At this time, the sky was full of dark clouds again, and the wind was fierce, which made the sky that had just calmed down melancholy again.

As the crossbow arrows stuck in the ground and still buzzing no longer trembled, a pair of rough hands pushed open the door of the county office.

A middle-aged man in a dark black robe, pacing out, rubbing two jade beads in his left hand, holding an extremely strange big knife in his right hand, with a big ring below, with a dragon entanglement, and its head in the shape of a bird, it was the "Sinking Dragon Sparrow" cast by the Xiliang royal family and the Helian clan back then!

And this person is Hong Shichang who was in the mighty dart game that day!

When Zhou Wenbin was in Chang'an, he had also seen Hong Shichang a few times, but he had never talked to this person, so he thought that today was worse than in the past, but Hong Shichang didn't even see his face, so he used the bow and crossbow used in the army to greet himself.

Zhou Wenbin suddenly became angry and asked: "Mr. Hong's dart head is really getting bigger and bigger, and even the bow and crossbow that are strictly forbidden by the people can be taken out!" ”

Hong Shichang smiled, then waved his hand casually, signaling Zhou Wenbin to make fun of himself, and then said calmly to Zhou Wenbin: "Since Lord Zhou already knows about my sale of illicit salt in Yangzhou, what about some bows and crossbows in my hands, you can't cut off my head twice!" ”

Zhou Wenbin saw that Hong Shichang did not shy away from it, and was speechless for a while.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect to see my nephew in this small city, if you want to say that my nephew's name is more famous than your master in the rivers and lakes in recent years!"

Hong Shichang stood on the steps at the entrance of the yamen, casually glanced at Zhou Wenbin, who was still stunned because of those words, and then looked at Xu Lai, who was standing at the bottom of the steps, like a king looking down on his courtiers.

Xu Lai saluted Hong Shichang and said flatly: "I've seen Uncle Shi!" ”

Originally, Hong Shichang and Xu Lai's master customers were originally brothers in the same school, but later because Hong Shichang learned a knife technique, he felt that this kind of weapon with a wide opening and closing was suitable for him, so Hong Shichang abandoned the sword and used the knife.

It was also because of his actions that he ran counter to his master's martial arts philosophy, so he was regarded as an outcast and expelled from the school.

However, Hong Shichang and the customer have known each other since they were thirteen years old, and they have fought side by side many times, and they are fatal friends, so after the death of their master, the customer did the only thing that disobeyed his master.

He personally knelt down in front of the sword mound of the Nanshan Sect for three days and three nights, and then forgave this senior brother on behalf of the previous sect master.

Therefore, even if this Hong Shichang is not a member of Xu Lai's faction now, the disciples of Xu Lai's generation must call him uncle when they see Hong Shichang.

Hong Shichang himself didn't want customers and others to be disturbed because of what he did in Jingguo, so he never said to the public that he was a disciple of the Nanshan Sect, and he didn't use a sword, so naturally no one suspected that he was a member of the Nanshan Sect.

So when he appeared in Yangzhou to establish a mighty dart bureau in full view of everyone, those who paid attention to this matter naturally felt that he was born out of thin air, but no one expected him to be such a source!

After Hong Shichang heard the words of his uncle, there was a smile on his weather-beaten face that was difficult for others to detect.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xu Lai's Qingfeng sword inserted in the doorpost in order to block the crossbow arrow that could pierce Zhou Wenbin, his brows furrowed together, and he said with some hatred: "Is this the Nanshan disciple that the customer teaches now, Nanshan swordsmanship, the sword does not leave the body, but you still use this sword as a flying sword to save people's lives, this Nanshan is really becoming more and more unruly!" ”

After finishing speaking, he directly picked out the Qingfeng Sword with the Sinking Dragon Bird in his hand and threw it at Xu Lai's feet.

Xu Lai pulled out his Qingfeng sword from the muddy ground and wiped it with the clothes that had been placed on Jia Daya's body next to him.

Xu Lai put the sword into the sheath, not in the same posture as just now, stood with his hands in his hands, looked at Hong Shichang calmly and said: "Uncle Shi taught me a lesson, but Uncle Shi, you are only afraid that you are more than three feet away from your sword now!" ”

Hong Shichang's expression changed suddenly, and even the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be gathering slowly because of his emotions.

"Oh, nephew, you are teaching me a lesson in reverse, how far am I from my sword, what does it have to do with you!"

"Then dare to ask Uncle Shi, how far away is my sword, and what do you have to do with it!"

Xu Lai's words made Zhou Wenbin, who was standing beside Hong Shichang, tremble a little, he obviously felt that Hong Shichang's mood was not very good now, and he now felt that he had to be careful with his breathing!

In fact, after the death of the previous Nanshan Sect Master, no one dared to speak to Hong Shichang like this, and even those in the capital were treated as equals and never put on a posture of superiority.

But today, on this ordinary night when the second rain is about to fall, someone would talk to Hong Shichang in this tone, and it was his own nephew, Hong Shichang felt that he should go back to Nanshan to take a look after dealing with these tonight!

However, Hong Shichang couldn't help but look at the sinking dragon sparrow in his hand, and then remembered the saber that he had abandoned outside the sword mound at that time.

However, he soon grasped the knife in his hand more tightly, and he looked at Xu Lai's face that he couldn't see clearly under the hat, and felt that he didn't look like the stuffy gourd in his junior brother's mouth at all.

"Master and nephew, you must also know what I am here for, I don't want to talk about those nonsense about the love of the same family, I just want to hurt your master's favorite apprentice, lest I have to fight with him again when I go back!"

Hong Shichang saw the figure hiding behind the carriage again, handed the knife in his hand to the subordinates behind, and then went down the steps, came to the man, and said with a smile: "Gang Master Cao, how are you doing lately?" ”

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Cao Cheng put down the felt cloth in his hand, looked up at Hong Shichang and replied: "Tuo Hong is a blessing in charge, and his life has been good recently!" “

"How is Gang Leader Cao willing to let go of a family business as big as the Yishui Gang and come here to live a quiet life?"

Cao Cheng's face changed, and he sneered: "Isn't it because of your blessing that the little old man can settle here!" ”

Xu Lai turned around and said to Hong Shichang's generous back: "Uncle Shi, do you know why until today, you have not reached the level of master?" ”

Hong Shichang looked at the down-and-out leader of the Yishui Gang in front of him, and was silent for a while before replying: "I heard that my nephew was born to see through everything in the world, so please tell me one or two!" ”

Xu Lai held Qing Feng who had just been inserted into the sheath with his hand, looked at Hong Shichang holding the hand of the sinking dragon sparrow, and said: "Uncle Shi abandoned the sword and followed the knife, it can be described as a real hero, but Uncle Shi, you started to practice swords at the age of six, and you started to gain at the age of thirteen, and entered my Nanshan Sect, and you were twenty years old when you became a master of swordsmanship, but it was too late for you to find a weapon suitable for you at that time, so even if you go far along the way of the sword, you can never get rid of your habit of using a sword, even if you are extremely poor all your life, it is impossible to be perfect!" ”

Hong Shichang looked at his hand that was subconsciously grasping the handle of the knife, his face couldn't help but tremble, and then he came back to his senses and said solemnly to Xu: "You are indeed very good, the customer's vision has always been much better than mine, but even if I am a knife that changed halfway, but you are still not my opponent, tonight except for you, these three people will stay to find the king of Hades as a companion, tonight in this troubled water, you still don't wade in, keep your life and go back to Nanzhao, presumably your master is also very concerned about you!" ”

Hong Shichang's words have already explained that these three people must be eliminated tonight, and Zhou Wenbin, who was standing on the steps, shouted angrily: "Hong Shichang, I guess you don't have the courage to dare to put the Qin Poor appointed by His Majesty to death!" ”

Hong Shichang tapped the handle of the knife with his fingers, and then a cruel smile appeared on his bearded face.

Hong Shichang said while laughing: "Lord Zhou, the words I told you before that I cut off my head twice were all jokes, as long as you die here, who can know what I have done!" ”

Cao Cheng said disdainfully: "I really don't believe you, even Qin Cha dares to kill!" ”

Hong Shichang laughed louder at this time, and directly pointed at Cao Cheng with a knife and said: "If it weren't for you, the helper, I'm afraid I would really have to think about it, but now it's different, I just need to send my nephew back to Nanzhao, and then send the corpses of the three of you to Beijing, then this case of illegal salt will naturally be over!" ”

The dark clouds that had already gathered together began the first half of the night again, with the rain hitting Hong Shichang's shoulders drop by drop, and the crossbowmen who had been ambushed in the yamen, under the leadership of Ah Qu, also climbed the wall.

And more than a dozen dart masters who have been crawling on the rivers and lakes for many years rushed out of the door.

It may also be because Hong Shichang was too confident, so he stood still and let Xu Lai protect the three behind him, and he didn't say anything during this period.

Hong Shichang saw Xu Lai, who was protecting the people leaning against the wall, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your temperament is really exactly the same as that old stubbornness, no wonder the customers love you so much!" ”

The old stubbornness in Hong Shichang's mouth is his late master, and he also insisted on expelling him from the master back then, so now Xu Lai is insisting on protecting these people, and he looks like his master in his eyes.

Xu Lai rarely had some other emotions in his eyes, and he slowly spoke: "Has Uncle Shi always been so disrespectful to people? ”

Hong Shichang pocketed the two jade stones that he had been playing with, looked at Xu Lai's slightly reddish face and said: "There is something unspeakable in this world, whether he is alive or dead, as long as he has been in this world, there will always be people who will evaluate him!" ”

Hong Shichang pulled out the knife from the ground, walked towards Xu Lai, and said: "And no matter how many crimes this person has done, it is difficult to write, there will be people to defend him, no matter how noble and bright this person is doing, there will always be people to slander him, so tell me, why can't I judge him, is it because he was my mentor I can't say it!" ”

After Hong Shichang said these words, in an instant, the sky was full of thunderstorms, and the rain was as heavy as if the Milky Way in the sky had been stirred upside down, and it opened a hole in the sky and poured down.

And with Hong Shichang's gesture, the dozen or so dart masters slowly leaned towards a few people, and the crossbowmen on the wall also loaded their crossbow arrows, and this rainy night conversation was over!

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