The place where Meng Qi saw Cui Xu was not the main hall of the city lord's mansion, nor the study, but the garden between the inner and outer courtyards.
Cui Xu is a thin middle-aged man. It can be seen that when he was young, he was definitely worthy of the eight characters of handsome and unrestrained Yushu Linfeng. Even now, he has a long beard and a graceful demeanor. He has a cold but elegant look from his bones. temperament.
He was accompanied by four people, two of whom Meng Qi had met before. One was Miss Cui Jinxiu, who was pretty and dressed in red, and the other was the horse-faced and long-bearded chief catcher Fei Zhengqing.
The remaining two are slightly older than Fei Zhengqing. One is a rich old man with gray hair and many wrinkles, but has a rosy face and a straight back. He often smiles, which makes people feel particularly friendly and easy-going. The other is over half a year old. Hundreds, red face, broom eyebrows, luxuriant beard and hair.
When he saw such a combination of five people, Meng Qi was slightly stunned. There was Miss Cui but not the Young City Lord Cui Jinhua. Could it be that he was out for something
Master Zhending, Mr. Cui took the liberty to invite me. Please forgive me. Although Cui Xu always seemed very cold, as a righteous master, he did not lose his courtesy.
Meng Qi clasped his hands together and said bluntly: Amitabha, the twelve beasts have brought disaster to the rivers and lakes, and their men are full of blood and debts, and they are all guilty. After hearing that Shen Hou committed a murder in Tianding City, the poor monk will come even if the city lord does not invite him. .
After Cui Xu said hello, he kept a stern expression, nodded and said: Master Zhending is compassionate, Cui thanked him on behalf of the people of Tianding City.
After the greetings, Fei Zhengqing took the topic with a smile: Master Zhending, I am a guest from afar. Fei will introduce you to me. Fei Zhengqing, Tian is the chief arrester of Tianding City and is responsible for arresting Shen Hou. , this is Mr. You Tongguang You, the sworn brother of the city lord, nicknamed the Living God of Wealth.
He pointed at the old man who kept smiling.
He is You Tongguang. Meng Qi calmly greeted him and kept the other person's appearance, figure, and clothing in mind.
This is Mr. Mu Shan, the general manager of the Eighteen Waterways in the South, and the sworn brother of the city lord, known as Mr. Mu. Fei Zhengqing introduced the old man with a red face and a strong beard.
Mu Shan nodded slightly and looked at Meng Qi with doubtful eyes.
Fei won’t introduce Jinxiu’s niece, you must be familiar with her. Fei Zhengqing put away his smile and said sincerely, Master Zhending, you can kill Shen Monkey with a knife, you are definitely one of the best in the world. I ask for your help in arresting him this time.
Hey. Mu Shan smiled with a touch of contempt, but did not do anything drastic.
Mr. Fei caught his head and asked questions. Since he is currently among the most common heights, which is similar to Shenhou, Meng Qi is not worried that Fei Zhengqing can tell that he is Shenhou just by looking at his figure.
Fei Zhengqing nodded: Master, please don't mind Fei's cross-examination. It's just a habit for Fei to plead guilty here.
After receiving Meng Qi's affirmative answer, he began to ask: I wonder where the Master came from and where he met Shen Hou
The poor monk returned from the far west and was traveling around the world. When he was sailing on the river, he happened to see Shen Hou killing Zhang and his wife. Following Fei Zhengqing's question, Meng Qi described the incident true and false. He said that his sword skills were outstanding, and he severely injured Shen Hou with one move, but Shen Hou was equipped with horizontal kung fu and escaped by feigning death.
Fei Zhengqing kept asking about the details, but Meng Qi had already considered everything to ensure that it was consistent with the description of Zhang Zongxian and his wife, without revealing any contradictions.
Master Zhending is truly a master of swordsmanship. Shenhou, who has such great horizontal kung fu and swordsmanship skills, was defeated by you. It’s embarrassing to say that. Judging from the fact that Jin Ancheng was easily killed and there were not many traces of a fight at the scene, Fei I'm afraid I'm not Shenhou's opponent. Fei Zhengqing smiled and praised, but there was still some confusion in his expression.
Even though Shen Hou's injuries were not serious due to his horizontal kung fu training, he was just injured in the first half of the night and was able to defeat himself vigorously in the second half of the night. It was too miraculous and unbelievable, unless Shen Hou's martial arts had reached a certain level. It’s only half a step away from opening up the secrets of the human body.
And in this way, the one who can defeat him head-on is at least a master of this level. Considering his age, this is too scary.
Before Meng Qi could answer, Mu Shan laughed twice without a smile, stared at Meng Qi with sharp eyes like an eagle and said: Master Zhending, your story is very good, but I don’t believe it. Even though genius is a genius, hard work is indispensable
Let me weigh you
While he was speaking, he had already pulled out the long knife from his waist and rubbed his body. Cui Xu, Fei Zhengqing and You Tongguang did not stop him. Instead, they looked at Meng Qi with burning eyes.
Meng Qi, who was sitting on the stone bench with a smile on his face, did not move, and with a slight stroke of the knife, like an antelope hanging its horns, when Mu Shan was about to use his knife, it struck the place where he felt most uncomfortable.
This is not the blood sword technique, nor is it the Five Tigers' sword-breaking technique, but Meng Qi's seven months of repeatedly pondering Ananda's breaking-the-precept sword technique. The sword technique is the skeleton, and several sword techniques are evolved that do not involve the intention of the sword.
Over time, Meng Qi hopes that this can become a complete set of sword techniques, a set of sword techniques that can be considered good even in the awakening stage.
Even if there is no immersion in the sword intention, the changes have lost their charm and excitement, according to the standards of the Qi accumulation period, these moves can be considered exquisite and contain an indescribable charm.
In addition to the seven great masters in this world who have yet to fight, Meng Qi feels that the top group of masters are those who are close to the level of Qi Accumulation. For some reason, Meng Qi feels that there seems to be something missing and more shackles in practicing in this world. The efficiency is far less than in Shaolin itself.
Seeing Meng Qi's magical sword, Cui Xu narrowed his eyes slightly. Fei Zhengqing and You Tongguang also lost other expressions on their faces at the same time, with shock hidden in their concentration.
The sword's power was interrupted at the critical moment. Mu Shan felt his energy and blood boiling, and his breathing was suffocated. However, he was old-hearted and gritted his teeth. He took a diagonal step around Meng Qi and slashed to the side.
Meng Qi didn't move his feet or body, and he casually struck out with his sword, like a waterfall hanging upside down. The noise shook the sky, and it struck directly at the weak point of Mu Shan's sword, forcing him to take a step back.
Mu Shan roared angrily and stepped forward again, but the three consecutive attacks disappeared with thunder and rain after Meng Qi's seemingly casual slash.
Third brother, don’t tempt me anymore, Master Zhending’s sword skills are amazing. Cui Xu opened his mouth to stop Mu Shan from doing anything again, and described the sword skills that Meng Qi had developed as "miraculous".
Mu Shan stopped, gasping for air, and recalling what had just happened, his self-supporting competitive spirit suddenly shattered.
Seeing this, Meng Qi smiled slightly: The city lord should not be so complimentary.
His sword skills were too fragmented and unsystematic, and the changes were not coherent enough. If he continued to fight, he would lose the magical effect. After a few moves, Mu Shan suddenly figured out the problem and pulled him off the stone bench. Pressing forward, he began to fight with his body skills. Once the Divine Movement Movement Technique was unleashed, how could Fei Zhengqing not recognize that when he was struggling to support himself under the Black Shadow Sword last night, he had displayed his Divine Movement Movement Movements to the fullest.
Therefore, Cui Xu called a stop just in time.
Cui Xu turned to look at Fei Zhengqing. Fei Zhengqing shook his head in shock and solemnity, indicating that this was completely different from Shen Hou's sword technique and belonged to two different levels.
In addition to the common open and close sword skills, Shen Hou's sword skills also have a touch of monster color. Whether it is the sword movement or the movement, they are all weird and unpredictable, not like the right way. However, Master Zhending's sword skills have a long and mysterious charm. Containing the most rational, exquisite and exquisite.
Miss Cui Jinxiu, Cui Jinxiu, had not closed her mouth since Meng Qi took out the sword. She stared blankly at the fight between the two, and now she said as if she was dreaming: Master, it turns out that when you fought with me, you never used your full strength.
I thought there was not much difference between me and Master Shenhou.
Cui Xu stood up, cupped his hands and said: Because Shen Hou was injured a long time ago, Cui previously suspected that Shen Hou last night was a mage pretending to be a mage, but now it seems that he is actually trying to judge a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and he also asks the mage to forgive him.
He spoke up and apologized.
The poor monk can understand the eagerness of the city lord. Meng Qi answered sincerely.
Just when he was about to ask Shen Hou about the crime, a servant suddenly came in from the garden with a look of shock and fear.
City Lord, City Lord, something serious has happened. He couldn't find the point and raised the red post in his hand.
Everyone, including Meng Qi, looked over. Cui Xu said in a deep voice: Speak slowly.
The servant took a few breaths, presented the red post, and said: City Lord, this is the battle letter of the sword god in white. In seven days, he will come to challenge you.
The matter had already spread a lot, so he ignored Meng Qi's presence.
Luo Qing, the sword god in white
This is one of the seven great masters
This will be a rare master showdown
Meng Qi and others were quite shocked, but Cui Xu's expression remained unchanged: Cui wanted to learn Luo Daxia's swordsmanship for a long time.
With such a sentence, even if you agree to it, the battle between the masters will be inevitable.
What a troubled time it has been. You Tongguang and Fei Zhengqing sighed at the same time.
Because of this incident, they turned their attention away from Shen Hou, and after briefly communicating with Meng Qi, they sent him out of the house.
They were still using the same words as those rumored outside. The fact that they were trying to cover up something or were afraid of alerting others was so confusing that Meng Qi was scratching his head.
However, such a big thing happened today, and You Tongguang would probably go home very late, but it gave me a chance. Meng Qi thought to himself.
Because You Tongguang may be a remnant of the Snow God Palace, and may have mastered strange martial arts such as the Transformation Technique, Meng Qi did not come directly to him like he did with Jin Ancheng, but planned to take a roundabout way.
Moreover, Meng Qi also wanted to take this opportunity to find a way to complete the side mission.
As night fell, Meng Qi, who had been paying attention to You Mansion and made sure that You Tongguang had not returned, put on his night clothes, put on a mask, unfolded his body skills, and quietly sneaked into You Tongguang's study.
There is nothing special in You Tongguang's study, except for a Buddha statue carved from mutton-fat white jade that seems to be priceless.
Meng Qi searched You Tongguang's bedroom nearby, but found no clues about the Snow God Palace, so he returned to the study, found a piece of white paper, and deliberately changed the writing style to imitate the bandit commander Chu Liuxiang and wrote:
I heard that you have a white jade Buddha statue. It was carved by skilled hands. It is a miraculous craftsmanship. I am fascinated by it. I have a look at it today. I sincerely don’t deceive me.
However, it is not the way to be a guest to pick it up without asking. I leave this letter to tell you sincerely that I will come to pick it up on the moon in six days. You are so elegant and elegant that I will not make my journey back and forth in vain.
Shenhou worships.