Chapter Forty-Nine: Mei County

What is the most eye-catching event in martial arts?

Things in the world have always been talked about, but at the moment, even the beggars on the streets and alleys heard this question, and they had to answer without hesitation: "On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the martial arts conference!" ”

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhengyang, the heroes gathered, the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Today's rivers and lakes, black and white confrontation endlessly, the ten major sects fight openly and secretly, after decades of wind and rain, the underworld to mend the heavens as the dragon head, the white road to the martial arts alliance to hold the bull's ear, each in charge of the martial arts half of the sky, who can sit on one of the chairs, who is the world giant who turns over his hands for the clouds and rain!

Bloody hand Tu Zhou Jiangyun rebelled in Yong'an for seven years to seize the throne, and has been the master of the Heaven Sect for seventeen years, Juque Sword Fang Huaiyuan took the throne two years later than him, but he is already old, even if the treasure knife is not old, he has to consider the future of Bai Dao, as early as last year, he released the rumors, and after the New Year, he sent a wide invitation to invite the heroes of Bai Dao to gather in Qihuang Mountain on the fifth day of the first month of May to choose the next candidate for the leader of the martial arts alliance.

The most interesting thing is that this conference does not limit the level of the sect, but it limits the age of the martial artists, and those Baidao seniors who have been famous for a long time are not invited, Fang Huaiyuan made it clear that not only to choose the heir of the alliance leader, but also to take this opportunity to temper those Baidao young heroes who are like the rising sun, and take advantage of the fact that the older generation can still sweep the formation and suppress the situation, leaving the opportunity to the younger generation.

As soon as the news came out, the martial arts boiled and the sky was surging, not only the various sects of the White Dao heard the wind and moved, but the underworld people also swarmed like leeches that smelled the fishy smell, regardless of the official road paths, groups of people in a hurry could be seen almost everywhere, and even more had not yet arrived at the boundary of Zhongzhou, first met with the opponent on the road, and before the conference began, there was a fight to the death, which made many local yamen tired of coping, and the people were even more miserable.

Fortunately, these Jianghu people are not unscrupulous after all, they are afraid of the soft and afraid of the hard, and they are not majestic in the remote towns, and when they really get to the territory of a big force, the smarter ones have to clamp their tails and be people, such as here.

Mei County, located in Surabaya Prefecture, Donghai Prefecture, is an inconspicuous small county town, and later the canal was dug up, which happened to occupy a traffic artery, and soon became lush, there are many rivers and lakes to compete for territory, after several twists and turns, the final snake standing here is the weak water sect, is one of the six major demons of the underworld, although the sect leader Luo Bingyan is a female streamer, the martial arts cultivation is very profound, the number of moves is also feminine and vicious, there are many masters under her command, and there are more than 10,000 disciples, and it is even more rare that she knows how to advance and retreat, No matter how ruthless the weak water sect is, it has not really violated the bottom line of the taboo, so that it can be powerful and prosperous over the years, and even the people of Meixian County are used to living under the hands of the weak water sect.

However, recently, somehow, Meixian, which was originally quite calm, suddenly became an undercurrent.

After living in the Haitian Gang for half a month, Jiang Tianyang was ready, so that the children rushed to Zhongzhou, Fang Yongyan and other Linyuan Sect disciples were their own companions, because of the long distance, it took nearly a month from Binzhou to Surabaya Prefecture, and they were already sleepy and tired, seeing that the weather had changed, even if they knew that Meixian was the territory of the Weak Water Sect, the group had to enter the city to rest, after all, the Haitian Gang had dealt with the Weak Water Sect, and it was expected that the other party would not be stupid enough to act rashly, Jiang Pingchao first restrained the disciples of the sect, so as not to give the Weak Water Sect a handle to find fault with it.

Rao is like this, as soon as Fang Yongfu pushed the car door, he keenly noticed that at least ten eyes fell on him, his movements were imperceptible, and then he helped Shi Yu's hand out of the carriage as if he didn't realize it.

It is not surprising that there are people coming and going on the streets, but there are a large number of fierce and evil people with swords and swords scattered around, looking at passers-by endlessly, especially near the city gate and the wine shop inn, such as Shi Yu and other young disciples with poor concentration have already changed color, and their hands subconsciously clenched their blades, and they were quietly held down by the people around them.

Jiang Pingchao has only won the crown this year, and his martial arts are not only the best among his peers, but even some of the division commanders and seniors are not his opponents, and his eyesight is naturally very sharp, he noticed that these people have water tattoos on the back of their hands, and commanded in a low voice: "The people of the Weak Water Sect don't seem to be aiming at us, be careful, don't cause trouble." ”

After that, he looked back at Jiang Yanluo again, and said with concern: "Little sister, you and Yongyan follow me closely, don't be alone." ”

"My cousin will take care of me, brother and rest assured." Jiang Yanluo wore a white gauze curtain, and only those who were close could hear her crisp and pleasant laughter like a silver bell.

Seeing that Fang Yongyan and Jiang Yanluo were getting closer, Jiang Pingchao was very relieved, he was a frank and cheerful person, and he looked down on Fang Yongluo earlier, but later found that the other party was not only full of poetry and books, but also quite insightful in martial arts, only suffering from being dragged down by his body, but a little regret arose in his heart, he loved his sister again, and he was reluctant to marry Jiang Yanluo to marry a reckless man who didn't know the style, thinking that this family affair couldn't be better.

There were no less than hundreds of people in the group, and it was not easy to find the inn to stay in, Jiang Pingchao assigned half of the people to find a place to rest with their luggage, and led the remaining half of the people to the restaurant to eat first, and took the opportunity to inquire about some news.

Xiangmanlou is the largest restaurant in Meixian County, it is rumored that the master chef of the kitchen inherited a royal chef, the craftsmanship is first-class and good, upstairs and downstairs are full of guests every day, even if it is now past noon, the people on the first floor are not less, fortunately, the Haitian Gang is rich, Jiang Pingchao took the money and invited away the four tables of guests near the door and the escalator, selected a dozen clever disciples to stay on the first floor, and the rest of the people went up to the second floor with him, and sat full for a while, several guests who were eating on the second floor did not want to stay with these Jianghu people, They all picked up the dishes and devoured them, and soon flew away, leaving only a young man in cloth sitting by the window, supporting his head with one hand, and shaking the wine jug with the other hand to pour himself a drink, humming a few words of song from time to time, thinking that he was drinking high.

Jiang Pingchao glanced at the young man, but he looked handsome, looking very raw, at this time, his drunken eyes were hazy, he didn't know the day and night, most of the wine was spilled on the placket, and the peanuts were all over the table, which made him laugh secretly.

The young man should not be a local, a bag and an umbrella were placed in the corner of the table, Jiang Pingchao noticed that his right hand holding the cup was very smooth, and he could breathe heavily, and he thought that he was not a martial arts practitioner who danced knives and guns, so he stopped caring about him and beckoned everyone to sit down.

Their table was diagonally opposite the young man, Fang Yongyan happened to be facing that side, and at a glance he saw this drunken young man, who was indeed a living person he had never met, but somehow his heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but look at it twice.

"What is my cousin looking at?"

Jiang Yanluo had already taken off the curtain fence and sat on his right hand, sensing Fang Yongyan's gaze, she looked sideways curiously, and found that it was the drunkard, and said in a low voice: "What is so good about this person?" ”

Fang Yongyan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just a little strange." ”

"What's weird?"

"You see that he is dressed very ordinarily, and his meals are cheap, but he can afford to drink seventy-year-old bamboo leaf green, and the cheapest two wines will sell for ten taels of silver, and he will drink half a catty."

Although Fang Yongyan is not good at drinking, he was born in a prominent portal, and there are no less than a hundred jars of wine in his home, and he knows whether the wine is good or bad when he smells it, Jiang Yanluo heard him say this, and couldn't help but glance at the young man again, the other party seemed to notice it, half-opened his eyes, and saw that the second floor was full of people and was stunned at first, and subconsciously wanted to get up and leave, but he was reluctant to let go of this wine and food, so he simply turned sideways and looked at the scenery downstairs.

Jiang Yanluo covered her mouth and chuckled, and whispered, "It's an interesting person." ”

Jiang Pingchao saw the two of them muttering, he really didn't understand what the fun was, could it be that slamming the door was also interesting?

He didn't bother to care about this, so he asked the shopkeeper a few words, and directly asked him to serve all the signature wine and food, not only the disciples of the Haitian Gang praised the young gang leader for his generosity, but even the disciples of the Linyuan Sect were also smiling, and it was not lively to push the cup and change the lamp.

When the food came up, Jiang Pingchao threw a silver ingot to him and asked, "Man, I want to ask you something." ”

"Master, even if you ask, the little one knows everything and says everything." I couldn't make so much money in a month of hard work, so I smiled so hard that my teeth couldn't see my eyes, and I hurriedly stepped forward.

Jiang Pingchao asked straight to the point: "When our group entered the city today, we saw a lot of people from the Weak Water Sect patrolling around, and most of the passers-by were in a hurry, what happened?" ”

"Well...... ran the hall and looked left and right, and lowered his voice, "I won't tell you, the Weak Water Sect is in trouble this time." ”

"What's the trouble?"

"Harm, it's not because of the martial arts conference, there are many people passing by in our place every day, how can there be no friction? About three days ago, there was a group of female heroes who came from afar, all of them with black hair and snow skin were so beautiful that anyone could look at them straightly, but they were not easy to mess with, and some of the disciples were beaten out of the scabbard three feet away before they got close......"

Jiang Pingchao and Fang Yongyan glanced at each other, the group was a young woman who was not weak in martial arts, and they passed by the boundary of Meixian County, and eighty percent of them were from Wangshumen.

Seeing that the running hall was still going to sell guanzi, Fang Yongyan poured wine from the empty cup and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "Moisten your throat, and continue." ”

Ran Tang drank a good wine, his heart was infinitely happy, and hurriedly said: "Originally, seeing their hard work, we ordinary people don't dare to provoke again, but this Meixian County is the territory of the Weak Water Sect after all, and those underworld people have always been lawless...... The heroine had a strong temperament, and she hit the pillar directly at the door of the Yunshui Inn and died. ”

Hearing this, Fang Yongluo's brows furrowed, and Jiang Yanluo's face was not good-looking.

The thieves are still divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the flower thief who bullies the woman is the most despised, not to mention the forcible abduction of the famous woman? As a women's sect, Wangshumen is already extremely difficult, and if this matter is not investigated, I am afraid that it will not be able to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes in the future.

Jiang Pingchao asked, "And then?" ”

"The sisters and sisters of that woman were furious, and they took her corpse to the mountain gate of the Weak Water Sect to seek justice, but the black and white sects have not been dealt with since ancient times, even if the Weak Water Sect is at fault first, they can't be soft and admit on their own territory, right?" A look of fear appeared on Ran Tang's face, "We don't know the specifics, we only know that they didn't get a good deal, and the woman led by the woman broke the sword as an oath, and wanted the culprit to pay for the blood debt, everyone thought she was ruthless, and the result was ...... Before dawn today, the eight disciples of the Weak Water Sect who committed the murder that night knelt in front of the pillar at the entrance of the Yunshui Inn, their knees slammed on the ground, their heads in their hands, and they almost scared the early risers to death! ”

Jiang Pingchao was stunned, and Fang Yongyan and Jiang Yanluo also showed stunned expressions.

This matter is not big, it is not small, no matter how angry the Weak Water Sect is with these idiots who can't control their belts, for the sake of their own face, they can't let them die in the hands of outsiders, who can sneak into the helm of the Weak Water Sect unknowingly and drag out the eight big living people to slaughter, and take the corpses to the place where the victims died to pay tribute to the souls?

Not to mention anything else, those female disciples of Wangshumen can't do it.

The sky was blue, and a chill rose behind those who heard these words.

Jiang Pingchao waved away the running hall, and the other party said: "After finishing the meal, I will send a few people to escort the two of you to the inn, and it is best not to go anywhere today." ”

Jiang Yanluo said worriedly: "Brother, where are you going?" ”

"I'll take someone to the Yunshui Inn to have a look." Jiang Pingchao frowned and said, "The Weak Water Sect has lost such a big face, even if it is three feet to the ground, the murderer will be caught, even if the matter is not done by the disciples of Wangshumen, they are the only clue at the moment...... After all, they are fellow travelers, and since they have met them, they should help them. ”

Fang Yongyan nodded, and was about to say something, when there was a sudden commotion downstairs.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and they walked to the handrail and looked down, but it was a dozen or so people from the weak water sect who came in to eat, and brutally drove away a few tables of guests, circled a large area, and asked the store to take good wine and food without looking at the brand, which was very annoying.

Jiang Pingchao and others noticed that there was also a woman among the dozen or so people.

She looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a plain dress, sitting on a stool like a wooden man, and letting the men around her hug her shoulders, looking very docile, but her eyes were red, and tears were welling up in her eyelashes.

Fang Yongyan frowned, and Jiang Yanluo suddenly spoke: "I know her, this is Yu Qingqing from Wangshumen, who followed Mu Nuxia to send a congratulatory gift on her father's birthday last year." ”

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Pingchao's color suddenly changed, and seeing that those men with hippie smiling faces ignored the public, he reached out and was about to touch her clothes, and directly grabbed the wine jug and smashed it downstairs.

With a crisp sound, the wine jug was smashed on the top of the man's head, and the other party fell down with blood on his face, which frightened his companions, and quickly drew his knife and got up to look upstairs, shouting: "Which king is ......?"

Before they finished scolding, several disciples of the Haitian Gang had already jumped down from the second floor, and there was a tacit understanding between the same door, and the eight people were quickly surrounded by them separately.

In the blink of an eye, the lobby on the first floor became a mess, and Jiang Pingchao came down to compensate the store for the loss, and then walked to Yu Qingqing and solved the acupoint for her.

"Whew-"

At the beginning of the acupuncture point, Yu Qingqing's long-suppressed whimper was finally able to exit, and the whole person couldn't stand and fell to the ground, looking very pitiful.

Jiang Yanluo's legs and feet were inconvenient to walk slowly, Jiang Pingchao couldn't bear to see her sitting on the ground like this, bent down to help, and comforted her: "Girl, it's okay, you ......"

Suddenly, three or four young women with long swords hurriedly broke into the door, and the disciples guarding the door were about to stop them, but they didn't expect the white-clothed woman led by Jiang Pingchao and Yu Qingqing to see Jiang Pingchao and Yu Qingqing, her face immediately changed, and she actually pushed away others and rushed over, slashing at the two with a sword!

This time to everyone's expectations, Jiang Pingchao recognized that the woman in white was Mu Qing, the eldest disciple of Wangshumen, and when he saw her slashing with a sword, he subconsciously wanted to retreat, but he had already helped Yu Qingqing up, and the two were close at hand, he saw Yu Qingqing's expression, which was originally full of fear, suddenly changed, and he actually opened his mouth and spit out a poisonous needle, shooting straight at Jiang Pingchao's eyes!

Jiang Yanluo had just gone down to the middle of the stairs, and when she saw this, her face was pale, if Fang Yongyan hadn't caught her in time, she was afraid that she would have to fall.

Mu Qing's sword is certainly fast, but the distance between the two is too close, and this flying needle is ready to go, and it is too late!

Fang Yongyan's left hand hidden in her sleeve clasped a pea, but she didn't want a square table to fall from the sky, and slapped it directly on Yu Qingqing, beating her to the point that she vomited blood and fell to the ground, and the flying needle also shot on the table, so that it didn't hit Jiang Pingchao.

This blow from the sky stopped everyone, and all the disciples who were originally sitting on the second floor rushed down, and now they looked up, only to see the cloth-clothed young man leaning on the empty armrest on the second floor, his face was still red from the smell of wine, but his eyes were clear.

Jiang Pingchao escaped and stepped on Yu Qingqing fiercely, and then asked, "Mu Nuxia, what's the matter?" ”

Mu Qing said in a cold tone: "Senior Sister Yu is dead, this is the person of the Weak Water Sect who disguised himself and wanted to infiltrate us to find out the murderer of their fellow disciples. ”

The matter has come to this, "Yu Qingqing" knows that the general trend has gone, and she only hates to be ruined by a nobody, her eyes are bloodshot, and she looks at the young man in cloth with hatred, but she finds that he is laughing happily, and says resentfully: "Stinky boy, what are you laughing at?" ”

The cloth-clothed young man smiled: "Laugh at your eyes, I walked around under your noses several times, using your money to eat, drink and have fun, but you still don't recognize it." ”

Everyone was stunned at first, and then reacted, Mu Qing's expression changed drastically, and he hugged his fists and said: "This young man, is it your ......?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm getting involved."

The cloth-clothed young man returned the salute to her, and then looked at the people of the Weak Water Sect who were struggling, and said, "If you have a life, remember to tell Sect Master Luo when you go back - in Xia Zhaoyan, I killed those eight bastards, come to me if you have the ability." ”

After that, he picked up his bag and held an umbrella, turned around and turned out of the window on the second floor, and everyone hurriedly chased out the door, but saw that there were many people on the street, and there was no trace of the other party.

Fang Yongyan stood at the end of the crowd, looking at the direction in which the man had disappeared, his eyes narrowing slightly.