I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Long Jinyan bent down and looked towards the backyard.

Below, a dozen people lay dead in pools of blood.

There was also a white-faced man whose upper body was covered in black scales.

The other party was currently wrestling with He Jinnian.

What he didn't expect was that He Jinnian was quite skilled in martial arts.

However, the pale-faced man was even more skilled in martial arts, and forced him to retreat step by step.

This is……

Black Gold Gu Armor!

Indeed, he had encountered such people wearing black scale armor on the battlefield before.

That was three years ago, during a battle on the border against a fierce general from another tribe; the same thing the general was carrying.

But unexpectedly, this stuff had already flowed into the territory of the Dayu Dynasty.

Judging from their clothing and appearance, they are undoubtedly Han Chinese, so why would they have mastered such evil sorcery?

Long Jinyan did not jump down to save He Jinnian, but turned around and glanced at the person in the corner.

Murong Changqing looked up and met his gaze.

"What's going on? I heard fighting coming from inside."

"Shh..."

Long Jinyan leaped lightly and jumped off the wall.

He quickly approached him and said in a low voice.

“There’s infighting inside, and there’s a person wearing black gold Gu armor. You should go down the mountain immediately and report to the authorities.”

A look of shock flashed in Murong Changqing's eyes, and then he asked.

"What do you mean?"

Long Jinyan quickly recounted what he had seen.

"Okay, I understand. So why don't you go down the mountain?"

Murong Changqing looked rather displeased.

Wouldn't it be better for the bandits to kill each other? They could just sit back and reap the benefits. Why would they bother to travel so far down the mountain themselves?

But he hadn't yet expressed his opinion.

Long Jinyan had already leaped onto the wall again, and after saying that he was going to help He Jinnian, he disappeared.

Murong Changqing then realized that He Jinnian was inside the courtyard wall, and that Madam Fang must have also been captured by these thieves.

He wanted to help He Jinnian like Long Jinyan had, but then he thought there was no need to expose himself now.

then.

He began to look around, trying to find a secret passage leading to the courtyard.

In my understanding, many of these courtyards would have a hidden passageway inside.

Murong Changqing began searching around, having already forgotten Long Jinyan's instructions.

As soon as he turned to the right, he saw a pile of weeds in the corner of the courtyard wall ahead.

The weeds looked very messy and there were signs that they had been disturbed frequently.

If images suddenly appear in your mind, it is generally very likely that someone did it intentionally, and there must be something hidden in them.

He quickly reached the corner and started to sift through the weeds in front of him.

"..."

really.

This was deliberately used for disguise.

After removing the pile of weeds, a hole the size of a child suddenly appeared before their eyes.

The opening appears to have been deliberately carved out, with very obvious irregular artificial traces.

Murong Changqing revealed a smug smile.

Although the opening was only about the size of his head, it posed no challenge for him.

I can definitely manage to shrink my muscles and bones, so even if the hole is smaller than the size of my head, I can barely handle it.

He first wrapped the corner of his long robe around his waist, and then began to twist his body and limbs, making cracking sounds.

His body was as if it had no bones; he lay limply on the ground, wriggling like a water snake as he crawled toward the cave entrance.

……

After Murong Changqing passed through the small hole, he first peeked into the bushes in front of him. Finding no one there, he then returned to his original position.

Parting the grass in front of me, I looked into the courtyard and heard the sounds of fighting rising and falling.

Long Jinyan was wrestling with a pale-faced man, while He Jinnian was lying on the ground.

He Jinnian had several bloody holes on his body, from which black liquid was oozing, indicating that he had been poisoned.

He knew that Long Jinyan had mentioned something called the Black Gold Gu Armor.

This thing is extremely evil; I've heard my father mention it before.

It is said that those who can cultivate this skill must be locked in a jar with the world's most poisonous animal and undergo constant training until only the person remains in the jar.

But even his own father didn't know the specifics of how to practice.

Forget it, I shouldn't reveal myself too easily. I'll search the surrounding area first and see if I can find Madam Fang.

As for Long Jinyan, he was quite at ease, since the other party was extremely skilled and not someone that ordinary people could match.

Although I was very curious about the other person's identity, now was not the time to think about that.

After making up his mind, Murong Changqing began to crawl forward along the grass on his right.

He glanced at the dilapidated tile-roofed house not far away and thought he would go in there first.

When he arrived at the door, he tried to push it with his hand, but found that it wouldn't budge.

Looking up, I realized it was locked.

I looked around and saw that no one was taking care of this place.

Then he got up and carefully took a silver hairpin from his hair bun.

The hairpin looks very exquisite, with a white crane carved on the head, which looks lifelike.

The white crane's eyes were also adorned with red gemstones.

However, its appearance is not easily distinguishable, making it difficult for people to notice it.

Murong Changqing held the hairpin in one hand and the long lock in the other.

With his superb lock-picking skills, the long lock was easily opened, just like a door bolt.

He quickly put the hairpin back in his hair and pushed the wooden door hard.

"Huh? Why can't it be opened yet?"

When they pushed the wooden door again, they found that there seemed to be something blocking the back of the door from the inside.

inside the door.

Fang Xiaoxiao felt someone pushing the door forcefully. She was quite surprised and thought that no matter what, she had to hold it back.

But Murong Changqing, seeing that he couldn't open the door no matter how hard he tried, was quite dissatisfied. How dare this little wooden door block his way?

He took a deep breath and kicked with all his might.

"boom!"

The wooden door was kicked open by him like a kite with a broken string.

Fang Xiaoxiao gasped in surprise, and fell to the ground with the force of the impact.

"Madam Fang!"

Upon seeing the person lying on the ground, Murong Changqing immediately went forward and helped him up.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked up at the sound and then saw who had kicked the door open.

"Murong Changqing? How could you..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw someone rushing towards her from behind.

The other party raised a long sword and was about to slash at him.

"careful!"

She had just spoken.

Murong Changqing's figure flashed, and he pulled her aside.

The burly man's long sword slammed into the stone slab.

After realizing what had happened, the burly man was about to raise his knife to strike the two men again.

At this critical moment, Murong Changqing flicked his wrist, and a sharp dagger appeared in his palm.

He then flung the knife at the big man, sending it flying through the air.

"Whoosh!"