Monarch of Evernight: Thirty-Seven Death Roads

bsp;He cursed the **** weather and quickened his pace. At this time, the bright flame in the home heater is particularly attractive. The knife is ready to add a piece of black forest wood to the stove. Just one piece of black forest wood can heat up the entire house, and it is extremely resistant to burning and can burn all night long. If it hadn't been for a newcomer like Qianye, he wouldn't have been able to use the firewood from the Black Forest.

Xiao Dao soon arrived at his residence. As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by warmth and light. The beautiful and well-behaved woman at home was sitting in the living room, preparing tea. At this time, she had not slept yet, which suddenly made Xiaodao feel warm in her heart.

He walked into the living room and was suddenly startled. There was actually someone sitting in the living room, a man!

In an instant, anger filled his chest. With a shake of his right hand, a thin and sharp handleless blade immediately appeared in his hand. This blade, which gave him his nickname, had already slit many people's throats.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man in the living room turned around calmly. The moment she saw his face clearly, Xiao Dao's hand couldn't help but tremble, and the blade fell to the ground. He didn't realize it, and said in a dry voice: "Is it you?"

Sitting in the living room is Qianye. After seeing Qianye's power in instantly killing a large group of ferocious beasts the night before, Xiaodao had completely given up on taking action with Qianye. At this moment, Qianye suddenly appeared in his home, which immediately reminded him of Qianye's warning that day.

At this moment, Xiaodao had no doubts in his heart, only bitterness, "What he said turned out to be true."

Qianye looked at the blade that fell on the ground and said, "Your knife fell."

Xiao Dao smiled bitterly and said, "Is there any difference between having it and not having it?"

As he said that, Xiaodao sat down at the table, looked at Qianye, and said: "If something happens to me, let her go. I snatched her back back then, and I don't know anything."

Qianye smiled faintly and said: "It won't work to play heroic in front of me. I can't let her spread the news outside. Not knowing who did it is the best deterrent."

Xiao Dao turned pale and said, "Iron Bear will not let you go."

Qianye said calmly: "If something happens to you, I have to go find him."

Xiao Dao was suddenly shocked and said: "You! Do you know everything about that night?"

Qianye smiled half-heartedly, "What do you think?"

Xiaodao held his head and said, "We didn't want to kill you, we just wanted to test you."

"Use ferocious beasts and native races? It's a good way to test. If the test is successful, you won't have to do it, right?"

"No, of course not. We have evaluated your combat capabilities. Such a temptation will make you difficult at most and will not be fatal."

"Why do you want to test me?"

"We want you to make enemies with the native races and attract their attention. In that case, you must rely on our support to continue to gain a foothold. In addition, Iron Bear also wants you to take root in that place. Block threats in the sea and across the river. "The knife looks very honest.

"What's in the sea and across the river?"

"There will be fog there, a very special kind of fog. If you see it, you will understand. There is a strange creature in the fog. No one has ever seen what it looks like, but as long as it is surrounded by that Surrounded by strange fog, no one has ever come out alive. And when the fog comes, high-level ferocious beasts often appear. They are not the big guys like last night, but really high-level ones. Only Iron Bear can fight them. , and he also has to rely on the town's fire support to drive back those ferocious beasts."

Qianye nodded, feeling a little solemn in his heart. Qianye knew the strength of Iron Bear well. Even if he was placed in the elite army of the empire, he was still a strong soldier. In a place like the Neutral Land, anyone who can stand alone has no fuel-efficient lamp.

Qianye leaned back and said, "The time is almost up. Now tell me, is there any reason why I don't kill you?"

The woman next to her wanted to say something, but Xiao Dao glared back fiercely. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "We will never embarrass you in the future. In addition, the monthly tax can be reduced by half, which really can't be lower. Also, you can get a fair price for any transaction in town. Maybe you can get more from the Iron Bear, but there's only so much I can do."

After saying this, Xiaodao closed his eyes and said: "I know these conditions are nothing at all, let's do it."

But what he was waiting for was not a slap in the face, but an unexpected answer: "Deal."

"Ah, this is impossible!" Xiaodao jumped up.

Qianye stood up, reached out and patted the woman on the shoulder, and said, "She has a child in her belly. This is the reason why you are still alive."

Xiao Dao was surprised and happy, and hugged the woman tightly. Seeing Qianye about to leave, he hurriedly shouted: "When you see Iron Bear, let him think more about my sister, otherwise he will be stupid!"

Qianye smiled, pushed the door open and left without comment.

A moment later, Qianye stood in the main house of the big house in the center of the town, closing the door with his backhand, blocking the biting cold wind, and also blocking out the guard who fell to the ground.

In front of Qianye, Iron Bear's mouth was bleeding, he struggled to get up from the ground, and glared at Qianye, his eyes full of hatred. He roared wildly and pounced forward again, his muscles all tense, like water snakes swimming under his skin.

When he rushed in front of Qianye, he punched directly. When he punched, there was a crisp sound in the air, and umbrella-shaped ripples appeared around the fist, hitting Qianye's face.

However, Qianye raised Dongyue, flicked the hilt of his sword, and knocked Iron Bear aside with a punch. Then the heavy sword took advantage of the momentum to spin, and the sheathed blade touched Iron Bear's abdomen, causing him to bend down immediately. . Dongyue whirled again and slapped him on the shoulder, causing Iron Bear to spit out a mouthful of blood, his knees weakened, and he knelt on the ground.

This time Iron Bear had no strength to fight anymore, and it was difficult to even raise his head. But he was still unruly in his eyes, staring at Qianye, gritting his teeth and saying: "The Wolf King will not let you go!"

Qianye squatted down in front of him and said calmly: "Don't you think I am more useful than you? Then tell me, why does the Wolf King use you instead of me?"

Tie Xiong's face suddenly turned ugly. After all, he snatched this position from the original mayor a few years ago. The previous mayor had been thrown into the East China Sea by him long ago, leaving no trace of his body. It is only natural that Qianye use the same method to deal with him now. In such a remote and desolate place, the Wolf King is too lazy to care about trivial matters such as who becomes the mayor, as long as he pays taxes on time.

"You're just a newcomer," Tie Xiong said after a long while.

Qianye remained calm and said: "As long as I kill the people who came earlier than me, such as you, I will become an old man. It's that simple."

Tie Xiong finally lowered his head and whispered: "Let's do it. After killing me, remember to put those people outside into the house, otherwise they will freeze to death."

"Why didn't I see that you still cherish your subordinates so much? Do you think someone who can come to a place like this will fall for your tricks?" Qianye asked expressionlessly.

Iron Bear sighed and said: "There is no more me and you here. But if one day you leave and these guards are gone, then this town will be over. No one can stop those native **** ."

"Do you have anything to tell Sister Xiaodao?"

Iron Bear was suddenly furious. He didn’t know where the strength came from. He roared and stood up, shouting: "If you dare to touch a hair on her head, I will tear you apart!"

But he only took two steps forward before falling to the ground again.

Qianye then said: "Xiao Dao asked me to tell you this sentence."

Iron Bear is not stupid either. He suddenly understood. His desperate aura gradually subsided and he sighed: "Indeed, it's useless if you don't beat me down. Okay, go ahead, kid. , What do you want me to do? I can work for you, but you have to promise me that if I die one day, you have to take care of my women and children."

"I don't need manpower for the time being. However, I need information about the Maelstrom and the two things produced from the Maelstrom. I need more detailed information."

Tie Xiong said in surprise: "Do you want to go to the Maelstrom?"

Qianye immediately captured the key information and asked: "So, can you go to the Maelstrom from a neutral place?"

Tie Xiong nodded and said with a hint of pride: "To be precise, only the Neutral Land has a fixed passage leading to the Maelstrom. Other places, even the Empire and Evernight, can only pass through passages that are opened from time to time. Head to the Maelstrom."

Qianye was slightly surprised and said: "If that's the case, then why don't the human race and the dark race come to grab it? Can the neutral ground withstand the siege of the two camps?"

Tie Xiong said proudly: "Want to rob? How can it be that easy! We have killed Yong Ye and the empire's expedition fleet not once or twice. Every time like this, the neutral ground is unanimously open to the outside world. In addition, do you think Are we the only ones fighting alone? Hundreds of small countries, large and small, are secretly supporting us."

"What else?" Qianye asked.

With the value of the maelstrom, in order to determine the quota, both camps can fight a battle without falling. If there really is such a stable channel, then both the human king and the dark lord will take action, no matter what, they must grab some shares and never let the neutral land monopolize the benefits.

Tie Xiong knew a lot. When asked by Qianye, he immediately said with embarrassment: "The neutral ground passage is actually not very useful. Although that passage has always existed, it is very unstable. It is said that when the fluctuations are violent, even the divine general Marquis cannot resist them and will fall into the tunnel, so every year we gather a group of death row prisoners and throw them into the tunnel to see if any lucky guy can come back alive. There were tens of thousands of people thrown into the tunnel, but not more than twenty people came out alive."

This is reasonable. It turns out that this passage in the neutral land is a road of death. No wonder neither camp is interested.

"You continue to help me collect relevant information, the more detailed the better. In addition, I also want information about native races, the more the better."

Tie Xiong agreed, and then asked tentatively: "Do you want to have a big fight?"

Qianye smiled and shook his head, "I just don't want anyone to come and have a big fight with me."

Iron Bear understands some things, but also doesn’t understand some things. But Qianye had already turned around and left.

Watching Qianye's figure go away, Iron Bear immediately called for people to move all the guards in the yard to a warm room. By the time everything was done, it was already past midnight when a gust of cold wind blew, suddenly making Tie Xiong shiver, feeling the chill penetrate his bones.

He suddenly remembered that Qianye was only wearing a single coat, but he could move freely in such a cold night. How powerful was he?

When he thought of this, Iron Bear couldn't help but shudder again.

PS: Thank you all, in Zongheng’s year-end review, I won the first place for works and the second place for authors, which is really impressive!

PS: 29 days have passed in January. Looking back, I found that I was sick for 20 days and was flying around for the remaining 7 days. What a hard life.

PS: I have to add an update today, but I’m groggy, so it might be late.