Seeing that Yuan Jue was so stubborn, Li Qiufeng sighed in his heart, thinking that this master was afraid that he didn't know what kind of powerful people were hiding inside and outside the city of Xiuwu County right now. However, since Yuan Jue insisted on refusing to leave Xiuwu County first, Li Qiufeng could not be reluctant, so he could only persuade Yuan Jue to stay in Ziyang Temple, and easily not to conflict with the characters in the city.

While the three of them were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, so they stopped talking. After a while, I heard someone knocking on the door, but it was Miao Zhu and the old servant who brought fragrant tea to the three of them. Li Qiufeng thanked him, and after the temple was gone, the three of them chatted a few more words, and finally Yuan Jue and Huang Xu got up to say goodbye. Li Qiufeng sent them out of the Chenghuang Temple all the way, and watched the figures of the two disappear into the night, and then returned to the temple to rest.

At this time, it was almost midnight, and Li Qiufeng and Yi were lying on the bed, carefully thinking about the events of the past few days. The shadows of Old Lady Nie, Ji Dingzhong, Zhang Baixing, Hu Kun, Han Qusi, Huang Chong and others swept in front of him one by one. In terms of martial arts, these people are not powerful characters in the rivers and lakes at all, and even a few of them can be said to be powerless, but they are all thoughtful and act strangely, which is more terrifying than Liu Sheng Zongyan and other martial arts heroes. At present, the big leader of the Japanese Bandits has not appeared, and I don't know if it is related to the Yanagi clan. If Yagyu Sogan is manipulating behind his back, things will be even more tricky.

Li Qiufeng's thoughts were unsettled, the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and finally fell asleep, and in his dream it seemed that he had returned to the meditation temple under the Hutou Rock, surrounded by darkness, he looked for a way out, and every time he hit the heavy stone wall. He had to clench the embroidered spring knife in his hand and slowly walked forward step by step.

When he woke up, although it was not daylight, it was already hazy and a little white outside the window. Li Qiufeng turned over and sat up, only to feel that his head was a little groggy, and his mouth was even more bitter. He walked over to the table, poured a cup of tea, and drank it down, the anxiety in his heart weakened a little. He paced slowly in the room, thinking in his heart that the demonic outer path hidden in Dajia Mountain had been defeated by Ji Dingzhong in one fell swoop, and now Ji Dingzhong had opened a big net, just waiting for the arrival of the Japanese Kou. Listening to Huang Xu's talk last night about Ji Dingzhong's plan in the Zhixian Yamen, Ji Dingzhong's plan of "killing birds with one stone" was really vicious. He wanted to use the Japanese to get rid of the Lu, Zhao, and Du families, and then use Huashan, Kunlun, Emei, Qingcheng and other major factions to eliminate the Japanese invaders. He had to discuss countermeasures with Liu Yong and others, so as not to fall into the trap of Ji Dingzhong and become his tool for killing.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng could not wait any longer. He quietly pushed open the door, and saw that there was silence in the courtyard, so he walked out quickly.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and there seemed to be a faint layer of mist between heaven and earth, making the surrounding situation a little ethereal. Li Qiufeng walked through the front yard and saw the gate latched. He pulled the latch open, gently pushed open the temple door, and after walking out, he gently closed the temple door, and was about to turn around and go to the north of the city, when he saw a person standing in front of the temple gate.

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and his right hand already held the handle of the embroidered spring knife.

The man stood at the foot of the stone steps in front of the temple gate, dressed in green clothes, with his hands in his sleeves. Seeing that Li Qiufeng stretched out his hand and held the handle of the knife, he immediately took two steps back, and said, "In Xia Zhang Hao, I have seen Li Baihu." ”

Only then did Li Qiufeng see that this person was Zhang Hao, the little banner of Jinyiwei, and a hanging heart was put down. He walked down the stone steps quickly and said to Zhang Hao, "Has the little brother found Master Xu?"

Zhang Hao said: "I have seen Lord Xu yesterday, and he wants to take Li Baihu to see him." ”

Li Qiufeng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Now go to see Lord Xu?"

Zhang Hao nodded, and said, "After returning to the city last night, I originally wanted to come to Li Baihu to discuss this matter. But it was getting late, and I was afraid of disturbing Li Baihu's rest, so I waited until early this morning to arrive here. It's just that the temple door is latched, and I can't enter the temple below, so I have to wait in front of the temple gate. I didn't expect Li Baihu to come out so early, and I was scared. ”

Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart that the Japanese were about to arrive in a big way, and Ji Dingzhong was secretly making trouble, wanting to reap the benefits of the fisherman. At this critical juncture, it is necessary to use the power of Jinyi Wei to resist the Japanese invaders externally and the Nie family internally. You have to meet Xu Yingyang first, and after making a big plan, it is not too late to discuss it with Liu Yong and others.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said to Zhang Hao: "Since this is the case, I will go with my little brother to see Lord Xu." ”

Zhang Hao seemed relieved when he saw that Li Qiufeng agreed, and said, "Lord Xu is now leading people to be stationed in Feiyunpu in the west of the city, and he will bring Li Baihu to see him." ”

The two walked west along the street outside the City God Temple. At this time, the sky was only hazy and somewhat bright, and the streets were empty. The two walked side by side, talking about it, but it was not lonely. When he passed in front of the county yamen, he saw that there were still eight catchers standing at the yamen, and they were very heavily guarded. Li Qiufeng thought to himself, although these tolerance catchers guarded the yamen of the county magistrate, but if the Liusheng clan attacked, these tolerance catchers would definitely not be able to resist. It's a good idea to let the four families of Fengmen Village and the Liusheng clan fight to the death.

When the two of them left the West Gate, the sky was already bright, and there were already shadows of pedestrians on the road. It's just that the fog is quite heavy in the mountains and fields outside the city, and along the way, unconsciously, the hair and clothes on the two of them are slightly damp.

After walking out of the West Gate for five or six miles, Zhang Hao turned into the first path on the right with Li Qiufeng. The two of them walked half a mile along the path, passing through a small forest, but they saw a frozen river not far away. A stone bridge is across the river, and there is a person standing on the stone bridge, wearing a deep hat and a robe, with his back to Li Qiufeng and Zhang Hao, and he is looking into the distance.

Zhang Hao stopped and said to Li Qiufeng: "Lord Xu is waiting in front, you can't go over, please go to Li Baihu by yourself." ”

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Thank you, little brother, for leading the way." ”

After he finished speaking, he walked towards the stone bridge. At this time, the sun was rising in the east, and it happened to shine behind the strong autumn wind, dyeing the rivers, stone bridges, and wilderness not far away all golden.

Li Qiufeng walked to the edge of the stone bridge and stopped. The trees behind him obscured the newly rising sun, and the shadow of the strong autumn wind disappeared from the ground.

The man on the stone bridge still did not look back, and was looking into the distance with his hands behind his back.

In an instant, Li Qiufeng felt a cold murderous aura that was forcing over from that person. Only then did he realize that on the bridge railing beside the man, there was a long sword with a white sheath lying horizontally.

The scabbard of this long sword is made of white wood, and the hilt is wrapped around a black cloth band, which contrasts with the black and white of the scabbard.

Li Qiufeng clenched the embroidered spring knife, stared at the man coldly, and said word by word: "Yu Qingzi, when did you become a brocade guard?"

The man turned slowly, his head slightly raised, revealing his face under the deep hat. I saw that his eyebrows were flying slanted, and his face was like a crown of jade, it was Yu Qingzi, a traitor to the Wudang faction.

Yu Qingzi looked at Li Qiufeng, smiled slightly, and said, "Poor Dao is just borrowing the name of Jinyiwei to lure you into the bait." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "It turns out that Zhang Hao is your person. It's not Xu Yingyang who wants to see me at all, but Yanagi Zongyan. ”

Yu Qingzi shook his head and said, "You are wrong. Mr. Liu Sheng has other important matters, how can he have the time to see you, an unknown junior? It was Poor Dao who thought that you were too much of a hindrance, so he wanted to kill you, so Zhang Hao invited you here. ”

Li Qiufeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Is Monk Guangzhi here?"

Yu Qingzi didn't expect Li Qiufeng to ask about the whereabouts of Monk Guangzhi, but he was a little surprised. He shook his head and said, "Where Master Guangzhi went, Poor Dao doesn't know. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "It's a pity, it's a pity." You could have picked up a big bargain, but you missed the opportunity, which is a pity. If you make it out alive today, you will regret it when you think about it. ”

Yu Qingzi smiled slightly and said, "You kid is extremely cunning, but there is no one to help you today, so don't think about bargaining for anything on your tongue." Let's fight with a sword and a good fight is serious. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Monk Guangzhi and Master Xuanji are facing off, are you there?"

Yu Qingzi said: "Poor Dao was indeed present that day. The martial arts of the Xuanji monk are also good, but it is a pity that the internal strength is not as good as that of Master Guangzhi. The two of them palmed against each other, and when the fourth change of the thirteenth move 'Dharma Bowl', their palms intersected, and the Xuanji monk was shocked back three steps by Master Guangzhi, spitting blood. Master Guangzhi took the opportunity to chase after him, slapped him twice in the chest, and beat him to death in the long pavilion. ”