The next day.
Hu Xianyong, Guan Lingling and Lin Yang bid farewell to He Dongyuan and headed to Heming Mountain. He Dongyuan sent the three people to the door with a smile on his face, and sent someone to guide them, it was Liang Yuan who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
"Three nephews, this is my brother-in-law. He is very familiar with Xiliu City and Heming Mountain, and he is also a Yuan Xiu. I specially asked him to be a guide for the three of them. I hope he can help the three of them. . If you don’t know anything, just ask him." He Dongyuan introduced Liang Yuan to Lin Yang and the others.
Lin Yang knew that He Dongyuan clearly arranged Liang Yuan next to him for better surveillance, but like Hu Xianyong and Guan Lingling, he still thanked He Dongyuan for his considerate arrangement.
Liang Yuan also greeted Lin Yang and the others with a smile on his face, and couldn't take his eyes off Guan Lingling for a long time.
Lin Yang glanced at Liang Yuan and saw that he had two dark circles under his eyes. He must have been struggling a lot last night.
"Hello, my name is Liang Yuan. May I ask the fairy's name?"
As soon as he saw He Dongyuan walking into the door of He's house, Liang Yuan greeted Guan Lingling with a smile on his face, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at Guan Lingling's chest.
Guan Lingling felt disgusted at the first sight of Liang Yuan. She coldly said her name: "Guan Lingling!"
After saying that, Guan Lingling turned around and went to Lin Yang, pretending to discuss things with Lin Yang.
Liang Yuan felt bored, laughed angrily, raised his feet and led the way forward.
Hu Xianyong found that Guan Lingling and Lin Yang had obviously gotten closer in the past two days, and now they were together again. He didn't know what to talk about, and his dislike for Lin Yang intensified again, reaching the level of disgust.
Lin Yang and Guan Lingling walked past Hu Xianyong talking and laughing. Hu Xianyong looked at Lin Yang's back coldly, his hands clenched into fists. He could no longer ignore Shang You Zhitan's instructions and decided to teach him a lesson if he had the chance. Lin Yang asked.
Heming Mountain, there is a wetland in the mountain, which attracts countless white cranes to live in Heming Mountain. The cranes chirp incessantly every day, hence the name.
"Brother Liang, didn't anyone from Baihemen escape?" Hu Xianyong stood in front of the ruins of a house and asked Liang Yuan.
The ruins are not far from the wetlands where the cranes are ringing. They stretch for several miles and are filled with broken walls and ruins blackened by fireworks.
Liang Yuan shook his head, pointed to an open space in the center of the ruins, and said: "There are more than three hundred corpses, no matter men, women, old or young, none of them are complete. They are all piled up there. Look, there are nearly two feet of corpses underground. The soil is all stained black with blood. It's so tragic, the people who attacked the White Crane Sect are really cruel."
"Brother Liang, have you seen these corpses?" Lin Yang asked, looking at the ruins quietly.
"I saw it, not just me, but I guess half of the people in Xiliu City saw it. The city lord's palace sent people to Heming Mountain to pull the body. It took two days to clean up the body. I don't know who the Baihemen offended. He ended up with such a miserable end." Liang Yuan clicked his tongue and looked sympathetic.
"I wonder if Brother Liang has seen the body of Uncle Qingchi?" Lin Yang then asked.
"See, I brought the body back from Ganyuan City with my people! Hey, this elder of your Danxia sect had all his limbs broken and one of his eyes gouged out. He must have been tortured a lot during his lifetime." Liang Yuan Shaking his head, he continued: "When I first saw the corpses of the three sect seniors, I had a conjecture in my mind. If you don't mind me talking too much, I can tell you, but You three, please keep it a secret for me and don’t let my brother-in-law know that it was me who said it, because my brother-in-law won’t allow me to get involved.”
"Oh!" Hu Xianyong suddenly became interested, took a few steps closer to Liang Yuan, and said, "Brother Liang, just tell me, I promise not to tell Master He."
Liang Yuan looked at Lin Yang and Guan Lingling.
Hu Xianyong understood and said to Lin Yang and Guan Lingling: "Junior Sister Guan, Lin Yang, you won't tell Senior Uncle He, right?"
Guan Lingling nodded and took a few steps closer to Liang Yuan, showing interest.
Lin Yang looked at Liang Yuan with a smile and nodded, but he was saying in his heart: Hum, Liang Yuan, just pretend it for me, make it up, let me see what tricks you and He Dongyuan are going to play! "
"Since the three of you have made such a statement, I will say it. If you are wrong, please don't blame the three of you!" Liang Yuan saw that Guan Lingling finally looked at him, and he was suddenly shocked. He straightened his waist and coughed. He said twice, "I have seen the injuries on the body of your sect senior, and I have also seen the injuries on the members of the White Crane Sect. I found that the injuries on their bodies are very similar, with limbs broken and eyes gouged out. I I feel that the person who killed the three uncles is the person who destroyed the White Crane Clan."
When Hu Xianyong heard this, he looked disappointed, because what Liang Yuan said was the same as what He Donglai said, and there was nothing new.
Lin Yang and Guan Lingling were also a little disappointed, and both turned their attention elsewhere.
Liang Yuan saw the expressions of the three of them and quickly added: "I wonder if the three of you have heard of the Dark Alliance?"
"Dark alliance?" Hu Xianyong asked in confusion. He looked at Guan Lingling and saw that Guan Lingling also shook his head. As for Lin Yang, Hu Xianyong simply chose to ignore it because he believed that Lin Yang was even less likely to know about the Dark Alliance.
"The three of you have been practicing in Danxia Mountain all year round. The Danxia Sect is far away from Chang State. It's normal that you haven't heard of the Dark Alliance. The Dark Alliance is an organization that only recently appeared in Chang State. This organization acts mysteriously, has huge power, and its methods are extremely cruel. Several sensational murders have been caused in Changguo. Lujianhu, the Yuanxiu sect that was originally ranked second in Changguo, had a conflict with the Dark Alliance and was ambushed by the Dark Alliance, resulting in the loss of ten Yuanji realm powerhouses. , the strength has plummeted and cannot recover. I guess that the murderer who destroyed the White Crane Clan and killed the three sect master uncles is most likely the Dark Alliance. Not only do they have this strength, but their methods of doing things are also very similar." Liang Yuan The conversation was clearly drafted.
Hu Xianyong's eyes lit up, and he obviously thought he had found a clue.
Lin Yang and Guan Lingling turned their attention to Liang Yuan again.
"Brother Liang, please wait a moment. Junior sister and junior brother and I have something to discuss." Hu Xianyong bowed his hands apologetically to Liang Yuan, and then called Lin Yang and Guan Lingling aside.
"Junior sister Guan, Lin Yang, Baihemen is in ruins, we can't find any clues at all, and Heming Mountain is too big, leaving us with no direction to find something that may not be in Heming Mountain , it won’t work at all.” After Hu Xianyong finished laying the groundwork, he continued:
"I personally think that if what Liang Yuan said is true, the Dark Alliance is highly suspicious of the person who killed Uncle Qingchi. We want to find out the real cause of Uncle Qingchi's death and find the thing that the sect wants. , we should start with the Dark Alliance first."
Guan Lingling nodded slightly, but did not say anything.
Hu Xianyong looked at Lin Yang and asked, "Lin Yang, what did you say?"
Lin Yang was silent for a while and said: "What Senior Brother Hu said is somewhat reasonable. However, since Liang Yuan knows about the Dark Alliance, and Senior Sister Guan also asked Senior Uncle He if he had anyone to suspect, but Senior Uncle He did not mention it. We have been to the Dark Alliance, which is suspicious. At the same time, I heard from Liang Yuan that the Dark Alliance is very powerful. It would be too risky for us to investigate rashly. Moreover, we haven’t gone to Ganyuan City yet. I think, for the sake of safety, We’d better go to Ganyuan City first to investigate the place where Uncle Qingchi died, maybe we can find something.”
Hu Xianyong snorted coldly, then turned his attention to Guan Lingling and said, "Junior Sister Guan, go to investigate the Dark Alliance or go to Ganyuan City, you decide."
Guan Lingling was obviously stunned. She did not expect that Hu Xianyong would actually give the decision-making power to herself. After thinking for a while, she said: "Brother Hu, Junior Brother Lin, I think it would be better to do this. Since Senior Brother Hu thinks that the dark alliance should be investigated first, then Hu Senior Brother is going to investigate the Dark Alliance. Junior Brother Lin thinks that we should go to Ganyuan City first, so Junior Brother Lin will go to Ganyuan City. Elder You didn't say that the three of us have to act together, right? We can definitely act separately."
Hu Xianyong frowned and asked, "Will Junior Sister Guan go with me to investigate the Dark Alliance, or follow Lin Yang to Ganyuan City." After saying that, he looked at Guan Lingling expectantly. He was thinking in his heart that if Lin Yang was not around to be an eyesore, there would be some sparks between him and Guan Lingling.
However, Hu Xianyong's fantasy was soon shattered.
Without thinking, Guan Lingling blurted out: "Since we are working separately, I naturally have my own direction of investigation. If you go investigate the cause of Uncle Qingchi's death, I will start with the thing that the sect wants. Although Heming Mountain is huge, , but when Uncle Qingchi wants to hide something, he naturally doesn’t just randomly find a place to hide it. He will definitely choose some place that is both remote and conspicuous. The remoteness is to avoid too many people passing by, and the conspicuousness is to make it easier for him to come back and pick up the things. I just want According to these two principles, if you think about Uncle Qingchi's character, you will be able to find things."
Although Hu Xianyong was a little disappointed that Guan Lingling did not plan to accompany him to investigate the Dark Alliance, he felt much more comfortable when he heard that Guan Lingling did not go with Lin Yang. He said flatteringly: "Listening to Junior Sister Guan's words, I was like enlightened. Junior sister can actually think of this, she is really smart, senior brother admires her!"
Although Hu Xianyong's level of flattery was really not that good, it was always a pleasure to be praised, and Guan Lingling had a slight smile on his lips.
Seeing Guan Lingling smiling at him for the first time, Hu Xianyong suddenly became elated. He was about to get closer to Guan Lingling while the iron was hot, but he heard Lin Yang say in a very disgraceful way: "Senior Sister Guan, if Senior Uncle Qingchi hid the things in a hurry, , Aren’t your reasonings completely wrong?”
Guan Lingling was obviously startled, then rolled her eyes at Lin Yang and said, "How do you know that Uncle Qingchi hid things in a hurry? You investigate yours, and I'll investigate mine. No one of us should interfere with others!"
After saying that, Guan Lingling walked aside angrily.
Hu Xianyong finally found an opportunity to get closer to Guan Lingling, but was disturbed by Lin Yang. The anger in his heart rose up and went straight to the top of his head.
"Lin Yang, I said I wanted to investigate the Dark Alliance, so you said we should go to Ganyuan City first. Junior Sister Guan suggested a way to find something, but you came out to throw cold water on me! Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?" Hu Xianyong glared at Lin Yang.
"Senior Brother Hu, am I throwing cold water on this? Am I making trouble? Can't I have different opinions? Didn't Elder You say that we should discuss things when we encounter them?" Lin Yang responded without any sign of weakness.
"Lin Yang, I think you are deliberately causing trouble! If I don't give you some clues today, you really think that you have defeated He Lang and think that our core disciples are easy to handle!" Hu Xianyong was obviously looking for an excuse to confront Lin Yang. Take action.
Lin Yang snorted coldly and said: "I asked why Senior Brother Hu always looked at me and disliked me as soon as we met. It turns out the root lies here in He Lang. If Senior Brother Hu wants to stand up for He Lang, just say it straight, don't look for these crooks. Eight reasons, I need to join forces with the other two outer sect brothers to defeat He Lang, not to mention that He Lang is the weakest among your core disciples, how dare I take advantage of you?"
Hu Xianyong was magnanimous. He said directly: "I don't have the time to stand up for He Lang, but if you beat him, you will hurt the face of our core disciples! You hurt my face, how can you expect me to give you a good face? Since Now that it’s been said, I won’t hide it anymore. Lin Yang, if you beat up He Lang, I’ll beat you up. Isn’t this right?”
Lin Yang didn't expect Hu Xianyong to be so direct and confident, so he sneered: "Senior Brother Hu, if you want to beat me up, you can't just rely on the name of a core disciple. I know that from the beginning, you not only dislike me, but also you You still look down on me. I don’t blame you. After all, you are a core disciple and I am an outer disciple. You think I am not qualified to travel with you. Senior Brother Hu, let me tell you the truth, I really don’t care about traveling with you!"
Liang Yuan, who was in the distance, saw that Lin Yang and Hu Xianyong were about to take action. She felt happy in her heart, but on her face, she hurried over to try to dissuade them.
But unexpectedly, Guan Lingling stopped him and said to him: "Don't worry about it, this is our Danxia sect's own business. They have stopped dealing with it a long time ago. If you fight early or late, there will always be a fight." , it’s better to fight early than late!”
Liang Yuan was eager for Lin Yang and Hu Xianyong to fight. Since Guan Lingling blocked it, he was happy to go with the flow and stand aside to watch the fun.
"Lin Yang, three moves, if I can't defeat you within three moves, I lose!" Hu Xianyong stood with his hands behind his back, very arrogant.
Lin Yang was not annoyed at all by Hu Xianyong's contempt. He said softly: "Brother Hu, let's not say anything about yawning. Let's be honest. If you lose, please don't tell me what to do next; if I If you lose, I will obey your words from now on. How about that?"
"It's a deal!" Hu Xianyong agreed without hesitation, his tone was sonorous and powerful.
"Okay, we have set the bet, but the conditions of the battle seem a bit unfair?" Lin Yang scratched his head.
"Three moves already, what else do you want?" Hu Xianyong narrowed his eyes.
"I mean, a three-move battle is really unfair to Senior Brother Hu." The corners of Lin Yang's mouth turned up slightly and he said with a smile: "Senior Brother Hu, how about three and a half moves?
