The cries of children kept coming and going, bringing an oppressive haze to this quiet little village.
The villagers hugged each other tremblingly, and several women hugged their children tightly. In their eyes, these knights with swords were no better than the ghost soldiers of the Nine Nether Hell.
A fierce-looking man came up and shouted, "Where is Li Zheng?! Come out, I have something to ask!"
After the words fell, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar stood up and said in a somewhat nervous tone: "I am the leader of this village. I wonder why this strong man is here? Can you put away your weapons first? There are many women and children here...
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"Where does all this nonsense come from!" The black-faced man shouted sternly: "I'm here to ask you! Is Tianquan hiding in your place? You'd better tell the truth, otherwise, don't blame me for not having eyes on the knife in my hand!"
Li Zheng was startled by the other party's irritable tone. The wails of the children behind him became louder and louder, and the woman's low sobs could still be vaguely heard.
The man's face turned black as a result of the quarrel. He thrust the knife into the ground and cursed: "Stop arguing! It's annoying!"
An awkward smile appeared on Li Zheng's face, and he said bravely: "Stop your anger, strong man, what Tianquan you are talking about has never been heard of by me. Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Huh?!" The man glared at him with a fierce look, which made Li Zheng tremble with fear. When a so-called scholar met a soldier, he couldn't explain why he was rational. He was most afraid of such unreasonable people.
"Leader Li, please be patient."
When Li was in trouble, a woman's voice came from behind. It was Taoist Priest Biyun of the Emei Sect. She hurried over and said to the black-faced man: "These people are just ordinary people. Leader Li treats them like this."
Damn, if others look at you, I'm afraid they'll say you're bullying."
Biyun was a little annoyed. Leader Li claimed to be a principled green forest hero, but in fact his behavior was different from that of the bandits.
It is also strange that the encirclement and suppression of Tianquan this time was too urgent, and the three religions and nine streams were mixed together. Otherwise, if it were normal, Biyun would not be willing to work with such people under any circumstances.
Being lectured by Biyun in front of him, Leader Li looked embarrassed and a little embarrassed. At the same time, he was also slightly annoyed. These women from the Emei sect are really troublesome and have to interfere in everything.
Neither of them wanted to give in. The sensible knight on the side saw it and hurriedly took a step up: "This... Leader Li was also anxious for a moment, worried that Tiantianquan would escape again, so there is no need for Taoist Priest Biyun to be angry."
Biyun pondered for a moment, nodded towards the man, and did not embarrass Leader Li any more. The latter reluctantly bowed his hand, wiped his face, and stepped back.
Then, Biyun stepped forward and said to Li Zheng with a pleasant expression: "Li Zheng, a poor disciple of the Emei Sect, I have something to ask."
Li Zheng saw Biyun's face was kind, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Excuse me, Taoist Master."
Biyun asked: "Li Zheng, have outsiders come in and out of your village recently? Has a young man dressed as a Taoist priest come here with a woman about his age?"
Li Zheng was stunned when he asked this question. There were very few people in this small village. Not to mention him, even the villagers in the back all thought of Tianquan and Qian Xiaoxiao when they heard Biyun's words.
However, here is a kind person. He saw that Tianquan and Qian Xiaoxiao were young, polite in their dealings, and did not look like evildoers.
So he asked Biyun with a smile: "I can't remember this for a while. I wonder if this person I've been looking for has committed something?"
"Hmph!" A chivalrous man from behind heard this and snorted coldly: "Both of these two are demons. I advise Li Zheng to think more clearly and be careful of raising a wolf dog and suffering the consequences."
Li Zheng was startled. Before he could speak, a child behind him said unconvincingly: "You lied! Brother Qian is a good person! It's not what you said!"
This little girl's words shocked all the knights in the world. Biyun quickly came to her: "Little girl, where is this brother Qian you are talking about?"
The little girl shook her head vigorously: "You are all bad people, I won't tell you!"
"Juanjuan, stop talking!" A woman quickly came up and covered the little girl's mouth, and said to Biyun tremblingly: "Children talk nonsense, Taoist priest, don't take it to heart."
Biyun comforted her with a warm voice: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. Pindao is a disciple of a famous family and will not do anything to you. This child's name is Juanjuan, right? What a good name."
Seeing Biyun's kind-hearted look, the woman was a little moved. Juanjuan took the opportunity to pry her hand away, glared at the other person fiercely and said, "Bad guy! I won't tell you!"
Biyun was not upset, the clue was here, she just had to grind it out slowly to see how long a child could persist.
But she was not in a hurry, but the people behind her couldn't sit still. Leader Li had just been disgraced, and he wanted to do something to show off, so now he yelled: "Huh! You are really harboring this."
You have conquered the devil! How brave you are!"
Leader Li held up the knife and said fiercely: "Hurry up and hand over the man!"
Compared with Biyun's good voice and good temper, people like Leader Li are simply monsters in the eyes of the villagers. The little girl Juanjuan was frightened to tears by him.
Biyun turned around and glared at the other party, but Leader Li was not to be outdone. Biyun was surprised to find that this time, there were actually more people on the other side.
After all, no one is a fool. The little girl's words have basically confirmed that Tianquan is here, at least it has appeared here before. Leader Li's words are rude or not. These villagers are obviously towards Tianquan.
Biyun has a good temper because of her nature, but most of the people in the arena today are not much better than Leader Li. At least when it comes to treating Tianquan, everyone is like a firecracker that has been lit.
Holding back a lot of anger.
How many people Qian Xiaoxiao has killed are all blamed on Tianquan. Since ancient times, traitors have been far more hateful than enemies. Today they are here to avenge injustice. Who has the time to listen to Biyun and this little girl?
Ink marks.
Seeing that Biyun could no longer stop him, Li Zheng also panicked. How could their small village withstand such a group of people who were like wolves and tigers?
Leader Li said angrily: "Tianquan must be here! Let's search here one by one! We must not let him escape again!"
After saying that, he took the lead and entered the village with a knife. The villagers were shocked, but he tried to stop him, but was knocked to the ground by the opponent's arm.
This quiet little village was still in trouble. With Chief Li taking the lead, many people started searching directly. A group of people caused chaos in the village, and there were endless cries and curses.
Biyun felt dizzy for a while. She couldn't control the anger in her heart and couldn't help but cursed: "You guys - there is no way you are righteous in the world!"
It's a pity that no one paid attention to her anymore. Once things started, it was difficult to end. Soon, the thing Biyun didn't want to see happened.
A family blocked the Jianghu people from entering. There was a dispute between the two parties. The Jianghu people opened their mouths and cursed: "You guy! Did you hide that bastard Tianquan in there?"
As he said that, the knife in the man's hand slashed at him without hesitation. At the critical moment, a flying sword fell from the sky and cut off the knife directly. The air wave set off by the flying sword pushed the Jianghu man out.
Three or four feet away.
"Qingcheng Sword Controlling Technique!" Everyone recognized this martial art, and they all looked towards the place where the sword came from. Tianquan's face was as heavy as water, and he and Qian Xiaoxiao came there.