As the Universe Turns - Chapter 724
Chapter 724 Black Wind
“Mm …”
Xiao Chen stopped talking and stepped into the air. His figure gradually disappeared into the boundless night.
When he went to Wuwang Sea, his spiritual veins would naturally be the main issue. In addition, if he could find a way to treat the profound yin backlash in Wei Yang’s body, it would be the best. Although Shen Jing’s medical skills were brilliant, her qualifications were still shallow. If her master Luo Mei Feng were to reincarnate, she might even be able to find a good way to treat her. Just her alone, over the years, it had been too difficult for her.
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Wuwang Sea was located at the western pole. It had to cross a desert in the western region of Xianyuan, and then cross those life-and-death danger zones before it could arrive. Although it was not as far away as the Eastern Continent, it was not an easy task to get there smoothly.
Seven days later, under the boundless yellow sand, he saw rows of neat hoof prints stretching towards where the sun was setting. “Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding” sounds came from the wind, but it was a group of hunchbacks crossing the desert.
The entire caravan had about twenty to thirty people, seven to eight camels, and a large carriage. However, the horses pulling the carriage had already been replaced by two large camels when they entered the desert.
This was not an ordinary hunchback team. The people inside were all martial practitioners with good martial arts skills. Although their martial arts were not as good as those of the Immortal Cultivation Profound Sect, they were still barely able to protect themselves in this world.
The sun was gradually setting and the desert was getting quieter and quieter in the twilight. At this moment, a man riding on the back of a camel suddenly said, “You know what?” I heard people say, In this desert, “I don’t know when a Black Wind Ridge appeared. This Black Wind Ridge is extremely strange. It seems to be able to move in this desert. There is no fixed place. Wherever someone passes, this Black Wind Ridge will move. The most terrifying thing is that the people inside the Black Wind Ridge are all extremely vicious and their methods are extremely cruel. Ordinary people are not their opponents at all …”
“Seventh Brother, don’t be scary here.”
At this time, an older looking man looked at the man riding on the camel and said, “I think the rumors about the Black Wind Ridge were deliberately fabricated by some people to frighten people and make them panic. In the future, whoever wants to cross this desert will be able to sit down and start the price. They will charge more than ten times the money in vain.”
The man said, “Third brother, this is not nonsense, I heard about that half a year ago, “There was a wealthy master who brought his family across the desert. At that time, he hired 30 people to protect him. Of the 30 people, all of them were experts. Unexpectedly, they met the people from Black Wind Ridge that night. Before they could make a move, the 30 people were taken down. The master was so scared that his soul shattered. In the end, he was captured along with 17 families.”
“Hehe, Seventh Brother, this story of yours is not bad. Let’s continue. What happened afterwards? Has Master and his seventeen families been eaten alive by the people of Black Wind Ridge?”
At this time, a man in front of him turned around and laughed loudly. He rode on a camel and continued forward.
The man behind him snorted and smiled, “Second brother, this is not a story that I made up. If you want to hear it, I will continue. At that time, the owner of Black Wind Ridge wanted 4.8 million gold taels. Do you know why he wanted 4.8 million gold taels?”
“A head of one hundred thousand gold taels, thirty people from the escort agency, one master, seventeen family members, exactly forty-eight people, even four million eight hundred thousand gold taels, isn’t that right?”
“Fourth brother is right.”
The man continued, “But at that time, no matter how rich the old master was, how could he take out 4.8 million gold taels? Thus, those 30 people from the escort agency would definitely lose their lives. Thirty heads were cut off just like that, and blood flowed all over the ground, scaring the old master half to death on the spot. I originally thought that these people were just trying to get money to scare him, but I didn’t expect that they were actually serious.”
Hearing this, everyone’s expressions gradually became serious, and the sky gradually darkened. The man continued, “But even if 1.8 million taels of gold, how could master take it out in an instant?” In the end, he took out everything. Fortunately, there were a few priceless treasures, but in the end, they were only converted to 900,000 taels. Wouldn’t that mean that only nine people would survive? ”
“What happened next? But only nine people survived?” At this moment, someone asked.
“No, no, no …”
The man shook his hand and said, “At that time, the old master had a young daughter. She was just eighteen years old and had yet to get married. She was favored by the owner of the Black Wind Ridge. The owner said that she was happy with him once and she was on the verge of a head. At that time, the old master was terrified. Seeing that her daughter was about to fall into the hands of the thief, he threw his life away. Who would have thought that the thief would slash her head apart immediately?”
“What a bastard!” Hearing this, someone finally cursed angrily.
The man sighed and continued, “That girl cried miserably when she saw her father die. However, her uncles and uncles are still here, and their faces have long since turned pale with fear. She repeatedly said, ‘Yu’er, save uncle and uncle, otherwise, we will all die'”
An old man sighed and said, “Sigh, there is such an injustice in this world …”
“Isn’t that so? Sigh!”
The man shook his head and sighed, “Then the girl called Yu’er took off her clothes one by one in front of everyone, and even took the initiative to please the owner of the Black Wind Ridge. Only then did she save the lives of her uncles and uncles. At that time, her uncles and uncles watched her like that, and even her two cousins watched her …”
“Bastard! Bastard!”
Someone cursed angrily, not knowing if they were cursing the people from Black Wind Ridge or the girl’s uncle and cousin.
“Alas!”
The man sighed. “After the owner of the Black Wind Ridge was happy, Saying that there were still seven heads left, she actually threw the girl to seven subordinates. That night, the girl was tortured to death by the seven people. She finally swallowed her breath and the corpse was thrown outside. However, her uncles and uncles, whether afraid or disgusted, did not even pick up her corpse and left in a hurry … ”
“Sigh, this girl is really pitiful. I hope to have a good family in the next life. Although those people from Black Wind Ridge deserved to die, her uncles and uncles are not good things.” An old man shook his head and sighed.
The sky gradually darkened. At this moment, a weak girl’s voice suddenly came from the carriage, “Daddy, I’m afraid …”
It turned out that there was a green-robed girl sitting in the carriage. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was as beautiful as a flower and extremely delicate. She was clearly frightened by the Black Wind Ridge that was mentioned outside.
The middle-aged man sitting beside her gently patted her shoulder and said, “Don’t be afraid, Die’er. It’s just some stories that are circulating outside.”
At this moment, a hearty laugh came from outside, “Master, don’t worry. My seventh brother likes to talk nonsense all day long. There are quite a few venomous spiders in this desert, but there isn’t any Black Wind Ridge. However, it doesn’t matter. We have plenty of ways to deal with these venomous snakes. I think it’s dark now. Otherwise, we’ll go to the withered forest ahead to rest for a night and leave tomorrow morning.”
The group went to the withered tree forest in front of them. The middle-aged man patted his daughter on the shoulder and said softly, “Die’er, you should sleep in the car. Daddy will accompany you and won’t go out.”
Moon Zhaozhao, it was almost midnight when a gust of black wind suddenly covered the forest. More than a dozen figures appeared in the forest, and a gloomy mountain suddenly appeared outside the forest.
“Black … Black Wind Ridge!”
The twenty-odd people in the hunchback team were immediately shocked. They pulled out their sabers from their waist, and the dozen or so figures floated in front of the twenty-odd people like ghosts.
“Since you know us, then you should know the rules. One head, 100,000 gold taels …” said the black-clothed man in the lead with a gloomy tone.
This time, the twenty-odd people were frightened. Before they could make a move, the person on the other side flicked his palm and the twenty-odd people immediately collapsed without the slightest bit of strength to resist.
The black-clothed man in the lead looked at the carriage and said gloomily, “The people in the carriage, come out by yourself. If we attack, there will be no bones left …”
Inside the car, the middle-aged man’s face had already turned pale from fear. He hurriedly got out of the car and bowed to the dozen figures in front of him. He said in a trembling voice, “If this uncle is for money, this lowly one is willing to give everything to this uncle …”
The black-clothed man’s gaze narrowed. He still looked at the carriage and said gloomily, “There’s still one more person in the carriage. Come out.”
“No … no one!”
The middle-aged man was so scared that his face turned pale. Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, the black-clothed man struck the carriage with his palm. With a “bang”, the carriage instantly shattered. The green-clothed girl in the carriage immediately appeared in front of a dozen people like a frightened deer. She suddenly appeared in front of a dozen wolves and curled up in the carriage, trembling with fear.
“Die’er!”
The middle-aged man hurriedly ran over to hug his daughter and looked at the people nearby pleadingly, “If you want money, I can give you everything …”
“Twenty-seven people, 2.7 million gold taels. Can you take it out? If you can’t take it out, then take it out with her. Once, one head …”
At this time, a Zi Yi man slowly walked up from behind. This man’s face was fair and handsome, but his body was filled with evil aura. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
“Bring her over.”
“No, no! Daddy … save me!”
“Die’er! Die’er!”
In the end, the girl was brought to the man by the two black-clothed men. Her face was already filled with fear. The evil man slowly raised her chin and said indifferently, “Still a virgin … Do you know what to do? How many heads do you want to exchange …”
The girl had already been frightened out of her wits, but at this moment, a cold and indifferent female voice suddenly came from afar, “Is it enough for you to have a human head?”
Before he could finish his words, a faint red mist filled the forest. The twenty plus people from the hunch team immediately fell asleep. The middle-aged man and the young girl also fell asleep.
Under the moonlight, the woman’s figure was getting closer and closer. She was dressed in white and was covered in hazy moonlight. It was as if the Fairy in this world wasn’t stained with dust. She was none other than Meng Xian’er.
At this moment, on a cliff beside the Withered Forest, there was an unknown figure standing there. That person’s white hair fluttered and he said indifferently, “If not for following these people, I’m afraid it would be really difficult to find you …”