Chapter 17 After the Rain and the Moon

Li Xuan and Duan Xiaotian groped their way along the narrow stone path for about a few hundred steps before they saw an exit. This exit www.biquge.info is extremely secretive, no more than two feet long and wide, hidden behind the tall ancient acacia, and is deeply buried by the tall wild grass.

Duan Xiaotian pushed open the stone slab that covered the exit, poked his head out, and found that the grass around him was desolate. If it weren't for the slight gap in the stone slab covering the exit, which was exposed to wind and light and water, the two would not have been able to find it in a short time.

Because the sound of horses' hooves was already nearby, the two of them went out of the crypt and did not dare to go far. Li Xuan suddenly came out of the crypt, his mood was smooth, smelling the breath of the night as cold as water, the whole person was blown by the cold wind, he felt a little clearer, and his limbs seemed to have strength. He gathered all his strength, reluctantly leaned forward, leaned against the back of the ancient acacia and looked at the earthen temple.

The horses' hooves came in puddles of water, loud in the quiet darkness of the night. A few horses came quickly, and in an instant, they galloped to the temple gate.

There were four of them, all with torches. When they arrived at the temple gate, the leader first saw Li Xuan and Duan Xiaotian's mounts, and couldn't help but be stunned, and said strangely: "Hey, whose horse is this? Could it be that Sect Master Zhong and Brother Sima arrived first?"

Li Xuanjian was dressed in black, his temples were raised high, and an oblique scar pierced his pale and abnormal face. The next two were a Taoist priest, and a young woman holding a long sword, a two-foot stainless steel Emei thorn in her waist, and extremely ugly.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, and vaguely felt that these four people were the same four people who had swept up their faces on the road a few days ago. At this time, a group of four people in black-clothed Scarface rushed into the temple one after the other, and the wind brought in caused the dust in the temple to whirl. Several people were immediately choked and coughed loudly.

The four of them did not pause, and immediately retreated. The black-clothed man with a scarred face covered his nose, stood on the steps and looked into the temple, and saw that the earth temple was very bleak, and the god with a handsome face that was not a man or a woman was pinching the trick, sitting on the lotus seat, staring at himself with a majestic expression, and couldn't help but 'puff', muttering: "Why did you choose such a ghost place to meet!"

The man with the scarred face held the torch, took a picture of the temple, turned back to the black-clothed scar-faced man and said, "Third Brother Xie, why don't you see Sect Master Zhong and Brother Sima?" The black-clothed scar-faced man had a gloomy face, as if he thought the man was too noisy, waved his hand at him, and said in a low voice: "Since Sect Master Zhong and Brother Sima have not arrived yet, let's take their places first and wait." The stakes are high, and since we are being targeted, there will definitely be a duel later. Hmph, if the thief really chases after him, it's just a good word to us, if you want to do it, don't be merciful, give me all the strength to say hello to death. ”

The other three nodded solemnly when they heard this.

The scar-faced man looked at the statue in the temple, the corners of his eyes jumped unconsciously, and muttered in a low voice: "Bad luck! Lao Tzu hates monks the most." When they saw that he had finished muttering, they drew their swords without his command, and guarded their positions.

The Taoist priest was very good at light work, and with a slight jump, he went to the roof. He looked around, slowly leaning down, and watched with his sword. And the extremely ugly young woman drew the long sword hanging from her waist, held the torch, and entered the temple lightly alone. She looked around the temple, carefully picked up the curtain hanging in front of the offering table with her long sword, and saw that there was nothing under the offering table, turned around, and whispered to the black-clothed scar-faced man: "Third Brother Xie, there are scattered dry food on the ground, and the dust on the ground also has traces of rolling, hey, it seems that someone has been hiding under the desk." But strange, how come there is no one in the case?"

The black-clothed Scarface nodded, stood at the door, and said loudly: "Hidden friend! Hey, Xie led his brother from afar, and he didn't intend to offend, he just wanted to take a temporary shelter from the wind and rain." If you are a friend of the rivers and lakes, please show up and take a picture, so as not to misunderstand and hurt the peace. This shout was full of energy, but it did not startle the birds, and the voice was just controlled within a radius of four or five zhang.

Li Xuan and Duan Xiaotian were only three or four zhang away from him, and when he heard his shouting, he felt that his eardrums were rumbling, but the strange thing was that such a sound penetrated the dark night, the night birds did not fly, and the horses did not startle, which showed that the power of his internal breath control had reached a terrifying state of doing whatever he wanted.

This group of people has a strange appearance, judging from their steps, eyes, conversation, and demeanor, they are definitely old rivers and lakes, but why did they appear here on a rainy night? Li Xuan was secretly surprised, and Duan Xiaotian was an old Jianghu, knowing that the black-clothed scar-faced man's shouting was intended to show his strength, in addition to deterring the other party, it was also to test the other party's details. Because according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, after the black-clothed scar-faced man shouts, if the other party shows up, he can first reduce three points of hostility, but if the other party hears the words and does not show up, when the person being shouted finds the trace and makes a move, he will definitely not be treated as a friend.

Li Duan and the others saw that the other party was full of people and had extraordinary kung fu, and they were hesitating whether they should show up, but they heard the Taoist priest on the roof shout in a low voice, and said, "Third Brother Xie, she seems to be coming." Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horses' hooves on the mountain road.

The black-clothed scar-faced man's eyes narrowed, and he muttered to himself, "Is she a dog? I'll find it in this moment! So fast!" After speaking, a burst of red light flashed on his pale face, and he said in a low voice: "Everyone according to their position, see clearly before you do it." He whispered to the extremely ugly young woman beside him: "You must see who is coming before you do it." After saying that, he stretched out his figure and jumped to the center of the square. Just as he jumped to the square in front of the temple and had just stood firm, he saw a white horse running like the wind from the mountain road. Everyone looked and saw that on top of the fast horse was a woman in white who was skilled in riding.

The white horse is like electricity, turning the corner, and the speed is not only not reduced, but faster.

Immediately, the woman in white snorted softly, shook the reins, and while half-standing on the horse, her right hand was raised lightly, and a short sword flew out of her hand like lightning, and with a 'grabbing' sound, it happened to be nailed to a foot in front of the feet of the black-clothed scar-faced man. At the same time, the woman in white did not wait for the horse to stop, twisted lightly, and flew down from the horse, and the whole movement was smooth and clean. Although Li Xuan couldn't see her face clearly, he felt that she was graceful, as light as a flying swallow, and very elegant, which made people fall in love with her. At this time, the moon hangs cleanly in the quiet night sky like a washed white porcelain plate, unusually bright. Li Xuan took advantage of the moonlight to take a closer look, and saw that the man with a scarred face in black had a gloomy expression, standing with his hands in his hands, and his appearance and temperament were more and more ugly compared with the woman in white. One looks extremely ugly, the other looks like a fairy, like the contrast between the ninefold heaven and earth and the eighteenth layer of hell, the difference is huge, people are surprised, and people can't help but wonder, what are these two doing when they meet?

The woman in white stood steadily, slowly looked up at the sky, and saw the moonlight shining on the watery earth, and the earth was like a mirror, elegantly and serenely reflecting the moon hanging in the vast night sky. One is in heaven and the other is on earth, but heaven and earth are so closely connected. She seemed to have feelings, sighed faintly, and said softly: "The world is far and near, interconnected because of a beautiful moon, people in the rivers and lakes, there is no absolute enemy, but there can be eternal friends...... Friends, friends, what a warm two words. But if you are forced to use knives and guns, won't you spoil the scenery!"

Everyone listened to her voice talking to herself, very softly, although the tone implied grievances, but it seemed to be calling according to the call, so that people could not help but feel love and pity in their hearts, and their hearts were shaken. The black-clothed scar-faced man looked at the woman in white coldly, looked up to the sky and snorted, and said with a gloomy smile: "Since you know how to use knives and guns to spoil the scenery, why do you shoot short swords at us as soon as we meet......?" The most annoying thing about Lao Tzu are those who like to pretend to be elegant, which is really disgusting!"

The reckless man and the ugly woman quietly dispersed, and together with the man in black with a scarred face, they formed a zigzag, surrounding the woman in white, murderous.

Li Xuan saw that the woman in white had a lonely look in her eyes, as if she had seen her, but when she saw her appearance, she didn't know her, and she kept thinking in her head, but she couldn't remember where she had seen this person. At this time, I heard the words of the man with a scarred face in black who was neither yin nor yang, his words were sharp, and he seemed to be provocative and contemptuous, and he couldn't help but sweat for the woman in white. The ugly girl looked at the three-inch short sword that was on the ground, and did not speak, took a few steps forward, her wrist flickered, the sword light flashed, and with a 'snort', the short sword jumped up as if it was alive, and fell into her hand lightly and skillfully. The ugly woman didn't look at it, turned around and handed the short sword to the black-clothed scar-faced man.

The man with a scarred face in black took the short sword, flicked his fingers, and heard the extremely crisp and long sound of the short sword, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Hidden Sword Villa? It turned out to be the stone girl of Hidden Sword Villa......! The brothers and sisters of the Shi family in the Tibetan Sword Villa have superb martial arts, and their sister Shi Wanrou is a powerful character...... Although we haven't fought each other in the past few days, your tenacity to chase after you all the way has made me admire it tightly. ”

Li Xuan and Duan Xiaotian listened in the dark and couldn't help but be surprised. Could it be that this woman who is chasing is from the famous Tibetan Sword Villa?

The two glanced at each other, and then heard the black-clothed scar-faced man continue: "Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the Tibetan Sword Villa is a famous village for a hundred years of swords, and it is famous for hiding the world's famous swords and gathering the world's famous swords. Hey...... But just one Seven Star House of the Hidden Sword Villa has dozens of swords that are extinct in the rivers and lakes. But although the sword is a sword, it is a thing that does not move after all, and it is very easy to be peeped at by others, so to protect the sword of the Tibetan Sword Villa, there is no mistake, and you need to have extremely high martial arts. ”

The woman in white stood quietly, always maintaining an elegant and demure smile on her fairy-like face, and when she heard the man in black with a scarred face say this, she only said 'oh', and said softly: "Go on, I want to hear what else you know!"

The black-clothed scar-faced man's expression did not change, his face was still gloomy, and he said: "In the past hundred years, the Shi family guarding the Tibetan Sword Villa has always been able to repel the high-rollers with strange intentions with wonderful and superb swordsmanship, so no one who trespasses into the Tibetan Sword Villa, does not measure his strength, and intends to seize the sword, none of them can escape from the sword of the Shi family. Hmph, at this time, the Tibetan Sword Villa has been passed into the hands of the Shi family brothers and sisters. It is said that the two brothers and sisters have been smart since childhood, and since the age of eight, they have practiced the cloud demon swordsmanship handed down by the Shi family. But this family is peaceful and low-key, and the brothers and sisters of the Shi family rarely walk around the rivers and lakes, so the Tibetan Sword Villa is extremely mysterious for curious people in the rivers and lakes. ”

The woman in white couldn't help but purse her lips and smile when she heard the scar-faced man in black say slowly, and her graceful demeanor was extremely dignified in the moonlight. She said softly, "Now that you know me, that's great." Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that Zangjian Villa is a place of idle clouds and wild cranes, and they are the laziest to care about other people's affairs. But a few days ago, when you hijacked the rich dart of the Weisheng Dart Bureau, not only did you kill more than 30 innocent dart masters, but also plundered the old dart master Xu Renfeng, who has always been kind, but it is an unforgivable thing. Well, you often walk around the rivers and lakes, you don't know the old saying that blood debts are repaid by blood!"

Her voice is soft and sweet, extremely gentle, but at this moment, she is speaking word by word, although she can't hear half of the ruthlessness, but it gives people a chilling feeling like being immersed in ice water.

Li Xuan hid in the dark and listened to the woman in white, and couldn't help but look at Duan Xiaotian on the side, and said in his heart: "It turns out that Old Dart Master Xu actually died in the hands of this scar-faced man!" Alas...... The old dart owner was benevolent and kind all his life, but now he is being used despicably, because the rich dart lost his life. ”

Duan Xiaotian was hiding not far from Li Xuan's side, hearing that the old dart master Xu was dead, his body couldn't help but shake, although he knew that Li Xuan must be looking at him at this time, but he pretended not to see, crouched in the wild grass, held his breath, and was engrossed in observing the situation on the field.

The man with a scarred face in black listened to the woman in white say this, his expression was cold and disdainful, and he said, "Miss Shi, what you say is so unreasonable. How do you know that Old Dart Master Xu was robbed by us? hehe...... You and I have no grievances, you hide your sword, I go to my rivers and lakes, the two have nothing to do! Besides, the affairs in the rivers and lakes, follow the bad retribution, if the death of the old dart master Xu is done by someone, I am willing to bear the consequences. But I want to tell you, that's not the case, you're misunderstood! If you want to find trouble with someone Xie in this way, hum, thank someone for more than ten years, and it is not your turn to point fingers at me. ”

The woman in white sneered and said, "You also know the cycle of retribution?" Isn't your retribution coming?"

The black-clothed scar-faced man laughed strangely when he heard this, and said: "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that fifteen years ago, you traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong, broke into the golden sword top of Xiaogushan Mountain at night, and slashed Ling Xiao, the head of the Great Flying Tiger Gate, the overlord outside the Guanwai, with a cloud demon sword technique. And nine years ago, you suddenly attacked the killer again, and with a sword to seal your throat, you destroyed the old man Guan of the Ludong Qiwang Mountain Forest Eagle Claw Sect. In this way, Zunjia is not like the legend of the rivers and lakes, who does not ask about the world and has always been a leisurely person who has been floating clouds and wild cranes. ”