Chapter 9: The Shield of the Sword Sect lives up to its name
After bidding farewell to the Liu family, Qin Keji did not return to the inn, of course he would not believe what Zhao Fan said about the dispute over land and property so easily, he quickly followed Zhao Fan and the others, followed behind, and went straight to a large courtyard in the center of the city. Zhao Fan's men were also scattered, and there were only a few people left, including the little man who recognized Qin Keji.
After the man who guarded the door welcomed Zhao Fan and a few people in, he looked around to confirm that there was no one before closing the door, this time Qin Keji was even more convinced that there must be a cat here, and then quietly climbed over the wall and entered, following the sound of everyone talking and sneaking to the door of the north house, he restrained his breath and walked quickly, like a phantom in the dark, a few big dogs in the courtyard did not even find it, and went up to the roof softly, lifted a stone tile and secretly looked down.
Zhao Fan instructed a few people around him: "Send the word to the brothers in each hall, stop a little in the past two days, stop all trading, and wait for the surname Qin to leave and then think about it in the long run, we are all honest, forgive him and don't dare to kill people without evidence." β
The person next to him asked in a low voice, "Why don't you ask the ...... inside" and then made a gesture to wipe his neck.
Zhao Fan scolded: "Qin Keji's troublemaking has ruined Gongzi's plan, what kind of face do you and I have to ask him to make a move, how can Gongzi be a person like you and me who fights and kills and does rough work, besides, now I can't figure out Qin Keji's intentions, I don't know if he came here deliberately to investigate this matter, or happened to pass by." Then he whispered in the man's ear: "Besides, how can Qin Keji be good at stubble? If he really fights, Gongzi may not be able to win against him." Qin Keji couldn't hear the last whisper.
Qin Keji secretly thought to himself on the roof: "The boy inside? What does this mean?" Suddenly he woke up and looked down, but he was the only one who couldn't see the short man! The room they entered together, how could the big living person disappear out of thin air, there must be a dark room! Looking to the east again, sure enough, there was a secret door that could be moved, but it was not closed tightly, and there was a side room connected to the east. He walked over quickly to see what was going on, but when the old horse also stumbled, Qin Keji was so anxious to see who the boy was, and he forgot to hold his footsteps, Zhao Fan and the others in the house couldn't detect it, but they were heard clearly by the son in the dark room.
I saw that the boy in the dark room pulled a skirt and tied it on his face, jumped up vigorously, broke out of the tile directly, and also went to the roof, without saying a word, "swish" and threw out three hidden weapons, directly approaching the three major points of Qin Kejirenying, Jizhong, and Zhangmen, especially the hidden weapon that came from the Zhangmen acupoint at the bottom, which was really tricky. Qin Keji secretly said that it was not good, and the left and right roads were blocked, only to see him quickly lower his waist, his knees fell, almost touching the ground, and he followed his upper body and leaned back parallel to the ground, which was regarded as dodging the two hidden weapons in the upper body, so that the hidden weapon that flew to the side waist Zhangmen acupoint came from the hall, Qin Keji waved the long sword in his hand slightly, and the hidden weapon was also opened.
The whole set of moves was completed in one go in the blink of an eye, it was not finished, Qin Keji did not get up and threw the long sword in his hand at the masked man, and when the sword body was inserted into the opponent's chest, Qin Keji's figure had also followed, the masked man wanted to dodge the sword sideways, and was about to move sideways, the hilt of the Gangzheng sword was grabbed by Qin Keji's backhand, and immediately changed the stab to a stroke, everything happened too fast, the masked man was still standing sideways, and had no choice but to jump high and jump high, only to feel a chill on the soles of his feet, but Qin Keji's scabbard swept from the soles of the man's feet, fortunately he dodged, otherwise the masked man's legs were wastedγ
It is said that when the masked boy leaned over to attack again, he had an iron fracture fan in his hand, and he took advantage of the situation and swept straight to Qin Keji's door, and the iron fan was opened by Gangzheng's sword.
The masked man's body was not stable, Qin Keji shook his wrist and used a move "Canglong out of the sea", from the bottom to the top as if he was painting waves, he pulled four sword flowers in a row, "Canglong out of the sea" is a move in the first-class swordsmanship of the Sword Sect "Ink Danqing Duel", every move and style is like waving a pen to paint, doing whatever you want but not chaotic.
The man opened the fan and sealed the first three sword flowers, but was hit in the chest by the fourth sword, fortunately, Qin Keji did not draw the sword during the whole process, he was just hit by the scabbard, like this kind of gouging out of the cross sword wound, the wound is not big, but the person who was hit by the trick bleeds non-stop, and it is difficult to heal, Rao is so, and the masked man's chest is also a hot pain.
The martial arts of the First Sword Sect pay attention to the swiftness of the moves, and often the first move has not yet arrived, and the second move has already been made. The two dismantled each other more than ten times, but Qin Keji still attacked more and defended less, and the masked man gradually couldn't support it.
Suddenly, Qin Keji deliberately threw out the long sword in his hand at the moment he turned around, and his palms burst out with a thousand forces and rushed to the masked man's chest, the man's arms were crossed in front of his chest, his arms were numb from the shock, and he retreated again and again.
Looking at this side again, at the same time that Qin Keji slapped the man's arm, he used the Qi Imperial Sword, the Gangzheng Sword rotated rapidly, and a move "Sword Swinging Quartet" slammed into his abdomen solidly, where can the internal organs withstand such an impact, and a large mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth.
The gap between the two sides was clear at a glance, and the Gangzheng sword was never unsheathed from beginning to end.
Qin Keji was full of anger and said, "Don't you still want to use your own martial arts? If you hide it like this, you will definitely die here today!"
Qin Keji saw that this person's figure and footwork were not weak, but every martial art he used was greatly reduced, so it was expected that the masked man must have read all kinds of martial arts but was not proficient, and he refused to use his own tricks for fear of being recognized.
Qin Keji said: "If you honestly tell me where Haiyan came from, I can spare your life." β
The corners of the masked man's mouth rose slightly, and he sneered: "I have heard the name of the shield of the Sword Sect for a long time, and I am fortunate to have the honor to learn one or two today, it is really a blessing, I respect you as a senior, but you treat me as a fool." If I had told the truth, how would you have spared my life? Today is in your hands, and if you want to kill me, you will listen to me. Then he dropped the folding fan, closed his eyes, and looked like he was at his disposal.
Seeing him like this, Qin Keji also relaxed his vigilance, withdrew the Gangzheng sword on the man's neck, and laughed loudly. I thought to myself: "This person has the heart of a villain to treat me as a gentleman, how can I be a person who has no faith in his words." I wanted to argue, but when I came back to my senses, I heard the other party drop a sentence: "Goodbye!"
A large puff of yellow smoke suddenly came out of the place where the masked boy stood, pungent and choking, and when the yellow smoke dissipated, there would still be a figure!
"Hey! The boat capsized in the gutter, and it was tricked by the escape method of the Yishan faction. Qin Keji slapped his thigh and regretted it. "This kid is also excited, first words provoke me, trick me into letting down my guard and then wait for an opportunity to get out. β
Qin Keji jumped off the roof and wanted to catch Zhao Fan and the others to ask what was going on, but after looking around, there were still any living creatures in the courtyard except for those big dogs. When the two were fighting, everyone saw that their son-in-law was defeated by Qin Keji, and they had already slipped away.
"It's not good! I'm still in the inn indefinitely!" Qin Keji suddenly woke up, climbed over the wall and across the courtyard all the way, and hurried back to the inn without leaving the ground. It was late at night, and it was quiet. He softly climbed up to the second floor, and saw that Wuji had fallen asleep in the room, and his hanging heart finally fell. Since the other party knows his identity, he must also know where he is staying, maybe he will come to retaliate at night, he is not afraid, but he is worried that the rabble will hold Yan hostage and force him to comply, thinking of this, Qin Keji did not plan to sleep again, so he found a chair and sat down, closed his eyes and recuperated.
After dawn, Qin Keji wanted to go to Zhao Fan again to find out, but after thinking about it, with the inconvenience of indefinite affairs, he was not at ease to leave him alone in the inn, so he gave up. He took out a pen and paper and left a letter, instructing the shopkeeper to hand it over to the branch of the Yijian Sect in Xiangling County, and the letter told them to continue to inquire about Haiyan in private.
In this way, Qin Keji continued on the road with an indefinite period.
Two days later, the two came to the edge of the Yellow River.
But seeing that the water of the Yellow River roared down from north to south with the momentum of destroying withering and decaying, its sound was like rolling thunder in the sky, and the sound of trampling was still deafening ten miles away; its shape was like a roaring dragon, and the posture of nine curves moved mountains.
The big rivers in the north are already scarce, and Yan Wuji is the first time to go out, and he is really shocked by this turbulent scene.
"After crossing the Yellow River, it is the land of Guannei, and then walk to the southwest for two days to reach Huayin County, let's go home first and see your aunt, and then go up the mountain to apprentice. I also have a little girl in my family who is the same age as you, and after my deceased, she played by herself in Su Rili, and now I must be happy to see you!" Qin Keji said.
Yan Wuqi later learned that although the sect of the One Sword Sect was set up on Mount Hua, not all of its disciples lived on the mountain. The One Sword Sect has been established for a long time, and there are many children in the sect, not counting the two sects of Mao and Wei, not counting the various rudders, there are still more than 400 people, and most of these 400 disciples have married wives and started families.
First, the buildings on the mountain are limited, and they can't accommodate these people, and secondly, the Sword Sect is the world's martial arts leader, and there are often dignitaries and dignitaries visiting, so naturally they should be dignified and quiet, so many families live together, it is inevitable that there will be chicken feathers, if they all live on the mountain, they are afraid of losing their dignity. Therefore, most of the children who have already married are in Huayin City. There is also an unwritten rule in the One Sword Sect: the position of the sect master is strictly forbidden to be passed on from father to son, and the successive sect masters are all from the Zimen, so the children of the disciples of the Zimen can practice martial arts, but they cannot worship in the One Sword Sect, let alone participate in the affairs of the sect.
Although Ji Benchu, Zhu Moqi and others have children, they rarely go up the mountain, and Bai Qiang Rose is only Qin Keji's righteous daughter, which is not in the category, so she can worship under Su Jianyi's door.
Two days later, Qin Keji and Yan came to Huayin City indefinitely.
Huayin County has a long history, because it is located on the north side of Huashan Mountain, it is called Huayin, known as "the mountains and rivers are prosperous, a is in Guanzhong", and it is also called "the main road of Sanqin", it is the east gate of the capital Chang'an. A hundred years ago, Emperor Taizong approved that Lu Yuanyi could set up a sect here, and when Gaozong and Empress Wu were in power, they set this place as a martial arts examination venue, and many times the Yijian Sect served as a tutor. It shows Datang's trust and high hopes for Lu Yuanyi. Huayin County is the station of the Yijian Sect, and it is also the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is particularly prosperous and lively, the wine shops and shops are all over the place, and all kinds of shouting and selling are endless, and the rubbing shoulders are not enough to describe the number of pedestrians on the street.
Yan Wuzhi couldn't help but sigh: What a prosperous Tang Dynasty! A small border town like Xingzhou can hardly be compared.
The structure of Huayin City is also very reasonable, the government is located in the center of the city, and the four main lines go out from the four gates of the government and lead directly to the four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest, which also divides the city into four roughly equal areas. Shops and residences have their own regional divisions, which are well organized.
The two came to the residential area, although it is not as lively as Dongmen Yi City, but it is not deserted, and from time to time you can see a small guy with a flat shoulder, and he is shouting in a high-pitched Qin dialect in his mouth. Qin Keji stopped in front of a small courtyard, tied his horse, brushed the dust off his body, and pushed the door in. Looking at it indefinitely, Qin Shibo's home is a very ordinary courtyard house with a single door, the main house of the north house is a five-room room with three doors, there are three side rooms symmetrical to each other, the south house is slightly smaller, it is a room, connected with the inner shadow wall, there are several rows of thousands of young people planted in the courtyard, a swing, two sets of stone tables, and there is nothing else, and it is not as grand as its own house. I really didn't expect that the famous Qin Shibo would be so simple. Yan Wuzhi didn't know that the One Sword Sect had always been based on frugality, from the head sect master to the young disciples, all of them took hard work as pleasure.
Hearing the sound of the door, it was a young man who ran to open the door, and when he saw that it was Qin Keji who had returned, he immediately shouted: "Uncle Shi is back! Uncle Shi is back!"
After a while, a young woman walked out of the north house, dressed in plain clothes, with kind eyebrows and eyes. Qin Keji bowed down and said, "Madam!" The woman smiled, returned the blessing, and called: "Husband."
Yan Wuji hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, the woman saw that Wuji was well-behaved and polite, and liked it very much, so she pulled him to the house, and after entering the door, there was a burst of cold and warmth. Qin Keji told his wife about Xingzhou, and Mrs. Qin was even more happy when she saw that it was the child of her benefactor, and she cried to herself when she saw her aunt like this.
After the two of them were emotionally stable, Qin Keji asked, "Why don't you see the girl?" Mrs. Qin replied: "The second senior brother is teaching today, and Rose went up the mountain to listen to the class, so I guess I won't come back tonight." β
Qin Keji settled Yan Wuji, and ordered people to go up the mountain overnight to report to the sect master. After finishing this, he went back to the house to talk to his wife about the pain of lovesickness, and said something considerate.