Cranes and Blazing Sun - C6

Chapter VI: The Secret Order of Life and Death

Green Stone Town. It was an ancient and prosperous town, but it was also a very large one. There were tens of millions of wealthy merchants, nobles, and high ranking officials.

The prosperous Cyan Stone Town had awoken too early. The tough and upright Bai Yang stood on both sides of the road, exuberant and energetic. However, the dead leaves were blown in the wind, being swept up by a gentle breeze and spinning in the air! Once again, it floated onto the street, making the ancient city seem mysterious and desolate. The sun shone its golden splendor on the earth, and the entire ancient city seemed to be covered with a layer of golden gauze.

The Thunderfall Escort Office was located in the ancient town of Bluestone, and the head of the Thunderfall Escort Office, Lei Luoshi, was a rough and bold man, just and righteous. They all had a valiant heart. There was no one in the town who didn’t raise their thumbs. Clapping and cheering.

Outside of the Forty Blades of Thunder, there were eighteen branches across the country. No one in the escort company didn’t know about it, so it could be considered to be one of the top branches in the escort company.

However, something that gave him a headache happened last night. He finished his day’s work at the escort office. As usual, he returned to his room and sat down on the comfortable armchair, drinking two sips of wine. to get rid of the tiredness of the day.

Gently leaning back in his teacher’s chair, he held the wine cup in his hand and tilted his head upwards. The wine had already been poured into his stomach. Ye Zichen took a deep breath. It was the only time of the day that he enjoyed himself, and the only time that he enjoyed himself the most.

He slowly put down his cup and prepared to pour another. He suddenly discovered that there was a black box on the table. The box was completely black, without a single speck of color.

Lei Luo Shi was shocked! His body immediately rushed to the window. His many years of life as a knife-edge had allowed him to be on his guard at all times. However, he saw that the window’s lock was still intact. His gaze swept through every corner of the room, but nothing unusual happened.

Returning to the armchair, he now felt that it was not as comfortable as it used to be.

Lei Luo Shi looked at this black box, and felt that this box’s workmanship was quite meticulous. However, how did this box come in? There were people guarding the room around the clock. There were also some people patrolling the courtyard who did not notice the person who delivered the box.

The hand holding the box was trembling. This small box seemed to be filled with mystery, and although Lei Luo Shi did not want to open the box, he could not suppress his curiosity. When the box was opened, Lei Luo Shi’s eyes suddenly opened, and his facial muscles stiffened, and he fell into his teacher’s chair. His entire body seemed to have been paralyzed.

His arm was stiff and it hung straight down. The black box fell onto the table and rolled a few times on the floor. He found two small tokens inside the box. One was pure black, and the other was pure white.

After a long time. When Lei Luoshi’s wife, Su Hong, arrived at the room, she discovered that he was sitting motionlessly on his teacher’s chair. His eyes were straight and he seemed to have gone limp. He couldn’t help but be alarmed, “Master, what happened to you?” He was slightly relieved when he saw that the two wings on his nose were still opening and closing. He followed Wang Lin’s gaze and stared at the token on the ground.

Su Hong flashed in front of his eyes and he unexpectedly did not budge an inch. As soon as it touched his face, his muscles tensed up and his expression froze. He was so scared that he took two steps back. He was shocked, “Someone come quickly. I don’t know what’s wrong, but the master is sitting here and isn’t moving at all.”

Not long after, a youth flew in. His steps were steady and swift. This youth had delicate eyebrows and delicate eyes, and he exuded an imposing air.

When he reached Lei Luo Shi’s side, his face couldn’t help but change. “Mother, what happened?” What’s wrong with father? ”

Su Hong was scared to the point that she didn’t know what to do. She panickedly said, “Loyalty, mother was like this when she came in. Quickly, look at what happened to master.”

This young man was Lei Laoban’s eldest son, Lei Zhongyi. His father’s eyes turned and stared at the two black and white tokens on the ground. Could it be that there was something special about these tokens!? His father’s room was heavily guarded, making it difficult for others to get close. He said, “Father, has someone come before?”

He picked up the two tokens and weighed them in his hand. He didn’t know what wood these two tokens were made of, but they were extremely light and nimble. However, there was nothing special about it! Why were father and daughter so frightened!

Lei Luo Shi suddenly said, “Quickly close the door.”

Su Hong had always been concerned about Lei Luo Shi. When she heard him speak, she was elated and said, “Master, you can speak, are you scaring me to death?”

Lei Luoshi looked terrified, “Don’t let anyone know what you saw just now. If anyone asks, just say that I accidentally broke a cup while drinking just now, nothing happened.”

Su Hong immediately shut the door and said, “Master, can you not be so scary?”

Lei Zhongyi said, “Father, what happened?”

Lei Luo Shi suddenly asked, “Where’s Ting Er?”

Su Hong did not know why he suddenly asked Ting Er, but she hurriedly said, “Ting Er is getting more and more out of control. I went to play at second uncle’s house yesterday, but I didn’t come back today.”

Lei Luo Shi’s face revealed a happy expression, “Alright, hurry and call someone to my second brother’s house. Tell Ting Er to not come back for a few days.”

Su Hong’s heart trembled. How could he not let Ting Er come back? Seeing Lei Fushan’s unsightly expression, he hurriedly asked, “Ting Er, have you caused any trouble outside?”

Lei Fushe said dejectedly, “No, there will be a bloody battle here soon.” He sighed lightly and stared at the token in Lei Zhongyi’s hand. This token seemed to be filled with a powerful magic that made him frightened. He took the token from Lei Zhongyi and said, “This black and white token is the most shocking token of life and death in the martial arts world.”

Seeing his father speak solemnly, Lei Zhongyi did not know what to fear from this small token, so he took it from his father and looked through it, “What is this Life and Death Token? This is only an ordinary token, yet it has such divine might, shocking everyone.”

Lei Luoshi replied, “Loyalty and righteousness, you are still young, there are many things you know about in the martial arts world. In recent years, the Black and White Life Death Medallion has done a lot of shocking things in the martial arts world. “This Life and Death Token is the one who gave the command, and the one who refused it is dead.”

Lei Zhongyi was shocked, “There’s actually such a thing? Destroying everyone in the clan is truly shocking. Your child has never heard of such a malicious person.”

Lei Luo said, “This order of life and death is extremely secretive. Besides the person receiving the order, anyone else who sees it will immediately die.” This is to protect the security and identity of the receiver. After all, no one in the martial arts world knew who had received the Life and Death Medallion. The order of life and death was never wasted. Within three days, life and death would arrive. Extremely vicious and vicious. ”

Lei Zhongyi cried out in alarm, “What? This small token is so mysterious? My Lei Family has never offended him. Why did we have to issue such a Life and Death Token to my Lei Family?”

The Order of Life and Death is a secret organization that has stubbornly risen in recent years. What my Lei Family has offended him with is the property and prestige of my Lei Family. In the martial arts world, there is a saying, “All tokens are given to you, you must be worthy of respect.” It could be seen how ambitious they were. However, this order of life and death was never falsified. If you secretly receive the order of life and death, they will send someone to take back the order of death at midnight the next day. You will be safe and sound, but you will be under their control from now on. If one day you disobey their rules, they will issue you a death warrant. Similarly, if you refuse a death warrant, they will claim your life the very next day.

Not to mention the fact that your purple-gold blade’s blade technique has reached the Transcending Mortality Stage, even if my Lightning Escort Office had many experts, could it be that we would still be afraid of them? Even if there are a lot of thieves, would we not recruit all the people from the escort company? “Lei Zhongyi said angrily.

Lei Fushe said, “Loyalty, you are still too young. You lack experience in the martial arts world, yet you have seen the brutality of the life and death command. Doing so will only cause the fall of the Thunder Escort Office to die faster. It’s getting late, you should rest first. Their deadline is tomorrow night, so nothing bad should happen tonight. ”

Lei Zhongyi thought in his heart, “What’s wrong with father? Why are you so afraid of the Life and Death Token?” Seeing his father’s worry, he could not bear to let him lose his mind, so he said, “Father, everything will be fine. My Lei Family has never experienced any strong winds before, Mother, take good care of father, your son will take his leave first.” With that, he turned and left the room.

The next morning, nearly a hundred people were seated in the lobby of the Thunderfall Escort Office. One could see how grand the situation was and how powerful the Thunderfall Escort Office was. Lei Luo Shi frowned as he walked back and forth on the stage. He looked worried. Suddenly, he said, “Is everyone here?”

Lei Zhongyi said, “The escort team in the escort office has gathered together with the guards and servants.”

Lei Luo Shi suddenly stopped walking, and said in a deep voice, “It’s so early in the morning, I’ve invited everyone here, but I can’t hide it from you all, there will be a bloody battle soon. I want everyone to quickly go back and pack up, and prepare to leave.”

No one knew what was going on. Seeing that the chief escort had called everyone over so early in the morning to chase them away, they all knew that something unusual had happened. Otherwise, why would the chief escort be like this? One of the escort named Li stood out and said, “Chief escort, what happened? Why are you chasing everyone away? “If something important happened, we would all be brothers for many years and would not leave so easily. The Chief Escort had treated us with such kindness, and if we ran away in the face of something bad, we would not be human after all.”

Lei Luo Shi sighed, and said, “How could I not know everyone’s feelings for me, but I appreciate everyone’s kindness. This is a very important matter, so please pack up and leave as soon as possible. ”

“Chief Escort’s kindness is so great. No matter what happens, I, Li Cheng, swear to follow the Chief Escort’s lead.”

Hearing Li Cheng’s words, everyone in the hall said in unison, “No matter what happens, we are willing to follow the chief escort until our deaths.”

Lei Luo Shi looked at the deep affection that everyone had for him, and was extremely excited in his heart. Waving his hands, he said, “But you all do not know that staying here now is equivalent to suicide. Tonight, a calamity will befall this place.” “Right now, everyone should go split some silver and leave as soon as possible. If we’re late, it’ll be too late.”

Li Cheng said, “Chief escort, you don’t need to say anymore. We won’t leave.” “What exactly happened? Please tell us. We will face it together, and it will be easier for us than for the chief escort to bear the responsibility.”

One of them, who was wearing a yellow suit, said, “Chief escort, we have never seen anything happen. Since ancient times, we have always been soldiers coming and defending, water coming and flooding. A head is no more than a big bowl of scars. “What’s there to be afraid of?”

He could only explain the advantages and disadvantages to them and explain the reasons. He then said, “Our Lei Family has operated the escort company for generations, and as of now, we are the tenth generation, and after countless wars, we have not fallen. Even if we pass this to this old man, we definitely cannot let him fall into the hands of a thief. Since everyone thinks so highly of me, this old man is extremely grateful. I received a Life and Death Token last night and didn’t close my eyes for the entire night. The cruel method of the Life and Death Token is very shocking, so I can’t use my private matters to implicate everyone. The owner of the Life and Death Token only has his eyes on my Lei Family’s properties and the status in the dart business. I will definitely not let the escort office be destroyed in my hands. He swore to fight to the bitter end with the thief. The Lei Family escort team can be destroyed, but not their reputation. ”

Li Cheng was shocked. “It’s a life and death command. I have heard of its brutality before, but if he dares to provoke me, I, Li Cheng, will also know for a while.”

Everyone in the hall said, “What’s there to be afraid of about the Life and Death Token? As long as he dares to come, we will definitely not let him return alive.”

Lei Luo Shi said, “I know that everyone is a man who died because of Kang Qi. However, this Life and Death Token is much more terrifying than you can imagine, and many of you have both old and young connections. “How could I have lost my life for nothing? Who do you want me to rely on to raise an orphan from an old mother? Do you want me to become a sinner?” His expression was solemn, and his words were full of sorrow and fear. Everyone knew that Lei Fushe was a man who spoke like the mountains, so his words were definitely not a bluff. Their faces were all pale. He was stunned on the spot. Some people couldn’t help but lower their heads when they thought of the orphan mother and child at home.

At this moment, a loud noise came from outside the door. A handsome horse suddenly rushed in from the entrance of the escort office. The two riders dashed to the door as if they were flying and restrained the horse’s bridle. Both of them were physically strong. The horse could not take it and fell to the ground.

Lei Luo Shi rushed over as fast as he could. An old woman was lying on top of the horse, looking extremely ferocious. The muscles of the corpse had already turned black, emitting a stench that would make people want to puke. Everyone couldn’t help but take a few steps back.

One of them was shocked and said, “Isn’t this Auntie Huang from the kitchen? I saw her in the morning when she went out to buy vegetables and she was fine. How did she end up getting murdered?”

Before he could finish his sentence, an arrow flew into the yard and nailed itself onto a large pillar. He jumped onto the roof and looked around. There was no one around him.

One of them pulled out an arrow and saw a small piece of paper pinned to the arrow. He hurriedly said to Lei Fushe, “Chief, there is a small piece of paper. I don’t know what’s written on it.”

Lei Luoshi jumped into the yard, grabbed the arrow and opened the paper ball. “Those who pass the line of life and death, die” could not help but mutter out loud, “The line of life and death,” which everyone was shocked by, Li Chengdao said, “What line of death?”

Lei Luoshi immediately rushed out the door. Everyone saw two more black and white lines appear on the ground and surround the entire escort company. If no one in the big escort team found out who drew the black and white lines, they would probably be killed.

Lei Fushi returned to the courtyard and sighed, “Everyone didn’t leave earlier, so we can’t leave now.”

Li Cheng said, “Chief escort, we never intended to leave.”

I, Lei, will not let you all wait here to die. There is still one more trick you guys can use, go to the accounting room to get some silver as soon as possible, ride the fast horses in the back yard, and then everyone will run in different directions. That way, no matter how bad the Life and Death Token is, you guys won’t be able to catch up.

All of a sudden, one of the soldiers stumbled out of the backyard, shouting, “Oh no! Chief escort, all the horses in the stable are dead!”

Lei Luoshi was shocked, “What? There’s actually such a thing? Everyone can’t leave even if they wanted to.”

Lei Zhongyi suddenly said, “Let’s see how powerful they are and how secretive they become. I guess they will only do something to the old woman and her horse. The Life and Death Writ is trying to make us nervous, mess up our own formation, and destroy our will. Now I’ll cross that line of life and death, and see what they can do to me.”

Lei Luoshi said, “Loyalty, don’t act rashly. You are still young, don’t you know how terrifying the Life and Death Token is.”

How could Lei Zhongyi listen to his father’s advice? He quickly passed through the gate, went down the steps, and jumped out of the line of life and death. If the Dao had the guts, then he shouldn’t hide like this. “Quickly come out and fight me to the death.”

No one expected Lei Zhongyi to be so bold, and admired his courage. Li Cheng said, “Zhongyi, you come in first.” “Thieves only know how to be cruel, how can they dare to fight us in the open.”

Aunt Su Hong was very worried for her son and quickly pulled him back, saying, “Listen to Uncle Li. “Let’s talk after you enter.”

Lei Zhongyi said, “Mother, your son is not afraid of them. Your son wants to see how vicious they are …” Before he could finish his sentence, an arrow flew out. Lei Zhongyi was caught off guard. He was shocked. He had never expected that the Life and Death Medallion would actually dare to attack him …

Do this evil trick.

Su Hong exclaimed, “Loyalty?!”

Lei Luoshi’s mighty body could not help but tremble. He took a big stride to the door and bellowed, “Smelly thief, do you dare to show your face? What kind of hero is hiding behind your head like this? This old man will never let you off. ” Looking at the collapsed body of his beloved son, this iron-clad man who had gone through countless hardships, could not help but shed a few tears from his eyes.

He walked into the courtyard slowly and said in a deep voice, “Loyal and righteous, you are the bodyguard of the Lei Family. Kang Qi went to his death and did not disgrace the Lei Family. Father is proud of you.”

Li Cheng’s expression was downcast as he said, “Chief escort, please grieve. We vow to fight to the death with the thieves.” “Take revenge for the Young Escort Head.” Lei Luoshi was heartbroken, his eyes were red as he said, “Chief Escort Li, we can’t do it now anyway. Please help each other and fight to the death with the thieves.”

Everyone had long thought of this as they said in unison, “We have already sent the chief escort captain, Jim. Please give the order.”

With Lei Fushi’s order, he spread his arms out in all directions. All that could be heard was the sound of nervous footsteps as tight as rain. In an instant, the courtyard became as heavily guarded as an iron bucket.

The night was as cold as water, with no stars or moon, and a light breeze blowing. The branches rustled. A crow was startled. With a few caw sounds, they flew over the courtyard of the Thunderfall Escort Office. He didn’t know if this was a blessing or a curse.

The Thunderbolt Escort’s office was completely silent, and the courtyard was filled with a heavy yet strange aura. Everyone was fully focused, their breathing heavy from the tension.

Suddenly, an evil light streaked through the night sky and landed in the courtyard.

Lei Fushe thought to himself. The bandits are here. Everyone, be careful.

In an instant, the entire roof was filled with men in black.

Lei Luoshi couldn’t help but be secretly surprised, his opponent was really fast. His figure was like a ghost. He couldn’t help but think that he had worked so hard these few years to put the escort company on the right track. Now it was the most prosperous period of the escort company. He felt reluctant as he didn’t know if he could safely get past the Life and Death Order.

Lei Luoshi gave a loud shout, brandished his purple gold blade, and jumped into the yard. “The thief actually came. Why aren’t you coming down and having a good fight with this old man?”

One of the men in black said, “Leader Lei, I didn’t expect you to be so incomplete. It’s just that the time is not up yet. The time has come for your death.”

Lei Luo Shi laughed, “But it’s time for me to kill you.” With that said, he leaped up and swung his purple gold blade horizontally towards the black clothed man who spoke.

The black clothed man stood there majestically, not moving at all.

Suddenly, a few cold stars shot out in front of his eyes. Lei Luo Shi’s face changed, he had no choice but to change his move. Dodge.

The man in black said, “Why does Chief Lei not cherish the time in front of him? When the time comes, he will regret it later.”

Suddenly, a shadow flashed in the yard. It was Li Cheng who had jumped out, “Smelly thief.” “Cut the crap, why aren’t you taking your life?” With that, he swung his sword, and like ten thousand stars in the dark, it pierced towards the black clothed man who had just spoken.

The man in black sneered, “What’s the use of this kind of sword art that looks useless.” He still stood there without moving.

Li Cheng leaped into the air. Suddenly, he felt a strong pressure coming from in front of him. He was unable to dodge in time and fell onto the ground. It was hard to tell how such a powerful palm force had been unleashed. His opponent’s martial arts were truly bizarre.

The black clothed man continued, “How laughable. There are people fighting for everything but death. I didn’t expect that there would be people fighting to die here. How laughable!”

Lei Luoshi said angrily, “I’ll make you unable to laugh later!” He held a flying knife tightly in his hand. He began to circulate his strength. He hurriedly sent it towards the man in black.

Lei Luo Shi couldn’t help but be shocked, was this black clothed man a human or a ghost? The knife pierced through the air, he was able to not dodge it, and without even moving his wrist, the knife actually vanished into thin air. No wonder the rumors about the life and death command were so mysterious and scary.

The man in black suddenly said, “The time has come, let the Soulreaper begin!”

Suddenly, two silver flames lit up in the courtyard. The flames were not big, but they were exceptionally dazzling. Eight large words slowly appeared in the flame: “Soul Summoning Gold Token, Soul Shackling Chains!”