Chapter 1 Entering the rivers and lakes for the first time

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In a forest on the outskirts of the capital, a young man carried a long sword wrapped in cloth behind his back.

The young man had never opened the cloth so far, so he did not know the shape of the sword.

The young man's master also said that the sword should not be drawn until the critical moment.

The young man also asked why, but his master only said a few words.

"Draw your sword, either he dies or you die!"

The young man also understood the truth, that is, as long as the sword was drawn, one of the two would die, regardless of the ends of the earth.

The young man's name is Qin Ning, with exquisite facial features, fair skin, dressed like a child who has just come out of the village, tattered, even his shoes are torn, but in this season, he is also exceptionally cool, and there is still a pot of wine trapped on his waist, this pot of wine is also the most valuable thing on Qin Ning's body, and he is reluctant to take a sip along the way.

Qin Ning was abandoned from birth and had never seen his biological parents, but fortunately he was found by his master, otherwise Qin Ning would not have died in a certain year and month.

Qin Ning learned a lot from his master, and his master did not hide anything, and handed over all his life's learning to Qin Ning.

Although Qin Ning was talented, he still received miserable training, he got up early every day, he was tired and out of breath, Qin Ning wanted to give up, but time passed little by little, Qin Ning persevered for some reason, and learned all the martial arts in three years, and after learning it, he was not arrogant, and he was still strengthening his proficiency in martial arts every day.

Qin Ning wants to pursue the ultimate in everything, and listens to the master tell about the rivers and lakes every day, so he wants to become a hero of the rivers and lakes, and wants to compete with various masters of the rivers and lakes.

But the good times didn't last long, Qin Ning's master was sick in bed, but he was still holding his breath in his heart, and he wanted to see more of his apprentice, even if his master was very reluctant, but what could he do.

Qin Ning knelt in front of his master and cried in pain, this was also the first time Qin Ning shed tears in his life, Qin Ning didn't shed a single tear in the cruel training, but this time he couldn't help it, and he didn't want his master to feel very vulnerable.

The master turned his head to look at Qin Ning, who was crying with his head bowed in front of him, and his heart was also distressed, and he even shed tears.

"It is the destiny of heaven to die of old age, sickness and death, the moment of life, is destined to face death, but sooner or later, in fact, this is also a relief for some people, and if you talk about life and death, you will have a lot less pain!"

"Being a teacher doesn't require you to promote good and punish evil, but you must not use the martial arts taught by your teacher to cause trouble, unless others provoke you, don't be too indecisive, be ruthless, and kill you with a sword."

Qin Ning listened but didn't respond, still kneeling on the ground and crying.

The master thought that Qin Ning didn't listen to it, and he was upset in every way, and he even had a little anger in his heart, and he used all his strength to shout.

"Do you hear me?"

After the master said this, he also coughed wildly, and he couldn't stop at all.

Qin Ning was startled by this roar and coughing, and moved to the side of the master's bed on his knees, nodding frantically, looking at the master who was still coughing at a loss, and his heart was extremely anxious.

Soon Master's coughing stopped, and after holding his last breath, he was relieved that Master walked peacefully with a smile on his face.

Qin Ning also knew that the master had left, so he could only hug his head and cry beside him.

The only surviving relative also left, causing Qin Ning to be heartbroken.

Qin Ning was obviously a little tired, and fell asleep crying and crying.

In the early morning of the second day, after Qin Ning dealt with his master's funeral, he rested for a few days to calm down and slowly began to let go.

In addition to the master, there is nothing left in this deep mountain old forest that can make Qin Ning nostalgic, so he decided to go down the mountain to the capital to explore the rivers and lakes, after all, the master said that there are many masters in the capital, and the most important thing is the master on the list of rivers and lakes, Qin Ning is looking forward to it the most.

Qin Ning walked along the way down the mountain, enjoying the surrounding scenery while walking, this was also Qin Ning's first time going down the mountain, so he didn't want to miss any beautiful scenery, and he didn't walk long before he found a big wild fruit tree in the distance, because he hadn't eaten for a long time, this stomach was really a little hungry.

Qin Ning ran towards the wild fruit tree, his legs and feet bent and jumped one to the tree, and then his feet bent and jumped onto the branches with the help of the bouncing force.

Qin Ning sat on the branch of the tree and picked the wild fruit next to him with his hands, wiped it on the dirty clothes, and then put it in his mouth to chew, Qin Ning, who was sweet with wild fruits, smiled and didn't know how many wild fruits he had eaten.

Qin Ning also filled his stomach with wild fruits, he really couldn't eat it anymore, he touched his stomach with his hand, and then stood up and made a gorgeous jump in the air and spun perfectly to the ground.

Qin Ning continued to hurry, and due to the hot weather, he was also sweating profusely and wiped it with his hands.

Suddenly, there was a bird's cry in the distance, Qin Ning didn't pay attention to it, but the bird's cry had been surrounding Qin Ning's ears, and he was not in a good mood because of the hot weather, and the bird had been crying again, Qin Ning, who was calling, was upset, squatted down and picked up a stone that was not big or small.

Qin Ning found the bird standing on the branch in the distance from the bird's call, stood in place and threw the stone in his hand at the bird, the stone did not hit the bird, but smashed on the branch, the branch broke and fell to the ground, and the bird flew away because of fright.

Qin Ning didn't plan to smash the bird, he just wanted to drive the bird away, so he smashed it on the branch.

Qin Ning took the wine jug off his waist and took a small sip, and then hung it back on his waist, because wine could not quench his thirst, now Qin Ning was hot and thirsty.

Qin Ning continued to drive for a while, and suddenly heard the sound of running water, stopped and listened carefully to where the sound of running water came from, looked at the place where the sound of running water came from and smiled, and then stepped on the tree with a jump, jumping from this tree to another tree, I don't know how many trees jumped and saw the river, and the river water was also crystal clear, without a single stain.

Qin Ning landed and came to the river to squat down and washed his face with water first, and then after drinking a few sips of river water, he also stood up and wiped his hands on his clothes with satisfaction.

As soon as Qin Ning wanted to turn around, he found an old man sitting across the river in the distance with a fishing rod fishing, the old man was wearing a cloak made of grass and a straw hat, the straw hat blocked his face and couldn't see it clearly, Qin Ning didn't walk over but stood in place and shouted.

"The old man on the other side, what are you doing sitting there?"

The old man also heard Qin Ning's voice, looked up at Qin Ning, and the old man's voice was obviously hoarse and vicissitudes.

"The old man is here to see the scenery, and the little brother is interested in accompanying the old man to see it."

Qin Ning waved his hand.

"I'm not going to accompany you, and I'm still in a hurry? Old man, help you catch a fish soon, goodbye. ”

After Qin Ning finished speaking, he also jumped onto the tree, and then he also jumped back to the original place without knowing how many trees.

The old man just shook his head, watching Qin Ning leave and continuing to fish seriously.

Qin Ning continued to hurry, and when he came to the corner, suddenly a carriage drifted and turned towards Qin Ning.

Qin Ning was stunned, because the speed of the carriage was too fast and suddenly appeared, Qin Ning could only jump onto the carriage and then jump down again.

The carriage also ran into the distance, and Qin Ning looked at the direction of the van and cursed.

"The carriage is running so fast, are you in a hurry to find Lord Yama to reincarnate."

Suddenly, the figure of the carriage appeared in the distance, and Qin Ning was also stunned when he watched the carriage running towards him.

"Isn't it! I could hear what I was saying from so far away. ”

The carriage came to Qin Ning and stopped, and a mediocre-looking woman got out of the carriage, and the woman came to Qin Ning to be gentle and elegant.

"Shaoxia is really embarrassed, because we were in a hurry, the carriage ran too fast, and I couldn't see you brake in time at the corner, I'm really sorry, did it hurt you."

Because of the gentleness and elegance of women, Qin Ning's temper also disappeared.

"I'm fine, aren't you in a hurry? You don't have to waste your time on me, you can get busy if you have something important! I'm still on my way, so I'll see you again. ”

The woman also nodded and didn't say anything, and then got into the carriage, and then the carriage disappeared in front of Qin Ning's eyes.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and five officers and soldiers rode by Qin Ning quickly, and the horses' hooves drove the dust on the ground to fly towards Qin Ning.

Qin Ning also covered his nose with his hand and coughed a few times, and after the dust dissipated, he also put his hand down.

"It's really bad luck today, there is a carriage in front and a horse in the back."

As soon as Qin Ning wanted to turn around, he heard a sound of help in the distance, and he also heard that it was the woman who was shouting for help just now, thinking about the officers and soldiers just now, Qin Ning also probably guessed that those officers and soldiers must be chasing the woman.

Qin Ning also squatted down and picked up four stones and sandwiched them between each finger, and then ran quickly in the direction of the woman.

Five officers and soldiers surrounded the women's carriage on horseback, one of them said.

"You're pretty good at running! We chased us here from the capital, why don't we run away now. ”

The women, too, got out of the carriage and did not look afraid.

"Can't you really give a way to live? Why do you have to kill them all? ”

The officer and soldier continued with a smile.

"We also want to let you live, but we just follow the orders of the prefect, and we have no choice."

The woman also closed her eyes.

An officer and soldier also got out of the carriage and drew his sword and walked towards the woman.

Qin Ning also saw an officer and soldier walking towards the woman with a sword, and he didn't hesitate to throw out the four stones in his hand directly, and then kicked on a stone on the ground, and the five stones flew quickly towards the five officers and soldiers, and the five officers and soldiers didn't know what happened and were pierced by a stone in their chests, and then the five officers and soldiers also fell to the ground and lost their breath.

The woman also heard the sound of someone falling to the ground, and then opened her eyes to see the officers and soldiers walking towards her fall to the ground, and the woman also covered her mouth with her hands, not wanting herself to scream, and the woman was now very panicked and didn't know what had happened, and the five officers and soldiers died like this.

"They have been eliminated by me, don't be afraid, I want to know how you offended the people of the government."

Qin Ning's voice came from a distance, and the woman also looked in the direction where the voice came from, and found that it was the young man she had almost hit just now, and the woman thanked her.

"Thank you, this young man rescued me."

The woman also explained the reason to Qin Ning.

"I don't know the specific reason, I only know that my husband accidentally offended the prefect, today the prefect let my whole family be destroyed, my husband sent me and my children out of the capital with his life, I didn't expect to be caught up by them, Shaoxia really thank you so much, if you didn't make a timely move, I'm afraid my child and I would have died here today."

Qin Ning also sighed.

"Hey! It's okay, let's go! I help you once, but I don't know if I can help you a second time, I still have to rush to the capital, I don't know if there are no pursuers behind, if you are caught up, I can't do anything, you better quickly find a hidden place to hide! ”

The woman thanked her again and said nothing, then got into the carriage and left.

Qin Ning watched the women's carriage go away, and also came to the corpses of the officers and soldiers, rummaged through the clothes of each officer and soldier, and complained when he found that there was nothing.

"There are no silver taels in the pockets of officials, what kind of officials do you go to be, it is really a waste of effort and there is no gain."

Qin Ning could only continue to hurry, because the death of the officers and soldiers scared all the horses away, he could only continue to walk.

Not long after Qin Ning left, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead again, and he was also desperate, so he could only find a cool place to cool off first.

Qin Ning found that it was shady and there was no sunlight under a very large tree, so he jumped to the branch and lay down, closed his eyes, and prepared to sleep.

But after a while, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and Qin Ning also opened his eyes and looked into the distance, and found that it was a young man wearing white clothes, a hat on his head, and a white jade sword in his hand, Qin Ning shouted.

"Hey, brother, where are you going!"

The man in white is named, Chu He.

Hearing the sound also made the horse stop, looked at Qin Ning on the tree and replied.

"The capital."

Qin Ning said with a smile.

"I'm also going to the capital, brother's name!"

Chu He did not hide it, but also said.

"Chu He, what about you?"

"Qin Ning, you should have been on the road for a long time! Why don't you come down and take a rest first, it's really cool under this tree. ”

Chu He also felt a little tired, and then jumped off the horse, tied the horse's rope to a tree, and came to the tree to stand and lean against the tree.

Qin Ning looked at Chu He's dress and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Chu He, why do you want to wear a hat? I really don't understand. ”

Chu He also replied excitedly.

"You don't understand this, do you?"

Qin Ning was still puzzled.

"What to say."

"Don't you think I look like a hero in the rivers and lakes with this hat?"

Qin Ning shook his head and said.

"I don't think that if you can use a hat to make people think that you are a hero, then what else do you need to do, just everyone with a hat, then everyone can become a hero."

Chu He didn't feel embarrassed, just changed the subject and asked.

"I've been feeling like drinking a little bit along the way, do you have any wine?"

Qin Ning also did not hesitate to take the wine jug from his waist and throw it at the Chu River under the tree.

"Yes, catch it."

Chu He didn't watch the wine jug fall, but reached out to catch the wine jug and drank a large gulp of wine into his mouth.

Qin Ning also looked at the Chu River on the branches, wanting to see what the White Chu River looked like, but he couldn't see it clearly at all.

Qin Ning saw Chu He take a big sip of wine and said very distressedly.

"Brother, you drink less! Wait a minute, there will be no more, my wine is very expensive. ”

Chu He also threw the wine at Qin Ning who was on the tree.

"It's good wine, but don't be so stingy!"

Qin Ning is not good at airway.

"Where am I stingy, I am reluctant to drink it myself, I drink it in small sips, but I give you such a big sip, and you still call me stingy."

Chu He still shifted the topic of Q&A.

"I saw the corpses of five officers and soldiers on the way here, you should have killed them!"

"Of course I killed them, I couldn't get used to them chasing and killing a woman, so I killed them."

"You are so strong that you killed them with just five stones."

Qin Ning felt that Chu He was a little sarcastic when he said these words, but Qin Ning would not make a move on others just because he was ridiculed, Qin Ning was still very generous in his heart.

"It's not that I'm strong, it's just that they're too weak."

Chu He looked at the sky and waved his hand to Qin Ning.

"It's not too early, I'm on my way, are you going to go to the capital with me now? I can give you a ride, but it will cost you two cashiers. ”

Qin Ning glanced at Chu He, not feeling good.

"You take me on the same road, and you have to register two, what's the difference between you and robbing while the fire is burning."

Chu He untied the rope, then sat on his horse and looked at Qin Ning and quipped.

"There is still a long way to go from the capital, so it's not too much to collect some silver! You're not going to be out of money, are you? ”

Qin Ning really didn't have a silver tael, so it was inevitable that he would be a little embarrassed when Chu He said this, but he didn't show it.

"Let's not talk about whether there are silver taels first, I mainly want to rest for a while, you go first!"

Chu He didn't talk too much nonsense with Qin Ning, and said before leaving.

"Then we'll see you in the capital."

"See you in the capital."

Chu then rode away.

Qin Ning also jumped down after seeing Chu He leave, and then left here to continue his journey, walking and suddenly patting his head with his hand.

"Why am I so stupid, I should have taken that kid's horse just now, and he couldn't do anything to me if he didn't give me two silver taels after arriving in the capital, I was annoyed to death, and now I have to walk so far to get to the capital."

But the troubles quickly disappeared from Qin Ning's head, and he was elated all the way to the capital when he thought that he was going to the capital.

Suddenly, a black shadow passed through the woods next to Qin Ning, and black shadows also appeared in the surrounding woods.

Qin Ning also noticed it, and stopped to observe the surrounding woods.

Suddenly, a man in black stabbed from behind Qin Ning with a sword in his hand, Qin Ning reacted in time and turned around in time and clamped the sword body of the man in black with two fingers, and the tip of the man in black almost pierced Qin Ning's neck at a slight distance.

Because the face of the man in black is wearing a mask, he can't see his face and expression clearly.

Qin Ning gently wrenched his two fingers, and the sword was broken from the front of the two fingers, and then his left hand, his hand clenched his fist and punched the body of the man in black, and the man in black was hit by this punch several meters away, and he hit the tree several meters away, spitting out blood and falling to the ground without breath.

Qin Ning then threw the broken sword in his two fingers into a forest, the broken sword was extremely fast, and before the man in black in the forest could react, he was pierced through the chest by the broken sword, and then fell to the ground and lost his life, not even screaming.

Then three men in black jumped out of the woods, and the men in black found that Qin Ning was not simple, so there was no need to hide anymore, because it was useless to hide in the woods, and Qin Ning would also find a location.

Qin Ning frowned, he hated this kind of person who engaged in sneak attacks on the back the most, so Qin Ning was very angry now.

"If you want to fight, fight openly, don't engage in a sneak attack from the back."

The man in black standing in the middle said.

"We shadow people never go head-to-head with people, except for you today."

Qin Ning thought about it in his heart, what kind of organization is the shadow stream in the rivers and lakes, but he doesn't have any clue after thinking back and forth, this is also because Qin Ning has been in the mountains with his master for many years, and he hasn't stepped into the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has also heard the matter of the rivers and lakes mentioned by the master, but he has never heard of the shadow stream organization from the master's mouth, Qin Ning guessed that this shadow stream organization only existed after the master withdrew from the rivers and lakes.

Qin Ning snapped off a branch from the tree next to him, and after removing the leaves from the branch, he sneered.

"Although I don't know what kind of organization your shadow stream is and how high your status is in the rivers and lakes, I hate you people who like to engage in sneak attacks from behind, so you can only die today."

The man in black standing in the middle also laughed heartily, feeling that Qin Ning was talking about sexuality.

"You don't have the sword behind your back, do you want to fight our sword with that branch in your hand?"

Qin Ning didn't pay attention to the ridicule of the man in black, but waved the branch in his hand and looked at the three men in black, and Qin Ning's eyes also showed murderous aura.

"You are not worthy of me to use a sword, anything in my hands can kill, why use a sword, this branch in my hand is enough to kill you."

The man in black felt that he was enough to deal with Qin Ning, so he said to the two subordinates behind him.

"You don't have to make a move first, let me have a few tricks with him first."

The two subordinates also nodded and held their fists at the same time.

"Yes."

Qin Ning listened to the words of the man in black, and also laughed and mocked.

"Are you dreaming? If you want to live with me a few tricks, you are not qualified, can you catch me and talk about it! ”

Qin Ning teased the man in black with his hand to hurry up.

The man in black was also furious by Qin Ning's anger, and the man in black pulled out his sword from the scabbard and rushed towards Qin Ning.

Qin Ning stood in place, unhurried, watching the man in black attack.

The man in black came to Qin Ning and swung his sword at Qin Ning's neck.

Qin Ning leaned the branch to resist, and at the same time, he leaned back to dodge the sword of the man in black, and the branch was cut off by the sword of the man in black, and the branch was also sharpened by the sword.

Qin Ning then threw the branch sharpened by the sword in his hand at a man in black in the distance, the man in black standing in the distance didn't have time to react and was pierced through his throat by the branch, the man in black covered his throat with his hand, and then fell to the ground and convulsed for a while before he lost his life.

Even the man in black next to him hadn't reacted to how his teammate next to him had died.

Qin Ning then grabbed the hand of the branch and grabbed the neck of the man in black, and the man in black still wanted to resist, but it was too late.

Qin Ning grabbed the man in black's neck and forced, the man in black became difficult to breathe, his face became hideous, his hands became dull and weak, and the sword fell from the man in black's hand.

Qin Ning grabbed the neck of the man in black and twisted it violently, and a breaking sound came from the neck of the man in black, Qin Ning still put the dead man in black on the ground, and when the sword was about to fall to the ground, Qin Ning continued to kick the sword into the air with his feet and rotated it a few times, moved his right foot back, made a move to attack, watched the sword spin and seized the opportunity, and then kicked on the hilt of the sword, and the sword flew towards the last man in black in the distance at great speed.

By the time the man in black reacted, he had been pierced through the chest by the sword, and he fell to the ground and lost his breath.

Qin Ning patted the dust on his body with his hand, and then rummaged through the clothes of each person in black, and found that there was nothing, and he also kicked the corpse of a man in black and complained.

"Why are you so poor, you don't have anything, it's a waste of my time, it's better to get a few copper coins!"

Qin Ning took the wine jug off his waist and took a sip of wine, and his face showed a satisfied expression.

Suddenly, a dart stabbed at Qin Ning from the distant woods, and the speed was extremely fast, and the leaves that had just fallen from the trees were cut in half.

No matter how fast the speed of the dart is, it can't escape Qin Ning's capture, there is no expression on his face, he doesn't hurry and turn around gorgeously to dodge, the dart is inserted in a big tree, and when he dodges the dart, a lot of wine spills out.

Qin Ning didn't pay attention to the darts inserted in the tree, nor did he care who had just attacked him, but looked at the wine spilled on the ground, as if his heart was dripping blood, and anger burned in Qin Ning's heart.

"Who is it? Why do you always like to engage in back sneak attacks, and if you have the ability, you will come out and die. ”

After Qin Ning finished speaking, no one responded, and he also knew that the person who carried out the sneak attack had left, Qin Ning walked to the wine spilled on the ground with a distressed face, squatted down and complained.

"My noble wine! I was reluctant to even drink it, I wanted to drink a little to celebrate, but I didn't expect to spill it like this, it really hurt me. ”

Qin Ning also knew that the lost wine could not be recovered, so after calming his mood, he got up and shook the wine jug, and found that there was still wine in it, but he was not discouraged, and then hung the wine jug back on his waist and patted it twice with his hand.

Qin Ning came to the big tree, observed the dart, and found that the dart had two words on it, poison and shadow, which showed that the person who had just sneaked up and the three men in black were all shadowstreamers.

Qin Ning couldn't imagine why he had offended the people of the shadow stream when he had just stepped into the rivers and lakes, so he was very confused, took off the sword wrapped in cloth from behind his back, covered it with his hand and looked at it repeatedly, but in the end he still looked lonely.

Qin Ning guessed that it should be this sword, which caused the trouble, but the master didn't explain to Qin Ning what kind of sword it was, just let Qin Ning not use the sword at will.

Qin Ning observed for a while, didn't think too much about it, and then continued to hurry, the road was unimpeded, and he didn't even see the shadow of the shadow stream.

Qin Ning finally walked into a small town, which is not very big, but it is still relatively prosperous, people come and go, and it is also relatively lively, all kinds of street pastries, which make Qin Ning greedy all the way.

Qin Ning looked at the noise and laughter of the children on the street, which made Qin Ning fall into deep thought, and finally smiled at each other.

A plainly dressed little girl didn't look at the road because she was chasing and fighting with her companions, crashed into Qin Ning's thigh, and finally sat down on the ground, looking at Qin Ning in front of her with a confused expression, the little girl didn't cry, but looked at each other and smiled, and apologized.

"I'm sorry, big brother!"

Qin Ning didn't care, bent down to pull the little girl up, and smiled at each other as well.

"It's okay! Next time you fight with your companions, remember to watch the road, next time if you get hurt, it's not good! ”

The little girl nodded, and finally ran happily off with her companion into the distance.

Qin Ning turned his head to look at the back of the little girl leaving, and after seeing him leave, he turned around and continued to walk forward.

Qin Ning passed by the vendor's shop, the vendor did not solicit business, but scanned Qin Ning's whole body with strange eyes, revealing a disdainful expression, Qin Ning also knew that he was wearing frost, so he would not be solicited by the vendors, and he didn't care about the eyes of these vendors.

The fragrance of the meal was sniffed into Qin Ning's stomach one after another, and since there was no silver tael on his body, he could only smell it, but this did not stop Qin Ning from moving forward.

When passing by the restaurant, Qin Ning finally stopped, he really couldn't resist the temptation, smelling the aroma of wine wafting out of the restaurant, although he couldn't taste it, but the smell of wine could make Qin Ning intoxicated, looking at the people who came in and out one after another, soberly entered, and reveled out, these people made Qin Ning envious.

Qin Ning took out the wine jug on his body, took a sip, and after being satisfied, he didn't stop and continued to hurry.

Qin Ning didn't walk for long, a group of black-clothed people walked behind him, Qin Ning stopped and turned his head to look, the people on the street were also interested in giving way one after another, whispering on both sides of the street, and the leader was a tall and burly man wearing a hat, holding a big knife in his hand, and his face was full of stubble.

Seeing that the outfits were the same as those people he met in the suburbs, Qin Ning didn't know if these people were coming for him, but seeing that everyone gave way to the road, Qin Ning also walked to the side and watched, so he could only wait and see what happened.

Soon, the big knife man passed by Qin Ning and didn't make a move on Qin Ning, he didn't even look at it, Qin Ning also felt that he was too suspicious.

But behind the man with the big knife, there were dozens of people whose hands and feet were chained, escorted by his men, and their bodies were full of visible wounds, and even oozing blood, which was shocking and made people feel a little chilling.

Qin Ning also learned from the mouths of the bystanders that these people were the people of the Shadow Stream, and the Shadow Stream was also a killer organization, and these people who were escorted were the lives of the Shadow Stream's employer who bought them with money.

These things are not strange in this town, and they must be the same in the capital, as long as there is money and enemies, they will use money to entrust the shadow stream to help eradicate it.

Suddenly, dozens of people wearing masks, dressed in black, and holding long swords jumped out of the eaves, and stabbed the shadows.

These people were clearly there to save the people who were being escorted.

All the onlookers felt that the situation was not good, and they hid, afraid that their fight would affect them.

Qin Ning also retreated a few steps one after another, away from the battle situation, standing here and watching the changes, it can also be said that he was watching the excitement.

The man with the big knife sneered, pulled out the big knife, and the man in black behind him also pulled out his sword one after another, and fought with the mask man, the mask man was obviously inferior to the man in black, don't look at the big knife man is tall and burly, but his skills are very agile, this knife is also played like a fire, one knife at a time, the more he kills, the more excited he is, the difference in strength is too big, no one in the mask can resist the big knife man, and the people who are hiding in the distance are afraid that the big knife man will kill the red eye, and they will run to kill themselves, and there is inevitably fear in their hearts.

Soon the battle stopped, and the men in black barely died, and all the masked men became the souls of the men with big swords.

The broadsword man thrust the broadsword back, waved his hand, and continued on his way.

Qin Ning frowned, he didn't expect that the people of the shadow stream were so powerful, the sneak attacker he had just met in the suburbs was similar to this man with a big knife, Qin Ning felt that his adventure in the rivers and lakes this time would not be too smooth, but he was not afraid, and calmly faced all difficulties.

Qin Ning also heard the whispers of others, the name of the man with the big knife is Xiao Zeran, he used to be a general next to Princess Tao Shahui, he once led tens of thousands of soldiers to fight on the battlefield with Tao Shahui, he once brandished the big knife to terrify all enemies, he once had many combat exploits, this kind of hero who is worshiped by the world, but for some reason he turned his back on Tao Shahui and joined the shadow stream, which was also regarded as a deserter by the imperial court, and now the imperial court is still arresting Xiao Zeran.

Qin Ning didn't know what Xiao Zeran had experienced, but he also felt sorry for him! After all, he used to be a hero that everyone worshipped, but now he is also a deserter that everyone spurns, or he has seen through the red dust of the world, so he wants to stay away from the strife in the world! Or maybe it's the people of the Shadow Stream who saved him on the battlefield, so they chose to join the Shadow Stream.

Who knows why?

Everyone has the right to their own destination.

After Qin Ning sorted out his thoughts, he also continued to hurry, because it was really not early, so no matter how novel things he encountered along the way, Qin Ning would not stop.

Qin Ning came to the gate of the capital and saw a white-haired old man and two officers and soldiers guarding the gate.

Qin Ning also looked puzzled, and slowly approached the city gate and stopped some distance from the old man, there were officers and soldiers at the city gate.

Qin Ning didn't have any doubts, the old man who suddenly appeared at the gate of the city was still staring at his kind smile, Qin Ning felt bad in his heart, and asked suspiciously.

"Old man, are you here to welcome me into Beijing, or are you here to stop me from entering Beijing?"

The white-haired old man, with the vicissitudes of life that has been cleaned by the years, as if he has experienced endless years, the white-haired old man makes people look charitable, and smiles honestly.

"It's not to greet and block, I'm just here to make my accusations, I want to ask everyone who enters Beijing, the little brother can tell the honorable name, and why did you enter Beijing."

The white-haired old man spoke in a hoarse voice, but his voice made people sound comfortable.

Qin Ning said in disbelief.

"My surname is Qin Mingning, the first time I broke into the rivers and lakes, I heard that the masters in the capital are like clouds, especially the peerless masters on the list of rivers and lakes are in the capital, I especially like to fight with the masters, so I came to the capital."

The white-haired old man still smiled innocently.

"Although there are many masters in the capital, it is also the most dangerous place, and if you are not careful, your life will be gone."

Not sure if the white-haired old man was the one who snatched the sword behind him, Qin Ning looked at the white-haired old man and smiled honestly at him, and also dispelled this thought, but he didn't completely dispel the idea, because Qin Ning had to be vigilant at all times.

Qin Ning also smiled.

"Those who wander the rivers and lakes are not afraid of death."

The white-haired old man admired Qin Ningdao in front of him.

"But I want to know if you are qualified to enter the capital, you punch me to test your strength, I am not embarrassed by you, just for the sake of your life, if you are not qualified, then you can only ask back."

The last thing Qin Ning was afraid of was fighting with people, which even made Qin Ning a little excited, and he also wanted to know what strength the white-haired old man in front of him was, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Isn't it just a punch? Try it, I'll let you know what terrifying strength is with this punch, you have to be careful, I'm going to punch. ”

Qin Ning's right foot moved back, his left foot did not move, his feet were bent, and then he quickly rushed towards the white-haired old man, even the grass next to him did not move in the wind.

The white-haired old man looked at Qin Ning, who was rushing towards him, there was still no fear on his face, and he stood in place without any panic.

Qin Ning clenched his fist when he approached the white-haired old man, then moved backwards, bent and smashed towards the white-haired old man's face with a sharp fist.

The white-haired old man was still standing in place, also clenching his fist and bending backwards, smashing towards Qin Ning's fist with one fist, the two fists smashed together, and even the two officers and soldiers guarding the gate next to him were shocked back a few steps.

The white-haired old man was shocked back a few steps and stood firm, and Qin Ning took a few steps back and stood firm after being shaken back.

Qin Ning smiled excitedly.

"Old man, you've hidden deep enough! The strength is so strong, I don't know how many are on the list of rivers and lakes. ”

The white-haired old man also laughed.

"The people on the list are all young people, and I am so old that I have already quit the rivers and lakes."

Qin Ning didn't agree with what the white-haired old man said.

"If you can catch my punch, it means that you are not old, you should have entered the imperial court as an official!"

The white-haired old man looked at his hand and said meaningfully.

"When I'm old, I can't do anything, so I can only use my martial arts to do things for the court in order to make a living."

The white-haired old man smiled with relief, looked at Qin Ning in front of him and said.

"And you are the second person who can knock me back a few steps back with one punch so far, I didn't expect two masters to come to the capital in one day, I don't know if there will be your name and his name on the list of rivers and lakes, and what kind of changes will happen to the capital."

Qin Ning was also very surprised, he didn't expect that there were people with similar strength to him or even stronger than him.

Qin Ning couldn't control the excitement in his heart, looked at the white-haired old man and hurriedly asked.

"Old man, can you tell me the name or appearance of that person, you can say anything, and I can meet him after I enter Beijing."

The white-haired old man didn't hide it either, and told Qin Ning everything.

A few hours ago, a man dressed in white with a hat on his head and holding a white jade sword in his hand, his face hidden by the hat.

Chu He also saw a white-haired old man standing there when he came to the city gate, Chu He was very polite, and said rudely with his fists.

"Senior, I am in all directions, today is only to enter Beijing, I hope that my predecessors will open the city gate and allow me to enter Beijing."

The white-haired old man observed Chu He for a while and said.

"Little brother, what are you doing in Beijing?"

Chu He thought it was a white-haired old man with bad ears, and he didn't hear what he just said, so he still clenched his fists and said rudely.

"I've been wandering outside for too long, and today I went to Beijing just to find a place to stay, and I don't want to continue wandering outside."

The white-haired old man also said.

"I can let you enter Beijing, but you have to use your own strength to let me let you enter Beijing, that is to say, you can punch me or slap me, as long as I am satisfied, you can naturally enter Beijing, if I am not satisfied, then please go back."

Chu He didn't have the slightest nonsense, he rushed directly towards the white-haired old man, and when he came to the white-haired old man, he slapped the white-haired old man's chest.

The white-haired old man standing at the gate of the city looked at the deterrence and explosiveness of Chu He's palm, and also showed an appreciative smile.

The white-haired old man also slapped his palm with Chu He's palm, and the two officers and soldiers standing next to him took a few steps back and almost didn't stand firm, but fortunately there was a city wall behind him, otherwise he would have sat on the ground.

The white-haired old man was shocked back a few steps, and after Chu He landed on the ground with a backflip, he took a few steps back before standing firmly.

The white-haired old man also laughed out with a gratifying laugh.

"You have the right to let me open the gates, please come in."

Then the city gate was pushed open by two officers and soldiers, and after Chu He clenched his fists and was rude, he also walked into the capital.

The white-haired old man looked at Chu He's back, as if he had seen his previous back, and smiled.

"Good luck, little brother."

Chu He didn't look back, just waved his hand, and then left the sight of the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man said.

"Whether you become friends or enemies with him in the capital depends on your choice with him."

Qin Ning said with a smile.

"I met the person you said on the way here, but I didn't expect his strength to be so strong."

The white-haired old man said with a smile.

"This shows that you are destined."

"If I have a relationship with him, it is a friend, if I have no fate, it is a passerby or an enemy, I don't want to be an enemy of anyone, but they have to come to block my rivers and lakes, then I can only get rid of them to clear my rivers and lakes."

"No matter whether the other party is good or evil, I will never take the initiative to provoke them, unless they come to provoke me, I will never be merciful to my enemies, and if they become my enemies, they will only have one ending, death."

The white-haired old man looked at Qin Ning with appreciation, and he also saw his shadow in Qin Ning, so he admired Qin Ning and Chu He very much.

"But the rules of the rivers and lakes are made by the strong, if you want to break their rules, you can only become a stronger existence than them, and then you make the rules of the rivers and lakes."

Qin Ning laughed out loud.

"I can't control others and don't want to take care of them, but I, Qin Ning, never take other people's rivers and lakes, I only take my own rivers and lakes, if those strong people have to force me to take their rivers and lakes, then I can only kill them, everyone should have their own rivers and lakes, not to take the rivers and lakes formulated by others."

The white-haired old man asked.

"Not everyone has the strength of you to follow their own path, those weak can only follow the steps of the strong, if the weak do not obey, they can only die."

Qin Ning was puzzled.

"Why do you want to come to the rivers and lakes without strength, if I am a weak person like them, then I would rather die than obey, those so-called strong people in your mouth, bullying the weak are often not worthy of being called strong."

The white-haired old man shook his head and said.

"But you are still you, you can't be them, everyone's thoughts are different, everyone's rivers and lakes are different, this is their own choice, and the road they choose must be completed no matter how painful it is."

The white-haired old man looked at an officer and soldier next to him and nodded.

The officers and soldiers also understood the meaning and opened the city gate with another officer and soldier.

"Okay, it's not early, I still have a lot of important things to deal with, I don't have so much time to talk to you more, hurry up and set foot on your road to the rivers and lakes!"

Qin Ning also nodded and didn't say anything, walked towards the city gate, came to the white-haired old man and hugged his fists in front of him, and walked into the capital.

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