On the bank of the stream under the moonlight, Yu Shiqi put Qiu Ye back into the scabbard and turned to look at Xia Qianyu, who was squatting aside to check on the two ghost-faced warriors who had fallen to the ground.

"It's a doll made by the armor-breaking technique." Xia Qianyu frowned slightly, "I didn't expect that there would be someone in a place like this who knows the armor-breaking technique."

The villager surnamed Huang was slumped on the ground with a pale face. His eyes were full of panic when he looked at Yu Shiqi. Just now, he didn't understand what happened. It seemed that in just a blink of an eye, the young man was in front of him.

He drew his sword before his eyes and killed two people.

"Miss Xia..."

"Brother Huang, don't be afraid, these two are not humans, they are monsters." Xia Qianyu comforted him with gentle words.

Rather than explaining what armor-breaking magic is to a farmer who has little knowledge, it would be better to explain it in a simple and easy-to-understand way: monsters.

The villager surnamed Huang looked at the puppet with the ghost mask suspiciously. He opened his mouth in surprise, and then asked in confusion: "Why... this month's offerings have been handed in on time, why did they

Will you come to the village again?"

"What offerings? Who are they?" Xia Qianyu was confused and vaguely realized that he seemed to know something hidden.

"It's nothing... Miss Xia, you'd better leave it alone. Go back... go back, we're waiting for dinner at home."

Xia Qianyu narrowed her eyes and stared at him suspiciously, and said stubbornly, "I won't go back."

Yu Shiqi approached her and suggested, "How about we go to the upper reaches of Qinghua River together?"

"That's what I meant." Xia Qianyu smiled.

"Hey...you...can't go!" Upon hearing that they were going to the upper reaches of Qinghua River, the villager surnamed Huang immediately tried to dissuade them tremblingly.

Xia Qianyu pretended to turn around and leave: "There must be a reason why you are not allowed to go, otherwise the more you say this, the more curious I will be."

"That's because...because..."

"Because?" Xia Qianyu's tone suddenly turned serious, and she walked quickly towards the cowering villager.

"Miss Xia," Yu Shiqi reached out to stop her, "Don't embarrass him. I will tell you everything you want to know on the way."

Xia Qianyu and the village man surnamed Huang looked startled at the same time, and the latter even asked in disbelief: "Who is this young master?"

"It's a passing swordsman." Xia Qianyu answered for him.

"The castle upstream of the stream is very dangerous. No matter how confident the young hero is in his own skills, he should not..."

Yu Shiqi interrupted his advice: "I know it's very dangerous there, but I have a reason to go."

"reason……"

"No matter what, I have to get Changying Hualou." Yu Shiqi clenched his fist and said, "It's just a way to deal with the thieves occupying the upper reaches. The folks in the village must also hope to get rid of the bullying of those guys as soon as possible."

Unable to persuade the two of them, the village man surnamed Huang could only watch them leave while sighing helplessly in his heart, and at the same time praying that these two people would not cause any more trouble to the village.

…

Two light and agile figures walked quickly through the woods beside the stream. On the way, Yu Shiqi explained the threats facing Yuanmeng Village to Xia Qianyu in concise words, and at the same time, he did not forget to remind her that the battle ahead would be very dangerous.

"You asked me about Hunyuan Gangqi before. Could it be that some of the enemies I will meet later are proficient in this?" Xia Qianyu guessed the connection and confirmed it to Yu Qiyi.

"His name is Zong Xiu. He may be responsible for guarding the gate of that castle. Only by getting rid of him can we have a chance to meet the King of Mengmao."

"This nickname doesn't sound like a master. I would rather believe that the cultivator who knows the Five Elements Talisman is the powerful enemy." Xia Qianyu curled her lips.

Yu Shiqi didn't answer. The exit of the forest was already in front of him, and the gate of the castle could be seen immediately.

Just as he was about to remind Xia Qianyu that they had arrived at each other's lair, he suddenly noticed an unusual murderous aura coming from the right side.

“Ms.

There was a rustling sound of branches and leaves shaking diagonally above. It turned out that the man jumped up the moment Yu Shiqi drew his sword, grabbed a high branch and swung over.

Xia Qianyu and Yu Shiqi looked up together and saw a jagged bone blade falling from the sky. The man holding the blade was as strong as a bear.

"Emergency is like a law..." Before Xia Qianyu finished reciting the spell, she was pushed away by Yu Shiqi, and the bone blade scraped her raised hair and chopped it off, leaving a deep mark on the ground.

Yu Shiqi pushed Xia Qianyu away, but did not retreat far away. Instead, he looked at the spot where the opponent's knife fell, stepped on the back of the bone-edged knife, stepped forward and slashed at the opponent's throat with his sword.

But as soon as the sword was halfway out, Yu Shiqi had a strange look on his face. He didn't expect that the opponent was surprisingly powerful, and it was not much better than the Jin Pocheng he had encountered before. He stepped on the blade, but the opponent could still use the bone blade.

Lifting it up quickly, he almost lost his balance in an instant.

Yu Lingkong adjusted his posture so that Yu Shiqi's sword force was defeated without any attack. What was even more surprising was that the opponent punched Qiu Ye's sword without hesitation.

"Master!" Xia Qianyu saw Yu Shiqi being punched by the man and rolled to the ground from behind. She thought he was seriously injured, and her face suddenly showed worry.

Yu Shiqi rolled twice on the ground and then squatted down with his hands on his hands. He shook his head to show that he was fine.

When the fists and swords collided just now, he heard the sound of gold and iron, and suddenly realized that the opponent's hands were wearing metal gloves. No wonder he dared to punch directly against his own sword blade.

Only then did he have the opportunity to take a good look at this enemy who suddenly attacked. With his hair in a bun, leopard eyes and curvy beard, he had a completely different impression from Zong Xiu.

"Who is he? Is he the cultivator you mentioned?" Xia Qianyu held the talisman in her hand, ready to break the opponent's Hunyuan Gangqi at any time.

"No." Fearing that Xia Qianyu would act rashly after misunderstanding, Yu Shiqi quickly denied it. He himself was also very confused about the identity of the person in front of him.

"I am Yu Zang, the protector of Tianji City's Seven Swords. Any trespassers will be killed without mercy!"

Accompanied by a rough roar, the bone blade opened and closed and swung towards the two of them.

As the swords clashed, Yu Shiqi once again felt the irresistible force on the opponent's body. If it weren't for the internal strength of the cloud veins to weaken him, he might have been knocked out.

The swirling tongues of fire bypassed his shoulders and headed towards Yuzang. Xia Qianyu activated the talisman as the two swords clashed.

Yu Zang stepped back quickly, his bun and clothes still burned by the scorching flames. He shouted, and used his true energy to shatter his clothes, revealing his arms with green dragon and tiger tattoos. The surging air waves blew them out at the same time.

Xia Qianyu's talisman fire.
Chapter completed!