For a bandit leader, warmth is deadly, especially on a whim.

Shi Qingjue can go deep into the Central Plains without hesitation, just to avenge a woman who has been dead for many years, and bring this woman's son back to Iron Mountain as a guest, no subordinate dares to object, because that woman is the daughter of the big head god, because the iron monk claimed that it was his favorite woman from the first day he took charge of the iron mountain, and the top and bottom of the iron mountain have been accustomed to this idea, and regard it as some kind of quirk, every gang leader has the right to show the quirks, such as the big head god will string people on the iron gun at any time.

Shangguan Fei's bad feelings for Nangong made Shi Qingjue feel close, but that's all, the only sympathy he could do was to cut off the injured person's head with his own hands and end her pain immediately.

Nangong's uninjured half of her face was full of struggle and fear, the pain was indeed unbearable, but she didn't want to die, she couldn't open her mouth, she could only make a muffled sound, like begging for survival, and like begging for death, Shangguan Fei couldn't decide.

Shi Qingjue didn't guess what others thought, he stretched out his leg and pushed Shangguan Fei aside, knelt down on one leg, pressed Nangong Bad's forehead with his left hand, and put the dagger on his neck with his right hand, "I promise, it will be over in the blink of an eye." ”

Shangguan Fei covered his mouth, completely stunned, and even Shangguan Cheng, who was already prepared, took two steps back, a little unwilling to watch the next scene.

Chu Nanping ate a lot of food, ate a large piece of meat cleanly, took out a towel to wipe his hands, got up and said, "Someone is here again." ”

Shi Qingjue hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said loudly: "There is wine and meat here. It's also a passerby, why don't you come out and make friends?"

Dozens of bandits have already taken care of it. Now they all grasped the hilt of their swords and looked around vigilantly, but they heard nothing, no horses' hooves, no footsteps.

After a long while, a gentle and old voice came: "Hehe, the Iron King is really hospitable, it's a pity. We can't eat meat or drink wine, for we are afraid that we will fail the king's good intentions. ”

Zihe Zhenren came out of the darkness, his half-cut short hair was barely tied together, like a child's mustache, he turned a blind eye to the bandits, and walked straight to Shi Qingjue and looked at it a few times. Turning his head and shouting: "Disciples and grandchildren, come out, it must be that you are not good at learning and showing your feet." ”

Three more men emerged from the darkness and reluctantly approached, with the same vigilance against the knife-wielding bandits.

"Don't look at me as embarrassed. I am the head of the Kongtong faction, Zihe Zhenren, this is my apprentice Zhou Yuqing, this is his younger brother and my nephew Zhou Huaiyu, and this is my great-grandson Chen Jinke. ”

"The old fairy is famous all over the world, and he has admired him for a long time. Shi Qingjue said flatly. There was no fist salute, he knew it well. Those opponents who seemed to have no malice at all were the more difficult enemies to deal with, he thought, and he would say this to Shangguan Cheng later.

Shangguan Cheng really needed this kind of teaching, because he immediately had a good impression and curiosity about Zihe Zhenren, "Zihe Zhenren, didn't you just be named a great master, why did you get here?"

"Aha, you are the dignified Jade King and Dragon King of the Western Regions, don't you also run out to play alone? ”

"I'm not ......" Shangguan Cheng glanced at Shi Qingjue, and finally realized that Zihe was really indistinguishable from me, so he immediately shut up.

Zihe Zhenren turned to Shi Qingjue, "A few of our masters and apprentices are going back to Kongtong Mountain, where are the Iron Kings going?"

"Of course, it's outside the Saiwai, that's where we come from. ”

"That's great, everyone is on the same road, walking with the Iron King, and there is no longer any fear of thieves blocking the road and robbing. ”

"Okay, as long as the old immortal doesn't suddenly summon the heavenly soldiers and generals, let's go together. ”

"No, no, I can't recruit anything as an immortal, and I don't even have the title of a great teacher, and now there is no master in the world, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, I may regret it." ”

"Hmm. Shi Qingjue became more and more unsure of the intentions of this old way.

Zihe Zhenren completed the polite task, bypassed the fire, and walked in front of Chu Nanping, "The young man has good ears, are you from Chu Nanping from the Western Regions?"

Chu Nanping shook his head.

Zihe Zhenren seemed to be very satisfied, nodded with a smile, walked towards Nangong Bad and Shangguan Fei again, and looked down for a while, "Alas, how can it be regarded as a Bodhisattva of the Ten Directions Sect, how can it be beaten like this?"

Shangguan Fei reacted extremely quickly, knelt on the ground and said, "Old Immortal, can you heal her injuries?"

"The bones are all broken, and even if they are true immortals, there is no way to restore them to their original state. ”

"It's important to save people, let's talk about whether we can restore it to the way it was. ”

Zihe Zhenren sat cross-legged next to Nangong Bad's head, observing carefully, sometimes nodding, sometimes shaking his head, Shangguan Fei's heart went up and down.

Shi Qingjue didn't interfere at first, looked at it for a while and said, "Old immortal, wait for me to cut off the head, you can take your time." ”

"If the head is cut off, won't the person die?" said Zihe Zhenren in surprise.

"The dead don't move, they don't cry out in pain, and the old gods are more worry-free when they repair it. ”

"Hehe, the Iron King really likes to joke. ”

"I'm never joking, I hurt this person, I'm going to cut off her head right now, give it as a gift, and if you two don't feel dirty, please get out of the way. ”

Shangguan Fei finally waited for a little hope, and his courage also grew a little, and he stretched out his hand to stop Shi Qingjue: "She is not an important person in the Ten Directions Sect at all, you already have six heads, let her go." ”

Shi Qingjue's whole body was full of strength, and he could see his chest slowly bulging through his clothes, Shangguan Fei immediately stepped aside, he had already plummeted in momentum, and he would never dare to make a move with the monk.

Zihe Zhenren didn't seem to be aware of this, and shook his head, "You're not right, Nangong is very important in the Ten Directions Sect. ”

"Huh?" Shangguan Fei couldn't imagine that the old immortal would say such a thing, "she...... She ......"

"The territory of the Ten Directions Sect is in the northeast, why are you two heading to the northwest frontier?"

"Huh?" Shangguan Fei didn't expect again, "I...... I don't know, I'm following her. ”

"The Northwest is standing side by side. This crane real person said to Shi Qingjue, his tone was as casual as small talk, "It's not that I'm boasting, the Kongtong faction can be counted as one, right?"

"Yes. Shi Qingjue admitted that the Kongtong faction is a famous family in the rivers and lakes, and its disciples are all over the Western Regions, just among the Tieshan bandits, and there are also people who have a teacher-student relationship with the Kongtong faction.

"The Iron Mountain outside the Saiwai is thousands of miles long, and the government and the people are avoided, and it is a force. ”

"Hmm. Shi Qingjue listened, Tieshan has no fixed place, and it is okay to say that it is the northwest force.

"The Xiao Yan clan occupies a vast area, tens of thousands of elite soldiers under its account, many characters and livestock, and its power is not small. ”

"Of course. ”

"There is also the great general Pang Ning, who commands an army of 200,000 people, supervises the Xiao Yan clan, and guards against the Beiting cavalry, which is the largest force. ”

"Hmph. Although Shi Qingjue accepted to win over and kill people for Pang Ning, he never felt that Tie Shan was inferior.

As Zihe Zhenren spoke, he meticulously straightened the broken bones and applied ointment to Nangong Bad, Shangguan Fei was full of hope, and Shi Qingjue did not stop him, for him, it didn't matter if the head was complete or not.

"As far as I know, Nangong Bad is Ci's most victorious confidant, she did not stay in the capital to help the sect leader, did not return to her hometown in the northeast, nor did she flee to the south for refuge, but she wanted to go to the northwest frontier, there must be a reason. ”

"So what? When the bodies are separated, it doesn't matter for any reason. ”

Zihe Zhenren's ten fingers flew quickly, and he had already roughly straightened the broken bones, fed Nangong Bad and ate a Kongtong Sect healing pill, raised his head and said: "How can there be eggs under the nest? The capital is in chaos, the world is turbulent, the northwest must be the place where something happens, since the Iron King is willing to make a deal with the general Pang Ning, why not just make a bigger deal?"

Shi Qingjue didn't mention the general Pang Ning in front of Zihe Zhenren, and when the other party guessed the answer, he no longer covered it up, "Is the old fairy being a lobbyist for King Xiao?"

"It's not a shame to have your back against a big tree to enjoy the shade, let's just compare which tree is bigger. ”

Shi Qingjue was stunned for a moment, pulled Shangguan Cheng, sat side by side at Nangong Bad's feet, and faced Zihe Zhenren, as if across a table, Shangguan Fei was guarding the side, his eyes did not leave Nangong for a moment, and found that she was drowsy, and his heart was a little peaceful.

"Pang Ning has an army of 200,000 and controls several counties in the northwest of the border, with the Xiao Yan clan in the east obeying his words, and the Loulan kingdoms in the west. ”

"King Xiao pacified the rebellion in the capital, got the support of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, the inheritance of the unification is just around the corner, 100,000 Yulin army is the elite of the world, the kings of Shandong echo each other, volunteers from all over the country are constantly gathering to the capital, less than a month, can gather a million heroes. ”

"Although the world is big, Tieshan only gallops in the grassland, the million-strong army in the Central Plains has nothing to do with me, Pang Ning has his back to Beiting, even if he doesn't win, he can retreat into the grassland, and he is still a tiger around Tieshan. ”

"Hehe, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, Pang Ning intends to eradicate the Ten Directions Sect, but he is afraid that the war will be together, and the enemy will be attacked on the flank, how can he rest assured that Tieshan behind him? If the king is willing to help King Xiao, he can be a marquis when he enters, and he can protect himself when he retreats, why not?"

Shi Qingjue was silent for a while, "Although I am a robber, I also understand the truth that it is difficult to chase a horse in a word, I have a blood alliance with Pang Ning, and I can't just break my oath." ”

"The king's righteousness is admirable, and there is no hurry in this matter, anyway, let's stop by the way, it's no problem to go together, right?"

"Welcome. ”

"And this Nangong is bad, her legs can't run, and her head will naturally follow, so it's better to postpone the head and take a piece with her. ”

"Hmm-" Shi Qingjue turned to Shangguan Cheng, "What do you think?"

Shangguan Cheng was taken aback, immediately straightened up, and said in the most serious tone: "If the Ten Directions Sect really still has a secret conspiracy, it would not be bad to listen to Nangong's bad confession. ”

"Then store her head until she can speak. ”

Zihe Zhenren stood up first and bowed his hand to Shi Qingjue: "The king is reasonable, and things are much easier." Then he looked at Shangguan Cheng and winked at him, looking very kind, thinking that he finally had something in his hand that could exchange the imperial seal with Gu Shenwei.