Seeing the clouds

Chapter 68 Chapter 67 Afterglow falls
Zhang Chu and the four of them were walking on the path in the suburbs, walking quickly in the direction of Qingyun Mountain. The four of them were feeling slightly relaxed at this time.

As an outsider, Xu Dingzhou wanted to integrate into the team immediately and have a harmonious relationship with the three of them.This is obviously a fantastic thing.Fortunately, Zhang Yue had a good temperament and did not have any prejudice against him. Occasionally, he would chat with him and ask about things in the world.Xu Dingzhou was naturally sincere about this and said everything he knew.

Although it was a certainty that Xu Dingzhou would join the three of them on their journey, Zheng Baiyu didn't have a good impression of him, and was even a little bit resentful about him intercepting the three of them in the alley.But fortunately, Zheng Baiyu's emotional intelligence was not bad, and he did not show too much disgust towards Xu Dingzhou in his words and expression.

As for Li Jingxiong, his attitude towards people mostly depends on Zhang Chuo.If Zhang Chue is friendly to others, he will naturally be friendly to others as well.

Anyway, he has been like this since he was a child. He used to follow Li Jingxuan and now he follows Zhang Yue. There is really not much difference.

He Xi's sunlight shone on the bodies of the four people, and there was no trace of the rain falling just now.This sparse and ordinary feeling also made the four of them gradually forget everything that had happened before.

Finally left the place of right and wrong.

Just when the four of them thought that this was the end, three figures appeared in front of the four of them, blocking their way.

Zhang Yue's heart was filled with ups and downs, but he still pretended to look at the three uninvited guests calmly: The three people were all dressed in unusual clothes, each wearing loose robes of different colors.The leader among them is a middle-aged man. Although his face is expressionless, his facial features are still slightly sinister, and his whole body is standing there, full of coercion.The two people beside him were slightly younger and not as powerful as the leader, but they all looked at the four of them with evil eyes.

The three people who came were naturally Song Huang, the sect master of Zhuxing Pavilion, and the two guardians.Although Zhang Yue, Zheng Baiyu and Li Jingxiong did not know the three of them, Xu Dingzhou, who had been an assassin since childhood, naturally recognized them. After all, just yesterday, he had just personally assassinated Song Huang's only son, Song Tianzhuo.

Song Huang looked at the four young men he had never seen before, and then said preemptively: "I am Song Huang, the master of the Zhuxing Pavilion. I have something to ask the four knights today. Why is my son Tianzhuo's jade pendant among the four? On the young master?"

As soon as these words came out, both Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu were shocked.On one side, Xu Dingzhou felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He recalled Zhang Yue's words in the restaurant: "I don't think it's very auspicious not to take the dead person's things without taking them."

At that time, Xu Dingzhou felt that Zhang Yue's words were alluding to him, but now it seems that they are indeed a prophecy.

Zhang Chuchu and Zheng Baiyu naturally knew about the jade pendant. After all, they saw Xu Dingzhou put away the jade pendant with their own eyes.But at this moment, both of them knew that they couldn't react too much, otherwise if something went wrong, Xu Dingzhou's crime would be confirmed.

Fortunately, Xu Dingzhou was also a person who had experienced ups and downs, so he didn't panic too much. He took out the insect-shaped jade pendant from his arms and said with a smile: "Senior, is this the jade pendant?"

Song Huang took a look and saw that it was his son Song Tianzhuo's personal jade pendant.This jade pendant was a gift from Song Huang's wife when his son Song Tianzhuo was a toddler.Song Tianzhuo loved this insect-shaped jade pendant the most and never left it.But at this time, the jade pendant was here, but his son was nowhere to be seen. Thinking of the scene in the restaurant just now, Song Huang knew that his son was probably in danger.

Song Huang had murderous intent in his heart, but his expression remained as usual: "Can this young master tell me where I got this jade pendant?"

Xu Dingzhou replied immediately without any hesitation: "Senior, this jade pendant was picked up by me in an alley in the city. I saw the strange shape of the jade pendant, which I had never seen before, so I thought it was interesting and kept it with me. I really didn't expect that it turned out to be a jade pendant." My son's belongings, since I have the chance to meet senior here, I will immediately return it to its original owner."

Xu Dingzhou looked calm and spoke truthfully. If Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu didn't know the inside story, they would probably believe it.

After saying that, Xu Dingzhou took the jade pendant and walked towards the three of them.He raised his hand and was about to tentatively hand the jade pendant to Song Huang, but Chen Xian, who was on the right side of Song Huang, waved suddenly, his huge sleeves danced, and then sickles flew out of the sleeves and slashed at Xu Dingzhou's neck. go.Fortunately, Xu Dingzhou was already prepared and quickly turned over and retreated, avoiding the attack that should have killed him.

Zheng Baiyu looked at the sudden attack of the other three and shouted anxiously: "What are you doing!"

The situation suddenly tense.

Zhou Xian looked at the questioning looks of the four people and said solemnly: "This jade pendant smells of blood."

Song Huang squinted his eyes and said, "Have I, Zhuxing Pavilion, ever had a bloody feud with the four young masters?"

Zhang Chu shook his head.

Seeing Zhang Yue's response, Song Huang no longer suppressed the anger and murderous intention in his heart, and roared: "Then why are you killing my beloved son and slaughtering my disciples?!"

Zhang Yue's face turned cold. He really didn't expect that Song Huang could guess the clues based on only these small details. Such a seasoned master of the world was worthy of being the leader of a sect.

It's really going on one after another, and a fierce battle seems inevitable today.

Song Huang looked at the four culprits in front of him who had made him suffer the pain of losing his son, and said coldly: "Do it."

Following Song Huang's order, Zhou Fu and Chen Xian revealed their respective weapons in their loose sleeves - double hooks and sickles.Chen Xian stepped forward, and the black sickle flew towards Xu Dingzhou again. Xu Dingzhou ducked sideways, pulled out a short knife and swung it towards Chen Xian's waist.Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen was already prepared. He yanked the chain connected to the sickle with his right hand, and the sickle struck behind Xu Dingzhou in a strange arc.Xu Dingzhou had no choice but to turn around and block. Chen Xian took the opportunity to kick Xu Dingzhou in the waist and abdomen. Xu Dingzhou had no time to dodge and fell into the mud.But Chen Xian had no intention of letting Xu Dingzhou go. Before Xu Dingzhou could get up, the sickle struck again.At the critical moment, Xu Dingzhou put his hands on the ground and bounced up from the ground in an inverted posture, avoiding the sickle's attack.Then Xu Dingzhou turned over and fell, and actually stepped on the iron chain of the sickle. The sudden weight doubled the pressure on Chen's right hand, and in an instant he was unable to pull the iron chain smoothly.

And Xu Dingzhou was indeed Mo Sha's assassin. He moved quickly and strode towards Chen Xian on the iron chain. Then he jumped and landed behind Chen Xian. He held the small waist with his backhand and swung towards Chen Xian. the back of the neck.Chen Xian turned around to avoid it, and his small waist missed Chen Xian's cheek with only an inch of distance.Just when Chen Xian felt lucky that he had successfully dodged the fatal knife, Xu Dingzhou in front of him showed an intriguing smile. The next moment, Chen Xian felt his cheek explode with pain, and a long blood mark appeared on the right side of his face. above.

Chen Xian wiped the blood on his face with his left sleeve, stared at the ordinary-looking young man in front of him, and sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

On the other side, Zhou Fu flew towards Zhang Yue, his double hooks like the claws of a beast, trying to tear Zhang Yue into pieces before he could draw his sword.But a flying copper pillar interrupted Zhou Fu's sweet dream. Zhou Fu was in the air and had no time to dodge, so he had to forcefully block it with luck and resist the huge momentum of the copper pillar.Then a figure rushed over, grabbed the copper pillar before it hit the ground, and then smashed it into Zhou Fu again.Zhou Fu didn't expect that this burly young man was not only incredibly strong, but also so muscular.Facing the oncoming copper pillar, Zhou Fu had no choice but to stretch out his left arm to block it, but the heavy force still forced him to kneel down on one knee.

But no matter how powerful Li Jingxiong was, Zhou Fu, as a veteran protector of Zhaixing Pavilion, naturally did not accept his fate.Zhou Fu waved his right hand, and the iron hook on his right hand hooked towards Li Jingxiong's left leg. But Li Jingxiong didn't buy his fault at all, and ignored Zhou Fu's attack on his calf. He raised the copper pillar and slammed it down, trying to He smashed the strange man who had just attacked his brother Yue into mud.The moment the pressure on his left arm disappeared, Zhou Fu gave up the attack on Li Jingxiong's left leg and immediately rolled back to distance himself from Li Jingxiong.

Song Huang, who was not planning to take action, was a little surprised when he saw the scene in front of him. His two confidant protectors did not get any benefit from these four fledgling boys.

Zhang Yue, who was standing opposite Song Huang, was obviously not as leisurely and content as Song Huang. He was initially wary of Song Huang, but seeing that the other party showed no signs of taking action, and Li Jingxiong's side was already suppressing him, Zhang Yue thought of fighting with Song Huang. Xu Dingzhou attacked one area and was the first to kill the man holding the sickle.

Zhang Yue's momentum changed, and he exerted force with his left hand, ready to go.But before he could pull out the mirage tower, a soft sword came through the air and pounced on his face like a poisonous snake.Zhang Yue had already expected Song Huang's attack, but Zhang Yue was still a little surprised by the lightning-fast sword edge.

Zhang Yue dodged sideways, and the mirage tower unsheathed, slashing across Song Huang's abdomen. As a result, a soft sword protruded from Song Huang's left sleeve, blocking Zhang Yue's sword.The soft sword in Song Huang's right hand crossed Zhang Yue's head and struck at the back of Zhang Yue's head in a strange arc, which was exactly the same as the rear attack from Chen Xian's sickle just now.

It seems that most of the martial arts paths in Zhuxing Pavilion are treacherous, which gives Zhang Yue a headache.

Zhang Chuchu felt the coolness coming from behind. He turned his head to avoid it and kicked Song Huang in the waist.Song Huang did not intend to trade injuries with Zhang Chuo, so he jumped back and distanced himself from Zhang Chuo.Zhang Chuchu seized the opportunity for Song Huang to retreat, slashed the mirage tower from above, and rushed towards Song Huang with the momentum of killing a whale.Song Huang was not too surprised when faced with this astonishing momentum. He drew out his soft swords with both hands, and two sword energy flew up across the air, directly cutting off Zhang Yue's sword.

Zhang Yue's heart felt slightly cold as he looked at the disintegrating sword power in front of him.

The other party is a genuine first-class master!
Although there was pressure, Zhang Yue was not afraid. After all, he met many first-class masters along the way. He even killed a first-class master from Northern Xia outside Chang'an City.What's more, although I am at the second-level realm at this time, the gap from the first-level realm is actually just a step on the doorstep. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to cross this threshold that countless people crave.

Zhang Yue gathered his thoughts and stopped thinking. Then he jumped forward and struck Song Huang with his knife.

Song Huang was a little surprised by the young man's initiative, so he stretched out his right hand to block with his sword, while the soft sword in his left hand was waiting for Zhang Yue to approach and then suddenly fire a cold arrow.Unexpectedly, Song Huang was caught off guard by the overlapping huge waves on the mirage tower. He felt the pressure on his right hand increase sharply, and quickly stretched out his left sword to block them together.He didn't understand that the young man in front of him, whose physique was far from strong, could have such an astonishing momentum on the sword.

However, Zhang Yue did not stop his attack because his offensive was blocked. He knew that Song Huang's martial arts were treacherous and difficult to guard against, and in a normal life-and-death fight, he would most likely be at a disadvantage.Therefore, Zhang Yue had no choice but to use offense instead of defense, not giving the opponent a chance to launch a sudden cold arrow.

After all, Song Huang was the leader of a sect, and the old Jianghu on the road also guessed the young man's intentions. While he was fighting Zhang Chuo closely, he kept trying to get away and distance himself from Zhang Chuo.

Just when Zhang Yue and Song Huang were fighting fiercely, it was hard to tell who was the winner.The battle between Li Jingxiong and Zhou Fu ended first. Although Zhou Fu was more experienced than Li Jingxiong, he, like Chen Xian, was only a second-grade grandmaster after all.If it were an ordinary opponent, Zhou Fu would probably be able to take advantage by relying on his weird and tricky attacks.But Li Jingxiong didn't follow Zhou Fu's tactics at all, and simply ignored his petty theft actions, waving the copper pillar in his hand non-stop.

Zhou Fu, a second-grade grandmaster, could not withstand Li Jingxiong's overwhelming physical strength. You must know that this is a heavenly body that can compete head-on with Tong Hanshan, who is known as the "yin and yang demon" in the world!
After a while, Zhou Fu was exhausted and his spine was broken by Li Jingxiong and died.

Although Xu Dingzhou on the other side was not as easy and smooth as Li Jingxiong, he was already into the art of assassination, and he was no less inferior to Chen Xian in terms of physical fitness and fighting experience.Moreover, his strange technique of being able to injure people with Qi without coming into contact was even more difficult for Chen Xian to deal with. The Qi condensed on the Xiaowaist Sword was sharper than the Xiaowaist itself.In the end, Xu Dingzhou deliberately sold his flaw and cut off Chen Xian's head at the cost of scratching his back with a sickle.

Just when everyone thought the situation was settled, the scene suddenly changed.Li Jingxiong and Xu Dingzhou fell to the ground without warning. Zheng Baiyu, who had been hiding behind for a long time, saw this and hurriedly ran to Li Jingxiong.After confirming, Zheng Baiyu shouted towards Zhang Yue: "Cousin, be careful, the weapons are poisonous!"

But Zheng Baiyu's reminder briefly distracted Zhang Yue, causing some flaws in his offensive.Song Huang found an opportunity to break Zhang Yue's offensive in one fell swoop and distanced himself from Zhang Yue.

Zhang Chuchu looked at Song Huang with cold eyes, but he didn't say anything.Because Zhang Chuo knew that to save the two of them, there was no other way but to take down the sect leader of Zhuxing Pavilion in front of him.

When Song Huang saw the corpses of Zhou Fu and Chen Xian, his face was also very heavy.

The two of them were facing each other like this, and no one dared to make a move without permission.

At this time, the sun sets in the west, seeming to announce the end of some things.The fiery red afterglow shone on Zhang Yue's body, and the mirage tower in his hand glowed with a strange luster.

(End of this chapter)