Inside Chaolan Valley, everyone was quarreling in Mo Changfeng's living room. Three girls, Li Fenglan, Jade, and Amber, were sitting on the steps outside the living room, bored.
Suddenly, Chen Yan was heard yelling angrily from inside the room: "I will never agree! This is obviously sending this girl to death! Boss Mo, we can't follow Li Fengyao's path."
An old man's voice came: "Ah, we also know, but what should we do? Changfeng Tower comes back to the world? Let Lan Yatou go out alone, at least tell people in the world that we choose to keep a low profile and don't want to go to war. If the two of us When more than a hundred people go out together, what do Jianghu think? The tragedy of eighteen years ago is happening again?"
Zhou Xiao's earnest voice also came: "Uncle Jiu, Aji, please stop arguing. This kind of quarrel will not achieve anything."
"Everyone, please be quiet," was Mo Changfeng's majestic voice. "Yesterday, I had a chat with Lan Yatou. I thought about it all night and thought it would be better for Lan Yatou to leave the valley. This is not for my own consideration, and we don't know Li Fengyao. She has no specific plans, but she definitely doesn’t want Girl Lan to die early, so for a while, Girl Lan will be safe.”
Li Fenglan stretched her arms lazily, smiled and said to Jade, "Actually, Aunt Zhou still cares about me."
Jade did not answer her words, but asked: "Do you want to go out?"
"I think so!" Li Fenglan replied, "Chaolan Valley is very good, but it's not good to stay in it all the time. Don't you want to go out for a walk?"
Amber's eyes shone: "Think and think! I heard Divine Doctor Hou say that although there is a mess outside the valley, there are many interesting people."
Jade knows her little sister very well. Li Fenglan is just like her name, extraordinary and unpredictable like mountain fog. This Chaolan Valley cannot contain her. What's more, Li Fenglan is really worried about Lao Mo's comfort. She is a person who knows how to repay kindness.
While the three of them were talking, the door to the hall opened. Chen Yan stood on the threshold, looking down at Li Fenglan with red eyes.
"Girl Lan, come in."
Li Fenglan hurriedly stood up and followed Chen Yan into the hall.
The atmosphere in the hall was not good, everyone had a sad look on their face.
As soon as she entered, Mo Changfeng asked her: "Girl Lan, we have a few questions to ask you."
"No need to ask, I am willing to come out of the valley." Li Fenglan acted outspokenly.
Chen Yan said hurriedly: "She just wants to go out and play!"
Mo Changfeng ignored the two men's words and asked directly: "What will you do first after you come out of the valley?"
"Go to Bai's house in Luoyang."
"Why?"
"Although the Bai family was safe and sound back then, they still suffered a huge humiliation. Such a big family should not let it go."
"Want to form an alliance with the Bai family?"
"Tan Tan Tong Feng, it would be best if we could form an alliance."
"Then what?"
"wait."
"wait?"
"Waiting for Li Fengyao and those who want to see me or kill me."
Everyone knows that Li Fenglan is not stupid, she knows how dangerous this matter is. However, no matter how smart Bingxue is, she is still a young girl who has never seen the world. When she enters the world, she may not have thought well in her heart. She will panic when encountering problems and will not be flexible at all. Several old people shook their heads secretly.
Mo Changfeng asked again: "What should I do if I encounter danger?"
"If you can't beat me, just run away."
Chen Yan stared at her and said sternly: "What the hell! Since you were a child, except for the three-legged cat's light kung fu, you have learned no other martial arts. You can't beat the little gangster, who else do you want to fight with?"
"Oh, Aunt Zhou," Li Fenglan said coquettishly, "My Qinggong is not a three-legged cat."
Zhou Xiao whispered: "We can't let her go out alone, at least bring two people with her."
Mo Changfeng asked: "Brother Zhou, who do you think is suitable to bring?"
"Bring two people with good skills and experience in martial arts."
"Me!" Chen Yan said loudly, but he immediately realized that his position had changed and said hurriedly, "No, I still don't agree with her leaving the valley."
Li Fenglan smiled and said, "I've already decided who to take."
Mo Changfeng asked: "Who?"
"Emerald, Amber."
"No!" Chen Yan's voice became louder, "Three girls! What do you know? When the time comes, you will have to count the money for others when you sell it!"
Li Fenglan explained: "Listen to me... uncles and uncles, we used to be famous figures in the world, and naturally we have many enemies. Now the world is still hostile to our Changfeng Tower. No matter who of you comes out of the valley, everyone else will." There is an excuse to directly cause trouble for us. The three of us are different. We are three yellow-haired girls. We are not looking for anyone or provoking anyone. No one will openly bring trouble to us. "
Chen Yan snorted coldly: "It's easy to hide from an open gun and hard to defend against a hidden arrow."
Li Fenglan ignored Chen Yan and continued: "Everyone knows about Jade and Amber's kung fu. Even in Changfeng Tower where there are many masters, they are considered top-notch. Moreover, they grew up with me since they were young. The three of us It’s quite a tacit understanding.”
When Amber outside the door heard this, the joy on her face could not be suppressed. Jade frowned and complained: "I didn't say I wanted to go out."
Amber looked at Jade with a smile and asked softly: "Sister Jade, why were you packing your luggage last night?"
Jade pinched Amber's face and lectured: "I let you peek!"
At this time, I heard Divine Doctor Hou say: "Jade is very skilled and calm, but one thing is that she has reached a bottleneck at such a young age. Amber is very talented, but she doesn't take her practice seriously. It would be nice for the two of them to go and practice in the arena."
Hearing what Divine Doctor Hou said, Chen Yi became even more anxious: "Doctor Hou! You have watched your three children grow up! Can you bear to watch them take risks? What kind of experience does a girl have? When she gets married, she will naturally have someone to protect her. Hold them."
After Chen Yan said this, even she felt inappropriate. She was a swordsman who was galloping around the world twenty years ago. She was only nineteen years old at that time. What she couldn't stand the most in her life was that others looked down on women. Now that I am older and my daughter has grown up, I have directly overturned the position I held when I was young.
Hearing her mother say these words, Jade, who had always been cold-tempered, felt her heart warm: her mother still knows how to love her.
There was another quarrel in the hall for a while, and Chen Yan came out again and said to Jade and Amber, "Follow me."
The two girls hurriedly followed Chen Yan all the way to Chen Yan's home.
Chen Yan took the two girls into the bedroom, took off the bed board, and took out two wooden boxes, one long and one short.
Wipe off the dust on the wooden box and gently open the wooden box. Inside the long box is a long sword, and inside the short box is a dagger about a foot long.
Chen Yan remained silent and handed the sword to Jade and the dagger to Amber.
The two of them were a little confused and looked up at Chen Yan, only to see that the eyes of the former sword fairy became even redder.
Chen Yan said softly to Jade: "I thought I couldn't get this sword back. Later, your father went to look for it outside the valley and found it. When I first came out of the martial arts world, your grandfather asked someone to make it for me. After all these years, the sword still looks like new...Jade, take this sword and defend yourself."
Then he said to Amber: "You girl is extremely talented. No matter how difficult the moves are, you can learn them just by watching them. Over the years, you have learned all kinds of weapons, but you can't learn the kung fu of close combat. Now that you are in Jianghu When you meet enemies with good kung fu, use what you have learned to fight against them. When you meet enemies with poor kung fu, use them to hone your short-hand skills."
Amber asked cautiously: "Aunt Zhou, do you... agree that we leave the valley?"
"Hey..." Chen Yi sighed, "Actually, I know in my heart that leaving the valley is the best choice. We in Changfeng Tower cannot stay here forever, and there will always be an opportunity to go out. If I care, I will be in chaos..."
At this point, Chen Yan finally couldn't help but shed tears. Back then, she faced hundreds of top ten martial arts masters and was seriously injured without shedding a tear. Now, seeing that the three girls she raised are about to leave the valley, she felt extremely uncomfortable. She hugged Jade and Amber and said with choked sobs: "When you get out of the valley, you must take care of yourselves. Feng Lan has not liked fighting since she was a child, and her martial arts skills are mediocre. You two must protect her. And you. …”
She pushed the two of them away and held up Hu Hu's face: "That year there was a famine outside the valley, Liu Biaotou sent you to Chaolan Valley. When you get out, you must find your parents if you have the chance."
Amber is the most emotional girl. Seeing Chen Yan's face with tears on her face and what she said, the tears in the corner of Amber's eyes fell like broken beads. She cried and said: "Aunt Zhou, if I am outside If you are bullied, I will definitely come back to you to avenge me."
Chen Yan nodded and said: "When you encounter someone who can't be beaten, bring up the Sword Immortal Chen Yan. They don't dare to do anything to you."
Outside the door, Zhou Xiao and Li Fenglan stood side by side, and both of them heard the conversation inside.
Li Fenglan scratched the back of her head and said helplessly: "...Aunt Zhou, she said it as if we would never come back."
Zhou Xiao raised his hand and slapped her on the head: "Damn girl, you are not a cold person. Why are you pretending not to care?"
Li Fenglan curled her lips and said, "Then I can't just go in and cry."
Even so, Li Fenglan felt her eyes were astringent. Yes, now that I’m out of the valley, I don’t know if I can come back. No matter how much trouble he got into in the valley, he would be beaten up by Aunt Zhou. If he gets into trouble outside in the future... he might lose his life.
In the early morning in Chaolan Valley, white mist fills the entire valley, which is also the origin of the three words "Chaolan Valley".
Almost everyone in the valley came to see him off, and the scene was somewhat silent. Several strong young men helped the three girls put their luggage on the carriage.
A young man with messy hair approached Li Fenglan secretly and asked furtively: "Lan'er (voiced by Er Hua), are you three okay?"
Li Fenglan replied angrily: "What's the problem?"
"No, what I mean is," the young man said patiently, "Why don't you take me with you? You know my skills. Who among the younger generation can beat me except Cui'er (Jade)?"
Li Fenglan rolled her eyes at him: "Hubo gave you one hand last month, but you couldn't even move twenty moves under her hand."
Zhou Xiao picked up the collar of the young man's neck, put him aside like a chicken, and said to Li Fenglan earnestly: "Girl Lan, it's still too late to regret now."
Li Fenglan smiled broadly and said, "Uncle Zhou, you don't need to persuade me, I will take good care of jade and amber."
Mo Changfeng walked up to the crowd with a kind expression. He said to Li Fenglan: "Girl Lan, I still have to explain something to you before I leave."
"You say."
"There are still people from Changfeng Tower in Jianghu. After leaving the valley, go to the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau down the mountain to find Escort Liu. Escort Liu comes here every year and you know him. He will give you a list of all the people on the list. He is a trustworthy person.”
"I got it."
After saying that, Li Fenglan jumped onto the carriage lightly, clasped her fists in a decent manner, and said quite proudly: "Uncles, aunts, ladies, we are going to set off now, don't worry, we will run away if we encounter danger. "At this point, she paused and added, "Don't worry, I will find out who was behind it as soon as possible."
The sun has risen, and the fog in the valley has begun to slowly dissipate. Jade swung the riding whip, and a clear sound broke through the air. The carriage began to drive slowly out of the valley.
Chen Yan looked at the carriage gradually disappearing into the mist, and had already burst into tears. She didn't say a word to the three girls before they left. It wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but she was really reluctant to say it. She was really afraid that something might happen to the three girls.
Zhou Xiao patted her shoulder gently and said softly: "Believe her, she has been a ghost since she was a child... Don't cry, let's go back."
In the carriage shed, Li Fenglan sat quietly, listening to the sound of the carriage shaft turning. She was a little confused and a little regretful. I have been looking forward to leaving the valley, but on this day, I couldn't bear to leave. Amber, on the other hand, was extremely happy, chirping like a sparrow in Li Fenglan's ears, looking forward to the outside world endlessly.
"Hu Bo, please be quiet," Li Fenglan said, "I'm thinking about something."
Amber asked: "Miss, what are you thinking about?"
"Think about the future."
Jade, who was driving the carriage, said: "Have you not thought about it all?"
"There's nothing wrong with thinking more."
The sun has risen and the fog has dispersed. Li Fenglan opened the curtains and looked in the direction she came from. She could no longer see the gathering place. She could only see the smoke rising in the distance. I wonder what delicious food Aunt Zhou had cooked for lunch today. If I had known better, I would have left after lunch. Not too late.
Just as she was feeling emotional, she heard Feicui ask her: "Hey, don't you really think Li Fengyao is your mother?"
Li Fenglan replied: "Don't think... well... speaking of her, tell me, is the faceless painting hanging in Lao Mo's room actually Li Fengyao?"
Jade replied: "Probably."
"I remember when I was little, this painting had a face."
Amber nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I remember it too... Well, it must have been when I was five years old. Later, the painting no longer had a face."
Li Fenglan was thoughtful: "Was it scratched off by someone? By whom? Lao Mo?"
Of course, no one could give her an answer at the moment.
Yeyu Xiaozhu was indeed just a small building at the beginning. It was located in a small alley in Luzhou City. As for the specific alley, no one knew. After more than 30 years of development, Yeyu Xiaozhu has already surpassed its previous size and has branches all over the country.
At this moment, only five oil lamps were lit in the main basement of Yeyu Xiaozhu, so it was very dark. There were five people in the basement, a burly man sitting on a chair in the middle, and the others standing aside.
"Chief," said a man dressed as a scribe in blue, "I heard that someone is coming out of Chaolan Valley in the next few days."
The burly man just waved his hand and didn't seem to care about the matter. Instead, he asked: "Yesterday, Si Ye said that he had a big order. Tell me about it."
The scribe in blue replied: "The white snake spits out the letter, Yuecheng."
"Yue Cheng?" The burly man thought for a while, "Are you... from Changfeng Tower?"
"Yes, that's Yuecheng."
"Well, it seems that the big shots can't hold it any longer. Do they want to take advantage of the people from Chaolan Valley to come out and kill all the remnants of Changfeng Tower first?"
"The leader will see you clearly."
"Let Si Ye go."
"It's the leader...then, over to Chaolan Valley?"
"Just send a few newbies to do it, as long as the idea is fulfilled. None of the main characters in Changfeng Tower died. I don't want to get into this bad luck. It will give those big shots a headache."
"Yes, chief."
In the master bedroom of Thorn Gate, the old master Qiao Fei was lying on the bed sickly. No one could have imagined that the all-powerful Qiao Fei would end up like this. Half a month ago, he was poisoned by a strange poison. Doctor Fang from Yaowang Valley came and said that there was no cure for the poison.
At this time, several maids were waiting on the side. Suddenly, Qiao Fei began to pant violently, and black blood flowed down the corners of his mouth. The maids were at a loss. At this time, the bedroom door was pushed open, and a strong man like a bear broke in.
"Old sect master!" The strong man's voice was like a bell, "There is a girl who broke in! She is so good at martial arts that none of the brothers can match her! I don't know where the enemy is. Come with me quickly!"
A maid said anxiously: "Master, he is so weak, how can he withstand the torture?"
Qiao Fei suddenly waved his hand vigorously, and the strong man came to the bedside and tried to keep his voice as low as possible: "Old master, what do you want to say?"
"Let her..." Qiao Fei said with the last of his strength, "Let her... come in."
"What?" The strong man looked incredulous.
"quick……"
There was no other way, the strong man had no choice but to follow the old sect leader's words.
He quickly came to the Thorn Gate Square. In the big square, a woman in red was surrounded by people inside the gate. The woman in red is young, in her early twenties. She is a beauty, but the expression on her face is too cold, like an ice sculpture. Holding an umbrella - the umbrella should be made of fine steel, shiny, and each rib is a shiny steel needle, which is a weapon.
She had not spoken since she entered. The people she fought with were not injured by her, she just used her internal strength to shake those people away. There was no one in the entire Thorn Gate who could stand a chance against her.
"Girl!" the strong man said viciously, "our sect master invites you."
The woman finally said: "Lead the way."
The strong man leads the way, and the woman follows behind. He heard the sound of "gada, gada" coming from the woman as she walked, and thought there was some hidden weapon hidden in the soles of her shoes.
When they arrived at the master's bedroom, the woman in red casually threw the steel umbrella on the table and walked to Qiao Fei's bed.
Qiao Fei looked at the woman in red with a pleased smile on his face.
"You...you..." Qiao Fei's voice became even weaker.
The woman in red knelt down, held Qiao Fei's hand, and said softly: "Old Master, don't say too much."
"Child," Qiao Fei said, somewhat relieved, "Qiao... I feel guilty... From today on... the Thorn Gate... is... yours."
The strong man was stunned. He couldn't imagine why the sect leader would make this decision.
The woman in red just replied calmly: "Okay."
Qiao Fei pointed to his pillow tremblingly, then his head tilted, lifeless.
"Old Master!" The strong man shouted sadly and rushed towards the bedside. However, the woman in red withdrew her three steps away with a gentle push from her right hand. This moment made the strong man go from sadness to shock... Why does the woman in front of him, who is in her twenties, have so much internal energy?
The woman said coldly: "Noisy."
Then she gently raised Qiao Fei's head and took out two letters from under the pillow. She put one letter in her arms and threw the other letter to the strong man and said, "Call all the doormen and gather in the hall."
The woman's words had a dignity that was inappropriate for her age. The strong man obeyed the order unconsciously and exited the bedroom.
The woman then said to the two maids: "Let the old master sort out his remains. If you don't dare, just guard at the door. No one is allowed in without my order."
After that, he picked up his umbrella and walked out.
In the Thorn Gate Hall, the crowd had been gathered by the strong man. Several people who were familiar with the strong man surrounded him and asked in low voices.
"Xiong San, how is the sect master? Why did you suddenly gather us together?"
Xiong San is a very loyal person, but he is not very smart, but he also knows that he cannot say that the old sect leader is gone at this time, or in other words, he himself does not dare to say it.
Someone else asked: "Who is that woman? What did the old sect master say to her?"
While they were talking, everyone heard the sound of "Gada, Gada" coming from the door of the hall. They followed the sound and saw the woman in red walking into the hall with an indifferent expression. Ignoring everyone in the hall, he walked straight to the door master's throne. She did not sit on it directly, but stood in front of the throne, facing everyone.
Someone said angrily: "Who are you?! Are you standing in that place?"
The woman did not answer, but stared at Xiong San and said, "You, read the letter."
Only then did Xiong San remember that the woman had just thrown him a letter. He hurriedly took out the letter, opened it, and began to read it aloud.
"Everyone...brothers, so-and-so, something...not long ago..."
After reading this, Xiong San remembered that he seemed illiterate, so he handed the letter to a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar.
"Master Feng, read it."
Master Feng opened the letter suspiciously and started reading it.
"Brothers, I am not going to die soon. I have been taking care of you for thirty years. Although I have some regrets in this life, the destiny is too numerous to be violated by human beings. If you are killed by poison, you must not take revenge. One day, a girl will come with the name of Agarwood Branch. This is why I came to the Thorny Gate. I have nothing else to ask for but this."
After reading, Master Feng frowned.
Xiong San asked in a low voice: "Master Feng, what do you mean?"
Master Feng explained in a low voice: "That is to say, if the old sect master is poisoned to death, don't let us take revenge. He also said that the position of the sect leader of the Thorn Sect will be passed on to a woman named Agarwood."
Someone whispered.
"Old sect master, is he no longer here?"
"It's probably true...hey..."
Xiong San asked: "Did the old sect leader write it?"
"Look at the handwriting, it belongs to the old sect master."
The woman in red suddenly said: "I am Agarwood Branch, and I will be the master of the Thorn Gate from today on. If there is anyone who is unwilling to do so, the treasury will allocate some silver and they can leave. Those who stay, listen to my instructions. Everyone, and Any comments?"
Of course, some people have opinions, and if you are a Jianghu person, if you have an opinion, you should be reasonable. If the reason doesn't make sense, then take action. But now, the truth is on Shen Xiangzhi's side. The Thorn Sect has only been in existence for more than thirty years, and the old sect leader Qiao Fei has always had the final say. Now that someone has designated an heir, others naturally can't say anything. However, this does not mean that everyone is convinced. As long as there are elderly people in the hall, they have been with Qiao Fei for at least twenty years. Regardless of whether he is qualified to be the head of the sect, why should he let a yellow-haired girl whom he has never met to lead them?
However, he couldn't take action. They had all seen the strength of Chen Xiangzhi just now. There were many good players in the sect, but they were all as vulnerable as children in front of her.
Walk? Qiaofei of Thorns Sect is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and he has offended many scum in the world over the years. If you leave the Thorn Gate, you will be beaten to death if you don't save everything.
This is probably the psychological activity of most people.
Master Feng suddenly raised his hand to the agarwood branch and said loudly: "Subordinate Feng Yao, Master Shen is the only one who obeys."
Everyone in the hall was a little dumbfounded. Although Master Feng was a smart man, he was not treacherous. He was not a man who acted according to the circumstances. Why did he take the lead in meeting the new sect leader? They also knew that Master Feng always judged people very accurately, and a few people who trusted him also followed him and saluted the agarwood branch. Others who had opinions remained silent.
At this time, the concierge boy suddenly burst into the hall and shouted in a panic: "Everyone! It's not good! People from the Wuhuo Gang and Caiyunhui are coming to the door!"
