Linlu Town is a hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan.
This town is not big, and there is not even a yamen in the town. If someone wants to file a lawsuit, he has to report to the official in Funing, which is dozens of miles away.
But this town is not as small as Cangling Town, at least there is more than one inn here, and there are many residents, shops and businessmen in the town.
A few months ago, no one would have imagined that this small border town would become the center of the entire martial arts world.
And now...
The heads of the high school, the long-established strange people, and even the worldly masters who have been reclusive for many years... have all gathered here.
Their purpose is the same, only for one thing - Jian Wu Cao Ji.
Jianghu is a wonderful place.
Here, anyone can pursue something that does not belong to them, as long as they have the ability...
The so-called morality and axioms are often just an excuse to facilitate people's actions.
A foothold in the rivers and lakes is the most important strength.
Morality without the support of strength is bullshit.
Not as good as shit.
Powerful people all understand this truth, so they only show that bullshit when they need it.
Duan Keyi is also this kind of person.
Of course, in this incident, he did have some truth.
According to his logic, it was only logical for him to find the real murderer for revenge when his disciple was wiped out. And "Sword Dance Grass" was snatched from Jiang San by the murderer, so it is reasonable for Duan Ke to snatch it back. As for how to distribute it after it is taken back... Since there is no one left in the Jiang family, it makes sense for him, the master, to take over the sword manual.
In short, Duan Ke also insisted on this theory, even if it sounds a bit far-fetched, but it is more reasonable than the thinking of "whoever grabs it".
It's a pity that even Duan Keyi himself understands that Jianghu has never been a place to reason.
People who have nothing can get money, fame, status, beauties here...
Those who have everything can lose everything here.
Does this make sense
Even if there is, I am afraid that there is only one person in a million who can understand this truth.
Therefore, Duan Keyi's little truth is bullshit in the eyes of others.
Even if Jiang Sanqi came back to life today, no one would admit that this sword manual belongs to him, let alone you, Duan Keyi
After all, this has always been a game of "who gets it".
So, among the people who came to participate in this game, who are the most eye-catching, or the most powerful
So far, there are four of them.
The first person is Duan Keyi.
Jiang San is famous in martial arts with the name of "Hengjiang Sword", but Duan Keyi, the "master" who taught him martial arts, is not famous for his swordsmanship. From this point... It can be seen that the latter's martial arts is profound.
In fact, the status of "Jiang San's Mentor" is not important, but the titles of "Diancang Master" and "Tanyun Knight" are important, because they symbolize strength.
In this era, the Diancang Sect is one of the most powerful and decent sects. Whether it is the number and quality of the disciples, or the business and prestige in the Tao, they can be said to be outstanding; A man of high rank, his martial arts and city... really hard to fathom.
On the basis of this "strength", combined with the previous "reason", Duan Ke should naturally occupy a place among the four.
Now, let's talk about the second person...
Cotton Taoist.
Taoists usually use vegetation as their names, such as "stone, plum, bamboo, spring, stream" and so on, to look elegant and free from dust.
But the title "Mian Taoist"...is really a bit strange.
From this name, not only can you not hear much elegance, but you can also hear a bit of weakness.
However, Taoist Mian's martial arts are completely opposite to his Taoist name.
No one knows where Taoist Mian learned his martial arts, and no one knows which Taoist temple he was born in; what people know is that one day, a Taoist who wields a sword suddenly appeared on the rivers and lakes. A dark black iron epee.
This sword is extremely blunt, it seems that the blade has not even been opened. But... countless masters died under this blunt sword.
So far in the rivers and lakes, Mian Taoists have not yet failed.
It seems... what he wants, he can get, and what he wants to do, he can do.
Then, the third person.
It's cold like autumn.
This should be the most mysterious of the four.
He has no friends, although many people would like to be his friends.
He also has no enemies, because those who become his enemies will soon disappear from this world.
He spoke very little, as if saying one more word would be a loss to him.
His deeds are rare, because he is very low-key; and the main manifestation of this "low-key" is... his staff rarely survive.
The really powerful murderer is not the kind of person who makes you frightened when you hear the name; it is the kind of person who is obviously full of blood and debts, but when he stands in front of you, you still know nothing about him.
Leng Yuqiu, that's the kind of person.
Although he still became a famous character after all, the difference from others is that in the entire martial arts world, no one...or "living people" have seen his martial arts.
People can only look at his sword that seems to have never been drawn out of its sheath, and imagine how many dead souls have been under this sword, and the process of these people's lives being taken away.
It's just "imagination", because "temptation" may make you one of those dead souls...
So... Finally, let's talk about the remaining one of the four...
Wang Qiong.
This person is not a martial artist, but a businessman.
It's a pity that he doesn't have a name like "Money Millions" like many businessmen in literature.
Of course, Wang Qiong is not his real name.
As a beggar who has lived on the street since he can remember, the name he was called the most since he was a child should be "little beggar" or "stinky beggar". As for what his parents call him, he may have to wait for him to go to Jiuquan You can only ask them when you meet them next time.
In short, the word "Wang Poor" was created by himself, and he hopes that this name can always remind him of the taste of poverty.
Because he knows... Only those who have been poor can truly understand the value of money.
A born rich person has a different understanding of money than a person who has spent half his life in poverty before becoming rich. It's like a person who is born healthy, and a person who is born with a lame and miraculously cured decades later... have absolutely different views on walking.
Wang Qiong... naturally belongs to the latter.
He used to be poorer than anyone else, so poor that he snatched dog food from other people's yards, and hid in a pigsty for warmth; but now he is richer than anyone else, so rich that he doesn't know how long it will take to spend all his money. Rich enough to buy anything...
Different from the three mentioned before, Wang Qiong should be the safest competitor in this "game"; because he has no need to risk himself... He can wait, wait until the end, and use his The most powerful and unique weapon in your hand - money, to win the final victory.
In fact, more than half of the people who gathered in Linlu Town this time were going to work for Wang Qiong...
These people are not very interested in sword manuals. Their thinking is: What is the purpose of practicing martial arts and mixing in the rivers and lakes? Don't you just want fame and fortune? After selling the sword manual to Wang Qiong, he got a sum of money that could never be spent in a lifetime. Isn't that the same as bypassing the complicated and dangerous process and directly reaching the ultimate goal
Therefore, Wang Qiong, who does not belong to the Jianghu at all, is the one with the greatest chance of winning among the four... I have to say, this is a kind of irony.
...
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, but the snow on the ground had not yet melted.
In the lobby of "Ke Lai Xuan", it was extremely lively.
In addition to those who asked for tea and ordered food, there was also a large group of people coming and going... I don't know what they were busy with.
This scene, on weekdays, would only appear in the morning.
In border towns like this, the most frequent visitors are the business travelers; when the sky is dawn, the guests who are in a hurry to travel will all get up. All kinds of people were vying for tea and water, and scrambling to harness their mules and horses to the cart; during that time, the shop assistants wanted to use their feet as hands, which was the most chaotic time of the day. when.
However, since the news that "Sword Dance Grass" will appear in Linlu Town on New Year's Eve has spread, almost every inn in this town has been busy from morning to night in this state.
The shopkeepers of the inn are also mixed joys and sorrows. They are happy that they are making money every day, but they are worried... they are afraid that something will happen to those customers.
"what-"
No, on the afternoon of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, a scream became the first drop of boiling oil to explode in the muddy water.
Simultaneously with the screams, there was a sound of broken wooden windows and a person falling from a height to the ground.
Soon, another corpse appeared on the street in front of Kelaixuan.
Pedestrians on the street quickly gathered in a circle, watching from a certain distance, chatting about something.
Among the guests in the lobby... some immediately ran out to take a look; some sat in their original positions, as if nothing had happened outside; Sit down again.
"The one who fell down should be the horse with the beard." Not long after, a square-faced man sitting facing the door at a square table said so.
"Yeah." An old man sitting next to him answered, "The broken window belongs to the room with the bearded horse."
The square-faced man said: "The horse with the beard is not weak in martial arts."
"Not weak." The old man said: "Just with that 'double-shaped palm', he can be ranked among the first-class masters."
The square-faced man said: "But he is dead now."
The old man nodded: "It seems that he is dead."
The square-faced man said: "A person who is good at using palms is beaten backward like this, and falls to his death through a broken window. What does that mean?"
The old man smiled: "It means that in that guest room, there is a person who is better at using palms than him."
The square-faced man said: "There are not many people like that."
The old man said: "Not many."
The square-faced man said: "Diancang sect master Duan Ke is also one of them."
The old man echoed: "Well... with Sect Leader Duan's internal strength, he only needs to use his strength to defeat that bearded man."
The square-faced man said again: "The head of the Crazy Tiger Gang, 'Tiger Faced Arhat' Tu Ji... is also one of them."
The old man said: "The Arhat's Fighting Tiger Palm is indeed better than the double-shaped life-restraining palm."
The square-faced man said again: "The leader of the beggar gang, Luo Can, naturally has to be counted as one."
The old man said: "Since Lord Luo has practiced the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms that have been lost for many years... he must be counted as one of them."
At this point, the square-faced man shrugged and smiled: "Uncle Liu, then who do you think... who killed the bearded horse?"
Uncle Liu replied: "The young master is smart, and he must have the answer in his heart. I'm an old man with my humble opinion... don't worry about it."
"Hehe..." The square-faced man laughed again, "Uncle Liu was joking, my 'eye skills' are not half as old as yours, just based on the quick glance when the horse's beard fell... Maybe I'm wrong. "
Uncle Liu was complimented by this "young master", but he didn't show much joy: "Even with just a glance, the young master must have seen... the murderer deliberately concealed his true identity by 'controlling the enemy', right?"
The smile on the young master's face was even wider: "That's a man with a sword."
Liu Bo said: "Yes."
The young master said: "Among those who use swords, there are not many who can kill a bearded horse with palm skills."
Liu Bodao: "There is only one person who meets this condition and happens to live in this inn..."
Just when the conversation between these two people reached this point, a man and a woman walked into the store by the gate, bypassing the crowd.
The man looked to be in his early twenties, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, a handsome appearance, and a long sword behind his back; the girl next to him was about the same age, and she was also very iconic, with a cute and charming face face.
The veterans sitting in the lobby of the inn all had venomous eyes, and after just one glance, they deduced that...these two were either lovers, brothers and sisters, or very close senior brothers and sisters.
Although the man and woman did not make any intimate gestures, the distance they kept, the frequency of walking, and the degree of tacit understanding in their gestures were enough to show that their relationship was quite close.
"Shopkeeper, is there a guest room?" The young man walked to the counter in a few steps, faced the shopkeeper, and asked with his mouth open.
The shopkeeper's reaction was also very quick, his attention was shifted back from the dead body outside the door in an instant, and he replied almost instinctively: "Uh... this guest officer, recently... the guest room of the small shop is a little nervous... "
"I understand." The young man knew what the shopkeeper meant, "We only need one room, and the price...you can pay at the 'current price'."
"Hey~ okay." The shopkeeper of Ke Laixuan is very greedy and courageous; therefore, even if there is no explanation for the life outside the door, he still narrowed his eyes immediately after hearing the young man's words. Eyes laughed.
He just smiled and took out the accounting book, picked up the brush and started writing, while writing, he asked: "This young man, please leave a name."
The young man replied in a very calm tone: "Huangfu Mingkang." (.)
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