Martial Arts: Gain a Jiazi internal force at the beginning!

Chapter 257
There was no fire in the guest room of the inn.

The visitor didn't alert anyone, he waited carefully outside the window.

It wasn't until the window opened that he flew in, cupped his fists and handed over his hands:
"I've seen your son."

Jiang Ran, who was lying on the bed, turned over and sat up. After yawning, he groped around the bed and took out a fire stick, pulled it out, blew on it, and lit an oil lamp.

The darkness receded like the tide.

Jiang Ran then looked at the visitor.

The visitor is Wang Zhao.

Wang Zhao was still dressed in black, standing aside with a respectful attitude.

Jiang Ran glanced at him and then looked back:
"Do you think this opportunity is not good?"

His words are a little inexplicable.

Wang Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Jiang Ran, but didn't see his expression.

With his back to the light, he lowered his head and looked at his fingertips, rubbing them, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

This made Wang Zhao feel even more guilty:

"Sir...what do you mean by this?"

"There's no one else here."

Jiang Ran smiled:
"Your saint and I don't sleep in the same bed, so you don't have to worry about her hearing me.

"How about we just talk about something that comes from our hearts?
"Well, when do you plan to kill me?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhao suddenly raised his head, the stern look in his eyes no longer concealed.

However, after he stared at Jiang Ran for a few times, he sighed dejectedly:
"How did the son know?"

"You just have to write the words 'I want to kill you' on your face."

Jiang Ran dumbly smiled:
"I'm not a fool, why can't I see it?"

Smart people may not be able to see it, right?
Wang Zhao asked himself that he had hidden his thoughts well, but he didn't understand how Jiang Ran found out.

If anything, he either has the ability to read people's hearts.

Either he is good at observing words and expressions and can detect clues from the slight changes in other people's faces.

What makes him feel lucky now is that although Jiang Ran saw his thoughts, he didn't tell the saint.

And by exposing this matter directly today, I also gave myself a chance.

After all, I haven't taken action yet, I'm just tempted.

Everything has not reached an irreversible situation yet.

Therefore, he hesitated again and again before saying:
"Since the young master knows, don't you want to kill me to avoid future troubles?"

"Then let's first see what kind of results we can get from this conversation between you and me tonight."

Jiang Ran said with a smile:

"Bring me the stuff first."

"Yes."

Wang Zhao was about to put his hand into his arms, but his hand paused slightly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took out the thing and said to Jiang Ran:

"Young master, wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, he opened the envelope, found a teacup and poured out the powder inside.

Jiang Ran looked at him sideways, not surprised, just smiling.

The more he smiled, the more embarrassed Wang Zhao became, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

Finally, he took out another bottle from his pocket, poured out the powder and wiped it on the letter paper before handing it to Jiang Ran:
"The poison is gone...Young Master, you can rest assured."

"Forget it, read it to me."

Jiang Ran closed his eyes.

Wang Zhao didn't know for a moment whether he was relieved or worried?

If you don't worry, why bother letting yourself read it?

Why would you close your eyes if you don't feel at ease?
In the end, I could only open the letter paper and read according to the text on it:

"On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, there is a dry well in Liuyuan. At midnight, I am waiting for the peak."

Jiang Ran tapped his fingers lightly and smiled slightly:
"Okay, destroy it."

"Yes."

Wang Zhao originally wanted to light the letter on fire, but after meeting Jiang Ran's eyes, he quietly retracted his hand, balled up the letter in his palm, and with a push of internal energy, the paper immediately turned into powder.

At this point, Wang Zhao finally understood.

If things don't come to an end tonight without being explained clearly, then my fate will probably be no different from this letter.

Just taking a peek at Jiang Ran, I found that he was sitting there with one hand on his chin, wondering what he was thinking.

He was so absorbed in his thoughts that it seemed like everything around him had been forgotten.

Is this the best opportunity?

This thought suddenly appeared in Wang Zhao's mind, and he hesitated for a moment.

He didn't know if Jiang Ran was really wandering around, or... was he just creating an opportunity for himself to kill him?

So that you can find a suitable reason for beating yourself to death?

Therefore, after hesitating again and again, he still did not dare to move.

I heard Jiang Ran exhale:

"Have you ever encountered anything while you were there these past few days?"

"Never."

Wang Zhao said softly:

“It’s been calm all the time.”

"It's not quite right."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"That place may have been abandoned by Tianshangque. This letter may not be another invitation to put you in an urn."

Wang Zhao was stunned:
"Young master said..."

Jiang Ran pinched his eyebrows and said:

“Tiantianque is well organized, and we cannot rule out the possibility that Fu Yusheng is always within their sight.

"Although Shui Sanniang is a member of the Lanmen responsible for delivering the news, who can say that she is the only one who can deliver the news?

“There may be some joints in there that we don’t know about, which could expose us.

"And this letter was delivered to that place two or three days after Fu Yusheng's death... You said it was calm there these past few days, which is a bit wrong.

"But this letter is so crucial...

"If you say that Tian Shang Que didn't use other methods to invite you to enter the urn, then I don't believe it."

Wang Zhao was so sweaty when he heard:
"Tian Shang Que actually planned this?"

"Are you trying to say that I'm scaring myself?"

Jiang Ran looked at him with a smile.

Wang Zhao quickly lowered his head:

"My subordinates dare not."

But after pondering for a moment, he said:

"However, the young master's martial arts skills are unparalleled. Even if the sky and the earth have set up a dragnet, it will only be a trap."

"you are wrong."

Jiang Ran shook his head slightly:

“In this arena, if you want to kill someone, sometimes you don’t even need to take action yourself.

“Let’s put it this way, suppose Zhang San wants me to die, he won’t kill me, but he will kill Li Si.

“And I want to investigate Zhang San, but I don’t have many clues.

"When Zhang San saw this, he gave me a clue, leading me to Li Si's body.

"When the time comes, if I publicize it in a big way, who will give me a chance to explain?

"Especially Li Si's relatives and friends, if they try to kill me, how can I just sit back and wait for death?

"When the time comes, I will no longer be serious, and I will hurt someone, or even kill someone...

“Then my matter will be settled.

"At that time, everyone will kill me, just like that strange old man."

Wang Zhao felt dizzy after hearing this:

"This... everyone says that our demon sect is a monster, but the thoughts of these people are comparable to ghosts."

Jiang Ran laughed again when he heard this. It was really difficult for Wang Zhao, a man with a face that couldn't hide anything, to understand these twists and turns of complicated thoughts:
“What I’m telling you is the simplest.

"You have been in the world all your life, and you should have killed many people under your command, but you don't know how many of them you really wanted to kill, and how many of them were used by others and became knives in the hands of others."

"what?"

Wang Zhao subconsciously wanted to refute that the people he killed were naturally the ones he wanted to kill.

But looking at Jiang Ran, he didn't know why he couldn't say this.

"However, since we have given a clear location, we should go and see it. We still have to go and see it."

Jiang Ran smiled and said: "Just in time to find out what conspiracy they have."

"Then...then aren't you afraid of being tricked?"

Wang Zhao asked.

Jiang Ran smiled:
"The mountain man has his own clever plan, you don't need to worry."

Wang Zhao nodded, and then felt that something was wrong. He still wanted to kill him, so why should he worry about him?

With this thought, Jiang Ran asked again:

"Why do you want to kill me?"

"..."

Wang Zhao pondered for a long time, knowing that with his own brain, no matter what he thought, he would probably not be able to hide it.

Simply break the jar and smash it:

"Because... my subordinates are not willing to let the saint follow the same path as the previous saint."

"The First Saint."

Jiang Ran was thoughtful:
"What you are talking about should be about the former Saint and the successor of the Nine Shocking Swordsman, right?"

"That's right!"

Wang Zhao nodded immediately:

"My subordinate is old and has seen with his own eyes how the former saint suffered from love.

"If it weren't for this incident, the First Demon Lord might not be so extreme."

"..."

Jiang Ran suddenly felt that no matter whether he didn't listen to this story, it must be full of blood!

But it was too late to stop it at this time.

Wang Zhao opened his chatterbox and rambled on about the past.

Jiang Ran had actually heard the leader of the Demon Cult tell these things once when he asked Xiang Lin.It’s just that the old man was extremely bad. What he said was not entirely true, and he also deleted and deleted things.

In fact, the relationship between the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect and Duan Dongliu, who was suspected of being his mentor, was far from as simple as imagined.

The two people lived and died together and experienced many hardships.

In the end, there was no scene where the saint fell in love with the knight and the knight fell out of love and became heartless. In fact, the two people once truly loved each other.

But in the end, it was the Demon Sect that could not tolerate the Nine Shocking Swordsmen, and their ideas also conflicted.

That just fell apart.

Among them, the most crucial figure is the First Demon Lord.

His heart fell in love with the Saint, but he couldn't love her.

I also did a lot of things to try to make things right, but the results were not satisfactory.

In the end, the saint and Duan Dongliu fell apart due to various reasons such as her ideals, and he was able to embrace the beauty.

But according to Wang Zhao, neither the saint nor Duan Dongliu has forgotten their love for each other.

It was also because of this that the Demon Lord Xian had always wanted to do something to make the Saint look up to him.

Then he went to the extreme...provoking a chaotic war among the five countries, which ended in a mess.

"Fortunately, before the saint died, she had an heir.

"It's just that my subordinates don't know where this person is."

He also admitted:

"When I saw the young master and the saint together earlier, I thought you were the young master.

“But I didn’t expect that I actually recognized the wrong person.

"If you were the Young Master, all this would be a matter of course. But if you weren't... How could my subordinates dare to let what happened back then happen again?
“The word love is the most harmful to people.

"It's really abominable to have a devil's sect that I've managed to maintain fall into pieces again!"

Jiang Ran lowered his head and pressed his temples.

Many things came to his ears with these words, and he couldn't hide them anymore.

Duan Dongliu was drunk and had no reason to go to the wilderness and brave the wind and snow to find a child.

But if this child is actually the only child of his old lover, this matter would make sense.

It's just that looking at it this way, the cheap dad in this life is a bit stunned.

Seeing Jiang Ran's silence, Wang Zhao didn't dare to speak.

For some reason, he found himself a little afraid of Jiang Ran.

The last time they met Jiang Ran, there was Tang Huayi next to him, but he hadn't felt anything yet.

This time, he was clearly alone with Jiang Ran. Not only did the pressure not ease due to the absence of the saint, but it became even heavier.

What's more, it actually gave him the feeling of facing the Demon Lord directly.

This is strange and strange...it makes people confused.

After a long while, Jiang Ran raised his head and exhaled.

He glanced at Wang Zhao and shook his head slightly:

"Let's put this matter aside for now, don't count on killing me.

"You can't..."

Wang Zhao was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to be dissatisfied, so he could only hang his head and say nothing.

Jiang Ran laughed again:

“As for what you are worried about, I estimate that most of it will not happen.

"This matter should have a result after the trip to Jinyang Mansion."

"Young master, what you say is true!?"

Wang Zhao looked up.

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

"Don't be unreasonably excited. Even if there is no result, if you dare to kill me, I will still shoot you to death."

"……Yes."

Wang Zhao drooped his head again.

"Okay, you go first. Wen Xinzhai is not the only one of your kind, there are also people from other demon sects who have come to Jinyang Mansion. It's hard to say whether they are enemies or friends.

"You guys go to Jinyang Mansion and wait for me. If anything happens, I will call you."

Jiang Ran waved his hand again.

Wang Zhao bowed and saluted:
"I obey my orders... I take my leave."

After he finished speaking, he walked to the window without stopping, turned over, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Jiang Ran was left sitting alone in the room, wondering what he was thinking.

After a long time, he sighed:

"This shit..."

There was not much to say that night, and in the blink of an eye, on the second day, Jiang Ran started to pack things and set off for Jinyang Mansion.

From here to Jinyang Mansion, it is only a three-day journey.

……

……

Three days passed by in a blink of an eye, and Jinyang Mansion was already in front of us.

This is the largest city on the Jinchan border.

The traffic of people was mixed and changeable. Therefore, although Jiang Ran and others had arrived in front of the city early in the morning, looking at this situation, they could not enter the city for a while.

There was a huge crowd in front of the city gate, and the queue reached an unknown location.

Jiang Ran and others had nothing to do, so they asked Li Tianyu to drive the carriage and wait there to enter the city.

My group found a tea shop outside the city to drink tea temporarily.

There are many tea shops in front of the city gate...

Apparently, he had calculated that there were too many customers, and it was impossible for all the shopkeepers to queue up together. Basically, they asked their subordinates to queue up, and they would go over when the time was almost up.

During this period of time, it would be good to drink some tea, eat some snacks, enjoy the cool air and take shelter from the wind, but we just need a place to rest.

Therefore, opening a tea shop here can even make more money than opening a tea house in the city.

Jiang Ran's group was quite large.

In addition to himself and Tang Huayi, Li Tianyu, Ke Beisheng, Tian Miaomiao and Ye Jingxue, monks from Lie Dao Sect, Qianjun Academy, Jiuzhen Temple, Chongshan Sect and Luohua Temple were also there.

The large group of people finally arrived at a tea shop quite far away, where there was a table that could accommodate them all.

Everyone sat down and just ordered a pot of tea.

Jiang Ran heard someone say with emotion:

"What a majestic city with a myriad of atmospheres."

Jiang Ran heard the sound and went to look, and saw a handsome young man in white robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking at Jinyang Mansion not far away and sighing with emotion.

If it were an ordinary person, Jiang Ran would probably sweep it away.

But after Jiang Ran glanced at this person, he never looked away.

Instead, he looked at the people behind him.

This person did not come alone, there were many people around him, more than ten people.

The leader of these people was an old man, only half a step away from the young man. The rest of the people spread out behind him, vaguely guarding him.

Jiang Ran touched his chin and heard Tang Huayi and Ye Jingxue say at the same time:
"Master."

Jiang Ran glanced at the two of them.

Then I realized that the two people were looking at each other, and the look in their eyes was anything but friendly.

Jiang Ran had no choice but to rub his temples again. He always felt that the wind and rain in the world were not as good as the confrontation between the two people in front of him.

At this moment, the old man also noticed them.

When their eyes met, Jiang Ran smiled slightly.

The old man had no expression on his face and just whispered a few words into the young man's ear.

The next moment, the young man's eyes sparkled.

Holding the folding fan, he walked towards Jiang Ran and the others.

The old man seemed stunned, and quickly followed behind the young man, and waved his hand again. The faces of everyone behind him suddenly became serious, as if there would be assassins around him at any time.

Jiang Ran curled his lips, feeling that he was in big trouble.

And this big trouble has already arrived in front of Jiang Ran. He clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said:

"Young Master, please invite me. This place is very crowded. I wonder if I can share a table with you?"

This is actually the norm.

It's mostly polite to ask, and almost no one will refuse.

The young man thought the same way, so after he finished speaking, he wanted to sit down. Then he heard Jiang Ran say:

"No."

"what?"

The young man was stunned:

"What doesn't work?"

"I won't share the table with you."

Jiang Ran made it very clear:

"I like quietness."

The young man's face turned slightly red and he said with some embarrassment:
"This... can't we even share a table?

"At worst, I'll give you money!"

"How much?"

Jiang Ran looked up at him.

This man seemed to have grasped Jiang Ran's preferences and immediately smiled:
"I will give you as much as you want."

"Oh?"

Jiang Ran smiled:
"Is this true?"

“Of course it’s true!!”

After he finished speaking, Quan assumed that Jiang Ran had agreed, so he sat next to Jiang Ran, glanced at the other people on the table, and said with a smile:

"My surname is Jin, you can call me Mr. Jin.

"I don't know what you call me?"

Ye Jingxue lowered her head to drink tea and turned a deaf ear to his words.

Jiang Ran looked up at the scenery in the distance, as if nothing was filling his mind.

Only Tang Huayi stood up to Li Tianxin's face and spoke calmly:
"When we meet in the world of rivers and lakes, why should we have known each other before?"

The young man suddenly felt as if he had swallowed a piece of dry and hard mud. He could not swallow it or spit it out. He was so uncomfortable that he wanted to die.

(End of this chapter)