Chapter 27 Chapter 6: Waterways linger and reed flowers grow

The night gradually merges, and the setting sun paints the fiery red light on the green mountains and green waters, so the mountains and rivers become part of the setting sun. When a person is too brilliant, other people have to change their color under this light, otherwise, they can only change to adapt to others.Therefore, being strong is the only purpose of evolution, so it is for nature, for humans, and for martial arts.That's why there are fights, fights, and colorful legends. Guo Ao leaned on the side of the boat, and the boat went in with the boat and flowed to Dongting Lake. Jingzhou was not far from Dongting, but it wasn't close either, so they left very early, but Shen Qingyi disappeared again inexplicably.However, time is running out, Guo Ao and Bai Yong have to go to the martial arts conference first, hoping to see this troublesome little girl at the venue.

The setting sun shines back, and the golden snake on the river is radiant and radiant. Guo Ao stares at the setting sun, as if he wants to see through the destruction behind this splendor.Yes, no matter how brilliant the evening photos are, they are no match for the doomed night. Is it the same for the Tianluo Sect that is now in full swing? Guo Ao slowly said: "It turns out that it was Tianluo Sect who made the murder." Boyong stared at the gloomy Jiang Bo, shook his head and said, "Things can't just be seen on the surface." Guo Ao said: "You mean someone else is the murderer? But when we tracked and picked Ye Feihua, we did see Ling Baohe assassinate King Wuyue, and Chongxuan kill Wudang Qingxu. And Chongxuan was indeed present when Tie Wanchang died. .”

Bai Yong smiled: "That's because you regard Ling Baohe's assassination of King Wuyue and Chongxuan's poisoning of Qingxu as the same events as the deaths of Qian Yingshu, Yang Feng, and Tie Wanchang, but if you change the angle, you I won’t think so anymore.” His eyes widened: "Qian Yingshu is a dot, Yang Feng is a dot, Tie Wanchang is a dot, King Wuyue and Qingxu are just a dot. There is no reliable clue running through them, nor That is to say, the one who assassinated King Wuyue and Qingxu may not necessarily be the one who killed the first three, because we have no evidence."

Guo Ao thought for a while, nodded slowly, and said, "So, do you suspect that someone is hiding behind and manipulating this conspiracy?" Bai Yong's gaze became serious: "After you left, I asked King Wuyue in a secret language, and I found out that Qian Yingshu, Yang Feng, and Tie Wanchang have another identity!" Guo Ao was shocked and said, "What identity?" Boyong said: "Qian Yingshu and Tie Wanchang turned out to be traitors placed by Tianluo Sect and Mandala Sect respectively, and Yang Feng, the ostensibly head of Tianluo Church, is his man! The three people Ye Feihua killed must have a very secret purpose, perhaps, to cut off the left and right hands of some people and weaken their strength!"

He went on to say: "I always feel strange, every time the green leaf appears, it is after the dead. Why did the king of Wuyue not die, but the green leaf appeared? Could it be... Could it be that this green leaf is the same as the three green leaves in front of me?" Didn't the leaf come from a single person? The purpose of the green leaf behind is not to kill people, but to lead us to Huashan Peak?" Guo Ao's eyes gradually brightened, and said: "You mean, the first three green leaves and the last two are not the same owner? Nor is it the work of Tianluo Sect?"

Bai Yong nodded slowly, and said: "I'm just saying that this is also a possibility. After all, Qian Yingshu was deliberately placed next to King Wuyue by the Tianluo Sect, so there is no need to kill him at all." Guo Ao said: "Then we don't go to find the murderer, but make this bet, what kind of martial arts conference are we going to do?" Boyong smiled: "Chongxuan, Ling Baohe and us all went to the martial arts conference, do you think the murderer will go to other places? How prominent is the leader of the martial arts, Huayin Pavilion, Wuyue King, Mandala Jiaozhen Will you stand by and watch? This martial arts conference is the best place for us to find the murderer!"

Guo Ao nodded involuntarily, but Bai Yong suddenly stopped, let out a "huh" and stared straight at Jiang An, as if he saw something weird. This place is only more than 60 miles away from Dongting, the river is open, at dusk, there are fields on the river bank, and there are not many people, only a woman in white, riding a green donkey slowly along the river bank. The white clothes completely covered her face, so she couldn't see her face clearly. She held a branch in her hand and drove the green donkey forward.On the opposite side is a large reed field, the reed flowers are better than the snow, covering the leisurely figure of the woman in white from a distance.

The reeds swayed gently with the wind, and the woman was getting deeper and deeper, and there was no shadow in sight, only a few partridges startled from the reeds from time to time. Bai Yong stared blankly, his brows furrowed. Guo Ao glanced at him and said, "What's the matter? Lost your soul?" Bai Yong frowned, as if he was in great pain because of the violent thoughts in his head. He ignored Guo Ao's question and murmured to himself: "What's wrong? What's wrong?" He suddenly turned his head and said to Guo Ao: "I just think there is something wrong with that woman, but I can't see what it is. Have you seen it?"

Guo Ao was stunned, and said, "What's wrong? I didn't see it." Boyong beat his head in pain a few times, and said: "It must be something very wrong. I have a hunch that if we don't find out, it will kill us sooner or later! You go to Dongting to attend the meeting by yourself, I'll catch up to see it." Look!" Before he finished speaking, he jumped into the river with a "plop" and swam towards the shore.Paddle in the middle of the river, and still don't forget to turn around and shout: "You take the lead, but you must not lose, it's embarrassing to me! I'll go over there immediately!" I swam to the river in a blink of an eye. , got into the reed.

Guo Ao was stunned, thinking carefully, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with this woman.The only thing wrong is that a single woman should not appear in such a desolate place.However, it seems that this should not surprise Boyon so much, right? If you are a woman who is just eighteen or nineteen years old, if you are riding alone on a lonely little donkey, walking alone in the deserted reeds, will there be countless legends of perverts in your heart at this time, and you will be so afraid Terrible?If at this time, a person covered in water sprang out from the reed with a sound of "hooing", staring at you in a daze, blocking the way of your little green donkey, would you be very scared?What would you do if the person stared blankly at it for a long time and suddenly started laughing?What if he continued dancing?

But this woman in white just reined in the green donkey quietly and looked at Boyong quietly, as if waiting for him to give a reasonable answer. But Bai Yong only cared about laughing wildly at himself, and ignored the woman's expression at all.Laughing wildly, he shouted, "I figured it out! I figured it out!" The woman was not surprised at all, and said indifferently: "Young master, what did you come up with?" Her voice was a little hoarse, but it was not unpleasant, and there was a strange vibration faintly, forming an inexplicable attraction , people will listen to it unconsciously.The high-raised cloak completely covered the face without revealing anything, but people couldn't help but imagine, what kind of pure and beautiful face is behind this white shadow? Boyong then laughed three more times, and said, "I want to understand this!" He opened his hand, and in it was a green leaf.This is exactly the leaf he found from the golden tent of King Wuyue, and now he held it in his hand and held it in front of the woman in white.This was the only physical evidence, he should be more careful, but Boyong held it indifferently, even if the wind blows it away, he doesn't care at all. The woman said lightly: "This is a leaf." Boyong actually nodded as well, and said: "This is a leaf. But this little leaf is the murderer who killed three people. One is a romantic butler, the other is a murderous thief, and the other is A well-known bodyguard in Jianghu. So although it is just a leaf, in my opinion, it is more terrifying than the iron hand of the murderer king." The woman said: "No matter how terrible it is, it is still just a leaf." Boyong nodded and said, "Yes, it's just a leaf. What's scary is not it, but the people who manipulate it to carry out this series of tricks." The woman smiled faintly and asked, "Who?" Bai Yong smiled. Whenever he saw Guo Ao was very reluctant but had to make a bet with him, he would always show such a smile: "It's you." The woman in white didn't speak. No matter who it is, it is difficult to say anything when encountering such unreasonable accusations. Boyong didn't seem to expect her to answer, and said, "Just now when I saw you on the river, I felt something was wrong. Now I finally figured it out, it's this leaf." Suddenly two rays of divine light shot out from his eyes, staring straight at the woman in white: "It's the branch in your hand." The woman in white didn't hold back, and the branch she was holding stopped waving on the green donkey's head.She paused and said, "You can see it." Bai Yong giggled and said, "It's because you want me to see it! This kind of tree doesn't grow in Chu." The woman in white said: "It's called the sala tree. It is said that it is only found in the Buddhist realm thousands of miles away. The Buddha Sakyamuni passed away under this tree. From then on, the two sala trees, one withered and the other prosperous, stood quietly in the world. I After going through untold hardships, I only brought back one branch." Boyong said: "It is this kind of mysterious leaf that makes the myth of 'picking leaves and flying flowers' come true. I once believed in it, but now I have figured it out." The woman in white said lightly: "Oh?" Boyong's eyes wanted to penetrate the white cloak and see the face hidden in the darkness, but the darkness was so firm that even under the bright sunset, it was still solidified like a substance. A smile appeared on his face: "Because you are wearing white clothes." This reason is very strange, but the woman in white was shocked involuntarily. Boyong's eyes were burning, he paid attention to every slight movement of the woman, and said slowly: "It is said that there is a sect in Tibet, called the Shangpa Kagyu sect, and white clothes are the symbol in the sect. I don't know if this white dress is the other white dress ?” The white-clothed woman remained silent, and a smile appeared on Boyong's face, and said: "It is said that the living Buddha of this generation of Shangpa Kagyu is a genius. Although he is young, his merits and deeds are very profound. And I like to travel around the world, looking for the unknowable 'fate', I don't know if she has arrived in Jingzhou now?" His smile deepened, as bright and profound as a knife's edge: "Or, I should change my words and call you Dakini?" The woman in white remained silent. Boyong said: "Picking leaves and flying flowers is just a legend. Legends can't kill people. Those who kill people are those who use this legend. One leaf, two dead people, this is a legend in itself, so people can't help but think in the direction of the myth. But as long as Once you figure it out a bit, this myth is no longer surprising!" The woman in white couldn't help but asked, "Which point?" Bai Yong said leisurely: "One of them committed suicide!" He didn't wait for the woman in white to answer, and continued: "Yang Feng and Tie Wanchang's deaths have one thing in common. This point is very secret, and I don't think many people have noticed it. But this point is fatal." The woman in white waited quietly for him to explain. Boyong said: "That is, when they died, there was a person by their ears. There was no scar on the whole body, and they died in a strange way. Peerless martial arts can do it, and so can a hidden weapon shot through the ear. If this The hidden weapon is very small, so it can be held in the mouth and sprayed into the opponent's ear, causing extremely small wounds, and even no blood will flow out. If the hidden weapon is crafted by skillful hands, it can be hidden in the mouth together with the spring , then even people who don’t know martial arts can use it. Once the concealed weapon is released, swallow the spring immediately, and the explosives in the spring will burst, and the spring and the chest of the person will be shattered into dust. And no one will ever know. It is really a very good strategy to hide the organ in the stomach of the deceased. When Yang Feng died, he was listening to the little flower girl. When Tie Wanchang died, his son was by his ear. Yingshu also has cherry lips next to his ears, but he never imagined that Ruanrou Township would turn into Wangxiang Terrace!" The woman in white said lightly: "But why do these three people take their own lives to assassinate others? It will not do them any good." Boyong said: "Although it is not good for them, it is good for the people they cherish. Although Hong Yun is wandering in the world, she really cares for her sister. If someone promises to give her sister a large sum of money, she will be dignified for the rest of her life." , Be an innocent person, she may not be unable to give up her life. Yang Feng has killed many people, among them may be the parents of the little flower seller. With her aptitude, it is impossible to avenge her in her life. If she is given a certain kill at this time Yang Feng's opportunity, she might not be willing to give up her life. Tie Wanchang is a martial artist, and the Escort business is so big, it is inevitable that he has done some unscrupulous things. Tie Zhongying grew up under the care of his father, so naturally he has never seen any bloody storms, and is used to Professing to be righteous, if someone tells him the bad things his father did secretly, he will definitely be greatly stimulated, and maybe he wants to wash away this shame with the blood of two people. You know, people in Jianghu always think that As long as you die resolutely, even if you have committed any crimes, you don't have to bear it anymore." Bai Yong said leisurely: "Isn't the bright achievement method among the twelve success methods good at educating the world and redeeming suffering? Dakini in white, is this series of murders your masterpiece? Confound everyone with the legends in the world Is this the purpose of your achievement? What do you want to get out of it?" The woman in white didn't answer. Boyong said again: "However, the king of Wuyue and the painting of two leaves on Cuifeng were not written by you. The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. The Tianluo Sect knew you were the murderer, so it took advantage of your plan. The Tianluo Sect Although killing King Wuyue failed, he killed the head of Wudang. If you don’t admit it again, I’m afraid that these murders will all be blamed on you. At that time, King Wuyue and the righteous way of Wulin will be equal to the unity of the court and the rivers and lakes. I’m afraid it will be against you Very bad." The woman in white slowly removed a line of her cloak, letting her eyes shine through.Her gaze was cold and calm, as if she wanted to see Boyong clearly. She said suddenly: "Leaves are just leaves." Bai Yong nodded, waiting for her to continue. The woman in white said: "Even if the murderous leaf is exactly the same as the leaf in my hand, it doesn't mean that I am the murderer, does it?" Bai Yong nodded again. The woman in white said: "Similarly, no matter how reasonable your guess is, it is just a guess after all, isn't it?" Bai Yong smiled wryly, and nodded again.He couldn't help nodding because he couldn't deny it. There was a smile in the eyes of the woman in white: "So, you still can't prove that I am the murderer." But Boyong laughed, and smiled triumphantly: "The reason I said all this... is just because the purpose of you holding this string of branches is to lure me here, and this is also your real purpose of killing these people !" He said slowly, "I'm not wrong, am I?" Suddenly there was another darkness in the cloak, and it came out with a gloomy coldness. Killing intent! Guo Ao went straight down by boat, and when the sun was setting, he had already seen Junshan in Dongting Lake.The mountains and rivers are clear and bright, melting gold and purging purple, and smoky smoke. The mountains are as clear as the water, the water is as blue as the sky, and the vision is wide, which is very pleasing to the eye. Dongting Lake is the main channel of the Wu-Chu waterway. There are a lot of boats passing by, and the star sails are dotted like clouds coming from the sky.The flock of birds up and down is like a collection of fairy spirits.Guo Ao didn't bother to look at the scenery, but looked far away, searching for traces of the martial arts conference. He doesn't need to work hard.Because a large flag has been erected in the center of the lake, shaking it in the wind, with six large characters written on it: "World Martial Arts Conference".There are dozens of large ships lined up under the banner, forming a large square formation.Those boats were trapped together with huge wrist-thick cables, and wooden boards were laid on them, which were flat and neat, and a big arena was built.Around the arena, there are dozens of boats, full of people standing on them, ready to welcome the guests coming and going. Guo Ao frowned.The Martial Arts Conference was originally intended to deal with the Tianluo Sect, so it was better to hide it than to show it. Now that it is so loud, it seems that it is afraid that the Tianluo Sect will not know.Isn't Zhengdao afraid that the Tianluo Sect has ambushed countless Vulcan cables in advance, blowing up the entire lake to the Sea Dragon Palace? Guo Ao shook his head, sure enough, after a long period of peace, the sense of crisis of the righteous way in the world has disappeared, Shaolin and Wudang are vulnerable, this is no accident. He slowly stopped the boat, moored to one side, and was going to watch with a cold eye what the martial arts conference would turn out to be, and it would not be too late to enter the venue at last. The sky gradually became darker and darker, and more and more martial arts people gathered.The lake is brightly lit and filled with boats of all sizes.Where have the merchants transporting goods and doing business from north to south seen such a battle?They all avoided the road.Although Guo Aobo is far away, his eyes and ears are very good at hearing and seeing, so he can see clearly. After a while, eight big lamps were slowly lifted up around the ring, illuminating the surroundings brightly.On the north side of the arena, there was a row of sandalwood chairs, on which sat more than a dozen senior elders, smiling and greeting each other. Guo Ao couldn't help shaking his head again.This is not like a meeting to judge the lifeline of martial arts, but rather like a gathering place for feasting, singing and music.The Tianluo Sect has a lot of plans, and they are eyeing them. Could it be that these famous and decent families can't abandon these red tapes?The sympathy for these decent families can't help but fade a bit. After the headlights came up, someone stepped onto the stage and said something loudly to the audience.It's nothing more than the fact that some Tianluo sects have done many evils, destroying Shaolin and Wudang, and the people and gods are indignant, and the heaven and the earth will not tolerate it.People of my righteous way must work together to fight against the evil. Therefore, a martial arts conference is held and leaders are elected publicly so that we can advance together and retreat together. The man spoke impassionedly, although everyone in the audience listened respectfully, but there was a relaxed expression on their faces, after all Shaolin and Wudang are too far apart, it really has nothing to do with them. After several people angrily took the stage to give speeches, everyone agreed that the leader of the martial arts conference would be determined in the form of a martial arts competition.In fact, this is the only way to resolve conflicts in the arena. The strong are respected. In the arena, of course, the only way to do it is by force. Then someone stepped onto the stage and begged for help from all directions. Guo Ao looked around, but there was no sign of Boyong.Chongxuan, Lingbaohe, Zarayana, King Wuyue, Huaying Pavilion, and Mandala Sect were all gone.Could it be that there is some kind of magic hidden in the banner raised by Zhengdao, which makes them turn a blind eye?This is too ridiculous.Or, what obstacles did they encounter along the way? But who else can stop them? There were people coming and going on the stage, playing ping-pong-pong.The young swordsman lost to the middle-aged Taoist nun, the middle-aged Taoist nun lost to the old swordsman, the old swordsman lost to the long-faced double spears, and the long-faced double spears lost to the judge's pen in the hands of the blue-robed Confucian scholar.After playing more than a dozen rounds in a row, the night became darker and the eight headlights became brighter. The "eight-fang judge" in Confucian clothes stood on the stage, but no one came up to challenge him anymore. Yan Duyi, known as the Judge of Eight Directions, is the new head of the Kongtong Sect.There are three elders of Kongtong and more than a thousand disciples in the Kongtong sect. It seems that he deserves his name as the leader of the martial arts. Yan Duyi clasped his hands for three more rounds, but there was no one in the audience to fight, he couldn't help but feel very proud, and said with a cheerful smile: "No more brothers come up..." The implication of his words is that the leader of the martial arts alliance has already entered the palm of his hand. Suddenly someone in the audience whispered: "This guy took a bribe of 500,000 taels of silver from the three major escort agencies of the Central Plains four years ago, and used it to compete with Tianlongzi for the head of the Kongtong Sect. It has been exposed long ago. , now you dare to seize the leader of the martial arts alliance?" His voice was very small, but it was already very loud in the ears of martial arts masters. Especially for Yan Duyi. His face turned livid immediately.There was a lot of discussion in the audience.Yan Duyi's expression changed, and he said loudly: "You said that I bribed five hundred thousand taels of silver, what evidence do you have? If you can't get it out, it's deliberate slander, and you can be punished! What's more, you, Chang Long, killed your own brother. The owner of Tianchan Castle, in order to cover up his crime, slashed himself in the stomach and pretended to be injured, don't I know?" There was another commotion in the audience, and even the dozen or so old men sitting in a row at the front of the ring could not help but whisper to each other.Chang Long and Yan Duyi attacked each other more and more fiercely, and more and more people joined in. They talked about each other's crimes and talked freely.Later, even the beating of wives, illegitimate children and other things were revealed, which was really an eye-opener.It turned out that the famous and dignified gentlemen were so unbearable behind their backs. Guo Ao sighed, turned his head away in boredom, unwilling to watch these ugly dramas again. The lake surface is clear, the bright moon is cold and shining, and the reflection in the river flows leisurely together, which is much more beautiful than these people. The sound of the water moved slightly, and a flat boat slowly sailed up from the upper reaches, splitting the lake and the moon, swaying into thousands of golden waves, which became more distant. Guo Ao was shocked suddenly, because he saw that the person on the boat was Ling Baohe! Even in the middle of the night, Ling Baohe still wore that white dress, and in the moonlight, he looked even more spotless and independent.The white crane on the clothes shone in the moonlight, as if it was spreading its wings and was about to soar into the sky at any moment. Ling Baohe smiled, looked at the moon with his hands behind his back, stood on the bow of the boat, he didn't even look at the lively martial arts competition, and actually drove the boat to parade down.But Guo Ao felt something was wrong. Ling Baohe was originally here to participate in the martial arts conference, how could he be indifferent to the conference?Could it be that the Tianluo Sect has some other conspiracy? Although Guo Ao doesn't like the righteous way of martial arts, he doesn't like Tianluo Sect even more, especially Ling Baohe.He turned the boat quietly, and followed Ling Baohe to chase down, while carefully covering his figure with the sail to prevent Ling Baohe from discovering him. He faintly felt that something really big was about to happen!