Chapter 34: Dual Blades

Just when the three were planning to slowly wear down the shopkeeper, they suddenly heard a gunshot.

The Taoist priest who was concentrating on performing magic had his brain burst and died on the spot.

Someone took advantage of the three of them focusing their attention on the shopkeeper and sneaked up nearby, firing a fire gun at close range. The Taoist priest was weak, so he was naturally killed with one shot.

The scholar was so shocked by this scene that he could not speak. He just shouted "Big Brother" and saw something flying towards him. It was a "Shenlong Fire Gun" weighing ten kilograms.

If he was hit by this ten-kilogram iron lump, although his brain would not burst, his head would be broken and bloody. The scholar could only dodge in a panic. Before he could get up, someone had already killed him, but he didn't give him any breathing time.

The man was holding two knives, and a raging fire was burning on the blades, which was extremely dazzling.

The scholar rolled on the ground, and at the same time he stood up, he threw away the crossbow in his hand, waved his sleeves, and the sleeve arrow shot out.

However, the man who drew the knife was more flexible than the spirit ape, and he dodged all of them. He stabbed his chest with two knives. If he was stabbed, it would not be chilling, but the fire on the knife would burn his internal organs to ashes.

The scholar was indeed a person who often hung out in the rivers and lakes, and he had rich experience in fighting enemies. At the critical moment, he fell back straight with an iron bridge, dodged the two knives, and then exerted force with both hands and feet at the same time, sliding backward with his back against the ground.

The man who came was Qi Xuansu, and it was not a coincidence that he appeared here. After he separated from the shopkeeper in the city, he saw these three people following the shopkeeper stealthily. He did not come here with the shopkeeper, but followed these three people.

This can be regarded as a mantis stalking a cicada, while the oriole is behind.

Qi Xuansu didn't want to reveal his true identity, so he didn't use the "Dayan Spiritual Knife", but only chased the scholar with the newly acquired double knives.

The scholar retreated quickly, but Qi Xuansu chased him even faster. When he drew his knife, the blade faintly shook out layers of subtle arcs, buzzing, and the flames on the knife also scattered, like a fantasy, which was very beautiful.

However, the scholar knew his own suffering. The double knives were indeed beautiful, but they were not just for show. If they were touched, they would either die or be injured.

He had seen this kid, who was hired by the "inn" to work in the workshop. He could do business for two thousand Taiping coins, which showed that his realm was quite good. The key point was that he was still alive and came back from the workshop, which was even more telling. It can be seen that this person is still an experienced old man in the world. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with. Even if a Taoist priest of the same realm faced him head-on, he would not have much chance of winning if he fought alone.

On the other side, without the restraint of the Taoist priest and the scholar, the bald man was no match for the shopkeeper on his own and had already fallen into a disadvantage.

When the two fought fiercely, the shopkeeper suddenly retracted the nine-section whip in his right hand, stretched out his left arm, and grabbed the bald man's face. The bald man rolled on the ground in a hurry. Even though he changed his moves quickly, his face was hit by the shopkeeper's palm wind. He couldn't breathe immediately, and his face was as painful as being cut by a knife.

He jumped up after rolling several feet away. His heart was pounding. He knew that he was only a hair's breadth away from life and death. If he grabbed it firmly, he would have five more blood holes on his face.

At this moment, the bald man felt the strong wind blowing on his face again. He didn't have time to think about it. He protected his throat first. Sure enough, the shopkeeper grabbed it with five fingers at the same time. With a rub, it passed by his throat and left five blood marks. It was really only a split second away.

The shopkeeper's two moves were ineffective, so he used three whips in a row, with extremely clever moves. The whip became more and more urgent, and in an instant it turned into a golden yellow cloud that wrapped the bald man in it. The strong man could only dodge between the whip's sweeping and straight hits, and encountered many dangers and was in a miserable state.

For a while, the bald man could only parry and had no power to fight back.

As for the scholar, he was not as good as Qi Xuansu in cultivation, and he did not have a good weapon. Even if Qi Xuansu did not use the "Dayan Spiritual Sword", he was not his opponent at all. He just relied on his quick wit and cunningness honed by many years of fighting in the rivers and lakes to barely cope with it, but there was always a time when he could not cope with it. If he was not careful, he would be twisted by Qi Xuansu's double swords, and the whole person was immediately cut into two pieces.

Many moves in this double sword method are like scissors, cutting into two pieces with one cut, and Qi Xuansu did not do so intentionally.

As for the magical power of "Cicada Shedding Technique", that is only possessed by Taoist disciples. Although it is also circulated outside, this scholar can't even afford a flying sword, so how can he afford the secrets of these magical powers.

Qi Xuansu leaned over and looked through the scholar's body. There was only a few dozen Taiping coins and some bottles and jars in a shoulder bag, most of which were poisons. This is understandable. Traveling around the world is a job that requires you to keep your head tied to your belt. You don't know when you will die, so few people carry large amounts of money and valuables with you. Qi Xuansu did the same in the past. He changed it into worry-free money and kept it with Qi Niang. Later, Qi Xuansu found that it was easy to save money but difficult to withdraw money, so he stopped doing it.

The scholar had no other weapons except two crossbows and two sets of sleeve arrows. Qi Xuansu turned up his robe again, revealing two rows of short knives on his waist. Each knife was half a foot long, and there were at least thirty of them, neatly inserted on an embroidered Luan belt around his waist.

Qi Xuansu unceremoniously pocketed the flying knife belt and the Taiping money, and observed the wound on the scholar's body. Because of the flames on the knife, it had been burned black. The black-clothed man's military officer named it "Flame Knife", which was not very nice, but it was straightforward and concise. The only drawback was that it was difficult to inject true energy when attacking at night, as it was too conspicuous.

After Qi Xuansu looked at the wound, he stopped injecting Qi into the knife. The flame on the knife gradually extinguished and returned to its original appearance. Qi Xuansu put his two swords back behind his waist, picked up his "Dragon Hand Gun", and walked towards the alchemist's body.

To Qi Xuansu's expectation, except for a compass, a few talismans and some wound medicine, the alchemist had nothing of value on him. It must have been hidden by him somewhere, and he didn't know who he would benefit from in the future.

At this time, the shopkeeper suddenly let out a loud roar, and unfolded the golden nine-section whip in his hand. In the shadow of the whip, the bald man was forced to retreat.

It's just that the warrior's fighting power at the innate stage is one of the best. If the Qi Master didn't have the magical power of flying swords, he would still be below him. Although he was defeated, he was still trying to hold on.

Qi Xuansu sighed, jumped up behind the bald man, smashed his spine with just one punch, and hit him with another punch on the back of his heart, giving him a good blow, which would not make him worse than death. .

At most, within two sticks of incense, all three of them died in Qi Xuansu's hands.

No wonder Zhang Yuelu said that Qi Xuansu was full of murderous intent. In terms of the number of lives he took, Zhang Yuelu was less than half as many as Qi Xuansu. But when it comes to quality, Zhang Yuelu is even better.

But then again, these three people are doing this kind of business, killing people and selling goods, so they deserve to die.

Qi Xuansu glanced at the strong man and realized that the armor on his body was worth some money, but he already had enough bits and pieces on him and there was really nothing he could do to take it away.

The shopkeeper took a breath. Although he was still a little defensive, he was still polite. He held the nine-section whip in both hands and said, "Thank you Brother Wei for the rescue. I will never forget your kindness. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Qi Xuansu waved his hand: "It doesn't have to be later, just now."

The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly, and he was a little confused, fearing that Qi Xuansu was going to have someone behind him.

Qi Xuansu got straight to the point: "Shopkeeper, do you still remember why I went to your branch?"

The shopkeeper was startled and then understood: "Bai Yutang?"

Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "Exactly."

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said everything he knew: "Since Brother Wei asked, I can't hide it. Brother Wei should know that Bai Yutang is not a mansion, but a gathering. It has no fixed place and no fixed time. They will change hiding places. I know one of their hiding places, but I can't guarantee that they are still there."

Qi Xuansu nodded to express understanding and said, "Then please tell the shopkeeper the location of this place to me, so that we don't owe each other anything."

Without saying a word, the shopkeeper took out a sheepskin map from the Xumi object and handed it to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu took the map and glanced at it. The map was not very large, probably the area around Cuowenbu. He drew a circle with a red pen somewhere east of Cuowenbu.

The shopkeeper pointed at the circle and said: "This is it. Brother Wei had better go there as soon as possible, maybe you can still catch up. If you go late, I'm afraid they have already left."

Qi Xuansu nodded, put away the map, tied the armor to his legs, turned around and left.

The shopkeeper looked at Qi Xuansu's retreating figure, then looked at the three corpses on the ground, and continued on his way.

He was going to the branch in Xiping Mansion, where there were also experts from the "Inn". Once there, he would be safe.

…

Cuowenbu means blue sea.

It can be called a "sea", which shows how big it is.

A huge warship is floating on the blue lake at this time. The hull is about a hundred feet long. Even on the vast misty Cuowenbu Lake, it does not look small at all. It looks like a small boat floating in a small lake. .

A big boat makes the lake big, and a small boat makes the lake small.

This is the Dao Sect's warship, which the Dao Sect calls "Yinglong". The keel of the hull is spliced ​​with the bones of three dragons. Its core drive is also the dragon ball of three dragons. Its size is even larger than the imperial armored ship "Qinglong". It's just that the number of such warships is too small. In terms of fleet size, the imperial court's maritime fleet is larger.

The consumption of such a giant ship can be imagined, so after Shangguanjing killed the "Great Asura", he came to Cuowenbu to replenish water.

Shangguan Jing stood on the bow of the boat, looking out at the vast lake.

Yongzhou is not far from Kunlun. If something unexpected happens, reinforcements will arrive soon. But if there is a problem within Daomen, then reinforcements may never arrive in time.

Will it get to that point?

Do you want to report it to Tiangang Hall? The key point is that there is no proof. Is the whole article just speculation, possible, should, and probably? Some things can be said in private, but cannot be said in writing.

Moreover, this was Jinque's decision, and Tiangangtang had no right to withdraw from Yujing just like that.

At this moment, a line of black cloud came from the end of the sky.