In the early morning, there were no pedestrians on the official road leading to Xiangyang, and the dew on both sides of the road gradually became foggy due to the rise in temperature. A crisp sound of horses' hooves broke the silence, and listening to the sound, the sound of horses' hooves was very urgent, and the people who were rushing must have been in a hurry.

In a moment, seven fast horses flashed away, and the wind brought by the galloping horses blew off the dew that was about to drip from the leaves of the trees on the roadside.

The horse rider at the front was a middle-aged man of about forty years old, with a slight beard and two steel knives stuck in his shoulders. The man pinched the horse's belly, and the horse was in pain, and neighed, and the sound traveled far away.

The man held the reins and said to another man next to him: "Fourth, let's hurry up, we have only arrived in Xiangyang now, and it is still far from Yuanzhou Mansion." The sixth day of the first lunar month is coming soon, and there will definitely be everyone in Yuanzhou Mansion at that time, and we must speed up the trip, otherwise we won't be able to catch up. ”

The man called the fourth brother replied: "Big brother, from Xiangyang to Yuanzhou, thousands of miles away, even if we don't stop every day, it will take four or five days. We don't care, but the horses can't bear it!"

The man's eyes were sharp, and he looked at the dawn that was about to rise and said: "Okay, let's rush through Xiangyang, and then plan the trip, and then change horses on the way, in short, we must rush to Yuanzhou Mansion before the fifth day of the new year anyway." ”

After speaking, the man whistled, and seven men and seven horses, stepping on the grass and dew, ran faster.

When the sun rose, he saw a resting pavilion not far ahead, and the man at the head said in a loud voice: "Brothers, there is a pavilion in front, let's go to the pavilion in front to rest for a while, eat some dry food, and feed some water to the horses." ”

The sun finally showed its face, and the seven people sat in the pavilion, and under the morning light, it was the seven brothers of Liujiazhai. Liu Qiao gasped and said to Liu Fu: "Second brother, don't worry, you have just recovered, in fact, you can stay at home." It's been a long road, and it's been bumpy, and I'm afraid there will be another big battle when I get to Yuanzhou Mansion, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. ”

Liu Qiao patted the two-handed sword on his waist and said: "Big brother, don't worry, I will go no matter what this time, Xi Shaoxia is kind to our Liujiazhai, how can we ignore it? Besides, my injuries have long been healed, and my strength has recovered six or seven percent, which will not affect the performance of the Seven Absolute Formations." ”

Liu Bian pointed to the map while eating dry food and said, "Big brother, we are in Xiangyang now, hurry up and go straight to Wuchang Mansion tomorrow." Then you can reach Hongcheng in two days, and then go to Yuanzhou on the last day. It will take at least five days to make this way. Therefore, it should be no problem to rush to Yuanzhou Mansion before the fifth day of the new year, but we have to change horses every day along the way. ”

Liu Qiao nodded and said, "Okay, everything is arranged like this, let's rest here for half an hour, let the horses eat some grass and drink some water, and then we will hurry." ”

At noon, the seven people saw a wine shop next to the official road, so they stopped their horses one after another. The wine shop was full of customers, all of whom were talking about it. One of the soap-clothed men bared his chest and breasts, gasping for breath and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, but you are also going to Yuanzhou Mansion? I heard that the location referred to by the Cixi Yunshan Map is in Yuanzhou Mansion, and the treasures rumored in the rivers and lakes are also true, do you also want to get a piece of the pie?"

Although the man was panting, as if he had just rested his feet, he was also like a bell. The man's words resonated with the guests of the wine shop, and they echoed it. Ordinary Jianghu guests are rough men and have never had any scheming, so it is easy to become friends when they sit together.

A man with a sword at the same table replied: "Chasing the cloud sword Han Santong's fortieth birthday, no one in the rivers and lakes knows who doesn't know." The matter of treasure is not greedy, although the family is not rich, but there is no worry about food and clothing. In the next trip, is to see the style of the cloud-chasing sword, according to legend, the cloud-chasing sword has reached the point that everything can be a sword, and even to the point of replacing the sword with the palm, it is really breathtaking, if there is a fate, you may also be able to get a few tricks of the cloud-chasing sword. ”

The Jianghu guests burst into laughter, all laughing at this man's whimsy, and they all said that who is Chasing Cloud Sword, how can he give anyone advice casually?

The man with the sword blushed and said, "So what, I think that I am far inferior to the Cloud Chasing Sword, but even if I can't get guidance, I can see its demeanor, isn't it worth the trip?" ”

Another man in a coarse cloth robe chimed in: "This brother is reasonable, the Cloud Chasing Sword is a god-like existence in the rivers and lakes, but as far as I heard, he also has a junior brother named Xi Zhen. This person has not been out of the rivers and lakes for a long time, and his martial arts are probably not under the Cloud Chasing Sword. ”

The people in the wine shop were discussing the affairs of Yuanzhou, and the Liu brothers hurriedly ate and then hurried away. Liu Qiao said to Liu Chang while riding his horse: "Fourth, it seems that I don't know how many heroes I will meet along the way." It's just that maybe some people have bad intentions, and some people just go to join in the fun. There are a lot of people and snakes in this, we still have to rush over a little earlier, and we can help a little bit!"

Liu Chang nodded silently, Liu Qiao greeted, and the seven people went all the way forward, rolling up a puff of dust.

Let's say that Xijian Villa, Lu Shuwen and others are at a loss, and Zhuang Ke came to report, saying that Qiu Lie has disappeared.

Lu Shuwen said worriedly: "At this critical juncture, Qiu Lie's master and apprentice don't know where to go, and it is difficult to distinguish whether they are enemies or friends. This person is not a cause for concern, but it will give us a morale blow. ”

Ma Sanbao thought for a moment and said: "This Qiu Lie has always had the strength to hide himself, although it is not obvious, but I have noticed him a long time ago. Young Master Yao has reminded me many times that Qiu Lie does not seem to be one of my fellow practitioners, and now it has been verified. It's just that judging from Qiu Lie's style, even if we can't be friends with him, we won't be enemies. By the way, is there any news from Young Master Yao?"

Lu Shuwen shook his head and said: "I don't know why, I haven't seen him since Hidden Mist Villa, and he seems to have evaporated from the world, looking for him everywhere but can't find it." Now that we have lost two generals, it's really worrying!"

Ma Sanbao said calmly: "Brother Lu don't worry, you and I and Ling Daxia together are enough to sweep the rivers and lakes." What's more, I have asked Yuan Rong and Yuan Heng brothers to return to the Yan Palace, and brought the palace internal guards to support, there is no shortage of masters in the internal guards, we can only win this time, not lose. ”

Ling Feng snorted coldly and said: "What is the Cloud Chasing Sword, what is Xi Zhen, what is the Three Mountains and He Xiong, they didn't know where they were when the old man became famous." I think those so-called pretentious masters are not worth mentioning in Ling's eyes. ”

Lu Shuwen doesn't like Ling Feng very much, although he is strong in martial arts, and there may be no one among the well-known predecessors in the rivers and lakes, but this person is also extremely arrogant and doesn't take anyone seriously. These words, to Lu Shuwen's ears, felt very harsh, he had returned several times under Xi Zhen and Han Santong in vain, Ling Feng was clearly laughing at himself.

Although he was very uncomfortable, Lu Shuwen did not show dissatisfaction, let alone anger. Because it is the time to employ people, it is a taboo for soldiers to mess up before the enemy breaks their own, not to mention that Ling Feng's martial arts are indeed above themselves.

Ma Sanbao was also dissatisfied, although he and Ling Feng worked for the Yan Wangfu together, but this Ling Feng was just a brave and unscrupulous person. Although his status in the Yan Wangfu was much higher than Ling Feng's, Ling Feng's arrogance and arrogance had always looked down on him.

The three of them had to be tied together for one thing, and they were very confident, after all, they still had a trump card and the palace guard in their hands.

In Fengyun Villa, Xi Zhen has been in a good mood these days, and as the date approaches, not only does he not feel pressured, but he feels more and more relaxed.

Han Santong naturally knew that after seeing Xi Zhen again, this junior brother's martial arts cultivation was already above him, and Han Santong also felt very relieved. Since he entered the master's door, he knew that this little junior brother was extremely talented, and it was only a matter of time before he surpassed him.

He Xiong still giggles all day long, feeling that all the difficult things in this world are fun to be by his side, so he pulls Pei Yun and Pei Feng to play with him every day. Simply enough, Pei Yun and Pei Feng often get his guidance when they play with him, and their martial arts have grown greatly in a few days.

On this day, Xi Zhen climbed Fengyun Ridge and was sitting on the top of the mountain in a daze, when Han Santong came silently.

"Senior brother, can you make some noise when you walk in the future? I'm in a trance, you're going to scare people when you do this. "Xi Zhen likes Senior Brother the most, because by the side of Senior Brother, he will always be like a child who doesn't grow up, he can rely on Senior Brother for everything, and he can also be coquettish without any scruples.

Han Santong sat next to Xi Zhen and asked lightly, "What are you thinking?" ”

Xi Zhen smiled slyly and said, "I'm thinking, senior brother, when will you camel me and ride a horse again." ”

Han Santong listened, his face was black, what he wanted to do most at this time was to grab Xi Zhen and beat him up, just like when Xi Zhen was a child in Wudang.

But in the end, Han Santong didn't do this, but said angrily: "You are an adult, and you have a family, do you still think you are a child?"

Looking at Xi Zhen's face, Han Santong seemed to know what he was going to say, and hurriedly said: "Do you want to tell me that you want to tell the master?

Xi Zhen hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Senior brother, I was wrong, but to be honest, if Senior Brother wants to spank me now, it should be a little difficult." ”

Han Santong scolded with a smile: "Why, if you have done something, you will start arguing with me, right? It will be the sixth day of the first lunar month in two days, if my estimate is correct, now the entire Yuanzhou Mansion should have gathered people from the rivers and lakes." ”

Xi Zhen turned his hand, put his arm around Han Santong's neck and said, "Senior brother, let's not care about this for now, okay, I disrupted your birthday, but I will definitely make up for you in the future, okay?"

Han Santong shook his head helplessly, and let Xi Zhen's arm hang around his neck, because only he would do this in this world, and only he dared to do it.