() Liu Zimu and his wife frowned when they saw the visitor.

The leader was a tall man, wearing a fur hat, carrying a long bow, a short beard and a black face, and wearing a single eye patch, covering his right eye with a terrible scar above and below. When he saw Tianyao and the others, he grinned: "Dad, there are guests." ”

It turned out that this person was Liu Zimu's son.

The seven or eight people who followed behind him, some with spears on their backs, some with big swords, tall, short, fat and thin, all body types, but compared with Liu Zimu's son, there was a little less arrogance, but a little more obscene. When they saw the appearance of Hua Qingyu and Zhu Xiaomin, a few of them faintly showed a few malicious smiles, and a few of them looked straight. Tianyao, Qingyu and Xiaomin's immortal swords were all placed in the corner behind the door, and they were wearing ordinary clothes, and they didn't see that several of them were immortal cultivators.

Hua Qingyu was a little embarrassed, put down her chopsticks, and frowned slightly. Zhu Xiaomin turned a blind eye and continued to feast.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Zimu's voice contained dissatisfaction, and it seemed that the relationship between their father and son was not very good.

"Hehe, interesting. The man looked at Zhu Xiaomin, who kept chopsticks, and sat on the edge of Tianyao talking to himself, and then suddenly put away his smile, slapped the table suddenly, and turned his head sideways and said angrily: "Look at what!"

The few people behind him were startled, and immediately withdrew their greedy gaze and bowed their heads silently. Undoubtedly, Liu Zimu's son is the leader of this group.

"Dad, I'll have to ask you for this. He said as he placed the cloth bag in his left hand on the table. The cloth bag was in the shape of a long strip, and when it was unfolded, it was a long sword that was bright and shiny, but only the body of the sword had no hilt, and it was broken into two.

"Three days later, I'll pick it up. He got up, went to the chest of drawers in the corner of the room, and pulled open the drawer, in which were the fragments of silver taels and copper coins. He took out a cloth bag from his arms, put the money department into it one by one, and finally checked it and smiled: "Business has been good recently." ”

During the whole process of taking the money, Liu Zimu and his wife never said a word.

"Brothers, go!" he shouted, and strode out with the group, several of whom did not forget to glance back as they went out.

"Brother Liu, is that Ling Lang?" Tianyao asked with a frown.

"yes. Liu Zimu smiled bitterly, "The dog is a famous sect, I haven't paid much attention to him since I was a child, and I learned badly with a group of fox friends and dog friends, and I don't do my job all day long." ”

"Look at that outfit, but you became a bandit?" Tianyao asked again.

Liu Zimu shook his head: "That's not it." They built a small village on the mountain, claiming to rob corrupt officials and corrupt officials, specializing in robbing the rich and helping the poor. But how can there be so many corrupt officials and rich people in this place? Isn't it, when you and those fox friends don't have enough money for wine and meat, they will come to me to get it. He stood up and pushed the drawers of the chest of drawers back into place.

Zhu Xiaomin snorted: "Why should he take it?

"Well, the girl said it easily. Besides, if I don't let him take the money, he will go to someone else's house to get it, and I can't let him do anything wrong to harass the people in the neighborhood, right?" Liu Zimu said helplessly.

"Go to someone else's house to get it, what's the difference between that and bandits?" Zhu Xiaomin was quite dissatisfied.

"He called it 'borrowing,' but he never saw him 'repay'. Liu Zimu said, "It's okay to always come back to get money, he often duels with others, this sword was cast by me, the quality is not bad, I didn't expect it to be broken like this." Forget it, let's keep drinking, and don't let that bad guy disturb our fun. ”

"Brother Liu, how about I go and teach him a lesson?" Zhu Xiaomin said suddenly.

Tianyao was taken aback: "Xiaomin, what are you doing? You don't have to worry about other people's affairs!"

"Brother Tianyao, I don't think he's hopeless. Didn't he claim at first that he wanted to 'rob the rich and help the poor'? Although his later behavior was not very honorable, it was not to the point of hurting nature and reason. In addition, when his subordinates stared at me and Sister Qingyu with squinting eyes just now, he was the one who stopped him. ”

Liu Zimu and his wife were happy, and Liu Zimu said: "Girl, my unscrupulous son is arrogant and arrogant, and I don't listen to anyone." If you can train him well and make him change his ways, my husband and wife will be very grateful!"

Zhu Xiaomin smiled slightly: "Let him suffer a little, don't you feel distressed?"

"Of course! ”

"Okay, then you wait. Zhu Xiaomin flashed out of the door. To deal with those guys, you can't even use the fairy sword.

"Xiaomin, pay attention to proportion!" Tianyao admonished behind him.

Zhu Xiaomin chased west for a while and discovered the whereabouts of that group.

The group went to the restaurant with a grin, and after a while they came out with a few jars of wine and walked out of the city. Zhu Xiaomin followed quietly in the distance, and the city was not the place to do it.

Leaving the city gates, the group quickened their pace and went down the path into the mountains, not noticing that they were being followed.

After walking for a while, when he arrived at a more remote place, Zhu Xiaomin felt that it was time, ran a few steps, and his figure flashed, blocking in front of everyone.

The group was taken aback, and they all drew their weapons, and when they saw Zhu Xiaomin's face clearly, they all laughed out loud again, and inserted their weapons back into the scabbard.

"Little lady, do you want to go back with us?" a man with a thief's eyebrows stepped forward.

Zhu Xiaomin snorted coldly, and gently kicked on the man's knee, but there was a human "click", and the guy suddenly fell to the ground, holding his leg and crying wolf.

"Hand over the money you just took. Zhu Xiaomin said coldly to Liu Zongtang.

Liu Zongtang frowned, Zhu Xiaomin's seemingly inadvertent kick just now could actually kick and break people's leg bones, it seems that the beautiful woman in front of him is not simple. "The girl saw it, and it was all spent. He raised the wine jar in his hand, "I spend my Lao Tzu's money, it's right!"

"Don't you feel ashamed of an eight-foot man, not a man who stands up to the sky, but does some indiscriminate deeds?" Zhu Xiaomin raised his hand and said.

Liu Zongtang gritted his teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead were rising: "You don't care what I do." Girl, if there's nothing else to do, please get out of the way. ”

"What if I don't let it?" Zhu Xiaomin squinted his eyes, and then took a provocative posture.

"Hmph, if you don't eat and drink in a toast, then don't blame us for being polite! Brothers, come on!" As he raised his arms, everyone rushed up like hungry tigers pounced on sheep.

Zhu Xiaomin sneered, his hands still behind his waist, calmly dodging attacks from all directions. The group of people tried their best, but they didn't even touch Zhu Xiaomin's clothes. Zhu Xiaomin hid for a while, and finally kicked out of his foot, kicking a minion in the chest, "click", the man snorted, and he didn't know how many ribs were kicked and broken when he heard the sound, and he fell to the ground on his back and couldn't move. She kicked out one after another, and the minions were kicked away one after another, and in the end, only Liu Zongtang was still standing.

"You're the only one left. Zhu Xiaomin seemed to be smiling.

"You...... You are so vicious!" Liu Zongtang gritted his teeth in anger. If it were daylight now, I would be able to see his blood-red eyes. He is usually extremely righteous towards his brothers, and now he can't wait to dismantle Zhu Xiaomin.

"Vicious! They didn't die! This girl never kills easily!" Zhu Xiaomin said angrily. Her strength was well controlled, and it only caused the gang to break a few bones and pass out in pain, but it wasn't fatal.

"Uh......" Liu Zongtang was speechless for a while.

"Are you injured?" asked Zhu Xiaomin. In fact, she had already noticed that Liu Zongtang's movements were a little awkward, as if he was injured in the ribs.

"So what?" he couldn't guess what Zhu Xiaomin meant by asking.

Zhu Xiaomin said: "Since you are injured, I will let you." After speaking, she drew a circle on the ground with her toes and stepped into the circle, "I will not go out of the circle, and I will not fight back, let you cut three hundred swords." If you can touch my clothes, I'll let you go. If not, go back with me. ”

"Where are you going?" Liu Zongtang was stunned.

"Go home and admit your mistakes to your parents!

Liu Zongtang couldn't cry or laugh, the beauty in front of him actually came to educate himself. Anyway, if you don't let yourself cut three hundred swords without going out of the circle, this confident courage makes him feel respectful. "Okay! The girl is so courageous, I admire it! But cutting three hundred swords at a girl is too much of a loss of face. Just three swords!" He was also very cheerful.

"Three swords, are you okay?" said Zhu Xiaomin.

"The girl is not out of the circle, I wield three swords, if I still can't touch it, what is the difference between the three hundred swords and the three thousand swords?" However, I still have one request," Liu Zongtang raised the corners of his mouth, "If you lose, you have to marry me!"

Zhu Xiaomin didn't expect him to say this, he was taken aback, and then smiled disdainfully: "You are so bold!

Liu Zongtang looked around, picked up a big sword from one of his subordinates, and shook his wrist twice: "I'll use this sword!"

Zhu Xiaomin glanced at the big sword, but didn't pay attention to it at all. The greatsword is heavy, and the swing speed is definitely slow.

Liu Zongtang walked to the circle, and Zhu Xiaomin stood with his hands shoulder-width apart.

"Girl, look at the sword!" Liu Zongtang stabbed out the first sword hard, aiming at Zhu Xiaomin's left rib. This sword was too easy to dodge, and the speed at which he came out was like a snail in Zhu Xiaomin's eyes, and she turned slightly sideways to avoid the blade. Liu Zongtang's second sword was a horizontal slash, and the big sword swept along the height of his knees, and it was easy to deal with this move, just jump up.

Liu Zongtang's face suddenly showed a smug smile, Zhu Xiaomin was fooled. In fact, he has worshiped his master and learned swordsmanship, and the first sword is not his real level at all, but to make Zhu Xiaomin paralyzed. Moreover, the big sword he chose is also mysterious.

Liu Zongtang suddenly exerted force, the speed of the big sword suddenly accelerated, and the sword body was actually divided into two pieces up and down! It turned out that this was actually a compound sword! Liu Zongtang held a sword in each hand, one high and one low, and swung at Zhu Xiaomin, in his opinion, even if Zhu Xiaomin jumped, he would be touched by a sword with a higher position.

But he still underestimated Zhu Xiaomin's strength. For immortal cultivators in the Void Underworld Period, it is not a problem to jump a few feet at will. Zhu Xiaomin stomped on one foot, his body was like pulling onions on dry land, rising high, and Liu Zongtang waved into the air.

Liu Zongtang was surprised, he didn't expect Zhu Xiaomin to be able to jump so high, but he wasn't worried, no matter how high he jumped, he would eventually fall into the circle, and his last sword was very simple.

Zhu Xiaomin fell, and Liu Zongtang swung his sword to meet him, seemingly unable to dodge.

In fact, Zhu Xiaomin had already calculated in her heart, and when she was close to the ground, she suddenly turned over, her head down, her feet up, stretched out her hands and grabbed the two swords respectively, and grabbed the sword body.

Liu Zongtang tried his best, but he couldn't break free, and after Zhu Xiaomin grabbed the sword body, he calmly fell into the circle.

"What an insidious weapon!" Zhu Xiaomin was a little dissatisfied.

"The girl is so skilled, I lost. Liu Zongtang was very disappointed. Although Zhu Xiaomin grabbed the sword with her hand, she didn't fight back, and the big sword didn't touch her clothes after all, so naturally she won.

Zhu Xiaomin let go of his hand, but Liu Zongtang suddenly threw away his sword, knelt on his knees with a "poof", bowed down in front of Zhu Xiaomin, and pleaded: "Please take me as an apprentice!"

Zhu Xiaomin was taken aback again, this Liu Zongtang is interesting, he can't be a husband and wants to be an apprentice again. "Get up, I won't take you. ”

"I learned martial arts from my grandfather since I was a child, and later I worshipped several masters, thinking that I was outstanding in martial arts, but I didn't want to become a clown in front of a girl. The girl's skill, bearing, and courage all make me admire, and I ask the girl to agree. Liu Zongtang's words were very sincere.

"I am a disciple of the Taiqing Sect, and it is impossible to accept you as a disciple. Today I have been commissioned by your father to teach you a lesson. Get up quickly, and don't talk about it again. Zhu Xiaomin said impatiently.

"Taiqing Sect!" After hearing these three words, Liu Zongtang suddenly realized, no wonder Zhu Xiaomin was so young and so amazing, "It turns out that the girl is a disciple of Taiqing Sect, the first cultivator in Kanglong County."

Immortal Dazong really lives up to its name. At the beginning, I also went to participate in the Taiqing Sect's disciple acceptance conference, but unfortunately the root bones were not qualified enough. Liu Zongtang stood up, thinking that he had just wanted Zhu Xiaomin to be his wife, he couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, "Girl, please forgive me for being rude before." ”

"Well said. Don't forget what you promised. Zhu Xiaomin smiled.

Liu Zongtang nodded solemnly: "I'll go back with the girl." ”

Zhu Xiaomin raised his hand and put on a profound appearance: "Let me warn you one last sentence: The purpose of cultivating immortals and practicing martial arts is the same, they are both to meet challenges and hone their will, and the real strong will never bully the weak." ”

Liu Zongtang clenched his fists and bowed, and said respectfully: "Follow the girl's teachings." ”

"Hmm. Zhu Xiaomin nodded, very satisfied. In the bamboo garden, she is the youngest, and she has always listened to the teachings of her master and mother, and listened to the teachings of her brother and sister.

"Oh, and also, your 'brothers in life and death' are at best a group of friends who drink and meat, so it's better not to be with them in the future. As the saying goes, 'people gather by like, and things are divided by groups', 'those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black', 'The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is sweet'...... "Zhu Xiaomin is addicted to the lesson, and he forgot that he just said "the last sentence to warn you".

"Yo, it's still a set. A person suddenly jumped down from a tree next to him, and it was Hua Qingyu.

"Sister Qingyu, when did you come?" Zhu Xiaomin smiled and ran forward.

"It's been here for a while. Tianyao is worried that you are out of proportion, so let me come over and take a look. Hua Qingyu took out a small medicine bottle and threw it to Liu Zongtang, pointed to a few people lying on the ground and said, "One for each person." ”

"Huh!" Zhu Xiaomin pouted, "What's there to worry about? I'm doing a good job, right?"

"That is, our Xiaomin taught others a lesson, but it was amazing. Hua Qingyu's eyes were crooked with a smile.

"Don't laugh at me, by the way, don't tell Brother Tianyao, lest he be sarcastic. Zhu Xiaomin said angrily.

"Well, just laugh and forget it, I don't tell him that it is. ”

"Hee-hee, let's go back then. Zhu Xiaomin affectionately grabbed Hua Qingyu's arm and walked towards the city together.

Liu Zongtang looked at the backs of the two of them, stunned, just now Zhu Xiaomin seemed to be a master, and he instantly became a coquettish little girl. "Huh. He shook his head and smiled, stuffed a pill into the mouths of each of the unconscious people, and then quickly chased after them.

......

The next morning, Tianyao and the three of them left Xuzhou after saying goodbye to Liu Zimu's family.

"Brother Tianyao, where are we going again?" asked Zhu Xiaomin. Hua Qingyu also looked at the sky.

"Back to Jingren Village. Tianyao's answer surprised the two.

Zhu Xiaomin asked puzzledly: "What are you going to do in that deserted village?"

"Didn't Liu Zimu say that there was something strange in Jingren Village? I want to find out. ”

"Are you talking about the disappearance of the villagers?"

"No," Tianyao shook his head slightly, "'Some people say that in the dead of night, they have heard the cries of ghosts coming from the empty houses of Jingren Village from time to time', and that's what I care about. ”

Zhu Xiaomin couldn't help but shudder: "I think that person is suspicious and suspicious, and he scares himself, right? Besides, the village is deserted like that, what can we investigate?"

"There's no other clue anyway, so let's just walk along the road and maybe find something. "Tianyao said.

"Is it possible to spend the night in Jingren Village?" asked Hua Qingyu.

"Of course, what if the ghost refuses to come out in the dead of night?" After speaking, Tianyao glanced at Zhu Xiaomin, and sure enough, Zhu Xiaomin was trembling again. He couldn't help but smile secretly.

"Xiaomin, don't be afraid, Tianyao deliberately scared you, where are there any ghosts in the world?" Hua Qingyu comforted her.

Zhu Xiaomin stiffened his neck: "Who is afraid? I'm not afraid!"

"Well, we'll be in one place tonight. ”

"Hmph. Sister Qingyu, we ignore him. Zhu Xiaomin took Hua Qingyu's hand and strode forward.

Tianyao shook his head and smiled, and followed.

When they arrived at Jingren Village, it was just noon, and the three of them went door to door to carefully search every small courtyard and room in the village, but unfortunately, they still found no clues. It was still early at night, and the three of them simply meditated and cultivated.

In the meditation of the three of them, Jingren Village ushered in another dark night. The night was very dark, the sky was covered with clouds, obscuring the bright moon and stars, and the deserted village was silent and gloomy.

"Woo......" Suddenly, a cool breeze brought a faint cry.

Tianyao opened his eyes, immediately drew his sword and rushed out of the courtyard, running towards the north of the village.

Zhu Xiaomin's cold hairs stood on end, and she held Hua Qingyu's hand tightly, but found that her palms had already broken out in a little cold sweat, and it turned out that she was also a little scared. The cry just now was so human, as if a woman was deliberately crying with her throat in her voice.

"Go and see!" Hua Qingyu pulled out the fairy sword.

Zhu Xiaomin answered, and the two ran out together.

"If someone deliberately pretends to be a ghost and scares people, they must clean her up!" Zhu Xiaomin thought hatefully.

When the two arrived at the north end of the village, they saw Tianyao standing alone on the roof.

"What about people?" asked Hua Qingyu with her head tilted.

"It's gone!" Tianyao jumped down from the roof, "It's so fast, I can't see anyone when I chase here." ”

The courtyard where the three of them were located was not far from here, only a few dozen zhang away. The north of the village was originally a farmland, but now it has become a wasteland. With the speed of Tianyao's speed, the man should not be able to run far, but there is not a single figure in the wilderness.

Suddenly, the strange cry sounded again behind the three people: "Woo ......" This sudden sound frightened the three of them.