Chapter 79

In Black Mountain City, the crowd engaged in fierce battle looked at the moonlight spilling down, feeling a bit dazed.

What's the situation? Where's the Weird mist? Hiss! Someone was startled by the sudden change and forgot for a moment that they were still fighting the Weird, having their chest slashed open by sharp claws.

Just as they were enduring the pain and preparing to counterattack, they suddenly felt the time around them seem to slow down, and wisps of cyan flames drifted down, filling their entire field of vision.

In the blink of an eye, the cyan flames fell on the Weird; the moment they made contact, the Weird melted like a burning candle and then turned into black ash and dissipated.

A moment later, their perception returned to normal. Everyone looked around in a daze, then looked at each other.

The Weird that had just put so much pressure on them had now completely disappeared!

Inadvertently, some of them looked up and then exclaimed.

They saw that the night sky was cloudless, and under the bright moon, a huge cyan fire copper furnace a hundred meters tall was slowly rotating.

In the City North, Long Yuesheng looked at the cyan fire copper furnace in the sky, his face showing ecstasy, and he rushed toward the City East.

Before long, he arrived at the City East. The city defense team led by Zhao Qianli of the Zhao family was still in a daze, and Zhao Qianli himself was staring blankly at that copper furnace.

Seeing Long Yuesheng arrive, Zhao Dongsheng, although a bit puzzled, still stepped forward a few steps.

"County Lieutenant, what exactly is the situation? What is that cyan copper furnace in the sky?"

He knew that Long Yuesheng's background was not simple and might know the origin of this cyan fire copper furnace.

This couldn't be blamed on him; like local gentry in small cities like them, although they knew of the existence of Secret Martial Artists, they almost had no chance to witness battles between Secret Martial Artists and didn't know what kind of power they possessed.

But Long Yuesheng obviously had no intention of paying attention to him, walking straight past him to the city wall to look out.

From afar, he saw a warship breaking through the waves. When he saw the person on the bow clearly, he couldn't help but raise his right arm high: "Third Uncle! Here!"

Dong! With a sound like a war drum, the sturdy man on the bow leaped up, the huge force making the warship sound like a drum.

Bang! The sturdy man landed on the city wall, and the entire wall trembled slightly, making one wonder how heavy this person in front of them was.

On the other side of the city wall, Zhao Qianli's pupils shrank as he looked at the sturdy man before him.

He recognized him! Once, when he was escorting criminals to Ning'an Juncheng, he had seen this person once! That day, this person scolded the jailer of the County City just like scolding a dog! And that jailer was an incredibly powerful Secret Martial Artist! He didn't know this person's identity, only that his name was Long Ye.

"Yuesheng, are you alright? Your father too, insisting that I make this Black Mountain City the last stop."

Long Ye crossed his arms, quite having the demeanor of a peerless expert, but the words in his mouth had a feeling of a street hooligan.

Long Yuesheng frowned upon hearing this: "Third Uncle, do other cities in Ning'an County also have Weird mist sieges?"

Long Ye curled his lips: "More than that, even several surrounding counties near the Canglang River have been affected. Your father guesses that this super-large-scale Weird tide might have been caused by people from the Golden Jade Pavilion using a Weird Artifact to pollute the Canglang River."

Long Yuesheng was shocked upon hearing this, not expecting that the scope of this Weird tide would be so wide. If he said it wasn't premeditated, he wouldn't believe it even if he died!

"Are the other places also Bone Armies?" he asked.

"Naturally, Weird Artifacts aren't common goods; even the Golden Jade Pavilion doesn't have many," Long Ye said.

Every Weird Artifact is unique; perhaps its frontal combat ability isn't strong, but the abilities it possesses are almost unsolvable.

Even if a Secret Martial Artist encounters one, a moment of carelessness will lead to death.

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the cyan fire copper furnace hanging over Black Mountain City dissipated.

He turned around and made a squatting posture: "Alright Yuesheng, Third Uncle is leaving. We'll gather again when we return to the County City in a while! It's been a long time since I drank with you!"

"Eh! Wait, Third Uncle!" Long Yuesheng was startled and hurriedly raised his hand to call out.

But it was a step too late... or not quite. Long Ye, who had already leaped out, heard Long Yuesheng's call and directly borrowed force in mid-air, drawing a semicircle and landing back in place.

"What's wrong, Yuesheng?" he asked.

Long Yuesheng looked around: "Elder Sun, Second Master Kong, where is my Brother Qin?"

Sun Qianzhao and Kong Hai were stunned. They had come to support, but before they could make a move, all the Weird were cleared away by Long Ye. At this moment, they were feeling a bit awkward.

"County Lieutenant, Head Qin seems to have gone to the City West," Kong Hai said. If he remembered correctly, that direction was the west.

Long Yuesheng nodded and looked at Long Ye: "Third Uncle, let's go to the City West first, and talk on the way."

Long Ye looked at the crowd around him and curled his lips: "Alright then."

After the two left, Sun Qianzhao and Kong Hai looked at each other.

"Old Sun, are we leaving?"

"Since we're already here, shouldn't we greet the Zhao family?"

"We didn't help anyway. Besides, I get angry when I see Zhao Qianli!"

"Alright then, retreat!"

They nodded to each other and turned to leave without hesitation, but were stopped by Zhao Yunsheng on the side.

"Two gentlemen! Two gentlemen, please stay! Brothers of the Red Tiger Gang, please stay! That you all could come here to help in the battle is truly a timely help. If I cannot fulfill the duties of a host, it truly makes Zhao feel uneasy!"

He smiled and cupped his hands. As an old fox of many years, he certainly knew that the people from the Red Tiger Gang definitely didn't come here to seek revenge.

Furthermore, although his eldest brother had some grudges with the Red Tiger Gang, the Ten Demon Saber manual had been given in the end. Continuing the grudge because of this was truly not worth it.

Now that the Head of the Red Tiger Gang was in his prime, he also wanted to take this opportunity to resolve the previous grudges.

Sun Qianzhao looked at Kong Hai. Kong Hai was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and then turned around and laughed: "Hahaha! Brother Zhao is too polite! We actually didn't help much!"

On the city wall, Long Yuesheng and Long Ye leaped.

"Yuesheng, what exactly is the matter? Making it so mysterious," Long Ye asked.

"Third Uncle, I want to recommend someone to join the Copper Bell Sect," Long Yuesheng said.

Long Ye raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure? Within five years, you only have this one quota."

As one of the Three Prominent Families of Ning'an Juncheng, the Long family was naturally bound to the Copper Bell Sect. Every descendant of the Long family's main line had a quota for recommendation without examination.

Long Yuesheng nodded. The Copper Bell Sect only recruited disciples every five years, and the last time was two years ago.

If Qin Jiang wanted to join the Copper Bell Sect this year, internal recommendation was the only way.

If it were someone else, wanting to get this quota from him, they couldn't even dream of it without three or five thousand taels of silver! But Qin Jiang was different. Not to mention their private friendship, Qin Jiang's talent alone was enough for some Protectors or even Elders in the sect to fight over.

Not to mention their friendship was also quite good, and it could be further developed in the future.

It was a coincidence that Third Uncle came this time, so he might as well have him apprentice directly under Third Uncle, to avoid Qin Jiang being snatched by other families after he started to stand out.

"Third Uncle, the person I want to recommend is not ordinary. The speed of his rise is simply outrageous! It only took a few months to master the Red Tiger Fist, and from a small medicine boy, he leaped to become the Head of the Red Tiger Gang.

I don't need to say what the Head of the Red Tiger Gang means, right? A ruthless person! Such good material is extremely rare! It's only because it's you, Third Uncle; if it were someone else, I definitely wouldn't tell them!"

Long Ye was stunned upon hearing this, and then laughed: "Good boy, are you digging a hole for me? I'm at least the Second Protector of the Copper Bell Sect; do I just take on apprentices so easily?"

After speaking, he grabbed Long Yuesheng's collar: "Quick, quick, take me to see! Mastered the Red Tiger Fist in less than a year—what kind of freak is this!"

Long Ye's strength was far above Long Yuesheng's, and the speed of the two instantly accelerated. In less than a breath's time, the two arrived at the city wall of the City West.

Just as Long Yuesheng was watching the city wall getting closer, he suddenly heard Long Ye say "Eh."

Then he felt the scene around him change. After a few breaths, the scene solidified, and the two landed on the ground.

Looking at the trees around, he vaguely felt a bit familiar.

This is... the source of the Stone Lion River? Why come here?

Before he could ask, a touch of blackness suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye.

Looking over, he saw Qin Jiang sitting on the head of a stone lion, with a pitch-black demon statue slowly dissipating behind him.

(End of chapter)