Zhang Qiaoyi turned around and asked: "Junior Sister He, how many people are there?"
He Ruoshui pursed his lips and frowned, pondered for a while, and said: "There are many people, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed..."
Li Muchan looked down with his void eyes, and saw more than twenty people lurking in the woods at the foot of the mountain a mile away, either sitting cross-legged on the ground or standing with their eyes narrowed.
These twenty-odd people either hold knives or carry swords, but they all wear green attire and blend in with the woods. If you don't look carefully, you can easily miss them.
They scattered lazily, as if there was no discipline, but Li Muchan could sense their aura, and each one of them had a life on their hands.
Li Muchan raised his head and said loudly: "Senior Sister Zhang, let me explore the way first."
Zhang Qiaoyi looked over, looked at him, and shook her head: "No need, sooner or later there will be a fight."
Li Muchan touched his mustache and said, "How about we take another route?"
"How to change the route?" Zhang Qiaoyi asked.
Li Muchan pointed to the west and said, "Go down here, then go around to the north. You should be able to avoid them by crossing this path, right?"
Xu Xiaorou glanced at him and hummed: "Why should we avoid it? I don't believe it. I really can't rush out!"
"Senior Sister Xu, with just three senior sisters, we can naturally rush over, but with three more of us as burdens, we will be distracted," Li Muchan said with a smile.
Lin Ping said dissatisfied: "Senior Brother Li, I am not a burden!"
He said and glanced at Zhao Yishan.
Zhao Yishan's face was full of shame and he smiled sheepishly.
Xu Xiaorou thought for a while, then turned to look at Zhang Qiaoyi: "Senior Sister Zhang, what should I do?"
Zhang Qiaoyi turned to He Ruoshui: "Junior Sister He, what do you think?"
Junior Sister He has a keen intuition about danger. This has nothing to do with her martial arts skills, but a strange talent that others admire but cannot learn.
He Ruoshui frowned and thought for a while: "In my opinion, just listen to Junior Brother Li... or change the path!"
Lin Ping said: "Senior Sister Zhang, I have an idea!"
"Oh——? If Junior Brother Lin has any ideas, please tell me!" Zhang Qiaoyi smiled.
Lin Ping said: "Let Senior Brother Li and Young Master Zhao stay, and the four of us will rush over. If anyone blocks the road, we will kill them all... I haven't seen anyone yet. I don't know if they are coming for us and they will run away."
Going out will really damage the prestige of our Xinghu Villa!"
Xu Xiaorou gave him a fierce look.
Li Muchan shook his head and smiled bitterly. Lin Ping's words were a slap in the face and were really inappropriate.
Zhang Qiaoyi shook her head and said: "Junior brother Lin, although we Xinghu Xiaozhu disciples cannot lose our master's prestige, we cannot be arrogant and arrogant. Be careful and sail the boat for ten thousand years!"
"...Yes, Senior Sister Zhang taught me a lesson." Lin Ping helplessly clasped his fists, unable to hide his disapproval.
He is the eldest young master. He has been surrounded by people since he was a child, and he has always spoken loudly. Even his father rarely lectures him like this.
In the end, Zhang Qiaoyi listened to Li Muchan's suggestion, changed the route, turned west, went down the hillside, and entered a lush pine forest. The forest was dense and complicated, and there was no road.
Li Muchan was in front, slashing with his sword and cutting a path out. Xu Xiaorou followed him, looking around to guard against a sneak attack.
Li Muchan carried a blue water knife at his waist and wielded another long knife in his hand. It was quite sharp, hard and durable, and could chop down trees without damaging it.
He was reluctant to use the blue water knife, killing chickens with a bull's knife. Even if the blue water knife cuts iron like clay, it will inevitably cause losses when used to open roads, and it is really not suitable.
Although he didn't use his internal power, his divine power was astonishing. He swung his sword with a whirring sound, drawing out streaks of silver. The light of the sword was either strong or soft, and varied, and he could split the trees blocking the road with ease.
Xu Xiaorou looked on and said with a smile: "Junior brother Li, you are really strong!"
She saw Li Muchan's amazing power, and then praised: "You are touching the door with these Luoyang swords!"
Li Muchan waved his sword and said with a smile: "I hope senior sister can give me some advice!"
"Well, try cutting me with a knife!" Xu Xiaoju said.
The two walked at the front, followed by He Ruoshui, followed by Lin Ping and Zhao Yishan, with Zhang Qiaoyi behind them, about two feet away from each other.
Li Muchan suddenly slashed down with his sword. Xu Xiaorou swung his sword and turned it into dots of starlight. The swords met and made a crisp sound. Li Muchan took advantage of the situation and cut off a small tree with his sword, releasing the strange power from the sword.
Xu Xiaorou smiled and said: "That's right, there's something delicious about using it hard!"
Li Muchan shook his head and said: "This set of sword techniques is much more difficult than my Bishui Sword. Some of the subtle changes are beyond my ability. What's going on?"
Xu Xiaojudo: "That's because you don't have internal strength. Some subtleties require the cooperation of internal strength."
"Well, that's it!" Li Muchan suddenly realized.
Xu Xiaoju said: "Don't worry, you will be able to cultivate your internal strength soon when you get to the lake."
"Sister Xu, tell me about the lake." Li Muchan said.
"Okay." Xu Xiaorou nodded with a smile: "Our Xinghu rarely cares about external affairs, we are considered outsiders, but we can't help our disciples coming out of the lake, it's very messy."
"The owner of the lake is a woman, isn't she?" Li Muchan asked, waving his knife.
Xu Xiaorou nodded: "Yes, and she is a young and beautiful woman."
Li Muchan chuckled.
Xu Xiaorou rolled her eyes at him: "Junior brother Li, do you look down on women?"
Li Muchan hurriedly shook his head, and Xu Xiaorou hummed: "Although the Lake Master is young, he has great wisdom. He is a rare talent that is rare to see in a hundred years!"
Her eyes were shining as she looked to the north with an expression of admiration.
After walking along the pine forest to the foot of the mountain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped onto the official road and walked north. The official road was flat and wide, and the hooves of the ten horses became brisk.
After just a few steps, Zhao Yishan turned pale and was sweating. He said it was chest pain. He Ruoshui checked his pulse and found that it was nothing serious. Maybe he couldn't bear the bumps.
So everyone slowed down and walked slowly on horseback. Fortunately, it was not too far from Xu Lingcheng. They would arrive in the evening and separate from there.
The sun slowly sets in the west, and the figures become much longer.
Zhang Qiaoyi and He Ruoshui walked at the front, Zhao Yishan and Lin Ping followed, Li Muchan fell behind, and Xu Xiaorou followed him at the end.
The two of them were walking and talking, talking about Xinghu Xiaozhu.
Xu Xiaorou picked up some interesting anecdotes and talked about the structure of Xinghu Xiaozhu. There are more than a hundred disciples, divided into nine grades. Above the ninth grade disciples are the elders, a total of six people. In addition, they are the lake masters. All major events are controlled by the lake.
The Lord discusses with the elders and decides.
The disciples of the nine levels have different treatment but equal rights. They are not subordinate to each other and everyone is equal. They only obey the orders of the lake master and elders.
All the disciples’ martial arts were taught by the Lake Master himself.
He Ruoshui suddenly frowned, turned around, took a look, and whispered: "There is murderous intent behind you!"
"Hmm——?" Zhang Qiaoyi was startled, then said: "How could it be?"
He Ruoshui thought for a while: "I think they are catching up!"
"Still that group of people?" Zhang Qiaoyi asked.
He Ruoshui nodded slowly: "Based on my feeling, it should be that group of people!"
"These guys are determined to make things difficult for us!" Zhang Qiaoyi frowned and hummed.
The two of them were talking and slowly pulled the reins. The two horses stopped. Zhang Qiaoyi glanced at Zhao Yishan, frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Let Mr. Zhao and the two junior brothers go first, and let's block the way behind."
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"Okay." He Ruoshui nodded.
Lin Ping hurriedly said: "Senior Sister Zhang, Senior Sister He, let me stay. It's always better to have more people!"
Zhao Yishan also said: "Two heroines, how can I leave alone? I must advance and retreat with you!"
Zhang Qiaoyi shook her head and said: "Mr. Zhao, it's best for you to leave first. If we can't defeat you, you can escape as much as possible."
"No, no." Zhao Yishan shook his head with determination on his face.
Li Muchan and Xu Xiaorou approached, Zhang Qiaoyi said: "Junior Brother Li, you take Young Master Zhao and Junior Brother Lin away together!"
Li Muchan said: "Are they catching up?"
"Yeah." Zhang Qiaoyi nodded.
Li Muchan touched his mustache and frowned: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be..."
"I can't control that much, you go first!" Zhang Qiaoyi waved her hand.
"Nvxia Zhang, no matter what, Xiaosheng will not live alone!" Zhao Yishan said proudly.
He Ruoshui suddenly said: "It's too late!"
The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded faintly, getting louder and louder. In the blink of an eye a few times, a green cloud rolled in from the official road in the distance, and in an instant it was closer.
The three women stood side by side, protecting the three men Li Muchan behind them.
Zhang Qiaoyi drew her sword out of its sheath, narrowed her eyes and looked at the men in green who were rushing over, and said calmly: "Junior brother Li, take them away!"
Li Muchan responded, turned around and said, "Master Zhao, Junior Brother Lin, we are a burden here, so let's go!"
Zhao Yishan shook his head and raised his eyebrows: "If Xiaosheng leaves, I will never feel at ease in this life!"
Li Muchan smiled and looked at Lin Ping. Lin Ping said solemnly: "Senior Brother Li, I'm not good at martial arts, but I can still be of some help. You can go with Mr. Zhao!"
Li Muchan shook his head and said no more.
"Xi Yuyu..." More than twenty horses stopped, and people stood up and neighed.
Yellow dust billowed and floated along the wind, drowning Zhang Qiaoyi and the six of them, and then there was a deep shout: "Come on!"
More than twenty people jumped up, and a dozen people jumped from the sky and landed behind Li Muchan and the others, forming a circle.
Li Muchan said: "Junior Brother Lin!"
He pulled out the Blue Water Knife and another knife. Lin Ping nodded with a calm and handsome face, took a step forward to stand alongside him, and slowly pulled out the long sword.
The three women face south, Li Muchan and Lin Ping face north, and Zhao Yishan is in the middle.
"Kill!" Immediately a big man waved his hand.
More than twenty people swung their swords at the same time, and the light and shadow of the swords were bright and dazzling.
Li Muchan wielded both swords, the blue water sword in his left hand and the long sword in his right hand, one strong and one soft, using the Luoyang double swords, forming a dense and flexible sword light.
Lin Ping waved his sword and danced into a ball, the sword light protecting his body.
Li Muchan glanced at Zhao Yishan and backed away suddenly. The blue water sword turned into a white sword and hit Zhao Yishan at an extremely fast speed.
Zhang Qiaoyi happened to look over and hurriedly shouted: "Junior Brother Li!"
Just as she was about to pull away to stop Li Muchan, Zhao Yishan shrank his neck and barely managed to avoid the light of a sword. She said "Eh" and stopped.
The sword was so fast and so sudden that it was no coincidence that Zhao Yishan was able to avoid it.
The sword lights of the three women merged into one, like dots of stars, sparse and flawless, and could withstand the siege of more than a dozen people. Zhang Qiaoyi was worried about Li Muchan and the others.
Li Muchan took a step forward, slashed a line with his sword and wrapped it around him. He smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, who are you?"
Zhao Yishan did not dodge or evade. When the light of the sword came closer, he smiled and stretched out his right hand, flicked it with his fingers, and heard a crisp sound: "Ding...".
The long knife was swung away, and Li Muchan took a step back. He didn't expect that Zhao Yishan's inner strength was so strong.
Lin Ping was struggling there. His sword was fast and his sword light was dense, but a dozen or so people with strong martial arts overwhelmed him and they couldn't breathe. They refused to kill him, like a cat playing with a mouse.
Li Muchan killed Zhao Yishan again with his double sword.
Zhang Qiaoyi said in a deep voice: "Rou'er, Junior Sister He, let me go and take a look!"
She quickly retreated to Li Muchan: "Junior Brother Li, you go help Junior Brother Lin, I will deal with him!"
Li Muchan nodded: "Sister Zhang, be careful!"
Zhao Yishan suddenly raised his voice and said: "Here comes the sword!"
A long sword was thrown in from the outside. He stretched out his arms to take it, and shook it slightly. There was a slight "buzz" sound, and the sword body shook like a snake dancing wildly.
He holds the front train in his left hand and holds the sword in his right hand, looking elegant and elegant.
At this time, he was heroic, free and elegant. His previous weak temperament had been swept away, and he seemed to be a completely different person.
Zhang Qiaoyi understood immediately that he really had ulterior motives and wanted to plot against her.
She was too lazy to say anything more. She pursed her red lips and stared at Zhao Yishan. She raised her sword and pointed at him flatly. Her eyes narrowed and she suddenly moved, and another Zhang Qiaoyi appeared in her mind.
One Zhang Qiaoyi stood on the same spot, and the other stood in front of Zhao Yishan, stabbing with the tip of his sword.
"Ding..." Zhao Yishan stayed still, shook his sword once, and stabbed the tip of the sword against his left cheek.
"Well, you are worthy of being a disciple of Xinghu Xiaozhu!" Zhao Yishan smiled casually, twisted his body and stabbed with his sword. The tip of the sword turned into a pear blossom, and his movements were cool and neat.
Zhang Qiaoyi waved her sword to resist, but Zhao Yishan suddenly changed his position and bypassed Zhang Qiaoyi, got behind Li Muchan, and stabbed him in the vest.
Li Muchan realized something was wrong and waved his sword to block.
"Ding..." The swords met, and the light of his sword dimmed, and he was about to let go.
Zhang Qiaoyi's sword light came and entangled Zhao Yishan. The sword light was as dense as rain and gave him no chance to escape. She understood that if Junior Brother Li hadn't seen through it, they would definitely suffer a loss this time. Zhao Yishan hated Junior Brother Li deeply and would rather not escape.
Even if you kill yourself, you must kill him too.
As she started to take action, she became more and more surprised. This man's martial arts skills were even better than her own. At such an age and with such martial arts skills, he was by no means an unknown person. He must be a child of a famous family.
She suddenly shouted: "You are a disciple of the Beijiang Sword Sect!"
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Zhao Yishan waved his sword gracefully and smiled lightly: "Why do you see it?"
Zhang Qiaoyi frowned and said: "Beijiang Sword Sect and I, Xinghu Xiaozhu, have no grudges or grudges. The well water does not offend the river water. Why are you like this?!"
Zhao Yishan's sword flowers bloomed like a dream, but they smiled and said nothing.
Zhang Qiaoyi said: "No need to waste your efforts, what is the use of these rabble!"
"Alas..., you are lucky this time!" Zhao Yishan shook his head and sighed, suddenly sheathed his sword and took a step back, smiling: "I hope you can be so lucky next time!"
He sheathed the sword and floated away towards the west. Before leaving, he casually stretched out his hand towards Li Muchan, and in the blink of an eye he was more than ten feet away.
Li Muchan's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly slashed with his sword, creating a streak on his chest.
"Ding..." There was a crisp sound, and the long knife swung away. He took four or five steps back and let out a long breath.
"Okay! Okay! I will take your life next time!" Zhao Yishan gave a long laugh, pursed his lips and let out a long roar.
The two dozen men in green shirts retreated, and the dozen or so men who were besieging Lin Ping and Li Muchan withdrew from both sides. They hit their horses and drove away. The sound of horse hooves rolled and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Li Muchan sheathed the knife, his movements were slow and laborious, then he stretched out his left hand, which was trembling slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Fortunately, I was careful!"
He made this gesture deliberately, his hands trembling to show weakness.
Zhang Qiaoyi said: "This is the passionate sword finger of Beijiang Sword Sect."
Lin Ping flicked his sword and put the sword back into its sheath with a snap, and said with a graceful movement: "I have heard of the passionate sword finger of the Beijiang Sword Sect. It is said that it is unpredictable and impossible to guard against...Senior Brother Li, you are really destined."
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Xu Xiaorou rolled her eyes at him and hummed: "That's Junior Brother Li's cleverness! ... But you can guard against the amorous sword finger, it's really amazing!"
Zhang Qiaoyi said: "Thank you to Junior Brother Li for his cleverness this time. How did you figure out what was wrong with him?"
Li Muchan touched his mustache: "Our whereabouts were discovered so quickly. I guessed there was someone inside, so I gave it a try, but I didn't expect that I was right."
"It turns out I was blind..." Lin Ping nodded suddenly.
Li Muchan said: "Luoyang's double swords are so cautious, there shouldn't be any fish slipping through the net."
"Yes, we are too careless..." Zhang Qiaoyi shook her head.
He Ruoshui frowned and pondered, then sighed after a while: "It turns out that he used Hua Gong Powder and then took the antidote. We are really lucky this time."
After taking Hua Gong Powder, even if you take the antidote, your martial arts will still be greatly reduced.
Zhang Qiaoyi nodded slightly: "It seems that he should be in the seventh to eighth grade..."
Everyone then hit the road and galloped. This time without the drag of Zhao Yishan, the speed suddenly increased. In just a few days, they arrived at a big city - Xiushui City.
After entering the city, they did not stop, but went directly from the south gate to the north gate. After exiting the north gate, they turned east and passed through a forest. In front of them was a vast white lake.
At a glance, you can see the vast mist and the thin line between water and sky.
There were several small boats parked by the lake, swaying with the waves.
After scattering the ten horses in the woods, Zhang Qiaoyi said: "We are here, let's go."
The three of them jumped into a small boat, followed by Li Muchan and Lin Ping. The small boat suddenly seemed crowded, and a faint fragrance floated into their noses.
Li Muchan looked around and saw that there was a vast expanse of fields. There was nothing but woods and lakes. Looking down with his eyes in the void, there was no building within ten miles. Where was the Star Lake Building?