Section 4: Sancai Fort

Night. It resembles a crow's feather, with white lines between black. It was like the eyes of an owl, with a yellow glow on its dark pupils.

This is the night, the late night, the lonely night.

"Lord Pengbao, please stay. These six sounds are very earnest, but they do not come from the heart, only the owner of the sound knows.

The door opened, and a lantern was lit outside. What came out was a fat man, and the fat man's name was Gou Shuo. He is very fat, so the name is also fat. Gou Shuo beckoned his five subordinates and walked into the West Chamber together, it seemed that their group was going to spend the night here.

This is Sancai Fort. Sancai Fort in Kaifeng, Henan. There are three castle owners in the fort, the eldest is surnamed Peng, the second is surnamed Peng, and the third is also surnamed Peng. The eldest is called Tianshi, the second is called Earth Stone, and the third is called Human Stone.

Therefore, who is the Lord of Pengbao who met with Gou Shuo, outsiders can't hear it, and only the two of them know.

Nangong Dirong crouched on the wall, seeing all this clearly.

Jinxi crouched beside her, confused. She didn't know why her young lady, after listening to the conversation between the two tea customers, suddenly changed her mind and came to this unfamiliar place at night.

But she didn't ask, because she was just her maid? No, the reason she didn't ask was because she knew she had a reason for doing it. This is trust? trust without hesitation.

They jumped down slightly, and the light flickered slightly, and their figures were reflected in the lantern cover, like splashes of ink on yellowed paper. Nangong Dirong was a little hesitant, she knew that the martial arts of any castle master of Sancai Fort were above her, and she and Jinxi must be careful.

But even so, she made a bold move. She tiptoed close to the window of the room that Gou Shuo had just walked out of, her slender index finger sticking out the tip of her tongue, and then gently soaking through the window paper. She brought her right eye up, and two figures were reflected in her bright pupils. It turned out that there were two people in the house, and there were two Pemberburg lords.

Neither of them was tall, and their appearance was very similar to that of the fat man they met at the hotel that day. Only these two are not necessarily so fat, the second has a short beard and a thin body, and the third has strong muscles and bones, and has a strong expression. At present, the three brothers are very easy to distinguish. As for whether they will all become Peng Tianshi's honor in a few years, it is unknown.

Peng Dishi and Peng Renshi were both sitting in their seats, still talking. I only heard Peng Dishi say: "Third brother, according to what Gou Shuo said, can you believe it?" Peng Renshi said: "This matter is beneficial and harmless, what is suspicious?" Peng Dishi shook his head and said: "It's hard to say." Regardless of the fact that our Sancai Fort and the Nangong family already have a deep enmity against each other, Nangong Yuan and Jiu are brothers after all, as the saying goes, 'inseparable relatives', if we follow what he said, help them capture and kill Nangong Jiu, and ensure that Nangong Yuan will take the opportunity to embarrass us. ”

Nangong Dirong was secretly frightened: "Sancai Fort wants to deal with Brother Jiu?" Yes, it must be Brother Jiu who saved me last time, and the dead fat man held a grudge, so he came to instigate." She listened to Peng Renshi again: "Second brother, didn't you say that there was a flying disaster, Yuan Jiu fought Qingfeng Tower in order to compete for the position of heir, and I expected that Nangong Yuan would like Nangong Jiu to die." If our Sancai Fort helps him clean up the portal, he can't ask for it. If this thing is done, the prestige of his Nangong family will only be further lost, and when the time comes, we will not only be able to grow a face north of the Yellow River, not to mention being in charge, but in the entire Ming martial arts, there will always be a place for our Sancai Fort! Moreover, our Poria cocos has fallen into the hands of Nangong Dirong, I heard that this mother-in-law is very good with Nangong Jiu, and I may be able to recapture Poria from Nangong Jiu. ”

Nangong Dirong bit her index finger, and her heart was constantly worried: "Ninth brother, ninth brother, how can you ...... No, I don't believe you will be the murderer of my father, there must be some misunderstanding here, I must get to the bottom of this!"

Peng Dishi said: "This matter is indeed of great benefit to my Sancai Castle, but third brother, people can't believe their words, how do you know that the flying disaster didn't mean to say so? Besides, we still had an agreement with Nangong Feifeng back then." As the saying goes, the heart of defense is indispensable, and in my opinion, this matter has to be considered in the long run. ”

Peng Dishi said: "Second brother, you are always so cautious, how can you achieve great things? It's a pity that the eldest brother went after the beggar, if he was there, he would be on my side, so that I and you would have to fight all the time." ”

"Third brother, you are always so reckless, if it weren't for your ...... back then Our father may not be killed by Nangong Feifeng's hand......" Peng Dishi sighed, and put his right index finger on the table to beat it. Peng Renshi was discouraged by what he said, and he didn't say anything for a while. The two were silent, except for the sound of Peng Dishi banging on the tabletop.

Nangong Dirong and Jinxi glanced at each other, and thought in their hearts: "Fortunately, Peng Tianshi is not here, since the two of them can't make up their minds, then the ninth brother (son) is at least safe now, and I hope he will return to Diancang as soon as possible." ”

Nangong Dirong glanced at Jinxi, and when the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard Peng Dishi say: "Yes! We don't have to kill Nangong Jiu, but we might as well capture him first, and then hand him over to Nangong Yuan, this is a clever plan! Hehe, if Nangong Yuan kills Nangong Jiu at that time, then he will be a murderous brother, and he will definitely not be able to escape the verbal criticism of his Nangong family; if he does not kill Nangong Jiu, then he will let his father's murderer go unpunished, and it will be equally difficult to escape criticism! When the time comes, how can Hebei Wulin be respected by this person again? At that time, although my Sancai Fort may be able to win the championship, at least I will get a piece of the pie!"

Peng Renshi was overjoyed, and his tone couldn't help but rise: "Second brother, what a strategy! Kill two birds with one stone!" The tables and chairs in the hall trembled slightly.

Also shaking up is Nangong Dirong. Of course, her trembling was not due to Peng Renshi's deep internal strength, because she had seen ten times deeper than him. So, she trembled, just because she was worried, because she was afraid. She was afraid that Sancai Fort's vicious strategy would really endanger Nangong Jiu, Nangong Yuan, and her Nangong family.

She clenched her hands, her knuckles turned white, and the scabbard was squeezed to make a "gurgling" sound. Fortunately, the two brothers, Peng Dishi and Peng Renshi, were immersed in joy, and they didn't notice the slight sound outside the window. However, since there are two windows, there can be two or even three people hiding in the shadows.

"Who is it!?" Peng Dishi suddenly shouted. Because although he was happy, he still maintained his usual caution. The two brothers rushed to the window together and threw two punches, the window shattered, and a young man suddenly appeared in the debris of paper.

The Peng brothers confronted him, but all they saw was the sword he was holding in his arms. Nangong Dirong only saw through a small hole in the window, but saw more. The young man stood tall, with a fair complexion and a shaved face, all of which were just that, but the most unforgettable thing for her was the slightly frowning brows, a pair of thick eyebrows that were as black as ink and like winged eagles.

"Who are you?" Peng Renshi shouted. This question is also what Nangong Dirong wants to ask, maybe only at this moment, she will feel a little cute about this Peng Laosan.

"Diancang faction...... Ye Xiaotian. The young man's voice was flat, and there seemed to be no emotional fluctuation. Maybe the indifference is like a piece of ice, but maybe it's more like his expressionless face.

"When did you come?" Peng Dishi asked, he wondered if their plan was being spied on by him. His tone softened, half because of his character, and half because of the prestige of the Diancang faction. Although it is rumored that the head of Diancang has passed away, the famous sword sect in the southwest still has a place for Diancang.

"Just arrived. Ye Xiaotian was still indifferent. He's telling the truth, he's a guy who doesn't like to hide it. So, he jumped in through the wall of the back door, walked to the window, and knocked lightly three times. If the door was near him, he would knock.

However, no one will believe this kind of statement.

Therefore, Peng Renshi did not believe it. He scolded in his usual loud voice: "Tell the truth to the master, otherwise Sancai Fort will make you die without a place to bury!" Peng Dishi didn't believe it, he beckoned, and the people who had been alarmed also surrounded him, including Gou Shuo and other guests.

But Ye Xiaotian was still silent, and it seemed that the more than thirty people present did not exist. He slammed his sword lightly on the ground, pressed his hands to the hilt of the sword, and lined it as straight as his body.

This time, he had more words than the previous ones. "I came to Sancai Fort to find my senior brother. If you've seen him, please let me know. ”

Peng Dishi asked, "Who is your senior brother?" This is the question of everyone present, Peng Dishi is very clear, so he, as the master, should be the first to ask. Everyone looked at Ye Xiaotian, waiting for his answer, Nangong Dirong also listened carefully, and she was not stunned until Ye Xiaotian said those words.

"Xingtai...... Nangong Jiu. ”

The Peng brothers glanced at each other, and they saw the same killing intent in their respective eyes.

"Flying disaster" Gou Shuo smiled: "I asked who your senior brother is, but it turned out to be the brute who killed his father, hahaha." ”

"Then?" Ye Xiaotian's expression remained unchanged.

Gou Shuo shook his fan and sneered: "It's a pity, it's a pity, all the disciples under Diancang Gate are murderers who kill their fathers and rebel against their masters." He stopped at this point, and the second half of his sentence obviously said, "You don't think you are necessarily a good person, are you?"

Ye Xiaotian was silent for a moment before he said, "Have you seen him?"

"Not bad. Gou Shuo said: "Just a few days ago. ”

"Where is he?" Ye Xiaotian said.

"Where?" Gou Shuo sneered, "I don't know about this, maybe I'm dead." Hahaha, who of the current Northern Martial Arts doesn't want his life?"

Ye Xiaotian nodded and stopped talking.

Gou Shuo said again: "I would like to advise Your Excellency, such a senior brother is still not to provoke." Otherwise, it's okay to provoke yourself and fall down, and if you lose your life, wouldn't it be worth it?"

"You're done?" Ye Xiaotian looked at him, and the tip of his tongue coldly popped out these four words.

"Tut-tut, looking at your spirited appearance, is it possible that you still have to stand out for Nangong Jiu and be the enemy of the entire martial arts?" With this addition to his words, the meaning of provocation became even more obvious.

Ye Xiaotian said coldly: "Even if Nangong Jiu kills Nangong Feifeng, it is also his Nangong family matter, so what does it have to do with you?" After he finished speaking, he snorted coldly: "Ridiculous." ”

Gou Shuo said loudly: "Nangong Jiu killed his own father, heaven will not tolerate it! You still speak for such a person? It seems that the door is no longer right. Either a flower thief, a murderer of his father, or a villain who confuses right and wrong! Lord Pengbao, this person is bent on going his own way, and if he wants to collude with that Nangong Jiu, he is the enemy of us, and he also asks the castle lord to order the capture, and he must not let the tiger return to the mountain!"

"What Brother Gou said is not unreasonable. Besides, if this person broke into my Sancai Fort at night, if there is no malice, why should he do this? There must be a conspiracy. Peng Dishi was more worried that his plan would be leaked out, even if he didn't have Gou Shuo's words, he would use all kinds of means to keep this person.

After Peng Dishi finished speaking, Peng Renshi continued: "Children, take him!"

After receiving the order of the castle master, the people of Sancai Fort immediately rushed up.

Gou Shuo stood still, his goal had been achieved, since Sancai Fort had made it clear that he wanted to be the enemy of this person, why did he do such a desperate thing? He didn't know what Ye Xiaotian's martial arts were, but he was very cautious and kept hiding behind Peng Dishi's side.

Ye Xiaotian sighed and said slowly: "The most hated thing in Ye's life is the person who chews the root of his tongue. He turned his head away from the single knife that slashed at him, kicked the comer away, then put the scabbard on his ankle, drew his sword in his right hand, and the scabbard flew out, striking one of the three warriors in the forehead. Then there was a flash of cold light, and the three swords that slashed at him were cut in half.

"That's!?" Peng Dishi took a step back, and his body bumped into Gou Shuo.

"Dragon's Spine Sword!?"

The sword was not as straight as an ordinary long sword, but had a convex blade attached to it, like the back of a dragon. Dragon's back, dragon's back, lives up to its name.

Jin Xi quietly asked Nangong Dirong, "Miss, what is the origin of this sword, why have their faces changed?" Nangong Dirong came back to her senses and replied succinctly: "The dragon's spine was originally the sword of the head of the Diancang Gate Dyeing Feather Daoist, and this young man holding the dragon's spine must have inherited the mantle of dying feathers, that is, the head of the new generation of Diancang Sect." ”

"Good eyesight. After Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, his toes were vertical, and the dragon's spine sword suddenly approached Peng Dishi's chest. Peng Renshi shouted, snatched the knife in the hand of one of the people next to him, and greeted Ye Xiaotian. How do you know that Ye Xiaotian's sword was halfway gone, and suddenly it was deflected, and it stabbed at Peng Renshi's chest three points faster!

"Third brother be careful!" Peng Dishi stepped out of his palm sideways, he knew that the dragon's spine sword body was like a hedgehog, so he didn't dare to attack, so he only pushed Peng Renshi away. The Peng brothers each took three steps back, and they happened to make way for Ye Xiaotian.

Ye Xiaotian didn't give in, and jumped up, and the dragon's spine sword made a sharp sound of breaking through the air, stabbing straight at Gou Shuo.

Who would have thought that his target would not be them, but him.

In the midst of this lightning and fire, only a "snort" could be heard, and the dragon's spine sword had been inserted into his chest.

Gou Shuo's face was incredulous, he looked at the sword on his chest, and then looked up at Ye Xiaotian in front of him. The Ye Xiaotian in his eyes was red, just because the spilled blood had splashed on his pupils.

There was another "snort", and the sound of the sword blade tearing the flesh was even clearer.

Everyone was stunned, watching Gou Shuo fall and no longer breathe.

"Dare Ye Xiaotian, dare to commit murder in my Sancai Castle!?" Peng Renshi said angrily. He and Peng Dishi each held their swords and attacked Ye Xiaotian. There is no shortage of martial arts masters in Sancai Castle, and they are also besieging them at this moment.

Ye Xiaotian's dragon spine sword flew over, just like a soaring cloud dragon, pointing east and west in the crowd. He stabbed three people with one enemy and seven enemies, but three or four people took his place, and the rest stood in position, so that he could not retreat from the gap, as if he was in a battle formation.

Ye Xiaotian's eyes were still indifferent, and he didn't show a trace of timidity at all because he was in danger. He stabbed two people with his sword in succession, but his right shoulder and calf were also wounded by the Peng brothers. His eyes became even colder, and the Dragon's Spine Sword suddenly passed through his right hand and into his left hand.

Yes, his right shoulder was wounded, and his right hand made the sword inconvenient. The Peng brothers were stunned for a moment, and their tricks slowed down by half a minute. They guessed correctly, Ye Xiaotian's move was indeed to change his left hand to make a sword. But if they guess wrong, is the right hand necessarily stronger than the left? Is the world's preconception necessarily right?

Ye Xiaotian raised his head and roared, and the dragon's spine sword in his left hand stabbed at Peng Renshi's chest at twice the speed of the dragon's spine sword in his right hand!

"Huh!" Peng Renshi's clothes on his chest were pierced by the Dragon's Back Sword, and a bloody mark was also cut on his chest. If it weren't for Peng Dishi's fierce attack, Ye Xiaotian's sword would have disemboweled Peng Renshi.

"It's a good trick 'splitting the box and splitting the armor', the secret of dyeing feather Taoist, and it really lives up to its name. Peng Dishi didn't dare to be careless, he tried his best, and only then did he force Ye Xiaotian back two steps, and the cold sweat on his forehead had already dripped to the ground.

However, the five people who besieged Ye Xiaotian had all their wrists cut off and could no longer fight.

It turned out that the left hand was Ye Xiaotian's usual hand. The left-handed swordsmanship is also Ye Xiaotian's real killer move.

Nangong Dirong secretly thought to herself: "He used his right-handed sword first, although he didn't want to kill him at the beginning, but it also confused the people of Sancai Fort to a certain extent. The ninth brother entered Sichuan and Yunnan that year, and worshiped the elder of the Dyeing Feather Dao as his teacher, so in his sword moves, he often had a bit of Cangpai sword intent, which was completely different from the eldest brother. This Ye Xiaotian's martial arts are only afraid that they are still above Brother Jiu, not below Brother Yuan. It's just that with such a fierce wheel battle, I'm afraid he won't be able to last long. She thought about it, turned her head to Jinxi and said, "Jinxi, let's go and help him." ”

Sancai Fort only cared about Ye Xiaotian in front of him, but he didn't expect that there were Nangong Dirong and Jinxi behind him. Nangong Dirong's martial arts attainments were only slightly inferior to those of the Peng brothers, how could ordinary martial artists be able to stop them? She was angry that the Peng brothers had conspired to frame her two brothers, and she was ruthless in attacking the Peng family's figures, slashing and stabbing five or six people in a row.

The formation of Sancai Fort was in chaos, and Ye Xiaotian's left sword was flying, and he was like a tiger breaking through the prison, pounced in an instant, and also stabbed several people. Nangong Dirong shouted: "I am outnumbered, why don't you go first?"

Ye Xiaotian's face was still indifferent, but he still nodded at her. The three of them and three swords killed the people of Sancai Fort all over the place, and in an instant, they broke through the battle net and broke through.

Peng Dishi couldn't stop it, and shouted, "Let them go!"

"Second brother!" Peng Ren was unwilling. Peng Dishi said: "Quickly send someone to find the eldest brother! Now, only the eldest brother can help our Sancai Fort find the field!"

At this moment, on the wall of the courtyard of Sancai Castle, a mysterious man dressed in green watched everything that had just happened from a distance. He held a green piccolo in his right hand, and the five fingers of his left hand rubbed lightly on the flute hole, and his demeanor was as elegant as a peerless dancing queen. He muttered to himself: "It seems that he has changed his plan, Ye Xiaotian, hum, it's interesting......"