On the official road hundreds of miles away from Yu'an City, a caravan composed of dozens of people and horses escorted more than 30 carriages full of goods, and marched towards the east.

The leader was a middle-aged man with two knives, and behind him, on the left and right, followed by two young handsome men in fresh clothes and angry horses, with long knives hanging from their waists.

On the left, a young man in a blue satin brocade robe, holding a horsewhip in one hand and a reins in the other, walked and glanced back at the convoy behind him from time to time.

On the wheel of one of the carriages, a young man in purple sat with a bright smile on his face, chatting happily with the coachman on the side.

The brocade-robed man frowned, and seemed to be slightly hostile to the guy who was a little more handsome than himself.

Five or six paces behind him was a rather luxurious manned carriage, the curtain of which hung low, and it was impossible to see the people sitting in the car, but faintly, it seemed that he could smell a faint smell of rouge. The brocade-robed man took a deep look at the carriage, as if he wanted to see the people in the carriage through the curtain of the carriage, but unfortunately, he couldn't see anything, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed in the brocade-robed man's eyes.

He suddenly felt a little envious of the coachman, if he could help the people in the car to catch the car, how good would it be? Just with his identity, this kind of thing can only be thought about in his heart, and the face of the man in the brocade robe unconsciously appeared a touch of self-deprecation.

"Senior Brother Ye, what are you thinking?"

Just as the brocade-robed man was wandering outside, a young man who was neck and neck with him suddenly whispered in his ear.

"Oh, it's okay......" The brocade-robed man came back to his senses, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "I always feel that the kid's origin is unknown, a little suspicious, Senior Brother Hu, what do you think?"

The young man who was called the junior brother by the brocade man was sturdy, relatively plainly dressed, and his face was slightly immature, looking less than twenty years old. Hearing the senior brother's question, he glanced at the purple-clothed young man at the back of the team, scratched his head and said, "No, Brother Qin is still very easy to get along with, although his martial arts are not very good, but his heart is still very good, and he is also kind." ”

When the brocade-robed man heard this, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, you have only known that kid for a few days? What did that kid say about going to Beijing to do errands, and accidentally lost his horse, that is, Miss Wang was simple-minded, so she would believe his nonsense and agree to take him to Zhongzhou, hum, I think, he must have some intentions, junior brother, along the way, we have to keep an eye on this kid!"

The brocade-robed man who spoke was named Ye Xiu, and his junior brother was named Hu Xuechu, both of whom were proud disciples of the "Golden Handle Knife Village" in Luoyang City, Zhongzhou, and their master was Hu Guangnan, the second owner of the Golden Handle Knife Village, that is, the middle-aged swordsman at the front of the team.

Hu Xuechu listened to his senior brother's words, nodded thoughtfully, and said that he knew, but in fact, he didn't take his senior brother's words to heart from the bottom of his heart. Although he was young, he had little experience in the rivers and lakes, and he didn't know much about the sinister rivers and lakes, but his intuition told him that the young man in purple who joined the team two days ago was by no means a villain.

The journey was lonely, and the two of them chatted in a whisper, and the topics they talked about also turned to what they saw and heard on this trip.

Whenever he talked about those martial arts celebrities he met on the way, or the famous heroes in the rivers and lakes, Ye Xiu would intentionally or unintentionally compare them with his own master, and then add flattering words such as "Compared with our master, they are still far behind".

Hu Guangnan, who was walking at the front of the team on horseback and carrying a knife, smiled but did not speak. He is the second owner of the Golden Handle Knife Village, and it is said that he has received the guidance of Pang Bofu, the master of the Divine Sword List, and his sword skills are superb, and he has entered the realm of Tongxuan, and he is the number one person in Luoyang, Zhongzhou.

Hu Guangnan's round trip to Luoyang City and Yu'an City this time was to escort the queen of the Luoyang royal family, which was similar to the dart game, but he had to invite this powerful sword master south of the Yellow River to go out in person, and the price was naturally extremely expensive.

He is a man in the rivers and lakes, and there is a large group of brothers who need to rely on him to eat, and he spends a huge amount of money on weekdays, and if he wants to maintain the operation of the entire gang, in addition to collecting protection fees from the merchants on the local plate, he naturally needs other ways to make money, and being a servant of those rich and big families is one of them.

The Wang family is one of the three major business giants in Luoyang City, and it is also the largest financier of the Golden Handle Knife Village. But just a year ago, two generations of heads of the Wang family had accidents one after another, and all the burdens of a huge family fell on the shoulders of Queen Qianyue.

The business tycoons in Luoyang City thought that the Wang family would collapse and decline, but what everyone didn't expect was that Wang Tianyue, the princess of the Wang family, actually provoked the beam of the Wang family with a posture of not letting the eyebrows go.

There are various deeds about this woman, which are widely spread in the streets and alleys of Luoyang City. I don't know how many children of famous families want to conquer it, but unfortunately, until now, I haven't heard of Wang Tianyue adding to anyone.

The reason why Hu Guangnan took the two apprentices with him was to let them follow him for a while, and secondly, to see if there was any possibility that these two boys would be favored by Miss Wang. It's just that along the way, Wang Tianyue has behaved decently and is very kind to anyone, but in this kindness, it seems to reveal the coldness of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Hu Guangnan listened to the words of the two apprentices behind him, but he didn't say a word, he understood the thoughts of the eldest disciple Ye Xiu, and knew that he must have understood his intentions, and he was courteous to Miss Wang along the way, but unfortunately the latter didn't seem to appreciate it.

Hu Guangnan knew that Wang Tianyue, who was born in a wealthy family, thought very highly of himself, so he naturally would not pretend to be a martial artist like Ye Xiu and Xue Chu, but for this matter, he was just close to the people, as for whether the two boys behind him had this blessing, it was not up to him to decide.

And the purple-clothed young man named Qin Xuan that his two apprentices were talking about was a ranger from the rivers and lakes who came out of nowhere two days ago and wanted to take a ride, claiming to be a person from Tianxi City in Taiqing Prefecture, Hu Guangnan didn't take this person to heart.

The reason why the eldest disciple Ye Xiu has a grudge against Qin Xuan is also because of the Miss Wang family, and it is strange to say that the seemingly cold Wang concubine has a very kind and friendly attitude towards Qin Xuan, which makes Ye Xiu, who has some careful thoughts about Wang Tianyue, extremely unhappy.

The team continued to move forward, the wheels were rolling, the horses' hooves were bursting, and Ye Xiu and Hu Xuechu gradually stopped talking. In the luxurious carriage not far behind the two sat three young women dressed differently but all with good looks.

The carriage was wide, and the three women sat in three directions, which did not seem crowded.

The person in the center, wearing a white dress with excellent texture, and a white jade hairpin inlaid with dark blue gems pulled up a jet-black hairpin, as if out of a painting. The woman's expression was calm, and her clear eyes were full of shrewdness and profundity.

This woman who seems to have a good identity is none other than Wang Qianyue, the concubine of the Luoyang Wang family.

Miss Wang's back was leaning against the carriage, bored, she stretched out her hand to lift the curtain, and looked out, it was almost dusk, the sky was gradually darkening, Wang Qianyue looked at the silhouette of the green mountains on both sides of the official road, and was stunned.

On her left and right sides, there was a young woman sitting. The woman on the left, dressed in a green dress, her hair is erected on the top of her head with a red ribbon, her eyes are slightly closed, her delicate face is not powdered, and between her eyebrows and eyes, she is heroic. On the legs of the woman in Tsing Yi, there is a simple long sword, which is a female martial arts master at a glance.

The woman on the right is dressed as a maid, looking only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a young and playful face with a little baby fat.

The little maid saw her young lady's actions, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" ”

Wang Tianyue lowered the curtain and shook her head gently, "It's okay, I've worked hard for you these days." ”

"It's not hard, it's not hard, Miss, you're hard, you have to worry about a lot of things every day, Xin'er is clumsy, and she can't help Miss......"

After the little girl finished speaking, Wang Qianyue smiled slightly, "Actually, I am not as hard as you think, although there are many affairs now, but I can deal with it after all, but ......" Speaking of this, her expression was gloomy, "I have been out for so long, I am a little worried about my brother, and I don't know how he is now......"

When the little girl heard this, her face also darkened, and after a long time, she comforted: "Miss, this time in Beijing, although I didn't find the disciple of the divine doctor, I also got some clues, didn't I? Young Master Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he will definitely be fine, Miss ......."

When the maid named Xin'er said this, she didn't know what to say, so she had to keep her mouth shut, and Wang Tianyue also fell silent.

The atmosphere in the carriage immediately became awkward, and the quirky little maid glanced at her own young lady, and then at the woman in Tsing Yi with a horizontal sword and knees, and asked for no reason: "Sister Qingyi, that Qin Xuan seems to also practice swords, the sword wrapped in cloth on his back is really big, it is the first time I have seen such a wide sword, it looks quite bluffing, but listening to Ye Xiu, he should have average martial arts, can you see how his martial arts are?"

The woman in Tsing Yi didn't open her eyes, and said in an indifferent tone: "That person's qi fluctuations are not prominent, and I can't see the specific cultivation, it must be related to the internal strength and mental method he is cultivating, however, I can feel that he seems to have suffered internal injuries, which causes his qi to be even weaker, and I think this is also the reason why Ye Xiu thinks that his martial arts cultivation is average." ”

The little maid nodded, looking thoughtful, and was about to ask again, but Wang Qianyue suddenly asked at this time: "Is it serious due to internal injuries?"

The woman in Tsing Yi shook her head, "This kind of internal injury can only be cultivated slowly, and it can naturally recover over time." After speaking, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Wang Tianyue, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth, the latter seemed to realize something, and her face turned slightly red, but then changed as usual.

Xin'er, the maid who has followed Wang Tianyue since she was a child, caught a glimpse of Miss's appearance, and couldn't help but say openly: "Miss, why do you care so much about that guy? I see that he is oily and smooth, very unreliable, Miss, don't be confused by him." ”

When Wang Tianyue heard this, she glared at Xin'er, raised her hand to fight, and the little maid hurriedly sat down on the side of the woman in Tsing Yi opposite and hugged her shoulder, "Sister Qingyi, help, Miss is beating someone!"

The woman named Qingyi, dressed in Tsing Yi, smiled slightly, and patted Xin'er's fleshy little face with her hand, "I also think you should be beaten!"

Qin Xuan, who was in the team, naturally didn't know that Miss Wang and Hu Guangnan's two apprentices were talking about themselves, after he separated from Lan Shihuai, he had little money left, and he couldn't afford to buy horses, so he had to go back on foot, but between the two cities of Yu'an and Tianxi, there is Zhongyu Prefecture, which is the most extensive region, not less than 10,000 miles away, and only on two legs, can he go home in the Year of the Monkey?

It's not that Qin Xuan didn't think about walking the rivers and lakes with a sword in an unhurried and leisurely manner, but first, he remembered his brother in his heart, and secondly, he couldn't protect himself, so what else was there to meddle in his affairs and pretend to be a hero?

As the saying goes, a penny is hard to beat a hero, a few days ago, he asked for help from a lot of passing dart board convoys, wanting them to carry him for a distance, never thought that he was rejected every time, some of the leaders of the dart board, but also regarded him as a Jiang Yang thief who wanted to rob the dart, and some even drew their knives out of the sheath and pointed at him, a look if you dare to take a step forward, I will cut your posture.

However, in the end, the endless road made him meet this caravan returning to Luoyang from Yu'an City, and the young lady of the Wang family, who looked like a fairy, promised to bring him to Luoyang, Zhongzhou, which was also a great favor for him.

In the evening, the convoy reached a small town and stopped at the door of an inn that looked like it was a modest size.

After setting up dozens of carriages, everyone entered the "Jun Zailai" inn where they were going to stay and rest tonight, and Qin Xuan was among them. He was also helping everyone to catch the car and move the goods, but after entering the house, he was embarrassed to sit with everyone and eat.

Qin Xuan found an inconspicuous position to sit down alone without a trace, and when the disciples of the Golden Handle Dao Zhuang and the members of the Wang family were all making a loud noise there, he beckoned to the shopkeeper, intending to order a bowl of Yangchun noodles to pass casually.

However, before the shopkeeper stepped forward, a burly man walked up to Qin Xuan, pulled the latter up from the chair, and without waiting for Qin Xuan to speak, the man took the lead and said, "What's the matter, look down on you Brother Wang?" You kid is too insincere, let's go for a walk, let's drink together......

The man's name is Wang Sanshi, and he is the coachman of the carriage that Qin Xuan rides, and the two of them are self-acquainted, and they chatted very much along the way.

Wang Sanshi saw Qin Xuan's thoughts, but the Wang family has a big business, what's the matter, you kid is afraid that the Wang family will be poor in a few meals? My young lady will care about your extra wine money? Seeing Qin Xuan's twisted appearance, Wang Sanshi was angry.

Qin Xuan was a little helpless, he was begging others to take him for a while and go home quickly, but in the past two days, he has been eating and drinking in the crowd for several times, even if others don't say it, he is a little unhappy in his own heart.

Not far away, Ye Xiu, who was sitting at the same table with his master, junior brother and others, saw Qin Xuan being dragged to the wine table by Wang Sanshi, the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a touch of mockery, and he whispered to the junior brother beside him: "See, that guy, it's really hypocritical." ”

Hu Xuechu on the side just laughed with a drink, didn't say anything, picked up the wine bottle in front of him, and poured a glass of wine for the master and brother in turn.

Ye Xiu picked up the wine glass, took a sip lightly, and his eyes unconsciously glanced at the table where Miss Wang was located.

Wang Qianyue sat with the maid Xin'er and the personal female guard, she quietly glanced at Qin Xuan, who was sitting with the family members half-pushing, and then said something to Qingyi beside her seemingly casually, the latter just nodded slightly, sometimes with a sentence or two, her eyes wandered, and occasionally glanced at Qin Xuan, but there was a slight contempt in her eyes.

The maid Xin'er had already ordered the wine and food to the shopkeeper of the inn, and all kinds of dishes had been served by the second boy, and the inn, which was originally a little deserted, suddenly became lively and noisy because of the arrival of Wang Tianyue and his caravan.

The shopkeeper of the inn looked at the sudden arrival of five or six tables of guests, and his heart blossomed, and there were thirty or forty people, not only to have dinner at his place, but also to book out almost all the rooms of the inn, how could he not be overjoyed?

Half an hour later, Miss Wang had already finished eating and went upstairs to rest, but the hall of the inn was still full of people.

Qin Xuan, who had half a pot of wine, was already a little dizzy, and he no longer had any restraints, and gradually began to chatter.

At three o'clock, the sky outside the house was completely dark as ink, and everyone in the hall was still guessing the fist and wine, when suddenly, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and when everyone felt that the sound was getting closer and closer, it stopped abruptly.

Outside the inn, a dart suddenly appeared.

The innkeeper thought that another guest had arrived, and was the first to go out of the door to greet him, but when he saw the dress of the pair of centaurs, he was immediately frightened like chaff and his soul was not possessed, and he asked with a frightened face: "You, who are you?"

No one answered the words of the shopkeeper, the pair of people and horses that suddenly appeared, just quietly riding horses and standing in the open space outside the inn, everyone was dressed in black clothes and black cloaks, and everyone had the same black mask on their faces, and even the horses under the crotches of everyone were almost black. There was a long knife hanging from their waists, and at this moment, the long knife was already out of its sheath.

Nineteen people, seventeen people swords, and the other two did not make any movements, just holding their heads high, sitting on horseback, motionless, but giving people a sense of abyss.

Just when the seventeen Xueliang scimitars were unsheathed almost at the same time, Hu Guangnan, who was originally sitting in the inn holding a wine glass, suddenly tensed, he had already heard the sound of horses' hooves, but at that time he only thought it was a passerby, so he didn't care, until this moment, he suddenly felt a strong murderous aura.

Hu Guangnan didn't speak, but threw away the wine glass in an instant, stood up straight suddenly, and the double knives behind his back suddenly left the sheath, and the sound of the dragon's groan of the sharp blade out of the sheath woke everyone in the inn.

"Alert, there's trouble!"

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