It is said that the black market outside the city is very dangerous, but Lin Jiang never believed it before.
But now Lin Jiang believes it, and he doesn't know if it's too late.
The moment he saw the body, Lin Jiang took a big step back, and then the black market guards appeared.
"Uncle Tao, it's Uncle Tao"
"Who killed Uncle Tao"
"It's you"
A group of people saw Lin Jiang and surrounded him in an instant.
"Daoyou, you may be very sad now, but please don't slander me. How can I, a Qi training stage, kill your sect's foundation building stage uncle?"
"Qi training stage?"
In an instant, more than ten divine senses locked onto Lin Jiang. After confirming that he was indeed in the Qi training stage, a group of people were confused.
"Boom"
At this moment, there was a loud noise in the black market, and the sound of fighting came.
"The murderer is here, always chasing"
a low voice sounded, and the guards around changed their faces and quickly rushed to the depths of the black market.
The noise was so loud that some people started running out. Lin Jiang followed them out. Some people wanted to rush out of Sanjiangkou, but the formation was closed at this time, and no one was allowed to go out, for fear that the murderer would get out with them.
Lin Jiang knew the result early on, so he went back to the inn directly. At this time, the inn was also under martial law, and everyone had to confirm their identity before entering or leaving.
The guests who came back from the black market did not go back to their rooms, but gathered in the lobby of the inn, discussing what had just happened.
Some people said that they were sent by competitors to make trouble, some said that they were enemies seeking revenge, and some said that it was a murder for hire, and it was done by an assassination organization.
In the midst of this discussion, some people returned to the inn one after another. Lin Jiang looked up and was stunned. Is it such a coincidence that he can see the neighbor here?
She also saw Lin Jiang, but did not say much, and went upstairs directly. There were many people going upstairs at this time, and Lin Jiang followed them.
Coincidence happened again. When they got here, they were also neighbors. Lin Jiang couldn't help but whispered to her, "Run, the people in the inn are reporting you."
Hearing Lin Jiang's voice transmission, the man suddenly stopped, turned back and stared at Lin Jiang coldly. Lin Jiang pointed at her sleeves, silly girl, your sleeves are still stained with blood, and it has been seen by others a long time ago. Didn't you see that the inn's guys ran away secretly?
"Boom"
The next moment, the neighbor flew straight into the sky, broke through the roof of the inn, and alarmed a large group of people.
Lin Jiang almost cursed, I was kind enough to help you, why did you break the roof, how can I sleep at night.
"Where are the people, where are the people?"
The innkeeper rushed up with a few people, all of whom were guards from Sanjiangkou.
"Daoyou, where are the people?"
"You can tell by looking at the roof, shopkeeper, how can I sleep at night?"
Lin Jiang pointed at the roof, and then pointed at the room he had booked. Half of the roof was gone, how could I sleep at night.
"Don't bother me, I'll change your room right away,"
said the shopkeeper. At this time, there was another sound of fighting outside the inn. Everyone in the inn was on high alert. They couldn't sleep well tonight.
Lin Jiang was the same. Even if he changed his room, who would dare to sleep soundly? Who knows what's going on outside? If they come to the door, they won't know how they died. He
just endured the whole night. The next morning, a large number of cultivators fled Sanjiangkou. No one could stop them. Sanjiangkou had no choice but to let them go. They still had to do business in the future and didn't dare to offend anyone too much.
As Lin Jiang and his group returned to Yunzhong City, the news of the attack on Sanjiangkou spread. By the afternoon, Lin Jiang knew some details of last night.
The killer organization called Dark Night attacked Sanjiangkou last night. This killer organization was established in the last two hundred years. It had committed many cases before, but most of them were against individuals, mainly casual cultivators, and were not very famous.
Last night was their famous battle. They killed more than just the dead man that Lin Jiang saw at Sanjiangkou. They assassinated five people in total, one Jindan and four foundation-building period. After being discovered by the people at Sanjiangkou, they fought for more than an hour and managed to escape.
Sanjiangkou is one of the most powerful villages and towns outside the city. After last night's struggle, it has been severely damaged and its strength has been greatly weakened, so the impact is very large.
Now even Yunzhong City has been alarmed. Yunzhong City has listed the Dark Night Organization as a must-kill bounty list and put all the exposed killers on the bounty list in the city. There are more than 30 people, including Qi training, foundation building, and Jindan.
"This is unlucky. I don't go out of the city several times a year. This time I go out and encounter such a bad thing. I won't go out again."
After returning to Yunzhong City, Lin Jiang was also questioned, which made Lin Jiang very angry. His luck is not good. It's better to hide in the city first. Hiding is the kingly way.
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"Wait a moment"
One day, Lin Jiang came back from the big market and heard a low voice at the door. He turned around and saw that his neighbor was back.
"What's the matter?"
"Thank you for what happened that day"
"No, we are neighbors"
Lin Jiang tried to force a smile. It didn't matter whether they were neighbors or not. What mattered was that she had the foundation-building stage. Lin Jiang still thought it would be better to get to know a few friends in the foundation-building stage to expand his circle.
"I don't owe anyone a favor, what do you want?"
"What what?"
"Kung Fu, secret techniques, elixirs, spiritual stones, just name it."
"Are you really so polite? I owe you a favor, can't I ask you for help in the future?"
"Sure enough, take this talisman. If you need me to do something, activate it and I'll come to your house to find you. Then I can help you do something that's not too excessive, such as killing someone."
"Thank you very much."
Lin Jiang took the talisman, which was an auxiliary talisman, and he could also draw it.
"Hey, I don't know your name yet,"
Lin Jiang said hurriedly as the neighbor handed over the talisman and turned to leave.
The neighbor paused, then said, "My name is Zhang Ruifang."
Lin Jiang was stunned when he heard the name. He finally remembered that Zhang Ruifang was Zhang Ruifeng's sister, the talkative sister.
Lin Jiang tried hard to recall the details of his relationship with Zhang Ruifang, but in the end he found that he and Zhang Ruifang didn't have much in the past. Although they had been neighbors for many years, Zhang Ruifang was too taciturn. Lin Jiang only remembered that he had invited her to dinner, which was all snacks from the big market. He probably said very little, less than ten sentences a year.
But with her brother Zhang Ruifeng, they talked a lot. Even if Zhang Ruifeng said ten sentences and he said one sentence, it was too much.
"What happened to the Zhang family? Isn't it very well-established? How did Zhang Ruifang fall to being a killer?"
Lin Jiang returned home and thought about this. He remembered that many people in the Zhang family were disciples of Zhongxing Sect. Even if they were outer disciples, their foundation should be stronger than those of them.
Killers are definitely not a good profession in the world of immortal cultivation. Big sects and big families hate it very much. Almost every time they encounter a killer organization, they will clear it out. So something must have happened to the Zhang family.
"Go back and take a look?"
"No, I can't go back. Since I have cut off all contact with her, I can't go back. Zhang Ruifang already suspects that I am the Lin Jiang from before. If I go back and she sees me, the secret might be exposed. We are not related at all."
Lin Jiang quickly rejected the idea of going back to take a look. He and Zhang Ruifang were not related at all, just ordinary neighbors. Once the secret was exposed, it would be easy to get into trouble. Lin Jiang didn't want to take this risk.
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"Fang'er, how are you?"
Zhang Ruifang walked into the house, and a man came up to her and asked softly.
"I gave him a communication talisman. I owe him a favor and will pay him back later."
"I mean, are you sure he is the Jiang Lin from that year?"
"No, it shouldn't be him."
"But my feeling can't be wrong."
"Even if it's him, so what? Everyone has their own secrets. He didn't bully your mother back then. Instead, he helped your mother a lot. You should be grateful, not want to kill him,"
Zhang Ruifang said to the man in front of her. This man was called Cao Yang. He was her husband and the person who guided her into the organization. He also had another identity, that is, the son of Liu Baixue who set up a stall at the South City Market that year.
"I didn't think of killing him, I just wanted to know his secret. A person who can live in Yunzhong City for so many years must be very rich, Fang'er, we need money and resources, so that we can become strong and avenge my mother and your brother."
"I will avenge my brother myself, you don't need to worry about it."
"It's difficult. This time in the Battle of Sanjiangkou, the organization was fully exposed and many high-level people died. Both Zhonghang Sect and Yunjian Sect took action. The organization asked us to lie silent and lurk. In the next few years, we will have no money to make. What should we do with our practice and our great revenge?"
Cao Yang said. The Battle of Sanjiangkou also suffered heavy losses. The losses were not caused by Sanjiangkou, but by the Zhonghang Sect and Yunjian Sect behind the scenes. Even their high-level people were killed. The Dark Night Organization was also seriously injured and became a thorn in the eyes of the two sects. The organization has decided to lie dormant and will not open for business for a few years. They have lost their largest source of income.
"Cao Yang, I don't want you to be a person who doesn't care about right and wrong for hatred. Jiang Lin took care of your mother so much back then. Even if he's next door, you can't do anything to him,"
Zhang Ruifang said, looking at Cao Yang with a serious expression. Cao Yang knew that Zhang Ruifang was serious, and for a moment he turned off the fire and stopped talking about it.
"Okay, okay, let's not mess with him, okay? Then tell me how Jiang Lin helped my mother back then."
"Well, back then..."
Zhang Ruifang nodded and talked about the past. Those years in the South City Market were her happiest moments. Her brother was by her side, everything was safe at home, she did some small business every day, made money every day, and lived a simple and fulfilling life.
Even that brother Jiang Lin, although he looked unkind, was very good to her and bought her delicious food many times. At that time, their family had a very low income, and the snacks that her brother had been reluctant to buy were all bought by that brother Jiang Lin.
The little details of life, maybe others have forgotten them, but she remembers them clearly and will never forget them for the rest of her life.