Chapter 299 Chapter Seven: The Mysterious Expert

Since there is another wing room between the two rooms, which is also noisy and full of romantic guests, it is really not easy to find Zheng Shiru's voice among so many people playing chess, fighting wine, warblers, swallows, strings and strings. But it's strange, in this sound world full of various sounds and composed of complex and multiple spaces, when Zheng Shiru's voice sounded, and Xu Zi was concentrating on searching for his honorable voice, the other voices immediately became blurred. And the voice of this madman suddenly became extraordinarily clear, which felt strange.

Zheng Shiru seemed to be answering someone else's question: "The old man really came from a long way away, and I'm going to go out for a walk later, and I'll drink and listen to music with you when I come back." Immediately, a woman's voice disagreed and said, "Young Master Zheng is here to visit us for the first time today, we won't let you make excuses." The other men and women booed together, having a great time. In the end, Zheng Shiru surrendered and promised to leave only after hearing all the girls sing a song, and he had to come back after doing business.

The door opens. Xu Ziling was taken aback, knowing that he had lost sight of him, but he couldn't hear the sound of someone approaching the wing. Looking back, it turned out that it was a pretty maid who brought wine and fresh fruits. Xu Ziling offered a reward like an expert, and after the pretty maid left, he sat down on a chair near the window, held up the good wine that the maid had filled for him, and took a sip, thinking that there was nothing wrong with this trip to the brothel. Is it related to not being accompanied by a girl.While this idea was still circling in his mind, the sound of footsteps approached, he stopped outside the door, and then there was a knock on the door, and a beautiful female voice said: "Qingxiu is here to pay a visit, to pay my respects to Lord Gong."

Xu Ziling was taken aback and panicked, not knowing how to deal with this situation, so he jumped up and opened the door for her. Standing outside the door was a beautiful and attractive girl, full of arrogance and elegance, from the outline to the curves of the body, everything was graceful and charming, and a pair of bright eyes under the silky eyebrows revealed a look of longing, but of course it was not for Xu Ziling This was caused by "Scarred Man" Gong Chenchun. She wears a colorful cloth scarf and crown, and the clothes she wears are very unique. The wide sleeves are rolled up from the cuffs to the elbows, revealing gentle and elastic forearms. Richly textured, colorful red chest pockets, hem skirts with colored fabric hems, and waistbands made of floral fabrics, making her slender waist look even more cramped, and she wears a sleeveless waistcoat, Yixian is graceful and colorful, and she should belong to a beauty of a certain ethnic minority in Sichuan.

When Xu Ziling opened the door, she showed a slight look of astonishment, and then entered the room with the fragrant wind, and put her slender hand on Xu Zi's arm with a calm expression, and said with a coquettish smile, "Is this the first time Master Gong has gone to the brothel?" Xu Ziling pulled her around, walked to the grand teacher's chair by the window on the left, and said with a wry smile: "It's probably the first trip! How did the girl see it?" Qingxiu "pressed" him into the chair, then gently refilled him with wine, and said with a smile: "People who are used to brothels know that they come here to be served by slaves, but Master Gong seems to have turned around."

Xu Ziling's handsome face turned hot under the scarred face, leaning against his leg with half of his fragrant body, half sitting and half sitting, brought the fine wine to his lips, fed him a sip before he refused, and said with a coquettish smile: "Gong Don't blame Aunt Wen, no one dares to hide anything about Xibai from my family." Xu Ziling was overwhelmed by the flying beauty, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Hou saw us like this when he came, wouldn't it be nice?" Qingxiu let out a coquettish smile like a silver bell, and said coquettishly: "My family is not Xibai's first wife, so what are you worried about? Uh! Master Gong's body is very young."

Xu Ziling said in astonishment, "How do you say that?" Qingxiu leaned close to his ear and said softly: "People of different ages have different smells, Lord Gong seems to be nearly forty years old, but he smells like a young boy, healthy, fragrant and full of vitality, the slaves don't want to leave you. " Xu Ziling felt slightly stunned, thinking to himself if he pretended to be Yueshan, wouldn't this flaw be more obvious?When he and Zheng Shiru were talking in the alley just now, they had been using kung fu to tighten the pores, otherwise Zheng Shiru, an old Jianghu, might have seen it through.

He casually replied: "Maybe it's because someone Gong practices martial arts every day!" Qingxiu looked at his face carefully, shook her head and said: "It has nothing to do with martial arts. My family comes into contact with people in the Jianghu every day, many of them are famous martial arts masters from Bashu or other places, but no one has ever smelled like Master Gong's body." Of course Master Gong himself couldn’t detect it, but my family smelled it very clearly, at first I thought Master Gong had smoked spices, ah! My family knows it! It’s the smell of a baby!”

Although Xu Ziling was dumbfounded, he also thought that the smell of the body might be related to the "Secret of Longevity". Both Taoist and Buddhist health-preserving exercises can make people rejuvenate, and Liaokong is the most ready-made good example. Suddenly remembering Zheng Shiru, he hurriedly listened. Qingxiu stood up slowly, went to the long window where the zither was placed and sat down; she raised her slender hand and plucked the strings of the peach zither, making a crisp sound like running water, she lowered her head and said softly: "Will Xibai tonight?" will come?"

Kou Zhong looted into the entrance of the village, his scalp went numb immediately. The first thing that comes into view is a pair of feet hanging out of the window of one of the rooms, while the other parts hang into the room. The other person was lying on his back on the road, his eyes closed, and the panic before death remained on his face.The strangest thing was that there were no obvious wounds on this person's body, only a little blood oozing from his mouth and nose, and he was still holding the knife tightly. Looking at their black clothes, they must be Cui Jixiu's subordinates.

There are footprints extending westward in front of the corpse, and messy footprints beside it. In Kou Zhong's mind, what happened just after the reorganization should be that Cui Jixiu and a group of seven or eight people were caught up when they fled into the village. The scared Cui Jixiu and others had time to escape, and the process was extremely weird. Kou Zhong moved forward quickly, and found another corpse more than ten steps away, lying on his back on a thatched roof, his upper body sunk into the thatched thatch that was about to collapse, the scene was eerie and terrifying. Even Kou Zhong was so bold that he was so cold that he followed one of the footprints and turned into an abandoned field next to the village. When he saw the two dead bodies, they had no superficial scars. Kou Zhong wanted to compare them. When inspecting it in detail, there was a strong whining sound of gold and iron from half a mile to the southeast. Kou Zhong had no time to think about why these people died, and rushed to the place where the sound came from at full speed. Xu Ziling temporarily withdrew his mind from Zheng Shiru, and couldn't bear to lie to this bold and enthusiastic beauty. For him, no matter whether it is a lady from a big family or a girl from a brothel, everyone should be respected.Then he said calmly: "I don't think Brother Hou will come tonight." It's just that I don't know whether it's the upper part or the lower part of "The Seal of Immortality", which is enough for Hou Xibai to have a headache, so he still has time to come here to find the wind Play the moon. "Ding ding dong dong"! Qingxiu plays a zither sound, and each note jumps quickly, as if torches are lit one after another in the darkest wasteland, and the gurgling vitality and hope are hidden in the strange and incomprehensible loneliness. The sound of the zither stopped suddenly. Qingxiu sighed quietly: "This is Xibai's zither music. It's been so long since I left Chengdu! After I come back, I never come to see him, tell him that Qingxiu makes him suffer a lot!" After saying that, he left sadly. After she closed the door of the room, Xu Ziling's heart still seemed to be weighed down by a heavy stone.Qingxiu's longing for Hou Xibai will only turn into disappointment in the end, but it is better to have dreams and pursuits than nothing. In the past, everything in Yangzhou was much simpler, it was just how to escape from Boss Yan's clutches and pursue a way of life in which he could make his own decisions.Now it seems that I have achieved it on the surface, but the burden on my shoulders has only increased and not decreased. The "past" itself is already the heaviest burden.Thinking of Concubine Shixuan and Shi Qingxuan, they also confused him. Couldn't help to raise my glass and drank it down. The footsteps sounded again, the door opened with a "bang", and a group of colorful clouds swept into the room with fragrant wind, revealing a charming beauty. Xu Ziling took a closer look and found that his immediate feeling was very bad. Kou Zhong started from his feet, looked up at Cui Jixiu's lifeless face, his spine felt cold. Cui Jixiu's long sword was broken in two and was thrown on the grass, but the man was hung on the branch of a tree, just like his previous subordinates, without any scars on his body. Although Kou Zhong doesn't know how clever Cui Jixiu is, but his body skills should be among the best, otherwise he wouldn't be able to escape here in such a short time, and at least he can block the opponent's move better than his subordinates. Kou Zhong witnessed the facts in front of him, and then he deeply understood what is beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people. The timing of this person's attack seems to have a deep meaning, that is, at the moment when he is about to catch up with the enemy, he will kill the scattered enemies one by one first, so fierce and fast, Kou Zhong thought he couldn't do it. Cui Jixiu's saber was forcibly chopped off by this terrifying master with a sharp weapon, although the sharp weapon stopped at the body, the invisible energy it emitted penetrated directly into the enemy's body, breaking Cui Jixiu's heart.Such martial arts is indeed appalling. Kou Zhong shook his head, exclaimed secretly, and then left. The person who came was Fan Caiqi, the beautiful daughter of Fan Zhuo, the head of the Sichuan Gang. The colorful clothes on her body made her look like a peacock with her tail on her tail. She was wearing small boots, and her waist drum was replaced by a saber that night, and her scalp was numb. In front of Xu Ziling, with his hands on his hips, his youthful pretty face was full of smiles, and his beautiful eyes sparkled under the long and raised eyelashes, and said: "It turns out that I lost my father the night before, so I came to Sanhualou tonight Where did that bastard surnamed Gong, Hou Xibai, that dishonest liar go?" Only then did Xu Ziling remember Hou Xibai's promise to visit her at the Sichuan Gang's main altar that night in order to escape.Needless to say, Lao Hou broke the appointment.Without the other half of the "Immortal Scroll", Hou Xibai might even forget his own name, so he would have the time to deal with this savage girl. So far, he deeply understands the annoyance of being merciful everywhere, and Hou Xibai may be happy with it, but now he has to bear it.I had no choice but to smile wryly and said: "The younger brother is also looking for him, please forgive me, Miss Fan." Fan Caiqi snorted coquettishly, "Didn't you ask him to come here to have sex? You still have to lie." Xu Ziling was concerned about the situation on Zheng Shiru's side, but it was just a double-edged strategy of Ku Wuba Fenghan, and sighed: "Last time, I didn't lie, but a complete lie, Miss Fan, please be careful." Fan Caiqi smiled coquettishly, stepped back a few steps and sat down on the chair opposite him, resting her elbows on the armrest, holding her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Although you look scary, your voice is soft and gentle. You speak nicely, so they will take you temporarily as a prisoner. Unless Boy Hou shows up on his own initiative, or you hand him over, you are not allowed to go anywhere." While she was talking, Xu Ziling focused his attention on Zheng Shiru, and just after singing, Zheng Shiru seemed to be about to leave.Xu Ziling hurriedly stood up, but before he could speak, Fan Caiqi pulled out a round saber and cut his neck, full of power, dexterity and ruthlessness. Xu Ziling saw at a glance that she was skilled in swordsmanship, and it would take a lot of trouble to get rid of her under the premise of not being able to hurt her.It is impossible to follow Zheng Shiru while fighting, and even the sound of fighting cannot be heard at this time.He hurriedly raised his hands to express his surrender, and sat back in his chair. Fan Caiqi's blade slashed an inch in front of the tip of his nose in a demonstration, Shi Shi retreated back to the previous chair, and said triumphantly: "It turns out that your hands and feet are so bad, please sit down for me. Otherwise, I will be on the other side of you The rough face has another scar, I'm not joking." Hearing Zheng Shiru's footsteps gradually fade away, Xu Ziling had no choice but to sigh the bad luck. At first he thought the brothel was running smoothly, but now he realized that the brothel's bad luck was still the same. For now, the only way to plan is to wait for Zheng Shiru to go away and try to escape. He stared helplessly at her. Fan Caiqi frowned suddenly, and said, "Why are you staring at him? Was I born for you to look at?" Xu Ziling stood up, and said spontaneously: "Miss, please forgive Gong for not being with me." Fan Caiqi's beautiful eyes widened, and she was about to make a move, when someone shouted outside the door: "Young Master Hou has a letter." Hearing the name of Young Master Hou, Fan Caiqi immediately forgot about Xu Ziling completely, and said happily: "There is the letter." Xu Ziling thought to himself if he didn't leave at this time, and when he would wait, he would just pass by Aunt Wen who delivered the letter and go away. When Kou Zhong arrives at the burned down village, the war is over long ago, the three "thief ships" on the shore have also fled away, and Ouyang Qian's samurai warriors are cleaning up the mess. In order to avoid entertainment, he took a detour back to the small village, found the small thatched hut, and climbed into the pit to lie down. The villagers of the Li ethnic group who had taken refuge have not yet returned. He is happy to be alone, but his thoughts are full of ups and downs. Who killed Cui Jixiu and those people? This master who didn't show his face is comparable to Zhu Yuyan in his toughness. The strangest thing is that he seems to be demonstrating to Kou Zhong, killing Cui Jixiu and others first, but he doesn't seem hostile to Kou Zhong. It was unexpected to encounter such a strange thing in such a remote place. In the south, no one other than "Sword of Heaven" Song Que is as brilliant as this. Thinking about it, Kou Zhong fell into a sound sleep. As soon as he stepped out of the outer courtyard of Sanhua Building, someone flashed out from the side, grabbed Xu Ziling and said with a smile: "Brother Ziling, hello!" Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "Brother Hou's gift is not very good. Have you seen Zheng Shiru?" Hou Xibai said apologetically: "He seemed to be afraid of being followed, and he walked in a hurry. Come! This place is too intrusive, and it will be even worse if you get entangled with that unruly girl." Xu Ziling turned south randomly into an alley, jumped onto the tiled roof, and passed from house to house. After a while, he came to the tile ridge of a magnificent building. long shadows. Xu Ziling wondered: "This is not like ordinary people, black lights and dark flames." Hou Xibai showed a strange look, and said in a low voice: "Even I don't know why I brought Brother Ziling here. This is the Li Clan Ancestral Hall. Since I was young, I have loved to come here at night to think about things, and I have never brought anyone here. , or because I regard you as a true friend!" Xu Ziling put aside Zheng Shiru's matter early, and said with a smile: "Don't you need to study the half of the 'Immortal Scroll'? Why go to Sanhualou?" Hou Xibai sat down on the tile ridge, called Xu Ziling to sit down, looked around at the little lights extending from the Li Family Ancestral Hall to the city wall, and said with a wry smile, "I went to the Sanhualou just because I almost wanted to break my head." Sniff the fragrance of my daughter's house, hoping to get some spiritual thoughts. Alas, my little brother is suffering from a terrible headache now, and all the sentences are only in the second half, which seem to make sense but not make sense, but it is indeed Master Shi's handwriting." Xu Ziling murmured, "According to the remnants of the manuscript, does Lingshi's seal of immortality unify the two extreme minds of Butian and Huajian with the supreme technique of Buddhism?" Hou Xibai said in admiration: "Brother Ziling is very clever. Although this guess is not right, it is not far away. If the mentality of Butian and Huajian is two wheels, then the mentality of Buddhism is the axle that connects the wheels. to move." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Didn't you say that the Huajian and Butian schools of martial arts go to extremes? It seems inappropriate to use the wheel as a metaphor, because there is no difference in structure and performance of the wheel." Hou Xibai said: "This is the metaphor Shi Shi made in the volume. The wheels are basically the same, but because of the different positions, they can become diametrically opposite things. Like life and death, although they seem to be opposite on the surface, they are actually derived from life. , only because one is the beginning and one is the end, it becomes the opposite thing. The Huajian school specializes in vitality, while the Butian school talks about death. But if life can be hidden in death, and death can be contained in life, the two schools can Unification, and the key point is the Dharma seal that Master Shi learned from Buddhism." Xu Ziling's head grew dizzy when he heard it, and he began to understand why Bi Xiuxin saw his life shrinking.Putting aside the question and ignoring it, he said: "It seems that even the little brother can't help, Brother Hou, don't force yourself too much, I still have things to do." Hou Xibai said decisively: "Of course it has to do with Zheng Shiru. I cannot shirk my responsibility. If brother Ziling doesn't let me help, I will feel very uncomfortable." Xu Ziling hurriedly said: "Brother Hou's intentions are enough! Brother Hou still..." Hou Xibai cut him off and said with a smile: "Brother Ziling, if he refuses, he is not enough friends. Xu Ziling can help Hou Xibai seize the seal without hesitation. Does Hou Xibai stand by and watch you when you have something to do?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "I want to get rid of 'Tianjun' Xi Ying, do you think it is possible, brother Hou?" Hou Xibai lost his voice: "What?"