Chapter 43 Turning the Tiger Away from the Mountain
After leaving Zhuhai Tea House, Meng Zhi and Mei Changsu were the same as when they went out, one riding a green cloth sedan chair, the other riding a jujube red horse, followed by several forbidden army guards and two domestic servants sent by Xie Bi, and the group avoided the bustling main street crowds and chose a quiet side road to return. As soon as he walked out of the alley and came to the intersection of a crossroads, a cavalry lieutenant under the commander of the forbidden army rushed to announce that His Majesty the Emperor had summoned him. As soon as Meng Zhi hesitated when he heard this, Mei Changsu had already lifted the side curtain of the small sedan chair and said: "Thanks to the kindness of the commander, since His Majesty has called him, he does not dare to delay, so he will say goodbye here, and Su will come to thank him again another day." ”
"Mr. Su is polite." Meng Zhi arched his hand, turned around and instructed the entourage of the forbidden army guards to carefully escort Su Zhe back to Xie Mansion, said goodbye to himself, and turned his horse to run in the direction of Miyagi.
After running out of several districts, Meng Zhi suddenly remembered that the Peiyu on the belt of the official uniform used to change in the duty room fell off yesterday, although it was not very conspicuous, but since it was important to face the saint and look neat, he slowed down the horse, and was about to order the cavalry captain to go around to the commander's mansion to get a new belt, but when he turned around, he found that there was no shadow of the person around him at all, and his heart was suspicious, and after thinking about it carefully, although the face of the cavalry lieutenant seemed to be his common subordinate at first glance, he had been kneeling on the ground when he came to deliver the message, and only said two or three words, I didn't identify it carefully at all, and now that I think about it, it is very likely that it was faked by others.
If this holy order to transfer oneself into the palace is fake, it can be exposed as soon as he enters the palace gate, so the other party's purpose is obviously not to deceive himself into doing anything, but just to transfer the tiger away from the mountain.
Thinking of this, Meng Zhi couldn't help but sink in his heart, hurriedly turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the road where he came, whipping and urging the horse along the way, transporting the internal force and shouting pedestrians to dodge away, only hating to have wings, hoping that Mei Changsu would not have any accidents.
When he ran to the intersection where he broke up, there were already no people here, because there were two forks not far away that could lead to Xie Mansion, Meng Zhi stopped, and the horse's body was connected and turned around a few times, and he couldn't decide, and when he was at a loss in his heart, suddenly a few faint cries came, which were captured by his sensitive ear. After quickly judging the direction and distance, Meng Zhi jumped up from the saddle, swept straight up the ridge of the bungalow next to him, and under the toe of a few points, his body flew forward like an arrow from a string, and after a moment he arrived at the scene of the scuffle, and swept over the first glance, and was shocked and angry.
I saw that the small sedan chair that Mei Changsu was riding fell on the side of the road, the roof of the sedan chair had been smashed to pieces, and the sedan chair driver and his entourage were lying in all directions, I don't know if they were unconscious or dead, even among the guards who stayed behind, Feiliu was fighting fiercely with a yellow-shirted man in the middle of the street, and the sword qi in the palm wind seemed to be sharp and tangible, swirling into a violent aura, and these guards could not join the battle at all.
Meng Zhi didn't have time to take a closer look, his eyes immediately swept around, but he didn't find Mei Changsu's figure, and in a hurry, he shouted and pounced down, and a "light waterfall palm" like a moxibustion flame slashed at the spot, intending to capture the other party with Feiliu. Who knew that this palm was struck, although it did attack the opponent quickly and retreated, but he didn't expect Feiliu to be very unhappy, and immediately turned around, turning his palm to resist.
"It's me!" Meng Zhi knew that if he fought with Feiliu at this time, it would give the opponent a chance to escape, but Feiliu was intellectually simple and had errors in judgment, so he didn't have time to say more for a while, so he jumped up and wanted to turn to the other side and block the way of the yellow-shirted man.
Seeing that he had withdrawn his hand, Feiliu did not entangle, and turned his offensive and slapped the yellow-shirted man several times. He changed the object of the fight twice in succession at this moment of lightning and fire, but the process was natural, and there was no sense of stagnation between the breaths, and the man in the yellow shirt couldn't help but say "huh" twice.
At this time, Meng Zhi had already moved and changed positions, and was about to join the battle group again, when he suddenly heard a soft call next to him: "Brother Meng......", when he turned his head to look, it was Mei Changsu standing under the eaves of the street in front of him, beckoning to him, and then looked at the position after a stunned moment, which happened to be under the ridge of the room where he was standing just now, and immediately understood that it was because the perspective was blocked by the eaves under his feet, so he did not find Mei Changsu's figure at the first time.
He swept over and grabbed Mei Changsu's wrist and probed it, and then looked Zhou up and down, and saw that although his face was like snow jade, he was not newly injured, so he took a long breath and put his mind at ease.
"Feiliu is okay for the time being, don't interfere yet." Mei Changsu's gaze was solemnly locked on the two people who were fighting on the street, and he said in a low voice.
"It's fine if you're okay. Feiliu's skills, I can rest assured ......" Meng Zhi just replied half a sentence, and his voice suddenly cut off. The right talent was in a hurry, and the yellow-shirted man immediately retreated as soon as he made a move, so he failed to notice the strength of the other party, and now he took a closer look at it and couldn't help but be shocked.
Yi Feiliu's current skills have long been among the top ten masters, and their depth is immeasurable, even the hanging mirror makes Xia Dong defeat under his hands, even if he is known as the number one master of the beam and this young man, he has to be very energetic, and he does not dare to be careless. I didn't expect this yellow-shirted man with a wooden appearance to be able to exert all his strength in Feiliu and still have the upper hand.
Mei Changsu looked at it silently for a moment, frowned, and had a judgment in his heart, turned his head and exchanged glances with Meng Zhi, knowing from the other party's gaze that his conclusion was also consistent with his own, so he took a step forward and raised his voice: "General Tuoba, you are a guest from afar, just learn two tricks." Now that Lord Meng Zhi is here, why don't you stop, let's find a place to talk? ”
The yellow-shirted man was called by him, and he heard that the person who gave him the strongest palm just now was Meng Zhi, and he knew that if he continued to fight, he would defeat this nameless young master, and he couldn't please him, so he had to jump back by mistake and quit the battle group. Feiliu had also heard Mei Changsu speak, so he didn't press in, just stared at the yellow-shirted man with a sharp and cold gaze.
Because he knew that the person in front of him was the third-ranked super-first-class master on the Langya master list, Meng Zhi deliberately walked in front, blocked Mei Changsu behind him, and bowed his hand and said: "General Tuoba, your country's mission has been away from Beijing for many days, why did the general come here at this time?" ”
Tuoba Hao stood silently, because he was wearing a disguise mask on his face, and he couldn't see what his expression was, and after a moment of coldness, he returned the salute with a fist, and said: "The mission of our country has returned in your country, and the warrior Bailiqi, who was personally selected by the four princes of our country, has also been taught a lesson by this Mr. Su, and he has disappeared so far, and his whereabouts are unknown. ”
Mei Changsu smiled when he heard this: "Could it be that General Fei is here to teach me a lesson for the Baili Warriors?" That was really wronged, and I did everything I could to excuse myself, but the king's fate was difficult to disobey, and the ambassador of your country made angry remarks, so I reluctantly played some small tricks for it. Please also ask the general to forgive a large number of forgiveness. ”
Tuoba Hao snorted coldly: "Bailiqi's martial arts, I tested it when he set off. So before the future, I also said that you are a warlock and the like, and you can win by tricks, but today's battle ......" He glanced at Feiliu slightly, "There must be something extraordinary about having such a master by your side as a nameless guard." ”
Mei Changsu smiled bitterly: "Feiliu is still young, where is General Tuoba's opponent." If I had something extraordinary, I wouldn't have been smashed by the general's sword and escaped in such a mess......"
When Meng Zhi heard him say this, his face immediately became a little gloomy, and he said: "What is the reason why General Tuoba came to my capital of the Great Liang Kingdom to attack our guest secretary at will without a note?" ”
Tuoba Hao choked up, obviously a little difficult to answer. He held his own martial arts, and secretly sneaked into Daliang Kyoto to see what kind of character Su Zhe was who forced Bailiqi to defeat and disappear with his child, the original plan was not to really hurt people, but to test the depth and leave, who knew that Su Zhe had a master like Feiliu by his side, and he was entangled, and then even Meng Zhi, the first master of Daliang, appeared, but not only did he not succeed, but his identity was also recognized, and he fell into such an embarrassing and embarrassing situation that is not easy to explain.
However, although he was at a loss, Tuoba Hao didn't want to show weakness, not to mention that he ranked third on the list of Langya masters, and Meng Zhi ranked second, but the two had never fought face to face, and he really couldn't understand why the lord of Langya Pavilion set this order, and he was already a little unconvinced. At that moment, he raised his sword in his chest, and said in a cold and arrogant tone: "This is the territory of Lord Meng, what do I have to say, do it!" ”
Mei Changsu wanted to stop it, but with a slight movement of his eyebrows, he immediately changed his mind and turned around and retreated to a farther place to watch the battle. Feiliu followed him, his expression cold, but there was a hint of excitement in the depths of his eyes.
If the news spreads, half of the people in charge of the rivers and lakes will sharpen their heads and squeeze in to see, and the other half who don't come know that they can't squeeze in no matter how sharp they are. It's a pity that this happened too suddenly, and now it's too late to release the news and collect tickets, so the only ones who can feast their eyes are Mei Changsu and Feiliu who are standing aside by Shi Shiran.
In the past, the Northern Yan Quanchen sat big, and the Murong royal family was forced to concede the country. Tuoba family master Yu Chan let the ceremony of a successful blow, assassinated the minister, when the hall was full of soldiers and horses, only he was a sword light cold, every demon to kill the devil, meet the Buddha to kill the Buddha, a bloody cloth to help the Murong family to reinstate. Since then, the Tuoba clan has steadily established itself as the head of the Northern Yan Sword Sect, and all the masters of the past generations have been peerless masters.
Compared with Tuoba Hao's legendary family history, Meng Zhi's fame is much simpler. He has learned both internal and external kung fu from Shaolin, and there is no mystery and ingenuity in his martial arts, and he has relied on one punch and one kick to fight to his current status. Unlike the quick fight between Tuoba Hao Shicai and Feiliu, Meng Zhi's every move seemed to make it too clear and steady, as if Tuoba Hao had stabbed dozens of swords in a row, and he slowly swung a palm. However, the fast and slow are different, but they are the same way, Tuoba Hao's sword is so fast that it seems to be connected into a network of light, and Meng Zhi's slow but still becomes a thick wall. The light net and the thick wall collided violently, and what came out was a dazzling spark that could only be stirred up between these two peerless masters.
As one of the few spectators who witnessed this pinnacle battle, Mei Changsu obviously didn't cherish this opportunity enough, his eyes fluttered, a little distracted, and he would lower his head from time to time to ponder, and he didn't take it seriously at all, until the sword wind palm shadow burst out from it, and the two of them each jumped back a few steps, and after concentrating on each other again, he remembered to fulfill the obligation of the audience, and hurriedly applauded.
On the surface, it seems that this battle has not yet been decided, and it should be fought for a while. But when Mei Changsu stepped forward with a smile and said "wonderful", Meng Zhi did not remind him to return to his original place, but instead put away his strength, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to draw a termination charm for this battle. Tuoba Hao's expression was all under the disguise mask, and he couldn't see the clues, but because the mask was light and delicate, he could still notice that he gritted his teeth fiercely, and the whites of his eyes were a little red. But in the end, he also suppressed his emotions, put the sword in his hand into the sheath, and snorted coldly.