“It was originally the residence of a wealthy family named Ichiliu.
"Half a year ago, this courtyard suddenly changed owners and fell into the hands of a merchant named Wang.
"It's just that this merchant surnamed Wang has already left Jinyang Mansion.
"Since then, this huge manor located less than ten miles outside Jinyang Mansion seems to have been abandoned."
In the Martial Arts Temple, the old drunkard didn't care what Jiang Ran's reaction was after hearing what he said, and just talked about the situation in Liuyuan:
"But three months ago, there were traces of people in Liuyuan again.
"After investigating, I found out that these people were hired to clean up.
"They also don't know the identity of their employer.
"Other than that there's not much else special about it."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Jiang Ran:
"I know that you are highly skilled in martial arts, but I guess you have also seen that letter. You can imagine how much they wrote?
"In Liuyuan, dragons and snakes are bound to be mixed. This is not a problem that can be solved by rushing in and killing with a knife.
"Most things in this world are not determined by martial arts.
"The best is to make plans, but whenever martial arts are needed, there is nothing you can do."
Jiang Ran nodded lightly.
Of course he knows this.
Putting Tang Shiqing's affairs aside for the time being, he has been thinking about how to deal with Liuyuan's affairs for a while.
There is only one ultimate goal, which is to find and kill Qi Tianyue.
Ke Qi Tianyue drew many confusion formations in Liuyuan.
Disturbing people's vision is even more secretly plotting mysteries.
Many times it seems seamless, but in fact it has left traces.
For example, 'Bai Xichao'.
If Jiang Ran went to Liuyuan with this identity, he would be a lice on a bald man's head, and it would be obvious at a glance.
The good thing is that there is no telling what means Qi Tianyue will use this to expose him.
But similarly, if someone doesn't take action and just stares at you, even the slightest movement will not hide it from the other person.
Is it possible to just watch them succeed?
Therefore, it is better not to use this identity.
After he said these words, Tang Huayi glanced at him and spoke softly:
"I do have an idea."
Jiang Ran and the old drunkard looked at Tang Huayi at the same time.
Tang Huayi smiled slightly:
"Bai Xichao is a lamp, and this lamp means Jingshen Dao Jiang Ran.
"Once it appears in Liuyuan, it will inevitably attract Qi Tianyue's attention.
"So, brother-in-law must not enter the scene with such an identity.
"But...I can!
“When there is a lamp, there is darkness under the lamp.
"If my brother-in-law puts on the identity of an ordinary person and steps into Liuyuan, he should be careful not to attract attention.
"Under the shroud of my 'bright light', I can not be noticed by others, but I can always observe the situation of this light.
"Thus catching Qi Tianyue's clues."
"Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole and use yourself as bait?"
Jiang Ran frowned slightly and shook his head slightly:
"inappropriate."
The old drunkard glanced at Jiang Ran with a half-smile:
"What's wrong?"
"Too dangerous."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"The situation during this trip to Liuyuan is complicated. Good and evil are gathered together, not only Qi Tianyue, but also many people on the right path.
"Even people from the Demon Cult...
"Among them, it is unclear whether I am the most worthy of Qi Tianyue's attention.
"But once Bai Xichao steps into Liuyuan, many righteous people will want to kill him.
"The first warning in the world is prostitution.
"This is the most hated thing. It is not as fast as killing a lewd thief to gain fame by wiping out a stronghold.
"As for a big adulterer like Bai Xichao, who wouldn't want his soul to die?
"When Qi Tianyue doesn't come, and waves of righteous masters line up to kill you, what should we do?
"If you make any move, Qi Tianyue will find out that you are not me.
"Then the current plan will no longer work."
Tang Huayi frowned slightly, and still wanted to tell the difference, when the old drunkard said:
"He is worried about you and feels sorry for you."
"Hello!"
Jiang Ran immediately raised the wine gourd and said coldly:
"You think about what you say!"
If you say anything wrong again, I will knock you on the head with my gourd of wine.
He was raised by an old drunkard. How could he not understand his temperament and not take him seriously at all? He said with a smile:
"You may not notice that this kid is usually very clever, but in some places, he is very stubborn.
“There are many things that I can see very openly, but there are also many things that I cannot see clearly.
“What you can’t look away from often lies in yourself and others.
"He always talks cheerfully, saying that anyone who doesn't do it for himself will be punished by heaven and earth, but in fact he has a soft heart..."
Tang Huayi couldn't agree after hearing this:
"He is not soft-hearted. He poisoned me as soon as he met me."
As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue at Jiang Ran, like a little girl complaining in front of her elders.
It was Li Tianxin's face that made Jiang Ran very uncomfortable.
He deliberately knocked the wine gourd that he originally planned to knock on the head of the old drunkard, but instead knocked it on Tang Huayi's head.
"Did he ever kill the wrong person?"
The old drunkard looked at Tang Huayi with a smile.
Tang Huayi thought for a moment and shook his head: "That's really not true."
"He has thunderous means. He spares no one who deserves to be killed, and leaves no trace of anyone who shouldn't be killed.
"To be honest, I have always been paying attention to this kid.
"He is ruthless in his methods. He once poisoned people in front of them, forced them to drink, and controlled them for his own use.
"This method is even more demonic than yours.
“But along the way, until today, I have never killed anyone in vain.
"Everyone he killed had a way to die.
"So, I said that in addition to being soft-hearted, he is actually a bit indecisive about some things.
"Whenever it comes to his own destiny and that of others, he hesitates.
"It's like he feels sorry for you but doesn't dare to say it...
"Actually, I'm worried that you will have feelings for him. If he can't reciprocate, it will hurt you for the rest of your life.
"In fact, you can't blame him for this... After all, in the first twenty years, he only felt that he had twenty years to live.
“Habits formed cannot be changed in a day and a half.
"But it also shows that he is serious about these things. Once he admits it, it is a lifelong commitment."
"Have you said enough..."
Jiang Ran's face was already as dark as iron. Just now he was talking about the poetry of Tang Dynasty. In the blink of an eye, what nonsense did he say to Tang Huayi again?
The old drunkard gave him a look that meant 'don't worry about it'.
Jiang Ran's mouth twitched in anger.
Tang Huayi lowered his head slightly and said softly:
"I understand. Anyway, I listen to him. Whatever he says is fine... I just do it."
The old drunkard looked at Tang Huayi and sighed softly:
"You... okay, since you listen to him, then the words Bai Xichao will not be used.
"Throw it aside for now, now we still need to prepare two new identities for you.
"I have already prepared for this."
As he spoke, he touched in his sleeves. After a moment, he pulled out two crumpled paper balls and threw them to Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi respectively.
The two people took it casually, and Jiang Ran looked disgusted:
"Is this what you use to wipe your nose?"
"Nonsense, isn't this hard to use to wipe your nose?"
The old drunkard rolled his eyes strangely, looked at the paper balls in their hands again, and said in confusion:
"It was fine when I first put it in. Why did it become a ball?"
Because you are sloppy and rough-hearted!
Jiang Ran found a reason for him in his heart and opened the paper ball.
There is a face painted subtly and slightly upturned on it, and next to it is the person's name and identity.
"Tong Qianjin?
"People in the world call them knife crazy?
"The knife I used is a large gold ring knife that weighs 102 pounds... My height and build are similar to mine, but this knife... Where did I get it?"
Jiang Ran raised his head and glanced at the old drunkard.
"It's all ready. Tomorrow you can go to the rice and grain store at Ximen Street and ask for it from the shopkeeper."
The old drunkard said as he fumbled again in his arms, and finally took out a small iron sign and threw it to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran took it casually and saw that the thing was only an inch in size, with a knife engraved on it.
Turning over the back, there is the word "Jingshen" written on it.
"This is a shocking order."
The old drunkard said calmly:
"Your master has been around for many years, so he is not without foundation.
"Since I left..."
He paused slightly when he said this, shook his head slightly and said:
"Forget it, let's not mention that. Anyway, I have built a foundation over the years.
"The people in the rice and grain store at Ximen Street are not from the Demon Cult, they are from me.
"When you meet him, calling him "Old Ghost" is considered an honorific."
"..."
Jiang Ran found that his master was indeed out of tune.
Lao Gui is an honorific title, but what is the common title? Little Gui?
This is all a mess.
However, he still kept the shocking order.
Then I heard the old drunkard say:
"It's just that the method of changing one's appearance is extraordinary. The meaning of a small painting has the ability to change the appearance of a person.
"Bunny, what are you capable of?"
Jiang Ran sneered, and his face suddenly changed. In an instant, his face turned into that of an old drunkard.
The next moment, the murderous aura in the old drunkard soared into the sky.
He remained motionless, while the tiles on the Temple of Martial Arts shook and rattled endlessly.
Tang Huayi screamed and was forced back by the murderous aura.
Jiang Ranze immediately realized that there were sword intentions coming from all directions.
But he turned his eyes and looked up at the old drunkard:
"You've had enough."
"..."
The old drunkard's eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty. As soon as he thought about it, he heard several crashing sounds, and the tiles on the top of the Wu Temple fell down, but they had been cut off by the invisible blade.
"Is this the Autumn Water Ice Jue?"
The old drunkard murmured to himself: "How did you learn this thing?"
When Jiang Ran used it just now, he was really shocked.
He only thought that his precious disciple had been occupied by countless creatures.
Then he was startled and became murderous.
But after calming down, I realized that I was scared.
But he didn't understand how Wu Liangsheng's Autumn Water Condensing Ice Art could fall into the hands of his disciple.
Jiang Ran thought about it carefully and said:
"Let me think about it..."
"Don't think about it!"
The old drunkard quickly waved his hand:
"I don't like to talk about it, but I don't like to know."
He followed the hole above his head, looked at the sky, and sighed:
"It's almost time... I, the teacher, must leave first.
"You can handle the matter in Liuyuan. Although it can't be solved by killing, but if you are really impatient to deal with it, then just kill them all."
"Have you been spending too much time with people from the Demon Cult?"
Jiang Ran rolled his eyes.
Tang Huayi muttered in a low voice: "We are not like this. Compared with us, you are more like the Demon Cult."
The old drunkard laughed and did not argue with her.
After just looking at her, he looked at Jiang Ran again and chuckled:
"gone."
"Old thing."
Jiang Ran suddenly spoke.
The old drunkard turned around when he heard the sound.
Then I heard a whoosh and something flew towards me.
He caught it casually, but it was a knife:
"Broken gold knife?"
"Then don't use the wooden knife."
Jiang Ran spoke softly:
"That's what I gave to you when I was ten years old. Don't wear it around your waist every day to make yourself look embarrassed.
"This knife is good, but it's not very comfortable for me to use, so I gave it to you.
"Don't sell it for wine!"
When he said this, he took off the wine gourd from his waist and threw it away with a wave of his hand.
The old drunkard caught it casually again and said with a smile:
"Isn't this a gourd?"
"This is different...this is the wine of Qianyun Villa.
"I'll give you a taste..."
Jiang Ran looked around at him and sighed:
"You're a lot older. I guess you don't have a few more years to live. Be kind to yourself... If you have no money, you can tell me that I can't come up with one thousand, eight hundred taels of silver, but I can't come up with 12,800 taels."
I still have some scraps of silver."
"……fart!"
The old drunkard became furious when he heard this:
"Do you think my teacher doesn't know what you have done? You must have at least a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan now, right?"
"Maybe more."
Tang Huayi was there to help.
The old drunkard blew his beard and glared even more, but after staring for a while, he took a breath and chuckled:
"Save up your money and buy a big house.
"Master, I really hope that you will marry more good women and have children for you. In the future, the house will be small, but it will not be able to accommodate so many people..."
Having said this, he threw back the broken gold knife:
"You keep this, and I'll accept the wine.
"Your knife is too expensive, and it will easily be missed by thieves... When my old man is frightened, he will exchange it for wine. This is not to exchange for wine, but to exchange for peace of mind.
"Fortunately, I have a small wooden knife like yours.
"It's worthless, no one cares about it, and it's easy to use to kill people.
"You bastard... don't worry about being a teacher. Without you around to drag you down, I'll be fine as a teacher.
"Let's wait until the business in Jinyang Mansion is over and then have a nice drink."
After he finished speaking, he did not look back. With only a flicker of his body, he was already outside the main hall of the Martial Arts Temple. With another flicker, he was nowhere to be found.
Jiang Ran grabbed the broken gold knife and let out a breath.
Tang Huayi came to him and looked at him with her head tilted:
"This is the first time I see such a look on your face."
Jiang Ran reached out and covered her eyes:
"Then don't look."
Tang Huayi subconsciously moved his hand and heard Jiang Ran whisper:
"I don't want you to see..."
The strength in her hand dissipated a lot, and she just gently held his wrist:
"Then I won't watch it."
After relaxing for a while, Jiang Ran let go of his hand:
"Let Xuanyuan Yida come in."
Things are not over yet tonight.
The disciples of the Blood Knife Hall came unexpectedly and were attracted by Gu Renlong and the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Cavalry.
Now that the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Cavalry has been captured by the Blood Sword Hall, Gu Renlong's son has also fallen into the hands of Jiang Ran and the others.
Regarding this matter, I still need to give instructions that should be given.
Xuanyuan Yidao quickly brought people in.
Not only Gu Renlong's son, but also the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Riders.
"Teacher, although the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Dogs are not good people and have no courage, these thirteen fast horses are rare and good horses in the world.
"Even if you are an important minister or official in the imperial palace, it is not easy to get such a BMW.
"It would be a pity to kill them, why not accept them all from my mentor?"
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and did not refuse in a hurry. Instead, he glanced at Gu Renlong's son.
Jiang Ran didn't know the child's name yet, and he didn't need to know.
But the way he looked at Jiang Ran was filled with fear and hatred.
Jiang Ran came to him, and he shrank back subconsciously, gritting his teeth tightly, but making a gurgling sound because of the trembling.
"Do you know who I am?"
Jiang Ran spoke softly.
"I know...you are the Jingshen Sword..."
The child stared at Jiang Ran:
"It's my father-killing enemy!!"
At this moment, Jiang Ran felt an emotion that was difficult to distinguish.
I don’t know since when did I become a presence in other people’s lives, and I was bound to kill them quickly?
He chuckled:
"You are right, I killed your father.
"From today on, you are not allowed to practice martial arts or study. I will destroy your character and make you as happy as a pig and as timid as a mouse. You will no longer have any claws for revenge, but you can live a peaceful life. Do you think
how?"
The child listened blankly, unable to understand Jiang Ran's words for a while.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"I was wrong...Okay, Yi Dao, this child is very important to you for the time being.
"You need to be protected, not harmed at all, and not allowed to be found.
"If the Benlei Hall matter reaches a critical moment, this person can make the final decision.
"In fact, the best way is for you to accept him as your disciple...
"such a pity."
He shook his head slightly and did not continue, but came to the front of the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Riders.
"Have you thought about your fate?"
Jiang Ran spoke softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted angrily:
"If you want to kill, then kill, if you want to cut, then cut. Don't use your words to make others laugh!"
"good."
Jiang Ran nodded:
"I respect heroes the most in my life, so that will be as you wish."
With a gentle wave of his hand, the Blood Knife Hall disciple standing behind him immediately raised his knife and dropped it, causing a human head to fall to the ground.
"Twelfth brother!!!"
Except for Tie Qingshan, everyone among the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Riders cried out in sorrow.
Jiang Ran spoke again:
"If you still want to die, you can tell me, and I will send you one by one on your way.
"It's freezing cold now, and the wolves in the mountains have no one to feed them. Throwing your corpses into the mountains is a gift from nature to them."
Tang Huayi stood aside and grinned.
I thought this old drunkard was gone...otherwise, I really wanted him to see how soft-hearted his disciple was?