The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 128 Conflict
Heifengbao is located between Yumen and Dunhuang, backed by a rare big lake in the desert, with misty waves and green grass and trees everywhere, it is considered a first-class prosperous place outside Yumen Pass.

Its name is "Fort", but it can actually be regarded as a small city, with a permanent population of about [-].

In the evening of this day, as soon as Zhao Chen's caravan entered the boundary of Black Wind Fort, water vapor rushed towards their faces, giving the group of people who had been blown by wind and sand for nearly two days a feeling of moisturised skin.

Although it is still dry compared to Yumen Pass, it is much better than the rough gravel along the road!

Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows?

Before Dunhuang and many oases came into being, there was really nothing to the west of Yumenguan except desert.

"Tsk, I don't know how such a good place can be occupied by the Xie family... Obviously this family's strength is very average, and the strongest in the family only has nine orifices."

Zhao Zhan, the captain of the firecracker team, pointed to the fort beside the lake. There were row upon row of houses inside, densely populated and noisy. There were people dressed in Central Plains, people who looked like Shakers, girls from Dunhuang with bright and beautiful hats and dresses, and even Dressed in a bold and hot Taixi woman, the atmosphere of the world is strong, allowing every traveler who has come across the vast desert and suffered from desolation and boring to return to the "human world" in an instant. Such a "beautiful" place is really not like a nine-year-old Orifice monks can occupy it.

That's because the owner of Heifeng Castle was originally "Kuangsha" Xie Bodu who was the tenth in the "Yumen Hero List"... It's just that he went to Bingquan Town before, and as a result, all traces of his existence were erased. That's what makes the situation here seem unreasonable.

But this kind of irrationality won't last long. When the surrounding forces realize that the Xie family can't occupy such a good territory by themselves, they will definitely reach out.

And before that, it is very reasonable to usher in the temptation of the "horse thief" first...

When Zhao Chen was thinking about how he, a "horse thief", should "investigate" Heifeng Castle tonight, Zhao Zhanyang, who thought he was quite interested in this place, introduced with a whip:
"The current patriarch of the Xie family, Xie Shuyi, is a master of opening nine orifices, and he is quite impressive in the "Kung Fu of the Sand". Undefeated.

"In addition, this person has a lot of friends and has a good relationship with the leaders of several horse bandits. This may be the main reason why the Xie family can stand here?
"But it's still a bit forced to say that. After all, horse bandits are all masters who turn their faces and deny people, and they don't care about friendship... I guess the Xie family may have other hidden backgrounds."

While Zhao Zhan was introducing the details of Black Wind Castle in a low voice, Feng Cang, Mo Qiu, Ning Meng and others had already entered the city, and the rest of the caravan members also entered one after another, but the firecracker team was left in the city because it was too eye-catching. Camping outside also happens to be a response.

After entering the city gate, the smell of red dust becomes more and more intense, and traces of lavender spices, sweat odor, animal smell and food aroma penetrate into the nose.

After consulting Zhao Zhan's opinion, Zhao Chen made arrangements for the lodging, and at the same time allocated some of the transported drinks to sell in various wine shops in Heifeng Castle.

Although the purpose of this business is mixed, the matter of making money cannot be left behind.

But just when he made the arrangements, a sarcastic voice suddenly came out: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhan Wu? How did he mess up to the point where he was attacked by a brat?"

Zhao Chen followed the prestige, and saw the big man Angzang surrounded by a dozen or so people, with a saber across his waist, his chest bared, showing thick black hair.

Zhao Zhan frowned when he saw this, and said to Zhao Chen in a low voice: "This man is Liu Hong, the 'earth-drilling sandworm', with four orifices. He is one of the horse bandits operating near Dunhuang. times, but they all escaped with a superb 'sand escape technique'.

"When I was in the smuggling business, I had conflicts with him several times, and we forged a lot of hatred."

Smuggling business?My cheap father is really not a fuel-efficient lamp... Although Uncle Zhan certainly doesn't remember who he served for before...

While thinking, Zhao Chen squinted his eyes, then took a step forward, and said to the provocative man, "Are you 'Earth-boring Sandworm' Liu Hong?"

"Where did you come from such a brat? Our elder brother is called 'Drilling Dragon'!" Before the big man could reply, a younger brother beside him scolded.

"Yes, that's good." Zhao Chen nodded, and then he was so angry that he used the "Water Moon Illusory Body" footwork, and his whole body spanned a distance of seven or eight meters in an instant. The fastest move in "Yang Sword Art", "Rising Sun Sword", wiped Liu Hong's neck.

Liu Hong didn't expect the opponent to attack suddenly. After all, this is "Black Wind Fortress", and private fighting is not allowed on the surface, so he almost couldn't react in time.

Fortunately, he is also a master of four orifices, his eyesight and hearing have improved, and his ability to capture movements is very strong, so he turned his head to avoid the orange-red long sword in Zhao Chen's hand.

But the subordinates around him who had scolded Zhao Chen were not so lucky. They were swept across the head by the long sword and cut off an ear.

"Ah!" The man screamed while clutching one side of his head, and Liu Hong and his subordinates also pulled out their firecrackers or sabers after reacting, as if they were about to engage in a battle.

At this moment, the patrol team of Black Wind Fort heard the movement and rushed over. They had a group of twenty or so people, all equipped with long-barreled bursting firecrackers, and surrounded everyone.

The leader was a man in his 30s, with a dignified appearance and an upright face. He looked around and asked, "Who is causing trouble in my Black Wind Castle?"

Then Liu Hong heard that he was about to pull the injured hand over, and pointed at Zhao Chen to complain, "Thank you, steward, this person provoked trouble, and broke the rules of your castle, hurting people in the street."

"Is that so?" The man nodded when he saw this, and without asking too much, he pointed directly at Zhao Chen and the others, and ordered his subordinates: "Take them down!"

Mo Qiu, Feng Cang, Zhao Zhan and others suddenly became nervous, and they looked at Zhao Chen with a bit of complaint, but they didn't mean to catch them without a fight.

But Zhao Chen did not panic, and directly took out a token from his bosom: "I am... Zhao Chen, the Ninth Rank Evil Slayer Envoy, are you trying to rebel by protecting the leader of the horse bandit in Black Wind Castle?"

After Yan Wen, the "Tao Zhao Envoy", disappeared, Yan Hongxia became the actual head of the Yumen Daoist Office, so she helped Zhao Chen get the status of "Daoist" before he set off.

As soon as the token was issued, the patrol team members of Black Wind Fort immediately stopped their movements, and all looked at the man in the lead.

Although the Great Xia court relied on various sects of practice and families to help manage the place, its own background was still strong and its majesty was not lost. They did not dare to detain a "Taoist official" in the street.

What's more, this Taoist official still had a conflict with the horse bandits. If the Taoist official was enforced according to private rules, I am afraid that the masters of the Taoist official office will come to the door soon.

(End of this chapter)