Gu Shengchao turned around to defend himself, but didn't see anything. If the other party was really the leader of escort Ding, there might be some masters behind him to help him, and it was even more dangerous in the night. He hesitated for a moment and gave up the idea of chasing and returned to the inn.
Wang Yuan saw him and asked anxiously: "Where did you go just now? I sent people to the toilet and didn't see you."
"Oh, it's nothing. I heard the noise and thought it was a sneak attack. I ran after it and found it was a cat. That's when I came back." Gu Shengchao lied and asked, "Nothing happened here just now, right?"
Wang Yuan said disdainfully: "How is it possible? You don't even look at who is here. As long as nothing happens, just go to bed quickly. You will have to pick up our shift later!"
Gu Shengchao leaned on the side of the carriage and closed his eyes, but he couldn't fall asleep. The scene just now was so unbelievable that he couldn't understand it. After a peaceful night, the Ancient Sage's head ached with thought, and what happened last night seemed like a dream.
The whole next day, Gu Shengchao didn't go anywhere and just concentrated on practicing in the guest room. On this day, Zhong Lei, the chief bodyguard, did not send any troops to explore the route, and everyone rested in the inn.
After two days of repairs, the team set off on time.
We usually set off at Yinshi, but this time we were uncharacteristic and waited until daybreak before we started setting off.
Gu Shengchao observed carefully and did not find Battou Ding. Battou Xin and Chief Bouncer Zhong Lei were both riding in front. He passed by the carriage driven by Uncle Xu and sensed the presence of someone in the carriage. Gu Shengchao remained calm and walked past as usual. He carried the Pu Dao to the front of the team and could no longer sense any breath from behind. He found that the range of perception was roughly twenty steps away, and there was no way to know beyond this distance.
The distance of twenty steps between masters is only an instant, the distance between life and death. Ancient Sage Chao secretly made up his mind to work harder in the future to expand this scope. In this way, you can discover the target earlier and give yourself enough time to deal with it.
Not far from the town, they saw the mountains stretching in front of them. Everyone arrived at nearly noon without taking any rest. There is a winding path between the two mountains, extending upward and hidden among the trees.
The escort cart was heavy and it was difficult to get up with the strength of the horses alone. The people pushed it from behind and then slowly moved to higher ground.
Turning around a cliff, the peaks on both sides were steep and the mountain road was even more difficult to navigate. A big tree was washed down by the rain and lay lying on the road, blocking everyone.
Zhong Lei thought for a moment, pointed his riding whip at six people, including Gu Shengchao and Wang Yuan, and ordered: "You guys move this tree away."
Several people came to the exposed roots of the tree. Wang Yuan hit the roots with an iron rod. The vibration caused the soil attached to them to fall off. Gu Shengchao raised a simple knife to chop off the excess roots. After packing it up, the six of them put down their weapons and worked together to lift the tree root and turn it to the side.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the sound of arrow feathers piercing the air was heard from the hillsides on both sides.
Gu Shengchao looked around, seeing a rain of arrows coming very close to him. It was too late to find a weapon, and there was nowhere to hide. Before he could think too much, he raised his right hand to summon the sword hidden in his dantian. He pulled Wang Yuan with his left hand to protect him, and waved the sword in his hand to block all the arrows that hit him. It was a pity that the remaining four people could not deflect the flying arrows with their bare hands, and they were turned into hedgehogs and fell beside the tree.
"Quickly go!" Gu Shengchao pushed Wang Yuan, who was still stunned, and looked around cautiously.
Compared with the six people who were unprepared, the remaining people were much better off, because they were protected by weapons and were basically unharmed. Only the two women accompanying the carriage had low martial arts skills. One fell to the ground and was seriously injured, and the other was killed by an arrow piercing her throat.
Wang Yuan picked up the iron bar and returned to the team. He was still frightened when he saw Gu Shengchao following him, and said gratefully: "Thank you!"
Gu Shengchao patted his shoulder to express comfort, but did not speak.
The ambush crowd came down from the mountainside, and the leader said loudly: "Everyone from the Wuyou Escort Agency, listen up. Leave the escorts behind and leave immediately. I will spare your life. If you resist, you will be like them." The man pointed. The four fell like hedgehogs next to the tree.
Zhong Lei clasped his fists and said politely: "You heroes, you and I have no grievances. Have you admitted the wrong person?"
"Bah!" the leader yelled: "I just want to intercept the escorts from your Wuyou Escort Bureau. Stop whining and talking nonsense, leave the escorts and get out of here."
"Who are you?" Zhong Lei saw that he was so sure and knew that there must be something fishy.
The leading man approached, holding a three-pronged steel fork in his hand. He stood not far in front of the team and patted his chest and said: "I will not change my name or surname in my profession. I will do things with dignity. This is Xue Kui, the second master of Longhu Village. I am wronged." The debt belongs to the owner, you can just come to me after you die, I am afraid that you will become a ghost and be a coward." After saying this, he laughed wildly.
Zhong Lei understood that Longhu Village did have some issues with Wuyou Escort back then. They intercepted the escorts from the escort bureau. The boss of the escort bureau relied on collusion with the government and finally persuaded the government to send troops to suppress the bandits. Longhu Village could not survive and had to ask someone to make peace. In addition to double compensation for the loss of the escort bureau, they also paid a lot of extra money. It should be used as food expenses, carriage expenses for the troops sent by the government, and pensions for the fallen soldiers. Longhu Village collapsed after bleeding. Zhong Lei thought they would fend for themselves from now on, but he didn't expect that they could make a comeback.
"Snapped!"
Zhong Lei wanted to say some more polite words, but someone flew over his head and knelt upright in front of everyone, shocking everyone. Everyone took a closer look and found out that it was the escort leader Ding, who was kneeling on the ground in a big tie. His usual weapon was a thin silk thread. At this moment, one end of the thread was tied around his waist, and the other end was held in Uncle Xu's hand.
"You keep saying that you are doing things upright, but secretly you are colluding with the head of my escort agency. It is obvious who is the coward. No need to say more." Uncle Xu was so angry that his voice shook in the valley.
Gu Shengchao finally determined that the man who loomed behind him during the battle between him and escort Ding that night must be Uncle Xu. This man was the real master of the escort agency.
"What a waste." Xue Kui looked disdainful, raised his hand and shot out three sleeve arrows.
Biao Ding's head and body were tied up, and it was impossible to escape. Uncle Xu had no intention of saving him. Everyone watched helplessly as Ding Biaotou was hit by a Xiu arrow in his chest. The Xiu arrow was so powerful that it pierced his chest and the arrow cluster emerged from his back. He knelt down in the middle of the road and died. Ding Biaotou's eyes were wide open until he died, unable to believe what he saw.
Uncle Xu took the thin thread and put it in his arms, mockingly saying: "You don't even spare your own people, you are really shameless."
Xue Kui disagreed: "It's just a dog, it's not a pity to die. If you don't obey, your death will be hundreds of times worse than this man's."
Uncle Xu said slowly: "We, Wuyou Escort Agency, don't cause trouble, but we are even less afraid of trouble. We can't let you do whatever you want." His voice was not high, but it was loud and clear, giving people a feeling of being incompetent and angry.
Xue Kui sneered: "It seems that you are overestimating your capabilities and insisting on humiliating yourself."
Zhong Lei said solemnly: "Stop talking nonsense, I will never let you succeed if we are here."
"Since you don't know what is good for you, I will let you die without a burial place." Xue Kui waved his hand, waved the steel fork and rushed towards Zhong Lei first, and stabbed Zhong Lei directly with the "Dragon King Going to the Sea" move. The rest of the people on the hillside also swarmed in and besieged him.
Everyone in the escort agency was worried that the escort would be intercepted and no one dared to abandon these treasures. They all gathered around the escort car to deal with it, lacking some maneuverability and flexibility.
Gu Shengchao stabbed one person to death with his sword and chopped off the arm of another. Just as he was about to help Zhong Lei, a ghost-headed sword struck him. Before the knife arrived, the coldness was already overwhelming, taking away the soul. The ghost-headed sword came with a fierce force, and Gu Shengchao dodged sideways, not daring to face the sword directly.
"I just saw that you had some tricks up your sleeve. You're going to kill me, Jia Laosi." The ghost-headed broadsword struck and the attacker's voice came out. The blade of the blade stirred up dust on the ground, and the dust flew all over the sky.
Gu Shengchao thought that Jia Laosi just had some strength, and the ghost-headed sword made the tiger fierce. After the two fought, he discovered that the opponent's moves were also exquisite. Gu Shengchao was tired of parrying and had no power to fight back.
It stands to reason that Gu Shengchao absorbed the pure energy of the spirit fetus in Mengyou Villa, and his inner strength is rare in the world. He should have been one of the best in the world. It is a pity that he experienced family changes when he was young, and he has been living on the streets since he was a child. His foundation is not very good. Learned little. I spent some time with Lu Chuan at the bottom of the Tiankeng Valley at the foot of Qixing Cliff, but I still haven't fully mastered the kung fu I learned. Although the "Five Soul Formation" is strong, it is the final bottom line of his special skills, and he will never show it to others easily until a critical moment. Although the "Nine Sky Blue Falling Palm" palm technique is exquisite, after all, the ancient sage Chao has never practiced the horizontal training of the Golden Bell Cover. He would not dare to go shirtless in the melee. If he is not careful, his body and head will be missing. I haven't really mastered the Feng Wu sword technique I learned in Luoya Bay. Coupled with his lack of actual combat experience, his on-the-spot response and response are naturally slightly inferior.
Ancient Sage Chaoyue was anxious. The more he was at a disadvantage, the Ghost Head Sword completely enveloped him in the shadow of the sword, making him unable to escape. Although it seems dangerous, there is no immediate danger of life, and it is all supported by abundant internal strength.
Jia Laosi had the upper hand, but was unable to do anything against the opponent. He was also anxious. In desperation, he used his left palm as a palm knife, and took turns slashing at Gu Shengchao with the ghost-headed sword in his right hand. The two of them were intertwined. Gu Shengchao had just used his sword to resist the fierce attack of Guitou's broadsword. Unexpectedly, the sword passed close to him and cut a wound in his abdomen. The skirt of his clothes was torn open, revealing long scratches and blood oozing out.
"Hehe! I will kill you without a burial place today." Jia Laosi smiled ferociously and raised his knife to strike.
At the critical moment of life and death, the ancient sage had a flash of inspiration. He saw Jia Laosi hiding the knife in his left hand in front of his chest, preparing to attack secretly with the ghost-headed sword in his right hand. He thought of the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" he had learned from Lu Chuan. The palm technique was exquisite. Since the palm could be used as a palm knife, the palm technique could also be used flexibly with a sword.
The ancient sage turned his body as he thought, using the sword in his right hand as his palm, and struck at Jia Laosi's neck with a move of "turning the clouds and seeing the sky".
Jia Lao used his sword four times to resist, but Gu Shengchao saw the move and used the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" palm technique. The sword whirled around and cut straight into the opponent's thigh with the "Unique Cave Heaven" move. The big knife in Jia Laosi's hand was too late to parry, so he had to retreat and dodge. He never expected the subtlety of the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm". He took a step back, and the sword light flashed in front of his eyes, forcing him to step back step by step. In an instant, the two men switched positions in offense and defense, and Jia Laosi was at a disadvantage.
