In the Slender West Lake connected to Yangzhou City, there is a small island in the middle of the lake. This small island in the middle of the lake is where the Wenjian Lake sect is located. It is said that outsiders are not allowed to set foot on the island at will. Even local officials must say hello to Wenjian Lake before they can land on the island.
At this time, two people were standing in a small building on the island, namely Ming Xi, the leader of the Wenjian Lake Sect, and Lan Wuqiu, the chief worshipper.
"After that person entered the town, what else did he do?"
"It seems that I had a dispute with the villagers, and after searching for a courtyard, the disciples I arranged did not dare to get too close, so I had to keep a lookout outside the town..." Lan Wuqiu said in response.
Mingxi looked out the window and had a panoramic view of Yangzhou City in the distance.
"This second village owner has come to Yangzhou at this critical moment... keep an eye on him and report to me at any time since entering the city!"
"Yes!" Lan Wuqiu responded and immediately walked downstairs. Mingxi turned around and looked inside the building behind her. After confirming that he was the only one left in the attic, she coughed slightly.
. . Before he could stop coughing, a man dressed in black walked out from behind the screen.
"Sect Master Ming, you have to beware of even your own offerings... I really admire you!" The figure in black smiled and hugged Mingxi.
"What a joke... Mingxi knows very well that your Excellency is here today, and it must not be known to others..." Mingxi bowed to him and also laughed.
"Well, indeed... Since Wenjian Lake is so sincere, we will help you. The martial arts world in the future... will definitely be in the hands of Master Ming!" The smile of the figure in black became thicker as he spoke. Walking forward slowly and unhurriedly, side by side with Mingxi, looking out the window at the Yangzhou cityscape.
"With the help of adults, if you act wisely, you will get twice the result with half the effort!" Mingxi put one hand on the window edge, and the smile on his face was even wider than before.
. . The scenery of Yangzhou in front of me at this time is what I asked Jianhu! From now on, I will definitely ask Jianhu for the entire Nandi Jianghu!
"By the way, according to what I heard from the priest inside the door earlier, will the second owner of Yijian Villa who is here today be in trouble?" The black shadow suddenly said.
Mingxi remembered Ye Dang's news about entering Yangzhou and couldn't help but nodded.
"Before the war in Southern Xinjiang, this son was not outstanding, and his reputation was much smaller than that of Lu Fengbai... But in Fengcheng, he was able to forcibly take Liu Mei's sword, so he must have something to hide!" Black-clothed The figure let out a few weird laughs, but soon returned to normal.
"I have been in contact with this person many years ago... His methods are not limited to what you said, as far as I know... Not long ago, he attacked the governor's mansion at night in Hengzhou, and he was able to retreat successfully... "Ming Xi was a little shocked. The man in front of him actually knew Ye Dangting, but he didn't know what the relationship was.
. .
"What do you mean, sir?"
"I don't think this person can be retained..."
"Wait until he enters the city tonight, first send people to clash with him, and then send elders to intercept and kill him in Yangzhou City?"
"If it's not convenient for Sect Leader Mingxi to do it himself, then let me do it for you! This should be regarded as a sincere expression of the cooperation and friendship between the two parties!" Mingxi heard that the figure in black was about to take action in the city, but did not answer immediately.
. . There seems to be some concern. Facing Mingxi who had not spoken for a long time, Heiying naturally hummed and looked at the Wenjian Lake Sect Master next to him with some doubts.
"Don't blame me, sir... I just feel that this child needs your help, as it will have an impact on future cooperation..."
"It doesn't matter!"
"Then Mingxi will thank you first..." The black-clothed figure smiled strangely again, and then he stepped back and returned to the screen.
His figure swayed on the screen for a few moments, then disappeared after a few breaths. It was as if Mingxi was the only one in the attic from beginning to end.
. . . . . . In the autumn breeze, there are old hibiscus on the river, and there are several yellow chrysanthemums under the steps. Lin Manliu, Ye Dangting, and Taoist Shen Xiao were walking on the bluestone path to Yangzhou City.
Looking at the willow bank in the distance, the willow leaves are yellow, hanging in the stream like a waterfall, and the willow branches are fluttering slightly with the sudden rolling waves.
It is hard to tell for a moment whether the wind is moving the willow branches or the stream is moving the leaf tips. . .
"Although Yangzhou in autumn is not as lively and public as in spring, it is also beautiful in the quiet place. The beauty is so quiet..." the old liar sighed.
"Is he usually like this?" The little girl with braids casually pushed the boy in a short shirt next to her.
"Uh... That's probably it!" Lin Manliu could only say. The booklet Ye Dang heard from him was the method of inner breath exchange that he had learned, and it was also the old liar's travelogue of mountains and rivers.
When he had nothing to do, he would look through it and find out that this old liar had really traveled to many places, almost all of the south, and even visited a few places in the north.
There are always some words at the top or bottom of some pages in "Shanshui Yangjianjue", where he sighs about the scenery, or his state of mind at that time.
"What are you two underestimating? It doesn't look good!" Ye Dangting turned to look at the two of them.
"Forehead..."
"Uh..." Priest Shen and the boy in short shirts were speechless for a moment. The old liar was in a hurry.
"Hey, let's go, we're about to enter the city!" Ye Dangting waved his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the Yangzhou city gate.
When the three of them approached the city gate, perhaps because it was almost evening, there were not many people walking around the city gate. Even the vendors who usually shouted at them were not seen.
There were only a few Yanyang soldiers stationed at the city gate for routine inspection. After seeing the three people in strange attire, a Yanyang soldier immediately yelled: "Who is coming!"
"My lord, the three of us are entering the city..." Ye Dang heard and laughed, rubbing his hands and looking at the soldier with a flattering look on his face.
Without waiting for other soldiers to notice, Huang Shigao held out his hand, and soon a few taels of silver were handed into the soldier's gun.
The soldier clenched his fist, felt the weight of the money, and immediately shouted: "...Enter the city earlier next time!"
"Okay! Thank you, sir!" Ye Dang's smile became even more flattering. He gestured to the two of them with one hand behind his back and immediately walked towards the city.
Lin Manliu and Taoist Shen Xiao agreed and followed the yellow-robed figure into Yangzhou City.
"I feel like I'm on a pirate ship..." Taoist priest Shen scratched his braid again and sighed.
"That's just the way others are, don't pay attention!" Lin Manliu also sighed. The figure in yellow shirt was walking well in front, but when he heard the words of the two people behind him, he immediately coughed a few times.
"Master Lin is out of town now, how dare you try to dismantle me? Eleven is not here now, how dare you be so arrogant?" Lin Manliu paused, as if telling Ye Dangting to just take action.
The boy in a short shirt was about to turn his head and look elsewhere, but when he looked to the left of the stone bridge, he suddenly saw a figure in black clothes and a hat.
. . The clothes and clothes were exactly the same as the umbrella bearer I met in the bamboo forest in the north of Hangzhou that day!
"Brother Dang Ting is really in a good mood..." The figure in black exhaled.
"Isn't it coming! Chief Shen Xiaodao's calculations are really accurate!" Ye Dangting turned his head and looked at the hat, his left hand pointed at the little girl with braids, and gave a thumbs up.
"Talk while walking?" The bamboo hat moved slightly and he spoke again.
"Well, it's been a long time since we last met..." Ye Dangting nodded in response. The figure in the yellow shirt and the man in black hat walked towards Yangzhou Pier. Lin Manliu and Shen Xiaodao had no choice but to follow behind them.
During this period, the two people walking in front of me chatted about trivial matters, just like the scene of meeting old friends.
The young man in a short shirt watched the umbrella holder warily, even though the purpose of this trip was to find him.
But for some reason, Lin Manliu always had a trace of hostility towards the person in front of him. No matter how happy he and Ye Dangting chatted, in his eyes, this person was not trustworthy.
. . As the four of them got farther and farther away from the entrance of Yangzhou City and closer to the edge of Slender West Lake, there were fewer pedestrians on the road.
At this time, the sun was no longer setting in the sky, and the endless night began to cover the entire sky.
It's getting dark. . . Until they saw the ships docked at the dock in Yangzhou City, all the pedestrians on the road had disappeared.
Lin Manliu didn't take another step forward. The Taoist priest Shen Xiao looked at the boy in short shirt and stopped, and she also stopped.
Ye Dangting and the umbrella holder in front must have noticed it and looked back together.
"You just stay here, let's discuss some things, and we can leave later!" Ye Dang heard the words and spoke out.
Under the bamboo hat, you could only see the man's lips curling up in an arc. He was smiling, and then he smiled at Lin Manliu.
"Listen brother, please!"
"Okay!" After the two of them spoke, they stepped on a small boat one after another. After the two of them went into it together, the small boat slowly rowed towards the center of the lake.
Just after Ye Dangting and the umbrella holder entered the lake by boat, two figures dressed as disciples of Wenjian Lake walked out of an arch bridge where Lin Manliu and others had walked.
"Send a message to the door quickly! Report everything about this place to Lan for worship!"
"The two people are entering the lake at this time. I'll wait for the flying pigeon to pass the message... will they alert the snake?"
"Use the emergency call instead... just mark the general direction!"
"Yes!" One of the Wenjian Lake disciples immediately ran back and was never seen again. Not long after, there was a sudden flicker of fire on the walls of Yangzhou City.
. . The fire waved on the top of the city several times and then immediately stopped moving. Immediately afterwards, the small island where Wenjian Lake was located also lit up with fire. Just like the light on the city head before, it flickered a few times and then stopped moving.
Ever since the city was illuminated before, Priest Shen Xiao had reminded Lin Manliu and looked over. After the short-shirted boy noticed the strange movement at the top of the city, he looked at the small island where Wenjian Lake was mentioned by Ye Dangting when he returned to the town.
Naturally, I saw the echoes of fire from both sides. . . Is Wenjian Lake really monitoring this place?
"Thank you, Master Shen Xiao!"
"Hey, this is nothing...but why did the two of them talk for so long..." The little girl with braids was complaining to Ye Dangting that the discussion took too long, and before she could finish her words, Hu Ye Xiaozhou's position suddenly exploded.
The lonely boat that had been staying quietly in the Slender West Lake suddenly shattered into pieces, and two figures ejected from it.
"Ye Chengzhu! How much did you participate in the evil-slaughter sect's previous actions?"
"What I said is so clear... Don't you understand? Since the purpose is the same, why not help them!" Lin Manliu looked at the two people who suddenly appeared in the lake. They actually had a dispute?
The umbrella holder fell down and stepped on the boat, while Ye Dangting hid and moved several times before finally stepping on a piece of driftwood.
"Do you know how many people have been killed in vain because of your actions?"
"Let me tell you, your good-for-nothing disciple also said the same thing... Don't show off your kindness to me in front of me!" Ye Dangting didn't say anything, his whole body leaped up, and he didn't know when he was holding his hand. An extra long sword appeared, pointing directly at Ye Chengzhu.
Ye Chengzhu, who was on the lone boat, was standing with an umbrella. When he saw the yellow shirt coming, he first held out his bamboo umbrella in the direction of the incoming man, and then opened the entire umbrella to face Ye Dangting.
The weapons in their hands collided, but the long sword in Ye Dangting's hand was unable to cut through the bamboo umbrella.
Seeing that his attempt failed, the figure in yellow had no choice but to fly out and stepped on a piece of driftwood again.
"Everyone else is a scholar and should be treated with admiration. Ye should listen... Your swordsmanship is like this without a good soldier!"
"Arrogant...do it again!" The two shouted at each other, and once again used their swords to attack each other. After the weapons collided this time, Ye Dangting did not fly out again, but stepped on the stern of the boat, hoping to overturn the lone boat under his feet.
But how could Ye Chengzhu do what he wanted? He immediately pushed back a step and stepped on the bow of the boat with the same kick.
The two of them fought hard, and in an instant, with the lone boat as the center, countless waves of water suddenly shook from the position of the lone boat in the entire Slender West Lake.
