Dragon Gate Swordsman

"Indeed, but the incident last year was so huge that people fled in droves. Who could they hide this from?"

"So, we shouldn't go to Yumen now?"

"Oh... Sir, look at what you said. That's not what I meant. Even if Yumen is not in ruins right now, there are still opportunities everywhere. As long as you can stand the desert climate, who wouldn't want to give it a try? Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for you to find a driver like me."

"You haven't explained why you admire me."

"Hey! This is easy. I can tell from your attire that you are not going to do business. If you were a soldier of the border defense army, you would not hire a car from an ordinary person like me. So you must be a chivalrous hero going to help in the war!"

……

This was not Qing's first visit to Yumen, but the scenes of Yumen in her memory were from more than a hundred years ago.

At that time, your eldest brother Chongyue was still called Shuo, and your elder sister was still serving as the military advisor here, because the presence of a third descendant was not required... or, it was not allowed.

Moreover, as Qing is a martial arts master, it will be easy for him to attract more people from the martial arts world to Yumen, which is definitely not a situation that the border guards and the gods want to see.

Who would have thought that he would return to Yumen in such an identity...

After saying goodbye gently to the talkative long-distance bus driver, Qing adjusted his hat and walked along the street in a way that tried not to attract any attention, while observing the people coming and going.

The catastrophe last year completely destroyed two plots of land in Yumen City. After systematic inspection and calculation, the third adjacent plot could no longer be used normally. The casualties of the border guards exceeded the total of the past ten years.

However, I learned from the letter sent by your sister that it was just a single attack from the enemy, not a fierce battle.

Compared with the past, the streets of Yumen have become much more prosperous and lively... This is because Shendu has mobilized a large number of technicians and craftsmen, together with the mobile city plot that was just completed a few years ago, and sent them to Yumen City to prepare for drastic repairs and expansions.

This is a five-year plan. Although it is not as grand as the project to open up the Taihua Mountains, it can be said to be a complete transformation for the traditionally secluded Yumen.

Qing was not interested in these things. She tightened the bag on her back and prepared to go directly to the Zhenbeiying base to find her elder brother Chongyue.

Just walking along, I came across an "interesting thing".

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!!!"

The sudden shout made Qing stop in his tracks, and he paused with a hint of curiosity.

This is a pocket-sized hardware market with more than a dozen blacksmith shops and parts processing shops of various sizes located on both sides. The merchandise shelves they display are the main cause of congestion in the alley, but at this moment they are knocked down one by one by a madly fleeing figure.

As a martial arts master, Qing could easily sense that this man's breathing was heavy, his steps were stiff, and he was practicing the classic external hard qigong, but for some reason his tone was full of fear.

Judging from this point of view alone, this person is definitely not a good person who is being persecuted, but a criminal who is being hunted.

Qing has been in the world for countless years, and he believes that he still has this ability of judgment.

So she took two steps back and quietly stretched out her foot when the big man was about to run past her.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"

This is the price of focusing only on external hard Qigong. Once you lose your balance due to a more subtle force, you will roll off the road like a car on the highway, and then crash into the wall across the street.

And the people who were chasing him from behind also rushed over at this time.

"You can't get away, Tuman! Just surrender!"

Qing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because it was a very young female voice, and it sounded like she was probably underage.

Sure enough, a nimble figure jumped down from the roof and pointed the sword in his hand at the embarrassed Tu Man.

Nearly a year has passed, and Xiaobai's figure has become more graceful and heroic.

The Elafia people are mostly tall, and some of the men are very strong, but overall they are very rarely obese... Therefore, even though Xiaobai has been continuously fed with rare treasures and nutritious things by someone in the past period of time, he has not become plump. Instead, his height has increased a lot, and he can be said to have grown up completely.

And the calmness that she had pretended to maintain in order to protect herself has now turned into true composure, giving the girl, who is actually not even seventeen years old, a rare mature temperament.

Especially the constable uniform of Yumen government office, which was originally plain and even a little old-fashioned, but when worn on Xiaobai, it looked quite seductive like a uniform.

Qing's eyes could not see anything, but he could tell from Xiaobai's breath that this young girl had amazing skills, almost comparable to those martial arts masters who had practiced internal skills for more than ten or twenty years.

"You little bastard! Today, your Grandpa Tu is doomed. Come and torture me!"

Tu Man, who was coughing violently, took the initiative to show weakness, which surprised Xiaobai.

However, Qing next to him could tell that his seemingly disordered and rapid breathing was all fake, and his heartbeat and pulse were very normal.

So that means... you want to cheat?

It's no wonder that the detective, who used such tricks against such a young girl, went astray, and was a very useless one at that.

Qing, who was secretly shaking his head, heard Xiaobai walking over and immediately planned to help.

However, the following developments were beyond her expectations...

"Hey! Die, you little bitch!"

When Xiaobai put down her sword and prepared to take out the handcuffs, Tuman suddenly jumped up and swung his iron fist at her head with a grim smile.

Most of the external hard Qigong moves are based on straight forward and wide movements. They are easy to deal with but are quite powerful. Take Tu Man's punch for example. Even if the opponent is made of steel plate, it will leave a deep hole.

But he completely miscalculated.

Because the opposite side is not a steel plate at all, but a hill with quite obvious ups and downs... cough cough, I got off track!!!

Xiaobai put down the sword and put her hands behind her back without intending to take the handcuffs. She seemed to have expected Tu Man to do this. She changed hands with the sword in an instant and rotated her graceful body at the same time, dodging the fierce fist by a hair's breadth.

Then, with the help of the rotation force, the sword hit Tuman's wrist hard.

There was a "click" sound, and the onlookers nearby all shook at the same time.

But this was not the end. Xiaobai's feet also took wonderful steps while spinning. The slender fingers of the jade hand that was not holding the sword stretched out and accurately pressed the acupuncture points on the side of Tuman's armpit, causing his eyes to bulge suddenly and he fell to the ground with a twitching expression.

"Good job!"

"Wow! What a great kung fu!"

"So cool! Who is this beautiful detective?"

Amid the cheers of the onlookers, two other detectives arrived late and handcuffed Tu Man, who had lost his ability to resist, to the car.

Qing, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the young detective. At this age, she had only seen a few people with such internal strength and swordsmanship, even though she had been in the martial arts world for hundreds of years.

At this moment, Xiaobai turned around and walked over, clasping his hands together and bowing, "Lady, thank you for your help just now."

"It's just a little effort."

Out of courtesy and admiration for the young detective, Qing took off his bamboo hat, but he didn't expect...

"……It's you!?"

Xiaobai suddenly shouted in disbelief, and instantly drew out his sword, with a strong murderous aura rising from his body... This was a situation that had not occurred when he was facing the criminal Tuman just now.

Fortunately, since Tu Man was taken away, the crowd gathered here has dispersed, otherwise this scene would probably attract onlookers again.

Qing couldn't help but frowned. After so many years in the martial arts world, she had countless enemies, but they were all evildoers. It was impossible for them to be a constable in Yumen.

Besides, he had never seen the pure true energy in this girl's body before, and it should not be inherited from any enemy.

"Does this girl have any misunderstanding?"

"What a misunderstanding! You...you killed my father!"

Now, Qing was even more confused.

"... Could you please explain it more clearly?"

"Green Lake, Water Village!"

"You are Cheng Lufeng's daughter."

Qing suddenly realized why Xiaobai pointed his sword at him.

That night, in exchange for giving lenient sentences to ordinary pirates, Cheng Lufeng challenged Qing to a duel, and was subsequently defeated and beheaded fairly... Although his crime was unforgivable and he deserved it, he was still a man at least.

In fact, the Jiangqi police had always known that Cheng Lufeng had a daughter, but they learned from the captured bandits and rescued civilians that his daughter had never been involved in any criminal activities. On the contrary, she secretly let go of several women who were about to be raped. So they did not take any other action, but only informed his relatives of Cheng Lufeng's death.

Even after learning that the girl had gone missing, some missing person information was released.

But he didn't expect that she would appear here, and with such extraordinary kung fu... In a blink of an eye, Qing thought of someone.

Only he has this ability.

"Did Chongxiao bring you to Yumen?"

"It...has nothing to do with you!"

A hint of panic flashed across Xiaobai's sad and angry expression, and the sudden change in tone proved something.

After all, she is only a 17-year-old girl. How could she hide anything in front of Qing, who is not much less experienced than Ling?

But Qing didn't say much... He had encountered countless times over the past few hundred years when the descendants of the villains he had personally dealt with came seeking revenge.

If the other party is not a very evil person, then the only things that can ease this hatred are time and the words of people you trust... Qing believes that it is impossible to make Xiaobai give up the idea of ​​revenge with just two sentences. The best way at the moment is to find Chongxiao.

"You are no match for me right now, Cheng..."

"Don't call me that! Especially you! You murderer!"

"For the sake of revenge, you even gave up your last name?"

Qing was now very sure that the child definitely had not told Chongxiao everything, otherwise, given his character, he would have told him long ago. "So what is your name now? Qiu Bai?"

Xiaobai clenched his teeth, but the hand holding the sword was shaking slightly.

The girl had indeed never told Chongxiao that she was nearby when Cheng Lufeng was beheaded by Qing that night... If she hadn't been held tightly by a servant trusted by her father, she would have rushed out on the spot.

Even being able to swim across the vast green lake and reach the shore was mostly due to the power of hatred.

"Go back, you are not my opponent yet."

Qing shook his head slowly, "When you are truly qualified, I will formally accept your challenge."

Before he could finish his words, a swirling storm suddenly erupted, causing Xiaobai to cover his eyes involuntarily.

After that, Qing disappeared...

……

A confidential biological laboratory underground in Zhenbei Camp.

Zhongyue pushed open the door with a serious look on his face, and saw Li Wuan who was deep in thought, Zuo Xuanliao who looked obviously much more haggard, and... Fang Jin who was in an even worse condition.

"The Grand Master has arrived."

After looking up at him, Li Wuan said to Fang Jin, "Go ahead and tell us what you found, Mr. Fang."

A few days after the giant insect was destroyed, Xi, who planned to recuperate on his own, bid farewell to his elder brother and left Yumen. Ling also set off when Chongxiao, who was in a coma, was unable to wake up, saying that he was going to investigate something.

All these made Chongyue feel very guilty... If he hadn't led the army to make a feint attack, Chongxiao and his two sisters wouldn't have been injured so badly.

Therefore, he vented his anger on the group of evil beasts that attacked again.

The good news is that with the death of the giant insect, the evil beast's behavior patterns have returned to their previous patterns, and it has once again made Yumen a fixed target.

Although due to severe damage, the combat power that could be mobilized was not sufficient, but the angry Wu Zhenren, as well as the Yicong and Xiliang fleets that arrived to support later were not weak in strength at all, and they destroyed the besieging groups of evil beasts head-on several times.

This is why Yumen can safely carry out maintenance and expansion projects.

However, now, Fang Jin, who has been studying the remains of the giant insect for several months, has brought them bad news again.

"Bad news? How bad is it?"

"General, did we conclude before that the giant insect was the god believed in by the Yangshen Cult?"

"Of course...why, isn't it?"

Fang Jin was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

In the eyes of Li Wuan and others, it is not an exaggeration for the giant insect, which even Ling and Xi could not resist together, to become the god of the Yangshen Sect. Facts also prove that the cultists stole the corpses of the strong in order to sacrifice them to it.

However, at this time Fang Jin took out the data test results of several biological samples.

"What are these, Mr. Fang?"

"The sample I extracted from Yang Yunxing's body previously contained a confidential gene lock, so I was unable to test its characteristics. However... I still managed to analyze some gene fragments."

He reached out and picked up a gray-black sample. "This is something extracted from the decayed remains of the giant insect. It also contains a lot of biological components."

After the giant insect died, Li Wuan forbade anyone to approach it for fear that its power of decay would cause fatal harm to anyone who came into contact with it. It was not until later, after Chongyue had performed several tests and confirmed that it was harmless, that he allowed Fang Jin's research team to conduct research on it.

"Just tell me the conclusion, Mr. Fang."

"That... is certainly possible, but the so-called conclusion is currently just my guess."

"It's okay to guess."

Chongxiao said encouragingly, “A year ago, I didn’t know such a terrifying thing existed.”