Chapter 41: Turning Forcefully into Bandits
In the Mei family's guest house for a few days, Jiang Ming had a comfortable time, during which Mei Yuqi came to visit twice, from her sad look, Jiang Ming realized that the situation of the Mei family in Jiangcheng was not as safe as imagined, and also held the idea of not wanting to provoke right and wrong, and planned to leave after ten days.
During this period, Jiang Ming will retreat and practice martial arts, with the intention of practicing a kind of ordinary martial arts. After a battle with him, he realized that the strength of the exercises, whether to cultivate or not is a completely different realm, in the treacherous and changing situation, of course, he also has to hide his hole cards, in case he encounters a stronger opponent, he may miss and capsize.
At the beginning, in the Thousand Miles of Whale Falling Mountain Range, he narrowly escaped the treasure and obtained two volumes of ghost character exercises and five volumes of eclipse word exercises, this kind of advanced and powerful exercises will be crazy no matter who they are, this is also the reason why Jiang Ming concealed it, and the other reasons are selfish, and there are many explanations.
Five volumes of eclipse exercises, Liuhe Zen instruments, Xujian Jue, Juyang Jian, Dry Dao Yin, and the trick given to Lin Han to break the hurdle. Two volumes of ghost character exercises, Kurong Dao and Jiuyan Sword Bone.
Among them, the dry knife is the main sword master, and the Jiuyan sword bone is the main sword intent, which can't make Jiang Ming's heart tremble, and there are rules for weapons and martial arts, which is no longer Jiang Ming's original intention to hold the halberd.
In the introduction to the outside of the Gongfa Scroll, the introduction of Ku Rongdao is not very detailed, only about the balance of yin and yang, the unity of inside and outside, even if it is a ghost word exercise, it still can't arouse Jiang Ming's interest.
Although Liuhe Zen and Juyangjian have no rules and regulations, the content is too broad, although it is not dissatisfied, but it always makes Jiang Ming feel flawed.
When he picked up the last Void Trick, his eyes subconsciously looked towards the two volumes of ghost character exercises, struggling slightly. More advanced exercises are undoubtedly more helpful in cultivating martial arts, but if they are not suitable for you, wouldn't the path you have to take be imperfect?
"Although a person can only practice one type of exercise, he can change it before he reaches the status level, and if he can't meet my expectations, it's not too late to change it. ”
Jiang Ming exhaled a breath, and as soon as his mind moved, the five volumes of exercises disappeared out of thin air, hidden in the spiritual space, and suspended in the void with the white and flawless jade Ruyi, which was the mystery that Jiang Ming discovered in the temptation, but he could only include things with aura, but he couldn't as for mundane things such as gold and silver jewelry.
"I hope you can surprise me. ”
The scroll slowly opened, and the docile golden light instantly filled the whole room, like the light of the gods, Jiang Ming only felt as comfortable as the warm sun, and in the scroll, the characters seemed to come to life, subject to some kind of traction, like a stream of water into Jiang Ming's ears and eyes.
Jiang Ming clearly sensed a text emerging in his mind: The Void Recipe is the ultimate skill of breaking the Dao, barren and shaping bones, spiritual cultivation and burning the heart, opening seventy-two meridians and wefts, achieving eternal success, breaking mountains and rivers, like destroying grass mustard. If you are not strong-willed, you can't touch it, remember!
"If it is really a supreme and domineering skill, how powerful will it be to carry the halberd with this skill!"
Jiang Ming's face couldn't help but jump with joy, he couldn't resist the temptation, and hurriedly practiced. No matter what level of exercises, there is always no difference in the way of practice, in a word, the imperial method makes the sea of qi build the foundation to accommodate the spirits in the meridians.
Where is the sea of qi? How to build a foundation? How to accept the spirit? These are all things that need to be carefully considered, but Jiang Ming is not in a hurry, the more advanced the exercises, the more complicated the method, but he will always be conquered, this is his self-confidence.
The Void Recipe is divided into six layers, the first is the Void Break, although it is only a method of cultivation, but it also contains unfathomable skills, according to the introduction of it, if used properly, to break the surface, can directly penetrate a stone wall.
In this kind of mysterious exploration and perception, seven days passed with a flick of his fingers, except for dining and occasional outings, Jiang Ming almost didn't want to stop, but fortunately, the emperor lived up, when he slowly stood up this day, his breath was completely consistent, and he sighed slightly: "It's finally a success." ”
This joy did not last long, and was interrupted by the maid serving tea, who said respectfully: "Childe, the head of my family and the young lady have set up a banquet in the front hall, saying that they want to thank Childe for saving his life, and now everyone is waiting for Childe to take a seat. ”
It is expected that he will be kind to the Mei family, and it is understandable that the Mei family will meet in person.
Jiang Ming followed the maid in the courtyard to turn left and right, and came to a hall, there was a table in front of the hall, there were five people in front of the table, all of them were middle-aged, and the five people looked cold, all of them looked at the judgment eyes.
Jiang Ming couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart, and squinted past the dozen or so guards who stood like iron and wood around him, knowing that there was nothing to say to welcome guests and no food on the table, only to understand that things were not so simple.
"Where's Mei Yuqi?"
Jiang Ming put down the doubts in his heart, and was introduced into the table by the maid, and the seats were under the five people.
"I heard that you were rescued by Meiyu's niece by the Yuanliu River?" one of them was the first to speak, but his tone was extremely stiff, as if it was a prisoner sitting across from him.
Jiang Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, already a little annoyed, and replied politely: "It should be, I was in the carriage of the convoy when I woke up, and as for what happened when I was unconscious, it was all told by Mei Yuqi." ”
Another person asked, "I heard that you can subdue the three kings of Sanyuan Mountain alone?"
Jiang Ming said: "Sort of, it's not worth boasting about, just to repay Miss Mei Yuqi's life-saving grace." ”
"Bold!" One person stood up and shouted angrily: "The junior is rude, and he still wants to deceive us, today the heads of our five major families in Jiangcheng are here, if you can tell the truth, I can still spare you from dying." The other four, all three of them looked at the young man sitting indifferently, and one was silent.
Hearing this, Jiang Ming could not suppress the anger in his heart, but he also stood up straight, and said in a loud voice: "Spare me not to die? With you old fellow? Everything I said is true, the more than 50 people in the convoy can see it, whether you believe it or not, if you dare to put on the noble posture of the head snake to deceive people, don't blame me for not showing mercy to the Mei family." ”
But seeing that the surrounding guards surrounded one after another, the sword was pointed directly at Jiang Ming, but he didn't dare to move lightly, all of them were waiting for an order from the heads of the family.
In Jiangcheng, the five families of Song, Zhao, Han, Tian, and Mei are the most prosperous, and who dares not to give face to the five family masters, but today in this hall, a young man in his twenties actually scolded and threatened, how not to be embarrassed.
Zhao Shizhen of the Zhao family said angrily: "Bold and ignorant junior, do you know what kind of place this is, how can you be wild." Five guards, take him down!"
"Okay!" Although he didn't know what had happened, Jiang Ming was already furious under this suppression, he gritted his teeth and spit out this word, and his cold eyes shot straight at Zhao Shizhen, with murderous intent.
More than a dozen guards are all good kung fu, at least they are all fourth-stage martial artists, but in front of Jiang Ming, they are like ordinary scholars, the sword has not fallen, Jiang Ming's fists and feet have fallen on the guard's chest, he did not kill him, but his strength is definitely not light, and all those who have been hit by Jiang Ming have lost the strength to fight again. More than a dozen guards were crushed and knocked down in an instant, and if it was a matter of life and death, there would be a lot more corpses and souls in this mansion.
The five heads of the family sighed, and Jiang Ming sneered in return.
"Does he really have the ability to defeat Yu Bu very much?" The doubts of the five people began to disintegrate in their hearts, because the seventh-rank martial artists of the Song and Zhao families made a move, and their movements were terrifying, and their fists seemed to be able to break stones.
Jiang Ming clenched his fists disdainfully, did not dodge, and directly collided with the fists of the coming people at the same time, and the fight was in an instant, when everyone was surprised, the warriors of the Song and Zhao families were repelled by more than ten steps, and Jiang Ming did not move like a mountain.
Outside the hall, there was a sudden sound of scolding from a woman, but seeing Mei Yuqi in a gray leather skirt hurriedly walking in with a group of halberd-wielding armor soldiers behind him, his face was full of anger, and as soon as he saw the five family heads in front of the hall, he shouted: "The four elders of Song Zhao and Hantian, is this how you treat my guests? You still claim to be the elders of Jiangcheng, and you actually came to my house without deceiving people with your face, don't you think that there is no one in my Mei family?"
When Jiang Ming saw Mei Yuqi appear, he was sure of the situation, and he didn't speak, but stood aside, as if it was none of his business.
Seeing this situation, the heads of the four families of Song Zhao and Hantian were quite dissatisfied, but they still said with a smile: "Meiyu's niece is too worried, we have to ask this person alone for the safety of Jiangcheng, not to mention ......"
"I didn't listen to you for the reason, you all know the right and wrong, if my Mei family still has a Sichuan black armor, which of you dares to come to pick quarrels and provoke trouble? My father has to be subject to the Jiangcheng Council for the sake of the overall situation of Jiangcheng, but don't deceive people too much, call your uncle because you are elders, but today's matter I can't help but let you be a good person in vain. ”
Song Lie took a step forward and said with a smile: "What is Mei Yu's niece, slandering us like this will make the subordinates who have worked hard for Jiangcheng frightened. What's more, this kid is of unknown origin, how can he just let you save him? How can he happen to meet someone from Sanyuan Mountain? If he is not a real martial arts master of the eighth rank, how can he be defeated by a hairy boy in his twenties? The day before yesterday, he did not escape, and we realized that this was clearly a trap of Sanyuan Mountain, and if he was not a mountain bandit of Sanyuan Mountain, he must be the eagle claw eye of the Qin Dynasty.
Mei Yuqi bit her lip tightly, a few struggles flashed in her eyes, how could she not know that Jiangcheng was in turmoil now, but even if what they said was reasonable, how could she doubt the benefactor who saved her life?
Her eyes drifted over Jiang Ming, who was standing idlely on the side, and found that he was also looking at her, but he didn't say anything, like a spectator in front of the stage. This made her heart even more anxious.
"Enough!"
Several people were alarmed, and Mei Kuan, the head of the Mei family who was sitting in the innermost, finally stopped being silent, and stood up majestically and unmistakably: "This matter is handled by my Mei family, all the heads of the family, please come back, come and see off the guests!"
This is his attitude, which is equivalent to shielding Jiang Ming in a way.
The heads of the two families of Han Tian were bored with themselves, but they didn't say anything, they just arched their hands and walked away. As for Song Lie and Zhao Shizhen of the Song and Zhao families, they have lost a lot of face, but on other people's territory, it is not easy to attack, so they only snorted coldly: "Please also ask the Mei family master to deal with it seriously, after all, the safety of Jiangcheng is at stake at this time." ”
The four heads of the family and the guards who followed behind them left in turn, and Mei Yuqi exhaled heavily, looking at his father Mei Kuan's eyes full of gratitude.
"They're gone, can you come and talk" Mei Kuan's cloudy eyes turned, as if he was pleading, and Mei Yuqi on the side also showed expectation.
The scale of Jiangcheng is not large, there is a sense of restraint of a small jasper, flowing water, bluestone arch bridges, the eaves are high and towering like a swallow spreading its wings, and the red walls and white tiles give people a simple and comfortable feeling.
In a silk shop, a thin man wearing a turban walked in slowly and said to the guy in the shop, "Is there a white yarn in the shop?"
The man in charge was stunned, and said with a stiff expression: "There is a blood-red white yarn and a white satin, I don't know which one you want?"
"Be black. ”
"Please go to the inner hall and choose. ”
The thin man was led into the inner hall, and the middle-aged man who had already looked like a wealthy businessman smiled aside: "The three kings are well, I am the eyeliner planted in Jiangcheng, Blackbird, what are your orders?"
"This time, I deliberately stole into the five major forces in Jiangcheng, and observed that the contradictions between the various forces were more intense, especially the Song and Zhao families were ambitious, and sent a message to the eldest brother, everything could be carried out as planned. "The thin man is the Sanyuan mountain that escaped a few days ago.
The blackbird frowned slightly, said yes respectfully, and asked his men to write the letter, and gave careful instructions, and his men hurriedly took the letter.
"I wonder when this news will reach the eldest brother?"
"This goes to Sanyuan Mountain, you can reach it in half a day!"
"Good!"
But seeing that his eyes were cold, a dagger was suddenly drawn, and it quickly slashed through the middle-aged man's neck like the wind, and the red and hot blood spurted out, staining a white wall.
"I'm sorry that only when you die, the news here will stay, Zhuo Chaosong, do you think you can control me? ”
On this day, he sat in front of the bloody sunset, the blood-stained dagger in his hand reflected a piercing chill, in the years of Sanyuan Mountain's power and evil, there was not a day when he didn't want to escape from the demon cave, and today's murderous intention was completely transparent.
In Sanyuan Mountain, thousands of mountain bandits are like tigers and wolves, and they have begun to take the form of regular military horses, after all, their leader Zhuo Chaosong is already a master of martial arts in the eighth stage, and he has profound strength in both knowledge and affairs, under his leadership, Sanyuan Mountain has a faint tendency to rank among the top forces in Jiangling County, which further strengthens the firm will of the followers. It's just that a letter sent from Jiangcheng on this day made several major matters no longer calm.
"I don't know what that guy means, the eldest brother agreed to the commission of the fourth prince, and he sent a message to attack Jiangcheng, how can I suspect that he has something to do with that Qiujue. "It was Zhuang Chunhai, the second king of Sanyuan Mountain, who spoke, and his decision-making strength was only below Zhuo Chaosong.
"Since the fourth prince has traded with my Sanyuanshan, he will naturally not secretly conspire with the third brother, so that the interests of both of us will conflict, in my opinion, it is the third brother who is the first to rebel. Zhuo Chaosong said.
"Su Rili saw that he was ruthless and rude, where is this measurement, isn't it the persecution of the people of the Mei family in Jiangcheng?" said a leader surnamed Yang.
"If he really works for my Sanyuan Mountain, no amount of persecution will be enough to defeat him, but if he is bent on destroying Sanyuan Mountain, he will also face us with no one to help him. After all, he was also desperate back then before he was threatened by me to fall into the grass. “
"Big brother, do you need me to bring someone to kill that traitor? No matter what his reason is, he has already committed the taboo of the eldest brother since he has escaped but does not return to the mountains, and if he does not deal with it as soon as possible, I am afraid that he will attack the eldest brother. “
"Don't be so troublesome, even if he really takes refuge in Jiangcheng's forces, I will definitely win this battle, remember, don't startle the snake, and sweep Jiangcheng in seven days. “
With Zhuo Chaosong's loud shout, more than a dozen leaders in the hall all showed fierce colors, and their hideous smiles seemed to chew human bones and swallow human blood, which was extremely terrifying to see.