Chapter 6 The sixth unexpected

But the man in black clapped his hands in the distance and laughed loudly: "It's wonderful, the butterfly has become a drowned rat today." Hu Tiehua roared angrily and just got up when the old noodle seller rolled over, grabbed his skirt, threw himself on him, and hissed, "Did you walk without eyes? My whole family relies on this The deputy bearer survived, you knocked over my lifeline, and I will fight with you." It would be very easy for Hu Tiehua to get rid of the old man, but he also knew that the fault was indeed his own, so he could only hold back his breath and said, "Let go, I will compensate you for the broken things."

The old man said: "Okay, you pay, you take the money, my burden is made of seven taels of silver, plus twenty-eight celadon bowls and a pot of good soup, it will cost at least ten taels." Hu Tiehua said: "Okay, ten taels is ten taels." Although he spoke happily, he was crying secretly in his heart. Just because he was born poor, even if he had ten thousand taels of silver in his pocket, he would never be able to keep it for three days, and right now he really didn't have even one tael. The old man kept saying: "Ten taels is ten taels, if you don't take it out!"

Hu Tiehua said: "I... I will definitely give it to you tomorrow." The old man said angrily: "I already knew that you are a poor man. If you don't give me ten taels of silver, don't think I will let you go." The man in black hadn't left yet, and was still standing over there smiling and watching, but Hu Tiehua was still anxious, and said angrily: "I said I'll give it to you tomorrow, let it go!" He turned over and wanted to shake off the old man, but the old man's strength was terribly strong, holding his hand like an iron hoop. Hu Tiehua was taken aback. It turned out that the old man selling wonton noodles was also a master, and it seemed that he was with the man in black.

Normally, Hu Tiehua wouldn't be afraid of him, but at this moment, not only was he left with only one hand that could not move, but his skill was at least 30% off. His hand was being held, and he couldn't even move it. He couldn't deal with the man in black alone, and with this old man, how could he survive? I only heard the old man still yelling poorly, and kept saying: "If you don't bring money, I will fight with you." Hu Tiehua sneered: "You think I don't know you..." Before he finished speaking, the old man suddenly covered his mouth and whispered: "That kid is still standing there, I will help you, he can't escape."

Hu Tiehua was startled, and the old man cursed again. Although he was cursing, his eyes were winking at Hu Tiehua, telling him to get ready. Hu Tiehua turned over, and the old man's hands supported him and sent him out, and Hu Tiehua jumped six or seven feet out of the way with the help of this support. The man in black was taken aback, and lost his voice: "You..." As soon as he uttered a word, Hu Tiehua flew a foot away from him, holding the "Rainstorm Pear Blossom Nail" crossbow box in his hand, and said sharply: "You should know what I am holding in my hand. As long as there is a single movement, I will shoot you twenty-seven transparent holes."

The man in black took a long breath and said, "You...what do you want?" Hu Tiehua said: "What kind of hatred do you have with Chu Liuxiang that you want to plot against him like this?" The man in black said: "I don't have any hatred with him." Hu Tiehua said angrily: "Did you come here under orders?" The man in black shook his head and said, "No." Hu Tiehua rolled his eyeballs, and said with a sneer, "In that case, take off the black cloth on your face first, and let me see what has changed in you?" The man in black shook his body, and seemed to be stunned by fright.

Hu Tiehua laughed loudly and said, "I knew for a long time that I must recognize you, that's why you hide your head and show your tail, and dare not see people. Now that you have fallen into my hands, do you still want to keep it a secret?" He stopped laughing, and shouted: "If you still refuse to lift the black scarf on your face, I will shoot off your two legs first, and sooner or later you will..." Before he finished speaking, the man in black suddenly looked up and laughed loudly. Hu Tiehua said angrily: "What are you laughing at?" The man in black said: "I'm just laughing at myself. Why do you like to be troublesome and save your life again and again, but you repay your kindness and revenge, and use such a vicious hidden weapon to deal with me."

Hu Tiehua was startled, and said, "You saved my life?" The man in black said: "When you were trapped by Shi Guanyin, who killed Shi Guanyin's disciples for you? When you drank Shi Guanyin's poisoned wine, who gave the antidote? Have you forgotten?" Hu Tiehua didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he cried out in surprise, and lost his voice: "Thrush! Are you a thrush?" The man in black said, "Hmph!" Hu Tiehua said: "You... Since you have saved me several times, why do you want to kill me now?" The man in black said coldly: "If I want your life, can you still live till now?"

Hu Tiehua was stunned for a while, and said: "But you...why are you..." The man in black sternly said: "You don't need to ask any more, I'm leaving now, if you are ungrateful and want revenge, just shoot that 'Rainstorm Pear Blossom Nail' out!" While talking in his mouth, he turned around and walked away. Hu Tiehua shouted: "Go slowly, wait a minute." The man in black didn't look back, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.Hu Tiehua watched him walk away without any help. Just because he is really not an ungrateful person, no matter how secretive and unpredictable the behavior of this "Thrush" is, it has finally saved his life.

Someone behind him coughed dryly, and said with a smile: "Master Guan also spared Cao Mengde on Huarong Road, what Hu Daxia has done today is enough to reflect the former Master Guan." The old man had stayed there and never left. Hu Tiehua turned around and bowed, and said with a wry smile: "I have never met my old man, and I am very grateful to my old man for his help." The old man smiled and said: "Although Hu Daxia doesn't recognize Lao Shi, I have heard of Hu Daxia's name for a long time." Hu Tiehua said: "Ashamed, dare to ask the old man's name?"

The old man said: "Old man Dai Duxing." Hu Tiehua lost his voice and said: "It turns out that it is Mr. Dai, the predecessor of the Beggar Gang's 'Walking alone'. No wonder I just lightly lifted it, and I feel like flying through the clouds. I am really disrespectful." Dai Duxing said, "Don't dare." Hu Tiehua couldn't help but said: "But how could senior...how could..." Dai Duxing said: "You want to ask me, why do beggars change their careers to sell wonton noodles, don't you?" Hu Tiehua also laughed, and said: "It's really a bit strange." Dai Duxing sighed: "The disciples of this gang have quail clothes and hair, in order to hide in the world of mortals and do things more conveniently. Who knows that the situation has changed in recent years. When people in the world see beggars, they find it particularly eye-catching. , so walking around the rivers and lakes with the posture of begging for food now, not only will it not be convenient, but it will cause trouble." Hu Tiehua said: "That's right, I've heard for a long time that seniors are jealous of evil and love to fight against injustice, so they wander around all the year round, and even go to poor places, just to see what injustices are in the world. If someone can see With the status of senior, I am afraid that senior will not be able to see even a single injustice." He smiled and continued: "Because there are not many people in the world who have the guts to do bad things in front of 'Wanli Duxing'. If that thrush just now knew that the person selling wonton noodles is 'Wanli Duxing', I'm afraid he would have already slipped away. " Dai Duxing smiled slightly, and sighed again: "The old man heard about the unfortunate things that happened to the gang when he returned from his travels in the southern wilderness. If it weren't for Chu Xiangshuai's generous help, the reputation of the gang for decades would inevitably be ruined there. in the hands of traitors. Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "Chu Liuxiang is just like the senior, with a natural nosy temper." Dai Duxing said with a smile: "I've heard for a long time that Hu Daxia and Chu Xiangshuai had a fateful friendship, so I just heard that thrush say the word 'flower and butterfly', so I must take care of this business." Hu Tiehua's eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked: "Senior, you have been around the rivers and lakes for a long time, have you ever heard of the origin of the thrush?" Dai Duxing said: "This is exactly what the old man finds strange. Although the lightness skill of the thrush bird cannot be compared with Chu Xiangshuai, it can be said to be a first-class skill in the Jianghu. It should be in the martial arts world. It enjoys a great name, but the name 'thrush' has never been heard of by this old man." Hu Tiehua frowned, and said: "Is this person just a newcomer? But seeing how sophisticated and thoughtful he is, he definitely doesn't look like a baby!" Dai Duxing said: "From my point of view, this person is probably disguised by a long-established Jianghu veteran. The word 'Thrush' is just his alias, and this person may be an acquaintance of Daxia Hu, is it So I don't want Daxia Hu to see his true colors." Hu Tiehua said: "I have already thought of this, so I forced him to lift the black scarf covering his face, but I really can't think of such a person among my friends." Dai Duxing said: "There is one more thing, the old man also finds it very strange!" Hu Tiehua said: "Oh!" Dai Duxing said: "Since this person has no intention of harming Daxia Hu, why did you invite Daxia Hu to chase him?" Hu Tiehua was startled, and suddenly felt that his whole body was cold, and couldn't help saying: "No, this is probably his plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain!" Dai Duxing said calmly: "What is the plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain?" Hu Tiehua had no time to answer his words, and flew away without even saying hello, because he had already thought of the danger Chu Liuxiang was in at the moment. However, he only realized now that it was too late. The window was left open, the cat was dead, and a cold wind blew through the window, rolled up the note on the table, and blew out the lamp. The room was already so gloomy and desolate when there was light on, but now it suddenly became dark, and it seemed even more indescribably miserable and desolate. There was a faint singing voice coming from the neighboring courtyard, which seemed to be the lyrics and music of Empress Li. To be a guest in a foreign land, to stay in an unfavorable travel, in this deserted rainy night, to drink a cup of light green bamboo leaves, and listen to two moving ditties sung by a singing girl holding a pipa is a rare enjoyment in life. But why did they want to sing Li Houzhu's words? Could it be that these girls who forced laughter in front of others and played tears behind their backs, wanted to sing out the sorrow in their hearts through the sad words of the subjugated lord? Chu Liuxiang was just like the dead cat on the table, lying motionless on the bed.Is what he's going through at this moment similar to that peerless talent, the king and grandson of the end? At this moment, a figure suddenly came to the window. This person was also wearing a very tight black dress, and his face was covered with a black scarf, and his actions were as light and silent as a civet cat. There is a scabbard tied on his back with a cross belt, but the long sword has already been drawn out, hidden behind the elbow, with a backhand, the blade can grab someone's throat. But he didn't rush into the window, he just crouched under the window and listened quietly. I only heard Chu Liuxiang's breathing sometimes weak, sometimes heavy, when it was weak it was like a gossamer about to break, and when it was heavy it was like a cow panting. The man in black listened for a long while, his bright eyes showed satisfaction, he could already hear that Chu Liuxiang's condition not only didn't get better, but got worse. But he still didn't rush into the window, first he stretched out his arms outside the window, and thrust out a sword with a "shua", the long sword smashed into the air, and the sound of the wind was ear-piercing. In normal times, Chu Liuxiang must have been alert. But now, he didn't even respond at all. Only then did the man in black stand up, his stature seemed to be much taller and stronger than the "thrush" man in black just now, but his lightness skill seemed to be inferior. So he was very cautious, extremely careful, he didn't rush in, but he pressed the window sill with his hand, and used the force of this pressure to sneak in. The room was so dark that you could barely see your fingers. The man in black seemed to have merged with the darkness. Even if he stood outside the window, he couldn't see his figure. He stood in the dark and waited quietly for a long while, Chu Liuxiang on the bed was still breathing very irregularly, and could even be said to be dying. Only then did the man in black walk towards the bed step by step. He walked very lightly and steadily, but the road outside was very wet, and the soles of his shoes were inevitably stained with water. After walking two steps, there was a "squeak" sound suddenly. Although the sound was very slight, it sounded much harsher than the friction of rusted swords at this time and place. Chu Liuxiang seemed to be awakened, and moved on the bed. The man in black froze, not even daring to breathe. Chu Liuxiang just turned over and turned to face the wall instead.The man in black secretly breathed a sigh of relief, waited for a while, and suddenly rushed to the bed. The sword in his palm was like a poisonous snake, and he stabbed at Chu Liuxiang. Hu Tiehua ran wildly while scolding himself non-stop. If Chu Liuxiang was plotted against by someone this time, even if he could survive, he would have no face to face others. He only hoped to have wings on his back so that he could fly back at once. However, suddenly, he stopped again. He suddenly found that he couldn't find his way back to the inn. Just now the thrush led him around, but he didn't know where he was going, and he couldn't tell the direction at all. On this dark, rainy night, in this strange city, every street looked alike, and every house looked almost exactly the same. He wanted to knock on the door of the family and ask for directions, but suddenly found that he had forgotten the name of the inn, and he couldn't even ask for directions. Hu Tiehua was about to go crazy. Standing in the rain, her whole body was soaked, and water was dripping on her face. She couldn't tell if it was rain, sweat, or tears? The man in black stabbed out with a sword. This sword is like a snake and scorpion, fast as lightning, and it directly hits Chu Liuxiang's vitals, it is obvious that this person is really a veteran murderer. There was a sound of "poof", and the sharp sword's edge pierced straight in - but it didn't penetrate Chu Liuxiang's body, but pierced into a pillow. It turned out that at that unbearable moment just now, the dying Chu Liuxiang suddenly turned over and met the long sword with a pillow. The man in black was shocked, he drew his sword, but he couldn't draw it out, so he wanted to escape. It's hard to say that he was unhappy with the response, but Chu Liuxiang was faster than him. Before he could let go, Chu Liuxiang had already grabbed his wrist. The man in black's left hand was like a knife, and he slashed at Chu Liuxiang's wrist. Unexpectedly, Chu Liuxiang suddenly pulled his right hand forward, and his palm chopped on his arm, and he could not help but groan in pain. At this time, Chu Liuxiang's left palm had already reached his side, lightly touched it, half of his body went numb immediately, and he couldn't even move. In the darkness, I saw Chu Liuxiang's eyes were brighter than a star, how could there be any sickness?The man in black trembled and mumbled, "You..." He only uttered one word, and the following words could not be uttered again. Chu Liuxiang smiled slightly, and said: "I have already calculated that Your Excellency will definitely come, and I have been waiting here for a long time." The man in black was sweating profusely, and said in a trembling voice, "You...are you not sick?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Although I am not sick physically, I have a heart disease. If I don't find out your origin and purpose of coming, I will never be cured of this heart disease." The man in black sighed a long time, and said: "Chu Xiangshuai really deserves his reputation, he did have a few tricks, and today I have admitted that I have fallen, and I will do whatever you want." He suddenly smiled, and said again: "I know Chu Xiangshuai's subordinates never hurt anyone, right?" Chu Liuxiang said: "That's right, but if you don't tell me your identity and origin and why you came here to plot against me over and over again, even if I don't hurt your life, I'm afraid I will offend you." The man in black said: "I have no enmity with you, let alone come to kill you a few times." Chu Liuxiang said: "Is this the first time you have come to kill me?" The man in black said: "Of course it's the second time." Chu Liuxiang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked, "Could it be that you just came here at the beck and call of someone?" The man in black said: "Yes, I just..." Before he could say a word, he suddenly heard a "hiss", and there seemed to be a very thin light flashing in the darkness, and then disappeared. Chu Liuxiang felt that the man in black's wrists suddenly convulsed, his body trembled suddenly, and a look of horror suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Yes... yes... yes..." Chu Liuxiang changed color and said, "Who is it? Tell me!"