Chapter 170: Assassins Gather
Contrary to his feet, his movements rarely open and close widely, and his sending and receiving are all short and powerful. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info every time I swing the brush, I feel a mark of compassion.
In this way, he danced forty-nine postures to his feet, suddenly retracted his steps, flashed back to Lao Wu, hugged his fists and said, "This is what my mother looks like." ’
What's even more strange is that Wu Daozi actually looked enlightened, rubbed his hands excitedly and replied, "Okay! The best will be served within ten days. ’
I immediately realized that the avenues are connected, and the extreme of kendo can also enter the painting path. All the ways are the same, and in the end they are the same way.
How is it not the same with my dance?
The essence of Lao Pei's footwork has been engraved in my heart, I immediately took off a brush to dance up, although it is a dance route, but faintly imprinted with the way of the sword, the beginning and the end are based on what I just saw.
After the dance, they were all surprised. The eyeless Scarface man actually took the lead in slapping him, and Lao Wu also applauded again and again.
Only Lao Pei's face was expressionless and he gave me a deep salute. We have known each other ever since and have become confidants...... That choreographer has already been included in the book today, and it is called 'General Pei's full house'!"
"Why don't you let Lao Pei show you the real guy?" In the silence, Zhi Zheng took the lead in jumping. "He's always been a sword! I'm afraid you won't call it kendo when you see it, it's a sword technique that kills people. ”
"Definitely. I've also seen Lao Pei's short knife, and that's after that. His knife has no arc, and the head of the knife is double-sided, which can be cut and stabbed, and it can also be called a sword in my Datang. The people regard the sword as a gentleman's weapon, and regard the knife as a murder weapon. If you use a knife to get into the name, I am afraid that you will not be allowed to enter the house. My dancing was also implicated - it was a little selfish on my part. "Aunt Gongsun self-examine.
"Well, that's understandable. Zhi Zheng smacked his lips, and seemed to have an aftertaste, "Back then, the martial arts cultivation of the two of us was still between the best. Now, as you say, he has apparently dumped me in Java. Tsk, the vicissitudes of life......"
"Does the master have a magic weapon?" Aunt Gongsun suddenly said.
"Uh-huh, yes!" Zhi Zheng touched the robe with his big hand, and Ma Li took out the white jade gourd.
“...... This kind of eating and drinking does not count. I'm asking about weapons. ”
"Not really. I don't even use my hands to hit people, just shout at the top of my voice. Zhizheng didn't brag, and the "heart punishment" is indeed so.
"Oh—in that case, you'll be at a loss to General Pei. His sword is not only a magic weapon, but also a Horcrux. ”
What does it mean to be a "Horcrux"? No one understands this phrase.
Aunt Gongsun didn't explain much, and bowed her jaw forward, "It's here." Qinglian - You go and knock first. ”
Li Bai answered, walked to an inconspicuous black lacquer door, and knocked the knocker gently.
The face of this door is very narrow, sandwiched between the high houses of the Zhu Gate on both sides, and the white walls and black doors are very low-key. There are no plaques, no stone beasts at the town gate, only a smooth tethered horse stone standing next to the gate.
"How big an official is the military envoy of Longhua?" Du Yuan was a little curious.
"Four products. Neither too big nor too small. "The eldest lady didn't look back.
What is the concept of Sipin? Du Yuan was still at a loss. Fortunately, Zhan Yu from the Great Song Dynasty added in time, "The commander I have ever done is an eight-grade leader, and he is almost not a product." Datang's four products are similar to my origins. If you are released, you will be considered a big member, and if you are a Beijing official, you will be inconspicuous, but it is enough to enter the palace and face the saint. ”
Du Yuan still didn't seem to understand, this time it was his turn to show off the family learning of the self-practicing mage, "Military attaché, is a fourth-rank major general, from a fourth-rank colonel." You get it this time, right?"
"Uh-huh!" Du Yuan nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice. "This major general looks very incorruptible, probably a good officer. ”
Zhi Zheng was amused, and stroked his hair with his hands, "Pei Min is not an official at all, otherwise he wouldn't ...... Cough. Hey, the door opens—"
Sure enough, a white-haired old soldier poked his head out of the crack in the door and squinted his eyes at Li Bai, "Oh, it's Qinglian—come in, General Pei said when he left, you can treat this place as your home, and come whenever you want." Make whatever you want to eat. Nothing else may be, the house is ready-made. ”
Li Bai was stunned for a moment, "Master left again, when did you leave?"
"It's been quite a few days—well, it's a trip to Dunhuang. ”
Everyone heard it, and everyone was a little disappointed. Especially Aunt Gongsun, she didn't expect Pei Min to never return to Chang'an. Could it be that the drama of chasing Lang for thousands of miles hit the cotton wall again?
"Quick, come in and talk. That's all you bring with you - hey, hey, it's Aunt Gongsun. Don't dare to slack off, please come in and rest. The old army hurriedly opened the door to the left and right, bowing to each other.
Everyone was gracious and entered.
The old soldier nagged behind him while closing the door, "You all know that no one in our family usually dares to come, and the Huangmen waiters and Taichang Shaoqing on the left and right never come to the door." If you think about it, even the neighbors are like this, can this still be lively?
Besides, General Pei neither married nor took in maids, and he had no heirs under his knees. Usually, this place is similar to the beacon tower on the Gobi Desert, how deserted it is. It's rare to have so many guests. Hey, you guys come in and sit casually, I'll make tea cakes. ”
The inner hall is a fine house, with black tiles and white walls, and there is only a locust tree in the courtyard, and there is more than one. The trees are not very old, and the canopy is very large, forming a half-shade on the roof.
Everyone went into the house to find a futon and sat down, looking out through the open window lattice. At this moment, it was already dark, and other guards hung a white papier-mâché lantern on the branches of the locust tree, illuminating the courtyard half-brightly and half-dark.
Tao Xun's whining sound came from the street outside the courtyard wall, like a resentful ghost choking, which made people break their hearts.
"What kind of Zhang Zhi is this?" Zhi Zheng was a little strange, he was bored and wanted to find some topics.
"It's curfew. Ordinary people have to go home immediately, and those who hang out are caught and whipped. Li Bai explained beside him - he was wondering if he should ask the great monk to take out the gourd and take two sips.
"And how are we going back later?"
"It doesn't matter. Aunt Gongsun has the Lord's personal edict to protect herself, and often takes advantage of the lack of people to transport goods into the city at night, and it is no problem to take a few more people out. Besides, didn't you hear, just now the old army said, I can use my master's house as I like, you can borrow me light - it's no problem to stay for one night once in a while. ”
Red Sleeves, who had never spoken, suddenly said, "There's a bit of panic here." Everywhere is black and white, and the locust trees planted in the courtyard are also unlucky. According to common feng shui, the locust tree is a ghost in the wood, which is harmful to the human body and nourishing to the ghost. ”
Aunt Gongsun sneered, "I agree." Lao Pei lives here to complement each other, he has a grimace all day long, a yin aura, and he is a begging ghost. ”
Suddenly, there was a loud sigh, as if something was shattering in the courtyard.
Then, every three or five seconds, a dull fall came.
All six of them were very alert, and they all turned over and stood up.
Zhan Yuti sniffed the cold winter air, "It's fishy." It is the smell of blood. ”
Zhi Zheng and Qinglian rushed out together, and the other four followed closely.
But at the edge of the lamp in the courtyard, the white-headed old soldier threw himself face down on the ground, his hands were weakly spread, and a large teapot in his hand was broken into eight petals, and soaked in a puddle of hot liquid with six tea bowls. The liquid has the fragrance of tea powder and the smell of blood.
Qinglian choked, pulled out a three-foot Qingfeng from behind her waist, and raised her eyes to look at the dark corners around her.
Zhan Yu had already held the head of the Coldfall spear in his hand, ready to activate the barrel at any time.
Du Yuan tightly protected the red sleeves, for fear of jumping out of nowhere.
Zhi Zheng stood in front of Aunt Gongsun, let go of his divine sense, and closed it in an instant, "All six guards were killed, including the soldier in front of him." ”
Before the words fell, a foot-long black shadow rushed down from the canopy of the dragon claw locust above his head, and attacked the sword-wielding Qinglian. That Qinglian didn't dodge, she raised her sword and stabbed, but it was a posture of sacrificing herself to attack.
The black shadow was split in two from the center and fell to the ground with a click, leaving only a few feathers in the air and slowly descending.
Everyone was not attracted by it, because there seemed to be something like smoke, illuminated by a white paper lantern, bursting out of the black shadow and projecting directly onto the white courtyard wall. And it came out through the wall without any barriers, leaving no trace.
Aunt Gongsun looked down at the ground, "It's a crow." Strange, how can this bird fly around in the dark?"
When no one answered her, the eldest lady was a little strange, and when she looked up to find that everyone else was staring at the courtyard wall, she also looked at it—but twenty paces away, there seemed to be a shadow on the wall, and it grew larger and larger, until a complete human figure came through the wall. Because the root of the wall was dark and the tree was bright, everyone was dark under the light for a while, and they couldn't see each other's faces clearly.
The man approached slowly, stopping ten paces away. Youyou sighed and said vaguely, "I heard that there are not many people here, how can there be such a thing that gets in the way." ”
None of them knew what he meant, whether he was talking to himself or asking someone, and for a moment there was no answer.
The ghostly light flashed in the man's hand, and there was already an extra thin sword, only the length of a palm and the thickness of a little finger. It's about the same as a screwdriver. He continued to mumble, "Okay, there are six in total, and the one surnamed Nie is not among them." Let's draw a lot and see who it goes to. ”
A response came from the roof behind the crowd, "It's the same for everyone." If the Lord is not here, who do you want to send the message to if you don't leave a living mouth?"
Everyone turned their heads quickly, but saw a dark figure squatting on the eaves of the black tiled roof, also carrying a shiny knife in his hand. This knife is longer than the man just now, but it is only about two slaps, and it looks like a pig-killing knife - it was this person who asked rhetorically just now.
"Hey, it's actually the same whether the message is passed on or not, it must be that we find Nie Blind first. But ......"
"But what?" the third voice came from behind a locust tree in the east, and a third shadow stepped out. This person was holding a bamboo strip with a pointed bamboo strip in his hand, which was about the same size as Qinglian's Qingfeng.
"But we all know Lao Nie's skills. If he is here, you and I may not be able to get out of the way. ”
"Alright, don't rush into an argument yet. Dispose of these witnesses, and everyone is free to take their own devices" A fourth voice came from the west, "According to custom, only ask for your life and not your soul-"