Taiqing Sword

Chapter 371, the last resort
Shangguan Jinghong became more and more curious: "Since it is so dangerous, is there anyone willing to go to the devil's lair?"

The old man chuckled: "Where do you want to go? Every year, a virgin is selected in the city and sent to the devil's lair. Otherwise, when the monsters in the devil's lair come out, it will be bloody."

Shangguan Jinghong couldn't help frowning: "Monster? What monster?"

"Hey, I've said enough today. I think my little brother is also curious, so I just said a few more words, but the old man advises, you must not go into this muddy water. In the past, those who were sent to the devil's lair, did not One came back alive. Last year, the escort silver was 5000 taels, but this year it was 8000 taels, but no one was willing to go. As a last resort, the city lord increased the reward to 1 taels. Some desperadoes wanted to try their luck. The old man shook his head regretfully, as if whoever came next would surely die.

"Grandpa, why did you come here again? You scared us to death." A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl ran over.

The old man's complexion changed drastically, and he stopped the little girl behind him: "Didn't I say that, when you are free, don't go out, why are you so disobedient?"

"It's not you. You have been out for so long and haven't come back. You are injured. I am worried about you." The little girl said aggrievedly.

Shangguan Jinghong asked: "Old man, why are you so nervous?"

The old man looked around for a while, seeing that no one was paying attention, he sighed and said: "Hey, there is a lot of talk about this devil's cave now, and every family hides their daughters tightly. Once the city lord sees them, next year It's going to be bad luck."

"Oh? There is such a thing? So what are the monsters in the devil's lair? Could it be that as the city lord, he didn't want to strangle them?" Shangguan Jinghong wondered.

"Hey! Why didn't you go? The city lord once paid a lot of money to invite hundreds of experts to go to the magic cave, but in the end, only less than ten people came back. Three went crazy, two were disabled for life, and several others were also seriously injured. .” The old man sighed.

Shangguan Jinghong squinted his eyes: "The old man must be one of them, right?"

The old man suddenly raised his head when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to say: "Exactly, when I tried my best to escape from birth, all the old friends around me were dead. It's a pity that I didn't even see what the monster looked like. After entering the cave, it was pitch black, followed by screams everywhere, and a strong smell of blood, thinking about it now, I still have lingering fears."

"It seems that this monster is really not simple!" Shangguan Jinghong couldn't help thinking secretly, he had never heard of any monster before.

"Forget it, brother, let's leave as soon as we finish our tea." Then, he pulled up his granddaughter, took off his coat, put it on his granddaughter, and left in a hurry.

Shangguan Jinghong sipped his tea, seeing that there were still many people rushing into the city on the street, he couldn't help but drank the tea in his bowl, and followed him in.

After walking for a few steps, the old man and his granddaughter were stopped by the guards at the city gate: "Master, my granddaughter is really good, I won't lie to you." The old man continued to explain anxiously , the little girl behind her turned pale with fright.

Shangguan Jinghong could clearly see that the old man had secretly mobilized an internal force, maybe he was going to kill someone and escape when it didn't make sense.

But no matter what the old man said, the guards refused to let him go, and it seemed that they had sent someone to notify the city lord. The old man's expression sank, and Shangguan Jinghong knew that the old man was about to make a move. He stepped forward and stopped the little girl in his arms. Zhong: "Ma'am, why did you come here? It's easy for me to find."

The old man was taken aback when he heard the words, and saw that it was the young man who had drunk tea with him before. When the guard heard this, his expression turned pale: "Are you his husband?"

Shangguan Jinghong nodded: "That's right, exactly, I don't know why the officials stopped us?"

"Hmph, you old man, since you have promised someone, wouldn't it be okay to call out your grandson-in-law early? It made us waste a long time, and now we will be scolded again." The guard looked depressed and impatiently directed The three waved their hands.

"Wait!" Just as the three of them were about to enter the city, a voice came.

Shangguan Jinghong turned around and saw that it was a 30-year-old general in golden armor. When the guard saw the person coming, he immediately saluted: "Overseer, you are here."

The warlord nodded: "You said you are the husband of this little girl? From my point of view, this little girl is still perfect, right?"

Shangguan Jinghong chuckled: "The general must have misread it. My wife and I have been married for half a year. Some time ago, she returned to her mother's house, and I came here to pick her up."

"Oh? Is that so?" The warlord stepped forward with a sinister smile, and tore the little girl's sleeves to pieces, and a grain of guard sand suddenly appeared on the little girl's arm.

The old man's complexion changed drastically, and his internal strength was raised again. The warlord snorted coldly: "If you dare to lie to me, come here, let me take them all!"

The old man roared: "I'll see who dares to touch my granddaughter!" The sound contained internal strength, shaking the heads of all the guards a little dizzy.

The warlord was unmoved at all: "Hehe, it seems that you, an old man, still have some skills, but since you are here, no matter how strong your martial arts are, so what? I have [-] guards in my city, how much can you stop?"

The old man looked nervous, looked at Shangguan Jinghong and whispered: "This little brother, do it later, please take my granddaughter away, I will deal with them, and I will go after you."

Shangguan Jinghong could see that the old man's old injuries were very serious, and his internal strength was less than one-tenth of what it was before, and the warlord's skill was comparable to that of the old man's heyday. What's more, there are countless guards rushing here.

Shangguan Jinghong sighed slightly, originally he just wanted to take a look, but he didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing again, so he took a step forward: "This general, why do you have to embarrass them?"

"Hmph, you'll be fine if you don't want it. You just helped them hide it, and you're also guilty. It's fine if the warlord doesn't ask about your crime. Hurry up and retreat." The warlord said sharply.

Shangguan Jinghong smiled, grabbed the little girl's hand, and said to the old man: "Just leave, they can't stop us."

The warlord sneered: "Hehe, what a big tone, it seems that you, a foreigner, really want to toast instead of fine wine." He drew out the big knife at his waist and slashed at him.

Shangguan Jinghong didn't hide, the old man exclaimed: "Brother, be careful!"

"Dang~~" There was a crisp sound, the big knife looked at Shangguan Jinghong's shoulder, there was no blood flowing as imagined, but the warlord's tiger's mouth was a little numb, and he couldn't help looking at Shangguan Jinghong in horror: "You... ...Who the hell is it?"

(End of this chapter)