Chapter 22 Looking Ahead

Zhu Dongfan invited everyone into the village, ordered people to light lanterns everywhere, and after a while, the dark manor was brightened.

The entrance is a large vestibule, with verandahs on both sides of the gate, leading to the wings on both sides for servants and warriors to stay. In the middle is a bluestone paved road, lined with two rows of straight cash trees.

Entering the second gate, there is an elegant courtyard house. In the middle is a patio, in which there is a rugged rockery, surrounded by a verandah. The side hall on the left is the living room and guest room, the wing room on the right is the kitchen and dining room, and directly opposite is the living room of Zhu Dongfan's family.

Everyone followed Zhu Dongfan into the living room with hollow hexagonal red panes, turned the dark red carved screen, and saw a landscape painting hanging on the left wall, and a plaque on the opposite wall, and wrote eight words heartily: "A gentleman is not confused, he must do something." ”

At that moment, Zhu Dongfan ordered someone to offer tea, and after greeting him for a few words, he confessed his guilt, and went out to visit the dead and injured nursing homes and families in the village.

Seeing that Mrs. Fang helped Fang Yi wrap up his injuries, Yin Tianjin and others also helped the injured Xuan Lingyu, You Xiong, and Yu Shangwen to wrap their wounds. Jiang Lingxiu wrapped up Xuan Lingyu's wounds, and at the same time introduced Lingkong, Ling Xiao and Chaotian Fort to each other.

It turned out that Jiang Lingxiu and Xuan Lingyu had both studied art in Qingcheng Mountain for a few years, but they were not Zhenguan's personal disciples, although they were older than Ling Xiao, but because of the late entry time, they were Ling Xiao's junior disciples.

After Mrs. Fang ordered her children to meet Zhenguan, she asked them why they came here, and Zhenguan told about the situation in the past few days. The people of Chaotian Fort were worried when they heard that the Lord of Fangbao had defeated the Divine Arm City, and they were even more anxious when they heard that Qingcheng Mountain had been captured by the Double Cultivation Sect.

Madam Fang's face turned pale and asked, "Senior Brother in charge, what should we do now?"

Zhenguan's eyes flashed, and he looked a little dazed, and said softly: "I have to think about it again." ”

"Otherwise, let's all go to Divine Arm City together!" Mrs. Fang was very worried about the safety of her husband and younger brother, and proposed.

Except for Yin Tianjin, everyone in Chaotian Fort echoed one after another.

Fang Yi saw Yin Tianjin's mouth pursed tightly, lowered his head and was silent, and asked, "Senior brother, don't you want to go back to help Daddy and them?"

"It's not that I don't want to!" Yin Tianjin shook his head, and while thinking, he said, "We finally escaped here, but we went back again...... You are not unaware of the temper of the castle master, and you must be very angry...... Besides, if we go back, we will be distracted by the castle lord and worry about the safety of our junior brothers and sisters...... If the junior brother and sister don't go back, right...... Absolutely not! Who's going to protect them?"

Everyone understood what he meant, and felt that what he said was very reasonable, and they were silent for a while.

Zhenguan said gloomily: "I was going to send Yi'er and Ru'er safely to Qingcheng Mountain, and then lead everyone to Shenjian City......!" I can't be completely sure that what those three Tang Sect guys said is true...... Anyway, I still have to go back to Qingcheng Mountain to see what is going on......"

"Otherwise, let's go back to Qingcheng Mountain tonight!"

"No!" Zhenguan shook his head, "As soon as we leave, if the enemy comes back, how can Master Zhu Zhuang resist them?"

"The enemy's target is us, we shouldn't come to trouble Lord Zhu Zhuang again!" Ling Xiao suddenly interjected.

Zhen glanced at him, took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, shook his head and said, "If we leave, something really happened to Master Zhu Zhuang and them, how can we be at ease?...... Besides, didn't you say that the Heaven and Earth Twin Venerables were coming? The situation of Qingcheng Mountain was just to ask them for clarification...... It's just the right time to settle with them here!"

While they were talking, suddenly a family member hurriedly ran in and said urgently: "Zhenguan master, you can follow me to take a look, that master surnamed Yang is about to die!"

Everyone followed him briskly to a side room, but saw a middle-aged man with a blue face lying on the bed, with his mouth slightly open, his eyes closed and motionless. Yin Tianjin introduced to Zhenguan: "This master is Master Yang Kaiyuan of Shuangjiang Inn. With us, there were also ginger juice and ginger soup masters, but they all sacrificed!"

Zhenguan nodded, walked to the bed, took his pulse, and sighed lightly.

Yang Kaiyuan opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at Zhenguan with an inquiring gaze.

Zhenguan held his hand and said, "Master Yang, poor Qingcheng Mountain Zhenguan." You were injured in order to help us, and we are all very grateful! Now that you are safe, you can take care of your injuries!"

Yang Kaiyuan barely squeezed out a smile, shook his head lightly on the pillow, and said with difficulty: "Hit...... Poison Needle... Good... No more......" said this, looking very sad, and slowly closed his eyes again.

The family put his mouth to Zhenguan's ear and whispered: "Master Yang's poisonous needle is so powerful, he was able to walk on his own when he first entered the village, but he fell soft before he walked here." Although I took out the poison needle and gave him an antidote, the poison could not be cured...... Besides, it was too late, and the poison had already invaded the viscera. "It seems that this Ding is more knowledgeable about medical skills.

Zhen nodded and said softly: "What he is in is the poison of the Tang Sect, and only their unique antidote can solve it." ”

"Ginger Brothers...... Did you sacrifice too?" Yang Kaiyuan suddenly opened his eyes and asked.

Yin Tianjin stepped forward to hold his other hand, looked at him and nodded.

Tears slowly welled up in Yang Kaiyuan's eyes, slid down to the pillow, and whimpered, "It's all ...... Who's going to ...... Take care...... They're old women?"

Yin Tianjin nodded again and again, and comforted: "Master Yang, don't worry!

Yang Kaiyuan seemed to be relieved and said yes.

Zhenguan asked, "Master Yang, where do you live, and who else are there in the family?"

Yang Kaiyuan said: "Don't worry about it...... There is also a ...... at home Brother...... When I was young...... I killed a ...... The bully in the township...... Since then, he has wandered the rivers and lakes...... The shopkeeper of Mundu ...... Take in...... It's over...... Decade...... Comfortable days...... Can be the shopkeeper...... What is entrusted...... And die...... Yang is in this life...... Also...... No regrets!"

Speaking of this, Yang Kaiyuan's eyes were blurred, and he slowly closed his eyes. Zhenguan probed his snort, and was already angry, waiting to swallow his last breath.

Zhu Dongfan walked in, saw that everyone looked sad, approached Zhenguan and asked, "How is it?"

Zhenguan said gloomily: "It's already dead!

Zhu Dongfan said: "Brother Zhenguan don't have to worry about it! Just now, we also had a master who lost his breath. Tomorrow, let's bury together...... People can't be resurrected after death! Let's go, let's go eat!"

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Meals always have to be eaten, not to mention, the dead are not their closest relatives, but it does not affect the appetite of everyone.

A large round table in the dining room was already filled with dishes, as well as a jar of wine. Zhu Dongfan invited Zhenguan to sit at the top of the head, and then arranged seats for everyone separately, and sat down with the prime minister himself. At that moment, he ordered a family member to pour wine for everyone one by one, raised his glass and said: "You have worked hard all the way, and you have experienced a fierce battle. Come on, let's do this first, and go to the bad luck!"

Zhu Dongfan knew that everyone was already hungry, and after drinking a glass, he didn't persuade him to drink first, and accompanied everyone to gobble it up. Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, they began to persuade them to drink again.

Zhenguan waved his hand and said, "The enemy may come again tonight." That's the end of the wine!"

Zhu Dongfan said: "Brother Zhenguan, don't worry, I have arranged for someone to be on guard at all times...... It's rare to get together, just drink with confidence!"

Everyone refused to drink any more, and each of them ate some rice.

After the meal, Zhu Dongfan arranged accommodation for everyone one by one, and then came to Zhenguan's master and apprentice room. Seeing that Ling Kong and Ling Xiao were concentrating on wiping their long swords under the lamp, Zhenguan was sitting silently on the edge of the bed, his face a little sad.

"Brother Zhenguan, you should rest early! Don't worry, if there is anything, I will come to tell you!" Zhu Dongfan patted Zhenguan's shoulder and smiled.

"Brother Zhu, on the way here, I heard that my Qingcheng Mountain has been captured by the Double Cultivation Sect...... I don't know if you've ever heard of this?" Zhenguan stared at Zhu Dongfan nervously, hoping that he would say something negative.

"This ...... I haven't heard of it. Brother Zhenguan, don't believe this kind of words, it must be a rumor!" Zhu Dongfan denied.

"I hope so...... Zhenguan tilted his head and looked at the corner, "but it shouldn't be true...... Why are they lying there?"

Zhu Dongfan hurriedly asked the reason, Zhenguan told the story of Lu meeting the disciples of the Tang Sect, Zhu Dongfan listened, his face was solemn, and he said: "This is mostly true...... Hey, in the past few years, I have seen that the rivers and lakes have been calm, and I have become lazy, and I have not sent anyone to inquire about your news at any time! I didn't expect the change to come, and I was not in a hurry...... Originally, I had a dozen or so dart masters, but now they are all out on errands...... By the way, Brother Zhenguan, who is that Heaven and Earth Twin Venerable?"

Zhenguan said: "Double cultivation." In his early years, because their master did evil, he was killed by his family teacher. Now, they're here for revenge!"

"Their martial arts are so powerful...... Even Dao Yi's predecessors can't deal with it?" Zhu Dongfan became suspicious again.

"So, I doubt it too...... They should be here tonight, and Poor Dao is trying to weigh their catties!" Zhenguan hated the earth.

"Master, I have a feeling that this is true!" Ling Xiao put the wiped long sword into the sheath and looked up at Zhenguan, his eyes full of worry.

Zhen glanced at Ling Xiao, pursed her lips and lowered her head silently.

"Master, Master Zhu, or let's leave tonight!" Somehow, Ling Xiao felt very uneasy and suggested.

"Where are you going?" Zhu Dongfan stared at Ling Xiao and asked suspiciously.

"This ...... I didn't think it through either...... Otherwise, let's find a place to hide and see what is going on. Ling Xiao groaned.

Zhu Dongfan was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Junior Brother Shen, are you too worried...... Besides, how can I give up my ancestral inheritance and leave like this?"

Zhen nodded and said, "Brother Zhu is very right! That's it, wait for them here!"

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After Qiu Ling and his entourage ran out of three or four miles in one go, seeing that they were not chasing after them, Fang Shi slowed down. Qiu Ling got off the horse, stepped forward to support Ruan Xingang, who was crumbling on horseback, and asked anxiously, "Brother Ruan, can you still hold on?"

Although Qiu Ling couldn't see his painful face clearly, from his throbbing body, he knew that he couldn't hold it anymore, so he hurriedly hugged him off the horse and shook the fire, but saw that his face was pale, his teeth were clenched, and his face was covered with cold sweat.

"Brother Ruan, hold on!" Qiu Ling hurriedly fumbled in his arms, and finally took out a porcelain bottle, dumped it all on the cut of his broken arm gushing with blood, pressed his wound, and shouted: "Quickly take the bandage!"

The crowd dismounted and turned around. Tang Zixuan knelt down and took a look, then turned back to a female disciple behind her and said, "Sister Jing, give me your handkerchief!"

Tang Jing hurriedly took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, Tang Zixuan took the handkerchief, quickly wrapped his wound, and fed him a Tangmen's "Star Shift Hemostatic Pill". Ruan Xingang looked at Tang Zixuan with half-open and half-closed eyes, and said with difficulty: "Thank you!"

Tang Yi walked over and grabbed Ruan Xingang's right hand and asked, "Brother Ruan, can you hold it?"

Ruan Xingang stood up, jumped on the horse, gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't matter, let's go!"

Tang Yi looked at Qiu Ling and asked, "Brother Qiu, where are we going?"

"Go to the direction of Qingcheng Mountain!" Qiu Ling jumped on his horse and said loudly.

A Tang Sect disciple cried, "Brother Tang Feng's body is still outside the villa, so let's just leave?!"

Qiu Ling said loudly: "Who said that we will leave!

In fact, Qiu Ling's method is very good, one is not to delay the escape, and the other is to indeed meet with Shuangzun faster, if the enemy catches up, he will soon have strong reinforcements.

Tang Zixuan hesitated: "But...... Brother Qiu, Tang Li and they haven't arrived yet, if they run into the enemy......

Tang Yi waved his hand on the horse and said, "Don't care so much! Leave a secret note, let them come to us by themselves!"

The group took advantage of the moonlight to beat Marcy. After walking for about half an hour, they suddenly heard the rumbling of hooves on the avenue ahead, and everyone hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horses and stared at them, but saw a cluster of black people and horses on the avenue in front, and the sound of "driving" was getting closer.

Qiu Ling held a long knife with a sheath in his hand, jumped out of the crowd, and shouted angrily: "Qiu Ling in the Lower Chu Xiang League!

The comers quickly dismounted, dismounted a few feet in front of them, and shook the flames.

The two people in front handed the reins of the horse into the hands of the person next to them, walked forward slowly, and one of them hugged his fist to Qiu Ling and said: "Contemptible Double Cultivation Sect Tianzun Yuansong, this is my junior disciple Dizun Zang Keqing." ”

Qiu Ling got off the horse, and saw that there were about fifteen or six people in this group, and the two people in front of him were dressed in dark robes, one tall and one short, standing like a javelin, and their eyes were shining with cold crystal light under the moonlight. ”

By this time, both sides had lit torches and came forward to meet each other. Tianzun saw that Qiu Ling and his party looked aggrieved, and there were a few people wrapped in bandages, and he had vaguely guessed a few points in his heart, and sneered: "Brother Qiu, it seems that the other party is a little prickly!"

Qiu Ling's face flushed, fortunately he couldn't see it under the moonlight, so he immediately gave a brief description of the situation of Cherry Mountain Villa to Shuangzun truthfully. Tianzun listened quietly, silently, Dizun glanced at Tianzun, stroked his palm and smiled compassionately: "Hehe! Senior brother, it's really wonderful! We were going to find that Zhenguan Lao'er, but we didn't expect him to be here, and he was automatically sent to the door!"

Tianzun said in a low voice: "Senior brother, don't take the enemy lightly! This Zhenguan old man is a bit famous!" After speaking, he got back on his horse and said to Qiu Ling: "Let's go!"

The group took advantage of the moonlight and galloped towards Cherry Villa.

When they arrived at the cherry grove outside the village, when everyone had tied up their horses, Dizun shouted urgently: "Let's go!"

Tianzun waved his hand and said, "No, we are not familiar with the terrain in the village, and it is night, so we broke in rashly, aren't we joking with the lives of our brothers?"

Qiu Ling secretly thought: The Earth Venerable is brave and unstrategic, but this Tianzun is thoughtful, which should not be underestimated...... The enemy is very cunning and always escapes along the way. If they have fled, we are stupidly guarding the village...... No, I have to go into the village tonight!

After making up his mind, he said: "Brother Yuan is very reasonable! However, my brother is a little uneasy, for fear that they have already received the news of your arrival, and they have already fled in fear...... Brother means, let me go in and find out the truth......"

Before he finished speaking, Dizun waved his hand and said, "No, didn't you say that Zhenguan Lao'er is in the village? You go alone, it's too dangerous! In this way, I will accompany you with my senior brother!"

Qiu Ling waved his hand and said: "I'll go alone! If anything happens to the brothers, there are still two big brothers who are in charge of the overall situation!"

Dizun stepped forward, grabbed Qiu Ling's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Qiu, you are really a brave and knowledgeable man! However, if you are a brother, you have to share weal and woe! Big brother, let's go in together! With the three of us, even if it is the tiger's den in Longtan, what are we afraid of!"

Tianzun said angrily: "Okay." Then we'll go for it!"

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The arrival of the enemy and his party had already alarmed the guards of Cherry Villa, and they were busy reporting to Zhu Dongfan, and Zhu Dongfan immediately sent someone to inform Zhenguan and his party.

Zhenguan led the volley, Ling Xiao, and the sword marquis in the road. Yin Tianjin led Jiang Lingxiu, Zhu Yong, and Yu Shangwu to ambush under a cash cow on the left, while Zhu Dongfan led two nurses to ambush under a cash tree on the right.

"Collapse, collapse!" the bowstring sounded, and six arrows flew out like locusts.

Three black shadows flew over the wall, and the arrows missed.

"Collapse, collapse!" sounded, almost at the same time, six more arrows chased after the three of them. Two of them shook their arms and knocked three arrows flying, while the other slashed his sword and knocked the remaining arrows flying. These three people are naturally Qiu Ling and Heaven and Earth.

Zhenguan shouted violently, and the long sword stabbed at Tianzun's chest. Tianzun's left claw grabbed the sword body, and his right claw probed, attacking Zhenguan's face, Zhenguan took a step back to avoid the claw of the splitting face, and before Tianzun grabbed the sword body, the long sword flipped over and flew to his wrist. Tianzun screamed, and hurriedly retracted his left claw, only to feel that the sword aura at the tip of the claw was cold, and after a moment of delay, his left hand was cut off, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Dizun fought with Ling Kong and Ling Xiao together, his hands were not afraid of the two people's long swords, or claws or palms, and the rapid attacks of the two were all resolved, and sometimes he was bullied forward, and the sharp claws forced the two to retreat.

Yin Tianjin and other seven people surrounded Qiu Ling in the core, and fought seven battles, but Qiu Ling was not afraid, the thunderbolt knife technique unfolded, and pieces of dazzling knife light appeared around his body, and the sound of "dang" and "dang" blades hitting was endless, blocking everyone's attack.

Tianzun and Zhenguan fought for a few rounds, only to feel that the opponent was not only fast in swordsmanship, fantastic in pace, but also quite profound, forced to defend more and attack less, and retreated in defeat, and secretly complained in his heart: This Zhenguan Lao'er is really extraordinary, and his martial arts are never under his Dao Lao'er...... There are many of them, but the only plan for now is to retreat quickly! Don't be careless, you will be injured by him!

At the moment, he shouted: "Second brother, Brother Qiu, withdraw!"

Qiu Ling had come to probe the enemy's reality, and when he heard that he had this intention, he attacked the enemy with two moves, shook his arms, and went up to the wall.

Dizun was killing sexually, and he had already attacked Volley and Ling Xiao in danger, but he never dared to disobey his senior brother's words, so he had to give up his opponent at the moment, and quickly rendezvous with Tianzun, while facing Zhenguan, he retreated and flew up to the wall.

Zhenguan shouted: "Hugh go!" Ouroboros flew up, before he could settle down, Qiu Ling slashed down violently, Zhenguan blocked a knife with a "sonorous", and was shocked and flew back into the courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them had jumped out of the village. Ling Kong, Ling Xiao, Zhu Yong, Yin Tianjin, and Jiang Lingxiu flew over the wall one after another, chasing the enemy.

Zhenguan's feet just landed, his toes flicked, and he jumped outside the village like a big bird, and suddenly heard a sharp scream in mid-air, vaguely the cry of Zhu Yong.