Among the masters of the various gangs who tracked down, there were not a few who noticed the whereabouts of Lu Heng and the other eight people. It's just that at this time, friends and foes are unknown, and no one wants to reveal their secrets. When the person surnamed Wang in Liuhemen said that Lu Heng and the others might have gone up the hill, the rest of the people made a look of sudden realization, and praised the eyes of the surnamed Wang like torches.

The Baihemen surnamed Zhou said: "Since we have determined the direction in which these eight people are walking, let's go with them." ”

Everyone said yes, and then turned to the hillside. Li Qiufeng pretended to be ignorant and followed everyone up the hill. Although there were no trees on the hillside, it was overgrown with weeds, and a path a foot wide appeared and disappeared in the grass. The crowd lined up and zigzagged along the ridge.

After about half a mile of walking, the trail has merged with a gravel road. Li Qiufeng knew that this gravel road was the road leading to Shajiabao, and he could vaguely see the horse's hoof marks of his horse riding forward last night. He thought to himself: "These eight people are really going to Shajiabao. Could it be that Sha Yiming and Yanagi Zongyan also colluded? With the power of the Yanagi clan and the help of Shajiabao, Yanagi Zongyan was tantamount to adding wings to a tiger. Even if the ten major sects of martial arts join forces, I am afraid that they are far from their enemies. ”

When everyone went up the hillside, the one surnamed Wang of Liuhe Gate walked in the front. After getting the gravel road, because the road has been widened, it is a few steps ahead of the surname Zhou of Baihemen, and the surname Wang walks together. These two people are knowledgeable, and they talk loudly as they go. The rest of the people are also in groups of three or two, and they are not lonely when they talk about it.

Li Qiufeng didn't want to expose Xingzang, although he had covered half of his face with a cloth, he was worried about being recognized, so he kept walking last. There were two people walking in front of him, one of whom was the second-generation disciple of the Great Holy Gate of Shandong, and he was called Boss Ni by others. The other person is a gang member of the Hebei Red Gun Society, whose surname is Kong Mingzeng. Although the two have just met, they are very affectionate when they talk together. I only heard Kong Zeng say: "Our Red Gun Society didn't catch up with the Eight Treasures Lotus Mountain Conference, and the helper is very annoyed. Fortunately, this Hutouyan Conference arrived ahead of schedule, otherwise everything would be behind, and I am afraid that there will be no place for our Red Gun Club on the rivers and lakes. ”

Boss Ni sighed and said to Kong Zeng: "If Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know if it is a blessing? The various gangs and factions that entered the imperial tomb have lost a lot of manpower. It is our Great Holy Gate, and there are also four senior brothers who died in the imperial mausoleum, and the second senior brother is still the beloved son of the head of the family. However, our Great Holy Gate is not the most unlucky, the famous Xingyuan Dart Bureau has returned, and I heard that even the chief dart head is missing. ”

Kong Zeng said: "We also heard the news on the road, and I heard that Tang He, the head of the Xingyuan Dart Bureau, was defeated in the hands of an unknown swordsman in his twenties......"

Boss Ni shook his head and said, "How can it be a nameless swordsman?" This person is a disciple of the Taishan faction, and I heard that the seniority is extremely high, and he is the same as the five elders of Taishan, or even higher than the five elders. The beggar gang spread the news, saying that in Yong'an City, they saw the five elders of Mount Tai performing disciple salutes to this young man. ”

Li Qiufeng was amused in his heart, he didn't know that he had a relationship with the Taishan faction. I only heard that Boss Ni and Kong Zeng talked very speculatively, and then several people from other gangs joined in, from the Battle of the Imperial Tomb to the Battle of Yong'an City. However, there are different opinions about the origin of Li Qiufeng. Boss Ni insisted that Li Qiufeng was a disciple of the Taishan faction, but a disciple of the Hengshan faction said that Li Qiufeng was born in Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian, and the martial arts he used were clearly the King Kong Demon Knife of Shaolin Temple. Another disciple of the Lancang faction said that Li Qiufeng was Yin Jizong, a ranger of rivers and lakes, and the knife technique used was Yin Jizong's one-armed knife.

A few people were talking lively, when they suddenly heard someone coldly "snort", and then only someone said: "Ignorant boy, you are a fool!" The sword technique used by that swordsman is an unpassed secret of the Wudang Sect, called the 'Xuanxu Sword Method'. It's just that he makes it plausible, and I'm afraid that it's not necessarily stealing. ”

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he looked at the person who spoke. I saw that this man was a thin old man, short in stature, with sharp beaks and monkey gills, quite like a monkey in the mountains. The man was hunched with his hands behind his back, holding a cigarette pouch pot in his right hand. The cigarette stick was dark and heavy, as if it were made of pig iron.

As soon as Boss Ni saw this person, his face changed greatly, and he involuntarily stretched out his right hand and held the short knife on his waist. The thin old man sneered, "You don't have to be afraid. Lao Tzu has a holiday with your master, but he will not embarrass you juniors. ”

Boss Ni was a little relieved at this time, but he was still holding the short knife in his right hand, and said with a dry smile: "I didn't expect that Senior Sun would also be here." The family teacher and several uncles and uncles were all at the bottom of the mountain, and if they knew that the old-timers had arrived, they would definitely be overjoyed. ”

The old man smiled and said, "You mentioned those unsuccessful boys, do you want to use them to scare Lao Tzu?"

Boss Ni hurriedly shook his head and said, "The juniors don't dare, the juniors don't dare!"

The old man sneered: "Hmph, don't you know when Lao Tzu is Lao Tzu?!" Over the years, the boy surnamed Zou has sent many people to investigate and secretly visit, wanting to find Lao Tzu's whereabouts, so that he can kill Lao Tzu with poisonous hands. It's just that the Great Holy Gate has not grown in the hands of these fools, and the people sent are extremely stupid, either they were slaughtered by Lao Tzu, or they passed by Lao Tzu and did not recognize Lao Tzu. Hmph, your master has brought so many people, it's not that I'm afraid that Lao Tzu will kill him halfway!"

Boss Ni was extremely embarrassed, if he echoed this old man, he would be accusing his master, which was absolutely impossible. If you help the master to speak, I am afraid that this old man will turn his face, and he will never be an opponent, and maybe he will die here. He had to smile and didn't dare to say a word.

Although Kong Zeng knew Boss Ni, he couldn't even talk about general friendship. And many years ago, the Great Holy Gate and the Red Gun Society were involved in a gang battle in the rivers and lakes. The two sides were still hostile at that time, but it was only later that a senior monk made peace, and in the end the big fight did not break out. Although the two know each other, they have no friendship. Listening to this old man's tone, Kong Zeng seemed to have a deep grudge against the Great Holy Gate. And looking at Boss Ni's embarrassed face, he was really scared of this old man. He wished that this old man would teach Boss Ni a lesson, so he said on the side: "You old man talks so loudly! This Master Ni is a master of the Great Holy Gate, and if you offend the Great Holy Gate, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat and walk around!"

The old man glanced at Kong Zeng with a look of disgust, and said, "Just because you, a nameless junior, dare to make irresponsible remarks in front of Lao Tzu?!"

Kong Zeng heard him speak rudely, and said with a sneer: "Although he is a nobody, he will not hide in Tibet, but will only secretly harm people!"

Before his words fell, he only heard a "pop", and he had already eaten a slap in the face, which was quite uncomfortable. Kong Zeng was shocked and angry, pulled out the short gun he was carrying behind his back, and shouted at the old man: "Who are you, you dare to hurt people?!"

At this time, when everyone saw someone fighting, they immediately stopped and gathered around. Li Qiufeng saw that this old man's shot was like lightning, his martial arts were really not low, and he knew a little bit about his martial arts mastership, so he was quite suspicious, so he also stood outside the crowd, wanting to see where this old man came from.

The old man looked at the short gun in Kong Zeng's hand, with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't care, and said with a sneer: "Your Red Gun Club is just a small gang in the rivers and lakes, that is, your gang leader, and when you see Lao Tzu, you have to respectfully call 'senior'." What kind of green onion are you, this kid, and you dare to sneer at Lao Tzu?!"

At this time, seeing that the old man slapped Kong Zeng, he breathed a sigh of relief for himself, and said on the side: "Senior Sun, this Master Kong is a master in the Red Gun Society, and the monkey fist of this sect is naturally not in his eyes. ”

Kong Zeng heard this, knew that Boss Ni had bad intentions, and was shocked and angry in his heart, and was about to explain. But seeing the figure in front of him shaking, he knew that something was wrong, and his body retreated quickly, and at the same time, the short gun in his hand shook three shots in a row to prevent the enemy from pursuing. But though he retreated quickly, the old man was faster. only heard the "click", and the short gun in Kong Zeng's hand had been broken into two pieces by the old man. The old man held the head of the gun in his right hand, and with a quick hand, he was stabbing Kong Zeng in the chest.

Kong Zeng's eyes widened, as if he didn't believe the scene in front of him. The old man sneered and pulled out the head of the gun with his right hand. Blood spurted out of Kong Zeng's chest wound, and with a miserable scream in his mouth, he immediately fell to the ground and died.

The old man took a sip and threw the head of the gun on Kong Zeng.

Everyone didn't expect that this old man would kill people when he said that he would kill people, and they were so frightened that they took a few steps back. Boss Ni was even more frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "The old-timers have the best martial arts, and they killed this clown with a single hand, and the younger generations admire it." ”

The old man sneered: "Do you admit that Lao Tzu is the fourth generation head of the Great Holy Sect?!"

Boss Ni looked embarrassed, stammering but unable to speak. The old man sneered, and suddenly his laughter stopped, his body shook suddenly, and he had grabbed himself in front of Boss Ni, and the cigarette pouch rod in his right hand was lightly touched on Boss Ni's forehead, and then he retreated four or five steps ghostly, still with his hands behind his back, with a smug look on his face.

(End of chapter)