A carriage galloped down the streets, a commercial horse, generally domesticated to the utmost docile, but the horse did not seem to be simply frightened, and it was only slightly slowed down that it had gone on a rampage all the way, crossing most of the city.

Behind the carriage was a group of men in black, and a man with a strong figure stood on the roof of the house, overpowering the galloping horses from top to bottom, and the other men in black hurriedly surrounded and cut the reins, leading another horse to take the carriage.

When Jiang Ming and Shen Yi were playing, they happened to see this thrilling scene, and they were puzzled and admired the majestic man very much, daring to block the galloping horses with the strength of one person, this kind of pride is not something ordinary people can have.

Shen Yi stared at Jiang Ming curiously, and asked with a smile: "You are also a master of the eighth stage, I don't know if you can achieve this level?"

Jiang Ming laughed and did not answer positively. All slightly higher martial artists will have an understanding of these, under normal circumstances, the power of the seven lead is not weaker than the ability of the tiger and bear, through the law and the magic change, you can understand the essence of ordinary martial arts, and once the martial arts are bound, it is really the capital of martial arts as a teacher, and the power of a horse is not worth mentioning.

Jiang Ming was puzzled: "These men in black don't look like ordinary caravans or dart guards, just this masked statement is enough to show that their identities are suspicious." Could it be that there's something terrible in that carriage?"

When Shen Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry: "Don't worry about this, come out to play with me so carelessly?"

Jiang Ming hurriedly said no, turned his head with a smile, and walked towards the night market in the distance by Shen Yi's worry.

The Xu family in Jiaozhi City, the head of the family, Xu Cong, was drinking tea and chatting with the assassin from the capital of the Qin Dynasty, but unexpectedly, a ragged guard broke in, knelt in front of the two, and said: "The head of the family, the big thing is not good, it is not only us who shot at the blood-red agate, but also the two black-clothed people also interfered before and after, we were about to succeed, but we were unexpectedly killed and caught off guard, and nine times out of ten, the blood-red agate was killed, and the blood-red agate did not know where to go." ”

"Rubbish!" Xu Cong was furious, smashed the teacup at the black-clothed guard, and scolded: "There are dozens of good hands in my Xu family, I don't know how many resources to waste to cultivate, and they are all lost in one night? This blood-red agate is favored by the big men in the capital, do you know that my Xu family will be implicated in the crime and bloody disaster? What about Xu Fanshi? Ask him to come to see me!"

The guards hurriedly retreated, and after a while, Xu Fanshi hurriedly came to see him, and there was no extra etiquette, he only bowed slightly to Xu Cong, and bowed to the Lord Thorn Shi who was sitting on the chair with a light breeze, and said: " The child thought, this incident must have had an affair with the other two families, although those black-clothed people are all fresh faces, but there is a strong man among them I recognize, he is a seven-stage martial artist who does not often appear in the Wang family, named Wang Xiong, with amazing arm strength, at that time, the guards desperately protected the blood-red agate, but he punched several people, and the blood-red agate was also lost. ”

The Lord Thorn stood up and said, "What the virtuous nephew said is true?"

Xu Fan Shidao: "Adults are clear, boys don't dare to lie." Afterwards, our people suffered heavy casualties, and another group of black-clothed men were also scattered by Wang Xiong, and the carriage with blood-red agate rushed into the city because of the fright, Wang Xiong led people to chase after him, and I followed from afar, watching Wang Xiong subdue the frightened horse by himself. Because of his self-knowledge, he didn't dare to fight with it, so he simply retreated. ”

Thorn Shi said: "This matter is not trivial, the blood red agate is of great value, the fourth prince Qiu Jue developed a jade mine between the cliffs of Yuanliu Mountain outside Jiangcheng, and obtained this treasure, Shangjiao wants to dedicate it to His Majesty the Emperor, passing through here, it was originally transported by the people of the city lord of Jiaozhi City, Yang Tafeng, and the big man in the capital ordered me to intercept it secretly, if it were not for this purpose, your Xu family would not have the opportunity to flatter." If this matter is messed up by you, the big man will definitely be furious, and now in this situation, you can't blame the Xu family entirely, I will report it truthfully and leave. ”

Thorn Shi walked out in a panic, regardless of the two of them, Xu Cong and Xu Fanshi were frightened, and this night mobilized the family secret guards to search for information from the major forces in the city.

In the Wang's mansion, Wang Xiong searched the stolen carriage several times from beginning to end, except for some gold and silver ingots in the carriage, there was nothing else.

Wang Xiong smashed the carriage with a fist in disbelief, and shouted angrily: "How could it be? I obviously followed that horse all the way? How could it be? How could it be? If you let that adult know, you won't kill me?"

The guard beside him said: "After entering the city, the horse bypassed the south gate and disappeared for more than ten minutes on the boundary of the Liu family, because the sky was dark and the streets were staggered, and we did not find it immediately. According to the guesses of his subordinates, if the people of the Liu family have the intention to steal the treasure, those times will be very abundant. ”

Wang Xiong thought about it secretly, and immediately agreed with this opinion, and reprimanded more and more fiercely: "One of those black-clothed people is a member of the Xu family, and the three major forces of Jiaozhi are exhausted, how can the Liu family sit idly by? Listen to my orders, closely monitor the movements of the Liu family, if there is the whereabouts of the blood-red agate, don't act rashly, and come back quickly to report. ”

In the city lord's mansion, Yang Tafeng's face was gloomy, listening to the guards report one by one, and he slumped on the chair like a deflated balloon.

"Bastard, none of the three masters are good. They all harbored evil intentions in a vain attempt to replace me, the blood-red agate is a royal thing, and it is a loss in the future, even if I, the city lord, cannot escape the crime, can you three families be exempt? Blame me for still being soft-hearted, if I had cleaned up this hidden danger earlier, how could I have fallen to such a passive position?"

"Report, Lord of the City, Liu Qidun, the head of the Liu family, asked to see him outside, saying that he asked to borrow a thousand soldiers to attack the Qianfeng Inn, and sent 100,000 taels of silver to ask the Lord to smile. The guards reported.

Yang Tafeng was shocked: "Liu Qidun, he came to borrow troops, just now he united with the other two families to destroy my dart team, and also killed two of my seventh-rank subordinates, and now he is attacking the Qianfeng Inn? This person does not seem to be a good person, and his plans are not small." No matter what he wants to do, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in my city, and I am afraid of him?"

"Pass my order and allocate it to Liu Qidun five hundred old and weak soldiers, I want to know what these rats are going to do!"

A city, originally bathed in a peaceful and stable breeze, beautiful and prosperous in the gentle weather of April, but I don't want to, because of a rare piece of blood-red agate and the storm is everywhere, the major forces and the city lord's mansion are separated, poor Liu Qidun and Liu Kai of the Liu family, in the instantaneous ever-changing tide to be the unjust ghost and open the way cannon fodder.

Jiang Ming and Shen Yiwu walked around the city for a long time, and they were very comfortable with this feeling of walking side by side, but after all, they couldn't open another boarding room outside at will, and Butterfly, a soft and weak little woman, was alone in the inn, and the two of them always felt that they couldn't have fun.

So I bought some unique food and uncommon jewelry, and the "Fengyuan silk" in the butterfly's mouth, and went home.

When Jiang Ming and Shen Yiwei came to the door of the Qianfeng Inn, they did not accidentally notice the changes in the inn, four sturdy guards were added on both sides of the gate, and a sentry could be seen every few meters around the wall, tirelessly watching the surrounding situation.

Shen Yiwu said in a low voice: "Even if the seventh act has a profound background, there is no need to show it off like this!"

Jiang Ming was puzzled, and just as they stepped into the inn, the director girl who received them the day before yesterday walked up to them with her waist twisted, bowed lightly, and said, "Come in quickly, our landlord has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Landlord?" outsiders only know that Act Seventh is a huge information organization, but they don't know its internal structure, one flag on the tenth floor, one vein for ten flags, one hall for ten veins, and only seven halls for the entire seventh act organization, but this landlord is more than 10 million. Jiang Ming is clear that even if he is just a landlord, his identity is far from being comparable to that of an eighth-rank martial artist, what is the matter with the landlord of this Qianfeng Inn?

The director girl looked at the puzzled expressions of the two and slowly explained: "Because of the two friends, our Qianfeng Inn has already stood on the opposite side of the Liu family's forces after dealing with it. In other words, the Liu family mobilized the government soldiers and will attack my Qianfeng Inn, and of course they are also the enemies of the two. ”

Jiang Ming and Shen Yi's faces changed suddenly, and they looked at each other in shock: "Butterfly?"

The butterfly lies on the bamboo mat of the curtain of the tea Wu, the fragrance of the tea boiled by the fire is on the roof, the bouquet of red flowers inserted in the vase exudes a fresh smell, the tea maker is still boiling tea, and the flower arranger is still fiddling with the flower branches, this scene is quiet and peaceful.

Shen Yiwu was shocked when he saw the tight half of Diebao's face, and he couldn't help covering his lips, tears gathered in his eyes, and it seemed that he would pour out at any time.

"Butterfly ......"

The woman on the bamboo mat slowly opened her eyes, looked at the person who came and smiled weakly: "Sister Yiwei, Jiang Minggongzi, I make you worried." ”

Shen Yi was worried and bitter, you must know that appearance is a woman's biggest reliance, originally a beautiful girl, once disfigured, I don't know how she can get by in her heart. She turned her head and touched a handful of tears, and said, "If only I hadn't left you alone, if only ...... If...... It's all my sister's fault......"

Although the two daughters have known each other for a short time, they like each other and have a deep friendship. Butterfly couldn't bear Shen Yi's sorrow and crying, so she smiled and said, "How can I blame my sister? Fortunately, I can tell Brother Luohu that I am still innocent, and I have not tarnished Brother Luohu's reputation. It's just that this face is not worthy of him. ”

The two of them have already gone to see the landlord of Qianfeng Inn, and the humiliation of the butterfly was also briefly told by the landlord, such a weak woman, in order to retain her innocence, wielded a knife and disfigured, how many women in the world can be?

Jiang Ming knew that he had failed Luohu's trust, and he was angry in his heart, and said in a low voice: "That person's name is Liu Kai, don't worry, he will die." ”

The old man of the tea refiner approached, pressed Jiang Ming's shoulder, and said: "Young man, don't be impatient, the landlord sent someone to inquire, because the arm of Liu Kai, the only son of the Liu family, was cut off, Liu Qidun was furious, and the soldiers of the Liu family's mansion plus the soldiers borrowed from the city lord's mansion, a total of seven hundred armor soldiers are preparing for the battle, and they are about to set foot on my Qianfeng Inn in one fell swoop, that girl will be the first to bear the brunt, if you want to seek revenge, just wait." ”

Jiang Ming bowed deeply and said: "Thank you Mr. for the rescue you came to the rescue, the kid has nothing to repay, if there is anything I can help, I will definitely spare no effort." ”

The tea alchemist waved his hand to stop, and said: "I saved her for two reasons, the rules of the Qianfeng Inn have always been like this, I cut off the arm of that gentleman, it is according to the rules, and the second is the girl herself, such a loyal woman, rare in the world, I can't bear her to die." It has nothing to do with whether you want to repay me or not. ”

"But today's situation is different, Qianfeng Inn is flourishing in Jiaozhi City, and it has long become a thorn in the side of the major forces, not to mention that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and the seventh act makes a lot of money from the letter as a transaction, which also makes them red, and this happened today, the City Lord's Mansion will push hard, hoping to use the edge of the Liu family to test and even eradicate the power of Qianfeng Inn, and we are also very much affected by the enemy. ”

"The higher-level organization in Act Seventh will not interfere with our development, and we can't ask for outsiders, but unfortunately, the two eighth-stage martial artists in the branch of the Qianfeng Inn have done their best, although the news has been spread, but the return date is also far away, I'm afraid it won't help us. The landlord means that he hopes that you will help us, which can be regarded as a favor owed by the landlord. ”

Jiang Ming, the tea refiner directly put aside Jiang Ming's favor, and directly explained that the landlord owed him a favor and begged him to do things, which undoubtedly gave people a lot of good impressions, Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "Dare to ask the old man, how many people are there in the Qianfeng Inn now?"

The tea refiner said: "There are more than a hundred people, all of them are well-trained and good hands, much stronger than ordinary armor soldiers, among them there are five seventh-rank martial artists, and I am the only one in the eighth-stage position." ”

Jiang Ming said with a smile: "It seems that the old gentleman has a very clear investigation of my background, otherwise he would not have invited me into battle." ”

The tea refiner said: "Hou Fengwang's mansion is surrounded and killed, the face does not change color and the blood stains the Yuheng Building, the south gate of Jiangcheng is held by one person, and it is difficult for thousands of troops to enter the ten thousand people, such a heroic young generation is not admired!"

Shen Yi, Butterfly, and even the plain-clothed woman who was arranging flowers outside the curtain all looked shocked when they heard this, they would not question any news about the seventh act, but they still couldn't believe that this ordinary-looking man had such an experience.

Jiang Ming smiled lightly: "The old gentleman is exaggerating, just rumors. Please tell the landlord that I can serve as the auxiliary general of your inn and kill the enemy in front of the fight. ”

"Okay!" The tea refiner cast an appreciative look at Jiang Ming, as if containing some kind of gratitude, and said in a voice that could be heard by the two of them: "The injury on that girl's face is very serious, and I am afraid that she did not think of a way out when she went under the knife, so that the tip of the knife pierced the bone, and it is difficult to recover." The little girl has already taken out excellent healing herbs and applied them to her wounds, but the effect on external injuries is not very strong, you can find some famous doctors for treatment, maybe there is still the possibility of saving her appearance. Do not delay the use of medicine for more than 100 days, otherwise even a miracle doctor will not be able to heal. ”

Jiang Ming listened one by one, and then said goodbye to the tea refining master and daughter, Jiang Ming carried the butterfly back to the second floor of the east in order to recuperate.

Waiting is a long process, especially in the midst of torment and hesitation, even if the terrace before the storm is extraordinarily quiet, but everyone understands that the more tranquil it is, the more manic the storm that follows.

This confrontation is extremely important to the Qianfeng Inn, they will use their own rules to challenge the hegemony of the landlord forces, if they win, there will be a seventh act in the future of Cochin City, which means that their branch will really gain a foothold; Of course, in the face of thousands of armor soldiers, the safety of Jiang Ming and the three is no longer guaranteed.

As the husband struck the clear gong, it reverberated four times outside the Qianfeng Inn, which meant that it was already the middle of the day, and the morning was rising.

"Jiang Minggongzi, those people are here. The black-clad guard stood respectfully outside the door and knocked lightly.

"Okay, I'll be right here. ”

Jiang Ming got up, glanced at the butterfly sleeping on the bed in the curtain, and Shen Yiwu who fell asleep on the back of the chair, they all stayed up all night with the upcoming expedition, and gradually fell asleep in the sound of the watch, Jiang Ming untied his hemp robe, and gently draped it on Shen Yiwei's body, stared for a short time, and then turned around to go.

"Don't, I don't want to marry him! Don't!" Shen Yi was worried and grabbed Jiang Ming's hand, as if he was holding back.

Jiang Ming's eyes swelled with warmth, and he stuffed the woman's warm hand into his robe, and said softly: "No, with me, you won't marry someone you don't want to marry." ”