Sword of the Nine Heavens, the Fall of the Gods

After a fierce battle, the mantis finally felt Chengfeng's savage physique and exquisite marksmanship.

During a fierce confrontation, Zhao Yun suddenly seized a flaw in the mantis and stabbed the silver spear in his hand like lightning, pointing directly at the mantis's heart.

The mantis reacted extremely quickly and quickly blocked Zhao Yun's attack with its sickle-like forelimbs.

At this moment, Chengfeng seized the opportunity, rushed forward quickly, and stabbed the mantis's abdomen with the spear in his hand.

The attack was as fast as a meteor, with great force and power, directly piercing the mantis's shell, and a stream of green juice gushed out.

The mantis roared suddenly and swung its sickle like crazy, forcing Chengfeng and Zhao Yun to retreat, then quickly turned around and ran towards the path in the far end of the canyon.

Watching the mantis monster waving a sickle running away, Chengfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to face Zhao Yun.

"Brother Zhao! Are you okay?"

Zhao Yun was injured and pale at this time, but he still steadied his horse and clasped his fists to express his gratitude to Chengfeng.

"Brother Chengfeng, Zhao Zilong will always remember your kindness today. If you need me in the future, I will repay you with all my strength!"

Chengfeng smiled slightly, shook his head, and there was a hint of relief in his eyes.

"Brother Zhao, you are too kind. It's just a small favor, don't mention it."

Zhao Yun's gaze fell on Chengfeng, his eyes full of confusion.

"Brother Chengfeng is from Yeyi, why did you come to this deserted place?"

Chengfeng frowned, looked around, and sighed: "Brother Zhao, where does this place belong to?"

"You don't know where this is?"

Zhao Yun looked at Chengfeng in surprise, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Well..."

Chengfeng smiled bitterly, scratched the back of his head gently, and told the story of how he got lost.

Zhao Yun suddenly realized: "Brother Chengfeng, you really have come to the wrong place. Xia Pi City is in the wrong direction from here."

After hearing what Zhao Yun said, Chengfeng couldn't help but reveal an awkward smile on his face.

"Brother, what is this place?"

"Here..." Zhao Yun hesitated and shook his head, seeming a little embarrassed.

"Little brother, I was asked by the head of the family, Gongsun Zan, not to tell you where this place is."

"But this place is deserted and extremely dangerous. Little brother, you'd better leave as soon as possible."

"Are you Gongsun Zan's subordinate?"

There was a hint of surprise in Chengfeng's eyes. Although he had never heard of the name Zhao Yun, he knew something about Gongsun Zan.

There was a neighbor uncle in the village who served in the Youzhou Army. He couldn't help but feel a little familiar with Zhao Yun, "Are you from the Youzhou Army?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Yes, little brother. I am a general under the former general Gongsun Zan. I am here to capture the evil monk on the general's orders."

"I didn't expect to encounter a monster here. As a result, all of my 200-plus men were killed by the mantis monster. Fortunately, my brother arrived in time, otherwise, I would not have escaped its clutches."

"So that's it!"

Chengfeng nodded, pondered for a moment, and his eyes were fixed on the prison van not far away.

"Brother, is the monk in the prison car a demon monk? What happened to him?"

"Well..." Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment. Obviously, this question caught him off guard.

Zhao Yun only knew that the monk was called Mou Zi, but he had no idea how he had offended Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan only told him that Mou Zi was a demon monk and asked him to come here and secretly capture the monk.

After capturing Mou Zi, through a brief communication, Zhao Yun did not find anything strange about him.

On the contrary, I felt that Mou Zi was a monk with gentle manners and considerable knowledge.

However, he could not disobey Gongsun Zan's order, so he could only imprison Mou Zi and prepare to take him back to Youzhou to be dealt with by Gongsun Zan.

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, this monk is a demon monk, who deceives people here. My lord ordered me to take him back and prepare to punish him."

"Amitabha!"

In the prison car in the distance, Monk Mou Zi chanted the Buddha's name softly.

He slowly raised his head, looked at Zhao Yun and Cheng Feng through the gap in the prison car, and a complex light flashed in his eyes.

"General, I have never done anything that is against the will of heaven or morality, so why am I called a demon monk?"

Zhao Yun felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that his unintentional words just now were heard by the monk.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Yun said, "Mou Zi, although I feel that this matter is a little strange, I have to obey the order of my lord."

"Your characterization was not given by me, but by the Lord, so don't blame me."

After hearing this, Mou Zi shook his head slightly.

"I believe that justice is in the hearts of the people. I also understand what General Zhao said. However, this place is very dangerous. I advise the general to leave as soon as possible."

After listening to what the two said, Chengfeng seemed to feel that there was something hidden. This old monk did not look like an evil monk at all.

Chengfeng walked forward and looked at Mou Zi in front of him, with a hint of curiosity and sympathy in his eyes.

"Master, I believe you are not an evil monk. This place is deserted and there will never be evil words to confuse people or to deceive people."

"But why would the master live in such a place? And where is this place?"

Monk Mou Zi glanced at Cheng Feng with a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

"Little donor, are you here because you got lost?"

Chengfeng knew that his conversation with Zhao Yun had been overheard by the monk, and he nodded slightly.

"Exactly! Master, where is this place?"

"Young donor, this place is too dangerous. There are many monsters and beasts. You should leave as soon as possible."

Monk Mou Zi frowned slightly and did not directly answer Cheng Feng's question. He seemed to be hiding something in his heart.

Chengfeng also felt that this place was ominous and seemed to be hiding something strange, so he couldn't help but ask:

“Master! This place is indeed dangerous, but why would you live in such a place? Aren’t you afraid of those strange monsters?”

Mou Zi smiled slightly, and his eyes revealed a trace of wisdom that transcended the world.

"Little donor, sometimes, human hearts are scarier than monsters. Just like now, I am practicing peacefully in this uninhabited place, and I have never hurt anyone, but I have also attracted this unprovoked disaster. Human hearts are more ferocious than beasts, isn't it sad?"

After hearing this, Chengfeng nodded to show his understanding and felt a little sympathy for Monk Mouzi's experience.

I was thinking in my mind how to help this seemingly innocent monk.

After hesitating for a moment, Chengfeng turned and faced Zhao Yun.

"Brother Zhao, I believe what Master Mouzi said. Perhaps, brother should investigate further to avoid wrongly accusing innocent people."