Wang Qi'an saw that although the two men were brothers, their faces were completely similar.
Shi Hao has bronze skin, a wide face, a high forehead, and thick sword eyebrows. He has a calm and majestic attitude.
Shi Guang, on the other hand, has a fair face and thin cheeks, like a pampered young man.
Wang Qi'an said curiously:
"Does the Third Young Master know who the murderer is?"
Shi Guang clenched his fists tightly and said:
"It must be the gang of path-cutting thieves from Qinglong Village! A few days ago, my brother went hunting and happened to see them stop a group of good men and women who were going up the mountain to worship Buddha, trying to make money and kill themselves.
In anger, I killed several people and beat them away. "
He said sadly:
"I didn't expect that they would find them here and kill everyone in the village! Brother, let's kill all those thieves right now!"
Shi Hao stepped forward and held Shi Guang's shoulders and said:
"Third brother, now that we know who the enemy is, let's let our parents rest in peace first, and then plan to kill the enemy."
Shi Guang seemed to be very obedient to this elder brother and said nothing more.
Wang Qian asked in confusion:
"Just now, the eldest son also said that this piece of cloth is a Taoist robe. Could it be that these thieves are a group of Taoist priests?"
Shi Hao understood Wang Qian's doubts and patiently explained:
"There are two leaders of this group of strong men, one of whom is a demon who is good at using whisks.
I don’t know where they came from. Last month, Jiu occupied a Taoist temple in Qinglong Ridge and drove all the Taoist priests in the temple down the mountain.
They took the Taoist temple as the center and built camps and villages nearby, which they named Qinglong Village. "
Wang Qi'an suddenly realized.
He continued:
"I just heard what the eldest master said, and it seems that something is missing in your village?"
Shi Hao said:
"I won't hide this from you. It is the Azure Dragon Blade, the ancestral sword hidden in the secret pavilion of my house, that has disappeared."
He paused and then said:
"This incident has happened in the village. We can no longer entertain you. There is a village about three miles away to the east. Brother Wang can go there and stay overnight."
Wang Qi'an didn't take it seriously and asked instead:
"I wonder where the Qinglong Village is? What do you two plan to do?"
Shi Guang said emotionally:
"Of course I will go up the mountain and cut the corpses of the demons and thieves into thousands of pieces as a sacrifice to my parents' spirits in heaven."
Wang Qian nodded and said:
"This gang of thieves is so cruel. Since it is so, I am willing to go with you two and do my best."
With Wang Qi'an's reputation for killing Brahma Fatian, if he can help, his chances of winning will naturally be greatly increased.
But Shi Hao looked solemn, shook his head and said:
"I heard that this Taoist priest has profound magic skills and can cast flames out of thin air. In addition, hundreds of thieves have gathered in the village in the past half month, and even the Xinzhou officials are very afraid of him."
Shi Guang also said:
"Your Excellency, we brothers appreciate your kindness, but this matter has nothing to do with you. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
Wang Qi'an said with a stern face:
"You two gentlemen, there is no need to say anything. If you allow such a cruel and evil person to stay for one more day, he will do more harm to the world.
Now that I have met you today, I have no reason to stand by and watch. If I don't kill this person, I will never leave this place. "
Shi Hao was stunned, but he didn't expect Wang Qi'an to be so heroic and courageous.
"Since Brother Wang has this intention, my brother will remember this kindness.
However, we still don’t know much about the situation of copycats and cannot act blindly.
Shi Guang, come to Chao Ping and we will discuss it carefully. "
Wang Qi'an thought, this man is not a reckless person, he is brave and resourceful.
It turned out that Chao Ping was a good friend of Shi Hao brothers since childhood. He was so good at Qinggong that even Wang Qi'an felt inferior to him after seeing it.
He was accompanied by four or five friends of the same age, all of whom were skilled men and had prepared bows, arrows, weapons, and gunpowder.
Two hours later, everyone appeared in a dense forest to the east of Qinglong Village.
The cottage was brightly lit, and the sounds of drinking and ordering could be heard.
At this time, a person was seen rushing out of the village as fast as a ghost and fell into the forest in an instant.
After seeing this person clearly, Wang Qi'an and others jumped from the tree.
The person who came was none other than Chao Ping. He stepped forward and said softly:
"Brother Shi, we have discovered the terrain and defenses in the village.
Tonight, for some unknown reason, people in the village are drinking and having fun. "
Shi Guangda scolded:
"These thieves must be celebrating the murder of my entire village. Look at me eating their flesh instead of their blood!"
Shi Hao said:
"God help me, just wait for them to drink until they are drunk, and then we will kill them by surprise."
Chao Ping continued:
"I have also met the two leaders. I recognize this demon. He is Qingyu, a traitor to the Tianshi Tao of Longhu Mountain. He knows some talismans and magic.
He also calls himself a nocturnal wanderer who likes to sleep during the day and come out at night.
Another leader is Pandihu Zhulong. He and Qingyu are sworn brothers who have been working together for many years. "
He suddenly whispered again:
"But... there is another person. I peeked at him for a long time and racked my brains but couldn't identify him.
This man had blond hair standing on end, a pointed face and narrow eyes, and his words sounded like a rooster crowing. "
Shi Hao answered:
"Is his weapon an iron bird peck?"
Chao Ping slapped his thigh and shouted:
"Exactly, exactly! There is something like a beak stuck in his back. Does Brother Shi know who he is?"
Shi Hao frowned and said:
"I'm afraid this person is Pu Wanlin, the Golden-haired Eagle, which is a bit tricky. I've seen this person take action in western Hunan, and his hands are extremely tough."
A man named Qiaotong beside him shouted:
"It doesn't matter whether he is a brocade or a golden retriever, tonight we will break his arms and pluck out all his hair to avenge the owner of the stone village."
Everyone deliberated for a moment, and the division of labor was completed.
When the noise in the village subsided and the lights were extinguished one after another, under the guidance of Chao Ping, they sneaked close to the village on a familiar road.
There were two people on each corner of the village gate looking at the wind. Shi Hao pulled out four arrows from the arrow pot behind his back, first to the left, then to the right, and shot four arrows very quickly.
The four people upstairs were shot through the throats by sharp arrows before they could call out.
Wang Qi'an exclaimed:
"I didn't expect that the eldest master's archery skills are so amazing. Today is really an eye-opener for me."
Chao Ping said:
"Young Master Wang is coming from afar. I'm afraid he doesn't know that our Brother Shi is the famous 'Flying General' in Xinzhou."
Shi Hao said:
"It's a small skill, but it's worth nothing!"
Everyone sneaked into the village and saw many banquets in the large square in front of them.
At this moment, the table is full of leftovers and dishes are in a mess.
Some of the bandits were lying on tables and some lying on the ground. They were smelling of alcohol and snoring so loudly that they might not be able to notice even if someone cut their necks.
Chao Ping whispered:
"They are in the backyard of Guan Nei, let's go around here!"
They avoided scattered patrols, climbed up the back wall of the Taoist temple, and sneaked to the roof of the backyard.
I saw a banquet table set up in the courtyard, with three people sitting on one side of each other, laughing and drinking.
Facing the crowd was a yellow-robed Taoist, about forty years old, with his hair tied in a bun.
The head is big and the neck is short. At first glance, it looks like it is on the shoulders.
The man on the left is a short man with a wretched face and a long beard beside his mouth.
These two people are probably Yeyou Sanren Qingyu and Pandihu Zhulong.
The person on the right seat is consistent with Chao Ping's description, and it is undoubtedly Pu Wanlin, the brocade-haired eagle.
