August 15 is jubilant, and the full moon branches hang high in the sky. It carries the concerns of countless people, and also pours out the thoughts of distant places. The silver starlight is scattered all over the land, wrapping a layer of happiness and beauty for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But the reality is often very cruel, some people are happy and some are worried.

On the sheep intestine road leading from Beiguan to Ning County, a thin horse carried a plain-clothed girl on its back, and ran hard with heavy iron hooves.

The girl's face was anxious, her hair was scattered, sweat had invaded from her forehead, and her eyes looked forward expectantly, how she wished that she could have a pair of wings and fly to the place she wanted to go in an instant.

"Hiss-" The galloping horse groaned, and its whole body suddenly sank down......

"Hmm-" The girl was startled, and immediately got up from her horse and landed lightly on the side of the path.

"Bump-pounce-pounce-plop-" The horse fell to the ground and slid far away, his eyes bloodshot, foaming at the mouth, and lying on the ground convulsive.

Seeing this, the girl flew forward, threw herself on the horse, and gently stroked its brown fur, with infinite pity in her eyes, but could not say a word.

Looking at the road ahead, and then at the fallen horse, the girl resolutely got up, gestured with both hands to the horse, and then hurried forward without looking back.

The girl was so clever that she disappeared on the path in a few dodges. But why is she in such a hurry to move forward?

Late at night in the ――――――――――――, after recuperation, Yue Fan's vitality in his body was no longer chaotic, except for being relatively weak, all his actions were very free. It seems that "Nine Changes of the Dragon Pole" is really powerful! Even if it suffers internal injuries, it will not affect the display of external strength.

Yue Fan slowly opened his eyes, and saw that Long Jun and Ding Yi were still cultivating in the meditation, so he didn't bother.

Caressing Xiao Kui on his left wrist, Yue Fan felt a trace of comfort in his heart, it was a feeling of blood connection, as if he was a relative.

Ever since the little black viper lived on Yue Fan's body, it had been dormant. Yue Fan tried many methods, but he couldn't make him sober up, so in desperation, he could only pay attention silently.

"Today is the ...... of August 15" Yue Fan got up and walked to the edge of the cliff, looking at the bright moon and the starry sky in the sky, he lost his mind, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. I don't know if it's the starlight that sets off the happiness, or the loneliness that shines in the moonlight. Perhaps, only those in reunion can experience happiness, while those in longing can only feel loneliness.

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There was a throbbing in their hearts, and Long Jun and Ding Yi also woke up from their meditation, as if they had inexhaustible strength in their whole bodies, and they felt better than ever.

While excited, the two saw Yue Fan standing alone on the edge of the cliff, quietly looking at the sky, with an indescribable loneliness.

Long Jun gave Ding Yi a look and stepped forward.

Standing silently beside Yue Fan, looking at the sky, looking left and right......

Ding Yi asked stupidly, "Master, what are you looking at? Are there fairies in the sky?"

Long Jun patted him, and then said, "Of course there are fairies. I have heard that in ancient times there was not a man named E, who lived on the moon, and every year on the fifteenth day of the year, he would go down to earth...... Down to Earth...... Yes, come down to the earth to take a bath. ”

"Poof-" Ding Yi couldn't help but laugh when he saw Long Jun talking nonsense so seriously.

Yue Fan knew that the two of them were teasing themselves, but he still said angrily: "That's Chang'e." ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Chang'e. Long Jun and Ding Yi pretended to say suddenly.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Master to know, no wonder Master is always staring at the moon!" Long Jun laughed.

"Hehe-"

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Being troubled like this by Long Jun and the others, Yue Fan was also a lot more relaxed, and said angrily: "You two boys are really big people. ”

"Hehe!" Long Jun smiled: "We didn't want Master to be happy yet, but I didn't expect Master to even laugh." What a failure!" and pretended to be helpless after speaking.

Ding Yi also said: "That's right, Master, just smile!"

Yue Fan was stunned for a moment, and secretly thought: "Laughing, I can't remember how long I haven't laughed." ”

Squeezing the muscles of his face hard, Yue Fan felt that this kind of exercise was even more tiring than fighting on the battlefield for three days and three nights.

"Poof!haha-" Seeing this, Long Jun and Ding Yi laughed uncontrollably. After a while, he clutched his stomach and gasped, "Master...... Master...... You're too ...... too Too...... That's it!haha-"

Yue Fan was curious: "Which one is too much?"

Ding Yi explained: "What he means is that Master's smile is more ugly than crying, and it is better not to laugh at all!

Long Jun immediately excused himself: "I didn't say that, you said it all yourself." As he spoke, he glared at Ding Yi fiercely.

"What are you doing with me?

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Naturally, there is no estrangement between the two, and this talk and singing made Yue Fan cry and laugh.

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After making a fuss for a while, Yue Fan straightened his expression and said, "Since you are all awake, then we must leave quickly, I have a bad premonition, just like the tranquility before the storm." ”

"Uh!" Long Jun and Ding Yi had always forgotten their situation, and their hearts suddenly tightened when they heard Yue Fan's words.

Long Jun was curious: "Master, what are we going to do in the future? Do you want to go to the person surnamed Cai?"

Ding Yi also said: "It's better for us to kill back, arrest the surnamed Cai and beat him, and we will definitely know the news of the master." ”

Yue Fan pinched the small stone on his neck, and a desperate impulse arose in his heart. But he knew deep down that if he went, it would be unpredictable and dangerous, and he had several things to do, and that was his promise.

"Let's go!"

"Okay, let's go......" Ding Yi reacted and said stunned: "Master, where are we going?"

Yue Fan resisted the impulse and lightly said, "Let's go to the south." ”

"South?!" Ding Yi was stunned, with a look of nostalgia on his face, because his former home was in the south. After years of wandering, I finally have the opportunity to go back.

Long Jun jumped and shouted happily: "The south is good, the mountains and rivers are good, and the people are better, hehe!"

"Let's go!" Yue Fan finished speaking, and jumped off the cliff.

Ding Yi swallowed his saliva and said to Long Jun, "Let's jump too?"

Long Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Do you still expect Master and his old man to carry us down?"

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Under the Great Collar Peak, Yue Fan looked at the two apprentices who were covered in scars, and said angrily: "From tomorrow onwards, you will all give me good cultivation so as not to be ashamed." ”

"Yes! "And man has a weak way.

A group of three people, under the leadership of Yue Fan, bypassed the trap and headed towards the south of the Red Leaf Forest.

At this point, Yue Fan and the three of them officially embarked on the road of rivers and lakes......

―――――――――――― just after Yue Fan left for a while, a figure appeared on the top of Daling Peak.

The person who came was dressed in black and wore a black scarf, which was the hatred of the people who chased and killed the extraordinary.

"Hmph!" Li Hate searched around with his spiritual sense, but found nothing, and said to himself in a cold voice: "Escape really fast! But even to the ends of the earth, you don't want to escape from my palms. Hmph!"

With a shake of his body, he disappeared under the moonlight, and only the pine stood on the edge of the cliff, quietly enjoying the loneliness under the moonlight.

Cangsong looks at the moon, and everyone knows who is lonely.

The stars change by themselves, and the rocks do not shift.

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―――――――――――― the green mountains outside the mountain, upstairs and upstairs, and a thought in the list of life and death.

This is the rumor about "upstairs and upstairs" on the rivers and lakes.

"Upstairs Upstairs" is a very mysterious organization, and there are many hidden masters, and they are powerful. The forces have penetrated almost the entire Central Plains, and even the outer regions have their branches. However, what is incomprehensible is that although they are powerful, they do not participate in any power struggles, nor do they reveal their true identities, but they have always been hidden in the shadows.

No one knows when "Upstairs Upstairs" was founded, or who their leader is. It is only known that this organization first appeared in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, and mainly made a living by selling intelligence and contacting killers to extract lottery money. It can be said that they are businessmen who live in the shadows, and they are definitely qualified businessmen.

Pingyang City is located in the southern coast of Zhejiang, the county land area. There was a small money bank in the city called Gude.

Although this money bank is inconspicuous, those who know the inside know that this is one of the upstairs sub-buildings.

In the living room in the backyard of Qianzhuang, a richly dressed middle-aged man sipped fragrant tea, looking leisurely.

At this time, an old woman was helped out of the back hall by a maid.

Although the old woman had half-white hair and a dragon demeanor, her steps were light and her eyes were restrained. I can't imagine that a small branch manager is a super-first-class master, so it can be imagined that the strength of the upstairs and upstairs should not be underestimated.

After sitting on the rattan chair, the old woman squinted her eyes and said slowly: "Since you can find here, then you should know our rules, and you don't recognize money or people." Tell me what you came for!"

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "I'll buy a person's life!"

"Who is it? Where did it come from, did it have a background, and how did it work?"

"Li Yuefan, a hunter in Liushui Village, Ningxian County, has no background and unknown kung fu. ”

The question is simple, and the answer is crisp.

"Uh!" the old woman nodded lightly and said, "Please wait a moment, this distinguished guest, the old body will pass the news to the organization, whether to accept this mission depends on the meaning of the organization." ”

"Of course I know that. The middle-aged man was very polite.

You must know that although Upstairs is an intermediary organization, not all tasks will be accepted. If there is no interest, there is no possibility of not answering, and there is also not answering if you don't want to take it. After all, a task like assassinating the top ten masters or the grandmasters of various factions, even if it is accepted, no one will be sent to death in vain, but it will offend some big people because of it.

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Half an hour later, the maid came out of the back hall and handed the old woman a note.

The old woman opened it and looked surprised, and read: "Li Yuefan, male, 20 years old, from Liushui Village, Ningxian County, was filled with the army's 'death battalion' four years ago, and no news has come out since then. Ordinary Orion, no background. On August 13, he returned to Ningxian County, and because of the investigation of the slaughter of Liushui Village, he broke into the Cai family, the richest man in the local area, and killed 38 first-class masters in the rivers and lakes, including the heirs of the Soul Destroying Nail. After defeating the three congenital masters of the Wu family, he was rescued by two teenagers when he was seriously injured. Kung fu...... Kung Fu can't be evaluated.,Maybe you're good at psychic attacks.。 ”

The old woman finished reading it in one breath, and her heart was full of waves. After a long sigh, he asked, "You also heard the message I read just now, is it consistent with the facts?"

The huge intelligence network upstairs was not strange to know such a thing, so the middle-aged man nodded and said, "What Your Excellency said is true, but I don't know what your organization means?"

The old woman smiled and said, "This task is more spicy, you know, you can defeat three innate masters at the same time, such a character is not easier to deal with than the heads of various factions......"

The middle-aged man waved his hand and interrupted, "I understand what Your Excellency meant. Then, he took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his sleeve and handed it directly to the old woman: "This is a small meaning, please smile." If this can be successful, the other expenses will be calculated separately, and the proprietor of my family will never be stingy. ”

The old woman smiled and said: "Although this person is very hot, but a hairy boy like him, and he has no background, he is naturally not threatening, and according to intelligence, he has been seriously injured, so the organization has agreed to take this mission." ”

"Damn! It's not about asking for money. Although the man scolded secretly in his heart, he still said with a smile on his face: "Then this matter will trouble your organization, I still have something to do, so I will leave first, and I will contact you if there is any situation." ”

Seeing this, the old woman didn't keep it, so she took out a sign out of nowhere, handed it to the middle-aged man, and said, "We don't recognize the money, here is the task token, it is the joint token of this task, you take it!"

The token is made of cold iron, delicate and delicate, with the words "upstairs upstairs" engraved on the front and "twenty-eight" on the reverse.

The middle-aged man took the token and carefully put it in his arms, and arched his hand: "Say goodbye!"

"Xiao Ju is sending off!" the old woman replied.

"Yes!"

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―――――――――――― far away in a pavilion in Kyoto, an old man took the book sent by the carrier pigeon and walked to the inner hall.

"Landlord, assassination mission!Name Li Yuefan, no background, unknown kung fu......" The old man respectfully walked behind the screen and handed the letter over.

The figure behind the screen took the letter paper, and after reading it lightly, he said: "You put this person in the twenty-sixth place of the 'black list' and set it as a first-class task." ”

"Such a hot hand?" the old man was moved for a while, and then responded: "Yes! With that, he walked out.

The "black list" was created when the upstairs first appeared in the rivers and lakes, commonly known as the death list. The reason why it is called black actually refers to the dark place, and the people who are included in the list are the targets of the upstairs and upstairs murders. However, figures like the top ten masters or grandmasters, they will not be listed. Because the upstairs has its own principles, there is no possibility that the task will not be accepted, and there will be background forces that will not be accepted. At least they're not stupid enough to be the enemy of the major powers.

There are a total of fifty people on the "black list", all of whom are first-class masters in the rivers and lakes. As long as it is difficult for ordinary killers to deal with, they will be included in it, and they will pay a lot of money for assassination. Therefore, under the bounty of the "black list", very few people can survive.

Yue Fan was listed on the "black list" without Hao's knowledge, and it seems that the road ahead is vast and dangerous.

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―――――――――――― county seat, outside Liushui Village.

A plain-clothed girl knelt in front of a ruined hut and cried......

"Hmm...... Hmm...... "The girl couldn't speak, she could only cry vigorously, and her voice was so sad.

Suddenly, the girl's right hand scraped her face, and it was like a delicate human skin mask.

That's right, under the mask of human skin is Ya'er from Flowing Water Village.

She came all the way from the north, but she was still a step too late. After she entered the city, she saw notices everywhere that wanted Li Yuefan. After listening, it was learned that Yue Fan had fled after breaking into Cai and killing many people at night.

At the end, Ya'er wiped away her tears vigorously and said secretly: "Big brother, I'm sorry! You must not have anything to do, Xiaoya is now the only one of your relatives left, if something happens to you, what should I do......?

"No—"

Ya'er shouted in her heart and resolutely got up to leave.

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―――――――――――― Yuefan and the three of them hurried all the way and almost got lost in the mountains and forests. In desperation, I can only go over the mountains and mountains to the end......

"Haha! Finally see the town. Master, I'm not wrong this time, isn't this coming out!" After going around the mountains and forests without a road for seven or eight days, even the gods can't get tired, Long Jun naturally cheered and proudly showed off.

Yue Fan and the three of them got out of the grass pile on the small hill, their clothes were in tatters, their hair was fluffy and disheveled, and their faces were covered with mud and dirt, and the stench was stinking. Compared to the three of them, the average beggar is simply as decent as a rich man.

Ding Yi wiped the dirt on his face and scolded: "I'm still embarrassed to say, Damn! If it weren't for the path you led, we would have become the virtue we are now." ”

Long Jun scratched his head in embarrassment, and sneered: "It's not that it's out, what's there to complain about!" You see, the master and his old man didn't say anything...... Ouch-"

"Bang!" Yue Fan gave Long Jun a hard slap on his head, and said bitterly: "Didn't you say that you have traveled all over the country, and you know the direction with your eyes closed?

Long Jun explained with an aggrieved face: "Little Nail and I have walked across the north and south of the river, but people also have times when they stumble......"

"I remember that the horse stumbled, right?" Ding Yi said stunned.

"Damn!" Long Jun kicked Ding Yi's buttocks, and continued: "The enemy behind is chasing the ground so fiercely, and whenever you have free time, you have to accept the master's training, how can you still have the energy to go in any direction." ”

Thinking of Yue Fan's cruel training, the two of them shuddered in their hearts, which could not be described as painful.

Ding Yi nodded vigorously, expressing his deep sympathy.

In order to protect Long Jun and Ding Yi, Yue Fan trained them every day, even if he was in a hurry, he didn't slack off at all.

Fortunately, the two of them were very competitive, and in just seven or eight days, they had basically mastered Yue Fan's kung fu, and Yue Fan was not disappointed.

Long Jun has a very high level of comprehension, and his roots and bones are wonderful, and he is indeed a good material for martial arts, so Yue Fan passed on his complex and changeable methods of "New Capture Eighteen Dozen" and "Breaking Strength".

In comparison, Ding Yi looked clumsy, which made him lose confidence. However, with Yue Fan's encouragement, he regained his strength and was awarded the "Seven Styles of Sword Fighting". This set of knife moves is simple, relying on the word "practice", which is just in line with Ding Yi's diligent and unyielding character, and he has mastered the basic movements of the knife style in just a few days, and has been able to have strengths and weaknesses with Long Jun, and I believe that the future achievements will never be under Long Jun.

And all this is due to Yue Fan, who sacrificed his vitality to empower the two of them with seven emotions. Otherwise, they don't have the vitality in their bodies to support them, and they will die even if they are tired.

But what made Yue Fan uneasy was that the vitality of the two of them was really the same as he guessed. Although they were all pure life force at the beginning, with the deepening of the cultivation of the two, the vitality in the body was gradually changing, although it was very subtle, but Yue Fan could feel that the vitality in Long Jun's body was focused on gathering qi and refining internally, while Ding Yi was focusing on the cultivation of the body, and the process was extremely mysterious, so that Yue Fan was helpless. Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on their future creation.

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Yue Fan stood on a small hill and looked from afar, not far in front of him was a prosperous town, and the word "Xiangyang" was written on the city wall.

Yue Fan had heard Liyun explain. Xiangyang, since ancient times, has been heavily defended, and victory and defeat must be earned.

Xiangyang City is located at the confluence of three rivers, with the Huai River to the east and the Qinling Mountains to the west. Backed by many small mountain ranges such as Da Hyeon Mountain and Hutou Mountain, it can be said that Xiangyang City is an impregnable place, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, Xiangyang has been said to be the "thoroughfare of seven provinces" since ancient times, which shows the importance of its strategic value.

Although Yue Fan knew that it was Xiangyang, he didn't know the direction of the road. So he said to Long Jun and the others: "Do you know how far Xiangyang is from Hangzhou?"

When Long Jun heard this, he confirmed: "Master, you said that the front is Xiangyang City?"

"That's right!" Yue Fan nodded slightly.

Long Jun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It seems that we are not far away, Xiangyang is only a little more than a month's walk from Hangzhou, and it will be faster if you ride a horse." So, Master, you can rest assured, how could I have taken the wrong path!

Ding Yi said: "That's great, let's go to the city to eat something, damn, I've eaten wild fruits and meat for several days, and my mouth has faded out of the bird." ”

Long Jun sneered: "Look at your decrepit appearance, people hide when they see you, and they still want to eat?

Ding Yi rolled his eyes, and immediately said, "I don't have it, but we have a master, his old man will never let us go hungry, right?"

Seeing this, Yue Fan felt unladylike, scolded secretly, and said, "You two boys actually started my doctrine, it seems that your skin is itchy, isn't it?"

Long Jun felt wronged and said aggrievedly: "Master, you have to be clear, this is not what I said, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Hmph!" Yue Fan said, "Don't show off this little trick in front of me, you two." As he spoke, he took out a bag of things from his bosom and threw it over.

Ding Yi looked embarrassed, and Long Jun sneered: "I really can't hide anything from Master!"

"Wow......" Long Jun opened the bag and looked at it, exclaimed, and stood with Ding Yi sluggishly, the corners of his mouth drooling.

"Gold Leaf...... A lot of gold leaves...... A lot ......," Ding Yi muttered.

Long Jun suddenly put the bag on, squeezed it tightly in his hand, and looked left and right......

Seeing this, Yue Fan was really helpless, knocked on Long Jun's head and said, "Why don't you go quickly?"

Only then did Long Jun and Ding Yi wake up, carefully put the money bag in their arms, and chased Yue Fan away.

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―――――――――――― the gate of Xiangyang City, the soldiers checked everyone who entered the city one by one.

"Where did you come from?" shouted a soldier as he stopped a farmer.

"The little ones dwell in the mountains, and they cut down and went into the city to trade. ”

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"Next!"

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"Master, what should we do if the investigation here is so strict?" asked Long Jun.

The three of them rushed over, but found that the soldiers outside the city were checking, so they had to retreat to the side and watch quietly.

Yue Fan frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the world is chaotic, and in extraordinary times, Xiangyang is an important place for military defense, so it is naturally very strict. ”

"Then how do we get into the city?" Ding Yi said: "We have made a big fuss in Ningxian County, I'm afraid that we are wanted all over the country, if we go over like this, it will be strange if we are not arrested." ”

Long Jun continued: "And Master's white hair is particularly conspicuous, it's not easy not to be discovered!"

"Then what should I do, I can't help but go into the city!?" Ding Yi is very annoyed now, he hasn't eaten for several days, if he goes on like this, he must go crazy.

"......" The crowd was silent for a while.

"There it is!"

Long Jun suddenly jumped, very proud.

"What way?" Yue Fan and Ding Yi were stunned and looked at Long Jun together.

"Ahem... Ahem......"

Long Jun cleared his throat and said, "Hehe, although I don't have much knowledge, but when it comes to this idea, it's not me who blows...... I want to ...... back then"

"Bang!" Yue Fan knocked on Long Jun's head with a shudder, and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, get down to business!"

Long Jun covered his head, with an expression of wanting to cry without tears, looked at Yue Fan and said, "I said that's it, I'll be stupid if I fight again!" Then he straightened his face and said seriously: "We ...... like this"

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