Zhao Chen is not too surprised that heroes and horse bandits collude with each other. After all, he comes from the information age. What weird things haven't he heard of?

This is relatively "normal".

At least this "blood shadow" is not the vest of the hero himself.

"If you think about it carefully, every time the Ma brothers perform heroic acts and kill a bandit, the 'Blood Shadow' group seems to take the opportunity to grow...

"We should have been together since a long time ago." Qi Feimeng said after handing the jade slip to Zhao Chen.

Jade slips are commonly used by monks to record information, but the disadvantage is that only those who have built a spiritual platform and cultivated "spiritual consciousness" can "write" the content.

However, the requirements for "reading" are not that high, as long as the spiritual sense can be released.

Zhao Chen extended his spiritual sense, and while reading the contents of the jade slip, he shook his head and said: "Ma Guangming didn't know that his secret was leaked by his illegitimate daughter's 'shared vision'... And he can handle such a confidential thing.

Entrusting 'Blood Shadow' Zhuang Bufan to handle it, it shows that the relationship between them may be closer than we imagined."

While speaking, Zhao Chen also roughly browsed through the contents of the letter in the "Jade Slip". In addition to some methods for cracking the prohibitions, it contained more advice from the formation master to the Ma family brothers.

Advise them not to step into the newly discovered secret oasis rashly, because even with the help of the "Poor Eye", there are still many dangers. It is best to be soft with the family and find the family's magical monks to go together.

At the end, the array master also mentioned that he would bring a "purple ribbon robe" magical weapon to Ma Guangming along with the letter to ensure his safety when exploring the hidden oasis.

"Purple ribbon robe"... So the "purple ribbon robe" I bought from "Peony" is probably the one that the formation master brought to Ma Guangming?

Although I had already guessed that there was something wrong with the origin of this "purple ribbon robe", I didn't expect that it would be related to Ma Guangming...

I just don’t know where the Ma brothers come from?

While his thoughts were spinning, Zhao Chen withdrew his spiritual sense and asked after careful consideration: "Do the heroes Ma Guangming and the second hero Ma Guangliang of the 'Seven Heroes of Monan' have families behind them?"

After all, the "Yumen Talent List" introduced them as "loose cultivators".

"Those two have good inheritances, and there must be some force behind them, and the scale is probably quite large... After all, ordinary people can't afford to support an array master.

"But judging from the content of the letter, those two people probably had a falling out with their families, so they came to Ganzhou to become knights." Qi Feimeng said thoughtfully.

"Does the Zheng family's intelligence network in Ganzhou have any news about this?" Zhao Chen looked at Zheng Qingyan, who was sitting upright.

After all, there are outsiders present, so he has to try his best to cooperate with Miss Qi's performance.

"The Zheng family's intelligence agency in Ganzhou generally does not include people and things involving supernatural powers..." Zheng Qingyan said slowly after listening to Zhao Chen's words.

Okay... Zhao Chen nodded helplessly, then looked at Tao Zhou, the "gunsmith master" standing aside, and asked directly: "Master Tao, how did you get this jade slip?"

At the same time, Zheng Qingyan also promptly released the sound insulation barrier between the three of them and Tao Zhou.

When asked, the gray-haired Tao Zhou showed an ugly expression and said angrily: "I was tricked by a girl named 'Peony'!"

It was indeed "Peony"... Could it be that she intercepted and killed the messenger sent by the formation master to "Sunshine Divine Sword" Ma Guangming?

But for such important magic weapons and jade slips, the person who delivers the message must not be too weak.

"Who is 'Peony'? How did she trick you?" Zhao Chen asked calmly.

Seeing that the genius of the Zheng family was really obedient to Zhao Chen, Tao Zhou finally let go of his worries. After all, with the daughter of the aristocratic family behind him, the young man in front of him should not be able to kill him because of the things in the secret oasis, so he

After organizing his language, he replied:

"'Peony' is a member of a monk assembly that I attended. She has about the strength of one to three levels of mana. She has a 'stealing' type of natal spell. She usually sells stolen goods in the assembly...

"At a previous meeting, she asked me to customize a firecracker, saying that she provided the materials and drawings by herself, and she bargained with me for a while before I believed her!

"When she arrived at the place where she agreed to pick up the materials and drawings, she left the jade slip there and attracted the pursuit of the 'Blood Shadow'...

"After I read the contents on the jade slip, I found out that I had been deceived. Unfortunately, it was too late. Even if I put down the jade slip at that time, I would most likely be silenced... Fortunately, 'Blood Shadow' Zhuang Bufan was not around at the time, so I gave him

gave me the chance to escape and join your caravan.

"I have an old relationship with Dunhuang's 'Iron Sword General' Lu Qi. Although he is old and a prisoner, with his perfect cultivation of Gangsha, as long as I successfully reach Dunhuang, he can protect me.

Safe..."

I see... I have to say, that "Peony" is really a scam!

In addition, the "purple ribbon robe" and this jade slip were both stolen by her? That's why she was pursued by the "Blood Shadow", and finally came the troublemaker Shui Dongyin...

After feeling a few words in his heart, Zhao Chen asked in surprise:

"How do you know that my caravan can deliver you safely to Dunhuang?"

How could I possibly know that you, a pretty boy, are so powerful that you can coax a girl from an aristocratic family with supernatural powers to be so obedient... While Tao Zhou was slandering, he replied helplessly on the surface: "The pursuers are behind me. At that time, I

I don’t have a choice...

"Besides, Zhao Zhan's Fire Gun Team is known as an elite team, so it will be very difficult for the 'Blood Shadow' group to attack them head-on. They may have to suffer huge losses to succeed.

"It turns out that my bet was right. They did not choose to attack in the desert, but in the Black Wind Castle where the Fire Gun Team was not allowed to enter the city."

Is Uncle Zhan's Fire Gun Team so famous? My cheap dad seems to have a good way of training...

As his thoughts were spinning, Zhao Chen was about to ask for more information about the "Blood Shadow", but he heard Qi Feimeng add from the side:

"The 'Blood Shadow' did not attack the caravan in the desert mainly because they were not sure of annihilating us all and were worried that the information about the entrance location of the secret oasis would be leaked.

"That's when we set up a trap in Black Wind Castle, waiting for us to drill it... It's a pity that you struck first."

Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, then thought of something, and said in surprise: "Fei Meng, did you accept the soul of 'Blood Shadow' Zhuang Bufan?"

In this way, wouldn't it be possible to harvest another wave of star coins?

Qi Feimeng glanced at him, shook his head slightly and said: "It's just a remnant soul... The core of his soul was destroyed by the 'Yimu Divine Thunder', and all the parts about cultivation must be gone, and only the memory remains.

A more profound point."

So... Zhao Chen was a little regretful, but he still asked Feimeng to hand over the ownership of the residual soul to him, and then sold it to Xingcha.

Unfortunately, as Feimeng said, the valuable parts have been destroyed, leaving only the "memory blind box" waiting for Zhao Chen to extract.

On the other side, Tao Zhou saw that the boy and girl in front of him had made a deal involving their souls while chatting and laughing. He was so frightened that he did not dare to speak out, and tried hard to reduce his sense of existence.

But the seemingly harmless boy still looked over and said with a smile:

"Master Tao, let's make a deal.

"I'm here to help you solve the trouble behind the 'Blood Shadow', and you swear to 'sell' yourself to my lord for three years...

"That's fair, right?"

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