Still pity the grass and trees

At the moment, the banquet resumed its joyful scene, the guests exchanged glasses and exchanged cups, and talked about romantic affairs in the Jianghu and martial arts secrets, all of them were warmed up by wine.

At the fifth table near the door, the topic unknowingly turned to the impermanent customer.

Zuo Guizi was very disdainful of this up-and-comer, and said with a sneer, "The story is amazing, how many of you have fought against him?"

Si Jun said: "Why should I provoke that evil star when I have nothing to do? He will not leave anyone alive under his sword."

Zuo Guizi snorted coldly: "Since there are no survivors, how did the reputation spread? It's strange."

Monk Jinlian interrupted and said: "Wu Chang Ke is not a person who kills indiscriminately. I once saw him fighting with others, but I have never had any enmity with him. He killed the man, but he did not do anything to me."

Others became interested and asked Wuchangke how he was born.Monk Jinlian took a sip of his wine and said, "He is wearing a bamboo hat and a black veil covering his face, so he can't see his facial features clearly. He seems to be young. A set of impermanence swordsmanship makes it superb and unpredictable. A move, but a move must kill."

Zuo Guizi sneered: "The martial arts are superb, but they do some petty theft."

Someone smiled and retorted: "What petty theft, he is a big thief, do you know about the theft of the palace last year..."

The guests at the same table were discussing in full swing, but Wang Suansu did not participate, his pair of flexible eyes kept looking at Xie Wufeng who was sitting on the left.Xie Wufeng didn't seem to be aware of it, he leisurely held vegetables and drank wine, and didn't talk to anyone.

A group of maids came forward with dishes, removed the leftovers, and served hot dishes.The shad cooked in red rice is delicious and fragrant, which makes people move their index fingers. The rose pie is sweet but not greasy, leaving a fragrance on the lips and teeth.Xie Wufeng is a man who loves money, he has looked at the plates for serving vegetables and the cups for drinking, and knows that Shen Pei's family is well-off, now seeing all the maids wearing exquisite Lu silk clothes, he is secretly speechless and feels a little itchy.

Thinking of Shen Pei's righteous words before, I felt contemptuous in my heart, and now there is a drought outside, if I really care about the common people, why not take the grain and rice from home to help the poor.What is said about martial arts alliances and upholding justice are not wolf ambitions, wanting to seek greater power and status.

There was a sneer on Xie Wufeng's face, and Wang Suansu suddenly heard: "What do you think, Mr. Xie?"

Xie Wufeng glanced at him lightly, Ruoyou Ruowu's hostility flashed from his eyebrows: "What?"

"They're talking about no regular customers. I don't know if Mr. Xie has heard of such a person."

"I'm not interested in your fighting and killing."

Wang Suanan's eyebrows were sly, and he always looked like a calculating person. He asked unrelentingly: "Mr. Xie was able to avoid that glass of wine just now, why didn't he avoid it?"

"So, you did it on purpose?" Xie Wufeng angrily put down his chopsticks, and looked towards the second table, "Okay, I can't do anything about you, I'll tell Ayin later!"

He acted decently, Wang Suansu gritted his teeth secretly, knowing that he couldn't tell the truth, and was afraid that he would really offend Ji Tanyin, so he quickly made amends with a smirk, "Just kidding, Mr. Xie, please don't take it seriously!"

Xie Wufeng looked at the second table for a while and saw that Ji Tanyin was talking to Hua Yueying, the two of them were head to head, the situation was very intimate, and he was unhappy, so he poured a glass of newly opened lotus flower wine and asked Wang Suan, "Mr. The name 'Little Lingtong', you must know all the secrets in the martial arts?"

Wang Suanan's face was full of color, and he pretended to be modest in his mouth: "I don't dare to be, I don't dare to be, it's all because of my friends making noise and screaming."

"That beautiful Pavilion Master of Flowers," Xie Wufeng raised his chin, "what is his origin, what is his history?"

Wang Suanan's smile froze: "Uh..."

It was really a coincidence that today, all the problems he encountered were problems he didn't know about.Wang Suan held back for a long time, and said in embarrassment: "I only know that Pavilion Master Hua is an abandoned daughter adopted by the previous Pavilion Master. She was gifted since she was a child and has the ability of photographic memory. I don't know about the others."

Xie Wufeng nodded and stopped asking questions.

This meal lasted until sunset, and there were many drunks lying around in the garden, and the sound of snoring and knocking over dishes was endless.Those who were still sane stood up unsteadily, bid farewell to Shen Pei, and made an appointment to come back to watch the ceremony the next day.

The situation in Xianyaju is better, especially the guests at the first three tables, who have deep internal skills and don't like the rude style of drinking in large bowls.

Shen Pei wanted to leave one or two tables of guests to rest in the mansion, but Master Fang Shao politely declined and left first.Shen Pei went to persuade Luo You and the others again. While the two were talking, a burly man suddenly rushed in recklessly, with a terrified expression, and opened his mouth to shout: "Master is not good! There is an assassin in the backyard, brothers and sisters!" I can't take it anymore!"

Shen Pei's face suddenly changed color, his figure flashed, and he had already left Xianyaju.The guests were not slow to react. When they heard that the host's family had been assassinated, they all rushed to help.

A group of people rushed towards the Chuihua Gate, Ji Tanyin followed Hua Yueying, and when they passed the fifth table, he grabbed Xie Wufeng's wrist.

Behind the Hanging Flower Gate is the residence of the family members, and they are not allowed to enter at ordinary times, but the situation is urgent, and everyone can't care about etiquette.As soon as Ji Tanyin and Xie Wufeng stepped into the inner courtyard, they heard someone shout: "Master, please close the door!"

Ji Tanyin closed the door with his backhand, and blocked the Dog Head King, Kong Zhuo and others who were behind.

The sound of fighting came from the small garden behind the west wing. When everyone arrived, they saw Shen Pei staggering, with blood streaming from his left shoulder, and a meteor hammer rolling to the ground.The black-clothed swordsman only showed a pair of eyes, he won a blow without staying, and wanted to escape immediately.

Shen Pei shouted with bare eyes: "Stop him!"

There were ten guests who followed to the backyard, except Xie Wufeng, who was not good at martial arts and hid under the grape arbor, the others all took out their weapons, put up a posture, and surrounded the man in black in the middle.

The man in black pointed his sword to the ground, slowly changing his footwork, looking around in all directions, as if he was looking for a place to break through.

Ji Tanyin stood beside Hua Yueying, swallowing nervously.

This person killed and wounded Shen Pei in just a few moves, which shows the high level of martial arts.The masters on the scene stared at his movements intently, and everyone was ready.

Ming Biaohua suddenly shouted: "Everyone go together!"

At the same moment, the swordsman in black finished his investigation and rushed towards Hua Yueying and Ji Tanyin!

All kinds of weapons flashed fiercely under the moonlight, and they all greeted the man in black. The thunderbolt knife Zhai Yu held the fastest steel knife, and it was about to cut the opponent's neck. The sword intersected with Ming Biaohua's judge pen with a "dang" sound, but without seeing how much force was used, the menacing judge's pen suddenly deviated uncontrollably at an angle, just in time to block the steel knife behind him.And the swordsman came to Hua Yueying in an instant with a pounce, and the distance was less than three feet.

Ji Tanyin froze there, this move was too familiar to him, it was clearly the Yushan sword technique!Shocked and terrified, he watched the swordsman and Hua Yueying fight stupidly, and even forgot to help.

Huayueying's weapon is a poison-enhanced dagger. Compared with a long sword, its attack range is not wide enough. The swordsman is obviously very aware of the advantages of his weapon, and he fights and walks, stabbing Huayueying's vital parts indiscriminately.

Zhai Yu, Luo You, Ming Biaohua and others quickly changed their tactics and came back to fight again.Hua Yueying was not the type to be slaughtered by others. While resisting with all her might, she reached into her bosom to feel for a hidden weapon.

The moon hid in the clouds at some point, and the lush trees blocked the light from the wing room in all directions, and the garden was shrouded in a floating darkness.

Ji Tanyin stood there in panic, her feet seemed to have taken root, and she stared anxiously at the crowd of scuffles.

Suddenly Ni Guanming shouted: "Be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, Hua Yueying let out a low cry of pain, staggering and half kneeling on the ground.

"Sister Hua!" Ji Tanyin called anxiously.

At this moment, the black-clothed swordsman made another move, Spring Water Ripples, and the weapons of seven or eight people collided together, making a series of crisp and clear sounds.He frantically delayed the masters who lived on the field, and rushed towards the weakest point of defense - Ji Tanyin's location.

Ji Tanyin drew out the Yingxue sword and fought with him.Compared with Yushan swordsmanship, the swordsmen in black seem to be more proficient in every move and style.Ji Tanyin's internal strength is not as good as the fire, and the strength of the sword is weak. Every time the two swords meet, they are shocked back half a step.

Gritting his teeth angrily, the Yingxue Sword moved faster and faster, weaving a web of light in the darkness.

The Yushan swordsmanship book emphasizes braking with stillness, striking with speed and slowing down, using softness to overcome rigidity, and finding the opponent's flaws to kill. No matter what kind of powerful enemy you face, the swordsman will not panic. Gradually lost the rules and tricks, and flaws appeared one after another.

After a few strokes, a sharp blade pierced the sword net and pierced straight to the heart.Ji Tanyin didn't have time to block it, so she lowered her left shoulder with a pale face, hoping that the injury would be less serious.

At this moment, the opponent suddenly raised his wrist, the blade turned flat, and patted Ji Tanyin on the shoulder.Ji Tanyin was hit by a strong impact and fell to the ground. He watched the swordsman in black throw a dart and jumped onto the courtyard wall while everyone was dodging. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared into the night.

Silence lasted for a while.A group of martial arts masters stood in the garden with sullen faces, in a state of embarrassment.Ji Tanyin stood up, patted the dust on her clothes, walked towards the place where Hua Yueying was sitting cross-legged, and said with concern: "Sister Hua, are you not serious?"

"Wait!" Ni Guanming leaped out from the stab, and stopped in front of Ji Tanyin with a cold face, the three vertical lines between his brows deepened, and his wolf-like eyes tore at Ji Tanyin, "Brother Ji, don't you have anything to say?"

Ming Biaohua, Luo You, Zhai Yu, Tong Liukui, Hu Han from the Beggar Gang, Fang Lang from Zisonghui, and others also stepped forward and surrounded Ji Tanyin.

Ever since Ji Tanyin saw the black-clothed swordsman using Yushan swordsmanship, he was troubled and asked impatiently, "Senior, what do you mean?"

Tong Liukui said in a sharp voice: "Just now that person made the Yushan Sword Art?"

"Exactly."

Ni Guanming shouted: "You still pretend! Who is that person?"

Ji Tanyin said truthfully: "I really don't know."

Ming Biaohua, who has always been prudent, was also angry. He seemed to have been teased by the black-clothed swordsman, and said angrily: "If you don't pass on the Yushan swordsmanship to outsiders, who else can it be!"

Ji Tanyin was furious when he heard him slandering the teacher's school, and forced himself to be patient, explaining: "I have tried a few tricks with that man, although he used the Yushan sword technique, but I feel very strange, it is absolutely impossible It's my senior brother! And the seniors can also see that that person's internal strength is extremely deep, and my two senior brothers don't have such attainments!"

Shen Pei walked slowly dragging the meteor hammer, and said, "It's not your brother, it's your master."

He is the host of today's banquet, and he was injured by Yushan's swordsmanship. Ji Tanyin felt guilty and said sincerely: "Shen Bobo Mingjian, my master lived in seclusion in Yushan and rarely went down the mountain for several years. How could it be him? What's more, you used to I also said that I met him once when I was young, and my master will not hurt my friend."

After finishing speaking, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Shen Pei's face. He thought that Ji Tanyin was deliberately ridiculing his methods back then, so he snorted guiltily: "Hero Ji has always had a deep mind, how can I figure it out?"

Ni Guanming said: "If that person wasn't Ji Heng, why did he show mercy to you?"

This is also what Ji Tanyin doesn't understand.Objectively speaking, the tall swordsman just now is indeed similar to Ji Heng, with pure internal strength, he is also on the same level as Ji Heng, but Ji Tanyin feels very strange when he fights with him, and he has always admired his master's character, so he firmly refuses to admit it.

Ming Biaohua and the others were aggressive, while Ji Tanyin looked pitiful like a little white rabbit that had fallen into the jaws of a tiger.Looking around, he saw that the senior masters who had treated him with courtesy during the day suddenly changed their faces, their eyes were full of suspicion, resentment and vigilance, and they were puzzled and felt extremely wronged.

Xie Wufeng saw that Ji Tanyin was forced to question him and was speechless, so he quickly came out from under the grape arbor where he was hiding, and persuaded: "Masters, please speak up if you have something to say, and don't bully my younger brother." He stretched out his hand to pull Ni Guanming's sleeve, and was caught Ni Guanming pushed hard and fell to the ground.

"Brother Xie!" Ji Tanyin's long-suppressed anger was ignited, and he immediately drew out the Yingxue sword and drew a semicircle in front of him.

Ming Biaohua and others took a step back, and showed their guys one after another: "Where are you going?"

When the sword was on the verge of breaking out, Hua Yueying, who had been hiding under the tree to heal her wounds, said, "What are you doing? No matter who the assassin is, it has nothing to do with Brother Ji. A group of famous senior masters bullying a half-year-old boy , it won’t make people laugh if it spreads!”

Ji Tanyin knew that he was invincible in martial arts, and he was ready to die, but when he heard Hua Yueying's words in isolation, his eyes immediately became moist.

Hua Yueying continued: "I believe that the assassin just now is not Ji Daxia. Although Ji Daxia has retired from the world for fifteen years, his noble character has been passed down by word of mouth. I am too young to catch up. Ji Daxia has dealt with him before, so he must have some calculations in his mind."

Hu Han, the head of the beggar gang, held a long sandalwood stick in his hand, tapped it twice on the ground, and said: "What Master Hua said is reasonable, just now he was in a hurry and acted a little recklessly, now that I think about it, Ji Daxia would never stab someone in the back like that. "

After a few words, Ni Guanming's expressions softened.

Shen Pei took a deep breath, resumed his usual elegant demeanor, and said to Ji Tanyin: "Brother Ji, don't be offended, it's not that we bullied you, but seeing is believing. The man in black is indeed using the Yushan sword technique. All the friends escaped, and there are not many people in the martial arts. No matter whether there is something hidden about this matter or not, it is always an indisputable fact that your Yushan swordsmanship has flowed out, so we must pay attention to it."

What he said not only saved face for Ming Biaohua and others, but also implicitly implied that the Yushan Excalibur had not been cleared of suspicion.Ji Tanyin's impression of him plummeted, but the situation was unclear at the moment, and it was not easy to explode, so he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trust, uncles. I will fly a letter to Yushan tomorrow and ask Master for clarification."

Shen Pei thanked all the masters again, saying that I am very grateful to them for their help today, and I will definitely repay them in the future.

Ji Tanyin walked quickly to Xie Wufeng's side, took his hand nervously, looked him up and down, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Xie Wufeng shook his head, pressed Ji Tanyin's cold palm on his chest, and said angrily: "You are the one who scared me to death. You are so good at drawing swords with so many powerful people!"

Thinking back, Ji Tanyin also had lingering fears, and stuck out her tongue at him mischievously.

"I'll go see Sister Hua." He comforted Xie Wufeng a few words, and walked towards Hua Yueying sitting cross-legged under the banyan tree.

When Hua Yueying was fighting with the man in black, she was unfortunately hit by a sword. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and now the bleeding has stopped.

Ji Tanyin gave her a deep bow: "Sister Hua, thank you just now."

Hua Yueying returned the gift: "There is nothing to thank, but just tell the truth. Master Ming and the others are impulsive, and their actions will offend you. You should not worry about it."

Ji Tanyin hurriedly said: "I understand."

The moon peeked out from behind the dark clouds, shining bright light on the garden that was messed up by swords and swords.Shen Pei said: "Today's incident is very strange. Just now the thief killed two of my apprentices. This matter must not end well. It's getting late, Shen has the courage to invite all friends to stay in the mansion and discuss together," said, meaning Taking a deep look at Ji Tanyin, "Especially nephew Ji Xian, you must stay."

Ji Tanyin has always been soft but not tough. When he heard that he was going to force him to put him under house arrest, he was angry and was about to object when the corner door of the garden was suddenly knocked open. Shen Pei's big apprentice broke in with a dirty body, crying: "Master! , Master Cai and Qianjin Cai... were killed!"

Shen Pei swayed and was supported by Luo You, the Seven Killing Fist, and said in disbelief, "What did you say?"

The apprentice's eyes were wide open, his face was as pale as paper, and he was sweating profusely.I don't know what kind of horrible scene he saw, he trembled violently, and said incoherently: "It's...it's true! The throat was sealed with a sword, and the corpse has already festered...the whole body is covered with pustules, and black water is flowing... …and a white bug…”

Shen Pei swallowed his saliva. He was a person who had experienced strong winds and waves. He quickly calmed down and hurried to the resting place of Cai Huilu. He shouted: "Trash! I ordered you to protect Mr. Cai's safety, that's what you did!"

Ming Biaohua, Luo You and the others followed behind Shen Pei, winking at each other solemnly.

As soon as Ji Tanyin heard the apprentice describe the condition of the corpse, he knew that it was the same person who killed Wen Shiyu, and immediately wanted to follow up to see it. At this time, Xie Wufeng suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes and shook his head seriously.

Ji Tanyin didn't understand what he meant, and explained in a low voice: "Master Wen is also like this..."

"Don't you understand?" Xie Wufeng pulled him into his arms, and whispered with his warm lips next to his ear: "The black-clothed swordsman and the one who killed Mr. Cai just now are in the same group. Waiting for an opportunity to strike over there, your master has already been suspected by them, if you ask me, the most urgent thing is to get out of here."

"But..." His ears were hot and itchy, Ji Tanyin endured the desire to rub them, and his bright eyes shone with a stubborn light, "Since it is related to the teacher's school, I can't just stand by and watch."