Chapter 39: The Pavilion of the Storm III
The wind is still blowing, unhurried, the rain is still falling, not in a hurry, the river is gradually busy, there are more boats, merchants and fishermen come and go, a peaceful scene. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
By the river, in the Wind Wave Pavilion, there were still two figures, Tan Lang and the Winged Fire Snake had been waiting, motionless.
Tan Lang looked at him, he looked at Tan Lang, and no one spoke.
The winged fire snake was very anxious, Tan Lang's words were very reasonable, he knew that Tan Lang would not say such a thing for no reason, but he didn't want to believe it, he didn't want to believe that the zodiac was just acting as a bait, although just like Tan Lang said, since Tan Lang left, the zodiac has really been pressed under the feet of Skynet.
The winged fire snake looked up at the sky, it was already bright, but the sky was getting darker and darker, obviously there was a heavy rain coming, and a few cooking smoke rose in the distance, and it had been waiting for nearly two hours, and the target still did not appear, maybe he was really deceived.
Just thinking about it, Tan Lang suddenly stood up and looked at Taicang County in the distance.
The winged fire snake followed Tan Lang's gaze, and wisps of yellow light smoke were floating from the distance.
The Winged Fire Snake was shocked in his heart: Qilin smoke, what floated there is clearly Qilin smoke, could it be really as Tan Lang said, the target is not to go through the Fengbo Pavilion? Before arranging for the Pleiades Chicken and Fang Ritu to go to Taicang County, it was just just in case, should he rush to Taicang County or continue to wait in the Fengbo Pavilion? Hesitating for a while.
Just thinking about it, Tan Lang suddenly took a brisk step and went straight to Taicang County, seeing this, the winged fire snake also hurriedly followed.
At the same time, the Lou Jin Dog and the Void Sun Mouse on the boat also discovered the situation and chased the footsteps of the winged fire snake and went straight to Taicang County.
The sky was slowly overcast, the wind was still blowing, but it gradually cooled down, and the rain not only did not mean to stop, but gradually became heavier, and the people on the street gradually decreased, and they all ran to the teahouse inn to hide from the rain.
Taicang County, still as usual lively, Fenglai Restaurant guests come and go in an endless stream, they talk and laugh, drink and talk, it seems that there is no premonition of this murder.
On the roof of Fenglai Restaurant, the figures of two people are motionless looking at a small group of people downstairs, maybe the rain is too big, they are wearing hats and hats and their faces are not clear, and then look at this team of people, there are seven people, all of them are dressed as business travelers, wearing clothes and hats, the face is not very clear, four big men pull a big box and walk in the middle, one of them is driving a horse to lead, two people are driving a horse after breaking, one of them is short, carrying a big wooden box behind his back, these seven people are obviously protecting the box, several people walk very slowly, it seems that they are not in a hurry to hurry, seeing that the rain is heavy, a few people stopped, and rested in the store。
The two people in the room were not in a hurry, they seemed to be waiting for something, and when they saw the team entering the store, the two turned over and got out of the room and also entered the store.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed to see so many people coming, and hurriedly came to entertain him.
Several people sat down, and the leader of the group took off his robe, revealing a purple robe, a gold embroidery, a gorgeous and noble purple robe. And the box, sitting next to them, looked quite awkward.
He walked slowly to the counter, only to see him take out a gold ingot from his bosom, and shouted: "Here is a hundred taels of gold, tell everyone else to get out"
Then several of them also took off their robes, sat down and drank wine, but none of them took off their hats.
The shopkeeper seemed to be a little embarrassed, and said, "This... This..."
When the man saw this, he took out a small bag, threw it in front of the shopkeeper, and said, "This is all right."
The shopkeeper opened it and saw that it was a bag full of gold, and immediately smiled and ordered: "Xiao Er, the store is chartered today, and everyone else is kicked out."
So a few shopkeepers started to drive people away while saying, "I'm sorry", and the guests only left with shouting, after all, it was still raining outside the door.
Just when the shopkeeper was still catching up with people, two more people walked in, it was Tan Langyi and the two Fire Snakes.
The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said, "I'm sorry guest officer, the small shop was chartered by those masters today, and I didn't answer ......" Before the words were finished, Tan Langyi and the Fire Snake found a place to sit down as if they hadn't heard it.
The two of them first glanced around, and were stunned for a moment, it was really empty, then they looked at each other, looking very surprised, and then their eyes turned to the seven people, and they pondered.
After a long time, Tan Lang said: "A pot of wine, half a catty of beef"
The shopkeeper looked at the two of them, and was stunned for a moment, he clearly saw the sword on the waist of the two, and immediately knew that the two were not easy to mess with, he had run a small shop for many years, and for these people in the rivers and lakes, it was to avoid it.
His face suddenly changed color, and the tip of his nose gradually overflowed with sweat, and he didn't dare to speak anymore, so he pulled a few shopkeepers to hide aside, and several people understood in their hearts that they were not good, and they were all nervous, and the atmosphere suddenly became embarrassing.
In the huge restaurant, only the shopkeeper and a few shopkeepers were left on the side, as well as the two people on the roof before, he hid in an inconspicuous seat in the corner, no one squeaked, silent, just silent.
The seven seemed to be aware, but they didn't care, and they were still drinking.
The leader suddenly shouted, "Shopkeeper, where are our two jars of good wine?"
However, it seemed that he was the only one drinking, and the six people next to him were just sitting, fiddling with their glasses.
The shopkeeper listened, hurriedly asked Xiao Er to send wine, two Xiao Er slowly walked towards the seven people with the wine jar, I don't know whether the wine jar is too heavy, or too nervous, when a little two passed by Tan Lang Wing Fire Snake, suddenly a stumble, fell, a large jar of wine is about to land, said that it was too late and that fast, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the Wing Fire Snake stretched out his legs, his toes lightly, and kicked up a large jar of wine again, and then raised his hand to pick it up, and then stayed, the whole action was done in one go, no half of the redundancy.
"Be careful," Tan Lang said. This was originally said to the shopkeeper, but his face was looking at the seven people, which looked a little strange.
Then the winged fire snake handed the wine to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper had just received it, when suddenly the leader said, "The two of you should keep it for yourself!"
"Hehe, a few of them have spent a lot of money, so it's not good to invite two strangers to drink like this!" Winged Fire Serpent laughed.
I just listened, and there was a person next to the leader: "Dirty wine, we don't want it" Then, I saw him raise his hand slightly, and when he heard a "whoosh" sound, the wine jar in Xiao Er's arms was instantly cracked, leaving only a small hole the size of a needle's eye.
Tan Langyi and the two fire snakes looked at the house pillar next to Xiao Er at the same time, and there was clearly a silver needle on the house pillar, the silver needle entered the wood, nailed it deeply, and gradually turned black.
Xiao Er was so frightened that he threw the wine jar and hurriedly ran away.
"It's very fast! it's poisoned in an instant," the man said, apparently to the Winged Fire Serpent.
"Aren't you faster?, you've been doing it for twenty years, to say the least!" said the Winged Fire Serpent.
"It's twenty-five years, first practice qi, then practice knives, fly needles into arrows, pick leaves and fly flowers," the man said again.
According to legend, only the "Thousand-Armed Guanyin" from 50 years ago was practiced by one person on the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid you are still far behind!" Tan Lang laughed.
"Yes, I'm too far behind my master, but once she's dead, I'm not the best in the world?" he laughed, and the others laughed.
"Did you kill the Thousand-Armed Guanyin?" Tan Lang was surprised.
The man didn't answer, just sneered, apparently acquiescing.
"It turns out that you are the apprentice of the "Thousand-Armed Guanyin", she has disappeared for so long, I can't imagine that she died at your hands!" Tan Lang said, very surprised.
"A few of them seem to have come prepared, but I don't know why?" said the man in the lead.
"Look at you dressed in purple, you must be the ferryman?" asked the winged fire serpent.
"The red dust is rolling, the waves are turbulent, ferrying, ferrying, you can't go to the red dust, you can't cross the rivers and lakes," the leader read.
"It seems that so," Tan Lang said.
"Are you two here for the treasure?" asked the leader of the group.
"Treasure, what treasure?" the Winged Fire Serpent was puzzled for a moment, they didn't say that there were any treasures in the task they received.
Tan Lang was stunned in his heart, sure enough, this was not an ordinary hunting operation.
"Hehe, it's a pity, I'm afraid the two of you will go home empty-handed," the ferryman said with a smile.
"No, I can't go back," said the man who had made the needle before, standing up, as if he was a little impatient.
"Hehe, really? What if there are two more?" said the Winged Fire Serpent with a sneer.
As soon as the winged fire snake finished speaking, I saw the two people who had been nesting in the corner, slowly stepped forward, and the two took off their hats together, which were the Pleiades Chicken and the Fang Ri Rabbit.
"Oh, there are two more!" said the man in the lead, looking a little surprised.
"Hehe! Four to seven, I'm afraid it's a little bit worse!" said the man who made the needle laugh again.
Look at the short man, he always didn't say a word, bowed his head and drank, and seemed to be unconcerned.
The other four big men sat at another table, also without saying a word, guarding the box.
Seeing that the form was unfavorable, the winged fire snake suddenly panicked, and sweat gradually overflowed on its forehead.
Tan Lang is very calm, he knows that the four big men guarding the box are practicing foreign kung fu, if it is a boxing competition, they will definitely be defeated, fortunately they still have a sword in hand, so these four people are not afraid, the real power is the leading three, I am afraid that it is not easy to deal with just a ferryman.
The winged fire snake said softly: "Fight, the four of them work together to deal with the ferryman, with the fastest speed, strive to defeat the enemy with one move, and withdraw after completing the task."
Tan Lang shook his head, he knew that the two people next to the ferryman would definitely block it with all their might, just the person who made the flying needle, I am afraid it would be difficult to break through, and now he had to wait, waiting for the other two people to arrive.
All of a sudden, Tan Lang and the others were in a stalemate, neither attacking nor escaping.
Over the years, they have used the cover of the crowd to achieve the purpose of hunting in an instant, but this time is different, they never expected that these people would actually wrap up the entire restaurant, originally planned to kill them with poison, but they didn't expect it to be exposed, it seems that the opponent is also a master in this area.
In the process of hunting, the hunter and the prey are inherently ever-changing, because when you hunt, it is also the prey in the eyes of others, and as for who is playing the role of the hunter, it is determined by everyone's adaptability, all the training and planning are to prevent this kind of accident from happening, this time they are careless, the time is too short, the goal is not clear, the plan is too late, maybe this time is a doomed mission.
Both sides seem to be waiting for the other to make the first move, the so-called enemy does not move, I do not move, the enemy moves, I move first, because they both understand that the moment they make a move, it is the moment when a flaw appears.
At this moment, two more people walked in, and when they saw these two people, Tan Langyi Fire Snake suddenly smiled slightly, that's right, it was the Void Sun Rat and Lou Jin Dog, they finally arrived.
"Oh, and a helper?" said the man in the lead, softly, as if surprised.
Tan Lang's eyes pointed at the person who made the flying needle, and the winged fire snake suddenly smiled, already understanding the other party's intentions, and then Tan Lang made a few gestures, and then several people threw out unicorn smoke at the same time, and soon, the entire restaurant was shrouded in yellow smoke in an instant, and the hunt suddenly began.
The ferryman shouted, "Be careful, everyone!"
I saw that the winged fire snake and Tan Lang drew their swords and flew out at the same time, Tan Lang rushed straight to the person who made the flying needle, and the winged fire snake ran to the ferryman, at the same time, Fang Ri Rabbit, Pleiades Chicken, Void Sun Mouse, and Lou Jin Dog also drew their swords and followed behind the Winged Fire Snake.
They have long remembered the location of several people, and after years of training, it is not difficult to find a target in the smoke, even in the dark.
This is a clever arrangement, because once the person uses a hidden weapon from a distance, the assassination cannot be successful, so someone must contain the person, and all the rest of the forces can be used against the ferryman.
The moment the unicorn smoke was released, the ferryman and his party of seven people suddenly became nervous, and in order to avoid the smoke, several people fled in different directions, so that the winged fire snake and the others were overjoyed, because their goal was only the ferryman.
In this way, almost instantly, five people suddenly appeared next to the ferryman, and they stabbed at the ferryman from different directions at the same time, and the ferryman seemed to have not reacted, and was stunned for a while.
The Winged Fire Serpent smiled knowingly, he knew that success was in sight, and victory was in sight.
However, Tan Lang seemed to realize that something was wrong, and an inexplicable sense of nervousness made him look back at the Winged Fire Snake and the others, knowing that at this time, his task was to stop the attack of the Flying Needle Man.
Sure enough, I saw the ferryman's right hand shake, I don't know when and where to take out a long sword, in an instant, the silver sword flew, the sword sound was magnificent, fast as lightning, as fast as the wind, it was actually a preemptive strike, in the blink of an eye, the five people in the attack were forced back again, and successfully escaped from the siege, and the hunt ended in failure in an instant.
Tan Lang was shocked in his heart, what he was most worried about had happened, just like he thought, it was still a little bit, his own sword, as early as in the Wind Wave Pavilion, he knew that the attack of the five Winged Fire Snakes had a fatal flaw, that is, the weapon they used, the short sword.
The hunt failed, and the Winged Fire Serpent and the others suddenly stopped, knowing that they had no more chances, because they didn't have the ability to create another chance.
"Hehe, hehe! I didn't expect that!" the ferryman laughed as he toyed with the sword in his hand, looking very proud.
"Impossible, how can this be?" the Winged Fire Serpent stared at the ferryman, muttering to himself, full of unwillingness and doubt, this was their first mission failure.
"Hahahaha! Do you know why you're failing?" the ferryman laughed.
The Winged Fire Serpent didn't speak, still looking at him.
"Because of the sword in your hand," said the ferryman.
The winged fire snake was even more confused, he didn't understand, this sword had followed him for more than ten years, and the familiar one couldn't be familiar, could it be that he could still deceive him?
"You have been deceived by your own sword, have you forgotten that you have nothing but a short sword, and you have used it as a long sword, and this is your greatest failure," said the ferryman.
"What do you mean?" asked the Winged Fire Serpent.
"As the saying goes, an inch is short and an inch is dangerous, although the short sword is easy to carry and has greater destructive power, but because it is too short, it must be close enough to the target when attacking, which is its biggest flaw, and the long sword is different, as long as I am fast enough to limit your close range, all your attacks are in vain, which is called an inch long and an inch strong" said the ferryman.
The Winged Fire Serpent suddenly realized, but who would have thought that a person's sword would be so fast?
"Honestly, if all six of you attack at the same time, I may not be able to parry, but alas!
"Who the hell are you?" asked the Winged Fire Serpent.
I saw the ferryman slowly take off his hat and say: "The little brother's surname is Wanli, and the people in the rivers and lakes call it a sword in Jiangdong."
Tan Lang was shocked in his heart, it turned out that this person was actually Bai Wanli, the master of the Rashhumon Sect of the Tianlong Gang, no wonder the swordsmanship was so powerful, it turned out that the target this time was the Tianlong Gang, so these people on the side were ...... Then he looked up and took a closer look.
The winged fire snake was even more surprised, he had long heard that there was a Tianlong Gang on the rivers and lakes, and when he saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation.
Bai Wanli saw that Tan Lang and the others were frightened, smiled slightly, and motioned for everyone to take off their hats, so these people took off their hats one by one.
Then Bai Wanli pointed to the person who made the flying needle: "Kill the master of the Killing Gate, the flying spider" and pointed to the short one: "The master of the Ghost Birth Gate, the ghost bat" and pointed to the four people: "As for them, they are the guards of the helper, the tiger, leopard, jackal, and the four King Kongs."
Tan Lang was taken aback again, with such a strong strength, it seems that this assassination was really doomed to failure, or it was a trap.
"Now, then, it's time for me to ask you, who ordered you to come?" I saw Bai Wanli's long sword pointing directly at the winged fire snake and roaring.
"Hehe, as if you've taken us down," Winged Fire Serpent laughed.
Bai Wanli slowly walked towards the door, only to see him gently close the door of the store with both hands, and said with a smile: "Now it's time to catch turtles in the urn!"
The Winged Fire Serpent suddenly choked with anger, gritted its teeth and squeezed out two words: "Hehe!" said and clenched his sword.
Bai Wanli smiled: "Isn't it? At least now you are the prey."
"Who's the hunter and who's the prey, isn't it too early to draw conclusions?" said the Winged Fire Serpent coldly.
"Oh, you still want to struggle?" Bai Wanli asked, seemingly surprised.
The winged fire snake smiled slightly, and said coldly: "Killer, I don't know what failure is" said, raised his foot, and rushed away again, this time he was very simple, almost didn't think about it.
Seeing the winged fire snake move, the other four people also attacked, but this time, the ghost bat finally made a move, and there were two more swords in his hand inexplicably, blocking the four people in an instant, and the four of them were stunned for a moment, helpless, and could only fight with him.
The Winged Fire Snake faced Bai Wanli, although the Winged Fire Snake wanted to fight back desperately, however, when he encountered a swordsmanship master like Bai Wanli, he was also more than willing and lacking in strength, and he was obviously at a disadvantage.
The four Void Sun Rats are relatively relaxed, four to one effortless, but they still can't rush over, every time they want to get out to deal with Bai Wanli, they will be stopped by the ghost bat, and they can only be entangled with the ghost bat, the ghost bat's weird light body exercises, it is really annoying.
On the other hand, Tan Lang was quite calm about the Flying Spider, the Flying Spider didn't seem to have the intention of making a move, but he was indifferent to the fight beside him, and Tan Lang didn't dare to act rashly, he knew that the secret weapon of the Flying Spider had to be guarded against, and now he had to keep an eye on him.
As for the four King Kongs, it seemed that they were more concerned about the box next to them, and they didn't want to leave the box even a step.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no intention of stopping at all, and in Fenglai Restaurant, there is a sound of killing and roaring, and there is no intention of stopping.
The shopkeeper and the juniors have long since disappeared, such fights are common, they have no ability to manage, and they dare not care, so they can only choose to flee, just to save their lives.
Jianghu, this is Jianghu, it is full of struggle, fighting, interests, enmity, because of indifference, so cruel, because no one cares, so people are more indifferent, too many people will only be the same as the shopkeeper Xiao Er, choose to escape, choose to stay out of the matter, but no one will stand up to stop all this, people are selfish.
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