Chapter 3 The Storm Rises and Hides Killing Opportunities
In the long roar, Guo Jinzhi's body instinctively felt that someone was rushing towards this side, and the speed seemed to be like an arrow off the string. Guo Jinzhi didn't want to expose her true colors, she tiptoed, and the person went up to the treetops, and used the light skill of "meteor catching the moon" to return to the inn in a circle.
The next day, in the entire Xiangyang City, there was a saying everywhere, "Did you hear the dragon chant last night?" While eating breakfast, the mouthy Lin Yifan said this exaggeratedly, "Senior Sister Caidie, did you hear that dragon chant last night?"
Gu Caidie's small hand covered Sakura's lips and smiled, "What kind of dragon is that, that's a martial arts master howling." ”
Lin Yifan smiled "hee", "I also know that it is the howling sound of a martial arts master, but the long and deep internal force, the majestic and thick whistling sound, is as good as a dragon's roar." ”
Gu Caidie clapped her little hands and said, "My father said, I don't know which senior master also came to the troubled waters this time, it seems that this martial arts alliance leader belongs to him." ”
A little junior sister of the Qingcheng faction also clapped her hands and said, "It's lively and beautiful now, Uncle Yan has an opponent now." The little girl thinks that no one here was Yan Junwei's opponent twenty years ago, and of course he won't be his opponent twenty years later, but this martial arts master who has never shown up can compete with her martial arts Uncle Yan.
In her eyes, her Uncle Yan can be described as the first person in the world of martial arts. This girl is just twenty years old this year, she is innocent and beautiful, and she is the pearl of Ji Yanyan, the current head of the Qingcheng faction.
Ji Liyan and the current martial arts alliance leader Yan Junwei are brothers in life and death, they are iron buddies, the two families have close contacts, and this Ji Qilian is also Yan Junwei's daughter-in-law. Yan Junwei has three sons, the eldest Yan Liren is 27 years old, the second Yan Liqing is 25 years old, and the third Yan Liwei is 23 years old.
The three of them are well-known in the rivers and lakes, especially the third Yan Liwei, who has a very high understanding, and has basically obtained the true inheritance of Yan Junwei, and the difference is the heat and skill.
Father's words rang in Ji Qilian's ears again, "This time, after your Uncle Yan is re-elected as the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, we will handle your marriage with Liren, which is called joy and joy."
Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but blush, and her heart was like a deer "banging". It's a little stupid to look at a Lin Yifan, and he almost drools when he looks at people blankly.
Jing Wuyu frowned, and gently kicked his junior brother under the table with his foot, that was the "forbidden" of the eldest son of the martial arts alliance master, are you polite to look at people like this? If it reaches Yan Liren's ears, aren't you asking for trouble?
As soon as the senior brother warned him, Lin Yifan seemed to have just woken up from a dream of infatuation, and he swallowed his saliva vigorously. Raising his head, he inadvertently saw the eldest lady of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, Gu Caidie was glaring at him with a pair of beautiful eyes, her face was full of anger.
Gu Caidie saw Lin Yifan looking at her, so she turned her head, deliberately pretended to be very affectionate, and whispered to Guo Jinzhi, who was dressed as a man next to her. made a Lin Yifan cry and laugh, so he had to lower his head and eat his food.
In the southeast corner of Xiangyang City, there is a "Flying Eagle Villa", which is the main altar of the Black Eagle Gang. At this moment, Black Eagle Gang leader An Qidao was discussing the matter of this conference with his advisers.
An Qidao is also about forty years old, with a medium build, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a two-inch scar on his right cheek.
His advisor, that is, the master, is a tall and thin man in his thirties, who belongs to the lean kind, and the people on the rivers and lakes are called "Sai Zhuge Fang Xuanming".
Fang Xuanming stroked a handful of goatee on his chin with his hand, shook his head and said, "There should be no obstacle for the gang leader to win the martial arts alliance leader this time, your 'Seven Evil Qi' has been practiced to the realm of perfection, and it is not difficult to break Yan Junwei's 'Huashan Thirteen Swords', just let a few old worshippers help a little at that time." ”
The reason why An Qidao dared to openly challenge the throne of the martial arts alliance leader this time was that he was instigated by his master, the Black Qilin Yi Rentu and several other predecessors of the underworld old monsters, the Black Qilin Yi Rentu and his four friends, known as the "Five Great Demons" in the rivers and lakes.
Yi Rentu is the boss, the second is the mother-in-law of the Stygian Flower on Xiaoyao Island, the third and the fourth is a couple, the male is called Black King Kong Wu Ba, the female is called Huali Qiaomi Sanniang, and the fifth is Sun Ren, the prince of Xiaoyao.
Among these five people, the fifth is the most annoying, he is a thief, he has picked countless flowers in his life, and he has practiced a body of evil skills, and he is in his fifties, but he looks like a dashing boy in his twenties.
Yi Rentu brought everyone together just to let his apprentice An Qidao sit on the throne of the martial arts alliance leader. With the power of the five of them, if you want to help An Qidao sit on the throne, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Because, the older generation in the martial arts, there are few who appear in the rivers and lakes now.
On the eighth day of August, the day of the Wulin League's main election finally arrived.
After Guo Jinzhi got up as usual, when she was eating breakfast, she was not as excited as the others, because who this martial arts alliance leader was, it didn't have much impact on her.
She just saw that there was one less person in the original seat, and she didn't care. In the morning, the martial arts league leader conference started on time, first by the organizer, An Qidao said a few polite words, and then, the last martial arts league leader, the head of the Huashan faction Yan Junwei announced the regulations of the conference.
He said, "In this martial arts league leader election, I hope you will show your skills fairly, justly and openly, and the competition is divided into preliminary, semi-final and final. It will be held over three days. Now I announce that the 6th Wulin League Leader Election Conference has officially begun. Please Hayashi-sama. ”
This is a four-foot-high ring, with more than a dozen seats on the north and south sides, and more than a dozen people sitting on the south side, who are the white road figures headed by Yan Junwei, the leader of the previous martial arts league, and more than a dozen people sitting in the north, who are the underworld figures headed by Yi Rentu.
Sitting in the referee's seat under the stage were the four masters of Beijing. In front of the palace, Lin Wuya was commanded, and Chang Yutian, the deputy envoy. Ma Bujun commanded Lu Daren and deputy Gong Yifei.
Lord Lin, dressed in casual clothes, came to the stage and hugged his fists around, "In Xia Lin Wuya, this time I am honored to be one of the referees selected by the master of the World Martial Arts Alliance, I am deeply honored, which two of you will come up first to win the jackpot." ”
Yan Liwei of the Huashan faction walked out of the crowd, "plucked onions on dry land", and went to the ring. "Yan Liwei of the Xiahuashan faction, that friend is willing to come up and talk to me. ”
Among the decent people, no one wants to offend Yan Junwei, the leader of the martial arts alliance, and they all control their subordinates and prevent them from making trouble. Wang Tianle, a lone thief in the northern seven provinces, jumped lightly and got into the ring, ushering in the applause of his underworld friends.
Wang Tianle hugged his fist at Yan Liwei, "Under Wang Tianle, let's learn the Huashan swordsmanship." "What an arrogant guy, Yan Liwei politely hugged his fists, "The kid's Huashan swordsmanship has only learned a little bit, since Brother Wang wants to teach Huashan swordsmanship, I can only reluctantly make it difficult." ”
As he spoke, he drew his sword, "Please advise." He made a gesture, but stood there looking at Wang Tianle. Wang Tianle thought to himself, in the end, he is a decent person, and he knows some rules. He pulled out his Burmese knife, said "please", and slashed it out.
A good sword will, make a knife, make a knife like a splash of wind, but a sword is light and steady, over time, this kid will be a "Yan Junwei" again.
Everyone thought so, after more than 20 moves, Wang Tianle had to admire the opponent in his heart, how old is this kid? A sword makes him so sophisticated, there is no flaw, and what is lacking is only shallow skills.
He originally wanted to teach these arrogant sons a lesson, but who knew that this boy was so modest and old-fashioned, so he didn't want to form a bond with the white road heroes. He bought a flaw, stumbled under his feet, and suddenly revealed the empty door.
How could Yan Liwei miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? The sword walked lightly and wisely, and he retreated at one point. Wang Tianle had a flower hanging on his left arm, and Yan Liwei hugged his fist at him, "Accept it." ”
Wang Tianle glanced at him, "The green mountains do not change, the green water flows forever, and we will have a period in the future." After speaking, he jumped off, jumped off the stage, and walked away.
Yan Liwei also came to the audience, and a disciple of the Qingcheng faction stepped forward to compliment him and said, "Yan Sanshao's martial arts are getting more and more profound, even the lone thief Wang Tianle of the Northern Seven Provinces is not your opponent, it's really amazing." ”
Yan Liwei always felt that he had won a little strangely, it stands to reason that Wang Tianle would not have lost so quickly, but he just couldn't figure it out, what was the problem? He politely hugged his fist at the man, "Senior Brother Lu praised it falsely, and I also won a fluke." ”
Guo Jinzhi, who was crowded in the crowd, saw that he was still quite humble, so he glanced at him more. Who knows, but he saw a father and daughter standing not far behind him, wasn't that the father and daughter he met in Dazhou City?
She looked carefully in the crowd, and saw the ranger Lu Qingyu again, only to see that he was wearing a hat with a wide brim, which almost covered his entire face. Guo Jinzhi understood that it was to avoid the woman who scared him.
This man's martial arts are so strong, how could he be afraid of that bewitching woman?
Ever since Yan Junwei saw the "Five Great Demons" sitting next to An Qidao, he had a sense of foreboding in his heart, but there were a few people on his side who had not yet arrived, which really worried him.
Lin Wuya's words brought Guo Jinzhi's eyes back to the stage, "The next duel is Qiu Tian, the head of the Qingcheng faction, and Li Shiming, the owner of Nanmen Island. ”
Guo Jinzhi thought, this pair is a bit interesting, in her eyes just now, it was like a child pretending to be a family. The Qingcheng faction is known for its swordsmanship, and Qiu Tian certainly uses an ordinary Qinggang sword. Li Shiming used a pair of judge's pens to focus on people's strange meridians and eight veins.
At the beginning, Qiu Tian wanted to get rid of the enemy at once, so as soon as he came up, he used the "Wind Splashing Sword Technique", a sword god came out of nowhere, and he did not leave Li Shiming's upper body. Li Shiming had a grim look on his face, stepped on the gossip, a pair of judges' pens, and danced without leakage.
Guo Jinzhi quietly came to Lu Qingyu's side, only to hear Lu Qingyu sigh softly, "This Qingcheng faction is still a character besides Ji Congyan, why is this senior brother in charge so useless?"
Guo Jinzhi secretly thought to himself, it seems that this ranger's martial arts must be very high, otherwise he would not say so. Looking at the situation on the field, although Qiu Tian is the main attacker, Li Shiming is retreating. But Guo Jinzhi also seemed to see that every time Qiu Tian's sword was about to stab the enemy, it seemed that he was unable to retreat again.
She was smart and immediately understood, it turned out that Qiu Tian at this moment had already shown signs of lack of stamina after a round of onslaught. At this time, I heard Lu Qingyu on the side sigh softly, "It's almost." ”
Guo Jinzhi was in the stands, the role of offense and defense had changed, and Li Shiming gradually attacked more than defended. Li Shiming was scheming, and when he saw that Qiu Tian was gradually losing patience and stamina, he bought a flaw and exposed his chest.
When Qiu Tian saw it, he was overjoyed, God blessed me, and finally let me wait for the opportunity. He saw Li Shiming's double pen pointing towards his shoulders, he desperately exposed his left shoulder under the pen, and stabbed Li Shiming's right shoulder like the wind.
A good Li Shiming, the double pen that he clicked hit halfway, the pen in his right hand was raised upward, and he opened the stabbed green steel sword, but the left pen was pointed at Qiu Tian's right shoulder socket, and Qiu Tian's green steel sword fell into the ring with a "dang long" sound.
Li Shiming jumped back, "Qiu Daxia, admit it." Qiu Tian covered the wound on his right shoulder with his left hand, glanced at Li Shiming, and jumped off the stage. Lu Qingyu said to himself, "This kid is quite a character. Guo Jinzhi understands, of course, that is Li Shiming, who won.
On the first day of the knockout round, twenty-eight candidates were decided, and these twenty-eight will go through tomorrow's semi-finals to finally determine a challenger, and on the third day, they will compete with Yan Junwei for the throne of the martial arts alliance.
The inn, Yan Junwei's room, was full of people at this time, and Ji Yanyan, the head of the Qingcheng faction, said, "Today is not bad, there are eighteen people on our side who have been promoted, and there are only ten people in An Qidao, it seems that we may win without a fight tomorrow." ”
Yan Junwei arched his hand towards everyone, "Junwei has thanked you here in advance, but we can't take it lightly tomorrow." As he spoke, one of Ji Yanyan's disciples came to him, put it in his ear, and said, "Master, the eldest lady hasn't seen her for a day today. ”
Ji Yanyan's face showed displeasure, "This kid, when is it, she is still so playful, send a few people to look for it, see if she went out shopping with which junior sister?"
The man bowed towards Ji Congyan, "Master, I'm usually familiar with it, I've sent someone to ask, but no one has seen Miss." It was only then that Ji Yanyan was a little panicked, and he stood in a daze, at a loss for a while.
Yan Junwei had already listened to it on the side, "Liyan, you don't have to be in a hurry, I'll ask the people from the Wulin League to help you find it together, this Xiangyang is so big, there will be news soon." ”
At this time, a person from the Martial Arts League hurriedly walked in outside the door and came to Yan Junwei, "Alliance leader, there was a little man named Huazi at the door just now, and he sent a letter, saying that he wanted you to open it in person." ”
Yan Junwei took the letter, read it, his face showed excitement, he gave the letter to Ji Liyan beside him, and said angrily, "The underworld is the underworld, specializing in stealing chickens and dogs, this is a letter sent by Li Xionghai, the leader of the beggar gang, Ling Yan was kidnapped by them, and went all the way to Bianjing." ”
Ji Yanyan took the letter with trembling hands, and after reading a few lines, his eyes became wet. It turned out that Li Xionghai, the leader of the beggar gang, said in the letter that he originally wanted to come to Xiangyang to help the leader of the Yan League, but on the night when he arrived outside Xiangyang City, he encountered the kidnapping of Ji Liyan, the head of the Qingcheng faction, and fought with the enemy. Not only did he not save Ji Qilian, but he was injured a little, but it was no big deal, and he had already led people to chase Yunyun.
Li Xionghai, the leader of the beggar gang, has just turned 30 this year, and in terms of martial arts, he can be regarded as a first-class master in the rivers and lakes, and he was newly elected after the death of the old gang leader last year. He is chivalrous and courageous, very righteous, and the beggars respect him as a person.
When Ji Liyan learned that his beloved daughter had been kidnapped, where did he still have the heart to stay here to help Yan Junwei compete for the leader of the martial arts alliance? Yan Junwei was also anxious in his heart, on the one hand, his future daughter-in-law was kidnapped, this big girl who had not yet come out of the cabinet, in the hands of these underworld figures, maybe something would happen.
On the one hand, there is the general election of the leader of the martial arts alliance, and as the leader of the previous martial arts alliance, he can't leave the table without authorization, which is really a dilemma, and he suffers from gains and losses.
Ji Yanyan also seemed to see his difficulty, "Alliance leader, the junior brother can't accompany you here, but there is no way to do it, I hope you can understand the difficulties of the junior brother, we will have a period later, don't leave it at that." ”
Yan Junwei said, "Wait a while, let Liren accompany you, this is his responsibility." Ji Yanyan was a little moved, but he knew Yan Junwei's character, so he didn't say anything, and took his Qingcheng faction and a group of people, and hurried out of Xiangyang City with Yan Liren, all the way to Bianjing.
Guo Jinzhi saw that there was no meaning here, who would be the leader of the martial arts alliance, it would have made no difference to her, following Ji Liyan, maybe she could still see the real battle in the rivers and lakes, it was a very exciting thing.
When she first entered the rivers and lakes, she has not faded her true character as a naughty child, and she still likes to be lively. However, the excitement on the rivers and lakes is often full of blood. How is it a paradise where "little freshness" stops?
Ji Liyan and his party of more than a dozen people, as soon as they left Xiangyang City, they hit the horses and hurried, and after one night, everyone felt a little tired, especially Ji Qilian's little sister Wu Qian'er, the only woman in the team, and she looked listless. Xu Yuanhou, the eldest disciple of Ji Congyan who watched it, was heartbroken.
But, the master didn't speak, who would dare to say rest? Entering a small town in front, Ji Yanyan glanced at the people around him, frowned, he waved his hand, and said to the eldest disciple Xu Yuanhou, "You take someone to check around first, there is no mark left by the beggars here, we are waiting for you in that hotel." ”
After speaking, he walked into a small hotel called "Suiyuan". As soon as they sat down, Guo Jinzhi also came to the store, and after she sat down at a table by the window, "Xiao Er, let's have a bowl of noodles." ”
Seeing that it was a hairy boy, Ji Yanyan just swept it from the corner of his eye, and then buried his head in eating again. Xu Yuanhou and the others, who had just gone to check in the town, came in, Xu Yuanhou came to Ji Yanyan's side and said softly, "Master, we met a second-bag disciple of the beggar gang here, and he said that their gang leader and a dozen or a dozen five- or six-bag disciples just passed by here last night and went to Tangzhou. ”