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Xu Shu pointed at the enemy on the opposite side with his sword and asked, "Who are you?"

"What's the matter, didn't the Juggernaut mention me to you?" the enemy finally spoke, his voice very old, but his face was still unclear. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Who are the seniors?" Xu Shu's eyes sharpened, the master's name is very big in the rivers and lakes, but he thinks he is indifferent to fame and fortune, and there are not many people who can recognize him as a disciple of the Sword Saint in person, so in his memory, there is no shadow of the old man in front of him, it should be the master's old acquaintance.

The enemy let out a sinister laugh, looking strange and terrifying in the cold dungeon. He introduced himself like this: "Baiyun Mountain, a thousand lakes and immortals, the island has four stones to the sky, and the green forest is ringed, thousands of weights, and the water flows around three thousand rivers to the river." ”

Xu Shu was stunned on the spot when he heard Wan's self-introduction, and muttered: "Baiyun Mountain...... Green Forest Ring ...... This is Master's previous name, isn't it ......" He looked at the other party's eyes at this time no longer sharp, but had a kind of respect. Put away the sword, bow your hand, and say: "The predecessor was originally Master Ye Qianliu, and the younger generation is polite." ”

This person who was dormant in the dark to prevent them from saving people was the famous swordsman in the rivers and lakes-Ye Qianliu, who was also a former friend of Master Xu Shu. It's really unbelievable, although I had guessed that Huang Yuan would have a hand, but I couldn't have guessed that Ye Qianliu would stand on the side of Nanchu, not long ago he went out of the mountain to challenge Confucianism, and this time he guarded Mei Yuehan for the royal family of Southern Chu, I can't understand why he wants to serve the royal family of Southern Chu, retired to the rivers and lakes for 30 years, and re-emerged from the rivers and lakes is like this, it is really speechless.

There are many questions, but one thing is very clear, with Ye Qianliu here, the chances of success for them to save Mei Yuehan are very low.

However, as long as Xu Shu can successfully hold on for a while, Bai Fan and Xiaoxue Maiden will be able to join the others, and there should be no problem with the plan. The question now is whether he can successfully get out of Ye Qianliu's hands.

"Your master is a knowledgeable guy, and he can accept a disciple like you who is rare in a hundred years. I have just made a few moves, and the moves are extremely pure, and I have learned the skills of the Sword Master very well. Ye Qianliu opened his wrinkled eyes, and his eyes were full of light when he was over seventy years old, like a sword that had been tempered for thousands of years, making it impossible to look at it directly.

Xu Shu heard the sarcasm in his words, and out of respect, he only lowered his head slightly, and said honorifically: "Master is a mentor under him, so he naturally has to understand his old man's teachings so as not to live up to Master's expectations." ”

Ye Qianliu didn't speak, just stared at Xu Shu without blinking.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and the coldness in all directions in the dark prison became more and more cold. Both sides were silent.

After a while, Ye Qianliu spoke: "How has he been in the past few years?

Xu Shu was asked inexplicably, and subconsciously replied, "Yes, Master, his old man has been thinking about traveling the world with his predecessors in the past." ”

"Is it......" Ye Qianliu's voice was low, his face loosened, and an old aura lingered between his eyebrows. He whispered to himself: "It turns out that he hasn't forgotten me, old fellow, you are good enough, you accepted apprentices, and you didn't forget to tell the juniors about us, you are really old and dare to say anything." ”

"Your name is Xu Shu. He raised his voice and asked, "Did that old fellow tell you about it?"

Xu Shu lowered his eyes, thought for a while before he understood what the meaning of his predecessor's words meant, and replied: "Master said, he said that it was not your fault, nor his fault, he hoped that you could be relieved." ”

That's what he thinks...... You're more open than I thought, old fellow. Ye Qianliu looked up at the dark place above, as if recalling the past, let out a sigh, and said to Xu Shu: "You are a good seedling, and your heart is as calm as Zhuang Yanzi, but don't be like him, it's not a good thing to be too stubborn." ”

"Senior ......"

"You go, I won't fight you. Ye Qianliu put away his sword, returned to the stone platform, and sat cross-legged, not at all like the murderous and murderous appearance before.

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, this sudden change caught him off guard. I thought I would have to deal with my seniors, but who would have thought that my seniors would suddenly let him go, which was really unexpected.

Ye Qianliu saw his doubts, snorted in his nostrils, and impatiently expressed the doubts in his heart, "You think I am staying here to do things for the Southern Chu Royal, right?"

Xu Shu didn't think about it, and nodded directly: "Yes." ”

"What an open-mouthed brat. Ye Qianliu glared at Xu Shu unhappily. "I, Ye Qianliu, am also one of the best people in the rivers and lakes, how can I be reduced to the point of doing things for the imperial court. ”

"Then why are you guarding here?"

"That's because I owe Huang Yuan a favor. He invited me out of the mountain, and I didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the court, but at that time, my old illness broke out, and he saved me with a thousand-year-old ginseng. I've always hated being indebted, and it just so happened that he just wanted to invite me to participate in a contest with Confucianism, so I simply came. Ye Qianliu closed his eyes and said slowly: "I didn't want to meddle in the affairs of you juniors, in the final analysis, the rivers and lakes are different from the temples." However, Huang Yuan said that the true disciple of Zhuang Yanzi joined the Long Clan, and he should help Yunwu save people, so I will repay the favor and wait for you here. ”

Xu Shu was puzzled and asked, "The seniors are waiting for me for me?"

Ye Qianliu meditated quietly and said, "If you want to save people from the royal family, you must have people with strong martial arts to have a chance." You are a disciple of the Sword Master, and Spontaneous Combustion has this ability. That guy was superior to him in the past, and I wanted to see if his disciples were also superior. Now it seems, you're not bad. ”

"The younger generation is not talented, thank you for the appreciation of the seniors. But—" Xu Shu said worriedly, "If the predecessor lets us go like this, if Huang Yuan asks you to blame, won't it be a burden to you." ”

"What? You want to stay and suffer for me. Ye Qianliu's voice became a little calmer, his eyebrows slackened a little, and his face seemed to show a hint of reassurance. "Don't worry, I'm a little famous in the rivers and lakes, and besides, I'm not a subordinate of the royal family, so there's no reason to do things for them, I just want to meet you. As for other matters, they are their royal trivialities, and they have nothing to do with me. ”

Xu Shu suddenly didn't know what to say, what does it mean to have nothing to do with me, obviously you let us go, why has nothing to do with you. He thought so in his heart, he never dared to say it, the master had said that Ye Qianliu's predecessors were a little childish, but when he saw it today, he was not only childish, this attitude of shirking responsibility was no different from a scoundrel.

However, since the seniors frankly said to let him go, how could he not be grateful.

"Xu Shu thanks his predecessors for their help, and he will never forget this kindness. He saluted respectfully and thanked his seniors.

"Who helped you, how far and how far to go, do you have a lot of time, waiting here to be caught, right?" Ye Qianliu waved his hand, looking too lazy to pay attention to people.

Seeing him driving people away so childishly, Xu Shu chuckled a few times, saluted, and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute. ”

Just a few steps away, the sound behind Xu Shu stopped. He turned around and asked, "What else do you have to tell your seniors?"

"If you take this, it will be regarded as a gift from me, an elder. Ye Qianliu's voice came out of the darkness, and at the same time, something was thrown out.

Xu Shu caught the thing, and at first glance, it was a scroll, and there was a dragon-like totem on the seal. He didn't understand the purpose of the senior who gave him this scroll, but since it was the kindness of the senior, he should be grateful.

After thanking his seniors, Xu Shu left the secret prison and went straight to the exit.

Two

At the back door of the Yousi Pavilion, four dark shadows cautiously left the backyard and moved deeper into the alleyway.

These four people are Xiao Xue who came out of the dark prison, Bai Fan and Duan Qianyan, and Mei Yuehan.

Mei Yuehan was seriously injured and was already unconscious. Duan Qianyan is better, and he can still talk to Xiaoxue.

"Who the hell is he?" Bai Fan put Mei Yuehan in the corner of the alley, turned his head and asked who the man next to Xiao Xue was.

Xiaoxue looked up at the sky, it was overcast and foggy, and the starlight was dim, like a precursor to a storm. She responded to Bai Fan lightly, "No one, just a bad friend." ”

"Then why was he locked up in a secret prison by Huang Yuan?" Bai Fan continued to ask.

"It's the emperor who is leaving him, not the prince's business. This guy offended Huang Li, so he was arrested and imprisoned. ”

"You agreed to help us save people because of this man. Bai Fan got to the bottom of it.

Xiaoxue was upset by the question, and replied casually: "Sort of." I owe this guy a favor, and I saved him to repay the favor. ”

"That's right. Bai Fan touched his chin thoughtfully. "I thought he was your lover. ”

"Didn't you say it, do you have something wrong with your ears or a bad brain!" Xiao Xue kicked Bai Fan angrily.

The corners of Bai Fan's mouth twitched, he had never seen a barbaric girl like Han Liangxue, and he suddenly felt that the Miao girl that Le Yi had a crush on was actually not so bad-tempered, at least compared to the girl in front of him.

"Hey, I said you guys can stop chatting here, okay?" Duan Qianyan saw that Xiao Xue and Bai Fan were talking about him as if no one was around, and if he didn't speak up, he would be completely ignored by them.

"......" Bai Fan only looked at Duan Qianyan at this time, and his intuition told him that the origin of this surname Duan was a mystery, and he was definitely not an ordinary person. But now I don't have time to care about who and what identity the surname Duan is, he has more important things to do-

"I went to give the signal, and the man was rescued. It's time for Zihui to retreat, and the Yunwu gang will probably do good things. He asked Xiaoxue to take a good look at Mei Yuehan, and looked around to see that no one else was coming, so he left with confidence.

Xiao Xue looked at Bai Fan's shadow in the deep alley, and then at Mei Yuehan, who was still unconscious, and sighed: "I don't know what happened to Xu Daxia, that person looks very strong." ”

"Don't worry, Xu Shu is fine, Ye Qianliu will let him go. Duan Qianyan said.

Xiao Xue was taken aback, "That person is Ye Qianliu!" "Oh my God! She was almost killed by Ye Qianliu, why are the famous people in the rivers and lakes in Nanchu Dongzi."

"How did you know that Ye Qianliu would let Xu Daxia go?" she couldn't understand this question.

Duan Qianyan leaned against the wall and slowly sat against the wall, and said lightly: "Ye Qianliu is the junior brother of the Sword Saint Zhuang Yanzi, these two studied under the same sect in the early years, but later they went on different paths, for the sake of the former senior brother, no matter how you say it, you should let Xu Shu go." Speaking of which, Xu Shu can also be regarded as Ye Qianliu's nephew. ”

"Well, it's a complicated relationship. Xiaoxue put her hands around her chest, looked Duan Qianyan up and down with her eyes, saw that Duan Qianyan was uncomfortable, and asked her what was wrong.

She asked him with interest: "Why do you want to trouble Huangli, or is it for me, I don't remember that we have any other relationship than being enemies." “

"How do you want to know?" Duan Qianyan also looked at her with interest and said with a smile: "If I say that I like you, will you believe me?"

Xiaoxue was stunned, her little face turned red, fortunately the night was dark and the moon was light, so she didn't let Duan Qianyan see her embarrassment. She coughed, feigning composure, "I don't believe it, I don't know who you are." ”

"You still know me, how can I like you. Duan Qianyan glanced at her with disgust, and said provocatively: "You have no breasts and no ass, and you don't feel as good as a prostitute, so you must be unappetizing when you sleep." ”

"Shameless!" Xiaoxue shouted, her face turning from red to blue. This man's shamelessness simply refreshed her perception of him.

Duan Qianyan was light-hearted: "I thought you already knew that I was a shameless person before. ”

"What scum. Xiaoxue said with disdain, except to describe him as shameless scum, she couldn't find any other words to scold.

Duan Qianyan disagreed, and continued: "You dead girl owes me a year's worth of food, no matter how you say it, you can be regarded as my woman. Although you don't feel anything, you can still see it. Of course I have to take care of someone looking for trouble with you, but I didn't expect you to be quite bold and dare to provoke Huang Li, but fortunately, what Huang Li wants is the gold and silver Chamber of Commerce behind you, if he takes a fancy to you, then I will have more trouble to manage. ”

"Who wants you to care. My sister will help me with anything, and it won't be your turn. Xiaoxue's voice was low.

"I don't need your consent to do something. Anyway, I'm in charge of your business, so you owe me a favor again, and you can pay it back slowly in the future. Duan Qianyan stood up and approached Xiaoxue step by step, until she had no way to retreat and had to lean against the wall, then lowered her head, and her mellow voice suddenly became very serious and a little angry inside, and said: "You listen well, dead girl, you owe me a favor and it is already my person, except that I thought no one would dare to bully you, if you dare to ask others to find your trouble in the future, or if you dare to find other men, I will even strip you with a belt, do you hear?"

"You ......" Xiaoxue swallowed her saliva, not daring to look up at him, the pressure from the top of her head covered her heart like a cloud of mist. She could hear that he was angry, this was to warn her to be careful, but she still didn't understand why he was angry when he didn't like him, and warned her so domineeringly, which made her start to think and think wildly.

Duan Qianyan teased the girl who was held by himself like a kitten, and said coldly: "I have something else to do now, let you go for the time being." Don't try to run away, you know, wherever you flee you will be caught by me. ”

With that, he reached out and picked up Xiaoxue's chin and made her look directly at him.

Xiaoxue was silent, and through the dim moonlight, she vaguely saw a pair of eyes that emitted a hazy light staring at her tightly, this evil aura from him made her feel very much like a little white rabbit being targeted by a tiger, and she was in a very dangerous situation, unable to escape from the palm of his hand.

It's very unpleasant, what kind of bad luck did she take, and she was entangled by this arrogant man. Don't let her escape, she fled, anyway, she has a sister, who can catch her if she wants to escape.

With other calculations in mind, I still have to pretend to be well-behaved on the surface. Blinking, she replied very obediently: "Don't worry, provoking you has already caused me enough trouble, how can I have any other thoughts to provoke other men." If you have something, get out of here, save you, don't be caught again. ”

Duan Qianyan seemed to see the abacus in the dead girl's heart, and lowered her head, almost touching the tip of her nose. This proximity made Xiaoxue panic even more, and the danger surrounded her like a fog.

"It's for the best. Duan Qianyan couldn't see a trace of expression on his face, and his voice was even more warm.

Xiaoxue was so shocked by the cold momentum that suddenly emanated from his body that her legs became weak, and she lost her center of gravity very spinelessly, but fortunately, she leaned her back against the wall, she didn't fall to the ground in shame, but just leaned against the wall and barely looked at him.

The corners of Duan Qianyan's lips were slightly hooked, and he smiled evilly. He retracted his gaze and straightened his back, not as weak as before, and his former spirit had now recovered eight points.

He let go of Xiaoxue, raised his eyebrows, glanced at the unconscious Mei Yuehan, and snorted coldly: "I won't let you go next time." ”

Xiaoxue looked at Mei Yuehan inexplicably, always feeling that Duan Qianyan seemed to have some enmity with Mei Yuehan, and wanted to ask them what happened in the dark prison, but when she turned her head, there was no one to see, and Duan Qianyan was gone.

Paragraph ...... Duan Qianyan?" Xiaoxue panicked for a while, looked around, and there was indeed no one.

In the remote alley, except for her and a half-dead man in the corner, there was only the cold wind, and there was no other shadow.

Duan Qianyan left, without a trace, just as suddenly and quietly as when he came.

Xiaoxue is in a mess at this moment, she can't understand Duan Qianyan, to her, he is a mystery, full of riddles, can't guess, can't see clearly.

As she left the chaos for Duan Qianyan, a silver-red-edged firework exploded in the sky in the distance—it was a silver fire signal, something from the Dragon Clan. "It seems that everything is in progress, and my plan will definitely catch Huang Li off guard. The corners of her lips twitched, and a sly smile appeared on her face.

Three

After waiting for a while, Xiaoxue finally saw Bai Fan who hurried over, as well as Minyu.

"The signal has been sent, and Master Yan is almost coming out. Are you guys ready over there?" she asked Bai Fan directly about his current situation.

Bai Fan squatted down to check Mei Yuehan's injuries, and responded: "The head of the family sent a letter saying that the clouds and mist had already been prepared, just waiting for the third signal to be issued." Speaking of which, the head of the family still wants to meet you. ”

"The head of the family, the head of your family is Long Tian. Xiaoxue mentioned it for no reason, this seemingly casual sentence, but she heard inexplicably other intentions.

Bai Fan didn't care, he just responded very normally: "That's right, Brother Long Tian is our family master, you didn't see him last time you came to our Long Clan's stronghold, Brother Long Tian was no longer in Dongzi at that time, he only came here to make peace with us after you left yesterday." ”

Yesterday evening, Xiaoxue and Liu Changnan left the Long family's stronghold in the cave, originally thinking that the head of the Long family was a faceless mysterious person, but it turned out that he had just arrived in Dongzi. happened to stagger the time with Xiaoxue and Liu Changnan, so they didn't meet. But the more this is the case, the more Xiaoxue wants to see the true face of the head of the Long family.

"Is that friend of Master Yan here?" Xiao Xue brought up another topic.

Min Yu said seriously like a little adult: "It's early, and it's been waiting for us." ”

Bai Fan picked up Mei Yuehan at this time and walked towards the entrance of the alley, "Let's go quickly, this guy is seriously injured, and he needs to be treated quickly." By the way, what about your friend, what about the person named Duan Qianyan? Why is it missing?" Thinking of the surname Duan, Bai Fan noticed that the person was gone.

"He's gone, I don't know where I've gone, maybe I'm back in the mountains and forests. Xiaoxue said without being salty. From her tone, it seemed that Duan Qianyan's disappearance had nothing to do with her.

In fact, where that guy went, it really didn't matter much to her.

She rescued him anyway.

Bai Fan looked at her impatient expression, didn't ask too much, and directly led her and Minyu out of the alley.

Four

Yousi Hall, 2nd floor

The two cups of tea on the table were steaming white, and the water surface was reflected with a layer of gold film by candlelight, and a few thin green leaves were swinging on the water, fragile to be roasted by the candlelight.

Pick up one of the cups of tea and drink it slowly. When he lowered his eyes to observe the chess game in front of him, he inadvertently noticed the silver fire signal outside the window that had not disappeared, his brows were flat, and his heart was worried that he was gone at the moment, so he comfortably put down the tea and raised his hand to make the next move. This natural demeanor was used perfectly, and the person on the other side did not notice the subtle changes in him.

"Master Yan's exquisite chess skills are comparable to those of contemporary chess saints, and I am fortunate to play a game with you today, and it is not in vain that I have come here to play for a long time. The emperor leaned on the soft couch casually, bent his knees and propped his head, and behaved indecently, but he revealed a noble aura that came from birth, but there was a ruffian in this nobility, and the two temperaments were perfectly combined in him, and it was difficult to describe what kind of character he was.

"His Royal Highness Liao Zan, Zihui is a scholar, how can he be compared with the chess saint. "Words and deeds are modest and humble, and every action is a model of Confucian sages.

Huang Li sneered coldly, "Pretending, literati and artists are all ordinary people, and they have nothing to show for themselves." ”

"There are thousands of kinds of laymen in the world, and they can't be classified into one category, even literati and writers have good qualities. Your Highness, the laity refers to people from all over the world, and we are one of them. "Smile in words and deeds, and deal with the flow.

"Oh, Mr. Zihui said it so well, did he also count himself. ”

"Naturally. "Words and deeds answered," Zihui was born in the world, and she should have a vulgar word on her back, but she read a little more, and she is no different from ordinary people. ”

This is a subtle reply, in the face of people who are as unpredictable as the second prince, no matter what you talk about, you must stay sober, and you must not be affected by it, otherwise it is not impossible to be tricked unconsciously.

The question of the second prince just now was just to inquire about the first word and deed, and the first word and deed knew that the second prince did not believe that he really followed the teacher's instructions to come here to discuss, and now no matter what the second prince said, he could only maneuver. The second signal was sent just now, he knew that Bai Fan and they had successfully rescued Mei Yuehan, now that the biggest problem had been solved, there was no reason to deal with people here, and in a short time, the third signal would be issued, and he wanted to leave here before the clouds and mist moved.

"Your Highness. He got up and shook his hand. "When Zihui was away for a long time, the teacher was still waiting for me to go back and play with him. Presumably he has been waiting for a long time, and I am afraid that Zihui will not be able to stay here longer, so I hope His Royal Highness will forgive me. ”

Seeing him like this, Huang Li's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Since this is the case, Mr. will go." If I delay Xun Fuzi and his old man, please ask Mr. to apologize to his old man for me. ”

Words and deeds didn't expect to leave so easily, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he couldn't care about anything else, he thanked the emperor, and the woman who came from led the way and left here.

Probably when he left, he didn't notice that someone had been staring at him, and that person was none other than Huang Li, who let him go.

Huang Li stood on the windowsill on the second floor, watching Yan Xingyi get into the carriage in the crowd of people, with a good-looking but evil smile on the corner of his lips, and sighed to Yue: "Master Yan, you have refused your kindness." ”

"Your Highness. Someone called him behind him, and it was the woman who didn't say much.

He didn't look back and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Something happened in the dark prison, the Dragoon Guard General just reported that the people of the Long Clan and Yunwu rescued Mei Yuehan. ”

"Long Tian really cooperated with Mei Yue, and the speed was quite fast. What's going on on our side?" he didn't seem to worry about the consequences of the prisoner's rescue, but instead lightly brushed the matter aside.

The woman replied without any expression: "All of us in Dongzi only pay attention to Xinghai Yuelou, and the crown prince and General Long Wei have not discovered our actions. ”

"As for the Dragoon General's side, it is impossible for him to be indifferent except for something big. ”

"As soon as he came out of the dark prison, he took his men and horses to seal the city, and in addition, Ye Qianliu is no longer in the dark prison, and we can't find him. ”

"Don't worry about Ye Qianliu. Huang Li raised his head to look at the moon, and said lightly: "The affairs on the rivers and lakes are free for the people of the rivers and lakes to solve, and we will not interfere." Brother Huang and Huang Fu Yan and they probably started to hunt down the Long Clan and Yunwu, this is a good opportunity, their eyes are on the side, Xinghai Yuelou will have fewer guards, and our affairs will be much smoother. ”

The woman lowered her head, hesitated for a moment, and after understanding what the second prince meant, she said another thing, "Your Highness, there is one more thing. ”

"Hmm?......" Huang Li turned around, his face suspicious.

"Not only is Ye Qianliu gone, but the person from His Highness is also missing. ”

"Duan Qianyan is gone......" Huang Li's voice lowered an octave when he heard the news.

The woman could hear that he was angry, and hurriedly responded: "I'm sorry, my subordinates will send someone to arrest him immediately." ”

"......" he said with a gloomy face, without his usual ruffianness, "No need, if it's gone, it's gone." It's just a pawn used to make a transaction, anyway, Jiang Lao of the Gold and Silver Chamber of Commerce has already done that thing for me, and this transaction was supposed to end after Xinghai Yuelou set sail, and then return the person to the little kitten. Since you lose it, forget it, you don't have to catch useless chess pieces anymore. ”

If that little kitten asked him to get back Duan Qianyan afterwards, he was looking forward to her going crazy after discovering that the person was gone, it must be very interesting, and I believe that she would be more like a crazy kitten at that time.

The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, and his face showed joy, sweeping away the gloom just now.

The woman had never seen him smile, and His Highness, who had such a bright smile, made her heart beat faster for a moment.

The first time I found out, His Highness turned out to be very good when he smiled.