Seeing the clouds

Chapter 24 Chapter 23 One Inch

After Ning Lie confirmed the location, he asked Ma Wenhou to go back to the captain's house and wait patiently. He could just leave the matter to him.

Otherwise, if bad luck comes and there is a conflict with the Jincheng Escort Bureau, he can escape alone.

Ma Wenhou thought it made sense, so he went back first.

As the saying goes, the dark moon kills people on a night and the wind blows high and sets people on fire. It is the perfect night to do these shady things.

Ning Lie waited in the darkness for a while, and saw that the lights in the guest rooms on the east side where the bodyguards lived were almost extinguished. Then he kicked off his feet, climbed over the courtyard wall, and quietly entered the backyard of the inn.He quietly touched the side of Zhang Chuo's room, stretched out his right index finger, dipped it in saliva, and then gently poked a hole in the paper window of Zhang Chuo's room silently with his wet fingers, and then took out the homemade puzzle from his arms. Incense and Fire Zhezi.

This Mi Xiang is the most valuable treasure in Ning Lie's body besides the green sword. Ma Wenhou can secretly do so many messy shit in Changwuguan. Most of the time, it is because of his charm that has fascinated countless heroes. The fragrance.

He dared to pat his chest and guarantee that even those second-level little masters with no qi training foundation would suffer serious consequences if they smelled his intoxicating fragrance without warning, let alone third-level masters and ordinary martial arts warriors.

To put it bluntly, the extraordinary green sword on his back and the scent in his arms are the foundation for his survival.

After Ning Lie lit the incense, he gently blew the incense into Zhang Yue's room through the paper hole he had just poked, and then waited patiently for the incense to take effect.

After about a stick of incense, Ning Lie passed through the paper hole that was only a finger thick and saw the scholar who was reading at night slowly fell on the desk. There was no movement, and he became silent again. He touched the girl's room.

Then he followed the same method, blowing the incense into the room using the method that had just charmed the scholar. He also waited for about a stick of incense. After confirming that there was no one around, he covered his face and slowly entered the room.

Ning Lie entered the room of the girl who was attracted by his young master and carefully checked whether there was anything strange in the room.

When doing this kind of thing, all aspects must be confirmed, but you must not be careless. Once before, Ning Lie helped Ma Wenhou do a similar dirty thing. As a result, the girl Ma Wenhou fell in love with that time turned out to be the apple of a small sect leader's eye. , there was a powerful personal attendant hidden in the darkness of the room. Ma Wenhou didn't pay attention, and was secretly attacked by the attendant who was close to the second-level strength, and he was almost killed on the spot.

From now on, when Ning Lie does such things, he would rather go slower and ensure that no accidents occur.

After Ning Lie checked everything, he looked at the woman named Huang Xiaoxiao on the bed, sighed silently, sealed Huang Xiaoxiao's mouth with a piece of cloth, tied her limbs, and put her in the prepared bag. In the sack, he picked it up carefully and carried it on his shoulders.

Then he walked to the west wall, opened the paper window, jumped out of the window with the sack, and then restored the paper window to its original state. All these actions were done carefully and in one go, for fear that something would go wrong and Huang Xiaoxiao would wake up in the sack. .

Finally, Ning Lie picked up the sack, climbed over the courtyard wall silently, and ran towards the captain's mansion.

Ma Wenhou, on the other hand, was waiting for his master's return in his bedroom in the captain's mansion.When he thought of that little lady's appearance and body, and the evil fire in her head, he couldn't stand or sit, and he became extremely anxious.

After a while, he heard movement in the distance outside the door. He quickly got up and pushed open the door. He saw his master, Ning Lie, panting and running to the square in the courtyard, carrying a sack that was struggling fiercely on his shoulders. .

When Ma Wenhou saw the sack, he immediately became happy. He quickly ran to Ning Lie, rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, Master. Thank you for your hard work, Master."

Ma Wenhou didn't say anything. He took off the sack from his shoulders, then untied the sack and transferred Huang Xiaoxiao from the sack to the ground.

Huang Xiaoxiao, whose limbs were tied and his mouth was sealed with a piece of cloth, could not speak. He could only make "um um um" sounds from his throat. He lay on the ground and looked at Ning Lie and Ma Wenhou in horror.

Seeing Huang Xiaoxiao's seductive appearance, Ma Wenhou's heart melted, and he quickly said to Ning Lie: "Master has had a hard night, go back and rest, and leave the rest to your disciple."

Naturally, Ning Lie couldn't say anything, so he sighed and shook his head.

Just when he was about to leave this place and go back to his room to rest, a voice came from not far away from the two of them: "Master Ma is so elegant. He is still interested in admiring the moon in the courtyard in the middle of the night."

The sound was like thunder. Ning Lie and Ma Wen were horrified. They turned around suddenly, and three pairs of eyes, including Huang Xiaoxiao on the ground, immediately looked towards the source of the sound. They saw a white-robed scholar standing not far away. , with a knife hanging on his waist, looking at the three people calmly.

And if this scholar in white robe is not Zhang Chue, who else could he be?
Ning Lie, Ma Wenhou, and Huang Xiaoxiao had different expressions when they saw that the person coming turned out to be the white-robed scholar who seemed to have no power to restrain a chicken.

Ning Lie's face was full of confusion. He clearly saw the white-robed scholar passed out on the desk with his own eyes. He really couldn't figure out how the scholar woke up from his intoxication and allowed himself to follow him without noticing. When we arrived at Xiaowei's Mansion, I was afraid something was fishy.

When Ma Wenhou saw that the visitor was actually the white-robed scholar, his tense mood suddenly relaxed.

Huang Xiaoxiao, who was on the ground, looked at the scholar who had been walking with him for a few days, feeling even more desperate, with tears welling up in his eyes.

Ma Wenhou looked at the expressionless master next to him, and then thought of his master's ability, and thought that the master didn't care about the unknown scholar. He stood in his courtyard even more confidently, and shouted to Zhang Yue: "You What's your name? Don't you know that breaking into the captain's house privately is a serious crime? If you know what's going on and forget what you saw tonight and leave quickly, I will spare your life. Otherwise, don't blame the second-level master next to me. You’re welcome.”

Huang Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the ground with tears streaming down her face, turned pale when she heard the word "second grade". She understood that even if her eldest brother and her second brother came to the school captain's residence together today, it would probably be of no avail. A second grade master... It’s really hard to save an immortal.

Ning Lie, who was called a second-grade scholar by Ma Wenhou but was actually only a quasi-second-grade scholar, was not relaxed at all when he looked at the calm scholar in front of him.

Ning Lie was originally from the State of Zhao, and his family had some connections with Qinxi Sword Pond, which was located in the south of the Central Plains and was regarded by countless people as a holy land of swordsmanship. When he was young, he stayed in Qinxi Sword Pond for several years and was personally taught by the old master of the pond.

His talent is quite good, and he has already reached the second level before he was even a young man, even surpassing many of the disciples of Qinxi Sword Pool. His quick sword skills are so easy that he has few rivals among his peers in the Sword Pool.

Qingsong, the director of Laochi, made a long sword named Qingzhi with his own hands and gave it to Ning Lie as a crowning gift. Then Ning Lie left the sword pool alone and wandered around the world.

As a swordsman, everyone has a swordsman dream of wielding a sword to the end of the world and performing chivalry and justice, and Ning Lie is no exception.

If there are more chivalrous acts, there will naturally be more enemies. Moreover, Ning Lie is reserved by nature and has few brothers and companions who accompany him.So while traveling in the northwest, he was ambushed by a group of enemies. He was seriously injured and narrowly escaped death.

Then Ning Lie passed through Changwuguan on his way to escape, and was rescued by Ma Liancheng, who liked to make friends. After recovering from his injury, he stayed at Changwuguan and became a guest at the school captain's house, and later became Ma Wenhou's friend. Master of swordsmanship.

But the wound healed slowly, but the mood was difficult to recover. Ning Lie, who was just and kind-hearted, recalled that his passionate heart along the way ended up being a good person with no reward, and he naturally felt very disappointed and sad.

So in order to repay his kindness, under Ma Wenhou's instigation, he began to do some nasty things for Ma Wenhou that he once hated the most, and gradually became the person he once hated the most.

The world is not worth it.

Although Ning Lie only has a quasi-second-level strength now, he can still tell how strong other people are as long as they don't differ too far.But he couldn't figure out the origin of this strange scholar with no change in his aura. He didn't dare to take it lightly because he was proud and despised and had suffered too many losses.

Zhang Chuchu, who was standing not far away from the three of them, did not change his expression after hearing Ma Wenhou's threat. He just replied lightly: "Of course I know that breaking into the captain's house privately is a serious crime. But doesn't Master Ma know that privately? Breaking into a house is also a felony. As for the name, it’s really not worth mentioning.”

Ma Wenhou naturally knew these things. What he said was just a warning to the scholar to retreat and leave this place quickly, so as not to disturb his enjoyment.

Just when Ma Wenhou, who was still confused about the situation, wanted to continue to threaten the scholar, his master Ning Lie interrupted him with his hand: "I wonder what your relationship is with this woman, sir?" Zhang Yue glanced at the girl on the ground. Huang Xiaoxiao said: "No relatives, no reason."

Huang Xiaowei felt a little sad.

Ning Lie continued to ask: "If it is unrelated, why would the young master intervene in this matter? To be an enemy of the Changwuguan School Lieutenant's Mansion for a weak and unrelated woman, in my opinion, Ning, is still a bit irrational. .”

Zhang Chuchu sighed and said helplessly: "I have received a lot of care from her two brothers. Naturally, I cannot just watch her in distress without saving her. Besides, has Mr. Ning never had the desire to act bravely for justice?"

Ning Lie was speechless.

Zhang Chuchu continued: "Of course I have heard of the name 'Quick Sword' Ning Lie. However, Master Ma was wrong when he said something. Mr. Ning cannot reach the second level tonight, although Mr. Ning's Qi is not weak. But it is much more disordered than the ordinary second-grade ones. So I guess Mr. Ning must have had a serious illness or been seriously injured, which led to his decline in realm."

Ning Lie was suddenly startled at first, and then he sighed after thinking about it: "Young Master said it exactly. Ning was indeed seriously injured and his realm fell. Now there is only an incompetent quasi-second-grade person left. But if Young Master If you think you can easily take the girl back from Ning, then Ning really has no shame in being the guest of the captain's mansion."

Ma Wenhou, who was standing aside, was confused by the conversation between the two. Of course, he couldn't believe that the young scholar not far away could easily defeat his famous master in Changwuguan. But the master was so solemn, so naturally He has his reasons, but he can’t say much about them.

Zhang Yue looked at Ning Lie and replied: "Of course I don't look down on Mr. Ning. I never look down on anyone, because a senior once taught me that you will only know if you can beat him or not."

After Ning Lie heard this, he pulled out the Qingzhi Sword, which was not famous in the world, and made an extremely standard sword-holding gesture. He said to Zhang Yue: "Ning's quick sword. The average second-level masters in the world don't dare to underestimate him. Although Ning's level has declined a bit due to injuries, his swordsmanship has not declined for a day. Young master, be careful."

Zhang Yue nodded and placed his left hand on Yu Gong's waist on the left side, with his thumb against the sword.

It was undoubtedly a night full of surprises for the three of them.

Then Ning Lie, Ma Wenhou and Huang Xiaoxiao saw an unimaginable and miraculous scene: there was no wind at night, but the scholar's white robe was fluttering in the air as if blown by a strong wind, rising and falling one after another.

Ning Lie suddenly understood in his heart that the sword-wielding young master in front of him was probably a master who used the name of a scholar to hide his identity. In today's battle, he would probably lose.

But he still had no fear in his heart. With Ma Wenhou and Huang Xiaoxiao dumbfounded, he jumped towards Zhang Yue with his sword in hand.

When Zhang Chuchu saw Ning Lie's attack, he did not move. Only his thumb that was pressed against the edge of Yugong's sword suddenly exerted force, and Yugong's sword was unsheathed at the same time.

Yu Gong only took an inch out of the scabbard, and another huge momentum burst out from the sword, like a strong wind, rushing towards Ning Lie and Ma Wenhou.

Qi steams clouds and dreams, waves shake Yueyang City.

Ning Lie immediately mobilized all the energy in his body to resist with his sword, but he was still staggered back by the momentum and almost fell to the ground.

Ma Wenhou, who was standing further away, was unable to resist the momentum due to his thin body. He even fell over and fell to pieces.

Even Huang Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the ground, was struck by the momentum and rolled several times on the ground, feeling a little dizzy.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue held the handle of the sword with his right hand and quickly pushed Yu Gong back into the scabbard. He secretly sighed in his heart that the martial arts method of deliberately cultivating Qi was indeed very useful. It could scare laymen with insufficient knowledge, but it was a pity that every two times They have to be separated by ten days and a half, which is really inconvenient.

As soon as the breath passed, it seemed that nothing happened here. Ning Lie stood with his sword in his sight, panting heavily. The forceful Qi in his body had been blown away to pieces, and the fast sword that he was proud of was even gone. If he can draw a sword, he no longer has the qualifications to fight a last-ditch battle.

Ning Lie was completely defeated.

He looked at the scholar who was shrouded in the bright moonlight and looked like an immortal, with a look of disappointment on his face: "Ning was defeated."

Zhang Yue looked at the embarrassed Ning Lie in front of him. He did not laugh out loud, but simply said: "Can you return the person to me now?"

Ning Lie said bitterly: "Master, please excuse me."

Zhang Yue did not leave immediately. He thought for a while and said: "It is the father's fault if the son does not teach. If the teacher is not strict, it is the teacher's laziness. Mr. Ning is naturally responsible for Master Ma's behavior. If today's incident spreads, then Master Ma will Lieutenant must lose his official hat. Captain Ma has a good reputation, and I don’t want him to be in danger because of this kind of thing. And although Mr. Ning is in trouble, I think Mr. Ning’s character is acceptable. I also like to be reasonable. How about this, please Mr. Ning, please go break one of Master Ma's legs so that he can remember it, and today's matter will be dismissed, and Jincheng Escort Agency and I will no longer pursue it. How about that?"

Ning Lie's face looked uncertain.

Ma Wenhou became anxious and shouted towards Ning Lie: "Master, don't think about it! Promise him quickly, my disciple can bear it."

This kid is brave enough to get out.

But yes, if your leg is broken, you can still reattach it, but if your life is gone, you really have nothing.

Zhang Chuchu then smiled and said: "Since Master Ma is so open-minded, I will take that man away first. I am willing to believe in Mr. Ning's character for once."

After saying that, he walked past Ning Lie to Huang Xiaoxiao, and helped her untie her under Huang Xiaoxiao's curious gaze.

Who knew that the first thing this girl did when she got up was to rush to Ma Wenhou and punch and kick Ma Wenhou who was lying on the ground. Ma Wenhou screamed "ouch" after being kicked.

After a while, Zhang Yue thought it was almost done, so he said to Huang Xiaoxiao: "Okay, it's almost done. Let's go back."

Only then did Huang Xiaoxiao stop, turned to look at Zhang Yue, whispered "Oh", trotted up to Zhang Yue, and then left with Zhang Yue.

When the two left, Zhang Yue left a message: "Mr. Ning must never forget what you promised me."

Ning Lie slowly walked to Ma Wenhou, who had just received a beating, and said unbearably: "Wenhou, it's Master who can't forgive you."

Ma Wenhou didn't even have the strength to speak at this time, and said in a weak voice: "How can I blame you, Master... It's because I am obsessed with lust... I have caused trouble for Master and father. Master, please act faster later... …I fear pain."

Ning Lie burst into tears, took off the scabbard of the sword on his back, and hit Ma Wenhou hard on the left calf.

Then a heart-rending scream came from the school captain's house, waking up countless people from their dreams.

The bright moon is in the sky.

(End of this chapter)