dry snow

It's cold, the living room is simple, and my brother should be neglected. "Chu Changliao said a few words politely, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. After all, martial arts practitioners have reached this level of cultivation, so they still care about the cold.

Ying Tianchang said again: "It's been a long time, and the changes have been too great, I can't judge."

This answer made sense, Chu Changliao didn't expect Ying Tianchang to identify it immediately with a glance, and frowned, "It's really the mask that is troublesome. I hate this kid since he came to Kongtong, and he never took it off because of his pampering." Mask. Except for Zhang Pai, no one in the faction has seen his true face."

Ying Tianchang said indifferently: "May I ask the head of Chu about something."

"Speak, brother, please."

"The letter was short and unclear. Why did the first master hate Wan Fang so much? Why did he suspect that he was Zhou Lingzi?"

Chu Changliao was a straightforward person, and immediately said: "At the beginning, Zhang Pai accepted him as an apprentice, and did not elaborate on the origin, but said that when he was traveling around Jinzhou, he came across this man lying on the side of Xunyang Road dying. Benevolence, immediate treatment. He claimed to be the guarding martial artist of the Zhao family. The Zhao family was ransacked and beheaded. He admired the party very much, and took him back to Kongtong when he recovered from his injury. But Zhang Pai said that he had suffered an accident and his face was ruined. Since then, he has been wearing a mask, walking alone, not talking to anyone, Occasionally speaking a sentence or two is still weird."

Ying Tianchang smiled slightly and said, "In that case, he is also a poor man."

"Bah, poor ass!" Chu Changliao was so indignant that he almost sprayed Ying Tianchang's face with saliva. "From the very beginning, I thought he was suspicious! Although my Kongtong is divided into eight sects, with hundreds of disciples in each sect, not everyone can be the master of this sect, but he is lucky. In just a few years, he has gained one master." Door! I'm not saying he's not good enough, this kid is really high-savvy, even though he became a monk halfway, it didn't take two years for him to master all kinds of unique knowledge in Kongtong, and he can't blame the Zhang Pai for liking him. But Brother Ying, you must have thought of it, If there is no extremely solid internal strength, how can it be so smooth? He must have been a first-class master before he started. And how can such a master become a small guard martial artist? Blind people know there is a problem!"

Ying Tianchang comforted: "Okay, okay, don't get excited for the first time. But if you are really a first-class master, you have already established your own routine, and it is more difficult to learn from a teacher again, but it is more difficult than an ordinary person who knows nothing. Wan Zhang The door should have not revealed any flaws in this regard. That Zhou Lingzi..."

Chu Changliao also felt that he was too uninhibited, took a sip of tea, wiped his mouth, and cleared his throat, "I just said Xunyang. The time also happened to be after the destruction of Baixue Pavilion."

Ying Tianchang said: "Xunyang is the place where Baixue Pavilion is located, I naturally know it." The meaning is obvious, and this alone is obviously not enough evidence.

Chu Changliao said, "I fought against Zhou Lingzi before."

Ying Tianchang's face changed slightly. "when?"

"Chaohu Lake." Chu Changliao didn't say the outcome, everyone knew that Zhou Lingzi broke out, the outcome was self-evident. "I did a few tricks with him in the crowd. After Wan Fang came to Kongtong, he also exchanged ideas with his brothers. As soon as I got started, I thought of Zhou Lingzi."

"Is it the same move, or is it a habit?" Ying Tianchang asked.His heart also faintly tugged.

Chu Changliao scratched his head in shame. "I can't say it, it's just a gut feeling."

Ying Tianchang's smile froze. "Sect Leader, it's not that I can't understand what you said, but senior Fei Hao may not believe your intuition."

"Of course I know that! That's why I never dared to tell the old man." Chu Changliao strode back and forth in the room. "According to the old man's eccentricity, he will only think that I am jealous and slander. But he has become the head of the deadly sect in a short period of time, not only that, the position of the head of the Tai Chi sect has been vacant for a long time, the old man is very fond of it With him, if he hadn't repeatedly rejected him, he would have been appointed at this time. Brother Ying, do you know that Xuankong Taiji Sect is unique among my Kongtong eight sects, and this sect leader is often the default one? This is not bad!"

Ying Tianchang said: "You said he refused, maybe this Sect Master Wan is deeply cautious and has no aggressive intentions."

Chu Changliao spat: "I don't believe that he is such a good person, there must be some kind of conspiracy. ——I said Brother Ying, why do you keep helping him speak? Does he know you well?"

Ying Tianchang said in his heart, but I don't know you very well, how can I just believe your likes and dislikes, of course this is just a slander, I didn't really say it, I waved my hand and said: "Where, I'm just a whiny person, I always think too much Don’t be offended by the first head, since you have agreed, I will definitely help you to the end.”

Chuchang Liaoxi said: "That's good. Brother Ying is careful and thoughtful, but what I said is absolutely right. This kid must have a ghost. The key now is to lift his mask and let you take a clear look at it." When you see it, it’s all over. It’s not too late. The day after tomorrow will be the old man’s 68th birthday. The old man likes to be quiet and never invites outsiders, that is, his disciples to celebrate. I’ve already made up my mind. This kid is showing his fox tail, and he wants to ask Brother Ying to be a witness."

Ying Tianchang felt that this person was rough, and he didn't dare to imagine what kind of disturbances would be caused at the birthday banquet, but Chu Changliao was full of confidence, so he could only agree: "Since the first master has made proper arrangements, I will just wait for the future." It's day."

"Of course." Chu Changliao waved his hand, took two steps, but stopped and said, "Brother Ying."

Ying Tianchang said: "What advice do you have for the first sect master?"

Chu Changliao said: "I heard that when you were in Baixue Pavilion, you had a golden orchid friendship with Zhou Lingzi. No one in Kongtong knew Zhou Lingzi, and everything was decided by Brother Ying. Now, Brother Ying will not care about it. Is it the love from the beginning?"

He asked sharply, but he had to do it.Half a day later, Ying Tianchang laughed, and said: "Sect Master Chu also knows who killed Zhou Lingzi when he thought about it."

Chu Changliao didn't answer.Ying Tianchang said again: "Since I killed him that day, I won't save him today. If I wanted to save him today, why did I kill him back then?"

Chu Changliao nodded, said "OK", and left.Stepping heavily on the snow, he was gone in an instant.

The candle flame had come to an end, Ying Tianchang didn't care about it, he just sat blankly in the darkness.Suddenly felt that the silence was a little scary, so he coughed deliberately, let the echo surround him from the four walls, and laughed at himself: "What is going on, can it work?" It was so hot that a tear flowed down my face.

Zhang Wuxiuyuan

It was nearly noon, but the sun was still pale, and the heat that could not be protected by itself was even more bleak in the windless cold.

If there is snow, the scenery can still be moist.But the shriveled trees and dead grass beside the road only showed a dead gray color.

Shentu raised the knife in his hand, pointed at the rag-like flag hanging on a slanted pole ahead, and said, "Brothers, let's have a rest here, and we'll go again later."

At the moment, half of the people followed him and sat down at the tea stand in a disorderly manner, while the other half were still guarding the escort cart.The owner of the tea stall was an old acquaintance with the bodyguards who were familiar with the road. They were busy serving tea, while the bodyguards took care of the horses by themselves.Although it is a tea stand, there is also wine, but it is just bad wine, if you swallow it in one gulp, it is like swallowing a ball of burning coals, which will make you dizzy.

Shentu never allowed escorts to drink alcohol on the way to escort escorts, -drinking is a mistake, -but he asked for a bowl of wine himself.

No one will say anything.Shen Tu is not a person who is addicted to alcohol.The wine had no refreshing effect on him, nor did it cause any trouble; he just poured the wine down his throat as flat as water, without any special meaning.

He will never be drunk.What may flow in his veins may not be blood, but wine!

In the corner of the tea shed sat a man.

Before they arrived, there was only one guest here.So even though he was already sitting in the most inconspicuous corner, he still couldn't help but make himself look very abrupt, and fell straight into Shentu's eyes.

He is also drinking.The way he drank alcohol was completely different from Shentu's.

His movements were not slow, but very dignified, as if what he was drinking was not this kind of extremely crude wine, but some fine liquid.

In other words, even though what was in front of him was fine wine, he was still meticulous but indifferent.

Shentu looked at him.The bodyguards also followed his gaze to look at him and the knife at his waist.

Shentu coughed lightly.The sounds that were not very noisy at first disappeared immediately, and the atmosphere was so depressing that people wanted to escape outside.

But the man didn't realize it, he just stared silently at the cloudy liquid in the bowl, but it seemed that he was looking at something void through the liquid.

His narcissism displeased everyone present.

Shentu coughed again, and said, "This friend..."

Before the words fell, there was a rush of horseshoes from far and near.The bodyguards stood up one after another, but in a short time, the visitor had already arrived outside the tea shed.

There were a total of 14 people who came, all dressed in silver clothes, and all of them were riding on horses.The leader dismounted from his horse, and described it as very ruthless. He waved his whip and said loudly, "Shopkeeper, what kind of tea do you have here?"

After all, the owner of the shop has seen the world, so he cheered up, but he didn't panic, and said cautiously: "The small shop has Qin Chaba tea, Sichuan tea and Chu tea, but the tea is rough, and I'm afraid it won't be able to enter the mouths of the guests."

The man laughed loudly and said: "The shopkeeper will say it. Don't worry, I won't drink your crude tea. There is an escort from Xinyuan Escort Bureau here, so why do you buy tea?"

These words came directly to him, Shentu could no longer remain indifferent, he suddenly got up and said: "Your Excellency wants to drink tea, but I don't have it."

Even if he is blind, he knows that the intentions are not good, and he has a secret in his heart.