The road from Dongyuan to the medicine hall is actually not long, but Han Ye always feels that it takes too much time, it has passed two quarters, the sun on the horizon is gradually warming, Han Ye lowered his head and ran quickly, just about to pass through the central clearing, suddenly bumped into an oncoming body. The body was burly and strong, as strong as a wall, and Han Ye was dizzy and tinnitus, his eyes were full of stars, and he fell to the ground.

"Woo......" Han Ye covered his dizzy head, the bell kept ringing in his ears, and tears flowed straight out, so he could only sit on the ground and moan.

Probably a little clearer, Han Ye noticed that a big bronze hand appeared in front of him, and he looked up along that hand, and saw the person who was flying above him just now. This person is middle-aged, wearing a set of Mingjian Hall senior disciple attire, a wine bag embroidered with a candle dragon (1) hanging on the right side of his waist, and a mysterious sword on the left side, with short hair, dark skin, thick eyebrows like knives, cold eyes like electricity, and an inch-long scar on his cheeks.

"Excuse me, little ghost." The black-faced man pulled Han Ye up expressionlessly, squeezed out a smile on his face, and then put away his smile again, and walked towards the residence of the senior disciple with a cold expression.

Han Ye stared blankly at the back of the black-faced man, always feeling that something was wrong, and thought for a moment before saying loudly to him: "Uncle, you are not a disciple of this sect, right?" ”

The black-faced man was stunned, and slowly turned his head, but a cold lightning killing machine flashed in his eyes, which made people shudder, but in an instant, he put away his murderous aura again, barely squeezed out a smile, and said: "Little ghost, don't laugh, why am I not a disciple of this sect?" ”

Han Yexiu raised her eyebrows, scratched her head, and said puzzledly: "But you are wearing the clothes of a senior disciple, and a senior disciple often deals with my father, and no one does not know me, who will call me a little ghost?" ”

The black-faced man's smile suddenly froze, and then he lowered his face and whispered, "Who are you?" ”

Han Ye was not vigilant, and opened his mouth and said, "I am the son of Han Feng, the deputy hall master of the Ming Sword Hall, and my name is Han Ye." Han Ye said, ignoring the black-faced man's stunned and embarrassed appearance, he suddenly slapped his head and said urgently: "Oops! I almost forgot to get medicine for my mother, and I lost my company! Then he drew his legs and ran to the west.

The black-faced man thought to himself: "Seeing that the little ghost is so naïve, what he said is nine times out of ten credible, although the master said that the three hall masters are not here today, but the people here are not familiar with the place, you might as well find this little ghost first to ask the way clearly." Thinking of this, the black-faced man opened his legs, his body turned into a shadow, and the bronze hand was about to grab Han Ye's body, just at the last moment, suddenly a shout came from not far away: "King of Yama, everyone says that you are treacherous and cunning, but you can't even deceive a child, it's really better to be famous than to meet!" ”

When the King of Yama heard this, he stopped, and when he looked back, he saw a man in a red shirt touching his beard and laughing at him. Coincidentally, after Han Feng and Ji Yun finished discussing in Beiyuan, they went back to deploy manpower, and it happened that Ji Yun went to the residence of the senior disciple to inspect, and bumped into the conversation between Han Ye and the black-faced man, although the three hall masters had never met the King of Yama, but Ji Yun thought about it for a while, and thought that this black-faced guest was the famous and fearless King of Yama in the rivers and lakes!

And the king of Yama saw this man's momentum, and he didn't expect him to be a second-rate person, so he no longer cared about the child, just stared at him with fierce eyes, clenched his fists and asked vigilantly, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

At the same time, Han Ye also heard a familiar voice, turned his head to look, and saw that the black-faced guest and Ji Yun were facing each other, and the atmosphere was very tense, so Han Ye asked Ji Yun in the distance: "Third uncle, what's wrong?" ”

Ji Yun stared at the King of Despair without squinting, and said solemnly: "Nephew leave this place quickly, meet your father or eldest brother on the way, and ask them to bring someone here to help!" ”

Han Yefu glanced at the King of Desperation, and finally understood that this person seemed to be a very terrible character, and couldn't help but feel worried, turned around and left, the King of Hades wanted to chase him, but he was worried that the red-shirted man of unknown origin in front of him would attack him, so he gave up the idea of chasing people.

Seeing Han Ye obediently running away, Ji Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, relieved, and sarcastically asked for his life, "Brother Hades, which gust of wind blew you here?" If you want to come to this door to kill someone, just tell us in advance, why be so anxious? ”

"Did anyone tell you that you have to look at the owner to kill a dog?" King Yama's eyes flashed brightly, and he sneered: "Besides, the reason why I am in such a hurry to come is not to kill someone. ”

"Oh? You're not here to kill people, could it be that you came to my Mingjian Hall to enjoy the mountains and rivers? Ji Yun said, the words changed, and he said slightly angrily: "Over the years, you have made waves and acted recklessly in the rivers and lakes, and others have let you go, you have become more and more rampant, even high-ranking monks such as Huiming of Shenwu Temple have lost their lives at your hands, you are so powerful!" ”

Ji Yun's words are not false at all, because the king of Hades was born dark, his face was fierce and murderous, so people gave him the name of "King of Hades", and there is a saying that "the king of Hades told you to die in the third watch, and no one will be left until the fifth watch", and its influence can be seen.

King Desperation stared at Ji Yun for a long time, and suddenly laughed again, laughing very arrogantly, and groaned in his mouth: "It is rare to have infamy through the ages, where can I ask for the glory of all generations?" The centurion refers to fearlessness, and the shape of a single shadow swears endlessly! After chanting, the King of Yama glared at Ji Yun with fierce eyes and said, "The warriors of the martial arts all say that I am the devil, and who knows why I am the devil?" Seeing that Ji Yun was speechless, the demon said coldly: "Don't talk about good and evil, I'm going to come here today to find someone, and the one who blocks me will die." ”

"What a big breath!" Ji Yun originally wanted to ask the demon to delay time, but because of his upright temperament, he couldn't stand the other party's arrogance, so he took out the fiery sword that emitted fire from his waist, gritted his teeth angrily, and said: "Devil, today I want to see if you have wasted your reputation!" ”

The so-called "unpredictable circumstances in the sky", the plan that the demon had originally thought of had already been messed up by Han Ye, and he didn't expect that the person in front of him was Ji Yun, one of the three hall masters, the "Flame Sword", but since the matter had come to this, the demon could only bite the bullet and kill Ji Yun first, otherwise once he was besieged by hundreds of people gathered by the Ming Sword Hall, it would not be fun at all! The devil's thought flashed, and his body rushed towards Ji Yun like lightning.

Ji Yun only heard how powerful the King of Destiny Hades was, but he had never fought with him, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart, but now that he saw him shoot so quickly, he was even more timid, so he only put the fire sword across his chest, wanting to block the next move first.

As soon as the demon saw Ji Yun's protective posture, he immediately knew that it was a donkey, so he jumped into the air with both feet, and grabbed the top of his head with his right hand into a claw. Ji Yun was shocked, he didn't want the opponent to change the number of attacks so quickly, so he hurriedly swung the fire sword to the top, and the sword rose into the air with the firelight. The strange thing is that the demon didn't turn around this time, and his right hand still grabbed Ji Yunding's door, completely ignoring the Flame Sword. Ji Yun smiled disdainfully: This flaming sword is famous for sharpening iron like mud, breaking stones and dividing gold, even if the demon's hand is copper skin and iron bones, as long as it is cut down, it will definitely be broken! Abolish the devil's hand, it will reduce its sharpness by seven points, Ji Yun was overjoyed, withdrew the defensive momentum, and spared no effort to pick out the fire sword!

When Ji Yunman thought that the fire sword was about to cut off the right arm of the demon head, but when he heard a bang, the demon body's body turned into an afterimage and disappeared without a trace. Ji Yun was shocked, although he knew that he was fooled, how could he have time to retract the offensive?

In an instant, the King of Yama went around to Ji Yun's back in the blink of an eye, and before Ji Yun could stand firmly, he stretched out his right palm, and hit his back with enough strength and force, the palm wind whirred, not to mention that he was ten percent sure of killing the opponent immediately, but it was more than enough to be severely disabled.

At this time, how can Ji Yun still have kung fu protection? Just when he was in despair, a blue-blue sword shadow crossed between Ji Yun and the demon, blocking the devil's deadly right palm, and the demon only felt a piercing chill on his palm, and his heart screamed badly, so he had to withdraw his palm and stop his body.

The demon was wondering who suddenly made a move, but saw that there was another person beside Ji Yun, who was wearing a blue robe, tall and slightly thin, and holding a cold sword in his hand, which was the famous Qingshuang Sword in the martial arts. The blue-robed man glanced at the buzzing Frost Sword, and said to the demon in a deep voice, "The Shushan Sect's Swift Shadow Step and the Shenwu Temple's Vajra Palm? ”

King Yama touched his slightly cool right hand, stared at the man in blue, showed a little approval, and only said: "Mingjian Hall is really talented, and there are people who can see the two factions of kung fu at a glance!" Looking at the ice sword in your hand, could it be the famous Ice Sword Han Deputy Hall Master in the rivers and lakes? ”

"Don't dare to be." Han Feng said coldly: "After learning Taoism and Buddhism martial arts, it should have benefited all people, but I didn't expect you to use it for personal gain and misfortune, it's a pity." ”

The King of Yama wanted to get rid of Ji Yun first, but who knew that he would kill Han Feng halfway, and if he continued to delay like this, the three masters of the Ming Sword Hall would probably gather. The king of Yama didn't dare to be careless, so he pulled out the Longquan Sword (2) on his waist, and the seven-star dragon yuan flashed a halo in the morning light, and he said with some anger: "Learn more martial arts and have more skills, I have my way of living, do you need to be nosy?" If anyone stands in my way today, I will put him in a different place. ”

Ji Yun almost died due to carelessness before, and when he saw his brother coming to help, he had the heart to fight back, so he probed Han Feng and said: "Second brother, the devil is very tight, his body is extremely fast, treacherous and cunning, and he still has that Longquan sword in his hand, we must deal with it carefully." ”

Han Feng bowed slightly, glanced at the opponent's sword with a cold sharp gaze, and whispered to Ji Yun next to him: "Third brother, I can see it all clearly when you fight him, but I heard that his swordsmanship is even better than his palm, now that we draw our sword and go all out, we will never be able to win him, we just have to delay until the eldest brother comes." ”

Han Feng's words calmed Ji Yun down, and he nodded and whispered, "Other elite disciples are also on the way, and the two of us are mainly pestering him and telling him not to get out so quickly. ”

After the two finished communicating, they split into two ways, left and right, and attacked the black-faced guests on both sides. Seeing the two of them attacking from the left and the right, he swept the sword in front of him, and the two of them sounded "ding" and "ding" two compact collisions, and the two swords of ice and fire were easily blocked back.

"Humph!" The demon smiled maniacally, jumped and waved his right hand, and the Longquan Sword in his hand slashed towards Han Feng. Han Feng was startled and immediately set up a sword to resist, but the opponent's swordsmanship was really fierce, and he retreated again and again, the gaps in the ice sword became more and more, and his arm was already sore. Ji Yun knew that the second brother was under a lot of pressure, so he hurriedly rushed to the right side of the demon, and the fire sword stabbed him directly in the neck, but the other party's reaction was really terrifying, and he continued to swing the sword with his right hand, but his body leaned back to let the fire sword pass through the face, and he couldn't hurt himself in the slightest. However, Ji Yun's attack has not stopped, his right hand quickly changed from a positive grip to a reverse grip, his left hand pressed his right hand, pressed his two arms, and pushed the fire sword forward, and the fire sword slashed straight down towards the devil's neck. Ji Yun originally thought that even if he couldn't succeed, he would at least be able to scare off the demon, but who knew that the figure of the demon flashed again, and the fire sword was slashed!

Ji Yun remembered the previous sneak attack, and his heart couldn't help but feel numb, so he asked his second brother in a panic and nervously: "Where have you been again?" ”

Han Feng pondered for a moment, suddenly looked up at the sky, and shouted, "Head! Ji Yun immediately looked up, and saw that the demon was indeed two feet above their heads, raised the Longquan Sword that reflected the sun, and slashed at the two of them!

Fortunately, Han Feng reminded him in time, Ji Yun cooperated with Han Feng, and the two of them had a tacit understanding to take out their swords to resist the attack of the devil, but the title of the king of Hades was not in vain, seeing that the demon body was facing down, volleying the sword, dozens of sword shadows slashed at the ground together, and the two of them used their strength to resist, and for a while, the sword roared everywhere, the dust and wind flew, and even the surrounding ground was drawn out by the sword qi in the form of a net-like sword mark.

"The king of Hades told you to die on the third watch, how dare you stay until the fifth watch?" The devil was condescending, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and Han Feng Jiyun gradually lost his strength, and he was about to die under the sword, so at this moment, a sword light flew like purple lightning across the sky, hitting the Longquan sword in the devil's hand, and the demon suddenly felt that the hand holding the sword was numb, so he had to withdraw the attack, turned over and flew backwards, and fell back to the ground.

At the same time as him, there was also a bearded man in a purple brocade robe, this person had put the sword into his sheath, wasn't it the famous Ming Sword Hall Master Situ Sheng? Situ Sheng's eyes were full of anger, but he smiled on his face: "Brother Hades is fortunate to come to our faction, it really makes our faction shine!" ”

"Hmph, it's over!" King Suo Yan looked at Situ Sheng coldly, and said disdainfully: "Situ Sheng, the master of the hall of the Ming Sword Hall, has the reputation of 'lightning over people's heads', and today's lightning has come out, why hasn't my head fallen?" ”

Situ Sheng shook his shirt and said with a-for-tat smile: "I heard that 'the king of Hades told people to die in the third watch and never leave anyone until the fifth watch', what time is it now?" Has anyone died? ”

Thinking of today's events, the King of Yama couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and said with a dark face: "Situ Sheng, don't be too arrogant, do you think you can restrain me with the three of you?" Amusing! ”

"That's right." Situ Sheng, who was standing upright, said with a smile: "Brother Hades' martial arts are extraordinary, if I don't bring more people, won't it ruin your reputation?" With that, Situ Sheng clapped his hands, and dozens of figures jumped into the open space, surrounding the King of Hades.

King Yama looked around at the people around him, and saw that they were physically strong and breathing steadily, thinking that they were all first-class masters in the Mingjian Hall, if it wasn't for the early arrangement, how could Situ Sheng transfer them all in such a short time? The King of Desiring Hades is not an idiot, and after a little thought, he knew that all this was premeditated, and he snorted disdainfully: "I have lived to this day, and I have been deceived many times, not bad this time." In vain, you celebrities and decencies boast of being above board, and you still take such pains to deal with such a little person as me, and you have seen it! ”

Ji Yun stood beside his eldest brother and said angrily: "You are also a little person? You have killed so many righteous people, and we have made some damage to calculate you, and that is to treat others in the way of others! ”

"Hahaha! How high-sounding? The black-faced man looked up to the sky and smiled, his laughter was full of presumptuousness and disdain, he looked at Situ Sheng and said, "It seems that Yuquan really deceived me, let's say, where is he now?" I'm going to ask him for an answer! ”

How could Situ Sheng put the Yuquan Daoist in danger? He laughed and said, "Adversary, Adversary, you still don't repent when you die?" You don't have to look for him, let's tell you the truth, it's that we have teamed up to deceive you, in order to get rid of your scourge for Wulin! ”

The black-faced man frowned tightly, as if he was greatly hurt in his heart, but after a while, he laughed wildly: "Hahahaha! Zhang Kuo, Zhang Kuo, you are really self-inflicted! ”

Situ Sheng didn't want to talk nonsense with this demon anymore, and with a wave of his hand, the master of Ming Jian Tang narrowed the encirclement to only three zhang, and then he himself walked towards the king of Hades with his sword, Han Feng and Ji Yun saw that the time had come, and they also surrounded it with a tacit understanding, and the three brothers formed an inner circle in a triangular formation, trapping the demon in the heart.

The demon knew in his heart that a hall master of the Ming Sword Hall whose swordsmanship was no worse than his own, plus two deputy hall masters with good strength, would be a strong combination, and this battle would be full of dangers, so he was extra careful, and only put the sharp Longquan sword as sharp as a mirror across his waist, his eyes looked at Situ Sheng, and he glanced at Ji Yun, and then used the sword in his hand from time to time to reflect the reflection of Han Feng behind him, so that he could react as soon as possible according to the actions of the three of them.

Situ Sheng and the three didn't dare to act rashly, and they kept waiting for the moment when the devil showed his flaws; The devil doesn't dare to act rashly, and the slightest carelessness may kill him on the spot! So, everyone has been in a stalemate, this time has come, the summer sun is getting hotter, because there is no shelter to block the sun, everyone in the open space is exposed to the scorching sun, Dou sweat beads from their foreheads, between their eyebrows, but no one dares to wipe it, which shows the tension of the atmosphere.

Situ Sheng and the others were holding the weapons in their palms oozing sweat, and the king of Hades was not necessarily very good, the sweat had already stained the back of his clothes, he hated these righteous people in front of him so much that he gritted his teeth, the sweat on his forehead accumulated more and more, and suddenly the hot wind blew in his face, and the beads of sweat on the devil's eyebrows were blown down and dripped to the side of his right eye, the devil couldn't help but close his right eye, although the time was very short, but it was enough to make Situ Sheng ecstatic!

"Up!" Hearing Situ Sheng shout, the three hall masters each held their swords and quickly approached the demon!

Exegesis:

(1) "Candle Dragon" - the dragon of the candle. There are many descriptions of this dragon in history, most of which are thousands of miles long, winding like a snake, candles like fire, opening eyes for day, and closing eyes for night. "Chu Ci Tianwen": "The Northwest is enlightened, what is the breath? If the day is not good, how can the candle dragon shine? "Huainanzi Topographical Training": "The candle dragon is in the north of Yanmen, sheltered in the mountain of Weiyu, and the sun is not seen, and its gods and men face the dragon body and have no feet. In addition, Shanghai Candle Dragon Company, which produced "The Legend of the Ancient Sword", has Shanghai Soft Star as its predecessor.

(2) "Longquan Sword" - it is rumored that this sword and Tai'a Sword together for the Spring and Autumn Period swordsman Ou Yezi, the cadre joint cast, the original name of "Seven Star Longyuan", in the Tang Dynasty to avoid the Tang Dynasty ancestor Li Yuan's ridicule, changed "Yuan" to "Spring", with the name of "Longquan Sword" continues to be used today.