Chapter 37 Creeping forward

When Sang Qinghong heard this, she glanced at Zhao Yanhao, and snorted coldly: "I can't catch people, but I curse here, and I'm not ashamed?"

Zhao Yanhao sneered: "Believe it or not, we'll see tomorrow!"

Sang Qinghong didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore, turned around and walked away, but he was still not at ease in his heart, and inquired about the situation from a few fishermen who participated in the pursuit of Dongfang Zhen, and learned that although he was injured again, he left like a tiger after a big battle with Zhao Yanhao, so he put his mind at ease again.

"Senior sister!" Sang Qinghong was overjoyed when she heard this, and followed the prestige, but in the faint light, she saw Zhong Zhiling standing by a large bush of reeds by the lake, looking at herself with joy on her face.

"Senior brother, you're finally here!" Sang Qinghong ran over, grabbed his sleeve, and said excitedly.

At that moment, the two found a secluded place and each told about the situation after parting.

It turned out that after Zhong Zhiling was let go, he didn't dare to continue to track Sang Qinghong to the lake, he was afraid that if Zhao Yanhao found out, it would be difficult to say whether he would let him go again. So he hurried back, ready to visit the situation of the master and apprentice of the jade master, and saw emptiness on the way and hurried by horse, so he hurriedly hid aside.

After the emptiness passed, he quietly sneaked back to the forest to check, and saw that the master and apprentice of the jade master had been captured, although the two horsemen had been injured, but only one of them was empty, and ten of them might not be able to defeat him, so he dispelled the idea of immediate rescue.

He quickly left the mountain forest, ready to find the group of Wudang disciples to come to the rescue, but unexpectedly, the mountain forest where they had rested before was empty. He guessed that it should be these Wudang disciples who had not returned after a long time, and they were worried about Yueyang Tower, so they set off.

So he looked at their tracks, and found that they had been to the hills, which made him wonder again that they had encountered an enemy, and had run to the mountains to defend themselves against them. However, he soon denied this idea, because there was no trace of a fight, and there was no sign of casualties, so he estimated that these Wudang disciples had come to the hill to look at the traces of his group.

He waited in the forest for about half an hour, during which he inquired about a group of dart masters and a group of vendors who passed by, but he did not get any news of the Wudang disciples. He was worried about the safety of his sister, so he didn't wait any longer, and finally found the lake when it was dark, and when he heard that there was a death there, he hurriedly ran over to check, and happened to run into Sang Qinghong.

"Senior brother, with our ability, it is unlikely that we want to rescue the Jade Sect and them!" Sang Qinghong sighed.

"Yes!" Zhong Zhiling shook his head, "Senior sister, I mean: it won't help us to stay, I think, then Yueyang Tower doesn't have to go, just go back to Kongtong Mountain!"

"Nope. Sang Qinghong's head shook slightly, the green silk swayed slightly, but her tone was so resolute that there was no room for turning.

"Senior sister, why are you suffering?" Zhong Zhiling persuaded bitterly: "It's not that we refuse to save each other, it's really powerless!"

"I want to stay, not to save the Jade Master, but to help Brother Zhen. Sang Qinghong said softly.

"Brother Zhen? Dongfang Zhen?" Zhong Zhiling smiled bitterly, wondering in his heart: It's only been such a short period of time, and even the name of others has changed, and it has become so affectionate and numb.

"Yes. Sang Qinghong didn't feel that there was anything wrong with calling her like this at all, and Zhengse nodded.

Zhong Zhiling was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Senior sister, our martial arts are not strong, if we stay, not only will we not be able to help him, maybe even I will have to get in......"

"If you're afraid, go back first!" Sang Qinghong interrupted, "Anyway, if I don't hear from Brother Zhen, I won't go back!"

"Scared? Who said I'm scared!" Zhong Zhiling said excitedly: "Senior sister, I'm worried about you! If you have three long and two short, how can I be happy? How can I explain to the master?"

Sang Qinghong was silent, sighed faintly, and said, "Senior brother, I understand your intentions, thank you...... In this way, we will no longer meet with them, and we will no longer fight with them, but just go to the other side and quietly inquire about Brother Zhen's whereabouts!

Zhong Zhiling said helplessly: "Okay!"

The two of them deliberated for half an hour, and decided to go to the other side when it was dawn, so they both sat down and meditated by the trunk of a tree.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden sound of paddling on the silent lake, and a fisherman shouted, "But Mo San?"

"Exactly, brothers, I'm back!" came the voice from the dark lake, about half a mile away.

Suddenly, there was a cacophony of people, and then dozens of torches were lit, and the river was lit up at once. Sang Qinghong looked around by the firelight, but Zhao Yanhao's figure was gone, and he thought that he had already left with the empty corpse on his back.

The fisherman in the lake waved like the wind, and soon he came to the shore, looking tired, but his expression was very excited, and he said loudly while tying the cable: "Thank you brothers for your concern!

Several fishermen who had been close friends with him were overjoyed, and immediately surrounded him and came ashore, and the fishermen surrounded him and asked questions.

Mo San said: "God forbid, that thief didn't embarrass me! He just ordered me to send him to the other side and let me come back!" As he spoke, he took out a large ingot of silver from his bosom and raised it, smiling a little proudly: "No, this is what he gave me before leaving!"

When the fishermen saw that the ingots were at least thirty taels, they were all envious. Mo San said in a loud voice: "Everyone, please go back! Tomorrow, I will invite everyone to drink!"

The two watched the group of cheerful fishermen gradually disperse, Sang Qinghong stared at Mo San's departing back, and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, I want to ask him about Brother Zhen's situation." ”

Zhong Zhiling stopped: "Don't go! After the catastrophe, how can they pay attention to our two strangers?"

Sang Qinghong thought about it, didn't insist any longer, and the two went back to the tree where they were meditating just now, chose a drier place and sat side by side, leaning against the trunk of the tree, silently eating dry food.

"Senior sister, if we find Brother Dongfang tomorrow, what will you do next?" Zhong Zhiling broke the silence.

Sang Qinghong didn't answer, and sighed faintly.

Zhong Zhiling sighed slightly: "Senior sister, I think you will continue to follow him until he is out of danger, right?"

Sang Qinghong sighed "En" in the dark.

"Senior sister, if it goes on like this, when will it be?" Zhong Zhiling reminded, "If we don't go back for a long time, the master will be worried!"

"I don't care so much! take a step, count it as a step...... Perhaps, the master hasn't gotten up to go back yet!" Sang Qinghong said softly.

Zhong Zhiling was silent for a while, and then reluctantly persuaded gently: "Senior sister, listen to senior brother's words: no matter whether we can find out about the Dongfang brothers tomorrow, let's go back!"

Sang Qinghong said categorically: "Unless I can be sure that Brother Zhen has escaped this catastrophe safely, otherwise, I will never abandon him and go back alone!"

Zhong Zhiling suddenly became excited: "Then what kind of ecstasy soup did Dongfang Zhen pour into you? You have to defend him so desperately! Hmph! I don't think he may have true feelings for you! Isn't it obvious what happened today, he didn't care about your life or death, and fled alone, don't you feel chilled by all kinds of behavior?"

Sang Qinghong argued: "Who said that he didn't care about my life or death? I let him escape first! The situation at that time was extremely dangerous, and if he didn't leave immediately, he would be arrested immediately! Brother Zhen knew that the person surnamed Zhao would not hurt me, so he gave me up." ”

Zhong Zhiling said: "Senior sister, I know that you like him very much, and you are willing to sacrifice anything for him!

Sang Qinghong didn't think about it, and said proudly: "Of course it's worth it! Brother Zhen promised me that he would marry me!"

"Really?" Zhong Zhifu was a little surprised, "But, junior sister, have you thought about it, he has caused a lot of trouble by killing a brocade guard and an empty monk in a row, where can he escape to settle down in the future?...... You will not come to fruition. ”

Sang Qinghong said excitedly: "Because of this, I can't leave him! Even if he only has one breath left, in this life, I will always follow him and protect him!"

"What an infatuated stupid girl!" Zhong Zhiling shook his head, "I hope he can keep his word and never live up to you!"

Sang Qinghong held Zhong Zhiling's hand and said softly: "Senior brother, among so many fellow disciples, you are the best for me!

Zhong Zhiling couldn't stand her soft words anymore, so he hurriedly retracted his hand and said softly: "Let's rest!

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Zhao Yanhao rode a horse and took away the empty body, joined Gao Jinlou and Void Illusion, carried the body of Void and Yan Chengguang on the saddle, led the horse by Gao Jinlou, and carried the injured Void Illusion by himself, and returned to the forest by moonlight.

Seeing the empty corpse, Rao is a very deep cultivator, and he couldn't help crying bitterly, and even said that he should leave him here and go by himself. Kong Fan and Zhao Yanhao hurriedly persuaded him, and Kong Fang slowly stopped his grief.

When the master and apprentice of the Jade Master heard that Dongfang Zhen had fled, they were excited. The head of the jade sneered: "You don't care about it, you have to take my Zhen'er's life before you are willing to rest!

Zhao Yanhao "snapped" two slaps to the head of the jade family, and said angrily: "You old bastard! Teach such a femme fatale, but you are gloating and smug there!"

Kongfu hurriedly took his hand to persuade him, and saw that the jade master's cheeks were high and swollen, and he couldn't help it, but when he saw that the jade master looked indifferent, he sighed heavily.

Zhao Yanhao was still angry, and sneered: "Old Zamao, don't be complacent! Your precious apprentice has been hit by my 'Prajna Zen Palm', even if he can get away with it, he will end up crippled for life!"

Master Jade, don't turn your head and ignore him. Although he was worried and didn't know whether this was true or not, he had been captured, and he couldn't help him, so he could only resign himself to fate.

At that moment, the fireworks signal was sent from the high near building, and a dazzling lotus-shaped flag flower bloomed in mid-air, and after a pillar of incense, twelve people who looked like horsemen came.

Gao Jinlou ordered eight horsemen to escort the injured Kongxuan, Feng Gang, Qu Hongtao, and the dead Kongxu, Yan Chengguang, and the master and apprentice of the Jade Master back to Master Miao of Junzhou. Zhao Yanhao was not at ease, worried that if someone came to save the master and apprentice of the Jade Master along the way, he was afraid that they would not be able to cope with it. Gao Jinlou said don't worry, there will be many brothers secretly protecting along the way.

Gao Jinlou gave Dongfang Zhen's portrait to the four horsemen who were left behind, and asked them to quickly contact the brothers on the other side of the lake, and asked the local government to cooperate closely, spread all over the eyeline, closely monitor the checkpoints, arteries, water and land docks, and the areas along the lake and river, as long as Dongfang Zhen appeared, he would be captured immediately.

After the arrangement was completed, Zhao Yanhao said gratefully: "Thank you, brother! Now, my brother really understands the truth of 'how many people are easy to do'!"

Gao Jinlou smiled and said: "Thank you! We are all subordinates of Lord Miao, and everything is done according to Lord Miao's wishes! Master Miao said, Shaolin's business is his business, and his business is our business! Everyone is their own people, what are you polite?...... What's more, that thief also killed our brother Yan, can we not seek revenge from him?"

At that moment, Zhao Yanhao, Kongyi, and Gao Jinlou took the horses brought by those Tiqi and returned to the shore of the big lake. Zhao Yanhao was going to cross the lake overnight, but there were no wharves or large cargo ships in this area, and the fishermen did not dare to go out of the lake at night, so they had to wait until tomorrow to hire a boat to cross the lake.

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When the earthquake reached the opposite shore in the east, it was getting late. When he went ashore, he found that there were many houses along the shore, and there were many ships moored in the bay, many of which were quite large, and they looked like cargo ships, and it seemed that this should be a wharf. I thought about it: The wound on the back of the waist is still bleeding, so let's find a pharmacy first and buy some gold medicine!

After walking dozens of steps, I felt that my waist was becoming more and more numb, and I was struggling to walk. At first, he thought it was because he was tired, but after a while he denied it, because his legs gradually became numb, and he began to disobey the call.

He was unsteady on his feet and sat down against a stone step. Reaching out to the wound on the back of the waist and touching it, his hands were full of blood, and he hurriedly sealed several acupoints around the wound to stop the bleeding, and then carefully touched the wound, and found that there were still some bamboo chips embedded in the flesh, so he carefully identified it, pinched it with his fingers, and pulled it out one by one in blood. He wiped his bloody hand and tore off a piece of his robe to wrap up his wounds.

After wrapping up his wounds, he was about to stand up and continue walking, but found that his legs were completely unresponsive. He supported himself with both hands, stood up with a bow, and as soon as he let go, he fell to the ground with a "snap". Shocked: What's going on?...... Could it be that Zhao Yanhao's palm has a yin energy, which is accumulated in the meridians?

This surprise was not trivial, and he pondered: The most urgent task at the moment is not to expose his whereabouts! He must immediately find a secluded place and use his exercises to heal his wounds. I believe that tonight will be able to drive out the yin energy accumulated in the meridians.

He wandered around, looking for a place to hide.

The lights shine in the houses along the coast, and from time to time there is the sound of "sizzling" and bursts of aroma of vegetables. Looking towards the bay, I saw only a few boats still with lights, and saw people walking faintly. Not far in front of him was a dark cargo ship moored in the bay, silently without movement, and his heart moved: there seemed to be no one on this ship, so he simply quietly hid in the cargo hold to recuperate!

Having made up his mind, he slowly crawled towards the cargo ship, crept up to the deck cautiously, looked in the direction of the hatch, climbed closer to see, and complained in his heart, but it was locked.

He was contemplating whether to leave when suddenly a fire lit up in a shack on the deck, and he hurried to a dark corner beside him, holding his breath and hiding his form. After a while, a person came to the hatch, took a photo, turned his head to look around, and muttered, "Strange! I heard a movement just now, could it be that I heard it wrong!" Dongfang Zhen saw that he was a young man in his twenties, and he seemed to be a fellow on a ship.

Then two more guys came out and asked, "Zhang Er, what's wrong?" Zhang Er explained the situation.

One of the guys said, "The door lock is fine, you must have heard it wrong! Besides, there is no valuable cargo in the cabin now!"

Zhang Er said: "There is still a batch of dry goods to arrive tonight, I am afraid that a thief will sneak into the cabin to make up my mind." ”

The guy smiled and said, "Zhang Er, you should be careful! It's not valuable goods such as gold, silver, and jewelry! Besides, who would dare to make up your mind about Hu Baye's goods?"

Zhang Er relieved himself and returned to the shed with the two of them, and after a while, the lights were turned off and the sound slowly fell silent.

Dongfang Zhen sat down cross-legged and healed his wounds. After a series of fights, injuries and escapes, I haven't had a chance to calm down and breathe, and now once I sit down, I only feel sleepy and tired, and I don't even bother to move my fingers. With a little luck, the whole numb back suddenly seemed to be awakened, and immediately burned like pain, pulling the wound, and wisps of blood oozed hotly. In particular, the chest is stuffy, dizzy and nauseated, and where the true qi in the body passes, the internal organs are as painful as a knife. He gritted his teeth, and Fang Shi didn't moan.

I don't know how long it took to be so groggy, the feeling of disgust subsided slightly, the breathing gradually improved, and the chaotic true qi in the body gradually gathered, but the back back was still numb, and the legs were still unconscious.

In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard the sound of water on the lake, and someone called: "Zhang Er!

After a while, the fire lit up, and Zhang Er held a torch to shine on the lake, but when he saw the three small cargo ships approaching, he asked loudly, "What goods?"

"A boatload of shrimp, a boatload of dried fungus, a boatload of shiitake mushrooms. Someone on the boat replied.

"Is it still in stock today?" asked Zhang Er.

The man replied, "No! The eighth master has ordered, packed this batch of goods, and set off immediately!"

Zhang Er shouted loudly: "Everyone, get up quickly, receive the goods!"

The lights quickly lit up in several shacks, and a dozen men poured out in a loud noise. In a few moments, from the bow to the hatch, torches were inserted one by one, and the deck was immediately brightened. Dongfang Zhen was busy lying in a dark corner that the firelight could not reach, and he didn't dare to take a breath of the atmosphere.

Zhang Er opened the hatch, and the guys carried the big bags of goods down to the bilge one by one. Dongfang was shocked to see a chance that no one was around, and crawled into the hatch like a raccoon cat, rolling down the stairs to the bilge, and immediately, a damp and fishy turbidity came to his nose.

He saw a fire on the left side of the bilge, and thought that the goods he was carrying were placed there, so he quickly crawled to the right side and hid himself beside a pile of black goods.

Just hidden, in the sound of heavy wooden stairs, the group of guys carried the goods one after another, and walked down the stairs. After half an hour, the goods were carried out.

Zhang Er went down to the bilge, carefully counted the goods, and muttered, "One hundred and thirty bags of shrimp, that's right...... Two hundred and twelve bags of dried fungus, yes...... Two hundred and sixty-seven bags of shiitake mushrooms, that's right...... Including the more than 1,300 bags during the day, it's less than 2,000 bags!

After Dongfang Zhen waited for Zhang Er to leave and locked the hatch, Fang Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and the cabin suddenly became dark and dark, and he couldn't see his five fingers.

He touched the sack beside him, but he felt that it was a small, granular cargo, which seemed to be rapeseed. So he climbed to the innermost part, sat against the bulkhead, untied the cold silver burden from his waist, took off his half-dry and half-wet robe, put the long sword and double ring on his side, and continued to exercise and heal his wounds.

After a while, the ship shook suddenly, and then the sound of water was heard on the lake, and it was realized that the cargo ship had already departed.

After a while, the numb pain gradually woke up, Dongfang Zhen felt that his organs were about to crack, the wound was as painful as thousands of steel needles piercing, and his back and waist were like being blocked by a weight of ten thousand equals, and he couldn't run his blood at all.

He thought to himself: Hmph, Dongfang Zhen! Guan Gong was reading the Han Book while suffering the pain of cutting his bones, and he was calm, what a hero! What is your pain compared to his old man? If you moan like that woman, you won't be laughed off by Guan Gong!

So he gritted his teeth, cold sweat trickled down, the more painful, the more angry he resisted. Half an hour later, I felt that my cheeks were hot, my head was cracking, I couldn't breathe for a while, and I fainted on one side of my body in the clammy bilge.