Raiders, loyal dog

In the early morning of the second day, after Ling Zixiu handed over to Xuan Wu a detailed plan for the Xuan Group's response to the enemy that he had driven out all night, the group of four divided into two groups, and acted separately according to the set plan.

Without Xuan Wu and Xuan Liu, the communication between Qiao Zhibai and Ling Zixiu was also less considerate.Thinking about the few days they had left, Ling Zixiu decided to give up the carriage and ride directly to Mingjian Villa in order to have a little more time to wait and see.

"If you're riding a horse, is there any problem with my brother?" Ling Zixiu glanced worriedly at Qiao Zhibai who was looking at the horse in front of him with a troubled face, and said uncertainly, "Brother...for horse riding, it's really important." Not at all?"

Qiao Zhibai looked up at the sky silently, then looked at Ling Zixiu sincerely, cleared his throat: "I think everyone has something they are not good at. For example, you can't swim, and Xuan Liu's female red is short, Fei'er's culinary skills are terrible, and Xuan Wu can't have children (hey, it seems that something strange has mixed in)...you understand."

Ling Zixiu continued to look at Qiao Zhibai and asked, "So...?"

Qiao Zhibai smiled awkwardly, then looked around, feeling a little ashamed and said: "...cough, so, so, there is a problem QAQ"

"My brother doesn't know how to ride a horse, so it's a little difficult to handle now." Ling Zixiu reached out and touched the black horse he had chosen. After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Qiao Zhibai and said, "Since that's the case, Why don't you ride the same horse with me, brother. Even if brother doesn't know how to do it, nothing will happen if I stand behind him. How about this?"

Huh?Huh?

There seems to be something wrong.

Qiao Zhibai thought carefully for a second, then looked at Ling Zixiu seriously, and made a final decision: "Then let's do this."

Ever since, things became what they are now.

Qiao Zhibai moved his body awkwardly.He lowered his head and looked uncomfortably at the arms that wrapped himself around himself in order to hold the rein and imprisoned him in Ling Zixiu's arms.Those bony hands tightly hold the rein, shaking and pulling the rein according to the situation from time to time, deftly controlling the driver's horse.It really looks like a very reliable look.

Well, so, the current posture of him and Ling Zixiu is the standard male and female riding posture that is often shown on TV.Moreover, his current position is usually the position of a sweet and petite soft girl ==+

As for why he didn't sit behind Ling Zixiu, in fact, Qiao Zhibai had fought hard on this issue.However, Qiao Zhibai's words "What if my brother falls off the horse if I ride too fast" made him die.

Although the probability of this kind of thing happening sounds relatively small, because of his always good and bad character, Qiao Zhibai still decided to put an end to this possibility.

Falling off a horse, even if it won't do any harm to his body, it will definitely hurt his dignity as a man.Especially in contrast to having such a capable younger brother.Thinking so, Qiao Zhibai finally gave up resisting, obediently listened to Ling Zixiu's words and sat in front of him.

But, why, he suddenly felt that his current appearance was already enough to embarrass him?Hmm, probably an illusion.

Qiao Zhibai suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and moved back a little, subconsciously wanting to prevent himself from being really encircled by those arms, but, after all, there was only such a small place on the horse's back, and Qiao Zhibai's retreat , although it didn't touch Ling Zixiu's arm, but it crashed into his arms completely.

Behind him, Ling Zixiu's young body was pressed against his back tightly.It was the end of October, and the weather was turning cold, but it was only autumn after all, and Ling Zixiu's clothes were still thin.Qiao Zhibai leaned against him, and could even clearly feel his regular and strong heartbeat.Although the chest was a little thinner than that of an adult man, there was already a feeling of peace of mind when leaning on it.

Obviously, Ling Zixiu's figure is still on the thin side, but long-term exercise is not empty after all. Under the cover of clothes, he does have a good figure that even Qiao Zhibai secretly hates.The muscles that are not exaggerated evenly cover the whole body, and the lines are smooth and beautiful, which makes people drool.

Qiao Zhibai suddenly remembered seeing Ling Zixiu's six-pack abs exposed when he changed clothes a few days ago, and suddenly felt a little inexplicably sad.

"Brother, sit still, I'm going to speed up." Qiao Zhibai was wandering in space, suddenly, Ling Zixiu whispered something in his ear, and then, the black horse, which was not slow at all, suddenly neighed up to the sky He let out a cry, and then ran forward desperately.

Qiao Zhibai was taken aback, and his whole body fell into Ling Zixiu's arms due to inertia.Behind him, Ling Zixiu, who had been prepared for a long time, hugged Qiao Zhibai's arm and tightened it slightly, and then whispered in Qiao Zhibai's ear: "It's okay brother, I will remember to protect you and not let you fell off the horse."

"Understood." Listening to Ling Zixiu's words, Qiao Zhibai immediately felt comforted.Inexplicably relaxed, he leaned against Ling Zixiu's chest for a while, then blinked: There is something wrong with this, right?

But forget it, never mind!

Sure enough, if two people choose to ride a horse, it is indeed much faster than riding a carriage.

After being separated from Xuan Wu and Xuan Liu for only six days, Qiao Zhibai and Ling Zixiu have already arrived at the location of the famous sword villa, the famous sword city in Wenzhou.

Speaking of which, Mingjian City wasn't called that name at first.More than a hundred years ago, Mingjian Villa emerged in the arena with its strong strength, and after that, it has been carried forward by generations of descendants, and its reputation has grown.Later, for some reason, the city where the famous sword villa was located gradually began to be called "famous sword city", and in the end, even the imperial court recognized the name.Therefore, the city name of "Famous Sword City" was fixed in this way.

"It can be recognized by the imperial court. This famous sword villa seems to be quite capable." Qiao Zhibai got off the horse, looked up at the three big characters flying around the city gate, and said with some emotion, "It's not that, Normally, the imperial court and the rivers and lakes look at each other and hate each other, so they can only choose to have nothing to do with each other?"

"In recent years, the Daewoo Dynasty has been busy fighting with the Yulong Kingdom. Therefore, the court not only has no time to find troubles with these organizations in the Jianghu, but also tries every means to win over the members of these Jianghu organizations all day long, and wants them to help. The royal family is at war. Therefore, it is not surprising that this attitude has changed so quickly." Ling Zixiu also dismounted, and after hearing Qiao Zhibai's words, he explained calmly.

"Well, there is a saying: 'If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside'. It is also reasonable to choose to win over people from the Jianghu." Qiao Zhibai withdrew his gaze from the city gate, turned his head to Ling Zixiu and said with a smile, "Then, now we'd better go to the city to find an inn, stay here and rest for a while, and make plans after cleaning up the rest."

"That's fine." Ling Zixiu nodded, pulled the horse, and followed Qiao Zhibai into the city.

There were a lot of people in the city, and Qiao Zhibai noticed that almost half of the crowd on the street were carrying sabers or long swords or other strange weapons.It seems that they are all Jianghu people who are different from ordinary residents.

Wandering around, I finally found an inn with a few vacant rooms.I handed over the reins of the horse to a special waiter, and then paid and booked a room.

"The shopkeeper's business seems to be doing very well recently. My brother and I just wanted to find a place to stay for a few nights, but all the houses in a row are full." Qiao Zhibai leaned forward with a smile, like Inadvertently opened the mouth.

The shopkeeper chuckled kindly: "Who says it's not? Famous Sword Villa holds a hero meeting, no, these days, the heroes who come here are very aggressive. Occasionally, a rich person will come and destroy the entire inn. It’s a good thing that you guys came by chance, if you were a few steps late, I’m afraid even my room would be taken up.”

"That's right." Qiao Zhibai nodded.

The shopkeeper took the money, and immediately ordered a waiter to take the two of them to the room.Xiao Er got the order and immediately led the way cleverly.Qiao Zhibai and Ling Zixiu followed Xiao Er, and when they went upstairs, they scanned the surroundings with the corners of their eyes.Sure enough, all the people who were dining in the inn were dressed as the sons and daughters of the quack.

The two exchanged glances with each other, but they didn't say anything, they just followed Xiaoer closely and went back to their room.

59 blue

There are still about five days before the "Heroes' Meeting" at the Famous Sword Villa is officially held, and some well-known knights from various places have almost gathered here.At the moment, you can hear discussions about the "Heroes' Club" and "Hanxingtie" everywhere, and even some casinos have blatantly placed a bet on who will get the "Hanxingtie".

"It seems that this hero meeting is really unexpectedly lively." Qiao Zhibai propped his chin with one hand and looked at Ling Zixiu.

In order to find out more news, the rare Qiao Zhibai and Ling Zixiu chose to go downstairs for dinner.At this moment, the two happened to be sitting in an inconspicuous corner on the first floor of the inn, eating and listening to the conversations of the people around them.

"This is natural. The 'Heroes' Meeting' at Famous Sword Villa is not held every year. I remember the last time, it was already five years ago. Moreover, every time the 'Heroes' Meeting' is held, the famous At the same time, Jianshanzhuang also wants to win over excellent talents for itself, so the things they sell in the end must be extraordinary." Ling Zixiu took a bite of the food and explained, "Let's not say that what they brought out this time is the extremely rare 'Cold Star Iron', Even if at the last hero meeting, Mingjian Villa took out only a black iron sword made by themselves, it still attracted the heroes of the world to compete for it."

"It sounds like a great feeling." Qiao Zhibai murmured, took a sip of tea, and then smiled at Ling Zixiu, "Then it seems that our task this time is still very heavy."

Ling Zixiu nodded, and pondered: "Although it is said that anyone who participates in the 'Heroes Club' may get the final reward in the end, which is the Hanxing Iron, but in fact, those who are really qualified to participate in the Hanxing The number of iron robbers is actually not many. Most of them are disciples of some famous sects in the martial arts. Judging from the current situation, if you want to enter the last "threshold", you have to get a copy of the famous sword villa Only the owner's private invitation will do."

Qiao Zhibai looked at Ling Zixiu and asked, "Then do you have any plans now?"

Ling Zixiu shook his head: "I have no idea at all. It seems that we can only take a step and watch."

Qiao Zhibai took a sip of tea, and suddenly winked at Ling Zixiu slyly: "If it really doesn't work in the end, then how about we go and steal one back? I'll show off, and Xiaoxiu can steal it. It will definitely be fine. "

Ling Zixiu was amused by Qiao Zhibai's appearance, and he smiled and said, "Although I agree with my brother, stealing something is definitely the fastest way, but this method really won't work."

As soon as Ling Zixiu finished speaking, he saw a swordsman in Tsing Yi suddenly walk in from the door of the inn.The swordsman was about 25 or six years old. He was tall and tall, and he looked very calm and serious. Just standing like that made people feel a faint sense of oppression.

It seems that he is another very difficult person to mess with.Qiao Zhibai sighed, then turned his gaze back to Ling Zixiu, and asked with some doubts, "Why doesn't it work?"

Ling Zixiu picked up a chopstick dish for Qiao Zhibai, smiled slightly, and said, "That's because..."

"Because each invitation card is specially made, there is no way for others to claim it." Before Ling Zixiu finished speaking, another slightly deep voice cut it off.Ling Zixiu still kept his brows still and half lowered his head to pick up vegetables for Qiao Zhibai, but Qiao Zhibai was startled by the voice and raised his head to look directly at the person who came.

It turned out to be the swordsman in Tsing Yi who came in just now.

Observing him closely, he felt more oppressed by this man than he had just glanced at him.The man is not to say how good-looking he is, but his facial features are well-rounded, which makes people feel very reliable.The height is about 1.9 meters, and with the "dominant aura" that makes people feel unclear, it immediately makes people feel like kneeling and submitting.

"Is there no one here? Do you mind if I come over and share a table with you?" The man in Tsing Yi swept Qiao Zhibai and Ling Zixiu's faces, and then looked at Ling Zixiu and asked calmly.

"Even if I don't agree, I'm afraid you won't listen to this posture, right?" Ling Zixiu retracted his chopsticks, then raised his eyes, met the man in Tsing Yi's gaze, and touched the corners of his mouth without any emotion, "Qing Group Boss, it's really rare to see you outside the headquarters of the Youth Group."

Green, green group!Qiao Zhibai immediately realized the identity of the man in front of him.

Under Mingyin City's lord, there are seven groups: Scarlet, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Xuan and Qing.Among them, the Fei group has no nominal "king" and does not actively participate in the group battles of other groups. It is a group similar to the "auxiliary" group.The remaining six groups are relatively "attack".The six groups will compete with each other while they exist, and the way of competition is particularly bloody and cruel.

In the current crusade against the blue team against the black team, the white and black teams have formed an alliance, and the blue, green, and yellow teams have reached a cooperative relationship.All that was left was that the youth group, whose strength was second only to the blue group, hadn't expressed its attitude yet.

No, according to Ling Zixiu's evaluation of the youth group, perhaps in a certain sense, the youth group is even the strongest one among several groups.In other words, at this moment, the addition of the green group may have a decisive impact on the delicate balance between the Xuan and Blue groups.

So, what is the meaning of this man... This seemingly difficult man appeared in front of them at such a sensitive time?Friend or... foe?

"If you stay in one place all the time, your body will get moldy." The man took off his saber and put it on the side of the table, then pulled out the stool and sat down, "It's you, Xuan Shiyi, who are running around these days Yes, life should be fun."

This kind of remark sounds like...a provocation, right?Qiao Zhibai glanced at the man with a serious face and no hint of ridicule on his face, and then felt a little headache.

"Well, this kind of experience is not common, and it is indeed very interesting." Ling Zixiu's face was still calm, without any sign of irritation, and he chatted with the man lightly, "Don't you want to try it?"

Qing Yi thought about it seriously, then shook his head: "I have no chance now."

Qiao Zhibai thought for a while before he figured out what this man meant by "no chance".According to Ling Zixiu's description, he can understand that the so-called "crusade war" is the pursuit and killing of the challenger with a lower status by the group that lost the king after "offending the superior" and causing the death of the "king" who is higher than himself .

However, the blue team was originally a strong team second only to the blue team, and the blue team lost the blue nine's strength will definitely not be as good as before.Then, there is no doubt that if the ranking battle is held again, the youth group will be the well-deserved number one by virtue of its strength.Then, Qing Yi, who is already the highest-ranking "King", no matter who challenges anyone in the other groups, it is impossible to have the opportunity to trigger the conditions of the "crusade".So, of course, there is no chance.

Although there is no logical problem with what the man said, why do people feel a little inexplicably angry after understanding what he means?

"No, there is still a chance." Ling Zixiu bent his lips, looked into Qing Yi's eyes, and said word by word, "Above all the 'kings', isn't there a city lord?"

Qing stared at Ling Zixiu expressionlessly, and the atmosphere on the table became extremely stiff for a moment.Qiao Zhibai watched the surrounding terrain silently with some trepidation on the side, thinking carefully if the two really fought, what route would he avoid so as not to hinder Ling Zixiu.

However, Qiao Zhibai soon realized that his worries were unnecessary.Because, after hearing Ling Zixiu's words, the man in Tsing Yi was silent for a few seconds, then nodded his head seriously, and replied, "That's true."

……Indeed it is.

Qiao Zhibai suddenly felt a little sad for the unknown lord of Mingyin City.This feeling of raising a litter of white-eyed wolves... However, it shouldn't be strange to raise children with that kind of competition, not to mention white-eyed wolves, even more ferocious mutant species.

In order to prevent the conversation between the two of them at the dinner table from going in an increasingly weird direction, Qiao Zhibai coughed lightly, and decided to let him try to save him: "Well, I don't know this...cough, this knight-errant What is the purpose of coming here for the first time?" Then he asked tentatively, "Is it also for the Han Xingtie of Mingjian Villa?"

Qing Yi shook his head: "No."

As soon as these words came out, Qiao Zhibai's nerves tensed immediately: "Is that for...?"

The man glanced at Qiao Zhibai lightly, and then said, "It's not about chasing Xuan Shiyi. It's just a visit to a friend."

"Oh? That's it." Qiao Zhibai felt at ease when he heard the man admit that he didn't come to trouble Ling Zixiu. He glanced in Ling Zixiu's direction and found that his child was still drinking tea calmly.

"It's getting late, I should go."

The relaxed Qiao Zhibai was thinking about whether to say something to Qing Yi, but before he could think of what to say, he saw that Qing Yi suddenly stood up with his sword in his hand, and said: Then he left the inn without looking back.

……What type of situation is this?Qiao Zhibai began to feel that he couldn't keep up with that strange man's rhythm.

"So, what is the meaning of him coming in and shaking in front of us?" Qiao Zhibai looked at Ling Zixiu inexplicably and asked, "Is it just to show his presence? What a shame?"

"No, he probably just came in to say hello to us." Ling Zixiu lowered his eyes and said with a smile, "Also, even though he didn't say anything, his attitude is already the best guarantee for us isn't it?"

"Huh?" Qiao Zhibai looked at Ling Zixiu.

"It seems that the Qing team is not going to fight this time. It doesn't matter which side." Ling Zixiu suddenly raised his eyes, "Without the threat of the Qing team, then from now on, we only need to concentrate on getting the Hanxing Iron. "