When they arrived at Qingliang Temple, the doorman monk saw Luo Xiaoyao leaving and coming back. His face was slightly surprised. After greeting each other, Luo Xiaoyao asked: "Little master, have the two donors who were with me yesterday come here?"
To your temple?”
The doorman shook his head and said, "Except for the donor, no one else came to visit this morning."
Luo Xiaoyao was in a state of confusion. He cupped his hands and ran away. When he returned to the other courtyard, Manager Zhu from the branch room was already waiting in the hall. Seeing that only one person from Luo Xiaoyao had returned, Manager Zhu, who was over fifty years old, frowned and said
Said: "Young Master, my subordinates have sent people to the streets of the city to check. Maybe Miss Xiao and Elder Gu..."
Luo Xiaoyao knew what he meant, shook his head, and said briefly: "If it is sunny, it is possible. It has been raining from yesterday to this morning, and with my junior sister's temperament, she will not have the intention to hang around... Manager Zhu
, has the Branch Pavilion ever made enemies with anyone in Jiangning Mansion?"
"In accordance with the rules set by the master of the pavilion, I never dare to act in a public way. My subordinates have been in charge of Jiangning Mansion for six years and have never had any grudges with anyone." Manager Zhu shook his head and said, "And this house is where the two elders Mu and Yan live.
, usually the two of them are like hermits, and they won’t argue with others.”
Luo Xiaoyao told Zhu Guanshi about the fighting he saw on the road, and said: "Back in Jingnan, the three of us fought against military officials sent by the Southern Tang Dynasty, but with their
If we encounter martial arts unexpectedly, Elder Gu and my junior sister may not be able to escape, unless they are ambushed in advance."
Manager Zhu frowned, "Young Master's inference is not unreasonable. If Miss Xiao and the others..."
At this time, two arrow guards in powerful attire were seen running into the hall. After the ceremony, they said: "I was ordered to check the downtown area of the city. There is no trace of the ancient elders and them."
Manager Zhu nodded and motioned for them to leave. Luo Xiaoyao frowned and said, "It's been nearly two hours since they left. I wonder if I'm going to hang out..."
He paused and pondered for a moment, but then he remembered what happened on the Qinhuai River the day before yesterday. He was shocked and hurriedly asked Manager Zhu: "Does the manager know who the commander of the left wing of the Longwu Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty is?"
Manager Zhu was startled. He had been in Jiangning Mansion for several years and was in the banking industry. He knew the identity of a high-ranking official in the court, but he didn't know what Luo Xiaoyao meant by asking about this person. Hearing this, he said: "Long Wujun is responsible for defending Jiangning Mansion City."
To prevent the palace from being reached, the commander’s surname is Liu Mingzhenyi... What does the young master mean?"
Luo Xiaoyao sighed in his heart, and recounted what happened on the boat in the Qin Zhun River, and then said: "It seems that this matter may have something to do with them..."
Manager Zhu, who has been in the world for a long time, nodded and said: "This son of Commander Liu is a famous dandy, and this man named Liu is extremely protective of his shortcomings..."
After saying a few words, he called the arrow guard who accompanied Luo Xiaoyao and the others to play the day before yesterday, and said in a deep voice: "The boat that the young master took on the river the day before yesterday was what you were looking for?"
Seeing Manager Zhu's serious face, the arrow guard felt nervous and responded: "Yes...it's what my subordinates are looking for."
Manager Zhu asked: "Do you know Zhouzi? Does he know where this house is?"
During the questioning, the tone became more and more serious. The arrow guard knew that Xiao and Xiao had not returned for a long time, and he was worried that it was related to this matter. When he saw Manager Zhu looking at him angrily, he couldn't help but lower his head and said: "That Zhouzi is a young man."
A relative and friend..." Before he could finish his words, he was kicked down by Manager Zhu.
"This is still a place where the elders live in seclusion. It is stipulated in the pavilion that the attendants are not allowed to reveal their whereabouts in this house to their relatives and friends. You are so courageous. Come on..." Manager Zhu suddenly became furious: "Stop him.
Take him to the place where the Zhouzi lives and see if it was the Zhouzi who led people to this house?"
Immediately, two arrow guards obeyed the order and stepped forward, helped the fallen arrow guard up, and ran out of the house together. Looking at Luo Xiaoyao, Manager Zhu had a look of shame on his face: "My subordinates are not strict in their management. Please punish me, young master."
"This matter has nothing to do with the steward...Does the steward know if there are any famous masters in the Longwu Army?"
"The left and right wings of the Longwu Army are commanded by King Li Hongyi of Yan. They are not only responsible for attacking cities and plundering strongholds, but also have the responsibility of guarding the palaces and palaces, just like the imperial guards of the Zhou Dynasty, Khitan and other dynasties. If we talk about the military There are quite a few middle-class and masters.”
"The most famous martial artist in Jiangnan... is Xiang Xiaotian, the "Wrath Sword" who is as famous as Mu Daocheng, the "Cold Sword" of Yunzhou, and his eldest disciple is Shen Liancheng, who is said to have achieved great success in Baodan. At this point, Manager Zhu suddenly raised his eyebrows, "It must be like this..."
Luo Xiaoyao was puzzled for a moment, but he heard Manager Zhu continue: "This Shen Liancheng is accompanying Liu Yanzhen, the commander of the Shenwu Army, and his wife is the sister of Commander Liu..."
"The steward said that Mr. Liu on the boat is Shen Liancheng's nephew...then is Shen Liancheng in the capital?"
But as Zhu Guanshi said, if they meet Shen Liancheng who is embracing the great attainment of the Alchemy Realm, it will be difficult for Gu and Xiao to escape.
"The Shenwu Army is stationed outside, and Shen Liancheng is accompanying Liu Yanzhen, or is not in the capital... However, his junior brother Gu Yanchun is a guest in the Longwu Army."
"Gu Yanchun?" Luo Xiaoyao thought of the person he fought against in Gao Congyi's Mansion, but he thought that he only had a great spiritual level, which was comparable to Gu Hengshan. If there were a large number of people surrounding him, with Gu Hengshan's bloody nature, he would definitely fight to the death. He was protecting Xiao Muyun, but there was no trace of blood on the ground during the fight. He guessed that it was someone who was a master of Bao Dan Realm, so he asked: "How many disciples does this "Wrath Sword" Xiang Xiaotian have? What are their cultivation levels?"
"Xiang Xiaotian has been famous for a long time. Because he had a bad temper in his early years and would draw a sword against others if he disagreed with others, he was nicknamed the "Wrath Sword". However, I heard that after giving birth to a daughter, his temper changed a lot. More than ten years ago So he retired from the world, and logically speaking he only had two disciples, the eldest disciple Shen Liancheng, and the second disciple Ji Jinghai."
"Ji Jinghai heard that he was in the realm of spiritual thoughts more than ten years ago, and he was full of literary talent and quite famous in the south of the Yangtze River. However, after the "Wrath Sword" retired, his whereabouts were unknown. And Gu Yanchun's martial arts was the work of Shen Liancheng. As taught by my master, I have now reached the state of spiritual enlightenment."
When Luo Xiaoyao was at Gao Congyi's mansion, he could see from the moves of the people he fought that they were the "Liu Ren" swordsmanship that made "Wrath Sword" famous. At this time, after listening to what Manager Zhu said, he guessed that the people he was fighting against were Gu Yanchun was undoubtedly the one who thought for a moment and said: "In this case, I think Mr. Liu has been taught by my junior sister and is thinking of revenge. He is following people to set up ambushes... Is there anyone familiar with the management in the Longwu Army?"
Manager Zhu nodded, "I know some of them, but they are all small bosses..."
At this time, the three arrow guards had already rushed back. The arrow guards who led Luo Xiaoyao and the others to Qin Zhunhe the day before yesterday knelt down as soon as they entered the hall and said in a trembling voice: "You deserve to die, you are that person." ...The Zhouzi was forced to inform this house the night before yesterday..." His voice became lower and lower.
Luo Xiaoyao and Manager Zhu looked at each other and thought that what they had just guessed was right. Manager Zhu knew that taking blame at this time would not help, so he snorted coldly, "If Miss Xiao and Elder Gu make a mistake, you will lose ten lives." It's not worth it. Did you ever tell Zhouzi about your identity in the pavilion?"
The arrow guard's face turned pale and he lowered his head and said, "That's not true. Because I often send money to my parents at home, I accidentally told him where I live..."
"Young Master, it is not suitable to live here anymore. There should be hidden spies watching outside..." Manager Zhu paused, looked at the Arrow Guard kneeling on the ground and said: "Get up, this mistake will be punished later...
…You go out and walk around the house. If you find an informant, find a way to deal with it. Afterwards, you can evacuate to the outer city inn and stand by. Be careful not to be followed."
Tongbao Pavilion was extremely well-organized and opened an inn in the outer city of Jiangning Mansion as an escape route. After several arrow guards took the order and left, Manager Zhu found a hooded cloak and handed it to Luo Xiaoyao
, It was normal to put on a cloak on such a rainy day. Luo Xiaoyao knew his intention, took the cloak, put it on, covered his head and left the hospital with Manager Zhu.
***
Just as Luo Xiaoyao expected, Xiao Muyun and Gu Hengshan fell into Gu Yanchun's hands.
When Xiao Muyun woke up and learned that Luo Xiaoyao had gone to Qingliang Temple, he and Gu Hengshan left the house and went to Qingliang Temple.
When the two of them walked to a section of road six or seven miles away from Qingliang Mountain, they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them. At that time, there were puddles and water on the ground. Xiao Muyun and Gu Hengshan held umbrellas to avoid it, but they saw two horses galloping past.
He actually turned his horse's head and blocked the way. One of them was a bearded man holding two hammers, and the other was a man in green robes who was about forty years old with a sword on his back. However, he was the person he had fought with in Gao Congyi's mansion that day.
Gu Hengshan was startled and turned around to look back. He saw a horse riding slowly more than ten feet behind him. Riding on it was a man in his fifties, wearing a cloak and with a pale face. Seeing Gu Hengshan stop, he
He also jumped off his horse and walked slowly over. On such a muddy road, there was no muddy water on his boots.
This person was Shen Liancheng, the top disciple of "Wrath Sword". Gu Hengshan didn't know it, but he couldn't see through the cultivation of this man with a calm demeanor. Knowing that something was wrong, he whispered to Xiao Muyun: "Escape if you can...
..." After saying this, he threw down the oil umbrella in his hand and raised his stick to sweep towards the two people in front of him. The people blocking the way were Gu Yanchun and his sworn brother Reggio.
This Lei Jiao was hit by Gu Hengshan in Gao Congyi's mansion that day to save Gu Yanchun, and was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was also good at physical fitness, and as a guest in the Longwu Army, medicinal materials that nourished Qi and nourished blood were naturally easy to come by.
, had rested for nearly twenty days, and had just begun to recover. Now he and Gu Hengshan were enemies on a narrow road. When he saw Gu Hengshan coming towards him with a stick, he yelled violently and swung his hammer to meet him, and the two immediately started fighting.
Xiao Muyun also pulled out his "Shocking Armor" and attacked Gu Yanchun with the Taisu sword technique "Drip Water Rising Wave". Gu Yanchun knew that her sword technique was exquisite, so he used the stick-word sword technique passed down by his master's sect as soon as he made the move. The so-called sticky sword technique
The essence of Zi Jue is in the word "stick". You can rely on your own Qi to be better than the opponent's, making the opponent's sword moves slow to change, so you can see the flaws and succeed with one blow.
Xiao Muyun was very talented. When the sword energy of the two people met, he already felt the stickiness in Gu Yanchun's sword energy. He took a step back and used Yueshuang Sword Technique's "Silver Que Dew Pendant" to strike down with one sword.
, "Jing Jia" is originally a sword and a sword, this move changes the sharpness of the sword's intention from stabbing to chopping, which naturally reduces the stalemate between "Jing Jia" and the sword in Gu Yanchun's hand.
Gu Yanchun said "Hey" and used the "Liu Ren" sword technique to break through the "Jingjia" sword intention. The sword force did not change and it stabbed Xiao Muyun's right wrist holding the sword. It must be because his cultivation level was higher than hers.
, can achieve "one force can overcome all tricks".
Xiao Muyun was startled. He tiptoed and water splashed on the ground. He scooted backwards. After standing still, he adjusted his breath slightly and screamed, "A jade plate with thousands of cents" and "Looking at the beginning of the month," one after another. Gu Yanchun saw white in front of his eyes. Practicing phantom flash, alternating between virtual and real, he shouted "good sword skills", his energy was rising, and he struck out with one sword, and there was a "dang", the two swords hit each other, Xiao Muyun felt a shock in his hand, and he was almost "shocked" He let go, knowing that the difference in skill was too great, he hurriedly retreated, but he retreated to Shen Liancheng's side.
Shen Liancheng laughed and said to Gu Yanchun: "Capture that man and fight him quickly."
He turned to look at Xiao Muyun and said with a smile: "Senior Mu Daocheng, who are you? What is the relationship between Qingxin Temple in Hengshan and you?"
He could tell her origin from Xiao Muyun's skills. Xiao Muyun did not answer, but used the "Three Muyun Styles". The sword light rippled, the stars changed, and the sword energy directly hit Shen Liancheng's whole body. Even though Shen Liancheng was at a higher level, he couldn't see the flaw in his swordsmanship. His heart trembled, and he used Qi to protect his whole body. His cultivation level was two levels higher than Xiao Muyun's, so he didn't try to avoid it.
Xiao Muyun felt that "Jing Jia" seemed to be piercing the copper wall. One foot away from Shen Liancheng, the blade of "Jing Jia" bent. He heard Shen Liancheng say "good swordsmanship" and felt a rush of energy. The opportunity came from the "Jingjia", the sword blade straightened, and his body was shocked, but the energy bounced back. When he couldn't stand and was about to fall, Shen Liancheng chuckled, floated to his side, and held the hold. With the sword's right wrist, Xiao Muyun suddenly lost all his energy, and at the same time, Shen Liancheng pulled him up and stood on his own.
He heard a "click" sound coming from behind him again, and looked up, and saw that just as Gu Hengshan was sweeping away the willow tree with his stick, he was kicked in the back by the bearded man, staggered forward and hit another willow tree before he could stand. He was steady, but Gu Yanchun pressed his sword against his neck.
Gu Hengshan turned around slowly, but when he saw Xiao Muyun was also being restrained, he let out a long sigh, looked at the tip of the sword against his neck, and said to Gu Yanchun: "You must be from the Southern Tang Dynasty..."
Gu Yanchun didn't know what he meant for a moment. He frowned and looked at Shen Liancheng. When he saw Shen Liancheng nodded, Gu Yanchun said, "So what if it is, so what if it's not?"
"If Mr. Gu wants to be killed or cut into pieces, please obey him, but if my young lady is injured at all, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it..."
Gu Hengshan is naturally brave and not afraid of death, but Xiao Muyun is absolutely unwilling to die. He has been in the world for a long time, and at this time, both of him and Xiao Muyun were restrained. Life and death depended on the opponent's thoughts, so he spoke softly and hard. Both.
Before Gu Yanchun could answer, he heard Shen Liancheng smile and say: "Okay, okay, Shen would like to hear your origins, but this is not the place to talk, haha... Junior brother, restrain his anger and take him back to the office." Let's talk." After saying this, he held Xiao Muyun's right hand and walked quickly. Although Xiao Muyun's energy was restrained, he felt a soft force supporting his whole body, pulling his body to follow Shen Liancheng as he walked quickly.
When Shen Liancheng saw Xiao Muyun using Mu Daocheng's sword skills, he was naturally wary. Of course, he was not only wary of Mu Daocheng's martial arts skills, but also because he had a disciple, Xiao Yanbei, who was a relative of the emperor. And he When I came here in person this time, I originally wanted to capture the three Luo Xiaoyao alive and find out their origins. As for whether to kill them or not, it was not Shen Liancheng's decision.
It turned out that at Hai hour the night before last, Liu Zhenyi, the commander of the left wing of the Longwu Army, was drinking tea with his visiting brother-in-law Shen Liancheng in the central hall of the mansion. When he saw his son returning with a swollen face, he was furious. He was arrogant, how could he allow his When his son was beaten, he sent people to find Luo Xiaoyao's whereabouts.
At that time, Gu Yanchun also accompanied his senior brother Shen Liancheng. After listening to the guards accompanying Mr. Liu narrating the incident, he asked Luo Xiaoyao and others about their appearance in detail, and felt vaguely that they were the people who fought against him in Gao Congyi's mansion. He would be there. After Jingnan Gao came out from Yifu, he said: "These three people must be related to Jingnan Gao's family. They may have some plot to come to Datang this time. We should try to capture them and find out..."
When Gu Yanchun went to Jingnan to assist Gao Congyi in his rebellion, it was Liu Zhenyi who sent him on the orders of the emperor's brother Li Jingsui.
Hearing what Gu Yanchun said, Liu Zhenyi said to Shen Liancheng: "If it is those three people as Mr. Gu said, they should be captured alive. If their purpose of coming is related to the court, the emperor's brother will know when they come. I am traveling in the Tang Dynasty, and I will kill...brother-in-law, what do you think?"
Shen Liancheng pondered for a moment after hearing the words: "Zhenyi's consideration is not unreasonable. We will make a decision after we find out where these three people are staying."
Unexpectedly, the soldiers who inquired about Luo Xiaoyao's whereabouts did not find the boat until midnight on the second day. It turned out that the boat was more than thirty years old and his family lived in the outer city. If he did not return home, he would stay on the boat. I was fond of gambling, so I sent Luo Xiaoyao and others on a trip. The reward was several times more than usual. I was very happy. After Luo Xiaoyao landed, he also left the boat and went to the gambling house. He gambled until dawn and won a lot. With two taels of silver, he checked into a room in a gambling house to rest. When he woke up, he saw it was raining heavily, so he started gambling again until he lost all his money. Annoyed, he returned to the boat in the rain, where he was beaten up by the soldiers guarding the boat and committed suicide. Also tell the place where Luo Xiaoyao lives.
It was past midnight and it was raining heavily. The soldiers who inquired about the news waited until dawn before reporting the news to Shen Liancheng and others. Shen Liancheng took Gu and Lei to the house where Luo Xiaoyao stayed. , the spy who was secretly watching was the guard who was thrown into the water by Xiao Muyun. When he saw Shen Liancheng's arrival, he told Luo Xiaoyao and Gu and Xiao that they had left one after another and headed towards Qingliang Mountain. With the martial arts of these guards, I don't dare to follow him.
Shen Liancheng and the others rode their horses to catch up and captured Gu and Xiao. However, seeing Xiao Muyun's sword skills, they became scrupulous and gave up the idea of going to another courtyard to ambush Luo Xiaoyao. They wanted to find out Xiao Muyun's identity first. To make a decision, Luo Xiaoyao can also be used as bait, and it is unknown whether a big shot will be drawn behind him.
Bringing Xiao and Gu to the east hall of the Longwu Army Director's Office, Shen Liancheng asked Xiao and Gu to sit down, took out the "Jing Jia" in his hands, looked at it, touched the blade of the sword lightly with his hand, and flicked it. After a flick, he heard the echo of the soft cry, nodded and smiled at Xiao Muyun: "It is also a sword, it can bend and stretch, it is a good weapon, I think it was carefully prepared by Senior Mu for the girl, right?"
Xiao Muyun listened to Shen Liancheng talking about his master Mu Daocheng again and again, and knew that he was quite jealous of his master. If he directly revealed his identity, things might turn around, so he smiled and said: "Senior is right, this sword belongs to me." Presented by Master’s servants.”
This "Jingjia" was actually presented by Gao Ruoyu. She used Shen Liancheng's topic to lie, but it also devalued the identity of the Gao family.
"Master?" Shen Liancheng was shocked and asked: "Is that girl's surname Ma or Xiao? Or..." He also knew the identities of Mu Daocheng's three disciples, and Xiao Muyun called Mu Daocheng "Mr. The master must be the disciple of one of Ma Xingkong, Xiao Yanbei and Zhuo Wu.
"My father is the commander-in-chief of the Southern Academy of Liao Dynasty..."
Even though Shen Liancheng was prepared, he was shocked when he heard Xiao Muyun reveal his identity. However, since he was a very sophisticated man, his emotions and anger would not show on his face. He said, "Oh? The girl is Xiao Dutong's daughter? This is true for Shen. Something I never expected, but from what Junior Brother Shen said, Miss Xiao seems to be in Jingnan..."
"Yes, I went to Jingnan on the order of my father." Xiao Muyun said with a smile, but she did not say why she went to Jingnan. This was her cleverness, taking advantage of Shen Liancheng's fearful mentality, Tell half and leave half.
After hearing the words, Shen Liancheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Why did the girl come to Jiangning Mansion? Can you tell me conveniently?" His tone became calmer.
"My father is on a mission to the Tang Dynasty, so I came to Jiangning Mansion to look for him..." After a pause, he glanced at Gu Yanchun sitting opposite, smiled, and then said, "Unexpectedly, I was brought here by my senior."
Gu Yanchun was speculating that Xiao Muyun went to Jingnan to win over someone from the Gao family, but when he saw her looking like a smile but not a smile, he was convinced that his guess was correct and couldn't help but look at Shen Liancheng.
Shen Liancheng guessed that Gu Yanchun had something to say, so he smiled and said: "It turns out that Miss Xiao is here to meet Xiao Dutong, but unfortunately Xiao Dutong has returned north to Yunzhou a few days ago... If Miss Xiao goes back, there will still be a gap in the distance. In the war-torn Central Plains, Shen was worried, so he asked Miss Xiao to rest in this office for a few days until Shen sent someone to notify Xiao Dutong to pick up the girl. How about that? "
Before Xiao Muyun could answer, he turned to Gu Yanchun and said, "Junior brother, take Miss Xiao's master and servant down first, arrange for them to rest in the pavilion in the side courtyard, and ask someone to take good care of them. Don't neglect them."
At this time, he also thought that Gu Hengshan was Xiao Muyun's attendant. After saying this, he stood up and walked to the atrium meeting hall.
In the meeting hall, when Liu Zhenyi saw Shen Liancheng coming in, he quickly stood up to welcome him and took his seat. After stepping aside, he asked, "Brother-in-law, what are the identities of these two people?"
Shen Liancheng smiled bitterly and said: "That girl claims to be the daughter of Xiao Yanbei, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Court of the Liao Dynasty."
"Ah?" Liu Zhenyi couldn't help taking a breath, but this was something he didn't expect. Xiao Yan came from the north as an envoy to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and his safety during his trip in the Southern Tang Dynasty was protected by the Longwu Army. Liu Zhenyi himself and Xiao Yan Bei Jingzhi was frightened and hesitated for a moment: "Could that girl be lying?"
"With her sword skills in martial arts, at such a young age, if she hadn't been inherited from Mu Dao, she would never have achieved this..." Shen Liancheng shook his head and said, "And she also said that she came to the Tang Dynasty with her father Xiao Yanbei meets up."