The distance between Lin'an County and Kunning County is actually not very far. Of course, it is definitely further than Qingtong Township to Lin'an County, but with a quick horse, we can still get there in just two or three hours.
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But if you are walking with two feet, the average person's feet would not last a whole day.
In the city of Kunning County, there is a larger and more magnificent Baobingfang. In the Baobingfang, an old man opened the letter and read it carefully. The content of the letter was very simple, only two sentences.
"A sword pierces twelve leaves..." The old man was startled at first, and then surprised, because he noticed the description in the letter: Young Swordsman.
What age can be called a teenager?
Only those under the age of twenty can be considered a teenager. To be more general, those who are twenty years old can barely be called a teenager.
A twenty-year-old swordsman's swordsmanship is so superb that he can pierce twelve leaves with one sword. It is simply unbelievable. This has never been seen in this old man's life.
Of course, he had seen the sword skill of piercing twelve leaves with one sword, but he was not a young man.
"You will be severely punished for making false reports." The old man murmured to himself. The rules of Baobingfang are very clear and strict. Once someone falsifies the qualifications to imitate handed down weapons, whether it is for favors or
If you want to profit from it, the consequences of being found out will be very serious.
"Gucha, go to Lin'an County in person." The old man called, and at the same time handed the letter to a lean and slender figure who seemed to appear silently from the darkness. The man scanned the letter without saying a word and left the letter.
He got down, bowed slightly, put his sword in his hand and left.
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Lin Xiao carried Zhou Zheng on his back and leaped over the two-meter-high city wall like a crane. He landed lightly and did not hesitate, and immediately sprinted towards Zhou Mansion in the East District.
Zhou Zheng hugged Lin Xiao tightly, and the strong wind whistled in his ears, making him unable to open his eyes. However, Lin Xiao's back was very stable and he did not feel any bumps at all. He subconsciously clenched his hands and secretly made up his mind: "
I must work harder to study and practice martial arts so that when I become a high-ranking official in the future, no one will dare to accuse my brother of stealing."
For the first time, the young man had the idea of becoming an official, and wanted to be a high-ranking official.
The city gate was wide open, and the city guards rushed out, pursuing Lin Xiao in the direction he left, but their speed was far different from Lin Xiao's.
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At the City Health Department, Commander Wang and Wen Jingxu were drinking happily when a city guard rushed in from outside and was about to speak.
"Go out and report again." Commander Wang was furious.
The city guard could only withdraw again, stand outside, and then quickly said: "Lord Commander, I have something urgent to report."
"Come in." Commander Wang responded with a cold face, and then looked at Wen Jingxu with a smile on his face: "These ruffians in the army just don't have rules and regulations, making Mr. Wen a joke."
"Commander Wang has a good command of his subordinates." Wen Jingxu smiled, seeming to be praising him, but in fact, there was a hint of imperceptible disdain deep in his eyes.
"Young Master Wen, Liao Zan." Commander Wang smiled like a spring breeze, and then turned to look at the city guard. The smile on his face naturally turned into a stern look: "Tell me, what on earth is going on?
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"Lord Commander, something bad happened. The thief resisted. Our crossbows failed to kill him, and he killed two of our brothers and escaped from the city." The city guard said immediately.
The bright smile on Wen Jingxu's face suddenly froze, and the cold swordsman Wen Liang standing aside suddenly opened his narrow eyes with cold light. Commander Wang's ordinary-looking face was first shocked, then furious,
A slap suddenly hit the dark mahogany table, and the terrifying force of the palm immediately smashed the thick and solid wooden table into pieces. The ordinary body also stood up in anger with a fierce face: "How brave, you dare to kill our City Health Department
Anyone who dares to go against the government and the dynasty is a traitor. Take everyone with you and I will personally arrest this traitor."
The city guard has ten teams of one hundred people. Daily patrols include two teams during the day and two teams at night. There are four teams guarding the four city gates, and the two teams can be reinforced at any time.
Normally, when chasing thieves in the city, they would rarely go out with all their strength, but now, Commander Wang wanted to mobilize all the city guards just to hunt down Lin Xiao.
"Wen Liang, follow the king for a visit." Wen Jingxu suddenly ordered.
"Yes." The cold swordsman Wen Liang responded immediately.
"Haha, with the help of gentle brothers, I believe that the thief will not be able to escape even if he grows a pair of wings." Commander Wang laughed loudly. He is just a martial arts practitioner with perfect internal training, and his strength is not the top of the internal training.
It can be considered a normal level.
A thief who can avoid crossbows and fight back will never be less powerful than a person with perfect internal training. He is absolutely unwilling to go one-on-one, but if he brings all the city guards with him, everyone will have weapons in their hands.
With a short crossbow, even a true warrior can only flee in panic. Otherwise, it only requires one volley. Within a suitable range, it will be difficult for the true warrior to avoid it, unless he is a strong one among the true warriors.
With their short crossbows, the city guards were able to better maintain security in the inner city.
"However, it is still not safe enough." Commander Wang's eyes flickered with a faint light: "It needs to be more safe."
His ability to secure the position of leader of the city's health department relies not on strength, but on caution. When he feels that everything is safe, he needs to add another layer of insurance.
"You, take my token and immediately go to the inner military camp to find Deputy Captain Wang Hongyi, explain the situation to him, and ask him to send someone to assist." Commander Wang immediately took out a black iron token from his arms and handed it to the city commander who came to report.
The guard quickly ordered: "Go quickly, don't delay."
"Yes." The city guard took the black iron token with both hands and ran away immediately.
A flash of disdain flashed in Wen Jingxu's eyes. His disdain for Commander Wang was just to deal with a young thief. He was just practicing in the area. If Wen Jingxu took action himself, he would be able to catch him. But who is he? He is the third young master of the Wen family of the martial arts family, and that young man
As soon as the thief looked at his robes and manner of speaking, he knew that he did not come from a big family. There was no need for him to take action personally, as it would only lower his status and dirty his hands.
Wen Jingxu thinks that his eyesight is still very good. Whether he is from a big family or not can be seen from various aspects such as dressing, language, conversation, etc. It is a subtle influence brought by the environment where he was born and grew up.
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A noble man is a noble man. Even if he wears shabby clothes, he can't hide his noble temperament and style. A clay-legged man is a clay-legged man. Even if he wears gorgeous clothes, he can't hide his low-born character.
The sour smell.
What's more, having Wen Liang take action is actually enough. During internal training, there are not many people who can be Wen Liang's opponents, but there won't be many, especially in such a small place.
Now, the commander-in-chief has mobilized the city guards with all his strength. Not only are they fully armed, but they also ask sergeants from the county barracks to assist. This is simply over-cautious and extremely embarrassing. It is no wonder that after so many years, he is still just a county guard.
The commander-in-chief of the department sounds big, but in fact he is not big. He is neither high nor low. He can only show his authority in a small place.
However, these have nothing to do with him, as long as he gets the Xingliu Sword and gives it to the eldest sister.
"Mr. Wen, please wait here for a while. I will capture the thief as soon as possible." Commander Wang turned to Wen Jingxu and said, then he waved his hand and led the gathered city guards to quickly leave the City Health Department.
"Sir." Wen Liang also bowed and took off the long sword from his back and placed it next to Wen Jingxu.
"You don't have to keep your hand, the sword must be taken back." Wen Jingxu said softly.
"Yes." Wen Liang saluted again, then turned around and rushed out coldly and fiercely.
"The inner army camp is the elite of the Dongzhou Army. Each of them is at least an inner training level. With a small team working together, it is enough to sweep through many inner trainings. If you have weapons in hand, it is not difficult to kill Zhenwu.
"Wen Jingxu narrowed his eyes slightly, and while playing with the suet jade ball, he thought secretly, and then laughed, as if talking to himself or to someone: "If you had known this, you should have taken the initiative to buy it.
Take down the Xingliu Sword, kneel down and bring it to me, kowtow and beg for mercy, and understand that people should have their own dignity. However, if you can mobilize the entire city health department, and even mobilize elite sergeants to assist, you have not come to this world in vain.
Take a walk."
"After all, it is difficult for me, the third son of the Wen family, to have this kind of treatment." Wen Jingxu suddenly burst out laughing, laughing so hard that he almost shed tears. After a while, he stopped and muttered to himself, his tone full of arrogance: "Because,
I am the third son of the Wen family, a future martial arts expert, who dares to treat me like this?"
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In the east district of Lin'an County, Lin Xiao ran quickly and put Zhou Zheng down, and quickly warned: "Azheng, it's safe. You go back first. I'm going to help."
"Okay, brother, you come back early." Zhou Zheng hesitated for a moment and nodded vigorously. Then, he ran quickly towards Zhou's mansion, faster and faster, as if he had to use up all the energy to feed himself. He wanted to hurry up.
Go back, go back and tell the master, go back and ask the master for help.
Watching Zhou Zheng go away, until his back disappeared, Lin Xiao quickly took out an inner training pill and took it, using the Tianhe inner breath technique that had entered the realm of transformation, he carried it with all his strength, quickly recovering the inner energy he had spent running out of the city.
Go to Baiyun Gang?
Not really!
A breath of bad breath echoed in his chest, and Lin Xiao told himself to be calm and calm, and not to be arrogant. He told himself that he needed to be calm when big things happened. He told himself to be patient when faced with irresistibility. He told himself to fly away immediately to avoid disasters and wait for them.
When he came back stronger and stronger, he told himself that it was unwise to be an enemy of the government. He had to know how to advance and retreat, and there was no shame in that.
However, the more this happens, the more the bad breath in my heart becomes, like a high-quality liquor, the longer it is stored, the more mellow it becomes, like a fire burning in the forest, the more it burns, the more it burns, like the torrent rushing, the more agitated it becomes.
What advances or retreats, what follows one's heart, what knowing something cannot be done but not doing it, at this moment, all were shattered by the burst of evil spirit and anger. In my heart, there was only determination, a kind of sword unsheathed.
Show your sharp determination under the sun.
Go to hell.
"Azheng has Brother Ax taking care of him, so he has nothing to worry about. In fact, I can rest assured."
"I join a gang just because I want the two brothers to live a better life. It's not my personal preference that I fight with others to the death. I just work and follow the rules."
"I don't provoke others for no reason, and I don't want to violate the laws of the dynasty, and I don't want to be an enemy of the government, but the prerequisite is that you must reason with me and give me justice..."
"However, you just want to arrest me on an unfounded charge. It is even more taboo to bring harm to my family."
"Since there is no justice, I, Lin Wuming, will demand it with my two swords today..."
The young man stood erect, with a sword in each hand, his lips pursed slightly, his face resolute, his eyes resolute, he had a divine light inside, and a sharp edge that came from his heart. He took one step and landed lightly and silently, but seemed to be extremely heavy.
As the earth shattered, an invisible edge grew on its body, like light smoke and mist curling up and lingering.
Under the autumn sun, the two swords glowed coldly like autumn water.
On the afternoon of October 15, 669 in the Dayun calendar, the young man raised his sword and wanted to demand justice from this world.