Chapter 51: The Night Banquet

The general rudder of the weak water palace stands on the shore of Baijing Lake, backed by Lingxiu Mountain, covers a wide area, the building is majestic, it is the Envy Fish Villa.

Fang Yongyan and his party got off the horse, looked up at this majestic and atmospheric mountain villa, and saw that the guards were heavily guarded, and it was clear that the sword and axe were out of the sheath, and there was already an awe-inspiring chill coming through the bones, even Ye Xixi, who was full of resentment, felt his heart tremble, and held the hilt of the sword silently.

According to the rules of the weak water palace, foreign visitors have to untie the sword to get started, this time there is Shen Luoyue in front of the way to avoid this trouble, Jiang Pingchao has no intention of looking at the garden scenery, followed her through the path corridor, and soon arrived at the banquet hall, and saw a middle-aged beautiful woman sitting lazily on the peony mat, holding a snail dai, smiling for Jiang Yanluo thrush.

At first glance, this beautiful woman is just a half-old with charm, but if you look at it twice, you feel that this charm has already soaked her through, a smile, raise your hands and feet, even the two fine lines in the corners of the eyes are full of soft colors, half of which does not show the pink and fades, but adds to the style of the years like wine.

This woman is not endless, not enchanting, she seems to be made of water, autumn waves, gentle and lingering.

She is the palace master of the Weak Water Palace, Luo Bingyan.

With the depth of Jiang Pingchao's concentration, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw Luo Bingyan, it can be described as a taboo for martial artists, fortunately, there were two seniors Liu Yishou and Qiu Niang among the people who accompanied them tonight, and they noticed that his breath was disordered, Qiu Niang patted him on the shoulder, and the internal force penetrated into the bones, and stabbed in the acupoint, Jiang Pingchao woke up in shock, and when he looked up again, he was in a cold sweat.

Because this martial arts conference is an excellent opportunity for the juniors of each family, long before their group set off, Liu Yishou and Qiu Niang got the order of their own master, only allowed to follow far behind, not to accompany the guards, did not want to arrive in Meixian for only one day, there were two forks, Jiang Yanluo was even captured by the people of the weak water sect, so that both of them felt that the situation was not good, and hurriedly caught up, the original team of eighteen people became twenty people, Shen Luoyue did not say a word on his face, but it made the young disciples feel a lot more settled.

Qiu Niang woke up Jiang Pingchao, and then retreated behind him, only to focus on Jiang Yanluo.

Jiang Pingchao suffered a dark loss, and in the face of Luo Bingyan, his momentum inevitably weakened, Fang Yongyan stood up, waved his hand to Luo Bingyan without humility or arrogance, and said: "Junior Fang Yongyan, meet the palace master Luo." ”

He said it politely, and his eyes were also clear, this Luo Bingyan is beautiful, but when it comes to age, he is more than ten years older than the man's butcher Zhou Jiangyun, and I am afraid it is enough to be his aunt and grandmother.

Luo Bingyan didn't expect that the son of the martial arts alliance leader would also come to Meixian, he was slightly surprised, his willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and then he smiled, sat up straight and said: "I have heard that the young master Fang is a rare son in the martial arts, and he really deserves his reputation when he sees it today...... When the moon sets, please take your seats. ”

After that, she put down Luo Zidai and gently helped Jiang Yanluo, and the girl who was sitting upright like a puppet became flexible again, her face was as pale as paper, she barely maintained her composure, and walked back to Qiu Niang, who immediately held her wrist to probe the pulse, and found that there was no big problem, so she relieved her heart and nodded to Jiang Pingchao and Fang Yongyan.

Shen Luoyue led with one hand, and a maidservant girl walked out from behind the screen and led everyone to sit separately.

The banquet in the weak water palace is not complicated, but it is also exquisite, each person has a banquet table, on which are placed with delicacies and fresh fruit cakes, each of which is exquisite and delicious, and does not lose to the family banquet of the princes and nobles, the servants are gentle and quiet, and the guests do not need to touch their hands when pouring wine and cloth dishes, everything is done just right, and it is not annoying at all, but it feels that the ironing is agreeable.

This banquet alone shows the sincerity of the weak water palace, but unfortunately everyone present does not know how to eat.

Jiang Pingchao drank three glasses of wine, pushed away the servant girl who served diligently, and said in a deep voice: "Palace Master Luo, you took great pains to invite us to come here, is it really for a drink?" ”

Luo Bingyan was not annoyed by his offense at all, and Ying Ying smiled: "It is true that this seat admires young heroes the most, and I sincerely have a good relationship with you." ”

Ye Xixi said coldly: "The Tao is not the same, since you have made a feud, how can you talk about getting married?" ”

Luo Bingyan's gaze fell on her face and asked, "......Who is this?"

"Wangshumen, Ye Xixi, the female disciple who was killed by your sect and pretended to be my own sister."

"I see." Luo Bingyan suddenly realized, "The ins and outs of this matter, this seat has already asked clearly, come on." ”

She clapped her hands gently, and thirteen maidservants rushed in with trays, Fang Yongyan keenly smelled a smell of blood, and when the maidservants unveiled the red cloth together, thirteen dead heads were placed on the thirteen trays, which were the weak water sect people who let them go to report the news during the day.

Rao is Ye Xixi was also shocked by this scene, only to feel that the cold air rushed all the way up from his feet to the top of his head, and the rest of the words were blocked in his throat.

"The weak water palace has been famous in the rivers and lakes for a long time, although it is one of the six demon gates of the underworld, it has its own rules and regulations, as a woman, she hates the dirty villain who rapes and insults women and children the most in her life, and strictly orders the disciples not to do that despicable thing, I think everyone here has also heard of it. A few days ago, this seat is in retreat, and all the affairs in the palace are handed over to his subordinates, and it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. Luo Bingyan put down the cup, a pair of beautiful eyes were murderous, "Those eight animals who committed serious crimes will die, and it is not a pity for these bastards who act without permission, as for the crime of lax discipline...... Elder Huo! ”

She snapped, and a gray-robed man came out of the corner, Liu Yishou and Qiu Niang were shocked in their hearts, with the foundation of the two of them in martial arts, they didn't even find that there was still a person standing there!

"Elder Huo is one of the four elders of my weak water palace, he is in charge of discipline and punishment, this time something like this happened, he can't escape the blame, he should give this seat and you an explanation." Luo Bingyan said lightly, "Let's do it." ”

Before the words fell, Elder Huo buckled his left wrist with his right hand, and he didn't see him move his sword and sword, only to hear a series of terrifying shattering sounds, and he actually crushed his left hand bone inch by inch!

The sound of bone cracking was not loud, but it sounded in everyone's ears, Fang Yongyan was shocked in his heart, knowing that this was not only an explanation given to them by the Weak Water Palace, but also a dismount!

Soon, the last little finger bone was also crushed, Elder Huo's face was pale, his forehead was drenched in cold sweat, but he didn't let out a cry of pain, he slowly let go of his right palm, saluted everyone with one hand, and walked back to Luo Bingyan with his deformed arm.

Luo Bingyan hooked her lips and smiled: "Young heroes, are you satisfied with the explanation given by this seat?" ”

The audience was silent, and even the music of the silk and bamboo orchestra quietly stopped.

After a while, Jiang Pingchao stood up, saluted Luo Bingyan again, and said, "The lord of Luo Palace is really a heroine among women, and he understands righteousness. ”

Luo Bingyan's approach was beyond all of them's expectations, and even Ye Xixi couldn't point out that it was wrong, not too bad, but too good, so good that it was disturbing.

The smile on the corner of Luo Bingyan's lips grew, and with a light touch of her fingers, Shen Luoyue walked to Jiang Pingchao's side and personally poured him a glass of wine.

On and off the stage, raise a glass and drink together, and when the wine passed through his throat, Luo Bingyan said: "If this matter is revealed, will it be extremely Tailai, but ...... There is one more thing in this seat, and I need a little help from all the young heroes. ”

Everyone's hearts were awe-inspiring, and they secretly said, "Sure enough, it's here", Fang Yongyan also stood up and said: "With the ability of the Weak Water Palace, if even the Lord of the Luo Palace can't do it, I'm afraid that we will also have more than enough strength to do it." ”

"Don't be humble, this matter is ...... You really have to do it. ”

Luo Bingyan's smile faded silently, becoming as cold as water, she took out a piece of letter from her arms and motioned for the maid to hand it over to Fang Yongyan.

Fang Yongyan noticed that this maidservant, who had the same face as usual, was trembling slightly when she took the thin piece of paper.

He took the letter and saw that these words were written in black and whiteβ€”

[Three thousand weak water is inexhaustible, and it is not in vain to drink a scoop. Qing is the lord of a palace, when Israel served people, betrayed the lord to seize the throne, and now he is arrogant and arrogant, and he is the head of all evils, and it is not a pity to die. Within three days, the palace master must arrange the funeral, and I should do the right thing for heaven and take your life to sacrifice the soul of the dead. - Zhao]

The handwriting is vigorous, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the people are seen as chic men, but ...... It's a letter asking for your life!

In today's martial arts, someone dares to send a letter of request to the master of the weak water palace in Meixian County!

Fang Yongyan's heart was awe-inspiring, he handed over the letter to Jiang Pingchao and the others, but once he saw the content of the letter, none of them could not change their expressions.

After a while, Liu Yiyi said: "The people of the rivers and lakes have made countless enemies, and Sect Master Luo is also a character who licked blood from the knife edge, what is this letter of life to you?" ”

"A letter is really nothing." Luo Bingyan said quietly, "However, if this letter appears next to my pillow, it will be a big deal." ”

Luo Bingyan has been in retreat for three months, and he only came out of the customs at noon today, physically and mentally exhausted, retreated from others, and rested alone in the bedroom.

She slept well and had a rare dream, and when she awoke she saw the letter lying on her pillow, no more than a foot from her head.

Someone can quietly leave a message next to her pillow, or they can cut off her head without knowing it.

At that moment, Luo Bingyan's anger can be imagined.

She went crazy and called everyone who was guarding outside the dormitory, none of them saw anyone coming in and out, that person was like a ghost born on the ground, and the only clue left was the lonely word "Zhao", just at this time, Elder Huo came with a dozen embarrassed disciples to ask for a meeting, Luo Bingyan knew what these bastards had done in the days of his retreat.

As Fang Yongyan and others expected, Luo Bingyan was certainly angry about this matter, and she would also deal with the doormen who violated the rules, but she would never bow her head and admit her mistakes in front of a group of white juniors, killing a few Wang Ba Lambs is a small matter, and it is a big deal to lose face in front of black and white.

Until one of them trembled and said what the cloth-clad young man wanted them to bring back.

The man's name was Zhao Yan.

Calculating the time and distance, if he has the best light skills, he leaves from the restaurant and goes straight to Xianyu Villa, sneaking into her bedroom to leave a letter before everyone else, it is really easy.

Because of this, Luo Bingyan broke the convention and sent Shen Luoyue to the Yunshui Inn immediately to invite people to the banquet.

Fang Yongyan and the others finally understood the reason for the weak water palace's move, and they were all shocked, they had all seen the young man in cloth of unknown origin, and the other party's martial arts were already a sure thing, but it was a little shocking that he could be so old at this age.

After pondering for a moment, Fang Yongyan spoke: "Sect Master Luo, with all due respect to the juniors, no matter whether the person who left the letter is the same person as that Zhaoyan, we will only meet him in Pingshui, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you." ”

Luo Bingyan lightly raised the wine cup, noncommittal to his words, and only said: "In any case, this person is using this matter as a handle to target this seat, which shows that he has other scruples and is unwilling to reveal his original purpose. ”

Fang Yongyan had to admit that what she said was reasonable, but the two sides had already formed a blood feud, even if Luo Bingyan dealt with the offender, could they really have no guilt in their hearts? How easy is it to reconcile?

At least, Ye Xixi was not willing to reconcile.

Fang Yongyan knew that no matter what he said, it was wrong, so he simply kept silent, Jiang Pingchao was about to say something, but Jiang Yanluo was gently dragged by Jiang Yanluo.

In the end, it was Liu Yishou who said: "Sect Master Luo, as stated in the Guanliushu, this person should have a vendetta with you, this time it is just a pretext, instead of counting on us, it is better for you to carefully recall the past, maybe you can come up with one or two." ”

"I've thought about it." Luo Bingyan sighed softly, "It's not a secret, I was just a concubine of the previous palace master, and I didn't have the heart to be in power, but the old palace master deceived people too much, not only with me as the furnace, but also with my relatives, which made me murderous...... This seat poisoned the old palace master, killed him with a family of sixteen, bloodied the weak water palace, rebuilt the Xianyu Villa, and never regretted what he did, but it was a pity that he couldn't catch it at that time, so that the little daughter of the old palace master escaped from the net, if the girl lived until now, she should be so old. ”

Her tone was soft, but it was creepy to hear.

"The Ming people don't say secret words, although the eight animals were dead, the Falling Moon of this sect interrogated the other disciples, and learned that they didn't want to do it, but they were picked up that night, drank wine to strengthen their courage, and committed an unforgivable mistake, and the person who picked them up is gone." Luo Bingyan's tone was extremely cold, "As for Mei Qiniang, who was easy to kill, one of the eight people last night was her own brother, and these thirteen people were all her subordinates. ”

Everything seems to be clear.

That Zhao Yan may have something to do with the old palace master's daughter, and this time he came back to avenge her, and he was afraid of the woman's Ansheng, so he designed a series to cover up his true motives, and disguised himself as a righteous Ren Xia, which can not only provoke the conflict between the weak water palace and Wangshumen and the Haitian Gang, but also fish in troubled waters to find a gap to assassinate Luo Bingyan. However, he didn't expect Luo Bingyan to be so bent and stretched, he would find the clue in such a short time, and take the initiative to lower his posture and seek reconciliation with the people of Baidao, once this matter is reached, he will become alone again, Luo Bingyan controls the entire Meixian County after all, without the protection of Baidao, he can't escape from the palm of her hand.

Now, Luo Bingyan's attitude is very clear, she has given it, and her sincerity has also been given, as long as the people of Baidao agree to reconcile and join forces with her temporarily, this matter can be happy.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Luo Bingyan frowned slightly, and said: "The weak water palace is one of the six demon gates, and the old palace master has done countless things that hurt the heavens and reason when he was in power, which can be said to be a disaster. Although the Jianghu martial arts are divided into black and white, but since ancient times, the light and shadow have been together, this seat has always hoped that the two can govern the martial arts together, if someone else sits in the position of this seat, I am afraid that it will not be better than this seat...... This time, if you can help this seat catch the culprit, this seat must strictly restrain the doormen, help the people in difficulty to do good deeds, and there will be rewards in the future! ”

Speaking of this step, it is already the limit of the sincerity that Luo Bingyan can give, everyone is a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and they know that the master of the weak water palace will do what he says, and he also knows that the benefits of her statement are not fake.

Luo Bingyan is alive, better than dead.

Jiang Pingchao and the others, who were originally indignant, showed hesitation, obviously moved by her, Fang Yongyan frowned, but he didn't say a word.

The change in their expressions fell in the eyes of Ye Xixi and the other Shumen disciples, which were more dazzling than the bloody human heads.

"I disagree!"

Ye Xixi closed her eyes fiercely, and smashed the wine glass hard, she had never touched a single chopstick dish from beginning to end, nor had she touched a drop of wine, at this time, she came out of the crowd, drew her sword and pointed directly at the top, and said sharply: "Regardless of whether this matter is related to the old grudge of the Weak Water Palace, in short, it was you who caused the disciples of the Weak Water Palace to harm my Wangshu Sect, this matter is insolvable, do you want us to help you in turn?" No way! ”

With that, she slashed her sword hard, split the banquet table in two, and turned to leave alone.

The guards outside the door wanted to stop them, but they were stopped by Shen Luoyue, and the remaining five Wangshumen disciples suddenly ran out of ideas, and it was not good to act rashly if they wanted to chase them, and in the end, Jiang Pingchao ordered a Haitian Gang disciple and asked him to chase Ye Xipity, even if she didn't come back, she had to send her back to the inn to avoid accidents.

That disciple's name is Jiang Yu, he is Jiang Tianyang's personal disciple, he grew up with Jiang Pingchao, and his martial arts are among the best among his fellow disciples.

After this fork, Jiang Pingchao naturally didn't want to respond to Luo Bingyan's invitation on the spot, so he had to rack his brains to deduce, and finally said that he would go back to discuss and set a day.

With that said, the night feast will be over.

Luo Bingyan is also thoughtful, since Jiang Pingchao refused to accept the invitation on the spot, she let him go back, but detained Fang Yongyan, saying that she was familiar with Young Master Fang at first sight, and asked him to stay for one more day.

The good ones are the guests, and the bad ones are the hostages.

However, the dog is still in a hurry and jumps over the wall, if Luo Bingyan is in a hurry, no one will want to leave Xianyu Villa today.

Fang Yongyan agreed to stay, Liu Yishou naturally wanted to stay by his side, Jiang Pingchao pulled his sister with a worried face, and led the others to rush back immediately, presumably tonight will not sleep at night, and he will discuss this matter with Mu Qing Haosheng.

Luo Bingyan left Fang Yongyan behind, but he didn't plan to kill time with this junior, so he sent Shen Luoyue to send the two of them to the guest house to rest, and went back to practice by himself.

After all, there is a knife hanging over his head, and people whose hearts are wider than the sea cannot sleep peacefully.

Fang Yongyan thought that at least this day was the last peace in Meixian.

Until the next morning, before dawn, he was woken up by Liu Yishou in a hurry, and heard a commotion outside, mixed with cries of horror and anger.

Luo Bingyan died.

She practiced in the hot springs in the back mountain, and there were a total of eighteen guards nearby, all of whom were pierced by a sword, and the weak water palace master of this beautiful snake and scorpion was floating in the pool of blood, and the wound on her throat had been soaked in hot water and turned white and swollen, and a shocking word "Zhao" was engraved on her face!