Chapter 15: The Black Cauldron
Canghai City.
It's winter again. Although the sun is good, it still can't dispel the cold wind.
There are few pedestrians on the street, everyone is in a hurry, in this cold and abnormal weather, if there is no urgency, ordinary people will not choose to go out, of course, there are exceptions, just like the sun.
At this time, Xiang Yang was standing in front of a large mansion. Three years ago, Xiang Yang came here, with a letter of recommendation, and after entering the martial arts academy, he came to the future, not because he didn't have time, but because he didn't make any progress in his own affairs, and he didn't make any achievements.
And now, she feels that she can stand in front of her benefactor, although it is far from what she expected, but it is not nothing.
Although it is not the first time to come, Xiang Yang is still not suitable for this tall courtyard gate, the word Gaofu is particularly dazzling, Xiang Yang did not hesitate because of this, and directly stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.
didn't let Xiang Yang wait long, it was still the door opened by the previous doorman, "Xiang Gongzi, why are you here?"
He was surprised by Xiang Yang's appearance, glanced around, and said in a low voice, "Xiang Gongzi, borrow one to speak." ”
Xiang Yang followed the doorman to the corner, the doorman's eyes were erratic, and he opened his mouth a little hurriedly to explain what he meant by this, "Xiang Gongzi, my wife is locked up." Because my master brought back a woman, she said what kind of immortal she was, and the master obeyed her. Not long ago, I made a small mistake and locked up my wife, and the woman also sent most of her servants, and there was not much left of the old man. ”
Xiang Yang did not eagerly ask the ins and outs of the matter, but only listened carefully to the doorman's words and did not miss the slightest information.
"I don't know exactly what happened, Xiang Gongzi, you still don't want to go in, you won't see Madame, they won't let you in. The doorman looked at the unmoved Xiang Yang and knew that his persuasion was useless.
"I'll leave when the monthly case is issued, and that's all the villain says'" The doorman was probably afraid of being discovered, so he wanted to enter the courtyard.
"Where is Sister Huo being held?" Xiang Yang hurriedly asked as the doorman closed the door.
"In the abandoned firewood house next to the back door. The words fell behind the door.
Xiang Yang wanted to go home after seeing his benefactor, and he could catch up with the next accommodation point, but it seemed impossible. Since you can't enter the gate of this high mansion in the daytime, you can only visit the mansion at night.
At present, the most important thing is to figure out the ins and outs of the matter, and if you want to figure out the beginning and the end, then there is no doubt that the parties are the most clear.
Xiang Yang first went to find a place to stay, prepared for the night visit to Gaofu, and then waited for the night to come.
At the same moment, at the gate of Canghai City, a young man dressed in black tattered short beats galloped past, the young man looked quite embarrassed, and there seemed to be dried blood stains on his clothes.
Not long afterward, a group of six people, all black shorts, came out of the city on horseback.
One of them grabbed a passer-by casually and said in a vicious voice: "Say, have you seen a young man dressed in a black short beat, riding a horse by?"
The passers-by were frightened and shrank and said, "Look...... I've seen it, just ...... It wasn't long ago. ”
The expressionless thin man next to him drove forward, "Big brother, what are we going to do......?"
The leading man looked straight ahead, "I said, although it is the uncle who gives the money, and we have done a lot of bad things, but we don't have blood on our bodies, and we don't carry people's lives." ”
After a pause, he said with a smile: "Little Liu, you are too dead-eyed, you must know to be flexible." ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Xiao Liu, and pointed to his head, "Use your brain more in everything, the customer said that if he doesn't let him enter the Rocky Gate, then we will beat him so that he can't get out of bed for three months, and he won't be able to catch up with the Rocky Gate to welcome the new year." Remember, the way of heaven is jealous, and the hexagram is not profitable. ”
As the words fell, the leading man flicked his horsewhip and hurried in the direction pointed by passers-by.
Another honest man touched his bald head, "What do you mean? ”
The sturdy man beside the honest man hummed and said, "Why do you want to do so much? We don't understand, it's right to listen to the boss." Then the group galloped in that direction.
Prior to this, just after the end of the game, the Wu Yuan Council Chamber, the core figures of the entire Martial Arts Academy were here.
"Since everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point. You also know, what is the reason why you are invited here today? I propose that Wang Qiang, Fang Yuan, and Xiang Yang share their opinions. ”
Hearing the dean's words, someone below was already talking in a whisper.
Deacon Liu and Vice Dean Wu's faces were slightly stiff, obviously dissatisfied with the candidate's statement. Only Elder Zhu nodded with satisfaction, he was very satisfied with the performance of the three of them today, especially the victory of Xiang Yang in the end, which made him sweep away his previous depression.
Vice Dean Wu and Deacon Liu glanced at each other, and Vice Dean Wu nodded imperceptibly.
Then, Deacon Liu stood up, arched his hand slightly, and said: "I don't understand, we can all understand why you chose Wang Qiang and Fang Yuan, but why Xiang Yang was also selected, we didn't even know that there was such a person before this." ”
When Elder Zhu heard these words, he was quite dissatisfied, and said directly: "What's wrong with Xiang Yang? This kid is tough and observant, I like it." I haven't held you accountable yet, I don't know about such a good seedling!"
Deacon Liu ignored Elder Zhu's words and continued, "At least Wang Qiang and Fang Yuan are genius disciples of this academy, while Xiang Yang is nothing, nothing. ”
When Elder Zhu heard this, he became angry, "It's nothing, you are embarrassed to say it, the five people you selected, all four of them lost, and they couldn't even hold out for a quarter of an hour, and that Du Jiqiang was even more cowardly, he didn't dare to play directly, and betrayed his junior sister!"
Speaking of Xiang Yang, his tone was much calmer, "Xiang Yang, unguarded, temporarily on the stage but calm as a mountain, constantly maneuvering with opponents, winning the game without any foundation in martial arts, where can he not compare to a genius disciple? ”
Dean Hao and Elder Cheng nodded from time to time, obviously agreeing with Elder Zhu's words.
Seeing that Deacon Liu's words were getting worse and worse, Vice Dean Wu had to speak, "What Elder Zhu said is very true, Xiang Yang is a good child, but compared to the other disciples who have been practicing hard for three years, it is too unfair to choose her. ”
As soon as Vice Dean Wu's words came out, Elder Zhu was speechless for a while, and it was not good to protect him again.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Elder Cheng proposed, "In that case, let's vote, whoever has the highest number of votes will go?"
Dean Hao raised his hand to interrupt Elder Cheng's words, "I haven't seen such a child for many years, and it's still a girl, which makes me think that when we were young, we also worked hard like this, just for that distant dream, but we stopped because of our qualifications. Let her fulfill our unfinished dreams for us, and this child may succeed. ”
What else did Vice Dean Wu want to say, but the dean had already made up his mind and didn't give him a chance to speak, "I know what you guys are thinking, let me give it this time, let the others wait for another three years, and I won't interfere next time." ”
Elder Zhu only reacted at this time, looked at Vice Dean Wu, who was no longer speechless and lowered his head and didn't know what to think, snorted coldly and turned his head away. He has always looked down on such villains.
Seeing that the others didn't say anything more, the dean said, "Then let's leave it at that, let's go our own way." A month later, the Rocky Gate will come and be ready to greet them. When he had finished speaking, he got up and went straight away.
In a remote corner of Canghai City, Vice Dean Wu avoided everyone and handed the leading man a bag of money, "There are 2,200 taels of silver inside, which is considered a deposit, and the rest will be given to you when you bring good news." ”
Vice Dean Wu cautiously explained, "Remember, I don't care what method you use, as long as she can't catch up with a month later, Luojimen will come to lead the disciples." ”
The leading man didn't promise anything, just bowed his hand, took the money bag, and walked away quickly.
Towards dusk, the down-and-out young man who had passed the city gate before came to a small wood, and he did not know that after passing the woods, there was a place to stay not far away. With heavy steps, he walked to a tree that was still quite thick, tied his horse, and sat on his knees.
Tired and sleepy, he leaned against the tree, closed his eyes, and wanted to rest for a while before continuing on his journey, but the scattered fallen leaves and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance turned simple expectations into extravagant hopes.
"The ghost is not gone!" got up helplessly, only to see him fall on the branch on tiptoe, waiting for the pursuers to come to the door, trying to catch them off guard.
When I saw the people who came, I realized that I was too careful and might have really dumped them.
The leading man waved his hand to stop his subordinates, and commanded in a low voice: "Rest in place, and after completing the task in the middle of the night, gather here." ”
Everyone received the order, and at this time, the down-and-out young man jumped down and fell to the ground lightly, and everyone immediately waited for him. Because in their opinion, the young man's martial arts are by no means weaker than anyone in the field.
The leading man said tentatively: "Xiangyang?"
The down-and-out boy ignored it and walked straight to the tree in front of him and sat down. He was too tired to bother with them, he just wanted to rest. I don't want to be silent and make everyone mistakenly think that he is the person they are looking for.
The crowd moved forward slowly, gradually forming a trend of surrounding, surrounding the down-and-out boy in the middle. Their actions did not hide from the down-and-out boys.
"I'm not the person you're looking for, if you want to rest, settle down, or don't blame me for being polite. The young man's eyes were still closed, and he said coldly.
Obviously, the boy's warning had no effect, and the boy's silence had already led them to believe that the boy was the person they were looking for.
The leader made an offensive gesture, and everyone rushed forward, who wanted to be beaten according to the previous agreement, and he couldn't get out of bed for three months, but he didn't want to, and before they could rush to the boy, they found that the target had disappeared.
The down-and-out boy suddenly appeared in the crowd, and he beat everyone to the ground quickly and ruthlessly, and then beat everyone again, as if he was venting something, and now they couldn't get out of bed for three months.
"Where is the nearest lodging place from here?" After receiving the answer, the down-and-out young man left in a dashing manner, not glancing at the crowd behind him*, and his back looked more relaxed than ever.
He didn't do it ruthlessly, because the six men were bare-handed and didn't draw their weapons. The decision of the leading man saved their lives.
The honest man covered the painful wound, his teeth were knocked out, and he couldn't speak clearly, "Oh, what kind of monster is this? Have you started practicing martial arts since you beat your mother's womb? How can you fight this? The movement was so large that it touched the wound, and the others also snorted in pain from the wound.
The leading man stared at the direction of the down-and-out boy's departure, "This time we were lucky and picked up a life." ”
seemed to have discovered something, and broke out in a cold sweat, "After I go back, I will return the task, and we will not do such a deal in the future." ”
The thin man thoughtfully said, "Everything is up to the boss." ”
The stout man was puzzled, "What else can we do if we don't do this?"
The leading man did not respond, lying on the ground, ignoring the image and shouting, as if to celebrate himself and the rest of his life.