Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 73 Dark Waves
Kong Tianyu covered his bleeding eyes with his hands and leaned back unconsciously. The pain made it almost impossible for him to stand.

He immediately realized that these people came for the blood bird's nest and wanted to steal it from him.

A deep hatred continued to burst out from his heart.

Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping, who were standing outside the door, looked at each other and realized that they had succeeded.

Ouyang Tieniu raised his foot and kicked the dilapidated wooden door hard.

With a loud bang, the wooden door collapsed under Ouyang Tieniu's kick.

The two rushed in without hesitation in a cloud of dust.

"It's you!"

Kong Tianyu recognized Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping.

"Kong Tianyu, I've finally waited for you!"

Ouyang Tieniu took the knife he had looted from Zhao Ba and swung it directly at Kong Tianyu.

Kong Tianyu is indeed a skilled farmer. Even after losing an eye, he was still able to react.

In desperation, he rolled to the side and avoided the sharp knife.

"Let's go together and kill him."

A fierce look flashed across Ouyang Tieniu's face, and he pounced towards Kong Yutian. Yang Zhaoping, who was beside him, heard the call and followed closely behind.

The few pieces of furniture left in the room were not very sturdy to begin with, and they completely collapsed and turned into rotten wood during the fight.

Kong Tianyu's two fists are no match for four hands, let alone an enemy with weapons.

After several rounds, he was no match for the opponent and turned into a bloody corpse in the blink of an eye. He groaned and fell to the ground, dying with his eyes open.

Blood flowed down his body and dripped down his arms, staining the gray wooden box in his arms like a layer of red paint.

Kong Tianyu held the wooden box very tightly, and Yang Zhaoping had to spend a lot of effort to take it out.

He excitedly opened the wooden box and saw the crystal clear blood bird's nest inside.

Yang Zhaoping closed the wooden box, looked at Ouyang Tieniu, and made eye contact with him tacitly.

"go!"

However, just as they turned around and had not yet rushed out of the alley, they saw a man in a gray robe walking towards them, blocking their way.

Ouyang Tieniu said unhappily: "A good dog doesn't block the road, get out of the way quickly."

"I am not a dog. I have a name and a surname. I am a human being."

Ouyang Tieniu and the other man had just killed someone and were in a hurry to leave. At this moment, they were filled with murderous intent and said viciously: "I don't care what your last name is, get out of my way, or don't blame me for being rude!"

"Okay. God is above us. Since you two are in a hurry to leave, I won't waste your time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gray-robed man's hand, which was tucked into his sleeve, jumped out like a dragon emerging from the sea and hit Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping on the chest with two bangs.

Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping's whole bodies shook. A force penetrated their skin, seeped through their flesh and blood, and their hard bones instantly softened.

The two men slammed into the wall like kites with broken strings, blood spurting out of their throats.

"Leather forging expert..."

Ouyang Tieniu looked at the man in gray robe, his eyes filled with disbelief.

At this moment, his whole body seemed to be falling apart, his heart and lungs were pierced by his broken ribs, and he was breathing out more than he was breathing in.

Under the gaze of Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping, the man in gray robe walked forward slowly and took the blood bird's nest from Yang Zhaoping's arms.

The gray-robed man opened the box and took a look. He said with satisfaction, "It's OK. The quality is not too bad."

He closed the wooden box, nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

After saying this, the man in gray robe turned around and walked away from the alley in a swagger under the desperate eyes of Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping.

Ouyang Tieniu and Yang Zhaoping were lying in a pool of blood, their faces as pale as paper.

They realized that at this moment, all the strength in their bodies was constantly dissipating, just like Kong Tianyu.

All the efforts over the years and the ambition to succeed have turned into nothing at this moment.

Ouyang Tieniu used up his last bit of strength and let out an unwilling roar. Finally, like Yang Zhaoping, he kicked his legs and died.

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Linfeng Hall.

After Shen Qing came back from the restaurant, he immediately plunged into hard training, constantly practicing some fighting techniques he learned from Li Linfeng.

Without any shortcuts, he practiced every move and every form very seriously.

Time passed by little by little, and in the blink of an eye it was almost evening. Shen Qing glanced at the sky and thought to himself, "It's almost time, I have to go early and come back early."

He walked to the outer courtyard, greeted Shen Xiaohu, asked him to return to the inn early, and then he walked out of the city alone.

Shen Qing plans to go and see the blood bird's nest that Ouyang Tieniu mentioned.

As evening approached, there were fewer people in both the inner and outer cities, and there were very few pedestrians.

Shen Qing walked among the crowd with his head down, appearing inconspicuous.

The location Ouyang Tieniu mentioned was not difficult to find. He asked a few questions on the way and arrived at a dilapidated shack.

Shen Qing stood not far from the door, looking at the wooden door that had been smashed open by someone, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

He walked in quickly and found the room in a mess, with traces of fighting and blood everywhere.

A naked body lay quietly on the ground.

He was hacked to death.

After his death, all his clothes were stripped off.

At this time Shen Qing knew he was late.

Someone got the blood bird's nest before him.

Shen Qing did not seem too disappointed or anxious: "Ouyang Tieniu and the others will know more about the outer city. If I have time tomorrow, I will ask them."

The house was so dilapidated that you could almost see through it at a glance.

Besides, this place has already been looted by nearby residents, so there is no need to loot it again.

Shen Qing didn't stay at the door for long. He turned around and planned to leave through another box.

However, after taking only two steps, he was stunned.

Another naked body lay in front of him.

This is... Yang Zhaoping!
He is dead!
Shen Qing lowered his head and looked carefully, and found that Yang Zhaoping's chest was sunken. He was killed by a single blow, and the person who did it was at least an expert in leather forging.

Looking at Kong Tianyu's location behind him, he made a rough guess and figured out that they were all killed because of the blood bird's nest incident.

The person who was still alive in the afternoon now looks like a cold corpse.

For a moment, Shen Qing felt a little sad, as if he was grieving for the loss of another.

He remembered that Yang Zhaoping and Ouyang Tieniu were often together and were very close friends.

The matter of blood bird's nest was also brought up by Ouyang Tieniu. Now that Yang Zhaoping is dead, he is afraid that he is in great danger.

The sky gradually darkened, the sunset glowed in the sky, and the setting sun dyed half of the sky yellow.

Shen Qing thought about it carefully. So far, he had not been involved in anything concerning the blood bird's nest. He just came here to take a quick look. There shouldn't be any clues that would catch anyone's attention.

He breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his chest, walked past Yang Zhaoping's body normally, and left the alley.

As he walked, Shen Qing suddenly heard footsteps approaching nearby.

Large number of people.

Shen Qing quickly moved and hid in a dark corner, then looked forward curiously.

In an alley not far away, there were two teams of ordinary civilians with yellow cloth strips wrapped around their arms. They were following a sturdy man, holding a stick of incense in their hands, walking slowly.

As these people walked, they were muttering to themselves, and their faces looked extremely pious.

"The blue sky is below, the yellow sky is above, the pure land of bliss and peace are in sight."

From the beginning to the end, these people kept mumbling this sentence in their mouths. Their tone was ups and downs and full of rhythm. Shen Qing, who was standing next to them, even had the urge to repeat a few words along with them.

Shen Qing quickly closed his mouth tightly, he recognized it.

That yellow cloth strip, those words.

They are from Huangtian Sect!

How could people from the Huangtian Sect appear in Taiping County and preach in the outer city?
Aren't they in the Golden State?

Wow…

These people passed by the alley where Shen Qing was.

When Shen Qing saw who was the leader, his eyes widened.

He knew that person, he was Manager Cai from Wanfeng Building!

I came back very late today because I had a lot of things to do and I was a bit stuck in my writing. So I’ll post one chapter first and make up for it on Saturday and Sunday.

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