Chapter 33: Devise a clever plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and set up an ambush in a deserted store on a snowy night
The four girls were waiting to say thank you when they saw Lianfeng's face showing a serious expression. After all, Zhang Ji was older and used to travel around the world and knew more people. He had already figured out what he was thinking and said: "Don't worry, four girls, I will never I will teach you how to live in the world!"
The other three people just said that Sister Lianfeng betrayed the hall master and couldn't bear it. Now they realized it. Seeing Zhang Ji say this, they all felt happy: Although this hero looks fierce on the face, he has a deep heart. He is so kind, and even more heroic, so following him is a life worthy of his life!
Zhang Ji saw that Lianfeng's face was still clouded, and thought again: I thought I was saving them from the clutches of the devil, but now it seems that I am extremely reckless. It doesn't matter that I am alone in the mountains and seas of fire, but these four weak How to place women?
Then he said: "Four girls, although I rescued you, I can't take you with me right now!"
When the four women heard this, they immediately fell into despair. Zhuyue had already started sobbing: "We are just serving girls, so we don't dare to think of anything inappropriate. For the rest of our lives, we only want to follow Uncle Zhang and serve tea and water. Could it be that I don't think so?" Are you unwilling to take us in because we are from a lowly background?"
Zhang Ji hurriedly explained: "Girls, you must not think like this. You have also seen that I made a lot of noise in this cave yesterday, and the people I offended were not good people! Besides, I am in the world, and my life is just that. On a day when the blade of a knife is licking blood, you four girls followed me, how can you bear the beating and killing all day long? Besides, I can't bear it."
The four women were slightly happy when they heard this. Zhang Ji said: "In a few moments, someone will come to hunt you down! If you don't mind, I will give you something personal. How about you take her and settle in my home? If you want to live a more comfortable life, I will When I come back, I will arrange for you to stay at my eldest brother's house in Xianyun Village. What do you think?" The four women nodded after hearing this and reluctantly left.
At that moment, Zhang Ji gave the address of Lijia Town in detail, took out a pile of large and small pieces of silver, and took out a silk handkerchief from his arms, saying: "Give this thing to my wife, and she will take care of you all." "He urged again: "Go down the mountain quickly! The place here is spacious, but it is not as big as the bottom of the cave. If the experts from this cave swarm out later, I will naturally not be able to take care of you. Please tell me, Just say that I will go back when my business is over." The four women saw him starting to urge, for fear of making him angry, they did not dare to say anything at the moment, and held each other's hands and went down the mountain.
Zhang Jiyue went to the entrance of the cave and listened carefully. Sure enough, a group of people were chasing after him in a chaotic manner. A voice like red bird steel came from the deep cave: "Where is Senior Xue and Senior Liu?" Two powerful voices replied: "Yes! "
"Now that the Zongtan's army is approaching, I order you two to return to the Zongtan as soon as possible to support the Zongtan. There must be no mistake!" Two voices said in unison, it was Xue Zongchang and Liu Canghai.
"Where is the Eight Altar Masters of Suzaku Hall?" All the female voices responded in unison.
"This hall master orders the eight of you to split up and chase him along the mountain road! Remember, if you encounter a man named Zhang, fire an arrow immediately and don't act rashly! The rest of the people are lying in ambush along the entrance of the cave. I expect that the man named Zhang is still at the bottom of the cave. If he appears, he will immediately swarm him and chop him to death!" The others all agreed.
Another male voice said: "Reporting to the Hall Master, now that the main altar's army is approaching, it seems that we should send most of the experts back to support the main altar, and only send the two seniors Xue and Liu to go, I'm afraid..."
Suzaku snorted and said: "What do you know? This Zhang's martial arts is extremely good, and the seven brothers behind him are all very good. If we don't take the opportunity to get rid of him, it will be a big trouble in the future. Let's kill him here and then come back to help." It’s never too late for the general forum.”
Zhang Ji secretly thought: "What is so special about this Suzaku? Why are all the martial arts masters willing to be ordered around by her?"
Zhang Ji casually hid the two pieces of white meat in the snow and jumped sideways onto a pine tree. He saw two people jumping out of the deep cave. One was white-haired, it was Xue Zongchang, and the other was from the Diancang sect. Liu Canghai. The two of them looked at each other for a while, and Liu Canghai said: "It's not too late, let's hurry up and help the main altar!" Xue Zongchang responded, and the two of them used Qinggong and headed west.
Zhang Jixin said: "If these two people go forward, it will be difficult for the brothers to deal with them." He followed the footsteps of the two men and chased after them. Zhang Jixin knew that these two people were highly cultivated and was afraid that they would be discovered if they followed too closely. Not far behind.
After following for days, the two men were really just rushing on their way. It was already winter and it was snowing heavily for days. The sky was covered with silvery white. The two men sometimes performed Qinggong and sometimes walked on foot. Zhang Ji was surprised to find that on the snow, There were no footprints of the two of them. When I looked back behind me, I saw a series of footprints stretching towards the silver-white sky and earth. I couldn't help but secretly admire them. However, I couldn't match the Qinggong skills of these two people.
Xue and Liu became more and more secluded as they walked. They had already entered the depths of a mountain. Not far away, there was a solitary wooden building of medium or small size. They walked towards the village. Suddenly Xue Zongchang turned around and raised his head. The voice shouted: "Zhang Erxia! There is no village in front of or a shop in the back. You are following me, so you might as well come in together and have a sip of hot wine and a good meal!"
Zhang Ji was startled: Could it be that these two people had already realized that they were following him? Then I thought about it, I didn't dare to follow too close along the way, was I afraid that these two people were so powerful that they would have noticed me already? Could it be that he underestimated these two people because of his own fault? I just thought that in this way, I could know the movements of the two people, and the two people would definitely not notice me. I was confused and didn't answer for a moment.
Suddenly, he heard two people fighting in the distance and rushing towards them. Zhang Jirong didn't think much and hid in the tree, holding his breath and not daring to make a sound.
But I saw two figures hanging together on the snow, shouting and roaring, each with martial arts skills. The two of them were punching and kicking each other, and it was hard to tell who was superior or inferior for a while.
Zhang Ji, who had both good ears and eyes, looked around on the big pine tree and saw a big-bellied Huazi with gray beard and hair, and the other looked like a monk but not a monk. The Huazi shouted: "You monk, you are really awesome!" The old beggar admits defeat and admits defeat." Another said in blunt official dialect: "The winner is still undecided! How can we admit defeat? It doesn't count!".
"It's just that the old beggar really has something to do. I will compete with you another day!" The other one was still reluctant. "You have something to do, little monk, help me! Let's compete without delay! Let's compete while we're at it!"
Zhang Ji recognized that this man was Li Dadu, a well-known beggar in the world, and the other seemed to be a monk, but not from the Central Plains.
The two of them stopped not far away, and the old beggar said: "Great monk, there is an inn ahead of you. I can't compare with your fists and kicks. Don't come in. Let's compare our kicks to see who can go to the inn first. There is only one thing, the old beggar Hua Que You have something to do, you and I are competing, but don't miss my journey again." The other person said the Buddha's name, and it should be in his mouth. At that moment, the two of them rushed towards the station ahead, shoulder to shoulder.
Zhang Ji was surprised when he saw this: He had never expected that Li Dadu was also a master of martial arts, and the great monk was even more amazing. At first, they were evenly matched, but when they were nearly seven or eight feet away, the monk suddenly moved his feet quickly and stepped forward. I won half a chip in one step. The two looked at each other and laughed, and the old beggar pushed forward to get in first.
The two wooden doors opened with a bang, and a stream of hot air spurted out. The smiling face of the waiter had already greeted him. Seeing that it was a flower, his face changed and he muttered: "It turns out to be a flower. Come in if you want food or something." But there is one thing: you can get money when you enter our store." The monk was unhappy after hearing this, but he was well-educated after all. He joined his hands first and said: "The store doesn't have to do this, we two have our own expenses." The young man Hearing the words, Er turned to smile and welcomed him in.
Although this small shop is remote, it is simple and clean. Li Daqing scanned his belly and was surprised. He then said with a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper, please don't think that I am always a poor beggar, but I also want good wine." I'll pay for the food, and you'll have to pay for the wine." He took off the big gourd from his waist, took a few sips, shook it to his ear, and said, "It's gone again!"
The monk next to him also glanced around, took a breath of air-conditioning, and said: "Donor: I didn't expect that there is such an expert in this barren mountain shop!" His words seemed to be amazed, but also seemed to be questioning. Although he was proficient in After all, Mandarin and Mandarin were not clear enough. Li Da was about to open his mouth. When he saw the waiter serving food and wine, he couldn't help but grab the wine bottle and take a few sips. Then he shouted: "Good wine, good wine! Monk, you are the best!" Taste it, taste it!”
Xue Zongchang and Liu Canghai had already seen this building. Liu Canghai opened his mouth to speak, but Xue Zongchang reached out to stop him.
There was a red charcoal brazier in the store. The waiter had finished setting up and was leaning on the side to keep warm. Only two of the seven or eight tables were occupied by four guests. They didn't answer each other. They just ate and drank for a while. The beggar and the monk Danzin were hungry and didn't answer. Just eat and drink for a while.
The wind and snow were blowing outside the window, but the house was surprisingly quiet. Li Dadu looked like he was eating in an indecent manner, clinking bowls and chopsticks as he swallowed, mixed with the sound of the waiter pulling at the brazier with tongs.
Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and the four of them looked out together. They saw each other from the corner of their eyes, and they were each surprised: it seemed that the people at the two tables had different cultivation levels that they could hear, and the other party was almost aware of them.
Immediately after a commotion, the waiter opened the store door again, and more than ten big men rushed in. All of them were holding knives and accessories, and they were obviously from the world.
The waiter wasn't afraid either. He kept his company with a smiling face and soon served food and drinks. This group of people ate and drank for a while, and after a few drinks, they were already shouting.
A big black man with scars on his face yelled: "Damn it! We brothers finally learned all the martial arts, and we chased them day and night to participate in the martial arts conference, but by the end we didn't even catch up. If this spreads out in the future, we can't How can you hang out in the arena?"
Another continued: "Let's get together for a ball! Didn't you hear what my friends from the Kunlun sect said! The leader of the martial arts alliance is the leader of the Huashan sect, Zhao. Hehe, after all, he is from my hometown party!"
"Needless to say, eldest brother, I don't think our brothers' martial arts are of much use!"
With a face full of scars, he cursed, "What the hell! If you don't look down on our brother's fists and kicks, don't you just look down on our eldest brother's martial arts? Besides, isn't it true that our brothers' martial arts are not as good as others, so they really don't count?" Are you a hero?" Then he turned to a white-faced man in the middle of the seat and said, "Is he the eldest brother?"
The white-faced man said: "Yes! Lao Liu is right! Those with high martial arts may not necessarily be heroes, but those with low martial arts can still be heroes!" There was a sense of pride in his words.
Li Dadu and Fan Seng smiled at each other and nodded slightly to express their approval.
Liu Canghai, who was sitting on the seat, suddenly shouted, stood up and held a bowl of wine and said: "This hero is so courageous! I am very impressed by what I heard. Come here and give you a bowl!"
The big white-faced man stood up and bowed, without saying a word, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. The big men around him all cheered when they saw him finish his drink.
The white-faced man finished his drink and continued: "The White Lotus Sect has caused harm to the common people, causing ghosts and wolves to howl everywhere. Isn't it that we brothers are going to Mount Tai just to contribute? It's a pity that we have a low status in the world, and the major sects Look, we can't go, we can't even get an invitation, what a pity! What a pity! By the time we get to Mount Tai, the world's heroes have long since disappeared!" The man's words made his colleagues sigh.
Li Dadu had been observing Xue and Liu carefully for a long time. One was white-haired and the other was moderately fat and ugly. Both of them had expressionless faces.
The white-faced Chinese character picked up another bowl and said to the two people: "Two seniors, we are out and about, and it is fate that we meet each other. Please drink this bowl, and you can make friends!" Everyone in the group got up and toasted to the two of them.
With smiles on their faces, Xue Zongchang and Liu Canghai also stood up and drank the wine in one gulp, laughing. The big men also laughed, and they finally made this friend.
Monk Danzeng saw the yin and yang on Li Dadu's face, and he was even more puzzled: Although he was extremely intelligent and a fellow practitioner of civil and military arts, he was not very familiar with this one of the few Central Plains masters opposite him. learn. He was confused and asked, "Donor, why is this happening?"
Li Da's stomach was full of food, and his belly was even more bulging. He laughed and said slowly: "Is the great monk ignorant? If you want to ask me about the beggar, you must hurry up before you take a sip of wine." Although the words were very low, they could not hide it from Xue and Liu after all.
After hearing this, the two looked at each other with a slight shock on their faces. Tenzin found it interesting and asked with a smile: "Oh? Why is this?"
Li Dadu took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "Haha, I always have a rule: all people in the world, no matter how high or low they are, if they want to ask me questions, they can only ask me questions within three sips of wine a day. After three sips of wine, I kept shouting but I never answered." As he spoke, he slightly paid attention to Xue and Liu, but unfortunately they already knew Li Dadu's identity and had no expression on their faces.
The wind and snow got worse, and the sky turned dark in a blink of an eye. The big men beside him drank more and more happily. Li Dadu was still paying attention to Xue and Liu, but he saw that they just lowered their heads to drink and did not say anything.
Suddenly I heard a melodious singing:
"Flying queens in the sky, after all, have little love for the human world."
Xue and Liu's expressions changed suddenly when they heard this, and they could faintly see beads of sweat pouring down from their foreheads. Li Dadu and Tenzin were also surprised: the martial arts of this person was really rare.
After one rhyme passed, another rhyme came:
"The Jade Dragon returns again, and thousands of flowers shake down." After hearing this, Xue and Liu looked at each other slowly and reconciled. They raised their glasses again, looked at each other, and drank it all in one gulp.
"The clouds are breaking through the forest tops, and the moon is approaching the corner of the house." The voice gradually spread.
Then another sentence:
"Remember the young man and the horse walking towards Han Lu and overturning Dongguo." It seems to be far away.
The crowd of big men resumed their commotion, and one of them yelled, "Sing those slanderous verses somewhere else! If you make any noise in front of Grandpa's ears, I'll be careful." The others burst into laughter.
Xue and Liu suddenly raised their swords in their hands. Li Dadu and Tenzin also turned to look at the door. Seeing this, Tenzin couldn't help but secretly admire him: it seemed that the cultivation of the two people opposite him was really not inferior to his own.
Suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound, and the two wooden doors suddenly opened, letting in cold wind. All the big men shuddered. The waiter cursed and ran to close the door, muttering. Suddenly he yelled and fell at the door.
Everyone looked towards the door, and suddenly a young man who looked like a scholar walked in, followed by an old man who looked like a servant. The old beggar had seen Jade Flute Sword, who was elegant and graceful, but compared to the one in front of him, he was a little more elegant and a little less handsome.
The young master continued to chant:
"Singing about the frozen geese, mocking the hungry magpies. I am already old, but I am still as happy as yesterday. The ground is full of Qiong Yao, and I am entertaining you. I love the beauty of Feifei, which fascinates me far and near, but I still have nothing to do with it. I wait for the lamb, drink wine, and cook tea, Yangzhou Crane. "
The rough guys who were talking did not open their mouths when they saw this. Xue and Liu looked at each other in silence for a while, and Li Dadu was full of doubts. On the contrary, Danzeng, the monk, praised out loud: "The martial arts in the Central Plains is really crowded with talents. "Squeeze, the old monk is really eye-opening, it's eye-opening!" The waiter hurriedly talked about it, but the scribe who was dressed up didn't say much and sighed outside, shaking his head.
Seeing the kind face of the scribe, the big men continued to eat, drink and talk. The scribe asked the store owner to pick out a few signature dishes, then invited the servant to sit with him. The old man bowed and thanked him, and sat down gracefully. He took out a green cup and a pair of silver bowls and chopsticks from his bag and handed them to the scholar. A rough man next to him muttered: "Poverty is a must! He is really a decent person, so he should have some decent food and wine."
The old servant turned around and glared, but the scribe didn't pay attention. The waiter brought a plate of stewed elbows, a few side dishes, and a jar of old wine. The old servant had already served the wine, and the scribe took a sip. , raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes back and forth a few times, and exclaimed: "Oh my! It's so rare!" and finished the drink in one gulp.
Li Dadu's eyes were full of doubts. He knew most of them, and judging from his demeanor, he was clearly a top master. Even the old servant next to him was also proficient in martial arts. It was hard to tell which sect he belonged to.
Just when he was wondering, he saw the scribe's face was shocked. Looking back at the seat, Xue Zongchang's face was even more frightened, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. Liu Canghai next to him stared at Xue Zongchang's face. Look, as if asking for some advice, Xue Zongchang nodded slightly at him. Liu Zongchang hurriedly grabbed the sword with his hand, and in his panic, he had already knocked over the wine bowl.
Li Dadu asked doubtfully: "Could someone be here? Why can't I hear the slightest sound?"
"Dong dong dong" I remembered a knock on the door, and the waiter opened the door to welcome someone in. Li Dadu was overjoyed when he saw this. Who is it? We’ll break it down next time.
