Chapter 55 Chapter Fifty-fifth: Sorrows can't be solved

After one night, everyone waited nervously for the powerful enemy to seek revenge the next day, which meant "Wanmu is silent and waiting for the rain". Shao Yuanhua gave an order to close the gate, and no one was allowed to go out without his permission. Shao Xiangyao wanted to dilute the tense atmosphere, and said with a smile: "Father, it will take ten and a half months for that Jiao man to go back to move soldiers, why is he so nervous now?" Shao Yuanhua said: "What do you know, kid? Qiao Tuojiang is the most powerful underworld figure. He is elusive. How can he know that he is not nearby and sent those two people to find out the news. How can he not be on guard?"

Before the words were finished, a family member suddenly entered the middle hall and reported: "There was a knock on the door outside, saying that they were looking for a maidservant." Shao Yuanhua said: "Shimei, we don't have such a girl here?" Yang Jiemei heard what the family said, and hurried out with Long Tianxiang, saying, "I am Shimei. Who is looking for me?" Shao Yuanhua's face changed, and he said, "Huh, you came so fast! Since I came here to look for you, it must be Qiao Tuojiang's gang of robbers." The family member said: "We dare not open the door, but looking out from the crack of the door, it is a man and a woman, both about twenty years old, both men and women are very delicate, they don't look like robbers."

Shao Yuanhua was suspicious, and thought to himself: "Qiao Tuojiang and his five bosses are at least middle-aged in their forties, aren't they the same group?" Yang Jiemei was also disturbed, thinking: "I know that I am serving Mei, only members of the Xin family. A man and a woman came, could it be Xin Longsheng and his new wife? Well, if he came to beg me to give He has the antidote, shall I give him or not?" Shao Yuanhua patted the table and said, "Okay, open the door and let them in! I want to see what kind of juniors dare to come to the door!" I saw a handsome young man with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes and a girl with a bow tie on her head and a charming expression coming side by side. The girl wandered around and said, "Which one is Sister Shimei?" He bowed and said, "The old man must be Senior Shao, please forgive us for coming here."

Yang Jiemei was taken aback at first, she had never met this couple before, but after a closer look, the boy seemed to have known each other before, but she didn't know where. Seeing their politeness, Shao Yuanhua thought to himself: "Aren't you from the enemy family?" So he returned the gift and said: "Which family of martial arts fellows are you the children of?" Yang Jiemei said: "I am Shimei, please forgive my blindness, we seem to have never met, who are you?" The young man said: "I am Xi Yufan from Xi's family in Baihua Valley in Yangzhou, and this is Miss Li Saiying from Mingxia Island!" When Shao Yuanhua heard the word "Mingxia Island", he couldn't help being surprised. Shao Yuanhua quickly stood up and said to the girl "My father is the master of Mingxia Island in the East China Sea, Senior Li Qinlong Li?" Originally, Shao Yuanhua was about the same age as Li Qinlong, but because Mingxia Island Master's reputation in the martial arts world was too high, he did not hesitate to demean himself.

Li Saiying said: "I dare not be. The owner of Mingxia Island is my father." Yang Jiemei suddenly realized, and thought to herself: "It turns out that he is Shiqin's (Xi Yujin)'s elder brother. Their siblings look alike, no wonder I think they seem to have known each other." Shao Yuanhua was quite surprised, and said: "Miss Li, I have been famous for your father for a long time, but I have never had any contact with him. I wonder why you two came to the hut?" Xi Yufan said: "We are here specially to visit this sister Shimei." Yang Jiemei said, "How do you know I live here?"

Xi Yufan said, "May I ask if one of Qiao Tuojiang's bosses ever came to your place and caused trouble?" Shao Xianghua quickly said: "Yes, he escaped after being stabbed by Miss Yang. We are looking for him. Brother Xi, do you know about this?" Xi Yufan said: "It's really a coincidence, we ran into this fellow yesterday." It turned out that Xi Yufan was recovering from illness on Mingxia Island, and the owner of Mingxia Island, Li Qinlong, had an appointment with Gong Zhaowen, the owner of Heifeng Island, to obtain the secrets of the Sang family's poisoning skills from the old devil Ximen Muye for him. , then left home alone, repeated the Central Plains.

After Xi Yufan recovered from his illness, he thought about returning home. Li Saiying was engaged to him, so of course he went home with him. Xi Yufan only knew that his younger sister Yujin and Xin Shishizhan's nephew had arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, but he didn't know that they were married, nor did he know where his master, Jiangnan martial arts leader Wen Yifan, lived. So the two of them lived in Baihua Valley for a few days, and then went to Jiangnan together again.Xi Yufan wanted to find out the whereabouts of his younger sister, and Li Saiying had long admired the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, so he just took this opportunity to visit the south of the Yangtze River.At the same time, she was also afraid of running into her father in the north, so she would be free when she came to the south of the Yangtze River.

On this day they arrived in Shaoyang and passed Taohualing. It was late spring and March, and the peach blossoms had faded, but all kinds of wild flowers on the mountain were in full bloom.Li Saiying didn't lose her childish mood, and she was very happy, so she asked Xi Yufan to go to the mountains to pick wild flowers and weave a garland for fun. Before the garland was finished, the sound of carriages and horses was suddenly heard, and someone was driving a cart passing by the path on the side of the mountain. Originally, they didn't care, but the conversation of those two people startled them.There was a person lying in the carriage, who was probably injured and moaned from time to time.

Xi and Li seemed to know each other when they heard this man's groaning voice, they couldn't help their hearts moved, when they heard this man's voice, they recognized it immediately. It turned out that the patient lying in the car was Qiao Tuojiang's No. 5 boss—the man surnamed Jiao. The mountain road was rough and the caravan was bumpy. The man surnamed Jiao was lying on the car, threw it up and down, touched the wound, and he yelled in pain: "Damn, I caught that stinky girl Shimei, I will definitely peel her skin and slap her!" Her tendons are bad!" The man driving the car laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid of Aunt Xin Shishi?"

The one surnamed Jiao said, "So what about Aunt Xin Shisi? Our elder brother Qiao won't be afraid of her. What's more, it is said that this stinky girl escaped privately. She dares to ask the master for support?" The man driving the car said: "But our elder brother Qiao still wants to keep this stinky girl, it's not okay to skin her!" The man surnamed Jiao said: "I know it is of great use to keep her, but I am really angry with her. If I don't skin her, I have to find a way to torture her." The driver smiled and said, "It's not easy to torture her? I have many methods, you should ask me."

These two people didn't know that someone was hiding in the forest, they passed by the path by the mountain, they spoke freely, what they said was heard by Xi Yufan and Li Saiying. That time Qiao Tuojiang led his men to invade Mingxia Island and set up a Liuhe formation to besiege the owner of Mingxia Island, Li Qinlong. This man surnamed Jiao was also among them.Both Xi Yufan and Li Saiying had fought against him before.Although he didn't see his face at this time, he could hear his voice. From Gu Xiaofeng and Han Peiying, Xi Yufan also knew that Aunt Xin Shisi had a girl named Shi Mei, and his younger sister had a good relationship with this Shi Mei when she was in the Xin family. This is a clue to find her sister. , of course he refused to let it go. Li Saiying picked up a pebble and used his family's unique skill of "snap fingers", suddenly rushed out from the forest, the pebble popped out with a bang, and hit the front hoof of the horse pulling the cart.Although her skill of "flicking fingers" was not enough, the horse couldn't bear it anymore, it immediately neighed, its hooves buckled, and the cart fell down. The man driving the car shouted: "Okay, you juniors really don't know Taishan with your eyes, and you dare to move me!" He didn't know Xi and Li, so he thought he had met the young man who "cut the diameter" thief. Li Saiying shouted: "Jiao, get out, Daddy wants me to question you!" The man surnamed Jiao turned into a gourd, unable to stand up, he could only hold the car shaft, leaning on his body, and said angrily: " It turned out to be you stinky girl, even though I was injured, I can still send you away!" Xi Yufan sneered and said, "You're just relying on others' power. That time you were lucky enough to escape on Mingxia Island, but you actually dared to go to the Central Plains to do something wrong! Hmph, let's see if you can escape this time?" The man driving the car was taken aback and said, "Old Jiao, are these two juniors from Mingxia Island?" The one surnamed Jiao said: "That's right, this stinky girl is Li Qinlong's precious daughter." The man driving said: "This, this...well, let's talk about it carefully." He thought to himself: "I don't know if Li Qinlong will come with his daughter. Other people are easy to provoke, but I can't afford to provoke him." .” The man surnamed Jiao seemed to know what his companion was thinking, and said with a sneer, "Fourth Brother Qiu, don't listen to this stinky girl's nonsense, even if the owner of Mingxia Island returned to the Central Plains, he went to the north to find that old devil Ximen Muye, and decided You won’t be in the south of the Yangtze River! If you are intimidated by her, it’s okay to spread the word as a joke, but it’s hard to explain to Master Qiao!” The man surnamed Qiu seemed to have taken a "reassurance pill" after hearing this, and he became courageous, thinking to himself: "Yes, if Li Qinlong comes, he will never be with his daughter. I am going to rely on Qiao Tuojiang, Lao Jiao is his confidant, I must help him with this job!" So he immediately said: "Joke, how could I be afraid of these two dolls!" Li Saiying said: "Alright, since you are determined to accompany him to die, then come!" The man surnamed Qiu said: "What are you busy with? It's not too late for me to start with you after I smoked this bag of dry tobacco." He was holding a three-foot tobacco rod in his hand. .The smoke pot is as big as the mouth of a teacup.He loaded the tobacco, rubbed the flint slowly, and lit the cigarette. Li Saiying thought about it, and said, "Don't fall for his plan to slow down the army!" Before he finished speaking, this man sprayed a puff of smoke towards them.Xi Yufan felt dizzy for a while, and hastily jumped about ten feet to seize the upper hand, and shouted: "Sister Ying, be careful, this is poisonous smoke!" On the other hand, Li Saiying looked calm, as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "What can the poisonous smoke do to me?" Floating forward, he stuffed a pill into Xi Yufan's mouth, and said: "This is my father's secluded evil pill, swallow it and it will kill you." It's all right." It turns out that there is a special Zhicao on Mingxia Island, which has the same effect as Tianshan Snow Lotus, and it can be made into a panacea, which can cure all kinds of poisons. The man surnamed Qiu "hummed" and said: "I don't need poisonous smoke, but I can catch you!" He approached in the mist, and used the smoke stick in his hand as a weapon to poke Xi Yufan's dantian key point. Xi Yufan swallowed the pill, and he really felt refreshed, but his eyes were smoked by the thick smoke, and his vision was unavoidably blurred. Immediately, palm movements became popular, and with a whirring palm, he swept away the poisonous smoke, drew his long sword out of its sheath, and with a move of "crossing the golden beam", it also blocked the man's cigarette rod. The man surnamed Qiu didn't expect Xi Yufan to have such skill at such a young age, his heart shuddered, and he secretly groaned: "I'm afraid Li Qinlong's daughter is even stronger than this kid, and the worst thing is that Lao Jiao got injured again. But if I only care Get away by yourself, and Qiao Tuojiang asked me to ask for someone, and I can't afford it!" I had to bite the bullet and take the offensive, hoping to catch the opponent by surprise. Xi Yufan said: "Sister Ying, go and take down that Jiao, and leave him to me." Li Saiying guessed that Xi Yufan could deal with this man, and said, "Okay, be careful!" Stepping forward, he drew his sword and pointed at the man surnamed Jiao and reprimanded him, "Where did your prestige in Mingxia Island go? I don't want to kill a wounded person. You answer my questions honestly." Bar." The one surnamed Jiao suddenly pulled out the glove hook, leaning on the carriage, with both hooks out, he hooked her calf.He shouted: "Smelly girl, I won't be afraid of you even if I get hurt!" Li Saiying was caught off guard and almost hurt him.There was only a "chi" sound, and a piece of the skirt was torn. Li Saiying said angrily: "Okay, this is you looking for death!" The sword moves lightly, the double hooks fly, and for a while the fight is indistinguishable.Originally, in normal times, the man surnamed Jiao was better than her, but the disadvantage was that he was injured and had to lean on the car to support his body, unable to move his feet, so he had to be beaten.Therefore, after only thirty strokes, he was already sweating like rain, giving Li Saiying the upper hand. Xi Yufan and the man surnamed Qiu were evenly matched, but because Li Saiying had already gained the upper hand, Xi Yufan was full of energy, but the other party was unavoidably flustered. Xi Yufan's swordsmanship was unfolding furiously, and he was confident that he could win in sight.Suddenly Li Saiying heard "Ouch" and rolled down the hillside. This shock was no small matter, Xi Yufan didn't care about hurting the enemy, so he quickly withdrew his sword and ran to rescue Li Saiying. Li Saiying didn't wait for him to help, she turned up like a carp, and shouted: "Go up and catch the living, ah, no, they ran away!" I saw that the man surnamed Qiu had already carried his companion on his back, and ran like flying, and ran over a hill.Li Saiying got up after rolling to the side of the mountain, and she couldn't catch up even if she tried to catch up. Xi Yufan said: "What's the matter with you? It's important to treat your injuries first!" Li Saiying said: "I am not injured." Xi Yufan was surprised: "Then why did you fall down?" Li Saiying said: "When I fell, I couldn't understand why I fell! That man was not my opponent. When I was about to pierce his lute bone with a sword, suddenly the Yongquan point on the heel seemed to be stung by a big ant. , the pain was unbearable, just like this, I lost my footing in a daze, and rolled down the hillside!" Xi Yufan said in shock, "Could it be that you were tricked, take off your shoes and socks, and let me see." There was a red spot on her heel, but the pain had stopped, and she didn't feel anything unusual. It was obvious that she was not poisoned, so Xi Yufan was relieved. But there is no such thing as a coincidence, in the midst of a fierce battle, you will be stung suddenly by an ant.Xi Yufan thought for a while, and said: "This matter is strange, I'm afraid there are capable people secretly helping that guy!" Li Saiying was clever, and she had already thought of what Xi Yufan wanted, and said, "Of course there is no such a coincidence. However, even if someone plotted against me, he must be afraid of my father, so he dare not show up publicly. You You can rest assured." Xi Yufan said: "It's a pity that those two guys ran away. You don't know, I wanted to fall on them and find out the whereabouts of my sister." Li Saiying smiled and said, "If you just want to find out about Sister Jin's whereabouts, then you don't have to question them. I can also find clues for you." Xi Yufan said happily, "What magic method do you have?" Li Saiying said: "Jiao's wound is still bleeding, the injury must not have been long, and the person who can injure him must be someone with excellent martial arts and a lot of background, right?" Xi Yufan said: "That's right. If it's just a girl of Aunt Xin Shisi, I'm afraid I can't hurt this Jiao." Li Saiying said: "I know that Shaoyang has a family of martial arts surnamed Shao, and the patriarch Shao Yuanhua's eight-eight-sixty-four-way purple-gold saber technique is famous all over the world!" Xi Yufan suddenly realized, and said: "The maidservant Mei is probably in Shao's family. .” So he and Li Saiying immediately went to Shao’s house.Shao Yuanhua is a well-known person, and of course it was easy to find him when he arrived in Shaoyang County. After Xi Yufan explained clearly how he met those two people that day, Shao Yuanbi was both surprised and delighted, and said, "It turns out that Qiao Tuojiang is also Miss Li's father's enemy?" Li Saiying said: "Why did Qiao Tuojiang's men come to trouble you?" Shao Yuanhua didn't want to tell them the details, and said eagerly, "It's hard to explain this matter. In short, he, Xiao'er, and Miss Yang have a little bit of trouble. At present, we are preparing for a provocation from Qiao Tuojiang." It was inconvenient for Li Saiying to ask any further questions, and said, "Qiao Tuojiang once came to our Mingxia Island to make trouble. If Senior Shao doesn't mind, we are willing to help." Shao Yuanhua thought to himself: "The name of the owner of Mingxia Island can be used as a talisman. The Xi family in Yangzhou Baihua Valley is also not small. With the two of them here, even if they can't beat Qiao Tuojiang, they can still scare him But my Mrs. Gao probably doesn't want to let outsiders know the truth, so how about letting them intervene in this matter?" Just as she was hesitating, Yang Jiemei asked: "Young Master Xi, you said you came here specially to find me, but why?" Xi Yufan said: "I heard that my younger sister Yujin once had acquaintance with Miss Yang. I just came back from overseas, and I don't know her whereabouts yet. I only know that she has gone to the south of the Yangtze River." Yang Jiemei said indifferently: "So you came to me to inquire about my sister. Needless to say, I am polite and elegant. I am Aunt Xin Shisi's girl, and Lingmei came to Xin's house as a daughter to pretend to be a girl. , I dare not climb high." Xi Yufan was very embarrassed, and said: "Miss Yang, don't say that, my sister-in-law is always taken care of, I have heard Miss Han Peiying say it, and I have to thank you." Yang Jiemei said: "I don't dare to do it. If you want to know Lingmei's whereabouts, I do." Xi Yufan said happily, "Miss Yang, can you tell me?" Yang Jiemei said coldly: "Of course, I also want to congratulate you!" Xi Yufan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Where does the joy come from?" Yang Jiemei said: "Lingmei is now the wife of the chief disciple of Wen Yifan, the leader of the Jiangnan alliance, and the wife of the future leader of the alliance. Isn't this a great joy?" Xi Yufan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Is that true?" Yang Jiemei sneered, "We've all been to a wedding before, so how could it be fake?" Shao Yuanhua was a little surprised, and said: "Yes, Daxia Wen married his head disciple, and I have received invitations from him. Why don't you know as an older brother?" Xi Yufan never dreamed that his younger sister would marry Xin Longsheng so soon, he thought to himself: "How can I have the nerve to meet Gu Xiaofeng? Sister Jin is also inexplicable, how can she be so reckless about her life's major events? Xiaofeng made trouble for her The marriage change caused such a big disturbance, I never thought it would end like this, alas, I really knew today, why bother? But the rice has already been cooked, and I, as an elder brother, cannot be undone, so I have to let her go." It was decided at the moment Gather your mind and answer Shao Yuanhua's question: "I just came back from Mingxia Island, so I don't know yet." Seeing his uncertain expression, Shao Yuanhua knew there must be something strange about it. He is a sophisticated person, so of course he would not inquire about other people's private affairs, so he laughed and said, "So, this is unexpected good news for Brother Xi." Yang Jiemei said coldly: "Since you came to me to find out about Lingmei's whereabouts, it's not too late to find out now. You, a new brother-in-law, should go see your new brother-in-law as soon as possible." Shao Yuanhua said: "I appreciate the kindness of the two of you just now, but it's important for Brother Xi to reunite with his family, so I can't keep you any longer." Xi Yufan said: "No, it's more important to deal with Qiao Tuojiang's group! Now that I know the whereabouts of my younger sister, it's the same if I see her sooner or later." Shao Yuanhua said: "I don't know if they will come, and if they come, I don't know when. I don't want to waste too much of your time. I know you have something to do, so I don't dare to force you to stay!" When speaking, his expression was extremely cold. These words were beyond Xi Yufan's expectation, and he thought to himself: "He said it well, why did he suddenly change his mind, what he said is clearly equivalent to an order to expel the guest." Xi Yufan is a warm-hearted person, and he wanted to talk to Shao Yuanhua again, explaining that he voluntarily stayed in Shao's house to defend against powerful enemies, and he was sincere, not out of force.Before the words could be spoken, Li Saiying said first: "Our skills are low, and it is useless to stay here. Since Senior Shao doesn't welcome us, we just leave." Shao Xiangyao said anxiously: "Father, he has good intentions, why do you want to send the guests away instead?" Shao Yuanhua ignored his daughter, but said to Li Saiying: "Miss Li, don't misunderstand, I really came here because I didn't want to miss your official business; secondly, I didn't want you to intervene in this matter to avoid any accidents. I can't afford it." I have asked someone to take the luggage of the two of you, please forgive me and deliver it soon.” Before the words were finished, I saw that the two little girls had already arrived with a bag each, and handed it over to Xi and Li. Shao Xiangyao was very sorry, but she could not quarrel with her father, and Li Saiying took the bag and left immediately, so she had to see the guests on behalf of her father, sent them out of the gate, and said goodbye to them graciously. On the way, Xi Yufan said: "This old Shao's temper is really a bit weird. For some reason, he suddenly wants to drive us away? The two reasons he mentioned are clearly excuses!" Li Saiying said: "It's not that old Shao is weird. From my point of view, the one who is weird is probably Mrs. Gao." Xi Yufan said: "We were in Shao's house, and we have never met Shao Yuanhua's two wives. How do you know that Mrs. Gao is weird?" Li Saiying said: "Didn't you hear what that Miss Yang just said? Shao Xianghua's palm technique was probably taught by Mrs. Gao." Xi Yufan said: "That's right, I'm really puzzled about this matter, so I want to ask you. I heard that your Mingxia island's martial arts have never been passed down to Zhongtu, why Shao Xianghua's palm technique is the same as yours. You suspect that Mrs. Gao taught it, does she have anything to do with your Mingxia Island?" Li Saiying said: "I'm afraid it has something to do with it, but I'm not sure yet. I'll talk to you after I figure out one thing." Xi Yufan said: "What is it?" Li Saiying was thoughtful, and seemed to ignore Xi Yufan's question.Xi Yufan thought to himself: "Since she said she wanted to find out before she told me, she must be unwilling to tell me now. It's because I asked more." He was not a good person. I won't ask any more questions. Li Saiying thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Brother Fan, I will go back with you tonight." Xi Yufan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Where are you going back?" Li Saiying said, "Go back to Shao's house!" Xi Yufan said: "Since he doesn't welcome us, how can we go back?" Li Saiying said with a smile: "Of course I went back secretly, and I didn't let them know!" It was exactly: How about knowing the future?Please listen to the breakdown next time.