Suddenly several burly men appeared on the roadside blocking the way. Chang Yu did not panic. He tightened the reins and jumped off the carriage. Several burly men gathered around and bowed their hands and saluted. One of the burly bearded men whispered: "The young master's house is over there.
"As he said this, he pointed to the dense forest to the west.
After walking for more than a hundred steps, there was an abandoned cave dwelling in the dense forest, which was in dilapidated condition.
Two big men with swords stood at the entrance of the cave. When they saw Chang Yu approaching, they quickly bowed and saluted. Chang Yu stood at the entrance of the cave and did not rush in. Instead, he looked around and then looked up at the sky. There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and then a faint smile.
He sighed and said to Jiang Fa, who was getting out of the car and walking towards him: "Jiang's style is so boring."
Jiang Fa smiled: "Better than nothing."
"That's true." Chang Yu nodded, turned around and walked into the broken cave dwelling. It was leaking and muddy. A black figure was tied behind his back and kneeling in the corner. His face was covered with blood and he glared at Chang Yu who walked in: "Child.
, you are definitely not an ordinary Jianghu person!"
This person turned out to be the cat demon who had been following him all the way from Jinniu Mountain to Xinyang City.
In just one day, I was devastated.
How was the cat demon captured?
It can only be said that he was careless or made a mistake in judgment.
When I met Chang Yu and Jiang Fa for the first time in the village, I thought they were just two passionate young people who had just entered the world. They were full of thoughts of being chivalrous and doing justice for heaven. However, when Chang Yu pretended to be fascinated and took advantage of his carelessness, he stabbed him with his backhand.
Only when he hurt him did he realize that this boy was not a male classmate without a story.
Then he tracked him into Xinyang City, first poisoned him and then teased him. After a whole night of fighting, he was injured in the leg by a musket, but his skin was not injured.
It was at this time that he began to formally weigh these two opponents, one junior and one junior high school. They were definitely not the newbies he had imagined at the beginning. Not only were they ruthless and meticulous, but they were also very experienced.
The stab wound between the ribs and the gunshot wound on the thigh were the most serious double injuries, both physical and mental, suffered by the cat demon who had been in the world for more than ten years.
He felt that he and Chang Yu would never stop fighting for the rest of their lives, but he had to recover from his injuries quickly.
As an old Jianghu, after realizing that his opponent was not a young man, he also took the necessary cover-up measures, such as changing to an inn, or treating his injuries on his own instead of going to a medical clinic.
But he was careless after all. Indeed, he never thought in his wildest dreams that this enemy was no ordinary Jianghu person.
Ordinary Jianghu people don't cause trouble easily, and if they do, they usually run away.
Chang Yu naturally did not run away, and all his men were in the city at dawn.
The people who secretly protected him all the way were Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei. Although they belonged to different yamen, they had one thing in common: they were ruthless and experienced.
The world of Jianghu has made Chang Yu a little boring, and if he messes with such evil people, he must deal with it quickly, otherwise it will be endless, so he ordered a manhunt. The gangsters acted immediately after receiving the order. They are all experienced veterans.
, knew how to take pulses, auscultate, and even take medicine. The soldiers were divided into multiple groups to conduct overt and covert inspections. Another group went directly to the Yamen to reveal their identities and asked the local law enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation. So the three religions and nine schools in the city immediately took action.
It took less than two hours to determine the location of the cat demon.
In order not to alert the snake, they made detailed arrangements, but even so, three people were injured before they were able to capture the cat demon, and then imprisoned it here for one night.
"I told you in the village that I am a man of black and white, and I came here just to seek my life." Chang Yu snorted coldly: "You didn't believe it, but now you can!"
Bah, the cat demon spit out a mouthful of bloody water: "I'm an eighty-year-old mother, but I fell into the trap of a kid like you. No matter you are an official or a thief, after all, you just used despicable means to capture me. You can't be called a hero."
"How could I ever claim to be a hero or a good man?" Chang Yu's face was full of disdain. The more he looked at the man in front of him, the more he felt sick to his stomach. Especially when he thought of the scene of him eating eyeballs, he couldn't help but vomit.
"You keep saying it's boring. Do you think it's too easy to capture me, or do you feel regretful because you didn't do it yourself?" The cat demon sneered angrily.
Chang Yu nodded: "Both".
"If you are able, let me go, and I will let you enjoy yourself." The cat demon struggled hard, but the binding was really strong.
Chang Yu curled his lips: "If you were not injured, you might still be able to fight with me, but killing you right now is like cutting grass, it's boring and boring!" After hearing this, the cat demon suddenly looked defeated and looked extremely lonely.
"Is there anything else you can say before we go on the road, such as leaving your name?" Chang Yu clasped his hands behind his back and smiled faintly. The cat demon looked up at him with a fawning expression on his face: "Actually, there is no deep hatred between us.
There is no hatred for killing the father and not for taking away the wife. It is just a quarrel. It can be said that there is no acquaintance without fighting. Why must we kill them all?"
Chang Yu chuckled: "You are a guy who can change your mind very quickly. As you said, we don't have any deep hatred, but you wanted to kill me from the very beginning."
"The problem is that even though I think so, I didn't hurt you at all. Instead, you gave me a knife and broke one of your legs." It was important to save his life. At this moment, the cat demon even started to speak in a low tone. Chang Yu said with a laugh: "So
Woolen cloth……"
"So, as long as you, Sir, are generous enough to spare this little one's life, I will always follow your lead." The cat demon stared at Chang Yu with a sincere look on his face: "Young man, I can use all my abilities to your advantage.
place".
Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at Jiang Fa.
Jiang Fa shook his head gently.
The cat demon immediately became anxious, stared at Jiang Fa and said: "Although your kung fu is good, you are still not as good as me. You are jealous of me..."
Jiang Fa smiled and said nothing, while Chang Yu shook his head and sighed: "It's not that his skills are not as good as yours, but his insidiousness is not as good as yours. In terms of real martial arts, you are definitely no match for him. You are just a heretic."
"Sectarianism is also a skill. If you want to succeed, you need to recruit talents in any way, and save the lives of young people sooner or later. There will be places that can be used..." The cat demon suddenly explained the reason to Chang Yu, which made Chang Yu think again.
Chang Yu couldn't help but laugh: "What am I going to accomplish?"
The cat demon looked at the sturdy men in black clothes behind Chang Yu: "You are by no means an ordinary Jianghu man, nor an official. As expected, you should be a gang in the Jianghu. At this time, the world is in chaos, and it is a good time to start something.
opportunity……"
Chang Yu rolled his eyes and sighed: "If you guessed my background correctly, I would have looked at you differently and maybe spared your life, but... it seems that your eyesight is only that, as for your ability...
Hehe, if you were really powerful, you wouldn't be a prisoner now. Besides, I don't feel at ease keeping you, an evil creature like you."
"You..." The cat demon was startled, then looked horrified: "You can't be from the official family, are you?"
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, winked at a big man next to him, then turned around and walked out. Behind him, the cat demon shouted: "What the hell are you from? If you tell me, I will die in peace."
"Black and white are impermanent." Chang Yu couldn't even wrap his head around it. The cat demon cursed loudly, and the sudden sound stopped abruptly.
There was a smell of blood in the air. Chang Yu stood outside the cave and looked up at the sky, touched his nose, helped Jiang Fa into the car, then jumped on the car and drove away. There was light rain in the sky.
There were two horses tied to the back of a carriage. In the carriage, Jiang Fa closed his eyes and meditated, while the young man in the carriage raised his whip.
In the light rain, the carriage returned to the official road, and there were only a few pedestrians.
A few miles to the north is Xinyang City, and to the south are the vast mountains.
Chang Yu is going to Wuchang City this time. Now he has to cross the 200-mile mountain road and enter Xiaogan City in De'an Prefecture before he can touch the edge of Wuchang City. In short, the road is still long.
"Jiang Bashi, this should be the longest mountain road we have walked on this time." Chang Yu, who was wearing a bamboo hat, couldn't help frowning as he looked at the winding mountain road in the distance. Jiang Fa, who was in the car, hummed and said again: "This
There are no ghosts or demons in the mountains. Master, do you still want to do justice for heaven?"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "I'm a little tired. It's better to do less than to do more. If I don't find someone to blame, I won't have the energy to meddle in other people's business."
"I wish those mountain spirits and ghosts would have some eyes," Jiang Fa smiled.
The mountain road is rugged and rugged, and even in some places the sides are so precipitous that there is just a sliver of sky when you look up. However, it is the only road that can be crossed within hundreds of miles, and over time it has become an official road.
There are streams, water, peaks and valleys in the mountains, there are villages and stockades, there are Orion mountain people, and of course there are mountain kings who have turned into bandits. However, according to the mountain people, these mountain kings are hidden deep in the mountains and are rarely seen on weekdays. They only come out of the mountains occasionally.
He hardly disturbed the people and mostly robbed passing business travelers on official roads.
This thing depends on luck again, just like opening a blind box.
If you are lucky, the journey will be smooth and smooth; if you are unlucky, you may lose your fortune or even lose your life.
But none of this seems to have anything to do with Chang Yu. He believes in luck, but he doesn't care about luck, only about the sword on his waist.
There is a winding river on one side of the mountain road, which is a tributary of the large river outside Xinyang City, Chang Yu. Chang Yu drove the carriage along the mountain road leisurely, resting every ten miles, and going in to beg for food if there was a village.
Drink hot water, buy some mountain products, etc. If there is no village, rest and drink in the wild mountains.
In the evening, we have entered the deep mountains. The rain has become heavier, the mountains have become steeper, and there is even more mist. You can’t see people even fifty steps away. Looking around, you can’t tell how deep the mountains and forests are in the fog. Chang Yu frowns, and it rains again.
It's foggy again, so it's really not good luck to sleep outdoors in such weather.
Fortunately, the carriage was pretty good and could barely accommodate two people lying down to take shelter from the wind and rain.
But just when Chang Yu was preparing for the worst, things suddenly became clear. The mountains ahead suddenly opened up, and there was actually a big village in the valley.
Look at the guiding stone on the roadside that says: Dongshuanghe Village.