Chapter 250: Deceit
said that Gao Chengying took the lead in withdrawing from the hidden path, full of worries. It's not that it's the monster of the Infinite City, but it's strange why Jia Hongdao and Gu woke up here, maybe they noticed something unusual?
As soon as he thought of this in his heart, and the spies reported that a wave of Jianghu people were approaching Luoyang City just now, he couldn't hold back his temperament anymore, stopped and turned to a personal guard and said: "You go to explore that group of Jianghu people, if there is any abnormal movement, let the arrow be believed." ”
The guards clenched their fists and led their lives, and hurried into the darkness of the night. The darkness before dawn is the most difficult.
When Gao Chengying put the "monster" corpse in front of the black-robed old man, the old man did not have much surprise or anger, which made Gao Chengying a little unexpected.
It's not that the old man in the black robe will have any earth-shattering changes in his expression, but such a plain expression makes people extremely curious.
Gao Chengying wanted to speak and stopped, and swallowed back the words a few times. The black-robed old man looked down at the corpse, and suddenly asked inexplicably, "Only this thing, what about the white python?" ”
Gao Chengying was confused when asked, so he could only spread his hands and shake his head, indicating that he didn't know.
The black-robed old man didn't dwell too much on this question, and asked the cause of death of this "monster" and Gao Chengying's journey along the way. Gao Chengying didn't dare to deceive and answered truthfully.
After listening to what Gao Chengying said, the black-robed old man lowered his head and muttered for a moment and said, "Chengying, you are here to suppress the formation, and the old man will come when he goes." ”
After speaking, he grabbed the corpse of the "monster" lying on the ground and jumped off the cliff. Gao Chengying wanted to continue to say something, but when he saw the old man in the black robe acting like this, it was too late to stop him, so he could only stand on the spot.
You know, there are hundreds of feet away from the secluded path, and if you jump off this cliff, I am afraid that there will be many bad luck. But what if it's an old man in a black robe? And how?
Gao Chengying raised his eyes to look at the sky, and a trace of golden light had already torn through the black curtain and squeezed out, looking left and right. Seeing this, Gao Chengying jumped to the cliff in a big stride, leaned forward in a lunge, and shouted from afar, "Master, the sun will rise." ”
Gao Chengying knew that if he sent someone to the hidden path at this time, he was afraid that it would be too late, so he could only try it in this way, so as not to delay the opportunity.
Just as Gao Chengying's voice echoed under the cliff, a strong wind rose into the sky, and the black-robed old man jumped up from under the cliff, still holding the "monster" in his hand.
It's just that the "monster" is no longer a corpse, its hands tremble, its eyes roll, and it looks around in a matter-of-fact manner.
Gao Chengying was stunned by the scene in front of him, and the black-robed old man threw down the "monster", and the "monster" immediately jumped on a red-armored guard, bit the man's neck, and began to suck it heavily.
The red-armored guard who was bitten on the neck struggled desperately at first, shaking his body to get the "monster" down, but the "monster" was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, biting firmly and refusing to let go.
Gao Chengying was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by the black-robed old man and said, "Chengying can't." ”
Gao Chengying saw that he had been sucked into a dry corpse in front of him with his experience in a hundred battles, but he couldn't do anything, and the hand holding the handle of the knife began to tremble unconsciously.
A "snap" slap hit Gao Chengying on the cheek, and suddenly the side of that heroic face rose high. Naturally, it was the old man in the black robe who made the shot, and he only heard him reprimand: "Those who have achieved great things are not informal, how can they change the day with such twisting and pinching?" ”
Gao Chengying covered her red and swollen face and was silent.
The black-robed old man slowly walked to the "monster", pulled it up, and said sharply: "What is the difference between such no rules and beasts?" ”
The "monster" was a little unhappy when he was dragged down by the old man in the black robe, but he didn't know whether he was afraid of the old man or had other concerns, so he also quieted down for the time being.
The next moment, the red-armored guard, who fell to the ground and couldn't stop moaning, suddenly began to twist his body and stood up in an extremely strange posture. It's just that his eyes are blank, and there is blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, and he is clearly dead.
The "monster" saw that the red armor guard stood up and cheered, but there was no one in his mouth, but he let out the hissing sound of a tree monkey.
The black-robed old man's eyes were shining, and he said meaningfully, "That's true." ”
Gao Chengying was already surprised, and the black-robed old man pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "It's okay, after today, Luoyang City will be in my hands." After saying that, he looked up and laughed again, and it seemed that he had already made a bamboo in his chest.
But Gao Chengying didn't think so, and a not-so-good thought suddenly ignited in her heart, "Could it be that Master, have other plans?" ”
The black-robed old man did not look at Gao Chengying again, but grabbed the side, tried his best to restrain the bloodthirsty "monster", and strode down the mountain.
Gao Chengying could only follow the trend, and at this time it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he could only take one step at a time. In his mind, he recalled the scene where the three of them were discussing in the secret room not long ago, and the old man in the black robe swore to the real head of the Gao Mansion that when the general trend was completed, he would serve the Gao family as the master.
Gao Chengying was a little uneasy at that time, she was too familiar with the temper of this "mentor", this man was scheming, he betrayed Wuliang City at the beginning, and now he can do nothing that has happened, so "intimate", even the black armor iron corpse of Wuliang City can lend so much, I am afraid that the matter is not as simple as discussed at the beginning.
But at this moment, if he retreats rashly, it will not only make the black-robed old man suspicious, but also affect the Gao Mansion. Thinking of A-Niang, who was still suffering, and the innocent latent exhibition, Gao Chengying's heart was filled with sourness.
The black-robed old man who came to the continuous military tent first, his hands clenched, and his green tendons exposed. The "monster" beside him who had "come back from the dead" seemed to smell a familiar breath and began to run outside the military tent, with bursts of piercing howls coming out of his mouth from time to time.
In the originally silent military tent, there was a dull sound, like the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and like the snorting of hundreds of strong men. The noise grew louder and louder, and there was movement in every tent, as if in response to the shrill howl of the "monster".
The black-robed old man slowly took a few steps back, came to the side of Gao Chengying, who was "long overdue", and pointed to the rising sun and smiled: "Today is a good weather!" Gao Chengying didn't know what the black-robed old man was referring to, nodded indifferently, and was silent.
The "monster" suddenly stopped, and raised his hands above his head, perhaps because he was wearing a monkey skin, which looked a little funny. But the next moment, a roar that resounded through the mountains burst out of his mouth, and after a moment of silence in the tent, the same roar was also issued in an instant, in response.
The black-robed old man snapped his fingers and walked towards the top of Yangming Mountain with a smile, Gao Chengying's heart was full of suspicions, but he didn't dare to disobey his master's instructions, and quickly followed.
The guards behind her, together with the soldiers who had been guarding outside the tent before, also seemed to feel an aura of imminent death, and hurriedly abandoned their duties and refused to defuse, and also followed.
The black-robed comer said as he walked: "Don't worry, let them take the lead first, let's take a look." ”
Gao Chengying finally broke the silence and asked indifferently, "But there will be a lot of deaths?" ”
The old man in the black robe staggered slightly when he heard this, and took out an object similar to a monkey's tail from the sleeve of his robe, looked at it matter-of-factly, and then said meaningfully: "Chengying, I hope you understand that it is not an empty phrase to succeed in one thing!" ”
The old man in the black robe said that the clouds were light and light, but to Gao Chengying's ears, it was like a thousand pounds.
She is also a person who has experienced a hundred battles and fought on the battlefield, and she is used to seeing life and death, and she is also numb to her heart. But this time, for some reason, I felt pity for the innocent people in Luoyang City, perhaps because I was worried about my family members who were still in the city, so I hesitated.
Gao Chengying then asked, "What about Gaofu?" ”
The old man in the black robe had a playful expression, but he didn't say anything, but just comforted Gao Chengying and told her not to worry.
The rivers and lakes in Gao Chengying's heart may still be the rivers and lakes of the past, but the world in the heart of the old man in the black robe is no longer the world it once was.
In the past, he could only survive in the cracks of this world, but now he raised his arms and shouted, and the wind and clouds changed color. The former rivers and lakes were frustrated for him, he became famous at a young age and was burdened by fame, and the pride of the sky ended up with a crippled body, and he had to practice evil arts to make up for it.
In the end, he ended up being expelled from his own court, but living to die did not kill his will, but he walked out of a road that belonged to him.
Until the secret room negotiation not long ago, the old man in the black robe did not have any dissent, although Wuliang City wanted to rebuild the old friendship with him, but due to the various things back then, he did not agree, but just sent people without saltiness.
But then, Wuliang City showed great sincerity, and handed over the city sovereignty seal to the black-robed old man, and promised that if he took Hou Tang, he would give him the position of city lord. You must know that for the old man in the black robe, this is a big pie smashed on his head.
The black-robed old man didn't believe it at first, but he really couldn't understand what had happened in Infinite City over the years, reduced to the point of looking for such an outcast as himself.
But after some of the causes and consequences of the come, the old man in the black robe can't be unconvinced.
The city of Infinite is no longer what it used to be, and the wear and tear of the annual conquest has made this once glorious extraterritorial rivers and lakes stormy. Hou Zhou and Yi Chu beat several times, making Wuliang City miserable.
Although he could only succumb to the current situation, the ambitions of the Infinite City since the founding of the sect did not stop there. There is also a secret that is not known in the city of Wuliang, that is, a woman once came to the city of Wuliang and told the city lord at that time a great secret, and asked him to keep this secret.
When one day in the future can he win the world, so that he can dig out the truth of the great secret.
Therefore, the immeasurable city is no longer the immeasurable city that only seeks rivers and lakes in the past, and the temples and the world are even more yearning. But no one is good for a thousand days, and it takes five hundred days to be red, and the strength of the city has been exhausted in countless expeditions, and no one in the city can handle this great task.
The city lord of Wuliang City was unwilling to let the secret be buried in the loess with his hundred years of old age, so he could only pin his hopes on the black-robed old man Gu Mo, who was once an outcast of Wuliang City and is now a famous black robe.
Gamblers never ask about the process, only the result. If you make a desperate bet, you will come out of the nest.
Wuliang City lent all the remaining family wealth to the old man in the black robe, saying that it was borrowing, but in fact, he also hoped to express enough sincerity. The old man in the black robe no longer refused, and accepted it all, so that he could lay out such a game within a game.
If Li Cunqiao is playing a big game of chess, then who in the chess game is not playing his own wishful thinking?
It's just that there are so many disturbances, and they can't escape the word fame and fortune.
In this way, it is Gu Xing's revenge, which seems a little "simple and ridiculous", this old-fashioned bridge is bound to drown in the vast fame and fortune, and there is not even a little scum left.
But is that what the whole game is really about? Apparently not.