As soon as the Supreme Monk died and the five men in black left, the atmosphere on the street suddenly became relaxed and lively, with free words and happy expressions.
Zhang Yan'er felt very hungry, so she walked up to Master Mingzhi, pointed to the inn next to her, and said, "Senior, are you hungry?"
I didn’t have a good breakfast, and I didn’t have a chance to eat lunch, so how could I be hungry? Master Mingzhi smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat first."
Bai Yutian helped Jiao Luting untie the acupuncture points. Hu Yanqing came over and said, "Uncle Jiao, are you hungry?"
Jiao Luting heard about it, glanced at Bai Yutian, and replied with great reluctance: "Uncle Jiao is not hungry, you can eat first."
Taoist Master Jingyin and Zhuo Yifei came over and said, "Jiao Luting, you should eat something if you're not hungry. I have something to ask you."
Jiao Luting glanced at Taoist Priest Jingyin and said bitterly: "Taoist Priest, my family is innocent."
Zhuo Yifei answered: "Uncle Jiao, you have stayed, there is no point in keeping silent."
Bai Yutian and the others had a large number of people. Even if Jiao Luting could successfully attack Bai Yutian, he would hardly be a match for Taoist Master Jingyin. If he wanted to win the trust of others, he would have to die to prove his will. But life is only once, so there is no reason to die easily, so he accepted the fact and walked towards the inn with Hu Yanqing on his arm.
The neighbors dispersed one after another, and the young man in green walked slowly over, bowed slightly to Bai Yutian, and said, "My little brother Liu Qing, thank you very much for saving me."
Bai Yutian glanced at Liu Qing and saw that his face was as white as frost and he asked softly: "How are you doing? Are you still alive?"
Liu Qing replied in a low voice: "The teacher's revenge has not been avenged, and he must live on even if he can't survive."
Bai Yutian smiled lightly and said: "In that case, fill your stomach first, hatred cannot be eaten as food."
Liu Qing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and followed Bai Yutian towards the inn.
The two came to the door of the inn, and the innkeeper came over and apologized: "Sir, I'm really sorry, your four horses were taken away by Wu San, the local security guard. There is a war in the northwest, and they want to join the army. , to protect our country, we need such treasures."
Bai Yutian was very surprised. Seeing the embarrassed look on the store's face, he asked softly: "Shop, can I get them back?"
The shopkeeper replied feebly: "Sir, they say that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, so forget it."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Since he is a powerful dragon, why can't he defeat a local snake? I would like to give it a try."
Seeing that Bai Yutian was very brave, the store owner said worriedly: "Sir, although Wu San is uneducated and has no skills, he is very popular in the local area and responds to his call. If the local people help him, they will flock to him. Although your martial arts skills are good, why can't you defeat them all?"
Bai Yutian heard this and felt that the store's words were reasonable, but he didn't know if the store was deceiving him, so he said: "Shop, why don't you send a waiter to take me to meet him after dinner and see if we can have a chat with him?" Conquer people with virtue and get their horses back.”
The store owner smiled and said: "Since you are convincing people with virtue, it is certainly possible. But please remember, never use force. If it doesn't work, just do it as a good deed. After all, Wu San, the local protector, rarely tells lies. If it is true, If there is a war in the northwest, just think of it as a contribution to the imperial court's defense against foreign enemies."
Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "Okay, just follow what you said, shopkeeper. If you can't persuade me with good words, just admit defeat. Who said this is your territory!"
The shop owner apologized and said: "What did you say, Master? If you come to stay in my shop, you will be my parents. Xiao Ke will dare to repay kindness with hatred. But the world is getting worse. The poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. Everything is inferior, but only You are a good scholar. You are considered to be a powerful person. If you want to find a right path, you can only go to the frontier and shed your blood, hoping for God's protection. As fellow villagers, I naturally hope that Wu San and others will be able to succeed. No. As for living in a ravine for the rest of your life, it’s hard to achieve your ambition.”
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "The court has become the home of Confucian scholars. Carrying a sword in your arms is not as good as a pen as a knife. I understand this. If people who study martial arts continue to compete with each other, they will only be looked down upon by the world."
The store owner said happily: "Young Master can think so well, it's great! Please come in!"
Bai Yutian was really embarrassed, so she pretended to smile helplessly and walked in.
By the time Bai Yutian and Liu Qing walked into the lobby, Master Mingzhi and others had already ordered food and drinks. Seeing Bai Yutian's arrival, Zhang Yan'er quickly helped him pour tea and wine and waited for them to take their seats. The eight of us sat down together, the tea was served, the drinks were flowing, the food was in our stomachs, and the conversation gradually became interesting.
Bai Yutian finished eating a bowl of rice, toasted Jiao Luting with a glass of wine, and said, "Jiao Daxia, can you tell me something about your experience in the past ten years?"
Jiao Luting hesitated for a while while holding the wine glass, then drank it and said: "Master, if you want to know something, just ask, Jiao will definitely tell you everything he knows."
Yanqing of the Hu family asked: "Uncle Jiao, you were originally going to eliminate the two monsters of Yinshan, how come you suddenly turned into a man in black?"
Bai Yutian echoed: "Yes, Master Jiao, the two monsters of Yinshan are public enemies of the martial arts world, how could they get mixed up so casually?"
Jiao Luting sighed: "Who said otherwise! When I went north to Yunzhong, I wanted to eliminate the two monsters of Yinshan Mountain and eliminate harm to the martial arts world, so as to gain a good reputation. Who would have thought that when I got to Yunzhong, I would see the two monsters of Yinshan Mountain? I saw a group of men in black. The men in black not only helped the two Yinshan monsters to injure me, but also told me a secret that I didn’t want to know and scared me.”
Taoist Master Jingyin asked: "What secret?"
Jiao Luting glanced at the whole table and whispered: "They said that the sword demon Bai Tianyu is still alive. Not only has he recovered from his injuries, but he is also secretly waiting for an opportunity for revenge. He threatened that none of the people who participated in the siege and killing of him would be able to escape. eye for eye."
Master Mingzhi interjected: "Jiao Luting, you have been wandering around in the world for so many years, but you are so ignorant. Back then, the place where Bai Tianyu and his wife committed suicide by jumping off a cliff, the martial arts heroes searched for ten days, and even the mouse holes were not missed. If you can’t see people alive, and you can’t see corpses if you are dead, of course you are alive.”
Taoist Master Jingyin said: "Jiao Luting, you didn't succumb and became a murderer just to avoid Bai Tianyu's revenge, right?"
Jiao Luting replied: "I was severely injured at that time. If I didn't give in, I would die. In order to threaten me with my family, they specially found a woman and two children to kill for me to force me to submit."
Master Mingzhi gave Jiao Luting a look of contempt and said: "A manly man, knowing that he made a mistake, not only surrendered, but also made more mistakes. It's better to just die. How can he survive in this world anymore."
Jiao Luting heard this and felt ashamed. He lowered his noble head and remained silent.
Zhuo Yifei asked: "Uncle Jiao, are the killers in black who are with you today in the same situation as you?"
Jiao Luting raised his head and replied in a low voice: "Absolutely! They were all threatened and afraid that Bai Tianyu would come for revenge. In order to stay alive and prevent his family from being retaliated against, he still chose to take the first step despite being unwilling to do so. Wrapped in black cloth, he became a killer."
Bai Yutian asked: "After all these years, do you know some inner secrets?"
Jiao Luting replied: "Although I have been a member of this killer organization for nearly ten years, I only have one-way contact. I only know that there are three walls and four elephants under the main altar. I am affiliated with Qinglong Hall. I know nothing else."
Zhuo Yifei asked: "Uncle Jiao, what are three walls and four elephants?"
Jiao Luting replied: "The so-called three walls, Ziwei Yuan symbolizes the palace, Taiwei Yuan symbolizes the administrative organization, and Tianshi Yuan symbolizes the bustling market. The so-called four elephants are the blue dragon in the east, the red bird in the south, the white tiger in the west, and the Xuanwu in the north."
When Bai Yutian heard this, he was filled with worries. He felt as if he was eating Coptis chinensis in his mouth, which made him feel bitter to the bottom of his heart. I thought to myself, no matter how powerful I was in fighting, I could at most clear out the Four Symbols, but Sanyuan was beyond his reach.
Master Mingzhi also felt the same, and put aside the topic and said: "Boy, what you won today is a bit disgraceful. If it weren't for the fact that the monk was so jealous that he had to kill you, and let him escape."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Mr. Li, I have no choice but to say that the old bald donkey's Vajra Palm is too domineering, like an iron block. One palm shock made my palm numb."
Zhang Yan'er smiled and said: "Brother Bai, there are times when you can't escape?"
Bai Yutian replied: "What does it mean to be unable to evade? It means that soldiers are not tired of deceit. Fighting against others is like marching to fight. It only talks about winning and losing, not the process. In war, the troops must be unstable, and the troops must be virtual and real, so as to surprise them and attack them unprepared. Fighting It's the same thing. When someone attacks you, the faster you dodge, the faster he attacks, and the strength of his attack is naturally greatly reduced. As the saying goes, if you gain strength in one go, it will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted. When his internal strength is exhausted, he will receive a fatal blow. , I naturally won without any effort, so it saves a lot of trouble.”
Zhuo Yifei smiled and said: "Xiaobai, if you tell us such a good theory now, aren't you afraid that we will use it against you in the future?"
Yan Qing of the Hu family said: "If the strength is too far apart, no matter how good the theory is, it will be useless. What is he afraid of?"
Bai Yutian smiled slightly and said: "The Yanqing Hu family is still honest and does not lie."
Seeing that Bai Yutian and others spoke in an easy-going manner, Jiao Luting felt relieved and said, "Young Master Bai, if there is nothing else to do, I will go home tonight, so as not to be late. The family members were innocently implicated.”
Bai Yutian filled Jiao Luting's wine glass with wine, gave a toast, and said: "Jiao Daxia, after drinking this glass of wine, you are yourself and can leave at any time. But I still hope that you will be a chivalrous and righteous person in the world. When we meet in the future, you can I’ll call you Jiao Daxia.”
Jiao Luting drank the wine in the glass and said: "Young Master Bai, I'm afraid you won't be able to do justice. After all, you believed and listened and were deceived by others and besieged Bai Tianyu. But I can promise you that even if I am cornered again in the future, I will never do it." Bringing black cloth again will bring disaster to the martial arts world."
Bai Yutian drank the wine in the glass and said: "Master Jiao, you only need to guard against the revenge of the Qinglong Society. Bai Tianyu will never come to trouble you."
When Jiao Luting heard this, he was indescribably happy and said, "Young Master Bai, how do you say this?"
Master Mingzhi answered: "Jiao Luting, don't think about it. If Bai Tianyu wanted to take revenge, he would have done so long ago. Is there any need to wait so many years?"
Jiao Luting had some realization, took a deep breath, and said: "Yes! It seems that we are really overly sentimental and unfounded. So many masters gathered together back then, but they couldn't do anything to him, not to mention that we scattered all over the place afterwards. We are in the light, and he is in the dark. If he really wants to take revenge, it will be easy, why wait until now." After saying that, he picked up the wine pot and filled the wine glasses on the table. He raised the wine glasses and saluted everyone, saying: "Liu Shaoxia, there were so many in the past. If you have offended me, I hope you will forgive me."
Liu Qing raised her wine glass, drank the wine unwillingly, and whispered magnanimously: "It's all over, and I'm still alive. I won't talk about it anymore."
"Thank you for your generosity, young hero!" Jiao Luting bowed slightly towards Liu Qing, drank the wine in the glass, and said: "Mr. Li, Taoist Priest, and young hero Bai, see you later."
Master Mingzhi took the lead to drink the wine in the glass and watched Jiao Luting walk out of the inn and disappear into the drizzle.
