Ye Qingxuan finally started to climb the mountain with courage. When he made the Sushang Palace go crazy, fifty miles away from Ye Lan Mountain, under a quiet hill, there was a brocade with simple and elegant colors and precious materials. The ground is spread on the grass, and a rocking chair is placed on it. There are majestic wrestlers wearing five-color canopies, beautiful women shaking fans, attendants holding towels, and eight valiant guards on the left and right.
One of the scholars was lying back on the rocking chair, reading and eating grapes handed over by the maid.
Under him, "Cold River Fisherman" Gong Sunhong fell to his knees, drenched all over, and was seriously injured and vomited blood, but he still didn't dare to move an inch, just waiting for the scholar above to come down.
The scholar ate two grapes, suddenly closed the book in his hand, and asked aloud, "What's the result!?"
The "Cold River Fisherman" Gongsun Hong replied respectfully: "My lord, this man's martial arts skills are very good, and he claims to be Kunwu Ye Qingxuan!"
The scholar said "Oh" and said: "This name... seems to have some impression! Do you have any relevant information?"
A Confucian scholar in his twenties immediately stood up from the crowd beside him, and he replied, "My lord, when the lord Suzaku was handling affairs in Yunzhou, he mentioned this disciple of the Kunwu sect in his report. , it is said that it was the "Magic Star General" who killed many of us at that time, and even a few people from the "Twenty-eight Constellations" were folded in his hands. Afterwards, because of the important moment in the layout of the Holy Gate, we temporarily slowed down the treatment of him. And the encirclement and suppression of the revived Kunwu faction. Later, I heard that this person was appointed by Lingyun Palace as a member of the new generation of "Warrior Envoys" and went to the "Wulin Holy Land". Now that two years have passed, the other party should have completed the mission and returned safely. According to Gongsunhong's description, the opponent should already be in the mid-to-late stage of innate cultivation, and his skills are outstanding, otherwise he would not be able to defeat Gongsunhong."
The person who spoke had a thin face, wide forehead, deep and bright eyes, one could tell at a glance that he was a man of extraordinary wisdom. From the fact that he casually recounted Ye Qingxuan's past information, it shows that he is a talented person who has learned a lot. It's just that when he spoke, he called "Hanjiang Fisherman" by his first name without any respect, and it was obvious that he really looked down on these people who were not from the orthodox background of the magic sect.
Kneeling at the bottom, Gongsun Hong's face was red, and he said at this time: "I want to report to the master, this subordinate is not incompetent, but just took advantage of the opponent's carelessness. As long as the master allows, the subordinate will be able to heal his wounds." Take off his head!"
The scholar on the chair chuckled, and said calmly: "Okay, okay, Mr. Gongsun, don't get angry. My lord knows your ability, but it's just a careless encounter. It's nothing. But this matter ends here, I It's just to check the depth of this person, not to kill him!"
The scholar sat up slowly, his face changed unnaturally, he coughed twice suddenly, his face turned dark blue for a while, his own maid stepped forward to deliver the medicine, but he waved his hand to signal to back down.
As soon as the scholar looked up, it was Qi Rulin, a disciple of the Confucian Academy whom Ye Qingxuan, Feng Qingyan and the others met earlier.
He kept saying that he was a student of the academy, but unexpectedly he was the master of the Demon Sect.
The six masters of the Demon Sect, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu, these four have always been the backbone of the Demon Sect, and most of the tasks are completed by them, but the two most mysterious masters, Qilin and Teng Snake, are almost No one knows his true identity.
And the person who appeared today turned out to be Qilin from the Six Royals of the Demon Sect.
So young, with such status, elegant literary talents, mediocre martial arts, and a strange disease of "five yin and dead veins", this Qilin is really extremely mysterious.
Qi Rulin coughed a little bit, and the Confucian scholar next to him who spoke just now showed a concerned expression, and stepped forward to comfort him: "Master's body is important, why bother because of the people you meet!? Judging from the intelligence of the year, this Ye Qingxuan is no more than It is a ride on the rise of the Kunwu faction, which has a limited impact on the great cause of the Holy Gate. Even if his master, Chu Lingxu, who has been in the limelight recently, adds all the Kunwu faction together, he will definitely not shake the Holy Gate. Two hundred years of plans for the…”
The Confucian scholar talked endlessly, but Qi Rulin shook his hands slowly, not agreeing, and at the same time took a breath, and said heavily: "The person who can return safely from the 'Wulin Holy Land' is by no means simple! Don't forget, now The most taboo "No. 1 sword in the world" Li Muchan was the one who returned safely from the holy land of martial arts... And I believe in my eyes, that Ye Qingxuan, no, even his senior brother Feng Qingyan, is not an ordinary person .”
The Confucian scholar asked strangely: "How can you see that!?"
It is extremely rare for a subordinate to question the master's judgment. If this kind of thing happens to any master, the subordinate will die a terrible death. What is strange is that Qi Rulin's attitude towards this crime is extremely rare. He turned a blind eye to the behavior, but instead showed a thoughtful expression, and replied cautiously: "It was intuition originally. Their demeanor, there is something heart-wrenching. That Feng Qingyan is free and unrestrained, but he does not have the slightest sense of frivolity. On the contrary He can definitely entrust important things, and he also gives people a feeling that even if things are difficult, they will definitely be able to achieve them; as for that Ye Qingxuan, he really can't give people the feeling of being smart, his behavior and words are quite naive and stupid, but... But he always gives people the feeling that he can't hide anything from him... It's really surprising that the two brothers have such opposite personalities and feelings."
Qi Rulin sighed, and said: "At first I was just curious and thought they were extraordinary people, so I sent someone to investigate, but I didn't expect Ye Qingxuan's strength to be able to compete with the innate late-stage masters. It's really impressive. I was taken aback. Even Shentu Jiaojiao, the proud daughter of heaven, who became a congenital martial arts genius at the age of sixteen, looks pale in comparison... "
Everyone was shocked when they heard it.
That Shentu Jiaojiao lived in seclusion, but the limited rumors aroused a lot of discussion and admiration in the Jianghu. Together, the one who left a deep impression on Qi Rulin was Feng Qing. Yan and Ye Qingxuan, this really makes people have to take a high look at them.
The Confucian scholar in his early twenties believed in the master's intuition, so he couldn't help but nodded.
Qi Rulin lay back in the rocking chair, and said lightly: "The Holy Gate focused on the century-old plan, and there was nothing wrong with it. Kunwu's disease, but the disease lies in the joints. For a long time, they may be wiped out even a hundred years ago. He couldn't figure it out. But if these interstitial diseases are not cured as soon as possible, it will be even more difficult to treat them if they get into the bone marrow in the future... "
The Confucian scholar immediately said: "Since the master is worried that they will destroy the plan of the Holy Gate, why not send the 'Kirin Eight Monarchs' to eradicate them!"
"Don't do it!" Qi Rulin hurriedly stopped: "These two people seem to be not well-known, but they are surrounded by some black and white centralized figures who pay attention. If you are involved, you will not let go easily, and if you continue to investigate, it will hinder the implementation of the Holy Gate plan..." After thinking for a while, he continued: "Brother Jingyuan, I will leave this matter to you. For the time being, we only need to monitor Ye Qingxuan, don't do anything!"
The Confucian scholar immediately bowed and said: "Observe the order! Then the other..."
"Feng Qingyan!?" Qi Rulin said with a smile: "Don't worry, after I recognized Shentu Jiaojiao, I drew their attention to the Dongxian Lake. I believe that the things over there are enough for them to worry about." …”
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At the end of the street, a mansion in Pingtung Town was almost stained red with blood.
Boss Han's family of more than 30 members in the tea house were all killed and taken to the house.
The murderer struck so ruthlessly that none of the old, weak, women and children at home survived, but the vast majority of those killed were young and strong. Just looking at the scene and the weapons around the corpse, one could tell that these people were He is a master in martial arts.
In addition, what made people feel that the killer was extremely vicious was that the two families next to and opposite the Han family were also killed cleanly.
The surrounding crowd pointed and pointed, but no one dared to enter it.
Pingtung Town is a place of tea production. The tea trees in the mountains outside the town are the main cash crops for the people in the town and their source of livelihood. Boss Han here controls more than 80% of the tea purchase business in Pingtung Town.
On the surface, Boss Han is a local rich man, but in fact he is a steward stationed here by Dongxian Valley. He is shrewd and skilled in martial arts. The Xiantian master and Boss Han were directly under the plaque of their own Mingtang. They were pierced into candied gourds with a sword and directly nailed to the plaque.
The splashing blood has not yet dried up, dripping from the corpses of the two people, and on the sandalwood table below, it condenses into a large sticky bright red, which even stains a piece of blood stuck on the table red. a pocket knife.
The shape of the small knife is exactly the same as the world-famous "Ba Dao", and the three characters "Ba Dao Ling" are engraved in blood-red writing on it.
On the snow-white wall, there was a line of bloody characters written in blood:
Under the order of the tyrant sword, chickens and dogs will not be left behind!
Shentu Zhenyue has always been so domineering in his work...
Feng Qingyan stood in front of Mingtang, his face was uncertain.
Unexpectedly, Shentu Zhenyue made a move so quickly, and once he made a move, he was so decisive!
Shentu Jiaojiao took a step later, stepped into the bright hall, and saw the "Badao Order" inserted on the table at a glance, her brows were furrowed for a moment.
Feng Qingyan sighed, and said: "My father's hands... are so fast! It seems that everything we have to do is in vain..."
Shentu Jiaojiao turned her head slightly, then suddenly raised her head and said, "This thing definitely wasn't done by our people from Zhenyue Mountain City!?"
Feng Qingyan pointed to the "Badao Order" on the table, remained silent, but the meaning was already very obvious.
But Shentu Jiaojiao said firmly: "Under the order of the tyrant, no chicken or dog will be left behind! This is indeed my father's way of doing things, but even though my town of Yueshan City is cruel, it has always been open and aboveboard. This Han family is Dongxiangu There is nothing to say if we killed their whole family..." Seeing Feng Qingyan frowned, Shentu Jiaojiao's voice weakened a little, but she bit her lip and continued: "What I said is true, If I do things in Yueshan City, I will come straight to Dongxian Valley, and in order to show the fate of going against me in Yueshan City, I have never shy away from being discovered, so I will not even kill the surrounding residents. of… "
Shentu Jiaojiao grew up in Zhenyue Mountain City since she was a child, and she has experienced cruel things several times. After being influenced by her ears and eyes, she really doesn't take human life seriously, but because she likes Feng Qingyan, she even knows a lot about him. Personality, knowing that the other party doesn't like such cruel methods, but in order to clear the innocence of Zhenyue Mountain City, he is very outspoken.
Hearing Shentu Jiaojiao's reminder, Feng Qingyan immediately frowned.
What she said is not wrong, Zhenyue Mountain City has always been rampant, killing people is fine, why even two ordinary families around them were killed together, unless these two families saw something they shouldn't see...
But Shentu Zhenyue wished that all the people in the world would be terrified by his name, so what was he afraid that people would know
Feng Qingyan's eyes lit up—unless the person who did it was not from Zhenyue Mountain City, but someone planted a frame for Zhenyue Mountain City, deliberately provoking a war between the underworld.
Thinking of this, Feng Qingyan immediately took a few steps forward and pulled out the "Badao Token".
Shentu Jiaojiao leaned forward and said seriously: "That 'Bao Dao Token' must be a fake. Our Zhenyue Mountain City is often framed by people because we are gangsters, so Uncle Zuo Shaobai designed it himself. The same mechanism to prevent counterfeiting... Look at the red bead on the handle, it can actually be turned, it can become... ah!!!"
When Shentu Jiaojiao introduced, Feng Qingyan pressed his thumb, and the bead on the handle of the knife changed color immediately, from the original crimson to white, which made the original firmly believe that this "Badao Token" was a fake Shentu Jiaojiao was stunned and speechless.
"What!? Is this real!?"
Feng Qingyan asked seriously.
Shentu Jiaojiao snatched it over, looked at it carefully, and after several changes in her expression, she finally nodded her head. At the same time, her heart was like a bottle of five flavors being overturned, and all kinds of flavors were mixed together.
After seeing this "Ba Dao Token" that was definitely not a counterfeit, Shentu Jiaojiao's denial mood disappeared completely. In her eyes, no one can imitate the "Ba Dao Token", since this "Ba Dao Token" is Really, the person who made the move must be Zhenyue Mountain City.
Shentu Jiaojiao felt extremely ashamed for a moment!
I feel that I am a complete fool, and I am also a self-righteous fool. I am so convinced that this tragedy was not caused by Zhenyue Mountain City. In the end, I slapped myself in front of the person I admired. It is really shameful!
At the same time, she kept asking herself in her heart, he doesn't like righteous fighters who do evil, see my father so cruel, will he hate me? I am still defending Zhenyue Mountain City in front of him, but This tragedy was caused by Zhenyue Mountain City. Will he think that I lied on purpose!
Shentu Jiaojiao was uneasy, but Feng Qingyan at the side was calm, found a tablecloth, and carefully put away the "Badao Order".
In his eyes, he would never think of Shentu Jiaojiao just because she saved his life, would not change his plan just because of her few words, and would never abandon his judgment just because of her judgment.
Indeed, all the signs indicated that the perpetrator was Zhenyue Mountain City, but the doubt in Feng Qingyan's heart was still unsolved—why did they kill two families of ordinary people!
The deeds of Zhenyue Mountain City that have been passed down in the rivers and lakes are too numerous to enumerate, but there has never been a massacre of civilians, why is it so cruel this time!
Feng Qingyan couldn't figure it out, so he wouldn't conclude that the murderer was someone from Zhenyue Mountain City.
huh huh—
There were three sounds of clothes ripping through the air, Feng Qingyan and Shentu Jiaojiao suddenly turned their heads, and in their eyes, the white-clothed young man they met in the restaurant and his two schoolboys appeared in the courtyard.
The two sides just looked at each other, turned a blind eye to convenience, and went straight into the Ming hall. After seeing the big characters on the wall, the young man in white snorted coldly, and said, "Zhenyue Mountain City!? Humph, what a Shentu Zhenyue, what a good man!" Domineering style! It just so happens that it came to Zhenyue Mountain City, this time down the mountain, this young master just happened to make a name for themselves on them!?"
The young man spoke leisurely, like a handsome young man, but his tone was astonishing!
Feng Qingyan was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly, while Shentu Jiaojiao was a bit shocked at this time, and was not in the mood to challenge the other party, but at this moment, the young man in white coughed suddenly.
The one holding the sword among the two bookboys immediately extended his hand towards the two of them as a gesture of invitation, and proudly said: "This place is dangerous, you two should come back!"
The tone and words are as if this is his home.
Feng Qingyan was not as knowledgeable as a child, so he nodded and pulled Shentu Jiaojiao, who was a little distracted, and the two walked out of the courtyard together.
Except for the courtyard, Feng Qingyan just turned around and said to the decadent Shentu Jiaojiao: "Is it made by Zhenyue Mountain City? It has nothing to do with you, so why worry about it!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, Shentu Jiaojiao woke up suddenly, stared at Feng Qingyan in a daze, and said: "So, no matter whether I did it in Zhenyue Mountain City or not, you will not Blame me for that!?"
Feng Qingyan couldn't help laughing, and nodded clearly.
Shentu Jiaojiao immediately became as if she had been beaten with chicken blood, and said excitedly: "I just said that you are a good person, and my vision is indeed not bad!"
Then he turned his head and gave the courtyard a vicious look, and said, "I'm really upset that I was kicked out like this just now. If it weren't for my old lady... Uh, this girl is involved in important matters, so I must make these three people look good!"
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The sun is setting in the western mountains, and the setting sun is like blood.
At dusk, the mountain wind became deep and strong, and the wild grass outside Pingtung Town was bleak, and the normally verdant mountains were now dyed golden in the evening sun.
Although it is only a few miles away from the town, ordinary people in the vicinity regard this place as a daunting road.
Originally, there was a small temple outside the mountains, and there was originally an old temple where I lived. I usually offer incense to people, make wishes, and draw lots to tell fortunes. It is also a popular place. Occupied, Laomiaozhu was driven out after being stuffed with a hundred and ten taels of silver.
This group of strong men acted recklessly, and the kind-hearted people avoided snakes and scorpions. Slowly, this place became deserted.
Feng Qingyan and Shentu Jiaojiao appeared in front of the gate of this manor.
Shentu Jiaojiao climbed up the stairs, walked to the gate of the wild temple, and suddenly chanted loudly: "Suppress the mountain with one sword, dominate the martial arts!"
The door "squeaked" and opened, and two mountain disciples in black clothes stood on the left and right, their faces pale like dead people.
As soon as the two saw the person coming, they immediately said in unison: "Welcome Miss."
Shentu Jiaojiao was intimidating, she waved her hand and said, "Lead the way."
The two disciples in black costumes turned and walked inside. The outside of the small temple was still bright, while the inside of the wild temple was already pitch black. Where the flames flickered, the two of them lit up a white paper lantern each. Like a ghost, it floats forward.
Walking through the courtyard, a door opened in front, and two disciples in black costumes greeted the left and right with lanterns in their palms.
Behind the door is a long corridor, with seven men in black hanging upside down from the third to the left and the fourth from the right.
Those seven men in black were all making trouble during the day and trying to molest Shentu Jiaojiao. Now all of them have rolled their eyes white and passed out. It is unknown how long they have been hung upside down there.
Shentu Jiaojiao saw it, let out a sneer, and continued walking.
At the end of the corridor is the hall. Before they could leave, the door was already wide open, and a middle-aged man in brocade clothes strode out to greet him, saying: "Fan Ze, the rudder master of the Pingdong sub-rudder of the Dingzhou Hall, welcomes the young miss. , please forgive me.”
Shentu Jiaojiao ignored it and directly led Feng Qingyan inside.
Along the way, there are ruins and ruins everywhere, and it doesn't seem like a place to live at all, but entering this hall, it is very gorgeously decorated.
The lights were brilliant, more than a hundred disciples from Zhenyue Mountain City lined up to the left and right, and when they saw Shentu Jiaojiao coming in, they all fell to their knees on the ground.
Two chairs covered with bright red satin had been arranged in the middle of the hall. Although Fan Ze didn't know the identity of Feng Qingyan who was beside Shentu Jiaojiao, he still respectfully invited them to take their seats and stepped aside.
Shentu Jiaojiao's eyes turned and fell on Fan Ze's face, and suddenly asked: "All the brothers around here are under your jurisdiction?"
Fan Ze panicked and said: "This subordinate is incapable of discipline, and the order offended the eldest lady..."
"You also know?" Shentu Jiaojiao sneered again.
Cold sweat broke out on Fan Ze's forehead, and he said: "The person who caused trouble today has been dealt with according to the family rules, please calm down, Miss."
Shentu Jiaojiao sneered again, and asked lightly: "Have you received the 'Badao Order' issued by Shancheng Sanyue!?"
Fan Ze's forehead was sweating, and he said in a trembling voice, "I have received it."
"What order?"
Fan Ze opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a single word.
"Say." Shentu Jiaojiao slammed the table and shouted.
Fan Zeku fell to his knees and said: "Within three years, if there is no order from Shancheng, the disciples in the outer hall are not allowed to make trouble by ostentation, and those who disobey the order will die!"
"Since Shancheng has already issued an order, why don't you restrain the sub-helm subordinates?"
Fan Ze sweated like rain, and said: "It's because the subordinates are too indulgent on weekdays, please forgive me."
Shentu Jiaojiao kept a straight face, and then asked: "What does the third rule of this school say?"
"Anyone who violates the 'Bao Dao Order' will die..." Fan Ze's face turned ashen, and he was speechless.
"Article 16?"
"The following offenders will die!"
"Article 24?"
Fan Ze trembled all over and couldn't speak anymore.
Shentu asked coquettishly, "What is the crime for pampering my subordinates?"
Fan Ze shook his head even more.
Shentu Jiaojiao patted the case and said, "What should I do?"
"Death crime..." Fan Ze knelt down on the ground, kept kowtowing and said, "This subordinate is guilty, please raise your hand..."
Shentu Jiaojiao said coldly: "In the past ten years, you have assisted in sweeping the Thirteen Villages in Northern Anhui, Lianyun Thirty-Six Swords, and you have been born to death. , After repeated admonitions, I still don’t know how to repent, the merits and demerits have already been paid off, this time the crime is really unforgivable... Sigh, I only want you to follow the sect master for many years, so I will forgive you again!"
"Thank you, miss!" Fan Ze didn't expect that the legendary lady was so powerful. His body, which was already frightened to the point of collapse, suddenly regained a bit of strength. He was so overjoyed that he stood up!
Shentu Jiaojiao said again: "Although death crimes are forgiven, living crimes cannot be forgiven."
Fan Ze hastily kowtowed again.
"Where is the law enforcement?!"
Two disciples in black costumes came out in panic and knelt down beside Fan Ze. Shentu Jiaojiao paused and said, "Break your left palm!"
Everyone's faces suddenly changed, but Feng Qingyan's expression changed.
"Yes!" The disciple in the black costume stood up, waved one hand, and a rope flew out of his sleeve, wrapping around Fan Ze's left wrist, and immediately pulled himself up, and the person and the rope passed over the beam above his head. , and then with a pull, Fan Ze's feet left the ground immediately, and he was pulled up for a long time.
Another student in a black costume followed up with a throwing axe, and with a "swish", it flew across the air and chopped Fan Ze's left wrist.
But at this moment, a blue light flashed, and with a crisp ding, the flying ax was blown away.
"You are..."
Shentu Jiaojiao immediately became furious, she turned her head abruptly, and stared fiercely at Feng Qingyan's face until she remembered that it was her sweetheart's doing, then her face changed fiercely, and she asked softly, "Brother Feng, are you Why is this!?"
Feng Qingyan chuckled, and said calmly: "Miss, forgive me, this Mr. Fan is certainly guilty of not taking care of his subordinates strictly, but his subordinates are only harassing the civilians. Compared with his subordinates, small punishments and big reprimands are enough, but it is too heavy to be disabled because of this?"
Shentu Jiaojiao replied without thinking: "Since you said so, do it over there. Fan Ze, good luck, I have written down this punishment for now, stand up. Oh, put them down too." Bar!"
The surrounding disciples of Zhenyue Mountain City stared at the two with unbelievable expressions. They really couldn't understand who the person next to this vigorous and resolute lady was. In the past, it was said that even Shentu Zhenyue would give her three points Miss, actually obeyed this person's opinion.
Fan Ze was almost weeping with joy, he quickly knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed and thanked: "Thank you for not killing me! Thank you for not killing me!"
Shentu Jiaojiao glanced at him lightly, turned her face away, Yan said coldly: "Quickly stand up!"
At this time, the seven big men in black over there were also rescued. They were too tired to stand up for a while, but they kowtowed from afar, thanking them for not killing them.