"From the moment I set foot in Huangpear Township, I felt that it was very ...... Weird. ”

In the courtyard of a cottage, Song Jiao looked up at the starry sky, and the clear light sprinkled on her beautiful face with a little powder, as if adding just the right amount of makeup to her, making her look ethereal and mysterious.

Moved a small chair, Li Ye, who was sitting in the courtyard, pillowed his hands and put his back against the back of the chair, so that the first two chair legs were suspended from the ground.

The sea of stars in front of him was brilliant, it was a scene that he could not see before he crossed over, and it was always difficult to see how many stars there were in the world at that time, especially in the city: "The sea of stars is still the sea of stars, there is nothing special." Of course, I don't know the stars, and I can't see anything. ”

Song Jiao glanced back at Li Ye, and saw that he was cross-legged by Erlang, swaying the wooden chair back and forth, very comfortable, so she couldn't help but drive him down, sat on the small chair by himself, and immediately smiled away, Li Ye looked at her helplessly, how could the other party be his elder, he could only squat to the side obediently, picked up a wooden branch, and drew circles on the ground boringly.

"The monks of the Tsing Yi Yamen who came before have already checked around, and there are many cargo ships anchored thirty miles away from here, and there are great monks on board, because they are afraid of being detected, they do not dare to approach, so they do not know who the other party is. ”

Song Jiao gathered her sideburns and hair, "Two miles away from the wharf of Huangli Township, there is an iron furnace on a hill, and there is a sound of striking iron at night, it is said that there is a pair of dark-faced fathers and sons, specializing in making kitchen knives. ”

"It's just a kitchen knife? This radius is dozens of miles, and there are not many people, but ordinary people, buy a kitchen knife, can be used for at least five or six years, and it is not uncommon to meet a thrifty housekeeper, a kitchen knife can be used for more than ten years, and building a kitchen knife in the countryside can make a living?"

When Li Ye said this, Shangguan Chengcheng had already moved a chair out of the house and put it next to Li Ye, Li Ye was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly went up, and immediately felt happy in his heart, and showed a particularly bright smile to Shangguan Chengcheng to reward her for such a considerate act.

Shangguan Chengcheng looked righteous and awe-inspiring, indicating that she felt that this was what she should do, and then glanced at Song Jiao unhappily, there was no lack of warning in her eyes, which meant that you disrespected Your Highness too much.

Song Jiao and Shangguan Chengcheng looked at each other, looking like what can you do with me, although her eyes were not vicious, but the undercurrent was turbulent, and she didn't forget to answer Li Ye's question in her mouth: "The man who casts the kitchen knife is very good at catching fish, so he doesn't worry about eating and drinking." ”

Li Ye sighed, noticing the tension between the two, not only did not persuade them, but they also looked like they were watching a play, and they were full of interest, so they almost applauded and cheered, instigating them to do it, so Song Jiao felt bored, glared at Li Ye, and withdrew her gaze.

The victorious Shangguan Chengcheng, raised his chin slightly, like a proud rooster, shook his head, was extremely chic, walked to the courtyard gate with a knife, returned to his post, and continued to be vigilant.

Outside this small courtyard, there are also officials of Chang'an Mansion, who are on duty everywhere.

Li Ye led people to Huangli Township, and requisitioned the nearest houses, and there was no decent inn in this small place.

Song Jiao glanced at Shangguan Allure's back, and when she turned around to speak to Li Ye, she looked serious and spoke seriously: "You are too accustomed to your subordinates, this guy stares at me a lot on weekdays, he is very arrogant, and he doesn't know how to respect his predecessors!"

Because Song Jiao is Li Ye's elder, she is used to being "no big or small" in front of Li Ye, and Shangguan Chengcheng doesn't know her true identity, of course she has a lot of opinions about her, Li Ye teased her: "Aunt Song, is this considered a small report?"

When Song Jiao saw Li Ye's appearance, she was immediately resentful, and gave Li Ye a, you give me a waiting look.

"By the way, I taught you the nine-character mantra, how are you cultivating?" After a while, Song Jiao asked Li Ye.

Li Ye nodded: "Lin, Bing, Fight, Person, Both, Array, Column, Front, Xing, I have finished cultivating the first five words." ”

After Song Jiao arrived at King An's Mansion, in addition to the formation of the Tsing Yi Yamen, it was to guide Li Ye to practice, this nine-character mantra is the method that Song Jiao focused on teaching Li Ye, each word with a handprint, infinite power.

Song Jiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "With these five words, even if Huangpear Township is very weird, you can protect yourself." ”

Speaking of this, she glanced at Li Ye and said strangely: "The speed at which you practice the exercises is extremely fast, at that time, I practiced the nine-character mantra, but it took many years. ”

Li Ye laughed dryly: "I have good qualifications, and the time is not short...... Aunt Song doesn't look at it, who my father is!"

"That's right. Song Jiao nodded, thinking that this reason was okay.

At this moment, an official from Chang'an Mansion hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, Commander, according to this, five miles, there are river bandits who hijack the cargo ship at night, and the two sides have fought!"

"Go check it out. Li Ye and Song Jiao glanced at each other, got up one after another, and immediately summoned the officials and left the village.

The Tsing Yi Yamen is in the dark, and Li Ye's manpower in the open is only more than 20 officials in Chang'an Mansion, of course, these officials should not be underestimated, they are all monks, and there is no shortage of qi practitioners.

The dignified Chang'an Mansion, in addition to the civil officials who deal with the papers, will also raise a group of monks - after all, not all monks can be officials, if the ancestors are not shaded, you must first enter the rank and rank.

It's just that among these monks, the highest cultivation is Li Ye.

Monks who practice qi above the fifth level will not be willing to be a small servant and worship in Chang'an Mansion.

The place of the incident is not far away, everyone lights up torches, rides horses, from time to time, they see the fire on the river, the sound of battle faintly comes, listening to the battle situation is extremely fierce, fire magic, Lingfeng sword and other spells, it appears from time to time.

"It's a sorcerer, not an ordinary river bandit. Song Jiao said.

"That's who we're looking for. Li Ye smiled slightly, they only arrived in Huangli Township at dusk today, and they didn't have time to investigate the case, and now that the other party has revealed their traces, it is not a matter of effort for Li Ye to come to it.

Of course, Li Ye knows very well that this matter will not be easy, and it is very likely to be a trap.

On the riverside, several cargo ships were filled with fire, and the figures were fighting each other, and from time to time someone fell into the water, shouting, screaming, and the sound of weapons hitting each other came and went.

The one who robbed the cargo ship was the Changhe Gang.

Led by the big boss Liu Zhiyan and the ugly man, the first master of the Changfeng Gang, the purpose is to lure Li Ye and others who have arrived in Huangli Township.

The river gang on Weishui, at first, took cargo ships as the basis for survival, and on weekdays, because of the competition for the qualification to transport goods, there were often disputes, so they formed large and small gangs, and after the addition of qi practitioners, the power expanded greatly, and they derived the side business of robbing merchant ships and controlling various wharves and various sections of the river.

"Big boss, the official is here!" On the bow of a cargo ship, the ugly man slashed a boatman in front of him, kicked him off the boat, and shouted hello to Liu Zhiyan at the stern.

Liu Zhiyan held a double blade in her hand, jumped on the roof of the cargo hold, she had no intention of killing, but just injured the opponent on the roof and kicked it down the river, and then jumped to the side of the ugly man, glanced at the continuous torches on the riverside, and turned back to the Changhe Gang and ordered: "The wind is tight, pull and hoo!"

The Changhe Gang, who were fighting on the cargo ship, immediately covered each other and withdrew from the battlefield when they heard the words, got on a small boat, rowed quickly, and fled upstream. After Liu Zhiyan and the ugly man broke off, when everyone was about to retreat, he jumped out of the cargo ship, tread water and flew for a while, and landed on the boat behind like a bird.

When Li Ye arrived with his people, the Changhe Gang could retreat, several cargo ships on the riverside were on fire, many people were injured and lying on the boats wailing, blood was dense, people in the river from time to time showed their heads, climbed onto the cargo ships, saw the officials coming, some of the injured or uninjured boatmen, they shouted for help.

"Shaoyin, the thief ran away, and his subordinates led people to chase him!" Everyone rolled off the saddle, and Wang Li immediately stepped forward and asked Li Ye for his life.

Li Ye glanced at the Changhe Gang, which was not far away, and said to Wang Li: "Leave some people here to treat the wounded." So saying, he jumped out of the riverbank, put his toes on the roof of the warehouse, and reached the surface of the river, like a dragonfly in the water, and chased after the Changhe Gang.

Wang Li took a few Qi practitioners from Chang'an Mansion and Shangguan Allure out at the same time, followed behind Li Ye, and went to chase the Changfeng Gang.

Li Ye is not afraid that the opponent will lure the enemy deeper, but he is afraid that the other party will hide and not show up, so that he will not be able to find people - if he can't find people, he is derelict in his duties, and Chang'an Mansion will be held accountable.

The speed of the boat was fast, but in front of the qi practitioner, it was far from enough, Li Ye quickly caught up with the other party, his toes were a little on the surface of the river, and he swept the last boat, and saw Liu Zhiyan and the ugly man: "Where to go?"

Liu Zhiyan didn't expect Li Ye to come so quickly, looking at Li Ye's body style, it was obvious that her cultivation had reached the middle stage of Qi training, her eyes were awe-inspiring, revealing fear, but she still gritted her teeth and made a move towards Li Ye.

At this time, when the boat arrived in the river, it was pitch black on all sides, but there was a clear light sprinkled, for the qi practitioner, it was enough to see, when Li Ye landed on the stern of the boat, the ugly man had already snorted, raised his knife and slashed at Li Ye, and the white light on the knife was shining, revealing the cultivation of the qi refining period.

Li Ye smiled contemptuously, moved his back foot sideways, drove his body to deflect, easily avoided the opponent's long knife, reached out with his left hand, grabbed the opponent's wrist, and at the same time his right hand went up from bottom to top, and hit the opponent's armpit with a backhand, only to hear a click, the ugly man's right shoulder had a bone bulge, and his arm was broken.

The long knife fell to the ground, the ugly man snorted, and his eyes showed a look of horror, he himself had the cultivation of the second level of qi training, but he didn't expect to be injured by Chen Qing's move.

At the same time, with a soft click, Liu Zhiyan attacked from the other side, the double blades had already reached Li Ye's door, Li Ye's eyes were out of the corner of his eye, and he had already captured Liu Zhiyan's move, and a side kick kicked out with lightning speed, hitting Liu Zhiyan in the chest.