Xiao Tao wanted to greet Zheng Xiu who had returned from the victory with a smile, but when she lowered her head and saw Zheng Xiu's palm bleeding, her expression changed and she hurriedly wrapped it up in a silk scarf.
Zheng Xiu was also a little surprised when he saw the bone-deep wound on his palm.
Where did that guy come from? He actually broke his [Unbreakable] with one knife.
[Unbreakable] The level is only "Enter the House", and the description is that "skin is like rock, bones are like fine steel", which is not "indestructible". To be able to cut such a deep wound with a knife and bleed profusely, Cheng Xiao is definitely not an ordinary person.
While Xiao Tao was bandaging Zheng Xiu's wound distressedly, Zheng Xiu then thought about it. It was not surprising that Cheng Xiao's knife could easily cut through the fine iron fan bone, cut the iron like mud, and break through the "unbreakable".
Or maybe his "connection" with the [Prisoner] portal is not deep enough.
Various causes and conditions caused this wound.
After Cheng Xiao left, the competition continued.
But then the process is much faster.
In the next two rounds, there was an expert ranked twenty-seventh in the weapon spectrum. He used an unpopular weapon. He danced with a pair of "Ziwu Yuanyang Yue" and tried to take advantage of Zheng Xiu's failure to take advantage of the weapon. He was slapped by Zheng Xiu. He was photographed and left unconscious on the spot, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
The heroine who came up in the second round has a plump figure and charming facial features. When Zheng Xiu used "Projection", his legs went weak. The long sword stabbed into Zheng Xiu's chest softly, but he didn't stab it hard enough. He gave up on the spot. Before the show ended, the soft-spoken heroine asked Xiao Daxia where he had fallen tonight and if he had time to spend time together and have a long talk. After Zheng Xiu refused, he won the last game.
At this point, in the Jiazi group, the competition ended and he entered the top ten in the hero list.
As the remaining four groups battled it out, the moon was high in the sky and the night sky was cool.
Although the rest of the knights failed to win the first place, they enjoyed the ups and downs of the martial arts competition. They returned to the martial arts competition with more bragging rights, so their trip was worthwhile.
When everyone left their seats, only about ten people remained in the venue.
Except for Zheng Xiu, these ten or so people are almost all ruthless characters ranked in the top thirty in the weapon list. Winning the top ten in the hero list may be a bit of a fluke, but in the end they are still good players.
"Congratulations everyone!"
Duguxiang's eyes flashed, he walked down the platform, cupped his fists and congratulated. I ask you all to have a good rest at the Hidden Sword Villa tonight, and tomorrow morning we can watch the calligraphy passed down by Gongsun Painting Sage together.
"Dugu Daxia, it's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun, why not do it tonight! We can't wait for a long time!"
At this time, an evil master wrapped in a cloak, ranked sixteenth in the weapons list, and named "Purple Blood Sword" chuckled and put forward his opinion.
An old man with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, wearing a navy blue gown, twirled his beard and smiled: "I have always loved the art of painting. I have admired the painting sage Gongsun for many years and have been in close relationship with him for a long time. Now that I have learned that the calligraphy treasure of the painting sage Gongsun is in the world, I have come all the way here. Just for a look. Now that the martial arts competition is over, I feel itchy and I beg you, Dugu Daxia, not to whet my appetite anymore and let me see the true work of the painting saint!"
"The gentleman swordsman Yue Chongyang, as expected, he is truly a gentleman! Hahaha!" On the side, a bald man with a fat head, big ears, and a big belly, who won the top ten in the martial arts competition with a pair of iron claws, laughed loudly, but But his eyes were full of sarcasm, and he said with hidden words:
"Unlike rough guys like me, who don't know shit about wind, flowers, snow, moon, red, green and green, Dugu Daxia, people of the Ming Dynasty don't speak secret words. Ever since the legend spread in the world that 'obtaining the Four Seasons Map can lead to Nie Gong's treasure house', the world has Who doesn’t want to get a share of the pie? Even the imperial court, if it hadn’t been suffering from the war in the north, would have searched everywhere for the Four Seasons Map and found Duke Nie’s treasure house! How could it not be the turn of us little minions! Now the Dugu hero is willing to share it, I’ll wait for you I’m tossing and turning tonight, how can I wait until tomorrow! Please fulfill the promise on the hero post and tell me where Duke Nie’s treasure house is! Otherwise... I’m afraid, Hidden Sword Villa will have a hard time convincing everyone today!”
As he spoke, the bald man took a step forward, waved his hands at the others and shouted: "Tell me, isn't it? What is there to hide? We are open and honest, and we talk about it, unlike the gentleman Jian Yue, who is in the world. You have high virtue and high respect, so you have to take care of your face!"
Including Zheng Xiu, no one agreed with the bald man's words. The others' eyes kept flickering, each with their own thoughts. But silence at this time was equivalent to agreement. After the bald man said these words, the old gentleman Jian Yue Chongyang snorted in his nose, seeming to be displeased.
There was no rebuttal.
This is true.
Except for "Xiao Buping" played by Zheng Xiu, who showed unexpected strength like a dark horse, the other nine people are all figures who have a place in the weapons spectrum. Among the nine people, the bald one who ranks lower is known as the "Iron Claw Blood Chef" "Zhang Dayer was once ranked forty-sixth on the weapon spectrum by Bai Xiaosheng. Although these forty-six seem to be at the bottom, they can stand out among tens of millions of martial arts people and be ranked in the weapons catalog by Bai Xiaosheng. Even the "Iron Fan Scholar Xiao Buping" who is always ranked outside the 90th place in the weapons catalog can still stand out among the tens of millions of martial arts people. To be called a famous person is a name that is talked about by everyone after tea and dinner in the world. There is no mediocre person.
And if these ten people were ruthless at the same time and made a big fuss in the Hidden Sword Villa, they might not be able to take advantage of the Hidden Sword Villa with so many masters, but this was something Dugu Xiang didn't want to see.
Dugu Xiang's face was calm. At this time, the other martial arts people participating in the meeting had already dispersed, and the venue was empty. He smiled and clasped his fists at everyone and said: "I, Dugu Xiang, am based in the martial arts world and have a wide network of friends. I rely on the word 'trust'! I have spoken out, and I will not break your trust. Dugu Xiang is just afraid that you will be tired and hurt the reward." I'm interested in painting. But since you don't want to appreciate it, it's fine. Dugu will take you to appreciate the calligraphy of Gongsun Painting Sage."
"Dugu Daxia is open!"
Hearing this, Zhang Daer smiled happily and gave a thumbs up to Duguxiang.
Dugu Xiang immediately walked in front and led everyone down the mountain.
Xiao Tao has been sticking to Zheng Xiu's side nervously, not daring to express her anger in front of this group of martial arts leaders. Others could tell at a glance that the girl next to "Xiao Buping" didn't understand martial arts. They just thought it was Xiao Buping who had a sideways head, so they didn't take it seriously and pretended to be transparent.
Xiao Tao gently pulled Zheng Xiu's sleeve.
Zheng Xiu gently patted the back of Xiao Tao's hand, signaling Xiao Tao not to be nervous.
"Don't panic, I have everything."
Zheng Xiu smiled lightly and said calmly.
"Okay, sir."
Xiao Tao nodded vigorously.
Duguxiang walked in front, walking down the mountain.
The others stood at a distance, wary of each other, and followed behind without saying a word.
But Zheng Xiu was the only one who held Xiao Tao's sleeve and joked with Xiao Tao from time to time to relieve Xiao Tao's nervousness. He seemed particularly calm and calm among the others. The two of them walked on the stone steps like a leisurely stroll. They were incompatible with the atmosphere of other people, which attracted other people's eyes to drift towards them. They secretly thought that although Xiao Buping was notorious, his calm and unhurried demeanor could no wonder attract countless people. The woman fell in love with him, and everyone knew it in their hearts, but at the same time they were even more vigilant.
Zheng Xiu had no idea that others had already regarded him as a dangerous person like the "heroine butcher". As he spoke, he paused and looked up at the person walking next to him.
"Brother Xiao, hey, you're fine. I haven't seen you for many years. Your style is even better than before!"
The person who came to talk was actually Zhang Daer, who was showing off his dignity to Yue Chongyang in public. Zheng Xiu was stunned, and his first reaction was that Zhang Daer actually knew the real Xiao Buping? But soon, Zheng Xiu came to his senses, looked puzzled, and asked, "Have we met before?"
"Have you forgotten?" Zhang Dayer slapped his head and narrowed his eyes: "Three years ago, we met by chance in a brothel. We hit it off immediately and had three drinks together. You were like, hehe, one on the left, one on the right, and there was another behind you... ...Oh! It’s my fault that I have to slap you. I shouldn’t mention this in front of the little girl.”
Zheng Xiu smiled slightly when he heard this: "Brother Zhang admitted the wrong person. As everyone knows, I, Xiao, never spend money when I want a woman."
The smile on Zhang Dayer's face froze, and he was speechless for a moment, speechless.
Damn, this guy actually likes to have sex for free.
"Then brother, I must have admitted my mistake!" Zhang Dayer gave a haha. His thoughts were seen through by Zheng Xiu, and he was not embarrassed. He walked with Zheng Xiu shamelessly. Regardless of Xiao Tao's disgusted expression, he lowered his voice and asked for advice. The way to please a married woman is to implicitly say that you are also of the same mind.
Who is in the same camp as you?
Zheng Xiu cursed secretly in his heart, waved his hands, and humbly said that the rumors in the world were all false and could not be true.
Dugu Xiang looked back at Zheng Xiu and Zhang Dayer, and raised the corner of his mouth. He knew clearly that Zhang Dayer's behavior was deliberately done to show him, so he remained silent without revealing it, but his feet speeded up a bit.
The others followed silently, and only Zhang Daer's unbridled voice remained on the stone steps.
Straight stairs lead directly to the villa, with shadows of trees on both sides.
When he was about to enter the villa, Dugu Xiang, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.
The heavy tree shadows swayed gently, and under the slanting moonlight, a lonely figure was lengthened several times, narrowly extending to the feet of everyone.
A thin figure seemed to have been waiting at the foot of the mountain for a long time, until Dugu Xiang stopped and walked towards the group of people.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps.
In the darkness, the person who came took one step at a time, seemingly walking very slowly, but in an instant, the other people walking on the steps involuntarily touched their famous weapons, and they realized that the person who came was not good.
"Cheng Xiao?"
Dugu Xiang put his hand on his waist, pressed it on the hilt of his sword, and frowned to reveal the identity of the other party.
"Personal matters."
Cheng Xiao said, and passed by Dugu Xiang like lightning. In the blink of an eye, everyone saw only a flash of white sword light, and Cheng Xiao flew behind the "Purple Blood Sword".
Click.
The heads of evil masters fell to the ground.
No one expected Cheng Xiao's knife to come so fast and suddenly.
Without any precaution or warning, the head of a famous master was cut off by Cheng Xiao.
"The grudge is over."
Cheng Xiao turned around and put the half-cut knife into its scabbard.
Except for Zheng Xiu, this sudden killing made everyone retreat as if facing a formidable enemy, staring at Cheng Xiao with unkind expressions.
Cheng Xiao killed one person cleanly, making their scalps numb. That knife was so fast, as fast as lightning. But after careful consideration, Cheng Xiao's sword skills were not subtle at all. It was a mediocre sword, but this one without any fancy was so fast that no one could react in time.
Dugu Xiang asked himself, when he first saw Cheng Xiao just now, he was actually able to react. But when Cheng Xiao mentioned "personal grudges", Dugu Xiang hesitated. It was the hesitation in this thought that made Dugu unable to block Cheng Xiao in time, and was delayed by half a beat.
Dugu Xiang took a deep breath and stared at Cheng Xiao: "If you kill people in my Hidden Sword Villa, Cheng Xiao, the devil sword, have you thought about the consequences?"
"I've thought about it." Under Zheng Xiu's surprised gaze, Cheng Xiao walked up to Zheng Xiu expressionlessly, his pale face as cold as a dead person. Cheng Xiao touched his arms.
This action made the already nervous heroes take another step back.
Yue Chongyang even used Qinggong to step on the leaves and stand on the top of the tree, retreating as far as possible.
Unexpectedly, what Cheng Xiao took out from his arms was not a dangerous weapon.
Instead, it was a long oilcloth bag with dried blood on its surface.
Everyone was stunned.
Duguxiang's pupils shrank, and his voice became a little trembling: "Could this be..."
Cheng Xiao nodded: "Picture of Willow Swallows in Spring Pond."
It is the "Picture of Willows and Swallows in Spring Pond" among the four seasons pictures!
In an instant, everyone's eyes lit up.
The most surprised person belonged to Zheng Xiu. His speculation came true. Now in the Hidden Sword Villa, the four paintings that Grandpa Gongsun painted back then, which are rumored to indicate the location of Gong Nie’s treasure house, are all gathered together!
But Zheng Xiu didn't feel excited about it.
Duguxiang took another breath, remained silent for a while, turned around and continued walking.
The headless body of an evil master was left on the spot, along with the head that rolled to the side and was ignored.
Cheng Xiao walked to Zheng Xiu's side without any sense of disobedience and walked side by side.
Zheng Xiu is in the middle, Cheng Xiao is on the left, and Xiao Tao is on the right.
This strange scene made the other people stunned again.
As we all know, Cheng Xiao's sword was broken by "Xiao Buping" at the martial arts conference. Of course, Xiao Buping's iron fan was also broken, so in theory it was even. But who is Cheng Xiao and who is Xiao Buping? Can they compare? They originally thought that Cheng Xiao could kill an unknown evil master named "Purple Blood Sword" due to a "personal grudge", so that would be more reason to kill Xiao thief without saying a word. However, Cheng Xiao acted as if he had seen a friend for many years. Get together with "Xiao Buping".
Zheng Xiu asked: "Personal grudge?"
"Yes." Cheng Xiao looked forward and said the answer that surprised Zheng Xiu without any concealment: "I want to find Gong Nie's treasure house."
Zheng Xiu was slightly startled, then suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing three times: "Just because he occupied a quota?"
Cheng Xiao nodded: "Yes."
Zheng Xiu asked again: "Then why is it him and not me or others?"
Cheng Xiao looked at Zheng Xiu at this time, his pale face unchanged, but his brows furrowed, as if confused. He was wondering why Zheng Xiu would ask such a question.
After a moment of silence, Cheng Xiao, who cherished words like gold, said a long sentence:
"I am not as good as you. He is not worthy of his name."
After a pause, Cheng Xiao looked away and concluded: "It's easy to kill."
hiss!
Cheng Xiao didn't hide anything when he spoke, showing a different kind of magnanimity. But in other people's ears, it has a different taste.
The so-called "personal grudge" was actually because that person blocked Cheng Xiao's way.
The reason why I chose that unlucky guy was because he was "easy to kill"!
Hearing this, the rest of the people's scalps were numb, and as soon as their thoughts started to stir, they suppressed them, not daring to think any more.
It was dark and the moon was bright, and after nightfall, lights were lit everywhere in the Hidden Sword Villa.
In a courtyard, there are sword-wielding disciples guarding it all around. It is airtight, and it is obvious that important things are hidden.
Gudong.
Zhang Dayer swallowed subconsciously.
Rumors about "Gong Nie's Treasure House" are becoming more and more exaggerated in the world. Legend has it that there are countless gold and silver treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, magical weapons, secrets of martial arts, and even a panacea that can make people become peerless masters overnight. No matter who enters Duke Nie's treasury and wants to be rich and unrivaled in the country, or be invincible in the world, all their wishes will come true.
If it were anyone else, forget it. But in the previous dynasty, Nie Gong was a corrupt official who was highlighted by historians. He hid the treasures he collected throughout his life in Nie Gong's treasury. It is reasonable and reasonable. It is better to believe that he has it than to believe it.
What if, really?
Ten positions have been arranged on both sides of the hall, one not too many and one not too little.
Dugu Xiang said: "Everyone, please wait here for a moment. Dugu Xiang will go get the painting right away."
Everyone looked at each other.
There is a saying that everyone knows, but no one says it.
——[Whether there is fraud].
"Please come to the 'Jianbei Tour' at Yihu Guishan Villa."
Zheng Xiu chuckled, took Xiao Tao to a seat and sat down safely, while ordering a pot of tea.
Dugu Xiang smiled slightly and agreed.
Cheng Xiao sat silently next to Zheng Xiu.
"Hehe! Brother Xiao is so brave! I'm so impressed!" Zhang Dayer chuckled, gave Zheng Xiu a thumbs up, and sat down on the expensive wooden chair with carved leaves, rocking back and forth, making a creaking sound.
Even if other people are wary at this time, they cannot lose face at this time. For people in the martial arts world, life comes first and face comes second, which is extremely important. Even the famous Xiao Buping was so courageous, so the rest of them naturally refused to admit defeat, with different expressions on their faces, raised their heads and chests, and chose their seats.
Not long after, a young man presented Zheng Xiu with a pot of "Jianbeiyou", but the others did not.
After a while, Dugu Xiang walked out of the hall holding a scroll in his hand.
This time, Dugu Xiang did not make any preamble and shook the scroll in front of everyone.
For a moment, the air froze.
The yellowed scroll depicts a dry forest immersed in white snow, and the earth is lifeless. And in this dry snow, a plum tree grows stubbornly in it. The whiteness of the snow and the beauty of the plum blossoms are strongly intertwined in the picture.
"What a painting! You are worthy of being called the sage of painting by Gongsun!"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the painting. Gentleman Jian Yue Chongyang slapped his thigh and praised it.
Some people stood up and took a few steps closer, but they did not dare to get too close for fear of causing others to misunderstand.
Among all the people, only Zheng Xiu frowned slightly when he saw the painting, and the teacup in his hand made shallow ripples.
The painting is a good painting.
The painting is exquisite and must have been painted by a famous artist.
The texture of dead trees, the undulations of the snow, and the shapes of plum blossoms are all lifelike. No matter where you look, you can't fault it.
Zheng Xiu had no memory of "Plum Blossoms Proud of Snow", but in fact, the moment Dugu Xiang shook out the scroll, Zheng Xiu looked at the painting and suddenly noticed something.
This "Picture of Plum Blossoms Awakening the Snow",
is fake.
