The fat man's sword didn't even touch Qiao Xiaoqiao, and was slapped to the ground by Gu Hanshuang.
"Who are you to interfere with our family affairs at Zhujian Villa!"
The fat man looked at Gu Hanshuang in shock, and shouted in shame and anger: "Someone is here, someone is here... ugh!"
Gu Hanshuang placed her sword across his shoulder and said calmly: "Shut up."
"You, what do you want to do!"
The fat man said in horror: "I am the third young master of Sword Making Villa. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, you will all die."
Qiao Xiaoqiao said calmly: "No one wants to touch your hair. I just want you to be quiet and stop causing trouble for this little girl."
"You, you..." The fat man looked between Qingwan girl and Qiao Xiaoqiao, and suddenly warned Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang: "You don't know the situation at all, it's best not to interfere in this matter, otherwise you
You will regret it for the rest of your life.”
"If you continue to bully this little girl, you will really be in trouble for the rest of your life."
Qiao Xiaoqiao threatened calmly.
The fat man felt the cold light of the sword on his neck biting his neck. He shivered again and repeated: "You have no idea who she is or what the situation is. It's best not to meddle in other people's business. She is an unknown person."
, she is a monster, she is evil, if you get involved with her, you will definitely not end up well."
"Are you done?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao said coldly: "Get out of here after you finish speaking, otherwise you will really end up badly."
Gu Hanshuang put the sword back into its sheath.
"Just wait, things won't be settled like this. I'm not done with you!"
The fat man said cruel words while running away. After feeling the safe distance, he pointed at the Qingwan girl from a distance: "You bitch, don't be proud, there are still two days.
You'd better not play any tricks and don't try to escape! Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences."
"Third brother, I..." Qingwan girl opened her mouth to explain something, but the fat man turned around and ran away, fearing that Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang would beat him again.
Qiao Xiaoqiao felt affection for this innocent girl and couldn't help but comfort her: "You don't have to be afraid. As long as we are here, no one will dare to bully you."
"Thank you two sisters, but I am really an unknown person, so it's better not to have too much contact with me."
The Qingwan girl still had a look of shock on her face. She nodded slightly to express her gratitude to Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang, and then left in a hurry.
Qiao Xiaoqiao watched the little girl leave and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"You want to help her?"
Gu Hanshuang asked casually.
Qiao Xiaoqiao did not nod directly, but said lightly: "We must first find out what happened to her."
"You'd better not investigate, otherwise, it's a trivial matter to hit a wall, and you may even lose your life."
The person who spoke was a young master with a resolute face, but his eyes were filled with high spirits. Behind him were several sword servants carrying long swords on their backs.
"How do you say this?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao looked at this person and instantly found out the identity of this person from the information given to her by Wu Jiu. He was the son of Qingjian Prefecture's Zhou Mu, and was also one of the great winners of this sword trial competition, Mr. Iron Sword.
Tie Ziyang.
Tie Ziyang crossed his arms with a half-smile expression on his face: "Are you really not knowing or are you pretending not to know?"
"I really don't know."
Qiao Xiaoqiao said calmly: "It's our first time coming to Qingjian Prefecture, and we don't know much about the people and stories here."
"No wonder."
The vigilance in Tie Ziyang's eyes diminished slightly, but he did not give Qiao and Xiaoqiao any interest in popularizing science. He just gave a solemn warning: "Then don't meddle in other people's business. The fate of the women in Sword Villa is
From the moment he was born, he was destined to be with the sword."
"With the sword?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao couldn't help but sneer, "That sounds nice, but it's nothing more than sacrificing the life of an innocent woman to a dead thing."
Tie Ziyang couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said coldly: "Swords are not dead objects. Since you came to participate in the sword trial meeting, you are so disrespectful to the sword. You are not worthy of being a swordsman at all."
"I never said I was a swordsman."
Qiao Xiaoqiao said calmly.
Tie Ziyang glanced at Gu Hanshuang who was carrying a long sword again: "Isn't she the same?"
"I am a swordsman, but I never stick to swords."
Gu Hanshuang's expression was even more indifferent, "No matter whether it is a divine sword, an immortal sword or any other sword, it is just a tool to carry the Tao.
If in order to achieve the so-called divine sword, the lives of innocent people must be sacrificed, then it is not worthy of being called a divine sword and is at best an evil weapon."
"It's just nonsense!"
Tie Ziyang was furious, pointed at Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang, and cursed: "I heard that two very powerful female sword cultivators were born this year. I was quite pleased and even wanted to support you.
I never expected that you would insult the swordsmanship like this, you are indeed not worthy of using a sword at all."
"Whether you are worthy or not is up to you."
Qiao Xiaoqiao finally knew that Mr. Tie was probably a loyal supporter of the so-called swordsmanship, so he didn't bother to say anything more to him, "A sword is just a tool.
If you don’t have enough cultivation, no matter how well you practice your sword, it’s just a sideshow!”
"You are so presumptuous that you dare to belittle the art of swordsmanship. I will kill you now!"
In anger, Tie Ziyang raised his hand and summoned a sword as bright as water. Murderous aura filled the inside and outside of the villa.
"If you strike first, I can kill you first."
Gu Hanshuang took half a step forward and stared at Tie Ziyang expressionlessly. As long as he dared to mess around, he would be killed before he made a move.
"Yeah?"
Tie Ziyang's face was full of disdain, and he raised his sword and pointed it at Gu Hanshuang: "Then I still want to give it a try."
"Stop it all!"
At this time, several figures flew in from a distance. Judging from the attire, they should be the guards inside the villa. The first one had thick eyebrows and angry eyes. He opened his mouth and shouted loudly: "Private fights are prohibited in the villa!"
Tie Ziyang glanced at the visitor and subconsciously suppressed his murderous intent.
"Master Tie, what on earth is going on?"
The person who came was none other than Gao Jianming, the chief steward of Zhujian Villa, who was also a master of swordsmanship. His cultivation level was around the integration stage, his energy was restrained, and his eyes were as bright as lightning. After scanning the surroundings, he took the lead to ask Tie Ziyang about the situation.
Tie Ziyang said coldly: "These two women insulted the sword. I just want to teach them a lesson."
"Miss Qiao, Miss Gu, what do you have to say?"
The tall butler turned his eyes to Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang and asked expressionlessly.
Qiao Xiaoqiao still looked indifferent and said with a slight smile: "There's nothing to say, it's just that my understanding of kendo is different from that of Master Tie.
Things in this world are all about seeking common ground while reserving differences, but this Iron Young Master will draw his sword and kill people just because he has different opinions. His magnanimity is really disgusting."
"What did you say!"
Tie Ziyang's anger suddenly surged up again, and his hand holding the sword tightened. If the tall butler hadn't been here, he would have already taken action.
"Master Tie, even if you are the son of the Mu family in Tiezhou, you'd better not mess around in the villa!"
The tall butler stared at Tie Ziyang coldly and said with warning: "You must know that Qingjian Prefecture was the place where the Sword Forging Villa came first, and then the state."
Tie Ziyang could only snort and stop talking.
"And you two, although you are here as a guest, since you are a guest, you should abide by your duties as a guest."
The strategy pursued by the tall steward is to rake everyone and then give a warning to end the problem.
Qiao Xiaoqiao didn't take the words of the tall butler seriously, and just asked: "On the day when the sword trial meeting begins, is it really necessary to sacrifice a girl to open the sword for the sword?"
"This is an internal matter of our villa. Don't ask too many questions and don't talk too much."
A look of surprise appeared on the tall butler's face, but it passed away briefly, and then he said in a cold voice: "What you have to do is to adjust your state well. Tomorrow is the period of sword competition. Don't lose your life because of your lack of swordsmanship.
.”
Qiao Xiaoqiao asked: "Tomorrow's sword duel will involve life and death?"
The tall butler said coldly: "We will sign a life and death contract. Whether we see life or death depends entirely on your swordsmanship.
Miss Qiao, do you have any questions?"
"there is none left."
Qiao Xiaoqiao answered with a smile.
The tall butler said to the people present: "Then everyone goes back to their rooms. After dusk, it is forbidden to walk around the manor."
"This matter is not over yet. You two will wait for me."
Tie Ziyang glared at Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang from a distance, "Don't think that if I don't kill women, I will let you know the consequences of insulting the sword tomorrow."
Qiao Xiaoqiao didn't give a tit-for-tat reply, but just said: "Zhou Mu is the father-in-law of the people of a state. As the son of Zhou Mu, don't you think it's shameful to treat human life with such contempt?"
"Does this mere mortal deserve to be taken seriously by me?"
Tie Ziyang said this coldly, then turned and left with a group of sword servants.
Although everything cannot be blinded by a leaf, from the words and deeds of the Zhou Mu master, we can still get a glimpse of the Tiezhou Mu's governance strategy. No wonder Queen Ji asked her to pay attention to the Tiezhou Mu before leaving.
, it seems that there is indeed a big problem.
Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang also returned to the room.
"We have already met three of the so-called top four candidates for this sword trial."
Qiao Xiaoqiao tapped her slender fingers on the table and said to Gu Hanshuang: "Whether it is cultivation, swordsmanship or measure, he is not very good."
Gu Hanshuang nodded and slowly stated his observations about the three people: "Xiao Tingyu, the Dragon-Slaying Divine Sword, is arrogant and vain, and his swordsmanship is like a castle in the air, flashy; the prince of Fire Cloud Kingdom, Yun Qilie,
His temperament is like fire, his swordsmanship is strong but not flexible enough, and there is no room for improvement. As for the son of Zhou Mu just now, he is too conceited. His swordsmanship should be treacherous and gloomy, with murderous intent overflowing, and he should be involved in many lives.
"
"Of these three, who will be the urgent fire envoy we are looking for?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao asked casually.
Gu Hanshuang pondered for a while, then shook her head: "We can't be sure yet. We can only make a judgment after seeing their swordsmanship tomorrow."
"This is too inefficient."
Qiao Xiaoqiao shook his head and murmured to himself: "Is there any way to make the urgent fire user take the initiative to reveal himself?"
"According to previous inferences, the only way is to let the fire in Zhujian Villa reach its peak."
Gu Hanshuang said slowly: "In this case, the Urgent Fire User will show his skeleton.
But how to spread the fire is a difficult problem."
Qiao Xiaoqiao also felt that it was a bit tricky. She had not practiced any fire spells, and Gu Hanshuang's sword skills were also bad, so she could only find a solution elsewhere.
"Wait a minute, I have an idea."
Qiao Xiaoqiao's eyes suddenly lit up, she whispered a few words into Gu Hanshuang's ear, and then asked, "Sister Shuang, can you do it?"
Gu Hanshuang thought carefully for a while and then said with certainty: "You can give it a try."