The jade-faced Buddha smiled and said, "Mr. Ghost came here this time, wouldn't he kill two birds with one stone?" It is said that Mrs. Jin will attend tonight, and Mr. Ghost remembers not to be late, so that he can fulfill his wishes. ”

The ghost-faced scholar laughed and said, "Brother Yu guessed wrong, I have already met Mrs. Jin." So strictly speaking, Duan Gongzi is the last person I saw on the list. ”

The jade-faced Buddha frowned and said, "I heard that she is not feeling well and is staying in the house to recuperate, why has Mr. Ghost already met with her?" ”

The ghost-faced scholar was stunned for a long time, touched his nose, and said with a wry smile: "Don't hide it from the two of you, when I went to eat this morning, I suddenly saw a figure passing by, but I didn't expect that person to be Mrs. Jin, which really scared me." ”

Duan Shaoyin asked, "How do you know that she is Mrs. Jin?" ”

The ghost-faced scholar shrugged his shoulders and said: "Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that Jin Lao Taijun holds the golden toad staff in his hand, and his staff method is unique and powerful, so he made Wolongzi rank on the dragon and phoenix list." Who in the world will hold the second golden toad staff? ”

Duan Shaoyin was puzzled: "Where is Mrs. Jin going?" ”

The ghost-faced scholar shook his head and sighed: "I don't know below, I just think it's strange, it is said that Mrs. Jin is a hunchback, how can she be upright, and her steps look like a young girl." ”

Duan Shaoyin said with a smile: "Old Taijun Jin is a person who practices martial arts, and he is originally different from ordinary people. Maybe she looks hunched over on weekdays, but she just wants to find a reason to say that her back hurts and she is uncomfortable to quit. ”

The ghost-faced scholar laughed and said, "Duan Gongzi is really an interesting person, I really hate to see each other too late." Here, I'll give you a drink. The three of them raised their glasses and looked at each other, and emptied their glasses together.

Just as the jade-faced Buddha raised the wine jug to pour wine for the two of them, a scream was suddenly heard next to the woods. Immediately, the sound of metal striking came harshly, and Duan Shaoyin immediately understood that this was the sound of blade strikes.

The three of them got up in unison and ran towards the source of the sound. The jade-faced Buddha and Duan Shaoyin are good at light work, and after a while, the two of them came to the place where the incident occurred. Duan Shaoyin looked around, and saw the blood stains on the beach on the ground, only to see Hao Laojiu lying in a pool of blood, with a sword pierced through his back.

Jin Guangmu on the side was holding a snake spear, wounded in the shoulder, and kneeling on one knee. Duan Shaoyin and the Jade-faced Buddha glanced at each other, and the two of them took action separately. Duan Shaoyin asked, "What's going on here?" ”

Jin Guangmu looked pained, gritted his teeth and said, "I heard the screams just now, so I immediately came to find out." Unexpectedly, I saw a man in black holding a bloody blade and killing Hao Laojiu. ”

Duan Shaoyin turned his head and looked at the Jade-faced Buddha, only to see the Jade-faced Buddha pressing his two fingers on Hao Laojiu's neck, shaking his head helplessly, and sighing: "He has lost his breath." ”

Duan Shaoyin came to his senses and asked, "Where did that person go?" ”

Jin Guangmu pointed to the west and said in a deep voice: "He went over there, he just ran not far, you go and catch up with him." Duan Shaoyin and the jade-faced Buddha glanced at each other, showed off their light skills, and swept deep into the woods.

Duan Shaoyin has a deep foundation, a neat body, and a speed faster than the jade-faced Buddha, and soon catches up with that person. As Jin Guangmu said, he is a person who is dressed in black and covered with black cloth. The man in black has broad shoulders, thick palms, and sharp eyes, and he knows at a glance that he is an adult man.

Duan Shaoyin didn't say a word, probed with his palms, and attacked directly. The man in black held a sword in one hand, the sword aura was overflowing, bursts of white light flashed, and the sword shadow accompanied the sound of breaking the wind, roaring. Duan Shaoyin was very surprised by his daring to fight back.

As the saying goes, one inch is short and one inch is dangerous, the man in black holds the blade in his hand, but he responds to the enemy empty-handed, and theoretically he should be inferior. But Duan Shaoyin was experienced in a hundred battles, he was fearless, and with a wave of his palms, the internal force passed through his palms like a tiger pounced on a sheep, dispersing all the sword qi of the man in black, and frightened the man in black to hurriedly put away his sword and retreat a few feet.

The man in black stood with his sword in his hand, pondered for a long time, and decided to turn and flee. How could Duan Shaoyin do what he wanted, with a little effort under his feet, and catch up with him less than an inch. The man in black looked surprised, stabbed back his sword, and pulled away again.

Duan Shaoyin was not in a hurry, just because within this distance, the man in black would definitely not be able to escape from his palm. It's a pity that he didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, and during the chase between the two, they actually bumped into a dumb aunt holding a bamboo basket of dirty clothes.

Seeing the opportunity, the man in black swept to the dumb aunt's side, a sharp sword sharpened like clay against her throat. He said in a deep voice, "If you take one more step, I will kill her." ”

When Duan Shaoyin hesitated, the jade-faced Buddha also caught up. Although the jade-faced Buddha didn't know what was happening, when he saw the man in black holding the dumb aunt hostage, he also guessed a thing or two, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

The man in black took out the bamboo tube from his waist and threw it on the ground. Duan Shaoyin obviously knew that this was a smoke pipe, and when he was about to step forward, the dumb aunt was pushed hard by the man in black and hit him impartially.

Duan Shaoyin had no choice but to catch the dumb aunt first. In this brief moment, a white mist rose and obscured most of the vision. Duan Shaoyin exercised his hands with both hands, shouted loudly, and used his internal force to wave away the smoke. When he looked up again, the man in black had long since disappeared, leaving only the bamboo basket that had been overturned on the ground.

The jade-faced Buddha said with annoyance: "It's a pity that he let him run away." ”

Duan Shaoyin hadn't answered yet, and the ghost-faced scholar also caught up from behind. Seeing the mess on the ground, he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly took out a special inkstone from his sleeve, held it with his hand, and prepared to throw it.

Duan Shaoyin raised his hand to stop and said, "The person is gone, the ghost brother doesn't need to be vigilant." ”

The ghost-faced scholar slowly put down the inkstone and said regretfully: "Alas, if I had come one step earlier, maybe I could use my inkstone stunt to drag him for a while." ”

Duan Shaoyin smiled bitterly in his heart, the inkstone of the ghost-faced scholar is famous in the rivers and lakes, and it is said that it can take people's lives lightly like a flying knife. But the man in black is not an ordinary person, even if the ghost-faced scholar tries his best, I am afraid that he will not be able to beat him.

The jade-faced Buddha said: "Mr. Ghost, Brother Duan and I will go to the nearby shuttle again, please take the dumb aunt back, and go with the third prince Jin to explain the matter to Mrs. Jin Toad." ”

The ghost-faced scholar responded, "Okay, I'll do it." ”

After the two left, the Jade-faced Buddha and Duan Shaoyin looked at each other, and the two only looked around for a while, and then went home. After all, Shen Sanfei is the chief arrester of the Yamen, and the news is still very well-informed, so he soon visited the door and found the two of them.

The three of them sat in the pavilion, and the jade-faced Buddha told Shen Sanfei about the situation. Shen Sanfei was shocked when he heard this, and said angrily: "It's so hateful, this person is simply too deceitful, he dared to kill Hao Laojiu in broad daylight, and also injured Jin Sangongzi." ”

The Jade-faced Buddha knew his personality very well, so he didn't dissuade him from calming down, but looked at Xiang Shaoyin and asked, "I wasn't there when you fought him, did you find any clues?" ”

Shen Sanfei was obviously very interested, his eyes widened, he didn't even dare to move the wine glass, and listened carefully. Duan Shaoyin frowned and sighed: "Although you haven't fought with him, you can also see that this person has very high light skills and good martial arts. ”

The jade-faced Buddha bowed his head and said: "Yes, if you are an ordinary person, even if you are hostage, it is impossible to escape from your hands at that distance." ”

Shen Sanfei said disapprerovingly: "Of course his martial arts are good, otherwise how could he kill Wang Qi and Mrs. Saihua." ”

Duan Shaoyin scratched his nose and said with a wry smile: "Originally, we thought that he was taking advantage of his unpreparedness to sneak attack and kill people from the rear, but in fact, with his martial arts, there is no need to do this at all." In other words, even if it is a head-to-head duel, the two will have no backhand to spare. ”

Shen Sanfei was surprised in his heart, and said in shock: "That person is really so powerful? ”

The jade-faced Buddha sighed: "In terms of his light skills alone, even I can't reach it. If it comes to martial arts, I guess it's evenly split at most. As for your words, although they don't like this, he is definitely better than you. ”

Although Shen Sanfei is upright, he is not a fool, of course he knows the power of the jade-faced Buddha, and he also knows that since he says so, then the other party must be really terrifying. Shen Sanfei swallowed his saliva, and after calming down, he said, "Then what should we do?" ”

Duan Shaoyin didn't answer, and the Jade-faced Buddha had already interjected: "If we really had a way, we would have implemented it a long time ago, so why would we drink with you here to relieve boredom." ”

Shen Sanfei glared at him and said unhappily: "If you want to laugh at me for being stupid, why bother beating around the bush." ”

Duan Shaoyin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the two of them quarreling again. After a while, he looked at the jade-faced Buddha and said, "The appearance of this man in black is very strange, have you noticed?" ”

The Jade-Faced Buddha had been able to guess his mind in the past, but this time he took the initiative to surrender and shook his head, "What did you find?" ”

Duan Shaoyin explained: "In terms of this person's martial arts, he can kill Hao Laojiu and leave, even if Jin Guangmu finds him, it is impossible to catch up with him." ”

The jade-faced Buddha was stunned for a long time, frowned, and said, "You mean he did it on purpose?" ”

Duan Shaoyin nodded and said, "Other than that, I can't think of any reason for him to meet Jin Guangmu." Besides, although Jin Guangmu's martial arts are not bad, but if he has to face the man in black, he is afraid that he will soon be able to distinguish the winner and loser, how can the other party keep him alive? ”

The jade-faced Buddha pondered for a long time, and said solemnly: "Do you remember? While Mr. Oni was drinking with us, we heard a scream in the woods, followed by a fight, which was very short and strange. ”

Shen Sanfei was puzzled: "Maybe Jin Guangmu was on the side at the time, so he arrived quickly." ”

The Jade-Faced Buddha shook his head and said in a deep voice: "That black-clothed man has a neat killing method and a high level of light skill, how can such a person not pay attention to the surrounding situation before making a move?" Speaking of which, another thing is also very strange, I went to check Hao Laojiu's injuries, he was the same as the previous deceased with a sword in his body, and his face was scratched. ”

Shen Sanfei was puzzled: "This is his usual method, what's the problem?" ”

The Jade-Faced Buddha looked at him and said with a wry smile: "If Wang Qi, Mrs. Saihua, and Blind Ah Qi were scratched faces, it is because the murderer has enough time to do this. But after Hao Laojiu's death, Jin Guangmu followed, how could he have the leisure time to do this? ”

Shen Sanfei laughed and said, "You don't say that he has high martial arts, maybe this is a common thing for him." ”

Duan Shaoyin suddenly remembered something, glanced at the Jade-faced Buddha, and asked, "Are you familiar with Hao Laojiu?" ”