Gu Xiao and He Bufan had brought Miss Feng and Jin Buyi to the outside of Huachao Garden and found a secluded place to hide themselves temporarily.
Gu Xiao looked at the Hua Chao Garden and felt quite emotional in his heart. It was in this Hua Chao Garden a few days ago that he accepted He Zhidao's request to capture the liger in exchange for the method of entering Murong Valley.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, He Zhidao died, He Ji fled, and even the Chongyang pen died under his own sword. . . Now that we have been caught up in the turmoil in Hejiabao, the immediate plan is to deal with the matters here first and then try to find the whereabouts of Murong Valley.
He Bufan, who was behind him, didn't know what the young man was thinking. He just thought that the young man was worried about the guard situation in the garden and said, "Don't worry, Young Master Mu. When we and Miss Jiang split up, the second and third brothers have already come here to investigate."
After He Bufan finished speaking, he slowly put down Jin Buyi behind him, put his two fingers into his mouth, and blew a whistle. The whistle sounded like insects and birds.
After a few whistles, Gu Xiao heard a rustling sound outside the hiding place where the two men were hiding. He saw that the young man was on guard and was about to draw his sword. He Bufan hurriedly lowered his voice and said: " Mu Shaoxia, wait a minute, my two brothers are here."
Hearing this, Gu Xiao felt relieved, and saw two people ducking in from outside the dead trees where they were hiding. When one of them saw Gu Xiao, he lowered his voice and greeted with a slight smile: "Young Master Mu, I didn't expect that. We are fighting side by side again..."
After saying this, the man looked at the girl who was covered with wounds. A rare anger appeared in his eyes and said: "I really didn't expect Lord He to be such a person. It seems that what Miss Jiang said is true." The truth.”
The people who came were none other than the two brothers of He Bufan, Ren Buyan and Hu Buwei. It was Ren Buyan who greeted Gu Xiao. Before Gu Xiao could speak, He Bufan lowered his voice and asked, "Second brother, at this time When it’s not time to reminisce about old times, what’s going on in Hua Chaoyuan and where Miss Jiang and the companions of Mu Shaoxia are being held.”
Ren Buunong listened to his eldest brother's words, suppressed his smile, and said to the young man in front of him: "Mu Shaoxia, my third brother and I have found out that there are no worship masters in Huachao Garden at this time, only a few gold and silver The clothes are guarded in the garden, but...my brothers have low martial arts skills and dare not sneak in at will, for fear of disturbing the grass and alerting the snake..."
Gu Xiao heard this and said, "If that's the case, senior Wu Zhongxian's martial arts realm means that even if he is captured, he can easily escape. Why..."
"Young Master Mu didn't know that the person who captured the Immortal in the Mist was not a master, but Lord He sent people to make a net after returning from the back mountain of the He family. It was obviously just an ordinary hemp rope and coarse cloth, but it was I don’t know what method was used to make this net so strong that ordinary swords cannot break it, and the old boy Immortal in the Mist was caught by this net." Ren Buyi hurriedly told Gu Xiao how the Immortal in the Mist was captured. go through.
When Gu Xiao heard about it, he immediately said, "In that case, I'll go check it out. I'll ask you to take care of Miss Feng and Brother Jin for the time being."
He Bufan and the other three knew very well that if they went to the Youth Martial Realm by themselves, they would be a drag on the youth, so they all said in unison: "Young Master Mu just go, we will take care of you here."
Gu Xiao nodded, then tightened the sword case tightly, stood up and used Qinggong, jumped out of where everyone was hiding, and headed towards Huachoyuan.
Under the night, with the moonlight shining, the young man's blue shirt seemed like a lone eagle flying across the night sky. He could not hear the sound of his clothes wherever he passed. As the clouds disappeared, Gu Xiao could see that he was stepping lightly and had already jumped onto the wall of the Flower Garden. , leaning down, Gu Xiao slightly poked his head, looking into the Huachao Garden.
The garden was as quiet as a calm lake with no waves. Gu Xiao was anxious because of the fairy in the mist and Jiang Ningxue who used her body as a bait to lure He Kui and others away. However, Gu Xiao was not in a hurry to get up and go into the courtyard. Wall, he knew deep in his heart that there must be a monster if something goes wrong. The courtyard was so peaceful, so peaceful that Gu Xiao could smell a hint of danger.
Just when he was thinking about how to test it out, he heard the footsteps of two people mixed with the sound of talking coming from the quiet courtyard. Gu Xiao hurriedly bent down, hiding his body, and listened.
"Brother Hou, it's not that I'm complaining. After all, we are also wearing gold and silver clothes, and we were once famous people in the world. The Lord of the castle asked us to guard this captured person. Isn't it overkill? If so, If we can catch his accomplices, wouldn’t it be a great achievement? No, I have to go to the castle master and ask for permission to accompany him..."
"Brother Liu, wait a minute. Listen to what Liu said. We have been fighting in the world for so many years and finally found a place to stay... I thought the beast in the back mountain was just an ordinary beast, but I didn't expect it. With the lives of so many masters, we are lucky to be able to escape with one life. What kind of credit or reward can we ask for? Let’s save this life.”
"Brother Hou is right, let us be the guards, in my heart..."
"Brother Liu, don't be competitive in everything. Do you think anyone can enter this Huachao Garden..."
"Oh? Listening to Brother Hou's words, is there any other secret behind this?"
When Gu Xiao heard the two people talking, he seemed to be involved in Hua Chaoyuan. He hurriedly looked around and saw the two of them standing on a path outside the wall of the courtyard where he was hiding, whispering in his ears. It was a pity that he was leaving. It's too far away, even if you use your skills, you can't hear clearly what these two people said, so you can only stare into the distance.
Not long after, after seeing the two people in gold and silver talking for a few words, the man in silver showed a sudden look on his face, cupped his fists towards gold and saluted, "I see, thank you brother Hou for your advice, otherwise I would have gotten into trouble." ”
The man in golden clothes waved his hand and said: "Brother Liu, there is no need to be polite. As long as we stay here in Hejiapu with peace of mind, we will definitely be rich in the future."
Yinyi said: "That's natural, Brother Hou, what you said...is it really so powerful?"
Hearing this, the man in golden clothes smiled and said, "What's the matter? Brother Liu doesn't believe it... Come with me."
After saying that, the man in gold clothes and silver clothes came straight towards the courtyard wall where Gu Xiao's figure was hidden. Seeing this, Gu Xiao hurriedly lowered his head slightly, holding his breath and concentrating. As the two people got closer, Gu Xiao seemed to be in contact with the people around him. Integrated into one, if it were not for a person whose martial arts realm was far beyond that of a young man, he would not even be able to detect someone hiding here.
The two people in gold and silver clothes walked to about five or six feet away from the courtyard wall where Gu Xiao's figure was hidden, and stopped. When Gu Xiao heard that the two men were no longer approaching, he looked around again, and saw the man in gold clothes facing towards The man in silver beside him stretched out his hand and said, "Lend me your waist knife."
Hearing this, Yin Yi took off the sword given by the He family hanging on his waist and handed it to the general. Jin Yi did not take the sword, but suddenly stretched out his hand and held the handle of the knife. He heard a "swish" sound. The knife is out of its sheath. . . 33
I have to praise that the He family is indeed rich and powerful. Just the waist knife worn by the Silver Guard Hospital has also invested a lot of money. It is made of high-quality fine iron and asked to be made by famous masters in Zangbei City. At this moment, under the reflection of the night light, the knife Even Gu Xiao, who was hiding several feet away, could feel the cold light.
Not knowing what the golden man was going to do, Gu Xiao could only watch quietly, but he saw the man in gold using his inner strength to throw forward the sword with a cold light shining in his hand. . .
Gu Xiao watched the fine iron waist knife spinning and flying in the air. His eyes quickly turned around the waist knife. But until the waist knife fell to the ground and tilted into the ground, there was no movement in the surrounding silence. Gu Xiao frowned slightly as he watched. , I thought to myself, what does this mean? . .
But before Gu Xiao could sneer in his heart, he saw that the waist knife that was inserted straight into the ground was broken into several pieces in an instant. Even Gu Xiao was shocked and stunned. He was glad that he did not see the empty guard of Hua Chaoyuan just now. He broke in rashly, otherwise he would be the one who would be broken into pieces under this courtyard wall.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiao turned his eyes, trying to find out what kind of mechanism was hidden in the Flower Chaoyuan, and when the sword was cut off in an instant, he heard Jin Yi in the distance say to Yin Yi beside him: " Did you see that, the reason why I stopped you from running around is because Lord He of Fort became violent after returning from the back mountain and was worried that you would cause death, and secondly, there are many agencies in Hua Chaoyuan, you When I first came here, if I acted as I pleased, I might have died without even knowing how.”
Silver Yi stared blankly at the waist knife that was broken into several pieces not far away. Cold sweat was already running down his cheeks. After a moment, he hurriedly turned to Jin Yi and thanked him for saving his life: "Thank you Brother Hou. No wonder when you first entered Huachao Garden , you were so careful when leading the way... It seems that the castle master values you very much, Brother Hou."
Seeing this, Jin Yi felt proud and said: "Don't mention such trivial matters again. Remember, don't run around anymore. If an outsider sneaks in and accidentally triggers these mechanisms, hum... OK... Come on, follow me back quickly, let’s keep an eye on the thief and don’t let him get away. When the Lord of the castle blames him, you and I won’t be able to lose our heads.”
Yinyi said quickly: "I will obey brother Hou's order."
The two turned around and left, but the sound still reached Gu Xiao's ears, who was hiding on the courtyard wall.
"Brother Hou, can you also tell me how to avoid this trap..."
"Why do you ask these questions..."
"Brother Hou also knows that I am curious..."
"Forget it, since the castle master asked me to take you into Hua Chaoyuan, he will tell you the location of these institutions sooner or later. It doesn't hurt to tell you in advance now. However, when the castle master tells you, you must remember and pretend to know only then. The look on my face, so that I won’t be implicated.”
"You don't need to wait for brother to explain these things, I will take care of it naturally..."
Hearing this, Gu Xiao hurriedly pricked up his ears, but the two of them were already drifting away, and he could only vaguely hear the man in golden clothes saying: "Look at the tree..."
Seeing the two of them leaving, Gu Xiao was extremely anxious. If he hadn't been afraid of the trap that had just cut the waist knife into several sections, he might have used Qinggong to snatch the two of them away for questioning.
But he couldn't figure out where this mechanism was, how to trigger it, and how to avoid it. Gu Xiao didn't dare to act rashly. He could only watch the two men in gold and silver clothes slowly leave until they disappeared into the night.
Gu Xiao stood up and looked at the calm Huachaoyuan wall under his feet. It was not high, just over ten feet. If he used Snow Stepping Qi Xun, he could reach it in just one jump. Gu Xiao remembered where the two people in gold and silver clothes stood just now. It is safe, but it is still five or six feet away from where you are. You still have to use your strength to jump through the snow, if you accidentally trigger the mechanism. . .
Gu Xiao immediately rejected the idea of forging ahead through force, and then carefully recalled the last few words he heard when the gold and silver left.
"Look at the trees... look at the trees..." Gu Xiao said to himself, and then moved his gaze to the dead trees inside the wall of Huachao Garden.
Previously, he only focused on checking the guards and the situation in the Flower Chao Garden. This time he took a closer look at the dead trees in the garden. Gu Xiao discovered something strange. The planting of these trees seemed to be very regular. Any dead trees on both sides would have branches. They are parallel to each other. . .
In the cold winter, leaves wither and dead branches fall off, which is natural. However, under these trees, there are no dead branches at all. It would be fine if there are many servants cleaning the flower garden regularly, but the flowers Chaoyuan is so quiet, and the last time I was invited by He Zhidao to the garden for a detailed discussion, I didn't see any servants in Hua Chaoyuan.
"No wonder we were asked to stay outside the garden for a while before entering the Flower Courtyard last time. It seems that we went into the garden first to close the mechanism." Gu Xiao looked at the dead tree and whispered to himself.
Since this mechanism solution was on a dead tree, Gu Xiao was determined to give it a try. He leaned over the garden wall, picked up a small pebble, and flicked it towards the dead tree with his fingertips.
"Dang..." The stone hit the tree trunk, making a crisp sound like gold. Gu Xiaoxing's eyes showed joy, and he smiled and said, "That's it."
Some people died, but not completely...
