He Chuan's family was wealthy, so not only were there two rows of arm-thick candles on the table, but there were also oil lamps hanging on the walls, making the large hall brightly lit.
He Chuan, who died in such a miserable state, looked quite creepy under the light. Together with Sanniang and the other four corpses, the hall was filled with the smell of blood, like hell.
Fortunately, He Chuan did not allow others to enter for convenience. Even though such a big incident happened in the hall, no one came.
Tao Zhengren in the hall looked at Gao Xuan coldly with an unfriendly look.
The smell of blood made the sisters Tao Hui and Tao Ying feel dizzy and pale. On the other hand, they were very curious about Gao Xuan.
The note in the afternoon was clearly Gao Xuan's advance warning. Without Gao Xuan's help, their family would have been in dire straits this time.
But Gao Xuan drugged them the day before yesterday, so he is obviously not a good person.
This contradictory feeling made the two sisters feel at a loss and difficult to judge.
However, it must be said that Gao Xuan looked particularly handsome tonight, especially his eyes that were as bright as stars and full of charm.
At this moment, Gao Xuan's demeanor was extraordinary and he was completely different from the handsome but wretched man two days ago.
Girls are all emotional. They noticed Gao Xuan's changes and felt his charm.
Deep down in their hearts, both girls leaned towards Gao Xuan. This change was so natural that neither of them knew it.
However, Tao Zhengren noticed that his daughters had expectant looks in their eyes. Obviously, his two daughters tended to believe Gao Xuan.
Tao Zhengren was actually affected by the subtle changes in his own child's attitude.
After all, this time, thanks to Gao Xuan's warning, he took the Wudang Dragon Tiger Golden Pill in advance and was able to use his body to withstand the opponent's poison.
If they hadn’t been prepared, their family would have faced a disastrous fate.
Tao Zhengren felt scared when he thought about it, and he became more tolerant towards Gao Xuan.
Of course, as an old hand like him, he would not easily trust Gao Xuan.
At the beginning, he even suspected that this was a self-torture scheme, using the death of Sanniang and others in exchange for his trust in Gao Xuan.
The world is treacherous and all kinds of conspiracies are hard to guard against.
The problem is that He Chuan is the top swordsman in the northwest and a master of Kongtong Sect. There is absolutely no reason to sacrifice He Chuan's reputation and life for Gao Xuan.
Tao Zhengren pondered for a moment and decided to find out the situation clearly.
"Who is your master and what sect does he belong to?"
Gao Xuan said frankly: "I was born in Feihua Sect, and I don't have a master. I just learned a few tricks of hidden weapons, poisons and so on."
Tao Zhengren's face changed: "The Feihua Sect of the Lower Five Sects?"
Feihua Sect is notorious in the underworld and everyone hates it. Even most underworld masters look down on Feihua Sect.
"Exactly."
Gao Xuan was very calm: "I am in the dark, but my heart is toward the light. The day before yesterday, I was taught a lesson by the two female knights, and I suddenly realized that I want to be a good person who walks uprightly. I want to be a chivalrous and righteous person and eliminate all injustice."
Gao Xuan spoke eloquently, with an impassioned tone and a sincere attitude.
Tao Zhengren naturally didn't believe such words, but Gao Xuan's open and free-spirited demeanor was very charming, which he admired very much.
Besides, Gao Xuan had saved him after all. Regardless of whether it was true or false, there was no reason for him to attack Gao Xuan.
Tao Zhengren said: "No matter what, you saved our family. I, Tao Zhengren, have been in the martial arts world for decades, and I know how to distinguish between gratitude and resentment. I will definitely repay this great favor."
He asked Gao Xuan: "Tell me, what do you want?"
Gao Xuan smiled and said, "Master Tao, I am helping you without asking for anything in return. He Chuan and Sanniang are evil and have committed serious crimes. I only hope that Master Tao can uphold justice, rescue those abducted women, and make proper arrangements for them..."
Gao Xuanyi bowed and said: "Master Tao, the mountains are high and the road is long. See you in the rivers and lakes."
After saying that, Gao Xuan floated out of the hall and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
Tao Zhengren pondered for a moment and sheathed his sword. He said to his two daughters, "This man has a deep mind and is hard to predict. Be careful when you meet him in the future."
Tao Ying and Tao Hui didn't quite agree in their hearts, but they nodded repeatedly on the surface.
Tao Hui said with some concern: "Father, how do we deal with this?"
Qinglin City is an important place in the northwest, only a few hundred miles away from Kongtong Mountain. He Chuan was killed, and the Kongtong Sect wanted to report him. What should they do
"It doesn't matter. We, the Wudang sect, have some respect wherever we go."
Tao Zhengren was not panicked. The Kongtong Sword Sect was a famous and upright sect. No matter what they did in private, they had to abide by the rules on the surface.
Tao Zhengren came out of the hall with his two daughters and captured two disciples from the sword hall.
After some questioning, the situation was finally made clear.
Tao Zhengren led his men to the Zhenwu Escort Agency and killed Qin Zhenwu and others on the spot. Dozens of abducted women and children were found in the cellar behind the escort agency.
Gao Xuan followed Tao Zhengren, and while Tao Zhengren was killing someone, he sneaked into Sanniang's room.
Sanniang has been the leader of the branch for several years, doing bad things all the time, so she should have some wealth. It would be a waste not to take this money.
If it really falls into the hands of the government, no one knows who will take it away.
Gao Xuan didn't say anything about robbing the rich to help the poor. He took the money for his own use.
The so-called robbing the rich to help the poor is just a way for robbers to cover up their shame when they rob money. If anyone takes it seriously, it would be funny.
Robbery itself is a disruption of order, and talking about helping the poor is all nonsense.
From ancient times to the present, robbing the rich to help the poor is really just a slogan.
Gao Xuan entered Sanniang's room and directly opened the wooden cabinet that was as tall as a person. He had been here before, and judging from the layout of the room, the only place where something could be hidden was behind the wooden cabinet.
Open the wooden cabinet, there is a hidden compartment inside. Carefully remove the poison needle at the switch, Gao Xuan pulls open the wooden compartment.
There is a small wooden shelf at the back, embedded in the wall. It mainly contains a bag of gold melon seeds. Large pieces of gold like gold ingots cannot be circulated at all. Small gold melon seeds are easy to carry and can always be spent in a big place.
There were also some silver notes, probably worth several thousand taels. These silver notes were from the Golden Dragon Bank and could be exchanged for cash in major cities across the country.
This is Sanniang’s life savings, which is about three or four million in modern currency.
In this era of economic backwardness, this amount of money is a huge sum of money.
There are also some bottles and jars on the shelves, mainly poisons, healing medicines, etc.
These things were not convenient to carry, so Gao Xuan picked out two useful ones and left them behind, and destroyed all the other poisons.
Gao Xuan found several thin human skin masks. Disguise and modification is a required subject for Feihua Sect. However, such a delicately made human skin mask is very precious.
The most precious item on the shelf should be the Hidden Dragon Sword. This is a soft sword, with the blade folded in a one-foot-long sword case.
Buckle it on your arm, and when you use it, stimulate your internal force, and the blade and hilt will pop out directly from the scabbard.
The blade is three and a half feet long, as bright as a mirror, and extremely sharp. The blade is straight and hard when it comes out of the scabbard, but the blade is very tough, so it can be forced into the scabbard.
Gao Xuan was also a little surprised. It was really unreasonable that there was such a smelting process in ancient times. Maybe some special metal was used.
Sanniang is not good at using swords, so this magic sword can only be hidden. It is also because this person is selfish that he does not allow He Chuan to use this magic sword.
There was also a secret book on the shelf. Gao Xuan took it and took a look at it. It turned out to be the Pure Yang Wuji Sutra.
This is clearly the first-rate authentic internal strength of Wudang. It should have the same origin as this soft sword.
Otherwise, with Sanniang's level, how could she get such precious swords and secret books
Time was urgent, so Gao Xuan briefly flipped through the book and put away the sword, then turned around and left the room.
After a while, Tao Zhengren came running over with his two daughters. This old man also noticed that Sanniang's treasure had been looted, but he didn't say anything.
He also guessed that it must have been Gao Xuan who did it.
Gao Xuan actually didn't go far. He stayed in a house not far from the escort agency. He was a little curious about how the hero Tao Zhengren was going to save people.
If you just leave the other person alone after he kills someone, you can't be called a hero.
After more than half an hour, a group of soldiers were seen coming with torches.
Tao Zhengren chatted for a few words with the leading constable, and then the rest of the matter was handed over to the officers and soldiers.
Including the abducted women, all were taken away by the officers and soldiers.
Gao Xuan looked at Tao Zhengren and thought he knew the captain. As expected, one needs connections to survive in the underworld.
The next day, Gao Xuan heard the news that the two heroes He Chuan of Feiyun Sword and Tao Zhengren of Jiugong Divine Sword had joined forces to break into the Feihua Sect branch and rescue more than 30 abducted women and children.
Unfortunately, the hero He Chuan was ambushed by the thieves and died on the spot.
Gao Xuan couldn't help but praise him. He was indeed a veteran in this field. He directly blamed Feihua Sect for He Chuan's death.
Even if the Kongtong Sect found out the truth, it would be difficult for them to seek revenge directly on Tao Zhengren.
After this battle, Tao Zhengren, the Nine Palaces Divine Sword, became famous throughout the northwest.
However, Tao Zhengren did not dare to stay any longer. It was not a big deal to take down the Feihuamen branch, but killing He Chuan was a big trouble.
He Chuan's master, Qishangjian Hebi, was famous for his vengeance. He was a martial arts master who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts and was a great master of the time.
If He Bi comes to kill us, things will become difficult to say.
After Tao Zhengren arranged everything else, he hurried home with his men.
It’s a long way from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River.
Tao Zhengren and his group traveled for three days and arrived outside Black Stone City on this day.
After leaving Black Stone City, we entered the southwest region and left the Kongtong Sect's sphere of influence.
Tao Zhengren saw Black Stone City from afar and felt relieved.
At this time, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. Looking back, he saw a black horse galloping from behind.
The knight on the black horse came in front of Tao Zhengren and suddenly pulled the reins. The horse raised its front hooves, turned half a circle on the spot, and suddenly stopped.
The knight said to Tao Zhengren loudly: "Master Tao, we meet again. It's fate."
The knight wore a bamboo hat and a thin veil to block the wind and sand. His face could not be seen clearly. But just by hearing the clear voice, Tao Zhengren knew that the other party was Gao Xuan.
Tao Zhengren frowned slightly: "Why are you following us? What on earth do you want to do?"
Gao Xuan laughed: "Master Tao, I came here with good intentions to warn you."
He pointed to the willow forest ahead: "There is a small winery in the willow forest ahead. The Seven Wounds Sword and the Feihua Sect masters are waiting for you there."
Gao Xuan's words sounded light and casual, but to Tao Zhengren's ears they sounded like thunder.
Tao Zhengren's expression changed slightly: "Are you serious?"
(End of this chapter)