Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Dragon's Breath (1)

The iron armor on Long Buer's body has faded away, and he is only wearing a straight gown with exposed ribs at the moment, but a curved machete is still tied on his wide belt.He let out a hey, turned around and took off the knife, pointed at Qing Luo with his finger in surprise and anger and shouted: "You came after you... What else do you want?" Qing Luo really wanted to say that Uncle actually didn't want to do anything, but Long Zhuzun didn't give him a chance to argue, and rushed forward with red eyes holding a knife.Qing Luo touched his waist, and suddenly found that his body was empty, all his things, clothes, weapons and money, were all hung on the back of the ginkgo peel.Although Qing Luo is simple and has little travel experience, he also understands that this is not the time to fight recklessly, so he yelled: "Look at the hidden weapon!" He raised his hands out, Long Zhuzun was shocked, his body slumped, and he squatted down.Qing Luo wiped his head and ran away.

At this time, the soldiers on the corridors on both sides to enjoy the shade had gathered around to watch the excitement.Qing Luo turned around and rushed into the crowd, shouted loudly, raised his arms and punched, and threw four or five soldiers straight out. Seeing that he had squeezed his way out of the crowd, his back suddenly hurt, but he was chased by Long Zhuzun. He stepped up and kicked, immediately flew out of the scattered crowd, and rolled straight to the door. He rolled on the ground in a daze, and when he got up to look, he couldn't help crying out.I saw that the two alleys were tightly blocked by soldiers with swords and guns. It turns out that the mansion here is not Tianxiang Pavilion, but a barracks for the soldiers in the city.Now it's time to change the sentry, the soldiers who got off the sentry came here in twos and threes, carrying their things, and saw a person flying out of the gate, he couldn't help coaxing, and rushed over to look at it with knives and guns After all.

Qing Luo sighed and thought to himself: "Not good, I'm going to turn it up (this... Qing Luo has a southern Hokkien accent)." But he saw a black light rushing into the alley, and the soldiers blocking the road hadn't Knowing what happened, the person who had been knocked turned his back on his back and rolled all over the ground. Gritting his teeth, Qing Luo jumped up, leaping onto the thing with a stride—like jumping onto a bare-backed wild horse on the grassland—clutching a protruding object with both hands, and rushed out of the alley in a blink of an eye— — knocking over a dozen onlookers along the way, and jumping over one.

When Qingluo recovered from the joy of escape, he realized that the thing under him turned out to be a strange car. The car had no cabin, no roof, no steering wheel and no seat. The bottom of the car was only three feet square. He landed on the car, but most of his body was hanging in the air. If he hadn't held it tightly with both hands...Qing Luo raised his head and found that what he was picking was not a pillar, but another person's nose. The man squatted upright on the car, wearing a jet-black bunt as if on a stage, with a thin face, ears protruding, a protruding nose, protruding in front like a huge parrot kiss, and his hair was blown by the wind It has to be out of shape, it is a person, but it is more like a monkey.

"Ah, I'm sorry, big brother." Qing Luo quickly let go of his hand, but staggered and almost fell, so he had to put his hand back again, this time covering his mouth. The man had no time to pay attention to him, his eyes were blood red at the moment, he was yelling vaguely, he was staring straight ahead, holding a wooden handle installed at the rear of the car, like a boat Scull, he turned the wooden handle left and right, and the car turned in a thrilling direction, and flew past the wall. The fastest horse has never run so fast.Qing Luo saw that in the wooden frame of the car, some exquisitely designed gears and cotton threads were constantly being spit out and swallowed back, and the six wheels were up and down under the car, jumping, spinning, and sometimes even detached from the axle and flew into the air, and then returned to the car. It fell, and with a jingle, fit right into a groove.They bumped and bumped on the bluestone road with the car, jumping up and down, like a bird dancing in the strong wind.

Qing Luo looked around in the car, and finally spotted a wooden rafter, so he let go of the man's mouth, and held on to the rafter. "I'm sorry big brother," he yelled, "your mouth is full of wind, I can't hear what you're saying." The car jerked violently and jumped, almost knocking Qing Luo's stomach out. He was thrown back and forth by the car, dizzy and almost wanted to vomit.A few more strokes and I'm sure I'm going to fall.he thinks. They ran out of more than a dozen alleys in a blink of an eye, and crossed seven or eight ravines. Seeing that the houses and people on the road were less and less, Qingluo felt the wind whistling in his ears, and the car had no intention of stopping. Finally couldn't help but said timidly: "Okay, big brother, thank you for saving me. They didn't catch up, can we stop?"

The man turned his head and glared at him with lightning speed, then turned his head away to stare at the road ahead, and said angrily: "Damn, if I know how to stop, I can still use it." Waiting for you to come up?" Before the words were finished, the car swayed suddenly, as if some stone was pinned to the wheels, and suddenly lost control, it slammed into a high wall crookedly.Seeing that something was wrong with the monkey face, he slammed the tail handle hard and pressed his whole body on it. One side of the car was tilted up, and the six wheels were suspended in the air and spun violently, but he still couldn't escape the danger of hitting the wall.

Qing Luo was shocked, jumped forward and grabbed the wooden handle and exerted strength together, only heard a "click", and the wooden handle broke into three pieces.Monkey face snatched the first half, Qing Luo took the second half, holding each in his hands.They only had time to be stunned for a moment, before they saw the shadow of the broken wall rushing forward. Amidst the loud noise, Qing Luo only felt that he was thrown into the air, then slammed into a hard surface, and stopped after rolling for about ten rounds.He got up in a daze, and saw another person lying on the ground full of wood debris, arching his buttocks, not knowing whether he was alive or alive.

He tentatively stepped forward and poked the man's butt: "Hey, are you okay?" The man arched his head and got up, muttering to himself, "I have gradually mastered the driving method of this car." , but your center of gravity is wrong when you come up...it's all your fault!" Perhaps it was because the jacket was too short and the belt was stretched too high. When this man got up, he looked very long-legged, but he was also full of energy, which should not be underestimated. Qing Luo said: "Brother, I was also hunted down, there is no way..." The man touched his head and jumped up: "My hairstyle... loses money!"

Qing Luo touched his pocket in frustration: "I have no money." With a monkey face, he sized Qing Luo up and down suspiciously: "What a big man, can he have no money?" Qing Luo explained: "My money is all on the camel, but my camel is missing..." The man rolled his eyes cunningly, and said with a sinister smile: "Then follow me to do some work, and earn money to compensate me." Qing Luo hesitated and said, "No, I still have something to do..." "What can you do if you don't have money," the man interrupted him resolutely, "I won't suffer if you work with my elder brother, and I will also cover your board and lodging, how about it?"

"no……" "Oh, I'm dizzy." The man in black suddenly stretched out a hand, fumbled in the air, then turned twice on the spot and fell to the ground. "Brother," he said in a trembling, dying tone, "I was hit and damaged, you can't just leave me like this." Qing Luo was kind-hearted, and obviously he was responsible for the crash, so he couldn't let it go, so he stepped forward to help him up. The guy seemed to be in good spirits when he got up, but he was staggered and unable to walk, so Qing Luo had to help him home.The two of them were on the road again, their gait was sneaky, their necks were turning back and forth, their eyes were wandering - one was due to nature, and the other was worried that another disaster would fly out and land on their heads.They walked through the chaotic and dim alleys for a long time until it was dark.Several times Qing Luo felt that they were just walking from one circle to another, but the skinny monkey face suddenly stopped, looked around cunningly, and suddenly jumped over a low fence. The sickly look in Qing Luo's arms.After he jumped over, he desperately waved at Qingluo at the other end, but Qingluo had no choice but to jump over.There was a narrow gap, squeezed between the two walls, and the two of them were too crowded to stand, but the man stretched out his hand and pushed open a very small door on the wall beside the narrow gap. The door was short and small, if it wasn't for that person leading the way, Qing Luo would never have guessed that there was another world in the gap.The man took out a candle from nowhere and lit it. The door turned out to be a spacious and dry room. The room was full of wooden boxes and bags, which seemed to be made of different materials. , Qing Luo blinked desperately, and recognized a few things like flying tiger claws and water spiders.There is still a big kang in the house that can accommodate three or four people. It is surrounded by thick walls, and there is only a small window on the top of the kang. The man greeted Qing Luo to get on the kang, crossed his long legs and sat down facing each other, and brought out a plate of edamame, a plate of beef, and a pot of wine from nowhere, he generously invited Qing Luo to eat, and at the same time snatched most of the stuffed beef into the mouth.Only then did Qing Luo realize that he was hungry, so he ate most of the plate of edamame with shells. After eating, he said to the good man from the bottom of his heart, "I came to Yanhuo City to find someone. Now I am not only looking for someone, but also my camel." The thin-skinned monkey man asked: "Looking for a woman? Did you get cheated by a woman? Did you just get tired of it? I didn't say you, but you are a fool, and you will be cheated out of your money and clothes sooner or later." The man's question was in fact The needle hits the nail on the head, but Qing Luo is stubborn, "I'm not..." He shook his head and said. "You can still do it with me," the man never forgot to tempt him, "Well, you stay here tonight, and you don't charge money—don't worry, no enemy can find you in such a secret place." Before he could finish his sentence, he heard someone from outside banging on the door with a heavy object, and a loud voice shouted impatiently: "The people in the house, the mother is not dead yet, come out quickly... ..." Qing Luo leaned on the crack of the door and opened it, sweating all over from fright—it turned out that the stout man who came to the door was none other than his deadly enemy, Long Budu. Sanoyi The shadow of the sun shone through the swaying leaves, as if countless round mirrors made of gold were flickering, making people unable to see anything.But even so, Qianlan Motong didn't doubt his words at all. "Not yet?" The leaves of the tree rattled, revealing a skinny monkey face. "It's strange," the monkey squatted in the bushes and muttered, "I've calculated that the sun and the wind direction at this time are the most beneficial to me. You can't find me." "You squat there every time you come, how can I not notice you." Old Heluo said. Monkey Face moved his legs on the branch, found a posture and sat down comfortably. "Old guy, you're being cruel." He said, with a sneaky glance at the room. The house is not big, with only three bays, but it is a Zhongzhou-style double-slope house with wooden beams and columns. There is a long veranda facing the yard, and the wooden pillars are painted black and shiny.The windows are tall and long, with latticework on them, keeping the room always dimly lit.Through the window lattice, Monkey Face saw that there was only a large carved bed in the empty room, and a dark red sheepskin box was hanging on the top of the bed, dangling up and down at the end of the rope. He Luo finally found a small pot of water left over from last night, and he began to put the water on the stove to boil, and said in a leisurely manner: "If you want anything, you can go get it yourself. You are a regular customer, so I won't accompany you." .” Monkeyface rode on the branch of the tree, hung his legs down, blinked his eyelids twice, and shouted in a threatening tone: "There is nothing that my Master Xin likes. I can't get it. Old man, you'd better I really want to understand - why don't you obediently send the things with both hands, so as not to hurt everyone." "How about some new words? I've heard you say this no less than ten times." He Luo replied without raising his head, fanning the stove. The monkey face was stunned on the tree: "Have I been here so many times? Haven't I?" Now that he showed his face, he simply squatted on the tree, took out a carpenter's charcoal pencil from under his armpit, He began to draw and count on a crumpled piece of paper, and he said fiercely, "When I go down, I will see how to deal with you." Lao Heluo fanned himself and made tea comfortably under the shadow of the trees.Little by little the shadow of the sun dragged across the yard.After drinking a pot of tea, Mo Tong took a nap, woke up and looked at the sun, and said, "Master Xin, keep busy, I have to eat." Because there was no water, Mo Tong scratched his scalp for a while and decided to eat barbecue.He lit a charcoal fire under the tree, took out a few skewers of guinea pig meat from somewhere, set them on the fire and started burning them.After a while, the aroma was tangy, and it floated straight to the sky. "Hey, hey, old man," the monkey could not help swallowing its saliva, smelling the fragrance with its face on the tree, "I've been squatting here for most of the night, and I don't even have to drink my saliva. You are too bad, so greedy. Me." He cursed, but his eyes were piercing, and he could see that the old guy was busy, and he didn't move from the next step of the tree. "You've already prepared, right? Heh heh, don't think I don't know," he took one last look, then folded the paper full of drawings and put it away. At least, with such skill, I have seen 18 of them, and some of them have already been taught - old man, you are so lazy, you have not changed for so many days. Today you Mr. Xin is going to take his things and leave." He licked the charcoal pencil in his mouth, put it away in his arms, and slowly stood up straight on the tree. When he stood, he put away his gags and made a face. There is a resolute look on the face, obviously ready to give it a go. Lao Heluo looked at the figure on the tree, like a black flag against the background of golden sunlight, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.The black shadow suddenly took a step, jumped down, turned a somersault in the air, and flew lightly towards the courtyard without a sound of wind. "Good!" He Luo Mo Tong couldn't help but praise. The black shadow formed into a ball in the air, suddenly stretched out a long right foot, and fell to the ground, the eyes of both of them were fixed on the point where they landed.The wind seemed to freeze between the river and the bandits.The outstretched legs were like a javelin, piercing the dark and thunderous courtyard. The sound of "flutter" was light and faint, as if a leaf had fallen to the ground.The first point that the monkey's face aimed at was a faint footprint on the ground, probably stepped on by Mo Tong when he went out in the morning-the long legs stretched lightly on the footprint, falling and rising.The monkey face flew into the air.His second step in the air was high and far, and when he lightly tapped the leg of the overturned car with his toes, it was like a dragonfly on water, light and nimble, without any sign of muddy water.The third point is the copper washbasin placed on the ground.He stepped on the edge of the washbasin with one foot, and retracted the other foot, and the golden rooster stood on it firmly on its own.His three jumps did not touch any mechanism, but he was only one step away from the corridor. "There is progress." He Luo praised him. Before the words were finished, one of the monkey faces could not stand firmly, and the other staggered and fell off the washbasin. It was about to fall to the ground, but fortunately, it was nimble and supported itself on the pillars of the promenade with its hands, and finally stood up . "Damn it," the monkey said angrily, "you're hurting people. How can there be no water in the basin? How can this stand? Even if it's a top master of the white line, he uses Lingxu microsteps , he can't stand still." "Then I don't care, anyway, you fell down." "Fall? Grandpa, I haven't fallen yet." Monkey looked around while leaning on the pillar, and said triumphantly, "At least I've reached the porch. The flower work in your yard seems to be a waste of effort. Let's see how you stop me now. He tried twice in a row to stand up straight, but found that he couldn't move. The right hand that was holding the pillar was glued to it. Master Xin smiled instead of being angry: "Damn, I dare to show off my small tricks. I didn't expect that, I'm wearing gloves." He did wear a paid glove on his right hand. The glove was made of lambskin with four steel bars on it Claws, climbing walls and trees are all very convenient. "I didn't expect that," He Luo said honestly, "The last time I took away your left glove, I was thinking about matching it with the one on your right. I didn't expect you, Xin Buqi, to send it here." He said He took out a cigarette stick from his waist pole, lit it with charcoal, and started smoking it. Xin Buqi took off his gloves, somersaulted up the stone steps, and one hand had already touched the door leaf. He squinted at Heluo, the bald guy was still squatting under the tree, smoking a pipe unhurriedly, seeing that his exhausted expression didn't look fake, he couldn't help but feel a stir. He thought to himself: "Don't think I'm such a fool. How can you not know this? There must be a mechanism on the door." He turned his head and saw that all eleven windows were closed, and only one was ajar. "Hmph, I don't believe it anymore. Can the mechanism be activated without touching anything?" He rolled his eyes, playing tricks, and suddenly with a wave of his hand, a throwing knife shot at He Luo who was sitting under the tree. Then a somersault jumped to the open window.He didn't dare to put his hands on the window sill, he just poked his head in, shrugged his shoulders and raised his hips, and was about to jump in.Unexpectedly, it was just such a probe, there was a bang, and when I looked up, a dark guy came down from above. Xin Buqi yelled "Oops" and flinched his neck, before he could hear a crunching sound, a chicken coop fell down and wrapped around his neck.The chicken coop was big and small, and the openings were full of upside-down bamboo strips, which were difficult to remove in a hurry. If Xin Buqi tried to shrink his head, the chicken coop would definitely get stuck between the two windows, and other traps would be triggered.At this moment, his posture was weird, he had to stand with his legs side by side, his hips stretched out, his hands were pressed, and his neck was stretched forward to prevent the chicken coop from touching anything.He froze on the window, and squinted to see that the bamboo skin of the chicken coop was green, obviously it had just been woven and put on it. "Originally, the window was intended to be a guillotine, but the big blades are not enough. Just put a chicken coop on this window—why have you become more and more cunning recently, kid?" Mo Tong said, patting his legs under the tree.Xin Buqi couldn't help moving his head, Lao Heluo was cut into thousands of colorful portraits by the slats of the chicken coop, Xin Buqi didn't find where the throwing knife he threw fell, and he wanted to come It didn't hit that nasty old man either.At this moment, with a cage on his head, he couldn't move forward or back. He couldn't help being angry and sad, thinking: I just combed my hair a long time ago, and this old man has definitely ruined my new hairstyle. (Also: Is it possible that I just stand like this for a day?) I can't bear that my child can't catch a wolf, and I can't bear that my daughter-in-law can't catch a hooligan.How could Xin Buqi, known as the third hand who hated the Vulcan Thief, not understand this, at this moment he gritted his teeth, instead of retreating, he rolled into the room against the cage. The chicken coop made a strange creaking sound when it hit the ground, Xin Buqi didn't have time to take care of it, and once the ground hit the ground, he moved his hands apart, holding two sharp short knives in his hands.As soon as he landed on the ground, he was ready to jump, jump, fly, and roll to avoid the poisoned feathered arrows shot from all sides by the wooden man wielding a big axe, the fire-spitting soul beast, the 30,000-ton boulder pressing directly on the top of his head, etc. , but Lao Heluo let him down so badly that there was no thrilling scene except for the soft slam of two square bricks under his feet. Although Xin Buqi has been to this courtyard several times, it is the first time he has entered the main room.At this moment, he is still wearing a chicken coop on his head. Fortunately, there are many holes in the cage, but they don't block his sight. Through the holes, he can see that the house is dark and dark.There are six pillars in the house, but there is no partition or screen, and the floor is covered with square blue bricks, making the hall appear more empty.In addition, there are only one bed, one table, one table and one stool. From time to time, the wind penetrated through the window lattices, throwing up the curtains on the bed, revealing the red color of the sheepskin box hanging on the bed frame.The red is the shyness of a young girl waiting to go out of the boudoir, the delicate and charming peach blossoms that are just about to bloom, and the style is full of delicate and charming.No one can imagine a shriveled Heluo with white hair like silver who owns such a small box. Although he visited the place many times, Xin Buqi never figured out what valuables would be hidden in this box, but he knew that the more well-maintained the place, the more worthwhile things to get at; the more mysterious the box, the more It is to tease his heart of a thief full of responsibility. "Weird, weird." Xin Buqi murmured, not daring to go forward.He tentatively flipped the handle of the knife and tapped the ground in front of his feet, but the square bricks did not collapse suddenly, revealing the barb-filled mass grave below.He turned his head, moved his neck, which was sore from the heavy load, and glanced out of the window inadvertently, but almost died of anger—the dead Heluo was actually lying under the tree with his belly puffed up, and fell into a deep sleep. Even from a distance, you can see a few majestic beards on the upturned chin. "I don't take uncle seriously," he thought fiercely, "I'm sorry for my face if I don't steal something back this time." Immediately, he swung his two knives, stepped forward, and took another step. Nothing happened. Uncle Xin murmured in his heart, his experience proved that every step of the outside yard was frightening, and everyone was frightened, but once inside the house, it was as quiet as the eye of a hurricane. Could it be that the old man is anticlimactic, he doesn't care about his head when doing things, as long as someone enters Raise your hands and surrender when you get the house? He took another five or six steps forward, and his hand had already touched the small sheepskin box. Xin Buqi inserted the knife in his right hand into his waist, and was about to reach for the box when he turned his eyes and saw the box hanging in the air. Even if it didn't move at all, the red silk sash tied to the box was as red as a thin blood thread, and I don't know how many terrible organs are all connected by that thread. Xin Buqi thought for a while, then took out a soft rope from his waist, tied it loosely with a slipknot, and tied it to the box.He lengthened the rope, stepped back five steps, tried to feel that his feet were solid, just about to pull the rope with all his strength, he pulled the box over, and suddenly his hand stopped, thinking about it, he was still not at ease, afraid that the old man's mechanism would be powerful, Flying in the direction of the rope to find him, he went around the two pillars for half a circle and changed the direction of the rope in two directions. Then he felt relieved and looked at the twisted and tight rope in the main room. Although the time was wasted after some hard work, it was very safe. Xin Buqi couldn't help humming a little tune: "Fortunately, I hid quickly so that my handsome face was preserved..." He grasped the rope tightly, and pulled hard with his hand... Quietly, and as quickly as a flash, the whole room was plunged into an intense, indescribable light. Xin Buqi's shouting sound echoed in the empty room, and the six pillars surrounding him broke away from their bases and began to rotate. , faster and faster, until it became a circle of bright flames.Suddenly, Xin Buqi realized that he couldn't see or touch anything, as if he couldn't touch the ground, and fell rapidly into an abyss. He tried his best to close his eyes, then opened them again, and found that the whole world had suddenly turned upside down, the blue sky was under his feet, and in front of him... was a tree that was getting bigger and bigger in his field of vision. But how could there be a tree in the house? He realized that his feeling was right, that he was indeed falling—he was hanging high in the air a hundred feet above the courtyard, and was rapidly falling towards the river network with a thousand traps and a dead river lying on it. Go to the fat man's terrible yard. Xin Buqi choked up in the air, and swallowed the tears caused by the grievance and the blowing wind into his eyes.Foul, he thought, this time it's not a mechanism, He Luo not only used his best skills to protect the box, but also cast a space displacement magic within a very small range in the room, moving the object a hundred feet.This is not difficult, but the problem is that moving creatures is the most difficult, requiring the dual operations of the magician and the magician; and the more critical problem is that no one has such a great energy to cast such magic—— Even with the power of all the mystics in Ningzhou, it is difficult to move a person such a long distance; an inconspicuous small dilapidated courtyard in the city of Yanhuo actually contains such a great star power-no one has ever Told him it was so unfair. He heard rumbles coming from below.The earth bulges, cracks.Six huge wooden puppets emerged from the soil, each with a pair of huge iron claws shining coldly. This is not fair, Xin Buqi thought aggrievedly, everything in the yard would be against him, according to the rules, he had already passed this level, but now he has to fall back to suffer all kinds of inhuman torture.It seems that only resorted to the last resort. When he passed by the big tree in the yard, he took a sharp breath, his body suddenly folded in the air, and his five iron-like fingers stretched out towards a thick branch he had spotted. Up a buckle.Although he was in the air and rushed suddenly, this stroke was precise and effective, and he was in the style of a master.Xin Buqi thought proudly: Although he didn't grab the treasure today, he didn't let He Luo catch him, haha, grandpa, I'm leaving! Just when he was triumphant, he found that his hand stretched out to catch nothing—the thick branch moved away without wind. A thought flashed through his mind: Even this tree is fake. Amid the yelling, Xin Buqi fell down involuntarily, and the six wooden men were waiting for him with their heads up. "No!" Xin Buqi shouted, hearing the wind whistling in his ears. Before that, everything was in Laohe's calculations, but then there was a small change. During the fall, the huge chicken coop on Xin Buqi's head bumped against the branch of the tree, pulling the guy up half a circle, and then flung it away. It was almost impossible to twist his neck. shape.Xin Buqi got out of the mouth of the cage with his beautiful hairstyle, and this swing changed the course of his fall. Instead of landing on the iron arm of the wooden man who was waiting for him, his buttocks hit the ground with a "bang". On the overturned car in the corner of the yard.The collision sent people flying with the car. It is said that people who learn martial arts are quicker than their brains. Xin Buqi kept blinking his eyes, although he still didn't understand what happened, but he had already grasped a handle on the car nimbly.He had seen that car many times in the trees, and even though it was overturned on the ground, the wheels were always idling.At this moment, even the car and the people turned over a few somersaults on the ground, and turned around. As soon as the four wheels touched the ground, they immediately sped on the ground like crazy.The car circled quickly in the yard, surpassing it like a galloping horse.Mo Tong was also taken aback, jumped up from the recliner, and shouted: "Oh, come down quickly! This thing doesn't count, hey, come down quickly." Big trees, houses, rivers, wooden giants.Then there are big trees, houses, rivers, and wooden giants.The chicken coop has been broken into pieces, but the torment of the hair seems to have just begun.Xin Buqi was extremely dizzy, but he still thought clearly.He tried his best to hug the wooden stake, swallowed his saliva, and said, "I won't come down, even if I'm killed." He walked around the yard dozens of times, and found that Lao Heluo didn't seem to have any ideas, so he couldn't help but become arrogant. He waved his fist at Lao Heluo: "Man, if you can't say it, you can't." While speaking, I don't know what to do, the car suddenly tilted over, drew a deep ditch on the ground, and crashed into the courtyard with a bang. The door, like flying along the narrow alleyway, disappeared without a trace. Mo Tong stayed for a while, then sat back under the tree, wiped his hair with his hands, looked at the broken courtyard door, and then at the red sheepskin box dangling on the rope in the house, and sighed: "I'm afraid these days It's not safe." Before he could finish his sigh, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes from outside the alleyway, rushing straight to the front of his courtyard and stopping suddenly, like a sudden rainstorm.A high-pitched female voice said loudly outside the door: "Nanyao City Car Guard Yun Peichan, the upper right guard, pay my respects to Mo Sikong." San no C Shi Daheng led the guards and escorted Mr. Cha Yao and others to the upper city.At first Xiaosi sat on his skinny horse with its tail swinging nonchalantly, and followed leisurely, but he soon discovered that there were armed guards patrolling along the way, and these people were not only on the streets of the lower city There are local soldiers recruited everywhere, and there are many feathered archers in distinctive armor, each with a bunch of fiery red feathered cherry blossoms on the shoulder armor-this is the elite field army of Fire-hating City.These people were mixed among the raggedly dressed residents and the government soldiers carrying water and fire sticks, as conspicuous as pearls falling on the pile of gravel.The closer to the upper city, the more elite feathered soldiers there will be.They made no secret of their nervousness, and stared at Xiaosi and the others who were unfamiliar with them. In the tense expressions of the Yuren soldiers, there is also a sense of pride that looks down on the surroundings.Not only did they look down on the government soldiers, they also looked down on the city dwellers who were walking in the dust with their heads down.They are tall and tall, and each of them carries a long silver bow on their backs. They are proud of their archery skills passed down from generation to generation. He is the guard of Yanhuolu who was born as a slave. The Yuren are light and thin, and have never been good at melee combat, let alone go into battle wearing heavy armor. Therefore, Lu Renwei's armored infantry is unique.They were all employed by Wingless people of different races. They did not receive Qingdu military pay, but only received a small allowance from the city lord. At first, they were only artisan servants in the army who specialized in forging weapons, and later evolved into infantrymen who went into battle.The original intention of establishing this troop was probably just to serve as a human shield to stop the enemy cavalry, but it gradually developed into a troop known for its bravery and loyalty.When Lurenwei was first founded, there were only more than a thousand people, and it grew under the hands of Yuheting. Because they didn't receive Qingdu's salary and didn't make military registers, no one knew the exact number of people, but they really cannot be underestimated. Powerhouse.Although the Yuren extremely despise the vulgar Wingless people, the Luren Guards have shed their lowliness in Huoyan City and become the most honorable personal guard of Yuhe Pavilion, with a status even higher than ordinary Yuren.This is quite unusual in Ningzhou, where there are strict levels of hierarchy. Xiaosi is indeed naive and ignorant of world affairs, or to put it bluntly, a little two hundred and five, but a strange question still quietly drilled into his head: In Ningzhou, where the king's power is weak, the town lords of all towns support their own troops , are all the same roles as the emperor of the soil; then the mighty lord of the fire-hating city is cautious in his own territory, who is he guarding against?Could it be a robber?Or the legendary bandit?Hell, I'm afraid it's more likely to be a terrifying assassin. It was late at this time, and the beautiful white city wall of the upper city could already be seen.Shi Daheng just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly a white horse rode out from the slanting alley. Although the road was narrow and rugged, the black-clothed rider was superb in imperial skills. The thing just jumped over, and rushed to the front in a blink of an eye. Xiao Si was startled: Could it be that the words came? "Butler, butler." He muttered softly twice, and then heard the man on the opposite side shout: "General Shi, the master told me to send a message that he is not in the city at the moment, and wants me to take you to the Tianxiang Pavilion to see him." he." Shi Daheng couldn't help being stunned, the sky was getting dark at this time, and the danger of staying in the city with distinguished guests increased greatly.But that person was dressed in black, he was Lu Renwei who was close to Yuhe Pavilion.He turned the horse's head, leaving only one sentence: "You just follow behind." Shi Daheng obediently dispatched half of the soldiers to escort Xiao Si, the young master and others to the upper city, but he ordered other people to escort the young master to the Nanshan Road in the lower city. The most famous singing house in Fire-weary City is not in the clean and beautiful upper city, but on the eastern section of Nanshan Road in the lower city.Nanshan Road is not an ordinary road. It is the busiest and busiest place in Fire-weary City. Twelve painted bridges are connected end to end. Among the numerous inns and restaurants, Kabuki and fine wine are unparalleled in the world.If anyone who comes to Ningzhou does not take a walk on Nanshan Road, it will be considered as a trip to the Land of Flying. Contrary to Shangcheng, which is lively during the day and deserted at night, the darker this road is, the more dazzling the whole road is illuminated by strings of red lanterns, the more fragrant the fragrance of makeup and powder is, and the more beautiful the women walking here are. The waist is soft and the appearance is like a flower.It is said that Nanhuai, where the fragrance of pink is wafting for eighty miles on the eastern land, divides the city's outstanding kabuki dancers into three grades: upper, middle and lower. Ordinary women do not enter the ranks, and the best ones are called top grades.In the famous Twelfth Floor of Nanhuai, there are only sixty-four people who can be called top-notch, which is the most prosperous shopping mall in Donglu; A street is not lost to Nanhuai at all. In the city where the fire is disgusting, 20% of the people may rely on this road for food: pimps, petty thieves, booers, rice planters, wine sellers, dice gamblers...all kinds of things.Shrimp has its way, and turtle has its way. These men and women usually take what they need, but today there is a faint breath of disharmony pervading Nanshan Road, and those veterans with a keen sense of smell can feel it. Even if they scratched their heads and looked around, they couldn't find the source of this uneasiness. The most famous song building in Fire-weary City is the Tianxiang Pavilion next to the Oriole Painting Bridge on the street.It was a three-story courtyard with double eaves and flying pavilions, with three red lanterns hanging high at the door.At this time, a few vendors selling roasted ducks, leather boots, and antique jade near the gate of the courtyard were chatting and laughing when they suddenly saw an old man with a white beard emerging from the darkness at the end of the street.悠悠地走到灯笼红光罩着的一片亮里。 那老者眉目平和，衣着却是一领华贵的青罗纱，纱上绣着大朵的紫色牡丹。这人走得甚慢，一行一动都带着股缓慢的优雅情调。从这种从容不迫的步调里，那些老江湖们一眼就可认出这是名羽人贵族。羽人行动敏捷，日常生活中却追求这种缓慢动作透露出的高雅。 只是，一名羽族贵人，怎么可能半夜行在下城的街道上呢？ 老者随身带着一名健仆打扮的汉子，那汉子长手长脚，身材瘦弱，就如一根铁棍，最离奇的是脸上竟然戴着一个铁面具，描画着红黑相间的眉眼，看上去狰狞异常。那些在厌火城厮混得久了的角色都想起一个传闻，不由心中一跳。 看着这两人走过来的城民们突然都怀疑自己的眼睛有点花，因为他们觉得那两人身后的夜色隐隐约约地似在翻动，仿佛整个夜晚都因为这两个人的出现而被搅动了。 他们刚在奇怪，却发现翻动的夜色原来是上百名黑衫大汉正从街道两侧阴影里静悄悄地涌出，这些黑衣大汉，正是厌火军中一贯最骁勇剽悍的庐人卫。而那个戴着鬼脸面具的人，也正是庐人卫的首领，刀术凌厉的鬼脸将军，却以毫无怜悯之心闻名远近。 江湖上传闻鬼脸是整个宁西最顶儿尖的高手。厌火城里能和他比肩而立、当得其对手的，不过寥寥二三人。这二三人中，就包括黑帮铁君子手下的勇士铁昆奴、飘忽不定行踪难觅的黑影刀、只在传说中现过身的白影刀。许多人猜想，这几个人之间，早晚会进行一场龙争虎斗，且看是谁当得“厌火城第一武士”这一称号。 腿脚麻利的人都已经闪开了，但总有些不知事的愣头青还在发呆，立刻被涌上来的黑衣庐人卫们给呼啦啦推到一边，摔了几个跟斗。两个架着锅起油条的小贩躲闪得慢，被连油锅一起打翻在地，发出巨锣一样的轰鸣。整条街顷刻间都安静了下来，随即天香阁前后两百步内的场子被清个一空。 那名老者咳嗽一声，缓步走入歌楼。 天香阁玄关之后的大堂里，摆放着十来张酒桌，每张桌子都用半透明的帘幕围绕着，影影绰绰地可以看到持觥的酒客和吹弹的歌女。酒客们看到老者进门的架势，都悄悄地停下杯盏，不敢开声。 迎面一个托着泥金茶盘的小茶倌儿站着发愣，被鬼脸人伸出一只手在肩膀上一挥，登时平着飞出数尺，盘中茶盅居然一个也没有打翻，他这下愣得更厉害了。 老者没有理会堂里呆坐的那些人，透过这些帘幕和整排的落地长窗，可以看到中庭里那纵深极长的花园。老者似乎对天香阁的路径很熟悉，径直推开长窗，往花园深处走去，鬼脸人跟在后面。 这间花园两侧连着长长的回廊，加上前厅后楼，四面都是长长的檐顶，坡向院子中心。这是东陆形制的建筑方式，下雨天时，四面的雨水都会顺着檐沟和三角形的瓦当滴水汇入庭院，寓着肥水不流外人田之意。 花园里种着无数奇花异草，散发种种异香。木贼草、燕子飞、绣球、水仙、火红色的美人蕉、还有极多的白色山茶、芍药、水艾草。行在长廊上，就如同被透明的花香包围了起来。 只见花园的尽头是一排次第折角的小楼，这里就是有名的南山六玉阁。有一道又长又陡的楼梯，独独通往最后那座楼。 楼梯顶上摆放着一张又长又宽的扶手椅，椅子上独自坐着一条大汉。那大汉高有八尺，头顶精滑溜圆，光着膀子，露出一身虬结的肌肉。远远只见他右耳垂上挂着一个硕大的金环，手上提着一根铁棍，看见那老者和鬼脸走上楼梯，站起挡在了面前。 他这一站，就将楼梯堵了个严实，当真是一夫当关，万夫莫开的气势。那光头大汉虎视眈眈地瞪着两人，也不说话。 鬼脸在面具后翻起白色的瞳仁，两人对目一撞，旁人仿佛听到铜豆落在铜锣里的脆响。 老者微微一笑，他的笑如春风拂面，让绷得极紧的弦松了下来。 他对那光头大汉说：“我这次来，只是喝酒，没有别的事。天香阁难道还怕客人多吗？” 那光头大汉朝楼梯后努了努下巴，闷闷地开了口：“羽大人既然是客人，没必要带这么多人上去吧？” 老者转身看了看，仿佛刚注意到跟在他身后涌进园子里的上百名黑衣人，惊讶地皱了皱眉，冲着楼梯下面道：“你们跟过来干什么，都出去。这是天香阁，挂着铁爷的牌子，若有人敢闹事，自然有铁爷负责。” 他转向那光头大汉，用一根指头点了点楼梯尽头挂着的一块玄铁牌子，问道：“铁昆奴，我说的是吗？” 那块铁牌子六寸见方，乌沉沉的，上面刻“铁浮图记”四个大字。 那大汉将血红的眼瞪过来：“羽鹤亭羽大人，你言重了。即便没有铁爷的牌子，这满厌火城，也没人敢碰你。” 老者打了个哈哈，朝后面摆了摆手：“你们都在外面等着吧。” 那上百名黑衫人暴雷般齐声喝道：“是！”这一声喊齐整异常，震得房梁抖动，显出庐人卫的训练有素。楼内楼外的那些闲人都听得心里发毛，蟊贼碰上正规军，毕竟心中惴惴。不少酒客已经脚底抹油，开始往外溜去，却也还有些不怕死的杀货依旧不肯走，赖在这里想看看热闹，毕竟城主大人随驾的风采，不是等闲可以看到。 过不多时，茶钥公子和小四将军被时大珩带到了天香阁小楼中。 有美女看了，小四兴奋地想，推门而入，却大所失望。原来这小楼还有一个前厅，他两人只见到羽鹤亭正坐在空荡荡的几前喝茶，一个铁面人独自站在身后，连个侍侯的丫鬟都没有。 寒暄过后，双方直吃了七八十盅茶，喝得肚子高高隆起，茶钥公子始终不提正事。小四只拿眼睛瞄看那个铁脸人。 羽鹤亭微微一笑，说：“鬼脸将军是我心腹。” 茶钥公子又左右看了看，还是不说，只道：“这是那个什么铁爷的地方？我们寻思的事，这个……在这里岂非……” 羽鹤亭哈哈大笑：“正是要在铁问舟的地方谈事，方保得万无一失，公子不妨直说吧。” “好，好，好，那我也就不掩瞒了。羽大人的事，家父已联络上了沙陀蛮。” “哦。”羽鹤亭不动声色地又给两人添上茶，笑咪咪地说，“这是厌火臧楠山的初茶，自然比不上茶钥的十八品，但也鲜嫩清香，别具一格。” 小四愁眉苦脸地接过茶杯，只可怜被一肚子水撑得半死，又饿得咕噜噜直叫，他只盼公子和这人赶紧谈完事，好出去找几个漂亮姑娘侍侯着，狂吃海喝一番。 羽鹤亭却不着急问结果，又问：“茶钥与沙陀交战良久，他实力究竟如何？” “当年风铁骑飞夺灭云关，宁州十万蛮族大军风流云散，虽然被剿灭一部，但大半流窜乡野，为匪为盗；现在宁州衰微，这些流寇重新聚集到沙陀麾下，带甲武士三四万，控弦之士五六万，加起来就有十几二十万，实力着实不可小觑，不可小觑呀。”茶钥公子挥着扇子连连摇着头说。 羽鹤亭见他不肯直说，莞尔一笑。他自然知道茶钥和沙陀几次摩擦，却接连败战的事情，若非茶钥城主早与沙陀暗中来往，互通款曲，只怕输得还要难看。 又问：“那么南药比之如何呢？” “南药？哈哈，南药。”茶钥公子先是大笑，后又冷笑。小四也连忙陪着先大笑后冷笑，不过比之公子慢了半拍，大笑声和冷笑声混在一起，未免有点古怪。 茶钥公子拍着胸脯说：“城主如果能拿定主意，南药不烦劳沙陀动手，就由我们来解决了。” 他代表父亲前来谈判，自然不能由着羽鹤亭问个不休，于是端起杯子狡猾地问：“城主的厌火军实力雄厚，在八镇中一贯排名在前，何必找沙陀帮忙呢？” 羽鹤亭哈哈大笑。他笑起来的时候，眯缝起眼睛，眼角上斜，看上去就如同一只上百岁的白须狐狸：“不瞒你说，厌火要是只图自保，那是易如反掌啊，此刻我要借助你们茶钥的力量，自然不敢有丝毫隐瞒。”他斜眼看了一圈，开诚布公地说：“我要对付的是风神和黑翼啊。” “啊也，”茶钥公子愣了愣，手上喝完的杯子忘了放下来，“羽大人要对这两镇下手？他们可是青都羽王的忠臣啊。” 羽鹤亭在谈论这造反的大事时，脸上的笑意只有更浓。他道：“金山、白河反了这么多年，以为能够偏安一隅，但翼动天性情刚强，心多猜忌，他入主青都后，岂容卧榻之旁有人酣睡？这几年来，别提金山和白河，我们其余几家的日子又何尝好过。” 他脸上依旧带笑，却突然“喀嚓”一声捏碎了手中的杯子，茶水流了一桌，那些银针一样的茶叶也散落一几。 “如果不把他……”他微笑着说，“又怎能维持住当前局面呢？” 茶钥公子“哦”了一声，手里的杯子依旧停在半空，以称傲茶钥的滔天谋略想了良久，脸色有点发白：“原来羽大人是想动青都？” “不错，”羽鹤亭点头道，“要对付青都，我的厌火军必然要先全力应对风神风铁骑及黑翼风云止，如果姓铁的在背后搞我一下，那也是麻烦事一件。只要沙陀蛮愿意帮我解决掉这肘腋之患，我就可与沙陀结盟，牛马粮草金钱都不在话下，整个下城，”羽鹤亭举起宽大的袖袍在空中划了半个圈，“这等花花世界，也任由他劫掠。” 小四想着入城来一路看到的稠密房屋人群，还有街上的无数美丽女子，眼前这雕梁画栋的小楼，如果全落到沙陀那不通风月的蛮子手里，未免有点可惜，不由得“咕”的一声吞下一口口水。 羽鹤亭仿佛看出他的心思，笑道：“我要的是整个宁州，小小一个厌火城，有什么可惜。”他掉头看着茶钥公子，推心置腹地道：“若我大事成功，三寐河以西的三方宁州，都是你家天下。”