Martial Lord

In the early morning of this day, shopkeeper Xiao Wu left Wang Meng to watch the store, and he and Zhang Daxia went to the vegetable market early.

It has been rainy recently, Wu Xie always brings extra when buying vegetables, and there is a cellar, even if it rains and there is no vegetable market, he is not afraid.There are too many things, and it is inevitable for a person to be in a hurry. Wu Xie originally wanted to call Wang Meng, but he thought it would be a terrible thing to keep Zhang Qiling to watch the store.He simply asked Daxia Zhang for his opinion, and the latter agreed.

The process went surprisingly smoothly.Zhang Daxia is really a good partner, he doesn't change his face when he lifts heavy objects, and he is very patient, unlike Wang Meng who complains when he stands for a long time.Wu Xie didn't have any worries, and concentrated on bargaining all the way, fighting fiercely and refusing to give an inch. The battle was hearty, and when he returned, he already had three baskets of trophies in his hand.Wu Xie walked ahead humming a little tune, feeling very happy, and didn't want to go to the corner of the street, when the sky suddenly began to drizzle.

The drizzle is like silk, and it won't soak into the clothes for a while, but it is damp and cold, which is always annoying.Zhang Qiling looked at the sky, suddenly asked Wu Xie to wait a moment, turned around and disappeared.Shopkeeper Xiao Wu stood in the middle of the street, holding a vegetable basket, looking around, not knowing why.For a moment, the raindrops on the head suddenly disappeared-why, the rain stopped after a while?

No, there are clearly still circles of ripples in the puddle, layers upon layers of waves, spreading out the figures reflected in it, and swinging into the heart lake.Zhang Qiling came back behind him at some point, propped up an oil-paper umbrella above him, and calmly shielded him from the wind and rain for a day.

"Brother, when did you bring your umbrella?" Why didn't he see it when he went out.

Zhang Qiling shook his head, looked forward, and all he could see was the Town God's Temple at Caishikou.An old couple is guarding a small umbrella stand at the entrance of the temple. The old woman sits on a low stool and counts the copper coins.The old couple whispered from time to time, the small business was not booming, but very warm.

Only then did Wu Xie learn that Zhang Qiling had gone to buy an umbrella just now.He sighed, "Brother, we'll be home right after crossing the street. It's raining like this without an umbrella. You don't have much money on you, so don't spend it on this kind of place."

"It's okay." Zhang Qiling said indifferently, and turned the umbrella to Wu Xie again.

Wu Xie knew that Zhang Qiling had good intentions, so he didn't say anything else.After all, two big men held an umbrella and it was a bit crowded, Zhang Qiling only cared about him again.After a while, Zhang Qiling's right shoulder was wet, but Wu Xie's body was still dry.The little shopkeeper had to try his best to hide himself under the umbrella, next to that person, to save space.

The drizzle was lingering, like silk and smoke. They walked side by side on the stone road, passing by the lake, and heard the rustling of the rain hitting the lotus leaves, which made the two of them more quiet.The metropolis is the misty and rainy Jiangnan, and only the rainy Jiangnan can have the poetic and picturesque flavor of the water town.In such an artistic conception, even the air is sweet, revealing the most fragrant lotus smell.

Looking at the misty rain on the lake, Zhang Qiling didn't know what he was thinking.Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood, Wu Xie finally opened his mouth to express the doubts in his mind these days: "Brother, do you have any plans for the future?"

He didn't forget the time limit Zhang Qiling said at the beginning, the one month period is approaching, his injury is almost healed, I'm afraid such days will not be many.

Before the man could answer, Wu Xie said again: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not chasing guests. If you are willing to stay here, I can't ask for it. But I also know, brother, you are very skilled in martial arts, and your status is probably not as good as yours. Ordinarily, Wu Shan would not be able to keep you. However, if you come out again, your enemies...will they let you go?"

"They won't stop." Zhang Qiling said.

"Who are those people?"

Zhang Qiling was silent again.

Wu Xie sighed, it wasn't the first time he asked these things, Zhang Qiling's reply was nothing more than two kinds, one was silence, the other was "it has nothing to do with you".In the beginning, Wu Xie was still a little depressed, but now he has lost all his temper.It's probably for his own good that Zhang Qiling didn't say anything about these things in the world, besides, he really can't help much, but as far as Wu Xie is concerned, there is always a regret in his heart that he is not trusted.

"I will leave at the beginning of next month." Zhang Qiling said.

Hearing this, Wu Xie's heart was as cold as if soaked in the rain, but Zhang Qiling said indifferently: "If I continue to stay here, I will harm you."

Wu Xie stopped, looked at Zhang Qiling, and said slowly: "If I was afraid of this, I would not have taken you in at the beginning, and you...why did you come to me on a special trip?"

Wu Xie had been thinking about this matter for a long time.Zhang Qiling appeared strangely at his home that day, it would be hard to believe if it was a coincidence.What's more, he was seriously injured at the time, and even his mind was barely maintained, but after hearing his name, he showed trust.Since he knew his grandfather, he must be involved with the Wu family.In this way, no matter what he thought, Zhang Qiling made a special trip to find him or the Wu family.But from the beginning to the end, Zhang Qiling didn't say anything to him, and now he was leaving, Wu Xie couldn't figure it out.

He and his younger brother had never met before, and there was no friendship before that, Zhang Qiling would never come here specially to see if he was doing well.If he really wanted something from the Wu family, why did he change his mind in the end?

Zhang Qiling didn't know if he listened to him, but frowned slightly towards the front.Suddenly, he handed the umbrella to Wu Xie and said, "You go back first."

Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that the atmosphere was different.In the direction Zhang Qiling was paying attention to, there were several people probing their heads, obviously following them.Could it be my brother's enemy?Wu Xie was nervous for a while, grabbed Zhang Qiling with his backhand and urged: "Brother, let's go quickly..."

Before he finished speaking, the man shook his hand: "It's okay, wait for me when you go home."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Qiling disappeared at the corner of the street in an instant.

I thought it would be safe at least within a month, but I didn't expect these people to move so fast, maybe he was underestimated.

Zhang Qiling walked into a secluded alley calmly, and when he reached the depths, he stopped and turned to face the person coming.There are two people in front of them, their steps are steady, their breathing is even, they are masters, but not top-notch.In fact, there should be three people on the other side, and one is hiding in the dark and preparing to ambush.The man in the dark is not as good as the two in front of him, and he is placed on the roof. From the point of view, he may be a master of hidden weapons, which will cause him a little trouble.If he deliberately misses a hole, he can pull out the nail in the dark, but the two people in front of him will attack together.The colors on these people's weapons are unusual, and they are very likely to be poisoned. Taking risks is not a good way, so the only thing left is...preemptive strikes.

Zhang Qiling's eyes changed, and he jumped into the air at the moment of breathing out, and landed accurately in front of the person in ambush on the roof.The assassin was startled, never thought that Zhang Qiling's first target would be himself.A silver light flashed in the assassin's hand, and the three bone-penetrating nails were shot out instantly.Zhang Qiling dodged two nails, and with a precise kick, the third bone piercing nail shot at the person who was chasing him.There is still some distance between them, that person has enough time to dodge, but at this moment, Zhang Qiling has to block the other person's killing move.

This was just a split second, and the three of them quickly came back to their senses, spotted Zhang Qiling's unarmed weakness, and swung their swords at the same time.But Zhang Qiling was too fast, he seemed to be able to predict the enemy's every move, but the opponent's sword fell but could only touch his phantom.The space on the roof is so narrow, but Zhang Qiling dodged it with ease. The calmness of this place made these assassins suddenly suspicious—they may be wrong to attack rashly. They originally wanted to gain the advantage by numbers and surprise attacks, but there were no people in front of them. flaw.The two sides are close at hand, but they can't hurt them in the slightest. If the other party makes a move, is there room for them to avoid it?

Zhang Qiling was keenly aware of the wavering of the other party.When a person starts to doubt himself in the process of fighting, he has already lost.Zhang Qiling only used his explosive power for a short time to confuse the opponent's judgment. As he expected, these assassins were indeed afraid of him.

The sword edge swept towards him, this time Zhang Qiling didn't dodge, but slapped the sword edge.With the sword out at the same time, naturally the long sword came first, Zhang Qiling had no chance of winning this move.However, his palm was firm and unshakable, his eyes were determined as if he had a plan in mind, and the assassin hesitated in the face of the turbulent attack.At this moment of hesitation, the martial artist's body instinctively switched from offense to defense.

It's now.

As soon as the opponent flashed, Zhang Qiling took advantage of the situation to change direction, and instead used a small grabbing hand to slam into his joints, taking advantage of the man's mouth numb, he successfully grabbed the sword in his hand.The assassin who lost his long sword turned pale, and immediately pushed back, and another person held a sword to meet him. The cooperation was very tacit.But Zhang Qiling raised his long sword, and deflected the attack four or two times. He turned sideways lightly and lightly, and slapped the man's chest heavily, knocking him off the roof to the ground.

However, within half a stick of incense, the situation was completely reversed.Of the three enemies, one lost his sword, one was seriously injured, and the remaining one was not good at close combat.Seeing that the situation was not right, the assassin immediately jumped off the roof and fled to the depths of the winding alley—such a person must not be allowed to live in the dark, it would be very dangerous.Zhang Qiling followed closely behind, but was startled for the next moment.Hearing only a "plop", when the assassin landed on the ground, he kicked his foot and fell abruptly.

This blow was not heavy, but enough to surprise the assassin.The moment he landed, a round white hidden weapon he had never seen before flew from the corner of the wall, and the hidden weapon exploded under his feet.The assassin was caught off guard, he touched his body, it was sticky and smelly, it was...

egg?

The assassin and Zhang Qiling looked at the corner of the wall almost at the same time, in the direction from which the "hidden weapon" was thrown, there was a young man there at some point, holding a vegetable basket in one hand, and maintaining an exaggerated throwing posture with the other.Seeing the assassin's hateful eyes, the young man let out an "ah", but it was too late to run away.The assassin's hidden weapon was released in an instant, and the three silver needles went straight to his throat——

Yet someone was faster than him.

Zhang Qiling had already rushed over, the moment the assassin fired the hidden weapon, the sound of metal clashing echoed three times.No one saw how he moved to the corner in the blink of an eye.Zhang Qiling stood in front of the young man, pointing his long sword horizontally.On closer inspection, three prominent scratches can be seen on the slender body of the sword.And under the long sword, there were three silver needles with strange colors lying quietly.

The three-foot long sword accurately blocked the three hidden weapons that were as fast as lightning in the blink of an eye, and kept the danger away from the young man's five steps.Within five steps, Zhang Qiling refused to give an inch, and his murderous aura burst out.

"Go back and tell them that I will attend the Martial Arts Conference on the [-]th of next month. Right and wrong will be decided at that time." He said coldly.

As soon as the words fell, the accomplice's signal sounded, and the assassin snorted coldly, turned and fled.

It wasn't until the other party disappeared into the alley that Zhang Qiling dropped the long sword and looked at the young man behind him expressionlessly.The man's soul was still imprinted at the moment of life and death, and he trembled when he heard the sound of the long sword falling to the ground, like waking up from a big dream.The young man faced Zhang Daxia in a daze, and touched his upper and lower lips several times before he found his own voice.Fortunately, even his legs were weak, and he could barely express some expressions on his face.

"Brother, I didn't intend to turn it back, it's just..." Wu Xie looked at the two exaggerated vegetable baskets at his feet, swallowed, "There are too many... I can't lift it alone."

This reason sounds a bit stupid, but Wu Xie couldn't think of anything else for a moment.

Zhang Qiling silently stared at him for a while, then suddenly struck.Wu Xie shrank subconsciously, but Zhang Daxia just took the heavy vegetable basket without any explanation, and then opened the umbrella, motioning Wu Xie to follow.

In fact, the two of them were already drenched, and it was unnecessary to hold an umbrella now.But Wu Xie didn't dare to say much, and followed up obediently, and obediently hugged Zhang Daxia's arm, retracting himself under the umbrella--great, Zhang Daxia finally stopped staring at him.

In Wushan, Wang Meng couldn't help being surprised when he saw the two people who were late to buy vegetables, talking about how they could still get so wet under an umbrella, the vegetables were all wet, and several eggs were broken... But he didn't finish his sentence He was hit by Wu Xie's eye knife, and lost his ability to speak sensibly.Wu Xie ignored the boy who wronged Bala, and only said "work hard", and urged Zhang Daxia to change clothes.

Back in the inner room, Wu Xie took out clean clothes for Zhang Qiling.They are about the same size, and my brother can wear his clothes.Wu Xie tried his best to behave naturally, but in fact, from just now, he couldn't calm down at all.He has been patient all the way, and now that he finally got home, he feels that he needs to have a good talk with Zhang Qiling.

"Brother, who are those people? Why do you have to be killed?" Although Wu Xie took a few deep breaths, he still revealed his emotions.

It was the first time that he was so close to death, if Zhang Qiling's sword had been slow for a moment, the three silver needles would have been pierced into his throat.Even if he has no experience in the world, he also understands that the other party definitely does not have good intentions to do acupuncture for him, and the color on the silver needle is definitely not a decoration—it is highly poisonous, and anyone who touches it will die. If it penetrates the throat, even rescue is impossible No need.What's even more frightening is that their target is Zhang Qiling, this must not be the first time such a thing has happened.

"This matter has nothing to do with you." Zhang Qiling said.

"What do you mean has nothing to do with me, maybe they will come again!"

"I'm leaving tomorrow."

Wu Xie's anger reached its peak immediately after hearing this sentence. With a "Dang", the shopkeeper slapped the table with his palm.

"What do you mean? Where else can you go if you leave here? Come whenever you want, leave whenever you want, what do you think I am here?"

Zhang Qiling frowned, somewhat puzzled by Wu Xie's sudden anger.Obviously from just now, the young man's body has been trembling faintly, they are so close under the umbrella, he can feel the young man's subtle movements.You are obviously afraid of becoming like this, but you still insist on keeping him, an unknown person, at home. Why?

"Wu Xie, you are very strange." Zhang Qiling looked at him calmly, and said, "I am just a dangerous person. Is it important to you whether I stay or not?"

Facing Zhang Qiling's question, Wu Xie had nothing to say.