Chapter 25 (29)
Seeing that the leader of the alliance refused to come forward, after everyone discussed, Liu Mujian, the head of the Huangshan faction, walked out of the team and said: "The old man is not talented, but he also wants to taste what it is like to walk this iron chain in his lifetime." Four young heroes, can you humble the old man?"
This is a beautiful thing that the four of them can't ask for, Lu Qian hurriedly said: "Uncle Liu, among all of you here, you have the strongest martial arts and the highest prestige, this leading figure is not up to you, who dares to do it first? Not to mention that the heroes can't look past it, even I will be upset." ”
Liu Mujian was extremely thick-skinned, and he was slapped by his string of straight sycophants, and he didn't feel ashamed, but he said complacently: "Lu Shaoxia praised it falsely." Haha, even if the old man's qualifications and martial arts are really better than others, you have to be more modest because today's martial arts is still the world of your young people. ”
Lu Qian said with a smile: "Where is it, people say that Lao Ji is a long way, and his ambition is thousands of miles." Liu Mujian laughed, walked to the chain, stood on tiptoe and tried to support the weight, slowly put his arms behind him, and quietly took a breath and stepped on the chain.
waited until Liu Mujian jumped up to the cliff safely, and there was a thunderous cheer in the decency. A burly young man walked out of the middle, came to stand in front of the cliff, and hugged his fists to the four of them. Li Yijie recognized him as a Wudang faction peerless flame, and the two could only be regarded as nodding friends, but they knew that he was a man with a true temperament. This time, Wudang was not attacked, or the Demon Sect was also afraid of the second largest faction in the martial arts, and did not dare to provoke it, or there was another conspiracy, it is not yet known.
But the head of the sect, the head of the Linkong Dao, ordered his disciples to come to help, he has always been a gentle and kind old man, and when the righteous and demons are fighting, he is not ambiguous, and this move has been praised a lot. On the contrary, the Shaolin sect has no movement, and the abbot Tongzen master is in retreat all the year round, so it is okay, and none of the monks in the temple participated, so it is inevitable that it is unreasonable.
These thoughts only turned in Li Yijie's mind, and then he smiled and said, "Brother Absolute Flame also wants to try it?" Absolute Flame responded: "Yes, it's just an iron chain, if we are even afraid of it, let alone clean up the big devil of the Demon Sect." Everything just needs to be in the right mood, why worry about standing unstable!" This is really a pun.
Nangong Xue ignored it as early as when a few people were greetings, walked to the side, inspected Meng Anying's injury, and saw that there was no longer blood oozing out of the wound, the pulse was relatively stable, and her heart was a little wider, and she said softly: "Master, let the senior brother and them clean up Jiang Yanchen, your body has not fully recovered, and the disciple will stay with you." Meng Anying rolled her eyelids and said sharply: "No! I must see the destruction of the Demon Sect with my own eyes, and only after decades of heart disease can I be cured, otherwise I will still not have peace after death! If you really feel sorry for Master, think of a way to help me get through." ”
Meng Anying has always been calm in handling things, and has the bearing of Mount Tai collapsing forward without changing his color, but at this time, his eyes are full of light, revealing a deep hatred, and a majesty that no one will be allowed to resist. Nangong Xue was stared at by her master with such sharp eyes, and there was a faint sense of fear that could not be hidden, not only that she had always been well-behaved and obedient, and she had never rebelled against Meng Anying, but also an invisible pressure that made it difficult for her to refuse, so she nodded reluctantly and responded: "Yes." ”
Looking around, Absolute Flame had already stepped on the chain with one foot, and he was the only one here who was honest and reliable, worthy of trust. Naturally, she knew that this matter was not easy, and she was in danger of stumbling at any time if she walked on the chain alone, not to mention carrying it again? Therefore, even if the other party refused, it was reasonable, and the situation could not be worse. After thinking about it, he clenched his fists, cheered himself up in his heart, trotted forward, and shouted, "Senior Brother Absolute Flame!" As soon as he shouted, he felt a slight heat on his face, and the courage to come out was extinguished again.
Jue Yan and Nangong Xue were not familiar with each other, and they were slightly surprised when they heard her Dao name called out of her mouth. At this time, his other foot was about to be raised, unexpectedly hanging in the air, his body shook violently, Li Yijie hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and said, "Be careful!" Jue Yan snorted, nodded to him gratefully, and then turned to Nangong Xue and said, "This is ...... Senior Sister Nangong, are you looking for me, what's the matter?"
Nangong Xue was looked up and down by his slightly suspicious eyes, and for a moment of embarrassment, she said, "Senior Brother Absolute Flame, my little sister has a reluctant request. My Master...... He was worried about the battle between good and evil, and he was determined to see the final result with his own eyes, so he ...... I want to trouble you......" Speaking of this, I am a little embarrassed.
Jue Yan is also a person who is thick and fine, after listening to her half-clear hints, he has already guessed what is going on, and said with a smile: "Do you want me to carry my master over?" Yes, Master Meng can think of me, because he fully trusts me and gives me a big face. Uncle Shi has injuries on his body, and he has come with us on a long journey, and this chivalrous spirit of eliminating demons alone is awe-inspiring. ”
Nangong Xue was mixed and said: "Then thank you, I really don't know what to say...... Absolute Flame smiled: "Mutual help is a matter of course, no need to say thanks." ”
Li Yijie and Nangong Xue helped Jue Yan and worked together to help Meng Anying to his back, watching with concern the two figures moving quickly on the chain, getting smaller and smaller. Lu Qian was already unhappy, and when the two of them got off the chain safely, he complained: "Xue'er, you said this kind of thing earlier, why didn't you come to beg me? I can also help carry your master over." ”
Nangong Xue said lightly: "I can't believe you when you do things." Lu Qian's face stiffened, and Cheng Jiahua gloated and smiled: "Brother and sister are right! You are a person who is crooked to the shoulders and waist, plus Meng Anying, you are crooked to half a catty and eight taels with you, and the two of you are half crooked together, and you are all crooked." No matter how crooked you are, your ears are so crooked that you fall off the chain, no wonder your younger siblings are not at ease. ”
Lu Qian was so angry that he could only stare dryly, and said, "This time you will leave it to me, I will carry Senior Sister Xue'er over, and no one will rob me." Leader Li, you know your own situation, if you don't want to hurt Xue'er, don't be reckless. Nangong Xue retracted her palms into her sleeves and took a few steps back, unwilling to give him a lift.
Another person came over, it was Cao Zhenyan, and the court officers and soldiers who came with him fought bravely on horseback, but they didn't have the light skills of these martial arts masters to cross the mountains and mountains, like walking on the ground, and they knew that they couldn't pass. Fortunately, they were just waiting for the arrest of the criminal, just waiting for Li Yijie to subdue Jiang Yanchen and escort the number one rebel party back to Beijing to resume their lives, and they were not very interested in the life-and-death decisive battle that was bound to cause a sensation in the martial arts, so they didn't want to watch it.
The only one who is proficient in martial arts is the leader Cao Zhenyan, who is the regent in the palace and is ordered to pay attention to the movements of the rivers and lakes and report in time. In order to prevent the people from rebelling, the imperial court has planted a lot of eyeliner among the people and paid close attention to daily trivial matters, but these confidential information are only known to high-ranking officials. Cao Zhenyan has investigated a lot, and in addition to official duties, his interest has arisen, and he is also looking forward to seeing the battle situation.
Li Yijie had some dealings with him in the past, and it was regarded as not knowing each other, and the friendship was acceptable when they were separated, and he greeted: "Lord Cao, congratulations on your promotion and fortune." Cao Zhenyan was originally the prefect of a state, but now he has become one of the eight banners - the leader of the white flag, the official position is incomparable, and he is often proud in his heart, knowing that Li Yijie is polite on the surface, he still likes it in his ears, and said with a smile: "I can have today, and the big reason is that I still rely on Brother Li to help." Li Yijie said: "Me?"
Cao Zhenyan said with a smile: "Exactly, many years ago, I was ordered to guard the bodyguard, but unexpectedly, among my cronies, there was a villain who was guarding and stealing, if it wasn't for Brother Li's help, that dart must have been robbed for him." The loss of the dart is small, the defeat of the army is big, and finally it was transported to the palace without accidents, and the siege of the city also played a decisive role in the future. In this way, is Brother Li also my great benefactor? I am in the officialdom, and I have heard a lot about your actions, and it is really gratifying to hear that you have shown your skills and become the leader of the martial arts alliance. Since then, the martial arts of the imperial court have become a family, and it is up to you to adjust more ...... from it."
Li Yijie "chuckled" in his heart, that dart was a siege artillery transported to the battlefield, if he did not help to recover it for him at that time, the situation of the battle may be reversed from time to time. But to say that the Qing army entered the customs with their own indirect help, they really didn't want to admit this inference, and they only had to enter with their left ear and out with their right ear, laughing dryly.
Cao Zhenyan said that he often heard about himself, and he would not know about being a servant for Shen Shiyun in the palace, and he took care of his face and did not say it together, but when it came to mediating the contradictions between the two sides, if he was allowed to use the power of the alliance leader to persuade the heroes to surrender, and from then on he really became a slave of the Manchu Dynasty, but he would never agree.
He stayed by Shen Shiyun's side for six years, although he complied with everything, but he was not as the outside world said, completely confused by beauty, and often secretly paid attention to all kinds of trivial things, and noticed that she had hidden intentions, not as on the surface, let the Manchu and Han families live in harmony. was sad about this matter, so I heard Nangong Xue say: "Master Cao, since you said that you want to repay my senior brother's kindness, there is a chance in front of you, so you can drive and walk this chain with him." ”
When Cao Zhenyan heard her strange tone, he was already on guard in his heart. He is not as straight as the absolute flame, he calculates the most meticulously at the critical moment, and said with a half-truthful smile: "Li Shaoxia's martial arts are strong, one of the best in the martial arts, but why do you want me to help him? That's too much to elevate me Cao." ”
Nangong Xue said coldly: "Lord Cao is more than confident, how do you know that you are helping him, not him?" You are an official of the imperial court, if there is a big accident to get involved in the martial arts dispute, the alliance leader can not afford it." Li Yijie was relieved to hear that she didn't reveal the truth about her martial arts. Now he can't use internal force is his biggest weakness, if he knows to the people in the court, if he wants to make things difficult in the future, he only needs to send a master of internal strength to appear, which will put him in a very disadvantageous situation.
Cao Zhenyan is also a person with an active mind, and immediately saw that there was a difference, and said tentatively: "Cao Mou wants to thank the alliance leader for his kindness?
Nangong Xue said: "It is said that the great favor is not thankful, and there is no need to be polite in the face." Whether to repay the favor or not, but to see if you can repay it in reality, it has always been the icing on the cake to the thin, as if you give the rich ten thousand taels of gold, he may not receive your love. It depends on what the other party is looking at, so take the first step to achieve it for him, then it can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow, and the kindness is nothing more than this. Let my senior brother cooperate with you to improve the situation of the struggle between the government and the people against the officials, isn't it also pulling him to take the single-plank bridge? Lord Cao is a smart person, when he knows the true meaning of this, many things can be pointed, and the little sister will not explain it in detail. ”
Just because she said it mysteriously, Cao Zhenyan listened to it and knew a little about it, and felt that her metaphor was very interesting. However, she had already flattered herself that she was a smart person, so she must not make a stupid appearance to tear down the table, and responded: "Okay, Brother Li, let's go." ”
While the two were talking, many people passed the chain. Lu Qian saw that there was no master in the field, as long as he sent away Li Yijie's big opponent, no one was more suitable to escort Nangong Xue than himself. As soon as the two of them went, they immediately came to Nangong Xue's side and said with a hippie smile: "Xue'er, let's go too." Cheng Jiahua stretched out his hand and said, "It's not decided yet." ”
On the other side of the cliff, I saw this group of decent people in the dark night, who were timid and afraid, and they didn't dare to come over, and they were already extremely tired. It took a while to wait for Liu Mujian to take the lead, and it didn't take long to see Jueyan carrying Meng Anying on his back, and the beggar disciple Zhang Dayi passed through with Yu Shuanglin on his back, and couldn't help but sneer.
The most ridiculous thing is that the two seriously injured old guys are reckless, as soon as they enter the secret room, they have to face Jiang Yanchen, and then it is extremely dangerous, so sick and crooked, they have to be carried by people when they walk, can they really go to the theater?