Chapter 14: Late Night Worship, Gentleman's Trust
Zhang Boqian and Leng Xingyue were in a hurry, and when they turned around and saw that Su Xiaoying and the other seven were seriously injured by Tu Jianchen, they couldn't help but be shocked and panicked. Su Xiaoying, Gu Qingqiu and other seven people are all big masters in the palace, some are from the authentic sect, some are from the famous swordsmanship, and some are trained by the palace since childhood. Now the joint force can't defeat a Tu Jianchen of the Ding faction. Looking at King Tang's side, there were already dozens of men in strong suits holding Wu Hook swords, and they stepped forward and were entangled by the palace guards. But those men in strong suits had extremely high martial arts, and the palace guards couldn't resist it, and seven or eight people had fallen to the ground and died in an instant. He had the heart to pull out to help, but the man in front of him had extremely high swordsmanship and changed his moves very quickly, and every sword and style were stabbed out from an impossible direction, but it had another miraculous effect, forcing him to take care of Cheng Tang King.
The sable temple beside King Chengtang waved a few palms, knocked away the two men in strong clothes, and shouted: "Your Majesty, let's go first!" King Cheng Tang was furious, drew his sword and slashed a man in strong clothes who rushed forward, and said: "What a King Xuanwu! It turned out to be prepared!"
Sable Temple faced three masters, fought for a while, and was slashed in the left arm by one of the knife-wielding men. He shouted hard and slapped his palm through the man's chest. snatched the knife, slashed several times, picked another man to death, and slapped another to death with one palm. Caught up with King Chengtang, saw him holding a white fox in his arms, and retreated to the left hall with the guards.
The sable temple shouted: "Your Majesty, I have sent a signal to mobilize the inner city army of the city guard, we will kill the outside of the city first, and leave together." King Chengtang was helpless, and said: "Who is the leader of the city guard?" Huang Diao Temple said: "It is Xiao Canliang, the eldest son of the Xiao family." β
Zhang Boqian and Leng Xingyue fought for dozens of rounds, and seeing that there were more and more people in King Xuanwu, he secretly screamed badly, and struck out a mourning flag with a palm. Leng Xingyue's long sword flashed, cut down the mourning flag, and stabbed in front of Zhang Boqian.
Zhang Boqian shouted, "It's amazing!" turned around and retreated sharply, grabbed three mourning flags and threw them vigorously. Leng Xingyue sneered, jumped lightly, and kicked out the mourning flag. Zhang Boqian was about to retreat, but he felt that his back was blowing, and he knew that Leng Xingyue's sword had already stabbed him, so he hurriedly turned around and opened his sword.
At this time, the guard Xu Sansheng jumped up from the ground and pounced in front of Leng Xingyue. Leng Xingyue turned around and stabbed a sword into his chest.
Xu Sansheng shouted loudly: "Zhang Boqian, go and save Your Majesty!" Leng Xingyue waved his long sword, cutting Xu Sansheng in half, and when he turned around, Zhang Boqian was gone.
King Chengtang and his two armies of the city and the inner city, with more than 1,000 horsemen, rushed out of the west gate along the city road. King Chengtang suddenly shouted: "Sable Temple, go back and bring Lu Qingxian with you." Sables nodded and left. With his martial arts, it is not difficult to go back and bring someone. After King Chengtang rushed out of the city gate, he found a small path to cover up and kill.
By this time, the sky had already darkened, and the evening breeze blew, and the trees on both sides rattled. King Chengtang held the little white fox in his arms and urged the horse to gallop. Looking down, I saw that the white fox's eyes were closed, and his body trembled slightly, as if he was in great pain. King Chengtang knew that the white fox's mana was gradually dissipating, and there was not much vitality left at this time. If you don't use Peacock Feather Pharmaceutical, I'm afraid that the white fox won't live long. He stretched out his hand to caress the white fox and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." You said that you are used to seeing the wind and snow in the north, and you want to see the river and moon in the south, I will definitely take you to see it. The voice was very low, like a whisper. The white fox shuddered and moved.
The general, Xiao Canliang, urged the horse to walk behind King Chengtang and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has sent a signal to gather all the troops within three days and kill the generals back!" King Chengtang said: "No, find Madam Yu's human skin first!"
Xiao Canliang was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, at the moment, it is the top priority to kill the capital to eliminate the rebellion." King Chengtang glared at Xiao Canliang angrily and said, "Recovering the human skin is the most important thing!
By dusk, King Chengtang had already joined forces and ordered the Sable Temple to take Lu Qingxian with him. Lu Qing had already heard about this on the road, and he was not surprised when he saw King Chengtang and the others, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty released me, what do you need this Heavenly Master to do?"
Cheng Tang Wang Qi said: "Oh, how do you know that I don't want to kill you?" Lu Qingxian shook his head lightly and said: "The capital was convicted at this time, and His Majesty still ordered the Sable Temple to take me with him before leaving. β
King Chengtang said coldly: "Aren't you? Aren't you afraid?" Lu Qingxian said: "I should have been extremely afraid, but when I came to this time, I saw that although Your Majesty had murderous intent, it was not against me. Therefore I think Your Majesty is not here to kill me, but to ask for something. Xiao Canliang said angrily: "Bold!"
King Chengtang glanced at Xiao Canliang and said, "It's okay." What do you think I want from you?" Lu Qingxian said: "At present, two major events have happened in Shangdu, Shang has been criminalized, and human skin has been lost. Naturally, Lu Qingxian is not needed to fight, but I am very good at finding things. Your Majesty suppose I need to look for the human skin, right?"
King Chengtang sighed, "What a smart scholar!" Lu Qingxian hurriedly kowtowed and bowed, and said, "Your Majesty." King Chengtang helped him up and said, "Help me find Madame Yu's human skin, I ...... When I return to Shangdu, I will allow you to be the national teacher of Shangdu. β
Lu Qingxian shook his head and was silent. King Chengtang said: "You don't look down on the position of the national teacher? That's good, as long as you get back the human skin, I will kill back to the Shang Capital one day, and the country will be half of you!" As soon as these words came out, Huang Mino Temple, Zhang Boqian, Xiao Canliang and others all stood up straight.
Lu Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is serious! Since Your Majesty has appointed me as a Heavenly Master, I will definitely help in this matter." After a pause, he said, "I've had a rough idea of where the human skin is and how to get it. However, two helpers are still missing. β
King Chengtang's face suddenly showed joy, and he said, "I guess that you are the only one who can recover the human skin in this merchant capital." What helpers are you missing?" Lu Qingxian said: "I lack a master to help me retrieve human skin." First, I need Zhang Boqian's help. King Chengtang nodded and said, "What about the second one?"
Lu Qingxian smiled slightly, and said, "The second, Sword God, Bamboo Swordsman!" King Chengtang shook his head and said, "It's a pity that he doesn't know where he fled." Lu Qingxian looked strange and said, "I may know, but I need Zhang Boqian to accompany me." β
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Zhang Boqian and Lu Qingxian took a horse, and the two of them galloped outside the city in the north. After walking more than ten feet, he came to a low mountain. LΓΌ Qingxian and Zhang Boqian abandoned their horses and hiked up the mountain.
Walk to the front of the ancient temple, see a dilapidated temple, the weeds in front of the temple grow tall, green and secluded a large area. Lu Qingxian said: "You go in with me and talk loudly." Zhang Boqian said curiously: "The bamboo swordsman is here?"
Lu Qing said leisurely: "Maybe it's here, maybe it's not." Zhang Boqian followed Lu Qingxian into the ancient temple, as soon as he stepped into the ancient temple, he felt like he was trapped in an ice kiln, and the surroundings were much colder, and cold swords hit his skin one after another, tensing his nerves.
Zhang Boqian shuddered, and when he looked up, there was an injured man sitting under the statue, looking up at the two of them. The man's face was full of indifference, his eyes were like two swords, and his whole body was cold, like a block of ice, and he was frightened at the sight of him. He is like a wounded wolf who walks alone to the cemetery, but even if he is seriously injured, he still has the ability to fight back and kill.
Lu Qingxian smiled dryly: "It turns out that you are really here." You don't have to be so nervous, it's me, it's fine. He's not here to kill you. "The bamboo swordsman doesn't speak, and he doesn't move. But Zhang Boqian felt that the cold aura around him disappeared again, and there was no longer that sense of oppression.
The bamboo swordsman bowed his head and said, "What are you bringing him for?" Lu Qingxian said: "Looking for you to save your life." β
The bamboo swordsman said curiously: "Looking for me to help?" Lu Qingxian smiled bitterly: "Yes! Now that the business capital is in chaos, King Cheng Tang needs your help, and I also need your help. Seeing the bamboo swordsman, he ignored him and said, "I know you won't die without help, aren't we friends?"
Friend? Bamboo Swordsman, does he still have friends? The Bamboo Swordsman actually didn't deny it.
The bamboo swordsman said, "I'm going to find something."
Lu Qing said idly: "Looking for something, what is it?" The bamboo swordsman looked at Zhang Boqian and was silent. Zhang Boqian made a gesture and said, "Offend that day, forgive the sin." β
Lu Qingxian said: "If you want to find something, I also want to find something, I can help you find it! The bamboo swordsman looked up at the temple gate, and at some point, the snow fell urgently.
The bamboo swordsman said, "What are you looking for?"
Lu Qingxian said: "Human skin." β
The bamboo swordsman was stunned and said, "Human skin, what human skin?"
Lu Qingxian smiled bitterly: "Madam Yu's human skin. β
The bamboo swordsman said, "Mrs. Yu's human skin has been lost?" Lu Qingxian looked at Zhang Boqian and said, "You ask him." β
Zhang Boqian sighed and said, "Mrs. Yu's human skin was lost in Shangdu, and we searched through Shangdu but didn't find it. β
The bamboo swordsman suddenly looked outside and said, "Someone is coming outside." Lu Qingxian looked out and saw that the fog was hazy, but he couldn't see anyone. "Who is it?"
I only heard the sound of the wind, and people had jumped on the broken temple. The bamboo swordsman said, "Follow you." β
Lu Qingxian looked at Zhang Boqian, and Zhang Boqian shook his head. Lu Qingxian looked up at the top of the temple and said, "Who is it?"
I heard a voice that came and went: "If there is no moon in the night, there will be darkness left, and if there is no soul in man, there will be a corpse left." People who think they are smart are usually stupid, and nosy people usually don't live. The voice was as eerie as an invisible knife, gently picking at people's skin, making people get goosebumps, extremely terrifying.
Lu Qingxian changed color and said, "Who is coming?"
The voice said, "I am the ghost of the night, the messenger of darkness. Do you know that nosy people never end well, and your name has already been written in my life and death book. "The wind was blowing, and it seemed like someone was running on the house. The dilapidated temple was already dilapidated and easy to collapse, but the man ran around on the eaves, and the ruined temple only fell dust, which shows that this person's light work is extremely high.
The man said sharply: "Under the darkness of the night, I will definitely take away my soul! Now that my jade pillar gate is out, it is useless for you to find any rescuers! Nosy people will never end well, you must remember." "The sound is so far and close that it's hard to tell the direction.
The sand and dust continued to fall on the three people, and the statue of the god on the temple grinned, which was very weird.
Lu Qingxian's face changed greatly, and he said secretly: Did the Jade Pillar Gate also vote for King Xuanwu? Why do you know that I came here to find rescuers?