While Li Jiangyao was fighting with the fat monk, he paid attention to the movements on Lian Ji's side. Suddenly he saw a mysterious man in white flying out of the darkness and easily shot down the hidden weapon Lian Ji shot towards him. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Of course.
With a thought in his mind, he exchanged a few more blows with the monk opposite him, then used the scabbard to make a false strike, then stepped away and shouted: "Stop!"
The fat monk just now was in the martial arts competition, and his strikes were very measured. When Li Jiangyao proposed to stop fighting, he swung the crescent shovel sideways, stepped back half a step, and loudly recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, for this." Why not fight?"
Li Jiangyao also had to call a truce.
On the one hand, he found that the opponent's martial arts skills were extremely high. No matter whether he was a fat monk or a man in white, he might not be sure of victory if he picked any one at random. It would be unwise to continue the fight.
What's more, the monk he was fighting against had practiced pure Xuanmen techniques, leaving room for success at every step, and had no intention of killing him. He was obviously not a heretic or a vicious villain.
Therefore, it is very possible that both parties misunderstood.
On the other hand, there are still more than a dozen Nilin Division spies hiding in the yard next door. If the fierce battle here lasts for a long time and they are provoked to come out to help and their identities are exposed, it will be a big loss.
Li Jiangyao put the Xingluo Knife on his shoulder and said with a smile: "You two and I are strangers, and we have no grudges. Why should we fight? Excuse me, who are you?"
Hearing this, the man in white turned his head and sneered: "I also want to ask who you are? Why do you live in Murong Xue's house?"
Li Jiangyao looked at the other party according to his reputation, and couldn't help but be stunned: Immortal descended to earth! The person in white turned out to be a beautiful girl!
Seeing Li Jiangyao's dazed look, Lian Ji became furious and said angrily from below: "You guys broke into private houses at night, you are obviously traitors and traitors! How dare you bite back?"
"Amitabha, this female benefactor, please accumulate some moral virtue." The monk said, "I am a monk with a Dharma name and a wise name. I never do anything like cocks and dogs."
Li Jiangyao has been in the military for a long time. Although he is very skilled in martial arts, he is not familiar with the world, so he didn't pay much attention when he heard the monk's name. However, Lian Ji asked in disbelief: "Hui Dian? Are you the demon-subduing mad monk of Songshan Zen Temple, Master Hui Dian?"
"Good, good, it's Lao Monk," Master Hui Dian nodded slightly: "This is my companion, the young owner of Xianxia Villa, Miss Xiahou."
The beautiful woman in white was none other than Xiahou Ninghan, the head of the Feixian Sect who made Prince Li Bing miss him day and night.
It turned out that monk Huidian had been entrusted by Xiahou Ninghan to escort Li Bing to Bianzhou. Later, at Xie Guang's warm invitation, he planned to stay at Xingyuan to participate in the river viewing ceremony. But unexpectedly, before the excitement was over, the whole Bianzhou was in chaos.
Without warning, a large number of Xuanjia troops entered Bianzhou City, occupied various traffic arteries, and imposed martial law on the entire city. Immediately afterwards, the residence of the River Governor was surrounded by thousands of soldiers, and all the court officials and guests who lived inside were driven away.
Among these people were Hui Dian and the twenty warrior monks under him.
The old monk looked confused. He originally wanted to go to the prince to find out what happened here. Unexpectedly, Li Bing saw no visitors at all, and the ones standing guard outside were not the familiar guards from before, but were replaced by wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers of the Xuanjia Army.
Seeing this, Hui Dian knew something was wrong, and His Highness the Crown Prince was most likely to be in crisis again. Although he had the intention to sneak in, try to visit Li Bing, and even rescue him, but unfortunately, the Xuanjia Legion was very powerful and could not be shaken by their twenty or so monks.
After much thought, Hui Dian decided to apply oil on the soles of her feet first and leave Bianzhou, a place of right and wrong, as soon as possible, and wait until she returns to find Xiahou Ninghan to discuss countermeasures before making any plans.
So, he asked his disciples to return to Songshan Mountain, while he ran all the way, hurriedly and slowly back to Xianxia Villa, and told Xiahou Ninghan everything that happened in Bianzhou City.
As soon as Hui Zhilanxin's Feixian Sect Master heard this, he immediately made a very accurate judgment: Prince Li Bing was placed under house arrest by Xie Guang.
Although the whole reason is not yet clear, the fact that Murong Xue did not greet Hui Dian in time was enough to show that the situation at that time was extremely urgent, and even he had no time to react.
After careful consideration, Xiahou Ninghan decided to go to Bianzhou with Hui Dian to look for an opportunity to rescue Li Bing and Murong Xue. However, not long after they set off, they heard that the prince Yujia had returned to Luoyi and would soon ascend the throne and officially start a war with the imperial court.
This surprising news convinced Xiahou Ninghan that Li Bing and Murong Xue were in a very dangerous situation. She and the old monk Huidian did not dare to delay, so they quickly turned around and headed east, arriving just in time today.
After the two of them successfully entered the city, they inquired as they walked and asked someone for Murong Xue's address. They took advantage of the night to investigate, hoping to gain something. Unexpectedly, as soon as the old monk Huitian landed on the roof of the house, he was noticed by Li Jiangyao in the room, and started fighting without saying a word.
At this time, Hui Dian revealed their identities, and Xia Houning said coldly: "We are friends with the owner of this house, the Prince of the East Palace, Zhan Shi Murong Xue. Who are you two? Why are you here?"
Because Li Jiangyao hadn't fully figured out the other party's details and didn't want to reveal his identity easily, he pointed at Lian Ji and introduced: "This girl Xiao Lian is Murong Zhanshi's sister-in-law. She came here as a professional She went to her sister's husband. My surname is Li, and I am her friend."
"What kind of friend?" Lian Ji interrupted: "He is my husband!"
Hearing this, Li Jiangyao was suddenly a little stunned: Oh my god! Why is this woman so angry? Dare you talk nonsense? When did I become her husband?
Without waiting for him to explain further, Xia Houning said with a cold smile: "Even if you are Murong Xue's sister-in-law, and a stranger comes to visit you at night, it is best to ask the other person's identity and purpose before making plans. Why did you just say that? You used such a vicious hidden weapon to take action? If I read it correctly, your flying knife is poisonous, right?"
Although the art of using poison is quite common in the world, it is often limited to people from heretical circles, or from a family of doctors who have a long tradition of mastering both medicine and poison. Generally, righteous disciples stay away from poisonous techniques.
In particular, the Buddhist and Taoist families who practice the authentic Taoist skills are focused on leaving a glimmer of hope for others and will not easily kill their opponents. Therefore, they are extremely disgusted with the poison-quenching weapon used by Lian Ji. .
Faced with Xiahou Ninghan's question, Lian Ji was about to retort, but Li Jiangyao rushed in front of her and responded: "Miss Xiahou doesn't know something. Xiaolian's sister and brother-in-law are now under house arrest by the Xuanjia Army. She is worried. The safety of my family is at stake, and I must always be on guard against criminals, so I acted a little recklessly, and I hope you will forgive me for any offense I have offended."
He paused and made an invitation gesture: "Since you are all friends of Mr. Murong, then please come to the house to talk. This is the middle of the night, and the rooftop is really not a good place to chat."
Xiahou Ninghan and Hui Dian looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then floated to the ground. That elegant figure, against the backdrop of the dark night, really looked like an earthly fairy.
Li Jiangyao was slightly stunned when he saw it, and then he somersaulted down the eaves. He was about to step forward to guide Xia Hou Ninghan and the others when he was suddenly grabbed by Lian Ji from the side: "I'm warning you, don't use your pair of thieving eyes to stare at the little goblin up and down again." !”
"I...Hey, what kind of jealousy are you having?" Li Jiangyao muttered helplessly.
The four of them sat down in the study. Xiahou Ninghan kept looking at Li Jiangyao. Before he could say a few polite words, he suddenly asked: "The late He Jingming, Commander He, who are you?"
This move was so outstanding that Li Jiangyao was immediately surprised. His original idea of not exposing his identity easily became shaky. He hesitated and replied hesitantly: "Uh, Commander He... is mine, my mentor."
Xiahou Ninghan nodded and continued: "Did you just say your surname was Li?"
"...Yes, my surname is Li."
"Your name is Li Jiangyao?"
"That's right, I'm Li Jiangyao..."
"Oh - who do I think he is?" Xiahou Ninghan looked disdainful and said sarcastically: "It turns out he is really the world-famous Baron Metasequoia. I'm disrespectful."
Li Jiangyao felt ashamed and asked in surprise: "How did Miss Xiahou guess that I was related to Commander He?"
Xiahou Ninghan shook his head gently, and then snorted coldly: "He Jingming, the leader of a generation of heroes, met with misfortune, which is already embarrassing. I didn't expect that the apprentices he taught would be even more miserable. It's a pity. You If you ask me how I guessed it, I might as well tell you that my father has been an old friend of Commander He for many years, so he is very familiar with his Xingluo sword technique, and I have followed him and I know a little bit about it."
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and aggrieved when she was sarcastic and sarcastic in front of her. However, for a moment, he didn't know where to start, let alone how to explain, so he could only remain depressed and silent.
Unexpectedly, Lian Ji defended him from the side and said: "What do you know? Did you see it with your own eyes that he became Baron Metasequoia? Or did Ashina Zhijin tell you personally? Those conspiracy tricks played by the Turks , it works specifically for people like you, don’t you know? Oh, you believe whatever the enemy says. Why are you so obedient? You just like to listen to what the enemy says? Just hear what others say, but you still have the nerve to pretend. Isn’t it amazing to be so upright and awe-inspiring?”
