Buzz!

Seven or eight iron rods with the thickness of the mouth of the cup whistled down.

From different directions and different angles, it hit Wei Tao's body hard.

There was a sound of gold and iron resonating.

At the same time, the golden ointment splashed and sprinkled on the bluestone ground around him.

Wei Tao's eyes closed slightly and he breathed deeply.

I don't seem to be aware of the iron rods that fall like lightning.

The qi and blood in the body surged and rose, and the sound was like a river.

The heartbeat was like a drum, swinging in all directions.

The pace of the feet changes, like a turtle and a snake, twisted and entangled.

The various sounds merged into one place, like thunder vibrating.

Rolling low in this secluded and quiet courtyard, the mosquitoes and birds flew high, and they did not dare to get close.

Suddenly, footsteps staggered, and there was a noticeable gap in the dense whizzing and smashing of iron rods.

Several strong men turned pale, knelt on one knee and gasped for breath, with unbearable painful expressions on their faces.

Knock knock!

As Wei Tao stepped on the ground again and again, they sat on the ground and trembled violently.

I just feel that as time goes by, the frequency of my heartbeat is consistent with the step point, and I am completely out of my control.

And as the sound of progress on the ground became more and more intense, everyone's heartbeat became more and more intense, and wisps of blood even began to spill out between their mouths and noses.

"Go down first."

Wei Tao suddenly stopped his movements and slowly opened his eyes.

His body covered with ointment was golden all over, reflecting a brilliant light under the sun's rays, looking like a golden-bodied Arhat and a god descending from the heavens.

As if they had been granted amnesty, several strong men hurriedly bowed and saluted, supporting each other and walking away quickly.

It wasn't until they were far away from the small courtyard that everyone let out a long breath of turbidity.

The heart, which was almost beating out of his throat, finally returned to normal.

Wei Tao watched everyone go away and closed his eyes again.

He gathered all his thoughts, and his body slowly sank.

One foot forward, one foot back, the left hand pointing to the ground, the right hand pointing to the sky, both hands clenched into fists, a set of boxing starting poses.

"The heart and the mind are together, the mind is in harmony with the qi, and the qi is in harmony with the potential, this is the spirit and spirit of the turtle and snake intersection."

Silently feeling the surging qi and blood in his body, Wei Tao's consciousness was empty, his mood was clear, and he gradually entered a state of selflessness.

Suddenly, he twisted his waist and threw a punch.

The muscles and tendons crumbled and throbbed, like a bowstring trembling rapidly.

Zhou's body was full of energy, whistling and drumming endlessly.

He played in one style, bringing a whirlwind and exploding the crisp sound of firecrackers.

There was also a roar in the body, and the internal organs and bones were vibrating, stimulating rumbling thunder.

After a set of boxing exercises, Wei Tao only felt that his qi and blood were surging, and he was really strong in opening and closing, from the inside to the viscera, and to the outside of the body, and at the same time gave birth to an extremely comfortable numb warmth.

"It is worthy of the true understanding of Xuanwu and the true skill of the Great Teaching, which makes me truly realize what it is like to practice the internal organs."

Wei Tao slowly put away his fist, and the heat above his head was steaming.

He exhaled softly.

The black and red air jets erupted, creating a clearly visible ripple in front of him.

Dangdang!

A rhythmic knock sounded at the door.

It was a tall maid who came in.

Said in a respectful tone, "Miss asked the slave maid to remind Mr. that the time for the evening banquet is almost coming, please don't forget to go to the banquet on time." ”

"It's Xiaomeng, if you don't say it, I'll forget."

Wei Tao turned his head and looked. "Prepare hot water and serve me to scrub and change clothes."

"Yes, the slave will pour water for the gentleman."

She had a docile expression with low eyebrows and drooping eyes, and she did not have the cold appearance of cutting He Wuye's flesh and bloodletting with a knife on the bank of the Mingshui River.

After tea time.

Xiao Meng stood behind Wei Tao, helped him pull his long hair back of his head, and pinned it with a jasper hairpin.

Then he picked up the light green robe that had been folded on the side, and gently straightened the folds of his collar and cuffs for him.

"The chief official is coming, and the young lady is receiving it, so this time the banquet is accompanied by the slave maid."

She whispered softly as she was busy.

"Is there any trouble with the chief officer?" Wei Tao asked casually in a gentle tone.

Xiaomeng said easily, "There's no trouble, it's Master Yu's subordinates who came, and Miss can deal with it easily." ”

Wei Tao nodded, and then asked, "What about this negotiation, what is Qingyuan's idea?" ”

"What Miss means is that we don't have enough reliable manpower to use now, and the territory we eat is almost the same now, so it's not appropriate to continue to expand outward."

"You can just look at these things."

Wei Tao got up slowly, took the medicinal tea handed by Xiaomeng and drank it all, "For a while, the negotiation will be dominated by you, and I will only be responsible for suppressing the discordant noise." ”

Xiao Meng smiled and said, "The slave and maid understand, what is the fate of the family, if you want to come to Luoshui, those local snakes will no longer have a head iron, so they have to jump out to find trouble."

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the Nine Holy Gate, which seems to be a little dissatisfied with us eating most of the Lingyun Pavilion's industry, and this time it is also the wine banquet they took the lead in organizing. ”

Wei Tao frowned slightly, "The Nine Holy Gates are far south of Qizhou, and the hand is too long. ”

Xiaomeng said, "Miss also said that the Nine Holy Men are used to being high in the local area, so they are a little unclear about their identity, and they need to talk to them well, so that they can understand the truth of keeping to themselves and making money in harmony." ”

It was getting late, and the sky was full of red clouds.

Wei Tao walked out of the small courtyard, walked through a long and quiet alley, and came to the long street outside.

The banquet took place at the painting boat on the Luoshui River.

Far away from the bustling main city, watching the water and listening to the waves in the river, drinking and having fun, there are many different flavors.

A meal here costs at least a few dozen taels of silver, and except for the high-rollers who are generous, ordinary people don't even dare to get close, let alone board the ship to spend some money.

Wei Tao rode on a horse, looking at the sunset in the sky, and his mind was already immersed in the cultivation of the turtle and snake chapter.

Xiao Meng was on the side, followed by two Tsing Yi warriors, both of whom were Liu Qingyuan's henchmen who brought Luoshui.

"The woman surnamed Liu, as the Shaoqing of the Pilgrimage Division, did not keep her duty well, but instead wantonly expanded her power in Luoshui and annexed the property of Lingyun Pavilion, which was subordinate to her sect, which is simply unbearable!"

Suddenly, a cold man's voice came from not far away.

Wei Tao's thoughts were interrupted, and he slowly looked up.

I saw a few people hugging a middle-aged man and walking towards the shore of Luoshui.

Xiao Meng lowered her voice, "Sir, this person is Jiuxiao, the main area of the Nine Holy Gate Foreign Affairs Hall, and he is also one of the leading organizers of this banquet. ”

"It seems that his attitude has been very clear."

Wei Tao grabbed the reins, turned his horse's head and followed.

More than ten meters later, he turned his head and asked, "Xiaomeng, are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?" ”

"No, the slave was ...... yesterday morning"

Xiao Meng was halfway through her words and closed her mouth suddenly.

A figure rose into the air, like a big bird with wings spread and gliding, and in an instant it was already close to those people.

The wind is howling and the clothes are rattling.

Ou Jiuxiao felt that something was wrong and raised his head suddenly.

I saw that under the reflection of the blood-red sunset, a figure cast a large shadow on the ground, completely enveloping his whole person.

"You ......"

Ou Jiuxiao opened his mouth, and his heart pounded.

Staring at the man, he stretched his arm, and a cloud dragon probe claw pressed down.

From his point of view, he happened to see that half of the man's body was bathed in the soft sunset light, while the other half of his body was hidden in darkness, light and darkness were intertwined, and the distinction was clear, bringing an inexplicable sense of fantasy and horror.

Click!

Ou Jiuxiao's mind was snatched, and his reaction was half a beat slower.

He was only halfway up his arm when he was pressed to his chest with a palm.

A mouthful of blood spurted out from his head, and the whole person flew backwards, sliding a long distance on the dirt road by the river, and directly fell to the ground and struggled.

Several people around were stunned, as if they had turned into a wax figure that would not move.

The district master, who had been talking vigorously a moment ago, was lying sideways next to the damp and muddy holly tree in the blink of an eye, leaving only his limbs still trembling like convulsions.

This scene was deeply engraved in their minds, and from the deepest part of their hearts, they couldn't help but feel a chill.

It wasn't until Wei Tao and his party disappeared at the end of the road that they lifted Ou Jiuxiao from the ground, and they didn't look back and left quickly, not even daring to find out the identity of the person who made the move.

When night fell, the whole Luoshui was shrouded in darkness.

The Xianglou painting boat is lit up with lights, like a golden dragon lying in the water.

There was silence in the building, only the sound of gurgling water was heard, and even the usual silk and bamboo music of the painting boat was nowhere to be seen tonight.

Wei Tao slowly pushed open the carved wooden door, and his eyes swept over the faces of the people sitting in the pavilion one by one.

A group of people looked away, but no one spoke.

Although no one has personally learned the skills of this town guard deacon, just by seeing that he can survive the battle of Moxianglou, you can get a glimpse of the leopard and know a little bit about it.

Therefore, before the main master of the Nine Holy Gates arrived, no one was willing to speak first and focus the spearhead on themselves.

"Hurry up and say something, I have to go back to practice in the evening, and I don't have much time to spend here."

Wei Tao slowly sat down on the main seat, and then lowered his eyes and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xiao Meng had already recovered from the shock just now, and when she heard the words, she smiled and said, "It's something that has been agreed, and the little woman feels that there is nothing to say."

However, since you have arranged this banquet, it means that you have other thoughts in your heart, and if you don't say it, I am afraid that you will be sad in your heart, so I will reluctantly make it difficult for you to listen to what you mean. ”

"It is normal for Miss Liu to create Suzaku Hall to fight for some benefits for herself, and everyone understands it.

But all of you here have a lot of cooperation with Lingyun Pavilion, He Family, etc., and you have eaten up their estate, but you have never considered our losses.

I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to eat like this. ”

An old man put down the teacup and said lightly.

"Tell me, what's wrong?" Xiao Meng looked at this person, and her tone suddenly turned cold.

The old man's eyes fell on Wei Tao, and he said with a smile, "The old man knows that Miss Liu has a background, and Deacon Wei is also profound, and he is not an ordinary hand.

But in this part of Luoshui, if the two of you think that you can subdue everyone else with this alone, you will underestimate us a little. ”

Wei Tao opened his eyes, "If you don't accept it, just fight with me." ”

When the old man touched those eyes, he shuddered, but he still gritted his teeth and smiled, "The old man knows that he is not the opponent of the master of Yuanyi, but no matter how powerful you are, there are so many of us here, and the district hall master of the Nine Holy Gates, he may not be afraid of you." ”

"Don't hesitate, you can go together." Wei Tao pressed the armrest of the wooden chair, his eyes burned, and he looked left and right.

Ever since he practiced the tortoise and snake exchange, he combed through the blood net in his body, and he always felt itchy all over his body, and he always wanted to find a few opponents to loosen his muscles and bones.

I did it by the river just now, but unfortunately the strength of the Nine Holy Gate Hall Master was too inferior, so he couldn't even pull the big tendons, and when he thought about it, he became more and more itchy.

The old man looked at Wei Tao, only to feel that his scalp was a little numb and his body was cold.

He took a deep breath, "Everyone is in the Luoshui Realm, and they don't look up and look down to see ...... on weekdays."

"It's okay, you don't have to meet again after you die."

Wei Tao crushed the armrest of the chair with a click, and the wood chips were scattered in all directions.

"Don't get me wrong, Deacon Wei, the old man doesn't have any objections to the Vermilion Bird Hall, it's just that the district master of the Nine Saints Gate Foreign Affairs Hall specially mentioned it, so we have to set up this table."

The old man kept swallowing his saliva, and subconsciously kept looking outside, not knowing why Ou Jiuxiao hadn't come until now.

"I'm not mistaken, I don't really care about the fact that there is a little more and less of those territories."

Wei Tao leaned forward slightly, his eyes shining, "The people from the Nine Holy Gates can't come, and now I just want to kill you, or be killed by you." ”

The night breeze slowly blew, and a scorching breath escaped from him, and the air under the light was slightly distorted.

The attic of the painting boat was silent, as silent as death.

At this moment, a figure walked quickly to the attic of the painting boat.

He leaned behind one of the middle-aged men and said something in a low voice.

The middle-aged man's face changed greatly, and his eyes glanced at Wei Tao in disbelief.

He then got up, smiled and bowed deeply, "I think that the things agreed on last time, Suzaku Hall suffered a little too much.

So this time I came to make a special trip to tell Miss Xiaomeng that the gang must give up another three percent, otherwise there will be no peace in my heart. ”

In a short moment, several more figures entered the attic and whispered behind the various gang bosses.

In an instant, the atmosphere of the whole painting room changed sharply, and it was full of flattery.

Feeling bored, Wei Tao got up and walked to the railing, silently staring at the calm river below.

The moonlight shone brightly, and his robe hunted in the night wind.

A black cloud drifted by, obscuring the full silver moon, and the place where he stood was plunged into darkness.

But there was a faint black and red aura quietly rising, looking at it like a blood mist, obscuring the light.

At this moment, the old man who came to apologize with a wine glass suddenly stopped, hesitating and not daring to step forward.

He inexplicably felt that Deacon Wei a few steps away did not seem to be human.

It's a demon who can kill people at any time.

The night breeze rises again, and the full moon shows its corners.

Wei Tao turned back at this time, and his gaze fell on the old man with a bit of scrutiny.

Poof!

The old man's legs were weak and he knelt directly on the ground.

"In the future, the villain will be a dog of the adult, and everything will only be the head of the adult, and he will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire!"

Wei Tao couldn't help but sigh, "We're just dividing the territory, and the old gentleman doesn't need to do this." ”

The old man trembled all over, and kowtowed again and again, "If the adult doesn't agree, the old slave won't dare to get up." ”

"Old gentleman, please, I am young, but I don't deserve to be so elevated."

Wei Tao's face was expressionless, he bent his index finger and gently tapped the railing of the building boat, and looked at the old man in front of him with a faint gaze.

One, two, three.

The old man's heart was pounding, and he only felt that every stroke fell on his heartbeat.

For a moment, I only felt drenched in cold sweat, and the whole person was like being kneaded into dough and then clenched tightly, and my breathing could not continue.

Wei Tao was silent for a long time, and was about to say something, but his eyes suddenly froze.

Seeing the pendant exposed on the old man's waist, it was a bit familiar.

After a moment, he had a sudden look on his face, and remembered that on Zhang Zhiqing's parchment scroll, there was a page with an almost identical picture to it.

He stepped forward and looked closely, "Where did you get the things you were wearing?" ”

The old man did not hesitate, and immediately untied the pendant that looked like a dragon beast, and held it up with both hands.

Wei Tao stretched out his hand to take the pendant, rubbed it carefully for a moment, and showed a slightly disappointed expression on his face.

The status bar is not responding.

I don't know if this thing is a fake, or if it's the content of the page of the parchment, which is not recognized by the status bar.

But in the next moment, Wei Tao pricked up his ears again.

Listening to the old man chattering there, he continued, "Back to the adult, this is an old ornament that has been passed down from generation to generation in the villain's house, and no one cares about it in the hall of the ancestral house on weekdays.

The villain didn't know what it was for, so he just copied it as it was and wore it every day as a talisman. ”

Wei Tao exhaled softly, "You mean, the one you're wearing is just a fake?" ”

The old man said, "The adults are right, the original is as big as a basin, and the small ones can't wear it on their bodies every day." ”

"The original is as big as a basin?" Wei Tao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Before that, the items he bought that could be converted into status bar gold coins were the largest of them being the green jade lotus platform brought by Ni Yan, which was equivalent to half the size of an adult's palm.

Today, I suddenly heard that there are items as big as a basin, how can I not make people excited?

Carefully observing Wei Tao's expression, the old man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face, "If your lord is interested, I will go back and pick up that ornament and give it to your lord."

Anyway, the small ones don't know the goods, and even if they put such good things at home, they just let it be dusty. ”

Half an hour later.

Wei Tao had already come to the old man's house.

He reached out and touched the statue of the dragon's head beast in front of him, and was silent for a long time.

The old man was on the sidelines, and he didn't dare to make any sound.

Little by little, time passed.

The candle flame on the table suddenly jumped.

Wei Tao came back to his senses at this time, "If I'm not mistaken, it has been nearly twenty years since Senior Wan established the Flying Eagle Society. ”

The old man said, "If the adults don't like it, the villain will disband the gang when he goes back, and everything will be left to the adults." ”

"The name of the Flying Eagle Club is not very nice."

Wei Tao thought about it and said slowly, "In the future, it will be changed to Flying Eagle Hall, and you will still be the hall master." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, and said almost incoherently, "Subordinate Wan Fuquan, follow the will of the lord!" ”

Return to the small courtyard that Liu Qingyuan bought.

Wei Tao couldn't wait to open the status bar.

"Discover the statue of the dragon beast, whether to absorb it."

He took a deep breath and chose to absorb.

A series of beautiful voices sounded in my head one after another.

The gold in the status bar continued to grow from 0 to nearly ten breaths before finally stopping.

Wei Tao closed his eyes and slowly opened them again.

Then close it again, open it again.

I couldn't believe my gaze.

In the status bar, the number of available gold coins has reached an unprecedented twenty.

In other words, this dragon beast sculpture, which was as large as a basin, provided him with twenty gold coins at one time.

It's even rarer than that green jade lotus platform.

"Is there any joy that the gentleman is so happy?" Liu Qingyuan knocked on the door and came in, and asked with a smile.

"It's a happy event, and it's a great event."

Wei Tao nodded, "You came here so late, what is the matter with me?" ”

Liu Qingyuan said, "I just got the news that the disciple Dabi of the Seven Sects of the sect will open on the tenth day of October. ”

"And this time, His Majesty personally decreed that disciples should be selected from the Seven Sects and given the qualification to enter the Taixuan Abyss, which is only opened once every thirty years."

"The tenth day of October."

Wei Tao thought about it for a while, and there was only less than a month left.

………

………

……………

The moonlight is like water, cold and cool.

A deep, long mountain valley.

The gray-haired old Orion clenched his steel fork and tried to keep his breath to rest.

Behind him, two young men wrapped in animal skins stared with him at the tiger lying prone on the ground in front of him.

A night breeze blew, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

The tiger struggled to his feet and staggered towards the valley ahead.

The old Orion's eyes were blazing and he made a gesture.

With the two people behind him, he quietly followed.

The hunt has been going on for three days since the colorful tiger stepped on the trap in the woods, and now it is coming to an end.

If it weren't for the intact protection of the fur, they wouldn't have been so time-consuming and laborious, and they would have been able to send it into the Yellow Spring with a bow and arrow near the trap.

It's all coming to an end, though.

It has entered the last moments of its life.

Then comes the exciting harvest season.

A tiger in such good condition is enough for their family to eat and drink all winter, and they can even have spare money to marry a daughter-in-law for the second child, and they can import Ding in the next year, and the family will become more and more prosperous.

"Dad, there are a lot of mushrooms growing in the valley."

The boss stopped and whispered excitedly, "We can pick some next time, and they can be stored all winter when they are dried." ”

"Don't be distracted, clean up this big guy first, and the mushrooms can be picked at any time......"

The old Orion licked his chapped lips, and as he spoke, he suddenly fell silent.

He looked ahead in a daze, his expression glazed and dazed at this moment.

Silver moonlight spills on the ground.

A slender and graceful figure stepped on the moonlight and walked on the cliff.

She gave birth to a lotus step by step, but her figure was flickering and dark.

The majestic figure looms between the valleys, as if completely integrated into it, but it seems to be detached.

Click!

Until the tips of the slender jade stepped on a dead branch, making a thin crisp sound.

She stopped silently and stood quietly in front of the dividing line into the valley.

If just now she was like an otherworldly goddess under the moon, then after stopping, the goddess has descended into the mortal world and turned into a beautiful picture that can be seen and touched.

"Don't go any further."

She turned around slowly, looked at the three hunters who were standing still, and a faint smile appeared on her face, "This valley is not a place for you to enter, it is very dangerous inside. ”

At this moment, another long figure dressed in a dark robe came from a distance, and in the blink of an eye, it crossed the three hunters and stood beside the woman.

This person is the master of Yuanyi Qingyang Academy, Minglan Zhenren.

He bowed to the woman with a respectful gesture, "The Grandmaster you are talking about is hiding in this valley?" ”

"Ling Yu sensed it at the beginning, but I just found this place according to the map."

Gong Yuan smiled slightly, "But what you said Ming Lan is not accurate, he used to be a grandmaster, but now he can only be regarded as a monster who has lost himself and hides and does not dare to see the light." ”

She sighed, took a light step forward, and crossed the dividing line between the inside and outside of the valley, and appeared directly in the valley.

Swish!!!

In an instant, the inky mushrooms that spread across the valley began to stretch and bloom.

Immediately after, a dense buzz sounded.

Large areas of phosphorescence light up at the same time.

Swarms of flying insects swarmed out of the cracks in the rocks and shrouded downward.

The graceful and slender figure flickered quietly.

She brought up the ripples and reappeared beyond the dividing line.

There was an extra mushroom in his hand, and a few flying insects that were constantly struggling.

Glancing back, Gong Yuan sighed quietly, "Since they don't leave, then they don't have to go." ”

"Minglan."

"The subordinates are here."

"One for each person, feed the three hunters and eat this bug."

"My subordinates understand."

The three of them stood still.

They didn't even need to chew, and a few flying insects desperately ran down their throats and into their stomachs.

A moment later, the trio's bellies bulged high and swelled up like balloons.

Until it burst open, evenly covering the ground with sticky flesh and blood within a radius of several feet.

Gong Yuan thought for a moment and bowed slightly, "I see, I roughly know." ”

She raised her head, but when she spoke again, she changed her words and came to a completely different direction, "The disciples of the Seven Sects are about to be compared, Minglan, as the master of the Qingyang Courtyard of the Yuan Yi, you should cooperate with the actions of this sect and help our people enter the Taixuan Temple." ”

Minglan Zhenren lowered his head and stood solemnly, his tone was calm, "If you need me to do something, just give me an order." ”

I wish you all a happy New Year's Day, good health, family happiness and all the best in the new year.

(End of chapter)