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Chapter 140 Chapter 140: Nie Kongkong (Thanks to jadsss leader)

On the day when the peach blossoms on Luming Mountain were withering, on Zegeng River in Shudi, five merchant ships of the Qingque Palace also sailed through the water pass and entered Guilu.

Nie Kongkong bumped all the way with the boat, and he couldn't remember how many times he vomited, and he lost three points of his weight.She sits at the stern every day, looking to the north, and can only see the water and birds.She has never traveled far, and on this boat, listening to the pole workers talk about what they have seen and heard about various places, and occasionally hearing about Xuandu, she misses her hometown even more.

She wanted to go back to the Vulture Pagoda of Liquan Temple to pay homage to the tablets of her father and mother, and also wanted to know if her uncle was safe, but there was no audiobook on this boat, so these thoughts could only be tormented in her heart.For a few days, she made up her mind that after disembarking, she would entrust the messenger to deliver a letter to Xuandu, but after careful consideration, she thought that Li Chan would probably never return to Ximoju, even if she could not find a place to deliver the letter, The second one was also afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so he gave up this idea.

Even if he is not used to taking a boat, Nie Kongkong goes to the deck to practice his fists and kicks every morning and evening.Xu Defu, the steward of the Golden Taiping, traveled all over the world, and his kung fu of observing words and demeanor was very good. Although he had never asked Nie Kongkong, he probably guessed that this little lady might be running away from disaster.Xu Defu was over forty years old, and he also had a daughter as old as Nie Kongkong, so he felt pity for her and took good care of her.

After half a month, these merchant ships loaded with dendrobium, porcelain and other goods finally approached Jiangyou County.

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The Qingque flag was fluttering in the wind, and it was nearly dusk when five merchant ships entered the dock on the moat of Jiangyou County.The porters were busy carrying goods up and down.Most of the porters belonged to the Cao Gang, and the head of the Cao Gang held the cargo book and counted the goods while quietly observing the people on board.

Half a month ago, just a few hours after Hong Yixuan died, the portraits of Li Chan and Nie Kongkong were painted.It is no secret that Li Chan was hunted down and hid in Qingque Palace, but there has been no result of Nie Kongkong's whereabouts.So the five merchant ships that left Xuandu that day naturally fell into the eyes of interested people.

After all, these five merchant ships anchored at the Qingque Palace, neither Xiyi Mountain nor the Cui family would rashly spy on them during the boat trip.But before the boat arrived at Jiangyou County, a talisman from Xiyi Mountain passed to Danleng Temple in the county.After seeing the talisman, the Taoist Guanzhong informed the secular world, and after a few rounds, what the talisman told him fell on the head of the Cao Gang.

Next to the head of the Cao Gang, another Hulang ran forward and back, also looking at the merchant ships of Qingque Palace.The purpose of this Hulang came from a letter from Shen Zha Si Youjin.

The head of the Cao Gang and Hu Lang have all seen the portrait of the girl.But until the five merchant ships were all unloaded, the two of them didn't see half of the girl.

There wasn't even a handsome young man, only boatmen who were not good enough.

The two of them didn't know that a floating boat passed through the reeds taller than a person in the upstream more than ten miles away, only a long bamboo pole on which the osprey rested was exposed.

After the ship docked, Nie Kongkong paid for the ship.Although she dresses up like a man, she can't hide her girl's bones.The boatman was a skinny old man, he saw through her disguise as a man, but he didn't point it out, and said: "Judging from the accent of this gentleman, he is not from the local area."

Nie Kongkong shook his head and said no.The boatman said: "I came to Jiangyou County at this time, but I came to the wrong place."

Nie Kongkong said: "How do you say that?"

The boatman sighed: "Recently, there are bandits and demons, which have disturbed the peace everywhere. If you want to go to Jiangyou County, Mr. Lang, you should do it as soon as possible. It won't open."

To Nie Kongkong, bandits and monsters are two words that are familiar but far away.

I don't know if the land of Shu is not as peaceful as Xuandu, or the world has suddenly become chaotic recently.

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Jiangyou County was also full of wars decades ago, so the high city walls were built with green bricks instead of rammed earth.

Fortunately, the gate of the city was not closed, so Nie Kongkong entered the county smoothly and found a foot shop to stay.

Fleeing from Xuandu City to Jiangyou County is only to escape disaster.Before coming here, after listening to Xiao Lingsu and Li Chan talking, she learned that the folk customs here are tough, and it is also a place where crouching tigers hide dragons, so she had the idea of ​​learning arts.But after coming here, people are not familiar with the place, so even if they want to learn art, they can't rush it.In the Jianghu martial arts hall, there is no way to learn supernatural powers. If you want to learn flying swords, you must worship the sword fairy as your teacher. However, there are countless people in the world who want to seek supernatural powers. Where can I find a sword fairy?There is a way to go to the College of the Two Teaching Buildings, but this way is not something she can pass through.

Fortunately, with more than a hundred taels of banknotes in my pocket, I don't have to worry about my livelihood for the time being.She would occasionally go in and out of wineries and teahouses to inquire about strange people and strange things in Shu.

As a daughter who was traveling alone, Nie Kongkong was very cautious. She wrapped the green between her eyebrows in linen and never showed it to others. She also bought a three-foot long sword and carried it with her to frighten others.In order to prevent others from worrying about money, if you live in a foot shop for less than six or seven days, you will choose another place.Occasionally seeing injustice, even though I feel angry in my heart, I know that for You Xiaer, it is often the result of beating one and provoking a group, and never causing trouble.

Until the night of the ninth day of entering Jiangyou County, sleeping in the foot shop, I heard customers arguing with prostitutes in Guaping Lane outside the window.Nie Kongkong wanted to ignore it, turned over to listen to the sound of boats by the river, and then heard the cry of the prostitute.The crying sound was a little hoarse, and Nie Kongkong finally couldn't bear the shadow of Gu Jiuniang floating in his heart, raised his sword and walked out the door.

In terms of martial arts, Nie Kongkong can barely be considered a good hand, his muscles and bones have been stretched well, and he has also gained some foundation in the breathing method.She beat up the client several times, took the purse and gave it to the prostitute, the prostitute's face was covered with lead powder, she thanked her a thousand times, and when she calmed down, she was afraid that the rascal would bring someone back to cause trouble, so she persuaded Nie Kongkong to leave quickly.

Nie Kongkong took a sword and stayed in the prostitute's house.

When he came to Jiangyou County, Xu Defu wanted to place Nie Kongkong with an acquaintance, but Nie Kongkong chose to leave the Jintaiping early to prevent his traces from being exposed.She entered Jiangyou County alone, and she didn't even have time to adapt to her accent, so she never had a deep conversation with anyone, and she never heard any news.When I got along with this prostitute, I heard many legends from Shu, including the origin of the Gu carving sword.

It is said that the Gu sculpture used to be on Luwu Mountain, ninety miles north of Jiangyou County, and now there are immortals and demons that occasionally harm people on that mountain.

Nie Kongkong lived in the prostitute's house for five days, and the scoundrel did not come to make trouble that night, so Nie Kongkong bid farewell to the prostitute.I don't know if it was because she was used to living in Gantang Lane and dealing with prostitutes, or because the prostitute was also surnamed Gu, when she left, she felt a little bit reluctant.

But he still carried his long sword and went north out of Jiangyou County to Luwu Mountain.

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It was dusk two days later when we arrived at the foot of Luwu Mountain.There is an inn in a remote place at the foot of the mountain, and the decoration is quite new. Seeing that there are no other inn shops nearby, if you go further, you may have to sleep in the wilderness, but Nie Kongkong did not step into the inn.In this wilderness, there are few pedestrians, and the store can be managed well. Where does the money come from?
Nie Kongkong went straight into Luwu Mountain and found out along the way that there are temples and nunneries in the mountain, where practitioners live.She has already made a plan, even if the cultivator hides from the world and doesn't like to be disturbed, if someone is staying overnight, she should always give her a helping hand, so as not to turn her away, as long as she can talk to the cultivator at that time, there will always be a teacher Opportunity.

Before nightfall, I found a thatched hut on the mountainside.Knocking on the door and entering, there was only one bhikkhuni living inside, and she was not unhappy when she saw someone asking for a place to live. Instead, she welcomed Nie Kongkong into the nunnery with a smile, led her to a bedroom, and left with a candle.

I don't know whether it was because of the night, or because the quality of the candle was not good, but the light reflected on the bhikkhuni's face seemed to be blue-white, a little creepy.

She felt uneasy, the green between her brows was cushioned under the pillow, and she lay down with her clothes on.

In the middle of the night, he suddenly woke up from the dream again, opened his eyes and saw a figure standing straight beside the bed.

The moon peeked through the window lattice, and the bhikkhuni's face was pale, grinning to the ear, looking down!
Nie Kongkong exclaimed, sat up suddenly from the bed, took advantage of the opportunity to feel the green between the eyebrows, and slashed at the figure!

A flash of God.

But there was no sign of a bhikkhuni, and she was covered in cold sweat, as if it was just a nightmare.

This dream made her unable to sleep peacefully.On the bed, he firmly grasped the hilt of Mei Jianqing's sword, suppressed his panting, and listened carefully to the movement around him.Realizing that his exclamation just now didn't seem to wake up the nun, Nie Kongkong quietly got out of bed, put on his boots, and went out of the hermitage.

Leaving the grass hut, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but heard a sneer from behind.

Nie Kongkong turned his head sharply, and the nun was standing behind the door, wearing a black monk's robe, smiling very strangely.

"What are you doing in such a hurry?"

As the bhikkhuni said, she stepped forward, and in an instant, she was in front of Nie Kongkong, almost face to face.Only then did Nie Kongkong see the bhikkhuni's pupils stand up, and smell the bhikkhuni's extremely strong smell.She stabbed the nun's rib with a sword, but her wrist hurt.The next moment, the green between eyebrows was taken away by the bhikkhuni.

The bhikkhuni caught the green between the eyebrows, looked him over, and said with a smile, "Yo, it's still a spirit sword!"

Nie Kong looked as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his face was pale, and he knew that he had encountered a demon.No matter how cautious she was, she eventually encountered such a thing.She tried her best to grab the green between the eyebrows, but her wrist clicked and was broken by the nun. She once held the green between the eyebrows to kill the practitioner, but now she was helpless.

But from the moment she boarded the Wangque Terrace, she no longer panicked.Even if a strong enemy is in front of her and she has no power to fight back, she will do her best even if she dies. Without saying a word, she clenched her teeth and pulled out the last sharp object in her bosom with her still intact left hand, the gold The hosta hairpin that had been handed down was waved towards the bhikkhuni's throat.

Seeing this, the bhikkhuni only showed a disdainful sneer.But its sneer still remained at the corner of its mouth, and its head flew high.

The tip of the jade hairpin was even half a foot away from the bhikkhuni's neck, a stream of sword energy flew out quietly, like cutting tofu, causing the bhikkhuni's head to be decapitated.Before the sword energy dissipated, the whole thatched cottage was also cut off by the middle.Immediately afterwards, the mulberry and bamboo behind the grass hut fell, and the sword energy disappeared quietly.

In the sound of Caoan and Sangzhu falling down, Nie Kongkong held the jade hairpin and stared wide-eyed.

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The sword energy was invisible and disappeared, and finally swept high into the sky, like a gust of wind blowing away a piece of cloud.

On a certain peak of Luwu Mountain, a bamboo hut is hidden in the forest.Inside the hut, a woman in white raised her eyes to look at the night clouds behind the bamboo leaves, her eyes moved.She walked to the depths of the bamboo forest, her steps were not too fast or slow, but after one step, she had already left the bamboo forest.

It took only five steps, the woman in white came to the grass hut, and saw the girl holding a dagger, cutting open the belly of a giant python, cutting off a snake gall the size of a water sac.She was out of breath, exhaling bursts of white air under the moonlight.

The woman in white looked at the jade hairpin on the girl's head, looked at it for a while, and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

Nie Kongkong was taken aback, only to realize that the woman in white clothes not far away took two steps back with the snake gall, "Who are you?"

The woman in white smiled slightly, "I am human."

Nie Kongkong was just deceived by the monster, so he naturally refused to believe it easily, took off the jade hairpin, pointed at the woman in white, "If you want to avenge this snake demon, I advise you to give up your thoughts."

The woman in white laughed, "If the owner of the jade hairpin said these words, it would make sense. When you say it from your mouth, it is a bit contemptuous. Forget it, you are frightened, I don't care about you. This barren mountain , you don't have a place to stay, just follow me tonight."

　Nie Kongkong has a role in the later stage, and her plot line must be explained clearly.But since it is not the protagonist, I try to compress it in one chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)