Xue Hu's sturdy figure moved around in the crowd, pushing aside a few people, and finally squeezed in beside Gu Xiao and Lin'er. He looked at the face man in Lin'er's hand, and then at the 'painted-faced cat' Gu Xiao, Xue Hu nodded his big head and said: "Yes, he really looks like little brother Gu."
After saying that, Xue Hu bowed his hands to Lin'er and said, "Master, I think it's getting late. Let's go back to the inn to rest."
Lin'er was playing with the 'Mianren Gu Xiao' in her hand. After listening to Xue Hu's words, she thought for a moment and said: "Let's go find a good restaurant and try all the delicious food in Liangzhou City before going back. , Gu Xiao, what do you think?"
Gu Xiao didn't care, he just wanted to wipe his face clean before talking, so he said to Lin'er: "Okay, I remember, if we walk further, there is Jiayue Lailou. His food and wine are famous for their good quality. , Uncle Li must be craving for wine too, it’s just a good time for Uncle Li to have a drink, let’s take a rest and go back to the inn to rest.”
Lin'er smiled and said: "Then it's up to you, let's go to Yuelai Tower."
As soon as Xue Hu heard about eating meat and drinking wine, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said in a loud voice: "That's a good relationship. This time I want to avenge the last time." Since the last time he lost to the old man in a drinking competition Li, Xue Hu has always been worried about him, and this time he had another chance. Xue Hu rolled up the sleeves of his unlined clothes, revealing his arms as thick as ordinary people's calves.
Gu Xiao saw this and smiled and said: "Brother Xue, you have to drink leisurely. Fortunately, you were in an inn last time. You drank so much that you were unconscious, and several inn clerks couldn't lift you. If you are in Yue this time, If you drink too much when you come upstairs, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get you back to the inn.”
When Xue Hu heard Gu Xiao talk about the last time he and Lao Li got drunk after a drunken fight, he smiled heartily and said: "Brother Gu, don't worry, it was because the master returned safely last time. A big stone fell from our hearts. You drank a little faster, but it won’t happen this time. Lao Xue promises you and the master, it will definitely be Lao Li who goes back lying down this time.”
Lin'er put the mask away and said, "Then let's not waste time and let's go." After saying that, he headed towards the direction of Yuelai Building that Gu Xiao had mentioned.
Gu Xiao turned around and looked at the crowded crowd behind him. After searching for a long time, he didn't see Old Li following him. He couldn't help but wonder: "Where did Uncle Li go? Could it be that the crowd was too crowded and he got separated?"
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In the quiet alley, Lao Li dodged a horizontal slash and struck the person with a sharp blow with the back of the hatchet in his hand. The person grunted and fell to the snow and fainted.
The hatchet was turned around and held in his hand. Old Li looked at the remaining masked men in black with vigilance.
"The idea is tough, don't waste time, surround him and greet him." Seeing that Lao Li was quick to attack, the hawker called on these masked men in black to deal with them quickly and besiege Lao Li.
Lao Li knew that if he was surrounded by these people in an open area, he would definitely be at a disadvantage. But now the hawker has introduced himself into this alley. The alley is narrow and can only accommodate two people, but it makes it impossible for them to take advantage of the large number of people. He only needs to defend the middle road, at least he does not have to worry about several people behind him attacking together.
After hearing what the hawker said, the masked people in black no longer stepped forward to take action one by one. Each of these people held weapons and attacked Lao Li together.
His feet flew into the air to avoid a "ground dragon" that swept down the plate. Lao Li kicked out in the air and kicked the two of them over in an instant. After landing, he grabbed one person with his hand and hit him on the back of the neck with a knife. The person groaned and fell to the ground.
Seeing that Lao Li was so difficult to cope with, the hawker and the old vegetable seller and his wife looked at each other, and then whispered a few words. Although Lao Li was fighting with the masked man, he saw the scene clearly and couldn't help but be wary of these three people.
The vendor stepped back slightly, a whistle came from his mouth, and several masked men in black quickly turned back. A gap was revealed, and the old vegetable seller and his wife took action at the same time.
The old man held a pole carrying vegetables and rushed towards Old Li quickly. The pole hit Old Li's door with the sound of whistling wind. Just then, Old Li saw the hawker whispering to the old couple, and he had already taken precautions. , although this carrying pole came with a fierce force, it could not escape Lao Li's eyes.
Although the sound of the pole and the hatchet was loud, it did not cover up the sound of the fists and feet of the old man and Old Li. There were several muffled sounds in succession. Old Li had already fought with the old vegetable seller several times.
But just as the old man was pestering Old Li, the old woman telling the story quickly and silently moved behind Old Li. The old woman's sleeves were shaking slightly, and hundreds of cold lights instantly shot out from her sleeves, heading straight towards Old Li's back. go.
Lao Li heard a sound behind him, kicked off the old man's shoulder pole, and jumped up with the help of the old man's strength. The hatchet in his hand was filled with true energy and he threw it towards the cold light. The hatchet rotated rapidly as if it had turned into a whirlpool in the sea, sweeping away all the cold light. Inhaling, there was a dense interlacing sound of gold weapons, and Lao Li turned over and landed.
Along with Lao Li, hundreds of various hidden weapons fell into the snow on the ground, and the hatchet spun in a circle and flew back to Lao Li's hand. The old man and the old woman failed to succeed in their combined attacks, so they could only stand where they were. They knew in their hearts that they had met a master today.
Lao Li was even more frightened at this moment. The old man's heavy blow just now contained the power of true energy, and it seemed that he had entered the realm of first glimpse. The old woman's inner strength and techniques for using hidden weapons were even more ingenious. She was about to enter the court, and the old couple had a tacit understanding of each other when they fought against her. If it is only for a while, maybe I can hold on, but as time goes by, I will definitely be the loser.
The two men were in tandem, sandwiching Lao Li in the middle. Lao Li didn't know how to break the move for a while, so he could only guard the door tightly, not daring to reveal any flaws.
During the stalemate, the old woman spoke first, and the old woman smiled and said: "Let me tell you, brother, you have followed me and my husband all the way, do you like to hear my stories..." The word "thing" As soon as he spoke, a cold light shot out from the old woman's mouth and flew towards the big hole in Lao Li's chest.
Lao Li never thought that this old woman not only had a hidden weapon in her sleeves, but also in her mouth. When she opened her mouth, the hidden weapon shot out from her mouth.
Lao Li quickly put the hatchet across his chest to protect the acupuncture points on his chest. There was a small "ding" sound, and a silver needle sank into the blade of Lao Li's hatchet. Just as Lao Li was secretly glad that he had avoided the old woman's sinister move. hour. The carrying pole whirring behind my head came again with the sound of wind.
He hurriedly turned sideways, and the shoulder pole passed by with a fierce force, hitting the snowy ground, and the snow stirred up. Seeing that there was a flaw to exploit, Old Li used his left hand to strike directly at the old man's middle door.
The strike of the pole missed, and the old man's middle door opened wide. Seeing the scarred man's palm coming toward the middle door, the old man raised his pole to block the palm. The general raised the pole, but he heard his wife shouting: "We can't stop him, retreat quickly!"
At that time, very soon, Lao Li used his palm gestures to feint an attack, holding the hatchet in his right hand and slashing upwards from under his ribs. It was Lao Li's signature "three desperate swords" sure-kill move. Lao Li was overjoyed when he saw the old man holding his pole horizontally to block his palm, knowing that his killing move had been completed.
Just when the hatchet was cutting upwards, Lao Li felt that the hatchet was as heavy as a thousand catties, and the knife's power actually stopped under the old man's ribs. The old man listened to the old woman's reminder and had no time to avoid Lao Li's knife, which showed that the hatchet was stalled. He hurriedly withdrew his move and jumped out of the battle circle.
Old Li looked at the hatchet in his hand and discovered that there was a long and slender lock on the hatchet. At the end of the long lock were two dragon whisker hooks. The two hooks had tightly clasped the hatchet blade. Looking along the chain, It was the old woman who threw out the dragon's whisker hook at the critical moment and hooked the hatchet, allowing the old man to avoid the knife.
"Brother, you have such sharp knife skills. If the old woman's claws were slower, I'm afraid my husband's life will be handed over to your hatchet." The old woman tightly grasped the slender knife with both hands. Chain, gritted his teeth and said to Lao Li.
After the old woman finished speaking, she saw that the old man had jumped out of the fighting circle. With a shake of her hands, the dragon's beard groove that held the blade of Old Li's hatchet quickly returned to the old woman's sleeve and disappeared like a swallow returning to its nest.
Sighing secretly, Lao Li thought about it. If he had just struck without leaving any room, the old woman would have been too late to rescue them. However, he had no enmity with these people. He just wanted to hurt the old man and escape. The posture slowed down a bit, allowing the old woman to take advantage of the loophole.
Looking at the old man who jumped out of the battle circle and was ready to make a move, Lao Li secretly sighed. Now he was caught in a flanking attack. Lao Li, who was thinking hard about how to break the situation, suddenly caught a glimpse of the hawker standing in the distance and watching.
Yes, Lao Li thought. Since the hawker was the leader of this group of people, he had tested his internal strength at the entrance of the alley, but he had no internal strength. To capture the thief, capture the king first. As long as you capture this person and use him as a hostage, it will not be difficult for you to escape.
Now that he had made up his mind, Lao Li held the hatchet in one hand and used his strength to shoot towards the old woman.
The old woman saw the scar-faced man rushing towards her, his sleeves drooping, the dragon's whiskers hooked out, and she held it in her hand. Just as the scar-faced man was getting closer, she suddenly saw the scar-faced man change his moves and kick the snow on the ground with his feet. The snow was flying, blocking his sight.
She just thought it was the scar-faced man's trick. The old woman didn't dare to neglect, and she protected her whole body with all her strength, just waiting for the scar-faced man to make a move. However, the flying snow fell, but she saw the scar-faced man walking away in the opposite direction. . Judging from his figure, he didn't seem to be heading towards his husband, but towards the hawker behind him.
"She does have some brains." Seeing the scarred man rushing towards the vendor, the old woman didn't panic at all, only a sneer flashed across the corner of her mouth.
Lao Li, who had prepared a fierce fight to rush to the vendor, was extremely suspicious at this moment, and he easily passed the old man holding a flat head.
There was no time to think too much, Lao Li was already approaching the hawker. The left palm turned into a claw, trying to grab the hawker's acupuncture points like he did at the alley, and use him as a hostage.
Just when Lao Li was about to catch the hawker, the hawker moved.
The hawker, who was easily caught by Old Li at the entrance of the alley and had no inner strength to test, now disappeared from Old Li's hands like a ghost.
Lao Li was shocked that he was being teased and applauded by him. This man had been hiding before. He was able to change his inner breath and avoid detection by his own inner strength. At this moment, he was caught by himself and disappeared in an instant. This person was superior to him in both internal strength and lightness.
Lao Li felt the wind coming from the fist behind him, so he quickly turned around and faced the wind behind him with one palm.
He felt a force of energy in his palm penetrate into his left arm along the palm of his hand. Lao Li was poured into his body by this energy. He took more than ten steps back in the snow before he stopped.
Shaking his sore and numb arms, Lao Li found that the energy in his Dantian had been turned upside down by this man. Lao Li worked hard to calm down the turbulent energy in his body by doing exercises and adjusting his breath. Only then did Lao Li realize that the vendor in front of him had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. This man had led him to underestimate the enemy from the entrance of the alley, and he had been arranging his plans in the alley, making him think that his strongest point was actually the easiest breakthrough point.
The preparation for all this was just for that punch.
