The moon and stars are scarce, and the night is quiet. In a deserted courtyard at the foot of Shaomu Mountain, it is a longing for people, and it is rare to be lively.

This is a mountain village, because the people in the village moved their families to Tianlong City many years ago to make a living, so that the fields in the village are barren, the people are weak, and only some old and weak widows are left to sit and wait for death. After many years, it has become increasingly deserted, and after wind and rain, only broken walls and weeds are left in the village, and no trace of people can be found anymore.

Especially when night falls, this place is as quiet as a ghost village, dark and gloomy. The majestic mountains close at hand, like a behemoth, lie quietly overhead, making people shudder.

At this moment, a "man in white" is sitting cross-legged on the millstone in the courtyard, with a pair of deep and bright eyes, looking thoughtfully at the end of the mountain. In the dark pupils, a faint flash of fire was reflected.

There, it is the direction of Kannon-in.

The "boy in white" has a slender figure, a ruddy and smooth complexion, delicate and small facial features, willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, and skin that is better than snow, which is simply "handsome" and somewhat extraordinary.

In fact, this person is Xun Qin, who is dressed as a woman.

Since she successfully deceived the true work of the "Shocking Wind and Rain Map" in the Jade Dragon Palace of the Tianshan Mountains, Xun Qin has been hiding in the Western Regions and has not reappeared. And now that she suddenly appeared at the foot of Shaomu Mountain, she had a deep meaning and another plan.

In addition to Xun Qin, there are also three people standing in the courtyard, namely Xiao Yang from the Heavenly Burial Peak in the Western Regions, Su Hu from Linglong Sea, and Xun Pudao from Jinlun Temple. These three are all masters of the Western Regions Sect, and they also had a brief encounter with Liu Xunyi at Yanmen Pass.

"Miss......" Su Hu just wanted to speak, but was frightened back by Xun Qin's displeased eyes, and hurriedly changed his words, "Childe, the King of Shaoqin ordered us to go to Luoyang and visit Luo Tianjin." But you ...... Why did you want to go to Shaolin Temple?"

Xun Qin stretched out his hand and pointed to the fire on the mountain in the distance, and said, "At this moment, Luo Tianjin is not in Luoyang City, but there!"

Xun Budao pointed and looked at it, and said suspiciously: "Why did Luo Tianjin come to Shaolin Temple?"

"I don't know. ”

"Now that we know Luo Tianjin's whereabouts, why don't we go straight to Shaolin and stay here instead?"

"No hurry!" Xun Qin shook his head slowly, "There must be a reason why Luo Tianjin suddenly came to Shaolin. Don't act rashly until things are clear. I received news a few days ago that Mobei Chifengling also sent people to Luoyang City, and also brought several carts of gifts, and the Mongols did this, obviously trying to curry favor with Luo Tianjin. We don't share the sky with the Tartars, and at the same time we both want to make friends with the Xianwang Mansion, but Luo Tianjin ...... But there is only one. Before finding out Luo Tianjin's thoughts, if he suddenly appeared, he would fall into a place of no return if he was not careful. I came here to secretly find out what Luo Tianjin has been busy with recently. ”

"What?" Xiao Yang frowned and asked rhetorically, "Does Luo Tianjin dare to tie us up to the Tartars?" Don't forget, Gongzi can give him the 'Shocking Wind and Rain Map', although it is a fake, but at least it is also a favor." ”

"Kindness?" Xun Qin sneered, "The people in the rivers and lakes are all full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but how many people can really do it? Kindness or morality is just a means used by the heroes to deceive the people of the world." If Luo Tianjin had scrupulously adhered to morality and had not used any means, how could he have become the king of Beixian today? Don't forget, how did Wang Xutong, the general of Luoyang, die? How did Luoyang's Golden Daomen and Iron Palm Gang suddenly disappear? There are some things that Luo Tianjin would rather die than admit it, but who dares to say that he did not do these things?

"Childe, then Luo Tianjin came to Shaolin ......"

"We'll find out soon. Xun Qin's beautiful eyes stared at the firelight in the distance, and said faintly, "Luo Tianjin only arrived in Shaolin in the morning, and there was a fire at night, I don't believe that there is such a coincidence in the world." Today's Shaolin Temple must have hidden eccentricity. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was silence in the deserted courtyard again. Xun Qin and Xiao Yang all looked at the fire that was gradually extinguished, and their faces showed completely different expressions of thought.

The silence lasted for half an hour, and a faint sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

A moment later, the gray-faced Abaoru led a tall and fat man in black into the courtyard. That person is Qin Ku, who parted ways with Liu Xunyi in the mountains and forests not long ago.

Seeing Abaolu's embarrassed appearance, Xiao Yang's three people's faces suddenly changed, and they all stepped forward to ask what was going on. Abaolu didn't say a word, just waved his hand again and again quite impatiently, and brought Qin Ku, who was full of curiosity, to Xun Qin.

"Childe, I just met this man at the bottom of the mountain, and I saw that he was in a hurry and dressed strangely, so I brought him back. Abaoru replied.

Xun Qin nodded paradoxically, turned to look at Qin Ku, whose eyes were rolling, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is so good at kung fu, you actually beat my subordinates so embarrassed, admire!"

Xun Qin didn't ask Abaoru about what happened just now, just by his embarrassment, he had already seen through it.

"He's a master. Abaoru replied nondeniably, "I wanted to forcibly take him back at first, but unexpectedly, ......"

"But unexpectedly, you are not his opponent at all, and you can't steal chickens, but eat rice. Xun Qin answered, "I have warned you a long time ago, you must not be blindly reckless in case of trouble, you must think twice before acting, why do you always not listen? If you continue like this, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later." ”

Abaoru muttered unwillingly: "If I really fight with him, I may not lose ......"

"Shut up. Xun Qin's face sank, and he said angrily, "If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, what kind of tongue is fast?"

"Hey...... is still this little white face and sensible, uncle, I have always eaten soft rather than hard. Qin said with a smile, "If it weren't for him saying that there is a great benefit, I wouldn't have come! ”

"My people don't know the etiquette, and I hope you will forgive me. Xun Qin was not angry at Qin Ku's outrageous words, and said with a smile, "Look at Your Excellency's appearance and posture, bold temperament, and good martial arts...... As I expected, you are the sixth master on the Dragon Elephant List, 'ghost sees sorrow' Qin Ku. I don't know if I'm right?"

"Do you know me?" Qin Ku's eyes bent into crescent moons, and he asked with a smile, "Since we know, we are our own people, and everything is easy to say." Hey...... What's in it for me?"

"I heard...... Your Excellency occasionally does some business that collects money to buy your life?"

"Yes. Qin Ku said calmly, "But who do you want to kill......?"

"I know, only kill those you think deserve to be killed. Xun Qin answered with a smile, then rolled his eyes, and asked rhetorically, "I don't know how much you want to kill a person?"

"Thirty taels for ordinary goods, fifty taels for those who have practiced martial arts, and one hundred taels for those who are a little powerful. Qin said bitterly, "If it is a master, or someone who has the protection of a master by his side, then it will have to be re-evaluated, ranging from a few hundred taels to several thousand taels." After that, Qin Ku seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly added, "But if it's a particularly ruthless character, I won't accept how much money you pay." Because...... I can't beat people. ”

Qin is quick to talk and has a big temperament, so he is very interesting to talk about.

"Oh?" Xun Qin stared at Qin Ku with great interest, and asked with a smile, "Then for Your Excellency, who is a ruthless character?"

"For example, the Great Song Emperor. Qin Ku replied solemnly, "Another example is the head of the six major sects, the ...... of the four major families of martial arts" As for this, Qin Ku's tone froze slightly, and then said, "The head of the four major families, I don't have the ability to solve this kind of person." ”

"That's very good!" Xun Qin nodded and smiled, "Since I won't let you kill the emperor, I won't let you kill those heroes in the rivers and lakes." Moreover, the person I asked you to deal with will be able to be captured with your martial arts, and it will be as easy as a finger. ”

After that, Xun Qin asked Abaolu to hand over Qin Ku a thousand taels of silver tickets, and said with a smile: "You take these silver tickets first." After the deed is done, there are still a thousand ...... Oh no, three thousand taels!"

Qin Ku saw that Qian's eyes were open, and his face suddenly turned greedy. But he was just about to subconsciously take the silver ticket, but his hand stretched out in the air suddenly froze, and he said suspiciously: "Who do you want me to kill......?" Not proper. It is said that there is nothing to be done, and it is either a traitor or a thief. You don't look like fools, and the people you asked me to kill must not be simple. No, no, I still won't take this job......"

"I have admired the name of 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' for a long time, and this money is not considered an honorarium, but it is a little bit of my heart, and I show a little admiration. Xun Qin changed his words.

"Really, don't you force me to help you kill?"

"Kill or not, it's up to you to decide in the future, and it has nothing to do with these silver tickets tonight. Xun Qin's face was sincere, nodded and smiled, "But I have a question, and I would like to ask Your Excellency for guidance." ”

"Well said!" Qin Ku quickly took the silver ticket and responded with a happy face, "You little white face is really good at being a person, and I know that I am short of money to spend now." Hey...... Just ask whatever you want, as long as I know, I will tell you. ”

"This fire on the mountain is ......"

"I'll let it go!" Before Xun Qin finished speaking, Qin Ku had already taken the initiative to admit it.

"Why?"

"Because ......" Qin stopped talking bitterly, and only after he looked at the silver ticket in his hand again did he say slowly, "Because I am looking for something." ”

"What is it?" Xun Qin looked straight and asked, "Can it be related to King Beixian?"

"Luo Tianjin?" Qin was stunned for a moment, shook his head again and again, and said, "He is just here to help the fist, this thing does not belong to him, it is the Pan family and the Qin family who are fighting with each other." Seeing that Xun Qin's eyes were full of doubts, Qin Ku said again, "Seeing that you are not bad, and you are generous, I will take the trouble to tell you about it." Right for you to spend a thousand taels of silver to buy news from me, and we will each take what we need tonight, and we will not owe each other in the future. How?"

"It's all up to you!" Xun Qin nodded in response.

Qin Ku smiled with satisfaction, and then informed Xun Qin of the causes and consequences of the Pan and Qin families' competition for the "Xuanshui Volume".

After that, Qin Ku seemed to be worried that Xun Qin would compete with him for the 'Xuanshui Scroll', so he hurriedly added: "You don't want to fight the idea of the 'Xuanshui Scroll', right? I can remind you, it's only half of the cheats, whoever practices will die early, I don't believe you look at the Hexi Qin Clan, I'm not scaring you!"

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in the 'Genshui Scroll' at all. Xun Qin replied lightly, then changed his words, and asked: "But I don't understand, you know that practicing it will affect your lifespan, why should you covet it?"

Qin Ku's face changed color slightly, and he muttered: "What's your business? Lao Tzu is not afraid of death, okay?"

"You ......"

"Okay! Of course you can!" Without waiting for Abaolu to scold, Xun Qin had already taken the lead in speaking, she looked at Qin Ku with a cloudy face with a deep meaning, and said with a light smile, "But seeing that Your Excellency is so interested, empty-handed, it seems that you haven't been able to succeed just now?"

"Although Old Man Pan lives in Guanyin Temple, the 'Xuanshui Scroll' has long been stored in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion by the monk Xuanming. Qin sighed bitterly, "I worked in vain, and I almost lost my life." Fortunately, I escaped before the Shaolin master killed the Guanyin Courtyard, otherwise I would have lost a lot tonight. ”

"Oh?" Xun Qin asked thoughtfully, "Listen to your Excellency...... Could it be that Guanyin Temple is not in the Shaolin Temple?"

"Mt. Shomuro is divided into front and back mountains. Qin Ku explained, "The Shaolin Temple is in the front mountain, and the Guanyin Temple is in the back mountain. Houshan is sparsely populated on weekdays, and there are only Guanyin Temple and Manjushri Field. Between the front and back mountains, there is a mountain road of five or six hundred meters connected, because the Pan family has a female dependent, so it is inconvenient to stay in the temple, can only live in the Guanyin Temple. ”

Xun Qin listened attentively, as if he wanted to imprint every word of Qin Ku into his mind.

After a long time, Xun Qin's expression was bright, and he suddenly spoke: "What if...... I'll get the 'Xuanshui Scroll' for you, can you help me kill a few people?"

Hearing this, several people in the courtyard were stunned at the same time. Without waiting for Abaolu to remind, he saw Qin Ku's eyes full of surprise and asked: "Is this true? If you can really steal the 'Xuanshui Scroll' for me, even if you ask me to kill the Great Song Emperor, I will dare to accept this deal!"

After saying that, Qin Ku's eyes changed, and he looked at Xun Qin, who was silent in thought, suspiciously, and sneered: "Aren't you joking with me? What is the Shaolin Scripture Pavilion? Don't say that you guys, even if Qin Ming and Luo Tianjin go out in person, they may not be able to steal things from the Scripture Pavilion." You ......"

"It's not as good as this. Xun Qin ignored Qin Ku's questioning, and said quickly, "I agreed with you that we will meet in Luoyang in half a month, and if I steal the 'Xuanshui Scroll' at that time, you will take over my business." If I can't steal it, I won't let you run in vain, and I'll give you another 1,000 taels of silver as a reward, how about it?"

Seeing that Xun Qin's sworn appearance did not seem to be a fraud, he remembered that he had received a thousand taels of silver tickets from others just now. As the so-called short-handed manpower, Qin Ku was inconvenient to refuse, and immediately readily promised: "After half a month, I will wait for you in Luoyang City." At that time, if you can really bring the 'Xuanshui Scroll', I don't need a penny of money, and if you ask me to kill whoever I want, I will kill whoever I want, there is no other word!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"The big husband stands up to the sky, and his words are out, and the horses are difficult to chase!"

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