After walking for a while, the ancient sage felt tired, so he rode into the dense forest, tied the horse, climbed up a tall tree with many branches, and found a safe place to rest.
When he woke up, it was already bright, and he rode back leisurely. About an hour later, he saw more than a dozen people in front of him, supporting each other and cursing as they walked forward. Gu Shengchao recognized those people from last night, especially Brother Qi, who was walking unsteadily and had to be supported by two people to walk.
"Borrow the light, borrow the light, don't come to me if the horse tramples you!" Gu Shengchao deliberately shouted loudly and rushed over to the horse.
When everyone in front turned around and saw Gu Shengchao, they were all frightened. Suddenly they were filled with strength and ran to both sides of the road with all their strength. I felt sorry for Brother Qi. The two people around him let him go and ran wildly to escape. Seeing the horse's hooves coming, they were helpless. Their legs became weak and they lay down.
Gu Shengchao just teased them and didn't want to hurt anyone. He raised the reins and let the horse jump over Brother Qi. He was so scared that he almost lost his mind and his crotch immediately became wet.
These people were not evildoers, they were just following the orders of their superiors to earn a living, so Gu Shengchao let them go and spared their lives.
Gu Shengchao laughed loudly and rode away, walking and resting all the way. It was not until almost midnight that he saw the blurry distant view of Huaming City. It was late at night and there were only dim candlelights shining through the windows of a few houses. Under a crescent moon, Gu Shengchao was thinking about where to stay for the night when he saw a fat figure emerge from the city and run towards him quickly. Gu Shengchao reined in his horse and stopped.
As the figure got closer, Gu Shengchao could clearly see that it was two people. One man was carrying the other on his shoulders. Under the night, it looked particularly bloated from a distance. The man did not shy away from Gu Shengchao. He raised his head and glanced at him when he passed by. The moonlight reflected on the man's face.
Gu Shengchao was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have seen this person before somewhere, but the man was calm and hurried away. The man carrying on his shoulders should be a woman, with a slender figure and wearing a pink dress.
Fan Datou! Gu Shengchao finally remembered.
Gu Shengchao avenged his father's murder and was almost killed by his cousin Gu Shenglong in the cemetery. The two brothers Black and White Wuchang accidentally saved him. When he woke up, he saw Ding Ying being chased by a flower picker. The flower picker was... Fan Datou.
Fan Datou was a master of martial arts, and his diamond-shaped darts were so elusive that they amazed the ancient sages. Needless to say, Fan Datou didn't know which girl he had abducted tonight and was going to be tortured by him.
"Stop!" Gu Shengchao shouted sternly. He would never allow anyone to do such an evil thing.
Fan Datou did not stop, but ran forward. Gu Shengchao chased him on horseback, intending to stop him.
"Are we brothers of the same profession? Don't worry, I'll see you off when I'm done with my entertainment." Fan Datou saw the ancient sage chasing after him, but he didn't put him down and kept striding forward.
Gu Shengchao did not dare to rush over directly, fearing that the horse would be frightened and trample the woman on Fan Datou's shoulders. He jumped up in the air and passed over Fan Datou. He stood in the road, stretched out his hand to stop her, and said, "Leave her behind. I won’t embarrass you.”
Fan Datou didn't panic, raised his hand and threw three darts towards the ancient saint's face and chest. Ancient Sage Chao had been on guard against his move for a long time. He stared with his eyes, only to find that the speed of the dart was not as fast as it was in the cemetery.
He just thought that Fan Datou was messing up his hands and feet in panic, but he didn't know that during this period, his martial arts had improved by leaps and bounds, and he was no longer the same as before. Naturally, he felt that Fan Datou's kung fu was a bit rough.
Ancient Sage Chao's hands were as fast as lightning, and he put all three darts into his palm in an instant. Fan Datou originally thought that he would dodge and pass through the middle of the road naturally, but Gu Shengchao put away the darts and still stood in the road, which was like hitting him directly. Fan Datou had no time to dodge, so he could only use his palm to strike at Gu Sheng Chao's chest. Gu Shengchao didn't dare to be careless, and crossed his arms to block this move with his iron-arm magical body protection.
Fan Datou used all his strength to chop at it, as if he were chopping on a piece of iron, and he took several steps back. He dived forward and combined with the weight of the woman on his shoulders, all the force was concentrated on his right palm. With a "click", his wrist broke. Fan Datou endured the severe pain and made a decisive decision. With a shake of his shoulder, he threw the woman towards Gu Shengchao. As he stepped forward to pick her up, he shot out more than ten darts from his left hand, making the opponent unable to avoid her.
Gu Shengchao was the first to hug the woman. He was so close that he had no time to dodge, so he had to turn around and catch all the darts with his back.
"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
The darts penetrated Ancient Sage Chao's robe and stuck into his skin, as if they were hitting a hard iron plate. They all fell with a clanging sound, without injuring Ancient Sage Chao at all.
Fan Datou was horrified, turned around and ran away. His feet were extremely fast and he was walking in twists and turns. He was probably afraid of someone behind him sneaking up on him with darts.
Gu Shengchao held the woman in his arms and had three darts in his palms.
Fan Datou was already far away, and he considered that it would be quite difficult to catch up with him, so he simply threw the dart and ignored him.
The woman lay motionless on the ground. Gu Shengchao went to check the woman's meridians and found that she seemed to have no martial arts skills. She looked at Gu Shengchao with her big eyes but could not move. Her lips moved as if she had something to say.
Gu Shengchao instantly understood that the woman was poisoned. Fan Datou probably knocked the woman down with something like incense or sweat medicine. Gu Shengchao sat sideways next to the woman, grasped the woman's soft little hands with both hands, and used the method Baili Huan taught him to remove the poison with their palms facing each other.
Fan Datou's right wrist was broken and he was already frightened. Gu Shengchao was not afraid of his return, but he was not careless and kept an eye on the surroundings.
The true energy circulates in the woman's body, and then returns to Gu Shengchao's own Dantian, filtering out the impurities in the other party's body.
Thick steam emerged from the head of the ancient sage Chao. After a while, the woman returned to normal. She said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, for saving me. Although I couldn't move just now, I could hear with my ears."
The ancient sage's super-infuriating energy circulated back and forth in the woman's meridians. Knowing that she had no martial arts skills and a weak constitution, he deliberately left a small amount of infuriating energy in her body. For a person who doesn't know Kung Fu, more Qi is not always better. If it is full, it will be overflowing and it will be a loss. If it is too much, it will cause other harm.
He let go of the woman's hand and said, "That's good. This flower-picking thief has done many evil things. How did you meet him?"
The woman sat up and straightened her clothes, and said aggrievedly: "Xiao Ju and I had already gone to bed in the inn. When we woke up, we smelled the scent of incense candles, which was a bit sweet. I remembered that I didn't light any incense before going to bed, and I was about to wake Xiao Ju up. I asked her to check it out, but her body was too weak to move. At this time, the flower picker broke in and groped us both. Thanks to the drunken man next door, many people came to watch the fun. The flower picker felt guilty and opened the back window. After carrying me out, my elder brother kindly came to my rescue."
"Does that Xiaoju you're talking about know some kung fu?" When two women travel, it will be difficult for them to move forward if they don't know how to use fists and kicks. Gu Shengchao is worried that they will suffer a loss.
The woman hesitated and said, "I don't know either. Xiaoju seems to be quite clever on weekdays. She has never really fought with others."
The ancient sage has a big head. Whose daughter is this? You don't care and let them run around. He stood up and led the horse and said, "You get on the horse first, and I will take you back."
The woman was happy and clumsily got on the horse with the help of Gu Shengchao. Gu Shengchao led the two of them towards the small town.
On the way back, the woman immediately told the ancient sage Chao that her name was Yang Qianhui and the maid's name was Fang Ju. Her father was a wealthy prince in the Xileng country. She was originally from the same clan as the current sage, but after several years of reproduction, the blood relationship became distant. Just some.
Yang Qianhui's father liked to have concubines when he had nothing to do. He had hundreds of wives and concubines. He was very good at creating people and had too many children to count. Yang Qianhui's mother's status was low, and because she only gave birth to a girl and was old and beautiful, she was not taken seriously. Yang Qianhui was unconvinced and tried her best to get ahead. It happened that Yunqigong sent an invitation at this time, inviting the children of officials and officials to study there.
According to Yang Qianhui, Yunqi Palace sends them invitations every year. Occasionally, those who go can only return after a few months, describing Yunqi Palace as a hell on earth. Through Yang Qianhui's observation, it is because they can't bear hardships. They are pampered in the fiefdom and have people to take care of them. No matter how hard they are, they don't have to worry about food and clothing. They don't have to worry about their livelihood. When they go outside, they have to worry about everything by themselves and practice hard. How can they be at home? Comfortable.
This time they received the invitation and threw it aside without any attention. Yang Qianhui got the invitation and sneaked out with her personal maid. On the one hand, she hopes to become a hero who can fly over walls and walls by studying, so that she can take her mother to travel around the world and no longer have to be angry with outsiders. Secondly, Yang Qianhui has already reached the age of marriage, and she does not agree with the marriage arranged by her family, and she can't shirk it. , to achieve the ultimate goal of escaping marriage.
Gu Shengchao was secretly amused after hearing this. This girl was obviously used to being pampered and did not understand the dangers of the outside world. She exposed all her family background within a short time of getting to know him. If she met a bad person, she might suffer another disaster. Yang Qianhui looks smart, but in fact she has no scheming and is very simple at heart.
The two returned to the inn. The drunken and troublemakers had been dealt with, and everything was quiet. Yang Qianhui pushed the door open and entered the guest room, saying softly: "Xiaoju, Xiaoju."
No one in the room agreed, so Gu Shengchao took out a fire to light it up. There was a woman lying on the bed, half of her body covered by the quilt. Yang Qianhui stepped forward and shook Fang Ju, and said worriedly: "Xiao Ju, no one bullied you just now, right?"
Xiaoju stared at the two people and said nothing.
Gu Shengchao lit the candle, sat by the bed and observed: "It doesn't matter, she was also poisoned by the incense. I will detoxify her now."
Yang Qianhui helped Fang Ju up, and Gu Shengchao worked hard against her palms. Fang Ju was a little younger but had some internal strength, so she must have practiced kung fu. Fang Ju recovered completely in a short time.
Fang Ju looked at Gu Shengchao warily and asked Yang Qianhui: "No one came in after you left. Where did the young lady go just now? It's already settled whether you two did any bad things outside."
