Li Chengtao nodded silently and disappeared from the hall in a flash. Li Chengqian, who was leaning against the pillar, chuckled twice.
Seeing the middle-aged man laughing for no reason, Venomous Bee asked curiously: "General team... um, chief coach, what are you laughing at?"
Li Chengqian clicked his tongue and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. I miss you so much!"
Lin Hengshan, who was sitting on a chair beside him, smiled slightly and ignored him, but Venomous Bee was still confused.
Li Chengtao's figure was extremely fast. Originally, the skill he practiced, "Yin Yang Double Wheel Technique", was a high-level Yin and Yang skill from a famous school, and he was good at the speed of movement, so his reputation as Chasing the Wind originated from this.
There are naturally many guards around the governor's house, especially tonight, but the strength of these guards is not as high as those of high-level people.
Tonight, in order to "welcome" Lin Hengshan and his party, Ji Shenfu arranged for three knight-level warriors, plus five hundred black armored soldiers, to be deployed around Ji Rentu's mansion. Of course, it was in the name of protecting the safety of the distinguished guests.
When Li Chengtao saw these arrangements, his heart moved slightly. He must have been attacked by the two assassins after entering the city before. It was probably a big drama directed and performed by Luoye City.
In this case, if we don't make a big fuss, wouldn't we be living up to Lord Ji's good wishes? Captain Chengtao, who was wearing a jumpsuit and hood, thought to himself.
It was not difficult to get around these black-armored soldiers, but the three chivalrous warriors needed a little more effort, but it was not a problem for him.
…
A man wearing a black and red cloak, with more than twenty black-armored soldiers, was on guard on a turret of the mansion. This is the most open place in the surroundings, and both the neighboring prefecture and this house can have all the views.
Close your eyes.
"Whoosh!" Two cold rays of light flashed through, causing the man's eyes, which had been on alert, to shrink.
"Who!" The man in a black and red cloak roared, and the aura swept out in an instant, but unfortunately there was no trace.
Obviously, the two cold rays just now did not attack anyone, otherwise someone must have died at this time. Within a few breaths, the soldiers found the two cold rays and took them over.
They are two short swords, and you can tell at a glance that they are standard equipment. This knight-level warrior frowned slightly. If he can attack people here, and he is holding standard equipment, he must be a member of the Yinren Town group.
At this moment, a figure passed quickly from east to west. Although there was no sound, the black shadow still left an afterimage in the night.
"Don't shoot the arrow, chase after it!" the man ordered, and in a flash he chased after the black shadow. At the same time, his heart was so horrified that it was hard for him to imagine that there could be such a fast time.
While there was chaos on top of the turret, a man wearing a pale white jumpsuit and a hood walked out of the mansion like he was strolling through the courtyard.
His figure seemed to be moving slowly, but he disappeared in just two breaths. Naturally, the chivalrous warrior who had just chased him out did not find any trace of this person, and even the soldiers on guard on the turret did not find any trace of him.
His traces.
Because even though this person was walking casually, the trend followed a certain pattern and completely followed the afterimage left by the moonlight. It was obvious that he had a natural assassin's sense of smell.
The man wearing a black and red cloak caught up with the black figure in a few ups and downs. However, as he approached, the man finally noticed something was wrong. He frowned slightly, slashed out the long knife in his hand, and chased after him instantly.
Go up to the black shadow and tear it into pieces!
"What? It's the internal energy afterimage!" The man was shocked and couldn't help blurting out. But the next moment, the man's expression also changed drastically, and he realized that this afterimage was probably the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
But if we rush back at this time, the day lilies will probably be cold.
In fact, what Li Chengtao just used was the "Spectral Shadow Sword" among his Thirteen Swordsmen of Chasing the Wind. This move requires a level of cultivation above the chivalrous realm. The caster uses his own aura to condense the shadow of the warrior himself, and each move is like a
One person! When the sword move is executed, the enemy will be trapped in a pincer attack from the front and back for a short time, or in a two-on-one situation.
However, this move is very effective against enemies whose strength is not as good as one's own. However, against those whose strength is similar to one's own, or stronger than one's own, the actual combat effect is minimal.
Yi Xifeng has always wanted to learn this move, but unfortunately, even though the fair-skinned young man has a deep inner energy, the level of solidification has never reached the level of "Gang Qi".
After walking out of Ji Rentu's mansion, we arrived at the governor's mansion within a few steps.
"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, but the governor's office has changed a lot." Li Chengtao murmured.
Back when he was still a little-known young man, he came to Luoye City alone and slaughtered the Green Snake Gang by himself, defeating all the seven top masters in Luoye City at that time, thus gaining the qualification to challenge Ji Shenfu.
It was also in front of this gate that he had a battle with Ji Shenfu. It was this battle that made his "Thirteen Swords of Chasing the Wind" famous all over the world. From then on, he ranked 108th on the Tianjing List.
With his name Li Chengtao.
Along the way, Li Chengtao rarely spoke. Although his character was like this, on the other hand, he was also observing the changes in Luoye City over the years. It is not difficult to find that the overall changes in Luoye City in these years are not big, only in the layout.
Clearer than before.
Li Chengtao remembered that the Green Snake Gang was also a small gang that rose up in the urban world. It gathered exiled warriors from all over the world and selected seven strong warriors from them to be listed as the seven masters of Luoye City.
At that time, there were no Six Gates, there were no Ji Rentu and his four cavalry generals, and there were no Qin Kai and those guards. And these exiled warriors who had cultivated Yegu Zen did not pose much hindrance to him.
It just became a stepping stone step by step, which promoted Li Chengtao, who was only 24 years old, into the world.
Just as Li Chengtao was stunned in front of the governor's mansion, a faint inner force of inquiry came from the mansion. Although Li Chengtao was distracted for a moment, he still found traces of the other party through conditioned reflex.
Exploring the inner energy emanating from the house? It seems that there are distinguished guests in the house. When he thought of this, Li Chengtao no longer hesitated, and his body flashed again, directly turning into an afterimage and disappearing in place.
…
Helian Haixin staggered out of Fuyun House, followed by Ji Rentu who was also swaying. This bald man must have been really drunk this time. He and Qin Kai drank in Zuixianlou before, but they didn't.
Deliberately controlling his internal energy to control the alcohol, he helped Ji Shen to accompany him this time. After several rounds, both parties drank a lot.
"Brother Hai Xin! I have heard of your name a long time ago! That is the pride of our country, Luo Yun! You entered the knight realm at the age of fourteen! Tsk tsk, your eldest brother is nothing compared to you!" Ji
Rentu shouted.
Helian Haixin, who was walking in front, was also very embarrassed. He originally wanted to just leave, but as a guest, and this was Ji Shenfu's mansion, he really didn't know how to walk back to his room.
"I heard that you also have a knight's name, what is it? Yun Sheng! Tsk tsk, Yun Conglong, Ren Congsheng! It's really amazing! I can't even think about it from the Saint realm. You are still young and work hard.
Hope." The bald man continued to shout.
When the young scholar heard the other party mentioning his former heroic name, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed at himself and said: "General Ji, please don't laugh at me. It's getting late. I'll go first..." It's so easy
Just as he said this, a wave of internal energy came from the other side, and Helian Hai felt a chill in his heart. He knew this feeling, and the strength of the person who came was definitely above his own!
When he was a child, he practiced Zen at Baima Zen Temple. At that time, Zen Master Li Ku once said that this boy had wisdom and could avoid danger. Three years later, he entered martial arts through studying and became a famous young warrior in the world. At that time,
Helian Haixin is the brightest new star.
Since then, Helian Haixin has discovered that when facing an enemy, he will know the outcome of victory or defeat in advance, provided that the opponent does not deliberately hide his clumsiness.
Although this talent does not seem to be of much use, it did bring him a lot of help in several life-and-death battles. The most important one was when he was sixteen years old, when he had a duel with a mysterious boy.
Before taking action, he predicted that he was going to lose, and that feeling was very strong.
This is also an important reason why Helian Haixin can accept it calmly after the failure, because he was aware of it beforehand.
Just like this time, the person approaching from the gate of the south county government must be stronger than me!
The bald man muttered angrily to himself and did not notice anything strange about the young scholar. However, when he looked up again, he found someone standing suddenly in front of them.
This person was wearing a white jumpsuit with a hood. At this time, the other person had already put on the hood. Only his chin could be seen, and his eyebrows could not be seen clearly.
Ji Rentu was stunned for a moment and shouted: "Who are you? Why are you here!"
But before he could finish his words, a ray of sword light slashed straight down! It was the "Nineteen States of Light and Cold" in Li Chengqian's Thirteen Swords of Chasing the Wind!
"snort!"
"presumptuous!"
A cold snort and a cold shout sounded at the same time. The other party unexpectedly captured Ji Rentu and Helian Haixin with one sword, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the two masters.
Ji Rentu instantly drew his sword and raised his sword, while Helian Haixin punched him in the face.
"Ding!"
With a crisp sound, the bald man was knocked away, but Helian Haixin was generally fine and managed to block the blow.
Li Chengtao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "It is rare to have such strength at such a young age!"
But before Mr. Helian could say anything, a cold voice came from Fuyun House.
"In the middle of the night, knowing that an old friend is here, is he so murderous?" The person who spoke was none other than the master of the mansion, Ji Shenfu, the governor of Luoye County.
Li Chengtao curled his lips, but did not take action, but stared at the exit. Soon a middle-aged scholar's figure appeared there.
Speaking of which, the dressing styles of Li Chengtao and Ji Shenfu are somewhat similar. Both of them are bookish in temperament, but Li Chengtao is not old, only in his thirties, compared to Ji Shenfu, who is already in his fifties.
Shen Fu and Li Chengtao still feel like young scholars.
However, unlike Helian Haixin who gave people a clean feeling, Li Chengtao was more calm.
"Master Ji, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but you still look the same!" Li Chengtao said with a smile. You know, as the captain of the mountain patrol team, he is a naturally reticent young man and has seldom smiled in these years.
If teaching Yi Xifeng can be regarded as a good relaxing project, drinking with the fair-skinned boy is one of the happier things for him.
At this time, meeting his old rival from more than ten years ago, Li Chengtao was inevitably a little shaken. However, this kind of shake was pale in comparison with Ji Shenfu, who had been looking for him for more than ten years.
Ever since Ji Shenfu appeared on the scene, he was the only opponent in Li Chengtao's eyes, and Helian Haixin could only count half of him.
"Captain Li, are you here late at night? Are you lost?" Ji Shenfu, dressed in a jumpsuit and hood, asked with squinting eyes.
"This time, the county magistrate hosted a banquet for the senior officials of Yinren Town, and I just took the opportunity to come and see you. I am afraid that if you die of old age, no one will fight with me in the future." Li Chengtao said slowly.
Ji Shenfu said coldly: "Thanks to you, I will not die in front of you."
"What? Do you want to compete?" Li Chengtao raised his eyebrows and asked tentatively.
The two glared at each other, but fortunately neither of them made a move rashly. At this time, they already knew that the two sides had reached a balance. They both knew that it would be difficult for the two sides to win a decisive victory, and they both believed that the investment in killing the other would be too great, so they would not
Worthwhile.
…
Just as Li Chengtao and Ji Shenfu were confronting each other outside Fuyun Ju, Xing Haifu and his eldest son Xing Mu also quietly appeared in Luoye City. However, at this time, the two had just come out of the Shahe Casino.
With a relaxed look on his face, he obviously won a lot.
In fact, the so-called: nine times out of ten bets, you lose, is mostly aimed at ordinary people.
For warriors like them who have inner strength, the process of gambling is actually the process of increasing their wealth.
The two of them had previously released heaven-level tasks in the salary list organization, and they already had a little money to make ends meet, so the father and son came to the "Shahe Gambling House" as soon as they arrived in Luoye City.
At this time, Shahe Gambling House was no longer under the management of Qin Hongyao and had been changed from top to bottom, but the gameplay and rules remained the same.
Seeing these two people about to walk out in a big way, the guy from the gambling house chased them out.
"Hey, hey, you two want to leave after making money? You don't want to inquire about it. You dare to run wild in Shahe Gambling House, and you don't care about your moral character!"
Xing Mu looked back at the opponent, without saying anything, punched him with a punch, and the black and red fist went straight towards the opponent. These warriors with only the power level could not block this fist filled with Gang Qi.
hit.
In an instant, these guys were killed, and wisps of red light overflowed from their mouths and noses, blending into the black aura, making the black-red fist aura even more magical!
"Why kill them?" Xing Haifu, who was walking in the lead, muttered dissatisfiedly.
Xing Mu twisted his neck, and there was a clicking sound from his neck. The man smiled and replied: "Don't worry, old man, no matter what we do tonight, there will be someone to carry it for us!"
The two looked at each other, smiled, and then disappeared into the alley. It turned out that this group of Shahe Gang members usually did a lot of robbing gamblers, so they naturally blocked the two of them with ease.
It's a dead end, but now it seems like it's a bit like digging your own grave.