Chapter 19 The nineteenth round of the sword is not light

Everyone shouted wildly with joy, and rushed over with all their might. Unexpectedly, an old man with a weathered face who led the way suddenly shouted: "I can't go, I can't go to that place." Although his voice was hoarse and hoarse, he still had a convincing power, and everyone stopped as expected, with longing and longing all over their faces. The dry face of the old man was full of fear, and he said in a low voice, "Do you know where that is?" Everyone shook their heads, and one of them said: "We don't know what that place is, as long as there is water there..."

When the word "water" was mentioned, everyone immediately became excited again, and there was a beast-like howl in their throats: "water...water...water..." The old man licked his lips with his tongue, but after licking for a long time, his lips were still dry and cracked, because his tongue was also dry and was about to crack. He sighed and said, "Water... Alas! Although there is water in that place, there are also steel knives for killing people. We still have a chance to live, but when we get there, we will die immediately." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay and said, "Why...why?"

The old man said: "Just because that place is windy for half a day..." Speaking of the three words "half-day wind", two people fell off the camel, and they couldn't even move after falling off the camel's back. Suddenly someone hissed loudly: "I don't care, I'm still going. I would rather be killed than suffer such a crime again." He slammed the camel desperately and rushed over like a madman. Everyone showed panic on their faces, as if they knew that once he was gone, he would never return. At this time, three figures suddenly appeared in the wind and sand. One was a man in black with a thin figure and a face carved out of stone. He was pulling two ropes in his hands, pulling the other two away like dogs. Of the two people held by him, one was thin and long, but he had a pockmarked money face, and his lips were lifted up like a pig, which made people want to vomit for three days at the sight of it.

The other person was not very good looking, he was still a hunchback, their four hands were tightly tied, and they staggered behind. The man in black looked haughty and walked lightly, as if he saw the desert full of wind and sand as a flat and wide thoroughfare. The travelers, who were about to die of thirst, saw these three people and were stunned again. They didn't know who suddenly exclaimed, and hissed: "Half-day wind... half-day wind..." Who else but Ban Tianfeng and his subordinates dragged people away in the desert?Everyone was horrified, and they all escaped in the blink of an eye.

The hunchback sighed, and said with a wry smile, "I never imagined that these people would be so afraid of Ban Tian Feng, that they would rather die of thirst than go there." The man's voice was deep and clear, with a strange provocative force, which was not in line with his appearance. The strange thing was that it sounded like Chu Liuxiang's voice. The pockmark said: "From this point of view, that place must be extremely dangerous." This person's voice sounded like Ji Bingyan's. It turned out that in order to spy on each other, in order to prevent the other party from suspecting, they actually pretended to be little red captives. It was just a mere rope, so how could they really be tied up, even if they were spotted by others, they would still be able to kill them all. Retire, isn't this method much better than pretending to be a little red friend.

Chu Liuxiang was silent for a while, and said: "I still have half a bag of water here, go and give it to them!" This man is really pretending to be a dragon like a dragon, a tiger like a tiger, and a hunchback, as if he can't touch the ground at both ends. If you don't see him changing with your own eyes, you can't believe the chic and charming "Bandit Commander" Chu Liuxiang , it will become like this in half an hour. Ji Bingyan smiled slightly and said: "With that old man leading the way, these people will never die of thirst." Chu Liuxiang said: "Do you recognize that old man?"

Ji Bingyan said: "This man can be regarded as an old fox in the desert, he has no other skills, but he has walked back and forth in the desert, I don't know how many times, his nose seems to be able to smell where there is danger. , where is it safe, if the business traveler can invite him as a guide, it will be considered as a talisman." He smiled and said: "I saw this person ten years ago. At that time, the money he saved was enough for his grandson to live comfortably for the rest of his life. I thought he had already quit his job and enjoyed happiness at home. Knowing that he is still doing this old job to this day, it seems that he actually finds this kind of life very interesting."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "A thousand-mile-long horse, how can you be willing to put up with it? If you really want him to enjoy blessings at home, he will feel uncomfortable all over." Two miles ahead, suddenly there is a rocky mountain rising into the sky. Although the mountain is not high, it looks particularly eye-catching in this endless desert. The strange rocks on the mountain are like canine teeth, and there is no grass growing all over the mountain. It looks extremely steep from the outside. The desert inn, which is windy for a long time, is built against the mountain.

Although there are rocky mountains to block the wind and sand, the inn is still very solidly built. All the piles are made of big trees hugged by two people, and they are driven deep into the ground. The four or five feet high wooden piles are only exposed to the ground. For two feet, the gap was actually filled with lead juice, which is as strong as a copper wall and iron wall. If someone is locked inside, it will be as difficult as climbing the sky to escape. Although the room is not small, the doors and windows are small and narrow. The cotton door curtain at the door, shining with oil, seems to be heavier than the iron plate.

There is no signboard, only white walls are written on the wall: "Momo clear water, dry bed and hot kang." In the eyes of travelers in the desert, these eight characters are actually ten times more magical than "northern and southern tastes, seasonal famous dishes, original wines, and friendly hospitality". Open the door curtain and walk in. In a small room, there are four or five wooden tables and ten or twenty long benches. At this time, there were seven or eight big men around the table pushing Tianjiu. At the counter on the left, a little old man with a triangular face and a goatee was dozing off, with a pipe in his mouth. The fire had long been extinguished. The sound of shouting and drinking almost knocked down the roof, but he didn't seem to hear it at all.

Suddenly there was a sound of hooves, and a person ran over without thinking, hissing wildly: "Water...water..." The shopkeeper was still dozing off, and none of the big guys who gambled back. This man staggered to the counter and said in a low voice, "Shop...can you sell some water, the shopkeeper? I have money." The shopkeeper's eyes hadn't opened yet, but he smiled and said, "Are you afraid that we won't sell water if you have money? Will the God of Wealth push you out when he comes to the door?" The man was overjoyed and said, "Yes... yes..." His mouth was muffled, he couldn't even speak clearly, and he took out the silver in his pocket with one hand, pawned it, and put it on the counter, it was a full twenty taels. The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed for a moment, but they closed again immediately. The man was surprised: "No... not enough?" The shopkeeper sighed and shook his head. The man gritted his teeth and took out another twenty taels. The shopkeeper sighed again and shook his head. The man's eyes almost burst into flames, but after he glanced at the big man over there, he immediately softened up again, became cruel, and took money out of his pocket again. While he was digging, he was sweating, but the shopkeeper was still sighing. The man shouted loudly: "One...one hundred and sixty taels of silver, isn't... not enough?" The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Guest officer, if you only want to buy one hundred and sixty taels of water, then of course you can." The man said happily, "Okay, that's...that's all." The shopkeeper coughed and said, "Old Yan, bring water of one hundred and sixty taels of silver for this guest officer." That old Yan was pushing the bank, and the money on the table was already piled up like a steamer of steamed buns. He flipped over the two cards in his hand, and it turned out to be a pair of "Pao Ten". The dealer's "Pao Ten" was in a mood that can be imagined. The old man grinned and even bit two cards in his mouth. While biting, he cursed: "You bastard, you son of a bitch, you bastard!" Egg, who told you to come, and caused me to lose money, I will blame you if I squeeze out all the yolks from your egg." He didn't know whether he was scolding cards or people, and those who were being scolded had no choice but to pretend not to understand. After a while, he finally brought a teapot. The teapot was actually quite big, the man said ecstatically, "Thank you...thank you..." He snatched the teapot and poured it into his mouth. Sure enough, a drop of water fell on his tongue. As soon as his tongue became cold, the water was gone. Although the teapot is not small, there is only one drop of water in it. The man tremblingly said: "This... there is no water in this pot." Lao Yan stared and said: "Who said there is no water? Didn't you drink water just now? We do business in good order. If you want to renege on your debt, I'm afraid it's because you are impatient." The man was startled and angry, and hissed, "But there's only one drop of water." Lao Yan said: "One hundred and sixty taels of silver can only buy a drop of water, how much more do you want?" The man couldn't help shouting anymore, and said, "One hundred and sixty taels of silver for a drop of water, are you doing business?" Lao Yan said: "Of course we are doing business, but our business will not open for three years, and it will take three years to open. If you think it is expensive, who told you to come in." He suddenly grabbed the teapot and said with a sinister smile, "But there might still be water in the pot. I'll squeeze it for you to see if I can get it out." While talking in his mouth, he twisted and twisted the teapot with two big hands. The bronze teapot was immediately twisted into a ball like noodles, the man just stared at it with his mouth wide open, how could he dare to make a sound? But the shopkeeper said with a leisurely smile: "If the guest officer thinks the water is not enough, won't you buy more?" The man stammered, "I...I have no money." The shopkeeper said: "Without silver, other things can be counted." The man gritted his teeth, turned around and ran out. Who knew that before he ran out, he was picked up by someone, and a big hand was stretched into his arms. When this hand came out, it was already carrying a full leather bag. I only heard Lao Yan laughing and said: "Unexpectedly, this kid is also very fat." The man said tremblingly, "I...I won't buy it." Lao Yan said angrily: "Why don't you buy it? Are you joking about our place?" The man stayed there for a long while, and said with tears, "Since this is the case, bring water!" Lao Yan laughed loudly and said: "Your bag is empty now, I don't have any water for you, go out and drink urine!" With a wave of his hands, he threw the person straight out, only to hear the cotton door curtain "poof", a person weighing several tens of catties had already passed through the door. Lao Yan clapped her hands and said with a big laugh: "There is a way to heaven, you don't go, and there is no way to hell, you come and go. Aren't you blind?" Before the words were finished, there was another "pop" sound suddenly, and the cotton curtain was rolled up, and the man flew back from the door again, and sat on the table with a "bang". Lao Yan was startled, took three steps back, and said, "Hey! I didn't expect you to be a real person without showing your face, and there are still two tricks." The shopkeeper said coldly: "You say that others are blind, but you are blind. Those who are smart are still outside the door!" Lao Yan took a closer look, and saw that the man was sitting on the table, his eyes were staring straight, and he was already stunned. From this, Lao Yan also saw that he was thrown in from the door, but the person outside the door The man was able to easily catch him, throw him back, and throw him on the table impartially, without hurting a single hair. This kind of hand strength is horrifying. Lao Yan was stunned for a while, then took two steps back, Shouted: "Boy outside the door, come in quickly..." Before he could utter the word "death", his voice suddenly stopped, because a person walked in outside the door, and his eyes just stared at him. He already felt chills all over his body, and could no longer speak. Although the sun was shining outside the door, it was gloomy inside the house. In the gloomy light, I could only see this person's pale face, absolutely expressionless, as if nothing could touch his heart. But those eyes were terribly sharp and terribly cold. Since he walked in, the air in the room seemed to freeze suddenly, the gamblers stopped shouting, and the shopkeeper also opened his eyes. It was chilly all over my body, but I didn't know why I was afraid, what was I afraid of? I saw this man walking in, without paying attention to the people in the room, he was holding two ropes in his hand, when the rope was pulled, two more people fell in from outside the door, one bent down The hunchback, the other ugly and numb, fell into the room, still panting. Lao Yan took a deep breath and said, "Friend...what is friend here for?" Although he had built up his courage, for some reason, his voice was still a little trembling. The man in black asked, "What are you doing here?" Lao Yan was startled, and said: "We...we are an inn here." The man in black had already sat down, slapped the table and said, "Since it's an inn, why don't you serve tea?" Lao Yan rolled his eyes and saw seven or eight people around him looking at him. He thought to himself, "What am I afraid of? What's so scary about you being alone?" Thinking of this, I became more courageous, and said with a sneer, "We always pay attention to money first, and goods later. If you want to drink tea, you have to get money first." Unexpectedly, the man in black said coldly: "There is no silver." Lao Yan was stunned again, and wanted to say a few harsh words, but when he saw the man in black staring like knives, he felt a chill in his heart, and couldn't even utter a word. The shopkeeper suddenly coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "Since the guest officer wants to drink tea, why don't you pour tea quickly." Lao Yan actually lowered her head to pour tea. The man who was thrown on the table was amazed and couldn't help cheering secretly: "It turns out that these robbers are still afraid of the wicked." The tea came really fast. The man in black picked up the teapot, took a big sip, and suddenly sprayed his mouth full of tea on Lao Yan's face, angrily said: "Is this tea still drinkable? Get another pot." Lao Yan's seven-foot-tall body fell on his back from the sip of tea, he felt his face was hot and painful, he couldn't help jumping up and roaring angrily. When the seven or eight big men next to him saw him move their hands, they immediately barked their teeth and claws, shouting "beat" one after another, some moved up their benches, and some rolled up their sleeves. The man in black put his hands on the table, took a breath suddenly, and immediately slid the table and the bench several feet away. Lao Yan was right at first, but unexpectedly, the pounce was missed, and instead hit the big man opposite, who just hit the bench in his hand. Hearing a "bang", Lao Yan's body has already fallen by half, if it wasn't for the fact that his head just turned to the outside, his insurance head would have blossomed. He jumped up and roared angrily: "Xiao Huang, are you crazy about raising a dog?" The little yellow's face also turned red, and said: "Who told you to bump into me blindly, you are the dog's son." This person is the big winner, Lao Yan looked at him as a bit displeased, but at this time half of his shoulder was numb with pain, he felt angry and yelled: "I want to see who is the son of a bitch? " Amidst the roar, the two of them were twisted together, you punched, I kicked, "bang bang puffy" started to fight, the two of them did not take light shots, they only cared about beating people, but forgot to dodge, in a blink of an eye they were dead. His nose was bruised and his face was swollen.On the contrary, the man in black looked lively beside him, without even blinking his eyes. The shopkeeper was also sullen and didn't speak. The six or seven big men next to them, some of whom were good friends with Lao Yan, and some of whom had a close friendship with Xiao Huang, actually clapped their hands beside them, cheering for the two of them. Suddenly, the man in black slapped the table again and said: "I told you to change the pot of tea, who told you to bite the dog." Only then did Lao Yan and Xiao Huang realize that the person they wanted to beat was still there, both of them were startled, and stopped their hands embarrassingly. He rushed over like crazy, the man in black shrank back, and even the table and the bench slid away a few feet, and Lao Yan was empty again. This time everyone learned how to be good, and no one came to help. I saw Lao Yan punching and kicking, rushing left and right, but he couldn't get a piece of other people's clothes. The table and bench seemed to grow on the man in black. Wherever his body moved, the bench and table followed. The place was not big, and there were many tables and chairs, but he was able to move freely in the small gaps. Lao Yan's eyes were red, his face was swollen, and he was sweating profusely at this moment. He jumped up and said, "If you have the guts, you can stand up and have a hearty fight with me. Whoever wants to escape again will be killed." It's not a human, it's a beast!" The man in black smiled coldly and said, "You are also worthy of fighting with me?" Lao Yan said angrily: "If you want to make sarcastic remarks again, you are also a beast." The man in black stared suddenly, and with a cold light, he said word by word: "Do you really want me to take action?" Old Yan said: "I...I..." He was very ruthless at first, but at the moment when he was stared at by the man in black, his legs felt weak, and he turned around and rushed in front of those big men, shouting angrily, "You bitch, what are you watching? Are your hands broken?" ?” Everyone was yelled at, and they were embarrassed not to do it anymore. I saw the man in black slowly untie a long and slender black leather scabbard from behind, which looked like a poisonous snake, put it on the table, stroked it lightly, and said coldly: "This The sword is not taken lightly, you will see blood when you shoot, and you will die if you see blood!" He seemed to be muttering to himself, but everyone was sweating, you looked at me, I looked at you, no one dared to make a move first. The shopkeeper suddenly sighed, and said: "If you dare not do anything, why don't you get out quickly, is it ashamed to stay here?" The big men all lowered their heads, the shopkeeper looked at the man in black and laughed, and said, "My friend is so handsome, did you come here deliberately to disrupt the situation?" The man in black didn't look at him out of the corner of his eyes, and said coldly, "Hmph!" The shopkeeper laughed loudly and said, "Okay, since our friend is here, we can't let him down." There was a small bell on the counter, and he shook it in his hand. A pleasant bell rang, and seven or eight small windows of one foot square on the four walls were all opened. Someone's head flashed outside the window, and then, a sharp arrow was released from each window, and the arrow pointed directly at the window. The man in black was clearly on the verge of an arrow, ready to shoot. The traveler, who was thrown in and out, had already stolen a pot of water to drink when others were playing lively, and was panting at the moment, and couldn't help secretly worrying about the man in black. The man in black himself remained expressionless, these powerful arrows were aimed at him, but he didn't seem to see them at all, he just couldn't help sneering. Only someone outside the door laughed loudly and said: "My friend is so courageous, isn't it true that you are not afraid of death?" The laughter was like a bell and a huge drum, shaking people's ears, and a person had strode out from a door at the back of the room. I saw this person was nine feet long, with a beard like iron on his face, although the door was not big, it was not small, but this person had to bend over and lower his head to get in. The front of his body was opened, revealing a furry chest like black iron, and he was carrying a nine-ringed gold back knife, which was five feet long and seemed to weigh forty or fifty catties. Such a person, such a weapon, really makes people feel terrified. But the man in black only glanced at him lightly, and said coldly, "Are you just a half-day wind?" The bearded man laughed wildly and said: "My boy, so you know there is a 'half-day wind' here, so you really came here to make trouble. Well, the old man will just let you go!" Amid wild laughter, the fifty-pound gold-backed machete slashed straight down. The sound of the blade cutting through the air and the ringing of the knife ring shook people's souls. The man in black seemed to be intimidated by the threat of the knife, and he watched helplessly as the blade slashed, but he didn't even move. The faces of the big guys all around couldn't help showing joy, they only thought that it would be no wonder that the man in black was not cut in half with the knife. There was only a "crack", and the golden knife had been chopped off.