Before the three of them went to Luzhou, Jin Huayan asked Xu Qingchen to change his clothes. He was still wearing the clothes of a servant of the Yao family at that time, so he couldn't wear this when traveling in the world. It is true to say that "a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle". After changing into a moon-white outfit, Xu Qingchen's temperament suddenly improved a lot. If you say he is the son of a wealthy family, some people will definitely believe him.
As the three people were saying this, there was a sound of horse hooves behind them. It has been sunny these past few days, the roads are dry, and this team of fast horses has stirred up a puff of smoke. Fortunately, these people were ethical and deliberately lowered their speed when approaching Xu Qingchen and the others, so that the carriage would not be swallowed up by the smoke.
There were also three people in that team, a bearded man, a handsome young man, and a woman with a black gauze covering her mouth and nose. The personnel configuration was very similar to Xu Qingchen and others.
Three people and three horses galloped along the official road, and did not stop until they saw the inn beside the road.
The woman whose face was covered by black gauze took off her veil, revealing a face as cold as ice. She said to the two people behind her: "Xiong San, Yang Fan, let's rest here for a while."
After saying that, the three people jumped off their horses. Xiong San took the horse to the stable and asked the groom in charge to add some fodder to the horse. Yang Fan walked into the inn and ordered someone to prepare some food.
Yang Fan glanced at the agarwood branches outside the door. She looked back in the direction she came from, wondering what she was thinking. They came all the way from the Thorn Gate and ran for six days without much rest. Yang Fan was in poor health. Just after returning from Songshan, he was arranged to accompany the new sect leader to Luzhou, which was a bit overwhelming for his body and bones.
He coughed a few times for no reason and covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. He found that the originally white handkerchief was dirty. Not only the handkerchief, but also the clothes on his body and his face and hands that were left outside were covered with a layer of dust, making this elegant and elegant young man a little embarrassed.
Yang Fan is a smart man and is good at seeing into people's hearts, but for the new sect leader, he cannot use this skill at all. He knew that the purpose of this trip to Luzhou was not to establish a branch, but... to go to Ye Yu Xiaozhu. Eighteen years ago, the old sect leader had a conflict with Ye Yu Xiaozhu because of the Shangguan and Li families. The new sect leader had some connections with the old sect leader that no one knew about, and he was not in a hurry to investigate the cause of the old sect leader's death after he took over. , but go directly to Luzhou. This made Yang Fan have to think that this trip was somehow related to Ye Yu Xiaozhu.
The drunkard's intention is not to drink.
Agarwood had already walked into the inn, and the two found a clean table to sit down. Not long after, Xiong San also came back.
"Master, you've been in such a hurry all the way." Xiong San complained. Since the first day when the new sect leader took office, Xiong San did not dare to complain about Agarwood Zhi anymore. This woman was so powerful, capable and capable of fighting, and she never did things sloppily. Xiong San admired the new keeper from the bottom of his heart.
Agarwood Zhi replied calmly: "Finish it earlier and go back earlier."
Xiong San smiled and said: "Master, there is no problem for you and I have no problem along the way. But Mr. Yang can't bear it."
These words were not meant to ridicule Yang Fan. He had a good relationship with Yang Fan, but he was simply teasing.
Yang Fan was about to say that there was nothing wrong with him, but Chen Xiangzhi said: "I didn't think carefully. We can go slower on the road below."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "It's okay, it's important to do things, I'm not a fool, I can still bear this little hardship."
After eating a little something, the men and horses had rested enough, and the three of them continued on their way. When I left the inn, I saw a carriage parked outside the inn. A dark-bearded man was opening the curtain of the carriage and helping a pale woman out. Agarwood asked about the smell of herbs on the woman's body. This smell was very familiar to her and she couldn't help but take a second look.
Over there, Yang Fan lowered his head to dust off the dirt on his body, but when he raised his head, he bumped into a young man wearing moon-white clothes.
The young man said hurriedly: "Master, I'm sorry, I left in a bit of a hurry."
Yang Fan replied: "It's okay."
The two groups of people met each other without saying anything else. When Agarwood and the others walked away, Xu Qingchen looked at the direction they left, thoughtfully.
Zhang Yuan asked: "Brother Qingchen, what's wrong?"
Xu Qingchen replied: "It's nothing...it's just a little strange."
"It's just three people on the road, what's so weird about it?"
"That woman...she...has too strong aura."
Zhang Yuan also looked in that direction and said, "It's surprising that you have such inner strength at your age. Is that woman still above you?"
"Yes, far better than me, but that's nothing strange. My master said that the secret techniques of some sects in the martial arts can allow people to have inner breath that is far beyond that of their peers... What's strange is that this woman's inner breath and breath regulation Somewhat mismatched.”
Rivers, lakes and seas all have their own scales. Big rivers have wide channels and fast currents. The rivers and streams are narrow and the water flow is naturally slow. This principle is the same for people. Internal force is water, and breath control is like a river. The stronger the internal force, the longer and deeper the breath control will naturally be.
Xu Qingchen continued: "Her internal strength is very strong, so strong that you can feel the oppression just by passing by her, but her breath adjustment is too shallow, like Yangtze River water rushing into a small river bed, which is unreasonable. "
Zhang Yuan smiled and patted Xu Qingchen on the shoulder: "I discovered a few days ago that although brother you are not good at talking and not eager for success, you are actually a martial arts fanatic."
Xu Qingchen had no objection to this. He had no pursuits in his previous life. He only had three meals a day and practiced martial arts. Although my martial arts skills have been somewhat weak in the past six months in the Yao family, my heart is still eager for advanced martial arts and duels with masters, so I noticed the majestic inner aura of the woman wearing a black veil.
Xu Qingchen didn't pay much attention to this matter. It was a chance encounter. Whether they could meet him in this life was another matter.
This station is not far from Luzhou. After resting, we can reach Luzhou in two hours.
Chen Xiangzhi and his party slowed down their pace. On the one hand, they wanted to take care of Yang Fan's health. On the other hand, Chen Xiangzhi needed to think about it again. If they came to Luzhou so rashly, they would probably scare the snake.
Yang Fan has been thinking about the inner thoughts of the new sect leader since the day he set out. After several days of contact, he felt that it would be harder to see through the heart of agarwood branch than to reach the sky. You say she is cold as ice, but she is considerate of others. You say she has outstanding martial arts skills and looks down on the mortal world, but she kept a low profile as long as she could along the way. Even if she got into arguments with people on the road, most of them chose to give in, unlike that day when she killed more than 20 people from the Caiyun Society of the Wuhuo Gang because of a disagreement. Things are different.
What's even more strange is her kung fu. Before setting off, Yang Fan played a few tricks with her, firstly to show her strength to the new sect leader, and secondly to verify whether she was really that powerful. The result is: Agarwood Branch is indeed powerful, but the attack is too hasty. It does not look like a trial, but an eagerness to win. Yang Fan lasted fifty rounds in that match, but he had a feeling-if he played another fifty rounds, maybe he could win.
Is it possible that the new sect leader's internal strength cannot last too long? But this is not right. When I was changing moves with her, I clearly felt that her inner strength was a bit unreasonable.
Unable to figure it out, Yang Fan stopped thinking and concentrated on his way.
More than an hour later, the three finally entered Luzhou City. First, they found an inn. Seeing that it was still early, the three of them took a brief stroll around Luzhou City to understand the layout of Luzhou.
As they were walking in the streets of Luzhou, several pairs of eyes were following them.
Xiong San whispered: "Master, there are rats."
Agarwood said softly "Hmm" without making any comment.
The following rats, Chen Xiangzhi and Yang Fan, had already discovered it and even knew whose spies they were. Luzhou is Ye Yu Xiaozhu's territory, and you can tell with your toes that these people belong to Ye Yu Xiaozhu.
"Yang Fan," Chen Xiangzhi asked, "how was the relationship between the old sect master and Ye Yu Xiaozhu when he was still alive?"
Yang Fan replied: "The water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river."
Agarwood nodded, and the three of them walked into an alley. The young man eating at the Chaos stall watched them walk in, paid the bill, and followed them quietly. As a result, when the young man entered the alley, he found that there was no one in the alley, and there were no traces of those three people.
The young man secretly said, "No," and turned around quickly, preparing to exit the alley. As a result, he turned around and saw the three people already behind him.
The young man was obviously a novice, and he was a little panicked when he encountered this situation.
"I, I..." I said twice but didn't say anything.
Chen Xiangzhi asked: "A friend of Ye Yu Xiaozhu, right?"
The young man closed his mouth tightly and made no sound.
"Go back and tell your leader that the Thorn Gate is here to establish a branch. There is no other intention, so don't be nervous."
After Chen Xiangzhi finished speaking, he led Xiong San and Yang Fan out of the alley.
The young man felt that his back was soaked. He had heard of this new leader of the Thorn Sect. He slaughtered more than twenty people on the first day he took office. Such a murderous devil was in her hands. That would be worse than death.
…
Chen Zijue was sitting in his study. There was a case file on the table. The case file contained the life experience of Agarwood, but there was only one sentence: Penglai fisherman's daughter.
Chen Zijue stood up, walked around the study room twice with his hands behind his back, and murmured to himself: "Penglai... Qiao Fei hid her so deeply, it's Sima Zhao's heart."
Just as he was thinking about it, the study door was pushed open and a servant walked in quickly. He walked quickly, but there was no sound of footsteps.
The servant walked up to Chen Zijue and whispered a few words in Chen Zijue's ear. Chen Zijue nodded and waved the servant away.
"Split the helm?" Chen Zijue smiled, "Master Shen, this move is too hasty. Someone is here."
A man in black pushed the door open and knelt on the ground.
Chen Zijue ordered: "Get rid of those who are staring at the agarwood branches. It's pointless to stare at such a master."
"yes."
"By the way, how's it going over there in Runan?"
"We succeeded, but no one survived."
"What?" Chen Zijue frowned, "No one survived? Where is the leader of Bixi?"
"died."
"When did you receive the news?"
"just."
"Who killed him?"
"have no idea."
"How did Bixi die?"
"The sword wound, the one who killed him and the other brothers were the same person."
"Humph," Chen Zijue suddenly laughed, "Interesting, Ye Yu Xiaozhu is really getting worse and worse, and this world is getting more and more interesting. Also, has Si Ye's body been found?"
"No, there is a river under the cliff. The current is very fast. I don't know where it went."
"Hey..." The smile on Chen Zijue's face continued, "Okay, I understand...send a few smart people to Runan to investigate who killed Bixi. As for Si Ye, forget it. , don’t waste manpower.”
"My subordinate understands."
His subordinates exited the study, with an expression on Chen Zijue's face that made him laugh or cry. Ye Yu Xiaozhu has failed several times in succession - Runan cannot be considered a failure this time, but he has lost a leader and more than 20 killers. If this matter spreads, it will be difficult for Xiaozhu to do business in the future.
