Chapter 2 Painting the Ground as a Prison
Purple-red lightning streaked through, lighting up the night sky and the knife in Tang Tianlei's hand.
"Good knife!" the masked man in white couldn't help but praise.
Tang Tianlei didn't seem to hear this sentence at all, he only had one thought in his heart at the moment: finish ten moves as soon as possible and get an answer.
However, the white-clothed masked man was not in a hurry at this time, he glanced at Tang Tianlei, hugged his fists and said: "It turns out that Tang Er is the master of the Jade Ding Dart Bureau, disrespectful and disrespectful!"
Tang Tianlei felt a pang in his heart when he heard this, and said secretly: This person can reveal my identity in one word, is he acquainted with me? Thinking about it again, this voice is very unfamiliar, judging from his height and body shape, it seems that he has never seen it before, so he is ......
As soon as he thought of this, the white-clothed masked man said lightly: "The complexion of the second master is not very good, it seems that your trouble is much more serious than you imagined." ”
Tang Tianlei snorted coldly: "Does the Venerable Envoy really know what I have to ask for?" secretly wondered in his heart: Even if you have the ability to reach the heavens, how can you know what happened five days ago thousands of miles away?
Seeing the disdain in his words, the white-clothed masked man knew what he was thinking, and said bluntly: "Hong Sanye was framed and imprisoned, and the whereabouts of 30,000 taels of silver are unknown, I don't know which of these two things is more tricky?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was immediately in an uproar, and Tang Tianlei couldn't help but exclaim: "You...... How do you know?"
The white-clothed masked man said coldly: "Within ten moves, there will be a response." After ten strokes, I may be able to show you the way. ”
"Okay" Tang Tianlei held an iron knife in his hand, "Who will teach you!"
The white-clothed masked man did not answer, and a broken voice came from behind the sedan chair: "Xuanwu came to receive the teaching." With the sound of clothes, a black shadow flew down from the top of the sedan chair and stood seven steps away from Tang Tianlei.
Tang Tianlei fixed his eyes and saw that it was another palanquin man wearing a bronze mask, different from the previous two, this person was carrying an ancient sword diagonally behind him.
Tang Tianlei didn't say much, he shook the knife in his hand, stepped on the seven-star step, and made a move "Stars and Moons" to go straight to Xuanwu and attack on the three roads. He learned from Wudang and studied art for 21 years, which can be said to be the essence of Wudang's mastery, this trick seems to be unremarkable, but it implies more than ten changes.
Xuanwu drew the sword in his hand, and at a glance he saw that he was using the Wudang faction's peerless "Seven Star Sword Method", the sword drew an arc in the air, protecting the upper three roads, Tang Tianlei did not wait for the move to use the old knife to go to the edge, and slashed at Xuanwu's left rib in the oblique stab, Xuanwu sword body shook, and opened the blade, Tang Tianlei took advantage of the situation and waved a move "The moon falls and the star sinks", the blade roars and sweeps the fallen leaves on the ground to Xuanwu's ankle, and Xuanwu shouts "It's good" With a light tap on his toes, he jumped in mid-air, avoiding this knife, and at the same time, the tip of the sword tapped Tang Tianlei's blade, and he took advantage of the momentum to move his body back three feet away.
Two moves, Tang Tianlei couldn't help but secretly wonder, Xuanwu saw the move, the right person clearly had the opportunity to fight back but still chose to avoid, according to this, he will be able to play ten moves, is he deliberately releasing water? The thought flashed in his mind, but the move in his hand did not slow down at all, the iron knife flashed with cold light and went straight to the middle of Xuanwu to chase it, Xuanwu's sword flew up and down, and Tang Tianlei's rapid offensive was resolved one by one, and in the blink of an eye, the two sides had dismantled five moves.
A gust of wind swept by, the raindrops fell with the wind, but the onlookers didn't know, seeing that the two sides had fought to the ninth move, Tang Tianlei's knife technique attacked more fiercely, a move "meteor chasing the moon" was just blocked by Xuanwu, and then he used the stunt of the seven-star knife technique "Star Shifting Dou Zhuan", and the iron knife rolled up a vortex from the bottom to the top, carrying the rain straight to the Xuanwu portal.
Clear-eyed people know that Tang Tianlei wants to finish ten moves as soon as possible, perhaps it is Xuanwu's continuous defense that has invisibly created the illusion that he only defends and does not attack, thus making him commit a big taboo for people who practice martial arts - "lightly attacking the enemy".
Sure enough, Xuanwu chose to avoid its edge, his body shook suddenly, Tang Tianlei's move "Star Shifting and Fighting" was too old, and when he hit it, he suddenly felt that the figure in front of him flashed, and Xuanwu's body had been completely let out, and he couldn't help but gasp, and then saw the sword in Xuanwu's hand "swoop" through the air, Tang Tianlei felt a chill hit his neck, and secretly shouted "Not good", Xuanwu's sword tip was already against the throat!
The tip of Xuanwu's sword was only half an inch away from Tang Tianlei's throat, such a precise swordsmanship!
Tang Tianlei's whole person froze like an ice sculpture.
Xuanwu put away his sword and stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Wudang Peerless Learning really deserves its reputation, and I have conceded!"
Everyone present was stunned, Tang Tianlei closed his eyes, let the rain lap his cheeks, and squeezed out four words from between his teeth: "Tang lost." ”
The white-clothed masked man smiled slightly and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the second master has some worries in his heart, and it is a fluke that Xuanwu wins." As soon as the words fell, there were two "da-da" sounds in the sedan car, and the white-clothed masked man immediately stepped forward, bowed down and listened to something at the sedan curtain, only to see him nod and walk forward and said: "Jiang Daxia, He Gongzi, Tang Er is in charge, the envoy of the three competitions is very fond of it, he asked you to do one thing, and three days later, you will be waiting for you in the Star Picking Building, if any of you can do this within three days, I will make an exception to answer a question you want to know the most." ”
The eyes of the three of them lit up when they heard this, and Jiang Datong patted his thigh and said: "Although the envoy commands, as long as I Jiang Datong can do it, I will not hesitate to go to the soup and fight the fire!"
He Jingwen was also overjoyed, wiped the rain on his face and said, "Yes, if the envoy has any send, just say it." ”
The white-clothed masked man bowed his head slightly and said, "It's very simple, the envoy asked you to find someone, a person named Long Shiqiu." ”
As soon as the three words "Long Shiqiu" came out, everyone present immediately made a commotion!
"Long Shiqiu?!" He Jingwen couldn't help but blurt out: "What the envoy is looking for is Long Shiqiu from Duhe Villa in Yangzhou Mansion?"
"That's right, it's this person. ”
As soon as the words "Duhe Villa" were spoken, everyone present let out an exclamation again, you must know that fifteen years ago, among the four major families of the Central Plains martial arts, the Long family of Duhe Villa ranked first. It's a pity that somehow the Crane Villa was bloodied overnight, and the huge villa was also destroyed in the fire, which is said to have burned for two days and two nights.
Since then, rumors have spread in the rivers and lakes, some say that the Long family was slaughtered that night, and no one was spared, and some said that a pair of children of the Long family were rescued and fled to the outside of the gate to hide their names.
Time has passed, in the past two years, I don't know when a ranger appeared in the rivers and lakes, the name is called Long Shiqiu, it is rumored that this person's martial arts are unfathomable, especially good at the art of disguise, in just two or three years, this person has visited famous mountains and rivers, good and evil, although each time it appears in a different face, but it has always been called "Long Shiqiu".
So people in the rivers and lakes speculated that this Long Shiqiu was the orphan of Duhe Villa that year.
It is said that this person once defeated the first master of the Dharma Academy in Shaolin Temple, and went to Wudang to break the first major formation of martial arts, the "Tiangang Beidou Array", and the eight elders of the beggar gang did not take advantage of him at all......
No one knows the origin of his martial arts, and no one dares to conclude that what they see is the true face of his Lushan, and what is left in the rivers and lakes is only a legend about him.
Wouldn't it be foolish to find such a valetary and disguised legend in three days?
The white-clothed masked man seemed to have guessed their thoughts a long time ago, and said with a smile: "Three of you, please move forward." The three of them glanced at each other and walked up to the man in white. I saw him take the sword in Xuanwu's hand and write the word "prison" on the ground.
The rain became heavier and heavier, so that the word "prison" that had just been drawn on the ground was quickly washed away.
"This is where he is hiding, find him, take him to the Star Picking Tower in three days, and the mission will be completed. The white-clothed masked man looked at the three of them and asked, "Do you have any more questions?"
Tang Tianlei suddenly asked: "Even if we can find this person, how can we conclude that he will definitely go with us?" Jiang Datong immediately echoed: "Yes, this is also what I want to ask." ”
The white-clothed masked man said: "Just say the words 'Zai Yi Nafu' to him, and he will naturally go with you, and I will wait for good news in the Star Picking Tower in three days." After that, he turned around and said "get up the sedan chair", and the red lacquer sedan chair disappeared into the rainy night with a crisp bell.
"Zai Yi Nafu, Zai Yi Na Fu......" Jiang Datong was stunned and kept repeating these four words, for fear that he would forget them after a while, "Hey, what do these four words mean?" Jiang Datong wiped the rain on his face, only to find that He Jingwen and Tang Tianlei beside him were long gone!
The thunder stopped, and the rain stopped.
Two moments of the sub-hour.
The lights in the Yuding Dart Bureau are bright, the main hall is in the center of a big red plan, behind the case there is a person sitting on the chair of the Taishi, this person is wearing a moon-white brocade suit, about forty years old, the eyes are deep and bright, the nose bridge is high, the long beard is up to the chest, and there is the style of a general. This person is Tang Tianlong, the head of the Yuding Dart Bureau.
There are four other Taishi chairs on the east and west sides, the left head is sitting on the top of Tang Tianlei, the two Taishi chairs opposite him sit two men, both of them have passed the age of standing, the head of the person is white-faced and beardless, shaking a paper fan in his hand, this person is named Xiao Wensheng, ranked fourth in the Yuding Dart Bureau, the drooping head sits on this long nose and mouth, tiger back and bear waist, with a face with sideburns and cheeks like a needle, at this moment one foot on the Taishi chair is gritting his teeth and panting, he is the old Wuyan of the Yuding Dart Bureau.
The only empty Taishi chair that was supposed to sit was the third master, Hong Guangrui.
"Big brother, you have something to say, what should we do now?" Yan Wuxiu couldn't help it.
Tang Tianlei glanced at Yan Wuxiu and said, "Fifth brother, don't be impatient, I just arrived in Beijing, aren't you thinking about it." ”
Yan Wuxiu's eyes widened and said, "The third brother's life and death are uncertain, can I not be in a hurry?"
Xiao Wensheng closed the paper fan and said: "I expect that although the third brother is trapped, he has no worries about his life for the time being, but the 30,000 taels of silver must be sent to Hunan as soon as possible. ”
Tang Tianlong's face sank like water, and he said, "Hmm", and said: "What the fourth brother said is extremely true, this matter is very strange, and it is by no means as simple as it seems," and said to Tang Tianlei after a pause: "Second brother, I have considered the matter of the Sanyuan Inn you just mentioned. ”
"Big brother, that envoy doesn't know where to be sacred, if you can find the Long Shiqiu he said, maybe everything will be revealed. ”
Tang Tianlong bowed slightly, thoughtfully, Xiao Wensheng shook the folding fan lightly, and suddenly said: "I have thought about this matter again and again, could it be that the second brother met in the inn is a person from the Fire Spirit Sect?"
Tang Tianlong nodded and said, "Fourth brother, your guess is right, the second brother met the Fire Spirit Venerable Envoy. ”