The light flashing outside the window was not a lantern at all, but a fire burning far away on the other side of Zhiqiu Lake. Even on this side of the lake, you could clearly see the fire soaring into the sky and burning fiercely. .
You must know that Zhiqiu Lake is not small. The fire on the other side of the lake can shine here. It seems that the woods at the foot of the opposite mountain are also on fire.
What shocked Shao Xi was that the place where the fire broke out was Zhiqiu Pavilion.
Shao Xi thought to himself, it’s broken!
Why did you say it was bad? You must know that the place where the fire broke out was Zhiqiu Pavilion. The houses there are all built near mountains and rivers. Now it seems that not only the house is on fire, but also the woods at the foot of the mountain are on fire. What does this mean? It means no one is putting out the fire! Why is no one putting out the fire? There must have been something that prevented the people in Zhiqiu Pavilion from putting out the fire. What could have prevented them from putting out such a big fire?
The first thing that came to Shao Xi's mind was that the person Ruan Haoyang had been hiding for so many years had found them, and the fire started so strangely in the middle of the night, which made Shao Xi suddenly think of Fengjiazhuang. How similar was this scene?
Shao Xi didn't think much, turned around and went out to smash the door of Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er's room.
The two of them were awakened by Shao Xi's rapid banging on the door. After opening the door, Old Wu did not curse as usual, because Shao Xi had never banged on his door like today. He knew that there must be a lot of people. Something urgent happened.
While putting a robe on his body, he asked, "You guys are knocking on the door so urgently. What happened?"
Shao Xi didn't have time to explain too much, so he just raised his hand and pointed out the window.
Old Wu looked back and immediately understood what Shao Xi was referring to. He hurriedly called Wu Qiu'er, and the three of them jumped directly from the window to the street outside and ran towards the lake.
After a while, a few people arrived at the Zhiqiu Lake. It was already midnight, and the awning boats parked by the lake had all turned off their lights. The boatmen and boat girls from the ferry family were all sleeping soundly on the boats.
Shao Xi couldn't care less, so he picked a boat and jumped on it. The Du family's father and daughter who were sleeping on the boat were not only awakened, but also startled, thinking that someone was coming.
Shao Xi didn't have time to explain, so he took out a piece of silver and threw it over. He raised his hand to greet Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er to get on the boat. The father and daughter who were sleeping on the boat looked at the silver in their hands, and then looked at it. The three people on the boat also looked confused, thinking to themselves, why is there anyone coming to take the boat in the middle of the night?
Looking at Wu Qiu'er again, the father and daughter were startled again. The boatman quickly said to Shao Xi: "You three passengers, where are you going by boat in the middle of the night? My boat is small , This man is really too heavy! If the three of you are on the boat, plus my father and daughter, will the boat sink when it reaches the middle of the lake? "
Shao Xi turned his head and glanced at Wu Qiu'er, then looked at the boat in front of him, wondering how could he forget this? There are several wuqiuer on each one. Such a small awning boat is equivalent to a large number of people squeezing aboard. Let’s not talk about whether it is sinkable or not. We are in a hurry and can’t get up quickly!
So Shao Xi hurriedly said to the boatman: "Your daughter and I got off the boat. You take these two people and rush to Zhiqiu Pavilion on the other side of the lake. There is a fire there! Let your daughter hurry up and save the other boatmen. Wake up and rush to put out the fire together."
After saying that, Shao Xi turned around and jumped from the boat to the lake shore.
The boatman was reminded by Shao Xi. He got out of the boat canopy and turned to look at the other side of the lake. He was also startled. He quickly called his daughter out and asked her to wake up other resting boats and rush to the other side.
Shao Xi thought about it now, what kind of ship was he waiting for? So after saying hello to Lao Wu, he jumped towards the water. He tapped the water with his toes like a dragonfly touching the water and ran quickly towards the other side of the lake, leaving only a series of ripples behind him, as if being hit by a stone. The water is generally floating.
The boatman's father and daughter on the ferry watched Shao Xi running across the water to the other side of the lake. The two of them felt as if they had seen a ghost, their eyes widened, and they were stunned for a moment.
Old Wu patted the boatman on the shoulder and urged: "Why are you standing here in a daze? Hurry up and send the boat! There is such a big fire on the other side, and we are rushing over to save people!"
Only then did the boatman react and quickly asked his daughter to call other boats, while he took Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er and swung the boat to the other side of the lake as quickly as possible.
Shao Xi stepped on the water and ran quickly in the direction of Zhiqiu Pavilion. This was the first time he had walked such a long distance on the water since he learned "Qingping Ferry". He didn't even know if he could persist. I reached the other side, but I couldn’t care about that much at this time.
As the distance to Zhiqiu Pavilion got closer and closer, Shao Xi's heart became colder and colder, because the closer he got, the closer he knew how big the fire was.
At this time, the Zhiqiu Pavilion in Shao Xi's eyes had been completely engulfed in the fire. Only the Fang Pavilion where he, Ruan Haoyang and Ye Zhiqiu drank together during the day was still standing quietly on the lake, while other places had been engulfed by the sea of fire. , even the woods at the foot of the mountain were bursting with huge flames.
The nine-curved pavilion corridor has been blocked by the fire. No matter whether people are on the shore or in the pavilion at this time, they can no longer rescue each other.
The fire dyed the cliffs on the other side of the lake red, and you could hear the "crackling" sounds of the trees being burned in the distance. Thick smoke was constantly billowing, and from time to time there were large tracts of flying ash floating up from the foot of the mountain. The lake has been illuminated by firelight.
Shao Xi didn't have time to make any further judgment and rushed towards the prescription pavilion closest to him.
Just when he could see the Fang Pavilion clearly, Shao Xi vaguely saw figures flashing inside the Fang Pavilion. From time to time, there was a loud sound of the collision of vitality. It seemed that there were people fighting in the Fang Pavilion. , so he raised his breath sharply, increased the speed of his feet, and rushed towards Fangting.
At this time, in the square pavilion of Zhiqiu Pavilion, Ruan Haoyang was protecting Ye Zhiqiu behind him.
There are already tears in the light blue brocade robe, and there is blood seeping out from the tears. He is holding a long green sword in his hand. The hand holding the sword is trembling slightly. It is obvious that there is a lot of blood on his body at this time. Injured everywhere.
At this moment, he had a stern face and stared at the people in front of him sternly.
Ye Zhiqiu stood behind him, with a complicated expression on his face, including fear and anxiety, but more importantly, worry.
Opposite the two of them stood a group of people, led by three people. The one who had just fought against Ruan Haoyang was a tall, muscular man.
This man was about fifty years old, with a full beard, bronze skin that was gleaming by the firelight in the dark night, thick ears and a wide nose, and a pair of tiger eyes with a terrifying light.
Wearing a dark brown robe and a black cloak, he held a large knife in his hand, with a gilt tiger head embedded on the back of the knife.
There is another person on the left and right sides of this person. These two people are very distinctive.
On the right is a tall and thin man with a face as white as pink, narrow shoulders and a long neck. He is dressed in a white robe and wears a white high hat on his head with the words "make money at first sight" written on it. He is holding a white mourning stick in his hand. There was a weird smile on his face.
The one on the left is short and fat, with a face as black as charcoal, looking like a briquette. He is dressed in black robes and wears a high black hat with the words "The World is Peaceful" written on it. He is holding a black mourning stick in his hand. , looking very unhappy with a crying face.
As the saying goes, "The evil ghost seduces the soul, and the impermanence threatens the life." From their appearance to their dress, these two people can tell at a glance that they are black and white and impermanent.
These two people are none other than the two most capable people working outside under the "Wuchang Judge" Shen Bugai of the Ghost Emperor's Mansion. In other words, they are the two ghosts who work, "Black Wuchang" Tong Fang and "Bai Wuchang" Gao Jiang.
It seems that it is these two impermanences, black and white, that have been sent by the Ghost Emperor's Mansion to hunt down Ruan Haoyang in recent years.
The one between the two of them is Wan Tong, the head of the Wandao Sect. In recent years, he has arranged for people to do both the affairs of the Fengjiazhuang and the Ruan family. For the Feng and Ruan families, he is That's the sworn enemy.
"Ruan Haoyang, your killing of You Yi'an has nothing to do with us. It's a grudge between you. But it's best to hand over your belongings obediently and quietly run here to hide for four years. Do you really think you can last forever?" Are you going to hide like this? It might not be that easy for us to capture you at first, but now you have a woman by your side. You don’t want her to get hurt because of you, right? I’m a person who always does things clearly, as long as you are willing to hand over the things Come out, I can let you live, just pretend I have never seen you."
At this time, Ruan Haoyang's teeth were almost broken. The man in front of him was so shameless.
At that time, the Ruan family of Wan Daomen killed all the chickens and dogs. If I hadn't escaped from home with some martial arts, I might have been a corpse ten years ago. How could I let myself go at this time? It's just bullshit.
Even if he handed over the drawings on his body to him at this time, they would never let him and Ye Zhiqiu go. The word reputation was worthless to people like them.
Originally, Wantong was not difficult to deal with, but what was terrible was that he was surrounded by the two Black and White Wuchangs. These two people were really difficult to deal with. Although compared to him, they were only in the late sixth stage, and he was not afraid of any of them when fighting alone. , but now the three of them teamed up to besiege him, and he was protecting Ye Zhiqiu behind him. He was already exhausted but at his wits' end. In addition, he had been injured in many places just now, so he might not be able to escape today.
Seeing that all escape routes have been blocked by the opponent, it seems that today they can only fight to the death.
"Ha..., I'm not the kid I used to be, letting you coax me at will and say you won't let us go today. Even if you are willing to let us go, I won't let you go. The great enemy of the Ruan family. I haven’t come to settle matters with you yet. Since we have to fight today, you can’t even hope to get that kind of thing even if everything is defeated. Some of you are destined to stay here today, so let’s do it!”
Hearing Ruan Haoyang's words, Wantong's face was extremely ugly. He had not been able to handle any of the major events arranged by his master back then. Now that he had finally found Ruan Haoyang, how could he let it go so easily?
"Do it!"
