Sixty miles northwest of Fengyou County, there are no scattered households, and there are especially few people. Most of the merchants and pedestrians traveling to Fengyou from the West County pass through the official road. There are sergeants patrolling along the road, so it is not easy to encounter horse thieves and strongmen who cut the path and plunder. Secondly, the official road is straight and the traffic is the fastest. No one has nothing to do and chooses rugged trails to come and go. People traveling north are also unwilling to go to the sparsely populated area in the northwest. It is also difficult to go around to get some drinking water and dry food. See the inn. Therefore, this place is surrounded by tall trees and shaded by hundreds of grasses. You can often hear the roar of tigers, the cry of monkeys, and the roar of deer. Moreover, because there are many lakes and swamps, snakes and eagles are circling, which is very dangerous.
A passerby happened to pass by here and saw the mountains and the water were wide. Just when he was about to write a poem, he saw a fierce tiger fetching water a hundred steps away, and a giant python in the forest surrounding him. The size of a bucket came in, so he had to hold his breath and retreat, and there was no more. Those who have the courage to come here are becoming increasingly rare.
The manpower is particularly difficult to compare with that of a tiger and a leopard. They are surrounded by swords and guns. Even if they start a fight, they may not be able to escape. The famous masters in the world are also unwilling to take risks. , it is difficult to resist its power, not to mention dense forests, which are the most suitable for tigers to come and go, let alone poisonous insects and long snakes, and they will die if they are not careful.
There is a mountain surrounded by water here. The top of the mountain is flat, and a stone platform is pulled up out of thin air. It is about a hundred feet square. It is said that there were sacrifices here in ancient times. This stone platform was used to worship heaven and perform rituals. The feng shui is excellent and the earth veins are hidden. But even so, perhaps due to reasons such as the extreme location, there are indeed no fairy families or gangs occupying this place, and it is a desolate ancient wilderness.
But today, dozens of people came on horseback, most of them dressed as members of the caravan. There were only six or seven who were not wearing ordinary gang members' clothes, carrying long tassels or carrying swords. They were all different, and they looked like they were not in ordinary habits. The warriors pressed down at the rear of the cavalry, waiting until someone in front used a thick mountain-cutting knife to split the layers of tall grass, and then moved forward slowly.
"The land boundary is very good, but it's a pity that it's so desolate. I heard people say that there are tigers here, and they have good skins. I'll put them in three or two to cover the top positions. No matter how you look at them, they will look majestic." A man with a sword said. Unlocking the reins, he leans to the saddle bridge and smiles. Although he looks young, his face is full of signs of being beaten by wind, knives, and frost, with layers of lines and cuts by axes and knives.
"This sounds good to my ears. With Ning Buyue's ability, he can probably win in a fight with a thousand-jin tiger in the mountains, but it is a pity that the tiger skin may not be brought back to the gang." Someone nearby said, It seems that her appearance is feminine, but the two palms holding the reins are full of calluses. She is smiling with some evil intentions at this moment.
Several people looked at this person, slightly suspicious.
"Brother Ning is quite heavy. If there is a gambling fight, he will definitely stuff the tiger to death. It can be considered a victory. But he can't crawl out of the tiger's mouth, so of course he won't be able to get the tiger skin." The feminine man laughed, completely ignoring Ning Bu. Yue looked like he was just telling jokes without any scruples.
"As we approach the arena, it's best to keep your jokes to a minimum." An old man in his sixties spoke in front of a few people. He didn't turn around, but Hong Zhong's words carried far away, shaking the leaves of the surrounding trees, " Mi Gongfeng ordered me and a few others to go to the appointment. I have made it clear before that I must not underestimate the enemy. This trip is obviously to answer the appointment, but in fact it is just to test Ye Zhai's methods. This person has a long-standing reputation and should be extremely skilled. If you are so lax, do you want to lose your life in Tiantai Mountain?"
The feminine man disagreed and waved his hands and said, "Mr. Gongsun is too worried. There are only a few masters in the Baihu Sect. I have seen most of the methods. There is nothing unusual about them. They are just mediocre. The master who has taught so many disciples , what kind of strong skills can he have? Let's see if we take off his head and offer it to him together with the gang leader and Mi to ask for credit."
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Most of the Grandmasters of the Baihu Sect have fought against the members of the caravan. They were all tempted overtly and covertly. Even Wei Pu used his palm skills that he had practiced for many years to sneak attack on the Grandmaster of the White Gourd and succeeded with one blow. , beat one of them until he vomited blood and had to retreat.
As a result, the masters of the caravan were quite unconcerned. Even though they knew that the sect leader would come to fight, they were still scornful in their hearts. Moreover, the caravan was powerful, and these dozens of masters, together with several masters, were surrounding it. If the duel fails and the duel begins, it is difficult to fall into the inferior position even if you think about it, so you are brisk and wanton, so you have the right to go out and enjoy the rewards.
The old man smiled coldly, reined in his horse, and looked back one by one, "You guys might as well ask yourselves if you can go to the land where horse thieves are rampant in the West County and kill the entire circle with sharp swords. There are six or seven strongholds. If you have such ability, there is no harm in looking down on it. You can fight to the death with the leader of the sect. Several of them have obtained the title of Grandmaster and have overcome several difficulties. You might as well compare them. Compared with the old masters, who is higher or lower?"
The number of martial arts practitioners in Fengyou County before the Jiazi period was dwindling, and there was a hint of a lack of talent. Some older people said that the martial arts practitioners in Fengyou were all mediocre. They only knew how to practice swords and guns, but not meditate. They only knew how to practice swords and gun stances, but they didn't know how to think about it carefully. How to enter the country. It is precisely because of this that the people in the grandmaster circle have opened up and pushed through all the barriers to obtain the title of grandmaster in Fengyou County. This is why the number of grandmasters is extremely large today. The old man's words just expose the shortcomings.
"The master of the White Gourd Sect is probably the one with the most powerful skills in the past two decades. When he first took the title of Grandmaster, he had already won the first word card in martial arts, and he won the second couplet card. He has not won it for many years. There is no good young man who has studied martial arts, but no one can take this title away; I am afraid of the young man with my fists, and I, an old man like me, with dirt up to my throat, may not be able to win easily, and how can I overpower that person? Ye Zhai?" The old man's words were merciless, and he always sneered. He pointed at a few people and said, "We are here to test, save our lives first, and then talk about other things. If you still don't know how wide the world is, you might as well go back early. , so as not to be careless in battle and leave your life here."
Although they looked embarrassed, they did not argue. Ning Buyue put down his reins and saluted with his fists clasped, "Mr. Yanbo, don't be surprised. I and the others have been in Fengyou County for a long time and haven't gone out for a long time, so they feel calm and can joke around." In other words, we have also heard about Ye Zhai's methods. When we go to Tiantai Mountain, we must be more cautious. I joked before, but I hope you won't blame me."
The old man looked at Ning Buyue with some admiration, but he still said mercilessly, "It's a good character, but it's a pity that his talent was revealed too late. It is said that he is a late bloomer, but it is rare to say that in martial arts, the energy and blood are staggered In the most prosperous and clearest time of the year, it is not easy to climb the martial arts path."
"If you are only two or three years old now, I would really like to pass on this skill to you, but now it seems that it is really too late."
Mr. Yanbo shook his head, said nothing, turned around and rode on. Tiantai Mountain is not considered steep. The slope is much gentler than that of Huayan Mountain, a hundred miles northwest of Yizhang. Tigers and leopards are often inhabited in the mountains, but today no roaring was heard. There were already two people sitting on the Tiancheng Stone Terrace. Waiting for someone to come.
"It's rare for a caravan to hold such a battle formation, but this time, it seems that the Baihumen seems to be negligent."
Ye Zhai was dressed in green clothes today, without a hat to cover his long hair. He was sitting cross-legged on a futon, playing with a flower branch that had just wilted, and he often put it under his nose to smell the flavor, which seemed to be a very interesting sight.
The old servant just boiled the tea soup and was about to take a rest when he heard the words and sighed, "The sect master is joking. Now in the entire Fengyou County, who doesn't know that our Baihu Sect is at odds with the caravan? If it weren't for the sect master and the county guard We have an appointment, and even if the old servant goes against his words, he will definitely not go to the caravan's door to deliver the message, but the master's character is really stubborn."
Ye Zhai pursed his lips and smiled, put the orchid next to his knees, and took a deep breath of fresh air, "Afraid that someone in the caravan will be in trouble?"
"I'm afraid that the master will go away from now on." The old servant replied calmly.
"You can't ask for it when you come, and it's hard to keep it when you go. It's fate and destiny, so why bother to worry about it?" Ye Zhai disagreed and pointed to the withered orchid beside his knees, "This flower should have fallen to the ground and turned into mud during the violent rain the month before. Now that I have endured hardship to this point, I have cherished my kindness. Now it has withered and fallen to the ground. I no longer miss it. Think more clearly about the coming and going of people. It is the same as the withering of a hundred flowers. It cannot be said that one flower is missing and the spring and summer are not seen. , Besides, I can feel at ease, isn’t it a good thing?”
"I don't know what the door master meant when he said he felt at ease." The old servant's eyelids drooped.
"If you see it, see it; if you don't see it, leave it. I have said this many times, and I am already tired of it." Ye Zhai half-squinted his eyes and touched the ground with his big sleeves, seeming to make him feel sleepy due to the rare autumn sun, and spoke lazily, "I originally thought that I would become this person after he passed away, but now that I think about it, my original idea was really stupid. No one can be the same. You can't let me, a handsome man, wear rouge and gouache on his face and keep his face deserted all day long."
Ye Zhai didn't speak the next few words, but the old servant knew it well.
It is always cheaper for the county governor to do things than for the master of the Baihu Sect. Especially for things like tracking down and visiting, the best thing to do is to use the connections at hand. However, if you entrust the county governor to do things, you must repay them. This fight in the arena, avoid There is no way to avoid it, and you can only win.
"The sky is already here, why don't you and I go down the mountain to welcome the guests, and also try out the skills of the visitor?" Ye Zhai, who was full of white hair, stood up. Under the autumn sun, his hair was dyed golden, and by the way, he put the necklace beside his knee. Lanhua picked it up and threw it behind him, "I'm just going to rest for a while today. Don't go out to play and frolic. Just stay calm in the back mountain. The people in the caravan are not as hot-tempered as me. It would be too frustrating if I really asked people to skin me and gain courage." "
Suddenly the wind blew up, and an eye-catching tiger jumped out and stood in front of Ye Zhai. It did not violently hurt anyone, but it lowered its head and rubbed against the hem of Ye Zhai's clothes. Then it picked up the orchid in its mouth, shook its head and headed towards the back mountain, roaring suddenly.
Everyone up and down Tiantai Mountain heard this roar, and the chirping of apes and birds suddenly stopped. There was no more movement, only the rustling of yellow leaves in the forest.
Just teach the tiger to lower his eyebrows and let the snake go.
