Chapter 19:

being assassinated

People in the Jianghu


This time, Luo Tianqiu and Li Dongping still changed their makeup. Yiluo Tianqiu means that there is no need to change clothes, but Li Dongping insists on changing clothes. He has his reason. In the Jianghu, although Luo Tianqiu is not famous for the time being, he is the number one enemy of the "Demon Cult", and they will never give up on him. His "Beggars' Sect" has not been consolidated yet. They fight alone and take risks all the time.

There is another meaning. He didn't say it. He felt that Luo Tianqiu was young and had no experience in the Jianghu. The "Demon Sect" dared to dominate the Wulin and had his own means. Now they are the only two. Once the "Demon Sect" knew their whereabouts, it would inevitably set traps. Although Luo Tianqiu's martial arts are so high that it is easy to hide a clear gun and hard to defend a hidden arrow, they may not be able to cope with it. Slightly careless, once something goes wrong, even if others don't speak, Li Dongping will regret that it is too late. He must not let Luo Xiandi have any mistakes. He must let Luo Tianqiu go all the way. It is not only how famous Luo Tianqiu is, but also how kind he is to Li Dongping; It is admiration from the heart. He has regarded Luo Tianqiu as his closest friend, as if he could not live without him for a moment. Therefore, when it comes to dressing up, he is particularly stubborn. Luo Tianqiu is frightened by his unwarranted persistence. In fact, as long as Li Dongping insists a little, Luo Tianqiu will follow him.

He was originally open-minded and had a special feeling for his old brother, which made Li Dongping uneasy.

This time, Luo Tianqiu pretended to be a middle-aged scholar, but with a face of whiskers and short moustache, Li Dongping changed into a middle-aged family dress. Dark, with a few wisps of whiskers on his lips, and no human skin mask on his face, it is more realistic. Since he came out of the Jade Pearl Cave, he has been in a good mood all day. He has practiced the internal mental skill of "Purple Mansion Divine Skill" taught by TianQiu every day, which really looks much younger than before.

Li Dongping's disguising technique is superb. He dressed up casually with TianQiu several times ago, but was easily recognized by the people of the "Demon Sect". This time, I will have a careful facelift. Not to mention ordinary people, even if they see these two again in Dahar, I'm afraid it's hard to recognize their true face.

On the spacious ancient road, a middle-aged scholar with his family walked slowly and leisurely. They are Luo Tianqiu and Li Dongping, the friends of the old and the young. They talk and laugh all the way. Only when there are many people can they distinguish between the master and the servant.

On the way, I met several disciples with five bags scattered in the "Beggars' Sect". Li Dongping knew them and secretly revealed his true face. He quietly told them a few words and went on.

Li Dongping pointed to a mountain depression and said to TianQiu, "TianQiu! The front is the 'Tiger Yang Gang' camp, which is called 'Longxu Valley'."

Luo Tianqiu said, "Is there a hotel?"

"Yes, yes," Li Dongping said with a smile, "being with your old brother can make you hungry. Why, you are hungry!"

Luo Tianqiu said: "I heard that the 'Tiger Yang Gang' has been controlled by the 'Demon Sect'?"

Li Dongping said, "These tortoise bastards have taken the leader of the 'Tiger Yang Gang' to some place. The leader disappeared, and no one was responsible for the affairs of the gang for a while. The gang members went to many places. Later, a man named 'Nanzhongming' Muqiu became the leader of the gang, and was wholeheartedly obedient to the 'Demon Sect'."

As I spoke, I arrived at "Longxu Valley", a small market town. It was a busy market. In the bustling crowd, people from the "Tiger Yang Gang" kept passing by, and there was a tiger head embroidered with silk thread on their chest. They walked to a hotel called "Yongshengtai" and saw that it was full of people. Turn around and walk upstairs. There are many people here. They pick up an empty table in the corner and sit down. The bartender hurriedly delivers tea.

"My guest, would you like to try the Erguotou made in our shop? It's very powerful!"

Li Dongping said, "No, wine is necessary. Let's drink a cup of tea to quench our thirst first." After that, he touched a ingot of silver and handed it to the bartender. The bartender immediately smiled, nodded and went downstairs.

Luo Tianqiu didn't pay any attention, but secretly observed the people drinking around and listened to their chatter about what was happening. Suddenly, I heard a man nearby say, "Today is a good day to admire the leader of the gang." Another said, "I heard that the bride will never obey!" The two men laughed and danced.

It turned out that Muqiu had robbed a woman from somewhere and forced her to marry. The woman was extremely tough and would rather die than obey. This made Muqiu feel frustrated and the festive day dragged on. He wants to marry by force tonight. Therefore, the street market looks much busier.

Li Dongping said with a smile, "This' South, Middle and Ming 'is a lecheron. The head of a big gang even wants to rob a marriage. You can see that this boy looks like the god of fire. I think that woman must be beautiful! "

"Let's go and have a look!" Luo Tianqiu said

Li Dongping said with a smile, "When it comes to beauty, you are moved! Hey, it's really heroes who love beauty!"

Luo Tianqiu's face turned red when Li Dongping said it. He looked around in a hurry for fear that others would be embarrassed to see him. Fortunately, everyone at the nearby table drank himself, and no one noticed. He quickly recognized, "No, that's not what I mean! What did the elder brother say, he saw the injustice and helped others, which is the true character of our Wulin heroes. Why did you mention that" heroes love beauty "?"

Li Dongping pointed at him and said with a smile, "You! The old brother teases you. It's urgent to see you. There is nothing to be ashamed of when a man marries and a woman marries. There are not so many rules for men and women in the Wulin."

Luo Tianqiu said in a low voice, "Come on, stop talking about this. How far is the 'Tiger Yang Gang' from here?"

"The 'Tiger Yang Gang' is at the back of the mountain, about ten miles away from here. Let's find an inn to stay first. How about going there at night?"

TianQiu repeatedly nodded and agreed.

Having enough to eat and drink, the two found an inn to settle down first. As soon as it was dark, he changed into night clothes and rushed to the 'Tiger Yang Gang'. Ten miles away, the two men started their lightness skills and arrived in a short time.

The "Tiger Yang Gang" is a large stronghold. At this time, the stars and moon were shining, but the lights were shining brightly.

The "Tiger Yang Gang" is not a big sect in the Jianghu. There are many people. The camp is surrounded by strong guards. The two men fly up to the wall and look inside. The main hall was bustling with people coming in and out. The table in the middle of the hall was covered with red felt and filled with incense candles. In the middle stood a middle-aged man with big red flowers. His red horse face was covered with acne, but his face was full of happiness. A young disciple rushed to report to him.

"Tell the guild leader that the bride did not wear new clothes until she died. She held a dagger in her hand and stabbed anyone she saw. Nobody dared to enter the house."

The red-faced man roared loudly, "Tie her up for me. I can't do it! I don't believe that I can't fight a woman!"

A lanky doorman next to him said softly, "Don't be rash to admire the sect leader. In front of these many gang members, you will lose your identity as the sect leader. Such a big 'Tiger Yang Gang' sect leader is afraid of not finding a stronghold lady. Besides, you should soften slowly to deal with such a fierce woman, and don't be too hasty!"

"I've been waiting for five or six days, and I'm really impatient!" "The good thing is not in the middle of my life." The thin old man said, "As time goes on, she will naturally soften down. Send several more people to persuade her and explain her interests. See if she wants' Four Seas Martial Arts School 'or her life? Even if she is tough, she can't ignore it."

Muqiu seemed to be convinced by him, and immediately sent the order: "Put her in the stone prison."

Luo Tianqiu listened to his order, jumped onto the roof and flashed to the back of the main hall. Behind the main hall is a garden. The messenger disciple carries a lantern through the moon cave door of the garden. Deep in the garden is an embroidered building with carved beams and painted rafters, brightly lit. Luo Tianqiu jumped onto a big tree in front of the Embroidery Building and was facing the window of the Embroidery Building.

In the room stood a young girl, holding a dagger in her right hand. I saw that she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was extremely beautiful.

Although the temples were scattered and tears were streaming down the face, it still could not hide the gorgeous beauty, and the peach blossom face of melon seeds was still shining! She stood facing the window, her eyebrows tight, her eyes full of tears, the candle light shining.

At first glance, Luo Tianqiu felt familiar with this beautiful woman, but he had never seen this woman before. How could he be a little kind-hearted? Even he felt puzzled. Look at her appearance. Although she is sad and pathetic, she has an air of awe-inspiring inviolability. Seeing Luo Tianqiu's admiration and pity, he suddenly felt a sense of chivalry and decided to save the tough girl.

Somehow, I suddenly remembered what my elder brother said. I couldn't help feeling confused and my ears were burning. I could hardly hold my mind for a moment.

I thought to myself, "I must save her! If my elder brother laughs at me again, I must tell him clearly!"

I want to come here, and I want to sneak into the house. Only someone outside the door said, "The leader has an order: take the leader's wife back to the dungeon!" The woman's eyebrows stood up when she heard this. She was very angry and resentful.

"Who is the leader's wife, shameless thing! The world has never seen such a brazen person. It is actually a decent leader of the gang. The 'Tiger Yang Gang' is an absolute race!" The woman shouted angrily.

What a powerful mouth, Luo Tianqiu thought.

The young woman turned around and followed the messenger disciple and walked out of the embroidery building. Turn around seven times and walk to a stone wall. The man turned the lantern to his left hand, took out a large copper key from his pocket with his right hand, and set it on the edge of the rock. With a "squeak", the rock wall slowly moved to one side. It turned out to be a stone gate.

As soon as the stone door opened, the man walked inwards without turning back. The girl followed closely. Luo Tianqiu can see clearly that the woman's feet are locked with a thin rope, which is supposed to be a kind of soft exercise like cow tendon. It was probably locked when I went downstairs, or it was not unlocked at all. TianQiu flashed behind him.

Just as he flashed into the cave, he heard a "squeak" behind him, and the stone door was closed. The two people in front walked slowly along the narrow stone cave, and Luo Tianqiu followed him like a shadow. After walking about ten feet, he turned a corner and suddenly saw a lamp in front of him. By the light, Luo Tianqiu saw that the corridor in front of him gradually became wider. At the hanging lamp, it was already ten feet wide, and it was a heavy stone wall. The man flashed to the right, pushed with his hand, and a stone door "squeaked" away. Inside was a four-square stone room like a bird cage.

Without delay, just as the girl was about to enter the stone room, Luo Tianqiu leaped to the man with the lantern and ran away. Luo Tianqiu was only a few feet away from the man. He jumped up as fast as lightning and grabbed his waist with his right hand.

It was at that moment that a faint sound and a cold light flashed. A flying knife was shot out of the oblique stab and was inserted into the cartilage of Luo Tianqiu's back. His body method was too fast. The target of the flying knife was at the waist, but it passed through the back of the soft rib.

Although it did not hurt the viscera, it stabbed the spine. The knife pierced through the cartilage behind the right rib. Although it escaped the worries of the bones, it was stabbing at the edge of the spine. It was so painful that he clenched his teeth and stopped, "pounce!" and fell on the ground.

The flying knife flew out of the right stone crevice, only a few inches away from TianQiu. In addition, TianQiu was intent on saving people. Unexpectedly, there was another mechanism in the stone crevice. It was also inexperienced. He was careless and fell into the wrong way. The original corridor is in front of the stone chamber, in the shape of a trumpet. There is a dark room on the right. There are people waiting in it to prevent someone from sneaking in and robbing the prison. As long as you press the mechanism, a flying knife will be released.

The man in the darkroom saw that TianQiu was only one person and was close to him. He thought that the release of the throwing knife would surely kill him. Even if you don't die, you will not be able to hold the poisonous throwing knife in your body, and you will inevitably hit the stone wall. Therefore, you will be seriously injured if you don't hit your brain. How can I expect that although Luo Tianqiu's body method is fast, his skill has reached the highest level of ease of sending and receiving, and he can close down immediately after being stabbed, and can actually stabilize his body between the fingers. It was also his momentary carelessness. If he was a little alert, how could the Throwing Knife help him!

The people in the darkroom quickly opened the secret door beside the stone wall, flashed to Luo Tianqiu, and pulled out the throwing knife. While wielding the knife, he hit several acupoints of TianQiu.

Originally, Luo Tianqiu could use his kung fu to close his acupoints, but his body was injured and bleeding, and he felt the edge of his knife itchy and unbearable. He knew that there was poison on the knife, so he dared not use his kung fu. If you use internal skill, the blood will run rapidly and rush to the wound, it will cause blood spurt. Once the blood in the body is empty, no matter how high the martial arts are, you will die. So I watched the other side reach out and point their own acupoints, but there was nothing I could do. This person is not an ordinary person. The acupoint tapping technique is extremely convenient, fast and accurate. It is a heavy technique.

Luo Tianqiu also hoped that he would stop the bleeding of the wound and stop the poison gas from attacking the heart.

The disciple who led the way with the lantern stood dumbfounded and stared at the man's action with his eyes hooked. For a long time, he looked at Luo Tianqiu and shook his head and sighed.

"This man has excellent lightness skills. He followed him all the way, but he didn't say anything. If it weren't for Brother Liang Lin's cleverness, I would be in danger!"

"Not only are lightness skills excellent!" The man named Liang Lin looked at him and snorted coldly. "I'm afraid you and I can't catch up with this skill of sending and receiving freely! Hum, no matter how high your martial arts are, you will die within four hours after you hit the" Poison Heart Powder "on my throwing knife." "What will you do with this person?"

Liang Lin said: "Let him and the young woman be imprisoned in the stone room for the time being, and let her see the power of 'Poison Heart Powder'. It will scare her half to death!"

"You scared the new lady. The guild leader will blame you!"

Liang Lin smiled and said, "I'm scared of her, so I can be obedient!"

Liang Lin threw Luo Tianqiu into the stone room. After the stone door was closed, the sound of "binding" iron chain friction was heard, and the stone chamber slowly fell down. With a light "crack", the stone chamber was at the end.

The stone room is not big, only three people can lie down side by side, there is no seat, no seat, and no bed. The young woman's feet are wrapped by soft exercises, her hands are drooping, and she stands there without saying a word, looking at Luo Tianchou, who lies on his back, unable to move, because he has been hit with a dumb acupoint, and can't even speak, but she looks at the stone room with her eyes blinking. For a time, the air seems to be frozen all around.

After a while of silence, the girl finally couldn't help saying, "Elder, does the wound hurt?"

Luo Tianqiu dressed up as a middle-aged scholar. When he made a noise just now, his face was covered with a layer of dust, which made him look old. So the girl called him a senior. Poor Luo Tianqiu couldn't help but look at the girl and turn her eyes. The woman was stunned before she realized that he had been hit by the acupoint. He could not move or even speak. Only his eyes could turn.

The girl was also clever, and thought, "If you have anything, please tell me with your eyes, what you want to do, just look at the place. The little girl came to guess and do."

Luo Tianqiu was very distressed and thought: "It's really unlucky for eight lives. I can't even turn my head. My eyes will turn again. Would you know that I want you to put the porcelain bottle on my body..."

When I thought of this, I suddenly had a brainwave and quickly turned my eyes downward. The girl said again, "If I guess right, please ask the elder to look at me. If I don't guess right, the elder will turn his eyes sideways. Now the elder wants the younger woman to touch something on you?"

Luo Tianqiu looked at her. The girl quickly turned around and knelt down. She gently touched his chest with both hands. The purse and porcelain bottle were in her hands. She immediately unscrewed the bottle stopper. Untie the knot on the purse and turn to look at Luo Tianqiu. "The elder asked me to put the pill in your mouth and apply the ointment on the wound?" Luo Tianqiu looked at her again, with a look of admiration and joy in his eyes.

The woman put a pill, 'Jiutian Qingji Baodan', in TianQiu's mouth. Liang Lin's heavy technique of acupoint tapping is very powerful. Luo Tianqiu can't even move his tongue, so he has to let the pill slowly dissolve in his mouth and swallow it into his stomach with saliva. After a while, I feel comfortable in my chest, but my blood is not active, and the medicine cannot reach my whole body.

The girl vaguely remembered that the throwing knife was inserted into TianQiu from the right. She stood on the right side of TianQiu, turned him over with both hands, tore his clothes, applied ointment (Wantong Shensan) to the wound, tore off a skirt, and bandaged the wound. Luo Tianqiu immediately felt that the wound was much cooler.

"Poison Heart Powder" is made from five kinds of extremely poisonous snake venom, which is very powerful. However, since Luo Tianqiu collected the essence of a thousand-year-old python in Gaoligong, hundreds of poisons are difficult to penetrate, especially the resistance to snake venom is stronger. "Poison Heart Powder" does not cause much damage to his body, but the wound is stained with poison, which makes it difficult to endure the pain for a while. Now, he has applied "Wantong Shen Powder", which reduces the pain, and the wound begins to heal slowly.

After finishing these two things, the girl was tired and sweated all over. She knew that she was in danger at this time, and there were accidents at any time. She could not take a rest, so she wrapped up the medicine, put it in Luo Tianqiu's arms as it was, and sat down to rest.

Besides, Li Dongping, the "blind god beggar", jumped up the roof ridge and knew that he was going to follow the disciple of the "Tiger Yang Sect" who sent the order to rescue the woman. He was trying to find out more about the "Tiger Yang Gang", but he didn't go with him. It was also his carelessness that he believed too much in Luo Tianqiu's martial arts.

Seeing that there was no other movement in the main hall, he turned back to pursue Luo Tianqiu. There is no trace of Luo Tianqiu. He was so anxious that he wandered around and searched all corners, but still could not see the shadow of TianQiu. He thought to himself, "It's all his own death, and he should not be allowed to act alone!"

Another thought: "I'm afraid I've been tracked to a secret room. I just need to find a hiding place and wait to meet him." So I sneaked into a big tree in the back garden, which was embraced by three people, and prepared to take a rest.

As soon as I sat down, I heard someone talking under the tree. The voice came from the tree hole below. He jumped down from the tree and followed the sound. It turned out that there was a hole under the tree, which was covered by weeds. The sound came from the hole.

"Brother Liang Lin is very skilled!" Only one person said. "As soon as the boy hit the flying knife, he flashed out and hit several acupoints. He didn't even have time to hum."

"Do you know?"

"Brother Liang Lin said that anyway, the boy had been hit by his throwing knife, and the knife was poisoned with the poison of" Poison Heart Powder ". In a few hours, he would die. Put him in the stone room of the new wife of the guild leader, and scare the fiery girl, which might make her change her mind."

"It's better to report to the guild leader. If you catch an important role, it's a pity to let him die for nothing. The guild leader blames you, but you can't bear it!" said another person.

"You don't know the sect leader's temper yet. You are worried about not getting married. You have to be scolded to report at this time!"

"What does that man look like?"

"He looks like a middle-aged scholar, who knows his family and has a beard all over his face. What excellent lightness skills!"

Li Dongping was shocked when he heard this. Who else could this middle-aged scholar be if he was not Luo Tianqiu? With his martial arts, what a bad plot!

For a moment, I was sweating all over. After all, Li Dongping is old in the Jianghu. He thought: "As long as they are caught and not let Muqiu know, TianQiu will be fine for the time being."

[Note: 1. The meaning of "straight hook" and "stare" is Southwest Mandarin