It was already July, and the southern sky was extremely hot and muggy.
This place is still considered to be towering ancient trees, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, but the same temperature is unbearable.
Following the official road from the north, jumping over several hillsides in a row, there is a big forest, and the official road passes through the forest.
Qiu branches are scattered, occupying thousands of green-clawed old dragons; strange shadows are scattered, and tens of thousands of green-scaled giant pythons hang down.
It is really a fierce and vicious old forest.
Less than a dozen miles into the forest, in the woods beside the official road, more than twenty big men were sitting under the shade of the trees, all dressed in red and willow green, like an opera troupe, everyone took off their shirts, naked Big shoulders, with swords out of their sheaths, one by one there manicuring their nails and picking the black mud on their feet.
Among them was a big man, lying on his back on a clump of large leaves, with his legs crossed, someone was fanning the wind with a fan on one side, and someone was handing an unknown mountain fruit into his mouth on the other side, feeling very comfortable.
The big man wore green and big crotch trousers, and the brocade robe with big colorful peonies on the white background was opened, revealing a chest of cold chest hair, and the khaki hair was braided into a small braid, wrapped around his neck, like a gong On the face, on the temples, there is a small scorched flower...
This unrestrained and easy-going uncle is exactly Ye Qingxuan's adopted godson, Guibiesheng.
The one next to him fanning the fan is his teacher who is like a ghostly scholar, Lao Huang, while the one on the other side who keeps handing fruit to Uncle Guibiesheng is Huangfu Taiming's follower, Xiaodouzi.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.
It turned out that Ye Qingxuan and the others in Qingyun Temple had difficulty leaving Nanlong Mountain Villa. In order to find out the reality of the person who came to "Yijian Mountain Villa" this time, there was no other way but to use Guibiesheng and others with unknown ties, and at the same time Xiaodouzi, who hadn't shown much recently, was also sent over to help.
It's just that a group of people came here as if traveling in mountains and rivers along the way, and stopped to raise the uncle. This made Xiaodouzi, who was dedicated to doing errands for the master and getting praises, very dissatisfied. Now Finally couldn't bear to urge.
At this time, Xiaodouzi looked aggrieved, helplessly looking at Gui Biesheng who was at ease, and couldn't help complaining: "I said Brother Gui, the order of my young master and several masters is to let us wait until the 'one sword The people of the villa, listen to the facts, and then report... You said we are not doing business, what are we doing hiding in the woods? It’s been all morning, what if people don’t take this road?"
"Don't worry, brother," Gui Biesheng yawned, and said lazily, "This official road is the only way to reach Nanlong Villa after coming to Yunzhou from the direction of Zhongzhou. Unless 'Yijian Villa 'The people are not in a hurry, otherwise they will definitely pass you by here, and I have arranged brothers at several commanding heights twenty miles ahead, as long as there is any discovery, I will notify us immediately, we don't need to worry, just wait patiently yes… "
Xiaodouzi sighed helplessly: "But the uncles above let us inquire about the news, and didn't let you block the way here?"
Guibiesheng stretched out his hand, picked a mountain fruit from Xiaodouzi's hand, threw it into his mouth, and said while eating, "Oh, brother Douzi, it's not a waste of time to beat a rabbit with grass, and it's also a cover for identity!"
Use bandits as cover, and you are not afraid of being stabbed to death.
Xiaodouzi sighed helplessly.
Gui Biesheng laughed, hummed a ditty, and was about to sing a few lines, when suddenly there was a sound of chaotic footsteps, a thin man ran over, and shouted as he ran: "The boss, the idea has arrived... "
Guibie Shengteng sat up in a daze, and roared excitedly with both eyes: "Shouhou, are you sure you are the real master?"
The boy named Shouhou nodded affirmatively and said: "That's right, the head of the family, we robbed from Zhongzhou back then... No, when we were wandering around in Zhongzhou, I once met someone from 'Yijian Villa' who was doing business. I have seen Li Yanlong of "Yijian Villa" from a distance, and it was the boy with big eyes who saw Li Yanlong just now, that's why he was so sure... "
"Hey, this kid with big eyes has a good memory. Let me give him a good reward later..." Guibie stood up neatly, slapped his butt, and shouted at the people around him with a simple knife in his hand: "Brothers! Hurry up and tidy up, give me some energy for a while, and show me a good show... "
Everyone responded with a bang.
Guibiesheng turned around, looked at Xiaodouzi who was a little excited just now, and joked: "Brother Douzi hasn't experienced such a catastrophe in his life, right? Why don't you call the name this time?"
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Li Yanlong is a time-honored brand of "One Sword Villa". When he was young, it was time to deal with the old master. Until Li Muchan stepped into the innate, the old master retreated and handed over "One Sword Villa" to Li Muchan , Li Yanlong, as a trustworthy old man of the older generation of the villa, has also risen with the tide, and has risen a step, becoming one of the stewards of "One Sword Villa". With a cold iron sword in his hand, he has a lot of fame in the Jianghu.
This time, upon hearing that the young master of the villa, Li Daozong, was in serious trouble at Nanlong Villa, the third villa master immediately sent himself and a few juniors to help the young master.
"Uncle Long, how long is Nanlong Villa?"
The person who asked the question was a swordsman in his early forties, with a steel knife on his back, and his appearance was imposing. He is the only genius in this team besides Li Yanlong, named Pang Chengyuan, and he is also a master trained by "One Sword Villa", and he is loyal to the villa.
Li Yanlong raised his head and looked into the distance, and said, "According to theory, the distance should be less than a day. If we travel fast enough, we should be able to reach Mu'an City tonight."
This time, a total of ten people came to "One Sword Villa". In addition to the two innate masters Li Yanlong and Pang Chengyuan, there were also eight imposing swordsmen behind them, all dressed in white clothes and trousers, with long swords on their waists, and their eyes were shining. Shooting is a rare master at first sight.
Pang Chengyuan glanced at the eight sword guards behind him, sighed, and said: "In the past few decades, the villa has cultivated a large number of outstanding disciples, who can clearly compete with other sects in the arena. I really don't understand why this The second master ordered to calm down the matter. The little master suffered a big grievance, just as I once again raised my reputation as the "Yijian Villa" with many heads in the rivers and lakes. Originally, all of us brought the "Eight Horses" to prepare for a big battle at Nanlong Villa. It’s been a long time, but I received the “Iron Sword Order” overnight, and I’m not allowed to fight rashly... Still convincing people with virtue? It’s really hard to figure out... "
"Does this make you confused?" Li Yanlong smiled and said, "The Second Master has always admired Confucianism, emphasized moderation, and pursued benevolence. 'Sword Lord' Li Muru, under the shadow of the Elder Master, is afraid in the world. Not many people know about it anymore... Now that the second master is in charge, it is naturally time to carry forward his ideals. I am not thinking about this trivial matter we have to deal with now, but other things... "
"Other things? Oh, by the way, Uncle Long must be thinking again, 'Why is the villa suddenly hosted by the second master?'"
Li Yanlong laughed and said: "The direction is right, but I haven't thought deeply enough..."
Pang Chengyuan thought again, could there be any changes in the villa? He felt that he was thinking a bit too much, so he didn't speak, but just shook his head, expressing his confusion.
Li Yanlong sighed and said: "You kid still knows how to be scruples in words, and you can be regarded as enlightened. But this matter is not as biased as you think. It is not why the second master replaced the elder master, but why the elder master handed over the villa to you. Take care of the second master..."
"Why?" Pang Chengyuan really didn't understand this time.
"There is only one thing in this world that can make the Grand Master let go of the villa, and that is a duel. And there is no news of this martial arts duel in the world, which means that the Grand Master is going to retreat now." Li Yanlong said with a long sigh of relief: "Warriors in the world can count on one hand the number of people who can make the Grand Master retreat and adjust before the competition... And no matter which one of them it is, it will be an earth-shattering battle..."
Does anyone dare to challenge Li Muchan, the "No. 1 Sword in the World"? And let Li Muchan take the act of retreating and practicing, who the hell is this person!
Pang Chengyuan was a little dumbfounded for a while, but what happened next made him even more dumbfounded...
Not long after the group of "Yijian Villa" entered the forest area, Pang Chengyuan was startled by the sound of a gong in front of him. There were more than 20 people, each holding a knife, gun and stick, blocking the way of everyone in "One Sword Villa".
The leader was a burly one-eyed man with a blindfold, a ferocious face, and a simple knife in his hand. Beside him was a skinny scholar with ghosts. As soon as these people raised their heads, before they could speak, a fifteen or six The year-old boy took the first step, shook the long sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Hey, don't go away—"
The people in "One Sword Villa" were taken aback for a moment, thinking that I didn't move either...
The boy shook his long sword, raised his head and thought for a while, and then shouted: "Uh... I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If I want to pass by here, I will leave money to buy roads, and I will not say a word. One sword, no matter killing or burying."
Ahhh, this is a robbery encounter. It is true that there are no wonders in the world. There are really stupid thieves who are brave enough to rob "One Sword Villa" in this world.
These people have never encountered such a thing since their debut. Now that they have seen it with their own eyes, they don't find it annoying, but they all find it ridiculous. They all looked at the twenty or so people who rushed out with cold faces.
As soon as Xiaodouzi finished drinking, the people in "Yijian Villa" didn't respond, but almost laughed at Guibiesheng and the group.