Yu Boyang said: "Oh? Come and listen!"
Cui Hailong replied: "Jinling City is located on the main trade route. It can reach the Central Plains to the north and connect to the south of the Yangtze River to the east. The idea that Jinling City moved to the north and Black Wind Castle to the east, which was proposed by that guy, seems to be unreasonable on the surface. Both our families are fair. But think about it, our teaching headquarters is in the north, and the commercial road between Jinling City and the Central Plains is the only place where our teaching headquarters and Black Wind Castle must pass. If Yang Zhenwei continues to control this Shang Dao, then our Crescent Sect will be divided into two by him, and he can cut off the communication between the north and the south of our sect at any time? At that time, if we are attacked by Jinling City, our sect will not be able to look after each other, and we will suffer a catastrophe."
Yu Boyang nodded and said: "Well, what the leader said coincides with me. He must not be allowed to succeed in this matter!"
Cui Hailong continued: "Having said that, after all, my teaching is now severely damaged and unable to confront Jinling City head-on. Now is not the time for a showdown..."
Cui Hailong was about to continue talking when suddenly, the guard outside the door shouted: "Report to the leader, there is a spy reporting and wants to see the leader!"
Cui Hailong looked up at the door, waved and said, "Let him come in!"
The guard replied: "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a spy in black waiting outside the door rushed to Cui Hailong and Yu Boyang. The man clasped his fists and said, "I have seen the leader and protector of the law!"
Yu Boyang nodded, while Cui Hailong waved his hand and said, "Tell me, have you figured out the situation over there?"
The spy replied: "Master, my subordinates followed Yang Zhenwei and the two teenagers secretly on the orders of the leader, all the way to the dense forest in the west. Yang Zhenwei had already ambushed a guard there, and his subordinates counted the number of people in total. Forty-eight people, Yang Zhenwei got on the carriage and left with the guards, but two guards were left behind to kill the two young men. Unexpectedly, during their fierce fight, their weapons were cut off by the two men, and they lost their lives!"
Cui Hailong hadn't spoken yet, but Yu Boyang on the side asked doubtfully: "Oh? Is there such a thing? Didn't Yang Zhenwei notice it?"
The spy replied: "Defender, the incident happened suddenly. By the time Yang Zhenwei noticed it, the two young men had already gone away. When Yang Zhenwei and He Qichang arrived, they only saw two corpses lying on the ground!"
Cui Hailong asked: "Yang Zhenwei just let them run away? He didn't send anyone to chase them?"
The spy replied: "No, my subordinates were also confused at the time. He Qichang was about to catch up, but Yang Zhenwei only glanced at the corpse on the ground and stopped him. I don't know why."
Yu Boyang said to Cui Hailong: "Master, if something is abnormal, there must be something fishy. In my opinion, we need to send people to continue to investigate this matter. We must find out the origin and purpose of those two people!"
Cui Hailong nodded and asked the spies: "Where are those two boys going?" The spies replied: "My subordinates have sent people to follow them. When they saw Yang Zhenwei returning to Jinling City with the guards along the road, they immediately turned back to report. Hierarch, we haven’t received any news from them yet.”
Cui Hailong said: "I know, send someone to keep a close eye on him, and report back immediately if there is any news. Come on down!" The spy clasped his fists and replied: "Yes, I'm resigning!" After saying that, he turned around and left the meeting hall.
Yu Boyang asked Cui Hailong: "What does the leader think of this matter?"
Cui Hailong stroked his sparse short beard and said: "Yang Zhenwei came to our Black Wind Castle alone today. I thought he was very capable, but he had no fear of our religion. Now it seems that it is all him The purpose of this pretense is to bluff and force our teacher to accept his so-called proposal of "each side, non-aggression". Since he has brought all the trusted guards over, he has also hidden them so close to Black Wind Castle. This shows that he is still wary of the strength of our teaching, especially your mentor!"
Yu Boyang said: "Hey, the leader must not be careless. Now that I am old, I may not be able to be used in a big way. I just want to do my best to find the young master. Now is the time for our sect to employ people, and besides the elders in the sect, Except for the newly promoted Wang Shoucheng, the others are all over fifty years old, but there are few outstanding people among the younger generation. Facing the increasingly powerful forces in Jinling City, the leader needs to prepare early!"
Cui Hailong asked: "What does my mentor mean?"
Yu Boyang said: "We can recruit some savvy young people from the martial arts world, train them carefully, and teach the Crescent Sect martial arts. When they are successful, they can be entrusted with important tasks to make up for the vacancies in our teaching!"
After hearing this, Ji Hailong knew that it was reasonable, so he said: "What the teacher said is absolutely true. The two boys were able to escape from Yang Zhenwei's personal guards today. They must have some skills. I heard that Yang Zhenwei was ruthless, although I don't know what he said today." Why didn't we pursue them? I will definitely not let them go easily in the future. In my humble opinion, it is better to... bring them into the teaching to see the effect. If they are really malleable talents, they can also be I don’t know what my mentor’s intention is for what I use.” Yu Boyang said: “Let the leader decide everything.”
That night, Cui Hailong was about to go to sleep when he heard a report from the guard outside the door: "Master, Liu Mi is here to see you!"
When Cui Hailong heard this, he stood up quickly and said, "Oh? Please come in quickly!"
I saw the spy from before walking into the house quickly from outside the door. Cui Hailong asked: "Tianming, did you find anything when you came to me so late?"
The man called "Tianming" raised his hands and said, "Leader, according to the report of the secret agent who went to investigate, the whereabouts of the two boys have been traced!"
Cui Hailong asked: "Oh? Where is it?"
"I live in the home of Qiu Biaotou at Wuliting outside the north gate of Jinling City!" Liu Tianming replied.
Cui Hailong asked in confusion: "Captain Qiu? Which escort chief Qiu?" Liu Tianming said: "Reporting to the leader, it is Mr. Qiu Hai, the escort chief of Wufang Escort Agency!"
Cui Hailong stroked his little beard, nodded slightly and said: "Qiu Hai..." After a pause, he added: "Tianming, early tomorrow morning, you take some people to Wuliting and bring those two boys to Heilongjiang. Come to Fengbao!" Liu Tianming cupped his hands and said: "Yes! Leader!" Cui Hailong said: "Go!" Liu Tianming said: "Yes, I resign!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
As soon as Liu Tianming turned around, Cui Hailong seemed to suddenly think of something, and then said: "Wait a moment!" Liu Tianming hurriedly stopped, turned around, and looked at Cui Hailong. Cui Hailong turned his back and walked towards the inner room. , while saying: "Bring Qiu Hai here too!" Liu Tianming said: "Yes!" After saying that, he turned around and retreated.
Li Haoyang was thinking about what happened today and his plans for the future. He stayed up almost all night. The next morning, he got up early and saw that Ling Yun also had his eyes open, full of red bloodshot eyes. Apparently he had also been awake all night. Didn't sleep.
Seeing this, Li Haoyang said to Ling Yun: "Ling Yun, you have been out here for a long time, do you miss home?" Ling Yun nodded and said, "Yes, I miss my grandpa, uncle Ming and aunt!" Li Haoyang said: "Well, I We are also a little homesick. We originally planned to go back for a few days, but now that something happened, we can't drag Damiao and her grandpa down. We have to settle this matter. Jinling City is so big. Power, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back for a while...Are you afraid? If, I mean just in case, we won't be able to go back!"
Ling Yun said: "Brother Yang, how about we talk to Damiao and her grandpa and leave here together? The world is so big, no matter how powerful the Lord of Jinling City is, he can't always send people to follow us."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Damiao's voice was heard outside the house saying: "Brother Haoyang, Ling Yun, come out to eat quickly!"
Li Haoyang responded: "Come on!" After saying that, he continued to Ling Yun: "Let's go, let's eat first!"
The four of them sat around the kitchen table. Li Haoyang and Ling Yun were obviously still affected by what happened the day before. They were depressed and had no appetite. On the contrary, Qiu Hai saw that the two of them had bad expressions and knew that they still had grudges about what happened the day before, so he put down his bowls and chopsticks and said: "Ling Yun, Haoyang, you two, stop looking so sad. What is supposed to come will always come. What's more, this matter was not caused by you two. They wanted to kill you. If you two accidentally kill them, they will be killed. People in the world have not experienced these beatings and killings. Since the Lord of Jinling City did not I'm going to hunt you down, so let's relax and eat in peace, eh? Wait a few days, and if there's still no movement over there, you two can just pack your things and go home."
With that said, Qiu Hai put a few pieces of meat into Ling Yun's bowl. Ling Yun said, "Grandpa, why don't we leave here together! The world..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a man's voice shouting from outside: "Qiu Biaotou, is Qiu Biaotou at home?"
When Qiu Hai heard this, he stood up and walked out of the courtyard. Ling Yun and the others hurriedly followed.
After coming out of the hospital, I saw that the person who came was none other than Liu Tianming from the Crescent Sect. Wang Damiao obviously knew the person in front of him. He clasped his fists at Liu Tianming and said, "It turns out to be Hall Master Liu. I didn't know Hall Master Liu came to see me early in the morning." , what’s the matter?”
Liu Tianming said: "The leader ordered me to come and ask you to go there. Tianming doesn't know what the specific matter is!" After saying that, he glanced at Li Haoyang and Ling Yun next to Qiu Hai, and then said: "I heard "There are two young men coming to your family. Now the Crescent Sect is hiring people. My leader is very eager to invite them to go to Black Wind Castle. I wonder what Mr. Qiu thinks?" He said, Looking at Li Haoyang and Ling Yun with smiles on their faces.
Qiu Haidao: "Let me discuss this with you two!" Liu Tianming said: "Please, head guard!"
Qiu Hai whispered softly to Li Haoyang and Ling Yun: "The Crescent Sect is powerful. If you can join it, you will be safe for a while. However, if you join them, it will be difficult to have freedom. If you want to return to Merlin in the future, you will not be able to do so." It’s easy, you two need to think clearly.”
Li Haoyang glanced at Ling Yun. Ling Yun imitated their behavior without thinking, clasped his fists and said, "Hall Master Liu, my two brothers are just country boys. They are used to a careless life. This time we came to Jinling City. , I just came out to see the world, and will return to my hometown after visiting for a few days. All of your sects are heroes in the world, and I am afraid that we will betray the sect leader’s kindness, so I would like to invite Hall Master Liu Haihan!”
As soon as Ling Yun said this, not only Qiu Hai, but also Li Haoyang and Wang Damiao were surprised. They all looked at Ling Yun with strange eyes. They didn't know where Ling Yun learned this set of martial arts skills. Even Ling Yun himself was a little confused. , How could I talk like this, but I couldn't feel anything was wrong.
But Liu Tianming in front of him didn't feel anything was wrong at all. On the contrary, he was a little happy because Ling Yun was so honest. So he also cupped his fists and said to Ling Yun: "Young heroes are really too modest. The two young heroes are so young, but they are so honest." With such a heroic demeanor, now the new leader of our sect is wise and powerful, and he is determined to continue to carry forward our sect. It is the right time for the sect to recruit people. If you two join our sect at this time, it will be a great opportunity to make great achievements and become famous in the world. What fun? Why not?"
Seeing this, Qiu Hai was worried that the two of them would not be able to cope with it at the moment, so he hurriedly said: "Hall Master Liu, let me tell you that the two of them have indeed come all the way from a foreign country to play. At this moment, they have not discussed it with their families. I haven't been able to get in touch with my family for a while, so how about I ask you to allow them to report back to their parents and brothers before giving me a reply?"
Liu Tianming said: "I know what you are worried about. However, I was ordered to come here today. I also asked the escort chief and the two young heroes to accompany Liu, so that I can have an explanation in front of the leader!"
Qiu Hai said: "That being the case, how about you allow me and the others to have breakfast and pack up before we go? By the way, Hall Master Liu, you came to Humble House this early in the morning and you haven't eaten yet, right?"
Liu Tianming was about to answer when he heard a man's voice coming from behind him: "No need to bother, just come with me!"
The voice was rough and loud, with an arrogance in it.
Everyone present felt nervous when they heard the sound, and hurriedly looked in the direction where the sound came from, only to see three people walking slowly in the distance. They were still a hundred meters away, but the sound seemed to be right in front of them. With such level of internal strength, few people present could Everyone was shocked.
When the three people came closer, Li Haoyang and Ling Yun discovered that the leader was the leader of the group of guards in the forest the day before yesterday. Liu Tianming and Qiu Hai also obviously knew this person.
Liu Tianming took a step forward and asked: "General He, what do you mean?" The visitor said coldly: "It's not interesting. I want to take these people away. The rest of the people are waiting to leave quickly!" Liu Tianming said : "The leader of escort Qiu is the old man of my religion. The leader of the church ordered me to ask him to go back to discuss important matters. I also ask General He not to interfere in the internal affairs of our religion."
He Qichang sneered: "Liu Tianming, go back and tell your leader that I, He Qichang, took these people away!"
Ling Yun saw that he was so arrogant and actually treated them as objects that could be taken away at will, so he stepped forward and said, "We are not your luggage. We can take them away as soon as you say!"
He Qichang glanced at him sideways and said, "Do you have the right to speak here?"
Ling Yun was about to speak again, but as soon as the word "I" came out of his mouth, Li Haoyang hurriedly grabbed him, shook his head at him, and winked, signaling him not to stand up.
Liu Tianming said bitterly: "He Qichang, don't bully others too much. I have heard that General He is already a famous master in the world, but I, Liu Tianming, am not a vegetarian!"
He Qichang said lightly: "Oh? Really?" As he spoke, the two guards beside He Qichang slowly pulled out the swords in their hands. Seeing this, Liu Tianming also put his hand on the handle of the sword. A fight breaks out.
At this time, Qiu Hai took a few steps forward, stopped in front of a few people, raised his hands to He Qichang in front of him, and said: "General Commander He, Hall Master Liu, please don't do anything, it will hurt the harmony between the two families. In my opinion... ."
Before Qiu Hai finished speaking, He Qichang interrupted: "Do you have the right to speak here? Huh?" Upon hearing this, Qiu Hai's face twitched a few times and his face became extremely ugly, but he still held back and did not continue speaking. .
Liu Tianming pulled out his sword and said, "In that case, then ask me if the sword in my hand will answer my question!"
He Qichang sneered and said, "Are you worthy?" With a wave of his right hand, the two guards beside him used their swords to attack Liu Tianming in two directions.
Liu Tianming dodged to avoid this fatal blow. Then, he turned his body backwards, and the steel knife in his hand was drawn from bottom to top, attacking directly at the bottom of the two men. The two guards quickly sheathed their swords. Blocking, there was only a "ding" sound, the three weapons collided, and a string of sparks burst out.
Liu Tianming turned over and landed on the ground, but without stopping in his hand, he turned around and struck out with another knife. This knife was as powerful as a rainbow and extremely overbearing. It went straight to the Tianling Cap of one of them.
The man couldn't dodge, so he could only block with his sword again, but this time he was not so lucky. There was a huge gap in strength between the two sides. The guard's sword deflected, and the blade passed through the tip of the sword and was about to land on top of his head.
Liu Tianming didn't seem to have any intention of taking his life. He deflected his force and the guard screamed, and his left ear was cut off. The pain made him touch half of his face, grinning and screaming.
When the other guard saw this, he felt a little panicked. He looked at He Qichang not far away and slowly stepped back. He Qichang's face was cold and he slowly pulled out the sword in his hand.
When Liu Tianming saw He Qichang drawing his sword, he knew that this man was very skilled in martial arts and should not be underestimated, so he immediately held the sword in front of him and watched his every move vigilantly.
Seeing this, Qiu Hai pulled Li Haoyang and the three of them back into the courtyard.
Suddenly, He Qichang drew his sword. He moved extremely fast, and his figure flashed past. The tip of the sword pierced Liu Tianming's chest. Liu Tianming blocked He Qichang's sudden sword with his sword, but he couldn't help but feel that he was knocked back two steps. Liu Tianming was shocked and thought to himself that he had heard that He Qichang had become famous in the world in his early years. Judging from the skill of this sword, he was indeed well-deserved, but he was careless for a moment.
Thinking of this, Liu Tianming lowered his body, holding the knife in both hands, lying in front of him, and he couldn't help but become more vigilant.
After He Qichang missed the blow, he quickly turned around, held the sword behind his back in his right hand, and looked coldly at Liu Tianming in front of him. Liu Tianming knew that the opponent was difficult to fight, so he thought about taking the initiative to fight for a higher chance of winning. So, he roared, swung his sword and attacked He Qichang's front door.
He Qichang moved his long sword in his hand and caught Liu Tianming's sword. The two of them each held a sword. The sword on one side was like a mountain pressing down on the top, and the sword on the other side was stabbing like a snake passing through. The two of them were fighting fiercely. It was hard to tell the winner for a while.
After fighting for more than ten rounds, the two men's weapons clashed and clanged, and they were separated at the first touch. Each took a few steps back and faced off again. Liu Tianming's sword was heavier than the blade. He gradually felt exhausted and his complexion began to look heavy. But He Qichang was still standing there with his sword on his back, looking calm.
Seeing that Liu Tianming was lacking in physical strength, He Qichang stepped forward and used the tip of his sword to deflect Liu Tianming's knife. He turned around and kicked Liu Tianming from the side. He hit Liu Tianming in the chest and kicked Liu Tianming into the air ten feet away. Li Haoyang and others nervously She looked at him and almost screamed.
Liu Tianming fell to the ground with the knife. He used the knife as a staff and struggled to stand up. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Liu Tianming raised the cuff of his left hand, gently wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth, cupped his hands towards He Qichang and said: "General He is very skilled in martial arts. I, Mr. Liu, am not as good as others. I am willing to be inferior and say goodbye!" After that, he held the knife and said towards him. Walk far away.
Liu Tianming walked dozens of feet away, and when he saw that no one was following him, he turned around and got into the dense forest. As soon as he stopped, he spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground.
Liu Tianming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, covered his chest and muttered: "He Qichang's martial arts is so strong, I'm afraid not many elders in my religion can match him!" After that, Luck adjusted his breath and calmed down. , heading towards Black Wind Castle without looking back.
