Chapter 68: Removing the Traitor and Protecting the Bell (5)
Just as Elder Xu wanted to be angry with Long Shaotian, he was interrupted by a disciple who suddenly came running.
Elder Xu looked stunned, not knowing whether he didn't hear clearly or couldn't believe it, so he asked again, "What did you just say?"
The disciple repeated, "The gang leader has been killed!"
Elder Xu finally heard it clearly this time, because he had already taken an arrow step and rushed towards the temple. The other disciples also followed, and only Long Shaotian and Xiao Ling were left in the courtyard.
Long Shaotian stood there in a daze, neither to leave nor to stay. He felt that Xu Chang was really a little funny, he thought he was a murderer, but he left him alone, wasn't he afraid that he would escape?
Of course he won't run away, because he doesn't have to run at all. Before he came, he thought that the leader of the beggar gang might no longer be there, but he didn't expect that he was killed. The affairs of the beggar gang, he is not willing to take care of it, but the person who died is not only the leader of the beggar gang, but also Xiaoling's grandfather. If Suzu was going to track down the murderer, he would never sit idly by.
He had already noticed that there was something strange about Suzu's expression. It's no wonder that no matter who hears the news of the death of their only relative in this world, there will be a psychological gap, no matter how deep the gap between them is.
Long Shaotian said: "Let's go and see it too?"
Suzu nodded.
When the two entered, the body of the beggar leader had been covered with a cloth. And Elder Xu was holding a short sword and asked, "Does anyone know the origin of this sword?"
No one in the crowd answered.
When Xiao Ling saw this sword, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she blurted out: "That sword is mine!"
A word just fell. Everyone's eyes were on Xiao Ling, and it was the kind of gaze that wanted to kill! Frightened, Xiao Ling hurriedly shrank back behind Long Shaotian.
Elder Xu walked up and said, "Girl." You just said the sword was yours?"
Xiao Ling looked at the sword, then at Long Shaotian, and said, "That's right, it's mine, give it back to me!"
Elder Xu's eyes were about to burst into flames at this moment, but he still held back his anger and said, "Okay." It turns out that you stinky girl is the culprit who killed the gang leader!"
This sword is indeed Suzu's, she was lost after being attacked by the man in black, as for why she is here. She herself was confused. Now that she was inexplicably said to be a murderer, she naturally didn't do it, and spat at Elder Xu: "White-haired monster! You don't talk nonsense! In my opinion, you are the murderer! Otherwise, why don't you come sooner or later." But we didn't run in until then? Obviously, they were calculated to frame us!"
Suzu's words are not unreasonable. But Elder Xu was an old Jianghu after all, he neither admitted nor denied it, and his face was even more impassive. However, the more this happens, the more suspicious it becomes. For a character like him, reputation is particularly important, and there is no room for stigma, so. If the murderer is not him, he should at least come out and defend himself. To make it clear, is he afraid of revealing his feet?
Elder Xu raised the short sword in his hand and snorted coldly: "The evidence is here, no matter how much you quibble, it's useless!"
Xiao Ling sneered and said, "In that case, then you are going to arrest me?"
Elder Xu didn't move, even though his hands were already itching, because he found that Long Shaotian was staring at him deadly.
Elder Xu said: "Master Long Shaozhuang, the old man can not hold you responsible, but you must hand over this stinky girl to us, which can be regarded as an explanation for me!"
This Elder Xu is indeed a person who is extremely knowledgeable about current affairs. He knew very well that if he really made a move, he might not be Long Shaotian's opponent, and he was unwilling to take this risk. But in front of the disciples, the reason for this matter must not be hastily handled. As for Long Shaotian, there will be a chance to deal with him in the future, and at that time, it will not be the current single-handed, but the strength of the entire beggar gang!
He originally thought that Long Shaotian would at least consider such a condition, but unfortunately his wishful thinking was completely frustrated.
Long Shaotian suddenly said, "Are you deaf?"
Long Shaotian suddenly came up with such a sentence, which made Elder Xu a little confused, and said angrily: "What do you mean by this!"
Long Shaotian said: "She said she wants you to return the sword to her!"
Elder Xu's face was bruised, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want me to give her the sword?"
Long Shaotian said: "This sword is hers!"
Elder Xu snorted coldly, "This sword is also evidence for killing my gang leader and disciples!"
Long Shaotian said: "So what?"
Elder Xu said: "If you kill someone, you will have to pay for your life!"
Long Shaotian said: "It depends on whether you have the ability to take it!"
The words have already been said about this, if Elder Xu is still indifferent, he is afraid that he will lose face in front of all the disciples. What's more, Long Shaotian not only didn't appreciate his own 'kindness', but also let him touch his nose, which made him impulsive and have already overcome reason.
Elder Xu roared: "Good guy, give me my life!"
Before the words fell, I saw Elder Xu soar into the air, and the whole person swooped down like a goshawk, and a sharp claw quickly pounced towards Long Shaotian! Although Long Shaotian's shape did not move, his blood was already tumbling, and the true qi of his whole body quickly gathered in the palm of his hand, and an aggressive aura burst out in an instant, making everyone present tremble. With this kind of posture, it is obvious that he is going to move seriously.
Could it be that Elder Xu is really the kind of person who is very difficult to deal with? He is indeed the head of the ten elders of the Beggar Gang, but there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that his position is not obtained by virtue of his martial arts.
Although Long Shaotian didn't know his true strength, he knew that this Elder Xu had already angered him. However, Long Shaotian's outburst made Elder Xu clearly understand that he was by no means Long Shaotian's opponent!
However, the palm is out, and there is no possibility of retracting it. It's not that you can't stop it, it's that there is no reason to stop it. A group of disciples behind him were all looking at him, as an elder, if he stopped saying that he didn't want to fight Long Shaotian at this time, then he didn't know if he was afraid? For a person with status like him, sometimes face is more important than life, so he had to let go. He only regretted now that he shouldn't have been impulsive.
However, the old rivers and lakes are old rivers and lakes after all, and the ability to adapt to changes has been practiced in many actual battles. So, even in such a brief moment, he was able to come up with a countermeasure. Because he suddenly discovered that Long Shaotian had an Achilles heel! That is, Xiao Ling, who was standing next to Long Shaotian. He could see that Long Shaotian doted on this girl (although Xiao Ling didn't know what to do), maybe it was his request for Long Shaotian to hand over Xiao Ling that angered Long Shaotian. But if Xiao Ling is in his hands, what will happen to Long Shaotian? He has already guessed the result, and he is confident! Therefore, the sharp palm fell as scheduled, and he went straight to Long Shaotian. But just when he was about to touch Long Shaotian, his sudden sharp turn actually stretched out his claws to Xiao Ling!
Elder Xu seemed to be full of confidence in his move, no matter how great his ability was, he was afraid that he would not think of it, and by the time he thought of it, he was afraid that it would be too late.
Long Shaotian really didn't expect it, but it wasn't too late when he thought about it, because his hands seemed to be much faster than his brain. Elder Xu's hand stopped abruptly a foot away from Xiao Ling, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't move, because another hand was holding his wrist from one side.
This hand, of course, is Long Shaotian.
Elder Xu's face was hard to see, not only the bones in his wrists were already squeaking, but what was even worse was Long Shaotian's eyes, these eyes that wanted to eat people were staring at him!
The person who was even more frightened than Elder Xu was Xiao Ling, she thought that she would be able to have no fear by hiding behind Long Shaotian, who would have thought that Elder Xu would suddenly attack her, scaring her into taking several steps back, but fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
Elder Xu is not a person who easily admits defeat, even a rabbit in a hurry will bite, but he is not. Even if it is, it's a powerful rabbit. So he raised his other arm, a fist with his life's work and threw it out desperately!
The two were already standing facing each other, and the punch was so powerful that it was difficult for someone at such a close distance to dodge. Ran Long Shaotian didn't plan to hide at all, he also raised a fist and directly met Elder Xu's fist!
This was a blow from the two of them with all their might, and the impact force that erupted would shock everyone present, including Elder Xu and Long Shaotian. Even so, the situation of the two is very different. Long Shaotian was calm and composed, as if nothing had happened, and Elder Xu was full of blood, and a stream of hot blood sprayed out of the cavity, and he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Elder ......!!" The beggar disciples rushed up and held Elder Xu up.
Long Shaotian walked up to Xiao Ling and stretched out his hand to hand her something, which turned out to be her short sword. But when Xiao Ling went to pick up the sword, he found that Long Shaotian's hand was trembling, it seemed that he didn't have anything to do with the blow just now, but he didn't show it on his face.
Xiao Ling hurriedly took it and held it tightly, as if she didn't want to lose it again. In fact, this sword is not a sword, but it is a relic left to her by Xiao Ling's mother. Long Shaotian naturally knew the origin of this sword, so he had to take it back so desperately.
Long Shaotian said lightly: "Put it away in the future, don't lose it again." ”
Suzu nodded.
Long Shaotian glanced at the place where the elder of the beggar gang was lying, and said, "Do you want to go and see him?"
Xiao Ling hesitated, shook her head and said, "Forget it." ”
Long Shaotian said: "Don't you want to find out who the real murderer is?"
Xiao Ling bit her lip, looked at Long Shaotian, and then looked at the hand he had hidden behind him, and then said, "I don't want to!"
Long Shaotian said: "Since this is the case, then let's go!"
When the people of the beggar gang saw that Long Shaotian was leaving, they immediately became anxious, but no one dared to step forward to stop them. Obviously, the blow had scared them stupid.
Just as Long Shaotian stepped out of the door with one foot, a light green light suddenly fell from the top of his head, sealing the door, so that Long Shaotian had to retreat into the temple again. (To be continued......)