Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 105 The storm is coming
Jiang Xuan was shocked by Sha Lao's sudden desire to return to Qizhou City.

"Mr. Sha, what are you going back for?" Jiang Xuan lowered his voice and asked Mr. Sha.

After hearing what those people said, it would be a lie to say that Jiang Xuan wasn't worried.

He even wondered in his heart whether Mr. Sha was going back to Qizhou City and take advantage of the chaos to "do something big."

Mr. Sha's tone darkened: "I have something I must get back." His attitude was very firm.

Seeing Mr. Sha's attitude, Jiang Xuan felt somewhat helpless and asked, "What is it that can't wait until the city gates are opened?"

Old Sha shook his head. "It's something very important. Once the gates of Qizhou City are opened, we won't be able to get it back."

After hearing what Old Sha said, Jiang Xuan's heart sank. At this moment, he had already foreseen in his heart that Old Sha might not do anything good when he returned this time.

"Old Sha, we had such a hard time rushing to Lingsong Lake overnight that day. If we go back now, let alone how to get into the city gate, even if we get in, can we get out?" Jiang Xuan persuaded Old Sha.

"That's why I let you stay here for two days, just in time to keep an eye on things."

"You want to go by yourself? Wouldn't that be more dangerous?" Jiang Xuan was a little anxious.

Mr. Sha smiled and said, "It's not dangerous at all. Don't you believe me?"

Jiang Xuan hesitated and said to Old Sha, "You are indeed a top-level warrior, but there are too many outstanding warriors in Qizhou City. No matter how powerful one person is, how can he withstand the collective attack of so many warriors?"

Jiang Xuan added, "I'm afraid one person can't even enter the city gate, let alone do anything."

Seeing Jiang Xuan thinking so much about him, Old Sha smiled warmly and comforted Jiang Xuan, "I'll be careful. Just leave me alone!"

Seeing that Jiang Xuan was still worried, Old Sha said, "Aren't you my Jiang Guard? Just listen to me and keep an eye on the things here. Remember, you also have to pay attention to the people around you."

Jiang Xuan thought for a long time before he slowly said, "Okay, take care of yourself then."

He then added, "If you don't come back by this time the day after tomorrow, I will go find you." His tone was also firm.

"Just wait, kid, don't go back..."

Seeing Jiang Xuan's firm attitude and his unyielding expression, Mr. Sha stopped talking and said, "Okay, come back on time."

Old Sha handed a small package to Jiang Xuan, pointed to the silver spear behind him, and said, "I'll take it with me. The rest is in your safekeeping."

After saying that, Old Sha turned around and was about to leave. After taking a few steps, he stopped where he was and turned back to warn: "Don't act on your own until I come back! Don't look for me, and don't go to the desert." He then gave Jiang Xuan a warning look.

Jiang Xuan didn't answer Sha Lao's question, but instead warned him: "Be careful!"

……

At this time, Qizhou City seemed to have returned to peace on the surface, but in fact, there were undercurrents, and some people were planning something "big".

Ever since that day when the honest official told the Wu and Gao families to stop their business and wait for a meeting, the housekeepers of the Wu and Gao families went back and reported the matter to their respective heads of families.

As expected, the two companies had nothing much to say about the meeting, but they did react strongly to the suspension of business.

Even though the reactions were huge, the Gao family's reaction was far less severe than that of the Wu family.

After all, if both families stopped doing business, the auction house run by the Gao family would at most be closed and would have no income.

If there are goods that cannot be delivered on time, the most you will have to do is pay some financial compensation.

If there is any major impact, the biggest problem caused by closing the business is that it will affect the reputation of the Gao family and the auction house.

The main consideration of the Gao family's head was that if the business was closed due to this matter, when to reopen it would be a big problem, so it would be better to keep the business open if possible.

Even the head and young master of the Gao family were in the city, and there was no one in charge of the auction house. Many people were eyeing the Gao family covetously. To be on the safe side, if there were force majeure, it would be a good idea to close the door.

But the situation of the Wu family is completely different.

Not only can the Wu family not close their business, but the losses they will incur will increase by one day if the city gates are closed for one more day.

Although it is not as exaggerated as what the Wu family’s housekeeper said, “If the city is closed for one more day, half a year’s profits will be lost,” but if it lasts for a long time, it is indeed unsustainable.

While the Wu family's housekeeper was discussing this matter with the Wu family's head, a servant passed by their room and stopped for a moment. The servant overheard what they had said and then spread the story.

A group of warriors from the Wu family gathered together, talked for a few words, and finally walked out of the Wu Mansion as if they had made up their minds.

Not long after walking, the group of warriors arrived at Gao Mansion.

They walked around Gao's mansion and came to a side door.

There were several knocks on the wall of Gao's mansion away from the gate. The knocking sounds had rhythmic changes and sounded very regular.

Soon, a group of people walked out of the side door of the Gao family. Although their number was not as large as the group from the Wu family, it was still a large group.

The two groups of people walked together. Apart from some differences in their clothes, there was no sense of incongruity between them and they seemed to be familiar with each other.

It seems that the people coming out of the Gao family are also warriors.

They each counted their own number of people, and the leaders of both sides said a few words in a serious manner. After they reached an agreement, they relaxed their expressions and the two teams chatted as they walked.

……

Mr. Sha did not stop along the way, still walking on the same private path as before, and was much faster than when he walked with Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan was observing all the way out of Qizhou City, always worried about Mr. Sha's health.

Whenever Sha Lao looked a little tired, he would slow down or find an excuse to stop and rest for a while.

In his opinion, although Mr. Sha is a top warrior, he is not young after all. For an elderly person, long-term running and working is definitely not enough.

In fact, all of this was Jiang Xuan's misjudgment.

……

It was already dark when an old man carrying a silver spear came to the gate of Qizhou City.

He explored around and sensed no danger, so he thrust the silver spear forward, tapped his feet a few times, and in the blink of an eye, he climbed over the city wall and jumped onto the tower.

He landed very lightly, and when he reached the top of the city wall, he quickly glanced at the positions of the guards at the city gate, and then cleverly avoided all the guards who were walking around on patrol.

His footsteps were as light as falling leaves, making them difficult to detect.

Although he cleverly avoided the moving guards at the city gate, he had no way to avoid the guards who were standing firm at the foot of the city and could only confront them head-on.

So, General Sha touched the ground with the tip of his gun and took a long slide. All the guards fell to the ground, and even the guards who were walking did not notice.

Sure enough, the gap between peak warriors is also huge.

In the blink of an eye, Mr. Sha slid forward and pressed the acupoints of everyone with his two fingers. The speed was so fast that it was almost difficult for people to feel or notice.

Among them were several personal guards, and even these personal guards, who were the top warriors in Qizhou, did not notice the existence of Mr. Sha.

This shows how high Mr. Sha's attainments in martial arts are.

Old Sha stood at the side of the city gate and tore off his coat, revealing the ink-colored cloak that Jiang Xuan had worn before.

While packing his luggage in the morning, Jiang Xuan saw from the window a group of people waiting for the boat by Lingsong Lake downstairs of the inn.

According to Jiang Xuan's observation, those people were all warriors, and most of them were heaven-level warriors.

Jiang Xuan was worried that after they went downstairs, the two of them would have a conflict with them over the boat ride, so he took out the mysterious ink-colored cloak from his luggage and asked Sha Lao to put it on.

Even though Mr. Sha thought that Jiang Xuan's black cloak was a good thing, he felt that he did not need to rely on the external bonus of the black cloak to disguise himself as a master.

Moreover, he had already investigated the strength of the people outside one by one, and they were completely incomparable to a top warrior like himself.

But looking at Jiang Xuan's earnest eyes, he couldn't refuse any longer, so he put on the ink-colored cloak.

I just didn't expect that this ink-colored cloak would come in handy here.

(End of this chapter)