Chapter Eighty-Four: Attacked
The first snow after the New Year was boiling and falling, and the earth was vast, and the mountains were covered in silver.
"I'm going down the mountain. ”
Liang Qiufeng, who was wearing a blue sword suit, waved goodbye to Xiao Xiao.
He was not the only one who went down the mountain, but also Zhang Jiangshan, Gu Chengyang, Zhou Bo, Fu Renfu, Gu Huichuan, Lan Lingling, etc., a total of eight people.
Eight people, seven disciples, plus the elder Xiao Jihai, who led the team, formed a detachment together, and they had to go to Zhongnan City to sit in the town and maintain order.
Ever since the Sword Mansion Guards were attacked in the Ali Mountains, and the whereabouts of the Sword Guard Elder Chen Zhixiang were unknown, the morale of the Sword Mansion was low and the people were panicked.
As the most important town under the jurisdiction of the Sword Mansion, Zhongnan City was even more rumored, and many unidentified warriors came, and for a while, dragons and snakes were mixed, and it was very chaotic.
In view of this, the government advocated that Xingkong ordered seven capable disciples to go down the mountain, led by Xiao Jihai, and rushed to Zhongnan City, to join forces with the local family to stabilize the situation.
The three major families of Zhongnan City, the Zhou family, the Zhang family, and the Gu family. The three families have outstanding disciples who learned swords in the Sword Mansion, and now they have gone down the mountain and returned to the city together to coordinate and cooperate.
Of course, whether you are sincere in cooperation or not, there must be reservations.
At least Liang Qiufeng knew that this mission would not be simple. Zhou Bo is eyeing himself, and as long as he has the opportunity, he will definitely poison himself.
"It's just that I'm no longer a noodle person who can be pinched by others......"
Liang Qiufeng's hand tightened.
After saying goodbye, the eight fast horses rushed into the snowstorm. Xiao Jihai took the lead, and the seven disciples lined up behind, with horses' hooves and crushing snowflakes all the way.
Eight swords under the end of the south!
Zhou Bo and Lan Lingling were close together, while Liang Qiufeng and Zhang Jiangshan Fu Renfu were closer, but Gu Chengyang looked a little out of place with a lonely look. After he cracked the sword title "Introduction to Sword Killing", the temperament of the whole person became more cold and arrogant.
By noon, the snow was falling more and more tightly, and there was a chill that penetrated my heart. Although everyone was prepared and wore hats, the consumption was also quite large in the process of galloping quickly.
"There's a mountain temple in front of us, so let's go and rest for a while. ”
Xiao Jihai ordered.
He doesn't know how many times he has been back and forth on this road, and he knows the road conditions very well.
After continuing to run for half an hour, a corner of the temple was revealed in the small forest on the mountain col by the roadside.
Eight horses galloped over, and all the people turned over and fell off their horses, tied their horses to the trunk of the tree, and then entered the temple.
The inside of this mountain temple is not wide, and there is a statue of a god with peeling gold paint, and one of the right arms of the god is broken, which looks dilapidated.
After entering, his own disciples quickly picked up a pile of dead branches with their hands and feet, burned them, kept them warm, and boiled water.
Xiao Jihai put his hands behind his back and stared at the statue with a deep expression - for many years, the Sword Mansion had been in trouble both internally and externally, and it was difficult for them to move forward, but they relied on a united will to survive it. Seeing that there has been a slight improvement in recent years, some good seedlings have emerged, and the clinker was immediately hit in the head.
He and Chen Zhixiang are out of the same door, and several brothers and sisters have always been like brothers, and now Chen Zhixiang's life and death are unknown, isn't it sad and indignant?
"They will never allow me to rise again!"
A voice roared in his heart, but it seemed helpless.
"Elder Xiao, take a sip of water. ”
But it was Gu Huichuan who brought a bowl of boiling water.
Xiao Jihai took it, took a sip, warmed his heart slightly, and was about to say something, when his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Be careful!"
As soon as the words fell, a loud "bang" was heard, and the entire mountain temple collapsed, and large pieces of mud and rocks fell down.
Xiao Jihai drew his sword with his backhand and roared away, the sword was shining, and the cold light directly shattered the wind and snow in the sky.
"Boom!"
A strange laugh sounded, and a slightly old voice said: "Xiao Jihai, go back, there is a dead end ahead." With each syllable of the voice, it felt like it was a little farther away, and at the end, the sound was faint and inaudible, adding to the eerie feeling.
Xiao Jihai wanted to pursue, but suddenly remembered something, afraid that he would fall for the plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, so that the seven stranded disciples were in danger and had to stop.
At this time, Liang Qiufeng and the others had already pounced, with the long sword in hand, and they were all tenacious, but they did not seem panicked. The collapse of the temple did not cause any harm.
When he looked outside, he saw that all the horses he was riding had been killed, and there was a wound the size of a cup on the neck and neck, and blood was gushing out, staining the snow red, and the scene was extremely tragic. If you are timid enough to see it, you are afraid that you will be frightened.
Xiao Jihai's gaze swept over the faces of the disciples, and said, "There is a strong enemy looking around, and you want us to retreat in the face of difficulties, what do you say?"
Gu Chengyang replied the fastest: "Kill it!"
All the people joined in and hated the same enemy.
Xiao Jihai said with satisfaction: "Okay, very good, worthy of being a disciple of the Sword Mansion." My generation of sword cultivation, perseverance, courage forward, even in the face of difficulties and obstacles, what are you afraid of?
Without a horse, he directly exerts his body skills and light skills, does not strive for speed, and walks without hurry, so as to preserve the true qi and use it to deal with enemies who appear at any time.
Unexpectedly, there was no situation on this road, and he entered Zhongnan City safely and lived. The people in charge of the reception are Zhang, Gu, and Wednesday. These three temporarily gathered together on the surface and entertained Xiao Jihai and his party. After the banquet, Gu Chengyang and others also took the opportunity to return to the family first and reunite with their families.
Liang Qiufeng, who had no relatives and no reason, was invited to Zhangjiangshan Mansion as a guest.
"Senior Brother Liang, our task this time is not easy, we must be very careful, otherwise it will ......"
Zhang Jiangshan didn't go on, but the words that followed were not difficult to understand. Obviously, after meeting with the family side, he learned some information that is not optimistic.
Liang Qiufeng was silent, he naturally knew the situation of the Sword Mansion, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was embattled. An attack on the road is a warning. As for why he didn't come a second time, it should be that the other party didn't have enough manpower to attack and kill him head-on. After all, this is a radius of thousands of miles, and it is the territory of the Zhongnan Sword Mansion, and the guards of the Sword Mansion are not vegetarians, patrolling and guarding, if there is a large number of hostile forces invading, they will inevitably be aware of it.
It's just that open guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, so there is no big mistake in being careful, and it is always right.
When I came to Zhang's house, the greeting of the Zhang family was enthusiastic, and I met an acquaintance, Director Zhang Dexiang Zhang. Zhang Dexiang learned that in just a few months, Liang Qiufeng had become a disciple of the inner sect of the Sword Mansion, alongside his own young master, and he couldn't help but be in awe, and his attitude was very respectful.
In the face of Zhou Yao and other strong enemies that day, Liang Qiufeng was calm and wise, and his expression of defeating the strong with the weak made Zhang Dexiang extremely impressed.
On the dinner table, there was a beautiful girl, and she was introduced to learn that it was Zhang Jiangshan's sister, called "Zhang Jinxiu". Taken together, it has the meaning of "splendid country".
What made Liang Qiufeng feel strange was that the body and weight of the Zhang brothers and sisters were really different, so he couldn't help but glance at the woman a few more times.
Zhang Jinxiu looked cold, rolled her eyes, and looked quite unhappy.
After the meal, Liang Qiufeng was arranged to rest in the guest room, and Zhang Jiangshan went to talk to his father and a group of uncles.