Chapter 501: Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas

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"Master Lu, the Governor invites you and your friends to go to the Border Guard Mansion for a banquet before noon today!"

Early in the morning, Lu Yifan was woken up by three or five southern border guards who came by order, and when Lu Yifan opened the door, the first thing that caught his eye was an invitation written by Zhu Wushou himself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Please me?" Lu Yifan pretended to be puzzled and looked at the expressionless southern border guards, then stretched out his hand and slowly took the invitation, chuckling, "I don't know why the governor wants to invite me?"

"If you have any questions about Lu Gongzi, please go to the mansion and ask the governor in person!" The southern border guard who delivered the letter said all the words, "The governor also said, please Lu Gongzi must appreciate the light this time......!"

"Otherwise?" Lu Yifan raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

"Otherwise, the governor will personally bring people to the post station to invite Lu Gongzi, and when the time comes, it will be up to Lu Gongzi to go or not!" The southern border guard who delivered the letter turned around and left after saying this, he didn't explain the reason to Lu Yifan from beginning to end, and only a confused Lu Yifan was left in the door and stood there stunned with the invitation in his hand.

Not long after the southern border guards left, she had been hiding aside to watch the lively half of the sky before she shook her steps and walked over, only to see that she first glanced at the southern border guards indignantly, and then complained angrily, "There is no good banquet, in my opinion, it is better not to go to Lu Gongzi!"

"I don't know what the shopkeeper has to say?" Lu Yifan said to half the sky.

"Hmph!" Banbiantian snorted lightly, and then sneered and said what was in his heart, "This time Zhu Wushou must have invited you because of the incident when you broke into the border guard mansion at night three days ago, and your buddy was caught by Zhu Wushou and he didn't move for three days, isn't it strange that you didn't move? Today, he sent a little minion to invite you to the banquet, maybe what kind of medicine is sold in Zhu Wushou's gourd? In my opinion, Zhu Wushou will set up an ambush to deal with you at the banquet!"

Hearing Banbiantian's 'kind words and persuasion', Lu Yifan nodded thoughtfully, and then saw him turn around and look at the Yulou who slowly walked out of the room, and asked curiously: "Yulou, I think the shopkeeper's words are reasonable, what do you think we should do?" Yulou waved his hand with a wry smile when he heard this, and replied helplessly: "Jinmen Pass has been sealed by Zhu Wushou, and now he has sent someone to say those words, not to mention that our people are still in his hands, we actually have no choice, so we can only go to the banquet obediently." ”

"Isn't it just a buddy?" Half of the sky looked around for a few moments, and then leaned in front of Lu Yifan and lowered his voice and said, "One less of him is a lot, and one more of him will have to be one more person in the end, Lu Gongzi's account you have to calculate clearly!"

"What the shopkeeper said is good, but I still have to go!" Lu Yifan nodded in agreement, "If I don't go this time, it will inevitably annoy Zhu Wushou, and when the time comes, he will send people to hunt us down, and it will be even more difficult for us to get down to business?"

"Oops

Why are you an elm pimple?" Banbiantian complained anxiously, "If something happens to you, won't the old lady's big business be ruined?"

"Shopkeeper, please rest assured, even if something happens to Lu, I will never betray you!" Lu Yifan assured Banbiantian with a serious face, "Actually, I also want to explore the bottom of the Soul Sect this time, after all, they are temporarily living in the Border Guard Mansion, and we really can't find a chance to start." ”

Hearing Lu Yifan say this, Banbiantian nodded unwillingly, and then saw her words change sharply, and hurriedly said: "You are going to go, but you can't do it with just a few of you, I heard that there are more than 2,000 kinds of disciples of the Soul Sect, plus the southern border guards in Zhu Wushou's mansion, you still don't have people to eat and don't even have bones left? The old lady will find you some helpers, it's good to be strong! If you really fight, you have a chance to run out, right?"

"So thank you so much for the shopkeeper!" Lu Yifan couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, and then hurriedly bowed to half the sky again, and then he asked the jade building a few times to get ready.

And Banbiantian slowly left Lu Yifan's room with a 'worried' face, and it wasn't until she went down the stairs and saw her cronies that a smug look quietly appeared on her face.

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At noon, the Southern Xinjiang Frontier Guard Mansion can be described as very lively, Zhu Wushou set up a large table in the hall that can accommodate twenty or thirty people, the table is full of delicacies and delicacies, the people are in groups with steaming and fragrant dishes placed on the table one by one, the maidservants are around the table and place the dishes and chopsticks in an orderly manner, the huge round table is not seated at the moment, but many servants are already carefully standing in the hall left and right waiting to serve, just waiting for the banquet to begin.

And the most interesting thing at the moment is not inside the hall, but outside the hall. Now the Border Guard Mansion is full of Southern Border Guards, Soul Sect disciples, and thousands of eight hundred ruffian bullies who have followed Lu Yifan. The three groups of people did not like each other, and the groups of three or five went their own way, and they looked at each other with ill-intentioned eyes. When the old housekeeper in the mansion personally introduced Lu Yifan and a few people into the hall, Zhu Wushou, who was full of red light, walked out of the back hall gracefully.

"Haha...... The governor of Pontus was just setting the table for a banquet, but he didn't expect Lu Gongzi to bring so many people?" Zhu Wushou did not appear, but the laughter came out first.

As soon as Lu Yifan saw Zhu Wushou, he took the initiative to step forward and bow to Zhu Wushou out of politeness, but Zhu Wushou turned a deaf ear and walked straight to the table and sat down, without the slightest intention of returning the courtesy.

"The governor set up a banquet, Lu was very worried in his heart, so he would bring more people to strengthen his courage!" In the face of Zhu Wushou's rude behavior, Lu Yifan was not annoyed, he just smiled lightly and nodded lightly, and then turned around and sat directly opposite Zhu Wushou, pretending to be puzzled and asked, "I have never known the governor in my life, I don't know why the governor invited me to be a nobody today?"

"It's not that the governor of Pontus wants to invite you!" Zhu Wushoupi stared at Lu Yifan with a smile, and said faintly, "The governor of Pontus is just a middleman, and he will introduce someone for you today!"

"Oh?" Seeing this, Lu Yifan couldn't help but glance at the Yulou beside him, and a look of doubt couldn't help but appear between his eyebrows, "I don't know who the governor wants to introduce to you?"

"Soul Sect Master, Lu Yifan!" Zhu Wushou smiled coldly, and then waved his hand to the old butler who was waiting on the side, and the old butler hurriedly nodded and ran to the back hall when he saw this, and after a while, he saw Han Ling'er, who was full of heroic spirit, and walked out slowly with Liu Sandao, Ji Yuan, Xie Yun and others. As soon as Han Ling'er and the others met Lu Yifan, who was sitting at the table, both of them were subconsciously stunned for a moment, and a touch of excitement instantly appeared in Han Linger's eyes, but under Ji Yuan's two light coughs, Han Ling'er and the others suddenly reacted, and then restrained their strange expressions, and then walked slowly towards Zhu Wushou.

At this moment, Zhu Wushou, Lu Yifan and the others had already stood up to greet them, and Han Ling'er stared at Lu Yifan with straight eyes until she walked to the table and sat down

"Hehe, how is Sect Master Lu resting these days?" Zhu Wushou greeted Han Ling'er with a smile on his face, "The sky is clear, and the air is a lot drier, which is much more comfortable than the rainy and humid days ago." ”

"Zhu Dudu doesn't have to be polite!" Han Ling'er looked at Zhu Wushou with a light smile, and then asked faintly, "The three-day period has arrived, is this what Zhu Dudu gave to this sect master?" Saying that, Han Ling'er also glanced at the table full of dishes with disdain, showing a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.

"No, no, no!" Zhu Wushou hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, "Sit down first, everyone please sit down first, let's talk while eating!" As he spoke, Zhu Wushou also glanced at the people, and the maids holding the wine jar hurriedly stepped forward to pour wine for Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er and others.

"You are all from afar, it is a great fate to be able to gather in my southern frontier guard mansion today, not to mention anything else, just for today's fate, the governor of Bendu will first toast you with a glass, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord!" Zhu Wushou said to everyone with a smile, and then directly brought the wine glass to his mouth, and drank a full glass of spirits with a lift of his neck, and after drinking, he turned the wine glass upside down and said loudly to the people at the table, "Please!"

"Please!"

Since it was Zhu Wushou who was the east, neither Lu Yifan nor Han Ling'er could directly refute his face, so they also sent wine into their stomachs.

"And those brothers outside, don't be hungry, hurry up and pour them wine!" Zhu Wushou did not forget the disciples of the Soul Sect outside the hall, so he hurriedly ordered the housekeeper beside him, "Go quickly!"

"The wine is also drunk, don't be busy eating the dishes first!" Liu Sandao put down the wine glass and looked at Zhu Wushou with a smile on his face, "Isn't it time for Zhu Dudu to give us an explanation?"

"Don't rush ......"

"I'm in a hurry!" Without waiting for Zhu Wushou to speak, Liu Sandao retorted directly without mercy, "There are some things that Lao Tzu will not be happy to drink if he doesn't explain them clearly, so Lord Du Du still has something to say!"

After listening to Liu Sandao's words, Lu Yifan, Han Ling'er and others also set their eyes on Zhu Wushou, and Zhu Wushou only laughed heartily after a little hesitation: "Since this is the case, then the governor of Bendu will no longer speak secret words!" Saying that, Zhu Wushou stood up abruptly, first said to Han Ling'er, and then directly waved his hand at Lu Yifan, and explained righteously: "Sect Master Lu, I can't hide that this person is actually the culprit who spread smoke in your room that night!"

"Hiss!" As soon as Zhu Wushou said this, Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er were stunned at the same time, and Ji Yuan, Xie Yun, Yin Xi and others present gasped even more.

"Let go of your mother's fart!" Yin Xi was the first to scold, "The surname is Zhu, you don't spew blood here, whoever has done that kind of immoral thing knows it in his heart!"

"Zhu Dudu, you say that he is the culprit, but what evidence is there?" Han Ling'er was quite calm, and at this moment, she always looked at Zhu Wushou with a hint of mockery in her eyes. Now in this table, Zhu Wushou and Zheng Xiang and others treat Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er as fools, laughing at them being played with by themselves like two clowns, but in fact it is the opposite.

"How can the Governor of Pontus talk nonsense without evidence?" Zhu Wushou sneered confidently, "Sect Master Lu, do you remember that three days ago, my subordinates caught a thief who broke into the Moon Garden at night?"

"Remember!" Han Ling'er nodded solemnly, "Could it be that this thief confessed him?" Saying that, Han Ling'er also glanced sideways at Lu Yifan, and at this moment, Lu Yifan was completely pretending to be stupid, looking panicked.

"Saying that they are thieves is just that I am afraid that I will underestimate them

Zhu Wushou said sharply, "When the Governor of Pontus calls this person out, Sect Master Lu will know as soon as he asks!"

"Take him out!" With Zheng Xiang's loud shout, he saw Lan Chen stumbling into the hall under the hostage of the four southern border guards.

"You ......" As soon as he saw Lan Chen, who was covered in messes and covered in blood, Lu Yifan couldn't help frowning, and subconsciously wanted to ask about Lan Chen's condition, but because of Zhu Wushou's gaze, he swallowed back the words again.

"Don't hold back, if you want to care about your friends, just say it directly!" Zhu Wushou looked like he had seen through Lu Yifan's thoughts, and said with a gloomy smile, "The governor of Pontus has long known that you are a gang, and now you don't have to disguise in front of Sect Master Lu!"

Han Ling'er just glanced at Lan Chen slightly, and then asked Zhu Wushou sharply: "Zhu Dudu, is he the one who blew * into my room?"

"It's true!"

"Whoosh...... Smack!"

Before Zhu Wushou's words fell, Han Ling'er, who was expressionless, suddenly shook the wine glass in his hand, only to see the wine glass cut an arc in mid-air, and then smashed directly on Lan Chen's head with lightning power, smashing it. Lan Chen, who was caught off guard, couldn't help but wail in pain, and then his body was unstable and fell to the ground, and as the fragments of the wine glass fell, streams of blood also flowed down Lan Chen's forehead.

"Wow!" Han Linger's sudden blow made everyone in the hall stunned, even Lu Yifan, Yulou, Ji Yuan, Xie Yun and others couldn't help but jump their eyelids.

"I don't know whether to live or die a dog!" Han Ling'er was full of domineering, only to see her sitting at the table without looking back, but her mouth was coldly scolded at Lan Chen, "You dare to attack this sect master at night, I think you are impatient! Liu Sandao, cut off his dog's head for me now!"

"Yes......"

"Wait a minute!" Without waiting for Han Ling'er to finish speaking, Zhu Wushou and Lu Yifan spoke against at the same time.

"What's the matter, what does Zhu Dudu think?" Han Ling'er narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at Zhu Wushou with an indifferent expression. Seeing this, Zhu Wushou hurriedly waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "It's not a high opinion, in fact, this person is just a chess piece after being tortured by the Governor of Bendu, this Lu Tiancai is the real initiator, and if they say their true purpose, they are afraid that they will scare Sect Master Lu!"

"Really?" Han Ling'er pretended to be curious and turned her head to look at Lu Yifan, and then asked with a smile, "This sect master has no grievances with you, why do you want to trouble me?"

"Sect Master Lu, this is a misunderstanding......" Lu Yifan explained in a 'hurry' with an innocent face.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, does that mean it's none of your business?" Han Ling'er didn't give Lu Yifan a chance to explain at all, and asked bluntly, after saying that, she also stretched out her hand and pointed to Lu Yifan's nose, and asked word by word, "I'll ask again, is it none of your business?"

"This ...... It's really a misunderstanding......" Lu Yifan was 'scared' into a cold sweat, while Zhu Wushou on the side had the mentality of watching a good show.

"That sect master has nothing to do with you if he killed this person?" Han Ling'er smiled slightly, and then ordered sharply, "Liu Sandao, do it!"

"Wait a minute!

Just at the last moment, Lan Chen, whose face was covered with bruises, suddenly stood up like crazy, and hurriedly roared at Han Ling'er: "I said, I'll say everything! All this is not a misunderstanding, we have planned it a long time ago! As long as you are willing to let me go, I will tell you everything!"

"You don't want to talk nonsense......" Lu Yifan immediately panicked when he heard Lan Chen's words, he was about to subconsciously get up and block Lan Chen's mouth, but he was blocked by Liu Sandao, who suddenly came out, and Liu Sandao stared at Lu Yifan with a playful face without saying a word

"Am I talking nonsense?" Lan Chen walked up to Lu Yifan like crazy and scolded, "You greedy for life and afraid of death, are you afraid that I will shake out all your conspiracy? Now that you don't even care about my life or death, why should I continue to defend you? I already knew that it would be no good to follow you, you insidious and cunning villain, you hypocrite! I have already figured it out, even if we succeed this time, you will definitely find an opportunity to kill me after the matter is completed, and you will never give me my share! Shameless!" Lan Chen became more and more energetic the more he scolded, looking at his appearance of hating to eat people, Lu Yifan even suspected that Lan Chen was telling his true words.

"What the hell is going on?" Han Ling'er pretended to be angry and shouted, "Quickly explain it to this sect master!"

"He's going to kill you!" Lan Chen landed on Yifan with his finger and hurriedly explained to Han Ling'er, "He found a group of our masters in order to rob the treasures you transported!"

"What treasure?" Han Linger's tone began to become a little gloomy.

"It's the treasure you sent to the Five Domains Spirit Banquet for the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce!" Lan Chen said with a wild laugh, "You think you are seamless, but in fact, the Golden Gate Pass has long been known to everyone, and that night we sneaked into the Reflecting Moon Garden just to stun you and kill people to take the treasure!"

"Nonsense, nonsense......" Lu Yifan denied it again and again in a panic, his face actually showed a pleading look at Han Ling'er, "Sect Master Lu, you have to believe me, believe me! I really don't know anything, what treasures, what spirit banquet, what spirit mirror valley ......."

"No one mentioned Lingjing Valley just now, why do you know?" Han Ling'er immediately grabbed Lu Yifan's 'slip of the tongue', and then saw her suddenly stand up, and then directly overturned the wine table, and shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! Dare to fight the idea of this sect master, you will all die today!"

"It's him! Everything is his idea! He also colluded with the shopkeeper of half the sky of the post station to plot your treasure!" Lan Chen explained to Han Ling'er again and again, and at the same time, he also inadvertently showed a smug look at Zhu Wushou who was standing aside to watch the show, and Zhu Wushou was approving.

"Kill them!" Han Ling'er said coldly, and then wanted to turn around and walk towards the back hall.

"If you want to die together, it's not so easy to kill me!" Lu Yifan was forced to 'jump over the wall in a hurry', only to see him roar and roar, and then directly crashed into Liu Sandao's body and pounced directly towards Han Ling'er.

"Protect the Sect Master and kill them!"

"What about scaring the ghost with a knife? I don't believe you dare to touch a single hair of us here? Brothers, let's also let this group of little cubs of the Soul Sect know who is the master of Jinmen Pass!"

All of a sudden, the disciples of the Soul Sect outside the hall and the hooligans and bullies who came with Lu Yifan were fighting, and in an instant, the inside and outside of the hall were not lively, and the tables and chairs flew and screamed. And as the melee between the two sides had just begun, someone had already begun to suddenly fall to the ground without warning, there was the first and there was the second, and after a while, even the bodies of Lu Yifan, Liu Sandao and others couldn't help shaking.

"Damn, someone drugged!" Liu Sandao scolded angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense, take advantage of your illness to kill you!" Lu Yifan endured his shaking body, roared and pounced on Liu Sandao, and the two of them scuffled together on the ground in an instant.

In this increasingly weak melee, Zhu Wushou took Zheng Xiang and Lan Chen to the door quietly and silently, and finally quickly disappeared into the main hall.

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