In the early morning, the autumn wind swept lightly, the white mist was hazy, and the heavens and the earth were wrapped in a layer of white gauze mist.

Jiang Xiyi and his party had already left Luoyang, and she was going south to find Tie Zhongtang.

Tie Zhongtang's news is not difficult to investigate, because now the whole rivers and lakes are discussing the matter of Daqimen, and the sect that has fallen and hidden outside the plug has reappeared in everyone's sight.

Young people don't know how heroic the banner gate was back then, and the middle-aged people have long forgotten the pride of the two great heroes of Yuntie when they wiped out the three monsters, the four evils, the seven demons, the nine evils, and the eighteen heroes.

Recently, the storytellers in the teahouse and wine shop have changed from young men to old people, because although these old people have a bad memory, they remember the events of the year clearly, and when they say it, the trance scene is as clear as in front of them.

This time, Jiang Xiyi did not act alone with thirteen swords, she also had Lei Xiaodiao and Hua Lingling by her side.

Although Lei Xiaodiao and Hua Lingling are young, they seem to have been immersed in the rivers and lakes for many years, and Jiang Xiyi is like a blank piece of paper that has just fallen compared to the two of them.

Jiang Xiyi and Hua Lingling are both cold and don't like to talk, but Lei Xiaodiao is a very good chat partner.

This is not to say that Lei Xiaodiao talks a lot, but that he knows when to speak and when not to speak, and he never feels annoyed when to chat with him, because he seems to know a lot of things, no matter what he says, he can chat with people for a few words, so this journey is not monotonous.

Jiang Xiyi had doubts in her heart since she saw Li Luoyang, Li Luoyang was very famous, and there were many people in the rivers and lakes who were willing to help him, in her concept, he should be a rare master, but after she saw it, she felt that Li Luoyang's martial arts were nothing more than that, so she asked Lei Xiaodiao: "Why did I see so many people willing to stand up and help Li Luoyang when I was in the north of Luoyang City?" I saw that his martial arts were not very strong. ”

After Lei Xiaodiao heard her words, he was stunned, and then asked, "What do you think is the reason why a person has many friends?" ”

Jiang Xiyi thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but I think it may be because that person is very strong, isn't it because there are many people gathered around the strong?" ”

Hua Lingling said: "You are wrong, as the saying goes, how lonely the hero was in ancient times, and there were many people standing beside him, but that person was not necessarily a strong man." ”

Lei Xiaodiao smiled and said to Hua Lingling: "Why didn't I find out before, you are so willing to speak?" ”

Hua Lingling glanced at Lei Xiaodiao and said, "I like it, but you can't control it." ”

Lei Xiaodiao said: "You obviously know that I never force you back, okay, please Mrs. Lei continue, why are the heroes of ancient times so lonely." ”

Hua Lingling no longer paid attention to Lei Xiaodiao, turned his head to look at Jiang Xiyi, and said: "Because the higher a person goes, the more things he has to give up, and the fewer people can keep up with him, but when that person finds that the people around him are almost gone, it is too late to turn back, he can only continue walking." ”

Jiang Xiyi nodded, she seemed to understand, but she still didn't seem to understand, she didn't understand why a person would have no friends when he was strong enough.

But she at least understood why Li Luoyang had so many friends who were willing to help him.

Everywhere they went, Lei Xiaodiao would buy some gadgets for Hua Lingling to make her happy, but Hua Lingling would give a lot of things to Jiang Xiyi with various excuses, Hua Lingling is also a person with few friends, she doesn't know how to treat her friends, so she can only be good to Jiang Xiyi, because she is also standing too high, so high that there are almost no people left around, only Lei Xiaodiao.

Suddenly, the wind turned urgent, blowing up the clothes and hair of the group, and the people who were in a hurry chose to slow down the speed, Jiang Xiyi and his party were indeed completely unaffected, even if the wind and fog were strong, they couldn't cover their eyes at all.

However, in such weather, they were not the only ones who continued to hurry.

Behind them there was a clearer and closer sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling, and the group of people behind them must have numbered a lot.

Jiang Xiyi didn't look back, so she didn't see the blood-colored flag waving in the wind on the carriage, and the big flag was something she had seen on the grassland.

But just because she didn't see it doesn't mean that others didn't see her.

"Master Jiang?" Jiang Xiyi had also heard this voice, and after she subconsciously replied, she turned her head to look at the person who spoke, and at the same time, Hua Lingling and Lei Xiaodiao also turned their heads.

Even through the fog, they recognized that the person who spoke was Tie Zhongtang.

At the same time, they also saw the blood-colored banner that waved in the wind and did not fall.

Jiang Xiyi only then understood why no matter where the people of Daqimen went, the people in the teahouse knew it clearly.

Because as long as everyone sees this banner, everyone understands that the people from the Iron and Blood Banner Gate are here.

After Jiang Xiyi saw Tie Zhongtang's face clearly, he looked at his waist.

At this moment, he was wearing a sword at his waist, Jiang Xiyi's eyes lit up, he looked at Tie Zhongtang, and asked, "Is your sword cast?" ”

Tie Zhongtang looked down at the sword at his waist, patted the scabbard with his left hand, and said, "Yes, it's recast, and the broken sword is no longer a broken sword." ”

Jiang Xiyi nodded and said, "In that case, when will we start the competition?" ”

Tie Zhongtang said: "I can't do it with you now." ”

Jiang Xiyi didn't expect him to answer like this, and asked in surprise, "Why?" ”

Tie Zhongtang said: "This is not the place to talk, let's go to the city to find a place to sit and talk." ”

Jiang Xiyi looked at Hua Lingling and Lei Xiaodiao, and after the two nodded, Jiang Xiyi also nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Tie Zhongtang saw Lei Xiaodiao and Hua Lingling just now, hugged his fists and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Lei Xiaodiao and Hua Lingling also hugged their fists in return, saying, "I didn't expect to meet here again today." ”

So the larger and larger procession slowly walked towards the city.

Jiang Xiyi saw that the big flag was carried by a person, and the boy who carried the flag, she had also seen it, was the boy who was riding a horse and galloping on the grassland that day.

Outside, there were men and women, of different ages, old and young, and they sat on horseback, and their backs were straight, like a mountain.

These people are the Daqimen people.

Jiang Xiyi just glanced at him, but didn't look at it carefully, and the man didn't care about this gaze.

Jiang Xiyi's ears are very good, he heard that there were three women in this carriage, and thought about it, it should be their man's family, one of them had a gentle and charming voice, and said softly: "I have seen Hua Lingling and Lei Xiaodiao, but who is the woman in white and the people behind her?" ”

Another voice said softly: "I have seen that girl, she has tried with Zhongtang, and her martial arts are very strong." ”

The third voice grabbed the white and said, "Ah! It turned out to be her! I've heard Qingshu say that she is a very powerful character, but I didn't expect that she would be so young that she could actually make Second Brother Tie say good. ”

This third voice sounded lively and pretty, with a ghostly connotation.

Those Daqimen people outside were a little embarrassed, they heard these words clearly, Jiang Xiyi naturally heard them clearly, it was originally a bad thing to talk about people behind their backs, and they were still heard talking about people behind their backs, there was nothing more embarrassing than this.

At this time, a middle-aged man coughed in a deep voice, and the sound in the carriage suddenly disappeared, and those women seemed to be extremely afraid of this middle-aged man.

When Jiang Xiyi heard this cough, he also looked at the middle-aged man, and he said to Jiang Xiyi: "In the lower clouds and nine clouds, the head of the Daqimen is the executioner, and I am really sorry for the owner of Jiang Zhuang." ”

He said these words word by word, his breath was continuous, the sentences were coherent, and the sound of the ground was sound, and the three women in the carriage also knew it, and their words were clearly heard by the people outside the carriage.

Jiang Xiyi shook his head and said, "It's okay." ”

Hua Lingling patted Jiang Xiyi's hand, as if to comfort her, Jiang Xiyi looked at Hua Lingling sideways, and said seriously: "I never say polite words, it's really okay." ”

Hua Lingling said: "I know. ”

Finally, at noon, they found an inn, which was not very large, and after the influx of more than twenty of them, it became even more crowded and lively.

Before Jiang Xiyi dismounted, he saw the blood-red banner on the young man's shoulder being blown by the wind, as if he had something to say.

After the three women in the carriage had all dismounted, the boy put down the flag.

Jiang Xiyi was very strange, because this young man didn't talk much all the way, but he didn't seem to be a silent person, he looked very likable and very talkative.

The inn is not big, and the dining hall is naturally not big, more than 20 people sit down at several tables, and there are no more vacant seats in an instant.

Jiang Xiyi, Hua Lingling and Lei Xiaodiao have a table for three people, and there is a seat where no one sits, which they reserved for Tie Zhongtang.

It's all your own people, and it's naturally a place to talk.

Sure enough, Tie Zhongtang walked over, but the three of them didn't get up to greet him, and Tie Zhongtang sat down with the corner of his clothes.

Jiang Xiyi frowned and asked, "You said you can't do anything with me, why is that?" ”

Tie Zhongtang sighed and said, "There is really something unspeakable. ”

Hua Lingling frowned and said, "Let's make a long story short." ”

Tie Zhongtang said: "Do you know, why did we go all the way south? ”

Lei Xiaodiao's eyes rolled, a flash of inspiration, and said, "Could it be that the rumors in the rivers and lakes are true?" ”

Jiang Xiyi asked, "What rumors?" ”

Lei Xiaodiao looked at Tie Zhongtang, not wanting to miss his momentary reaction, and said slowly: "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that the Great Banner Gate is going to fight against the Demon Sect this time, and the Great Banner Gate is ready to gather the Central Plains Martial Arts this time to fight the enemy together." ”

Tie Zhongtang nodded and said: "Exactly, along the way, Bashan Huifeng Dancing Liu Jian, Taiyuan Shuai family father and son, Qilian faction, and even Lu Erlang, who has not entered the customs for many years, have decided to join this trip, and we are going all the way south to prepare to go to the main altar of the Yandang Mountain Demon Sect to fight to the death, so Master Jiang Zhuang can't play against you in the next game." ”

Jiang Xiyi asked, "Demon Sect? Is the leader of the Demon Sect a lonely cripple? ”

Tie Zhongtang said: "Exactly, he also knows our actions, Dugu said that he will not leave on Yandang Mountain, and none of us can hurt him in the slightest." ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "You compete with me, and I will help you go up to Yandang Mountain to fight him, how about it?" ”

Tie Zhongtang hesitated: "Master Jiang Zhuang...... I'm afraid this ......"

"There's nothing wrong with this, since you have gathered the people of the Central Plains Martial Arts, I will also do my part, don't you look down on me from Kunlun?"

As soon as Jiang Xiyi's words fell, when Tie Zhongtang did not answer, he suddenly let out a laugh.

The laughter was soft, sarcastic, and harsh.

Jiang Xiyi turned his head sharply and looked at the person who laughed, it was the young man who was carrying the banner before.

When the young man saw Jiang Xiyi looking over, he didn't hide it at all, and the smile on his face became even bigger.

Jiang Xiyi said coldly: "What are you laughing at?" ”

The young man smiled and said, "Of course I'm laughing at ridiculous things. ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "What's ridiculous? ”

The young man said, "You said you were going to go up Yandang Mountain for my second brother." ”

Jiang Xiyi nodded and said, "Yes, but so what?" ”

The young man said: "I see that you are not very old, a little girl less than twenty, do you know who Dugu is disabled?" ”

Jiang Xiyi shook his head and nodded, "I've seen him, but I don't know very well. ”

The people present were stunned when they heard this, and Tie Zhongtang asked, "When did Master Jiang Zhuang see Dugu Remnant?" ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "Before I went to the grassland to look for you, I saw him at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and he was a person with very strong martial arts. ”

After the young man laughed, he nodded, and said: "Dugu Remnant is indeed a martial arts master, every Demon Sect Leader will pass on all his life's internal strength to his successor before he dies, Dugu Remnant's internal strength is profound, almost unmatched in the martial arts, and the Demon Sect's moves are strange and exquisite, if you play, you may be defeated within 300 moves!" ”

Yun Jiuxiao said sharply: "Yun Zheng, don't be rude!" ”

It turned out that this young man was the current head of the Iron and Blood Banner Gate, Yun Zheng.

The corners of Hua Lingling's mouth hooked, a sneer appeared on her face, and she said: "You say so, then none of us here, I'm afraid none of us can defeat Dugu Crippled, not even your second brother Tie Zhongtang." ”

When Yun Zheng heard this, he slapped the table hard, and then stood up and said angrily to Hua Lingling: "If the flower girl looks down on our Daqimen, then just leave first, why bother talking again!" ”

Lei Xiaodiao saw Yun Zheng shouting angrily at Hua Lingling, his face froze, and said, "It seems that Yun Zheng Yun Daxia is unwilling to sit with us." ”

After Lei Xiaodiao finished speaking, he got up and stood up, Hua Lingling also got up, as long as Yun Zheng nodded, the two of them would go out immediately.

Jiang Xiyi looked at Yun Zheng and said slowly: "Do you dare to fight with me?" ”

Yun Zheng squinted at Jiang Xiyi, snorted, and said, "What kind of martial arts, young master, I didn't learn to embroider legs!" ”

Tiantong sneered: "If I compare with the owner of my family, I'm afraid you won't even be able to count as a fist embroidered leg." ”

Yun Zheng was furious, his face was flushed, and at this time, the woman who looked gentle and affectionate patted him on the back and said softly: "Why do you have to be like this, this girl even said that the second brother is good, and joining us is a help." ”

The woman's white and tender hands patted Yun Zheng's back, which seemed to extinguish all his anger, Yun Zheng sighed, his shoulders were loosened, he turned around and held the woman's hand, tightened it, and said to Jiang Xiyi: "That's it, this time I can't live with the girl." ”

Jiang Xiyi was silent, she slowly walked to Yun Zheng's table, took out a chopstick from the chopsticks on the table, and said: "I use these chopsticks as a sword, you don't need it, you can also use chopsticks as a blade, you and I fight each other, this is Wendou." ”

The woman pressed Yun Zheng's hand, Yun Zheng wanted to refuse, but Tiantong was on the other side, snorted coldly, and said: "In order not to delay your great cause of crusading against the Demon Sect, the owner of my family uses chopsticks as a blade to fight with you, if you don't dare to go down, how can you go to Yandang Mountain?" ”

Yun Zheng's face tightened, his eyes widened, and he said word by word: "Okay, I'll take it." ”

He quickly pulled out a chopstick from the chopstick holder, and when Jiang Xiyi saw this, he sat down opposite him, and she held the long bamboo chopsticks in her hand—she held the chopsticks in the same way that she held the sword.

Yun Zheng was holding a knife - he used a knife to a sword, and after seeing Jiang Xiyi sit down, Yun Zheng sat down suddenly, holding chopsticks in his hand, and sat down with a move.

Jiang Xiyi put the chopsticks horizontally above his eyes, his eyes closed lightly, and suddenly opened them again, Jiang Xiyi's eyes flashed, with sword aura, like sword light.

There was a condensation around her, as if she was a sword aura.

The wind outside the door blew in, blowing this cold sword qi towards Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng's heart was shocked, his face froze, he only felt that this sword qi was like half of the sea, surging towards him, almost drowning him.

Yun Zheng knows that he has to make a move now!

I saw that he was like a fierce tiger, holding chopsticks and taking Jiang Xiyi's body directly, Jiang Xiyi also stabbed out a sword, but this sword was extremely slow, extremely beautiful, and extremely natural.

As beautiful as the wind, and as natural as the wind.

Yun Zheng cuts the sea water constantly, but it can't stop the wind.

But he still didn't shy away, he turned his wrist to separate the chopsticks in Jiang Xiyi's hand, but when his chopsticks just approached Jiang Xiyi's chopsticks, he only felt a shock in his hand, but he couldn't get close anymore.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiyi's hand stopped, Yun Zheng thought that her move was old at this moment, so he turned his body to the side, this time his target was no longer the chopsticks in her hand, but her hand.

He thought that it was Jiang Xiyi who was manipulating this chopstick, and there were many ways to shoot down the chopsticks, and he could also attack her hand.

However, there are many people who have this kind of thought, but no one has ever been able to shoot anything down from Jiang Xiyi's hand, because her hand is too steady.

When Yun Zheng's chopsticks were aimed at Jiang Xiyi's hand, and he was about to split it with the momentum of fire, Jiang Xiyi's wrist was deflected, and the chopsticks stabbed directly at Yun Zheng, Yun Zheng shouted angrily and forcibly accepted it.

His knife was sharp and came quickly, but Jiang Xiyi was faster.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiyi's moves changed incredibly, and with a wave of chopsticks in her hand, Yun Zheng felt a gust of wind rush towards him.

When a strong wind sweeps across the earth, what place is absolutely safe?

No.

The wind blew into Yun Zheng's eyes, Yun Zheng had to close his eyes, he felt a light hand, as if there was sand flowing from his fingers.

Soon, the wind stopped, but the cold sword qi between heaven and earth was still there, Yun Zheng opened his eyes, his arm was still on the offensive, but he no longer had chopsticks in his hand.

However, there was still a pile of powder on the table in front of him, which was the powder of bamboo.

Jiang Xiyi raised her right hand and hung it on the table, and a pile of powder floated down from her hand, exactly the same as the one in front of Yun Zheng, she shook her hand, and after shaking off the powder in her hand, she said, "You lost." ”

Tie Zhongtang glanced at Yun Zheng, he knew that Yun Zheng must be overturning the river and the sea in his heart at this moment, he walked behind Yun Zheng, patted him on the back, and said to Jiang Xiyi: "Thank you Master Jiang Zhuang for teaching." ”

Jiang Xiyi said softly: "No need, can you play against me?" ”

Hua Lingling looked at Yun Zheng's face was pale, as if she didn't think it was enough, and said coldly to Yun Zheng: "Do you know where you lost?" ”

Yun Zheng slowly raised his head and looked at Hua Lingling, his eyes were bloodshot, and he hissed, "What? ”

When Hua Lingling saw Yun Zheng's appearance, she seemed to feel extremely satisfied, her eyebrows relaxed slightly, and said: "If a person wants to win, he will never underestimate his opponent, and if a person is too complacent and underestimates others, then he will definitely lose quickly and die quickly." ”

Yun Zheng's hands were clenched into fists, tightening tighter and tighter, but Jiang Xiyi didn't see it, she nodded, agreed with Hua Lingling's statement, and said, "I never underestimate any opponent. ”

At this time, suddenly a man in black appeared behind Jiang Xiyi, Jiang Xiyi subconsciously turned over and retreated, and fell in front of Tianshu.

The man in black was not coming towards her, but Jiang Xiyi clearly felt a strong murderous aura and killing intent.

It was as if he suddenly appeared out of thin air in an instant, and it was almost like an evil spell with such light skill.

She looked the man in black up and down, only to see that he was covered in black, even his head was wrapped, and only one face seemed to be exposed, Jiang Xiyi could only see his side face, his face was very white, almost bloodless, and it seemed that he had not seen the sun for many years.

He sat down, sat down in the place where Jiang Xiyi had sat before, picked up the wine jug from the table, took an empty wine glass, poured the wine with a sip of wine, looked at no one, and then drank it all with his head up.

This man is just too strange.

Suddenly there was an eerie silence in the hall, everyone was looking at the man in black, and no one spoke.

Tie Zhongtang saw that the man in black had murderous intent between his eyebrows, and he was surrounded by murderous aura, although he didn't know why he came, his hand unconsciously tightened his sword.

After the man in black drank a glass of wine, he still didn't speak, he poured a glass of wine again, and drank it again.

After doing this three or four times, Yun Jiuxiao knew that this person was not good, but he must need to break the situation in front of him, so he hugged his fists and said, "This friend ......"

The man in black just raised his glass at this time, when he heard Yun Jiuxiao's words, his eyelids raised slightly, glanced at Yun Jiuxiao, the disdain and contempt in his eyes overflowed, and he said coldly: "I'm not your friend." ”

It was as if he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and his voice was hoarse with a little jerky, gloomy and cold.

Even if Yun Jiuxiao was treated like this, there was no anger on his face, but Yun Zheng was like a firecracker, it exploded at one point, almost bursting, Tie Zhongtang was behind him, raised his palm and pressed Yun Zheng.

After the man in black drank another glass of wine, he didn't pour any more wine, he smashed the cup to the ground, and a crisp cracking sound sounded, in contrast to his unbeautiful voice, his words seemed to be squeezed out of his throat word by word, he said: "Who is Tie Zhongtang?" ”

Tie Zhongtang didn't hold his fists, nor did he give up his hands, standing behind Yun Zheng, he also said word by word: "I am Tie Zhongtang." ”

The man in black snorted coldly, as if he looked down on him, and said coldly: "It turns out that you are Tie Zhongtang." ”

At this time, suddenly there were a few more people outside the door, led by a long-standing white-clothed swordsman and a tall and strong black-clothed swordsman, and the white-clothed swordsman said impatiently: "What nonsense are you talking about with them?" Don't hurry up yet! ”

He has a gentle appearance and a warm voice, but the words he can say are very different from his appearance and voice.

The black-clothed swordsman raised his hand to stop him and said, "Even if we are here to kill people, we must be polite." ”

His voice was hoarse, like the sound of sand rubbing against his ears, which was unpleasant, but his words, though polite, were also very inappropriate.

The black-clothed swordsman looked straight at Tie Zhongtang, made a gesture at him, and then said, "Hello, we are the ones who have come to kill you and ask for your life." ”