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Chapter X: Black Tortoise pearls

On the official road at the foot of the Great Ba Mountain, there were trees on both sides of the road that were filled with the liveliness of spring. A hundred flowers were competing with each other.

Zhang Qingyun looked around as he walked. ”The trees here are really big, and the scenery is also beautiful.”

However, Lei Zhaoting didn't seem to appreciate this. ”Brother Yun, you're still in the mood to look at the scenery. I'm so worried that even the last clue was broken. What should we do now?”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”Don't worry, the idea is to slowly think about it. Oh, right, you are a girl, last night I found a handkerchief that fell from that man in black. Come and see if there are any clues on this handkerchief.” As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief.

Lei Chao took it. There was a plum blossom embroidered on it, and a girl was picking up petals from under the tree. ”What kind of clues can this be? Isn't it just an ordinary handkerchief?”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”Ordinary is normal, but for a man to hide a handkerchief embroidered with a woman on his body feels a little strange.”

Lei Zhaoting said, ”What's so strange about that? Maybe the woman on the handkerchief is his beloved one, and she's not around, so he had no choice but to embroider it onto the handkerchief and take it out when he's free to tell her the pain of his love.”

At this point, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other, and said in unison, ”My beloved.”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”So that means, as long as we can find the woman on the handkerchief, we can find that man in black.”

Lei Zhaoting sighed. He was like a deflated ball as he slowly said, ”You talk too much, but where can I find this woman?”

Zhang Qingyun pondered for a while, suddenly raised his head and said, ”I have a plan that can make that man in black come knocking on his door.”

Lei Qiuting said, ”What kind of scheme is this? He's not an idiot, why would he deliver himself up to our doorstep?”

Zhang Qingyun laughed, ”Actually, that's not that difficult, as long as the woman on the handkerchief is the man in black's lover, he can automatically take the bait. Let's find a painter first, draw this woman, and paste her into a nearby town. That way, as long as that person sees it, he will definitely tear it off.”

”What if that's not the case, or the man in black is not from around here?”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”He's definitely still nearby. Last night, he was injured by my Qi of Xiantian. He won't go too far. Besides, it's better than not trying at all.”

At this time, a horse on the public road came over and shouted, ”Get out of the way!”

Zhang Lei and Zhang Mo hurriedly dodged. In front of his eyes, it was like a gust of wind had blown past. The handsome horse had already traveled over a hundred zhang in the blink of an eye.

Just as Lei Zhaoting regained her balance, she discovered that the handkerchief in her hand flew away. Just as the handkerchief was about to land in a puddle, Zhang Qingyun flipped over and grabbed the handkerchief with one hand. His toes lightly touched the water surface, and he jumped back onto the main road. His movements were smooth and beautiful.

Lei Zhaoting said, ”Brother Yun, your Qing Gong is really beautiful!”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”It's not bad, but fortunately it's not in the water yet.”

Lei Qiuting said, ”It's all the fault of that detestable monk. He was just an outsider and yet he was running rampant on the official road. I've really never seen him before.”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”Monk, was that person just now a monk? I was so busy grabbing my handkerchief that I didn't notice it.” Looking ahead, he saw that the horse in front of him was indeed a monk, and he was even carrying a large blade. He couldn't help but exclaim, ”Soul Chaser!”

Lei Zhaoting said, ”What Soul Chaser?!”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”This monk is my arch enemy. Other than that fake monk Righteous and Righteous, who else would dare to act so rashly on this public road?”

The two of them moved and chased after him. After a while, he saw Zhengde stop in front of a tea house.

”Greetings to the hall master. Come in first for a cup of tea. Thank you for your hard work. Have you succeeded?”

Righteousness laughed out loud and said, ”This old monk will personally take action, how can I not use my own hands.” He walked to the tea house and sat down.

Min Cong Pao picked up the teapot, sifted a bowl of tea and said, ”Congratulations, hall master, you've done so much for this year's meeting, and now the hall master has a chance to be promoted to protector.”

Zhengde picked up the bowl and gulped down a bowl of tea. He put it down and said, ”This is for later. The horses are ready. Let's hurry back to the main school first.”

Just as they were about to walk out of the tea house, a youth in the tea house suddenly said, ”That's right, that is indeed something for the future, because whether or not you will still have your life left is still a problem.” He picked up a teacup, poured a cup of tea, and brought it to his mouth.

Seeing that it was actually a young man with a weak crown on his head, he couldn't help but scold him, ”You little brat, how dare you cause trouble for me at Fengyi Hall. Do you think your life is too long?” A sword thrust out.

Zhang Qingyun drank the tea, turned the cup over, and caught the tip of the sword. He turned around, and with his left hand, he quickly slammed down on the table.

Righteousness's face couldn't help but twitch. This little youth in front of me actually had such a high level of martial arts. He stood up and said, ”Little Benefactor, your skills are pretty good. This old monk almost made a mistake.”

Zhang Qingyun replied, ”Not at all, not at all. I am only here to borrow something from Master.” What he said was exactly what he had said to Zhang Fanrei more than ten years ago.

However, when he heard this, his meaning changed. He thought that the young man in front of him was here for the item he had just snatched. He said, ”Little Benefactor, this item is very hot. I wonder if Benefactor has the ability to take it.”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”Really? But no matter how hot it is, I'm prepared to take it.”

Righteous and Virtuous put his palms together and said, ”What a sin. I wonder where Young Benefactor got the information from. He knows that the thing is on this old monk.”

Zhang Qingyun said, ”Do you still need more information about this? That thing has always been on your body. You fake monk, even if it turned into ashes, I would still recognize you.” He said it was the head on Righteous's neck.

Zhengde was confused by his words. His face suddenly changed as he said, ”This old monk travels in all directions. It's not strange that little benefactor would recognize this old monk.” Laughing loudly, he walked over and when he was near, his face suddenly stiffened. With a flip of his wrist, the Soul Chasing Blade hacked at Zhang Qing's head and neck.

Lei Qiuting's qinggong was not as good as Zhang Qingyun's, and she soon fell far behind. Coincidentally, she managed to catch up to him at this moment, and said in alarm, ”Brother Yun, be careful.” The long sword stabbed at Righteous Beard's right arm.

Zhengde's wrist immediately sank as his sword stabbed into the air. He lifted his arm again and deflected the sword. Lei Zhaoting couldn't stand still and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

With this slow motion, Zhang Qingyun immediately took a step back. He felt a chill on his chest, and when the tip of the blade brushed past his skin, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. ”You fake monk, you really are vicious. Today, I will definitely borrow your thing.”

Righteousness sneered and said, ”Count yourself lucky!” With a wave of the broadsword, it swept towards Zhang Qingyun's legs.