Chapter 9 Diving
Longshen Fort was built on the Wanlong River, which is twenty miles away from Yongzhou City, and there is a prosperous town here - Wanlong Town.
Dragon God Fort is the soil emperor in the eyes of the people of Wanlong Town and the surrounding villages, and in the eyes of the people, what Dragon God Fort said is more effective than the government.
The Wanlong River is more than 20 zhang wide, the transportation business is developed, and the only wharf in the Wanlong Town is controlled by Longshen Fort. Leaning on this pier, Dragon God Fort is rich in flowing oil.
There are so many people who rely on Longshen Fort to eat, and because of this, when the people in the town encounter disputes, they like to find their "boss" Longshen Fort to deal with them.
Over time, even the security of Curved Dragon Town was under the control of Dragon God Castle.
The contemporary castle lord Lei is a fiery temper, he can't rub sand in his eyes, he attaches great importance to the rules, and he is selfless in handling things.
It has won the reputation of "Lei Gong".
"Lei Gong" Lei Zheng, who is good at using a big sword, a five-grade martial artist, is different from the head of the Gongsun family, he is a boring person who is not close to women.
I only love to practice knives every day.,Diving into the bottom of the river with a machete to swing the knife.,Don't swing enough five hundred times and never go ashore.。。
The people in the town all said that if they saw a certain section of the river one day, it would be Lei Gong practicing knives in the river.
Dragon God Castle, inside the lobby.
Lei Zheng took a sip of tea, touched the machete in his hand, and his voice buzzed:
"I'm going to practice knives, what's the matter with you, long story short, don't disturb me to practice knives. ”
Lei Zheng is just over 50 this year, 1.9 meters tall, bald, with swollen muscles all over his body, and his physique is stronger than that of a young man. It gives people the feeling that he is the kind of reckless man who will pick up a knife and cut people if he doesn't agree with each other.
In fact, he did.
On Lei Zheng's side, there was Gongsun Xiangyang, a young playboy who was fond of women, and said with a smile:
"You've been practicing knives for so many years, how long will it take to get into the fourth grade?"
Lei Zheng said with a cold face: "This has nothing to do with you. ”
Gongsun Xiangyang said: "I have to guard against you, what if you are promoted to the fourth rank one day and cut me with a knife." ”
The history of Longshenbao is shorter than that of the Gongsun family, when the ancestors of Longshenbao came to Yongzhou to fight the world? There were many conflicts with the family of the head snake Gongsun family.
The children of the two sides fought every day, and there were many deaths, and later because the scale of the team battle was too large? Affected the people? Extremely bad impact on the security of Yongzhou? The Yongzhou City Government intervened and mediated.
Of course, that was more than 200 years ago. Today? Although there is still friction between the two sides? But it's all within reason.
"There's something wrong with the tomb. ”
Gongsun Xiangyang's words dispelled Lei Zheng's intention to send off the guest, this bald castle owner with swollen muscles? Frowning slightly:
"What does this have to do with me?"
The big tomb in Nanshan? Already occupied by the Gongsun family? Based on tacit understanding? Dragon God Castle will not meddle in it again? Unless the Gongsun family takes the initiative to invite.
Gongsun Xiangyang put the situation at the bottom of the tomb? and the matter of the master in Tsing Yi, which was relayed to Lei Zheng.
Lei Zheng's eyes widened, and like Gongsun Xiangyang, who first heard the news, he had a sense of crisis that there was a cannonball buried at the door.
After calming down, he stared coldly at the head of the Gongsun family: "Why should I believe you." ”
Gongsun Xiangyang said slowly:
"You can go down to the grave and see it yourself? Well? If you are not afraid of death. I've already found out where the master lives? It's in the restaurant. He asked the Gongsun family to watch Nanshan? Nanshan is too big, and if you want to watch it tightly, you need a lot of manpower.
"Longshenbao and Gongsun's family are all eating mixed rice in Yongzhou? You can't stay out of it. In addition, what I said is true or false, let's go and visit the master in person, won't we know? ”
Lei Zheng snorted coldly: "You want to go by yourself, but you don't dare, so you pull me up and share the risk." ”
Gongsun Xiangyang smiled and did not refute.
Lei Zheng stood up with the knife, "Wait here for an hour, and I'll go with you after I finish practicing the knife." ”
"You don't even think of that master?"
"Heh, the superior is not high, it all depends on your mouth!"
Lei Zheng remained skeptical, after all, he had never been to the tomb, nor had he eaten crabs in Yangbai Lake, just based on Gongsun Xiangyang's words, it seemed to make him honestly afraid?
Gongsun Xiangyang was bad, and he only said that he was a master, but he didn't say the poem. Otherwise, Lei Zheng's attitude will be much more correct.
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Restaurant.
On the table, there were fresh poisonous weeds, a few porcelain bottles, five taels of sesame seeds, Xu Qi'an asked the shopkeeper to come and pound the medicine jar, and threw the poisonous weeds into it and smashed them.
Then pour in the viper liquid and continue to pound "bang bang bang".
Sitting by the window, Mu Nanyu sniffled, frowned, and said, "What smell, it smells so bad." ”
Xu Qi'an said: "Open the window for ventilation, I'm making poison pills." ”
As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of sesame seeds and threw them into the pot.
The princess opened the window as she said, but she didn't take the opportunity to breathe fresh air, but walked to the table and sat down, arrogantly slapped Xu Qi'an's hand off, and snatched the jar.
She dipped some venom in her fingertips, put it in her small mouth and sucked it, and then "chirped" and licked her lips:
"These poisonous herbs are mediocre and won't help you, but the snake's venom smells good. ”
For the god of flowers, poisonous weeds are also grasses, and poisonous flowers are also flowers, no different from ordinary flowers and plants.
Xu Qi'an called the insider, and the two started to discuss it, as if they were discussing a certain kind of food they liked together.
"I went to the underground palace this time to find the ancient corpse to borrow some venom, the essence of thousands of years of corpses, it can greatly stimulate the poisonous Gu and make it evolve. ”
Xu Qi'an said, took out the jade bottle containing the ancient corpse venom, and pulled the stopper.
"The smell is too rushing. ”
Mu Nanyu covered his nose and slipped away.
Xu Qi'an tilted the small jade bottle, and the viscous blue-black liquid was slowly poured out and dripped into the jar.
In an instant, the grass residue in the medicine jar was dyed a deep blue and black, and just looking at the color, it can be reminiscent of toxicity.
Then, he put the pots on a small charcoal stove and grilled them over a simmer until they were slightly dry, and then stopped.
The next thing to do is to clump them into small pills and take one pill a day.
The venom of the ancient corpse was too violent, and with the current level of the poison Gu, it could not withstand an excessive amount of toxicity at one time, otherwise it would be poisoned to death.
After the small pills were ready, Xu Qi'an put them on the table one by one and dried them naturally.
The air is full of toxins, and if ordinary people are here, no more than a cup of tea, they will definitely die of poison.
Mu Nanyu sat by the window, rolling her eyes while reading the idle books she bought in the downtown street.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the shopkeeper came: "Guest officer, there are two masters looking for you." ”
Looking for me?
Xu Qi'an was stunned for a moment, and replied to the shopkeeper in a calm tone: "Who is it?"
The shopkeeper said: "One of them calls himself Gongsun Xiangyang, and the other calls himself Lei Zheng. ”
Gongsun Xiangyang, a member of the Gongsun family? Who is Lei Zheng.......... Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Please let them in." ”
He guessed that Gongsun Xiangyang was a person with a very high rank in the Gongsun family, or the head of the Gongsun family.
According to the rules, a hermit master who has attained enlightenment for 800 years is here, and the Gongsun family is a force in the rivers and lakes, if he wants to visit, he must be a highly respected person in the family.
It is impossible to send a junior or a small person in the family over.
The most important thing is that it has to be the heir of a family like Gongsun Xiu.
As for Lei Zheng, Xu Qi'an has never heard of this person, but since he came with the Gongsun family, he should also be a figure with a head and a face.
"Do you need me to take shelter behind the screen?" the princess looked up.
"No, go pull the deadbolt open. ”
The princess pursed her lips, shook the young woman's plump and seductive buttocks, walked to the door, and pulled the bolt open.
In an instant, two footsteps stopped outside the door, and then, a mellow voice, said respectfully:
"Senior, in the lower grandson of the family, grandson Xiangyang. ”
Xu Qi'an said lightly: "The door is not locked. ”
The door opened, and a middle-aged man in brocade came in, with a smile on his face and obvious crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which were wrinkles caused by a habitual smile.
The other old man was burly, carrying a machete, bald, and had a fierce temperament, giving the impression of being fierce and difficult to get along with.
"Dragon God Castle Lord, Lei Zheng. ”
The bald old man clenched his fists, and his voice was strong and loud.
Xu Qi'an nodded slowly and raised his hand to signal: "Sit." ”
At this moment, his gaze was gentle, his eyes contained the vicissitudes of time washed, and his attitude was light and light, but there was a natural majesty.
It's a pity that the sideburns are missing two whites.
Gongsun Xiangyang swept the room quietly, his eyes swept over the first beauty of Dafeng, and sat down reservedly and cautiously.
Lei Zheng was about to look a lot bigger, looking at Xu Qi'an's eyes full of scrutiny.
He had already been to the underground palace, but he had only gone around the periphery once, and he had not ventured into the main tomb after all, so he was always skeptical of Gongsun Xiangyang's words.
"Thank you for the life-saving grace of the seniors to the little girl, the Gongsun family has nothing to repay, and will definitely protect Nanshan well and not let anyone enter the tomb. ”
Gongsun Xiangyang also saw the master for the first time, and his curiosity was not lighter than Lei Zheng, he looked at it vaguely, and did not see anything strange about this master.
But because of this, it is more and more respectful.
Lei Zheng said tentatively: "Senior, what is the identity of the ancient corpse in the underground palace?"
Xu Qi'an's voice was gentle: "It's just a little person." ”
The little person, the evil ancient corpse of at least three grades, is just a small person in his eyes......... Gongsun Xiangyang was shocked, he was about to speak, when his nose suddenly twitched, accompanied by dizziness, he stood up in shock:
"Yes, toxic ........"
Lei Zheng also stood up and took a few steps back, and the two of them looked at the small black pills on the table.
What is this thing, the smell alone that I can't bear......... Gongsun Xiangyang was shocked.
When it comes to Wupinhuajin, most of the poisons in the world can rely on strong liver function to detoxify, and these poisonous pills in front of me are afraid that one can poison Wupin.
Xu Qi'an's tone was gentle and apologetic: "I just made a few poison pills and prepared to eat them as snacks, so I'll put them away." ”
With that, he picked up a ball, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it carefully.
Eat, eat........ Gongsun Xiangyang was stunned, his face was stiff, and his back was cold.
Lei Zheng's pupils contracted violently, the cold hairs all over his body stood up, and his frightened emotions had a tendency to explode in an instant.
The two five-grade masters stared at Xu Qi'an, stared at his mouth, stared at his throat, and saw the Adam's apple rolling, which meant that the pill had been swallowed into his stomach.
No, that's not the point, the point is that he's really a terrible character, a top master of the hidden world......... Gongsun Xiangyang silently straightened his waist.
Gongsun Xiangyang didn't lie to me.......... Ray was so shocked that he quickly reviewed his attitude, worried and annoyed by his previous indiscretion, fearing that he had aroused the resentment of the superficially mild-mannered master.
"That's it!"
Xu Qi'an took the small jade bottle into his arms.
In fact, in terms of real combat power, he can't beat the five grades, unless he has a way to pour poison directly into the stomach of the five rank masters.
In addition to poison, he lacked effective means to break through the copper skin and iron bones.
Of course, the martial artists couldn't beat him either, because the Seven Absolute Gu methods were treacherous, and there were too many ways to be invincible.
When I digest all these poison pills, I should be able to win the fifth grade.......... Xu Qi'an thought in his heart, still calm on the surface:
"It just so happens that even if you two don't come, I'm going to pay a visit. ”
Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng glanced at each other, and the former immediately asked respectfully, "I don't know what the juniors can do for the seniors." ”
Xu Qi'an looked at the two of them, his eyes were warm and calm:
"I want to ask the two of you to help convene the Yongzhou Martial Arts Conference, and the time is set for a month and a half. ”
This was the method he had come up with not long ago, instead of looking for dragon qi hosts aimlessly, it was better to find a way to gather them over and catch them all.
Although the martial arts conference is for people in the rivers and lakes, with the nature of human beings to join in the fun, there will definitely be people from wealthy families who will come to participate in the grand event.
The reason why the Gongsun family and Dragon God Castle were entrusted to take the lead in this matter was first of all to keep a low profile, he had to guard against Xu Pingfeng's backhand, so hiding behind the scenes was the best choice.
As for the time set for a month later, it is because of the spread of the news and the inconvenience of transportation, it will definitely take a lot of time for people from all over Yongzhou to receive the news and rush to Yongzhou.
"This ......... Can the juniors ask why?"
Gongsun Xiangyang said tentatively.
....... Xu Qi'an originally wanted to say that using the "potential" of the heroes of Yongzhou to suppress the ancient corpses would seem unfathomable. can think about it, as a master who has been in the past eight hundred years, he still needs the help of the Yongzhou heroes to suppress the ancient corpses.
This in itself is very low-level and has no style.
So, he smiled faintly: "Because it's funny." ”
Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng were speechless for a while.
"To hold a martial arts conference, there must be attractive gimmicks ........"
"It's better to do this, the two of us jointly set a list of the top 100 martial arts in Yongzhou, invite heroes from all walks of life in Yongzhou to take a written test, and customize the ranking, which is an irresistible temptation for those who like fame........"
"There have to be heavy rewards........
Gongsun Yang and Lei were chattering and discussing, and Xu Qi'an was drinking tea and listening with a smile.
Half an hour later, the two men who had discussed the result got up and took their leave.
After the two left, Mu Nanyu looked at him and asked sharply, "Were you playing Wei Yuan just now?"
Xu Qi'an ignored it and said, "Let's leave Yongzhou City tomorrow and go around Yongzhou." ”
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Fuyang County.
The little mare was led by the owner, walking with a da, dragging on horseback, from the most handsome man to the most beautiful woman.
Mu Nanyu sat on horseback, looking left and right, this is a small county town that is not too wealthy, whether it is the streets that have been in disrepair for a long time, and the houses that are also old, they all show this.
The pedestrians' clothes are not bright enough, and the styles and materials are relatively ordinary.
But the rice wine in Fuyang County is famous in the whole Yongzhou.
Xu Qi'an came here to drink, and the princess also likes to drink, so she readily agreed, and the two of them walked the rivers and lakes together, eating and drinking wherever they went.
Passing through a small river, there is a stone bridge on the river, white walls and black tiles, small bridges and flowing water, if there is smoke and rain, the beauty holds an oil-paper umbrella, it is perfect.
Xu Qi'an led the little mare and got on a stone bridge, when he suddenly heard an exclamation not far away:
"Someone is diving, someone is diving!"
He and the princess looked sideways, and upstream, a woman was floating with drinking water, and her condition was extremely critical.
Pedestrians on both sides of the strait either pointed their fingers or found bamboo poles and stretched out to the woman, trying to rescue her.
The woman choked on a few mouthfuls of water, her face twisted, and tried to save herself, but the water flow was quite fast, and she was not watery, and the more she fluttered, the more water she choked on.
Gradually, there is only half a life left.
"Save people, save people quickly........"
When the people in the distance saw someone at the bridge, they immediately shouted.
He jumped off the bridge, grabbed the woman's shoulders, and fluttered back to the shore with her toes on the water......... Xu Qi'an completed a series of operations in his mind, and then he jumped off the bridge.
"Plop!"
He threw himself into the icy water and swam towards the woman.
Of the seven absolute Gu's seven abilities, none of them could fly.
With so many people around, Xu Qi'an dispelled the idea of using secret Gu to save people in full view.
Sometimes, a vulgar martial artist can be more elegant than another system......... The moment he scooped up the woman who fell into the water, Xu Qi'an had such a thought in his heart.
"Housheng, hold the bamboo pole!"
An old man stood on the shore and stretched out a bamboo pole towards Xu Qi'an.
With the help of the old man and passers-by, Xu Qi'an grabbed the bamboo pole and was pulled ashore with the woman.
The woman choked and became delirious.
Her face was pale, her facial features were quite good, and she was a very beautiful little woman.
Xu Qi'an slapped her on the back.
"Vomit ......."
The woman spat out a large mouthful of water, and her stuporous consciousness was restored, but instead of the joy of escaping death, she began to weep bitterly.
"Let me die, I'm clean, please........"
She covered her face and wept.
"Isn't this the lame daughter-in-law? ”
"What a good jump. ”
"Alas, she's a wretched person......."
The people around him whispered.
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PS: There is a typo, change it first and then change it.