Chapter 25 Chapter 25: In the Shadow of the Candle and the Sound of the Ax

Jiuyou Niang was knocked into the air by a palm, the force of this palm is not heavy, how can someone who hastily attacked and fell into a coma be able to exert real strength? So Jiuyou Niang was not seriously injured, after being shocked, she aroused her survival instinct, rolled over, vigilantly turned over the crenel, floated down the wall and fled to the nearest house. A black shadow jumped up to the top of the castle wall like a ghost, and when it saw Jiuyouniang's flying figure, it immediately jumped down, chasing after it with unbelievable speed. Jiuyouniang was very good at lightness, thought that Xin Wu was chasing her, and fled to the inn with all her strength. After passing a hut, she stepped on a round stone, and the round stone suddenly turned her head. She felt weak and fell forward .

At the tentacles are a pair of human legs.It turned out that what she stepped on was not a boulder, but a human head.Obviously, the man was dead. She felt terribly cold, rolled to the corner of the room, and hid in the shadows. For a moment, the black shadow passed by about three or four feet away from the right, so fast that she couldn't see the figure of the other party clearly, and disappeared like a ghost. She broke out in a cold sweat and secretly called fluke.Initially in shock, just about to rush out, there was a loud shout from the direction of the inn, followed by a scream. She shivered, took a breath, and said to herself: Oh no!He started killing people.I have to join the prodigal son Feihuan, one more person and one more point of strength to protect myself.

She quietly approached the inn, and she sensed that something was wrong from afar.The two lanterns in front of the store were originally lit all night, but the lights were no longer visible. It is extremely abnormal that there is not a single star of light in the entire inn.Before the third watch, it is impossible for all the lights to go out. Ah San entered the courtyard with a thrilling scream. Her heart sank, and her feet tightly circled to the side of the house.The parking lot flickered.Someone called array! In a short while, the fire was raging, and four piles of dead branches were flying around the square in front of the store.She leaned down to check the situation first.

In the square, the light of the saber is dazzling, and the light of the sword is flickering. In the middle, Yanxia and her six subordinates formed a circular formation in six directions, with six swords pointing outwards, each of them looked tense. In the east, there are eight heroes in the east of the river, eight big men in the underworld, about three feet apart, forming a square formation. To the west, there are seven people from Baiwuchang, also waiting in line. About eight feet to the south, there are also eight men and women. Among the six people in the north are the famous poisonous sword Cao Yuqi, the second manager of Meilin Xiaozhu, the notorious evil star in the world, and the loyal lackey of the Yan family.

All people from Meilin Xiaozhu formed a five-square formation.As long as you take a first glance, you can tell that it is a group of heroes who have received strict training, not a mob. Jiuyouniang was very surprised, Meilin Xiaozhu's people lined up, not to besiege anyone, but to protect themselves! boom!The store door was wide open, and five or six people rushed out like crazy, and gathered at the north end of the square in a panic. They are Tiangang Old Daoist, Iron King Kong, Civet Cat, Shashou Zhang Quan, Thousand Miles Alone Fang Biao, and Sangmen God Mei Kun.Among them, Sha Shou Zhang was covered in blood and was supported by Iron King Kong to walk away.

Someone flew out of the courtyard wall of the west courtyard, and the first one to jump out was the soul-breaking knife Jiang Hong. The three-inch nail seemed to be drilled out of a dog hole, scurrying like a mouse. God!Someone screamed in the house. With a cry, Wushan Shuangmei and his wife rolled down from the tiles. Then, two people fell out of the door, they couldn't even get up and screamed: What a ghost!ghost Because the people of Meilin Xiaozhu had prepared in advance, four fires were lit in the square.The flames blazed like daytime, so everyone was like moths, involuntarily concentrating on the flames.

The old Taoist Tiangang was disheveled, but he was able to bring out the sword. He suddenly raised his hand and waved at his five companions, who all stood facing the square at the same time. The old man gritted his teeth and shouted: Friends, we are all people who have gone through life and death in the rivers and lakes. Who has ever really seen a ghost? Let me tell you, don't be fooled, it's the people from Meilin Xiaozhu who are doing the tricks, they can't wait, they can't wait to get rid of us people, so as not to get in their way.Everyone, friends who are willing to fight with Meilin Xiaozhu, please stand on this side.

Sancun Nail was disheveled and must have suffered a lot, so he pulled out his dagger and screamed: Yes!Ghosts don't see blood when they kill people. The dozens of people who died in the store all had holes between their eyebrows and blood on their faces. This debt should be collected from the Yan family. You see, less than two-thirds of the people gathered here under Meilin Xiaozhu's eyes, what about the rest?It must be ambushing everywhere, assassinating our companions. Also, in the evening, Miss Yan and the blue-shirted man were secretly doing business outside the fort, and ghosts appeared in the inn to kill people at night. It must be their conspiracy. Look, where is the blue-shirted man?

The old Taoist Tiangang shouted: "Except for the blue shirt man, who dares to pretend to be a ghost and kill people."Friends, we can't go our separate ways and let them kill us all. People around cursed and gathered towards the old Taoist Tiangang.In a short while, more than 60 people joined in one after another.The last ones to join were the four Feihuan prodigal sons. The formation of Meilin Xiaozhu group of heroes has always remained the same.The number of people on both sides is almost the same. If both sides attack, the casualties will be unspeakable. But the final victor will definitely not be the rabble like Tiangang Laodao.Therefore, the Tiangang veteran did not dare to launch hastily.

The old Taoist began to allocate manpower, allocating the five-way heroes who broke into the five-square formation. Poison Sword Cao Yuqi probably didn't want to cause this scuffle, so he gestured to Miss Yan, and after getting permission, Fang approached Tiangang's old Taoist group alone. Cao Yuqi said in a loud and clear voice: Before the two sides fight for life and death, can you calmly listen to the analysis below? The old Taoist Tiangang also knew that the chances of winning were not much, so he had to endure it for the time being, and sneered, "Cao, we don't listen to your nonsense, but it's up to us whether you listen to what you say or not."

Poison sword Cao Yuqi sneered coldly, and said calmly: People from Meilin Xiaozhu, if you want to get rid of you, you can be cut off at any time, there is no need to pretend to be a ghost to attack secretly. Among you people, there are some people who have extremely high lightness skills but not high-quality arts. They don't have the courage to fight in front of them, but they pretend to be ghosts and sneak attacks. You don't ask why, but you want to frame our young lady, which is an unforgivable crime. Now we have to wait for these two masters to show up and solve it openly.If you also want to take advantage of the fire and plunder to fish in troubled waters, we will accompany you in the same way as we do.If you don't want to die, it's best to wait for changes. Those two masters may be the brothers and sisters of the northern evil and the southern demon Danlong Danying, and they will have nowhere to hide after dawn. As for the man in the blue shirt, he was lost after dark. He was by no means like Beixie Shanlong. He was much taller than him.Although Bei Xie Nan Yao's disguise and disguise technique is unique in the world, but the difference in stature cannot be too far. The old Taoist Tiangang's expression changed, and he said angrily: Your Excellency, don't use the signboard of the Northern Demon and the Southern Demon to scare people. I don't need to scare you, I believe that some of you will find something suspicious.If the Northern Evil and the Southern Demon really come, none of us can expect to be at ease. These two public enemies will never let us go. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see. The civet's heart was moved, and he hurriedly told all the things that he found someone following him in broad daylight before entering the castle, and left behind a faint fragrance. Then, everyone talked about it.Several people said in unison that they had discovered that the mysterious black shadow was haunting and impermanent.Some people also suggested that they once smelled a strange fragrance inexplicably. Some people even said that they once saw strange black shadows appearing and disappearing, appearing and disappearing like ghosts, and they dared not speak out because they were afraid of being dazzled or hallucinating for a while, but only had doubts in their hearts. As a result, the old Taoist Tiangang also began to be suspicious.There was a lot of discussion, and everyone talked about ghosts with one voice, but put the desperate things behind them. Finally, the two sides exchanged opinions and decided to send people into the store to search immediately.Some people even advocated setting fire to the shop, forcing the northern evil and the southern demon to come out for a decisive battle. Because according to the last person who escaped, the black shadow that jumped at the sight of the fire and killed everyone must still stay in the shop. The first batch of people responsible for entering the store and searching were Poison Sword Cao Yuqi, Tie King Kong, Venerable Xianyun, Black Charm Tang Gang, and Monument Opener Yunshou.The five people are all masters of Qi training, and they are the best candidates who are not afraid of knives and swords when practicing kung fu. Five people, two torches, led by Cao Yuqi with a sword, entered the shop cautiously. The whole store was dead silent, and there were two corpses lying there, one had a crack on the right neck, and the other had a finger-sized hole between the eyebrows. On the aisle to the second entrance courtyard, there were also two corpses on the brick floor, with a lot of blood stains. Seeing the sword mouth of the dead body, Poison Sword strengthened his courage and declared: It was definitely not a ghost that wreaked havoc, but was injured by the domineering Tiangang finger. Tie King Kong holding the torch asked: Brother Cao, do you think it was the northern evil and the southern demon? Du Jian's face was solemn, and he said hesitantly: Miss Jia was checking the situation outside the fort with the blue-shirted guest in the evening, and found a woman with a faint fragrance following her. As expected, many suspicious symptoms were found among the people under surveillance. Someone firmly testified that a ghost with a high topknot skirt reaching the ground was indeed found, but because it appeared too quickly, he thought he was dazzled, and he was afraid of making people laugh if he said it, so he dared not speak out. As far as I know, the brothers and sisters of Beixie and Nanyao were driven from Shandong to Jiangnan by the bearded man more than ten years ago, and almost died. Recently, it was said that his brother and sister had been active in Datong, Shanxi. It is likely that the beautiful bearded man fled his family and came here to avenge his revenge. Are they really his brother and sister?Hei Mei asked. I am afraid there is someone else.Beixie Danlong only excelled in lightness kungfu, but not in real talent and learning. It is impossible for him to really have Tiangang finger's unique knowledge.Nan Yao is a woman, and it is even more impossible for her to practice Tiangang finger.Poison Sword said with certainty. That Then we have to be very careful, go, and be ready to respond at any time. There was a sudden creaking sound at the hall door of the second entrance courtyard, and it opened for no reason. Hei Mei Tang Gang was quick-witted, raised his hand, and three poison-enhanced triangular edges pierced the air and flew. A shadow flashed inside the door, and three triangular thorns shot into the hall without sound. The poisonous sword Cao Yuqi flew in, forming a curtain of heavy swords in front of him, rushing bravely without fear. The black-faced figure is faster and ranks first in lightness kung fu. boom!With a loud bang, he had already smashed through the small window and rushed in. Holding a torch and a knife, Tie Jingang rushed in. Under the light of the fire, there were two corpses lying on the ground, no one alive. Hei Mei dragged up a dead body and shouted excitedly: "It's shot, it's dead!" Three triangular thorns all hit the corpse's vest. Poison Sword Cao Wuqi reached out his hand to touch it, and said with a wry smile: "The body is already stiff, at least half an hour has passed since it died." In the courtyard are Yunshou, who opened the stele, and Venerable Xianyun, standing guard on both sides. puff!With a sound, the torch held by the stelagrapher suddenly snapped. Venerable Xianyun heard a sound behind him, turned around to check, and saw a black shadow flashing out of the corner of his eye, he roared without thinking, and his shovel was like a thunderbolt. At this moment, the torch was extinguished, and the yard was dark. Hei Mei hurriedly retreated, and hurriedly asked: Did you find anything? Venerable Xianyun shoveled to the ground, and exclaimed in surprise: A black shadow disappeared in the blink of an eye. Iron King Kong ran out holding the torch. Cao Yuqi, the poisonous sword in the hall, yelled: Beware of torches Iron King Kong quickly flashed to the side, bang!With a loud bang, a table of the Eight Immortals slammed into the air with thunderous power and smashed to the side of the hall door. Iron King Kong's hand is not stable, snap!With a bang, the head was hit by a stack of tiles, the tiles were shattered, Tie Jingang couldn't stand still and fell to the ground, and the torch was dropped. Hei Mei had jumped onto the courtyard wall on the left, and shouted: Hey!After entering the Sanjinyuan, it was a dark shadow. The Poison Sword Cao Yuqi dragged up the tablet-opener who was lying on the ground, put it down slumpedly, and said through gnashing of teeth: "He was hit by a jujube-pit dart in both eyes and died. This beast is so ruthless." Hei Mei suddenly yelled and fell headfirst off the wall. Both torches were extinguished, and the poisonous sword shouted urgently: "The enemy is dark, we are clear, get out!" Tie King Kong is a good friend, and rushes to the foot of the wall to help Hei Mei. My legs are bad, help me out.Heimei screamed in horror. The four of them were as anxious as dogs who lost their homes, and exited the store in a panic. Five people went in, four people came out, and Hei Mei was also injured, a big slit was cut in his calf by a sharp weapon, and blood gushed out like a fountain, as if he had been injured by a flying knife. All the people in the square were horrified by the scene told by the four people. Although it was confirmed that it was not caused by ghosts, it was more frightening than ghosts. It must be the blue shirt guest doing good deeds.The old man Tiangang came to a conclusion. While discussing, a big man on the outermost side of the southeast corner suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. The black shadow slowly went away, and those who chased were stunned by the terrifying speed of the black shadow, and did not dare to chase any more. Jiuyouniang, who was hiding under a clump of small trees, never dared to show up to join the crowd. She calmly considered her situation and decided to get out of the scene of right and wrong and be a bystander. She heard the screams, saw the commotion of the crowd, and saw the black shadow leave. Suddenly, horrified, she saw the danger of her situation.The black shadow was shooting towards the small tree where she was hiding with astonishing speed. When he got closer, he was a man of medium build, wearing a hood with only his eyes exposed, wearing a black night clothes and a black cloak. She wanted to hide, but it was too late, she just felt the cold wind blowing against her face, just as she had time to stand up, she was hit hard by the ear door, and she flew out. Jiuyouniang was knocked out, and the black shadow that knocked her out didn't stop, the contact between the two sides was too sudden, the speed was too fast and there was only one chance of a blow. The black shadow was about to stop and look around, but a shout came from not far to the left: Who is there?Quickly reveal your identity. Heiying's feet tightened, and the two rose and fell suddenly disappeared. No one dares to enter the store to sleep peacefully, and no one dares to place an order. The people of Meilin Xiaozhu gathered in the center of the square, sleeping back to back. A group of Tiangang veterans gathered on a section of the road close to the gate of the fort, and were divided into more than ten places to sleep in the open and guarded, and everyone was at risk. On the fourth watch, a black shadow appeared at the south end, making a creepy smile, moving slowly, as if he had some scruples and dared not approach. There were more than ten piles of bonfires in all directions, and it was not easy to get close. Miss Yan and the old Taoist Tiangang have reached an agreement, and no one is allowed to rush to intercept it.Unless the shadow has already entered the square, this will prevent the shadow from taking the opportunity to rush in and cause chaos, and everything will be discussed after dawn. In fact, no one dared to rush to the shadow with the courage of ordinary people. In this way, the black shadows flicker from east to west, appearing and disappearing, constantly harassing outside the firelight.The whole night was noisy, exhausting the heroes. The east turned pale, and twelve groups of search and arrest teams were ready to dispatch. The last time the black shadow appeared was at the end of the fifth watch. It let out a piercing ghost cry in the northwest corner, and then moved to the north and disappeared. Before the search team set off, the sound of hooves outside the gate of the fort was deafening. Two horses from the south dismounted at the gate of the fort and slammed on the gate, shouting loudly: Open the door!open the door! The old Taoist Tiangang immediately sent two people to ask through the gate: Who are they?What do you do? Messenger from Lanzhou.The people outside answered loudly. The person from Poison Sword Cao Yuqi arrived and said: This is the eyeliner we sent in Lanzhou, open the door quickly. The old Taoist Tiangang had already followed, and said coldly: Tell the information first, and then open the door to pick up people. The people outside shouted: Who is guarding the door?darn thing!The people from the Li family will arrive in about an hour. They have been traveling all night, and they may be here for the top. We don't have much time to prepare. Why don't you open the door and let me report to the eldest lady? The old man Tiangang smiled with satisfaction, retreated and said: The door can be opened, this news is really good. Cao Yuqi's men entered the fort.The old Taoist Tiangang also brought four people with him, walked about ten steps with Meilin Xiaozhu's people, and shouted: "Pindao, please come out and talk to Miss Yan." Miss Yan immediately brought the poisonous sword Cao Yuqi and three minions to meet her and asked, "Taoist Master Tiangang, what do you want to say?" The old Taoist of Tiangang said loudly: In order to prevent both sides from being hurt, and to prevent the blue-shirted fisherman from gaining benefits, Pindao, on behalf of friends from three mountains and five mountains, will discuss with you about cooperation. What are your conditions?Miss Yan asked calmly. We don't ask for much, and Li Laogou's property is divided equally between the two parties.The poor don't want gold, stone and antiques, nor gold, silver and property, but only the old dog's vain formula. What if the girl doesn't agree?Miss Yan asked coldly, although her tone was not harsh, she felt extremely hated. The girl will agree.The old Taoist Tiangang said with confidence. Really?Miss Yan asked with a sly smile, then snorted and said, "Master Tiangang, do you really think this girl will agree?" You have to agree, because Old Dog Li is coming soon, and you don't have much time to think about it.If you don't agree, we'll scatter in a herd, each doing his own thing, and going forward to intercept him on the road ahead of time. You will have no chance of success. Here, your strength is stronger, and we also have no chance, so we might as well go up and try our luck. That is death for nothing. Better than dying here.At least, you can't even think about it.If Li Laogou knows that there are police here, return to Wusheng Fort, you will never have a chance. This girl has to discuss with her subordinates first.Miss Yan conceded. Nothing to discuss, Pindao waiting for you a word.The old man Tiangang said without relaxing. Right now, he is the winner, he has gained the upper hand, how can he give up the advantage he has gained? Strike while the iron is hot, and the opportunity is fleeting. You must make good use of it and let go of the request immediately. Ms. Yan had no choice but to weigh a little, and said loudly: "Okay, I promise you." The old Taoist Tiangang immediately clapped his hands three times, and said happily: "Okay, clap your hands as proof."The people in Meilin Xiaozhu's Yan family are cruel and violent, but they keep their promises.A generation of supreme beings is different from ordinary people, and Pindao trusts you. Miss Yan also clapped her hands three times to prove it, and said: You must abide by my conditions.From now on, you have to accept this girl's orders. Of course, everything depends on you.The old Taoist Tiangang replied loudly. The search had to be stopped, and after an hour, the ambushes on both sides of the official road had been set up, the inner square of the castle was surrounded by masters, and many people were deployed in the inn. The whole castle returned to silence, and the sky was already bright.