Chapter 21: The Gathering of Parties
In the early morning, the clouds and fog at the end of Luoshui were shrouded, and hundreds of large and small ships from all over the country floated on the water.
The surrounding shore is crowded, a lot of open areas, you can also see the rivers and lakes on the spot, the onlookers cheer on the side, the central road leading to Longmen Pass, there are also a lot of people walking around, and there are even many vendors who set up stalls to sell all kinds of things.
Yu Huatian walked out of the cabin, looking at the scene in front of him, his sword eyebrows frowned slightly:
"There are a lot of people joining in the fun."
Ding Xiu nibbled on a bun in his mouth, with a slender Miao knife on his shoulder, looking at the surrounding scenes, with a lazy expression, and he didn't care about the people around him.
Zhao Tong carried the double-headed spear on his back, his eyes also swept around, and then he seemed to have discovered something, walked to Yuhuatian's side, and said in a low voice: "Overseer, there are our people watching." ”
Yu Huatian nodded slightly, his perception was extremely acute at the moment, just now, he found that there were several figures on the shore after seeing him appear from the boat, they had already quietly left, and they should have gone to Longmen Pass to report the news.
"Let's go."
Yu Huatian didn't pay attention to the people around him, in his eyes, these people who dared to come to join in the fun, as long as they dared to go out of the customs and go to the desert, almost all of them were dead people in the end, so there was no need to care.
The only things he really cared about were the first-class forces who also coveted the treasure.
Ordering the boatman to stop the ship and dock, the three of them got off the merchant ship and walked straight to the main road ahead.
But just after taking two steps, Yuhuatian suddenly paused, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Overseer, we're being targeted."
Zhao Tong said in a low voice, he also found that when they got off the boat, there were many people in the rivers and lakes around, looking at them intentionally or unintentionally.
Yu Huatian nodded slightly and said, "Don't startle the snake." ”
As he spoke, he walked straight to a vendor selling candied fruits and fruits on the side of the road, picked up two candied fruits, and asked casually: "Boss, there are a lot of people in the rivers and lakes recently?" ”
The small trader hurriedly got up: "This son, do you need to buy candied fruit?" ”
Yu Huatian said lightly: "You sell candied fruit here every day, do you know who has come recently?" ”
The little vendor looked enthusiastic: "Childe, the candied fruit is very sweet." ”
The corners of Yuhuatian's mouth twitched, put down the candied fruit, threw a silver ingot to the vendor, and said: "I bought all your candied fruits, don't talk nonsense, ask you something, and take us to Longmen Pass by the way, let's talk while walking." ”
The little trader picked up the silver, looked 'surprised', and nodded again and again: "Childe, what you say is what it is, then let's ...... Walking? ”
"Let's go."
After Yu Huatian finished speaking, he turned around and continued to walk forward, and the small vendors didn't want to go, so he immediately followed with a flattering face.
That ingot of silver was enough to buy a few stalls like his.
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As Yu Huatian and the others left, some people in the surrounding rivers and lakes immediately whispered:
"A white-robed young man, handsome, accompanied by a blue-faced gunman and a horsetail knifeman, these three people should be the ones who killed the 'Ten Thousand Miles Alone' Tian Boguang and Huashan disciple Ling Huchong a few days ago, right?"
"It should be them, I didn't expect to come here, could it be that they are also here for the treasure?"
"You're fucking stupid, why didn't you come here for the treasure?"
"I don't know where these people came from, even the people from the Huashan faction dare to kill."
"Shhhh I don't know how many first-class forces have come these days, what is the Huashan faction? ”
"That's right, the disciple was killed, and Yue Buqun didn't even dare to let out a fart, this Huashan faction is declining more and more......"
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Xu is the treasure has made too much trouble recently, and there are too many people in the rivers and lakes, and even on the shore of Luoshui, an industrial chain has been formed.
Many merchants and hawkers seized the business opportunity and set up some grass huts in the surrounding area to start a business, down to all kinds of snacks and fruits, to teahouses, taverns and restaurants, and even to sell horses.
There are still dozens of miles away from Longmen Pass, and Yu Huatian and others did not skimp on money, so they directly bought a few horses and rode to Longmen Pass.
The peddler selling candied fruit also drove a donkey cart, got into the donkey cart, the flattery on his face disappeared in an instant, drove close to Yuhuatian's side, and whispered, "Overseer." ”
Yu Huatian said lightly: "This seat is being targeted, what's going on?" ”
This hawker was originally a spy from the West Factory, and he had been disguised as a hawker during this time, and he was inquiring about the news by Luoshui, so he was naturally very clear about this matter, and explained in a low voice:
"The overseer killed Tian Boguang and Linghu Chong, a disciple of Huashan, a few days ago, and this matter caused a lot of turmoil in the rivers and lakes, and there are many people discussing it recently."
Yu Huatian suddenly understood, he thought that his identity was exposed, it turned out that it was because of Ling Hu Chong, so there was no need to care.
"Our people are all in Longmen Pass, right?"
Yu Huatian asked.
"The head of the big stall and the head of the third stall are all there, and the six thousand households of Jinyi Wei are also secretly mobilizing manpower to go out of the customs."
"Xueyong is here too?"
Yuhuatian was a little surprised, the third gear head Ji Xueyong, has been out on a mission, and he hasn't seen him for some days.
"The third gear head went to Longmen Pass half a month ago." The peddler whispered.
Yu Huatian nodded, didn't ask any more, and immediately sped up his speed and rushed to Longmen Pass.
The treasure should be born in the next few days, and the most important thing at this moment is to find out who is coming and make arrangements in advance.
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Longmen Pass is one of the eight major passes of the Ming Dynasty, an important passage to the outside of the Saiwai, and at the same time, like the Jiayu Pass in the north of the Ming Dynasty, it was built to resist the foreign races in the north.
It's just that outside Longmen Pass is an endless desert, and there are very few foreign races to settle, so foreign races will rarely invade Daming from Longmen Pass.
However, just in case, there is still a garrison of the Ming Dynasty here all the year round, and the emperor will send people from Jinyi to spy on him in order to prevent the main general of Longmen Pass from supporting his own troops.
And now Jinyiwei is basically controlled by Yuhuatian, so this is also the territory of the West Factory.
An hour later, Yu Huatian and the others came to the nearest city to Longmen Pass, Longmen City.
The area near Longmen City is called Longmen, and Longmen City is the main city in the Longmen area.
Although it is located on the border border, it is still extremely prosperous.
Entering the city, all kinds of peddlers and pawns are selling along the streets, and there are many street vendors who set up stalls on both sides of the street to make a living, and occasionally you can see a few people with swords and swords, dressed as warriors.
In order to avoid hurting people, Yu Huatian and the others led the horses into the city, and while looking at the scene in the city, Yu Huatian asked, "Where are our people?" ”
The hawker said in a low voice: "In order to hide their whereabouts, the big stall head has not contacted the government, and they have been in Jinfeng Tower for the past few days, which is the largest inn in Longmen City, and most of the people from the rivers and lakes who came during this time live there." ”
Yu Huatian nodded and said, "You go back first, continue to stare at Luoshui's side, and see how many Jianghu people are coming." ”
"Yes."
After the peddler finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that he was really just to lead the way for Yuhuatian and others, without revealing any flaws.
And Yuhuatian and the three of them found someone to ask the direction of Jinfeng Tower, and then rushed straight to Jinfeng Tower.
But just after taking two steps, Yu Huatian suddenly felt a killing intent, he paused, turned his head to look behind, and the pedestrians on the street were hurrying, but he still locked on one of the figures in black robes and holding a long sword at a glance.
Zhao Tong and the others also followed Yuhuatian's gaze, thinking slightly, Zhao Tong's eyes changed, and said, "Overseer, this person has followed us all the way!" ”
Yu Huatian's eyes narrowed slightly, he could follow him all the way, he had a hunch, this person should not have come for Ling Hu Chong and others, he should have recognized his identity.
The black-clothed swordsman, whose strength does not seem to be weak, knows his identity, and still has an enmity with himself, who will it be?
Yu Huatian's eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "Let's go, don't worry about him, since he knows the identity of this seat, he will take the initiative to come to this seat sooner or later." ”
"Yes."
Zhao Tong nodded, and then the three of them sped up, and soon disappeared into the crowd and rushed to the direction of Jinfeng Tower.
And just as the three of Yuhuatian had just left, the black-clothed swordsman who had just turned his back to the three of them slowly turned around, revealing a heroic and pretty face, a pair of slender eyes, staring at the direction of Yuhuatian's departure, and the murderous intent was raging under his eyes.
"Xichang Yuhuatian, such a keen perception!"
"However, no matter how high your martial arts are, there are so many masters in the rivers and lakes this time, and you will definitely die without a place to be buried!"
"Zhao Huai'an, I will avenge you......"
The black-clothed swordsman said, took out a bamboo flute in his arms and glanced at it, a trace of grief flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly turned around and disappeared into the sea of people.
No one knew that the birth of the treasure of the Great White Kingdom was passed on by him, and the purpose was to lure Yuhuatian out and avenge Zhao Huai'an!
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Jinfenglou is a collection of restaurants, hotels as one of the inn, located in the most prosperous central street of Longmen City, almost all of the people who come and go are dignitaries, or those who spend a lot of money, are not short of money.
But these days, living are some people who are attracted by the treasure, although these people are not necessarily rich, but most of them want to save face, come to this Longmen City, even if it is to show their identity, they will endure the pain to live in this Jinfeng Tower, in order to prove that they are not worse than others.
As soon as Yuhuatian and the three of them arrived at the gate of Jinfeng Tower, they were discovered by the spies of the West Factory who were watching outside, and they were immediately taken upstairs.
At this time, it was noon, there were many people in the restaurant downstairs sitting and drinking, chatting, as soon as everyone entered the door, they attracted a lot of attention, wanting to see which way the heroes of the rivers and lakes came.
After glancing at it, many people withdrew their eyes after finding that they didn't know each other, but some people also seemed to recognize the trio of Yuhuatian, who seemed to be the one who killed Tian Boguang and Huashan disciple Ling Huchong a few days ago, and couldn't help but look at it twice.
Most of them are chivalrous women on the rivers and lakes, of course, they only took a few more glances because of Yuhuatian's appearance, or because they recognized the identities of Yuhuatian's three people, it is unknown.
Yu Huatian didn't cause trouble, and followed the Xichang spies to a room on the third floor by the street with an indifferent face.
There are only two people in the room, one of them is Ma Jinliang, and the other is a white-faced bald man, this person is the third head of the West Factory, Ji Xueyong.
Seeing Yuhuatian coming, the two hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Subordinates see the overseer." ”
Yu Huatian's eyes swept over Ji Xueyong, and nodded slightly: "Jinliang, Xueyong, hard work." ”
Ma Jinliang arched his hand and did not speak, but Ji Xueyong's face was full of excitement, and he hurriedly leaned over and saluted: "For the governor, his subordinates will never give up!" ”
Knowing Ji Xueyong's character, Yu Huatian didn't say much, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, let's talk about the current situation, who have been here in the past few days?" ”
Zhao Tong did not stay in the room, and went out to guard outside with great insight to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
Ma Jinliang glanced at Ji Xueyong and motioned for him to answer, Ji Xueyong did not refuse, he liked this opportunity to perform in front of the overseer too much, and hurriedly said:
"During this time, there are probably dozens of forces in the rivers and lakes, and hundreds of scattered warriors, but there are only a few forces on the stage."
Yu Huatian nodded slightly: "Tell me specifically." ”
"Yes."
Ji Xueyong replied: "The first to come was the Sun Moon God Sect, and then the major factions such as Zhengdao Wudang, Shaolin, and Emei also rushed to hear the news, killing a lot of people from the Sun Moon God Sect, and the two sides have been fighting one after another in the past few days, and many people have died in each other, but in general, the Sun Moon God Sect has killed more people." ”
"Dongfang Undefeated didn't come in person?" Yu Huatian asked.
"No, but if it goes on like this, Dongfang Undefeated may also come, the Sun Moon God Sect has killed so many people, Dongfang Undefeated has a domineering personality, and it won't be easy to forget it." Ji Xueyong replied.
Yu Huatian nodded slightly: "What else?" ”
"There are also people from the Money Gang who are here, Jing Wuming, the number one master under Shangguan Jinhong, personally leads the team, and there are five congenitals along with Zhuge Gang, Xiang Song, Gao Xingkong, Yan Shuangfei, and Tang Du!" Ji Xueyong's expression was solemn.
"Money Gang?"
Yu Huatian frowned.
The Money Gang is also a first-class force in the rivers and lakes, the gang leader Shangguan Jinhong is a veteran grandmaster powerhouse, and a pair of 'dragon and phoenix rings' in his hands ranks second in the weapon spectrum, and it is said that he has reached the realm of 'no ring in his hand, and a ring in his heart', and no one has ever seen him shoot with a double ring in his hand for 20 years.
But the Money Gang itself is a first-class gang in the Ming Dynasty, with strong financial strength, how can they be interested in this treasure?
Shangguan Jinhong couldn't have known that the imperial court would also make a move, and the money gang's participation in the competition for treasures meant tearing his face with the imperial court, he shouldn't be so stupid.
"In addition to the Money Gang and the Sun and Moon God Cult, what other forces are there? Didn't anyone come to Mingjiao? ”
Yu Huatian looked at Ji Xueyong and continued to ask.
"The people of the Ming Sect haven't found out for the time being, but the two killer organizations of Tianzun and Heishi have also appeared in the past few days and killed some people in the rivers and lakes, so someone should have asked them to take action."
Ji Xueyong returned.
Yu Huatian nodded, and didn't care too much, compared to the Sun Moon God Sect and the Money Gang, although Tianzun and Heishi were also very powerful, but the two killer organizations couldn't make any waves.
And he knows the details of Tianzun and Blackstone very well, there are few real masters, but the identity of the Blackstone Leader Wheel King has not been found out for the time being, but it shouldn't be very powerful.
On the contrary, Mingjiao did not come, which made Yuhuatian a little surprised.
The two demon sects, the Ming Sect and the Sun Moon God Sect, are not only intolerable to the righteous path, but also always want to rebel and often oppose the imperial court.
Mingjiao didn't know what he was thinking, but no one came this time.
Yu Huatian looked at Ji Xueyong: "Let people keep an eye on it, and once the people of Mingjiao appear, report immediately." ”
"Yes."
Ji Xueyong hurriedly surrendered his hand.
Yu Huatian continued: "Didn't you say that the people of the Demon Sect also entered the customs? How many people came? ”
The Demon Sect of this world does not refer to a simple Demon Sect, but a collective term for all the sect forces that are not tolerated by the righteous path, such as the Sun Moon God Sect and the Ming Sect, which can also be called the Demon Sect.
But there is also a demon sect force recognized by the Daming rivers and lakes, which was introduced from the Western Regions desert back then, and the sect director of the demon sect, Tianxing, was also a world-famous hero back then.
However, in the thirty-year battle of the righteous demons, the Demon Sect was defeated by the righteous path, and the director of the Demon Sect, Tianxing, was also defeated by the righteous path master Bai Yu, the master of the Divine Sword Hall, and had to retreat to the Central Plains, and agreed with Bai Bai Yu that as long as Bai Yu was alive, the Demon Sect would never enter the Central Plains.
Ji Xueyong shook his head and said: "Overseer, the Demon Sect has not entered the customs, but a few days ago, there was a swordsman in the northwest who made the full moon scimitar, and he had a fight with Fu Hongxue, the heir of Bai Yu, this swordsman is called Ding Peng, and he made the original Demon Sect's peerless 'Divine Sword Slash'. ”
"Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, Ding Peng?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Huatian's eyes, and he nodded immediately.
He probably understood what was going on.
Ding Peng is the protagonist of Gu Long's novel 'Full Moon Scimitar', originally just an ordinary swordsman in the Ming Dynasty, but later accidentally seriously injured and left the Central Plains, falling in love with Qingqing, the daughter of Tianxing, the director of the Demon Sect, and getting the inheritance of the Demon Sect and renovating the knife technique.
Now that Ding Peng is back, it should be instructed by Ren Tianxing, he abides by the agreement and does not enter the Central Plains, but Ding Peng is not a member of the Demon Sect, and he is not among them.
I just don't know what Ding Peng came back for this time.
Duel with Bai Yu's heir Fu Hongxue to get back face?
Yu Huatian shook his head and said, "As long as they don't interfere in our affairs, don't pay attention to them for the time being." ”
"Yes!"
"Didn't you say that there were martial arts people from other dynasties coming? Who are the who's coming? ”
Yu Huatian continued to ask.
"For the time being, only people from the Great Song Dynasty have come over, but those who come are only some small characters, and the only one who has a little name in the rivers and lakes is the Gusu Murong Fu of the Great Song Dynasty and the leader of the beggar gang Qiao Feng and became 'North Qiao Feng and South Murong'."
"Murong Fu?"
A trace of disdain flashed in Yu Huatian's eyes: "In order to restore the country, I really dare to join in any excitement." ”
There is no need to think about it, Yuhuatian also knows that when Murong Fu came, he must also want to get the treasure of the Great White Kingdom and restore the Great Yan.
But with his martial arts, he dares to covet treasures?
"Since you're here, you don't have to go!"
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Yu Huatian's eyes, and he had already sentenced Murong to death in his heart.
The people of the Great Song Dynasty dared to come to Daming to grab the treasure, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead!
"What's going on in the Great Song Dynasty?"
Yu Huatian looked at Ji Xueyong, compared to the Great Song Wulin, he was most concerned about the reaction of the Great Song court.
If the Great Song Dynasty sends an army to take action, then this incident is afraid that it will be very big, and he may not be able to solve it by himself.
"For the time being, it has not been found that the Great Song Dynasty has mobilized troops." Ji Xueyong returned.
"That's good, so to speak, just guard against the people in the rivers and lakes."
Yu Huatian nodded slightly, and his heart relaxed a little.
"How long will it take until the treasure is born?"
Ji Xueyong replied: "The desert has been changeable in the past few days, and according to the inference on the rivers and lakes, it should be these few days." ”
"Good!"
Yuhuatian got up and ordered: "Inform Jinyiwei, start the layout, set off tomorrow, and go out of the customs to the desert!" ”
"Yes!"
Everyone bowed their hands at the same time, and then turned and left the room.
Yu Huatian walked to the window and looked at the changing sky outside, his eyes contemplative.
With so many people coming this time, I don't know how many people are interested in treasures, and to be honest, he has a lot of pressure in his heart.
But it's better to have more people, just let these people become a stepping stone for him to break through the Great Grandmaster!
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originally wanted to insert it directly into the plot, but the protagonist's character design is to plan and then act, and the protagonist controls Xichang and Jinyiwei, so it's impossible to not even find out how many people came, so I still wrote this chapter first, foreshadowing, and the next chapter began to enter the plot.
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