"Master..."
The corners of Xiao Tao's mouth twitched, as if she was trying hard to hold back a smile.
Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I raised my long sleeves to cover half of my face, and whispered: "Your reputation..."
"...I know, stop talking."
Little did Zheng Xiu know that he was tricked by Xie Luohe this time.
I thought it was Xiao Buping's face that was lost, so I didn't need to worry about it. But now, everyone's eyes were focused on him, with hatred, contempt, envy, hunger and thirst, all kinds of strange things, like steel needles, making Zheng Xiu's whole body ache. Now the face that should have been embarrassed by Xiao Buping was all thrown at him.
While the two of them were whispering, another pair of heroes, envied by everyone in the world, quietly left to prevent their daughter-in-law from being murdered by thieves.
On the high platform, Dugu Xiang, who was presiding over the meeting, also changed his expression and looked towards Zheng Xiu with uncertain eyes. He had heard a little bit about Xiao Buping's reputation as a prodigal, but he didn't know that the rumors actually made some people fear him to this extent. He even secretly regretted that he had known better not to invite this beast to participate in the conference, which would have tarnished a martial arts conference and the birth of the Hero List that should have been famous throughout the ages.铓
"Xiao Buping's" opponent voluntarily abstained.
"The Iron Fan Scholar, Xiao Buping, wins!"
Duguxiang had no choice but to declare Xiao Buping the winner and advance to the next round due to the rules.
"Sir, you win!"
When Xiao Tao heard that the young master had won, no matter how he won, she smiled like a flower and pulled Zheng Xiu's sleeve and swung it back and forth.
Beast!
Beast!铓
shameless!
The sky thundered!
Zheng Xiu and Xiao Tao on the high platform have become the focus of the audience. Seeing Mrs. Huang enjoying herself happily with "Xiao Buping", everyone couldn't help but come up with many stories. How much torture did that girl go through to be so submissive to Xiao Buping.
What Zheng Xiu didn't know was that the reason why Xiao Buping was shouted at by everyone in the world and became the public enemy of men was not just because he liked other women. The most puzzling thing is that among the many rumors, the most common and bizarre thing is that all the women who followed Xiao Buping were said to be voluntary and they were in love with each other. It is not something that can be forced upon others.
This is the most annoying thing!
You can be forgiven for saying that you can just let it go if you are stronger. But it happens that you are in love with me!
It’s impossible to guard against it!铓
This is also the reason why many heroes, when they heard Xiao Buping's name, would rather not compete for the newly released hero list, but had to leave with their partners in a hurry.
At this time.
Unlike Zheng Xiu who was indifferent, Xiao Tao, who was very concerned about the battle for the hero list, noticed something.
"Sir, you seem to be in Group A with...little, uh, Xie Luohe."
When Zheng Xiu heard this, he squinted at the list behind Dugu Xiang and was stunned.
What a coincidence.
He is really in the same group as Xie Luohe.铓
No wonder it was his turn not long after Xie Luohe finished fighting.
But Zheng Xiu didn't care about it and shrugged: "It doesn't matter, I will lose anyway."
"Sir, it doesn't matter. After all, you are not good at wielding a sword."
Xiao Tao discovered that Zheng Xiu always liked the mantra "It doesn't matter", and somehow learned to use it, so she smiled and imitated Zheng Xiu's words and comforted her.
Zheng Xiu added another pot of tea.
This time the young man who delivered the tea no longer had any surprises. The more shameless Xiao Buping behaves, the more reasonable he feels, because this is Xiao Buping.
The aftermath of "Xiao Buping" did not last long, and soon everyone's attention was attracted by the exciting competitions that evolved from time to time.铓
In the martial arts world, the knights have their own grievances and go to different directions. It is a rare opportunity to get together.
Now, under the leadership of Dugu Xiang, nearly two hundred knights with a certain status in the martial arts, regardless of right or wrong, have temporarily put aside their past grudges and sect disputes to sit together, which is indeed a rare sight in the past twenty years. grand occasion. Even if you can't compete for any ranking in the end, it is still a worthwhile trip to see the methods of many masters and to have hundreds of soldiers contend.
In the first round, it was a small fight. Except for Xie Luohe, who made a real fire at that moment, the others were restrained in their actions and no lives were lost.
Occasionally, old friends from the past meet on the sword asking platform, and the atmosphere is harmonious. They bow to each other, laugh while fighting, and talk about interesting things in recent years.
There were male and female knights competing with swords in the ring. They were swaying with each other, their sword tips touching, and they were walking slowly on the sword fighting platform, like dancing in a tango, spinning in circles.
There were even two brothers who had been separated for more than ten years. By chance, they reunited in today's scene. They hugged each other and cried bitterly on the sword-asking platform. They drank a bottle of wine. When they were drunk, they were kidnapped by several disciples of the Hidden Sword Villa. If it goes down, they both lose.
Everyone applauded.铓
If it weren't for Dugu Xiang's reminder from above, the Wenjian Stage would have almost turned into a large-scale blind date scene.
In the first round of the battle for the hero list, Dugu Xiang was barely under control.
There were so many people in the first round that it took nearly two hours and was finally over.
Dugu Xiang announced that he had set up a banquet in the Hidden Sword Villa and prepared fine dishes. He invited all the heroes to move to the sword dance field of the Hidden Sword Villa. The second round of competition will take place after noon.
Some people left in despair after losing the first round. Coupled with the "Xiao Buping Incident", near noon, the number of people remaining on the sword-asking platform decreased by nearly one-third, with only a hundred or so people remaining, making it seem much empty.
After Dugu Xiang announced that the subsequent martial arts competition would take place after noon, the knights left the sword-asking platform in an orderly manner and walked down the mountain.
"Come on, let's go have a feast!"
Xiao Buping's reputation was worse than he imagined. Zheng Xiu was afraid of being beaten because of his identity as "Xiao Buping", so he deliberately waited until the others were almost gone before taking Xiao Tao down from the high platform.
What happened next was something he didn't expect.
On the stairs, Xie Luohe, who was wearing a black dress with moon patterns and black silk gloves, folded her hands and leaned under the tree. When Zheng Xiu and Xiao Tao walked out of the Sword Questioning Stage hand in hand, she looked up and sighed softly, It seems like a long wait.
It was impossible for Zheng Xiu not to be able to see Xie Luohe. Just when he was wondering what this guy was up to, Zheng Xiu pretended not to see it and lowered his head to walk past.
Xie Luohe looked at Zheng Xiu resentfully: "You're here."
Card.
When Zheng Xiu heard Xie Luohe's strange words, he tilted his neck and made a sound, looking confused.铓
"I know you don't want to see me, so I cover my face."
Oh haha!
For a moment, those who were behind Zheng Xiu didn’t have time to walk, or those who were in front didn’t have time to go far.
The martial arts knights all showed amazing speeds or reactions. Some of them disappeared in the air, hid in the forest, or jumped on branches to secretly observe the two people who "accidentally met" in front of the sword-asking platform.
There is a story!
All the knights hiding in the dark had sharp eyes and screamed that it was outrageous.
Although Xie Luo He only appeared once, her reputation as "Xie Luo He" is notorious in the bandit world, and she is also known as the "number one villain". In addition, Xie Luo He's shocking palm seriously injured the girl of Ruyifang in the blink of an eye. Everyone was impressed.铓
As for Xiao Buping, let alone that.
Now Xie Luohe stopped Xiao Buping and even said some ambiguous words, which made everyone think about it and wait in the dark to watch the show.
Maybe tomorrow's headline in the martial arts world will be "The most evil man tears the iron fan apart with his own hands."
Zheng Xiu looked at Xiao Tao beside him in confusion.
Xiao Tao was even more confused than Zheng Xiu. She shook her head and held Zheng Xiu's sleeve blankly, feeling at a loss.
"you……"
"You are you, and I am me." Xie Luohe interrupted Zheng Xiu's words and laughed miserably: "Today is different from the past. When we meet here after many years, you are neither you nor me then, nor the me then. ."
Zheng Xiu was stunned.
Somehow, Xie Luohe's seemingly crazy words reminded Zheng Xiu of his current situation with Feng Bei.
Although Xie Luohe was wearing a mask, when he said those words, it was more like revealing his true feelings, which made people moved. The cold Xie Luohe spoke in a trembling voice, hiding a cry. He smelled sadness and heard the thunder. Many of the sentimental heroines lurking in the forest suddenly burst into tears. They wept silently. They held the weapons in their hands and prepared to swarm forward. The females stood up together, swords in hand. Killing the scumbag—this is the public enemy of all martial arts heroines.
"I……"
When Zheng Xiu came back to his senses, he found that he had been fooled by Xie Luohe's acting skills, and was infected with strange sadness. He was about to say angrily, "When the hell will I do it?" Xie Luohe's figure appeared in Zheng Xiu's field of vision like a flash of lightning. Qi stepped forward and was in front of Zheng Xiu in the blink of an eye. He stretched out an index finger and gently pressed Zheng Xiu's mouth.
"Stop talking." Xie Luohe looked at Zheng Xiu "affectionately", then his eyes fell on the face of Xiao Tao who was confused next door, and sighed: "No need to say it, every word you say now is like profit. The arrow hurt me to the bone. In this case, why bother to say more, I understand your thoughts, I have already understood. How can the yellow flower of the past be better than the beautiful swallow of new love? "
The silence speaks.铓
Xie Luohe's voice was dull, sighing like the wind. But every word is not divorced from scum, and every sentence is never divorced from emotion. It seemed as if he was lamenting about a scumbag, and he forgot about the old one when he got a new person, which completely echoed the rumors about Xiao Buping in the world.
Maybe there are people who had a quick glance with Xiao Buping many years ago and still have doubts about the identity of "Xiao Buping". After the trouble in Xieluohe, Xiao Buping's identity is even more certain.
Zheng Xiu's eyes indicated: What are you trying to do?
There was a trace of sadness in Xie Luohe's eyes, and he immediately used an extra finger and took two steps closer. Their faces were close to each other, as close as Chi Chi. Xie Luohe secretly pinched Zheng Xiu's lips with his index finger and thumb.
"You gave it to me back then, and I, Xie Luohe, will give it back to you today."
Xie Luohe pulled out a long arrow from the quiver on his back.
There is a crumpled letter tied to the long arrow.铓
"Back then, you sent a letter with a long arrow. I kept that letter for many years. Now, I will give it back to you."
"From now on, we will never default on our debts."
Xie Luohe pressed the long arrow into Zheng Xiu's palm, stretched out his hand to bend Zheng Xiu's stiff fingers, Xie Luohe held Zheng Xiu's hand with his fist, and asked him to hold the arrow tightly.
"This letter of love, you can burn it, throw it away, or keep it, it's up to you."
Xie Luohe turned around and walked down the mountain step by step.
"I see that all living things are grass and trees, but you are the green mountain."
"But from now on, my green mountains will collapse into sand."
"treasure."
"I wish you a long life together."
Xiaotao was moved to tears, covering her face and crying bitterly.
Until the figure of Xieluohe disappeared in the mountains.
Xiaotao's tears continued to flow.
There were faint sounds of crying in the woods.
There were several questions interspersed among them, whether they wanted to kill this beast here.铓
Zheng Xiu didn't dare to stop and ran down the mountain with the crying Xiaotao.
On the road, I met Dugu Xiang by chance. I don't know whether it was intentional or accidental. Dugu Xiang was walking slowly on the mountain road, looking back from time to time.
"Xiao Daxia, you and that Xie Luohe..."
When Zheng Xiu passed by, Dugu Xiang glanced at Zheng Xiu suspiciously. He obviously knew what happened above.
The reason why he was able to walk in front of Zheng Xiu was that he secretly used Qinggong to cover a distance in the forest, and then appeared on the stairs pretending that nothing was wrong.
Zheng Xiu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Children love each other forever, which made Brother Dugu laugh."
He never expected that because of Xie Luohe, he would strike up a conversation with "The Best Sword in the World".铓
Dugu Xiang looked strange and didn't answer.
"By the way, Brother Dugu, if someone wants to cause trouble for me, Xiao Buping, or even kill me in Hidden Sword Villa, does that mean that your Hidden Sword Villa is not taking them seriously?"
Zheng Xiu mustered up his energy and said loudly.
There was a sudden sound of slight footsteps in the woods behind them, and the angry heroines who quietly touched the swords felt their breaths stagnant.
Dugu Xiang's eyes twitched, hesitating for a moment, and could only say reluctantly: "Since Dugu dares to host the martial arts conference, he will not allow random private fights in this villa. If anyone violates it, the Dugu family will not be taken seriously. Dugu will definitely be in the villa to protect you, but if you leave the villa..."
"Thank you so much, Hero Dugu!" Zheng Xiugong cupped his hands, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said happily.
Farewell to Dugu Xiang, they arrived at the dining area without incident. Zheng Xiu gritted his teeth and looked around. He didn't see Xie Luohe, so he could only sit in a corner with Xiao Tao.铓
There were all disapproving looks around him, but Zheng Xiu endured it and let Xiao Tao eat first, secretly opening the "love letter" that Xie Luohe mentioned under the table.
There is only one line written on it: The plan has changed, you must compete for the top ten spots!
There is also an ugly, barely legible "smiling face" on the back.
grass!
Xie Luohe, do you think too highly of Gongsun Mo?
This is definitely not something Gongsun Mo can do!
Zheng Xiu's first reaction was strange.铓
He is Zheng Xiu, not Gongsun Mo. In his perception, Gongsun Mo was just a pure scholar, which was definitely inconsistent with the original direction of the "memory world".
In fact, Zheng Xiu also knew that since Gongsun Mo's influence disappeared, everything he had experienced had gradually deviated from the established trajectory, and he didn't know where it went.
Putting this matter aside, Zheng Xiu was even more puzzled about what the "change" that Xie Luohe said was "change".
According to Xie Luohe's original plan, she would win the top ten by herself, and then take the opportunity to snatch the calligraphy treasure.
But now it seems that Xie Luohe has discovered something. The original plan will not work, so she uses this method to tell Zheng Xiu that she will give up the top ten and replace him with him.
"Can I change it like this?"
Zheng Xiu crumpled the "love letter" into a ball in confusion, then stuffed it into tea and soaked it, completely destroying the writing on it.铓
Little did they know that this scene made countless heroines gnash their teeth, completely confirming the behavior of a "scumbag".
The meal ended hastily in Zheng Xiu's uneasiness. In order to avoid an unwarranted murder on the way, Zheng Xiu left late and returned early, staring at Dugu Xiang. He immediately followed him as soon as he left, and followed Dugu Xiang back from a distance. Ask the sword platform.
Afternoon.
The knights sat down again.
The martial arts conference continues.
The first round took a lot of time, but after the fierce competition in the first round, the number of people dropped sharply, and the next process will be more intensive.
Soon it was the turn of group A again.铓
After several not-so-fierce fights, nothing happened. The knights closed their eyes and recharged their batteries, waiting for their turn.
After one round, Dugu Xiang looked at the rounds on the list, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said loudly.
"Jia Zi Group, Iron Fan Scholar, Xiao Buping!"
"Blood-hand Rakshasa, Iron Lady!"
"Please come on to the Sword Questioning Platform, both of you!"
"Hahaha!" A heroic female knight with a scar on her face and dark skin kicked her feet, turned over several times in mid-air, and landed lightly in the center of the sword-asking platform. As if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time, she sneered and raised her fingers at the scumbag on the stage: "Xiao thief, get down and die!"
Uh-huh!铓
Many people suddenly opened their eyes, and their eyes instantly focused on the same person.
"Oh, why bother."
Zheng Xiu remembered Xie Luohe's words on the note, and could only put down the bamboo basket helplessly and hang the "Luohe Brush" on his waist. Different from the opponent's appearance showing off Qinggong, Zheng Xiu slowly waved his fan and walked from the stage. Walking down, it seemed calm and leisurely.
This gesture made the knights present suddenly startled. As we all know, Xiao Buping's Qinggong is unparalleled in the world, and he is good at escaping and breaking into houses. They originally thought that the opponent's behavior of showing off Qinggong would stimulate Xiao Buping's desire to win, but Xiao Buping was so calm and walked down step by step, which made them look at Xiao Buping with admiration.
Walking to the center of the Sword Asking Platform, Zheng Xiu looked at the Iron Lady.
The woman known as the Iron Lady stared at him with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Girl, do I, Xiao Buping, have any grudge against you?"
"Hahaha, Thief Xiao! You know full well, why bother pretending to be stupid! If I kill you, a major scourge will be eliminated in the martial arts world, and millions of female heroes will be able to sit back and relax!"
Zheng Xiu smiled slightly: "Everyone knows that Xiao's light kung fu is unparalleled in the world. If he beats you in light kung fu, hey, you won't accept it." After saying that, Zheng Xiu raised his head, looked at Dugu Xiang, who looked amused, and said loudly: "I dare to ask Dugu Daxia, can Xiao raise his bet for this competition?"
Dugu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "Add a raise?"
Zheng Xiu took off the Luohe pen from his waist, turned it around on his fingertips a few times, and said with a smile: "Martial arts are killing skills. Xiao Mou disdains the competition. But if you really fight for life and death on the sword, it goes against Dugu Da Xia Xia’s original intention of holding the grand event.”
In full view of everyone, Zheng Xiu bit his finger and took out the Luohe pen. The black hair on the tip of the pen showed a strange red color.
He went around the venue and drew a "bloody circle" on the sword-asking platform, enclosing him and the Iron Lady.
"If I beat you in Qinggong, I won't be able to win with force."
"We determine the winner in this circle. The one who admits defeat loses. The one who is pushed out of the circle loses. The winner is divided!"
"But if one of us takes the initiative to get out of the circle by taking advantage of light work, he will kill himself on the spot! The bet is life and death!"
Zheng Xiu waved the fan with his right hand. Amidst the drastic changes in everyone's expressions, Zheng Xiu set his own "rules" and looked at the Iron Lady with an equally strange expression, and said calmly:
"I, Xiao, dare to deprive myself of Qing Gong, dare to draw the ground as a prison, and risk my life!"
"Just to fight for the dignity of a warrior, I will fight you!"
"you,"
"Do you dare?"
