The next morning, the seventh day of the fifth month, the wind had stopped, the rain had stopped, the red sun in the east had just shown the treetops, and the forest was already shining with slanting light and a hundred birds contending. They all seem to be happily welcoming this new day, a fresh and bright day!

In front of the "Flying Dragon Inn" in the middle of the host town, I saw it as always, people coming and going, the river was endless, and it was a scene like a city! A big yellow cat, a white Persian cat with blue eyes and a "black and white cat" are sitting on the wall of the inn, watching the beauty of this world and the events of life:

After a while, I saw a group of people walking out of the gate with a smile, led by Ye Jinfeng, the second son of the Ye family, followed by a little yellow dog and a black and white little flower dog! They went down the steps and came to the six horses next to the stone lion on the east side of the gate, and then saw the second son, Ye Jinfeng, turn around and say, "Okay! Everyone, please stay! In the future, I hope that Mr. Kang will assist my eldest brother in managing the family business. All six of us will be back soon! ”

"Second son, rest assured to go with your brothers! The inn has the eldest prince and I to take care of it! ”

At this time, the eldest prince Ye Dongsheng also followed and said: "Second brother, please get on the horse!" I wish you all the best and success! ”

After hearing this, Ye Jinfeng and his brothers greeted with a smile, stepped on their horses, and said goodbye to everyone with their fists in their fists. In the end, I saw the second son, Ye Jinfeng, say to a young man in a white gold-rimmed robe and a golden hairpin and red tassel in front of the crowd: "The third brother has a good time at home, let's go to Jiangnan, after the matter is completed, we can meet in Jingzhou!" ”

At this time, the talented third son, Ye Wuwu, raised his head and hugged his fist to the second son and said, "Waiting for the second brother to go to Jingzhou!" At that time, we will still be able to have a big reunion with my brother-in-law Tianting! ”

"Good! That's exactly what I meant! Bye! Third brother! ”

When Ye Jinfeng finished speaking, he beat his horse and galloped eastward. Behind him, the five brothers had also fled eastward.

Let's say that the third prince Ye Wuwu looked at the five people who were gradually moving away and the second brother Ye Jinfeng couldn't help but have slightly red circles in his eyes, he couldn't help but run forward and shouted: "Second brother! Take care! ”

However, the second son, who had gone away, seemed to have heard nothing at all, but just galloped towards the red sun in the east.

However, the crowds on both sides of the inn were still reluctant to leave, until they couldn't see the six of them for a long time, and then they gradually dispersed!

At this time, the third prince Ye Wuwu caught up with the eldest prince Ye Dongsheng and said, "Big brother! The weather was great today! Now that the second brother has gone to Jiangnan, I also want to take advantage of this to go shopping outside the village, and by the way, I can also visit a few of my friends! Please allow me to ......"

"Oh!" Before the third prince finished speaking, the eldest prince continued: "Third brother, go away!" For many years, you only know that you have studied hard, and you should also go to see and understand, and secondly, you can also go to relax! ”

"Thank you, big brother!" The third prince happily answered, and walked west down the street with a little manservant leading his little donkey.

At this time, I only heard the two people who were going west to the west and instructed: "Xiao Luzi! You accompany the third son, go back quickly, don't be tired of the third young son! ”

"Good come! Big housekeeper! I saw that the little manservant playfully responded to Mr. Kang's voice, and then laughed with the third prince and walked forward slowly.

"The white clouds are floating in the sky, and the people on the earth are busy. For the sake of chivalrous tenderness, I wandered all over the world. I'm not afraid of wind and frost, I'm just afraid of the chaos of love, I want to let go of my children's private feelings, who knows that I can't let go, why I always have an unforgettable love for him. I'm not afraid of wind and frost, I'm just afraid of chaotic love, I want to let go of my children's private feelings, who knows that I can't let go, why do I always have an unforgettable love for him......"

There are two flowers, one on each branch. Let's say that Ye Jinfeng and the others went out of the border of the host town, and then walked along the north-south road at the edge of the town towards the Evil Tiger Mountain Forest!

They were about two miles to the north, and were about to turn their horses' heads and walk along the mountain road, when they heard a man behind them riding a horse and shouting, "Second son! Wait a minute! ”

When everyone heard someone shouting behind them, they hurriedly reined in their horses! When I looked back, I saw a knight in the distance wearing a yamen fast-catching costume and a black windbreaker on his back galloping towards them!

After a while, the man came to Ye Jinfeng and strangled the galloping horse with his left hand holding the whip, while his right arm was wrapped in a white bandage around his neck, and he could not move!

At this time, Ye Jinfeng finally saw clearly, this person turned out to be the "Iron Arm Catcher" Guo Zhao Guo Dutou!

Before Guo Zhao could speak, Ye Jinfeng couldn't help asking, "Why is Guo Dutou injured?" ”

Guo Dutou replied with a smile: "It's okay!" I had a fight with my wife last night, and she cut my arm with a knife! This is not! Or did she bandage me? ”

"Will there be such a thing?" Ye Jinfeng said in disbelief, "Then what is the important matter for Guo Dutou to come here?" ”

Guo Dutou heard this, and hurriedly said: "I just learned that the six of you are going to go to Jiangnan, so I got up to see them off!" ”

"Thank you Guo Dutou for your sincerity!" Everyone couldn't help but clench their fists in thanks.

Then, Guo Dutou said earnestly: "The second son is going to Jiangnan, the road is far away and the river is dangerous, and I hope that the six of you will be more careful!" I always feel that the last few days have not been very peaceful, and there is always a premonition of a catastrophe...... But I'm fine, I'm worried that the six of you will leave this way, the road is really unpredictable! ”

Ye Jinfeng listened, smiled and said to Guo Dutou: "Guo Dutou don't worry, we are all six heroes, and we are invincible in the world!" No one can help us, don't forget that our 'Flying Plum Blossom Array' is the king of the array, and the king is invincible! ”

"That's right! Big brother is right! Huang Shiying, the sixth brother in front, said casually, "We" Shudong Six Heroes "are famous all over the world, and the 'Flying Plum Blossom Array' is invincible in the world, even if thousands of troops and horses come, don't think about what to do to us!" Why should Guo Dutou worry about us? ”

At this time, Guo Dutou's voice trembled a little and said: "To be honest, if it weren't for official business, I, Guo Zhao, would definitely be willing to break through with the six!" Alas! I'm out of reach! …… It's not early now, and the six of them should hurry early, so as not to make me reluctant. ”

"Good! Say goodbye, Guo Dutou, please go back! The green mountains are not old, the green water flows forever, see you in the future. ”

After Ye Jinfeng finished speaking, he bowed his hand to Guo Dutou, and then beat his horse and headed towards the Evil Tiger Mountain Forest.

Besides, Guo Dutou at this time, he looked at the backs of the six people who were far away, and couldn't help shouting: "Wait for you to come back-"

Before the shouting was completely extinguished, I saw that the corners of Guo Du's eyes finally shed his long-hidden tears, which were irrepressible tears, containing indescribable affection and words. He knew deep down that the six of them would encounter countless hardships and hardships, and he didn't know when they would be able to return to their hometown. Perhaps, this is a life-and-death farewell!

Guo Dutou sat on the back of the horse and meditated, and his left hand, which was raised in mid-air, couldn't bear to be put down, until he could no longer see the six of them, and he realized that the six heroes were gone and never looked back. So, Guo Dutou turned his horse's head and walked back slowly.

Let's say that Ye Jinfeng and the other six people followed the mountain forest path and quickly entered the depths of the woods. Along the way, the commotion brought by the march of the six people disturbed the birds in the forest and scattered in all directions!

After a while, they came to an open place with a lot of grass and few trees, and along the grass-covered ground, they saw that the curved path they were walking on was divided into a zigzag fork in front of them, one stretching to the southeast, and the other to the northeast! Everything is like a big reckless rush into the bushes!

So, they followed the trail on the left and headed northeast.

Before they could get out of the clearing, the horses in front of them were suddenly strangled and let out a long howl to the sky.

I only heard the sixth brother Huang Shiying, who was at the front, shouting: "Who is lying there? ”

Everyone looked and saw a black-clothed warrior lying upside down on the grass near the dense forest in front of them. Beside him, there was also a white dangling big knife horizontally, and the blade of the big knife was just blocking their way! A few people saw it clearly, and there were three small silver rings on the big knife.

Immediately, Huang Shiying shouted three times in a row, but the black-clothed warrior who was lying still didn't say a word! Could it be that he has slept to death? This guy! How can you stand in the way? It's just boring! The six of them couldn't help but be impatient, so they slapped their horses and went forward! When they came to the black-clothed warrior, everyone looked at each other: Good guy! It's amazing! If this is seen by a little man or woman, and he (she) does not lie down and dies, he or she will be paralyzed to the ground in fright.

As the saying goes, "the master of art is bold"! However, in today's situation, Ye Jinfeng and the other six people only felt that the bells were full of straight hair, their heads and eyebrows were wrinkled, their eyes were difficult to open, and their teeth were biting their mouths! A burst of bad blood rushed to the heart, and it was unbearable to watch! However, after all, the six of them were martial arts people who had seen the world, so they still endured it. But no one dared to jump off the horse, but sat on the back of the horse and watched silently: I saw that the black-clothed warrior had a shriveled stomach, and left two deep footprints; Then I looked along his upper body, and saw a plum blossom gold needle on each side of the man's throat, arranged diagonally in a figure of eight. Needless to say, the six people had already understood that one of these people was two plum blossom poison needles, and he had already poisoned his whole body and was unconscious. However, the most terrible thing about this dead man is not this, but his face! I saw that the dead face was blue and black, and the mouth was round and round, forming an "O" shape! What's even worse is that those two white eyes actually came out of their eyes and towered high above their foreheads!

After watching for a long time, he finally let the second son, Ye Jinfeng, recognize him. The deceased is Zhuang San, who is known as the "Desperate Three Rings" in the north of Evil Tiger Mountain, one of the "Seven Heroes of the Central Plains", and the worst and last of the Seven Heroes.

When Ye Jinfeng said this to the five brothers, everyone was extremely surprised by his death. A "desperate three rings" that few people dare to provoke, and this person's knife skills are quite famous, as well as his "unswerving, unexpected, and life-saving" miraculous skills, how could he die tragically here today?

"Let's get out of here as soon as possible, and leave these things that have nothing to do with us!" I only heard the fourth brother Zhang Yunhai say with a slight reminder.

"No!" Ouyang Qingfeng continued, "I think the cause of this person's death is exactly the answer we are looking for!" ”

"Not bad! What the third brother said is exactly what I want! I saw Ye Jinfeng agree, and said, "Didn't you say that the seventeen disciples of the 'Whirlwind Eighteen Riders' and the 'Jiangnan Seven Elements Monster' also died of plum blossom poison needles in their bodies?" And there are those who have died of courage. I think the murderer who poisoned them is the murderer who killed Zhuang San. This person is the killer we are looking for. ”

At this moment, Wu Tianba, the "life-chasing knife", resolutely jumped out of the saddle, leaned over and reached out to pull out a plum blossom needle on the throat of the dead body, and then he took out a plum blossom needle from his waist and compared the two needles, which turned out to be exactly the same.