After learning about the distribution of some gangs on Xianxia Road from several gang spies, and carefully studying the nearby map at the border crossing, Ning Ji found that although the journey did not pass through major roads, he did not encounter too many obstacles.
Instead, it was where several bandit gangs had set up checkpoints. The two of them sneaked around through the difficult-to-reach mountains and saw the bandit stronghold from a distance. They even saw a few scouts on patrol. Sometimes Qu Long
Jun followed and peeped, and sometimes Ning Ji went over to knock the opponent down, and he was able to find a few coins that the gangsters were carrying.
Although such progress is slow, it can be regarded as carefree. Although Qu Longjun was delicate in the past, he has already experienced a year of training since leaving the southwest. At this time, he received careful training from survival masters like Ning Ji in the mountains.
, walking and climbing every day, my physical strength and temperament have become sharper and stronger, and I have a somewhat healthy aesthetic.
From Xianxia Pass to Jian'ou, a big city in the mountains, it was about 300 miles of mountain road walking, but the two of them were not in a hurry. They walked and sightseeing all the way. By March 23, they had just approached Pucheng, which was half way. That day
The two of them were not in a hurry to go to the county town. They still made a fire and camped in the mountains at night. Ning Ji was excitedly planning to go to the county town tomorrow to "ship out" and sell some of the treasures he had "picked up" along the way.
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After midnight that night, there was faint movement in the mountains.
Ning Ji learned the scouting method in the army. At night, he would put a weapon under his head and be prepared for danger. Therefore, when a slight sound came from the ground, he had already woken up. After hearing it for a while, he got up and stretched out his hand to push.
The sleeping Qu Longjun.
Putting the steel knife on his back, he opened the tent and went out. A small sound came towards this direction in the dark night, and then he saw two figures supporting each other and running out of the forest in front of them.
The stars were bright under the night sky. One of the two figures might have been injured, and he was probably running for his life with a weapon in hand. When they suddenly saw the tent and the figure on the grassy slope here, they were all shocked. Ning Ji had two swords stuck in his back,
Standing there like a mountain, with calm eyes, it looked very untouchable. The two sides looked at each other for a moment, and there was a voice from behind. Ning Ji slightly raised his hand and moved towards the side of the mountain to signal him.
Not wanting to cause trouble, let the two of them pass.
The two men bypassed the tent and ran to the side to escape.
After the two figures disappeared from sight, Ning Ji returned to the tent. Qu Longjun had already knelt down and sat up, raising his sword: "What's wrong?"
"It's strange. He looks like he's an official in a government office. He's being hunted down late at night... What do the officers and soldiers in Fujian do for food?"
"Could he be a bad person?"
"Who knows...but these people chasing after me are more like a mob..." He said this, raising a finger, "Shh, here we come."
While they were talking, someone else ran out of the woods, and only one person was heard saying: "Fourth brother, there is someone here!"
"Oh, there's also a horse."
"Search! Search -"
"come out--"
Excited and seemingly bloody shouts rang out. Under the moonlight, several figures quickly gathered around the tent and got slightly closer. Ning Ji opened the curtain and stepped out, saying: "It's late at night.
Yes, why are you making such a fuss!"
Seeing someone striding out of the tent, his words were not too polite. Walking in the front, a middle-aged man holding a long knife slowed down slightly. He looked at the long knife behind the figure, then he cupped his hand and said loudly: "
Ancestor Bodhidharma is mighty."
This man was tall, with a rugged appearance, and there was blood on the long knife. He seemed to be a man of the world who licked blood from the edge of the knife. During this cut, his steps did not stop, while he looked at the other person and the surroundings.
On the other hand, he walked straight up and said, "The yellow dog was killed at night, and the flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple. But brother Liguchi, let's throw him away!"
While he was talking, his other hand was still beckoning his companions to search around. Some people were looking around, some were kicking up grass and trees on the ground, and some were running towards the Zaohua horse. Qu Longjun was already standing behind the curtain at this time.
He said: "He wants to make an incision..." She had also learned some of these quack incisions among the "White Rakshasa" and was waiting for a response.
Ning Ji had already kicked the middle-aged man in the chest who was walking like a gangster, and sent the man flying away with a bang.
In the night, the figure that was moving forward suddenly changed direction and was kicked several feet away.
, and then turned into a rolling gourd, shooting up grass stems all over the sky.
Everyone was slightly startled. Ning Ji's figure rushed forward, and a sense of oppression roared over. A minion who was following the middle-aged man only saw the figure of the other man stepping forward, and was then punched in the face with a backhand.
, the whole person rushed out. After going over, the minion who came was about to reach out to lead the horse. At this time, his eyes widened and he raised the steel knife, and the image approaching in the darkness picked up a piece of wood on the ground with his backhand, and banged his head.
He beat him across the face, only to hear the banging sound, sawdust flying in the night, the man was knocked off the steel knife, his arm was bent, and then the whole person was smashed into a rolling gourd, and was kicked again
foot.
Two more people rushed over from the side. One was knocked over by a backhand punch, and the other was glanced at and hurriedly backed away while holding a knife.
The conflict under the starlight only lasted a moment, but the sudden figure and the power of punches and kicks were breathtaking. He turned around and walked towards the middle-aged Jianghu man who initially reported the incision in a majestic manner. The other person was trying to
He got up from the ground, looked up, and was violently kicked away again.
"I told you! It's so late at night, you disturb people's dreams, and you tell me your incision! And you read poems! Do you know how to be polite? What are your identities and mine? There is a damn road to heaven, but if you don't take it, learning is boundless and painful.
Zuozhou, you guys! You are so damn reciting poems..."
Cursing in his mouth, he walked back to the man who had retreated with a knife, and reached out to slap the man in the face before walking back. This man seemed to be a desperado in the world, his eyes flickered for a while, and his eyes changed.
He gritted his teeth, but did not dare to take action. After only a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "Shi, Shi... Shi can be killed but not humiliated..." Before he could finish his words, Ning Ji turned around and knocked him to the ground with a powerful punch.
, and then kicked him hard one after another.
On the grassy slope under the night, the man's body bent and rolled, and then curled up into a ball, and the sound of kicking and kicking could be heard in the night wind.
The sound of beating continued like this for a while, and two more pursuers came out of the woods, and Ning Ji just stopped. The two swords behind him were not drawn out, and the five people who chased here at the beginning were all wounded. At this time, Ning Ji stopped.
Damascus sat down on a stone and put his hands on his knees.
"You still dare to search my place, lead my horse...if it's yours, just dare to reach out! Okay, let's talk, who is he? What does he do? What has he done? I agreed that I can leave, but I can't.
Just burying you... rude bastards!"
A total of seven people appeared outside the forest at this time. Except for two people who were not beaten, the rest were injured slightly or seriously. The middle-aged man who greeted him aggressively before had already stood up with the help of his companions. He looked around and saw
Time didn't know what expression to use, but then he finally gritted his teeth and handed over his hands, speaking softly.
"I...we are righteous soldiers who spontaneously formed a sworn brotherhood...I, I am Wanniu Village, Mountain Pusher Meng Piao, tonight...tonight I and other brothers are here to kill yellow dogs. I don't want to collide with seniors, but
...I, I have followed the rules and said hello, senior...Brother, this, this is unavoidable..."
Meng Piao looked at the man sitting in front of him with a big horse and a golden sword. The man was highly skilled in martial arts and had a bad temper. This made it difficult for him to choose his words. He said "this is inevitable", which was the ultimate level of complaint and grievance.
The other party stared at him and opened his mouth, revealing his strong teeth.
"Are you following the rules? Did you say hello? Taking advantage of the fact that there are so many of you, you came over while talking and let your brother lead my horse. Is this called following the rules? Do you know that you came so close to me before you finished saying hello? It's very dangerous
It's easy to misunderstand - you can easily die! Who is your boss? Who are your parents? Have they taught you well?"
The other party's words were really domineering, and Meng Piao and others also realized at this time that they had a psychological advantage by relying on the large number of people, and they may have killed someone before, so they approached aggressively while saying hello, but they did not expect that the other party was even more ferocious, and
His temper became even more violent and he immediately took action.
In the green forest, although there have been some "rules" over the years, it is the original sin to be a human being. If the other party is completely unreasonable and unreasonable, he has to regain his face even if he is beaten and loses his life. But since there is such a reason, then it can
After stepping down, Meng Piao raised his hands and said, "This...this is indeed our fault, but, this, brother, we are waiting to kill the yellow dogs tonight for the sake of righteousness. I just chased and killed two yellow dogs."
The dog was so anxious that he did something offensive. I hope you will forgive me, brother... I hope you two can forgive me.
crime."
As he was speaking, Qu Longjun appeared at a higher place with a sword on his back. The moonlight shone on his body, revealing his long robe and cold eyes, which immediately revealed a more intimidating master's demeanor.
"Killing the yellow dog... is excusable." Ning Ji, who was sitting on the stone below, made an expression that said, "I understand," and then said, "You can leave if you know you are wrong."
Mr. Qu Long, who was above, also spoke: "What are the specific origins of these yellow dogs?"
Meng Piao cupped his hands and said, "It's... it's a tax collector and his entourage. We, we have killed this ruthless official, and what we are chasing are a few government servants who were helping him to do evil."
"Yeah." Qu Longjun nodded, "Then he deserves to be killed."
Ning Ji nodded along and said, "That's it. Then you can go. I forgive you for tonight's offense."
Meng Piao and others looked at each other. Although they felt aggrieved, they didn't know whether or how to speak next. After hesitating for a while, a man next to Meng Piao stepped forward.
"It is true that I have offended you tonight, but since the two brothers also agree with the righteous act of killing the yellow dog, they must be fellow-minded people in the green forest who understand righteousness. We have been chasing the yellow dog to this point, but I don't know... you two
Brother, have you seen..."
He mustered up the courage to say this. Ning Ji's eyes in front of him darkened. The atmosphere on the grassy slope became colder. He didn't know if this grumpy master was going to hit someone again for asking questions. After a moment of silence, he listened.
The other party then said: "We travel around the world, and we are naturally at odds with the imperial eagles and dogs. You are pursuing the wrong place. Look for it elsewhere."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then they handed over what they had just said: "Also, there is... I don't know, I don't know what the names of the two are, and where the fairyland is..." Ning Ji gave him a cold look, and then said quickly:
"Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, I, we have absolutely no other intentions. I just met the master today so that I can tell him when I go back. When we meet again in the mountains and rivers, there will be no more misunderstandings."
"I'm not afraid of misunderstandings." Ning Ji sneered, paused, and then said, "It's okay to tell you. Grandpa, I can change my name or surname. I'm called Sun Wukong. The gangsters gave me the nickname "Monkey King". You guys
You have to remember it carefully... As for my brother, his surname is Long Aotian, that is, the famous "Martial Arts Leader" Long Aotian. Do you remember it!?"
His words were full of arrogance, and everyone was shocked when they heard it.
"Wu, leader of the martial arts alliance..."
"...Monkey King?"
Everyone was walking around the world, and now they were very brainwashed by the green forest coming from the southwest. They naturally knew the concept of the term "Martial Arts Leader", but of course they had never heard of Long Aotian's name. They didn't know what to say for a while.
It's like you signed up for an account on Jianghu, and suddenly someone said: "I am the emperor." Of course you don't believe it, but if the other person has a bad temper and you can't beat him, then you probably don't know what to say in person.
The group of people folded their hands and left in silence. After their figures disappeared into the woods, Ning Ji remembered and said loudly with his lips raised: "Everyone who sees our martial arts alliance in the future, please wake up!"
Previously, Qu Longjun was afraid of being noticed, so he had already returned to the tent with his hands behind his hands. At this time, Ning Ji also turned back and looked through the cracks of the tent with Qu Longjun for a few times before he saw Qu Longjun.
He looked back with a smile: "You...you don't have to hit them like that. Jianghu's incisions are actually correct to me, as I said."
Ning Ji smiled and shook his head: "That's not the case. Two government officials ran over here. In fact, there are some traces. These guys just killed someone and are very energetic. They are saying hello and searching everywhere. It is easy to be caught.
They saw something, and they had no choice but to fight to the death. I beat them in advance and saved their lives." He paused, "But it's also strange, why do these people want to kill the tax collector?"
"I have thought of this." Qu Longjun said softly, "Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been extended to counties. In the past, tax collection naturally relied on the cooperation of big clans and clans in various places to collect taxes. The Wu Dynasty...this majesty came to Fujian
, since we want to seize power, taxation is the most sensitive place, and Fujian is also the place where the power of big clans is the strongest and most stable. Listen to what they say about killing yellow dogs between the lines, it seems
Throughout the mountains of Fujian, the government and wealthy families are killing people fiercely."
"So that's it..." Ning Ji nodded, and then said, "How can a country do things if it doesn't collect taxes?"
"The situation is always different in different places." Qu Longjun thought for a while, "However, they have suffered a loss. Will they call someone here now? Should we avoid it?"
Ning Ji thought for a while: "These people... claimed to be voluntary righteous men. They took advantage of the dark moon and the wind to kill tax collectors and gained the upper hand for a while. But in the final analysis, it is impossible not to be afraid of the government, and they are all crooked."
Jujube, I think... there is no need to be afraid at first..."
He said this, and after a while, he came out to pack things with Qu Longjun. That night, he moved the resting place a little bit. Although his current skills are not afraid of trouble, there is no need to take too many risks.
Big risk...
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While Ning Ji was moving the camp, Meng Piao and others were limping back on the other side. In a ruined temple in the nearby mountains, they met with some of the cooperating martyrs and the leading buddies and said,
Something happened.
"...A few of us were over there, and we met a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. Without saying a word, he beat him on sight..."
These people are really not gangsters in the village, but righteous knights and knights who have been recruited by the leaders from all over the place. At this time, when they talk about the ferocity of this man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, there is an uproar. Some people must be the lackeys of the imperial court.
People were gathered on the spot to kill him and regain the place. However, the action of killing the tax collector must have caused a commotion, and it was no longer suitable to cause trouble at this moment.
Everyone was making a fuss at the moment. When they heard the names of "Martial Arts Leader" Long Aotian and "Monkey King" Sun Wukong, they all thought that these must be perfunctory pseudonyms. After saying this for a while, they dispersed.
At that moment, a man dressed as a scholar in the crowd frowned and raised his hand: "Wait a minute, I think... I have heard of these two people."
"Oh?" Everyone and the leader looked at him for a moment.
The scholar took out a package from his arms, opened it, took out several books similar to the "Book of Heroes", and started rummaging through it on the spot.
After a while, I found a clue.
Everyone looked up and took a breath of cold air.
That was a reward announced last year within the Jiangning Fair Party. At that time, Jiangning claimed to hold the world's best competition. Heroes from all sides gathered together. Even Lin Zongwu, who used to be called the world's best, was there to compete with Black Flag.
A war broke out among the masters, and since then, King Fairness overturned the table, and now the entire Jiangnan is in a fight. The masters who can survive in such an environment are one level higher than those in Fujian.
Levels. The names of Long Aotian and Sun Wukong suddenly appeared on the black list of bounties at that time. Their rankings were not low, and they are still alive today. This shows that these two people are amazing in their skills. Meng Piao and several others are on the other side.
It is not unjust for a subordinate to be beaten.
Only the reason described in the reward and the nickname recorded were slightly different from what the other party reported.
Everyone gathered around to look at the two nicknames on the bounty, and touched their chins. Their eyes were either confused or complicated. All the previous righteous indignation and bloodiness were instantly wiped away.
Some people nodded, and others nodded along with them.
"Um……"
"This is……"
"These are two..."
"These are two... masters of the evil sect."
Everyone understood.
Then Meng Piao and others also understood:
No wonder...I got beaten.
No wonder he has a bad temper.
Because...they are the masters of the evil sect.
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The stars and moon in the sky are changing towards the west, and the sneaky people in the mountains gather and disperse.
In the foggy mountains, Ning Ji and Qu Longjun got up early, lit a fire, and made a simple breakfast. Then they packed up their packages and started walking down the mountain with their Zaohua horses. After walking for a while, they gradually passed through the village.
, enter the "road" located in the mountains.
Walking on Xianxia Ancient Road
There were not many people, but we were already close to Pucheng County. Occasionally, we could see some mountain people carrying burdens. Ning Ji was chatting and laughing with Qu Longjun, preparing to set up a stall in the busiest place in the city and eat some mountain food.
Special goodies to reward the tiredness of the journey.
As they were about to reach the corner of a mountain road in the county town, the two of them saw the "righteous man" Meng Piao with a bruised nose and face on the road ahead.