Looking at the signboard of "Tonggu Xuan", Gu Xiao silently recited it several times, but he always felt that it was strange. Although there was nothing strange about the antique store being chosen in a secluded place, the place chosen by Tonggu Xuan was too secluded. , so secluded that no one would take the initiative to find it unless they were regular customers.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiao looked back at the way he came from. The street was eerily quiet, with no trace of pedestrians. The sunlight shining down on the street made it even more desolate, which made people feel sad.
But at this deserted street, an inconspicuous shadow appeared at the street corner. When Gu Xiao looked back for a moment, Gu Xiao saw clearly the retreating figure of the shadow on the ground.
Immediately his heart trembled, Gu Xiao frowned and looked back, thinking to himself: "Since I have sent this team leader to monitor me, why is there still someone secretly watching me?"
Thinking in his mind, he couldn't help but look at the corps commander who had led him here. At this moment, he was constantly beating the door of Tonggu Xuan's shop.
"Shopkeeper, open the door quickly, open the door quickly!"
"If it was Yu Lie's manpower who had already planted an informant around me, he wouldn't have done anything more...Who could it be? This person's tracking skills are quite good. He followed me all the way. If it wasn't a coincidence, there would be nothing. Notice it." Gu Xiao thought secretly in his heart, but after thinking about it for a while, he still had no clue. When he was about to think again, he was interrupted by the sound of Tongguxuan's door opening.
"Who is it? The city is closed, how can there be any business!" The person who opened the door was extremely impatient, but when the store door opened and he saw the person coming, he was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized what he was doing and put on a smile.
"It turns out it's the military master. I'm not expecting you from afar. Why don't you let me know in advance that the military master is coming so that I can make careful preparations." The shopkeeper who opened the door was wearing a broad robe and glanced at the two people in front of him.
His eyes swept over the two of them, and when they landed on a person standing on the street, a cold light in his eyes flashed away. Even the nearest corps commander did not see...
But after experiencing many crises, Gu Xiao had already developed the habit of staying vigilant. The strange look in the shopkeeper's eyes just now was keenly caught by Gu Xiao.
Looking back at the street corner where he came from, the figure on the ground had long disappeared. Looking back, Gu Xiao thought to himself: "The look in the shopkeeper's eyes just now did not look like that of an ordinary person. Could it be that the person following behind him is related to him?"
The captain seemed dissatisfied with the shopkeeper opening the door so late. He looked back and saw that Gu Xiao was silent. He said that the distinguished guest was dissatisfied. He raised his brows slightly and immediately said: "I'm going to waste my time, if I hadn't thought of my family, General Yu. How could I think of your remote store after I bought something that I liked in your Tonggu Xuan?"
Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly bowed and apologized: "Master Jun really misunderstood the villain. In our antique business, business is usually sparse on weekdays. After Yanbei City was closed, there were even fewer customers, so we closed the door." , I am not being polite and slighting the military master, but I hope you will forgive me."
From the corner of his eye, the corporal commander saw that the distinguished guest behind him still did not speak. In order to prevent the distinguished guest from being dissatisfied with him, he had to withdraw his gaze and pretend to shout: "Qiaoyan, I think you have something shameful, I want to check it out, Master." Check this little shop of yours to find out what the mystery is."
After finishing speaking, he was about to break into the store regardless of the shopkeeper's obstruction. The shopkeeper, with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Master Jun, what are you doing? This small shop is indeed..."
While the shopkeeper was struggling with the team leader, the young man behind him finally spoke.
"Master Wu, we don't need to pursue this trivial matter. We are here to buy antiques, so don't let this trivial matter affect your mood, right?"
The captain did not intend to get into too much entanglement with the shopkeeper. He just wanted to vent his anger for the distinguished guest. Since the distinguished guest had spoken, he naturally would not pursue the matter any further. He immediately turned around and said to the shopkeeper: "Since the distinguished guest has spoken, then I’ll spare you this time.”
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Your Excellency." The shopkeeper bowed to the Wu Commander repeatedly, then turned to the distinguished guests outside the door to salute.
But the team leader didn't care, and just urged: "Hurry up and lead the way to lead our distinguished guests into the store."
The shopkeeper hurriedly took a few steps, walked to Gu Xiao, bowed and said, "Dear guest, please come in quickly."
Before he finished speaking, he felt the young man patting his shoulder quickly with one hand. The shopkeeper was also an old man from the Golden Knife Sect. How could he not check the young man's probing intentions and let the young man slap him without dodging.
"Ouch."
The shopkeeper shouted softly and staggered a few steps. He was about to fall for a moment, but the distinguished guest reached out to support him. Although he couldn't see the distinguished guest's face, he could see his bright star-like eyes, which were constantly looking at him. Feeling slightly shuddering in my heart, I quickly stood up straight, straightened my clothes, showed an embarrassed smile on my face, and blamed myself for speaking.
"It's all my fault for being unsteady on my feet, making our distinguished guests worried." Kanshu La
Gu Xiao retracted his palm, a look of astonishment appeared in his starry eyes, and said softly: "The shopkeeper does not need to blame himself, it is all the fault of others. The attack was not serious and almost caused the shopkeeper to fall."
The shopkeeper was "frightened" and said, "It doesn't matter..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that the distinguished guest had already raised his feet and entered the store first... The shopkeeper was left standing there, stunned for a moment. The shopkeeper restrained his fear in his eyes, and then he quickly chased into the shop without the previous flattery.
The moment he entered the store, he saw that the distinguished guest did not even glance at the antiques on the shelves in the store, but went straight to the back hall. The shopkeeper was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "Dear guest, that is the back hall of the store. "
"Look at my recklessness. I have never seen the objects in this hall clearly. I only think that these ancient objects are precious and should be in this back hall... The shopkeeper should not be surprised." Gu Xiao smiled and replied.
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with alertness, and he replied with a smile: "Although the antiquities are precious, when the shop is open for business, it is natural to put them in the front hall. The back hall is messy, and I am afraid it will dirty the eyes of the distinguished guests."
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he saw that the guest had stopped and turned back to the front hall. He was secretly relieved. Then he turned around and led the two of them to sit down. Fang took something from the shelf, looked at it for a moment, and then turned around and sent it to In front of the two of them, he opened his mouth to introduce.
"You two, please take a look. This object is from the palace of the previous dynasty..."
Gu Xiao listened to the endless chatter from the shopkeepers, and kept glancing into the back hall. When he stepped into Tongguxuan, he was sure that this store was no ordinary business. Although the store was quiet, there were many things on the side. On the shelves and on the furnishings in the store, there is indeed the residual smell of the battle between martial arts masters.
Ordinary people may not notice it, but Gu Xiao has a keen sense after entering the robot realm. He sensed it the moment he entered the store, so he pretended not to know and went straight to the back hall to get a closer look.
What's more, when he was tested outside the store just now, the shopkeeper clearly knew martial arts, but he pretended not to know it. His pretense failed, and coupled with the previous doubts, Gu Xiao was full of suspicion.
At this moment, he closed his eyes slightly and secretly channeled his inner strength to raise his perception to the highest level. He wanted to use his inner strength to sense the location of the master in Tongguxuan.
The team leader beside him saw the guest's eyes closed and thought it was because the guest was tired from the journey. He quickly raised his hand to stop the shopkeeper and signaled the shopkeeper not to disturb the guest's rest.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he immediately fell silent, nodded and apologized, slowly retreated to the shelf, put back the ancient objects in his hand, and motioned for himself to go to the back hall. After receiving the permission of the corporal commander, he motioned with his eyes to the servants in the hall to keep an eye on the two of them. Then he turned around and lifted the curtain and entered.
The moment the door curtain behind him was lowered, the smile on the shopkeeper's face disappeared, and was replaced by a look of solemnity and caution. The young master had not returned, and Elder Xu was not in Tonggu Xuan. The guest in the hall looked like a master who was not easy to dismiss, but he didn't know that he Where did it come from.
As the worry grew, all the shopkeeper could think of was to summon people to prepare for the young man to attack at any time. The shopkeeper, who was walking through the back hall, was thinking when he suddenly heard a slight noise on the beam. When he was about to use his inner strength to be on guard, there was already one person. Jump in from the roof.
The person who came was none other than the secret sentry sent by Elder Xu in the city to follow Gu Xiao. He came into the city wearing ordinary people's clothes and was well hidden, so he was not noticed by Gu Xiao. He was the shadow that Gu Xiao saw at the alley earlier. , is this person.
The secret sentry kept an eye on Gu Xiao and the others until they reached the alley where Tonggu Xuan was, and then realized something was wrong. When they saw the two men in military uniforms entering the pavilion, they hurriedly used Qinggong to jump up to the roof, hoping to report the news. He asked the shopkeeper and hurriedly spoke in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, just now..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the shopkeeper raised his hand to stop him. He hurriedly kept silent. He quickly walked with the shopkeeper to a secluded room in the back hall, covered the door, and said urgently: "Shopkeeper, the two of you in the front hall, please be careful. The person Elder Xu ordered me to follow at the city gate was the guest whose face was covered."
"The person who came here is not good."
After hearing the secret whistle report, the shopkeeper was a little flustered and murmured. After a while, the shopkeeper calmed down.
After calming down, he ordered the secret sentry: "Have all the people in the city received the order from the young master?"
"Brothers are all ready, just waiting for the master's order." Anshao responded in a low voice.
"Okay, please order us to go down and send a few people to go and find the young master and Elder Xu. Tell them about this person's arrival in Tonggu Xuan. I will try to stabilize this person and then make a plan." The shopkeeper thought about it again and again, but still He gave up the idea of gathering people to capture the young man on the spot, and asked the secret sentry to go find the young master to take charge of the overall situation.
The secret whistle responded in a deep voice and walked away quickly.
The shopkeeper recalled that this guest said he was here to buy antiques. In order to stabilize this person and wait for the return of Young Master and Elder Xu, it seemed that he had to bring out some good items...
With his mind moving, the shopkeeper walked quickly to the bookshelf in the room, reached out on tiptoes, grasped the small porcelain bottle at the highest point of the bookshelf, and twisted it hard. The bookshelf in front of him suddenly opened, and the dark compartments began to appear. Taking advantage of the little morning light coming in from the window, he reflected The jewels illuminated the solemn face of the shopkeeper.
The hidden compartments were filled with jade treasures, gold ingots and silver notes. These treasures were enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes. The shopkeeper's eyes did not stop at all, thinking that these common objects might not be able to retain the guests in the hall.
His eyes finally stayed on an antique weapon. After thinking about it again and again, the shopkeeper finally reached out and took out the weapon...
In the front hall, a young man with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly resting, had a smile on his lips. However, it was hidden by the face mask and the team leader beside him did not see it. He still felt that the guest was resting with his eyes closed, so he had to be honest. Really sit beside me.
The waiter in the store never took his eyes away from the two of them. Even when he changed the hot tea for the corps leader, he never slacked off for a moment. It was not until he heard the sound of footsteps in the back hall that the waiter in the store secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The two guests have been waiting for a long time." The shopkeeper held the antique in his hand, opened the curtain and entered, and apologized.
The moment the shopkeeper entered the hall, Gu Xiao, who had slightly closed his eyes, suddenly felt a murderous intent coming towards him. His mind was shaken, and he hurriedly raised his eyes and saw that the shopkeeper was holding an ancient long sword. .
Even before the sword is unsheathed, murderous intent has already filled the air. It is obvious at a glance that these weapons are supreme weapons.
The sword is more than three feet long, with dark patterns surrounding the handle and hidden patterns on the scabbard. It is indeed not as dazzling as those magic weapons, but it is unforgettable at a glance.
"Good sword." Gu Xiao's eyes were firmly attracted by this sword, and he couldn't help but murmured.
Hearing that he had not been introduced yet, the guest began to praise him. The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with pride, and he thought to himself that these two people were wearing armor, and those ancient objects were inaccessible to them. On the contrary, it was these rare weapons that could keep the two of them. Although I couldn't see the guest's face, from the moment I entered the hall, the man's eyes never moved away, so I knew it was done.
After gathering his thoughts, the shopkeeper walked quickly in front of the two men, held up the ancient sword in his hand, bowed slightly and said: "Looking at the attire of the two military officers, the jars and jars in my small shop cannot be discerned by the two military masters... It's a coincidence that three or five months ago, the shop accidentally got an ancient sword... and I asked you two to take a look."
Starlight flashed in Gu Xiao's eyes. The length and appearance of the ancient long sword were not much different from those of Broken Moon. He stretched out his hand to take the long sword. Unexpectedly, the sword was extremely heavy in his hand. He almost lost his grip and fell to the ground.
I was busy using my inner strength to hold it firmly, and when I got closer, I could see clearly that the faint dark lines on the sword were not the decoration of the scabbard, but simple seal characters.
The young man looked carefully and couldn't help but recite the name of the sword.
"Bu Guang."
