Chapter 125 Chapter Seven

The river bank near Xiangyang City was already in chaos, and three or four ships moored at the pier were set on fire, sending out a large amount of fire debris and thick smoke into the originally clear night sky.All the more than a dozen sheds made of bamboo and wood at the pier were burning and crackling. The sound of crying and shouting resounded in the sky, and under the light of the fire, thousands of refugees and business travelers waiting outside the city gate were rushing around. No one who looked at them could tell who was the strongman and who was the victim. Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, who were on the deck, were dumbfounded, thinking that even ten Ning Daoqi would not be able to control the chaotic scene in front of them.

Chen Laiman changed his expression and said, "It must be horse thieves who came to plunder the property, so immediately lift the anchor and set sail." All the subordinates went as ordered. Kou Zhong said to Xu Ziling: "Uncle! We still have to visit relatives in the city!" Xu Ziling had long forgotten his identity, and when he suddenly heard him calling him uncle, he almost laughed, and forced himself to nod his head and said, "Yi Xin is right, Mr. Chen, please tell Madam that we are leaving!" Shafu on the other side said anxiously: "We haven't paid the two of you yet!"

Kou Zhong stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a grin: "Fortunately, Butler Desha reminded me, to tell you the truth! We always only know how to act chivalrously, and often forget to ask for rewards and legal fees, ha! Butler really understands!" Chen Laiman came to his senses and said: "You two, please wait for a moment." Then he rushed into the cabin. Xu Ziling looked at the flames of figures on the other side, feeling powerless and helpless in his heart. No matter how well one's martial arts are practiced, in the situation in front of him, it can't play any role at all.

Only when the world is unified, can the decree be accurately implemented and everything will be back on track. Should I help Kou Zhong achieve this goal? Kou Zhong will definitely be a good emperor who loves the people like a son, and will not become another Yang Guang. At this time, accompanied by Chen Laiman, the young lady came to the deck, walked up to the two of them, and said with a blessing: "Since the two gentlemen have important affairs, Bi Su knows that it is difficult to keep them. If there is a chance in the future If you go to Luoyang, please go to the Sha Mansion on Shihu Street in the south of the city, Bi Su will treat you wholeheartedly."

Xu Ziling touched her clear eyes, and an indescribable feeling passed in his heart. It was not the love between a man and a woman, because the eyes of the young lady were pure and flawless, but they revealed deep admiration and gratitude, and even longed for Your own protection and the love of your elders. After suppressing the strange turmoil in his heart, Xu Ziling said lightly: "Young madam is very polite. If we go to Luoyang, we will definitely visit your mansion." When the young lady made eye contact with him, her heart trembled. She had never seen an old man with eyes like Xu Ziling's. It wasn't that the other person's eyes were bright and sharp, nor were they deep and unpredictable, but that they contained profound The intriguing wisdom and affection gave her a subtle emotion of dependence and admiration for her elders.

Immediately, she was so startled that she lowered her head, and offered the heavy money bag in her hand, saying: "This meager salary is not enough to express Bisu's gratitude to Mr. Please accept it!" Kou Zhong's eyes lit up immediately, and he bumped into Xu Ziling. Xu Ziling cursed inwardly, stretched out his hand to take it, and when his fingertips touched the young lady's slender hand, with his self-cultivation, he couldn't help but feel flustered in his heart. When the young lady was touched by his fingertips, she immediately felt a heat spread all over her delicate body. This was a feeling she had never imagined before. She trembled all over and almost cried out.

Kou Zhong pulled Xu Ziling violently, the two thanked each other, jumped up, first landed on a boat in the middle of the river, then swept to the opposite bank, and disappeared into the shadow of the flames. The young lady felt a sense of loss that she had never felt before. This was the first time she met a strange person like them. The old and the young are not flattering in appearance, but in the eyes of the young lady, they are the benefactors who saved her beloved son, and the more time I spend with them, the more I feel their kind and straightforward character, heroic and chivalrous. A hidden demeanor.

When will we see them again? Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling set foot on the shore, and they saw the clothes and goods left by the fleeing people all around, and there were corpses lying everywhere on the ground, it was unbearable to see. Those who could escape have all dispersed, and several boats moored by the pier are still engulfed in flames and smoke. The torches on the side of Xiangyang City were brightly lit, showing that Qian Duguan was closely monitoring the movement outside the city. There was still shouting and killing coming from behind a forest in the southeast, the two exchanged glances, let go of their pace, and ran at full speed.

Until now, they still don't know what happened just now. After a while, they drove nearly three miles, leaving the lights of Xiangyang City behind, and the shouts of killing came closer. The two raised their breath and speeded up, and after a while they came out through the forest, and when they came to the wilderness outside the forest, the light of sword energy and saber immediately came into view, as if more than a dozen groups of people were fighting hand to hand. Taking a closer look, he was stunned for a moment, it turned out that these dozens of martial arts figures totaling more than 300 were only besieging one person, and this gentleman was none other than Ba ​​Fenghan.

Kou Zhong pulled Xu Ziling back into the forest, looked outside, let out a breath of cold air and said, "Feng Shi Han is doomed today, why didn't he see his confidante, Aunt Yu?" Xu Ziling was also confused, not to mention the relationship between the incident in front of him and the murder, looting and arson just outside the city. Under the torch held high, more than a dozen people in the wilderness outside the forest belonged to different gang sects, and they were distributed in all directions in an orderly manner, encircling Ba Fenghan in the center, and constantly sending people to join the siege with the wheel tactics to the battle circle.

There were two or three bloodstains on Ba Fenghan's body. Although his expression was a little tired, he still moved like the wind. He was able to advance and retreat freely under the siege of seven or eight people. Someone is always going to suffer. More than a dozen corpses lay on the ground, of course it was his masterpiece.However, the enemy's backup is endless, if he can't break through and escape, he will always die from exhaustion. "Dang! Dang! Dang!" Ba Fenghan's sword light suddenly became brighter, he swung his sword forward, his momentum soared, and he flew in a circle, two gray-clothed men who were his opponents were thrown into the air, adding two more horrific corpses on the ground. A delicate female voice said: "The second head of the Yichun faction, please send someone to take action!" One of the group of people immediately rushed out four people, with two spears and two axes, they launched a set of intensive joint moves, and forced Ba Fenghan who was about to escape to be trapped in place. Xu Ziling and Kou Zhongxun looked around, and saw that the one giving orders was a white-clothed woman with slender hair hanging down her shoulders. She was well-proportioned and graceful. Under the raging fire, her eyebrows were slender and long into the temples. Her complexion was like jade, and her face was picturesque. . Beside her are all female generals, eight young women are majestic and majestic, all in yellow costumes, with long swords on their backs, protecting her in the middle. And she is obviously the commander in chief who planned the siege of Ba Fenghan this time, just by watching her mobilize troops and intercept Ba Fenghan just right, one can tell that she is a formidable person. The woman said again: "The Qingjiang faction and the Cangwu faction will retreat, and the Jiangnanhui and Mingyang will make up for it." Most of those besieging Ba Fenghan immediately retreated, leaving only the four masters from the Yichun School to stalk Ba Fenghan to death, while the other two groups immediately joined the battle circle, killing Ba Fenghan so much that he didn't even have time to catch his breath. lacking. Because Ba Fenghan killed the two enemies just now, he used up his real energy, so he couldn't take the opportunity to get out of the battle circle, and fell into a bitter fight again. "Oh!" Ba Fenghan's sword flicked once, the sword disappeared, Yichun sent a spear master to respond to the sword and died. But the good times are only like a flash in the pan, all the new forces are fighting with swords and swords, everyone is desperate, narrowing the battle circle, Ba Fenghan has even less room to move, and dangers abound. The woman shouted: "Badong sent Mr. Chen, please do it yourself!" As soon as the words fell, a big man with a stick leaped up, flew over Ba Fenghan, and hit the head with the stick, the timing was just right. When both Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned by the bright eyes of the white-clothed woman, Ba Feng snorted coldly, imagining waves of heavy swords, forcing the besiegers away, and then counterattacked upwards. "choke!" Master Chen of the Badong faction was thrown away by him, even with his stick, and spurted a mouthful of blood. But Ba Fenghan's good times didn't last long, his besiegers took the opportunity to close up, after a sound of swords and soldiers clashing, the two fell to their deaths, Ba Fenghan also staggered, and was hit on the shoulder soft stick. Three knives and one sword slashed at Ba Fenghan who had lost his momentum from four angles, all of which were full of skill and fierce. Seeing that Ba Fenghan was about to die on the spot, the boy suddenly straightened his body and drew a circle of rainbow lights to protect his whole body. The enemy's weapons could only hit the sword light, and then he staggered back. The other six immediately made up for it, without giving him any chance to rest. The woman in white instructed the others to retreat, and then named four of them, either the faction leader or the leader of the leader, killing Ba Fenghan so much that he lost even the strength to scream and shout. Kou Zhong leaned close to Xu Ziling's ear and said, "It's finally a friend. Last time in Xiangyang, this kid treated us very well. Do you want to save him?" Xu Ziling wondered: "Young Master Zhong, haven't you always had a bad impression of him?" Kou Zhong said in embarrassment, "Just think of it as doing something good for Aunt Yu!" Xu Ziling smiled slightly, nodded and said, "You're afraid that without Ba Fenghan, the martial arts world will lose its color a lot! Ah! Let's do it! There are so many people who bully others and so few, what kind of heroes are you?" Outside, Ba Fenghan changed his previous style of fighting hard and aggressively, his swordsmanship became subtle and subtle, he defended closely, and rushed forward, two people fell to the ground spattered with blood in a short while, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that he didn't Only when the remaining strength breaks through, will they turn to the defensive, hoping to prolong the time of being knocked down. Kou Zhong lowered his voice and said: "We'd better take off our masks first, otherwise everyone will know that we know how to disguise ourselves, and it will be very bad in the future." The two immediately took off their masks, put them away, smiled at each other, and rushed out. Kou Zhong shouted loudly, pulled out Jing Zhongyue, and jumped on him first. Those who besieged Ba Fenghan seemed to have known that someone would come to rescue them. At the order of the woman in white, the two groups closest to the woods separated into four people and went to meet them. Kou Zhongjian flipped his wrist, Jing Zhongyue turned into a yellow light of sabers, and swept towards the enemy like a raging wave, with momentum like a rainbow. Xu Ziling yelled, "Little brother is here!" He jumped into the sky and threw it towards the battle circle. Hearing the sound, Ba Fenghan was invigorated, and the sword's light suddenly became brighter, forcing the enemies around him to fall back in a hurry, with a slash of his hand, another person threw down the sword and died unexpectedly. Jing Zhongyue, who greeted Kou Zhong, the eight people faced Kou Zhong, all of them had a terrifying feeling that they were completely covered by the opponent's saber and unable to attack. What surprised them the most was that the opponent's saber energy carried a sharp spiral force, which was extremely unpredictable and unstoppable, so they all backed away in fright. Kou Zhongfei kicked an enemy, and after kicking over an enemy, he has penetrated into the enemy's formation. The enemy could no longer maintain the previous calm posture, and they were in a mess, killing Kou Zhong without law. At this time Xu Ziling had arrived at the periphery of the battle circle besieging Ba Fenghan, he punched out with both fists, and after two "puff" sounds, the two enemies were blasted by his spiral energy so that they turned and fell away. Keeping his feet on the ground, Xu Ziling kicked away an iron rod swept across the ground, and slapped a shield with his left palm weakly, but the shield holder immediately retreated with blood spurting. What a man Ba ​​Fenghan is, the pressure suddenly loosened, he slammed backwards, the sword burst out like a storm, first he knocked a big ax away, then cut into another person's sword, and with the back of his sword, he knocked down a middle-aged man in black Yu Xunzhang drove away and said with a long smile, "The two are indeed Ba Fenghan's friends." The battle circle besieging him immediately disintegrated. Xu Ziling blocked the swords, spears, swords and halberds attacking from all directions, and shouted: "It's not suitable to stay for a long time, let's find a place to drink tea." Ba Fenghan obeyed the order, and killed the surrounding opponents on their backs. In an instant, he joined Xu Ziling and charged towards Kou Zhong. The entire battlefield is in chaos, from the previous orderly to fighting independently, no one has the leisure to listen to the coquettish orders of the woman in white. Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan fought shoulder-to-shoulder, they were invincible, not to mention they ran away wholeheartedly, who could stop them.In an instant, he had joined up with Kou Zhong, his momentum increased sharply, he broke through the encirclement suddenly, and escaped calmly. In a valley fifteen miles west of Xiangyang City, Ba Fenghan, Xu Ziling, and Kou Zhong were drinking and resting beside a small pool formed by flying down from a crevice in the mountain wall. Ba Fenghan was half dead from exhaustion, he took off his shirt slowly, revealing his muscular muscles and three wounds, he suddenly shook his head and sighed: "That thief woman is so powerful, I lost my mind for a moment, and almost fell on her hands." Kou Zhong was kneeling beside the small pool, scooping up water to wash his face, the cold water flowed into his neck, feeling extremely happy, he heard this and said: "Brother Ba is talking about that woman in white, who is quite beautiful, and who is she, who can make so many differences?" The gang members follow her orders." At this time, Ba Fenghan was stripped down to only his short legs, and his majestic body moved into the pool, wading towards the waterfall, and casually replied: "This woman is Zheng Shuming, the widow of Jiang Ba, the former leader of the Great River Alliance. Have you ever heard of Dajianglian? It is an alliance that combines more than a dozen schools and sects near Dajiang. Since Jiangba was slaughtered by me, Zheng Shuming has temporarily replaced Jiangba. In fact, the affairs of Dajianglian have always been This woman took care of it." Xu Ziling looked at Ba Fenghan who let the waterfall shine on him by Zhuoli pond, frowned and said, "Why did brother Ba kill Jiang Ba?" Ba Fenghan shrugged his shoulders and said: "There's really no reason to say that. He wanted to stand in for someone else and found me, but his skills were not as good as mine and he lost his life. That's all." Kou Zhong lay down, closed his tiger eyes, breathed out comfortably, and said in a breath: "Brother Ba probably has more enemies than us!" Ba Fenghan smiled slightly and said: "Kou Zhong, you'd better stand for a while like Brother Xu. After every hard fight, it's better not to lie down and rest like this. It's not good for your practice. You're as tired as I am now. , I have to persevere, and don’t let fatigue conquer me. Ha! It’s really fun to kill.” Kou Zhong jumped up in fright, "Is it true?" Ba Fenghan laughed dumbly and said: "You are obedient." Then pointing to a three-inch long knife wound on his left arm, he sighed: "This knife was painted by Xie Hou, the deputy leader of the Mingyang Gang. Dedicated to walking dangerously, every time in group battles, miraculous effects are produced. If I hadn't been so eager to kill at that time, and the sword hadn't gone so far, Xie Hou wouldn't have been able to hurt me, and I wouldn't have died because of my counterattack. Life and death are like that a line of judgment." Xu Ziling looked up at the sky, the night sky above the valley was full of stars, and the dawn was about to dawn, so he asked calmly: "Brother Ba, did he come to the Central Plains today just to make trouble, show off his temper, and start killing?" ?” Ba Fenghan left the water waterfall and stood in the center of the pool, with an aura of coercion, he laughed and said: "Kou Zhong would not ask such a question, it can be seen that brother Xu's heroism is actually a weak woman Heart. This may please the mother, but it is not the behavior of a man." After a pause, he stared at Xu Ziling who was looking at him with cold eyes and said proudly: "The most important thing for a man to stand in the world is to let go and move towards the goal he has set; He is the Supreme Master of the martial arts world, the Emperor of Heaven, and I would split him with a single sword. How could I, Ba Fenghan, be so bored as to stir up trouble, and even disdain to deal with ordinary people. Swordsmanship can only grow through tempering. In the spirit of making friends with martial arts, but those who are defeated by my sword are always unwilling to be convinced, so they become entangled and unscrupulous vendettas, but why should I be afraid of Ba Fenghan?" "thump!" Kou Zhong, who was stripped naked, fell headlong into the chest-deep pool, Xu Ziling's clothes by the pool were soaked by the splash, and then he popped up next to Ba Fenghan, panting and laughing: "Boy Ba, what are you doing?" It's nice to speak, why should I be afraid of Ba Fenghan, don't forget that you were almost chopped into minced meat just now, thanks to you still putting on such an arrogant and ridiculous look." Ba Fenghan couldn't help laughing and said: "You are getting more and more rude to me! But I feel quite new. Because no one has ever talked to me in such a good friend and rude tone." Then he snorted coldly and said, "Maybe I can tell you that I have a set of domineering mental methods to stimulate my energy. If I used it, I would be able to break through the tight encirclement at that time, but I have to adjust my interest rate for six months to recover. So I am still very nervous." Thank you for your help, even if you ridicule me, I don't mind." Xu Ziling by the pool squatted down, wiped the water from his face and said, "How did you learn your martial arts? Why did you offend Bi Xuan?" Kou Zhongqi said: "Xiao Ling, why do you still not get angry at all when you say it so miserable to others, and you don't refute it?" Xu Ziling shrugged handsomely and said, "Everyone has his own opinion. If the heart of a woman represents kindness and gentleness, there is nothing wrong with it. Right?" Ba Fenghan revealed a smile and said: "Xu Ziling is indeed Xu Ziling, no wonder Wanjing is so reluctant to part with you." Then the whole person was submerged in the pool, and when he came out, a pair of tiger eyes shot a nostalgic look, and he said slowly: "Since I understand human affairs, I have grown up among horse thieves. Don't be angry with others, alas! I haven't thought about the past for a long time." Kou Zhong standing next to him stood tall, only a few inches shorter than him, but his stature was not inferior, and said: "Then let's not talk about it. Yes! Aren't you with Aunt Yu? Why are there only Leave you alone?" Ba Fenghan smiled wryly: "I lost touch with her!" The two lost their voices, "What?"