Thunder like a drum! It was like a stone rock striking on leather, or like the most primitive sound of a stone chisel and a wooden hammer striking each other.

Blue-black clouds in the sky. The canopy hung low, as if it would rain heavily at any moment.

Evil Xiaoqi propped his head with both hands and stared at the jade jue. The lightning silver snake jumped into the house, illuminating the young man's face in a trance for a while.

The jade jue was like a cold condensed frost, changing the color of blue and gray under the dark clouds, faintly flickering.

The evil mansion was silent on all sides, the eaves, the corridors, the shadows of the trees, and the pond were all shrouded in the thick of the night, and the cold wind lifted the curtains in the dim and made a whirring sound. Evil Xiaoqi couldn't help but sneeze. Looking up at the gray sky in the distance, listening to the subtle sound of falling leaves falling leisurely, I couldn't help but think of the Ninth Master I met in Mocheng last time.

One day two years ago, it was also cloudy, and Evil Xiaoqi heard that Jiang Dazhou, who was carrying the Blade of Dusk, would pass through Mocheng on the way to visit the famous teacher Tulu and stay at the Rongjing Inn.

Just like the fanatical fans now, when the righteous evil Xiaoqi rushed to the inn in Mocheng, he pounced, and Jiang Dazhou had already gone away.

The shopkeeper told Evil Xiaoqi that if he wanted to see Jiang Dazhou, someone might be able to do it. He is not a native of Mocheng, nor is he from the Central Plains. I only studied carpentry for a few years somewhere in the countryside of Jiangnan, and lived a difficult and mediocre life, so I am not very famous in Mocheng.

Old Man Feng had seen this person in the Dutai Mansion before, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised. At that time, he was no longer a carpenter. Although he has no official position, he can freely roam in the courtyard of the Sanpin Lord. It can be seen that this person's strength cannot be underestimated, his eyebrows and eyes are lowered but there is a hidden haze, and he is not good at first glance.

No one knows his name, and he is called the Ninth Master.

... When the black cloth in front of me was torn apart, I was not very comfortable with the strong light for a while. Jia Zheng couldn't help but close his eyes, and it took a long time for him to recover. He looked up and saw a pair of eyes staring at him like knives. There was anger and coldness in his eyes.

I can't make a sound when I want to shout, and I don't know what is blocked in my mouth. Trying to move, his body was extremely heavy, and he felt the bandages tightly wrapping around his arms, and Jia Zheng was almost out of breath. All that could be uttered was a chaotic whimper.

Zhou Shizhi in the corner was not having a good time, and when he woke up, he found several men holding shiny weapons around the two of them, and he couldn't help but feel numb and cold down his spine.

It was a long-abandoned thatched hut, littered with tables, chairs and benches, all of which were more or less damaged and covered with a thick layer of dust.

The hideous-looking man stepped on the bench with one foot and held the knife in the other, the blade was jet black, but the sword was shining. There was an evil smile on the corner of his mouth. The vigorous eagle with five claws like a hook is deeply imprinted in the skin texture of the right shoulder. The light of heaven poured down behind him, and the man's gaze as he gazed at Jia Zheng was filled with resentful flames.

"You two savage thieves, you trespass into the territory of the Ninth Master without saying hello, and you are not small. After being silent for a long time, the tattooed man spoke, his voice was not loud, slightly low, but with a chilling murderous aura: "When you meet me Li Dahan, it is also your brother's luck, no matter how bad it is, you can leave a whole corpse." ”

In the sunlight through the window, Jia Zheng looked at the tall and burly man wrapped in a white linen cloak with a pale face, like a ghost in hell.

Faintly a little uneasy, Jia Zheng's heart jumped, and he felt like he was being pressed out of breath, and he was secretly frightened.

"Big brother, what do you think this is?" One of his subordinates took a brocade box and handed it to Li Dahan: "What came out of these two people doesn't look like something from ordinary people." ”

"Of course, looking at the texture, color and craftsmanship, eighty percent of it comes from the palace. Li Dahan picked up the jade pendant with the Buddha's light, and his face turned pale: "I took the entanglement from the mouths of these two thieves, I want to see, what else do they have to say?"

"Brother Li, we were sent by Master Jia of Jincheng, and the Buddha's hand jade pendant was not stolen. It's useful. "After all, I have been a housekeeper in Jiafu for decades and have seen the world. Zhou Shizhi knew that this group of people was ruthless and could do anything. The cloth belt in his mouth had just been removed, and he quickly opened his mouth to defend himself.

Li Dahan raised a hand and signaled him not to speak, his eyes always staring at Jia Zheng's face. The color of Jia Zheng's face was also pale in the blue, he frowned slightly and exchanged glances with Zhou Shizhi, his eyes rolled slightly, and he looked at Li Dahan coldly. said: "We went to Beijing to see the big guys, and if we delay the big thing, the ninth master can't afford it." ”

"Boy, you're so tired. The ninth master is also what you can call. Li Dahan snorted coldly and said angrily: "Today next year is the sacrifice day for the two of you, don't blame Li Dahan for being ruthless." ”

The steel knife reflecting the cold light slowly raised, creating an ethereal arc of light.

Zhou Shizhi lowered his eyes helplessly, and an expression of sadness and despair appeared on his face. He couldn't figure out how Grand Master Jia could say such a thing. It was undoubtedly a very stupid act to provoke Li Dahan at such a time, and he exchanged glances with Jia Zheng just now, just to warn him not to be reckless and reckless.

This Jia Zheng really doesn't know the height of the sky. Zhou Shizhi couldn't help but sigh gloomily in his heart.

"Dangchang" made a crisp sound, and sparks came out of the sonorous metal symphony.

"Wait, the ninth master is here. The sound of breaking cheers came from outside the house, but it sounded like a low roar in the ear, which showed that the internal strength was extraordinary.

Jia Zheng, whose underwear had already been soaked in cold sweat, was slightly white on the tip of his forehead and nose. Seeing that when the fatal steel knife was a foot away from his head, it was broken by the cold light, as if a silver flower bloomed.

The wooden door outside was pushed open with a "creak", and several strong men walked in with a young girl in their arms.

Jia Zheng glanced up at the girl, not thinking that the woman who was like jade and snow was also staring at him quietly. I couldn't help but be taken aback, wasn't this the woman who picked up his sachet on the road? Could it be that she was the Ninth Master?

Zhou Shizhi, who was more surprised than Jia Zheng, was also at a loss, although he had never seen the Ninth Master. In the past, when I went to the Jingnan Line with the old man to buy, I more or less heard that the name of the ninth master was not only black and white, but also powerful. It is said that he also has a close relationship with important officials in the palace. But no one ever said he was a woman.

"Yes, the little girl is the legendary Ninth Master. The girl's eyes are clear, the side lines of her face are delicate, and she looks a little immature, as if she is easy to get close to.

She smiled and said, "Does the Ninth Master have to be a man?"

Jia Zheng is a gentleman in the end, full of ruffianism, and the third young master of Jincheng who was not in the city of Lu Zhicheng with the evil Xiaoqi at the beginning was by no means in vain. Although he returned to Beijing, he also had an extra heart, and he deliberately angered the big reckless man just now, just to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes. Seeing that this woman is only eighteen or nineteen years old, but she is full of the spirit of the rivers and lakes, it is expected that her life experience will not be simple. Thinking of the situation before departure, my father told Kyoto that the water depth could not guess the faction, and that he must not show the sign. He was silent.

Although his eyes were deep, Jia Zheng, who had nothing to say, seemed to the woman to be a little different from the Kyoto kid. If she really wants her to say that there is something different, I can't tell for a while, in short, it is not the difference between clothing and appearance.

"Miss Nine, this kid is gloomy and sinister, he is not a good person at first glance, and the little one also found a short sword from him. ”

The craftsmanship of this sword is very high. The scabbard is bronze with a hollowed-out frost pattern carved on it. The blade of the sword, revealed through the openwork pattern, shimmered like a silver star, shimmering with a snowflake-shaped brilliance.

Miss Nine raised an eyebrow and smiled sarcastically. looked at Jia Zheng condescendingly and said, "You won't still be a samurai, will you?"

"Miss, my young master is not a samurai, and that short sword was given by a friend, just an accessory. Zhou Shizhi hurriedly argued.

"Old thing, do you still have your share here? Shut up. Li Dahan glared at Zhou Shiyi, so frightened that he quickly swallowed the next sentence back into his stomach.

"I guess there is something else to come, and I won't come to Kyoto empty-handed. Miss Nine's eyes condensed slightly, and she said coldly.

"I've searched carefully, except for the sword, there is nothing else, and it's useless to think that it's also a prodigal kid in another state, so it's better to lock him up for a few days, and wait for the ninth master to come back to make a decision." Li Dahan is like an iron tower, blocking the sky light through the large window panes. Gray light and shadow lazily spread all over the ground, like a hazy silk net, densely covering people's hearts, and there was nowhere to escape.

Jia Zheng squinted his eyes and glanced at the few big men beside him, he couldn't easily tell where they came from just from the way they dressed, and he couldn't help frowning. A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and said: "Our two masters are neither visiting relatives and friends nor enjoying the scenery, but entrusted by others, and have important things to tell the ninth master." ”

"Oh, that's weird. I don't even want to see my dad even worship the name thorn. This girl is not so easy to deceive. Miss Nine was a little angry, and said with a small mouth: "Da Han, these two people are not honest, so I will leave it to you." As he spoke, he led a few men out of the hut. The original few men in the house looked at Li Dahan's eyes, and they all retreated in interest.

"Boy, in the hands of the uncle, there is your good fruit to eat. Li Dahan's bronze bell-like eyes widened, and he stepped forward and raised the steel knife to make a move.

"Wait, Xiaosheng hasn't finished talking yet, so there's a reason to do it if you don't finish listening. Jia Zheng's hands were tied against the pillar, and his whole body was like a silkworm chrysalis, and he couldn't even move a finger, so he could only shake his head and shout.

"Hahaha..."Li Dahan's face suddenly changed, and he said, "Don't you want to see the Ninth Master?"

He threw away the steel knife in his hand, and his hideous face didn't seem so terrifying.

"I must see the Ninth Master in person, otherwise I won't say anything. What Jia Zheng was worried about did not happen, and at the same time, he was glad that he also had a new plan for the next step.

"Ninth Master, do you look like me?"

Li Dahan turned his back to Jia Zheng and Zhou Shizhi, and the dark outline was as sharp as an axe splitting out. His voice grew deeper and deeper, as low as if magnetic, causing a heart palpitation.