Night without Borders

Chapter 93: Times have changed
Everyone present knew that the relationship between Qin Ming, Wang Caiwei, Cui Chonghe and Li Qingxu was delicate, and it seemed that the four of them had never gathered together before.

Some people looked puzzled, waiting for the show to begin.

"Why don't you go first." Lu Zhenyi whispered to Qin Ming.

"Some things are better to be talked out." Zheng Maoze came over and put his strong big hand on Qin Ming's shoulder, appearing friendly and righteous.

He said seriously: "I heard that you were injured two years ago, but it was just a misunderstanding. I will talk to Li Qingxu later. It was none of your business in the first place."

A group of acquaintances knew what happened in the past. Li Qingxu had known Wang Caiwei for a long time, but the Wang family was married to the Cui family. The noble lady had traveled with Qin Ming, but Cui Chonghe was the real owner.

Involving a thousand-year-old family and with such a complicated relationship, if it were to get out, it would definitely become a popular topic of conversation among ordinary people on the streets.

Even the old friends present couldn't suppress their gossip fire and wanted to see the scene when the four people met.

Lu Zhenyi and Chen Bingyan were fine, but the people who arrived later didn't have much contact with Qin Ming back then.

There was no need to hide anything for such unfamiliar people; their eyes were fiery and full of anticipation, waiting to watch a lively event that was doomed to be indecent.

Qin Ming's expression was calm. Zheng Maoze put his hand on his shoulder so intimately and said he was helping him, but in fact he wanted to stop him from leaving.

"Da Zheng, since you brought up the old matter again, let me also say something. Your brother has been very active recently, constantly adding fuel to the fire and giving people hints. I don't know if he wants to find someone to get rid of me, or to lure Cui Chonghe out of the secluded place and thus harm him. What exactly does your brother want to do?" Qin Ming said this in public.

"What's going on?" Some of the disciples from the outside world were surprised. Did this involve Cui Chonghe? Even some young men and women who didn't know him turned their heads to look over.

Zheng Maoze felt a little regretful. Even though this kid was knocked down from the clouds into the mud by someone, the things in his bones remained unchanged and he was still not easy to mess with.

"Qin Ming, don't talk nonsense!" He no longer spoke in a joking manner, his face was slightly cold. This kind of thing really couldn't be spread around.

Qin Ming was just returning the favor. Some things are best left to the point.

He sighed inwardly, actually he didn't want to meet this group of people again.

At this stage, he doesn't want to get involved in this circle at all.

He just came here to see Ling Xu and report the latest news collected by Yuque's bird brothers and sisters. He will leave immediately after discussing the business.

Who could have thought that a group of outsiders would appear at such an opportune moment.

It seemed like a coincidence. Qin Ming wondered if some people came here on purpose to stop Ling Xu?
He realized that the water in the pool was quite deep and quite turbid. If some people in the outside world were supporting the Golden Thieves, then tonight would be difficult!
Qin Ming's original intention of returning to Black and White Mountain was just to solve the hidden dangers left over from Jinji Ridge and to ensure that nothing happened in Shuangshu Village. He did not want to be involved in the complicated situation before him.

This is no longer a "dangerous area" that he can enter!
"If you have something to do and need to leave early, I will take you there." Chen Bingyan looked at Qin Ming.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's rare for old friends to get together." Zeng Yuan said with a smile. He hadn't said much before.

Qin Ming looked at him deeply. They had a good relationship in the past, but now he was just like Zheng Maoze, trying to stop him from leaving.

Everyone present knew that Zeng Yuan and Li Qingxu were now very close.

There were also a few not very familiar faces, all of whom were watching quietly. Although they knew that Qin Ming's fate as an immortal was over, they would not step forward and make any gestures. They just wanted to see the next scene of "four people on the same stage".

In the distance, Ling Xu looked over here and said, "Xiao Qin, you should go. We are short of manpower tonight, so you have to make another trip."

Qin Ming responded, and then, facing the acquaintances present, he said: "Everyone, it is my duty, I have to leave first."

Although Zheng Maoze and Zeng Yuan wanted him to stay and "reminisce the past", they did not dare to offend a city lord, let alone someone with such a "bad reputation" as Ling Xu.

"Give Xiao Qin a ride." Ling Xu waved his hand, and a man in gray clothes walked quickly towards them from a distance.

"This child is good. Let me send him off too." The tabby cat spoke, carrying the red sword on his back and walking forward with light steps.

Qin Ming knew that even he had some guesses, and Ling Xu and others must understand it better. The appearance of the outsider was not a coincidence, and someone was waiting for him here.

After the three-foot-tall tabby cat arrived outside the town, its figure immediately turned into a flash of lightning and searched nearby. Soon it brought a man in black covered in blood out of the woods.

"We were ambushed. There are people nearby who are trying to pick up the gold thieves. They will probably take this route." The man in black informed weakly.

"It's time to fight. Send him away!" The tabby cat turned and said to the man in gray who followed him.

Qin Ming did not hesitate, he immediately called the Red Eagle over and jumped up. At this time, he would not talk about staying to help, there was no need, more people would only make more blood and mud, top-level battles naturally require the participation of high-level strong people.

The man in gray stood on the back of a smaller but more powerful silver bird of prey, escorting Qin Ming away from the Yinteng Town area.

"clang!"

In the dark night, the sound of bells piercing the sky rang out among the continuous mountain peaks.

The sound of bells became louder and louder. On the ink-stained mountain, purple mist was rising and the sound of bells continued to burst out, as if thousands of troops were charging into battle.

It was like a set of chimes, stirring up mysterious energy and blocking the mountain range.

The gray-clothed man on the silver bird of prey looked back, a little nervous, and watched closely.

"Has a war broken out? Don't you have enough manpower?" Qin Ming asked.

"The main thing is that I don't know whether it is one or two families in Fangwai that support the Golden Thieves." The man in gray responded with a frown.

"Then you go back. Don't worry about me. The masters will not pay attention to a newcomer like me." Qin Ming said.

"City Lord Ling asked me to take you there." The man in gray hesitated.

Qin Ming urged: "I am very familiar with the Black and White Mountains. Don't worry, I will be fine."

"Okay!" The man in gray was uneasy, worried that there was not enough manpower on his side, which would eventually lead to big problems.

In Yinteng Town, some people from the outside world were looking at the distant mountains. Someone asked, "City Lord Ling, who is ringing the bell?"

"How should I know? Just listen carefully." Ling Xu responded.

The masters who were involved with the Golden Thieves were no longer calm. They had originally intended to stop Ling Xu, but they never thought that the other party also wanted to delay them here, and someone else wanted to kill the leader of the Golden Thieves.

It doesn’t matter if Chief Kou is dead. The key is that some things must be handed over and cannot fall into the hands of others.

……

The bird that was exploring the way flew back, very anxious, and said, "The situation is not good. I saw a stupid bird flying very fast and carrying people to chase it!"

Qin Ming stood on the top of the mountain and frowned. Is there really someone "thinking about" him?

It was obvious that the great master had no idea who he was and looked down on a young man like him.

He sighed softly, times have changed, people's hearts are hard to predict.

Qin Ming did not head towards Chixia City, but headed in the opposite direction, trying to avoid the limelight.

"Wait, I'm going to dig for treasure." When passing by a certain area, he remembered something and asked Chiying to wait on a mountain peak. He entered a dense forest, carefully identified it, and began to dig the soil.

The terrain in the Black and White Mountain area is higher, and the snow melts more slowly. There is still a little ice debris even when digging two meters underground.

"Fortunately, it hasn't rotted." Qin Ming took out a still frozen rabbit and checked it carefully. There were no bad changes.

On the contrary, it seems to still retain a hint of freshness.

"Is it beneficial or harmful to the flesh and blood body?" Qin Ming took out the piece of cloth from the frozen soil.

It is only the size of a palm, with metal threads woven into it and embroidered with cloud patterns. There should be other patterns, but the piece of cloth is too small to see what the main body is.

In the past, he killed a young man who could turn into mist and obtained this piece of cloth. The other party used it to protect himself and almost escaped.

"Since there is no problem, I'll take it." Qin Ming and Chi Ying reunited again.

Yu Que flew over from a distance and said, "It's terrible. Some of my bird brothers and sisters were forced to betray me. Some of them are searching for us in the opposite direction. They have no choice but to obey because of the methods used by the outsiders."

Qin Ming's face changed. These birds can become effective information nodes with huge functions, but now they are being used in the opposite way.

"Enter Black and White Mountain!" Qin Ming ordered.

He did not go looking for Ling Xu and the tabby cat because he knew that it was more dangerous over there. From afar, he could see a red sword light rising into the sky in the direction of Yinteng Town.

"Fly along that mountain and head towards the desert!" Qin Ming was like walking on a tightrope, stepping on the red lines of some dangerous areas.

Soon after, the red eagle rushed into the night sky, using the night fog to conceal its tracks.

"Chuan Yunhe has been completely controlled and has been following us. We are doomed. This guy is a good tracker and we can't escape." Yu Que was anxious.

Behind, a flying crane was leading the way at a very fast speed.

Qin Ming bent his bow and drew his arrow, and with a bang, he shot one of the wings of the Cloud-piercing Crane. A cloud of blood mist burst out, and its feathers scattered, and it fell crookedly downwards.

"Master Qin Shan is really kind. He didn't kill my brother He at this critical moment and saved his life." Yuque said.

Then it whispered: "After sending you a thousand miles away, we must finally say goodbye, and I..."

"You can leave quickly." Qin Ming waved his hand.

"Then I... will hold on a little longer!" Yuque said while gritting his teeth.

A black bird of prey followed, with a graceful figure standing on it, probably a woman.

Qin Ming drew his bow again and shot out an arrow with terrifying feathers, which dispersed the night fog and headed towards the head of the black bird of prey.

Under the night sky, the woman's fingers were sparkling, and a stream of light appeared, which actually wrapped around the iron arrow with great power.

"A person from outside the world!" Qin Ming's pupils shrank slightly.

He urged Chiying, "Fight harder. Only if we fly to the desert will we have a chance. Otherwise, we will probably die here."

"Hmm? There is a bird of prey in the distance, and the man on its back is golden. Is he a guard in golden armor?" Qin Ming knew that tonight would be quite difficult.

……

Outside Yinteng Town, Lingxu and the tabby cat went far away, chasing after the outsiders who wanted to enter the mountain.

"It's really lively tonight." The young man Li Qingxu appeared in feathered clothes, holding a purple bamboo stick in his hand, his white shoes spotless, looking elegant and refined.

His arrival attracted the attention of many non-Buddhist disciples, and many people greeted him because they knew that he was truly a man of extraordinary talent.

"Just now, Cui Chonghe's stand-in, Qin Ming, appeared." Zeng Yuan told him, and then smiled: "There is no immortal fate. He has embarked on the green new road of relying on body mutation."

"It's hard to imagine that he once walked with us, but now he can only carry a bloody hammer and run around in a remote place."

"I guess that his current physical condition is not good enough to be selected as a golden armor guard."

Several people surrounding Li Qingxu spoke one after another.

……

This night was a difficult one for Qin Ming, as the people chasing him were getting closer and closer.

The Red Eagle has a very strong flying ability, but the raptors behind it have mutated more times.

Qin Ming kept bending his bow and shooting arrows, effectively slowing down the opponent's speed, otherwise he would have been caught up long ago.

"My iron arrow can consume her strength. This person cannot crush me!" Qin Ming made a judgment.

But the situation is very serious. This outsider is of a fairly high level, and there is also a mysterious golden-armored guard further away. From the current perspective, it is very dangerous!
"Why haven't there been more loud spring thunders in recent days?!" Qin Ming has never longed for that kind of terrifying lightning as much as he does now.

Not every time it rains will lightning strike the Thunder and Fire Alchemy Palace. Many times, it just rumbles a few times in the sky and that’s it.

"If you can escape this disaster, find someone to go to the Thunder Fire Alchemy Hall and erect a tall iron pole. I don't believe it won't attract thunder!"

He knew this was unrealistic. If he dared to destroy the Golden Palace like this, Meng Xinghai would have to beat him up first.

Qin Ming was just craving for strength. If he could return to Chixia City safely this time, he would definitely practice all of the extraordinary achievements given to him by Ning Siqi, as well as the rare and precious books that Meng Xinghai would soon send to him, to quickly improve his physical fitness.

"We've arrived at the desert!" he said with delight.

The front was as dark as ink, like an abyss that would swallow everything.

The red eagle was terrified and didn't dare to go in, because if it went a little deeper it would become blind and wouldn't be able to see anything.

"It's okay, descend quickly, we'll walk close to the ground!" Qin Ming ordered.

The black bird of prey behind them suddenly burst into black light and began to accelerate, landing on the ground before them. The woman jumped down and blocked its way.

Qin Ming stood in the desert, threw down his sledgehammer, put down his bow and arrows, slowly pulled out the mutton-fat jade iron knife behind him, and said, "You're not going to give me a way out, are you?"

He knew that the masked woman was terrifying, more terrifying than any opponent he had ever fought before.

In an instant, Qin Ming accelerated and displayed his strongest Heaven-Cutting Sword Intention. It was as if a rainy night came, with lightning and thunder, tearing through the night sky. He drew the strongest sword light forward.

"You are not even qualified enough to be selected as a golden armor guard, yet you dare to..."

The veiled woman gently waved her right hand, and a golden light flew out, trying to restrain the pitch-black iron knife.

The next moment, the black knife in Qin Ming's hand suddenly cracked, the paint fell off, revealing the white blade. The dazzling light was like the sun burning, dispelling the night.

With a "puff", blood splattered all over the desert!
(End of this chapter)