Chapter 55: The First Shot
The night in Qingzhou City is a little cool, there are no pedestrians on the road, only the dim lights hanging in front of the doors of the shops, which are not as lively as the daytime. The sound of a night cat in the distance was even more chilling. The bright moon has already set, and some lanes and streets are deep, and they are even darker.
Lao Dao and Qingzhou walked for a few hours, relying on the guidance of the high-rise buildings of Bailu Academy, and finally arrived at Pingyang Fang, Qin Chuan thought in his heart, about a few more lanes, he would be able to reach the Tongfu Inn to rest, so the pace of the soles of his feet was a little faster.
"Old Dao, hurry up, you are still a cultivator, why can't you catch up with me?" Qin Chuan's eyes were bloodshot, and his eyelids began to droop together, if he hadn't been in a hurry, he would have fallen asleep closer. At this moment, he is urging Lao Dao.
Since the wine in the wine bag was drunk, Lao Dao seemed to be bored, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all with his usual steps. Hearing Qin Chuan's urging, Lao Dao was still not in a hurry as before, and it seemed that he was already sleepy.
Looking up at the sky, and then at the lanes on both sides, only the shadows of Lao Dao and Qin Chuan were reflected at this moment, Lao Dao stopped and said: "Rabbit cub, if you don't get rid of the heel worm in the back, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the Tongfu Inn." ”
When Qin Chuan heard Lao Dao's words, he felt inexplicable, there were only two shadows in this alley, and he didn't see a third person, so how could he talk about it? Not to mention that he had walked all the way, and he didn't hear the footsteps of other people, could it be that someone was following him and didn't know it.
"Old Dao, don't scare me, just the two of us at this moment, is it haunted?" Qin Chuan kept looking around, but he didn't find anything suspicious.
However, at this time, Lao Dao seemed to be a little tired, found a threshold and sat down, shook the wine bag, and drank the last few drops of liquor in it before saying to Qin Chuan: "Give you half a pillar of incense time, otherwise I will go back to sleep first." ”
When Qin Chuan was confused, at the mouth of the lane, a third person appeared, and under the light of the waning moon, the shadow was stretched longer and longer, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer.
Qin Chuan looked at the visitor seriously, he was about seven feet tall, his whole body was wrapped in a night coat and his face was missing, his feet were wearing ordinary green shoes, and he didn't see any sound when he stepped on the ground. In his hand, he held a ring-headed knife, and there was an iron ring at the place of the handle, and under the blowing of the autumn wind, there was a slight knocking sound between the ring and the handle.
This was the only sound in the silent night, but Qin Chuan was terrified when he heard it.
The person who came was getting closer and closer, and when he was only twenty steps away from Qin Chuan, he stopped, Lao Dao sat behind Qin Chuan, didn't care about the person who came, and turned to the side after a glance, preparing to let Qin Chuan face the man in black who suddenly appeared alone.
However, Qin Chuan was stunned at the moment, he didn't know what to do, and he didn't dare to move when he stood in the alleyway. At this moment, the night is silent, and the surrounding residents are already asleep, if they shout one or two, by the time they go out to check, I am afraid that they will have died under the knife. Qin Chuan recognized the knife, it was the scar-faced Lao Wu's ring-headed knife when he robbed Wang Dagui in the mountains before, and the knife was wrapped with a strip of cloth on the handle, and the head was cut off as if it were cutting vegetables.
Glancing behind him, Lao Dao didn't say a word, he had already decided to let Qin Chuan solve this person alone, there must be a reason. However, Qin Chuan has just condensed the unconsummated Danhai and Empty Mountain, how to face the bandits who are stained with a lot of blood in this martial arts rivers and lakes.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Chuan suddenly said: "Your Excellency, we have no grievances recently, and we have no worries in the past, you came here tonight, you must have recognized the wrong person, it is better for you to turn back and leave, and we will stop here." Rest assured, we will never report to the temple. What's more, we are poor Taoists, and we don't have any money on us, even if you rob us, it will be in vain, otherwise you will disturb the residents next to you, and it will be difficult for you to leave. ”
Qin Chuan recognized Scarface Lao Wu, but he still pretended to be a stranger, hoping that Scarface Lao Wu was just passing by, and he didn't recognize himself and Lao Dao by the night. If the scar-faced old five spared his life, he had to think about it in the laneway of Pingyang Fang, and if he disturbed the residents next to him, there must be people from the temple there, and when the time came, it would be difficult to get out.
Lao Dao stayed by the side for a long time and didn't speak, seeing that the person was getting closer and closer, Qin Chuan was still playing with his mouth, pulled out a weed next to him and put it in his mouth, and said unhurriedly: "Rabbit cub, that's the scar-faced old five I met before, poisoned us in the bucket, if it wasn't for Mr. Yu's merciful subordinates, he would definitely not be able to leave that night." Lao Dao added fuel and vinegar to the side, as if he wanted to anger this person.
When Qin Chuan heard Lao Dao's words, he also scolded in his heart: "Stinky Lao Dao, it's really not a good thing, you still have a bunch of talismans to throw around, I don't have anything, I don't even know the basic moves, what can I do." ”
Twenty steps, eighteen steps, sixteen steps, fourteen steps, just when Qin Chuan was sweating profusely and hesitated, the scar-faced old five moved, and his feet in green shoes rushed over on the bluestone slab of the laneway, but he couldn't hear any sound, and in a blink of an eye, he pulled out the ring head knife from the scabbard, shining a palpitating light under the moonlight.
Scar-faced Lao Wu came back from a certain exploration point, and happened to see Lao Dao and Qin Chuan, so he quietly followed. It was not easy to bypass the people in the temple who checked the curfew, and when they arrived in the alleys where there were no people around, if they didn't do it at this time, the porters and others who would enter the city would appear, and it would inevitably cause trouble when they were seen.
When Qin Chuan was arguing, Scarface Old Fifth had already known that Qin Chuan recognized his identity, and all he did was just to delay it until dawn. However, the scar-faced old five was never verbose, and he was ruined by the two of them at the beginning, causing him to be punished by the boss, and he was ridiculed by other brothers, so that he couldn't raise his head for several days.
I happened to meet the two of them tonight, and the scar-faced old five thought that this revenge must be avenged. In order to have a long night and many dreams, the scar-faced old five is ready to do it first, after all, he has been walking in the martial arts rivers and lakes for decades, but it is more than enough to deal with this old and one young, who would have thought that it was the old Taoist who hid on the side and watched the play, so that this little Taoist priest could face it alone, it seems that this old Taoist is also a ruthless person.
The ring head knife is getting closer and closer, Qin Chuan can already see the lines on the blade, and it only takes five steps for this knife to reach his face and cut off his head. It is expected that Qin Chuan has never really cultivated martial arts, but Qin Chuan reacted instinctively and knew that he had to dodge this blow.
So Qin Chuan also began to move, like a rabbit, took a few steps back, and slipped to the right. Qin Chuan obviously felt that his body was much lighter, and it seemed that he could climb the wall of the surrounding courtyard with a single jump, which seemed to be the reason for the condensation of the two places of Empty Mountain and Danhai.
The scar-faced old five was very surprised, and he couldn't see that this little Taoist priest was also a member of the martial arts rivers and lakes, otherwise this body was so fast that he could dodge his powerful blow. It seems that they ruined their own big things at the beginning, and these two people can be regarded as brave and strategic. But if you don't bring back the heads of these two people tonight, how can this resentment in your heart be resolved?
Thinking of this, the scar-faced old man kicked the bluestone slab heavily, and jumped towards Qin Chuan's side, looking at the position of the ring head blade and its shape, it had already trapped Qin Chuan in front of the wall.
However, Qin Chuan shook the wall a few times with his steps backwards, flew over the head of the scar-faced old five, and stood firmly three steps away. With his light pace, Qin Chuan let Scarface's two moves go short.
Seeing that his two killing moves were ineffective, and he didn't even hurt this little Dao Tong a point, Scarface Lao Wu began to get anxious, if he was dealing with him at this speed, then I don't know if he could solve these two people before dawn. If the whistle of the temple finds that someone is killing people in Qingzhou City, then it will be difficult to run away at that time.
So the scar-faced old five took a breath, clenched the handle of the knife, and just like Qin Chuan, he turned around and killed from the other side of the wall, this time the speed was faster than before, the tip of the knife was almost in front of him, Qin Chuan hadn't moved yet, and it seemed that he had been scared stupid.
Scarface Lao Wu has been in the martial arts rivers and lakes for a long time, although the realm has not yet reached the synaesthesia realm that martial arts practitioners say, but all this move is really practiced from the sword mountain and the sea of fire, there are no fancy moves, only the intention of killing decisively. Look at this is a simple knife, in fact, in the blink of an eye, the opponent's retreat has been expected, before others have reacted, the second move has arrived in front of the eyes, it is expected that the opponent how to react smartly, but also by the ring head knife injured.
However, Qin Chuan did not play his cards according to common sense, and when he saw that the ring head knife was about to reach his eyes, he avoided the blade instead, and rushed forward, gathering his strength in his fists and hitting the scar-faced old five's abdomen. After all, Qin Chuan is short and can only touch his abdomen nearby.
Instant decision, quick punch, and good response. The scar-faced old five secretly thought to himself in his heart, which is this Dao boy, he is clearly a genius in the martial arts rivers and lakes, although he is immature in one move and one style, but he has a real understanding of martial arts at such an age, which is really terrifying. However, if you are a genius of martial arts, you will also fall into the nameless alley tonight.
The scar-faced old five qi luck in the abdomen, and fought hard with Qin Chuan's fists, except for the slight pain, there was no damage. Therefore, the scar-faced old five took advantage of Qin Chuan's unstable footing, and another quick knife slashed at Qin Chuan. The knife was sharp, and there was already a slight sound of wind following the arm forward.
This move is to break the army, but Scarface Lao Wu in a fight with synaesthesia powerhouse comprehension, although that serious injury returned, but Scarface Lao Wu has a deep understanding, thinking that under the realm of synaesthesia, few people can avoid this knife. Looking at Qin Chuan's figure, he has not yet reached the so-called synaesthesia realm of martial arts cultivators, so he can't communicate with the aura of heaven and earth, so he can seriously injure Qin Chuan while Qin Chuan's body is tired, and the old Dao who is sitting at that time must not be worried.
Thinking of this, the scar-faced old five forcibly used his skills again, swinging the ring head knife faster, there were already several blades shaking in front of Qin Chuan's eyes, and he couldn't tell what was true and what was fake, but in this way, all Qin Chuan's retreats were blocked.
After a few rounds, Qin Chuan gradually lost his strength, after all, he was a ten-year-old Taoist boy, at this moment of life and death, he should have been hiding behind others, who would have thought that he would stand up and fight with the scar-faced old five.
Martial arts rivers and lakes will not be weak because of age, and others will let you do nothing.
Qin Chuan sighed, since he couldn't dodge, he had to bite the bullet. Qin Chuan fixed his eyes, looked at the blade in front of him carefully, as if he wanted to find the real ring-headed knife from the front, seeing that the knife handles were getting faster and faster, from five to eight, and then to twelve, after blinking, seeing more and more of them, Qin Chuan still couldn't distinguish them, but his eyes saw more and more blurry.
Since you can't see when you open your eyes, you can close your eyes. Qin Chuan ignored the blade in front of him, closed his eyes and comprehended the changes in the ring-headed knife, hoping to find the real ring-headed knife from it.
At this moment, a slight rain fell in Qingzhou City, and a little autumn wind blew Qinchuan's wide robe. Qin Chuan didn't care whether the knife would fall on his neck at the moment, but he used his heart to comprehend the aura of heaven and earth and find the weakness in Scarface's old five moves.
A fledgling Taoist boy who doesn't know any martial arts techniques, facing bandits who are decisive in killing and going through a lot of bloody battles, no one thought that the matter of deciding the winner within half a pillar of incense at most has dragged on until now.
Scarface Lao Wu seemed to hear footsteps in the distance, it must be the porter and the others who had already gotten up, if they didn't hurry up, it would be difficult to wait until everyone woke up. Seeing that Qin Chuan had already closed his eyes, as if he was powerless against this airtight killing move, the scar-faced old five was secretly happy in his heart, but the ring head knife in his hand did not dare to stop, and moved forward a few more points.
Scarface is very confident, as long as he lets the ring head knife move forward an inch, even if Qin Chuan is a powerhouse in the synaesthesia realm, he will not be able to do anything at that time. Thinking that the so-called martial arts cultivation wizard was about to be damaged into his own hands, the scar-faced old five was so uncomfortable, looking at Qin Chuan at this moment was like looking at a dying person.
Time seems to have passed for a long time, and the scar-faced old five's ring head knife has still not been cut off. Qin Chuan didn't pay attention to what was happening in the outside world, but immersed himself in his own world. Although his eyes were closed, there was a trajectory of the ring-headed knife in his mind, and he saw that its speed was getting slower and slower, from twenty knife handles to ten knife handles, and from ten knife handles to five knife handles, and when Qin Chuan frowned and carefully perceived it, the five handles of this ring-headed knife became one knife handle.
Although at this moment, in the eyes of outsiders, the ring head knife is still powerful, and it is not clear what the offensive is, as if the trapped people have nowhere to escape. But Qin Chuan had already clearly seen the scar-faced old five's moves in his mind, and even felt that this ring head knife was a little sluggish.
"Right now. Qin Chuan said in his mouth, and used two fingers, straight through the airtight knife array, and pointed at the wrist of the scar-faced old five, and the previous whistling sound of breaking the sky began to disappear, leaving the scar-faced old five trembling slightly.
The two were only one step apart, but Scarface couldn't go any further. Seeing this, Qin Chuan coughed and took two steps back.
How is it possible? The little Dao boy who was waiting for death with his eyes closed actually saw the flaw at a glance, knowing that the previous sword formation was a bluff, as long as he avoided the ring head knife, but this close distance was difficult for even a martial arts practitioner in the synaesthesia realm to do, and it was difficult for this little Dao boy to do it even if he was a cultivation wizard in the martial arts rivers and lakes.
Scar-faced Lao Wu thought, this little Taoist boy must have relied on luck to dodge one move, but he couldn't dodge ten moves. Or feel that the night clothes are binding hands and feet, so the scar-faced old five faded the black robe, revealing his original face, in the dark night, this face full of scars looks even more terrifying.
"I'll just say it's Scarface's fifth, you don't believe it. Lao Dao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, crossed Erlang's legs, and suddenly said beside him, as if he was complacent about his previous guess.
It was expected that Qin Chuan was good-tempered, and when he heard the words of the old Tao, he couldn't help but turn around and scold: "If you can, why don't you make a move." ”
Seeing Qin Chuan's side revealed, the scar-faced old five smiled slightly, holding the ring-headed knife in his right hand, and slashed towards Qin Chuan's waist as before, as if he was going to cut Qin Chuan's waist, look at this momentum is even worse than before, the scar-faced old five should be going to fight to the death.
Sensing the danger behind him, Qin Chuan bent over, just like before, and sensed the law of the operation of the ring head knife between the lightning and flint, so he made a sword with his hand, avoided the blade, and stabbed at the right wrist of the scar-faced old five again.
Just when Qin Chuan touched his arm, he found that the scar-faced old five's smile was even worse, and he secretly said in his heart that it was not good and was about to go back, only to see that the scar-faced old five's left hand held a dagger for some time, and in the dark night, the cold suddenly appeared, stabbing Qin Chuan's neck.