Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty-One

Zhao Changan was taken aback, overjoyed, but suspected that there was something wrong with his ears: it was Feng You's voice!He raised his head hastily, and in the darkness, he saw a rope hanging down vaguely, Feng You said anxiously: "Quick! Tie the Yuan Mie sword to it, and I will use it to cut off the copper lock." He hurriedly followed his word.After two clicks, the copper lock snapped and the iron gate opened. Feng You threw down one end of the rope, tied the rope around his waist, and hugged Ziqing tightly: "Ziqing, uncle is here to save us, don't you come again?" Hold on for a while, don't fall asleep!"

As soon as Feng You pulled the rope, he took a deep breath, pushed his toes a little harder, and pulled himself up six feet in the air.Feng You could see clearly from above, he lifted the rope vigorously, and he used his strength to jump another three feet.At this moment, Feng swung his left hand quickly, and another rope flew out, wrapping around his left arm, he took two steps back, and raised his arms together, Zhao Changan's left arm touched the edge of the well, and he and Ziqing had already exited the mouth of the well. Under the sparse and dim candlelight, inside and outside the hall, there are scattered everywhere, all over the floor are bewildered Xixia warriors, there are always eight or nine hundred people.He was overwhelmed with admiration, and asked, "Uncle, how did you overthrow so many people without knowing it?"

"Go out first, we'll talk about it later!" Feng You took Ziqing and swept east, followed closely by him.The three of them walked silently at night, sweeping across rows of roofs like a breeze.After walking about 500 paces, Feng changed his body and headed south. In a short while, the three of them had crossed the vermilion palace wall of the Happy Palace. Entering a dark forest, Feng pierced from left to right and flew past, obviously familiar with the terrain here.About another eight or nine miles away, a four-horse cart was hidden behind a rock.Feng You stopped, put Ziqing into the cart, and when Zhao Chang'an got into the cart, he let go of the reins and straddled the shaft, turned the horse's head, whipped the horse, and galloped south.While driving the car, he told Zhao Chang'an that there was food, water and medicine for fever in the car.

Zhao Changan hurriedly found the medicine, helped Ziqing up, carefully fed her the medicine, and put the skin bag containing water to her mouth.Ziqing drank most of the bag in one go, as if he had nectar.He picked another soft bread, tore it up, and fed it into her mouth bit by bit.She ate one, and Fang shook his head, indicating that he was full. Zhao Chang'an was very relieved, and said softly: "Ziqing, sleep well, and you will recover from your illness tomorrow." Ziqing smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep. Then he leaned against the wall of the carriage, holding water in his left hand and bread in his right hand. He took a mouthful of bread and a mouthful of water. He wolfed down the five big cakes in an instant, and stretched out his hand to grab the sixth cake.Feng You couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Enough, enough. If you break it carefully, you will complain of a stomachache later."

Zhao Changan smiled and said, "Good uncle, let me eat this one. The first five don't count, only this one can fill my stomach!" "Then you shouldn't have eaten those five, just this one is enough!" "Hey hey..." He begged for nothing, "Good uncle, the living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, the first-class royal guard, please take pity on the poor little one, please show mercy, these days, I really hurt the little soul I'm all hungry..." As he spoke, he took two bites in three days, and the cake burst into his stomach again.At this time, Fang Fang patted his belly contentedly, "Please trouble uncle to drive, I'm very sleepy, let's sleep for a while."

Feng You sneered: "Aren't you sleepy when you hold the little girl? Talking and laughing!" He stuck out his tongue, made a face, didn't answer, lay down with his head in his arms, and immediately fell asleep. This sleep was really comfortable, and when he woke up, he felt that there was no place in his limbs that was not happy.Zhao Changan rubbed his eyes, sat up, and found that the car had stopped, Ziqing and Feng You were not in the car, but he was covered with a silver and blue silk woven gown with wide sleeves. He put on his shirt and got out of the car, and saw that the car was parked in a valley surrounded by mountains, the breeze was blowing, the grass was dense, and a clear stream beside the car was rushing into the distance.A yellow-tailed tit is bouncing on the abrupt rocks in the stream, enjoying the warm sunshine. The stream is dotted with small flowers, and the whole valley is brightened by a few Populus euphratica trees.

Someone was talking softly in the distance behind the car, so he walked around Shi Shiran and saw Feng You and Ziqing sitting and chatting on the big bluestone by the stream.Although Ziqing's face was still pale, but his eyes were agile, and he smiled at Yanyan, obviously he had recovered from his illness. Seeing him coming, Feng You greeted him, but instead of answering, he asked, "Uncle, where have we been?" Feng You replied: "Ansai. It is more than two hundred miles away from Xingqing. After walking for two days and one night, you will be able to leave the border of Xixia." Ziqing asked curiously, "Mr. Feng, why do you keep going north?"

Zhao Changan said with a smile: "Seeing that we ran away, Mrs. Zang must have thought that we would go east and return to the Central Plains. Now, there may be tens of thousands of elite cavalry chasing eastward in a hurry! Uncle will do the opposite. Well, that woman never dreamed that we would go north, so naturally we would not be able to catch up with us." He turned to Feng You and asked, "Uncle, how did you come here? Your Highness the Crown Prince sent you to meet us of?" Feng You snorted and said, "Zhao Changping sent me here? You kid will dream about sex and think about beautiful things! I came here secretly. You just came out of the gate of Jincheng with your front feet, and I followed with your back feet." .”

Zhao Changan said in surprise: "Then...you don't serve His Royal Highness properly, you...you..." Feng Youhu glared: "What are you? You are the only one in the world who would treat that dog... as an imperial decree. In Huaiyuan Town, you played tricks and asked me to follow Brother Tang, baba I ran an extra 100 miles in vain!" "Ah? It turns out..." Zhao Changan was startled, and then he came to his senses. He pinched him with one hand and scratched the back of his head with the other, laughing so hard that he almost lost his breath, "It turns out that you are the one staring at us!"

Feng You smiled sternly: "Huh! You bastard, you are getting better and better, and you can even get rid of me! That brother Tang is the all-round bandit that everyone in the Central Plains martial arts hated——Tang Jing talent!" Zhao Chang'an was taken aback: "Ah? You killed him? Hey! Originally, I was hoping to find out the inside story of the Golden Dragon Society from him in the future, but this is great, it's all over." When Feng You heard it, he regretted Meng Lang, but he refused to admit defeat: "Your boy has read too many Buddhist scriptures and read them too thoroughly, so there is no reason for killing people again and again, and there are many reasons for forgiving. Just Like Lingmuzi, you wanted to kill him with one sword, so why did you get knocked down by his two palms?"

"Eh?" Zhao Chang'an had caught his words, "It turns out that you were by the side at that time, Uncle! But why did you..." Feng You said angrily: "Why didn't you save you? Humph, I really want to save you, but I need to be long enough to reach it! You let Brother Tang lead me to Balitai, wait for me to go around again When I rushed back from more than three hundred miles away, there was no sign of the two of you, and when I arrived in Xingqing, I could only search around the city, but where can I save you?" "Then how did you know we were in the Happy Palace?" "That's not the result of Lingmuzi showing off!" Feng You shook his head and said, "He knocked you down the well with two palms, and he was so happy that he was confused. During these three days, he had to tell at least 300 people every day Nine hundred times, how he defeated you. Thanks to him showing off everywhere, now the whole Xingqing city has spread the bloody battle between him and you for 800 rounds. I heard this earth-shattering "Happy Palace decisive battle" ', that's when I rushed over." "Hey hey..." Zhao Changan pointed to the sky with his left hand and scratched the ground with his right, and joked, "I know astronomy and geography, and if I can pinch and do calculations, it's a long time ago. Uncle, don't worry about me being a dizzy, clumsy, clumsy man. You stupid bastards with feet will definitely rush to rescue us." Feng You glared again, but the corners of his mouth were smiling: "Oh! As soon as I came out of the well, I was so tired? If I had known this, why should I be in a hurry to get angry? Simply wait for Your Highness to become Lianhua Liulang, and then wait for the Empress Dowager to do it for you. You gave birth to Shenggong, gave birth to two little emperors, and the ministers will come to pick up your highness and return to Bianjing to visit relatives. This not only promotes the diplomatic relations between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, but also has successors to the thrones of the two countries. The emperor, the queen mother Seeing you, I don’t know how happy it will be! Unexpectedly, this matter is related to the great cause of the two countries for generations to come, but I have been disturbed by my ministers! Alas, sinners through the ages! Sinners through the ages!” He said, while He couldn't help shaking his head, with a heartbroken and remorseful look. Zhao Changan's ears turned red from being teased, and he turned around and left: "I can't afford to offend, I can afford to hide, I'll go get something to eat." Ziqing watched until his eyeballs were about to fall out, it was funny and puzzled: these two people are called masters and servants, but Zhao Changan calls Feng You his uncle whenever no outsiders are present, and the relationship between the two is Relaxed and casual, more like a close friend, with an intimate demeanor, like a father and son.But Zhao Chang'an showed respect for Feng You in a casual way, only for his master would he have such an attitude. Feng You got up and said to Ziqing: "Miss Ziqing, it's almost time to rest. Let's go. I remember that there is still a long way to go!" His face was covered with a piece of skin.This face is terribly ordinary, whoever you are, just try your best to remember it! , and never remember. Ziqing laughed and teased him that he was afraid of seeing people.But Zhao Changan said: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. If I keep that face on, if I meet someone along the way, it will be bad after all. Besides, the northwest looks desolate, but it is actually a hidden dragon and crouching tiger. Our appearance and dress are still the same. The more inconspicuous the better." When he opened his mouth, his voice changed into authentic Mandarin with a slight Jiangnan accent. Ziqing couldn't help but straighten his eyes, and really complimented him.He smiled and asked Feng You how he made all the eight or nine hundred warriors faint.But Feng You said angrily: "Hmph, I've been going crazy up there these two days, but you still have some free time to sing ditties to make people happy! Why should I tell you about this housekeeping skill? capital?" Zhao Chang'an couldn't stand it anymore, bowed repeatedly to beg for forgiveness.Ziqing made a quick rescue and asked, "Mr. Feng, there is something I don't understand, why didn't you kill the Empress Dowager?" Zhao Changan smiled and said: "Silly boy, you don't understand this. This woman is sinister, vicious, shameless, and her daily life is luxurious and extravagant. A queen mother like this who is raised by the world is really a disaster for Xixia. Kill her, yes There is nothing good for me in the Song Dynasty. Keeping her is tantamount to keeping a strong enemy for Xixia! Besides, if a mother is like this, then her son, the emperor, will not be much better. Xixia falls into the hands of such a person , there will still be good luck for the country? Only the people of Xixia are pitiful!" That night, Feng You found a shelter from the wind and stopped, built a fire next to the car, and let Ziqing sleep in the car, while he and Zhao Chang'an slept together next to the fire with their clothes on, and the next morning Then continue on the road.At night, he let Ziqing sleep in the car again.This time, Ziqing resigned: "How can I let Mr. Feng and His Highness sleep underground? It's cold, hard and dirty." "According to what you mean, girl, is it possible that we two big men are allowed to sleep in this car, while you, a girl, lie down on the ground?" Zhao Chang'an hurriedly smoothed things over: "Uncle, Uncle, it doesn't matter where you sleep, but..." He said with a bitter face, "Uncle, can you quickly find a place where there are people? After eating the bread for two days, it's really delicious. As soon as I hear the word 'noodles', I feel heartbroken, so at least I'll change the taste first." "Hmph! If you eat delicacies and want seafood, if you are still in the well, you probably won't think about changing your taste? It's only been a few days? Just turn your elbows outward and help the little girl talk? "Zhao Changan could only smile wryly after hearing this. The next day, after another day's driving, in the evening, Feng Youyao pointed to a place with undulating mountains in front of him: "Here, the frontier is the border of the Liao Kingdom. That city is called Jingsai. The roads that must be passed by Persia and other countries in the Western Regions are the most prosperous and prosperous for business travel, and there is no better place to go for a change of taste, Your Highness." The three of them drove into the city, and Zhao Changan and Ziqing knew what he said was true as soon as Zhao Changan and Ziqing looked at it. There are all kinds of strange and attractive things everywhere in the city.The stream of people coming and going is gorgeously dressed, wrapped in brocade and silk, and monks and monks covered with turbans are in an endless stream; camels ringing melodious bells, carrying pomegranates, grapes, porcelain, silk and Buddha statues on their backs, flow endlessly on the avenue.Zhao Changan was dazzled by this exotic style, and couldn't help admiring it. Feng You drove the car to a large inn and stopped. The three of them got out of the car, and the shop assistant stepped forward and led the horse to the backyard.The three of them entered the store, Feng You asked for two guest rooms, put down his luggage in the room, the three of them came to the dining room in front of the inn, and found a secluded table in the corner to sit down. It was dinner time, and in a short while, the hall was full of people.Feng You and Zhao Chang'an saw that nine out of ten people were dressed in Central Plains clothes, and no matter men, women, young or old, fat or thin, tall or short, everyone's eyes were bright and full of energy, they were all from the martial arts world.Taking another look out of the window, among the passers-by coming and going, in twos and threes, some with swords, knives, or sticks, even if there are three or five empty-handed, their waists and abdomens are bulging. Hidden all kinds of weapons. Both Feng You and Zhao Chang'an were secretly surprised that Jingsai had nothing to do with Central Plains martial arts, how could so many Central Plains martial arts people gather here?The two looked at each other, thinking, don't mind your own business, and drive on the road early tomorrow morning, away from this kind of right and wrong place! After a while, when the food was served, Zhao Changan and Ziqing salivated when they saw the red meat, green vegetables, yellow eggs, and white tofu.Zhao Changan picked up a piece of tofu with one chopstick, and suddenly he heard people at the table next to him yell angrily: "Zhao Changan, that bastard, doesn't even weigh himself, and kills people everywhere with the sword of fate, grandma, he should be Everyone in this world is easy to bully?" Ziqing was startled, glanced at each other, and saw that there were three people sitting at that table, an old man in the east, a young man in white shirt next to the old man, and the stupefied, sulky-faced man in the last seat in the west was talking.The old man frowned and told him to shut up in a low voice. "Hey!" The young man in white shirt sneered, "Boss Feng, you have always been majestic, why do you become timid when you mention this surname Zhao? Although he is famous, there are many bullies who deceive the world and steal their names. The one surnamed Zhao just didn’t bump into this young master, otherwise, once my invincible sword is released, he will have to kneel down and admit defeat once he uses sixty or seventy moves at most!" Before the words finished, someone at the table next to him sneered and said, "You really want to bump into Zhao Chang'an so much? According to my opinion, it's better for you to stay away from him. It's best to hurry up as soon as you hear the word Zhao." Find a crack in the ground and get in, or you will bump into it, hehe! I'm afraid you will die in a very ugly way, and it's almost as good as leaving Zhao to clean up!" The white-clothed youth blushed furiously: "The ghost sees He Xiong, what do you mean by that?" He Xiong was expressionless: "Jia Renxing Jia's second child, it's not interesting!" Suddenly, Jia Renxing's body flashed, but before Jia Renxing could react, he felt a chill on the top of his head, and all the diners suddenly burst out laughing.And He Xiong had already sat back on his seat, picked up a cup of wine, and drank it all in one gulp: "Just these two paws, do you still want to make sixty or seventy tricks with the surname Zhao? It's funny, it's so ridiculous!" After finishing speaking, " Quack" laughed twice.Only then did Jia Renxing realize that a piece of hair on the top of his head had been cut off by his sword, so everyone laughed. He was startled, angry and frightened, he thought he was talented and intelligent, he already had profound attainments in swordsmanship, and in recent years he had made a name for himself in the Liaodong area, why did he just meet today, and was accepted in front of so many people He Xiong was so obedient and ugly, he wanted to fight him to the death, at least to get back some face, but he knew that his skills were inferior to others, wouldn't it be courting death if he went up?I froze there for a while, not knowing what to do. Boss Feng and Zeng Liu who came with him along the way, have long since disliked his face of being number one in the world, but since the three of them are called the "Three Hegemons of Liaodong", if their own people get into trouble, It would be a joke, so I couldn't bear it, seeing him being humiliated at this time, the two of them looked at the sky and the ground, but they just pretended not to see him. A middle-aged Toutuo in the south sighed: "Amitabha! Everyone is going to kill the devil, so as to eliminate harm for the martial arts and bring down demons for the sky, but why did our own fight first?" He Xiong looked sideways and said, "Hey! Two days ago, I saw that Gu Toutuo was going to Xingqing? Why are you sitting here again?" Gu Toutuo said: "Three nights ago, I don't know what happened. Xixia launched a large-scale beacon fire and dispatched tens of thousands of troops to block all the passes and intersections from Xingqing to the border of our Song Dynasty. The Sa family has something to rush to Xingqing. There is no other way but to detour here.” He Xiong said disdainfully: "What's the matter? You bald donkey, apart from being able to recite Amitabha twice and tricking you into eating and drinking, what else can you do? Hey, how dare you, a monk, think about that handed down jade badge?" Feng You frowned secretly: How come so many people know that the handed down jade seal is on Zhao Chang'an in just a few days?And also know that he is in Xingqing? Gu Toutuo was angered by He Xiong's words, and he became angry from embarrassment: "Your surname, what kind of fart did you let go? What handed down jade badge? You use it as a mother-in-law offering, but the Sa family only treats it as a piece of shit." The figure swayed, Bai Toutuo had been on guard for a long time, he retracted his neck in time, and at the same time stopped the sword and shot, with a "dang", sparks flew, and He Xiong's swift move was blocked. The four disciples who came with Gu Toutuo saw that their master and He Xiong had moved their hands, they all jumped up, each raised their sabers, and swept aside the formation, at the same time, they also prevented anyone from attacking Gu Toutuo again.For a while, the swords in the hall were dazzling, and the "bang bang" was very lively. Ziqing's whole body was tense, and his hands and feet were stiff.Zhao Changan, who had been slurping up rice and eating vegetables, tapped the rim of her bowl lightly with bamboo chopsticks: "Second brother, why are you so dazed? The food is not tasty when it's cold. This homemade tofu is good. Try a piece." Ziqing He promised, didn't dare to say much, and bowed his head to eat. While talking, He Xiong and Gu Toutuo had already fought for fifty or sixty rounds. After all, Gu Toutuo's cultivation level was higher. With three moves, He Xiong was cornered. Then he turned up his right wrist and slashed horizontally with his knife. With a sound of "cha", he also cut off a lock of hair on He Xiong's top, then put the knife back into the sheath, and without looking at his opponent, he went back to his table and sat down.This series of his movements were done neatly and in one go, and some people shouted "Okay", among them, Jia Renxing's voice was the loudest, and his tail was the longest. He Xiong, whose face was swollen into a pig liver, returned to his table without saying a word, and suddenly with a wave of his hand, the blade of the single knife reached Jia Renxing's throat!Everyone was stunned: This is a villain who must take revenge! Seeing that Jia Renxing was about to decapitate, at this moment, a gust of wind blew through the hall, and He Xiong's single sword was blown away from his hand and flew out of the window.But before it landed, a hand swiftly grabbed the knife.When everyone looked at it, they saw a gray-robed Taoist holding He Xiong's single sword. Jia Renxing and He Xiong were still in a daze, Jia Renxing was startled by He Xiong's fierce and quick attack, and He Xiong was startled by the gust of breeze.At this time, He Xiong saw the Taoist and said with joy: "Uncle Third, you are so old! These bastard sons dared to laugh at you just now, saying that your 'Thirty-six Jueyun Styles' are bullshit! Master!" My nephew couldn't listen anymore, and I wanted to teach them a lesson on behalf of you, uncle, but they actually beat me out of five and attacked me with hidden weapons, which made my nephew and nephew single-handedly hit me." Refers to Gu Toutuo and others. The Taoist's complexion was originally sallow, but now he heard this nonsense, and his face immediately became green.In the hall, someone who knew the Taoist was stunned: "Sage of Absolute Cloud" Gan Qiuren's "Qingming Divine Art" has reached the seventh level? Gan Qiu came slowly into the hall, he was still three feet away from Gu Toutuo's five people, but a strong murderous aura made them shudder.Gu Toutuo knew that he was narrow-minded, and he was the one who protected his weaknesses the most. He just saw the injustice, but now he got angry, and hurriedly got up and apologized: "Gan Taoist..." Before he could say a word, the blue light in front of his eyes shone brightly, Gan Qiu Without saying a word, a series of six moves of the Cloud Absolute Knife have already struck the head! The same "Thirty-six Moves of Jueyun", He Xiong used it and Gan Qiuren used it, how can it be judged whether it is superior or inferior?Gu Toutuo was shocked, kicked his feet hard, and knocked down a dining table, "crash", food, bowls, soup, wine splashed all over the floor, the situation was extremely embarrassing. Before he got up, the Six-style Cloud Absolute Knife was under the cover again, the knife light was like lightning, and the blue light was like a net. Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, his limbs were about to be cut off!The four disciples of Gu Toutuo turned pale with fright, and hurriedly rushed forward, but the blue light in front of the four people's eyes rose sharply, and they felt a strong force coming, but before they understood it, they were ejected three feet away and fell to the ground , unable to move. The sharp blade had cut through Gu Toutuo's clothes.Suddenly, a yellow shadow that was too faint to be seen pierced through the sharp blue light, bumped into the blade without a sound, and knocked the blade off-point. I got a table leg. Gan Qiuren took a closer look and saw that the yellow shadow was actually a piece of braised lamb liver!Everyone was in an uproar, the person who rescued Gu Toutuo was able to use a small piece of lamb liver to collide with a single sword that was attached to the seven layers of "Qingming Divine Art". Eye-popping. Gan Qiuren looked at the mutton liver on the ground, then raised his head and swept the hall.Although there were a lot of diners, when the fight started, all the merchants ran away. Among the remaining dozen or so tables, only three had braised mutton livers on them.And just now Ganqiu people clearly saw that the lamb liver was flying from the left, and the wind that blew He Xiong's single sword was also from that direction.There are only two tables over there, but only on the left table is a plate of braised mutton liver, and there are four people sitting at that table. Gan Qiuren squinted at the four of them, and the one who met him was a red-faced old man with gray hair, old clothes and cold eyes.On the left of the old man sat a middle-aged man in his forties, with a pale face and a calm expression.The man on the right of the old man, with a broad forehead and a friendly face, looks like a teacher at first glance.Opposite the old man is a young man, sitting with his back to the crowd, with clean clothes and neat hair, although it is just a back view, it is indescribably clear and easy to see. Seeing Gan Qiu staring at him, the old man glared and said, "Third Gan, what are you looking at? Your broken knife is not properly trimmed. It is dripping with rust. The old man wiped it with a piece of lamb liver. , put on some oil, what? Why are you staring at me if you don’t thank me, old boy?” Gan Qiuren took a deep breath: "You... are 'Two Whips Shocking Heshuo' Kang Renqing?" The old man scolded: "Hey! That Xiaokang guy even bends down when he sees the old man, and respects the old man as a master. Gan Laosan, you two tricks, you were born to practice Qingming ghost skills, and you can't even beat anyone!" Can't tell anyone apart?" Gan Qiu let out a hesitation, thinking: I respect you for your skill, so I am polite to you, not because I am afraid of you, old fellow.Big brother will be here soon, this real person may not be able to defeat you, but big brother's miraculous skills have been practiced to the ninth level, when the real person and big brother join forces to fight against you, will we still lose? The Cloud Absolute Sect is full of characters who use unscrupulous means to achieve their goals. All the disciples rely on kung fu to be domineering and do whatever they want. Therefore, whenever the word "Absolute Cloud Sect" is mentioned, everyone in the martial arts world will shake their heads.Gan Qiuren was considered good among the seven disciples of the Absolute Cloud Sect, but seeing that he was defeated by the old man at this time, he had a sudden thought and gave He Xiong a wink.He Xiong was not a good stubble at all, he understood, so he sneaked out of the dining hall when everyone was paying attention to Ganqiu and the old man. To delay the time, Gan Qiu cursed fiercely, but his feet were nailed to the ground, and the old man couldn't help but speak back.At this time, the young man with his back to everyone suddenly said in a deep voice: "Old Zhang, let's eat, the food is cold." The young man respected him very much. Hearing his words, the old man immediately bowed his head and took the food, and remained silent. But Ganqiu people are not willing to let it go, glanced out the window, saw dozens of people rushing to the dining hall, the leaders were He Xiong, senior brother Zhuang Jian, second senior brother Hong Jinhuan and fifth junior Xiong Zhankui.He was full of enthusiasm, with so many helpers, who would Ben Zhenren be afraid of?So he leapt forward, walked up to the old man, and said arrogantly: "Old man, if you have the guts, just finish the fart just now, put half of it, and keep half..." Before he finished speaking, there was a "huh" in front of his eyes, and the old man had already slapped him. Slapped him on the left side of the cheek. He had been prepared for a long time, he squatted down, slashed the opponent's right shoulder with a backhand knife, which was a move to force the opponent to withdraw his palm, "surround Wei and rescue Zhao".Unexpectedly, the palm that the old man slapped him was false, seeing the knife cut, the old man retracted his five fingers inwards, and he had already grabbed the back of the knife. I got a big slap!All this happened in an instant, Gan Qiu felt a pain in his cheek, the sword had been "suddenly" snatched away by the slasher, followed by a pain in the shins of both legs, he had been thrown to the ground by the old man's sweeping leg hook, and he fell on his back.The old man looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "It's fun, it's so fucking fun!" "Shu, shu, shu!" Suddenly, the blue light in front of the old man's eyes shot up, and a gust of cold wind rushed towards his face.This is not the wind, but the fierce murderous aura from the three-handled Cloud Absolute Saber and the 18-style Absolute Cloud Saber! "Hey! Good boy, four of them beat one!" The old man laughed loudly, "Brother Ximen, Xiao Cong, come on, let's have a good time today!" The middle-aged man and the teacher shook their heads and smiled wryly, alas!This old guy's old habit of fighting and causing trouble has happened again. While shaking their heads, one picked up a pair of chopsticks and stabbed Hong Jinhuan's front ribs quickly, while the other clasped a wine glass on Xiong Zhankui's left eye with a "wave", and Xiong Zhankui burst into tears immediately.The old man caught Gan Qiuren's face with a plate of braised tofu in his left hand, and lifted a stool with his right hand to block Zhuang Jian's three sabers. The three were against the four top masters of the Jueyun faction, not only did they not show the slightest sign of defeat, they even gained the upper hand.But the thirty or so disciples of the Jueyun Sect didn't intend to be idle, they yelled and rushed forward, and dozens of knives unexpectedly slashed with their heads in their arms. More wins less! Although the three of them had the upper hand, they couldn't win completely for a while, and now there are more than 30 chaotic knives.Although this group of disciples had high and low skills, and their moves were fast and slow, but such a swarming and chaotic fighting style really made the three of them a little overwhelmed for a while. Everyone couldn't help frowning: This is too much. With four against three, the rules are already broken. Now it's good, more than 30 people beat three people!What kind of family is this way of beating one person by more than a dozen people?At that moment, there were people who were dissatisfied and wanted to help the old man, but then he thought, the Jueyun faction is notoriously rogue and difficult to deal with, and the faction is full of narrow-minded people who are eager to hate, if he stands out today, he will attract others Endless troubles, not for these irrelevant gossip.So everyone turned a blind eye and closed one eye.Stand by. Ziqing was anxious and angry, when he saw Gan, Xiong, and Zhuang's three knives slashing at the old man's left neck, right shoulder, and back waist, and the old man swung the three knives on the bench, and the two knives of the Jueyun sect disciples were already dead. As quietly as a poisonous snake, it attacked him from behind, and he couldn't help exclaiming: "Ah! Save this old man!" Feng You smiled: "Second son, the three hall masters of the Universal Association have always saved people, so why do they need to be rescued? Even if they want to be rescued, no one else needs to do it!" "Your Excellency shows love!" In the clear voice, a figure has flashed into the knife net.Even under the bright candlelight, it is impossible to see whether this person is a man or a woman. With Feng You's eyesight, he can't even see the color of the clothes this person is wearing.Except for Zhao Chang'an, Feng You had never seen anyone with such swift movements in his life, let alone thought that there would be another person in the world who was not inferior to Zhao Chang'an in the slightest! The figure flitted, and the sword net swept away.Everyone didn't see what was going on, they only heard "clang clang clang clang..." The sound of blades striking each other was endless. Almost at the same time, more than 30 knives fell to the ground. No exception.Feng You was stunned, but he didn't see clearly how the thirty or so knives were released from his hands. More than thirty Absolute Cloud Sect disciples, all holding their right wrists with their left hands, backed away again and again with a blank expression on their faces.But Gan Qiuren and the other four were startled, angry and disbelieving, each took five steps back and looked at the person who was standing quietly on the cloud-breaking knife all over the ground. This man was over twenty years old, wearing a light crimson silk gown with a ribbon of the same color around his waist.Under the reflection of the candle flame, the gown shone slightly.His bun is clean and tidy, his smile is unrestrained and charming, his figure is graceful and graceful, and his demeanor is calm and leisurely. Zhuang Jian regained his composure, clasped his fists and said, "Who is your master? Why do you want to make trouble with our Jueyun faction?" The young man smiled, cupped his hands and said, "The junior's surname is Ning, and his name is Zhiyuan." "Ah!" Everyone exclaimed.In Jianghu, Lai Ning and Zhao have always been mentioned together, and Ning Zhiyuan's reputation is slightly higher than Zhao Chang'an.Because he acted chivalrously and helped the poor, he was well-known in the martial arts. In comparison, although Zhao Changan had killed some notorious villains, but he was purely for the sake of fame. Compared with Ning Zhiyuan's high morals, It was too far away.Besides, Ning Zhiyuan is just a commoner, while Zhao Changan is the son of a phoenix and a grandson of a dragon. Of course, people in the martial arts are more willing to get close to Ning Zhiyuan, and alienate the prince's son. From the very beginning of the dispute, Zhao Chang'an devoted himself to eating the food in front of him, as if the reason why these people were beaten to death had nothing to do with him.But at this moment when he heard the word "Ning Zhiyuan", he turned his head quickly, unexpectedly, although Ning Zhiyuan was talking to Zhuang Jian, he was also looking at him.The two looked at each other, they were both startled, and then quickly turned their eyes away. When Zhuang Jian heard that the opponent was actually Ning Zhiyuan, he immediately felt extremely discouraged. Although he thought highly of himself, he still had some self-knowledge, his skills were inferior to others, and this fight could not go on.But a group of more than 30 people was knocked out of their hands with just one move. This was too ugly, and they froze on the spot for a while, unable to step down. Ning Zhiyuan smiled again and said: "The three hall masters of the junior spoke recklessly and absurdly, and offended the senior brothers of your sect. This junior first apologizes to the four senior brothers on their behalf. The four senior brothers showed mercy to them just now. I am afraid that there will be accidental injuries, so I discarded the knife. The junior is very grateful for this kind of magnanimity. Here, I would like to thank the four senior brothers for being generous, and not to care about them like them!" Rao Zhuang Jian and the others have always been thick-skinned, and they were also blushing at this time: "Master Ning, don't say that. We...cough cough...just now we have long admired Zhang Qiang, the old senior Dongzhang, Ximen Jian, the head of Ximen, Cong Jingtian, Cong Daxia's big name, I want to ask them for advice on martial arts, after receiving the teaching, I am convinced, and I am indeed worthy of the reputation of being the world's largest gang." Ning Zhiyuan smiled: "Acceptance, acquiescence, Senior Brother Zhuang is too modest. Today disturbed the interest of the seniors in eating, and the juniors are very disturbed." He ordered Cong Jingtian, "Brother Cong, you will pay for all the meals and drinks in this hall tonight. It's all over!" Upon hearing this, most of the people stood up, and while going to stop Cong Jingtian, they all admired Ning Zhiyuan.For a while, the hall was noisy and extremely lively.Only Feng You bowed his head, hurriedly picked up a large chopsticks of braised beef, chewed it: "Wow, it's delicious! If you don't eat it for nothing, you won't eat it for nothing. For more than three years, no one asked me to eat it for nothing. I don't eat the meat that someone paid for." , isn’t that stupid to grandma’s house?” Zhao Chang’an also smiled: “Eat slowly, eat slowly, be careful not to choke, but you have to hire a doctor and pay for the medicine!” Surrounded by everyone, Ning Zhiyuan went out, and before leaving, he turned his head and glanced at Zhao Changan's back. Zhao Changan, Feng You, and Ziqing went back to their room after dinner, and Ziqing was about to go back to her own room when she heard Zhao Changan calling her, startled, looked up to see him winking, and followed them into their room . After closing the door, Zhao Chang'an said: "There are too many martial arts people here, I'm afraid something will happen again tonight, Ziqing won't be able to sleep well by himself, why don't the three of us just stay here tonight?" Feng You nodded and said: "She pretended to be a man, and no one would be suspicious when she stayed here. But, my dear Highness, you are not confused about small things, but you always have to make small tricks to reveal your secrets when it comes to big things In the canteen just now, why did you hit He Xiong's sword with chopsticks? That Ning Zhiyuan has already paid attention to the three of us!" Zhao Changan stuck out his tongue: "I just want to have a comfortable meal. I haven't eaten two pieces of tofu yet, and that Jia Renxing is already dying. Once he dies, the city police will come to the door immediately. Then my I can't eat this meal!" "Hey..." Feng You looked sideways and sneered. That night, Feng You and Zhao Changan shared the same bed, Ziqing was alone in the same bed, and the three of them slept with their clothes on.The next day, just after dawn, the three of them got up in a hurry, went to the dining hall after washing up, and drove out of the city after preparing to have breakfast, away from this place of right and wrong.After entering the hall, everyone in the martial arts forest was already inside, obviously they had to hurry on their way before the early morning. Feng You ordered three bowls of stewed beef noodles. The noodles were brought to the table, and he only ate two bites. Suddenly, he heard a strange sound in the distance outside, like the roar of the tide, or like a strong wind passing through the wilderness. I couldn't help but be terrified.The sound lasted for a long time before it stopped. 众人面面相觑，均不知这是什么声音，从何而来。却听脚步声疾，两名客栈每早派往城外汲水的伙计狂奔进来，大呼道：“糟了，糟了！”两人俱是面青唇白，衣上血迹斑斑，“西夏兵打……打过来了！” 群雄正在诧异，西夏兵来这儿干什么？掌柜却立时神色大变，光头上沁出的冷汗，比两个伙计额上的热汗加起来还要多，一双胖手只在发抖：“怎……怎么？在……在哪里？” 瘦伙计双手一划拉道：“好多兵！满山……满谷的，都是！”胖伙计缓过气来：“刚才小的们出城拉水，才到榜罗墩，就觉着地皮发抖、人喊马叫的，尕根娃骑着大黄驼在最前首，兜头就被射来几冷箭……”说到这儿，他浑身哆嗦起来，“尕根娃……尕根娃……” 瘦伙计又接上道：“他当时就栽地上了，我们俩扶起一瞅，他眼睛下这么大个洞，呼呼冒血，不会出声了。然后听见对面扯着嗓子喊：'对面的人听着，爷是西夏香油军，现在你们已经被包围了，要还想活命的话，就快点交出赵长安……'”他一说赵长安，众人除赵长安、冯由外，尽皆一惊。 胖伙计面色灰败，哆嗦着道：“城外的大路就是一只麻雀也飞不过去，到处都是旗子、马匹，还有拿家伙的西夏骑兵！只怕，不只尕根娃，这次我们全都活不成了！”语声中已带哭音。 群雄俱是不解：何以来了支西夏军队，封死了城外的一条道路，这城中的老百姓便天塌地陷般地慌张？但众人亦隐隐觉得情形大是不妙。 忽听街面上一阵急促的马蹄声，众人抬头，见八九骑马飞奔至客栈门前，戛然而止，收势不及，马蹄铁与街上的青石板相碰擦，进出耀眼的火花。众骑手不待停稳，已鱼跃下马，冲进饭堂，扫了眼众人，当头一人抱拳施礼，问道：“请问，座中哪位爷是四海会的宁少侠？”众人一看，来人均是城中守卫打扮，脸色并不比掌柜、伙计们好看多少。 宁致远不慌不忙，起身相应。领头军士疾步到他面前，恭敬地道：“宁少侠，我家守备杨大人有特别紧急的事情，想有劳宁少侠登门一叙。” 章强东冷冷地问：“什么紧急事情？我家少掌门又不认得你家什么大人，凭什么去见他？”军士犹豫了一下，躬身道：“不知各位听说了没有？这城刚才已被西夏军队突然包围了，对方来意不善，我家大人素来听说宁少侠和四海会在南朝行侠仗义，现静塞城有难，我家大人想请宁少侠帮忙，共商守城大计。” 宁致远沉吟了一下，慨然以应。军士一挥手，便有同来的四名小兵让出四匹马来，宁致远与章强东、西门坚、丛景天出门，随军士上马，疾往守备府驰去。 到守备府门前，天色已明，几人匆匆进府，直到中堂，远远地便见一个身材中等、着辽国官服的矮胖中年人，正负手在堂中焦急地来回踱步。听到脚步声，他抬眼一望，急忙迎下阶来，拱手道：“这位想来就是宁少侠？本官是此城的守备杨利用，大清早就打扰宁少侠和各位堂主，太麻烦了！”看这个杨利用的形容谈吐，倒像个中原汉人。几人略事寒暄，然后入堂坐下。 “今早卯时二刻，不清楚怎么了，突然来了支西夏军队，对方派人传话，说是南朝的宸王世子从兴庆逃到了这儿，限令本官在明早辰时正刻以前交人，不然就要攻城。”杨利用一边说，一边不停伸袖拭额上的油汗。宁致远不动声色地问：“然则大人怎么要召在下来呢？” 杨利用道，昨日宁致远一行人才入城，他便得到下人的通禀，但他不欲多事，遂未打扰，不料今早变故陡生，惶急中只得将他们请了来，共商御敌之策。若有失礼之处，还要请他们见谅。说到这儿，起身团团一揖。 宁致远想，这位杨大人真正奇哉怪也，他身为守备，守城御敌是他的分内之事，怎的却会要自己来助他一同守城？难道，他自己竟守不了这城？遂问道：“大人清楚来的西夏军有多少人吗？” 杨利用答道：“下人报说，敌军有铁鹞子八千、步跋子六千、弓箭手六千、骑兵八千、对垒兵七千，加上粮草供给、役使的杂兵，总数竟有四万人之多。” 宁致远又问：“那城里的守军又有多少呢？”杨利用面色如土：“这也就是本官要求助于宁少侠的缘由了。本城守军只有三百六十人，就是把伙夫、杂役统统凑上，也不过才四百来人而已。” 一听这话，宁致远四人均倒吸了一口凉气：“偌大一座城，守兵怎么这么少？” 杨利用叹气解释道：“静塞远离宋、西夏两国的边界，虽然繁庶热闹，却不是军事要隘，故而配给的守军向来都不多。平时应付一般的城防治安倒也够了，可谁曾想……现如今会……”说到这儿，他连连顿足，“现在本官已是六神无主，幸亏还有宁少侠在，本官和城中的九万百姓，现在就全要仰仗宁少侠及各位英雄了。”