It's night in the northern suburbs of Lining County.
An ugly man walked hurriedly through the deserted roads outside the city. In order not to attract attention, he did not ride a horse before leaving the city - there must be a post station on the road anyway, and he would just buy a horse then.
At this point, you may want me to "wait a moment" and ask a question - the unknown "Tian Mu" who appeared at the end of the last book, didn't he promise to tell us about him?
Real name?
Well... I'm not in a hurry, and I think with your talents, it shouldn't be difficult to guess who this is.
Anyway, it's not his turn yet.
Talking about the ugly man who escaped, this person is none other than Shi Xiaowen, who made a big splash at the World Heroes Conference today. This guy lost a fight with Tian Mu. After leaving the venue, he found his boss and resigned from the Chamber of Commerce. Before he could wait for anyone,
After reacting, he had left again and completely lost his trace.
With Samson's temper, how could he let others do this to him? Not to mention that the Chamber of Commerce paid Shi Xiaowen a very generous salary for one year. Now that you have screwed up the matter, you want to quit? So after learning about it,
After Shi Xiaowen escaped, he mobilized his men to dig three feet deep in the entire county to catch this guy.
It can be seen that Shi Xiaowen has offended many people, and has done many things like running away. He has accumulated rich experience, so this guy has been hiding in the city until it gets dark and the city gate is closed.
I just slipped out of the city a while ago.
Then, he was intercepted.
Shi Xiaowen is naturally known as a snake, and his speed is not slow, and running on such a country road can be said to be as smooth as walking on flat ground, so the person who intercepted him either knew that he would follow this road.
He would set up an ambush here only if he had to leave, or he would be faster than him.
This, no, these are the people chasing him, the latter.
Some people may wonder, as Shi Xiaowen is a first-class master and is quite accomplished in body skills, how can he come from a group of masters who are faster than him?
A group of masters indeed lived up to their name, but the main reason was that they rode horses.
Okay, that's reasonable.
The guys who caught up with Shi Xiaowen were not subordinates of the Chamber of Commerce, but someone else.
"Leader Guan... Could it be that one of his brothers was injured by Shi and came here to seek revenge?" Seeing several people and horses surrounding him in Gaixin, Shi Xiaowen took the initiative to speak to the only person who could be called by name.
get in a word.
"Then it depends on whether you can cooperate." Guan Lingxiao took the initiative to move his horse out of the crowd, holding the reins with his left hand and holding a torch with his right hand, looking down at the other party.
"Oh?" Shi Xiaowen hesitated for a moment, then asked: "How can we cooperate?"
"At least...you have to answer a few questions for me." Guan Lingxiao's face flickered in and out under the shining firelight, making it hard to tell what his mood was. Shi Xiaowen could only infer the other party's attitude from his tone.
"What if I don't cooperate?" Shi Xiaowen said tentatively. How could a person like him be easily controlled by others?
"I have many ways to ensure that you must cooperate, and I can also guarantee that the answer you get must be true." A young man in black robes and horses appeared from behind Guan Lingxiao, with a sharp smile: "The only thing that cannot be guaranteed is that
Can you still be called a sane person after being forced to cooperate?"
He Nan is a person who likes to learn some miscellaneous skills, such as juggling. In order to make it easier for him to mend his own clothes, he also worked as an apprentice in a tailor shop for a few days: "I can try to sew your mouth on your butt."
- without cutting off either side of them."
Shi Xiaowen imagined what the other person said, a chill ran through his body, and his expression became nervous - he didn't have to believe the nonsense this young man was telling him, but he had to be prepared to use force and escape.
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The pair of Yin-Yang Judge Pens inserted into his waist were also transferred to his hands.
"Oh? Do you want to take action?" Guan Lingxiao stood closest and had the sharpest eyes. Shi Xiaowen took advantage of the darkness to hold the weapon in his hand at a glance: "But in order to prevent you from showing too much later.
It's embarrassing, I'd better tell you in advance..."
"Everyone who can appear here counts as one, and no one will lose to you in a duel."
"Including him?" Shi Xiaowen pointed in the direction of He Nan. Masters can judge each other's strength through some characteristics and even the flow of Qi. Although it is sometimes not accurate, Shi Xiaowen can also see this.
The kung fu of several of them was amazing, but that young man was not a martial arts expert at all.
"Ah, I don't count as a human being. You guys are playing for your own good." When He Nan saw Shi Xiaowen pointing the judge's pen at him, he immediately turned back and hid outside the crowd.
Damn...is this man a man? Shi Xiaowen was shocked. When he said he wanted to sew himself in half, he thought he was a very brave person, but he ended up being so cowardly?
"Why don't you, Leader Guan Shao, come and compete with Shi?" Shi Xiaowen really climbed up on the stick and actually chose his opponent: "It's just a good time to let go of the regret of not being able to compete on the stage today."
"Haha..." Guan Lingxiao didn't fall for this trick. He was about to compete with Suharaga in the knockout round. Whether he was touched by someone's martial arts skills or the physical exertion, it was extremely detrimental to him. He and Suharaga
There is an essential difference between pure warriors like Wei Kui and Li Sui who are obsessed with improving their martial arts - for Wei Kui and others, reaching the ultimate in martial arts is their pursuit, but for him, force is just a tool, and improving force is just what he wants to achieve.
Just an ideal part of it.
Let's look at the luxurious lineup deployed to round up Shi Xiaowen today - not to mention Guan Lingxiao and Wei Kui, two good players who have already advanced to the top eight, all the Four Dark Arrows except Xiao Yu are also present. No matter who is in the game, they will not lose to Shi Xiaowen.
In fact, Shi Xiaowen already had the idea of showing weakness when he realized that there were many masters on the other side. This guy was also good at judging the situation, so he knew a truth - the more valuable he was to the other side, the more chances he had to save his own life.
In addition to giving the answers the other party wants, your own value is also very meaningful as an excellent fighter.
So Shi Xiaowen briefly fought with Yan Chunlai and Wei Kui, and then decisively chose to "surrender".
"Okay, I'm convinced! If you have any questions, just ask, and I'll tell you everything." Shi Xiaowen swallowed everything he said, but he didn't expect this little trick of playing with words to have any effect.
"Whose subordinate are you? What is the purpose of being at the World Heroes Gathering?" Guan Lingxiao asked his first question.
He wanted to test Shi Xiaowen's attitude with the first question, so he used an ambiguous question instead of asking directly "Are you related to the chamber of commerce?" which would reveal the information he already had.
Shi Xiaowen's reaction was also very interesting, at least not within Guan Lingxiao's expectation. It was surprisingly straightforward: "I'm just working hard for foreigners."
"Foreigners? Organized foreigners? They also want to be the leader of the martial arts alliance in the Central Plains?" Guan Lingxiao looked horrified, but half-suspicious. This performance was impeccable, as if he was really shocked when he heard it for the first time.
, and also suspected that Shi Xiaowen was talking nonsense.
"The organization is indeed organized. They usually use the banner of the Western Chamber of Commerce and present themselves as foreign businessmen outside - but do they want to be the leader of the martial arts alliance, why do they want to be the leader of the martial arts alliance, and what do they want to do after becoming the leader of the martial arts alliance?
What..." Shi Xiaowen paused after mentioning this: "This is not something that a hired thug like me can know."
"With all due respect, although your attitude is very sincere, your lies are too clumsy..." Guan Lingxiao fully demonstrated the characteristics of a suspicious patient: "If the scale of the foreign chamber of commerce you mentioned is not large, then it is simply not
You can’t get involved in the martial arts in the Central Plains, but if the power is very huge, it’s not your turn to support you and command the martial arts, right?”
"I am just a pawn who clears peripheral obstacles for their core members. Of course, it is not my turn to be the leader of the martial arts alliance. Shi is just using people's money to eliminate disasters for others." Shi Xiaowen replied sarcastically.
: "But how did they arrange it specifically - I only know that the swordsman from Izumo Country is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce. It seems that this is the opponent you are about to face, Master Guan..."
"What do you want to say?" Guan Lingxiao finally showed a smile on his face. He had already understood what Shi Xiaowen was thinking.
"Shi does know something about this guy, and he must be able to use it for Young Master Guan. But Shi just wants to seek your protection." Shi Xiaowen put away the weapon and rubbed his hands.
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"Asylum? You don't want to run away?" He Nan once again got out of the crowd and faced Shi Xiaowen directly.
"I ran away because I didn't accomplish anything and couldn't explain it to others - but now that you are protecting me, I don't have to run away." Shi Xiaowen smiled shamelessly, laughing and joking.
Guan Lingxiao and He Nan exchanged glances, and the two of them unanimously planned to leave Shi Xiaowen behind first—the two of them realized the strange change in Shi Xiaowen's attitude.
"It's easy to cover you...but I don't think the information from Suhara Ga alone is enough." Guan Lingxiao knocked on Shi Xiaowen's mind: "Perhaps, you can provide us with more information..."
