Chapter 8: Black Clothes and Masks

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The night was supposed to be a time to recuperate, but there was a large crowd of black-clad masked people here.

From the way they looked around, it was clear that they seemed to be waiting for someone.

Judging from the arrangement of the queue they were waiting for, it could be seen that they must have done a big thing tonight.

"Hasn't the young farmer come yet?" one of the black-clad masked men asked a man in black who had just come down from a high slope.

"Not yet," the black-clad masked man shook his head from the high slope that he had just finished scouting.

"Don't wait," said a slightly older voice.

"Old farmer, really don't wait for the young owner anymore" Another black-clothed masked said.

"Master Li, we can't wait any longer, once we miss the opportunity to assassinate the big boss tonight, then our decades of hard work will be in vain" Qiu Lao Zhuang said solemnly, with a touch of iron on his face.

"Okay, then let's ......" Before the words came out, he slowly walked out of the high slope, only to see a golden python embroidered on his luxurious robe, lifelike.

It was the young man in the robe who was so angry with Long Xi in the brothel during the day that he was stamped on his feet.

"Young Master Qiu Jian, you are finally here", Master Li seemed very pleased, after all, the apprentice he brought out was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Why did you arrive so late", the old owner of Qiu was also happy at first, but now he changed to a very dissatisfied look.

Qiu Jian first bowed respectfully in front of Master Li, and then came to the old owner, and hurriedly took off his robe, which was a set of night clothes.

"Father, in fact, I was ready for a long time, but I met a very strange person just now, he claimed to have learned the swordsmanship of our Golden Snake Sect" Qiu Jian said about meeting Longxi during the day.

"Oh, there are such people," the old farmer seemed to be incredulous, and raised his eyes to look at Master Li.

Master Li said slowly: "All the people who have practiced the swordsmanship of the Golden Snake Sect are already here, and it is impossible for anyone to know."

The old farmer nodded, and sighed: "The Golden Snake Sect is no longer as glorious as it used to be in the hands of my generation, this is my sin."

Master Li also said gloomily: "You must know that the Golden Snake True Monarch relied on this swordsmanship to break into the top three in the world's martial arts", and couldn't help but look at the young Qiu Jian, and sighed deeply: "Qiu Shaozhuang Master, the fate of the Golden Snake Sect may be in your hands, you are the most perceptive one among the young generation in the past few decades."

Qiu Jian heard Master Li's words, and hurriedly said to himself: "Master Li has won the award, if it weren't for Master Li's suggestion, how could Jian'er have improved so fast."

"By the way, where is this person now," the old owner Qiu asked worriedly.

"Dad, don't worry, I've made arrangements, and when we're done with tonight, I'll bring him back to you."

"This kid is getting more and more stable in doing things," the old owner Qiu finally said with a happy face.

"No matter how I look at Qiu Er, I have a bit of the demeanor of Long Xi, the leader of the martial arts alliance back then" Master Li recalled the situation when he followed the Golden Snake True Monarch into the world to meet the martial arts, when Long Xi seemed to be just over seventeen years old, but he was already the master of the martial arts alliance that everyone admired.

Although Master Li also felt that it was too much to compare Young Master Longxi with the current Qiu Jian, he would inevitably brag a few words about it.

When the old owner of Qiu heard this, he hurriedly intercepted and said: "Master Li, this is absolutely unacceptable, the dog is too much compared with the first in the world, if it is heard, it will inevitably cause jokes."

Master Li became more and more passionate and said: "Why can't I do it, now that Young Master Longxi doesn't know where to go, most of the rumors in the rivers and lakes are defeated under the hands of his uncle Long Teng, and the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance is undecided, I think our Qiu Er can succeed him and become the second in Longxi."

Qiu Jian heard this, there was no happy expression on his face, he seemed to be very gloomy, he muttered in his heart: "I don't do anything second in Longxi, nor is I anyone's successor, I am Qiu Jian's first."

They were still in a wilderness, the ground was full of potholes, the weeds were littered with the bones of some animals, and this seemingly abandoned wilderness was primitive and safe for them.

But they weren't going to stay here for long, it was just a temporary habitat for them, and they were about to cross the grove opposite, and then walk another two or three miles.

The journey was smooth, unexpectedly smooth.

Fortunately, they had now walked two or three miles through the grove, and now there was a wide river in front of them.

There are many boats and boats on the river, and fishing fires are lit. The river breeze carried a black fog and slowly drove a lonely boat over, and there was a figure standing on the lonely boat, dimly unable to distinguish whether it was a man or a woman.

The black-clothed masked face who had been lurking on the shore for a long time saw this figure, and instantly trembled with excitement.

Their eyes seemed to be on fire, and a black-clothed masked face leaning on the side of the old owner seemed to be impatient, suppressed his throat, and said intermittently: "It's coming... The big boss is here, let's... Let's do it". In an instant, more than a dozen knives were drawn out behind them, and it was obvious that they were also anxious.

"Don't move, let's see", the old owner of the village said in a low voice, although he was also anxious, he saw that the joints of his hand holding the sword had gradually turned white due to too much force, but he was still more serious as the old owner after all.

The boat had landed, the feet of the people on the boat had landed, and the ground near the shore was a thick layer of sand, soft and wet.

But one of his feet was stained, leaving only a line of shallow footprints, Master Li, who was lurking in the shadows, stared at this line of footprints, the old owner of the village and the old owner of Qiu Jian turned their heads to look at his face together, Master Li looked at it motionless for a while, his eyes became more and more solemn, and the old owner of the village and the old owner of Qiu Jian looked at Master Li with more and more disappointed.

It wasn't until these feet were far away from the boat, away from any boat, that Master Li set his eyes on the old owner Qiu and Qiu Jian, and said in a deep voice: "Do it in a while, I will lead someone to entangle the big boss first, and the two of you will join forces to kill several other helmsmen, if nothing else, we should be able to deal with him together." His voice was small, but his tone was full of confidence, and then he added, "Hehe, I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can beat us together."

"Good, good, good", a few good words came out, and the knife was unsheathed.

The man who had come down from the lonely boat was still walking slowly, and seemed to be ignorant of his surroundings, but his eyes were as blood-red as a hungry wolf.

What's more, there are now three helmsmen and a bloated fat man around him.

The fat man held an umbrella and welcomed him over. The remaining few followed him, their heads bowed and bent over.

The fat man said in his ear while handing over the umbrella: "Yang Zhangzhi, do you need to stay alive for a while?"

"What did you do on the first day?", Yang Zhangenvoy suddenly stared at his face, and said unhappily: "This doesn't need to be asked, if you offend the big boss, you won't be able to live." Then, he said coldly: "Big butler, you are also a famous master in the rivers and lakes, if you get away with someone tonight, it will not only affect your reputation, but the big boss will have to doubt our sincerity", he sneered, and the corners of his mouth outlined a cruel arc.

The few helmsmen who followed behind him immediately broke out in a cold sweat, as if their souls were not possessed.

"Yang Zhang's lesson is", the chief butler also seemed to be a little afraid of this Yang Zhang's envoy.

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