, but no blood spewed out from the incision on the head and neck, only cotton-like yellow rotten flesh, as if Musid was already a corpse.

At this moment, Su Wangting also rushed into the house, and also saw Mu Xid's head in a different place, and was shocked.

"Hehehe, I didn't do this." The fuzzy figure let out a gloating laugh.

"It's a trick!" Su Wangting felt remorse, and his every move had been expected by the other party.

But Cheng Sanwu didn't care about this, he raised his saber and stepped forward, hitting the blurry figure directly, only to hear a clanging sound, and was blocked by the long staff.

Cheng Sanwu shook his strength, swung his long stick, and turned the horizontal knife into a stab, directly hitting the blurred figure, but it was like stabbing a hard iron stone, and the blade could not penetrate the body.

"Only with this ability?" The blurry figure sneered, and a ball of flames emerged from the top of the long staff, attacking directly.

Cheng Sanwu tilted his head to dodge, the fire was not like ordinary fire, but straight as a line, directly burning a scorched mark on the felt on the ground.

Seeing this, Su Wangting didn't hesitate anymore, he pushed his iron palm angrily, and urged his inner strength, the evil wind suddenly rose in the hut, and blatantly pressed on the unknown enemy.

This trick really worked, the blurred figure paused slightly, and the misty mist shrouded his body was slightly scattered, revealing an old man with long beard in white clothes and crown.

Seizing the momentary opportunity, Cheng Sanwu danced wildly with his saber, and the blade was like a tide, slashing at the bearded old man, exposing everywhere.

But other than the slight sway of the opponent's figure, there was still no damage.And unlike Wu Maocai, when he hit the horizontal knife, he didn't have the feeling of losing his strength, but he hit it firmly, but he just couldn't cut it, as if the old man with long beard was wearing an indestructible invisible armor.

"Damn it, this guy is wearing a tortoise shell!" Cheng Sanwu took a few steps back and stood shoulder to shoulder with Su Wangting.

"What? Don't continue to attack?" The long-bearded old man waved his hand, and the hazy mist covering his figure dissipated, revealing a tall and straight figure.

Su Wangting observed carefully and found that the bearded old man's white robe with a white crown was the same as that of a Zoroastrian priest, except that the cuffs were embroidered with golden fire patterns, which was gorgeous and luxurious, and the material of the robe should be high-quality silk and satin. Then ask for a lot of money.

In addition, the belt around the old man's waist is inlaid with red, white, blue and yellow gemstones, which are crystal clear and radiant.In his hand, he held a long brass staff nearly one person tall, decorated with eagle wings on the top, and held a small basin, which was quite similar in shape to the brazier for the sacred fire of Zoroastrianism.

"Are you a Zoroastrian?" Su Wangting asked while being on guard.

"Probably." The long-bearded old man had a half-smile on his face.

This answer made Su Wangting even more suspicious, but he did not forget to maintain a tacit understanding with Cheng Sanwu, and the two walked slowly to both sides of the long-bearded old man, forming a double-team.

"Yes, yes, no, no, where's the nonsense?" Cheng Sanwu carefully searched for the old man's flaws.

"You are Cheng Sanwu?" The long-bearded old man turned his head and looked straight at him, his eyes were sharp: "You have a strong body, but your martial arts skills can't be compared with it, it's really strange."

"I'm born with supernatural power, can you control it?" Cheng Sanwu felt a rare nervousness in his heart.

The long-bearded old man looked calm, he didn't look like he was in a predicament, but he looked at the two of them like a skilled craftsman: "You gave the mani beads to Muxid, isn't it just to lure me into the bait? I have appeared now, If you don't do anything, it will be dawn."

The corners of Su Wangting's eyes twitched. He had given the Mani beads to Mu Xid earlier, but he really didn't have such a plan. On the contrary, this old man with long beard knew that he would return to the Fire Worship Temple, so he deliberately showed up in a leisurely manner.

I really made a mistake this time, even though I considered that some people in the Zoroastrianism were also plotting Manizhu, but Su Wangting really did not expect that this old man with long beard would attack Mu Sid.

Even if Su Wangting didn't know magic, but seeing the strange situation of Muxid's neck cut and the increasingly strong decaying stench in the hut, he knew that he had already fallen into the opponent's layout.

As for Cheng Sanwu, he didn't think much of it at all. Seeing the old Su on the opposite side nodded slightly to him, he immediately summoned up his inner strength and slashed down hard.

The long-bearded old man smiled lightly and raised his hand. He blocked the horizontal knife with the eagle-winged copper staff, and faced the astonishing Cheng Sanwu.

Cheng Sanwu quickly changed his move when the blow failed, and the blade swept down, directly grabbing the enemy's empty waist.Su Wangting applauded the palm at the same time, and the iron palm pressed down with great force.

The long-bearded old man responded calmly, clasped his fingers in the seal of his left hand, and formed a giant silver palm, which blocked Su Wangting's mighty iron palm, and the two struck each other, causing ripples in the giant silver palm.

On the other side, more than a dozen pitch-black chains suddenly emerged from Musid's body, like cast iron, entangled Cheng Sanwu's torso and limbs from behind, making him busy struggling and unable to attack.

"How?" The long-bearded old man said with a look of color on his face, "Do you feel a little regret for your reckless impulsiveness? If you don't come tonight, I will really lose a little bit of fun."

"Your spells... don't come from Zoroastrianism!" Su Wangting counted his palms one after another, and found that he couldn't break through that giant silver palm at all.

"Good eyesight." The long-bearded old man seemed to be interested: "Zoroastrian magic is best at exorcising demons and summoning flames, but the effectiveness of spells all falls on the mighty and majestic bright seed. If the bright seed grows strong and glows, it will be impossible to cross the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire." Unscathed.

"It's a pity that since Persia was destroyed, the Zoroastrians who migrated to the Western Regions of Daxia gradually lost their faith. Even for a highly respected elder priest like Mu Sid, the seed of light is as weak as a firefly."

While the long-bearded old man was speaking, Su Wangting was still trying to break the giant silver palm, but the old man waved his hand lightly like a civet cat teasing a mouse, and the giant silver palm directly pressed Su Wangting hard against the wall, making him unable to move.

Su Wangting said with difficulty: "You, you are not a Zoroastrian!"

"Of course not." The long-bearded old man admitted bluntly this time: "A group of fools who blindly follow blind faith actually believe that wisdom is a nonsense taught by Su Luzhi to mortals. But this is good, it is convenient for me to control them, and even control them The dead body's undead spell is also regarded as the authority bestowed by the gods, I can hardly bear it anymore, hahahaha!"

The old man with long beard obviously puts on the airs of a superior person on weekdays, and when he rarely opens his heart and reveals his true temperament, facing Cheng Sanwu, who is firmly controlled by him, he talks endlessly.

"Mani beads? Humph! It means that fools will regard this thing as a sacred object." The long-bearded old man looked at the black jade box: "This is the essence of existence that condenses the stars from their birth to their extinction, and it will reveal to me The mystery of how the universe works, this is real wisdom, not just nonsense written on paper!"

The long-bearded old man was agitated for a while, but he finally calmed down, put away the black jade box, and said: "Okay, you know this, you can rest in peace, and I will see you on your way."

Just as the bearded old man was about to make a move, a puff of blue smoke suddenly entered from the outside, filling the room in an instant, followed by a series of dazzling knife lights, attacking the old man from all directions.

Seeing the eyebrows and eyes of the long-bearded old man move, the giant silver palm moved forward, and let the light of the knife fall on it like rain, splashing countless ripples, making the long-bearded old man vigilant.

"Blood race?" The long-bearded old man snorted coldly. Seeing that the giant silver palm was about to fall, he held the eagle-winged copper staff tightly, and a ball of flame ignited on the top, and shot out.

Hearing a cry of pain in the green smoke, Afu appeared and fell, her shoulder was slightly burned, and she retreated reluctantly.And Su Wangting broke away from the pressure of the giant palm, turned over and hid aside, panting for a while.

"Should I say lucky to meet a blood race in such a place?" The long-bearded old man was calm and calm. Just as he was about to cast a spell, Cheng Sanwu yelled violently, and abruptly tore off the pitch-black iron chains around him.

Cheng Sanwu threw away his knife and swung his fists, and went wildly to kill the old man with long beard.As soon as the old man thought, the giant silver palm changed direction and blocked himself and Cheng Sanwu.

"I want to see how you..."

Before the old man could finish his words, Cheng Sanwu's body's vigor surged, surged, surged!A fist blasted out, surrounded by strong winds and roaring, smashing the giant silver palm head-on, shocking waves of air surged, shattering all the fragile vessels in the room!
"Die!"

At this moment, Cheng Sanwu's whole body was full of vigor, even more blazing than the holy fire. Wherever he stepped, the carpet was shattered and the wood turned into powder.

Surprised that the brash man in front of him was punching like a wind, the old man with long beard hurriedly responded, and swiped his finger on the ground, a silver light barrier rose out of thin air.

Naihe's fist is like a landslide, and the silver light barrier is only slightly blocked, and then it is pierced in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, when the long-bearded old man bought himself a moment, he flew out of the hut and noticed the barking of dogs and the ups and downs of people around him. Seeing that he couldn't take these three people down in a hurry, he had to disappear into the night sky with a bit of anger.

The punches continued to break through the silver light barrier, and even smashed half of the front wall of the hut into powder, with [-]% of the rest of the energy pouring out, destroying the doors and windows of the house on the opposite side of the road.

This move immediately alarmed the congregation near the Fire Worship Temple.Su Wangting and Afu, who were both in the hut, looked at Cheng Sanwu in horror.

"No, get out of here!"

Su Wangting was the first to react, and ventured forward to grab Cheng Sanwu's arm and lead him away from the crumbling hut.Afu was very clever, and took away the Hengdao that Cheng Sanwu had left on the ground.

When the nearby people rushed over with torches, they saw that Muxid's hut had collapsed, and everyone rushed to rescue him, but no one noticed Su Wangting and his party.

The three of them had a chance to breathe until they got away from the Zoroastrian Square and avoided the street patrolling soldiers. Su Wangting quickly let go of Cheng Sanwu, looked at his hand that was injured by Qi Jin and oozes blood, and looked at each other in disbelief .

"Old Cheng, you are..." Su Wangting couldn't speak well.

At this time, Cheng Sanwu had already woken up from the madness just now, and the energy in his whole body dissipated, he just leaned against the wall and gasped for breath without speaking.

On the contrary, Afu was much calmer. She saw Cheng Sanwu's self-healing ability that was different from ordinary people, and she guessed that he had a special and extraordinary origin.

"If you want to talk, don't talk here." Afu reminded: "Muxid died, the star marrow was lost, and there will be a big chaos in Quzhi City. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"

"Yes, now is not the time to talk nonsense, let me worry about it when I go back." Su Wangting deeply felt that the future situation would be unpredictable, and it was beyond his control.

(End of this chapter)

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