When they met on the rock, Meng Qingyao and Zhao Sanshui were still overjoyed and kept saying, "Thank God you're all right. After the water receded, I looked for you for a long time and thought you were already..."
"How are you, Third Brother?" Zhao Ermu saw Zhao Sanshui's pale face and hurriedly asked about his injury.
Zhao Sanshui shook his head and replied: "It's okay. The wound has stopped. It should take some time to recover."
"That's good, that's good...where's big brother?"
Zhao Sanshui's expression darkened when he heard this, and he pointed to a rock behind him and said, "It's folded here."
"What?!" Zhao Ermu walked quickly behind the rock, and sure enough he saw Boss Zhao lying flat on the ground, motionless and with a purple complexion. He had obviously died for a long time.
Meng Qingyao explained from behind: "Zhao Sihuo found the man in the fight. It looked like he had drowned, but there was a penetrating wound on his chest. It seemed that he had been stabbed before his death."
"It's Mr. Xue!" When the grim-faced Taoist priest heard that Boss Zhao was injured by a sword, he immediately thought of Captain Mo Jin, who was a swordsman in his family.
He Siniang nodded: "After Boss Zhao broke free, he ran away in the direction of Fourth Master Xue. It seems that they did fight before the flood came."
"This goddamn Xue Dingchuan!" Zhao Ermu turned around and said, "I must find him and pierce him with my mace to avenge my elder brother!"
"But where are they?" He Siniang asked curiously: "Did the Zhao brothers find any trace of Fourth Master Xue in the fight?"
Meng Qingyao shook his head: "After sending Boss Zhao back, they went to look for you. Until now, they haven't... Hey! They are back!"
While they were talking, Zhao Sihuo and Zhao Xiaotu walked out of the tomb passage. Both of them were originally downcast, but when they saw the people standing on the rock, they immediately turned from sadness to joy and ran back jumping.
"Second brother! Why are you here?!" Zhao Sihuo said happily: "It will be easier for us to find you in the fight!"
Zhao Ermu sighed softly and replied: "This is a long story. Let me talk about your side first. Have you seen any trace of Xue Dingchuan in the fight?"
"No, Miss Hongyu didn't touch her either. It's almost impossible to see anyone alive or dead."
"But we found a secret passage." Zhao Xiaotu added: "The exit leads to the back of Guitou Reef."
Speaking of the secret passage, Taoist Ghostface thought it was the one through which the three of them escaped, but when he heard that the exit was above Guitou Reef, he couldn't help but wonder: "Is there another secret passage? Did you enter the tomb passage that turned right at the fork?"
"Yes! At the end of the tomb passage is a stone staircase, which is connected to a stone chamber. The entrance to the secret passage is at the corner of the stone chamber. When we went there, the entrance to the secret passage was open, so we saw it at a glance."
"Then don't fucking think about it." The grim-faced Taoist priest looked at Guitou Reef. The distance between the ghost head and the mountain was only three or two feet. It was not difficult to escape from Guitou Reef to the back mountain. "The person named Xue must have come from behind." The mountain ran away."
"What a cunning beast, grandma, you better not let me catch you!" Zhao Ermu said bitterly.
"What should we do now? Continue to search the mountain?" Zhao Xiaotu looked at everyone: "Maybe he hasn't run far yet..."
Zhao Sanshui waved his hand: "No need, this matter is a bit unusual. Why do I feel that Xue Dingchuan is familiar with this battle?"
"You are right, Third Brother. There are even more outrageous things."
"What?"
"That person named Xue is actually in the same group as Miss Hongyu."
"ah?!"
Seeing this situation, the grim-faced Taoist priest could only briefly describe what happened in the fight, and finally added his own speculation: "I have a vague feeling that the entire reverse fight operation is more like a trap, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the relationship between Fourth Master Xue and The strange behavior of the red jade girl, but I can't guess what the purpose is. A gold-touching sect master and a brothel prostitute, these two people are incompatible with each other..."
"Do you think they... just want us to die?" Zhao Sanshui asked coldly.
"Um?"
"Look at this operation. Almost all Yuefu is here. Xu Yimo's whereabouts are also unknown, and our Zhao family has suffered heavy losses. Since you suspect this is a trap, then he
By setting up a trap to lure us here, could it be that you want to get rid of us all together? "
"You mean Mr. Xue wants to eradicate the dissidents in the clan? But they will suffer a lot from touching Kinmen."
"It's just Old Monster Ning. As far as I know, Old Monster Ning used to be a bit arrogant in the Golden Gate because of his strong martial arts skills. This time, Xue Dingchuan will lend us our hands and get rid of this thorn in his side." .”
The grim-faced Taoist priest and everyone fell silent after hearing this. Zhao Sanshui's analysis seemed to make sense, but he didn't know what happened to the three of them in Daohu later. If combined with the information collected later, the whole thing was far more complicated than what Zhao Sanshui analyzed. , such as the origin of Fourth Master Xue and this Dou, the true identity of Miss Hongyu, what Old Mrs. Qi is looking for in Dou, etc. In short, it should be difficult to piece together the true context of the matter based on the information available to everyone.
After a while, the grimace Taoist priest said: "It seems that it is not easy to figure this out. Everything needs to be discussed in the long term. Now we have to find a place to talk, otherwise gathering on Guitou Reef will be too conspicuous."
"I'm afraid we don't have time to make a long-term decision." Zhao Sanshui glanced behind the rock and said, "My eldest brother's body is still cold. We have to transport it to our hometown for burial quickly."
When Boss Zhao was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. The grimace Taoist was originally planning to find an opportunity to talk about the antidote, but at this time he could only hold the words in his mouth.
Finally, Zhao Ermu spoke. He glanced at the grim-faced Taoist priest, and then asked Zhao Sanshui, "What are your plans, third brother?"
"Let's set off immediately. We brothers will escort the eldest brother home together. After the burial is completed, we can plan to avenge the eldest brother."
"What about the Taoist antidote?"
Zhao Sanshui turned to the grim-faced Taoist priest and said, "Taoist priest, if it is convenient for you, you can go back to Qiang land with us to get it."
"Return to the Qiang land?" The grim-faced Taoist priest frowned. Zhao Ermu, who was carrying the blood of the green dragon, was right in front of him. Why did he have to go to the Qiang land to get it? Isn’t the other party going to change his mind?
Seeing this, Zhao Ermu interjected: "Qinglong blood is only part of the antidote. If you want to refine the Qingluo Pill, you need many other herbs, and only the elders in Qinglongmen can refine it. If you want to get the antidote, you can only wait for the elders in Qiang land." It can only be done after seven days of refining."
The grim-faced Taoist priest pursed his lips when he heard this, thinking to himself, you are not going to stock up on such an important elixir? Along the way to the Qiang land, we had to wait for Boss Zhao's funeral, wait for the elders to refine the medicine, and wait for the medicine to go to Lao Qi. Wouldn't it be too long? When the time comes, we will go back and investigate the matter of Fourth Master Xue. Isn’t the day lily still cold?
Xu guessed what the Taoist priest with a grimace was thinking, and Zhao Sanshui said at this time: "But getting the antidote is not a big deal, and you don't need many people. The Taoist priest can send others there, and you can stay here to investigate if there are any clues." , and it will also facilitate our brothers’ revenge in the future.”
"Yes, Taoist priest." Zhao Ermu patted the grimace Taoist priest on the shoulder: "We have survived together. You don't have to worry about this. You just need to find the whereabouts of the man named Xue, and then leave him to me to kill him with my own hands. .”
The Taoist Priest with a grimace nodded. This arrangement was the most appropriate. Moreover, he could also take advantage of this period to send a message to Luo Laoqi, and then they would meet together at the Qiang land. If there was anything inappropriate about the antidote, they could do it in person. solve.
The plan has been decided. The Ghostface Taoist and his party will leave Meng Qingyao for the Qiang region. He and He Siniang stay in Gaoping Town to search for the whereabouts of Fourth Master Xue. No matter what the outcome is, they will set off for the Qiang region to meet Meng Qingyao ten days later. meet.
