(Today, my mother celebrates her birthday, and I didn't return until the evening, so I was in a hurry to catch up with the change, I'm really sorry.) ）

A dozen days later, September 18.

Fifty miles west of Morijing, the largest city in the Kanto region, lies a small town of considerable size.

The town is called Ximen Station, and it is the last place to stop before entering the city. Most of the officials, merchants, and martial arts people who came and went to Shengjing from this road would rest here for the last day, and wait until the early morning of the next day to complete the last journey.

Before noon on this day, more than ten ironclad elite horsemen in stubborn iron armor stepped on the road full of smoke and dust, and hurried over from the direction of Shengjing. The sergeant in charge of the guard could see that the horses under the crotches of these dozen people were all fat and strong, which could be called the feet of a thousand miles, and the knights on the horses were all with their temples towering high, showing good internal cultivation.

Such an elite, and wearing iron armor, although he came from the direction of Shengjing, did not look like an enemy, but for the sake of caution, the guard officer still cautiously stepped forward, and asked the leader for the road guide document with a smirk on his face.

Fortunately for the officers of the guards, although these knights seemed to be strong, they did not get along with him for a small person like him.

Hearing the words of the guard officer, the sturdy middle-aged man at the head smiled slightly, and then nodded at the deputy beside him.

"Give it to him!"

"Wow!"

The deputy clenched his fist, then lifted his skirt and armor, took a token from the belt around his waist, and immediately raised it with one hand, and the token immediately fell into the hands of the guard officer slowly and evenly, as if pulled by some force.

The powerful cultivation displayed by this hand was almost unimaginable for the guard officer, and he was simply stunned. But the surprise doesn't end there. When he set his eyes on the token in his hand, the pattern engraved on the token scared him into a cold sweat, and with a shake of his hands, the wooden waist card suddenly fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of "click".

"Yes...... It's the Praetorian Guard!"

With an exclamation, the guard officer finally reacted, fell to one knee sharply, and saluted the man on his horse.

"I don't know how much offense my lord is coming, I hope your lordship will forgive me!"

"Well, those who don't know are not guilty, so stand down. ”

"Wow!"

Hearing the order, the guard officer dared not stop, hurriedly stood up, took a few steps back, and found that the adjutant general's waist card was still on the ground, so he hurriedly stepped forward again to pick it up for several military masters of the Praetorian Guard.

However, his courteous actions were not praised.

I only heard the leader snort softly: "Don't bother!"

Before the words fell, the man suddenly bent his five fingers and grabbed a piece of air towards the ground, and the waist card on the ground seemed to come to life, and he jumped in the air and fell straight into the hands of the adjutant. In the whole process, the leader didn't even touch the waist card in the air, and this wonderful use of skill is obviously much more clever than the general technique of "catching the dragon and controlling the crane".

Seeing that he showed his hand, the guard officer could only retreat to the side, but several guards around him cheered loudly.

"Lord Chu's hand is really clever, and his subordinates are really admired!"

"Yes! That is, Lord Chu is such a master, so he can occupy an important position in the Praetorian Guard! I think we also had the idea of replacing it back then, but after seeing Lord Chu's move, we followed Lord Chu with all our hearts!"

"Yes, yes!"

Everyone laughed for a while, and in the middle of the conversation, they unconsciously turned their direction.

"Alas, Lord Chu is such a master, and he is in an important position! That Ximen Muye didn't even pay attention to it, it was really unbearable!"

"Yes! What kind of bullshit Kwantung Martial Arts Alliance leader, just call us around like grandsons! Our Praetorian Guards have always only listened to the emperor's orders, at most they will listen to Lord Ao's instructions, what can he do if he is a white body, even if he is a great grandmaster?"

More than a dozen guards scolded loudly one after another, not afraid of being heard at all, and it reached the ears of Ximen Muye.

For the grievances of these subordinates, that "Lord Chu" also empathized. Thinking that he is a master of the Grandmaster and the commander of the Praetorian Guard, but at this moment, he has to listen to Ximen Muye's dispatch and run to a distant place outside the city to wait for someone, and the heart of "Lord Chu" is also extremely sad.

However, as a person in the officialdom, the consciousness of "Lord Chu" is much higher than that of these ordinary sergeants. Therefore, after everyone scolded for a while, "Lord Chu", as the leader, decisively opened his mouth to stop his subordinates.

"Enough, no more!"

"Lord Chu" said in a deep voice.

"The emperor and Lord Ao have a will, let us do our best to assist Ximen Muye, and we must help him stabilize his position as the lord of Guanxi. Since the emperor said so, let's do so! If there is anything to say less, after the current affairs are completed, this official will never forget to ask for credit for the children!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Hearing such a promise from "Lord Chu", everyone was overjoyed, and the previous grievances were immediately thrown out of the clouds, and they immediately bowed to each other.

At this moment, another man dressed as a forbidden army galloped from the west side of the town on horseback.

"Lord Chu" has the highest skill, and he recognized at a glance that this person was the spy who was released earlier, and his eyes couldn't help but light up for a while.

Because of the speed of the horse, it took only a moment for the man to cross the street to the front, and as soon as he took hold of the reins, and without waiting for the horse to stand firm, he rolled over and fell to the ground, and fell to his knees.

"Report, my lord, the people we are waiting for have arrived ten miles west of the town, and they will arrive at the town gate immediately!"

"Oh, so fast?"

"Lord Chu" raised his eyebrows when he heard this, then waved his hand and said to the subordinates behind him: "The guests are here, let's go and greet them!"

As he spoke, a group of more than ten people slowly urged their mounts and headed towards the west of the town.

When I arrived at the west entrance of the town, a convoy of cars and horses had appeared far away at the end of the sight.

"Oh, that's someone from the Qingcheng faction?"

Looking at the approaching convoy, "Lord Chu" couldn't help but show a slight look of astonishment on his face.

According to the information he received, the Qingcheng faction should have fled from this trip, and there should be no money left. But at the moment, seeing that they are riding horses in the outside, and there are a large number of carts in the center, they don't look like down-and-out refugees.

If it weren't for the fact that all of these people were not weak in martial arts, and they were all wearing Qingcheng uniforms, "Lord Chu" would almost think that he had picked up the wrong person.

"Well, it seems that the emaciated camel has a few catties and taels, and the cost of this Songfeng View is probably higher than imagined......"

As he spoke, "Lord Chu" shook his horsewhip and rode forward alone, and after a while, he stopped in front of the convoy.

"Oh......!!Who's coming?!"

Suddenly stopped, the Qingcheng disciple at the front of the convoy couldn't help but nervously press the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Hey, that's alert. ”

"Lord Chu" nodded secretly in his heart, and then raised his voice and said.

"Don't panic, everyone, I am Chu Zhaonan, the commander of the Great Qing Guard's Praetorian Guard, and I am invited by the Lord of the Ximen Alliance today to welcome you from the Qingcheng faction. Can I tell you if you are in the car?"

This is a well-worded statement, and it does not sound inappropriate in the slightest.

However, when Chu Zhaonan deliberately showed his martial arts, forcing his pronunciation purely with internal force, so that the voice of the words sounded in everyone's ears, these polite words were like demonstrations and provocations, and the faces of the Qingcheng disciples changed miserably-

Until, a voice rang out from the main carriage in the center of the convoy.

"Lord Chu is so clever in kung fu, but the poor road is really not as good. ”

The gentle and melodious woman's voice also sounded in Chu Zhaonan's ears, although it was known as "inferior", but the method it made was far more exquisite than Chu Zhaonan's rough show-off.

With the sound, the bamboo curtain on the carriage was lifted by a slender jade hand, revealing the figure in the carriage.

To Chu Zhaonan's surprise, in the carriage, there were no Yu dwarfs with obvious characteristics, some were just a woman in Taoist clothes wearing brocade robes and holding a dusty hand, but seeing her light gauze covering her face, you could still see that half of the iron surface was covered on the face behind the gauze curtain. Just looking at the demeanor of one of them, it is obviously a martial arts master who cultivates Daomen Kung Fu!

It's just that when did the Qingcheng faction have such a master? And this master turned out to be a woman?

Chu Zhaonan thought about it, and couldn't help but ask, "Who dare to ask Immortal Gu?"

"The fairy girl doesn't dare to be, the poor road is Yu Canghai's senior sister Lian Emei. The light-gauze iron-faced Dao Gu said softly, without the slightest smell of fireworks.

"Yu Canghai's unprovoked actions caused disasters and left our faction homeless. Now that he has been certified by his disciples, he has been personally punished by me, abolished his martial arts, and expelled from his master. After being recommended by his disciples, he made the poor Dao Xi occupy the position of the head of the Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng faction. ”