9. Assessment of the empty island
In the dense forest, Xiao Qingying threw herself into Chen Wuwu's arms.
"Brother Sanssouci! Why did you come!? There were a lot of people just now, they seemed to be arresting us, Zhang Ke met them, I don't know what happened now? ”
"It's okay, it's okay.... I'm here..."Chen Wuwu hugged Xiao Qingying and gently patted her back and comforted.
His expression was gentle, but his eyes were cold.
"Why are you here? What about Zhang Rongfang who is with you? ”
"Zhang Rongfang asked me to hide in a tree hole, and he ran back to move the rescuers. He also told me not to come out, saying that even if you told me not to come out. Xiao Qingying hurriedly said.
"But how could Brother Wuwu harm me, I listened to the messenger of my big dad just now, dad and they must have already left, we are rushing back now, maybe we can meet them!"
Chen Wuwu didn't care about it originally, but when he heard Zhang Rongfang's advice to Xiao Qingying, his heart moved, and he suspected that the little Taoist priest was probably suspicious of him.
Hearing the follow-up words again, he suddenly felt a little anxious.
"Which direction did that Zhang Rongfang go?" He asked suddenly.
"Over there." Xiao Qingying pointed in the direction, which was the direction of the sound from the fireworks transmitter just now.
Chen Wuwu's heart tightened, and a trace of irritability flashed in his eyes.
He finally knew who had put the transmitter.....
This damn little Taoist!
Chen Wuwu hugged Xiao Qingying, made a gesture in one direction in the dense forest, and then pointed to the direction where Zhang Rongfang left.
The figure in the dense forest flickered, and someone immediately chased after him.
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On the other side, watch the fireworks explode.
Zhang Rongfang retracted his gaze and quickly scanned the surroundings, trying to find a place to hide.
It is densely wooded and darkly lit, making it a great place to hide.
He quickly jumped down from the big rock, and the improvement of his life attributes made him much healthier, and his endurance was better than before.
If before, he was running all the way now, I'm afraid he would have run out of breath a long time ago.
Just jumped down.
A masked man in black rushed out of the forest behind.
The man in black looked up and happened to be staring at Zhang Rongfang.
"Let's go, the people from Qinghe Palace will be here soon!" Zhang Rongfang snorted suddenly, looking nervous.
The black-clothed masked man didn't know Zhang Rongfang, he was still speculating, and wanted to do it, but when he heard this, he was stunned.
"How many are coming?" He asked subconsciously.
"I don't know, but I heard a noise here just now, and I came to investigate, and someone put a transmitter! I've been specially assigned here for arraignment! Zhang Rongfang said in a deep voice.
"Trouble!" The man in black clenched his fists, turned around and ran.
After running a few steps, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, and Chen Wuwu didn't mention it at all, and arranged for other people. This kid....
Wrong!
He fell for it hook line and sinker!
The man in black turned to look at Zhang Rongfang, and sure enough, the kid had already run more than ten meters away, and was about to be covered by the shadows in the forest.
He was suddenly ashamed and angry, he was coaxed by a hairy boy at such an old age, if this is spread, how can he gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes in the future!?
But the sound of the transmitter just now was genuine, he took a few steps forward, and immediately paused again and counted the time.
The eyes on the mask are cloudy.
"Damn, don't let me run into you again next time! Stinky boy! ”
The man in black no longer pursued, turned around and ran away from the Qinghe Palace.
In a few moments, he disappeared into the sea of trees.
Zhang Rongfang ran out of a distance, and when he turned around and saw that no one was chasing, he temporarily stopped panting.
The rush just now made him physically exhausted.
After waiting in place for a while, soon, in the forest in the direction of Qinghe Palace, there was a sound of footsteps running.
Two figures ran out of the forest, one was Senior Sister Zhao Da Shallot, and the other was Xiao Rong.
He actually came by himself.
When the two saw Zhang Rongfang, their footsteps paused.
"Rong Fang, where is Xiao Ying!?" Xiao Rong asked urgently.
"I hid in a tree hole, I'm afraid that my senior sister will be found, so I will come out first to lure the enemy away!" Zhang Rongfang opened his mouth and said.
When Xiao Rong heard this, his face suddenly softened slightly, but he was still quite dignified.
"Take me!"
At that moment, Zhang Rongfang took the two of them and quickly ran towards the place where Xiao Qingying was hiding.
After a while, he returned to the tree hole, but saw that it was empty, and there was no one.
"What about people!?" The expression on Xiao Rong's face instantly turned cold.
"I told my senior sister not to come out..."Zhang Rongfang replied instinctively. But seeing that Xiao Rong's expression was a little wrong, he quickly shut up and didn't mention it, but his heart sank.
If something happens to Xiao Qingying, he will definitely not end up well.
No matter how good Xiao Rong's temper is, he is likely to be angry with him.
"There are footprints on the ground, it looks like a woman, it's probably my sister's!" On the side, Zhao Da Green Onion quickly spoke.
"Let's go!"
Xiao Rong took the lead.
The two followed the footsteps and quickly tracked them down.
The speed of the two was extremely fast, and there was no trace in the dense forest in a few blinks.
Zhang Rongfang wanted to follow, but after thinking about it, it was in vain for him to go up, and he couldn't catch up at all, so he stood still and didn't move.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long.
Within a few minutes, a loud roar could be heard in the forest in the distance.
Zhang Rongfang's heart jumped, he bowed, and slowly approached the direction of the sound, and then followed the cover of the bushes and grasses, and looked over there.
Soon, I saw that in the shadows of the forest, Xiao Rong and Zhao Da Green were fighting with the two men in black.
There was also a man in black lying on the ground.
Xiao Qingying looked frightened on the side, and there were tears on her pretty face. Apparently choked with scared.
Seeing that she was fine, Zhang Rongfang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Then he had the leisure to watch the fight between Xiao Rong and Zhao Da Shallot.
After a closer look, he found that these people were fighting, touching the trees on the side, touching a pit, and hitting a piece of bark.
Within a few seconds, a man in black was hit on the bridge of the nose, his eyes were dizzy, and then he was slapped in the heart and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the other man in black turned and ran, and disappeared into the forest in a few clicks.
At this time, Zhang Rongfang found that the black-clothed people on the ground were spitting blood one by one, their eyes were scattered, and they couldn't see that they were alive.
With such a ruthless hand, his heart jumped, and his breathing was slightly short.
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, where has he ever seen someone beaten to death.
Enduring the discomfort in his heart, Zhang Rongfang forcibly moved his gaze to the two masters.
Xiao Rong and Zhao Da Green Onion have already closed their strength and rested.
Beads of sweat appeared on Xiao Rong's forehead, and his whole body was steaming, obviously consumed a lot.
Zhao Da Green Onion is fine, looking relaxed.
"What about Chen Wuwu?" Xiao Rong asked in a deep voice.
"Knocked unconscious, in the grass over there." Zhao Da Green Tree pointed to the bush on the other side.
"He was attacked along with Xiao Ying, but fortunately we arrived in time, otherwise, the situation could be very bad."
"Check and see, what is the origin of these people?" Xiao Rong was a little tired.
"Yes."
Zhang Rongfang also walked out at this time, clasping his fists and saluting the two.
"Master, senior sister."
"You came out with Xiao Ying this time, do you have any clues about the situation?" Xiao Rong asked in a deep voice.
He had already found Zhang Rongfang hiding in the grass, and he was not surprised.
"Back to the master, when our group walked to a woodland, Senior Brother Chen Wuwu left halfway to catch squirrels, resulting in only the three of us left.
Also, Senior Brother Chen's voice was a little familiar to the disciples. And this outing was also invited by Senior Brother Chen. ”
Zhang Rongfang approached and whispered.
"You suspect it's him?" Xiao Rong's eyes were calm.
Zhang Rongfang didn't reply, just nodded.
Needless to say?
This trip was designed by Chen Wuwu, and he was the first to run first, plus the sound he heard before, it was very similar to Chen Wuwu.
These reasons add up to enough.
"I know about it." Xiao Rong nodded heavily, "Fortunately, nothing happened to Xiao Ying." There was a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Wait, wait for someone to come through the back door, and thoroughly inspect this neighborhood. I want to see, who is so bold as to dare to commit murder near our Qinghe Palace!? ”
Next, there was no matter of Zhang Rongfang, and soon another transmitter rushed into the sky.
Later, more than a dozen martial arts disciples from Qinghe Palace came, and under the leadership of a middle-aged Taoist, they began to search in all directions.
And Zhang Rongfang, together with Xiao Qingying and Chen Wuwu, returned to Qinghe Palace.
Back in the palace, Zhang Rongfang was so tired that he threw himself on the bed and fell asleep with his head covered.
It was not until the bell rang the next morning that he was awakened from his slumber.
He was just an ordinary person in his previous life, and this experience, no matter how well prepared he was, once he really met those men in black, he was afraid that he would not be able to go through a round and fall with one punch.
Looking at the previous situation of Xiao Rong Zhao Da Green Onion and those black-clothed people, their palms and fists, a dozen pieces of bark.
If it hits him, I am afraid it will be like a file and a hammer, a piece of flesh and blood.
However, Master Xiao Rong is said to be a third-grade master, but when it comes to fighting, how can it be so difficult to beat those few black-clothed people who run out casually? And let people run one? ’
Zhang Rongfang was puzzled.
Knock knock.
At that moment, there was a soft knock on the door.
"Senior Brother Zhang, are you awake?" Sun Yuanfeng's voice came from outside the door.
Sun Yuanfeng is Xiao Rong's close service disciple, although he is a miscellaneous disciple, since he has come, it means that Xiao Rong has something to find him.
"It's coming!" Zhang Rongfang quickly got up, knowing that the attack was likely to have a result.
After putting on his robe, he hurriedly fetched water from the water tank, cleaned his hands, wiped his face, and then opened the door and followed Sun Yuanfeng, heading towards the small attic where Xiao Rong lived.
Halfway through, Zhang Rongfang couldn't hold back a little, but still asked.
"Senior Brother Sun, I have a doubt, I want to ask a question or two."
Sun Yuanfeng smiled. "Senior Brother Zhang, let's talk about it, I must know everything about the junior brother who can say it."
"That's good." Zhang Rongfang didn't hide it, and directly asked his doubts about the difference in strength between grades.
"The strength or weakness of the martial arts ranks?" Sun Yuanfeng smiled, "I really know this." ”
He often served by Xiao Rong's side, and he knew much more about Wu Xiu than Zhang Rongfang at this time.
"Grade only represents your strongest strength and glory, but people will be weak, old, and sick. So it's normal to behave differently. ”
"And there are grades, most of them represent rich experience in actual combat, but two fists are difficult to beat four hands, and the fist is afraid of being less strong, and many high-grade masters of the rivers and lakes will decline when they are old.
I have heard the Master mention before that there was a great master who was rated as the eighth rank by the imperial court, because of his withdrawn temper and personality, he was unsociable, and when he was old, he had no heirs to rely on in his later years, and then his strength declined very much, and at the age of seventy, he was beaten to death by the challenge of the first and fifth grades. ”