"Commander, Master Ming has not arrived yet, should we wait?" Li Dakui bowed and asked in a pavilion at the entrance of Shengrentang Village.
Xu Hao still wore a veil, sitting in the pavilion, holding the black iron sword in his left hand, and did not answer, making it unclear what he was thinking.
When Li Dakui saw this, he didn't ask any more questions. It seemed that the commander was ready to continue waiting. Although he didn't know what Ming Xiang was up to, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. From the time he understood the secret and prepared to go up the mountain, Ming Xiang used various reasons to repeatedly delay the date of going up the mountain. No, he also used Ming Zong Xia's illness as an excuse to let Xu Hao and others go first, and then he chased after him, saying that he would meet at Shengrentang Village. . However, it has been almost two hours since Xu Hao arrived at Shengrentang Village first, and there is still no sign of Ming Xiang. I really don't know what he is doing.
Xu Hao was not unaware of Li Dakui's thoughts, but Chen Quanzhong and others did not know whether they had been bribed by him. They all did their own things and did not come with him. Thinking about it this way, if there is a problem, once he goes deep alone , they secretly caught me off guard and regretted it too late.
At this time, Huicheng came over and said: "Commander, now, the Ming Sect Master has not arrived yet. There are a few words that I don't know whether to say or not."
Seeing that it was Huicheng, Xu Hao did not turn sideways, nodded and said, "It's okay, Master."
"Commander, yesterday, I saw Sect Master Ming sending his subordinates out of the village secretly, so I followed him secretly and found him coming to a teahouse in the town. He told people loudly that we were going to go up the mountain to hunt for treasure today. It was really puzzling."
"Is there such a thing? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Xu Hao was a little shocked when he heard this and turned his face to look at Hui Chengdao.
"I... I thought it was the commander's established strategy and didn't think much about it. Now it seems that maybe they... have other plans."
"You mean...?" Xu Hao thought, called Li Dakui and Huicheng, whispered a few words softly, then spread out the map and pointed.
Huicheng said a few more words, and the two nodded and went their separate ways.
After a while, a group of people led by Li Dakui were seen heading towards Tiantang Village on Duoyun Mountain. Calm returned to the village entrance of Saint Hall.
Some villagers watching from a distance were wondering why. Half an hour later, they saw two horses coming up with dust. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, a man and a woman came down.
The woman found a villager, asked a few questions, and spoke a few words with the man. Then she found a house, gave him a few taels of silver, tied the horse, and ran up the mountain.
About two-quarters of an hour later, another group of people arrived at the entrance of the village.
At this time, Huicheng jumped out, cupped his fists and said, "Sect Master."
The people who came were none other than Mingxiang's group.
Ming Xiang stood up on his horse, nodded and said, "Oh, it's Master Huicheng. Where is the commander?"
"The commander asked the poor monk to wait for the sect master here, and he has left first."
"Oh? I don't know how long the commander has been gone."
"Well, we just set off a while ago, about a quarter of an hour ago."
"Well, then we have to hurry up and catch up with the commander before going up the mountain." Mingxiang ordered. After saying that, he and Huicheng led everyone on the horse.
After walking no more than five miles, I found the road getting more and more difficult, so I had to abandon my horse and follow the path up the mountain.
I saw that the left side of the road was covered by dense bushes. Most of the bushes were the common local Banmao. At this time of year, bunches of white barmao sway in the wind, like countless pony tails.
Wang Yisi picked up Ba Mao and held it in his mouth, playing a little tune.
"Si Mao, be careful where you step, don't slip into the river." Zou Zheguo turned around and reminded, "Si Mao" was Wang Yisi's name when he was a child. Zou Zheguo watched him grow up and has always been like this. Call him.
"River? Second uncle, where is the river here?"
"Now, it's down here." Zou Zhe pointed to the bushes next to him.
"Down here? I didn't see it."
"You kid, what are you using your long ears for? Didn't you hear the gurgling sound of the stream below?" Zou Zheguo shook his head and asked.
It turns out that this winding path goes up the mountain, with a high chasm on the left and a deep stream below it. The upper part of the deep stream is covered by grass and trees such as batata. If it weren't for the sound of running water, it would be difficult to find it.
On the right side of the path is a gentle hillside with rows of low shrubs and weeds swaying in the wind. In many places there are large rocks that look like they are about to roll down at any time.
Zou turned around and looked around, frowned, and then looked at Chen Quanzhong. He seemed to be chatting with Ming Xiang.
"Si Mao, go and protect the general." Zou Zhe turned to Wang Yisi behind him.
"Huh...?" Wang Yisi didn't understand what Zou Zheguo meant and hesitated.
"Go if I ask you to go. What are you talking about? Go quickly." Zou Zheguo lowered his voice and then raised his voice.
At this moment, the low shrubs on the slope on the right suddenly fell down, and the slope showed sparse vegetation and exposed stone skin. Rows of men emerged from the places where the shrubs fell and behind the stones. One by one, they drew their bows and nocked arrows.
Before anyone down the slope could react, a hail of arrows shot over.
Everyone at the bottom of the slope hurriedly ran away. Except for a few minions who didn't react and were killed immediately, everyone else was pretty good at it. They each found a safe place to hide and escaped the arrows, but were not seriously injured.
Immediately afterwards, big rocks rolled down the mountain one after another, and the grass and trees on the slope were crushed one after another. The hiding place of everyone was gradually exposed, so they had to spread out and dodge left and right.
There was another rain of arrows on the slope, and many stones rolled down, which made people very annoyed. "His grandma, if you have the courage to come out for me, you can't be considered a hero by hiding in the dark and shooting cold arrows." Wang Yi scolded while hiding.
Zou Zheguo couldn't dodge, so he stepped on the air and fell into the bushes outside the road. He fell into the small river down the slope. Fortunately, the river was not deep and there were dense trees on the bank, which made it easier to hide.
Chen Quanzhong found that Zou Zheguo had fallen, and it was too late to pull him up. He thought for a moment and jumped off. Wang Yisi was surprised. Seeing that Chen Quanzhong jumped down, he could only say "Oh" and jumped after him. Go down.
Ming Xiang saw that the offensive on the mountain did not stop for a long time, and he was quite surprised. He didn't know who was stopping him halfway. Although this attack did not cause much damage to himself, if it continued like this, it would be enough to trap everyone here for a while. By the time he collapsed, Xu Hao might have already gone up the mountain to open the treasure.
Thinking of this, Mingxiang's cloak fluttered, and he rushed forward. He turned around and kicked a few rocks back. He also received a wave of arrows. He used force on his feet and jumped up the slope. He used both hands to shoot out. After the rain of arrows, only a few wailing sounds were heard on the slope, and a few corpses rolled down in response.
The people on the slope seemed to be surprised. The attack stopped for a moment, but they saw that Ming Xiang had already rushed forward with three blows.
Ming Xiang took a closer look and saw that the person on the slope was none other than the White Lotus sect led by Tang Sai'er.
"Is it you?" Tang Sai'er was quick-sighted and looked a little surprised.
"What? Miss Tang, you're fine." Mingxiang laughed and cupped his hands.
"Hmph, stop being so hypocritical..." Tang Sai'er knew he was outmatched, so he had no choice but to restrain his resentment and say no more.
"Hehe... I wonder how long Miss Tang has been here in ambush?" Mingxiang didn't say much else, he just asked.
Tang Saier felt something strange in his heart and asked, does this guy want to humiliate us? It's not convenient for him to do it. He originally set up an ambush here and received a message from someone, agreeing to ambush along the way and kill Xu Hao together to avenge Wuyun Village. Unexpectedly, Ming Xiang arrived. Although this thief was quite hateful, it was not wise to confront him head-on at this time. It would be better to find an opportunity to escape first, so he had to reply, "We have an appointment with someone, and we are here." I’ve been waiting for half a day and haven’t seen anyone pass by.”
Mingxiang was even more shocked when he heard this. He looked at the hiding place of Huicheng down the slope and showed a cold smile.
"Tell your subordinates to stop." Mingxiang said to Tang Sai'er in a majestic tone.
Tang Saier bit his lip, waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, turned around, and led everyone to withdraw from the trees.
Lin San of the White Lotus Sect has lost all his martial arts, and his whole person has changed. He locked himself in a room and ignored everyone. His position as the left guardian of the White Lotus Sect has been succeeded by others. Tang Sai'er, on the other hand, was promoted to the rank of Holy Envoy of the State Holder twice in succession, ranking fourth in the sect, and was personally taught the sacred power of Sanskrit by the leader of the sect. It can be said that his future is limitless. As for the person who secretly sent the letter to make an appointment, she originally thought it was Feng Yanlang. At this time, it seemed that was not the case. Maybe she had been taken advantage of. Thinking of this, she wanted to get away immediately.
Ming Xiang also knew that someone was deliberately causing trouble, so he did not pursue him. He jumped down the slope and arrived at the place where Huicheng was hiding. He saw no one there. When he asked Ming Zong, Xia and others, they all said that they were in a panic and did not pay attention to Huicheng's movements.
At this time, Mingxiang was already beating the drum in his heart. He originally delayed the time and let the outside world know, hoping that more Jianghu forces would come to disturb this muddy water. However, he did not expect that the first one to be disturbed was himself. It seemed that he was the first one to be disturbed. , this Xu Hao did not completely trust him, and he had a back-up plan along the way. Now, there is no treasure map, and he does not know where Xu Hao has gone. He is also facing an unknown ambush, and he has also moved from darkness to light. The situation is like riding a tiger, which is really difficult to deal with.
The most important thing now is to find out where Xu Hao is. Huicheng must know, but this guy happened to be missing. Thinking of this, Mingxiang was very annoyed and smashed the stone next to him with a punch.
