The long night was coming to an end, and the drizzle had stopped

The garden is deep, and in the afterglow of the lanterns, you can only vaguely distinguish some picturesque flowers, trees, mountains, stones, lakes, pavilions, and pavilions, Li Wuning is already waiting for him outside the gate of a courtyard with five bright pavilions, the smile on his face is cheerful, the lights in the house are bright, and the wine has been placed on the table, everything is enough to make a wanderer who has fallen into the rivers and lakes feel warm from the heart.

In one of the most secret cols of the Xiangxi Mountains, there is a big house made of white stones, hidden among a pile of gray-white mountain rocks, with high dangers hanging on all sides, and dangerous as a sword.

Around the big house, there is almost year-round snow, a dense fog that never dissipates in all seasons, and clouds and smoke that are always present day and night.

No one knows when this mysterious white stone house was built, and who lived in it?

In fact, not too many people have actually seen this big house with their own eyes.

Most of the time, it seems to have disappeared into the white clouds and smoke that envelop it all year round.

Each of the white stones used to build houses weighs at least nine hundred and fifty fine red bricks. The heaviest ones are probably double that.

The mountain is so dangerous, how do these boulders be transported, how much manpower and material resources are used? Even if they are mined nearby, it is an appalling and incredible thing.

The specifications of the white house are magnificent, and the structure is precise, even if there is a landslide and earthquake, there will be no danger of decline.

Although the exterior of the White House is rough and unpolished white stone, it may seem magnificent and simple, but inside it, there is a luxury and sophistication that is almost close to mythology, and no one can imagine.

The owner of the White House is the famous Mo family in the Spring and Autumn Period, who can make flying wooden birds and remove poisons that will never recover.

Li Wuning told Chu Qiushui that the Mo family in Hunan had an antidote to the elixir.

Ten years ago, Yin Cheng, the city lord of Lianwu, touched the highly toxic drug Hedinghong sent by the imperial court, and when Yin Cheng's wife and two children knelt in front of the white house, the children of the white house owner Mo Chongxiao really couldn't care about it, and came out to heal Yin Cheng's injuries.

Chu Qiushui was even more overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately prepared a carriage with Li Wuning and went straight to Mo's house.

After hearing Chu Qiushui's intentions, Mo Chongxiao, the head of the Mo family, sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, it really takes us a lot of real strength to treat the disease and save people, and we still need to borrow mine fire, and the blood fragrance at home can only be recovered once in three years?"

Chu Qiushui arched his hand and said: "The elder pavilion is above, and the younger sister below needs to be treated, and the Mo family needs to take action, but to save people." I don't dare to ask for it empty-handed, but I ask Mr. Mo to come up with the conditions for exchange, and I will try my best to meet them. ”

Mo Chongxiao shook his head and said: "The Mo family is originally a master of the Legalist family, and it is really unimaginable to offend so many people, the reason why I am really reluctant to make a move is that once I make a move, the Mo family will be doomed." ”

Chu Qiushui was speechless for a while, and said, "Mr. Mo, if you really need it, I will definitely try my best to meet it." ”

Mo Qingyun said lightly: "The Mo family is not short of gold, silver and jewelry, and there are no strong enemies, and I am not a greedy and lustful person." Mr. Chu had good intentions, but he could only live up to it. ”

Li Wuning said with a smile: "Over the years, the Mo family's business is indeed not, but there are several families in Hunan, and the alliance is dealing with you." Listening to these days, the Mo family's capital turnover is already very difficult. ”

Mo Chongxiao was still expressionless, but his face shook, and then he smiled: "Let the two of you laugh." That's a good thing, but I can't just give up my family now. ”

After Li Wuning's underworld was mixed, he said solemnly: "Mr. Mo is blessed and long-lived, and the Mo family's blood is actually of little significance." But if we contribute a sum of money, we can let the Mo family dominate Hunan from now on, I don't know what Mr. Mo wants?"

Mo Chongxiao smiled and said, "Although the Mo family has been in some predicament recently, tens of thousands of taels of silver can still be taken out, if it ......"

Li Wuning said coldly: "What about 100,000 taels?"

Mo Chongxiao shook his head again and again: "If my Mo family can recover its strength in the future, how can it be without silver?"

Li Wuning said coldly: "Two hundred thousand." ”

Mo Chongxiao seemed to be stunned, and said: "Such a large sum of silver, if I agree, it will be too much." 200,000 taels, buy some blood of the Mo family, isn't it too generous for the two of you?"

Chu Qiushui said: "As long as Mr. Mo is willing to sell, 200,000 taels will definitely be available with both hands." ”

Mo Chongxiao pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the two of you didn't bring a lot of silver." It's better to go to the wing room to rest first, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow. Chu Qiushui and Li Wuyi had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Chu Qiushui lit a candle and asked, "Li Wuning, will you Mo Chongxiao agree to our request?"

Li Wuning said slowly: "Mo Qingyun is actually very short of silver now, otherwise how much money we pay, he will not sell this own qi and blood." Now he is also very conflicted, 200,000 taels is not a number for anyone, and the Mo family must be able to use this money to crush the so-called alliance against the Mo family, so as to dominate Hunan. Mo Chongxiao is not a person without foresight, ordinary injuries and illnesses can be treated by a divine doctor, this Mo family's qi and blood are by no means indispensable. It's just that qi and blood are the foundation of the Mo family, and if you sell it, it will really take three years to recover. ”

Chu Qiushui sighed and said, "How can I make this Mo Chongxiao make up his mind?"

Li Wuning smiled and said, "I have a way to make Mo Chongxiao sell his qi and blood." But how do we raise such a huge amount of money?"

Chu Qiushui smiled bitterly: "Let Mo Chongxiao agree first." Poor and rich in martial arts, those who learn martial arts, silver always comes easily. The ease in his mouth was also secretly worried in his heart.

200,000 taels! It will take at least a few darts to raise it.

Li Wuning smiled and said: "I'm going to pretend to be an assassin and make a big fuss in the Mo family, so that this battle in the business field will become a life-and-death fight, and Mo Chongxiao will definitely not be able to sit still anymore." ”

The underworld has its methods, and you can't stick to the rules, just laugh.

Chu Qiushui has been walking the rivers and lakes in recent days, and he knows the truth of becoming a big thing without restraint, and he didn't stop it when he heard the words, but said, "Okay." If you go to assassinate tonight, you will be louder, and you should see a miracle. ”

Li Wuning took out a piece of parchment from his arms and said in a low voice: "This is my new martial arts sticker, Chu Qiushui, come and see." ”

Chu Qiushui said strangely: "What is this?" took a look, and immediately changed his face: It was actually the document of the Thunderbolt Hall, please Chu Qiushui take action and do the Tang Sect Shuangfei!

The document also emphasized that he hoped that Chu Qiushui could pretend to be the elder of the Perak Hall, so as to increase the prestige of the Perak Hall, and the reward was 50,000 taels!

Chu Qiushui hurriedly finished reading it, and immediately said: "Tangmen is not a good person, this thing, of course I want to follow." It's just that there are only 50,000 taels here, and there are 150,000 taels left, where do we get them?"

Li Wuning smiled and said: "What kind of place is the Tang Sect? The No. 1 Secret Weapon Sect! You destroyed the Tang Sect and auctioned off the vicious secret weapons they made, isn't this a large sum of silver? Not to mention that we can also sell the drawings of the Tang Sect to make the hidden weapons, the skills of quenching the poison, and even the method of throwing the hidden weapons, how huge is the silver taels? The Thunderbolt Hall and the Tang Sect have a feud, and I hope to use your hand to get rid of the powerful enemy, and by the way, we will also get a prestige, and I will not come to rob the things of the Tang Sect. ”

Chu Qiushui's face showed joy: "Okay! You go and pretend to be an assassin, and I will drive you away and force Mo Chongxiao to agree to the deal. Then we're going to destroy the Tang Gate!"

Li Wuning stared at Chu Qiushui's eyes, as if he had only known this person, and after a long time, Fang said: "If it was before, you would definitely not agree to my proposal." ”

Chu Qiushui smiled, but there was a fierce look in his eyes: "For the sake of my sister, I can't take care of any benevolence, righteousness and morality." ”

Everything goes to grandma's.

Luoyang.

Ouyang Qing went to the Internal Affairs Mansion to visit the devil after finishing his work.

When the demon asked about the situation, Ouyang Qing just mentioned it casually, reported the news himself, and asked the imperial guard Ge to kill the four heroes of Chenzhou and the eunuchs. As for his own meritorious service in one fell swoop, he will never say no.

Hearing that the four heroes of Chenzhou were also networked by Empress Wei, his face couldn't help but change: "I didn't expect these four people to be included in Empress Wei's command." Although this assassination is not a must-win blow for Empress Wei, characters like the four heroes of Chenzhou have been dispatched, and I am afraid that they will be even more skilled during the ceremony. Our time is running out, and I'm afraid that life will not be much when the time comes. I'm going to call back to the nine shades of the wind, if I can call the Venerable Rong Ku again, then it will be called ten and nine stable. ”

Ouyang Qing just shook his head: "Rong Ku has been missing for more than a month, but I don't know where I came to find it?"

The demon smiled faintly and said, "Those who should come will always come, and those who shouldn't come will never be invited." ”

Ouyang Qing also had to admire the demon's thoughtfulness, and said with emotion: "You are really resourceful. I'm going to find a way to get back the glory and the wither. ”

The demon smiled and sighed: "This Li Dan is really not simple. There are only two before the ceremony, and if you can't come in time, I'm afraid the overall situation will be in danger. Also, you send someone to find Chu Qiushui. Chu Qiuyan's poison, when my martial arts recover, I will help him heal, this condition will definitely allow him to take action. ”

Ouyang Qing pondered for a moment, and suddenly hesitated: "Forgive me for asking more." As far as I know, in addition to Lu Changfeng turning his face against you, there is a master in the lower middle that you have never fought for. If he had helped, the odds would have been much greater. ”

The demon said lightly: "Yours is Luo Bing, right?"

Ouyang Qing nodded.

Mo Haha smiled, then shook his head and said: "Now the top person, Luo Bing became famous the earliest, back then he had one person and one sword, and he took over more than 100 moves from me, and he was shocked, but he, I never planned to be under my command." ”

Ouyang Qingqi said: "Why?"

Mo Leng said coldly: "Do you know how Luo Bing took so many moves from me?"

Seeing Ouyang Qing's curious look, the demon paused and said, "Actually, if it was one-on-one back then, even if you were not as good as Luo Bing, you were defeated after a few hundred moves. The reason why Luo Bing has been able to fight with me for so long is because of his wisdom. ”

"Ordinary people practice martial arts, which is nothing more than exercising their physique, enhancing the flexibility of the body and the strength of their muscles. When the martial arts are high, practice true qi and practice moves. However, Luo Bing is different. He walked the path of the Wudang family who practiced his spirit and heart. ”

Ouyang Qing asked, "What is the meaning of refining the spirit and refining the heart?"

The demon said in a deep voice: "This is going to the cultivation method of Wudang's internal strength. This Tai Chi sword technique is very strange, and I don't know much about the cultivation method, but I know that this sword technique only has a few simple basic forms, and there are no difficult and advanced swordsmanship at all. Therefore, the cultivation of martial arts depends entirely on the practitioner's own comprehension. It is said that when practicing Tai Chi swordsmanship, it is not like ordinary people to exercise their physique and cultivate their true qi, as long as they slowly practice to see the realm. ”

Ouyang Qing was shocked: "How is it possible to sit and think? Even if you can come up with a wonderful move, without strong physical fitness and strong true qi, you are only embroidered with fists and legs, and you are vulnerable." ”

The demon shook his head and said, "This is the mystery of the Tai Chi Sword Technique. What is unusual about this sword technique is that if you take the simple moves in the sword technique as the foundation, and when you think about the changes in it, your true qi will naturally work, and before you know it, your internal strength will increase. You also know that when the internal force is cultivated to a certain level, the original stiff body can be changed, so that it can have a wonderful light skill and strong strength, thus improving the physique. The most incredible thing is that whenever the Tai Chi swordsmanship is comprehended, the true qi in the body can also run to the obscure parts of some meridians, so as to open up the joints and make the martial arts a thousand miles away. In other words, whether Luo Bing's martial arts have improved or not depends on his understanding of Tai Chi swordsmanship. ”

Yang Qing sighed: "I didn't expect that there would be such a wonderful martial arts. It's just that what does this have to do with your unwillingness to win over Luo Bing?"

The demon laughed, "You listen to me. Luo Bing is only in his thirties now, and he has only been practicing martial arts for more than ten years, but how can he have such a strong cultivation? This is of course because he is intelligent, gets twice the result with half the effort, and is diligent in practicing martial arts, but more importantly, he has experienced a hundred battles and has incomparably rich experience in actual combat.

Back then, Xue Ance borrowed the hand of Chu Zhaohe and gave Luo Bing a list, which was full of characters who had been fighting in the rivers and lakes all their lives, and every Rao hand was stained with blood. Tiemoller's original intention to Xue Ance was that if Luo Bing could defeat these people and force them to make an oath not to kill and spare them from now on, it would naturally benefit the martial arts, but if he couldn't defeat these people, he could frustrate Luo Bing's arrogance and exercise his quality. It's just that Tie Moeller didn't expect that this gave Luo Bing a chance to transform. ”

"I listened, when Xue Ance saw Luo Bing again, Luo Bing's whole person changed. His eyes were much calmer, and there was no contempt left for him back then, but he acted with a little vigilance. Even, his temperament has changed. It was an involuntary murderous aura. Only a person who has experienced a bloody massacre can have this kind of temperament, which is a faint murderous aura. After that, Luo Bing asked to try a battle with Xue Ance. Not many people in the world knew about that battle. ”

Ouyang Qing saw the solemnity in the demon's eyes, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Could it be that Luo Bing defeated Xue Ance? Xue Ance is a master comparable to Tiemoller in the scriptures?"

The demon shook his head and said, "No." Although Luo Bing's martial arts have improved a lot, they are still too far behind Xue Ance. But that time, the two of them didn't decide the winner until more than a thousand moves. Moreover, Luo Bing forced Xue Ance to use seven points of internal force. ”

Ouyang Qing was shocked: "Could it be that Xue Ance has never done his best......"

The demon said lightly: "Although Xue Ance must not be a flirtatious character, there were few people in the world who could surpass him at that time, and no one could force him to do his best. That big war, only Wuyue and Xue Bing knew about it in the world. But what is surprising is that after Luo Bing has endured so many tricks, everyone is amazed, but he himself did not show half of his joy, but was extremely indifferent. Luo Bing has never mentioned this battle to anyone. When Wuyue told me about this, I understood that Luo Bing's wish was to defeat Xue Ance. ”

Ouyang Qing thought for a moment, shook his head again and again, and said, "I'm afraid that this matter has been exaggerated by Wuyue. Luo Bing and I have had many pushes, at first I won a lot, and then he won again and again. However, now that I have practiced the Night Emperor's Cold Ice Palm, with his internal strength cultivation, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. ”

Demon Dao: "That's why I refused to recruit Luo Bing." Xue Bing's death fifteen years ago was a big blow to him, and over the years, martial arts training was no longer his everything, just his hobby. Yes, in the past fifteen years, not only has he not made any progress, but he has also regressed a lot. I've investigated Luo Bing for a long time, but I haven't found out what he likes. He often goes to Fengyue Field, but after Xue Bing's death, he has never been interested in a woman, and it seems wrong if he is greedy for women. If he wants money, he squandered it with a little silver, but when he was poor, he also had a good time, gold, silver and jewelry, he really didn't pay attention to it. If, like other masters, he pursues higher martial arts, it will be even more wrong, Luo Bing has almost never practiced martial arts over the years, and his martial arts have not advanced but retreated. ”

Ouyang Qing asked, "Are you, don't know how to recruit Luo Bing?"

The demon shook his head and said, "No! It's not that I can't help it, it's that I don't want to. It's just because Luo Bing is too casual. If before Xue Bing's death, he was just a little bold, then after Xue Bing's death, he was completely debauched. If he is willing, you can send him a head with a word, but if he is unwilling, you can't shake him even if you take out more things. Even if Luo Bing can listen to me, if he knows a secret, then I will definitely be stabbed in the back!"

Ouyang Qing said in surprise: "What is the secret?"

The demon sighed slowly, "The secret that can make him awaken." Although Luo Bing has not practiced martial arts in these years, but the peculiar cultivation method of Wudang's internal strength can make him improve unconsciously, yes, he has reached a bottleneck five years ago, and now he only needs a good point to let him break through! Once he turns back into the experienced and ruthless Luo Bing in the curtain year, and even he has made a breakthrough, I am afraid that no one will be able to stop him before my martial arts are restored. ”

Ouyang Qing was a little unconvinced, and said: "I don't believe it, martial arts are accumulated over time, how can it be possible to travel thousands of miles in a day?"

The demon shook his head and said, "You haven't seen Luo Bing back then. If nothing else, now his eyes are full of indifference, a smile, and indifference, but in his eyes back then, it was pure murderous aura! It was a murderous aura stronger than that of Li Wuning and Wu Mang! No matter who it was, if he competed with dozens of murderous masters in a row for a few months, anyone would have such a strong murderous aura. Luo Bing competed with these Rao, so that he learned too many weird moves and too many truths in the field of life and death. Although he hadn't killed a single person, he was closer to death than anyone else many times! This kind of experience was far faster than when he sat in the Yijian Sect and improved every time he thought about what changes his sword moves could make! But now, Luo Bing was in a harmonious mood and didn't care about anything. This is only because Xue Bing's death made him disheartened, but if ......"

Ouyang Qing suddenly understood: "I know what that secret is!

Demon smiled and said, "It's good that you know. ”

Ouyang Qing hurriedly asked, "Where is the secret?"

The demon said indifferently: "It's not important. You don't need to know about it. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that it's too much involved and I don't want to mention it. ”

Ouyang Qing was shocked, but also smiled, and said in his heart: "Demon, I already know your identity." But it's Dugu Ling's Dugu Ling"

The demon didn't seem to see Ouyang Qing's thoughts, and said, "In this world, I can't see through only two people. One is Luo Bing, and the other is Lu Changfeng. Although Luo Bing has been disheartened and his martial arts have retreated greatly in recent years, as long as he knows the secret, he should be able to make a breakthrough soon. And Lu Changfeng is indeed a person with great wisdom and great talent, and he can control the situation!"

Ouyang Qing frowned and said, "Does the Cold Ice Palm still need to break Luo out of the new? Isn't this already a first-class martial art?"

The demon giggled and said, "The so-called martial arts practice is a kind of rule. The better you control the rules, the more subtle your moves will be, and even if you don't have the strength to others, you may be able to win. Chu Qiushui, Rong Ku, and Lu Changfeng are the three people who have reached the extreme of understanding of the rules, and with their strong internal force, they are almost invincible among their peers. But you and Luo Bing are different from them. The martial arts you practice are your own, not forgive. You need to break the rules. ”

Ouyang Qing said thoughtfully: "Break the rules...... Could it be that I'm going to break the rules of the Night Emperor's Ice Palm?"

The demon said slowly, "No. It's not enough to break. Wudang's internal strength focuses on cultivating the mind, but after Luo Bing experienced that bloody fight, he understood that when competing in martial arts, wisdom alone is not enough, but also courage, bravery, and insidiousness. He had already broken the rules of Wudang swordsmanship, but he still reached a bottleneck. ”

The demon sighed, and there seemed to be infinite loneliness in his words: "I hope that after my martial arts are completed, you can not only break the rules, but also create your own rules, so that in my lifetime, I will meet someone who can let me fight with all my strength." ”

Ouyang Qing listened to the demon's words and was silent.

I don't know how long it took, but the demon suddenly smiled and said, "The most important thing at the moment is the coup d'état at the time of the festival. I heard Bao Ziyun, Empress Wei has a secret army under her command, and the number may only be more than a thousand, but many people have a mysterious weapon in their hands, which is extremely powerful, and this matter must be guarded against. ”

Ouyang Qing nodded and said, "I'll pay attention." ”

There was a smile in the devil's eyes: "Go ahead." I disturbed your good things last night, and I don't want to go. ”

Ouyang Qing was speechless.