However, leaving Jiang Shaoyun's cave, Qin Shi's heart was even more panicked.

He hadn't forgotten that he was on the South Bank, staying with the leader of the South Bank Alliance. The north and south sides of the strait have been disturbing each other for hundreds of years. But just now, facing Jiang Shaoyun directly with him was the enemy he was bent on defeating. This enemy claimed to be his friend, and this enemy blocked his deadly sword moves for him......

"The injured ...... of the head of Chu" wanted to speak and stopped, and he tried his best to find suitable words. He couldn't say the words of thanks, but the sentence "die without regrets" with a momentary emotion has already revealed his heart.

Chu Tao squinted his eyes and threw a sneer: "It's okay, you can still parry." Don't think of me as too kind, Qin Dashao. "How similar this slightly sarcastic tone to Redfrost's hostility!

It was still Qin Shi who was stunned: "After all, you were injured because of me......"

However, in exchange for Chu Tao's louder sneer: "Jiang Shaoyun wants to use your death as a trick to pull me into the gang, if I don't save you, won't I really get on the thief ship?" I don't want to ruin the Feather Chasing Sword Sect and ruin the reputation that I have accumulated so hard." If I don't say that you and I are friends, how can I guarantee that you and I can continue to cooperate? If you really want to treat me as a friend, it will be dangerous!"

Qin Shi said frankly: "Wangjiangtai has always been willing to make friends from all over the world, why are you afraid of one more guest from the south coast? In the future, if there is a day when the soldiers meet, I should be the first to retreat - Qin Shi's promise." ”

Chu Tao raised his eyebrows quietly, and his laughter gradually converged in the mixture of wind, and it was just a meaningful silence.

Probably in Qin Shi's eyes, he Chu Tao will always have a day when the sword is pointed at the north shore.

The three of them set off, but they heard the sound of hurried footsteps on the path at the mouth of the river valley, and it seemed that more than a dozen people were rushing here.

"Who is it?" Junhe shouted loudly and drew his sword to kill the path like lightning.

Just listen to a fierce fight. By the time Chu Tao arrived with his sword and Qin Shi, Jun He had already pushed a person to the ground: "Where did the thief come from?

The person who was pressed down was about fifty feet away, more than eight feet long, with big shoulders and a round waist, and he was also a martial arts practitioner. However, he is gorgeously dressed and has some extraordinary temperament, which is obviously different from ordinary mountain bandits, at least he is a leader.

Chu Tao hurriedly ran and shouted: "Stop! Jun He stop!" Jun He didn't understand for a while, the man took advantage of the situation to roll, pulled out from under the sword, and retreated to the side under the protection of his subordinates.

"Bastard!" Jun He waved his sword to kill, "Presumptuous!" Seeing Chu Tao's angry face, he barely retracted his defense.

Chu Tao humbly saluted the comer: "Senior Duan is frightened, his subordinates are stupid, and there is a misunderstanding. ”

At this time, Xie Junhe knew that the person who came was Duan Tingyuan, the owner of Duanjiazhai. As soon as he heard the word "stupid", he was not happy, and put his sword back into the sheath with a "poof", and protested: "Didn't you say it earlier, in the wilderness, he didn't have a surname written on his face, how do I know!"

Duan Tingyuan smiled honestly and didn't care about him.

But Chu Tao was puzzled: "Strange thing, how did Lord Duan Zhai know that I would be here?"

When Duan Tingyuan heard this, he was even more surprised: "Didn't the head of Chu order me to answer here?" Steward Wang said that he received a report from the head of Chu. Could it be that it wasn't the head of Chu who reported the news?"

Chu Tao glanced at Qin Shi and said with a vague smile: "Maybe Uncle Wang himself is in a hurry to answer me!"

Qin Shi knew that he was still guarding himself, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: in the end, Chu Tao's qualifications were so many years deeper than his.

The two parties exchanged pleasantries all the way, and it didn't take long to arrive at Duanjiazhai.

There are still places in the Beacon Ridge that Tang Yao's horse's hooves can't reach. The spring in the depths of the valley is silent, and the village of the Duan family is near the water and the mountains, even in the cold winter, it is not cold, and it is still mixed with peanut trees, and the water mist is diffuse. The people here have no quarrel with the world. Duan Tingyuan is used to the silk business, and he has also built this valley into a graceful water town. The bamboo village is very well defended, the bamboo wall of three zhang high is built on all sides, and six five zhang high towers are built according to the wall, and there are sentry posts to guard the four directions. There are three gates, one facing the river, which can be directly connected to the waterway, and one is facing the back mountain, and the gate is facing the path in the valley, and a small stream flows through.

"Brother, brother!" Xue Hai was still sitting on the big stone a moment ago, rolled up his trouser legs and kicked the stream, stirring up waves one after another, as soon as he saw Chu Tao, he immediately waved his arms, didn't care about his bare feet, and jumped to escape.

At the same time, the door of the village was wide open, and it was the daughter of the Duan family who welcomed Shiyu. Seeing that there was no way to escape, the sea of snow came behind her in a flash. She is the same age as Xuehai, and she is also a beautiful Jiao'e, but because a fire left marks on her face when she was a child, she was veiled all day long, revealing only her watery eyes. She had only seen Chu Tao once, but Chu Tao's elegance was impossible for any woman to forget.

Chu Tao's eyes flashed with a deep light: "Miss Shiyu has grown into a big girl." ”

Xue Hai took a few steps forward jealously, his mouth pursed so much that he could hang an oil bottle.

Chu Tao gently tugged at her braids: "I haven't seen you for a few days, how can you see me like a rabbit and a wolf? Look at other people's girls, how can you be barefoot like you?"

She pouted in a hurry: "I knew I was going to be trained." How can there be a brother like you, who has been worried for several days, and as soon as he speaks, he has no good voice! My brother is the big bad wolf!"

Chu Tao bent down to pick up a stone and was about to smash it, but Xuehai hurriedly dodged away. It happened that Wang Hong also came out, and Xue Hai hurriedly hid behind Wang Hong, only revealing a pair of big flickering eyes, blinking and blinking, as if proudly and secretly publicized.

Xie Junhe, who was barely smiling, suddenly grinned behind Chu Tao and let out a cold "hum".

Even Qin Shi laughed with it.

Chu Tao, who was helpless, had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and sigh to everyone with "negligent discipline".

Before Wang Hong could speak, Chu Tao preemptively ordered: "Uncle Wang, take Xuehai in." Let the three of us take a break and come back to you later. ”

Qin Shi interjected on the side: "Yes, don't say that you don't feel hungry, I'm really hungry at this time." ”

Xie Junhe bumped Chu Tao with his elbow and said in a low voice, "Hey, Master Duan Zhai won't be like you, a monster who doesn't drink a drop of alcohol, right?"

Duan Tingyuan laughed loudly when he heard this: "Master Chu, since it is not in the Black Stone Cliff, and Xie Daxia is working so hard, I invite him to drink, you won't blame him, right?"

Chu Tao smiled bitterly and secretly scolded the ruffian#, and followed Duan Tingyuan into the village.

Twilight quadrangle. Duanjiazhai at the time of the palm lamp showed a lively scene that had not been seen for many days. A sumptuous dinner, greetings, clinking glasses, singing and dancing, all kinds of voices mingled.

Xie Junhe smelled the mellow aroma of the aged wine treasured by the master of Duan Zhai, and he didn't care about the others around him, and drank happily one bowl after another.

Chu Tao only cared about catching up with the master of Duan Zhai and discussing business dealings.

Xuehai has the company of Duan Shiyu, playful and laughing.

Qin Shi and Ye Xiaosheng were spectators, but they were also comfortable.

The only one with a long face was Qi Heng, who was strictly guarded although he was in the upper seat, staring at Chu Tao without relaxing for a moment, with only the light of hatred left in his eyes, but he couldn't do anything, only to drink with his head bored, or if he was drunk.

The most restless can only be Wang Hong. As soon as the banquet was over, he stood beside Chu Tao, as if he was about to say something, but Chu Tao pushed back the words that were on his lips as if he was playing Tai Chi: "I'll talk about it later." ”

He glanced at the two members of the Qin family who were not far away, and although he understood it, he was even more worried.