The holy decree was sent to the Bianzhou Assassin Mansion, and ordered the Xuanwu Festival envoy and the Bianzhou Assassin Wang Duo to enter the capital immediately.

Ma Dongping said happily: "My lord, it seems that Cui Xiang has won the game, and this time he can be the prime minister again when he enters Beijing." ”

Wang Duo's face was solemn, not ecstatic, and shook his head: "Not necessarily, not to mention that I don't want to enter Beijing." ”

Ma Dongping persuaded: "My lord, don't you hear that 'if you don't get off the dragon, you don't know the outside, and if the minister doesn't enter the palace, you don't know the inside', even if you want to crusade against the thieves, you need to start from the Jinluan Palace." ”

"Enter Beijing immediately!" Ma Dongping said a word, Wang Duomao suddenly opened his mind and made up his mind, and then he said to Ma Dongping, "But your serious injury has not healed, so it is not suitable to go with me, so stay in the mansion to recuperate." ”

When Ma Dongping heard that Wang Duo would not let him follow, he hurriedly said: "This time the adults enter Beijing, Tian Gelding and thieves will inevitably obstruct it in every way, how can his subordinates not escort him all the way?"

Wang Duo sighed: "Don't I know? It's just that if you are so reckless, it will not help, and you will only give your life in vain." ”

Ma Dongping immediately knelt down, kowtowed again and again, and said earnestly: "My lord, even if your subordinates die, they will definitely escort you to Beijing!"

Wang Duo hurriedly helped Ma Dongping up, and Wei Qimu, who was fighting with heaven and man on the side, finally couldn't hold it back, and said: "Brother Ma, you are so good to recuperate from your injuries, I will go for you, and I will ensure that Lord Shi is safe." ”

Wei Qimu was all about Huang Zhen, but when he saw that Ma Dongping was so loyal, he couldn't bear to put him in danger. Moreover, this Wang Duo's history of assassination in a state and the temperance of an army has never taken himself lightly, and he does not even regard himself as an outsider, and he contributes to the search for Huang Zhen, Wei Qimu can't bear that he has an accident halfway, so he finally made up his mind to escort him to Chang'an. As for Huang Zhen's matter, he can't say that he will take care of it after he comes back.

Ma Dongping was overjoyed when he heard this: "With Brother Wei here, I am relieved!"

Wang Duo knew that the road was difficult and dangerous, so he did not shirk politely: "Then there is Lao Wei Shaoxia." ”

Fortunately, Wang Duo is not as weak as ordinary literati, and he can also dance some swords and guns, and ride some fast horses, so that he can be much faster in one trip. In addition to Wei Qimu, there is also a team of twelve guards, all of whom are capable people trained by Ma Dongping, and their loyalty, courage, and martial arts are very outstanding. These twelve people are all under the jurisdiction of Wei Qimu, and this is also the first time he is in charge of people.

Out of Bianzhou, there are Tian Lingzi's forces and eyeliner everywhere. Wei Qimu didn't dare to slack off, he stayed overnight along the way, drank wind and snow, and encountered several waves of stumbling blocks, which were easily solved by him.

When he arrived at the boundary of Zhengzhou, the people here were simple, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, Wei Qimu felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

Until the foot of Song Mountain, the jungle is white, and there are scattered remnants of snow on it. Wei Qimu looked at it, blue and white intersected, and it was chaotic.

The weather is cold and there are still birds flying, but the mountains are quiet but there is no bell ringing.

Just as Wei Qimu was about to withdraw his gaze, he suddenly caught a glimpse of cyan flashing in the jungle. It's as fast as a bird, it's not a leaf drifting or a flower branch falling to the ground, it's just a human figure!

Wei Qimu was not flustered, and planned to brake quietly, but after having a plan in his heart, he opened his mouth to ask the rest of the people to be more careful: "There are people in the forest ahead, stop and wait first." ”

Wang Duo and the others swept around, where was there half a figure? But after several dangers, they had all seen Wei Qimu's methods, and knew that he would not lie, so they immediately reined in the reins, and the twelve horsemen stood in a circle, protecting Wang Duo in the middle. Although Wang Duo was tired, he had no fear.

After a while, a man came out of the woods. This person was dressed in a cyan robe, which was already in tatters, and went straight to Wei Qimu. Then, more than a dozen people in white came out and chased after the man in green clothes. This group of people is getting closer and closer, but Wei Qimu feels that these people are very familiar, especially the man in Tsing Yi.

When the man in Tsing Yi arrived three feet in front of Wei Qimu, he found that there was a group of people blocking the way in front of him, and he complained bitterly, thinking that he would definitely die this time. Who said that after the man in Tsing Yi saw the appearance of the leader clearly, he turned his worries into joy and shouted: "Wei Qimu, what are you doing with your fucking pestle, come and save Lao Tzu!"

This shout made Wei Qimu inexplicable, and looking at this person again, the cyan robe on his body was tattered, and there were blood stains, and even his face was very dirty.

Wei Qimu couldn't see this person's appearance clearly, but felt familiar. The man in Tsing Yi had come to Wei Qimu in front of the head of the horse in a moment, and saw that Wei Qimu was still stunned, pointed at him with one hand, and gasped angrily: "Lao Tzu Zhouyun, you damn owe me a favor at the beginning, if you see ...... today"

Before the man in green clothes finished speaking, Wei Qimu had already swept past him and stopped in front of the dozen or so people in white. It turned out that when this person reported his name, Wei Qimu remembered that he had visited the Maoshan faction at the beginning, this week Yun was one of the few people who wanted to represent the Maoshan faction to participate in the martial arts competition, but he was disqualified by him, how could this favor not be returned?

Those white-clothed people also stopped, and the first person carefully looked at Wei Qimu a few times, and finally nodded, and said coldly: "Wei Qimu, Wei Qimu, it's really an eye-opener, and it didn't take much effort to get it this time." ”

Wei Qimu saw that this person was wearing a white robe, and there were four red flames on his chest, and his heart was clear, no wonder he was so familiar, these people were Manichaean sect members.

These dozen or so people are not weak in martial arts, especially the person who is the leader, who is still the head of a banner, so he has this tone. This group of people is the "Yaoguang" flag left behind after the Manichaean Qichen Banner destroyed Shaolin.

But at this time, Wei Qimu was not the Wei Qimu who could only flee for his life, and the depression he had accumulated over the past few days had finally found a place to vent.

The waves were calm, the clouds were light and the wind stopped, and more than a dozen people in white all fell to the ground, breaking their muscles and bones, but they didn't die.

At this time, Zhou Yun had eased up, he was cold and arrogant, and he had never forgotten the humiliation of Wei Qimu's palm, but his expression changed at this moment, and he said: "If you save me today, it can be regarded as two clear." ”

Wei Qimu knew where his heart was, so he didn't care, but asked, "How could Daoist Zhou be hunted down and killed by the Manichaeans here?"

Zhou Yun saw that Wei Qimu's demeanor was as usual, and he was clearly a very gentleman, and he was slightly ashamed in his heart, and sighed: "My Maoshan faction was in charge of grain and grass equipment in Juancheng, and on the way to Chengshi, news came from the front, saying that the Manichaean sect took advantage of the martial arts and green forest wars to wash the martial arts factions in blood. My master believed it and didn't go to Chengshi, and took people back to the master in the starry night. His old man said, 'Even if the martial arts are defeated because of him, the master cannot die because of him.' He sent a few of us brothers and sisters to investigate the traces of Manichaeism along the way. ”

When Wei Qimu heard this, he said in his heart, "This should be the news released by Jun Ping, and he really intercepted Master Hu." When he saw that the Manichaeans had appeared in Songshan, and knew that the Manichaeans had also made a big move, he asked, "What news have you found?"

Zhou ran and resented: "Yesterday we came to Shaolin, but it was too late, Shaolin has been destroyed by Manichaeism, and there is no one left!"

Wei Qimu, along with Wang Duo and the others, were all surprised, who would have thought that the famous Shaolin faction would be destroyed in one fell swoop?

Zhou Yun continued: "A few of us can't bear to expose the bodies of your monks to the temple, so we buried them one by one, but there are still many demons hidden under the mountain, we are outnumbered, and after a bloody battle, only I escaped into the dense forest, until now - if I don't want to bring back the news to the master, I'm afraid I will also die on the mountain." ”

Wei Qimu knew that he had a strong temperament, and he didn't know how to be relieved, so he said: "Since the Demon Sect has destroyed Shaolin, it must be that the next step is either to go west to Huashan or to go south to Maoshan, but Maoshan is not far from the helm of the Salt Gang, but I am afraid that Fang Fang has passed Tongguan and Huashan is in danger." ”

Wei Qimu was about to interrogate the dozen or so Manichaean sect members, but who expected that the "Yaoguang" banner commander knew that it would be impossible to escape, and in order to seal his mouth, he used all his spare strength to shake off more than a dozen steel needles, and the dozen or so people, along with himself, were all killed.

The incident happened suddenly, and Wei Qimu was a little far away from them, but he couldn't stop it. Zhou Yun was also shocked by the ruthlessness of the person who led him, and he was even more worried about where the devil's claws went, and hurriedly said: "Judging from the traces of the past two days, the Demon Sect should have gone to Huashan, without further ado, let's hurry up and get on the road!"

Wei Qimu didn't react for a while, and it wasn't until Zhou Yun's figure faded away that he couldn't laugh or cry, but fortunately, one of the guards gave him a horse.

To the west of Luoshui, the big river blocked the way, and the water was so strong that it did not form ice in the middle of winter. When Zhou Yun arrived here, he was so anxious that he had to stop.

Now, only crossing the water is the fastest trip, but Wei Qimu is not familiar with water, and he is worried that something will happen on the river, so he hesitates.

Wang Duo was very decisive: "Wei Shaoxia, time is pressing, find a boat to cross the river." ”

Wei Qimu looked at it, and there were indeed more than a dozen small boats parked not far away, each of which could barely fit a man and a horse, so he stepped forward and looked at these boatmen carefully. The dozen or so boatmen were all hunched on their backs, their hands chapped, and they were all dressed in the same way: they were dressed in clothes and hats, and they could shelter from the strong wind and snow, but there was nothing suspicious about it. Wei Qimu checked the cabins one by one, but he didn't find any flaws, so he had to beckon everyone to get on the boat.

Fifteen small boats lined up in a row, crossing the great river, like leaves in the wind, rising and falling uncontrollably.

Wei Qimu was uneasy after all, and kept an eye on these boatmen to prevent anything strange. When the boat reached the center of the river, these boatmen really looked strange, but Wei Qimu did not make a move on them, because they had all fallen into the river.

Wei Qimu saw it clearly, and more than a dozen flying knives suddenly drilled out of the water, passing through the boatman's chest, and the handles of the knives were tied to iron chains, bringing the corpses into the water, only the small boat where Wei Qimu was, was shocked back by his palm, and the boatman was spared.

Wei Qimu said "not good", and sure enough, with the death of the boatman, the boat began to lose control, and then the bottom of the boat was chiseled by the people under the water. The boat sank very quickly, and most of the people on the boat could not swim in the water, including Wei Qimu and Wang Duo.

A few of the guards, who knew a little about water, protected Wang Duo in the water. Wei Qimu didn't dare to go into the water, but fortunately, he kept a piece of the boat board and stood on it, which was safe for the time being.

The guards who did not know how to water did not drown, but became ghosts under the sword, and the surviving boatman was long gone, and I don't know whether he escaped or died.

Wei Qimu saw that Zhou Yun's water performance was excellent, and he was like entering a no-man's land under the water, killing several people in a row, far better than ordinary, he couldn't be surprised, and shouted with luck: "Zhou Yun, protect Lord Wang Duo!"

Zhou Yun was fighting with the "water ghost" in the water, and when he heard Wei Qimu's shout, he stopped blindly fighting, and shuttled within three feet of Wang Duo like a loach - those who rely on it will die. Originally, he didn't have any interest in these dignitaries, but since Wei Qimu was so anxious to speak, it was very important to think that this person was coming.

Wei Qimu saw that Wang Duo was no longer in trouble, and his heart was a little relieved, although he was very bumpy on the board, in the end, his martial arts were high, and he beat the people who came up back into the water one after another.

When the man at the bottom of the water saw that it was useless, he did not jump on it anymore, but only slashed the board of the boat at the bottom of the water. The planks of the boat were scattered, and Wei Qimu stepped into the air and fell into the water. The river water was cold to the bone, Wei Qimu suddenly felt that his hands and feet were bound, although he was holding his breath, he couldn't move the size, and when he saw the dangling knife stabbing at him, he said in his heart, "Could it be that you are really going to die at the bottom of the river?"

In a trance, Wei Qimu only felt a strong force driving him, and he didn't know how far he swam in one breath. When he surfaced, he saw a small boat in front of him, on which sat an old boatman wearing a hat and a robe, which was the same as the previous boatman, but it was a little different.

The old boatman spoke: "Old Xiahou Ang, both meet three people, but also fate, the boat ferry is fate, come up." ”

Wei Qimu found out that now only he, Zhou Yun, and Wang Duo were left, and the rest of the guards were afraid that they had suffered misfortune. Zhou Yun took the lead in climbing into the boat, pulled Wei Qimu and Wang Duo, and gasped: "Wei Qimu, you owe Lao Tzu another life, if it weren't for Lao Tzu's perennial swimming in the Yangtze River, even the gods wouldn't be able to save you today!"

It turns out that Maoshan is not far from the Yangtze River, Zhou Yun grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and he likes to swim the water the most.

Wei Qimu was naturally grateful to Zhou Yun for saving him and Wang Duo, but what is the meaning of the word "again", could it be that he reversed what happened last time? Wei Qimu was not in a hurry to pay attention to Zhou Yun, and first said to the old boatman: "Thank you for the help of the old man!"

At this time, Wei Qimu could not take care of looking at this old boatman, and finally saw the difference between him and other boatmen: if you stare at this old boatman for a long time, you will feel that he sometimes looks like a human and sometimes seems to be a painting! When he looks like a person, he is no different from an ordinary boatman; when he looks like a painting, isn't it the "Lady of the Hat" in Liu Zongyuan's pen who "fishes alone in the cold river and snow"?!