At the foot of Xiaozhongshan Mountain, Hu Ziyan and his party stopped by the bonfire on fast horses.

This time they came with the disciples of Huizhou Zichi. There are two Tianjiao in the contemporary Huizhou Purple Pond, known as the "Xiao Dao Flute Sword". This "Xiao Dao" is about the contemporary Huizhou senior brother Zhao Shengxiao, and the "Di Jian" is about the contemporary Huizhou second brother Zhao Tingdi. As

In the midst of the horse team, a handsome white horse sat a little girl dressed in green. This little girl's name is Qin Xiyin, she is different from others, this time she followed the "Xiao Dao Di Jian" two people to the northwest border to scatter their hearts.

"Senior brother, I'm also going to enter the 'Xuanwu Vault'," Qin Xiyin muttered. Her face was a little unsightly, because Zhao Shengxiao restrained her in every way along the way, this is not allowed to do, that is not allowed to be done, a few days ago in the general's mansion in Beilong City, she was about to suffocate to death. Now I finally heard about such an interesting place as the 'Xuanwu Vault', and she won't let it go.

Zhao Shengxiao, who was standing beside Hu Ziyan, turned his head and said to Qin Xiyin, "Little junior sister, this 'Xuanwu Secret Vault' is too dangerous, and I and your second senior brother have the task of mentoring, so I have no time to take care of you, if something happens to you, how can I explain it to the master in charge." ”

Who knew that Qin Xiyin didn't buy it, but she touched her nose and said, "That old man has a lot of things." First, the kid from the sect half a year ago, and then the general, one set here and another, made people's eyes dazzled. ”

As soon as Qin Xiyin's words came out, Zhao Shengxiao's complexion changed greatly, and he hurriedly stepped out and pulled Qin Xiyin aside, "Little junior sister, how can you talk nonsense in front of outsiders about such a big matter." ”

Zhao Shengxiao turned his head and smiled awkwardly at Hu Ziyan, "Brother Hu, don't mind, my little junior sister has a temper." You and Tingdi will prepare, and then our soldiers will split up in two ways and enter this 'Xuanwu Vault' to join your eldest brother." ”

Hu Ziyan also smiled slightly, and didn't seem to take Zhao Shengxiao's words to heart.

But there were turbulent waves in his heart. That day, Qiu Donghai took him to the general's mansion and showed him something - a wooden box. The box contained a letter, a letter sent from Beilong City to Huizhou Zichi, but before the letter left the northwest, it was stopped by Qiu Donghai. He opened the letter and saw that the notes on the letter were clearly from his eldest brother Hu Zihao. According to the letter, Hu Zihao and the people of Zichi, Huizhou, reached an agreement, and after helping that person complete the plan, he could get what he wanted. Qiu Donghai was noncommittal about this matter, but only cared about his bearded attitude.

Just when Hu Ziyan thought that Qiu Donghai was going to kill him, he didn't expect Qiu Donghai to let him go. How could Hu Ziyan not be clear about Qiu Donghai's ambitions? A great general who had been in the border for 20 years had never entered the capital, how could he not have anger in his heart? Hu Ziyan knew that Qiu Donghai was giving him a chance to make a choice, and if he wanted to continue to serve under Qiu Donghai, he would have to give him a new certificate of surrender.

As Hu Zihao's younger brother, how could Hu Ziyan not know his eldest brother's calculations. Although the two of them were officers under Qiu Donghai, the "Lord" mentioned that night was not Qiu Donghai, and as for who it was, Hu Ziyan did not know. I'm afraid that only Hu Zihao knows about this matter. So when he saw the envelope that day, the sweat oozing from Hu Ziyan's back soaked through his clothes. Only now did Hu Ziyan understand that the "master" who had been in contact with his eldest brother Hu Zihao should be the "young man" mentioned by the little girl just now.

Thinking of this, Hu Zihao was shocked, he remembered the young man who was "killed" by them that night, could it be him?

A huge shadow gradually crept into Hu Ziyan's heart. The names of several people flashed in his mind - Zhang Zitang, Song Chunyao, Qiu Donghai, Song Duanyu, and the three people from Huizhou Zichi. He felt that a huge conspiracy was enveloping Xiaozhong Mountain, the Northern Dragon City, and even the entire northwest border. He didn't know what role he and his eldest brother Hu Zihao played in this game between the warlord and the sect and the mysterious man, maybe it was a key link, or maybe it was an insignificant pawn. So where do they go from here?

Hu Ziyan collected his thoughts and replied, "Okay." ”

But Hu Ziyan's short-term loss of consciousness has long been captured by Zhao Shengxiao, who knows the sophistication of human affairs. Huizhou Zichi is different from other sects on the rivers and lakes. Although the general Jianghu sect cannot talk about seclusion from the world, the disciples under the sect cannot go out of the sect to go to the rivers and lakes to experience before they have learned to go out of the mountain, and Huizhou Zichi throws the disciples to the rivers and lakes to experience at the beginning, and then let the disciples return to the sect to practice the exercises after accumulating sufficient experience in the rivers and lakes. Although this has damaged a lot of Huizhou disciples, the disciples who remain are all good at observing words and feelings.

Zhao Shengxiao glanced at Zhao Tingdi, and Zhao Tingdi pulled Hu Ziyan to the side to count the number of people.

When the two of them walked away, Qin Xiyin said again, "I don't care, anyway, I'm going to settle this 'Xuanwu Secret Vault', if you don't let me go, I'll sue you in front of the old man when I go back." ”

Zhao Shengxiao is a little big, the Qin family behind Qin Xiyin has a very high status in Huizhou Zichi, and he Zhao Shengxiao has no backing, and he can become a contemporary disciple of Huizhou Zichi by virtue of his extraordinary talent and tactfulness.

He sighed slightly, "Okay, junior sister, you will enter the 'Xuanwu Secret Vault' with me later, but if you want to promise me one thing, you must stay with me an inch, otherwise there will be some crisis, if something happens to you, I will not have the face to explain to the elders of the sect." ”

Hearing this, Qin Xiyin seemed to be a different person, and his face was sunny. Her pair of glowing crescent moon eyes bent slightly, "Thank you, senior brother, Yin'er will definitely say a few more kind words for you in front of the old man after you go back." ”

Zhao Shengxiao smiled bitterly, but after thinking about it, he was a contemporary disciple of Huizhou, but because he was born poor and had no backer behind him, he didn't know how many disciples from Huizhou Zichi were coveted, if he could climb the big tree of the master, he would be at ease.

However, after a while, Zhao Shengxiao gathered all the Huizhou disciples he brought.

"Senior brothers, this mission is related to the future fate of our sect, and I hope everyone will contribute their own strength", Zhao Shengxiao's expression at this time was extremely solemn, like a general commanding thousands of troops.

"For the sake of Zichi, go to the soup and fight the fire, and do whatever it takes!" everyone echoed.

"Good!"

When the sun was past evening, the sunset hid on the far side of the mountain, leaving the sunset red in the sky.

The remnant sun was like blood, and the swords of the Huizhou disciples seemed to be stained red with blood.

Hu Ziyan followed at the back of the line, carrying the daylily axe to pull out a long shadow in the setting sun.

He let out a long sigh, and his originally sturdy body looked a little depressed on the edge of the verdant willows.

On the eighteenth floor of the Xuanwu Secret Collection, the flower monk Zhang Motian and the people of the rivers and lakes were still sitting quietly in the hall to breathe. To be precise, they were trapped here. Zhang Motian's expression looked relaxed and comfortable, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry about the current situation at all. He was just wondering if the woman had gotten the sword book. If he got it, he would have repaid his love for his younger brother who had disgraced the family. As for the next, Zhang Motian's face flashed a trace of ruthlessness, the family side reached a dirty deal with that person, the one to which he Zhang Motian belonged was expelled from the main clan because of the incident decades ago, someone in the clan found him some time ago, as long as he did this for the family, the branch where he and Zhang Zitang belonged could return to the main clan.

There was anxiety and even impatience in the crowd, and two swordsmen who had been messing with the rivers and lakes had fought over a treasure sword.

Unbeknownst to everyone, there was already a man in the hall. To be precise, they are two people - Hu Zihao and Song Duanyu, who is already in a coma.

Song Duanyu had a dream.

He dreamed that the boy who lived in Wicker Lane in Qingyang Town was smiling at him.

It's that innocent boy, Stone.

Song Duanyu stepped forward and asked him how he died, but before he could walk up to him, Shi's face suddenly became hideous and terrifying, and he took out a sharp short knife and stabbed Song Duanyu from there.

Stone waved the short knife in his hand and said resentfully, "You took my things, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

Just when the short knife stabbed Song Duanyu's façade, Song Duanyu's eyes were dark.

He opened his eyes weakly, only to realize that he had just had a nightmare.

He looked around and found Hu Zihao sitting on a rock looking at him.

"Are you awake?", Hu Zihao said.

"Where are we now?" asked Song Duanyu.

Hu Zihao said lightly, "The eighteenth layer of the Xuanwu Secret Vault. ”

"What!" Song Duanyu was shocked when he heard this.

Previously, he and Nalan Su were still on the second layer of the Xuanwu Underground Palace, that is, the second layer of the Xuanwu Vault, why did they suddenly reach the eighteenth layer of the Xuanwu Vault?

Song Duanyu looked at Hu Zihao with scrutinizing eyes, and said, "You are familiar with the terrain here?"

Hu Zihao was silent, only listening to Song Duanyu continue, his voice was very soft, "Could it be that you are in the same group as that great monk, those people in the rivers and lakes were brought by him." ”

Hu Zihao didn't nod or shake his head, just listened to him say, "The muddy water in here is not something that a rookie like you can explore, I advise you not to ask more." This knife in your hand is good, but your knife skills are too tender. I can't get used to it, so I will practice hard in the future. ”

Hu Zihao said, took out a book from his arms and handed it to Song Duanyu. Song Duanyu looked at it, and there were a few big characters written on the book - "The Essence of Knife Technique"

"This is for me?", Song Duanyu said, "What did you do to Miss Nalan." ”

"She's fine, although someone wants her life, but I won't do it", Hu Zihao said, "I never owe anyone else, this knife book can save a lot of detours, but I want you to do the same." ”

Song Duanyu frowned slightly and said, "What do you want?"

Hu Zihao smiled slightly, "Your blood." ”