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An hour later, more than a dozen fast boats painted with red paint came to Xiling Gorge, and the red sails embroidered with Jiangyuelou's exclusive "Jiangtian Wanyue" pattern were hunting in the winter wind in the dark night.

"Master Shen is really lucky, these people are finished." A Jiang Yuelou follower in black praised.

In this area of ​​water, there are nearly a hundred people frozen into ice corpses floating, and the ice is scattered among a large piece of shattered ship debris, and those small boats that are loaded with belongings but have no owner follow the fluctuations of the water and hit the rocks along the coast. whetstone.Except for the sound of running water, everything around is silent.

It seems that the 130 old Yiling thieves were all frozen in the Xiling Gorge by Ning Ningyuan alone.

Shen Yan replied expressionlessly: "Is that so?" The follower's torch shone on his side cheeks, but his face was extremely pale, and the black cuff of his left arm was continuously oozing blood, as if he had just encountered A fierce battle.However, due to the dark sky, the subordinates did not notice it.

"As expected of Ning Yuan, known as the genius swordsman of Yunbu, what a terrifying Frost Sword Qi." He praised.

"My lord, are you chasing me?"

"Prepare the horses, go ashore and chase."

The Jiangyue Tower Group is built on the bank of West Lake in Yangzhou, and is divided into three floors: east, west, and middle. The main building, Jiangyue Pavilion, is located in the center of the building group. Rongge.There are curved bridges between the pavilions and the beautiful scenery, which is also known as the "Samsung Jiangyue Tower".

There is a famous restaurant in Yangzhou, named "Miwang Chang'an" restaurant. As the name suggests, the food and drink have the noble flavor of the capital area, so they are favored by wealthy families in the Jiangnan area.The boxes of the restaurant are also extremely luxurious, whether it is the coral tree placed in the corner, the glazed lamp hanging on the wall, the silver and white long sword on the table, or the emerald green tea in the celadon pot on the table.

Sitting on the north side of the small carved table is an elegant woman in moon-white clothes, combing soft and beautiful long hair, holding a celadon teapot in her white and flawless hands, and pouring tea gracefully for the person in front of her.She lowered her eyes and said, "Feng Ting, the landlord is about to have a meeting with the people from the Martial Arts Alliance, but you have transferred Shen Yan halfway, aren't you afraid that he will be suspicious?"

Seven days ago, Du Lingbei, the landlord of Jiangyue, left for Baling. He was going to take Shen Yan, the leader of the West Pavilion, with him, but Shen Yan shirked it.It seems that the reason for Shen Yan's evasion is closely related to Ye Fengting.

The person on the opposite side is Ye Fengting, the sub-principal of Jiangyuelou, a young man of weak age.Dressed in a green shirt with amaranth-colored trousers, his handsome and elegant face and graceful and quiet demeanor appear modest, wise and dignified. "He must be suspicious, but it's too late." Ye Fengting picked up the misty blue wave, and the clear reflection in the tea flickered slightly.

"You really trust Shen Yan to the utmost." The woman in light clothes is the leader of the East Pavilion, who is quiet and flawless, and the two of them are in charge of the affairs of the building when the host is out.

Ye Fengting didn't have much expression, just took a sip of tea, his eyes half-closed and half-opened lazily, "I was already in a mess before. I thought that the poison of 'Yellow Spring Candle' three years ago would make Li Qingzhou die or die." Remnant, who would have thought that the unique frosty white bamboo forest of the Du family would come in handy to completely suppress the fire poison. I had to sneak into the depths of the white bamboo forest half a year ago."

Jing Wuxia showed surprise on her face, and lowered her voice slightly: "White Bamboo Forest? Isn't there a 'Changyuan Formation' that only the Du family knows well? If you are not careful, you will be chopped into pieces by the sword energy produced by the formation. After Li Qingzhou was poisoned, They were brought into this place, and in order to prevent further harm, they never came out of this forest again."

Ye Fengting's expression was also a little serious, he was silent for a few breaths, and then said: "I am really desperate, within half a moment of stepping into the abyss formation, the surrounding wind howled, the strong wind interlaced with the scattered strong bamboos, producing dozens of blades The wind gathers here. If you forcefully break the formation, both parties will suffer and leave indelible marks.” He held up a cup of tea and said solemnly: “But I heard the zither in the depths of the bamboo forest in the turbulent wind. Voice."

Jing Wuxia looked at the ripples in the teacup in his hand, and nodded knowingly, "As expected of you, you know what you see. Both Shen Yan and I have experienced the Changyuan Formation. It's eerie and dangerous."

Ye Fengting smiled elegantly and calmly: "Yes, I realized that Li Qingzhou must be playing the piano in a certain place, and I would be in a very dangerous situation if I stayed longer. So I swung my sword with all my strength, and used the sword energy to carry the cold blood beads silently strike."

Jing Wuxia suddenly realized, and said with admiration: "You have done everything you can to prevent Li Qingzhou from succeeding the landlord. In this way, no matter how cold Li Qingzhou is, he must never stay in that cold white bamboo forest."

Ye Fengting stretched out a finger to probe into the mist above the teacup, and then drew a line on the smooth wooden table with his finger, "I think he knows very well that he has become a thorn in his side, so only the landlord can protect him from it." One death. It's a pity that the landlord's trip to Yueyang Tower this time is a dead end."

Jing Wuxia was taken aback: "A dead end?"

Ye Fengting nodded, "The strength of the Martial Arts Alliance is ten times that of Jiangyuelou. Qing Ruoxiao of Yunxuanmen is also known as the 'King of Swords' by people in the Jianghu. We are not the only ones who play chess, and the opponent is also making moves. I guess, the one from the Yan family It's already laid out."

Jing Wuxia snorted lukewarmly: "But how do you know that Shen Yan dared to touch Li Qingzhou? That's the owner of the building."

Ye Fengting looked sideways at the long street outside the restaurant through the carved wooden window. In front of a stall selling jewelry, buyers and stall owners were bargaining fiercely.He seemed helpless and sighed: "This guy only cares about money, not human life. I just told him that there is a lot of money on that boat."

Jing Wuxia drank all the tea in her cup, and said unflatteringly: "The original poster spent a lot of money to hire people from Yunxuanmen to escort Li Qingzhou, did you secretly inform the people from Yan's family to do something wrong? If Yunxuanmen accepts the escort task, I am afraid that neither Shen Yan nor Yiling elder dare to act rashly."

Ye Fengting's eyes returned to the table, and the cup of clear water and clear tea had already bottomed out.He didn't know that there were actually two members of Yunxuanmen who happened to be on that boat.

"The third miss of the Yan family has been secretly trying to seize the power of the Yan family with Yan Lingxi. She first helped me become the landlord, so I can help her better. In short, as long as Li Qingzhou dies, I don't have to worry about the power of the Yan family anymore. Threats from family members." Ye Fengting said to the door: "Shopkeeper, it's time to serve."

However, a black-clothed guest walked in from outside the door. He was wearing a smart black suit and held a simple straight knife in his right hand. It was Shen Yan from the West Building. "Ye Fengting, you miscalculated this time." The arm seems to be two circles thicker than the right hand, which should be because of bandaging.

Ye Fengting took a glance at Shen Yan, and could tell that he must have been rushed back to Jiangyue Tower by Pegasus after he was in a state of travel and dust; his face was not full of energy and blood, and he must have suffered a serious injury.He put down his teacup, stood up and said, "There are unexpected people on that boat?"

Shen Yan nodded, and said with a grim expression: "Well, Liang Shisan and his apprentice. His apprentice protected Li Qingzhou from disappearing."

Ye Fengting frowned, staring at Shen Yan's pale cheeks: "Liang Shisan? Is he dead?"

"No." Shen Yan answered very simply, but a gleam of horror flashed in his eyes, and said: "I was fighting with him on the shore, and suddenly a strong wind blew up, and then a dark fire ignited all around. Zhongjun was injured by an unknown sword technique. I escaped quickly, and I don't know what happened to Liang Shisan."

"Have you found Li Qingzhou and Liang Shisan's disciples?" Ye Fengting asked coldly, seemingly unhappy.

"His disciple was about to go to Baling alone, but Li Qingzhou hadn't been seen yet."

"Do you have any companions?"

"There was a girl in a blue jacket and white skirt following him." Shen Yan reported [-].

"Girl?" Ye Fengting frowned, a hint of doubt appeared on his face, he seemed to have not figured it out after thinking for a while, and then his tone became calm: "Shen Yan, although you were injured this time, you have won a turning point for Jiangyuelou .Jing Wuxia, prepare your horse and go to Baling."

The boat of the Wulin Alliance came ashore, Qing Ruoxiao was in the middle, Yanlingxi was on the left, and Mu Baili was on the right. The three of them almost walked down side by side. Respectfully bowing, Du Lingbei saluted and said gracefully: "I have admired the name of the leader of the martial arts alliance for a long time, today..."

Qing Ruoxiao bowed briefly and raised his hand to interrupt Du Lingbei's words, "Brother Lingbei, I haven't seen you for many years, but your greetings as a scholar are becoming more and more polite." In terms of age, Du Lingbei and Qing Ruoxiao are both around 40 years old , unlike Qing Ruoxiao who became famous all over the world very early, Du Lingbei has been unknown all along, and just manages the peaceful Jiangyue Tower with peace of mind.The two collaborated on several occasions before reaching high positions.

Qing Ruoxiao's superior attitude made Du Lingbei at a loss for words for a moment, the Jiangyuelou members behind Du Lingbei heard this, and angrily wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Du Lingbei silently stretching out his hand.

"Master Qing, how about moving up to the Yueyang Tower and sitting there?" Du Lingbei said afterwards.

"En." Qing Ruo smiled at him and nodded slightly.

Tianshui Chengbi didn't speak, but silently nodded in agreement and raised his hand as a gesture of invitation.

"Eleventh Young Master." Murong Yimo, head of the North Wind Sect of the Martial Arts Alliance, saluted Yan Lingxi friendly and said, "Why don't you see your father and your brothers and brothers this time?" The North Wind Sect is the closest martial arts alliance The sects in the northern frontier often have little friction with the Hu people, and they are often taken care of by the Yan family.

Yan Lingxi was still wearing a hood, but he took it off after hearing the words. He is only 17 years old, but has long gray hair.Holding a folding fan in his hand, he bowed respectfully and said with a slight smile: "Master Murong hasn't seen him for a while, which shows that he has matured. My father is old, my brother's leg disease has not recovered, and everything in the family still needs to be done." Relying on my third sister to work hard, and my twelfth younger brother is so young, it is inconvenient for them to travel far."

Among the Yan family crowd following him was a very conspicuous person, who was nearly nine feet tall, dressed in gold-painted black clothes, and was only about the same age as Yan Lingxi. Slowly."

Yan Lingxi showed a regretful expression, "Master Murong, let's talk about it upstairs."

Murong Yimo nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay."