Chapter 361 Chapter 5 The Rival Meets

Li Xiuning's clothes are light and elegant, and she doesn't wear any makeup on her face. She only uses a cloak and cotton robe to shield her from the wind and snow, which highlights her extraordinary noble temperament and breath-taking beauty.For Kou Zhong, she is the unattainable bright moon in the sky, and he can never take her off. After the noble lady of Tang Dynasty dismounted, she signaled Kou Zhong to accompany him to avoid it, and said softly, "Xiu Ning is here to see you off." A strange and depressing feeling came over him, as if everything he had done in the past and now was meaningless, and the future would be vague. He said blankly, "Where is Chai Shao?" Even he himself didn't understand why. So clumsy as to mention this man.

Li Xiuning lowered her head and said in a low voice: "He doesn't know I'm here. Oh! Why don't you want to see him?" Kou Zhong's mind went blank, and he smiled wryly, "So what if we meet?" Li Xiuning's face suddenly turned pale, and said sadly: "Why do you have to fight against Brother Second Emperor? Don't you know that he really regards you and Xu Ziling as good friends?" Kou Zhong took a deep breath of the cold air, regained his sanity, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers can also break through the wall, let alone friends who just met by chance, tell me, Li Xiuning is helping you second emperor brother, or Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji."

Li Xiuning bit her lower lip tightly, showing a sad and tired expression, shook her head and said, "I don't know! I really don't know." Kou Zhong's heart softened, and he deeply felt her inescapable contradiction and melancholy.The fact that his brothers were fighting each other must be tormenting this moving princess like a heavy nightmare. She said softly: "Princess, don't worry, it might be a good thing for King Qin if I enter the pass today. Sigh! They are all waiting Me, I'm leaving!" Li Xiuning didn't seem to be able to find anything to say, so she nodded and said, "Let Li Jing and his wife go with you! If anything happens to Khan, how will Xiuning explain to Second Emperor Brother?"

Kou Zhong was taken aback, and finally came to his senses, thinking to himself, if the two of them were to go together, wouldn't it be difficult to use a trick to get out of the way?He hurriedly said: "This is absolutely impossible, because..." Li Xiuning cut him off and said, "Does Xiuning have to tell Khan directly?" Kou Zhong thought that if he refused again, it would be a cover-up, so he said dejectedly: "Just follow the princess' orders!" Li Xiuning's pair of beautiful eyes shot a complex and difficult look, she looked at him deeply and said: "After arriving in Chang'an, can the young commander see Xiuning?"

Kou Zhong was astonished. The three warships sailed slowly away from Luoyang, first traveling eastward along the Luoshui River, and then turned inward after arriving at the Yellow River.Kou Zhong came to the surface of the ship, found Qin Shubao, and asked, "Are all the Zheng soldiers on these two ships under your elder brother's control?" Qin Shubao showed a strange smile and said, "Not yet, but it will be soon!" Kou Zhong patted him on the shoulder in satisfaction, and said in a low voice: "It's enough to drive people who are not on our side off the boat, there is no need to kill people, let them go back and pass the message to Zi Shichong, it will make him half-dead so angry that it will be even more satisfying."

Qin Shubao smiled and said: "You are still a little tender about these things. I dare to put life and death on board. There must be someone on the boat who knows all about old thief Wang's schemes and has a way to secretly communicate with Song Jingang. As long as we arrest this person, Severe punishments and prying open his rotten mouth can be used to trick Song Jingang into a big somersault. Hmph! How old is he, how dare he come to harm me?" Kou Zhong patted his forehead and said: "Old Qin, you are better than me." Knowing that he has not recovered from Li Xiuning's date until now, so he is still confused.

Qin Shubao said with a smile: "Have you gotten into that beautiful girl Li Xiuning and become entangled? It's not worth it. Brother, I've been there before. When the fire comes, why don't you go to the kiln and buy it for real money, as long as you close your eyes. , thinking in my heart that the other party is the princess, and the other party is the princess. After finishing the work, I am clean and tidy, happy and carefree. Everything is waiting for the world to be unified, and I am happy to have nothing to worry about. When I go to the battlefield, life or death is just a matter of nostalgia. Ha! .”

Kou Zhong remembered that he had a crush on the daughter of the head of the Lvliang faction, secretly thinking that when he went to whores, he would fantasize that the opponent on the bed was the lady who lived there, he laughed dumbly and said: "This should be your elder brother's holy medicine for healing!" After discussing some details of the action, Xu Ziling came and chatted for a while, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong went to the stern of the boat to talk secretly. The heavy snow had stopped early, but the mountains were covered with silver, and the treetops were covered with snowflakes. The cold wind blew by, and the snow clusters accumulated by the trees on both sides of the bank were scattered and turned into pieces of snowflakes, floating freely in the air, which was a wonderful sight.

Thick clouds piled up in the sky, and the sun I saw was sinking towards the west mountain, and the sky and the earth gradually became dark. Kou Zhong asked, "What are Li Jing and our evil sister-in-law doing?" Xu Ziling said: "Our sister-in-law Li is not an unreasonable person, but she is not very polite because she has a lot of misunderstandings with us! They are talking to the prince and Khan about foreign Turks, Tiele, Goryeo, Tubo, Dangxiang, The situation in Tuyuhun, Huihe, and Shuofang is very speculative." He frowned again and said, "I pretended to be Yueshan and went to Guanzhong to look for Li Yuan, but what the hell did you use to sneak into Chang'an?"

Kou Zhong shrugged and said: "We can only play by ear. Chang'an's city defense is so long, there are always gaps and gaps. After entering the city, we will use the usual method to communicate, and then we will see how to start the treasure hunt." Xu Ziling said: "I'm leaving tonight, you have to be careful. Don't forget that with Li Shimin's strength, you will also be attacked and injured. We seem to be strong now, but we are still not as powerful as Li Shimin was back then." Kou Zhongdao: "Have you asked Li Jing about Li Xiaozi's attack and injury?"

Xu Ziling said: "With Mrs. Li by my side, it's hard to talk about many things." Kou Zhong expressed his understanding, grabbed Xu Ziling's shoulder with his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Be careful when you disembark from the boat after dark. If anyone doubts your identity, run away immediately, don't force it." Xu Ziling said with concern: "You have to be careful too." Kou Zhong closed his tiger eyes, and his mind flew over to the Yuema Bridge in Chang'an. After going through untold hardships, difficulties and twists and turns, the critical moment that determines the honor and disgrace of his life finally arrived.Leisurely and fascinated: "I will start three days later than you. I should arrive in Chang'an before the Chinese New Year. Remember to calculate the time to meet me. Ha! What is more moving than the unpredictable future?" Li Xiuning's jade face was replaced by Song Yuzhi. Xu Ziling, disguised as Yueshan, hurried for three days day and night, and arrived at Taolin on the south bank of the Yellow River at dusk on this day. Since Li Shimin defeated Xue Ju and his son's Western Qin army, their reputation has grown greatly. Many neutral castles close to Tongguan have surrendered to Li Tang, paving the way for the Tang army to leave the pass.Taolin is one of them, so the banner of Li Clan is hung on the city wall.After entering the city, Xu Ziling went to the store to rest so that he could recharge his batteries and enter the customs tomorrow morning. The reason why the Weihe Plain where Chang'an is located is called Guanzhong, because there are Tongguan in the east, Dashanguan in the west, Wuguan in the south, and Xiaoguan in the north. Tongguan, the first of the four passes, was built by the Qin people during the Warring States period.Adjacent to the Yellow River in the north, just close to the mountains, more than a hundred miles from east to west, the road is opened in the cracks of the broken mountains and rocks. "Cars cannot accommodate square rails, and horses cannot ride together." It was renamed Tongguan after the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Warring States period, the six countries repeatedly attacked Qin from the west, but they only ended up in the miserable end of repeatedly hating Hangu. The twin peaks are towering beside the big river, and Hangu has been a battlefield since ancient times. It is this precipitous battleground for military strategists that makes Chang'an as stable as Mount Tai, avoiding the flames of war outside the pass. Xu Ziling took a quick bath, put on Yueshan's mask, and used the powder and dyes he bought along the way to dye the skin exposed outside the clothes into a mask-like color according to the disguise technique taught by Chen Laomou, so as not to be seen like a mask. A careful and shrewd person like Lei Jiuzhi saw the flaw. The closer he got to Guanzhong, the more cautious he became.No matter whether he is walking, sitting, sitting or lying down, with his extraordinary memory, he can't stop revisiting Shi Qingxuan's ingenious way of pretending to be Yueshan, and repeatedly thinking about the big and small love affairs recorded in Yuechuan's scroll.Even he himself had the strange feeling that he had transformed into Yue Shan. After returning to the room, I sat for half an hour before going to the restaurant attached to the inn for dinner. After crossing the threshold, I immediately feel the strange atmosphere of the restaurant. In the dining room with more than a dozen large round tables, there was only a tall man in fine clothes sitting in the middle of the table, and the waiter stood with his hands down. Seeing him coming, the big man stood up proudly and saluted him, saying: "Jing Zhaolian Yang Wengan, the younger generation, pays homage to Senior Yue, and prepares a special table of food and wine to clean up the dust for the senior." on the table. Yang Wenqian pulled out the chair himself and invited Yue Shan, played by Xu Ziling, to take a seat. Xu Ziling's eyes fell on this sumptuous banquet that could accommodate at least ten people to drink and get drunk. He thought about Yang Wenqian several times in his heart, and then he remembered that Li Jing once said that Jingzhaolian is the largest gang in Guanzhong, and Yang Wenqian is Jingzhaolian. Dalongtou has a wide range of people, regardless of Kansai and Kanto.And he was the one who established Yuanji's princeling party, and was responsible for spreading eyeballs in Kanto to prevent him and Kou Zhong from entering Beijing.I intercepted him before I entered the customs, and I also learned his identity as Yue Shan, which shows that I have used incalculable manpower and material resources behind it, which is considered very capable. Even though Yang Wenqian was appointed as the governor of Gyeongju, he still couldn't conceal the underworld flavor of the underworld.His appearance is quite good, but his demeanor and demeanor all have a kind of pretentiousness, convinced that he can turn his hands into clouds, turn his hands into rain, and he can manipulate other people's fate as he pleases, as if God especially favors him.Xu Ziling put on Yue Shan's usual Ye Mo expression, and asked indifferently: "How do you know that this old man is Yue Shan?" Yang Wenqian said respectfully: "Senior Yue just came out of the mountain again and killed the 'Tianjun' Xi Ying in Chengdu. No one in the world knows about this." Xu Ziling looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "What is your plan for hosting a banquet to entertain this old man so flatteringly? If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame Yue for being rude." Yang Wenqian waved away the attendants first, moved to the opposite side of the banquet calmly, and said with a smile: "Old Yue is still so angry, why don't you sit down and have a glass of water and wine first, and then let the junior explain in detail?" Just looking at his footwork and demeanor, Xu Ziling was sure that Yang Wengan was definitely a first-class master. Even if he was not as good as himself, the difference should not be too far. .With a cold snort, he said, "This old man is itching! If you waste this old man's time, you will regret it later." Yang Wenqian didn't answer the question instead, and asked leisurely, "Does Lao Yue want to enter Guanzhong?" Xu Ziling was very disturbed, no matter how conceited Yang Wengan was, he shouldn't be so confident.Thinking of this, my heart moved, my attention was withdrawn from him, and I searched the surrounding area within a radius of ten feet, and said with a sneer: "How dare you come to meddle in the old man's affairs, I'm afraid I'm too impatient to live." Yang Wengan hurriedly said: "Wait a minute! As long as I show Yue Lao an item, Yue Lao will understand everything." He reached into his arms. Xu Ziling snorted and stood up, narrowly dodging a sword light that was as sharp as lightning from behind. He had smashed through the ceiling and landed on the tile slope of the roof.No need to look, he also knew that the sneak attacker was "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan.If he hadn't been fooled by Yang Wenqian, although Yang Xuyan might not be able to hurt him, but at this time he would be caught in a bad situation where he was surrounded by enemies. Someone on the ridge of the roof laughed and said, "Brother Yue is indeed old and strong, but his brain is still old-fashioned. Unless he promises not to step into Guanzhong in this life, or this time next year will be Brother Yue's death day." This man has white eyebrows and looks like a descendant of an immortal. He is indeed the grand master of the Hainan School "Nanhai Immortal" Huang Gongcuo. Xu Ziling understood in his heart that since Yue Shan was familiar with the affairs of the Demon Sect, Yang Xuyan absolutely could not allow him to enter the pass to meet Li Yuan, so as not to ruin the scheme that Shi Zhixuan and Yang Xuyan had painstakingly managed. There was no movement in the hall that had been pierced through a hole, but Xu Ziling knew that he was trapped in a tight siege, and there might be Shi Zhixuan among those lurking beside him. Apart from other people, it's just that Huang Gongcuo is not easy to deal with. But he was fearless, he condensed Yue Shan's mind, his eyes naturally shot out the unique divine light of Yue Shan, and he met Mr. Huang's fierce eyes without any hesitation, and said expressionlessly: "I can't think of Huang. At the age when the seven kills are about to die, they still can't see through, willing to be other people's lackeys, it's ridiculous!" According to the tone of Zuyue Mountain's remains, Xu Ziling called them with disdain.It turns out that Huang Gongcuo created the "Seven Kills Fist" by himself, and it is rampant all over the world. People of the older generation who look like Yue Shan all call it Huang Qisha. Huang Gongcuo's eyes shot out deep hatred, but his tone was surprisingly calm, showing that he was about to strike, and every word was like ice and snow scraped from between his teeth: "When you are dying, you still utter wild words. Huh! How could I be afraid of you, Yue Ba Dao, have you ever met Yu Yan? Why didn't she kill you?" Xu Ziling was astonished in his heart, and thought to himself that his tone implied jealousy, maybe Mr. Huang had a relationship with Zhu Yuyan, and that's why he hated "him", the "rival in love" who had married Zhu Yuyan and gave birth to a daughter.However, this matter was not mentioned in Yue Shan's posthumous scroll, and in fact, Yue Shan didn't pay much attention to Zhu Yuyan in the posthumous scroll, probably because he didn't want to think about this past event. At this time, he understood better why Huang Gongcuo appeared here, and smiled like a mountain, "The matter between me and her is up to you." Huang Gongcuo's eyes were fierce, his eyebrows were calm and active, and the surrounding air immediately swirled around him, from slow to fast, violently blowing, icy cold, and terrifying. Xu Ziling knew that his attack was imminent, and it was just a prelude to gather his skills, so he quickly collected his mind, and at the same time secretly called it a fluke. His attention just now has been focused on the enemy in front of him. First, the opponent is a senior master who is close to Ning Daoqi's series. Another reason is that Huang Gongcuo's power to forcefully overwhelm Wang Shichong's team in Luoyang Tianjie is still as powerful as last night. It is as profound as it happened, so I dare not be careless. But at this moment, the ground can't hold the root seal, entering the water moon in the well, the Buddhist Taoism where there is still water and no waves, the Lingtai is as clear as ice and snow, and the spiritual sense immediately expands to the surrounding vast space, grasping Yang Wenqian and Yang Xuyan and the two of them were lying in the dark on both sides of the rear, and there were no other enemies.I immediately had a calculation in my mind. Mr. Huang looked down at him condescendingly, and said with a long smile: "Yueba, do you think Xiaoyan is really in love with you? She just chose you as her seed man because you are annoying enough. The person she really likes, It is Shi Zhixuan and not you, let me take your dog's life." Amidst the shouts, "Nanhai Immortal" Huang Gong made a punch from the air. His punch was like opening a gap in the embankment that was resisting the impact of the waves, and all the energy that was originally revolving around him swarmed to his fist, forming a column of concentrated energy, which was formed by Slowly and quickly, he suddenly hit Xu Ziling. The space with a radius of several feet around Huang Gongcuo as the center suddenly became exhausted, and was completely torn apart by his earth-shattering punch, which was extremely terrifying. Huang Gongcuo's "Seven Kills Fist" is a unique skill that Yue Shan discussed in detail in the posthumous volume, and Bi Xiuxin's opinion is even attached to it.So although Xu Ziling hadn't experienced it himself, he knew it very well, and he had already prepared a way to deal with it in his heart.Ye laughed, and began to unleash his energy. First, he swayed to the left and right to dissipate the opponent's first two waves of energy with the help of the body's true energy. Xia Qi, against the current, went to attack Huang Gong by mistake. As soon as the finger force is sent out, it is retracted, and the hands are crossed, sending out another wave of force to meet the third wave of the opponent's main force. "Peng"! In the clash of vigor, Xu Ziling was hit so bloody that he almost vomited blood, and quickly relied on his own unique vigor to draw the lethal Xia Qi from the meridian transformed by Heshi Baobi to vent through Yongquan acupoint on both feet. Stepping out, the roof tiles immediately shattered inch by inch. Huang Gongcuo let out a muffled snort, but wanted to stagger outwards, all because of the strength of his fingers, the momentum was overwhelming, making it difficult for him to punch another punch in succession. Xu Ziling fell down with the broken tiles.At the same time, the true energy is circulated, and when the ground is down-to-earth, the injured meridian just recovers. The key to life and death is at this moment. The finger wind blows out, the lights in the hall are extinguished one after another, Xu Ziling moves the positive and negative zhenqi in his body, and sneaks under the banquet like lightning, completely restrains the qi and prevents it from leaking out. The wind suddenly rang. Huang Gongcuo first jumped out of the hole, and then Yang Xuyan and Yang Zhangqian rushed in like a gust of wind. Huang Gongcuo coldly shouted: "Let's go! Hurry up!" Hearing the sound of the three leaving, Xu Ziling felt amused, no wonder the three were so careless, because no one would have thought that "Yue Shan" would hide under the table regardless of his face, or even think that he would run away in such a wimpy manner. But he is not Yue Shan at all, if he can't beat him, he has to sneak and hide, there is no need to regret his fame and status. When he got out, he even took a few steamed buns, and then went there Shi Shiran.