Chapter Ninety-Six: Tokens
Jiang Ran listened to Tie Cheng's words silently, and after he finished saying this, he glanced at Li Tianxin:
"You've always been well-informed, but have you ever heard of this old monster?"
"I've heard of it."
Li Tianxin nodded:
"It's just that there is not much news about this person, and he went to the land of the Five Kingdoms back then, and he came and went without a trace.
"There are very few people who can capture the traces of their people.
"But I've heard that it really didn't take much effort for him to kill those masters of the world.
"It's all three moves and two styles, and the head has been cut off.
"It's just about his sword technique, there are different opinions, and the astonishing nine knives are just one of them.
"But no one has been able to confirm it."
Jiang Ran exhaled softly.
Mr. Big once told him that the Nine Swords disappeared from the rivers and lakes for a hundred years.
The old drunkard used this knife technique to fight the world and attack and kill the masters, but he came and went without a trace, even if there were witnesses, I am afraid that it would be difficult to tell what kind of knife technique was used from his three moves and two styles.
All of this is just speculation.
And in this way, Mr. Big's words are not wrong.
It's just something to hide......
Jiang Ran felt that in the Cangzhou Mansion Inn, Mr. Big was likely to come to him because of this matter.
After all, it involves a big man who dominated the world in the past, and for Wen Moge, I am afraid it will be difficult to give up easily.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran set his eyes on Tie Cheng's body again:
"And then?"
"Since Zuo Daozhuang left, he went to the 'Poison God Valley', 'Phantom World Sea Tower', 'Yaojiazhuang' and other places, and every time he went, he asked for something.
"And some of these things are heirlooms of that sect, and some are not worth mentioning.
"The former is naturally difficult to obtain, and it is indispensable to fight.
The latter said that knowing who he was, he took the initiative to hand it over, and he turned and left.
"During that period of time, everyone on the rivers and lakes was in danger, for fear that this person would come to the door.
"This person's whereabouts are secretive, even if he has a keen sense of smell like Wenmo Pavilion, he can't catch a trace, and when the news comes back, that person has already gone to another place.
And so, after another three months, he was completely gone.
"When I reappeared, I was in this Benma County not long ago."
Tie Cheng spoke softly:
In the past 20 years, some people have said that he is dead, after all, he has a domineering personality and draws a knife to kill people if he disagrees.
"If you encounter a master who can't be beaten, you will be killed silently, and the corpse will be eaten by wild wolves.
Some people also said that he was tired of fighting and killing on the rivers and lakes, and directly retired to the mountains and forests.
"But no matter which one it is, this person has left a profound trace on the rivers and lakes......
Therefore, even after 20 years, after the news of this person's appearance in the rivers and lakes came out again, someone immediately came to the door.
"Now it's Zuo Daozhuang, the Illusory Sea Tower disappeared many years ago, but I don't know if this time it will also come to the wind.
"In a place like Yaojiazhuang, most of them don't have the opportunity to trouble him again...... Since beating him, Yaojiazhuang has begun to slump.
"Five or six years ago, it gradually faded out of the world."
"With his own strength, he turned this world upside down, but people's understanding of him is still shallow, and they don't even know his kung fu."
Li Tianxin listened leisurely:
"What a skill this is, if I had his three-point martial arts, how could I run here to be angry with you."
"You're talking to me?"
Jiang Ran glanced at him.
Li Tianxin ignored him, and he didn't hear it.
"Okay, then tell me who this old monster saw in Galloping Horse?"
"I don't know."
After Tie Cheng finished speaking, he hurriedly said:
"If we knew, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
"All we know is that they met in Fuyuan Building that day, and the person he saw after that was nowhere to be found.
"Because so much time has passed, it is extremely difficult for us to investigate, even if we want to investigate...... That's why the idea was hit on the government and the snake.
"What I said is all true, please raise your noble hand and spare my life."
"Raise your hand?"
Jiang Ran looked at his palm.
Tie Cheng's face turned pale:
"I ...... I didn't mean that. ”
After Jiang Ran smiled, he didn't shoot him to death:
"Go on, what else do you know? How long did they meet in Fuyuan Building?
"What wine did they ask for and what food did they eat for so long?
"The shopkeeper of Fuyuan Building, you should have already looked for it, what did he say?
"What kind of clothes is the person he was wearing?
"Since the departure of Fuyuan Building, which direction have they gone?
"Since the old monster chose to meet him in Benma County, is this person a native of Benma County?
"Of the questions I asked, how many can you answer?"
Tie Cheng's brain was sweating coldly and vaguely, and in the end, there was only one question that could be answered.
The old monster saw that the man was a thin man.
But he couldn't see his face clearly, and he wore a large hat on his head, which covered half of his face.
And it was already certain that it was a man, because his voice was old and low, and it was not a woman's appearance, and the white beard could be seen from under the hat.
The clothes are not flashy, just an ordinary linen shirt.
There is no special smell on the body, only a faint aroma.
Jiang Ran nodded when he listened, he answered so carefully, it should be that the person who asked asked was also very meticulous.
A thin old man with a hat, a white beard, a linen shirt, and a scent on his body.
After groaning slightly, Jiang Ran said to Li Tianxin:
"Break his leg."
Li Tianxin glanced at Jiang Ran, pursed his lips, stepped forward, swept the knife in his hand, and heard two clicks.
The bones of the iron legs were suddenly shattered.
A terrible scream suddenly sounded, and at the same time, it was very confused...... I already have something to say, why do I still break my legs?
Fortunately, he didn't have what Jiang Ran had just wiped on his head on his legs, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to imagine what he would suffer.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.
Li Tianxin glanced back:
"It's the old horse coming."
"Open the door."
Jiang Ran said softly.
Li Tianxin nodded and stood still without moving.
It wasn't until Ma Ye came to the door and was about to reach out and knock on the door that Li Tianxin flicked his sleeves and moved inside, and the door was suddenly shaken open by his internal force.
Ma Ye stood outside the door with his paws, and after staying for a while, he hurriedly hugged his fists:
"Hero."
"Come in."
Li Tianxin spoke lightly, his expression cold and arrogant.
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while...... Is this a pre-human apparition?
When Ma Ye heard this, he hurriedly came in, and first glanced at Tie Cheng, who was lying on the ground, sweating in pain.
glanced at Jiang Ran who was sitting on the side, holding a teacup in his hand.
Immediately, he hurriedly saluted and saw it.
Jiang Ran waved his hand:
"Master Ma doesn't have to be polite, I asked you to come here to tell you something."
"Although Jiang Daxia said it, go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot, my old horse will never frown."
Ma Ye patted his chest and promised.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"I don't have to make such a big sacrifice for you."
He stretched out his finger and pointed at Tie Cheng:
"Behind this person, there are masters, he planted it tonight, and the next time he comes may be the master behind him."
When Ma Ye heard this, his face suddenly turned a little pale.
Tonight, if you really have the intention to kill, killing them will be like killing chickens and ducks.
Now I hear that there are masters behind Tie Cheng, this ...... How can this be?
Jiang Ran smiled:
"But don't worry, they have a request for you.
"Although the way to ask for people is different from normal people, you just have to say yes to them.
"As for Tie Cheng...... Say that tonight he has struck you down and tormented some of your men.
Then he left the command and departed.
"You don't know where you went or what you did.
"Do you understand?"
"Yes, Lao Ma understands."
Ma Ye nodded immediately, and he really understood what Jiang Ran meant.
"It's good to get it."
Jiang Ran waved his hand:
"Fix the yard as soon as possible, so that no one can see the flaws.
"I guess even if they do, they'll have to ...... tomorrow night This night's work should be similar, and the flaws may not be visible under the night. ”
"Yes."
Ma Ye immediately nodded: "What else does Jiang Daxia command?" ”
"Go ahead."
江然 says:
"You don't have to do what I told you before, and then follow the clues they gave you.
"Whatever the outcome, tell me first."
"Yes!"
Ma Ye hugged his fists fiercely, and then turned around and retreated.
Li Tianxin watched him leave, and said:
"You saved their lives tonight, and this old horse seems to have really convinced you."
Jiang Ran glanced at him:
"So what?"
"You're probably not a friend of any kind."
Li Tianxin shook his head and turned to go out.
Jiang Ran smiled dumbly, what kind of friends do dying people want?
turned to look at the iron into the eye:
"Let's go, I'll take you to another place."
Tie Cheng: "?? ”
……
……
The day passed in a blink of an eye.
Last night, Duguyu and Yin Yueniang did come to find Ma Ye.
Just as Jiang Ran expected.
Ma Ye was also fully prepared for this, and even tossed his three brothers with not light injuries on their bodies.
After being inspected by Duguyu and Yin Yueniang, it can be regarded as a fool.
Just tell them to do things as soon as possible, and notify them as soon as there is any news.
After that, there is the county office.
Now it is the willow tops on the moon, and the night is quiet.
Black shadows suddenly rose and jumped in the darkness, but they had already arrived in front of the county government in a moment.
The leader waved his hand slightly, and the group of black-clothed people immediately dispersed.
Break into it from all directions.
The guards spotted them, and they were either knocked unconscious or drugged.
In the blink of an eye, the group rushed to the courtyard where they lived all the year round.
Just as he was about to step into it, a touch of extremely sharp sword qi suddenly fell from the sky.
Before the first person could react to what was happening, he had already been split in two by the sword qi.
"It's her!"
During this day, other places were peaceful, but the county government was still not peaceful.
They shot twice, and each time they came back with a bang.
Although Shi Miao is straightforward, her martial arts are extremely high, if it weren't for the yin gong and charm drum, so that she had no way to prevent it, those six people would have died under her sword long ago.
Everyone looked up at this time, and sure enough, they saw Shi Miao dressed in white, standing on top of the courtyard building.
The stars at night are the curtain, as if out of the dust of the fairy.
Her long sword flickered coldly, and in a blink of an eye, the cold air rose even more.
If you don't agree with each other, you will kill with your sword.
A group of people in black didn't dare to act rashly for a while.
This woman really used the power of one person to deter many left-handed masters.
But at this moment, two figures, one on the left and one on the right, flew up.
A woman dressed in black, with a delicate face and a hint of sickness.
Something seemed to tremble slightly under her clothes.
The other is a man with a short stature, and under his buttocks, there is a golden tripod.
The two of them were lined up left and right, looking at Shi Miao, and listening to Jin Sanding smile:
"The baby of the Danyang Sword Sect, your martial arts are strong.
"But these people we are here today are not easy to get along with.
"You may be able to kill us, but if we want to kill perennials, you can't stop you even if you're afraid."
Shi Miao's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Jin Sanding coldly:
"You can try."
Jin Sanding only felt that this look was really like a sword, and when she looked at it, it was as if he was being pointed at by the sword from afar.
couldn't help but shudder and laughed dryly:
"Women are too fierce, they won't be able to marry in the future, you don't want to be a widow in the future like Wu Niangzi, right?"
"Whew!"
Wu Niangzi sneered on the side:
"She doesn't even have the qualifications to be a widow, how can anyone be willing to marry a sword?
"And, what happened to the widow? Widows are at ease, and I like to kick in the door. ”
"Really? Then I'll kick in the door when I'm done tonight. ”
Jin Sanding was eager to try when he heard this.
Wu Niangzi smiled even more charmingly:
"That's great, my little darlings, and some of them have eaten."
“…… Do you like to kick the widow's door with the poison you want to feed you? ”
"Or else? What else can be used for it? ”
The two of them suddenly died talking about this day.
The three-foot Qingfeng in Shi Miao's palm trembled slightly, obviously unable to hold it back.
And at this moment, a perennial voice came from the room:
"Why did you come all night?"
With a creak, the door opened, and Perennial stepped out of the room with an official face, his eyes swept among the demons in the field.
"Lord Chang."
Wu Niangzi smiled slightly:
"I've seen an adult, and it turns out that an adult looks like this.
"In the past two days, I have sent people to invite me three times and twice, but Chang Daren is not willing to appreciate the light.
"No, we have no choice but to come in person."
"It turns out that it is you demons who have come to the county government to make trouble in the past few days."
Perennial face sank:
"This is the county government of the Golden Cicada Dynasty, and this official is the county commander of the Golden Cicada Dynasty, and you are all the people of the Golden Cicada Dynasty.
"Is it because you want to rebel like this?"
"Don't dare."
Wu Niangzi smiled:
"I'm here today, just to ask Master Chang for a favor."
"What if the official says he won't help?"
Perennial complexion is cold.
"You are the prefectural magistrate, what else can you do if you don't help us?
"It's nothing more than killing all the people in this county, and finally sending Chang Daren to die.
"By the way, this little girl on the roof who has protected you repeatedly will also suffer!"
Jin Sanding said with a smile: "Even if you are not afraid of death, you have to consider the safety of the people around you, right?" ”
"You ...... You're bold!! ”
Perennial anger: "How can this be true, how can this be true!" ”
"I'm so bold that it didn't start today, and I listened, the first thing.
"About 20 days ago, there was an old man wearing a hat and a thin figure in Fuyuan Building, and we need to know where this person is.
"This point, with our ability, may not be able to investigate, but with Chang Daren's ability, it should not be difficult."
Mrs. Wu didn't give him a chance to say more, and said directly:
"The second thing...... But it was about twenty years ago. ”
Chang Nian was still angry, but when he heard this, he was stunned:
"Twenty years ago?"
At the same time, Jiang Ran, who was sitting quietly in the house, was also stunned.
The first thing was not something he expected.
But where does this second thing begin?
Speaking of which, Jiang Ran also felt strange before.
If you just want to investigate the person who met with the old drunkard that day, you shouldn't have to arrest Perenni, take his skin, and replace it with another person.
It's too cumbersome, too cumbersome.
What's more, you only need to go to Ma Ye to solve this problem.
Now it seems that they have another purpose.
That's why I had to turn to the county government for help.
Chang Nian has calmed down a lot at this time, but he can't help frowning:
"What happened 20 years ago, how can it be traced now?
"Don't be whimsical!"
"I have my own clues."
Jin Sanding said with a smile:
"One winter twenty years ago, a man came to Benma County with a child in his arms.
"I stayed in Benma County for a few days.
"The child was too young, just a few days after birth, and the man had no milk to feed.
The man could only find a family that had just given birth to a child and borrow milk to feed the child temporarily.
As a token of appreciation, he left a token for the family.
He also said that after waiting for twenty years, if the younger disciples encounter danger, they only need to hold this token to find it, no matter what kind of great difficulty, he will help.
"What we want to trouble Chang Daren is, find a way...... Find the little couple back then, and then, find the token. ”
Jiang Ran listened quietly, twenty years ago, winter, baby, token.
The kid they were talking about...... Could it be me?
Jiang Ran looked out the window, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have a lot of fate with this Benma County.
At the same time, perennial seems to be caught in the war between heaven and man.
After a long time, he said in a cold voice:
"This official can't do this.
"Twenty years of changes, the person you are talking about may not still be in Benma County now."
"Lord Chang doesn't need to worry, if they have already left Galloping Horse County, the Lord only needs to hand over the clues of where they went."
(End of chapter)