"So you're here, you've really chosen a good place!"

Zhao Lin looked at Lao Lingfeng and thought in his heart.

When the group of leopards in the mountains was rampant, they often haunted the three places of Qizhu Peak, Laoling Peak and Fuli Valley.

After the bandits were exterminated, in order to prevent the resurgence of bandits, the county government burned down the three old nests, and now only a ruin remains.

It is both hidden and not far from Qinghe County, and it is indeed a good hiding place.

It seems that Chu Liu is reluctant to leave everything behind and fly away after all.

Geng Jin didn't know that Zhao Lin was following behind him, walked up the mountain for a while, came to the collapsed mountain gate, and put the package on a conspicuous boulder.

He whistled hard, pulled out his waist knife, and slashed three times in a row on the boulder!

Zheng Zheng Zheng ......

The sound of the clash of gold and stone resounded through the mountains.

Then he put his sword into its sheath, turned and went down the mountain.

Zhao Lin let him leave, looked in the direction of the top of the mountain, and waited patiently for Chu Liu to appear.

At about the end of the meal, a figure walked down from the mountain, moving lightly, stopping every time he walked and looked down the mountain.

Although he couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, this person's body shape and posture were similar to Chu Liucha's, but his demeanor was a little more cautious and cowardly.

After a short time, the man finally came to the mountain gate.

Zhao Lin stared at him by the moonlight, and saw that he was sloppy, his hair was unkempt, and his beard was unkempt, completely losing his former graceful appearance.

A gust of mountain wind blew, and Zhao Lin sniffed it, and the breath on that person's body was exactly the same as the smell on the handle of the dagger.

"Chu Liu, it's really you!"

Chu Liu didn't know that Zhao Lin was on the side, and when he saw the things on the big stone, his face showed joy, and he stepped forward to grab the package and quickly ran towards the mountain.

A moment later, Zhao Lin appeared from behind the big tree and followed unhurriedly.

Chu Liu seemed to be in a good mood, humming a little song in his mouth, walking briskly into the ruins of the bandit cottage.

The fire burned the cottage to the ground, leaving only some stone buildings remaining.

Chu Liu got into a relatively intact house, couldn't wait to open the package, and when he saw the food inside, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

grabbed the wine jar, patted open the mud seal, and poured two large mouthfuls......

"Happy!"

Chu Liu grinned, then grabbed the roast chicken and bit it with a big mouthful.

With a satisfied smile on his face, he said to himself, "Great! It would be nice to have another......"

At this time, a deep voice sounded outside the house: "No, do you want it?" ”

Chu Liu was shocked, his hands trembled, and the roast chicken fell to the ground.

However, he reacted very quickly, reached out and grabbed the long sword in his hand, and shouted: "Who! ”

With a "clang", a big foot kicked the door open, and Zhao Lin walked into the house.

"Who are you?"

Chu Liu looked nervous and asked vigilantly.

Zhao Lin smeared beads on his face, and it was dark, so he couldn't see his true face clearly, and Chu Liu didn't recognize it for a while.

"The one who wants to die."

Zhao Lin sneered and slowly walked towards Chu Liu.

"It's you!"

Chu Liu finally heard Zhao Lin's voice, his eyebrows suddenly rose, and a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.

He had always believed that he was the most outstanding disciple in the Liuhe Sect, and the person who went to cultivate in the Xingyun Sect should also be himself.

If it weren't for Zhao Lin's appearance, coupled with the master's partiality, how could he have fallen to such a point.

New hatred and old hatred surged into his heart, and Chu Liu's long body burst out, and he stabbed at Zhao Lin with his sword.

"Die!"

Zhao Lin flashed sideways lightly, and the cold ice fist shot straight out.

Chu Liu suddenly felt a chill to his bones, and couldn't help but be taken aback, raised his palm to block it, and the cold air came intimidatingly, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"He is not Zhao Lin, how can Zhao Lin have this ability!"

As soon as this thought came to his heart, Zhao Lin grabbed Chu Liu's chest with a horizontal claw, so frightened that he hurriedly retreated to dodge.

Zhao Lin took a step forward and grabbed it with one claw, and the claw was full of yin qi and extremely powerful.

Chu Liu was so frightened that his soul flew out of the sky, and he tried his best to solve the number of his whole body, twisting his body and flashing.

Zhao Lin chased after him, and the third and fourth claws were grabbed out one after another, Chu Liu couldn't resist it anymore, and was grabbed by a claw to his throat.

"Seniors spare their lives!"

Chu Liu begged loudly for mercy.

At this time, he had already felt the qi and blood on the other party's body, and it was even more certain that it was not Zhao Lin, and he couldn't think of anyone in Qinghe County who had this ability, so he was called his senior.

Zhao Lin didn't want him to die too happily, so he slid his hand to the right, grabbed his shoulder well point, and injected cold energy into his body.

Chu Liu's whole body was numb, and he couldn't exert any strength.

Zhao Lin grabbed Chu Liu like a chick, raised his foot to aim at the sea of qi in his abdomen, and kicked three times.

"Ah......h

Chu Liu opened his mouth and sprayed blood wildly, gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to destroy my cultivation!" ”

"I can't save my life, what do you care about?"

Zhao Lin sneered, stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face, stared at him and asked, "See who I am?" ”

……

At the foot of the mountain thirty miles west of Qinghe County, there is a Wuling Plain, here by the mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, it is an excellent feng shui treasure land, many people in Qinghe County are buried here after death.

There is a new grave in the cemetery, and in front of the grave are five grains and dried fruits, incense, candles, and paper money.

A group of disciples and apprentices of Liuhemen wore linen clothes, their heads wrapped in white cloth, and stood solemnly, and Zhu Huaishan's wife, He, also came to the mausoleum with the support of the maid.

Guo Sheng, the chief of Xicheng, and his subordinates caught fast, and the households and merchants around Liuhemen also arrived at the scene.

"Guo Chief, Liu Shopkeeper, Li Yuanwai ......"

Zhao Lin clasped his fists and raised his voice: "I invite you to come today to be a witness." ”

While speaking, he pointed to Chu Liu, who was tied up by five flowers and knelt on the ground, "This beast has done something to kill the master, and heaven will not tolerate it, and today I will slash this thief!" ”

Guo Sheng's mouth opened, wanting to say something, but seeing Zhao Lin's fierce eyes, he didn't say anything in the end.

The government does not allow lynching to be used by the people, but there is one exception, which is blood revenge.

The so-called "son does not take revenge, not son." ", "The enmity of parents is also shared with the world. ”

It means not to avenge one's father or mother, and not to be a son; We must not live in the same world as our enemies.

One day is a teacher, and a lifetime is a father, so the teacher's enmity is also the same.

If Zhao Lin killed Chu Liu, the government should not only not punish him for homicide, but even commend him.

Yuan Cheng walked over and kicked Chu Liu, "Senior Brother Zhao, let's take one knife for each person, and he ended up!" ”

Gao Yuan agreed: "The third junior brother is right, one person and one knife. ”

Fu Guangming and Zhang Ying also looked at each other with resolute expressions.

Qian Chengfei hesitated, gritted his teeth and nodded.

Zhao Lin smiled and waved his hand, "The Chu family is not small, I should do this kind of offending people, don't get bloody." ”

Yuan Cheng sneered disdainfully: "What is there to be afraid of in his Chu family?" Give them ten dares, and they won't dare to be the enemy of our Liuhemen! ”

It is true that although the Chu family is rich, its strength is far inferior to that of the Liuhe Sect, and those guards invited by the government will never take action if they collect money to provide protection, and let them take the initiative to attack the sect.

Zhao Lin shook his head and said, "The third senior brother is right, but it's best not to attract hatred to the door." If I kill him, you're just as angry, aren't you? ”

"Anyway, I'll leave in two days, what can they do to me?"

Gao Yuan, Yuan Cheng and the others glanced at each other and didn't say anything more.

Zhao Lin took out the dagger from his boots and shook it on Chu Liu's face, "You stabbed Master to death with this dagger, and I will let you taste the same today." ”

As he spoke, he pulled out the cloth from his mouth.

Chu Liu immediately shouted, "Don't kill me!" My cultivation has been destroyed, and I am already a wasted person, so leave me a dog's life. ”

Walking two steps on his knees, he cried bitterly at the old lady and said, "Senior mother, please persuade them not to kill me, my wife loves me the most, help......"

Zhao Lin stretched out his big hand, grabbed Chu Liu's hair, stabbed the dagger into his heart, then pulled out the dagger, and with a backhand, cut off his head.

Blood splattered, and with a "plop", a headless corpse fell to the ground.

……

The Liuhemen courtyard is lit up with lanterns and a feast.

The originally deserted Liuhe Gate is lively again at this time.

A few days ago, the disciples were busy mourning, running for funerals, guarding the mausoleum, and tracking down the murderer, so they had no time to guide the apprentices to practice martial arts, and the atmosphere was depressing, so many apprentices left temporarily.

Now that the matter is settled, Liuhemen is back on track, and the apprentices are back.

Today is the day when the senior brother Gao Yuan officially took over as the head of the door, and he has sent out invitations in advance, inviting colleagues all over the world, and there is also an endless stream of martial artists who come to congratulate him.

Gao Yuan was dressed in a robe and thanked the visitors with a smile on his face.

"The Lord of the Cross Gate Hong Gate has arrived!"

"The master of the ancient gate of Qinghe Gate has arrived!"

"Revitalize the Martial Arts Pavilion Zhu Pavilion Master here!"

"The Flying Tiger Martial Arts Pavilion Master Sun has arrived!"

"Kaishan Martial Arts Hall Zhou Pavilion Master arrives at ......"

The people who came were all the leaders of the martial arts halls of various sects, after all, Gao Yuan was the master of the sect, and he also had to pay attention to identity equality, so he couldn't just send a disciple to send him away.

All the training materials in the courtyard have been removed, and ten tables of banquets have been set up.

The welcoming apprentices sang loudly, and several disciples greeted the guests who came to watch the ceremony and led them to take their seats in front of the table.

"Brother Zhao!"

"Brother Liang!"

Liang Song is an apprentice of the Kaishan Martial Arts Pavilion, and because of the relationship with Zhao Lin, he also came to watch the ceremony with the owner of the pavilion.

"I won't send you tomorrow, so you won't be uncomfortable again." Liang Song half-jokingly.

"I thought so too." Zhao Lin patted him on the shoulder.

Zhao Lin entertained the guests with several senior brothers, his words and deeds were as low-key as possible, and he was about to leave for Xingyun Sect tomorrow, and the limelight would be given to the senior brothers.

Although he wanted to keep a low profile, the guests looked at him from time to time.

At the beginning, Zhao Lin's half-year bone training caused quite a stir among the martial arts halls of the sect in Qinghe County, and this time he returned, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds to the double realm of qi, which made people's jaws drop.

Everyone speculated about which high-ranking sect he practiced martial arts to achieve such an achievement.

Zhao Lin was no longer worried about exposing his cultivation at this time.

First, except for the fact that the head of the Lingshan faction was a Blood Realm martial artist, which made him a little jealous, there were few opponents in the entire Qinghe County.

Second, I will leave tomorrow, and it doesn't matter what others think.

"Brother Hong is good."

"It turned out to be Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Hong Sheng, the master of the Cross Gate, and Gu Chengzhi, the master of the Qinghe Gate, sat at a table and greeted each other.

Hong Sheng is in his early forties, with a resolute face and a calm temperament, while Gu Chengzhi is younger and looks a little bookish.

The two of them are old acquaintances, and their cultivation is triple realm.

Because among the four sects in Qinghe County, the heads of the Lingshan Sect and the Liuhe Sect are all masters of the Blood Realm, so talented young people prefer these two sects.

Over the years, Shizimen and Qinghemen have been suppressed, so the two have come closer.

Now that Zhu Huaishan is no longer alive, although they regret and mourn on their faces, they inevitably have a sense of schadenfreude in their hearts.

"Brother Hong, Zhao Lin of Liuhe Gate, when he left, he was still in the power realm, and it was only less than a year, and he cultivated to the second level of the qi realm, how do you say you practice?"

Gu Chengzhi covered his mouth with his hands and said in a low voice.

"I guess I've entered a famous family, right? I've heard that some sects can refine particularly powerful pills, which can help the Force Realm break through to the Qi Realm in one fell swoop. ”

Hong Sheng thought for a moment and replied.

"I've also heard what Brother Hong said, but that kind of elixir is not something that can be obtained casually, even in a big sect, it is a great treasure. That Zhao Lin is a kid in the mountains, how can he be! ”

"I don't know about that, why don't you ask him?"

"Hey, I'm not familiar with him, and I'm afraid I won't tell outsiders about this kind of thing......"

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard the disciple singing: "Lingshan sent Master Zheng to arrive!" ”

Everyone in the courtyard stood up and looked at the door.

Gao Yuan was surprised, stepped forward quickly, and saluted: "Thank you seniors Zheng for coming, juniors are grateful!" ”

Zheng Yuanzhuo, the head of the Lingshan faction, is the only two blood realm masters in Qinghe County, and after Zhu Huaishan passed away, his rank and status were the highest among the martial artists.

Even if Zheng Yuanzhuo sent a random disciple to come, others would not pick on him, but he didn't expect to come in person.

However, there was another reason for Takato's surprise.

The relationship between the Lingshan faction and the Liuhemen is average, and even a little unharmonious.

There are two Blood Realm martial artists in Qinghe County, which are naturally often compared.

Zhu Huaishan is a triple blood realm, one level higher than Zheng Yuanzhuo, and although the Lingshan faction has many people, the disciples are uneven, and the wind evaluation is not as good as Liuhemen.

The two also have the meaning of parting signs.

Especially last year, Chu Liu injured the disciples of the Lingshan faction in the brothel, and the matter was not small, although Zhu Huaishan took the initiative to find Zheng Yuanzhuo to apologize afterwards, but the two families have also formed a bond since then and have no contact.

Zheng Yuanzhuo was able to come to watch the ceremony, and he also brought three proud disciples, Gao Yuan must be respected in face, and when he saluted, he held the junior ceremony.

Zheng Yuanzhuo accepted it calmly, and said in a loud voice: "I was shocked to hear that my old friend passed away a few days ago, and I was very sad, but fortunately, there are successors in Liuhemen, and I have lived up to my old friend's hard work." ”

He said that he was very sad, but there was no trace of grief on his face.

Gao Yuan thanked him again and led Zheng Yuanzhuo and the others to sit down.

Then he picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "Thank you for your support today, Gao's skills are low, and his cultivation is mediocre, and I hope to bear with me in the future." ”

After saying that, they drank it all, and everyone also took up their glasses and drank it.

Next, the food and drinks were served on the table, and the scene was quite lively.

At this time, Liu Kaishan, the owner of the Kaishan Martial Arts Hall, suddenly got up and said: "It's rare for our Qinghe martial artists to get together, it's not interesting to just eat and drink, why don't you let the disciples make a move, how about warming up?" ”

(End of chapter)