The night is dark and moonless, and the cicadas are chirping and frogs are chirping. It's so noisy that people can't sleep.

On the third watch day, many people in the huge Xuejia Fort had just fallen asleep, and it was silent, and occasionally there were disciples who were patrolling the night.

The husband yawned, and just after the hour, he knocked a few bangs. Walk into the distance.

Without noticing, a dark shadow swept over his head. Leap over the roof.

Xue Yi is the left protector of Xue Jiabao, over fifty years old, with a bare face and beard, and a majestic figure. With a silver-scaled knife in his palm, he has few opponents in Jiangbei.

sat up on the bed, took off the white tender lotus arm on his chest, turned his head to look at the concubine with a baby-like delicate face, stretched out his hand and gently pinched the other party's tender little face, recalling last night's intestinal battle, he was a little nervous.

Gentle Township, Hero's Grave.

Excessive indulgence in the affairs of men and women will affect the entry of martial arts.

He is a self-proclaimed hero who prefers the affairs of men and women, but does not indulge in them.

Every day on the third watch, he got up to practice martial arts and practiced swords, and for decades, he never stopped.

Dressed in a loose white garment, he came to the courtyard with a sheathed silver-scale knife in his hand.

The night breeze swept slightly, and he held the handle of the knife, and with a shock of one arm, the scabbard took off the knife and flew away.

In a fleeting cold light, the blade of the knife is hidden behind the elbow, the front lunge, the starting style of the thirty-six cloak knife, the dark luck mixed with the Yuan Gong, the hair is flying, the clothes are windless and automatic, the hunting sound, just opened the posture, and suddenly shouted: "Who is peeping here?"

In the courtyard, at some point, there was suddenly a black-clothed masked man, who appeared silently, like a ghost, this man with ape arms and bee waist, and his eyes were blazing.

"You are Xue Yi?" The voice was very young, and it didn't sound very old.

"It's Xue, who are you?" Xue Yi was on guard with a knife, his eyes were vigilant, and he was like entering a no-man's land in the heavily guarded Xue Jiabao, and he could sneak into the courtyard of the back house silently, accurately find his residence, and avoid his keen six senses, this person should not be underestimated.

"It doesn't matter who I am, do you remember Yanghepu, Xiajia Village?" said the man in black in a cold voice.

Xue Yi's heart was stunned, and the corners of his eyes jumped slightly, but he thought that this was Xuejiabao, and there were many masters in the fort, and if there was a slight sound, he would come. His courage grew up again, and he stroked the blade of the knife with his hand and said with a cruel smile: "How do you remember, what if you don't remember?" But Your Excellency, it is a capital crime to enter Xuejiabao without permission, it is easy to enter, but it is difficult to leave. ”

"If you don't remember, I'll remind you, why was Xiajia Village razed to the ground, why were the 183 members of the village killed? Explain the instigator behind you, I may consider sparing your life......

In the dark, the light of the sword flashed, the blade broke through the air, and the head of the man in black was cut off, "Go to hell and ask!"

Xue Yi attacked violently, with decades of skill, he thought that he would be able to perform a knife work, and quickly slashed this night walker who did not know the height of the sky and the height of the earth under the knife, but he slashed the air with a knife, and there was no figure in front of him, and he did not wait for the change of moves, only to feel that there was a wind passing by his ears, and his neck and throat were held by a sharp blade.

It is a narrow knife, with a cold blade and piercing muscles. He was stunned, he didn't expect to miss a move. It's something that can't happen.

The blade cut through the skin, and blood flowed out. The other party's words were cold, and they were as cold as ice, "Say, tell me everything you want to know." ”

"Shaoxia, if you have something to say, don't get excited. What you asked, I really don't know...... Ah......h

His face was pale, his shoulder was full of blood, the screams did not come out, the dumb hole was pointed, and after the other party cut off his right arm with a knife, he put the knife on his neck again, and his cold gaze was like a god of death, without a little warmth. Only then did Xue Yi understand that the other party was definitely a ruthless old Jianghu.

cut off his arm with a knife, afraid that he would scream, so he quickly clicked on his dumb hole, and after unraveling it, he continued to ask. The technique is fast and fast, skilled and spicy, and Xue Yi's forehead bursts of cold sweat. His lips twitched, and he said dryly: "Shaoxia, Shaoxia spares his life, I really don't ......"

brush, another knife, the only intact left arm also fell off the shoulder, the lower hand was unambiguous, the eyes were flat and cold, and the heart was as hard as iron. Xue Yi was so painful that he wanted to pass out.

It is said that the rivers and lakes are drifting, the rivers and lakes are old, the rivers and lakes are born, and the rivers and lakes are dead.

People in the rivers and lakes, pay attention to the ditch dead ditch burial, road dead plug card, where to die.

But no one really wants to die, and when death comes, their desire to live is very strong.

Unless there is no way to live, it must be dead.

Xue Yi is over fifty years old, and in Xuejiabao, one of the two powerful forts in Jiangbei, he is higher in the position of left protector, with an enviable prestige position, a beautiful wife and a beautiful concubine, and never thought that one day he would fall to such a position as he is now, his arms are crippled, even if he does not die, he will be useless. Falling into this desperate situation also stimulated the temper of the single, and the will to live and die.

Forced to stand firm, his eyes showed hatred, "Your Excellency, don't you want to know who is behind the murder of the village, okay, let me tell you, he is ......" The face suddenly swelled up with abnormal flushing, and before he finished speaking, he was cut by a knife, and fell to the ground with blood.

"Self-destruct the meridians, the internal strength will explode itself......" The aftermath was faint, and the man in black stood up and disappeared into the night.

The next day, a piece of news shocked Jiangbei Wulin. Xue Jiabao's left protector, known as the Silver Scale Knife, was killed last night.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene, and both arms were cut off and the throat was cut with a knife. Xue Yi's thirty-six cloak knife technique is extremely brave, and he is one of the few masters in Jiangbei, and the other party can manipulate him like this, which shows that the murderer's martial arts are not bad. Restaurants, inns, streets, and alleys are talking about this news. Everyone was shocked and discussed.

It is said that Xue Lianshan, the lord of Xuejiabao Castle and the great tycoon of Jiangbei, has issued a martial arts post, offering a reward for the arrest of the murderer, and is willing to pay 50,000 taels of silver.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the heroes of Jiangbei moved when they heard the wind.

It is also rumored that the incident was committed by the Xie family in Jiangbei. After all, this Fort Yi family is fighting openly and secretly with each other for the hegemony of Jiangbei, and it is not far from the duel in Luo'er Mountain a month later, and it is in the interests of the Xie family to cut off one of Xue Lianshan's arms at this time.

But for some reason, three or four days have passed, and so far, the Xie family, who is on the cusp of the storm, has remained silent, and no one has come out to defend it, which confirms this rumor even more. Jiangbei Qunhao speculated one after another, will Xue Lianshan go directly to the Xie family to seek revenge?

In the afternoon, the heat is unbearable, and the sun is scorching.

A figure wearing a hat appeared in Xiajia Village.

Looking at the ruins of the village that had turned into a scorched earth, I sighed.

Walk under a sturdy willow tree and lift the grass-covered dark slab to reveal a hole in the ground below. He jumped down.

The cave is spacious, cool and damp, but relatively comfortable compared to the heat outside.

On a bed made of hay was half-lying an old man, with his hair coiled in a bun, with a Taoist yellow wooden hairpin, his eye sockets were deep, his face was yellow and thin, he was dressed in kudzu clothes, and there was a porcelain bowl on the low wooden table next to him, which contained more than half a bowl of black medicinal soup, and the smell of medicine was permeated.

The visitor took off the sunshade hat on his head, revealing a young face, pitch-black sword eyebrows, and a pair of tiger eyes. His name is Jian Feng, and he is the apprentice of the old man on the sickbed.

"Master, you didn't drink the medicine again. ”

The old man on the couch was sick, and when he saw Jian Feng, he beat his spirits, and just about to speak, he coughed violently.

Jian Feng hurriedly stepped forward and sat next to him and tapped the old man's back. It took a long time to recover. Jian Feng blamed: "I told you to take medicine well, but I always didn't listen." If you continue like this, your injuries will only get worse and worse. ”

The old man said weakly: "The body of the teacher is clear for the teacher, the injury is fundamental, the power of the medicine stone is limited, and he can only rely on the internal breath to slowly recuperate, okay, don't talk about my business, what about you, what is the result of this trip?"

"Xue Yi died, and he still didn't ask anything. Jian Feng said with chagrin.

The old man comforted him and said, "If you are not in a hurry and be impatient, this matter will not come in a hurry." The other party had a careful plan, so he could only investigate slowly with clues. ”

Jian Feng said irritably: "I understand, but ......" slammed his fist in his palm, indignant.

The old man changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, Feng'er, it's been more than a month since you came back, what are your plans for the future?"

"Revenge. ”

"I mean, except for that. ”

Jian Feng looked blank and shook his head.

The old man said, "Aren't people like you, after being recommended by Shangguan, have a place to enter the academy?"

Jian Feng said: "I didn't want to go. ”

The old man said: "Why? Today's imperial court is still Confucianism ruling the world, and it is a long-term plan to carry the Tao in writing." ”

Jian Feng said contemptuously: "I hate those who play with the pen all day long, full of sour tongues, and now the government and the opposition have been made traitorous by these sour and rotten literati, and the people are full of grievances." Instead of joining the academy, it is better to enter the rivers and lakes and become a swordsman. Be happy to take revenge and kill all the villains in the world who harm the people for evil. ”

The old man looked at him, was silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly: "The blood feud of one hundred and eighty-three people in Xiajia Village should not be borne by you. Let you join the army for training, the original intention was to hone your will, but I didn't expect it to make your murderous nature even heavier. It's the fault of being a teacher!"

"No, master. You're not wrong. I'm not murderous, and I won't kill innocents indiscriminately. Jian Feng's tiger eyes burst out, full of killing intent, uncontrollable, sad and angry: "The young people of Xiajia Village died heroically in the field for the sake of the Sheji, rivers and mountains. And their families were slaughtered. The whole village is destroyed, and the chickens and dogs are not left. How can there be heavenly justice for such a wicked thing? No one can do something wrong without punishment, and if there is no revenge, how can those spirits in heaven turn a blind eye?"

"Feng'er, you ......"

"Master, you don't have to persuade me, I've made up my mind. ”

"Okay, if the master doesn't stop you, what are you going to do next?"

"A month later, it will be the duel between the Xie family and Xue Jiabao. According to you, master, when the village was slaughtered that day, people from the six major factions in Jiangbei participated. I can't find it one by one, if Xue Yi's matter happens again, the clue will be broken. So I want to go to Falling Ear Mountain. On the day of the duel, Jiangbei Qunhao must have seen many people go to see the excitement. When the time comes, I will challenge those who are suspected on the spot. Ask them in public. In front of everyone's eyes, I am not afraid that they will not confide in them. ”

"Be careful, then you will provoke the wrath of the people, and those people will kill people. ”

"Don't be afraid, I'm just going to let them kill people. I want to make the tragedy of Xiajia Village public. ”