"Little ghost looking for death!" The old man snorted angrily, the sword turned into a rainbow, and he had changed direction twice halfway, but it was still the long sword body that Chai Shaoning threw at him, and the flying sword changed direction and shot into a tree trunk not far from the right with a "poof" sound, while the old man stretched out his left palm, his five fingers were like hooks, and grabbed Chai Shaoning's right leg that had kicked up.

The last to come, the old man still has the absolute upper hand.

"Snort" The sound of tearing trouser legs sounded, and Chai Shaoning's indomitable foot actually shrank back when there was no room for hair, leaving only a torn cloth in the old man's hand.

"If you want to escape, no way!" the old man's figure burst into flames, and he pounced forward like a lion, stretching into an illusory gray shadow in the moonlight.

The distance between the two sides disappeared in an instant, and Chai Shaoning's figure was once again exposed to the range of the old man's long sword attack.

However, at the moment when the old man took out his sword, Chai Shaoning's figure miraculously turned in a different direction, and he made a sharp circle around the trunk of the tree, avoiding the long sword stabbed by the old man.

Waiting to spread the branch in his hand, Chai Shaoning found that he was already behind the old man, although he still did not get out of the danger range, but there was a big tree between the two.

"Shhh

At this time, Chai Shaoning's feet had not yet landed, he was in a hurry, and he continued to poke out like a gibbon, grabbed the branch in front of him, avoided the long sword with the swing of the branch, and then slammed it, lightning like a lightning rush away from the canopy, and fled between the dense leaves of another big tree next to him.

There was a loud "click", and the huge tree trunk behind him was unexpectedly supported by the powerful internal force attached to the sword by the old man, and in the scattered branches and leaves, such as a rainbow sword flashed, the old man's figure was like a boulder thrown by a trebuchet, and he shot behind Chai Shaoning with a powerful force.

"Old thief, it's too much to deceive people!" Chai Shaoning, who was fleeing, suddenly stopped, and the next moment he waved his hand, and the earth-shattering sword burst out.

It turned out that Chai Shaoning was in danger, and he had already seen the direction in which his long sword was knocked away, and when the old man thought that he had lost his fighting courage and fled in panic, he suddenly pulled out the long sword that was stuck in the tree and fought back with all his might.

There was a loud "dang", and the two swords slammed together.

Although the old man's skill was much higher than Chai Shaoning's, he was caught off guard, and he was also slashed to the ground by Chai Shaoning, who was carrying the power of the downward rush.

Chai Shaoning finally saw the other party's true face, square face and big ears, white beard, height is a head taller than Chai Shaoning, the face is tight, the bones appear to be unusually wide, and the gray cloth robe on his body is bulging because of the powerful true qi exuded, as powerful as a wild lion.

In the soreness of his arm, Chai Shaoning was shocked into the air like a projectile, and the long sword was almost out of his hand again, but he laughed out loud and said, "Old thief, you are nothing more than that!" As he spoke, he toed a little treetop, and fled in a hurry before the old man's figure rose to the top of the tree, rushing forward desperately.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed, and Chai Shaoning didn't dare to look back to see if the old man was chasing after him, and he ran wildly along the dense forest deep into the mountains to the east of Taiyuan Mansion, until he saw all the undulating peaks and vast forests, and he could no longer distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

When the morning dawn first appeared, Chai Shaoning no longer knew where he was, and the complex terrain of ravines and dense and impermeable giant trees in front of him gave him a sense of security of isolation, and only then did he dare to stop in shock, while stroking his chest and gasping for breath, he looked sideways to make sure that he had gotten rid of the pursuers?

After this thrilling night, the confidence that Chai Shaoning has built up since his debut completely collapsed. There is a sky outside the sky, there are people on the people, and the pride and ambition of wanting to sweep away the thieves, rescue the senior sister, and avenge the parents were frustrated, Chai Shaoning raised the sword in his hand and stared for a long time, understanding that his strength was too far and too far behind his opponent, and the road ahead was not as easy to walk as he imagined.

Chai Shaoning believes that he will definitely have a stronger strength than that old man in the future, but can the senior sister in suffering wait for that day to come?

Thinking of Lin Zhimei, Chai Shaoning's eyes shot out again with a fanatical light. Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, you have to deal with these thieves to the end.

Regaining his confidence, Chai Shaoning dissipated his sorrows, took advantage of the sunlight to discern the direction, and stretched out his body to run out of the inaccessible mountains.

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After listening to Chai Shaoning's narration, everyone in the hall was taken aback.

Judging from the physical description, the person Shaoning saw in Sun's Mansion was Sun Renshou, the owner of Sun Ji Silk Village. Because of business dealings, I have also dealt with this person, and he is known for his shrewdness and stinginess, but unexpectedly he is also a hidden master. Song Shoucheng said in surprise, looking at a general in his fifties who was sitting opposite the tea table in the hall, wearing soft armor and ringed eyes and beard, and said: "Brother Zhao, it seems that the thief is hiding under your nose, and Taiyuan Mansion is afraid that it will be uneasy for a while!"

At this time, Zhongxiao already knew that this General Zhao's name was Zhao Yinian, who was the chief soldier of Taiyuan Mansion, overseeing the security of Taiyuan Mansion, and had been old friends with Song Shoucheng for many years.

Chai Shaoning didn't return overnight, and everyone was so anxious that they couldn't sit still, seeing that the sky was dawning, they still didn't wait for any news from Chai Shaoning. Song Shoucheng, who has always been steady, finally couldn't hold his breath, so he went into the city and invited his old friend Zhao Yinian over, wanting him to send someone to help find Chai Shaoning's whereabouts. Unbeknownst to them, as soon as the two arrived at the Song Mansion, Chai Shaoning just rushed back.

Zhao Yinian didn't think much of Song Shoucheng's worries, but said happily: "Since the Chen County Order sent a letter about the reappearance of the heavenly thieves in the rivers and lakes, Lord Futai secretly investigated the matter with me, waiting for the opportunity to arrest the giant bandits, but unfortunately there is no clue so far." The old thief who attacked Shaoning didn't seem to be an accomplice to Murong Nianhua, otherwise the two black-clothed men would definitely not retreat easily. is not an accomplice of the thief, most of them are thieves, and it is inevitable that someone Zhao wants to take him and Sun Renshou and solve this important case. ”

Although Chai Shaoning was out of danger, he was still afraid in his heart, and after listening to Zhao Yinian's words, the sweat that had just fallen came out again.

The old man who intended to attack and kill Chai Shaoning and Sun Renshou had a high skill, and it was definitely not something that everyone present could fight against. I don't know if this General Zhao has a special skill? He doesn't seem to be worried about the strength of the thief at all, just listening to his arbitrary words, I know that he wants to build momentum, and falsely accuse Sun Renshou and the mysterious old man of being thieves, so that he can solve the case and make meritorious contributions, and please reward him with a knighthood.

In officialdom, Zhao Yinian is undoubtedly a figure who is good at playing tricks, but did he really wronged Sun Renshou and the old man?

Chai Shaoning reminded Zhao Yinian of this decision. If that mysterious old man attacked and killed him in order to cover up Sun Renshou's identity, and they were not accomplices with Murong Nianhua, then what was Sun Renshou's purpose in approaching Murong Nianhua after hiding his strength? Could this really be just a coincidence? In order not to reveal his identity, Sun Renshou had no choice but to accept Murong Nianhua's coercion and let the other party hide in Sun Ji Silk Village? If this speculation is true, Sun Renshou's identity is very suspicious. But if Sun Renshou was really one of the hidden members of the Heavenly Thieves, how could he allow Murong Nianhua to attack Lu Tianyong? You must know that Lu Xiufeng is indeed a member of the Heavenly Thieves Gang!

Chai Shaoning had a headache for a while.

Song Shoucheng knew his old friend very well, and knew that although Zhao Yinian had a rough temperament and was so happy, his nature was not a good man with a warm heart, so he just smiled faintly and said: "It is the wish of the martial arts to solve the big thief case, but the most important thing at present is to get in touch with Ouyang Qian and Xue Nianci." If possible, invite the two heroes of Pansong and Cuizhu to sit in the town, and it may be possible to deal with the thieves in this way!"

"Senior Song is right. Fang Xiaoyun agreed on the side: "Now that the enemy is dark and I am clear, Miss Nianci's strategy of secretly investigating the enemy's traces has given the thieves various opportunities to break through. Besides, whether it is a thief or Murong Nianhua, their strength is very strong, if we can't concentrate our strength, there is no way to fight against them. ”

Geng Qiuwen added: "Fortunately, only two of the nine ghosts in Sichuan appeared last night, if a few more people came, Shao Ning was afraid that he would not get out so easily." ”

Thinking of the power of the claws and swords of the Venerable Shengjiang and the Venerable Shenghe, Chai Shaoning nodded frequently, and finally suddenly remembered something, and asked Song Shoucheng for advice: "Have you ever heard of a big thief surnamed Bai in the rivers and lakes? Last time I came to Taiyuan Mansion, I heard the thief mention that there were three teachers, at that time the two ghosts in Sichuan had not yet arrived, and the other teacher in the thief's mouth must be the man in black who had appeared in the senior's house and pretended to be a vicious fisherman. ”

"I've been thinking about the identity of this thief. Song Shoucheng said: "Convex eyes, green eyes, his characteristics are very obvious, but I have been walking darts for half my life, but I have never heard of such a character in the underworld." ”

"Maybe he's not in the underworld. Fang Xiaoyun thought about it and said: "The people who are in the company of the Nine Ghosts are all notorious, there is no need to hide his face at all, since he deliberately concealed his identity, he must not want people to know his real name." ”

"Judging from the methods used by this group of people to pretend to be evil anglers and kill Lu Tianyong from the beginning, they seem to know a lot about the Holy Sword Villa. Maybe even the Evil Anglers have already been poisoned by this gang, so they dare to be so bold and use the name of the Evil Angler to calculate the Holy Sword Villa. Geng Qiuwen guessed: "Maybe what is hidden behind Murong Nianhua is a well-known wealthy faction in the rivers and lakes." ”

After this analysis by the two, the clues seem to be much clearer. How dare a thief who simply robs women and sells them for money provoke a powerful enemy like the Holy Sword Villa? Perhaps what is hidden behind it is a struggle of interests between some sects. And judging from the current strong support for the thieves, I am afraid that there is really a very powerful wealthy faction secretly supporting.