Dragon Warrior

Chapter 118
Let's say that after the sects parted ways that day, under the leadership of the sect leader Xian Yutong, all the disciples of the Huashan Sect traveled all the way overnight, hoping to return to Huashan in Shaanxi as soon as possible.

At dusk that day, everyone came to a small market town. Seeing that it was already getting late, Xian Yu ordered his disciples to book a large inn, and a group of dozens of people stayed in it.

Xian Yutong has a noble status, so naturally he wouldn't eat with his disciples.After staying in one of the most luxurious guest rooms, the waiter delivered all kinds of delicacies, and Xian Yutong poured himself a drink, which felt very leisurely.

After drinking a small pot of vintage wine in a row, Xian Yu Tong was still unsatisfied, so he called Xiaoer for another pot.

Xiao Er didn't dare to neglect the benefactor, and rushed to deliver it.Xian Yutong took out an ingot of silver, casually broke off a small piece, about a tael, and gave it to Xiaoer as a reward.Seeing the little girl nodding and bowing, bowing and retreating flatteringly, Xian Yutong hummed in satisfaction, sat down and poured another glass of wine.

It's just that he was about to raise the wine glass and drink it down, when he suddenly felt something was wrong, and then in his horrified eyes, he saw that the slightly cloudy liquid in the wine glass turned green strangely.

The green circle was not very obvious at first, but as the rising hops stained the cup, it seemed to form some strange lines, but as time went by, the color became deeper and deeper, forming a clear circle in the blink of an eye. The word 'yu'.

The lines of this 'yu' character are strange, twisted and twisted, definitely not the appearance of Chinese characters, but Xian Yutong recognized at a glance that this is the secret inheritance text recorded in the "Old Words" of the Miao nationality and passed down from generation to generation by high-level officials.

Xian Yutong's face was gloomy, trembling all over, he put down the wine glass with trembling hands, watching the green 'Yu' in the wine glass distort and change, and then turned into another 'Xian' character.This virtuous word also only existed for a while, and then changed into another word.

The green lines changed successively, and finally a sentence that made Xian Yutong sweat coldly appeared: "Yu Xian Xianyu, he was chaotic and abandoned at the beginning, ungrateful, killed the former leader, come and see me quickly."

"insanity!"

Xian Yutong trembled all over, and said a word with dry lips.The three deadly secrets hidden deep in his heart were revealed in an instant, leaving his mind almost blank.

After a while, the door opened with a creak, and Xian Yutong walked downstairs with an uncertain expression.

At this time, there were many disciples in the hall who hadn't rested yet, and gathered together to drink and fight fists, or talk about martial arts.Seeing the sect master appearing, these disciples quickly stood up, retreated to the sides with cautious expressions, and bowed to salute.

Xian Yutong summoned the crowd with a calm expression, turned around pretendingly, and then said nonchalantly, "It's midnight, so be vigilant, there aren't any suspicious people appearing during this time, right?"

All the disciples looked at each other in blank dismay, and one of them came out and asked: "The disciples have been in the hall all this time, and haven't seen any suspicious person. Did the master find anything?"

Xian Yutong: "Not really. But although we escaped from prison, the Tatars may not be willing to do so. I'm afraid there will be many hidden dangers along the way. You guard the inn. I'll go out and investigate a little, so that the Tatars won't attack us at night and let us unknowingly." followed their way."

Although the disciples wondered why the pampered head of the sect had acted uncharacteristically today, they didn't dare to ask any more questions, hurriedly agreed and sent Xian Yutong out of the door respectfully.

After about a meal, Xian Yutong returned to the inn with a dazed expression on his face. Although he tried his best to conceal it, all the disciples always felt that the head master went out for a trip, and he seemed a little bit out of his mind when he came back.

A disciple with a higher status took a bold step forward and said, "The master's expression is not right, could it be that there is a big enemy by his side?"

Xian Yutong's cheeks twitched, a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "There is indeed a big enemy approaching, but for the time being, all the disciples should rest as soon as possible, and tomorrow morning we will divert to join the Emei and the Beggars' Clan. Fear nothing."

The heartstrings of all the disciples were relaxed, and they all let out a sigh of relief. Xindao, the leader of the beggar gang, is powerful all over the world. Shi Huolong and Miejue Shitai are also top masters. With them, Yuan Ting will have all the masters. back.

In the early morning of the next day, Xian Yutong led his disciples to make a slight turn and changed a new road.They were originally in the same direction as the Beggar Gang and the Emei faction, and they were not far away from each other. After deliberately approaching, they waited for Shi Huolong, Miejue Shitai and others the next day.

The two sides got together and finished their ceremonies.Shi Huolong said: "Sect Master Xianyu seems to be deliberately waiting for me, what's the matter?"

Xian Yutong waved his folding fan and said with a kind smile on his face, "This battle at Wan'an Temple, if it wasn't for the righteous help of your clan, the hidden faction would have been doomed. I am always grateful for it, and I can't repay it for a while. You are on the same road again, if you don’t come to pay a visit, wouldn’t you be too ignorant?”

Shi Huolong was very puzzled, the relationship between the Huashan faction and the Beggars' Clan had always been mediocre, even if the Beggars' Clan rescued them righteously this time, this Xian Yutong only expressed his gratitude verbally, and then went their separate ways.Since this person doesn't have much gratitude, the so-called special visit at this moment is naturally unbelievable, but Shi Huolong is a man of Shanghai style, so he still smiled and said: "Sect Master Xianyu is too polite, he is also of the same line of martial arts Naturally, we should fight against the Tartars together and restore our Han family."

Xian Yutong said with a smile: "Although this is the case, it is easier to know than to do. The hidden faction has received this kind of rebuilding favor. I dare not say thank you for the great kindness. I will definitely repay you in the future. This time I am on the same road, and Guanzhong is my Huashan faction again. Where the base camp is, the Hidden Sect is considered to be half the host, and it is allowed to do a little bit of the landlord's friendship."

After speaking, he said to Miejue Shitai: "Master is the number one hero in the girls' school. I have always admired her very much. I am lucky to be on the same journey today. I hope Shitai will not dislike me as a small family member of the Huashan School."

Miejue Shitai didn't have a good impression of Xian Yutong, and since he came, he has been standing aside indifferently, and at this moment he heard the words: "The head of Xianyu is being polite. The mountain is not high, but there are immortals. In Huashan, the ancestor Chen Tuan first lived here in seclusion, and the Quanzhen Taoist Guangningzi Hao Datong passed down the Taoist tradition. His reputation and martial arts are all top-notch. To walk in the rivers and lakes?"

Xian Yutong's smile froze slightly, but his heart remained firm.Although Miejue Shitai said it nicely, but the implication was that Huashan's own reputation was higher than that of Huashan School, which naturally made him extremely uncomfortable.However, he is old and cunning, and the city is very deep. Even though he is unhappy in his heart, it doesn't show on his face. He still said with a smile on his face: "Master, you are joking. Your school's martial arts are powerful in the world, and you have such invincible soldiers as the Yitian Sword." , Who in the world is dissatisfied? The teacher has inherited the ambitions of the ancestors, and the reputation of the Emei School has not fallen for so many years, I admire it!"

Miejue Shitai let out a cold snort, without saying a word with a sullen face.Xianyu only respected the martial arts of the Emei School and the Yitian Sword, the treasure of the Zhen School, and said that Miejue Shitai did not fall into the prestige of his ancestors, which meant that Miejue Shitai himself had only the ability to keep things up, similar to the dog who guards the household, so he naturally let She who wanted to carry forward the Emei School was very angry.

It's just that Shao Yu's spoken language is cryptic and full of flattery between the lines, which makes Miejue Shi too difficult to get angry.Besides, everyone is a respectable figure in the martial arts, in front of a group of junior disciples, it's not easy to lose their demeanor, so they have to restrain themselves.

It's just that Miejue Shi was too arrogant, and after being stabbed by Xian Yutong, he looked down on him even more, so he simply kept silent and walked on his way silently.The disciples of the Emei sect saw their master's unwavering expression, so they didn't dare to say anything, they hurriedly followed behind Mie Miejue, and walked forward sullenly.

Shi Huolong smiled wryly, and hurriedly led the four elders to smooth things over non-stop. After a long time of busy work, the two factions had to give him some face, and finally the atmosphere gradually became lively and the gloomy atmosphere was no longer so gloomy.

After the three factions merged, there were fifty or sixty people, old and young, men and women, and they rushed towards Guanzhong in a mighty way.Both the Emei School and the Huashan School are experts in using swords. With their swords on their backs, everyone is imposing, and no strongman who does not open their eyes dares to provoke them along the way.

After walking for three to five days, the road was calm and calm, not even a possible Tartar pursuer was seen, so everyone gradually relaxed their vigilance.

On this day, because they missed Sutou, everyone had to travel in the dark.Fortunately, everyone has extraordinary martial arts, and they can barely do it under the faint moonlight. It's just that the official road has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is full of potholes.

When it was about to approach Zizi, some flickering fires were finally seen in front of it, and at the same time there was a faint barking sound of dogs.Everyone was refreshed, Shi Huolong took a closer look, and said with a smile: "There seems to be a huge Zhuangzi ahead, I might as well stay in the past, it doesn't need much, as long as it can cover the dew."

Miejue Shitai frowned and said, "There are so many of us, I'm afraid the master may not be willing."

Xian Yutong laughed and said: "It's okay, as long as you give enough money, the master will not have much opinion. I said that I want to do my best as a landlord. Now that there is a place to rest, how can I let everyone Sleeping in the open air?"

Miejue Shitai saw that all the disciples were busy in the world, with tired faces on their faces, and couldn't bear to force them to sleep in the wild.So nodding his head, he agreed.

Everyone cheered up and rushed towards the Zhuangzi, and within half a cup of tea they were outside the Zhuangzi.This Zhuangzi occupies a large area, with high gates and deep walls, it is quite grand, but it is quiet, there is not even a door, only two wind lanterns swinging back and forth in the night wind at the door, emitting a pale yellow light.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling that the atmosphere was a little weird.Xian Yutong waved his folding fan and ordered several disciples to go up and knock on the door.

Those few disciples stepped forward quickly and knocked on the door loudly, but there was no response.After a while, perhaps because of too much force, the door opened slowly with a creak.

At this time, the dark clouds covered the moonlight, and the surroundings were pitch black, only the two dimly lit lanterns were shaking back and forth, making the Zhuangzi look like a crawling monster blinking its eyes, and the open gate was also dark and gloomy. There is no end in sight, like the mouth of a giant beast, wanting to choose someone to devour.

All the disciples couldn't help but shuddered and moved closer to each other.The disciples who knocked on the door also turned pale and took a few steps back.

Xian Yutong frowned, and ordered: "Go in and have a look."

"This..." Those disciples were pale and bitter, but they didn't dare to disobey the order of the master, so they had to draw out their long swords, put them across in front of them, then took out their fire pockets, and bravely entered the gate with their backs.

After about a cup of tea, when the people outside were getting impatient, those disciples came out again, but their faces were pale, their teeth chattered, their legs trembled like they were sifting chaff, and they stammered: " Master, master, this is a coffin, there are many coffins in it!"

Everyone's complexion changed slightly. This coffin is usually a temporary coffin place built by the local or fellow villagers. It is filled with corpses. Naturally, it is extremely eerie and terrifying. In the middle of the night, it makes people shudder.Some timid female disciples have already started chattering their teeth.

But Shi Huolong, Miejue Shitai and others breathed a sigh of relief.They are used to wandering the rivers and lakes, they are well-informed, and they are no strangers to Yizhuang.Although the place where the coffin is parked is a bit gloomy, but the children of the Jianghu are informal, and it is rare to have a place to shelter from the wind and dew, and they don't care about so much on weekdays.

Moreover, the Yizhuang is generally empty, the area is large, quiet and safe, as long as you don't disrespect the dead, resting for a night is really nothing.

At present, under the leadership of Miejue Shitai, Shi Huolong, and Xian Yutong, although the disciples felt trembling in their hearts, fortunately, with the teacher by their side, they forcibly suppressed their fear and followed them into the village.

Sure enough, Zhuangzi kept so many coffins, some were newly put in, and some were decayed, exposing the dense bones inside, which made some female disciples of the Emei School feel terrified.

But Shi Huolong and others, even the male disciples of the Huashan School, did not have a few lives in their hands. Although they were infected by the atmosphere at first, they calmed down after a long time, started talking and laughing, and gradually drove away the fear.

Everyone walked through the hall all the way, and after a while, they came to the lobby, and saw a black lacquered coffin in the center of the lobby, offerings were placed on the table in front of the coffin, and a lifelike paper figure was lying on the table In the center, the large "Dian" character on the hanging lantern is extremely conspicuous, and the flickering lights of several unburned candles indicate that there were still people here not long ago.

Shi Huolong and the others frowned. The atmosphere in this village was extremely strange, which gave them a faint sense of ominous smell.However, everyone is skilled and bold, so they are not afraid.

"Ah!" A sudden scream startled everyone.

"Zhiruo, what's going on?" Miejue Shitao suddenly looked at Zhou Zhiruo, who covered her red lips and looked shocked, and asked loudly.

Zhou Zhiruo stretched out her finger, pointed at the villain on the table, and said tremblingly, "Then, that villain..."

Shi Huolong hurried forward a few steps, took a closer look, and his complexion instantly became extremely ugly.The four elders didn't know why, they took a few steps to take a look, and exclaimed at the same time, they saw that the little man made of paper had more than a dozen thin needles pierced in the vital parts of his body, trembling and shining in the firelight, and the little man The head made of human paper has lifelike facial features painted on it, which is clearly the appearance of Xiao Jing, the leader of the beggar gang.

Shi Huolong picked up the villain with a livid face, turned it over and saw that the back of the villain was filled with information such as name and date of birth. Is it Xiao Jing or who?

Feng Binglie said bitterly: "It seems that there are people who hate this gang extremely, thinking of cursing the gang leader all the time, don't let my old beggar know who it is, otherwise..."

Feng Binglie was talking, when suddenly there was a slight sound of footsteps outside, everyone was startled, they quickly turned their heads to look, and saw an elegant scholar in his forties walking in slowly under the shade of the light.

The scholar hung a long sword at his waist and had three long beards. He was quite gentle and handsome, but there was often a sad look on his brows, as if he had a very sad past.

Miejue Shitai put his hand on the hilt of Yitian sword, and said coldly: "Who is your Excellency? What is this place?"

The scholar stopped in his tracks, glanced at everyone, and replied unhurriedly: "I am in the lower ranks, this is Zuojiazhuang."

Xian Yutong was startled, closed his folding fan, pointed at the scholar and said, "Could it be that Your Excellency is the Excalibur scholar Yu Luodi who is known as the Hero of Guanzhong?"

The middle-aged scholar clasped his fists and said, "It's all about showing love to fellow Jianghu, Yu is ashamed."

Miejue Shitai had obviously heard of his reputation, and said indifferently: "The eight-eight-six-four-way impermanence-killing sword handed down by Yu Daxia's ancestors is extremely prestigious, even when the master was alive, he was full of praise, but Yu Daxia came here alone. Zhuang, what's the matter?"

Yu Luodi stroked the hilt of his sword and sighed, "Revenge!"

(End of this chapter)