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The rain kept falling, Pei Xiang looked at the gray sky through the rain curtain, and was lost in thought for a moment.

Then, she left the eaves where she was sheltering from the rain, and walked in the direction where Ji Xiaofu and Yang Xiao left.

"Woman, please come in, stay in the hotel or hit the top?"

The clerk at the inn noticed that Pei Xiang didn't have an umbrella in his hand, and there was no trace of moisture on his body, so he knew that this person was also a powerful person, so he hurried forward to inquire earnestly.

"Stay in the hotel, one room."

"okay."

"Man, serve me a bowl of hot noodle soup and four side dishes first, and then a jug of warm new wine. I'll finish eating downstairs before going upstairs."

"I've made a note of it, please. The noodle soup, the food, and the food will be here soon."

Pei Xiang nodded, glanced across the lobby on the first floor of the inn, and found that Ji Xiaofu was sitting in a corner by the wall, while Yang Xiao chose a table by the window and was pouring himself a drink.

"Miss Ji, we met again." Pei Xiang went directly to Ji Xiaofu, and greeted Ji Xiaofu in a light tone, "Is senior sister Ding Minjun not with you? How is the injury on her face?"

"Hu, Miss Hu?" Ji Xiaofu was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly got up to salute, with panic and surprise appearing alternately in her eyes, "Long time no see, what a coincidence."

Pei Xiang clasped his fists in return, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit opposite Ji Xiaofu.

Ji Xiaofu quickly glanced at Yang Xiao by the window, saw that this strange man who had been following her was still drinking alone, and did not stop her from chatting with people she knew, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Hu, that, didn't Erxia Yu go with you?"

Pei Xiang shook his head and explained:

"When I met Yu Erxia in Pingle Town before, he was planning to go to the mountains to find a medicinal herb. After I chatted with him about the recent situation, we separated."

This answer quickly shattered the hope in Ji Xiaofu's eyes, and she couldn't help but let out a shallow sigh.

Pei Xiang smiled and said: "Miss Ji is worried that I will harm you? Don't worry, I am in a good mood these days, and I don't want to fight. So, even if no Wudang hero suddenly appeared to defend you Emei faction, defend that petite Ding Minjun, and I will not take my anger out on you for no reason."

Ji Xiaofu was deeply surprised by these eccentric words, her eyes widened in surprise, wondering why Pei Xiang would suddenly say something that was inconsistent with the facts.

——Where did the Second Hero Yu protect Emei disciples?It is obvious that you, the benefactor of Wudang, are all in favor of you!

"Why, Miss Ji doesn't believe it?"

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows, deliberately misinterpreting Ji Xiaofu's surprised expression:

"I made it clear last time that I understand Ding Minjun's matter from here, and I won't continue to settle accounts with her. But if the Emei Sect is unreasonable and beats the younger ones to the older ones, then I won't either." I will let it go. Miss Ji, why don't you write to your senior sister Ding and ask her if she still wants to trouble me? If she still holds a grudge, why don't you ask Miejue Shitai to come down the mountain in person? Shubao is here waiting for the head of your sect, waiting to learn about the Emei Swordsmanship."

Pei Xiang spoke sarcastically, raising the tone of the half-sentence "Please Miejue Shitai to go down the mountain in person", and at the same time blinked quickly at Ji Xiaofu.

Ji Xiaofu instantly understood Pei Xiang's hint, her hands on her knees couldn't help trembling slightly, she took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:

"Miss Hu underestimated my Emei sect. What happened last time was indeed Senior Sister Ding's fault. My master Miejue Shitai is not unreasonable. How could he come down the mountain to trouble you, a young junior? Just now... ...I was suspicious, and I apologize to Miss Hu."

Pei Xiang curled her lips and raised her eyebrows, indicating that she accepted Ji Xiaofu's apology.

"By the way, Miss Ji hasn't answered the question I just asked. How is Ding Minjun doing now? Is she still crying every day because of the wound on her face?"

These words made Ji Xiaofu smile bitterly, she whispered:

"Miss Hu, the wounds on Senior Sister Ding's face have almost recovered, but, um, there are still two faint marks on the cheekbones. The doctor said that if you can find the holy medicine for removing scars like Linglong Yuyanshuang, Senior Sister Ding's face will be fine. The scars on it will definitely heal completely."

"Linglong Yuyanshuang?" Pei Xiang said in a relaxed tone, not hiding his unfriendliness towards Ding Minjun at all, "It's a precious item, and it is very popular among female heroes. Now a small bottle of Yuyanshuang costs ten taels of gold, tsk, You may not be able to buy it yet. It seems that our irritable and narrow-minded heroine Ding Minjun will spend money."

Ji Xiaofu pursed her lips, and tentatively said:

"Miss Hu, it is said that the Linglong Yuyan Cream was invented and formulated by your elder brother Hu Yixian. I wonder... can you accommodate me? Of course, Senior Sister Ding will definitely not renege on her debts, but, just, can you allow Senior Sister Ding to owe some medicine money on credit first..."

When it came to the matter of owed money on credit, Ji Xiaofu seemed a little embarrassed, she grabbed Pei Xiang's hand, and persuaded hesitantly:

"My master already knew that Senior Sister Ding had done her job. After she read Yu Erxia's letter, she asked carefully about the cause and effect of the conflict between you and Senior Sister Ding. Miss Hu, my master lost her temper with Senior Sister Ding and ordered She closed her door on the mountain and thought about her mistakes. So, so...Senior Sister Ding couldn't get together the money to buy Linglong Yuyanshuang."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang burst out laughing, she patted the back of Ji Xiaofu's hand, nodded slightly to her, and said briskly:

"Ding Minjun is a heroine of the Emei Sect, and she is an excellent apprentice of Juejue Shitai. My brother and I are naturally not worried that she will not pay back the debt. As for the grudge between me and her... since Miejue Shitai has already punished her, I don't care about it. How about this, you ask Ding Minjun to write a letter asking for medicine to Butterfly Valley, and sign an IOU at the same time. My brother will naturally send Linglong Yuyan Cream to ensure that the medicine will cure the disease, and it is worth the money."

Ji Xiaofu's eyes lit up, and she smiled gratefully at Pei Xiang.

In the eyes of outsiders, this female heroine Ji is kind-hearted, and her sincere smile at this time is blooming for her fellow teachers and sisters.

But only Ji Xiaofu and Pei Xiang knew that this smile had nothing to do with Ding Minjun.

Just now, after Ji Xiaofu took Pei Xiang's hand, she quickly wrote a message for help on her palm.

She told Pei Xiang that the man in white who was drinking by the window had been following her for several days. Although he didn't bother her much, he was monitoring her every move.

As long as Ji Xiaofu wants to escape the other party's sight or try to send out a distress message, the man in white will stop Ji Xiaofu lightly, and then continue to follow her leisurely.

And Pei Xiang also silently agreed to Ji Xiaofu, she would send a message to the Emei faction on Ji Xiaofu's behalf, and inform Master Miejue about what happened to Ji Xiaofu.

While talking, the clerk brought Pei Xiang's noodle soup, wine and dishes.The aroma of food rushed over, so Pei Xiang didn't say anything more, but concentrated on eating.

When the clouds and rain cleared up outside, Pei Xiang put down the chopsticks in her hand, she nodded slightly to Ji Xiaofu who was frowning, and then got up and left the inn.

Within a meal, Pei Xiang had figured out from Ji Xiaofu how to contact Miejue Shitai urgently, and she was going out to help Ji Xiaofu fly a message.

——As for whether the distress letter can be passed on...

——My brother is a member of the Mingjiao, and I suddenly took action against Yang Xiao, it's better to have a justified reason, so as not to embarrass my brother.

——And there is the strength of Yang Xiao...

In the middle of the night, Pei Xiang was lying in a light sleep in the inn room, and suddenly heard very light footsteps coming from the roof, she smiled silently, and continued to maintain the previous sleeping position.

After a while, the window was opened, and someone entered the room silently accompanied by the night wind.

The visitor walked to Pei Xiang's bed, and raised his hand to touch the acupuncture points of the sleeping man.However, he suddenly stopped his movements, and quickly leaned back smoothly based on his years of martial arts practice, and his slender body instantly twisted to an extreme angle.

Almost at the same time, a cold sword energy was drawn across the position where he was originally staying. It was fast, ruthless, and tricky, and the sword energy was so strong that the person who pierced directly made the person shudder and fearful.

——If it was half a minute slower, my head would fall to the ground right now!

"Miss Hu is good at swordsmanship," Yang Xiao stood still in embarrassment, ignoring the half of his hair that had been cut off, and stared at Pei Xiang with fear, his whole body tensed, "It was Yang who offended me, so I'll leave now. "

Pei Xiang yawned and rolled his eyes lazily:

"Emissary Yang Zuo has come here, and he will leave without talking a few more words? Doesn't that mean you look down on me? Look down on the long sword in my hand?"

Yang Xiao stared at the Qingfeng sword in Pei Xiang's hand seriously, not daring to underestimate it because it was too ordinary.

"Miss Hu was joking. I have personally experienced the power of Miss Hu's sword. How dare Yang underestimate this long sword?"

Pei Xiang got up and got out of bed, lit a candle, glanced at the wide open window, and asked curiously:

"Why did Yang Zuo envoy come here?"

Yang Xiao was silent for a while, and asked back:

"Miss Hu already knows Yang's identity? She also knows that Yang will come tonight?"

Pei Xiang answered Yang Xiao's second question:

"After I sent the pigeon to Emei, I stared at the pigeon for a while and found that it had been shot. Since Yang Zuoshi didn't want anyone to help Ji Xiaofu, he must get rid of me, a meddlesome person. "

Yang Xiao frowned: "Yang doesn't want to hurt Miss Hu. I know that your brother and sister-in-law have joined my Mingjiao, so I won't kill the relatives of Mingjiao disciples for no reason."

Pei Xiang rolled his eyes: "I heard... Yang Zuoshi has a very bad relationship with the Green Wing Bat King, and once slapped the Green Wing Bat King. Also, the relationship between you and the five scattered people is even worse. Never show mercy. Yang Zuoshi, with your behavior, do you still care about the lives of Mingjiao disciples' relatives?"

Hearing that Pei Xiang mentioned grievances within the religion, Yang Xiao did not defend himself.

At this time, he has overcome the sense of panic at the front line of life and death, and the arrogance in his bones has slowly returned. Therefore, his attitude towards Pei Xiang has gradually become calm and at ease.

"Miss Hu, believe it or not, Yang just wanted to touch your acupoints to warn you, and had no intention of hurting you. Since Miss Hu has recognized Yang's identity, please don't interfere in the relationship between Miss Ji and me. between things."

Pei Xiang said coldly: "The girl is not happy. How is it different from the flower-picking hooligans in the rivers and lakes when you follow like this? It's really embarrassing for Mingjiao."

Yang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little ugly:

"Miss Hu, Yang thinks there is nothing unworthy of Miss Ji. Given time, Miss Ji will naturally see the benefits of Yang and fall in love with Yang. By then, Miss Ji and I will live together and fly together. Beautiful story. Miss Hu, a gentleman has the beauty of an adult, please don't get too involved in this matter for the sake of love at first sight by Yang."

Pei Xiang glanced at Yang Xiao with distaste, and thought that this person was quite old, and his concept of right and wrong, values ​​and so on had already been formed, and it would be difficult to preach and reason with him.

Of course, Pei Xiang didn't want to waste time on Yang Xiao, so he flipped his wrist lightly and held the Qingfeng long sword.

"Yang Zuoshi, different ways don't conspire with each other, let's see the truth under the hands of the Jianghu people."

Faced with the challenge, Yang Xiao remained motionless.

He had already experienced Pei Xiang's sword moves just now, and although it was just one strike, he could already feel the depth of Pei Xiang's sword skills.He had to admit that this girl looked pretty and graceful, but her swordsmanship was fierce and fast. If she really fought, maybe both sides would be hurt.

——I have many enemies, and at this time I am far away from Mingjiao and am alone. If I am accidentally injured, wouldn't it cause countless troubles?

——In normal times, I'm not afraid of those enemies, but I haven't won Ji Xiaofu's heart yet. If I can't get away from the enemies, I might miss her.

——But if I blindly avoid the battle, I will definitely make Hu Qingniu's sister look down upon me.Would she think that I, Yang Xiao, are a cowardly and soft bone?Will you talk nonsense and spread rumors with other people in Mingjiao?

Yang Xiao couldn't help turning dark when he thought of the blue-winged bat king's sinister sneer, the white-browed eagle king's father and son treating his rumors as appetizers, and the banter and sneer of the five scattered people.

He looked at Pei Xiang who was holding a sword with some headaches, thinking about how to escape smoothly tonight.

Pei Xiang turned sideways slightly, cleverly blocking Yang Xiao's escape route.

Yang Xiao's thoughts raced. He is a willful and willful prodigal son, and he immediately thought of a way to deal with the young heroine.

"Miss Hu, Ji Xiaofu and I are unmarried and unmarried, maybe we have drawn a red line with Yuelao long ago, but the fate has not yet come. But you keep meddling in my own business, preventing me from pursuing her, If you do this, you can't prevent Yang from being misunderstood."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows, knowing that a dog would not be able to spit out ivory after all.

Sure enough, Yang Xiao's next sentence was: "Nvxia Hu, do you admire Yang and envy Miss Ji?"

Before Pei Xiang answered, Yang Xiao smiled melancholy and took half a step closer to Pei Xiang.

"Miss Hu," the man in white deliberately lowered his voice, staring at Pei Xiang with a pair of deep and sentimental eyes, "Miss Hu, I'm sorry, I didn't know your friendship for me before. But I love Xiaofu, and I am destined to let you down." Your admiration.

"If, if you keep following me and stop me from pursuing Xiaofu, I won't do anything to you, let alone do anything to you. A girl's heart is very precious. I can't respond to you. This is already a sin, but If you are still facing swords because of this, is Yang still a man? So, no matter what, I, Yang Xiao, will not compete with Hu Qingyang..."

Pei Xiang was beaten up, but she was not surprised or angry, not only that, there was not even a trace of shame or resentment in her eyes.

She just quietly listened to Yang Xiao's words and watched Yang Xiao's performance, but she kept holding a long sword to block Yang Xiao's leaving direction.Her hand holding the sword was very steady, her eyes were bright and sharp all the time, she was silent, only threatening him with her ready-to-go sharp sword intent.

So, Yang Xiao lost his voice while talking, he slowly put away the contempt in his heart, and his expression became serious again.Looking at Pei Xiang's calm gaze, he realized very clearly that he had made a mistake.

——This is a swordsman, regardless of gender or age, this is the person holding the sword.

"Is Zuo Envoy Yang finished?"

Pei Xiang waited and found that Yang Xiao was no longer talking nonsense, so he said again:

"Tonight's matter, no matter what the antecedents are, just because you broke into my room late at night and tried to touch my acupoints, this matter cannot be resolved. Yang Zuoshi, please!"

Before the words fell, Pei Xiang's long sword had already been stabbed out, with a powerful killing intent, forcing Yang Xiao to fight back.

Yang Xiao is much older than Pei Xiang. He has been famous in the Jianghu for many years.

Pei Xiang's sword intent has been achieved. She used to be another top figure in the martial arts world. Even though her internal strength is limited now, she can still take Yang Xiao's life with just a sword.

However, Pei Xiang didn't want to kill the enemy with one move tonight. She ignored Yang Xiao's weakness several times and didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue him.

After 150 moves, Yang Xiao's speed gradually slowed down, and his face turned pale.

Pei Xiang is still using Yang Xiao to hone his skills and study his martial arts methods.

Her sword strokes were dense and dense, sealing off all of Yang Xiao's escape routes, and preventing him from approaching.Every time Yang Xiao slaps, it's like wrestling with the undulating waves of the sea, not knowing whether he has caused any harm to the opponent...

With 190 seven moves, Yang Xiao once again showed a flaw. This time, Pei Xiang did not let it go lightly, but naturally sent out a sword of Jinghong obliquely, and went straight to the square inch of Yang Xiao's throat.

In this regard, Yang Xiao had no choice but to use the life-saving tactic of pressing the bottom of the box, and it took one-fifth of his internal energy to barely escape Pei Xiang's attack.

Just when Yang Xiao frowned vigilantly, Pei Xiang finally showed a satisfied smile.

She suddenly withdrew the sword with her backhand, and then cast the "Hundred Flowers Piercing Butterfly" palm technique with her left hand, followed by the "Xia He Qingyuan" grabbing hand, and with the brisk steps of "Floating Catkins with the Wind", she approached Yang Xiao's side erratically , put one hand on his shoulder.

After the two came into close contact, Yang Xiao's internal energy stopped being in control and began to surge towards Pei Xiang's palm. This startling change finally made Mingjiao Yang Zuoshi, who was used to the turmoil in the world, show a look of astonishment...

With the continuous loss of internal energy, Yang Xiao didn't hold back any more, and immediately used the Mingjiao Supreme Martial Arts Universe Shift, reversed Yin and Yang's rigidity and softness, and instantly stimulated his own potential.

He tried to shrink and reuse the internal force that was flowing out continuously, accumulate it, and when the internal force of the two parties was connected and passed on, he used the force to pull and move, intending to let Pei Xiang's strange skills backfire on him.

Pei Xiang also showed a solemn look at this time.The reason why she didn't use Beiming Divine Art to absorb Yang Xiao's internal energy was because she was afraid that Yang Xiao's internal energy would surpass hers, and the second was to be wary of the unpredictability and magic of the Mingjiao's highest martial arts.

The Beiming Divine Art she practiced has various advantages, but it also has weaknesses.

If one's internal strength is not as good as that of the opponent, it is easy to be backlashed by the opponent.Just like the water of hundreds of rivers converging, if the amount of water is too majestic and abundant, it is easy to cause the danger of breaking the embankment.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Pei Xiang planned to consume part of Yang Xiao's internal energy with swordsmanship first, and then use the Beiming Divine Art to defeat the enemy.

As for the Great Teleportation of the Universe, Pei Xiang had never seen this kind of martial arts technique, but he knew that Yang Dingtian, the leader of Mingjiao, valued Yang Xiao and taught him this technique.And Yang Xiao has also cultivated to the second level, and he is well versed in the essence of moving, pulling, and drawing strength.

Sure enough, after several times of resistance, Yang Xiao, who had practiced the great movement of the universe, finally pulled away a part of his internal energy under the might of Beiming's divine art, and carefully stored it away to prevent Pei Xiang from absorbing it.

A look of pity flashed across Pei Xiang's eyes, but he quickly let go.

As soon as the two separated, Yang Xiao staggered and took two steps back, the light in his eyes fluctuated, and finally turned into gloom.

At this time, he only had less than [-]% of his internal energy remaining in his body, and his skills were greatly damaged. Although he deeply hated Pei Xiang's evil methods, he didn't want to provoke her again.

At the same time, Yang Xiao also realized something.

"You, you took the initiative to approach Miss Ji during the day, and helped her contact the Emei Sect, but you were actually acting for me? Tonight... Tonight, you set a trap and waited for me to fall into it?"

Pei Xiang knew that Yang Xiao had lost his fighting spirit at this time, so he pulled a chair and sat down, and said in a soft voice:

"That's it. I'm not fake in wanting to help Miss Ji, and I'm not fake in wanting to teach you a lesson."

"Did Yang offend you?"

Pei Xiang tilted his head and thought for a while: "Before meeting Ji Xiaofu, you and I had never met each other, and there was no hatred; after meeting Ji Xiaofu, there was no personal enmity between you and me, I just wanted to help Just a young girl who came to me for help."

"You have already helped her, didn't you help her contact the Emei faction?"

"But you shot that carrier pigeon."

A trace of remorse flashed across Yang Xiao's eyes, and then he felt suspicious again, and couldn't help asking:

"No, if I hadn't intercepted that carrier pigeon, wouldn't you have calculated my internal strength?"

Pei Xiang said frankly: "If you let that carrier pigeon fly away smoothly, I really won't take into account your internal strength. I will stay in the inn for a few days, and when Juejue Shitai comes, I will let you fight with the head of the Emei sect." Go. But you absolutely shouldn’t, you not only stopped the carrier pigeon, but also broke into my room late at night, I don’t suffer at all.”

Yang Xiao couldn't breathe well, and coughed several times:

"Miss Hu is very open, but Yang is not stupid. You must have guessed that Yang will shoot pigeons and break into the room at night. You have been waiting."

"However, I did give you a chance. If you really admire someone else's girl, so what if you wait for her elders? If you like her, you can talk about marriage with her, but you stop her Master, it can be seen that your heart is dirty and you don't want to be responsible. What is the difference between you and a flower picker? Then, why should I show mercy to a flower picker?"

Yang Xiao snorted coldly.

Pei Xiang glanced at the burning candle, and continued:

"Besides, if you respect my reputation, don't break into my room at night, and don't try to threaten me with acupuncture, I won't count your internal strength. It's a pity that your character is really bad, and you have wasted what I gave you. Chance."

Yang Xiao closed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Now that I've been tricked by you, I'm at the end of my strength. Heh, Miss Hu is very skilled and talented. Yang has self-knowledge. Even if Yang is in his prime, he may not be your opponent, let alone at this time? Miss Hu, Yang Xiao If you want to be killed, if you want to be cut, it's up to you."

Pei Xiang shook his head: "What do I want your life for? Is it worth it?"

Yang Xiao looked indifferent: "You don't want my life, do you want to continue to humiliate me? I, Yang Xiao, are indeed weak, but I am not a cowardly person! If you want to take advantage of others, or threaten Yang to do something Harm Mingjiao, endanger Mingjiao brothers, let me advise you, Yang Xiao is not afraid of dying together."

Pei Xiang smiled slightly, nodded in agreement and said:

"I know Zuo Envoy Yang still has less than [-]% of his internal strength, and after so many years in the arena, there must be some secret method that will kill him, so I won't confront you head-on."

These words made Yang Xiao show a puzzled expression. Immediately afterwards, he felt dizzy and his hands and feet were weak.

"Why did you forget, I am the junior sister of Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu, medicine and poison is my old profession..."

Yang Xiao tried his best to keep himself awake, but unfortunately he still lost consciousness in the end.

After a cup of tea, there were three knocks on the door in the quiet room.

"Please come in."

"Sister of the Hu family, you have someone deliver a letter this afternoon, saying that you are in a hurry to find me..."

Song Bingxiong strode into the room, and saw a man lying on the ground at a glance, and immediately became angry:

"Where did the bastard come from, dare to break into my sister's room, I chopped him up and fed him to the dogs!"

Pei Xiang smiled and waved his hands:

"General Song, you really can't feed this man to a dog. Turn him over and take a look, and you'll know who he is."

Hearing this, Song Bingxiong immediately kicked Yang Xiao over with his feet, and after he saw the face of the man on the ground, he took a half step back.

Immediately, he glanced at Pei Xiang in surprise, and asked in disbelief:

"This, this is Yang Zuo envoy Yang Xiao?"

Pei Xiang nodded, speaking innocently and confidently:

"I never imagined that catching a flower picker would stun your Guangming Left Envoy. General Song, I remember Brother Zhuang once said that you, Jinmu, Water, Fire, Earth, Five Banners and Wusanren, would not deal with him. Winged Bat King was also slapped by him. If that's the case, I'll hand over this evil-eyed guy to you, and I won't interfere in how you deal with him."

Song Bingxiong immediately smiled, rubbed his hands, and began to think about how to use Yang Xiao to exchange benefits for Rui Jinqi's brothers.Of course, he didn't forget Pei Xiang's favor.

Seeing Song Bingxiong's excited face, Pei Xiang raised his hand and silently extinguished a certain drug-hidden candle.

She thought to herself, even if Yang Xiao gets entangled with Ji Xiaofu again in the future, his martial arts will not be good, and at that time, it will be hard to say who is better than the other...