Jidao: I have ten equipment slots

The steady shout was deafening, echoing in the sky and on the ground.

Whoosh~!

Several figures flew into the field and blocked the way of Gu Zheng, Cao Qingsong and his group.

"What are you..."

"Brother Gu?"

A burly man with a sturdy build was about to interrogate him with wide eyes, but Sang Qianying, who came a little later, stepped forward and interrupted him while bowing to Gu Zheng from a distance, "Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a month. Your strength has improved a lot."

"Miss Sang!"

Gu Zheng was slightly surprised. He clasped his fists in return and said, "Miss Sang, you are too kind. I am just a little lucky. By the way, are you going to enter the field, Miss Sang?"

"To be honest, I received a mission and had to lead a team to Dali. I passed through this area and happened to encounter the birth of the field."

"It took a lot of effort to kill off a group of iron tree monsters before we found the direction of the exit."

"Miss Sang, if you enter the field, you must be careful, because this field is level four!"

what?
The faces of the people around Sang Qianying suddenly changed.

Fourth-order field! ?
If you don’t point it out, you won’t feel anything.

After Gu Zheng’s reminder, several people could indeed feel that the energy transmitted from the sky and the ground inside the field was different from that of the third level.

"Thank you, Brother Gu!"

Sang Qianying straightened his expression, clasped his fists and said gratefully, "If Brother Gu hadn't reminded us, we really wouldn't have noticed. By the way, this is our New Kingdom's Second Prince, His Royal Highness Boshan Guanzhi."

"Your Highness, Brother Gu is a general of the Jing Kingdom's Demon Slayer Division. He has never failed since he started his mission."

Sang Qianying introduced the two people and gestured with her right hand to a tall young man who was less than 30 years old.

The latter had dark skin, a handsome face, a simple and honest temperament, and bright eyes. He bowed to Gu Zheng and said, "So you are General Gu Zheng. I have heard of your name in New China. I didn't expect to meet you today, and I am really happy to have your reminder."

"By the way, who are the two brothers behind Brother Gu?"

Boshan Guanzhi looked at Cao Qingsong and Zhong Zhengao.

"Greetings, Your Highness! I am sorry for making you laugh at my false reputation."

Gu Zheng first clasped his fists in return, and then introduced them, "This is Cao Qingsong, Brother Cao. This is Jin Qian, Brother Jin. Both of them are my deputies who are going to Li Country with me."

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Cao Qingsong clasped his fists towards Boshan Guanzhi.

"Your Highness is polite." Zhong Zhengao followed behind and saluted.

"Haha, you two brothers, you don't have to be polite."

Boshan Guanzhi laughed and invited, "My three brothers have come from afar, why don't you follow me to the nearest palace, rest your feet, drink a cup of tea, and relax?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, but I'll do it next time."

Gu Zheng turned slightly to look at the field that opened behind him, and explained, "The opening of the fourth-order field is of great significance. Next, Your Highness must be very busy, so we will not disturb you. Besides, we have already wasted a lot of time in the field, and we have to rush to Li Country as soon as possible. Next time when I have time, I will come to talk to Your Highness again!"

"This……"

Hearing this, Boshan Guanzhi looked at Gu Zheng, then at Cao Qingsong, Zhong Zhengao and the others, and finally at the opened field. He clasped his fists and said, "Well, the opening of the fourth-level field has indeed been quite busy. I failed to fulfill my duty as a good host this time. I will definitely entertain the three of you well next time!"

"Your Highness is too kind."

"It doesn't have to be this way."

Cao Qingsong and Zhong Zhengao smiled and clasped their fists.

Gu Zheng followed suit.

When saying goodbye, he bowed to Sang Qianying again.

"Have a nice trip." Sang Qianying smiled back.

"Okay, see you later."

Gu Zhengluo was the last one to arrive. He waited for Cao Qingsong, Zhong Zhengao, and the others to quickly go away. He bowed to Boshan Guanzhi and the others one by one.

Then, he turned around and flew to catch up with the team, disappearing around the bend outside the col.

Field entrance.

Sang Qianying, Boshan Guanzhi and others stood there without moving.

After watching Gu Zheng's figure disappear completely, Boshan Guanzhi chuckled, his simple and honest temperament turned into shrewdness, and he jokingly said, "Do you think they are really going to Li Country?"

"Is it important, or not?"

Sang Qianying glanced at him and said calmly, "The most important thing right now is the opening of the fourth-order field. I think Your Highness should know what this means."

When the fourth-order field was mentioned, Boshan Guanzhi's expression straightened up and he said in a deep voice, "I will send a message to my father immediately!"

The opening of the fourth-order field means that the invasion of the demon world has gone one step deeper!

……

……

"Thank you, General Gu!"

In the vast mountains, the marriage team resumed its rapid movement. As they advanced, Cao Qingsong clasped his fists towards Gu Zheng and said gratefully, "If General Gu hadn't known someone, we would have had to fight."

"We really have to thank General Gu. If the new prince Boshan Guanzhi knew our true mission, he would most likely sabotage it." Zhong Zhengao said in a deep voice.

There are eight princes fighting for the dragon.

It's not just the mutual destruction between neighboring countries.

If there is a chance to severely damage the power of Jing State, the royal family of Xin State and the Boshan family would not mind taking action.

As for being called "Jin Qian" by Gu Zheng, it was a temporary name and he had no objection.

"Lord Cao and the prince are too polite. I am here to escort the generals, and that is my duty."

Gu Zheng raised his hand and replied, "May I ask, Your Majesty, we are escorting the princess to the marriage this time. Doesn't the Dafeng Kingdom have anyone to welcome her?"

"Have."

Zhong Zhengao replied, "People from the Great Wind Country will meet us near the narrow gap in the Huifeng Canyon. The person in charge of the contact is the Great Wind Country's King Xiaowu, Ying Jiuyue. He is at the peak of the Haoti stage and has been promoted to the King stage once. Although it was not completely successful, he has also become a 'half-king'."

“Half King” to take over?
This marriage seems to be more important than imagined.

Gu Zheng thought to himself, but his expression didn't show it. "Then let's speed up and reach Huifeng Canyon as soon as possible."

"That's exactly what I meant." Cao Qingsong agreed.

"Everyone, speed up!"

Zhong Zhengao gave the order straightforwardly, "Wait until we reach the rendezvous point, and give each of you three Xuanyuan Pills."

"Yes~!!"

Others around responded in unison.

The speed suddenly increased and doubled.

Accelerated sprint consumes a lot of energy, but the rewards are also rich.

They were originally traveling empty-handed, and with the stimulation, the team's atmosphere suddenly became high.

As for the dowry, it had been kept in a storage bag and kept by Zhong Zhengao himself.

Among all the people, only Zhong Qishan was unhappy. She returned to her numb expression and was quickly moved by several maids.

Huifeng Canyon is still within the territory of the New Country, but it is very close to the border of the Dafeng Country.

The Dafeng Kingdom and the Xin Kingdom, like the Jing Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom, fought for the dragon and sabotaged each other.

The two sides are hostile to and spy on each other.

There is no conflict between Jingguo and Xinguo for the time being.

The team was not attacked because of the encounter with Boshan Guanzhi earlier, and with the help of Sang Qianying as a middleman to ease the atmosphere, both sides were safe.

Ying Jiuyue is different.

If he were discovered by the people of the new country, there would inevitably be a conflict.

Therefore, Ying Jiuyue had already arrived in the new country and the team to welcome the marriage alliance was in place.

……

The team moved forward quickly, crossing one hill after another.

We are about to reach Huifeng Canyon——

"careful!"

Gu Zheng suddenly let out a low shout.

The moment the words came out of his mouth, his figure flashed and flew to the right side of Zhong Qishan, less than one meter away.

Bang~!

The Hun Tian Shield flashed and blocked in front of him. In the void, a dark chain that was both real and fake appeared without any warning, and its head collided with the Hun Tian Shield like a venomous snake, bursting out shock waves and raging energy.

Gu Zheng didn't move at all and was not affected at all, while the others around him exclaimed in shock, flew backwards with screams, or fell directly to the ground, spitting blood.

Swish!
Keeping the Hun Tian Shield in front of him, Gu Zheng pulled out the Chi Yuan Sword and swiftly slashed out a series of blazing sword auras towards the void above his head.

Chi chi chi~
The sword energy was like silk threads, crisscrossing and passing through the void.

As his feet moved, the Hun Tian Shield moved with it, coming behind Zhong Qishan and blocking the front.

"Bang~!"

There was another loud bang, and the shock wave swept across the surrounding trees and rocks, breaking them and flying into the air.

Whoa!

Gu Zheng was filled with supernatural power and swung his sword to chop above his head, to the left, and then to the right.

As if it had eyes, the sword energy it slashed out covered three directions.

Bang~bang!
The dull and loud noise continued.

The dark chains, which were both real and unreal, disappeared silently and reappeared, appeared and disappeared again.

It was not until a translucent figure was forced out from the hillside a hundred meters away and appeared to be retreating backwards that the black chains disappeared.

"Enemy attack!"

"Protect Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"..."

The rest of the people who realized what was happening later cried out in surprise and formed a protective formation.

Zhong Zhengao's face was particularly serious, and he said in a low voice, "It's the 'Black Water Hidden Killing Chain', someone from the Beiming family!"

"The attacker is at least a Heroic Body Melting Furnace." Cao Qingsong was also solemn, "What a big deal! I'm going to hire a Heroic Body Realm assassin to kill us..."

"Brother Cao, be careful!"

Gu Zheng shouted softly, and the Chiyuan Sword slashed out with a blade aura, rushing towards Cao Qingsong.

shuh~
wow~
Bang! !

Amidst strange noises and collisions, as the space ripples, a pitch-black chain changed from virtual to real, then from real to virtual, and disappeared.

"two!"

Zhong Zhengao shouted, "Two people from the Beiming family have arrived!"

"Everyone else, disperse immediately." Cao Qingsong gave the order.

The nervous and frightened guards were all stunned when they heard this.

"What are you doing standing still?"

Zhong Zhengao shouted, "None of you can stop the assassin in the Heroic Realm. If you gather together, you will die. Spread out and run away."

“…Yes~!”

The guards quickly dispersed.

The killers from the Bei Ming family in the dark did not attack them and let the group leave.

Several maids, as well as Gu Zheng, Cao Qingsong, and Zhong Zhengao stayed beside Zhong Qishan.

The reason for doing this is not because the guards' lives are more valuable, or because Zhong Zhengao has a change of heart.

But it was a vain death, meaningless.

These guards and maids had already become part of Zhong Qishan's "dowry" when she left Jing Kingdom. They were the closest people to Zhong Qishan after she arrived in Dafeng Kingdom, and the people she could directly command.

If they all died, Zhong Qishan's life would be difficult in the future.

The killer from the Bei Ming family targeted Zhong Qishan.

Having Gu Zheng, Cao Qingsong and Zhong Zhengao is enough.

If the three of them are not opponents, the others will be even less likely to be.

"Black Water Hidden Killing Chain? A divine weapon?"

Gu Zheng sensed the abnormality in the surrounding space and asked, "Is there any weakness?"

"almost none."

Zhong Zhengao replied in a deep voice, "The Black Water Hidden Killing Chain is at the forefront of all the families in terms of stealth and speed, and is in the top three. The Bei Ming family has also practiced semi-invisibility skills, and combined with rare items, they focus on killing with one strike. They will not retreat until the mission is completed."

"That is, they will always follow..."

Halfway through his words, Gu Zheng suddenly moved in front of Zhong Qishan, who was still in a daze and had not yet come to her senses.

The Hun Tian Shield is erected...

Bang~! !
There was a dull and deafening sound, and the shock wave that broke out disturbed the nearby soil, rocks and broken wood, crushing them again.

"Not two, but three!"

Gu Zheng said in a low voice, his face full of solemnity.

"What……"

Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh!
The sound of breaking wind suddenly rose.

Three figures were seen constantly changing between translucent and visible, moving rapidly around Gu Zheng and the others.

One after another, real and virtual black chains penetrated the void, like a group of snakes coming out of a cave, pouring out densely and shooting towards Zhong Qishan in the middle.

Buzz~! !
A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted, descending on everyone's head and shoulders.

Plop, plop~
Several maids, including Zhong Qishan, knelt on the ground, trembling all over, with pale faces.

Zhong Qishan finally woke up. Her pretty face was now pale and her big eyes were filled with fear.

"Uncle Wang..."

"It's the Half King!!"

Zhong Zhengao roared, his face full of horror, and astonishment appeared in his wide eyes.

In order to kill them, he actually hired a half-king level killer!
At this moment, not to mention Zhong Qishan, even Zhong Zhengao and Cao Qingsong had no choice but to hold on and could hardly move.

Whoosh~
The real and virtual black chains did not stop and continued to attack them.

Swish!
"Dangdangdang~"

The sword energy was as powerful as a startled wild goose or the morning glow.

Gu Zheng's figure flashed, and he swung his sword like rain, blocking all the attacks by himself.

Pressure from a half-king level?
no feelings!
However, there are three killers.

Two are in the heroic body realm, and one is a half-king.

Gu Zheng alone cannot take care of all this power.

Especially when you don't use your trump cards.

then.

As Gu Zheng swung his sword, a magical power surged, enveloping Zhong Qishan, pulling her to his side, leaping into the air, and rushing forward.

"I'll take the princess ahead!"

After leaving behind a few words, Gu Zheng wrapped Zhong Qishan, broke free from the encirclement of the pitch-black chains, quickly disappeared, shot out, and rushed towards Huifeng Canyon.

In Huifeng Canyon, there is Ying Jiuyue, who is also at the "Half King" level, waiting for support.

Only by luring the killer to the canyon can you escape the attack.

However, the three assassins from the Bei Ming family obviously also knew Gu Zheng’s plan.

Gu Zheng was surprised when he saw him running, and he immediately chased after him.

In terms of speed, Gu Zheng is naturally not slow.

With the help of the Wandering Falcon Wings and his full-strength burst, the two members of the Bei Ming family who were in the Heroic Body Realm couldn't catch up at all.

Only the killer of "Half King" is in hot pursuit.

Whoosh~
The dark chains that were both real and virtual kept flying out from the air and attacking Gu Zheng.

"Bang~"

"Bang~!"

The Hun Tian Shield was behind him, enduring attack after attack.

Gu Zheng was fine from the shock wave, but Zhong Qishan beside him couldn't bear it and fainted in less than two hits.

Dizzy? (End of this chapter)