After receiving the instructions from the leader of the village, the minions on both sides performed their duties, some beat drums vigorously, and some lit firecrackers. There was a loud bang at the foot of the mountain, warmly welcoming the arrival of the convoy of Zhujian Villa, and giving
It’s enough to save the face of Zhujian Villa.
Now that Xiao Tengfei has spoken, Jiannu, the man who is the master of the family, can no longer be depressed. He pushed open the car door, jumped out in the air, made two ups and downs in mid-air, and jumped in front of Xiao Tengfei.
"Master Xiao Dazhai, we meet again after many days. How are you and your village doing?" the sword slave said in greeting, cupping his hands.
"Thanks to Zhujian Villa, everything is fine with me and my village. Thank you for thinking about me." Xiao Tengfei returned the gift and said with an apologetic smile.
"It's really annoying that so many of us come to you."
"Wherever we go, we can't even invite a distinguished guest like you. If you're not busy, I'd like you to stay in our village for a while, so that I can enjoy my friendship as a landlord."
The two of them went back and forth and exchanged many insignificant polite words. The convoy behind them arrived at the trailhead at the foot of the mountain and stopped. Halfway through, the convoy had already purchased new horses in the small town it passed.
The carts were pulled by manpower again. It was a pity that these horses were not as good as the horses that were killed before. They were ordinary horses with mixed quality.
The village servants in the motorcade were all well-trained. After arriving at the place, they got out of the car one after another and did their jobs in an orderly manner. They pulled the carts where they should and lined up when they should.
Zhao Zhengxuan, holding his sword for the first time, pushed open the door and stood out. He looked around and took a close look at the beauty of Black Wind Langya Mountain. After looking at the mountain, he withdrew his gaze and turned to the crowd at the foot of the mountain. He saw the crowd for the first time.
Xiao Tengfei in the middle. His popularity is so extraordinary that it attracts the most attention when placed in a crowd. The second thing he saw was Xiao Jiuge standing next to Xiao Tengfei. This young man had also participated in the Zichu Sword Competition before.
; The third thing I saw was a masked man with a short stature. This man was a head shorter than the others and looked short and lean. He wore a black scarf on his face, covering his face tightly, only revealing a pair of gloomy eyes.
Xiao Teng Feigui, the leader of the big village, condescended to run down to the foot of the mountain to greet the convoy. Naturally, all the small village leaders under him also followed, from the second village leader to the tenth village leader, no one was missing.
The short man with a black scarf was the man with the big face who firmly occupied the seventh spot in the cottage. His face was scratched, and others used to call him this nickname. Over time, very few people called him by his real name, and the nickname became
became his name.
Zhao Zheng was absolutely sure that the big painted face was Zhang Dashan, but he couldn't prove it. After going up the mountain, he still had to let the sword slave find a way to conduct a test investigation. Only when the matter was confirmed, the sword slave would help him catch this Taishan sect member.
traitor.
For the Taishan Sect, the traitor Zhang Dashan is definitely a generous gift. Sending this person to the Taishan Sect will definitely win the favor of the leader. With this generous gift, Zhao Zhengzheng, the elder of Keqing, will be even more sure, and he can also
Get greater attention and give better preferential treatment. This trip can not only catch a traitor who killed his master, but also pave the way to the Taishan Sect. It is really the best of both worlds.
The foot of the mountain was not a place to talk. Xiao Tengfei was polite to Jian Slave for a while, raised his hand to point to the top of the mountain, and led Jian Slave and others to the trailhead. As for several carriages, they were temporarily stored at a place at the foot of the mountain.
The stables are jointly taken care of by the villagers of Zhujian Villa and the people of the village.
The Heifeng Langya Mountain is steep and steep. Only this stone staircase can lead to the mountain. There are five steps, one sentry and one post at ten steps on the stone staircase. There are many checkpoints and the defense is very tight. On the mountain walls on both sides of the stone staircase
, and there are many traps laid out, including cannons, cannons, rolling logs, and stones. If anyone wants to capture this stronghold, it will be a very difficult task.
The stone staircase zigzagged upwards, like a coiled dragon, circling around the entire mountain. As everyone went up, they passed by many cottage buildings and practice grounds. On the practice grounds, there were many minions arranging formations.
, honing their martial arts. Even though the leader of the village passed by, these minions did not stop. They were still practicing hard. They appeared to be well-trained, no less than the military soldiers of the Great Yan Kingdom.
Halfway up the mountainside of Black Wind Langya Mountain, there is a flat land covering an area of several acres, which is the largest area in the entire mountain. The village's Juyi Hall, armory, treasury and many important buildings are all built on it.
here.
Xiao Tengfei was hospitable and attentive to guests, so he invited Jian Nu and his entourage to the Juyi Hall for a chat.
There were so many sword slaves with different identities, how could they all go in at once? He turned around, made a simple arrangement, and selected Zhao Zheng and a few distinguished people from the villa to come out, while the rest stayed where they were.
Xiao Tengfei immediately sent people to prepare a resting place for those who stayed, without neglecting these people.
This Juyi Hall is built very tall and wide, enough to accommodate hundreds of people. There is a towering flagpole in front of the door, and a large gold plaque is hung on the door. The interior of the Juyi Hall is even more impressive, with a number of vertical flags erected inside.
There are large red-painted pillars with gold-lacquered paintings on them. There are ten chairs at the end directly opposite. The middle chair is made of bright silver, tall and wide, shining with bright silver light. There is a sculpture carved on the back of the chair.
The fluttering eagle, this style is not much worse than the dragon chair. This silver eagle chair is Xiao Tengfei's exclusive seat, and the chair next to it is reserved for the other nine village leaders. On weekdays, even Xiao Jiuge
I don't deserve to sit in this row.
On both sides of a row of chairs for the deputy chief of the village, there are many chairs arranged in rows. On weekdays, these chairs are reserved for people below the chief of the village to sit, and they are also used to receive people and entertain guests.
Under Xiao Tengfei's arrangement, everyone sat down one after another. He and the village masters sat in their original seats, while Jian Slave and others sat on the right side. Everyone got a seat. There were diligent and neat minions running away.
After running around, serving tea and wine to the village owner and guests. People in the village pursue arrogance and drink alcohol on weekdays. No one drinks tea. Tea is basically prepared for the guests.
Zhao Zheng asked for a cup of tea, but he didn't say anything and just put it on the table.
Xiao Tengfei and Jian Nu continued to chat. In the middle of the chat, Jian Nu asked about the other village leaders intentionally or unintentionally. Xiao Tengfei did not raise any doubts and answered them one by one. He briefly introduced his several village leaders, including their names and nicknames.
, martial arts and life experience, etc.
While talking, he mentioned the seventh village owner of Black Wind Langya Mountain, Big Painted Face. Xiao Tengfei introduced: "This person is nicknamed Big Painted Face. His real name is Zhou, and his single name is Qiang. He is from Lingnan County, Nanshan Province. He comes from
My copycat has been around for many years. He was good at using the soul-chasing hook in his early years, and later learned the sword for some reason, and his martial arts is still very good."
These words revealed an extremely important piece of information. Dahualian originally used the soul-chasing hook and put a lot of hard work into it. But later he switched to a sword, and the sword was the favorite weapon of the disciples of the Taishan Sect.
!
Warriors rarely change their weapons, which indirectly proves that the painted face was modified by Zhang Dashan. Zhang Dashan could cut his face ruthlessly, but he couldn't use the unfamiliar weapon Soul-Chasing Hook, so he had to change his face.
In order to continue to use the sword. The big-faced man is withdrawn and has little reputation in the world. He changed the weapon without arousing suspicion. As long as Zhang Dashan does not use Taishan Sect's sword skills in front of outsiders and finds a logical excuse, he can
No one will find out.
Zhao Zheng could think of this, and so could Sword Slave.
The sword slave's eyes lit up slightly. With his mind in mind, he continued to make insinuations and said haha: "Master of the village, I am not familiar with the other heroes of the village, but I have had a chance encounter with the master of Zhou Qiang.
About seven or eight years ago, he and I met by chance at a Yuelai Inn in Lingnan County. At that time, he and I were the only two people in the restaurant. On a whim, I shared a table with him and had a meal together. We
I drank a lot that day and chatted a lot, and then I got drunk and made a big blush."
Seven or eight years ago, Dahualian's face had become discolored, but Zhang Dashan had not yet killed his master and fled. If the Dahualian in front of him was really Dahualian himself, he would have been able to tell that what the sword slave said was a lie, because the sword slave was not a person at all.
I have never met the big flower face! If the big flower face in front of me admits this incident smoothly, it proves that this person is not the real big flower face, and must be someone else pretending to be one.
"It turns out that you two know each other. Meeting old friends in a foreign country is one of the great joys in life. You will have to catch up on old times later." Xiao Tengfei said with a smile.
"That's for sure. When I have free time later, I must have a chat with Brother Zhou." The sword slave glanced at the big painted face and asked with a smile, "Don't you think so, Brother Zhou?"
"Senior Sword Slave, to be honest, I became addicted to alcohol in the past two years. I drank so much that my brain was ruined and I forgot many things. I can't even remember whether I have met you or not. However, if you remind me carefully,
If so, maybe I can still remember it. I hope senior Haihan won’t blame me for being a pig-brained person.” The big painted face evaded the answer.
Lying about amnesia is really a good way to hide the truth. No wonder no one has seen through the big face for so many years.
The sword slave's eyes suddenly lit up, and the doubts in his heart had been answered. He smiled calmly and said: "So you drank and your brain was damaged. This is really a pity. For the sake of your health, I'm afraid I can't do anything to you later.
Drunk."
"Anyway, I have forgotten so many things. It doesn't matter if I forget some more. If senior gives me a drink as a favor, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you." The big painted face said.
The sword slave tried a few more words, which would arouse suspicion, so he changed the subject and started talking about other small village owners.
After talking about the people on the mountain, Xiao Tengfei changed the subject and asked: "As the saying goes, you don't go to the Three Treasures Palace if you have nothing to do. Senior Sword Slave led a large group of people to Bishan. There must be something going on, right?"
"Actually, I have nothing to do. I just came here to accompany this boy Zhao Zheng. He has something to do with you." The sword slave turned to look at Zhao Zheng, "If you have anything to do, just tell the village leader.
The leader of the village is kind-hearted and extremely righteous, and he will definitely help you."
"Thank you, Senior Sword Slave, for the introduction." Zhao Zheng bowed slightly to the Sword Slave first, then stood up, saluted Xiao Tengfei, and said, "Master of the Dazhai above, please be polite here." He did not bother to talk to the heinous man.
Xiao Tengfei is not that kind of person. Although Heifeng Langyashan makes a living by committing crimes, he has committed several crimes to rob corrupt officials' money, so he is not a complete bad guy.
"Young hero, you don't have to be polite. If you have any questions, just say it. We are all brothers from all over the world. I will help you if I can." Xiao Jiuge raised his hand and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Dazhai. The thing is actually very simple. I heard that Guishan is rich in a rare tree species called black ironwood. This tree is extremely strong, even stronger than ordinary metal, and can be used to make self-defense armor. I am very interested in this kind of tree.
The trees are yearning for it, so I came here especially, hoping to spend some money to buy some." Zhao Zhengdao.
"So you came here to buy black ironwood." Xiao Tengfei suddenly realized. "I do have this kind of tree here. It can't be said to be abundant. This kind of tree grows very slowly and is difficult to plant.
The requirements for the environment are extremely high. To be honest, there are only a few dozen black ironwood trees existing on my mountain. As for the wood lumps that were stored in the past, there are more or less, and the total weight is about a thousand kilograms.
If you have a small need, I can satisfy you and give you some. If you want too much, then there is nothing I can do."
Xiao Tengfei's words were actually half-truths. Of course, he couldn't just reveal the truth in front of outsiders. In fact, the black iron wood stored in the village far exceeds a thousand kilograms, and now these wood are soaked in special
of grease for later use. In this way, the wood can become stronger and more durable, making it invulnerable.
Zhao Zheng's practice of the Nine Meridians and Six Elements Meridian has entered the next stage. He can no longer rely on absorbing gold elements to improve. He must absorb wood elements to improve. Cultivate the third kind of wood element internal force in the body. If you want to absorb wood elements, just
You have to use wood, and wood that is rich in wood elements. In this process, a lot of wood will be consumed, and one or two wood is definitely not enough.
"Master of Dazhai, the black iron wood is of great use to me. The more the merrier, I will buy as much as you are willing to sell." He said sternly.
"This..." Xiao Tengfei was in trouble. He dragged out his words and said with a frown, "Buying and selling is too unreasonable. It's not the money I'm greedy for. It's just that there are too few black ironwoods on the mountain.
, I really can’t take out too much. Since you have said this, I will give you a solid foundation. I can only take out a hundred kilograms of black ironwood at most, and the rest will be left in the cottage for my own use."
"Master Dazhai, one hundred catties is far from enough for me. I need at least five hundred catties. It would be better if I could get more."
"Why do you need so much black ironwood?"
"I plan to keep it for practicing. No other wood is suitable. Only the black ironwood from Guishan can be used. That's why I have the audacity to come here to ask for help."
"It turned out to be for practicing martial arts. It seems that you must have learned an inner skill of five elements and wood." Xiao Tengfei probed.
"Yes." Zhao Zheng nodded and admitted.
Xiao Tengfei saw that Zhao Zheng didn't elaborate, so he didn't continue to dig deeper. There are many internal skills in the world of martial arts, and there are many ways to learn them. There is an unwritten rule in the world of martial arts. If others don't tell you, it's best not to go into it.
It is very rude to ask others what martial arts they have learned.
He took a deep look at Zhao Zheng, nodded and said: "For martial artists, practicing martial arts is a top priority. No wonder you want to get black iron wood so much. I am also a person who loves talents, and I also hope to help you.
However, there is too little black iron wood, and I am really powerless. How about this, I will give you a small chance to get black iron wood with your real skills, what do you think?"
"I think it's very good. If the leader of the village has any ideas, please let me know. There is no free lunch in the world. In order to obtain a treasure like black iron wood, it is worth paying a little price and hard work." Zhao Zhengdao.
"The black iron wood belongs to the imitation village, not to me, Xiao. In my personal capacity, I can only give you one hundred kilograms of black iron wood. If you want to get more black iron wood, just follow the other few
Let's fight with the small village masters. If you can defeat the weapons in their hands, for every person you win, I will give you an extra hundred catties of black iron wood." Xiao Tengfei marked the way for Zhao Zheng.
"Okay, let's do it as the village leader said. You have already given me a lot of face by being able to reach this point. If I am not good at studying and can't compare with the deputy village leaders here, I will never mention it again.
Regarding the purchase of black iron wood." Zhao Zheng agreed.
Warriors make a living by martial arts, and many problems are solved by martial arts. This solution is much simpler and more direct than reasoning.
The deputy village leaders also wanted to test the talents of Zhao Zheng, a young man who was in the limelight, and responded one after another. With everyone coaxing together, the matter was completely settled and could no longer be changed. This gathering
The charity hall is not a place for fighting, and there are too many tables, chairs, and benches to move around.
Xiao Tengfei said an invitation, led the crowd out, and led everyone to the open space outside the Juyi Hall. The ground here was paved with solid bricks, and there were bright weapon racks on both sides, with swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes and hooks on them.
Forks, eighteen kinds of weapons and weapons from the twenty-four and five elements are all available.
Everyone lined up on both sides to form a circle. Zhao Zheng, as the person involved, walked alone to the middle of the place and stood tall.
Xiao Tengfei looked around with a smile and asked: "Which brother is interested in meeting this young hero Zhao?"
Without waiting for the village leaders to speak, Xiao Jiuge, dressed in black, stood up, jumped into the circle, and said calmly: "Dad, you can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife. I don't need you to do anything, uncles and uncles, I can do it by myself."
You can send him away so that he doesn’t covet the precious wood from our mountains anymore.”
When Xiao Tengfei saw his son's rude words, he said with dismay: "How can you be so rude in front of guests during a drinking song? If you talk uncontrollably again, please be careful of the village's rules!"
"Dad, although what I said is unpleasant, it is the truth. If you think it is unpleasant, you can deal with me later." Xiao Jiuge pulled out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at Zhao Zheng,
He said provocatively, "Zhao Zheng, I am the son of the leader of the big village. I can be regarded as a small leader. You have to pass me through this before I am qualified to take action against other deputy villagers. Let me ask you, do you dare?
Don’t you dare to challenge?”
"Okay." Zhao Zheng only said one word, which was enough. (To be continued...)
