After listening to Yang Zhan’s words, Jing Rou was stunned.
He was very shocked, after all, Old Leader had been making a living by the Wuyang Sea for decades without any accidents, how could he suddenly vanish without a trace?
Just then, Zhao Ya suddenly asked: "Is it common for this kind of mist to suddenly attack the seaside?"
"It’s extremely rare, so people say it’s the Sea Dragon King who wants Old Leader’s life. After all, he lived his whole life relying on the produce of Wuyang Sea, dying in the Wuyang Sea is considered fitting for him, but it’s a pity for those robust men under him." Yang Zhan said.
Zhao Ya pondered.
Then Yang Zhan smiled at Jing Rou, "But if Hero Liu wants to acquire Miracle Creation, I can help connect you."
"Who?" Jing Rou asked in a deep voice.
"Kong Xiangdong!"
"Kong the Madman?" Jing Rou murmured, his expression somewhat strange.
"That’s right, but Hero Liu rest assured, Leader Kong and I are on good terms, and he’s not as brutal and unapproachable as rumors say."
"So if Hero Liu trusts me, I can help connect you."
After hearing Yang Zhan’s words, Jing Rou didn’t respond immediately but turned to look at Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya smiled slightly, "Alright, since that’s the case, then we’ll trouble Shopkeeper Yang!"
"No trouble at all, it’s nothing troublesome." Yang Zhan smiled so broadly that his eyes were hardly visible.
There are naturally inns in the small town, but they are very expensive, so apart from traders coming here to purchase dried fish and other goods, ordinary people can’t bear to stay.
Zhao Ya and Jing Rou naturally didn’t care about this small amount of money, and after agreeing on the time of their next meeting with Yang Zhan, the two walked out of the tavern.
The gale outside had stopped at some unknown time, and rare stars were visible in the sky.
Looking far into the distance, a red glow was on the horizon.
Jing Rou explained, "That’s the sun that hasn’t completely set. When it’s polar night, even at sunrise it’ll still be like this. By then, the temperature here will drop to unimaginable levels. Don’t mention Meridian Opening, even experts at Primordial Sea level can’t survive here for long."
"The Wuyang Sea at that time is the real white hell!"
Zhao Ya didn’t speak, he just walked slowly along the street.
From the brothel beside the street, faint sounds of laughter could be heard. The fish oil lantern hanging at the door emitted a dazzling glow, making the deserted town feel dreamy.
Just at this moment, Zhao Ya suddenly flicked his fingers, and an iron bullet shot directly into the darkness.
A short, shrill scream came from the darkness.
But in the next instant, crossbow arrows rained from every corner of the street towards Zhao Ya and Jing Rou.
Jing Rou was shocked.
"What’s going on, who’s ambushing us?"
He couldn’t understand who was ambushing and attacking them.
After all, he and Zhao Ya had just arrived at this small town.
Could it be that smiling tavern owner, Yang Zhan?
Zhao Ya, however, showed no panic, with a wave of his hands, a strong gust of wind instantly swept the incoming crossbow arrows away.
Then he dashed into the dark corner, but aside from a pool of blood on the ground, there was nothing.
At this time Jing Rou also rushed over, and asked with a not-so-kind face: "What’s going on?"
"My attack already took this person’s life, but their body was carried away."
"How about the other places?"
"No need to go, there’s no one left there either. These people fled immediately after shooting their arrows." Zhao Ya said flatly.
Jing Rou’s expression was mixed.
Because he also didn’t know who was behind this.
The most crucial thing is, the opponent infiltrated so close to ambush them, yet he didn’t notice a thing.
Could it be that his martial artist’s vigilance was frozen by the extreme cold?
"It’s some kind of secret technique!" Zhao Ya suddenly said.
"Hmm?"
"The reason they can conceal their presence so perfectly is because they’re using some sort of secret technique!"
As he spoke, Zhao Ya crouched down, observing the puddle of blood that had frozen hard, with a strong sense of curiosity on his face, like a child seeing a novel toy.
"There are no traces of drugs used, so how exactly is this secret technique achieved?" Zhao Ya murmured softly.
Jing Rou’s expression also became stern, "Who would do such a thing?"
Zhao Ya shook his head, "I don’t know, but one person should know."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the tavern.
Moments later, Jing Rou stormed in furious, directly into the tavern.
Unexpectedly, the tavern owner Yang Zhan seemed to have anticipated their return, and his smile didn’t even change.
"Hero Liu, please calm down, I know what you want to ask. Please listen to me."
Upon hearing this, Jing Rou calmed down, watching Yang Zhan with an unfriendly gaze, wanting to see what this person intended to say before making a decision.
"First, I want to congratulate you two on passing the test, because the group that just ambushed you were Leader Kong’s men!"
"Kong the Madman’s people?" Jing Rou was even angrier.
"Yes, Leader Kong has a habit, if you want to deal with him, you must prove you’re qualified. Only if you meet his standards will he be willing to talk to you! Just now, the fact that you two survived the ambush by multiple crossbowmen has already proven your strength!" Yang Zhan explained cheerfully.
Jing Rou was furious, "What if we were careless?"
"Then it would be blamed on your lack of strength and bad luck!" Yang Zhan said plainly.
Zhao Ya suddenly spoke: "So just now, while we were discussing in the tavern, the message was already sent out, wasn’t it?"
"Yes!" Yang Zhan nodded without hesitation.
"Hero Liu, don’t be so angry, Leader Kong was very pleased with your performance. He has already sent word that he will meet you tomorrow afternoon."
Jing Rou calmed down at this point.
In a place like this, no matter how skilled you are, it’s challenging to deal with these local bullies. Plus, he needed something from Yang Zhan, so he could only swallow his anger and nodded.
"Alright! I’ll wait for him!"
After speaking, he was about to leave.
Just then, Zhao Ya suddenly said: "Boss Yang, that bowl of Baijiu just now really impressed me, so could you sell me a jar? I’ll drink some at the inn tonight."
Yang Zhan gave Zhao Ya a look, seeing his calm expression, hesitated slightly, and then nodded.
"Alright!"
Finally, Zhao Ya left the tavern with a jar of wine.
Although Jing Rou felt somewhat strange, he didn’t say anything else.
This time, without any further incidents, they smoothly arrived at an inn and checked in.
This inn was also built with ice blocks, but the difference was that inside, the walls were lined with wooden panels, and the floor was covered with thick carpets, plus a roaring fire in the stove, so the room was very warm.
Weary from the journey, Jing Rou had long been exhausted, and upon entering the room, he immediately lay down on the bed.
Zhao Ya, however, sat at the table, opened the jar lid, and poured himself a bowl to taste quietly.
Seeing his actions, Jing Rou couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked.
"Ya, what are you doing? Is there something wrong with the wine?"
"I have some suspicions, so I have to taste it!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Rou didn’t lie down anymore, but flipped over and sat up, coming to the table as well.
"But earlier, we both drank a bowl at the tavern, and nothing happened!"
"This Boss Yang isn’t stupid, he wouldn’t do something as foolish as poisoning the wine." Zhao Ya said.
This made Jing Rou completely confused.
One moment saying there’s something wrong with the wine, another moment saying Yang Zhan wouldn’t do such a foolish thing, what does it mean?
Seemingly sensing Jing Rou’s confusion, Zhao Ya looked up and smiled at him.
"When I say there’s something wrong with the wine, I don’t mean it’s poisoned. What if it contains something else? Like...something that activates a secret technique?"