The five Western Xia soldiers guarding the road up the mountain were very tired after a night of hard duty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info One of the soldiers A said to soldier B: "I don't know why the little soldiers who are on duty can't come down, I'm starving to death!"

Soldier B agreed: "That's it, and when they come down, the food will already be robbed." ”

At this time, the cooking smoke on the mountain was gone, and it was estimated that the Western Xia soldiers had almost eaten.

Soldier C interjected: "You don't have to worry, have you forgotten my old job? As long as there are hares and pheasants in this mountain forest, we will not worry about running out of food!"

"Yes! How could I have forgotten! You are our recognized god hunter!"

"That's it, with Lao Wang here, we are still worried about not having enough to eat?"

"When the time comes, we'll eat a lot of meat and starve those people to death......"

The old king in the mouths of several people is the old soldier with a bow and arrow in his hand. He was originally a hunter in the mountains, and he practiced a good archery, which can be said to refer to where to shoot, and within a hundred steps, there is no missing arrow.

The five of them were discussing the change of guard for a while, and when they were about to hunt some game, they suddenly heard movement sixty feet away in the distance.

As the oldest veteran here, Lao Wang shouted at the party: "What kind of person? Don't be sneaky! We've all seen you, don't come out quickly!"

But there was no movement there. A few people wondered, so they slowly walked around that side.

When the five of them approached, they couldn't help but laugh. I was really hungry, a bowl of rice was delivered to my hand, I was thirsty, I had a glass of water in my hand, and when I was sleepy, I immediately put a pillow on it. Hidden in the grass is none other than a hare!

The five of them laughed from ear to ear and hurriedly grabbed the rabbit.

Of course, this rabbit was given to them by Ximenqing. Just as the five of them were bowing their heads to catch the hares, Ximenqing crossed over their heads and swept directly towards the mountain.

Coming to the top of the mountain, to Ximenqing's surprise, there were at least 1,200 Western Xia soldiers on the mountain. A dozen of them were sitting in a circle and were eating. In the middle of the crowd, there is also a big tent, which occupies a large area, and the identity of the people who live in it must be unusual.

After careful consideration, Ximen Qing knew how they entered the Great Song Dynasty. These Western Xia soldiers were the men and horses of Helian Enko, who had sent an envoy to Bianliang a month ago, and after they left Bianliang, they did not return to Western Xia, but turned around and headed south, heading towards the south of the Yangtze River.

Ximen Qing also guessed that the purpose of their coming here must be related to the martial arts conference: either to participate in the martial arts conference in the name of the Xixia 'Jingwutang', or to sabotage the martial arts conference for some purpose.

Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come. Helian Enko must have come here to fight the Central Plains Martial Arts. With a heavy heart, Ximenqing returned to Huangqiao Town.

Ximenqing thought: We must spread the news here, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Brother Simon!"

Walking on the bustling streets, Ximenqing suddenly heard someone calling him. He hurriedly turned back and saw three big men running towards him in the crowd.

Seeing them, Ximenqing's constricted brows relaxed, and finally reinforcements came to help. Two of these three people are the South Sky Dome and the North Futu, who are known as the 'Four Tyrants of Yang Valley', and the third person is naturally the 'Black Whirlwind' Li Kui!

Ximen Qing laughed, greeted the three people opposite, and gave them a bear hug.

Back at the inn, Ximen Qing and the four of them sat on the first floor drinking, and they just faced four directions.

After three bowls of spirits, Ximenqing asked them, "Second brother, third brother, why did you come here? Are you also here to participate in the martial arts conference?"

Beifutu stroked his steel-brushed beard and said with a smile: "You only guessed half right! ”

Nan Tianqiong followed: "The leaders of their Jiuling Eighteen Villages in the south of the Yangtze River, since they dare to hold a martial arts conference, they must have something to rely on, and they are bound to win the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance." We are here to see what masters are in the Jiangnan martial arts, and if the situation allows, it is not impossible to make friends. ”

Ximen Qing was stunned and continued to ask: "Is this what the boss means?" The boss is the big boss of Heifeng Village.

The South Sky Dome and the North Futu bowed their heads together: "That's right." ”

When Ximenqing heard that the answer was the same as he thought, he stopped asking. In Ximenqing's view: Dongfang Defeat must know that this martial arts conference, there must be more than one master here in Jiangnan to compete for the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance. On other people's turf, even if Dongfang Defeat can win one person, then there will be Jiangnan masters who will come up to challenge him, who can stand the wheel tactics? Therefore, Dongfang Defeat simply did not come, and sent Nan Tianqiong and Beifutu to explore the reality of Jiangnan martial arts masters.

Ximen Qing and the three of them drank another bowl of wine, and then told the story of the discovery of Western Xia soldiers in Beishan. The three of them were of course taken aback when they heard this. These Xixia dogs went south from Bianliang until they entered the rule of Suzhou, and there were no traces of their tracks along the way!

"I guess they didn't go the official way. The Great Song Dynasty is a vast land, and there must be many barren mountains that have not been developed. They must have followed the compass and went south on the mountain path. They are so cautious that it's normal that we didn't find out. Ximenqing said his conjecture, and he had to admire the general of the Western Xia expedition to the east, Helian Enke, for his respectful and cautious, deep and thin, and step-by-step approach.

Nan Tianqiong asked Ximen Qing: "Then what should we do? Do you make the discovery of the Xixia dog public?" Among the four tyrants of Yanggu, Ximen Qing has always been alert and clever, and he is recognized as a clever ghost, so Nan Tianqiong and Beifutu have set their eyes on him.

Ximen Qing didn't answer Nan Tianqiong's question, but asked rhetorically: "According to your observation today, Second Brother, how many martial arts masters are there in Huangqiao Town at present?"

Nan Tianqiong thought for a moment before he said: "There are five or six hundred people in the martial arts gathered here, and the rest are mostly investment and business vendors, and they don't know martial arts at all. ”

Ximen Qing nodded, agreeing with the estimated number of people in the South Sky Dome. Although there is still one day before the martial arts conference opens, I don't think there will be many more people.

Ximen Qing turned his head and asked Beifutu again: "Then the third brother recalls the martial arts people he saw today, how many of them have been promoted to the ranks of martial arts masters?"

Beifutu subconsciously touched his beard, lowered his head and pondered for a moment before replying: "This town is not big, the three of us have been walking around for a long time since we entered the town in the morning, and basically turned around. Of the people in the martial arts I saw, less than sixty of them were promoted to third-rate masters, and there were only a dozen second-rate masters, and none of them had encountered first-class masters. ”

Beifutu's words were very pertinent, and he did not exaggerate the number of people, and Ximenqing nodded in agreement.