Chapter 3: The Dial of Life

Just in July, an autumn rain fell east of Cangshan.

The bleak autumn wind blows the wine flags in the town, and the tourists from the south and north are all sheltering from the rain under the eaves, but the atmosphere is no longer as lively as a few days ago, but with a bit of tension and depression, everyone's eyes are looking at the dust inn in the center of the town.

Outside the inn, several waves of martial arts stood in front of the door, and from their appearances they belonged to multiple gangs, their eyes met each other, but no one spoke.

Rustle rustle......

The quiet pins in the lobby of the inn could be heard, and there were seven warriors of different appearances, sitting all over the lobby, and two or three disciples standing behind them.

Among the seven people are Boyi, the new head of Canglong Cave, Guo Shubao, the head of the White Gang in Beifu, Xi Tianlu, the new head of Longhe Villa in Langzhou Prefecture, Lu Wuniang, the owner of the Black Eagle Building in Ya'an Mansion, and Ke Ke, the gang leader of the Northern Cao Gang.

Sitting at the middle two tables were Yao Shangqing, the leader of the Chonga Daohai Gang, and Tian Wuliang, the owner of Lei Gong Island in Tianqi Dao.

These No. 7 figures, placed in the Beiliang rivers and lakes last year, can only be regarded as the middle and upper reaches, after all, there are still ten grandmasters on it.

And now that Xi Tianyan, King Gou Chen, Hua Ling, Shi Daoyu, and King Zuo Xian are all dead, according to the rules of progression, these people have actually stepped into the top fashion column with half a foot.

If it was outside, it would be impossible for these seven people who were entangled with each other to meet at the same time, and they would have already started a fight halfway.

But Cangdong Town is the boundary of the snow field, and the overlord here is called Beiyunbian.

Beiyunbian invited them to participate in the hero's banquet, and if there is a big grudge, they have to put it aside first, and talk about it after eating honestly, otherwise there will be someone to teach them these people who have already dominated one side, what is the 'rules of the rivers and lakes'.

For this reason, although the atmosphere in the inn was tense, no one touched the weapons, just looked at each other.

Tian Wuliang was originally the owner of Lei Gong Island, with more than 2,000 disciples under his command, and his size was almost the same as that of Jun Tianfu, but unfortunately he was suppressed by Yin Shicheng as a 'sea bandit', and disappeared for several years, and it was not until recently that he reappeared.

And Yao Shangqing, who was sitting opposite, was the overlord of the northern seas, and Tian Wuliang was an old acquaintance.

Yao Shangqing was in the northern seas, and he could not eat the dividends of smuggling, and his main business was to hijack ships for extortion.

Since Tian Wuliang was exterminated, Yao Shangqing took advantage of the situation and ate all the industries of Leigong Island, becoming the biggest sea gang leader in Beiliang today.

Tian Wuliang is back now, and he must take back what he once lost, but Yao Shangqing naturally won't let it.

In the case of an obvious conflict of interest, the atmosphere of two people living in the same room is naturally not good, and the eyes that look at each other from beginning to end have never separated.

Guo Shubao, the head of the White Gang, is good at socializing when he is over the age of Jiazi, and has some friendship with all the heads present, so he naturally became a peacemaker at this time, and when he saw that the atmosphere was wrong, he took the lead in speaking:

"Now Shuofeng City has set up a hero's banquet and invited me to come over as a guest, and I waited in front of the host's door to move troops, which is really unruly. It's not easy to get together once, and it's not a thing to just sit and stare like this, why don't you take this opportunity to reminisce about the old days, and talk about grievances when you leave? ”

Tian Wuliang had just entered the unity of heaven and man, and before he fought, he was actually not sure if he could beat Yao Shangqing, and when he saw that someone said peace, he turned his gaze away:

"The old man has been incognito for more than ten years, how can there be old things to talk about, let's talk about it."

Yao Shangqing also didn't know how deep Tian Wuliang's background was, and seeing that the other party had gathered his momentum, he naturally didn't look at it anymore, and turned to look at the only woman in the lobby:

"Yao remembers that the head of the Black Eagle Building is Chen Dingkang, why did he come over this time and become a Lu Niangzi?"

Lu Wuniang is in her forties, her speech and demeanor are full of wind and dust, and there is a black eagle squatting on the table.

"When I met someone unladylike, Chen Dingkang's old thing, taking advantage of the mourning in Canglong Cave, was unclear with the widow of Shi Daxia, broke the rules of the rivers and lakes, and I cleaned up the portal......"

Smack-

Bo Yi, the head of Canglong Cave, slapped the table when he heard the words:

"Lu Wuniang, your own ugly thing, don't get involved in my Canglong Cave. What virtue do you have, which one of the rivers and lakes in Beiliang does not know? It's just a scum who kills his husband and seizes power, and he still uses this kind of reason to excuse himself......"

Lu Wuniang replied:

"What I said is true or false, everyone present knows it. According to the rules, the position of the head of this Canglong Cave should be given to your eldest nephew, but in the end, he inexplicably chose this younger brother to succeed him.

"Tell me yourself, what is the reason for this? Whether you deceived your teacher and destroyed your ancestors and took away the family property of the long house, or your eldest nephew's bloodline is difficult to figure out, I don't know if it's your brother's ......"

"Fuck your shit!"

Shi Boyi was furious and was about to get up immediately.

Guo Shubao and Xi Tianlu saw that their knowledge was wrong, so they hurriedly raised their hands to pull the rack, while Tian Wuliang and Yao Shangqing, who were originally-for-tat, picked up the wine bowl and looked at the joke.

However, the farce in the restaurant did not last long, and everyone present heard the sound of horses' hooves in the dense autumn rain outside:

Hoofs hooves dack......

Sounds come from far and near.

The seven heads of the house took their disciples to Cangdong Town to rest because it suddenly rained and it was difficult to walk on the road; When he found out that there was a rival in the town, it was too late to turn around, and he left because he thought he was a head shorter than the other party, so he could only come in and play the score.

Because it has been a few days since the heroic banquet in Shuofeng City, there are many heroes of the rivers and lakes passing by the town, but seeing the battle in the Yangchen Inn, he definitely doesn't dare to come in if he doesn't have the ability to go up in the middle of the sect.

And the sound of horses' hooves from far and near stopped outside the Dust Inn that it attracted the attention of everyone in the lobby.

Shi Boyi stopped talking and turned to look outside the door, but saw that the disciples gathered outside the door were all separated from the left and right, making way for the road, and also showing the horses parked at the door.

There is only one horse, and the coat color is a common ordinary horse in the rivers and lakes, but the people above are not very ordinary.

The man who rode the horse was a man in a cyan cloak, his face under the hood was also covered with a cyan scarf, his eyes were difficult to see, and the only accessory on his body was a sword hanging from his waist.

The sword was two feet nine long, and the gauntlet was rarely made into a wheel, and there was a dragon head pointing to the direction of twelve hours.

In front of the man in the cloak, there was a thin woman sitting on her side, dressed almost the same, her face was also covered, and she could only see a pair of extremely smart eyes, looking left and right, holding a long weapon wrapped in black cloth in her arms.

After the two arrived outside the inn, the man turned over and dismounted with the woman in his arms, and then walked into the inn with his hands, it seemed that the woman's legs and feet were not very convenient.

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Many people inside and outside the inn saw that the two of them were so mysterious that they couldn't figure out the details, so they naturally became jealous, and the disciples retreated to the left and right, so as not to block the way.

And the most well-informed Guo Shubao first looked at the man's appearance, and then looked at the somewhat familiar saber on his waist, and after being silent for a long time, he asked:

"Dare to ask Your Excellency?"

The man in the cloak turned a blind eye to the seven masters in the inn, but walked unhurriedly to Yao Shangqing's table and helped the woman to sit down opposite.

Yao Shangqing frowned when he saw this, and secretly said that it was not good.

The apprentice behind him asked directly:

"Don't you see that there is a lord here? Which way are you on the road? ”

The man in the cyan cloak didn't react to this, and after sitting down next to the woman, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and compared it back and forth with Yao Shangqing's face.

Because the action is generous, the surrounding Tian Wuliang, Guo Shubao and others can actually see the content clearly:

In the center of the paper is a portrait, with tiger eyes and eagle eyebrows that are not angry and self-assured, and there is a black mole on the left cheek, which is very similar to Yao Shangqing sitting opposite.

And the content next to it is also quite concise - Yao Shangqing, the leader of the Chonga Daohai Gang, is fifty-six years old, his skills are unknown, his residence is unknown, he is good at turning the sky sword, the golden-winged knife, and the bounty for killing is 30,000 taels.

??

The atmosphere in the inn suddenly became strange.

The people present are all the heads of the Beiliang Jianghu, and they are quite familiar with this format, which is obviously the assassination message sent by the Qinglong Club to the killer!

Yao Shangqing is the assassination target of the Blue Dragon Society, and everyone here basically knows it, but how can a killer come to the door so openly?

also took the information and compared it with the face of the target customer, which is really a bit of a disdain for Yao Shangqing!

Yao Shangqing sat opposite, and at first he couldn't figure out where the other party came from, but through the reflection on the back of the paper, he saw that this was a reward order, and his face turned cold:

"Your Excellency is a member of the Blue Dragon Society?"

After confirming that he was the target customer, the man in the cloak folded the paper and folded his sleeves:

"Yes. Someone spends money and buys your life, what else do you have to say? ”

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Everyone inside and outside the Dust Inn, seeing that this killer didn't seem to be here to be funny, fell silent in unison, leaving only the sound of rustling rain.

Yao Shangqing's fingers lightly tapped the table, looked at the calm eyes under the cloak, and did not speak.

And Guo Shubao noticed that the Qinglong Society seemed to really want to assassinate him, and stood up:

"This brother, this place is the boundary of Shuofeng City, if you want to do something, it is best to wait for the hero's banquet to ......"

Syllable~

The man in the cloak threw an invitation on the table and turned his head to look at the many leaders:

"This hero's banquet is Shuofeng City's preparation to recruit troops, I think Beiyunbian Beixia should not need waste or dead people, and waste food at the door. If you want to meddle in the affairs of my Blue Dragon Society, you can come and talk. ”

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When the invitation was thrown on the table, it was already spread out, and a few lines of handwriting with iron and silver hooks appeared in front of everyone.

The other content is similar to what the leaders received, but the content of the guests is - I sincerely invite Your Excellency the 'Dragon King' to come to the meeting......

"Dragon King ......"

The seven heads present, including Yao Shangqing, were secretly shocked when they saw the word 'Dragon King'.

The Blue Dragon Society is all killers, they don't show their faces at all on weekdays, and their names are also pseudonyms for the entire Beiliang Jianghu, and there are not even many people who have seen the true face of the 'Twelfth Floor', let alone the strongest assassin who ranks first.

After the Qinglong Society was launched, the Dragon King rarely took action in person, because he didn't know the depth, he was not included in the list of great grandmasters, but the name of 'Qingfeng's finger fell into the clouds, and the Thousand Machines Poison Technique broke the Golden Dragon', and no one dared to underestimate the entire Beiliang Jianghu.

Finding that it was the strongest assassin in the north and south who appeared, where did the master in the inn dare to be careless, almost everyone got up at the same time and retreated to the perimeter of the lobby to show that they were not nosy.

"Thank you."

Seeing this, the man in the cloak bowed slightly, and turned his eyes to look at Yao Shangqing, while slowly sliding the wheel on the hilt of the sword.

Click~

When the dragon's head pointed to the 'son', the hand was released, and then there was a soft sound of gears turning in the inn, and soon there was a sound:

Click-

The dragon's head jumped and pointed to the word 'ugly'!

Many of the leaders present felt creepy when they heard this movement, and they suddenly realized why this sword seemed familiar - it is rumored that before the 'dragon king' of the Blue Dragon Society made a move, he could hear a click, and it was said that as long as he survived twelve sounds, the dragon king would leave.

But no one has confirmed it so far, because no one has survived.

And this sword is obviously the world-famous soldier that the Blue Dragon Society specially ordered for Qianjimen - the lifedial!

Click~......

The dragon's head on the wheel beats again.

There was no sound of breathing in the lobby, and the overwhelming pressure reached its peak, and it seemed that even the wind and rain outside the inn had condensed.

The corners of Yao Shangqing's eyes were obviously beating slightly, and the first reaction in his heart was to delay the time and hold on to the last two moves.

After all, as long as the other party doesn't kill him after twelve sounds, then if he doesn't chase and kill, he will have a bad reputation for pretending to be a big-tailed wolf.

But once this kind of thinking arises, it is obvious that it is cowardice before fighting, and if there is cowardice, it will inevitably be timid and lose proportion, and there is no need to fight this fight at all.

Yao Shangqing is a hero who crisscrosses the world after all, and when he saw that this was the 'merit plan' of the Blue Dragon Society, he quickly suppressed the distracting thoughts, his eyes calmed down, and he got up unhurriedly and took the sword from the apprentice's hand.

The man in the cloak was quite martial arts, got up with a sword in his hand, came to the center of the hall, and looked at Yao Shangqing without moving.

Click~...... Click~...... Click~......

The wheel made three more sounds, and it was almost halfway through.

Yao Shangqing tried his best to stabilize his mind, but the sound of the wheel was like a death order, and he could hardly breathe.

After glaring at the cloaked man for a moment, Yao Shangqing finally endured it to the limit, and the fingers of his right hand moved.

Choking~

A brilliant sword light suddenly appeared in the lobby!

The pupils of the six heads shrank, and when they raised their eyes, they saw another sword light, which also lit up from the waist of the man in the cloak.

Yao Shangqing is not an ordinary person, this sword is extremely powerful, and as soon as the sword is unsheathed, it will deflect the drizzle outside the window.

But the unsheathed long sword had not yet been completely straightened, and the cloaked man on the opposite side had already drawn his sword in his left hand, accurately hitting the first seven points of the sword, cutting off the sword move that had not yet exploded.

Dingβ€”β€”

Yao Shangqing's long sword deflected the wheel sword and stabbed forward, touching it like a dragonfly in his throat!

Poof-

Tick......

Blood splattered and landed on the black floor.

There was no crosswind in the lobby, and there was no overflowing energy, only the crisp sound of gold and iron clashing.

Then the whole town fell silent, except for the sound of wheels in the lobby:

Click~

Click~

……

Everyone was terrified, and when they looked around, they saw that the man in the cloak was already standing in front of the pillar with a sword, and carved it in an orderly manner......

Not far from his side, Yao Shangqing's eyes were like copper bells, his left hand was covering his bleeding throat, he wanted to speak but couldn't speak, he just looked at the figure not far away in disbelief, and wanted to lift the sword again, but the sword fell from his hand.

Jingle Bell~

Plop –

Then the whole person knelt on the ground, and blood gushed from his mouth and nose.

"Helper!"

The two apprentices in the back were full of anger when they saw this, and immediately drew their swords and rushed towards the cloaked man with his back to the inscription.

Seeing this, Guo Shubao wanted to stop it, but before he could speak, he saw that the man in the cloak didn't even look back, his wrist flipped lightly, and he connected the dots behind him:

Sassy –

The two disciples who rushed up didn't react at all, two bloody holes appeared in their throats, and before the sword in their hands could be pierced, they had already fallen to the ground, and there was no movement on the spot.

There was a complete silence inside and outside the inn, except for the slight sound of lettering.

It wasn't until the fourteen bloody handwriting were carved that the man in the cloak stopped spinning the wheel, and it was visible that he had jumped nine times.

His fingers wiped the wheel to reset, and he turned to look at the six masters who were like facing the enemy:

"Yao Shangqing is a bandit, he started by killing people at sea and crossing goods, I killed the latter two, it is not considered to kill innocents, right?"

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The six heads were stunned, they knew that Yao Shangqing was most likely not the strongest assassin opponent in the north and south, but they never expected to lie down with one move.

Even the assassins of the Blue Dragon Society are all specialized in killing with one hit, which is too outrageous.

Seeing that the other party asked, how could several heads dare to say that they were not in half a sentence, Guo Shubao directly arched his hand and said:

"It's good to kill, Guo has always wanted to eliminate harm for the people, but because of Yao Shangqing's strong martial arts, he really didn't dare to do it......"

"Yes, the Blue Dragon Society is doing the right thing for heaven, and the imperial court will not pursue it, where will I have objections......"

………

The man in the cloak raised his saber and motioned outside the door:

"It's unlucky for someone to live in the inn when it's dead, do you want to live in another place?"

"Okay."

The six masters were relieved, hurriedly bowed, and then helped carry the body out, and went out to find another place to stay.

And Tian Wuliang was overjoyed when he saw that his opponent was dead, but he didn't dare to say anything, and he was ready to follow at the moment.

As a result, he didn't think that as soon as he moved, he saw the life-reaper of the Blue Dragon Society, and took out a piece of paper to look at:

"Tian Gang Master, wait."

"Hiss......"

Tian Wuliang's footsteps froze, he secretly took a cool breath, and directly began to recall the rivers and lakes in this life.

After all, Yao Shangqing can't hold up one sword, and he can do two or three swords at most.

The other heads didn't reply, but they didn't hear anything, and left the inn with their heads down.

Tian Wuliang's two disciples were pale and a little hesitant.

Fortunately, Tian Wuliang's eyes were not blind, and it was completely for nothing to let the disciples keep, and after instantly recalling the rivers and lakes in this life, he still suppressed his fear, pretended to be calm and waved his hand, and let the apprentice leave with the outside gang, and then turned around and gave his hand:

"But someone also bought Tian's head?"

The man in the cloak came to the table and sat down, put the paper on the table, and hooked his hands.

Although Tian Wuliang is a generation of heroes, at this moment, his legs are really trembling uncontrollably, for fear that this dragon lord will start to turn the wheel again.

After a moment of silence, Tian Wuliang forcibly lifted his breath, walked lightly to the table, and looked down at the paper.

As a result, he found that it was not a reward order on the paper, but Yin Shicheng's facial features and general information, as well as interpersonal interactions, etc., and his name was in it.

"Hoo ......"

Tian Wuliang breathed a sigh of relief, and just looked up, only to see the man in the hat lifting the cloak on his head after the idle people consciously retreated, revealing a pair of cold eyes like Nine Shadows......

?!

Thump~

Tian Wuliang's knees weakened, and he knelt down beside the bench, his eyes full of astonishment:

"Night ......"

Night Terror Hall raised his hand to help: "Get up." Something for you. ”

Tian Wuliang held back for a long time, but didn't get up, but said:

"My lord, you're scared to death, why don't you ask like that, your legs are weak now, and you really can't stand up......"

Night Terror Hall raised his hand and grabbed Tian Wuliang's shoulder, lifted him up and sat down at the table, and asked:

"Yin Shicheng also came to the snow field?"

Tian Wuliang and Yin Shicheng are the blood feud of the Annihilation Gate, so they will naturally inquire about it, and they will say:

"I came here a few days ago, and now I'm in Shuofeng City. The old man was ordered to intercept the people of King Zuo Xian in Tianlang Lake, and after finishing the matter, he went to Heishi Pass and got the Snow Lake Flower, and he should have gone to the Southern Dynasty to serve the adults as dogs and horses, but the revenge of the destruction of the door was in his body, and he had to revenge, so he ......"

Night Terror Hall knew Tian Wuliang's background, so he naturally didn't mind this:

"It is good to develop in Beiliang, and you can also contribute to the imperial court in the future. But remember not to do anything wrong, my reputation, you should know ......"

"Alas, the adults are serious, and they have something to do with the night adults, Tian is still doing evil, even if he thinks his life is long......"

"Where is Huo Zhiyun, do you know?"

Tian Wuliang thought about it carefully:

"Huo Zhiyun is also a top killer, and he can't find his whereabouts for thousands of miles alone, but judging from the news in the town, he should have arrived in Shuofeng City. Are you going to kill these people? ”

"If you don't kill them, what should I do by name?"

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Tian Wuliang thought about it, the king of Hades must have come to hook the soul, this question is a bit idiotic, he thought about it and said tentatively:

"Yin Shicheng destroyed my two thousand brothers on Leigong Island, can this person let me kill him?"

Night Terror Hall took the tea bowl handed by Qing Zhi, thought for a while, and said:

"You don't have to beat it, but the chance will definitely give you. By the way, you're here, have you ever heard of two people passing through the town, one big and one small? The big one is a fifteen or sixteen girl, holding a five-foot long knife, and likes to look around and listen to the news of the rivers and lakes......"

Hearing this, Tian Wuliang frowned slightly and thought for a while, shaking his head:

"There have been so many people coming and going lately, and it's hard to notice that it's not a well-known person. However, the characteristics are so obvious, you must be able to inquire about the clues, why don't you ask Tian? ”

Night Terror Hall raised his hand slightly:

"Don't make a noise, from now on, just make me the dragon king of the Blue Dragon Society."

"Understood."

Tian Wuliang didn't dare to say more than half a sentence and immediately gave up his life, and after running out of the door of the inn, he patted his chest with his hand, as if he had really walked in the palace of Hades......

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(End of chapter)