Lin Manliu and Ning Ke, who were not far away, also arrived here when the Xunhanshan and Wenjian Lake disciples rushed to the station. However, the fate of this place was already decided, so they had to watch from the sidelines.
Ning Ke noticed the Qiao family's father and daughter retreating from the crowd. She bumped Lin Manliu with her shoulder and said, "Is that your Senior Sister Qiao?"
The boy in a short shirt followed the sound and looked over, and Qiao Kesi happened to see the two of them.
"Sister Qiao, long time no see!" Lin Manliu greeted her.
"Manliu...Junior Brother Liu, is it really you?" Qiao Kesi said. He originally wanted to call Lin Manliu's name. Earlier on the road, Qiao Ruichen briefly mentioned the encounter with Lin Manliu to his daughter, and After telling him his name and identity during this trip, Qiao Kesi immediately changed his mind.
"It turns out it's two kids...cough cough," Qiao Xiuchen coughed and said.
"How's Uncle Qiao doing..." The boy in a short shirt looked at the appearance of the Qiao worshiper in front of him, and then looked at Qiao Kesi.
Before Qiao Kesi could say anything, Qiao Ruichen hummed, asking the three of them to focus on him. Then his eyes moved slightly and he scanned the surroundings. After confirming that no one was observing around him, he spoke. He said: "No problem, we will find a place to discuss later."
Lin Manliu nodded to indicate that he understood, and then the four of them went to the original location of Sword Making Peak. After being attacked by mountain bandits this time, only the camps in the northwest and due north of each sect's camps were relatively intact. These are the camps of some of the larger sects, including Wenjian Lake, Xunhan Mountain, Canxingguan, and Zhujian Peak. Nature also resides here.
The four young men in short shirts, led by Qiao Ruichen, directly entered a camp at Zhujianfeng's station. Most of the Zhujianfeng disciples guarding this place were Qiao's children, and they were not doing anything when they returned from the worship service. Too many interruptions.
After Qiao Ruichen took his seat, he spoke directly and categorically: "This meeting is far from as simple as we thought. You can see the thoughts of some of them. It's better for the two friends to leave as soon as possible." , I’ll just take care of the Li family’s side.”
"Brother Ning and I have plans, but we are concerned about Mr. Zhuang Zhong's safety during this trip, so we came here to help," Lin Manliu said with cupped hands.
"...I would like to think that my little friend is just thinking about you, what a harm!" Qiao Ruichen didn't know why he said this, and his face looked a little sad.
"Dad!" Qiao Kesi shouted softly, then turned to look outside the tent.
"I haven't seen my senior sister before this trip, so naturally I'm worried about it..." Lin Manliu had to say awkwardly. On the way to the station, he did think about whether his senior sister would stay here, but he was more worried about The evil-slaughtering sect will probably act like before and kill everyone in the area.
The young man in short shirt said and looked at Senior Sister Qiao's figure. At this time, Qiao Kesi did not look at anyone. Her tall ponytail was leaning on her shoulders, and her black silk was draped around her neck. She could only vaguely see the side of Senior Sister. His face looks like that of a child, but he is angry and speechless.
Ning Ke glanced sideways at Lin Manliu next to him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this idiot can't say anything... Now his future father-in-law is sitting in the hall, not even thinking about saying a few nice words, what will happen in the future? I feel more comfortable in front of people.
The young man thought in his heart that the senior sister was still as handsome as when he first saw her. Despite this, she was still very cool.
"That's it..." Qiao Ruichen yawned.
"Dad! Why don't you act serious in front of the younger generation!" Qiao Kesi turned to look at his father. The lazy look at this time was completely different from the previous man who spoke generously in front of the battle. Not to mention the appearance of fighting the Overlord Halberd in front of Yangfeng Valley.
"Uncle Qiao, it's better to stop teasing the boy," Lin Manliu said again.
"Hey... Okay, okay, that's it." Qiao Ruichen continued to be awkward, not forgetting to continue yawning as he spoke.
"The boy thinks that there is still something fishy about this siege. Just like what the Tu Evil Sect did in the past, they will definitely not arrange for the bandits here in Qianzhou to invade the garrison. Instead, they will do it themselves and kill all the garrison. ..." Lin Manliu said after thinking for a moment. His eyes were fixed on the cup of tea on the table, as if he wanted to see clearly the remaining tea leaves in the cup.
"According to the previous actions of the Evil Slaughter Sect, this really shouldn't be the case, and whether it's in Yangfeng Valley or here at the station, the distance or gap between the two is really just right for us..." Listening to the words of the boy in a short shirt, Qiao Ruochen was no longer as lazy as before, and also began to think aloud.
"From the end of the Yangfeng Valley cleanup to the incident at the station, we were even given plenty of rest time. It was only after we set off that the bandits invaded this place," Lin Manliu said in response.
"The authorities are obsessed with it, and maybe myself included, the first people who came here are just thinking that the evil-slaughter sect wants to do something to attack the east and the west."
"So and so, what is the purpose of their efforts...". The conversation between Qiao and Lin ended because they both thought of the most terrifying possibility and became silent.
When both of them were silent, Ning Ke snatched the cup of tea from Lin Manliu's desk, and then said: "There is only one possibility, that is, the Evil Slaughter Sect is happy to see the current Heaven and Earth Alliance. Kill all the mountain bandits in Yangfeng Valley and Qianzhou."
"But what is the purpose of this move? It should not be to suppress the Heaven and Earth Alliance as much as possible, continue to gather bandits and those who are willing to defect, so that the power of the Heaven and Earth Alliance will gradually grow." Lin Manliu confirmed Ning Ke's reply, because he and Qiao Xiuchen had the same idea, but what followed was a new problem.
"The letter that Junce's disciples brought out from the valley earlier mentioned that the whereabouts of the third sword of the Four Swords in the World will soon appear in the world, so the letter is most likely the letter between the Slaughter Evil Sect and Ling Xun," Qiao Ruichen mentioned I remembered the news I heard before.
Lin Manliu couldn't help but froze when he heard this. If the Tu Evil Sect was looking for the Four Swords, then it would make sense that the Fengxue Grand View Tower was attacked before, and then it would be Southern Xinjiang... .My hometown is also there.
Ning Ke was the first to notice something strange about the young man, but she did not ask any questions. She just tapped the tea cup back on the young man's desk.
The young man in a short shirt immediately calmed down and said, "Then the Evil Sect probably wants to stir up chaos in the world of martial arts, so that they can gain their own benefits, such as winning the Four Swords in the World...".
"I also guessed the same, but I don't know where the Tue Evil Sect is now. If we can get a general direction, we can hope to catch up with those thieves again," Qiao Ruichen sighed.
Lin Manliu wanted to continue to speak out, to talk about some of his guesses and opinions, and planned to tell Qiao Xiuchen in an insinuating way that Tueximen might go westward into southern Xinjiang.
At this moment, there were some noises at the door, and Qiao Ruchen coughed and lay down on the soft bed.
It was Li Junce who came back, and it was too late to avoid it. Lin Manliu and Ning Ke could only stay here and perform the play with Qiao Ruchen.
Li Junce, who returned from the station square, did not enter the tent. He just called "Second Brother" in the direction of Qiao Rusten outside the tent. Then Qiao Rusten responded, and the two of them said nothing again.
But Li Junce only took a few steps towards the main camp position and then stopped without making any move. Qiao Ruichen coughed and shouted: "Mr. Guanmo used to defend the enemy like everyone else. I don't know when he can introduce me to someone else." Qiao recommends Mr. Mo and is waiting for good news."
"That's good, that's good...and ah...when can you give me the right words for this old man? What on earth do you, a little kid, think of my family?" Qiao Ruichen suddenly groaned. said.
"Dad! If you say that again, I will get angry! I just treat Junior Brother Liu like Yun Nian!" At this time, Qiao Kesi didn't care whether his old father was asking for show or on purpose. Let him continue.
"The boy also just regards Senior Sister Qiao as his sister and has no wrong ideas. I hope Uncle Qiao will not misunderstand her." Lin Manliu was ashamed again and could only say loudly.
Then it started with Qiao Ruichen's seemingly unreasonable speech and ended with Lin Manliu and Qiao Kesi's words in front of them. This was repeated for a long time.
The figure outside the door finally moved and headed towards the camp in the middle. After Qiao Xiuchen's eyes indicated, the four of them understood that Li Junce had left. Lin Manliu breathed a sigh of relief, and after several words with Qiao Xiuchen, I said all the words that I dared not say or should not say over the years.
What Lin Manliu was most angry about was that Ning Ke beside him didn't know what he was thinking, so he just stood beside him and slapped the table with a silly smile. Could he really be so funny?
"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first. I still need to report to Mr. Mo about my trip to Yangfeng Valley." Lin Manliu stood up and said to Qiao Xichen with his hands in his hands.
"Well, you can leave after that. I am here, and there is a sword behind the fire curtain. I will find out clearly." Qiao Ruichen also stood up and said, but his voice was extremely small. There were only two people, the boy in short shirt and Ning Ke. Able to hear clearly.
"Thank you, Uncle Qiao," Lin Manliu thanked him again. After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the camp. Ning Ke also stood up and saluted Qiao Ruchen, and then followed Lin Manliu.
The young man in a short shirt walked to the tent curtain. He stopped, as if he had thought of something. He turned and looked at Qiao Ruichen and Qiao Kesi, the father and daughter. The young man once again raised his hand and said, "Uncle Qiao is still outside." You need to take care of your own safety, there are always children at home who are worried about you, Qiao Bo has returned to Jianjian Peak, and the old man also misses you a little..."
While Lin Manliu was speaking, the gesture of cupping his hands changed slightly. With one hand, he rubbed a three horizontal and one vertical character on the other hand, like the character Feng...but the last stroke was slightly cut off at the position of the previous three strokes. It seems to be a reminder of broken pen.
Before Qiao Xiuchen could say anything else, the young man said again: "I would like to say goodbye to Uncle Qiao and Senior Sister Qiao."
"Hey, you little kid taught me a lesson!" Qiao Ruichen nodded and said. Qiao Gongsong understood what the young man meant. Although his words meant farewell, the words in his hand were actually replying to what he had thought before. The hexagram Kun is the earth, southwest...
