The Broken Moon sword shone brightly, breaking through the smoke and dust, and pierced the vital part of the blurred figure. The man did not dodge, and seemed not to care about Gu Xiao's sword.
In the blink of an eye, the sword edge of the Broken Moon was in front of him. Just now, the two of them exchanged palms and broke through the dead trees that blocked the wind and snow. At this time, the winter wind had dispersed all the smoke and dust, and the blurred figures gradually became clearer. Gu Xiao saw When he saw this person, his starry eyes shrank suddenly.
Wearing a black robe, he was in his forties, with a black gauze covering half of his face. His body was as tall and straight as a spear, and his single eye exposed at the moment was focused with murderous intent.
However, when the smoke and dust cleared, the masked man could see clearly the person coming, and the murderous intent in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and there was actually a hint of joy.
"Sure enough, it's you, where is He Ji?" The young man scolded, and kept making sword moves in his hand. However, he had been entangled with Lao Chen and Lu Can in Yanbei City in the middle of the night, and his sword moves were already showing some signs of fatigue.
However, this slightly tired sword move caused the masked man to get out of the way. He took three steps back and turned sideways for a moment. The young man could barely pass by with his sword in hand.
Gu Xiao secretly thought that it was not good. Although he tried his best, the masked man's dodge was extremely precise. Not only did he avoid the edge of his Moon-breaking sword accurately, but he also missed his body for a moment, and his flaws were fully exposed. He wanted to stop the move and turn around, but it was too late. It's too late.
Secretly using his true energy, Gu Xiao had planned to use his internal strength to forcefully attack the masked man, but unexpectedly, the other party had no intention of attacking again and kept him away.
He turned over and fell down, standing still. Gu Xiao held his sword against his chest and gathered his energy to be on guard. He was not in a hurry to attack. He thought to himself: "It's strange. I had fought with him before in Mojun Mountain. With his martial arts cultivation, he must be determined." If you can see the flaw in my sword move just now, why don't you hurt me?"
Perhaps seeing the doubts in the young man's heart, the masked man turned around, with a slight smile on his previously solemn face: "Little friend, you and I are destined to be together. When we fought in Mojun Mountain, your sword move He is sharp, but the general is full of fatigue. I wonder if he encountered a strong enemy or suffered internal injuries?"
He temporarily suppressed his surprise. He entered this lonely forest and could only fight with him in two moves. He saw that he was tired, but why didn't he kill him when he showed his flaw? After thinking about this, he couldn't help but blurt out and asked: " Why?"
The masked man said with a carefree smile: "There are so many reasons in this world, just willing or unwilling to listen. What's more, even if I kill these two thieves, I will be seriously injured."
The masked man said, his single eye exposed looking towards the side of the young man's body, making a slight gesture.
Knowing that the other party did not want to say more, even if he asked again, it would be a waste of effort. Just when he was thinking about how to extract He Ji's whereabouts from the masked person, the young man saw the masked man's eyes and became wary. He followed the masked man with his peripheral vision. Looking where his eyes indicated, he saw two people lying quietly in the forest.
Rather than saying they were human beings, they were more like two corpses covered with stab wounds. With just a glance, the young man could already identify the two of them. Although one of them was covered in bloodstains with knife marks and his clothes had been torn, the fur tied at an angle was still intact. The velvet cloak reminded the young man instantly of the leader of the Golden Blade Clan who attacked the Gordon patrol that day, and lying next to him was another leader with long beards.
Gu Xiao once fought against a long-bearded thieves in the Chinese medicine shop in Yanbei City. He lured this person out as the shopkeeper, sneaked into the medicine shop to assassinate him, and learned that the Golden Knife Sect was involved in Yanbei City's conspiracy. The people from Dao Clan are also Lu Can’s accomplices, and the masked man in front of me is also from Jin Dao Clan...
His mind was a little confused for a while. Judging from what he had seen before, whether he was colluding with He Ji or kidnapping Mr. Yun and Mo Sicheng, the masked man should be the same as these two people. Why would he treat these two people? Take action and kill the thief?
Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew through the dead trees and blew on the young man's face. The young man suddenly woke up and suddenly said: "The Gaodeng patrol was attacked...Shan Bin pretended to seal Yanbei City and tampered with the military regulations. In order to lure out all the bandits in the northern border, the Jin people have to work carefully, and a master is still needed to eradicate these hidden dangers... In other words..."
Gu Xiao finally solved the doubts in his mind. He fought with the bandit from Jindaomen who wielded the swallow-tail knife. When he blew up his Dantian and buried him in the snow, the masked man rescued him from being buried in the snow... Mr. Yun He and Mo Sicheng clearly had no use to him and He Jizai, who had escaped from Yanbei City, but they were not injured at all. Everything was explained.
"So you..." There was a look of admiration in his eyes. General Gu Xiao opened his mouth and saw the masked man.
He gently raised his finger to his lips, making a silencing gesture.
Gu Xiao hurriedly shut up and said no more, put away Broken Moon, filled with guilt, cupped his fists and said, "Junior has misunderstood senior, please forgive me."
"No, boy, your Qinggong is not bad. Look at your tiredness. Has the trouble in Yanbei City been solved?" The masked man seemed to be very interested and asked Gu Xiaodao. .
Hearing the masked man's question, Gu Xiao thought of Lu Can and hurriedly asked: "How long have you been in this forest, senior? Have you ever seen anyone else enter this forest?"
"Before you chased me for tea, I chased these two thieves into the forest and killed them. Before I could catch my breath, you came. Who are you chasing?" The masked man looked a little confused. Asked.
His heart was in chaos. Gu Xiao only regretted that he didn't have the ability to track down Brother Chi Xin. It was easy for Lu Can to escape, but Brother Yang was still in his hands. Regardless of his personal relationship with Yang Huchen, it was Brother Yang who knew the defense plan of Yanbei. Once Falling into the hands of the Jin people, the consequences would be disastrous...
The masked man could see the young man's thoughts, and when he saw that he had not answered his question, he was not angry, but continued to ask: "What worries you, you might as well tell me, maybe I can help you."
Gu Xiao met the eyes of the masked man. Although he was sure that he was Qi Yun's internal agent, he did not let down his guard. He listened to his questions and did not tell them all. Instead, he turned his eyes to the two corpses of the Golden Knife Sect thieves and thought for a moment. , move in.
Especially after seeing the disguise after Gu Sumei's surgery, Gu Xiao was worried that the two thieves were themselves, so he leaned over and stretched out his hands to search their faces and necks to confirm that these two people were the ones he had seen in Gordon's army. After the thief's head, he was relieved. Just when he was about to turn around and speak, he felt the light of the sword shining. In shock, he stood up and jumped back.
When he stood on guard, he saw that the light of the sword was not coming towards him, but towards the corpse of the thief. The moment he jumped away, the two corpses were instantly beheaded, and at the same time, the light of the sword was annihilated.
Looking up, he saw that the masked man had already put away his knife, stood beside the corpses of the two thieves, and said to himself: "Little brother, these two people have not changed their appearance. I have taken their heads to completely reassure this little brother. Now Can you tell me the truth? Why are you worried?"
Gu Xiao looked at the masked man and the corpse of the Golden Knife Gate thief on the ground, feeling a little embarrassed. He had misunderstood the other person's good intentions. Just when he was about to say something, he heard the masked man say with a carefree smile: "Don't worry, if I were you, I wouldn't Would be so gullible."
Hearing this, Gu Xiao didn't hesitate anymore and told the masked man about his fight with Lu Can in Yanbei City: "Senior, I didn't stop for a moment and used my Qing Kung with all my strength, but it was a pity that the heavy snowfall covered his whereabouts. .”
The masked man listened carefully to Gu Xiao's words, raised his eyes and spoke calmly: "It's just because I am in this mountain... I can attack the east and the west with one move."
With just one sentence, Gu Xiao was instantly awakened. He raised his eyes suddenly, looked in the direction of Yanbei City, and said in surprise: "No wonder, those soldiers were no longer deceived by the Dream Resistance Skill. I only knew that he had escaped from Yanbei City, but I never thought that It was his strategy to lure him away...Thank you, senior, I will rush back to Yanbei now."
After saying this, Gu Xiao bowed his hands and bowed. Just when he was about to start, he saw a flower in front of his eyes. In one breath, the masked man had already flashed his figure and blocked his way.
Gu Xiao asked in confusion: "Senior, what does this mean?"
"Didn't you ask me earlier where He Ji was?" The masked man asked slowly without appearing anxious.
Although Gu Xiao also wanted to find He Ji's whereabouts, the importance of Lu Can, Brother Yang and He Ji was related to the people of Yanbei. Gu Xiao had his own balance and said eagerly: "Senior, since we have a mission on our shoulders, rescue him." He Ji, if you think about it, what He Ji did to the seniors has its own purpose, so the juniors will naturally feel at ease."
"The boy is quite smart." The masked man smiled and praised sincerely.
"Junior, please ask for anything."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"My friend, junior, I once asked my junior to take He Ji's life and take back the strange beast from He Ji's hands. Now, this junior has nothing to do... I would like to ask my senior to hand over He Ji to me when he completes the mission on his shoulders." Gu Xiao Don't be shy, just ask for help sincerely.
"This is not difficult, but I want to ask you, given your tired state, even if you were to find Lu Can, would you be 100% sure of defeating him?" The masked man still did not move away, only whispered softly.
Ask questions.
The masked man's question left Gu Xiao speechless. He was right. Although Lu Can's strong use of Can Meng Gong has lost its previous power, he is still a master of the upper three realms. If he is really prepared to fight to the death. , if I had not gone through the fierce battle in the first half of the night, I might be somewhat sure, but now I...
Seeing the young man's hesitant expression, the masked man didn't need to think too much. He already knew the answer. When the young man was silent and thinking for a moment, he quickly shot out his palm...
Gu Xiao didn't expect that the masked man would suddenly take action. Under such a sudden attack, the masked man grabbed his wrist before he had time to prepare. In shock, he hurriedly took out his left hand to touch the sword box behind him, trying to hide his face. Break free from the restraints of your opponent before he hurts you.
Unexpectedly, before his left hand touched the sword box behind him, Gu Xiao felt a burst of true energy penetrate into his body from the acupuncture point on his wrist. The fatigue from the previous fight with Chen and Lu entered his body with the true energy and was swept away. .
Immediately he knew that the masked man was actually healing his wounds, and gratitude filled his heart. Gu Xiao raised his eyes and was about to speak, but was stopped by the masked man.
"Boy, I'm going to use internal power to heal my wounds. It's a taboo to be distracted. You should concentrate on drawing my true energy into your Dantian. Don't be distracted and go crazy!"
Hearing these words, Gu Xiao didn't think much about it. He immediately closed his eyes slightly, concentrated on it, and absorbed the true energy introduced into his body by the masked man into his Dantian...
While the tea was being served, the masked man suddenly withdrew his hand, took several steps back, and sat cross-legged, breathing heavily, with a look of exhaustion on his face.
On the other hand, Gu Xiao opened his eyes for a moment, and the stars in his eyes were already shining. The fatigue in his eyes was gone. Seeing the masked man's appearance, he hurriedly stepped forward and leaned over with concern: "Senior, you... "
The masked man never opened his slightly closed eyes, and spoke with exhaustion and weakness: "Don't talk nonsense. If I didn't have something important to do, I would accompany you to Yanbei City. It's a pity... you should be on your way soon. Lu has spent a lot of internal energy in Yanbei, remember, even if Lu Can is seriously injured, don't be careless."
"But I left. Senior is alone in this wilderness..." Gu Xiao felt guilty in his heart. The masked man passed on his inner strength to heal himself. He was weak at the moment. If he left and something happened to him, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life. .
Xu Shi saw the young man's thoughts, and the masked man smiled freely and said: "A true man should act like a mother-in-law. Even though I have used up a little bit of my energy, ordinary people cannot take my life. Only by protecting the people you want to protect can you be worthy of practicing martial arts." This person's cultivation level...go!"
Hearing this, Gu Xiao stood up seriously, clasped his fists and saluted, "Senior's teachings, I'll take note of them. When Yan Bei's work is over, I'll thank you for your help!"
After saying this, the young man no longer hesitated and started immediately. After walking three or five steps, he stopped, suddenly looked back, and spoke to the masked man who was still sitting cross-legged in the snow, meditating and adjusting his breath.
"Senior, can you tell me your junior's name?"
The wind and snow were still there, and it was difficult to see clearly the expression on the masked man's face. After a moment, two words came through the snow curtain and reached Gu Xiao's ears.
"Chu Yi!"
