Part 1 The Lonely Goose Against the Wind Chapter 22 Black and White
Outside the farmhouse, Xiao Cuo read Zhuo Song's letter carefully. Zhuo Run, who was on the side, waited for his reply. The atmosphere was silent for a while.
Since the old owner sincerely invited, Xiao Cuo did not dare to slack off. Please lead the way in front of Zhuo Gongzi. Xiao Cuo had already made up his mind and said, "No matter whether you talk about it or not, you can't close the door and beat me as a stray dog!"
"What do you think of Cloud Piercing Villa, how can you do such an unrighteous thing. Zhuo Run refuted indignantly: "Since I invited you to go, I will naturally protect you." ”
So Xiao Cuo and Zhuo Run hurried to the Cloud Piercing Villa, and the journey was lackluster.
Let's say that Bai Fang secretly met the people of the Eagle Yang Gang who had been bought by her, and the person who met Bai Fang turned out to be Chengguang, the director of the Wolf Hall.
"It looks exactly like what you said, Jiang Wuye is very greedy for money, and he has forced Xiao Cuo to leave Boyang City. After listening to Guan Chengguang's report, Bai Fang couldn't help laughing.
"Everything is in Miss Bai's plan, and the rest depends on whether Xiao Cuo will take the bait. ”
Bai Fang smiled silently, looking forward to the smooth realization of the next plan. However, beyond Bai Fang's expectations, Xiao Cuo did not appear in Suima City.
Just when Bai Fang was puzzled by this, the book from the flying pigeon in Wancheng made Bai Fang feel in a dilemma. It turned out that Xiao Cuo did not continue to travel north, but was taken to Cloud Piercing Villa by Zhuo Run.
Some time ago, Bai Fang had shown his true face in front of the Zhuo brothers and sisters, and he didn't dare to go to Wancheng again, let alone approach Chuanyun Villa. But if Zhuo Song and Xiao Cuo's side resolved the hostility between the two sides, then Bai Fang's previous arrangements would be null and void.
After thinking about it, Bai Fang finally decided to stand still and wait for the change in Suima City. He also ordered Guan Chengguang to suspend the planting plan.
Xiao Cuo was led by Zhuo Run, and soon came to the outside of Chuanyun Villa. In order to welcome Xiao Cuo, the main entrance of the villa was opened. You must know that the main entrance of the villa is rarely opened, and it will only be opened when welcoming VIPs.
Xiao Cuo also attached great importance to this meeting, and specially bathed and changed his clothes before coming. He wears a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair, a white python arrow sleeve, a white geometric gold belt, and small white satin and black boots. His eyes were smiling rather than smiling, a little serious. The whole person is washed with lead, and it is as elegant as a chrysanthemum.
Zhuo Run led the way, Xiao Cuo followed with a sword, and passed through the main gate one after the other. Facing the second gate of the villa, between the main gate and the second gate, there were neatly standing disciples on both sides of the cloud-piercing sect. Although they were deeply dissatisfied with Xiao Cuo's arrival, they did not give Xiao Cuo any embarrassment, and let Xiao Cuo walk in front of them.
After the second gate to the Yanwutai, there is a way. On both sides of this stretch of road are statues of swords, and they hold swords in different positions. Or holding a sword on the ground, or raising a sword to the sky, or standing proudly with a sword on his back, in a myriad of postures, and so on.
Walking through the Yanwu platform, there is a third gate: the Neiyi Gate. There is a sword stone on one side of the inner instrument door, and all VIPs need to untie the sword in their hands from here, except for the famous sword. Xiao Cuo calmly handed over the sword in his hand to others.
Finally came to the hall, this hall actually has a name called Louwailou. Quoted from Lin Sheng's famous sentence "Outside the mountain, Qingshan Building, when will the West Lake song and dance be closed?" This hall has a warning to the disciples of the mountain villa not to be greedy for pleasure.
Zhuo Song had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw that Xiao Cuo had arrived, an intriguing smile appeared on his face.
Zhuo Run advanced to the hall to make an announcement, and then the voice of Xiao Cuo came from the hall.
Xiao Cuo hurriedly walked into the hall, solemnly bowed, and introduced himself: "Xiao Cuo, a disciple of the younger Hanshan Sword Sect, meets the old master Zhuo. I wish the old owner happiness such as the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan. ”
In front of the younger generations, Zhuo Song did not want to lose his manners. got up and saluted back, and said, "Xiao Gongzi doesn't have to be formal, please take a seat." ”
After Xiao Cuo saluted again, he sat on Zhuo Song's right side. Zhuo Song saw Xiao sit down, so he sat down. The two were silent for a moment, both secretly observing each other. The atmosphere in the hall was silent for a while.
At the back of the hall, Zhuo Han and other close disciples were waiting impatiently. Hearing that there was no sound of speech in the hall, they were all so anxious that they jumped to their feet.
"I can't imagine that the thief who has been rumored in the rivers and lakes recently is so young!" Zhuo Song was the first to break the silence, and said in a sharp voice: "Your Excellency killed the master first, and my good grandsons Zhuo Hong and Zhuo Yuan died in your hands. I don't know what your explanation is?"
Zhuo Song's words can be described as aggressive and ruthless. The second half of the sentence directly accuses Xiao Cuo of killing his own grandson, as if the evidence is conclusive.
Facing Zhuo Song's straightforward accusations, Xiao Cuo thought to himself: "This old man will give me a dismount as soon as we meet, it seems that I have to return the favor." ”
"There is something wrong with the old farmer's words. The people who identified me as the murderer at the scene were Qi Lianping and Gao Shu, the apprentices of the family teacher. The two were both rats and misbehaved. It is said that they took refuge in Guizhuang not long ago, and today they are no longer there. How can such a person be trusted?"
Zhuo Song didn't listen to Xiao Cuo's previous words, but he was concerned about the fact that Qi Lianping and Gao Shu had taken refuge in the villa. I thought to myself: Could it be that Brother Bai has hidden this matter from me again, it seems that the whole thing is not simple.
Zhuo Song remained silent on the surface, and was skeptical of Xiao's answer.
Xiao Cuo couldn't see the effect of what he said just now from Zhuo Song's face, his brows furrowed, and he continued: "As for the death of the descendants of Guizhuang, the younger generation frankly said that it was not done below. In fact, a masked woman planted a blame for the crime, in order to cause a conflict between me and Guizhuang. ”
Zhuo Song was noncommittal and did not speak.
"The younger generation has learned the Yanxia Divine Skill and the Shangqing Sword Intent, so they never use hidden weapons to kill people. What's more, the masked woman killed people twice to those in the know, and on one of them I intervened to stop them. was still blocked by Zhuo Muqi of Guizhuang, so that the masked woman escaped. Xiao Cuo finally concluded: "What the younger generation said is true, I hope the old owner will see it." ”
Xiao Cuo's face was calm and calm, with a clear conscience.
I heard Zhuo Muqi mention the masked woman earlier, and now I mentioned it again after Xiao Cuo. The statements before and after are almost the same, which makes Zhuo Song understand most of them.
There was silence for a moment again, and the hall was silent.
"So, are you being framed by the masked woman?" Zhuo Song raised his hand to signal Xiao Cuo to wait for him to finish, and said: "In this case, the old man is not an unreasonable person, I will give you a month to catch the masked woman for me." ”
As soon as these words came out, Mo said that Xiao was taken aback, and even Zhuo Han and the others behind the hall were also shocked.
Seeing that Xiao Cuo didn't answer, Zhuo Song said: "This is the old man's greatest sincerity, you can take it." If after a month, you don't catch the masked woman. The villa will definitely send someone to arrest you again!"
Xiao Cuo reacted at this time, and hurriedly said that he did not disgrace his mission.
Zhuo Song ordered Zhuo Run to escort Xiao Cuo out of the villa.
Behind the hall, everyone blew up the pot and waited for Xiao to leave. Everyone rushed in from the back of the hall, and they all said that it was too lenient for Xiao to do so.
Zhuo Song didn't pay much attention to it, but just glanced at Zhuo Pei extraordinarily. Zhuo Bo's second son, Zhuo Can, saw this scene unexpectedly, and his heart was full of doubts.
Xiao Cuo, who had been walking on the road, recalled Zhuo Song's surprising arrangement. patted his head and muttered, "This old man is really powerful." He saluted first and then soldiers, and it became a beautiful talk in the rivers and lakes. Besides, if I am asked to catch the masked woman, catching her is equivalent to catching the real murderer. I can't catch it, and I can die no matter how I want it then. And I must do my best to clear my name, and then it will be more efficient. Three birds with one stone, horizontal and vertical do not suffer, it is really clever. ”
Zhuo Run sent Xiao Cuo to the gate of Wancheng before returning to the villa. And Xiao Cuo rode a horse and walked on the road. This is the territory of Chuanyun Villa, and the villa will not be pursued for the time being, where do others dare to meddle in things.
Xiao Cao walked slowly down the road, thinking about how to find the masked woman. Just as he was distracted, a killer suddenly sprang out from the left.
The killer is black-clad and masked, and every shot is full of killer moves. Xiao Cuo didn't have time to draw his sword, so he had to pick up the scabbard to block left and right. In just a moment, the opponent's swordsmanship was so high that Xiao Cuo was scared into a cold sweat.
Catching the gap, Xiao Cuo jumped out of the horse, the long sword was unsheathed, and as soon as he landed, he fought back. The two exchanged moves, and dozens of moves had passed in the blink of an eye.
The man in black has tricky and ruthless swordsmanship, and he is experienced. There was a faint coldness in the swordsmanship. In contrast, although Xiao Cuo's swordsmanship was excellent, he was eventually constrained by his lack of experience in combat and gradually succumbed to the upper hand.
If this continues, Xiao Cuo will die under the sword of the man in black.
At this critical moment, Zhuo Run came to the aid with a sword. The nine swords of piercing the fog of the Cloud Piercing Villa follow the original intention of the eastward flow of the great river. Zhuorun makes it a flowing stream and an endless stream.
Zhuo Run's sword intent is cold, Xiao Cuo's sword intent is upright, and the two cooperate with each other seamlessly. However, the man in black was one against two, but he was calm.
Zhuo Run seems to know it in his heart, and he has many reservations. Xiao Cuo only wanted to save his life and didn't dare to be distracted, so he didn't have time to think about it.
After fighting dozens of moves, the man in black couldn't win for a while. I didn't want to continue, so I made a false move and retreated.
The sword aura of the man in black stirred up dust all over the ground, and when the dust fell to the ground, the man in black was gone.
Xiao Cuo thanked Zhuo Run, straddled the horse, and left this place without looking back.
Zhuo Runmu sent Xiao Cuo away, and only after he disappeared did he get on the horse and return to the villa.
Recalling the sudden battle, Xiao Cuo was still uneasy in his heart. I thought to myself, if it wasn't for Zhuo Run's timely help, the consequences might be unimaginable. It's better to get out of here.
Now, Xiao Cuo has to think about what to do next. Since the opponent already knew that his previous goal was to go to Yuanyue Hall, why not make a plan and try to lure the masked woman to strike again? The plan had been decided, and Xiao Cuo rode eastward to Suima City.
Walking north with Macheng is the location of the main altar of Yuanyue Hall, Xu County. It's easy to get constrained by your tactics there.
On the other hand, Bai Fang secretly received the news that Xiao Cuo had left the Cloud Piercing Villa. And knowing the agreement between Xiao Cuo and Zhuo Song, he also had a new plan in his heart.
A battle that is one foot high and one foot high is about to begin. Is it Xiao Wrong who is better at chess, or Bai Fang's skills are better? Please see the next chapter "Plan in Strategy, Plan in Strategy".