Martial Lord

When it comes to the Huo family, one cannot fail to mention the legend of the Huo family—Huo Xiangu.Time has passed, and the former Xiangu Huo has become the current Mrs. Huo, but the legend of the women of the Huo family has always been a strange story in the world.

When the first emperor fought against the country, many green forest heroes drew their swords to help, and Huo Xiangu was one of them.It is rumored that the ancestors of the Huo family had a dexterous kung fu, which is as light as a swallow when practiced, but it can fly over eaves and walls without making a sound.Since this skill can only be learned by women, the Huo family has always been dominated by women.Back then, Huo Xiangu relied on this kind of kung fu to explore the enemy camp alone at night, and quietly stole a strand of beard from the enemy general's face.On the second day, Huo Xiangu handed over her beard in front of the battle, and the enemy general was so frightened that he immediately ordered the camp to retreat for thirty li, and did not dare to act rashly again.This move greatly killed the enemy's spirit, delayed the time for the army, and laid the foundation for the first emperor to lead his troops to achieve the great victory at Hulao Pass.

At that time, Huo Xiangu was young and beautiful, and she had the intelligence and courage to "pluck the hair from the tiger's mouth". It is said that even the late emperor was tempted by her.And it was probably because women were in charge of the family, and in the eyes of the emperor, there was no threat. Therefore, the Huo family did not retreat bravely like the Wu family and Xie family, but was always highly valued by the court.The Xie and Huo families lived together in the north, and in terms of standpoint, both were prosperous and all were harmed. Compared with the distant in-law relationship of the Xie and Wu families, who were inseparable, I don't know how many times closer.Therefore, Xie Yuchen came forward instead of Huo Xiangu, and Wu Xie was not surprised. What he differed was the sentence brought by Huo Xiangu.

At this moment, they are on the carriage going to Huo's house.In order to keep a low profile, the carriage abandoned the official road and took the side road.The wheels pressed against the uneven road and made a rattling sound. Wu Xie opened the curtains and looked out, only to see green hills and green grass covering the road. Unfortunately, the four people in the car had their own thoughts and no one appreciated them. .

The black glasses had other important matters, so they parted ways with them, and the Huo family and Pan Jiayuan were in Shuntian, so the fat man naturally wanted to hitch a ride home.At this moment, four big men were suddenly crowded into the small carriage, even if Wu Xie had doubts in his heart, he had no chance to speak.

Obviously, it was Mrs. Huo's words that changed Zhang Qiling's mind.

The fish is here with me.

what fishMandarin fish, carp, yellow croaker, does Zhang Qiling especially like fish?So Mrs. Huo used fish as bait... Come on, even if he was killed, he would not believe that the little brother went all the way to Huo's house to eat fish, which is too unreliable.What's more, when he was at home, Wu Xie invited him to eat West Lake vinegar fish, and Zhang Daxia was very generous-he didn't touch a bite!Wu Shan was so frightened that he never saw the smell of fish in the kitchen for a month.

It is probably impossible to speculate about the matter of the little brother from such a superficial aspect.The "fish" in Mrs. Huo's mouth seems to be just a synonym, it is very likely some slang, or a homonym?Wu Xie's gaze fell on Zhang Qiling involuntarily, a flash of inspiration flashed, and his right hand suddenly touched his neckline instinctively...

"Wu Xie."

Wu Xie regained consciousness, only to see Zhang Qiling approaching suddenly, intimately tightening Wu Xie's neckline: "Don't catch a cold."

Not only Wu Xie, but also Xie Yuchen and Fatty on the opposite side were stunned.The atmosphere in the car was extremely weird for a moment, and Wu Xiequan didn't know how to react.

"Oops, this time..." The fat man paused, forced back half of the dirty word, slapped his leg and said, "Fatty, go out and get some air."

Xiaohua also seemed a little uncomfortable. Seeing that the fat man was about to leave, she said, "You're still on your way. There's no place for you to sit outside."

"Then I'll ride a horse, or I'll run with the car! Anyway, I can't stay in this car..."

After leaving this sentence, the fat man muttered and moved to the side of the coachman, and began to chatter.Xie Yuchen let out a long sigh, and could only continue to watch his nose, nose, nose and heart, turning a blind eye to the other person.

Wu Xie was still in shock.This kind of touch is actually not unacceptable, and it is not uncommon on weekdays, but the atmosphere just now is really this stuffy bottle... on purpose.Wu Xie took a sneak peek, and found that the culprit had already dozed off as if nothing had happened.After making sure that Zhang Qiling didn't intend to continue playing tricks on him, Wu Xie calmed down a little.He recalled the look in his younger brother's eyes just now, and recalled the scene just now to make sure that he understood correctly.

Just for a moment, Zhang Qiling was reminding him of one thing.

Wu Xie moved her fingers, and finally suppressed the urge to hold the pendant on her chest immediately.Zhang Qiling said that this thing should not be seen by outsiders, so he used this to remind him.

The fish is here with me—so that's what it meant.

Why didn't he think just now, didn't he also have such a snake eyebrow copper fish?Since Mrs. Huo said so, isn't there only one snake-browed copper fish?Wu Xie recalled that from the time he realized it to the present, at least twice, the little brother showed very rare importance to the copper fish. Could it be that the little brother's matter is really related to the secret of the copper fish?

This copper fish was left to him by his grandfather, he and the Zhang family were old acquaintances, Huo Xiangu also had a copper fish, Zhang Qiling was looking for the copper fish - there must be some connection between these few things.Wu Xie subconsciously felt that the key to the little brother's unusualness that night, and that he would become the "candidate" for the leader of the martial arts, might be in this fish.The surrounding mysteries are getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, and he faintly feels that some things may exceed his cognition.Although the little brother said that the answer is not with him, he must know more than himself, and the so-called "long-term agreement" also makes him very concerned.Since grandpa is also a participant in this matter, what role does the Wu family play in this?

Wu Xie was concentrating on thinking, but didn't notice that the carriage had already stopped by the roadside.

"There is a tea shed in front, let's take a rest. After walking for half a day, we will reach Shuntian Mansion." After Xie Yuchen finished speaking, he got out of the car neatly, as if he didn't want to stay in the car for a minute.

Finally they were the only ones left, Wu Xie was about to speak when Xiao Hua shouted, "Wu Xie, don't you want to drink water?"

Zhang Qiling glanced at him, shook his head, got up and got out of the car, and walked towards the fat man.Wu Xie understands that Zhang Qiling doesn't trust Xie Yuchen, and this is indeed not a place to talk.He sighed, and temporarily dismissed the idea of ​​asking questions.

Xie Yuchen is a person who is extremely particular about food and clothing, so it's hard for him to settle down in this roadside tea shed.Unexpectedly, Master Jiu said that he just wanted to rest his feet, but seeing that the shop was clean, he ordered a few pots of tea.In fact, Wu Xie was thirsty too, took a burst of drinking after taking the tea bowl, only to find that the tea tasted good after a while, and was about to taste it again, but was slightly startled when he put down the tea bowl.

There are no people on this road, there are only two guys in the tea shed, one fat and the other thin.The fat guy was sympathizing with the fat guy, while the thin guy brought tea to Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling didn't say anything, took the tea bowl and brought it to his mouth, but Wu Xie suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted: "Brother, don't drink it!"

He yelled so abruptly that most of the people didn't react.However, the skinny guy next to Zhang Qiling bent over suddenly, and suddenly two sharp knives flew out from his cuffs.Unexpectedly, the flying knife was not aimed at Zhang Qiling, but went straight to Wu Xie.Wu Xie was so frightened that his hands shook, he dropped the bowl and turned to run away.At the very moment, Zhang Qiling flew up and kicked the man's knee.As soon as the skinny man got short, the throwing knife lost its aim, and the two sharp knives passed close to Wu Xie's neck and underarms, making two rustling winds, which made people feel terrified.

At the same time, the fat guy pulled out a long weapon from under the table in a blink of an eye, swung it around, and swung the fat guy away.But what he didn't expect was that within a short while, Xie Jiuye's sword had already stuck to his neck, and there was no chance for him to show off his power.On the other side, Zhang Qiling also tapped the acupoints of the skinny fellow, unable to move.

Still in shock, Wu Xie stepped forward and said, "Who sent you here?"

"You don't need to ask." Xiao Hua sneered, looking at the long weapons that fell on the ground, "Monk Hua, 'Nine Rings Chan Staff', and Lang Feng, 'Two Swords', are all members of the Chen family."

The Chen family?Wu Xie thought of the old man who helped the evildoers in the martial arts conference, that should be Chen Pi Asi.As the fourth family of the Nine Schools, Chen Pi Asi is also well-known in the world, but unlike the other schools, Chen Jiasheng's is notorious.It's because although Chen Pi Ah Si has good skills, his actions are extremely vicious.The Chen family is not a family, but established by Chen Pi Asi's disciples and retainers. Some villains and gangsters who are desperate on the road go to seek refuge, and Chen Pi Asi also accepts them.It's just that he himself doesn't regard his apprentices and disciples as human beings, and mostly uses them to make dangerous trips.The two in front of him seem to be Chen Pi Asi's minions.

"Why do you want to ambush us?"

The two looked at each other, then said, "We're looking for someone named Wu Xie."

Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, and he looked at Zhang Qiling, who also had a serious expression on his face.Wu Xie thought for a while, then asked again: "What else did he say? Tell me, I don't want your lives."

Lang Feng didn't seem to believe it, and seemed to be thinking about it, but the monk was blunt: "He only said to catch a man named Wu Xie, life or death will matter!"

When Wu Xie first heard these four words, a chill ran up his spine.He wanted to ask again, but Xie Yuchen said, "That old ghost does things in this way, and you can't get useful information from these pawns."

There was indeed something wrong with the tea, but the two said that they just put a very light drug on them, and they were preparing for the effect of the drug to take effect before they started. Unexpectedly, Wu Xie yelled suddenly, disrupting their plan.Xie Yuchen fed each of the two people a pill, saying it was a chronic poison, and told them to go to Xie's house in two months to ask for the antidote, and as Wu Xie said, he let them go.

Although the danger was lifted, there was no way to stay in this place any longer, and everyone hurried on their way immediately, not daring to delay any longer.On the way, the fat man couldn't help asking Wu Xie, how did he find out that there was a problem with the tea shed so many masters didn't realize it?

Wu Xie thought for a while, and said: "There are a few points. One is that there are few people here, and it is strange to have a tea shed here. But look at these tea bowls, they are all brand new, without any water stains, obviously they are all newly purchased. Yes, this is unusual; the second is this tea, this is Xinyang Maojianer, which Su Shi praised as good tea, how can there be a teahouse willing to brew this for guests?"

Another point that Wu Xie didn't say was that a gust of wind blew by at that time, bringing some strange smells, Wu Xie couldn't describe it, but it must not be what ordinary tea shed workers should have.As Wu Xie spoke, he felt some pain behind his ears. He thought that a bug had gotten into his clothes, so he said, "Fatty, what's wrong with my neck?"

Before the fat man came over, Zhang Qiling frowned, opened Wu Xie's neckline and saw that it was covered with blood.

The fat man was startled: "Oh! This silly boy, why didn't he say anything when he was injured?"

"Injured?" Wu Xie raised his hand to wipe it, and he saw some blood, but it didn't look serious, "It's okay, it seems to be scratched, it doesn't hurt at all, I didn't notice it."

"It's better to be careful," Xie Yuchen stepped forward to check Wu Xie's wound, with a solemn attitude, "Langfeng is called 'two knives', his flying knives are fired in twos, one knife kills, and one knife blocks your retreat. Did you notice it? It’s because his knife is so fast that you can barely feel the pain, and you just circled around before the gate of hell was closed.”

"So powerful?" Wu Xie couldn't help being afraid, and then felt his head was a little heavy, and couldn't help being nervous, "It's over, this knife seems to be poisonous, ah, I'm going to faint! Quick, do you have a pen and paper, I want to write a will!"

As soon as Zhang Qiling's expression changed, he immediately pulled Wu Xie's wrist to feel his pulse, but after only pressing for a moment, he stared at Wu Xie coldly.

Xie Yuchen looked at them with a funny face: "Don't worry, it's not poisonous, it's because the blade rubbed the skin. Go to Huo's house and get some medicine, and you'll be fine tomorrow."

Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief, and said that he was not unlucky at all. If he was not stabbed to death by a knife, but died of wound infection and poisoning, that would be too aggrieved.

"But I'm really dizzy." Wu Xie rubbed his temples.

"It's the drug in the tea," Zhang Qiling said suddenly, "You drank a lot just now."

It turned out to be the case.

There is still half a day's journey away from Huo's house, so I will definitely not be able to hold on.The carriage was bumpy, and the strength of the medicine was getting stronger. Wu Xie didn't know when he fell asleep, but he felt that the seat was much more comfortable all of a sudden, and his body no longer bumped back and forth with the road.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the voices of Fatty and Xiaohua——

"That... Fat Master suddenly remembered that I haven't finished chatting with the outside just now, so I'll go out for a while."

"...I'll also go to the roof to blow some air."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Wu Xie didn't know what happened, so he murmured, and then heard a reassuring voice from above his head——

"It's alright, go to sleep."

This sleep was very heavy, and when Wu Xie woke up again, the imposing plaque with the words "Huo's Mansion" was already in front of him.