Early the next morning, the three of them met to hang out in the market. Since the recovery of Yongji Pass, Yongzhou City has gradually returned to its former bustle.
Both sides of the street are lined with various stalls, and the hawkers' cries come and go. The teahouses are already overcrowded. People are coming and going on the street, including people in sedan chairs, people on foot, people carrying burdens, and carriages and carriages. Those who transport goods have a prosperous scene.
Who would have thought that this place had just experienced a fierce battle not long ago, and countless men and women died here.
Ye Hu and Shen Changge both thought of the cruelty on the battlefield, and thought of the scene of rivers of blood and corpses everywhere, and they sighed in their hearts.
Seeing that both of them were sad at the same time, Qingxuan guessed what they were thinking and hurriedly comforted them: "A true man protects his family and country, his head can be cut off and blood can be shed, but in the end, he hopes that the country will be peaceful and the people are safe, and the emperor will be in peace. Now the people of Yongzhou You have gradually recovered from the pain, isn’t this the best result you want?”
After hearing the words, the two of them felt enlightened and relieved. They admired Qingxuan Master. It was really not easy for a little girl to have such insight.
The three of them walked around the street. Shen Changge and Ye Hu had their hands filled with all kinds of large and small things, but Qingxuan was still not satisfied. He had just moved into a new home and there were too many things to buy. At this moment, there were two ready-made things. Coolie, if you don’t need it now, wait until later!
At this time, Qingxuan passed by another stall selling jewelry. He felt that the various jewelry were dazzling and instantly beautiful, so he picked a half-moon-shaped jade hairpin and inserted it into his head. He asked Ye Hu and Shen Changge with a smile: "Does this look good? ?”
"nice!"
The two of them answered in unison.
"Boss, I want this!"
Qingxuan didn't ask the price, he said to the vendor cheerfully, and then pointed at Ye Hu behind him.
The boss is a shrewd man. When he saw Ye Hu, who looked majestic and armed with a sword and had a military aura, he immediately smiled flatteringly and said: "Master Jun, one tael of silver!"
Seeing that Qingxuan had gone to another cloth stall, Ye Hu hurriedly took out a tael of silver and handed it to the boss, and then immediately chased Qingxuan.
"Qingxuan, please slow down! There are many people, don't get separated!" Ye Hu said anxiously, remembering Shen Changge's words and worried about Qingxuan's safety.
When Shen Changge saw that Qingxuan had almost bought half of the market, he couldn't help but whisper to Ye Hu: "No wonder you insist on me going to the streets with you, that's your plan!"
Ye Hu couldn't help but smile slyly and said: "Qingxuan has always been quiet, but she became a blockbuster. She has superb medical skills, and there is an endless stream of people who come from thousands of miles away to seek medical advice. However, she has been practicing medicine for many years, and she has not saved even a tael of silver. You How do you think it was spent?”
Shen Changge couldn't help but sigh, what a loss to a friend! Just as he was about to make a gesture to intimidate him, he suddenly felt a knife wind coming from behind him. He hurriedly dodged to the side, and a flying knife had already passed by his temple.
"Be careful!" Shen Changge shouted!
The long-term tacit understanding between the two made Ye Hu react in the midst of the lightning. He held Qingxuan in his arms, bowed, and the flying knife flew past his forehead and plunged straight into a pillar on the street. , three feet deep!
"Who is that!" Ye Hu yelled and threw everything in his hands, directly blocking the opponent's second flying knife.
The bustling crowd on the street was now running away, and screams could not be heard. The whole street suddenly became a mess. Shen Changge said to Ye Hu: "Protect Qingxuan, I will chase him!" After saying that, he jumped towards the thief. Go in the direction of escape.
Qingxuan didn't react for a long time. When he figured out the situation, he hurriedly said to Ye Hu: "What's going on? Is it dangerous for Brother Shen to chase alone? How about you go too? You know, I am confident enough." Keep your abilities!"
Ye Hu also knew that Qingxuan's flying needle skills were very good, and ordinary people could not hurt her, so he pushed him into a tea shop and said: "Don't run around, just wait here for me to come back!" After that, he ran away towards the thief. direction to catch up.
After chasing for about half an hour, they finally saw Shen Changge fighting with a group of men in black in the depths of an alley. The white clothes on his body were already stained with blood. Ye Hu quickly joined the fight. The two had cooperated for many years and had the same mind. They had a tacit understanding, and both had superb swordsmanship. They had the upper hand before long. Seeing that the situation was not good, the thieves retreated in a hurry.
Ye Hu didn't have a crossbow in his hand at this time, so he grabbed a thief's dagger and threw it at the thief who had escaped a few meters away from the leader. He only heard a cry of surprise, and the man was hit by a knife in the leg and fell heavily. On the ground.
Seeing that his accomplice was injured, another thief next to him angrily picked up the big knife on the ground and slashed straight at Ye Hu. Shen Changge was shocked when he saw this. Ye Hu was currently fighting with the other two thieves and was unable to do anything at all. , so Shen Changge hurriedly changed direction, his long sword flashed with cold light.
The thief was only thinking about plotting against Ye Hu. He did not take care of Shen Changge behind him, and was directly pierced through the chest by Shen Changge from behind. The thief let out a cry of pain and looked at the sword that suddenly passed through from behind. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and he couldn't move forward even half a step, and then fell softly to the ground.
"Aya!" The leader suddenly let out a heartbreaking scream as he looked at the fallen thief.
Ye Hu and Shen Changge were shocked at the same time, and the other thieves were suddenly shocked. Both sides stopped fighting immediately, and then Ye Hu reacted first, grabbed the leader-looking thief, and shouted: "Who are you? Dare to commit murder on the street?"
The man who looked like his leader did not answer, but just made a gesture to let others escape first, and then angrily said to Ye Hu who was grabbing his collar: "You killed Aya today, and I will make you pay a lot from now on." Ten times the price!”
Only then did Shen Changge notice that the thief he had just penetrated with his sword was actually a young woman, probably the Aya the leader mentioned.
Shen Changge was also shocked to realize that he had struck too hard just now, but in the flash of lightning, he saw the thief heading towards Ye Hu with a knife, so he instinctively stabbed Ye Hu with his sword. Even if he regretted it now, it was too late, so he said: " It was you who first launched a sneak attack on the street, with ruthless swords, and tried to defeat the minority with more, and now you are killed by others, so no one else can blame you!"
The leader looked at his younger sister Aya, who had lost all his vitality at this time, and said with hatred, "Shen Changge, Ye Hu, please remember that the hatred of killing relatives is irreconcilable. One day, I will Let you pay a heavy price for what you have done today!"
After saying that, he suddenly threw something out of his sleeve. In an instant, a burst of black smoke filled the air, and the surroundings were filled with confusion. Both Ye Hu and Shen Changge shed tears due to the black smoke and kept coughing.
Suddenly Ye Hu felt his hands loosen in surprise, and when he turned around, the leader had disappeared. He jumped up and was about to chase after him, but was grabbed by Shen Changge beside him, who hurriedly said to him: "Ye Hu, Don’t chase the poor bandits, there’s something wrong with the black smoke, so concentrate and hold your breath!”
Ye Hu was shocked when he heard this. Could this black smoke be poisonous? He suddenly felt dizzy and hurriedly sat down, crossed his legs and held his breath!
After leaning a little, the two of them slowly stood up! Everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, the smoke poison they had just inhaled was not much, and they were only slightly dizzy at the moment. It should be fine if they take a short rest.
Qingxuan's side was not at peace at the moment. After Ye Hu pushed her into the teahouse in a hurry, dozens of men in black clothes and armed with steel knives came in and immediately surrounded the entire teahouse.
Qingxuan hid among a group of shivering tea guests and watched coldly as the group of men in black went straight to the second floor. After a while, fierce fighting sounds could be heard from the second floor, accompanied by the screams of men from time to time. .
The tea guests downstairs panicked and fled in all directions. Two men in black with knives were driving the tea guests to the backyard. Everyone became more panicked. Qingxuan took the opportunity to hide in a private room facing the street. , trying to sneak away from the window.
When she turned around, she didn't know when an eighty-nine-year-old boy in tattered clothes followed behind her. She remembered this child. Previously, this child had begged in a teahouse. He was pushed down by a short and sturdy man, and his head was knocked open without saying a word. Alas, the person watching was really distressed, so she gave him a bunch of money. She didn't expect that the child would follow her all the time.
"Sister, do you want to leave from here? No, the owner of this teahouse is afraid that some customers will skip the bill, so he specially placed a row of razor blades on the wall of the courtyard below this window. They are very sharp." The little boy whispered. reminded.
Qingxuan hurriedly opened the window and took a closer look. Sure enough, as the little boy said, there was a row of shining blades standing on the wall next to the courtyard downstairs. He blamed himself for being too smart and got himself into trouble. This little boy, fearing that he was grateful for her kindness in giving him a handful of money, came to remind her.
At this time, both of them are trapped here. If those men in black come to search and are discovered, their lives may be in danger. At this moment, they can only hope that Ye Hu and Shen Changge will come here to save them.
The sound of fighting on the second floor continued, but the hall suddenly became quiet. Qingxuan quietly looked out from a gap in the cubicle, and happened to see two men in their early twenties walking in one after another from the door. The leader The man is dressed in dark black clothes and wearing a hair crown. He has a handsome appearance and a noble temperament, but he looks lazy.
The man behind him is also dressed in black attire like the previous group of men in black, but he is holding a sword in his hand and has a cold air all over his body. He follows closely behind the man in black clothes. At first glance, he is a close guard of the man in black clothes. .
"The sect master is here, Feng Lingzhu, why don't you stop?" The man in black clothes shouted loudly towards the second floor after the man in black clothes sat down.
Sure enough, the sound of fighting upstairs suddenly stopped, and after a while, two men in black escorted a man dressed as a scribe in white from the second floor. The man in white had his hair in a messy bun, and his facial features were unremarkable. Judging from his appearance, , about thirty years old, with a relatively ordinary appearance.
At this moment, there were blood stains on the white clothes, and his hands were cut behind his back. As soon as he got off the stairs, his legs were kicked hard by the man in black behind him, and he knelt down in front of the man in black clothes.
"Master!" The man in white's voice was hoarse and full of bitterness.
"Master Feng Ling, leave without saying a word, so that this sect leader can be easily found!" The man in Xuanyi's tone was not high-pitched, but his aura was terrifying, his eyes were sharp, and just one glance could make people shudder.
"Master, I know that leaving without saying goodbye this time is a taboo in the sect, but I have been in the Xiangsi Sect for twelve years. I have been following the old sect master, working tirelessly and devotedly, and I have never had any problems. My business went wrong. Now my subordinate is really tired of this daily life of fighting and killing. He only wants to be an ordinary couple with the one he loves. However, the Acacia Sect still refuses to fulfill his wish. The subordinate can only I just made the wrong move and walked away. I hope that the master of the sect will remember the past friendship and let go of his subordinates."
The man in white spoke sincerely, and after he finished speaking, he kept knocking his head on the ground as if pounding garlic. The appearance of a dignified eight-foot strong man could not help but make those who saw it sad and shed tears when hearing it.
However, this man in black clothes was so hard-hearted that he couldn't help but remain unmoved. He even said sarcastically: "Let you go! How? Have you forgotten the oath you made when you first entered the Acacia Gate?" Don’t you want me to help you recall your memories?”
The man in white suddenly changed his face, and said with a look of shame on his face: "I dare not forget that twelve years ago, when I first entered the Xiangsi Sect, the old sect master was kind to the subordinate, and the subordinate once asked the old sect master for his life-saving kindness. Make an oath that as soon as you enter the gate of lovesickness, your soul will miss you when you die!"
"Then did you do it?" The man in black clothes suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes.
"Subordinate... I didn't do it!" The man in white was uneasy, hesitated again and again, and finally closed his eyes and answered directly.