After mastering the most basic principles of forging and making sure that there would be no problem with his low- and medium-grade magic weapons, and that high-grade magic weapons depended on luck, and that top-grade magic weapons had to be handed over to forging masters like Taoist Tieyu, he said goodbye and left with the top-grade magic weapon "Cang Lei Zhi".
However, Taoist Lan Ke stayed. He didn't have much to do. Although he and Taoist Tie Yu quarreled from time to time, they shared the same ideals. While they admired each other, they also had many insights to exchange with each other.
So he simply stayed here and was too lazy to go south.
Shi Hao took Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan and said goodbye and left... He couldn't just ignore the affairs of Dongting Army and Yuelian Tower forever.
As the young master, I have to play some role.
After leaving here, they did not go to Luojing again... The reason they went to Luojing was to escort Yueyaer.
Cross Xiuling, which is Mount Li, and get close to Nanshan.
They planned to cross the Qinling Mountains from Nanshan and go to Jingzhou.
When we arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, it started to snow heavily. Looking up at the mountain, it was all white.
They arrived at a county town, found a restaurant and ordered some hot wine and hot food.
There were some gangsters in the restaurant, and they were all talking about the chaos on Mount Taihua.
Those people are still looking for treasure? Shi Hao and the other two sighed.
This is really endless!
The restaurant was quite spacious, with a thick felt mat at the door to block the wind and snow outside.
There was a fire in the corner, providing warmth for the large restaurant, making it quite cozy inside.
It was just that the doors and windows were covered, and although there was a roaring fire providing light, some places still seemed dark.
Suddenly, the large felt curtain at the door was pulled open, and a group of people walked in one after another.
This brought more light into the restaurant, and it could be seen that the snow outside had stopped and the ground was covered with white.
There were six people in the group, and the leader was a young man wearing a black fur coat, with a high forehead and a sinister look.
The other five people were also warriors, and all of them wore black coats.
When the other people in the restaurant saw the six people enter, no one dared to say a word.
The young man in the black fur coat took a quick glance and his eyes fell on Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan, with a look of surprise.
At this moment, Du Yuejiao was wearing a rose-purple embroidered cotton skirt, an autumn-scented half-sleeved jacket, and a peach-red ribbon around her waist. Her eyes were like watery apricots, her face was like a silver basin, and her expression was cold, which made her even more beautiful.
Xu Xiaoyan was a different kind of beauty. She wore a honey-colored cotton skirt with a butterfly pattern around the collar, a wide belt around her waist, and a beautiful bun on her head. She bought all these clothes in Luojing.
In the past, she dressed simply. Although she was pretty, she looked like a beautiful girl from an ordinary village.
After receiving over a thousand taels of "protection money" from Yueyaer, he bought this dress at a famous clothing store in Luojing.
The two girls sat at the same table, competing with each other for beauty, one was like a snow lotus on a glacier, otherworldly and otherworldly, while the other was as charming as a willow or a flower, naturally beautiful.
The man in the black fur coat sat down, looking at them, and occasionally whispering to other warriors around him. Those people also looked over, with slick faces and annoying looks.
Du Yuejiao had a bad temper and raised his eyebrows slightly.
But she did not take action because of this... She was already so beautiful that it was inevitable that she would attract attention when she walked outside. Although she was cold as ice, there were many people in the world who liked to do good things.
Every scoundrel must be disciplined, but it is naturally impossible to discipline them all.
The other people in the restaurant hurriedly paid for the food and drinks and did not dare to stay here any longer. They were obviously afraid of those six people.
The six people ate and drank for a while, and soon left. Shi Hao and the other two stayed here for a while longer, eating and drinking their fill, and then left.
After leaving the restaurant, I walked on the road. The eaves were covered with white snow, and the snow on the road began to melt.
, but there were still piles of ice, here and there, which made a crackling sound when the boots stepped on them.
After walking a few dozen steps, someone suddenly called out from behind, "Please stay!"
The three of them turned back together...
Chapter 339: The loudest one screams, the fastest one dies
They saw a relatively short and thin man, with an iron knife on his waist, walking towards them.
The man was a little nervous. He quickly looked back and whispered, "Let's talk aside."
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan looked at each other. Shi Hao smiled and said, "Please."
The man took them to the side alley and whispered, "You three shouldn't be locals?"
Shi Hao said: "To be honest, we are from Jingzhou and are just passing through here."
The man cupped his hands and said solemnly, "I am Lu Chengzhi, from the Tiegu Sect. As you know, the group of people in the tavern just now were all from the Tiannan Gang, and the guy leading them was Leng Yanghong, the second son of Leng Bashan, the leader of the Tiannan Gang.
"The Tiannan Gang is backed by the Zonghai family, one of the four great families. They are arrogant and domineering in the southern mountains of the Qinling Mountains. No one dares to offend them. Leng Yanghong is even more arrogant. He rapes and robs people. Even in the local area, if a girl he likes has no background, she will suddenly disappear. When he finds her again, she is already a naked corpse.
"He left in a hurry just now because he had his eyes on the two girls. He has already led his men to set up an ambush outside the city. If the three of you leave the city like this, you will definitely fall into his ambush.
"If you three listen to my advice, you must not leave the city at this moment. It would be best to go to a crowded place in the city, spend some money, try to disguise yourself and sneak away, or even find someone with connections in the city and ask them to help intercede for you. Otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable."
Du Yuejiao snorted: "How dare he do such a thing? Does that guy really have no sense of law?"
Lu Chengzhi smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of situation is this? Where is the law? Not to mention you outsiders, even the local gangs are now forced into a desperate situation. In short, listen to my advice, the three of you, don't leave the city at this moment, go to crowded places first, they will be more cautious in the downtown area, and then think of a way."
With another bow, he hurried away.
After he left, Xu Xiaoyan said, "What should we do now
Du Yuejiao snorted, holding the sword in hand, and said, "Let's go out of the city and see what that Second Young Master Leng is capable of."
Shi Hao frowned and looked in the direction where Lu Chengzhi left.
Lu Chengzhi lowered his head and walked quickly in the alley.
He wrapped himself in coarse clothes. It was really cold walking on the road in such weather.
When you step on the snow that hasn't completely melted, it makes a crunching sound... It's really frightening.
Lu Chengzhi knew that he was meddling too much!
But he could not sit idly by and watch the three young people. Because they did not know how dangerous the world was, the man died tragically for no reason and the woman was humiliated.
In fact, he was very hesitant before catching up and warning the three people... He didn't know those three people at all, so there was no need to care about their lives.
But at that moment, he still gritted his teeth and chased after him.
All it takes to rush forward is a burst of passion, but doing nothing else will leave him with a lifetime of guilt... He doesn't want to feel guilty for the rest of his life when he sees the bodies of those three people in the future.
Crunch, crunch, crunch...
He wasn't the only one making the noise.
Lu Chengzhi's face changed and he turned around quickly, and saw two people following him with a gloomy look.
At that moment just now, they were indeed seen by the members of the Tiannan Gang who were secretly following the three people.
Lu Chengzhi held the hilt of the knife, his heart chilled, and he ran away.
The sounds of breaking air around were becoming more and more rapid.
The cold wind blew on his face, like a knife, causing a dull pain.
Suddenly, two people appeared in front of him.
Lu Chengzhi was forced to stop and looked back. The two people behind him were getting closer.
"Lu!" One of them drew out a knife in the cold wind and sneered, "How dare you ruin our Second Young Master's good deeds? I think you are tired of living."
Lu Chengzhi was flustered. He forced himself to stay calm and pulled out his knife, but his legs were shaking. He shouted, "What do you want to do?"
Another person laughed strangely and said, "What do you think will happen to those who go against our Tiannan Gang?"
The four men attacked him from the front and back, trying to kill him.
Lu Chengzhi knew he was doomed! The surrounding buildings were covered with white snow, and the gutter next to them was filled with melted ice water.
Lu Chengzhi roared, waving the iron knife in his hand and rushed forward.
My feet stopped shaking and my knife became steadier.
When he realized that being afraid was useless, he stopped being afraid.
He would die here, so he planned to fight to the death. Killing one would break even, and killing two would make a huge profit.
Even if he couldn't kill any one, he had nothing to regret... He did what he should do!
His roar was like a tiger's roar, but the walls on both sides did not retreat.
The two warriors in front stopped instead.
Lu Chengzhi rushed forward desperately, but did not take a single step forward.
His shoulders were held, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.
He looked back blankly and saw the young man again.
The young man smiled at him, his smile was kind and bright like the sunshine melting the ice and snow.
He stopped and opened his eyes wide. He had no idea when this young man stood behind him.
The two Tiannan Gang warriors who were originally rushing towards him also stopped... They also didn't see clearly, they just felt a flash before their eyes, and the young man seemed to fall from the sky and landed behind Lu Chengzhi.
The young man patted Lu Chengzhi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Good man! Leave this petty thief to us!"
After saying that, he looked around.
The four men only felt that his gaze was like a sharp sword, sweeping across their faces, and the chilling coldness was like thunderbolt penetrating their hearts.
The young man said calmly: "You have been surrounded. I will give you a chance. Put down your weapons and kneel down to beg for mercy."
The four people quickly turned back.
The two people at the end of the alley saw the cold-as-ice girl in the rose-purple embroidered cotton skirt standing behind them.
The two people at the end of the alley saw the beautiful girl in the honey-colored cotton skirt with hundreds of butterflies standing behind them.
The girl in the rose purple embroidered cotton skirt held the sword at her waist coldly, with a murderous look.
The girl in the honey-colored cotton skirt with hundreds of butterflies on it, put her left hand on her waist and slightly bent over as if stretching her muscles. In her right hand she held a thin long wooden stick which she slung over her shoulder, looking relaxed.
The four knew they had offended a tough guy, but they were still arrogant. One of them shouted, "Do you know where we are from? I am from the Tiannan Gang. If you dare to offend us in Nanshan, do you want to die?"
The girl in the honey-colored butterfly cotton skirt giggled and said, "The lackeys always bark the loudest, and then die the fastest... Stop looking, I'm talking about you."
The other man had a ferocious look on his face and gritted his teeth, "Kill them!"
The four of them split into two groups and attacked the two girls... They saw the young man suddenly falling from the sky, and knew that he must have the strength of a mid-level warrior, so they wanted to start with the two delicate-looking girls.
The girl in the rose-purple embroidered cotton skirt drew her sword, and the sword flashed like a black meteor.
The black sword shadows blossomed into beautiful sword flowers in front of the two men. With two hissing sounds, the two men were stabbed in the middle of their brows and fell backwards into the cold, slowly melting snow water.
The woman in the honey-colored cotton skirt with hundreds of butterflies turned her slender hand and pulled out a sword from the wooden stick.
With a spin in the air, the sword energy flashed like a sharp light.
The two men who rushed towards her with knives had no time to dodge and had to watch helplessly as the sharp light cut into their throats at the same time.
They opened their eyes wide, the steel knives fell to the ground, and their hands covered their own throats.
The sword energy was colder than snow, and it stuck in their throats.
With two thuds, they fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and blood overflowed from between their fingers into the gutter.
Lu Chengzhi's eyes widened... He had never imagined that these two delicate girls were so capable!
"Thank you, Brother Lu, for your warning just now!" Shi Hao said, "Brother Lu, don't worry. In addition to these four people, there was another person hiding in the dark. He wanted to inform the Second Young Master Leng, but he is dead now. No one saw Brother Lu contact us!"
He didn't want the Tiannan Gang to blame Lu Chengzhi for these people's deaths.
Lu Chengzhi took a deep breath, and the cold air filled his lungs, but his body warmed up instead. He put the knife back into the sheath, and bowed to the young man in front of him, saying, "Thank you for saving me. May I ask your name, little brother?"
Shi Hao also cupped his hands and returned the greeting solemnly... The person in front of him was a hero worthy of respect!
He said: "My surname is Shi, and my Taoist name is Chongyunzi!
Chapter 340 Left and Right
Lu Chengzhi was moved and asked, "Master Chongyun?"
He never imagined that the young man in front of him was Shi Chongyun, who had helped Bashan Jiuzhai resist the Hanyang Gang.