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Let's say that everyone saw a sharp blade piercing Long Zixi's chest, and the two subordinates of the Qin family Sanjie and Yin Jifu shouted "be careful" in unison and jumped up.

Long Zixi and Yin Jifu did not move.

Only the two of them could see that there was a piece of cowhide pierced on the tip of the sharp blade, which was not a stinger, but was inserted into the table in front of Long Zixi's chest.

The three heroes of the Qin clan had already jumped out of the window, but where did they see a figure?

When the three of them came back, they saw Long Zixi pull out the sharp blade and unfold the cowhide, so they also came up to take a look.

I saw that it read:

"Who is Zixi, bad my reputation. Undeclared friends, in the forest of the gods.

Afraid of mother and father, less of a hero. - The day after tomorrow".

Long Zixi saw it but couldn't understand it for a while, so he handed the cowhide to Yin Jifu.

Yin Jifu carefully read those few words and asked the shopkeeper:

"Is there a place named Shengu around here?"

Xiao Erdao:

"Back to the old man, there is no place name, but there is a Shengu Tower, about ten miles away from here."

Yin Jifu nodded and said:

"Then you can see it."

Longzi West Road:

"The letter seems to mean that we will meet at a later date."

Yin Jifu said:

"Exactly. Who is Zixi, bad my reputation', this sentence clearly says that he is Long Zixi, and blames the young man for taking his name.

"'Undeclared friends, in the Shengu forest,' is about Shaoxia to meet in the woods of the Shengu Tower at the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the Shen Shi.

"'Afraid of my mother and father, less of a hero', it means that if the young man is afraid of this and that and does not dare to go to the appointment, he will be less of a hero in the future.

"'The day after tomorrow', of course, this refers to the day after tomorrow.

"Needless to say, this letter must have been sent by the masked thief."

Everyone listened to Yin Jifu's explanation and understood better.

Qin Xiongjie said:

"So, do you want to go or not?"

Longzi West Road:

"Naturally, you want to go, are you still afraid of him?"

Suddenly remembered:

"We'll discuss this matter later, the little nephew just asked the owner why he went north, and the owner hasn't finished speaking, so please make it clear."

Yin Jifu said:

"What the old man said just now is related to this masked boy.

It was when the old man discovered the masked boy's journey north, and he was afraid that he would take the baby away, so he followed him.

I thought he would go north secretly, but I didn't expect to take the initiative to show up again! There must be a conspiracy.

"The matter of the young man going to the appointment must be dealt with carefully."

Qin Yingjie said:

"Why don't we three brothers go with Shaoxia."

Qin Shijie shouted:

"Yes, if the person who comes is really bad for the young man, hit him as a bird!"

Yin Jifu shook his head and said:

"No, you can't. Zixi Shaoxia is tall and bold, and one person is enough to deal with it.

"If you go together, won't you let that thief underestimate the young man?"

Qin Xiongjie said:

"So, how is it good?"

Yin Jifu said:

The old man's intention was to ask the young man to go to the appointment on time.

"The thief didn't achieve his goal, and the old man didn't expect to be able to harm the young man for the time being.

"It's just that the young man has to be vain and wronged, and try his best to find out the whereabouts of the baby girl and his true purpose."

Long Zixi nodded:

"Exactly."

When the table is dispersed.

Long Zixi returned to the room, but did not rest.

A lot of things have happened in the past few days, especially Yin Jifu's change from friend to foe is too fast and unexpected.

I felt that I had too little experience in the rivers and lakes, and I felt ashamed.

Thinking of the masked boy again, although he had a good impression of him, he couldn't figure out many things.

Perhaps, the better the impression you have, the more likely you are to be your worst enemy?

Thinking that it has been nearly two months since I left Ho Kyo, but I have never been able to find my sister, I am more and more uneasy.

Moreover, the current situation shows that this matter is by no means simple.

Fortunately, his sword score was not exposed, otherwise someone might have poisoned him a long time ago.

Thinking of Miss Tian again, I don't know where she is now, what her situation is, and when I will be able to see her again.

Thinking of Miss Tian, my heart was filled with that sweet feeling, and I was in a slightly better mood.

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It's the third day in the blink of an eye.

It rained lightly in the morning and did not stop until noon.

Look at the sun, about mid-hour.

Long Zixi packed up, said goodbye to everyone, and came to the Shengu Tower.

There is a forest behind the tower, which is very neat.

Slowly walked in, but saw that the leaves were dense, although the sun was shining outside, the forest was sparse in light and shadow, cool, and there was a faint layer of water vapor, and it was a very vicious forest.

Long Zixi dismounted in an open field.

I looked around and listened quietly, but there were only a few birdsongs, the occasional sound of water dripping on the leaves, and no other movement.

Long Zixi thought to himself, and he didn't know if it would be the masked young man who would appear in a while, and how many people would come from the other party, and whether it would be unfavorable to him.

But he was tall and courageous, and he had no fear, and waited attentively.

After a while, it is estimated that the appointed moment has arrived, but there is still no movement.

Long Zixi thought to himself, isn't this this place?

He looked around, but he didn't notice anything like that in the open space.

I listened carefully, but I didn't find any human voice.

I can't help but wonder in my heart, why didn't the other party meet, could it be that he was playing tricks on himself?

But because of what?

Thinking like this, I had already passed another cup of tea, but there was still no sound at all.

Long Zixi couldn't help but be disappointed.

Just as he was hesitating whether to leave or continue to wait, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from his upper left, and hurriedly turned sideways, and it turned out to be a long dart shooting at him.

After Long Zixi dodged, he saw that the dart was nailed to the tree behind him, but it was also nailed to a piece of cowhide at the tip of the dart.

Long Zixi didn't have time to think about it, his body jumped up, and he had already snatched the long dart in his hand.

At the same time, a figure was seen jumping from one tree in front of him to another.

As soon as Long Zixi saw that the man was leaving, his feet touched the ground, and he made another leap, and he had already jumped on the back of the horse and chased after the figure.

Long Zixi chased and thought, this person must have been a potential tree head in advance, coupled with superb internal strength, the sound of breathing was very slight, so he didn't find out.

Judging from the strength of the dart just now, the martial arts are also quite powerful.

But it was clear that the dart was meant to deliver the message, not to attack itself.

The other party shoots the dart at him, knowing that he can dodge, but when he borrows his own dart, the person can get out and leave.

To his surprise, it seemed that the other party was the only one.

Could it be the masked boy?

I couldn't help but look at the cowhide while chasing, and saw that it read:

"Only ask the west group of thieves to come, and see the conspiracy without seeing faith and righteousness."

But it was not solved for a while.

Then he put away the hide.

I wanted to catch up with that person, and I knew it, so I continued to chase after him.

But seeing that the figure was about ten feet away from him, with the help of the elastic force of the tree, he jumped from one tree to another, which was a great effort.

Looking at the figure, it was not the masked young man, it was clearly a middle-aged man.

It's just that the man wrapped his head in a cloth towel, wrapped his face in a black veil, and turned his back to Long Zixi, so he couldn't see his front.

Although Long Zixi's horse is a thousand-mile dragon horse, it is difficult to use it because the trees are too dense.

On the other hand, the man jumped away from the tree by tree, but he was faster than Long Zixi's horse.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them have opened fifteen or sixteen feet.

Long Zixi chased after the horse, and ran for about four or five hundred steps, and saw the light shining in front of him, obviously the forest was almost to the edge.

But I saw that the figure jumped from the tree directly to a horse that had been waiting there for a long time.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and they went away.

The dragon ran west to the edge of the forest, and found that there was a dirt road in front of him, so he didn't think about it, and continued to chase after him.

On both sides of the road are paddy fields, ripe and yellow.

The road was winding and winding, and it was muddy after the rain, making it quite difficult to walk.

Seeing that the man was not far ahead, it was difficult to catch up in his eagerness.

The strange thing is that the man still looks back occasionally, not all the way wildly, but as if leading Long Zixi.

After another pursuit, the fields on both sides came to an end, but there was a forest on the opposite side.

Seeing that the man slapped his horse into the woods, Long Zixi also rode in and followed, but there was no trace of the man.

Long Zixi stopped his horse, thought for a while, and shouted loudly:

"Which hero is it? Why don't you show up and see each other here? ”

After a few drinks, but no one answered, I felt that it was really strange.

Long Zixi was looking around, and suddenly heard the commotion around him, and more than 20 big men fell from the big trees around him, surrounding Long Zixi in the heart.

But I saw that those people were all armed with spears, and they were waiting for them.

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Long Zixi was just about to ask, when he heard the sound on the other side, and saw a person jumping down from a tree.

When the man stood still, Long Zixi found out that the person turned out to be Yang Pu, the head of the Jingmen Golden Gun Sect who was seated on the stage that day.

Although Yang Pu is more than fifty years old, the figure that jumped down just now is extremely vigorous, which shows that his skills are very good.

Long Zixi said loudly:

"It turned out to be Yang senior, didn't you leave Camel Dongzhuang and return to Jingmen's hometown? Is it waiting here today? ”

Yang Pu laughed and said:

"Our Jingmen Golden Gun Party admires the martial arts of the young man.

"That day in Camel Dongzhuang, there were many people, even if we had the heart to ask for advice, but we couldn't get our turn.

"It's not easy for us to come here, if we don't learn a few tricks from Long Shaoxia, not only the old man will feel regretful, but these disciples of mine will also hate for life.

"I also hope that Long Shaoxia will appreciate his face."

Longzi West Road:

"Hey, this is also strange, when did you say that you were Long Zixi?

"It's just his servant."

Yang Pu smiled:

"Long Shaoxia doesn't have to be too humble.

"At first, the old man was also hidden from you, but after seeing you that day, it aroused my suspicions.

"The old man thinks about it carefully, what kind of subordinate, it is clear that you are Long Zixi himself!

"Fifteen years ago, the old man had a little holiday with Ling Zun, and Ling Zun had a long sword, so that the old man and the seven junior brothers hung the colors one by one, which really made us admire the five bodies to the ground, and naturally remembered Ling Zun's appearance deeply.

"Shaoxia and Ling Zun are so similar!

"Besides, if it's not Long Shaoxia, who would be so young, but have such profound skills?"

Long Zixi nodded:

"The old Yang seniors are really discerning, and the younger generations admire it.

In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey.

"Since Yang Daxia and the heroes want to learn martial arts from below, please give me advice."

He jumped off his horse as he spoke.

But I thought in my heart, I really underestimated the heroes of the world.

Then Yang Pu can recognize me, but how do you know that others can't?

It seems that there is no need to put it on anymore.

But I heard Yang Pu laugh and say:

"Long Shaoxia's heroism and courage don't let Lord Ling Zun at all, but he is not busy, and the old man still has something to say."

Long Zixi smiled slightly, and listened to Yang Pu say:

"After our 'Jingmen Eight Guns' were defeated, we no longer had the shame to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes, and my seven junior brothers and sisters have since retreated into the mountains and never used guns again.

"But the old man was unwilling, and added eight guns on the basis of eight guns, and after more than ten years of hard training, he finally practiced a set of 'sixteen gun formations', and tried his hand on the rivers and lakes, and never lost.

"I wanted to use this set of guns to ask Ling Zun for advice again, but who knew that Ling Zun had no news.

"By the way, how is Ling Zun now?"

Longzi West Road:

"Thank you, Senior Yang, who is still thinking about my father, he is still alive. But like the seven juniors and disciples of his predecessors, he lives in seclusion in the mountains, and I am afraid that there is no longer the name of 'Flying Tiger Hero' on the rivers and lakes! ”

Yang Pu shook his head again and again, with a look of regret on his face:

"In this way, I only hate the old man Fuqian.

"However, the old man sees that the courage of the young man's martial arts is not under Ling Zun, the old man is self-aware, fighting alone or rushing forward, we are by no means opponents, so we have to let the young man test the 'sixteen gun array'.

"If there is a place where the heat has not yet arrived, I hope that the young man will give you advice."

These words are very polite, but they are very cunning, not only saying that a man who is outnumbered by the crowd is high-sounding, but also hiding a murderous intention.

Long Zixi was open-minded, let alone thinking about it, and said with a smile:

"Good! It just so happened that the younger generation had just come out of the rivers and lakes, and his experience was very shallow, thanks to Yang Daxia, so he learned about this 'sixteen gun array'.

"It's just that the younger generation still has something unknown."

Yang Pudao:

"Please."

Long Zixi asked:

"Is it you, Senior Yang, who will meet you in the Divine Gu Tower?"

Yang Pudao:

"The young man asked, but he didn't dare to bully him.

"We don't know where the young man will come from, just wait here.

"Fortunately, I really waited for Shaoxia, what did I make an appointment with Shaoxia?"

Longzi Xixin said:

It wasn't him who asked me out?

Who could that be?

Yang Pu said again:

"The old man looks at the young heroes and doesn't dare not tell the truth.

"As far as the old man knows, after you left Camel Dongzhuang that day, most of the heroes from all walks of life already knew that you were Long Zixi.

Knowing this truth, few heroes from all walks of life are willing to return empty-handed, and everyone wants to get something from Shaoxia.

In order to avoid disputes, everyone agreed that everyone would find their own road section to search for the young man, and the first to arrive would be the first, and the late one would choose another road section.

"There is no danger to the young man today, but there may be many similar things in the future.

"Other people don't necessarily just want to learn martial arts, but they are afraid that they have other plans.

"Young heroes still need to be careful."

When Long Zixi heard this, he also understood what everyone meant.

When they came to Baodi, of course, one was a baby girl, and the other was a sword book, and if they returned empty-handed, it was really difficult to be willing.

This Yang Pu is fond of martial arts, and it is understandable that he wants to learn martial arts when he stays here.

At that moment, Long Zixi stabilized his mind, drew his sword, and said:

"Thank you for your advice! Please line up. ”

Yang Pu made a move, and the sixteen guns stood in a circle, which looked ordinary.

I only heard Yang Pu say "offended", and he stabbed with a gun first.

The dragon son met with a sword in the west, and fought with sixteen spears.

At first, Long Zixi found that the sixteen guns were not very tightly surrounded, and the attack was not fierce, so he didn't think there was anything special about this "sixteen guns array".

But after fifty or sixty rounds of fighting, it was found that the gunners were well-trained, advanced and retreated, attacked with one shot, protected by multiple guns, and it was not easy to break through the encirclement if they wanted to hit any of them.

There is also Yang Pu's gun that is powerful and heavy, which makes people dare not be sloppy in the slightest.

It turns out that this is where the power of this gun array lies.

It is not mainly based on active attack, but on the contrary, it is mainly about protecting each other.

Where the attack is too fierce, there will be flaws, and the main thing is to protect each other, but it is even more difficult to break it.

After a long time, the besieged people will inevitably be exhausted, and it will be difficult to support them.

That's where it's great!

Seeing that there was more than thirty fights, Long Zixi had no way to break the enemy for a while, but he felt that the gun array was slowly tightening, and the pressure he was under was getting bigger and bigger.

Not only was he a little anxious, but he had already touched a few bone darts in his left hand, but he hesitated:

To learn martial arts, should you use hidden weapons?

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard someone sneer:

"So many people can't win a fight, what a bunch of waste!"