Chapter 23, The Coming Assassin
The person who came was dressed in black, and when he landed, he let out a disdainful sneer from his nose, "What a fast flying needle!"
He landed his left foot on the ground first, then his right.
Then, he took a small half step forward with a slight deafness, but Lu Qianyu didn't notice it.
Then, the man stopped and looked at Qin Laosan, who was sitting upstairs, and said sharply, "The road is facing the sky, let's go half of each way, and the well water will not interfere with the river water." Wait, do you really meddle in this matter?"
Qin Laosan smiled, he couldn't hold it in his hand, stroked the strings, and there was still a blow under his eyes, which was hanging but not sending. He slowly spoke, "I, Qin Laosan, hate dog thieves the most in my life, a Fu Yaoqin, and rule all kinds of villains in the rivers and lakes." Now that you have encountered it, you are unlucky. Without further ado, leave a name. Look at my well water, can you wash it up to your Buddha?"
"That's a good word!" Liu Heshan said immediately, "But, Qin Laosan, you are a turtle grandson, and your hand is too heavy, this needle is really fatal." ”
At this moment, Lu Qianyu is only thinking about the safety of the knife.
The man in black didn't seem to be coming at Qin Laosan and Liu Heshan. There was only one answer, he was an assassin with a knife and one of himself, as evidenced by his night suit.
The first thing Lu Qianyu thought of was Lu Jian or Wu Lingfeng, except for the two of them, he had no enemies in the rivers and lakes.
The man looked at the knife, coughed, and then laughed, "You really think that little thing can hurt me, wishful thinking!" With that, he pinched a silver needle in his hand and threw it on the ground.
Then, he raised his sleeves, revealing a delicate dagger. At first glance, it is sparkling, short and concise, like a treasure. The dagger then stabbed the knife in a strange trajectory.
The knife had already woken up, and for some reason, he had to lie on the ground and continue to pretend to be dead. Seeing that the other party had a murderous intent, he was so frightened that he stood up with a carp. "Oh my god. Xiaodao shouted and ran towards Lu Qianyu, "Brother Lu, save me." ”
Lu Qianyu touched Gu Han, and wanted to rush over to fight, regardless of the other party's origin, if he wanted to kill the knife, he would not allow it.
Unexpectedly, the fire is too far away, and the killer is too close. Lu Qianyu had no way to shorten the distance of life no matter what, and his brain was blank for a while.
At the last moment, Lu Qianyu only heard a sound properly, and the dagger fell suddenly in front of the knife.
Upstairs, Qin Laosan touched Yaoqin and sighed lightly.
"Luckily, I caught up!"
The blow failed, causing the man in black to snort and look at Qin Laosan.
"You bastard!" Qin Laosan lowered his head and shouted at the man in black: "Don't ask my qin, just do it in a hurry, obviously don't take me seriously." No one in the rivers and lakes has ever dared to be so rude to me, so I have to deal with you!"
The voice of grumbling sounded again, sometimes slowly, sometimes urgently, up and down.
Lu Qianyu had palpitations and blocked his ears. Unexpectedly, this time it is not just as simple as intrigue, but even wants the lives of living beings from all over the world.
Whoosh...
With the sound of the piano, white silver needles emanated from the bottom of the piano, heading straight for the man in black under the cover of night.
The man in black lost his color slightly, quickly took off his black clothes, and showed a sword-shaped long soldier, which was more like a weapon that could fight than a dagger.
He took a few steps back, swung his sword, and drew circles in front of him. Then there was the crunch of the silver needle being shot down in the air, and the dull sound of the missing silver needle sinking into the object behind it.
Lu Qianyu strode forward here, like a meteor catching the moon, rushed to the knife, pulled him, and then ran back.
The countless silver needles that were punched out had all been used up at this moment. Qin Laosan on the gatehouse secretly exclaimed, he missed a blow, which showed that the other party was a strong man with good strength. He continued to play "Liver and Sausage Break" almost uselessly, and then ended with a sad choke, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the man in black put away his sword.
"This turtle grandson. Liu Heshan walked to the man in black with a limp on crutches, and he complained as he walked, "Qin Laosan, you are still old after all! "Broken Liver and Sausage" plays well, but it is not useful! However, fortunately, there is my "River and Mountain Sword". You know, how long have I been practicing this trick for three years, just to take your dog's life. After speaking, Liu Heshan stood in front of the man in black.
The two glanced at each other, and the man in black knew that the comer was not good, so he waved his long sword.
"Liu Heshan, are you here again?"
"Hehe, since I know your Grandpa Liu's name!" Liu Heshan glanced at Qin Laosan and said proudly, "Turtle Sun! ”
Qin Laosan's face darkened, his eyelids drooped, and he said with disdain: "Liu Heshan, can you have a face? Obviously, you just told him." ”
"Did I really say that?" Liu Heshan raised his head and thought for a long time, he said, "Qin Laosan, you turtle grandson, jealous of me. ”
"Did I say that?" Then, Liu Heshan tapped the ground with his cane, and he asked the man in black, "Did I really tell you my name?"
The man in black was slightly stunned, and then snorted, "Liu Heshan, you dead cripple, you also want to take a trip to this troubled water?"
"Let me ask you, how do you know my name!" Liu Heshan's face changed faster than turning a book, and there was no expression on his wrinkled face, grim like an ice lump, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and scolded, "You turtle grandson, you are too disrespectful to your Grandpa Liu, you actually call me lame, you are dead." ”
"Liuhe Mountain. The man in black suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "You and Qin Laosan, that little grudge is known to everyone in the rivers and lakes." I know how lame that leg is!"
"Well, he must be killed. Qin Laosan shouted, "Liu Heshan, did you hear it, you must kill him." ”
Liu Heshan nodded, stretched out his fingers and plucked his ears, he said, "What are you shouting, I'm lame, but not behind my ears." ”
"I'm not here to listen to you two talk. The man in black glanced at the long sword, and a little cold light was reflecting the moon. He said, "Cripple Liu, if you know each other, let me quickly dodge, be careful of my Lingxiao sword, hurt you old cripple." ”
"So. Liu Heshan let out a sinister laugh, "Just let me come for a while, the people in the rivers and lakes are called Ling Xiaohua, and the sword of a thousand ghosts is spent." ”
The man in black is the Lingxiao flower, the flower of a thousand ghosts!
Lu Qianyu didn't hear this name, what name.
He asked the knife, "Who is he in the Lingxiao Treasure Palace?"
"Ling Xiaohua, flower thousand ghosts!" said the knife, then rubbed his temples and thought for a moment, and said, "Lustful ghosts, evil ghosts, drunkards, I have seen these ghosts." What the hell is a flower ghost, I haven't heard of it. Why don't we go back to my father, he knows for sure. ”
"What back?" Lu Qianyu patted his head, the knife bowed his head in pain, and Lu Qianyu continued, "If you run when you see the enemy, this is considered an escape." Leaving two old men to fight with the man in black, this kind of unrighteous and immoral thing, your father also told you?"
"What then?" Xiao Dao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Brother Lu, you are injured, and I will definitely not be able to beat him." I almost didn't see my dad just now. ”
"If you can't beat it, you have to fight!" Lu Qianyu pressed the shoulder of the knife, and he said seriously and kindly: "The rivers and lakes have never designed a way for people to retreat, and they show their swords when they meet the enemy, this is the rule." ”
"Didn't you just enter the rivers and lakes?" Xiaodao was surprised, who gave Lu Qianyu courage?
"In short, as soon as I entered the rivers and lakes, I couldn't get out. Lu Qianyu glanced at the man in black. At this time, Liu Heshan was using his crutches to fight against the opponent's long sword, and the fight was inextricable. He continued, "Escape may be someone else's rivers and lakes, but in my rivers and lakes, there are only two words: forward. ”
The knife snorted, probably still not quite understanding, and he asked, "Then what can I do?"
"Run!" Qin Laosan hurriedly said. He was standing on the edge of the gatehouse at this moment, and muttered to Fu Yaoqin in his arms, "When the Lingxiao Flower blooms, there will inevitably be a fall of life." It could be an enemy, or it could be yourself. That old ghost does everything but good deeds on the rivers and lakes, and kills countless people. This is a tough battle, you are not his opponent, only escape!"
Lu Qianyu was surprised, "How powerful is he?"
Qin Laosan fell to the ground and nodded slightly, "Very powerful!" I have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes with Liuhe Mountain for decades, although I have never fought with him, but there are not many people who can catch all my silver needles. It is rumored that thousands of ghosts have learned a set of strange swordsmanship, Ling Xiaohua is his stunt, how many swordsmen, who do not believe in evil, have asked him to duel, and finally disappeared. Then, Qin Laosan asked again, "Why did you provoke this plague god?"
"yes. Lu Qianyu glanced at the knife, and the knife blinked innocent eyes as if to say, it's not me!
Lu Qianyu was full of doubts, since he was such a powerful figure, could it be that he was really sent by Lu Jian?
He asked Knife, "Is it possible that your father is an enemy?"
Knife shook his head, "I don't know. Immediately, he smiled, "It's possible, after all, my father is so powerful." ”
Qin Laosan pouted, "Which one is your father?"
"Old knife, Huang Danian. Xiaodao puffed up his chest and said arrogantly, "I'm Xiaodao, Huang Shao." ”
Lu Qianyu was surprised, this is really a father and son!
"It turned out to be him!" Qin Laosan touched a pinch of long beard on his chin, and he said with a fascinated expression, "Jianghu life is fast, Huang Danian." ”
"Senior knows my father?" said the knife.
"I haven't hit it. Qin Laosan shook his head, "When we solve Hua Qiangui, I am willing to ask him for a few tricks." ”
"Seniors. Lu Qianyu said, "Since the enemy is so powerful, why do you still have to fight?"
During this time, he could be regarded as seeing Qin Laosan's true face clearly.
He had a slender face, and his wrinkles were far less than those of Liu Heshan, so he looked young, about forty or fifty years old. There is a long beard on his chin, and a scar is faintly visible. In addition, his eyes are smaller, and when he speaks, he narrows into a slit. He crossed his arms, his ten fingers were slender, and his skin was fair, and if he looked at his fingers alone, Lu Qianyu swore that he might only be eighteen years old. "Probably that's because he's been playing the piano for a long time," he thought.
In addition, look at the long piano in his arms, the body is pitch black, the strings are like snow, and there is no hidden silver needle.
"So where did the silver needles come from?" Lu Qianyu was very curious.
"Why are you fighting?" Qin Laosan asked, slowly bent down, and sat down cross-legged. He placed the piano on his knees and adjusted the balance of the body. When everything was ready, he smiled lightly, "Because, I claim to be the hero in this world! Great, why does it exist, and where does it come from? Are you afraid to face an enemy who is stronger than you, do you want to complain about the weak in this world, and are you willing to draw your sword against the wicked without any scruples." What you just said is good, although the rivers and lakes are big, we are the people of the rivers and lakes, and we are destined to have no way out. After speaking, Qin Laosan pressed his fingers on the strings and cast a sharp gaze.
Lu Qianyu sighed, it turns out that in this river and lake, there are really heroes!
He didn't know that Qin Laosan's bold words had a profound impact on his future, so much so that later, Lu Qianyu's way of doing could not be separated from the truth of these words.
Liuhe Mountain's move is silent, and it seems that it has not yet been issued. Hua Qiangui also did not use such unpredictable stunts as Ling Xiaohua.
Two people, you come and go, play dozens of moves, and there is no difference between victory and defeat. In the end, Liu Heshan's crutch collided with Hua Qiangui's long sword, making a crisp sound, shaking the sky as if a hole had been cracked.
Then, the rain fell in a dense manner.
Lu Qianyu held Gu Han and walked towards Liuhe Mountain. But behold, the rain fell on the old man's brow. He was on crutches in one hand, and the other hand reached into the collar and pulled out, squinting his eyes and sneering at Hua Qiangui with a look of contempt.
Hua Qiangui peeked at Liuhe Mountain motionlessly, as if he was on guard. Seeing Lu Qianyu coming over, his afterglow showed killing intent.
"Liu Heshan, your "River and Mountain Sword" is nothing more than that. Hua Qiangui said proudly.
"What is your Lingxiao flower?" Liu Heshan said.
"Waste on you. Hua Qiangui glanced at Lu Qianyu, and then said, "It's more appropriate to use it on him." ”
"Speak wildly. Liu Heshan lifted his crutches and pointed at the other party, and he said, "Use my mountains and rivers for your Lingxiao flowers." I want to see if you are so evil in the rivers and lakes. ”
"It's not worth it!" Hua Qiangui blinked, the rain ran down his forehead, and he said abruptly, "You will die here, in order to protect these two boys, why bother?"
"Who will protect them?" Liu Heshan touched the crutches, and suddenly lost a layer of camouflage on the outside of the crutches. Then, a slender sword appeared in the rain.
Only then did Lu Qianyu understand that Liu Heshan really used a sword, not a cane.
This crutch is a sword, a sword is a crutch, he replaced a lame leg with a crutch, and it was the sword that supported him through these rugged rivers and lakes.
"Senior!" Lu Qianyu looked at Liu Heshan's sword, full of respect, and he said gratefully, "This is my business, senior, let's step aside." ”
"Get out of here!" Liu Heshan glared at him, and he said, "Now it's my business, and I'm going to cast a subtle mountain and river silence." Get out of the way and watch to the side. By the way, I will record my sassy and heroic posture, and I will go to the rivers and lakes in the future to say how I easily defeated the famous Ling Xiaohua today. ”
"Look for dead old thing!" scolded.
"But, alas. Liu Heshan looked at the long sword kindly, and the rain was washing it away with great light. He ignored Hua Qiangui and continued, "In my life, if I leave a regret, I will confiscate an apprentice." No matter how powerful this move is, after I have been in the soil for a hundred years, I will never remember this trick in the rivers and lakes. ”
"Life inevitably has regrets. Lu Qianyu wiped the rain off his face, he thought of Shi Weng, the waves and the dead Xiaolou, he continued, "Life is really lonely like rain! The wind is coming, the rain is coming, it is raining during the day, and it is crazy at night. Old-timers, why be sad?"
"You turtle grandson, what you said is quite reasonable. Liu Heshan looked at Lu Qianyu with satisfaction and continued, "However, although the rain can wash away the dust. But you see, every brick and tile, even a dead tree, after a heavy rain, isn't it still standing alone? What is this called, this is called existence. Only the life of existence is meaningful. Even if the time is short, years, decades, centuries, but it is much better than the dust disappearing in an instant. ”
"Yes!" Lu Qianyu said.
"You still don't retreat?" said Liuhe Mountain.
"But!" Lu Qianyu smiled, "After all, this is still my business! Let me stand on the side, for fear that the lonely cold in my hand will not agree. ”
"Stinky boy, don't be in a hurry to die!" shouted Hua Qiangui, who pointed his sword at Lu Qianyu. Lu Qianyu saw that it was actually not a sword, it was a simple image, but it was not. If you describe it as something, it is somewhere between a knife and a sword, after all, it is very strange, the body of the sword is single-edged, as long as a sword, and as wide as a knife. Just when Lu Qianyu was puzzled and wanted to find a relative for this strange weapon, he heard Hua Qiangui say, "Liu Heshan, I'll send you on the road first, and I'm killing this kid." ”
"Gu Han?" Liu Heshan jumped a few steps, came to Lu Qianyu's side, grabbed Lu Qianyu's wrist, and looked at Gu Han carefully. Then, he laughed happily and said in a loud voice, "I can't be wrong, I can't be wrong, it's Gu Han, it's Gu Han! I can't imagine how much suffering I have endured in order to obtain the essence of Liu Heshan, I have studied swords all my life." It's not in vain to be lucky enough to meet Gu Han today, hahaha!"
Lu Qianyu was full of suspicion and said, "Senior, do you know Gu Han?"
"I don't know. Liu Heshan shook his head, and then he said brightly, "But you can't be wrong, you are using Gu Han." Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, Gu Han was owned by Lu Xinghe, the world's first swordsman, and was the supreme of ten thousand swords. Unfortunately, hundreds of years later, it was defeated, and it was split in two. Half of it is passed down in the hands of the Lu Xinghe people, and the other half is missing. This incident also caused an uproar in the rivers and lakes. In order to find the other half of the broken sword, many swordsmen traveled thousands of rivers and mountains, but in the end they were nowhere to be found. From this point of view, you are a member of the Lu family?"
Lu Qianyu shook Gu Han and replied, "My name is Lu Qianyu." Lu Xinghe is the ancestor. ”
"Lu family!" When Hua Qiangui spoke, a few bean-sized raindrops fell on his forehead, his voice trembled a little, but it was not obvious, he pretended to be calm and said, "I really can't imagine that in this poor country, I can still see the people of the Lu family!"
"Are you so scared?" Liu Heshan said disdainfully.
"Not necessarily. Hua Qiangui said coldly, "The Lu family has long washed their hands in the rivers and lakes, and they don't care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes." It is rumored that the Lu family's swordsmanship "Thousand Armies Broken" has been largely lost, and there are only a few pages left, which have long been unable to be fully displayed, and the strength has dropped a lot. Today, I'm just asking for a few tricks, so I can verify whether the Lu family is struggling to survive now!"
Lu Qianyu secretly smiled bitterly, it seems that this person is not well-informed enough, and he doesn't know that the Lu family has ceased to exist for a month.
"Lu Qianyu, you go and deal with him. Liu Heshan called out to Lu Qianyu, who was stunned, and he said, "Give this old thing, show it, thousands of armies are unstoppable, and the Lu family's "Thousand Armies Broken" worshipped by ten thousand swords!"